WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2S.—
One of the most important war
measures was passed by the House
today when an appropriation of
fifteen million seven hundred thou
sand received a large majority for
the purpose of taking a food census
and supplying free seed to farmers
who were in need of it.
The plan is to stimulate produc
tion of all kinds of food stuffs, but
the special attention being given
to cereals of all classes and to po
tatoes, onions, and root crops gen
erally.
GOT Hl'KT.
An employee of the Alaska Liclit
< rage Co. named Westerhaven was
somewhat injured by :!: ■ fall c! a
heavy length of piping which is be
ing laid to the end of the pier ex
tending front the shore dock. The
pipe which he had been holding in
place slipped from his hands ana
fell striking his leg above tile knee
inflicting a painiul bruise..
An effort will be also made to en
courage intensive cultivation
throughout the country so that the
increase per acre will be aceompa
nied by an increased acreage actu
ally under cultivation.
Gratifying reports as to crop in
crease did not affect the proposal
made to distribute seeds to the
farmers.
It was urged in the course of the
discussion on the measure which
not once grew into the controversial
proportions of a debate, that the
government ought to take steps to
reclaim waste land and to devote
special attention to the cultivation
of neglected fields at the present
time.
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SPOKAXE, .May 28.— A shocking
fatality occurred near this city to
day when a touring car with seven
occupants, speeding at the rate of
sixty miles an hour, was flagged
down by several officers and re
fused to stop. Finally a 'phone
message was sent to a deputy she
riff in the track of the auto and he
stood armed with a high power
rifle to hold up the car but the
tourists paid iio attention to him
either.
They kept on speeding whereupon
the deputy sheriff opened fire upon
the machine puncturing both tires,
causing the machine to skid and
ditch ail the occupants. When the
sheriff reached the wreck he found
to his horror that all of the occu
pants, men and women, were killei
and twTo horribly mangled.
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WASHINGTON*, 1). C., May 28.—
It is stated that soon one hundred
thousand American troops will he
fighting on the west front. This
include.- thirty thousand men now
lighting with the British, French
and Canadians. The remainder
Will be ten thousand doctors, ten
thousand engineers, thirty thousand
wiih l'ershing, also thirty-five hund
red American aeroplanists now in
service, and sis thousand additional
American aviators.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2S.—
Positively no announcement will be
made as to the dispatch of Pershing
and his expeditionary force to
France although it is expected that
this will ha soon.
The government will take infinite
pains to keep quiet all ach move
ments owing to the clear activity ot
German spies.
The German spy activity is ad
mitted to be an astonishingly dihi
cult proposition to deal with. It is
unknown how far official circles j
the most intimate secret movements
ami the most protected secrets are
getting out. That the information
once in the possession if the Ger
man spies is easily transmitted to1
Germain is recognized, for the great
telefunken system in Mexico is in
constant communication with the
wireless station at Cuxhaven and
Bremer..
The difficulty is in getting next to j
| the spies operating in the United I
| States although that these are ac- j
uia.lv German subj ets seems ini j
1 possible.
NOTHING NEW GIVEN
OUT FROM PETR06RAD
NEW YORK, May 27.—The ab
sence of any really important news
from Petrograd may or may not be
regarded as disquieting. Reports
indicate a general resumption of in
dustry in the munition and other
factories and a plan of organizing
a badly needed food and, supply dis
tribution scheme.
The expected eai-lv arrival of the
American Commission at the Rus
sian capital should soon be an
nounced and that definite results
one way or anotlu r will be expected
of the- men composing it, seems to
I be the general opinion. That the
situation is still peaceful on the
east front is taken for granted In
view of the non-arrival of any re
ports of fighting.
I The lack of Austrian confidence
in German diplomacy to effect
peace with Russia is seen in tlie
reluctance upon the part of Austria
to witdraw troops from the > '.stern
trout to reinforce the badly be
leaguered troops in Goritizia.
FIRST MAIL PROBABLY
DISPATCHED ON VICTORIA
I Chief Clerk Felise of the Rail
| way Mail Service received a dis
f patch from Seattle announcing that
I the contract for the dispatch of
mail to Nome and St. Michaels had
been awarded to the Alaska Steam
ship Co. and the Pacific Steamship
Co. under identical contract terms
to the proceeding year and at a
rate of $000 a trip, going and com
ing, amounting to $1200 a round
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NEW YORK. May 28.—Sarah
j Bernhardt completely recovered was
! discharged from the hospital here
I today.
BEING E.U NCHEI).
j Preparations were made last even
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Ram. The Ross launch which lias
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