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Volume XI. Number 104 SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917 Ten Cents the Copy
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"Retreating to Victory,” is Bold Threat
of Kaisers War Office.—Official Says
New Trenches Are Impregnable and
Will Change Whole Trend of the War.
-Military Experts Up in Air.
(By InltMl SUtci Cable)
BERLIN, Wednesday, March 21.—(By SayviUe
radio.)—“Germany is retreating to victory,” is the start
ling statement issued officially by the German war office
today, in its first explanation of the great retirement on
the western front.
“Another master stroke has l>een achieved by Field
Marshal von Hindenberg, and the entente allies plans for
a great spring offensive have l>een destroyed," is the state
ment of a high official, who adds:
"Armies of the empire are taking their places in new
positions prepared long in advance. These positions em
body the newest defenses based on lessons of the war.
They will force the enemy to learn the trade over again.
“Were the details of these defenses revealed, tacti
cians of the rest of the world would be astounded. They
may effect a transformation in the entire character of the
war” _
FRENCH SEE DRIVE ON RUSSIA
PARIS, Wednesday, March 21. — War experts of
France interpret the great German retreat order by Hin
denberg as a move to take advantage of the situation
created on the eastern front through the revolution in
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Russia and that he is moving all available troops eastward
from the French theatre of war for a mighty stroke
against the Russians.
ENGLAND EXPECTS CLEVER BLOW
LONDON, Wednesday, March 21. — General retire
ment by the Teutonic forces between Arras and the Aisne;
river and the German attacks on the Verdun front are in
tended to mask plans for some vast Teutonic enterprise on j
some other position of the western front, is the belief ex-1
pressed by British military experts today.
RUSSIANS IN MESOPOTAMIA
PETROGRAD, Wednesday, March 21.—Russian
troops are driving southwest from Sakkiz, Persia, is the
advice received through the Caucasus today. The Rus
sian advance guard has crossed the Mesopotamian fron
tier into Turkish territory, according to the war office.
ATTEMPT MADE TO SLAY
NEW RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
(By United 3UU« C»M«)
PETROGRAD, Wednesday, March 21.—An attempt
was made today by a supporter of the Romanoff’s to as
sassinate A. F. Kerenzki, new minister of justice under
the revolutionary government. The attempt failed and
the would be assassin committed suicide before he could
be arrested.
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NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA PRISONERS
LONDON, Wednesday, March 21. — The provisional
government has ordered that the dethroned emperior and
his consort be regarded as having been deprived of their
liberty, and that they shall be brought to Tsarskoye Selo,
just outside of Petrograd.
LAST OF SCHWABACHERS DIES
(By United Suu* Cnki*)
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, March 21. — Sig
mund Schwabacher, last of three brothers, who founded
Schwabacher & Co., died here today.
WAR AGAINST U. S. NOW, SO
EXTRA SESSION IS CALLED
CONSTRUCTION
OF CANNERY IS
REING RUSHED
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Halibut Boat Ready Soon;
Bill For Bounty on
Hair Seal Up
Great activity is being shown
around San Juan Point these days,
and the new salmon cannery is grow
ing like a mushroom.
On the Alaska a crew of twelve ex
perienced cannery men arrived from
Seattle, and under direction of A. D.
Bailey, foreman of the construction
work ,the newcomers and a crew of
local men accomplished wonder yes
terday.
The last of the lumber shipment
from Seattle was discharged from the
freighter Cordova at midnight, and
between daylight and dark the deck
ing was laid and side wall studding
raised for the 250x50-foot structure.
Today rafters are being cut and at the
present rate they will be laying
shingles by the end of the week.
Bounty For Hair Seals
Advices from Juneau state that a
bill has been introduced in the legis
lature for a bounty of $f> each for
hair seals for the purpose of annihi
lating this, the greatest enemy of the
salmon. Considering the value of the
oil which may be rendered from the
hair seal, and the value of his hide, an
additional $5 for the scalp would
make hair seal hunting a profitable
1 industry around Seal rocks.
Beluga Boats Ordered
The Beluga Whaling company, of
Seattle, has let a contract for two 30
foot power boats, to be used in catch
ing white whales in the rivers flowing
into Cook Inlet. The Beluga whale
industry is still in its infancy, but if i
a successful method can be devised :
for catching them the market for oil
and leather will insure its success.
Pennsylvania Heady Soon
The Kenai Fish & Trading com
pany’s boat Pennsylvania, has been
at the dock several days, undergoing j
repairs to fit her to go on her first |
cruise for halibut. The repairs and |
improvements consists of a four hun
dred gallon galvanized tank making
in all 1,000 gallons capacity to store
fuel enough to carry her through fif-!
teen days under any conditions, ce
menting her bottom, and building j
bulkheads to keep ice and fish separ- j
ttte. Her capacity when through will
be twenty tons of fish, iced. She is
61-feet long and 15-feet beam, and
will carry a crew of six fishermen.
The improvements wrill amount to
$500 and are being done by J. L.
Graef, and Brosius & Noon, She will
sail for the halibut grounds Wednes
day.
BAR ALL ALIENS
! FROM RAILROAD
IS SOLONS’ PLEA
House Passes Resolution to
Ask That Americans
Only be Hired l
(By United States Cable)
JUNEAU, Wednesday, March 21.—
Resolutions asking the president and
congress to provide regulations so
that only American citizens or those
naturalized be employed in the differ
ent government offices in Alaska, par
ticularly on the government railroad
was passed by the house this after
noon. It was pointed out that many
foreigners are employed in clerical
positions and on other branches of tht
railroad.
