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VOLUMeTUV, NUMBER S06. ' 3EWARD, ALASKA. " SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20.1»20. TK^ciwTO ft COfi
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ENGLAND AND FRANCE TO
STICK TOGETHER UNTIL
GERMANY PAYS
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PARIS, Nov., 20— An interview by ,
a Paris newspaper representative giv- j
en by Lloyd George in London was to- j
day printed in the Paris newspaper.'
“The differences between France and,
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Great Britain do not amount to a quar- '
vel. The views of the two nations have ;
in no way prejudiced the alliance
which held them together during the j
war. England will stand with Fiance;
regarding the reparations that Ger-:
many should be made to pqy. Ger- j
many should be made to pay all that j
she can but the amount ought to be •
fixed,** were the words of Lloyd Geor
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BEER TO BE SEIZED
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WASHINGTON, Nov, 20— Brew
. eries manufacturing beer containing
more than H of 1 per cent alcohol are ;
to be seized by the Federal Govern
ment Internal Revenue Bureau. It has ,
been stated that the beer now being j
made in several breweries exceeds the i
legal limit of alcoholic content . An .
analysis will be made and if such is j
found to be the case the law will be
• enforced.
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REFUSES TO SHOW PAPERS |
- LONDON, Not., 20— Washington
D. Vanderlip of California who as re
cently announced, was in Russia ob
taining concessions from the Soviet
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Government in Siberia for an Ameri
can Syndicate on his arrival here to
day refused the British authorities
permission to see his personal papers |
and documents which he had in his!
possession.
ELECTION ON NOV. 28 -
ATHENS, Nov., 20— Greece will j
vote on November 28th on the question |
■ of Ex- King Constantine returning to!
tile throne. Constantine today telegra
phed that he would await the result of,
the plebiscite before returning to
Greecei j
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FLOUR CHEAPER i
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BflNNEAPOUS, Nov., 20— For
the first time in four years flour sold
here today under $9.00 per barrel. To
days price is 8.90.
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NATIONAL BANKS ASKED TO
REPORT
WASHINGTON, Nov., 20- The
Comptroler of Currency today called
for a statement of the condition of the
business of all national banks from the
close of business, Bifonday the 15th of
November.
MOSTER FIRE
- i .. NEW ORLEANS, Nov., 20— Dam
age estimated approximately at $2,
000,000 was caused by a water front
fire today. Sparks from a switch en
gine started the fire.
NEW METHOD
SHANGHAI, Nov., 20— Probably
the moat novel of the many queer me
thods employed to smuggle opium and
• narcotic drugs into the International
' .Settlement of Shanghai was brought
** - to light recently when customs offic
eri seised about 200 pounds of pre
pared opium that had been packed into
the hollowed-out ham bones of a ship
’ • meat of 850 hams that arrived as a
• part'of a ship’s ^argb.
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PRESIDENT WILSON’S -IN-LAW ACCNSED OF CRAFT
PRESIDENT WILSON’S BROTHER
IN-LAW INVOLVED
NEW YORK, Nov., 20- R. W. Bol
ling, brother in law of President Wil
son and treasurer of the Shipping
Board was today named in connection
with the $40,000 bribe alleged to have
been paid by the Staten Island Ship
Building Co. to procure unusual fav
ors from the Board. In giving testi
mony before the Congressional Com
mittee which is investigating the Ship
ping Boards affairs Tucker Sand, Ex
Vice President of the Commercial Na
tional Bank of Washington testified
that it is his understanding that $1800
was to be loaned to Bolling against his
note. Five hundred dollars of this
amount has already been paid back.
Bollings share of the $40,000 bribe of
tlie Wallace Downey Ship Building
Corporation, Mr. Sands said was to be
a split of four parts.
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“There is not one grain of truth in
it,” declared Bolling, after reading
statements made by Sands to the Con
gressional Committee . He expects to
appear before the committee and ans
wer these charges in person.
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NOT YET
BERLIN, Nov., 20— The first Con
gress of Shop Soviets recently held
hare refused to go on record as fav
oring the Soviet government of Rus
sia. There was a sharp clash between
the Communists and Independent Soc
ialists over the question but the mo
tion was voted down About 1,000 dele
gates attended the meeting.
The workers in the .German indust
rial and commercial establishments,
who are now given an active voice in
administration of them, were impress
ed in the congress with the need of
conserving raw products so that Ger
many may produce sufficient finished
commodities to enable her to establish
credits abroad with which to pay for
the importation of the most necessary
food and raw materials.
Rudolph Wissel, formerly Minister
of Economics, said that German tex
tile and iom industries were in need of
foreign supplies. The 28,000,000 tons
of ore which Germany formerly ob
tained from Alsace-Lorraine and Lux
emburg must now be rocured through
foreign credits. The Versailles Treaty
had deprived the nation of one-third of
its grain producing areas while the re
maining soil had been impoverished by
intensified wartime cultivation and
lack of fertilizers.
