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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, Jon®6,1918. TEN CENTS PER C0P1
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' L: , - - Notices were issued today in
■v.s papers that the Police will
;; c >: tinuotisly for ten minutes if
. iew York City. The residents
vLv.dows of their offices and
c in to hear the sirens or whistles
s \ t; to .mmediately go to base
1.1C l i
- i ordered sent to every
act i G eater New York.
osibly the submarines,
st, carried aeroplanes for a
. s night and all street lighting
■ city was off.
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> i 'LL GREATLY REIHJCD
■'he toll of dead and missing
e raids on the Alantic coast
t *e steamship Carolina’s
i 350 passengers'and members of the crew aboard that ship.;
Flocks of aeroplanes are today again in the air along the
coast in battle formation scouting for the Hun U-boats.
DESTROYERS SIGHTS A SUBMARINE.
WASHINGTON, June, 5— A destroyer has reported
by wireless to the Navy Department that she interrupte 1
a submarine attacking the French steamer Radioliene, 65
miles off the Maryland Coast this forenoon. The destroyer
also reports finding the American schooner Edward FI.
Baird in a sinking condition, having been torpedoed. Two
men were rescued from the Baird.
AMERICAN SCHOONER TORPOEI).
NEW YORK, June ,5— The American auxilary schoon
er Samuel G. Mengal was submarined Sunday 175 miles
off New York harbor according to word reeieved by wire
less from a destroyer who picked the crew up at sea.
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U—COMANDER GIES A WARNING.
NEW YORK, June, 5— According to survivors of
the Carolina, who have arrived here, the submarine com
mander oi the cralt wnie.i toi■,> • oed the steamer, told the
captain not to use hiswirc less a5 h did not intend to shoot
Despite the German’s order, th< •
ator sent distress calls until ordered to stop b> ti e Cap’
ain who feared that f: ith the U
commander’s orders would mean the lives v’ ;h v e n
and children aboard. '
TORPEDOED TANKER IS FLOATED.
WASHINGTON, June, 5—The Navy D- partmert
announces that the tank a
early yesterday by a submarine «•' me Delaware ( apt
lias been floated and is now being towed to a p »rt f» r iv
pairs.
DROWNED WHILE WAITING REMFFE
LEWIS, Delaware, lune •
aboard a motor boat of the Carolina, sunk f
submarine, were drowned dirp ■; a • r sm •• Sund:.\
night while the boat was d- if ting a r -■ . ■
One survivor, a Germa , has beer
Federal authorities, for examination.
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2.: » 2 ££,('« iiLulli.
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said Mr.
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This a mo w: i* elu - s - t in pledges
and the re .minder is d nations by wire
or c.i ’.
Sexton, of the lo
ca’ com;
■ 11 ' “10
will be mo; ov the war fund when
tht Poia . .os f o n the westward.
The quota a s red the Seward divi
VO IK, June f> — The New
,'mk- an extra edition
. ii saying that a member
! inian submarine 1-15, one of
* s b ' which destroyed the schooner
, old one of the survivors that
. 'i,'! it's intended to stay on the
A: a :t c toast at least until August. |
‘i * { lx at member said that the sub
* were provisioned for a six
.th's cruise.
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7 Adm ral Farragut, with Capt. i
> Mc(. livrary on the bridge, reach- i
<i i.o t *1.01 tly after 5 o’clock this J
after a quick run from j
: 8«. 1 ile. The Farragut brought 35 ton j
o f eight and Thomas Babcock and
. ee teerage passengers. The Far-;
- a: it had four passengers aboard for |
Anchorage.
G. t ry Liach is purser aboard the1
it .ml he stated that the pass-1
•< m th v as over a sea ;a*> smooth as
s the entire way north.
77:e Admiral Farragut sailed for
I t* age at 8 o’clock and will return
!\odi. k arriving here next Monday,
v allowing passengers left on the
: ' > Anchorage — W; A.
,iiul }>. A. Turner; for Kodiak
! i Kiaft and John Norberg; for;
do i — Mrs. Towle and daughter
I>ee Sing; for Port Graham — S.
L. Colwell.
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a'* prayers were .answered, the
! .-."hi would he kept mighty busy ad-1
justing matters. <•
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URGENT CALL FOR FOUR MEN
Henry Kofford, Harold Andrew Esterlin, Thomas
Jenkins Frost and Theador Larson are asked to call at
Judge Green’s office tomorrow (Thursday) at noon. The
call is urgent.
URGES A PARDON FOR MOONEY
WASHINGTON, June 5-— President Wilson has writt
en a letter, a second one, to Gov. Stephens, of California,
urging a pardon for Thomas Mooney, convicted of compli
city in the killing of ten in a bomb outrage at San Fran
cisco in Julv, 1916.
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SACREMENTO, Jcne 5 — Gov. Stephens has not re
ceived the President’s letter yet. It is believed that the gov
ernor is awaiting the outcome of Mooney’s intended
appeal to the Supreme Court before taking action.
FAIRBANKS' PASSES AWAY.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 5— Former Vice* President
Fairbanks died last night at his home here. All members
of the family, except Major Richard Fairbanks, now in
France, were at the bedside.
