WANT SURV !Y OF
COAST OF ALASKA;
VITAL STEP TAK N
WASHINGTON, April 16 — The United States
j Coast Geodetic Survey has issued a bulletin urging pro
i tection for Alaska’s gateway by adequate coast and har
■ bor charterings. The bulletin says that the survey board
' has had less than $4,000,000 to spend in Alaskan waters in
the past 50 years.
“Alaska has many fine undeveloped harbors and the
war should not delay preparing for coast and harbor
j survey work,” says the bulletin.
! “Two hundred and twenty four American vessels
: have been lost in Alaskan waters during the last twenty
1 years and the coast and harbor survey is Alaska’s greatest
; need.”
The Survey bulletin says further that with over 26,
000 miles of detailed coast line. Alaska cannot be ap
proached without plying the waters that surround it.
“Gigantic mountains that will be unsurmounted for many
years, bar the path from the interior to the coast and the j
great east,” says the bulletin. “The exports from Alaska]
have amounted to seven hundred and eighty million dol
lars in the past fifty years reaching the greatest annual
amount last year when the exports were $94,709,359. The
imports have totaled four hundred and twelve million
dollars in the past fifty years showing the vast amount
of trade carried on with the territory solely by means of
ships. Seventy percent of the ship losses are due to
strandings which might have been prevented by accurate
surveyed waterways.”
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ALASKA MALAMUTES ARE NOT WANTED
BY MAJOR GENERAL JOHN J. PERSHING.
SEATTLE, April 16 — A special dispatch from Wash
ington to the Post Intelligencer says that Major General,
John J. Pershing, commander of the American forces in
France does not want Alaska dogs on the battlefront.
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer, from Alaska, presented offi
cers with numerous Alaskan dogs. Gen. Pershing says
that the Alaska dogs are not a success because, while well
taught in their own business and they take a pride in their
knowledge, that cannot learn the new tricks and regard
military drill as foolishness. The younger and lesser j
trained dogs are more impressionable. The malamute
has too many fixed ideas. Pershing’s statement has
created a surprise as it was understood that Alaska dogs
were a success in France.
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TWO AMERICAN AVIATORS ARE GIVEN
FRENCH CROSS FOR VALUABLE SERVICE j
PARIS, April 16 — Capt. James Hall and Lieut.
Paul Frank Blair, members of the American aeroplane
forces, have been awarded the distinguished service cross
of the French government. These two are the first
Americans to received the new military distinction.
Capt. Hall, on March 26th, attacked a group of
eight enemy machines while he was leading an aerial pat
rol. Three machines he destroyed, one was forced to de-!
scend to earth and two others were probobly destroyed, i
Blair, on March 17th, single handed, attacked seven
machines one of which fell in flames. Since March 1st,
Blair has driven down six enemy machines.
WEATHER ON R. R.
The following is the report of the
weather condition along the rail rand
received to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchoiage, 32 above, snowing, east.
Mile 91, 32 above, cloudy, calm.
Girdwood, 36 above, cloudy, calm.
King, 30 above, cloudy, N E.
Talkeetna, 30 above, cl vjdy calm
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JAMES E. WILSON
Democratic Candidate, Solicits
Yonr Vote for Road Commissioner
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Primary Election, April 30th
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Vote For
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday, April 30
ELLIS IS TREASURER OF
THE FIRE DEPAR Hi FAT
William Ellis has hern named treas
urer of ihe Seward volunteer Fire Do-1
nartment vice E. L. Senft, resigned, j
! Mr. Senft expects to leave on the first i
i steamer for Seattle to locate perman
ently.
If you have saved a slice a day, eat |
cornbread and save a loaf.
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Solicits Your Vote for
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ROAD COMMISSIONER
• of the Third Division.
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! Republican Candidate Subject to the
i Primaries to be held Tuesday, April 30
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
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Vote For
HENRY A. SLATER
for
REPRESENTATIVE
on the
Republican Ticket
Primary Election, Tuesday, April 30.
