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Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post .,
;.,.«rr=^. <j]\\ \R|), \LASKA. MONDAY, MARCH 31, 1919.--- -----
VOLUME XII. NUMBER Xl. ___i •
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liremerton, March *‘51— Ihe l nit
ed States C uiser Vicksburg and sub
marine chasers 200 and 210 leave to
morrow for Alaska. The three naval
craft will possible remain in the Alas
kan waters for several months on pa*
tiol duty. The two subchasers wiil >
stationed ^Southeastern A bisk a and
the Vick b irg v ill cover thi •
the coa>t from Capt St. K.ias to tin*
westward, making Scwaul and Cordo
va th* majn head quarters.
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301 REGISTER;
VOTE TOMORROW
The city election will be held in
Seward tomorrow, the polls being
opened at the Fire Hall from 6 o’cIock
in the morning until 7 o’clock in the
evening.
The registiation books closed Sat
urday night at 10 o’clock with 301 cit
izens having signed making them
legal to vote tomorrow.
The election officials are Mrs. A.
H. McNeer and Sylvia Sexton, C!e*l s;
Carl Almy, Tom McConity and Harry
KUsworth, Judges.
SUSS ABE
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HARWICH. March 31— Four Or
man submarine , conveyed bv Hie
American submarine tender Bushne!’,
left this British port thi> ‘oreno^n Cvr
the United States. More than the re
quired number of officers are ab^ar i
the German undersea boats.
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Mrs. A. H. McDonald will leave Ar
chorape tomorrow on the train for he
home in Seward.
Charles E. Herron, of the Kaehe
mak Ray Canning Company, was a
passenper to Seattle on the Admiral
Farraput. Mr. Herron expects to re
turn north on the same steamer.
J. J. Finnipan and Tom Finnfpan
were around the city Saturday n:pht
beirjr passenpers on the Admiral Far
raput from Kod;ak bound to Juneau.
The Arctic Brotherhood will hold a
repular sessin tonipht at 8:30 o’clock.
M\ A'**! ciatcd I're-s
WASHINGTON, March 31— The
American Embassy officials at Mexi
co have bien instructed to inves
tigate the report that the Mexican
government has granted the Japanese
great ag icultural conce sions in Lov -
er California. The Emba sy official
have Irmi instructed to report as ocn
as possible.
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By Associated Press
PARIS , March bl— The* (1 rman
financial sub-commicsion has arrived
at Spa to tli-.vii.ss the pending financ
ial questions with representatives of
the Allies.
Ole Jensen and Louis Thonr.pso
arrivals fiom the westward on the Ad
miral Fanagut, are registered at the
Belmont.
L'C condition.- are changing do
in Cook Inlet according to officers < r
the Admiral Fanagut. Two ga boats
left Schlovia last Tuesday for Anchor
age but were forced to return and
were to mak ’ another attempt early
this week. 4
.T. K. Thwakes and wife expert to
be passengers on the Alaska for Ju
neau thence to Skagway where they
will locate permanently.
There was a large attendance at
the Saturday night dance given by *V
Odd Fellows, many off the Admi al
Fa’ragut, parsengers and crew being
among those present.
- Perrv Sutton, an oldtimer of '
Cook Inle* di-tviet, who went outs? ’ *
fo»* eye treatment last fall has be
come totally blind. This is according
to information received in Seward by
mail.
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v, >l.L HAVli F .1 VVER AEROPLANE
... tain Udo D’Annunzio,
designed and
i States of flivver
. machines are so small that
a y country road.
120-i ing spread and will
plain j s that the planes
; on their gas capacity
li :peed of o( miles an hour.
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ri nun v-;v i tfmu**
r* 7, r V *6 rvS)T'!* UJf PT
FAS s iisii «to i
. :. r Adi iral Furragu a ri\ .1
from t ic we .w ad. last Satu dot
night at* 7:30 o'clock and owing to the
biio ; lo*m did not l>ail out again un
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hr. on mad • i st tint to Kodiak and
C ok ltd t po ts owing to the favo*
ab!' weather. Thirty six Hundred ’>«>•
herFi w<
Cook In’cl rro3t of this shipment bi
board at Halibut Cove.
The Admiral FniVagit broog’t tb.r
for ing pm crgeis from Kc link and
Sekbvia for Seward; P. .Tolu: on, ^e
Jo1' en, (hoi'Ui Bert, Frank Auanis
and six steerage.
oi i a I
sleiroer we e: for Seattle—It. IT
Ch; 1 ' • 7. J. I cm am .T. H. Daniels,
C». K. Graham and wife, W. P. Henry,
C. Ferry, J. Cannon, Rockwell Kent
and . >n. H. A. Harmon and wife, E. T.
WlTttemore and four steerage. For
,lu’ an - 1 arc War’’'at k, Ed V*< • F
mack. B. l.ar.on, L. McAllister and
Gu. Ilc lh nd. For Cordova— George
Pi ’:'" a d xst erage. For Valdc*
G'i Gdl’s, H. W. Dennis, Rev., Van
dm- P- k C J. Lose and It. M. Trout.
