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SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 30. 1919._«■ . j g-~
VOLUME Mil NUMBER 6S. ---, . .--~u . —;--- !
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COMMANDER OF
SEA RAIDER
SENT BACK
SYDXKY* Australia* July ‘>0 —
unt Felix Yon l.uckm r* command
er of the German raider Seoadlcr*
which sank twenty-five merchant ves
sels in the South Atlantic in 1017* h
been sent back to Knglaml to be re
patriated to Germany. On the same
vessel also were sen! I n utep.uni Ki
chiess- Yon Buckner's second* in-con. -
mand on the Soeadler and others of
that miller's crew.
Dr. K. Schultz, who was governo*
of German Samoa- when it was capl
ured by New Zealand troops- also has
been sent from Sydney to be repatriat*
*od- together with Dr. G. Ses>ons- to*
merly Agricultural Director in Ger
man Samoa. Yon l.uckner has had a
romantic career. Before the war he d
sorted from a Russian vessel which f e
had run away to sea. Then he worked
in a south Australian hotel and later
was a newspaper vendor ;n Melbourne.
Having raided merchantmen in the
Seemlier- he was captured in the Fili
Islands nnu while in internment at
Auckland Ww Zealand- escaped -cap
tur'd a * imber coaster an<l headed for
the Kermadec islands but their vessel
was overtaken and recaptured by an
armed New Zealand vessel. Since then
Yon l.uckner has been kept in confine
ment at Wellington Xew Zealand.
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CZECHO — SLOV VK VETERANS
DRILL AT CAM!* KEARNEY
CAMP KEARNEY. San Diego* Cal.
July .‘ID— A few snappy orders given
in a foreign tongue, four companies of
soldiers swinging into column in pc
feet alignment, and the march began.
One thousand Czecho-Slovak veterans*
resting for a brief period at * amp
Kearny en route home after four yea’ s
of campaigning in Siberia were pass
ing in review before General Fred
erick S. Strong and his staff. No band
played* nor note of bug’e was heard.
The remarkable feature of the ex
hibition as pointed out bv military ob
servers is that the men are not of on*»
organization that has been drillled as
a unit for months but are a miscellan
eous collection of casuals under com
mand of strange officers. They are not
of one nationality even being Czechs,
some Jugo-Slavs* somo Russians, but
they went through the evolutions as
one man.
The color bearers were two hug*'
warriors: adorned with picturesque'
beards.
In sharp contrast to the close fa
ting uniforms of the I nited Stat -
Army men were the baggy customs of
the Czecho Slovaks* many worn tnu.o.
bare from ha’d service.
At one time dnriner the review the
thousand warriors b»oke into sons;*
sinjrinpr as with one voice their stir*
vine march.
The Czecho Slovaks will pay a
brief visit to th* nation’s capital at
Washineton where thov will he re
viewed . thence leaving for Newport
News to embark for France and home.
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John F. Benson of Doujrln** Anna
* M. Stevenson of Thane and Alice M.
Coughlin of Treadwell have all been
reappointed to the position of post
master by President Wilson.
< \«*IOCIOifd iVC'il
CHIOAC.O* July *‘*0— Hitter fight
ing between whites uml negroes has
spread to a'l parts ot i hicago.
The (lovernor has not yet ordered
troops into action although over eight
thousand soldiers are ready waiting
for the city authorities to make the re
quest for help.
Twenty seven are now dead from
the riots.
Several small fires have broken out
in the black belt. Whites and negroes
have slashed each other with knives
and have been shooting from ambush.
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HAS A NEW TERM
I OR FORMER KAISER *
HEREIN- July ‘i0— The former Em
peror is termed superficial- a gambloi
“atdilettante of the worst kind and
the wort enemy (Ici-many has had
since l!K>*2-‘* by Vice-Admiral Foss in
hi revelations entitled* “Disclosures
about the Hreakdown.** The Vice-Ad
miral charge that the Emperor io;
things drop that he had espoused pas
sionately* after he had lost interest In
them. In his conviction that he under
stood everything the former Emperor
he says- went so far as to participate
in a contest arranged by the Navy De
partment tY-r plans to construct an ar
mored cruiser.
The Vice- Admiral ascribes the
breakdown of the fleet to lack of de
cision and civilian courage among the
officers, lack of discipline and forget
fulness of duty . even undesirable cow
ardice.
