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VOL! ME XIII NUMBER 17. ____SKVVj-RD' A AShA' SA1 LR>AV Jul> 191 ___. -_____
FOURTH IS
ONE BIG
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From the start of the rifle match
yesterday morning, all during the day
and to the end of the last dance early
thi.s morning - the Fourth of July cel
ebration in Seward was all the way a
successful one. At the ringside at To
ledo the temperature was 1*26 and in
Seward the temperature wa> SO. only
46 degrees difference. The Fourth wa
a clear day- hot but with a northern
breeze blowing nearly aM day. The vis
itors- nearly 200 from out the line* en
joyed t hem selves- the Saturn bunch
had a good time* the arrivals on the
Alaska and the round t ipp'Ts join-d
in at the tail end of the day- and the
Seward citizens mi ed nothing all
day. All committees did their work
well and their plans were ably execut
ed.
KIM i: M \ IVII
Se\\:t d‘s t i -»* •• *atch* fo» »v»"
two y a*s w.v - t*ec»‘ stolly pulled off
vcsteida\ morniiv* Two sides from
w *
among the experts of Seward we r
chosen the one head. ' by Ki'pnt'kk
makmv a score <*’ and the liable**
ton shooter-; making: 82.
The individual scores were as fol
lows: K/»atrick Itrown 11;
Knowlton II Reed 1*1; Kvans 10;
l.ochnrr 10 Kaiser 10; (lohoen 12* to
tal !>-’».
Hal* ••* >*.»m ’0; Stoddard 10: Jf’nde
P; Tarv.ate** 8; Weir IS; Rom i v 11;
N • I 82
Kach man in the match had a chance
at the revelation nuirhet of 2f> hi i ds.
THK r\K.\l>K
The parable started from near the
school house shortly after 10:1.0 o’*
clock, moved ilown Adams to llroaT
way. down to Washington over to
Fifth* ui* Fifth to Adams then to
Broadway and then disbanded.
Th» pa* ule was headed by Mayoi
Chambe lin in an ant;* with Rev. Took
Rev. /inn and Oapt. (». 11. Hodey*
commander of the Saturn. Officers of
the SaU;» on foot followed: thin the
Spanish . a** veterans represented by
F. I*. Skeen* Nick I.o>nes*s and Charb»>
Jenicke • 68 men of the Saturn uniter
command of Chief Signal Officer Wy
man.
Under command of (’apt \V. I..
Mooney, of the Signal Officers Re
serve (’orps the following enlisted men
or returned sold'ers appeared in lino:
P. \Y. Stoddard. S. Prakulich- A.
Anderson- R. 1.. Pedrick* I>. Kelly* I\
I.alins- C. Manuel* John R. Nelson* 1).
Mautino (’. Lundberg* B. Posadas
Carl G. Oleson. Gar) S. Nelsoi .1 F
Starkjohnn. A. Cl. Huceinazza- K. ('
Hagen- J. Lenka and 'like Lymondar.
Theft came the peace float with
Elsie la slie representing peace: Mrs.
W. K. Ellis. France; Mrs. Carson
Belgium: Miss Mae Ciilmoure- Eng
land- Mary Baen Wright* America* and
Elizabeth Romig* Italy.
Bergen’s auto, decorated as a Red
Cross ambulance, came next* driven
hv Joe Bradshaw and with Miss Hazel
Borgen riding with him* representing
a Red Cross Nurse. Behind the ambu
lance were the representatives of Sow*
aid’s Red Cross Chapter* carrying th*'
large Red Cro>s flag Mrs. 1 hoda>
Mrs. !.ucas* Mrs. Sloan- Mrs. Orland
er* Mrs. Wever* Airs. (Ireen, M,,s. Me
Ponald and Mrs. Colburn.
Representative John Noon* wif • and ‘
son. Cal Rvosbis and B. Storey rode •
in an auto next in the parade. Tlun
came floats and a iltos* Brown Haw* j
kins* Joe Badger. A. C. Taylor* Brown \
& Hawkins.
The flown hand* headed by O *um
Major Krieh Lucas was nrxt *n line •
and ranged much merriment. The oth
ers in the band were Hannon Weir*
Koch and Nearing.
Twenty two girls* all dressed in
white* bit)ughl up the rear of the
Fourth’s parade.
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES. !
