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YOU MIC XII. M MHKR 267. SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY. APRIL 18, 1919. ' '' TEN cf'NTs"VEiTnlr->
BOLSHEVIKI
ARE MANIACS,
SAYS WARD
(Lieut. Col. John Ward, treasurer
of the General Federation of Trade
Union* in England, is seeing service
in Russia, and seeing enough Bolshe
vism to convince him that it is all
wrong. Col. Ward has written trout
Omsk. Siberia, this survey of condi
tions in Russia.)
(By Lieut. Col. John W'ard)
OMSK. Siberia (By Mail) For the
love of Allah never more talk of th*
glories of revolution. I am in it here.
Friend strikes down him he thinks his
foe and finds the dead man his broth
er. Princes, peasants, pluacrats, work
men. rich and poor, go down together
in one welter of blood and dirt. The
Bolsheviki thinks nothing of standing
500 socialist revolutionists against tne
wall and shooting them down before
breakfast, because of some small pett>
difference of opinion as to whether the
the railways should be national o*
communal. How the gods must cry
with rage that men can be so mad?
How ever any of our labor leaders
failed to grasp the Bolshevik creed
of blood, and presumed to condone the
horrors committed by this mob of fan
tical maniacs. I cannot imagine. Rath
er pray heaven defend our old countrv
from such a calamity.
Murder To Prove Love of Humanity
I have entered Ekaterinburg and
heard the Bolshevik shells hurtle
overhead. This is war. but oh! the
sigh of the Cossacks pulling the lump
of wood up out of the well near where
the exar was imprisoned, with an oc
cassional grand duke mixed up with
the timber! Then the end of another
piece of flesh recognized as a grand
duchess, then as the foreman at the
nearby iron works, and then a few
workmen, all murdered and mutilated
just to prove the love for humanity!
I quite believe it was necessary to
destroy the old regime, to execute th?
czar and all his minions, but these
swine whom we call Bolsheviks are
mere blood-thirsty cutthroats who
murder for the love of it as some of
their proclamations show. Their re
gime has destroyed more peasant an l
poor people in one year than did the
czars in a hundred. War is horrible,
but revolution is hellish.
Kill Intellectuals Even to Schoolboys.
One other surprising similarity
between czarism and the Bolshevik.
They both try to destroy the intel
lectual elements of their country.
They have even made a regular on
slaugh on all the educational insti
tutions in this country. I have so far
not seen a single educational institu
tion from Vladivostok to Elkaterin
burg that has not been the scene of
bloody conflict. Every cadet that the
Bolsheviks could lay their hands on
has been killed, even where they were
the sons of well-to-do peasants. Some
times they were lined up and shot in
hundreds. In one batch , as at Irkutsk,
the oldest was sixteen.
It appears that the German agents
have told the poor ignorant Russian
workman that the only way he can
keep the country in his own hand is to
destroy every educated man in it. The
work is being done thoroughly where
Bv Associated Pres*
COPENHAGEN, April 18— Moscow
advices report that Hod Cross officials
say Bolshevism is giving way to tho
new Bourgeoise doctrine. Lenine and
Trotsky, to save their own graft, are
endeavoring to reach an agreement
with the moderate element. Numerous
anti-Bolsbeviki outbreaks have occurr
ed at Petrugrad and elsewhere.
SOVIETS ARE VICTOROUS
LONDON. April 18— A Russian of
ficial statement says the Soviets con
tinue to be victorious in the entire
country between the Baltic and Black
Seas.
TROUBLE IN VIENNA
VIENNA. April 18— The govern
ment forces have dispersed Bolsheviki
sympathizers who attempted to storm
the Austrian Parliament building.
Many were wounded in the encounter.
The city is quiet.
• RED CROSS WORKERS
• BUSY IN SEWARD *
Although there seems to be some
apathy among the ladies of Seward
regarding Red Cross work, for which
there is so much need even at the
present time, the local chapter tries
to keep up with the demands made
from the National headquarters.
