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‘ * Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24. 1918. TEN CENTS PEE COPY
Volume XL Number 308 1 .^_
GERMAN MUNITION
SHEDS ALSO GENS j
BEO'A EE IN RAID
I ON DON. April 2! — British sailors and marines,
who participated in the raid yesterday morning on the
German submarine bases at Ostend and Zeebt ugge, >e
lieve that the mouth of the channel has been destroyed.
Every gun on the large mole was demolished by the shells.
,Vf the destroyers escorting the ships, which were sunk,
and the sheds along the mole were destroyed. It is known
that these sheds contained large amounts of munitions.
One British cruiser steamed through a hea\ \ Gei man
nre to the mole where storming parties were landed.' lhe
Germans, according to five prisoners taking during this
raid believed that the Americans were making the raid
on account of the daring exploit. When they were inform
ed that the Americans planned the raid they all agieed
that they knew the indominant forces of Ameiica had
something to do with it.
The British cruiser was badly damaged and has
been placed on the dry dock for repairs.
GOV. RIGGS IS
NOW ON WAY TO
ALASKA CAPITOL
SEATTLE, April 24—Governor
Thomas R. Rigg* j‘- wit*e and chil
dren sailed this morning for Juneau
on the Alameda having decided ycs
tenlay that there was no reason why
he should wait until next Friday. It
js understood here that Gov. Riggs
will take his oath of office as soon a3
he arrives at the Capitol of Alaska.
Yesterday Gov. Riggs was the
guest of the Chamber ot Commerce
at a luncheon. Gov. Ernest Lister, of
this state, as President of the Gover
nor’s club of the west, appointed Gov.
Riggs to membership. Gov. Riggs
says that he knows the governorship
of Alaska is not a bed of roses but
hopes to work out a program for dt
velopment of the north anti *>iing n.»
factions together.
ODD FELLOWS
TO CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY
Next Friday evening. April
the Independent order of Odd Fellows
v.ill celebrate the 99th anniversary.
The local lodge will give it’s exercis
es in the Arctic Brotherhood hall ar d
the citizens of Seward are invited as
guests of the Odd Fellows. At 9
o’clock the ritualistic anniversary ser
vices wilV he given and follow inf, this
the floor will be cleared for dancing.
The local lodge has grown from a
membership of seven to considerably
over a hundred. The finances of the
lodge are in excellent shape as is in
dicated in the proposed Odd Follows
building:' which will be erected on
Adams street this summer.
KISH QUOT VI IONS.
SEATTLE. Ap**il 24.—The follow
ing were the quotations on fish at
noon today: halibut fifteen and three
quarters cents; sable, twenty cents
and red cod, five cents.
ALAMEDA LEFT
SEATTLE TODAY
FOR THE NORTH
SEATTLE. April 24.—Steamer Al
ameda sailed for Alaskan ports at 'd
o’clock this morning with a full caigo
){ freight mostly supplies, three day's j
mail and the following passengers for j
Seward: F. Gillis, Mis. Alice I.orang, j
William Glendenniig. Mrs. L. Clapp,
W. Plaster, J. T. Anderson, John
' Herglund. I . Reiylund, F. Sepner, H.
K. Carlton, 1'. McGuire and R. E
Gib.-^on.
CITY OF SEATTLE COMING.
Seattle, April 24.—The Admiral
Line announced that the steamer City 1
of Seattle will sail for Seward and
way ports next Friday
(This was the Associate*! Press
dispatch received by the Gatew ay
this fornoon. The City of Seattle is
on the Southeastern Alaskan route
and it is hardly possible that she
would be sent to Southwestern Al
aska. Perhaps the steam* r Adnvral
Shliy is meant although th s in only
a /no s.)
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LIBERTY LOAN
IS GOING OP
BY MILLIONS
mr mrnm mm
WASHINGTON April 24.—The
trt-»l subscription to the thi'd Liber
ty loan Ia?t nitrht were $1 700,094,850.
Scores of cities reported last nifcht
that they were ready to ;ro over the
top of tKeis* quotas.
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EIGHTY THOUSANDS TONS
OF RAILS ARE ORDERED
BY SWEDEN FROM HUNS.
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STOCKHOLM, April 24.—Hie Swed
ish St.ite Railways have contracted
with German steel companies for 80.
000 tons of rails at a cost of $6,500,
000. This represents the require
ments of the railways for the next
three years.
AMERICAN AMBULANCE MEN DECORATED
s. loiters of Buffalo, N. Y., and Theodore Miles of Mount Carroll
III., liiemhers of the American army ambulance corps, being decorated with
the Croix de Cuenv for valiant work on the western front. 'Hie men an
lined up with several French Poilua, who also were awarded decorations fot
acts of bravery. At the right l« Mr. Allies, who was a Beloit college student.
SEATTLE, April 24.—Ihe Am
erican and Canadian Fisheries con
ference began here today and at the
conclusion of the session here, hear
ings will be conducted at Prince Ru
pert and Ketchikan. Secretary ol
Commerce Redfield opened the hear
ing today. With Secretary RedMd
as colleagues are Edwin 'K Sweet,
assistant secretary, and Pr. Hugo M.
Smith, commissioner of d.-heries.
