The Cordova Daily Times
Member of The Associated Press
VOL IV. No. l>0 ITKSbAY, DECEMBER 24, 1918 PRICE TEN CENTS
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PRESIDENT WILSON TO EAT CHRISTMAS DINNER WITH SOLDIERS
PARIS, Pec. -_!4 (by Associated Press).— Important con
fercnces in an effort to find ground for co-operation between
tin* allies, tin* I nited States and the patriotic elements of Rus
sia have been held at the Russian embassy here.
The entente governments have refused to undertake a vast
military expedition to Russia, as lias been suggested. They
consider it to be Russia’s duty to get together her orderly ele
ments which, when united, will find support and practical help
for them from the allies.
Britain Would Exterminate Anarchists
IA >X 1)(>X, I)ec. *J4 ( by Associated Press). It is announced
that the British government will lay before President Wilson
all information gathered respecting the Bolshevist movement
in Russia, and the plans for sending a larger military force to
Russia to exterminate them.
Bolsheviki Active in Esthonia
ST< K’KITOIAI, Pee. '_’4 (by Associated Press).- The l>o|
shoviki are making considerable progress with the penetration
of Esthonian territory. They have taken Dorpat and forced
the Esthonians back on the Wesenberg front. Xortbeast of
Lake Peipus the German forces continue to fall back on Riga.
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PARIS, Dec. l!4 (by Associated Press).—Herbert Hoover
and Chairman Hurley of the Pnited States Shipping Hoard
conferred with President W ilson today. Mr. Hoover’s visit
to the President was in connection with the great problems of
provisioning those sections of Kurope where a food shortage
exists or is t hreatened.
Suggestions that relief work he placed in the hands of an
international committee come from some of the entente coun
tries, and it now seems assured that the original plans of the
administration will he carried out. The work of supplying the
food will he retained under one head, in the interest of rapidity,
and it is believed that this head will he Mr. Hoover.
Chairman Hurley discussed the question of shipping with
the President. It is said the French government may apply
for permission to use the great American shipbuilding plants
in the construction of a new French merchant marine.
SI1, \ 1 I LI-,, Itec, l!4 (by Associated Press). A Washing
ton special to the Post Intelligencer says that the governors’
conference next year will he held in Ptah or Alaska Alaska
being preferred as farther from Washington, where the confer
ence was held this year. It is said the governors want to meet
far away from Washington because of the fact that the cabinet
officers have taken up a great part of the time of the confer
ence this year.
AVOID CROWDS IF YOU
WOULD AVOID INFLUENZA
The continuous rain oi the past few
days has had a beneficial effect on the
influenza situation in Cordova. It
served to clean the streets and side
walks and clear the atmosphere ot
germs, and has undoubtedly proven
beneficial through a preventive effect.
Citizens of their own free will should
avoid crowds. This will do more than
anything else to assist in checking
the increase in the disease that has
beon noted here in the last ten days.
And above all, if persons who have
had colds at the appearance of the
first symptoms of the disease would
i In fire of themselves Immediately
tn! remain at home, not half of them
would develop pneumonia When they
wait until pneumonia develops it is
almost impossible to help them.
ARIZONA TO'RESTORE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
I’HOKNIX. Ariz.. Dee. 24.—Arizona
soon will return to the ranks of the
states in which murder is punishable
by death. Compilation of returns
from the various counties of tho state,
completed a short time ago, showed
that the state had restored the cap
ital penalty to its statutes by a vote
of nearly two to one. The vote was
20,463 to 10,602.
TO DISCHARGE
ALL NATIONAL
GUARDSMEN
WASHINGTON. Dec. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press). The judge advocate
general of the army announced today
that national guard ofticers and men
will revert to their civilian Hiatus
when discharged from the regular
service.
This ruling practically destroys the
national guard as it was organized
before the war.
RUSSIAN POLITICIAN
OBLIGED TO LEAVE PARIS
PARIS, Dec 24 (by Associated
Press) Paul X Milukoff. former Rus
sian foreign minister, recently ac
t-used of (lermnnophile leanings, has
been obliged to leave Paris. His pres
ent-*- was believed to be unnocessary.
