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-- EAT I ALASKA || FISH j Volume \I Number 172. ~ SEWARD, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 16,1917. __Ten Cents the Copy RUSSIANS CAPTURE POLINA, 60 MILES FROM LEMBERG ""MANS RUSH VAST REINFORCEMENTS EAST BY AUTO AND SHIP (By Associated l*rc»a Dispatch) PETROGRAI). July 1(5— Russian forces occupied the town of Dolina. terminal of the Stanislau-Dolina railway yesterday, and the Austro-Gennan army under General Boehm Ermollis was hurled back on the Carpathian moun tains to the southwest in complete defeat. Dolina is forty miles southwest of Stanislau and sixty miles south of Lemberg, being the junction point of the Demerge Wigoda State railroad and the line connecting with the Lemberg-Czernowitz railroad at Stanislau, thus giving the Russian forces two general routes on which to advance on the Galician capital. TRYING TO STEM RUSSIAN ADVANCE (By Associated Press Dispatch) WASHINGTON, July 16, (Official).—Dispatches re ceived at the Rusian embassy today state that the whole Russian front from the Gulf of Riga to Roumania is alive with battle today. German commanders are rushing troops from the Ita lian and French fronts and are entirely re-arranging their positions. On the northern front near Riga German reinforce ments are being rushed in by sea. while on the Lemberg front troops are being shifted back and forth by automo biles in an attempt to check the advance of General Korni loff’s Cossacks, who wild with victory, are still driving ahead. STRONG GERMAN ATTACK IN WEST (By A«wi:il(d Pres* Dispatch) PARIS, PJuly 16, (Official).—There was a series of strong German attacks last night between the Rivers Somme and Aisne and in the Champagne district. These attacks were repelled everywhere except near Mont Haut Champagne, where the Germans held a few trenches in spite of strong counter attack. --4 ABANDON ZEPPLINS FOR AIRPLANES (By Associated Press Dispatch) LAUSANNE, July 16.—No more Zepplins are being constructed at Friedrichshaven and thousands of work men are being shifted from making Zepplins to the manu facture of airplanes, which have been demonstrated to be the most successful war aircraft. ^____ AM 1ICAN FLEET SUNK FOUR SUBS r • _ (By Associated Press Dispatch) ROME, July 16.—Advices through Berne, Switzer land, from reliable German sources, state that four of the largest and most modern German submarines were de stroyed by American warships which convoyed the first installment of American troops to France. -A — BILL FOR 22,000 AEROPLANES SURE TO PASS SAYS SEN. CHAMBERLAIN (By Associated Press Dispatch) WASHINGTON, July 16.—Senator Chamberlain, the chairman of committee on military affairs in the upper house, predicted today the passage before August 1, of the bill appropriating $640,000,000 for the construction at the earliest date of 22,000 aeroplanes. THREE GOING TO FT. EISCUM ’ • ♦ » Seward i4 . jcants for Place In Officers* School Will Receive Examination Three Seward men who have ap plied for appointment to the second officers’ school at the Presidio, Califor nia, have received instructions to go by first boat to Fort Liscum for exam ination. They are Captain Luttrell, of the Seward military unit, formerly a non-commissioned officer in the Cali fornia national guard and a military instructor at Los Angeles; J. J. Camp bell, of The Gateway stafT, and A. E. j Ooghe, an employe of the Alaskan En : gineering commission Four others, whose applications were mailed later, will probably be ad vised to go to Fort Liscum at an early date. Those notified will leave on the Ad miral Farragut tomorrow morning. BO SWEENEY DIES SUDDENLY Assistant to Secretary Lane and Friend of Alaska, Meets Sudden End (Hr Associated Press Dispatch) SEATTLE, July 16.—Bo Sweeney, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, an old resident of Seattle and well-known Democratic politician, died suddenly at Washington, D. C., yesterday. Sweeney came to Seattle from Colo rado in 1897 and has been prominent in supporting measures for the devel opment of Alaska. He has been as sistant Secretary of the Interior since July 1. 1914. __Jl_ N. W. LEAGUE ABANDONED Baseball Fnprofitable During War— Great Falls Team Wins Pennant (By Associated Press Dispatch) SEATTLE, July 16.—The North western Baseball league disbanded yesterday and no attempt will be made at re-organization until the war ends. The pennant was awarded to Great Falls. -* ROAD NEEDED ACROSS HEAD OF THE BAY Steel roof supports for the radio station at the head of the bay was landed yesterday and will be trans ferred to the site at an early date. Daniel Gutleben, who is representing the firm of which he is a member, says that he is experiencing some delay through lack of teams to transport supplies across the flat, but expects to get under way soon. Another cause for delay is the lack of road improve ments at the head of the bay, which makes it necessary to cross several sloughs where the water is up to the bed of the wagons. FARRAGUT BRINGS SEVERAL FROM SOUTH The Admiral Farragut arrived Sat urday afternoon with the following passengers from Seattle and way ports: J. J. Finnegan, J. M. Wilson, F. D. Nickerson, Geo. Cameron, F. Alberto, J. P. Peterson, W. H. Ray, Mrs. Ray, Gus Gilles, Mrs. E. L. Ran dall, N. W. Howard, J. H. Robbins, F. H. Moberly and* Neil Sexton. -$ Deputy U. S. Marshal Isaac Evans left on the Mariposa for Anchorage on official business. ASST. SEC. MYER IS COMING TO INSPECT ALASKA RAILROAD (By Associated Dress Dispatch) WASHINGTON, July 16.