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Hj A«fctat *4 Preaa
WASHINGTON, March 21— France
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is understood to have imposed an im
port embargo similiar to the British i
embargo.
Officio's here believe that the A
lies have completed plans for indust-1
rial reconstruction. England and Fran- J
ce have established a pool in America
to make purchases but both countries
will do without the finished American
product. Only basic materials will bo ;
purchased in America, it is under
stood.
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SEATTLE. March 21— The first i
pay day in the Seattle shipyards since »
the strike was called last January was
today. Twenty thousand men today re
ceived their wages amounting to over
$500,000 in the lump sum.
By Associated Press
PARIS, March 21— President Wil
son. Premier Lloyd George and Pre
mier Clemenceau have decided to re
commend that the Allied reparation
claims against Germany be placed at
$40,000,000,000. It is proposed to
spread the payment over a forty year
period thus making the principal and
interest about $80,000,000,000 at the
end of the period.
ANOTHER CONTROVERSY
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PARIS, March 21— There is a se -
iou div -ion of opinion among the
Allies over the allotment of damag e
Germany is to pay.
France claims priority for the de
struction of the invaded regions.
The British insist on an allotment
on a basis of the war cost.
It is conceded that France suffered
the largest material loss.
Britian imposed the greatest tax
ation upon her people.
America’s claim for damages i-.
$1,000,000,000 for loss of life and
property. America asks for $2.r»,000
for each life lost in the ruthless war
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THEN IT
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THWAITES MAY LEAVE HERE
AND LOCATE IN SKAGWAY
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J. E. Thwaites and wife will pro
bably leave Seward either on the Ad
miral Farragut or the Alaska for Ju
neau thence to Skagway where they
will locate permanently. Mr. Thwaites
is now negotiating for the purchase of
the Pederson Photography Company i
at Skagway and if the deal goes
through, he will dispose of his inter
ests in Sexton & Thwaites to Mis.*
Sexton, and leave for the “Garden
City*' on Lynn canal. Scores of
friends will regret the departure of
Mr. and Mrs. Thwaites from Seward
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NO WORD ON THE FARR AG IT
So word has been received as to ]
the present whereabouts of the Ad- j
miral Farragut. The radio has receiv
ed nothing and as the steamer did not
call at Juneau northbound no direct
won! has been received as to ports of
call between Petersburg and Cordova.
The Farragut is expected here Sun
day on the way westward.
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March 21— On<
year ago today the German army, at
the peak of power, attacked the P»rlt
ish in Picardy and intended winning
an overwhelming victory’ before the
Americans reached that front.
Today Germany’s military machine
is crushed and the Americans arc
astnde of the Rhine.
One year ago today America wa
aiming for an army of five million
men.
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REPORTED SHOPP IS
TO LOSE HIS POSITION
It is reported it has been agree*'
that Arthur Shoup is to be replaced a.‘
superintendent of the Pioneer's Home
at Sitka. Shoup has been in charg
'd nee the Home started but there ha
been for several years a persistent ef
fort to secure his official head.
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The gross receipts of a benefit sho"’
Tiven for St. Joseph’s hospital, In
Fairbanks, a short time ago, were $1,
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• HOMAGE TO KAISER
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• BERLIN, March 21— The ad
• dress of homage circulated on tlu *
• Kaiser’s birthday received four
• hundred and Thirty six thousand,
• nine hundred and twelve signa
• tures. The homage is hound in
• thirty seven volumes and has ben
• sent to the former ruler at Amer
• ongen.
DISMANTLING THE
FORTFICATIONS
AROUND PARIS
By Associated Press
PARIS, March 21— The Chambr r
of Deputies has authorized the remov
al of the special fortifications about
Paris which were erected shortly after
the war began.
The fortifications include 22 m:-~
of solid masonry walls about the * hi
section of the town system of sevi n*
teon forts. Beyond the w'all and Inc
third outer girdle of forts are wail*
seventy five miles in length to the
heights commanding the Seine valley.
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* PETS AND PARADISE
Fox Island stands out of the lower
bay like a giant figure 3; the arms arc
mountains, and between them, t*vo
calm deep-watered coves look toward
the west. The northern one of these,
sni mth-shored and round as the ere
enl moon, is Northwest Harbor. Inb
ert/ and Freedom are wild flowers
th* re and grow along the pebbly
beach; and there year in, year out.
live.-* Olson amid his flock.
There’s a picture of rural felicity
Blue foxes, thick furred and fat, de
luding in captivity, romp in playful
spo.t about their keeper or devou.
eageily the nourishing and tasty pro
ducts of his kiteken. Or the tencku
ag* d pups lap with relish the r:ck milk
of their foster mothers, the imported
goats; for goats there are, Swiss mil
ch goats of whose fine pioduce an
mu le pure creamery butter and «.h
trim Fox Island cheese; Angora goat
fp m the far away mountains of Tin
bet whose trailing fleece, white an
fire and curly as angel’s hair, is spin
an l woven into the garments of thei
sh "herd. Nothing could bear true
te imoney to the unerring wisdom o
dumb beasts than the devotion 01
th< m faithful creatures to their mast
er.
Vnd so one finds among the living
be: of Fox Island a peace that i.
va n the modern war-wracked work
of ours.
\nd in the months of summer
T1 r • in the midst of the little fertil
)1 ::i of Northwest Cove lies Sunn*
La’*\ warm and placid; and into it’
le n waters plunges every day at th
•is'ng of the sun the sturdy, age:
;h ]'herd, while the flock gambols i
Vr ’ some wonder on the marge.
Know, people of the busier world
th: * there on that wild island in Re
su. ection Ray is to be found throng!
winter and summer, the peace an*’
o! e*v of a true Northern Paradise
md a host to welcome you with n
•*r m and kind a heart as ever beat.
