SPARTACANS IN CONTROL OF RERUN
FLU WIPING OUT POPULATION TAHITI
BERLIN GOVERNMENT OVERTHOWN
BV SPARTACUS RADICALS — REPORT
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 9—The latest advices reaching here from Germany say
the Ebert, Schieclemann government at Berlin has been overthrown by the
Spartacus extremists.
The Liebkneclit followers are said to have, gained control of the gov
luent buildings and ofllees after sanguinary fighting with the troops and sup
porters of the Ebert government. Ebert, Sehiedcmann, Haase, and their fol
lowers are said to have narrowly escaped capture by the. rebels and are fn
hiding somewhere in the capital. The city is apparently under the complete
control of the radicals and a new revolutionary government composed of In
dependent Socialists has been formed.
The reports indicate that desultory fighting is still going on between
the extremists and followers of the provisional government and prospect3
of further trouble are indicated In the report that Gustave Noske, command
er of the German government troops is planning to send new forces against
the capital in an attempt to regain control and restore the ousted provisional
government.
Dissension and revolt are rife among tin* troops, however, sts indicated
by the statement that part of the government troops in Berlin have joined
the Sparticans who are in possession of all principal points.
To all appearances the growth of the radical movement is progressing
steadily. Barts of the Rhinlsh provinces and Bavaria are now reported in a
state of civil war and a new civil war niovcfhent Is apparently developing
and threatening to Involve a Large part of the nation.
Lai# Reports Say Sparlicana Ousted by New Government Forces
BASLE, Switzerland. Jan. 9—Loyal Ebert government troops are re
reported to have arrived in Berlin from Postdam and drove the Spnrtiean*
from the Thiergarten and also occupied the Public Printing works.
Severe fighting is in progress in several parts of the city with both
sides employing artillery and machine guns. A large number are reported
to have been killed during the severe fighting in the Wilhelir.stras.se yester
day and the street is said to have been Jittered with the dead.
Additional government troops are reported on their way to the capital
to assist in driving the rebels out.
The latest reports Indicate that the Sparticans have been forced to
give up a large part of the city captured during the fighting Tuesday and
Wednesday and are being gradually driven out of the*government buildings.
Heavy Fighting Continued Yesterday
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9—Reports from Berlin today say severe artillery;
fighting is in progress near the Central Telegraph offices today, with the
government troops gradually overcoming the Sparticans.
■i. The Llobknecht followers are said L>‘aa\9 renewed their attempts, to
seize the offices of the Chancellor In the Whllhelmstrasse but were repulsed
with a loss of thirty killed and forty five wounded.
HITCHCOCK DECLARES ALLIED OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA FRIENDLY
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Tress.
VVASHINTON. Jair. 9—Replying to the recent request of Senator John
son of California for an official statement regarding the Russian situation and
the aim of the American and allied activities in Archangel and Siberia,
Senator Hitchcock. Chairman of the Senate committee on Foreign
Relations, told the Senate'today that the attitude of the. allies in Russian
territory is entirely friendly and In no way hostile, to the Russians.
Hitchcock asserted that the operations of the Americans and allied
forces have never at pny time been directed against the general interests of
the Russian people. Altho operations in Russian territory, the Allies are
apposing only the German and Bolshevik! forces, he said, and have no in
tention of perpetrating any act which will be on a nature detrimental or In
jurious to the true Russians.
Regarding the seizure of Vladivostok and the Murmask and Arch
angel coasts. Senator Hitchcock said they were taken possession of by the
allies as a military measure in the war against Germany and their seizure
was in no sonse intended to damage Russia. Referring to the present state
cf Russia. Hitchcock said there is no Russia now,—only a vast disorganized
aggregation of local governments without mutual aim or interest.
SOPHIA INQUIRY TO BEGIN FEBRUARY TENTH
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
VICTORIA. Jan. 7.—Official inquiry into the cause leading to the
wreck of the Canadian Pacific steamer Princess Sophia in the waters of
Lynn Canal, with an attendant loss of over two hundred lives on the night
of October 29, will commence on February 10. according to official announce
ments today.
The hearings will probably be held at Vancouver, owing to that city
, being more centrally located than Victoria and of easier access to the Alaskan
fitnesses, a majority of whom reside at Juneau.
