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SEWARdTaLASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1917 TEN CENTS PER COPY
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AIRMAN OF ALLIES
DROP BOMBS UPON
GERMAN FACTORY
QUESTRIA. HOLLAND, Dec. 22.—Workmen arriv
ing here today from Essen, Germany, declare that the
great Krupp munition establishment has been burning
for the past twenty-four hours and all ei torts to exting
uish the flames have failed. When the workmen left the
scene soldiers were guarding the plant and had established
a line around the entire works permitting no information
to lie given out. Ninety thousand workmen employed in
the various factories are sa d to be lighting the fire. \ ar
ious explosions have occun ed.
According to the information brought here Allied
airmen dropped incendiary bombs upon the Krupp estab
lishment and this started the fire.
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SEWARD CITIZ NS
ARE THANKID BY
HALIFAX PEOPLE
The following telegram was received this forenoon
by Mayor Frank J. Cotter from R. T. Macllreath, Chair
man of the Relief Committee at Halifax:
“Relief Committee representing citizens generally
deeply appreciate generous financial contribution from
Sward. Alaska, and the Arctic Brotherhood. Please con
vey to all interested in this magnificent gift our sincere
thanks.”
MAKING TEST
OF COAL FROM
THE MATANUSKA
SEATTLE. Dec. is. — The Federal
Bureau of Mines announced today that
forty tons of Matanuska coal have
been received for testing. The coal
will be washed at the King county
washeries then divided between four
industrial plants for testing. If the
test proves the coal to be good black
smith coal it is expected that the
Alaska mines will supply the entire
coast. The Mines Bureau expects a
successful test.
ITT FLOWERS FOR
CHRISTMAS ARE TO
ARRIVE ON VICTOR1 V
One enterprising firm in Seward,
recognizing the fact that a Christ
mas without flowers would be ex
tremely colorless, placed a large or
der. The Seward Drug company is
the firm and roses, carnations and
other cut flowers will arrive here to
morrow on the Victoria, it is an
nounced that fancy prices will not be
charged, the flowers going to first
come, first served, at Seattle prices.
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WHITE GIRL SAYS SHI.
LOVES NEGRO BANDIT
HUTCHINSON. Kan., Dec. 22. -
Gladys Smead, 11 years old, a white
girl, has been arrested in Kansas City
in company with a rogro who was ta
ken for auto thefts the police here
have been notified. The girl claims
she loves the negro, the police de
clare.
JUST MAZY
MONTROSE, Colo., Dec. 22. —Mi*.
J. H. Bush, aged 72, yesterday “an
nounced that she had killed her son,
J. 0. Bush, after he had killed her
grandson, Ira, last Sunday. The \v>
mmi claimed that she had burned her
son’s body in lye.
Today it was announced that the
son was alive and he would return
here within a few weeks. The auth
orities believe that the woman is
simply crazy. The strange part of
the entire case is that the grandson
was murdered and no tiace was
found of J. O. Bush.
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SUGAR CAMPAIGN
CATCHES BERKELEY
WITH FULL FORCE
BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 22. —
This whole town has been caught up
in the “save sugar” campaign. Re
cently the school children signed a
I pledge that should cut down the sur
reptitious visits to the jam closet con
siderably. while girl students at the
University of California have agreed
to cut down on ice cream and bon
bons until the war is over.
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WOOD< HOLDERS ARE
RIDING IN AUTOS
AND REFUSE WORK
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 22. —
Woodchoppers have been known to
ride in six cylinder automobiles, de
clining all proffered work, and hay
balers in part of San Joaquin valley,
alter running wages up to ten dollars
per day, went on a strike for more.
M. F. Tarpey, of Fresno, told delegat
es to the California Fruit Grower’s
Copvention in an address. He urged
the importation of Asiatic farm labor.
RUSSIA WILL NOT
KNEEL TO MPEROR
BUT WILL FIGHT
PETROGRAD, Dec. 22—Foreign Minister Trotsky,
of the Bolsheviki government, addressing the Delegate’s
Council of the Soldiers and Workmen this forenoon, de
clared that if the Kaiser offered an offensive peace pro
gram, Russia would turn the terms down and fight
against it.
