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VOLUME XII. NUMBER. M. .. ____......A . —■' —— ---“
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COPKN’HAGKN. Oct.. 23— Impel
tal German Chancellor Maximillian to
day. in an address before the Reich
stag ut Berlin, told the members that
peace conservations between Berlin
and Washington had reached the cru
cial point and he urged tliat the de
bate on the subject he restricted.
Chancellor Maximillian said tha*.
President Wilson’s first ansuei
brought tin question of peace of just
ice or peace ot violence to the highest
point, -’l’he next answer probably will
.late no«' peace agitation will end it
tu«- enemies aie anxious tor war. said
tin* Chancellor. ‘‘Germany mu.-t pre
t.ai-* tor defense witn all strength o'
her jM'upii1 wno will have been driven
to the last extremity.’’
The Chancellor said mat the essen
ce of Wilson’s program for a leag n*
of nations cannot achieved until a»i
peoples have a rigiit to self determin
ation. “This utilization of community
law. “continued the Chancellor,"
means the abandonment, in part , of
the unqualified independence which
has been the indication of sovereign
ty by us and others, if we are to com
prehend that significance of this war.
If victory i.. the idea of justice, if we
submit with good laith to this idea,
we shall fiint a cui** for our present
wounds and a reservoir ot future
strength."
The Chancellor stated that he anti
hi> colleagues aimed ut the establish
ment **t uiunority of the German poo
pie.
Chancellor Maximillian also told
the members of the Reichstag of a
bill making the Reichstag responsi
b.e for peace or war and this becomes
ellectiv • when the proposed league oi
nations is formed.
NOTHING TO PEAC E NOTE.
\\ ASHING I ON, Oct.. 23—Suw
charge d*aifairs Oederlin gave Secre
tary of States Lansing Germany’s re
ply to President Wilson's peace note.
Today Secretary Lansing said u i*
otticially that he believed that there
wa.- nocning in the latent communicat
ion to alter the President’s decision
umi propose of no armistice tor tit*
until the Germans evacuate all
occupied territory.
President Wilson has been confer*
inf, with S«*cr‘tary o! the Nu’»y Dun
i p, s,vr tary of State Landing, Sec
retary of War Baker and Genera* i
Mai\h regarding the Germany not**.
Jl'ST A VAGPE TALK.
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LONDON. <>t.. 23— The Standard
this afternoon says that the speech of
Chancellor Maximillian is “nothing
nr.t a vague talk, nothing more and ;
nothing le^s. The speech is a play on
words, the sentences of which are !
meaningless.”
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A E. Muir and wife are at the Hot- |
ol Seward front Mile 71 having com * j
in on the freight train last night.
NORTHWESTERN
IN AND OUT.
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Steamer Northwestern arrived ir.
th« bay at "> o’clock yesterday after*
iioon went directly to the San Juan
dock and discharged 22 toil'* ot box
snooks tnen went to the Seward dock
ami unloaded 74 tons of g< nor:.!
freight. The Northwestern saileu
south bound early this morning going
to taTouchr , Ellamar, Vahlez Foci
Liscum and Conlova. The steamer hm’
28 passengers aboard for port* east o:
Sowar*; and the following for here:
J. F. Lavarne. Mrs. B. J. U\w, J.
Patton. Capt. S. F. Whitlam. Alex
Force, M. Rockawer. R Isaacson. D.
F.mmel. P. lairs and Bishop Crimont
The trip north was made in good
•ip*.** but tin* weather was anythin:*
but pleasant.
Those leaving on the Northwester*
were the following:— tor Seattle—
Solomon Stalinsky wife ami children.
(\ Carlson. Oscar Oleson, W illirn
!.andon. Mrs. J. T. Lyons, George Me
Adams and wife, William Finn. Mr.
