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bulletin; —with the Americans on the
MARNE, Jul his afternoon indicate
nplete failure ex
cept in a few minor localities.
ENEMY TO PENETRATE LINES
(Officia ) — The battle today is es*
le n gion at Chatillon.
( mntering magnifi*
i< n where the enemy seems to be bending
all effoi ts to he lin< s. The Germans are trying
e east of Rheims
The Gerrnai ken i risoners, on the
en extremely heavy.
amerk ans recapture lost positions.
LOND ricans this forenoon re*
on the south bank of the
Marne which w< ' afternoon during
is sector continue
today. The Amer
-ic! jg : u le hardest kind of a fight
although t us! Is of troops n hurled against
them.1 of Foft and Crezancy seem
ed ' ' nerican Marines
with machine guns sta *t€ ush, v.ith a withering fire
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and their yells, the Germans turned and rushed away. Lat
er they were brought back under a rally but have made no
gains.- •
TEUTONS FAIL TO REACH GOALS.
LONDON, July 16— The deepest enemy penetration made
during the past 36 hours has been west of Rheims over a
twenty mile front. The enemy only succeeded in penetrat
ing the British and French lines for a distance of four
miles and are now being slowly driven from this locality.
ENEMY SPIRITS ARE BROKEN.
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE MARNE, July
K)— The Allied defense has broken the enemy’s spirit.
American gunners have been sent to the Allied front
east of Rheims where their fire is this afternoon working I
havoc in the German ranks.
BRITISH GAIN NEAR AMIENS.
LONDON July 16— T t British have again improve*:!;
their positions east of Amiens by operating during the j
night according to the official statement.
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, PLANS OF ENEMY HAVE FAILED
FRENCH FRONT IN FRANCE, July 16— Orders j
found on prisoners announced that the first day’s object
ive must be twenty kilometers. According to all official
accounts the penetration nowhere has exceeded four thous
■and yards and that only in a small sector southwest of
Rheims. East of Rheims it is understood that the enemy is
held before an advanced Allied line.
YANKS BRILLIANT WORK PRAISED.
LONDON- July 16— All afternoon papers, editorially
are praising the brilliant work of the American troops in
the Allied Defense and especially the defense of their own
sectors along the Marne.
GERMANS PLANING NEW ATTACK.
LONDON, July 1.(5— The newspapers this afternoon sug
gest that the pro< t assault of the Teutons on the western
line may be a diversion to draw the Allied reserves from
Flanders to prepare for a t attack in that region.
U.S. MARINES PLAY HAVOC.
FRENCH FRONT, July 1G — The American Marines,
in their counter • operrti
created co faTflCs; r'ne Marines
drove the enemy pell i ’.ell to the Marne river. French aero
planes also played havoc on the Gentians who attempted
to construct bridges. The aviators dropped bombs while
the troops were crossing and the bridges were broken and
the soldiers thrown into the river. The enemy masses on
the banks were literally mowed down by the American ma
chine gun fire and the bombs dropped by the aviators.
PARIS, July K5— 1 soldiers were killed and nine
pers<> is were woun . >ming in the American
Red Ci - ital Fou . T1 ital was bombed by
German aviators. The aviators can have no excuse for the
astar ily deed as the hos; ital was in a large tract of land
by itself and with a large Red Cross painted on the roof.
AMERICAN STEAMERS IN COLISION;
ONE STEAMER SINKS—CREW IS SAVED.
AN AT. V, July 16— A Swedish steamer
has re] American steamer Coster
dink after being in collis ion with the American steamer
Sa cinto. The disaster oi i d on July 11th. The San
Jacinto, although cued the crew of the
Costerdigk.
The twoAmerican vessels were manned by naval
crews and carried army suplies. The collision took place
in the North A The vessels sunk was one of
the requisitioned Dutch ships.
DRAFT REGISTRANTS TO MOVE..
WASHDi IN, July 16— Seven thousand draft re
gistrants for speciai training, from fifteen states, were
called today to be moved between Aug. 1st and Aug.lStK.
EDISON’S SON ENLISTS IN ARMY.
MORRISTOW July ;— William Edison, son
of Thomas Edison, the wizard, today enlisted in the tank
sen-ice and it is understood will be with a corps soon ord
ered to France.
