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VOLUME XIII. NUMBER 184. ___•_— *-- ' 1 ’
SIIPT. JONES WON
HONORS A1 FRONT
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Out at 'file f>-. on the govemm nt
railroad, is one Christopher Geo *ge
Jones, now superintendent of con
struction with local jurisdiction ovei
maintenance and construction from
Sewaul to Anchorage. Perhaps th ve
is nothing much in such a common
names as Jones, hut C. G. Jones has
been decorated with the distinguish 'd
service medal by the British, Russian
and American government and has
other citations for conspicuous wo k
under fire.
C. G. Jones has earned the cogue
men of “Hurry-Up” Jones, or as ho is
more familiarly known now along the
railroad between Seward and Anchor
age as “Speed” Jones. And speed and
“hurry-up” was not attributed to t us
man Jones without cause for before,
during the war, and now he is making
his personal history, as the get-there
man.
“Speed” Jones is the man is
going to keep the 1 ail road open be
tween Seward and Anchorage t!ds
winter; the man who is going to have
the roadway in such shape by spring
that 150 ton locomotives can him!
heavy trains over the system between
Seward and Anchorage.
But all this latter is not the idea
of this article, which is to give the re
cord. in brief, of “Speed” Jones dur
ing the war.
Mr. Jones went out from Anchor
age, where he was in tlie employ* o#
the Alaskan Engineering Commission,
on January 29. 1917. He went to Seat
tle, then to Portland am* was,one o#
the first 1680 men in the Mear’s re
giment.
On June 7th, rJlT, Jones lert ror
overseas and arrived in France . Col.;
Mears took the 31st Engmeers to rest
camp No., 1, but shortly afterwards;
the engineers were removed to S.*\m
aur, France where Col. Mears took
over the work from the 17 th Eugin- ‘
eers of constructing large machine .
shops, yards and camp for the regi- j
ment also the general prison camp.
Col. Mears, after three weeks time, j
was assigned to Tours as General j
Manager of all the American Railways
in France which position through him
in with every railroad man in Fran^re.;
Col. Mears formed the Russian eon*
tigent, 720 men, which consisted of
one company of mechanics, one com- j
pany of engineers and conductors and
oe company of construction men, and
“Speed” Jones had command of the
latter company.
Captain “Speed” Jones arrived at
Murmansk with this contingent when
there were four feet of snow' on the |
ground and the construction force was
immediately instructed to build s.x
miles of railroad around and into Mur
mansk. This was to supply the camps
with water and fuel and also the con
struction party was told to make t r
town sanitary, which was done .and a 1
within three weeks. Capt. Jones was
then ordered to the front to take over
the building and construction of
bridges and railways blown up th**
Bolsheviki. His force took charge of
75 miles of railroad, in that th^v re
placed 64 bridges and 15 miles of rail
road.
During this time, one very heavy
set g» neral was making an inspection
of the work. He soon found out what
was being done and then asked one of
the cons luetion men as to thewhere
abouts of the captain in charge.
“Oh, that fellow over there, work
ing like h- with the rest of us fel
lows.”
The heavy set general went over
to where Capt. Jones was using a
crowbar with others of his men and
said:
“What is your name and where are
you from/’
“I am Capt. C. G. Jones and I have
recently been employed by the govern
ment in France and previous to that
with the Alaskan Engineering Com
mission in Alaska.”
“I knew that you were from Alas
ka. for only an Alaskan could do *ach
work/’ said the heavy set man.
The heavy set man was none other
Jian our own “Dick,” General Wilds i\
Richardson, formerly chairman of the I
Alaska Road Commission. The General 1
and the Captain held a short gabfeat
about that dear old Alaska, then hit
the work again.
While in Russia, Capt. Jones v.as
given charge of the pioneer railway
troops on the Murman front. H»* was
cited for conspicuous work on the ,
Murmask front and awarded the Brit
ish decoration by Major General C. *J. i
Maynard, G. O. C. On July 19, 1919,
Capt. Jones was cited for exceptional |
and conspicuous and maritorious ser-1
vice on that front, from the Command
er-in-chief, A. E. F.
