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SEWARD, ALASKA, :\I;»V>AY. KKIJRUABY 11, 1918 TEN CENTS PER COPY
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SPANISH STEAM 1
IS SENT DOWN BY
SUB-69 ARE LOST
MADRID. Feb. 11—The Spanish steamer Sebastian
has been torpedoed and sunk according to official advices
received here. The Sebastian was enroute to New York
City. A protest has been made to the Imperial German
government. , . ... ,
The torpedoing of the Sebastian records the third
Spanish steamer which has been sunk by German submar
ines during the past ten days.
TORPEDOING CASE IS SERIOUS.
BERLIN. Feb. 11.—Official demand fi'om the govern
ment of Spain for reparation and an apology for the sink
ing of the Spanish steamer Sebastian has been received
here. There is something behind the message from Mad
rid which the government has not given out and the news
papers today claim that the situation is most serious. It
is understood 69 lost their lives on the Sebastian.
PRESIDENT TO
TALK BUSINESS
WITH SENATORS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11. — Presi
dent Wilson announced this forenoon
that he intended to call a meeting ot
all Republican and Democrat Senators
this week to a conference to discuss
the bill which proposes to give the
President more war power. At a con
ference Saturday held in New \or'/
City the Republican senators agreed I
to support the administrations war
measures, but were disposed to look
with disfavor upon giving more pow
er to the president.
PIONEERS WILL
PUREHASE $600
OF WAR STAMPS
The Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No.
9, at the regular meeting Saturday
night, decided to invest 600 in war
stamps and the order was placed in
Seward today. The Pioneers have al
ways taken steps to be in all patriot
ic movements and the one made Sat
urday night indicates that when tne
order has any spare money it is go
ing to help Uncle Sam.
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hopping one stunt ro
TEST MEN FOR SERVICE
IN THE BRITISH ARMY
LONDON, Feb. 11. — If you can
hop twenty times on each foot with
out showing signs of undue distress,
the British army considers your
health good enoueh for geneud ser
vice, according to a new book ot in
structions issued to the examining
boards. The test recommended is as
follows:
“The rate of the pulse is taken, and
then the recruit is directed to hop
twenty times on each foot, raising the
other foot nine inches. At the end of
this performance, in health, there
should be no noteworthy breathless
ness and no pallor or anxiety of ex
pression. Two minutes later the pulse
should be not more than five beats
more frequent than it was before *he
exercise. •
FRISCO I.W.W. !
MEMBERS HAVE
BEEN INDICTED
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.
Theodore Pollux, Albert L. Fox and
James P’ ice, oiliciuls of the California
District Defense League of the Indus
trial Workers of the World, and Basil
Satfrois, president of the Latin branch
of the organization, are among the
fifty live persons indicted at Sacra
mento last Friday night for blocking
war moves of the United States gov
ernment. The four iocal men were
placed under arrest here this lore
noon.
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LOCAL OPTION BILLS
PASSED BY JERSEY
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 11. — Two
local option bills, one designed to oro
hibit the sale of intoxicating liquors
in municipalities where a majority ot
the voteis decide in favor of such ac
tion, and the other to regulate its sale
have been passed by the legislature.
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TO DECORATE VETERANS
LONDON, Feb. 11. — A distinctive
decoration in the form of a bronze
star is to be awarded to all Naval of
ficers and men who took part in the
operations in France and Belgium
during the earlier part of tl e war in
1914.
A.
STATION WORK !
! PROGRESSING
ON DIVISION
Robert J. Weir, engineer in charge
1 of the Sewatd Division, returned Sat
urday night, from an inspection trip
which took him to Kern Creek. “Sta
tion work is progressing splendidly,”
said Mr. Weir this forenoon, “and
everything is moving satistactorily.
All work will undoubtedly be com
pleted by April 1st which is highly
gratifying.”
The wire to Anchorage which went
down late Friday night owing to a
slip above Kern Creek, has been re
paired and communication has again
been established with the interior.
UKRANIANS AND HUNS
REPORTED TO HAVE
SIGN FOR PEAC [
CO PENH AG BIN, Feb. 11—An official telegram re
ceived this afternoon from Berlin says the Imperial Ger
man government has signed a peace proposal with the Uk
ranians, the powerful province of the Russians.
This is the first peace signed by an belligerent.
Germany is trying to make peace on the eastern
fronts so that she can get food across the frontiers.
ALASKA HUNTER
COMING NORTH
FOR WILD GAME
R. M. Wooden, an Alaska hunter,
and fur trader, is expected to arrive
on one of the next steameis from Cor
dova, to make a trip around Kenai
peninsula and then go to the west
waid on the Doia in search of several
dozen wild animals and birds. If
caught alive these are to be sent to
Seattle and placed in the zoo at Wood
land park.
Mr. Wooden came north on the Vic
toria as far as Cordova and expects
to come to Seward on his search, mak
ing this city his headquarters. Mr.
Wooden has been furnished a list oi
the Arctic animals the city of Seattle
will purchase for the zoo:
Alaska beavers, wolverines, porcu
pines, ptarmigans, white-fronted
geese, black swans, black brants, red
fox, Arctic fox, cross fox, iand otters,
Canada lynx, striped Alaska wolves,
black Alaska wolves and Kodiak bear.