ADMIRAL WATSON
LEAVES FOR CORDOVA
SEATTLE. Dec. 24 (by Associated
Press). The steamship Admiral
Watson sailed for the North at 10
o'clock this morning K. A. Craham.
Chiirles Tlgenpretz aand Jack Mall
Hiatt were the only passengers for
Cordova.
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TEDDY IS RECOVERING
FROM RHEUMATISM
X K\Y YORK. I )t*c L!4 (by Asuoci
ati'd Press). Kornier President Then
dore Roosevelt* who has been a" pa
tient for nearly two months at the
Roosevelt hospital here, undergoing
treatment for rheumatism, will spend
Christmas day with his family at Oys
ter Bay.
HUNBILL PROPERTY IS
VALUED QUITE HIGH
DASKL. Dec 24 (by Associated
Press). The seizure of the property
owned by the Hohenzollern family
would produce HuO,000,000 marks, it is
stated.
MOW YORK, Dec. 24 Alaska Gold,
,T-Ti ; Alaska Juneau. IT4.
MORE OF OUR SOLDIERS
RETURNING FROM FRANCE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press) It is announced that
the transport Princess Matoiku sailed
from Prance on December 2J with
three thousand troops, including seven
hundred wounded.
NEW JAVELIN DESIGNED
FOR CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
CHICAGO. Dec. 24. The Delaney
Javelin, designed by Martin S. Dela
ney, athletic director of the Chicago
Athletic Association, will be the of
ficial Javelin used in all champion
ship meets of the National Athletic
Union.
The new javelin is reinforced at
the neck with three steel bands, and
is of much stronger construction than
the ones formerly used. The old jav
elin, it was contended, was too eas
ily broken because of its fragility.
The new design was unanimously
adopted at the recent national con
vention of the A. A. U. lit Phila
delphia.
SHORTER HOURS
AT SAME WAGES
ARE DEMANDED
MjNDON, Dec. 24 (by Associated j
t’resl).—British trades unions are ngl- ]
toting for a forty four-hour week
j eight hours a day for live days of'
the week and four hours on Saturday.
The National Transport Workers'
federation lias presented to the tram
way companies a demand for (tie forty
four-hour week at the present wage
scale.
SNOW AND SLUSH STOP
CAR TRAFFIC IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Do 24 (by Associated
Press'.—A heavy snowfall stopped
street oars here today, and thousands
were compelled to walk to their work,
staggering through the slush.
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE
AND INJURES FIFTY
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WATERTOWN. N. Y„ Dec. 24 (by
! Associated Dress).—Three persons
; were killed and fifty injured by an
explosion of munitions in the J B.
Wire ammunition works here late this
afternoon.
CHINESE DELEGATES
DUE IN SEATTLE TODAY
SKATTLK. Dec. 1M illy Associated
Press) The Chinese delegates to the
peace conference arrived in Victoria
from overseas yesterday, and are ex
pected to reach here at noon today,
en route to New York.
i/OU Tatung, the Chinese minister of
foreign affairs, heads the delegation
Members of the delegation refused to
state their aims.
MILLIONS OF MEMBERS
ADDED TO RED CROSS
WASHINGTON. Doc. 24 (by Vsso
eluted Press) -Approximately four
teen million members have been en
rolled in the lied Cross Christmas
membership drive, which ended last
night. Had weather and influenza
handicapped the workers.
KING OF MONTENEGRO
TO CALL ON PRESIDENT
PARIS, Dee. 1M (by Associated
Press) King Nicholas of Montenegro
intends to visit President Wilson
| while he is in Kurope. The king says
j that Montenegro s aspirations are in
common uc.rord with those of other
people of the same race, to become
a j rt of the Jugo-Slav confederation,
but it desires to preserve its auton
omy, independence and customs.
VILLA SOUVENIRS SOLD
TOR RED CROSS BENEFIT
Kl, PASO, Texas. Dec. 24 Chairs,
tables, musical Instruments and jew
elry used by Francisco Villa arc fre- ]
fluently offered for sale here by Mex- '
leans in destitute circumstances, and
are bought by Americans who wish
souvenirs of Villa's reign in north
ern Mexlco.o A Junk dealer has pre
sented a copper mandolin to the Red
Cross Gift Shop, which he claims was
used by Villa as a boy. It will be
sold for the benefit of the Red Cross.
