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ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS _PUBLISHED DAILY EXCEPT SUN1 A____— —
I.. _ SEWARD. ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1916. _Ten Cents the Copy
VoL 10, No. 270 ____._____—
ENGLAND RAIDED AGAIN RUT
ANOTHER ZEPPELIN DESTROYED
NEW LAW FIRM IS
ESTABLISHED HEBE
As a result of a firm conviction as
to the prominent place the town of
Seward will occupy in Alaska, a com
bination of the law office of Maurice
1). Leehey, of Seattle, and that of L.
V. Ray, of Seward, has been made,
thus creating a new law firm. Offices
will be maintained, it is stated, in both
Seattle and Seward, Mr. Leehey
spending some considerable portion of
his time in Seward, and Mr. Ray will
visit Seattle when business so re
quires.
Mr. Leehey has fairly extensive real
property holdings in Seward and has
been more or less identified with the
town since the year 1!K)5.
The activities of Mr. Leehey at
Washington, in connection with tin*
American Mining Congress and the
Alaska Rureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce, have largely bene
fitted Alaska and aided in its develop
ment. Mr. Leehey handled the Mc
Donald coal locations in the Rering
River region to a successful conclus
ion and has represented numerous
prospectors and mine operators work
ing in Alaska.
Mr. Ray is recognized as one of the
best trial lawyers in Alaska and has
resided here with us in Seward for
some years. As senator from the
Third division he reeeived a very
flattering vote at the hands of our
residents and had the additional hon
or of being president of the senate ot
the first Territorial legislature.
Mr. Clifford Mooers, who comes
from Mr. Leehey’s office in Seattle,
will be the junior member of the new
law firm.
COLONEL HARVEY OFT
AG A1N ST A DM 1NISTR ATIO N
NEW YORK, Oct. 1. — Colonel
Har vey, a former Wilsonian, came
out today strong for Hughes and con
demned the administration of Rrest
! dent Wilson bitterly. He says the Re
! publicans stand for preparedness, for
[a people's government, for national
; prosperity and for opportunity.
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ENNIS COMMISSIONER AGAIN
Frank Ennis, our former popular
! U. S. Commissioner, has been tempor
arily re-appointed to the office during
the absence of Commissioner Earl
Woolley who went out on the Alameda
yesterday on a business trip to Seat
tle.
STILL TALKING STRIKE
NEW YORK, Oct. 2. — The union
' leaders today are again discussing a
' sympathetic strike but the carmen
i say they will go it alone if necessary,
i The only new strike today was the
1 milkdrivers/ The attorney general is
* now contemplating the prosecution of
the milkdrivers’ union for restraint
: of trade.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Strike iiot>
occurred throughout Westchester on
Sunday. Mayor Fiske led the police
in person to quell the strikers.
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ZEl’PELIN CREW DEAD
"* LONDON, Oct. 2. — Thirteen bodies of the crew of
the downed Zeppelin which took part in the raid last
' night have been recovered. The commander was horribly
injured and fragments of the destroyed Zeppelin fell
fifty feet apart and were intertwined with fragments of
human bodies.
FALKENHAYEN BEATS ROUMANIANS
LONDON, Sept. 30—(Delayed)—General Falken
hayn, former German chief of stall, is responsible foi tne
defeat of the Roumanians at Hermanstadt ihis is the lirst
intimation given out that Falkenhayn had received a com
mand in the field and his presence in that region is taken
by military experts here as indicating that an important
Transylvanian campaign is undertaken by Germany
whose purpose is believed to be to squeeze Rouniania in a
vice and try to eliminate her from the war.
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ALLIES GAINED FRIDAY
LONDON, Sept. 30.—(Delayed)—In September the
British losses oil the Somme were -1 thousand men a da\
making a total of about 130,000. Ihis shows that the es
timate ol tile Germans that the British losses tor the thiee
months was 3o0,0l>0 was correct, f he f reach have resum
ed their advance and are wedging Raucourt.
BERLIN MOVES BACK CLOCKS
BERLIN, Sept. 30. — The German clocks have been
moved back to normal time as the normal time is found
better at this time of the year.
ROUMANIANS BADLY BEATEN
BERLIN, Oct. 1. — General Falkenhayn has won a
complete victory over the Roumanians after a four clay
battle in Transylvania. The victory was gained by a
swift blow on the Roumanian left wing which resulted in
the recapture of Kedtower pass and the blocking ot the
enemy’s retreat, l he Germans by a swift move simply
crumpled the Roumanian left all up and the Roumanian
first army is now in full flight. Many prisoners and much
|)ootv were taken. Activities on other tronts are unim
portant and no changes are recorded.
