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__' 1 SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1019. -
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 92. _
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GOOD TIME
MA :by
TRAIN
Twenty passengers from Anchorage
arrived on the tiain lust night .it 11
o'clock having made the trip over in
about 1*2 hours of actual running time
which is considered splendid, owing to
the present condition of the tiuik.
The train left Anchorage at !> o'
clock yesterday morning and came
through as far as Mile ;*4 where a
work t»:iin connected and took the pas
sengers to Mile 40. a regular passeng
er tiain making connections there tor
Seward.
The passengers were only required
to walk shoit distances. so short tluit
packing of hand baggage was easily
done.
According to the passengers r\
great amount of work is being done on
the railroad, material being on the
ground at various places and with
good weather the railroad should Ik
put in condition tor traffic within n
few* months for operation during the
winter.
STEAMER HOPE
Steamer Northwesten sailed north
from Ketchikan at 4 o’clock yesterday •
morning and should have sailed from
Juneau for Skagway sometime during
this forenoon.
Steamer Alaska sails from Seattle
tomorrow morning for southeastern
and southwestern Alaska ports.
Steamer Bergen, from the far west
ward. should arrive in port the late*
part of this week.
Steamer Admiral Watson is ex
pected to arrive southbound on Satur
day.
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FOt'NO NO MOOSE
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Otto Poehlmann and John Dub
reuil returned yesterday from moose
hunting without having shot any. The
Ressurrection river was too high to be
crossed and there were no moose on
the lowlands they not having yet come
down.
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WEATHER REPORT
The following is the weather v«
port for the 21 hour* ending nt 7 n
clock this morning:
Seward 50, Cloudy, Calm.
Anchorage 54. Pt.. Cloudy, Calm.
Matanuska 54, Cloudy, Calm.
Wasilla 52, Cloudy, Calm.
Talkeetna 50. Cloudy. Calm.
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IN THE PICKLE BUSINESS
R. W. Thompson, representing that;
famous 57 varieties, arrived on the
train from Anchorage and is register
ed at the Hotel Seward. Mr. Thomp
son reports his business good in the
north on his pvesent trip. Mr. Thomp
son leaves for the south on the North
western.
LADIES AID TO MEET
The Ladies of the Methodist AM
Society will meet tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o’clock with Mrs. C. E. Orlander.
WASHINGTON, Aug.. 27— The De
partment of Justice learns that the
Russian Soviet interests are supplying
funds for a propaganda to start race
antognism in the United States. Off.*
cials of the Department believe that
Soviets and the Industrial Workers of
the World started the recent race riots
in Washington. D. C.. and ( hicago.
Special watch is being kept upon cer
tain suspected Soviet sypathizers.
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dolling i p poles
Chief of Police C,uo<t is going lo
doll up the cluster poles and the aim>
of the other electric light poles by giv
ing them a new coat of paint in time
foe the hig glim which starts on the
first of the coming month.
FUNERAL ON SUNDAY
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The funeral of Dan Sullivan, killed ,
in an accident on the railroad, will be
held Sunday, afternoon at 2 o’clock j
at the Catholic church. Interment will
he made at Woodlawn cemetery.
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LECTURE ON CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE TOMORROW NIGHT
Charles C. 1. Ohrenstein, Christian
Science lecturer, arrived last night
from Anchorage and will give a lect
ure tomorrow night at the Liberty
theatre beginning at 8 o’clock. The
public is welcome. Mr. Ohrenstein is j
accompanied by his wife and the
couple are stopping at the Hotel Sew
ard.
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WILSON IS IN SEWARD
H. S. Wilson, assistant superin
tendent of the Wells-Fargo Express
o., and one of the best known trans
portation and express men on the Pa
cific Coast, arrived on the train last
night from Anchorage and is regis
tered at the Hotel Overland. Mr. Wil
son is no stranger to Alaska although
it has been a number of years since
his last visit.
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INSANE persons and
CRIMINALS FROM THE
WEST TAKEN TO VALDEZ
On the trip of the revenue cuttei
Unalga from the westward to Valdez
recently, the following were the insane
persons aboard also those for various
offenses:
Jesus Roderiquez, Antonio Benz.
Sabar Quantico, and Manuel Diaz
from Naknek; I.eonta Siftsoff and
Peter Siftsoff from Unalaska; An
drew Amira and Ben Mortonson from
Unga, insane. Seventeen prisoners
■ brought in, Henry Pffeiffer, Willian
Martin, Jack Green, Simeon George
and William Brady from Lackinek qi
Nalleville on the Kvichak river, charg
ed with plundering the native village."
after the inhabitants had been carried
away by the flu; Arsenio Vergares.
assault; Macedonio Flores, Manuel A1
verez and Ralphael Garcia, assault; E
Vagara, assault, and John Anderson,
murder, all from Naknek. Barney Sim
onson, John Anderson, Hans Wold
and F. Korrie from Ung-a dry law; 0
Smith, gambling and John Maddox,
assault.
