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VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 41. ZT
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$300,000
FOR ROADS
IN ALASKA
My Aaaaciated PrfM
WASHINGTON- June 24— The
Senate has accepted the amendment
appropriating $.*100-000 instead of thv*
house provision of $100,000 for Alas
k» po-t roadt.
On June 7th- the construction »f
2x>ads and trail- in Alaska receive*! a
serious setback when I) e House mile
tary affairs committee »eported fuvo***
ably the item of $100000 f<t the coir
tinuance of the work of the Alusk t
Road Commission. Before the t’nited
States entered the war* these appro, j
priations annually amounted to from
$.*100,000 to $500 000.
Three years ago Brig. Gen Wilds
P. Richardson - who was exeeutiv • i
officer of the Alaska road commit* j
aion- but who is now in command of.
the American forces at Archangel- j
Russia- outlined a plan to builu ^lU1* \
000,000 worth of military roads and
trails in Alaska* which also could b«
used as feeders for the federal mil
rood under construction in the ter
ritory. The plan had the support of the
Interior Department . iioneral Rich
ardson was called to Washington ;*.s
soon as war was declared and sent t*»
France almost immediately thereafter.
The force of the Alaska road commis
sion at the same time, and since th*“
road and trail construction in Alaska
has languished.
Hundreds of miles of wagon roads
are needed in Alaska if the railroad
is to be successfully operated* and it
is probable that the Interior Depart
ment will ask for an appropriation
for this work before the session ends.
At present, however- Secretary l.ar*
is bending every- effort to secure legis
lation to complete the Alaska railroH
and the enactment of the soldier se*.
Uement bill.
The estimate submitted for ^the
work to be done this season was
000. but the. Kastem representatives
oa the committee fought the iW'tn.
SO vigorously that it was cut down
two-thirds. Members objecting to t *
passage of the item said these appro
rations had been made from year
to year on the understanding that the
work would be completed in ten years,
which time already has elapsed. Th"
attitude of the committee plainly indi
cated that if any future road building
\s to be done in Alaska- it must b*
done by some other branch of the gov
ernment than the War Department.
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moke bodies recovered
FROM THE SOPHIA WRECK
JUNEAU- June ‘>4— The »teame>
Chlopok, used by D~ .Robert Smith ,
John Donovan and Albert Dawson
soarchimr for thr bodies and effect*
of victims of the steamer Princess So
pbia wreck' arrived in Juneau last
night- with the remains of sixteen p^r
•Otts which have been revered by th->
searchers. At lea>t half a doxen othe
bodies were discovered- and will be r
eoveresl when the next trip to the
wreck is made. Direr Smith- in charge
of the work of recovery, says many
more bodies will be recovered and says
that the ill-fated vessel will be raised
this summer. After recovering all th<
bodies possible- the divers will devote
their time to saving the ship. The bod
iee identified are:—
G. L. Sholseth of Nenana- Thomas
\\ Turner of Iditarod. Claude C. Fair
es. W. MacLellan and Thomas I.ePage
of the Princes* Sophia crew; Thomas
McMahon of Flat Creek- J. M. Colrcr
of Foftyttlilr- G. $him*do. * Japanefcj
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Richard H. Davis* deckhand on a
White Pass & Yukon Co. river boai;
and Mrs. J. Segber. of Dawson.
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NEW YORK. June 24— Mrs. *
• Clarence Millshiser. of Virginia- *
* claims $2.»0,000 worth of jewels '
• have been stolen from her safe de*
* posit vault at the fashionable Kilt
more hotel.
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HUN PROPOGANDA
CAUSED STRIKE
IN SPAIN
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BARCELONA- SPAIN. June 24—
By A. P.— German propaganda and
the spread of Bolshevik ideas among
the working men are, in part, blamed
for the general strike whic h took place
here recently. It is generally believed
that the Germans have all along been
working to create trouble among the
Spanish laboring men. Their machin
ations during the war were exposed bv
the Madrid daily El Sol which showed
how the German Kmbassy was im
plicated in provoking labor troubles
both in Barcelona and Madrid. It was
reported two weeks ago that a wire
less message had been intercepted ask
ing that funds he sent here for propa
ganda work.
