The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume], September 26, 1917, Image 1

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TWO HUN SUBS ARE
DESTROYED ON THE
HIGH SEAS BY SHIP;
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i\\y Atftoriatrd l*re*s Dispatch)
LONDON. Sept. 25.—Official announcement that the j
armed steamer which sunk two Hun subs was an Ameii*.
can craft and that but three shots were tired at each ofj
the subs, when they went down to stay. |
One of the subs was sunk immediately after it had1
successfully shelled a neutral sailing vessel. During thisj
engagement a British torpedo boat tried to lend assistance;
to the neutral boat, but not until the American had given
tlie sub its death blow. The second sub was sunk when I
caught in a trap by the American. :
The American steajner has been patrolling in the
North Sea for some time and as yet her identity has not
been discovered, but her damages to the subs have beenj
noted on many occasions, and in mati\ instances wheie
neutral boats are engaged by subs this same American
steamer appears on the scene at about the right time. She
is well armed.
GERMAN ATTACKS REPUTED WITH LOSSES i
(By Associated Pre's* Dispaich)
LONDON. Sept. 24. — The Germans continued last
night to launch heavy counter attacks against the new
British lines east of Ypres and used large forces without
results, except the loss of a great many men.
RUSSIANS RETIRE ON RIGA FRONT
PETROGRAl), Sept. 24.—The Russian troops on the
Riga front have retired to the right bank of the Divinia
river in the region of Jackostand, where they seem to he
holding their own.
EIRE DEPARTMENT MEETS TONIGHT
There will be a meeting of the Fire Department at
8:30 this evening, at the Firg Hal!. All members request
ed to l>e present.
FIRE CHIEF.
63RD AMBULANCE SECTION
ISSUES FIRST NEWSPAPER
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE, Sept. 19, (Correspond
ence)—So far as is Itoown, it has remained for the Sixty
third Ambulance Section of the American Red C ross to
be the first to distinguish itself by issuing a genuine, reg
ular newspaper. The paper has considerably less than a
million-a-day circulation but it is a God-send to the mem
bers of the “Soixante Trois,” which it calls itself.
The first issue of “Soixante Trois” is strictly hand
made and is produced by a manifolding process. Nearly
all the section comprises the editorial staff, and about 90
per cent of this staff has devoted itself to humorous ef
forts.
The “Own-Lee" Laundry Company is the most liberal
advertiser, with a lurid page invoking everyone to “fall
in line” and “follow the example of the cook who washed
his face in the dishparv."
Then there is a “tonsorial parlor" that invites the
readers to “come in and enjoy the show”—which the ad
vertisement continues includes “microscopic animals con
tributed by our patrons.”
There is a bit of “poetry" or two, also a couple of
rough sketches, and four pages of reading matter, includ
ing “Personalities” and a “Diary of our Own Samuel
Pepys.” News as it is ordinarily conceived is conspicuous
by its absence, but the “Soixante Trois” is chock full of
* fun, which is perhaps just as welcome as news to the mem
bers of the section.
BOOZE GOES
INTO BAY
(!ly Associated Treat Dispatch)
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Sept. 24.—More
than 500 carloads of whisky, cham
pagne and other wines, valued at $•>,
500,000, were dumped into the bay at
Ciuaymas, Sonora, under orders of the
state authorities, on August 2S last,
according to a statement today by
Ives G. Lelevier, Mexican consul here.
Photographs of the scene attending
the confiscation and destruction of the
liquor, together with the official noti
fication of the action, were received
by the consul. '
The beverages thrown into the ocean
were the accumulations of shipments
to Sonora seized by the state since the
abolition of the liquor traffic on Jan
uary 1, 11)15, and the stocks on hand
which were taken over when the pro
hibition decree became effective. Ev
ery government warehouse in the state
has been emptied of liquor, it is de
clared, and the information to Mr.
Lelevier says that so far as the au
thorities are aware, there is not a
drop of intoxicants in the state.
The message to the consul says that
P. Elias Calles, still the chief author
ity in Sonora, is determined that li
quor never again shall he sold in the
state or be permitted to come within
its borders.
HUN POWER
5,500J)00 MEN
Headquarters French Army in
France, Sept. 25.—The Associated
Press has just completed figures which
give approximately the man power of
Germany in the war at the present
time, together with casualties, as fol
lows:
Fixed formation on the various
fronts, employed on lines of commun
ication and stationed in the interior,
5,500,000.
Divisions undergoing formation and
men in depots, 000,000.
Losses in killed, permanently dis
abled and prisoners, 4,000,000.
Wounded under treatment at hospi
tals, 500,000.
Total, 10,000,000.
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NEW METHOD |
CURING HERRING
At the Chamber of Commerce lun
I cheon given yesterday the chief topic
! of interest under discussion was the
herring fishing industry.
The Scotch cure method of packing
herring was discussed by several of
the speakers, who have been watching
the process as taught by Mr. Stod- j
dard, of the Bureau of Fisheries, who
i has been sent to Alaska by the De
partment for the purpose of teaching*
this method of curing herring.
In this matter the Bureau is render
ing a noble service, not only to Alas
ka, but to the entire nation. Thej
work of Mr. Stoddard, their represen
tative, is a high test to the efficiency
of the Department. His untiring ef
forts in this field has aroused a keen
interest in the industry and the out
put this year bids fair to be ten times
as great as that of last year.
