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SEWARD. ALASKA. rUESPAY, Jl LY 13, 1920.---- ---- - _■ 1 . —
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TRIESTE, July 13—One Americrn
! Navy officer is reported to have been
! killed in recent street fighting i*t
tween the Croates and Italians during
a Jugo Slav Nationalists demonstra
tion at Spalato, Dalmatia. The Amer
ican Admiral patrolling the coast out
side the armistice zone is respondbl -
for the ending of the encounter by «n
tmam\
torvening with local authorities. Sev
eral Italian officers were wounded and
one was killed.
WASHINGTON, July U— No of.
ficial leport of the killing of an Am*
| erican officer or participation of Am
erican forces at the Spalato demon
* Station has been received by the Na
vy Department.
HUGE .MORTAGE FOR
WOOLWOKTH BUILDING
NEW YOKE, July 13— For the
first time since its creation a de
cade ago, the Wool worth Building,
tallest office structure in the world,
is to be encumbered by a mortgage.
It is announced that heirs of the
late E. W. Woolworth, founder of
a chain of five and ten cent stores,
have arranged to borrow $3,000,000
on the structure to provide ready
funds to meet State and Federal
inheritance taxes which total $b,000,
000.
The Woolworth Building 729
feet high and covering nearly an
acre of land in Lower Broadway,
leturns an annual income of $1,550,
GoO and is valued by Federal experts
at $10,000,000.
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WEATHER REPORT
SEWARD 50, Raining, Calm.
Anchorage 47, Raining, Calm.
Matanuska 00, Cloudy, Calm.
Chickaloon 55, Raining, Calm.
Wasilla 50, Raining, Calm.
Talkoetna 50, Raining, Calm.
Go hie reek 58, Cloudy, Calm.
Hurricane 52, Cloudy, Calm.
Summit 46, Clear, Calm.
Bains 52, Clear, Calm.
Healy 60. Cloudy, Calm.
Nonana 62, Cloudy, South.
Fairbanks 65, Cloudy, Calm.
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TAFT AS ARBITRATOR
MONTREAL, July 13— William
Howard Taft has been appointed to
represent the Grand Trunk System on
the board of arbitration to determine
the amount to be paid the Canadian
government for stock of the coipora
tion.
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FORMER EMPRESS DEAD
MADRID, July 13— Former Em
press Eugenia died here this morning
after a long illness. The dead Empress
was 94 years of age at the time of
demise.
JACKSON, Miss., July 13— The
Democratic state executive committee
today adopted a resolution opposing
the emigration of 8,000 Mennonite
farmers from Canada to the state of
Mississippi. The protest is on the
ground that the emigrants are unde
sirable citizens, use only German la
bor, refuse to allow their children to
attend public schools and refused to
fight for the Allied Cause. The protest
says this is the reason why Canada is
anxious to get rid of 8000 Mennonites.
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SEAMEN PLAN STRIKE
CERTAIN LARGE COUNTRIES
GENOA, July 13— The delegates
to the International Seamen’s Con
gress arc threatening a strike and
boycott against all countries whose
voters defeated the establishment of a
forty eight hour week. It is proposed
a vast campaign be organized at the
International Seamen’s meeting in
Amsterdam on August 5th in order to
compel the British ship owners, who
form the bulk of the opposition, to
capitulate to the demands.
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WORK ON FUEL PROBLEMS
WASHINGTON, July 13— The
Biruminous coal operators met today
to work out plans for the immediate
movement of winter fuel stores to the
Northwest. New England’s coal pro
blems are also being considered. The
advisory committee of the Association
of railway executives will meet W ed
nesday to consider meeting the re
quest of the coal operators in moving
the coal supplies by supplying rolling
stock when needed.
WILL UTILIZE WASTE STRAW
REGINA, Sask., July 13— Plans
for the establishment of a large paper
mill to utilize vast quantities of waste
straw in the Province, is under tho
way here today with every assurance
of success.
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CHICAGO, July l::— Tlu* conven
tion of the committee of 4> has voted
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to join the National l.ahor Pa t\ in
the formation oi a third putty. A ^
large non-Partisan league group and j
a delegation of Single Taxers also
marched into tin* l.ahor Parly cotuen
tion ami announced they ha<l decid' d
to amalgamate. The amalgamated in
terests will meet late this afternoon
anti plan 1«» nominate a presidential
candidate probably tonight and they
may also put state tickets in some
sections of the country.
