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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
CHARGE OF MASQUERADE
 FOR FIRENIEN NAMED

The following are the committee appointed to have charge of the Fire mems masquerade ball at the A. B. Hall New Years Eve:
 Soliciting prizes Joe Streic, Carl Amy and John Sullivan.
 General Finance C. A. Estes, Ol- in ROthfuS and Fire Chief Guest.
 Refreshments Julian Reed. 4. Fl. l.. Myers and Charles Cooper.
 Decorations All members of the Fire Department
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
CAPITAL SHIPS OF THE AMERICAN NAVY TO RETURN TO UNITED STATES
 ABOUT LATTER OF PRESENT MONTH.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 13- Secretary of the Navy Daniels announced today that every capital ship in the American navy, now in European waters cudng dread ought squardons are to return home this month It eX eced that the vessels will arrive about two days before christmas and review will be held to celebrate the re- urn.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
FIRE STARTS IN REAR OF
 SEWARD'S ONLY BAKE SHOP

\ fire started in the rear of the Seward Bakery last night at 1l:15 o'clock but was quickly extinguished by Fire Chief Guest and the members
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
OLE JUST ''MUSH ON"

 some things that they are tired of and that they will not stand for any long CT, and one of them is Ole, the Yellow He don't belong here. He has been treated right, been treated as an equal given every chance and when the acid test came. he was lacking. In the language of the North, He's not there. He won't fuse he won't amalgamate, he simply don't belong and has prov en that he was not worthy of place among the people of the North. We don't need him nor his breed. In the future of Alaska and it is going to have great future, the men who have the big jobs to do, the mcn who are in position to employ great many men will take care to see that the pay roll that they sign does not bear the name of one of the newest Yellow Race and they will also see that Ole never again becomes cog in our industrial scheme, where a white man could be used.
 If all of Alaska would simply stand pat on this it would only be a short time until the Swede would have to emigrate back to the Land that bred him, back to the Land that he de- serted, back to where gratitude is lost virtue, to where loyalty to home is not known and to where the hand that feeds you is entitled to no more consideration than bite and believe me, if half we hear is true, Alaska is going to stand pat on just shiS one thing. MuSh on Ole, mush on.
 (SignedE An Alaskan.
 While the Editor believes that there is much truth in the above, and the reasoning is logical in the main, we must not forget that we do have some loyal Swedish people. This class will only applaud the sentiment of the above communication knowing that it is true and the "yellow Swede" is getting just what is coming to him.
 Various registration clerks through out the territory as well as clerks in the states, reported that the armistice was signed there was a sudden impet- us of Swedes in registrating for the draft, 19 to 45. This class in general met the clerk with the announcement: "that ay bane dam good Merican sat azan but yust got round to baSiness ot registration" meaning that when all possible danger was over they were yelling like Comanche Indian for the Stars and Stripes and Uncle Sam, yet wringing the neck of the eagle on the coin of the t realm in their pocke afraid the coin will be squaked loose from their possession for thrift stamp The United States government should take cognizance of the "man without country" pack them up bag and baggage, clothe them in the rags they wore when they came to this country urn their money into the Red Cross fund, and send them back nearly pen niless, the same way as they landed n the land of Freedom, to their own Sweden. The Editor doubts if the loy- Il Swedes in the United States or Alaska, have any more use for theil ! yellow kind than the real American has for the 1. w. w., or the harangu- ing soap box orator who yells down with the government" Also the Swede who volunteered or answered the call when drafted may yet meet up with his 'man without a country" and there may be short war and no ar rests.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
AMERICAN SQUADRON ARRIVES AT THE
 AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE ON ADRIATIC.

AMSTERDAM, Dec, 13- An American squadron arrived today at Pola formerly the Austrian naval base on the Adriac Sea- The Americans assumed command al at the port of Jugosay War vessels in both harbors hosted the American flag.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
ARMsmCE CURED SHELL SHOCKS.

WASHINGTON Dec. 13- Surgeon General Ireland announced today that the news of the signing of the arm stice cured over 2OOO Americans in France suffering from shell shock
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
KAISER NOW AFRAID OF ASSASSINATION.

