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LONGS THE WAR.
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Volume XI, Number 839. __________
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H MIC SOLDIERS
OF AMERICA HOLD
OFF GERMAN RAID
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Feb.
1 — Conditions today are quiet in the American sectoi I
because of the fog. Beyond ia few shots both sides are
showing no activity.
Additional details of yesterday’s raid show that onh
the heroism of the American platoon in the tienches neai
est the listening post, which was raided, prevented the
enemy from entering the American trenches anti perhaps
capturing prisoners. It is known that the Americans
heid oc a superior niunlier of Germans but when the ene
my Saw the determined stand the Americans were making
they withdrew. Later a number of bloody enemy rifles!
and other equipment was found beyond the American
positions indicating that the Yankee boys had done good
work.
ALASKA CAME
INTO HARBOR
EARLY TODAY
Delayed by snow* storms all the
way over from Cordova, hung up for
12 hours on account of the snow at
!^a Toivhe, Uu* steamer Alaska aiii'*
♦ni in port at 4:30 o clock this moin
ing and sailed again at 10:30 o’clock.
The Alaska plough* seven day s mail,
72 tons of freight and the following
passengers: Miss. M. Hamilton, Mi's.
W. E. Lee, H. Gardner, E. J. Jaccaid,
M. A. Harmon, Charles Shonackcr,
Fred J. Cox. E. W. Smith. J. E. Moul
ton, F.' Ci. Statham and wife, Gus Gil
lis, Hugh B. Laughlin and L. B. Gug
gisberg.
Among those sailing on the A.aska
were: Mrs. J. C. Dougherty, Mike,
Vhai'ofT. George VharofT. Joe EloflV
Jeriy Hedotf, John Barnotf, h. L.i
Mayhew and wife, F. W. Harkens, J.j
S. O’Brien, J. M. Kimmel, Miss L.
Phillips, F. A. Hanson. L. R. Vernon.
r, T. Bauer, W. H. Jaenicke, Victor
Ownby, James S. Ganopulos, Jack
W’ilson, A. Hagland and wife, C. 3.
Jones and wife, T. Uotila and wife,
P. A. Brennan, Joe Bourke, S. Max
well, Mrs. A. Brown and 39 steerage.
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PEOPLE WITH
GOVERNMENT
IN THE WAR
Unification of the people of the
United States was the topic of the
four minute speech made last night
by Attorney Curtis Morford, at the
Empress Theatre. Mr. Morford re
cited the preamble of the constitu
tion of the United States and spoke
jegarding the constitution itself. He
showed that in spite of the union sup
posed to have been formed there arose
disintegration. Then the groat ^tnig
gle came, the United States was drawn
into it and all people are now becom
ing supporters of the nation, dhe Red
Cross is helping in this and accom
plishing groat work.
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TOPEKA, Feb. 1. — Governor Ar
thur Capper today announced his can
didacy for the United States Senate.
Gov. Capper will run on the Repub
lican ticket as successor to Senator
Vf. H. Thompson, Democrat, whose
term expires in 1919.
HANSEN GOING
SOUTH TO MEET j
COLONEL MEARS
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F. A. Hansen, maintenance of way
engineer on the Anchorage Division,
left for Seattle today on the steamer
Alaska to have a conference with Col.
Frederick Moars, who is expected on
the coast any day now from Wash-i
ington, to organize an Kngineorinr I
corps for France.
Mr. Hansen stated that he had re
ceived a request from Col Moars to
go to Seattle with the idea of enlist
ing in the corps now being tormed.
“1 hace no line-up on what may trans
pire although if 1 am satisfied, I ma>
take the examination for a commis
sion. That all depends upon condi
tions when 1 reach Seattle,” said Mr.
Hcnsen. “If 1 do not enlist I expect
to return north to my old position at
Anchorage.”
Mr. Hansen is one of the real “fel
lahs” of the Anchorage division, a
thorough sportsman, as all Seward
ball players will attest.
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SPAIN KICKS
BECAUSE BOAT
IS DESTROYED
MADKID, Feb. 1. — The Spanish
government decided today to send a
strong protest to the German govern
ment demanding reparation for the
torpedoing and sinking of the Span
ish steamer Giralda.
The Giralda was sunk two days o(!
the Spanish coast and three members
of the crew were lost but the remain
der escaped in the life boats with *70
passengers and reached shore safely.
The Giralda was loaded with food
stuffs from Argentine.
REGULAR TRAIN
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There will be a regular train out
tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock. The
train sent out to bring in F. A. Han
i sen and party, is today making it’s
way through three foot drifts and
; should arrive late tonight. The flan
sen party was brought in last night
! by a special sent out yesterday fore
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ALASKAN DOGS USED IN VOSGES MOUNTAINS
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Alaskan huskies being used to transport ammunition to the lirst Hues iu
tiie Vosges mountains. These dogs, many of them from famous teams, were
sent to France In the early days of the war. x
OUTBREAK OCCURS
ON BLACK S \ AND
MANYJHIPS SEIZED
LONDON, Feb. 1. — Owing to an outbreak between
tbc Bolsheviki and the Rumanian Revolutionary commit
tee, the officers of the Black Sea fleet today resolved to
confiscate all means of transportation belonging to the
Rumanians. Forty steamships and several warships have
been seized in various Black Sea harbors.
