ALLIES MUST HAVE MORE WHEAT TO BE SUCCESSFUL
Imperative Necessity of United States Furnishing Hundred Mil
lion Bushels to Insure Conquering in
Battle for Humanity
Federal Food Administrator Gunni
son unfolds the gravity of the food
situation with the allies in the follow
ing telegram received by tv. ]{. ijil
1 lery:
I he United States food administra
lion this morning releases the follow
, cable from Lord IUionnda, food
controller of Great Britain:
“ ‘Unless you are able to send the
. allies at least 75,000,000 bushels of
I wheat over and above what you have
exported up to January 1, and in ad
dition to the total exportable surplus
from Canada, I cannot take the re
sponsibility of assuring the people that
there will be food enough to win the
war. An imperative necessity com
pels me to cable you in this blunt
w ay. No one knows better than I that j
the American people, regardless of
national and individual sacrifice, have
so far refused nothing that is needed
for the war. But it now lies with
Americans to decide whether or not
the allies in Europe shall have enough
bread to hold out until the United
States is able to throw its force into
I he field.
“ I have not minced words because
I am convinced that the American peo
ple, it they know the truth, will not
hesitate to ?neet the emergency.
t nited States Food Administrator
Hoover’s reply was as follows:
"e "'ll export every grain that
the American people save from their
normal consumption. We believe our
people will not fail to meet the emer
gency.’
“Hoover points out further that we
must send 15,000,000 additional bushels
for Belgian relief and 10,000.000 for
( uba and neutral countries, making
the total 100,000,000 bushels of wheat.
"The tederal food administrator for
Alaska gave out the following state
ment this morning, directed particu
larly to the housewives of Alaska:
" ’The plain, blunt statement of Lord
Rhonnda, British food controller,
brings every woman in every house
hold to the turning of the roadway of
caieless or thoughtless observance or
neglect ot the tood administration's j
, “Pl'eal 10 save "heat and other essen
lial foods. "I his is the way of least re
sistance. If we follow that way we
cannot win the war. and the nameless
horrors and suffering of women anti
children in Flanders. Northern France,
Italy. Poland and Serbia will be re
peated in America. The destruction
wrought by Vesuvius and Mount Pelee
are a thousand times preferable to the
tortures administered in the name of
Prussianism.
" This 75,000.000 bushels of wheat
must come from the kitchens of our
land—your own kitchens. It will eomt*
only as you women give to the prob
lem of saving wheat, your thoughtful,
earnest and patient endeavor. You
may be working in the Red Cross, have
sent husband, son or brother to the
Itont, bought Liberty bonds with your ,
savings. These are splendid. Hut you <
haven't done enough yet. This is the ]
day of infinite care and painstaking; j
this your own special personal prob- i
lem. If all of your time is occupied t
with other war activities, discontinue \
some now and turn your thoughts to T
saving food in the kitchen. If you are
saving food now, save still more food.
It does not matter what friends and
neighbors do, you are responsible for
your own kitchen and the rood you
and your famiy eat. Your other activi
ties are useless and wasted if you
don t save food. Do you care for those
who have gone out to fight Then
don't sacrifice them to satisfy the fam
ily palate or that you may have time
for something else. Today and until
the end of the war this is primarily
Important work for us who stay at
liome. It is your problem. Make it
fours—your individual work, whether
you work in your kitchen or someone
works for you. Your great grand
mothers sacrificed everything that our
ountry might be born in liberty and
txist. You are called upon to give
>f your time and your thought to this
iroblem. You are not asked to sacri
ice more; you have no hardships to
indergo. Surely you can do this hy |
aving wheat. You are saving thej
forld, and the world needs wheat and '
our efforts now as never before.’ ” I i
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.—Majo
General Leonard Wood, who has bee?
on an observation tour in France, wa:
slightly wounded in the arm; Lieu
tenant Charles Kilbourne was wound
ed in the eve; Major Kenyon .Tovor
wounded in (he arm and five Frond
soldiers were killed by an acclflenta
explosion. General Wood went ovei
to France several weeks ago.
Wounded in Action.
General Pershing reports that five
American soldiers have been wounded
in action. No details of the fight are
given.
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MEXICANS ROB TRAIN.
