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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
ENEMY PILOT IS
 CHARGED WITH A
 DISASTER ON SEA

SEATTLE, Jan 15 - United States Secret Service agents today issued statement that German spy pilot as hemsman under the name of William Swanson stood at the wheel of the Alaska steamer Spo kane when she grounded at Idol Point over month ago The agents said that Swanson went aboard the Spokane probably at some Alaska point and mingled with the crew and was able pass himself off member of the crew as the Spokane carried set of officers on that trip Tie deck officers not familiar with t5e crew nor their faces Swanson was arrested when the crew and others brought here from the scene of the dis aster and later released Officers are searching for him.
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GERMANS MUST REGISTER NOW
 IN THE NATION
I'nnaturahzcd iu the United States Must Come Forward and Make All Kinds of Statements
 and Be Registered
ALASKA REGISTRATION SOON
Federal Officers and Others to Be In Position to Keep Close Watch Upon An Alien Enemies
 Within the Nation

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - The week of Feb. 4,b has been set aside for the registration of uUnaturalized Germans in continental United States pursuant to a proclamation issued by President Wilson.
 Alaska and other Territories will be registered at a later date.
 All persons of both sexes under l4 years of age are exempted. In each case of chose registered the applicant will be required to give his or her business, residence, habits and will be photographed and have finger prints made.
 Registered cards will be issued to all registrants. The chie;s of police in the cities and postmasters in towns under 5000 will register all persons coming under the proclamation.
 Thereafter it will be much easier for the local and federal officers to keep a close watch on alien enemies.
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ALL PERSONS MUST SECURE
 PERMITS NOW
No Explosives Will Be Allowed to Be Handled in the Territory of Alaska Save By Those
 Who Have Permits
IS A FEDERAL REGULATION
Permits in Seward May Be Secured From United States Commissioner Here-FaithCul Observance
 of Law Is Demanded

. e All persons in any manner con
 oected with explosives should
 immediately apply to United
 States Commissioner w. H.
 Whittlesey for legal authority tc transact such business or acts as B s are covered by the statute.
 & #
 The war measure, providing a sys- lcm of licenses for the handling of explosives, is now in effect in Alaska. w. H. Whittlcsey, Uni,.J States Com mission at Seward, has been appoint ed Federal License Agent a, Seward
 The law is entitled: "An Act to J e. hibit the manufacture, distribution, storage, use and possession of the same, and for other purposes"
 The law is very stringent and pro- vides for safeguarding against malic ious use of explosives through a sys- tenn of licenses, including manufac- turers license, vendors license, pur- chasers license, foreman's license, exporters license, importers license, and license for analysis, educators, inventors, and investigators. The act not only applies to the several com bounds classified as explosives, but to such ingredients as are capable by combination of producing explosives.
 The Director of the Bureau of Mines is charged with the enforcement of the law and is authorized to mak' regulations for it's faithful observance and to utilize all officers of the Ma tional, State, and Territorial govern ments and dependencies in the eXccu- tior of the law.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15

Attorney Ray last night received the following telegram from Food Administrator Gunnison, which is i'm portant to those concerned also to the citizens of Seward in general;
 "Please call a meeting of proprie- tors of all hotels, restaurants, cafes, and boarding houses, including mine and cannery stewards, who might be in your city or vicinity. Ask them on my behalf to join the United States Food Administration in an effort to conserve beef, pork, mutton, fats, wheat ard sugar by immediately ob- serving and until further notice adopt the following program of a meatless Tuesday, and one meatless meal each day; pOrkless Saturday Cmeaning the serving of no pork, ba- con, ham or lard), and wheatless Wed nesday.
 "The Federal Food Administration desires these days heretofore indis- criminately observed to become terri torially uniform. No bread, crackers, butter or sugar to be placed on the table or counter until the neal is serv ed unless the guest specially requests. Serve only two Jumps of cube sugar on the tea or coffee saucer unless tbe guest requests more. Eliminate but ter and animal fats from cooking
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ENEMY FLEET BOMBARDS AN
 ENGLISH PORT

