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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post_
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, May 8 1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
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Imprisoments And Also Fines
WASH! rON 1 1,1 c
been taken upon t .esc ti b a! ‘riving the government
new powe ■port ®1“
>on and the bill
wasira or his signa
ture. He 1 this ai temoon.
The sedition ; penalties of twenty
years or prisonment,
to those cr n.vic e-' r: a ; > : nting disloyal, abusive
profane, seurr'ans < r b anus language about the
Unite! government, or
about the Star
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WASHINGTON, M.a>
was today introd iced
to requii
United States or territory b»u
the name of Berlin or Gt n j ; . to
change to Libel ty oi Vic
suitable American naan s.
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SAYS GERMANY
HAS MADE Nil
LATE PROPOSAL
LONDON, May 8 — I
retar Balfour, in a speech in the
House of Commons this a innoo
said that the Teutons had made no
peace otTeis recently. Tins slat*'.ne:r.
is made in view of the reports tnat t. e
former Dutch Minister of War, Jon
kher Colyn, was here as an < mi s-ary
of the G
with new proposals of p ao.
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WKYTHKR KOKKCAST
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is unsettled, inc -casing
'winds and warmer.
REFORM REJECTED — KAISER CONFERS
BERNE, May 8 — The Kaiser has returned to Pots
dam owing to the political crisisresulting from the reject
ion of suffrage reform by the Prussian Diet. Chancellor
von Hertling has been summoned to Potsdam to report
on the situation.
EX-KING CONSTANTINE IS DYING
PARIS. May 8 — Former king Constantine, of Greece^
is seriously ill at Zurich, Switzerland, according to a dis
patch. Those at his bedside say a fatal termination of the
illness is not improbable.
!>A\VSON\ May 8 — The first gold
i . the Klondike this spring
v.- s ; . 'U ’day hy the \ukon
i d , ; \ nnpany. individual oper
u . • ; w ishing this week and
» very indication that the yield
• will e-jual that of last yea*
i it pa'. w;;> valued at $3,(570,
SUFFRAGE LAID |
OVER FOR TIME I
IN THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 8 — lly a
mai.rin of one vote, the Senate defeat
ed today sx resolution proposing that
due Senate on Friday consider the
. iouse Women’s suffrage amendment
lesolut on. l’he galleries were filled
.. tii wo? eu when the vote was being
i a r d s of protest arose when
; le tinal vote was announced. It
was explained afterwards that the
matter was laid over until certain war
ni is ires had been disposed of.
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Gt orgf Colwell, from Kern, and E.
>. iccr l, who lias been in Anchorage
, came in last night
( torn the north end of the division on
a speeder.
RAINY WEATHER IS
STOPPING ASSAULT
OF TEUTON FORCES
NEW YORK, May 8 — Along the battle lines in Nor
thern France, the Allies are waiting for the renewal of
heavy fighting by the Germans. Apparently, rainy wea
ther is hindering the Germans from bringing up supplies
preparatory to a renewal of the drive which had been de
layed much longer than in previous reverses since the be
ginning of the offensive. The Allies are bringing up fresh
troops and new supplies and have strengthened their pos
itions.
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HUNS ARE
STARTING
TROUBLES
WASHINGTON, May 8 — The dc
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mand on the Entente representatives,
including U. S. Ambassador Francis,
at Vologda, for the removal of con
suls at Vladivostok, today reached the
Suite Department. The determination
for recognition of the Bolsheviki gov
ernment is believed to be the underly
ing purpose of these demands. This
move, according to officials here,
shows German influences at work.
The use of the Vladivostok incident of
the landing of troops is said to be the
work of Teutons to cause trouble be
tween the Allies and the Bolsheviki,
which was formally recognized by the
Allies.
LONDON May 8 — A Reuter Dis
patch says that the Russians at Irk
utsh have arrested the Japanese vice
consul and also the president of the
Japanese Association on a charge of
being spies.
FIREMEN MEET TONIGHT
All regular firemen, including
those who have their applications in,
are requested to attend a meeting of
the Department tonight at 8 o’clock,
in the Fire Hall
A LASKA--SOMETIM E
The dope handed out at the Alaska
Steamship Company’s office today is
that the Alaska will be due tomor
row morning sometime. Morning be
gins at midnight and ends at noon
tomorrow,strictly speaking. The Al
aska,from the time she is sighted
down the bay, generally makes the
dock in about 30 minutes, and she is
due when she arrives.
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TO BUY MORE YARN
At the Moose meeting last night
it was decided to purchase more yam
and other supplies for the ladies of the
Moose knitting club who are working
for the hoys at the front or in train
ing.
