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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
Volumt. x, Nunl„ . SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, mi! TEN CENT8 PER COPY
SEWARD CITIZENS
MAY START JITNEY
SERVICE SHORTLY
FRENCH SECURE !
MUCH GROUND
FROM GERMANS
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES.
Jan. 25. — The French forces last
night made a brilliant raid upon the
Geiman 4ines near Heur tic Paris and
followed the raid up with a genera*
attack along a RiHH) yard trout. Hie
French forces reached a depth into
the Geiman territory of 500 yards
ami are holding the ne\t ground easily
today.
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DUAL EMPIRE
AFTER PEACE
WITH RUSSIA
WWW—WB
LOM>ON. Jan. 2'>. — According to
advices received in British circles
Austria-Hungary and Russia are to
continue peace negotiations on the ba-(
sis of no annexations and no indemni
ties. Austrian Foreign -Minister Czer
nin believed that the two nations can
leach peace it Russia maintain* a lib
eral attitude.
It is understood here that Imperial
German Chancellor von Hertling, in
his speech today before the Reiciistcg.j
hoped that Russia and Germany would |
reach good conclusions. He expressed I
-complete confidence on the part of (he
Teuton delegates to finally reach
peace with the Russians.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2r>. — An or
der was issued today suspending the
sale ol candy to sailors pending an in
vestigation. This investigation is the
result of a discovery of impurities in
the candy supplied to the ships of the
American navy. It is reported that,
ix>wdere< glass has been discovered,
in much of the candy of a certain!
kind.
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WEATHER ON K. R.
The following is the weather report
from points along the railroad receiv- j
ed at 7 o'clock this morning:
Anchorage, 14 below, clear, calm.
Girdwood, 4 above, clear, calm.
Matanuska, 20 below, clear, calm.
King, 4 below, clear, north.
Talkeetna, 24 below, clear, calm; 24
inches of snow on the ground.
Deadhorse, 20 below, clear, calm.
Kill -on. Kill Bai!* \ oi Kril
llmki spe; re once wrote -o.i. thing
about that if the tide >f e\e«. ; was
taken at the flood it woii’d • »;»•! on »o
sue *ess or words to t! it :'«ct.
.Anyway two prom ini %So a. u citi
zens. took the Hill's hunch !;•
ar.d . horliy local people need not be
confused if an advertisement nke the
fo owing appears in the (iat«wny:
IMF HONV KXI'RKSS
i'ack' - - Delivered at hours of
the day or night.
We "ill call and take you to the dance
or the movie and take you home
again ala jitney
hE ATI Mi AND McDOXALD
There you are. Dr. Keating and
Alex McDonald, with Frank Cotter
icting as the go-between, have pur
chased the dog team and outtit of
Jesse Harrington, who arrived several
days ago in Seward from the Arctic.
Mr. Harrington left on the North
western for the outside but last night
concluded that he would dispose of
his dog team here. The word was
slipped around, and taking the above
Kill’s hunch, the doctor and steamboat
man purchased. After the majority
of Sewa»*d people have retiled tonight
the new owners of the dog team are
going to take a .-pin, no matter what
kind of a spin it is. If the spins ate
successful and the two proprietors of
the outfit live to tell the tale, it is
very probable that a pony express and
jitney service in Seward will be the
jesult.
The hospital has been warned and
the doctors will sleep with their
i lothes on tonight to answer any < mei
gency calls.
U. S. STEAMER
SUBMARINED;
TWO MEN LOST
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Jan. 23.
The American steamship Owaseo,
formerly the German Allemania,
seized when the war was declared,
has been submarined in the Mediter
ranean. Only two of the crew were
lost when the steamer went down.
FORTY KILLED
IN RIOTS IN
RUSSIAN CITY
PEI ROGRAD, Jan. 23. — Forty
were killed and 200 wounded in riots
today at Moscow according to L>ol
.'heviki reports. The demonstrations
occurred during a national celebra
tion. The Boisheviki troops have the
upper hand and further riots are not
anticipated.
HONESTY OUT ON THE ALASKA TRAILS
Honesty, can be found in the cities, along the by
ways and even on the Alaska trails, in spite of
what many people say, there are honest people in
this big world of ours. Last week an item appear
ed in the Gateway that if $15 was found, the owner
would be pleased to have it returned, the little roll
being left at the Gateway office. The money was
found and it has been given to the owner.
A man by the name of Linder, came in from the
Iditarod country with his dog team, over the trail
arriving here last week. Fortune has not been ex
tremely kind to Linder and what little money he had
was tucked away where prospectors generally car
ry it. At Anchorage Linder met an old friend and
the latter asked him to bring $15 to a man in Sew
ard. Linder took the ten dollar gold certificate
and wrapped it around the five dollar bill and tuck
ed it away.