—Herbert A. Meyer, assist ant Secretary of the Interior, will leave here for Alaska the first of the week for a tour of inspection along the gov ernment railroad. He will be accompanied by A. 1). Shep ard, of San Francisco, a former railroad man, and by R. F. Austin, of Meyer’s office. The primary object of Meyer’s visit will be to inspect the coal situation in regard to early shipment of fuel from the Matanuska field. Meyer is excutive chief of the government railroad, having under his charge the work of the Alaskan Engi neering commission. He was appointed this spring to re lieve Secretary Lane of part of the work of the department so that he might have more time to devote to the Council of National Defense, of which he is a member. -- NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR WILL MAKE FIRST SPEECH THURSDAY r * —_ (By Associated I’re** Dispatch) BERLIN, July 16.—Dr. George Michaelisrchancellor of the empire, succeeding eBthmann-Hollweg, will make his maiden speech in the Reichstag Thursday. Field Mar shal Hindenburg and General Ludendorff are continuing their conferences with party leader Michaelis participat ing. STRIVING TO AVOID BREAK WITHIN AUSTRIA VIENNA, July 16.—German and Bohemian members of the Austrian parliament adopted a resolution today setting forth a desire for peace within the country and the possibility of living side by side with the Czechs without abridgement of national self-determination of both ele ments. The resolution, says a separate Bohemian consti tution, will not be recognized. This resolution is an effort to conciliate the Czechs, who are conducting a strong agitation for peace. __ ____ DRAWING FOR NATIONAL ARMY SOON WASHINGTON, July 16. — On the basis of advices from various states where the organization work of ex emption boards is uncompleted, the war department stated today that the drawing for the National Army by selective draft can hardly be held before Saturday. Fifteen states have reported “not ready.” REFUGEES IN OLD STOCKADE Men Hustled Out of Bisbee, Arizona, May be Returned—Are Safe In Big Camp (Ry Aiioeiuted PrcM Diipntch) COLUMBUS, N. M~ July 16.— Twelve hundred exiles from Bisbee, Arizona, settled down to routine camp life in the local stockade today. They are under direction of United States soldiers and are living on supplies fur nished by the army . The stockade is one used for detention of Mexican ref ugees when the revolt was at its height across the border . An effort is to be made to return the men to their homes, where some have families and others business es tablishments, for the citizens who han dled the deportation sent not only the strikers but the sympathizers as well out of the State. * AIR NITRATE PLANT PLANNED Secretary of War Announces Imme diate Construction of Big Factory (By Associated Press Dispatch) WASHINGTON, July . 16.—Secre tary of War Baker announced today that a plant for the production of ni trogen from the atmospheric nitrogen will be constructed immediately at a cost of $4,000,000. Water power will be used but the site has not been selected. The treasury department announces the discovery in the internal revenue division of a process for manufactur ing glycerine from sugar . -A Charles Herron, publisher of The Anchorage Times, returned home on the Admiral Farragut, CHRISTEN NEW COACH ‘SEWARD’ Car Built Here Takes Committee of Chamber of Commerce On Inspection Trip Christened with champagne amid the enthusiastic cheers of the crowd, the new private car “Seward” pulled out for Mile 71 Sunday morning at tached to a special train. The party making the first trip in the new coach as guests of K. J. Weir, engineer in charge of this division, in cluded Captain Ward, superintendent of bridge construction, and a commit tee of the Seward Chamber of Com merce, who continued on from Kern creek to inspect all the work on the government railroad between here and the coal fields. The “Seward” was built here by the firm of Brosius & Noon, and is of course, the first passenger coach of the kind built in Alaska. It has in addi tion to a large observation room, two staterooms, lavatory and kitchen. It is finished and furnished in Mission style and stained a [ight oak in color. Quite a crowd assembled to watch the special leave, and a committee of ladies acting as an auxiliary to the Chamber of Commerce, including Mrs. Weir, Mrs. Ballaine and Mrs. Ward, were on hand as guests at the chris tening Mrs Weir broke the bottle of champagne on the after platform just as the train pulled out. The Chamber of Commerce commit tee included Attorney S. O. Morford, Hugh Dougherty, F. L. Ballaine, Harry V. Hoben, Attorney Clifford Moores and Ed Whitemore. They will probably return on Wednesday. MINE EXPERT GOES TO HOPE President Jones, of New Mexican School of Mines, to Examine Quartz Dr. Fayette A. Jones, president of the State School of Mines of New Mexico, from Socorro, N. M., arrived in Seward on the Admiral Farragut en route to Hope to make an investigation for private parties of some quartz properties in that section He will re turn to Seward via the trail to Mile 29. -9 CLERK BLAIN LOSES BROTHER IN WAR Jack Blain, member of the Cana dian contingent in France, brother of C. M. Blain well-known freight clerk on the S. S. Mariposa, died recently at his home at Orillia, Canada, from pneumonia contracted while in the trenches. JlL BOATS AND TRAINS The Admiral Farragut is due from the west at 7 o’clock in the morning. The Mariposa sailed westward Sun day evening. The Admiral Watson is due on July 21 . A passenger train went to Mile 71 Sunday. THE WEATHER Yesterday. Maximum.54 Minimum .48 Current.51 Precipitation.76 Cloudy. South wind. WEATHER TOMORROW Unsettled. Showers.