The wealth which the war brought,
to this manufacturing district of Spain
was not shared by the working people.
While the* cost of living steadily in
creased, wages remained unaltered o:
insufficiently increased.
Bolshevik ideas began to spreal
and were judiciously fostered by un
identified persons who provided fund?
and organizations. All workers includ
ing clerks in offices were forced by
threats to join the labor syndicates. 1
Those who refused were warned bv
anonymous letters and if they disre
garded the<c warnings were murdered
by masked men. The police failed to
discover the authors of these crimes.
The strike began among the em
ployes of the light and power comp
any and the city was left without
street cars or electric light. The gov
ernment mobilized the strikers but th*
tramway conductors refused to tak*
the cars out under military orders aw1
were arrested and taken to the fort
ress of Montjuich.
Finally the Madrid government oh
liged the light and power company te
concede the demands of the men hu1
the army authorities refused the de
mand of the union that the imprisoned
•onductors be*liberated.
The general strike ensued and the
uty was left without light, power o
transport. There is good authority fm .
stating that the strike leaders had
olanned a general pillage of the city
is serious as that which took place ir
1909.
Martial law was proclaimed and t%
military' authorities stationed machin*
guns in the leading thoroughfare
while special constables maintained
>rder in the side streets. The soldiers
supplied electric light and water but
no street cars were opeated. No Barce
lona papers were printed for sever:*’
lays and the Madrid papers received
here were torn from the hands of th*
vendors. Eventually the authorities
gained the upper hand and normal
conditions were resumed.
The censorship made it impossible
to wire details.
DEMPSEY 21 TODAY
TOLEDO- June 24— Jack Dempsey,
who meets Jess Willard 9 week from
next Friday, is 24 years old today.
Tex Rickard says the seat sale ha
reached $400,000 writh $600*000 worth
* of seat* still unsold.
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CREMATION (AE KAISER
BE 1110 EVENT DAWSON
“Alec” Seelrv is preparing the
grandest event of his life* to take
place when the peacetreaty is signed.
Seeley has gathered his chattels >'n
a vacant lot in the heart of the city*
ami piled them high, and will cremate
the kaiser thereon. Accumulation.** of
years are there. When the signal
comes flushing through to him from
Marshal Koch that the Huns have put
their fists to the paper that binds
them forever* Seeley will strike the
match. The blaze will be on* and See
ley says it will be great enough to be
seen in Berlin. The dummy form of
the Kaiser will be cast into the flame*
und consumed while Seeley and his
friends do the victory dance. Seeley
has many sleighs und lots of good
wood beside the present heap of waste
material* and it is expected he will be
come excited and throw the good in
with the had. At any rate* he promises
to burn al! the accumulations of years.
The material* torn from old buildings*
forms a high mass, und is on the lot
near Princes# and Fourth. Seeley has
arranged for a line of hose wHh which
to guard the flames.
A pile of refuse also has been placed
>n the beach, to be used for one of the
big peace bonfires. Fire Chief And}
Hart* who is dimantling an old build
ing on First avenue* opposite the fire
hall* also is sending much material to
the beach for the bonfire.—Dawson
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ANCHORAGE NEWS ITEMS.
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ANCHORAGE, June 20 — (By
Mail) — This city is making big me
parations for the celebration of the
Fourth of July. The Anchorage Cham,
her of Commerce will have full charge
of the celebration the committee being
composed of President Frank W. Red
wood* Danilo Vucetich* George M.
Campbell. Ray C. Larson- K. I*. Bedell
anti John F. Coffey. There will he :»
baseball game between the Elks and
Masons. Special launches will bring a
large number of visitors from Soldo
via- Kenai anti other Cook Inlet town \
The local Jodge of Moose initiated
^1 members at the last meeting.
A consolidated birthday party war
given last week by Helen Ralderstoe
of Seward* visiting here: Robot (
Thompson and Charlotte I hompson
The friends of the trio spent the after
noon at Lake Spenard.
