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SEWARD, ALASKA, WL'iNKSPAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1918 " TEN CENTS PER COPY
AMERICAN VICTIMS &! _
OF HUN SUBPRIED t
BY SCOTCH PEOPLE
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SCOTCH SEA PORT, Feb. 13.—Up to last night, a
week after the torpedoing of the Tuscania, one hundred
and seventy-one American victims have been, buried in
different parts along the Scottish coast.
There are remaining on the casualty list one hundrec
and thirty-one identified Americans and thirty-three un
identified.
Villagers have come from miles away to help the sui -
vivors and to bury the dead. The bodies of the dead are
taken to the burial grounds in large motor trucks.
At one general funeral here yesterday afternoon the
American soldiers sang the "Star Spangled Banner, an<
the villagers sang "God Save the King. ,
People residing here have started a subscription tor a
monument to the dead Americans. . c.
There were no Alaskans in the list ol victims. Si
soldiers from the state of Washington have been identi
fied and buried.
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WAR LORDS OF
GERMANS ARE
GIVEN ROAST
Senator Lewis of Illinois Irges the
Americans to Fight tor the
Democracy Implanted By
Abraham Lincoln
VIRGINIANS OBSERVE THE DAY j
First Time in History a Southern
Legislature Recognizes the
Day of Anniversary ot
Martyred President.
WASHINGTON. Feb. IS. — Senat
or James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois,
late yesterday afternoon in making
an address before the Senate regard
ing the observation of Lincoln's biith ;
day, scathingly denounced the Ger
man war lords and urged that the;
Americans tight foi Democracy wh chj
was implanted by Lincoln and Ad
vanced by Woodrow Wilson.
•*The peace offer of the Germars to,
Russia »s only an open .o d which will;
lead to murder," said the Illinois sen
ator.
The House and the Senate observed
the day with a joint stfeion. Reprc-j
semative Ben Johnson, in whose li.
trict I incoln was born, presided over
the session. Representative Joseph J.
Russell read the Gettysburg address.
Homage Paid Lincoln
SPRINGFIELD. 111., Feb. 13. —
Y'esterdav afternoon, as a homage to
Lincoln's memory, two Tress meetings*
were held here.
Virginians Observe Day
PETERSBURG, Va., Feb. 13. —
Y'esterday afternoon members of the
Y'irginia general assembly attended
the Lincoln exercises at Camp I re
conducted by the 319th Brigaoe corn
loosed exclusively of Virginians. This
is said to be the first participation of
a southern legislature in the ob* rv
ance of Lincoln’s birthday.
HEATLFSS MONDAY ORDER
IS NOW TO BE RESCINDED
WASHINGTON, Keb. IS. — Fuel
Administrator Garfield stated today
that he expected to rescind the heat
le«« Monday order tonight. The fuel
transportation has improved as the
cm' argo has served its pu’-pose.
PARLIAMENT
OF BRITISH
HAS STARTED
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British Lawmakers Begin Session
Which Will Be the Longest of
Any Held in History of
the British tales
ASQITTH CREDITS PRESIDENT
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Dares House of Commons to
Vote Lack of Confidence
in the Government
LONDON, Feb. 13. — The longest
session of .he British Parliament, of
modern times, has now opened. None
are saying when the session will like
ly come to an end.
Gives Praise for W ilson
LONDON, Feb. 13. — Herbert H.
Asquith, in the House of Common.*,
this forenoon, commenting on the
speech of President Wilson, said that i
the American executive discriminated
justly in regard to the substance be
tween the peace declarations made by
the German Chancellor von Hertling,!
and the Austrian Foreign Secretary,
Dr. Czernin.
Challenge Not Taken
LONDON, Feb. 13. — When chal
lenged this afternoon by Prime Minis
ter David Lloyd George to vote “lack
of confidence” in the government, the
British Commons fail to take any ac
tion.
The Prime Minister in a speech did
not mention Wilson’s last address be
fore a joint session of Congress but
did say he declined to see in Czer
nin’s statement that Austria was anj
nearer an approach to reasonable
terms of peace than was expressed by
Chancellor von Hertling. The Premier
regarded Herring’s demand that Eng
land surrender coaling stations as
proof positive that Germany was still
j in no mood to discuss reasonable
I terms of peace.
Will Make a Reply
LONDON, Feb. 13.—It is announc
ed today in Berlin that Imperial Ger
man Chancellor von Hertlincr intends
;o answer President Wilson’s messapo
before the Reichstap next Tuesday.
