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T'rlr~ ; ' 1 ■ ..•=J=— SEWARD, ALASKA. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 1119. _ __—
VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 102. _ _ -— _ — --~-—-—*
NKW YORK. Sept.. S— Commander ’
of the American forces in France,
John J. Pershing. returned home today j
aboard the Leviathan, itself symbolic
of Germany’s defeat. General Pershinjr
was sad faced , stern and impassive !
. looking, a splendid picture of a sol diet
He was hailed as a conquering her». 1
Six destroyers and two airplanes i
conveyed the Leviathan into the har
bor and the iruns of the forts boomed
forth. Thousands of citizens lined the|
shores.
General March, Secretary Baker and j
Vice- President Marshall were at thej
gangplank. A police airplane dropped
the mayor’s welcome on the Leviathan.
General Pershing’s son and brother
were with him. Pershing’s suite is the
eoth* floor of the Waldorf Hotel.
The First Division’s band was
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aboard the Leviathan and played
“Hail. Hail, the gang’s all here” as
the boat docked.
Secretary ttaker told Pershing tfiat
he had sacredly kept the great confi
dence the nation had placed in him
and then handed Pershing his commis
sion as a full general for all time, the
fourth since Washington’s time. (ion.
Pershing handed the commission to his
son who gloried in it.
President Wilson sent the (Senenil
a message as follows: “You served j
vour country* with fine devotion and
admirable efficiency . The nation is
proud of you.”
Gen. Pershing told the Associated
Press that he accepted the great wel
come given him on behalf of the brave
boys. He said he was glad to return
to the good old U. S. A.
OMAHA. Sept.. 8— For the first
time on his present tour. President
Wilson in his speech here this fore
noon, discussed the proposed reserva
tions to the League of Nations.
“We agree to possible changes,” •
said the President, “but the proposed
reservation providing for the uncon
ditioaal withdrawal means its spon
sors want to sit near the door with :t
hand on the knob so they can run if
they witnessed anything they did not
like . The League proviso that inter
national obligation must bo fulfilled
before withdrawal never would re
strain An erica because America
would live up to its provisions . Those
who want reservations article No 10
simply do not want to come in. but
want to be late joiners. The Peace
conference swallowed the Monroe doc
trine, hook , line and sinker. For the
first time, the big powers to the trea
ty authenticated the Monroe doctrine
l urge prompt acceptancy of the 1
treaty so uncertainties -in the labor
conditions throughout the world may
he settled.”
SPEAKS AGAINST LEAGUE
SIOUX FALLS, Sept. 8— Senator
Hiram Johnson will speak against the
League of Nations here next Satur
day night from the ' same platform
President Wilson occupies tonight.
SPEAKS AT DESMOINKS
DESMOINKS, Sept. 8— Saturday
night President Wilson spoke at the
Coliseum to an audience which filled
every seat and all available standing
room. The President suggested the
Holshevikism was spreading in the
United States and would spread un
less the treaty was ratified promptly.
“The world is waiting uneasily
while the propositions which wrecked
Russia are spreading here,” said the
President . “Labor and capital cannot
pit>ceed with settlements or problems
like the railroad questions. These
must be solved quickly bat jn the
meantime America is kept in suspense
over the ratification of the treaty
which means the settlement of troubl
es. The covenant is the American
document extending Democracy over
the world and shifting foreign rela
tions from a basis of force to arbitra
tion. ”
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TR \1\ OUT TOMORROW
There will In* a special train out to- :
morrow for Anchorage leaving Sew-,
ard at 9 o’clock in the morning.
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ONLY FORTY THOUSAND
SOLDIERS IN EUROPE
OF THE YANKEE ARMY
WASHINGTON, Sept.. X— Only |
forty thousand American soldiers were
left in Europe on Sept. 2nd according
♦o an official statement made by the
' war department today.
ASSASSINATION OF THE
MEXICAN PRESIDENT IS
PLOT THAT IS DISCOVERED
EL PASO. Sept., 8— Mexican news
papei^s arriving here charge the dis- •
coverv of a secret society in Mexico
City for the purpose of assassinating
President Carranza.
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JAMES OSBORNE IS DEAD
NEW YORK. Sept., 8— James Os
borne, former assistant district attor
ney, and a widely known criminal law
yer, was found dead in his bed at hi>
residence this morning.
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FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
MEETS TOMORROW NIGHT
The fair price committe, appointed
officially to probe into the present
high cost of living, will meet tomor
row night at 8 o’clock in the town hall.
All those with evidence %are asked to
attend and submit it.
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NATURALIZATION
CASES UP ON
WEDNESDAY
Judge Charles K. Bunnell this morn
ing set Wednesday night at 7:.'10 o’
clock as the time to hear any na
turalization petitions.
District Attorney William A. Mun
ly said that any soldiers who have
received honorable discharges, alien
soldiers also, call and see him regard
ing naturalization. Mr. Mu-nly will be
at the chambers in the Van (Judder
building or can be seen at tt/.‘ hotel
Sexton.