LONDON, Jan. lJ. - Yarmouth was bombaIded early this morning from the sea by large enemy subma- rire boats and small cruisers. Twen- ty shells fell into the city. Three civ ihans were killed and ten seriously injured, The property damage is said not to have been large. The oombard~ ment was pulled off quickly and the enemy fleet disappeared in the fog which hung over the Channel half a mile off shore.
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IS
 IN ARCTIC AND
 PLANNING DASH

FAIRBANKS, Jan. 15. - Captain Lane has arrived here from the Arc tic and reports that Explorer Stefans- sor is at Bartel Island The Captain reports that the explorer has uiscov- cred several large islands northwest of Banks Land. This was in 1916.
 Capt. Lane says that Stefansson cX- poets to start next April on a SOO- mile dash in search of new lands and hopes to spend next winter at Wrang- ell Island. SUefansson will end his explorations and come out 10 Nome in 1919.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
GERMAN SPY NT WHEEL OF THE
 SPOKANE WHEN SHE HIT ROCKS
ANOTHER DRAFT IS PROPOSED IN NEW
 BILL TO CONGRESS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. - At the request of the Administration leaders, Senator Chamberlain of Ore gon today introduced bill providing for the registra- on for military duty of men who became 21 years of age since June 5th 917 when the draft became effective
 Senator Chamberlain also introduced another admin stration bill providing for the floughng of the Nation al Army men for harvesting of the crops and other ag cultural duty
 The War Department today rejected the administra- tior s plan the raise the draft age limits
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SWING THREE ID DEATH AT
 BUTTE-,MURDER

BUTTE, Jan. 15. - Three men. Sherman Powell, colored; Ray Gallich and Frank Fisher, were hanged this forenoon in the yard of the Silver Bow County jail for murder. One hundred persons, admitted by card, witnessed the hanging. A mob esti- mated to over 1000 clamored at the gates of the jail yard for admittance and the Washington Coast Artillery held the crowd in check.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
P0RKLESS DAY IS URGED; MEATLESS
 MEAL EVERY DAY

Ask them to watch and eliminate waste in their kitchens. Ask the To- ral bakers to assist by refraining from baking wheat for Wednesdays and generally substituting war bread for wheat Ask the butchers to helL. Ask the public to observe the program in their homes un,il further notice.
 "Give this notice the widest pub
 icity. All eating houses on Ga'ti- neau channel are now members of tho United States Food Administration and are observing this program"
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
NAIOR GARDNFR DEAn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. - MaJot A. P. Gardner, who resigned from Congress to enter the army, died last night at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Geor- gia, of pneumonia.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
GIVES MONEY TO SERBIA

WASHINGTON, Jan, 15. - Secre- tary of the Treasury McAdoo today authorized a loan of two million dol lars to Serbia, bringing Serbia's total to six million dollars.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
FOR ALASKA ROUTES

SEATTLE, Jan. 15. - The 'acifc Steamship company's boats Curacao ana Admiral Wainwright are now un- der going extensive repairs and will be placed in the Alaska service this week or next.
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Food Administration of the United States Requests Further Food Conservation from People
 Tn States and Territory
SUGAR, FATS, UNDER THE BAN
Call for Meeting Tomorrow Night ll Issued; ProprietOrs of Cafes, Restaurants and Boarding
 Houses to Attend

auH A A m h * Hs < Attorney Ray, of the Teritor- s ial Council for the Defense has x called a meeting for tomorrow night at s o'clock at his office of B all proprietors of hotels, restau- s rants, cafes and boarding houses p to discuss the subject as outlined ? in the cablegIam received by him x last night from Territorial Food @ Administrator Gunnison
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AMERICAN TRAWLER IS
 SUNK; STRIKES A ROCK

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. - An American trawler in European waters struck a rock last night and 's report cd to have sunk. The crew was saved according to the official advices ceived by the Navy Department.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
ITALIANS ARE
 SUCCESSFUL IN
 THE MOUNTAINS

