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~ SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, May 2, 1918. —-- TEN CENTS PER COPY
VOLl'ME M, Number 313. _____
I.W.W.TO
FEEL N N
HARD LAW
WASHINGTON. May - — The I
Senate judicial Committee today ap- j
proved legislation aimed at the ln-j
dust rial Workers of the World and
similiar organizations advocating tor- J
cos and violence to bring about a i
different government, social and in-|
dusi rial changes.
The measure comprises features of:
the anti-industrial Workers of the
World bills int.oducrd in the Senate
by Senators King and Walsh.
NO EXCITEMENT
WHEN FARRAGUT
HAD ACCIDENT
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1 hare nos no exci*«#n:e:it aloar-i
the stea.*»ei* Admiral rarragut warn
tha. * essel hit an obstacle early in the
evening f April 24u». i.eai leters-j
burg, ne. o'ding to passengers rkoardj
the Ala" »i»U last iuc.ut. *hue wore
*>v passengers on the Aiar.f h who
were aboard the A bnirn. 1 .irragut
when the accident jcccied. These
passengers went to Juneau on the
Adfniial Farragut and remained there*
until the Alameda came north.
According to several of the harr
agut’s passengers, none sot-m to know
what the steamer did strike although
it is believed that it was an iceberg.
The steamer bounded back from the
obstacle ano then it was announced
that leaks near the oil tanks had star
ted. I'm steamer headed for Juneau
and discharged freight, passenger,
mail ami express then proceeded j
south for repairs. The freight will be
brought to westward points on the:
Admiral Wainwright which should j
nrrive about Sunday.
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ALASKA LINE .
WILL BOOST
UP THE FARES;
WASHINGTON, May 2 — The Al
aska Steamship Company today appli
ed to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission for increases ranging from |
fifty cents to $15 in one way passeng
er fares on the Alaska route and from
five cents to $3 per hundred pounds
for excess baggage rates between
Seattle and Alaska ports.
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NEW PROPOSITION ON LIBERTY BOND
All four minute speakers in the United States and ter
ritories today received instructions from President Wil
son to make the following propositions to all audiences:
“Realizing the vital necessity of increasing the num
ber and size of individual subscriptions the government is
now asking citizens to buy one or more $50. third Liberty
’loan bond on the installment plan, at the rate of 17 cents
daily. Ask all American audiences, how many will match
me for new or additional subscriptions: My offer is made
simultanenously to every meeting in America jirit as if I
were there in person. I have bought to the limit but will
match all others. Have all speakers pound this hard at
even' meeting and secure subscriptions.”
LEIGH CARLYLE PALMER
The remarkable record made in .
cruiting the United States navy up to
its present war strength was accom
plished under the direction of Rear Ad
miral Pa’mer, chief of the bureau of
navigation.
RAMS SUB
ON FIRST
S \ TRIP
AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 2 — A
British freight steamer, direct from
a successful launching, arrived here
this morning on her maiden trails-At
lantic trip and reports having run
down and sinking a German submar
ine off the coast of England. According
to the report the officers, the submar
ine was torn open and went down im
meditely all of the crew pearishing.
COTTER IS IN ARMY
George G. Cotter, on his fifth at
tempt, succeeded in getting in the war
service of the United States. This is
the word received by his brother Fr
ank Cotter. George is now with an
Engineering regiment and is station
ed at Fort McDowell, Cal. The miss
ing tips of several of George Cotter’s
toes prevented from making subse
quent “trys” successful four times.
MAX IS* IN FRANCE
Max Poehlmann is in France accor
ding to a regulation government post
card l-eceived in the mail on 4ho Alnm
eda which says: “The transport upon
which 1 sailed arrived safely at de
stination. I an well”.
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TO COMPLETE RECTORY
Rev. G. .1. Zinn, with Master Zinn,
arrived on the Alameda last night
from Valdez and are at the Sexton
Rev. Zinn will immediately resume
work on the rectory and rush it
through to completion.