Justice Morrison, of Victoria will preside at the inquiry- Two
nautical assessors will be appointed, one of whom will be Captain J. D. Mc
Pherson, British Columbia Wreck Commissioner The other nautical ex
pert has not been named yet. Justice Morrison announced today that he Is
not at present aware of the scope of the inquiry.
Other off|o|a|s named in connection with the Inquiry are A. I*. Lux
ton, who will be counsel for the Crown; K, P. Davis and K. E, McMullen
hayo been designated to represent the Canadian Pacific railway: .J 8. McKay
will represent the Yukon government and S. T. Pankey and M. B. Jackson
will be attorneys for the relatives of the dead. A large number of witnesses
are coming from Juneau, . .. . _L__
TRAPPERS
NEW FISH INDUSTRY DE
VELOPED IN SOUTH
.\HROclated Press Service.
NEW ORLEANS,—Salt gar fish,
10,000,000 pounds a year, will go from
Louslana waters throughout the
country, according to plans completed
by a local fish concern with the ap
proval of John M. Parker, state food
administrator. Mr. Parker has eat
en the salt gar, fried, baked, stewed
and In courtbulllon and pronounced
It excellent, even declaring it more
palatable and nourishing than high
priced cod-fish. Formerly gar fish
were used only for fertilizer and bait
for crab nets. It has been announ
ced that salt gar will be cheap.
49er« HOLD RE-UNION AT FRISCO
Associated Press Service,
SAN FRANCISCO,—Eleven men
who came to California in '49 across
the continent by a prairie trail or by
sailing vessel round the Horn met
here recently and drank a toast to
“the days of gold". They represented
the 41 remaining members of the
Society of California Pioneers, which
at one time comprised 3,000 lovers
of adventure. For years the pioneers!
have held a reunion In this city, but;
year by year Hie attendance dwind
Among those who made the last pil
grimage from various garts 'if the;
country were three meihbers of the
vigilance committee which, in 1869#
quelled a reign of terrorism and law
lessness in San Francisco by num
ber of hangings.
LAFAYETTE BURIED IN
AMERICAN SOIL
Associated Prfss S*Tftas.
PARIS —How mrinv Americans
know that Lafayette -was hurled In
American soil? CJeneraJ Thiebalut
writes in his Memoirs:
“His (Lafayette's) tomi> it at Plc
pus.... It was In this spot that he
had had placed a dozen barrels of
earth taken from some battlefield In
America, which he himself had
brought back."
DUTCH CABINET COM
POSED OF YOUNGSTERS
Associated Press. Service.
HAGUE,— The new Dutch Cabinet
is one of comparatively young: men.
The new Premier, Jonkheer Charles
Ruys do Beercnbrouck, is 45 years
of age and a devout catholic and
prominent social worker. The ages
of others range from 49 to 58 years.
A. B.’» ATTENTION
An Important metl nj of lit Aic*
tic Brotherhood will bo hold on
Friday, January 10th. at 0:30 P. M.
All brothoro in requested to attend.
G. R JACKSON, Recorder
PUBLIC NOTICE.
Mailt may now bo dispatched to
Teller, Wales, Solomon, ftluff and
Golovin and may alto bo received
from those point*.
Travel Is still prohibited beyond
Wales, Igloo, Shelton, Muff and Golo
vin as well as to all places net in
fected with the Influenza Epidemic.
Dated at Nemo, Alaska, December
SO, 1911. _ . . . .
DANIEL S. NEUMAN
A A Health Cemmistienor.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
AH MrMii hiving tkhn against
(he Hurrau of Education cr the terri
tory of Alaska, growing Out of (ha
influoaua epidemic, an roguoatod to
Mo came, duly itomiaod and without
delay, with ono of tho jindorsignoc...
e. b. evam,
t.m?
Mayor ad Mom*.
FLU WIPING OUT POPULATION OF TAHITI
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PAPEETE, Tahiti, Jan 9.—The Tahiti island group is in the grip of the
mighty wave of Spanish influenza which has swept over the earth in recent
months and has already wiped out a large part of the population of this and
surrounding islands.
Fully twenty per cent of the population of this city has already been
wiped out by the disease and dozens are dying daily.
Native peculiarities and the habits of native life render the task #*f
preventing a further spread of the malady one of great difficulty and the
epidemic continues to spread in every section in spite of all that can be done.
