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SHELLS FALLING !
UPON PARIS BUT
DOING NO DAMAGE
PARIS, March 25—(Official)—The long range bom
bardment of Paris was resumed at 6:30 o’clock this morn
ing. Many of the shells fail to burst but seem to dissolve
their contents. Those shells which do burst fail to do any
rreat amount of damage their force apparently having
been lost for some reason. After two shots were filed
this morning there was an interruption, then three moie
shells fell. After a brief interval another shell fell and
the bombardment was suspended.
SHELLS FELL ALL DAY ON SUNDAY.
PARIS, March 25—Shel’s fell upon Paris every twen
ty minutes yesterday breaking the usual calm of Palm
Sunday, slight damage is reported.
long range guns are located.
PARIS. March 25—The monster German cannon or
cannons bombarding Paris, have been located in the forest
of St. Gobain, west of Laon, exactly one hundred and twen
tv two kilometers, or approximately seventy six miles
from the Paris city hali.
Two shells dropped into the city, which failed to ex
plode are today in charge of the French government who
are making a thorough investigation of their manufactuie
The shells aj near to be made of tungsten, thus reducing
the atmospheric resistance. There appears to be a pro
pellor on the projectile although these were nearly worn
out on the two shells which the government is experiment
ing with.
GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
BERLIN, March 25—(Official)—The Germans are
bombarding the fortresses of Paris with long lange guns.
There are many of them according to the government of
iicials.
LATE CABLEGRAMS
British Force Jordan
LONDON, March 25. — The British
have forced a passage of the river
Jordan, according to an official report
received here.
Hang All Bed Guards
AMSTERDAM. March 25. — Ger
man officers in h inland and L rk-iino
have ordered the soldiers to take no
prisoners but to hang all Red Guards
as they are only bandits.
Enemy Planes Over Egypt
LONDON. March 25. — Reuter’s
says that hostile aeroplanes have been
observed over the coast near Cairo,
Egypt.
Allies Turned Down
LONDON, March 25. —- A dispatch
from The Hague says Holland has de
cided to refuse the Allies olier for
grain in return for the Dutch ships
seized last week.
Maker Meets King
LONDON, March 25.—Secretary of
War Baker was today presented to
the King by Ambassador Page and
talked for over an hour about Amer
ica’s efforts in Europe. Later Secre
tary Baker had a conference with Pre
mier Lloyd George.
Germans Near Petrograd
WASHINGTON, Mar. 25.—Ameri
can Consul Treadwell has cabled the
prediction that the Germans will oc
cupy Petrograd within 24 hours. The
cable was sent last Wednesday.
Treadwell stated that virtually al*
Americans had left the city.
Sixteen Gun Plants
WASHINGTON, March 25. — The
£u;i tiivision of the Bureau oi Old*
nance anro1 need that vntual comple
tion of sixteen plants for the manu
facture of mobile artillery for the
Americans have been accomplished.
PUTS BULLET
THROUGH HEART
ENDING IT ALL
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J. Nelson, old timer in Alaska, took
his life at Seldovia last week by put
ting a bullet of a 30-30 directly
through his heart. This was the word
received in Seward on the Admiral I
Watson.
It appears that Nelson, who has
been conducting a fox ranch near Sel
dovia, recently became despondent.
His friends eould do nothing with him.
1 One day last week Nelson went to
Seldovia from his fo* ranch, engaged
a room at Peterson’s hotel and shortly
afterward a shot was heard. Those
f in the lobby of the Hotel rushed to
the room from where the shot was
heard forced open the door, which had
been locked, and found Nelson, dead.
Nelson went to Seldovia about three
years ago from the interior. He was
married to a half breed in the interior
and she came to the coast with Nel
son. The suicide was between 45 and
50 year® of age.
FREE SURVEYS
OF HOMESTEADS j
IN ALASKA NOW
WASHINGTON, March 25. — The
bill of Delegate Charles A. Sulzer, of
Alaska, providing for free survey of
homesteads in Alaska, passed the
House of Representatives this after
noon. The Bill provides that the Sur
veyor General shall cause a free sur
vey of homestead entries where the
public land surveys have not been ex
tended, after proper showing that the
homesteader is in a position to be able
to submit final proof.
