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-- THE ALASKA EVENING POST _ . _ -
Volume XI. 'xumher 1%. ^ SEWARD, ALASKA. MONDAY, AUGUST 13,19^ Ten Ceuta the Copy
PROTECT WARRIORS
iMRIABOR FIRST
AlMOF GOVERNMENT
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Secretary McAdoo, of the
Tre* isury Department, declared today that the prompt pas
sac* the army and navy insurance hill would immeasur
abm increase America’s chance to win the war.
I Hie House is prepared to expedite the measure and
actio11 awaits the vote on the war tax bill.
1 TO PROBE SWEAT SHOP REPORTS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
> rEW YORK, Aug. 13.—Secretary of War Baker has
orde an investigation of conditions in factories making
•irmvl mifonns.
’A-cording to word from the Amalgamated Clothing
31-ikeil5 America, girls under legal age are working un
der swl 'atshop conditions for four dollars per week.
ORAlW CONTROL TAKEN OP
\ BY FOOD ADMINISTRATORS
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MS WAI HINGTON, Aug. 13—The creation of a grain
control ll ‘arcl l)y which the food administrator will super
vise the ' istribution of wheat and the manufacture and
sale of tU ur> w**l be announced in a few days. This board
will have authority to carry out the regulations governing
wheat ani flour» but the actual rules to be enforced are as
yet under|cons^era^on
BOTH AIDES IN CONFLICT HAVE EYE
ON ml SOCIALIST CONFERENCE
responsibility is bothersome
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(By Associated Press Dispatch)
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 13. — The Frankfurter Zeitung
stated semi-officially that German socialists may decline to
enter the Stockholm co.nfernce if the Entente socialists in
sist in discussing responsibility for the wai.
FRENCH WILLSEND DELEGATES
PAI11S1. Aug. 13.—French socialists have decided to
send delegates to the Stockholm conference and made this
decision public yesterday. Minister of Munitions Thomas
has as a result found himselt in a position similat to that
of Henderson in British labor circles, on account of the
conflict xi'tween the party he represents and the expiessed
intentions of the government.
BRITISH DELEGATES CANNOT GO
LONDON. Aug. 13. — Bonar Law, as spokesman for
the government has decided not to give British delegates
permission to attend the Stockholm Intel national Social
ist Congress.
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MEXICAN BANDIT CHIEF IS KILLED
(By Associate d Press Dispatch)
JUAREZ, Aug. 13—Home guards protecting the
Grandes and Ascension district in Mexico, killed Jose
Salazar, revolutionary leader and formerly Villa chieftain,
near Ascension Thursday.
COD FISHING IS
INCREASING AT KODIAK
Reports from Kodiak indicate that
cod fishing has picked up in good pro
portions this year. So many men have
taken up fishing that labor is scarce
on the island. Good money is made t>>
the cod fishermen at times, their
catches running up to $10 and per
day under favorable conditions.
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NORTHWESTERN IN FROM
SOUTH, SAILS WEST
The Northwestern arrived from
southward Sunday with the following
passengers for Seward: Miss M. Eard
ley, Hugh Fouch, Mrs. J. L. Reed, S.
P. Silverman, L. Nevin, Ray Colman,
J. EUter, E. S. Hewitt.
CHASED STRIKEBREAKERS
OCT OF ST. LOUIS HOTEL
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 13.—Managers of
a local hotel on learning that 175 men
who registered at their hostlery were
strikebreakers bound for Kansas City,
! called the police and drove the whole
outfit into the street, placing their
baggage outside. Agents for the
j strikebreakers found accommodations
for them elsewhere .
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TY COBB STILL LEADS
AS BIG STICK HANDLER
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
Chicago, Aug. 13.—'Ty Coby contin
ues to lead the American league, hav
ing increased his batting average to
1385.
HE WILL HANG ON TILL SHE STOPS.
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—^5 ft;
fSAFETvy
LEAVE
\ TRAIN
f WHILE It IS
RUNNING!
