OF REGIMENT
WAR DEPARTMENT INSTRUCTS
H. P. WARREN TO OPEN
OFFICE IN SEATTLE.
WILL CONSIST OF 2,r>00 MEN.
Hundreds of Applications Have Alrea
dy Been Received in Puget Sound
Metropolis for Enlistment in the
Corps.
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—Instructions
have been received from the war de
partment by H. P. Warren, represent
ative in Seattle of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, to arrange for
the immediate opening here of a re
cruiting office for a railroad construc
tion regiment, which, it is expected,
Major Frederick Mears, who will
soon be promoted to a colonelcy, will
lead to the European war zone.
According to advices from the war
department, the regiment will consist
-of 2.400 officers and men. It is
thought that the organization will be
recruited principally from among
former employes of the Alaskan En
gineering commission.
Mr. Warren has already received
hundreds of applications for enlist
ment in the regiment.
DISORDERS OCCUR BECAUSE Of
FUEL SCARCITY AM) IX
TENSE COLD WEATHER.
•VASHIXGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
Disorders resulting from the shortage
of fuel and prevailing cold weather,
are reported in the eastern parts of
the United States.
At Newport News, Va., hundreds of
citizens raided the coal yards of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, carry
ing off carloads of coal in small quan
tities. The railroad officials were un
able to stop the citizens and were
forced to call on the police who, as
sisted by the soldiers, managed to
clear the yards of the mob of in
truders.
Similar riots occurred in railroad
yards in Philadelphia.
TIE CONTRACTOR
DEPARTS FOR WAR
J. ELTON NIVEN LEAVES FOR
PORTLAND, OR., TO JOIN FOR
ESTRY REGIMENT.
.J. Elton Niven has turned over his
interests in a contract involving 50,
000 railroad ties to his partners and
associates and has left for the states
to join the Twentieth Engineers, a
forestry regiment.
This corps is expected to leave for
France during the early summer and
will be used wherever a knowledge of
forestry is needed. Mr. Niven will
pay his own fare to Portland, Or., the
headquarters for this branch of the
service.
Thirty-five men now employed by
the Alaskan Engineering commission
at various places along the line of the
government railroad, have signified
their intention of joining the Twenti
eth Engineers and will leave on the
first boat in the spring for Portland.
OLD WALL STREET.
Wall street in the days when Wash
ington was the first president of the
United States, when Alexander Ham
ilton and Aaron Burr were rivals at
the bar, was perhaps the most popu
lar and populous thoroughfare in New
York. It was so named because it
followed the line of the city’s first de
fensive stockade or “wall,” and
throughout its length were enacted
many scenes that are part of the na
tion’s larger history.
COMMISSIONER HERBERT HOOV
ER HAS CLASH WITH SENA
TOR JAMES A. REED.
WASHINGTON, D. C.f Jan. 4.—
The long-expected clash between Sen
ator James A. Reed, democrat, of
Missouri, and Herbert Hoover, Unit
ed States food commissioner, took
place today when Commissioner Hoov
| er appeared as a witness before the
I committee appointed by the senate to
! investigate the shortages in coal and
| sugar supplies particularly, and other
! necessities of life generally.
Senator Reed, who is a member of
' the committee and who has been a
| vigorous critic of some of Commis
| sioner Hoover’s policies, charged the
; commissioner with having usurped
| authority in handling the wheat situa
' tion. The senator declared such
usurpation would be designated as a
crime in normal times.
The commissioner retorted by sav
j ing that all his acts with reference to
J the handling of the wheat situation
! were taken with the approval of
President Wilson. The commissioner
stated that his policy had cut out nu
merous middlemen; that farmers were
getting more for their wheat than
formerly and yet that flour was lower
! now than it had been.
ADVICES RECEIVED IN OTTAWA
SAYS EXPLORER AND PARTY
ARE IN GOOD HEALTH.
OTTAWA, Canada, Jan. 4.—Ac
| cording to advices received in Ottawa,
| Vihljalmur Steffansson, the Arctic ex
; plorer who was outfitted by the Can
j adian government, is wintering with
j all members of his expedition at Her
i schel island. The explorer and his
| party are reported in the best of
i health.
|
It is believed that Steffansson plans
to await the opening of navigation in
the spring and then to take his vessel
to Nome, from which port he will pro
ceed to Victoria, B. C.