During the month of March, the
following report shows the work done
in the local work rooms and the ladies
attending:
March 11— Mrs. Losness ami Mrs.
Green.
March 12— Mrs. Losness, Mrs.
Rich, Mrs. Thoday and Mrs. Green.
March 13— Mrs. Thoday, Mrs.
Wever and Mrs. Green.
March 19— Mesdames Reed. Castle
Thoday, Wever and Green.
March 20— Mrs. Green.
March 25— Mesdames Estes, Tho
day, Losness, Evans, Orlander and
Green.
March 26— Mrs. Sloan, Mrs. Or
lander. Mrs. Thoday, Mrs. Estes and
Mrs. Green.
Knittinpr material brought in and
finished durinpr month of March. 2
pairs of socks, Mrs. Colwell; 6 pairs of
socks, Mrs. Taylor; 2 pairs of sock'*.
Mrs. Rom ip:; 1 sweater, Mrs. Rom ip:;
2 pairs of sox , Mrs. Thoday;
March 12 1 sweater, Mrs. Alfred
Rosness; and 2 pairs of sox. Mrs. John
Rosness ;
March 13— 1 sweater, Mrs. Tho
day;
March 25— 2 sweaters, Mrs. Or
lander.
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ONLY AMERICAN UNIT
THAT FOUGHT IN ITALY
MADE GOOD RECORD
NEW YORK, April 18— The van
ppiard of the 332nd infantry, the only
American rep:iment that did service in
Italy during the war. arrived here t:>
day.
The records of this regiment show
that it was responsible for the capture
of eleven hundred Austrians.
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ever the Bolshevik rules. The German
idea is that if every intellectual man
and boy is killed the conquest of Rus
sia by German Kultur is certain. Let
us hope that this diabolical bommer
ane: will come home to the inhuman
vilUans who started it.
• NO FLIGHT; WEATHER
• EXCEEDINGLY STORMY v
• ST. JOHNS. N. F., April 18— A *
• driving snow storm today pre
• vents aviators from starting on
• their flights across the Atlantic
• ocean.
• ••••••••••••••••••
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ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION
MAKES THE ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report of the Alaska
board of road commissioners just is
sued , shows that a vast amount of
work has been done in the territO'V
during the years that have intervened
since its creation.
A realization of the work that has
been done by the Alaska board of road
commissioners the circumstance that
there are several other federal funds
for road construction in Alaska under
the fedei*a1 government in addition fo
that which comes under the direction
of this larger organizatcin, and the
fact that the various federal road or
ganizations have adopted a system of
co-operation, has influenced the sen
ate and house committees on highways
to introduce a bill to co-operate with
the various federal organizations, with
the purpose in view of not duplicating,
but permitting the work of each or
ganization to complement the work of
the others.
Nearly Five Thousand Milos of Work
Major Wr. H, Waugh, president of
the Alaska board of road commission
ers has given out the following state
ment in connection with the report of
the board:
“Total mileage March 1, 1919. roads
and trails, 4,830. Of this amount 2,806
miles comprise a connected system
reaching from Valdez and Chitna to
Eagle, Fairbanks, points above the
Arctic circle, to the lower Yukon,
Nome, Candle and other Seward pen
insula po;nts. This system is joined at
several points on the Yukon river by a
second system of 2,736 miles, which
begins at Seward and serves the Idit
arod Ophir and Innoko districts. In
addition to these two connected sys
tems there are 288 miles of short local
roads and trails.
“To March 1, 1919 the total amount
expended for all maintenance and con
struction since January, 1905, was $4.
923,596. Of this $2 355,700 has ben\
spent for maintenance and construc
tion of the Richardson road from Val
dez and Chitna to Fairbanks, or ap
proximately $5,770 per mile on the
410 miles. During the present wintei
automobiles made 120 miles from
Chitina to Meiers in a day: from Mei
ers to Little Delta sleds are used; and
from Little Delta to Fairbanks, 60
miles, autos have been making regu
lar trops all winter.
