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Volume XI. Number 193. SEWARD. ALASKA, THURSDAY. AUGUST 9, 1917._Ten Cents the Copy
MOVIE STARS IN
ACTION HERE
Ira Smith. Staging Drama of “The
Silent North.” In Many Tarts
of Territory
A1 Ira Smith, cinematographer
from Los Angeles, anti his wife, who
were in Alaska last year after animal
pictures, is in Seward today with a
company of moving picture players,
filming what will be a seven- or eight
reel Alaskan play.
The leading woman in the play is
Miss Lottie Kruse from the Fine Arts
Studio of Los Angeles, who appeared
in “Intolerance.” Henry Holton, from
Halboa, California, and Bert Knapp
are also with the company. Other
characters who will appear in the pro
duction are actual residents of Alaska
in the towns where the various scenes
have been or are to be staged.
The picture commences with scenes
in Pasadena, California, taken at the
Knight residence, one of the show
places. The leading lady runs away
to Alaska, dressed in men’s clothes,
and is discovered on ship board (the
S. S. Alaska) and put to work scrub
bing the decks. Later she appears
in Southeastern Alaska and then at
Cordova.
A scene of interest is to be staged
at the San Juan dock this afternoon.
Wonderful scenes were taken at
Miles and Childs glaciers, where Miss
Kruse and Henry Bolton swam the
Copper River in front of the glacier.
The bat from which they dove was
caught a few moments later in a giant
ice slide and crushed, all being filmed.
The party will go in over the trail
from the head of Cook Inlet to Fair
banks and remain in the North until
winter, taking the final scenes in the
snow._
PLATINUM|AND
CROMIUM NEEDED
Mineral Expert Here to Examine
Likely Ore Deposits for
Government
J. B, Mertie, of the U. S. Geological
i Survey, arrived on the Mariposa and
is a guest at The Seward.
Mr. Mertie is a metal expert and is
here to look up deposits of cromium
and to investigate possible platinum
j deposits.
He will be in Seward several days
, and will be glad to meet those inter
ested in mineral development.
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CONTRACTOR ARRIVES TO
ERECT RADIO TOWERS
O. J. Klawitter, sub contractor on
the radio plant at the head of the
bay, who will erect the steel towers,
arrived on the Mariposa from Cor
dova, where he has been engaged in
taking down the towers at Whitshed
which are to be used here. He is ac
companied by Mrs. Klawitter and their
1 children.
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tviawiuer was awurucu u.> uuwwcn
& Company the contract to hamlle the
200-foot towers for the Seward plant
and has been at work at the Cordova
end for some time.
Steel for the second tower for the
radio station and lumberf or the in
terior finishing of all buildings was
unloaded here by the Admiral Farra
gut and the towers will be put up as
rapidly as possible.
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Robert Ashland, accompanied by his
son Roy. arrived today and will com
mence work at once on the Ashland
building to be erected at the foot of
Broadway.____
VAST DISPLAY OF NORTHERN
LIGHT INTERRUPTS GABLE AND
WIRE SERVICE IN THE U. S.
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
CHICAGO, Aug. 9—An unusual display of Aurora
Borealis, of “northern lights,” interrupted wire communi
cation over the northern half of the United States, all of
Canada from the Rockies to the Atlantic, and even into
southern latitudes last night and this morning.
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ELECTRIC WAVES JAR ALASKA CABLE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
Operators on the U. S. army cable report the same
phenomena affecting all Alaska lines during the night.
For four hours it was impossible to send or receive mes
sages from the Seward office and a similar condition ex
isted elsewhere throughout the territory.
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DELAY CONTINUES AT SPOKANE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SPOKANE,Aug. 9.—Northern lights continued this
morning and interrupted the Spokane-Chicago telegraph
se rvice.
