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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post__
, “ SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY,^June 11,1918. TEN CENTS PER COP ^
VOLUME XI, Number .".48. __’_[_
ATLANTIC PORT, Juno 11 — An
Armed British steamer attacked and
apparently sunk a (jemian submarine
rdV the American coast last Sunday
according to statement made today by
the otlico”s and passengers. According
to these statements made officially to
U. S. Customs officials, a single shot
was lin'd at the submarine which was j
only 1"»0 yards off from the steamer.
A clean shot is said to have hit the I
submarine. Destroyers hurried to thv*,
scene and dioppcd depth bombs.
WE HAVE GOT TO WHIP THE;
HUNS AND WE CAN DO IT
BIG SHOW
IS TONIGHT
A.B.HALL
One of the cleverest woman crooks
is ir' Seward andevery etroit is being
made to capture her.
One of the cleverest detectives is
after the clever woman crook.
One of the greatest negro impei*soFi
utors wearing the uniform of Uncle
Sam. is in Seward.
One of the best known comic opera
stars in Alaska, sunounded by one of
the best known beauty choruses on the
stage, is in Seward.
Two child wonders ait? in Seward.
Several of the l>est patter talkers
in the United State* also happened to
be in Seward.
Several others of equal renown ar$
in Seward.
This gigantic constellation of stars,
eclipsing the Fnost spectacular ellipse
ever eclipsed, has been gathered to
gether, each one by hiinself or heisolf
seperately, in a bunch, and wil lappear
at the Victoiy theatie. (A.l». Hall)
for tonight only, for the benefit of the
lied Cross. This is plenty, enough anti
sufficient, to say that if you happen to
be one of those who miss this rarebit
treat, you will rue the day.
And you have only to get a hustle
on yourself and get in line for reser
ved seats atthe Seward Drug Company
for they are going like rice cakes
down the throat of a Chink, and then
after purchasing a pasteboard,, be in I
your seat at promptly 8:00 o'clock to
night for the big show .is going to
start moving at that time and no one
will bo seated after the curtain goes
up.
700,000 MEN
FROM AMERICA !
NOW IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON, June 11 — Secre
tary of War Baker today said that
more than 700,000 soldiers have been
sent to France. In his last official state
Baker said that more than half a mil
Baker aid that more than half a mil
Ijon men had been sent to I* ranee.
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WANTS TROOPS
SENT TO KELP
THE RUSSIANS
WASHINGTON, June 11 — Senator
William H. King, of Utah, introduced
a resolution this forenoon that the
American military forces should he
sent to Russia in conjunction with the
Allies, including Japan and China.
These combined forces are to ex pell
the Orman military power and aid
Russia economically, industrially, pol
iiically and
N'KWARK, Del., June li — Former :
President William Howard Taft, inj
address this forenoon before the grad-1
uates ot the Delaware College, s;iid ;
that America must go into Russia and
make an eastern front which has been
lost through the treachery of Germany
“While establishing the eastern
front is a great task,” said Air. Taft,
“no ta»k u too gnvit lor the l nited
States.
“We have got to whip the Germans.
“We have more money, more mui -
itions, and will soon have more man
power than any country in the world.
“We Ivave all of those for the pui
pose of ridding the world of the ser
pent of militarism.”
The cheers that greeted the remark
aide and forciful utterances of Mr. j
Taft were deafening and continued m *
abated for several minutes.
LABOR IS
ASKED NOT
TO STRIKE
WASHINGTON, June 11 — Presi
dent Wilson today telegraphed to the
American Federation of Labor and the
American Federation of Labor and the
mocracy, in convention at St. Paul, ur
ging renewed efforts of labor in sup
port of the war.
President Wilson said that the war
an be lost here the same as in France.
Ill considered and unjustified intei *T*
tions of essential labor may make it
impossible to win the war, wired ttu
President.
The President said that no controv
ersy between capital and labor should
he permitted to interfere wih the
prosecution of the war until every in
strumentality set up by the govern
ment is employed to settle these troub
les.
PAPER SUPPLY
IN ENGLAND IS
NOW CONSERVED!
