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' ' . UPWARD ALASKA, SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1917. Ten Cents the Copy
Volume XI. No. 211. _1-——•—•—.-—-“— . .-- ■ -=
ON SOUTH IN FRONT
ITALY HAS AUSTRIAN
ARMY ON THE RUN
(Bt Associated l*re*a Diapatch) ^
PETROGRAD, Aug. 3. (Official). — Russian forces
have abandoned the Riga region because of the threaten
ing encircling movement put forth by the German com
mander.
Some of the Russian detachments on the Riga Iront
voluntarily left their positions and are retreating north.
The Russian retirement in the Riga region is being
continued along the coast in a northeasterly direction. In
the Ukyull district the Russians are retiring in north
ward. having been dislodged by the Germans in the great
Jaegal river region. Hostile ships are shelling the Riga
coast.
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KAISER BECOMES LOQUACIOUS AGAIN
BERLIN. Aug. 3, (Official).—Several thousand Rus
sians and 150 guns were captured in the Riga region.
Kaiser Wilhelm in noticing the victory, sent a mes
sage to the Empress in which he stated that, Riga is a
new milestone to German strength and unerring will to
victory. May God help us further.
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AUSTRIAN FORCE IS DEMORALIZED
UNDINE. Italy. Sept. 4, (Official). — Field Marshal
Arz, chief of the Austrian general stall, is now near the
Italian front north of Gorizia, endeavoring to recognize
the Austrian troops.
The enemy has become badly demoralized along the
Julian alps by many defeats and taking advantage of
their success the Italians continue a stead\ advance and
are spreading over a large tract of country. 1 he Italians
have gained ground daily since the fall of Montesano.
ROME KEEPS EYE ON ADVANCE
ROME, Sept. 4. (Official). — Italian troops fought
their way forward through the Brestovizza valley south
of Gorizia and repulsed Austrian counter attacks on the
newly established positions.
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COUNTER ATTACKS ON AISNE FAILS
PARIS. Sept. 4. (Official).—German attacks on the
Aisne front continued through Sunday night and Mon
day but were beaten back.
French heavy artillery fighting occurred between
Beaumont and Samaneux.
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ENGLAND SUFFERS IN AIR RAID
LONDON, Sept. 4.—Six enemy airplanes proceeded
up the Thames estuary to Chatham last night, dropped
bombs on the isle of Thanet, and in the Sheerness-Chat
ham area and escaped.
One hundred and seven men of naval forces were
killed and 81 wounded. One civilian was killed and six
wounded.
The actual damage to property was slight.
One man was killed and six women and children in
jured by seven bombs dropped in the aerial raid over East
Kent, last night, by a single airplane bound for Dover.
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SMASH POLA WITH BOMBS
ROME, Sept. 4, (Official). — Thirty allied airplanes
dropped nine tons of bombs on the Austrian naval base at
Pola this morning, causing destruction and large confla
grations. Bomhs fell on the anchored Austrian fleet and
the military works and storehouses.
DRAFTED MEN BEGIN REPORTING
FOR SERVICE AT CANTONMENTS
(By Associated Press Dispatch,
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Drafted men in the first
five per cent of the quota going to National Army canton
ments reported today to their local boardsin all districts
to receive instructions and railroad tickets. The major
McLEAN STILL
DENIES GUILT
Slayer of Wife Sent Out to Sturt
Serving Terms of Twenty
Years
A. E. McLean, convicted of slaying
his wife at Nushagak, was taken out
on the Mariposa to commence serving :
the twenty years’ sentence imposed by j
Judge Brown.
McLean continues to insist that he j
did not beat his wife to death and j
that the story told by his sons Donald j
and Hector is false. He thanked At- \
torney Ray for the latter’s able hand-1
ling of the case, and at the same time
renewed his claim of innocence, stat- J
ing that he felt that some time the
truth would become known.
Donald and Hector McLean, sons
of the former teacher, will be sent to
the school at Chemawa, Oregon. They
each have over $1,000 in witness’ fees ;
and mileage due them, which will be
placed with some trustee.
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ATTORNEY BOOKER SEEKS
ACTION AT THE FRONT
Attorney Leon C. Hooker left on the
Admiral Farragut last night en route
Outside to try for a place in the quar
termaster's department of the war de
partment, and in case he does not suc
ceed. he expects to sail for France to
join the American Ambulance or some
similar branch in the field. . *
Booker registered for the draft but
says that he prefers to get to the
scene of action quieger than by the
course of the National Army.
