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Volume XI. Nu,nl>er ISO. SEWARD, ALASKA~ WEDNESDAY, JULY 25,1917._Ten Cento the Copy
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CONDITION ACUTE AND
15,000 SHIPBUILDERS
THREATEN TO GO OUT
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(By Auociatrd Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE. July 25.—With the arrival of two hundred
street car strike-breakers from the East last night, the lo
cal situation has assumed a serious phase today.
At labor headquarters it is stated that any attempt to
operate cars with these strike-breakers will be followed by
a strike of 15.000 men employed in the shipyards, in sym
pathy with carmen.
President Wilson and Secretary of Labor Wilson are
reported to be making efforts to end the street car and
lumber mill strikes and drastic action is expected because
of the continued refusal of the company to arbitiate on
any basis, except with the men as individuals.
Officials of the company maintain a firm stand in their
refusal to deal with the car men’s union. Minor disturb
ances and delay in traffic are causing a great deal of diffi
culty and conditions are far from normal.
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WOMEN’S REGIMENT SUFFERS LOSS
IN FIRST BATTLE BUT HOLDS LINE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, July 25.—The Russian woman’s bat
talion, known as the “Command of Death, raised by a
twice wounded girl officer, \ era Butchkareff, went into
action for the first time on the front at Krevo yesterday.
The battalion engaged in a successful attack but suf
fered losses. The women behaved in an exemplai\ wa\
under fire, gaining the respect of the men soldiers.
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FIVE DEAD IN EXPLOSION ON U.S. SUB
WASHINGTON, July 25.—Five men were killed and
three injured yesterday in an explosion on American sub
marine “A-7” 'at Cavite in the Philippine Islands.
The dead are Lieut. Arnold Marcus, Machinist Mate
Harold H. Lang, Gunner’s Mate 0. F. Hopwell, Chief Elec
trician Jesse McFarrie, and Machinist’s Mate Joseph A.
Kuntz.
STEAM TRAWLER !
CALLS LOR COAL
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Captain Wanted a Little of the Mata
nuska Product but I* ound He ^ as
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Ahead of Time
Several months ahead of time the
S. S. Chicago, Captain Selness, of the
Booth Fisheries company, steamed into
port this morning and called for "some
first-class steaming coal from Mata
nuska.”
The captain has been on the banks
for some time and was running low
both on bait and fuel.
There is no bait available here and
the coal will not be along until after
that $4,000,000 has been used to con
nect the line and open the fields, so the
captain sailed for Seattle via Junean
with his cargo of 120,000 pounds of
halibut.
“I expect to get coal here this time
next year,” said the captain, and he
was assured that it would certainly
be available.
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BENDER BROTHERS
SAILS FOR ARCTIC
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(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, July 25. — The Bender
Brothers sails tonight for Point Bar
row and Eskimo settlements in the
far north. She will take two passen
gers and government school supplies.
BISHOP or
ALASKA NOW
Rev, Crimont Is Consecrated by Arch
bishop Christie at Seattle
Cathedral
SEATTLE, July 25.—Joseph Ral
phael Crimont, first Catholic Bishop of
Alaska, was consecrated at solemn
high mass in the Cathedral here to
day, by Archbishop Christie, of Port
land. Many Chicago dignitaries of the
church were present.
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Captain Dan Pullen, Alaska’s- first
West Pointer, has been notified to be
prepared to depart for France with the
engineer corps of the U. S. Army, ac
cording to if* letter received by his
mother, Mrs. H. S. Pullen, of Skag
way. He will be promoted to the rank
of Major before leaving America. He
was appointed to West Point by Pres
ident Roosevelt in 190f> and graduated
at the head of his class.
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The ship C. H. Holmes, which for .a
number of years has been under char
ter to the Bureau of Education for the
purpose of taking supplies to all the
missions in the Arctic region as far
north as Point Barrow, will be missing
from her usual haunts this summer, as
Captain Backland, owner and naviga
tor of the craft, has taken her to Aus
tralia, where freight rates are higher
than on the Northern run.
