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-- THE ALASKA EVENING POST —
Volume XL Number M. SEWARD. ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11,1917._ Tun Cent, the Copy
HAMMERING GROWS
INTENSE ON WEST
FRONT, TINE HOLDS
(By Associated Drew Dispatch)
LONDON, Aug. 11, (Official).—In fierce fighting on
the Flanders’ line last night British forces repulsed six
desperate assaults by German troops. The center of action
was east of Ypres.
All first line trenches were maintained east ot Ypres
and near the Ypres-Menin road counter thrusts between
German attacks gained ground for the Allies.
The fighting was with grenades, bomb guns, machine
guns and bayonets in hand to hand clashes, while heavy
artillery fire directed on the lines between attacks and in
the rear when the charges came close to opposing lines,
was continuous and intensive in the extreme. Star shells,
rockets and gun fire made the night a hell of noise and
lightning flashes, and dawn brought no let up to the roar.
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FRENCH REGAIN LOST GROUND
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS. Aug. 11.—French troops made important
,, •in the Fayal region in an extensive night attack.
German forces were ejected from a large part of the tei
rain occupied by them on August 9th and 10th.
German attacks over a two-mile front in the ( arnil
let region on the Champagne sectior penetrated the
French advance trenches, but a counter attack launched
just before daybreak regained all but 50 feet of the lost
trench. . •
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RUSSIANS STIFFEN UP. PETROGRAD WORRIED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PETROGRAD. Aug. 11.—A congress representing all
socialist parties, workers and professional organizations
will be called at once to discuss methods to avert a mili
tary debacle on the east front.
* (Official.) Russians have repulsed all Teuton attacks
in the region of the villages of Vydra, Voloshkany and
Cifestchi, where the on-coming Teuton forces were driven
back across the Puna river .
Decisive gains were made by the Roumanian army at
Rumania-Bukowina border and a number ol prisoners
taken.
A dense Teuton attack near Zarkov in northwestern
Galicia is still progressing, the Roumanians southeast of
Okna being forced to retire about three miles.
LABOR SITUATION BOTH IN ENGLAND
AND HERE SUBJECT OF CONCERN
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Aug. 11.—Arthur Henderson, labor mem
ber of the British war council, resigned today from the
cabinet. Yesterday Henderson addressed the British la
bor conference, advising them to send deelgates to Stock-'
holm to the Socialist consultative conference which will be
attended by German representatives.
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MINERS DETERMINED ON ACTION
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
ANACONDA, Mont., Aug. 11.—Three officers of the
International Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers’ organiza
tion vainly attempted today to persuade the local union to
rescind its order for a strike vote to be taken Monday.
Radicals in the ranks urge men to make common cause
with the new Butte mine workers’ union. j
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SANTA FE RAISES SHOP SCALE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—An eleven to fifteen per cent
wage increase to 18,000 shop employees of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad has been announced, which
is effective September 1st.
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RIOTS IN KANSAS CITY STRIKE
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 11.—Rioting in the Kansas City
street car strike began today when strikers attacked three
cars sent out with imported operators. One of the cars is
reported wrecked.
THE BURNING QUESTION.
—Jud Wright in Milwaukee Leader.
SPEED TWO ON
WAY TO CAMP
Members of Seward Military l nit
Entertain for Officers OflT for
Presidio
Honoring Capt. J. C. Luttrell and
Lieut. Edgar Hawley, who are about
to depart for the officers’ school, a
lively smoker was given at Arctic
Brotherhood hall Friday night by the
Seward military unit.
Under the able guidance of Quarter
master Sergeant John J. Ryan the
event was an enjoyable occasion thru
out.
Dr. J. M. Sloan, president of the
Seward Chamber of Commerce, first
speaker of the evening, called atten
tion to America’s reason for entering
the war and said that in his mind there
never had been a doubt as to the ulti
mate conclusion since he heard of the
torpedoing of the Lusitania with 113
innocent babies aboard.
“Never before had such a crime been
committed by a so-called enlightened
people and its commission spelled the
doom of ‘Kultur.’ ”
Adjutant Byrom, of the Spanish
American war veterans, declared he
did not propose to bring the horrors
of war to those present any sooner
than possible, therefore would not at
tempt a speech. The quip caught the
crowd right and he was cheered to an
echo.
Sen. L. V. Ray spoke feelingly upon
the duty of young men to their coun
try in this crisis and the great oppor
tunity open to them, which many be
yond the age limit would gladly take
up. He pointed out that the end of
this war for world freedom is yet a
long way off, and noone can foresee
what the end will be.
Mayor Cotter extended to the de
parting officers the best wishes of the
community and declared that, although
business had prevented up till now,
hereafter, he would be found drilling
with the unit.
Atty. J. J. Finnegan called attention
to the fact that America is preparing
for three years more of war, and that
more will probaly follow in the foot
steps of those starting tonight on the
road to the battlefields of France. Fin
negan stated that Mayor Cotter’s offer
to provide uniforms would be accepted.
After the speaking refreshments
were served. Several boxing bouts
were staged, bringing out some sur
prisingly clever men.
