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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
■ • SEWARD. Ti.AgKA. * WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11 1918 TKN CENTS PBB COPY
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LONDON, Sept., 11— A troop ship with 2800 Amer
icans aboard has U*ctt torpedoed but every man on the ship
soldiers and crew were saved. The big snip was beached 0*
save time instead of launching the boats. Men clam bo ml
dou tie ropes to the destroyers which swarmed about
the vessel. Other men jumped into the water and were
picked up by other small boats which rushed to the scene.
i lie operation of saving all aboard was facilitated by the
smooth sea.
The troop ship was a member of a large convoy ap
e'.iing the English coast from the l nited States. 1 in
tor pcdoeing happened 200 miles tit sea-last Onlay after
noon and the troopship put on ail speed for the shore. In
tin* meantime men were neing taken off as fast as possible,
bein'1' transferred to American and British destroyers ami
STEEL IS
Seward and Anchorage are now connected by steel.
Anchorage has been dropped as a flag station and is
now on iho main line ol the government s railroad.
The official opening of the line, Seward to Anchor
age. will be postponed until next week and Gov. Thomas
Higgs, jr., will participate, then the big crowd will come
here from Anchorage and a pow wow will result and then
Hurrahing.
The men on the Anchorage division, men and machin
ery reached the division line at 9 o’clock yesterday morn
ing. At 3 o’clock the Seward men, without any track laying
apparatus reached the line. Given the usual handicap how
ever, Seward beats the Anchorage Division in making con
neetions >y three days, 12 haul's and 14 minutes, as An
chorage used machinery and Seward only men.
Robert -J. Weir, engineer in charge of the Seward div
ision was with his men at the finish and will return to Sew
-art! tomorrow night. It is understood that Anchorage
celebrated last night but the lights coming on in Seward
proved the greater attraction here.
JACCARD IS
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K. S. Jaccard, has been called from
tlu* draniag 100m oi the Alaskan En
gineering Commission in Seward, to
report to Washington, L>. for in
duction into an Engineering Corps.)
probably as a Second Lieutenant.
Mr. Jaccard received a caolegram
this morning asking him to secure his
release from the A. E. C.t and wire it
to Washington when further instruct
ions would be sent him.
Mr. Jaccard made application sev
eral months ago for the Engineering
corps and the summons today is the
result.
ston gave the editor’s family two ul
timate spring frys, one being a chant
icleer. A fine chicken coop was fixeu
up out of a piano box the chickens
placed therein and fattening food giv
en the two. Next Sunday was to be
the big feed, fried chicken with strips
ol bacon. Yesterday, sometime, a mal
amute pawed out the slats of the
coop- chickens gone, only feathers
left. There is going to be a doggone
also.
Three full squads were at the drill
last night ot' the Seward Home guards
Toe lights coming on shortly after
seven o’clock caused many to leave
for the Arctic Brotherhood hall im
mediately although others had assem
bled at the hall before the appointed
hour believing that the juice would be
on.
Last night the squads were drilled
seporately and for a time on Fifth ave
•nue where the members of the Mil
itary Unit had plenty of room for
maneuvers.
The regular drill will be held Fri
day night but owing to the Shriner’s
ball the assembly call may be earlier
than 7:45 o’clock.
Judge Bunnell this morning desi
gnated Friday night at the hour of
7:.*10 o’clock as the time for the hear
ing of any naturalization cases in Sew
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EDITOR OF GATEWAY Ls
LOOKING FOR A MALAMl’TE
If a revolver shot suddenly rinj^s
on* on the air anil a malamute hits the
mud, it is the editor killing one oi
those kind of animals. Editors in Al
aska have all kinds of troubles bid
when a pesky purp kills his meat, it is
the war path for the editor.
Several weeks ago Banker Balder
patrol steamers. There was no panic at any stage ol the
disaster. Many of the soldiers aboard were from Cleveland
and Chicago. Many were foreign factory hands and their
benavior proved the assimilated true spirit ol the Ameri
can soldier, p.
The ship was torpedoed as she was catching up to
the convoy having lagged behind to fix the engines. I'h>
ior.xdo hit the forward engine room but none of the . ii\ ■
1 were injured by the explosion. Many soldiers al <«ai«.
bathing and appeared on deck with little clothing,
hip did not sink and although in a had location on tm
shore it is hoped that she can be ultimately saved.
Several of the American soldiers declare that the :;u -
ma ine which attacked the troopship was sent down by a
depth bomb. They claim that the sub was lifted clear In
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BOSTON, Sept., 11.—The Red fox
.re the World’s champions of base
ball. Boston won the sixth game to
tay by a score of two to one defcat
n gthe White Sox after a hard
truggle. Chicago made three hitr
lie credited with two errors; Boston
ivo hits no errors. The batteries
were Tyler, Hendricks killifer and
OT'anell for Chicago; Mays and
Schang for Boston.