At Kachemak Bay, where there was
j a few hundred barrels put up last
year, there will be over ten thousand
! barrels this year.
Mr. Stoddard said among other
good things that “right here in Alas
kan waters there are more herring
than there are pebbles on the beach.”
Further, he said that off the coast of
Scotland in two weeks time, three mil
lion herring were caught, cured anti
; packed. The herring industry has
| been entirely overlooked in the past.
: but in the not fur distant future the
herring will be one of Alaska’s chief
I exports.
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“HEl.ENE OF THE NOIH'H"
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ATTRACTION AT EMPRESS
Marguerite Clark, Daniel Frohman’s
! dainty star, in the most unique im
personation she has yet assumed in
motion picture art, will be the at
traction at the Empress theater to
morrow night, when she will appear
as “Helene” (Miss Hearing, in “Hel
! en of the North”). The subject com
bines in a decidedly novel manner the
cultured atmosphere of aristocratic so
ciety circles, with the rugged environ
; ment of trackless wastes of North
western Canada. Without a doubt one
of the best photoplays ever shown in
Seward.
“BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
LONDON, Sept. 24. — An American surprise was
sprung on the fashionable audience at the opening of the
annual series of so-called “Popular Concerts,” which for
a generation have been a weekly feature of the musical
season in London. The soloist of the afternoon was Miss
Carire Tubb, perhaps the most popular of native English
primadonnas. In response to the customary demand for
an encore, she sang with splendid dramatic effect the
famous “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
When the first notes of the piano accompaniment
tinkled out there were some smiles among the audience,
who knew, the air principally as used by the Salvation
army to carry a religious song in its open air meetings.
But the intense fervor of the singer swept all before her,
and the song was heard in breathless silence and hailed
with enthusiastic applause.
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PORTO RICO’S QUOTA 12,854 MEN
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Sept. 24.—Porto Rico’s quota
for the National army will be 12,854 instead of 7,000 men
as originally announced, according to Lieutenant Colonel
Townshend, in command of the district of Porto Rico, who
has just received instructions from Washington to that
effect. Whether the total number will be called at one
time or whether they will be drawn at different intervals
is not yet known here. However, plans for the building of
a cantonment to accommodate 7,000 men have not yet
been changed.
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NAVAL WORKS AT
OSTEND BOMBARD )
BY BRITISH WARSHIP
(By Associated l’rcss Dispatch)
LONDON, Sept. 24.—The British warship bombard
ed the Teer naval works at Ostend with satisfactory re
sults. Three German seaplanes were brought down by
British aeroplanes.
TROUBLE AMONG THE CENTRAL POWERS
(By Associated Press Dispatch)
BERNE, Sept. 24—The Kaiser passed through Bu
dapest on his way to Sofia and it is believed he is seking
to smooth over the difficulties between Bulgaria and Ger
many. Austria demanded military aid which Bulgaria
refused, and Bulgaria asked similar aid, which the cen
tral powers refused.
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PERSHING TO GO CLOSER TO FRONT
(By Aasorinted Preis Dispatch)
PARIS, Sept. 25. — Belief that the American expe
ditionary forces will soon take over a section of trenches
somewhere in France and Belgium and will soon receive
a baptism of fire, is based on an announcement made to
night that Gen. Pershing’s headquarters are to be moved
from Paris to a point nearer his men, who are undergo
ing intensive training at a point not far distant from the
lighting line.
The new location of the American commander’s head
quarters..will probably become his field headquarters after
the American “Sammies” go into action.
The work of moving the headquarters will begin to
morrow. The place selected is, of course, unknown.
FLYING MADE IMPOSSIBLE BY WEATHER
(By Anvorinted Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Sept. 11.—It is officially announced that
during the first two hours of Tuesday’s battle, low clouds
and a drizzling rain made flying almost impossible. When
the weather improved our aerial activity became great
and the contact maintained with our advancing troops,
both aeroplanes and balloons, gave observations for our
army.
FLANDERS MUD MORE
DEADLY THAN ENEMY
LONDON, Sept. 1, (Mail Correspondence). — Major
General Frederick B. Maurice, Director of Military Op
erations at the War Office, who has just returned from one
of his frequent trips to the front in France, was asked by
the Associated Press correspondent what phase of battle
front activity had on this occasion impressed him most.
"Always the same thing—mud,” he replied. “It is the
most remarkable mud in the world. As an enemy it is
more persistent than the German and more deadly than
his artillery.
“I had a remarkable object lesson of the power of the
Flanders mud during my week in the battle area. I visit
ed a hospital where they had two of our men who had
been rescued after spending thirty hours in the grip of a
Flanders mud-hole. The two men, advancing across No
Maivs land in the semi-darkness, had stumbled into an
old snell-hole and found themselves inextricably in the
clutches of the thick mud at the bottom. When they were
found, they had beeit there for thirty hours, and had been
drawn waist-deep into the clay.
“All sorts of expedients were tried to extricate them,
and it was finally deemed necessary to fit a harness to
them and pull them out with a team of mules. Both men
had their hips and knees dislocated in the process. That
is Flanders mud!”