The Ci trdova Daily Times
VOLUME mi. XT MI'.iy. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDA V, si'.pflvMBEiV 21, 1<>LL ~ P~»t^~Tkv7^'C^T~'
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♦ WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. — ♦
♦ The state department has puli- ♦
♦ tished a message sent by former ♦
♦ Ambasador Bernstorff, last Janu- ♦
♦ ary, to the Berlin foreign office, ♦
♦ requesting authority to pay $50,- ♦
♦ 000 to influence congress to re- ♦
♦ duce certain organization. The ♦
♦ message says: “To pay out up ♦
♦ to $50,000 in order, as on former ♦
♦ occasions, to influence congress ♦
♦ through organization, you know ♦
♦ of which, ran perhaps prevent ♦
♦ war. I am beginning, in mean- ♦
♦ time, to act accordingly In above ♦
♦ circumstance. Public official ♦
♦ made German declaration in ♦
♦ favor of Ireland. Highly deslr- ♦
♦ able to gain Irish lnfluencek ♦
♦ here." The text of the mes- ♦
♦ sage was given out without any ♦
♦ comment by the state depart- ♦
♦ ment. ’ «
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♦ WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. — ♦
♦ The indications are that the state ♦
♦ department will collect the entire ♦
♦ story of German duplicity. ♦
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. — The
members of the special commission
appointed by the president, nntl head
ed by Secretary of Labor Wilson, to
investigate labor troubles in the west,
are preparing to leave for the Pacific
coast. In addition to the shipyards
strike the commission will Include in
its probe the recent deportation of
Industrial Workers of the World and
the charges of the American Fedeia
tion of Labor that Arizona producers
subsidized I. W. W. activities to dis
credit the labor movement. In an
nouncing the appointment of the com
missioners the president declared his
anxiety to eliminate labor disputes,
which are hindering industry during
the war.
WIND STORM DEMOLISHES
NEW APARTMENT BUILDING.
One of the worst rain and wind
storms of the season visited Cordova
last night and caused sleepers in many
buildings considerable uneasiness. The
storm set in early in the evening and
continued throughout the night. About
2:30 o’clock this morning the wind at
tained its greatest velocity, and blew
in the south side of the new apart
ment house on First street which is
being erected by John Strigsve, result
ing in the collapse of the entire build
ing, and entailing a loss of about $3,
000 to the owner. This, is the only
serious damage reported in the town,
although a number of chimneys were
blown off of buildings.
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DRYING VEGETABLES
BE TRIED PACIFIC COAST.
(By A80ciated Press)
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 21. — Drying
of many kinds of vegetables as a mea
sure of food conservation may become
a new industry on the Pacific coast,
in the opinion of E. Clemens Horst,
Sacramento valley hop grower.
Whether the Industry will be taken
up depends on the verdict of an expert
from the United States department of
agriculture. He is to be pased on
samples of experiments made by
Horst and then will report to Herbert
C: Hoover, food administrator.
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AUTO TRUCKS REPLACE
MULES AS MOTIVE POWER
(By Associated Press)
STOCKTON, Cal., Sept. 21. — Gaso
line is being used more than ever at
a substitute for mule power this sea
son in the grain districts of the Sar
Joaquin valley. Long strings of mules
the leader wearing a tingling bell
familiar sights in the far west since
the pioneer arrived, have been seei
but now and then this year, and gralr
men say animal outfits for haulin*
are out of date, too expensive am
slow.
Instead of the mule teams as during
the old days modern automobile truck:
have appeared. To these trailers ar<
attached to haul grain to the mills oi
warehouses. The automobiles in thii
work, despite heavy loads uveragi
about twenty miles an hour, grain mei
■ay.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. — The
bouse merchant marine committee
vosterday agreed upon a substitute for
the administration bill to enable for
eign registered vessels to enter the
coastwise trade. Alaska is excepted
from all of the provisions of the act.
