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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
BRINGS REPORT
 FROM THE GOOD
 NEWS BAY LAND

Direct from Good News Bay, with fair reports, J. Pesteel has arrived in Seward and is a guest at the H"te' Seward. Mir. Pesteel came out from the region where the latest gold strike IS reported, by long route, going up the Kuskokwim to McChath, then nit ting the regular Iditarod trail from there. Mir. Festeel says that north from the coast, snow did not fall in the interior until the middle of last month.
 . Regarding the possibilities of the Good News Bay section, Mir. PeSteel says that although the diNgings have been worked only on one creek, the returns have been most satisfactory ranging around SLY a yard. Trn!ra is shoveled into the sluice boxes and the natural fall is good. The district is a large one but only extensive work will demonstrate now rich the ground IS.
 Coming out, Mir. Pesteel met sever al parties going m, ono consisting of seven men.
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TRAPPERS ID HAVE BETTER
 FUR PRICES

NEW YORK, March %. - The re- ports of the New York Fur Auction Sales Corporation issued yesterday says that the prevailing conditions have rever before been equaled, and that the keenest competition is to be expected at the spring sale from the increasing number of buyers who are now unable to meet their demands through the usual channels
 Beaver eymine, blue foN, gre!. foE, white fox, red fox, lynx, marten, mink, nluskrat, opposum, otter, raccoon, skunk, wild cat and wolf are all quot ed above the January sale prices. A continued improvement k noted for silver fox,
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
OFFER U. s. FORCES ID
 GEN. FOCH

PARIS, March 20. - Odiclal in. formation says that Major General John J. PerShlng, commander If the American forces in France, has visit ed General Foch at the headquarters at the front and placed the entire re- sources of the American army at Folks disposal for employment in tn n western front battles.
 Gen. PerShing said that che Ameri- can people would hold 1t great hon. or if the American troops were en- gaged in the present battle.
 General Foch is understood to have placed the offer before the war coun- cil at the front.
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UNWRITTEN LAW
 CRITICISED BY
 ENGLISH PAPER

LONDON, March 29. - Employ ment of the "unwritten law" as cloak behind which soldiers may plead justification of capital crimes result ing from conJugal infdelities has again aroused criticism throughout England. The action of a London judge in binding over to keep the peace a soldier who had shot his uu- faithful wife dead has called forth the comment from the Manchester Guar sian that "the courts are beginning to treat certain offences by soldiers in the same spirit as the Church granted indulgnnces to Crusaders"
 In the most recent case, the accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter in kill ing his wife, and the Crown, accepting the plea, offered no evidence on the charge. In deciding the judge said
 "I have to inflict punishment such as a reasoned and instructed public opinion will believe is fitting to the case, and 1 believe that no body of in- structed and reasoned men would be- lieve that punishment in a sense of imprisonment is fitting to this case" He then ordered the prisoner to be bound over to come up for judgn' ent if called upon"
 Commenting on the case the Man che ster Guardian sai6:
 "To allow the liberty of private ven geance is to dissolve society into it's anarchic atoms and to negate the req sons of State which substituted the national and royal courts for the courts os local and personal pro ju' dice"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
ALLIED COUNTER OFFENSIVE IS
 BEING PLANNED AGAINST HUNS
BRITISH GAINING
 SLIGHTLY

LONDON. March z9. - The British have maintained all positions O" the Sonme and have gained ground m p aces by most successful counter at tlcks. This iS the last official state melt issued this afternoon
 After holGug the fine yesterday m face O r peated assaults by hume ic- ally superior enemy forces, the B"it- $ this morning retired short dis an e from |, ad:nced posIt;OrS.
 The British nave taken many priS- oncrs during tGe past 24 houss along the Scmme.
 The Germans are reported to have lost an exceedingly large number of men.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HAS
 BUILDING FOR SOLDIERS

CAMP KEARNY, San Diego, Cal, March 29. - A Christian Science building, to be used as a reading room for the soldiers, rapidly is nearing completion at Camp Kearny on Center Street, just outside the military rlS- ervation limits and across from the Hostess house operated by the '. w. c. A. A secretary will have charge Of the building, which will be open at all hours.
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IT IS OVER