On August 1st, 1919, Frank R. Mc
Cay, Brigadier General, U. S. A„ in j
Fiance, issued a certificate of merit i
to Captain Jones, as follows:
“I take pleasure in transmitting ro j
you the.attached certificate for excep
tional meritorious and conspicuous
service aw;# ded you by the Command
er-in-chief of the A. E. F. I add my
compliments to his for the excellent
service you have rendered as mainten
ance of Way Officer. (This was while j
Capt. Jones was in France with Col.
Mears and before he was assigned to
work in Russia.) Your wide experience
and excellent control of your men en
able you to assume active pioneer
work in the rear of the advancing ot
the advancing troops along the rail
way frontier. The success of the Al- j
lies is due in no small degree to the |
speed with which you carried the tail- j
way construction through during the
advance of miles.”
The certificate mentioned above,
was awarded on July 26, 1919, and;
signed by John J. Pershing, Command- .
er-inchief.
While in Russia, Capt . Jones, re- •
ceived the following citation in a spec- j
>al order of the day:
“Placed in command during thej
period of April 1st, 1919 to July -0.,
1919, of a detachment of pioneer rail
way engineers in the forward areti ot ,
Murmansk front, North Russia, he dis
played a devotion to ’.ssty and a per
sonal disregard to danger which car
ried forward the work of repair or tne;
railway at maximum speed. Often un
der heavy fire with his men he inspir
ed them to continue the work in hand.
He set a splendid example of devotion
to duty by his coolness, courage and
untiring energy. A large snare of the
success of all the operations is due to
the work carried on by him and the
fcioops under his command.”
Previous to this citation. C/ipt.
Jones received the following citation
in a special order of the day:
“During the period of March 25 to
July 12. 1919, this officer has in the
Murmansk sector of the North Rus
sian Front, distinguished himself be
yond ordinary abiflty built a railway
system in the town of Murmansk, fM •
er taken from this duty and assigned
to therailway front, the speed of his
of h?s advance of a railway destroyed
by the enemy in his retreat gained him
the frequent unreserved commenda
tion of the Allied Command and made
possible an advance of more thsu 75
miles into the enemy's country under
difficulties of enemy activity and lad:
of essential materials.''
Another conguitulavon lor work' ai
the front is contained in the Brigade
routine order by Brigadier General G.
p. price, G. M. G., commanding the
257th Infantry Brigad dated Mas'dga,
! 5-25-19, congratulatory message- ad
j ministrative staff, special order:
“The G. O. C. 37th Brigade wishes
* to express his deep appreciation of th«
gallantly and dash displayed by :d’
troops serving under his command
from the commencement of operation.
* on May 1st and culminating in the
capture of Medveja Gora on May 21 st.
The speed with which the advance hrd
to be made in order to save wholesale
' destruction of the line entailed contin
uous endurance sad egtra hgrdshT-''
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which would not otherwise have >?en
the case. To all our allies who co-op
erated with this advance, the G. 0. C.,
2«‘>7th Brigade tenders his wai mesi
thanks. Lastly he feels sure that every
officer and man of the Allied fmves
will join him in his admiration of th
magnificent work of the Amei cvi
Railway Troops and Royal Engineer,
under the command of Captain Jone;
without whose unremitting labors th
occupation of Medvcjn Gora will
have been delayed several dayqs.
(Signed) («. Drake Rurkman. Cap.a.’
Brigade Major, 237th Infantiy Hi
gade.
Ami with all of the above citatio.
for meritorious work, “Speed Jen
will not talk about what he has don
he on}y simply says “he was with t!
boys and did his best.” There is m tl
in* puffed up about “Speed” Jonei
and he is now going about his wo
on the government railroad, just th
same as he did on the two fronts, »*n
much of that time, as indicated ab< v<
under fire.