Following tbe disbanding of the pjv
I ,.a,io on Itroadway • Mayor Chamber
lin started the patriotic excerci <es by
stating that the day'was n most prom
inent one* inasmuch as peace was now
ill the world. Mayor Chamberlin wrl
tomed all visitors ami then introduced
1 Rev. L. 1>. Cook who read the Declar
ation of Independence.
The orator of the day was Rev.
lleorge ,1. '/.inn and his talk* whd" a
short one. was splendid and the speak*
er was frequently interrupted by ap
plause. Rev. 7.inn welcomed all ladies
| and gentlemen.” Citizens of a free an t
united republic* representatives of the
army and navy of a nation that is
among the leaders in guiding die des
tinies of the world* and all ol you.
young and old* members not oit.y of
;>ne nation* the United States of Am
erica. hut now by virtue of the League
of Nations* you are members of an
.rt, • national society, the greatest com
cent:en of democratic principVs in
the stages of the historical develop
ment that has risen in the hi.-eory of
the world.”
Rev. /inn related the incidents aris
ing out of the Declaration of Inde
pendence paid tribute to those uphold
ing the tenets of Democracy- the prin
ciples of peace an«i especial tribute to
Commanders of the Allied troops* Gen
I'och- General Haig- The King of Del*
giuni- General Diaz und our own great
leader- Gen. John J. Pershing. Then
respect was paid to previous com*
mander-in-chiefs of this country
down to the father of the League of
Nations. President Woodrow Wilson.
“We honor all of these great men "
said the speaker* “who have been such
courageous leaders, but we honor just
as highly those men who followed
where their commanders chose to lead..
\\V give oui cheers to the valiant
doughboy. The spirit of proclaiming
that tho Yank is coming- has shown
to the world that the \ auk's a tighter
when it is necessary and that it did
not take long for the enemy to learn
that the yank was coming- that tho
Yank went ever with the spirit that
e w rn’l come ba« k until we’re ove*
over there and now they have •corn*4
back and we cheer their valor, their
pluck- their sacrifices for the cause of
i^ht peace and justice.
“The war is over and today we give
>ur cheers because we may safely
feel that:—
“The war-drum shall throb no long*
*r- The battle-flags shall be furl'd* In
the Parliment of men* The Federation
»f the World."
STRKKT SPORTS
The sports on Broadway wore pull
'd off at 1 o’clock with flu- following
^vents and winners:—
220 yard race for men— Dial- first;
Seivert- (ioheen.
100 yard race for men— Dial first;
Seivert- Straughan.
Sack race for men— White first;
Seivert* (Ioheen.
Girls .">0 yards— Meryl Towle- first;
I.avonia Stotko, (Veil 1/eslie.
Small hoys *r>0 yards - Jim Stewart,
first; Frank (Iue<t* Happy MeXeer.
Mile race, three times around tie
block hounded by Adams and Wash
ington* Broadway and Fifth—Selinas
first: Joe Bolen second.
Three legged race for men— Whit*
md Larson* first White and Flpick*
second.
Small girl’s rare to catch n balloon
— Helen Berry, first; Mary McQuen
Melba Johnsmd.
Small hoys race for balloon— Frank
Guest- first; Happy MeXeer* Lynn
MeXeer.
Boys potato race - Joe Bradshaw
first; Willie Neville- second.
Little hoys sack race*— Dalton Both*
fus- first; Sam Moyer* second.
Girls potato race— Catherine Ne
ville. first; Melba Johnsmd* Bertha
Llovd, Virginia Skeen.
Boys hike race— .loe Bradshaw*
t’ir>t ; Willie Neville- second and Paul
Guy. third.
The tug of war came next between
thm Engineering force of the Saturn1
composed of tly* following men:— T.
E. Mooney* G. X. Anderson* 0. McCon
nelh F. Mokie*/1. Klink. W. H. Smith
W. M. McCutcheon* A. E. Brown and
G. W. Dial and the Deck force com*
poced of the following men:— A. (5.
McKenzie* W* L. King* C. .T. Riley.
H. T. Dahl* M. F. Lynch* F. E. Kvacek*
R. .T. Brindley, I. Akright and H. Win
kel.
There were to be three five piinuta
pulls, if necessary* with three minute
rests. At the jump off of the first pull
i the engineers took the rope for five
inches, kept piHling slowly until at
| the end of the first pull they had the
rihhon on their side of the mark by M
1 inches.
