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Dailyl dition, a T Alaska Weekly Post ___________
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 30,1918 TEN CENTS PER COPY
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XEW YORK. April 30 — All reports received by the
Associated Press this afternoon serve to emphasize the j
completeness of the victory of the Allies in yesterdays
fighting in withstanding the tremendous assault by which
the Germans hoped to break into the Allied hill positions j
southwest of Ypres and begin cutting their way towards
the channel ports.
The Allies made a stand after forcing the Germans
to use ten thousand men in getting to small points they j
now hold. Loore, which the French hold, completely
guards the approach to Mount Rogue, one of the most val
uable hills of the Allies defensive line. One hundred and
seventy five thousand Get mans were in the attack on the
main Allied line yesterday.
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MICHIGAN JUST
LIKE ALASKA AT i
TWELVE TONIGHT
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DETROIT. Mich.. April 30 — The
state of Michigan goes dry at mid
night tonight and a total of 3285
saloons ih the state must go out of
business and 62 breweries are a so
prohibited from manufacturing beer'
or any intoxicating liquor. At the1
election in November, 1916, the am- j
endment providing tor “bone dry
state prohibition was adopted bv a|
majority of 70,000.
Manufacturers and dealers of liquor
in Michigan have had 18 months to
dispose of their stock and wind tip
their business affairs. Michigan
breweries employed 2,060 men, while
saloons had a total of 6.287 persons.
For several weeks, saloon men have
been taking up other trades but the
movement of labor from the breweries
has not been pronounced.
Some of the breweries will man
ufacure “soft” drinks and others, it
is understood, will turn out distilled
products not prohibited by law. A
few beer plants, will be converted in
to ice factories.
C l!AMBER OF COMMERC E
Lt NCtfEOX WEIrL ATTENDED
The chamber of Commerce at noon
today was well attended. W. T\ Lass,
of Poit Chathma, chiome mine operat
or. made a very interesting talk anti
Dr. Romig reviewed his investiga
tions of gas along the railroad which
indicated deposits of oil.
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ALAMEDA AT C ORDOVA
Steamer Alameda arrived at Cor
dova during the night and is expected
to sail from there late this afternoon.
The Alameda has many calls to make
enroute to Seward and is expected
here sometime tomorrow night.
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PRIMARIES ARE QCITE
The territorial primaries being held
today are proceeding quietly in Sew
ard. The Democrats are out in force
voting for Sulzer; the Republicans are
settling their contest for the legislat
ure hut the Socialists early this after
noon failed to materialize. The polls
will close in the tire hall tonight at
7 o’clock.
MAKES PEACE .
PROPOSAL TO
THE ITALIANS
STOCKHOLM, April :!0 — Tlie I
Catholic International Press Agency
announced today that Emperor Char
les, of Austria, is making a fresh
peace oP’er appealing to Ita’y to con
sider peace on that nation’s own be
half.
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TALKS ON THE WEATHER
Chief Lielikell came down from
Hope this afternoon in his canoe-air
plane and astonished the people on
Broactyay by saying that summer has
come and went. The old Chief said
that clam shells picked up recently on
the Forelands indicated that Thanks
giving. Christmas and New Years
would occur within the next few
weeks, then the ice would again go
out from the harbor at Anchorage and
we would have a real spring. The
chief stated that clam shells never
lied. He took another shot in the arm
and escaped before enraged citizens
could pull his whiskers.
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SI NI)\Y SCHOOI SO«i.\l.
The Sunday school pupils of the
Methodist church are to enjoy a social
in the church parlors tomorrow after
noon and evening. The members ol
the primary grades and beginners
will be entertained from 2:30 until
1:30 o'clock. The members of the old
i er grades will meet in the evening at
! 7:30 o’clock.
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COAST BASEBALL STARTS
SEATTLE, April 30 — The Pacific
Coast International Baseball season
opens today. Aberdeen plays here;
Vancouver plays at Portland, and
Spokane at Tacoma.
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At the meeting of the Arctic Broth
erhood last night a committee of three
was appointed to investigate the
feasibility of adding a second story
to the present large hall or building
a club room on the corner lot now
occupied by the little A. B. Hall.
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L. F. Shaw, editor of the Anchorage
Times, is aboard the Alameda enroute
home after spending the winter on
. the outside. Mr. Shaw is accompanied
! by his wife.
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II WE YOUR CHECK READY FOR JAMES
Tomorrow is the first of the month and Secretary
James, of the Seward Chamber of Commerce, is going
forth to collect. During this month, the Chamber has
started many things which will accrue to the intrest of
everybody in this vicinity. These have cost money, not
mucn, but sufficient to start things and the dues he will j
collect, will pay off these obligations. Have your pocket
books open or checks ready, is the request of the members
of the executive committee.
TEETH OF KAISER
WASHINGTON, April 30 — Germany’has demanded
that Russia exchange prisoners, threatening to take
Petrograd unless they agree. The State Department has
learned that the Germans are sending a commission of
115 to present the demands which calls for the immediate
release of all German prisoners in Russia who are in good
health; that the Germans who are sick will remain under
care of neutral physicians. Germany, in return, will re
leae only the Russians who ae crippled or ill.
GKT GOAT OK GOATS
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SITKA, Alaska, April 30 — (By
Mail) — Mountain goats which thrive
on the rugged islands of Sitka harbor
and on the mountains, near the city
are being domesticated and commer
cialized. One goats’ milk creamery
was established he it* recently and
another is contemplated.
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The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is unsettled, light winds
end warmer.
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H. V. Hoben has been appointed a
member of the executive committee
of the local chapter of the Red Cross.