WAR ACTIONS AGAIN
RESUMED ON FRONTS
WITH HONORS EVEN
TOBACCO 1ELLS
OF WEALTH OF
U. S. SOLDIERS
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Former Seward Man, Writing Fromj
Somewhere in France Says That
Soldier’s W’eaith Is Reckoned
on Tobacco Possession
“Over here, an American cigarette
is a thing to be locked up in your kit
and only taken out when none of your
comrades are around. It is impossible
lo purchase either cigarettes or Amer
ican tobacco and a soldier's wealth is
reckoned hv the number of cigarettes
or ‘Bull* he possesses.”
This is one of the many good state
ments made in a letter received from
‘somewhere in France” under date of
Decen.bei 21, 1917, received by Alex
inder McDonald from C. J. Clifford,
First sergeant, Regimental Head
quarters, Forestry Engineers. Mr.
Clifford is well known in Seward
where he was connected with the lor
estry department here. Mr. McDon
ald sent in November a package to
Mr .Clifford containing cigarettes and
tobacco.
Sergeant Clifford states in his let
ter that such strict censonship is in
vogue that he cannot write every
thing he desires. “The regulations
only tell us what we can’t say, and
that is enough,” writes Clifford. “I
wrote you a note from a town recently
blown up, before we sta.ted across.
Since then we have been in tnree coun
tries, after 23 days aboard ship. Since
arriving in France we have been in
three temporary camps. 1 have been
tne busiest little bird you ever have
seen until last week. Can you imag
ine me getting my hunch up at 5
o’clock in the morning and seeing that
they are al! in theii* l> ds 1»\ 9:30 in
the evening? This is what l am do
ing ar.d l have managed to get av ay
with it well enough that 1 ant about
to be promoted . *
“We are on the verge of another j
move and tomorrow we will be on our
way again. We expect to spend
Christmas in THE town in France,
the town you think of when you men
tion France. This has been a mighty
interesting trip but the noveity is no
ginning to wear off. They can call
off this bout anytime they want to as
far as 1 am concerned. However, I
really have a lot to be thankful for,
our work having been most agreeable
and so safe mat it is not exciting, but
being the first of the Americans to
arrive here we will soon see activity
at the front. Just now I am one of
eight Americans in a town about the
fifth of the size of Seattle. The Frer-h
people here are exceedingly pleased
that we have come and are doing ev
erything to make us comfortable. The
j girls in this section are wonderfully
pretty.,
“Do you remember the forestry
Service inspector who was in Seward
last year? A. C. Ringland? I am
1 with him. He is my captain and a
prince of a fellow. I hope to stay
with him until ‘it is all over.’ Antone
| Eide will remember him and Ringland
; asked me to send his regards.”
Sergeant Clifford asks about the
' Seward bunch and what they are do
1 ing and made the request that Mr.
, McDonald remember him to them also
i asking them to write.
! Sergeant Cliffords ends up with the
j statement that “the drinks in this
’ country are just as bad as the tobac
co and that is about the worst thing
anyone could say about them.”
German Pianos Fly Over American
Sector in France and A waters
Attempt to 'lake Photos
of All Po'-iGons
FOlrR NATIONS IN AIR FIGHT
lento'*. Force*. Ilc^io Attack llpen the
Italian Along the Northern
Front—French Make Raids
Fpnn German Trenches
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARM\
IN FRANCE, Feb. 13. — It :s bri/H
and lea/ here today or the front and
a considerable number of enemy ma
chines appeared early this foreneon
over the American sector and began
to take photos of the positions. Brit
ish, American and French machines
beat them off and several sharp en
counters tool: place in the air.
German and American ai tillerying
is progressing sharply t* day.
* Austrians Attack Italian
BERLIN, Feb. 13. — After yester
day being spent in a> tillerying the
Austrians today made an attack south
of Sasao Rosso on rhe Italian front
and the official statement says they
were successful in clearing the sup
posing positions and capturing sev
eral hundred prisoners.
Italians Holding Austrians .
ROME, Feb. 13. — The official state
ment today says that the Austrians
have resumed attacks on the northern
front west of the Bretna river. The
Italians are holding them in check.
Italian artillery in another part of
the front has torn the Teuton columns
to pieces.
French Make Raids
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY, Feb.
