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Daily Edition,and The Alaska Weekly Post
” SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, ID16. TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume XI, Number 28*. ____________________—_ ■■■ ■ ■ — -■
TRENCH !N
HARO FIGHT
with Hues
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A ASHIXMTON, March -s — !>“n
ator J >hn S. U illiams. democrat from
Mississippi, ii« a red hot speech this
afternoon, told the Senate members
hat Senator lRobert M. LaKollotlc, ot
vViseonsin. should be expelled from
the Senate and that Victor Berger
d«ould be interned for the remainder
«.f the present war end then expelled
t' om the 1’nited States.
NEGRO DENTIST i
BEING TRIED AS
LEADING MOB
WATERLOO, 111., March — L>r.
Leroy N. Handy, negro dentist, :oirn
er member of the St. Clair Boa it 1 ot
Supervisors and alleged leader ot the
negro mob at East St. Louis which
killed Samuel Coppc Ige and Willian
Wodiey, policemen, last July, took a
change of venue to Waterloo fion;
Lelleiville today alter a strenuous!
court light in which he asserted tha*. j
feeling was so strong against him in !
St. Clair county that it would be im- I
possible for him to obtain justitei
theie.
Several indictments hang over the |
head of the young negro dentist, the |
one on which he g*>es to trial hce be
ing for the murder of Police Sergeant
(aippedge who was shot in an auto
mobile on the night of July 2 when
he.# together with Policeman Wodley,
was trying to placate UK* or more ne
groes who had assembled with arms
following the linging of a signal bell.
Coppedge’s automobile drove into the
crowd and the sergeant, showing his j
badge, said ho had come to protect
the negroes if they feared violence
from the whites.
“Wc don’t want your protection/’
was the answer. The automobile was
whirled about and started away but it
was riddled with*buliets, Coppedge be
ing killed and Wodley >o badly wound
ed that he died later. This incident,
according to evidence introduced in
other “riot trials” at Belleville last
fall, led directly to the riots in which
forty-seven persons, two of them
white, m^t death.
A “red automobile” said to have be
longed to Bundy, which figured prom
inently in the not trials and which
was said to have contained ammuni
tion, is expected to play an important
part in the negro’s trial.
Bundy disappeared from East St.
Louis after the killing of the oxce»*s.
c'or several days feeling against the
dentist ran high and it was to avoid
this, Bundy said, that he took refuge
in flight. He was arrested in Cleve
land, O., after a search that lasted
three months.
Bundv has denied participation in
the tiots. saying that he neither took
an active pait nor helped plan them.
Ten of the thirteen negroes jointly in
dicted with him for the murder of Ser
geant Coppedge already have been
convicted and are serving fourteen
year sentences in the state prison at
Chester.
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ALL OFF WITH THF HORSES
NEW YORK. Match 28—No person
in the province of Brandenburg of
which Berlin is the capital will be
permitted to keep horses for other
than commercial purposes, according
to an order issued by the high com
mand. says a Berlin despatch, pub
lished in German newspapers received
here.
PARIS. March 2>. — Blocked on
vh‘ Lasaigny and Noyon fronts andj
i'L-o on the left bank of the Oise, the
Germans last night threw forward (
inooi'tant forces near Montdiddier.
i a • oi’icia! report today >ay> that the
navt lerocious lighting re^ultoci. The
| .etuh fought hand to hand with the1
i‘iK a,\ and inflicted heavy losses. Pi-j
i;tlly the Yreach fell back to the
vulv.s west of .Montdiddier.
|)ri\t* Rack Knem>
PARIS. March 2N. — An ofliciJ j
st; t*'*n»Mit this afternoon by the War
Popart. lent says that tiie Prench have
counter attacked with a great da h
arid urove the enemy back three ki!o
meteis along a ten kilometer front
south of Noyon.
MEN IN
DRAFT GIVEN i
classification!