E. Gullofsen. l)r. 0. J. Keating. L. L.
Jan .\ *!*.. Mrs. L L. James, E. I •
Bellow. M. L. Page. Mrs. Frank Luck
,4, R. W Dawson. Frank Murphy, C
M. Lundmarker, bred Swer, L. A.
Bn* ding. A. Lundwuist, John Nelson
I Charles Shogland, Carl Carlson, B. A
! U*e. Charles Fryd. E. W. Wilburn. K.
! F.. Carlson. E. S. Jaccard, William 1
Maker, J. W. Arden, and Dick Win
deb*; for LaTouche— T. M. Hunt
Fred Dahlquist. J. McConnell: f>*
Cordova— John Carlson, Mrs. Jol'i
Brown, George W. Evans, E. 0. Me
Cormick J. McFadden, L. A. O. Gat a
nev and 15 for Fort Liscum.
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NORTHWESTERN IS GOINE
TO KETCHIKAN AND JUNEAU
The steamer Northwestern on th
nuesent trip south will call at June..u
and Ketchikan. Postmaster Root \v;i
probably send mail for those tw<
points out on the Alameda tomorrow
whero it will be transferred to th
Northwestern at Cordova. There ha
been no steamer for Ketchikan am
Juneau for five weeks from the west
ward
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The Methodist Kaddies Aid Societ'
will meet tomorrow (Thursday! at
o’clock with Mrs. Estes.
Bert Penny is in the Mea>*s Regi
mental bind »n Trance ami workinj
hard as three concerts are give:
weeklv and tours also made. This i.
according to a letter received by Mi
Thodav
Harry Mitchell, training in England
expects to be soon ordered across th«
channel into France. In writing t'
Leon Urbach, Young Mitchell say
that he will be glad when he is in th
thick of the fighting.
The first “beautiful” fc’l early Iasi
evening but soon disappeared.
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"Make a commercial value of your
so* nery; your lakes arc prettier than
those of Italy; your mountains sur
pass those of the Alps and there \
more iee in one glacier on Kenai Pen
insula than there is in Switzerland.
"Attract the torurist, for they likr
some.hing new, they spend their mon
»*y and they are good advertisers.
"Be original, don’t copy. The Alas
kan engineering Commission makes .•
mistake if they build railroad stat
ions like in the states. Build them
1 with Alaska characteristics.
•‘You are surrounded with spl- ndu
resources, attract others here so they
I can realize the worth of these re our
ces
‘‘When the war is over, many wil'
•ome to your land and many v: I re
main, for the Alaskan at ttm Coat oi
in the camps is going to tell his hunks
i what Alaska is like. Be ready foi
then) as you have great possibilities
here."
The above are only a few o- the
good ideas advanced by R. 0. M« Cov
mick, chairman of the Special 1* odora
(Commission now making a t-u r <’
Alaska, at an Alaska dinner serve*
at the Seward Grill last night !v th*
business men of this city. Mr. McCor
mick spoke for half an hour, b< Ing ir,
treduced by Frank Cotter, and he
talk was most interesting and brought
out many new possibilities tor a*van
cement.
Besides Mr. McCormick and the
other members of the Commission,
George McFadden, L. A. O. Gabane;
and George Evans, others present a
the dinner were Mayor H. V. Hob* n.
T. M. Hawkins, Judge W. H. Whittle
vTy, Wayne Blue, H. 0. Kobe’ s, Fu.
Komig, Hugh Doughort". John Noon
Frank Cott u\ H. S. Balder:! n an*';
K’r-r A. Friend.
The menu served was dist W
VI ask an, the vrgetagles being from
gardens of Seward. The menu was a
follov s: cabbage salad, Cordova mil
•*n| t-larns on toast, fried red si uppers,
fried habbut, fried black cod. boiled
potatoes, turnips, coffee^ roasted m
Seward and blue berry pie, made by
Mrs. Komig.
j. 0. Patton returned on the N >rtl
wedevn last nipht from Seattle where |
he has been for the past several mon
ths Mr. Patton says thinps are pood
below hut they are better in Alaska
I'd ward Wild closed the Sov a?**!