ROME, Jan. 15. - In the Italian mountains the enemy fighters are showing inability to cope with the difficulties of the winter conditions. The Italians on the northern front are scoring successes in local opera lions ard important positions have been taken. Last night and early this morning the Italians attacked the Teuton wedge tnd scored a suc- cess near Morte Grappa.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
VICTORIA WILL
 BE IN PORT FOR
 SEVERAL HOURS

Steamer Victoria, which will arrive in port at i o'clock in the morning has considerable freight aboard in- cluding 75 tons of coal. It is reason able to assume that the Victoria will not sail for the south before eleven o'clock and possibly not before romor- row noon
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
UPRISING Al sERAsToPoL

ODESSA, Jan. l5. - A dispatch re- ceived here says that disorders have broken out at Sebastopol and 62 naval officers were killed besides scores Of others following swo days of butcher 'po.
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IS NOW WORKING
 FOR THE U. S. GOVERNMENT

SEATTLE, Jan. 15. -. E. P. Marsh, of Everett, President of the State Federation of Labor, has resigned to accept post with the Department oi Labor Mr. Marsh will go on a speak ing tour of the country urging the unions to cooperate with the govern mcpt in everything.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1918-01-15
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, Jan. 15. - Fish quota tions at noon today were: picked sa- bic $14 a barrel; pickled herring, $l4 a barrel.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09
RIGHT OF ALLIED
 CAUSE DECL AIRED

of the Steel Trust, a concern that has multiplied itself wealth by three sinco the war started,
 Do you note how glibly he pro- miscs 15 million men and a hund- red billion dollars. In reality he IS promising tho hundred billion dollars to himself and his partners, since most of it is being spent with them, and it $ only incidental to &he business operation of the steel th:.c: few million men will die, since the steel magnates ard their sons will not do the dying. It is amazing that more people don't get next.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09

NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-At a re- ception here Judge Ebert H. Gary stated that the United will measure up to all obligations in this inter national crisis. "She is mobilizing all resources of the country for war purposes" he added, land she can, within three CT four years, furnish 15,000,000 men, we'll trained and fully equipped for battle. More over she can within the same time provide $1OO,OG0,0OO,OoO without crippling her financial strength or intorrupting her industrial progress If necessary, she will do both.
 (Editor Note.-Gary is president
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09
A NEXT STEP IN W0RKMEN'S
 COMPENSATION

upon official request and signed by President Wilson October 6, restor-
 ing to injured longshorcmen the protection of state workmen's com pensation laws of which they had
 been deprived by the divided opin- ion of the United States Supreme Court in the Jensen case. the off, cial of the American Federation of Labor go on record in favor of ex-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. B. Surely the next advancement in compensation legislation must deal with the vague, marginal jurisdic- tional field between federal and state jurisdiction over railroad workers writes President Samuel Gompers in tho American Fedora
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09

tionist. 'The present condition leaves many without adequate pro lection for injuries incurred in the necessary and dangerous work of transportation"
 Commenting with approval upon the bill prepared by the American Association for Labor Legislation
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09
BOWLING ALLEY REOPENS.

The Bowling Alley next door to the Eagle saloon is now open for business. Everybody cordially in. yited to come and enjoy themselves.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09

Hot Rolls, Bread and Pies at 5 o'clock, every afternoon.
 at ARCTIC BAKERY,
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09
LADIES & GENTS TAILOR.

