FRANCE IMPOSES TRADE EMBARGO
JAPS TO SUBMIT EQUAL RIGHTS PLEA
ENGLAND AND FRANCE PLANNING TO
DO WITHOUT AMERICAN GOODS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated IVcss.
WASHINGTON. March 20—That England and France may not be
come such important puchasors in American markets during the reconstruct
ion period as has been anticipated, was disclosed today when the announce
ment of the War Trade Board that France has followed the lead of England
in imposing an import embargo on foreign goods. The French embargo is
similiar in every way to that recently enacted by Great Britain.
Officials bore believe that the enactment of the French embargo means
that the Allies have completed plans for their industrial reconstruction desig
nated to eliminate foreign products and purchase as far as possible. It is also
believed that England and France have established a pool fund in America
for the purpose of making purchases jointly to meet tin* import requirements
of their peoples, thereby eliminating all superflous costs.
Those in touch with foreign developments express the view that England
and France are planning to do without either American financial assistance
or American products and will obtain only basic materials until they are in a
position to supply their own wants. It is pointed out that the trade em
largoe’s will produce an enormous decrease in American exportations and are
a serious blow to our foreign trade.
RUTH GARRISON CONFESSES MURDERING WIFE OF MAN SHE LOVED
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Prcnus.
SEATTLE. March 20—Ruth Garrison, the eighteen year old girl ar
rested by the police on a charge of poisoning Mrs Grace Storrs in a local de
partment store lunchroom yesterday, has confessed, according to a statement
given out by the District Attorney’s offices late yesterday.
Although at first strenuously denying that she was responsible for the
death of the Storrs woman, Ruth later gave way under a close cross exam
ination by the police and representatives of the District Attorney's office and
admitted that she had placed the poison in Mrs Storrs luncheon, which she
had ordered purposely before the murdered woman arrived to keep an ap
pointment with her slayer.
After admitting her guilt, Ruth told the police that she had not planned
to do away with the wife of the man she loved until almost within the hour
•.he deed was accomplished. She said she acted entirely on impulse and gave
as her reason that she loves Storrs. The possible results of her rash deed
apparently do not bother the girl and her only preturbation appears to he as
10 whether Storrs still loves her. During the examination she expressed a
wish to see Storrs several times. Ruth says she bought the poison on her
way to the luncheon in response to an overwhelming impulse to do away with
her rival. She then hurried to the department store lunch room and ordered
the luncheon, afterward stirring the poison into a fruit cocktail before her
guest arrived.
The girl apparently suffers hut little remorse over her crime, her only
fear seeming to be whether she still possesses Storr’s love. Storrs is enroute
to Seattle from Okanagan, where he has been employed as a mechanic. ,
MAY FINANCE RAILROADS BY MEANS BOND ISSUE
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 20—Announcement was made today that the
War Finance corporation is considering flouting a bond issue within the next
few weeks for the purpose of providing funds for the maintenance of the gov
ernment controlled railroads and to meet other expense demands of the cor
poration due to the failure of congress to provide appropriations.
The contemplated bond issue will probably total two hundred million
dollars bearing interest and redeemable within a short period.
ENGLAND ORDERS TWO GIANT DIRIGIBLE BALLOONS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
LONDON, March 20—The British government has given an order to
an English aeronautical construction firm for two enormous dirigible balloons.
The dirigibles will be eight hundred feet long and will be propelled by six high
I power engines. Each will have a lifting capacity of eighty tons.
The new air monsters will be considerably larger than the largest
German Zepplin’s and of approxlmatly 30 per cent greater carrying capacity.
In general lines of construction, the British dirigibles will resemble the German
air monsters.
WILSON WILL PRESIDE AT LEAGUE
OF NATIONS COMMISSION MEETING
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, March 2—Announcement was made today that President
Wilson will be the chairman of the commission of the League of Nations which
X will consider the proposed amendments to the League of Nations constitution.
The commission will hold Its first meeting Sunday. Several neutral
nations have or are preparing to submit amendments to the convention ad
‘ opted by the Pedce Conference in February. Probably a half dozen delega
Itions representing the ideas of the nations which do not approve of the League
constitution in its present form, will probably be heard by the commission be
fore final recommendations are made to the peace conference.
BOLSHEVIKI LOSE THOUSANDS IN FIGHTING NEAR ODESSA
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 20—Reports from several near Eastern sources say
the Bolsheviki are virtually in complete control of the Ukraine as a result of
their campaign of the past six months but are encountering desperate losses
in the fighting with the Allies around Odessa.
