Anouncement of Secretary That Over
a Half Million American Troops in
France Is Received With Intense
Satisfaction.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 10.—
The official announcement issued by
Secretary of War Baker to the effect
that over a half million American
soldiers have been sent to France
since the United States declared war
on Germany a little over a year ago,
is received with enthusiasm in the na
tional capital. It was the subject of
much favorable comment by members
of congress yesterday. The number
over a half a mill]ion that has been
sent over, was not disclosed by the
secretary, for military reasons.
Members of the congress are con
vinced that the war department is
now handling the situation in a most
satisfactory manner. There is much
relief and gratibcation over the fact
that such a substantial showing has
been made in such a comparatively
short space of time.
Obsolete British Cruiser Vindictive.
Filled with Concrete. Sunk Across
Harbor Entrance as Ostead.
LONDON, May 10.- A British raid
ing party blocked the German sub
marine base at Ostend. on the Belgian
ci ist, last ' t. i : obsolete Bt
ish cruiser \ indictive, iiiled with con
c: <rto, was sunk across the entrance of
the harbor, to block it. The British
casualties were light, only the crew
and one motor boat being lost. The
cruiser Vindictive was employed in
the raid April '!'■) cn Ze< brugge ami
dm effective work in successfully land
ing British storming parties.
It is believed that the raid on Os
tend was entirely successful.
CHICAGO, May 10.—At least
eleven persons were ki 11e« 1 and a hun
dred injured in a terrific tornado that
swept Iowa and central Illinois last
night. The victims are at New Hamp
ton, Iowa, Nashua, Iowa, Toulon, 111.,
and Franklin, 111. Hundreds of build
ings were demolished in these com
munities. Live stock by the hundreds
was killed. The full force of the tor
nado struck at Mayville, Iowa. Search
ing parties are looking for victims in
the debris.
SOCIALISTS ON
TRIAL FOR TREASON
AMSTERDAM, May 10.—Twelve
German socialists, arrested in Dres
den, were placer! on trial yesterday by
the imperial court at Leipsic, on the
charge of high treason against the
German empire. It is alleged that the
defendants distributed pamphlets last
year advocating the overthrow of the
German empire. It is believed all will
be convicted and receive the death
sentence.
OOOOF!
He deals in fish, does Mr. Blow,
And he sells all he can;
He isn’t stingy, yet we know
He is a sell-fish man.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT TACOMA
TACOMA, May 10.—Fire last night
destroyed buildings belonging to the
International Fisheries company in
Tacoma. The loss is placed at $10,000.
Fifty-five Persons Up on Charge of
Attempting to Destroy by Dynamite
Home of Governor of California.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 13.—
: The arrest and indictment of the fifty
1 live alleged Industrial Workers of the
World, who were brought to trial in
the United States district court here
today, grew out of the investigation
of the dynamite explosion which
wrecked a portion of the home of
Governor William D. Stephens here
ion the night of December 17, 1917. No
person was injured. The governor
who had just returned from a tour of
the state on which he had made a
number of addresses urging co-oper
1 ation with the national government in
the prosecution of the war, was in the
executive mansion at the time. No
person has been arrested and charged
with responsibility for the blast.
Subsequently the Sacramento po
lice received information of an alleged
plot to blow up the plant ot the i a
cific (las and Electric company here.
A few days later Chief of Police Ira
Conran arrested William Mood and
George F. Voetter, two of the 55 de
fendants named in the indictment,
carrying a box. which the police said,
contained nine sticks of dynamite.
Simultaneously the police raided the
local headquarter.- of the organization,
mixed the records of the Sacramento
branch, a large amount of private cor
respondence and propaganda litera
ture. Other arrests were made later.
Much ef the evidence seized in the
raid was presented to the grand jury.
Forty-five alleged overt acts are con
tained in the indictment which charg
ed the defendants as members of the
Industrial Workers of the World, with
a conspiracy to violate the constitu
tion of the United States, the espion
age act, the draft act, the enemy alien
regulations.
It is further alleged that they con
spired to obstruct the government’s
war program by propagating Indus
i: ml Workers of the World Principles
and by circulating literature exhort
ing members of the organization to
acts of sabotage, to oppose the draft
and to use “direct and violent action.”