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JAPANESE ALIENIST IS
CONVICTED OF A MURDER
TWOSON, Missouri, March 21
Dr Nordu Ishida, Jananese alienist
wn today convicted of murdering Dr
Geo»ge B. Wolff, his associate. Th:
Jap was sentenced to life. Dr. Wolf’"
wa' shot and killed by Ishida several
months ago. The shooting developed
over a woman.
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By Associated Tress
SEATTLE, March. 21— George
i Storrs, husband of Grace Storrs, pois
| oned by Ruth Garrison, over love for
the man, arrived from Okanogan las4
night and is being hold by the police.
The officers have not permitted
1 him t<1 see the young girl who con
i feased yesterday to the poisoning of
| Mrs. Storrs.
Sto r; stated this forenoon that he
will help the girl if he can.
This afternoon it is expected that
Ruth Garrison will be taken into court
and enter her plea. If she is found
guilty it will mean life imprisonment.
BATTERY !$
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By Associated Press
TACOMA, March 21— Thirty five!
m< n ami throe officers of the Trench
Mortar Battery have arrived here
1 This is the first unit of the Ninety j
First Division which trained at ('amp
Lewis to return.
This battery consisted of 240 men
when it left for Franco. The othevs j
have either been killed wounded or
tmnafered.
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THREE MORE BODIES ARE
RECOVERED FROM SOPHIA i
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The bodies of W. J. O’Brien and
vife, of Dawson, have been recovered
>o*o the wreck of the Princess Sophfa
Tn raising the body of Mr. O’Brien to
he surface the line fouled and the
body was carried away by the current.!
The body of Mrs. O'Brien was identi
*’c 1 by a ring. The bodies were found
n room 65, port side of the promenade
lock. This room belonged to Mr. and j
Mrs. S. M. Eads, whose bodies were
•('covered shortly after the wreck. The
liver says O’Brien had a hole in his
bead but whether self-inflicted he did
no* know. It is possible that the head :
became jammed and crushed.
The third body was that of an un j
‘^identified woman whose ring was •
aken from her hand by tbe diver two
• e^ks ago. She was in room 35, whirl
vo.3 the room occupied by Mrs. Ah
Winchcll, The body of Mrs. Winchell
sas not been recovered and it is the j
Ivory that the bedsprings in the room .
may have rotted and given away, an 1
‘he body is crowded under the lo\ve<
berth ip a mass of rotting bedclothes
GERMANS ADVERTISE
TO SELL CHILDREN
AMSTERDAM, March 21— To
what extremes the morality of the
Gennans have descended i* shown in
*his advertisement in the Magdehurg
er Zeitung: “Single man desires to
dispose of his five children, girls; ago
5, 7, 10, 12 and 13; what offers?—
G. R., 101 office of this newspaper.’’
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.SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWAV,
FRANCE IN
NEED OF
RHINE
By Associat'd Praia
PARIS, March 21— Commander-in
ch icf Foch asserted today that the
Rhine is France’s only grocd line of de
fense. Foch said that if annexation
was not demanded, if France does not
secure that military frontier, “we will
have foupfht in vain.”
Commander Foch said wonderful
soldiers gave the allies the victory' and
they should be assured now of per- j
manet peace.
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FRENCH OCCUPY THE EAST
BANK ALONG THE RHINE ,
GENEVA, March 21— The French
forces have occupied Karlsruhe and
Mannehim on the east bank of the
Rhine. This move was taken owing: to
the Spartacan outbreaks there.
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<. Associated l*raa
PARIS, March 21— The Italian
' peace conference delegation has un
animously decided to withdraw from
i the peace conference unless Fiume h
assigned to Italy contemporaneously
with the conclusion of peace.
BITTER CONTROVERSY
PARIS, March 21— The decision
of the Italian delegates to withdraw
i from the peace conference apparently
brings to a head the bitter controv
ersy between Italy and the new Jugo
Slav states over the disposition of
land along the Adriatic sea. This land
formerly belonged to Austro-Hungary.
Italy originally claimed the entire
coast but recently made important
concessions provided Fiume was given
to Italy.
The Jugo Slavs claim Fiume stating
that it is Croation city while Italy
claims it is an Italian town.
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT
PARIS, March 21— Col. C. E.
House of the American peace delega
tion, told Premier Orlando, of Italy,
this afternoon, that he soon hopes to
present a by which the Italian-Jugo
Slav dispute over the frontier will be
amicable settled.
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PROTECTION FOR
8IG OCEAN RACf
By Associated Press
LONDON, March 21— The Britisl
air forces and the weather bureau arc
to place all resources at the disposa1
of the aviators competing in the big
air race across the Atlantic next May
British battleships will also be scat
tered along the route with the Ameri
can destroyers to furnish aid if nec
essary.
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HUDSON STUCK AT LAST
REWARDED FOR TRAVELS
LONDON, March 21— The Royal
Oeo’ raphical Society has awarded a
back grant to Rev. Hudson Stuck in
recognition of his Alaska travels and |
also his ascent of Mt McKinley.
Editor of Gateway:—
The undersigned is not a candidate
or the council at the coming city elec
tion. No authorization has been given
iy me to anyone to circulate a petition
with my name upon it.
.1 will not run if the so called peti
tion is filed. (Signed)
C. E. Orlander.
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DANCE ON TOMORROW NIGHT
Now that everybody has recovered
from the big amusement event of last
Monday night, all are beginning to
talk about the dance tomorrow night
at the A. B. Hall to begiven by the
Seward Orchestra. Latest music and a
general good time is promised.
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Mrs. Paid Stnnhorv*. widow of Pan?
Stanhope , the Ketchikan newspaper
man who died of influenza, has taken
a position with the Ketchikan Tele*
phone compter.
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