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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-16
U AIVlvUIVLiU IU MEEl NlIIl IN
 ROME TUESDAY
REBELLIOUS POET GOES TO ROME TO CONFER WITH TEAL IAN PREMIER OVER THE FlUME SITUATION, TOWN PROBABLY BE TRANSFERRED TO ITALY.

ROME, Dec. b (P)-According to ing Gabrielle d'AnnunziO will arrive in Rome Tuesday to hold a confer ence with the Italian Premier Nitti. It is believed that he is coming for the purpose of discussing transfer of Plume to the Italian government.
 Such transfer, it is understood will be a temporary arrangement pending a permanent settlement of the Adri- atic question by the allied powers Whether or not the poet who holds Plume will agree 10 this proposal is not minated As an inducement for his acceptance, it is said that the will offer to restore all of his followers to their former places in the Italian army without taking any action against them for descrtion to the standard of the poet.
 She (after the QuarreD will send back your ring and other presents jomorTow.
 He Oh, there's no hurry I don't expect to be engaged again for week or two.
 "How shall we advertise our fire saIc?"
 Say that the goods are still warm.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-16
MEXICANS FREE TWO AMERICANS SEIZED SATURDAY; GOVERNMENT
 MAKES UUSAL FORMAL PROTEST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-(4o)-The state depart cnt this morning instructed the American embassy Mexico City make representations to the Carranza government regarding the kidnapping of Fred Hugo American by the Villa bandits. Hugo who Is a manager of ranch situated the Mexican side of the border, was captured by the Niisas when the latter recently took possession of the of Outquiz in Coahula.
 It is reported here that Hugo has been carried off to mountains by the bandits where he is being held for ransom. The department requests the Carranza government to secure his release unharned
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-16
SINDEN ALSO FREED

MENICO CITY, Dec. 15-(P)-Ihos. Smden, the Los Angeles diamond broker who arrested Saturday by federal authorities at Tiauana released today following hearing before Mexican officials The hear ing established the fact that there for his arrest or detention
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-16
TIME TOO LIMITED

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 15.-(49- Representatives of Kentucky disers stated today that their principals have 39OOOOOO gallons of whskey in bonded warehouses that is worth $40O0O0000. They declare that they only small portion of the stocks to the seacoast for eXportation before January l6 920 by which time 1t must leave the country to escape constitutional pro hbition The dstiers 1t is believed will try arrange with the government for method of securing tension of time ill which shipments be made out of the country.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-12-16
HUGO RELEASED

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Dec. (P)-Reports re ceiyed here tonight from Mexican points say that Fred Hugo, the American seized by the bandits at the time of the capture of Outquiz has been reaeased by Villa with the payment of ransom for which he to have been held. 1t is believed that he taken without Villa s
 knowledge and that the bandit leader ordered his release as soon as he learned of the affair.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
SEES
GRAVE FUTURE
Says the People VIII Not
Countenance Postwar In
dustrial Stagnation.

Washington. D. c.. Jan discuss
ing reconstruction problems before
the senate committee on education and
labor today. Samuel Gompers. presi-
dent OF the American Federation Of
Labor. said the people OF the United
States would not countenance a con-
dition OF industrial stagnation after
the war.
There can be 10 repetition IN the
United states Of the same conditions
that prevailed in 1898 and 1894. when
men and women were hungry for the
want OF employment" he added
Must Meet Big Problems
The problem TO be met al this time
he said. is as great as the problem
of winning the war
Mr.. Gompers said he would san
" ednesday for Europe TO be on hand
at the peace conference Mr. Com
pers said he understood that the Brit
ish government had under considera-
tiOn a plan TO make allowances TO SOL
diers between the time Of their de-
mobilization and their reception into
Industry as a means Of meeting one OF
the postwar problems in that country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
JACK RUTHERFORD TELLS
OF BATTLES IN FRANCE