Hood and Voetter were charged with
violation of the law governing the
transportation of explosives.
Other overt acts included quota
tions from letters exchanged between
the men in custody here and those
who were brought to trial in Chicago
on charges of a similar nature. The
indictment charged that the men on
trial here conspired with William I).
Haywood, secretary of the organiza
tion, Frank H. Little, who was lynch
ed at Butte, Montana, Vincent St.
John and a dozen others, among them
a number of defendants in the Chi
cago trial.
The following were named in the
I indictment: William Hood, George F.
Voetter, Miss Theodora Poliak, John
I Grave, Joseph Carroll, Henry Evans,
Vincente Santelli, Edward S. Carey,
Robert Blaine, William Grove, A. L.
Fox, James Price, John O’Brien,
James H. Mulrooney, William D.
Bridges, Roy Byerly, Albert White
head, George Ryan, John Nerat, Jo
\ seph Stephens, W. L. Miller, John
Darlymple, Otto Eisner, Frank Tra
vis, Fritz Deaves, Ed. Burns, Frank
Moran, James McKenzie, W. W. Aus
tin, E. Andersen, Fred Meyers, Jo
1 seph Harper, James Nolan, George
Harvey, W. H. Faust, George Long,
I William Peterson, Otton Giesberg,
John J. Connors, Julius Weinberg,
Frederick Esmond, Dan Murray, Louis
Tori, Felix Cedno, Frank Johnson,
Charles Koenig, J. Devries, Steele
Farmer, Tom Mason and - Mur
phy. The latter three have not been
arrested.
THE LIMIT.
“That fellow Smith is contrary
cuss,” said Jones. “He is simply bound
to be on the wrong side in every
thing.”
“That’s right,” agreed Brown. “Why
if he lived in Texas he’d be a re
publican.”
SI. Peter’s Day, June 29, Set Apart for
Prayers for Cessation of Evils Tor
menting Humanity, Growing Out of
World War.
ROME, May 11.—The Pope has is
sued a special message to the whole
world urging special prayers during
mass on St. Peter’s Day, June 20, foi
cessation of evils tormenting human
ity, growing out of the world war. The
pope’s message says that the end of
the fourth year approaches since Eur
ope has been in conflagration and vio
lence has never diminished since it
began.
All members of the Catholic church
without respect to nationality, are im
plored to attend mass on this day'and
join in special prayers for the ending
of the world war.
Government Leader in House of Lord
Says British May Have to Givi
Ground, Hut Final Result M ill Km
V ictoriously.
LONDON, May 11.—Lord Curzon
government leader in the house o
lords and a member of the Britisl
ministry, in a gr<‘at speech before tin
Primrose league in London last night
said that grave times were ahead; tha
the British soldiers in France ma\
have to give ground to the enemy, bu
that the final result would end vie
toriously.
Curzon said that there was eneour
agement in the fact that the allies nov
have unity in command in the wes
front, in the splendid American effort
and in the resolution and indomitabh
spirit of the British people.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.—Th<
existence of an alleged conspiracy t(
ship opium and other contrabanc
drugs into San Francisco in whole
sale quantities from Honolulu an<
elsewhere, was revealed today in tin
arrest of one man and the issuance o
warrants of three others. Forty thou
I sand dollars’ worth of opium and co
caine have been seized by governmen
officials and it is believed that th<
existence of caches of dings in Hono
lulu and along the Pacific coast ha;
been revealed.
believedthaT
HARBOR IS BARREL
LONDON, May 11.—It is now de
finitely known that the sunken cruise
: Vindictive lies in the neck of the chan
nel, at the entrance of the Ostend sub
marine base, at an angle of forty-fivi
1 degrees. This does not effectivek
| block the channel. With silt filing in
I the obstruction will tend to increase
I The Vindictive will hamper submar
i ines and destroyers in entering an<
j leaving the harbor.
TWO VERSIONS OF
THE OSTEND RAH
LONDON, May 11.—The obsoleti
British cruiser Vindictive lies at ai
angle not effectively blocking the Os
tend channel, but is serving a usefu
purpose, according to a press associa
tion dispatch received in London to
day. The dispatch says a partial ant
serious blockade of the channel has
been achieved. Under the condition;
of the tide and silting the obstructioi
will increase day by day.
