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_ REWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1919. TEN CENTS PER COP>
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By Associated Pres*
WASHINGTON. Jan.. 3— Secre
tary of Wat P iker told the House Mil
itary committee today that the Wai
Department was undecided repardinir
universal military service. Societal)
Baker indicated that there was yet no
definite project for a permanent mih
taiy but that recommendations would
%vbe prefer ted to Con press after U.?
peaiC conference abroad is concluded.
Sec*x*tai y Baker stated that h
hoped that it would lot be ncc'ssaiy
to ko< p i. large r m\ n Europe for
two yea if*, as at fir<t indicated. Sever
hundred thousand m n have been di •
<*h:uged frem the army since the sign
injr of the armistice and a million
more will be discharged within the
next five weeks.
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TO INSPECT
ALASKA
POSTS
By Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan.. Major
General John F. Morrison, command
ing the Western Departmen of the
United States Army, is to make a
complete inspection of the Weste n
Army posts. Maj. Gen. Morrison will
go to Alaska when the transport ser
vice is resumed according to annout -
cement made at headquarters today
DEATH CAUSES GLOOM.
The announcement of the death of
Dr. Charles Leslie Hale, which ap
peared in yesterday’s Gateway, ca>t
much gloom among the dead dentist’s
friends. Dr. Hale came to Seward \u
190.'», about the *ime the Bank of Sew
ard was established. He remained here
until 1908 when he went to Cordova
where he had been located to the time
of his death. Pr. Hale was a compara
tive voung man. He was well liked by
all those fortunate to have his ac
quaintanceship.
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Last night there was another
heavy fall of snow out the line as far
as Bird Point.
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By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Jan., William
Gibbs McAdoo, testifying today bo
fort* the Senate Interstate Commerce
committee, related the accomplish
ments of the railroads under Federal
: control.
Mr McAdoo argued for a five year
continuance of government operation
to provide for a complete tost of uni
fied direction.
Mr. McAdoo said that he believed
that under war conditions, sufficient
-bowing had been made -to indicate
that all reforms the Administration
had made in railroad operations are
desirable as permanent peace meas
ures.
‘•The public should have peace
opportunity to test government con
trol,” concluded Mr. McAdoo.
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MEAR’S REGIMENT SHORTI.Y
TO COME HOME FROM FR \NCK
According to letters received in
yesterday’s mail, the 81st regiment
Engineers, known as the Mear’s re
giment, will shortly leave France for
home .One letter stated that the regi
ment would perhans take a transport
around about the first of January, per
haps now the regiment is on the At
lantic. coming towards the good old
U. 8. A.
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TRAIN OUT SUNDAY
There will be a train out for An
i chorage Sunday, leaving about 0 o'
clock in the forenoon. Connection will
probably be made with the train leav
ing Anchorage tomorrow morning
Thirty are to leave Anchorage on the
train for Seward
PEACE TALK
STARTS ON
13TH
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By Associated Press
PARIS, Jan., 3— There is every
1 ike?iho<xl that the preliminary peace
confeience between the four great Al
lied nations will open on Monday, Jan
uary 13th.
It was announced today that the
conference secretaries will be Paui
Butasta, French Ambasvsador to Switz
-erland, and Philippe Berthelot, of the
French Foreign office.
. ARE BEING SAVED
FROM TRANSPORT.
By Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan., 8— One* thous
and soldiers, included some of the
wounded, have been removed from the
Transport Northern Pacific, aground
>n Fire Island. The remainder aboard
the transport are being removed to
day in small boats also by breeche.
buoys.
WAS FAMOl'S CHARACTER
Joseph Sliscovich, who Jied in S<na
tive fiom the influenza, according to
a dispatch in yesterday’s Gateway,
was a former Nome roadhouse keep
er and is frequently mentioned in Rex
Beach’s writings of the north, especi
ally the story “A night at Sliscos.”
The son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Bal
laine was recently seriously ill m
Seattle with the influenza which re
sulted in an operation on the young
man’s ear. For many days the lad wa
in a serious condition according to
mail advices.
The old one story frame building
on Broadway, north of the Alaska
hotel, occupied by the Bazaar and
others years ago, is being prepared
for moving to Fifth avenue where it
will be remodeled into a cottage.
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I MI CH LAND READY
FOR RECLAMATION IN THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Jan., Returns
from 24 of the .‘>9 counties of the state,
on the questionnaire sent out by the
federal reclamation service through
Washington State Land Settlement
Association, show that there are at
least 2,750,000 acres of Eastern. Wash
ington irrigable lands and approxi
mately 2,500,000 acres of Western
Washington logged of lands awaiting
reclamation.
The survey of such lands is being
conducted in line with the state, west
ern and national movement to deter
mine land resources available for the
use of returned soldiers.
By Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan., .*>— Several German
army corps are concentrated today on
the border between Posen, Prussia,
and Germany. The soldiers are pre
pared to defend the German rights to
the Posen province against the Pole
raids.
It is known here that the Polish
;umv is svell equipped, well officere.l
and is composed of seasoned men.
anxious and ready to fight. It is u 1
lerstood that two thirds of the Polish
army are those who have seen active
service on the western front duritt?
the past year.
