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SEWARD, ALASKA, SATl 15DAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1917 TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume \l. Numh»*r 281. _ - _—— , ..- ■■■■ < — ■ ..
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ALASKA STEAMERS
ON ROCKS MAY BE
SALVAGED EASILY
MUSICIAN
A HERO ON
MARIPOSA
Piano Player Aboard Steamer Hits
the Ivories and («ets Passengers
Into Cheerful Frame of Mind
\\ hen Steamer Coes \shore
SALVAGE BOATS NOW WOKKIMJ
VICTORIA. R C.. Nov. 24. —* The
Vancouver Island Dredging company
teceived wireless advices this fore
noon that the steamer Spokane,
ashore at Idol Point, is not in a dan-j
gorous position and that probably the
vessel will bo floated within the next
two days. Extra heavy gear and pon
toons were shipped north to the scene?
of the disaster today.
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Saving the Mariposa
SEATTLE. Nov. 24.—1The salvage
tug Salvor began operations to save
the steamer Mariposa, ashore near
Wrangell, yesterday afternoon and;
la;.t night reported that it was be-!
lieved that the big liner would be:
saved.
Hero of Wreck
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—Steamer Jef-;
ferson arrived during the night with
the last of the passengers which were,
taken from the wrecked steamer Mar-,
iposa. Capt. Nord, of the Jefferson,
blamed the cause for the wreck upon
the absence of fog signals.
Passengers aboard the Mariposa
state that a young man, a piano play
er from Anchorage, was the hero of
that disaster. While the water was
pouring into tne hold of the steamer j
an«l the passengers were running
about in the greatest of excitement,
the man sat at the piano and played
lively airs. Finally the life-belted
passengers began to sing and all feais
were quickly banished.
MUCH COIN NOW .
IN CIRCULATION
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.—Despite
efforts of the United States treasury
department to withdraw some of the
gold from circulation, Americans are
still going down into the “stocking”
or wherever the coin has been hiding,
and are pouring into circulation more
and more money. Now there is a
matter of some $371,000,000 more gold
in every day use than there was last
year at this time.
Altogether the American people are
busy each day taking out and putting
into their pockets $4,924,000,000 in
coin of the realm. If everyone spent
or received the same amount of cash
as everyone else, each person would
be responsible for circulating $47.03.
This is five dollars more than the
average per capita circulation rate of
last year.
There are the highest figures ever
recorded in the financial history of
the United States.
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SATURN IS IN PORT
The U. S. S. Saturn reached port
shortly after noon today and the of
ficers and crew* are all keyed up with
expectancy over the dance to be given
to the people of Seward at the A. B.;
Hall, Monday night. The trip of the
Saturn to Seward was uneventful.
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* GIFTS FOR SOLDIERS
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Sixteen dollars only have been * .
* raised in Seward so far for the
Red Cross fund to soldiers and
sailors. The amount to be rais
ed here is $100 for 100 gifts. Up
to noon today the following were
the additional contributors to the * ’
fund: Gils Borgen, $1; H. B., $1
* and Miss No-name, $1.
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RED CROSS IS '
ORGANIZED DY
The women of Kodiak have orga i- i
ized a branch of the Red Crosj and
just to show that they are in tiv \va»*
sendee for stGctly patriotic duties,
forwarded on the Steamer Dora $203
for membership fees. Including in
this amount were fees for three lile
members, at $25 each. Twenty wo
men of Kodiak are understood to have
organized the branch there which will
operate under the jurisdiction of the
Seward chapter. 'Hie Kodiak mem
bers have asked for moit me/nbersh p
buttons which indicates there is a
campaign on. On the Dora* this at-!
ternoon material for sewing and knit-1
ting was sent to Kodiak by the local
chapter and the baby branch in this
section will no doubt make a goodj
showing before many months.
