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VOLUME \IU. M Mill i: 73. ~—'" :.SIAVAltDjALASKA. H'ESDTvY.^AUOUST 5. 1919.~ _ .. . ^JBWC|MPF8I
GEN. ERWIN
NEW ARMY
LIGHT
EL PASO i\x.- Aug.- — The
crossing of Aiiu'ihhii troops into .Vo*,
ico at Juroz Juno last brought pro
minontly before tho Amo* lean
P.rig. Cion. James P. K "in command
or of the border district- "ho g:e o the
order for the crossing. His action lat* j
er was sustained by high military at:
thot-ity. For a long time he had beer
a figure of considerable prominence i
in army affairs, and w -s command
of two of the divisions P at helped d •
fi.Mt the German ai*my.
General Erwin’s expression nto-'
frequently is a smiling one and b
mrn declare he is one rf that tWb o
“smiling fighters” whom it is the ya
of discretion not to arouse.
From his graduation from thcL’nit j
ed States Military academy in l v' '
until he assumed command of tb.
seventh cavalry on the Mexican bovd
or in 1914 there was little in h»< <■
,eer to attract wide interest in civil
ian circles. In the army- however- b
work was well and widely known and j
his promotions were rnnid. He be- ,
various posts usually v.'tb (a*«.' ^
giments but including details in th
inspector genet a'*s and ndj'ttan g T
eral’s d«fartm<i«*. In 1^:* bo v ru]
honor graduate < f the infan* ry are
cavalry school.
His arrival on the bonier in
afforded Gen. Erwin his first onne<
tunitv . He wa- second in comment ,
under Col. George Dodd- of berdt” i
fame, who led the cavalry brigade .. ,
General Pershing’s punitive expedition
command. Colonel Podd- recommend
ing him for an appointment a a
gadier general-wrote. “For grb-^t w
coolness and marked a-tivity t '
fight with Villa’s command at Gnr -
c-ro- Mexico. March 29. 1916- and fm
most commendable energy display**
as second in command on the long am
difficult marches 1 recommend etc.’
and added in closing: “favorable con
^deration of this recommendation t
strongly urged.” . .
When the United States reenfrn'ze.
that a state of war existed with <>'
manv- th» then colonel early was d'
on a brigadier general’s commission
He remained with the Kightv-second
division for a few months, then organ
ized the Sixth division, he went ove
seas in command of this division- !>«’
after signing of the mmistwe wa
transferred to command the N-ne
Second division- with which he return
«i to the United States. Last March
he assumed command o1- tin- '°nn
district.
General Fnvln is known to man'
officer.- • particniary of the old airii
schools, as 4.1 inimv” while the men hi
command* have dubbed hini at ec
atly “the l*st old man on earth.” H«
is to be -ett n»‘Xt year. General Lc
win is a native of Georgia.
COUNTER PROPOSALS OF
AUSTRI A DUE TOMORROW*
PARIS- Aup.-S— Austria’s counter
proposals to peace will be piven to tli **
confei-ence tomorrow which is withn
the prescribed time.
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By Assoc i a led I'resi
\VASHIXGTf>\’. Aug. ■"»— President
WiLou ha* abandoned his eonlerenre
with tlm Senators on the League oi
Nation* until the high cost of living
s ?o veil.
»• - iiU r.t \Vil*on i* giv;ng all of hi’
lime i<* the living problems Jnd is eon
•V ling with many c'Vicials who feel
hu iMvoa ed piohiu tihn will deerea u
In cod of living.
President Wilson feels that the
*il;s wiM interfer materially with.
In* olution of the food cost problem*.
r.-OOU ON STRIKE
PATTERSON’. X. L. Aug.- •"* Thit
teen thou and >ilk worker* are strik*
ita; today for a tvayr iiu*roty.o.
