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*" ' THE ALASKA EVENING POST
Volume \1 Number 225. _SKWAK1), ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1917._Ten Cents the Copy
MICHAELIS ANNOUNCES
GOVERNMENT DEVISING
OWN P \CE PLANS;
DEFINITE TERMS OF PEACE EXPECTED TO BE
MADE BEFORE THE COMING OF WINTER
MONTHS—MAY ENTIRELY CEASE HOSTILI
TIES— GERMANY BELIEVED READY TO MAKE
PROPOSITION TO END WAR TO AVERT REVO-j
LUTION. I
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON. Sept. 1'*.—Germany will shortly publish
her peace terms. This was the otlicial information in
British diplomatic circles today.
It is understood that the peace announcement has
been made by German Imperial Chancellor Michaelis. He
is understood to have made a statement in the Reichstag
that a peace plan had been devised but that the final ar
rangements regarding the conditions and questions of Al-j
sace and Lorraine would be settled subsequent to the chiei!
peace proposals."
A high official in the authority of the British govern
ment told The Associated Press today that the German
government is undoubtedly anxious to get out of the war
at the earliest possible moment, on any terms which will;
insure Germany against revolution at home and a na
tional collapse.
Great numbers of the people of Germany today
would welcome peace on a status quo basis, this meaning
practically a draw in which no belligerent would occupy
any territory beyond that possessed on July, 1914. Each
side would thus bear its own burden in respect to mate
rial losses incurred during the war.
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SWEDEN'S TREACHERY UNEXPLAINED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Sept. 11—The Manchester Guardian as
sumes the Swedish foreign office knew the contents of
the cipher message filed at Buenos Aires and that it would
be fairlv easv for Sweden to learn what the United States
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tlecoded and Sweden could decode even if ignorant. The
newspaper claims that Sweden’s responsibility is great.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The government is still
awaiting some indications as to how the Swedish govern
ment regards the disclosures of the action taken by its
legation at Buenos Aires in transmitting German lega
tion dispatches to the Berlin government. It regards the,
entire question of a more direct grievance to the allies
than the United States.
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27,440 TOLL FOR LAST WEEK
LONDON, Sept. 17.—British casualties for the past
week are 17,440 dead.
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SPANISH BOAT PICKS UP GERMAN SUBMARINE
CADIZ, Sept. 11.— A German submarine, seriously
damaged, arrived here, convoyed by a Spanish torpedo
boat. The submarine will be interned.
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SOUTH GERMAN CLERGY ARE NOW FOR PEACE
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 11.—The Bavarian newspapers'
report an active peace propaganda by the South German
clergy on the basis of the pope’s note.
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FRENCH HAVE TAKEN MANY PRISONERS
PARIS, Sept. 11.—It is officially announced that the
French troops were successful in the sector of Fosse and
Caurieres wood, where they captured a number of pris
oners- , .
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FORMER GENERAL
WILL BESIEGE
RUSS CAPITAL
General Korniloff’s Troops Advancing
On Petrograd—No Collision
With .Government Troops
(Rjr Associntcd Prcm Dispatch)
PETROGRAD, Sept. 11.—'There has
been no collision yet between the gov
ernment forces and General Korni- j
lofT’s troops, which are marching on
to Petrograd. The KornilofT cavalry
stopped on receiving orders from the
council of soldiers’ and workmens’
delegates. KornilofT ordered his troops
to detrain at the railroad station of;
Duo and to march on and besiege
Petrograd The government infantry
is still ir.v Vmg out of thA city to op
pose KornilofT.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 11.—General
Denikine, commander of the Russian
armies on the southwestern front,
haa telegraphed to Kerensky that he
intended to support KornilofT. Gen
eral SteoherbatchefT, commander of
the Russian forces on the Roumanian
front, has ordered his armies, also
the Odessa military district, to take
no part in the conflict, hut at Ihe same
time to remain true to the provision
al government.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 11.—A com
mittee of the Twelfth Russian army,
before leaving Riga, circulated an ap
peal printed in German and addreSs
ed to ^he German soldiers, pointing
out that the latter were making war
on the side of autocracy and against
liberty and justice. The appeal said
the victory of the Kaiser would mean
an end to democracy and liberty and
further declared: “We have cannon
and moral force on our side. Your
superiority is merely physical and ma
terial."