The former Minister ascribed the
present economic crisis to under-pro
duction, denying that it was due to
over- consumption and he declared
that Germany would be forced to sub*
sist on small rations for a long time.
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FATAL FIRE.
NEW YORK, Nov., 20- Nine per
sons and every member but one of two
families were killed today in a fire
which destroyed a five story apart
ment house.
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BOLSHEVIK ARMY SUCCESSFUL IN THE FAR EAST
BOLSHEVIK AGAIN SUCCESSFUL
PEKNG, Nov., 21— The Bolshevik
troops esumed attacks against the an
ti- Bolsheviki forces today in Eastern
Siberia. They captured the town of
Borgia on the Trans-Siberian R. R.
General Seminoff is operating seventy
miles from Borgia. Many of Seminoffs
troops who have entered China have
been disarmed. Soviets appear openly
and have taken full charge in the far
east. They have ordered the wiping
out of Semenoffs army and the over- j
throw of the Vladivostok government |
unless the latter recognizes the Soviet
authority which is now centered in j
China.
CHANGE OF ATTITUDE
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BERLIN, Nov., 20— The change of
which has taken place in the attitude
of Germans toward official personages
was illustrated the other day at Temp*
lehof Field where the* German emper
or formerly twice a year reviewed the
troops of the. Berlin garrison. Presi
dent Eb^rt visited the field a few days
ago to watch the filming of a motion
picture but instead of the adulation
which used to be accorded to the Em*
peror, the crowd of 4,000 costumed
performers fa30d t<r tWc0gmse the
President, jostled him and gave him
scant show at the sandwich counter. ,
The German President wandered
about unaccompanied and stood for a
while beside the camera man while a
scene was photographed. Later he
made his way against the edge of a
crowd witnessing a44 riot scene.0 When
the crowd was ordered out of camera
range Herr Ebert received no consid
eration from the jostling spectators.
One of the crowd who recognised
him called attention to h|s presence
but few gave him any notice.
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BOAT AND TRAIN
S. S. Northwestern left Cordova at
Noon today, probably will arrive in
Seward tomorrow night
The Gateway Limited left Anchorage
on time this morning with 150 pass
engers for the Gateway City*
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TRIES AGAIN
BROKEN BOW, Nov., 20— Dennis
Chester the alleged slayer of Florence
Barton of Kansas City mad* * second
unsuccessful attempt today to commit
suicide in the county jail at this place.
He dived from his bunk to the cement
floor. He was unceifccious for several
hours afterward. ,
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Father Markham and the Bishop
Crimont will conduct services at the
Catholic Church next Sunday. First
mass at 9 o’clock, second tl 11.
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WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 24 Cloudy North.
Anchorage 4 Cloudy North.
Matanuska 4 Pt Cloudy Calm.
Chickaloon 23 Clear Calm.
Wasilla 10 Clear Calm.
Goldcreek 0 Clear North.
! Hurricane 4 Clear North.
Summit 10 Clear North.
Healy 6 Clear North.
Nenana 18 Clear Calm.
Fairbanks 6 Clear Calm.
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CONGRESSMAN KILLED
LOS ANGELES, Nov., 20— Chas.
G. Vandewater, Congressman elect,
his secretary Miss Janness Leubin
were instantly killed today and Mrs.
Vandewater is suffering with a fract
ured skull as the result of the Con
gressman driving the automobile into
an unlighted truck. The machine was
overturned.
WHO WILL PAY
DUBLIN, . .or., 20— Taxpayers in
Ireland are agitated over the question
who is to pay for the damages result
ing from reprisals committed by the
“Black and Tans,” or semi-military
fqme, employed fay the government to
suppress Sinn Fein disorders.
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The total amount of damages re
sulting from Sinn Fein disorders, and
reprisals by orangemen and govern
ment agents in Ireland, is estimated
to be nearly 10,000,000 pounds. Al
ready awards amounting to 5,000,000
pounds for damages inflicted by the
Sinn Feiners have . been assessed
against the taxpayers.
The law prescribes that the tax
payer shall pay for all willful damage
to property or life maliciously con
flicted. The county judges who pass
upon claims arising from damages in
Black and Tan reprisals have granted
awards to the claimants and attempt
ed to make them the charge against1
the local authorities. They have, how- *
tvfr, indicated in «their judgements'
tha* they believe the government'
should make good the losses caused by
it? own servants.
The principal taxpayers in Ireland
are for the most part Unionists who
arc the largest property holders and
v nuld be hardest hit if the taxpayers
were compelled to pay these damages
c’rams. While tVy are anxious to help
tic government put down disDrde •.
i-'ixry disapprove of the Black and Tan
reprisals and are unwilling to pay for
toe consequence? of than.