The Heid memorial service will In
held Saturday afternoon.
The re-appointment of Goventc.
Strong is urged in a joint memorial
now passed by the legislature. Bill*
making it a misdemeanor to resist of
ficers, for a new banking and corpora
tion law, and a new bill for the col-1
lection and distribution of a “sick (
fund” for employees of all businesses;
in Alaska, have been introduced.
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NO ACTION TAKEN
YET ON VERDICT
FAVORING SULZER
(lty Uoitril Statra C*blr)
JUNEAU, Wednesday, March 21.—
Judge Jennings’ decision was given to
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! the territorial canvassing board yes
terday, but the latter has taken no
action toward issuing a certificate of
election to Charles Sulzer.
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OLD TIMER AT i
[ COOPER CREEK,
SUFFERS STROKE
“Uncle” Billy Griffiths, well known
old timer on Kenai river at the mouth
of Cooper ereek, is suffering from a
stroke of paralysis. He lives in a cab
in not far from the home of “Daddy’
Youngs, who owns placer ground on
the creek.
I)R. KEATING IS
NAMED MEMBER OF j
DENTAL BOARD
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Dr. 0. J. Keating has accepted {he
appointment by Governor Strong, as
member of the Alaska board oi dental
examiners to succeed Dr. C. L. Hale,
of Cordova. The other members of !
| the board are Dr. Zuber of Ketchikan, j
| president; Dr. E. H. Kaiser, of Ju-j
neau, secretary; Dr. Fromm, of Nome
and Dr. Myers, of Fairbanks.
! • The board meets, twice a year at
Juneau.
CALL ISSUED FOR MEETING OE
THE CHAMBER OE COMMERCE
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Call for a meeting of the chamber
of commerce was issued today by
John Noon, president. The meeting
which will be held at 7:30 o’clock
Thursday evening, March 22, in the
chamber of commerce rooms, in the
basement of the Bank of Seward
building, is for the purpose *of elect
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ing new officers and considering se
veral important matters.
Invitation is extended to every
buisenss man in Seward and also to
every resident interested in the
growth of the community, to attend
the meeting and lend aid in making
this the start of a most prosperous
era for the town.
EXPECT CONGRESS
TO SAY STATE OE
WAR NOW EXISTS
(l)y United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, March 21. — President
Wilson issued today a call for congres to assemble in ex
traordinary session on April 2. The president realizing
Germany is practically making war on the United States
on the high seas, deemed it necessary to assemble con
g» ’ess to deal with the situation.
The purpose of the session as specifically stated in
the president’s proclamation is to receive a communica
tion on “grave questions of national policy.”
The president in his address to congress, it was stated
jy authority today, will detail how Germany is making
war on the United States by ruthless destruction of
American lives and ships on the high seas in contravention
>f all the laws of nations and humanity.
Congress then is expected to pass a resolution, declar
ing that a state of war has existed between the United
States and Germany for some time.
REPUBLICAN CHIEF IS PATRIOTIC
NEW YORK, Wednesday, March 21. — Former
Justice Charles E. Hughes, declared in a speech last night,
that Germany’s method of attack on the United States is
an “onslaught on liberty and civilization itself.”
SEATTLE CONGRESSMAN WILL ACT
SEATTLE, Wednesday, March 21. — Congressman
Miller on departing for Washington this morning, said
“I’ll be there with a disposition to autorize the president
to use any means necessary to protect American lives anu
American ships.”
NEGRO SLAYS VANCOUVER CHIEF
AND BOY; KILLED BY POLICE
(By United States Cable)
VANCOUVER, B. C., Wednesday, March 21.—Chief
of Police MacLinnen, of this city, was killed by Robert
Tait, a negro dope fiend today, and shortly afterward
Tait was killed in a battle with the police.
An hour previous to the killing of the chief, Tait,
while resisting an attempt to collect rent for the premises
in. which he lived, commenced shooting wildly and killed
a nine-year-old boy, George Rolph. He barricaded him
self in the house and refused to come out. Then the police
reserves were called out and lead by the chief made a sue
eessful assault, but the latter was killed
FIRE BURNS ROOF
AND OIL PAINTIN V
Fire originating from sparks, burn
ed the roof from a part of the cabin
of J. A. McCarren, artist, at noon to
day. An error in sending in the
alarm resulted in information being
received at fire headquarters that
“Lucas’ house was afire.” There be
ing two families of that name the de
partment reached Adams street and
awaited instructions, when word was
received that the blaze was out. Mc
Carren’s chief loss was a partly com
pleted oil painting of Resurrection
bay.
Chief Horner desires attention cad-1
ed to giving location of fires. Those
turning in an alarm should give the
location by street rather than by the
name of the owner of the house.
Word was received this morning
that Miss Ada White, who left Mon-1
day for Anchorage, took a boat down
the arm from Mile 71. The ice is
running in the arm but the floes are
not heavy.
BOATS AM) TRAINS
The Northwestern is due in Cor
dova today.
The Admiral Watson is due in Ju
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neau tomorrow.
The Alameda will sail from Seattle
March 23.
The train will leave tomorrow
morning at 8:30 for Mile 40.
Trails
Trails good, with a temperature of
20 at Mile 74; 4 at Mile 52, and 12 be
low at Mile 34.
THE WEATHER
Yeeterday.
Maximum . 39
Minimum . 19
Current . 37
Wind . North
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WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair with increasing winds.
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