At the start of the second pull, with
14 incite; in their favor, the engineers
took the rope for 10 more inches, kept
up with ext fa spurts and ended the
seAnd pull with inches in their
favor winning the $25 prize.
In the evening a second tug of war
took place between nine huskies of the
Alaskan Engineering force* from out
the line, and the engineering force of
the Saturn. The word was given thr.c
it was to he a “pull off the cleats.”
Bingo- the “pull” began with the A.
E. (’. taking the rope to their side by
seven inches. Tuggers on both sides
strained and pulled. The A. E. C. force
settled down and hung on and after
fourteen minutes of strain* the tug of
war was over with the A. E. (\ force
winning by 111 inches. The A. E. <\
force was composed of a stronger lot
of men* weight considered* and wouM
have hung on all night if necessary.
Perhaps a couple of hundred dollar<
changed hands as the result of this
tug of war.
BASEBALL GAME
If any of the old compilers of p-i*
marv books were alive and in Sewant
*
1 especially yesterday, they might have
had some new things for the hooks.
For instance they might say some
thing like this:
A stand for Akright* a pitcher off
the U. S. S. Saturn who had the Sew
ard hall players tucked away under
his ann.
It stands for a hall* something thnr
the Seward players could not seem to
connect with* especially when thrown
>vci a home plate.
C stands for can’t when applied to
hitting abilities of Seward players !
•tc.* down the entire alphabet.
Hut* really who cared anyway? Th
Saturn boys are a good bunch, tlmy
showed they could play ball and even
f they did win between $.‘*00 and $400
of Seward money on the game, it was
a royal good hunch of losers which
all means that besides losing money*
the Seward flayers lost yesterday's
nine inning game of ball by a score of
s to 1. It would hardly he justice to
!hc Seward players to give a full sum
nary of the game* for the local boys*
anted they did win last Sunday’
tame, have not been on the diamond
sufficiently this year to become ac*
juainted with the game and the Sat*
irn hoys have been drilling hard* oven
»ver at Cordova where they were wall*
>ped as badly as they walloped Sew
ird yesterday. The Seward players
went in the game to win but thev
ouldn’t and that is all. Lien pitched
*ood ball until half way through the
dxth frame when he felt his arm go
ng bark and gave way to Lucas- win
has not been playing any this season.
There were »rrors on both sides caus
'd perhaps by the poor diamond- etc.
voch of the locals was the only man
Tossing the plate and that was in the
ninth.
The Saturn boys made one run in
‘he fifth- Cole bringing in that score;
three runs in the sixth. Jackson- Cole
tnd Reed crossing the home plate; two
:n the seventh- Jackson and Akright
scor:ng and two in the ninth- Corned
ind Akright bringing in these.
There was plenty of good nature*!
•■noting. no hard feeling existing- some
game.
The following was the line-up:
Seward Position Saturn
Weir 2nd. Elphick
Vdams C. F. Cole
Koch 3rd. Cornell
Lucas R. F. Reese
Lien P. Akright
Hannon 1st. Nelson
Shellhorn s. s. Reed
Painter L. F. Graves
Poehlmaun C. Jackson
Karr batted for Poehlmann in the
^uhth and for Lein in the ninth. No
others in the line-up except pitchers
as noted above. Harry Ellsworth was
his umps on balls and strikes and Sat
urn White on bases.
MARATHON RACE
Seward’s famous marathon race
was the hip feature of the Fourth’s
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DEMPSEY IS
i WINNER OF
FIGHT ,
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| By Associated Press
TOLEDO* July r>— In three* bloody
raunils yesterday* Jack Dempsey won
the world’s championship from Jess
Willard. The result was never in
doubt. In the first round Dempsey
sent home a Ixyly blow from widen
Willard never recovered and gong
saved him. Dempsey knocked Willard
down or threw him helpless ugains*
.he ropes seven times.
Willard lowered above Dempsey
like a lighthouse over a tug • Willard
acted like a sick man and he swung
feebly while his relentless antagonist
hammered home blows like a great riv
eting machine.
\Tie crowd cried “Stop the murde*-.’*
Willard said: Dempfoy was the
hardest puncher 1 ever met.”
Dempsey said: Willard was so fee
ble I hated to hit him.
