15 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Petersburg Weekly Report
Location
Petersburg, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1917
Page
1
A Washington dispatch reports a nearly finalized agreement on in bond fish shipments via the Grand Trunk railway. It would end discrimination against American and Alaskan catches, allow Canadian fish into U S ports, grant American fishermen access at Prince Rupert, and limit fishing to national waters.
Mayor Otness received from the governor’s office the conscription registration blanks and draft law circulars. No date is set for registration, but ample notice will be given. The 12 question card asks name, address, birth, citizenship, birthplace, occupation, employment, dependents, marital status, race, prior military service, and exemption grounds.
Reports from Washington on June 15 indicate a date set between August 15 and September 1 for conscription registration in the Territory of Alaska. Other items note a $3 billion war budget passage, American Lake selected as western army cantonment, and a Tacoma contractor winning a $2.5 million building contract for the training camp. President Wilson's Flag Day speech urges victory.
Washington reports subscriptions to the Liberty Loan closed at noon and are estimated to be over subscribed by a quarter of a billion dollars. Authorities urge press and public to withhold names of captains of ocean liners who fire on submarines, fearing German retaliation. In Lincoln Col. Roosevelt calls for army officers promoted from the ranks and criticizes the German press for war coverage.
Shipping schedules show Spokane and Humboldt sailing from Seattle Wednesday, Al-Ki to sail north tonight, and Dolphin Monday. Glory of the Seas began freezing last Thursday with about 140 000 pounds of halibut and black cod handled by yesterday evening. Dream Theatre features The Upheaver with Lionel Barrymore and a one reel comedy.
A federal grand jury in Dallas returned indictments charging 55 men in this region with seditious conspiracy. The cases mark a major legal action following ongoing investigations.
The Liberty Bell rang out in Philadelphia to urge subscriptions to the Liberty Loan closing at noon tomorrow. Across the globe Petrograd reports arrival of an American Root commission. The Russian ambassador arrives in the United States as the London wire notes 97 killed and 400 injured in a Zeppelin raid. Louis Kramer sentenced in New York for conspiracy against conscription and failure to register.
Butte metal workers strike for higher pay with riotous activity raising tensions as of June 15.
A semi official bulletin from Udine states Austria has massed forces on the Italian front by pulling troops from the eastern front. It says Italians now face about two thirds of Austria’s total army in the region.
Colonel Fabry told Petit Parisien that General Pershing leads not a mere expeditionary corps but a true army that will grow as new contingents arrive and will hold an expanding front in France.
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