1- • THF ALASKA EVENING POST _ _____
SEWARD. ALASKA, TU SliAV. l'IICKMHER IS, 1917. TEN CENTS PER COPT
RED CROSS WILL
GO OVER TRENCH
WITH BIG SMASH
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The ,-pecial campaign for fifteen
million new members to the American
Red Cross started yesterday in the
• United States and territories.
Seward the special committee is now
paring for a grand >mush on the
line and expect to grab every ma i,
woman and child, not a member, to
become affiliated. Robert Romig, of
the Rank of Seward, and George Sex*
ton of the Sexton hotel will take the
iniative tor the committee s work an t
are meeting this afternoon to devis*
plans to be worked out during tin
next few days. Jld members can pay
for *ue year nineteen eighteen but
*. needed now are new members.,
d is given a boost to secure
.membership of children and Pres
ident Baxter of the Alaska Steamship
company, has given to help thi>
cause along as the following telegram
will show:
Seattle, Wn., Doe. IT, IP 17
Curtis Morford.
Pres. Red Cross Chapter, Seward.
This is the first day of the big driv« ,
are you ready and your district we 1
organized? Mr. R. W. Baxter, Vice
president Alaska Steamship company
has generously alloted fifty dollars to
' Seward Chapter for the special pur
pose securing children members. This!
can be accomplished by paying a por-*
tion of each child’s membership orj
otherwise. Draw sight draft foi
amount on Alaska Steamship, Seattle,
attaching brief statement how money
was used. We want every man, wo-*
man and child in Alaska in lied Cross.*
From present indications Alaska will j
lead nation in percentage secured.
• Let’s go over the top with a bang.
(Signed) T. A. DAWKS,
Campaign Manager, Alaska.
McDonald To Boost
Seattle, Wn., Dec. 17. 1!M7.
A. H. McDonald, Seward:
See cable Curtis Morford. Mr. Bax
ter has generously alleged Seward Red
Cross Chapter Fifty Dollars for u.^e
in securing Red Cross Christmas chil
dren memberships. Please cooperate
with Morford in getting ln*st results
tisj *e your newspaper space for ad
vert? ,‘ng and otherwise boosting to
• limit. We want Alaska to lead the
naron.
(e.gnrd) 7. A. LAWh>>,
t ampaign ? a.iager Alaska.
Four Minute Men
The special committee* will spring a
new surprise and method tonight of
getting the facts before all people.
Seward men are to be enrolled in a
patriotic duty as speakers at the local
moving picture show giving talks of
four minutes on some subject of di
rect interest to the community.
As this is Red Cross week, Mr. Cur-'
tis R. Morford, as Chairman of the
fx>cal Chapter Red Cross, will speak
this evening at the Empress. £>r.
Sloan, president of the Chamber of
Commerce, will address the audience
on Thursday evening.
Enlistments for this service are de
sired from the clergy, professional
and business men.
This plan has been in active force
for some months in the States and
has now been extended to Alaska.
Senator Ray has been made chair
man of the Seward Four Minute Men,
and h<* will assign subjects and make
selective diaft from local speakers.
All men to whom a date is assigned
are exp«*cted to “deliver the goods.”
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mtrkedie to manage
the Salt lake team
LOS AXGEI ES. Dec. IS. — Walter
McCreedie, former manager of *he
Portland club in the Coast League,
has been named manager of the Salt
Lake club. The Portland club will no*
be in the league next season owing to
the great distance from the main cir
cuit and the extra cost of mainten
ance.
RUSSIA ASKS
ALLIES TO BE
AT CONFERENCE
Fine Hand of the Kaiser Is Seen In
Conference Arranged In Russia
Tomorrow Between Teutons
and the liolsheviki
TUOTSK\ MAKES STATEMENT
Incites Allied Embassies to IK* At
Meeting or State Whether They
\N a:it Peace or Not—France
and (I. II. to Keep Out.
PKTROGKAD, Dec. 18. — The GeM
man and Austrian Foreign Ministe r
have notilied Leon Trotsky that they,
would arrive at Brest-Litousk tomor* I
tow morning and would begin nego
tiations for a general European peace.!
The local newspapers say that Tiot
sky has Notified the Allied embassiesj
that an armistice has been reached
successfully; that definite results have
been obtained and peace negotiations
will begin tomorrow. The Allied em
bassies are asked to participate or
state whether they wish peace or not.'
