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4 . Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
W ALASKA. MONDAY, May 20, 1918.
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WITH THE AMERICANS May 20 !
Lufberry, of the American l ■ i' • '•
aerial battl<
night with
participating.
where hi 1 livei
The German machine w. ieh <lm\
armed with two raacl ii e -
from those received in tl e e n t *•
was a ‘ in hi I to. Appai ntly t -
let | t •
Lufberry was regarded as the best ot V ° : *
tors and had sevente( tvk (
from the mac! ine w
in flai es.
the German machine wide*: downed Lufbor y.
\Y ; ; THE ' 3 . May 20 — Air
ner> this si
chine ig insi
were down at noon today.
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ANOTHER ARMENIAN MASSAC RE
..ONDON-M .A T
Turks have resume •" the e;it"'. ;ve along me f auto
front and have occupied \ £i*•• .momer A>i icUj. . > ■
acre has begun.
BOLSHEVIKI TROOPS IN BATTLE
CONSTANTINOPLE, May hO — Inc Bolshov'll
troops, reinforced fron I irk( t in
captured the Port
sheviki forces c ian on Russia!
and captured the Musselnien who were withoir ncans of
defense. The Musselmen were forced to amnd( i the pc c.
STEA MER NORTH WES iKKN
DUE HERE IN FORENOON
Steamer Northwestern kit Ancho -
age at 1 o'clock this aftern >on and is
exected to arrive here between 9 and
10 o’clock tomorrow forenoon.
DORA SAILS ON LONG TRIP
Steamer Dora sailed shortly ait
9:30 o’clock last night on the first
trip of the year to Nushagak. The!
Dora had 29 first class passengers and
37 steerage onboard also a tull t eight
cargo and 300 sacks of mail.
OVERMAN BILL SIGNED
WASHINGTON, M
dent Wilson today signed the Overma"
bill. This bill give the president broad
powers to co-ordinate government de
partments.
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LOT CHANGES HANDS
A lot in the Laubner Addition, des
cribed as lot 18, block 11, purchased b\
A. McIntosh from Rob Ashland, ha>
been sold to Pat McLaughlin.
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VALDEZ UNLOADING COAL
Freighter Valdez, <~\ipt. Paatfe a iv
ed in port yesterday morning at S
o'clock and immediately started fo un
load 500 tons of coal here fort lie com
mission and the Alaska Transfer. The
Valdez will probably get away for the
south this afternoon from the San
Juan docj*.
CZAK SCHUTZ IS LEAVING
Roh Schutz, janitor czar of «' e \ ar.
Gilder building has resigned his vo
lt ion and is going to the ?t*;tes. 1
Schutz received a Uter from ids io*
-ncr partner, \Vi ilium A. Simp* on, to
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shipyards! Mr. Schutz leaves on the
|] ; . to B 1
for u visit with friends then to 2or -
land.
• mas Oliver, formerly with th<
♦•ommisMon at Mile 20, has accepted
the position at the Van Gilder building
and is today being initiated into the
;ns and outs.
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IRISHMEN ARE CALLED..
DUBLIN, May 20 — John Dillon,
head of the Irish Nationalists, has
! summoned a special meeting to disease
the recent Sinn Fein troubles, arising
| out of the disQjverv of the plot for an
Irish rebellion.
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THIRTY THOUSAND
WOMEN WORKING IN
KRUPP GUN FATCORY
, AMSTERDAM, May —The Krupp
| Works, German gun and munitions
| manufacturers, employed more than
110.000 persons in February and the
number was then expected to reach
126.000 by May L according to an
Essen dispatch. Thirty thousand wo
J men were among the employees.
FOR MEN ONLY
; > >; n , a little out of the usual is going to be pulled
. t . • ciic Brotherhood hall this evening and this:
;• a urn only. Every man in Seward or near Sew
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\en a special invitation to he at the A. B. High
\ a 1 latter whether you are an A. B.- or not, just
: are a man, you can attend this affair. Theiej
> teat, of baked beans, sausage- etc., on the side
;. ra stunts never before pulled off in Seward
e. K member tint whatever occurs must be
> i for h is all being done for the war fund of
led Cross.
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• Mercy organization, launched the second
- for the war fund.
i. > mters of the Cabinet, Major
.1 dershing, Admiral Sims, Cardinal Gibbons and
others have endorsed the appeal for subscrip
: ; Wilson today described the contributions
\ . i mid as the discovery of a new opportunity
w-s under conditions which will translate “op
j no *iunit\" into “victory.”
I ,>c:i!ly, the tied ‘'toss drive is well unde; way. All
the local committee have their subscription
will give out the receipts. The contributions
donations and there is no membership to the
inched . The.war fund is simply a free will
>• and Seward’s quota is $2200.
c A. D High inks tonight for men, is thj big pub
lic doings inaugurating the drive.
