THE KU
VOL. II. NO. 70.
McGRATH, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1922.
PRICE 25 CENTS
British Troops Now
Hold Neutral Zones of
Ismid and Dardanelles
Paris, Sept. 21.—The allied j
conference on the Near Eastern
si-tuatiou .decided late today to
call a peace conference of the
eight nations .interested in the
settlement to determine theterms
of peace. This conference will
meel probably within two weeks.
This conference will consist of
representatives of Great Bsitain,
France, Turkey, Italy, Greece,
Japan, Rumania and Jugo Slava.
Washington, Sept, 21.-—“The
United States does not expect to
be an active participant in the
adjustment of Near Eastern trou
bles. We are not going to get
into any ^foreign war. ” This-was
the pronouncement, issued from
the White House today.
Constantinople, Sept. 21. —
General Harrington, commander
of Britain’s Near East army, to
day served notice on Mustapha
Kemal Pasha that any advance
into interallied territory will be
considered-an act of war. The
British are mobilizing, every
available warship, man, horse,
automobile, cannon and rifle
within reach of the troubled
zone, and they are preparing to
deal a tremendous blow by land,
sea and air.
Constantinople, Sept. 20. —
Throughout the night British
troops dug in on Near East front
reinforcements going, up from
ail garrisons in Constantinople.
Railway stations were crowded.
Wives of British officers and
soores of other persons took
their departure from the war
zone. In spite of General Har
rington’s warning, the Turks are
bringing up artillery and cavalry
and making every preparation
for attack.
Rome, Sept. 21.—Italy today
informed Rumania that she will
not permit any action by Bul
garia which would change the
present status quo in the Bal
kans and is ready, if necessary,
to take recourse to military mea
sures.
Constantinople.—General Har
rington, of the British army, as
general officer in chief command
of the allied forces, issued a
communique today in which he
declared that responsibility for
consequences of violation of the
neutral zone will l upon the
authors of such v.options. The
French and Italian delegations
»ad flags were withdrawn today
from the neutral zones of Ismid
and Dardanelles on orders from
the respective governments. The
lines are now held exclusively
by British troops, supported by
the combined Atlantic and Medi
terranean fleets.
Paris.—The Cabinet today de
cided, in view oi the refusal of!
the British to withdraw their
forces from Ghanak, on Asiatic
Dardanelles, the efforts of the
French government should be
direoted toward preventing war
between the Turkish and the
British, and to this end will im
mediately send Franklin Bouil
lion to Smyrna. Bb oil lion- will
urge upon Mustapha Kemal
Pasha the necessity for remain
ing in Asia Minor.
VETOED BY
PRESIDENT
House Passes Soldiers’
Bonus Over Veto,
257 to 54.
Washington, Sept. 2D.—Presi
dent Harding sent a message to
the House this afternoon vetoing
the soldiers’ bonus bill, mainly
on the ground of the heavy drain
it would make on the treasury.
Other reasons besides drain on
the treasury given by the Presi
dent were that its enactment
would mean increased taxation
and that a bestowal on veterans
was perversion of public funds.
Washington, Sept. 21-—With
out debate, the House proceeded
today with the question of pass
ing the soldiers’ bonus bill over
President Harding’s veto. The
vote was 257 to 54, or more than
the necessary two-thirds ma
jority. _
Chang Chung Confer
ence Not Harmonious
□ Tokyo.—Japan may be obliged to j
withdraw from the CbangC’hungcov
ference unless Russia modifies her atti
tude in a spirit of coin promise, accord
ins & statement issued by tho for
eign office.
Washington. — The bill providing
$150 a month pension to the widow of
General Gorgas, who stamped out yel
low fever in Panama and Cuba, has
been sent te the President for signa
ture.
Anvil to Resume Voy
age to Bethel Sept. 24
Seattle, Sept. 22.—The rnotorship
Anvil, with Captain Knaiiich in com
mand, is scheduled to resume her in
terrupted voyage on Sunday, Septem
ber 24. _
Harding Signs Tariff Bill.
Washington. Sept. 20. President
Harding signed the tariff bill today.
This makes the duties of the new law
effective at midnight tonight.
TODAY
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Last-Minute Events in
Zones Threatened
With War.
London, Sept. 23.—An official
British government statement
on the Dardanelles situation, is
sued here today, asserts that the
straits must be neutralized and
open for all countries of the
world under the League of Na
tions or some other effective in
ternational organization.
London.—A Reuter dispatch
from Adana says it is r< ported
there from Angora that General
Vischapoulos, commander of the
Greek troops, has been captured
in Asia Minor.
Constantinople.—Heavy Turk
ish concentrations were observed
today around Ismid within artil
lery range of British outposts.
Mustapha Kernel is in personal
command of the forces.
London.—M. Grivas, under
secretary of state in Venizelos’
cabinet, has been arrested on a
charge of plotting against the
state, according to an Athens
dispatch.
Malta.—Further military de
tachments for reinforcements of
British troops in the Dardanelles
are expected to leave soon. Pre
parations for their departure are
actively proceeding.
Carthagena.—Spain is about
to send the dreadnaught Jaimee
Primero to Cohstantinople.
Capt. George A. Green, Sergeant
Kaiser and Juhn Claherty left Thurs
day for Tacoena,.going up with Charlis
Nicollet on the Spud. All three will
leave Ophir over the ridge trail for
Ituby, where Sergeant Kaiser expects!
to install a radio station, while Messrs, i
Green and Claberty will continue their !
journey up river to Nenana on their;
way to the Outside.
Washington.—The Cabinet bill de
signed to^equalize naturalization and
make citizensuip reports of women
with those of men, was approved today
by President Liard ing.
AMBITIONS
OF BRITAIN
Seizing of Dardanelles
for Britain Alone, Says
Paris Report.
Paris, Sept. 21.—The move of
Lloyd George against the Turks
is regarded as having as its ob
jective the seizing of the Darda
nelles for Britain alone, thus
creating another Gibraltar on
the Bosphorus and realizing
England’s century old dream of
bottling up the Black Sea by
withdrawing their contingents
from Chanak. The French and
Italians, it is believed, have
played right into the British
premier’s hands.
L. B. Loomis, N. C. Co. moaager,
after a business visit of several days in
Taeotna, returned here today, coming
down on the Spud.
SEIZURE OF
NARCOTICS
Police Grab 14,000 Pack
ages in Raid On a
N. Y. Hotel.
New York, Sept. 23.—Four
teen thousand packages, cans
and bottles containing cocaine,
morphine and heroin, and hold
ing from one to three ounces
each, were seized this afteruoon
when thepolice raided the Hotel
Douglas, iu the theatrical dis
trict. The value of the seized
narcotics is estimated at five
hundred thousand dollars.
46 Argonaut Victims
Given Final Burial
Jackson, Sept. 22.—Fort.C-six bodies
recovered from the Argonaut mine
were given final burial today, while
search preparations continue for the
forty-seventh victim, William Fessel.
W. W. Lukeus, in charge of the op
erations of the Alaska Road Commis
sion in the Tacotna section, arrived
this afternoon, coming down on the
Spud. _
Sixteen Meet Death
in Conflicts, Ireland
Belfast, Sept. 22.—Ten republicans
and six nationalists were killed m con
flict at Erris, in County Mayo, when
republicans retreating: from Ballina
were attacked by government troops.
Joe Wills and Henry Peel returned
Thursday from a trip up the Kusko
kwim.