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WS.S.
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
ISSUED BY THE
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
ESPIONAGE LAW
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Every loyal citizen should guard
against uncc iscious violation of
the new federal espionage act.
Violations on the part of others
should be reported.
Here are some of the things
which constitute violations of the
espionage act.
Making or conveying false re
ports with intent to interfere with
the operation or success of the
military forces.
Making or conveying false
statements in regard to doing
anything, er- 'r't in the way of
bonafide and net disloyal advice,
tending to rtruct the sale of
United State tvnds or securities.
Attemptin' to cau^e of incite
insubordinati n, disloyalty, etc.,
among the military forces.
Attempting to cause or incite
ments.
Publishing, printing, writing or
uttering disloyal, profane or scur
rilous language against the form
of government of the United
States, the constitution, the flag,
the military forces or the uniform
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of the army or navy.
Using language intended to
bring the government, constitu
tion, flag, military forces or uni
form into contempt, scorn, con
tumely or disrepute.
Willful display of the flag of
an enemy of the United States, i
Uttering, writing or publishing
language intended to curtail pro
duction of things necessary to the |
prosecution of the war.
Advocating, teaching, defend- i
ing or suggesting any of the j
things enumerated.
Favoring by word or act the
cause of any country with which j
the United States is at war.
This section also contains a
proviso to the effect that anyone
in the service of the United States
government who “commits any [
disloyal act or utters any un
patriotic or disloyal language, or !
who, in an abusive and violent |
manner criticizes the army or
navy or flag of the United States
shall be at once dismissed from
the service.” *
YANKEE TRAITS
ARE SUSPECTED
CAUSE OF PRICES;
PARIS.—The attitude of the
French population toward the Amer- j
icans today is in the highest degree j
friendly. There is, however, a fac- j
tor which holds unpleasant possi- j
bilities and which comes into play
in regions occupied by the Ameri
cans. That is the belief in the
mind of the non-commercial French I
population that the sharp rise in the !
cost of living is chiefly due to the
prodigality of the American troops.
The rise in the cost of living in1
France has been 40 per cent in the
zone of the interior and 55 >er cent ’
in the zone of the armies, since the !
beginning of-1917.
In cantonments where *he \meri-'
cans represent only a small pro
portion of the population the in
crease is sometimes so mall as to
be barely perceptible. But wl.erej
Americans are found in -reat nvm
bers the increased prices have reach
ed a point which the authorities
term as “anguishing” and wh’<-h pro
voke among the non-eommo.'iial
population a sharp discontent.
The American Committee jn Pub
lic Information, of which James
Kerney is the director in France
has made an investigation of the
matter and it has come to the con
clusion that there are three reasons
for the rise in the cost of living in
the regions occupied by American
troops. They are:
The normal interplay of jupply
and demand.
The desire on the part of trades
people for immoderate pains.
The prodigality of Americans.
The French authorities are con
sidering vigorous application of the
law which provides punishment for
unjustifiable extortion.
The authorities are seriously con
cerned at the possibility that the
Americans may carry away from
France the idea that the typical
Frenchman is a greedy and indiff
erent “mercanti.”
On the other hand, the American
Committee on Public Information
has suggested to the American au
thorities that they cooperate with
the French in keeping down the cost
of living as much as is possible.
It has been suggested that Ameri
can action might profitably be di
rected at once to a reduction in
the prodigality of the troops.