Jack ". Rutherford 1880 engineers,
18th division. an FL Paso boy. is IN
base hospital 202 OF the American
eNpeditionary forces at Orleans.
France, according TO a letter received
by his mother. Mrs. Grace Rutherford,
Robinson apartments Friday.
Young Rutherford in writing OF his
experiences TO his mother state: Now
that the censor has let up I viii tell
you some OF the places that I have
been came through Liverpool
England, also London. and Dover.
Have been 20 Paris. but for just a
short while. was at Chateau
Thierry in July, (where the Americans
halted the Germans). We had a nice
little scrap there on the 8Iarne river.
I was also at scissors. It was pretty
lively there and at Rheims The place
where I am AZ now. Orleans, is OF
about $4,000 population"
In his letter Rutherford. who Is but
IS years OF age. enclosed 4 German
shoulder strap, and a menu card
showing the Thanksgiving eats at
the hospital
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
Allies Cripple
GermanyM The
Air By SeiEWreS
Enormous Destruction of the
Huns Aircraft Told In
British Report.


London. Eng. Jan for the Al
Hes to take 2O08 airplanes from Ger
many. IN accordance with the terms
OF the armistlce. means militarily
Gripping Germany in the air beyond
hope OF early recovery. while I'm
mensely adding 70 the aerial strength
Of the allies. says an aviation expert
This Is emphasized. he SAYS. by the
fact that I'm five months o. the heav-
lest air fighting OF the wa-. Germany
lost IN aerial combat with the Brit
fish alone something ike 200 ma
chines- To this total must be added
the destruction wrought by the
French and American air services
Losses Exceed Production
The expert asserts that for several
months before the armistice, Ger
many's capacity for producing air
planes was unequal TO the task OF re-
placing her immense losses This. he
adds, was strikingly illustrated by
the almost complete failure OF he
air arm during the final and most
critical phase OF the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
Gen. SenrenOf
ReUiezCS Crisis
ThatGribSR nSS
Russian Leader Declares
Allies Must Help To
Defeat Bolsheviki.
(Continued from PAGE one.)

Jeeted to the most rigid exnmin-
alton he ever underwent. Finally
his card was sent IN 20 the gen
erui. who sent out word that he
would receive the correspondent
Gen. Semenofs room showed evil
dence OF the artistic tastes Of its occu-
pant. He waved a courteous welcome
with his left hand. explaining that his
right hand and leg had been injured
by the explosion 4 surgeon had just
removed fragments OF the bomb from
the injured leg
Referring to America, Gen. Semen
off was insistent In his declaration
that American troops would be well
coined by the Russians.
Foreign Troops Needed.
The landing o. -oreIgn troops on
Russian soil is naturally distasteful-
he said but It Is necessary now to
overthrow the Bo1shevists."
Asked n his differences with admit
raj Kolchak had been adjusted, he re-
piled in the negative.
Admiral Kolchab sent troops TO
Irkutsk." he said. $50 cannot saw we
are friends. but my Cossaclzs viii al
ways work for the best interests OF
Russia
He conciuded his talk with n re-
quest that his greetings and an
expression OF his admiration ard
respect for the American people he
sent to them He especially smoke
OF his gratitude for the uuseIf-
ishness in RusSla's behnif which
had been shown by America.
The belief that American forces are
coming seems general A strong force
OF Japanese is camped in the suburbs
and is apparently sufficient to con-
troll the situation.
The attempted assassination OF Cen.
Semenoff caused a temporary reign
Of terror here He was attending the
opera and was seated in a box with a
party. one OF whom was a woman.
suddenly a man rose in the gallery
and threw q bomb. which exploded At
the feet OF the general. The woman
was unhurt. but another woman. seat
ed nearby, was badly injured. A few
others received wounds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
TWO PRISONERS ESCAPE ON
WAY TO TEX. REFORMATORY