13. — The French forces today made
three successful raids and reached the
German fourth line of trenches be
tween I.apre, Trcon and the Mortmarc
Woods in the Woevre ^ctor. They
took many* Germans as prisoners.
Kaiser's New Headquarter*
LONDON, Feb. 13. — The Kaiser’s
personal headquarters, according to a
confirmed report, are to be transfer
red to Spa where he will take treat
ment and plan “more onward with
Cod’' campaigns.
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TRAITOR FOUND
IN REPUBLICAN
HIGH COUNCILS
ST. LOUIS, Feb 13. — John T.
Adams, of Iowa, has withdrawn from
the contest for Chairmanship of the
Republican Committee. It is under
stood at the committee meeting Mr.
Adams will nominate Will H. Hays, of
Indiana, whose election will probably
follow.
It leaked out here today that the j
executive committee of the Republican
National Committee has been inves
tigating charges that Adams is a dis
loyal American citizen.
It was claipied, and these facts!
have been confirmed, that Adams
wrote a ietter from Berlin in August,
1914, praising Germany and said:
“France is planning to cross Belgium
and with Russia attack this great!
country of Germany."
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We all reverence antiquity. If a*
lot of the old masterpieces were young
er they would be regarded as common
place.
AUSTRIANS OBJECT
| TO EIGIITING UPON
WESTERN ERONT
LONDON, Feb. 13—The Vienna correspondent of the
London Daily News says that diplomatic facts have been
made known to him of a possible separate peace treaty be
tween Austria and the Allies.
“In fact,” wires the correspondent, “peace is much
nearer than any nation is aware of. Great reluctance is
manifested in Austria towards the prospect of being forc
ed to fight the Americans and British on the Western
front and this is growing daily and hourly. It is known
here that Emperor Charles and his Foreign Secretary
Czernin are trying to break with Germany and make
peace with the Allies as Austria was instrumental in do
ing with the Ukranians of Russia.”
CONFIRMS DEMOBILIZATION ORDER
LONDON, Feb. 13.—An official Russian statement
from the Bolsheviki at Petrograd received here confirms
the report from Berlin that Russia has withdrawn .from
the war and ordered the demobilization of the armies on
all fronts. The younger soldiers will be the legal guards
of the borders.
KAISER TICKLED WITH HIMSELF.
AMSTERDAM, Feb 13.—Reports have been received
here from Berlin that the kaiser expects shortly to reply
to America’s peace terms.
The kaiser has been reported to have said that peace
with the Ukranians is but a small beginning made by
Germany’s sword against the “closed door leading to gen
eral peace."
CHEERS GIVEN
UNITED STATES
BY ITALIANS
ROME, Feb. 13. — At the opening
of the Italian Parliament today most
enthusiastic cheers for America met
Premier Orlando’s declaration that the
war situation was growing better, due
to the help of the United States of
America. The Premier said that the
United States replaced Russia and
that Italy would fight to the winning
end of the hitter war.
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RITTER TO BE
INTERNED FOR
GOOD OF U. S.
SEATTLE, Feb. 13. — Sergeant
Major Thomas Helmuth Ritter, ar
rested in January and accused of
stealing valuable papers giving in
formation about Camp Lews, will be
sent to Fort Douglas, Utah, and will
be interned for the duration of the
war. It has been proven that the pa
pers disappeared and are believed to
have reached certain spy hands. Rit
ter is a native of Gel-many and is be
lieved to have been a spy although
this cannot be proven.
Men are fond of the great American
game. But they would rather see an
artist’s model display her curves than
see a baseball pitcher display his.
TRAINMEN ARE
ASKED NOW TO
GO TO FRANCE
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. — The
War Department today asked the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
to furnish fifty men for tank service
in Europe and one thousand engineers
for transportation also to serve m
F ranee.
Warren Stone, the Grand Chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers told the wage commission that
he would furnish the War Department
with the nation’s men available.
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BRITISH SHIP
BUILDING WAS
BIG LAST YEAR
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LONDON, Feb. 13. — One million,
one hundred and sixty three thousand,
four hundred and seventy four tons
of shipping was built in England last
year. One hundred and seventy thou
sand ions were purchased from abroad
This was the statement made this af
ternoon to the House of Lords by Bon
nar Law and created a most favorable
impression.
The cable between Sitka and Seat
tle “came upw shortly after 7 o’clock
last night and all is well again. The
break which occurred last Friday
night, was near Seattle.