A grand patriotic rally will be held at the Arctic
Brotherhood hall next Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The
rally is primarily for the boosting of the third Liberty
loan bond sale but war saving and thrift stamps will also
be mentioned and general patrotic keynotes will be struck.
Judge Whittlesey will preside and announce the various
numbers on the program which is to be something dill
erent than Seward has had betore. Lrich Lucas and L.
L. James, Jr., have charge of the glee club part of the
program; Kinney Rudolph and Mrs. A. H. McNeer have
charge of the orchestra and incidental music; Mi’s Frank
Cotter has charge of the ukele chorus; Edna Robb and
Elizebeth Roming are drilling school *iiis for a part on the
program; Capt. Ryan will have a squad of the Home
Guards to give the monuel of arms; Lieut. Long will have
a squad on the stage to show the use of the bayonet, etc.;
in military operations and J. J. Campbell will arrange the
program so that it will run smoothly. Attorney L. V. Ray
is to make a speech and will have several four minute
speakers — four minute men only — to add zest to the
occassion. The decorating committee and stage man
agers have also been named. The program is to be snap
py and will be for the young and old, all classes to attend
and learn something. Keep Sunday afternoon open to
enjoy an hour and a half at the rally.
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4 Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY. APRIL 1C, 1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume XI Numbei ______
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Will REPORT
ON MASTERING
LOWELL CREEK
\li -stantling committees ami a >pe
, ia! committee. to make an imnudiate
report regarding the curbing of Low
id! creek were named by Mayor Ho
ben at the reguiar session o: the city
council last rngnt. 1 lie special com
mittee* for the coi st uction ot bini^is
»nd con*-oiling of Lowed creek, c »r
si.-ts of Councilmen CTrall and YV liilte
more, with the mayor as ex-ofacio
member. This committee was ask* d j
to make a report at th' next regular;
meeting.
Ail couneiimen were present at the
session last night v ith the exception
ot Councilman VViiittomoie who has
boon granted a bO day leave ot ib
sence. Uobert Cluest made apnlicat «ui
lot appointment as town marshal and a
communiiation was read from John
f). Sulliven. sccretaiy of the Seward
Fire Department Jiat Chief Strejc
had heon re-elected and that the coun
cil reappoint him. Doth applications
were laid on the table until the next
regular n.c*Ating. lire Chief Strejc
presented a written stati meat of ’h*
pioperty of the Fire Department and
its location. A tommunication from
the owners of certain cluster lights
was read asking foi a reimbursement
and was referred to the finance com
mittee.
Mayor Hobcn then announced the
following standing committees:
As-es. ments and taxat 'on V*-*hit4c
more and Cotter.
Fire protection and water .-apply—
Gruff am* Graef.
Public schools—Cotter and Whitte
"nore.
Lights, sewers and wluu ra£*e—G:^er
and Lucas.
Public Health and police—Cot to •
and Grad.
Finance and daims—Luc is and
Graff.
Street and alleys—Crawford mid
Whit tern ore.
Printing—Lucas and Crawford.
Councilman S. M. Graff was anani
mously elected President of the C it\
Council to act when the Mayor is ab
sent.
City t-. nsurer Romig re. or ted that
the books were ready for auditing and
Councilman Cotter informed his col
•cagues that toe t"'o audi r
would nrobablv have the report
ready for the next council meeting.
The matter of purchasing new fire
apparatus was referred to the regular
committee and adjournment was tak n
until April 29th.
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The Moose "ill hold their regular
weekly meeting tonight and a full at
tendance of members is urged.
A\ ATLANTIC PORT, Ap.il 1<>. -
Serretaiy of War Newton P. Baker
t ('turned from Europe this 'norinng j
aboard a laigc steamer which once j
!low the (ierman tlair before America
* ntered the war. Secretary Baker said ■
that he had returned with a sense of
pride and confidence at the achieve- \
tnents of the American and Allied
troops in Em ope.
Secretary Baker left immediately
for Washington, 1>. 0., where ho said
he would discuss later his voyage to
England, trance and Italy, vherc hr
conferred with military and political
leaders. Secretary Baker stated that
he would later present all facts to
President Wilson. \
ALASKA CAME
IN EARLY IN ;
THE MORNING!
Steamer Alaska arrived in port at
2:30 o'clock this moiling with a lan e
ist of passengers for here, principally |
foi the westward, 2i>3 tons ol freight |
and two days mail. The Alaska re- ]
mained in until Into this forenoon then
sailed for Cook Inlet ports. The pa°- j
-engers for Seward arriving or the
Alaska v ere:
W. J. Reigel and wife; J. F. Clark
in: 0. H. Hope anu wife, J. J. Millard
and wif*; .1. Cameron; J. V/ Hume, A
J. Barry; T. OhlotT; C. A. Little; Ed.
Kenzie; F. Cook; F. Alien; J. Scott;
Sam Roden; F Buzzcll; R. Abbott; H.
