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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
CITIZEN. FAIRBANKS
ALIENlST SAYS GIRL MENTALLY
 IRRESPONSIBLE

SEATTLE, May 7.--(R-The real effort of the defense in the Garrison trial began today when it attempted to show that Ruth Garrison was not mentally responsible at the time she put poison In a cocktail which she gave to Mrs. Dudley Storrs thereby causing her death. The defense, in taking this line, Is following course of procedure outlined shortly after the crime was committed.
 Dr. w. T. Williamson, a Portland expert alienist occupied the witness stand for three hours and asserted that he believed that Ruth was ment- ally irresponsible at the time of the poisoning. Following him were other members of the Garrison family who testified regarding alleged peculiari- ties of the family, and the girl in particular. The case may go to the jury tomorrow.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
ALLIES CAPTURE
 BOLSHEVIK TOWN

LONDON, May G. @ The war office announced tonight that the al. lied forces south of Murmansk have captured the town of Mesalskaya OF the Murmansk railway. The Bolshe wiki resistance is said to have been very strong. but allied losses were comparatively light. The possession. of this town strengthens the all positions considerably.
 RIVER CRAFT ACTIVE
 ARCHANGEL. May 6.-R)-Th first of the allied river notilla reach. ed the fighting front Monday at i. junction of the Wanna and Dvina riv. CTS. There are several of these yes. sells which will form a defense against possible gunboat operations by the Bolsheviki.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
RESPONSE MADE
 TO APPEALS IN
 LOAN CAMPAIGN

WASHINGTON. May 7.- R)-Re. spending to the efforts of Victory loan workers subscriptions to the issue have taken a spurt which may take it over the top by the end of the drive. According to official re- ports made by treasury officials to night. the best reports yet to reach the department have been received and show big day in sales amount ing to approximately $39S.O00. .0OO. The total subscription to the loan now amounts to $2.456. 6.063. .O0O.
 DISTRICT REPORT
 The Citizen last evening received the following wire from Colonel Lenoir. of the Seattle.Alaska cable system:
 "Following from San Francisco date: Unofficial bank total $1S4.65S.. 200 from 424.72S subscribers. Four captured German cannon are now be. ing offered to states and cities show. ing the highest percentage of over. subscription. Portland and Spokane are the only large cities in the dis. trict over the top. San Francisco with $22.20S.250 subscribed closes city and county offices and all schools for the rest of the week. Teachers, children and municipal and
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
NAVY SEAPLANES POSTPONE

NEW YORK, May 6.--(R) -Ad verse weather conditions this morn ing forced the postponement of tn, scheduled start of naval seaplane. across the Atlantic ocean. Thre, naval planes were supposed to star for Halifax on the first leg of tn, transatlantic flight today The! will leave tomorrow If weather con ditions are favorable.
 NO FLIGHT TODAY
 NEW YORK, May 6.-R-Nav! aviation officials announced tonigh that no attempt would be made t, start on the proposed transatlantic flight tomorrow morning. The weatl CT still continues unfavorable.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
C.0.P.LEADERS
 ARE TO CONFER

WASHINGTON, May 7.-(P)-The republicans are in the midst of fev. erish activity as 8 result of the un. expected call issued by President Wilson for a special session of con- gross to convene week from next Monday.
 Senator Lodge. ranking republican senator, has called senate con ference in Washington for May 14, for the purpose of perfecting the re- publican organization. Representative Mondell, floor leader of the house. has called house conference of re. publicans for May IT.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
LAST AMERICAN
 SOLDIERS WILL
 LEAVE IN AUG.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 7.-(RD Secretary Baker announced today that the last American soldier will leave France sometime during tho month of August. The need for ths Americans will have passed by that time and Europe will be able to again dc her own police work.
 The secretary states that the trans. portation of troops was progressing far ahead of the original schedule. More than half of the American army which was in France at the time of the signing of the armstce have al. ready been prot back and soldiers are coming across the Atlantic at the rate of 3O0,000 monthly. D
 It was also announced that prepa. ration8 for the withdrawal of Ameri. can forces in Russia are under way and that they will be brot home aa soon as is possible. No approximate date has been set for their departure.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
MAY BUILD FOR
 OTHER NATIONS

