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•* Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
, SEWARD, ALASKA, WKoM-NDA V Maj 15,1918. . TEN CENTS PER COPT
VOLUME \ 1 Number 326. ________—
MORE MEN
CALLED TO
THE CAMPS
WAi
four states and the District of Colum
bia wen- last night ca! ed upon by Pro
vost Marshal (ienera! Crov.*lor to tur
nish foi the National A my bl.tiOOj
men, the movement to begin May 2th b
and end May 24tn. Beginning May
aoproximatley 2:tt.000 men will be,
moving to camps. Included in the lat
ter cull will be techinal and >pcial!y
men. Three hundred and sixty thou
sand, six hundred men, or nearly halt
of 800,000 are expected t*» be called
this year. ■
TO DANCE FOR
THE RED CROSS ;
NEXT SATURDY
Two day* before the local drive
starts for the war fund of the Bed
Cross, the Arctic Brotherhood will be
gin it’s part of the campaign. A dance
will be given next Saturday night lor
the fund and this affair wi’ be in ch
ge of Charles Crawford and Virgil
Kich. The proceeds will go to help the
quota to be raised by Seward.
ROBERT RGSVSIG |
ENL1STSHAS
SCARLET FEVER!
Robert Romig. who left Seward a
bout two weeks ago for the states to
enlist, is in the seivice and also w;is
taken down by scarlet fever but has
passed the criticial stage.
This forenoon Dr. Romig received a
cablegram from his son stilting that
he enlisted almost immediately upon
reaching Seattle and is in the miscel
laneous Department of the Quarter
master corps, and is at Camp Lewis
On the fifth, another recruit came
down with the scarlet fever and Rob
ert caught it but on the tenth was 0.
K. However for five weeks, Robert
must remain in quarantine.
The government takes all recruits
and keep them seperate from the reg
ular troops for a time to ascertain of
there is any infectious disease among
them. In this case the plan shows it’>
worth.
WHERE OCR BOYS ARE AT
F.R. Bigford has received a letter
stating that Alex Bolan is now at the
naval aviation training school at San
Diego and expects to be ordered to
France at any tinte. ( rit lolman is
also at San Diego but in the army av
iation corps being an instructor. Ir
win Wright, formerly linotype man on
the Gateway, is an instructor in the
Naval school at Balboa, in th Quart
ermaster’s Department.
COMING ON THE WATSON
The Admiral Watson is expected
any day now from Bristol Bay and ac
cording to passengers on the Dora
there will be ten to a dozen men from
Kodiak aboard cominjr to Seward to
answer the questionnaires and take
«u»ination for the arjny wvie#.
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TUVON. Ariz. May 15 — Twenty
(*iu* loading mine company ollicials,
tail ploy t os and business men of Wai
ivn Id triet, have arrived at ilisbee
on indictments returned by the Fed- ;
oral grand jury which la>t week coin
pleted the investigation oi the depoi
lation last July of undesirables, has
July marly 1-bO alleged members c
the 1 ndu trial Workers of the World
wore deported from the Warren dis
trict.
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WAH1NGT0N, May 15 — An!
leioplanc mail service between Wa h
injrton, Philadelphia and New Von,
wa< besrun today. Lieutenant George
Coyle, was the pilot of the first much
n which left early this forcnoon.Presi
nlent Wilson and his wife witnessed
Jie start.
TIN FOIL WANTED
Tin foil is wanted by the members
of the Junior Red Cross in Seward.
In the display window of the handi
work of* the Juniors, at Drown & Haw
kins, are 2f> pounds of tin foil which
have 'oeencol looted by the members
from the people of the city. Everybody
is urged to save all fiol which might
come into their possession and then
hung out a sign cr notify any of the
Juniors and it will be called for. The
foil is sent east and sold to the govern
ment.
In the display window today are
-even wash cloths which were received
from Sanak branch of the Junior Red
Cross. At Sanak the members are also
saving tin foil.
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SEWARD WOMAN'S CLUB TI)
MEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON
There will he a meeting of the Wo
man’s club Friday afternodh, May IT,
at the Van Gilder hall at 2 o’clock.