Reports from the outlying islands say hundreds of the natives are dy
ing dally and the disease is progressing practically unchecked.
WILSON TO HOLD IMPORTANT CONFERENCES
REGARDING ENEMY COUNTRIES NEXT WEEK
£ facial to Th4 Nugget by The Associated Press.
I'AfUS, Jan. 9—President Wilson will hold conferences with the
premier's of England. Prance, Italy and Belgium next week regarding the
enemy countries and will probably lay the groundwork for the peace settle
ment demands which will be made by the Allies at the peace conference.
It is believed in official circles that matters affecting Germany will
be given first consideration, those of Austria second and Turkey and Bul
garia last. The opinion is also expressed that the conference of Premier's
will dead only with the most general principles, leaving the details to be for
mally worked out at the Allied conference scheduled to commence next week.
The officials believe that only a broad form of agreement will be
•leached by the Allies before president Wilson returns to America in Feb
ruary, cl I ho it is expected that matters will be so arranged that there will be
t*ut slight prospects of disagreements over details. According to one In
formant of high authority, t he conference will probably consider first a
general agreement for a league of nations or similiar machinery to enforce
the terms of peace, second, consideration will probably be given to the es
tablishment of the new independent states resulting from the war. Follow
ing the general resolution of these important questions, the conference will
probably turn its attention to the consideration of indemnities and will then,
conclude peace treaties with the Teutons on the basis of the agreement
reached between themselves.
Franco Names Delegates to Allied Conference
PARIS, Jan.. 9. —The French peace delegates designated to represent
France at the peace conference are Premier Clemenceau. Foreign Minister
Ptnchon, Finance minister Klotz. Colonial minister Simon and Commissioner
to America, Andre Tardieu.
BRITISH STATESMAN DECLARES LEAGUE OF
NATION8 ORANIZATION INDISPENSABLE
Special to the Nugget fly the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 9—Lord Robert Cecil, who arrived in Paris today with
the first section of the British peace delegation, stated in an interview with
an Associated Press representative that a. definite organization of a league
of nations is indlspenslble to the maintenance of the plans of the allies as
well as the first step toward the conclusion of an enduring peace and a satis
factory settlement of international problems.
In the view of the British statesman, an organization of this character
provides the only way to deal with numerous important international ques
tions of the present as well as the future.
Lord Cecil declined to discuss his attitude toward the Germans be
yond stating that joint International action is immediately necessary to re
lievo millions of people who are at present lacking the necessaries of life in
enemy as well as in other war devastated countries. An international coali
tion is, he declared, the only means of regulating the common interests like
national railways and posts, waterways, the telegraph and wireless systems
and the use of the air. and to insure the observance of the terms of the peace
treaties.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND NEW YORK HARBOR WORKERS STRIKE
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan 9—Fifteen thousand harbor workers employed on
local harbor steamers, tugs and lighters have gone on strike for the eight
hour day and waterfront shipping is practically at a standstill.
Ferry boats, steam lighters, small steamers, tugboats and other wat
er front craft are standing still. a.s well as the police boats employed
In guardling property along the river and bay. Fully twelve hundred
boats and power barges employed by the national Railway Administration
atv included among the vessels tied up by the strike.
As a result of the inability to employ tugs, foreign shipping is in
volved atd many ships destined for foreign ports will probably bv- compelled
to lie Idle until the strike is settled.
FRISCOITES MAY BE COMPELLED TO
WEAR FLU MASKS TO STOP EPIDEMIC
special to the Nugget By the Associated Tress.
SAN FRANCISCO, .(an. 9—Prospects that the average San Francisco
resident will soon he forced to go about his duties hearing the aspect of a
masked highwayman are presented In a recommendation made by the Board
of Sunervisors last night that an ordinance be passed by the Board compelling
all persons to wear inflnensa masks on public highways and whenever away
from their homes. *
Epidemic conditions show slight Improvement hut the influenza is
still widely prevalent and the Board of Supervisors believe that flu masks
present the only reliable means of preventing a further spread of the disease.
ROOSEVELT DEMISE GLOOMS REP. NAT’L COMMITTEE MEETING
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Tress.
CHICAGO, Jan. 9.—The death of Col. ItoOBevelt has cast a deep gloom
Jitter the meeting of the Republican National Committee here.
The banquet, scheduled for Friday evening has been cancelled and
wilt probably not be held this year.
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