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Martin Fanning writes that 1 e has
reached Palmer station where he will
be employed in constructing the wagon
bridge for the Alaska road coni miss
ion over Palmer’s canyon. Anton
Fide is supervising the work:
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Mrs. Charles K ref ting and son Em
met, are in San Francisco. He is
studying to take examination for ad
mittance to Annapolis.
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Chief of Police Bob Guest, who has
been ill with the grippe, has recovered
and is about his duties again.
LIBERTY LOAN
I OFFENSIVE IS
NOW NECESSARY
| WASHINGTON, April :'>0 — Sub
i scriptions to the third Liberty loai
last night totaled two billion, fou
hundred and three million, four bund
p'd forty two thousand, four hundred
dollars.
The officials of the Treasury Depart
meat today issued an appeal to al
j committees to inaugurate an intensive
•inish for the campaign and see tha1
1 no possible subscription is over
looked.
SAN FRANCISCO. April :’0 — Last
night the total subscriptions to th?
Liberty loan reached $211,518,250 if
the Twelfth Federal Reserve district
1 Seven hundred and seventy eight hon
or flags have been awarded.
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j The Moose will hold a regular meet
i ing tonight in the little A. B. Hall.
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LET US HAVE A CLEAN-UP DAY
In many outside cities there is a regular spring clean
up day when the citizens turn out and clean up the ash
piles, pick up old cans thrown away during the winter
and generally help towards making a “city beautiful’’.
Just take a look around Seward and of all unsightly,
! dirty shiftless looking places, this city has all others faded
The snow has practically gone now and the need of a spr
ing tonic for the looks of Seward is surely needed.
Individual efforts on the part of the citizens will ac
complish a great deal and a little fixing up about the
different yards will greatly add to the attraction of the
I city. This little reference to untidiness of back yards
will hit about everybody, including the Editor, for his
! back yard looks like the rear end of the proverbial Irish
man’s shanty, minus the goats. How about your own
yard, especially out there where you have dumped the
lashes and tin cans?
[VIOLENT GLINEIRE
I STOP HUNS ALONG
THE ALLI I LINE
LONDON, April 30 — Field Marshall Haig reported dur
ing the night that powerful German attacks against the
French and British positions between Meteran and Zille
beke had been repulsed and the Germans were losing
heavily. The British line has been holding absolutelq.
fhe Germans gained a foothold at various points of the
French line, owing to the French forces concentrating
A'ith the British, but these positions will all be retaken
ind the Germans will be driven out by counter attacks.
The Belgians have also repulsed the Germans inflicting
leavy losses upon their portion of the northern front.
The French hold the entire village of Loore, west of
Kemmel. This is the official statements. During the
light the British advanced the line east of Yillers Brett
mneux on the front before Amiens. The French counter
attacked early today drove the Germans from the ground
they gained yesterday.
ENTENTE LINES ARE ADVANCED
BRITIS HEADQUARTERS, April 30 — The Entente
lines have been advanced between Kernmel and Laclytte
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also advanced in the southern part of that region.
GERMANS SUFFER DISASTROUS DEFEAT
LONDON. April 30 — All correspondents with the
British army agree that the Germans have suffered a
disastrous defeat. It was the first phase of the battle in
the German's desperate attempt to capture the hills held
by the Allies. The Germans yesterday probably used
thirteen divisions from east of Ypres southward in a line
of battle with two more divisions on the northward. The
violence of the gunfire was never greater or more unceas
ing at any period of the war. The successful Allied defe
nse made the bloodiest encounter experienced by the Ger
mans attack after attack was smashed by artillery and
infantry fire. Germans were mowed down but the British
wings and the French center were neither bent nor brok
en.
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JLAUDE SAYS rOUTICAN
HAS STOLEN lilS KEY SIGN
“The ad that has been appearing in
.he Gateway for the past week, “Have
/ou found the Key?” and then chang
ed into a political advertisement, is
nisleading and confusing and has
•aused much comment and criticism
jf the only original Key, many think
ng that it was my ad,” says Claude
Mathison. “Many thought, when the
second part of the ad came out that I
was lending my trade mark in the
support of the political aspirations
Df Mr. Thompson. To set the public
right, I wish to say that I know no
thing of this man other than his pol
itical record as given to me by those
who were delegates to the same con
vention as he attended. After hear
ing their reports I cou’d never support
iL»n in anything, even if I we:x a iop*
nhlican, which l am not. I he Key ?s
a billiard hall, a dispensary of hot and
cold drinks, where gentlemen con
gregate; hadies are respected and
politics are nil.
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Curtis Morford is to be the four
minute speaker tonight at the Liberty
theater.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF THE RED CROSS MEETS
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•Fourteen of the members of the ex
ecutive committee of the local chapter
; of the Red Cross meet last night in
the headquarters at the railroad
buildings and listened to reports of
the various chairmen of the hustling
committee. The chief report was
I that of Mrs. Erich Lucas, of the re
lief committee and this will be printed
in tomorrow's Gateway as it will
prove an eye-opener as to what is go
ing on in Seward by the members of
the chapter. Plans were discussed for
the big drive from May 20 to May 27th
when $100,000,000 must be raised in
the United States for the war work
i of the Red Cross. A resolution was
1 passed last night th*» iking Nick Los
j ness for his work in assisting the
, ladies at headquarters; A. C. Taylor,
for handling all freight shipments f<v
wie local chapter and to the A. E. C.
for the use of roorvj in the railroad
building for headquarters. •
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Tom Finnegan was in the Liberty
; Day Parade at San Francisco on
j April *7th. Tom is a soldier now, at
‘ tending the avation school at Berkley.