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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post. [volume] (Seward, Alaska) 1917-1918, 1917-10-26
CHAIRMAN EDES is
SAN9UINE OF GREAT
R. R. DEVELOPMENTS

Rail connection between Seward and the Anchorage
branch of the government railroad Will be established Oy
the middle OF next summer possibly before, 1t all depend
inc uDon weather conditions progress OF work TINS VIII
ter and abov conditions.
Furthermore the 81 OOOO 600 appropriation allotted by
the last Congress will be used almost exclusively IN COM
petng the cap between the coast and Inlet divisions
The above were the announcements made today by
William Edcs chairman of the Alaskan Engineering
Commission who arrived last night from the north MI
Edes came over the special commission train from hern
Creek the first through since the food and good time was
made the train leaving Kern Greek at 225 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and steamng into the Seward station
last night at 9 o'clock
ACCOMPANYING Mr. Edes was his wife, private secre
tary Charles L. Mason and his wife, Thomas Riggs IN,
one of the members of the Commission, and Robert D.
Weir. who went TO Kern Creek last week to return with
the party.
Mr. Edes Will leave on the Admiral Watson for Seat
e where he will spend few days, then will 90 direct to
Washington D. c. Mr. Riggs, Jr vii leave on the Ala
media for COrdOva returning to Nenana where ne Will re
main until near the end of November then he will also go
to Washington
Mr. Edes stated today that all station work for the
remaining construction the railroad between Seward
and the Anchorage branch has been let No labor uOu-
beS are anticipated and everything will be completed sat
isfactorily
Seven miles Of track will be laid within the next seven
or ten days from Mile 9S to Mile 81 Sheep Creek From
the northern end the track is completed to Mile 2l3 on
Montana Creek
Mr. Edes was very busy today but in the short time
he discussed conditions ON the government railroad
optimistic regarding the completion of the gap between
Seward and the Anchorage branch in time for the big
business expected next summer by rail
This winter there viii be considerable rock work
peted and everything will be in readiness for final grad
and trackayng late in the spring when the ground per-
mitS.
Mr. Edes was perfectly satisfied with the work on the
Seward branch under the engineering Of Mr. Weir and
his final remark that travel from Seward to the head
of the northern divisions would be realization by the mid
die of next summer, and possibly before
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GOVERNMENT
OF AUSTRIA
is REPULSED

AMSTERDAM, Oct 26.-The Au-
strian Lower House today passed to
the third reading the Provisional bud
get. But the government was given
a big surprise when instead of a bud
get for six months, as requested the
budget was passed for only four more
months. The reduction i'm the budget
is therefore cut to nine million lTouen
and must be raised through q loan.
No reason has been announced FOR the
refusal to aid the government as re-
quested, according to official advices
received here.
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ROME ADMITS TROOPS BEING WITHDRAWN

ROME, Oct. 26. - Two important announcements
we're made this afternoon by the Italian Office It,
was admitted that the enemy during the night broke thru
the Italian advanced lines the east bank of the IsOnzO
and powerful attacks were also made Bainsizza Pa
eau and ON the west slopes of the Monte San Gabrielle.
The attacks checked for the time being but this
ing the Italians were forced to begin slight retreat to
new positions The second announcement by the war Of
ce stated that the evacuation Of Bainsizza Plateau
certain but that positions would be taken which would
work out far-reachng campaign against the often
Siye movement of the Central Powers.
Turkish troops understood to have been rushed
to the line to assist the Austrans and Germans. 1t
known that German officers are in charge Of the new at
tack Austrian officers being withdrawn.
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BLOW 5 UP

MONTREAL, Oct. 26.-Tremendous
explosions destroyed part of the
plant of the Canadian Explosives Com
pany at Vaudreuil early this morning.
The detonations continued for an
hour Reports received here at noon
indicate that there was no loss Of life
as only the watchmen were at the
plant at the time and they escaped
with minor injuries.
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HATG LAUNCHES 2
NEW ATTACKS AND
GAINS ON GERMANS

