No. 45 TWENTY SECOND YEAK
PRICE 10 CENTS
JAPANESE TORTURE YOUNG
GIRLS IN KOREA REBELLION
I native girls through thg streets of
Seoul by thongs of raw-hide which
had beeoi fastened about their necks
and who had been las toed together
by the thumbs with thougs. These
young women had no garments of
any description, and they were
trestc* to all manner of indigni
ties.
NEUTRALS «
DUE MICE
ftEJLOUB
Washington. Apiil 3 — The D>
oartment of Suite announced today
that all neutral nations have been
notified that he United States can
not sell t hffli any more wheat or
flour.
if! 1 flMSEO
ON CABLEGRAMS
Effective April first, all
cablegrams s nt prepaid. or re
ceived collect at ska^vay U. S.
Signal office will be required to pay
a r ■ r tax of five cents for m»vssag s
where the toll is 00 cents or un
der 3nd ton cents for each mes
sage where the to:I is li;ty 'fu's or
more.
Paris, Thursday—It was an
nounced officially this morning that
Germany h:>s placed fifty five mil
lion dollars in gold in a Brussels
bank, which is in payment for the
food which the all it s are permit
ting to be shipped to tho Germans.
native girls through the streets of
Seoul by thongs of raw-hide which
had been f&stenod about their necks
and who had been las bed together
by the thumbs with thongs. These
young women had no garment^ of
any description, And they were
trestr* to all manner of indigni
ties.
RUSSIA IS READY
TO
Mew York. April 3 — L. C. Mar
te us, who it is sa.id, is th<> repre
sentative of the Russian sovitt re
public iii the United States, to
day said tbe republic was re^dy to
deposit 1200.000.000 in gold.' in
American and European banks {or
the purchase of supplies necessary
in the reconstruction of Russia and
the recognition of the sovitt gov
ernment.
He said the soviet was ani.wtis
that all hostilities in Russia come to
an end and that the American
trooro bc> peacably withdrawn.
.WV,
STILL OVERSEAS
Washington, April 3 — Chief of
•Statf G?n«r:i] March announced to
day that there still remained in
■ne United Staes Army two million
cue hundred thousand mon. Of
th*6 number .ona million four hun
dred thousand mou still remain
overseas and tlte report states that
8ini-e »ho signing of th$ armistice,
five huudred an# seventy three
thousand have sailed for home.
NEUTRALS GIVEN
DUE SOIICE
REJLOUfi
Washington, Ap-iil a — Tlie D>
oartment of Suite announced today
that all neutral nations have been
notified that he United States can
not sell t h;m any more wheat or
flour.
in i urn
ON CABLEGRAMS
Effective April first, all
cablegrams s nt prepaid or re
ceived collect at stag-way U. S.
Signal office will 1m? required to ray
a r • r tax of five cents for m^ssag-^s
where the toll is C>0 cents or un
der 3nd U.n cents for each mes
sage where the to'l is lii'ty <eti's or
more.
Paris, Thursday—It was an
nounced officially this morning that
Germany hag placed fifty five mil
lion dollars In srold in a Bruss-19
baitk, which is in payment for the
food which thg allies are permit
ting to be shipived to the Hermans.
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After the Party
You go home to find it burned together with the
insurence policy and the Liberty Bond etc:
Too Late then to Say.
"1 wish I had rented a Safe Deposit Box from
the Bank of Alaska, and it would cost me only
25c a month."
"Now is the time to act. Not Tomorrow
which never gets here."
L BANK OF ALASKA \
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
RUSSIA MIS CONCRETE
PROPOSALS 10 IE ALLIES
Paris, Thursday—There is now bd
fore 'he Allied euvoff* to the peace
conference a diefinate audi concrete
proposal from th© Russian govern
ment for the cessation of hostil
ities.
The oroposel bcare thel Prime Mia
ister Lennine's signature for the
Russian government.
The fact that Karl Kntutsky, a
LEAGUE OF If AIDS BELIEVED Bf
PUBLIC MEIfjOBHSSn FACT
German radical is now in Moscow,
try ins to arrange for a formal al
liance between Germany and Rus
sia, he having the sanction, of the
German government, Jt is stated
on good authority, to complete thaa
ttiliiince, is camsinig the delegawp to
the peace conference to give the
proposal from Russia more thought
th^n the daily official communica
tion Indicates.
lie*! nations. ^
Washington, April 3 — Tb&t ther
Is going to be a league of nations to
enforce peace, and that tfhie United.
Stat's is to be a member of such a
society is now quit^ g&nieraJly con
seeded among the public nu«Q °f
this ciiy.
These men are criticizing the Pio-1
visions of the covenant &a they I
aow stand endorsed by President)
W11 so 11.
The funeral oil the 'ate Willla.ni
C. Bunting was lielft today under
tlie auspices of White Paaa Lodge
No. 113 F. & A. M., with only of
ficer' and pall bear-ra attending.
}lig Bunting, attended by four in
timate friends and Dr. Johnston,
were the only ones allowed to be
present.
Iic.«i nations. x
Washington, April 3 — Tb&t ther
is going to be a league of nations to
enforce peace, and that thto United
Stat-s is to be a member o.f such a
society is now quit^ generally eon
ceeded among the public num of
this cliy.
These men are criticizing the Pio
vislons of the covenant ag they
now stand endorsed by President
Wilson.