LONDON, Dee. IS. — It is stated
here that both Great Britian and
France will notify their representa
tives at Petrogrud to make- no reply
whatsoever to Trotsky’s notification I
as none of the Allied governments
have recognized the Bolsheviki gov-!
ernment vet. and besides, all peace;
negotiations must be made direct to;
governments and not to representa-t
tives in a foreign land. ’
CHIEF STREJC :
WILL FIX UP !
HEADQUARTERS!
Fire Chief Joe Strejc was given j
power by the city council last night]
to iix up suitable headquarters and
secure necessary apparatus that would
put the Seward Fire Department in
bo^c shape than ever before. This
means that cots or wall beds will oe|
bu It immediately to accommodate
about six firemen who will be at the
ire Headquarters every night. Other
weesasry additions were also order
ed to be made. Mayor Cotter ex
plained that the new department l»o
irg organized will be composed of 20
active members, no” ready to res
pond the call of fire at any time,
and honorary members, citizens, who
wid pay dues of $1 a month and be
tee financial agents of the depart
ment. All citizens are expected to
join the honorary membership.
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RADIO STATION
MEN GET GIFTS
OVERJVIRELESS
Four of the boys stationed at the
United States Radio Station at the
head of the bay received Christmas
gifts last night by wireless, some
thing most unusual, but they came all
right. During the early morning
hours the operator on duty received
the following order for appointments:
C\ G. Alexander, H. J. Murphy and
0. R. Adams have been promoted to
Chiti Electrician Radio. William M.
Ritilii.n has been promoted to Eelec
trIctia* Second Radio.
HALIFAX RELIEF
FUND IN SEWARD
GROWS STEADILY
V
Arctic llioinerhood Camp $100.00
Donafio s .secured at flu* A.
15. Ivtiiig 326.00 j
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Total $426.001
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The above tolls the story of the
starting of the fund in Seward for
the relief ot the destitute at Halifax.
The ball was started rolling last
night at the session of the A. 1*. when
Arctic Chief Noon suggested that the
camp send a subscription. Quicker!
than a jack rabbit a motion was made'
that One Hundred dollars be given
and this motion passed with a whoop.
Others then suggested that a donation
he taken following the regular scs-;
sion and this resulted in $326.00 be-;
ing raised. Today various subscrip-;
lions are being left at the office of!
the Gateway but Mayor Cotter, at the
Miner’s Store is the recognized agent.;
The list of those donating will be pub
lished in the Gateway and anyone de
siring to contribute further can do so
until tomorrow night when the full;
amount raised in Seward will bo wir
ed direct to Mayor Hoben at Halifax.
At the A. B. meeting last night it
was stated that .“*400 burials have ta
ken place at Halifax and in round1
numbers there are 7”000 people in a
destitute condition, homeless, and will
only be allowed to again secure a
footing by the liberal ones who will
give them aid. Sums are being rais
ed throughout Alaska and Seward is
expected to do the usual and will.
When Fairbanks was nearly wiped
out by (ire several years ago, the j
Halifax people were almost the first!
to wire: “Draw on us for what you j
need.” When Nome was left nearly
destitute by the disaster of several
years ago, Canadians and Halifax
people especially, said: “We are send
ing you money.”
Halifax is not asking for aid now,
but it is being sent, as liberally and
without any request, just like was
done when other parts of Alaska were
in need.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE
IS NEXT IN HOUSE *'
—
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. — It ♦
* was announced in the House to- *
day that a vote on Woman Suf
rage, constitutional amendment, v •
* will be taken on Wednesday, Jan
* uarv 10th.
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PROHIBITION
NOW GOES TO i
THE PEOPLE
—
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. — The
constitutional amendment for national
prohibition submitted by Congress
must be ratified or rejected by the
various states within the next seven
years. The Senate today complete!
the congressional action by accepting
the resolution as passed by the House
yesterday by a vote m' 47 to 8 with^
out a roil call. The Senate, when it ;
passed the amendment hk>i sesUon,j
fixed the limit for state's ratification {
or rejection at six years.
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MEMBERS OF FIRST
AID CLASS PASS IN
HARD EXAMINATIONS
Seward's First Aid Class passed in
the examinations given last night at
the Rod Cross headquarters in the
i railroad building. Dr. Romig an
nounced the tests and Dr. Baughman
was the uninterested examiner.
“Splendid work; they were right up
in all of the course, and I felt proud
to give them their high marks,” was
: the expression of Dr. Baughman to
day commenting on the examination.
Those who passed last night were the
following: Ada Brownell, Edith Tho
I day, Alice E. Patton, Maud McDon
ald, Mattfc Krefting, Lucy Small, Ida
E. Green, Anna Leslie, Elizabeth Ro
mig, Margaret Romig, Edna Robb,
; Nellie Shea and Edna Crawford.
