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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4,1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
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WILSON ASKS FOR
LAWS GOV INING
ALL R. R. SYSTEMS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—President Wilson address
ed a joint session of Congress this afternoon making his
recommendations for carrying out the government opeia
tion of railroads and to guarantee proper returns to the
roads.
President Wilson entered into the government control
of the railroad systems of the United States thoroughly.
He recommended that Congress provide compensation at
the same rate of net income and operations as the roads
received during the past three years. He also recommend
cd legislation authorizing the upkeep of the various sys
tems and asked that an appropriation of five hundred
million dollars he provided for operations.
Following the speech of the President, bills contain
ing the recommendations made were introduced in both
houses. * j&jH &Ht
COAL YARDS ARi
RAIDED IN EAST
BYTH]FR INC
NEWPORT NEWS, Jan. 4.—Hundreds of citizens
this morning raided the Chespeake & Ohio coal yards cai
rving away two car loads ot coal in small quantities. T.he
railroad officials were unable to stop the citizens who
claimed they would l>e shot down first before being forced
from securing coal to keep them in warmth. Ihe citizens
were finally driven away from the yards and coal cars af
ter the military police had been called.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 4.—Hundreds of riots occur
red here last night and today at the various coal yards of
the city where people swarmed over the cars and bunkers
and carried off fuel to keep them from freezing. Police
squads were kept busy for the past 24 hours dispersing the
men. women and children who raided the yards. No ar
rests were made.
FOUR MINUTE
SPEAKERS ARE
NOW ASSIGNED
The four-minute speech making
campaign in the cause ot conservation
and other war topics which is now be-1
ing waged in Alaska, is going to be
a most successful one in Seward. I* or
part of this month the speakers will
choose their own subjects but within
the next few' weeks, as the govern
ment u ges certain things to be en
forced, the speakers will have th*ir
subjects sent direct from Washington.
Sunday night, Mr. Leon Urbach will
be the rapid fire talker at the Em
press theatre.
Next Tuesday night Mr. Erich Lu
cas will discuss war issues and on
Thursday, Jan. 10th, Capt. J. J. Ry
an will be the speaker.
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Allied Na>al Council Created
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. - The
navy department has been advised of
the creation of an allied naval coun
cil representing all of the entente
countriei at uar with Germany.
UNDERSEA BOAT
CREWS RETAIN
THEIR MORALE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. — Admiral
Benson, Chief of Operations, told the
members of the House Naval Commit
tee that it was foolish to believe the
resorts regarding the loss •>/ morale
amo'»g the German subma»inr crews.
The Admiral said that information
from German prisoners indicated that
the morale of the crews of the ur.dti
sea boats was the best in the Gorman
navy.
MANHATTAN IS (JOtfK
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. — Not a sign of
the steam fishing tiawler Manhattan
remains on the reefs at the entrance
to Yakatage Harbor, Alaska, where
she piled up during a storm recently,
according to Captain N. L>. Negge,
master of the schooner Republic who
arrived here recently. The Republic
passed the spot where the Manhattan
was wrecked. It also passed the
wreck of the steamer Al-Ki on Chi
chagofT Island and reported the ves
sel still intact.
STEFANSSON SAI j
TO BE WINTERING
IN ARCTIC REGION
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—Reports received here from Daw
son, Fairbanks and also Ottawa indicate that Explorer
Stefansson is either at Herschel or Bailey Island in the
Arctic instead of Fort Yukon, Alaska, as reported last
week. Arrivals at Fort Yukon says the explorer is be
lieved to be at Herschel Island and the party is well.
It is believed that Stefansson is wintering at Herschel
and will bring his boats to Nome this year when the ice
breaks.
OFF FOR THE ARCTIC REGIONS
DAWSON, Jan. 4.—The winter patrol of the North
west Police left here this morning for the Arctic. It is ex
pected that when the men of the patrol return next March
thev will have details of Stefansson and his explorations.
Ml LIT \ R V I'NIT
TO MKET TONIGHT
Tonight eighteen the young
men from the interior who are
bound for the outside to enlist in
the new engineering corps to be
formed by Alaskans, and also
Col. Sapp, will participate in the
regular d>ill of the Seward Home
Guards. A full attendance of
members and also those desiring
to recruit in the local unit are
asked to be on hand at 8 o’clock
sharp.
WARREN WILL
: ORGANIZE THE
NORTHERN MEN
SEATTLE, Jan. 4. — United States
Engineer H. P. Warren, representa
tive in Seattle of 0 e AhuT. »n Engi
neering Commission, has been in
structed by tiic government to r;vse
•x railroad construction regiment i.om
the former employees of the Alaskan
Commission and from Alaskans in
general. It is expected that the regi
ment will consist of 2600 men. A
Colonel will be named shortly and he
will probably be an engineer former
ly with the Commission.
This engineering regiment is the
one that Major Means, of the Alas
kan Engineering Commission, wa?
asked to organize. Major Mcars
leaves here next week for Washing
ton to perfect plans for raising men
for the regiment.
