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SEWARD. ALASKA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1917 TEN CENTS PER COPY
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.—While no official an
nouncement has been made here, several ot the newspa
pers state in well guarded articles that the United States
government has taken notice ot the mysterious actions ot
a steamer, supposed to he the Maverick, w hieh is \iituall\
believed to be a German raider. The articles in the news
oncers state that secret orders have l)een sent to the com-1
mandc r of the Pacific Coast fleet and advices have been
received from San Diego that several warships left sud
denly on unknown missions. Two nights ago wireless ad
vice. ’ c o sent to all steamers on the Pacific at that time
to beware of a “possible German” raider. The captains
of the vessels at sea were given a description of the Mav
erick and were told to make a wireless report if that craft
was seen. No orders have been sent to discontinue the
sending of wireless reports of ship’s movements but if the
warships on the Pacific report that there is a German raid
er operating it is positive that no steamer movements will
be allowed to be sent by any source.
PETROGRAD. Dec. 15.—It is reported here that
Charles Smith, of St. Louis, United States of America, a
member of the engineering sta! • oi John I*. Ste\ens, head
of the American Railway ( ommission to Russia has been
arrested. As soon as the facts were made known heio
the information was given *o the l nitcd States Ambassa
(lor Francis. Smith is reported to be under arrest at io-'
hita, Siberia. Ambassador Francis also laid the report
before the Bolsheviki officials here and they immediately
announced that if Smith has been arrested a grievious mis
take has been made. The Bolsheviki government said
that Smith would be released at once. No reasons arej
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known here for the arrest of the American engineer but
no uneasiness is felt and both the provisional government
officials and those of the Bolsheviki will do everything
for a quick release of the man no matter in whose terri
tory he is in.
ROUNDING UP THE
SLACKERS IN THE
PUGET SOUND CITY
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. — City and
Federal officials last night started 01
a roundup for slackers and over 300
men were caught in the dragnet. The
arrested men were taken to police
headquarters and given an examina
tion. All but thirty five had cards
and they are held under a federal
charge of being slackers. Three ot the
* men caught and held here ixvk
interior Alaska. They all say th; t
they failed to register on account of
their ignorance of the laws. The go\
eroment lias previously notified a 1
classes of citizens, naturalized and
otherwise that ignorance of the con
script ivc draft laws will bo no excuse
* unless absolute ignorance is found to
be the basis for failure to register
and this ignorance must W* thorough
ly proven.
HEAVY TRAVEL
COMING FROM
INTERIOR NOW
According to advices received from
- the interior and also Anchorage there
will be heavy travel all winter over
the trail. Many mining men of the
interior are closing their affairs until
after the war and are coming out en
route to the states. Many others are
hitting for the outside to spend a
couple of months but will return in
• the spring. From Anchorage many
are leaving for the states for good
believing that work will be scarce on
that division next summer but they
will return next spring to Seward or
go to the canneries.
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NEW YORK HAS LESS
DRUNKENNESS; REPORT
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. — Officials
• of the board of inebriety and hospital
authorities report that drunkenness
has decreased greatly in New York
state because of the demand for labor
caused by the war and “indirect pro
hibition."
EIGHT-HOUR DAY ON G. T. P.
MONTREAL. Dec. 15. — Four
thousand Grand Trunk conductors,
brakemen and other employees will
- get the eight-hour day and increase
in pay as a result of an agreement be-;
tween the officials of the Trainmen's
Union and the company.
BARRACOOTA IS
STILL ON BEACH
DOWN THE BAY
The barge Barracouta is still on the
beach near Caine's tL^ui all ctTorts of
the steamer Anyox to pull her elf
yesterday during the storm that pre
vailed were unavailing. Captain Gud
gin of the Barracouta came into Sew
ard this morning and reported the
Barracouta still covered with ice, in
her .'.unt* position on the sandy beach
and in excellent condition. Tomorrow,
if th** wind dies down, the Anyox will
try again to pull the Barracouta into
deep water. Tomorrow there is a
high tide, the highest for several
months. The Anyox is today anchor
ed in a cove down the bay waiting for
tomorrow's work.