MAY SHIFT OFF
DUTCH WHEAT
Too Many Food Supplies Are Shipped
Across Line to Kaiser’s
Followers
(By Awociatcd Preaa DUpatch)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—Agree
ment between the Netherlands gov
ernment and the food administration
releasing wreat cargoes held in Amer
ican ports, has been disapproved by
the exports administrative board and
it is possible that the agreement may
be abandoned and the w reat not sent
out. Holland has been letting too
many supplies leak through Germany
to suit the government.
McADOO WILL
TOUR WEST
Speak In Smaller Towns and Pass
Fp Larger Ones Is Plan of
Treasury Chief
(By A*»ociat«d Preaa DUpatch)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Secretary
McAdoo, of the Treasury, is consider
ing a Liberty Loan tour of the Pacific
coast during October, on which he will
speak in the small towns, passing by
the chief cities.
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SEVENTY-SEVEN IN
SCHOOL TODAY
School opened this morning for the
fall term with seventy-seven children
! answering the roll call. Probably more
! wil enter during the next few days.
The enrollment today shows an in
crease of nine over last year.
CAPT. SHIOUGA
AND 16 MEN
SAFE, REPORT
Muster of Kotohira Maru and the Re
mainder of Crew Ricked up
By Unalga
\
Advices were received by the S. S.
Mariposa Sunday that the coast guard
cutter Unalga hud picked up boat No
1 from the wrecked Kotohira Maru,
with Capt. Haruhika Shiouga and six
teen jnembers of the crew.
The radio message, according to
those on the Mariposa, had been in
tercepted by the Santa Ana and re
layed. Should this advice be confirm
ed, the coast guard cutter will be en
titled to high credit, for the men had
been given up for lost.
ENTER YOUR
FAIR EXHIBIT
Big Exhibit of Seward Products to be
Held Here Friday and
Saturday
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Preparations are being hurried for
the Seward Civic Fair, which promises
to be a most successful exhibit.
Those who intend to exhibit can se
cure cards in advance and avoid con
fusion just before the opening of the
fair, by seeing Mrs. F. L. Balaine,
who will be at the Hotel Sexton from
2 to 5 each afternoon from now until
Friday. She will receive entries in all
displays.
The exhibit, which will be open Fri
day and Saturday, will be held in the
railroad building, and in connection
with the evening entertainment a pa
geant wil be given by the children.
MAYOR OF CHICAGO DEFIES
GOVERNOR OF ILLINOIS AND
PACIFISTS HOLD CONVENTION
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(By Aiaoriatrd Prew Dispatrh)
CHICAGO, Sept, 3.—Governor Low
ilen has arrived here to take charge
in person of the situation arising from
conflicting orders issued by himself
and Mayor Thompson, with whose uid
the “People’s Council of America for
Democracy and Terms of Peace" were
able to hold meetings yesterday.
Orders had been issued by the Gov
ernor to suppress this organization,
members of which had not been allow
ed to meet in Minnesota or Wiscon
sin. Afterward by aid of the mayor
the meeting was held in the west side
auditorium under police protection.
Troops sent from Springfield to pre
! vent the meeting arrived too late.
The meeting adopted resolutions
and platforms calling for the progros- •
sive dirarmavnent of all nations and
repeal of the conscription law of the
United States.
TO SUPPRESS DISLOYALTY
WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.—President
Wilson sent a letter to President
Ciompers of the American Federation
of Labor heartily approving a confer
ence of the American Alliance for La
bor and Democracy, which will meet
in Minneapolis today to undertake the
task of suppressing disloyalty in the
ranks of labor.
EPIDEMICS IN I
GERMANY NOW:
—
Swiss Afraid Disease Will Spread
Over Border and Establish
Quarantine
(By Associat'd Pr'ss Dispatch)
GENEVA, Sept. 8.—Swiss military
authorities at Basal and all along the
German frontier are taking measures
to prevent the spread of dysentery,
typhus and scarlatina, which prevail
in towns along the Rhine, fro mon
tering Switzerland.
The epidemics in Germany are due
to insufficient nourishment.
CHIEFS HONOR DR A FTEI)
MEN AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—By unan
imous consent, the Senate agreed on
a recess yesterday, which will last
until this afternoon, to permit the
Senators to participate with the Presi
dent in a parade to honor men draft
ed within the District of Columbia
for service in the National Army.
