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THE ALASKA EVENING POST _
Volume XI \uml)er 248 SEWARD, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1917._Ten Cent* uie Copy
COALITION GOVERNMENT FOR RUSSIA APPROVED
RUSSIA IS BUSY
WITH A REFORM
MOVEM NT NOWj
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PETROGRAD, Oct. 9, (Delayed).—The Democratic
Congress 1 >y a vote of <bt> to t>{^ has declared in favoi of j
a coalition government to be composed of men from all;
parties. j
Premier Alexander Kerensky will at once proceed,
to carry out further plans of the government for re-con
struction, in line with the action of Congress for harmony
from all of the political factions in Russia. j
Meantime, the purpose is vigorously to push the cam-j
paign against the Central Powers, and to follow up the
recent gains along the Riga front. The Premier also, ac- i
cording to semi-official reports, will use his utmost influ-j
ence to wage a campaign against German propagandists:
• and their paid agents who are seeking to make capital out
of the political feeling existing between various ruling fac- j
turns in Russia.
Among the Premier's direct supporters, a much bet-1
ter feeling exists in the belief of bringing about reforms, I
than has prevailed since the Czar was deposed
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SWAPPINGS ARE
NEEDED BY OUR 1
BOYS INFRANCE
This is the stuff.
Not waiting for any suggestion but
taking the initiative themselves, the
Brown & Hawkins employes quietly
slipped around and—$4 is one amount
added to the “light a pipe for the boys
in the trenches’* campaign now fos
tered by The Gateway and this ap
. pears today in the contributions.
It is surprising how two-bits added
to each other amount up and the to
• bacco fund is growing, not by any ex
ceptional leaps and bounds, but slowly
and surely. Seward is a big place and
there are yet hundreds to be heard
from and next week should see a large
increase and greater enthusiasm shown
in the tobocca fund. Just bear this in
mind—this fund is to help those who
„ cannot help themselves. The fund is
for chewing and smoking tobacco and
cigarettes for our boys in France.
Some one will say perhaps they
don’t smoke or perhaps the boys
don’t chew. Granted this is right—
can’t they swap? One soldier might
ante a plug of tobacco for a sack and
a package of cigarette papers.
But it is up to us here in Seward
to see that they can have the swap
pings and who will be the next to fall
in line?
The following are the contributions
to the fund from noon yesterday to
noon today;
A Railroader, E. S.$2.00
Frank Bigford .5C
D. J. Fischer . 50
Brown & Hawkins' employes. 4.00
Previously acknowledged _ 12.00
Grand total .$19.00
Through an error in yesterday’s list
a name should have been Ethel Becker
for $2.00.
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Frank Guest, little son of Chief
Robert Guest, sustained a badly
crushed finger today while maneuv
ering with a wringer.
FIVE GIVEN
DIPLOMAS AT
GRADUATION
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The belated graduation exercises oi
the Eighth grade, Seward public
school, was held yesterday afternoon
at 2:80 o’clock and live received their
diplomas. Owing to a quarantine last
June the usual formalities were dis
pensed with at that time. The five
graduates entered the High School at
the beginning of the term this year
but not until yesterday were the grad
uation exercises held. The five read
their essays as follows:
“Our Debt to France” — Dorothea
Woolley.
“Education in Alaska”—Helen Tal
lasen.
“The Alaska Northern Railroad”—
Mary McConnell.
“The Wonders of the Sun”—Thelma
| Ellsworth.
Class History—Joe Bradshaw.
ALASKA IN AND OUT
Steamer Alaska arrived from An
chorage shortly after 3 o’clock this
morning with nearly every berth tak
en by passengers for the Outside. The
only first-class passengers to leave
here were those able to secure accom
modations by berths being vacated by
i Seward arrivals. The Alaska went to
the San Juan dock and unloaded box
shocks, took aboard frozen fish and
sailed at noon.
The following passengers left on the
Alaska from Seward: Mrs. E. Han
sen, Sylvia Sexton and L. Peterson
for Seattle; G. P. Tiley, John McFad
i den and E. A. Nagel for Juneau; L. V.
'Rav and wife, and Thora Reid for
! Valdez. There were also two steerage
for Cordova, eight for Latouche, two
for Juneau and ten for Seattle.
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TRAIN TOMORROW TO
GO TO MILE FORTY
Tomorrow’s train will leave at nine
o’clock and will go to Mile 40, accord
ing to railroad information today.
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CABLE BROK N IN
TWO PLACES -WIRE
IS BEING REPAIRED
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Chicago has won 2 games and New
York has won 2 games. The White Sox
and the Giants are playing the fifth game to
day in Chicago.
Flash—Today s Score—Chicago 8, New
York 5. I
Cable connections were made this afternoon at 2:10
o’clock and quickly following the tests the above bulletin
came to the local cable office direct from Sitka. It dem
onstrates that for the time being, baseball dope is the
thing in the news and the public’s interest, and Sitka took
advantage of the first opportunity to give Seward the con
crete facts. It was expected that general news would
ouicklv follow but instructions to the officers of the Burn
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side and other matter pertaining to the movements of the
cableship and the repairs to the cable came first, then
there was a rush of accumulated business. The Gateway
will begin its regular press service for Monday’s issue.
The Seward cable was broken in two places, one near
the trestle and the other out in the channel about a quar
ter of a mile. The missing piece could not be located and
this morning a new cable was laid between the beach and
the buoyed end in the harbor. The outer end was spliced
at noon and the working crew came to shore and began
work completing the filial splice at 2:10 o'clock. The
Burnside will clear for the south at once.