WASHINGTON, March 29.-Major General Bell today told the Senate Military committee that the British withdrawal in the present fighting was made according to a prearranged plan. He stated that the Allies knew of the German preparations for the drive soon after the offensive had been announced as about ready to stert The Allies made preparations to face it and "it is all over now concluded the Anne, ican Amy officer.
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NEED FORTUNE ID CONSTRUCT
 A SHIP YARD

WASHINGTON, March 29. - The Hog Island shipyard, where the gov. ernment is, to build one hundred and twenty fabricated steel ships, will cost the government between $31 ,OOO,- 900, and S4O,O0O,OOO. This was the testimony given here this afternoon by John Freeman, naval architect, to the Senate committee Investigating the expenditures and reports of graft at the shipyard. Freeman was brought here by the contractors who are con- structing the shipyards.
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STEAMER DOPE

The North yes' ern sailed from Ju- leau last night at s o'clock. Provided H.. st an "r do"s not call ot canncues ,nroute tc Cordova, she should reach he latter port tomorrow forenoon be- tween eight and 10 o'clock. The North western might he in Seward Sunday No word has been received regarding the arrival of the Admiral FarragCt at Juneau.
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NOTICE TO PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN Gu TO
 NJ. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL

You are urgently requested to send your children to the Methodist church Saturday afternoon at 2.So o'clock for their final rehearsal for the program to ue given on Easter morning. This request applies for those children who are members of the beginners and pri- mary departments. Mrs. Patton's class of girls and Mir. Patton's class of boys will meet at p. m. Saturday.
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AMIENS IS GOAL
 OF HUNS

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, Nm. 2g. - The German, have penetrated to Marcel Cave, twelve miics east o' Amieu- " means ot heavy maSseo Hl- ,ack,. The TcutoUs yIe mal@us ,nei' greatest efforts today soU,h o- -A' Sommo. The British there are bat ting s,lbborn'y and brilliantly agains' am advance which must re admitted has been steady.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
GERMANS ARE WANDERING ALLIED WINGS

NEW YORK, March 29-The battle now in progress between Scarpe and the Disc presents entirely phase says the Associated Press this afternoon in the mary of the battle the Western front The Germans nave been unable to break through the Allies defense and the Teuons are countering and have turned their tenon to the wings of the Allied salients Heavy fight
 g c0ntnueS alog Iost 2 te 4fcy five fe front On the northern flank, Field Marshal Hag, although giving ground has repused several attacks and held his positions intact between BoisleuX and Albert.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
EMIGRATION QUESTION
 OF JAPAN TO COME lIP

TOXIC, March 29. - M. Moch;zuh the head of the recent Parliamentary Mission to the Unitel States, recently declared in Parliament that the emi- gration questions oetweer America and Japan should receive attention. The Foreign Minister agreed with rim.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
GERMAN THRUST
 HELD UP

PARIS. March 29. - Violent fight ing last night took place in the region around Montdidier according to ;he official statement today. Despite count or attacks the French have held all of the villages captured from the Ger mans yesterday. The French toiGy took Moncel. north of Montdidier.
 The French and British together hq,e r,ld up the German thrIs' The German loses are extremely heavy.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
REGULAR ARMY MEN WILL TAKE CHARGE
 OF DRILL TONIGHT

Tonight Lieut.. Long, of the l.. I s. A., now in Seward, and sev' eral of his men will be at the reg
 olar drill of the Seward Military fsTri. The regulars will work < with the Home Guards Tn physical and bayonet exercises and Capt. " J. J. Ryan desires that every mem Der of the unit be in attendance tonight.
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French Reserves Ready

PAEIS March %. - The FreE :h reserves are being Eeld in positor to make an advance when the orders. are given. The Germans numer'ca! superiority is decreasing. The feeling here is that a great battle is about Co begin for the Allies as th' Germans have lost.
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FORWARDING PARIS

