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VOL, II. NO. 25.
McGRATI-I. ALASKA SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 191*2.
PRICE 25 CENT:
SITUATION
IN IRELAND
Developments of Easter
Sunday Awaited With
Anxiety in London.
©London, April 15 —Develop
ments in Ii eland over Sunday j
are awaited anxiously here in
view of the republican seizure of
four courts in Dublin and Ar
thur Griffiths’ determination to
hold his protectory meeting in
Sligo tomorrow over the decree
of the local Irish republican
commander.' The situation is
described as very serious by the
morning newspapers. General
disappointment is expressed that
the peace conference between
representatives of the Free State
and republicans adjourned with-,
out any sign of agreement, and |
this is commented on as a bad
omen.
In Belfast last night an attack
is reported to have been made
on a patrol of special constables
in Joy street. The patrol was
making ns rounds alter the cur
few hour when heavy firing from
windows and roofs wounded four
of the officers. The attack oc
curred in a Sinu Fein section.
HER JEWELS
RETURNED
$45,000 Worth of Stolen
Ones Sent Back to
Galli Curci.
San Diego, April 13.—The
jewels of Galli Curci valued at
$45*000, which were stolen from
the; table of a cabaret rest room
while the maid stepped out of
the room for a moment, were re
turned to the singer last night
almost as mysteriously as they
disappeared.
It is asserted that the jewels
were taken.by two young women
of respectable families, who
yielded to sudden temptation.
Tony Bosio, now in ■ the Anchorage
hospital, is reported somewhat im
proved by ft. M. White, who accom
panied him to Anchorage. Mr. Bosio,
as soon as discharged from hospital,
will return to this place, coming via
the Yukon.
Dr. W F. Green and son, Bert, who
joined his father at Ketchikan, arrived
in Seattle yesterday morning, accord
ing to a telegram received today by
Mr*. Green.
WANT
Gen. Semenolf Seems to
Be in Bad With All
Countries.
Washington, April 13. The
trail of Japan was dragged tin
afternoon across the record of
Gen. Gregory Semenoff, whose
right to be in the Unitod States
is being investigated by the Sen
ate committee on educa*ion and
labor. In testimony given be
fore the committee it was made
apparent that Japan financed
Senr nolf in his Siberian opera
tions, in which it is claimed a
number of Americans lost their
lives.
Developments late tod^.y af
both the State and War depart
ments; charged that Semenoff
had been admitted entry into the
United States; that Semenoff has
been repudiated definitely and
explicitly by the anti-bolshevist
forces in Siberia, and is not even
highly regarded by Japan. No
nation s -eras to want him on As
hands, and particularly no for
eign nation wants him accorded
any recognition by the United
States.
No Relief for Russia*#
Famine Sufferers
in Sight.
Genoa, April 14. — Apparently
all the food that may bo sent to
soviet Russia will be unavailing
to save six million Russians who
will have died of famine before
the next crops are harvested,
according to a report received
today from Captain Puisting,
representing the international
relief organization headed by
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen.
Death wagons now pass daily
through the streets of rn^ny vil
lages collecting the bodies of the
famine victims. All clothing fit
for use of the living is removed
and the bodies buried in long
trenches. The collectors often
find living and dead occupying
the same bed.
A1 Goslaw and Chris Dahl weve late
arrivals Thursday from Tacoma.
Frank McDougal! was one of yester
day’s arrivals, headed for Flat.
I Fast Time From Anchorage.
j A record for fast, time over the
traii from Nancy was undo'btedly es
tablished when Charles Hnquist ar
rived here yesterday front Anchorage.
Mr. Enquist left. Anchorage on the
, Tueslay morning train for Nancy,
I going from the latter place to Susitna
1 on the same day. Leaving Susitna on
Wednesday morning, the team of four
covered the distance from that pla~e to
McGrath, about 225 miles, in throe
traveling days. It certainly was fast
Harry Johnson was among yester
day's arrivals. Accompanying Mr.
Johnson was h:s daughter. Miss Ber
nice. a young lady of IT. (Living her
own team of three, and enjoying the
exhilarating ups and downs of the
trails to the ut most
Seattle Japs Kill Man
On Way Home From
Gambling Game.
!
Seattle, April 14.- Returning
j to his grocery from a gambling
game where he had engaged in
an altercation P. Manti was
shot ten times through his body
this morning by two Japanese
who stepped to the sidewalk
item the stairway. Two loaded
i revolvers were found on Manti’s
I body, his right hand holding
'one in a death grip. The Japa
nese murderers have not been
apprehended.
Mrs. W. A. Vina', driving her own
team, was a Thursday arrival i cute
ic Ophir. Mr. Vina! is still at An
chorage. detained there on business,
1 bet may return to Ophir later in the
| season.
Dan S. McLonell left Thursday for
| Flat. _
Harry Stockman was a Thursday ur
: re al, from Flat.
Government Can’t Ship
Poison Gasses to Phil
ippine Islands.
Washington. April 14.— The j
Government cannot ship poison '
gases to the Philippine islands,;
it was revealed here today. Un-j
der a State Department inter-;
pretation of the ftar power pact
the army transport Wharton,
which sailed for Manila with a
heavy consignment of poison
gases, was intercepted and on
orders from Washington put into
Honolulu.
Jury, Out One Minute,
Issues Laudatory
Statement.
Son Francisco. April 18.—Out
but one minute, ti>e jury of rueu
and women in the third trial of
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuekle to
night brought in a verdict of
not guilty.
Without leaving the box the
jury then issued a statement, in
part, as follows:
“Acquittal is ' ot enough for
Roscoe Arbuckle. We feel that
a great injustice has been done
him. We wish him success, and
hope that the American people
take the judgment ol fourteen
j men and women who sat thirty
one days listening to the evi
dence m the case. Roscoe Ar
buekle is entirely innocent and
free from blame. ’’
t\ G, Pedersen ami "Morris Pedersen,,
well known Interiorites, who spent the
winter on the Outside, were among
yesterday's arrivals who are headed
for Flat.
Ed Morgan and Richard Dalzell were
Thursday arrivals here, and left yes
terday for Candle.
Meet Death When Their
Plane Crashes to
the Ground.
London, April L!.- Sir Loss
Smith, famous British aviator,
was killed today when the ma
chine in which he was to at
tempt a flight around the world
crashed to the ground at Brook
lands. Lieut. ,T. R. Bennett, who
was to have accompanied Sir
Ross on his flight, was also
killed. The announced world
itinerary would have carried
them across Alaska. They were
using tine plane built for the pro
posed world flight.
Over at Flat, Jack Warren. Julius
Shafrick and Harry Steen have uaken
an option on an interest in what looks
like a most promising quartz proposi
tion in n claim located by Rasmus
Neilsen, of Flat, at the head of t.len
gulch, accord in" to recent arrivals
here JVr. Neilson, from whom the
option was obtained, and who arrived
here yesterday, left early this morning
for Anchorage acd the Qutside, on the
way to Denmark .for a short visit,