• * , SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, June 28, 1917. Ten Cents the Copy
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SILZER WINS
HARBOR COIN
FOR ALASKA
Make* First Extensive Talk on Floor
of House—Is Well
Received.
WASHINGTON, Thursday. June 2S.
—(Special to The Gateway.)—Dele
gate Charles Sulzer made his first
extensive speech before the lower
house yesterday, favoring items in the
river and harbor bill for development
work in Alaska.
He gave first hand informa
tion on the Nome harbor project
carrying $10’>.000 for dredging Snake
river, the proposed dredging opera
tions at the mouth of the Aukon en
tailing an expense of $4.">.000 ami
urged that a primary examination of
Controller bay be made with a view
of establishing a harbor there avail
able f handling Bering river coal.
T* > 'legate spoke for 20 minutes,
sho / himself well informed on ter
rito, \i affairs and was heartily ap
plauded. A! of the items for Alaska
were passed by the house.
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NO STRIKE AT ELL \MAR.
says rnion official
The Gateway is in receipt of the
following message from William Con
ley, president of the Miners’ t nion.
Local No. 1SS at Valdez:
“Referring to article printed in The
Prospector recently about a strike at
Ellamar and my going there to settle
the difficulties 1 desire to state that
this is a mistake. There is no strike
tit present and none anticipated by
members of this local.”
It is believed by local officials that
the party who pasted I. W. W. labels
about Seward the other night may
know something about threatened lab
or troubles and reports of trouble at
Prince W’illiam sound points.
JI DGE WHITTLESEY HOME
FROM WASHINGTON, D. C.
Judge W. H. Whittlesey returned on
the Admiral Watson from an extended
business trip to Washington and re
ports “war” as being all absorbing
topic at the capital. Judge Whittle
sey smiled when asked concerning the
announcement of a possibility of his
being named governor and declared it
was unfounded.
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ADMIRAL EVANS ON
WAY NORTH AGAIN
SEATTLE, Thursday, June 28.—The j
Admiral Evans sailed north at 10 j
o’clock this morning with the follow -
ng passengers for Seward: Mrs. H^
L. Sout. Peter Stockan, Frank Allen,
E. Brugger, B. Stocking, P. Kruslock,
C. Wilson, L. Peterson, R. E. Fields,
S. Bartholomew, A. Boehm, R. Bae
lager and H. F. McKalor.
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S. S. ADMIRAL WATSON
ARRIVES FROM SOI TH
The Admiral Watson called west-;
bound at 9 o’clock last evening and
sailed at midnight. Passengers for
Seward included A. Cameron, A.
Eames, Dr. C. H. Gilbert, C. Hopp,
Mrs. J. Knapp and two infants, Miss
M. Knapp, E. Molemo, Mrs. L. Mole
mo, H. Molemo, H. C. Munro, Miss S.
Sather, Miss Dot Sather, Mrs. V.
% Stevens, W. H. Whittelsey.
The W'atson took the following pas
sengers west from Seward: J. F. Cam
eron, J. Nelson, E. A. Nagle.
CANADIANS NTER
SU URBS OF LENS;
SURPRISE FAILS
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\By United State* Cable)
LONDON, Thursday, June 28—Pushing forward
e- or shell craters and roads so torn up as to be unrecog
nizable, Canadian patrols reached the outskiits of the city
of Lens to 'ay. .
The advance was commenced at daybreak alter the
t Bormans had been practically shelled out of their trenches,
•'he village of Elendit Leaveautte was occupied during
i >he morning and was in commplete possession of the Brit
sli forces : t noon. _ _
GERMAN SURPRISE FAILS j
(By United States Cable)
PARIS, Thursdav. June 28—German forces tried a;
surprise attack on the French salient at Wattweiler north- ■
! east of Thunn in Alsave last nigl t, but were repulsed. Ac
cording to the war office a number of the attacking force
ere left dead upon the field aftm the assault.