A new wheat conservation program
is :n effect today in this tonitiry av
oiding to a cablegram received this
forenoon by local food admi* . . iav
Whittlesey from Territorial I\od ad
ministrator Bindley, of Juneau. The
new progiam eliminates the fifty
fifth rule. The progiam defines cer
: in victory mixed flours which may
lie sold to anyone without substitute's,
hut consumer must buy one pound of
substitute with four pounds of wheat
flour. ,
Substitutes for consume;s e e eon
meal, coi n flour and barley flour;
Bice, hominy and potatoes, as such,
are no longer substitutes hut kaffir,
meal, feteria, rice ,peanut, oat bean
ootato and buckwheat flours are at a
ration of one pound to four poi nels of
wheat flour.
The rule limiting purchase? by <•
and suburban residents to one eight
and a quarter barrel wheat flour re
spectively and thirty days supply is
rescinded.
Kair and reasonable quantities, not
in excess of sixty days supply may
now be purchased.
BOSTON, Sept. 11.—After delay-!
ng yesterday’s game by a strike of
two hours Boston and Chicago plajedj
the lift!) game of the World’s series
with the following result:
R. H. E.
Chicago . 7 0
Boston . 0 5 0
The National Commission refused
*ho player’s demands fora certain
oeicentage of the receipt and the play
M’s announced that they would eon
luct yesterday's gatne and those to
tome for the sake of the public for
the sake of baseball’s name and for
the soldiers and sailors who were at
tending the games here.
At seven minutes after seven o'
clock last night the lights “came on'’
again and even’body was suddenly in
a cheerful mood. The sunset looked
brighter and the new snow on the
mountains did not look so cold. Broad
way looked like a million dollar
thoroughfare and the old glacier
stream lost ifs importance.
Men finished repairing the pipe line
shortly after six o’clock last night
then necessary work was done at the
electric light plant, the dynamos com
menced to whirr; then the big switch
es were thrown and there was light.
NORT H W ESTER N COM INC,
SEATTLE, Sept, 1 l.—Steamer
Northwestern sailed yesterday for
aska ports. The following are aboard
for Seward: Margaret Perry, Lillian
Perry, George O. Thompson, Mrs. I.
Tones, Beatrice Baughman, Dorothy
Baughman and Mrs. J. A. Baughman.
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COURT SESSION.
Only several minor cases were at
tended to this forenoon at the regular
session of the U. S. District court and
adjournment was taken until 2 o’clock
this afternoon when arguments on the
demurrer in the case of J. L. Schage
vs C. B. Whitehead, et al., were heard,
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The Methodist Ladies. Aid Society
will meet with Mrs. Mathison, Thurs
day afternoon at 2:.r10 o’clock.
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The bondholders of the Goteway
Publishing Company will meet to
night at 7:15 o’clock in the office or
Attorney L. V .Ray to receive the re
po rt of the trustee,
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The first frost of the season came
last night but no indications are ap
parent that any nipping was done to
vegetables or flowers.
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' the air when the bomb exploded then disappeared entirely.
YANKS FEELING TIP TOP.
ENGLISH REST CAAIJ\ Sept., 11— The majority of
he American soldiers from the torpedoed troop ship are
here this afternoon none the worse for their experience,
i hey are consoled by the fact that the submarine torpedo
i has been destroyed.
The American Red Cross rushed supplies hero from
•n i. n for the men from the troopship.
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TORPEDOED LAST SUNDAY.
WASHINGTON, Sept.. 11— The torpedoed t roop ship
v.v.s : British liner and it is understood that the disaster
ecu red last Sunday instead of Friday as stated in the
mess dispatches.
NEW YORK, Sept., U— Straightening out the line,
making new and successful attacks and continually going
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forward, this is the whole summary today ol the lighting
on the western front according to the Associated Press.
OUTFLANKING THE GERMANS.
PARIS, Sept., 11— it is reported that Travecy has
been captured by the French, li the French can hold this
position and Lafere, the northerly defense of St. Gobian
Masseif will be virtually outflanked.
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BRITISH FORCES MAKE ADV ANCE.
LONDON, Sept., 11— (Official)— During the night
the British advanced siightiy in the region of Vernmml.
The report says that the British and Germans are locked
in a struggle in the region around Eucourt St. Quentin.
YANKS BEAT BACK THE HUNS.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Sept., 11— The Germans
attacked the Americans early yesterday morning in the
Vosges region after heavy artillery preparation. The
Americans repulsed all raids with heavy losses to the en
emy.
BRITISH GAIN NEW FOOTING
WITH THE BRITISH, Sept., 11— The British gain
ed a footing at Peiziers and EPehy on the railroad be
tween Roysol and Marcoing this afternoon.
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CLAIMS BRITISH DRIVEN BACK.
BERLIN, Sept., 11— (Official)— The Germans
have repulsed the British attempt to advance south of
Yp; es. The British have been driven back south of Gouz
eacourt and around Epehy. Three thousand British have
been captured.