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I HE WHO WASTES A j !i WAR — DON'T WASTE
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LONGS THE WAR.
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Daily Edition,and The Alaska Weekly Post _____
- SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH <>, 1018. TEN CENTS PER COPY
Volume V!- Numl i * — ■ —■ ■ ---
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lit St Lieutenant in an Engineering
Corps Writes Ur. Keutiag li'a*
Men \re Equipped hi a Line
Manner, Keac> xt» I ‘g*‘t
KORCKS liKTTKK Hi AN \«.l. i !>
Men Are Ready to Pie am! All * hoy
\>k Is That Those at Hone Keep
Sending ;he Necessaries to
Them Across toe Se.»>
I’he American iortis in . : a' v*» a «
in excellent condition, well cared »•
|iiiui are bound to win. lids is one
deduction for a letter und»T nate • •
January 25th, from "somewise o ■»
rrance with the American hxm<.
t ionary forces,” anil received in *1 «-•
last mail by Dr. O. J. Keating. A" mud
about January 2 >ih. Socri tn1 y Either
and President Wilson wore ha\i s a
“time** with coitain senate s ai. * *
j»resent at ives who declared that the
forces in 1 ranee wvie in a w»vtcheit
condition. The letter iece»ved o.: L> ‘
keiting, from a man with * he tiy1.*
ing forces, gives the lie to the state
ments of the Congressmen.
The letter recencci o* lu.
is from First Lieutenant K. L. Hug* -
es, Company L\, 1 ITth Engineers, the
latter being a chum 01 the Scwarii
doctor, both having lor years i)« en a -
'Oeiatod in various ways in Culuo^nia.
Lieutenant Hughes writes: ‘V.c arc
going into this thing to do or die.
We’ll ‘do’ it’ you biuis at home will
ket p the shoulder behimi the whm I
and send the necessaries o*er amt
, we'll only be too willing to d
our native land at anytime. We've
had to get a mighty big army tog th
er out of a very small nucleus but
they look well compared to the A lied
ioices and we will surely come
through. The men couldn’t be in bet
ter shape or spirits, 1 don’t believe.”
Lieut. Hughes was on the borfVr in
l‘)16 and then returned with his coin
1,any to California. Last July Lie d.
Hughes again joined the forces or as
he writes: “We had to get busy to
punish the Boche and 1 enlisted in hi
California Engineers. I was commis
sioned a Second Lieutenant in Aug«i<f,
on the 15th, to be exact, and Id days
after received my commission as Fir.*d
Lieutenant. 1 was in New \urk T on
September Sth to Oct. 15., ttv n saik 1
for France and landed about the first
of November, f surely enjoyed the
trip across the continent to New \ork.
The trip across the Atlantic was dur
ing tropical days and moonli*
ifiehts.”
This latter reference to “tropical
days and moonlight nights” indicates
that Lieut. Hughes was on one of the
many transports that landed in the
southern part of France, reaching
there by the Mediterranean and arriv
ing at Marseilles.
Continuing the letter, Lieut. Hugh
es says: “France is a unique place uw»
of great historical interest, but the
modes of living and general methods
are away below what we know. The
landscapes are beautiful and the
Spring will bring out more so.
“I am traveling over part o* 1 ranee
more or less and it is surprising the
bunch of fellows I have come across
whom I knew in :ollcge, ’Frisco, etc.”
Frequently, in writing his let'er
Lieut. Hughes puts in the expression
“busier than blazes for the time be
ing.” showing that he was called to
special duty suddenly and then re
sumed his letter writing.
In concluding the letter the writer
says: “Censorship prevents my men
tioning much of anything so my sup
ply of information I can give you.
Doc., is low. I can say this, though,
everyone of the fellows from Ameri
ca are fine phyisic&lly and 'eady to
crack the Boohe. Everyone is ready
to plunge his sword or bayonet into
them, right up to the hilt and then
give the proper twist for extra mea
sure.”
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lilt. tiliiiOlHIlV
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r.KkN:-:. Ma ch t>. — The Uolshe- j
a 1 . P< trograd
♦ui Mo cov. . th * mimt capital is to j
l)«‘t i no* tho s* at **t the Lusssiun j^o\- .
am! r. toca lajtl IVtis* |
:!.!.< a fi e port.
p« ■
grad h.mi<d!y.
r,;e i;.)l he iki Council at Moscow
is he.i vi d tv) be a ore o posed tv> the
Cei roans n.ul sc pa at. pcavO a t.i>
;* t e • cm Councils.