LL
Secretary of Commerce Tells What
Ills Department Is Doing Toward
the Development of Industries in
Alaska.
SEATTLE, May 11.—In a speech
delivered before the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce last night, Secretary of
Commerce Redfield told at length what
Iris department is doing toward the de
velopment of the industries of Alas
j ka, devoting most of his time to the
Alaska fishing interests, which come
! under his jurisdiction. He said that
, the newest boats in the maritime
1 branches of the department had been
i assigned to duty in Alaska, and he
frankly admitted that the territory
was entitled to every consideration so
that its latent resources may be de
veloped to the utmost. He declared
i that Alaska fish products were of vast
’ benefit as providing food, not alone
' for the people of the United States,
: but for our associates as well.
The secretary departed late last
night, en route to Ottawa, where the
I final session on the Alaska-British
| controversy will be held.
Does More Damage on Water Front
Than in Recent Years—Three of tht
Wharves Suffer Considerable Dam
age.
DAWSON, Y. T., May 11.—lee ii
the Yukon river started to move a'
9:15 yesterday forenoon. More dam
■ age was done in recent years. Tin
Noithern Light wharf was broker
. down; a huge river barge driven unde
1 the Northern Navigation company’:
wharf knocked down a row of pile,
under that structure; the face of tin
White Pass and Yukon railroad com
pany’s wharf was damaged and is it
j danger of caving in. An ice jam i
mile long, opposite the town, is pack
ed against all the docks. The rivet
■ front is filled with tumultous heaps o:
1' ice bergs, logs and driftwood.
1 A clock connected with a flag set it
■ the ice in the middle of tire river, fail
1 ed to stop when the ice moved, an<
‘ raised a dilenrna among bettors as ti
the official time of the breaking up o
• the river.
HUNTS HUNS
WITH THE AMERICAN ARM’i
| IN FRANCE, May 11.—Previous t(
the American raid on the village o
| Apremont, a lone American privati
visited the village and brought bad
the report that it was deserted. Th<
private was a striker for the lieuten
ant, who was conducting the day’s pa
trol. The striker learned what th<
lieutenant planned to do, and decidee
to beat him to it. The lieutenant’s pa
trols later entered the village am
found the situation as the private hac
reported.
BALLOON ADRIFT
WITH TWO MEN
^ SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 11.—A
big captive balloon employed by the
s army school at San Antonio broke
i from its moorings and ascended to i
■ great height, drifting toward the
[ south. Two men are in the basket oJ
■ the balloon and grave fears are en
• tertained for their safety.
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:• OUR DAILY SPECIAL,
i You Do Not Need An Extensive
i Vocabularly When You Have Some
thing to Say.
1 United States Soldiers Parade in Lon
don and (lain Most Favorable Com
ment from the British King—Greet
ed with Wild Cheers.
I -
LONDON, May 11.—A large de
tachment of American troops recently
arrived from the United States, on
their way to the west front in France,
paraded the streets of London yester
day and were receievd with wild and
| enthusiastic applause by the populace,
! which lined the streets to view the in
■ spiring scene.
King George, Premier Lloyd-George
and other high civil and military
authorities of the government, viewed
j the parade fram a stand erected in
front of Buckingham palace. The
troops saluted and halted in front of
the reviewing stand, while King
George took occasion to address them
and say: “England welcomes you who
are on your way to take a stand be
I side the armies of many nations who
are fighting the battle for human free
dom. Ourselves and our allies will
gain new heart and new spirit by your
1 company.”
I
Ukranian Situation Is so Acute Thai
Bavarian Cavalry From West Front
Is Sent to Aid of Ukraniar
Forces.
LONDON, May 11.—The Ukraniar
situation is so disturbing, according t(
advices received in London from re
> liable sources last night, that the Ger
i ■ mans have dispatched a large detach
■ meat of Bavarian cavalrymen fron
; the Flanders front, to aid the Ukran
: inn German troops, who are being at
■ tacked by Russian soldiers and appar
■ cntly getting the worst of it. Tin
: dispatch to London says that the Bus
L sian troops have recaptured Rostov!
. from the Germans and that the Uk
• ranians have lost the largest town it
' Cossack territory.
By Oversubscribing Third Libert]
Loan Two Hundred and Forty Pei
.; Cent Territory Leads All Competi
tors in the District.
i
—
j SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., May 11.