(By Associated Press)
EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 28.—Mexican
rebels robbed a passenger train on the
Mexican Central, fifty miles south of
Chihuahua, on Wednesday last. Thirty
five persons were killed in the en
counter.
YANKEE AIRMEN
PARTICIPATE IN
(By Associated Press)
WITH THE AMERICAN’ \RM y IX
FRANCE, .Ian. 28. Four \ineric.m
aviators attached (o (he Freiicn squa
dron participated in .. daylight rai l on
Herman territory. Because of the fog
they were unable to estimate the dam
age inflicted, but it is believed the
results were most satisfactory.
All of the participants in the raid
returned safely.
RUMANIA AND*GERMANY
10 MAKE SEPARATE PEACE
(By Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28.—Foreign
Minister von Kuehlmann today pre
licted that a separate peace would
ie negotiated between Germany and
tumania, in a speech delivered before*
he reichstag.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—-Secretary
of War Baker today replied to Sen
ator Chamberlain’s charges of ineffi
ciency in the war department at ;
public hearing before the senate mili
tar.v affairs committee.
in a verbal statement, without the
aid of manuscript, Mr. Baker detailei
in comprehensive manner the war de
partment’s activities during the war
especially replying to the charge tha
the war department had "fallei
down.”
He said that the enterprise was si
great that it was impossible tha
there should not have been delays
The confidence of the country was
. necessary in order to place over t
million men under arms in the Unitec
States, said Mr. Baker.
Referring to the cases of allegei
neglect and deaths in the army camps
and cantonments, cited by Senator!
Chamberlain, the secretary of \yar
said that General Wood had recom-!
■ mended the calling out of a large
i army, although it was impossible to I
provide the men immediately with]
rifles and clothing.
■ Mr. Baker said that any American i
soldier who could use a rifle would ]
i be provided with one, at the present I
, .rate of assured steady supply, when
the troops were ready to use them.
The secretary claimed that France!
and Great Britain had supplied the!
i American forces with artillery of their
own will, they having an excess of
| ordnance, wishing thereby to save
I ships for the transportation' of vital
necessities.
In conclusion Mr. Baker mentioned
that large plans had been made fori
the war, but he refused to go into de-]
tails.
(By Associated Press
WASHINGTON, .Tail. 28.—Secretary
of War Baker’s weekly war review
warns the country that the Germans
are preparing for a great submarine
offensive against the American lines
of communication with France, in
connection with the impending drive
on the western front.
The withdrawal of submarines n
preparation for this offensive explains
(he recent marked decrease in (he
sinking of vessels by submarines.
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SELLING PRICES OF FISH.
KETCHIKAN. Jan. 28.—Today’s
prices on fish were: Halibut, 16 3-4
cents; sable, 4 1-2 cents; rock, 2 cents, i
SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—At noon today j
here halibut sold for 30 cents; sable,!
4 cents; pickled sable, $12 a barrel; [
pickled herring, $7 a barrel.
I FIRST HBSPITSL MSES
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(By Associated Press)
BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 28—The
first American war patients have ar
rived at the army hospital at Fort
McHenry. They comprise fifty-one en
, listed men, seven officers and two
nurses
In their trip acvoss the Atlantic
they encountered no submarines.
Not one of the patients had been
wounded. All were cases of trench
disease. Very few of the men had
been near the front line trenches, and
only two of the officers had been
“over the top.”
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(By Associated Press)
PLTROGRAD, Jan. 28—-Austrian
headquarters at Brest-Litovsk reports
that serious fighting between the Rus
sians and Rumanians has taken place
in the neighborhood of Galitz. The
Russian Ninth and Serbian divisions
attempted to fight their way through
Galitz and regain Russian territory
which Rumania captured on January
2d.
I he Danube monitors were engaged
and delievered a heavy artillery fire,
and the Russian attempt seems to
have been a failure.
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STOCKHOLM, Jan. 28.—The long
threatened revolution in Finland is
proceeding in the eastern provinces,
according to meager dispatches front
Helsingfors. The railroad station is
reported to have been occupied by the
Russian Red Guard, and there has
been sharp fighting in Viborg. The
Russians are said to be aiding the
Red Guard.