When Mrs Emma Webster. county
probation officer, reaches the state re-
formatory at Gatesvllle. she VIII have
two prisoners less than she started
with A telegram received BY sheriff
seth B. OrndorfE. Saturday morning.
from A. Evans. assistant probation
officer, at Fort Worth. said that Fe-
iipe Calderon and a big Mexican" es-
said at the sherifrs office that Mrs.
Webster had placed her prisoners In
the Fort worth jail for safekeeping
between trains
The CalderOn boy had been convict
ed OF assault to murder and given
five years in the penitentiary By a
Jury IN the 3fth district court. but
on showing that he was a juvenile.
the sentence was set aside and he was
ordered taken 10 the Gatesville insti-
tuition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

the designation OF Mr.. Hoover to take
charge of the relief work is in con-
formity with the request Of the allied
governments that the United States
take a predominating part in the or
Eanization and direction Of relief
aIr. Hoover said that German ships
totaling nearly 100000 tons, will be
used TO carry food 20 Europe and that
German passenger boats would be
utilized to send American soldiers
Food worth 1880, 900. 600 must be
imported into Europe between now
and July /" he said.
In discussing the food situation IN
Germany, Mr.. Hoover said that the
United states has IS officers travelling
through that country conducting an
Investigation He said that as yet, re-
ports are not sufficiently complete
Ior a definite statement OF the Ger
man position, but he thinks that i'm
mediate relief viii probably not be
imperative
In any event. he Indicated that
Germany Elusf wait until the other
sufferers are fed
When asked how the commission
would prevent the great drain on
American foodstuffs from raising
prices in the United States, Mr.. How
er said that the food would be taken
gradually and only as Il could be
spared.
Probe Austria's Food Needs.
Vienna, Austria, Jan An en-
tente food commission, under the
Craftsmanship Of Dr. Alonzo Taylor. Of
the American food administration. has
arrived here to investigate the food
situation After three days in Vienna,
the commission will go TO Budapest
to inquire into the situation there.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
STRANDEDSHIP'S
DECKS CLEARED
Last of Personnel On the
Northern Pacific Rescued;
To Dislodge Transport.

Fire Island, y. Y. jan with
her decks cleared Of army personnel
and orders issued for transhipment
OF half the crew. wrecHing barges
and lighters, with an equipment of
powerful winches. today closed in on
the stranded troop ship Northern Pa
cific. ready to begin operations. which
were expected, possibly with the next
flood tide. to free the liner from her
bed in the Fire Island sands.
Last eco Removed.
Removal of 200 wounded, the last
OF the army transport Northern Pa
cities soldier passenger list aboard
the stranded liner. was begun early
today under clearing skies and in an
even sea. Submarine chasers and
naval launches. carrying the men to
the hospital ship Soiace. were ex-
rected TO complete the operation be-
for noon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
MACHINE GUN SCHOOL FOR
OFFICERS TO OPEN JAN s

A machine gun school. for officers
and noneommissioned officers. is to be
opened at Fort Bliss on January c,
with Col Glover in charge. Prepara-
ton has been made 10 receive g. stu
dents. OF which 80 viii be officers
from districts outside OF this district
including those OF Big Bend. Del Rio
and Eagle Pass. \ number OF non
commissioned officers from Fort Bliss
viii attend the school The course Of
instruction will last two months.
The following officers have already
registered at division headquarters on
their way to the training school:
Lieuts. D. a. Jones. 18th cavalry. Rob
ert II. Ward. third infantry, Leonard
S. PoOre, Arthur B. Mcdonald. Leon
ard c. Barrel. 12thm infantry. Horace
F. Beardon and g B. Bacas 18th cav
airy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
SKATER BOY TELLS OF
FIGHTING AT The FRONT

From Marville, France. on his way
to the Rhine as a private IN an Amer
lean Infantry regiment in the 90th
division. F. A. Glenn writes . typical
soldiers letter. Pvt. Glenn says he
was in the st. Mihiei drive and that in
this engagement the division in which
he was serving had much hard service.
Now that II is all over" he writes,
Il feel mighty proud OF having done
my part here at the front"
The letter concludes with some en-
tomological notes on the life habits Of
the "coOtfe"
Pvt. Glenn is a relative OF C. "
Glenn Of Shafter. Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
Says americans
Won t Stand For
Pr1tSSiG1t System
Bar Association Leader De-
clares Military Justice
Too Severe.

