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" SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST, T, IMA_TEN CENTS PER COPT
GOV. RIGGS IS
GOING TO MAKE
TOUR OF ALASKA
(Jov. Thomas Riggs. Jr. leaves Jun
eau early this month tor a tour of the
territory, the trip will extend over
4000 miles ami the first leg of the
journey will be from Juneau to Cor
dova. Valdez. Seward and Anchorage.
C»ov. Riggs, will then either return to
Valdez or Cordova and go to the in
terior from there down the \ukon and
out on the Victoria from Nome.
Mrs. Riggs, the firs, ui*lj ol th*
Territory, will accompany her hus
band on the trip which will perhaps
take until late in September or the
middle of October.
BRITISH ARE
GUAROING GNE
SECRET WELL
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LANCASTER, ENGLAND, Aug.l
— The secret of the construction of
balance chamber oi the torpedo u.>eu
by British submarines is jealously
guarded by tne British government.
Although there are three manufactur
ing concerns making torpedoes in Eng
-land, none of them is permitted to
lea***) • ak g this chaii.
ber, a section uovut ihiet* feet long.
The produc* of all three plants id
composed of interchangeable parts of
torpedoes which are sent to the c Mi
tral government plant where the bal
ance chamber is fited on.
Every tenth torpedo is taken to
pieces and the parts are tested t >
make sure that they are interchange
able with the products of some other
factory. If not the mis-fits are con
tlemmed.
One factory here turns out about
21 torpedoes a week. The labor is
mostly unskilled and includes women.
The skilled workers were formerly
employed on textile machines or in
jewelery work. None of them knew
anything about torpedoes before ♦Lev
came to the factory.
STEAMERDORA
SAILS WESTWARD!
Steamer Dora was billed to sail dur
-ing the afternoon for the westward
aim the little steamer will have a fud
cargo ami a large number of passeng
ers. Among those going to the west
ward are the following:— for t’nga—
Capt. M. Vincent and Peter Laborie;
for Nushagak— B.C. Basel, lx>uis
Kruger, Charles For>, Misa K. Kay;
for C nalaska,— K.A. Gardner, for
Kodiak.'— C.P. Wood, and F. Kapen»
for Sand Point,— Miss C. Strickland,
Vera Anderson. Mamie Shaiobrinoff,
Sergy Sharsdnioff, Alex Anderson,
and Lota Kctchuk. Hound trip, Dr. 0.
J. Keating.
MELON (.ROWERS ARE
READY EOR BIG CROC.
LAS CRUCES. N.M. Aug. 1— In
the cantaloupe kingdom beauty is on
ly skin deep. It is by netting that the
cantaloupe experts can judge the qual
-ity of the melons they buy for the
eastern and northern markets. Ship
pers are preparing here for the an
nual melon havest. Each of the crates,
i? inspected by experts. The netting
or crossveining which appears on the
outside of the melon is examined
closely. If it i<* well developed, stands
well away from th* skin the canta
loupe is of good quality. If the netting
is thin and indistinct, the entire vrate
and often the whole load, is reacted.
Cantaloupes are sorted into thiee
grades: ponies, mediums and jumbos.
WOMAN'S CLUB TOMORROW
Van ^Hull on Friday afternoon
’Woman's Cl\b wi,l be hM at the
Fan Gilde*- Adi on Friday afternoon
(tomorrow) a\ - o’clock.
ALASKA IS NOW
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*EATM.K, Aug. 1.—Steamer A*
aska which lias been on the dry dock
or two weeks came otT yostoiday ami
ailed for AlasKan ports this morning
I'll* Alaska has egu da> s mail In
Southwest‘.* i Ala Kav ports and t o
following pa^eiigers for Srwa d: M's.
I. ena Smith and (I. Myer.
ALAMEDA COMES
FROM THE SOUTH
Steamer Alameda arrived in port
at 1 o’clock this morning with 11 pas
sengers, •*’» da\ > maid and express and
,;T tons of general ireight. From the
.Seward dock the steamer went to the
5>an Juan dock and discharged llo
tons of cans, etc., and then left tor
Anchorage about o’clock this tore
noon.
