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The Cordova Daily Times
A. A I, ASK * M"M'A- ABY 7,1918. n;iu. II . I. . I
RUSSIAN PEACE
PLiS ARE |
FAILURE
(By Associated Press)
♦ LONDON, Jan 7.—Because of ♦
♦ the request to transfer the peace •
♦ pour parlers from Brest Lltovsk ♦
♦ to Stockholm the Central Powers ♦
♦ temporarily suspended negotia- ♦
♦ tions with Russia, says an offl- ♦
♦ clal statement from Berlin ♦
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♦ Prayers for the speedy termtn- •
♦ ation of the war were said yes- ♦
♦ terday In the churches of every ♦
♦ denomination Dpon the king's ♦
♦ proclamation many soldiers at- ♦
♦ tended the services and all the ♦
♦ saloons were closed for the day, ♦
♦ for the first time since the war ♦
♦ began *
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♦ DATELESS — The Russian ♦
♦ efforts to have the Germans ac- ♦
♦ quiesce In the transfer of peace ♦
♦ negotiations to Stockholm have ♦
♦ apparently failed. It Is reported •
♦ the Germans fear intrigue In ♦
♦ Stockholm by allied agents •
♦ Prime Minister Trotsky went to ♦
♦ Brest Lltovsk in a vain attempt ♦
♦ to persuade the Germans to go ♦
♦ to Stockholm. ♦
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(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 7.—The Express
says Earl Heading Lord, chief justice.
Ik going to America as the direct rep
resentative of the war cabinet. He
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is to carry the title of ambassador to
handle purely diplomatic matters, and
is also to control war activities
(By Associated Press)
HOME, Jan. 7.—Italy adopts a dras
tic policy to Increase Its fighting
forces. It will modify the physical
requirements and call men between
18 and 44 previously exempted. This
will bring over fittO.OOO more men to
the colors.
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ILL TAKEN
WITH AMERICAN ARMY. Jan. 7.
—Surgeon Central Rradley has an
nounced elaborate plana for the care
of the American sick, wounded and
Mind soldiers. They are to have am
ple hospital room and fifteen com
plete hospital trains have been or
dered In England and two tn France.
The American expedition has jm re
ceived the largest drug order prer
made In England and Is endeavoring
to buy everything In England to save
cargo apace
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(By Associated Press)
SAN FIIANGISCO, Jan 7.—The
board o! fire underwriters huve evi
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dence of u well organized plot to
destroy lumber mills, plants and
crops of the Pacific coast. The In
dustrial Workers of (he World are
behind the plot and It Is believed
that Germans are furnishing the
money
If ALLIES IS1
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Jan 7—The food
situation In the allied countries Is
graver than ever official reports state.
In France and England It Is critical
and In Italy conditions are bad The
compulsory rationing In England goes
Into effect Immediately, beginning
with butter and meat. All of the
principal foodstuffs will be rationed
by April
GLOSEO 10
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(By Associated Press)
♦ WASHINGTON. .Tan. 7—The ♦
♦ Bureau of Fisheries says the Fop- ♦
♦ per river, near Cordova. Is over- ♦
♦ fished and Secretary Bedfleld has *
♦ ordered that commercial fishing ♦
♦ in the Copper delta and Its trlb ♦
♦ litanies he prohibited from Jan- ♦
♦ uary 1 to June 5 of each year. ♦
♦ This prohibits all fishing from ♦
♦ the head of the delta to the foot ♦
♦ of Miles lake and It Is expected ♦
♦ that It will put several compan- ♦
♦ les out of business ♦
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PUEBLO * INDIANS
!N IMPRESSIVE
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(Bv Associated Pressi
LAS rnttJCES. N. M„ Jan 7 —The
Pueblo Indians of the Tortugas settle
ment near here have completed their
Saint duadalupe day dances In the
dooryard of an old adobe church which
squats at thp feet of the giant tortuga
(turtle! which Is a landmark In this
valley
The ceremonies Incident to the
dances started early In the day and
ended In a climax of dances at nlghl
The 'top of the church was covered
with sacks filled with sand In which
candles burned In Indians with their
faces painted and wearing bright
ribbons assembled In the churchyard
around a painting of Saint nnadalupe,
Ihe Indian priest said a prayer and
the dancing started The Indians take
luma at the dance so that It Is con
tinuous for hours Many Americans
attended the dances.