TOLEDO- July -V The temperature
at the ringside was I2(>. Dempsey pre
dicted that he would knock out Will
ard. Willard was a favorite in the
betting at the ringside.
NKW ( IIAMI* ON STACK
TOLKDO* July 5—‘Dempsey begin
a vaudeville tour next week. Willard'.
.vife witnessed the fight at the ring
ode. After the fight was over Mrs.
Willard said: “1 am glad Jess lost
Now he ean become a private citizen.
Willard made $100*000 in eleven
M.ninutes as this was tin* share of hi
stake* win* lose or driiw.
At the end of the first round * tie*
gong sounded when referee Record was
counting seven over Willard. The go tv.*
.vas weak and few heard it. Tile re
feree declared Dempsey the winner at'
the end of the first round and Demp
sey left the ling hut was called back
when the referee declared that the
gong saved Willard.
MOTHKK <>VKILI<>\ LD
SALT LAKK. July Mrs. Cecil
a Dempsey* the new champion’s moth
»r* said that she was overjoyed when
.he news came that her son was the
ighting heavyweight champion of the
world.
FANS STIIX ARGUING
TOLEDO- July 5— The majority of
he fans have left the city and the re
naming ones are still arguing »v"i
.he decision. Dempsey’s victory ?s
•laimed to be the quickest or recent
heavyweight ring history. Old timer,*
leelare that never before has a champ
on admitted defeat without leaving
his chair.
Doth Willard and Dempsey remain
here.
TOLEDO- July a— Dempsey weigh
'd 1ST pounds and Willard 243 pound:*.
One vaudeville circuit offered Demp*
*ev $10-000 weekly for twelve weeks.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round 1— Willard landed firs*
blow a light left to head. Dempsey j
hooked a left to Willard's stomach.
Willard snapped a left to jaw. Demp
sey knocked Willard down with right
to jaw. Twice the Champion took the
muni of six each time Dempsey knock
ed him down. Willard down for third
time hut a count of seven gong saved
hitn from losing.
Round 2— Dempsey rushed Willard
in his corner pounding Willard’s jaw
with rights and left also closing Will
ard’s right eye. Dempsey . walked
around the ring. Dempsey puts rights
and lefts to Willard’s face. Willard
dazed. Dempsey puts three lefts to
Willard’s face. Willard dazed. Demp
sey puts three lefts to Willard’s bm
|“ve. Willard landed febble uppercut.
Willard staggered to corner at end of
round.
ROUND 3— Dempsey hit Willard
| twice with left to jaw. Dempsey sent
right to jaw left to body. Dem/lsey
peppered left to Willard’s jaw without
return. Dempsey backed Willard t>
rope and hammered him with left an<T
rights to jaw and body. Mood stream
ed from Willard’s mouth. Willard
landed stinging uppercut to Dempsey’s
jaw. Dempsey retaliated with left to
jaw. Dempsey hit the champion with
rights and lefts to jaw as bell rang.
Willard quits, throws up the sponge.
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f Operator in Charge Perry, of fno
* cable office, missed the street parade
yesterday remaining on duty at the
cable office as word was seat .Torn
Seattle that khe cable would b<* ‘ ept
open until after the fight dope. Mr.
Perry and the other boys all got in on
the work early in the afternoon am'
the public was given the Gateway*
fight returns through the courtesy of
the local boys not laying off.
DIRIGIBLE HAS
MADE FLIGHT
OVER SEA
ST. JOHNS. .Inly The Hritish
dirigible R—-M an i ;ed at noon yester
day hut did not stop and after drop
ping a hag of mail kept on to Mineo'a
Long Island sound. The weather wa*
foggy.
Mineola. July - AM aviators wore
warned yesterday and forbidden to fly
above or within one mile of the U—"t
vhile she was nearing here. Preva
il ions were ordered hv the navy de
partment to prevent a possible mis! an.
M ALI PAX- July ■" The Admirait}
eports It—M4 on the Nova Scotia
Coast proceeding slowly today on ac
'count of fog.
WASHIXCTOX. July :* - At 10 •>'
•lock this Satmday morning the trans
Atlantic dirigible wirelessed a revues',
or (h-stroyeVs to nteet her in th.* !*av
of Kandy as her fuel was low. Two-de*
st rovers left Poston at once.
WASHIXCTOX* July •“» The P
°.4 is expected to reach Mineola on
iunday. Mail is going to he sent to
Knglnnd when the dirigible returns.