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CONFESSES TO BOMBING
CATHOLIC PARISH HOUSE |
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ST. PAUL, Nov. 24.—W. Dressier
is held by the police charged with !
throwing the bomb which wrecked the j
parish house at St. Agnes Catholic;
church here. The police say the man*
has confessed and said his act was
impelled by hatred for the Catholic
church.
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GERMANS REPULSED
PARIS, Nov. 24. — The Germans
made an attack last night on the Ver
dun front at Chaume wood. The war
office announces that the enemy was)
repulsed.
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AMERICAN GUNBOAT IS
FIRED ON BY CHINESE
PEKIN, Nov. 24. — The American
gunboat Palos was fired upon yester
day by Chinese bandits on the Yang
Tse Kiang, near Chung King, in the
province of Sze Chuan. The gunboat
was damaged slightly.
Chung King is about 800 miles up
the Yang Tse Kiang from Shanghai.
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COAL OPERATORS IN
MICHIGAN ARK WARNEDj
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. — Fuel
Administrator Garfield warned the
Michigan coal operators today that
the government will con mandrel*
and operate the mines if they carry
out their threat of refusing to sell
coal at the prices fixed by the United
States.
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NEW YORKERS FIND
WHALE STEAK LIKE
YOUNG PIG IN TASTE
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—One of the
leading hotels here yesterday served
planked whale steak and many of the
guests who ate ^t said it was palat
able. They remarked that it resem-.
bled young pig in texture and taste.
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Judge Bunnell, of Fairbanks, has
declared that possession of moose
meat at any season of the year
is not a violation of the law.
U. S. DEPTH BOMBS
DESTROYS U-BOAT
OF THE GERMANS
W YSHINCTON, Nov. 21.—A M*ut•
ed Slates destroyer has run against a
Germ i submarine and given the lat
ter a dose of its own medicine. 1 his
forenoon the Navy Department re
ceived a brief report from \dunral \V.
S. Sims, commanding the American
fleet of war vessels off (treat Britian
and France, that an American des
troyer has sunk a German submarine
hy depth bombs. The submarine was
badly damaged and began sinking.
The American destroyer placed u large
hawser aboard and began lowing the
undersea boat when tlu* latter slid
dcnly turned turtle and said with all
on board. The hawser was cut with
difficulty and the destroyer came very
nearly being drawn down wAn the
submarine. This announcement that
depth bombs are being used bj the
toiled states is the first official
statement. It lias been thought that
the Germans have been using a new*
invention which is used from any
depth, hut to what degree the new'
weapon has been perfected is not
known. The American depth bombs
have only recently been experimented
with.
SULZER OFF TO
WASHINGTON O.C
SEATTLE, Nov. 24. — Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, Charles A.
Sulzer, left this morning for Wash
ington, D. C. The Delegate staled at
a meeting of the Seattle Chamber «>t
Commerce and Commercial Club la>t
night that he would use the Mariposa
wreck as an example in urging Con
gress to provide more lights buoys in
Alaskan waters.
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* GO TO THE P. O.
* The U. S. S. Saturn which ar- *
* rived in port today brought prac
* tically all of the first class mail
* from the states which was aboard *
* the Steamer Alaska due at nine *
* tonight. Go to the post ofiicc and
* you will not have to wait. I ho
* Saturn ollieers picked the mail up
* at Cordova.
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MEATLESS DAY
AT ONE GRILL
IS A SUCCESS
Manager Mitchell Announces Diners
Showed Great Interest and There
Were No Protests, All Desiring
To Help the Government
The first meatless day in Seward,
as far as the Seward Grill was con
cerned, was an emphatic success, ac
cording to George A. Mitchell. I* rom
morning until late at night no meat
orders were served, even at breakfast
ham and bacon orders being refused.
“There were no protests when it was
explained to our customers that it
was a meatless day," said Mr. Mitch
ell, “and all seemed to appreciate the
importance of the innovation.
“Hereafter our meatless day will
probably be on Tuesdays instead of
Fridays as the latter date falls on a
day when the great majority of peo
ple eat fish anyway.