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PLANTING SPUDS
Rev. J. J. Patton is busy spudding
his small farm on Third Avenue. The
only thing, besides the weather, thpt
is bothering the minister, is what to
do wath the dogs running across the
ranch.
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OFFICIAL BRITISH REPORT
LONDON, May 8 — The official
war report today says that minor oper
ations have been .repulsed and the
British have advanced their lines a
short distance in the Amiens sector
between the* Somme and Ancre rivers.
I*ast night hostile artillery was active
between Mete ran and Kommel Hill
on the Flanders front.
The Australians made another ad
vance last night pushing their way
forward 500 yards along a 000 yard
front near Saillylesec, east of Amiens.
They also pushed the Germans back
400 yards along a 000 yard front west
of Morrncourt. Notwithstanding the
heavy barrage of the Germans the
latter were unable to stop this advance.
Late this afternoon Field Marshal
Haig reported that both British and
German artillery was active north of
the river Lys near the junction with
the Somme.
■"more ARTILLERY FIRING
PARIS, The official statement says
that artillery fighting has broken out
on both sides of the Avrc southwest
of Amiens. Enemy sui prise attacks
south of Hartman 'Veilerkopf and in
Aisact* have failed.
MUCH ACTIVITY
REPORTED FROM
THE AIR FLEET
LONDON, May 8 — An official
statement says that six hostile mach
ines were downed last Monday. One
hundred bombs dropped in the neigh
borhood of Baupaume at night. One
British plane failed toretum.
•Four German planes were also
downed last Monday on the P landers
front.
The fYench have dropped 4000
kilos projectiles on the Teuton stat
ions at Fruiville, Martel, Merresis
Ham, Guisgard, Noyon and Vermond.
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GRAIN WARHOUSES ARE
DESTROYED AT ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, May 8 — Fire this aft
ernoon destroyed five warehouses and
a grain elevator with several hundred
thousand bushels of wheat. One four
story building and several storage
sheds were also burned. The loss is
roughly estimated from $500,000 to $^,
000,000.
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. YUSSIF HUSSAN DEFEAED
KANSAS CITY, May 8 — Sergeant
Ear Caddock, National Army world
champion heavyweight wrestler, won
from Yussif Husson last night in two
straight falls. Over 5000 witnessed
tht mat struggle
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0 NERAL MAURICE
SAYS ISH LRE
DEC IVJ
LONDON, May 8 — A political crisis, involving the
secarity of the Lloyd George government, has arisen in
England. This crisis has come over a letter written by
General Maurice, formerly Chief director of Military
affairs, to the effect that the English war cabinet had de
ceived the country and in parliament, about the army in
France. General Maurice severely questioned the veraci
ty of the Premier and also Chancellor Bonar Law. In the
House of Commons, a parliamentary tilt broke out bet
ween Chancellor Law and former Premier Asquith which
resulted in the government’s acceptance of Asquith’s mo
tion that the House discuss the form of inquiry to be made
by General Maurice.
General Maurice’s letter showed up the truth of Com
mander-in-Chief Ferdinanl Foch’s statements regarding
tiie British army. When Foch was made head of the Al
lied armies he informed the English government that suf
ficient blui fing had been done but what he wanted was
British troops, on the field, to help the French, Portugese,
Americans and others to stem the German offensive. Foch
claimed that notwithstanding the English claims of mil
lions of men in France, this was untrue. Foch said that
if the British did not send men to Flanders and other
parts ot the western front, the French and other Allies
must retire to the defense of their own territory and the
Germans could go to the English channel unstopped ex
cept by the small British force. Prime Minister Lloy
George said there were sufficient of troops across the Eng
lish channel, but General Maurice, in his letters made a
general denial and bore out the charges of Foch.
LOT OF TUETONS
NEW YORK, May 8 — Prussian frightfulness was
denounced and the determination of America to wipe it
out was emphasized at the Lusitania mass meeting last
night in Carnegie hall given under the auspices of the Am
erican Defense Society and the American Rights league.
Over seven thousand attended the meeting. Theodore
Roosevelt, and Senator Robert L. Owen, of Oklahoma,
were the principal speakers.
Charles S. Fairchild, former Secretary of the Treas
ury, presided and in his opening address declared that os
tracism from the markets of the world should be the lot of
Germany until the Kaiser and his people accede to the
principles of International law. Mr. Fairchild urged this
ostracism as a penalty upon Germans, Austrians, Bulga
rians and Turks.
RIDES THE GOAT
Walter Farmer, who came in from
Mile 71 last Saturday, was initiated
into the Moose last night and today
ij sporting new set of Moose horn*.
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ELLSWORTH FIXING UP
Harry Ellsworth is fixing up the
Ellsworth Flock by having a cement
water proofing put on the south and
west side of the building.