VOLUME XVIII
NUMBER 206
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SEWARD. ALASKA, MONDAY.- AUGUST 20, 1923
PRICE TEN CENTS
SPAIN LOSES LARGE NUMBER IN
ONE MOST SANGUINARY BAT
TLES OF MORROCAN WAR—FIR
ING ALONG ENTIRE BATTLE
FRONT.
MURED FOOT? MEN LOST
Moors Continuing Attacks in Fresh
Numbers—Spanish Losing Little
Ground Center of Lines.
MADRID, August 20—Spain lost 140
msn today in one of the most sangui
nary battles in the Morrocan war at
Tifermin, according to private mes
sages from Morocco.
Firing is continuing along the entire
battle front with many wounded. To
the right and left of the battle line the
Spaniards are holding their ground
against attacks of the Moors, who are
equipped with the latest in modern
arms, but the center of the Spanish
front is losing ground. It is said it is
doubtful whether the Spaniards will
be able to resist the Moors for long.
Wounded Spanish Pouring In
MELILLA, August 20—Latest ad
vices from the battle front show the
Moors are continuing their attack in
fresh units. Wounded Spaniards are
pouring into Melilla and filling the
hospitals.
PAYMENT OF DEBT TO U. S. DOES
NOT DEPEND ON RECOVERY OF
CLASS C. REPARATION BONDS
FROM GERMANY.
PARIS, August 20—While Pemier
Poincare’s summary of the French po
sition, which will be delivered to the
British government, treats at length
on the Inter Allied debts, it does not,
as reported, make the payment of the
French debt to the United States de
pendent upon the recovery of a simi
lar amount on the Class C. Reparation
Bonds from Germany, the Foreign Of
fice asserted today.
The French attitude is that the war
debt to America is to be paid, and
that France must get an equal amount
from the Class C. Bonds to pay it, but
that France will not repudiate the
debt if it fails to collect.
REPARATIONS COMMITTEE HAS
CONTROL OVER RESOURCES
PARIS, August 20—The Inter-allied
reparations committee today notified
Germany today that the reparations
constitute a prior claim on the resour
ces which Germany intends to utilize
to guarantee her new gold loan.
HOME BUI OF CANADA
TORONTO, August 20—Deposits of
the Home Bank of Canada, which Fri
day suspended payments at the head
office and sixty branches throughout
Canada, dwindled from twenty-two
million, one hundred and thirty-three
thousand dollars on May first, to ap
proximately seventeen million, mostly
small savings accounts.
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CONFERENCE TO WORK OUT A
PLAN FOR CLOSER COOPERA
TION BETWEEN TWO COUN
TRIES TO STOP SMUGGLING.
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 20—
An international conference to work
out plans for closer co-operation be
tween Canada and America for the
prohibition of the smuggling of liquor
to the United States to tv held early
in September, some place near the
border, was announced today.
Arrangements for the conference
are virtually completed and a formal
announcement is expected soon.
JAPAN CONTINUES PROTEST
AMERICAN RADIO STATIONS
JAPAN, August 20—Japan will con
tinue to protest to China against the
recent wireless concession given by
China to the Federal Telegraph Com
pany, whereby five stations will be
constructed by that company in China.
The stand was taken that the Mitsui
Company of Japan was granted a pre
vious wireless monoply. She also
wanted it to be like Japan and Brit
ain and France in the Pacific, where
all get aong on terms of arnica be bus
iness relations.
PARTY IDE PUBLIC
DUBLIN, August 20—The program
of the Irish Labor party made public
today proclaims the right of the Irish
people to the ownership of their coun
try and the control of their destinies.
The sovereignty of the people, it as
serts, embraces every man and wo
man in the nation as well as all its
material wealth and the resources and
all processes of producing wealth.
The Alaska Railroad has announced
a special excursion to Anchorage, on
August 23, 24, 25, with final return
limit of August 29th. The fare will be
$9.15 for the round trip.
DECISION HANDED DOWN
AGAINST GERMAN GOVT.
THE HAGUE, August 20—The per
manent court of international justice
handed down a decision against Ger
many in a case involving the use of
the Kiel canal, deciding the authori
ties were not justified in preventing
the British steamship Wimbledon,
from entering the canal during hos
tilities between Poland and Russia.
