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£* ' NGHAI, Mar. 1.—OV Monday
nds of Japanese troVjps were
ed here from transports ar
t with reinforcements.
W lese reports are to the Vffect
. ^finite peace plans are ^eing
iered by both sides in \this
'tallway communications are &'x
■ted to be broken by Wednesd, ay
„he Japanese encircling movje
;t and fears are felt as to ta^e
vfcy of Americans and otlJer
Igners residing along the lifne
...he railroads. J
.vities in the Shangwang <fi
,n; were confined to a stonle
defense by the Chinese wjho
began a counter-offensiva.
\kt in the day, Chinese trof,0ps
rallied again and attacked! the
•'ese in other sectors, taking a
v toll among the enemy.
.is was followed by a withering
bardment by the Japanesjl who
ied ahead a considerate dis
tcf.
a.. Japanese troops fyJftmday ad
i-soed slightly in Chapei and
T?rpwan ureas. Announcement
• tfade that on Wednesday, the
: . rjese would launch a general
in the Kiangwan sector.
'iJapanese forces here are ex
(g orders for transfer to Man
if peace is declared in
hai. With the 100,000 Sov
diers massed along the bor
* Manchuria, the theatre of
the Far East may be shifted
erably as a result of this
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of- A1
AR INEVITABLE
ARTHUR, Manchuria. Mar.
.e Japanese Consulate here
; war with Russia is inevit
^hat in addition to the 100,
^t troops now massing on
\uria railway and border,
Soviet soldiers are be
n reserve in Vladivostok
leavy artillery and am
is being moved to the
! is SUNS
1IJ iSSISI
OSTOQ, Mar. 1.—In addi- |
e massing 0f 100,000 Sov- j
at Vladivostok and on
:s of the Ussuri River,1
quieting nevrS iS received
d Soviet government has
l the iodine factory at
y to make poiscn gas.
all\ppearances Russia ap
to be'V^’ell up i* modern
r arrived frfc&™ Europe and
i large stores of*S’-mmunition j
led at Vladivostok.
■ vers believe tha£ a war be
3ussia and Japan is inevit
id will be eithter over Man
Dr the fisheries question.
r5E A LONC'jr CONFAB
VO, Mar. *1. (/P)—Peace pro
made by. Jophe Paul-Don
’rench SLeague of Nations
e, are t& be accepted by the
se government at the pro
/conference at Shang
, is falso stated that the
of tlJie War and Navy De
nts *>f the government will
'eptf the peace proposals. It
drsUbod that the conference
ver (a long period of time as
are many things to be at
d to)
.Cl'tL WORKER PASSES
I V’RANCISCO, Mar. 1.—Mrs.
.ifer, a social worker for con
in San Quentin, died here
day.
troops
CHINESE TO MANCHURIA
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.
(JP)—The Chinese government’s an
nouncement that they will send a
punitive expedition against the new
State of Manchurian lias caused no
surprise. There are 100,000 Chin
ese troops now in Manchuria as;
opposed to a regiment of Japanese, j
mmm sis
FROM SEftTILE NOTH ;
BIG PASSENGER LIST
SEATTLE, Mar. 1. (/!’) — The SS
Northwestern, of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, sailed at 9 oelock
this morning and carried 123 pas
sengers, of which 30 are booked
through to Seward as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. McKanna. F. J
B. Cunningham. Mrs. Edith Hanley.
Chas. F. Peterson. Miss Verna
Smith, Thos. H. Cox. Mrs. R. Beck.'
Herman Price, Mrs. P W. Hurley,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. S. McFarland,
Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Deigman and
two babies.
Leonard Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Lindsay, J. Frank. L. Panting, Fred
C. Miller Jack Fulton, Mrs. Peggy
and Marion Fulton, Nick Gaikema,
C. H- Code, H. Umlauf, J. F. Simon
geski, Mrs. W. Wahl Wilson and
child and eight steerage.
CHINESE LINE HERS
CHflPEI TO NINGINM
IN TERRIFIC 8ITTLE
SHANGHAI, Mar. 1. UP)—Japan
ese officials claimed that the en
tire Chinese line at Chapei waver
ed through Western Kiangwan to
Miaochangchen and were driven
back in the most, terrific battle
Shanghai has ever seen.
Twelve thousand reinforcements
were landed in 36 hours by the
Japanese. The Nipponese used ar
tillery. planes and tanks in their
drive and expected to defeat the
Chinese before the League peace
proposals become effective.
Two mines exploded close to two
Japanese warships. Inhabitants of
the Settlement rushed into the
streets screaming and more than
700 wounded Chinese were taken to
the hospital. The Japanese cas
ualties were heavy.
FINLAND TROUBLE
HELSINGFORS, Finland. Mar. 1.
(/P) — Withdrawal of less money
from banks and difficulty in se
j curing foreign currency, are the
! notable results of the Fascist revolt
| and encounter with government
troops 25 miles from here. The
Fascists demand ousting of Com
munists aind Socialists from the
; cabinet. Attempts of the govern
; ment to round up the Fascist leader
failed.
LADIES OF MM, ILL,
DAN TOWN FOfl A DAY
AURORA, 111., Mar. 1.—-It was a
great day here yesterday for the
ladies of this city. For a day they
| ran every department of the city.
In general, they upset the apple
cart, but when night finally ar
rived, they were very thankful to
turn the reins of government and
operation of other businesses, back
to the men.
They were drooping on their jobs
by evening and told the men to
“take back their old jobs.”
COURT ADJOURNS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
The Supreme Court of the United
States adjourned Monday until
March 19 after a brief session on
opinions. When the court again
opens it will have its full comple
ment of nine judges, including
Chief Justice Cardoza, who was re
cently appointed to succeed Justice
Holmes.
MAYOR BROWNELL OF SEWARD
IS RECIPIENT OF MANY
FINE LETTERS
Attesting the interest of Con
gressmen in thf suggestion recent- j
ly promulgated by Mayor Don
Carlos Brownell of Seward calling
attention to the utter lack of for
tifications in Alaska and pointing
out Alaska’s strategic position in the
Pacific hemisphere, numerous let
ters from Washington, D. C., were j
received in this mail.
Senator Wesley L. Jones, chair-^
man of the Committee on Appro- J
priations. wrote he read the article, |
in The Gateway, with much inter- J
est and that the siuation will have
his most careful attention.
Representative Joseph W. Byrns.
chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, said it was the fer
vent hope of everyone there will
be no war but should it come “you
may be sure all will recognize the
necessity for adequate defense of
our western coast and our territor
ial possessions.”
Senator Tasker L. Oddie, chair
man of the Committee on Post
offices and Post Roads, believes
there is much truth and justifica
tion in “your statement and I shall
give it my careful consideration.’’
Representative Albert E- Carter,
member of the Committee on Riv
ers and Harbors, recalled his Alas
ka trip last summer which extended
as far west as Unalaska and is of
the opinion Mayor Brownell’s sug
gestions are worth serious consid
eration and he proposed to confer
with the War and Navy Depart
ments.
An Associated Press dispa ch last
week from Washington announced
Representative Carter had proposed
both a Naval and Air base at Un
alaska.
Senator John B. Kendrick point
ed out that on previous occasions
he had talked with colleagues of
the great possibilities and even
advantages afforded this country
in its control of the Alaska coast.
The Alaska coal fields, Re said,
would be ideally situated for the
purpose of refueling ships of war.
Senator Kendrick is a member of
the following committees: Agricul
ture and Forestry, Appropriations,
Audit and Control of the Conting
ent Expenses of the Senate, Indian
Affairs, Irrigation and Reclama
tion, Public Lands and Surveys.
Representative Frank Murphy,
member of the Committee on Ap
propriations, thanks Mayor Brown
ell for his letter and article, as
suring him he is a warm admirer
of “your people in your splendid
progressive little city.”
From the Department of Inter
ior, Ernest W. Sawyer, staunch Al
aska publicist, wrote he has work
ed for two years to get both the
Army and the Navy to put aviation
training stations in Alaska. The
Navy should have a training squad
ron base at Seward and the Army,
one at Fairbanks.
Mr. Sawyer also referred to the
importance of encouraging con
struction of the proposed Pacific
Yukon-Alaska Highway.
OFFICALS INDIGNANT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1 —
Government officials are newly in
dignant today with the announce
| ment that another white woman in
Honolulu had been attacked.
Sringent measures are expected to
be put in effect and probably a
complete reorganisation of civil
government over the islands.
OPPOSE ROOSEVELT
! NEW YORK. Mar. 1.—Ex-Gover
nor A1 Smith announced, after a
conference, that he would oppose
Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Ver
mont Democratic Presidential nom
ination.
LEAGUE DELEGATES PROPOSE
TO HOLD ROUND-TABLE
CONFERENCE
GENEVA, Mar. 1.—International
cooperation in an effort to halt the
hostilities now being waged in j
Shanghai between Japan and China t
took formative steps Monday at
the League of Nations as member
nations expressed their willingness
to support the League in its ef
forts.
The League has adopted plans
whereby it is hoped that hostilities
will be ceased, but before final en
actment, these plans must be ap
proved by both the Chinese and
the Japanese. China is said to be
willing to accept the plan at pres
ent.
The plan, as outlined by the
League, would provide that the bel
ligerents in Shanghai withdraw
their forces simultaneously; that
a round-table conference be held
at Shanghai on the basis that Ja
pan does not desire any territorial
gain; that China recognize the
safety of the International Settle
ment.
These peace negotiations were
supported in full by delegates of
Great Britain and Italy. The Unit
ed States representative at the
League said that the United States
would be “happy to associate itself
with the move.”
Foreign powers are enthusiastic
over the plan because it will mean
that the International Settlement
will be temporarily spared by the
armistice which will result.
EMERGENCY BIERS
El INTERIOR UK)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
The Postoffice Department has
granted authority to the superin
tenddent of the Railway Mail Serv
ice at Seattle to employ a carrier
for emergency service in Alaska on j
a route from Nenana via Hot
Springs, Tanana, Kokrines, Ruby,
Koyukuk, Nulato, Anvik, Holy Cross ;
and return to Nenana. The trip is
to be made weekly and the carrier
will receive $1,250 for the round
trip.
Another emergency carrier sys
tem will be established from Holy
Cross via Russian Mission, Fortuna;
ledge, Andreafsky, Kotlik, St. Mi
chael and return to Holy Cross. The j
carrier on this route will receive
$891 for the roundtrip.
Both emergency mail routes will
be maintained from May 15 to Oc
tober 15.
ANOTHER ASSAULT
HONOLULU, Mar. 1.—The crime
wave which swept over Honolulu
recently broke out anew with the
assault of another white woman.
Mrs. Kathleen Hope, wife of a first
class machinist on the submarine
S-28, which is now enroute to San
Diego to join up with fleet man
euvers, was the latest victim. A
youthful Chinese has been arrest- j
ed for connection with the crime, j
Excitement in Honolulu once more
runs high.
“PEPPER” MARTIN AGAIN
OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar. 1.—
“Pepper” Martin, baseball sensa
tion of 1931, was seven years old
Monday, or rather he celebrated his
seventh birthday. Martin is prob
ably the only baseball player who
is a full-fledged "leap year” baby,
being bom on February 29. Martin
left for Florida to begin training
for the coming baseball season
after spending his birthday with
his parents here.
Dr. A. R. Roberts returned to his
local offices Monday after a busi
ness trip to Valdez.
REPUBLIC FORMULATED
MUKDEN, Manchuria, Mar. 1.—
The recently established independ
ent Manchurian Mongolian State
of Ankuo, or the Manchurian Re -,
public, was formally proclaimed j
here yesterday with the inaugura-J
tion of Henry Puyi as chief execu-j
tive of the new State.
FOUR FEET CF WATER j
COVERS R0.SD5 NORTH i
OUTSKIRTS OF SEftTTLE
SEATTLE, Mar. 1.—Small boats
and rafts were paddled over high
ways yesterday throughout this
State which is experiencing the
most disastrous floods in its his
tory.
The Skaggitt and Snohomish
River levees gave way Monday and
hundreds are homeless in that
area. People were driven to the
roofs of their homes and barns; it
was stated that at least 250 ma
rooned people were removed from
this perilous situation.
A 12-foot high tide was register
ed by the Snohomish River.
North of Seattle, the highways
are covered with four feet of water.
Hundreds of cattle have per
ished.
moil IS SOUGHT
FOR MURDER; THOUGHT
LOCATED II SOUTH
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 1.—William
Loren Tallman, who was the ob
ject of a nationwide search in 1929,
for connection with the mysterious
slaying of Mrs. Virginia Patty on
the morning of June 4, 1929, is
thought to be hiding at Crowley,
Louisiana.
Officials of the Louisiana city
have telegraphed Los Angeles au
thorities for a full description of
Tallman to be used in identifying
the man they are now holding.
Tallman, a radio operator on a
ship plying on the Pacific Coast,
was a close friend of Mrs. Patty
and soon after she was slain Tail
man disappeared. It was thought
that he might have perished in the
famous Mateo whirlpools in San
Francisco Bay when he jumped
overboard in an attempt to elude
authorities.
The beauty of Mrs. Patty, and
the mysteriousness surrounding her
death, caused a tremendous sensa
tion on the Pacific Coast.
THOUSANDS OF ELK DIE
ABERDEEN, Wash., Mar. 1.—Elk
in the Olympic Mountains are
starving to death; hundreds have
been seen emaciated and weak. An
extraordinary severe winter is re
sponsible.
INCOME TAX RETURNS
SMALLER THIS YEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
Income tax returns for 1931 so far
have been considerably smaller and
slower than for any length of time,
officials of the Internal Revenue
Department state.
March 15 is the deadline for
sending in income tax returns
without penalties being incurred.
The officials say that the slowness
this year is due to the belief of
many that Congress will enact leg
islation which will alter the 1931
rate.
No change in rate has been made
and the same rate as previous pre
vails.
WET ACTION
SALEM, Mass-, Mar. 1.—The State
Legislature signed a measure call
ing for a referendum amending the
liquor laws. The question will be
I put up to the vote of the people
of the State.
STENCH FROM DEAD
COMPELS CHINESE
TO EHGUEIE M
DEAD CONSISTING MOSTLY OF
CIVILIANS, MEN, WOMEN
AND CHILDREN
SHANGHAI, Mar. 1—Kiangwan
has fallen! But not because the
Chinese were forced to do so. The
Chinese in explaining -why they
evacuated Kiangwan, said that the
stench from the thousands of bod -
ies caused the mto undertake evac -
uation of that section and evacua
tion has been going on for two
days.
The Japanese were unaware that
the Chinese were evacuating the
section and when they occupied
the city the Chinese had removed
everything that was of any value
—even cooking utensils.
The dead consisted mostly of ci
vilians, men, women and children.
The Japanese said that they found
a number of dead sold:ers also.
Strife between the opposing
Chinese and Japanese forces con
tinued in various sevens around
the Chapei section. :e Japanese
have recovered mw i the ground
they lost when the nese staged
a surprise offensive ; drove them
back considerably. * hting was
centered around a bi yge where
the Chinese attempted tv >tem the
Japanese onslaught, l ut ilt-T many
casualies had result d from both
sides, the Japanese re in control
of the bridge. Despit ' 11 the fight
ing neither the Chir. te or the Jap
anese have securer any material
advantage over the {ther so far.
The Japanese IfJve threatened
the Chinese that they will launch
an intensive aerial attack on the
Chinese railways unless the Chinese
halt their practice of bringing up
reinforcements and preparations
for this aerial attack are underway.
The Chinese were given until March
2, Shanghai time, to consider the
Japanese demand
With a background of booming
guns, peace efforts continued but
the Japanese army did not seem
willing to await word as to the out
come of the negotiations and the
Chinese appeared to be willing to
battle further as they are quite an
gered by the Japanese note.
EXTENSIVE PACIFIC
MANEUVERS PLANNED
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Mar. 1—
The United States Navy Depart
ment has given orders which will
place two-thirds of America’s Navy
in Pacific waters. There is no sig
nificance attached to this order,
it was stated, excepting that these
vessels will participate in the an
nual maneuvers.
The order will place about 199
war vessels west of the Panama
Canal early in March. A number
of aircraft will also accompany the
ships and will be present to act as
fleet scouts during the maneuvers
S600.000.000 TAX PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 1.—
The sub-committee agreed on the
general sales tax plan by which
$600,000,000 may be raised. The
new tax will not include farm prod
ucts, newspapers and certain mag
azines. The proposal to raise pos
tal rates failed.
FLOOD WATERS RECEDE
SEATTLE, Mar. 1. (£>)—Flood wa
ters are receding and despite heavy
rains, a pack train reached New
halen the Seattle Light Depart
ment workers community, where
four men were killed, bringing in
food. Three hundred persons have
been oin rations of canned food
since Thursday when they were
isolated.
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