Along with other patriotic business a
war receipe will he demonstrated,
Mrs. F. L. Ballaine, hostess.
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HERE TO BE EXAMINED
FOR SELECTIVE DRAFT
Three men arrived on the Dora yes
terday from Kodiak to take the ex
amination for the selective draft hav
ing been called brom the mission. The
men are William J. Robertson, Mike
Chabitnoy and Alex Woche. All ]
three are stopping at the Seward.
COl) FISH ARE RUNNING
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• Cod Fish are now running plenti
! fully around Kodiak Island according
! to Alex Woche whoarrived on the
Dora yesterday. Salmon are also be
j li^ved running now and every man on
i Kodiak Island is busy in the fishing
! industry.
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! The weather forecast for tonight j
and tomorrow is fair with fresh winds, j
j The Moose held a short session last
niffht and transacted ltitle business. J
! The matter of an entertainment for J
the ladies wall be decided upon at the
next pieetin*, #
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COPENHAGEN- May 15 — The Germans still believe
hat they will reach the English Channel coast, force the
navigation of the waters and bombard southern England
nd tl on it will be easy to bc.gin peace negotiations. This
... according to a high official of the Imperial German gov
. . ne .t and was announced in the Reichstag by the lead
ng member of that body.
According to reports from Berlin it is admitted that
the German offensive has thus far failed on account o!
ieavy losses. The German high command is now waiting
.0 o Itain more artillery. The official statement received
here aih ’its that Germany has lost 3,000,000 men,
ah-d, wounded or captured in the present offensive.
GREAT ARMIES READY FOR THE HUNS
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, May 15 — The Ger
a.>;;understood to methodically be preparing for the
( sumption of the offensive. It Vindicated that the Teu
.on forces will attack between Labasse and the front
.ou h of Amiens. Probably secondary operations will be
j.a-outod simultaneously in Flanders between Montdidier
and Noyon. Wherever the Teutons attack they will find
facing the the British, French and American armies.
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY
NEW YORK- May 15 — The expected renewal of the
German offensive having failed to develope, the Allies are
continuing their tactics of anticipating a thrust by reach
ing new vantage points from which to better resist it.
Phis is the summary this afternoon of the Associated
Pr^s. French aggres ws, in operation during the last
eighteen hou'-'i1 have captured from the Germans, the
woods on the Avre river noa-- v. here the Germans made
their farthest ionvard advance towards the Paris and
Amiens railroad.
AUSTRALIANS ACTIVK
LONDON, May 15 — Field Mar-'
dial Haig reports an attack along at
mile front by the Germans near Mor-,
iancourt. The enemy penetrated the
ibitish positions at one place but the
Australians later recaptured the lost
position. The Germans were repulsed j
with heavy losses.
HILL 41 IS CAPTURED
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WITH TUK BRITISH, May 15 — |
Hill 44, a small but importnat eleva
tion near the Wyverbcek river, north
of Kemmel, appears to be in the hands
of the Germans this afternoon. The
enemy began the assault yesteray
morning and last night gained a hold.
The latest jtports are that they still
cling tcnaciosuly to the rugged slopes
although the French are pressing
them vigorously.
ARTILLERY INCREASING
LONDON, May 15 — German art
illerying Itus- increased near Morland
court, south of Albert, in the Flanders
sector.
HUNS START BOMBARDMENTS
PARTS, May 15 — The official
statement this afternoon says that in
termittent bombordments in the Grive
sneas sector are in progroas* The
French bateries ltfive dispersed the
enemy concentrations and convoys in
the neighborhood of Montdidier.
An enemy surprise* attack in the
Champagne sector failed utterly.
GERMAN ST A T E 1 IE N T
BERLIN, May 15 — The official war
statement of the German War office
says that strong British attacks again
st Gcvman positions north and south
of Givenchy have been repulsed with
heavy losses.
FRENCH CAPTURE WOODS
PARIS, May 15 — The French at
tacked the Germans today near Haii
les, below Amiens, and captured the
woode on the west bank of the Avre
river. The German counter attack
w,as beaten off with severe losses.