LARGE AMOUNT CURRENCY
NOW BEING CIRCULATED
BERLIN, August 20—Although the
Reichbank is circulating currency to
be estimated at more than one hun
dred trillion marks, it is believed this
will be more than doubled the com
ing week, owing to fantastic demands
for currency, caused by the wage in
creases in all lines.
The most popular denomination is
the one million mark note.
SUCCESS OF CONFERENCE
DUE TO BROADMINDEDNESS
MEXICO CITY, August 20—Presi
dent Obregon attributed the success
of the pre-recognition conference to
the generous broadmindedness from
any unwise prejudices of the eminent
American commissioners.
NO TENDERNESS IN BRITISH EM
PIRE FOR GERMANY BUT BE
LIEVES FRANCE TRYING TO GET
STRANGLE-HOLD ON COUNTRY.
LONDON, August 20—A Central
News 1^;patch prints what is claimed
to be "an authoritative direct footnote
on the British foreign policy,” stating:
“There is no tenderness in the Brit
ish empire for Germany, but the gov
ernment believes that if France is out
to maintain a strangle-hold on Ger
many, the complete overthrow of the
economic situation in Europe, if not
the world, is certain.”
Apart from the immediate aims of
the Governments in Europe, the domi
nating note in their policies is the ul
timate co-operation of Britain and Am
erica for the world settlement of the
chaotic conditions existing there.
No immediate sensational assistance
for America need be expected, but
Premier Baldwin believes that Europe
cannot be saved unless the American
people join the British in saving them.
MAYENCE, August 20—Unrest and
rioting continued throughout the
grand dutchy of Hesse and clashes
are reported between the communists
and police at Landen, Russialsheim,
Grossgerau. At Langen one member of
the security police was killed and a
number wounded in clashes with un
employed.
COBLENTZ, August 20—The Inter
allied Rhinelanl commission decided
to keep the frontier between. Rhine
land occupied territory and unoccu
pied Germany closed until September
sixteenth. The reason is said to pre
vent the agitators from Germany from
entering the occupied zone.
TERRIFIC MAULING GIVEN DOWN
EY DESPITE SIXTEEN OUNCE
GLOVES USED
INDIANAPOLIS, August 20—Firpo
decisively outpointed Joe Downey of
Cincinnatti in a ten round exhibition
watch with sixteen ounce gloves used
as a result of an order from Governor
McCray.
Downey received a terrible mauling
despite the large gloves used.
IMMIGRANTS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CONDITIONS AT ISLAND
WASHINGTON, D. C„ August 20—
Replying to the latest British attack
on conditions at Ellis Island immi
gration station, Secretary of Labor
Davis, declared that the immigrants
themselves were responsible for most
of the trouble complained of, adding
that those detained at the station
were held because they were in this
country in violation of the law, while
those clearly admissable passed thru
rapidly. He insisted that the remedy
for the congestation lies in control of
immigrants at the source.
MRS. MALLOY WINS WAY FINALS
FOREST HILLS, August 20—Mrs.
Malloy won her way into the semifin
als by defeating Helen Hooker of
Greenwich, Conn.
SEATTLE, August 20—The steam
ship Alameda left yesterday morning
with the following passengers book
ed for Seward:
A. Pullas and wife, Walter Hatch,*
Miss S. Nolan, E. L. Bedell and wife,
Mrs. S. O. Smith, N. Sedell, J. S. Tur
ett, Mrs. E. P. Pearson, H. Humbyrd,
W. Lae Brummet, Mrs. Noggle, A.
Black.
MRS. HARDING LEAVES
WHITE HOUSE FOREVER
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 20—
Mrs. Harding left the Whitehouse
last night, never to return, except as
a possible guest, Coolidge’s do not ex
pect to take up the residence there
until the middle of this week.
THINK GERMANY WILL REJECT
PROPOSAL SEPARATE STATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 20
Officials here appear satisfied that
any proposal for the solution of the
reparations problem, based on the er
ection of a separate German state in
the Rhineland, ■will be immediately re
jected by the German government.