—Evans in Baltimore American.
RAILROAD CHIEFS
SEWARD’S GUESTS
Members of the party touring the
government railroad with the assistant
to Secretary Lane and all of the ad
ministrative heads of the government
railroad, with the exception of Com
misioner Thomas Riggs, are guests of
Seward today.
Those who arrived over the line hist
evening following the tour of the coal
fields, included:
Herbert A. Meyer assistant to Sec
retary Lane; Chairman Edes, of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission;
Capt. Frederick Mears, of the Engi
neering Commission; Edwin F. Wendt,
members engineering board of the In
terstate Commerce Commission; A. I).
Shepard, traffic and railroad man of
long experience with the Southern Pa
cific, here at the invitation of Secre
tary Lane; R. J. Weir, engineer in
[charge of the Seward division; Andrew
Christiansen, manager of the Land and
Industrial Department; and R. F. Aus
ton, of Mr. Meyer’s staff in Washing
ton.
Owing to the late arrival of the
train, members of the party were tak
en directly to their hotel, with the ex
ception of Chairman Edes, who is a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Bal
laine.
Mrs. Shepard who is accompanying
her husband on the trip, was met,at
Kern creek by Mrs. Weir, and will be
her guest during her stay here.
In honor of the party a luncheon
was given at 1:30 in the Van Gilder
building, following which they will be
taken on a tour of the bay. Owing
to the fact that Mr. Meyer and mem
bers of his party did not see construc
tion work on the line this side of Mile
34, last night, they will be taken out
the road again tomorrow.
Chairman Edes and Andrew Chris
tiansen will leave on the Northwestern
with the Meyer party on their way to
the Fairbanks division. Mr. Meyer
and members of his party had planned
on going to the interior if they have
time, but there is some doubt as to
whether they will be able to make the
trip. Captain Mears will return to
Anchorage after the party leaves.
QUARTZ STRIKE
AT NUKA BAY|
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Frank Skeen and His Partner Expect
to Work This High Grade Ore
On Their Own Account
Frank Skeen and Otis E. Harring
ton returned from Nuka Bay Satur
day, after a prospecting trip of sev
eral weeks, bringing gold dust and
samples from one of the richest quartz
strikes made on the Peninsula.
Some of the samples secured by
Skeen from the ledge discovered, j
will run from $30,000 to $40,000 to the
ton.
“Of course all of the veins which
averages about twenty inches in width
is not this rich, but there is about four
or hve inches near the foot wall which
is certainly rich,” said Skeen.
The vein is ordinary quartz except
for places where it is shot through
with blue-gray quartz, rich in gold.
During the ten days the two men
were on the ground, in addition to cut
ting out trails, they panned out $50
worth of gold from the decomposed
outcroppings.
“I hope to be able to work this claim
myself,” said Skeen. “My partner has
never prospected before but he takes I
to it and we are going to try and ham
die the project ourselves.”
TRANSFER FOR
0. S. FARMER
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Superintendent at ..Kodiak Goes to
Fairbanks Experimental
Station
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M. D. Snodgrass, superintendent of i
the government farm at Kodiak, is
here en route to Fairbanks where he j
will relieve J. W. Neal, who has been
at that station for about thirteen
years. Neal will return to his farm
in California. Mr. Snodgrass is suc
ceeded by H. E. Pratt at Kodiak.
“I will still be in charge of the co
operative farm work along the line of
the government railroad between Sew
ard and Fairbanks,” said Snodgrass.
“This has been a normal season at
Kodiak, with the exception of the nat
ural hay meadows which covered with j
ash during the eruption of Katamai t
in 1912. These are gradually and
surely coming back. Several new
buildings are being erected including
two new cottages for assistants, and
the dairy barn is being remodeled, and
a new cattle barn is being erected at
Kalsin bay. J. T. Harvey, formerly of
Seward, is in charge of the building
construction and is now at Kalsin bay
where one of the cottages is located.
