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, . ... . , SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1917. Ten Cents the Copy
\ olume XI. Number JM). ___;_;_]____
GERMANS FIGHTING
ON ITALIAN GROUND
ONE WING DEFEATED
BULLETIN—Berlin, Oc(. 27. — It is officially an
nounced that Emperor < harles, ot Austria, is command
ing the Austro-German forces today, pressing through
the Italian plains through the Julian Alps. Emperor
Charles has been in absolute command of the attacks ot
the Central Powers during the new offensive.
GERMANS ARE PRESSING HARD ON ITALIANS
BERLIN. Oct. 27.— At many places on the new attack
on the southern battlefront. the Germans are fighting on
Italian soil. It is also announced that the Northern wing,
of the second Italian Army has been defeated and the
German forces have advanced beyond Karlreit and Ron
ziana.
BERLIN, Oct. 27. — Sixty thousand Italians have
been taken by the Austro-Germans, it is officially announc
ed. Four hundred and fifty guns have also been taken.
The mountain ridge at Sto! and the summit of Mount Ma
ta jar, where there was such hard fighting when the Itali
ans took this position, have also been captured by the Teu
tonic forces. The official statement concludes with the an
nouncement that the Isonzo front is today being menaced
as far as Wippach.
ITALIANS ADMIT SITUATION IS GROWING WORSE
ROME, Oct. 27.—A semi-official statement issued this
afternoon says that the struggle on the Isonzo front is
bitter and the situation is “certainly grave.”
This morning's official statement said that' having
crossed the boundary between Monte Canin and the head
of the Judice Valley, the enemy attempted to reach the
opening on the plains. The Austro-Germans made strong
attacks also on the €arso front but were repulsed.
STEAMER DORA
DUE TOMORROW
FROM THE WEST
Steamer Dora, from the westward,
will arrive in port some time tomor
row, according to wireless advices re
ceived today by Agent McDonald from
Kodiak. The Dora has 28 passengers
aboard for the Outside.
Victoria Is Due
Steamer Victoria is due in port
Monday from Nome, according to her
schedule but no word has been re
ceived here as to the exact time of her
arrival.
Southbound Boats
The Alameda is expected to return
from Aichorage tomorrow nigWt on
the way to the south. The Admiral
Watson is not expected to arrive until
sometime on Monday. Both steamers
will have large lists of passengers
from Anchorage but those going from
Seward are not in any great number.
protects families
CHICAGO, Oct. 27.—The American
Express company has adopted a sys
tem designed to care adequately for
women whose men folk employed by
the company have left for the war.
Wherever possible the position left by
this man is filled by a dependent of
his family.
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PARIS, Oct. 37.—Miss Helen Cud
ahy. daughter of Patrick Cudahy, the
millionaire packer, committed suicide
in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
a week ago yesterday. She jumped
overboard, according to the reports re
ceived here this afternoon from a
French seaport. No further partic
ulars were given.
POOR OLD CZAR
TO LOSE HOME
PETROGRAD, Oct. 27.—It is offi
cially reported that the Russian pre
liminary Parliament will discuss the
fate of the Romanoff family, which is
now imprisoned at Tobolsk. Event
ual banishment will be considered and
most probably O. Ked.
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EVANS LEAVES FOR NORTH
SEATTLE, Oct. 27.—The steamer
Admiral Evans sailed for Alaskan
ports last night at d o'clock with the
following passengers aboard for Sew
ard: Mrs. W. L. Guy, Ruth Guy, Paul
Guy, H. D. Martin and wife, and C.
D. Alexander. The Evans has a large
cargo of freight aboard, especially for
Anchorage as she is the last steamer
to go to that port this year
EAT LESS IS ORDERS
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. — The
government is asking today of conser
vation of everything. In a statement
this afternooon it is requested that
American people eat less beef, pork,
wheat, butter and sugar, especially,
and check the waste as an act of de
tense. Food Administrator Hoover, in
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a statement this afternoon, explained
the government’s meaning of National
Food Pledge week, which begins to-,
morrow. He asked the women of the;
nation to conserve jus much as possible
permitting nothing to go to waste and
to serve in quantities where every
thing would be eaten.
Ctl IISCOVERY
GOLD ;
SEATTLE, Oct. 27.—There has been a rich discovery
of gold on Good News Bay and a stampede has resulted.
This is the news brought here today by ('apt. Whitlaw, of
the powerboat Eunice, which reached here after a hard
1 trip from the North.
Capt. Whitlaw states that the, stampede has lei!
Bethel practically deserted and miners were hurrying to
the new strike from all parts of the Kuskokwim.