FORTY ITYK THOCSANO
DOLLARS FOR A Ml RDKR
TCUNED DOWN BY 1. S.
DrKINO, Jul\ 1* The unofficial
tender of $4.'».0lH> b\ the Chinese gov
ernment for the murde of Rev. A. W.
Rennert. American mi*'ionary, kined
by Chinese troop* dating the sacking
and looting of Y’ookom, has been re
fused by the American legation which
insist* the military governor be hold
responsible for failure to provide pro
tection t*» the missionat y.
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PERSONAL OF NEW GERM \N
GOV ERNMENT IS ANNOFM KD
RERUN, July l-'»— The German
chancellor. Konstantin Fchrenhach,
has completed the formation of a
cabinet. The official list was given
out a* follows:
Chancellor. Konstantin Fehrenbach.
Minister of Justice, \ ice ( banco!lor
Carl Heinze.
Minister of Foreign Affaiis, Dr.
Walter Simon.
Finance. Dr. Wirth.
Interior, Herr Koch.
Defense, Herr Gessler.
Tranport. General Groener.
Food, Andres Hermes.
Post - and Telegraphs. Johan l»i*s
berts.
Economics, Herr Scholz.
Treasury. Herr von Raumcr.
The portfolios of labor and con
stitution have not yet been filled.
OFFICIAL EXPERT CABINET
IS ANNOCNCED BY POLAND
WARSAW. July 13 - Poland’s
new government, just announced, is
known as an official export cabinet,
and is headed by l.adislas Grabski,
former minister of finance and a
member of one of Poland’s best
known and wealthiest families. The
cabinet is non-political and will be
directed by resolutions accepted 1*\
the Diet.
General Joseph Lesniewski con
tinues as Minister of War.
The Socialists have already an
nounced their lack of confidence in
the new cabinet.
MINSK CAPTURED
LONDON. July 13— Minsk has been
captured by the Rolsheviki forces. The
Soviet troops continue to press their
advantage.
WASHINGTON, July IS - Justice
Hailey, of the District of Columbia
Supreme (’1)1111. this afternoon dis
m s i ll the proceedings brought by
Fa ! of New York,
pr, sideiit of th • American Constitu
tional League, to prevent the promul
gation of the ratification of the suf
frage amendment and to test the vali
dity of the equal suffrage law. The
court held it had no authority. Fair
childs indicated he would appeal to the
Supreme Court of the l nited States.
Justice Hailey’s action followed the
petition of Secretary of State Colby
and Attorney General Calmer to dis
miss the proceedings.
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Mrs. Junkins returned last night
from a visit with Mis. A. W. Roberts
it Mile 23.
Mrs. R. L. Wover eame over from
Anchorage on yesterday's train for a
visit in the home town.
Alfred Strandbcrg is registered at
the Hotel Seward from Anchorage.
(\ I). Hazen and W. K. Holies, civ
il engineers with the navy coal com
mission who have been making theii
headquarters in Seward, leave on to
morrow’s train for an investigating
trip to Chickaloon.
Freighter Skagway arrived in port
early this morning with gasoline for
the San Juan Packing & Fishing ( o..
and lumber for the commission.
Margaret Sloan, who has been vis
iting in Anchorage, arrived home last
night.
M. A. Horner has received word
that Toledo has been awarded the next
convention of the Moose. In all pro
bability Toledo will be the last city to
have a Moose convention as future
ones will bo hold at Moosoheart, 111.
The Gateway City limited will leave
for Anchorage on schedule time to
morrow morning at 8 o’clock.
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STEAMERS COLLIDE - SINKS
NEW YORK. July 13— Steamship
Lake Franton, freighter owned by the
Shipping Board, bound for Norfolk,
from New York, was sunk in a collis
ion this morning with the steamship
Comus. The collision occured off At
lantic City. Three members of the
Lake Fronton’s crew are missing.