WILL ASSIST IN
MII8G TREES
New York, April 3 — The Am-1
eriean Forestry assocl&ticn is to aid
in the resotration of the forests ofj
England France and Belgium sac-j
rificed during the w»r It was an- i
nouiiced today. More than a mil-'
liou aud a half acre? of forests in I
France were destroyed by shell flre|
or cut down for war purposes; |
nearly all Belgium's forests were I
felled by the Germane, and England!
lost 450.000 aercs of forests Pre-j
serves on aceouut of the detnandj fori
timber.
GEI3 A LETTER
F
Juneau April 3 — Dovld. Liloyd
George, English, premier, rscentlyj
wrote Mrs. Ida A. Gilman, a school,
teacher of Haines thank her for j
sending him a copy of a song,
"Mou of America" which phe wrote]
recently.
AEROPLANES 10
El Paso, April 3 — A despatch to
th# Herald announces that Sacr&
tary of War Baker said after leav-,
ins Los Angeles that airplane pa-j
trolg will l>e established along the
Mexican border when. the| army once |
more is on a peace basis.
E DY
NASTY FALLEN
Rorns, Aipril 3 — A despatch froifl
Agrgm received here to£ay says j
that the dynasty of Kara Georgie
vich has been deposed and that a,
republic has been proclaimed) with i
Belgrade ag the capital of Serbia J
aud Jugo-Siajyia.
The funeral oi1 the 'ate William
C. Bunting was held today under
the auspices of White Paag Lodge
No. 113 F. & A. M., with only of
ficer? and pall bear'-r3 a>t tending.
Mig Bunting, attended; by four in
timate friends and Dr. Johnston,
were the only ones allowed to be
pr?Ktnt.
Tile solemn ritualistic ouriai cer
emony was read' at the gr^ve by
Worshipful Master W. E. Fe.iro,
sssiste-d by Chaplain E. L. Winter*
berger and other officers of the
lod^e.
The pall bearers ware: D. Mc
Donald. M. Gutfeld, G. G. Miller,
W. C. Wright, T. J. standiah and
Guy aippenejle.
The funieral train left thio under
takine Chapel at three o'clock. The
stores were closed for an hour In
respect to the mem or}" of our re
spected friend and citizen.
Many floral offerings were sent
by sympathizing friends a»cl( much
regret was expressed that they could
not by their presence attest to
their friendship.
prisoTdoors
THROWN OPEN
rierlin, Thursday — The govern
ment prisons and municipals Jails
are being emptied by the Bolshe
vist rioters in a number of the cit
ies throughout Germany, accord fi§
to reports which have been re
ceived by the government officials
in this city. ,
VOLUNTEERS TO
60 OVERSEAS
Washington, April 3 — A War De
partment despatch. 9«nt to General
Pershing today states that all eol
dip'e in the American army or oc
cupation now ia Germany would be
released aS rapidly aq volunteers cat*
be spcured and sent overseas. ]
KH BEPORTS MESE
DO NOT HOLD L CtLIFORHI
Mexico Oity, Thursday; —I In, r2 -
spor.se to a request for Information
by the American Minister to Mex
ico from t.h,e Mexican Department of
Agriculture, the Secretary of Agri
culture announced this morning
that no foreign natton had. of would
they be permitted to acquire land
in I.cwre Californlna.
J The request for the information
the United: States from Mexico
the outgrowth of the Japan* sa mi
! ter, as it had been reported tt
vast tracts of lan-d teas been i
quired in Lower California by t
| Japanese.
HOME FROM ITALY
OY FIRST DAY
OF MAY
Washington, Thursday — The
War Department announced today
hh>it practically all the U nitod
States troops serving in Italy at th,3
present time will be returned home
oy the end of the month.
SHAFFER
SPARTACANS
Ooblenz, Thursday—Tha America®
troop# In command of a bridge
head near this city reported having
seen German troops on the opposite
bank of the Rhine early thta morn
ing moving towards FranWort,
where, It Is reported, they are go
ing to put down the Spartaean up
rising.
Loudon, Thursday — Official
despatches received here from Pet
rograd, assert that a real revolu
tion hag broken out in that city
a.ealnst BodshevijJc rule.
SEATTLE 11
MEETS DEATH
Washington, April 3—A report
ceived at the War Department fr
the tolling aviation field early
day says that Lieut. Thomas
Graves oj Seattle was instantly ki
at that place when, his aeropte
buckled' up while at an elevat
ot about two thousand* feet.
When a number of mr.m who 1
witnessed the collapse of the i
chine reached the spot wh
the body lay it we found to hi
been crushed! to a pulp by the t
rifle Impact with the groun. j.
BOLSHEVIK Of
Berlin, April 3 A Bolshevik
fensive ptarted today In E
Prussia against the German tro
guarding that action of the na/tj
and- late reports assert that the £
eminent troops are making a e
oessiul resistance.
Paris, Thursday—A semt-offi
announcement today sayg that
left bank of the Rhine is to
neutralized with Belgian an4! Fn.
troops occupying this territory
til such a tim«» as Germany si
have paid the entire amount of
demnities as wa r reparation
posed upon it by the peace comer
Most joyfully we welcome you back!
May the days as well as the years ahead oi
you ever keep fresh in your memory ik
appreciation and pride which mere words alone
cannot express* You did the job rightl
f Iff } Military training has certainly worket
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clothes to properly fit your bigger chest
1 OUT smaller waist, more muscular limbs, shouh
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Our new fashions and woolens await your inspec
tion and we will gladly measure you and arrange for de
livery of the finished clothes to suit your convenience.
JAMES KENNEDY