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YIDDISH EDITOR
NOT FOR FEME
New York, N Y., Jan. 2.—D. M.
Mumalin, Yiddish editor of the Amer
ican Alliance for Labor and Democ
racy, in telling the attitude of many
Jews toward the war, expressed him
self strongly against an early pease.
‘‘When the war broke out,” says
Mr. Humalin, ‘‘a goodmany -T nvs were
in favor of Germany, not because Ger
man kultur is the paramount issue for
he welfare of humanity at large and
of Jews in particular, but because of
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Charles Courtright, and to his heirs
and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the un
dersigned has expended in money, labor
and improvements during the year 1916
the sum of one hundred dollars ($100)
upon placer mining claim known as the
Ophir Fraction, on Willow creek, a
tributary of Iditarod river, in the Otter
mining and recording district, territory
of Alaska, in order to hold said claim
under the provisions of the law respect
ing annual labor on mining claims.
And if within ninety days after the
last publication of this notice you fail
or refuse to pay your proportion of such
expenditure, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the under
signed co-owner, according to the pro
visions of Section 2324, Revised Stat
utes of the United States
Dona LaChanci. < 'o-owner.
First publication, January 5, 1918.
Last publication, April 6, 1918.
two evils. Russia and Germany, it was
felt that the lesser was thus being
chosen, in that the injustice of Ger
many to the Jews had not been as great
as had that of Russia. After Russian
autocracy fell, however, the Jews as
many others also perceived only one
great evil, the autocracy of Germany.
“The ordinary Jewish people, who
had nourished for many years a hatred
against their enemy, Russia, had not
time to realize at once the great
change. It became the task, therefore
of the Yiddish press to arouse fidelity
to free Russia. It became the duty of
that press to teach the common Jewish
people the great lesson of why the
Government of the United States en
tered this war and of how it was ut
terly impossible for it to stay any
longer out of it. Also it became its
duty to interpret the aims and purposes
of the Government which is fighting
for the democratization of the world.
“Should Germany make peace now
on her own terms, the result would be
that Germany as victor (and peace now
is German victory) would re-establish
autocracy in Russia and, as in olden j
times, she would send one of her own
•ting to govern that country, which
would mean a bloodshed worse than
any that has yet been experienced by
the Jews.”
NORWAY AFTER SPIES
Christiania, Dec.17.—Norway is mak
ing vigorous efforts to stamp out Ger- ]
man espionage within its shores. The
Swedish revelation have given a great,
impetus to the anti-spy campaign.
Tho interned German ship, “Berlin”
is to be removed from Tlomraelvik to
Aqusenfiord, further inside the coast- i
line. It has been urged for a long time
that the position of the “Berlin” of
fered opportunities for espionage on
shipping.
Guards have been placed not only
over all Norwegian military establish
ments, but also at some of the large
iudustrial works. Thus a military
picket has been posted at the Fredrick
stad iron works, where the new slips
for 10,000-ton ships are now ready, and
trespassers have been warned to keep
away.
Under a law of July, 1917, the com
mune of Christiania has ordained that
the chief of police may forbid persons
who are not Norwegians to reside in
the commune longer than a certain
fixed period. A Dew law concerning
the necessity of passports and the ex
pulsion of aliens is to be rigidly en
forced after October 1.
A spy case which caused a great
flurry for a time was that of a Dane '
named Kristiansen who has now been
expelled from the country. The whole j
affair developed into an impudent j
fraud, with one of the belligerent gov
ernments as the vicitms. Kristiansen
was obtaining money from this govern
ment by giving or promising to give
information of no real value about
another.
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MAJOR WILE WANTS BLOW BACK
Juneau Empire: Albert Wile, former
postmaster at Iditarod, has filed suit iQ
the district court against Harry T. Mc
Lean and the United States Fidelity
and Guaranty Company to recover the
amount of the shortage of McLean,
while the latter acted as assistant post
master.
The complaint alleges that McLean
was acting as assistant postmaster and
the bonding company was his bonds
men in the sum of $1,000. It sets forth
that McLean embezzled $369 from the
pestoffice which Wile was forced to
make good and the complaintant is
asking the bonding company to reim
burse him for the amount and also for
the costs of the suit.
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Rev. Father Duncan of Metlakahtla,
who recently celebrated his 60th an
niversary on coming from Canada to
American soil, received congratulatory
telegrams from President Wilson and
from prominent people on several con
tinents. Ketchikan friends presented
him with a $450 silver cup.
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Easter Sunday this year comes on
March 31; Ash Wednesday, the begin
ning of the lenten season, February 20.
— NEWS —
February 2.
The President summoned a dozen
Democratic and Republican senators to
the White House for a conference at
noon yesterday. All professed igno- ;
ranee of the purpose of the conference, j
but it appeared that war legislation— i
including proposals for a war cabinet j
for directing munitions, which the j
President opposes- might he discussed. |
Another acute coal shortage in the j
Eastern states, and the President has j
issued a proclamation that all public
bread-making concerns must take out
licenses.
Secretary of War Baker leaves in a j
short time for France.
February 4.
Secretary of War Baker announced
today that American troops were occu
pying a portion of the actual battle |
front on February 2 and 3.
The remaining75,000 men of the first
draft call will at once start moving into
camps, announced Gen. Crowder today.
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MINE INSPECTOR’S OFFICE CLOSED
The federal mine inspection office at
Juneau is to be closed at once for an ;
indefinite period, according to orders j
from Washington. John A. Huff, who
has been in charge of the office has
been ordered to report to Washington
at the earliest possible moment.
Sumner S. Smith, the federal mine
inspector, is at present detailed to the
work of superintending the opening of
the government coal mine at Fska
creek, for the Alaska engineering com
mission, and the records of the office
will be shipped to him at that place.
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