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SEWARD, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1918. TEN CENTS PER COPY
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CRISIS IN EUROPE ACUTE-KAISER AROUSED AT CHANGE
BERNE, Jan. 3—Three important points regarding
the present world war have arisen during the past twelve
hours. First, the crisis between Russia and Germany has
become so acute that peace negotiations are viituallv end
ed. Second, the Germans fearing that the Russians wiil
turn against them, the kaiser is rushing diplomats to Rus
sia to inveigle the Bolsheviki into further conferences.
Third, Russia will ask that further conferences between
that nation and Germany be held at Stockholm, Russia
now believing that to save herself, she must continue to
fight.
These deductions are made by a neutral nation and
neutral diplomats coincide with the views taken.
THREE MILLION RUSSIANS ( AN EIGHT
BERLIN, Jan. 3.—The Bolsheviki government of
Russia has practically demanded that further peace con
ferences, if Germany desires to continue them, shall ho
heid at Stockholm. Russia has decidedly protested
against Germany’s attitude regarding occupied territory.
It is officially reported here that the Petrograd officials
are considering resuming the fighting against Germany
and this time with an army of three million men.
The kaiser, aroused over the sudden change among
the Bolsheviki, has not replied to Russia's demand for a
INDUSTRIES
OF GERMANY
BREAK DOWN
WASHINGTON. J.»n. :i. - Accord
ing to an official report received a* i
“the Swiss Gmb*s>y here, n Swiss * n
^rneer, employed foi many years »n
.ne ^icat iat'oiies at Mturd‘ b-**p mu
other important centers in Geimany,
has returne«l to Iterne with impu>*anl
information. This Swiss e*;:*.neer ce
cUres lhat Go,many's industrial ma
chinery is br.i»k*n|f down (me lo a
shorta.re of oil. rubber and a'l kir.de i t
metals. The i.njtineer dei .uies that
the Kais • when he left Gein.an soil,
believed that he had the wa»* cinched
if the Russians would ubiie- by his
terms of peace.
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ALASKA NOW
ON THE WAY
TO THIS PORT
SEATTLE, Jan. 3. — Steamer
Alaska sailed for Seward and way
ports at 9 o'clock this morning with
many passengers including the follow
ing for Seward: Mrs. K. Fairbanks,
A. J. McCollum and J. A. Johnson.
The Alaska has seven days mail on
board for Southwestern Alaska ports.
Alameda Due Tomorrow
The cable office reports that the
Mameda sailed for Seward from Cor
dova shortly after noon. The Ala
meda is expected in port tomorrow
night sometime.
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CONGRESS ASSEMBLES
AND THEN \DJOCRNS
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. — Hoth
houses of Congress reaxembled after
the holiday adjournment and then
closed the sessions for the day out of
rf^pect tc departed members.
TRAIN CREWS
TRANSFERRED
FROM SEATTLE
SEAT”'l • . Jan. -i. -
about ot various rail mad' hero,
owing to they being commandeered
by the «;<> -.‘eminent and their unifica
tion undo*’ (ne management ha. re
leased m my t.ains, many locomotives
* men have been transfer
red to tia i ecus clsewhc • where
there i.^ a heavy con jest ion of ‘‘might.
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RATIONS FOR ENGLAND
LONDON, Jan. o. — It was
officially announced today by the
British government that compul
sory rationing will be put into
effect in England soon.
AN OPENING FOR
RIGHT KIM) OF
MAN IS OFFERED
LONDON, Jan. 3. — Government
I regulations in the leather trade have
become so intricate that one of the
leading manufacture o has the fol
lowing advertisement in the las- issue
of the British Shot and Leather Re
co*m:
“Wanted—A super-man, to read
through and duly fill in government
forms. Must be careful of marshall
ing figures, arriving at results, and
working out decimals with microscop
I ic exactness and in lightning rapidity.
Successful applicant must possess the
patience of Job and the infallibility
a Pope, must be endowed with mira
culous powers, capable of judging at
! sight with mathematical precision cx
• act quantities, weights, qualities, su
es anu value of thousands of boots in
various stages of manufacture. He
must have inexhaustible energy and
be capab!** of working -4 hours a day
for weeks on *nd. Sleeping and meal
time will le a1 lowed him f.fte,‘ the
war.