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SAVE TIN FOIL
The members of the Junior Red
Cross want all the tin foil that is
loose in Seward. They will call
for it. The tin foil is worth mon
ey in the United States.
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GEORGE PHELPS
CANDIDATE FOR
SCHOOL BOARD
Gorge Phelps announced his candi
dacy today as clerk of the Seward
School Hoard. His petition is being
prepared for signatures. Aside from
Mr. Phelp’s announcement there has
been no further developments as re
gards the city election. Tomorrow is
the last day candidates can file for
any office to be voted upon next Tues
day. The registration will also close
next Saturday night.
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WATSON HAS
STORMY TRIP
TO WESTWARD
After a stormy trip to the westward
the Admiral Watson, Capt. M. Al. Jm
^en, arrived in port shortly before 7
o’clock this morning, and left out at
8:15 o'clock. The Watson was blown
away from the dock at Kodiak and ex
perienced bad gales from there to
Seward.
The Watson had a large list of pas
sengers leaving Seward including the
following:
Miss Jessie Hensen, J. Upchurch,
Hy Gill, Frank Fallon, H. McCharles,
H. J. Edwardson, Isaac Evans, Mrs.
Helen Kuntz, J. Gilbert, C. M. Beal,
0. Bertelson, A. H. McNeer, E. J.
Warren, H. 0. Koberts, Joe Smith,
Morris Peterson, H. T. Brown, sixty
one enlisted men and 6 steerage.
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TAKES INSANE SOUTH
Acting as a Deputy Marshal, H. C.
DeLine, of Valdez, returned on the
Admiral Watson ana took Mrs. Scli
ma Kettle, insane woman, brought
here from Matanuska, and Niccalai
Bern, the nine year old boy, who has
been found to be insane, to Cordova,
where they will be joined by others
going outside under guard of United
I States Marshal Erwin of Fairbanks.
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A. B. WILL INITIATE
TONIGHT—SMOKER TO
BE HELD AFTERWARD
There will be something doing to
night at the Arctic Brotherhood meet
ing. Tenderfoots from the radio sta
tion will be escorted over the trail
and following the initiation there will
be a smoker. Lodge will be called
promptly at 8:30 o’clock by Arctic
Lhief Alex McDonald.
U. S. ENGINEERS
ARE ASSISTING
BRITISH FORCES
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Mar.
25. — American Engineers in the
present conflict are doing excellent
work in transportation in the main
thrusts on the British right flank. The
American engineering corps is work
ing south of St. Quentin.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY,
March 25. — The American guns are
retaliating heavily against the Ger
mans who have dropped six hundred
mustard gas shells into the town be
hind the American lines. A patrol of
four Americans crawled nearly a mile
to a German listening post, captured
two Germans there and brought them
back for examination by the Intelli
gence officers.
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HAIG IS THANKED
WASHINGTON, March 25. —
President Wilson today cabled
congratulation to Field Marshal
Haig for the brave stand against
the offensive and predicted a final
Allied victory.
NORTHWESTERN
AND FARRAGUT
ON WAY NORTH
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SEATTLE, March 25. — Steamer
Northwestern sailed yesterday m > n
ing at 0 o’clock for the north. The
-teamer had every berth taken whor
she pulled away from the dock an 1 a
large freight cargo.
Passenj ers on the Northwestern foi
St ward are as follows: Teny Oihr l>.
O’Brien, Mrs. W. Gilmore, Mrs. Klinda
Weiss, Martin Johnson, J. Stanton, 'K
Engelthorn, W. Davis, J. H. Whoe'er
M Bala>. low, Silas McConnoughy,
\Irs. Charles Harris, Swan Adrian J
Lasker, Alike Fistinich, P. 13. Welch,
C. Morris, Hans Christenson, Uobcrr
Whittling. F. Whittling, A A. Ander
son, W. Gerhart, Charles Herman, C.
Felch, Gust Backstrom, Steve Burh
and William Bezant.
