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v„i;.r: v. Number 182. = SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917. Ten Cents the Copy
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WILSON HERE
ON ROAD WORK
Commissioner Preparing for Work On
Highway to Connect with Farms
Across Hay
George Wilson, of \ aldcz. commis
sioner for the third division for terri
torial road funds, is here on business,
arriving from westward on the Ad
miral Watson. He has taken firm hold
on the road situation and is making
splendid headway toward getting as
much work as possible done this year,
in spite of the late season.
“We art' working in harmony and in
conjunction with the Alaska Road
commission, under Col. Richardson,
said Commissioner Wilson, ‘and we
are planning to take up work which
funds of the army commission would
not cover.
“Your petition for the road to con
nect with the fanning district across
the bay was received just in time, and
$f>,000 has been set aside to do as
much as possible on it this season.
The Commissioner was delayed this
year because he did not receive cre
dentials and a letter of authority to
proceed until late, but he expects to
make a good showing both here and
at Matanuska Valley points before the
snow flies.
Members of the local Chamber of
Commerce took Commissioner Wilson
over the route of the proposed road
today and bids will be called for
shortly.
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MIKE DENIES THAT HE
WAS TORPEDOED BY SI B
Reports that Mike Campbell, for
merly of Nome, went down on a tor
pedoed liner en route home from the
British Isles, are denied by Mike. He
went through Seward recently, going
west, having just come across the At
lantic following a visit to his old home
in Wales.
SPECIAL LOR
LANS TONIGHT
Party Going Out Line to See Big Ball
Games Will Beach Anchorage
Saturday Evening
At 11 o’clock tonight a special train
with fans bent on seeing the big ball
games at Anchorage will leave for
Kern creek.
Frank Cotter was conversing with
Charley Nutter at Anchorage this
morning and Charles promised to meet
the train at Kern creek tomorrow
morning with the fast and commo
dious launch “Kumback,” which can
accommodate 50 to 100 passengers,
and land them in Anchorage at 4:30
tomorrow afternoon.
Excursion rates will be given of
$15.75 for the full round trip to An
chorage.
Fans already over there report
that things look fine and Seward is
going to win three straights.
Cotter says that from what he has
heard over the line, the rumor that
the Inlet metropolis is a dry camp i.>
“subject to confirmation.”
Hoben had the team out this morn
ing for a little practice and the boys
certainly have the class.
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GENERALGOETHALS WILL
HEAD AMERICAN ENGINEERS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON. July 27.—It is ox
pected that Major General Goethals
will go to France soon as head of the!
American army engineers.
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BISHOP CRIMOXT GUEST
AT ALASKAN BANQUET
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, July 27. — Bishop Cri
mont was the guest of honor last
night at a banquet given by the Arc
tic Club and Alaska Bureau of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
WESTERN PACK
THIRD SHORT
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Manager of Big Canning Firms Re
ports on Salmon Conditions In
Western Plants
C. A. Sutter, general manager for
the Fidalgo Island packing company,
passed through Seward on his way
south on the Admiral Watson, yester
day, and reports that a careful survey
of conditions to westward indicates
that the entire salmon pack for West
ern Alaska will be only 70 per cent
of the normal pack.
“The pack for the Nushagak can
neries was about 00 per cent of nor
mal when I was there," said Sutter.
“The pack at King Cove, Akutan,
Naknek and Koggiung has been equal
to average years.
“At Port Muller and Herendeen Bay
the pack was only 10 per cent of aver
age years.
“At Uyak the run has been better
than ordinary, but no fish have shown
up at Kodiak so far.
“The Port Graham cannery, belong
ing to our firm, has packed about 70
per cent of the normal output for this
time of the year, while the rest of
Cook Inlet has put up only 40 per
cent of the usual pack.
“Heavy southwest storms for the
past ten days have interfered greatly
with canneries at Kenai, making it im
possible to handle the traps and some
of the traps have gone out.”