CROWNPRINCE
AND FORCES IN j
FRANCE BEATEN
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WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, Feb.
11. — The German Crown Prince’s
armies, which have been before Ver
dun since Saturday, February 2nd.,
have suffered costly defeats in seven
vain raids on the French, made upon
both skies of the River Meuse. Al
though many troops have been em
ployed, not a single permanent ad
vantage has been gained. This is the
official war statement issued here to
day.
HUSBAND LOSES FIGHT
FOR NORDICA’S ESTATE
NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 11. — A de
cision adverse to George W. Young
in his legal fight to obtain possession
of the estate left by his wife, Madame
Lillian Nordica, who died at Batavia,
Java, was returned by Vice Chancel
lor Stevenson here. The decision up
holds the will made by Madame Nor
dica four . months before her death
naming her three sisters as chief ben
eficiaries.
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POSTMASTERS ARE TO
REPORT ON SLACKING
Postmaster W. E. Root has receiv
ed a circular from A. M. Dockery,
Third assistant Postmaster General,
to make a report on war stamp sales
in Seward, especially if the sales are
so small as to indicate that the cam- i
paign has not been pressed with vigor!
I or the people are slackers. Postmas
! ter Root will have no report to send
as the sale in Seward has been ex
; tremely large.
SENATOR CHARLES CURTIS
Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas is i
advocating rural colonization by the 1
government of every United States sol- :
dier and sailor who wants to farm af- j
ter returning from the war.
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ROOSEVELT IMPROVING
NEW YORK, Feb. 11. — Theodore
Roosevelt is slowly improving. This
is the bulletin issued here this after
noon by the uttcirdinp physicians.
TWO CORDOVA
MEN PUT THEIR
HATS IN RING
CORDOVA, Fob. 11. — Henry A.
Slater has announced his candidacy
for the Territorial Legislature and
James J. Galen, the transfer and min
ing man has also announced his can
didacy for Road Commissioner. Mr.
Slater and Mr. Galen will file as Re
publicans for the primary election
next spring.
DAYLIGHT BILL
IS FAVORABLE
TO COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. — The
House interstate commerce committee
today favorably reported the daylight
saving bill which has already passed
the Senate. The bill provides for day-1
light saving between the first Sunday]
in March and the last Sunday in Oc
tober. All clocks will be advanced one
hour. It is certain that the biU will j
pass almost unanimously in the;
House.
CONFESSION MADE
BY ONE--A SECRET
CODE DISCOVER I
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 11—Thirty-six men and
three women were taken from the liner Niew Amsterdam
early this morning by Federal officials conducting a spy
hunt. It is reported that one spy was found aboard last
night and when searched by the government officers
twelve sheets of extremely thin paper, covered with code
words and numbers, were found on his person.
The Federal officers report that this spy confessed
that he came to the United States to establish communica
tion between the German spy system in America and the
Teuton government.
Following his confession, the other arrests resulted
early today.
The liner arrived here recently and owing to certain
reports received, not a passenger nor a member of the
crew were allowed on the dock. Patrol boats guarded the
liner from the water side and armed men were placed on
the wharf and the liner.
Federal officers are today continuing their search
aboard and other passengers, and it is also intimated, that
several of the crew will also be arrested.
I MH TOLL FROM
TUSCANIA IS NOW
SAID TO BE 113
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11—The Navy and War De
partments issued a statement today estimating that the
number of American soldiers lost when the Tuscania was
torpedoed off the Irish coast last Tuesday night, as being
one hundred and thirteen. It is not expected that more
bodies will be found along the coasts of Ireland and Scot
land. Trawlers of the British patrol fleet are continuing
searching.
REMNANTS OF
IRISH TROOPS
ARRIVE HOME
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BELFAST, Feb. 11. — The Royal
Irish Regiment band and battalion
met here today for the first time since
their defeat in France months ago.
Many of the members were wounded.
There were 117 survivors of this regi
ment and band. The survivors were
separated when rushed to hospitals
and since then have been recuperating
Three different steamers arrived here
this morning bringing among the con
valescents the remnants of the Royal
Irish regiment. As the survivors
walked down the gang planks or were
carried, an immense crowd cheered
them.
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You never can tell. Many a man is
al right in his way, but he don’t
weigh very much as a rule.
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The worst about the man who takes
affront is that he is apt to get back
at you.
SHIPBUILDING
MEN WANTED BY
U.S. GOVERNMENT
Mayor Frank Cotter, the four min
I utc speaker at the Empress last night,
stated that there was no excuse for
any skilled mechanic in the United
States being idle. The speaker told of
the enormous shipbuilding now in
progress on the Pacific, Atlantic and
Gulf coasts and how urgent it was
that we should have a mammoth fleet
of steamers. The government will
commandeer all shipbuilding men ami
place them in cities where they are
most needed.
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NEWS PIRACY CASE
IS TO BE EXPEDITED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. — The
supreme court today agreed to expe
dite the appeal on proceedings brought
by the Associated Press to prevent the
pirating of news by the International
News Service. The court fixed April
15 for hearing arguments.
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