It »s a!.o repelled here that all c» 1
tl o ‘v’V’an Councils of the Work*
h en’s d Soldu r’s «!? hv;:,rw w:l- not
. ICC term
le convi 1 d next week.
!h •• c of the tc i ti*s m \n> the down
f .1! *’ rrerni* r Loti!.' * and Foreiun
M ni>t v kkot^ky.
’Ikoiaky l!:is. His Say
VI l HOC It ' P. March ♦». — Foreign
Mini, t lio M;y told the Associat'd
Fro .. today that thf Polshcvikrlcad
s v.v*‘i p oyaivd to w»ihdraw event
las Jar as the Lral mountains utCuv
Dir: b ii V to .Mf at of a revolution.
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REGISTER NOW
Rcnvmbor that you cannot vote
at tit* city election unless >ou *
* gi. t v. So matter whether you *
* registered last year or not you *
! cannot vote unless you have reg
* within the j u t six or ev- v
(n v ehs. There a*c only ‘J* days
* rein King for you to go to the
city cletVs odke at the Seward
• > c, (>.. ur.d register. Men and
i wenvo can register, the qualitica- *
tions Mv: ti rt you hav * Ken in * j
( the tenitoiv 01 e year and in Sew
■ * ard six months.
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JOHN REDMOND OEM)
I.UNDOX, March fi. John Red
mond. the famous i Lh Nationalist
leader, died here this afternoon of
hea t failure. John Redmond was ,
opi rated upon a day ago lor intestin
al Double and heart failure was the
result.
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AHMED SIIIR SUNK
LONDON, March (I. — The British j
armed merchantman chaser, Calgar
ian was submarined on March 1st, ac
cording to a repoit issued by the Ad
miralty today. Two officers and 46
men were lost when the ship went
down. The Admiralty says that 610
men were aboard at the time of tho i
lisaster.
The Calgaiian was struck by four
torpedoes and ail did their work well.
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! NUTD STATE:* SENDS
NO COMMUNICATION TO
JAPAN \ 1501 I SIBERIA
WASHINGTON, March 6. — The
State Department announced that
J this gave nment has sent no commun
; ication to Japan regarding the action
in Siberia. The United States will
communicate all matters through j
England if any are communicated.
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| SEVEN HUNDRED BODIES
are found in ruins of
I CHINESE GRAND stand]
SHANGHAI, March 6. —According
to official advices received here 700
bodies have been found in the ruins
| of the grandstand of the Hongkong
! Jockey Club Race Track which burn
| ed last week during a race. Mbst of
i the dead are Chinese.
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\NNOUNCEMENT
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A;I four minute speakers are *
requo. led to meet with the
local chairman, L. V. Hay, at his *
>iuce at 12:45 o’clock tomorrow ‘
afternoon to arrange a new ached- *
ul** and secure new assignments. *
'!’k* political cauldron in Seward
has started to boil.
Today petitions are being prepared
ami announcements for city offices
haw been made.
(no 1‘oehiman this forenoon made
t • . nouncemcnt that he will enter
the race again for city clerk.
;'r. Homig will be a candidate again
:,)!• ,i y treasurer and his friends are
i y; the petition required.
City Attorney J. I.indley Green an
te uncos that ho m not a candidate tor
• -election is he v ill devote his time
o m- candidacy for the legislature <d
hv Territory on the Repuoliean tick
et.
Right on top of the announcement
that u . Green will not run for office,
i)r. I M Sloan announced that L. L.
Janie., will he a candidate for city at
torney, the latter authorizing the
former to make the official announce
to pn pat e th< petition,
n • -o stated that he would pre
pare a petition in favor of Mr. James.
Dr. Sloan aLo announces that he is
a candidate for the school board to
lill out the unexpired term of Mr.
Ma. tin!
Tin* above announcements start the
local campaign. So far several have
the councilmanic bee buzzing dose to
their heads but appear to be timid
boat making announcements.
Citizens are also casting about for
; property owner, a conservative man
who will become a candidate for
Mayor.
CHARGE MADE
AGAINiT MAIL
ORDER mi
WASHINGTON, March (i. — The
Federal Trade Commission lias issued
a complaint against Sears, Koch tci:
Co., charging that the mail order
house has used unfair methods in com
petition. It is charged that the cata
logues state that all competitors goods
are inferior.
One specifc charge is that Sears,
lot buck Co., advertises sugar for sale
t a r.- s >n condition that certain otli
r gro eiios ho purchased from which
• ho profit on the combined sale made
•» subotar.ti&I figure. The low price of
;ho sugar was made for the sole pur
)Ose of lessening competition and
creating a monoply.