New York, Jan. Administration
OF military justice N the United
States army will be one Of the sub
jects considered at the annual meet
ing OF the American Bar association.
President George T Page, Of
Peoria, Ill, declared that the war has
determined that our military laws
and our system OF administering
military justice are unworthy Of the
name Of law or justice" The United
States, he sad. stiu is following rules
copied from England in 1774 but
which were abandoned long ago by
Great Britain, and which were better
suited TO the armies Of feudal times
than TO the citizen armies OF a mod
err republic
Punishments Too Harsh.
Punishments are not only grossly
harsh, as compared with the penal
ties imposed for like offenses by our
criminal courts he said, but they
also differ 50 widely that we find the
same offence punished in one court
martial by Is years in the peniten-
tiary and in another by six months
punishment N disciplinary barracks.
a boy overstaying his leave. or
yielding 10 a natural impulse TO go
home for Christmas, is charged not
with absence without leave, but with
desertiou. Disobedience OF orders is
seen by a jealous officer as mutiny.
In neither case IS there present the
intent TO desert or to mutiny against
the authority OF the army. but boys
have been convicted Of the graver
crimes and sentenced 10 as much as
25 years imprisonment
Refers to Texns Case
The negro soldiers convicted Of
shooting up a Texas town were exc
cuted within a few hours after they
were convicted and before there was
an opportunity for q review Of the
record Of the trial
a group Of noncommissioned Off
GERS. after being ordered under ar
rest by a young officer. were accused
Of mutiny because they refused in q
body TO do drill duty while under ar
rest Their POSITION was in accord
ance with army regulations Never
theless. they were courtmartialed for
mutiny and sentences ranging from
Is TO IS years were imposed
Tina a soldier in our army should
have less legal protection challenges
the attention Of the lawyers Of the
country. The American people never
viii stand Tor Prussian methods, even {
in disciplining the army
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
NJ ADOO thanks
LOAN HELPERS
Burt 0rndorff Receives a
Letter of Appreciation
From Secretary.

r B. Orndorff, who was chairman
OF the fourth Liberty loan committee
Of FL Paso county, received the fol-
lowing letter OF appreciation from
secretary OF the treasury llcAdoo
Saturday morning:
Treasury Department,
Washington,
November q, 1918.
NY dear 8fr. Orndorff;
The armies Of freedom have won
a glorious victory and have brought
near the dawn Of new day for hu-
manity.
Our army Of loyal civilians has
also won its victories. without which
the other victories on land and sea
would have been impossible. The
success of the four Liberty loan cam
paigns is due chiefly TO the unselfish
work OF thousands of men and
women. and 1 take this opportunity Of
expressing 10 YOU my deep dpprecia-
tion OF your splendid services TO the
country. VIII you please convey 20
the other members Of your community
my sincere thanks2
Have n Great Task.
We still have before US a great
task-the task Of raising the addi-
t4DAle-4 lA0AtE B req AlEel 10 meet the
war expenses already incurred. the
return OF our victorious armies TO
American soil. their rehabilitation
and civil rehabilitation Until this
work has been done, our duty to our
heroes and to our country will not
have been performed.
II am sure that ( can count on
every loyal and patriotic member Of
the Liberty loan committees and the
war savings committees throughout
the country 10 continue their support
Of the treasury department until the
great work IS completed.
Very sincerely yours.
wv. @. 1fcAdoo.T
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
Notice To Public.

