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_DICTATOR OF UKRAINIA_
When the Ukraine declared Its In
dependence the rada, or governing
body, declined to submit to the de
mands of the (human military authori
ties. The latter therefore removed
ttie rada by force and found a compli
ant tool.
lien. 1’avlo Skoropndski was de
clared dictator of the Ukraine, and
proclamations wire posted all over the
walls of Kiev and other large cities in
the Ukraine.
(ieneral Skoropndski is a member
of an ancient Ukrainian family. lie
commanded a Ukrainian army corps
on the Russian front, and after the
Russian revolution was a prominent
factor in Ukrainian politics. lie is
forty-five years old. Skoropndski was
called “hetman," which means head
man or chief, it Implies military dic
tatorship.
Skoropudskl was a military dicta- | ? —i
tor In every sense of the word, except
that he took his orders from Germany. The whole overturning of the rada
was staged by Germany. Skoropudskl hud previously come to an agreement
with General Klchorn, and the latter's staff arranged the cotip d'etat.
Within a week after assuming the hctmuustvo an attempt was made on
Skoropadskl's life. He was wounded in the shoulder by a revolver bullet.
Tills incident made him more careful of his personal safety. Whenever ho
moved about Kiev he did bo with a large escort of German cavalry. Three
fifths of his advisers were German military, financial and economic experts.
Since assuming the dictatorship Skoropudskl has worked with the ardor of a
fanatic to establish German domination firmly In the Ukraine and to recreate
as nearly as possible the soclul and economic conditions us they were under
Czar Nicholas.
LAND ROUTE FOR HIM!
PARIS. Sept. 17.—Georg.- Washing
ton Henry (’lay Smith, negro steve
dore at one of the American base
ports, voiced the feelings of a large
part of the expeditionary force about
ocean travel “When dis heah wah
is ovah," he said, “you-all will nevah
see me goin’ back across that ole
ocean. Ahm not goin’ back to the
t'nited States thataway Ahm goin’
back by way of New Ohleens.”
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P'ES US HE WISHED
PARIS, Aug, 26 (by mail).—There
will bo many moist eyes among the
“old army" men who are now wearing
I gold and silver leaves and silves stars
on their shoulders when they hear
that "OP" Sergeant Jim Payne of the
tii infantry fell riddled by machine
gun bullets on the first day of lhe
Solssons lighting.
Sergeant Payne was one of the old
est and most experienced of the old
time noncoins, and had seen service in
every land where American soldiers
set foot for the past twenty years.
He "soldiered” and fought Moros in
the wilds of Mindanao under Captain
.1 J. Pershing and helped Pershing
c hase tile Yillistas into the Interior of
Mexico
lit many a headquarters, dugout and
mess shack they will say "Poor ol'
! Jim, (Sod bless him," when they hear
that Payne is no more. Probably no
' other man in the army had as many
c lose friends among the officers. For
the last twenty years Payne has been
training second lieutenants and see
ing them gain their first lieutenancy,
; then captains' bars, majors' gold
leaves and so on toward the major
generals' double stars.
A good many of the youths that
Payne “mothered" are now generals
in the new army. But no matter how
; high they went in rank, they always
[ retained their love for the leathery
| fared, grizzled old sergeant Year
I after year Sergeant Jim has been tak
ing "shave-tails" fresh from West
Point, and nervous as eats about th' ir
! first commands, under his arm and
teaching them the fine points of han
j dling men, as only on old first srr
I geant can do.
But I’ayne remained always a first
: sergeant. In the old days there was
not much chance for a man to rise
out of the ranks to a commission
j especially if he "hadn't had much
j schoolin'." as i’ayne would tell his
j friends who urged him to try for a
i commission.
At the outbreak of war I’ayne was
] offered a captaincy, hut refused it.
"I want to win my shoulder bars on
; the field with mv hoys,” he told them.
Last winter he served as first ser
geant. hut this spring asked to he re
duced to a sergeant, so he could go
out and lend a platoon. Only a few
weeks before he was killed the rec
ommendation went through for his
promotion to a lieutenancy. Within a
few' days Sergeant Jim would have
been wearing the coveted silver bar.
won as he wanted to win it.
But he died as he wanted to die—
"with the boys.”
And there will be many misty eyes
along the lines when they hear about
"Or Jim."
ONCE ROYAL FAVORITE IS
NOIN PUL OF WAITRESS
NEAV YORK. Sept. 17 At least
one member of the former czar's
household enjoyed the respect and
good care of the Bolshevtkl. He lived
comfortably at the Hotel Astoria, op
posite the German embassy at Petro
grad, a hostelry that at one time was
the rendezvous of fashionable Petro
grad, and has since the Bolshevik
revolution been occupied by Bolshe
vik officials.
The aforementioned member of the
ex-czar's family lived in one of the
finest rooms in the hotel His food
was carefully attended to by a wait
ress who showed a particular liking
for him and called him "her own."
1 once had a long talk with her about
him. says a United Press correspon
dent. while she served me some bad
fish and cabbage soup for dinner.
There was a soft fondness written all
over her face, and she said that her
Romanoff friend would yet bring her
a lot of money as a foundation for her
fortune
As 1 was working away at the fish
he enme In. rather tall, graceful, the
aristocrat par excellence. There was
a deep, melancholy look in his great
eyes, and he seemed to bo demanding
not sympathy but recognition. Then
I understood the waitress’ fondness
for him. 1 realized that many an
American society woman would have
lost her heart to him. for it was the
former czar's favorite Russian wolf
hound.
Use the classified ad column of the
Times if you want results.
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To Gust CarlBtrom:
You are hereby notified that I have
expended during the yearn 1914 and
1916 $200 in labor and Improvements
upon the "Deep Gulch" placer mining
claim, situate on right limit of Chititu
creek, adjoining No. 8 creek claim and
on lirst tier of benches. In Nizlna
mining district, McCarthy recording
precinct, Alaska, the location certifi
cate of which is found of record in
Book 9, Page 41, in the office of the
recorder of said recording precinct,
in order to hold said claim under the
provisions of Section 2224 of the Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and the amendments thereto approved
January Si, 1880, concerning annual |
labor upon mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said claim
for the period ending on the 31st day
of December, 1014. and the 31st day
of December, 1010; and if within
ninety days after the publication of
this notice, you fail or refuse to con
tribute your proportion of such ex
penditure as a co-owner, which
amounts to $100. your interest in the
claim will become tin* property of the
subscriber, your co-owner, who has
made the required expenditure, by
'he terms of said section
F. PETER MILDER.
First publication. Aug. 10. P'18
Last publication, Nov. 1C. 1‘JlH. i
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