SHOT FBI
(By Associated Press)
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♦ TAPOWA, Tan 7 -Serpaant ♦
♦ Ma}or Thomas Helmuth Ritter, ♦
♦ one or the hiphest non-commle ♦
♦ sinned officers at Camp I-owls ♦
♦ Is held In Jail awaltlnp word •
♦ from Washlnptnn and he may he ♦
♦ shot. His father and brother are ♦
♦ 1n the Oerman army and It la ♦
♦ charped Ritter hetraved military •
♦ secrets ♦
(By Associated Press)
PH1P.AOO. Tan 7 —This city Is to
day dipplnp Itself out of snowdrifts
after one of the worst hllssards in
htstorv It hlew forty-six miles an
hour yesterday and searealy a block
In the ontlvtnp district was able to
withstand the wind It stalled auto
mobiles hood high In snow, waiting
to be shoveled out It will take a
week to clean the streets
CHICAGO, -Tan 7—Yesterday this
city was the storm center for the most
severe snowstorm In the middle west
for many years Traffic on many of1
the railroads la at a standstill and a
fuel shortage Is Imminent The tern
perature la moderate with a strong
wind blowing.
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AMERICAN ARMY. .Ian 7.—The
site selected for another corps of the
aviation school recently graduated a
class that will go to the front next
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week For actual experience they are
using their own machines and accom
pany experienced Rrtttsh and French
aviators Many we.gers have been
made as to who will first cross the
Germnn lines, bring down the first
enemy aeroplane and get the first
photograph of a German hattery ,
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la definitely strengthening Its front
PetrogrBd reports the Holahevlkl la
Intending to send home nil soldiers
who do not want to right so that they
would have an army which was will
ing to fight for an Ideal
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Rt Rev P. T. Rowe, blahop of the
Rplacopal church In Alaska la In
Washington, D. C„ trying to secure
title to the Kplscopal native mission,
established In l»Ot> at Nenana The
native village now adjoins the white
village
(By Associated Press)
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« ITA14AN HEADQUARTERS, ♦
a .lull 7.—Padua was spared anoth a
a si air raid by Cordon aviators a
a who repulsed the enemy's at- ♦
a tempt* to bomb the city. There a
a was a considerable loss of life a
a end Property at Mestro, Basano a
a snd c*«el which the enemy sue- a
a reeded In hombtnt The artll- a
a lery 1- active alone the entire a
a Ttsllsn front a
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THURSDAY
(By Associated Preas)
WASHINGTON, .Ian 7— idipisla
tioti eoverntnp the federal control ot
railroads will he before nonpros* this
week The woman sttffrape amend
ment is srhsduled for Thuradav and
a close vote Is expected
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WITH AMKUOAN ARMY. Jan 7
Mass for the American and French
dead was sstd hi the French churches
yesterday, on the occasion of the ns
tlonnl celebrston of .Tosn Arc Am
erlcsn and Ftench flaps were draped
over the aitai si Domremy, where the
worship was held.
LARGE OUTGOING LIST
ON STEAMER ALAMEDA
The sleamar Alampda Bailed for
Seattle at aeven o’clock last nlrht
with the followtnp nsssenpers from
Cordova: J I, O’Brien, Tom Davis,
Walter Love, 0. W Cheaney and
wife. Marie and Irene Cheaney. R K
Smith. H'. C. Murphy. H U. Conway,
Mrs. J. Howard. Ruth Bradiord. Art
hur Mauxey. K. M. Natste.d. Lars (!
C.aby. Jos. J. Stanton, c. A. Duckett
vine and wue. a a. t lumnger aim
wife. (leu. Kennedy, Mrs. M. Iiehn.
H. O. Grenlg. Eddie lauacsou. Miss
K. Kagan. Julian Oliver. Aug Tides.
N. Giants, A I’elersun. Mrs. 1’ An
drewa. Mrs. A. Larson, bielia Wash
ington, Mrs. L. Lyon. Mrs S Froct
or. Mrs. C. Anderson. Ida Hrown
and G. W. James
OLD SOCK RAISES SUM
FOR ANCHORAGE RED CROSS
The bund) on lssl ulghls train had
s JollifItatlon all of their own F ■
triotlc songs were given and nllee
lance to Old Glory was given One
mini remained In his seat when those
In the car stood ss the battle hymn
of the nation was being sung and the
flag saluted The "sitter" stood when
a word was whispered In his ear
Bob Small found an old sook and
auctioned It off and then passed It
around with the result that a goodly
sum was raised and this amount will
be sent baek to the Red Cross chapter
at Anchorage Reward aOteway.