For Ketchikan f. 0. Patton. For La
Touehe— Dr. IT A. Blythe, .J. Pirns
and four steerage.
f’v Associated Press
rOPT r"’Z, ?lurch 31— Eighty birr
calilwr German cpms have been so'd
to th* Cobh nz factories to be convert
ed into farm implements and other
pea’'' time machinery. The United '
StpAr*s ’-efpred to accent the "iins.be
r:a> t t^ev did not meet certain mod
pm standards. Steveral of the jjmn>
ei-in 1870 Alt the pmns were
nged in the recent war and several
a"ainst the Americans especially In
the Arpronne Forrest.
iJy Associated Press
SEATTLE, March 31— The Tost
Intlbp nerr in a fpocial d:rpat« h
f,oni Washington I). Ck, says that Sec
•ci:.rv of the Interior Lane declines
i c :'S Jarr.v Vickershamks iolt,,r
in hich charges arc made.
Secretary Lane bepped the question
• h ther the railroad was handled well
r.p pno ly and said t'at be bad insert
» 1 i 4rf,,mcnt in the Conpressional
IV'e tl, d ? inp the debate on appvo
ion , that covered this answer.
T’ - rtn nent made and entered
• , c^npve s’orai report was that
■’’r rovemment railroad was built
■’thou*- pr.n ft; every do’lar spent for
• vo’k and material, that no
V vrof»fs went to contractors and
' : ‘S(> red end was beirtp built with
•’4 touch of poMtics.
9 c’-etary I ane said be does not
. f anv notifies in connection
■ ’ C « v >rd, v’th the exception that
’ 1 o"\*\ ■ R’^ps, Jr., a member of the
‘ p made Governor of Alas
WARD SNAPSHOTS!
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(;lo: k ; were switched ahead an hour
t'- day and there was little if any
? if n resulting from the change
in time.
V<\ V^gwicr Pol left for Valdez on
: -1(> \ iiv.*1^Farragut.
U. II. Chadwick, for Seattle; Gus
(’i 1 * and N. W. Dennis, for Valdez
Mac V: ' bmng traveling men. Left on
he A ‘miral Farragut. Gillie and Den
ni wilt return on the Admiral Watson
and go to ScMovia and Kodak.
Dr. IT. A. Blythe was a passenger
*o LaTouche on the Admiral Farragut
and will probably return on the Ad
mi1 al Watson.
G. E Graham, with the commission,
accompa" ied by his wife, left on the
Vdmlral Farragut for Seattle.
Mrc. Culbertson, mother of Mrs.
HavoM Painter, is a pascengor noilh
on the Alaska for Seward.
Rockwell Kent and son, left on the
\dm*ral Farragut enroutc to their
tome in the cast.
J’tdgo G. .T. Love, who has been in
o,,„.<0vd for the pa t week, left for his*
home in Valdez on the Admiral Farra
PTut.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE GATEWA a
MINERS TO
KEEP OUT
OF STRIKE
By Associat'd Preaa
INDIANAPOLIS, March 31,— Tho
United Mine Workers will not partici
pate in the general strike on the Four
th of July, for Thomas Mooney. This
wa> the official statement issued here
today.
HUN VIEWS
FOR PEACE
By Associated Preaa
LONDON, March 31— The German
Foreign office has decided that Ger
many’s attitude towards peace and the
work of the peace conference should
he only in accordance with President
Wilson’s original fourteen principlee.
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SAYS LEAGUE
FOR WAR
By Associated Press
DENVER, March 31—John Bris
ben Walker, of Denver , former mag
azine publisher , in a speech last
night, said that the League of Nations
as now proposed would be a league ot
oligarchs to make war upon all peo
ple seeking freedom. Walker criticis
ed President Wilson for refusing to
take the United Senate into his confi
dence.
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CARDINAL MERC1ER MAY
VISIT THE UNITED STATES
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NEW YORK, By A. P.— Cardinal
Morcier. of Belgium, may possible vis
it the United States within a few
months, being the guest of the
Knights of Columbus while in Ameri:
ca.
By Associated Press
PARIS, March 31— The Daily Mat
in says that if the Allied definitely de
cide to take military steps against
Hungary, General Mangin will lake
command with increased authority.
The Matin says that it is probable
that the Allies will take steps to f )rm
a battle front from the Baltic to the
Black Sea.
FRENCH TROOPS ATTACKED
PARIS , March 31—- A small force
of French troops stationed in ihe neu
tral zone between Hungary and Ru
mania, haa been attacked by Hun
garians.
Three hundred and fifty French
have been captured according to the
report.
The Hungarians later promised the
French General, who made the de
mand, that the prisoners will be re
leased immediately.
WILL LAND IN DANZIG
PARIS, March 31— The Tomns
says that the Allies have decided to
land Polish troops at Danzig de?p:te
the German obstructions and threats.
GERMANS QUIT HUNGARY
BERLIN, March 31— The German
government has been advised that all
Germans are leaving Hungary. No
further statement is made as to the
reason unless it is because of the Bol
sheviki reign.
DEMANDS OF HUNGARIANS
BASEL, March 31— It is reported
that the Hungary government has
sent an ultimatum to the Czecho-Slo
vakia demanding the stopping of the
concentration of troops.
It is reported that the Czechos arc
planning a general mobolization in
Bohemia in the very near future.
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WESTERNERS
REACH HOME
By Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 31— The trans
port Siboney arrived this forenoon
with over 3000 officers and men of the
91st Division, most of them western
ers.
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H. A- Harmon and wife left for
Seattle on the Admiral Farrapfut and
may locate in the states permanetly.