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HUN OFFENSIVE ON
WEST BELIEVED TO
BE ONLY DEFENSIVE
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WASHINGTON, March 19. — The War Depart
ment’s review, issued today, says that Germany s thieat
of a great spring offensive on the western line no longei
impresses the American Military men. The review says
that the Germans, despite their vast preparations will not.
la.ke the offensive unless forced to do so. lhe Ameiicans
are now engaged on five separate fronts, one 1\ ing close to;
Switzerland.
In conclusion, today’s war review says that apparent
ly the concentration of the Germans on the western fiont j
is regarded as a defensive and not an offensi\e mo\e j
movement. The massed Germans are approaching aj
point in density beyond which it will be impossible to go
on without choking the communication lines and hamper-|
ing the free movement of the reserves.
MUST CHOOSE i
4 COUNCILMEN ■
ON APRIL 2ND;
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Charles Lechner, hold over council
man for another year presented his
resignation last night and it was ac
cepted, his term to expire on April
10tn. Mr. Lechner stated his reasons
for resigning were purely private and
he did so at this time in order that a
councilman in hi> place could be chos
en at the regular election on April
2nd. instead of three councilmen.
four will now be elected.
All councilmen were present last
night with the exception of Sauer
who was at the movie.
The ordinance for a license tor the
itinerant merchant was passed the
second reading, Councilman bubriel
voting against it. lhe bill tor thaw -
ing out *. yd rants, amounting to $40.70
in faver of Charles Lechner. was or- j
dered paid and this amount will be j
deducted from the bill presented by
the water company. It was the opin
ion of City Attorney Green that the
water company should pay for the
thawing out of hydrants, according to
the city franchise. Several m nor bills |
were read and ordored paid.
Fire Hall Hoot Leaks
Councilman Lecnner reported iruu
Fire Chief Strejc hud informed him
that the roof of the tire hail was in
bad sh*jpo and shou’d hi* rep iued. The
first heavy rain storm Seward has,
the roof will leak badly. Fire Chief
Strejc reported that all chimneys \sere
in good condition an*' all hydrants in
working order with the exception of
one near the brick y.iid. lhis hydrant
was now being thawed out. %
A motion was passed unanimously
that after the first of the month the
oxtia light, on 4!.e clustms a4 certain
co ners must ho regui°t‘.d by the
light company and the property own
ers as the city will not attend to the
rate nor collection of the amount of
the lights.
Name Election Board
The following clerks and judges
were then unanimously named for the
city election and also the territorial
primaries: clerks—Airs. McNecr and
\li>s Sylvia Sexton. Judges—Joe
Campbell. A. P. Brown and Fred
Bryant •
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WATSON DIE THURSDAY
Steamer Admiral Watson, after
calling at Yakutat and Katalla, is ex
uected t > anive in Cordova this after
noon and should be due in Seward
early Thusiay mou iog
MURDER AND 1
MYSTERIOUS j
DEATH OCCUR
M’CAKT.IY, March 15. — (Lty Mail
lo The Gateway). — This community
has been aroused to the highest pitch
of excitement by the atrocious murder
last Saturday of Rose Silberg, a .vo
man o* the underworld, followed on
Tuesday morning last by the myster
ious death of Joe Petrie and the ar
rest of S. Himizu, a Japanese, sus
pected of being connected with the
murder of the woman. Demands are
voiced by local residents that an ex
po* t detective be sent here to work
on the case, as clues are plentiful.
'the Si 1 berg inquest was called for
March i:t, was adjourned until toda>.
S. Himizu, the Japanese suspect,
was arrested at Strelna and is now in
jail at McCarthy, charged with the
murder. The woman’s throat was cut
♦hrough to the backbone, probably
with a knife, and had been stabbed in
♦he face and breast.
Evidence of Struggle
A pidtol belonging to the murdered
woman was found in her hand. Twc
of the shells had snapped and a thirc
had exploded, burning the caipet. On
the floor were many bloody linger
ina) k«.
supposed i riinmai wh
A large man in a gray overcoat w as
seen at •”» o’clock in the morning of the
minder, smoking a cigar in the vicin
ity of the Silberg woman’s house. La
belle, the night watchman, flashed a
light in the face of the man, who was
moving quickly away from the re
stricted district. The house was found
to have been robbed.
The Japanese under arrest w*ears a
gray overcoat.
Petrie’s Mysterious Death
The body of Joe Petri, fully dressed
was found on the bed of Ben Rich
ardson. *n loom 7 of the Golden hotel
at 11 o’clock in the morning of Tues
day, March 12, by Ben Richardson. Dr.