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ALL C ITIZENS ASKED TO BE
AT CITY HALL TONIGHT
The city council will meet in regu
lar session tonight and matters of the
utmost importance to the people and
the city in general will be taken up.
Among the most important of these
matters will be the subject of provid
ing ways and means for taking care
of the glacier stream. Every citizen
of the city should be interested enough
to make an effort to be there, for now
is the time to act, and to personally
do his or her part towards removing,
for all time to come, any further men
ace to property and life from this
source.
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EDITOR SAWYER TO GO
OUTSIDE FOR WINTER '
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E. 0. Sawyer, Jr., editor of The *
* Gateway since the consolidation of *'
* The Gateway and the Alaska *
* Evening Post, and editor of the *
* latter paper during its existence, *
* has severed his connection with *
* this paper and will leave Seward * (
* in a few days for the winter, ac- *
* companied by Mrs. Sawyer and *
* their children. Sawyer has great *
* faith in the future of Seward, in * \
* spite of his temporary misfortune *
* during last week’s freshet, which *
* carried away his home, and ex- * i
* pects to return next spring. * |
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SPENCE RESIGNS
AS DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
Left Valdez on Alameda For Georgia
Judge Munley Serving As District
Attorney
Information is received from Wash
ington to the effect that District At
torney Spence, of Valdez, has tendered
his resignation, upon request of the
department of justice, to take effect
October 1. It is also intimated that
his successor will be Judge W. H.
Munley, who is at present assistant
district attorney, with headquarters
at Anchorage. The latter is a per
sonal friend of Senator Chamberlain,
whose private secretary he was when
Chamberlain was governor of Oregon.
The direct cause of Spence's retire
ment from office is due to the aggres
sive light made against that official
by the Democratic leaders of the ter
ritory, and his successor would have
been named some time ago but there
was some hitch in the selection. The
Democratic organization in the terri
tory had -endorsed Attorney William
Holsheimer, of Juneau, for the posi
tion, but Senator Chamberlain insist
ed that it be given to Judge Munley.
A compromise was recently effected
whereby the Democrats of Alaska fell
into line and together with Delegate
Sulzer gave their endorsement to
Munley, and he will undoubtedly re
ceive the plum, thus ending a long
political battle in which Spence is cast
into the discard.
Judge Munley is an attorney of con
siderable ability, an able but just
prosecutor, a most affable and like
able man, and his appointment as dis
trict attorney will undoubtedly meet
with general approval.
WILL PRAY FOR !
0. S. SUCCESS
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Congress Turns from Money Wrangles
lo Pass Bill Providing for
Religious Observance
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—A “Day
of Prayer” for the success ot Amer
ica in the war is to be proclaimed by
the President in accordance with a
bill providing for such observance,
which was passed today in the Sen
ate.
It is reported that Germany’s at
tempt to obtain gold through agents
here and in neutral countries was re
sponsible for the recent order stop
ping all export of gold coin or gold
bullion.
Loan to Italy
The United States government has
advanced to Italy another credit of
$55,000,000. The amounts now loan
ed to the Allies come to more than
$2,300,000,000.
Evidently the explanation of Secre
tary of the Treasury William McAcloo
concerning the details of loans to the
Allies was satisfactory since this new
loan is not meeting with any adverse
comment from the legislators who op
posed authorizing loans in the dark.
WAR TAX BILL WAS
PASSED BY SENATE
BY VOTE OF 69 TO 4
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The Senate today passed
the war tax bill and returned it to the House. It now goes
to the conference committee. The Senate added half a
billion dollars in taxes and it is hoped that the bill will
finally pass in two weeks. The vote was 69 to 4, those vot
ing in the negative being Senators Gronna, Borah, Norris
and LaFollette. The bill raises $2,842,000,000 from in
comes, $1,000,000,000 from war profits, liquor, tobacco and
public utilities furnishing most of the remainder.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The Senate today voted,
52 to 28, to strike out all consumption taxes in the war
revenue bill, including sugar, tea and cocoa, all designed
to raise $86,000,000.