The following were the arrivals on
the Alameda: 1‘hilip X. Moore and
wife, W.M. (.'timings, H.E. Davis, Mrs.
A.F. Davis, and baby, Deadly Davis,
ti.W. Hoot and wife, D.F. Kllis, and
J. Uavmond.
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OFF TO FRONT
Mike Grubieh, who is registered at
the Sexton, having arrived on the
Northwestern from LaTouche, leave*
on the Admiral Faragut enroute to
the war front to help whip the Kaiser.
Mr. Grubieh is going to Saloniea and
k* jo in the Serbian army perhaps *n
the engineer corps, he being an expert
drill man.
Mr. Grubieh has already served In
the Serbian army for two years and a
half and was an under officer, or in
the American military terms, a Ser
geant. Grubieh worked out the line
for a year and during the past two
years has been at LaTouche, He h*is
many friends in this section.
FURS ARE
GOING OP
"LONDON, Aug. 1— hur dealers in
London say that furs in America and
Great Britian are to be higher in price
next fall and winter than ever. Alien
furriers in London have advanced the
price of the furs they are putting on
the market 200 percent, since spring
and many of these were damaged
skins.
iii some of the London shops iuv
| coat* were displayed recently at pric
es ranging from $2U0 to $250 which
i a short time ago could have been
bought for $50 or $75.
44We are quite at the mercy of the
Russian alien workman,” a British
furrier said “They know more about
the trade than anyone else. 1 would
.lot guarantee the plainest tur coat at
$100. as, owing to the lack of proper
workmanship and the shortage of furs
a coat is often made up of some piec
j es that are faulty, though some parts
of it may bo good.
“It is difficult just now to get the
alien furriers to do repairing. They
are keeping coats and fur wraps in
hand for months, as they do not want
to be bothered with repair work while
they can be preparing new garments
for their fuli harvests of abnormal
prices. ”
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K. OF C. EXTENDS SCOPE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1— The Knights
I of Columbus committee on wqr activi
; ties announced that it will extend the
scope of its work by aiding in the care
of American prisoners interned in
Switzerland.
HUN PLANE BROUGHT DOWN IN FLAMES
•XMi.-i&'-'S:* Av> it*
Shot down in ftutues during an air battle on ilo* western front. It.' 4»er
timti biplane is still burning after crashing Inside the allied lines.
SPLIT
J.oxnox, Aug. 1.—'Germany is
tcniemplating recalling Ambassador
von .Mumm, from Ukraine, ami the
handing of the passports to the l k
raine’s llerlin Ambassador ending a
st ttlement of the Kiev situation. A
hoy throw a bomb anti killed a Ger
man commander and hi.* adjusLani at,
Kiev which has caused the Hun-Uk
nine trouble.
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STEAMER DOPE
The Admiral Karragut is expected
a) arrive southbound sometime 10
i no now afternoon according to Agent
Wayne Blue.
The Northwestern was due in An
chorage at 1 o’clock this afternoon
and is expected to return to Seward
.ate tomorrow night.
The Alameda is due in Anchorage
eariy tomorrow mo'u'ng and !.-> due
back to Seward Satun:ay fon noon.
The Admiral Schley is advertised
to sail from Seattle Saturday aftci
non at 4 o’clock.
The Alaska sailed from Seattle for
Southwestern Alaska this forenoon.
RKCISTERKD AT SKWARD.
The following arrivals on the Ala
meda are registered at the Hotel Sew
ard: Philip X. Moore and wife, of St.
Louis; W.M. Cummings, of* Orange,
Cal..; G.W. Boot, wife and son, from
Portland.
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SONS OK -NORWAY FOR
driving war to end.
Great Falls, Mont., Aug. 1— Re
affirming their loyalty to the United
States and the Stars and Strips, the
delegates to the supreme lodge, Sons
if Norway, forwarded a telegram to
President Wilson in which they de
clared that all other matters should
ho set aside and every effort made by
every citizen to bring the war to n
speedy and successful conclusion.
