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(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 14.—Generally in
creased confidence throughout Ger
many is based upon the Russian arm
istice and other factors shown in ex
tracts from the latest German news
papers. Travelers from Germany say
the Germans are building great hopes
in a new offensive on the western
front.
GENEVA, Dec. 14.—Travelers say
Germany is making immense prepar
ations for a western front offensive.
Ammunition and provisions are being
concentrated at upper Rhine towns.
Many trains leave for the west. Or
dinary freight traffic has been sus
pended for ten days.
BERLIN, Dec. 14.—Germany re
ceived through a neutral country, last
September, an inquiry regarding its
war aims under such circumstances
as to indicate that England sanction
ed the inquiry, it was officially an
nounced today. The announcement
was made in answer to Belfour's
statement in the house of commons
on Tuesday last that England in Sep
tember received a communication,
through a neutral, that Germany
would be glad to communicate with
England regarding peace.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—Secretary
Lane announced President Wilson’s
approval to restoration ot over a quar
r,,
ter of a million acres oi withdrawn
lignite coal land in eastern Montana
and southwestern North Dakota. The
land is available at a minimum price
to those wishing to open mines.
FRENCH EXPRESS
ARMY IN FRANCE, Dec. 14.—A
number of war correspondents for
important French papers, who visited
the American troops, issued a state
ment saying they had the fullest con
fidence in the aid the American army
will render, and are more than ever
convinced of victory on the part ot
the allies. They interviewed General
Pershing who expressed unalterable
confidence in victory.
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SEATTLE UNDER
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SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—The steamer
Spokane, which was grounded at Idol
Point on November 23, is proceeding
• under her own steam. She is convoy
ed by the Salvor and is expected here
Monday,
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—President
Spreckles, of the Federal Sugar Re
fining company, in testifying at the
senate investigation of the sugar
shortage, said that no shortage exist
ed. He declared that the sugar fam
ine was confined to the Atlantic sea
board and placed the responsibility
on the food administration. He said
the sugar now passing was bought
in New York for Canada, because of
the higher prices offered.
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(By Associated Press)
MILAN. Dec. 14.—The establish
ment of a wireless on the dome of
St. Peter’s cathedral has been sug
gested so that the Vatican may ob
tain independent transmission of for
eign and diplomatic code messages
and also receive reliable and confi
dential reports from representatives
abroad, during the war. The major
ity of the messages are now sent by
cotirier.
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CHAMBERS PLAN
TO COOPERATE
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14—The chain
her of commerce of the United States
is today represented at the capital
by a meeting of the chairmen of the
war service committees representa
tive of every industry in the coon
try. They are here primarily to per
fect plans for co-operation with the
government. This will develop discus
sion of many of the vital problems
with which war time industry is con
fronted-—of priorities in transporta
tion, the readjustment of industries
10 meet war demands, and the like.
FUEL SHORTAGE
REPORTED AT
SITKA
(By Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Dec. 14.—Sitka faces a
serious fuel shortage, as 175 tons of
coal consigned to fuel dealers in the
old Alaska ’capital were aboard the
steamer Al-Ki when she piled up on
Chicagoff island November 1, accord
ing to letters received here. One of
several smalf freight steamers here
will probably be sent to Sitka with
coal soon.
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The Boy Scouts and Juniors will
take a trip to Mile 14 Saturday as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gillis. The
wireless plant will be explained so
an instructive as well as a joyous
trip is anticipated. The train leaves
at 8 o’clock and each boy will provide
his own lunch.
LOCAL BANK IS
AGENT SALE
« Seattle, Dec. 14. 1917 ♦
♦ Malcolm Brock, ♦
♦ Pres. First Bank Cordova. ♦
♦ By direction of Mr. McAdoo, ♦
♦ secretary of treasury, I am ap- ♦
♦ pointing your bank in Cordova ♦
♦ agent for the sale of war savings ♦
♦ stamps and am appointing you ♦
♦ chairman of Cordova district in ♦
♦ war savings matter. Wire me ♦
♦ acceptance. ♦
♦ DANIEL KELLEHER, ♦
♦ Director for Washington and Al- ♦
♦ aska. ♦
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The following telegram was also re
received by the First Bank of Cor
dova from James K. Lynch, governor
of the federal reserve bank of San
; Francisco, explanatory of these new
| stamps, which the governorment is
! issuing in order that every man, wo
I man and child can be a contributor
■ to the war fund:
“Secretary of Treasury offers two
billion dollars of war savings certifi
! cate stamps and United States thrift
1 stamps, selling price war savings
1 stamps balance this month and Jan
uary $4.12 each; selling price Feb
i "
ruary, $4.13; price increasing one cent
each nAonth throughout 1918. in De
(■ember 1918 the price being $4.23
| The maturity value, January 1923, ie
I $5.00. equivalent interest compounded
at four per cent.