Alaska, by oversubscribing the Thin
' | Liberty loan two hundred and fort]
'; per cent, has carried away the firs'
! honors in the twelfth district. Arizona
comes next with an oversubscriptior
of two hundred and one per cent. Ne
vada next with an oversubscription oJ
one hundred and seventy-one per cent
i and Oregon is fourth with an over
subscription of one hundred an 1 forty
six per cent.
Official figures up to last night shov,
that a total of two hundred and seven
ty-three million, two thousand and one
[ hundred dollars have been subscribe*
to the Third liberty loan in the twelfth
district. Officials in charge predict a
final total running close to two hun
1 dred and eighty million dollars in this
! district.
PAW KNOWS EVERYTHING.
Willie—Paw, what are marriage
rites?
Paw—The right to nag a husbanc
and the right to search his pockets, mj
son.
Maw—Willie, you come upstairs
with me.
Shipping Board Relinquishes Steam
ers That Were Commandeered by
the Government for the Transport
Service.
SEATTLE, May 14. — All five
steamships commandeered from the
fleet of the Pacific Steamship company
! by the United States Emergency Fleet
j Corporation last November, were yes
i terday ordered restored to the operat
j ing company, according to advices re
ceived by Assistant General Manager
Cantelow yesterday.
The vessels are the steamships Gov
ernor, President, Umatilla, Queen and
Admiral Wainwright, all at present
j being operated by the Admiral Line
| for the shipping board. The order
means that the shipping board re
linquishes all control over the vessels,
and that the five ships will soon be
operated entirely by the Pacific
Steamship company.
The first of the vessels to revert to
Admiral Line control will be the
steamship President, Captain N. E.
I Cousins, which arrived last night from
! San Deigo, via San Francisco and Vic
toria. As soon as her'cargo is dis
j charged this vessel will be loaded by
I and for the Pacific Steamhsip corn
1 pany. As soon as the present voyages
of the steamships Governor and Queen
are concluding the same process of
reversion wiil be operative at once.
Umatilla to Be Floated.
In the case of the steamship Uma
tilla complete title to that vessel re
velled to the Pacific Steamship co. -
' pany, May 1, according to the advices
received. The Umatilla is now fast
aground off the southern Japan coast,
but contrary to reports published here
! last week, the effort at salvaging her
! has neither been abandoned by the un
'' o* nvriters nor the salvaging comp;.a;
j employed at getting the vessel off tie
!beach.
According to the latest advices from
1 Japan the work of hauling the Uma
1 tilla off the beach will be undertaken
in the next few days, as the prelim
! inary salvaging operations have pro
gressed most favorably. A recent
! storm is reported to have driven the
vessel higher on the beach, but the
. work of removing the accumulated
sand alongside her is progressing nice
ly. On being floated she will be taken
to Yokohama or Kobe, where neces
! sary repairs will be made, and she
i will be returned to Seattle. Whether
; she will be maintained in the Puget
! sound Oriental service has not been
! definitely determined.
Expect to Get Juneau.
The return of the Pacific Steamship
company’s vessels to that company
now leaves the freighter Juneau, of
the Alaska Steamship company, the
only vessel of the Seattle coastwise
fleet still in the service of the ship
ping board. All of the other nine ves
sels of the Alaska Steamsh'p company
were returned to this concern by the
government early in April, and the re
turn of the Juneau is also expected.
In the event of the Juneau being
turned back there will then remain but
two Seattle-owned vessels in the serv
ice of the government, these being the
freighter Frances L. Skinner, former
ly the Cosmos liner Sesostris, which
is now owned by D. E. Skinner and as
sociates, and the motorship Oregon,
belonging to the Alaska Pacific Fish
eries interests.
WILLARD-FULTON
MATCH CALLED OFF
CHICAGO, May 11.—Colonel J. C.
Miller, the rich cattle man of the
west, manager of the proposed Wil
lard-Fulton heavyweight champion
ship fight of the world, scheduled to
take place at some point on July 4
announced today that the fight will
not take place, because public senti
ment appears to be opposed to it.
Col. Miller said sportsmanship
prompted his efforts to stage the
bout. Willard says he consented to
abide by Miller’s decision.