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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post _ _—
— s:i.'W4RD ‘Clash v tmi ksi»\v \i <;i W 1920. - - - _ ten cento phi copy
\OI.I Ml \l\ M M 1:1.1; M,» Al,u. AiiAJft __-.- ——-—
n i t<!»h ro yam:
* sir Ml* IN 1 V MPAICN
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\KV\ \OUh. \u4m 3— l*> Cobb.
the '.tar Petroit outfielder, will
probably appear dining I be com
ing campaign a'* a Ueinucralic
speaker acvordini? to an an
nouncement made here today.
All 'i i till H I Vi.S l ON* 1 \v.
iii;i:i: n#u i.\>i*i;c iu>.\
Tiie soldiers of the local detach
ment of the L. S. I hhijjs have been
notified that an official of the ~lst
Infantry will arrive in Seward on the
trail this afternoon for the purpose of
inspecting the soidiois and attending
to all the business pertaining to this
detachment.
A re*iuo. t i.'' extended to all ex-ser
vice men. who have not received vic
tory medals, to take their discharge;
pap-*ra to the butracka Friday and
they will he assisted in obtaining the
co\ot»*d medal.
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comim; with bi:ii»k
Lieut. Ilervey. of *he 21>t infantry,
with n;s headhunt ters at Anchoianje,
is reported to be aboaid the steame.
Admiral Ws t> n. •eturnn.j; nortl w;t!
a bride. Many local f h nds of the ar
my official will srv t the newly wed
when they active here.
NOSiTHU KSTKKN S \ II KDW
Stci’.Mii'i Xorth\c» stei n is due i;
poit Saturday morning according t*»
advices received hoie from !• r<*d 1 • ac;
ag< nt at < - Horn N*o definite houi of
arrval is given. The Northwestern
had l7-"> tons of local freight, 140 ton
of freight for the San Juan dock an«
2!> tons fo» shipment on the railroad.
Agent Sweok reports 00 passenger
are aboard the Gateway City limited
today from Cook Inlet. There are
many Eastern Stars on the train com
ing to institute an organization here
tomorrow night.
. A'. I'liAit). Au*;.. ’>— Captain L.
1.. « ;> . .i. »• anmandcr ol‘ tin* Mexican
n i d , ht T< v at.-, doing pa
trol duty on l.oxvor California wat
*is, was killed yoC. *rday on ih*
• .«*t> of Kas^nada whon a pasty »>.
kI a volh y in
back of Cepcda. rhis is avcottl*
,! t«» p«»s iS ;i-o«*iwd host* this aitor
noon.
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Ol LON. i:u i \l.ll OKMA TO
ri i or i (»o\ kunou i vN n
MKXU’O CITY, Aug.. - Score
t t v »*f War ('alios announces * nl>
"One |M, :i will be mobolized for the
camping • against (Jovernor Cantu l»u
t. at nioie will be sent if necessary. It
i.> he .cat d h**i * that the Lower ( ali
forr.Ia rebellion is not consider.-.; of
any great importance.
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U N t l.ru SHOOT TODAY
The members of the Seward gun
t ’ 1) at*- e»|.,.»*>tcd to attend a slioet
th > aft‘,riioon at i :’’>0 o'clock at th"
local range. Harry Dalderston is en
deavoring to find out it *.he cairn
>111(1*1' s of Alaska are better experts
w.eking on an » mpty stomach or alter
a meal.
\YK NTIIKR RKIMiRT
SMW AIM) -‘*4. Ruining Calm.
Art-Mo: age •'•(). Cloudy. Calm.
Matauuska GO, < Moudy, Calm.
('b.iokalooii V*, (’loudv, (aim.
Wusiiia ">4. (Moudy. Calm.
TrJket tna (Moudy, Calm.
(1 »'di i ook GO, Cloudy, Calm.
Hurricane 7»0, (Moudy, Calm.
Summit .”>0. Cloudy, Calm.
Mains 4<s. (Moudy, Calm.
\**nana (Moudy, X’. \V.
l a »banks .”>7, Cloudy, N. \\.