Heckerell; B. Anderson; '.V. Bullock;
K. Turner; H. Vessel!; L. Stichler;
\Vm. Maloney*; Mike Grubbs; V. Kelly;
V S. McDautt and two steerage.
Those aboard the Alaska for An
ehorage were as follows: C. Egtvert;
G. B. Trerobley; F. Scully; T. D. Cor
lew; Mrs. W. W. Butts; Mrs. J. G.
Nation, Mrs. E. Koycc; Mrs. S. Dug
gan, S. Freyd. C. .a. McIntyre, George
Vary, C. H. Hillman, A. Barneberg. J.
Reinhart. W. G. Stoeser, Geo Cai all,
T. Ret urn and wife, Al Shyman, Miss
Montell, Miss Thompson. Mis. J. A.
Curley. G. E. Potter. A. E. Fischer. C.
Alie and four steerage.
, When the Alaska sailed something
went wrong with the steering gear
and the big steamer remained in the
channel for half an hour until repairs
was made.
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GRANT CARLSON JOINS
THIRTY FIR>T EM.INFERS
*.>rant Carlson reached ^ealtle in
time to enlist in the 31st Engineers,
the Wear's regiment, according to a
cablegram received this morning b>
Otto Poehlmann. Mr. Carlson went to
! Vi rt Lawton yesterday and exjecus to
le.’ve for Fort Leavenworth tins week
to lorfn training for duty in Franco.
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MAIL SACK IS *
PLACED AT DOC K *
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When steamers are at the dock. i:
and the mail has closed at the *
Post oTice, a mail sack will be *
found at the gate on the approach %
to receive ail the late letters. * |
Arrangements .vere satisfactorily * j
' made by the Chamber of Com- ' !
* merce, Postmaster Root and Lieu- 11 1
tenant Lontf and the sack will * |
* hereafter be at the pate and tak- * •
en aboard ship when the fifteen *
minute whistle is blown. *
DRAFT BOARD 1
CLASSIFIES !
REGISTRANTS!
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Every questionnaire returned to the j
iocal draft board has been disposed of
and the registrants have been classi
fied. l'oday the local board completed
the fourth list of classifications and
they are now in the mails lor the reg
i
istrants as follows:
Alex. Carl Bindixen, Henry Fred
Wei hr, Mike Chabitny, Everett James
Lawless, Boscoe Lindwood Thompson,
Michael .Albert Kowe, John J. Matson,
Kdolph Kagnold Petersen, Toiva Alex
Salo, Wernlel Lechncr, Harrison Clyde
VI on roe, Ivor Ekron, Feord Squart
soff, Johanna Andreas Beck, Sam Ko
vaccvich, William Williams. Kalph Os
torn, George Ffftn mio Georgion, \
Louis Peniield Starr, Joan Kdwaid Os
trom, Lois Commodore *. r nk j
Starquist, Paul Ludvig Wagamo, Cine ,
’•'rancis Bryan, Dcmetrios Attranasia
Davanos, Carl Bustave Olsson, An
drew Anderson, Alfred Jensen H. rt
i land, A *’red Nelson, George Benja
min Nelson, Loyd Lois Stichler, Wil
liam David Christensen, Dominick
Kelley, Argust Ruben Fianson, Rio **r
Curtis Cook, Olio Romanoff, Fred
Goteh, Joseph Lyons, Axel Holding
Ottoson Husherg, Andrew William
Enquist, Nick Karluk, Julian Ander
son, Kenneth Percy Hutton, Timothy
Ichern-noff, Ralph Victor Anderson,
Arthur Haakson, Gust Anderson. ^ain
Karayirh, Peter Dobrovolsky, Henry
Granite Ward, Neord Victor Nelson,
Terence Gilligan, Emil Alexander
Lvoto, Ei land Jacobson, Edward Co
hen, Eric Norberg, Real de Robie- ;
James Stenhause, Ole Johan Olson,:
Jack Johnson, William Reid Hooker.
John W illiam Fountain, Thomas Svei
nangsen, William Pierson Humphrey,
Oscar Frejoff Hansen, Joseph Bartor
| Stanton, Ero Waales, Joseph Hoff
man, Oscar Alf Nelson, Carl Albert
Carlson, Daniel David Dunlap, John
Curtis MJtby, Daniel Edward Lar*e,
Ben Kraft, Arthur Edward Ooghc,
Frank Everett Roberts, Nick Wakoff,
' Olav Torve, Gust Erickson, Laurence |
Joseph O'Connor, I r* d Gore P ocson,1
Sam Romamn, Mike Dclevich, Carl1
Karnsmoli, George Jaroff, Gust Peter
son, Albert Seams, Radisav Manchich,
James DeLile Griffiths, Frederick Nel
i
son, Oskar Jyhla, and Gust Richard
Seppala.
