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Volume XI. "xumber 191. " _ SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7,1917._Ten Cents the Copy
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RUSSIANS TRY TO HOI
ADVANCING TEUTONS
ON DNEISTER LINE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS. Aug. 7. (Official). — French detachments
broke into the German lines on the Champaigne from in
three places last night, inflicting losses on the enemy and
bringing back prisoners.
An attack in force by the Germans between Avocourt
wood and Hill 304 was repulsed and dawn showed the loss
of dead by the attacking battalions to be heavy.
) STAND
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
KISHINEV, Russia. Aug. 7. — Teuton forces on the
front between the Dneister and Pruth were repulsed along
a front of ten miles today.
NEW SECOND SEA LORD
(By Associated Tress Dispatch)
LONDON, Aug. 7.—The Admiralty announced today
that Vice Admiral Sir Roselyn Weyms succeeds Admiral
Burney as Second Sea Lord. This is believed to be the first
step toward a reorganization of the admiralty following
the appointment of Geildes as First Sea Lord.
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RETREAT AND ADVANCE NOTED
(By Associated Tress Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, Aug. 7, (Official). — Toward Kimpo
lung in Southern Bukowina the Teutons occupied the
heights of Moli, which had been evacuated voluntarily by
two Russian regiments, who retreated to avoid an encirc
ling movement.
In the Bystritza river region the Russians repulsed
Teuton attacks and advanced their posts south of Grijini
alov.
Premier Kerensky has completed the formation of his
new cabinet.
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BERLIN REPORTS NEW OFFENSIVE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
BERLIN, Aug. 7, (Official).—Teuton forces began an
offensive Monday against the Russo-Roumanian forces in
Moldavia on the Roumanian front and stormed Russian
positions north of Fokshani. taking 1,300 prisoners.
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SINGLE SUB BAGGED 19 SHIPS
IN THREE WEEKS, CAPTAIN BRAGS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. — According to a sailor on
one of the ships recently sunk by a German submarine,
who arrived in an American port on the Atlantic coast to
day, one German submarine, during the three weeks end
ing July 19, sank 19 vessels of a total of 66,000 tons.
This information was volunteered to the sailor by the
commander of the submarine. As he said goodbye to the
crew of which this man was a member he called out that
they were “Number 19 and brought his tonnage up to 66,
000 for the past three weeks.”
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SPANISH SHIP ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Aug. 7.—The admiralty learned today that
a German submarine attacked a Spanish boat in Spanish
territorial waters yesterday but no details of the affair
have been made public.
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DRAFT OBJECTORS HAVE GIVEN UP
(Bjr Aaaociated Preaa Dispatch)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 7.—Draft objectors finding
that the government is determined to deal with a firm
hand are continuing to surrender without resistance.
Praisoners taken to date include two National organizers
for the “workig class union.” ,r
MINERALS FOR
CIVIC LAIR
Big Exhibit From Land and Indus
trial Department to be Shown
Here During September
Arrangements are being made by
the Land and Industrial Department
to ship to Seward on the first boat
after the fair at Anchorage, the big
mineral exhibit which is intended for
permanent display here.
Andrew Christensen was in touch
with local members of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce this morning
to make necessary arrangemnts, so
that the local fair can be held a suf
fiicent time after the fair up the Inlet
to allow for the transfer and unpack
ing of the exhibit.
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MINER KILLED
AT LA TOUCHE
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Body of Man Killed in Mine Accident
Brought Here for Burial
by Friends
Frank Carniel, miner at Latouche,
died yesterday from injuries received
in an accident in the big copper mine
and the body was brought here on the
Admiral Farragut for burial.
There is no minister at Latouche
and Carniel being a member of the
Catholic faith and his desire being to
be buried with benefits of clergy, the
body was brought here by friends of
the miner.
Services will be held following the
arrival of the Mariposa, on which
Father Van der Pohl is expected to re
turn. In event that he is delayed the
service will be held by Father Fletcher
who will come from Valdez.
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SPANISH WAR
VETS NAMED
Six of Forty-one Members Here Will
Soon be in Active Service With
Commissions
With only forty-one members,
James K. Thompson Camp No. 20, of
the Spanish-Ameriean war veterans,
located here, has already supplied four
commissioned officers for the war in
Europe and is about to send two to the
training camp at San Francisco, who
will be in line for commissions.
Those already named are:
C. B. Hill, former signal service
non-commissioned officer, and later
operator for the U. S. railroad, com
missioned captain.
Jack Lynch, former cable operator,
first lieutenant.
Lee Murphy, former operator in
charge here, first lieutenant.
Supt. McFarland, of the T. & T. de
partment of the U. S. Railroad, com
missioned captain.
J. C. Luttrell and Edgar Hawley
have been chosen to attend the officers1
school and when they receive commis
sions there will be six of the fo#y-one
in active service again.