The Irish Times, the principal Un-<
ionist newspaper, demands that the
government shall make a clear public
statement “that the obligation to com
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pensate for murder, arson and rob
bery committed by the servants of the
government it acknowledged by the
government and will be promptly
The government paid the mil of
ibout £8(000,000 for the damage suf
fered by the city of Dublin in the
Easter week rebellion and this is
pointed to os a percpdent for simil
jar action in the matter of Black and
Tan reprtaals.
^ It is expected, that the government
will also be asked to pay for the dam
Sga inflicted by the Sinn Feipers to
which awards amounting to £6,000,000
already bnri been made by county
Judges. Besides there is a hUl for th*
damage done by orangemaa in Ulster
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WOMEN AND PIPES
LONDON, Nov., 21— Pipe smoking
seems to be on the increase among
London women and fashionable cigar
stores display dainty small briars,
some set with precious stones. It is
said there is a growing demand for
these.
At one west London theatre where
smoking is permitted, two smartly
dressed women were seen the other ev
‘ ening in a box puffing at their jewell
ed pipes, and soon an old Irishwoman
in the gallery followed suit. Here was
a clay “cutty.”
In a first-class railroad car between
Horsham and London, a quarrel arose
the other day between a number of
non-smoking women and another wo
man who refused to put out her cigar
ette at her sister travelerSs behest It
ended in one of tho anti-smokers’ seiz
ing the offending cigarette, gold
mounted tortoiseshell holder and all,
and flinging it out of the window.
“Two guineas costs will meet the
case,” said the makistrate.”
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BARRACK NOTES
The hunting party, that left last
week for Kenai, is expected to return
to-night * ....
We are having quite a number of
students trying to learn to play the
quitar. Now the barracks sounds like
a boiler factory.
Tonight the boys will give a hard
times dance which will equal the mas
querade ball given recently. Every
body is panning to go out and have a
wonderful timfc
One soldier, stationed near the
border, contracted a severe cold. Later
it turned out to be the flue. He was
given a drink of whiskey. Now the
whole company is complaining of be
ing ill. One soldier told the medical
sarg. that he had the flue. Investiga
tions proved that it was a flea. Then
the pill rolling battalion started a
crusade to find how far back the flue
could be traced. They went as far back
as the year 1 A. D. where the bible
mentions that Joseph took Mary and
the infant and flew (flue) into Egypt.
Did you ever hear the story about
the snow outside?
No.
It’s too deep for you.
Now that the snow has stopped
snowing and the wind has stopped
blowing every soldier is knowing, that
he is' going after Ptarmigan today.
We don not hear much of the boys
going prospecting. The only report we
received so far is that our company
inventor will stake a claim soon.
Pvt Byers reports that his depart*
ment is expecting some more medicine
Every one of the boys is waiting to
see how much percent it will be.
NO GUARD
PARIS, Nov., 20— President Mill*
erand has amazed some of the old re*
sidents of Paris by appearing on the
streets of the city apparently without
a guard. Scores of persons recognized
the French President when he walked
the other day from the Elysee Palace
through the Champs Elysees toward
the Seine and his progress was mark*
ed by a succession of bows. Not a de
tective was in sight
This is in sharp contrast to the
practice of most former Presidents.
Few of them ever have ventured forth
alone and in most cases they have
been surrounded by a stong guard of
detectives-or police. M. Millerand'e
democratic conduct in this respect has
caused much comment and increased
his popularity.
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NEW BUILDINtrS
SHANGHAI, Nov., 20- Not the
least among other things that Chian—
generally expect from the next session
of the American congress are two pro*
jects for which official support has
been pledged** the ifting of the Amer
ican ministry at Peking to an emhas*
sy and the erection in Shanghai of n
pretentious new consul*? building.
Stephen G. Porter, Pittsburg, Bn*
publican member of the house of re
presentatives and chairman of the
nouse committee on foreign affairs,
pledged his support to both of these
projects on the occasion of the visit to
Shanghai last August of a party of
American legislators and officials.
The American administrative build*
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ancient structures in which are hous
ed the consulate, the American post
office, the United States court for
China, other offices and residence
quarters for officials. These buildings
occupy an excellent, centrally located
site overlooking the Public Gardens
and The Bund, the waterfront through
fare, at the point where the Soochow
Creek flows into the Whangpoo Biver.
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EVEN IN CHINA
SHANGHAI, Nov., 20- Not a few
Chinese and several foreign lumber
dealers here were pinched in a heavy
sump of lumber prices in September.
In the latter part of August the price
of Oregon pine, which had been fair*
ly firm at Taels 76 per thousand feet
fell off to Taels 66 and three weeks
later the price had gone to Taels 46.
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FORMAL STEP
GENEVA, Nov., 20— The first for*
mal step looking to the revision of the
covenant of the League of Nations was
taken today in the Assembly when Dm
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs re*
saluted for reconsideration of article
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of treaties.
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