STATES GOVERNMENT NOTE
TO FRANCE IS INCONSISTENT
MANCHESTER, August 20—Cham
berlain, Exchancellor, in a speech to
day said: “The entente is hanging by j
a thread and clumsy handling of the
reparations question at this moment
may snap the thread and undo the
work of the last twelve or fifteen
years.” He characterized the govern
ment’s latest note to France as incon
sistent and illogical and futile.
COOLIDGE GOES HORSE RIDING
WASHINGTON, August 20—Cool
idge, for the first time since he be
came President, went horse back rid
ing, which form of recreation it ap
pears, he intends to adopt. He chose
“General,” a chestnut bay and took a
ride along the bridle path of the Po
tomac.
FEEL CONFIDENT THAT
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE
BRITISH END SATISFACTORILY
PARIS, Aug 20—A certain amount
of optimism is felt in official circles
and shared in part by the press that
the present negotiations with the
British government will end in a satis
factory compromise.
It is understood that Poincare in his
speech tomorrow in Charlesville, will
declare France desires to preserve the
entente in the face of continued resis
tance by Germany, which is not yet
convinced that her allies are able to
get together and oblige her to execute
the terms of her treaty.
TODAY’S FISH PRICES
KETCHIKAN, Aug 20—Fresh hali
but, eleven and three quarters and 7
and 3-4.
JUNEAU, August 20—Halibut ten
and six; king salmon, reds, twelve
and eight; white, three, sable fish 4
and one-half and three and one half.
SPOKANE, August 20—The opera
tion of the war-time government grain
corporation, during the two and one
half years of its existence, netted a
profit of approximately fpfy-eight mil
lion dollars, Secretary Hoover inform
ed Senator Borah.
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SECRETARY NAVY ROOSEVELT
STATES NAVY WILL IMMEDI
ATELY BEGIN CARRYING OUT
TERMS OF TREATY.
WASHINGTON, D. C. .August 20
Secretary of the Navy (acting) Roose
velt today stated that the navy would
immediately begin carrying out the
terms of limitations of armaments
treaty, which was ratified Friday.
Seven battleships and four battle
cruisers under construction are to be
scrapped and two battle cruisers, the
“Lexington,” and “Saratoga”, are to
be converted into aeroplane carriers,
under the terms of the treaty. Thir
teen old ships are to be scrapped.
The “Washington”, under construc
tion and the “South Carolina,” out of
commission at Philadelphia, will be
used for experimental purposes in un
derwater and aerial attacks. The ships
“New Jersey and “West Virginia” are
to be turned over to the army for use
in bombing practice. The “Deleware”
will be sold for scrapping and the U.
; S. S. “North Dakota” will be convert
| ed into a ship when the “Colorado”
j and “West Virginia” are placed in
commission. The Navy Department
will sell the ships now under construc
tion in private yards, either as stocks
to be cut up by the purchaser or cut
; up by the navy, and sold as scrap or
tor a total figure that will cover com
plete and final settiemen; of claims
in connection with construction.
■ CUT OF NEARLY THIRTY MILLION
DOLLARS WILL BE MADE IN ES
TIMATES FOR NAVY FOR NEXT
FISCAL YEAR.
j WASHINGTON, D. C., August 20
Admiral Burrage, who will be assign
ed to the head of the board of inspec
tion and survey on the retirement in
November of Admiral Halstead of the
Washington staff, tomorow will say he
is faced with instructions from the
Bureau of Budgets to slash the esti
mates submitted for the navy depart
ment for the next fiscal year.
The Department has begun a revis
ion of its original figures in an at
tempt to meet the cut with the essen
tial figures of the budget being slash
ed too much, covering only such ex
penditures as the department believes
absolutely necessary to maintain an
efficient navy, and the new construc
tion recommended by the Navy Board.
In the future estimates the Director
of Budget instructed that the figures
of the new budget be cut nearly thirty
million dollars.
HAS LARGE TRADE BALANCE
WASHINGTON, August 20—The de
partment of commerce announced the
country has a twenty-six million dol
lar trade balance favorable, for July
31st.
SANTO DOMINGO, August 20—No
foundation for the report of the upris
ing In Santo Domingo where seven
teen American marines were report
ed killed.