TO CAI.I. OI T MOKi: MKN
CHICAGO- Aug,.")— The Unions
may call out all round house workers
n tl e nation*. The claim is made the1
!» railway shopmen* stride wiM ti*
id freight and pn sewger traffic in
»d mv sections wit»iir the week. So »ai
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however the strike has not serum*!;,
interferred with trafic .
OTHERS IMPLICATED
WASHINGTON’. Aug.- f»— Foui
hundred and fifty thousand member.*
>f the Rrotherhood of Railway an*1
steamship clerk"* freight handlers ex
nress and star n employees are ;e
io'n the shopmen*.* strike and donum**
‘hat their wages hi* raised unless
omething be done materially to ve
duce the high cost of living.
Tiiorswn on strike
SIOUX CITY Aug.* — One thous
and shonmen struck here this morning
for higher wages.
MAKE DEM VXDS <>N CONGRESS
SAN FRANCISCO* Aug.* *r»— Fiw
hundred thousand members of tin
Medal Trades Unions in the Unite*
States ai*e exnected this month to de
mand that Congress and the Prosiden*
reduce the high cost of living in orde1
to avoid further strike trouble^ Th<*
demand will he made through the gen
era! executive committee at Washing
ton.
WEVTIIFR REPORT
The following is the went lie- »e
,>.* the ~1 hov»s ending «st 7 o
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Seward *r>6* Cloudy* Calm.
Anchorage M* Ft.* Cloudy* Calm.
Matanuska <U. Cloudy* Calm.
Chickaloon HR* Cloudy* Calm.
Wasilla 60*- Vloudy* Calm.
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DR . BLYTH TO MOVE
Dr. Pdyth* the dentist* is to mov< j
his office fiom the present location
over the Key to the P»ank of Seward
Building. The dental offices will be
closed for several days and be reopen
ed again Friday or Saturday in tho
new location.
ARREST or KETCHIKAN
M\N BELIEVED WANTED
WINNIPEG* Aug.* 5— F. F. Patch
ing has b^cn arrested hero. He is be
lieved to be the man wanted by the
American Express company for an a I
leeed embezzlement at Ketchikan*
Alaska.
5trBSCRIRF FOR TT1E GATEWAY
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NOW PLUNDERERS '
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* PARIS* Aug.. :»— American ad*
* vices report the Rumanian troops *
* are plundering in the suburbs of *
* Budapest and demanding host- *
* ages. Several members of the new
* Hungarian ministry have been *
* made prisoners by the Rumanians.
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ENTERS BUDAPEST
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BUDAPEST. Aug.. ft— Thirty
thousand Rumanians* infantry men
and engineers* entered this city late
yesterday with blaring trumpets and
gave parades on all the important
streets.
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BIO STRIKE OF LIQUOR
MADE*IN OLD MINE
ELY- New Aug.* 5— Tho romance
surronuding Iho life of the mine and
prospector has frequently born re*
sponsible for stories of mines which
yield fortunes in the precious metal:
and which suddenly stopped produc
tion because of loss of the ledge o:
vein carrying the values. The Black
Mule mine* in Spring valley* about
twelve mile*? from .hero* is one of those
mines which gave up a fortune arte
having been abandoned.
The fortune* however* was not ir.
goM* silver or other precious metal
hut in liquor— rod liquor* which now
commands a mice that is fast ap
proaching the figure* per ton rate* that
•‘high grade” used to command in Ne
vada’s early mining ramp history.
The Black Mule was a producer of
rich ore in the early days of White
Pine country mining activities. Even*
rich stope and drift was worked out
however* and the shaft has been board
ed up for years. A man said to be a
resident of Ely recently inbibed too
much* and as a result talked too much.
Like the rumors of a mining “strike’*
the talk spread* and with it the “val
ues*” that were rumored. Then came
i-umors of the location of the now
strike.”
I hose rumors reached the ears o'
Sheriff W. S. Enslow. and with sev
eral deputies he started on a “pros*
neeting ” trip. The old working of the
Black Mule were explored - and from
fho drifts stones- tunnels- inclines and
levels from which the rich ore had
V n exhausted were taken something
like 400 cases of whiskey. Further ex
onerations resulted in the location or
•2000 pint bottles of whiskey hidden
oi*onml the prrass roots in the immr
liate vicinity.
