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ALASKA IN DANGER OF SEIZURE
PROSTRATE RUSSIA AT MCI OF HUN INVAD IS
GOVERNMENT COMMANDEERS ALASKA SALMON
Hun Forces Advance Into Heart of
Russia Unopposed—Surrender of
Russ Government Dispatched
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(By Associated Press)
DATELESS.—The Germans are advancing into Russia all
along the line from the Gulf of Finland to the southern borders
of Volhynia. They will probably continue to advance until an
authenticated copy of the message of surrender lias been receiv
ed from the Bolsheviki government. The message is now on the
NOT PARTICIPATED IN BY AUSTRIA
The Austrian premier, Von Seydler, asserts that Austria is
not aiding Germany in the renewal of tin* war on Russia.
APPARENTLY UNOPPOSED
LONDON, Feb. 21.—German troops are advancing toward
Anskoff, one hundred and eighty miles southwest of Petrograd.
Gennan troops also have occupied Haspal, Esthonia. German
cavalry is advancing on Mosilcv, the former Russian general
headquarters.
ADVANCING ON ALL FRONTS
PETROGRAD, Feb, 21—The Germansare advancing on all
.th'opts, Vitebesk, Minsk^.^kuskoff and Reval being th^. objec
tives.
LOOT CAPTURED
BERLIN, Feb. 21—Thirteen hundred and thirty-three gums
and between four and five thousand motor cars have been cap
tured from the Russians, according to an official statement,
BERLIN, Feb. 21.—The Germans have captured the town
of Rovno, together with food trains, -airplanes and war material.
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(By Associated Press)
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI
TIONARY ARMY, FeY 21—Americans
admit that the enemy controls the air
over the American sector. German
airplanes fly over the American lines
almost at will, generally at a height of
about three thousand feet, where they
are comparatively safe from the anti
aircraft guns.
American officers are urging that
American airplane pilot* he sent to
France immediately.
The Germans are concentrating
their artillery opposite the American
sector. They have twice the number
of guns they had when the Americans
first took over the sector, and are fir
ing about nine hundred shells daily,
whereas they fired hardly a hundred
and fifty at first. American artillery
men, however, are giving the Ger
mans two or three shells for one.
FRENCH STEAMSHIP SUNK
AND MANY LIVES LOST
(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Feb. 21.—The steamship La
dives was submarined in the Mediter
ranean on February 4. One hundred
and ten persons perished in the dis
aster.
SUNG BUSHES DECISION
ON EIGHT-1011 mini
^Special t» the Daily Times)
J CNEATJ, Feb. 21.—Tke eight-hour
hearing was finished today, Governor
Strong stated that no direct request
had been received by him for sus-j
pension of the eight-hour law from any I
business men. The recommendations i
of the governor will no go to Washing ]
ton.
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TJNDEE, THE CLAM SHELL
The Episcopal Guild Auxiliary mus
icale to be given at the Empress thea
ter next Tuesday night, for the benefit
of the Red Cross, is meeting with suc
cess. The Guild has received two
donations to be given to the party sell
ing the most tickets. One of these is
a handsome electric percolator for the
lady selling the greatest number of
tickets, and to the hoy or girl selling
the greatest number of tickets will
be given $5.00 in Thrift Stamps. Tick
ets can be had from Mrs. E. L. Har
wood.
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LADIES TO BOWL
Dave Housdal of Juneau has ar
ranged for ladies’ day once a week,
in the afternoon, when the ladies will
be permitted to bowl free of charge
at the New Brunswick alley. A par
tition divides the alley from the pool
hall proper, so it is expected that a
number of ladies will attend. Later
some good matches are to be arranged.
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Harry Thisted returned today from
i trip to the states where he con
tracted for cans for the Pinnacle Rock
Canning Company, which he and
Charles Ross will operate this season.
F100S MEN
EFFECT ESCAPE ENACTS TRAGEDY
(By Associated Press) (By Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Feb 21.—Lieutenant L0S ANGELES, Feb. 21.—Don Van
Ronald Garros, the famous French Dusen' a ,ocal hote! man’ today shot
and killed his young wife on a down
aviator. and Lieutenant Antone Mar- town street and then committed Rui.
chal, who flew over Berlin in the year cide. The double tragedy was wit
1916, and were forced to descend a few nessed by hundreds of persons,
kilometers from the Russian lines, have Van Dusen was the victim of des
made their escape from a German pondeney caused by his recent separse
prison and have reached Holland. tion from his wife.
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND CASES
ILL BE WANTED IMMEDIATELY
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(By Associated Press)
8KATTUB, Fek 21.—It is announced here today .that sal
"TTSaleVs and producers received orders from the food ad
ministration yesterday giving notice that the government in
tends to commandeer all of the unsold Northwest and Alaska
satmc.n .pacfc.
'Fhe statement says that the government wants fit least
three hundred thousand cases.
It is impossible to estimate fit this time how many cases are
stored av ay iau the Pacific Northwest and in Alaska.
ALASKA PACKERS ARE NOTIFIED
(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.—The Alaska Packers’ Asso
ciation has received telegraphic orders from Herbert Hoover,
national food administrator, to hold for government use all sal
mon now «oii hand.
(By Associated Press)
DATELESS.—In a brilliant attack
in Lorraine the French penetrated the
German front lines and captured more
than four hundred prisoners.
This attack was the first of large
proportions that has been undertaken
on the western front this year.
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STEAMER GOVERNOR
ON HAZARDOUS TRIP
The steamship Governor is on her
way to Seattle from the Seal islands
with a full cargo of^ sealskins. The
boat has just completed the novel and
rather dangerous task of supplying
coal and other supplies to the islands
in the middle of winter. Great diffi
culty was experienced in unloading
md taking on the island products, as
Bering sea was continuolly swept by
gales.