“Russia did not overthrow Czarism,” loudly explainer
Trotsky, “to be forced to knee before the Kaiser.” ;
His utterances called forth prolonged cheers and the
delegates voted to again resume the war against Germany
if satisfactory terms of peace were not concluded.
ITALIANS HAVE
RETAKEN MANY
POSITIONS LOST
HOME, Dec. 22. — The Italians,
during the past 20 hours, have retak.
en considerable ground the enemy
gained last Tuesday and Wednesday.
This ground regained is in the region
I of Monte Asolone. The Italians have
held all regained positions despite
| most violent fire from the Teuton’s
anillery.
Victoria"due tomorrow
Steamer Victoria left Cordova ati
o’clock this morning and is due to ar
rive hero tomorrow forenoon. Among
the passengers on the Victoria for
Seward are the following: John J.
Ryan, Thomas King, S. Weir and wife
and Mrs. G. Coutard. The Victoria
will have two days mail unless mail
was held over from the Evans for
west wal'd ports.
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FIRST AID CLASS OF
RED CROSS INVITED
TO MILITARY BALI.
The members of tb' Frist Aid class!
of the Red Cross have been inv .ed
to attend the military ball to be giv
en tonight by the Seward Home
Guards. The picked squads of the
local will give drills and it is said that
the First Aid Class will give a demon
stration.
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COAL FOR UNALASKA
SEATTLE, Dec. 22. — The steam
er Ketchikan, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, has been chartered by
the United Coal Sales company to
carry a cargo of 2700 tons of coal to
(Jnalaska. The Ketchikan will sail
January 5th.
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PERMISSION GIVEN'
BY THE GOVERNMENT
j TO POLISH RECRUITS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. - The
government has given permission for
I 2,000 Polos, recruited in the United
j States, to use the First Niagara
l Training Camp, for training for sor
1 vice in France. The camp formerly
j was u.-^cd to train American officers.
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(SEVENTY YEAR OLD
MAN WANTED TO
ENLIST IN ARMY
OAKLAND, Cal., Doc. 22. — Many
aged men are feeling the urge of war
and are endeavoring to enlist, accord
ing to Recruiting Officer R. J. Tipton
of the 116th Regiment of Engineers.
One man of 70 offered to pay his own
board and transportation in the event
i he was accepted, but Tipton was for
ced to decline his services.
MEMBERSHIPS 1
IN RED CROSS !
NEEDED NOW
The Red Cross drive for membei
ships in the Christmas campaign will
end next Monday night, The local
committee is working hard t) sus
tain Seward’s reputation a* the great
est patriotic town in Alaska but it is
up to the individual citizens to help
the committee. The membership ;
range fmm $1 up, but Seward is piiii
cipally after the $1 member*. Theie
are three men on the committee who |
are ready to sign up any person ready1
to join in this great organization.
Robert IJomig at the Bank of Seward; I
George Sexton is at the Hotel .^e> -
ton and Elmer A. Friend is at the:
Gateway.
That Alaska is expected to make
splendid returns is shown by the fol
lowing which was received this fore
noon by Curtis Morford, Chairman oF
the Red Cross membership committ e
for the local chapter:
Seattle, Wn., Dec. 21, 1017. —Cur
tis Morford, Seward:—Some Alaska
Chapters promise one hundred per!
cent of population as members, none;
less than fifty. Alaska as whole will
probably secure sixty per cent. We
are depending on your committee to
help the-T high piospects. Emphasize
the dollar memberships. Lets show
the world Alaska is the most patriot
ic spot on earth. Effective Red Cross
work now will make a rich Christmas |
in the heart of every worker when
campaign closes. Please cable re
sults.
(Signed) T. A. DAVIES, Campaign
Manager. Alaska.
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PLANNING TO USE PRISONERS
FOR WARK TO HELP WAR
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22. — William |
H. Wadhams, judge in the court of
general sessions, has announced a
plan to take convicts from behind the
prison bars and put them to work to
aid the government in its war work.
