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The Cordova Daily Times
Member of The Associated Press
VOL. IV. NO. 38 CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
SAFETY OF WARSAW ISNOW THREATENED
BERLIN IS PRINCIPAL HOTBED
OF REVOLUTIONARY FORCES
BERLIN. Jan. 14 (l>\ Associated Press).—< )rder lias been
completely restored in the cities outside of Berlin where the
Epartacides had established themselves. Forty-five Bolshevists
have been arrested. ()ne of their leaders was killed and several j
wounded, and all have been disarmed. The Spartacides nr
rested in Dresden admitted that they intended forcibly to pro- |
vent the elections to the national assembly.
Bolshevists Marching on Warsaw
WARSAW’, .Ian. 14 (by Associated Press). The Bolshov
ists are converging on Warsaw over three lines of railroad. It
is estimated that they have thirty thousand men. Fears are en
tertained lor the safety of the city.
I
I‘AIMS, Jilll. It (by Associated IT' >>)• I ’r<-ideht Wilson
is considering tbe :i«IviibiIi 1 \ ol making a speaking lour ot
the I'nited States, lie may visit many of tin* principal cities
and possibly the Pacific coast. With the adjournment of eon
gress earlv in March, President \\ ilsoii will have an opportu
nity to make the tour before returning to Europe.
The object of the tour will be to inform the country regard
jug the proceedings at Paris, and to sound out and encourage
public sentiment regarding the President’s ]K>ace principles,
which he finds have been acclaimed by the masses of Europe.
President W ilson’s friends believe that the popular ex
pressions in Europe have bad a great inlluenee on Europium
statesmen.
ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO INDUCE
GRAND DUCHESS TO ABDICATE
GENEVA, Jail. 14 (by Associated Press).— Revolutionists
forced an entry into the palace of tin* Grand Duchess Marie at
Luxemburg on Friday last and demanded her abdication. She
refused on the ground that the parliament had not made the
request.
It is reported that the feeling against the grand duchess
is the result of the fact that she had received the kaiser and
the crowon prince, and had permitted her sister to become en
gaged to the Grown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
The people desire that Luxemburg become independent of
German control.
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BRITISH COMMERCIAL CHAMBERS
OUTLIE PEACE TERMS WANTED
A*
LONDON, Jail. 14 (by Associated Press).—Before his de
parture for Paris Premier Lloyd George was given a memoran
dum by the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United
Kingdom embodying its views regarding the terms of peace.
The following points are urged:
The payment by the enemy of all war expenses, compensa
tion for loss of property and damage to property resulting from
the war, compensation for nil personal injuries, including a sum
representing the cost of all pensions; compensation for the loss
in national power caused bv the death and disablement of po
tential producers and by the disorganization of production and
transportation, and payment of all enemy debts.
NAVAL SCHOOL OF
TURBINE ENGINEERING
IS ESTABLISHED
PITTSBURG. Jan. 14 (by Associat
ed Prees.)—In preparation for the
American after-the-war merchant ma
I
rlne, the United States naval school
of turbine engineering has been es
tablished at the Carnegie Institute of
Technology hero under direction of
naval officers. Several detachments
of naval men, who have seen service
ns engineers of steamers operating
reciprocating steam engines, have be
gun the course.
NAVY IS BEING
HELD INTACT
FOR PRESENT
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11 (by Asso
ciated Press). Naval demobilization
plans are bring held in abeyance and
recruiting is being pressed so that the
navy may man the bigger merchant
fleet which the allies are considering
abewing to aid in the work of bring
ing the American soldiers home from
France.
TROOPSHIP IN
DISTRESS BUT
IS AGAIN 0. K
VANCOIVKl: I! (' . .Ian 1 t (i>> As
siiri.iii'il I'n i Tin Ida lirilisli
troopship Protialntls, carrying twi
tIkm:iml Siberia bound Canadiai
troops, '-'■lit wireless rails for assist
ant'- «ln'!i marina Vladivostok. whet
her propeller lieeame disabled
The liritisli eruiser Kent went to hei
assisianee, and later it was reporter
that the Protislaus was proceeding t(
Vladivostok under her own steam.
