*>.<>00 PS. REGULARS ORDERED TO FRAN??
S (By the Associated Press)
1 an e^^?INGT?N' May 19 -Preside«t Wilson has ordered
I state? ITT f0rce of aPProximately a division of United
■ nroeeed t^lar tr°°PS’ Under command of General Pershing, to
■ t0 P.ranc®at the earliest practicable moment. General
8 Pershing and staff will precede the troops.
I to Fr?ASHINGT°N’ May 19 “A division of 25,000 will go
I dent wn “ 8000 aS possible under General Pershing. Presi
I the w!rtlnvnrnf that he WiH not Use his autborization in
■ the war araiy bill and permit Colonel Roosevelt to raise a volun
■ teer expedition. The president said that he acted on expert
military advice from both sides of the Atlantic. General Perah
ing and staff will go to Europe very shortly, and before tho
troops have been automatically relieved of his sou'he^ COm
President Wilson has issued a proclamation calling all men
between the ages of twenty-one and thirty inclusive rUS ’
service on June 5. The drafted army will be
called to the colors about September 1, and the remihii i,b
..me will be fighting the Germans. A
hundred men, commanded by a colonel and composed of vet
erans in active service in the West Indies, will accompany the
Pershing expedition. v y tne
Si"tta ZTZ L“d I
houses yesterday a/tZoZZd’ wITse^fto tot WmJTh b°1h I
where President Wihton immediacy t. ^ “ „Te 1
adopted the amendment to the war budget bill putting con I
scnptxon out of force four month after the war.’ The Zend I
ment was supported by anti-conscription senators. I
French Forcing the Enemy
PARIS, May 19.—Slowly, but steadily, are the Germans be
ii g driven from l ranee. The battle being waged is a fierce ami
Moody one, with the British and French troops piereTng the
Hmdenburg line along a wide frontage. Desperate -,s the re
oMheCGor’,I iaS °nly n‘S;,lt,:d in « great sacrifice of the flower
l »i ■ 'nan arin* ’ and w*th the advances bein" daily made
’• al'"*?’ are forci»g the enemy from French soil Immense
Sn thousaTrDftr00,,S are ^ sla«bd.tered ami tluZnds
1 thousands of prisoners are being taken. This offensive
? S° Str°;i-,t d be withstood much longer Tl e a
sTbrnd feetl,SeCUre 'i th? fact that they are winning the great
St land battle ever fought. All of the fresh reserves bei l
launched by the Germans are mowed down by the French „n
ehme gun fire almost as soon as thev read, tl„, r; i !
The English battalions figured prominently in the^capture'of
^TufrCcmirtand Hmdenburg’s Une of trenches, mi... Juk kl
been raging for the past two weeks and the victory
was a notable one for the allies.
BERLIN, May 19.—The war department officially an
nounces that tin' Germans have evacuated the ruins of tlie for
mer village of Bellecourt.
TD REGUlftTE SHIPMENTS TO NEUTRAL COUNTRIES
WASHINGTON, May 19.—The rationing of Holland, Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland and Spain was discussed
at the state department today at a conference by Secretary of
state Lansing, Secretary Redfield, British Foreign Minister
Balfour and American and British treasury department experts
on the necessity of limiting the exports of these countries to
prevent their finding their way into enemy territory. The con
serving of the allied shipping was also considered.
WANT AMERICANS TO SHOW PATRIOTISM IN BONO LOAN
CHICAGO, May 19.—Secretary of Treasury McAdoo is
touring the middle west on behalf of the Liberty loan bonds. He
left this city yesterday for Milwaukee. Secretary McAdoo is
seeking to unloosen the purse strings of all factions so the Lib
erty loan will not only be fully subscribed, but tremendously
oversubscribed, thus forcing Germany to realize that the Ameri
can people have billions to sacrifice in the cause of liberty.
JUNEAU SENDS GREETINGS WOMAN’S PATRIOTIC LEAGUE
Mrs. \\. \\. Council, president of the Cordova branch of
the Woman’s Patriotic League, has received the following tele
gram from Mrs. J. F. A. Strong, wife of Alaska’s governor and
president of the territorial league;
.Juneau Chapter, Alaska Woman’s Patriotic League, ap
preciates .cordial greetings from your newly organized chapter,
and expresses its sincere wishes for your success in the patriotic
work in which we are mutually engaged. Letter and copy of
bylaws forwarded yesterday.
rival ■ ■ ainviam ■>&...__ ______
olILL ANUIntn UUUNIHT NUWAI UUIb WIIH btHMANT
WASHINGTON, May 19.—Nicaragua lias followed the
lead of the United States and severed all relations with Ger
many.
SPAIN DEMANDS IMMEDIATE SATISFACTION FOR LOSSES
MADRTI), May 19.—The Spanish note to Germany, con
cerning the sinking of the Spanish steamer Patricio, demands
immediate satisfaction, and a guarantee of security from at
tacks in the future.