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..SEATTLE— Thomas Riggs arrived
here from the north this forenoon.
ROME—Continued fighting is re
ported today in the Bretna river area.
PETROGRAD—The Bolsheviki are
reported to have taken three more
cities in the Cossack territory.
LONDON—Three attacks in the
Cambrai sector by the Gentian forces
repulsed last night according to the
official report today.
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BRITISH ARCHITECTS
IRS NOW PLANNING
FOR AFTER THE WAR
LONDON, Doc. 15. — British ar
chitects and town-planning experts,
who ate making plans for a great re
modeling of British cities after the
war, declare that one of the most suc
cessful experiments in new types is
that which has been made by the
Italian Good Dwelling Society in
Rome. The idea of adopting some
thing similar in England has boon
proposed.
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LONELY—SUICIDES
CHICAGO, Dec. 15. — Miss Eunice
Cummings, a musician and dramatic
student, shot and killed herself in the
Hotel Haynes here. The cause for her
deed is unknown, unless it was loneli
ness. Her mother, Mrs. D. B. Con
ness, lives at Turner, Oregon, and
three brothers are fighting in France
with the Canadian legion.
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Sunday afternoon, tomorrow, at 2 o’clock, all firemen
in Seward are asked to attend a meeting of the Seward
Fire Department. The city councilmen and all business
men are urged to attend this meeting, the doors, in fact
being open to all. This announcement was made this
morning by Fire Chief Joe Strejc. It was also stated
that there will be turkey sandwiches and other things on
the sideboard for the fireboys and others who attend the
meeting. As this is the first meeting to be held since Joe
Strejc has been appointed chief, a large attendance of the
fire boys especially is asked.
HEW SCHEDULE
IS ARRANGED i
ON RAILROAD!
Engineer in charge Wier announced
a new schedule on the Seward divi
sion this forenoon. Heretofore trains
having been operated on Mondays and
Thursdays with special trains as oc
casion demanded.
Beginning next week the ne w winter
schedule will go into effect.
Trains will leave Seward every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
7 o’clock in the morning. This new
schedule will be greatly appreciated
by the traveling public and will also
be far more convenient for the rail
road than the two day a week sched
ule.
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WANTS GOVERNMENT
TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR
RAILWAY SYSTEMS
NEW YORK, Dec. 15. — Mortimer
L. Schiff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., says
the only logical solution to the prob
lem of providing new money for rail
roads is to have the United States
Treasury provide funds for railroads
as they are financing the Allies. Ac
quisition by the government of rail
road securities would not necessarily
be a step toward government con
trol, but would place the nation in a
| position of creditor and the securities
loaned upon could be sold after the
war at attractive prices.
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A watch fob and charm was found
this morning in Seward and has been
» brought to the Gateway office. The
owner can have the same by proving
property.
SHIPMENTS OF
LIQUOR TO GO
ON THE ALASKA
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The Alaska prohibition law declares
that all liquor found in the territory
after January 1st will be seized. This
morning Agent Wayne Blue, of the
Pacific Steamship company, received
a cablegram from the Seattle ^lfice
stating that the Evans would not be
out of Alaska waters before January
1st., and no liquor shipments will be
accepted for the next southbound
trip as they would be seized by the
government at the ports in the First
division, where the Evans will be at
that time.
Many of the local liquor dealers
are therefore preparing shipments for
the outside to go on the Alaska. The
stock in Seward is being rapidly de
pleted and it is believed that none
will be left by the first of the year.
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VON BRINCKEN NOW
ALCATRAZ PRISONER
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.—Lieut.
