EQUIPPED WITH
ARMS WRESTED
FROMm FOES
LONDON, March 13 (Correspond
ence of The Associated Press).—The
Volunteer army of General Denikine,
which successfully has resisted the
Bolshevik forces in southern Russia,
began with only 400 men, but num
bers today more than 100,000, - says a
traveler who has just returned from
Odessa. In the beginning it had no
arms with which to equip its recruits
and often had to maintain its exist
ence by capturing arms and ammuni
tion from the Bolsheviki.
“When Russia was torn by political
strife in the winter of 1917,” said the
traveler, “a group of men including
General Alexieff arrived at Novotch
erkask, on the river Don. They were
filled with shame,” said the traveler,
"because of their army’s desertion of
the allies and they determined to
form a new army to reinstate Russia.
“Thanks largely,” he continued, “to
the patriotism and statesman-like
qualities of its leader, the volunteer
army at an early stage acquired the
momentum of a constructive, political
force. It’s motto, ’United Russia,’
owing to its simplicity, was powerful
enough to make itself heard and ac
cepted above the din of political con
fusion, and it rallied to the army not
only the officers and soldiers who
were still willing to fight for a com
mon Russian fatherland, but also the
sopkesmen of all moderate political
parties.
"This army grew like a snowball
and seemed to be guided by a protect
ing hand. It started without any
arms, munitions, transport or sanitary
arrangements. A recruit on joining
came bare-handed, and the army had
absolutely nothing to give him. But
he was promised that within a few
days a detachment would make a
sortie on the enemy and capture Bol
shevik arms and munitions. By the
end of the week they would be able to
supply a day’s draft of 210 men with
arms.
“You cannot find a parallel for that
in any fighting that has been done
during the war. Yet that band which
has groyn into an army obtained al!
its arms, munitions and transport foi
a period of twelve months in that
way. Time and again we have had
the alarming news that munitions had
been exhausted and that the men
would have to trust to the sword to
procure fresh supplies. By a brilliant
cavalry action, a few hundred Bol
sheviki would be rounded off and our
ever-growing army supplied again
with shot and shell.”
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C. H. LaBoyteaux commonly named
“Alabam” by his friends, froze his
feet so badly last week while hunt
ing in the Tolovana country, that one
toe on one foot had to be amputated
and another may have to come off.
He left Brooks on a trip during mild
■weather to bring in a moose which he
had killed and cached last falll and a
sudden cold snap coming on he was
compelled to siwash it for three
nights during which his toes were
frozen.
PEOPLE OF BALKANS
SUPPLIED WITH MEANS
TO CLOTHE THEMSEVES
SALONIKI, March 11 (correspond
ence of the Associated Press).—To
meet the great need of clothing
throughout the Balkan states, the
American Red Cross commission to
the Balkans is sending to Serbia,
Rumania, Montenegro and Albania
millions of yards of cloth, thousands
of sewing machines, large quantities
of thread, needles and buttons and
hundreds of tons of old clothing.
These things will be apportioned
among the countries according to the
extent of destitution. The commission
is also shipping large amounts of food
to various parts in the Balkans which
have suffered from the German occu
pation. t
“If any one of the Balkans goes
unclad or unfed,” said Lieutenant
Colonel Henry W. Anderson, director
of Red Cross activities in the near
East', "it will be only because we lack
the transportation facilities to reach
the remoter interior sections. We
have gathered up millions of pieces
of clothing and thousands of tons of
food from every nook and corner of
Europe and will rush them to those
sections of the Balkan states which
are most in need.
“We have taken over the surplus
stocks of relief supplies held by the
American Red Cross commission in
Italy. We have also had diverted to
our use, for distribution in the Balkan
peninsula, large quantities of material
intended for use in France and othei
countries during the war. One of the
principal items is condensed milk, oi
which we are shipping more than
three million cans. This doubtless
will save thousands of starving
children.”
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GOOD POSITIONS FOR
MASTERS AND MATES
Masters and mates in Alaska have
a chance to get a good position witl
the government as warrant officers
and all of the advantages of a pensior
for retiremnt after the end of theii
service. They will be given an exam
ination on their licenses and cer
tificates, and thus be rated. The ter
ritorial secretary’s office has all o:
the necessary blanks and information
The following notice has been sen
out by the United States civil servlet
commission:
“The United States army mint
planter service will hold open com
petitive examinations on May 5, 1919
for the warrant officer grades, ol
master, first mate, and second matt
aboard army mine planters. About
thirty positions are to be filled.