LONDON Dec, 13- It is reported here that score of former imperial German detectives of Potsdam with the former Kaiser who fears assassination The for mer Hun ruler always carries small revolver
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
NOTICE TO FIREMAN.

Before firemen go home after fire they must sign and then be released. (Signed) Robert Guest,
 Fire Chief.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
HAS CHARGE OF ALL CABLE SYSTEMS

NEW YORK, Dec. 13- President Carlton, of the and cable systems of the United States by Burleson
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-12-13
SHIPS RELEASED FOR TRADE ROUTES.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13- Eight hundred thousand tons of shipping were released today by the Army Depart men to the Shipping Board for return to trade routes
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
CONFERENCES OPEN IN
 5,.. MEXICO CITY TODAY
concern;ng Raising Export Hestrie-
 tions Against Mexico.

Mexico City, Feb. 24-Conferences will be resumed here on Monday con corning the raising of the United States export restrictions against Mex ico. Henry P. Fletcher, American ambassador, and Rafael Nieto, acting secretary of the treasury, arrived to- day from Washington, where an agree ment was reached subject to Presi- dent Carranza's approval. General Salvador Alvardo, former goveron of Yucatan, also will attend the confer Hlces presumably in relation to the shipments of sisal to the United States. s~
 According to Senor Nieto the pre- liminary agreement provides that the United States shall allow $15, 5,00e, ,00G American gold to enter Mexico and in return Mexico will remove certain unnamed transport restrictions on mine products. Senor Nieto also an nounced the establishment of a credit of $25, ,000, 900. ,s4.q made regarding the adnsiison of food stuffs into Mexico has not been an- nounced, but J. A. Mccarthy, Mexico City banker, who has been named Representative of the United States food administration in Mexico City
 conferred today with the national food administrator. MT. Mccarthy believes that Mexico will be divided into two zones, north and south, to facilitate the distribution of foodstuffs, and that boards will be named to insure ar equitable distribution and to prevent speculation. Luis Cabrera, Mexican delegate tt the postponed neutrality congress al Buenos Aires, recently received z credit of $250. 900 in New York to bu, cereals for Mexico in Argentina.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

Kronstadt and Petrograd.
 Meanwhile the internal situation in Russia continues chaotic. So bad have conditions become in Petrograd that state of siege has been declared by the military authorities. Looting and other reprehensible deeds will result in sentences of death and all explo- sives must be turned over to the au- thorities on pain of the holders being declared outlaws. Opposition news papers have been suppressed and other organs have been warned that inaccu- rate information published in them will lead to the arrest of the editors and their staffs.
 Rumania, cut off from her allies through the disaffection of Russia, at
 last has entered into formal peace ne- gotiations with the central powers, ac- cording to advices reaching London
 Those past masters in Teutonic allied
 politics, Won Kuehlmann and Czernin, respectively the German and Austrian foreign ministers, and Radoslavoff, the Bulgarian premier, are treating with
 M. Averesco, the Rumanian premier, at a point near Bucharest Doubtless | like the terms imposed on Russia,
 those that will be offered Rumania will be hard ones. Already they are
 said to embrace territorial acquisitions l for Bulgaria and economic preferences
 for Germany and Austria.
 l On the battle fronts nowhere has
 there been an engagement of great l dimensions. On the line in France
 there have. ,been several patrol en- counters, with the French the aggreS- ! sors against the Germans, of greater than usual violence. The artillery | activity all along the front continues
 violent on isolated sectors. The Ger mans have tried to outgun the Amer
 jeans in their sector northwest of Toul. As on several former occasions the Americans retaliated with such
 ferceness and accuracy of aim that the enemy desisted.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25