Hill made an autopsy on the 13th, but
the cause of death has not yet been
deterndnml Poisoning is suspected.
However, Petrie is knowm to have
been a sufferer from heart trouble.
Petrie was seen in the Silberg wo
man’s house at 11 o’clock on the night
of the murder.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SE ATTLE, March 19. — Prices at
noon on rish were as follows: halibut,
fifteen and one-half cents; ling cod,
eight and one fourth cents.
HOLLAND ACCEPTS
PROPOSALS—SHIPS
SEIZED BY ALLIES
FREEDOM
LOST Y i
TH[RDSS|
PETROGRAD, March 9. — Maria
Spiridonovio, former Bolshcviki le d
i rt in a statement today told the Rus
sian peasants that the ratification ot
the German peace treaty means tra*
they have lost their land of freedom.
Tried to burn Odessa
PETROGRAD, March ..9. — Four
Teu on regi i * nt. captured Odessa, on
the Black Sea, without any fighting.
The Teutons captured enormous sup
plies of war material and other boMy.
The retreating Russians made u feeble
effort to burn the city, but the quic1'
arrival of the Germans frustrated
their plans.
Pence Treaty Denounced.
WASHINGTON, March 19. — Rus
sian Ambassador BakhmetefT today
denounced Russia’s acceptancy of fl*e
Genian p* ace terms and said that
Russia's existence and independency
is now t! reatem d. The Ambassador
stated that the Embassy will continue
to advocate co-operation with the
Allies.
EMPLOYEES OF
POST OFFICE
TO GET RAISE
WASHINGTON, March 19. — The
| Senate’s post otiice subcommittee to
lav recommended a flat pay increas*
! of fifteen per cent, for all postal cm*
| ployecs including all grades and
classes. It is expected that the full
committee will adopt the recommenda
tions.
TWO VIOLENT
EXPLOSIONS
ROCK PARIS
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PARIS, March 19. — Two violent
expio ions in a factory at Tafout
heuve, north of Fa>is, this forenoon,
k»* **d >.xte n of the workmen, includ
ing seven women, and injured a large
• umber many fat illy. The American
! Red Cross ambulances were the first
to reach the scene <*f the explosion
and give aio.
The explosion shattered window*
| and overturned furniture in nearly
every quarter of Paris and for th?
| time being the populace was in *
panic.
; No cause is known yet for the ex
1 plosion.
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WASHINGTON, Match 19. — Pres
ident Wilson today signed the d?*y
light saving hill which puts clocks
j back one hour on the las*. Sunday in
> this month. *
THU HAGUE, March 3 9. — Hol
land has accepted, with eorditions, the
Anglo-Ame? ican demand that the
Du ch ships in Amciica and Enelaiy
ne given to the Allies. In return for
the seizure of the ships wheat will be
given to Holland by the Allies.
The government of Holland ask*
that no troops nor munitions of war
be carried in the Dutch ships and that
•ill vessels destroyed be replaced aCer
the war. '
Former Premie'* Loudon today said
that Geiman>'s inability to furrdsh
wheat forced Holland to accept the
Allies terms for ships in order to se
cure a heat for the popuUce.
WILLIAM BARNES
TALKS AND GOES
10 CITY PRISON
NEW YORK, March 18. —For mak-j
ing remarks at a club, which two I
Army officers in his company constru
ed as unpatriotic, William Danes,
formerly Republican leader of the
state of New York, was taken to tlu
police station last night. After mak
ing an explanation and asserting that
he meant nothing unloyal, he was re
leased after a seven* censure from the
Police Captain. The Army o^i ers
withdrew their charge. Baines is said
to have referred to Uncle Sam in un
complimentary terms by saying tint
the United States showed no respor
sive alarm in the present; war am
was not ready to fight as proper men
were not at the head of Army De
partment.
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POOR MOVIE BILL WAS
PRESENTED AT LIBERTY
BILL TO CHANGE TOMGH7
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“The Waifs” or whatever the name
of the movie feature was last night at
the Libe?ty, was certainly a poor one.
The subject might have been all right,
but the reels were in such wrctc.ied
condition that not even an expert
could grasp what the story was about.
The management therefore changes
the feature tonight, but will again run
Fatty \ibuikle in “The Putche** Boy. ’
The feature tonight will be Mabel
Taliaferro in “God's Half Acre” a
Metro production.