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I w.k , : .ai 20 — The Allies have
i { !. ,a ami Japan that ar
nte military co
pe v'.vion t > meet the dangers threat
; , v. cc in the Far East from
ot man mmtration have been made.
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May 20 — The
i mleala .Military co-operation is to
:icet the threats in tlie Far East and
will be : ireiy a defense measure part
: atiuin tc be confined to China and
. M. The primary
mi pmc is safeguarding Manchuria
i XVPi o Sibley be evtended to .Sib
eria.
jy -39 IS DAMAGED
MADRID, May 20 — The German
jbma'ine, U—39, which is the one re
n.m ib’o for the t‘»’peodincr of the
I a si mi. , entered Oartengia, Spain,
t* is forenooii, in a damaged condition.
Yvk J. Er kine, of Kodiak, who con
ducts a general merchandise store,
was a pc longer out on tlie Dora
i last night.
LEO MARGELES
GETS BUSY FOR
THE RED GROSS
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Leo Margules is going to do his bits
for tl\ war fund of the Red Cross.
This morning Mr. Margules phonfed
the Gateway that lie will give a cigar
or a bottle of Bevo to every nvan who
contributes $2 to the war fund of the
Red Cross at the Northern.
‘‘1 will lose, in one sense of the
word,” said Mr. Margules, "but the
war fund of the Red Cross will gain.
This offer is on during the week’s
drive for the war fund.”
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CH \NCI'S ON PILLOW ARE
SOLO-DRAWING IS TONIGHT
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All of the chances on the pillow,
1 donated by Mrs. Bowers for the war
fund of the Red Cross, have been sold
and tonight at 7:.*10 o’clock, at Fll
worth’s the drawing will take place.
WEATHER ON R. R.o
It is cloudy and calm at all points
along the railroad according to the
1 weather report received this morning
at 7 o’clock. The temperature at the
'various places is as follows: Anchor
age, 40; Mile 91, 46; Girdwood, 40 Ma-!
tanuska, 30, and Talkestna, 34.
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LONDON, Mav 20 — Thirtv . \
one hundred and fifty five wore in I ;
ambitious aerial attacks the C.w
don. Thousands from many p
dom who were visiting the c l
day had their first experience < ,
fired continously. The raiderv
was a clear moonlight night a; v\
a raid. The British fleet ascot..’
and finally beat the enemy off.
were in the raid.
unknown boat
IS IN THE ICE
INI ‘ SAi
Some unknown vessel is in the ice
*n Biistol Bay and being forced a hort
Friday night, the wireless operatoV on
die Valdez, caught a message signed
oy “Jensen” stating that a vessel was
n ire ice in Bristol Bay. Last nig'it
the LT. S. Radio station, at the head o«
die bay caught messages .saying that
a boat was being forced ashore b> the
.ec and on the next high tide would be
.n the beach.
Rumors fly quick in Seward and
,'ord immediately vas circulated thu*
the Admiral Watson was in Double.
From what can be learned by wireless
the name of the craft is not known. It
•is believed that Capt. Jenson of the
Admiral Watson is near the scene and
out out the wire regarding the un
known vessel, probably a large c.mn
■ry ship. Atmospheric conditions t’ c
•ast two nights have not been of the
best and that is one reason no definite
void has been received bore by wire
less.
THREE BOATS IN ICE
PORTLAND, May 20 — A wirc
ess from western Alaska says that
the Alaska Packer’s vessels, W. B.
Flint, Star of Chili and the Centenn
al have been crowded ashore by the
ice in Bristol Bay. The wireless fur
:hor says that it is believed the three
vessels will be floated when the ice
clears.
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MEN SHIPS
ARE LAUNCHED
ONE EACH DAY
WASHINGTON, May 20 — Wooden
ships are being launched at the rate
of one a day. This is the record of the
past four weeks according to a state
ment today by the Shipping Board.
There is much faith in concrete ships
and it is understood that operation of
them in heavy sea is not as hard os
1 hem in heavy sea is not as hard as
The concrete vessels recently launch
cd at San Francisco will soon make
it’s first voyage.
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The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is clearing, slight aquall
and cooler. It sprinkled a little this
^ forenoon.
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all iropoKar1 *
:udting i i*» ,
coast and t: ? < '. .
handled V'
distributed a!< •! .
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ilent raid c r. :
group t h i fi.
rector but wc. iv la
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4;od \y fvot i 1 s
been recc' .
LONDON, May 2
forces campaijr
mans in Gcrmnn .
other success to : _
fighting inflict d h<
Germans.
The engagement 1 when .i
small body
men surprised an »
camp and set the huts or " r.
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LUNCHEO>
The regular wet-'.'/ ;oo
con of the Chair.b r t■:
be held tomoi-row ?.
requested to bo in their o *■ r‘ ^2 *
o’clock sharp.
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COUNCIL MEETS TO? GT T
There will be a short so :on of the
city Council tonight at the- Fire h:. I
at 8 o’clock.
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