THE KUSKO TIMES'
Histo.
Tcl Lib.
Tary
VOL. III. NO. 7
McGRATH, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1923,
PRICE 25 CENTS
Rupture at Lausanne;
Turks Fortifying Posi
tions; Allies Preparing
Turk Assembly Favors
Direct Action; British
Dreadnaughts Near.
Constantinople, Feb. 9.—Al
though Anatolia is in a high
state of excitement, with the
grand national assembly favor
lug direct action, Mustapha
K'emal Pasha is at Panderma,
pending an official report on the
Lausanne rupture from Ismet*
Pasha, who will pass through
h ere* eomorrow. In the mean*
time the Turks are improving
their military position, in every
possible way, especially at strata
egie points. Rebel sources indi
cate that the Turks are already
fortifying Smyrna to prevent the
landing;of large allied forces.
Ismid regions are being fortified
also. The British are still hold
ing CbAnak; but defenses have
been erected in the interior.
London, Feb. 9.—Turkey has
informed the allies that it is im
possible to revoke the ultimatum
ordering all allied warships to
leave Smyjna harbor, a dispatch
from Constantinople states. The
statement was made to allied
r epresentatives by Adnan Bey,
FRENCH ARE
ADVANCING
Invaders Occupy Seven
More Towns in Ruhr
District.
Essen, Feb. 8.—French troops
in the Ruhr advanced all along
the line today, occupying seven
more towns. Pushing into hith
erto unoccupied territory toward
Redervomald, Lemp, Krebsoege, j
Werroelskirchen, Gverat, Berg
isehorn. Swaben and Lippe were
taiken over by the invaders.
Berlin.—Radical labor disturb
ances have broken oat at Glad
bach, Muencben and Rheydt, !
where laborers’ councils, similar
to those of Russian soviets, are
being formed.
Charlie Smith, after a short visit in
town, left today for his headquarters
at Salmon.
Joe Will9 left Thursday for Big
-’!v*qi\ headed for Miuchumina.
in behalf of the Angora govern
ment.
Constantinople, F.-b, 8.—The
governor of Smyrna is reported
to have informed the French
consul here that he has extended
by twenty-four . hours the time
Within which allied warships
must leave Smyrna harbor.
Valetta, Malta, Feb. 8.—The
British superdreadnaughts Res
olution and Emperor of India ar
rived at Mytilene today, and are
ready to steam the short distance
across to Smyrna if the Turks
take action on their threat to
force allied warships from that
port.
London, Feb. 7.—France has
notified Great Britain that the
Ottoman delegation at Lausanne
has agreed to sign all peace
terms, Reuter’s limited says, and
it also gives-confirmation to the
report that the Turks have made
Marquis Curzon proposals for a
separate peace between Turkey
and Britain.
The allied powers, says a Con
stantinople dispatch, have de
cided to ignore the order of the
Turks that no foreign warships
may enler Smyrna harbor and
that no two ships of any one na
tion will be allowed there at the
same time.
Defunct S. A. President
Exonerated of Three
Indictments.
Seattle, Feb. 8.—On motion
of Prosecutor Douglas, Judge
Drinker today dismissed the in
dictment charging J. E Chil
berg, former president of the
defunct Scandinavian American
Bank, with the unlawful borrow
ing of $65,000 from the bank. As
a result Chil berg was exonerat
ed of all three indictments re
turned against him. The indict
ment charging J. F. Lane, for
mer cashier of the defunct bank,
with allowing Chilberg to bor
row $(55,000, also was dismissed
by Judge Drinker. Lane also is
now cleared of all indictments.
Major George W. Albrecht and
Charles E. Taylor, well known attor
neys, left yesterday for Tacolna on
their way to Iditarod
1209 American Troops
Troops From Germany
Get a Hearty Welcome
Savannah.—The trausport St. Mi
chael, bearing the last contingent of
twelve hundred of the American army
of occupation in Germany arrived to
day. A governor’s salute of seven
guns was fired by two revolutionary
Cannon, presented by George Washing
ton, as the ship steamed up the bay.
