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SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15. lil7 TEN CENTS PER COPY
\ oluiru* XI, Number 276. , — -—-——-- '
JAPAN WILL
NOT SENG
MEN TO
FRONT
TOklO. Nov. la.—Minister of War
C. Shimai made a public and official
statement this afternoon saving that
it would he impossible for Japan to
send any troops to Kurope to take
part in the present conflict. I he War
Minister gave as his reasons lor in
ability to furnish troops to the .Allies
to the fact that sufficient tonnage
could not be obtained and also the
tremendous cost which would he in
v olv ed.
VBT1LLKKY HOK>K>
BKI.lKN KI> POISON KI»;
SOi.l»TSS 7. KSTKI *;
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PLATTSLl*R(L X. Y.. Xov. 1 •*>.—A
large number of horses belonging to
the two batteries of the Sixteenth
Field Aitillery Regiment, l\ S. A.,
which recently arrived here to assist
in the training camp, have died. There
has been a suspicion they were poison
ed. The arrest of Frank F. \V ood
was ordered. He came with Lottery
A as a cook. Officers say he admitted
he enlisted under an assumed name*
and is a member and officer of the I.
W. W.
The authorities in Washington have
been notified.
REPORT THAT
PETROGRAD !S
NOW BURNING!
LONDON. Nov. l.">.—Travelers ar
riving in Sweden today from Finland
report Petrograd is burning. The
travelers claim that this was a Pro
visional government report sent out
by wireless.
hint'd in Moscow
LONDON, Nov. lo.—Two thousand
had been killed in street lighting in
Moscow up to Tuesday noon accord
ing to travelers arriving from the
frontier.
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PARIS CONFERENCE
TO DISCUSS WAR AIMS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 14.- Andre.*
Bonar Law’s declaration in idte house
of commons that peace will not bo
discussed at the coming conference
and that only questions pertinent to
the prosecution of the war will i>e ta
ken up agrees with the understanding
of the United States government. A
definition and co-ordination of mili
tary effort is the chief object, made*
more than timely by results of the’
Austro-German drive into Italy.
•One predominant question concerns)
food and supplies, whether fo.* sol
diers a.id civilians, and how to get
them to the right place in the quick
est possible time.
Effects of the war on the policies
of the world are to have no place in
the deliberations and the present poli
tical situation in any country will be
considered only in the light of mili
tary necessity. Thus the internal con
ditions of Russia and Italy and the
measure of men and food and muni-,
tions to be given these countries will
be taken up as military problems.
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE IS
HELD TO HE ILLEGAL
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. ir>.—The su
preme court has decided that the
woman suffrage law of Indiana is un
constitutional, holding that the con
stitution defines legal voters as
“male'* citizens, and that the legis
lature had no right to confer the
right to vote on women.
OHIO WETS WIN
CIXC1XATTI, Nov. 15.—The
official count of the wet and dry
election, which was completed
this afternoon, shows that the
prohibition issue was defeated by
the narrow margin of seventeen
hundred and twenty three votes.
SEATTLE CITY
COUNCIL CALLS
A MAN’S BLUFF
It* Admiral Greene Can Prove His
Charges Seattle Is Controlled
By V ice King. Mayor and the
Police Chief to he Ousted .
SEATTLE. Nov. 15.—The City
Council, after a long and at times
acrimonious meeting has passed a
re.'flutton demanding that Genera'.
Greet**, commander of the canton
ment at Camp Lewis, produce his
evidence that Seattle was in control
of a vice-syndicate, promising that it
he could do so they would oust Mayor
Gill and Chief of Police Beckingham.
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Bl'YS AMERICAN CORN
NEW YORK. Nov. 15.—The Mexi
can government has deposited 1,000,-'
000 pesos in a New York bank to
cover the purchase of .‘'.,000,000 bu
shels of American corn to be used in
rclievin gthe food situation in Mexico.
HER TWENTY FIRST CHILD
ASHLAND. Ivy., Nov. 15.—A rinv
pound baby girl was born to Mrs. |
Wm. Large this morning, making the
twenty-first child to bo born to her,
five of whom are living. Mrs. Large
is years of age.