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AMERICAN FORCES
! SHEER LOSS BUT
REPULSE THE HUNS
• NEW YORK, May 2 — Apparently the Germans
are still unprepared to break the second lull in the Flind
ers battle until still more troops and cannon are concen
trating. This is the summary of the Associated Press this
afternoon following complete advices from the front.
The Germans are bringing up men and supplies. The Al
lies,-stirred by the brilliant repulse given the Germans
Monday, wait confidently.
Last night the Americans repulsed three attacks of
German battalions east of Amiens. The Germans left
dead and wounded on the field but it is also reported that
American losses are described as rather serious.
GERMAN ATTACK MEETS WITH FAILURE
PARIS, May 2 — The official French report today
! aays that last night the Germans attacked on Thennes
but failed.
| .. KEEP UP ARTILLERY ACTION
LONDON, May 2 — The British official report says
that today the Teutons are engaging in artillerying in the
Villers Brettonneux sector and also near Merris.
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SULZER GIVEN
A BIG SWEEP
IN THE FIRST
JUNEAU, May 2 — Seventeen
precincts in the First division give
Charles A. Sulzer 1156 and Maloney
488. It has been a landslide all over
this division.
SKAGWAY FOR SULZER
SKAGWAY, May 2 — This city
gav a majority for Sulzer over Mal
oney of 102.
KETCHIKAN FOR SULZER
Ketchikan, May 2 — This city gave
Sulzer 203, Maloney 48 and Wicker
sham 44.
Charcoal Point gave Sulzer 35,
Maloney 3, Wickersham 7.
Loring gave Sulzer 11, Maloney 0,
Wickersham 1.
Kassan gave Sulzer 14, Maloney4.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
The following have letters at the
Post Office and when calling for them
there is one cent due: Mrs. Babcock,
Rossi Carmine, F. Gotch, Frederick
Heath, John Hughly, Mrs. Martha
Kuen, Julius Lindquist, E. L. Muir,
Edwrd J. Murphy, Bernard McKenna,
Carl Ortov, J. Robbing, Johan Santh
! am, and Lenn Troutman.
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Democrats and Republicans have
wired to Delegate Sulzer to do his
utmost to secure passage of the oil
| land leasing bill. The Chamber of
! Commerce has sent a letter to every
! Representative at Washington, asking
support for the bill.
PARIS, M,ay 2 — The French sub
marine Prairal has been sunk in a
collision and part of the crew was lost
according to an official report made
this afternoon. No particulars are
given.
STRONG WILL
MAKE SEATTLE
FUTURE HOME
SEATTLE, May 2 — J. F. A.
Strong, former governor of Alaska,
arrived here today. Mr. Strong said
that he did not care to discuss Alaska
politics*
“I am going to California for a
visit,” said the former governor, “then
after a general tour in the southern
part of that state, I intend to return
to Seattle and make this place my
future home.”
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TRAVELING MEN HERE
| Gus Gilles, the “Optimo Kid”; A. IT.
j Alee, representing ITutier ITrothers,
! and Emanuel Secord, now with M.
! Seller & Co., arrived on the Alameda
last night and are stopping at the
Overland.
According to information received
from Juneau on the Alameda, men
called from this section on the
first draft will report at Fort Liscum;
those from Southeastern Alaska at
Fort Seward and the men from the
interior at Fort St. Michael.
George Smith, formerly in bus
iness. in Seward, is back again on
Broadway and has purchased the
Seward Bakery, the deal having been
closed today. Mr. Smith for a number
of years was connected with the Al
aska-Gastineau at Juneau.
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Frank Gordon, one of the largest
merchants in Fairbanks is aboard the
Alameda looking over the coast towns
Mr Gordon went onto Anchorage and
will return to Cordova and then go
! inside. “SewTard looks good to me”,
said Mr. Gordon. “You have no large
canneries in the vicinity and no large
mining companies for support there
j fore the business you do have, w’hich
looks good is solid and sure."
