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DRASTIC FOOD RESTRICTION. 1
LATEST ORDER IS FAR REACHING
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Jud$e’"txuunison, federal food administrator for Alaska,
has sent the following self-explanatory telegram to the Daily
Times:
“The Associated Press despatch dated San Francisco yes
terday saying meatless days have been suspended in Pacific
coast states is a mistake. United States Food Administrator
Hoover yesterday wired all federal food administrators to put
into effect immediately porkless Saturdays in addition to meat
loss Tuesdays and at least one meatless meal'each day until
further notice. Please urge all Alaskans to observe this as far
as their situation permits.”
W. R. Hillery, chairman of the Cordova food conservation
committee, also received a wire from Judge Gunnison in which
additional restrictions are urged, as follows:
“Please call meeting proprietors all hotels, restaurants,
cafes and hoarding houses, including mine and cannery stew
ards in your city and vicinity. Ask them on iny behalf to join
United States food administration in effort to conserve beef,
noth, mutton, fats, wheat and sugar by immediately observing
and till further notice following program: meatless Tuesday
and one meatless meal each day, porkless Saturday been inaug
urrated (meaningno pork, bacon, ham or lard); wheatless Wed
oesday. Federal food administration desires those days which
heretofore have been indescriminately observed to become ter
■itorially uniform, conforming to program in United States and
Tins aiding general public to conform. No bread, crackers,
butter or sugar on table or counter until meal served, until guest
specially requested. Serve only two lumps cube sugar on tea
or coffee saucer, unless guests request more. Eliminate waste
in kitchen. Ask local bakers to assist by refraining from bak
ing wheat. Ask butchers to help. Also ask public to observe
program in home until further notice. Give this widest possible
publicity. All public eating houses on Gastineau channels now
members United States food administration and observing this
urogram- Thanks for your telegram on this subject which in
formation has been forwarded Washington.”
BRITISH IRE NOUN FAVOR
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 15.—The Labor party, in a message to the
Russian people, announced that the British people accepted tin
Russian principle of self-detention of the people and no annexa
tions for the British empire, particularly in middle and east
Africa and India.
DEPARTMENT REJECTS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—At the request of the war de
partment Senator Chamberlain lias introduced a bill providing
for the registration for military duty of those who became
twenty-one years of age since June 5 last, when the draft be
came effective. Chamberland introduced another bill provid
ing for furloughing national army men for harvesting crops and
other agricultural duty. The war department rejected the plan
to raise the draft age limits.
EXPLORER DISCOVERS NEW
LIB CLAIMED FDR CANADA
(By Associated Press)
FAIBBANKS, Jan. 15.—Captain Louis Lane, formerly of
Nome, arrived here from the Arctic region and reported that
Explorer Stefansson was at Bartel Island, where he discovered
several large islands northwest of Banks island in 1916, which
he claimed for Canada. Stefansson expects to start in April on
a three hundred mile ice dash in search of new land and hopes
to spend next winter on Wrangell island and end his explora
tions at Nome in 1919.
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ACCOUNT OF
NO POWER
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(By Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15.—Hamburg
Germany's second largest city, is now
entirely without street illumination at
night, in consequence of the shortage
of coal which has curtailed the out
put of gas and electricity.
ALDERSHOT, England, Jan, 15.—
Two women typists belonging to the
Women's Auxiliary Army Corps hav
ing overstayed their leave in London,
were, on their return to headquarters,
handed over by the corps to the civil
pjlice for neglect of public duty.
They were kept in the cells for two
nights and were fined one guniee each
the next day. ,
SWEDISH PLANTS
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 15.—Sweden’s
textile factories, facing partial or com
( plete stoppage as a result of the im
; possibility of securing wool, cotton and
i jute, are turning their attention to
; th” manufacturing of textiles from
woodpulp. Other branches of the tex
, tile industry are also hopeful of sav
: the situation by manufacturing;
, JaffW eubstitqies as Germany hue
i done. The Krupp . workmen in Ger
many wear overalls of paper, and one
j of the largest machine-shops in Dus
seldorf uses only paper belts for its
engines. Finer products, including al!
sorts of underwear are made from
woodpulp in Germany, and a mixture
of as much as 40 or even 50 per cenl
can be used in making fabrics for out
er clothing.
C0NKS1N10 ENLISTED
DIES AT CANTONMENT DIP
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, jan. 15.—Major A P. Gardner, who re
signed his seat in congress to join the army, died at Camp
\\ heeler, Georgia, of pneumonia yesterday.
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WILL REPLY TO
PEACE PLANS OF TOE ALLIES
(By Associated Press)
DA I EL ESS Militarists are gaining control of (Jcnnanv’s
destinities, according to the neutral press, which reports that
I the militarists and pan-Germans are demanding the dismissal
I of Foreign Secretary Kuehlmann, who headed the German
peace delegation to Brest Litovsk.
Chancellor Hertling’s address to the reiehstag, answering
’resident Wilson and Lloyd George, has been postponed for
seyeral days on account of Hertling’s illness.
THREE KILLED: TEN INJURED
( By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 15.—Yarmouth was bombarded from the
' sea. Twenty shells fell in the city and thm* were killed and ten
injured.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, .Jan. lo.—rl lie British labor party declares in
favor of placing the whole interior of tropical Africa under in
ternational control for the more rapid development. A govern
ment for India and a protectorate for the people of Asia Minor,
by international organization to be constituted by the peace
conference is favored.
(By Associated Press)
HOME, .Jan Jo.—Italy’s mountain fighters are showing
their ability to cope with difficult winter conditions and the It
alian northern front is scoring a success In local operations in
important sectors yesterday the Italians attacked the Teuton
wedge and scored successes near Monte Orappa.
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(By Associated Press) ;
PARIS, Jan. 15.—Tlie arrest yesterday of former premier
Caillaux was the result of a cablegram from Secretary of State
I-ansing saving Oaillaux communicated with the German for
eign office in 1915. Lansing said Caillaux visited Buenos Aires
in 1915 and communicated with Berlin through Luxburg with
the object to conclude peace with Germany at any price to per -
mit of a resumption of business.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Senator Lansing refused to dis
•uss tin* contents of the foregoing telegram. It is understood
the information was contained in the captured Luxburg corres
pondence.
life Insurance ed :
TO l '
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.—Because of the extension of the
submarine warfare Secretary McAdoo has ordered government
life insurance in force for officers and crews of American mer
chantmen t traveling between American ports and Cape Verde
Islands, and points on the west coast of Africa, north of Sierra
Leone.
SLANDEROUS CIRCES AGAINST
TROOPS 8E INVESTIGATED
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan- 15.—A resolution introduced pro
poses a congressional investigation of slanderous charges
against tin* character of American troops abroad and alleged
to be circulated by the anti-saloon league.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 15.—Chancellor Law told the house of com
mons that the German attack in the Cam bra i region on Novem
ber 30 last did not surprise the British. He says General Haig
reported that all proper and adequate disposition had been
made to meet it.