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by “talking a bill to death.”
Internal affairs in the United States
early in 1917 were in a state of res
fciveness verging on turmoil.. Enemy
propagandists were busy night and
day. The increasing cost of living was
•f grave concern to wage earners.
Scores of strikes in industrial plants
were fomented by Austro-German plot
ters financed by Count von Bernstorff
and aids of Dr. Constantin Theodor
Pumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambas
sador, who had been sent back to Vi
enna.
About this time The Associated
Press published an intercepted letter
from Dr. Alfred Zimmermann, the
German Foreign Secretary to the
German minister to Mexico, entreat
ing him to persuade the Carranza gov
ernment to take the side of the Cent
k ral Powers in return for which the
Germans were to guarantee to Mexico
the return to her sovereignty of Tex
as, Arizona and New Mexico.
The proposal was that Mexico should
approach Japan, the alley of Great
Britain and endeavor to form an alli
ance in which Germany Mexico and
Japan would make war on the United
States. Japan, at the time of the ex
pose, made a prompt and vigorous de
f nial. The Mexican government also
issued a disclaimer. But the mask had
been removed and Germany stood re
vealed in all the hideous features of
her moral obliquity. War now seem
ed only a question of hours.
Previous to this, the 4u0,000 rail
road workers of the country belonging
to the union Brotherhoods, who had
long endeavored to obtain a shorter
work day and better pay and upon
whom devolved the responsibility of
bringing to the Atlantic seaboard the
enormous stores of munitions of war
for the Allies, threatened to strike
unless granted an increase of approx
^ imately 25 per cent in wages and an
eight-hour day. The strike order had
been issued and the whole nation was
awaiting the paralysis of its arteries
of trade when President Wilson brot
both sides together and forced thru
Congress the Adamson law which
granted the men's demands.
While awaiting Germany’s actual
putting into effect of her decision to
resume ruthless submarine warfare
President Wilson in a number of
speeches showed c.early that he was
no longer hopeful of ‘keeping the
United States out of war.” Indeed, al
though that was one of the slogans oi
Wilson men in his campaign for reel
ection in 1916, when he defeated tor
mer Justice Charles Evans Hughes
the President made it plain soon after
his second inaugural that the people
of the United States were prepared tc
fight. Some months before this the
President had made a tour of the coun
try to sound out its sentiment toward
entering the struggle. Everywhere he
met with enthusiasm and indications
that the people wanted war.. Mr. Bry
an in a political speech a year or two
previously had declared that, in case
of hostilities “one million men would
rush to arms in the United States be
tween sunrise and sunset.” But the
desirability of utilizing the volunteer
system when virtually all the other
belligerent nations were employing
conscription was a moot question.
The United States never had been a
military nation. Her regular army es
tablishment of 75,000 men seemed
pitifully weak when England and
were sending millions of fighters tc
the battle line. President Wilson at
once urged the passage of a conscrip
tion bill by congress by which mer
from 21 to 31 were to be drawn by lot
It was called the “Selective Servict
Act” and, based upon the experiences
of the other Allied nations, was intend
ed to raise an army without demoral
izing essential trade and industry. The
law was enacted after an exciting but
short debate in both Houses on April
28, 1917 just three weeks after the
United States declared herself to be
in “a state of war with Germany.”
Subsequently a similar declaration
was issued against Austria.
Draft machinery wras put in motion
and, despite the derision of the Ger
man General Staff, “the most remark
able achievement in the history of all
warfare” according to General Peyton
C. March, the American chief of staff,
was accomplished. Training camps
were located throughout the country
and within a year nearly 2,000,000 arm
ed and equipped soldiers were landed
in England and France. A second draft
registering men from 18 to 21 and
from 31 to 45 was orderel to bring Am
erica's fighting force in Europe up to
4,850 000 men, but few of these were
called as the Central Powers shortly
alter collapsed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Mrs. Wil
son and the former president's imme
diate relatives have decided against
having a state funeral for the late
Woodrow Wilson. After funeral ser
vices the body will lie in Bethlehem
Chapel, until a final resting place can
be determined and which will be one
of four places, Arlington Cemetery,
Princeton, Staunton, Va., or Charles
ton, South Carolina, where his par
ents *are buried. The home services
will be in charge of Rev. James H.
Taylor, of the Central Presbyterian
church. At the National cathedral,
services will be in charge of Bishop
Freeman.
The President and Mrs. Coolidge,
t and Wm. H. Taft and wife will attend
! both the home and cathedral services.