Prepare for the winter by patron izing the advertisers of your paper, Mr. NfineFl
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09

Pa buy me one of those dinner sets 100 pieces, only $20.OO of a elastic Felt Mattress at $17.5O, or a set of all Coil Springs De Luke at $17.5O. HOLT has the Goods.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09

Rayiolis, Italian style every Evening at ModirHi's E. o. T. Cafe'
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09

tending similar protection to work CTS engaged 1n interstate commerce. Those who keep the nations traffic moving over it's iron high ways are in a similar mo mans land'' of legal conflict between federal and state control ever in- dustrial accidents as that in which the dock workers had been placed, it is pointed out, and relief will come only through aE act of Con- gross, as in the case of the men engaged in marine employmcnts. Special New England Boiled Din- ner Wednesday and Sunday at Mo- dini's B. O. T. Cafe.
 LADIES & GENTS TAILOR. Your Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
 Repaired.
 SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
 select fabrics and trimmings.
 ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Cor. Lanes Way and Front Street.
 M. PASCOFF.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-01-09
WE CAN DO IT.

Peoples Laundry wash everything except the Baby.
 xu xyTTIIAATcAN prox
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on my way, SO that I should be able
to give a more detailed report of what
had accomplished. Three of the four
large sheds were in flames, and saw
only two machines moved clear of the
burning area / was just on the point
of turning to head for the lines when
l heard machine-gun fire overhead
and thought at first that / was being
attacked. Then I made out in the
darkness two machines quite close to
me, circling and attacking each other.
AS I watched one burst into flames.
and by the light l saw plainly the
iron crosses painted on the wings. ST.
mu1taneous1y a searchlight reached
up by me and fixed on the adversary
of the falling plane. The victor also
showed iron crosses on his wings.
Both had been sent up to get me.
In the darkness each had mistaken
the other for the Englishman, and
had had the extraordinary privilege
of sitting comfortably by to watch
ray enemies -pun..,ti tfsv ulselTe.. When
/ returned to our aerodrome / was or
dered to omit this incident from my
report, as the major insisted that it
was impossible. But next morning he
few over DoGai and saw the wreck
age of the German machine that had
been shot down, and verified and sup-
plemented the whole report of the
damage inflicted on the enemy.
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so forth. But each machine carried
two machine guns for defense purposes,
and We We're usually able to give a good
account of ourselves.
I headed straight for the lines. but
I had not gained enough altitude to
cross over, when I reached them, SO
l turned and few back and forth I'M
til 1 was up 5000 feet, keeping my
weather eye open for trouble. I
crossed over at place called La Tar
gette, and followed the old railway
south to where it curved west to go
into Arras, when two tiny specks.
very high up and well to the south,
appeared. Now, previously, I had
sighted one of our artillery observa-
ton machines with it's aerial stream
ing below and behind it, and fancying
that the enemy would naturally pick
out the easiest prey, I kept my eye
on the wireless bus. Whiting TO see
what would happen. The Arches
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ton also dived out Of control, but
f1attened out just before landing. I
took time to look down and saw it's
pilot and gunner on the ground be-
side it, apparently unhurt. Then it
burst into flames. They had touched
it off to prevent its falling into the
hands of the enemy.
X X
The Germans who had attacked us
had had enough by this time and
they flew away. We did not follow
them, as we still had some work to
do. Over D., our next objective,
we found eight or ten German ma
chimes waiting for us-we were only
three now. The scrap that followed
was so brisk that I was not able to
make many observations. The Huns
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woman. And he just loves blond
hair
Get out with you, And say, you
needn't be flinging my gray hair at
me. neither. And. at that, I guess L
could bleach it. il that's all the hold
you got on him. Come along, silly"
But the woman whose custard ear
wheels held Sans heart fingered un-
til the runaway decided to go about
his business. Then there came to
her fair brow the expression Of ono
whose time has been wasted on
horse that refused to break his leg and
be killed before a large and interested
crowd.
As for Sans time, that was an
other reel-as Homer said before
kipling. and. maybe, Adam before
either-if it wasn't Eve
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SERGEANT-PILOT DEAN IVAN
LAME, Royal Air Service.