In discussing the Southeastern Alas
ka situation Sutter stated that he had
been advised on an excessively heavy
run in the vicinity of Icy Strait but
that elsewhere the run was not so
good as usual.
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BENNY LEONARD STOPS
KILBANE IN 3RD ROUND
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.—Benny
Leonard stopped Johnny Kilbano in
the third round last night with what
was practically a knockout.
RIFLES FOR
SEWARD UNIT
Arms and Ammunition Sent Through
Efforts of Delegate—Uniforms to
he Supplied Here
Advices have been recived by The
Gateway from Delegate Sulzer that 50
Krag-Jorgensen rifles are to be ship
ped here at an early date from the
Rock Island arsenal, for use by the
Seward military unit.
These guns were provided by the
quartermaster’s department of the
army on request of Delegate Sulzer.
based on a petition signed by local of
ficials.
The first letter to the Delegate call
ing attention to the fact that a num
ber of men were drilling here, was
sent less than six weeks ago and mem
bers of the unit are enthusiastic over
the splendid results accomplished in
their behalf by the Delegate.
Uniforms cannot very well be pro
vided by the government at this time,
owing to the demand for clothing for
the first National Army, and plans are
under way to provide equipment here.
Frank Cotter has generously offered
to raise sufficient sums to secure
khaki trousers, shirts and leggins of
army pattern, which will be provided
at cost and a uniformed armed unit
will be drilling here in the course of
the next few' weeks.
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MEAT TO GO HIGHER
* PORTLAND, Ore., July 27.—
Stockmen assert that on account
of the present extremely dry
weather which is burning the
grass, they are being compelled
to market their stock now, and
that consequently meat in the
Northwest will be higher than
usual next winter.
RUSSIANS STILL RETREAT, KAISER AT FRONT
(By Aiwiited PrrM Dinpatrh)
PETROGRAD, July 27, (Official). — Between Dnei-j
ster river and the Carpathians the Russian army con-j
tinues to retreat in an easterly direction. Southeast of'
Trembowla the Russians have retired to new positions,
the Teutons having occupied Plotycy and Czystylor. Rus-:
sian cavalry threw back the pressing German infantry
Wednesday southwest of Monasterzy in eastern Galicia.
KAISER WITNESSES ADDED GAIN
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
BERLIN, July 27, (Official).—Near Tarnopol, Thurs
day, the Kaiser watched the German forces extend their
gains to the Sereth bridgehead.
The general advance of the German army continues
on both sides of the Dneister river.
Kolomea, sixty miles southeast of the position occu
pied by the front line Russian troops when the German
counter offensive was launched, was captured during the
night.
On the Roumanian front troops under Arch Duke
Joseph retreated to new positions.
DETAILS OF DEFEAT STILL COMING IN
<By Associated Press Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, July 27.—Cavalrymen of the Cossack
divisions in Galicia fought heroically during every phase
of the battle, co-operating with the British armored cars
in the defense along the Sereth while the last hope re
mained.
Details of the disaster following the collapse of the
Eleventh army are still coming through. Artillerymen on
their knees implored the fleeing infantry regiments to help
save the guns but the infantry fled on unheeding.
Orders to shoot traitors and marauders are being car
ried out on the Galician and other fronts today. The com
mander of one grenadier division has been removed for
refusing to fire on deserters.
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GERMAN U-BOAT DESTROYED BY CREW
PARIS, July 27.—Becoming unmanageable a big Ger
man submarine went ashore on the French coast near Ca
lais Thursday. The crew on finding themselves unable to
free the vessel opened her gasoline tanks and set the boat
afire, afterward coming ashore where they were made
prisoners.
ROUMANIAN ADVANCE CONTINUES
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, July 27.—Roumanian troops on the
southern front continue to advance steadily toward the
upper reaches of the Suchitza river and are consolidating
their gains. More prisoners were taken today, together
with six guns.
