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VOL. III. NO. .1
McGRATH, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1923.
PRICE 25 CENTS
Must Not Advance, Is
Command of Germany
to France and Belgium
Berlin. Jan. 18.—Germany to
day notified France and Belgium
that there will be collision be
tween the allied, and German
forces if occupation of the Ruhr
valley is extended further to
ward Muenster. The French
are resuming their advance to
ward Ham me.
Berlin, Jan. 18.—It is asserted
here that the difficulties the
French-are encountering in the
Ruhr have led to differences-be
tween Phincaire and Foch, the
marshal having demanded more
troops owinfi to unexpected re
sistance by industrial magnates,
and that if Foch is successful in
his demand the French advance
will be one of military conquest.
Meunster. Jan.19:—Dr. Andres
Hermes, the, federal minister’of
finance; arrived here today, He
will assume supreme command
of the German economic and
financial canapaign against the
French occupation of the Ruhr.
Essen. Jan. 18.—The French
economic mission, it is said, has
decided to content itself for the
time being with requisitioning
coal already mined and brought
to the surface, diverting to
France the cars already loaded
and destined for the interior of
Germany and postponing for the
present the idea of requisition
ing the mines themselves.
Dusseldorf. Jan. 17.—It was
officially announced by General
Desgouttes this afternoon that
military operations of the Ruhr
occupation are completed and
that the French will take pos
session of the mines throughout
the district, placing military
guards at the head of every pier.
Ruhr magnates were informed
late this afternoon that their
property win be couSscated and
will be worked under French
management for benefit of the
reparations account.
Coblenz,- Jan. 18.—The inter
allied Rhineland Commission to
day decided to take over customs
from the forests of the Rhine
land. An order was issued to
night to seize all receipts.
French Martial Law Prevails in
Ruhr Section; Berlin Orders Strike
Essen, Jan. 19.—French troops
seized and occupied two state
mines in the Buer region of the
Ruhr. The treasury directors
and President Ahrens, of the
mines management at Rebiesen,
were arrested.
Dusseldorf, Jan. 18.—SSix Ger
man industrialists of the Ruhr,
including Fritz Thyssen, will be
court martialed, charged with
disobedience of military orders
in t he occupied zone, it was an
nounced today.
Essen, Jan. 17.—French occu
pational authorities announced
this afternoon that they will
begin operating the mines of the
Ruhr district tomorrow, requisi
tioning German labor if neces
sary. The Ruhr coal and indus
trial 1 magnates who refused to
eo-operate with the French will
be prosecuted before a court
martial. _
Berlin, Jan. 19—The German
government has forbidden state
railroad officials and workmen to
co-operate in any way in for
warding coal to France and Bel
gium.< _
Essen, Jan. 19.—A geueral
strike of all railway workers
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throughout the Ruhr is expected
today, orders for a strike having
been received Lom Ber'in this
morning by the railroad workers.
The French expect them to re
pudiate their promise to con
tinue work and obey instructions
from Berlin.
.
Dusseldorf January 19.—The
French today seized a Deutsche
Bank automobile, which was
transferring 150,('00,000 marks
from a Reichs bank, a branch of
the latter. The building was
padlocked and patrolled after
the seizure and all banks iu .Dus
seldorf were closed.
Greeks and Turks
Fighting in Thrace
London.—Greek ana Turkish troops
clashed in Thrace, on the right bank
of the Maiitza river, today. Few were
killed in the fighting, according to
Athens dispatches.
London.—Revoiuiinu has broken out
in Albania, according to dispatches
from Athens this eventng.
Paul Flynn, of the Innoko Dredging
Company’s force, was an arrival yester
day. coming from Ganes creek.
Andrew Olson and Carl E’osberg were
among today’s arrivals, coming from
Grayling creek.
Southeastern Alaska
Becoming Garden Spot
Washington.—Southeastern Alaska,
at least in the vicinity of its towns and
villages, is becoming a garden spot of
highly productive fruits and vege
tables. Dr. W’ N. Evans, chief of the
division of insular experimental sta- .
tions department, told the House com
mittee on appropriations today.
Harding 111 With Grip,
Cancels Engagements
Washington. — President Harding
canceled all engagements for the day
in order to remain in bed. It was said
at the White House that the rest was
decided on merely as a precautionary
measure aod that the President's con
dition showed no serious development.
OUTLOOK IS
ALARMING:
Royalist Revolt in Ger
many Feared; 31 ay
Engulf Country.
Par’s, Jan. 19.—The French
and Belgians continue to pour
;into ihe Ruhr district, where the
| attitude of the population Is be
coming more tense.
From Bavaria comes the re-1
port that a royalist revolution is
imminent, which is causing the
greatest coucern in Paris, as it
ieared, if a revolt once breaks
out, that it may spread and en
gulf all Germany and extend to
the occupied regions.
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En Route to the Outside.
Fairbanks, Jan 20.—Mr. ana Mrs.
Thomas t\ Aitken have been visions
friends here for the past few da.vs.
They leave for Seward tomorrow en
route to the big Outside, and will re
turn to McGrath with the spring
travel.
BIG THEAT
COMBINE
To Control Majority of
Theatres Through
out Country.
New York, Jarf. 16.—The big
gest theatre combine ever at
tempted in the United States has
been virtually completed. Under ,
the arrangement, which awaits
little more than the signing of 1
formal papers, a vast majority ‘
of theatres in New York and
throughout the country will pass
under one control, thereby ere- 1
ating something like a monopoly
of the houses in which legiti
mate enterprises can find homes.
Four Fist Fights, at
Same Time, in French
Parliament.
Paris, Jan. 19.—Riotous scenes
occurred in parliament tonight
cvhen all socialists and members
:>f the radical opposition seized
jpon the government’s demand
tor the removal of Marcel Ca
chin’s parliamentary immunity
is a pretext for a demonstration
igainst the invasion of the Ruhr.
A.t one time four deputies were
lighting with their fists. Cachins
denied that he tried to foment a
Ruhr strike.
Washington.— Full information as to
the activities of Itoland Hoyden, unoffi
cial representative of the United
States on the reparations commission,
was demanded at a meeting of the rfeu
ate foreign relations committee, today.
Marion, III.—All Bve defendants in
the Herrin riots trial were found not
guilty by the jury, composed of Wil
liatnsou county farmers.
Washington.—Watson and other ad
raioistratiou senators informed Presi
dent HardiDg that the ship subsidy
bill cannot be brought to a vote at the
present session.
Arkansans, Indignant
at Sabotage, Decide
to ‘Clean Up.’
Harrison, Ark., Jan. 18.—Res
idents of this place hanged E. S.
McGregor, a striking railroad
shop worker, today, in an effort
to drive striking shopworkers
from the city, following a cam
paign of sabotage against the
Missouri & North Arkansas rail
road.
Every one of the two hundred
railway men on strike here have
seen ejected from the city or
placed in jail by armed citizens,
who say they are bent on “clean
ng up” the strikers.
The numerous friends of Mrs. Frank
Foaquin will be glad to hear that this
topular lady has practically recovered
rom her illness. The Joaquins are
iontPtnplating a visit to Tacotna and
dcGrath in the near future.
Ed Schneirla, well known Little
:reek mining man, was a Thursday ar
ival.
Owen Gray left Thursday for the
'Jixon mine, accompanied by Halfdao
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