Telegraphic Ticks.
Guyaquilla. Ecuador.—Five persons
were killed today by an earthquake at
Quito.
\ Washington. -Congressman II. G.
I Osborne died this afternoon, caused by
! heart trouble. _
Dublin—Four Irish insurgents today
set fire to the Dublin office of the Pathe
Freres Moving Picture Corporation.
Rome.—The chamber of deputies
late todav ratified the Washington
conference treaty for the limitation of
armaments. _
New York.—Thirteen days five hours
was the time required to transport a
ten miliion-dollar silk shipment from
Yokohama via Seattle to this city.
Detroit. — Dr. Edward S. Crum an
died today from sleeping sickness, con
tracted during an experiment to find a
cure for the disease In others.
Washington.—Seven of nine supreme
court justices will be required to con
in decisions declaring acts of Congress
-unconstitutional if a bill introduced by
Senator Borah is enacted into law.
Washington. — Republican leaders
are claiming that Da Follette and other
radicals within the party are failing to
make good in the present Congress, de
spite their promised performances.
Honolulu. — Twelve persons were
killeil by Uujusauds of waves in Hilo
bav after yesterday’s earthquake, re
ported to have occurred two thousand
miles away. Many vessels came near
being sent to the bottom.
Seattle.—The famous schooner King
and Wing, rescuer of the ill-fated
Steffanson expedition, was purchased
today l>y Roy Olinstead and Thomas J.
Clark, notorious bootleggers, both for
mer officers of the police department.
I. D. Co. Completes
Forks-Tacotna Haul
Thu lnnoko Dredging Company com
pleted their Forks-Tacotna haul today,
when the last loads arrived at, Ta
cotna. The company have ten men
employed ojajuiag up the Tacotna hill
trail. This trail is practically snowed
under, and consequently will be an
'< item of considerable expense to open
up. However, the comdany expect to
resume hauling in a few days to their
cache on Independence.
William Goss, who left here some
weeks ago to receive treatment at the
Anchorage hospital, is reported much
improved. An operation was quite
successful, and Mr. Goss expects to re
turn here over the late trail.
Charlie O’ llalioran left yesterday
for his headquarters up the Nixon.
Billy Case, from up Nixon way, is
' spending a few days in town.
Joe Servo and John Savola arrived
today from Tacotna.
Chais Nelson was among today’s ar
rivals from T acotna
Dawson, N. M.. Feb. 8 —Black
damp today claimed 12} lives in
the Phelps & Dodge mine No. 1,
with a blast that shook the earth
for miles, toppling telephone
and telegraph poles several
miles distant. Following the
i explosion lhe earth crumbled,
burying the 124 men within the
tomb. It was three hours before
rescue crews with helmets and
| gas-tighting equipment could ar
; rive from Raton, thirty miles
away, and during those three
j hours every man in the shaft
j perished.
Lively Scenes, Opening
of Italian Parliament
Home.—-Parliament reopened this
afternoon, with the Fascist! national
military on dutv. One hundred arrests
were made, and scores of bombs were
discovere 1.
Alien Enemy Property
to Be Turned Back
Washington. — Fourteen million dol
lars’ worth of enemy alien property,
seized during the war. will he turned
back under an administration bill, ap
proved by the House interstate com
nierce committee.
Harding Asks Approval
for Recent Funding
Agreement.
Washington. Feb. 8.—Congres
sional approval of the war debt
funding agreement negotiated
with Great Britain was request
ed by the President today as a
recommitment of the English
speaking-world to the validity of
I contract. The President added,
! in an address at a joint session
j of tin1 Senate and House, that
I Congress should enact into law
I the Administration ship subsidy
bill, because it is as important to
avoid losses as it is to secure
funds on debts. Ample time lor
action an both these measures,
it was declared by Harding, re
mains before the present Con
gress goes out of existence on
March 4, and either, tie said,
was tit to be recorded as a chap
ter of great achievement.