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Toilay is Tuesday, tomorrow is
Wednesday and the next day, Thu i s* :
day, it i*> presumed that Secretary
Daniels and l‘avne and the destroyer
fleet, will be in Resurrection Hay, and
the secretaries and men of the fleet be
the guests of the city of Seward.
At this writing no word bail been
received regarding the probable time
of arrival at Seward of the two secre
taries or their length of stay al
though Mayor Chamberlin sent a ra
dio yesterday to Secretary Daniels
asking for this information.
Anyway, everything is nearly ready
It is announced that members of all
i committees will meet tonight at 8 o -
dock at the Town ball and develope
heir plans. By that time it is reason
able certain a definite time of arrival
it Seward of the fleet and distinguish
'd guests will he known.
The “trouble shooters” are busy,
,vere busy yesterday and last night
and the “shooters” are doing mighty
good work. If one doesn’t know what j
;hey have done, and are doing, use
your eyes and don’t ask foolish ques
tions.
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HERE THl’RSDAY A. M.
Mayor Chamberlin:-— Expect to
arrive at Seward ft A. M. July
ir>th and leave for Anchorage by
railroad same day after spending
few hours in Seward.
Josephus Daniels.
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agree to armistice
I.OXDOX, July 13— Early this
>\vniiig it is rumored authoritatively
hat Premier Lloyd George has re
ceived a message from the Ro*^*ietihi
commissioner of foreign affairs : c
.■epting the proposals of the Allies for
m armistice between Poland and Rus
sia.
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\ERL\L PASSENGER
SERVICE BETWEEN PARIS
AND GENEVA PLANNED
PARIS, July L°*— Future develop
ment of aerial passenger and mail
routes in Continential Europe is evi
denced by the announcement that
within the next month will be inaugu
rated a service between Paris and en
eva. Switzerland. The trip will be
made in about throe houi'S and the
planes will fly over Jura Alps.
It is expected that the new route
will appeal to tourists contemplating
a trip to Switzerland.
LIMA, Peru, July 13— A revolu-(
lion has broken out and the Peruvian
government headed by President Jose (
(iutierrcz has been overthrown. The
President and his cabinet members are ,
prisoners of the revolutionists. Bautis- ^
to Savedra has assumed power and ho
is supported by the army. News pap
ers say the revolution is a crushing
di feat for the pro-Chilean policy of
ihe government and vindicates the
e< himunity interest existing between
Peru and Bolivia.
COX VNNOl’NCKS PLANS
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 111— Dem
ocratic Nominee* Cox announced that
Ju» ami vice-presidential nominee
Roosevelt will hold a conference with
the President at the White House at
10:;U) o’clock next Sunday forenoon.
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ALASKA TIMBER SOLD
PORTLAND, July 1.S— The Fores
try Department has awarded the Pet
ersburg Lumber Company three mill
ion and a half feet of timber including
Sitka spruce and hemlock. The price
for hemlock is $1 and for spruce $1.50.
The timber is on the Tongass reserve
and lies at the south end of Pillar Bay.
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HUNS GET EXT ENT ION
SPA, July L*!— The Allies have giv
en Germany an extention of time un
til three o’clock tomorrow afternoon
to reply to the demand regarding coal
deliveries as laid down in the peace
terms.
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NO KI SS REPLY YET
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SPA. July 1:»— Late this afternoon
• he Russian Soviet government had
not replied to the request of the Allies
for an armistice with Poland. Ihe^
Poles have notified the Allies they can
put one million men in the field and
the Allies have assured them of ample
supplies, arms and ammunition.
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LABOR’S ATTITCDE ON
IRISH QUESTION COMES
OCT FOR THE BRITISH
LONDON, July l.°»— The proposal
to employ direct action, if necessary,
to force the British government to
withdraw troops from Ireland and
cease manufacturing munitions for
use in Ireland and Russia, was defeat
ed in a special Trades l nion Congress
railed to consider labor’s attitude on
the Irish question.
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COAST TO COAST AUTO
TRUCK RECORD SET UP
NEW YORK, July 13— The world's
record for coast to coast motor
truck trip has been established by
a three ton truck which has just ar
rvert in New' York from Los Angeles,
after having covered 3,451 miles in
13 days, 13 hours and 15 minutes.
The previous record, made, it was
' said, in 1918, was 17 days and 3
hours.