WASHINGTON. May 7--R-Com mander Burley, vice-president of the United States shipping board, sue. cessor to Charles Piez, who recently resigned, announced tonight that he tad taken up with President Wilson the question of permitting Ameri. can shipyards to build ships for for. eign account Under wartime regu. lations all the output of the Ameri. can shipping industry has been com mandeered by the shipping board. Many foreign concerns have applied to American builders to consider, con- tracts as soon as possible.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12

county employees will form an army of salesmen for the loan. (Sig. ) Farnsworth.'
 CRAWLS ALONG.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., May 7.~-(P The treasury department announc ed today that the total subscription of the Victory loan arrived at from official bank reports Is now s2.150. 100000. The drive still drags along notwithstanding the efforts which are being made in every dis trict to push the sale Few import ant places have subscribed any thing near their quotas.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
OFFICERS HELD
 OFF BY NEGRO

PLANO. Texas. May 7.--(R-Tom Embrey. a negro living in the out. skirts of this town. today wounded nine members of sheriff's posse be- fore he himself was killed. Embrey barricaded himself at home and stood of the posse for four hours before he was killed. One of the wounded posse members will die from his in' juries. The trouble started when the negro attempted to kill his wife who escaped from him and summoned as. sistance.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
BIG TRACTS IN
 ALASKA OPENED

WASHINGTON. May 6.--(P- Three hundred thousand acres of land which have until now been a part of Chugach National Forest has been excluded from this section by a Presidential proclamation. It vii be restored for homestead entry after July g, and for settlement and other disposition after July 16. Two contiguous areas have been exclud ed. one of them along Knik Turn again arm and the other along Cook Inlet and Kachamak Bay.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
ONE DESTROYER
 STILL AGROUND

TREPASSY, N. F., May 6.--(P)-- The American destroyer Foote which is here in connection with the American navy's transatlantic flight ran aground during the after noon at low tide. Officers of the shil say that the ship will be easily noa, ed at high tide and be none tn, worse for the accident. The destr.
 CT Maddox and the tanker Hiskc both American vessels, were also grounded but were noated later ana suffered no injuries.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
PAULET LEADER
 PASSES BEYOND

NEW YORK. May 7.-P|-Father
 m Hughes. head of the Paulist or der in the United States, died at his home in this city tonight. His sue. cessor will be named within a few days.
 (The Paulists are members of Catholic missionary society which works in America alone. Much of their work has been confined to mak. ing converts of members of non. Catholic organizations. Members of the order are trained in a special school at Washington. D. C.-Ed.)
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
WARNER TO GET
 0'BRIEN'S PLACE

SEATTLE. May 7.--(R-Captain Fred Warner will replace Captain O'Brien. veteran master of the steam. CT Victoria when that ship leaves here for Nome during the first week in June. Captain O'Brien Is one of the best known of the captains com manding vessels on the northern run. He has been in the Seattle-Alaska service for years and knows intimate iy many Alaskans who have made the trip with him for years. Captain Warner is also well known in tho north.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
MANY SOLDIERS
 HOME IN APRIL

WASHINGTON. May 7.-(E--Gen. eral March this evening announced that a total of 2S7.595 American sol. diers left French ports during the month of April, breakingsll previous embarkation records. It is expected that this figure will be surpassed by the May movement. General March also stated that the strength of American forces has now been re- duced to 1.775.907 officers and men.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
LOGO CANADIAN
 SOLDIERS BACK

VANCOUVER, B. C., May 7.--R-. More than 1000 Canadian soldiers landed at this port today direct from vladivostok. They are members of the Canadian .sESpeditionary forces sent to Northern Russia with British and American troops to safeguard al. lied property and interests there. It is expected that the remainder of the Canadian forces in Russia will ar. rive here on the next two steamers coming from Vladivostok.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
ITALIANS GIVEN
 GREAT OVATION