ALLIES TO
HELP U.S.
PARIS, Dec., 13— The Matin to
day says Premiers Lloyd George am*
Clomenceau decided that the* A'Ut
are willing to accept some of the Am
erican senate fore;gn relations com
mittee’s reservations in order to facii
itate a compromise between the adver
se parties in the Senate. The Alhe-*
will do everything possible so Amen ;
ca may participate in future coife
ences.
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SEATTLE UNION RECORD
IS B ARRED FROM STREET
SALES BY PORTLAND POI.KT
PORTLAND, Ore. Dec., 13— The
Chief of Police today ordered that
street sales of the Seattle Union Re
cord be stopped because of improper
publication which is preaching.Bolshe
vikism. The Editors were recently in
dicted in Seattle for violating the es
pionage act.
NEW KING BOBS UP
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec., 13- It
is reported Enver Pasha, rormer Tuu
ish Minister of War, has been crovn
ed King of Kurdistan, the Turkish re- j
gion between Metsopotamia and l’er
.
sit.
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SNOW IN THE SIERRAS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dee., 13— There
are sixty six inches of snow on the
summitt of the Sierras. It is reported
that snow and washouts in Northerr
California and Southern Oregon h?.s
blocked the trains.
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TRAIN SERVICE BETTER
WASHINGTON, Dec., 13— Train
service is increasing and the fuel re
strictions are gradually being remov
ed
RESUME MANUFACTURING
WASHINGTON, Dec., 13— Owing
to the fuel situation becoming better
it is expected all manufacturing plants
will resume operations by the middle
of next week and operate on full shifts
as previous to the coal strike.
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GOVERNMENT PURCHASES
HAY TO FEED WILD ELK
Ogden, Utah, Dec., 13— The gov*,
ernment has purchased hay for 10,
000 wild Elk in Jackson Hole County,
Wyoming, to save them from the
storms now raging.
RECOMMENDS STEAMSHIP
LINES FOR THE U. S. BOARD
WASHINGTON, Dec., 13— Former
director Rossenger, of the Shipping
Board, recommends that the Boar l op
erate a passenger steamship line from
Seattle to Japan. He says everytlvns
is assurred for a line between New
York and South America and he mat
recommends a line from Boston to
Scandinavia and lines from San Fran
cisco to Bombay and Manila.
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COMMUNITY
XMAS TREE
FOR SEWARi
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If the bachelors and everybody ei.
Joine through” in good shape, Se
d is going to have a communi
iristmas tree for the children
‘ ward. This means that every litt
jy and every little girl is going .
ither around a great big treo son
ght before Christmas, listen to *
;ke part in a program, and then Sa:
i Claus will deliver presents to thos
lildren attending.
The idea for a community Chris ^
kls tree in Seward originated yestc
ay afternoon at the meeting of t!
eward Women’s club of Seward. Tl>
adies were enthusiastic over the pre j
losition and when the ladies get e:
husiastic, it is time for the others %
lustle or get trampled upon. Theban
es called up Uev. Carter and askci
him if the community Christmas tre<
muld he held in conjunction with the
tree exercises always given by thr '
Methodist Church Sunday school, am.}
he said it could.
Then ^he ladies called up the Gate
way and asked if the proposition
'ounded good and if the Gateway
would help.
“Betcha,” was the answer.
“All right ” came back the answer,
“we will start a subscription list for
funds to purchase candy, little pres
cnts, etc., and you put the Women’s
club of Seward down for $10.”
“Betcha, ” the ten spot is down in
the little book, and there you are.
Everybody’s doin’ it, or rather ev
ery town and every city that amounts j
to anything, has its communft}' Chry
, mas tree, and now Seward is going to j
have one.
The presents will not be elaborate i
just something to pleanr !?ip yojng
boys and girls, and the older boys and
girls, and that is why the subscription
Mst it t^be started and the list of don
ors and the amounts are going to be
published every day.