MJSTRI \ is \MAZED M
I'.S. ARMY ORGANIZATION
THE HAGUE, Aug. 1— The Socia
list Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna says
there is no doubt that more than a
million American troops have arrived
in Europe. It declares that this as a
feat of organization is amazing.
The German command is trying to
reach a great decision before the full
weight of th^ United States is felt,”
it adds.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is fair with fresh winds
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Read the Gateway.
WILMINGTON, Del., An*. 1—Fire
of an unknown origin destroyed pow
der valued at $200,000 at the Dupont
factory this afternoon. There worv
r.o casualties.
INCENDIARY FIRE : E I ’
large woolen works
PROVO, Utah, Aug. 1 — Two <.
the largest buildings belonging to the
Pi*vo woolen mills, the largest man
ufactory in this section, and now en
gaged on govei nment contracts, we- •
destroyed by (ire oi unknown oi.ig’.'
The monetary loss is estimated athalf
a million dollars, but the most serious
isjM'et of the catastrophe is the delay
rt will cause to war activities.
KENTUCKY HAS
LAW FORCING
IDLE TO WORK
FRANKFORT, Ky. Aug. No
able-bodied male resident of Kentuc
ky between the ages of Id and <>0
may loaf, until six months ufte>
peace is declared, he must, according,
to a bill passed at a recent session ot
the legislature, work for at least 3G
hours a week. Otherwise he shall be
held a vagrant and fined not less than
>20 nor moie than $100 for each of
fense. . •—
Apparently, the idler may not pay
his fine, escape exertion and relapse
into idleness. As a part of his punish
ment he must work not exceeding 60
days uj>on public roads or streets, 01
some other public work.
Possession of riches will he no bai
to prosecution and no claims ol inahil
-ity to obtain employment for either
rich or poor may be pleaded as a de
fense. I^apness int o idless will not
be tolerated because each week of id e
-ness constitutes a separate offense.
A vagrant is defined as an habitual
addicted to the use of narcotic dm?«.
a professional gambler, or an able
bodied person supported in whole or
in part by the labor of any women 01
child.”
Any peace officer who fails to en
force the act is subject to prosecution
for non-performance of duty and re
moval from of fire..* «.
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As some understand it, patriotic
sacrifice consists of giving up hot bis
cuits. ,
GERMANS BELIEVED TO
BE FALLING BACK
TO THE VESLE
NMV. YORK, Aug. 1.—The As
sociated Pi*ess this afternoon says a
sudden lull has occured on the part of
the Teuton forces on the western
front. The German.- are u.-ing little
artillery today and it is boiiev* d t'a t
they are intending to withdraw to
the Vesle river.
The Americans and Trench fo;ves
are still hammering away on the var
ious sectors and making advances.
The resistance of the pa>t two days
was not encountoied from the Ger
mans this ft»ronoi>n or afternoon. Av
iatois reports a most unset th i cor
.lition in the roar of tin* German line
reuton f*»rce.' moving here ami ll. «
semmingly with no |H»int of concen
tration. Military officials are com
pletely at sea regarding German »ct
ivity but are keeping right on the
heels of the slowly rot ideating tier
mans.
T ; i is fht : er three
weeks that there seems to l>e a dirth
was information.
RIG ATTACK MADE
WITH THE AMERICANS. Vtu. 1
—The Americans and Drench last
light attacked from Seringers to
'irges, the center of the Main°
Vor.t, for the purpose of straighten
ing the line and demolishing the bar
hod wire entanglements which the
Hermans placed through the hills and
forests anrt open places.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1Repressive
measures against socialists aiv being
>ut into effort by the German auth
orities, according to Socialist Deputy
Bauer, whose speech before the Reich
>teg on June 4 is quoted in German
newspapers received here. Bauer
said that the socialist newspapers
were being held hack at some licld
»esl stations by order of high oilicial
and that complaints made to the \\ ar
Minister were futile. Conditions *in
Breslau were woise than elsewhere.