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LONDON, June 11 — The Paper
Controller is preparing a new econo
my oider which will come into effect
in about .a month and will contain hose
i provisions:
Newspapers, periodicals, etecteni,
to he distributed for sale only, not to j
be returned.
Music on two pages instead of four.
Theatre programs reduced by half.
Catalogues and circulars reduced.
Use of confetti prohibited.
Nomore cigarette pictures.
Lighter wrapping for package*.
Street cars and onibuses to collect
used tickets. These are tickets given
to passengers punched with destina- (
tion and amount of faro.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, June 11 — Fish quota
tions at noon today on the- Exchange
were as follows: halibut, fourteen and
throe fourths cents; sable, seven find
one fourth cents; ling and red cod,
tIipm •***».
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NEW YORK, June 11— ( Bulletin at 6 o’clock p.m. )
—The summary of the Association press tonight says that
moving with steadines despite fearful losses, the German >
continue to gain in the center of the line, Noyon to Mor.
didier, where the greatest effort is exerted. The greatest
advance is at Nignemont, six miles from where the line
stood last Saturday. Fierce fighting continues.
WITH THE FRENCH, June 11— Fighting in the pro
-sent war has probably never before been more severe
than that going on today i i .he great battle between the
Germans on the Montdiditr and Noyon battlefront. The
Germans are attacking on tin ground where the Allies are
ready to receive the shock German forces. The Germans
found themselves thrown imo a slaughter house whence
most of them never made exit.
BATTLE RAGING WITH FUR. Y
LONDON, June 11— A Reuter’s correspondent say*
that the battle on the new offensive line of the Germans
raged throughout the night and morning with unabated
fury. On the wings, the one iy still held practically the j
same line, in spite of the per; :stent and reckless attempts
to advance.
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AMERICANS PENETRATE HUN LINES.
WITH THE AMERIC/ NS, June 11— The Ameri-j
can Marines attacked after daybreak this morning and
penetrated the German lines for about two thirds of a mile |
on a 600 yard front northwest of Chateau Thierrv. The
Americans captured Minnewurfer, the largest guns they
- XKxfTTtTDAY'A hoTiTiav
JUNEAU, June 11—Editor of the Gateway-1 have to
day issued a proclamation designating Friday, June 14th,
Flag Day and a holiday. I ask that it may generally be ob
served throughout the territory
(Signed ) Thomas Riggs, Governor.
MOTHER SHIP
FOB SUBS IS
ON ATLANTIC
NORFOLK, Va. June 11 — Surviv
ors of the steamer Pinar del Rio, tor
pedoed last Saturday off the Virginia
Capes, assert that the enemy submar
ine which sank their ship, was accom
panied by a mother ship. This latter
vessel was of about f>000 tons burden,
painted gray with one funnel amid
ships.
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WEATHER ON R. R.
The following is the report of wrath
or conditions along the railroad receiv
ed to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage, 00, cloudy, calm.
Girdwood, 54, cloudy, calm.
Matanuska, 50, cloudy, calm.
Talkeetna, 44, clear, north.
SPY SYSTEM PROVES
UNEASY TO JAPANESE
BY THE SIBERIANS
TOKIO, — The Nichi-Nichi j
prints a sensational narrative alleg
ing the existence of an association of
Korean spies who have received money
equal to three million rubls to carry
out a campaign of spying against Jan
an and who have their headquarters
in Siberia.
The newspaper mentions the report
that the organization was paid the
moMjr in German marks.
SOUTH BEND, 1ml., June 11 —
Chairman Hurley, c: the U. S. Ship
ping Board in a public speech here
last night stated that the United ot:
les in 11*20 will have a mercant marine
)f 25,000,000 tons, the greatest com
nerce fleet ever assembled in the his
tory ofthe world.
“Wo will link Northern America
with South and Central America",
-aid Mr. Hurley, “by weekly steamer
service and enable the Latin American
countries to utilize their unlimited
natural resources in the freest com
petition with other nations.
“We will also bridge the Pacific
ocean for transportation of the United
State's to Japan, China Russia Austra
lia ami the Orient. We will continue
to promore America’s trade with Eu
rope and become the greatest com
mercian nation in the world”.