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FIRE ON BOAT
ON PACIFIC IS
i UNDER CONTROL
; A PACIFIC PORT, Jan. 4. — A
l wireless report says that the fire in
the hold of the Japanese Shinyo Maru
• No. 2, has partly been checked, but
i that the two United States warships
rushed to her assistance on the Pacific
Ocean are convoying her into this
port. The Japanese freighter is ex
pected to arrive here early in the
i morning.
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When a little learning is a danger
ous thing, a little more might prove
fatal.
HOLVER LANDS
ON A SENATOR
OF MISSOURI!
Long Expected Clash Between Reedi
and Food Administrator Comes
Off Before Committee Now
Making Investigation
‘•TELL IT TO THE PRESIDENT”!
Hoover Denies Any Usurption on His |
Part and Plainly States That All
Food Conservation Problems
Have Been Up to Wilson
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. — Senatoi
James A Reed, of Missouri, and Food
Administrator Herbert Hoover had
their long expected clash today before
the Senate committee investigating
i the sugar and coal shortages. Senator
Reed has been one of Hoover’s bitter
est critics and charged that the ad
ministrator was usurping his author
! ity in handling the wheat situation
and had said that such usurption “is
i best described as a crime of normal
times.”
Food Administrator Hoover denied
i the charge of usurption and said that
the entire Food Administration had
been handled after conferences with
! the President of the United States
and “if you ha're any charge to make,
I take it direct, Mr. Senator from Mis
souri, to President Wilson and see
where you will get off at.”
Mr. Hoover said that the fanners
were getting more for their wheat at
the present time than ever before and
that flour was lower now since the
food administration had taken charge.
Senator Reed had little to say but
grumble under his breath.
I.I MHKK HATE HEARING
FIXED FOR JANUARY IS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. — Oral ar*
i guments will be heard by the inter*
| state commerce commission in this
city on January 18 in the matter of
rates and classification of lumber and
lumber products.
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CHIEF NATIONAL BANK
EXAMINER RESIGNS
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 4. — P. M.
Kerst, chief national bank examiner
of tho ninth federal reserve district,
has announced his resignation, effec
; t ive at once. He will be succeeded
1 by Fred Brown, of San Francisco,
| bank examiner in the twelfth federal
* reserve district.
N H CONFERENCE
IS ARRANGED BY
RUSS AND GERMANY
BERNE, Jan. 4.—Persistent rumors are rife here
that Russia has consented to discuss new terms of peace
with the kaiser’s emissaries and at Brest-Litovsk probably
tomorrow. The Bolsheviki has declared that the old
terms were unacceptable and the revolutionary govern
ment will present counter proposals calling for the abso
lute evacuation of occupied Russian territory and also
that all German officers and others trying to allign them
selves with the Bolsheviki government be recalled and
leave Russia at once.
The Bolsheviki asked that the conference be held at
Stockholm but the kaiser himself, in a personal communi
cation, has asked that further conferences be held at
Brest-Litovsk.
P
PARIS, Jan. 4.—Unofficial advices received here
from Petrograd state that the Bolsheviki government will
insist on new peace terms to their own making and if
those are rejected, fighting against the Teuton forces will
he resumed.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 4.—There will probably be a con
ference tomorrow at Brest-Litovsk with the Foreign Sec
retaries of Germany and Austria regarding new propos
als for peace between Russia and the Central Powers but
the proposals will be made by the Lenine government.
LONDON, Jan. 4.—The Chronicle today says that the
Allies may recognize the Lenine government of Russia
owing to the recent developments in the peace proposals.
G 1MANY TO HAVE
N !W CHANCELLOR;
HERTLING IS ILL
i LONDON, Jan. 4.—It is reported here that German
i Chancellor, Count von Herding is ill and it is rumored
I that he has or will resign. Unofficial advices give the in
i formation that Prince von Buelow, forme!1 chancellor, is
1 to replace von Herding as Chancellor of the Imperial
: German government.
Prince von Buelow, at the time Chancellor Michaelis
! was forced to resign, was slated for the position but the
kaiser at that time said he must have one of the best men
possible for the Chancellorship.
SECRETARY OF
MUNITIONS IS
! NOW THE PLAN
,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. — Senator
George K. Chamberlain, of Oregon,
today introduced in the Senate a bill
proposing a Dcpai’tment of Munitions
under a new cabinet official to be
known as the Secretary' of Munitions.
; This bill is the result of the Senate's
I military committees investigations
! that are no\v being held.
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When a man begins to brag about
himself is a sign that he has diacov
1 ered that the world hasn’t discovered
J how good he really is,
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DEADLOCK ON
ITALIAN LINE
IS CONTINUING
LONDON, Jan. 4. — There is no
change reported on any of the various
war fronts today. Artillery duels oc
cupy the engagement along various
parts of the western front. The dead
lock between the Allied forces and the
Teutons continue on the Italian front.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4. — Imfoil.
old clothes, and bottles, metal scraps
1 and discarded automobile tires, sal
vaged and sold by a committee of
| Red Cross workers here produced
more than $1000 for the Red Cross
: War Fund last month.