TttI M. DRAGGING ALONG
CHICAGO, Jan. 3. — The trial of
the Industrial Workers of the WoHd
is proceeding slcr ly. There is no in
dications when the first conviction
will be reached.
further conference at Stockholm but today sent the for
eign secretaries of Germany and Austria hurrying to
Brest i.itovsk with new instructions. Whether the Rus
siatis will consent to a conference at Brest-Litovsk is not
known here.
It is known that the kaiser's plans for the offensive on
the western front have been upset by the change on the
part of Russia. If the Russians take the field again hun
dreds of thousands of Germans soldiers must be immed
iate] v withdrawn from the Italian front also the western
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front to go against the Bolsheviki.
It is unofficially reported in Berlin this afternoon that
the Red Guards of the Bolsheviki have started for the
front to resume fighting.
RUSSIANS REALIZE THAT THEY MUST FIGHT
PETROGRAD, Jan. 3.—While all kinds of rumors are
rife here todav the indications are that a crisis has been
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1 reached in peace negotiations and Russia must again ta^e
to the battlefield in order to save her revolutionary prin
principles. The Bolsheviki officials have carefully weigh
ed the demands of the Germans for peace and the occupa
tion of certain territory and they have come to the con
elusion that the harmonizing of domestic difficulties will
demand that all peace proposals, along the present lines
BAD WEATHER
STOPS FIGHTS
WITH ENEMY
LON POX, Jan. .‘I. — Snj»* and in
, element weather is blocking all at
tempts for large operatioi s on the
wt -tern front. The (iermana bom bar i
| ed Ypros and the Verdun sector*-; dur-'
ing the night.
Lie* British. French and Italians |
i continue to repulse enemy raius at
; vaiious points along th* northern line
in Italy.
Landing Their Frey
ITALIAN HE AINU B : FRS. Jan.
In a recent otlY...-**• . 1 b F: -nch
captured over twice as many bciiiian
prisoners than they had men engag'd
in the lighting. Twenty-four hundred
prisoners were taken and 500 men of
the Teuton forces were killed. The
French force numbered 1200 men.
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SPANISH PALACE
1 LOST BY FIRE
MADRID, Jan. •'». — Fire this fore
noon destroyed the Royal Palace La
granja and a nearby church. The loss
is several million dollars. None of
the valuable paintings were saved but
! all inmates escaped safely. The Pal
ace was built in 1721.
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MAYOR COTTER TO
BE FOUR MINUTE
SPEAKER TONIGHT
Mayor Frank Cotter will be ;he 11
four minute speaker tonight at
the Empress theuue. Mr. Cotter
• vwll have somethin*; especially in* "
loresting to say to th«» men and
will expect the v >men to see
that h»s plan is earned out to the •
* letter.
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(OAL MORE PLENTIFUL
COLUMBUS, Jan. 3. — Through j
the energies of the state fuel admin
istrators the shortage of coal has;
been relieved at places in Ohio where i
suffering has been acute.
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PEACE TALK
OF GERMANY
IS NOT JUST
LKIPSIG, Jan. — One of the
boldest articles on the war permitted
to circulate is that which appeared to
day in the Volks Zeitung, the leading
Socialist paper. The Volks Zeitung.
in large type, says:
“Everybody now knows that the
Imperial German Government is not
aiming at a just peace. Germany is
aiming at a peace providing for an
enormous increase in the nation’s
military, political and economic
strength.”
sinking SITllM \KINK'S
LONDON, Jan. - Eleven
German .submarines have been
sunk by Biitish and American
destroyers dining: the oast week
according: to the official announce
ment today.
1 SENATOR AND
1 CONGRESSMAN
HAVE PASSED ON
WASHP C.TOX, jrn. T — Pc an
nouncement of the deaths of Senator
Francis (I. Xewlands, Democrat, of
Xevada, and Representative EUs-■
A'orth, Democrat, of Ohio, vas an
nounced today in Congress. Their i
deaths occurred during the holiday]
, ocess.
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WEATHER MODER VIES
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3, — Thej
cold wave over the Atlantic states i
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and the middle west has passed ac-|
cording to the weather bureau nnd|
milder temperatures are generally re
ported.
be eliminated and the armies again sent to the various
fronts.