LONDON. May 7-R-Corres- pondents of London newspapers wir. ing from Paris say that the Italian leaders, Orlando ana Sonnino. were given a great ovation by the Italian peace conference. The two diplo- mats were hailed as victors in the Plume question and cheered heartily for the stand which they had taken.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
QUIET SETTLES
 IN RED MUNICH

MUNICH. May 7.-- F)-Govern. ment forces are rapidly restoring order in this city following the expul. sion of the communist forces. All newspapers except radical publica, tions have resumed publication. The editor of the Red Flag, the leading communist organ. was shot by the government troops. Cash and other valuables stored in banks have been found intact for the most part. Loot. ing seems to have been confined to stores and the residential district.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12

Klondiker. and we'll known turnout the North. has been made a duke by the Rumanian government. ] also states that Mr. Boyle has been appointed a . member of the Ru- manian peace commission. The form. CT Yukoner is still in Rumania ac. cording to word received from him in London.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
400 PEOPLE IN
 MOSCOW KILLED

LONDON. May 7.-R--Authentic despatches received here tonight state that 400 persons in a crowd of Moscow famine stricken people were brutally shot down in cold blood by a detachment of Red Guards early this week. The mob was shouting down with Lenine and Trotxky" and condemning the soviet government when 1t was fired on. Prior to the shooting the crowds had demanded food, which was refused them.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
ARMY PLIERS TO
 CROSS THE MTS,

NEW YORK. May e-R-Army aviation officials here today an. nounced that American military avi. ators will leave Sacramento tomor. row morning and attempt to make . crossing of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. This crossing has never been made before. It Is plan. nod to land at Ogden. Utah. How many planes will engage in the at. tempt is unknow1.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12

proposal made by the allies that Plume be placed under the league of nations with Italy as mandatory for period of four years, after which Plume will revert to Italian sover. eighty. but Italy Is required in the meantime to build and equip a suita. ble harbor for the Jugo.Slavs at an. other Adriatic port.
 27 STATES REPRESENTED.
 PAR1Sl May H.-(R-Representa tives of twenty.seven states includ. ing China, Siam and Central Ameri. can nations with Cuba, Hayti and IL, beria. were present when the Ger. mans received the SO,OOO word treaty this afternoon. After an extensive preamble which asserts the authority on which the treaty is based, the covenant of the league of nations ap. pears.
 The treaty represents more than three and one.half months' work by over 1000 experts and many more ad visory bodies.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
ARGENTINE HAS
 ENDED TROUBLE

BUENOS AIRES. May 7-(P)-The port strike which has had the harbor tied up since May 1 has ended and order restored. The city has re. turned to its normal activities and pursuits.
 The police are rapidly rounding up the anarchists who were at the bot. tom of the trouble. Government au. thorities say that 1.700 of these will be deported immediately.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
TERMS OF TREATY GIVEN HUNS
 MEAN END OF CERmANY'S POWER
<. DEFEATED BUT UNREPENTANT

DEFEATED BUT UNREPENTANT
 PARIS, May 7.-(E)-Premer Clemenceau in opening the meeting with the German delegates this afternoon said the enemy commissioners 1t unnecessary express needless words You have before you penpotentarie of the separate great powers And for this cruel war which you have imposed upon them the hour has arrived for heavy settlement of the account"
 RANTZAU REPLIES
 Count von Brockdroff Rantzau, head of the German delegation replied We do not deny the extent of de- feat We know the power of Germanys armies is broken However, unable admit that Germany is solely culpabe"
 He demanded that the allies make peace according to Wilson's fourteen points," He asked for the liberation of German prisoners He said that Germany has adopted the league of nations principles and pledged itself to repair the wrong done Belgium He also gave for the constitution of the devastated territories of Northern France
 COLONIES ARE DISPOSED OF
 PARIS, May 7-(H9-The council of three this after agreed upon the disposition of the former German co ones. Announcement made tonight says that New Zealand has been given mandate for the German Samoan Islands The other German possessions lying south of the equator have been assigned to Australia mandatory Japan is given mandate of the islands north of the equator
 CHINESE HAVE OBJECTIONS
 PARIS, May 7-P)-Serious opposition is reported to have appeared among the Chinese people the decision of the peace conference awarding Germanys priv eges in Shantung and Kia Chau Japan Riotng is said to have broken in Picking where the residence of the minister of communications who is known to have been
  that public sentiment will force the Chinese government to protest. against carrying the decision
 COMMENT IS WITHHELD
 WASHINGTON, May 7-(P-Oficial Washington reserves all comment on the treaty until has had time to study the official summary issued today by the bureau of public information
 It stated however, that there were but few s,r- prses m the document these relating to the methods by which of the approached rather than the objects themselves.
 It is also noted that the provisions of the treaty are closely nerwoven with those creating the league of nations and dependent the league organization for fumen
 Military and naval experts declare that as result of the treaty Germany has ceased exist potential power on land and in the air. The given Germany are believed to indicate what Austria Bulgaria and Turkey may expect
 DANzIG CASE UNIQUE
 The situation of Danzg is known be unique in mod ern history While in ancient history and even in the mid ale ages free cities ourished many countries in modern history there has heretofore been no such thing known as free city
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
WILL SIGN TREATY.