The reported strike, according to Capt. Whitlaw, is,
about 25 miles from the head of Good News Bay. Mining
men who completed a survey of the ground made the state
ments that the strike may prove to be one of the richest
in that part of Alaska. No other information regarding
the strike could be learned from Capt. Whitlaw and he is
the sponsor of the publication of the news of the reported
find.
FINAL SPURT
i FOR LI8ERTY
LOAN IS MADE
—
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—Tlic Lib
erty Loan campaign went into its final
hours today with every energy of two
million workers directed to sending
the subscriptions past the five billion
| dollar mark. Reports indicate that ap
; proximatcly four billion dollars’ worth
! of bonds have been sold throughout
j the country to ten o'clock this morn
jinfr.
jNETHERLANDS
IS PREPARING
FOR AIR FLEET!
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THE HAGUE, Oct. 27.—The Neth
; erlunds government today submitted;
• to the Chamber a second bill for ex
penditures which included naval cred
| its to six million seven hundred thou
scand florins. This additional credit
! is for the extension of the naval air
service. The oflicials believe that air
' fleets will be the main feature in all
wars and are to be prepared. The
Chambers will pass the credit hill it»
is stated.
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The first snow has fallen at HainesJ
! and has remained on the ground.
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HELLO STRIKE
IS CALLED FOR
TWELVE TONIGHT
SAX FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.—The
ultimatum of the telephone operators’
representatives in Washington, Cali
fornia and Oregon, expired without a
word from the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Company today. The oper
ators, linemen and electricians a week
ago issued their demand for an ad
vance in wages, the operators also de
manding the recognition of their un
ion. The company officials asked for
one week to decide.
A general coastwise strike at mid
night seems this afternoon to be in- i
evitable. If the strike occurs the tele-:
phone system from Vancouver, B. C.,
on the north to San Diego on the south
will be paralyzed.
FRENCH FORCES GAIN
PARIS, Oct. 27.—Continuing their
offensive, the French captured several
trenches north of the objectives reach
ed yesterday on the Aisne. This was
the official announcement this after
noon.
BUTTE, Mont., Oct 27.—The I’a
triotic Order of Drafted Men has. been
organized here, for the purpose of de
tecting draft evaders and presenting
evidence of attempted draft evasion.
Membership, which is not made pub
lic, is limited to men who have ap
peared before the exemption board
here.
FIRST CONTINGENT
NOW FIGHTING THE
G! N FORCES
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Oct.
27.—The Am rican troops are today in the first line ol
trenches on * French front for the first time since their
arrival. flit st American shell was fired at (i o’clock
i this morning a German working party and since then
there has been a continual duel with the light artillery and
the infantry trench guns.
The infantry marched lo their positions last night
through the rain and mud and without the knowledge of
the German scouts. The American forces did not know
where they were going until they had been marched di
rectly into the trenches and were given their final orders
that the war was now on between the United States and
Germany from a first-line French trench.
The French forces enthusiastically welcomed the ar
rival of the Americans.
The nearest German trench is only .'500 yards distant
and although the trench is one of the quietest in the sec
tor. there has been intermittent Tiring for the past week,
uu-'er the direction of live.French otlicers. The Ameri
cans late today shelled the positions of the troops of the
Germans, sending shell for shell, the Germans believing
probably that a new attack is being planned.
The first shell case was boxed up and today is on its
way to a French sea port, labelled “President Wilson,
U. S. A.”
PARIS, Oct. 27.—Major General Hugh L. Scott, for
mer Chief of Staff of the United States Army, has arrived
;n France and has left for the front. This was officially
given out this afternoon.
8Y B
ER SHELL FIRE
BULLETIN, London, Oct. 27.—At seven o’clock this
morning the British were entering the German pill boxes
on the Bellevue Spur and the signals showed that they
had carried the Polderhoek Plateau, which has been
strongly fortified.
BRITISH ADVANCE UNDER HEAVY FIRE
BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM, Oct. 27.—The Bel
levue Spur west of Pass Chendaele, which the British have
now entered, has been a nest of machine guns which swept
the country westwards. The Germans concentrated all of
their fire upon Bellevue but the British advanced among
the concrete defenses. The Wolf Copse, near Bellevue
Spur, was captured early last night.
GERMANY DENIES LOSING GROUND
BERLIN, Oct. 27. — Polderhoek Plateau, which was
captured by the British early today, is this afternoon in
the hands of the German forces again. Hard fighting is
continuing all along the Ypres front.
SKATING ON LAKE
The ice is reported about two inches
thick on the second lake and skaters
were reported out this afternoon.
CABINET HAS RESIGNED
MIDRID, Oct. 27.—The Spanish
cabinet members handed in their res
ignations this afternoon.