GOOD ITMES AT JUNEAU
Charlie Hooker, of J. IT Caro & Co.,
who is on a business trip to Seward,
reports that many laborers aie re
turning to Juneau from the westward
and the mines are securing plenty of
men for the underground dicing*.
“Times are good in Juneau.” said Mr.
Hooker, “and Seward business ap
pears to indicate the same thing
APPOINT FOOD BOARD
BOSTON, Nov. 15.—Sub-committee
appointed by Food Administrator J
Henry B. Endicott to consider milk
production and retail prices in Massa- j
chusetts consists of Robert Winsor, j
chairman; A. Lawrence Lowell and,
Philip Allen.
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PAPERS DISCONTINUED
\V AS H l X ('.TO X, N ov. 15.—Disloy
al newspapers, mostly of foreign lan
guages, are being discontinued at the .
rate of two or three a day as the re
sult of activities of the postoflice de
partment. #
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BOSTON WILL BE USED
IN TRANSPORT SERVICE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Sec re-1
tary of War Baker has promised that]
Boston will be used exclusively for
the overseas transport of goods manu
factured in northern New England
and that its further use as an em
barkation point will depend on mili
tary necessities.
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WOMEN’S CU B MEETS
The Seward Women’s club will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Lucas.
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MIKE O’DOWD CHAMP
NEW YORK, Nov. 13. — Mike
O’Dowd, of St. Paul, won the World's
championship of the middleweight
class last night by knocking out A1
M’Coy in the sixth round.
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F. W. Lindenau, of Grindall Bay
has left for Chicago to organize a
large company to open his propel t)
near Ketchikan.
ALASKANS IN
SEATTLE BUSY
FOR TERRITORY
Prominent Northerners Present the
Needs of I he North at Meeting
With Executive Committee
of Seattle C. of C.
RIGHT WANTED TO LEGISLATE
Interior Needs an Adequate Service
for Mails and Other Districts
Make Known What Is Required
For Their Development
SEATTLE, Nov. 15.—Scores of
Alaskans now here met the Executive
Committee of the Chamber of Com
merce and Commercial Club at a ses
sion last night and presented the
needs of the various sections of the
territory.
P. C. McCormack, of Wrangell, a
member of the Alaska Legislature,
and George Raldwin, of the Copper i
River region, said that Alaska could
have no real development until Alas-1
ka has a right to legislate matters j
affecting the territory’s welfare.
Malcolm R rooks, of Cordova, and I
Milo Kelly, of the Willow Creek dis-'
trict north of Cook Inlet, made short
addresses regarding mining laws.
Charles Derry, former editor and
publisher of the Iditarod Pioneer, said
that the interior country needed ade
quate mail service the year round.
Former President Mustard, of the
Nome Chamber of Commerce, told the
needs of the Seward Peninsula region.
All speakers urged the opening of
the Alaska coal fields.
Chairman Edes, of the Alaskan En
gineering Commission, was present
and said the Seward-Anchorage con
nection would be made next summer.
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GROOM McGOWAN
FOR CAPP’S POSITION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — In the
event of the retirement from the^
head of the emergency fleet corpora
tion of Rear Admiral Capps, which
now seems probable, it is believed the
place will be tilled by the appointment
of Paymaster General Samual Mc
Gowan, who has made a notable rec
ord in purchasing supplies fjr the
navv during the war.
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KITCHENER INCIDENT
RECALLED AT FRONT
PARIS, Nov. 15.—General A. Bara-'
tier, killed in the first line trench was
captain of the French command under
General Mart-hand, whose occupation
of Fasoda in 1898 brought about the
clash with Kitchener, which threat
ened war between England and
F ranee.
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BRITISH SOLDIERS USE
TOOTH BRUSHES TO
POLISH THEIR BUTTONS
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NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—Dr. Samuel
Hopkins, just returned from service
in France, says the teeth ol British
soldiers are a horrible shock to Amer
ican dentists. Few of them use tooth:
brushes except in polishing their but-:
tons. Business of hospitals is to get j
men back into trenches as quickly as
possible. Therefore he says dentists
of common garden variety are very |
important members of any hospital
staff and their judicious distribution
will greatly increase the efficiency of
our allied armies.
