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* “ . 7Z “ SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1917. Ten Cents the Copy
Volume XI. Number lbb. __!-—
ALASKA COAL VITAL FACTOR
FOR WITHOUT FUEL WAR WILL
BE LOST SAYS NOTED EXPERT
Statements of the most vital inter
est not only to Alaskans in this vicin
ity but to the ultimate consumers of
coal on the Pacific Coast were made
before the committee on public lands
of the Uni toil States senate on June I
13, by Mr. Francis S. Peabody, of the
National Council of Defense and oth
ers
The hearing was on the leasing of
oil lands but covered the entire bill to
encourage the mining ot coal, phos
phate. oil. gas. potusium ami sodium.
Peabody, who is one of the big coa!
men of the nation, declared that it
will be necessary to increase the coal
production of this country tremendous
ly to win the war. Over 100,000,
(XX) tons more bituminous coal will be
mined this year than last, he said.
He has already looked into the
Alaskan coal situation and it was on
his advice that the Alaskan Engineer
ing commission is now tr\ing to rush
* the opening of a mine at Unit No. 1
instead of waiting until the road was
complete. He knows about the faulty
leasing system and he knows the rem
edy.
This war must be won by coal and
food, says Peabody.
The verbatum report of his state
ment as affecting Alaska, follojvs:
MR. PEABODY—I shall be glad to
address the committee and to summar
ize the coal situation at the present
moment. In the first place, the United
States as a whole are producing more
coal today than they ever produced in
their history. In the month of May
theanthrncite industry produced 1,
300.000 tons more coal than in May a
year ago. We are getting reports
from all of the bituminous districts in
the United States, and they all show
an increase over a year ago.
The Argentine, Brazil, all of the
South American Republics—I have not
the statistics with me—heretofore
supplied by England, will have to be
supplied by this country. Lvery man
ufacturer and every industry in the U.
S. is running full speed; we have no
statistics to show how much the in
crease in consumption is, but it is
enormous. Factories heertofore run
ning one shift are running two and
three. The munitions factories, the
powder factories, the shipping yards,
the steel works, every one of the in
dustries, including the railroads, are
burning more coal than they have
heretofore burned.
My own feeling in regard to the sit
uation is that we are confronted now
with the emergency ot winning this
war, and that this war can only be
won by furnishing sufficient coal or oil,
or whatever the product may be that
will make steam and make power, and
we must furnish it. I class coal ahead
of food. Perhaps that is a little per
sonal jealousy on my par/of the food
question against coal. Coal agrees
with me better than food. But the
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EXPORTS WILL BE UNDER CONTROL
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE COUNCIL
(By United SUtts Cable) -
WASHINGTON, July 9. — The National Council of
Defense was authorized to take charge of the government
control of American exports today. This article of the
espionage act was placed in immediate operation by the
President, who issued a proclamation requiring the li
censing of shipments to all countries of the most important
export commodities.
The government's policy as set forth in the proclama
tion is for the council first to consider American needs,
then the requirements of our allies, and lastly, to supply
the needs of neutrals wherever practicable.
REGISTERED MEN MUST BE READY
♦
(B» United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Registrants subject to draft
for the new National army have been notified to hold
themselves in readiness to appear before the boards, who
will conduct all examinations and consider exemption
claims.
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TO ACQUIRE BASE AT PORT ANGELES
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Secretary of Navy Daniels
announced today that the government would acquire a
submarine and aviation base at Port Angeles.
WANTS $45,000,000 FOR AVIATION
(B> United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Request that Congress ap
propriate $45,000,000 for naval aerenautics was made to
day by Secretary Daniels. This amount is asked in addi
tion to the $625,000,000 asked for the military aircraft
project. _ _
MILITARY CONTRACTS A SECRET
WASHINGTON, July 9—The government will not
announce the names or amounts in contracts for ordnance
or munitions in the future.
’TWAS GRAND
EXHIBITION
“How’s That” Kennedy, Aided by Kid
Cotter Added to Joy of Life
at Ball Came
Cotter’s Cripples defeated Ken
nedy’s Kickers by the remarkable
score of 7 to 3, with errors even—8
each, count ’em—in a thrilling contest
at Federal Field Sunday. The proceeds
collected by the ladies went to help iix
the ball park.
Probably the most unexpected de
velopment of the day was the profes
sional ability of “Cupid” James to
handle first sack and of Kennedy to
rag the umps into giving him the
edge on decisions as to balls and
strikes.
The expected plays were many and
humorous, the real star performance
being pulled by Capt. Ward, who de
cided to score on a pass ball and then
changed his mind.
