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PARIS Dec 23—President Wilson is holding his
final Sncel Which will end «on,onw and vn,„ally
complete peace preliminaries before going tohnglann. 11 -
m- nc pal part of the peace conference is the ground work
K, the actual peace conference. One of the most pressing
questions is the sending of food to the starving peop| es
the liberated countries. President Wilson believes that this
matter has about been solved and America will probably
handle this work through Food Administrator Hoov or.
AGAINST SINKING HUN WARSHIPS
WASHINGTON, Dec., 23— President Wilson is to
oppose the proposals to sink the German warships. This
proposal was made by British and French delegates to the
peace conference.
OPPORTUNITY FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS
LONDON dec., 23— Viscount Grey, former Secretary
of Foreign af’faii*. declares that the the peace conference
will afford a gredt opportunity for the practical step m
the direction of thaformation of a League of Nations. \ is
count Grey says thit it will not be necessary from the con
ference to create alLeague oi Nations but the confeiencc,
itself, \riil be vital iibeginning the League. The peace con
ference should lie M?pt alive by adjourning and leaving a
permanent organization.
TO DE< ORATE FOR WILSON
LONDON, Do ., 23— The first organized scheme for
street decoration si ice the beginning of the war has been
arranged for Presi lent W ilson on his visit here. The en
tire route from the railway station to Buckingham Palace
will be elaborately and systematically decked with stan
dards linked by th > Stars and Stripes, which will lie the
predominat featun of the decorations.
LIMIT CAIINERIES ON THE YUKON
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SEATTLE, Dec., 23— A special from Washington to
the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says that Acting Secretary
uf Commerce Sweet has limited the commercial fishing on
the Yukon to 30,000 cases a year and prohibited commer
cial fishing on the Yukon above Clear river near Andreaf
sky. The new rules are the results of the hearing at Seat
tle on November 20th, this year.
ALASKANS ARE IN BELGIUM
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WASHINGTON, Dec., 23—The Ninety First division,
composed of Alaskans and other westerners, have arrived
at Denterghem, Belgium, according to an official report
received hv the War Department this afternoon
ENGLAND TO SEND SUPPLIES TO HER
OCCUPATION ARMY THROUGH HOLLAND
BRUSSELS, Dec., 23— It is reported that England
has notified Holland that she intends to send supplies to
the British Army of Occupation by way of Dutch Limberg
and the river Scheldt.
CZECH SLOVAK PRESIDENT IN PRAGUE
PARIS, Dec., 23— Professor Masaryk, President of
the new Republic of the Czcheo- Slovaki, has entered
Prague.
VIENNA, Dec., 23— A Polish delegation is going to
Prague to reach an amicable agreement with the Czech
regarding the Czech’s claims to Austrian Silesia.
FORMER MASTER
OF THE RUBY
ARRESTED
SEATTLE, Dec., 211— The Kus
kokwim Trading & Transportation Co.
has filed a complaint against Capt. D.
S. Me Alpine, charging him with un
lawfully disposing of a part of the
caigo of the company’s gas schooner
Ruby when a storm forced him to Sew
-ard while trying to reach the Kus
xokwim, last September.
Capt. McAlpine, when arrested
denied the charges.
It is understood here that the for
ner maste:* of the little gas schooner
will be taken back to Alaska and tried
in the courts in that territory' as the
offense with which he is charged, ori
ginated there.
The Ruby came into the harbor
here after having battled with the ele
ments 29 day's out trom Seattle er.
route to the Kuskokwim. Capt. Mc
Alpine remained here for several
weeks and then went south witn
others of the crew. ('apt. Whit lam
then came north to take charge of the
Ruby, but owing to the lateness of the
season, the cargo was unloaded heir
to bo picked up next Spring, and the
Ruby went south instead of to the
Kuskokwim.
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY
IS CUT SHORT
The Seward School Directors have
decided that the usual holidays at thi.
time, will be curtailed this year a fe”
days owinp to the recent vacation
caused by the influenza ban. Usually
the schools have a holiday from the
day before Christmas until the Mon
day following New Years.
Schools will be let out tomorrow
afternoon not to meet until Monday
Dec., MO, continuing until the next day
then a holiday will be tfiven for Nev.
Year’s day' but sessions will be resum
ed on Thursday January 2nd. The hol
iday* this season will therefore only’ b^
for four day’s instead of the usual 14
days.
The School directors decided that
the pupils should not miss the Chri st
mas jollifications but the New ^eai
holiday could be dispensed with.