DRAFTED MEN
- MAY LEAVE ON
THE FARRAGUT
Arrangements are being made to
day for the men filled from this sec
tion by the draft, to leave here for
Fort Liscum on the Admiral Farragut
next Monday. The call for the 51 men
to assemble here gave the hour as 10
o’clock, Monday forenoon, June 10th.
Arrangements are also being made to
give the boys a proper send-off and
this will be under the auspices of the
officers and men of the Home Guards.n
MINES PICKED
UP ALONG THE
ATLANTIC COAST
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WASHINGTON, June 5 — U. S.
Mine sweepers this afternoon reported
finding several mines floating off the
Atlantic Coast. The mines are of Ger
man manufacture and were undoubted
ly strewn by the raiding submarines.
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According to word received on the
Admiral Farragut this morning the
big attempt is to be made today to
lieved that the Evans will be floated
let. A cofferdam has been built around
the stem of the steamer and it is be
lieved that the Eveans will be floated
during this afternoon.
NEW YORK, Juno 5 — The German
masses are no longer hurling them
selves against the Allied line accordin'"
to the best information secu ed by the
Associated Press this afternoon. The
Teuton advance seems exhausted in
striking and the Allied line, which i.>
now stiffened, is holding the foe with
the exception of insignificant gains.
The Germans are quiet along the en
tire British front.
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FRENCH RECTIFY LINES
PARIS, June 5 — The Germans
continued local attacks last night and
early today on the main battlefront
held by the French. They made un
successful attempts against the French
lines at Garlepont Wood, Dommiers |
and Corey.
The French infantry and tanks have]
rectified the French lines north 01
Corey.
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YANKEES STRIKE GERMANS
WITH THE FRENCH, June 5 —
The Americans threw the Germans
back at the town of Veuilly Lapoterie,
near Chateau Thierry. The American
machine gunners have also mowed
down the Germans trying to enter the
Veuilly Woods.
U. S. GUNNER ACTIVE
PARIS, June 5 — (Official) —
American machine gunners, one hour
after their arrival on the banks of the J
Marne on May 31st, took the most ac
tive part in the defense of that region
which was menaced by the Germans
The American fire was what saved the *
advance of the Teuton forces near
C!v;rau Thierry.
The Americans, who have made
their uppeutamv i« It at several of the
important points in the big battle,
have won the unstinted admiration of
tiie Allied Commanders and the men.
WASHING TON. June 5 — The flow
of men and munitions to France is not
to be checked as the resulto f the sub
marine raids on the Atlantic coast.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels this af
ternoon said that the Navy was accom
plishing a great duty of keeping open
doors to Fiance. The Navy Secretary
cited the fact that no troop ships or
merchant ships bound overseas had
been sunk or to any degree attacked
when U. S. Navy patrols were the con
voys.
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ALASKA DUE TODAY
Steamer Alaska is due this after
neon from Anchorage southbound for
Seattle. The Alaska left the Cook In
let town at S o’clock last night with 90
passengers for Seattle. The steamer
will be at the Seward dock for at least
an hour then go to the San Jaun dock
and load fish for Seattle.
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T! ‘ lho'Y Is t;*« in T to scream in
s, th fr m . in
the mo; : u it midnight, but just
how sh i screams depends upon
the “come t ou^ti of th- no "cKuu.s
juml ot1. »t t il?x- of the town. Last
ni^ht, t ie t haiiinon of the various
comm* " E?ich Lucas. A. H. Mc
Donald, George Sexton, Lieut. Long:
and the publicity man met find
t'U vh y disc used the celebration. As|
outlined, there will be a parade at 10,
• !r> in the forenoon. Special prizes!
! will be offered for the best decorated
:o»nob • and best float. Following
. r do the patriotic exercises will
‘•Id. on the streets, if the weather
fair, atthe A. B. Hall or theatre if
should rain. These exercises will be
short but full of pep, spoaking and
singing. Then wil follow the sports,
but perhaps these will not be pulled off
until after luncheon. The sports will
include 50 and 100 yard dashes for
men or other grown up boys; races for
the boys and girls of various ages;
potato race for the girls; obstical
race for the boys; kiddie car races; pie
eating contest, yum yum; hose contest
and climbing the greased pole. At 2:30
, o’clock the baseball game will be play
ed between the Seward nine andthe
Soldiers. The big feature of the day
will start at 6 o’clock in the evening
and that will be the race to the top of
Marathon mountain and back, the
start from the Bankd of Seward
comer. After the race, the movie
theatre will give a special patriotic
program of films, war pictures, etc.,
with the regular bill ami at 0:Ho
! o’clock the jitney dance will be given
I the A. JS. Hall. There will be all kind ?
of prizes for the sporting events, the
big purse of course going to the mai
thon runners. There will be a p ize
for the best decorated show window.
Posters arc to be printed at once and
sent to all points along the govern
ment railroad, to Anchorage, Kenai,
Hope, Sunrise, Seldovia, Kodiak, Fort
Chatham, Latouche, Valdez, Cordova,
Fort Liscum and Ellamar. Everybody,
and his sisters, and her fellow and the
kids, are invited to come to Seward on
the Fourth. Robert J. Weir has pro- #
wised the committee to bring in every
body fi-om the division who wants to
come, and take it all in all- there is go
i ing to be some Fourth celebration.
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