Fred (Jet eh ell has arrived here
*rom the Nelchina placer district witn
the first dean-up of the season, th
coM dust amounting to mh> ounces.
Eleven musicans now compose the
Vnchorage hand which will make the
first appearance on the Fourth.
The body of Cornelius Downey has
been brought here from Willow creel,
for burial, ftowney died of heart fad
are and although his last request was
that he he buried in the hills- his
friends decided to bury him here.
T. K. Orr has been elected presi*
lent of the Republican club and Sher
man Duggan- secretary.
Dr. Kirkham has been appointed ,
acting health officer.
When it was announced that the
railroad appropriation was practically
assorted* large quantities of supply
were ordered bv the commission from
Seattle. Work will he concentrated up
on the Scward-Artchorage connection.
Judge Leo David has hern elected
to honorary membership in the Pio.
neers.
Carl Almv visiting here from Sew
ard, rode the goat of the Elks at a
special meeting.
VNOTHER FLIGHT ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC PROPOSED
ST. JOHN’S- June 24— Vice Ad
miral Mark Kerr and Pilot Handley
Page- in a bombing machine, expect to
•>tart today on a trans*Atlantic flight.
Contain Raynham expects to start on
a flight July 13th,
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* SAN FRANQISCO* June 21— ¥
* Thomas Mooney, convicted of v
! * bomb outrages here in 19Hi* issu
i * ed a statement today warning
against bomb explosions on July
j * Fourth. Mooney said that this
j * would hurt his cause. The state
| * ment was issued on account of re- '
! * ports of impending explosions.
FILIPINOS TO
MAN FIRST
DESTROYER
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24— By
A. 1*.— For the first time in the his
tory of the United States navy, an
American destroyer and a submarine,
when completed, will make their maid
en trip out of here with petty officers
and crew composed entirely of Filipin
OS.
Xinty-seven Filipinos are taking
the course at the Mare island navy
yard, near here, which will fit twer.i
for duty aboard the new ships. Others
will come until the tatal complement
of 114 men for the destroyer and
thirty-nine for the submarine have
been assembled.
The destroyer Jose Rizal, and the
submarine F-30 now building at the
Union Iron works here are the gifts ol
*ihe Philippines to the United State
navy. When they are placed in com
mission the Philippines will enjoy the
listinction , not only that they hav«
paid for the ships, but that they hav»
also supplied the crews to man them.
Heretofore Filipinos have been al
lowed to enlist in the United State
navy, with few exceptions in th
Asiatic Station, only as mess attend
ants. When the Philippines announc
ed its gifts, an order was issued b\
■he navy depaitment to the command
ing officer of every ship afloat to no
minate from his crew such Filipinos
is lie considered desirable to form the
•omplrments for the new vessels. The
boys aVso were allowed to make appli
cation for the assignment.
At Mare island they are being giver
•nurses in seamanship, ordnance, and
orpedo work, signalling and infantiy
is well as special training in elect rice.'
school, gas and engind school and tie
artifices’ school for carpenters, paint
ers. blacksmiths and coppersmiths.
The crew of the submarine will i
made up entirely of volunteers. Fif
teen already have spoken for this lim
of work and when they finish then
course at Mare Island they will bt
sent to San Pedro, Cal., for furthe;
instruction.
The Filipinos here, many of whom
have served in the constabulary seiw
ice of the islands, show an adaptabP
:tv to discipline, a general interest ir
their work and a willingness and abil
ity to master the courses which they
are taking, according to their officers.
! Commander E. F. Root, now on duty
at the Union Iron Works in connec
tion with the completion of the Jose
Rizal, the date of which is set fo;
June 25. will command the destrovei
and all other officers will he rognljii
naval acadamy men. At Mare Island
the crew which is to serve under him
is being prepared for its work by Cac
tain Marcus L. Miller, retired and
Lieutenant Commander J. T. Alexan
der, executive officer of the .training
camp.
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VILLI STAS IN BATTLE
EL PASO. June 24— A military
dispatch says that 60 Villistas have
been killed or wounded while fighting
Carranzistas for possession of Villa
Ahumada.