PROMISED CASH BUT FAILED TO
PAY IS REPORT OF RED CROSS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.—The finance committee of the
Red Cross declared today that only $1,400,000 of the re
ported $18,000,000 Red Cross dividends declared by Amer
ican firms, has been received to date. The committee said
that as the pledge was one of honor no attempt would be
made to collect
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AIR RAIDERS WRECKED SUBS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS, Aug. 9.—In a recnt air raid on the naval base
at Pola, in southwestern Austria, two Italian airplanes
with bombs destroyed two submarines docked for repairs.
OBJECTIVE OF TEUTONS
INTEN TO AID IN
GETTING ARAB WH W
(By Aaaociatrd Preaa Diapatrh)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Advices from southwest
ern Russia indicate that the great Teutonic offensive in
Galicia and Bukowina is aimed at Odessa with the great
Arabian grain crops as the immediate objective.
Stiffening of the Russian line is slowing the advance
and in some sectors has checked it altogether.
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CANNONADING AND TRENCH RAIDS
(By Associated Dress Dispatch)
PARIS, Aug. 9, (Official).—On the Ridge de Chev
rigny and in the pantheon region violent artillery activ
ity continued last night.
North of Vaux Despatch and Dalameix on the Aisne
front French detachments raided the German positions
and cleared several front line trenches, inflicting serious
loss on the enemy and returning without casualties.
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FRENCH GAIN NEAR BIXSCHOOTE
LONDON, Aug. 9, (Official). — French forces have
gained further ground northwest of Bixschoote.
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II. S. ARMY DIVISIONS
MUST BE REARRANG
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Recommendation for the
reduction of American army division from 24,000 men to
the European standard of 19,000 men have been received
from General Pershing after careful study of conditions
at the front.
This means a big job for the war department as much
finished administrative work will have to be thrown aside
and the new system taken up. * *
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GERMAN MINERS DEMAND PEACE
(Rjr Associated Press Dispatch)
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9.—Eight thousand miners in a
vast peace demonstration at Essen have delayed the
coal production of the district.
Originally the miners quit work over disputes con
cerning food and wages, butafterward the strike grew into
a demonstrattion in favor of peace by agreement and
democratic reforms.
The recent “peace terms resolution” voted by the
Reichstag in the face of Premier Michaelis’ objections, is
favored by the miners.
WILL BRING SURVEY
STEAMER TO SEWARD
J. F. Gilbert, of the Coast and Geo
detic Survey, is here en route to west
ward to continue surveying work
along the southwest coast and will
bring the U. S. survey steamer Yukon,
Captain Ela commanding, to Seward
this fall.
It is probable that the Yukon will
be wintered here as work remains to
be done in this section. The Yukon
is now at King Cove.
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FUNERAL SERVICE FOR FRANK
CARNIEL THIS MORNING
Funeral services were held this
morning for Frank Carniel, miner
killed at Latouche early this week.
Several miners, who came here with
the widow and her children, accompa
nied the remains to Woodlawn.
Father Fletcher, of Valdez, arrived
on the Mariposa and held funeral
mass.
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Mayor W. H. Chase and United
States Commissioner E. F. Medley
have registered 360 Cordovans under
the selective draft law, and as all eli
gibles have until September 2 to join
the honor roll, it is exepected that the
local list will be swelled to over 500.
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BOATS AND TRAINS ]
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MARIPOSA ARRIVES
FROM SOUTHWARD
The S. S. Mariposa arrived from
Seattle and way points this morning
with a large consignment of freight
for local firms and the following pas
sengers for Seward: W. G. Earnshaw,
Mrs. Earnshaw, M. L. Parrish, R. Ash
land and Roy Ashland, Mrs. C. G.
Hubbard, Mrs. C. E. Martin, W. L.
Chisholm, Sidney Anderson, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. McConnell, Miss Virginia
Forniana, 0. J. Klawitter, wife and
children.
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MILWAUKEE
HUNTER HERE
Will Go After Bear at Kenai, But Mr.
