No. 29 TWENTY SECOND YEAR SKA6WAY, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1919
PRICE 10 CENTS
Berlin. Friday—Two hundred
opartacan prisoners who were cap
tured. by tbe government troops
were marched to their death on
Tuesday, after death be-n pro
nounced against the<m.
The men marched through the
famous thoroughfare, Unter den
Linden singing revolutionary songs
Earlier on this same day 24 Spar
Weans were executed in Moabjt pri
son. While the executions were tak
ing place, Germain women fought
with the Reds a^ainet the guards
outside the pi-toon walls and several
oficers who ware wounded in the
fight were first stabbed to death and
th® the women scalped them. After
•his < h-ev held war dances about the
bodiea oi the mutilated officers.
HUM QUITS
OLD SERVICE
10 ALASKA
San Francisco, Marah 14 — The
Steamship Humboldt, which for mar
than two decades has been employed
in the Seattle-Alaska run. passed
from the ownership of Max Kalisu
and associates, known as tlie Hum
boldt Steamship company, to the
ownership of Walter Seammvl today.
It is the intention of the new own
er to place the Humftoldt on the
Ban Francisco Los Angeles run.
2ktr. Kalish made no announce
ment as to his future plans.
SOPHIA ill
HEARING IIS END
Victoria, Friday — Upoa the re
turn of the inquiry board into the
Friaoesaj Sophia disaster from. Ju
naau. Alaska, the hearings were re
nin e J in thig city, and it is now
aearlng a clcwe. It is intimated
that a decision of the inquiry board
will be given out within the next
two weeks. No intimation has
been imlned upon whom the respon
sibility of the terrific loss of life
will be fixed.
SENATE CHOOSES
COMMITTEES
FOR TERM
Juneau, Man.li 14 — The a nate
commiitets have "bem JiaiiK- which
aulowed tht' i . V' r branch 01' the
legislature to receive bills on Mop
day, wheu the it gular grind started*.
Presid-.nt Fraw ley ar.noun?ed the
following committees thi a ternoon:
Committee on'Finr.noe and Cor
porations, which iaduxL.g print
tag and purchasing, contigent ex
tPensts, banking and public utilities
—Hess, Britt and Sutherland.
Oo'ni'mitt^ :'e\t Taxation and
Transportation, which incliwics rev
enue, highways and navigation—
Bumdback, JHukman and flees.
Committee on Rules, election and
Klection Laws Ronan, Sund-back
and. Lritt.
Committee on Bducat on and! en
roilment which includ's public
health and morals, Terrltoral of
fices and Institutions—Britt, Hess
and; dun d back.
Committee on Fisheries, Game
and agriculture— -lleekm.au, Suth
erland aj:d Pi-te.
Committee on Judiciary &r-.<l Ffd<
eral Relations, including Amend
ment, conflicts and modification of
Laws—Price, Heckman, Ronan aud
Frawley.
Comittee on Mining, Majiufact
ure and Labor—SutherlPnd, Ronan
and I rice.
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OUR LAST AD?
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month. If your house should happen to bum and
in the excitement you forget to save your Liberty
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one. No trouble to show them.
New Goods Just Received
Van Houten's Cocoa 1-2 lb 70c
Christie's Soda Biscuits 2 lbs Tins 75c each
Royal Yeast Cakes (Canadian) 2 for 25c
Bake-Ko (Egg Substitute) 1 Package Equal
to 3 doz eggs 30c each
P. H. GANTY
Brest, Friday; — WireieM BMB
sagea received here la$t nlgjht stated
th»c the &S. George, Washington
had run into rough and stormy wea
ther and that President Wilson
would therefore be delayed ia reach
log port until late at night.
Brest, Friday—Colonel House and
fromer French Ambassador to the
United States Jesserand arrived in,
this city this morning to meet Presi
dent and Mrs. Wilson upon their ar
rival here.
Paris, Friday—President, and Mrs.
Wood row Wilson arrived In this city
at 11 o'clock this morning, and were
greeted at the station, by President
and Mme. PolntcAire.
The presidents of the two greatest
republics were driven to President
Wilson's residence, where they left
the two dlfltingiulshe' ladle®, and th
t4o proaidtents went direct to tho
Pea-ee Congress chamber.
Parti, March 1 3— The Peace
Congreau again itoo/k up th© qu-es
tiion of international water ways,
and !-t was decided to recommend
that the Rhine be opened/ to nav
igation tv all nations.
Paris, March 14 — The consid
eration of the Russian problem
will come up before the Supreme
Peace council next week.' ThJa
w*a announced by Minister of For
eign Affairs Tardefl-u this morning.
Paris, March 14—President
Wilsoa. and) Premiere demenceau of
Kranca and Lloyd George of Great
Brit&ia are holding a series of rapid
flro conferences. The import of
these short sessions hav© not been
ascertained.
Yanks Beat Up Japanese Consul
j WAehiugton, Maroli 14 — A4v1<kb!
•were received by the Department I
J of Stat* thla morning' fron I Amor-,
ican Minister, Rednech »t Peking1
that he in in receipt of a report.
' tram Tien Tsin that the American
! troops had clashed with, the Japan-1
police and civilians there, an<5
that, he immediately despatched the
first secretary of the American le
gation to the scene of the trouble to
i malice an iarastSfeatlOR,
PekirtP, Ma-roli 14 — The Japan
ese consulate at Tien Tsin
was raided by American mariiu
»nd the Japanese coungul was badly
beaten up.