During the night the Germans
bombarded north of Montididier and
alos betwen Montdidier and Noyon.
AMERICANS ROUT PATROL <
WITH THE AMERICANS, May 15
— An American patrol in Picardy met
and routed a Geiman patrol of 20 men.
The Germans are usinp: their search
lights at nights and trench mortars on
| the American positions ocassionally
artillery fire is resorted to. The Am
erican lines have been swept by enemy
machine guns but no casualties ha\e
resulted.
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WASHINGTON, Way 15 — The House Public Lands
•ommittee today authorized a favorable report on the Ad
ministration’s military leasing bill, after the section auth
orizing the President to take over the interests of those
engaged in prospecting in protection to public domains
whenever public interests req lire it, had been sticken out.
The bill authorizes the exploitation of coal, oil and gas
;nd is exclusive of the coal measure. The opening of the
joal- oil and gas lands of the public domain, provided in
the measure favorably reported upon today, applied to
Alaska. Delegate . u zer ol . 1 a wa successful in get
ting the favorable report.
The committee’s repot t se ys that Alaska must be
given liberal piovisions in oil < oveioixnent because lack
IT' t
uf this, owing to climatic conditions and other obstacles
of the far off territory, wti! not prove of ad.ai.tage.
SEATTLE, May 15 — The llurcau
of Fisheries will hold a hearing here
on Friday to determine if salmon can
neries will be permitted on the Lowei
lukon. The plan has mot with vigor*
jjs opposition from thercsidcnts oi
„h$ Yukon valley who say that tne de
pletion of the salmon will prove a soi
.ous blow to the people ol the interior,
rhe people claim tnat dog teams are
depended upon lor transportation loi
a long portion of the year and the sal
no n is used its dog food.
NORTHWESTERN AT CORDOVA
Starrier Northwestern arrivd at Coi
vlova at 12:45 o'clock this afternoon.
Agent McDonald expects the steamer
to arrive here Friday afternoon or
evening. The Northwestern called at
okagway this trip inaugrating a new
summer service.
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PLAN A U0NCER1
The first and second grades of thr
Seward Public school arc planning a
concert. There will beno regular
charge for the concert but a collection
will be takoen up and this will be add
ed to the quota being raised by Sew
ard for the Red Cross War Fund, the
drive which starts next Monday.
VOLCANOES ARE ACTIVE
Every volcano from Cape Douglas
to the west is active according to Cap
tain Newland of the steamer Dora.
“Every crater,” said the Captain today
“is pouring forth smoke and it is
rolling out in volumes”.
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British hsv
LON!/OX, May 15 — The British
mount! I troops, alter capturing Ker
KUt, in the Mestopotam ia, last Sat
j day, pursued the Turks twenty miles
o’: award. The Turks, according to
i otacial statement received here to
htivc b on driven across the Les
Zab river at Atlyn Kupri, which
is <10 miles southwest of Mosul.
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WASHINGTON, May 15 — The
tong fight over the Overman bill,
which gives the President power to re
.) ganize the government departments,
n led this afternoon when the House
na? d the measure unamended. The
hill now goes to the President for his
signature.
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LONDON, May 15 — A state of
c;(»igp has been declared at Smichow, a
uburb of Prague, Bohemia. Troops
have been sent there. According to
the reports received here, 1*>0 women
have b<'C*n arrsted on account of de
monstrations against the Germans.
The Burgomaster has resigned accord
ing to advices . Trouble is reported to
:>av spread throughout Bohemia.
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The puplis of Miss Wold's room, of
the public school, enjoyed a half holi
day this afternoon. The pupils earned
! it by a perfect attendance for the past
20 days.
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, that all garbage must be re
moved from the back yards and alleys by the owners or
occupants of the property, within twenty four hours from
the hour of Six O’clock a. m. May 16th, 1918. All persons
refusing or neglecting to do so will be prosecuted.
By Order of the Board of Health,
Robert Guest, City Marshal.