THREE MILLIONS
$
(By Ascsociated Press)
SACHAMENTO. Sept. 21. — To ex
pedite the construction *>f eight addi
tional roads at a cost of between sev
n and eight million dollars, under
the provisions of the state highway
act of 1915, the California highway
commission has requested boards of
supervisors of fifteen counties to se
cure preliminary data regarding the
location of roads and to provide their
own pro rata of funds in the cost of
construction.
A meeting has been called for Sep
tember 26, when it is hoped a satis
factory basis of cooperation betwen
the state and the counties may he
reac bed. The counties involved are
Trinity, Humboldt. Santa Clara, Mer
ced, Madera, Mariposa, Monterey.
Fresno, Kings, San Luis Obispo, Kern.
San Bernardino, Kiverside, Imper
ial and San Benity. Only three mil
lion dollars of the fifteen million
voted last November can bo used for
this work, so the counties affected
■must provide the additional amount
necessary.
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(By Associated Press)
PARIS, Sept. 21.—According to a j
telegram from Havre, where the Bel
gian government is temporarily lo
cated, about 150 Belgians have suc
ceeded in crossing the frontier into j
Holland and freedom in a curious I
manner.
The German military authorities
had decided to have certain trees cut
down because they interfere l with
the view of the sentries placed along
the barbed wire fencing and the cable
which, charged with a strong electrl •
current, prevent persons from escap
ing from Belgian territory. One hun
dred and fifty inhabitants of Selzaete
were requisitioned and ordered to
work at cutting down the trees.
The improvised tree cutters suc
ceeded in doing their work in such a
way that several trees fell across the
barbed wire and the electrified cable
and made a wide, safe opening. Then
they proceeded to transfer themselves
to Dutch territory, accompanied by
their five German guardians, who had
long grown tired of their duty and
wore only too pleased to desert, bag
and baggage.
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GERMAN ALIENS RESTRICTED
ON HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
(By Associated Press)
HONOLULU, Sept. 21. — Hereafter
German aliens cannot travel from one
island to another of the Hawaiian
group without obtaining a federal per
mit. Such is the text of an order re
ceived from Washington. The instruc
tions say that when business demands
It shall such permits be issued. Two
Germans who applied recently for per
mits were refused because they
simply desired to take a vacation on
another island.
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JAPANESE OF HONOLULU
RAISE RED CROSS FUNDS.
(By Associated Press)
HONOLULU, Sept. 21.—Japanese
residents of Honolulu, to manifest
their loyalty to America in the war,
staged a bicycle meet recently, the
proceeds of which were donated to the
Red CroBs fund. Governor Plnkham
; was a guest of honor. At the end of
i the meet the Japanese band played
i Kimigayo, the Japanese national an
’ them, and the Star Spangled Banner,
i The proceeds amounted to $800.
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i Try a loaf of "Sun Maid” Raisin
Bread. It’s really fine. City Bakery.
WANT OUTLAWS
to r:::.j
(By Associated Press)
IiAIBAR. Manchuria, Sept. 21. —
Officials „r •... ■ itussian government
aic endeavoring to induce tlic Mongol
iun outlaws who have seized this city
to abandon their depredation and re
turn to Mongolia.
For more than two mouths the Mon
golians have been in virtual posses
sion of this large municipality. They
have not interfered with the Trans
Siberian railway and property in the
railway zone, hut their occupation has
stopped all business within, and the
town has interfered seriously with the
delivery of hides, wool and other
products which normally are shipped
in large quantities from Hailar.
M. Grave, the counselor of the Rus
sian legation at Peking, is here nego
Gating with the outlaws, and hopes
to induce them to return to Mongolia.
Foreigners have not been interfered
with to any extent by the Mongolians,
but Chinese and Chinese property are
absolutely under their sway.
The invading party numbers about
five thousand. When they first ar
rived here they carried the red flag
of the Russian revolutionists and de
dared they were in sympathy with
the republican movement in Russia.
When the Chinese hoy emperor was
put back upon the throne in China,
the outlaws announced they wore Chi
nose monarchists and flew the yellow
flag of the monarchy over Ilailar.
They are now flying the red and yel
low flags together, and profe s to be
lieve that tile boy emperor Is slill on
the Chinese throne.