The “strike” in the mine is said to
have netted somv-Jing like $40 000—
■‘bootle'pr” values— but it has not
caused a stampede- as such a find j
would have done n few rears npro. j
Men who have tramped o\< r the nrrr
rvound without findintr oven a “color
ha vo not even appf cached the scene
Vf the new “-trike”. Thcv seem no4
to desire to show any familiarity with
the section.
Reports have it that it was not n I
genuine “str *V\ but merely the ex
ploitation of a “salted” mine.
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UFFINF!) KEROSENE IS
FOl'NO FLOWING—CAN BE
.USED IN THE LAMPS
LONDON- Aug. o— By A. P.— Net
oidv coal oil but refined kerosene
which may be burned in lamps is flow
ing from the mystemus oil wells at
Ram«cv near Potersboruprh.
The oil was first discovered nearly
two years apro risinpr to the top of wat
er wells in that town. After a thous
and gallons or so had been eollecte
the flow diminished but two or three
gallons were gathered from the top ot
the water each day until lately.
On July 1 two of the wells snowe*
a largely increased yield which ha>
continued. As tl* oil was refined n
was thought at first thatv it leaked
from some tankage station, hut this
has been disproved bv geologists; ane
the theory is accepted that hv som**
freak of nature the oil is purified in
the strata and then forced to the sur
fnre through the only openings avail
able.
The vicinity of the find has net been
drilled by the prospectors who are now
testing what are believed to he import
ant oil fields in other parts of the
Kingdom.
VIRGIN ISLANDS
BEING DEVELOPED
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ST. THOMAS. Virgin Islands. Aug.
— (Correspondence of The Associat
ed Press.)— These islands have been
materially developed • in some ways
since they were purchased by the Unit*
I od States from Denmark less than two
i years ago. Now that peace has come'
; the islanders are looking forward with
great hopes of further development
! in the future especially with regard to
I the harbor of St. Thomas.
The islands are under the control
of the Navy Department and the ad
ministration of the naval officers an.I
their relations with the local legisla
ture. called the Colonial Council* have
won the friendship of the inhabitants.
I The revenues of the islands are not
sufficient to moot their requirements
and the Navy Department has appro
priated annually $20,000 for public
works and the general upkeep of af
fairs. Coupled with the frequent visits
of American men-of-war and the
mending of much money by the force?
stationed on the islands* the naval au
thorities have endeavored to give aid
h every way.
Natives fill public positions where
possible and many are studying and
preparing for any other opportunities
that may offer. The hospitals have
been improved and remodeled by of
fice] s of the Navy Medical Corps and
' the American I'<M Cross has provided
furniture and fixtures, \oung native
girls are being trained as nurses. A
it art has been made in teaching use*
ful professions to pupils of the public
schools. Hotter sanitary conditions and
a proper water supply are being fur
nished.
The present governor* Admiral W.
Oman* has held receptions to which
all clases have attended. The people
have American soda fountains and res
taurants and the national game of
baseball has supplanted the English
game of cricket. There are three hands
composed solely of natives. \\ar*tinu
prohibition is in force.
Generally the islanders are show ing
a lively interest in American idea
and customs. Evidence of this is the
‘nthusiatic celebration of such nation
al holidays as Decoration Day and In*
dependence Day when the people join
with authorities in patriotic exercises
such as saluting th. flag- parades and
other celebrations unknown here be
fore.
'1 same laws anti methods of gov
cuing the islands as under the Danish
regime still exist. Lack of change if
this respect is attiibutod to the war
There is some dissatisfaction and agi
tat ion among local political aspirant.
who want American laws and custom
to he extended to the islands. More
‘onservative men do not care in the
agitation hut trust that the necessatj
charge will he made in time* when
Congress has decided what form oi
government the islands shall have.