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Dr. A. H. Mlyth expects to leave on
the Northwestern for l.aTouche t>n a
professional visit.
Steamer Admiral Watson should re
port westbound from Juneau during
this afternoon.
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IN i; \SK11ALL LAMK HY
VNOTHKK M \N iN n>lt Li . K
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Aug., 5
Ha'o’tl Newcomb. lil • piisonor in tin*
v... h , ite p nitcntiary here
for murder, died last night from in
jurie> received at the hands ol l hat les
Wilson, also a liter, who struck him
with a baseball L:tt (lining a baseball
gamt.
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NKW YOKK, Aug.. 5— (’oh ml
.John K. Hunt, former commando ol
j.\) ♦ J;• y m I’tary prison, has been ac
quitted of the charge of neglec' ol
duly in connection with V..»rgdo!!'s *s
eap*\ the we althy man held as a si: ••Iv
or.
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OB!ICON'S 1*01*1 I. VT10N
WASHlW.TONg, Aup., V— Tim
population of Oregon was annoui a
today as seven hundred and eighty
three thousand, two hundred and e h
ty five. This is an increase since tin
census ten years ago of 110,r»:*,0 01 an
ine -ease of 10.4. I
ASii.N THAT CONSCIENTIOCS
OBJECTOKS fIKT FREEDOM
NEW* YORK. Aup., o- Ta !e\
Christenson, candidate fo I’ v. <» 'nt
• •n Hie Farm-Labor ticket toda) t e
graphed Secretary of War Lakei ' uit
B •njnmin Salmon, conscientious oh
jector and "all such men enduring m- ;
prisoT.ment for loyalty to religious or
political ide .s” bo given immediate
freedom. j
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K U'.IJOAI) CENTER WIRED
OIT BY A CONFLAGRATION
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DAYTON. Ohio, Aug., 5— I iad
ford. the Ohio railroad center of the
nortlnve. t, was wiped out by fire *his
afternoon, the loss he:ng estimated at
over $1,000,000 according to a long
distance phone. Wire communication
went busted soon after the brief news
was received here.
JCKOKS REPORT INACCEPTED
CHICAGO, Aug., 5— Federal Judge
A1 schuler has refused to receive the
report of thi* Federal Grand jury con
taining indictments for forty one lead
ers of the recent railroad strike. The
Judge ordered the jurors to renew
their session and to investigate the
leak by which copies of the grand jury
report reached the newspapers before
it was presented to him.
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UKGI.NA. Aug., :>— The second
cyclone within a few days swept tin*
eastern district of Saskatchewan early
this marn r.g. lluildings have been
blown do vn and communication with
the district i-> interrupted. No loss ol
it'e h:t. 1* *en reported.
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PKOn-AMATJON Itt W N.SON
WASHINGTON. Aug., a— Presi
dent, Wilson has issued a proolama
tion suggesting that December 2Is be
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celebrated as the tercentenary lan ing
of tht' Piigrims at Plymouth Ttock.
.1 \1\\N DKMKS KNOW INC
Or J \|» SMI WiUNd TO l . S.
WASH I NOTON, Aug., 5— Tho .* ip
aese Kmbassy in a statement dec ar
*‘S Japanese coolies migrating to
South America or Mexico may lx *n
tering the United Slates, as a wes **rn
inv. stigating commiltee repents. but
after they land on tho western h ni
sphere, the* Japanese government has
no means of knowing their m ve
ments. 1 lie Kmbassy conies tluu tie
coolies mtei direct from Japan.
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n:ir m tions a<;.mnst
Ul'BOMC I’LACSI'K C'KCJKI)
TAKEN IN I NITED STATES
Ci AI.VESTON', Auk., ."> - Health of
fleers from twenty .ive states are
studying methods of combatting 'he
b.ibi Tiic plague. It is urged that pre
cautionary health methods be taken
in all sections of the country.
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ISKITISH COLUMN ATTACKKl>
LONDON, Aug., o— It is reported
that Mesoptamian tribesmen made an
attack on a strong British column
which sustained .°*00 casualties.
