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ROME, May 10 — The Pope today issued a special
message to the whole world urging that special prayers
be said during mass on St. Peter’sDay, June 29, for cessa 1
tion of the evils tormenting humanity. The message says
that the end of the fourth year of the war approaches.
Since the war begun Europe especially has been in a con
flagration of violence which has never once diminished.
MOUTH Of OSTEND
HARBOR BLOCKED
CRUISER IS SUNK!
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LONDON, May 10 — The British have blocked the
submarine base at Ostend during a raid suddenly executed
last night. The obsolete British cruiser Vindictive, tilled
with concrete was sunk across tht mouth of the harbor,
entrance. The British casualties were light and only one
motor boat was lost.
LONDON, May 10 — Apparently the British carried
out another raid last night at Ostend similiar to the one
of April 2d when much damage was done at the Zeebrugge
harbor. In the earlier raid a vindicative British landed
a raiding party but none was landed last night all the
work being done by water.
WILL USE THE WHIP
AMSTERDAM, May 10 - The Cologne Gazette an
nounces that Chancellor von Hertling will dissolve the
Prussian Diet if the franchise reform bill fails to pass af
ter the third reading before that body.
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HITCHCOCK SUCCEEDS STONE
WASHINGTON. May 10 — Senator Gilbert M. Hitch
cock, of Nebraska, has been made chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee succeeding Senator Stone,
deceased. Sen. Hitchcock has been the senior Democratic
member of the committee.
WANTS A GOVERNOR REMOVED
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WASHINGTON, May 10 — Samuel Gompers, Pres
ident of the American Federation of Labor, has asked
President Wilson to remove Arthur Yager as governor of
Porto Rico. Gompers claims the Governor handled the re
cent labor situation there incompetently.
ANARCHISTS
BATTLE WITH
BOLSHEVIKL
ZUK-’CH, May 10 An all day bat
tle between anarchists and the BoUhe
iviki, at Moscow, resulted in the im
prisonment of 100 anarchists in the
Kreml.
In the fight, which was caused by
the anarchists refusing to sunender,
great quantities of munitions and
machine guns were used. The Bolshe
viki stormed the places where the
munitions were stored.
The newspapers estimate that 60,
000 Anarchists are living in Moscow.
ALASKA BACK TOMORROW
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Steamer Alaska reached Anchorage j
'this afternoon and is expected to be
back in Seward early tomorrow even-!
in g.
WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is unsettled, increasing
winds and warnxar.
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12 SOCIALISTS
CHARGED WITH
TREASON CRIME
AMSTERDAM, May 10 — Twelve
Dresden Independent Socialists have
been charged by the Imperal Court
at Liepsic with treason. It is charged
that the twelve distributed phamplets
last year advocating the overthrow of
the German Empire.
WAINWRIGHT IS DUE
The Admiral Wainwright, with
freight, is due in Seward sometime
tonight. The Wainwright has the
freight from the steamer Admiral
Karragut which was loaded at Juneau.
AMSTERDAM, May 10 — To throw
waste paper into house garbage cans
has been forbidden by the general
commanding the Berlin district on a
penalty of $25 or a term of imprison
ment. All scraps of paper must be
carefully collected and delivered to the
local Waste Paper Bureau.
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The weekly train to Mile 40 will be
operated on Sunday leaving at 9
o'clock in the morning.
GERMANS STOPPED
SUDDENLY ON THE
FLANDERS FRONT
NEW YORK, May 10 — The Associated Press, in
the war summary today, says that the Allied Defense on
the Flanders front, southwest of Ypres, has again been
tested and found adequate. Two divisions of Germans
attacked on a relatively short front and were stopped
short by the terrific fire from the French artillery. The
Germans lost heavily. j
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BALL GAME IS
SCHEDULED TO
be next Sunday;
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The baseball season in Seward is j
going w open next bun<*ny alUrnoon :
kl tncre is no oujec^on. ^une-nll
right, let’er go.
1 ne boidieis want to play any nine
diat can be picked up and it the town
nine does not have sutticient players,
die sotdieis will help till out the quota.
l no soluieis are at work lixmg up
the grounds and any others who desue
can put their brawn and might to the
same cause.
Just to get this matter going
straight for the first game, l* rank
Cotter is to be the manager for Sew
ard for tius game and a»i town play
eis can report direct to him.
Come on now, all you pigeon wing
ers, first Backers, shorts and fielders,
»et b get busy and making the opening
game a success.
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HONOR FLAG AND
A BLUE S I AH 10
BE GIVEN ALASKA
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 10—Alaska
will be presented with an honor nag,
probably to be Hung to the breeze at
the Capital City, which wall have a
olue star. Alaska over subscribed the
third Liberty loan by 100 per cent.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10 — The
Twelfth Reserve District's third Lib
erty loan totals $254,020,200 or $44,
020,200 in excess of the quota. Un
othetal estimates give the district
$270,000,000.