Reports reaching Constantinople say the Bolsheviki sustained terrific
lasses in recent battles with the Allied forces in the region north and north
jj «nst of Odessa but forced the Allies to withdraw over a wide front. In fight
ing in and around the town of Nikolaiev, situated on the Bug River seventy
miles northeast of Odessa, the Bolshevists are said to have lost between five
J»nd eight thousand men in their attacks on the French forces. The Bolsheviki
I fought with the greatest desperation and apparently with utter disregard to
the number slain until the French garrison was forced to withdraw to
'Odessa.
/ NEW FORM PLACER LOCATION CERTIFICATES NOW READY
' (RovM end emoted May■ vand fer eeto by the NOME NUGGET.)—
VERSAILLES. PLACE OF
HISTORIC MEMORIES
1 ’A HIS,-— Versailles. where the
Peace Conference are being he!-I lias
tragfr memories for Franc ■ 'the
scene of her great humiliation when,
on January IS, 1S71. in tlie famous
Galleries lies Glaces. King William of
Prussia was proclaimed Gen an ■ m
Iperor. About five wt*>'>: the
French envoys were for <1 ti liyn the
preliminaries of the hard peace im
posed upon France by Bismarck.
Tlie Germans set an imposing stage
i for the first ceremony, old King
William, the Crown Prince Frederick,
(father »>f the last German emperor;
Bismarck. Aloltke and other Prussian
generals and princes, assembled for a
religious service. After the sermon
was preached the King read a patent
establishing tlie empire, ami Bismarck
followed with the proclamation, which
concluded: "May God grant us and
the German empire, not by warlike
conquests, but with the graces and
gifts of peace for the national well be
ing. for freedom and civilization."
Cheers l’n;- the new emperor were
led by the Grand Buko of Baden.
It was at Bismark’s lodgings in tin;
Hue de Provence, Versuilas. that he.
negotiated the. peace treaty prelimin
aries with the French representatives,'
Thiers and Favre. The French were
compelled to agree* to 11n * sunviulor^
of Alsace and much of Lorraine, and
to pay an indemnity of $1.00<>.utW).iM)0
and to submit to a German entry into
Paris and a German occupation <of a
large area in Frame.
ALASKA R. R. TRAFFIC
EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS
Associated Press Service.
ANCHOR ACJE. Alaska.- Phsscii-VI
traffic over the completed sections of
the government’s railroad lias proved
much heavier than officials of the .'ia-j
ska Engineering Commission antici-|
paled. Travel from the jntea-ior. es-j
pecially. is larger than in former
years, most of it being pitr.-cms des
tined for the states. Tr.tv Hers com
ing from the Innoko, Iditnmd. McMrath
and Cacho Creek districts come by
trail to Sunshine, where they buiurd
* rains for Anchorage and then change
cars for Seward.
This year’s exodus has included not
only owners <.f summer gold placer
diggings, but operators of winter digg
ings. Winter mining in the interior,
therefore is at a low ebb this year.
IT IS MORE ECONOMICAL TO
EAT
AT THE ARCTIC BAKERY
THAN TO COOK AT HOME..
Echoes From Wdshinijtoo
Washington Happenings Always Inter
est Our Readers.
After reading of so.many people in
our town who have been, cured by:
Doan’s Kidney Pills, the question
naturally arises: “Is this' medicine
equally successful in our neighboring
towns?” The generous statement of
this Washington resident Leaves no
room for doubt on this point.
Mrs. J. C. Brown, 10S E. Thjrty
fourth St., Tacoma, Wash., says: “My
health had always been tine: until my
kidneys went back on me some, ten
years ago. At first I diet n’t pay milch
attention to the trouble and finally I
was so bad off I could hardly go. Half
of the time I was in bed nr&ihlc to do
m.v housework. Everything. I dad to
relieve myself failed and C was just
miserable and discouraged. I was1 ad
vised to try Doan’s Kidney- Pills but
had got where I thought th ere wasr no
help for me. Doan’s helpe d me from
the start and two boxes re moved the
trouble. My good health came back
and I felt fine ever since E Joan’s cured
me."
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Adv ortisemsnt
JAPS TO SURMIT AMENDMENT TO
LEAGUE OF NATIONS CONSTITUTION
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PAltlS, March -Th<* Japanese Peace Conference delegation announ
ced today that the Tolcio government will submit an amendment to the League
of Nations covenent providing that the contrac ting parties in the league shall
agree to grant equal ami just treatment to all aliens within their borders who
are nationals of other states associated in the League.
