Show ALASKANS NS PREPARE FOR OIL FIELD RUSH Seward Alaska Feh 16 Word G. Word that i President nt Wilson has signed the oil I land leasing bill throwing government reserves open to locators will bo be the tho starting signal for tor a race raco to southwestern southwestern south south- western Alas Alaska a country countr supposed to contain oil Every ety available boat along along- tho the southwestern southwestern southwestern south south- western coast has been chartered for tor tho race according to reports reports reports' received here Several started recently for the oil country with radio outfits so 50 that the they could get g-et tho the signal at sea seD Scores of oC Seward residents aro are spending most of oC their time timo at tho lie cable office or tho the newspaper r office wallin waiting for or thc the Washington dl dispatch dispatch- patch that tho the bill bUl has been signed |