London Half Masts Flag
LONDON, Feb. 5—All flags are
floating at half mast today in respect
to the late President Wilson.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6— It was au
thoritatively disclosed today that ex
' President Woodrow Wilson entered
; the White House with a well develop
■ ed start towards Bright’s Disease, that
! a retinal hemorrhage, which came on
j while at Princeton hadt destroy
I ed the sight of one eye, and that years j
before he had sustained a blood clot j
i in one of his arteries in a leg. and that
: a blood clot on the brain was the
i cause of his first illness on a tour of
I the West.
Be Interred At Washington
RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 6.—John R.
' Bolling, a brother to Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, wired the Virginia legislature
| today that Mrs. Wilson felt that
, Washington should be the last rest
i Ing place of the former president. The
, message was in reply to a request by
the legislature that Mr. W ilson be bu
ried in Richmond.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—The nation
paid its last silent tribute to former
! President Wilson today . Congress
stood silent in honor of the dead.
Eight non-commissioned officers and
petty officers from the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps, each participated,
bearing the flag draped coffin alone
to the chapel in the Episcopal cath
redral in the northwestern section of
the city in which city will bo the per
manent resting place. Bishop Free
man and Rev. S. Taylor for the Pres
byterians conducted services assisted
by Rev. Sylvester, Bishop of Prince
ton.
The actual entombment was res
i erved for the eyes of his loved ones
alone, and the president and his cab
inet, the admirals and diplomats, had
no part in the interment, their ser
vices ending writh the tributes paid
and their benedictions.
SEATTLE, Wn., Feb. 6.—Public ser
vices were held for Woodrow Wilson
in the Orpheum theatre here today.
The Mayor leading divines and all
denominations are participating.
THE ALASKA WEEKLY
ALREADY IN THE FRONT RANK
We are proud to inform our many Alaskan friends that the
Editorial Staff of the ALASKA WEEKLY, during the past 60
days has been called upon to contribute to the Convention
Number of the Northwest Mining Truth; has furnished a se
ries of articles on Alaska to the Christian Science Monitor;
was the only paper published in Seattle which was quoted in
the Literary Digest’s comment on the Presidential Speech in
Seattle, and has been frequently quoted on Alaskan subjects
in many other nationally known and circulated publications.
We feel that in establishing a newspaper capable of gaining
6uch recognition that we are making rapid strides toward the
attainment of our principle objective—that of giving Alaska’s
marvelous resources the type of publicity to which their
magnitude entitles them.
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304 Pioneer Building Seattle, Wash.
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and Distribution.”
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VICTIM OF POLICEMAN’S GUN
WILL BE A CRIPPLE FOR LIFE
SEATTLE, Feb. 2.—Sirs. Violet Da
vis, young mother of two children
has been taken home from the city
hospital, where she has been confined
since October 17, when a random bul
let from Patrolman S S. Short’s auto
matic pierced her spine, crippling her
for life. Isaac Hamburger was also
killed at the same time. Suit for
$50,000 damages has been brought by
Mrs. Davis’ attorneys, who allege she
is totally paralyzed.
FROZEN NENANA MAN
HAS FOOT AMPUTATED
Eli Borieh, who was brought into ^
Nenana recently, severely frozen (
while on the trail in the Kantishna.!
has had one foot amputated in the
hospital at Fairbanks, as well as both
thumbs. He hay have other digits am-1
putated unless circulation can be res
tored. Boricli ran into an overflow;
near the 12-mile relief cabin, getting'
both feet wet. He managed to make
the relief cabin, only to find that some
cheechako had failed to replace kind
ling and wood used, with the result
that unable to go out and gather fuel,
he was forced to crawl into a sleep
ing bag, where he remained for three
days, suffering intensely. He was res.
cued by another traveler. Had the
cabin been supplied with fuel, Borieh
in his benumbed condition would have
been saved.
EH ENDORSES
SEC. 17, JONES BILL
The meeting of the Seward Cham
ber of Commerce today noon was one
of the best attended for many weeks,
every seat in the house being filled.
When President Hinde rapped the
meeting to order, the first matter
taken up was that of communications.
Mr. H. E. Ellsworth presented a let
ter fi-om the commander of the army
flight around the world, stating that
Seward had been selected as a land
ing spot, and that Lieut. Bissell would
be in the city soon to investigate con
ditions. Several minor communica
tions were read, and a letter from the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce asking
that the Chamber endorse the White
Bill, an administration measure, look
ing toward fisheries reserves. After
considerable discussion, the originator
withdrew his motion with the consent
of his second, until the matter oculd
be further investigated.
The Alaska Steamship Company
asked that the Chamber endorse Sec.