NORTHWESTERN IS ENROUTE
Steamer Northwestern sailed from
Cordova shortly a/ter the noon hour
today and is expected here one half
hour after she hoves in sight, perhaps
late tomorrow night
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have yet taken.
TAKES VILLAGES AT GREAT SACRIFICE
PARIS, June 11— (Official)— Seven ill villages
have been occupied by the Germans in the Montdidtier
Noyon sector including Merrybelloyes and St. Maure. this
was done by repeated assaults and cost great sacrifice.
South of the Ressons and Sur Matz the Germans gained
a footing. In Marquglise and further to the east the battle
continues especially in the outskirts of Elincourt.
OPERATING EAST OF AMIENS
LONDON June 11—The British teamed
out operations east ofAmeins by which the line south of
Morlancourt was advanced half a mile along a front of one
mile and a half. Two hundred and fifty prisoners we»v
taken.
TRYING TO PUSH TOWARDS PARIS
PARIS, June 11— (Official) - Reports tl ’temoon
show that the Germans are making every possible effort
to push towards Paris throwing division after division in
to the melting pot into the past two days fighting and in
carrying the line at only a maximum point, Yigemont, a
distance of six miles. In this movement the enemy was
aided by tanks and the Fiench,at first, were unable to de
molish them.
The drive between Montdidier and Xoyon is continu
ing intermittently this afternoon. The Germans are direct
ing their principal effort toward smashing the center of
the French line and drove the French back to the Aronde
river but by brilliant counter attacks the French hurled
the enemy back and reestablished the lines south of Belloy
at St. Amur. On the right wing the French have with
drawn the line to west and south of Bibecourt.
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer, in a
night letter received by the Seward
Chamber of Commerce this morning,
advises of the appropriation of the sub
committtee of the House in recommen
ding $5,250,000 for railroad work this
year in Alaska. It .is recommended
ihat work from Susitna to Hurricane
Gulch and from Lilly Creek to Lignite
be not undertaken at this time. The
appropriation as recommended is di- J
vided, $2,250,000 for the Fairbanks
Wcnana division and 3,000,000 for the
Seward- Anchorage division.
Delegate Sulzer further adds: "I
held a conference today with acting
secretary Vogelsand, of the Interior
Department, and I am making every
effort to have the original estimates of
.S7,000,000 appropriated."
EDES IS SATISFIED
SEATTLE June 11 — Chairman
Edes, of the Alaskan . Engineering
Commission says that although Con- J
gross was asked for over $7,000,000
lor railroad work in Alaska, he be
lives that he will be able to do a great |
deal with the $5,250,000 recommended |
yesterday. Chairman Edes says that
possibly on account of labor shortage
the commission will not be able to do
more than $5,000,000 worth of work.
Secretary MacPherson, of the Al
aska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce and Commercial Club,
said today that he did not expect a
larger appropriation than that recom
mended yesterday by the House sub
committee.
MEYER'S SUGGESTIONS
WASHINGTON, June 11 — Before
I
I approving the Alaska rail load appro
priation yesterday, the House appro
priations committee heard Herbert A.
Meyer, representative of the Alas
kan Engineering Commission. He said
that he recently paid a visit to Alas
ka and found the work progressing
well and the construction costs low as
possible considering the distance
from supplies* Mr. Meyer said that he
believed work should continue towards
Broad Pass and also southward from
Nenana to the- Non ana coal fields.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
MEETS TOMORROW
Fire Department ftTDbSzfiflfT ff
Chief of the Fire Department .Bob
Guest has issued a call for a general
meeting of the Fire boys tomorrow
night at 8 o’clock at the Fire Hall.
“Many of the boys have left the
city", said fire Chief Guest today,
“and the meeting is called for the pur
pose of getting together and rearrang
ing the assignments,. I ask that all
men in Seward who can and are able to
join the Department, turn out tomor
row night at the meeting."
OFF TO ENLIST
Holly Ashby is in Seward and ex
pects to ffet away on the Admirlal
Farrag’ut for the south. Mr. Ashby
wil enlist in the states.