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PARIS- June 24— Associated Pros
Summary- Probably the Germans
will sign the peace treaty on Tluir
day but the date today is uncertain.
Admiral Maniel von Haimbau-ou.
who was named to sign the treaty for
Germany* resigned stating that h*
would not sign the document.
French Prenver ( lemen' oa i is »
’•(•sign premiership when the treaty
has been ratified.
President Wilson is to '-teurn ‘o !v»
t’nitod States immediately after th •
igoing of the treaty.
Premier (Jemeneean* n a state
ment today* said; “We have waited
forty nine years for this moment. F.ut
,ve want to see the signature of ’he
Germans to the treaty fir-t before re,
joieing. For forty nine years Gorman
troopers and their mailed hands have
menaced t*he world.”
MANY CITIES CELEIM M E
LONDON- June 24— Many <it;e
are celebrating the intentions of the
Germans to sign the treaty. Celeb’a*
tions were held at Lille?* PresG loulons
and Paris. Guns boomed* th.e streets
are decorated and carnivals are being
held.
GERMANY CELEBRATES
LONDON* June 24— Fartiotic dem
onstrations throughout Germany were
made when it was announced that t»v
Germans intended to sign the p
treaty.
Crowds paraded the streets in Ber
lin and Munich singing war -ong*
and cheering the Generals of the o!<l
Empire.
DON’T GIVE KAISER IT
LONDON- Juno 24— It is under
stood hove that the old Gorman gen
erals have demanded that the German
government request Holland not to
surrender the Kaiser under an\ con
ditions.
MTELLER TO BE GO \T
PARIS. June 24— Tt is reported
that Herman Mueller, the new Gc»
man Foreign Minister- has been told
that he must be the one to sign the
name of Germany tCctho peace treaty.
Many high German officials are un
derstood to have positively refused to
sign any treaty.
MCST WATCH GERMANY
LONDON. June 24— All British
newspapers editorially distrust Ger.
many and says Germany has proved
treacherous throughout the war- the
latest instance being the sinking of
the interned fleet..
Many Editors print warnings pn the
first pages saying that any-celebra
tion of peace is premature and the
people must not only wait until the
peace treaty has been signed but must
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continue to remain on guard and wait
until Germany pays all penalties.
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SEATTLE. Juno 2! - A. F. Zip!' ha A
ha." resigned as traffic manager of the
Pacific Steamship Company to become
vice-president of the Carlisle Packing
company with plants at Cordova*
Bellingham and Andreajsky.
PRESIDENT \UA VNDKR OP
\DMIRAL LINK ON YACHT
KNROUTE TO NORTHLAND
VANCOUVER- B. C.* June 24— H.
I* Alexander- President of the Pacific
Steamship Company, is today enroute
to A’ask a aboard the steam yacht
Aquillo.
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KEUNIE, B. C.* June 24— Forest
firesarc raging near here and have
a*ready forced the residents of Natal
to leave in a special of box cars.
STEAMER DOPE
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Steamer Northwestern should be
between Skagway and Cordova* pos
sible at Cordova sometime tomorrow
forenoon. At the time of going to
press no definite word had been re.
ceived at the cable office.
3 ?. M.— Cable office just received
advices that Northwestern left Skag*
way at 10:30 o’clock this forenoon.
This should put the Northwestern in
to Cordova Thursday forenoon.
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SENATORS WILL MAKE A
SPEECH MAKING TOUR TO
OPPOSE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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WASHINGTON. June 24— Senat
ors Johnson, of California* and Reed*
of Missouri. ai*c to speak at the first
of a country wide scries of mass meet
ing in opposition to the League of Na
tions. The first mass meeting at which
the senators will speak will be here on
Saturday under the auspices of the
League of Preservation of American
Independence. The present plans are
that senators opposing the League of
nations, will speak in every part of
the United States.
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SALVAGERS ARE WORKING
ON THE STEAMER MARIPOSA
SEATTLE. June 24— The Salvage
Company, of this city* is now taking
the ore f’om the steamer Mariposi
wrecked last fall near Wrangell. Alas
ka. Divers will examine the hull to de
cide if the boat could bo raised and
floated profitably.
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