SURVIVORS TILL
OF EXCITING
EXPERIENCE 1
SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 21. — j
Survivors of the sinking of the Penin
sular & Oriental Company's steamship j
Mongolia by a German mine off Bom
hay on June 23, have arrived here ;
with further details of the disaster,
which cost the lives of about twenty
white persons and Lascars. The sur
vivors' stories Indicate that the mine
was one placed by the German raidei
Wolff. The Mongolia sank, within
twenty minutes, in water so shallow
that the tips of the masts remained
unsubmerged.
Australians on the vessel included
Brigadier General Sir Robert McC.
Anderson and' Lady Anderson of Syd
.ney; Major Norman Robertson and
Mrs. Robertson, of Sydney, and Jus
tice Rooth. of Western Australia. Gen
eral Anderson had been on military
duty in England and Major Robertson
in Egypt. They agreed that had the
Mongolia struck the mine at night in
stead of at midday the loss of life
would have been heavier.
"The wireless apparatus was shat
tered by the explosion and we were
helpless,” said Sir Robert. "Although
the lifeboats had everything aboard
biscuits and water — demanded by
•the Board of Trade regulations, if we
had been unlucky enough to have been
out for some days there would have
been a greater number of deaths.
"There were two deaths In my boat.
One of these was from burns. Life
boats should be equipped with a hos
pital chest and first aid outfit, and I
think a • proportion should be fitted
with engines. With ordinary lifeboats
it is not always possible to re ha
man in time. We had one poor chap
taken by a shark."
“When we-took our places where
our lifeboat should have been," said
Mrs. Robertson, "there was none. It
had not been launched because its
crew had been killed in the engine
room. Some passengers and others
tried to launch it. but'were driven opf
by the ■escaping steam, which was
worse than the explosion. The captain
called to ’us to get into another boat.
As three of the men were getting into
this boat their fingers were caught in
a block and taken off. In entering
the boat someone knocked out the
rudder and sail, so there was nothing
for us to do but drift about. Then a
monsoon sprang up and there were 51
of us in a. boat Intended to hold 46.
After having drifted ten hours we
managed to attract the attention of
a coolie boat by holsing a woman's
white underskirt flug-wise on an oar."
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Our former townsman, Harry Del
vig, is now a mate on an American
transport, and in a letter to Attorney
M. Frazier, says they had a narrow
escape from being sunk by a subma
rine on the last trip across the At
lantic.
AGREE ON PRICE
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O NKW YORK. Kept. 21. — Un- ♦
♦ dor lead and copper stocks on ♦
♦ the market advanced strongly at ♦
0. (ho opening today upon (he an -♦
♦ not ocement of an agreement to ♦
♦ ]. 22 12 cent for copper, it ♦
♦ relieved apprehension r.i drastic ♦
♦ regulation and reacted favorably ♦
♦ on industrials generally. ♦
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 2t. The
price of copper has been fued at 27. 1-2
cents a pound, which is' three cents
below the prevailing market price, by
an agreement between the govern
ment and the leading producers. It
is effective during the four months
sales of the balance of the year to the
government, public and allies. The
producers agreed not to reduce the
wages now paid and also pledged
themselves to maintain production
ind p.-event copper front falling into
the hands of speculators. The govern
ment will take over the mi ■ ; and
plants of producers who full to con
form to the arrangement and price.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON. Sept. 21. - Worn
ing against desecration of tho Ameri
can flag by enemy aliens and an ordc
for their summary arrest and punish
ment has been issued by Attorney
General Gregory, and & (a. he hands I
of United States attorneys through
out the country today.
"Any enemy alien tearing down, mu
(Slating, abusing or desecrating the
United States flag in any way,' sav:
the order, "will be regarded as a dan
ger to the public peace or safety and
will be subject to sumary arrest and
punishment."
In this connection Adjutant Genera
McCain has issued a pamphlet devoted
to the traditions and uses of the Stats
and Stripes for the information of the
general public.
There is neither federal law no
rule lor the manner in which the clvi
population displays, hangs or salutes
the flag, General McCain pointed out
Such rules as there are apply only b
the army and navy.
