THE KUSKO TIMES
'lSistorei
Gibran
WOL. III. NO. 6
McGRATH, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1023,
PRICE 25 CENTS
Germany Now Sending
Out Feelers to France
Endeavoring to Dis
cover Basis for New
Negotiations.
Muenster, Peb. U.—Germany
• will hold out to the last. Chan
cellor Cuno, who is making a
tour of unoccupied areas, today
pleaded in an appeal for unity
and support of the government,
adding that “if we do not stand
together now the republic • is
lost.” Cuno charged that the
i French invasion was carried out
* for.none of the reasons given,
tv bntwwas a “stretching of her
t hands'toward added territory in
'. which there is coal and coke.”
Paris, Feb. 5.—Faced by pen
* ury, so far as coal is concerned,
’ the German government-sent out
t feelers to France today, the evi
de»nt qjbiect being to discover the
NEAR EAST
SITUATION
ilsmet Paslia Believed
Ready to Accept Al
lied Treaty.
London, Feb. 5.—Lord Cur
zon, who is conducting the Near
East negotiations at Lausanne
for the British government, re
turned here this afternoon and
proceeded at once to an urgent
meeting of the cabinet, called to
consider the Lausanne proceed
ing! _
(Paris.—Advices received here
1 from Lausanne state that the
Near East conference has not
been terminated officially and
that Ismet Pasha is ready to ac
cept the allied treaty provided
-the Turkish delegates are per
. mitted to discuss a further unan
imous course.
The Havas news agency learns
that ‘Ismet 'Pasha has accepted
the allied terms respecting ca
pitulations, which has been one
of the subjects of greatest con
tention.
U. S. Paying Million
a Day to Disabled Vets
Washington.—'The United States is
now paying about one million dollars a
. day to disabled world war veterans, ac
cording to a Treasury department
statement issued today. The statement
also discloses that veterans of the civil
> war are drawing an aggregate of seven
hundred thousand dollars a day.
basis tor new negotiations in the
matter of reparations.
According to the Bulletin de
Statistique, Germany has re
ceived from France an itemized
bill of expense which calls for
ninety seven thousand million
gold francs.
London, Feb. 6.—The report
that the French have advanced
twenty five miles beyond the
frontier, occupying Goddelau, in
Hesse, reached London today in
an Essen dispatch to the Times.
The dispatch adds that Germany
momentarily expects occupation
of Mannheim by the French.
Dusseldorf, Feb. 6.—French
troops have taken up positions
225 miles south of Ruhr, and
have also posted heavy artillery
at Stepel.
Offenburg aud Appenweir, in
[Baden, were occupied by the
French today, according to a dis
i patch fom Berlin.
FUR SEALS
OF ALASKA
George Goshaw Makes
Charge Before Sen
ate Committee.
■
Washington. Feb, 5.—George
R. Goshaw. representative of an
Eastern fur-buying firm, today
endeavored to introduce before
the Senate fur seal investigatian
commitiee newspaper articles in
timating that Senator S. *P.
Spencer, of Missouri, is associ
ated with the Fouke Fur Com
pany, of St. Louis, which firm
now holds a ten-year contract
with the Government for hand,
ling the product of the seal fish
eries of the Pribilofs. Goshaw’s
attempt proved unsuccessful.
Delegate Sutherland, in urging
passage of a bill now under con
sideration, stated that Alaska is
vitally interested in this matter,
as he waa aiming to bring about
the enactment of legislation
which would cause proceeds of
seal sales to be expended in
Alaska.
5500 Refugees Aboard,
22 Deaths During Trip
Athens.—The steamer Ionia arrived
at I’iraus today, having on board 5,500
•refugees from Asia Minor. There
were twenty-two deaths during the
voyage.
Billy Duffy, from Big river, with the
inbound mail, arrived this evening.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Seattle.— W. G. Whorf, a pioneer of
the Cook Inlet section, and who patent
ed the first coal claim in Alaska, died
here today _
Seattle.—Two princes of Denmark—
Prince Valdemar, and his son, Prince
Erie—arrived today, being passengers
on the freighter Peru.
Washington.—Revenue agents’ raids
in this city ended with a total of 97 ar
rests, together with the confiscation of
hundreds of gallons of liquor.
Sofia, Bulgaria.—A bomb was thrown
at Premier Stamboul Izky here today,
while seated in his box at the National
Theater, with three of his ministers.