MISS AGNES NESTOR
The one woman member of the ad
visory council i6 Miss Agnes Nestor of
Chicago, president of the Woman's
Trade Union league, member of the
woman's committee of the council of
national defense, and former president
of the International Glovemakers’
union.
IRON HEEL
PLACED ON
UKRANIANS
LONDON, May 2 — The Germans
have established military rule at Kiev,
the capital of Ukraine. A large num
ber of the members of the govern
ment have been unvested1 on the gro
und that the government is too weak
to maintain law and order.
LONDON, May 2 — Emperor Giar
les and Foreign Minister Burian are
going to the German headquarters
and confer with the Kaiser regarding
Ukranian and Balkan affairs.
WAR PROGRAM
IS ANNOUNCED
BY SEC. BAKER
WASHINGTON, May 2 — Secre
tary of War Baker appeared today be
fore the House military committee and
presented the Administrations pro
gram for increasing the army to meet
the German drive. The Administra
tion officials believe that it will be
possible to handle three million men
this year.
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LIBERTY LOAN GROWS
—
WASHINGTON, My 2 — The third
Liberty loan subscriptions amounted
last night to two billion, six hundred
and forty one million, six hundred and
thirty one thousand, eight hundred
and fifty dollars.
SEATTLE, May* 2 — Gov. Lister,
of this state, who has been on the
sick list for some time, left today on
i a ten day vacation. Gov. Lister is
making the trip to Juneau.
CRUIS 1
SINKS A
STEAMER
AN ATLANTIC PORT, May 2
The coastwise steamer city of Athens
was sunk last night off the Delaware
coast h> a French cruiser according
to an jfliciul report of the Navy De
partment this afternoon. Tie C ity ot
Athea.' tank five minutes afV.r being
raitimed and W> are known to have
went down unable to leave the stumer
during the short time which elapsed
between being struck and sinking.
Survivors arrived here early this
morning ar.d related stories of the
heroic efforts of the French sailors
who launched their small boats im
mediately after the collision and pick
ed up the struggling people in the
water. Tli French cruiser played
searchlights upon the scene to aid the
rescue work.
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ALAMEDA HAS
LARGE NUMBER
FOR THIS PORT
Steamer Alameda arrived from the
south shortly after 10 o’clock last
night with a good part of her cargo
for Seward and the San Juan dock,
eight days mail, 21 first class passen
gers 32 cannerymen for San Juan
Company. The Alameda remained at
the local dock until 2 o’clock then
went to the San Juan dock leaving
there for Anchorage early this morn
ing.
The Alameda will call at Seldovia
and Kodiak, besides Anchorage and is
expected to return here on the way
south about Saturday night.
The following were the passengers
for Seward on the Alameda: Mrs. T.
P. Lorang, Gus Gilles, Rev. G. J. Zinn,
Emanuel Secord, Elliot Smith, C. E.
Seeley, W. H. James, J. T. Anderson,
J. W. Sparrow, J. Deline, P. A. Berg
lund, F. A. Gepner, A. Jandiak, H. E.
Carleton, P. Berad, C. E. Honca, E. J.
McConnell, A. B. Allee, W. B. Copp
emall, J. W. Ostermatt and 32 steer
age for the San Juan Fishing & Can
ning Company.
DYNAMITE IS
FOUND UNDER
U. S. WIRELESS
EL PASO, Texas, May 2 — Four
sticks of dynamite nd 30 feet of coil
ed ed copper pipe with detonating:
caps, were discovered this afternoon
buried under the base of the steel
wireless tower at Fort Bliss. Secret
service agents are working: on the
case.
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MAN MHO CAUSED WAR IS DEAD
LONDON, May 2 — Gavrio Prinzip, who killed Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Austrian
throne, and his wife, at Sara Jevobosnia, is dead. Prinzip
died in an fortress near Prague of tuberculosis. The war
developed from Prinzip’s double murder. He was a stud
ent and was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment
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