Steamer Admiral Farragut was in a collision near
Petersburg last night, l>elived to have .hit an iceberg, and
her oil and water tanks are leaking badly. The Admiral
Farragut will probably return to Seattle foi lepaiis, hei
passengers and mail being landed at Petersbuig. This
was the information received this forenoon by the Gate- •
way in an Associated Press dispatch from Seatttle. The
Farragut left Seatlerlast Sunday morning at 9 o’clock with
a full load of passengers* and cargo of freight The
Admiral Farragut had over 100 aboard for canneries,
22 for Anchorage but no passengers for Seward. The
Admiral Farragut was in Command of Capt McGillivray
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The Steamer probably stuck an iceberg after leaving
the north end of Wrangell Narrows and while going into
Stephens passage. The Davidson glacier is located north
of Petersburg and various captains have reported ex
ceptional large icebergs in that vicinity during the past
three months.
I II j! FOOD WILL WIN THE j|
HE WHO WASTES A || !i WAR — DON’T WASTE |j
j CRl'ST OF BREAD PRO- ]| IT
LONGS THE WAR. I| II
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PLAN TO OPEN THE
OIL LANDS OF THE
AIASKA TERRITORY
Delegate Charles A. Suker has made most satisfact
ory steps towards the opening of the oil wells in Aiaska
and it is stated almost positively that needed legislation
will he made within the next few weeks, perhaps sooner.
The Gateway has received the following special cable
gram from its special correspondent in Washington, D.
C., as follows: * .
‘‘General leasing bill reported from House committee
on public lands. This hill provides for Live oil prospecting
permits for Aiaska to the same party or parties as
against three in the states. The area for all permits is 640
acres eacfi, and double time is allowed in Alaska to earn
leases by discovering oil and also more liberal royalties
are granted than in the states. . ,
“Secretary of the Interior Lane has granted the ugh
to waive royalties in Aiaska for the first five years to ex
isting bona fide claimnants who madeseveral improve
ments before the 1910 withdrawal or $600 worth of im
provements before the passage ofthe act. All are given
“ After extended hearings before the public lands
committee of the House, the committee has forma ly
granted all recommendations made by the Alaska Delt
.gate and commercial^ organizations of Alaska, to encour
age oil development.
HOME GUARDS
WILL DRILL
THIS EVENING
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Owing to the A. B. Hall being
taken tomorrow night by the Odd ^
Fellows, the weekly drill of the Sew
ard Home Guards will be held tonight.
Capt. Ryan urges a large turn out as,
regular army men will be on hand to
take charge of the drill. As the call,
tor the selctive draft take> place on
May 1st., many of those in Class 1,
selective draft, can find no better op
portunity than the military drills to
pet next to what is coming to them.
Recruits will he taken tonight and
given special drilling.
looking over the oity.
c. w. Fox, of Los Angeles, ac
companied l>y his wife, arrived on the ■
Northwestern this looming and ar*»
registered at the Hotel Seward. Mr.;
Fox is “looking over the city” and
may locate here.
NEW MAN COMES TO BE
EMPLOYED AS CLOTHIER
WITH BROWN & HAWKINS.
C. A. Estes, an experienced cloth
ing man, arrived on the Northwestern
ihis morning and will hereafter he
found at Brown & Hawkins. Mr.
Estes came north from Oakland a
year ago and has been head of the
clothing department of Blum, O’Neil
& Co., at Cordova, since that time.
For the present Mr. Estes luis apart*
ments at the Hotel Overland.
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WEATHER ON R. R..
The following is the report of weath
er conditions on the railroad received
to 7 o’clock this morning
An horage, 34 above, v»*.n»
Mile 91, 28 above, cloudy, south
Girdwoou, 38 above, clear, calm
MaL»ntiska, 38 above, • oudy, calm
Kirg, 32 above, cloudy, calm
Talkectna, 32 above, snow, calm;
six inches new snow.
TO PRODUCE*MORE FLAX
LONDON, April 25 — The Presid
ent of the Board of Trade has appoint
ed a committee to investigate the
question of increasing the supply of
flax in the British Empire.
COACH FREED i
FOR KILLING
MAN AT KENAI
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Charles Coach, who shot United
States Commissioner L. C. Magill at
Kenai several weeks ago , while the
latter was resisting arrest following
his killing of Paddy Kyan, was ex
onerated by a Coroucr s jury accord
ing to advices- received today by Un
ited States Deputy Marshal Isaac
Cvans. Coach, however, insisted thatj
he be taken before the Grand Jury to ;
be exonerated and he is now in
custody of Deputy Marshall Harring
ton at Seldovia. Coach will be taken
10 Valdez from Seldovia on the firs*
steamer.
At the coroner’s investigation into
the double tragedy at Kenai, the
jury brought in a verdict that Kyan
came to his death from gun shot
wounds inflicted by Magill. The ver
dict severely censured Magill. The
rext day the coroner’s, jury examine.’
into the death of Magill and return
id a verdict of justifiable homicide,
death being caused by two gunshot
wounds inflicted by Coach, one shot in
the heart and the other in the head, j
Twelve witnesses testified that Magill
11 i) rosistinir arrest.
LIBERTY LOAN .