Each day the local draft board com
pletes classification of certain men on
the selective draft. The clasiiieation*
completed today are as- lollows and
the documents are in the post office
for the men:
Otto Henry Poehlmann, Paul Fred
Christensen, John Colberg, Alvin Her
man Taylor. Peter WalkolT, Joseph
Perini, Frederick Alfred Rapp, An
htsv Weiner N’eib^ig, Carl Sigvard
Nelson, Robert Alonzo Mathisan, Hans
Martin Simonson, Milo Yalaca, Albert
Osness, Anslem Koutio, William Rich
ard Shollhorn, Russell W'oolsey, Dan
iel Djikich, William Richard Ste\en
son, Jack Ryan, Walter Jacob Roth
fus, Thomas Werner, John Eskman,
Sigvard Skatbo, Fred Smith, Gustave
Vlhin Peterson, Axil Victor Pederson,
Nikola Hodak* Mike Rapich, Peter
Hort Peterson. Carl Bernard Uhl in,
Carl Edward Orlander, Bob Smiljan
i* h. John Ellington Evenson. John
| Henehan, Harold Painter, William
Ludwig Haker, Arnold C Reynolds,
I Andrew Peter Williams, Thorwald Os
bo, Theodoie Duke Eteinruck, John
Oscar Swanson. Julian Hanford Rood.
John Prosier Ralston, Otto Clarence
j Schallerer.
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WATSON SAILS
1 FOR ANCHORAGE
ON APRIL 6TH
SEATTLE, March 28. — The Pacific
: Steamship Co. announced that the Ad
I miial Watson will sail for Knik and
Anchorage on April 6th, being the
first <teamer that far this year. It
is reported nere that the ice is moving
out of the Inlet. The Admiral Karra
gut was advertised to sail on Apri1
.6th for Anchorage, being the first
boat of the P. S. S. Co.
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Ice Not Moving
ANCHORAGE. March 28. — (Spe
jcial to the Gateway)— The ice has
not begun to move here yet and un
less the mild weather prevails for
i another week or ten days, there is no
, knowing when the inlet will be clear.
Some places along the inlet, ice is
I jammed forty feet high.
SOLDIERS IN SEW ARD ARE IN
NEED OF READING MATTER TO
WHILE AWAY LONESOME HOURS
The men of the detachment of the 14th United
States Infantry now stationed in Seward, will be
greatly pleased if citizens will give to them any
kind of reading matter. Books, magazines or oth
er sound reading matter will be appreciated. If
those having the reading matter cannot take it to
the headquarters at Camp Long, or fail to give it to
the men on the streets, it can be left at the Hotel
Sexton and “George will do it.”
SIG LOSS
OF L
REPORTED
LONDON, March 28. — The London
Mail’s correspondent says that he is
certain that the German casualty is so
far i :tTi!y estimated to oc. three hun
dred thousand men.
German Statement
PLPJ.IN, March 2S. — The trc.^s
of the Crown Prince have penetrated
thirty seven miles fiom St. Quentin
and have capturcu Montdid ?i v. The
Official statement says *!at the Ger
man 'v <>es are within a normal limit
although they have been heavy at w
tJ i»o nts. The slig mv wounded are
es. bnated as sixty o seventy per
cent.
MAN FREEZES
HIS FINGERS
ON THE TRAIL
C. Terry, cook at Mile 71), arrived
( n the train this afternoon to receive
medical attention? Mr. Terry came
jvct *ho trail by dog team and when
he reached Leonhardt’s road house
last night, all fingers on both hands
were frozen. The Leonhardt’s gave
him all possible attention so that be
vould continue his trip to Seward on
j today's train.
FIRE IS SEEN
RAGING BELOW
CITY ON FLATS
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: tire quite probably destroyed the
! buildings down at Larson's place or
the Tonsina flats, south of the city,
and south of Lowell Point. The first
fire was seen shortly after 8:30 o'clock
j this morning, the smoke dying down
! after about 20 minutes. About nine
| o’clock dense smoke was again seen
j as if sparks from the first fire had
j ignited other buildings, Tonsina Flats
is one of the picnic grounds and the
II uilding believed to have been destroy
| ed were those used at the time Lar
i son was building a boat.
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SEATTLE, March 27. — California
may have her “Bears” and Princeton
her “Tigers but the University of
Washington is to have its “Cougars,”
t the university board of control hav
ing officially adopted that nickname
: for the. varsity teams of the northern
j institution.
FIGHT TO
TH i WORLD
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NEW YORK, March 28. — The
Bund der Landwiertc, the Junker or
ganization comprising the large land
holders of Germany, are reported to
have met in Berlin on February IStii
and frankly admitted that Gcrmarn
i
was engaged in the war for world
domination. The German newsp.iper
of that date, according to Copenhagen
advices, say that the Junkers denoun
ced the Reichstag majority and passed
resolutions against annexations and
asserted that the war must he fought
until \w-tory attained.