Kennedy started early and ragged
Cotter into leaving a couple of his
players out of the line-up on the
grounds that they had appeared in uni
form before. Seaton flew out to short,
Bunce walked, Anderson hit, Jerry
came to bat and Kennedy asked the
umpire, “How’s that?” and showed
him the ball and his ump’s decided
that as Kennedy caught it, it must
have been a strike. Three “How’s
thats” and Jerry was out, Seaton hav
ing stolen second in the meantime.
James poped out to shortstop.
Colwell was safe on a passed third
strike, Tarwater on an error by Starr,
and Dowling struck out without Jerry
having asked the umps how it was.
Griffith flew out to first.
Cotter was out short to first, Mc
Donald walked and then Kennedy be
gan to ask the umps “How’s that?” so
Mathison fanned. Starr and Seaton hit
for one sack each, scoring McDonald.
Bunce was out Weir to Colwell.
Kennedy came up and made a hit
in the second but was declared out
later on a close decision at home.
“How’s that?”—don’t ask the scor
er. He didn’t see it, but he did see
his umps stand by his decision and
call out the young ladies to collect a
fine, which Kennedy didn’t pay, but he
will.
We might keep right on going but
we won’t, for the game was lost in
the third when the Cripps found a
hole around shortstop and proceeded to
bat in four runs. Kennedy tried his
best to “How’s that?” his way out the
hole but his men couldn’t find Seaton
who reecived fine support.
By the way, Seaton discovered a new
way to go to second; when Tarwater
squatted on the line to block a throw,
Seaton hurdled him head-first and was
safe.
Weir only allowed three clean hits
but there was nobody around when the
others landed, so what could the scor
er do ?
Bigford horned into the game in the
second inning in place of Bunco. Pinch
hitter, Haynes replaced Starr in the
fifth and made a two-bagger. Teague,
the “Panama” kid, replaced Cap. Ward
after the captain lost his breath in an
effort to run from third to home and
back again twice, but was unable to
connect.
McDonald was a wonder at short
stop but the way James handled fjrst
is beyond description. We don’t know
who is holding down first for Hoben
but he better worry.
A number of small bets were placed
on the result of the game yesterday
and one of the most amusing will be
paid this evening when Jaccard, the
sensational center fielder for the Com
mission team, wheels Leo Margules, in
a wheelbarrow, from the • Bank of
BIG HALIBUT
STEAMER IN
Discharges 160,000 Lbs. of Fish at
New Plant of San Juan
Company
With eighty tons of halibut aboard
the San Juan Fishing and Packing
company’s trawler Starr came into
port Saturday night to discharge her
fish and re-outfit. The Starr is the
finest fishing steamer which has visit
ed here and many people took the op
portunity to give her the once over
Sunday.
To provide ice for shipping the
Starr’s fish, the purse sein boats, the
New Josie and Altana, made a trip to
Aialik bay Sunday and brought in
full loads of ice from Aialik glacier,
which were discharged at the San Juan
dock last evening, after which the
New Josie went out and netted herring
bait for the next trip of the Starr.
The San Juan, another steam trawl
er of the same firm, is due today.
_A_
WARMEST DAY OF
YEAR ON SATURDAY
Saturday was the warmest day this
year in Seward, the recording ther
mometer at the weather station show
ing a maximum of 79 degrees with an
average for the 24 hours of 75.
Sunday the mercury reached 7& but
droped down so that the average for
the day was only 54.
Seward, down Broadway to the North
! ern corner.
; The genial “Jack” has tried to beg
| off but Margules insists that the wager
be paid as agreed and it is to be hoped
that a goodly crowd will turn out this
evening at seven p. m. to witness the
i payment of the bet.
The scorer’s score showed this but
it’s probably all wrong:
Cotter's Cripples
AB H HE
Seaton, p. 4 10 1
Bunce, cf. 2 0 0 0
Anderson, If. 4 12 0
Jerry, c. 4 2 2 2
James, 2b, lb. 4 10 2
Cotter, rf. 4 10 0
McDonald, ss. 4 0 2 1
Mathison, 3b. 3 0 10
Starr, lb, 2b. 2 10 1
Bigford, cf. 2 10 1
Haynes, 2b. 10 0 0
34 8 7 8
Kennedy’s Kickers
AB H R E
Colwell, lb. 4 12 0
Tarwatef, 2b. 4 0 11
Dowling, s&. . 4 0 0 3
Griffith, 3b. 4 0 0 2
Kennedy, c. 4 10 1
Weir, p. 3 0 0 1
Cap Ward, rf. 3 0 0 0
Stites, If. 3 2 0 0
Jaccard, cf. 3 10 0
Teague, rf. 10 0 0
33 5 3 8
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NINETEEN INNING GAME
WON BY TURNAGAIN ARM
One of the longest and most hotly
contested games of ball on record oc
curred yesterday at Potter Ccreek on
Turnagain arm when the Turnagain
arm team defeated the Matanuska
team 5 to 3 after 19 innings.