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MORE THAN 600 SHIPS
LOST BY NORWEGIANS
CHRISTIANIA, Nov. 15. — Nor
way's total shipping losses since the
beginning of the war now stand as
follows: 479 steamers of 777,000 tons,
160 sailing vessels of 155,000 tons;
number of lives lost, 698. The net
reduction in the Norwegian mercan
tile marine this year is 319 ships ag
gregating 515,000 tons.
EVACUATE VENICE
VENICE, Nov. 15.—The evacuation
of this city is now almost complete.
An army of workmen have carried
the great pictures, carvings and glass
ware to Rome.
AFTER ENEMIES
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. —
* President Wilson is soon expect
ed to issue a proclamation re
quiring all enemies within the
United States to register. This
is a step toward lidding the na
tion of spies and sabotage.
GALLING OFF
ALL STRIKES
IN THE NATION
BUFFALO, Nov. 15. — The an
nouncement was made today by John
Donald, tnat all strikes in the build-j
iiig trades section of the federation
which affect the government, such as
shipbuilding, munitions and other war
industries have been called off.
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CARRYING BIG BOMB,
SUSPECT IS NABBED
ON U. S. TRANSPORT
AN ATLANTIC FORT, Nov. 15.—
Armed with a bomb sufficiently pow
erful to destroy a big steamship,
Matthews Y'aiteikouncas was seized
on board an American transport and
jailed. The man, who said he lived
m Brooklyn, had been working as
carpenter aboard the vessel. He was
stationed on one of the largest liners
taken over after war was declared on
Germany.
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MARQUIS ALHUCEMAS
CALLS TOGETHER NEW
CABINET FOR SPAIN
MADRID, Nov.—Marquis Alhuce-1
mas Aas succeeded in folining a new
cabinet, generally regarded as sulti
ciently representative of all political
groups to continue in ollice.
Since Premier Dato and his cabinet
resigned a week ago, King Alfonso
successively entrusted formation 01 a
ncwr ministry to Senor Tocasa, Seno;
Mura, and Marquis Alhucemas. To
casa and Mura both failed.
SNOW SLIDE
SWEEPS DOWN
INTO THE Ad:
A snow slide north of Mile 71, 500
feet long, and 20 feet deep, has in
terrupted communication both by rail
and wire. The slide came down in
the night and went into the Arm.
Troubles around Miles 51, 52 and
5,‘l have interrupted communication on
the Seward division but it is expected
that these will be eliminated this
week.
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THANKSGIVING MAY HE
TURKEY I,ESS IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Nov. 15. — Chicagoan*
may go turkey less this Thanksgiving.
For indications point to the price be
ing between 30 and 40 cents a pound,
owing to the shutting oil' of the sup
ply from Texas, and probable cur
tailment of shipments from Canada.
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DISTRICT CQURT TERM
IS DRAWING TO CLOSE
Attorneys Ray and Finnegan, who
have been at Valdez attending the
United States District Court, return
ed from that city on the Spokane.
They announce that the teim of court
is drawing to a close and will adjourn
undoubtedly before the first of Dec
ember. All criminal cases have beezr
disposed of and ther are only several
civil cases remaining to be brought to
! trial.
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DIAZ IN COMMAND
PARIS, Nov. 15.—General Diaz is!
now reported to be in charge of the
Italian forces, General Cadorna hav
ing been transferred from command
to become a member of the Allied
military council.
FUEL DEALERS
CHARGED WITH
Many C harges Are Filed With the
Department of Justice that
C oal Men Charging More
Than the Law Allows
INVESTIGATION I S ORDERED
WASHINGTON, I). C., Nov. 15.
Charges have been received by the
department of justice from persons in
various sections to the effect that re
tail and wholesale coal dealers are
violating the law in charging more
for coal, both anthracite and bitumin
ous, than figures set by the fuel nd
minist ration.
Investigation of this has been or
dered with a view of instituting crim
inal prosecutions should the charge
be sustained.
The great bulk of complaints, many
hundreds in number, have been ad
dressed to the fuel administration. Mt
is understood that the fuel adminis
tration is contemplating a general in
vestigation of all complaints, and in
stituting prosecutions where they are
justified.
