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Volume \1 Number 262. SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOHHIi 30, 1017._Ten Cents the Copy
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CONGRESSMEN AND
S NATORS SAFELY
CROSS TH! OCEAN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.—The government officially
announced this morning that a part of l nitcd States Sen
ators and Congressmen had arrived safely in London.,
This was the first public statement made regarding the
trip and the first official statement that a congiessioiud
partv had gone overseas. Perhaps the' statement would,
not have been made but for the receipt of cable advices
that the party were guests of the' British (lOvernment in
London.
CONGRESSIONAL PARTY ATTACKED BY SUBS ,
LONDON. Oct. 30—The United States Congression
al party, now here, report that German submarines at
tacked the ships upon which they were passengers but
that the naval gunners drove the undersea boats off.
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U. S. REPRESENTATIVES GIVEN A BANQUET
LON DON. Oet. 30.—Lloyd George. Foreign Minister
Arthur J. Balfour, United States Ambassador Page and
others attended a dinner last night given in honor of
American Senators John B. Kendrick, of Wyoming; Wil
liam S. Kenyon, of Iowa, and thirteen American repre
sentatives who are here. The party were the guests of the
British government and came here to get in close touch
with operations of the two nations as pertains to the pres-!
ent war.
DINERS HEAR W ARNING OF AIR RAID
LONDON. Oct. 30.—Just as the banquet to the Amer-J
iean representatives was ending last night, the dineis
heard the warning of an impending air raid. All guests
immediately sought safety in bomb shelters in the cellar
of the building in which the banquet was given.
The air raiders were driven off and did not reach the
inner defenses of London.
ICE JAM IS
THREATENED
ALONG YUKON
DAWSON, Oct. SO.—The ice is run
ning heavily today in the Yukon and
a jam is expected. If a jam resul s
there w ill be a serious flood.
Caught in Ice
The daily mail launch Falcon has
been caught in the ice miles above
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here, according to a report brought
here this afternoon. The outside mail
must now wait for delivery in Dawson
until the ice freezes sufficiently to al
low dog teams to reach the Falcon.
All aboard the launch are reported
safe.
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MEET AT LUNCHEON
Lieut. Frank Luckel, commander of
the naval ship Saturn; Lieut. A. B.
Arkebauer, Chief Engineer, and Sur
geon Nattkemper, of the same ship,
with Messrs. Buckley and Fletcher,
of the westward, were the guests of
honor at the Chamber of Commerce
lunchon at 12:'»0 o’clock today at the
Seward Grill. President Sloan and
Secretary James and a good gather
ing of the local members of the Cham
ber were gathered around the board.
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SERBIANS OFF
TO EUROPE TO
ENTER THE WAR
Seven Serbians from Seward left on
the Watson this morning for Juneau
on their way to the front. Fifteen
were aboard the Watson from Anchor
age and the 22, leaving here, were in
charge of D. Mandic, who is the offi
cial recruiting officer of the Serbian
government. The men will be joined
by about twenty at Juneau and will
catch a later steamer for the south
and then travel by various routes to
Europe.
Mr. Mandic has been along the coast
for the past three months enlisting
men for the army. He will go to
Seattle with his recruits, but will re
turn later and make a trip to the in
terior. perhaps not before next spring.
EDES GOES SOOTH
Chairman William C. Edes, of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission, left
for Washington, D. C., via Seattle on
the Admiral Watson. Mr. Edes was
accompanied by his wife, Charles Ma
son, his private secretary and the lat
ter’s wife. Mr. Edes expects to re
main in Seattle several days, then go
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KAISER NAMES A
CHANCELLOR FOR
GERMAN NATION
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AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30. — Count George von Hert
ling, Bavarian Prime Minister, has been appointed Ger
man Imperial Chancellor. Former Chancellor Michaelisj
has been named Premier of Prussia. This is the official j
announcement received here this afternoon direct from
Berlin. The appointment of Count von Herding was made:
by the Kaiser following a three-day conference with his j
closest advisors. It is known here that the new chancel-i
lor arrived at Berlin last Sunday going there from Mu
nich.
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KAISER HAD REASON FOR DELAYING CHOICE
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30. — The secret of the Kai
ser’s unwillingness to remove Chancellor Michaelis when!
the latter presented his portfolio last week, says the Lo
kal Anzeiger, was that the Emperor was saving his best>
man for the all important service at the conclusion of
peace. The Kaiser, continues the newspaper, was reluc
tant to exhaust him by putting him in office at the pres
ent time.
Whether von Hertling was the man or not, it is not
known here.
ANCHORAGE IS ,
BURIED UNDER j
SNOW MANTLE
Anchorage was buried under ten in- {
dies of snow at 7 o’clock this morning,'
arording to the weather report of the
railroad. Potter Creek was under a
foot of snow but no wind. Glacier re
ported six inches of snow, Matanuska
8 inches and no let up; King, 5 inches!
and Dead Horse Hill, Talkeetna and I
Caswell reported one inch during the!
twenty-four hours. The temperature J
has dropped decidedly, ranging from
22 maximum to 7 minimum.