“I am doing my part in the con
servation cause of the nation and I
believe that other eating places in
Seward will do the same before a na
tional order is made demanding cer
tain days. By doing this conservation
now it will not come so hard when
rigidly enforced.”
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FIRE PLOT DISCOVERED
MORTS BRIDGE, So. Dak., Nov.
24.—What appears to be a wholesale
plot to destroy warehouses and ele
vators in the northwest, is expected
to be revealed by an investigation of
the $200,000 fire at Lemmon yester
day when two elevators and an en:*re
business block of that town w*s des
troyed by fire. Incendarism is sus
pected. Phosphorus was found, plant
ed in several parts of the city. Sev
eral arrests have already been made.
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HELLO STRIKE
NEARING END
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—Tha strikers
of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company are awaiting the report from
the Federal Commisison at San Fran
cisco before taking a referendum vote
on the terms reached by the commis
sion and strikers. These terms include
recognition of the union and a partial
wage increase. The Union here con
siders the terms a victory and expect
to go hack to work next Tuesday 01
Wednesday.
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FOR THE PUBLIC *
* _ *
Mayor Frank Cotter this after- *
* noon received an invitation from '
* Lieutenant Frank Luckel, com
* mantling the U. S. S. Saturn,
* which requests the presence of *
* the city officials and the citizens *
* of Seward at the Military Ball
* to be given Monday night. May- *
* or Cotter will accept the invita- *
* tion this afternoon in behalf of
* the city.
CALIFORNIA TO
OBSERVE A NEW
! DAY TOMORROW
_
: Gov. Stephens Issues Proclamation
For All To Go To Sunday School
And Three Million Pupils to
Act Fpon the Request
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Nov. 24. —
More than 2800 Sunday schools in the
state with an enrollment of approxi
mately 3,000,000 pupils will observe
“Go to Sunday School Day” tomorrow
in conformity with the proclamation
of Governor William D. Stephens is
sued last month.
Almost all of the schools have pre
pared programs for the day, which
will be in line with a general national
movement. The proclamation which
the governor issued is as follows:
“The future of the state oi Calif
ornia depends in a large measure up
on the training and education of the
young people of the present genera
tion. In that training and in the up
building ol* the characters of the youth
no influence is more powerful than
that of our Sunday schools. I am a
firm believer in the efficacy of their
work, and l feel that the people of
this state should do everything pos
sible to encourage and inspire those
who are devoting themselves to the
furtherance of Sunday school endea
vor.
“I do therefore designate and vset
apart Sunday, November 25th, as Go
To Sunday School Day and urge all
persons to attend the Sunday school
of their choice on that day.
HUNS DESPERATELY
RESISTING BRITISH
ON NEW OEEENSIVE
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GOMPEKS RE-ELECTED *
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BUFFALO, Nov. 24. — Samuel *
I * Gompers was again re-elected *
1 * President of the American Fed- *
| * oration of Labor today. This af- *
I * tcrnoon other officers are being r
* elected, nearly all offices having
* many candidates.
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ALIEN ENEMY
MUST HAVE A
PERMIT NOW
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Attorney General T. YV'. Gregory j
in a circular letter, Xo. 745, notifies j
all United States Attorneys and AJa»*-j
i shals that no alien enemy (a subject
I of Germany) is permitted *.o tvave!
from one port to another, even includ
ing American ports, without first ^ob
| taining permission. Applications foi
; this purpose are furnished by the U.
I S. Marshal. After the application is
■ properly filled out, three phctugvaphs,
not larger than 3x3 inches, with a
: light background, must be attached i
to the application which is then for
warded to the* Department ot Justice
at Washington. If permission *s given
by the Department, the alien enemies]
will be allowed to leave for whatever
point is designated in the permit, but
not before.
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RI( H SEATTLE MAN
RUNS AGAINST SNAG
WHEN BUCKS THE tl. S.