DECLARE WAR AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI
LONDON, Feb. 1. — News received today at Kiev
from Minsk declare that the Polish Legion has declared
war against the Bolsheviki. There are no further parti
culars.
KENNEDY IS
LIEUTENANT
IN RESERVES
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W. S. Kennedy, storekeeper of the I
Seward Division of the Alaskan En.
gineering Commission, has received
an appointment as Second Lieutenant
in the United States Officer’s Re-1
serves. This appointment came from |
the Adjutant General and Mr. Ken
nedy does not know when he will bo|
| called south to take up his duties. 1
WARSHIPS OF
ENTENTES AT
VLADIVOSTOK
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LONDON, Feb. 1. — Five more
i Entente warships reached Vladivos
! tok, Russia, today, according to Ad
miralty advices. There are now twelve
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i warships of the Allies in the harbor
i and it is understood that guards have
already been placed ashore to protoct
the immense allied stores there from
; falling into German hands.
VICTORIA NOW'
ON WAY NORTH
TO THIS PORT
SEATTLE, Feb. 1. — Steamer Vic
toria sailed for Seward and way porw
at nine o'ckx’k this fo»ennon via the
outside passage. The following pas
sengers are aboard for Seward: J. F.
Smeaton, P. J. Peterson, Mrs. Anna
Bubb and baby, F. L. Knight, Jose
phine Mason, R. YV. W ooden and Ole
Svare.
HEAVY SNOW
FALL OCCURS
IN NORTHWEST
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SEATTLE, Feb. 1. — Feb’unry
came in today with the first snow fall
of the winter. The* snow covered
western Oregon anil Washington and
has seriously affected railroad trans
portation. The snow continues to Fall
and the forecast is for more snow to
night and tomorrow.
BERLIN SAYS ALL
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REACH IA CLIMAX
LONDON, Feb. 1. — A dispatch from Copenhagen says
that the strike situation in Germany is unchanged today
notwithstanding favorable reports being sent from Ber
lin by the Imperial German government. The Berlin po
lice this morning seized the Trade Union Building and
Deputy Koefsten and other deputies have been arrested.
The arrest of the various labor leaders together with
certain Socialists is slowly arousing the people and a most
bitter clash is expected perhaps within the next 24 hours.
All labor union buildings throughout Germany have been
seized.
STRIKERS IN CLASH WITH BERLIN POLICE
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 1. — One policeman and a doz
en strikers were killed and many perhaps fatally injured
! todav in clashes in the suburbs of Berlin. Only minor dis
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! turbances are reported from other sections although it is
estimated that fully one and a half million workmen are
striking.
j CLAIM DEMONSTRATIONS ARE OVER
BERLIN, Feb. 1. — All Berlin newspapers this af
ternoon, acting upon positive orders from the Imperial
German Government state that the workmen’s outbreaks
have reached thir climax and are now receding. All dem
! onstrations show lack of centralized control and reports
; from various industrial sections throughout Germany in
j dicate that the strike movement is not finding ready sup
! port.
The statement today, by the War Department says
| that all disorders at Kiel have been put down but nothing
| is said regarding resumption of v/ork in the shipbuilding
j yards there.
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NIX ON THE HUN *
STUFF SAYS MEN *
AT CANTONMENT *
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CAMP DIX, Feb. 1. — Con- *
* tending that it sounds most un
•* patriotic to have the “German *
* measles” the soldiers at the can
tonment here suffering from the *
* malady have started a movement ■
* to change the name to “liberty
* measles.*’
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NAVAL RESERVE
TODAY IN U. S.
BREAKS RECORD
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ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1. — “The
United States Naval Reserve today
embracing sixty nine thousand men
and eight thousand officers is larger
! than the regular navy when war was
declared and three times larger than
in the Spanish War,” declared Secre-i
tary of the Navy Daniels today. The
Secretary came here from Washing
ton to make the address to the grad
| uating class at Annapolis. Hundreds
' of distinguished men and women from
! all parts of the Atlantic Coast attend
1 ed the exercises.
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| Artificial coloring of goldfish by
' keeping them in water containing cei1
I tain chemicals is extensively carried
* on in Sicily,
ASSASSINATION
OF LENINE ONCE
MORE ATTEMPTED
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LONDON, Feb. 1. — A dispatch
from Petrograd this afternoon says
that another attempt to kill Premier
Lenine was made last night but the
attack was unsuccessful. A previous
attempt to kill Lenine was made on
January 16th while he was riding
with other Bolsheviki officials in an
auto. '*
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STARR ENCOUNTERS BAD
WEATHER ON FISH BANKS
Wicked weather, worse in seasons,
is the way Capt. Sprague of the fish
boat Starr expressed conditions on the
banks. The Stair airived at the San
Juan dock shortly before noon today
and notwithstanding the bad weather
brought in a catch of 20,000 pound.-?.
The Starr gets away again late this
afternoon.
CHINA GIVEN ORDERS
LONDON, Feb. 1. — A dispatch
from Vladivostok says that China,
acting under Allied advices, is for
bidden to export foodstuffs to Russia.
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CALLED TO THE COLORS
LONDON, Feb. 1. — The classes of
*16, Greek reservists, have been called
to the colors, according to the dis
> patches received today from Athens,
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