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COMING WITH A BRIDE
W. E. Logemann, the well-known
photographer of Anchorage, will ar
rive in Seward on the steamer Alaska
Thursday, accompanied by his wife, a
bride. Mrs. Logeman was a resident
of California. Seward friends are
planning to give him a proper wel
come during his stay here.
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BLIZZARD BREAKS
BUTTE, Oct. 30.—There is a dim
inishment in the blizzard raging in
this part of Montana. Two Eastern
trains, 48 hours blockaded, will
reach Helena during the early part of
the night. Traffic has not been re
sumed on the railroads here as the ro
taries are encountering icy drifts,
which makes progress hard.
SEND WAR COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. — The
Serbian government has decided to
send a war commission to the United
States.
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PHYSICIANS NEEDED
PITTSBURG, Oct. 29.—It is esti
mated that 30,000 physicians will be
: needed in Europe if the war continues
indefinitely.
TAX ON MESSAGES
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Effective Xovember 1st, a war "
tax of five cents per message will
be charged. This was the infor- J
mation given out this afternoon
at the local office of the United
States Signal Corps.
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GREAT WHITE
WAY MAY GO
WASHINGTON, Oct. 00.—The Fuel
Administration today gave the Broad
way, New York, representatives a
hearing and discussed the fuel situ
ation. Fuel Administrator Garfield
told the delegation that very probab
ly Broadway would be darkened and
the far-famed “White Way” electric
signs would have to go in order that
coal may be saved.
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GOVERNMENT
SURVEY WORK
WAS HELD UP
No survey work was done at King
Gove during the past season by the
United States Geodetic party, accord
ing to E. J. Ela, who arrived in Sew
ard on the Dora. The survey party
went to King Cow several months
ago ready for work, but the boat Yu
koner, of the U. S. Government, was
found to be in such a bad shape that
repairs were necessary. The little
steamer was not put in first-class
shape until too late in the season. Mr.
Ela and a force of men will return
north early next summer for the sur
vey work.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATLE, Oct. 30.—At noon today
the following were the fish quotations:
halibut, 13%c; sable fish, 6}4c.
SU MARINE PLANS
OF UNITED STATES
STOEEN-REGAINED
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 30.—The Federal authorities
are today at work investigating an alleged plot to steal all
the plans of submarines and other war craft now under
construction for the United States government at the Un
ion Iron Works. Three days ago plans of the submarines
disappeared. The Secret Service men were put on the job
of locating the plans and apprehending the thief or thieves.
Last night the authorities raided the home of John Iyulie
lolT, a riveter at the Union Iron Works. The officers say
that they found the submarine plans in his house and his
arrest followed. Tracings of other war craft plans were
also found. KulielofT denies any connection with the theft
hut the authorities claim that he is one of a party in the
pay of plotters. KulielofT recently took snapshots in the
shipyards, and plans of boats which were about the of
fices. Today the officers claim that letters containing in
criminating evidence of two score of other employees of
the Union Iron Works were found under the carpets in
KuiiclofTs house.
Investigation at Bremerton
BREMERTON, Wash., Oct. 30.—Early this forenoon
authorities arrived from Seattle and began an investiga
tion which is shrouded in mystery. The officers went to
the drafting house at the navy yards and checked up all
plans of submarines, torpedo l>oats and warships which
have been kept here. It was not announced whether any
plans were missing or not. The officers stated that they
would* he here for several days.
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LONDON, Oct. 30.—The Germans
I have been driven back otic thousand
yards in places in today’s drive of■
Gen. Haig, according to a Reuters’ of
ficial war statement received here late
i this afternoon.
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Attack in Flanders
LONDON, Oct. 30.—An oflicial war
statement at noon today says that the
| British attacked on the Flanders front,
, north of the Ypres-Roulers Railroad,
early this morning and good progress
has been made.
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RIGGS GOES TO NENANA
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Thomas Riggs. Jr., one of the three j
members of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission, left on the Alameda for
Cordova en route to his station at Ne
| nana. Mr. Riggs has been in Seward;
! for several days in conference with j
Chairman Edes.
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VICTORIA ON THURSDAY
Agent McDonald received a cable
gram last night from Agent R. A.
Carroll at Nome stating that the Vic
; toria should -reach here Thursday, No
vember 1st. The Victoria has a large
list of passengers aboard for the Out
! side.
ITALIANS
STOPPING
GERMANS
BERLIN, Oct. 30. — The Teutonic
forces have occupied Udine, the for
mer Italian headquarters. This is the
official statement of the German War
Department today.
Resistance Stiffens
UNDATED—The Italian resistance
to the Teuton onslaught along the
Isonzo is apparently stigening. Gen
eral Cadorna is reforming his forces
along the Tagliamento river. It is re
ported that his troops are checking
the Teutons.
It is believed that the force of the
first blow of the Germans has prob
ably been spent as Berlin does not re
port further capture of many prison
ers.
London newspapers believe that the
French and British re-inforcements
will appear on the Italian front soon
and all are urging that the Allies lake
immediate action.
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EAST HAS COLD WAVE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. — The
Weather Bureau today announces a
cold wave over the eastern half of the
United States. A heavy front ex
tended to the Gulf and snow fell as
far south as Asheville, N. C.