“The only national laws there art
governing the use of the flag," said he
"are those providing that no tradi
marlt.cah be registered using the flag
coat of arms or other insignia of th<
United States or any simulation there
of,’ and providing penalties for mis
use of the emblem 'within the Distric
of Columbia.’ ’’ Tbero are, howeve
state laws governing the use or abuse
of the flag.
The attorney general's order taker
its authority from section 12 of Pre
sident Wilson's proclamation of Apri
G, 1917, concerning the activities am
■ government of enemy aliens.
“In the army.’’ said General Me
Cain, “it is the practise, each day, re
gardiess of weather, to hoist the flu?
briskly at sunrise and lower it slowl
and ceremoniously at sunset, indies!
ing commencement and cesation oi
the activities of the day.
“It is displayed at half mast on
Memorial Day. May 30, until noon, am’
it full mast from noon until suusci
This also is done on other days named
by army authorities from time to time.
The Hag is always hoisted to full staf.
before being lowered to half mast.'
General McCain recommends that
the flag should never be used except
on a flag pole. For purposes of deco
! ration he recommends bunting, but
| never the flag. "If you must use it
' for decorative purposes other than
on a pole." said McCain, “it should
'always be hung flat, with the union
to the north or east. However, it
should not be displayed horizontally,
or laid flat..
“Under no circumstances should it
be hung where it will be contaminated
or be draped over chairs or benches
No object or emblem of any kind
should be placed above or upon it.
There is no objection to flying the flag
at night on civilian property if it Is
not done for advet Using purposes.
“The flag is generally displayed on
Lincoln's and Washington's birthday,
Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Flag
I l)dy and independence Hay. Where
several flags or cmbletps are • dis
played, the American flag should be
“The flag should never be displayed
with the union down, except as a sig
nal of distress at sea. Old or worn
flags should not be used, evor. They
should be burned, privately, without
irreverence or diaraspeet. These views
are merely suggestive and not au
thoritative.”
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Trv n loaf of “Sun Maid" ltaiain
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Bread. It's really fine. City Bakery.
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. 'TTve'n
Kerin chasers on wheels have ppen
provided to make life liveable for the
drafted boys In camp. Sort of sher
iff’s posses of bug detectives, they
are, to pursue the Invisible enptny that
runs around In soldiers’ systems some
times and unloads double handfuls of
disease all over the boys’ Internal ar
rangements.
Formally and unsentimentally thev
are referred to by the advisory com
mittee of the Bed Cross war council
as “laboratory railroad cars, which
are being prepared for emergency
work against possible outbreaks oI
epidemics in cantonment camps in this
country.”
As a matter of fact though, they're
bug hunters pure and simple. Each
car will have about five experts
aboard to manipulate the apparatus
by which every blasted pro-German
bacteria will be forced to tell Its right
name and then walk the plank of ma
teria modiea.
If a flock of these hyphenated apos
ties of hospital schrekllchkeit gets to
sitting up didoes with the student sol
•liers' health in the draft camp at Ad
miral. Maryland, for instance, the Red
Gross won't j^ish madly around build
ing up any local germ hunting devices.
It will just hiti'h up the nearest one
on wheels, run it over to Admiral from
Philadelphia or Pittsburg or wherever
it happens to be, and say:
“Here, boys, have a laboratory.”
And if fho boys are so sick that one
doesn't seem quite enough, the Red
Gross will roll in another one and
say: “Here, boys, have a couple of
laboratories." .
That in itself .ought to be enough
to scnre the bugs to death. If you
ever saw the inside of a laboratory
you'll know what we mean. For the
benefit of those who never have, suf
ficie it to say that the inside of a la
horatory looks like a hard day's work
by a glass blower with delirium tre
mens and plenty of glass.
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WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
Sept. 21—Germany’s latest effort at
tucking dry every inch of the invad
ed regions of France before she is
orced to give them tip and evacuate
has just come to light in the discovery
that the canals and rivers of Northern
France are being seined lifeless of
unable fish The discovery was only
made when the French recently un
iertook the task of rendering these
waterways navigable after the Ger
' nan destruction of bridges, locks, em
bankments and barges.