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Chester F. Lee and J. E. Most, of
Seattle, were among the Cordova pass
mgers on the steamer Alaska.
PATRIOTISM IS ~.
DISPLAYED BT
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Prelimin
ary estimates of the results of the
campaign to enroll 250,000 ship workers
for war service show that the number
wanted will be greatly exceeded.
Thousands of union men have joined
and have waived the restrictions
against working with unorganized
workers.
The men are to be employed on the
work of building government ships.
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WINTER STORMS
STOP TRAIN SERVICE
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The train schedule on the govern
ment railroad was' discontinued north
of Mile 45 on February 1, because of 1
heavy snowfall accompanied by winds
which practically filled all cuts. The
small amount of business during the i
remaining w-inter months will not jus- i
tify opening the road by rotary snow
plow. Trains will leave Seward every i
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for
Mile 45.
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German Propaganda in Russia May
Cause Slavs to Attempt Recap
ture of This Territory
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—Senator James Hamilton Lewis
of Illinois, in a speech delivered in the senate today in favor
of the administration railroad bill, predicted that the bill was
but the forerunner of government ownership of railways.
He declared that German propaganda already had stirred
u]» opposition in Russia to the l nited States, and predicted that
if Germany succeeded in gaining control of Russia her first act
would be to urge Russia to seize Alaska.
Senator Lewis declared that America some day must fight
to retain Hawaii and the Philippine islands, and said that we
would find ourselves powerless to protect these possessions un
less we had transcontinental government railways to carry
troops and supplies to the Pacific coast.
MUCH LiOD SEES
IH MID B! IMBSDII
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Mai
shal Fursman, aimed with a searcl
warrant, located a quantity of liquo
in the Alaskan hotel, it was foun<
under the floor in rooms 39 and 1
and consisted of 208 quarts of whis
key. Warrants were issued for th<
arrest of Robert Gottschalk and Jacl
Terry, charging them with knowledgt
of the "caches” and Ernest Fuller, th«
porter, with the sale of liquor. At t
preliminary hearing before the Unitet
States commissioner, this afternoon
the defendants were each placed un
der $1,000 bail. The trial was set foi
next Tuesday, when District Attorne>
Munley will be here to conduct tht
prosecution.
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PASSENGER LIST
OF STEAMER ALASKA
The steamer Alaska arrived from
Seattle at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon
with thirty-five passengers for Cor
dova, as follows:
Dan Vanderlood, Mrs. P. Miller, J.
L. Stickney, Mrs. J. L. McGonigle, Mrs.
E. Ward, Mabel Howe, Bardie Clark,
D. E. Riley, R. W. Corbett, Jno. Spitz,
Mr. and Mrs. J P. Crien, E. L. Har
wood, Mrs. Pott, Miss Wise, C. A.
Matthews, H. Thistad. C. F. Lee, J.
Moen, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McConaghy,
J. A. Granson, Chas. Lyman, P. Wal
don, E. Ebingson, W. Scott, M. John
son A. Nickelson, B O. Graham, Har
old Graham and five steerage.
For Valdez: Jno. Paulson, Mrs. A. C
Hoodenpyle, R. H. Higgins, Mrs. A.
Sandberg, C. P. Topliff, K. Krupitza,
L. C. Kelley.
For Seward: Wm. Ellis, Mrs. Ellis,
lack Ellis, J. C. Roberts, P. Matheson,
Miss C. Quinn, J. J. Chisholm, Geo.
Mathieson, Donald Mathieson, A.
Mathieson, Wm. Midgley, H. C. Han
?haw, F. A. Hanson. L. G. Johnson,
Wm. Gerig. Mrs. Wm. Gerig, E. Wilk
inson, J. Gilchrist, Mike Gruts, Robert
Small, P. Powers, J. P. Ralstrom, G.
Smith.
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TANNERY WILL START EARLIER
F. A. McConaghy, superintendent of
he Pioneer Packing Company, return
'd to Cordova this afternoon and says
le expects to have their clam plant in
iperation much earlier than usual,
giving employment to a large force of
•iris and men.
. (By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.—In accord
ance with the plan for the completion
of the war legislation program, the ad
ministration bill extending President
Wilson’s authority to co-ordinate gov
ernment agencies, as revised by the
senate judiciary committee, has been
ordered reported Monday to the full
committee.
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OREGON SENATOR
IMPROVES RAPIDLY
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2T.—Senator
C hamberlain of Oregon, who was op
erated on for appendicitis, is reported
today to be improving rapidly.
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OLD EMPLOYE DEAD
William Duncan, an old-time em
ploye of the Treadwell company, re
cently died from injuries received
while working with the dismantling
crew. Duncan fell about twelve feet,
striking his head on some timbers.
Little is known of his private affairs
otherwise than that he was a Scotch
man, unmarried, and about 40 years of
age. He had been with the Treadwell
company eleven years.
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_RED CROSS DINNER
Where you will get home-made
brown bread, baked beans and pies
like mother used to make, and other
good things. At Hegg’s hall tomorrow,
beginning at 11 a. m. Proceeds to go
to the Red Cross.
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RAILWAY ATTORNEY ARRIVES
Attorney B. O. Graham, who has
been associated with the Seattle law
firm of Bogle, Graves, Merritt & Bogle,
arrived in Cordova today to succeed
Attorney R. E. Capers, counsel for the
Copper River railway. Mr. Graham is
accompanied by his son. and his w ife
and daughters will come here as soon
as the latter finish their school term.