(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—Approval
of President Wilson’s address was
heard on all sides and it is believed
that he chose the psychological mo
ment to counteract any evil effects
trom Germany’s latest peace propa
ganda. Although some congressmen
believed the German might find the
termR stated yesterday acceptable as
a basis of negotiations, most of the
officials thought the address a great
war document, clearing the atmos
phere for the allies, heartening the
Russians and furnishing light for the
German people if they chose to see
it. The president decided upon his
address to congress yesterday in the
effort to prevent a resumption of the
Brest Litovsk negotiations and thus
counteract Germany's duplicity in
dealing with the Russians.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.—President
Wilson's address to congress yester
day. has been favorably received and
commented upon by the press of the
country. It is considered one of the
frankest and most important speeches
delievered on the war aims of the al
lies since the great world conflict be
gan. Coming at a moment when Ger
I
many faces the Socialists’s demands
for the abandonment of its annexa
tions and indemnities program and
i laces a rauure or me rsrest uuovsk
negotiations the President’s pronoun
cement developed its tremendous in
dependence after he had finished
speaking. There was a demonstra
tion when he mentioned Alsace-Lor
raine and said he wanted the Ger
mans to take a place of equality and
not mastery among the people and de
clared that the world must know who
the German spokesmen represent and
speak for.
\ NEW YORK, Jan. 9—Stocks slump
ed on the market yesterday at the
opening of President Wilson’s ad
dress and trading virtually ceased.
I*' When the essential points became
known a general selling began.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—The Rus
sian embassy has issued a statement
in appreciation of President Wilson’s
reference to the Russian people.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—One newspaper
says of President Wilson’s speech:
“Magna charta of future peace." It
says Wilson dealth more socially with
Bolsheviki than Lloyd George did, but
otherwise the speeches were very
similar.
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VICTORIA SAILS TOMORROW.
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—The steamship
Victoria sails tomorrow morsing for
Southwestern Alaska. Capt Charles
Davis will temporarily succeed Capt.
John O’Brien as master.
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SEAMAN HELD PRISONER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9—Albert
Jones, a seaman and cook on the des
troyer Jacob Jones has been held as
a prisoner in Germany.
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KILL 4 AND
(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO,, Jan. 9.—Pour firemen
men were killed and four injured
when the walls of a big movie house
collapsed. Several hundred specta
tors narrowly escaped injury. Snow
drifts prevented the firemen from
reaching the flames until the build
ing was almost gone.
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(Bv Associated Press)
PULLMAN, Wash., Jan. 9.—Prob
lems incident to participation of the
United States in the war will com
prise much of the discussion at the
annual convention of the Washington
grain grow-ers, shippers and millers
association, which will meet here for
three days, beginning tomorrow-.
Max House of Portland, federal
grain commissioner for the north
U'PStPril ctatoc Airi I I dtanuco tho
ernment’s method of handling grain;
William T. Harshman of Spokane wil
talk on the substitution of other grains
than wheat for bread making, anc
Charles Hebberd of Spokane, federa
food administrator for Washington
will speak on conserving .food sup
plies.
“War, Shipping and the Railroads,’
will be discussed by Charles S. A1
bert of Spokane, of counsel for the
Great Northern railroad, and Ale)
Morrison of Valley will discuss “Live
stock Profits in Connection wltl
Wheat Growing.”
The question of handling grain ir
bulk, instead of in sacks, as at pres
ent, will be discussed. A. M. Richard
son of Pullman will talk on “Tillage
Methods for Summer Fallow,” ami R
C. McCroskey of Garfield will dis
cuss “Value of Alfalfa and Clover tc
Wheat Growers.” Other topics and
speakers will be:
“The Propagation of Wheat,” M
Harshman, Reardan; “Comparative
Smut Resistance of Washington
Wheat," E. F. Gaines, Pullman; “The
Most Effective Methods of Controlling
Smut," F. D. Heald, Pullman; "The
Effect of Different Test Weights per
Bushel on Milling Value,” R. T. Lord,
Spokane; “Co-operation Between
farmers’ Organizations and Commer
cial Organizations,” Robert Insinger,
Spokane Chamber of Commerce;
“Livestock in the Northwest,” John
H. Roberts, Spokane; “Strength ot
Materials for Elevator Construction,”
M. K. Snyder, Pullman.
A representative of the federal
bureau of markets will discuss the
federal grain grades.
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Superintendent Caleb Corser has
received a wire stating that Secretary
of War Baker has ruled that he has
no jurisdiction over the railroads in
Alaska.
i CAN
! ENLIST IN
STATES
(By Associated Press)
OLYMPIA, Jan. 9.—General Crowd
erhas ruled that Alaskans of the draft
age may enlist upon the presentation
of registration cards. This is a special
ruling made on account, of hundreds
of Alaskans who came to the states
and found themselves unable to en
list.
(By Associated Press)
! PARIS, Jan. 9—The Matin’s Rome
correspondent says General Hinden
burg has ordered a hundred and thirty
French villages behind the German
lines levelled to afford a better op
portunity for the German defense. The
villages are near St. Quentin.
fBv Associated Press)
LONDON. Jan 9—The Rritish Na
vy announces the organization of f
’ formal branch of naval service foi
1 women, under the title of the “Wo
■ men's Royal Naval Service." Tht
membership includes women employ
' ed on duties connected with the na
vy, chiefly in dockyards and at th<
naval bases. Members will wear a
distinctive uniform of navy blue witt
brass buttons.