POSTOX. July a— The dirigibleA
second wireless message asks if the
destroyers are coming, fuel almost
gone- fog heavy.
WASHINGTON. July .r>— A wire
'oss has been sent the dirigible stating
that the steamer Sat ilia has left Cro .•
Island. Maine, and two destroyers
have left Boston.
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' TO DEMOHOIJZE
army to l*EAOE
TIME STRENGTH
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WASHINGTON- July 3— The *
War Department has ordered the
* army demoboljzed to peace time
* strength of 230,000 by September
* First.
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KICK ON Bl’RLESON
SEATTLE. July 5— Many peti
tions have reached National Democra
tic Chairman Cummins, now here, ask
ing for the removal of Postmaster
General Burleson.
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Steamer Curacao* bringing freight
for Seward* is expected to arrive in
port any day.
Gustav Seiffert* well known mining
man- returned north on the Alaska.
The Saturn will probably leave on
Tuesday direct for San Francisco and
thyi return north again going to the
Pribiloff islands; take men to Kodiak
then for forty days remain at Seward
or Cordova.
Lieut. Ronald J. Munro* 'who has
been absent from this section of the
country for fifteen months with thrt
Canadian forces* returned on the Alas
ka and will go out the line within a
few days.
Capt. W. C.. Dibrcll* of the light
house service* is registered at the Sex
ton having arrived on the Alaska from
Ketchikan.
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HINDY TAKES
BLAM! FOR
WARFARE
By Associated Press
LONDON* July 5— A Copenhagen
dispatch reports that Hindcnburg is
now in Hanover the former German
commander has informed President
Kbert that he is responsible for th°
acts of the German headquarters since
August 1016 also the proclamations of
t!..* Lai. * r concerning warfare.
In London it is believed that Hin
dcnbu.g is taking the blame so that
the Kaiser may be spared some penal
ty which will bo meted out to him by
the Allies.
TO KKCT.AKK WAK
LONDON. July ;">— It is reported
that the (»f-'man conservative party,
in a proclamation. states that the
party is to declare war on the present
government and intends to use its
j whole strength to re-establish a mon*
I archy.
Ill NS TO
PALIS. July (iennany has iu
dicatid a desire to immediately com
ply with the terms regarding repara
tion. The Herman and Allied economic
experts are expected to meet In an or
al conference probably next week.
WILSON IS
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A RO A K D TH K TRANSPORT
GKORG.K WASHINGTON. July 5—
'resident Wilson will arrive at Hobo
ken tonight according: to the presort
schedule of the transport.
Yesterday in his Fourth of July ad
dress- President Wilson said that this
vas the most tremendous Fourth ever
magpned. America has opened a fran
hise to the whole world.
WASHINGTON* July 5— Accord
ng to wireless reports the transport
bringing President Wilson home from
France began to slow down early on
| *he morning of the Fourth. It was
j then expected that the President
| would not reach New York until Tucs
lay morning. He is to attend a recep
ion at Carnyie Hall and immediately
ifter talking briefly will come direct
to Washington.
VISITORS IN SEWARD
Many from out along the govern
ment railroad came to Seward Thurs
day night to spend the Fourth and
Fifth and- will return on the train
1 leaving tomorrow morning at 0 o’
clock.
Among those who registered at the
Overland hotel were J. Wansbury*
I Carl Lindley* H. D. Trosper* Lewii
Trosper* Mike Pribich* 0. Carlson* Al
Muir* J. C. Pollock* A. H. Bryant* Geo.
Palas* H. Johnson* Warner Stone and
John Engstrom.
Registered at the Seward Hotel are
J. L. Nash, A. Covich. M. J. McMillan
and son- Mrs. A. J. Rogers* Mrs. Will
iam Flynn* Jessie Johnston* Mike Cha
bitnoy* Eli Cicovich* and M. P. McCar
thy.
Among those stopping at the Sex
ton are Ed Bergkal* William Willi
ford* Isaac Smith* William A Roose
velt* San Wagner* C. E. Whitney, J. *
Linehan* W. B. Askey* Walter L.
Lodge and Charles G. Hubbard.
Busby Lucas. Emmet Krefting and
1 Dick Windele also came in for the cel
ebration.
Mrs. L. D. Cook, wife of the Metho
dist minister, left on the Alaska for a
visit in the states.