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SPAIN MUST HUSTLE TO
KEEP UP WITH THE WORLD
PARIS, Dec., 23— Premier Roman
does, of Spain arrived here today on
a visit . The Premier said that Spam
'•annot remain isolated as she has m
the past. “We have maintained the
best of relations with the Allies and
will continue to do so,” said the Pre
mier, “but we must wake up and take
a part in the world’s progress.”
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BUNNELL REAPPOINTED
Charles E. Bunnell, judge of the
Fourth Division, and R. H. Roth,
United States district attorney of th2
same division, have been reappointed
according to advices reaching Seward.
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KRl’PP WORKS FOR
COMMODITIES OF PEACE
AMSTERDAM, Dec., 23— The di
rectors of the great Krupp works at
Essen have decided to convert their
plant into an institution for the manu
facture of articles of peace.
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LAST DAY TO
JOIN RED
GROSS
Today is the last day of the Red
Cross Christmas roll call for m< mben
in the World’s big organization. Goo.
Sexton will be on the job until late to
night and receive the membership fe?:
so nowill have an excuse for not
becoming members.
The various committeemen v nki.’g
in the city, hnvo come across ma:.y
.vho state<l they thought the work of
the Red Cross was over now that the
war had ended. The war hasn’t ended
yet, and the work of the Red Cross
will be continued for several ye •vs to
come. Every dcvnr that anybody can
spare isneeded for the Red Cros;
light now. Besides dollars, refuge*
garments, knitted articles and hund
reds of other needs aie required b'
the Red Cross, so those with the ide:
that the Rod Cress is through with the
big work, should read the latest cir
culars sent out from hea Iquartcrs,
then they would change their idea
greatly. There are millions n>'d;ng
assistance and the Red Cross viR he
on the job, if there are no slackers, foi
months and months.
The following is the list of mem
bers joining in Seward from Friday
night to last night:
Mike Deegan A. H. McDonald C. G
Harlow Miss F. Furbor Mrs. I Jacob
son Fngwold Jacobson Sidney Jacob
son, C. F. Clarkin, J. P. Stotko, Mr*
J. P. Stotko Myrel Stotko Helen Stot
ko Samuel Moyer Curtis R. Morfor1
Marit Fide Anton Fide Mate Long P
J. Wier Mrs. R. J. Wier Lewis Grim
stead Gus E. Sjoberg E. Abdelmour
L. D. Cook Mrs. L. D. Cook Carl J
Olsen Mike Lymbar W. W. Jone ; Mis j
Maude Trosper Miss Nellie Neal Mr;
T. C. Pollock J. F. Ca*e H. H. Hoover
Tom McConity Robert Guest Charle
Crawford E. J. Victor John Smith An
dy Novak Martin B. Lanning F. E.
Messinger James Benson Henry Lind
quest H. A. Bowers T. Winn Gus Lund
-berg J. C. Robertson Frank B. Curran
Whittemore & Margules James A
Clinton Charles Bern F. E. Young>
Mrs. F. F. Towle Dan J. Corcoran C
B. Brooks W. W. Stoddard H. B. Alm
gren John Dubrieul W. K. Cantrell N
H. Anderson Cal Brosins John Stiesel
Ethel Colwell George Colwell Neb
Winter W. H. Merritt Siggie Merritt
Myrtle Tallasen T. Tallasen and Syl
via, Tallasen.
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HOG ISLAND MAY
BE OPERATED BY
THE GOVERNMENT
'WASHINGTON, 0. C., 23— Gen
eral Manager Piez, of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, said today that
$63,300,000 have been spent on thr
great shipyard at Hog Island. The
yard completed within sixty days and
delivered one ship. Fifty keels have
been laid. It was originally estimated
that a smaller yard would cost about
twenty’ one million dollars but laid
this was increased to twenty sever
million dollars.
A’survey will be made during Jan
uary'. according to Mr. Piez, to deter
mine whether the government will op
erate the yard.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec., 23—
A bill was passed today in the house
granting a salary increase of $l,oG0
annually for judges of 131 district cir-'
cuit courts. v
LONDON, Dec., 23— It is reported here that the for
mer Kaiser is planning the traditional German Christina
I as far as circumstances will permit, the religious service
to be held Christmas eve. The former Kaiser is to delive'
the sermon as the Berlin government declined to grant hi.
request to permit the former court Chaplain Dr. Ernst
von Dryander to go from Berlin to preach the sermon
Many friends also refused the request to attend the Kais
er’s Christmas and his audience will consist of his own ser
vants and those of his host.
Some cheerless little Xmas for the former Kaiser, wh<
with Hindenburg and the Princeling offspring were t(
have eaten Christmas dinner in Paris, two years ago am
also last Christmas. But the Yankee boys and the other A1
lies were always in the way andthis Christmas the forme)
Kaiser and his co-horts are to eat good old black crow, a
rhe American politicians would put it straight.