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE
United States of America, Fourth i
District of Alaska, ss:—
Public notice is hereby given, that j
by virtue of a writ of Fieri Faciasj
(or execution) issued out of the Dis-J
trict Court of the United States for j
the 4th District of Alaska on a judg-'
ment rendered in said court, on the j
26th day of June, A. D. 1918, in favor
of Kuskokwim Commercial Co., a
corporation, and against Thomas
Robin, I have, on this 22nd day of
August, A. D. 1918, levied upon
the following described real esta\e,
situated in the precinct of Innoko,
and Territory of Alaska, to wit:
All the right, title and interest
of the defendant Thomas Robin in
and to that certain mining claim
known as the “Bonanza Association”
on Little Creek, in Innoko Pre
cinct, 4th Division of Alaska, and
all of the right, title and interest
of the defendant in and to claim
Number one below on Little Creek,
aforesaid in Innoko precinct, 4th
Division of Alaska; and that I will,
accordingly, offer said real estate
for sale, at public vendue to the
highest and best bidder, for cash,
on the 4th day of November, A. D.,
1918, at 10 o’clock A. M.. at Front
door of the Marshal’s Office, at
Flat City, Alaska.
Dated, Flat City, Alaska, August
22nd, 1918.
L. T. ERWIN
U. S. Marshal, Fourth Dis
trict of Alaska.
By G. G. GERAGHTY,
Deputy.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Plaintiff’s Attorney.
MEXICANS GIVE
WOIERS SCARE
SOUIH OF II
LAREDO, Texas—Because five
American employees of British and
American oil companies in the gulf
oil fields of Mexico have been mur
dered within six weeks, while two
others have been seriously wounded,
the other employes of those com
panies threaten to strike unless pro
tection is afforded them. This in
formation comes from travelers who
have just returned here from Tam
pico.
After the first four of the mur
ders, the travelers say, the oil em
ployes held a meeting and formu
lated their demand for protection
and threat to go on strike unless it
was provided. A representative of
the oil interests was sent to Wash
ington but the result of the mission
was unknown in Tampico when the
travelers left the city.
Four of the murders referred to,
according to fragmentary reports
that have been published, were com
mitted at the same time, June 30,
at LaCajeta, a point near Tampico,
where is situated a terminal of the
Mexican Gulf Oil company. The vic
tims were: L. A. Dunn, Oklahoma
City; R. M. Cooper, Portland. Ore;
L. R. Millard, Beaumont, Tex; Al
fred Esparcia, San Francisco, Cal.
In addition a Mexican employee of
the company, Natiwaid Flores, of
Tampico, was killed by the same
bandits, when they robbed the com
pany’s office at La Cajeta of 10,
000 pesos.
The fifth murder was committed
July 31, at Tepetate, south of Tam
pico, and claimed the life of A. W.
Stevenson, cashier of the Texas Oil
company. Stevenson was murdered
when he refused to turn over the
company’s funds to the bandits.
The third pay-roll robbery, which
resulted in the serious wounding of
J. H. Brooks and Charles Horsman,
occurred June 28, in the Panuco
river region. The two men, field
employees ofthe Aguila Oil company
have just been discharged from the
hospital at Tampico. They were shot
several times and hacked with
machets.
According to the traveler’s stories
foreigners in the oil region are
forced to perform their work in
isolated regions without protection,
not being permitted to carry arms,
In many of these outlying districts,
they say, there is much anti Ameri
can feeling, which is constantly in
flamed by German agents.
Except for one weekly paper in
Tampico, published in English, there
are no pro-Ally publications in the
oil regions, the field being monopo
lized by pro-German sheets. It is
extremely difficult, according to the
travelers, to get the real facts of
the oil region situation into print.
The Mexican government troops,
they assert, contrary to official
statements, have not succeeded in
subduing Manuel Pelaez, the rebel
leader reported allied with the forces
of Felix Diaz, and Pelaez still con
inues to levy tribute on the com
panies south of Tampico, driving
away any government troops that
might attempt to hinder his oper
ations.
War is an ugly thing, but a Ger
man peace is uglier—Russian farm
ers are producing German food.
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An encouraging strike of free gold
mixed with galena and “black jack”
in the tunnel at a distance of 200
feet was made at Windham Bay in
Southeastern Alaska recently. The
strike is said to be very encouraging
and workmen are breaking out six
feet of ore per day.
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