Reinforcements are said to have
been sent from Petrograd
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 The Amer
ican relief commission in Italy re
ported today to Red Cross headquar
ters here the ruthless bombing of al
lied hospitals by Austrians. The Cas
io Franco hospital was severely dam
Egan, United States minister to Den
' mark, in an interview here today,
said that European food experts
agreed that thf entire world would
he brought to tie verge of starvation
if the " ar was kept up for two years.
Northern European neutrals are in
dire straits, he said, and the famous
Danish wolfhounds are being slaugh
tered for food in Denmark.
There were two steamers in port
yesterday, both southbound with a
large list of passengers from the west
ward. The steamer Northwestern ar
rived at 1 o'clock Sunday morning and
took a cargo of copper ore for the Ta
coma smelter, leaving here at t o’clock
in the afternoon with the following
passengers for Seattle:
Melvin Anderson, Geo. Hanson, ,Tno.
Larson, T. |> Rockwell and wife, Mrs
Valet, T Marks, U. M F’harris, M
Musergseth, E. rhevonkoff. IV Wheel
er and wife, Mrs. E. Hunt. T. E. Grims
more, I), c. Coder, A. Kegeben. Jno.
Amber, Mick Elennis, Mrs. Bronley,
E. S Gordon. Mrs. R. Sheldon. L. R
(’one. Leo. Noble. Miss J R. Garvin.
Miss Della Mervin. Joe H. Murray.
August McJsaac, E. Diet), Dav Lee. Roy
Ashland, [,. A. Moringveh, Ruby Ruby
Riam liard, (’has. Lester, M. I. Strand
and six steerage.
The steamer Admiral Evans reach
ed here from Valdez about 1 o’clock
Sunday afternoon and sailed two hours
later for Seattle, with the following
passengers from here: Leonard Peck.
(’. Carlson. Win. Grumhagen, ('has.
T. Latlirop, J. W. Pomery, J. Leach.
W. R. Elliot, John Elintoff, C. A.
O'Brien, W. J McGovern, E. J. Camp
hell. J. 11. Chaffee, li. T. Blakely, Chas.
E. Porter, Fred Howard. Oscar Lind,
N. T. Nelson, C. Hardin, Andrew Ness,
Merle Lee, Edna Bishop. Ida Barrow
and Mrs. James Kennedy.
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(By Associated Press)
C11ELAIS, Wash.. Jan. 28.— Myson
Taft, an ex-eonvict from Oregon, last
night laid in wait for his wife, who
had left him and made her home here,
and heat her with a hammer. When his
arrest was threatened he cut his
throat, from the effects of which he
died.
The woman probably will recover.
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ADOPT WHITES' METHODS.
The natives of An goon have elected
their own officers and will practice
the methods of the white men. They
have agreed to eschew all witchcraft
and have paid all their taxes.
TROUBLES If
SETTLED
(Ry Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan 28.—The in
dustrial dispute, threatening to in
volve a strike in ten of the largest
packing-house cities, has been settled
by agreement which provides that
there shall be no discrimination
against unionists.
The questions of hours and wage
are to be settled by an arbitrator t<
be appointed by Secretary of Lahot
Wilson.
PKTROGRAO, Jan. 28.- The coun
cil of soldiers and workmen's derm
ties has issued a decree providing for
the election of universal suffrage of
the Russian navy’s entire command
ing personnel.
CONCERTED EFFORTS
Saturday is taken to indicate tliat
there is a widespread German plot to
cripple the war activities of the
United States.
Nearly all of the fires were sus
picious in their origin.
The guards have been tripled re
cently because of the receipt of a
crank letter of warning, which pre
vented greater losses.
At Newark and Baltimore shipyard
fires caused damage amounting to
two million dollars. Munition ship
fires at two Atlantic ports and other
.V V'V-' V'' V* ■’»' ’ <*ijw
auspicious fire.-; elsewhere within a
f'*-"!*eb ott^ a ted
' ^ jL’v’Ty* i ;
destruction. t
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Bomb-Proof Destroyed..
NEWPORT, Ya., Jan. 28.—Naval
j authorities here have started an in
| vestigation of the explosion which
! wrecked three concret bomb-proofs at.
the naval station Saturday, killing,
twelve civilians and injuring seven
Will Investigate.
NEWARK, N. J., .Tati. 28—A military
commission has been appoin d to in
vestigate the army warehouse (irf?
here.