The Bolshevik government in Rus sia- represented by Nikolai Lenine and Leon Trotzky, has acceded to the de- mands of Germany and announced it's readiness to accept the hard peace terms which Germany has laid down.
 Thus, apparently without further hesitation. the Russians are prepared, in an effort to stop the inroads the Germans now are making into their country. to add to the enemy's already vast holdings more of Russia's most valuable western territory, extending from the Gulf of Finland southward to the Back sea, and even to withdraw her troops from Finland and give back to the Turks what has been taken from them in battle.
 The surrender seems abject. Russia is immediately to send a delegation to Brest Ltovsk. there to discuss with German representatives the final de- tails of the peace and sign the com pact
 At last accounts the German armies in the east were giving no heed to talk of peace, but on the contrary were methodically pushing forward their line over the more than 500 mile front from the Gulf of Finland region to Volhynia and still nowhere meeting with any systematic attempts to hin der their progress.
 - Numerous additional towns have been captured and several thousand more Russians made prisoner. In ad- difion nearly 5000 German and Aus trian prisoners of war have been lib- erated by the invaders. Revals Russ ssa's principal port on the Finnish gulf. is rapidly being approached, notwithstanding the snow covered roads. The troops here are being pushed forward in forced marches the desire of the German high com mand evidently being to capture the port. which would be available. if ne cessity arises. as base for operations of fleet of war vessels against
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
TO PREVENT DELAY
 @ IN FOOD SHIPMENTS
Railroad Administration Will Be Fur
 nished With Daily Reports.

Washington, Feb. 24-Out of the discussion between the food and rail- road administrations over responsi- bility for delays in floor shipments has grown a plan by which the railroad administration will be furnished daily with reports not only on the car needs for the food administration, but for the allies as we'll
 Within a few days. the food admin fstration announced tonight it will complete an organization to collece this information. The allied food purchasing agencies will supply their demands direct to the food adminis- tradon and domestic requirements will be reported by. regional transpor- tation ageIcs to be named.
 The daily report plan was decided on in response to. the declaration of Director General McAdoo that he would furnish all the cars necessary to move food if the food administra- ton would notify him where the food to be moved was located. In state nfent which brecipitated the discus sion, Food Administrator Hoover had asserted that railroad congestion and lack of cars threatened the east with food shortage and had retarded the food administrators programme for feeding the allies.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
HENKES WAS IN TOUCH
 WITH GERMAN AGENTS
That Was Why Heavy Penalty Was Imposed.

Washington. Feb. 24.-Evidence that in spite of his commission, in the United States army he was in toucoh with German agents, contributed to Won Bernstorff's propaganda funds was working for peace at any price before America went to war, was largely responsible for the heavy pun ishment imposed upon Captain David A. Henkes, sentenced by courtmartia! at Governors Island to dismissal from the service and imprisonment at hard labor for 25 years
 This evidence was discovered after Henkes was brought back from France for trial because of his insiStent de- mand that he be allowed to resign to avoid fighting relatives and friends in Germany. On landing he asked to be allowed to see his wife. This was de- |nied, but he was permitted to tele- phone, and officers listening in" heard him instruct his wife to burn all his papers.
 Ineriminating Papers Seized.
 Before Mrs. Henkes could carry out the order her home was entered and the, discriminating letters and papers seized. According ti officers of the judge advocate generals department, these proved that Henkessnot only had been in communication with Count Von Bernstorff, then German ambas- |.sador to the United States, but had contributed to German. Austrian and Turkish funds and had been an active propagandist.
 Henkes was born in Iowa in 1875 and entered the army at the outbreak of the Spanish American war as a private in Company G, First Wiscon- sin infantry. He was made corporal and then a sergeant. He became a second lieutenant in February, 1901 and in 1907 he graduated from the in fantry and cavalry school of the army
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
TWO ALLEGED MURDERERs
 ARRESTED IN CHESHIRE
Charged With Killing Giovanni Avoni
 at Bristol, R. 1,