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PRESIDENT MAY GREET
PERSHING IN ST. LOUIS
WASHINGTON, Aug., 27— Presi
dent Wilson may officially greet Ma
jor General Pershing in St. Louis
where the later is going after arriving
in New York next week.
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ROASTS I’ROMTKKKINCS
NKW YORK. Aug.. 27— Sam
uel (tampers today said he would
do all in his power to assist the
government in the investigation
of the cost of living, profiteering
and unlawful storage. Mr. (tamp
ers said the country was facing a
tremendous situation and that the
common people knew profiteering
is most deploring and appalling.
TREATY IS
I6J0PIC
WASHINGTON, Aug., 27— The ra
tification of the treaty will be some
time in September. It is said that the
defeat of the proposed Shantung
amendment to the treaty is certa'u
with the aid of at least twelve Repub
lican votes who are voting down all
amendments to the treaty that might
cause it to be sent back for re-negoti
ation. This is the prediction of Senator
Hitchcock after a conference with
Piesident Wilson.
BRUSSELS, Aug., 27— The Bel
gian Senate has unanimously approv
ed the treaty. The Chamber of Depu
ties ratified the treaty on August 8th.
PARIS. Aug., 27— The treaty is to
day before the Chamber of Deputies.
A hot debate is in progress as the re
sult of the recent optimistic forecasts
and prompt ratifi/ition has seemingly
vanished.
WASHINGTON, Aug.. 27— Presi
dent Wilson leaves for the Pacific pro
bably within two weeks and will pro
bably review the Pacific fleet at San
Francisco on September 15th.
The President has unofficially stat
ed that he believes it very necessary
he speak throughout the country own
before the Senate committee reports
upon the peace treaty.
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MORGAN OFF FOR EUROPE
NEW YORK, Aug., 27— J. P. Mor
gan sailed for Europe today on a visii
with relatives in England and France.
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ARE GRANTED AMNESTY
SAN SALVADOR, Aug., 27— The
Honduras revolution has been success
fully suppressed. All revolutionists
bom granted amnesty.
MOTORSHIP OVERTURNS
AND EIGHTEEN DROWN
PAGO PAGO. Aug., 27— The Mo
torship Loline overturned in a rough
^ea this forenoon between Apid ana
Hawaii. It is believed eighteen wer*»
trown and eighteen saved.
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TWO AVIATORS KILLED
BELLEVILLE, ILL., Aug., 27
aviators were killed here this after
noon when a plane fell 200 feet and
•aught fire after striking.
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\ MERIC AN AMBASSADOR
TO JAPAN HAS RESIGNED
WASHINGTON, Aug., 27— Am
bassador Reinsch, American represen
tative to Japan, today cabled his resig
nation to take effect as soon as his
successor was appointed. No reason
was given.
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NORWAY GIVEN SPITZ
PARIS, Aug., 27— The treaty giv
ing the Spitzbergen Archipelago to
Norway was completed here today.
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A special term of the district court
has been called at Cordova September
^22.
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DETROIT, Aug., 27— Major Les
lie Waterbury, former salvage officer j
in the American Expeditionary force?,
who was indicted by a Federal Grand
jury here on a charge of complicity in
an alleged conspiracy to defraud the
United States government in the sale
of $20,000,000 worth of ordnance sup
plies, was arraigned today. Major
Waterbury stood mute and a plea of
not guilty was entered by his counsel
lors. The Major was released on a
bond of $7500. The trial was set for
September eighth.
HUN ST MUST
BEHAVE OR BE
BLACKLISTED
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN GERMANY, Aug.. 27— By A. I\—
Posters written in Geiman and warn
ing German girls against associating
with Americans appeared recently in
several public places in Coblenz and
other towns on the Rhine; the girls be
ing urged to refrain from making the
acquaintance of soldiers regardless of
the fact that the treaty of peace had
been signed. At various times posters
have been put up threatening indis
creet girls with punishment of one
kind or another.
American officers who have investi
gated say the Germans are determined
that girls who associate with ^he sol
diers shall have their names known to
the population ami that several secret
societies' have been formed for that
purpose. Intelligence officers say thal
on several occasions the names of
girls who are on the records of the
German police for associating with
Americans have been read to the con
gregations at Sunday morning church
services. In other villages the practice
of posting the girl’s names in public
places was inaugurated some time ago.
