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McGRATH, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1923,
PRICE 25 CENTS
French Soldiers and
German Civilians in
Clash At Mayence
French Troops Ordered
to Fire Upon Any As
sembly Exceeding Two
.Hundred Persons.
Mayence, Jan. tl. — Several
> French soldiers and German
. civilians were wounded in street
fighting at Treves during the
night. Martial .law was pro
claimed, and ten of the city offi
cials, were‘Compelled to rescue
somaTrench soldiers in a street
..-battle, and colonial troops on
..duty at Treves were forced to
, charge upon the crowds.
London, Jan. ,27.—A Reuter’s
; Essen correspondent reports that
the. French have notified the
. burgomaster atvEssen that as an
outcome, cf Thursday’s trouble
i-French’.troops have been or
»dered,toV.fi re upon any assembly
exceeding two hundred persons.
Dusseldorf, Jan. 27.—A fur
ther strengthening -of German
resistance is anticipated by the
French as an aftermath of yes
terday’s meeting between Ruhr
police chiefs, burgomasters and
state officials, at which measures
* for carrying on the usual occu
. -pations of the district were dis
cussed. One immediate result’
PREPARING !
FOR BREAK
_
Germany Declines to
Guarantee Safety of
French Envoy.
Berlin, .Ian. 25—The Bavarian
government has declared it is
unable longer to guarantee the
- safety of Emil Dard, the French
minister at Munich, and France
has been informed to this effect
by the Berlin government.
Paris.—The French ambassa*
> sador at Berlin has reported that
the German government is pre
paring to break off relations
with France and make it impos
sible for Frenchmen to remain
in Germany. A rupture is ex
pected momentarily.
J. E. Beattie, from Flat, with the
outgoing mail, reached here yesterday
i afternoon, and left this morning for
. Big river. He reports the trails very
of the conference was the arrest
of its chairman, Dr. Gruetznar,
president of the province of
Rhenish Prussia. Dr Gruetzner
was released in a short time.
Dusseldorf, Jan 25.—General
Weygand, Foch’s chief of staff,
arrived here from Paris today,
and immediately went into con
ference with General Deseouttes
to consider the application of
sterner military measures against
Germany. France is sure to re
main until she gets complete
satisfaction from Germany, said
M . Letrocquer, French minister
of public works, who accompa
nied Weygand.
Esssn, Jan. 25 —Fritz Thyssen
and live other German indus
trials, Charged by the French
with refusing to co operate with
French plans for i he delivery of
reparations coal from the Ruhr
valley, were found guiltv by
court martial here today. Heavy
tines were inflicted in all cases.
The court of justice was packed
with French troops, with bay
onetted rifles, who guarded the
court room, inside and out.
It is stated, on French author
ity, that the occupied territory
of the Ruhr district will be com
pletel.y isolated from unoccupied
Germany by tomorrow.
Whence Comes Booze
Supplies at Nation’s
Capital?
Washington, Jan. 25.— As a
result of disclosures by Wash
ingto-n police officials, who
charged that some foreign en
voys are using their diplomatic
immunity to supply bootleggers,
the Treasury Department today
sent a memorandum to the State
Department, calling attention to
certain unusual shipments of
liquor coming to embassies and
legations here.
Large quantities of the finest
liquors for foreign embassies
commenced to arrive shortly be
fore Christmas, which has teen
supplemented with other heavy
arrivals, and there are grounds
for the belief that much of this
liquor is being distributed ille
craljv , .
S. S. Brookdale, Sail
ing May 10, Will Have
Cargo for Kuskokwim
Seattle.—The Carlisle Kicking Com
pany this afternoon closed a charter
whereby the steamship Brookdale will
be employed from May to October as
eaoaery tender and supply vessel for
the operations of that concern in Ber
ing sea. In addition, the Brookdale
will load cargo for Dutch Harbor, Aku
tan and the Kuskokwim, sailing from
here May 10th.
Gives Choice of Three
Routes, Nancy, Kobi
or Nenana.
Mrs. D. E. Clough, McGrath
postmaster, received the follow
ing telegram today, pertaining
to bids for next winter’s mail
service:
•‘Three advertisements mailed
you today, all for weekly emer
gency winter mail service to
iFlat from Nancy, Kobi and Ne
nana, -respectively. Only one of
these will be let. Each provides
for -800 pounds weight, twenty,
five days’ running time, and
about twenty two round trips
per winter, beginning November
1st. -Contract will be let for
next three winters. Bids must
be made to Chief Clerk Wetzler,
at Nenana, by March 15th.
, Eames.” ■
jSen.'King Would Get
Rid of Shipping Board
—
Washington.—Senator King, in au
address in the Senate today, advocated
abolishing the United States Shipping
Board, the sale of the ships for whai
they may bring, and “give the remain
der to anyone who will engage to op
erate them.”
Telegraphic Ticks.
San Francisco. — Mrs. John I. Nolan,
at a special election held in the -JTifth
district, yesterday, was chosen to fill
the congressional seat of her late hus
band. _
New Yo ••!?.—Gladys Cooper, famed
English stage beauty, arrived here to
day, to become the bride of Ivor Nor
vello, author of the song, viCeep the
.Home Fites Burning.**
Washington.—The December output
of passonger automobiles for the year
1922 was 20H.410, compared with 70.890
fur December. 192l, according to a re
port of the census bureau, today.
Seattle.-»The contract for the con
struction of a neuropathic hospital at
American Lake, costing 81:300 000. for
the United States Veterans’ Bureau,
was awarded today to the Hurley
Mason Company, of Tacoma.
James Blodgett, well known old
timer of Iditarod, passed away at that
place last Saturday, at the age of 60.
Hast It was rlue to drnvMv
YANKS HAUL
DOWN FLAG
Quit Coblenz, and Pop
lace Then Holds Vio
lent Demonstrations.
' Coblenz, Jan. 24.—The Amer
ican Flag was hauled down by
General Allen today as,the first
step for the departure of United
States troops from, Germany.
The usual formal ceremonies and
exchange of farewells marksd
the proceedings. The departing
force numbers about 1,000.
Cobleuz, Jan. 25.—Less that
24 hours after the Yanks’ de
parture Coblenz was in an up
roar, the . populace cverwhel m
ing the local police acd holding
two violent demonstrations
against separation from, Ger
many. The mob wrecked the
office of the newspaper Rhine
land, which has been advocating
the formation of-a republic.
With a crew of nine or ten men, Sate
Sanderson, under authority from the
Alaska Road Commission, is engaged
in 6be work of slashing out, trail over
the new mail route*. Sanderson started
work at Kobi several weeks ago, and
at last accoums the work was proceed
ing near Taleido, The new trail i<
being cut.eigbt feet wide. The party,
it *is understood, will,continue i-her
work as far as-McGrath.
i
MOSUL OIL
QUESTION
Dispute Creates Situa
tion of Extreme Grav
ity, Say$ Curzon
Lausanne; Jan.j. 24.—Curzon
-head of the British delegations
told the Near East conference
this evening that *the refusal of
Turkey to submit the dispute
over the Mosul oil district to the
League of Nations has created a
situation of extreme gravity, ft
was so grave*-he added, as to
-involve the..possibility of a re
newal of warfare.
Lord Curzon, later in the day,
wrote to the secretary of the
League of Nations, asking the
League Council at its next meet
ing to take up the question of
Mosul oil territory, the posses
sion of which is in dispute be
tween the British and Turks.
The Mosul question, the letter
declared, is a menace to oaaee