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ADMIRAL EVANS
IN FROM SOUTH
The Admiral Evans arrived this
morning from the South with 350 tons
of freight and the following passen
gers for Seward: Jas. Gilbert, Edw.
Rowley, A1 Nordstrom, G. L. Reis and
M. C. Kennedy.
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Mrs. E. A. Lewis sailed for Seward
on the Admiral Watson.
RULERS
PRINTING NAMES OF
CZAR'S 80,000 SPIES
(By Aiiiocinted Frfii Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, Aug. 7.—(Correspondence of the As
soicated Press).—The committee apyointed by the provi
sional government has published thirty-thre lists ol spies
and informers formerly in the pay of the deposed Czar.
Fifty more arrests of prominent spies are expected.
It is believed that the total list of these government
agents and spies will reach 80,000.
WILSON TAKES INTEREST IN
REGULATION OF FOOD PRICES
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. — President Wilson took a
hand in government plans to regulate food prices today
and conferred with the officials in charge. He visited the
federal trade commission and theil the department of jus
tice. Both are working to keep down prices on materials
for war needs.
ARIZONA LABOR LEADER TALKS
ABOUT REVOLTS, NEED FOR ACTION
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
CLIFTON, Ariz., Aug. 7.—Members of the State Fed
eration of Labor in convention assembled here, wired to
the President today asking the government’s intentions in
regard to the 1200 men deported from Bisbee, Arizona to
New Mexico. x
In an address the federation president declared that
deportations such as this were a “beckoning finger to revo
lution.”
“The time is near,” he declared, “when the preserva
tion of freedom will demand radical action.”
DEPORTED MEN LEAVING COLUMBUS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas—The laborers deported from
Bisbee are gradually leaving Columbus, N. M., nearly 1,
000 of the original 1200 having departed.
SHADOWED RUSSIAN COLONEL, JAILED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7.—M. Balzerkevitch was ar
rested today on the charge of shadowing the movements
of Col. Ternavsky, chief os staff to Gen. Brusiloff, the for
mer commander in chief of all Russian armies. The pris
oner is alleged by investigators to have moved from place
to place on the same days as the colonel, who is in the Unit
ed States on a secret mission.
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GIFT FOR ARMY FROM TOBACCO FIRM
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7—Liggett and Meyers tobac
co company has donated a huge supply of tobacco for the
I American troops to take the place of a shipment lost en
Toute.
SMALL BAND OF ‘ANTI’S’ DENOUNCED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.—During the debate on the
food bill today Secretary Williams declared that this is the
time to forget party alignments. He denounced what he
called a small group which had formed into an anti-admin
istration party as an “anti-American party.”
ANOTHER GOLD
DREDGE ON WAY
Equipment for Ground to be Worked
by W. W. Woodward in Cache
Creek District
With a gold dredge, which will be
installed on ground seventy-five miles
above Susitna station W. W. Woodard
was in Seward en route west today.
The big dredge is on the Admiral
Farragut and will be transferred to
river steamer at the head of the Inlet
and taken up the Susitna at an early
date. This winter the equipment will
be hauled overland to the junction of
the Yentna and Squentna rivers twelve
miles up the Yentna and then to
ground w’hich covers a tributary to the
Kichatna.
This will be the second gold dredge
in the big placer district which is gen
erally knowrn as the Cache Creek re
gion.
Mr. Woodward is accompanied by
his wife and has a crew of men with
him.
ZIMMERMAN WAS
ON INSIDE
Late Information Shows Germany Had
Advance Dope On Austria’s
Serb Ultimatum
(By Aai.ci.trd Prc Di.p.lcfc)
WASHINGTON, (Official).—An in
sight into the workings of former For
eign Secertary Zimmerman and his
connection with the start of the world
war in which the United States is now
involved, is shown in the following
facts just made public.
“Germany had possession of Aus
tria’s ultimatum to Serbia fourteen
hours before its delivery to Belgrade.
“Former Foreign Secretary Zimmer
man admitted this when closely press
ed by Berlin leaders concerning Ger
many’s fore-knowledge of the actiin of
her ally which precipitated the Euro
pean struggle.”
MEYER PARTY NOT TO
ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY
Late advices indicate that the Meyer
party will not leave Anchorage until
Wednesday night and plans for enter
taining the members of the party will
not be made until the date of arrival
is certain.
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BUSINES MEN TO HOLD
LUNCHEONS EACH TUESDAY
Members of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce gave a business men's lun
cheon at the Seward grill at noon to
day and discussed various questions of
interest. It was decided to hold such
a luncheon every Tuesday at 12.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
The Admiral Farragut sailed west
at noon. .. «
The Mariposa is at Cordova.
A special train arrived last night
from Kern Creek.
The Admiral Watson sailed north
from Seattle today.
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THE WEATHER
^ Yesterday.
Maximum. 55
Minimum .51
Current.52
Precipitation.13
Cloudy. South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled.