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MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIV. NUMBER 66.
SEWARD, ALASKA. THURSDAY. March 21, 1929.
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JOSi iWIMQBTALS
BRILLIANCY OF HTS GENIUS
WAS HAILED THROUGHOUT
THE WORLD
PARIS, March 21, (.V)—Ferdin
and Fcch, Marshal of France and
'commander-in-chief of the Allied
forces during the world war, died
at his home after a lengthy illness,
at 12:50 p. m. yesterday eastern
time.
“The foremost strategist of the
great, war,” was Sir John French’s
characterization of Ferdinand
roch, Marshal of France.
Crowned with an immortal glory
ns the “savior of civilization, the
conqueror of the Germans will go
down in history as the military
leader who, with more than 10,
000,000 soldiers under his com
mand, directed five battles at once
and brought peace to a world de
solated by four years of indescrib
able terror and bloodshed.
HUMBLEST OF MEN
The victor of this modern Arma
geddon was said by Marshal Joffre
vo be “one of the humblest of
men.” “The brilliancy of his gen
ius was hailed thruout the world
during these historic days in 1918
when the Allied armies under his
1 command drove the Germans out
% of France. The magnitude of his
m military operations was stupend
Mlw.s. He never would admit defeat.
'His memorable message to Jof
re, the hero of the Marne, when
the overwhelming armies of von
<Kluck were sweeping on toward
Paris on September 9. 1914 will
■ever remain a classic with all
I soldiers. He said ■
"Mv right is crushed. My left is
»n retreat. I am attacking with
my center.”
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The appointment of Foch as
Generalissismo of all the Allied
forces on Mare,h 29, 1913, eight
..lays after the Germans had start
ed what was to be their last great
offensive in the west, was general
ly regarded as the master diplo
matic stroke of the war. Unity of
command brought fresh confi
dence to the Allies and consterna
tion to the enemy.
Foch’s career could be summed
np in the word “prepare”. Born
October 1851 at Tarbes, a little city
n the Pyrennes, close to the
Snani-.h border, his boyhood was
not characterized by brilliancy as
i stuoent. In a class of 70 at the
Scole Polytechnique, which he en
vfi»tered in 1871 just after the
^Franco-Prussian war, he graduat
ed 45th But he was a hard work
er, whh a wonderful memory and
great persistency.
HIS ADVICF NECESSARY
Foch had a tremendous part in
the peace negotiations and in the
many European problems which
developed from them. His advice
in military matters was necessary
upon countless occasions while the
Allies were whipping their plans
for reconstruction into shape and
he was called upon to draw up an
offensive campaign against Russia
in 1920, when the Bolsheviki
>threatened to overrun Poland and
jpiperil the safety of France.
VISITED AMERICA
October 22, 1921, he sailed for
America to be the guest of the
American Legion at its national
convention in Kansas City, sum
moned for November 1. Upon his
arrival in New York he was ac
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The steamer Peary (above) has been chartered by
! Mathew F. Bramley (inset) in his quest for a sunken
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PREMIER, POINCARE IS EXPECT
ED TO BE THE ONLY ONE
TO SPEAK
PARIS, March 21, (#>)—'The bod;
of Marshal Ferdinand Foch lay is
peace in a simple and sparsel;
furnished room in the stately ol<
mansion near the Invalides Pal
ace.
A guard of honor took possess
'ion of the courtyard in front o
his home and Parisians passei
with heads bowed and hats off.
While the nation planned it
i.dxth national funeral, its highes
known honor, funeral services wil
probably be held next Tuesdaj
| with great ceremony, in the Cath
iedral Notre Dame.
Premier Poincare is expected b
I be the only speaker. Genera
|Pershing, visiting the bier, arrivei
shortly after Clemenceau.
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CHICAGO, March 21, (A5)—Dr
Fridtjoof Nansen, the famous Arc
tic explorer, announced his plans
for the Arctic exploration expedi
tion aboard the dirigible Grai
Zeppelin next year.
He said the giant dirigible will
leave Germany in April of next
year, cross the northern seas and
tie up at Nome where the United
States will build a mooring mast
From Nome, according to the
plans, the Zeppelin will fly over
the Arctic to make metealogical
observations and collect scientific
data.