Waterbury. Conn.,, Feb 24.-Two al- legged murderers wanted ia Bristol. R. l., were arrested in West Cheshire. near here. today. Captain James w. Con of the Bristol police came here this morning with a warrant for An tonic Carotuniti on the charge of having murdered Givoanni Avoni in Bristol on February IS. Captain Golf and Waterbury detectives located -Carotuniti in 8 shack in West Ches- hire and arrested him and his com panion.
 The latter Captain Golf recognized as Saturday Stanzione, who is under indictment for the murder of fel-
 low comntryman in Bristol on June g
 1917. At the time of that murder. -Stanzione was out on bonds for the shooting of Bradshaw Bradshaw.
 When discovered. the men tried to es- cape into the woods. but stopped at the detectives threat to shoot, Thew -were unaHned.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
 MILITARY OPERATIONS
Tells of Increasingly Important Aetiv-
 ity by American Forces.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Increasingly important activity by the American forces on the western front and the return for rest at a leave station of the men who have completed their first period of duty in the trenches are noted in this weeks review of military operations by the war department.
 The renewed Russian offensive against the Germans was the most important development of the week.
 Hitherto little opposition has been offered to the advancing Germans" the department says, "and it is not as yet clear what preparations the Russians are making to meet the ene- my. Owing to the Reorganization of the Russian forces it is difficult to presage what effective opposition they may be able to place in the path fo the invaders
 Of the western front the review says: While no major undertakings were recorded in the west, yet the en- tire front was the scene of hard driv- len assaults of a minor character. A"Our own forces are taking an in- creasingly important part in the op- erations.
 Last week we recorded the par ticipation of our artillery in the very successful thrust made by the French in the region of the Butte du Mesnil. This week the presence of our infantry tin very important area of the Che min des Danes is reported Here the I patrols have been outside our barbed wire and have undertaken number of scouting expeditions in No Mans Land. which were successfully carried out.
 At the time our detachments were coming up into the trenches, they were under hostile shell fire; never theless our men made their way to their stations without confusion or casualties. It is useful to note that our forces now ill action in this, one of the most active sectors of the en- tire French front, have acquitted themselves very creditably s
 During the week General Pershing made a personal inspection of the American sector northwest of Foul
 He visited all our first line trenches observation posts, battery emplace- ments and other points of interest.
 "Our men who have completed theil first period of duty in the trenches have arrived at the rest center es. tablished at Aix Les Bains
 Along the French front the enem, reacted energetically in the regioi southwest of the Butte du MesniI. Al ter a sanguinary encounter the Ger
 mans succeeded ill regaining part O
 the trenches lost last week A fur
 ther attempt in which three German Ibattalions participated was repulsed q In third assault the Germans tool
 125 prisoners, but the French force
 regained the lost positions after 2
 spirited counter-attacK. Our artil Tlory participatedF sin these opera tions. f41s,4
 Artillery duels took place along tn
 entire front. A decided increase il
 the intensity of bombardments wa . noted.
 ''The British have taken over a additional segment of the French lins The transfer of an appreciabie mile : age of the front below St. Quenti
 was made to the British without diih culty or delay"
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
CASUALTIES REPORTED
 BY GENERAL PERsHiNG
Private Earl Woodin of sherman, a
 Victim of Pneumonia.

Washington, Feb, ,24.-Among the American soldiers in France reported today as having 'ed from disease was Private Earl ,Woodirf,. engineers, Sherman, Conn, from pneumonia.
 General Pershing also notified the war department that Cadet Harold K. Buckley, of the signal corps, was .tili- ed in an aeroplane accident Eeb- ruary IS. No details were given. The cadets father, Edward c. Bulkley, lives in New York city,
 Eight artillerymen were reported slightly wounded in action on Feb| ruary 21 in despatch tonight from American headquarters in France. Among them was Frederick A. Sitter. of Polk, Pa
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
LETTERS COMPROMISE
 BERkMAN AND GOLDMAN
With German Spy and Indian Revolu-
 tion Propaaandist.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Letters indi- eating that Alexander Berkman and Emma Goldman were cooperating with liar Dayal, the German spy and Indian revolution propagandist, before they were sent to prison for violating the draft law, were made public by Attorney General Gregory in answer to radical protests against the i'm prisonment of the anarchist leaders.
 There were two letters, dated Oct. 20 and Oct 26, 1915, and both urged Berkman to send over to Holland com- rades to help in the movement for a revolution in India The first asked also for letters of introduction from Emma or yourself" to prominent an- archists in every country of conti- mental Europe.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
ouTPokEN IN THEIR CRITICISM OF GERMANY.
The Polish : Members of .the Austrian
 Parliament.