AMERICANS IN
NORTH RUSSIA
ENJOY HEALTH
WASHINGTON, Jail 14 (by Asso
dated Press) Colonel (1. E. Stewart
commanding the American troops it
the Archangel sector, reported to tin
war department today that he had
made a personal tour of the wld<
front over which the Americans an
scattered and found the general health
discipline and morale excellent.
Clothing and equipment are ample
for the eight thousand Americans or
the front, says Colonel Stewart. Tin
deaths total six officers and 1111 tiler
from all causes.
NEW YORK NATIONAL
LEAGUE TEAM IS SOLE
NEW YORK, Jan. 14 (by Associated
Press i John .1 McGraw. Judge Erun
cis Meuaid and brother, and Charles
A. Stoneham are reported to have paid
a million dollars to the estate of tin
late John T Bush for a controlling
Interest in the New York club of tin
National Baseball League.
MICHIGAN SENATORSHIP
BEFORE SENATE FRIDAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (by Asso
elated Press).—Ford and Newberry
the opponents in the Michigan sena
torial fight, have been instructed b)
the senute to appear before that bod)
in person or by counsil on Frida)
next.
THOUSZ RISONERS
TAKEN BY DENEKINE
ODESSA, Jan. 14 (by Associated
Press).—General Denekine. the anti
Bolshevik leader in Southern Russia
has Inflicted a sharp defeat on the
Bolshevikl on the River Kumk, in the
Caucasus. A thousand prisoners were
captured.
LABORTOTAKE
| ACTION IN THE
MOONEY CASE
CHICAGO, Jan 14 (by Associated
Press).- More than a thousand dele
! gates, representing practically every
international union, central labor
union and l§bo; congress, are in at
tendance here at the conference of
the International Workers’ Defense
League, to adopt plans for obtaining
new trials for Mooney and Hillings.
Convicted in San Francisco of com
plioitv in the bomb murders there.
The radical -dement is well repre
sented at the conference, the dele
gates cheering mention of a general
strike to eiifoi* their demands
ClllHl'AHl'A CITY. Jan. 11 (b>
Asoeiated Cress).- Fleeing before
Villa's advance In a track motor car
in which kerosene had been substitut
ed for gajeiUfo by mistake was the
expertnecc or tv IV Ryan, general
manager of the Cusihulrlachle Mining
company at Cusihuiriaehic, Chih. His
experience was typical of others
undergone by American mining men
in this state while Villa was riding
over the country with his band of
Son men.
From his scouts who were station
ed on all sides of the camp (ieneral
Mi nager Ryan learned that Villa was
having a light with the federal troops
at Hacienda Rubio. 30 miles north.
Me went to San Antonio, the railroad
junction point to obtain more definite
information about the rebel leader's
rovements. With another American
he watched the horizon for two days
to see If any military forces were ad
vancing toward that station. On the
second day hi- saw twelve men riding
hard toward San Antonio. Thinking
they were only Villa stragglers Ryan
and his companion started to seek
shelter until the stragglers had
passed.
Just then a rancher rode up badly
frightened, and said Villa had visited
his ranch personally that morning,
had taken his family and was ap
proaching with the small band to be
, seen in the dust cloud on the hoizon
Realizing that Villa's presence was a
j menace to their lives the Amreleans
i boarded their track car anil started
| for Chihuahua City over the railroad
i which was reported to be infested
| with followers. Two miles way from
' San Antonio th,. motor "died " It
1 was started and again died just as
two mounted and armed men were
| seen approaching, lhishlng it ahead
of them and with the San Antonio
| station master's family and bedding
on board they reached another sta
tion where gasoline was obtained and
substituted for the kerosene which
had been placed In the fuel tank by
mistake.
They continued the journey to the
Btr.te capital, leaving tho Mexican
statlonmaster and his family at Rus
tillos. Later they learned that the
Villa band hurned $20,000 worth of
property at the Ouishurlnchtc mines.
It was to these mines that CharleB
, Watson, then general manager, and
twenty other Americans were going
when Watson and 16 others were
killed.