The necessity of draining dry many
of the canals and portions of rive
beds rendered unusable by the Ger
mans has brought to light the numer
als fish traps, seines, barriers and
1 tther appliances used by the Germans
n order to catch absolutely every
ish. Frequently the canals and rlv
ers were divided up into sections
with barriers across each end in order
to render impossible the escape of a
single fish. Evidence has also been
found of the use of explosives for
stunning the fish and bringing them to
'he surface where they were raked in
fvith hand nets. Previous to the Ger
man invasion of the canals, rivers and
waterways of France had been in a
high state of fish productiveness by
both stocking them and by the enfor
cement of practical laws regarding
fishing. The idea was to keep the
productiveness of these streams up
to their highest pitch at all times.
River fishing constituted one of the
very important industries of the
country, and a careful observance of
the fishing laws insured the perman
ency of the river stocks. The one
idea dominating the Germans ap
pears to have been to make certain
that after their evacuation, it would
be years before the French would a
galn be able to restock the rivers
and canals to their former plentifuls.
In the center at the top. In any pa
rade the flag should have the place
of honor.
VOCATIONS ACT
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SACRAMENTO, Sept. 21. — Part
time trade and industrial course, in
cluding academic work in class or
school one half the time and employ
ment as apprentices, at apprentice
wages, in the trade or Industry for
which the pupil is preparing, the other
half, is one of the innovations being
planned by Edwin K. Snyder, state
commissioner of industrial and voca
tlonal education. This Is made pos
sible by the federal and state voca
tional education acts, now In effect
in California, by which the state and
federal government will pay half the
salaries of instructors In vocational
courses and the local high school dis
trict in the state now may apply for
any of the various courses, for which
the state and federal governments
have pledged themselves to set aside
a sum Increasing yearly from the pre
sent time to 1925. For 1819-19 the
sum from each source amounts to
$57,752.75; for the year 1925-26 it will
be $184,481 from each.
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PARIS. Sept. 21. — A train of 5.01
French officers and men arrived in
Lyons recently — prisoners repatri
ated from Germany.' Of these, no
fewer than 155 were out of their
minds. Their reason had gone, pro
bably under some terrific shell bom
bardment, leaving them often without
any bodily Injury, incapable of any
mental effort.
Otw. a typical axaiupla. was a.aac
ond lieutenant, apparently 22 or 23
years old. lie was calm and quiet,
but unable to reply to a question. On
his tunic was pinned a card with the
words, "Picked up, without a wound,
at -. 1914."
These unfortunates have been In
terned at Lyons, and their photo
graphs are to be circulated throughout
the country In the hope of identifying
them, so that those, who no doubt
have long mourned them as lost for
ever, may perhaps be able to w in them
back from their living tombs.
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GERMANY SEEKS
AFTER WAR
TRADE
PARIS, Sept. 21—Germany's prin
ciple during peace was to prepare for
war. With inexorable logic she has
reversed her maxim and is now pre
paring for peace during war.
Ernst Outrey, Deputy and member
uf the .Parliamentary Commission for
Foreign Affairs, discloses a part of
this formidable after-war campaign in
an article in the "Echo de Paris".
The principle foreign zone of Gor
| many's commercial activities is Spain,
j The German consulate at Barcelona
} has lately tripled its offices and em
ployes. A German association has al
so been founded to develop the tourist
Industry in Siiain. Besides develop
ing hotels and travelling facilities,
this league is working to entice the
I Spanish students to visit German
l iniversities.
During a recent Germanophile
meeting at Santander, Senor Zamora,
deputy, announced that after the war
German capita! would be poured into
I Spain, and that German firms would
i establish new important branches.
I so as to sell German products which
' on acount of the Allies customs re
I guiations, will be barred off other
European markets.
There is no doubt that Germany Is
already preparing to recapture Italy's
trade after the war. A firm in Milan
which, used to deal with a Nurem
burg toy factory, has been advised by
the later that as they are prevented
by the war from serving their Ital
ian customers, they have made ar
inngeinents with a firm in Madrid
which is taking their place temporar
ily. Every facility is offered us re
gards payment by the Spanish repre
sentative, who is even prepared to
wait for a settlement of accounts until
hostilities have ceased.