The officers assert that blacklists
of the girl’s names have been prepared
and are being kept for future use, af
ter the Americans are gone.
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AVIATORS BELIEVED FOUND
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EL MEXTRO. Cal., Aug., 27— The
missing American army aviators Wat
erhouse and Connelly, are reported to
have been rescued by Mexican I* edei -
als in Lower California. It is said the\
are none the worse for their exper
:ence. This report is not confirmed but
s believed to be true.
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BOLS CAPTURE PSKOV
LONDON, Aug., 27— The Rolshe
viki forces have captured Pskov,
southwest of Petrograd.
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DENEKINE DOMINATES
WIDE PART OF RUSSIA
PARIS, Aug., 27— The anti-Bol
sheviki leader, General Denekine in
Southern Russia, dominates a terri
troy larger than Germany. Denekine s
forces are pressing into Centra) Rus
sia with very slight opposition.
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HUGE BLAZE IN FORESTS
MISSOULA, Aug., 27— Four fires
in the Beaver Ridge country joined
today into one huge blaze ten miles on
the longest front by five miles wide.
The fire in the Lolo forest also threat
ens. Fires in Northern Idaho are being
checked.
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SPRUCE INVESTIGATION
SEATTLE. Aug., 27— W. C. But
ler. banker of Everett, also a logging
man, testifying before the House in
vestigating committee, said General
Disque directed the (!k>vemment work
in getting out spruce. Butler said po
litical influence moved the govern
ment to grant a spruce contract to the
Siems— Carey— Kerbaugh company
to get the Spruce from the Olympia
Peninsula, In this state.
WARSHIP FROM
ITALY NOW ON
EASTERN COAST
BOSTON, Aug., 27— The Italian
battleship Oonta, (lived trom (avour,
has arrived here and will visit several
Atlantic ports. The commanders fear
that the stock of wine aboard the bat
tleship will be exhausted before he re
turns to Italy. Wine is included in the
ship's rations.
BERLIN, Aug., 27— An official
announcement was made today that
Doctor Haniel von Haimnausen. form
er counsellor to the German Embassy
at Washington, D. C., has been named
Ambassador to America.
Colonial Secretary Solf is reported
to have been named as Ambassador to
England. It is unknown who will be
the German representative to France.
WASHINGTON, Aug.. 27— It is
officially indicated tat the American
government will not receive von Haim
nausen or any one else formerly con
nected with the Bernstorff embassy ;n
Washington. Nearly everyone connect *
ed with the Bernstorff regime is re
garded as involved in intrigue a/ui
plots which stirred America.
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MORE MUCK
flDENCE
| WASHINGTON, Aug., 27— Former
acting Judge Advocate General Anscll
told the Senate sub-committee today
that Secretary Baker, Provost Mar
1 shal Crowder' and Colonel Wigmore
established a propoganda bureau to
discredit the critics of the military
! Justice system. General Ansell testifi
| ?d, several officers and clerks regu
: larly issued statements to the news
i papers and Congressmen. The witness
j also stated that officers who defended
! che system were promoted.
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DRUGGED CIGARETTS
USED BY CRIMINALS
LONDON, Aug., 27— Criminals
who ^ob their victims after giving
them drugged cigarettes are at
tracting the attention of Scotland
Yard. In one instance a man in a
railway carriage was robbed after
he had smoked a cigarette given
him by a fellow passenger. A dis
charged soldier was robbed of hifl
money and clothing and left naked
by the roadside near a suburban
village.
WASHINGTON, Aug., 27— It Is
expected the railroad shopmen will
take a vote within a few days on the
question of a strike as a result of their
wage increase demands which were
yesterday refused. The shopmen num
ber 500,000 men.
OAKLAND, Aug., 27— Yardmen
began striking here last night shortly
after eight o’clock. The cause is not
stated.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug., 27— Only
suburban traffic is leaving the Oak
land Mole today. The railroad strike
is blocking trains in all directions. Na
tional officers of the Railroad Bro
therhoods have ordered the striking
Los Angeles men to return to work
immediately but the members are ig
noring the oitier.
SACRAMENTO, Aug.. 27— Trains
for the north ae made up here instead
of at San Francisco. No trains have
arrived here from San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug., 27—
Striking railway yard employees plan
to tie up the railways between San
Francisco and Los Angeles and also
for a considerable distance inland ac
cording to announcement by the yard
men officials this afternoon.
LOS ANGELES, Aug., 27- No
trains are moving today both men and
officials standing firm on their decip
tfons.
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