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SHORTAGE OF MEN IN
tHK PRINTING INDl’STRA
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NEW YORK- Aug. *r>— Informatior
that there is a shortage of men in thr
printing and publishing industries and
that there are exceptionally good op
portunities for the employment of dir
charged soldiers and sailors in that
field has been received at the office
bore of Colonel Arthur Woods* Assis
tant Secretary of War. The announce
meat adds that there is room in th<
prnting industry not only for appren
tices but for men of past experiencr
and considerable education.
Denver and other places in^ Colo
rado are said to be short or printer:
and according to the announcement
similar reports have been receiver*
from Iowa and from other states ati
over the country* including Alaska.
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they .want to know
BERLIN, Aug.- 5— Former Ger
man government employes who heTn
positions in territory lost to Germany
by the Peace Treaty have asked the
government what t intends to provide
for them. The government is consider
ing the appeal.
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Jos. Aushrot- a well known mer
chant pioneer of Dawson- died i*ecently
of acute indigestion or ptomaine pois
oning.
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HUENOS A1KKS. Aug.- 5 - Diplo
matic relations between England and
Argentina are delieate. This condition
has been caused by Argentina’s pm*
chase of the Gorman steamer Bahia
Blanca. It is rumored that the minist
ers for each country are returning
home on account of the sale which
England refuses to recognize.
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Bv Associated Press
PARIS. Auff.. r»— Two laborers,
jrnird v.ith knives and revolvers- were
trrest^l ibis afternoon near Premier
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Clomenceau’s residence, on account ot
their suspeeious actions. One man oir
deavored to obtain his freedom by
bribing the arresting officers.
CLEVELAND OHIO* Aug. *">— Dc.
'gates from ton states representing
more than 2*000.000 organized worker -
will meet here after Labor Day to or
ganize the American Labor party* ii
has been announced by local pronon
ents of the movement. The convention
may also decide whether to nominate
a national ticket in 1020.
An effort will be made to insert a
plank in the platform calling for th(
repeal of the federal prohibition
amendment, it is said. Other policies
to be included in the platform mny fol
low recommendations in resolutions
adopted by Ihe American Federation
of Labor convention.
Delegates from Wisconsin* Penn
sylvania* Tllinoi.se* Connecticut* Massa
chusetts. Washington. Oregon* Mon
tana* New York sf\d Ohio are expectei
to attend the contention.
COPY OF TREATY IS
ON THE WAY TO JAPAN
SEATTLE* Aug., *r>— The first offi
cial copy of the peace treaty left here
yesterday for Japan aboard the Fosh
Imi Maru. The treaty is in charge of a
special courier* Li^ut. Col. H. Ninoni*
ya.
FRENCH SENATE OPPOSES
FRANCHISE FOR WOMEN
PARIS- Aug.* 5— The senate elect
oral committee has reported unfavor
ably a bill passed by the chamber of
deputies giving the franchise to wo
men.
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Hy Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5— The
Chamber of Commerce and the county
officials have offered a reward of $12**
000 for the arrest of the persons who
bombed the home of attorney Oscar
Lawler* Sunday nifjht. Lawler and his
wife, besides several servants were in
jured. It is believed that Lawler is a
victim of a plot as he took an active
part in the McNamara brothers pro
secutions.
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TITLES AND
MONEY FOR
WARRIORS
LONDON* Aug.* 5— England is
giving titles and money grants to the
victorious generals and Admirals.
Haig and Beatty are to be made Ear?s
and each given one hundred thousand
pounds. A fifty thousand pound grant
is also to be made to Admiral Jellico.
TWELVE KILLED
IN EXPLOSION
FARITAN* N. J.. Aug.* 5— Twelve
were killed and many injured from
four different explosions in munition
sheds of the army arsenal here. Many
of the buildings were burned.
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The union fishermen at Cape Om*
eny have agreed to work for prices
j set in Ketchikan. Only the red kings
I under seven pounds are to go as Co*
hoes.
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