27 of the Jones bill, relying to the
carrying of American freight in for
eign bottoms. Considerable discus
sion ensued, a number of those pres
ent being against any action on the
question, Judge Whittlesey, C. E.
Moultray, Prof. Goodskey and others
favoring the bill, while Messrs. Ur
bach and Mount talking against its
endorsement. A vote on the question
carried, the bill being endorsed.
The matter of exterminating hair
seals and sea lions at Seal Rock at the
entrance of Resurrection Bay, these
mammals causing much destruction
to king salmon in these waters. A
motion was made and seconded ask
ing the Bureau of Fisheries to take
action in the matter.
The Secretary stated that head
quarters of the Chamber had been re
moved to the office opposite the Fed
eral building to the rear of Mayor
Ray’s office, and that telephone and
lights, with furniture and fixtures in
stalled.
A list of members were read at
the meeting, showing that the drive
was successful in every way, many
new members joining.
SECRETARY LOCAL CHAMBER
OPENS EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
J. P Hannon, secretary of the lo
cal Chamber of Commerce, is listing
applicants writing for positions in
' Alaska, and asks employers to get in
touch with him before hiring help. Mr.
: Hannon, through the Chamber, is re
ceiving many applications from Alas
kans and from Outsiders desiring to
come to Alaska, and is desirous of find
ing jobs for them.
The Chamber of Commerce is now
I located in its new office in the Harri
man Bank building with phone n’
everything, and is anxious to have cit
izens with plans for the betterment
of the town to call in and talk it over.
Seward is probably the only Alaskan
; town which pays its Secretary $150
per month and provides a comfortable
office for him, but the Chamber has
found that it pays to do so, as he is
able to devote all his time to public
enterprises.
CATHOLIC CHURCH SERVICES
Rev. Fr. Turnell will arrive on Sat
urday’s train and hold services in the
local church at the usual hours.
SIIEliOHLL
EXPLORE, AND NOT
MAPPING AND PHOTOGRAPHING
ARCTIC REGION PLANNED
BY NAVY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6.—The
prime purpose of the Shenandoah’s
proposed trip Secretary of the Navy
Denby told the house naval commit
tee Saturday, is exploration of the Arc
tic regions with a viewr to annexing
lands in that area to the United
States.
“We cannot permit a million
square miles to fall into the hands
of another power. If we don’t make
the flight this summer the entire
Arctic region will be mapped and pho
tographed by another nation within a
year.
“We are not trying to discover the
North Pole and do not question the
feat of Lieutenant Peary, the Ameri
can explorer. We want to explore
and the Shenandoah is fitted for the
task.’’
Secretary Denby said the expedi
tion would cost approximately $183,
000. The Shenandoah is to follow a
zigzag course over Northern Alaska
to get data but no attempt will be
made to pass over the pole to Spitz
bergen. If the dirigible reaches Spitz
bergen it will visit England en route
to the United States and may later
attempt a world flight.
Commander Robert A. Bartlett
said; “We can do in forty hours
what other have been attempting to
do for four hundred years.’’
NO FRICTION IN CREW
LAKEHURST, N. J., Feb. 6.—De
nying reports of friction aboard the
Shenandoah between Captain Mc
Creary and Captain Heinen, the Ger
; man expert who commanded the air
ship in the flight in the storm last
month which stated that Heinen would
pilot the dirigible over the Arctic,
McCreary said today that he himself
would be aboard the Shenandoah, but
it was for Secretary of the Navy
Denby to decide whether he would be
I in command.
EFFORTS QUESTION
BE ABSDIED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 —Further
efforts to question Albert B. Fall were
abandoned by the Senate Investigat
ing committee today, upon advice of
Attorneys Strawm and Pomerene, who
recommended that he not be permit
ted to testify unless he waived immu
nity. Prosecution of the former sec
retary will be started soon, it was an
nounced.
DOLLAR LINE WILL
ENTER ALASKA TRADE
Dispatches from Seattle and San
Francisco state that the Dollar Line,
one of the largest on the Pacific
coast, has purchased a number of
boats from the Shipping Board, three
of which will be placed on the Alaska
run this summer, going as far west as
Unalaska. They will ply from San
Francisco.