CJapt. Rill Mooney is supposed to bo
aboard the Northwestern returning
from Fort Win. H. Seward after tak
ing the examination for a captaincy
in the regular army.
C.ns Gillis, the Optimo Kid, is com
ing to Seward and will arrive here on
the Alaska according to Claude Math
isou of The Key.
The local people who are to organ
ize an Eastern Star lodge tomorrow
will give a picnic tonight, either out
of doors or indoors, it all depending
on old .Tup.
Cnpt. J. J. Ryan is expected to re
turn home on the Northwestern from
Fort Wm. H. Seward where ho has
been taking the regular army exam
ination.
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\LASK \ HOL'ND NORTH
SEATTLE, Aug., 5— Steamer Al
aska sub *d r'oi the north at ‘J o’clock
this nv . ;bng carrying 2oi> pa^aigers
the f< .o. ,ig bong Seward:
F. Johnson, k
Emma Johnson,
S. 0. Harvey and wEc,
Miss D. Ilarvey,
C. Peterson,
E. 1). Sulton,
Mrs. H. H. Waller,
H. Hasting,
Mrs. C. A. Smedley and baby.
A. J. Krug,
D. H. Schepelman,
J. A. Land,
Eight steerage.
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DAYTON PREPARING FOR
THE COX NOTIFICATION
DAYTON, Aug.. 5— With the no
tification ceremonies two days distant.
Nominee Cox is hard pressed with pre
liminary and personal affairs. Many
democratic leaders are reported en
routo for the pre-notification confer
ences. Hotels are filling up. Decora
tions are this afternoon appearing on
the streets. The Dayton neopie are
throwing open thpir homes to the vis
itors and donating automobiles to
meet the various delegations.
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WORKING I OR SUFFRAGE
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MARION. Aug., 5— Nominee Hard-j
ing wired today the Republican and
suffrage leaders at Nashville in fur
ther effort to secure the suffrage ra
tification in the Tennessee legislature.
MEMPHIS, Aug., f>— Fate of the
suffrage amendment is believed to
hinge on the result of the statewide
primaries today when thirteen legis
latevi seats are to be filled. Gov. Ro
bertson has indicated that immediately
after the election he will call a special
session of the legislature to meet next
Monday.
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A. II. McDonald is returning today
on the train from Anchorage where
he has been on a business trip.
LONDON, Aug., o— Among Brit
ish officials and diplomats of other
nations, their is today undisguised an
xiety felt over the Polish situation.
On** high army official today is quot
ed as saying: The situation is as grave
now as in August ID 14."
LONDON, Aug., 5— The Herald
says Premier Lloyd George has pre
sented an ultimatum to the Soviet re
presentatives requiring immediate and
unconditional cessation of the Russian
advance on Poland. This must be done
hef >ro the armistice is signed. Unless
‘Jie Soviet heed the ultimatum, the
Herald says Premier Lloyd George has
declared there will be war. The Herald
says the British ultimatum Is most
threatening to Russia.
The Daily Mail is an afternoon edi
tion says that the note sent by Pre
mier IJoyd George is an ultimatum
that requires quick action on the part
of the Soviet of Russia.
PARIS, Aug., 5— Great Britian
has taken steps to mobolize two div
isions for service in Poland according
to the afternoon edition of the Matim.
PARIS, Aug., 5— Last night the
Bolsheviki cavalry was reported with
in thirty miles of Warsaw and the
Polish forces were demoralized and
falling back rapidly.
LONDON. Aug., 5— In military
Quarters it is believed that the princi
ple weapon of the Allies, following the
ultimatum sent Soviet Russia today'
by Premier Lloyd George, is the block
ade against the Bolsheviki and that
Poland be given supplies if possible.
A dispatch from Warsaw says the Red
| army is this afternoon within .°»0 miles
of Warsaw.
PARIS, Aug., 5— The Bolsheviki
are being held at Brest Litovsk. They
have lost 300 killed or drowned in vain
attempts to cross the Bug river bridge
according to an official report from
Warsaw.
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