Vice-Admiral Foss gives the cans'
of war- first- the "peculiarity of the
German people.” second- that of the
Emperor and third- the huge power in
the hands of the Emperor. He take*
the leaders to tasks and says- Admiral
Von Tirpitz was not a proper leader
that Von School- carried out the Skag
erak fight with faulty tactics* that
Von Hoetzendorff was incompetent
but was made Chief of Staff because
of his relationship and friendship with
Admiral Von Mueller and Herr Hallie.
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I riNER \NT 1ENDORS
mi st fay license fees
SAX FRANCISCO* July HO— San
Francisco has an ordinance that re •
quires vendors having no fixed place
of business and who make their head
quarters in hotels or other temporary
places to pay a license of $*’>0 a day.
Many have left quietel on being noti
fied of the law.
The representative of one firm re
fused to pay the license* and after sub
mitting to arre t attacked the consti
tutionality of the ordinance. He was
tried- found guilty* sentenced to *ix
months’ imprisonment in the country
* A* I .%•* AA
lai! and lined *-nw.
The judge in pronouncing the sen
tence said: “This court is thoroughly
in sympathy with the merchants oi
San Francisco in their protest against
itinerant vendors who come to the city
and clean up a lot of money without
entailing any expense* pay no license
or tax whatever* and enter into com
petition with legitimate merchants
who employ a large force of worker -
nay taxes and contribute toward civic
improvements.”
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M \XY ARRESTS MADE
OVER DEPORTATIONS
Many have left quietly on being noii
165 arrests have been made here in
connection with charges of kidnaping
in connection with the Bisbee deporta
tions of 19J7.
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WESTERN PEOPLE
• WANT TREATY O. Kd *
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* WASHINGTON. July 30— *
* Chairman Cummings of the Na* *
tional Democratic Committee, re
turned here today at ter a two *
mouths lour of the west. ( hair
man Cummings stated that he 4
was convinced that the great *
mass of people* regardless of par
ty affiliations* favored the speedy 4
ratification of the treaty.
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BELGIANS TAKE
ACTION AGAINST
GERMAN PEOPLE
BRUSSKl.S. July :»0— Belgian pa
triotic societies arc forming to take
action to present the Gorman republic
from adopting the Belgian national
colors-black* yellow and red — for its
flag. Intense indignation is manifest
cd. and this is a bit heightened by tm
plea that the colors in the new <he
man emblem will be disposed o! hori
zontally instead of vertical1)'.
It is generally supposed that tin
Belgian col >r.- of today were chosen
by the patriots of 1S.‘U). but the revo1
utionists of that year merely took for
hem. elves the* black* yellow and red
.vhicb had been legendary in Manders
and the Brabant since the Middle
ages.
The princes of r landers bore on
heir arms a black lion on a field of
gold- and those of Brabant a golde*.
’ion on a field of black. The trapping
>f both were red. From the thirteenth
•entury- therefore the Belgian colors
iave been black* yellow and rod.
An argument against the use of th*
vloi sby the Germans is that tin* Bel-'
rians have actually employed the
dark* yellow and red horizontally in
heir emblems— notably in their mei
•antile flags — so they consider they
till have a priority on that disposi
.ion of the colors as well a> the \oitr
•a! use. The horizontal bars were
adopted by the patriots who over
hrew the Austrians in 1781). In 18:*.b
he first flag to fly from the Hotel do
ViUe in Brussels was the horizontal
barred black- yellow and red.
The Belgans scorn the plea of the
Germans that they have the right to
iso the colors because of their use by
the ancient Germanic Empire, of
vhkh Austria was the center. They
assert that the confusion resulting
bom the employment by Germany a*5
well as Belgium of the black* yellow
md red would be embar»asing to the
nation which had fought four years to
keep its colors unsullied
\MERIC \N MISSIONARIES
HELP Rl.AMEEESS IN KORE \
FOR REC ENT INSURRECTION
TOKIO* July HO— Reports that
American missionaries incited the Ko
rean insurrection are quite incorrecr
iccording to a statement of K. Yoshi
zap a- counsellor of the Japanese Fore
gn office* who has returned after an
investigation of the situation in Korea.
Speaking to Japanese newspaper
men Mr. Yoshizawa expressed the
:\ow that the dNtuibnnees were tin*
outcome of a collision between the old
"ashionrd thought of the Tendokvo
•uh and the modern thought produced
by te influence of Christianity. Mr.