ITALIANS ARE STILL PRESSING THE AUSTRIANS
ROME, May 19.—The Italians have reached Crest’s hill
952, in Vodice. These crests are the key to the Austrian dis
patch north of Moutesanto.
PRICES RE FOOD
illEE CAUSE
UPHEAVAL
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 19. — United
States Attorney George W. Anderson,
of Boston, predicted a social upheaval
unless the rising prices of food were
checked, in his testimony before the
house agricultural committee, which
Is considering the administration food
BRAZIL FEARS NOT
COLONY OF
GERMANS
(By United Press)
RIO DE PANEIRO. May 19. — Stor
ies to the effect that German colonists
settled in the three southernmost
states of Brazil are sufficiently num
erous and organized to dictate terms
at the bayonet's point should the oc
casion ever arise, were made to ap
pear ridiculous by the publication to
day of statistics showing that the to
tal number of Germans immigrating
to Brazil since 1828 Is less than
150,000.
Up to the time of the fall of the
empire in 1889 only 75,387 Germans
had entered Brazilian ports. Prom
1889 to 1915 this number was in
creased by 56,102, making a total of
131,489. The census returns gives
the descendants of these Germans as
Brazilians—maybe “hyphenated,” but
Brazilians.
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SECRET SERVICE
IN ACTIVE ON
(By Associated Press)
EL PASO, May 19. — The long arm
of the United States secret service
and the department of justice is busy
these days along the border. A man
here, a woman there — sometimes a
whole family — those against whom
the government find evidence of un
friendly acts toward the country in
whose protection they live are being
gathered in. The stockade at Fort
Bliss holds several of these, and some
are In jail.
The largest group thus far indicted
was Mrs. Amelia Toenniges, her
daughter Josephine and son Clarence,
and a man named Henry Beach, a Ger
man, who had no established business
connections in El Paso. The name of
the Beach under arrest should not be
confounded with Henry Beach, a well
known El Paso business man, now In
the Orient.
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There will be a game of baseball
at the park tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, between the Cordova
team and the Blum, O'Neill club.
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MURKET PRICE!
i 111 SHIES
; Ton
(By Associated Pressi
SEATTLE, May 19. — Today's mar
ket shows Yakima potatoes high, not
withstanding the heavy shipments of
the California potatoes, which are be
ing sold below the buying prices. But
ter declined yesterday, but is expected
to make a rapid rise. The cheese mar
ket is strong. Wheat prices sl ot up
ward. with the rumor or fifty,,,
for the allies. Flour took a drop'ves
terday of sixty cents a barrel. Cro
cery staples are still high, but j drop
is expected in the price of al food
\'.w«ua2i3ir.',‘""U,YA Mo*
drop because of thb large snrnnieflts
from California. Vegetables are being
sold for less than the buying cost. Po
tatoes at $90, eggs 36 and 37 cents, but
ter 39 cents, cheese (cream bricks) at
25 cents, apples (Winesap) $2.25 and
$2.75 a box.
I
(By United Press)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 19.—With
all examinations cleared away under
a special arrangebent. Harvard Uni
versity students and graduates began
intensive military training.
Students and graduates, the latter
all under the age of 32, were spanked
into form by a half dozen French of
ficers — men who have seen actual
service, but are unfit for further ser
vice on the battlefields. The mini
mum age for these recruits for (he re
serve officers' corps is nineteen.
From now on these men will train
ten hours a day for five days a week.
At this rate it is expected about 2,
000 men will in a few months be pre
pared for service with the rank of
lieutenant.
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nmr t ii r p i t n
m lht rA!a
(By United Press)
NEW YORK, May 19. — "Germanj
may lose the war, not through hei
arms, but through the lack of fata Ir
her food supply." according to Mars
Green, author of “Better Meals foi
Less Money,” "ho adds that “hereto
fore, thousands of tons of valuabh
fats have gone down the Ameriear
sink or into the garbage can.”
“Save the fats,” is Mary Green)
slogan, now that we must feed no
only ourselves, but also our allies.
“All drippings from roasts and fa
from boiled meats should be earefull;
strained and saved,” she declares
“for they can be used in many re
cipes, including those for cookies
cakes, meat sauces and soups.” Bacot
fat is declared excellent for cort
cake, gingerbread, poultry stufflni
and soup stock.
I
DWIGHT PUN
FAVORED IN
WASHINGTON
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. May 19. — The sen
ate Interstate commerce commission
committee haH endorsed the daylight
saving plan and ordered a favorable
report on a bill providing that clocks
be moved ahead one hour during the
summer months.
LU U H L OTTrointoj
That all federal and territorial offi
cial* in Alaska will be pressed into
service during the coming registration
of men for conscription is the state
ment of Governor J. F. A. Strong.