FIRING SQUAD;
MURDERER PAYS
DEATH_PENALTY
By Associated Press
CARSON CITY, Dec., 2:i— Ben.
Huhl, faced the firinR; squad today
»t the state penitentiary for the mur*
ler of Fred H. Searcy, a sta^e driver
>n December .*>, 1!>16. His trial was
;aid to have been the first wherin
palm prints were admitted as identi
fying evidence.
Kuhl was the second man sentenc
d to be executed by shooting for mur
ler, in accordance with the Nevada
aws. The first was Andrije Mircovich
executed in 1913. The machine for
hooting consists of three iron clamps
n which are fastened three rifles. One
>t* the rifles contains a blank cart
i<lge, so that one of the three guards
lelegated as executioner will be ino
•ent of taking a fellow being’s life.
The rifles are automatically aimed
it a designated spot fixed as a result
>f measurements taken of the man to
)e executed. A paper heart is pinned
>n the prisoner’s breast just over the
leart. He is blindfolded, or not, ae
ording to his desire, Mirovich refus
'd to be blindfolded.
Searcy had a regular mail stage
route between Rogcrson, Idaho, and
Tarbridge, Nevada. He failed to bring
he stage up at the Jarbridge post
>ffice on the evening of December 5,
916, after a stormy day.
About 11 o’clock that night the
,tage was found in a clump of willows
Searcy, propped up on the seat, was
lead. Two slashed parcel-post sacks
vere on the ground and a brass-lock
(\ mail pouch, containing the rcgist
'red mail from Rogcrson, was miss
ing.
Tracks were iounn m imr a***'"*
but were lost after several hours
earch. The missing registered mail
oouch \v{\s found, however, and among
he mail left in it were several letters
ipon which were distinct blood-stains.
Later a long, black blood stained coat
and a sack of silver were found. The
coat was identified by several Jar
bridge citizens as belonging to Kuhl. j
Other blood marked clothing and a
revolver, from which one shor had
been fired, wore found in Kuhl’s tent,
postal inspectors turned over eviden
ce to District Attorney E. P. Carville
of Elko county.
Kuhl’s trial began in September,
1017, and lasted three weeks. William
Me Grew, Ed. Reck and B. E. Jennings j
were arrested as accomplices, but j
Jennings was discharged after a pre
liminary examination. Beck’s trial, be
gan after the Kuhl verdict, was rend
ered. Beck was found guilty and sen
tenced to life imprisonment. McGrew’s
case was dismissed on account of i&*
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' sufficient evidence.
Kuhl's conviction was secure
mainly through the finder and pair
prints on the bloody envelope foun
in the looted mail-sack,
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TROUBLE ALONG
THE RAILROAI
L
The wire service between Sewai
and Cook Inlot is paralyzed todi
owin£ to heavy sleet winds betwe*
Mile 48 and Anchorage. Today the'
is seven feet of new snow at Mile 4
the track at Mile post 58 for 10
feet is covered with a foot of water;
tremendous slide has occurred at Mi
86 on the Anchorage division and tl
ditcher, from Anchorage, has go*
oack to the shops there for repairs.
The train left Anchorage for Se'
ard last Saturday morning with
passengers aboard for here. Wh
Mile 86 was reached and the big sli
was given the once over, only two
the passengers decided that th
would hike for Mile 71, the remaind
returning to Anchorage. These t'
passengers came to Seward last nip
on the train having made connectio
with the Kern Creek train.
Fiom Mile 47 to Mile 53Vt a hoi
trail is now being made to h.
freight , as the slides between the t
points are too big to be cleared w
the man power available.
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MENOHER SUCCEEDS RYAN
WASHINGTON, Dec., 23— Ma
General Charles T. Menoher, v
commanded the Ranbow Division
France, has been appointed directoi
the United States Air Service, s
ceeding John D. Ryan, who has res
ned to return to his own common
business.
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MISER IS DEAD
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec.. 23
former manager of the North
Commercial Company in Alaska, *
headquarters for years at Dawsc
died here today.
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PLOTS OF HUN AGENTS
IN U. S. BE EXPOS
WASHINGTON, Dec., 23— Nun
ous German plots to destroy Am
can munition plants will shortly
laid bare by the secret sendee bur
it was announced today.
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PRICE FIXING TO END
WITH CLOSE OF YI
WASHINGTON, Dec., 23— Gov
ment supervision over the steel
dustry and price-fixing will enc
December 31, it was officially
pounced today.
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