“The war department has asked tht
United States civil service commis
I sion to use its machinery for dis
seminating information relative to the
positions and for ^distributing ap
plication blanks. The secretary of the
local board of civil service examiners
at the postoffice or customshouse in
any city of the United States will
supply to any person interested a
printed announcement containing full
information as to requirements, sal
aries, allowances in addition to sal
aries, etc., and with an application
blank.”
SINN FEINERS
PLAN BIG COUP
AT ELECTIONS
DUBLIN, April 16 (by Associated
Press).—The Sinn Feiners are pre
paring very thoroughly for the cap
ture, at the next elections, of com
plete control of the Irish local bodies.
The work of canvass and propaganda
already has begun. As no other or
ganization is similarly prepared, it is
considered likely that the Sinn Fein
plans will be successful, and that in
the majority of cases the local gov
ernments will pass into Sinn Fein
hands.
A,t least four thousand Guardians
and a similar number of district
councillors and many jiundreds of
county and urban councillors will be
chosen as candidates.
Nationality, the principal organ ol
Sinn Fein, says concerning the elec
tion: "It will give us an opportunity
of proving to the world what Ireland
the greater task of national govern
ment and will prepare the country for
the greater task ofk national govern
ment later on.”
The Sinn Fein leaders have not ex
plained how they propose to operate
'local government bodies apart from
the control of the British government
The local bodies have the power to
levy and spend very large sums in
local matters. But the whole system
is subject to the code of British law
and every local body is under the
jurisdiction of- the Irish local govern
ment board which is. a body appoint
ed by Dublin Castle, whose assen
and authority is required to every
thing.
Their opponents say that if the
Sinn Feiners work under the loca
government board, as 1b unlikely
I they will be making themselves i
branch of the existing Irish adminis
tration. If they do not, it is claimed
they cannot legally work at all.
The Sinn Feiners have decided t(
use the local bodies in which the)
obtain control as a means for th<
spread of the Irish language. In th<
recent parliamentary elections an at
tempt was made to select as candi
dates only men capable of conducting
: public business in the Irish language
So far as possible the principle wil
be applied to the coming local elec
1 tion, although there will be severa
thousands of nominees.
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The cold weather during the pas
week has caused the wolves arourn
Wrangell to become more bold tha;
usual. Their howling has been heari
for several, nights and the ball par!
ground is covered with their tracks.
DIMON NICKOLOFF
SHOE REPAIRING
Red Cabin (Ocean Dock)
Men’s Shoes half-soled and
heels sewed and nailed.?2-75
Rubber heels and soles. 2.75
Ladies’ Shoes .half-soled. 2.00
Heels, rubber and leather.75
Men’s haf-soles . 2.25
Children’s Shoes, heels and
soles . 2-6U
Harness Repairing; Automobile
Tires Vulcanized
Rubber Boots Repaired
Hand and Machine Work
MARCHEXPORTS
SHOW DECREASE
IN COPPER ORES
A report for the month of March
from the United States customs
office for the value of products from
Alaska shows a total of $712,893,which
is a low average. The total value of
the products of Alaska alone reached
$612,708, and articles originating in
the United States and returned from
Alaska, total $76,720, with a total
value of foreign shipments amounting
to $23,465. Copper shipmonts showed
the largest single item, amounting to
$294,437. Following is an itemized
list of the value of the products
shipped:
Bones, hoofs, horns, etc.$ 150
Curios . 2,250
Fish
Fresh. other than salmon .... 69,101
Dried, smoked or cured. 952
Pickled herring . 183,200
Salmon—
Canned . 13
All other fish . 24,331
Shell Fish—
Siirimp3 . 2,400
Furs and fur skins, except
seal skins . 20,486
Ore, matte and regulue—
Copper . 294,437
Lead . 3,186
All other articles . 12,202
Total value of products of
Alaska .$612,708
Articles the growth, produce,
or manufacture of the
United States returned .... 76,72(
Total value of foreign mer
chandise . 23,465:
i -
! Total value of shipments of
, merchandise .$712,89;
, Included in "AH other articles'
- above are the following items:
, Lead bullion .$ 381
Manufactured furs . 11!
i Platinum . 2,10(
Palladium . 9,60(
Total .$ 12,201
All shipments were made to Seat
■ tie, Wash., except 2,986 tons of coppei
trates containing gold and silvei
values.
Note.—Shipment of dried herring
■ value is low on acount of n<
1 market.
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Best coffee in town at the Cit:
t Bakery. 2-6
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i Fresh Fleishman yeast, in any quan
l tity, at American Bakery. 25-3
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