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- 7 THE ALASKA EVENING POST_
SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1917 TEN CENTS PER COPY
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MIGHTY PROBLEMS
FACE LEGISLATORS
REGARDING STRIFE
WASHINGTON. D-c. 3.—Congress convened today
for the second war session and practically all members
were in their seats in both houses. The present session
will t** a most important one. The Congress is faced by
the mighty problems of Americas part in the war. Bil
lions o*" dollars fo>* appropriations and measures to put
the Americans in full force besides the Allies will be the
principal business before the present Congress.
President Wilson will make his annual address to
morrow reading his own document at a joint session of
both houses at noon.
GERMANS FAIL TO
BREAK THE LINES
OF BRITISH FORCES
DECLARE WAR
UPON ALLIES
OF THE HUNS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. — Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachu
setts, ranking Republican member of
Senate Foreign relations committer,
came out this afternoon with a short
public statement in.which he showed
a change of heart and expressed the
conviction that the United States
should declare war against ih? Ger
man Allies.
“I am in favor of a declaration cf
War against Austria, Turkey, BjT
gam and Hungary/* said Senator
Dodge in a a interview with the news
papeia.ta after the issuance of Lis
public statement. “Congress must at
tend to that matter immediately aru
it will be so recommended.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—The following
were the fish prices at noon today:
halibut, 19%; pickled sable, $20 a
barrel; pickled herring, $20 a barrel;
pickled pink salmon, $15 a barrel and
pickled red salmon, $23 a barrel.
KETCHIKAN. Dee. 3. — At noon
today halibut was quoted at 16 cents,
sable at 4 cents and red rock at 2
cents.
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IS BEATEN UP
FOR ANTI-WAR
TALK BY FIVE
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EVERETT, Wn., Dec. 3. — George
Croff, a merchant of Monroe, was
seized on his way home Saturday
night by ftve masked men, dressed in
khaki, severely beaten, his hands tied
and then taken three miles from town
and released. A can of tar was found
later, but the men did not use it.
Croff carried a large sum of money;
which was untouched. For months
Croff had maintained an anti-war at
titude and the masked men arc be
lieved to be Americans who resented
his utterances and indifferences.
LONDON, Dec. 3. —Violent Ge>]
man efforts to destroy the salient oc
cupied by the British before Cambrai
had so far brought little tactical suc
cess. The British have withstood for
three days all attempts of the Ger
mans to break through the lines. The
Germans gained a little ground
around Gonnclieu, but at heavy cost.
The British have evacuated Mas
niers, according to announcement re-,
ceived here. The British have captur
ed many thousand of prisoners and a
great mass of Germans have been
killed.
Americans Are Caught
LONDON, Dec. S.—American en
gineers and their forces building and \
operating railroad within the British
lines near Gouseau Court, where the I
Germans made their lirst attack on
the British lines in the Cambrai re
gion, were caught in the rush. Many
sought shelter in the shell holes from
which they were rescued by the Brit
ish in counter attacks. Later the
Americans again took their places in
the British advancing lines.
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Town I9 Shelled
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Dec. 3.—The British last
night reoccupied the section of tren
ches southwest of Bourlon village on
the Cambrai front, which was lost on
Friday.
The British today shelled the town
of Mainieries, which they evacuated
durin gthe night. The Germans pour-|
ed into the town and were blowed to
atoms by the artillery bombardment
before they could get out of the trap
set for them.
Take 6,000 British
BERLIN, Dec. 3.—According to an
official statement the Germans have
captured six thousand British soldiers
in the Cambrai region since last Fri
day.
MISS CANPTwEDDEi) “
TO JAPANESE ARTIST
IN CITY OF SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 3. — Louise Geb
h^rd Cann has been married to a lo
cal Japanese artist, named Yasu Ta
naka. Mrs. Tanaka was the only
daughter of the late Judge W. T.
Cann, whose death a few years ago
ended a long career on the bench in
this city. She is a writer of reputa
tion and had recently been engaged
upon a novel which had already been
purchased by a large Eastern book
publishing concern.
ASPROPRIATIONS FOR
ALASKA AR: ASKED
FOR NORTH LN WORK!
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—In the budget submitted to
congress today for the next fiscal year are many items
pertaining exclusively to Alaska. Cordova has an item
for $04,500 for a government building. Over seven mil
lion dollars is asked for continuing the construction and
operation of the government railroad in Alaska from
Seward to the interior. Two hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars are asked fur the education of Alaska
natives and eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars is
wanted for the medical relief of natives and an increase
in the annual sum for the support’of reindeer stations
making that appropriation eigthy-five thousand dollars.
