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Volume X! Number 268. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1917 Ten Cents the Copy
ALASKA COAST MAY BE BARRED ZONE
G MANS WILL BE
EXCLUDED FROM ALL
COAST TOWNS
XK\Y YORK. Xov. b.—Federal officials along the At
lantic. Pacific and the Gulf States expect that the Govern
ment of the United States will declare as a barred zone all
territory within one hundred miles of the entire United
States coast line. This barred zone will affect the Pacific
coast, including Alaska, the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
coast.
The action will be the result of many tires along the
v aterfrents of Brooklyn and other cities and reports from
many places of aliens acting in a suspicious nature. Sev
eral reports are now being investigated in Alaska by
United States Secret Service officials and Department of
Justice special agents.
It is stated that i’ the coasts arc created barred none?,
over six hun f ^ 1b>S gnu enemy aliens will be affected
; ml along the coast at Alaska all aliens will presumably
be compelled to leave.
CONSTRUCTION OF
AIR FLEET BEING
HINDERED BY SPIES
WASHINGTON, Nov. (>. — Government officials are
convinced that pro-German agencies are working to hin
der aircraft production and believe that a drastic cam
paign is necessary. Numerous cases of sabotage have been
reported from mills in the Pacific Northwest; spruce for
ests, where wood is being cut for aeroplanes.
One case has been reported from a coast town of Alas
ka where much spruce has been cut lately.
Labor disturbances have been fomented by Industrial
Workers of the World hampering the government in build
ing air fleets. The menace has taken the form of acci
dents which occur regularly to mill machinery, fires in
lumber yards and various explosions of boilers.
WOMEN OF THE
CITY ASKED TO
KEEP KNITTING
Yarn and needles for all Red Cross
knitting have been received and any
woman in Seward who desires to aid
in this very necessary work is request
ed to notify Mrs. Krich Lucas or go
to the Red Cross headquarters’ room
any afternoon for yarn, needles and
instructions.
A letter received from the Division
Manager of the Red Cro^s at Seattle
urges all women who can. to knit
socks. The following appeal has been
sent to Washington by the American
Red Cross Mission in France to send
the following articles before snow
flies, if possible:
One million mufflers.
One million pairs of mitts.
All women are urged to spend as
many afternoons at the Red Cross
room as* possible this week as the
Committee desires to .send a box of
finished supplies by one of the first
boats south. There are a few minor
alterations to make in some of the
garments and all surgical dressings
must be inspected, wrapped ready for
j sterilizing, and labeled. Recent com
munications received urge the sj>eed
« ing up in all lines of Red Cross ac
tivity, as the need for certain things is
imperative—particularly certain types
of surgical dressings and knitting.
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LARGE WAR TAX PAID
BY THOSE ON ALASKA
Agent McDonald got busy with his
pencil this morning and figured that
the government was $1000 richer on
account of war tax collected from pas
sengers on the Alaska yesterday. The
j tax is eight per cent of the fare.
RAILROAD M N TO
DEMAND INCREASE
j IN WAGES SHORTLY
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j CHICAGO, Nov. (5.—Demands for a sixteen per cent
i increase in pay affecting two hundred thousand railroad
; employees are expected to be presented to the railway
managers within the next three weeks, anyway, before
December 1st. The demands have already been prepared
by officials of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and
the Order of Railway Conductors.
The two organizations have just closed a four-day
deliberation here and the announcement of the demands
were made b\ officials late this afternoon, following the
closing of the conference.
The wage demands are caused by the increase in the
cost of living, which will average sixteen per cent, accord
ing to the government’s own statements issued during the
past few days. The railroad men claim that their previ
ous demands for increase in wages covered the earliei
raising of foodstuffs but the recent increases in food must
now be met.
Railroad managers here refuse to make any comment
regarding the expected demands.
ITALIANS ARE !
RETREATING TO 1
NEW POSITIONS!
BERLIN, Nov. 0. — The Teutons
' have won the entire Italian line along
’ the Tagliamento river. This is the of- j
licial statement. The Italians evae-!
uated the entire line from the north 1
to the Adriatic.
Conflagrations indicate that the
| Italians are retiring through the up
per Italian Plains between the moun
tains and the sea.
German airplane fleets report that J
, the Italians have already retreated J
| from the Fella Valley to the Cold-j
| bricon, which is north of the Signunaj
Valley. j
Italians’ New Line
ROME, Nov. C.—The Italians have
i been compelled to evacuate the ter
ritory in the mountainous area north
of the northern Italian Plains in or- j
del* to establish a new line. This is j
the official report of the War Depart-1
ment issued today.