Snodgrass will take Mrs. Snodgrass
and their children, who have been her^
for the winter, to Fairbanks.
AMERICAN STEAMER
HITS MINE OFF SOUTH
AFRICA, 19 LOST
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. — Although advices from
New Bedford, South Africa, are that no lives were lost
when the American steamer City of Athens hit a mine
near that port, other dispatches received by the state de
partment report the loss of nineteen of the passengers and
crew.
The state department is advised that five American
passengers, ten other passengers, and four of the crew
were killed when the City of Athens hit a mine near Cape
Town, South Africa, August 10.
Four of the lost Americans were missionaries. Among
the rescued were nineteen other American missionaries.
REPULSE GERMAN ATTACK
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS, Aug. 13, (Official).—French forces last night
repulsed all efforts of the Germans to recapture positions
taken during the recent French push on the Aisne front.
TEUTON AIRPLANES DESTROYED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Aug. 13., (Official). — British naval aero
planes destroyed two German planes yesterday, following
a raid on the English southeast coast.
WARNING TO ANTHRACITE COAL MEN
(Hy Associated I'rssa Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—The federal trade commis
mission has declared that anthracite dealers increasing
their prices over 10 cents per ton before September 1st
will be considered as openly declaring for “profiteering.”
A FOLLETTE SEEKING PEACE TERMS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. — Senator LaFollette has
introduced a resolution calling on the United States to def
initely define the objects for which it will continue to wage
war and also asking the Allies to restate their terms of
SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
OP COMMUNITY CHURCH
The picnic of the Community Chris
tian Sunday School will be held at the
head of the bay Tuesday. Should the
weather forbid on Tuesday, then Wed
nesday or Thursday will be the day.
T. W. Hawkins has kindly consented
to send an auto out with the children
who are too small to walk. All the
children, as well as their mothers and
fathers, are invited to join in tne out
ing. Children will gather at the
church about 10 o’clock.
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FRENCH-ENGLISH ARMY
BOOKS GIVEN TO U. S.
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.—The first
edition of 100,000 copies of the Eng
lish and French handbook for use of
the American troops in France, has
been presented as a gift to the war
depastment by the National Security
League.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
Admiral Farragut sailed south Sun
day noon.
Northwestern reached port Sunday
several hours ahead of schedule.
Freighter Curacao called Sunday
evening, leaving explosives for local
dealers.
The regular Sunday train made the
round trip out the line.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum.61
Minimum .44
Current.65
Clear. South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Clearing. Warmer,
Slop WASTE
OE GASOLINE
Secretary Van H. Manning Calls On
Owner of Autos to Act
Voluntarily
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.—Van H.
Manning, director of the bureau of
mines, is urging automobilists to cur
tail excessive use of gasoline for pleas
ure riding.
He has warned them of the possibil
ity of drastic action to meet the de
mands of America and her Allies in
the war. ,
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FORMER SEWARD PLAYER
APEARS ON COOK INLET
ANCHORAGE, Aug. 13. — Percy
Chamberlain, formerly pitcher for the
Seward team, has joined the Alaskan
Engineering force at Matanuska and
pitched for that team here yesterday,
against his old teammate Hood, who
twirled for Anchorage, beating him 7
to 2.
Matanuska played an errorless
game, while Anchorage failed to give
Hood support.
Bainbridge, also formerly of Sew
ard, appeared on the Anchorage Com
mission team. This team beat Potter
creek 9 to 0, when Potter quit the
game on a protest against the umpire.
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CAPT. ROSS CALLED TO
WEST POINT ACADEMY
Capt. C. A. Ross, who passed thru
Seward Saturday evening en route to
the Outside from Anchorage, has been
ordered to West Point, where he will
be an instructor in civil engineering
at the military academy. Capt. Ross,
who has been in command of the de
tachment at Anchorage, was relieved
by Capt. Davis who went north on the
same boat.