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WEATHER ON R. R.
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The following is the weather report
of places along the railroad .received
to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage, 28 above, clear, S. W.
Kalis Creek, 20 above, clear, north,
(■irdwood, 28 above, clear, north.
Matannska, 6 above, cloudy, S. W.
.aU“ tt.a, 20 a *nve ,cl no.', south.
'Peadhorsc, 20 above, cloudy, calm.
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t'ORMEK STEAMER ON
ALASKA RUN ASHORE
ON COAST OP JAPAN
SEATTLE, March (5. — Steamer
Umatilla, engaged last year between
Seattle and Nome, is ashore on Boy
Esaki, Japan. The steamer is resting
on an even keel nd is expected to be
floated soon without serious damage.
!'FRISCO TO
S NO ROATS
TO S WARD
San Francisco Shipping Men Will
PI ace Steamers on Route From
’Frisco to Seward When Return
Cargoes Are Assured
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DELEGATION IS COMING NORTH
j Cargoes ol Coal From Seward Are
Promised by Next September
At Latest—James Is Doing
Good Missionary Work.
; As soon as Seward can promise that
return cargoes will be furnished, San
Francisco shipping men will enter the
\lasku hold with their steamers. This
*s the information received here from
L. L. James, Secretary of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce, in a night let
ter from San Francisco
Mr. James says that ho has inter
ested wholesalers in San Francisco
and they have enthusiastically con
sented, in conjunction with the San
■ Francisco Chamber of Commerce, to
j charter a steamer to tour Alaska vis
! iting particularly Seward, as soon as
•he war conditions permit securing a
steamer without injuring the shipp ng
p.0 H »m of the overrun mt.
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Mr. James lias toin tnc aan r ran-|
•Leo wnol salers and the me. ibc»*s
the Chamber of Commerce there that j
Seward would have a return cargo of
< oal for tlieir steamers by next Sop-j
Member. It is expected that before;
that time the San Francisco delcga-1
lion will have paid a visit to Seward.;
Mr. James wires that he has had !
conferences with L. M. King, sec it- ,
tary of the San Francisco Chamber pi’:
Commerce, and he is satisfied that the
future will bring perfect business re- *
lations with Seward. The 'Fri. co
Chamber of Commerce has expressed
a most friendly desire to assist Sew
ard in all matters and greetings are
sent'to the local body from the organ
ization at the- Golden Gate.
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V MERIC AN* PATROL TAKES
GERMANS AS PRISONERS
IN THE LORRAINE REGION
PARIS, March 6. — A German at
tack last night on the trenches held
by the Americans in Lorraine were
repulsed says the French war state
ment today.
The ollicial announcement a’so s:*.% .
that an American patrol operating in
the same region took a laige number
of German prisoners.
SHAKE l!P IS
CONTEMPLATED
IN THE ARMY
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WASHINGTON, March 6. — Offi
cers and soldiers in the American
Army of enemy nationality, whos-t loy
alty ;s unquestioned, .vill not be per
mitted to serve on tiif battle fronts.
This was <lu announcement of Seue
tary of War Baker today.
Tl:e above class of officers ar.n so1
diers will be detailed to insular points
when tnoil regiments are ordered to
the front in France. Aliens sent to
the insular posts will Hcast the men
in the ivg’nents there for service in
France.
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AH! ANOTHER BLACKLIST!
MEXICO CITY, March 6. — The
Germans here have issued a “black
: list” of their own, which was pub
’ lished recently in the local Tages Zei
| tung. Virtually all Entente firms and
: agents, naturally, are included in this
list, hut interest centers mostly in the
! effect the Compilation will have on
! neutral commercial houses that have
I teen included, apparently after ca-i
! ful consider jtion.
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1 * TIME FOR THE NEXT *
DRAFT NOW NEARING '
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WASHINGTON, March fi. — *
* Indications today arc that the *
* announcement of the date for the
* next draft is imminent. It is be
* lieved that the first men wil!
| * move to the camps early in April.
WASH I \t;TOW March 6. — lira.--;
ings hi g?in today before the Hou;e|
committee .m TenAm ies on Dclega!ej
Charles A. Sulzer’s nil! giant mg home
iiie foi Alaska. .John W. Troy, of;
Juneau. .A’afka, argued in favor of j
tlie bill u;g:ng legislation that won’ 11
give Alaska full power to pass it’s
o’vn hills ; e<. make them more effer-j
live \vit»n :i my congressional sanc
tion. Mi. Toy discussed the bill for!
fully two hours and he was listened to I
most atie-.:'’civ bv vhe commute'* i
The heming was conLmued.