Discussing the Japanese intention, members of the delegation say Jap
an believes tthat the citizens of nations who are detuned sufficiently advanced
to become members of the league should be granted and have equal rights in
all countries ide ntified wilh the League of Nations, whether they arc traveling,
or living in foncign countries.
ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY HONORS ARCHDEACON STUCK
Spot ial to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
LONDON, March 20— The Loyal Geographical Society of Great Ihitaiil
lias awarded a back grant to ltev. Hudson Stuck, Archdeacon of the Episco
palian diocese in Alaska, in recognition <*f his ascension of Alt. ALcKinley and
other Alaskan exploits and travels, according t" an announeemnt made to
owing to various contentions regarding the question of who first as
cended Alt. >1 r.Kinl'w. La- now discredited claims of Dr. Cook forming the
principal cause of delay, ihe Geographical Society has not heretofore given
due recognition to the exploit of the Alaska churchman in ascending the
famous peak.
LETTISH ARMY GIVES BOLSHEVIKI HARD THRASHING AT MITAU
Special to The Rome Nugget by Tho Associated Press.
COI’KNI;!.\>IKN. March 20—Libau advices announce that tho Lettish
forces operating in the (hnirland section **f Western Russia have captured the
important town of Mitau after inflicting a stunning defeat to the Bolshoviki
army. The Red .-army is reported retiring along tho whole front with tho
Lettish forces in close pursuit and inflicting further punisliment.
Mitau is ait Important railroad junction situated twenty six miles
southwest of Riga, f.is acquisition by the Lettish army is a severe blow to
the Bolshevists, who will probably be forced to fall back to Riga.
NEUTRALS TO EXPRESS VIEWS OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS PROPOSALS
fpeilal to The “Nugget If Tito Associated Press
| express tht*ir views "i 111• • proposed amendments to the constitution of tin*
the views ..f the neutral powers who have been invited to participate in the
pioposed int"inniionai league Lord Robert t'ecil, spokesman for the British
p. a • delegation, wiil o t ,.s eh .irman of the neutral mooting.
Krujn oibeiai source- ii is learned that the three Scandinavian coun
tries at to pres . dentical proposals favoring the League of Nations and
aslxing that m ntr- i►.• permitted t«* affiliate.
ENGLISH PREPARING TO HEAD OFF
AMERICA IN TRANS ATLANTIC FLIGHT
SpeGal to the Nugget By the .Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS. V l‘. .March 20—A number of noted British airmen atrl
also several English metoorological experts have arrived here to conduct oh
,soiva.tnuis of ulr conditions along the North Atlantii toast in connection with
a proposed aeroplane flight across the Atlantic during the early summer.
The machine which will he used in the attempt to cross tho Atlantic
aha already been shipped here from England and is in readiness for ih pi >
posed fiiglit. No* announcement has been made regarding the date on which
the effort will he inaugurated. Present indications point to the attempt be
ing made some tiwe in May.
NOTED JAP ALIENIST CONVICTED OF MURDER
Special tt> The Nome* Nugget by Tho Associated Piets.
TOWSON Md. ..March 20—Or. Norbu Ishida. tho noted .Japanese alien
ist, has b«pcn convicted of murdering Or. He* - ire B. Wolff and has been sen
tenced to life imprisonnrtnt.
Ishida was associated with Dr. Wolff In the treatment of mental dis
orders and killed his partner in a fit of jealous rage
FRENCH OCCUPY KA.RLSRU H E AND MANN
HEIM ON EAST BANK OF RHINE
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
GENEVA. March 20—The French forces occupying Alsace and the
fRhine Palatinate, have occupied Karlsruhe and Mannheim, two of the most,
.importa nt cities in southwestern Germany, situated on the east bank of the
Rhine r Iver in the Baden province, according to advices reaching here today.
) ' Tho reports say the French command has announced that the occupa
tion of t he two towns is due to Spaxticun outbreaks developing there.
THIRTY’ EIGHT AMERJCANS LEFT OUT
_OF 91st. DIVISION MORTOR BATTERY
Special to tho Nugget By the Associated Press.
1 ' TACOMA. March 20—Thirty five men and three officers are all that
are left out of the more than two hundred members of the trench mortor bat
terv of the"91st. Division which left ('amp Lewis a few months ago for ser
vice on the French front.
The indicated number, all that remains of the battery, arrived here
iyesterdaW. On departing the battery numbered two hundred and forty men.
‘ell of v rhom were trained at Ctump Lewis. The others were either killed or
■wounde* 3 or were transferred during the short period of their service with the
■ national? forces.
I The battery was the first unit of the 91st. Division to receive train
ling her e.
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