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GOOD PAY
IS STRUCK
According to reports- brought fiom
the McDonald mine on Canyon Creek,
xccptional pay is being struck. J. 15.
t.licit, ho .is working the propity, be*
ieved that when the dill would avci
ige 10 cents to the yard that excep
tional pay would ^)e reached, but ac
otding to the reports roceived here
he dirt is averageing 20 cents. It is
hought that when the surface is wash
cd and the real pay struck that the dirt
will run possibly 30 to 35 cents, and
maybe more.
There are 16 men working on the
property at present and good progress
s being made.
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OFFICERS ARE GUESTS
Officers of the Naval Patrol Steamer
Explorer were guests at the luncheon
oduy noon of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce.
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Dr. Baughman, game waiuen, return
;»d last night from a tri pto the interi
)»• of the Pen insula.
A1 Chamberlain, in the hospital with
a badly crushed foot, is rapidly improv
ing.
Alex Fraser is packing up his stock
in the Branch and expects to get away
for Seldovia on the first steamer call
ing at that port.
The forestry Department headquart
ers at Juneau has wired authority for
the securing of fire fighters should the
forest blaze north of the city require.
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Joe Willoughby, old time printer of
Alaska, is in the city, having come out
from the interior. Mr. Willoughby ex
pects to remain here for a couple of
weeks.
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SEWARD mi
CAN ENLIST
• IN THE NAVY
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Any male person in Seward between
the ages of 18 and 85 who desire to
join the United States navy or enroll
n the Naval reserves can do so by
raking application aboard the naval
. patrol steamer Explorer, now in Sew
1 aid.
| This announcement was made tod \y
! by Capt. Jack Besse of the Explorer.
Those within the draft age, who de
sire to apply for examination in the
navy or naval reserves, mu$t secure
.xemption from their draft boards.
TEXANNAMED
ADMINISTRATOR
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WASHINGTON. July 1G — J. H.
Kirby, of Houston, was today appoint
ed lumber daministrator of the Emer
gency Fleet Corporation and also con
troller of logging operations in the
United States.
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I EXPLORER IN PORT
The Naval Patrol steamer Explorer
arrived in port at 11 o’clock last night.
Since leaving Seward the Explorer
has been along Cook Tnlet and remain
ed for several days at Anchorage.
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CONVICTS WILL BE
USED IN HUN ARMY
LONDON, July — The bill being
prepared for the Gorman Reichstag
providing for the use of certain con
victs in the Gennan army stipulates
that the convicts selected be formed
into seprate units and not mixed with
other troops and that they be used in
work of the most dangerous charcter.
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TOKIO, July 16— A special meeting of the Japanese
cabinet is being held today. It is believed that a communi*
; cation has been received from the United States touching
i upon intervention in Russia.
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TO CELEBRATE |
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The Seward Chamber of Commerce
has extended an invitation to the cit
izens of Anchroage to attend the col
oration at the completion of the c< n
lection of steel on the Seward-Anchor-1
igo division in the following message,
.vhich h en t to Anchorage by
V. H. McDonald:
“To the Anchorage Chamber of Coin
mercc:—
“The Seward Chamber of Commerce j
hereby extends to you and the Citizen?
of Anchorage a cordial invitation to
attend the celebration at Seward on
he opening day of the first train over j
the government railroad.
“We trust that you will be able to
participate with us in this celebration,
which means so much to Alaska, and
particularly to this section of the ter
ritory.”
The invitation is signed by Dr. O.
T. Keating, president of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce, and L. L. j
James, Jr., secretary.
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The Moose will not meet tonight,
the next regular session being next
Tuesday night.
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LONG RANGE
GUNS STARTS
BOMBARDING
PARIS, July 1(1 — The long range
run bombardment of Paris was re
sumed this morning after a cessation
of lire for three weeks.
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SHIP CONTRACTS
GIVEN TO JAPS
WASHINGTON, July 1(5 — The U.
S. Shipping Hoard has let contracts
for thirty steel cargo ships to Japanese
yards.
Contracts were let today for twenty
transports to be built by the Bethelem
Shipbuilding Corportion at Alameda.
WEATHER FORECAST
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is fair with fresh winds.
The barometer does not indicate rain,
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