Upon arrival here the $15 was missing and it
was a disastrous miss as Linder could not afford to
part with any of his little hoard. But he did, then
sought the Gateway for aid in recovering the lost
money.
Out on the trail, carrying the United States
mail, is one man named Jack Lean, “mail hound.”
Jack found the little roil. Jack read the Gateway
and through Mr. Leonhardt, of Mile 54, telephoned
and descriptions given of the denominations, etc.
Honesty is its own reward. The $15 has been
returned to the man who lost it and some day Jack
Lean, “mail hound,” if he has not already been re
warded by a clear conscience, will receive another
reward. ,
REGULARS DRILL
ON TONIGHT OF
MILITARY UNIT
The regular weekly drill of the Sew
ard military unit will be held at the
A. B. Hah tonight. All me mbers and
recruits are rci uesttvl to attend. Each
driil nigln the attendance keeps grow
ing and those who are drilling can tell
others of the great amount of good it
is doing. It is hoped shortly to hove
a company of 100.
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MAKING OF GO-CARTS
IS AMONG ESSENTIAL
INDUSTRIES OF WAR
NEW YORK, Jan. 2f>. — The
manufacture of baby carriages
was trundled into the ranks of
essential war industries” here
when a man who makes go-carts
and who was called i*.*:* service in
the national army asked the dis
trict board foi deferred classifica
tion on the ground that his call
ing was indispensable to the needs
of the country. He set up the
claim that when called in the first
draft exemption had been recom
mended by presidential order.
The chairman of his local board
said it should be granted “in def
1 erence to the president.”
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. — The
navy department announces that elev
en hundred ships have been armed
against submarines since last March.
WAR SECRETARY
CALLS SESSION
Of CONGRESSMEN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. — Secre
tary of War Raker today addressed a
letter to Senator Chamberlain to a -
range a meeting at which a’i con
gressmen dispos'd to attend may dj
so and hear statements replying to
the Senator’s charges of nofficiency
in the Department.
Neither the War Department o:T;
cials nor President Wilson have made
any comment on the speech oi Sena
tor Chambevla'n made yesterday It
is indorstood that Secretary Pak« r
wiil piesent to Senator Cda' hcHain
and congressmen a complete ito
n.ent of what America has dooe in the
present war.
MUST SUPPORT
UNCLE SAM IN
PRESENT TRIAL
1). C. Mathison, the four minute
speaker at the Empress last night,
urged all to stand by the United
States government in the present con
flict, observe food conservation and
other laws which might arise owing
to the war. Mr. Mathison talked eas
ily and made a most satisfactory
speech which was well received.
HUN CHANCELLUR
REPLIES TO OUR
PEACE PROPOSALS
BERLIN, Jan. 25.—Imperial German Chancellor von
Hertling today addressed the reichstag and discussed
the recent peace proposals, especially those terms submit
ted by President Wilson of the United States. The Chan
cellor said that an agreement could be reached without
difficulty on the first four points of President Wilson’s
peace program which was recently given to the American
Congress but said much difficulty would be met regarding
the fifth point. The Chancellor said that Germany never
demanded incorporation of Belgium by violence and said
that he could not talk about cessation of Alsace and Lor
raine.
“France and Germany must alone discuss Alsace and
Lorraine,” said the Chancellor, “as those two countries
are the only ones involved. The state of Poland will be
settled by Austria and Germany.”
The Chancellor demanded that Germany’s enemies
set forth a new set of proposals. The Chancellor said
that points of Wilson’s proposals to Austria must be left
to that nation. All German interests would be defended
strongly and von Hertling intimated that Turkey would
also oppose certain conditions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.—Officials here believe that
no substantial advance towards peace has resulted from
Chancellor von Hertling’s speech. The emphatic state
ment that Germany will not surrender Alsace and Lor
raine is taken as an indication as a flat disapproval of
practically all other terms of peace.
The following are the points in President Wilson’s
peace proposals which are mentioned in von Hertling’s
speech:
1. Open peace covenants without private internat
ional understandings.
2. Freedom of the seas to the world.
3. Removal of economic barriers establishing equal
trade conditions among the nations associating themselves
for the maintenance of world peace.
4. Reduction of national armanents.
5. Adjustment of colonial claims on the principle
that the people concerned have equal weight with the gov
ernment’s interests.
BROWN COMES
TO SEWARD ON
BUSINESS TRIPj
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Charles •*2. Brown, of Brovin &
rlawkins, in charge of the firm’s busi
ness at Anchorage, arrived in Seward
last night on a short business, trip.