Bielfeld Is Not Looking for
Bear—Only Air
Joseph E. Uhlein, vice president and
general manager of the Joseph Schlitz
Brewing Company of Milwaukee, and
E. A. Bielfeld, manager of the bottling
deaprtment of the same firm, are here
en route to Kenai on a bear hunt.
Uhlein is a well-known hunter and
has been in the North before, visiting
the Stikine river country and Kodiak
Island.
Andrew Wick, of Kenai, will guide
the party, and has promised to help
Bielfeld avoid the bear, he having no
aspiration as a hunter.
“I am just on an outing to get some
fresh air," said Bieldfeld, “and am
willing for Mr. Uhlein to take all the
honors with the rifle. Of course if a
duck or ptarmigan attacked me I
would defend myself, but to look for
a bear—never!
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A. J.McCONNELL, OF NOME,
and mrs. McConnell, here
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. McConnell, of
Nome, arrived in Seward from Cor
dova on the Mariposa today, and are
guests at The Overland.
Mr. McConnell is well known thru
out the Territory for his activities in
light and power circles, he having re
cently taken over the light plant in
Cordova.
MINING FIRM
HEADS HERE
Come to Inspect Alaska Securities
Holdings—Duncan Stewart En
Route to France
M. L. Parish, and W. G. Earnshaw,
of Philadelphia, associates with Dun
can Stewart in the Alaska Securities
company, arrived on the Mariposa to
day and were met here by Nels An
derson, resident manager for the com
pany. Mrs. Earnshaw' is accompany
ing her husband on the trip. They
are at The Coleman.
The three will go to the company
property in the Moose Pass district,
returning here in about ten days or
two weeks to go Outside.
Mr. Earnshaw' brings w’ord that
Duncan Stewart is now vice president
and active manager of the corporation
organized in New York for the pur
pose of rebuilding French cities de
stroyed by the war. He is due to sail
for France today, and has wired An
derson to look out for his interests
during his absence.
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SIDNEY ANDERSON, WITH
MOTHER AND SISTER, ARRIVE
Sidney P nderson, vice president of
the Bank of Seward, whose father
died reecntly at their home Outside,
arrived on the Mariposa, accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. P. Anderson, and
his sister, Miss G. Anderson, both of
whom have been in Seward several
times during recent years._
ARREST OF RING LEADERS BLOCKS
UPRISING OF INDIANS; I. W. W.
MEMBERS STILL CAUSE TROUBLE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
TUSCON, Arizona, Aug. 9.—With the arrest of two
ringleaders the Apache Indian strikers at the Sierra An
chasasbestos mines, the fear that uprising among the In
dians would spread, has been abated, according to a mes
sage received today from the San Carlos reservation.
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REPORTS OF CAR DYNAMITING PLOTS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, Aug. 9.—Six men alleged
to be I. W. W.members are under arrest in Miami and Ot
towa counties in the norhteastern part of the state and
several others have been driven from the mining districts
as the results of attempts to dynamite freight cars.
The district attorney of Ottawa county asked aid
from the United States marshal’s office this morning, de
claring that the Industrial Workers had dynamited cars
and otherwise caused trouble.
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CITIZENS COMMITTEE RUNNING BISBEE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
BISBEE, Arizona, Aug. 9.—Governor Campbell has
undertaken to personally investigate conditions here, it
is declared. The attorney-general is apparently unable
to cope with the situation arising from the turning back
by the citizens committee of six investigators from the
American Federation of Labor.
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RUSSIANS FROM OUTSIDE CAUSE
OF TROUBLE^SODOVE IS BARRED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9.—Premier Kerensky, of
Russia, himself, has directed an order forbidding Rus
sians from the United States or other countries from re
turning to Russia at present. A copy of this order has
been received by the Russian consul general here, who
says that Russians from outside are believed to be respon
sible for much of the agitation and disorder since the revo
lution.
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