*
There is scarcely any doubt but
.hat he has abandoned the original
1 purpose of his venture, namely to
| drift with the ice through the north
west passage from the Arctic ocean
into the Atlantic ocean.
On orders from the Canadian gov
ernment officials in Ottawa, a patrol
of Northwest Mounted Police left
Dawson yesterday for Herschel island.
They are expected to return to Daw
son in March with details of Steffans
son’s experiences since he went into
the Arctic in 1913.
CHECK TO BE KEPT
ON EVERY SAILOR
YOUNG MEN THAT GO TO SEA
TO AVOID DRAFT MUST STAY ..
IN MARINE CALLING.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Jan. 4.—
Eligible young men who go to sea in
order to avoid the draft will have to
stick to their job or go into mili
ary service, according to a recent
ruling of J. C. David, collector of
of customs here.
“A check will be kept on every man
or boy who leaves this port under a
seaman’s certificate in the coastwise
as well as the offshore trade,” Mr.
David stated. “Thus his whereabouts
and what he is doing will be known
to the proper government authorities
at all times. If he quits his job he
goes into the army or navy without
delay.”
The sea cannot be made a refuge
for slackers.
TEUTON OFFICERS AND MEN DE
CLARE THAT THEY ARE
TIRED OF WAR.
UNKEPT AND IN NEED OF FOOD
Active Artillery Operations Occur on
West Front and Kaiser’s Soldiers
Are Repulsed After Sustaining Hea
vy Losses.
PARIS, Jan. 5.—On the Italian
front yesterday French troops, by a
strong offensive movement, captured
1,400 German and Austro-Hungarian
soldiers. The prisoners, both officers
and men, constituted a miserable-look
ing lot. All of them were unkempt
in appearance and ravenously hungry.
They were glad to get food.
The Teuton officers said that the
French artillery fire was new to them
and that the sudden French charge
bowled them over. All expressed
!
! themselves as tired of the war.
On the west front in France active
artillery operations took place last
night in the region south of Corbeny
on the left bank of the Meuse river,
near Avocourt wood, according to an
1 official announcement of the French
j war ministry. German detachments
attempted to capture French trenches
I north of St. Mihiel and in the region
I of Flierey, but were repulsed with
heavy losses.
PAPERS FOUND OX TEUTON
PRISONERS DISCLOSES PLANS
FOR AERIAL ACTIVITY.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Jan. 5.—Germany’s
plans for an aerial warfare on a larg
er scale than heretofore are indicated
in documents taken from German
prisoners.
These plans are founded upon state
ments made and published in the
United States regarding the aerial
warfare plans of America which have
led Germany to believe that America
intends putting aerial machines by the
tens of thousands into battle.
This information caused Germany
immediately to enlarge her own plans
in the expectation of offsetting Am
erica’s aerial forces.
A ranking American official who
is now in France, urges the United
States to speed up the completion of
her plans for the development of the
American air service.
MILLIONSLOSTIN
FIRE IN PALACE
ROYAL EDIFICE AND NEARBY
CHURCH AT LA GRANDA,
SPAIN ARE BURNED.
! MADRID, Spain, Jan. 4.—Fire to
day destroyed the royal palace at La
Gi’anda, Spain, and also the nearby
church. The property loss will aggre
gate several million dollars. None of
I the rare paintings in the palace or
i church was saved.
The palace was built in 1721.
—
A CURIOUS BOAT.
Accoi'ding to a Chinese legend,
there lived in Canton 200 years be
fore Christ an artist named Lim Kao
Poung, who won an immortal reputa
tion owing to the fact that he was
able to fashion out of a bean pod a
boat, complete with rudder, sail, mast
and all other necessary appurtenances.
Moreover, on the exterior of the boat
was engraved various maxims by Con
fucius. For this masterpiece, it is
said, the Emperor Tsi Fou paid him
, 1,000 taels.
MEMBERS OF FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION PREDICT FEDE
RAL CONTROL SOON.
NEW YORK COAL FAMINE ENDS.