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jKERENSKY IS REPORTED
MOVING UPON PKTROGRAD
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COPENHAGEN, Doc. 18. — It is
j reported that Kerensky has appeared
I in the vicinity of Pet regrad supported
by many thousands of soldiers. The
Bolsheviki has sent troops against
»him.
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I ISH QUOTATIONS
KETCHIKAN, Dec. 18. — The fol
lowing fish prices were quoted at
noone today: halibut, twelve and three
i quarter cents, sable, four and one-half
cents, red rock, two cents.
CONSCRIPTION
ISSUE WINS IN
THEDONIINION
OTTAWA, Dec. 18. — The advo
cates of conscription carried the elec
tion in the Dominion of Canada yes
terday. The early returns from the
election indicate that the Borden gov
ernment will have a clear majority of
48 seats with three doubtful. The
victory of Laurier’s Liberals is most
decisive.
A careful tabulation of the vote
shows that the English speaking re
sidents of Canada are for conscription
but the French and German speaking
people voted against conscription and
favored the return of Laurier.
portugal¥
STAY ON SIDE
OF ENTENTES'
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. — The
Portugese Legation today issued a
statement pledging Portugal’s new *
government to the allied cause. The
statement further denies tin* report
that the recent Portugese revolution
was caused by the German interests.
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MEN OF LOCAL j
COUNCIL WILL 1
HOLD MEETING
—
The Seward members of the Alaska
Council of the Defense will meet to
morrow night at 8 o’clock in the office
of Attorney L. V. Ray. The local
branch will be organized and certain
steps for activity taken. The follow
ing are the local members appointed
by Gov. Strong: Giis Borgen, T. W.
Hawkins, Samuel McDonald, John j
Noon, L. V. Ray, W. M. Sauers, W. j
H. Whittlesey, Geo. Sexton, Frank L. t
Ballaine.
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SNOW STOPS FIGHTING
ON THE WESTERN FRONT
LONDON, Dec. 18. — Snow is fall
ing on the British front in France and
with the exception of isolated raids
bv infantry, there is no activity.
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DYNAMITE IS SET
OFF UNDER RED
OF STATE CHIEF
SACRAMENTO, CAL., Dec. 18.—A powerful explos
ion at midnight tore a large hole in the foundation of the
Executive Mansion, directly under the bed on which Gov.
ernor Stephens was sleeping in a room on the second floor.
The explosion awoke people within a radius of ten blocks
and caused a general fire and police alarm to be sent in.
The police, in autos and on motorcycles, arrived on the
scene within three minutes. A hasty examination of the
occupants of the Mansion were made, and none were found
to be seriously injured, then a net was set aroud the build
ing for four blocks. The police say that the explosion
was caused by dynamite, probably five pounds being used.
No arrests were made up to noon today but the police
have found several clues.
Gov. Stephens was blown from his bed and several of
the others in the mansion were tossed upon the floor. The
damage to the building is considerable.
Gov. Stephens returned early last evening from a
tour of the state making patriotic speeches. Several pro
Germans are today being watched also many I. W. W.
members who have lately been outspoken against the gov
ernor in their street talks.
SUSPENSION OF 0
HOUR LAW IN TH ■
NORTH IS SOUGHT
CORDOVA, Dec. 18.—Council of the National De
fense for Cordova has requested Governor Stone to sus
pend for the duration of the war the eight hour law on ac
count of the shortage of labor and because the Territorial
law forbids all persons from working overtime, which en
forcement would curtail the production throughout Alas
ka of war materials
Cooperation of other councils throughout the Terri
tory to the petition is also asked.
The above was received from Cordova this morning
and is in direct line of sentiment expressed by the Editor
of the Gateway, in a recent editorial and is now being tak
en up by all oganizations in the north. At the sugges
tion of Alaska editors. The Council of the Defense is the
proper organization to which this subject should be of mo
ment and is hereby given to the local body for expression
and adoption.
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REGISTRANTS ARE
gi\ :n a warning
AS TO ADDRESSES
JUNEAU, Dec. 18.—All registrants who have chang
ed their post office addresses since registering for the
conscriptive draft, should immediately communicate with
the local boards having jurisdiction of their cards, giving
present addresses, so questionnaires will reach them with
out delay. Registrants are bound by law to keep them
selves advised of all proceedings in respect to them and
failure to do so may result in their losing right to claim
exemption for discharge, Bv direction of Gov. Strong.
Signed ‘ J. T. HUNT,
Captain of U. S. A.
Connected with Governor’s Office.
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