FOUR LESS SUB VICTIMS
(By United State* Cable)
LONDON, Thursday, June 28.—The admiralty report
of vessels sunk shows a decrease of four steamers over
the losses reported last week, which total 27 ships over
8.000.
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MYSTERIOUS VESSEL
MAY BEiRAI I
(By United Statea Cable)
NEW YORK, Thursday, June 28.—Sighting a mys
terious vessel believed to be the German raider “Seeadler”
Vvas reported by the crew of a steamship which arrived at
an American port today from San Juan, Porto Rico. The
-t range craft was seen 500 miles east of the North Flor
ida coast on the morning of June 25._
THAN! PLANS STEEL
PLANT FOR SEATTLE
(By United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Thursday, June 28.—B. L. Thane, promi
nent construction engineer, who equipped the Alaska-Gas
■eau mine, has taken an option on 250 acres of ground
fronting on the southern shore ol Lake W ashington with
a view to establishing an immense steel plant. He left for
N ew York today to interest eastern steel magnates in the
V enture.
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PROHIBITION AS WAR MEASURE
BEING FOUGHT BEFORE SENATE
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June 28.—The final bat
tle over national prohibition during the war began today
when the senate took up the report of the agricultural
•onnnittee proposing to prohibit entirely distillation of
spirits and also brewing of beer or making of wines ex
cept under regulation by the president.
REPORT STRONG TO BE REAPPOINTED
(B* United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Thursday, June 28—A special dispatch
to the Post-Intelligencer today states that there are strong
probabilities of the reappointment this week of Governor
Strong as executive for Alaska.
EMBARGO ON WHEAT EXPECTED -
(Bj United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June 28.—The president
will probably place an embargo on the exportation of
wheat this afternoon. _
AGRICULTURAL >
FEATURES IN
PARADE ON 4th
Place in Line for All Kiddies—Prepare
for Splendid Showing
Here.
Plans for Seward’s Fourth of July
program are nearly complete, the par
ade program being announced today
It is probable that the Turnagain arm
team, due to play Sunday, may de’ay
j until the Fourth, when it will cross
bats with the Seward team composed
of players unable to get away for the
clash with Cordova, which, by the
way, will include some fast men.
The parade program follows:
Form at 10 a. m., Commission build
ing.
Children on Broadway above Adams
street.
Orders to march to be given on
bugle by I.ieut. Stites.
Formation of parade:
Drum corps.
Spanish-American War Veterans.
First aid unit.
Red Cross.
Children's Section
Moose lodge.
Agricultural department (Interme
diates.)
(iirls Scouts, sailors, soldiers, nurses
(small children.)
Mounted cannon.
Boys with kiddie cars.
(iirls with doll buggies.
Baseball teams.
Following the parade there will be
a patriotic poem and songs by chil
dren’s chorus in front of Overland
hotel, led by Mr. Ward with cornet
and Mrs. Munro.
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PLACE FOR ALL KIDDIES
IX PARADE OX FOFRTH
There will be a place in the Fourth
of July parade for even the smallest
patriot, is the announcement of the
committee in charge. A prize will
be offered for the boy or girl under
the third grade in school who is the
best dressed to represent the capacity
in which he expects to serve his coun
try when he is grown up. Some boys
will want to be farmers, while others
will prefer to be soldiers. Some will
want to be what “Dad” is. Among
the little girls we will look for house
wives, nurses and business women of
various kinds. Of course the little
“kiddie-car” owners will want to show
off their “machines.” Don’t let moth
er forget the prize and come prepared
to take it.
LATOUCHE MINERS GIVE
$500 TO RED CROSS FUND
No Trouble There—Superintendent Is
Anxious to Organize Red
Cross Unit.
Residents of Latouehe raised $500
for the war Red Cross fund (luring
Red Cross week. Several large dona
tions were made, the highest being
$75.
K. C. Statmueller, superintendent of
the mine, is leading a movement to or
ganize a Red Cross unit there, to aid
in caring for men injured at the mine
as well as help in the war
In spite of the trouble caused at the
Kennecott mine by alien enemy agita
tors, Latouehe, which is under the
same management, is experiencing no
unrest and extensive additions are be
ing made to the plant.