‘ I'nited States thrift stamps sell
I for twenty-five cents each but do no!
bear interest. Sixteen thrift stamps
are exchangeable for one war savings
j stamp at difference between their
value of $4.00 and current price ol
war savings stamps which difference
for current month and January would
he twelve cents. War savings certifi
j cate is a folder to contain twenty war
I savings stamps and becomes an obli
gation of the United States only when
one or more war savings stamps are
attached. Thrift cards are cards to
j which thrift stamps are attached. All
banks and banking institutions auto
matically become agents of the first
class to sell stamps, but cannot se
cure more than $1,000 worth of war
; savings stamps at one time, but can
purchase unlimited supply thrift
J stamps. All banks may qualify a?
' agents of second class and secure
! war stamps in larger quantities than
| $1,000 by purchase or by depositing
collaterial security of United States
j bonds or treasury certificates of in
debtedness with federal reserve bank
or other designated depository.
"Standard package contains two
| hundred war savings certificate
stamps at December, 1917, price oi
$4.12 or $8.24 and three hundred
United States thrift stamps at twenty
five cents each or $75.00. The total
price of standard package $8.99. Res
: ponsible commercial houses, corpora
I tions. socities. lodges, labor organiza
tion may become agents ot first class
securing appointment as such upon
application to you. You may become
second class agent by making appli
i cation to this bank and depositing
bonds as collaterial or may tempor
arily qualify by paying cash and se
I curing stamps in excess of $1,000 un
til proper blank for application to
reach you. Mailing you today full in
formation and necessary blanks.
Shall we mail you one or more stand
ard packages. Efforts being made to
interest practically every person in
f
. United States in war savings stamps
j or thrift stamps through National,
I state, county, district, town and neigh
I
I
liorhood organizations, trust you will
cooperate fully Address reply Feder
al Fiscal Agency at San Francisco."
SMS' MING
r T
SHIES
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—Most ol
the nation is in the grip of storms,
cold weather and snows. Throughout
the north, almost from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, rail and wire traffic
is impeded. The unseasonable
weather extends to the gulf. Snow
is heaviest in the east, there being
over a foot in interior New York.
Gales are raging along the New Eng
land coast. I
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CAPTURED AT
MELETTA
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it (By Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 14.—An official Aus
: trian statement, reviewing the recent
attack says 639 Italian guns and
1 over 15.000 men were captured in the
, Meb'tta region.
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(By Associated Press)
DAWSON, Y. T„ Doc. 14.—Four
Canadian Royal Northwest Mounted
Police and several Indian guides will
! leave here about January 1 to travel
i about 500 miles with dog team?
| through the Seely Pass of the Rocky
| mountains to Fort McPherson on the
Arctic ocean.
The Dawson expedition will carry
mail for the Arctic patrols. They
will return in March possibly with
news of Vilhjalmur Stefansson. the
only explorer now in the Arctic.
IT. M U HUTS
FOR SOLDIERS
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14.—Ma
i
j jor General N. Hibiki, the only Christ
ian general in the Japanese army,
| and quartermaster general of that
! army during its war with Russia, is
in the United States in the interests
1 of the Y. M. C. A. war work. The
Japanese Y. M. C. A. is under the di
rection of the American organization
in New York. Major General Hibiki
1 expects to go to France to establish
Y. -VI. C. A. huts for American and
i other soldiers there.
“We will take a mesage of good
cheer from Japan to our allies on the
western front," Major General Hibiki
said during his visit here. The Jap
anese Y. M. C. A. also expects to send
units to the Russian and Italian
fronts.
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Don't mlae seeing otw am line. We
have a full line of them, as smart aa
any made Clarion. The Oletfcier.
GOAL
(By Associated Press)
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Dec.