, BULLETIN -. PARIS, March
 D go. - The long range lombard t ment of this city by the gun or t guns in St. Gobian forest, rear of E the German lines, was begun
 s again this lf.enoo: after having * been suspended since early last t Tuesday.
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FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, March go. - The fish quotations at noon today were as fol- lows: halibut, fifteen and onc-quarte' cents; black cod, ten and one-half cents; ling cod, five and one.fourth cents; red cod, five and five-eighths cents.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29

KETCHIlAN, March 29. - Halibut number one, was quoted at thirteen and one quarter cents today noon, ana seconds were quoted at eight cents. Sable quotations were four cents and red rock, two cents.
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WOOF AGAIN

AMSTERDAM, March 29. - The Berlin Vossische Zeltung declares that the Germans are about to deliver 9 new and mighty blow on another part of the froDt Whicn will %tear a new hole in the already pierced line of the enemy"
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29
AMERICANS 10 BE
 IN NEXT FIGHTING
 ON WESTERN LINE

BULLETIN Washington, March 29-Nlilitary Ob- here relying official dispatches by the War De- partment from London appear confident that Allied counter offensive against the Teutonic forces very 1t is also believed that substantial American force will enter the battle when this offensive begins.
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Hnns After Amiens

PARIS, March 29. - The Germans seek AmienS because the town Is an important rail&ay center for commun- ica,ion with England. The loss will bc inconveuient bat not vital.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29

Another reason why bananas are so popular in the tropics is that it isn't much work to shell them.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-03-29

It isn't every man who can rise Tn the world without feeling uppish about it.
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The best news from lover there will be that it's all over there.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06
found two lost infants. Shanny was
joined by his wife, who was among the

found two lost infants. Shanny was
joined by his wife, who was among the
refugees.
When tho fcrryboat Perth Amboy
left the Jersey shore for Tottenville at
1885 o'clock, there were eight hundred
people crowded aboard. Most of them
were refugees from near the plant.
They carried their baggage with them
and were sad lot. just as the boat
left tho pier terrific explosion threw
scores of women and children to the
deck. Some were slightly injured, but
hurried away when they reached Staten
Island without waiting for medical aid.
One aged woman, frantic with fright,
stood on the back Of the boat calling
Tor husband, who had been missing
since Friday. When they arrived in
Staten Island they were met by the Po-
lice Reserves and those who had no
place to go were taken to houses al
ready prepared for them.
direct for New York, while others went
to tho middle of the island, where they
camped in the open. All through Staten
Island yesterday the people stood in
the streets or open fields and would
not venture into their homes.
Mission Children Camp Out
Early in the morning, when the big
magazine was blown up, the nuns in
charge of the children at the Mission of
the Immaculate Virgin took their 1900
charges into the open field because the
conclusions shook the buildings. The
children were not alarmed when as
sured they were in no danger. Eight
hundred of the inmates Of this institu
ton arc girls.
In Tottcnville, which is right across
the Staten Island Sound from Perth
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06
Munition Blasts
In Eastern District
Since Start Of War

The explosion at the Gillespie
plant is the thirteenth such explo-
sion in this vicinity since the out
break Of the war The others were:
1914
Wright Chemical Works, Elizabeth,
n. j., three deaths.
1915
DUPONT Powder Company, Haskell.
n. j., five deaths.
Anderson Chemical Company, Wal
lington, n. j., two deaths
Dupont Powder Company, Carney's
Point, n. j.. one death.
Black Tom explosion, Jersey City,
seven deaths.
DUPONT Powder Company, Carney's
Point, N. j.; five deaths.
DUPONT Powder Company, Gibbs
town, N. j., several deaths.
Dupont Powder Company, Pomp-
ton. n. j., one death.
DUPONT Powder Company, Wayne,
N. j., one death.
Canadian Car and Foundry Com
pany, Kingsland, n. J.
DUPONT Powder Company, Haskell,
N. j., two deaths.
Eddystone Ammunition Corpora
ton, Eddystone, Penn, 112 deaths.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06