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MOTHER’S DAY SUNDAY
“Mother’s Day” designated by the
President of the United States, falls
on next Sunday. Wear a red flower
for the living and a white in memory
of the dead.
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WEATHER ON R. R.
The following is the report of weath
er conditions along the railroad re
ceived to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage- missing.
Girdwood, 40. cloudy, east
Mile 8o, 50, cloudy, east
Matanuska, 40, cloudy, calm.
Talkeetna, 34, cloudy, calm.
Jack Dalton, the original Alaska
pathfinder, is now in Virginia, in the
army service and expects to go to
France shortly according to word re
ceived by Frank Cotter in the mail on
the Alaska.
GERMAN PLANS UPSET
BRITISH ARMY, My 10 — The
Germans intended to make a much
more pretentious assault in Flanders
than astually able to carry out. The
failure was due to the excellent work
of the Allied gunners and to all co
incident operations by the French
east of Scherpenbcrg which came at
the right moment and completely up
set the German plans.
' ARULuERYING AMIENS
•FRENCH FRONT, May 10 — The
German artillery, under orders of the
Prussian and Bavarian own Princes,
are doing the best to make Amiens
another Rheims. Firing at the cath
edral and ait treasuries has started.
Fifty eight hundred shells have drop
ped in the city, which has been evacua
ted by the civilian populace.
CLOSING FIGHTING BEGINS
LONDON, May 10 — Field Mar
shal Haig reports that close fighting
started this morning at Laclytee and
Voormezeele sectors. The British and
French positions have been completely
reestablished in this sector.
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TRY RUSHING AMERICANS
WITH THE AMERICANS, May 10
— A large German patrol attempted
to rush the American positions on the
P.icardy front last night but were
driven off.
GRIVESNESS IS CAPTURED
PARIS, May 10 — The official state-'
ment says that the French have cap
tured Grivesness Park, five miles
northwest of Montdidier.
RECAPTURE LOST FRONTAGE
•LONDON, May 10 The British have
recaptured a small portion of the
trenches northwest of Albert which
the Germans took during the early
part of last night.
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TELEGRAPHERS
MAKE PROTEST
ON DISCHARGES
WASHINGTON, May 10 — The
| War Labor Board has adjourned
without reaching any decision onthe
complaint of the Commercial Tele
grapher’s Union that the Western
Union and Postal Companies are dis
charging men because of their union
affiliations. An effort will be made to
have a decision ready for anonunce
ment tomorrow.
Concrete is being poured for the
foundation of the new Odd Fellows
building.
LONDON, May 10 — The Daily Mail’s correspondent
tells how Professor Heron, of Geneva, friend of President
Woodrow Wilson, ignominously turned down the attempt
ed German peace proposals as most offensive. Prof. Lud
wig Quidde visited Prof. Heron and stated that he repre
sented the German Foreign Office at Berlin. Prof. Quidde
said that Germany was willing to grant Alsace and Lor
raine autonomy within the German Empire, proriding,
that the German colonies would be restored and also that
the Allies would agree to w age no economic war against
Germany after the war.
Prof. Heron said that America no longer wanted
peace but intends to sweep out the Augean stables at Pots
dam and concluded with the satement: "I am surprised
that the Germans have the effrontery to ask me to lay
such rigamorole of perfect deceit before the American
people.”
WAR SITUATION IN
NGLAND WILL NOT
RECEIVE A PROBING
LONDON, May 10 — Former Premier Asquith this
forenoon, in the House of Commons, moved for the ap
pointment of a committee to investigate the charges made
by General Maurice that the government had misinform
ed the people regarding the war situation. Asquith was
previously denied his motion to obtain a vote of censure of
the government. Premier Lloyd George was cheered
loudly when he arose to speak and said that he had been
mistreated unfairly. “If Gen. Maurice had come to the
War Cabinet and pointed out where the Ministers were
wrong and had erred, it would have been better than the
action taken,” saidthe Premier. “If the motion passes As
quith will be responsible for the war.”
This afternoon Asquith’s motion for the committee
was rejected by the House of Commons by unanimous
vote. The galleries were filled with people who hooted
the vote.
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OPERATE ON FORMER KING
ZURICH, May 10 — Former King
Constantine, of Greece, Jias undergone
an operation and is said to be now
out of danger. It is beleived that he
convalensence will be slow however.
fish^5TbT& out
TACOMA, May 10 — Fire this fore
noon destroyed the buildings belong
ing to the International Fisheries
Company. The loss is estimated at
j $10,000. ^ • *
TO WELCOME U. S. MEN
LONDON, May 10 — Londoners
will have an opportunity tomorrow of
welcoming American soldiers. There
will be a detachment to parade the
streets before the King at Bucking
ham Palace.
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DOWN 6 HUN MACHINES
PARIS, May 10 — Sub-Lieutenant
Rene Fonck today downed six German
aeroplanes in a fight lasting two
houri.