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Prod Rayer will be an outgoing
paaenger on the Alameda for San
Pranclaco, where he will aepnd e
couple of montha.
CALIFORNIA MAY GO
DRY NEXT SUMMER
SACRAMENTO. Jan 11 (by Asso
ciated Press). A hill has been intro
dined in the California legislature,
now in session, prohibiting tin* sale,
transportation or nianufai•run* of in
toxicants in Calfornia after June :tu.
1919.
BOLSHEVISTS IN
NEW YORK ARE
MOST ACTIVE
WASHINGTON. Jan 11 I by Asso
ciated Press i Tin- P.oPhevist agita
tion in tin* P m? e(| Slat.- does not
give promise of rearhing the stage of
open disorder. \< rnrding to the de
partment of justice the movement i
mainly in New York
Hundreds of Bolshevists Arrested
ItlRNOK AIKRS. .1 III !l < >•> u
| elated Pre--. i | > I ^ 111 f 11; l IJ • ■ oeelirt* d
jail day yestmin;.. not v, it h -».• n i ing th«
it.iet that eight handled Pol 11 • - s i i
have been arrested. She? were tired
! from roots and window." at p<di< enn-n
Reds Expelled from Vienna
VIENNA, Jan. 11 (by V...dated
Press). A large band of Ku ian Pol
shevists were expelled from this city
on Sunday.
PROHIBITION
IS FAVORED
BY 26 STATES
SKATTLK. Jan 14 (by Associated
Press). The ratification by the
states of Washington. Arkansas and
Indiana of tin* federal prohibition
amendment yesterday makes a total of
twenty-six states which have so far
concurred in nationwide prohibition.
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ALASKA STOCKS
NEW YORK. Jun. 14 Alaska C.olii,
3^ ; Alaska Juneau, 2
NEWS OF PEACE
CONFERENCE
BE GIVEN OUT
PARIS. Jan. 14 i by Associated
Press). A joint press communique i>
to he issued in the future* by all tin*
allied nations represented at tin
peace conferneee Hitherto the
! i em it and British correspondents
lad access to more new- the the
\merieans.
The new communique will In* th*
only news given out by any of the
nations.
More that! a hundred Ariern an cor
respondents are here president Wil
son will communication with them
through Ray Stannard B her. He*
magji/.ine writer, who ha h* *n n amed
to act ;i> publicity agent
President Wilson will giv** to Mr
Baker the details of m* * ting not
given in tie* communique
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SEATTLE. Jan. 11 (by Associated
Press) Calling attention to the in
crease of unemployment of common
labor, a message from the National
Council of Defense urges all state,
county and community councils to
bend ev« r\ en.-rgy in an effort to
ward finding nnd creating necessary
* ni loymen;
The council hays it is possible that
tin* danger point will lie reached
within thirty days, and states that
unemployment exists in California.
Colorado. Idaho. Illinois. Indiana.
Iowa. Missouri. Montana. Nebraska.
South Dakota. Oregon and Ctah
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District Attorney Munley wires that
Dc deputy customs collector bore
will act as permit agent in the grant
ing of permits to aliens A K Black
is temporarily tilling this office, with
headquarters on the ocean dock
RUSSIA MAY PARTICIPATE
IN PEACE CONFERENCE
PARIS. .Ian. 14 (liy Associated Press).—Russia may be
represented at the first formal meeting of the peace conference.
The proposed league of nations will be the first matter before
tile peace conference. The delegates arc planning to work
twlve hours daily if necessary.
Germany may be granted an extension of the armistice if
she surrenders the German commercial fleet to transport troops
in exchange for food.
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LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND NAVAL
PROGRAM ATTACKED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Jim. 14 (by Associated Press).- Peace
questions, and particularly the proposed league of nations,
were again discussed in the senate today. Senator Borah, Re
publican, of Idaho, made a special attack on the League to
Enforce Peace, of which former President Taft is a prominent
member.
Senator Borah said he was opposed to Secretary of the
Navy' Daniels’ program for the largest navy in the world, be
cause it was not needed. He said the United States was on
friendly terms with all the great powers, and that our relations
with Japan had not been so friendly in years.