BRITISH FRONT IN BELGIUM, Oct. 26. - Field
Marshal Douglas Hag made two desperate and separate
attacks today north and east Of Ypres The first attack
was from near Saint Janshok westward through the
southern fringe Of Houth Crest Ridge to the region Of
Nieuwemoem This movement occupied both sides of the
Ypres river and men are occupying the highway along
the Gheluvet Ridge in the direction of GheIuvet
Under General Haig the British and French conso.-
dated made the second big attack the left of the first
movement and advanced on q wide front.
Both movements up to this afternoon were reported
most successful and the Germans taken completely
by surprise by the new point of attack
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FINAL DRIVE
FOR The LOAN
is REQUESTED

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-With the
three billion dollar Liberty Loan min
imum passed, Secretary of the Treas
ury McAdoo today appealed to all TO
join in one grand smashing drive to-
wards the five billion dollar mark in
the final two days of the campaign.
The drive will end tomorrow at noon.
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TOC0TPTFTF RAILROAD GAPBY MIDDLE OF SUMNER
POSTAGE RATES TO
ADVANCE ON NOV. z.

The rate on mail matter, including postal and post
cards. drop letters in fact every kind Of frscIass mail
NATTER is increased This the official announcement
received by Postmaster W. E. Root today. Letters will
hereafter require thee-cent stamp for each ounce or
fraction thereof instead Of two cents, and postcards
will be two cents instead of The new war rate will be
effective on Friday November md The full announce
ment of the increase in rates will be published by The
Gateway tomorrow.
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ARE LOSING FAITH

PARIS, Oct. 26. - Premier Pain
Ieve's ministry obtained BAG favorable
votes on October 10Th and the new
ministry today obtained only 2SS,
slightly more than half of the Cham
ber. The vote was on the confidence
in the government,
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is the hunch that L. L. James is throw
ing out to the members today and
from what he has up his sleeve, it
will be the truth. There is going to
be something doing tomorrow night
and plans will also be made for some
other large doings. Therefore, large
attendance is desired
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KICKED OUT

PORTOS SPAIN, Trinidad, Oct. 26
-Ciprano Castro, former president of
Venezuela, has been requested by the
government TO leave the country. Cas-
uo i'm q lengthy statement this after
noon blamed American intervention
for his "b'ue ticket"
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ITALIANS WITHDRAWING ON PLATEAU

VIENNA, Oct 26--UEder the AustrO-German pres
sure on the IsonzO front the Italians Withdrawing to
the border of the sector and said to be preparing for
The evacuation of the Bansizza Plateau upon which there
has been so much hard fighting for the past six weeks The
AusroGcman forces today began using air craft in their
attacks upon the Italians
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TERRIFIC ATTACK
IS MADF--ITALIANS
ARE WITHDRAWING


BERLIN, Oct. 26.-It is officially announced by the
war department this afternoon following official adyices
from the Italian front that the AuStrOGemans on the
sonzo front alone have captured 10000 Italian ps
oners. Three hundred guns have en- taken in the
terrific attacks that have be- 4 laI aa the ltali-
ans during the past twcnty-fOur hours.
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PIONEERS ARE
GIVEN A HUNCH

II the members OF the Pioneers for
get to attend the meeting tomorrow
night there will be great punches Of
regrets tossed about on Sunday. This
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The new concrete foundations of the
bureau of mines experimental station
at Fairbanks have been finished and
heavy machinery will soon be install
ed.
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ITALIAN GOVERNMENT is GIVEN
JOLT BY CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES

ROME, Oct 26.-The Government was defeated this
afternoon in the Chamber of Deputies when vote of con-
dence failed The vote was 314 to &C. There are reports
of crisis but it is believed that the present difficulties
will be Weathered
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YPRES ATTACK is PROGRESSING