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DISTRICT COURT SESSION
The Seward term of the District
court convened at 10 o’clock this morn
ing with Judge Charles E. Bunnell
presiding. Twenty two petty jurymen
answered to roll call and were sworn
in then being excused until 2 o’clock
this afternoon.
The court calendar was taken up.
many of the cases being dismissed,
passed or continued.
The case of Skeels vs the An
chorage School District is on for hear
ing this afternoon. Other cases were
presented to the court for disposition
at this or other terms of court.
This afternoon practically all of
the petty jurors were discharged from
further duty as there will probably be
no cases to go before a jury. If there
are any jury trials, jurors will he se
lected from Seward on a special von
ire.
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Hl’NDREDS DYING DAILY
STOCKHOLM, Sept., 8— Two and
three hundred are dying daily in Pet
rograd of cholera. The hospitals are
closed on account of lack of food and
medicine.
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EVACUATING ARCHANGEL
STOCKHOLM, Sept.. 8— The Brit
ish are evacuating Archangel. (lenend
Kolchak has begun his offensive
against the Bolsheviki.
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Inga and Anna Simonson, two little
girls from Anchorage, arrivals on the
Alaska, checked out from the Hotel
Seward and left for their home on the
train.
C. H. Smith and J. E. Lee, who have
been discharged from the army, hav
ing been overseas, both arriving on the
Alaska, left for Anchorage yesterday
morning. They registered at the Ho
tel Seward.
D. A. Quinn, formerly in business
in Seward now of Anchorage, came
over last night and is registered at the
Hotel Seward.
The cannery tender Progress and
the gas boat Minnie B., have cleared
for Kodiak. The two boats brought
passengers to Seward from Kodiak,
for the Alaska.
J. J . Sturgis, deputy marshal from
Anchorage who was here last week,
returned to the Cook inlet city on yes
terdays’ train.
J. E. Chovin, juror from Anchor
age. is stopping at the Alaska House,
Attorneys Arthur Frame and W,
H. Rager are registered at the Hotel
Overland from Anchorage, being ir
Seward to attend the court session.
A. A. Shonbeck, C. M. Eckman, W
A. Sheman H. C. Mills, Henry Baxtei
and W. E. Lee, from Anchorage, tc
serve as jurymen at the present couil
session, are registered at the Hote
Overland.
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SAX FRANCISCO, Sept., 8 - Fire
this afternoon aboard the supetdread
nought New Mexico resulted in the
death of three and the- injury to forty.
The damage to the big war craft is
estimated at $100,000. A cigarette
probably started the fire. Two mess
attendants were suffocated to death
and one engine man drowned in the ice
machine room.
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* VOTES TO ACCEPT
THE ALLIED TltfiATY
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VIENNA. Sept.. 8— The Aus- *
* Irian National Assembly by a vote
4 of ninety seven to twenty six ac- *
* cepts the peace treaty . The As
* Mcmbly however protested again
* st the treaty as a violation of
* Austria's right for free disposal
* of herself.
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ALAMEDA MAKING TIME
Steamer Alameda was at Ketchi
kan Saturday night, at Juneau during
the night and at Skagway today. As
was stated in the Associated Press
dispatches last Thursday, the Alameda
has a large shipment of freight for the
intnior to discharge at Skagway and
may rot sail from the latter port un
til this afternoon. •
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CHAIRMAN HAYES TALKING
CHICAGO, Sept.. 8— Chairman
Hayes, of the Republican National
committee in a statement today, says
President Wilson is pounding against
a stone wall in attempting to have the
peace treaty passed without reserva
tions.
DESTROYER HITS MINE
21 MEN BELIEVED LOST
.* HELSINGFORS, Sept.. 8— The
British destroyer B-19 struck a Rus
sian mine last Wednesday. Two offic
es and 90 men were rescued. It is
feared eight officers and 10 men have
been lost .
MANY COME ON TRAIN
Fifty passengers arrived on the
train at 8 o’clock last night, thirty two
being from Anchorage the others be
ing local passengers.
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SATURN SAILS WESTWARD
The U. S. S. Saturn sailed for
Dutch Harbor at 4:30 o’clock yester
day afternoon. The radio craft will be
gone about three weeks then return to
Seward for a stay of approximately
forty days.
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GUARANTEE TO BELGIUM
LONDON, Sept., 8— The Evening
Standard this afternoon says it learns
from high authority that England and
America guarantee Belgium against
future German aggression.
AMERICAN MARINES ARE
WANTED AS FIUME GUARDS
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PARIS, Sept., 8 — The Allied com
I mittee in Fiume recommends Ameri
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can Marines and British soldiers be
delegated to Maintain order at Fiume
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GERMANY BATTLING IN
WEST TO GAIN GROUND
LOST DURING THE WAR
PARIS, Sept., 8— Paderewski says
- Germany is battling in the east in
, hopes of gaining a victory she lost in
; the west. The Germans are urging the
I Bolsheviki to overrun Poland say.}
L Paderewski.