Military authorities agree that
when the German corps and the Polish
regiments meet, there will he a ter- j
rifie fight. I
COL
GIVEN A
CROSS
By Associated Press
SEATTLE, Jan., 3— Colonel Dan
D. Pullen, of Skagway. Alaska’s first
cadet to West Point, the greatest
Westpoint football player, has been
awarded the distinguished service
cross. On September 26th, Col. Pullen
lead a tank charge to Hois de Coissy.
He rallied the disorganized infantry
men who later occupied the positions
taken by the tanks.
Col. Pullen practically “grew up”
at Skagway. Mrs. Pullen, his mother,
is at present proprietress of the cel
ebrated Pullen House at Skagway and
also owns and operates a large ranch
at Dyea.
WEATHER REPORT
The following is the weather re
port for the 24 hours end at 7 o’clock
this morning:
Seward 30, cloudy, calm.
Anchorage 20, cloudy, calm.
Montana 30, cloudy, calm.
Chickaloon 5 below, cloudy calm.
Matanuska 20, cloudy, calm.
ARE PROBABLY MARRIED
In the Seattle papers of December
14th, appears the names of Martir
Banbury and Mrs. Lippert, as the two
principles for a marriape license. The
well known couple are perhaps mar
ried by this time althouph no notices
have been received in Seward. Mi.
Banbury is at present employed in a
shipyard at Tacoma.
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BRIDGE CLUB POSTPONED
There will be no Bridpe Club party
tomorrow, postponement beinp taken
fov another week.
YANK MAKES
RECORD IN
THE AIR
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. !*OXlK)N; Jan!, .**— Captain T. .1.
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Lang, the American aviator, in a Br!
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tish aeroplane at fspwichj today es
tablished a world’s altitude recoitt.
Capt. Lang ascended .**0,500 feet. So
ntense was the cold in the upper re
gions that Capt. Lang was severe1 y
frost bitten.
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IDAHO MVY
HONOR HER
HEROES
By Associated Tress
BOISK, IDAHO, Jan., 3— The mat
ter of a memorial for Idaho soldiers is
being held in abeyance until the legis
lature meets on January 6. A sym
posium of letteis on the subject, gath
ered by u newspaper from all memb
ers of the next state senate and house
if representatives, shows an unani
mous desire on the part of the legis
lators to make a substantial appro
priation of state funds for some kind
if a memorial. There is, however, no
jnamity of opinion among the legis
lators as to the form of memorial
vhich shall be built.
A suggestion that finds the mo t
favor is for a large appropriation of
state funds to be divided into 41 equal
parts eo that each of the 41 counties
may use the money as it sees fit. and
double the fund with a county ipp’o
priation or subscription. Ar.othoi
scheme that is securing many ndhgr
ants is to construct a new wing to the
statehouse at Boise which shal* con
tain a memorial hall and an exhibit of
war reties and authentic records o*
Maho’s war efforts in all lin^s. \
third scherhe which is popular is t ' '
construction of a great northern and
southern boulevard to link the pen
handle of the state with the southern
portion. In conncetion with this it
proposed that a tree shall be p ant' d
along this boulevard for every one of
the thousands of Idahn men wi n en
’istod in government service and ♦i n*
memorial arches shall span this h,fvV‘
way in every town through which it
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By Associated Pres*
ROME, Jan., ,‘J— The King and
Queen and an immense enthusiastic
crowd mot President Woodrow Wilson
at the depot this morning when he ar
rived here.
The King and President Imd lunch*
eon together today.
Parliament is to tender a recept
ion to the American president and the
king will give an official banquet. The
citizenship of Rome is to he conferred
upon the President possibly tomorrow .
President Wilson will visit the Poor,
visit the American church officials.
From Rome President Wilson will go
to Jenova, probably on Sunday, then
to M !an. visiting TurnUr on Monday
and leaving for Paris Monday night.
Everywhere, frbm buildings and
along streets, American flags ar.*
prominent in the elaborate decorat
ions. There is a holiday today and aii
of Rome is taking part in celebrating
the visit of the “big chief of Peace.'
as several morning newspapers cm.I
President Wilson.
ENTERTAINS THE U.S.
ROME, Jan., — The Italian new.
papers have eulogistic articles re
garding the visit of President Wilson.
“We entertain the whole *of the
American people in honoring Presi
dent Wilson,” says one newspaper.
“The people of the United States
are the most Democratic, most power
ful and most progressive in the
world’s history and President Wilson
measures above the high standard we
have placed the American people, ’
editoiially declares another newspap
er.
SEATTLE SCHOOLS
ARE TO RE-OPEN
ON MONDAY
By Associated Pres*
SEATTLE, Jan., 3— Health Com
missioner McBride today issued a
statement that Seattle has the lowest
influenza death rate of fifteen reprv
sentative cities of the United States.
Five hundred and seventy one diect in
this city during the first eleven
months of 1918.
Schools will leopen next Monday as
the health officials believe that the
acute danger is over.
Several other cities in Washington
are still quarantined and Seattle is
maintaining a quarantine against sev
eral cities.
HEARING CONTINUED
The hearing in the case of the
United States vs. D. S. Me Alpine,
came on before U. S. Commssioner
Whittlesey at 1 o’clock this after
noon but on motion of the defendant’s
attorney, the hearing was continued
-until IQ o’clock next Monday morning.
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