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FOUR CONTINGENTS OF
PERSHING'S ARMY LAND;
U.S. AVIATOR AT\ 1RDUN
(B> United States Cable)
PARIS, Thursday, June 28.—Two more contingents
of Gen. Pershing’s army landed today at a French port
and are being transferred to the American base.
Announcement was made today at Gen. Pershing’s
headquarters that Major Mitchell, an American army of
ficer detailed with the flying corps on duty at Verdun,
has ben flying over the German lines north of that posi
tion every day for a week. He is the first regular army
officer to get into action.
Paris .s flooded with American naval officers and
blue jackets today. The men come from the warships that
convoyed transports bearing the American expedition
ary army over seas. They are being feted and petted by
the adoring crowds of French everywhere they go.
Special mention was made in the official communique
today of the death of Corporal James Hall of Iowa, mem
ber of the LafavetU? escadFlle (American section of the
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French flying corps), who is believed to have been killed
in action during a battle between the machine of which
he was pilot and seven Gar nan airplanes.
TWENTY MILLION FOR AIRPLANES
(Uv United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June 28.—The Curtis
airplane factory has been awarded a contract for $20,000,
000 worth of army air craft.
WILSON FIXES
EXEMPTIONS
Men W ho Will Not He Taken l nder
Selective Draft
Regulation.
(Uy United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Thursday, June 28.
—Classes of men named as exempt
from military service under the se
lective draft registrations, to which
the president gave final approval to
[ day include the following: Men
physically unfit, men employed in es
sential positions, in war industries,
those with certain religious beliefs
and men with wives or others entirely
dependent upon them for support.
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NEW MARSHAL FOR
WESTERN STATION
Deputy U. S. Marshal Sedgewick,
recently appointed by Marshal Bren
ncman for the post at Naknek to suc
ceed Deputy Fursman, sailed west on
the Santa Ana. He is accompanied by
Mrs. Sedgwick. The two will sail west
on the Santa Ana today. They are
well known residents of Valdez, where
he has been engaged in business for
some time.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Fursman,
whom Sedgwick will relieve, has been
at the post for four years. He and
Mrs. Fursman are going outside for
a visit, not having been away from j
the post during his term of offiee.
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MINING ENGINEER TO
VISIT APOLLO AT UNGA
Louis Levensaler, well known min
ing engineer, for years with the Alas
ka syndicate, sailed west on the San
ta Ana to make an examination of the
Apollo mine at Unga.
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Mrs. John Knapp and her daughter,
Mrs. V. Stevens, who went out last
fall, returned yesterday on the Ad
miral Watson. Stevens is expected
here soon to enter business and Knapp
is now at Seldovia fishing,
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RUSSIA FOR
EARLY PEACE
Reject Separate Move Hut Seek the
Earliest End of War
Possible.
(Bjr United State. Cable)
PETROGRAD, Thursday, June 28.—
A resolution categorically rejecting
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any move for a separate peace be
tween Germany and Russia was adopt
ed today by an overwhelming major
ity by the congress of workmen and
soldier deputies from all.
They at the same time declare a
restoration of peace at the earliest
possible date to be the most important
need to insure the success of the Rus
sian revolutionary democracy.
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Troop one, Seward Hoy Scouts, held
its regular drill last night and there
was an excellent turn out in spite of
the rain. Every boy is working hard
preparing for the “tender foot” ex
amination and expects to be wearing
the Hoy Scout emblem by August 1.
The troop will soon be registered at
headquarters and then work for the
second examination will be started.
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BOATS AND TRAINS j
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Admiral Evans leaves Seattle to
day.
Watson due Saturday evening from
westward.
The Northwestern sailed west last
evening.
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;j THE WEATHER li
Yeaterday. Jj
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11 Maximum .60 n
1 Minimum .48 n
n Mean .62 "
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I Rain .-.02 11
II Wind.-.South
WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled, warmer.
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