“The bulk of the summer traffic on
the Richardson road is handled by
passenger and freighting automobiles.
While the*e machines do not make the
trip with the same degree of comfort
and ease that is possible on the State
roads, which cost from $10 000 per
mile up, they do get through and with
favorable weather conditions the trip
from Chitna to Fairbanks, 320 miles,
is made in about twenty-four hours*
running time.
“When ronsidering costs of road
work it is well to keep in mind the
difference in Alaska costs and those
obtained Outside. In normal times
outside, $5 will hire a team and driver
one day, and the owmer furnishes food.
In many cases $5 to feed one horse one
day. and many other costs are In the
same proportion.”
LONDON, April 18— Turkish in
ternal situations are causing grave
anxiety and Constantinople fears mas
sacres of Armenians r$>on.
Bjr Associated Press
COBLENZ, April 18— From the
parapet of Fortress Ehrenbreitstein,
over 400 feet above the Rhine, Secre-'
tary Daniels today had his first glim
pse of the American marines on duty.
Patrol boats carrying the American
flag dotted the river Rhine.
1800 ARE
MURDERED
By Associated Presa
LONDON, April 18— A dispatch
from Omsk says that the Bolsheviki
at Ufa have murdered 1800 including
400 women. Those massacred oppose 1
the Bolsheviki regime.
IS "wed
By Associated Press
LONDON, April 18— There is op^n
warfare between British Premier
Lloyd George and Lord Northcliffc.
Publisher of the London Times. The
Times supported the Premier during
the war.
Premier Lloyd George told the
House of Commons that Lord North
cliffe is making the fight because he
was not appointed one of England’s
peace delegates.
The Times came back with the
statement that the “Paris colleagues
of Premier Lloyd George say the
Premier can read and write but th;u
he does neither.”
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SNUBBED
By Associated Prm
PARIS, April 18— Frank P. WaUh.
former Chairman of the National War
I*ibor Board; former Gov. Dunne, of
Illinois, and Michael Ryan, of Phila
delphia American delegation sent bv
the Irish-American societies to plead
Ireland’s cause here, conferred wi'h
President Wilson today and other
members of the peace delegation.
The three delegates from America
refused to receive Sean O’Callagh and
George Duffy, delegates representing
the Irish Provisional government.
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THEY CALL ME PRIVATE, BUT—
In the army they call me a privats.
It is a misnomen. There is nothing
private about me.
I have been examined by fiftyphy
sicians and they haven’t missed a
blemish.
I have told my previous occupation
and my salary. I have confessed to be
ing unmarried and having no children.
I have nothing in my past that Is not
revealed. I sleep in a room with fifty
men. I eat with 350 men and wash mv
kit in the same can. I take my bath
with the same material and cut as five
million others.
I have to tell where I go when I
take a walk and even then I never see
'any one but soldiers— privates like
myself.
I have to tell a physician when I
kiss a pretty girl. I never have a mo
ment to myself.
PRIVATE!
Whatthehell ?
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FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE April 18— Fish prices
at noon today were as follows: halibut
seventeen and three quarters cents;
ling and red cod, three cents. i
***##*#*••♦**•*•
EDITH CAVELLE’S
BODY TO BE TAKEN
OVER TO ENGLAND *
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LONDON, April 18— A British •
Warship will bring Edith Cavel
le's body to England on May 15th. c
The body of the none, who was •
murdered by the German# in Bel- *
gium, will be interned at her for- *
mer home at Norwich, after pub- *
lie cermonies. *
to “handle
R.R. WORK
IN NORTH
By Associated Tress
WASHINGTON, April 18— John
W. Hallowell. of Massachusetts, for
merly connected with the National
Food Administartion, succeeds Her
bert Meyers as Secretary Lane’s as
sistant. Mr. Hallowell will handle the
Alaska Railroad work, this previously
have been handled by retiring assis
tant secretary Meyers.