No one was injured.
• Lios Angeles.—Roscoe “Fatty” Ar
buckle announced tonight that he had
signed a contract to direct, motion pic
tures and that he was "done with act
ing.” __
Several Arrivals Via
Minchumina Trail
Thomas P. Aitken, Deputy Marshal
Peter McMullen, Major George W.
Albrecht, Charles E. Taylor and S. W.
Piukham arrived yesterday, with their
several teams, comiug over the trail
from Kobi.
Mr. Aitken returns here .alter a
business trip to Kantishna. having,
accompanied by Mrs. Aitken, left here
on Dec. 23. Mrs. Aitken left a- few>
days ago for the Outside, and will
probably return here the latter part of
March or in early April.
Mr. McMulleD, after a vacation of a
couple of months visiting relatives on
the Outside, is again in charge of his
oilicial duties.
Major Albrecht and Mr. Taylor, who
have for several weeks been attending
to court matters in Fairbanks, are on ;
their way to Iditarod. Major Albrecht
has been attending to toe legal busi
ness of the firm on the Outside for the >
past couple of years, but will, with his !
associate, resume his practice over at !
Iditarod.
Mr. Pinkbam is a representative of
the Posiottiee De|>artaient, and his
visit here at this time is presumably in
connection with matters pertaining to
the pouch abstracted from the sled of
Mai] Carrier Biilv Duffy, somewhere
between .Iditarod and Opbir, on or
about December 29, concerning wbicb
at this time there are no new revela -
tions, so far as known to the layman.
Coming from Minchuciine, Mr.
Aitken leading the way, the party
traveled the old Indian trail between
the lake and Talerdo. This trail has
not been used by mail teams up to the
present. buL assuredly will be in fu-,
ture, as it reduces the trail from a
semi-circular one to a comparatively
straight one and makes a saving of
probably ten miles. Mr. Aitken is also
of the belief that, with the kinks taken
out. the distance from McGrath to
Kobi will be about 220 miles.
Lloyd George Doesn't
Like Debt Settlement
PIvinouth/Eng.—Lloyd ,Gecrgc, re
turning today after his vacation in
Spain, said that he felt the American
debt settlement terms were bard and
that he was frankly disappointed.
Anthony Sweeny, coming from An
chorage, was a last minute arrival to
day, having come by way of Kobi.
Ghat lie O’Halloran, from somewhere
in the bills, was a Tuesday arrival
STAND WITH
FRANCE
National League Com
mander Recalls Bis
marck’s Methods.
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New York, Feb. o.—American
troops should be shoulder to
shoulder with French force a it:
occupation of the German Ruhr
district, National Commander
Owsley, of the,American Legion,
declared in an address here to
day. “Germany has violated
her treaty on reparations debts,
and • France is only using the
same methods that Bismarck
used fiftv years ago,” said the
Legion commander.
A few days ago, Billy Jones, the
Opbir freighter, .purchased a team of
horses from Joe Ferris, of Ruby. To
gather with Felix Riley aud Ferris,
the Jones outht are engaged in hauling
supplies from the Tolstoi country.
SUSTAINS
OWN ACTION
Reparations Commis
sion Reasserts Itself
iOn Moratorium.
Paris, Feb. 3.—The repara
tions commission today adopted
a resolution sustaining its own
action of Jauuary-26 in refusing
Germany a moratorium. This
resolution-was passed as a reply
to yesterday's protest note ‘iron*.
Germany. France. Italy
Belgium voted for the*-*resolu
tion, while - Britain abstained,
from voting.
Mary Garden Needs
Plenty, of ^Repairs
Boston.—Dr- Fmiie Ocue, of France*
ion visiting here who has stirred the
world with his startling theory 6f self
healing of mental and bodily ills, it
besieged with callers, all seeking relief
for real and imaginary ailments.
Among the callers of note today,
seeking the aid of the exponent of auto
suggestion. was Mary Garden, who de
clared that she desired "to improve
her health, h^r disposition and her
voice.”
Many visitors on leaving are chant
ing ”Day by day, in everyway, I am
getting better and better,” a formulae
prescribedfbv the master of the newest
cult. _________________
'Henry Ivlartello arrived today from
Taootnaj. accompanied by John Repo
and Ike Koski. Mr Martello leaves
ia thfMnornibg for Kobi, from which
rhv'e he will bring in two passengers.
Carl Fosberg was among todayi? «~
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