LONDON, Oct 26.-The only official statement is
sued by the office today was that concerning the new
attack by the British and French troops in the Ypres w
gon under Gen Hag. Late this afternoon direct advcas
from the front indicated that two attacks had been sue
cessfuly launched and the progress was satisfactory
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A lot of women 9yho are knitting
sox for the soldiers never knitted any
thing for their husbands,
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KETCHIKAN, Oct 26.-Prices at
noon today on fish were as follows:
Halibut, 141-Sc; sable Sc, and red
rock, 1l2c.
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PARIS, Oct. 26.-Ihe village of Draebank and the
PapegOOde woods were taken by the French this morn
ing in attack launched the Flanders front Hun
dreds of prisoners have been taken.
The French forced crossings at two places wadng the
river up to their shoulders and under the protection of
artillery guns safely reached the opposite banks and are
reported to have taken the long German trench
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The wireless station is now in oper-
alton at Marshall City.
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PARIS, Oct. 26-On the Aisne front, much new ter
toy has been taken during the fighting yesterday after
nOon last night and this morning All the ground now
being consolidated and held against German counter at
tackS.
The War Office announced late this afternoon that
there was important fighting during the night occasoned
by new German attacks in the Verdun sector These at
tacks were broken with heavy losses upon the Germans
it is officially stated
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-27
RUSSIANSDRAW
UP PROGRAM FOR
.. REACHING. PEACE
( - ~ i, ~ f----z~---.-->----- -z
Workmen's and Soldiers :Coun-
Gil Instructs Delegate to
Paris Conference.

PETROGRAD, Oct. 25.-The Rus
sian peace program drawn up by the
central executive committee of the
council Of workmen and soldiers dele
gates as an instruction to M. Skobe-
left. ex-m{hister of labor, its delegate
to the Paris conference. follows:
First: Evacuation by the Germans
of Russia and autonomy Of Poland,
Lthunia and the Lettish provinces.
Second: Autonomy of Turkish
Armenia
Third: Solution of the Alsace-Lor-
raine question by plebiscite, the vot-
ing being arranged by local civil au-
thorities after the removal Of all the
troops of both belligerents
Fourth: Restoration to Belgium Of
her ancient frontier and compensa-
ton for her losses from an interna-
tional fund.
Montenegro with similar compensa-
tion. Serbia to have access to the
Adriatic. Bosnia and Herzegovina to
be autonomous.
sixth: Disputed Balkan districts to
receive provisional autonomy followed
by a plebiscite.
Seventh: Rumania to be restored
her old frontiers on condition that she
grant Drobrudja autonomy and grant
equal rights to Jews.
Eighth: Autonomy for the italian
provinces of Austria to be followed by
plebiscite.
Ninth: Restitution Of all colonies to
Germany.
''Tenth: Re-establishment of Greece
and Persia.
"Eleventh: Naturalization of all
straits leading to inner seas and also
the Suez and Panama canals. Free
dom of navigation for merchant ships.
Abolition of the right to torpedo
merchant ships in war time.
'Twelfth: All belligerents to re-
nounce war contributions or indemni-
ties in any form, but the money spent
on the maintenance Of prisoners and
all contributions levied during the war
to be returned"
''Thirteenth: Commercial treaties
not to be based on the peace treaty;
each country may act Independently
with respect to it's commercial policy,
but all countries to engage to re-
nounce an economic blockade after the
war.
"Fourteenth: The conditions of
peace should be settled by peace con-
gress consisting of delegates elected
by the people and confirmed by parlia-
ment. Diplomatists must engage not
to conclude secret treaties, which
hereby are declared contrary to the
right Of the people and consequently
void. >.
Fifteenth; Gradual disarmament
Of land and sea and the establishment
Of non-military system.
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RUSSIA SAVED
FROM DANGERS
OF ANARCH|SM
By Cooperative Movement,
Which Represents Real Spirit
Of Country.