'I he t.’rusi committee of territories!
consist' oi Messrs. Hocston, Watkins,
FcrroT, Watson, of Virginia; I>um-|
haugH, 'laiulin Me Comoro. Dvo st e«*t, i
l\t*hoe. w. aver, Sulzer, Johnson, of
\vas:ni,i. ton; Curry, of California;
Xnvoll. Ijiirdeen, Voigt, Merrill, lJae>
and Kuiauianaole.
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\ REGULAR JOINER
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Garry Each, purser on the *
steamer Admiral Evans, is one of *
the new members of the Seward *
Chapter of the Red Cross. Mr *
Rath has joined the Red Cross *
in every Alaskan town where the *
Evans makes a step, from Ketchi
1 kan to Seward. Mr. Rath should *
he a bona fide member in spirit *
' :md in letter. *
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BTAZIL FLEET
TO ASSIST IN
ALLIED PATHOL
LONDON. March (i. — Eric (ieddes,
First Lo'-d of the Admiralty, told the
House of Commons todaj that Eng
land and the United States were sink
ing German submarines as fast as the
Germans could build them.
Erie Gcddes said rhat the ship loss
es continued downward. He stated
that labor troubles and strikes m Eng
land were interfering in ship produc
tion, out that these were now being
settled. The Admiralty head stated
that England and America wcie co
operating as nearly complete as pos
sible.
One most important announcement
was made that throws a new light on
the war proposition and that is that
Brazil will soon send a war fleet to
help in patrol service in the war zone.
PRESIDENT TO
SEIZE CERTAIN
EASTERN DOCKS
• $
WASHINGTON, March 6. — Presi
dent Wilson intends to commandeer;
the Hamburg-American and the North
Get man Lloyd Steamship company’s
docks and warehouses at Hoboken.
President Wilson today arranged with
Senator Martin, Democratic leader,
for an amendment to the urgent defi
ciency appropriation bill giving him
authority to commandeer the proper
ty mentioued.
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SUCCESSOR
TO STRONG
ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON. March »>. — Thom
as Giggs, Jr., was today nominated
by President Wilson for governor of
Alaska. This nomination was sent to
the Senate along with several other
important appointments. It is be
lieved here that there will be no oppo
sition whatsoivei to tee nomination
ol Mr. Giggs.
The nominee for governor of Alaska
is now a member of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission having his
headquaiters at Nenana, Alaska.
Last Pecember the Gatewav stated
that Thomas Giggs, Jr., would he
nominated for governor sometime in
Januarv. That was the political dope
direct f**o’n Washington, emigres
assembled hut war legislation pre
vented the nomination being made
Last week the Editor of the Gatewav
received a communication irom Wash
ington that Mr. Giggs would he nom
inated within the next week. Politi
cians here in Seward poohooed the
prediction a> they knew what wa>
what. Hut Mr. Giggs was nominated
tod ty, a* predicted.
HANSON IS
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OF S iTTLt
SEATTLE, March 6. — Ole Han
son, real estate iran, defeated James
E. Bradford for mayor of Seattle in
ihe election held yesterday by 4000
majority. Hanson succeeds Mayor
Gill on March 16th, one week from
next Monday.
Mayor-Elect Hanson is expected to
retain Chief of Police Joe Warren.
James Bradford at midnight last
night addressed a bulletin to the* peo
ple through the bulletins of the three
newspaper offices saying that he ack
nowledged defeat after the bitte*rest
fight in the history of Seattle.
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10 KtbldltH
WOMEN FOR
WAR SERVICE
, During the latter part of this week
it is expected that the women of Sew
ard will be registered for service of
the United States. The work of reg
istration in Seward will be in charge
of the Woman's club. The city will
be districted and special assignments
made to womdn to take the register.
In taking the registration, no ser
vice will be asked or expected except
what the registrant may freely offer,
but she is requested to register in
any case, that the census may be com
plete.
The United States recognizes the
value of the work of women in help
ing to win the war and grave respo i
sibilities have been placed upon them
because they must take the places of
men called to the front. Trained and
efficient women who have had prac
tical experience are needed in man\
lines of community services to keep
conditions normal and this campaign
is an appeal to the patriotism of the
women of Seward to tell what they
can do and are willing to do as well
as what they have done.
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Naturally the fellow' who blows his
horn has to be his own tooter.
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