The members of the new servier
have already been nicknamed “Th(
Wrens”, this being a convenient short
ening of the initials W. R. N. S.
which they w’ear on their collars
(Ry Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—Salt at $128 a
ton and coal at $80 is the standard
price in Iceland, according to state
ments made before the Seattle Cham
i ber of Commerce at a recent trade
discussion by R. Sigtrig, who is here
endeavoring to establish relations be
'' tween Iceland and this port. He as
^ serted that high prices are not con
ducive to crime as there had not been
1
an arrest for crime in Iceland in thir
ty-eight years.
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Read the Times and keep posted
SOLDIERS CUN
AGAIN VISIT
SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—The order bar
ring Camp Lewis soldiers from visit
ing Seattle haft been lifted and the
military officials say they are pleased
with the cleanup work of Chief of
Police Warren, former deputy marshal
and chief of police at Nome. The or
1 der was issued November 22.
SCHOOL PUPILS
will organize
of the local chap
instruction in this subject to every pu
pil in each grade from the first to the
| twelfth.
A course in musical annreciatinn is
being offered to the pupils of the
Douglas senior and junior high school
students through the use of the pon
ograph records and special lectures’
by teachers and pupils.
The Petersburg schools gave an en
| tertainment for the pprpose of rais
ing money with which to enroll all
the pupils as members of the Junior
Red Cross. Sufficient money was
raised to provide for the enrollmenl
' of all pupils and in addition $80.01
1 was contributed to the local Red Cross
chapter.
I During the month of December
. the girls of the Junior Red Cross in
the junior and senior high school sew
| ing classes of the Juneau schools un
j der the direction of Miss Margaret
Scott made the following articles ol
i wearing apparel for the child refugees
i in France and Belgium: 7 dresses; 8
- outing flannel kimonas; 25 crocheted
I and knitted caps; 7 knitted searfs; 5
J baby hoods: 7 baby blankets; 5 pairs
I of crocheted baby bootees. In addi
tion to the foregoing, the girls gener
.ally overhauled, sewed buttons upon,
washed, ironed, mended and crocheted
edges upon a large number of child
ren's second hand garments which
were donated for the use of the Junior
Red Cross.
Evening classes for adults are being
maintained in the following localities:
j Cordova. Anchorage. Douglas. Juneau,
I Ketchikan. Nenana and Nome.
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i A LITTLE EXECUTION
WOULD DO NO HARM
I
•
Scarcely,- a day goes by but that the
newspapers have stories of the actions
of spies and traitors. Those who get
l
Into print are probaby the small ma
jority. Isn't it time to call a traitor a
traitor and to have a few executions
in this country as a badly needed
example?
THREE FEDERAL
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(Hy Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Jan 9.—Officers
have announced that several federal
officials attempted to sell arms, am
munition and military stores, valued
at $85,000, stored in the basement of
a federal building, for the purpose of
starting a revolution in Mexico. Three
men, Nicholas Zenn Zogg, N. A. Myles
and Joseph Collins were arrested. The
munitions were confiscated two years
ago when an alleged plot to start a
revolution was frustrated.
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(By Associated Press)
j MAjDUID. Jan. 9,j—it is reported
, that there was another outbreak
among Portugal crews on warships,
! who mutined and bombarded Lisbon
forts. The army remained faithful
and tranquility was restored
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KAISER IN NE1
i
(By Associated Press)
AMSTERDAM, Jan. fi—The kaiser
received a delegation of the Polish Re
gency council recently and assured
them he always was the champion of
principles making for the welfare of
humanity and peaceabie co-operation
of the peoples. The delegation thank
ed him for restoring independence in
Poland.
VEGETABLES ARE
i
1 VALLEY
i _
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—During the re
j cent floods in the White River valley
near here hundreds of acres devoted
! wholly to the growing of cabbages
1 were flooded. When the water re
ceded the cabbages were washed on
the roads and some of the homes in
the flooded district had them on their
front doorsteps and all over their
yards. Farmers started gathering the
j cabbages before they were carried
j away by the receding waters.
Information as to the whereabouts
of H Alvin Hastings, last heard of
| from Cordova last April, is sought bv
j Miss Mona Koeneke, 2736 Summer
avepue, Hoquiam. Wash. His mother
and wife are ill.
SLUES QESTM
(By Associated Press)
DATELESS. — The French troops
successfully raided the German lines
east of St. Mihiel and captured a hun
dred and fifty prisoners and some ma
chine guns. They also destroyed Ger
man defenses and shelters.
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LONDON, Jan. 9.—The Times cor
respondent says Petrograd is full of
dirt and disorder, crime, burglary, rob
bery and murder is rampant. There
is no police protection and starvation
is facing the people, with blinding
snowstorms adding to their discom
fort. He says that only
■ on the part of the allies can prevent
I a catastrophe in Russia, but declares
, the Russians are looking to Germany
to end the chaos. _
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BOSTON, Jan. 9.—New England
I Fuel Administrator Storrow has or
dered Massachusetts business houses
i
I to open at 9 o’clock in the morning
- and close at 5 o'clock in the after
noon. Bars and theatres were also
ordered closed at 10 o’clock at night
to save fuel.
i
CARDIFF, Jan. 9.—A German tor
pedo was sent through the Red Cross
on the side of the British hospital ship
Newa, which was sunk in the Bristol
channel. The vessel was carrying
wounded soldiers from Gibraltar, all
of whom were saved.
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AUXILIARY TO MEET.
The Episcopal Guild Auxiliary will
meet at the Red Dragon tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. A large at
tendance is desired as there will be a
business meeting. It is hoped that
every lady in Cordova may "do her
bit” for her country through the Red
Cross and its auxiliaries. Anyone in
terested in the work is cordially in
vited to meet with use.
MRS. W. 11. CHASE. Secy.