NO ELEt HON TO
CHOOSE SENATOR
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 15.—Gov.
Philipp announced that he would call
i special session of the legislature to
appoint a United States senate* to fill
J'o vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Hunting. He said ii would
not serve the best interests of the
state nor country to have an election
at this time. He declared he would
not he a candidate for the otli •«* him
self.
“An election now wouii merely
serve as an excuse for pacifists ami
anti-war propagandists to fut the
state with their literature ana their
advocates/’ he said.
It is rumored Gov. Philipp intends
to appoint either Charles H. Van H se
president of the University ot Wis
consin, or J. II. Winslow, ctvef jus
tice of the supreme (»urt.
ORLANDO SWORN IN A*S
PREMIER OP ITALY
ROME, Nov. 15.—King Victor Em
manuel has received Prof. Vittorio
Orlando, minister of the interior in
the Boselli government, who agreed to
undertake the formation of a cabinet
,and took the oath as premier.
The cabinet was constituted as fol
lows:
Premier and minister of the inter
ior, Vittorio Orlando; minister of for
eign affairs, Baron Sonnino; colonies,
Signor Colosimo; justice, Signor Sac
chi; finance, Signor Moda; treasury,
Francesco Nitti; war, Gen. Alfieri;
navy, Vice Admiral Delbono; muni
tions, Gen. Alfredo Dallolio; military
aid and war pensions, Signor Disso
lad; education, Signor Barenini; pub
lic works, Signor Bari; agriculture,
Signor Miliani; commerce and labor.
Signor Giufelli; posts, Signor Fara;
transports, Signor Bianchi.
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OREGON MAN WILL
LAND A GOOD PLUM
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. — The
secretary of the interior will appoint
an Oregon man to the position of in
spector of explosives at a salary of
$2400. Senator Chamberlain will be
called upon to recommend a man for
the place.
.. PRESIDIO, TEXAS, Nov. 15.—The
American forces here are preparing
for another raid similar to that made
a year ago on Columbus, New Mexico.
Last night the Villistas captured
Ojinaga, across the river from here,
forcing the Mexican Federals, 500
strong, to flee to the American side.
The Mexicans are now in a concen
tration camp guarded by F. S. troops.
... It is reported to the commanding
otlicer here that Villa, who is at the
head of his rebel forces, intends to
cross the river to American soil.
E\er> American is on the outlook and
the soldiers are lying in their trenches
awaiting for the bandits.
Execute Wounded
PRESIDIO, Nov. 15.—The Villistas
executed all wounded Mexican Feder
al soldiers left in Ojinaga, according
to a report received here this after
noon. The rebels and Federal** lought
hand to hand for over an hour last
night. The rebels were victorious.
ITALIANS ARE
HOLDING BACK
GERMAN FORCES
ROME, Nov. 15.—The Italian for
ces have defeated the renewed at
tempts of the Germans and Austrians
to cross the Piave river. The Teu
tons who crossed the river two days
ago are being held safely in check ac
cording to the official war report this
afternoon.
ROME, Nov. 15.—The Italians in
the region around Asiago are with
drawing, says the official statement
The Germans crossed one part of the
PiaVc late yesterday afternoon ami
were successfully dislodged.
Refugees from the occupied terri
tory are pouring southward receiving
assistance everywhere.
MANY AT KERN
WAITING TO BE
BROUGHT HERE
Between Fifty and Sixlv, Including
a Large Number from the Iditarod
Reach Korn Creek Bound for
Seward md the Outside
Between 50 and GO men from Idita
rod and Anchorage are at Kern Creek
today waiting for transportation on
the railroad to Seward, so they can
catch the steamer Alameda, which is
due here Saturday.
A special train will be sent from
Kern Creek tonight or tomorrow fore
noon carrying passengers to Mile 52
where *they must mush to the south
side of a snowslide and catch the train
into Seward.
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YESTERDAY’S WEATHER
Maximum . 34
Minimum . 27
Current . 32
Cloudy. North wind" and snow.
Forecast for next 24 hours—high
winds; cool wave preceded by squalls.
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TUNNEL COMPLETED
The tunnel at Mile llMt, which is a
j short one, about 150 feet long, has
1 been completed.