Ten thousand dollars is asked for Mount McKinley Park
and money is also asked for the establishment of govern
ment fish hatcheries at Yes Bay and Afognak.
ARMY BALLOON
DOING DAMAGE
RUNNING AWAY
WICHITA, Kans., Dec. 3.—A giant
army balloon broke from tho mooi
ings at Fort Omaha, Nebraska, yes
terday afternoon and began sai’ing
south. Today the giant air bag is
over Kansas or Oklahoma, dragging
a 0000-ft two inch steel cable and
tearing out telegraph and telephone
wires a mile at a time.
Aeroplanes have been sent out to
capture the big balloon or destroy it
if it cannot be secured. Hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth ol damage
is being done by the balloon in its
flight with the cable and six pronged |
anchor.
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GIFT FUND FOR THE
SOLDIERS AND OTHERS
RAISED NOW TO $110
“Make it $110,” s~ld William ? ..i
ers this forenoon and lie p..t « »\vn
three dollars for the fund for „ifts:
for the soldiers and sailors of the
United States War Service which
brings the total to the above amount,
raised by the Red Cross chapter oi
Seward. This city was assessed 100
gifts and the final drive Saturday]
reached the ante and passed it.
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PRISONERS TAKEN SOUTH
Deputy Marshal S. 0. Casler, of
Valdez,* came to Seward on the Evans
Saturday night with special deputy
Ben Howell and took John Cody, in
sane man, for the Morningside Asy
lum at Portland, and Chris Michael
son, sentenced to seven months for a
gun play, to Valdez. On his way
south on the Evans prisoners for Mc
Neils will be taken aboard at Valdez,
Cordova, Juneau and Ketchikan, by
Deputy Marshal Casler.
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BYNG IS PROMOTED
. LONDON, Dec. 3. — King George
has promoted Lieutenant General
Byng to the rank of general in recog
nition of distinguished services ren
dered in the Scarpe-St. Quentin drive.
Gen. Byng is now practically in
charge of the operations in the Cam
brai sector.
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TONS OF GIFTS FOR
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—Through the
American Red Cross every soldier
abroad also the sailors will receive a
Christmas gift. Over 300 tons have
arrived hero at noon today.
DESERTER IS
SENTENCED TO
BE SHOT DEAD
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3. — A na
turalized German who deserted while j
serving in the United States army at j
Panama has been sentenced to death!
for desertion in time of war by court!
martial, is the announcement of the;
war department today. The man’s |
name is not furnished.
The circumstances of the case are,
not lacking in a certain sympathetic i
interest. The unfortunate man had
been a good soldier up to the time
when his mother country was declar
ed an enemy by the United States
Congress. When it became a case of
warring against Germany, the nat
uralized American found that taking
out citizen's papers had not cooled
his inborn affection for his native
land and rather than fight against,
her, he deserted.
He made a futile attempt to return
to Germany to join the colors there
but was apprehended and must pay
the extreme penalty unless clemency
is exercised. Considering the circum
stances it is not tonsidered unlikely
that his sentence may be commuted
to a long term of imprisonment by
the military authorities. w
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Applicants for appointment as are
chief will be received by the City
| Council tonight at the regular ses
sion. The council will act directly
on the appointment and then take up
the reorganization of the Fire De
partment according to announcement
I today. Few tax payers attended the
special meeting called by Mayor Cot
ter yesterday afternoon and George
Sexton, councilman, before adjourn
ment of the meeting, moved that all
applicants apply direct to the coun
cil tonight.
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WRITE UP OX SEWARD
In the December number of the
Popular Mechanics magazine* is a
short article on the refill freshet,
with a picture showing the work of
the flood on the south side of the A.
E. C. round house.
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ANNUAL ESTIMATES
ARE PRESENTED TO
THE U. S. CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—The Treasury Department
this afternoon submitted to Congress estimates totalling
thirteen b'llion five hundred million dollars for the con
duct of the government’s war during the next fiscal year.
The budget is the greatest in the nation’s history. Over
eleven billion for the war will be realized from taxation,
stamps, etc., and by the sale of liberty loan bonds.
TWO STEAMERS
BOUND NORTH ;
TO THIS PORT:
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—Steamer Ala-'
meda sailed Sunday at one o’clock in
the afternoon for Southeastern and
Southwestern Alaska. The following
are on board bound for Seward: G. K.