! Yoshizawa continued:
“A lack of perfect understanding
between Japanese and Koreans i* one
of the main causes of the disturbance
hut the principal cause that led to the
uprising is the discontent and com*
! plaint in the mind of the Koreans,
i which suddenly burst out* prompted by
1 the new hern thought kindled by the
principle of self-determination. The
imple and childish political thoughts
' of t’m Korean people can be well ima
gined from the fact that a large num
ber of Koreans came to the govern
ment general at Seoul at the time of
\ the disturbance in March and April
i and inquired of the officials about the
truth of the alleged independence of
Korea.
“How to save the future of Korea
and Koreans is a grave question that
seriously taxes the brain of the Jap
anese government.”
FLEET TO
STOP 2
WEEKS
LOS ANGELES. July .'50— Possibly
lu* new Pacific fleet will remain here
over two weeks to enable President
Wilson to reach San Francisco before
the vessels enter the Golden Gate.
While here the vessels of the fleet will
be divided at the various beaches.
TO REVIEW FLEET
WASHINGTON, July 510— Presi
dent Wilson will review the now Paci
fic fleet at San Francisco on Septem
ber 4th or 5th. Secretary of the navy
Daniels will review the fleet at Los
Angeles on August 0th then the fleet !
will conduct maneuver exercises near
Los Angeles and visit small ports in
California while waiting the Presi
dent’s arrival in San Francisco.
On account of President Wilson
•hanging his date to reach San Fran
cisco* it is very probable that Secre
tary Daniels will not go with the fleet
to Hawaii.
A
NEW NAVAL DRY DOCK
AT HONOLULU COMPLETED
HONOLULU* T. H.* July 30— The
new naval dry dock at Pearl Harbor
work en which has been in progress
for ton years* has been completed and
will be given a test in the near future.
The formal opening of the dock will
lot be celebrated until the new Pacifi •
fleet comes from the Atlantic, it being
hoped that the fleet* or at least part
>f it* will he here for the event. Th.»
Tiamber of Commerce lias invited
Secretary Daniels to attend.
The new dry dock is 1020 feet long*
ivor all* and has an inside width of
'2S feet and a depth of 3.r> feet. It wPT
>e filled and emptied by large elect ri
al pumps.
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UNO AND QUEEN OF
BELGIUM TO BE THE
WHITE HOUSE GUESTS
WASHINGTON* July 30— The
King and Queen of Belgiuin will be
the guests at the White House during
October. The State Department ;s
banning an elaborate entertainment
vhile the Royal couple is here.
vOLCIIAKS ARRIVE IN
BERLIN — GIVEN PASSPORTS
BERLIN* July 30— Representatives
>f the Kolchaks-all* Russian govern
ments have arrived here on their way
o Russia to protect the interests of
non-Bolsheviki Russians. 1 he German
Minister of the Interior is assisting in
getting passports for the Russians.
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u. S. OFFICERS PROTEST
SELLING TO THE MEXICANS
EL PASO. Tex.. July 30— Cavalry
officers at Fort Bliss unofficially pro
tester! against the selling of 400 caval
ry horses to the Mexican government
for mounting cavalry troops in pur*
<uit of Villa rebel hands. Officers who
have been in Mexico with various ox*
e ditions assert the Mexican federal or
rebel soldiers has little or no regard
! for his mount* rides it hard* takes no
; care of the animal and permits it to
become saddle sore- acquire hoof rot
•nd other equine diseases.
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|)E VALERA MAY BE
INVITED TO SEATTLE
SEATTLE- July 30— A resolution
introduced in the city council to invite
De Valera- “president of the Irish re
public-” to visit Seattle, will be consid
ered. The resolution is so worded as
to invite De Valera merely as a “citi
zen of Ireland-” to enable him to fa
miliarize himself with conditions.
WASHINGTON- July 30— Senator
Harding of Ohio has introduced a re
solution in the senate to pay war risk
insurance to the dependents of the 233
officers'and men-who were lost in the
mysterious disappearance of the naval
collier Cyclops last year.
TREATY BEING
* IS DYING
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* NEW YORK- July :'.0— Oscar
* Hammerstein* the famous grand
* opera producer, is expected to die
* within a few hours. His entire
* right side is paralyzed and his
* heart is affected.
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FEW YANKS
IN RANKS
ABROAD
WASHINGTON- July 30— Secre
tary of War Baker told the Hou«e
Military committee today that few
Americans would be left in the Army
>f Occupation in Germany after Sep
tember First. The Occupation Army
will be composed largely of French
and Belgians.