NE" YORK, Oct. 25.-In a state
ment issued by the Russian informa-
ton bureau, this interesting sidelight
on Russian conditions is given:
among the forces which have
saved Russia from the dangers of an
archy at this critical moment, first
place belongs to the cooperative or
ganizations, the representatives of
which took a definite stand at the
very start of the democratic confer
ence, for coalition cabinet, for
strong government, for cessation of
talk and for coming down to intensive
work in organizing all the constructive
forces of the country. The co-operat-
i've movement which has played the
role of a decisive factor in the latest
crisis will be felt as the most powerful
constructive force in all the further
developments of the Russian revolu-
ton. This is the only social move
ment which reaches almost every Rus
sian village and represents the real
spirit of the country. Not long ago
the Russian cooperative movement
celebrated its so years anniversary,
and it was calculated that at that
moment there were over $4,000 CO.
operative organizations in Russia with
membership of almost 100000.
"Co-operation is most prevalent
among the peasants and every mem
ber of a cooperative organization rep
resents a whole family.
I'VE cannot but accept the estim-
ate offered by the present secretary Of
supplies, Mr.. Prokopovitch, who is
a recognized authority on the Russian
cooperative movement, that the total
actual membership of the Russian CO.
operative organizations approaches
6O,0OO,000. Modern armies which are
numerically much smaller than the
above figure, are often, and quite
justly, spoken of as an armed people,
What shall we say then about the
army Of the Russian cooperative
movement, which numbers in it's
ranks almost one-third of the great
countrys total population!"
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URGE UNIVERSAL
WAR TRAINING
Medical Section Of Defense
Council Wants Immediate
Adoption Of System.

CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-1mmediate
adoption Of universal military train
ing was urged in resolutions adopted
by the state committees of the medi-
cal section of the council Of national
defense at a. meeting Tuesday. Only
two states were without representa-
tion at the meeting-Maine and Dela-
ware-and the adoption of. the resolu-
tions was passed without a dissent
ing vote.
Considerations Of physical strength
and mental alertness, as we'll as ma
tional defense and the obligations Of
citizenship, should be taken, up at
once by the government as a meas
ure of national conservation, the reso-
lutions declared. Six months was
given as the least period of training
and the age Of young men taken for
training was placed at 19. :. Adequate
physical training and Instruction In
the public schools was also advocated.
The resolutions pledged the members
to use their individual and collective
effort to secure active public support
for the plan, and a copy of the reso-
1utions was forwarded to senator's and
members of congress.
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STRIKING MINERS V0TE:@T0 :
JOIN A. F. OF l. UNION
Five Thousand Mexican Miners in Arizona District
Desert 1. w. W.-Pan-American Confer
ence Committee Given Credit

WASHINGTON, Oct 25John Murray, the apostle close
operation between the American and the Mexican trade unon
made report from the Arizona copper strike region that
Importance He writes from Clifton under date
Samuel Gomp chairman of the Federation
Conference committee:
On Wednesday, Oct TO- three meetings of union
held this district, and by practically
1ageed Mill
charters This action taken by the union miners
Jim the Clifton Morenc and Mca
ah the
national of nearly 5000 members
LAS of the PanAmerican Federation
ene committee it pleasure attend all of these
land e1pan Spanish the and objects
ence committee that the existence of this conference
mitee with its spirit of practical international fraternity large
factor bringing these Mexican direct
with the A. F. of L. The necessity for conforming
principles and rules of the labor of the
workers reside irrespective of nationality theme dwet
the Mexican speakers these three
ebates lengthy all three meetings. The Metcaf meeting
nenced at and ended at o'clock night when the final
1Eand taken by ashght-as
refusing ground for habut the
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NATIONAL FEDERATION WILL
INCLUDE VARIOUS BRANCHES
Increased Cost of Living Stimulates Movement to
Affiliate With A: F. of L.-President Hyatt
Begins Work at Headquarters.