Food Administrators From All States
Will Confer With Administration
Officials at Washington to Plan
Co-Operation.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.—The
United States government may take
over the control of the meat industry
during war time.
At today’s session of the federal
trade commission here to investigate
Pennsylvania meat packing plants, of
ficials connected with the commission
prophesied that the government will
take over all meat packing and al
lied industries.
Coal Reaches Docks.
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.—With the ar
rival at docks of approximately 50,
000 tons of coal on barges, which have
been ice-bound in New York harbor,
the federal fuel administration be
lieves that the backbone of the coal
famine in New York city has been
broken.
Food Officials to Confer.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
Food administrators representing all
the states in the union will meet in a
two-day conference beginning next
Tuesday with the national food ad
ministration officials in Washington
to discuss methods to bring about
closer co-operation between the fed
eral and state governments.
ITALY TAKES OYER
ALL GOAT SKINS
HIDES ARE REQUIRED FOR MAN
UFACTURE OF NATIONAL
BOOTS AND SHOES.
ROME, Italy, Jan. 4.—The Gazzet
ta Ufficiale, published at Rome con
tains a ministerial decree putting at
the disposal of the ministry for in
dustry, commerce and labor the raw
skins of goats and sheep ot national
production. It is provided that the
ministry shall make arrangements for
their collection and distribution for
the manufacture of national boots
and shoes.
Producers must consign, regardless
of any bond or contract, all skins re
ferred to by this decree which are
produced by them, to the collection
depots. The maximum prices to be
paid to producers by the collecting
agents for skins delivered free at the
collection depots, or for payment in
net cash, are established.
These prices range from 3.50 to 6.50
lire per skin, and 42 to 78 lire per
dozen (lira equals 19.3 cents at par)
for she goat skins, dried; from 6.25
to 7.50 each, and 75 to 90 per dozen
for he-goat skins.
INDUSTRIES BREAK
DOWN IN GERMANY
SWISS ENGINEER SAYS KAIS
ER’S REALM IS SHORT OF OIL,
RUBBER AND METALS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 4.—
A Swiss engineer employed for many
years in a factory at Magdeburg. Ger
many, arrived today in Switzerland
and said Germany’s industrial mach
inery is breaking down on account of
a shortage of oils, rubber and the met
als necessary to be used as alloy in
making steel.
Russia to Pay Interest.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
The payment of interest due on the
Russian loan of $50,000,000, which
was negotiated by the National City
bank, of New York, will be made Jan
uary 10, it was announced today by
representatives of the Russian gov
ernment.
PETROGRAD DELEGATES FAIL
TO PUT IN APPEARANCE AT
BREST, IN LITOVSK.
LONDON, Jan. 5.—At the last mo
ment, Russia concluded not to resume
the peace negotiations today with the
German and Austro-Hungarian repre
sentatives at Brest, in Litovsk prov
ince, southwestern Russia, conclud
ing to insist on her demand, made last
week, that the scene of the conferen- j
ces be transferred to Stockholm, Swe
den.
The Teuton commissioners were at
Brest today, but none of the Russian
commissioners was present instead,
there were telegrams from Petrograd
for the Teuton commissioners notify
ing them of Russia's determination to
confer only at Stockholm.
Turkey today sent to Russia the
Turkish proposals of peace. They |
provide for the free passage through
the Dardanelles of Russian ships;
Russian evacuation of Turkish terri
tory, and the demobilization of the
Russian Black sea fleet.
Turkey declares she will retain her
army to its highest strength only
while it is necessary for her to con
tinue the war against England, j
France and their allies.
—Sitka Hot Springs
These springs are five in
number and one of the old land
marks of Alaska. The Russians
had a hospital there in 1841,
where they sent patients with
diseases of the skin and consti
tutional blood disorders.
The temperature averages
145 degrees Fahrenheit at the
Spring. The baths are effica
cious for rheumatism, stomach
and liver troubles, kidney and
bladder diseases, and for consti
tutional disorders.
These springs are in charge
of Dr. F. L. Goddard. The
terms for room, board, and
baths, $2 a day and up. Cabins,
$7.50 per month and up, includ
ing furnishings, except bed
ding. ADDRESS
F. L. GODDARD, M. D.,
SANITARIUM, : ALASKA
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