Capt. Luttrell spoke on the future
of the unit stating that he had placed
matters in the hands of the proper offi
cers anr that it is probable that a reg
ular army sergeant will come here
from Anchorage to drill the unit and
that every man of miiltary age should
join. Both officers in saying au revoir
declared they would do their best at
the Presidio to make Seward proud of
its representatives there.
ill. S. SOLVES
SEA PROBLEM
Crew and Officers to Man New Amer
ican Merchant Fleet Will be
Forthcoming
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(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Ameri
can seamen and employes have reach
ed a full agreement on wages and
working conditions during the war.
Government officials say that this will
solhe the problem of obtaining men to
operate the merchant fleet which the
United States is now constructing.
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LYNX ON TRAIL RUNS
INTO SOFT-NOSED BULLET
Friends of Derrck Lane are congrat
ulating him on his quickness in dis
patching a lynx which threatened to
attack the ladies of a party he guided
over Moose Pass from Hope recently.
One of the ladies went ahead on the
trail and ran onto the lynx at a nar
row spot. It showed fight and the sit
uation was rather strained for a mo
ment or two until Lane came up and
used his rifle to good advantage.
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S. S. ALAMEDA COMING
NORTH—SEVEN FOR SEWARD
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—The Alameda
sailed at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
for Alaskan ports, with the following
passengers for Seward: Mrs. W. E.
Rich, Dorothy Woolley, Mrs. F. E.
Wooley, Mrs. M. Keltner, J. B. Holm,
M. F. McKay and S. E. Bowden.
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HIGH COST OF BLACK
BERRY JAM MAY
CHANGE ARMY RATION
Owing to the prevailing high
price of blackberry jam, the War
Department, on recommendation
of the committee on supplies of
the Council of National Defense,
is considering the advisability
of changing the regulation jam
ration of the Army from black
berry straight to jams of alter
nating kinds, including peach,
strawberry and plum.
“It is not difficult to get
blackberry jam for 75,000 men,”
the committee points out in its
recommendation, “but it is not
practical to attempt to get it
for more than 1,000,000 men,
particularly when some of the
crop has already been put up in
other than regulation Army tins.
Moreover, other kinds would
prove a pleasant change for the
men.”
The Army’s estimate of re
quirements for 1,300,00 men for
one year is 220,642 cases^ each
of 24 tins.
HOOVER NOW IN
CONTROL OL LOO I
SUPPLY OL U. S.
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—President Wilson signed
the food control bill yesterday and the machinery to super
vise the use of America’s food supply was set in motion
today after the formal appointment of Hoover as admin
istrator.
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AGAINST SENDING ARMY TO RUSSIA
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. — Members of the Root
commission to Russia, with the exception of Charles Ed
ward Russell, are of the opinion that the sending of Amer
ican troops to the eastern front would be of no special
advantage to Russia, as the provisional government needs
organization, not men. Russell believes an American
army would form a nucleus on which the Russian might
re-organize.
UNFIT MEN CAN BE RECLAIMED LATER
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—Ninety per cent, of the men
who have been rejected by the exemption boards on the
ground of physical disabilities might be treated and “re
claimed” for service in the army, according to Dr. John
Quyle. He is author of the bill asking for the appropri
ation of $100,000,000 for this purpose, which was intro
duced yesterday by Pomerene.
FIRE IN GREAT WAR SUPPLY PLANT
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
GARY, Ind, Aug. 11.—Fire, believed to be of incen
diary origin, destroyed the $500,000 plant of the Aetna
Explosives company here this morning. The plant was
working on government contracts and a close guard was
maintained.
Two suspected employees have been arrested.
U. S. TAKES OVER UNION IRON WORKS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.—The Union Iron Works
having contracts on hand aggregating $130,000,000, will
be operated under Federal regulation beginning today.
SCHOOLS TO MAKE 700
OFFICERS FOR MERCHANTMEN
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
BOSTON, Aug. 11.—The shipping
board recruiting service has announced
the completion of arrangements to
open free navigation schools on the
Pacific coast at San Pedro, San Diego,
San Francisco, Portland, Astoria and
Seattle.
Within a few weeks thirty schools
will be operating with a capacity for
an enrollment of 700 men to officer
mrechant ships.
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MRS. HANS ANDERSON
DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Mrs. Hans Anderson, who has been
suffering with lung trouble for some
time, and was brought across the bay
by her husband for treatement recent
ly, died last night at the home of Mrs.
T. P. Murphy. The funreal will be
held Sunday afternoon and Rev. Pat
ton will be in charge of the service.
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WELL KNOWN TRAVELING MAN
DIES FROM HEART FAILURE
Gartien A. Vingar, for several yeara
with J. B. Caro & Co., at Juneau, and
one of the best known traveling men
in Southeastern Alaska, died at San
Diego, Cal. A telegram to John Mu
seth, secretary of the Juneau lodge
of Elks, announced the death of Vin
gar.
Gratien Vingar left Juneau several
weeks ago following a severe attack
of heart trouble, for California. On
July 18 he wrote Secretary Museth
that he had entered a sanitarium for
a rest and expected to regain his
strength.
BOATS AND TRAINS
The Mariposa is due from westward
at 9 o'clock this evening.
The Northwestern may not arrive
from the south until Monday morning.
The Alameda sailed from Seattle
at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
A special train will leave over the
line tonight for Mile 71.
_JL._._
THE WEATHER
Yesterday;
Maximum.60
Minimum .46
Current.56
Gear. South wind.
WEATHER TOMORROW
Clear. South wind.