WASHINGTON, Oct 25-Gbert E. Hyatt, Of Minneapolis
newly elected president of the National Federation of Pooce
oye just reached the of that
preparing for years hard work the task of y unionzng
entire postal service Along with the job bringing all
in the department into industrial
Federation of Labor Hyatt will share
Faherty general secretary Of the getting
for the postal workers. Hyatt the being
handle mansize Job.
There is question mind he sad "but
be completely unionzd owing to the change public opinion
noticeable during the months especially
raed the heads of the department. This
change of opinion has been stimulated part among postal
poyes by the and heavy
outside the civil service The postoce employees trying
to live on Accent dollar, getting virtually the pay they did
while the cost of
steadily upward They realize with
themselves and with their cooperation with other
ganized labor
From despsed and dcreded pioneers ten years
to the present. when our
growth has been steady Today the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1917-10-27
SHALLOW BRAND
OF PATRIOTISM
Exploitation Of Women Workers
In New York city Is
E Ex'9osed.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Writing in
a local newspaper, correspondent
states that in this city of 100000
population there were less than S9,-
600 men drafted, and there are still
thousands of workers unemployed, de-
spite the cry Of labor shortage
''And yet," continues the writer,
1--WE see women running elevators, SOL
dering in factories, acting as mes
sengers and used in other places where
they can be hired cheaper than men
and used for sensational advertising.
II know of one factory that dis
charged $50 men, not one of whom
had been drafted, and put women in
their places, giving them from SO to
81 week less than they did the men,
and then crying, THE war has taken
our men!"
"A big department store that never
had any other kind of workers on it's
elevators but colored men now has
young women. Surely all the young
colored men have not been drafted.
and even If they were there are hum
dreds of elderly men who would be
glad to get this kind Of work.
This cry of women taking the
places of men is to a great extent
just cheap. unpatriotic way of ad-
vertising and getting an underpaid
class under the cry Of necessity It
is attracting hundreds of unskilled
women to the city, where there is no
remunerative employment for them,
and keeps the ignorant. unthinking
person excited over the thought that
all our manhood is drafted or about
to be-"
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Discomfort Dangerous.
1T Is impossible for any employing
agency as large as the postoffice de-
partment to deny its employees a voice
In determining their conditions of
work, without innumerable abuses
creeping in. The only way to make
the employees in the service contented
is to give them not only voice in the
fixing of their industrial conditions
but an opportunity to advise as to
the business administration Of the
department.
I'VE claim that The denial of these
fundamental rights has resulted in q
discomfort which endangers the eff
cheney of the department through
designations of large number of
the best men,
Secretary Flaherty, supporting the
statement that the. postal employees
are now coming into their federation
almost unanimously, said that $4,000
members Of the City Letter Carriers
association has just affiliated, and
that the Railway Mail association,
hitherto controlled in it's policy by
the department politicians, is now
about to vote on affiliation. It's presi-
~SAASs "AAo 40 oppOoCu ~ d1l1l4dIlOu
with the labor movement, comedies
that IS per cent of the vote will favor
going into the organized labor camp.
Next year the rural carriers, the
most conservative of all the postal
groups, are to vote on affiliaticn. It
is altogether probable that they, also,
will strike out for a general economic
program as wage-workers, and will
become part of the federation.
One of the interesting things about
this pending action by the rural car
riers is that to some extent they are
in touch and close sympathy with the
big economic movement of the farm
ers in the west-the National Nom
partisan league. In half a dozen
states the trade union movement and
the league are in close cooperation,
and the rural carriers are getting to
be link between them. AS the car
riers come into the labor movement in
an official way, the time when the
last barriers Of misunderstanding
will be broken down between the
farmers and the industrial wage
workers, will be brought nearer.
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JUDGE UPA0LDS
RIGHT TO PICKET
Omaha Unions Victors in Suit:
Lockout Is Termed Con-
spiracy.

OMAHA, Oct. 25.-The right Of
labor unions to combine and to make
use of the peaceful picket" to fight
the ''open shop" is upheld in a de-
cision Tuesday by Judge Charles Leslie
in the district court of Douglas county
in a suit brought by Attorney Gen.
'eral Reed Of Nebraska to enjoin tho
Omaha unions and opposed employ
e~s from carrying their differences to
q point inimicaf to the order::--
course Of business.
The attorney generals suit was
filed under the Junkin act prol.ibitin,
combinations in restraint of trade,
and was directed against tho opposing
parties as co-deAendants, charging
each with conspiracy in violation of
the act mentioned.
The right Of employers to- com. inc
to protect their; rights is equally
strongly set out ir the decision with
the clear statement tn t ..lockout~
calculated to harm men not involved
In strikes. or tending to force out
side and disinterested perscss to size
with them against the unions, is con-
spitacy, in restraint Of trade within
th@ manning az tha laA.