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WASHINGTON, Sept., 8
—The House,' late Saturday
afternoon, passed the hill au
thorizing the increase ot the
limit of the cost of the gov
ernment railroad in Alaska,
from Thirty Five million ■
dollars to Fifty Two million
dollars, thus granting the
appropriation ot Seventeen
million dollars which Chair
man Curry, of the appropri
ation asked for and made his
fight for.
Renublican leader Mon
dell charged miserable man-1
agemcnt on the railroad.
It is admitted that the in
crease in the cost is primar
ily due to higher labor and
material costs.
The House sent the bill to
the Senate.
The Seventeen million dol
lars appropriated is intend
ed to complete the railroad.
When Col. Slade was re
cently in Seward, he stated,
that there would probably be
some opposition to the bill in
the House but he was confi
dent it would be passed. Col.
Slade also stated that (he ap
oropriation was certain o!
passage when it went to (he
Senate.
Chairman Curry has made
the fight for the appropria- \
tion and also that when once ]
granted, it should be avail
able in a lump sum itnmedi
ately.
SENATE TO PASS BILL
SEATTLE. Sept., 8— Specials to
the Times also the Post-Intelcgcnoei
says the Senate is not planning an> 1
hearings on the Alaska railroad appro-1
pt iation. Many of the Senators attend
,'d the House hearings . Senators New
Jones , Pittman and Chamberlain, pre
dict the early passage of th«* appro
priation measure.
Delegate Grigsby told the House, j
n a speech on Saturday afternoon,
.hat Congress could appropriate the
Seventeen million dollars or could re
fuse to pass it and then give the tern- !
tory hack to the Indians.
DISCUSS THE COAL
WASHINGTON, Sept., 8- Chair
man Curry, Grigsby, Miller, Mondell,
Strong of Kansas; Baker and Lang
ford of Georgia, and Kinead of Ne
braska spoke last Saturday afternoon
in favor of the government railroad
appropriation. Mondell said the com
mission had been wasteful, badly man
aged and lacked intelligent direction,
being prone to attempt to direct the
.vork from Washington. He said how
ever the bill should pass.
Watkins defended the commission.
Mondell said Alaska’s coal was
greatly over estimated and that the
Bering river field coal was superior
to the coal of the Matanuska. Alaska’s
coal leasing law, he said, had proved a
gigantic fizzle.
Clark and others interrogated Mil
ler who believed Alaska’s coal fields
were not over est m^t^d nor over ex
uggcrated.
j. L. McPherson had exhibit maps,
charts and photographs.
Senator Underwood says that on
account of the peace treaty the discus
sion is uncertain, if there is any, when
the Senate considers the bill.
AVIATORS NOW
BELIEVED DEAD
SAN DIKGO, Sept., 8— Lieutenant*
Waterhouse and Connelly, missing ar
my aviators, are believed dead by Ma
jor McCauley. The major returned this
forenoon from his third trip over
Southern California in search for the
men. Searching expeditions on land
continue their efforts.
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USE BAY BUM TO
(iKT DRUNK AND DIE
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JAMESTOWN. Four
* men are dead as » result ol drink
“ ing Ray rum and hair tonics and
other substitutes lor liquor.
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MEXICAN ROBBERS CAUGHT
WASHINGTON. Sept., 8— The
Mexican Embassy has b<vn advised
fiom Mexico City that the Mexicans
v ho robbed American sailors aboard
the monitor Cheyenne in Tampico re
cently, have been caught. Thit infor
mation was given to the State Depart
ment here today.
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PRINTERS TOLD TO GO BACK
TACOMA, Sept., 8— Saturday
forenoon the printers on all the daily
newspapers struck for $9.25 and $10
for a work day of six and one half
hours. No papers were issued Satur
day nor Sunday. This morning the
printers were told to return to work,
as their demands were outrageous, by
the International Typographical Un
ion. Unless they did return to work
they would be forever barred from
unions . The men returned.
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SEATTLE IS SHORT ON
NEWSPAPERS by a strike
SEATTLE, Sept, 8— The gas work
-ers struck last Saturday and the daily
newspapers are being hand set on ac
count of no gas to heat the linotype
metal in the machines. The papers
contain little reading matter. Several
restaurants, using gas exclusively,
have also closed. The supply, although
not entirely off yet, is very low. It is
expected that a settlement of the trou
bles will be made today.
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I. W. W. FOUND DEAD
CARRINGTON, N. D., Sept, 8—
The body of Max Rosenstein, a 1. W.
W. Organizer was found dead this
morning beneath the platform of the
, Northern Pacific depot, with two hul
, let holes in his head.
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SIDNEY ANDERSON HERE
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Sidney Anderson official of the
Bank of Anchorage and also the Bank
of Seward, arrived on last night’s
train and will be here for a week or
■ so.
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