Every boy and girl, in Seward •
whether pagan, Catholic, Episcopal,
Baptist, Presbyterian, Chinese, Japan
ese, native, Seventh Day Adventist,
or Congregationalist will be asked to
attend the community Christmas tree
at the Methodist church and if the,
church is too small, there will be an
overflow meeting place somewnere
else. But all of this is going to re-;
quire a little money, not millions, like ,
?s used to elect a United States Senat- ‘
or, but just a fair sized poke.
- Now, everybody, don’t fall over
voursclves getting to the Gateway ot
ficc in double quick time, but take it
easy and come gradually, but soon.
The list will be opened in the Gate
way’s office Monday morning at lb
o’clock and if need be. extra help wiP
be secured to help Miss Aldoren Carl
son, who will take down the name>
and the amount and when the time
comes turn the latter over to the pro
| per committee which will spend the
money judicially so that every boy and
girl in Seward will get something and
| remember the first community Christ
mas tree in Seward.
Four bits, six bits. $1, any amount
j will be taken for the aid of the com
' munity Christmas tree.
1 y.ERO WEATHER EVERYWHERE
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CHICAGO, Dec., 13— At noon to
' day zero weather was again sweeping*
: southward from Canada to the pla’n
• states
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weather moderates a little
I
SPOKANE, Dec., 13— Reports to
i day from Idaho and Montana is tha;
the weather is moderating slightly al
j thovgh it is still below zero.
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: ARCTIC BIRDS COMING
SOOTH AND INDICATING
WINTER »S TO BE SEVERE
CHICAGO, Dec., 13— John Bur
roughs says hundreds of Arctic bit's
are in Maine and Michigan which :n
j dicate a hard winter. The birds arc
tame and not acquainted with man
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* FOUR PAGE PAPER
* IS LARGE ENOUGII *
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* WASHINGTON, Dec., 13— Sen- *
> ator A. A. Jones, of New Mexico
* today introduced a measure which
would charge newspapers over 24
pages, five times the present rati ¥ |
of postage on account of the pap
er shortage. Senator Jones said
that two or even four page news
papers were plenty large enough
for the news and the advertisc
' ments.
CANADIAN MONEY!
TAKES A DROP j
SEATTLE, Dec., Id— Canad’an
currency went to a ten per cent dis- j
jount here today. This is on account oi'
the New York Stock exchange iate.
fhe English pound has dropped to
O6V51 and also the drop in sterling is
causing the big Canadian exchange
iate. Special dispatches say the sterl
ng probably be low for som<
OTTAWA, Dec., Id— The Canadian
Pacific is shipping $20,000,000 dollar
n gold from Ottawa to New York to
stabilize Canadian exchanged. The
Post office has stopped the issuance of
money payable in America, until the
exchange stabilizes.
NEW YORK, Dec., 13— Atto n-y.'.
for Emma Goldman have evidontlj
abandoned hope to blocirher deporta
ton and they today wired the Depart
ment of Labor asking if Goldman an
lierkman might carry food with them
when they were deported, and have
special priviliges for the short time
they remain in the United States.
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DEMPSEY IS CHALLENGED
PARIS, Doc., 13— Georges Carpen
tier challenges Jack Dempsey to i
fight.
ANDERSON FIGHTS DRAW
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 13— Otc
Anderson, of Seattle, fought 'o a draw
here with Gunboat Smith.
JESS WILLARD ARRESTED
KANSAS CITY, Dec., 13— Jcs?
Willard, former champion of t:
world, was arrested today for profi
teering. Willard sold the City of To
peka wood at exhorbitant rates during
the coal strike.
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LADY ASTOK TRUSTS THAT
AMERICA WILL REMAIN IN
THE LEAGUE OF NATION
PLYMOUTH, Dec., 13— Lady As
tor, who has been elected to Parlia
ment speaking here today said she
cannot believe America is to pull out
of the League of Nations.