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HUNS WEARING
uniforms of
BRITISH, SHOT
PARIS, March 28. — An o.Kcial >c
poit today says that several Germans
wearing British uniforms, have been
caught on the western front Th^se
men were trying to create confus'on
in the offensive movement. All were
captured and have been executed.
GERMAN SPIES
i ARE DELAYING
U. S. AIRCRAFT
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WASHINGTON, March 28. - Sen
ator Loe S. Overman, of North Caro
lina, today, in a speech, charged that.
Geiman spies are responsible for the
country's failure to keep up the aero
plane program Senator Overman
further declared that spies were now
at work in the Curtis Airplane plant.
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KDES WILL SOON STAR!
ON HIS WAY TO ANCHORAGE
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i WASHINGTON, March 28.—Chair
i man Edes, of the Alaskan Engineer
I mg Commission, expects to leave for
Seattlt within a fortnight. In an in
terview today Mr. Edes stated that
he plans to close the gap between
Seward and Anchorage this summer
and hopes also to reach the Susitna
river on the north. The commission
is not planning on doing any work on
the government railroad* south foim
Fairbanks.
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Even when a woman is delighted
; with the front view of her baby's pic
! ture she regrets that it doesn’t show
| the lovely ripple of the little darling's
bark hair.
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LONDON, March 28—Fighting is progressing fierce
ly along both banks of tht Somme river today according
to the official war statement issued this afternoon. Tin.
Germans opened a heavy bombardment on the British de
fenses east of Arras but the British have repulsed the at
tacks so far, and have captured many prisoners and ma
chine guns. This afternoon the Germans are attacking
along various positions in the Somme valley principally
near Beaumont, Hamel, Puisieux and Moyenneville.
The reference to the Arras attack is taken by the
British officials here to mean that the Germans are widen
ing the battlefront and are delivering a new strike, possi
bly preparing to make a drive against the channel ports
of Dunkirk and Zeebrugge.
ALLIES HOLDING THE ENEMY.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, March 28—It is re
ported that the Allies are holding well along the extreme
right wing. The enemy attacked heavily near Beaumont
and Hamel. These villages are virtually in No Man’s
Land. The contending lines are close to each other. The
German artillery this morning bombarded heavily be
tween Aicheville and the Souchez river south of Lens.—
(The extreme right wing refers to the southern sector
where the French have been falling back. Explanation
)y Associated Press.)
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.
NEW YORK, March 28—The Associated Press makes
'.he following summary: Checked over a fifty mile front,
with the exception of two points, the Germans are fast
slowing up. The beginning of the second week’s drive
finds the British and French holding tenaciously to the
western edge of the oid Somme battlefield, while inflicting
further losses on the enemy. The Britislvare counter at
tacking near Albtrt. South of Albert, Haig, on a counter
■ Hack, moved the line eastward one mile between Somme
and Ancre.
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U. S. ENGINEERS
AT FRONT ARE
REPORTED SAFE
—
WASHINGTON, March 28. — Ma
jor General Pershing reports that the
two missing American engineer regi
ments with the British, have been lo
rated and are safe.
U. S. Men Like Veterans
PARIS, March 28. — A wounded
j French captain, brought today from
j the front, says that the Americans are
! working like veterans in the Somme
; battle although they are entirely new
' in this warfare. “They have dash that
! is impossible to explain," said the cap-j
; tain.
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i HENDERSON MADE
CHAIRMAN OF A
SENATE COMMITTEE)
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! WASH NGTON, March 28. — Sen
ator Henderson of Nevada, has been
I elected chaiiman of the Senate Com
I rnittee on Mines, succeeding Senator
Walsh of Montana, who became chair
man of the Pensions’ committee.
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FIRE CAUSES
AN EXPLOSION
WHICH SHAKES
NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, March 28. — Jacob
Altman confessed this afternoon that
he was responsible for the fire whi^h
caused the explosion in the Jarvis
warehouse at Jersey City early this
morning. The six story warehouse
was completely destroyed 3nd the ex
plosion resulting from the fire ruche l
the Metropolis. Altman was an em
ployee and stated that he accidentally
dropped a lighted cigarette. Altman
is held pending further investigation
by Federal officers
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EIGHTEEN ON TRAIN
Eighteen passengers arrived on the
train this afternoon from Mile 40.
Nine of the passengers are from the
north end of the division or Anchor
age and they checked out from Leon
Y ardt’s roadhouse early this forenoon,
going to Mile 40.