REVERSES STRENGTHEN KERENSKY
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Ambassador Francis has
cabled the state department from Russia that the mili
tary reverses suffered by Russia in Galicia have enormous
ly strengthened the hands of the government of Premier
Kerensky at Petrograd.
These reverses show the impossibility of army control
by a soldiers’ committee and have lead to universal de
mands for stronger discipline.
Petrograd papers report a better situation on the
southern battle front as a result of drastic measures to re
store discipline, and state that speedy action by troops in
Petrograd against rioters, Saturday, had a wholesome ef
fect.
SPECIAL TRAIN AT POTTER CREEK
President Riley, of the Anchorage Chamber of
Commerce, telphoned to the Seward Chamber this
evening that there will be a special train at Potter.
Creek tomorrow noon waiting to take fans who
leave on the special at 11 o’clock tonight through
without their having to make the long trip around
Fire Island. This will shorten the trip considerably
and make it much less dangerous.
IMPORTANT CONFERENCE
AT PARIS ENDS AFTER
CISION TO WIN WAR
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PARIS, July 27.—War council members of the Enten
te allies concluded a conference here today after announc
ing their determination to continue the war until the “al
lies render impossible the return to criminal aggression
such as now practised by the Central empires.”
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YEAR OF WAR TO COST
U. S,0V 15 BILLION
(Ry Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 27. — How much of the war
budget, which may reach $10,000,000,000 will be raised by
taxation and on what commodities the levy will fall were
considered at a meeting of the Senate finance committee
today. This committee has in charge the revision of the
war tax bill and war department officials have estimated
that over $5,000,000,000 will be necessary for the main
tenance of America’s military forces up to July of next
year.
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SEATTLE STRIKE SITUATION BETTER
(Ry Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, July 27.—The local stret car situation is
more hopeful today, notwithstanding the arrival of more
strikebreakers. Conferences are proceeding on both sides.
STRIKE TO END SOON IN TACOMA
TACOMA, July 27.—The street car company here has
announced that the car strike here will be over in twenty
four hours.
$2 WHEAT, SAME PRICE FOR BREAD
WASHINGTON, July 27. — Members of the war
emergency council of the baking industry stated today that
the proposed minimum of $2 for wheat will permit no re
duction in the present price of bread, while higher wheat
would force an increase.
BRIDE HOME
FROM FRANCE
American Soldier’s Wife Hobs Her
Hair, Goes With Army to
France—Discovered
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
AN ATLANTIC PORT, July 15, (By
Mail.)—Somewhere in France is a ser
geant in the American army who was
married just before he left the United
States and ventured to take his bride
•with him on the transport which car
ried his regiment overseas. She went
with him as a soldier, dressed in reg
ulation khaki and with her hair cut
short.
Today the young woman returned
from France, her effort to pose as a
“Sammy” having failed. Her husband,
it was said aboard the steamship, was
a member of a regiment formerly sta
tioned in Arizona.
The vessel also brought back the
body of a soldier who died on the trip
over.
BOATS AND TRAINS
The Alameda is due at 1 o'clock to
night.
The Admiral Evans was reported
west from Juneau at 8 o’clock.
There will be a special train leav
ing for Kern creek at 11 o’clock to
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SOCIALIST IN
TOR ANTI-DRAFT
Former Socialist Candidate for Mayor
of Chicago Makes Serious
Mistake
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
CHICAGO, July 27.—George Koop,
former Socialist candidate for mayor
of Chicago, was arrested today on the
charge of circulating literature in
tended to discourage enlistments in the
military forces of the United States.
REV. ZINN TO HOLD
SERVICES SUNDAY
Rev. George John Zinn, of the
Episcopal mission at Valdez and Sew
ard, returned from a visit to westward
on the Admiral Watson and will hold
services here next Sunday.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum.61
Minimum .41
Current...41
Precipitation.41
Cloudy. North wind.
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WEATHER TOMORROW
Clear. Warmer.
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