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BRYAN IN SEATTLE ON
LECTURE TRIP TOMORROW
SEATTLE* July 30— William Jen
nings Bryan will arrive here tomorrow
and give a lecture of the Chautauqua
course. The local democrats are to en
tertain the Commoner.
AUSTRIA RECEIVES
FIRST AMERICAN MAIL
VIENNA. July 29— The first Am
erican mail* consisting of two sacks,
which has been received since the
United States declared war on Austria
arrived here today.
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SEVENTEEN YEAR LOCUST
MAY HAVE APPEARED IN
TEXAS— EXPERTS OPINION
EL PASO* Texas.. July .*10— What
city, state and federal experts here
agree is the seventeen year-locust has
invaded the El Paso section of the Rio
Grande valley. Thus far. however* the
insects have done no harm to growing
crops* and it is not believed the:/ will
appear in devastating numbers.
Reports of the presence of the ci
cades were first received from fisher
men down the river* who complained
that the locusts were making such a
noise they were frightening all the
fish away.
Specimens of the males show the
characteristic “W" sign, which super
stition interprets as meaning “war"
This marking is made of the triangu
lar markings which form the “fiddle”
through which the locust makes his
“music”.
The damage done by locusts is con
fined to the injury to trees when the
female lays her eggs. The nggs hatch
ing under the tender bark of young
trees* cause it to split until the tiny
grub emerges from the crack* drops
fo the ground and burrows far down*
to see the light no more until it comes
up seventeen years later. Old trees are
not injured by the insects, nor do the
cicades devour other growing thing’s
according to entymologists.
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Miss Carrie Reece has resigned as
principal of the Valdez public school^
and goes to Anchorage to teach.
Nenana citizens are forced to boil
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON* July HO— Senator
Thomas * of Colorado* told the mem
bers of the Senate that he had reached
no final decision regarding the treat*
ed but that he doubted the merits of
the League of Nations.
Senator Thomas said he hoped the
war had uplifted human morality and
intellect sufficiently to make a perma
nent peace possible.
“I am unable at present ” said Sen
ator Thomas, “to see evidence of such
a change. It seems that no people ar**
inclined to peace."
Senator Cay* of I.ouisana- praised,
the league and said that it was a
practical application of the principles
of the American government to the
problems of reconstruction of th^
world.
Senator Gay eulogized President
Wilson for his work in Paris and de*
clared that the American sentiment
demanded that the peace treaty
ratified.
TO VOTE TO RATIFY
WASHINGTON* July 30— Sena to »
Dillingham. Republican of Vermont,
had a conference this forenoon with
President Wilson and when he left the
White House stated to the newspaper
men that he expected to vote to rati
fy the treaty with reservations.
Senator Dillingham said that he had
a very satisfactory and delightful
talk with the President who answered
frankly many questions concerning the
Paris negotiations including the Shan
tung settlement.
Senator New, of Indiana- is to visit
President Wilson tomorrow. Senator
New stated that he was going to the
conference with an open mind.
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BELGIUM O. K. THE TREATY
BRUSSELS. July 30— The For
eign Affairs Committee of the Belgian
Chamber of Deputies has favorably
passed the resolution ratifying the
peace treaty.
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TRYING TO UNITE
MEXICAN FACTIONS
EL PASO- July 30— The Mexican
Liberal Alliance is endeavoring to un
ite all factions including the Carran
zistas according to announcements re
ceived here.
ISHII MAY NOT RETURN
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TOKIO- July 30— The opinion gen
erally prevailing that Viscount Ishii
will not return to Washington as Jap
anese Ambassador- public attention is
centered on the question of his succes
sor. The Washington diplomatic post
is considered by Japanese to be the
most important of all.
In this connection the Herald of
Asia- a leading Japanese weekly,
which is printed in English* suggests
that Japan adopt the American met
hod and send a great Japanese citizen
rather than a professional diplomat. It
suggests the names of J. Inouye- the
president of the Bank of Japan- Baron
Iwasaki- or Baron Shibusawa- and
adds; 44By any one of these men the
real Japan would be better represent'
ed than by some champions of her
strictly trained diplomatic corps. The
Americans do not much believe in or
appreciate those versed in the wiles
of diplomacy.”
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Robert E. Burns has been elected a
director of the Alaska chapter of the
American Mining Congress, to repre
sent the Nenana district.