GREET MEYER
HERE IS PLAN
Coming Over Line to Meet Assistant
to Secretary Lane and Party On
Inspection Trip
R. J. Weir, engineer in charge of
this division, will go to Kern creek
the latter part of the week with the
private car Seward to meet members
of the Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion coming here to greet Assistant
Secretary Meyer and party en route
from Seattle on the Admiral Evans.
The party en route north includes
in addition to Herbert A. Meyer, As
sistant Secretary of the Interior, Ed
ward F. Wendt, engineer of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, A. D.
Shepard, of San Francisco, and R. F.
Austin, of Meyers’ office staff.
Members of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce are planning to entertain
both the visiting commissioners from
Anchorage and the Meyer party dur
ing their stay here, prior to their
leaving here for the trip to the coal
fields.
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SAYS U. S. SUNK
SIX U-BOATS
Canadians Report Defeat of Subs At
tacking American Troop Convoy
at Sea
(By Associated Pro* Dispatch)
HALIFAX, July 25.—British sail
ors on vessels crossing the Atlantic,
which were in the vicinity of the
American convoy taking General
Pershing’s army to Europe, verify the
report that it was attacked by German
subs.
They say that the enemy under-sea
boats made a concentrated attack and
were beaten off, at least, six of the big
German submarines being sunk or dis
abled.
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The Wrangell Chapter of the Red
Cross now numbers 525 members.
GERMANS KEPT GUT OE OED LINE
TRENCHES ON AISNE SECTOR
BUT WIN COUPLE OF SEA FIGHTS
(Bjr Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS, July 25, (Official). — Germans attacked in
force on the Aisne front last night in a vain effort to re
capture positions on Californie plateau. These positions
which were taken by the French yesterday, have been re
tained and consolidated into the French front line de
fense.
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POUNDING AWAY IN FLANDERS
BERLIN, July 25. (Official),—Heavy artillery fight
ing continues in Roumania and the exceptionally violent
artillery duel in Flanders continues without interruption.
BRITISH CRUISER TORPEDOED
LONDON, July 25, (Official). — The British cruiser
Otway was torpedoed and sunk in northern waters July
22, and ten of the crew were drowned. The balance were
saved by scout boats.
GERMAN U-BOAT SINKS ALLIED SUB
BERLIN, July 25, (Official).—British submarine C34
was sunk by a German submarine yesterday and a sole
survivor taken prisoner.
CANADIAN COAL DISASTER, 80 DEAD
HALIFAX, July 25.—Eighty workmen were killed today
in an explosion in Number 6 mine of the Dominion coal
company at New Waterford, Cape Breton.
Twelve bodies have been recovered.
CHAMPIONSHIP
GAMES SOON
Team Will Sail Tonight On Alameda
To Clash with Aggregation
Up the Inlet
On receipt of advices from the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce that
all arrangements had been made for
the championship series of baseball to
be played beginning Sunday, Harry
Hoben, manager of the local team,
agreed to play, and the big games
will occur on Sunday, Monday and
Tuesday, July 29, 30 and 31st.
The Seward team will leave tonight
on the Alameda, accompanied by a
small number of fans.
A much larger number expected to
go had the games been played later
but cannot get away at this time.
Because of the advanced dates, none
of the high officials of the railroad
will be able to see the games, as they
will have to come here to meet As
sistant Secretary Meyer.
Local fans sent a telegram to the
Anchorage fans last night, ragging
them for refusing to be reasonable,
and it is probable that there will be
plenty of action when the gang hits
the Inlet metropolis.
The team which will leave here to
night, includes the following players:
Campbell, T. Finnegan, Chamberlain,
Hood, Hemenway, Lucas, Matt Ryan,
McGuire, Coughlin, Beem, Bainbridge,
Fredericksen, Manager Hoben and Joe
Bradshaw, mascot.
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FOOD CONTROL BILL
GOES TO CONFERENCE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 25.—The food
control bill was sent to conference by
the House today without a record vote
being taken.