Cohn, Mrs. A. Shonbock, S. Y. Clark,
Fred C. Jerrett, A. J. McConnell ami
wife and K. T. Morrill. The Alame
da hus three day's mail aboard.
Victoria Due Tomorrow
Steamer Victoria with eight day’s
mail aboard is due in Seward tomor
row morning. The Victoria sailed
from Coi-dova this morning at 7:30
but may call at LaTouche and load
ore.
Freighter Coming
Agent McDonald received word to
day that the Alaska Steamship com
pany would have a freighter for Sew
ard out of Seattle either n«*xt Friday
or Saturday.
ONE LIFE WAS LOST
FROM THE SPOKANE
According to word brought here on
the Evans, one man, an Italian, lost1
his life as the result of the accident
to the Spokane. The Italian was ta
ken from the Spokane by the Prin
cess May. Bound from the scene of
the wreck to Prince Rupert, he ap
peared demented by the loss of his
baggage. While walking the deck he
jumped overboard and drowned be
fore aid could .reach him.
ALASKAN TRAVELING MAN
IS ON WAY TO FRANCE
Clive J. Atkinson, who has been
traveling through Alaska for the past
several years as the representative ofj
the Buckingham and Hecht Shoe com- j
pany, was caught in the draft and is
at present in Camp Mills, New York,
on his way to France. Atkinson was
stationed at Camp Lewis for one week
and was then transferred to another
regiment.
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PROHIBITION BEATEN IN
IOWA BY 932 VOTES
DES MOINES, Dec. 3.—Constitu
tional prohibition was defeated in the)
October 15 election in Iowa by a ma
jority of 932 votes, according to the
oficial canvass made by the state exe
cutive council. The canvass, made on
the initial count of the ballots, showed
214,693 for the amendment and 215,
615 against it.
SEATTLE, Dec. 3. — Walrus and
whales were scarce along the Siberian
coasts and in the Arctic ocean last
summer, according to Captain Charles
Boyle, master of the power barken
tine Belvedere which arrived here re-,
cently from the north with a cargo of
walrus hides. The Belvedere cruised1
over 15,000 miles in search of walrus
and whales during the summer. She
left in March.
CAPT. LRNGLEY
IS HERE FROM
THE KUSKOKWIM
Capt. Wallace Langley, veteran
navigator and steamship owner of th<*
interior, arrived over the trail from
McGrath last Saturday, registered at
the Seward and will leave tomorrow
on the Victoria for Seattle, his home.
Capt. Langley brings the first direct
report of the Good News Bay strike.
He says that when he was at Bethel,
a native brought word there of a
gold strike. Four men immediately
left for the scene of the discovery.
One returned with one thousand dol
lars in gold dust taken out in one
week by panning and purchased sup
plies for the winter. Others who had
to go to the scene had not returned
when Capt Langley left Bethel which
o piombcr 17th. As far as could
be learned the strike was on Bear
creek and four other creeks, which
have never been explored, are be
lieved also to contain gold in paying
quantities although this is only sur
mised. What the new .sq^ke will
amount to none know’s according to
Capt. Langley and will not know* un
til next spring.
Capt. Langley left McGrath on
October loth with his team of six
dogs. He reached Anchorage a week
ago today and sold three of his dogs
coming to Sew’ard with the remain
der. J. W. Morarity, of Ophir, and
B. J. Peterson, the dredgeman of the
Iditaiod, arrived in Seward with their
their dog teams with Capt. Langley.
The Tana, the steamer owned by
the captain is out on the ways at Mc
Grath and the master will return per
haps over the trail. CapL Langley
must go to Seattle and arrange
steamer transportation from there to
Bethel for supplies for his section cC
the oistrict next year.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3. — The Rev.
Allen W. McCurdy, pastor of the
Morningside Presbyterian Church at
this place, renounced the ministry.
Mr. McCurdy, who is a socialist,
made many speeches in the interest
of Morris Hillquit, socialist nominee
for Mayor.
ANARCHISTS IN
JAIL MEMBERS
OF ONE SOCIETY
SEATTLE, Dec. 3. —Chief of Police
Janssen, of Milwaukee, wired this af
ternoon that Italians arrested there
on the charge of planting a bomb re
cently which killed ten men in the po
lice station, belonged to the same an
archist society as do the seventy ar
rested recently in the northwest. A
nation wide society known as the Cir
cfli Studi Sociali is the anarchist or
ganization which those under arrest
are connected with.