FIGHTING IN OTHER PLACES
BERLIN, Oct. 2. — The Russians by heavy attacks
north and south of Lemberg have gained a foothold in the
Teuton positions. The artillery lire is increasing at Lutsk
but seven Russian attacks at Brody collapsed. Violent
hand to hand fighting took place yesterday at Selotatipa
pass without result. The Serbs are retaining their won
positions at Kaimalacan and the attacks by the Bulgar
ians on those positions are admittedly costly.
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PENETRATE GERMAN POSITIONS
PETROGRAD Oct. 2—The enemy’s positions at
Lemberg have been penetrated and we took four thousand
prisoners but the resistance was and is stubborn. C ount
er attacks at Zelota were frustrated and two thousand
prisoners were taken there.
RAID ENGLAND AGAIN
LONDON, Oct. 2. — The Germans made another air
raid on the east coast last night but no damage is report
ed. One of the enemy airships was downed and crowds
cheered as it fell flaming to the earth. The British yester
day advanced east of Eaucourt to the Albert road, tank
cars having been used in the operations.
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ZEPPELIN WORK DANGEROUS
1 / ' AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2.—The military expert of the
Frankfurter Zeitung declares that Zeppelin warfare is
becoming increasingly difficult and dangerous as the Brit
ish and other allied nations are getting their preparations
perfected. _ .. _ — . _ —
ROUMANIANS STOPPED SHORT
BERLIN, Oct. 2.—Budapest reports that Falken
hayn’s victory has halted the whole Roumanian invasion
of Transvlvania. The Roumanian left has been so badly
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demoralized that it will be necessary for the Roumanian
commanders to regroup their forces entirely.
TEDDY ROASTS WILSON
IN ROOSEVELT1 AN STYLE
BATTLE CREEK, Sept. 30.—In a
speech here today Roosevelt ringing
ly asked the people to repudiate Wil
son and substitute action for mean
ingless phraseology. The speech was
typically Rooseveltian, bitter and
sarcastic. He declared that Wilson
assailed the unions until he became a
candidate for the presidency and the
President's wur policy was also
Hayed.
IMMENSE SHIPBUILDING
COMING IN NORTHWEST
PORTLAND, Sept. oO.—A new
Olympia ship building company has
been formed with a fifty thousand
dollar capital and E. R. Ward has
been placed at the head. It is esti
mated that fifty-five million dollars
will be the value of ships buit in the
northwest in the next 14 months. The
new company will construct wooden
ships.
HUGHES GETS BITTER
WITH THE DEMOCRATS
BUFFALO, Oct. 1. — In a speech
here yesterday Hughes hit the admin
istration for its failure to aid the
Chinese loan. He declared that un
trained diplomats are destroying the
friendship of Latin America. “Brains
not selfishness should be our repre
sentatives aboard,” said the speaker.
SENATOR DIES
LITTLE ROCK, Oct. 2. — Senator
James Clark died of apoplexy last
night.
PRESIDENT WILSON AND
HENRY FORD AT LUNCH
LONGBRANCH, Oct. 2.—President
^Wilson and Henry Ford lunched to
gether today and peace was probably
discussed. The president will go to
Omaha next Tuesday.
OLD TIME MAINTAINED
BY ELECTRIC COMPANY
When people ask the Seward
electric company for the correct time
they will be given the time that has
been recognized here always. This
is necessary as the company gets its
time from the cable office and the
cable office time has not and will not
be altered, so that Seward is faced by j
the possibility of having two different j
times. The time given by the cable (
office is the standard time according
to the time all the way across the;
continent to New York. “Until New
York and the rest change its time,”
said Mr. Graff this morning, “we have
only the old time.”
LOSS OF BREMEN DOUBTED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.—The report that the sub
marine Bremen was caught in a steel net at the new Brit
ish naval base at Rosyth, Scotland, is not confirmed and is
doubted.
BULGARIA INVADED
BERLIN, Oct. 2.—The Roumanians have crossed the
Danube south of Bucharest and have invaded Bulgaria.
REPORT TURKISH MASSACRE
ROME, Oct. 2.—The Turks are reported to have com
menced a wholesale massacre of the Greek residents of
Asia Minor where the population is made up in large part
of people of Greek nationality. The report is not confirm
ed.