BOAT MOVEMENTS
Agent ttlue expects the Admiral j
Evans to arrive southbound tomorrow,
although early this afternoon he had!
not received any wireless advices, j
I Agent McDonald reports that the;
I Alameda, advertised to sail from Seat-;
! tie Thursday morning has been poss-!
f poned to Friday morning. The Mari
1 posa was due in Cordova this after
| noon. Xo word regarding the sailing ■
i of the Spokane yesterday has been re
ceived.
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A contract will be let the tenth of
! this month for a school building 24,
! by 32 feet for Matanuska.
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LLOYD GEORGE
IS ON WAY TO
VISIT ITALIANS
PARIS, Xov. (>.—Prime Minister
Lloyd George, of Great Britain,
stopped here today en route to Rome*.
Before leaving he had a long inter
view with Major General John J.
Pershing, who came here especially
from his field headquarters to meet
the Prime Minister.
General Douglas Haig also attended
the war conference.
It is announced in an ollicial state
ment this afternoon that l'rench Pre
mier Painleve will accompany Lloyd
George to consult with tin* Italian
leaders.
Sir William R. Robertson, Chi* f of
the Imperial Staff at the British Army
Headquarters, who is here, stated that
England and France have sent men
and guns to lho#Tagliamento battle
field.
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CITY BIOS IN
PROPERTY FOR
SEWARD TAXES
Several hundred dollars was realized
at the two sales held yesterday of de
linquent taxes. The first sale was held
yesterday forenoon and the second in
the afternoon from 2 to 4 o’clock. At
the end of the sale, when no further
bidding took place, City Clerk Poehl
mann bid in all remaining property for
the city and closed the sale.
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| WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Secretary of State Robert
Lansing officially announced today that Japan and the
United States had perfected various agreements regard
ing the war, commerce and economics. The agreements
are in i'acl an alliance between the two nations which is
far-reaching and also shows up the German intrigue a*
passing for naught.
Secretary Lansing said that one agreement reached
was the recognition (hat Japan has a special interest in
China but pledging China's territorial integrity, and re
j affirming the open door doctrine for commerce and indus
! try.
The two nations also arrived at a clear understand
ing in recognizing military and naval economic co-opera
: lion in the great war.
These agreements were reached in notes which pass
ed between Secretary Lansing and Viscount Ishii, special
; Japanese Ambassador.
With the announcement of these agreements Secre
I tary Lansing stated that Viscount Ishii and his party were
now en route home, this being the first public statement
! that the mission from Japan had completed its work in
the United States and had left a Pacific Coast port several
days ago. supposedly on a Japanese warship.
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j GREAT SERVICE HAS BEEN PERFORMED
Secretary Lansing announces that Viscount Ishii has
i performed a great service which is ol’ the highest value to
the United States and also to Japan. The way has been
cleared of ail past misunderstandings which promised to
be developed seriously in the Far East. The Germans con
ducted a campaign of falsehoods in Japan against the
; United States and these fostered doubts and an attitude
of constraint. All of these have been explained, the de
ception of Germany has been fathomed and Japan and the
I nited States are now closer together than ever in the
history of the world.
JAPAN’S POLICY NOT FOIl AGGRESSION
Viscount Ishii left a signed statement, approved by
the government of Japan, according to an official supple
j inentary report of Secretary Lansing, in which the policy
of' Japan was outlined.
“Japan’s policy,” said Ishii in his communication, “is
not one of aggression. Japan has all the territory she de
sires. We are simply on the defensive, protecting our own
country.”
Secretary Lansing in an interview with the Associ
ated Press this afternoon said that as a result of the visit
of Count Ishii, Japan and the United States had escaped
a trap laid for them. He said that Germany desired es
pecially to alienate America and Japan but in this the Im
perial German government has not succeeded and ail na
tional ties have been thoroughly and securely cemented.
ALASKA SAILS SOUTH
At six o’clock last night the steam
er Alaska cleared for the south with
a large list of passengers booked as
follows: for Seattle—John Buckley,
C. E. Butler, J. F. Willard and wife,
Oscar Johnson, John Dahlin, wife and
son, George Cotter, Mrs. E. Powers,
A. Leander, Bennet James and Mary
Parker. For Juneau—H. S. Grimes.
For Cordova—William Haynes, D. O.,
Stone, P. Blass, Florence Grey and
Bessie Marsh. For Valdez—J. King-!
horn. For Latouche — P. Ingerm.'
and 0. Tornstadt. The Alaska al
had 37 steerage from here.
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Sidney Anderson, vice-president a
cashier of the Bank of Anchoraj
and vice-president of the Bank of Se
ard, arrived here yesterday on t
Alaska on an official visit. Mr. And*
son says that Seward looks good ana
Anchorage also has had a busy s
son. Mr. Anderson will return to
chorage on the Mariposa.