Grill today until further notice Ms.
Wild will remain in Seward end pro
bably reopen the Grill very shortly.
Grant Carlson, now in France with
the Mears repiment, says he is busy
day and nieht and anxious to leave
for the front.
Johnnie Nelson formerly connect*
! >rl with Borpcn’s procery. is in the'
1 tank sendee according to a letter re*
jenj-.-fd in the mail on the Northwest
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Min. R. J Lane, wife of the well
known radio man. returned heme on
‘h« Northwestern.
I Capt. S. T. Whit lam, formerly masr
i I of the pas schoner Bender Brother^
; i arrived on the Northwestern la?t
nipht with a mate and four men.
Capt. Whitlam will take the pa?
schooner Ruby to Dutch Harbor.
Bishop Crmont came north on th.
steamer Northwestern for Seward.
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The mom hi rs of the Seward Mi1!
tary Unit were told last night that
Germany was not whipped yet anti
that unless there was a revolution in
Germany il would he months before
the Huns had been shown that others
nations were superior in fighting Al*
. 0 the m< moors of tho guards we t
told that the hoys “over there” were
only worrying whether the folks
“hack home” would ‘‘stick”. Tho boy.> |
would therefore know that “back
home folks” were sticking when the\
would receive the announcement tha*.
America went over the top in the I*on. i
-th Liberty Loan bond campaign
The members of the guards v< re a: 1
so told that Germans after the war. j
should be ostracized, shut off from al
intercourse with other nations, anti
kept surrounded to see that they die i
remain hv themselves.
E. 0. McCormick, vice president 01
the Southern Pacific Railway, and
chairman of the Special Federal Com
mission touring Alaska, was the speak
-er setting forth new war facts. Mr.
McCormick spoke for three quarters
of an hour t<> the members of the
Home Guards, relating incidents of
his trip acroi-s the Atlantic, through
the war zone and out on the front
line-; in France Mr. McCormick was
a m *mhiT of the International l.aboi
commission, being a delegate from
the United State.;, which appeared dc
fore \arous labor organizations 01
Groat Rritain and France.
Mr. McCormick is a fluent talkc'
and his side1* light discussion with tht
Guard members last night was most
interesting. One striking point
brought out by Mr. McCormick was
the fact that the Germans have com
mitted, :*uch atrocities during the
present war that the children of to
day, the children of tomorrow should
be taught to loath the German race
loath anything of German make. “Not
until you have been over there will
you realize why this must be done,’
said MV. McCormick. ‘‘1 know for 1
have been there and everybody else
who returns will have the same thing
to say ”
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NEW OFFICERS
FOR THE UNIT
At the drill Inst night nf the Seward
1 Military Unit, Capt. R, C. Colhuri
announced the appointment of tec
following officers:
First Sergeant, L. V. Kay.
Sergeant-:— C. K. Brooks, K S#
Jaccard and J.D. Sullivan.
Corporals:—Leon Urbach, R. J#
1 Settles, F M. Harr and Elmer A.
Friend.
i The next drill of the unit will be
| Friday night at the A. B. Hall at 7:4.r,
i o’clock
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Mrs. T M# Harr was recovering
from a slight attack of Spanish Influ
enza when the Northwestern left
Seattle according to a letter received
here.
WITH THK AMERICANS NORTH
WEST OF VERDUN, Oct., 2:1— Un
less too Germans arc .saved by plea.'
of peace, they will be subjected t: a
steady hammering on the greater part
jf the western front throughout tlv*
winter. It is believed that the Ger
mans will not be given any brenthinr
During previous winters the Cor
-mans rested, replenished their sup
plies and got ready for a spring of
fensive. This winter it is understood
that the Allies will keep upon winter
operations upon at least seventy liv*
percent of the fronts.
YANKS SUCCESSFUL ATTACKS
WITH THK AMERICANS, Oct.. 2:.