WILL SIGN TREATY.
 PARIS, May 7.-(F--The German delegates are reported to have said that they will sign the peace treaty, but that Germany will pay no indem. mites. The Germans get the terms today. the fourth anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania and just 177 days after the signing of the armis. tice last November.
 NEWSPAPER TALK.
 PARIS May 7.--R)-Local news papers today say that France, Eng. land and America have concluded an agreement giving supplemental guar. antees to France against future Ger. man aggression. It is also stated that President Wilson meets General Pershing today to discuss the pact which will shortly be made public.
 ITALIANS. RESUME SEAT.
 The Italian representatives, Pre-. mier Orlando and Foreign Minister Sonnino, resumed their places at the conference today. Italy accepted the
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
1- -
 A Sample.

"Does she really speak French as we'll as she pretends?"
 "All the testimony have on the subject is. l heard her the other day tell her husband to send the shufIer to tho garridgs for tho ottermobill."
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-12
.RUMANlA MAKES
 BOYLE A DUKE

SEATTLE. Wash. May s.-R)-A Lendon letter received in this city today says thas Jes Boyle. . former
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-12-12

as he lacked both the power and
the facilities for obtaining tangible
results" After officials had outlin-
ed plans for a continuance IF control
under the supervision OF the Depart
ment of Justice, he said. the neces-
sary funds and authority were not
forthcoming.
Mr.. Palmer's action was generally
accepted as opening up the sources
of more sugar supplies by permitting
refiners to pay more for the Cuban
ray stock. 1t was also believed to
mean that sugar prices would soar.
The department will continue to hunt
down prOfiteers. but without means
of checking up on the cost to the re-
finer or without control of the price
at which supplies come into this
country, it was believed domestic con-
sumers would be forced to pay high
prices after January /.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-12-12
PRICES SEEM
LIKELY TO RARE UP

The Government will not attempt
70 control the disposition and sale
~ sugar after the Sugar EQualiza-
|lOn Board is dissolved Dec. 81.
Aiorn"y General Palmer. in making
tls announcement, said that as no
Fnhds had been provided by Con-
.EesS for carrying on the work of
lanlling sugar, the Department of
!us'lce would confine its efforts to
NE punishment of profiteers.
In explaining the abandonment of
'ae program for defeating the sugar
Moftag". Mr.. Palmer said he had
put the proposition up to Congress,
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1919-12-12
DURANT NATIONAL GUARDS
TO GUARD COAL MINES

Twenty members of Company II,
Durant's contingent of the National
Guard, left at noon last Friday
for the north. 1t is presumed that
the men will be used as guards at
the mines at McAlester. for which
place they we're bound. The men
were in charge of Captain Joe j..
Miller.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
INVESTIGATION CALLED FOR.