H. W. STERLING REPORTS
SHELTER CABIN ROBBED
Hawley W. Sterling, superintendent
of the Alaska Road Commission, who
returned to Anchorage recently from
Kenai, where he has been conducting
shelter cabins and a winter trail from
Cook Inlet to Kenai Lake reports
that his party left one of the shelter
cabins one morning for the day’s
work, leaving their outfit in the build
ing. On their return they were con
siderably peeved to find that some
traveler had rifled the place of every
thing valuable, carrying off a large
stock of food and dry kindling. Five
natives passed on the trail that day
and it is believed they were the cul
prits. The tired and hungry crew
were forced to mush to another cabin
several miles away to spend the night.
This Is one of the first cases known
in recent years where a shelter ca
bin has been robbed, an offense more
serious than shooting a man down in
cold blood
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Opposition has developed in the pri
maries to Dan A. Sutherland, present
delegate to congress from Alaska,
Frank A. Boyle, register of the Unit
ed States Land office at Anchorage
announcing for the position. Mr.
Boyle has resigned from the land of- j
fice and will start an active campaign
against M: Sutherland, his d*Uaia-j
lion of candidacy havLg be< n filed
Saturday, pi Juneau.
Mr. S’:load's attl u^e on the
fisheries and the dnision of the Ter
ritory has cosi him many votes ir the
Territo.y, ♦epeelaiy ’.n 'h** F!**t di-|
vision, whore d !•* unai.lmous
and his tying up with Ku.-mtu and i
xhe WiCite.*.hot ' «•»- » ias also hurt
him. Mr. Boyle and his friends have
hopes of defeating Sutherland but
will know they have been in the race,
as Dan is especially strong with the
old-timers of the Interior.
Henry Roden of Juneau, also a dem
ocrat has entered the race for attor
ney general, his candidacy having
been filed at the same time that Mr.
Boyle’s was. Rustgard, who is anti
administration, anti-American and an
ti-everything, has lost considerable
strength in Alaska in recent years,
and Roden believes that with the split
caused by the entrance of Coppernoll
and Frame in the field that Rustgard
can be defeated.
SCHOOL HOUSE AT HOMER
BURNS TO THE GROUND
The school house at Homer, Kache-!
mak Bay, was entirely destroyed by
fire last week, including the contents, i
The teacher, Miss Gene Findall, lost
all her wardrobe and personal effects
in the blaze. She came from Seattle
in 1921, and has been teaching at
Homer ever since her arrival.
The school house was erected two
years ago at a cost of $4,000, and was
splendidly equipped having hardwood
floors, new furniture, desks, a libra
ry of 500 volumes, phonograph and
300 records, and a $150 furnace, not
yet installed. The loss is a severe
blow to the community, one of the
most progressive to the westward, for
the building was also a community
house, and used often by the settlers
of the rich agricultural district. No
insurance was carried on the building.
Chas. Miller, a farmer, and school
treasurer went into the kitchen of
the school house to start a fire. He
picked up a can, supposing it was
kerosene, and poured it on the kind
ling. When he touched a match to
the fuel an explosion ensued, which
set the room ablaze. Miller was cut
off from the doorway and had to fight
his way through the flames, being se
riously burned about the head and
hands. He has been confined to his
bed since.
MARGULES DOING WELL
Leo Margules, former Cordova and
Seward business man, concerned with
E. L. Whittemore, and who still re
tains substantial property interests in
Seward, is now located in Santa Bar
bara Cal. Margules & Heide have
the Chevrolet agency in this iity. The
first month the firm was in business
it sold 27 cars
FOR RENT—Furnished apartments.
See Mrs. Paulson. 23tf.
Ladies’ and Gents’ Alfalfa Harvest
ing—O. K. Barber Shop. tf.
Trains leave Seward northbound 8 a.
m., Mondays and Thursdays, for
Anchorage, Curry, Nenana and Fair
banks.
Trains arrive Seward 7:45 p. m. on
Wednesdays and Saturdays from
the North.
All baggage must be checked 15
minutes prior to departure of trains.
Anchorage, Alaska
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Meets All Boats and Trains
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have children’s, misses and
ladies’ coats—
$3.50 UP
Ellsworth’s
Seward Grill
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
PLEASANT SURROUNDINGS
COURTEOUS TREATMENT
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
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CHRIST LARSON
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Pool Soft Drinks
HIGH GRADE
CANDY
Wall Paper
Painting Paperhanging
TINTING
F. B. MOORE
GORE BLDG. ADAMS 145
C. E. ORLANDER
Jeweler
and
Watch Repairer
Andy’s Express
Meets all Boats and
Trains
Prompt and Reliable Service
Phone Madison 143
TAILORING
C. Henning
SEWARD ALASKA
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—requires no storage batteries
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—produces standard 110 volt
electricity
— has a capacity of 1500 watts or
two electrical horsepower
—operates simply at the touch
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