Maitland Pwight, ol the department
of State, is secretaiy to the Ameri
can delegation. Edward T. Quigiev, as
Mtant soHritor of the department of
commerce, who is the assistant secre
tary of the delegation, is in the capa
; city of secretary.
The conference and hearing will he
I based on protection of the salmon in
I and around Puget <,ound and the Fra
i ser rive*- and protection of the hali
| but, \vho«e center is Seattle, Prince
' Rupert and Ketchikan. The matter
regarding the use of Canadian and
American ports by the fishing vessels
of both ountries, which has- caused
a commercial controversy involving
the fishing interests of both countries
xtending over a period ot years will
he discussed.
The order in council of Canada, with
reference to the purchase of bait and
landing fish by foreign vessels' at
ports of British Columbia, having a
direct bearing on the subject of fish
ing vessels putting in at Prince Ru
pert, together with facts bearing in
! directly upon the question, is expeet
! ed to consume considerable of the
! time.
»he Canadian delegation consists
i of J. Douglas Hazen, chief of New
1 Brunswick, six years minister of ma
1 rine and fisheries in Canada; George
| J. Desha mis, deputy minister of naval
S service, and William A. Found, super
intendent of fisheries. Arnold Robert
son first secretary of the British em
bassy, is secretary to the Canadiar
d'iecration
Due to the change in the treaty ar
rangements, which had been diverting
the halibut shipping business from Se
! attle to Prince Rupert, a committee
i
from the Chamber of Commerce and
Commercial Club went r.o Washington
to protest to the administration. Load
ing fish packing companies subse
quently announced that they ,would be
compelled, in protecting their inter
vsts, to buiid large plant- at Prince
Rupert. The problem has nevg beei
solved and it is announced tiiat Mr
Redfield will hear all sides of the con
'.roversy in order to ascertain the
rights of both countries.
PRESIDENT IS
OBJECTING TO
A SENATE BILL
W AS H1NTON, A pri 1 24.—Presi
dent Wilson today declared himself ai
strongly opposed to the Chamberlain
bill which would try violations of the
sedition laws by courtmartial. The
President said that he believed rhe
measure was unconventional and sa*d
that if enacted into a law, the odi
would place America on tl e level with
| die Teutons. “The measure is op
! posed to the spirit of the espionage
! laws,” concluded the President in a
j statement.
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LEATHER SCARCITY
IN GERMANY IS
MATTER OF CONCERN
AMSTERDAM, Apri1 24.—The
scarcity of leather in Germany leads
people to adopt strange kinds of foot
wear. A man was seen in Hanover
the other day according to the German
papers who wore jackboots with wood
en soles, the uppers fashioned of to
mato cans, fastened round the ankles
with the remains of an old pair of
leather shoes, and a length of stove
pipe for shafts. He had it seems,
vainly tried to buy boots in eight dif
ferent localities, and so he made his
own.
MANY DIVISIONS
HURLED AGAINST
BRITIS FORCES
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NEW YORK, April 24 — The Germans today resum
ed the drive towards Amiens for which they plunged de
sperately and unsuccessfully several weeks ago. The
German infantry was today hurled against the British
along a twenty mile front from the district north of
Sibei't, northeast of Amiens to the Avre river. The
attack represents a continuation of the persistent Ger
nan efforts to push between the British and French
positions and circle the British and then make for the
English channel. This is the summary today made by the
Associated Press.
HEAVY BOMBARDMENT BY HUNS
WITH THE BRITISH, April 24 — The Germans
have begun a heavy bombardment on British positions
In the Somme region. It is reported that the Teutons are
attacking on a large section of the British front. The
lighting is a seething one and it is unknown how many
infantry divisions are in the action. The Germans are
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bombarding both sides of the Lawe.
HUN INFANTRY CHARGES FRENCH
LONDON, April 24 — The French forces last night
repulsed a strong German attack near Danoutre on the
Flanders front. The Official report says that heavy in
fantry attacks are progressing today in the Albert sector,
ilso between the Somme and Avre rivers. The Allies
‘epulsed a German thrust made late yesterday afternoon
lorthwest of Albert.
OPPOSING
D CLARATION
ON TWO NATIONS
WASHINGTON, April 24 — After a spirited debate
on the Senate’s measures favoring declarations of war
against Bulgaria and Turkey the resolutions went over
until tomorrow without any action.
WASHINGTON, April 24 — President Wilson this
afternoon conferred with Senator King, who recently
introduced the resolution calling for war with Turkey
and Bulgaria. The President indicated that he opposed
such action at this time.
TWO POWDER
PLANTS BLOWN
UP-INCENDIARY
Lf:\’UON. April 2-1—Ac'.ording to
advices received here by wireless, t vo
large powder factories at Glasenbach,
near Salsburg, Austria, have b^er
destroyed. It is believed that incen
diaries caused the explosion. Besides
the property damage%> the casualties
are reported to be heavy, mostly wo
men and children
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JAP OFFICIAL
RESIGNS FROM
CABINET PLACE
LONDON, April 24.—Viscount
Motono, Japanese Minister of Foreign
affairs, resigned today. It is reported
that the question of Japanese inter
vention in Siberia lead to Motono's
resignation. No successor has been
named.