While some question may be raised as to
the propriety of the city council asking the
governor to investigate the official doings of
municipal Judge in connection with enforcement
of the dry law, no one will object to such an
inquiry if on the square.
The resolution should have been extended
in scope, so that other matters would have been
brought to the attention of the governor. He
might we'll have been asked also to look into
the way the Omaha police are observing the
law. This invasion of homes in the late watches
of the night, for example, attended by conduct
that would disgrace a marauding Cossack, might
be fruitful subject of official inquiry.
Nebraska has enough Of law to deal with
officers remiss in their duty. 1t is within the
power of the governor summarily to remove an
offender. This action, however, must accord
with due process OF law, requirement too often
overlooked or disregarded.
If there is to be any ex-parte investigation
of affairs in Omaha, The Bee insists that it be
made thorough and inclusive and none of the
offenders allowed to escape.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Heading of Fight Pictures.

Promoters of the prize fight at Toledo are
encountering further disappointments. To the
admission that the gate receipts will not much
exceed $50000O, instead of the anticipated mil
lion, is added the loss Of expected revenue from
pictures. The Ohio board Of censors has ruled
that the films are unfit for exhibition, and for
bids their being shown in that state. federal
law forbids their being exported into another
state. Therefore, if the scenes at the ringside
are not such as may be safely gazed upon by
the Ohio public, it is scarcely likely that they are
of sort to be shown in Nebraska, or any other
self-respecting state. A leading Omaha ex-
hbitor, voicing the opinion of his colleagues,
says these pictures are not wanted here, and
that they will do more harm than good. 1t is
encouraging to note that the men who manage
the great motion picture theaters of the city
are assuming this position as to unfit exhibi-
tions Unless some way be found to evade a
plain law, it begins to look as if the film used at
Toledo on July 4 has beeen wasted.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
When Is the End?

Does the signing of the peace treaty mark
the ending Of the war within the meaning of the
statute? That is question which will have an
important bearing upon the activities of gov
ernmental organizations created for war work,
such as food and fuel administrations, war trade
board and war finance corporation. Practically
all Of these organizations cease to exist accord
ing to the laws creating them, at the end of the
war or at the expiration of certain periods fol-
lowing the end of the war. Consequently, it
will have to be determined soon whether the
signing of the peace treaty really ends the war
or whether the end is not formally reached until
the treaty is ratified.
If the latter construction should be placed
upon these statutory provisions, it would mean
that number of the war boards could continue
to function during the time that the treaty is un-
der consideration by the senate despite the
general demand by the public for their elimina-
ton. Whatever official construction may be
given, literally and actually the war is over, as
everyone knows. But if it should be held that
the end Of the war, within the meaning of the
congressional. enactments, is not reached until
ratification is accomplished then congress
should proceed at once with the repeal Of war
legislation and the passage of resolutions wind
ing up the affairs of the war organizations
Washington Post
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-09
Two Leagues of Nations Possible.

Whatever turn the debate on the League of
Nations covenant may take, one thing that has
been apparent from the first is thrustng itself
to the fore now This is the possibility of
second league OF nations, to be made up of the
land blocked peoples of central and eastern
Europe, with probable adherence OF western
Asiatic groups Various economic as we'll as
political reasons support this
Germany will be in the better position to
serve the market created in revived Russia.
The task of financing the future industrial and
commercial activities of the Germans is clearly
before the Allies. In order that the conquered
people may be enabled to discharge the fines
laid upon them in the form of indemnity they
must have help in both production and dis
posal of their wares. Russia, emerging from
the ruins of its never-sufhcient industries, will
provide ready-made market for the output OF
German factories. No other country will be
in position to compete for this trade, because
of the great advantages enjoyed by the Ger
mans in the way of proximity to the market,
and sympathy with the people. To lesser, but
nevertheless decisive extent, this is true OF
Poland, Bohemia, the Balkan countries, and the
new Turkey. The future of German industry
lies to the east.
Building on this, political alliance between
the peoples who are closely united by common
interests of poverty and commercial intercourse
may easily be brought about. A central and
eastern European group may not at the mo-
ment seem formidable but it must be reckoned
with. In its growth will be found the key to
the future. Wisdom and temperance on part of
~. r,t;o,s that now don,in ate the world and
are proposing compact by which all may be
bound may avert a not altogether remote
calamity through exercise of generosity and
justice, but the tasks of craftsmanship were not
all concluded at the Paris conference.