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Farragut on Way North
SEATTLE, March 25.— Steamei j
Admiral Farragut, Capt. Charts.
Borg, sailed for Southeastern and
Southwestern Alaskan ports at 10 o’
clock Sunday morning with the fol
’owing passengers for Seward: C. H.
Madden, Henry Jablevar, W. McDow
ell, J. C. Larsen, C. H. Williams, L.
C. Hanson, Captain C. .Johnson and
James Sarsfield.
The Northwestern and Farragut
will have eight day’s mail from the
states. As the Northwestern sailed
first, perhaps all of the mail will be
aboard that steamer.
LUNCHEON^TOMORROW
The regular noonday luncheon of
the Seward Chamber of Commerce
will be held at the Seward Grill to
morrow at 12:30 o’clock. L. L. James
will be the principal speaker.
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ACQUIT MRS. HOWE
VISALIA, Cal., March 25. — Mrs.
Orlean B. Howe has been acquitted of
the charge of murdering W. H. Brooks
orange grower, of Porterville, last
November.
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SEATTLE, March 25. — The fol
lowing were the fish quotations at
noon today: halibut, fifteen $nd one
half cents; ling cod, fopr cents; red
cod, four cents; picked sable, $18 a
bar^l; pickled herring, $18 a barrel.
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HUNS ARE UNABLE
TO BREAK DEFENSE
OF THE BRITISHERS
BULLETIN—Berlin, March 25—The official state
ment issued by the Imperial German government tonight
says: The Germans are north of the Somme battlefield.
The Germans have captured Baupaume, Nestle, Chaunpy
and Guiscard.. Over 45,000 prisoners and 000 guns have
been taken. Violent fighting has developed for possess
ion of Cambles and the heights west of the town. The
enemy is being defeated
NEW YORK, March 25—The following is the Asso
ciated Press summary of the battling on the \\ estern
front issued at 4 o’clock this afternoon after a close in
spection of all official dispatches from Berlin, London and
Paris:
Persistent attacks have so far only enabled the Ger
mans to break through parts of the British defense. It
can be said, after a careful examination of all reports of
the struggle during the past four days, that the German
offensive has brought no decision for the attackers. 1 he
official reports indicate that the defense lines claimed to
have been taken by the Germans are again in possession
of the British.
Field Marshal Haig’s withdrawal, previously planned
in case of heavy enemy attacks, was executed in a manner
described as masterly and great credit is given him for his
success. His losses are believed to have been, as reported
in the Sunday summary, as small.
During the British retreat, small units, which some
times were outnumbered eight and even nine times, clung
to posts and impeded the Germans.
According to London official advices, the British are
endeavoring to let the enemy tire themselves out.
Before the British defenses at Peronne and Bau
paume, the fighting today is centering. There is a bitte!
fight progressing at Baupaume which is the key to the
position the Germans are after. Between Arras and Al
bert, the Germans claim that a gigantic struggle has made
for the Teutons the absolute possession of the line, but the
British report received at this time, does not indicate this.
The Germans are using a solid division every two
thousand yards on the front and there is approximately
~ne German division against every British battalion.
ATTACKING NORTHWARD OF BAUPAUME
LONDON, March 25—The official report says that
fresh German attacks have developed northward and
southward of Baupaume. The British late yesterday re
pulsed the German attacks northward of Baupaume the
British drove them back to the east bank of the Somme.
The Germans crossed the Somme between Li‘court and
Brie, south of Peronne.
PARIS, March 25—(Official)—The French last night
following urgent appeals from Haig, went to the assist
ance of the British and have taken over a sector of the
battlefront. Fighting today is progressing near Noyes
and the right bank of the Oise river. According to the re
ports from the front the Germans are apparently bent on
defeating the British, so far having not attacked the
French with the exception of the long distance bombing
of Paris. The French however have doubled forces on
all fronts and will not be caught napping if the Germans
suddenly begin an attack upon the French lines.
LONDON, March 25—Reuter reports that the British
are counter attacking between Ham and Nesle. The re
port also says that the Germans attacked at dawn toda\
with considerable force, north of Baupaume, but did not
get through the British barrage. •
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