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ALAMEDA SAILS WITH
PARTY FOR SEWARD
SEATTLE, Sept, ff.—The S. S. Ala
meda sailed at') o’clock Sunday after
noon, with the following passengers:
for Seward: F. R. Feitsham, E. E. j
Klauber, A. A. Bird, John E. Bal-,
laine, H. H. Mitchell, Mrs. Florence
Gray, Isaac Evans and wife, Mrs. L. i
E. Thompson, T. R. Brenneman, J. A.
Kearney, George Barrack.
ity of those reporting received permission to pass the j
night at home under orders to report again in the mom-j
| ing to the board shortly before train time tomorrow. <
ENGLISH CASUALTIES HEAVY
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Sept. 4, (Official).—British casaulties last
week number 15,600, including 364 officers and 3,900 men
: killed. _.i
GOING TO MINE
IN BOLIVIA
Alaskan Miner, Who Has Been In the
North Twenty-four Years, Leaves
Lor South America
Mrs. Austin Haines was a passen
ger on the Mariposa Sunday night
for the Outside, where she will visit
in Portland for awhile, going east to
New York and other cities and about
April 1st will leave New York for
Lepaz, Bolivia, to join her husband,
who left Seward some time ago on
advices, received from his brother
“Chaffey” and will assume the man
agement of extensive mining opera
tions in South America.
_ . . .a
l^e mining property ui which
Mr. Haines wil have charge, is sit
uated 18,000 feet up in the Andes
mountains and the only method of get
ting out the ore to boats and rail
roads is by natives who use llamas
and burros as means of transporta
tion.
Mr. Haines is well known in Alas
ka, having spent over twenty years
in the Territory. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Haines have a host of friends who will
miss them greatly.
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KENNEDY WILL TRY
FOR ENGINEER CORPS
William Kennedy, chief storekeeper
for the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion on the Seward division, sailed for
the Outside on the Mariposa to take
an examination for entrance as an of
ficer in the railroad engineering corps,
U. S. A.
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TERRITORIAL MEDICAL
BOARD WILL MEET
There will be a meeting of the ter
ritorial medical board here after the
arrival of the Northwestern. Iwo ap
plicants from eastern Alaska and one
from Anchorage will appear to quali
fy for permits to practice.
REICHSTAG
' AGAIN WILL
TALK PEACE
Taking Lead In Move to Bring About
Peace Negotiations Before
Christmas
(By Associated Preaa Dispatch)
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 3.—According
to the most reliable information, the
coming session of the Reichstag will
be devoted exclusively to the question
of peace. The majority has decided
to challenge the statement of the gov
ernment regarding the minimum peace
program, and it is stated that the gov
ernment will probably yield with a
view to peace negotiations before
Christmas.
The German government favors the
plan of plenipotentiaries meeting at
the Hague, Berne or Copenhagen,
preferably.
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AUSTRALIA GOING
AFTER THE I. \V. W.
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
MELBOURNE, Sept. 3.—The Au
stralian government has opened an ac
tive campaign against Industrial
Workers of the World who fomented
strikes and sought to destroy factory
organization. Eight members recent
ly were sent to prison for six months.
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RED ( ROSS ORGANIZER
DUE TOMORROW NIGHT
Attorney Robert H. Scott, organiz
er for the American Red Cross, is due
to arrive here Wednesday evening to
aid in perfecting a chapter of the Red
Cross at Seward.
SLACKERS CAN
BE PICKED UP
Men Trying To Dodge Draft May be
Locked Up Without
Warrant
Under a new ruling received from
the attorney general, slackers who
have failed to register will be, when
detected by the officials, taken into
custody without warrant and will thus
become automatically registered ami
will be given a number.
In cases where men thus register
ed decline to answer when drafted,
they will be treated as deserters.
In any cases where a registered man
creates a disturbance and agitates
against his registration or openly
threatens that he will not serve, he is
to be jailed and held in custody until
called by the military authorities.
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CUT DOWN CHOCOLATE
EXPORT TO GERMANS
(By Associated Preaa Dispatch)
PARIS, Sept. 3.—After conference
with representatives of the Entente
Allies, Switzerland has agreed to
greatly reduce exports of chocolate to
the Central powers.
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CIVILIAN IRON CROSS
FOR BERNSTORFF
(By Associated Preaa Dispatch)
BERLIN, Sept. 3.—The Kaiser has
presented Bernstorff, former ambassa
dor from Germany to the United
States, with the “civilian iron cross.”
The presentation occurred at the
great general military headquarters.
THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum. 62
Minimum .41
Current ...62
Precipitation .04
Clear. South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Clear.