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THREE SHIPS SUBMARINED
CHRISTINIA, Norway, Oct. 2. — A German sub
marine has reached the Arctic ocean and has torpedoed
three Norwegian ships called Sinsen- Raven and Roljari.
The crews were saved. As a result of the submarining
steamships have discontinued traveling by the northern
Norwegian route. Since August the Germans have
destroyed Norwegian ships valued at nine million dollars,
Chairman W. C. Edes
leils of Interior
Statement (liven Out by Commission
Tells of Work Being Done.
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* William C. Edes, Chairman of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission re*
cently returned to Seward from hair
banks and other points in the interior
of Alaska, where he inspected the
work on the railroad now being pros*
cuted under the immediate supervis
ion of Thomas Riggs, Jr., one of the
member* of the Commission. Mr.
Edes expressed himself as pleased
with the progress being made.
Clearing and grading of the right
of way from Fairbanks south to Xe*
nana is well under way. A construc
tion base has been established at Xe
nana and contracts have been let and
grading from this point northward to
Fairbanks, and south to the Xenana
coal fields and to Broad Pass. Over
500 men are employed in the erection
of living quarters for employees at
Xenana, construction of warehouses
and material yards, and preparing for
greater work next year. A wagon
road is being built along the right of
way so that material and supplies
can be hauled to the station men.
Xenana is situated at the confluence
of the Xenana with the Tanana riv
ers, and is in the heart of some of the
best agricultural land in the Tanana
Valley. It is located 57 miles south
west from Fairbanks and 50 miles
north from the Xenana coal fields. A
townsite has been surveyed by the
Government and 350 lots were recent
ly sold at public auction, which
brought over $132,000. Several busi
ness houses, including general stores,
restaurants, hotels, etc., are doing
business there and have already start
ed the construction of permanent
buildings. The population at th»
present time is approximately 500
people. A draw bridge will be con
structed across the Tanana at this
point which will cost in the neighbor
hood of $500,000. Coal bunkers will
be erected for the handling of the coal
for the use of the steamboats operat
ing on the Tanana and interior rivers
and for local consumption.
The Commission expects to reach
the N’enana coal field with rail some
time in the late fall of 1917. It is
estimated thut there is now market
in the interior for 25,000 tons of coal
annually. The opening of this coal
field will give an impetus to the de
velopment of the low grade placer
properties in the interior of Alaska.
The agricultural lands tributary to
the railroad are also being rapidly
located and developed. Agricultural
development in the Tatiana Valiey is
further advanced than on the coast,
and the farmers are now supplying
nearly all of the vegetables consum
ed in the interior; and very little of
the perishable food supplies are being
imported. The government expects,
by encouraging the development of
the agricultural lands in Alaska, that
the Territory will some day be self
supporting; thus avoiding the eco
nomic loss due to the importation of
foodstuffs as at present.
10 KILLED, 40 INJURED
DETROIT, Oct. 2.—Ten people
were killed and forty were injured
when a Grand Trunk freight crashed
into a sreet car last night. It is im
possible yet to identify the dead. The
freight conductor and the street car
crew were arrested. The flagman of
the crossing where the accident occur
red has disappeared.
GENERAL AGENT REMAINS
WITH MERGED COMPANY
SEATTLE, Oct. 2.—Harry Brandt,
general passenger agent of the Pacific
Coast steamship company, retains his
job in the merged concern.
A
STANDING OF CLUBS
Boston Cinches j
American Pennant
The following was the standing this
morning of the two leading clubs in
each league:
American League
Won Lost. Pet.
Boston . 1*0 hi •a‘.*6
Chicago . hi* h'» .o77
National League
Won Lost. IVt.
Brooklyn . 1*1 •»!» *h0»
Philadelphia . hi* ah •*»**•»
PHILADKLPH1A, Oct. 2.—Alex
ander achieved liis fifteenth shutout
this eason today against Boston op
posite twenty thousand fans. The re
sult was:
Philadelphia 2, Boston 0.
Philadelphia's victory over Boston
today in the National League leaves
standing of clubs:
Won Lost Pet.
Philadelphia . DO 58 .608
Brooklyn . 91 59 .607
BAB DINNLB PABTY
The dinner party given to the
members of the local bar last Satur
day by Maurice D. Leehey was very
successful. J. J. Finnegan was toast
master and made the announcement
of the establishment of the new firm.
The speakers on the program were
Messrs. Leehey, Bay, Mooers and
Judge Morford. The name of the new
firm has not yet been chosen.