trcssing when The Tribune reporter
arrived. Inside. behind the barbcd
wire. frantic men were rushing about
IN an effort TO escape. Some nursed
injuries and although i'll great pain
did not care to wait near the scene of
horror to have them dressed. Lighted
by the huge flames, clouds of smoke
rolled up with a ycllowish unearthly
appearance hanging like canopy over
the bark of artillery feeling for range,
the shells exploded.
Oren Dwellings, to Refugees.
During the night none slept in Perth
Amboy. The people were in the streets
and we're forced off the sidewalks by
the Home Guard. AS the refugees
streamed out of South Amboy. Lieu
tenant Burkitt, of the Coast Guard,
sent guard to preevnt any looting in
the deserted distict. The hotels were
crowded and most of the undamaged
dwellings, were thrown open to the
refugees.
About o'clock yesterday morning a
magazine of TINT was struck by a
falling she'll and exploded with roar.
The flash of the explosion could be
seen in Perth Amboy long before the
cOncussion was felt, and as the police
meut to the westward observed the
explosions they passed the warning
along 10 the people All were ordered
to stand in the middle oft he street.
About this time Miss Bessie Sutliff,
of 104 North Pine Street, oSuch Am
boy, herself refugee, did excellent
Worg in comforting the panic stricken
women from her own city who gath
cred At the Packer House. She also
managed to get q supply of milk for
ts1 x,I,> y ~.
them.
The explosion at 2 o'clock started
another series of explosions that
sounded like drum fire. These were
csused by 100000 shells for 75's which
were ready to be shipped tot he port
of embarkation. The shells did not
contain "boosters,' which cause the
explosion, or the entire section would
have been wiped out. This drum fire
continued for twelve hours.
Daylight Brings New Terror
With the coming Of day the feeling
OF alarm increased rather than dimin-
lShed, Tor the explosions seemed to
be getting more dangerous. The pee
pie. in the street looked for the dawn
to bring relief. They turned their at
tention from the flaming inferno in
the west to see the sun rise. Their
hopes were shattered by the terrify-
ing concussions that followed daybreak
and left them with more shell shock
patients to be attended to.
Early IN the morning more refugees
arrived, some in automobiles and
wagons. Those who owned taxis
reaped a harvest, for men and women
stopped them at every turn and Of
fered any amount demanded by the
drivers to be taken out to safety. Most
haclmen demanded big bonus for en-
tcrlns5 the danger zone with their fares.
About 6 o'clock, in answer to an
emergency call. ambulances cf the
Motor Corps of America drove into
ruined South Amboy and took one hun
dred patients out of the hospital to
Perth Amboy. The institution was so
damaged by shell fire that it could not
house the sufferers. The roof was
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06
Seize Engine, Haul
TINT From Flames

PERTH AMBOY, N. j., April 5.--A
shift in the wind this afternoon at the
Gillespie plant fire drove the flames
close to a string Of twelve freight cars.
standing on siding. The cars were
laden with T N 7. A few hundred
yards away switch engine stood
idle. Lieutenant Fayre and the 18th
Company of the 18th Battalion, United
States Guard, were on post there.
"Who's going to help me yank those
cars out of There? p demanded the
lieutenant.
The whole company came "at the
double" and men clustered on every
foothold of the locomotive as it
bumped over the heat-warped rails
with Lieutenant Fayre at the throttle.
With the paint blistering, and men on
every car roof kicking away embers,
the twelve cars of T N T we're coupled
to the engine and drawn to safer quar-
ters. A few minutes later the fire
swept over the tracks where they had
been.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06