HOTEL OVERLAND
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Headquarters for Mining Men
SEWARD, - - - ALASKA
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ALASKA TRANSFER
H. V. HOBEN, Manager
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General Transfe- Phones, Main 17 and 81
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GEORGE SEXTON, Proprietor
Most Comfortable
Hotel in the City
Local and Long Distance Phones
Modern Bath Rooms Rates Reasonable
SEWARD WATER and POWER COMPANY
JOHN A. NELSON, Manager
Office —Bank of Seward Building
SEWARD ALASKA
FOR ROAD COMMISSIONER
Third Division
HARVEY SULLIVAN
of Valdez
Former U. S. Marshal
I have announced my candidacy for Road Com
missioner of the Third Division on the Republican
ticket subject to the Primaries on April 30, 1918
—Paid Advertisemont.
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ELE th’ Irishman sez: “One
man’s ez good ez another
an’ a durn sight better.”
Anyway, one man
can’t get no better
tobacco ’n another
ef they both get
VELVET,
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smoking qualities that gave Kentucky Burley its title of
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aged-in-the-wood mellowness.
1,000 1.000 1.000
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AT 1HK KEY
With every 7oC p.j'C sold we
£ive can or box ot tobacco free.
A Parse Assortment
Real Values
THE KEY
PHONE I1ATHISON 115
Stationery
PAPER IN BOXES
Tablets Envelope*
Peri* Pencil
Ink Mucilajre
Library Paste Paper Clips
Memo Books Paper Files
In fact everything in the Sta
tionery line, also a bi£ line
of School Supplies
SEWARD DRUG CO.
m CHESi
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Gru«*n
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
i Special Order Work 11
Promptly Executed i
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C. E. ORLANDER [
srCUKSSOR TO
GEORGE THE JEWELER
Seward
% 1 1 Geo. A. Mitchell
Proprietor
Open Day and Night
Phone Adams 11V*
Set vice —Cleanliness
| private Hokc* for hadies or Partits
The Carstens Packing Co.'
Wholesale and Retail
Beef. Pork. Veal, Mutton. Poultry
Lard. Hams and Bacon.
Butter and
Ordera from the Westward and Cook
Inlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
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FRATERNAL
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L, 0, 0, No. 1425
Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A. B. Hall. Viaitinf Brother*
invited.
M. A. HORNER, Dictator.
F. R. BIG FORD, Secretary.
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ODD FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge N«. ~
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
P. H. Pederson John Noon
Noble Grand Secretary
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PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. *
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. »., Pioneer Hall,
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ALEX FRAZER.
Moot me at th* BranaX tf.
REAR ADMIRAL BADGER
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Among the 50G rc wired naval officers
recalled to active service because of
the war is Rear Admiral Charles J.
Badger, who retired August 28, 1915,
at the age of sixty-two years. A native
of Maryland, he graduated from the
naval academy in 18/3. In 1884 he
directed the Greely relief expedition.
At one time he was at the head of the
Annapolis academy, and there earned
the sobriquet of “Square Deai" Badger.
CAPT. WHITNEY WEDS
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r*ipt. CJeorgc H. \Vh»ti»ey, i In
jector cf hulls for the coast section
of Al ».'ka, *.v;th he: dquartors at Ju
ivi.M, w »e« ently married ir S'*dtIo
to Mi> C. L. Walter. The newly weds
have returned to Juneau, according to
advices received in Seward today.
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j SHOES
Nifty Dress Shoes at Cost
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PROFESSIONAL
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DR. 0. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office over Bank of Seward
Hours: 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 Re*., Mad. 58
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J. H. ROMIG, M. D.
Office on Broadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 93; Resi
dence, Adams 48.
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L. R. C. P. & L. R. C. S. Edinburgh
L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN, M. D„ C M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome. |j
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ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia Alaska
First-class merchandise at rea
sonable pricea, prompt service.
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CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENERAL BLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing Wheel wright in g
SEWARD. ALASKA
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