Advance copies of the provisions of
the bill, which are subject, of course,
to changes, before the bill finally
passes congress, have been received,
and the methods of registration are
set forth. It has not yet been re
ported that there have been any
changes in this part of the bill.
Governor J. F. A. Strong has stated
that while its provisions for the reg
istration of all males between the
prescribed ages will work all right
in the incorporated towns, the means
will not be practical in the outlying
sections.
“1 have had some correspondence
with Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker," he said, ‘‘and in the absence
of an adjutant general, 1 have been
given free rein in this matter. It is
probable that all postmasters, United
States commissioners, deputy mar
shals and even doctors and teachers
will be requisitioned to act as regis
tration officers for th^ territory, in
the incorporated cities the system
which provides for election boards to
do the work will be applicable.'
The plan as outlined in the pamph
let received by the governor is mere
ly a tentative draft of the provisions
of the bill as it was submitted by the
war department, and until the con
scription bill is finally passed and
signed, no definite word as to the day
and means of having the registration
can be forwarded from Washington.
NlI nOpItor
KILLED IN AUTO
(Special to the Times)
FAIRBANKS, May 19. — Ricardo
Rapiletto, a mining operator, was In
stantly killed when his auto plunged
through a bridge railing into a . tream
of water ten feet deep.
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; The steamer Alameda is due from
the westward tomorrow.
PETROGRAD, May 19.—.Minister of War Kenensky in ad
Iressing the peasant congress, announced his determination to
introduce iron discipline into the army. He made Z 1,
V™ ""T* re8t°rin« th,‘ «>f the Rus
sian army. His speech was applauded vigorously bv the
SST.S!£Szr~.
s*=sssisiar«s«35,
et, to rejorn the army and navy, and commanding generals
etu i d t0 the trout. The provisional government decCd Rs
.n d opposition to separate peace, but is in favor of general
peace without annexations or indemnities. 8
railiu HIIIUN in GERMANY IS AGAIN REDUCED
weekly ration uHavfOTT^-TWrrTmrW'f^: ,.ilMll n
jieople of Berlin begs them to bear the privationsanaoeibanR^
fill their condition is letter than that of the inhabitants of
Great Britain, who are starving.
AUSTRIANS VICTIMS BRITISH AND ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
LONDON, May 11).—The British heavy artillery batteries
are co-operating with the Italian army in the Italian offensive
against Austria on the Julian river. It is officially announced
from Rome that the Austrians captured by the Italian army now
numbers 6,400._
TACOMA SELECTED DIVISIONAL CANTONMENT CAMP
WASHINGTON, May 19.—American Lake, near Tacoma,
lias been designated by the war department as a divisional ean
tonment during the summer months._
INSURANCE COMPANY TO PAY IN WAR LOAN BONOS
BERLIN, May 19.—All insurance companies in Germany
have been ordered to pay one-half of the amount which may be
j come due under the insurance policies in war loan bonds instead
,of in cash.___
GERMANY IS BUILDING AFTER-WAR MERCHANT SHIPS
RERUN, May 19.—A summary of the steps which German
shipping companies are taking in preparation for pence appears
in the Vossische Zeitnng. The Hamburg-American lias at pres
ent under construction at Hamburg one ship of ;)0,000 tons, the
Rismarck; a turbine steamer of 20,(XX) tons, the. i irpitz;. and
three other vessels of an aggregate of 22,000 tons. The same
company is building at Bremen nine ships of an aggregate of
47,000 tons for the Panama trade.
The North German Lloyd is building two ships of 35,000
tons each, two of 16,(XX) tons and twelve of 12,(XX) tons each.
The South American line has under way a sister ship to
the Cap Trafalgar. The African line is building six ships, the
Hansa line eight, and the Cosmos line ten, all of 9,(XX) to 13,(XX)
tons each.
DR. ALFRED BROOKS HAS
BEEN MADE A CAPTAIN.
Dr. G. 0. Martin, who heretofore has
been In charge of geological survey
mineral investigators in Alaska when
Dr. Alfred H. Brooks was absent on
other duties, will head the Alaska
work this year. He is regarded as the
survey's authority on coal and oil in
Alaska.
Dr. Brooks has just received his
commission as a captain of engineers
in the army reserve and is under or
ders to go into training camp for
three months. If he fails to make
good as a soldier, or if the government
cannot use him In that capacity, he Is
coming back to Alaska.
But in any event, the work in Alas
ka is going ahead, and it probably
will take a considerable slant toward
oil and coal development this year.
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Deputy Marshal Frank Hoffman, of
Matanuska, arrived in Anchorage re
cently to get his share of the govern
ment seeds, as in addition to his offi
cial duties Frank has become an ag
riculturist and is demonstrating to
the settlers In his district how gardens
should be grown. In addition to gard
ening he is also experimenting with
chickens and turkeys.