runctured and one wing destroyed, but
none of the patients received further
injuries.
Hit While Praying in Church
After dawn, when Northern Jersey
was being rocked by explosion after ex-
plosion and the ruined and devastated
district Of South ANYBODY conveyed the
idea to some of the foreign born that
they could not escape, scores of them
retired to the little frame Catholic
church to pray. While they were thus
engaged heavy explosion blew the
roof OFT the structure, and panic fol-
lowed. None was injured and all made
their way to Perth Amboy.
Shortly after 9 O'Clock Mr.. Yates,
vice president Of the Gillespie concern,
announced that he believed the big dan
ger passed. Mr.. Yates said that the
magazine of high explosives had not
been touched and that they were safely
buried in the bank of the Chees sQuake
Greek, which runs through the plant.
There was much speculation as to
the number of dead and injured. but
no one with any authority would even
from the plant say that there was a
considerable loss of life. They also
said that there were fragments of hu-
man bodies strewn all about the load
ing plant.
Men Perish in Hospital
It is known that shortly before the
big INT magazine exploded there wers
six or seven men in the emergency
hospital on the grounds who were too
badly. injured to be moved. 1t is
thought they perished.
Every window for miles around was
blasted out by the various explosions.
Early in the morning volunteer work
ers assisted the city authorities in re-
moving the tons of glass from the
Perth Amboy streets.
Joseph Richard, government in
spector, who was working in Building
81, with fifty other men, who were
filling -millimetre shells when the
first explosion occurred, gave graphic
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06
Rockefeller Gets
Charter for War Board
Schif, Pegkins and Other
Noted Men Cooperate to
Help Soldiers

ALBANY, Oct. 5.-The United War
Work Campaign, Inc, with headquar-
ters in New York City and with board
OF directors headed by John D. Rookie
feller, jr., was granted charter to-
day by Secretary Of State Hugo. The
object of the organization, as set forth
in the incorporation paers, is "to ro-
mote the mental, moral and hysical
welfare of the military and naval forces
of the United States and associated
countries"
1t also purposes to cooperate with
and extend financial or other aid to in
dividuals, corporations and associations
engaged in like work.
Besides Mr.. Rockefeller, the directors
are Mortimer L. Schiff, George w. Per
kins, George Gordon Battle, Cleveland
Fl. Dodge, James j. Phelan, John G..
Agar and Kate T. Dawson. of New
York; Myron T. Herrick. Of Cleveland;
John r. Mott, of Montclair. N. j., and
Frank A. Vanderlip, Of Scarsboro. n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06

out and several thousand persons re-
malned up the greater part of Friday
night.
AT Coney Island hundreds spent the
night on the beach watching the fare
OF the explosions, which could be
plainly seen in the sky over Staten
Island. Back way from the ocean
front, where it was less easv to trace
the cause of the trouble, ono per-
slstent rumor had it for time that
the naval training station at Fort
Hamilton was being bombed.
Windows were blown out at the
Coney Island, Norwegian and Harbor
hospitals, and physicians and nurses
had difficulty for time in quietinp
the patients. The police spent yester-
day touring their districts in an effort
to estimate the total damage done.
Some placed the figure we'll into the
thousands of dollars.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06

Amboy, windows were broken and much
damage done to frame structures.
two-inch plank door in the Tottenville
Garage was blown in and broken bv
the force of an explosion. The damage
on M Staten Island is very heavy.
Inc department of Justice and the
Military Intelligence Bureau are con-
Quoting an investigation to ascertain
whether the explosion was caused by
enemy agents. Frank Stone, who is in
GGharge Of the Newark office Of the
department. of Justice. was O n the
Of Witnesses
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06
Helen Keller Sells McAdoo a Bond

oc'' -Heen Keller to-day telegraphed
w Secretary McAdoo from Hollywood Cal saying:
Il would like to sell million dollars worth Of Liberty bond.
o my "ord OF darkness and silence you buy lust ono
bond through me?" ' ' "'
Inc Secretary though selling himself ordered one
through Miss Keller ~ 0
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06
Stars Enter Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. 5.-Jack
Enright, brother of Thomas, the for
mer Harvard athlete, and Leonard and
Leo Dugan, brothers Of Joe Dugan, Of
the Athletics, of the American League,
have entered Holy Cross College. They
are promising athletes
New-York tribune., 1918-10-06
Windows Smashed
AT Coney Island,
People Alarmed

J., Coney Island. Bath Beach, Sleeps
uead pay and Fort Hamilton all felt
one @ e1ects of the explosions at Nor
Ea". hundreds of plateglass windows
." '"e various sections were blown