PRINTING PUNT
SEME
(By A fa boc liiied Press)
SEATTLE. Jan 1- A reward of
$60o has been offered by the H C.
Piggott Printing company for the ap |
prehension uf two civilians and twen
tj sailors who entered their shop on
Saturday
equipment, doing damage to the plant
estimated at $16,000 The printing
company did the mechanical work for
the Daily Call, a radical newspaper,
and the Industrial Worker, an organ,
of the 1 W. W.'s. No arrests have at
yet been made
C0m~ SHORTAGE
IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK. Jan 7.—The arrival
of 56.000 tons of coal and warmer
weather has assured relief to the city
from cold and scarcity of fuel. The
critical period is past, suys the luel
administration, and the prospects for
moderate weather are good.
(By Associated Press)
♦ LONDON. Jan. 7.—A Russian ♦
♦ wireleBs message says 25.000 Her- ♦
♦ man soldiers, in the region east ♦
♦ of Noons, revolt because the men ♦
♦ under thirty-five were ordered t" ♦
♦ the western front They are en ♦
i ♦ trenched with rifles and machine ♦
♦ guns and withstood other units ♦
♦ The authorities are powerless ♦
♦ and are trying to cut ot( the food •
♦ supply of the re'oltei ♦
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KL PASO, Texas. Jan 7 Si Jtsu .
of tlie Texas school of mines i,n >. .1
horn, have only to step to the luck
door of tlie school buildings to eon
duet practical experiments In mining.
The new buildings of the state mining
school are set against a mountain
which Is highly mineralized and is au
outdoor labaratory for the school
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Bids have been filed with the de
partmenl at Washington for Cgrrym.;
(he mall between Seward and Id It t
od by the residents 01 Anchor.!.,
follows: Sport Smith whose bid foe
next winter * »vrvice Is $40.0*'' \
A Shonlieck, whose bid is s x <
and George W Adams who offers >
do ihe work for $2$.24t> The too .
were made on s basis of < arrytng 4od
pounds of mall per week between th<
two terminal*
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Geo Kennedy loft on ihe .i.-aiuei
Alameda last night on a short vsett
lion to the outshle.
SELECTIVE DRIFT
UPHELD BT
COUNT
(iiy Associated Tress)
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♦ WASHINGTON Jail 7 -Th. *
4 supreme court of the United 4
4 States has held that the aelec- 4
4 tlve draft Is constitutional The 4
4 court sustained the government's 4
4 contention that the power to gov- 4
4 ern by congress and to declare 4
4 war includes the power to com- 4
4 pel citizens to render military 4
4 service at home and abroad 4
4 Chief Justice While, who deliver- 4
4 ed the unanimous opinion, de- 4
4 dared the court had reached 4
4 this conclusion as most opposl- 4
4 tion contentions were Imaginary 4
4 rather than real 4
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FROM SEATTLE
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SEATTLE., Jan. 7.—Nine women
held at the city hospital for the treat
ment of a contagious disease escaped
from the building by climbing down
the fire escape and dropping fifteen
'' walk Five of
ired within ten
escaped They
it bousedi essemjwgM
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NEW YORK. Jan 7.—Ttnton lab*
will celebrate th*» week of l.i:;
birthday an Loyalty Week Yin
the result of a proclamation I
Samuel Gout pent, president o; i.u
American Aliiauee or laiUor aim Hen
ocracy. ai*&» uioctm^H ana doworn :i,»
lions will com bat Uie nnudumb k»u:
The children of the .'oltt.dt- ..H
day avhuol held thole rurutto. ■
clwea at lhe home of Mia l M l. .
*« yeaiurday atle.M '.iu t .<
program ul reollallop ».t+ tv. ......i
after whirl! I he v avion* pttlMuo.. .1
t'tmatnm* proaenia nWn |)iai.tt.a
The following wens <110 .r.it -
ul rir.niluina:
I'or »tl 'vara pnvlaol all.' .
aperdtl (Old medal w tvi I. <
John HO’iawOtt
tieueral knowledge of I'dVt.
premium awhfdod to gold. d
Ucueral hoo.vlvdg. of vat
grado. piemittm awarded
Uooley
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U'Neill
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