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—James A. Mc
Hugh, reputed to be wealthy, and his
25 year old son, John Edwin McHugh,
were today convicted of conspiring to
violate the selective draft service law'.
The government charged that when
the son was drafted recently, the two
made false affidavits to prove that the
father was dependent upon the son
for support. McHugh, senior, made
his wealth in farming near Auburn
i and in selling his property there.
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GIRL IMPRISONED 9
MONTHS IS RESCUED
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—Imprisoned
in a three-room apartment for the
| last nine months because of her moth
! cr’s fear that she might suffer the
j fate of Ruth Cruger, the high school
girl slain by Alfredo Cocchi, Mary
Garrity, 13 .years old, was rescued by
agents of the Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Children.
Mrs. Garrity was taken to a hos
pital for investigation as to her san
ity.
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RED CROSS TO SPEND
MORE MONEY IN CHINA
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PEKIN, Nov. 24.—The American
Red Cross has appropriated an addi-;
tional $75,000 for assistance of the
flood sufferers in the Tsin district.
Themoney will be employed in build
ing a highway from Pekin to Tien
Tsin.
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WAR RISly INSURANCE
LOWERED BY BUREAU;
SUBS ARE INACTIVE
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—On sc-j
count of the great reduction in the
number of ships torpedoed by German
submarines during the past .hroe
weeks, the War Risk uBreau today!
lowered the insurance rates on vessels,
passing through the w.v* zone, i roin
five to four per cent.
IS FOUGHT
Losses Are Reported to he Heavy In
Present Fight Between the Austro
German Forces and Those of
Italy on Southern Front
HP NS HA V E R El N FORCEMENTS
LONDON, Nov. 24.—Reinforced by
scores of divisions from other sectors
of the western front, the Germans art*
desperately resisting the British ad
vance on the Cambrai road front es
pecially around Fontaine Notre Dame
which is less than three miles west of
Cambrai. The Germans are also
strongly defending their positions in
the oBurlon woods and nearby. Stren
uous fighting is reported in the official
report of Field Mar ” d Haig, but h<*
concludes his statement by saying
that “the British forces are progress
ing satisfactorily and gaining foot by
foot.”
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On Italian Front
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov.
24.—The battle of the mountains is
today raging with unexampled vio
lence. The Italians again hold Monte
Tomba and Monte Persica, positions
which were lost last night. The losses
of the Italians are great but the loss
es of the Germans and Austrians are
greater.
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R USSIA N AM BA SSA DOR
TO UNITED STATE# I#
OUT WITH STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, No*. 24.- Russian
Ambassador Bakhmeteff formally no
tified the State Department today that
the Embassy does not recognize the
authority of the extremists now con
trolling the Petrograd foreign oilier.
Three of the chief officers of the Em
bassy resigned today, howevci to a
void having relations with the Bol
sheviki.
Ambassador Bakhmeteff said that
the 'Bolsheviki did not represent the
true will of the Russian people.
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CAPPS ILL—RESIGNS
WASHINGTON, Nov. ?i. — Chief
Constructor Capps of the Navy, ap
pointed General Manager of the Fed
eral Shipping Board's Emergency
Fleet Corporation by President Wil
son live weeks ago, after tse resigna
tion of Major General Goetha’.s, hand
ed in his resignation tuL afternoon.
Chief Constructor Capps repotted
that on account of a ser.ous ill: ess he
must relinquish his duties. President
Wilson will name his successor prob
ably on Monday.
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TAYLOR GOING OUTSIDE
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F. A. Taylor, with his family, will
leave for the outside on the Alaska.
Mr. Taylor has been in the north for
eight years and his present trip to
the states is his first time out. Tor
seven years Mr. Taylor has been em
ployed at Brown & Hawkins and he is
now simply taking a vacation. Be
fore returning north, which will •'«? m
about two or three months, the Tay
lors will visit Seattle, Portland, and
cities in California and Texas.