I KED MAKTIMDES SEKIOFSLY
III KT AT MILE FOLK
Fred Martinidcs, employed by the
A. E. C., while working on a pile
drive:* at Mile Four, was hit on the
head by the pile driver and seriously
injured today. He was rushed to the
Seward hospital where it w*as found,
upon examination, that a part of the
top bone of the skull was driven into
the brain. This was removed, reliev
ing the pressure, and at this writing,
we are informed by Dr. Sloan, he is
able to talk, and his chance for re
covery, while small, is looked for by
the doctor in charge.
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ONLY ONE M ILM AKIN E
LOST IN FNJI1T
(Rv Associated Prr»s Dispatch)
WASHINGTON, Sept. II.—Instead
of six German submarines having,
been sunk by American destroyers off
the coast of Franee last week, a cor
rected statement says that one sub
marine was probably sunk and that
two of the steamers which the de
stroyers were convoying were sunk.
The merchantrfient included at least
one American steamer in their fleet.
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TEXAS NEGROES ARE
READY FOR REBELLION
(Bv Associated Press Dispatch)
AUSTIN, Tex., Sept. Uk—Negroes
of the Rrazos River Valley district
are organizing for an uprising against
the white. Representative J. D. O’
Neil, who is also a member of the
State Council of Defense, made this
declaration on the floor of the House
today.
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FRENCH MINISTER HAS
TENDERED RESIGNATION
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(By Associated Press Dispatch)
PARIS, Sept. 13. — Paul Painleve,
the French minister of war, who has
been attempting to form a new cabi
net since the resignation of Albert
Thomas and M. Varenne, socialist, has
announced that he is unable to affect
a coalition with the opposition forces.
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COACH FALLS FROM TREE
—INSTANTLY .KILLED
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
SEATTLE, Sept. 11.—Hiram Coni
bear, famous rowing coach of the Uni
versity of Washington, fell front a
plum tree in his yard here today and
was instantly killed.
ALASKAN PACK
SOCKEYE SMALL
(Hy AntorialrJ Prna DUpittli >
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—The pack of
Alaska sockeye salmon is hut half the
normal of last year, due to the scar
city of this specie in Alaskan waters,
for reasons not yet explained hy old
time fishermen.
S. M. GRAFF RETURNS ON
ADMIRAL EVANS
S. M. Graff, owner of the Seward
Light and Telephone Co., returned
Sunday morning on the Admiral
Evans after an extended visit Outside.
Mr. Graff is now going over the situ
ation here relative to the heavy de
struction by water of his property and
is unable, as yet, to give out any def
inite information. The local telephone
service will be resumed some time to
day or tomorrow and work on re-es
tablishing electric service is being
pushed to the utmost.
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COI SIN OF MRS. SAWYER
KILLED IN ACTION
Word was received by Mrs. E. O.
Sawyer, Jr., yesterday, that her first
cousin, Flight Lieut. Frank Surtis,
aged 21, was killed in action some
where in France on August 14th. Cur
tis was a member of the Royal Fly
ing Corps of Great Britain, having
been transferred to that service after
the 201st Canadian Batalion was
broken up. He lived at 1018 Bath
hurst street, with his parents.
It was on August 14th that the Ca
nadians captured Hill 70, famous Ger
man stronghold northwest of Lens on
the Loos salient, and it is probable
that it was during this battle his air
plane was shot down.
FOMER SEWARDITE TO
FLY FOR U. S. IN FRANCE
J. E. Woolfey, former law partner
of L. L. James, received a commission
as first lieutenant and is a pilot of
the 105th Aero Squadron at San An
tonio, Texas. 'He received orders to
leave for France within ninety days.
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MARRIED
On September 16, 1917, by U. S.
Commissioner William H. Whittlesey,
Gaston Hardy to Mary Elinor Grant.