ALLIES TO RECOGNIZE THE BOLSHEVIKI, MAYBE
LONDON, Jan. 3.—The crisis in Russia over the Ger
! man peace demands is the principal topic of discussions
regarding the war today. If the Bolsheviki will again take
the fit hi, make certain overtures to the Ententes, the Al
lies will recognize the new government and give them ma
terial and financial assistance. But the British will not
be caught napping any more than will the other allies. It
is known that many instructions and messages of a gov
ernment nature have been dispatched during the past 21
hour's regarding the new turn in Russian affairs. It is
hinted here that American, British and French generals
will be sent to hdp command the Russians acting in an ad
visory capacity with the Russian chiefs at the fronts. An
official report has been received here that Red Guards
have joined the Cossacks and will return to one front and
begin battle against the Germans. The only direct infor
mation regarding the change of attitude of the Russians
is the impression gaine.l from the excitement caused in
Berlin ove>- the refusal of the Russians to deliberate fur
ther with trie Germans on the various peace proposals and
the information that the kaiser has sent foreign secretar
ies to Brest-Litovsk to reopen negotiations.
WOUND FROM
CELEBRATION
PROVES FATAL
SEATTLE, Jan. 3. — John E. Lar
son, aged HO, died this forenoon inj
the Emergency hospital as a result of
revolvei shot wound received fiom
a reveler welcoming the New Year on
Monday at midnight. Larsen "'as on'
the crowded street when fn • shot:
King out. The bullet lodged in Lar
sen’s chest. Scores of police, on the
streets keeping the crowd orderly,
rushed to the scene, but were unable
to find the person firing th* shot.
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WITHDRAW 3
TRACTS FROM
ALASKA LAND!
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. — Presi
dent Wilson has issued an executive
order regarding Alaska lands which
is as follows:
It is hereby ordered that the three
tracts of land in Alaska, hereinafter
described, be and the same are here- j
by, withdrawn from disposal, and re-j
served, subject to any valid adverse
rights which may exist by prior in-!
ception, for the use of the United
States Bureau of Education and of na-i
tives of Alaska of indigenous race,1
under care of said bureau.
Descriptions
Akiak Reserve—Beginning at a post
about 6 feet long set in the ground 2
feet, 200 feet in an caste.1 ly direction
from the northeast corner of the Unit
ed States public school building, at
approximately latitude 60 degrees 52
minutes N., longitude 161 deg. 15 min.
W., marked No. 1; thence in a south- j
erly direction along the right bank of
the Kuskokwim River 1 mile to post
No. 2; thence in a westerly direction
1 mile to post No. 3; thence in a
northerly direction 2 miles to post No. |
4; thence in an easterly direction
mile to post No. 5, set on tho right
bank of the Kuskokwim River; thence j
in a southerly direction along the;
right bank of the Kuskokwim River ) i
mile to the initial stake; estimated to
FIRE RAGING
ON FREIGHTER
ON THE OCEAN
A PACIFIC PORT, Jan. ... - IVo
America*. *vai ships* ir* rushing: to tl»<*
aid of :K Japauc.;*: freight*?: Shinyo
Maru, No. 2, which ra«\ng here
with a fire in her forwaid hold. The
crew is unable to control the fire.
I'he freighter should reach he’*e *o
mo"ow hut the warships h.i-e boor,
sent ;o take the crew olT if the fire
endangers their safety aid th<* ship
must he abandoned.
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KISH QUOTATIONS
SKATTLK, Jan. 3. At noon today
Alaska halibut was quoted at seven
teen and one half cents.
contain 2 square miles.
Mountain Village Reserve—Begin
ning at a pole about 40 feet long set
5 ffet in the ground, 30 feet from ;h •
southwest corner of the United States
public school building, on the right or
north bank of the Yukon River, at ap
proximately latitude 62 dog. 15 min.
N., longitude 163 deg. 50 min. \V.;
thence in a westerly direction 1 mile,
following the right bank of the Yukon
River; thence in a northerly direction
1 mile, at right angles to the Yukon
River; thence in an easterly direction
2 miles, parallel to the Yukon River;
thence in a southerly direction 1 mile
on the Yukon river; thence m a west
erly direction 1 mile to the place of
beginning, following the right bank
of the Yukon River; estimated to con
tain 2 squaie miles.
Tatitlek Reserve—Beginning at a
point on the easterly shore of Tatitlek
Narrows and at the middle of the spit
connecting the mainland with Grave
Yard Point, this above point situated
about half way between the villages
of Tatitlek and Ellamar, with corner
No. 1, a post 4 feet high and 4 inches
square set 1$ inches in the ground;
thence running due east about 1 ^2
miles to the shore line on Boulder Bay
to corner NV set same as corner
Now \% thenec meandering southerly
along the shore line, which mean Cor
ing is continued regardless of direc
tion but in observance with the : bore
line until corner No, 1 is reach'' ,