There was no run scored from the
7th to the 19th inning when the Ma
tanuska pitcher let down and Turn
again arm put two men across the
pan.
The wimyng team is made up of em
ployees on the Hansen division along
the arm, while the Matanuska team is
made up of Breek's men.
IMPERIALISTS TO DEFEND INNER CITY
PEKING, July 9.—General Chang Hsun, commander
of the Imperialist forces, is provisioning the Forbidden
City and strengthening its defenses. All indications point
to his intention to make a final desperate stand there rath
er than turn Peking over to the Republican forces.
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CAVALRY CHASING TEUTON TROOPS
NEAR HALICZ, MAY FORCE WAY
INTO LEMRERG, 7000 CAPTURED
(By Un ted States Cable)
PETROGRAD, July 9.— Official reports from the Ga
lician front today state that the advancing Russian army
operating west of Stanislau captured during the past 24
hours over 7,000 men, 48 guns, including 12 of large size
and scores of machine guns.
Russian cavalry is now pursuing the retreating Teu
tonic force.
The territory occupied on this stage of the drive in
cludes several villages and more are being occupied by the
advance guard today.
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LEMBERG GOAL OF RUSS ADVANCE
WASHINGTON, July 9.—Advices received from Eu
rope today indicate that the Russians have broken the
Teutonic line south of Halicz, the gateway to Lemberg
from the southeast, and the great metropolis of eastern
Galiica seems doomed to fall unless the Germans are able
to rally sufficient troops to speedily stop the Russian on
slaught.
The Russian troops hold all positions won elsewhere
on the Galician line despite counter attacks.
LOSE IN CHEMIN DES DAMES ATTACK
PARIS, July 9.—Official reports issued by the war of
fice today state that the German forces attacked in
strength along the Chemin des Dames line last night but
were repulsed with such force that the French first line
troops gained ground on the counter attack.
KAISER WILL TALK TO NEUTRALS
BERLIN, July 9.—The Kaiser has invited neutral am
bassadors and ministers to a conference on Saturday next.
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BRITISH PRESS ASSAILS GOVT.
FOR GERMAN AIR RAID SUCCESS
(By United States Cable)
LONDON, July 9.—Denouncing the continued success
of German air raids against London as disgraceful to the
var office and admiralty, the local newspapers today de
manded the removal of those responsible for the miserable
display of incompetency.
The English press was general in its complaint that
England had fallen behind Germany in airplane construc
tion.
AMERICAN SHIP TORPEDOED, ALL SAFE
(By United States Cable)
LONDON, July 9.—A German submarine sank the
American steamer Massapquea off Brest, France, Sunday.
The crew, including the armed guards for the naval gun
mounted aboard, were saved.
BOY SCOUTS BUILD
OUTDOOR HEADQUARTERS
Six of the Seward Boy Scouts un
der the Scout Master took a a lesson
in outdoor lore yesterday, camping in
the forest on Marathon mountain in
real backwoods’ style. They cleared a
plot of ground, erected a lean-to camp
and had dinner in the open. In the
near future overnight hikes will be
made, using the new headquarters as
a camp. It has also been decided to
use this spot for all meetings when
the weather permits the better to
study woodcraft and general scouting.
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NEW BUOY FOR ROCK
OFF CAPE ST. ELIAS
The United States Light House
Service boat Kukui, from Ketchikan,
is now at Cape St. Elias where it will
install a large whistling buoy with
a submarine bell attachment. It will
stop at other points out to the west
ward and put in aids to navigation
before heading for the Bering sea.
BOATS AND TRAINS j
..
Admiral Evans due from westward
at 9 in the morning.
Alaska sailed from Cordova at
11:30 this morning, due at noon on
Tuesday.
Freighter Admiral Goodrich called
Sunday.
Trains made the round trip to
Kern Creek and Mile 52 Sunday.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday, j
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11 11
i i Maximum.76 i
!! Minimum ...49 ,
Current.64 j
Fair; south wind.
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WEATHER TOMORROW
Cloudy.
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