From these indications it is appar
ent that the commercial struggle that
Gormuny is preparing to put up ufter
the war. is likely to be as formidable
iu Its way as her military enter
prises.
ENGLISH TAKE
iNT GERMAN
STRONGHOLDS
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♦ (By Associated Press) »
♦ BONBON, Sept. 21. — It is offi- »
♦ dally stated that the complete- *
♦ ness of the British success east ♦
♦ of Ypres yesterday, has been *
♦ confirmed by detailed accounts. «
♦ The Germans lost heavily in ♦
!♦ counter attacks and the advance *
♦ represented an average gain of a ♦
♦ mile deep. Redoubtable strong «
> holds like Nun's wood, Glencorse ♦
♦ wood, Iverness. Copse and ♦
♦ Shrewsbury forest, wblrh with *
♦ stood numerous fierce assaults «
♦ recently, were entirely overrun. ♦
♦ hy British troops, who reached ♦
♦ points well beyond them. These ♦
♦ wooded heights formed the key- ♦
♦ stone of the German structure +
♦ of defense In this sector. +
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(By Associated Press)
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. Sept. 21. — The greatest
British gains were made between St
Tulien and Hollebeke, and British
casualties were exceptionally light.
The British aeroplanes dominated the
air, machines being thick over Brit
ish advance line, and dropped tons of
high explosive bombs behind. The
Germans built great steel and con
crete redoubts, evidently being deter
mined to hold the ground regardless
of cost.
BILL! SUM TD
FIGHT KAISER
AND DEI
"
(By United Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Billy
Sunday is scheduled to fight the devil
In Washington In January, hut he may
carry his battle against th£ old boy
to the French trenches instead, it
was learned today.
Thus would the rip-roaring evange
list kill two birds — kaiserism and
Satanism, with one verbal stone. Not
only would he bd in a position to give
Auld Ulootie another bunch of his
favorite solar plexus wallops, but if
Kaiser Willie happened to be any
where along the front Billy could yell
SLfew of the shrivelling phrases he ad
dressed to H. I. M. in New York
across the trenches.
Among Billy’s favorite predictions
about the kaiser when he battled
Broadway and New York last spring
was the one wherein he declared that
when the kaiser died and appeared
at the gates of hell the devil would
not let him in. Sunday has had many
I invitations to go to France and
j preach in the trenches. He has also
| had many invitations to tour the draft
army cantonments In this country. So
I fur, ow ing to other engagements, he
| has not accepted either.
He. is, however, considering going
to France. His son, George, will be
in Washingfon this month, and is ex
pected to give a definite answer as
to whether his father will come here
or go to the war front.
After wearing himself out one day
recently telling his own Hood River.
Oregon, congregation what a "plastic,
rat-hole, rum-soaked, deceitful, pusil
lanimous, cheap politician” Pontius
Pilate was. and how “rotteu" he treat
ed Christ, Billy turned to the question
of going to France and said:
“One of the hardest things I have
to go up against is saying no to invi
tations from commanding officers of
different cantonments to address our
• soldiers. One of the members of gen
eral Joffre's party, when the commis
sion was in New York city, visited
me and tendered an invitation to go
to France and address the soldiers.
We have been thinking and deliberat
ing over it and we don’t know yet
what we will do about It."
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NETHERLANDS TO TAKE
CARE PRISONERS OF WAR.
(By Associated Press)
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept. 21.
—Under the agreement between Brit
ish and German delegates In respect
to prisoners of war, 16,000 prisoners
are to he accommodated in the Nether
lands, half coming from Britain and
half from Germany. Sixteen military
(and civil doctors are proceeding to
the two countries in question to make
preliminary medical examinations.
Miss Annie Weston, who has spent
three months here as the guest of her
sister, Mrs. A. G. Shrlver, will leave
on the steamer Alaska for her home at
l<ong Branch. Cal.