NORTH RUSSIA
MUST BE FED
BY THE ALLIES
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ARCHANGEL, March 1 (Corres
pondence of the Associated Press).—
High prices and no work have ex
hausted the savings of the peasants
and, according to advices reaching the
American and other allied food com
mittees in Archangel, the world will
have to feed and clothe the half mil
lion people who live behind the allied
lines in North Russia for at least
eighteen months.
Six months ago, almost every
peasant family in this district had its
secret hoard of banknotes. While in
the cities the people were, in many
instances, starving, the peasant had
money hidden under mattresses, in
socks and buried in the ground and
hidden away from possible Red Guard
raiders were supplies of grain and
other foodstuffs.
In August frost killed most of the
meagre acreage of grain that was
sown last year in this territory which
is mostly forest. The secret food
hoards were eaten months ago. Lum
ber mills and other concerns which
usually gave employment have been
shut down, and the peasant, with no
source of revenue, has been digging
every day into his money savings to
buy the food that came in from
abroad when the allies landed. There
is no prospect of North Russia feed
ing self until the next harvest—and
_ 1«r
by the shortage of seed grain.
The allied food committees in Arch
angel are seeking a way to help this
population. The conditions that pre
vail in this territory among a popula
tion of half a million are believed to
prevail to an equal or worse extent
throughout Central Russia, under
Bolshevik control.
The American Red Cross has
ceased civilian relief on a large scale
in the Archangel district, since this
work is to be taken over by the
Hoover federal organization, whose
representatives, at this date, have not
arrived.
The Archangel Viestnik, comment
ing on the situation, says: “If the
northern region desires to be able to
subsist on its own supplies, the nec
essary seed grains must be received
not later than in four months. If they
are not received in that time, the
population is either condemned to
starvation or they will depend en
tirely upon the allies.”
Relief work among the peasants in
the hunger stricken territory along
the Murmansk peninsula and on the
Arctic Pechora, at this time of the
year, is greatly hampered by the ice.
An ice breaker with about 700 tons of
flour, sent to the Pechora district had
to return to Archangel, unable to
penetrate the ice fields.
George Anderson, piano expert and
factory representative for high grade
pianos and player pianos is at the
Windsor hotel for a few days. Piano
for sale on easy terms. 23-lw
Your eyes fitted. Compound and
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FAIRBANKSAN PLEASED
WITH CONDITIONS AT
THE KENNECOTT MINE
Among the many Fairbanksans re
cently arriving home over the trail
was George M. Mattinson, who left
here late last fall in company with
several other oldtimers to accept the
tempting offer of high wages and
other inducements offered by the Ken
necott company to experienced' min
ers. Since leaving here Mattinson has
been employed steadily by the com
pany.
Contrary to the general belief in the
interior that the big copper company
has a dearth of miners since the war
ceased, the company is hiring all the
men they can get, being at the time
that Mr. Mattinson left there about
100 men short of running their full
crews.
Mattinson states that many Fair
banksans were employed at the mines
last winter among whom was Martin
Harrais, who was shift boss over
some of the mine levels. A1 McDan
iels, who also left here last fall for the
Kennecott, is coming to Fairbanks on
the next stage. Chriss Keene is still
in the employ of the coast mining
company. Oscar Kavanaugh, an old
timer of Ester creek, went outside.
Andy (Shorty) Sorby, who formerly
worked on the WhitePass dock here, iB
reported as being at the present time
at Chitina and will be employed with
the road crew of the Alaska Road
Commission this year, working as far
north as Richardson.
Mr. Mattinson, who has mining in
terests on Fish creek, where he worked
last summer, stated that while he was
satisfien with conditions at Kenne
cott he is glad to be back home and
again meet his old acquaintances.—
Fairbanks Citizen.
SOLDIERS NOW ENJOY
LUXURY OF PASTRY
PARIS, April 24 (by Associated
Press).—War-time restrictions on the
making of pastry have been removed
and American soldiers here are enjoy
ing numerous delicacies of the French
eusine. At one of the restaurants fre
quented by Americans the French
cook produced several lemon pies
but the supply was soon exhausted.
■ Before the embargo on pastry was
lifted, the American soldiers had to
obtain flour from the army commis
sary, and then find a French woman
to make it into pastry. Now the
French cooks have a free hand.
GERMAN LABORERS ARE
ANXIOUS TO COME HERE
COBLENZ, April 25 (by Associated ,
Press). — Statements published re
cently in newspaers in unoccupied
Germany that German laborers were
being sought for employment in the
United States caused such a rush of
civilians to Third Army headquarters
n Coblenz that American officers
caused to be published denials of the
:ruth of these stories. Many men and
juite a few women and girls, having
teard of the newspapers articles from
:he other side of the neutral zone,
came to Coblenz from towns and dis
ricts as far as fifty miles away.
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BIG APPROPRIATION
TO COMBAT EPIDEMICS
PETROGRAD, April 2 (via wireless
to London).—The commission for
combatting epidemics has decided to
assign 2,000,000 rubles for the pur
chase of underclothing. By decree of
the soviet of the people’s commissar
ies of Ukrainia, the right of inherit
ance of property exceeding 10,000
rubles is abolished. Such property,
after the death of the owners, be
comes the property of the Ukrainian
sovet republic1.
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