PARIS, Dec. li4 (by Associated Press). President W ilson
will visit the American army headquarters at Chaumont to
morrow, and will eat Christmas dinner with the troops. He in
sists on eating from a mess kit. Hater lie will attend a formal
dinner with (ieneral Pershing, review the troops and deliver an
address.
The President will leave Calais for Kngland on Thursday.
The President and Mrs. W ilson went shopping yesterday, vis
iting many of the principal stores, making purchases and view
ing the window displays.
President Wilson this morning visited Premier ('lenten
conn.
Preparing for Gorgeous Banquet
Id >\D< >\\ I )ec. ‘J4 ( h\ Associated Pivs>i. 'flm arrange
ments being made for the banquet to be tend, red to President
Wilson by King George are similar to those made in honor of
the king of Henmark recently. The banquet hall at I’ucking
liani palace is being decorated with gold.
To Visit Home of Ancestors
('A It LI S|. L. Kn gland, Dec. L4 41»\ A 'Si trial fi I I Voss). T e
Rev. Edward Buutli, pastor of (lie ('ongregatioiial chiireh here,
which was built by President Wilson’s grandfather when lie
was a minister here many years ago, has asked President Wil
son to address Ills congregation next Sunday. President Wil
son's visit to the home of his maternal grandparents will be
.ilmost coincident with the (i‘_M birthday of the President.
Granted Freedom of Eternal City
KO.MK, I tec. L’-4 (by Associated Press). President Wilson
a ill have the freedom of this city w licit lie visits here.
May Visit The Hague
I'llK IIAGITI, Dee. L’-t (by Associated Press). Before
President Wilson left Washington t^ueen Wilhelmiiia sent him
m im itation to visit Holland. The President replied early in
December, expressing his sineeii gratification at the ipieeii’s
invitation and promising that he would keep her generous offer
in mind.
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('< H ‘KNT I A( i KX, I )ec. l!4 (by Associated Press). Pade
rewski, the irreat Polish pianist, has arrived here on board a
British cruiser, which was recently placed at his disposal. The
cruiser is cn route to Danziir, formerly Poland’s Baltic port. A
military attache. Colonel Wade, accompanies Paderewski.
I lie Berlinaske I'ideude believes that Paderewski’s plan
to found a new Polish government under entente au-pices.
Representative of American Poles
XKW N (> I * IX, Pec. i!4 (by Associated Press). Paderewski
li lt Xew ^ oik in Xoveniber with power of attornev to n pro
wnt all American Polish communities.
GEN. AGUIN4LD0 S SON
STUDIES LAW IN BOSTON
SAN I'HAN'Clsro. I),, L'i AI
though tleneral Kniilio Aguliialde
fought bitterly . gainst tli ■ Unite I
States ax lender of the Philippines
Insurrection until beaten and trapped
by the American forces under (Sen.
Kunston, that bitterness has disap
peared, as evidenced by the recent
arrival of his son. Kniilio. Jr., in this
country to study for the bar. Kniilio,
Jr., who is but ill. remembers noth i
ing of the insurrection of course, but \
he brought with him renewed nssur
ances of the friendliness of his father
for America.
Young Aguinaldo ts pursuing his
studies in Boston. Upon graduating
he expects to return to the Philip
pines to tnko his place as one of
the legal lights there. Like his father,
ho disdains notoriety, but despite his
avoid.tin of intrrviAws. hr i> well
• •• i . -■ i rl'1. Ii rul. in oily > oiith.
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KANSAS CITY HOPES
TO WIN GOLF TOURNFY
KANSAS CITY. Dee. 21 The Blue
Hills Country Club of Kansas City
w ill make a determined effort to Ian I
the llll'.l championship tournament of
the Western Golf Association when
the event Is awarded at the annual
meeting of the association in Chi
rago on January IS.
Charles W German, vice presi
dent of the Western Golf Assorts
lion, chairman of the tournament
.'ommlttee of the Kansas City dull, is
hack Of the movement to bring the
tournament to Blue Hills in July.
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Big reduction on skates, tonigb'
only, at the Blum-O'Neiil C.'s