Dr.. Rider announces that all drug
stores viii again be supplied with his
celebrated No. 101 Eucalyptus Tab
lets and Eucalyptus oil Compound.
Monday. The worlds greatest Rem
edy for All human ailments Made in
FL Paso by DR.. G. Haggard Rider
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04
PLANS FORT WORTH-sAN
DIEGO FLIGHT IN DAY

Fort Worth. Tex. Jan 44.-Naj. T..
C. 1IcAuIey. commander OF Taliafer-
70. field, viii attempt to fly from Fort
Worth to san Diego. Calf, in one day.
lie made the round trip recently. a
distance OF 1900 miles, IN four and a
half days He Is engaged In mapping
routes for aerial mail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

Ottawa, Ont. Jan IA total OF
e2o,1S2 casualties. with 6o.3s3 dead
were suffered by Canadian forces
during the war. according TO e re-
vised casualty list issued here. OF
the total casualties, 1888 were Of
ffcers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

.irs- J. B. Hughes recently elected as
an assemhlyuan IN the California lagfs-
iature. Is HeezlnE the chairmanshlp q me
COMMITTEES On education
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

1T was necessary for Us to use our
tonnage 50 exclusively for the
handling Of troops and OF the sup
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

The smile OF the president
eaused m ovation, which became
more tremendous a. he drove
along. From windows flowers
were showered upon Mrs. Wilson
md Miss Wilson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

Washington, D. C.. Jan. Sen
ator Sherman, OF Illinois. Repubii-
can criticised. in an address Fri
transatlantic cables FOR the frsne-
mission OF detailed reports OF presi-
aent wilson's visit abroad. while
mothers were lying awake nights"
endeaVoring. with little success. to
op5aln information relative to the
" eIlaIe OF their sons now in the
American ANY nrnrsaas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-04

This, therefore. f. \ welcome
occasion upon which to express q
feeling that goes very deep. 1 was
touched the other day TO have an
italian, 4 very plain man, say 10
me that we had helped to feed
Italy during the war, and II went
TO my heart because we had been
able to do 20 little.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
BiIlups Succeeds Gentry
Here as District Manager
New Head of Telephone Com =
pany Here Comes From
Paducah.

L. Lamar Billups has been appointed
district manager of the Chattanooga
district for the Cumberland Telephone
and Telegraph company, succeeding Mr..
Gray Gentry, who recently resigned to
enter other business.
Mr.. Billups has been in the telephone
business for more than eighteen years,
during which period his efficiency has
the past nine years he has been dis
trct manager at Paducah, Ky. which
district included n great many offices
other than Paducah
Mr.. Bilups has had most valuable ex-
perienCe and has proven himself an
able telephone man, as well as a valu-
able citizen in other communities
where ne has lived For some years he
has been prominent member of the
Rotary club. board of trade and other
civic organiza lions at PaduCah, where
il is stated that his loss will be keenly
felt.
Mr.. Billups comes to Chattanooga to
assume charge of the local Office about
Sept. Is The Cumberland company in
CHATTANOOGA is now doing quite a lot
of work and contempates a great deal
more lust as soon as material is avail
able, and it is the company's intention
to furnish Chattanooga as soon is prac-
ticahle every possible facility in the
way of enlarged and improved switch
boards and extensions to underground
and cable construction 1t is stated,
Mr. Billups In coming to Chattanooga
will assume his duties at very i'm
portant era in the deve lopment OF the
telephone business in this city.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-08
'BOLSHEVIKI ON
RETREAT AGAIN
KoIchak Begins New Counter
0ffensive-Fierce Fighting
in Progress.
JAPAN ASKED TO AID?

London, Sept. ga. Pad
miral Kolchak, head of the all Rus
sian government, began a counter
offensive against the bolshevik on
Sept /, says an official message from
Omsk, the seat Of the government, re-
ceived today.
The bolsheviki are on the retreat,
the dispatch announces. Fierce fight
ing is in progress in the region Of
Yalootorovsk and Koorgan Ga line
along the Tobolsk river about 400
miles west of Omsk.
British Leaving ArchangeI.
London, Sept. ga. P.)-Evacu-
alton Of Archangel by the British ex-
peditionary forces Is in progress, it
was officially announced here today
Has Asked Japs to Help.
London, Sept. 81. N. S.)-A Rus
sian wireless message sent out from
the bolshevik station at Moscow to-
day stated that Admiral Kolchak,
commander of the Omsk government
forces, has asked Japan for help to
fight the reds, offering rich territorial
concessions in far eastern Russia in
compensation.