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WIRELESS CALLS SENT
FROM RADIO STATION TO
SHIPS TO LOOK FOR BOA!
j Wireless calls were sent out this
! morning by the United States Radio
station at the head of the bay to all
boats on the North Pacific to be on
the look out for the gas boat Ore
gonian. The Oregonian was last re
ported heading out to sea from Kiala
agdik Bay for Uyak. Since then there
has been no trace and fears are en
tertained for her safety. S.**en men
are aboard the Oregonian.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
ANNOUNCES FIRST BOAT
TO GO UP THE INLET
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The A'-iska will be the first steamer
sailing from Seattle for Anchorage.
According to the schedule received on
the Alarrvda the Alaska will sail from
Seattle on April 8th and go up Cook
Inlet. Subsequent sailings next month
for Anchorage will be the Northwest
< rn on April 16th and the Alameda on
April 21th.
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TWENTY SOLDIERS
AN I ONE OffICER
TO BE ON WATSON
One officer and twenty soldiers of the Fourteenth
Infantry will arrive in Seward on the Admiral Watson
to patrol this city, especially the government property.
This is the information received here from Fort Liscum
this afternoon and come in a wire as follows:
“Patrol guard for Seward as requested by the Council
of the Defense will leave here on the Watson. Twenty
soldiers accompanied by an officer will compose the de
tachment.”
It is understood that upon the arrival of the soldiers
a strict patrol will be maintained along the railroad and
the Seward dock. Instructions are understood to have
been issued by the District Attorney that gates be placed
at the entrance of the dock and none allowed on the
wharf unless passengers with tickets, longshoremen or
those who have a special permit upon which their photo
graph is placed.
Suitahle barracks will be secured for the soldiers.
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> I. \V. W. TARRED
* ALSO FEATHERED *
’ NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Mar. *
* ip. — A mob at midnight took *
* James Meyers, secretary of the
* local organization of Indust.ial
Workers of the World, f’om bi<
lodgings, escorted him to the out- •
* skirts of the city, tarred am’ f
feathered him, then toM hi . a to
* scoot. He did, and his present
s whor abr its are unknown.
VAMPIRES ARE
CAUQHT-ARMY
MEN DETECTIVES
NEW YORK, March 19. — Four
men and four women, all of foreign
birth and living in fashionable quar
:crs. we e arrested this for* noon for
deportation. They are charged with
ha\ ing codes and correspondence uit’i
various officials of enemy govern
ments. Two of the women, foreign
beauties, have been entertaining
United States Army officers. Among
the officers were three secret service
men wl o discovered witl.'n the past
three days just what the four men
and women were doing.
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PURI TAN !S STILL ON
ROCKS AT CAPE CLEARE
The Rooth Fisheries gas boat Puri
tan remains on the rocks at Cape
Clcare, according to informat'or.
brought here last right by the Inde
pendent Fisheries boat Zapora. 1 nc
Zapora was in port a week ago last
Sunday and secured casks with which
to float the Puritan, but so far all ef
forts to release the boat from the
rocks has proven unavailing. The
Zapora brought in empty gas dntms
and then left for the banks. Another
! attempt to float the Puritan will be
! made when the Zapora goes south
J with her catch.
MIAMI, Fla.. March 19. — Pn un
ffn;shed hangar at the Dinnerney
naval statien, near here, collapsed
during a storm this morring killing
two student aviators and injuring 3*
otl ers.
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ALLIES MAKE
; AIR RAID ON
GERMAN TOWN
LONDON, March 19. — NeuDai
tnveler- arriving here today from
' Germany state that Allied airmen
kilVd fif.y persons and did great dam
age when Coblenz, Germany, was
bombed on March 12th.
The travelers said that the people
of Coblenz believed that the raid,
were Americans. A dr iking tl ing
i.ihviit the air raid was that there had
been general skepticism wit he:
American aeroplanes would come ro
Germany »nd equal fear cf them when
they do • ome.
j ARTILLERY IS
i ENGAGED ALONG
WESTERN LINE
PARIS. March 19. — Heavy artil
lery ing on the Verdun front is in pro
gress according to the otlicial war
: s’atemcnt issued this afte nom Sev
eral severe struggles occurred on the
Belgian front before the Germans
j were expeced fr m tr oches where
j they ha* gained a temporiry footing.
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Americans attacked.
WITH THE AMERICANS, March
19. — An American artillery' station
was blowm up by the Germans during
a battery engagement early today m
the Ludville sector. No Americans
were at their positions at the time.
Several direct hit3 shortly afterward,
rrom the Americans, using high ex
plosives ended the German battery’.'
existence.
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WEIR COMING IN
Robert J. Weir is coming in on the
train this afternoon which is due be
tween 4:30 and 5 oVlock. Mr. Weir
has been on an inspection trip to Kern
creek.
Eighteen passengers are coming in
on the train.