“I would like to go to America/
said Lady Astor, “and warn the Am- j
crican women they would not let Am- j
erica leave the League of Nations if J
they bad first hand knowledge of what
A*ar means.”
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COLUMBIA RIVER FROZEN
PORTLAND, Dec., 13— The tem
perature is three above zero here this
afternoon. The Columbia river is froz
en above Vancouver and the Willam
ette is filled with ice.
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The weekly meeting of the High
School Civic Club was held yesterday
afternoon and after the usual order of
business was completed the following
program on current topics was carried
out:—
Town Topics Meryl Towle
Territorial Events / Elsie Leslie
Current Topics in States Filmer Cartel
Foreign News Items Paul Guy
The members of the Club are quick
oning their interest in current event
and are beginning to connect ir
thought the news items as they ap*
penr^ori day to day.
PRODUCE
THJ: COAL
CHICAGO, Dec., 13— A general
increase in coal production is reported
in all fields except Montana, Kansas,
Washington and Wyoming. It is pre
dicted normal production will be on
next Tuesday at the latest. Itetail
stores have been allowed to be open
nine hours account of the holidays.
The cold v\avy has passed with the ex
(•option of in the Pacific Northwest.
ELLENS BURG, Dec., 13— The
Clc-Elum and Roslyn miners say they
will not return to work. They want a
.sixty per cent increase in wages, s'ix
hours a day and a five day week. The
operators are not planning to open the
mines until after the first of the >ear
and not then until the miners come
down to earth.
Marion, 111., Dec., 13— The miner
here declare they will not return to
work unless they are given a 31 per
cent wage increase.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec., 13— The
t riiied Mine Worker's headquarters
has issued a report that the strikers
are generally responding to the order
‘‘•'i- lolurn to work. There is a delay
in some districts due solely to mis
understandings which will be cleared
r.p within the next 24 hours.
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FIGHTING
EAGLE PASS, Ddc., 13— It is re
ported Villistas and Carranzistas are
ghting at three places near Muzquiz,
i town in Coahwilla state. It is re
ported the Villistas are holding the
;own. Nine trainloads of Carranzistas
are hurrying to Ouzquiz. The Vi’lis
;as captured the latter town as a re
prisal for the execution of General
Angeles.
EAGLE PASS, Dec., 13— It is re
po'ted that when the Villistas captur
'd the town of Muzquiz they took one
Sngli^hman and two Americans, It B.
3ansom, representing the Eagles Paas
number Company and Fred Hugo,
nanager of a ranch. Later it is report
ed the Englishman has been released.
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WATSON 1)0E IN MORNING
At 2:30 o’clock this afternoon the
adio received advices the Admiral
,/atson was at Kodiak and expected
o sail in about an hour. This would
>ut the steamer into Seward soutfi
>ound about 7 o’clock tomorrow in >m
ng. The Watson will be in port for
about three hours.
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WILSON UP AND WALKS
WASHINGTON, Dec., 13— Presf
lent Wilson was permitted to walk
about his room this afternoon and out
nto the adjoining hall. He will now be
permitted to walk daily.
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GOOD CHRISTMAS GIFTS
CHICAGO, Dec., 13— The bank*
and stores here are to distribute over
$10,000,000 in bonuses to emplo>oe.*3
at Christmas.
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MINERS IN CONVENTION
SEATTLE, Dec., 13— The miners
of the state are holding a convention
this afternoon. They will determine
whether they will return to woik oh
Monday. The operators in Western
Washington predict that mining will
resume Monday.
MISSOULA, Mont, Doc., 13— It is
26 degrees below zero here today.
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CHICAGO, Dec., 13— A full pass
en.^r service on the Northwestern
system of railroads will be resumed
next Thursday.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Dec., 13
' - On account of the present cold wave
it is predicted all crops in the valley
have been ruined.