14.—After three day's fighting be
tween the Piave and Brenta rivers
the enemy is holding several trench
es on the summit of Monte Spinuccla
and Col Beret ta. The rest of the
Italian line is in its original posi
tion. This is the Teuton's third suc
cuessive attack with the object of
reaching the plains of Balhward, The
weather is helping the Italians in
their, defensive.
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(By Associated Press)
■ LONDON, Dec. 14.—The Bolshevik!
occupied Tamanovka and Kaluga,
towns near Billgorod, following a vic
tory over the Korniloff forces and
the Cossacks near Bielgorod. The
Cossacks drove the Bolsheviki across
Don river in another battle at Rostov.
BIG DRIVE ILL
B II
Si E
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—Reports o|
j Its most successful year and plans
I for its higgest effort—the drive for
! national prohibition at the present
session of congress—are before the
convention of the National Anti-Sa
loon league, which met here this week.
Success for the resolution which
! will submit the question to the sev
■ eral states is assured, according to
■ these officials, by an overwhelming
I vote. Only the house remains to be
| won, the senate having approved the
1 measure last session.
Prominent among the nationally
: known men who addressed the 2,000
| delegates were Senators Sheppard,
( Tex. and Borah, Ida.; and Reps. Bark
[ ley, Ky.; Webb, N. C.; Fess, O., and
I William Jennings Bryan.
There were jubilations over the cap
ture of these states since the last
convention, in July, 1010: Michigan,
Montana, Indiana. New Hampshire,
North Dakota, Nebraska and New
Mexico. The District of Columbia
' also was voted dry by congress.
Reverses were met in Iowa, where
the voters rejected a dry constitution
al amendment, although the dry sta
tute remains in effect; and in Ohio,
by so close a vote that a contest is
expected.
Winning of Ohio and one or two
more eastern industrial states is re
garded as essential to prohibition
strategy. Even if congress submits
the dry resolution, it will be—unless
its present form is amended—in such
shape that it must be approved by
three-fourths of all the states within
six years.
Any 13 of the states could necessi
tate making the fight all over again.
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A meeting of managers of the Red
Cross Xmas drive will be held at the
Northland club tomorrow night. A
full attendance is requested as the
receipts and literature has arrived.
ALASKA DONATES
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SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—Alaska has
suscribed $1287 for the Halifax suf
ferers. Of this amount Ketchikan
cantributed $650, Juneau $200 and An
chorage $437.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 14.—The steamer
Admiral Evans sails at 9 o'clock to
night for Alaska. Her Cordova pass
engers are H. Rothe. Elizabeth Rotha.
Roy Hegg and S. Tristraw.
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(Special to Times)
JUNEAU, Dec. 13—Governor Strong
has today issued following proclama
tion in furtherance of Alaska Ked
Cross membership campaign which
begins December 16 and continues to
( the night of December 24:
j “Territory of Alaska, executive de -
, partment, a proclamation: The work
of the American Red Cross is world
wide and ever increasing demands'
are being made upon it and in order1
that this great organization shall be
enabled to maintain its efficiency and
administer to the needs of war and
other sufferers it becomes an impera
tive necessity that the American peo
ple identify themselves more closely
with the work of the society by en
listing as members and contributing
as generously as may be to the Red
Cross fund throughout the duration
ot the war. To this end a campaign
to secure membership and funds will
be inaugurated on December 16 con
tinuing until December 24 when it is
believed that many millions will have
been added to the Red Cross mem
bership throughout the nation and its
funds largely increased.
"In this splendid work for human
ity Alaskans must and will do their
full share for the stricken suffering
nations of Europe. Our allies in the
war, that is being waged for peaee
must be succored and the American
Red Cross points the way. Our sol
diers and sailors are engaged in the
same battle against that modern
development of ancient barbariety
which has so greatly increased Red
Cross activities ‘Conquer that Justice
may prevail is the wratchword todav.
This means coordinated ei'fort on the
part of the American people.
Now there, I, J. p, a. Strong, gov
ernor of the Territory of Alaska, do
most earnestly urge all of the people
of Alaska to lend their aid and sup
port to the Red Cross campaign by*
enrolling as members and by making
as liberal contribution as individual
means will permit remembering that
while our young men are offering
their lives to their country a solemn
duty rests upon the people of Ameri
ca to make any sacrifice what may
be necessary in the cause of human
ity' and freedom. ‘He gives twice
who gives quickly’ and so I make this
a Red Cross Christmas, indeed.’’