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PRETTY CLOTHES WILL
“GET THE MEN” SAYS
WELL-KNOWN “VAMP”
• _ •
CHICAGO, April 18— “Get your
self some pretty clothes and you will
get all the men you want.” There you
have the whole secret of this vampire
business as told to Mrs. Pearl Witte
grefe by Dottie Devine, a movie
“vamp’* who Mrs. Wittegrefe claims,
“vamped” her husband.
“I went to her and asked her to
give my husband up. “Mrs WittogTcfe
testified. “Get yourself some clothes
and you will get all the men you
want,” she told me. “Clothes — she
should talk about clothes. When I
found her and my husband she had
my husband’s bath robe on and noth
ing much else. She should preach to
me about clothes.”
Miss Devine, who says she is a
“vampire” only when she acts, and is
married, denies the shortage of clothes
story.
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BLANQUET
ISJLLED
By Associated Press
MEXICO CITY, April 18— General
Arueliano Blanquet has been killed in
fighting the government forces nea»*
Vera Cruz. Blanquet was Minister of
War in Huerta's cabinet. Blanquet re
cently landed near Vera Cruz with the
intention of starting a revolution.
When a young man, Blanquet was a
member of the firing squad that exe
cuted Maximillian.
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DEVOTIONAL SERVICES
Devotional sendees will be held at
the Episcopal church tonight at 7:80
/dock*
By Associated Press
PARIS, April 18— It is indicated
that if Germany refuses to sign the
peace treaty, the Allies may occupy
more German territory; blockade all
Gei-man ports with warships and also
;;top sending food to Germany.
MORE DIFFERENCES ARISE
NEW YORK. April 18— The Assoc
iated Press, in the European summary
this afternoon says: “Conflicting
claims between Italy and the Jugo
slavia regarding Fiume and the Dal
matian Coast, will soon be decided by
the Peace Conference.
“German delegates will probable
learn the terms of peace one week
from next Monday. The German dele
gates will be permitted to ask ques
tions to elucidate obscure points but
no general discussions will be allowed.
TALKIniT OF
STRIKE
By Associated Prc*a
SEATTLE, April 18— The Central
Labor Council has called a mass meet
ing for Sunday to discuss a general
strike to aid the longshoremen who
claim that the employers refuse to re
cognize them.
Labor leaders do not believe that a
general strike will be called however.
BE NO TROUBLE
REDDING CAL., April 18— May
or Ole Hansen, of Seattle enroute
home from San Francisco, said that,
he does not fear a general strike at
Seattle.
“Order will be maintained,” sal 1
the Seattle Mayor,” no matter what
happens. The union men know that 1
know that they are lead by a small
bunch of disloyal men and if they will
be guided by this set, I will show no
mercy if disorders are attempted.
I. W. W. IS BUSY
TACOMA, April 18— Central La
bor Council, almost unanimously, has
refused to appoint a labor representa
tive on the Victory loan committee , or
to have anything to do with the loan
campaign. The conservative members
declare that the radicals are attempt
ing to boycott the Victory Loan.
TROUBLE IN NEW ENGLAND
BOSTON, April 18— Twelve thous
and men and Eight thousand girls, all
employees of the New England Tele
phone Company, are on a strike today
for higher wages and the privilege of
collective bargaining. Only emergency
calls are being answered over a wide
section and there are only a few local
calls being attended.
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RUSSIAN IMPERIAL FAMILY
NOW AT CONSTANTINOPLE
PARIS, April 18— Twenty memb
ers of the former Russian imperial
family, including the former dowager
empress, Mane Feodorosna, have
reached Constantinople from the
Crimea, en route to Malta, to await
England’s decision regarding their
future residence.