London, Feb. A.-Polish members of the Austrian pariiment are contin- ting the outspoken criticism of Ger many occasioned by the terms of the UkEainian peace treaty and the re- sumption of military operations against the Russians. German news papers reflect the irritation caused by the attitude of the Poles. In a de- spatch from The Hague on this sub ject the correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company quotes a message from Vienna repeating the report cur rent several days ago that dissolution of the reichsrath was expected unless the Poles ceased their attacks.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
OBITUARY.
Edward H. Warner,

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. 24.-Edward H. Warner, a former member of the rivers, harbors and bridges commits sion of the state, died at his homo here today, aged A years. He was an organizer in 1913 of the Connecticut Transit company, which was to have operated a steamboat line between ehis city and New London. but the project was abandoned because the promoters were unable to secure dockage facili- ties.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
FOOD SHIPMENTS TO
 GERMANY HAVE BEEN CUT
By Northern European Neutral coun-
 tries 65 to s5 Per Cent.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Food ship mcnts from the northern European neutral countries to Germany have been cut e5 to S5 per cent since last year by tn eopening of Americas ex- port control as disclosed tonight in the first annual report of the war trade board. The effect has been also 10 decrease to a marked extent ship ments of other commodities from neu- tral countries to the enemy.
 The board disciaims any policy of coercion or retaliation in it's dealings with neutrals and sets forth that it is proceeding on a policy of negotiation and Agreement
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
scHooLHouSE IN WATERFORD
 DESTROYED BY FIRE.
New London Fire Companies Re
 sponded to a Call for Help.

New London, Conn, Feb. 24.-A new brick schoolhouse in the town of Waterford, few miles from this city, was totally destroyed by fire tonight which started in the cellar, presum- ably from the heating plant. The schoolhouse was built five years ago a ta cost of $25,000. tt
 Two New London fire companies responded to call for help telephon6l here by the selectmen of Waterfor6x
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
.A4REXoCuTioN IS IN
 PROGRESS rN COSTA RIGA.
ThresSTouns Are in the Hands of the ReVoiutionists,

San Than Del Sur. Nicaragua. sFeh. 34-A revolution is in progress in Costa Rica- Wire communication has been interrupted between the frontier and Las Canas. It Is known that the towns of AlstKia. San Mateo and Heedia arc in the 41ands Of the revo- lutiouists It is reported Las Csnas and Punta Arenas probably will fall shordx.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
ABJECT SURRENDER MADE
 BY BOLSHEv|K GOVERNMENT
lenine and Troty Ready to Accept the Hard Peace
 Terms Dictated by Germany
MEANWHILE TEU1oNs CONTINUE INVASION

Nowhere Have the Germans Met With Any Systematic At tempt to Hinder Their Progress Have Captured Numerous Towns and Several Thousand More Russian Prsoners-In Petograd State of Siege Has Been De clared by the Russian Military Authorities -Rumana Has Entered Into Formal Negotiations With the Central Powers s-On the Battle Fronts Only Minor Engagements Are Taking Place.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
TROLLEY CARS coLLlDED
 NEAR WALLiNGFoRD
Sixteen Persons Were More or Less, l Cut and Bruised,

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 24-Six-= teen passengers were more or less cut and bruised when WaIlingford bound car co1lided head-on with a car com ing to this city on the New Haven Wallingford line of the Connecticut Company late tonight at Gravel Pit Switch, about three miles outcide of Wallingford. Failure of the Walling- ford bound car to wait on the switch for the other is said to have caused the collision. Motorman Ashton Le- gates of New Haven had his food crushed.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
PTS E,EpERALs KILLED
 BYViLLA FORCES
During Fighting South of Jimenez-
 Bandits Lost 300 Men.

Juarez, Me, Feb. A-It was official Iy announced in Chihuahua City today that 278 federals were killed during the fighting south of Jimenez. The Villa losses were not given but were re- ported to have numbered approximate ly 300, including one general and a colonel. The federals lost six staff officers.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-02-25
CHICKEN FIGHTERS ROBBED
 AT A COOKING MAIN
Near crscnwieb-ons Man Probably
 Fatally Wounded.

Yunl7rs. N. r. Feb. 24. - James Tugmeyer of Portchester was pruba- hly fatally injured and another man was shot in the arm when a party of chicken fanciers was held up and rob- bed at a cooking main near Green wieh. Conn. early today. Tugmeyer was taken to hospital.
 The robbers. of whom there were efx. diszbled the autimDbiies which had ta1cen the sports1nen to the scene tack.