WILSON SAYS (i. (). I*. CiOYT.
WOULD MEAN A ME, WAR
S H A1 >0 W LAND, Oct. 1 .—Three
thousand young Democrats cheered
Wilson vigorously today as he vigor
ously denounced Republicans and de
clared that a Republican victory j
would mean embroilment in the
European war and the use ot force
to produce the kind of law and ordci
in Mexico that the capitalists want,|
It was the President's first real speech
in the campaign. He declared that
until the present administration came
into power Wall Street controlled the
government of the United States.
WHITTLESEY RKTFRNS
Seward is today welcoming back
Judge W. H. Whittlesey, the former
able and popular assistant district
attorney, who has come to his ol»*
home at Seward to take up again the
practise of the law.
CHANGE IN SCHOOL TIME
The school board wishes to an
nounce that the schools will open at
!> a. m. according to the “new time.”
WENT ON FA It RAG FT
The following will go west on the
Farragut: T. Nutbeem, Seldovia; A.
Kiem, Anchorage; Geo. Kern, Kodiak;
John Schervey, Kodiak.
TRAIN STARTS FOR 71
The train started for Mile 71 this
morning at 7 o’clock and there is no
delay expected. The road to 71 was
expected for some time to be open
before or on October 1.
TAKES THE BLAME
DETROIT, Oct. 2. — Valentine
Showski, 60, crossing flagman, has
been found and has taken all the
responsibility for the fatal collision
yesterday.
JOHN BALLAINE COMING
SEATTLE, Oct. 2.—The Watson
left on Sunday. She has aboard for
Seward John E. Ballaine, Florence
^Ballaine and Mary Hittel.
Baseball Bestills j
SATl’KDA VS GAMKS
NATIONAL LKAGl K
Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 5;
Second garni*: Pittsburgh • >, Cinci
nnati 5;
New Voik 4, Poston 0;
Second game: New York d, Poston
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AMI Kit V\ I LAGl I
Roston l« New 'lurk 0;
Philadelphia (», Washington b;
j Cleveland '1, Chicago 7;
Second game: Cleveland •“», Chicago
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St. Louis 7, Detroit 1U.
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I SCNDAY’S GAMKS
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AM tilt 1C AN LKAGCK
Cleveland J, Chicago 0.
Second game: Cleveland L Chicag *
8.
This means that Roston ha- cinched
the pennant. Chicago being eliminat
ed.
St. Louis II, Detroit M.
NATIONAL LKAGCK
Cincinnati 4. Pittsburgh 0.
Chicago (5. St. Louis I*.
CORDOVA CARLK OITICK
CANNOT CHANGK TIMK
The U. S. Signal Corps authorities
have refused to permit the Cordova
cable office to put forward the nanus
of the clock, to change the time.
When the Cordova people got the idea
to put forward the clock they applied
to the cable authorities for a change
at the local cable office but got turned
down. In earlier years Fairbanks and
other Alaskan towns tried the experi
ment hut it was always found to be a
rotten one.
dl'CCKNHKIM MAN IS
I’KOTKSTINC (II Mini AN
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 2. -William
Loch, spokesman for the Cuggen
heims, is the chairman of the dele
gation of American mining operators
which is now protesting to the inter
national commission against the
treatment meted out by Carranza to
American mining men in Mexico.
JOHNNY AITKEN BREAKS
WORLD’S RECORD FOR Cl I*
NEW YORK. Oct. 1. — Johnny
Aitken won the Astor cup yesterday
and broke the world’s record by three
minutes and twenty seconds. The
time for the two hundred and fifty
miles was two hours twenty three
minutes and a fraction.
WILSON CONTI NT ES
BITING SARCASM
ASBURY PARK, Oct. 2.—President
Wilson is now using the most biting
sarcasm in dealing with the Republi
cans and their claims. In a speech
here today he alluded to his oppon
ents in a tone of mordant scarcasm
and asked them to discuss what their
.foreign policies would be if they won,
not to tell continuously what they
would not or ought not be. He ac
caused the opposing side of attacking
without offering any substitute what
ever.
FARRAGUT HAS 470 TONS
The Farragut arrived early this
morning with 470 tons of freight for
Seward, over half of which was coal
for the engineering commission. Carl
Strout, the very popular purser of the
vessel, is making his last trip to Al
aska as he has been promoted purse**
of the steamship Harvard which runs
between San Francisco and Harvard.