REACHING SUM
OF 2BILIION
WASHINGTON, Amil 25.—Scores
of cities have passed their quotas for
the third Liberty loan bonds. The to
tal subscription to last night amount
ed to $1,8T7 868,350.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 25.- The
total subscriptions lo the third Lib
erty loan in the Twelfth Reserve dis
trict is $152,213,500. Oregon has
subscribed 104 percent of its quota;
San Francisco,, 68 percent; Los
Angeles, 75; Portland 104 and Ta
coma 121. The total number of honor
flags in this district are now 596.
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DONATE BILLIARD TABLES
LONDON, April 25.—Recently the
Young Men’s Christian Association
sent out an appeal for biliard tables.
' Three days laer 800 tables had arrived
at headquarters. Since then others
have oeen received in such numbers
that a skating rink has been taken
over and still the tables are coming in.
L EFT~AT COR DO V A.
The Northwestern left Cordova
three hours ahead of scheduled time
and as a result 22 passengers were
left on the dock. They will resume
their trip on the next Alaska Steam
ship Company’s steamer.
696 WILL BE
CALLED FROM
THE TERRITORY
WASHINGTON, April 25.—Alaska
will bo called upon in May and June
for <>!)(> draft registrants. Provost
Marshal General Crowder made this
announcement today supplementing
^.iat made yesterday' that the Alaska
draft would begin on May 1. It was
also announced today that the Al
askans drafted will bo trained at Foit
Seward on Lynn Canal.
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The first announcement, several
months ago, was that the Alaskans
drawn in the selective draft would be
sent to Frt Liscum. From the above
Associated Press dispatch it looks as
this order has been changed and
Fort Seward is the training camp now
designated.
NORTHWESTERN
ARRIVED EARLY
THIS MORNING
Steamer Northwestern arrived in
port at 7 o’clock this morning with
14 passengers f9r here and eight
day's- mail. Yeserday the Nuith
western was at Nellie Juan and after
leaving that place ran under slow hell
owing to a snow storm.
The Northwestern Him • ht SO tons
of freight for Seward and has onh
nr> tons aboard for Anchorage. Capt.
Hunter expects to a)rive from Anch
orage, providing ice conditions in the
Inlet are favorable, by Saturday fore
noon.
The Northwestern has the follow
ing passengers for Seward: Mrs. I.
Mathison, Mrs. B. Wolfe, B. Bu.°h,
J. H. Warhurst, C. W. Fox and wife,
Joe Williams, J. Galehan. C. A.
Estes and Mrs. P. L. Simpson.
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ODD FELLOWS TO HAVE
CELEBRATION TOMORROW.
The Seward Odd Fellows will celr
bnate their 99th, anniversary of the
order at the A. B. Hall tomorrow
night. The citizens of Seward are in
vited to be the guerts of the local
lodge. The ritualistic anniversary
services- .vill be given at 9 o clock ane
following this dancing will he the
pleasure.
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NOW U. S. COMMISSION EK.
M. J. Conroy, formerly of Seward,
come north on the Northwestern from
Seattle as far as Cordova. Mr. Con
roy has been named United States
commissioner at McCarty. Mrs. Con
roy was aboard the Northwestern for
Anchorage on a short ousiness trip
and was visiting friends here while
tre steamer was in port,
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GERMANS MAKING
NEW ATTACKS ON
ERONT TO AMIENS
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BULLETIN, NEW YORK, April 25.—The Associat
ed Press this afternoon announces that the British,
French and American lines are standing firm against
first shock of the new German assault towards Amiens.
The fighting this afternoon is along a ten mile front south
of the Somme where the blow of the Teutons is concen
trated.
WITH THE BRITISH, April 25 — An immense num
ber of tanks entered the action today on both sides for
the first time in history of the European war. The tanks
appeared in the struggle today around Villers and Bret
onneux. The British tanks went among the German in
fantrymen and did heavy execution.
The British counter attacked and drove the Teutons
from Aquenne Woods. The Germans rushed many mach
ine guns into the wood and the fire was so intense that
the counter attack was held up for hours. The Germans
are attacking the French and British on the northern
front continuing the Teuton thrust which is intended to
pave the way for the capture of Kemmel Hill.
BRITISH IMPROVE POSITIONS
LONDON, April 25 — A Reuter’s dispatch from the
front says that heavy fighting is continuing east of Ami
ens. The Germans gained a foothold in the Aquenne
wood but the British counter attacked, and in a furious
charge against machine gun fire drove the Teutons to the
edge of the woods. The British have improved tneir
general positions considerable.
REPULSE GERMANS NEAR AMIENS
LONDON, April 25 — The British have repulsed
three German attacks east of Amiens. The French have
also repulsed three attacks of the Germans on the Flan
ders front northeast of Bailleul after intense bombard
ment. The Germans are renewing all attacks in this sec
tion this afternoon and have also renewed attacks against
the British further east. The British have regained
ground around Villers and Bretonneux by countei at
tacks and have taken many prisoners. Severe fighting
continues and the battle is waging fiercely with the Ger
mans losing heavily.
The French last night recaptured the village ot
Hapgard, southeast of Amiens after violent fighting. The
French lost the village early in the evening being out
numbered almost five to one.
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