Iherc, he said, the outhorilies have
forbidden meetings of the members
>f the Socialist Party. The treat -
ment accorded to the pacifists was un
worthly and insulting said Bauer,
while the propaganda of the “politi
ions of conquest” is net only allowed
but promoted.
“While the Social Democrats in the
>th Army Distnet in Breslau are ab
solutely outlayod.” declared Bauer,
the Fatherland Daily is allawcd to
hold meetings without molestation
and emoll new members. Our party
ecretaiy in Breslau was disciplined
by being drafted into the army be
cause he forwarded the complaints
of the wives of soldiers.”
Bauei demanded that the Ministci
of War should prevent the general in
command of the Breslau distinct from
misusing his authority.
Attempts by labor unions to coop
j irate in the regulation of wage con
ditions and working h >urs met wit.!
great opposition, Bauer said.
Replying to Bauer’s charges Sec
retary* of the Interior Wallraf. said
“in free America the press has to
suffer much more.”
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Also we take the position that tor
toise shell glasses do not look well
witfy goo-goo eyes.
i ne Allies advanced despite the stub
- in'mi • si.-lance, The Americans a«i
vanoed to within two kilometers o»
Cnamery, tne spo:. where QucnUn
Roosevelt was recently killed.
PRAISE FOR AMERICANS
* LONDON, Aug 1.—The Daily
i Mail s correspondent says nobody can
onlempiate without profound admira
[ -tion for the vigor and heroism with
i which tin* Americans fought every
: luge of the battle yesterday and the
day lefore. The corre'|K>n<ienl >a>a
that it the bravery wa.- only a teat
is ; nouid win England’s a!rection for
ho A fieri cans and they should mer it
iho highest p*>ssible esteem for not
onl\ bravei-y alone hut lor their great
suci**s»*es........ ........ ... ..
“The Americans tight intelligently
and profitably, as well a> fiercely,”
t says the corespondent.
REPULSE HUNS AT BLIGNY
PARIS, Aug. L—The French h»v«
repulsed a terrific German attack
neai Bligny, southwest of Rheirns
KAISER SROOTS AGAIN
AMSTERDAM. Aug. 1.—The Ka
r. in a pioclamation at the lmf*er
iu! German Army and Navy.decimal
l it the coming of the American »i
iiiit*? and the numericak superiority
on the part of the Allies, does aot
f iiuicn Germany. The Kaiser sael
ns.it the vital forces steaming a* **> >
the sea were being met by the Ger
mans and attacked by submarines and
certain success was sure.
The Kaiser’s pioclamation allude*
to thr successes the Germans have
won in bringing peace on the east
ern front and the heavy blows dealt
the Allies during the present summer.
The Kaiser assures the Army and
Navy that although in the midst cf
the hardest struggle of the war Ger
many will triumph.
CELEBRATE VICTORY
LONDON. Aug. L- The inhabit
ants of Liege celebrated the Allied
-uccess on the Maine and .-*ang the
Matsrllaise. The (ieiman government
ordered the curfew rung at seven
o’clock each night. The city was fined
tor the celebration besides the eaily
icd cider.
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HOOVER LEAVES ENGLAND
LONDON, Aug. 1.—American food
administrator Hoovot left for Paris
today going across the English chan
nel on a torpedo boi.t destroyer.
CZECHS W1N"AGA?X
AMSTERDAM, Aug.l —The Ctera
I Slovaks have captured the town of
; Yentatorinherg. near the Siberian
iHJider, according to Moscow report*
received this .ijiomoon.
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<il.rMAN PRISONS EMPTIED
TO FURNtSII CANNON FOOD
WITH THE AMERICANS IV
FRANCE, A eg. 1.—The American*
have captu’ed puamers who say they
were released *rom German orisons
.three weeks ago They assort cKa:
■ they must c mipieie thewr prison term
on leaving the army.
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BIG CORPORATIONS MEN
TO GET WAGE INCREASE
NEW YORK, Aug. L—The Ci/ied
States Steel Corporation will gran*
all laborers in its plants a 10 pe* root
increase in wafer beginning today,
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