The American marines claim that
prerrtouj to the attack on tb0 con
nlate, they had been roughly used
by the Japanese, ftnd that the lat
ter had used their bayonets lq forc
iny the Yanks to obey their com
mandf.
SWISS ACCEPT
PADEREWSKI
Berne, Thursday — The Swim
government to din y ftnmrnmced
it had notified PreaWbent Psdere
wpkl that Swltzerlafid would recog
nize Poland and the C*echo-<SloY&k
' states under hb gowrameat.
WILL HOI STAND
FOR HOARDING
' • Washington, M&rch 14 — Stejps
were faJten. by the Attornty Qea
tiral's office tending towards pre
venting the hoaxing of meat*
throughout the United St&tte for tli«
jpuirpose o{ speculation mid profit e
erlng.
Kin BUILDING
HI STANDSTILL
London, Friday—The Minister of
t&a a»vy today announced, that
Great Britain would' build no dread
wuu^htt this year. and. that work on
«U battle phipe and cruisers haa
been »uapended indefinitely.
SINGER PAYS A
HEAVY 1AX
New York, March 14—It was dis
closed today that Enrico Cargo's
laaome lor the past year amounted
to ?164,000 and that the famous
teaoor paid ooe fourth of thifl a^oun
to th« federal government &a his In
come tax
PARIS iELISTS
PUN SENSATION
Paris, Friday — The first derlaJ
duel la the history of the world/ was
arranged for today.
The principle^ ar Obtain. Vand*
arone and Captain Schriber
These two acea will use
single eeat planes equipped with
mftohine guna and will fight to the,
death.
The principle* have ^elected
their seconds, Captain Wadoa MU
act lor Cantata SchriebQr and Cap- j
tain Babo will act tor Vaud»roae,
a ad th« two second* will take the
air at the »me time that tlifl com
batants do.
Patrick Kearney i©£t this morn
ing for Glaciier wher® ke wUl re
sume hla poadtioa witi, the W. P. &
Y. Route uod«r Dennlg Kept is.
Sirs. Johnny Marks, the Native
woman wfco Was taken back to
Hal net some time ago, died 1°
Haines yesterday, according to *
cable rtceiv'MJ by her mother, Mrf.
Manuel Siiv«* .... • ,, L'"'. l»'f 1
WILL BE SENT
FROI COUNTRY
Washington, March 14 — Secre
tary Wilson of the Department of
Commerce and Labor, this morning
ordered the deportation of 37 unde
sirable Western aliens who have
been held' at Ellis Island and it is
expected that this order will be tar
ried uot at once and that the m0u
"will be put on shlpg sailing from
New York during th« next few
does.
Seoul, Korea, March 14—Korea's
declaration ol its independence front
Jafflfan Wye, " We put on the yoke o
another nation, and We were made
ths victim^ ctf a cure of the most im
ptriaiutjc Imperialism In the world,'
iek chess no it
HUE CHINESE Mil
i?aris, March 14 — The Chinese
government today suflced the peace
conference, through her delegates
to th0 peace congress, to use its
influence In curbing Japanese mil
itarism, and to restore all Chlaega
territory to thg Chinese.
TJw Chinese delegates stated that
unless thla was done another war
will biealc out which will again en
compass the world.
SOLDIERS MUSI
BE GIVEN WORK
MUlwaukee, Fridfty — General
Leonaid Wood, In a qp(eeah wjhleh
he mft^e In ijhig city last night said
that, United States goldlers would be
provided with employment or else
they would/ drift into Bolshevism
or pomethfcxg equally as damage
able to the safety of a peacful gov
ernment,
HUNSlUSf NOT
GEI Off EARTH
Paris, Friday—The 3uprem« Wax
council decided today that Germany
must deliver to Che Allies ajl iber ae
roplanes. It waa claimed that she
could not be trusted with them, and
that until all the terms of the peace
treaty had been fuifiilled, Germany
would not be permitted) to manufac
ture «ny air machines whatsoever.
i. wties
AWFUL THREAT
Portland, March 14 — A com
munication from the Portland
branch of the I W. W.'p wag re
ceived by Mayor BaJcer in which
the IadUBtraliBtft threaten to send
th0 head of Captain Johnnsen, of
the Portland police force to the ma
yo rj ly parcel post unless the d«
mandij of the I. W. W. were met
PLANNED WORLD
! WIDE REIIO
- LUTION
Helsingfors, Friday — According
to despatdLes received here today
toe Bolshevist government In Rua
pia hap appointed a Swiss by tho
(name of Moore a# an international
emlaaiary in connection with L«
niae'a plan for a world wide com
munist resolution.
WMTSTOHOLD
AIL CABLE LIKES
.Paris. Friday—Great Britain ia
0»aJcia< to retain ail the cables cap
tured during the war from Germany.
The Am erica a delegates to the
Peace Congress are opposing thi#
plan Of the British, claiming that
this would; give Great Britain a
monopoly of the cables of the world.
ALL SPfflJS
70 SURRENDER
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iLoadcn, Friday — A radio de®
patcb received here this affcermo®
6*318 t£at the German minister of
'waj tag demanded* the uncon
ditional (jujrrendier of all Spartacaa
force | in Germany.
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you ever keep fresh in your memory the
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