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stance, there is long recon-
naissance flying for the purpose of
spotting enemy movements, photo
graphing positions and the lay of the
land, artillery observation and protec-
ton of the observation machines, and
bombing enemy detectives OF course,
all the time you may expect to have
a great number of planes engaged in
combat flying. 1t is by combat flying
that you secure and keep the initiative
In the air, cripple the enemy's re-
sources and facilitate the various
special operations that have outlined
above.
am going to take certain instances
of the summer of 1916, when the first
big push was launched by the Brit
ton for big attack. our squadron
was ordered to make long reconnais-
sance over enemy territory, paying
special attention to any unusual
activity which might be taking place
in the towns of D.. s. and
w., important enemy udScS. WAdI
the staff particularly required was
news at to whether the enemy an
tieipated our next move, and If SO,
what arrangements Fritz was making
to check us. We were to make visual
observations, as well as photographs.
wherever possible.
Our orders were to have five. ma
chimes ready to leave the ground at
$3.50 a. m. sharp. These machines
were to fly to the rendezvous at
A., where five battleplanes of No
- Squadron and two scouts of No.
- Squadron were to meet US for
escort duty. We reached A. forty
minutes after starting. and few
around in circles for fifteen minutes,
but, as is usual with escorts, our
seven guardian machines failed to
materialize, and our leader Capt.
NJ, who carried three red stream
ers on the tail of his machine so that
we could always spot him. signaled
us with a Very's light (white) to get
into formation for crossing the enemy
lines.
Two minutes later we were in this
formation:
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This is the second Of three articles
on various phases of warfare in the air
on the western front by Serst.-Pilot
Dean Ivan Lamb, formerly Of the royal
air service. The FIRST was published
last Sunday in part 1 of The Sunday
Star. Sergt.-Pilot Lamb is an Ameri-
can, who enlisted in the war during
the fall Of 1914 in a Canadian bat
TALON. Subsequently he was transfer
red to the Royal Flying Corps and
spent two years in active flying serv-
ice, 4 year and a half in France and
six months on the London patrol. He
is credited officially with having
brought down eight German aeroplanes.
In his last engagement over London, in
tile summer of 1917. he shot down a
Gotha raider and was shot down him
self. wounded. His articles describe
only personal experience.
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so low that they missed me alto
gether. AS I circled round I dropped
two more bombs, but only saw one
of them explode, among a park Of
motor trucks.
To keep on fooling the searchIight
crews 1 dropped again to seventy-fve
feet and released two more bombs, which
produced such terrific explosions that
they bumped" my machine. One of
them hit the gasoline store and start
ed fire which spread to two adjoin-
ing sheds while watched. I could
sec the men hcrrying to drag ma
chimes beyond the reach of the flames.
This fire did what the searchlights
had been unable to accomplish. and
revealed me to the enemy. Machine
gun bullets commenced to perforate
my planes and, 1 few clear of the
light zone, climbing rapidly higher. 1
left the aerodrome and few over to
the Douai railway station. where l
dropped my remaining bombs on To-
connective and some cars. They muSsed
things up badly.
Feeling more than ordinarily pleas
ed with myself, I started to fly home,
crossing over the wrecked aerodrome
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We first zigzagged our way to s.,
and noted many large dumps Of am
munition and numerous trains craw-
ling over the rails. Capt. M took
several photographs. We found the
place heavily defended by IA bat
teries, and the Huns put up an aerial
barrage that seemed to work in
squares. We had to dive through it..
Just as was beginning to get ner-
vous, our leader swung of to the
north, and we few after his three
red streamers. All the roads we
PASSED over showed a congestion of
traffic, mostly transport and artillery,
with occasional battalions Of infantry.
1t looked as though Fritz was getting
ready to give our boys in the trenches
"A warm reception.
We next reached c., where the
AA batteries opened up loudly for
about three minutes. Then they sud
denly shut off, and a moment later
seven hostile machines dived on us
from overhead. My gunner turned
loose his machine gun on the nearest
usud the Hun burst into flames before
he mad fired twenty shots. ] was too
much occupied to note where the
moor devil fell. or how. All of our
machines were heavily engaged, and
there was a regular Donnybrook fair
going on. saw two more Huns on
their way down out Of control one of
them in names No. > of our forma-