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IT. S. TAKES LEAD IN
SILVER PRODUCTION
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 25.—Reports
issued today show’ that the United
States is now the largest producer of
silver in the world, displacing Mex
ico. The country now’ produces 42 per
cent of the world’s output.
KAISER WATCHES HIS
ARMY FORCE RUSSIANS
RACK TO OLD LINE
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(Hy Associated Press Dispatch)
BERLIN, July 25, (Official).—The Teuton advance in
eastern Galicia continues without interruption. Tarno
pol has !>een captured and the German forces are near
ing Pucacz. Stanislau and Nadvorna have been captured
and the entire Russian force is falling back.
The Kaiser arrived on the Galiican front yesterday to
watch the Germans repulse the Russian counter attack on
the plains of Sereth between Tarnopol and Trembowla.
Retiring Russian columns stretching to the horizon
were visible from vantage points on the Galician sectors.
Occasionally the retreat degenerated into a full trot, es
pecially where the Teuton field guns could be brought into
play.
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OLD BRUSSILOFF LINE RESUMED
PETROGRAD, July 25—The presnt line on the south
eastern front is approximately that occupied after Gen
eral Brussiloff’s drive last summer, except before Tar
nopol where the enemy has pushed further into Russian
territory.
The Germans chose the junction point of the Seventh
and Eleventh army corps as the best place for beginning
their offensive and struck on a twenty-mile front.
SITUATION NOT SO HAD AS IT APPEARS
WASHINGTON, July 25.—Advices from Russian to
day show great confidence despite the Russian retrograde
movement in Galicia. The Germans have recovered lost
ground on virtually all fronts between the Galician border
and the Carpathians, but the tone of official and unofficial
dispatches from Petrograd shows confidence that the dis
organization of the army will be dealt with and a firm
front again presented.
Advices from Germany show that the Germans admit
that they have not enough men to prosecute a sustained of
fensive on a large scale on the eastern front, because the
British and French are keeping them too busy and they
dare not transfer too many troops from the west.
WAR COST TO
ENGLAND VAST
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$45,000,000 Day Being Expended by
British in Carrying on War
Against Germany
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, July 25.—Bonar Law,
Chancellor of the Exchequer, told the
Commons yesterday that for 112 days
the average British expenditure had
been nearly 9,000,000 pounds sterling
daily (about $45,000,000). The total
advance made by Xlreat Britain in
loans to her allies and dominions
amounts to over $5,000,000,000.
VICE PRESIDENT OF
SHIPPING HOARD QUITS
(Br Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, July 25.—Theodore
Brent, vice chairman of the National
shipping board, resigned today, saying
that he agreed with former Chairman
Denman in the controversy with
Goethals.
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The Ladies’ Aid Society will meet
at the parsonage tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30.
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The Scandinavian Lutheran Ladies’
Aid of Seward will meet Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. P. An
derson. Members and friends are cor
dially invited to attend.
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The stockholders of the Gold Creek
Mining company at Willow Creek have
selected the following Officers: Byron
Bartholf, president; Charles H. Bart
holf, vice president; W. S. Horning,
secretary, and F. B. Wiseman, treas
urer.
ATTENTION
Members of the Seward military
unit are urged to be present at the
drill tonight.
A special invitation to men of mili
tary age is extended by Captain Lut
trell, as instruction received in the lo
cal unit will be of greatest benefit to
them in event of their being drawn
among the first 697 to be called from
Alaska.
Every officer and non-commissioned
officer and all whose names are now on
the roll should be present without fail.
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E. R. Bingham, who killed Johnny
Shakes in Wrangell last Thanksgiving,
was convicted of manslaughter re
cently at the term of court at Ketchi
kan, and sentenced to imprisonment
for three years.
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BOATS AND TRAINS
The Alameda sailed for Seward
from Valdez at 10:15 this morning.
The Admiral Watson is due south
bound tomorrow afternoon.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum.61
Minimum .51
Current ....58
Clear.
South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Unsettled showers. South wind.