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As wo understand it, the giraffe was
given a long neck in order t1 at he
might feiaze in a forest without climb
ing the trees.
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SULZER GIVEN
ENDORSEMENT
BY DEMOCRATS
The Seward Democratic club went
on record with a* strong resolution
ia.->t night endorsing Charles A. Sul
zor as the Democratic candidate t<
Congress and the members pledged
their unqualified support. The :andi
dacies of Thomas C. Price, lor sena
tor; John Noon, James H. Patter.-01
Albert C. Ray and Robert D. Small,
representatives, and James F. \\ ilsoi. I
for Road Commissioner, were also en
dorsed. A. H. l>ryant was chosen
President of the club, vice Derick Fane
who is now in the states. Georg.
Phelps, secretary, was- present in his
usual position.
The meeting la.^t night was a rous
er, every chair being occupied by
Democrats and several splendid
speeches were made. Senator John
Konan made a brief review of the del
egateship light and then went into
the details showing why Delegate
Sulzer was the logical man to support
in the primaries for renomination and
'ikewi.se re-election.
John Noon, candidate from this di
vision for the Legislature was unotiu 4
.speaker and lie toid of attempts being
made to discredit the work of Dele
gate Sulzer. Following this speech the
Seward Democratic club went m rc -
cord endoising Delegate Sulzer as
above mentioned.
Several important committees won*
named to have charge of ecitain pub
licity work and also to be present at
the polls at the primary election. The
‘inances of the club arc in good shape
! ut a subscription list will bo fo «ti<!
at the store of George Phelps fo* an>
who care to assist.
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COMMITTEES
ARE NAMED
FOR C. OF C.
An extra table and several extra
chairs were required at the noonday
luncheon of the Seward Chamber of
Commerce today owing to the iarge
attendance of members. President
Keating announced in a general way
matters to be immediately taken u;>
by the Chamber and then named the
following committees:
Committee of fishing industry—L.
L. James, Jr., Hugh Dougherty, E. I .
Whittemore and H. V. Hoben.
Membership committee—Dr. Sloan,
Leo Margules and Wayne Blue.
Entertainment committee — Judge
Whittlesey, Dr. Komig. T. W. Haw
kins, George Sexton and F. L. Bal
laine.
Publicity—Elmer A. Friend, A. H.
McDonald and J. J. Campbell.
imme iiately following the luncheon
the executive committee went into ses
sion to discuss many important affairs
relative to the city's welfare.
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Also we reckon if Eve had been an
Eskimo, Adama would hav? xallen for
the forbidden blubber.
... GERMANS HAVE CAPTURED BAILLEULL.
LONDON, Avril 16 — The Germans have captured
Bailleull according to an official statement issued this
afternoon. The British have fallen back to prepared
positions north of Bailleull and Wulverghem. Fresh
attacks of the German forces have developed near Wyt
schaete. It is announced that a new attack of the Teuton
forces southwest of Vieuxberyu has been repulsed.
TRAIN LOAD OF WOUNDED SENT TO REAR
WASHINGTON, April 16 — The heavy price the
Germans are paying for their advance on the western
front is told in a dispatch to the State Department which
says that twenty five train loaded with wounded are pass
ing through Aixlachapelle every night to hospitals in
Germany.
NORTHWESTERN !
SAILED TODAY
FOR THIS PORT;
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SEATTLE. April 1(3. — Stearooi |
Northwestern of the Alaska Steam* j
I Mhip Co., sailed for Alaskan ports at«
9 o’clock this morning. The North-1
western has many cannery employees
aboard, a full load of freight, eight
days mail for port** in Southwestern
Alt-ka and the following passen/
for Seward; Lucile Byrne, Mrs. I.
Mathi.<on, Mrs. B. Yvolie, C. W. Fox i
and wife, Joe Williams, B Bush and
J. H. Warhurs.
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FISH QUOTATIONS !
SEATTLE, April 16. — At noon to
day t’ie following prices, wen? quoted
on fish: halibut, 14 cencs; ling cod, S
cents; red cod, 9 cents, sable, 7 cents.
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WATSON NEARS
ANCHORAGE; ICE
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“Off Fire Island at noon. Notify
j Seattle. Ice is heavy.”
The above telegram was received
by Agent Wayne Dlue this afternoon
from Capt. Jersen of the steamer Ad
miral Watson. Fire Island is within
sight of Anchorage
Last night the Watson reached Ke
nai going through heavy ice floes.
! The steamer left Kenai at 6 o’clock
this morning but went to anchor soon
after as a snow stoim struck the *’n
lct. Later the storm passed over and
the Watson proceeded on her way to
Anchorage.
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Furthermore if bcau«> is only skin
deep, rau*e hosiery is but sligh* pro
tection tn.mnst the piercing eye.