Mr. Brown says that it is a little
quiet at the Cook Inlet city, as usual
after the holidays, but the peopl? are
waiting for the pick up in the spring.
Mr. Brown says that the indications
are that the harbor wall «»e dredged
this roming season and the govern
ment will start work on the new dock. I
As a general thing, the girl who ;
gets kissed under the mistletoe would
get kissed under other circumstances.
PRESIDENT HAS
CANCELLED ALL
ENGAGEMENTS
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25. — Presi
dent Wilson this morning cancelled
all engagements for this afternoon,
including the regular session of the
cabinet. The president is working in
his study at the White House and
there is no outward indication as to
whether the international situation or
the attack on the War Department is
engaging his attention.
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Experience is very valuable but
some middle aged men can look back
and see where they put too much of
their capital into it.
GET $1,000 A YEAR.
(By BASIL M. MANLY
WASHIXGTOX, D. C.. Jan. 25. |
—Will your name be in the great
American “Doomsday Book” which the
treasury department is now compiling
as the basis of its machinery for tax
collection ?
If you received $1000 or more this
year in wages, sftlary, interest, divi
dends. rents or profits on speculation,
you name will be there. And what is
more, along with your name will bo
an exact record of the amounts you
received from each of these sources.
When William the Conqueror took
contit>l of England he found nearly
all *his unwilling subjects dodging
their taxes in scandalous fashion. So
in 1085 he set about making a com*
nlete list of all land and other prop
erty-holders in his kingdom, with a!
record of everything they possessed, j
This great record the English appro
priately called the “Doomsday Book”
because they knew it spelled doom for
the tax dodgeis.
Uncle Sam is now building up his
own “Doomsday Book,” so as to end
evasion of fedeitil taxation, partial-1
larly income and inheritance taxes.:
When completed it will be a marvel- i
ouslv exact record of the financial
condition of every taxable person and
corporation in the United States. It
wiH be a sue trap for the people whoj
try to dodge their war taxes.
In the last revenue bill there are
two sections, 1219 and 1211, which
most people never heard of. These
sections provide the material for Un
cle Sam’s “Doomsday Book.” Every
YOU’RE IN UNCLE SAM’S “DOOMSDAY BOOK”
corporation is required, on demand of
the treasury department, to furnish a
complete list of all its stockholders!
with names, addresses, number of/
shares held and amount of dividends
paid. Every broker is required to file
with the treasury a list of all trans
actions for customers, whether specu
lative or for investment, showing the
amounts of their profits or losses—not
only stock speculation, but dealings in
grain and cotton futures, and all other
kinds of transactions.
Furthermore—all persons, corpora
tions, and partnerships, including les
sees, trustees, receiveis and employ
ers, are required to make a complete
return of all amounts of $1000 or more
paid during the year in salaries, wages
interest, rent piemiums, annuities or
any other form of compensation to
persons, corporations or partnerships.
In the case of interest on bonds, mort
gages, etc., a return is required re
gardless of the amount.
This means that every corporation
must furnish the government with a
complete list of all employes who re
ceive in wages or salaries $1000 a
year or more.
As these returns come in they are
card indexed, with a card for every
person whose name appears.
All amounts a person receives from
all sources are brought together in one
place.
Thus, for John Doe, there may be
half a dozen caids—one showing that
he received $4000 salary from the P.
D. Q. Corporation; another showing
he owns some steel stock which paid
$1000 dividends last year; another
showing he owns lands for which he
received $(J00 rent; another showing
he dabbled in stocks last year with
Skinnem & Soakem, brokers, and
cleaned up $1500 in coppers; and an
other showing he received $1200 roy
alty on a patent.
When John Doe goes to make up
his income tax return this year he
may want to forget some of the items.
He* may think, “Well, nobody knows
about that little flyer in coppers. I
guess I will leave that out. Nobody
will be any wiser, and just look how
much tax I have to pay without that.
Surely I am doing my $hare of pay-(
ing for the war.”
But Uncle Sam will know! He may
not know within six months or a year,
because the filing and indexing of the
mililons of cards is a colossal task.
But he is going to finish that job soon
er or later. Then a clerk will take
John Doe’s sworn tax return, go to
the card file and get out all the cards
that show payments to John Doe. He
will compare these with the tax re
turn, go to the card file and get out
all the cards that show payments to
John Doe. He will compare these
with the tax return and find that John
left out that $1500 profit on stock
speculation. He will report that to the
district attorney, and some morning
John Doe will find himself in court
facing a prospective penalty of $2000
fine and a year in the federal penit
entiary*.
It may be two or three years be
fore John Doe is caught, but Uncle
Sam’s revenue agents never let up.