The details are to be worked out at a
conference of prison officials which
convenes here after the holidays.
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MAYOR DYLAN SAYS
NEW YORK .CITY WILL
NOT BE WIDE OPEN
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 22.—
New Y’ork will not be a “wide open”
town when John F. Hylan becomes
mayor.
That was Judge Dylan's answer
here to reports that the sporting fra
ternity of New Y'ork were expecting
a return of the “good old days” after
January 1, when a Tammany admin
istration comes back into power after
a lapse of 12 years.
MINNESOTA JUDGE
DEALS SEVERELY
WITH PRO-GERMAN
MANKATO, MINN., Dec. 22.—Frank J. Bush, prom
inent merchant, was found guilty this forenoon of making
seditious utterances and given one of the most severe sen
tences ever handed out by the district court here.
Bush was sentenced to three months in jail; fined
$500; must subscribe to the third issue of the Liberty
Loan bond to the amount of $2,000; and must donate $100
to the American Red Cross; $50 to the Y. M. C. A. war
fund and $50 to the Knights of Columbus war fund. Bush
will be kept in jail until the Liberty Loan Bond issue is
purchased and the donations made.
The sentence meets with the approval of all people
here as Bush has been most pronounced in his utterances
against the United States government.
ALASKA INDUSTRY
TO BE REGULATED
BY CONGRISS ACT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—The House Merchant Ma
rine committee announced today that the members are
now considering a bill to regulate Alaska fisheries. This
bill will be introduced after the Christmas holidays. The
legislation is designated to stimulate the fishing industry
also to obtain some revenue from the catch.
EXTRA SERVICE
IS PLANNED ON
R. R.JONDAY
The train due to be operated on the
railroad next Tuesday has oeen nn
nulcd a:nl instead a train w 11 leave
here Monday morning for *.nr north
on : t rt o’clock. The train will leave
it *. nday morning at 9 o'cIock »rom
Kern Creek connecting with the Sew
ard train. This special service is oil
account of the holidays, many of the
men along the division desiring to
come to Seward for Christmas. Fol
lowing Monday's train the n**xt one
will be on Thursday.
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EACH BRITISHER IS
AI LOWED ONE POUND
OF MEAT DIET DAILY
BEHIND THE BRITISH LINES
IN FRANCE, Dec. 22. — The Biitish
army ration scale allows one pound
of meat to each man daily to the
troops in the trenches, and throequar
ters of a pound to those at home. It
further requires each soldier at the
front to carry a pound of meat in his
kit.
The measures by which an army
equal to one-fifth the male population
of Great Britain before the war hat
been supplied with meat on this scale,
amount to something like a revolution
in the technique of army supply.
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COMING TO SEWARD
SEATTLE, Dec. 22. — H. B. In
gram and R. Scoble sailed for Sew
ard yesterday on the steamer Jeffer
son. They will catch the next steam
er for the westward at Juneau.
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MISSION FROM
SERBIA REACHES
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. — Ser
bia’s military commission was receiv
ed here today by escorts of cavalry
and a party of American officials
headed by Secretary of State Lansing.
The commissioners will be entertain
ed tonight by President Wilson at a
state dinner.
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STEEL PRICES ARE
BEING REVISED BY
INTERESTED ONES
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. — W. J.
1 Showalter, in a bulletin of the Na
tional Geographic Society, points out
the importance of the steel industry
in winning the war. The industry,
he says, even in slack times of 11)14
employed more people than live in
Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and
Wyoming together. Capital employ
ed is greater than the na
tional wealth of Switzerland. Its pro
duct in 1914 was worth $1,000,000,00 )
more than the entire republic of Por
tugal. Without American steel, says
the writer, German submarines would
have conquered the ocean.
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VEGETARIANS WANT
MEATLESS DIET FOR
THE FIGHTING MEN
MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 22.
—“The experience of the present war
should result in the general adoption
of the meatless diet.” says the annual
“program” adopted by the Vegetar
ian Society of Great Britain, which
has just closed its annual convention
here.
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