Cable communication was broken during the fore
noon of Monday, September 10th. During that time com
munication has been maintained by wireless through the
radio station at Anchorage but this was practically glut
ted the first ten days. The Gateway has received press
service from the radio and by mail from Valdez but will
now secure its full service direct from the Associated
Cress at Seattle.
Commerical business is already moving at the cable
office._
HAVE A DAUGHTER
A nine-pound girl baby was born
to Mrs. and Mrs. Sam Fox, of St.
Louis, on September 23rd, according
to a letter received here. Mrs. Fox
was formerly Esta Harvey, daughter
of D. W. Harvey, of Seward. Mr. and
Mrs. Fox are well known here.
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ALL RIGHT, OLD FELLAH!
Editor, The Gateway: In last
night’s paper you stated that the tug
Daniel Kern had left for Anchorage
towing the. barge Lawrence. Well,
we are still in your harbor. E. P.
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RIGGS AND WEIR ARE
SAFE AT ANCHORAGE
Thomas Riggs, Jr., of the Alaskan
Engineering Commission, and Robert
J. Weir,^engineer in charge of tne
Seward division, have arrived at An
chorage, according to word received
here.
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RED CROSS TONIGHT
There will be a meeting tonight at
8 o’clock of the Red Cross executive
committee. The meeting will be held
in the headquarters in the Railroad
building.
OLD-TIMER HERE
W. R. Holland, old-timer, and one
of the best-known, authorities on fish,
is stopping at The Sexton. Mr. Hol
land is from the Prince William Sound
section. He came north in 1802 and
has been here ever since.
RAY GOES Vo VALDEZ
Attorney L. V. Ray. accompanied by
his wife, left on the Alaska for Val
dez to attend the session of the dis
trict court which opens there next
Monday.
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OVER SEVEN HUNDRED
TO LEAVE ON CROOK
The Alaska brought advices from
Anchorage that already 750 had ap
plied for reservations on the next sail
ing of the Crook. This does not in
clude nearly 1,000 who have made res
ervations for the regular steamers.
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EVANS DlTE ANYTIME
The Admiral Evans, southbound, is
due anytime this afternoon. Yester
day Agent Blye received information
she should arrive about one o’clock.
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Read The Gateway.
ITALIANS MAKING
ADVANCE---TO TURN
TH MID I OF WAR
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, (Delayed).—Alarmed over
the successful drive of the Italians against the Teutons on
the lower Bainsizza Plateau, Germany is withdrawing
large numbers of troops from France, Galicia and Buko
wina, and rushing them to meet the Italian attack. This
is Germany’s first participation in the Italian-Austrian
conflict.
The second phase of the great battle planned by the
allied forces is developing favorably, and indicates that
the Italians are carrying out an important detail of the
general plan.
General Cardona’s Italian troops now form a half
circle with one wing resting at Chiapovano and the more
southern wing at Nabresina, on the Isonzo front, and the
present attack or drive is being made from near the cen
ter, thus threatening the Germans on three sides.
TWO GREAT SIGNS
LONDON, Oct. 9, (Delayed).—Military men consider
that the best news favorable to the Allies since the war
began is the report that Russia has suddenly developed
a new offensive on the Riga front against the Teutons and
that the Italians are driving a wedge into the vitals of the
Austrians on the Isonzo front.
Some of the military men here have claimed from the
first that Germanv’s weakest link was Austria and that
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a combined attack against the Austrians would the most
quickly open the road to Berlin.
Advices received here state that Germany has with
drawn large numbers of troops from several fronts to meet
the Italian attack, and it is believed that this will be the
signal for renewed activities on the part of the Allies
against the Germans on the French and Belgium fronts.
M A K E G It EAT A D VANCE
ROME, Oct. 1), (Delayed).—Reports received today
indicate that the Italian wedge has penetrated the Au
strian main army to a point which may turn the tide of
the present war in favor of the Allies and cause the rout
of the Austrian forces.
The fact that Germany has been compelled to with
draw troops from the western front in Belgium and in
France, to meet the renewed offensive of the Italians, in
dicates to military men that the Central Powers consider
the situation extremely serious.
The favorable reports received here have caused gen
eral rejoicings. People last night paraded the streets,
sang patriotic songs and displayed flags everywhere, the
American flag being conspicuous.
SIX-INCH SNOW FALL
AT KING IN 24 HOURS
Six inches of snow fell at King, ac
cording to the weather report issued
by the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion, covering the past twenty-four
hours. It was calm and cloudy at
practically all sections between here
and Anchorage, with the maximum
ranging around 42 and the minimum
from 32 to 40.
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SUGAR CARDS GIVEN
OUT TODAY IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Oct. 8.—Sugar cards
1 were issued throughout England to
1 day, but regulation of distribution of
i sugar cannot, become fully effective
until December l, it is estimated.
Schemes for dealing with bread and
meat will follow.
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I MANY ARE AFFECTED
BY NEW WAR TAX
BEFORE CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8; — Nearly
every one is affected by the new two
| billion seven hundred million dollar
! w'ar tax bill. The greatest tax is
against inheritance, and those possess
ing great w’ealth.
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SECRET BALLOT TO
BE USED IN NEW MEXICO
SANTE FE, N. M., Oct. 8.—New
Mexico voters will use the secret Au
: stralian ballot for the first time at the
special election November 6th when
I the prohibition amendment will come
to a vote.
The Australian ballot law was
passed at the last session of the state
legislature.