GENERAL EXECUTED
MEXICO CITY, March 21, (/P>—
! General Aguirre, chief rebel com
1 mander in the province of Vera
I Cruz, was executed at Lamagras
at 7 o'clock this morning after a
| court martial.
I
ON HIS WAY
- : SAN FRANCISCO, March 21, (/P)
' —Lieutenant Colonel Frank Grif
fith who has been the ninth corps
! signal officer left for Seattle to
; take charge of the Alaska cable.
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BERGER AT KETCHIKAN
j KETCHIKAN, March 21, (Spec
ial to the Gateway)—Arrived at
Ketchikan todav and will leave
| direct for Seward, Heinie Eergei,
| Captain of the M. S. Discoverer.
RESCUE WORKERS EXPRESS
FEAR MINERS NEAR CEN
TER EXPLOSION
PARNASSUS, Penn., March 21,
I (A3)—Scores of miners have been
entombed in the Kinloch mine al
ley of the Camp coal company. Ap
proximately 100 men escaped two
hours after the blast.
Company officials said there is
| a possibility that many others will
find their way to safety.
| More than 300 miners were in
-the workings and of these a lium
! ber were believed to have been at
work near the main heading,
i Rescue workers feared they are
1 near the center of the explosion.
i
TANANA, March 21,1 (/P>—In
| fluenza claimed the lives of four
i in the last three days. Two others.
| at an old station below Tanana,
| also died.
Basil Antoski, dog team mail
j carrier, one of the first victims,
idied Tuesday; his wife yesterday:
i Lucy Emerson, another white, the
i others being Indians.
: INDIANS ENJOY RICHES AS LAND ONCE
.! SCORNED YIELDS OIL AND METALS
The Osage and Quaqaw Indians lived in poverty until
the discovery of oil, zinc and lead on their hilly and rocky
holdings. Victor Griffin (lower left), Quapaw interpreter,
is the zinc and lead king, and Maud Lee Mudd (upper
right) Osagc-Seneca maiden, has a fortune estimated at
$5,000 000. The rich Indians build fine homes, like the
one shown below.
MEASURES INTRODUCED FOR
ELECTION OF AUDITOR:
ALSO TREASURER
JUNEAU, March 21, (Special to
the Gateway)—In the senate a
memorial was introduced by Sen
tor Dimond in which congress is
asked to change the meeting day
of the Alaska legislature from the
first Monday in March of every
odd year to the third Monday in
January, because this is more con
venient to all.
Under the changed conditions
; in the Territory this proposed date
will work no hardship on any mem
ber or the legislature.
I
i The senate amended the Steel
! education bill creating schools of
two classes; the first with less than
450 pupils and the second over
that number. The first to receive
85 per cent and the second 75 per
cent. It is estimated this will in
crease the biennial school costs
approximately $75,000.
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The senate bill repealing the
Territorial statutes creating In
dian villages, governmental, was
‘passed unanimously as did the
measures giving the attorney gen
eral authority to employ special
assistants where it is more eco
nomical to the Territory.
One measure, reducing the board
of medical examiners to five from
eight members, and the measure
providing for the commitment of
minors convicted of crimes to re
formatories, were acted upon.
BENNY BENSON
Benny Benson, designer of the
Alaska flag, who lives at Seward,
wni get $1,000 to pay for his educa
tion at the Alaska College if the
measure by Senator Dimond is
passed.
The last legislature appropriated
the sum of $1,000 to send the boy
to Washington with the flag but
he did not go. Dimond seeks to
have the money set aside to send
him to the college.
Benjamin introduced a bill ap
propriating $1,500 for the Alaska
museum to procure specimens
of Alaska birds.
The house passed the deficiency
bill carrying $14,000 and the sen
ate bill, carrying $2,200 to continue
payment of transportation of
school pupils for the rest of the
year.
Donnely introduced a measure
providing for the election of an
auditor and McDonald introduce*
a bill for the election of a treasur
er. Both are practically identical
with the measures introduced
earlier in the senate by Dunn.
GENERAL ELECTIONS
AflAT CLEAR OUT SLUMS
LONDON, March 21, (/P)—The
Baldwin government, with general
[’lection near, is expected to inten
sify its efforts to wipe out Lon
don's slums and to cheapen ear
:ares to permit workers to com
mute from the suburbs. Such a
program, if adopted, is expected to
end conservatives additional vot
ing strength in the city.