Wilhelm von Brincken, former at
tache of the German consulate here,
has been transferred from Fort Win
field Scott and is confined in the mili
j tary prison at Alcatraz island, where
; he is to stay indefinitely, it is an
nounced.
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GET BIG CONTRACT
SEATTLE, Dec. 15. — The Meach-j
am & Babcock Shipbuilding company
was awarded a contract by the gov
j ernment for the construction of four
wooden steamers at a total cost of
two million.
NAVY DEPARTMENT
IS
URDEREQ BY SENATE
ALASKA HERE
AT MIDNIGHT
FROM SEATTLE
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Steamer Alaska will reach port to
night at midnight according to a wire
Agent McDonald received here this
forenoon from Valdez. The Alaska
has 120 tons of freight for here, sixty
tons for the Dora and sixty tons for
local merchants. The Alaska will have
a large number of interior passengers
for the outside, but few local people
are going out. The Alaska should
sail early in the morning possibly
about five o'clock. Coming on the
Alaska are the following known pas
sengers for here: Fred T. Humma,
Mrs. W. T. Kubach, Shirley A. Bak
er, Robert Scott and E. 0. Archibald.
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* GENERAL PERSHING
* SENDS A MESSAGE *
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15. — Rish- *
* op Luther B. Wilson, just return- *
* ed from Euiopc. brought with *
* him a message from General
* Pershing with the request that it *
* be given to the American people. *
* The message follows: “I see no
* ground for the heresay%. that Ger- *
* many cannot be beaten. Ger- *
* many can be. beaten; must*be
* beaten, and will be beaten.”
NEW GOVERNMENT
POSITION CREATED
FOR DRAFT EVADERS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14. — A
boarding officer for draft evaders is
the latest government position to be
created here. The officer is Gus An
derson, captain of the Customs tug
Harley, and his duty is to board every
incoming and outgoing vessel and
make sure there are no draft evaders
among the passengers and crew.
Anderson has a wide acquaintance
along the waterfront, and was se
lected because of his long experience
in examining seamen who desire cer
tificates of ability.
SPANISH PALACE AFIRE
MADRID, Dec. 15. — Fire has des
troyed the Medinaceli palace, in the
province of Soria, but many objects
of art, which are of priceless value
were saved.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. — The
Senate navy committee in executive
session here today, named a speciul
subcomnrdsiaon to inuke an investiga
tion of the preparedness of the navy
made for the present war. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels and all the naval
chiefs now in foreign waters will be
summoned before this special commit
tee. Orders are understood to be is
sued within the next 24 hours sum
moning the chiefs abroad to this city
for the investigation. Particular in
vestigation will he made into the
navy’s system of expending the vast
sums of money which congress has
voted to the department of Secretary
Daniels. There has been no protest
on the navy’s program so far and the
investigation is only to secure an in
sight into the preparedness program
as relates to expenditures.
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FEDERAL JUDGE
WILL PASS ON
IMPORTANT CASE
SAX JL'AX’, Porto Rico, Dec. 15. -
In a written opinion filed overruling
a demurrer to the indictments against
Vincente Baibas, an editor, for alleged
improper articles printed in the Her
aldo de Las Antilles, Federal District
Judge Hamilton said:
“In this case it will be necessary to
determine the extent of the freedom
of the press under war legislation and
the rights of a Porto Rican editor, who
has declined American citizenship,
when addressing Americans of Latin
origin whom for years he has been
influencing; whether a discussion in
war time of such subjects as the pos
sible independence of Porto Rico does
or does not violate the espionage a \
and whether the terms in which the
defendant advocates this in the ar
ticles in question tend to become an
illegal act.1’
The trial of Baibas has been set for
the latter part of this month.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 15. — One hundred
and twenty-three fishing vesels of va
rious sizes, operated by the North
western Fisheries company and the
Anacrotes Fisheries, have been trans
ferred according to the customs re
: cords, to the present organization of
the Booth Fisheries company of Chi
cago.