—Despite stubborn resistance, the
Americans have denned up the Hoi
de-forest front west of Hrieulles. Tld ;
fight started one week ago and ha.;
been ono of the most stubborn sine,
the beginning of the Meuse-Argon’
offensive.
The Americans at times ret'red un
!er terrific pressure and later rush mi
forward with all of their might reach
ing their objectives.
NEW ATTACK OF BRITISH,
LONDON, Oct., 2*°»— The British
have b«‘£un a new attack into the cen
| ter of Valenciennes against strong en
emy machine ^un fir© from the east
bank of the Scheldt canal flowinjr
through the city.
The enemy is stiffly resisting the
attack but this afternoon it is offlein!
iy reported that the British have ad
vance.1 one mile.
ALLIES NEW MOVE
WITH THE ALLIES, Oct., 2.°»— Be
tween Loc.tteau and Solesmes the A1
tied force.* have captured Bruay
miles north of Valenciennes and have
reached the west bank of the Scheldt.
BUiEULLEvS EVACUATED.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct., 2°.
j — The Germans have evacuated the
town o' Brieulles on the western hank
of the Meuse. This is the latest point
where the Americans have dented tne
German oefonses despite the fact teat
the German resistance has been very
ftror.R..
It is officially reported that the Ger
-man* nave .*■ et luieulles afire^
PROGRESSING NEAR GHENT.
BRITISH FRONT, Oct., 23- Strong
forces attacked this mominp on thro
allied fronts and this afternoon it is
reported that ;harp advancement k'.s
hern made towards Ghent.
PAUSE IN MOVEMENTS.
AT THE FRONT, Oct., 23— So ra
pid has been the advance that a
short pause has taken place in order
to perfect alignments North Qf VcJ
encif vines sharp fighting is on. This
fighting is for the purpose of strengh
lening the front and consolidating
positions between Touniau and Valeo
ciennos.
ALUMS GROSS LVS.
WITH THK ALLIES IN RKLGKJM,
Oci., 2‘1— The Mivmh have crossed
the l vs at many jxiints ' n firmly e*
‘abiished themselves on the east bank.
CZECHS W ITH THE FRENCH.
PARIS. Oct., 2.'!— One division of
Czechs are now fighting with the
French on one of the fronts according
to an official statement issued by the
War Department today.
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STR MjKTIC MOVE SOON.
WASHINGTON, Oct.. 23— The sec
ond American army will soon take a
place in the front lines according to
information received here. Il is indi
cated here that a new storm is about
to break against the German forces
but just where this attack will be
made, is not known here by the war
Department.
RUMANIANS ARE FICHTINC
HOME, Oct , 2:'.— Fifty Thousand
Rumanians, forced into the fighting:
against the Ententes by the Austrian**
have been captured and are now fipl l
-inff with the Italian forces on the Al
banian frontier. The Rumanians we**e
under command of Austrian officers
at the time they were liberat 'd by the
Italian forces.
AWARDS SERVICE MEDALS
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WASHINGTON, Oct., 23— Pres -
dent Wilson has awarded distinguish*
♦? I service medals to Foch, Joffve,
Haijr and also Commander Pershing
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RIG MAIL FOR SEWARD
ON THE NORTHWESTERN.
One hi.ndred and four sacks of mail,
: the accumulation of 24 days arrived
on the steamer Northwestern la -t
niprht from Seattle.
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INDUCTED MEN LEAVE ON*
THE STEAMER NORTHWESTERN.
Fifteen men inducted by the local
draft board left on the steamer Nor
thwestern last night for Fort Liseun*.
Those in the party were l>n Kraft.
Arthur Hockenaker, Peter Walkoff,
Nick Walkoff, Julian Anderson, Nick
Karluck, Jack Devoe, A. B. Woocht.
Alexis Askalkoff, Fred Kosenko! f.
• Joseph Consul, S. Hanson, William
Shull, Sam Parker and Hugh Millett.
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