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RESIDENCE OF FEDERAL OFFICIAL DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION
■ DESPITE PROTESTS OF ALLIES
* RUMANIANS TODAY OCCUPY
CAPITAL CITY OF HUNGARY
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BUDAPEST, Aug. 4 (by Associated Press).—Despite the
objections of the allies, Rumanian troops occupied Budapest
today.
PARIS, Aug. 4 (by Associated Press).—The Rumanian
troops entered the suburbs of Budapest yesterday.
Today the supreme interallied council sent a message to
the Rumanian army along the Theiss Ever admonishing them
to cease their advance upon Budapest immediately.
It is not believed that the Rumanians will take the Hun
garian capital against the will of the supreme council.
MANILA, Aug. 4 (by Associated
Press).—The Chinese residents of the
Philippines refuse to participate in a
proposed Victory day celebration here.
They say that China’s aims in the
war were defeated when the Paris
ference gave Shantung to Japan.
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STANDING ARMY
IS ADVOCATED
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of War Baker
told the military affairs committee of
the house of representatives today
that plans for a permanent peace-time
army of 500,000 officers and men, with
a universal system of military train
ing, are under way.
The war department’s plans contem
plate that all the special army serv
ices created during the war are to be
maintained as separate branches, ex
cept the chemical warfare service,
which is to be merged with the engi
neer corps.
4 Secretary Baker has submitted to
congress the war department’s bill au
thorizing a field army with a war
strength of 1,250,000 men on the active
force. This army will be composed of
510,000 regulars and the remainder
will be made up of youths who will be
compelled to take three months’ mili
tary training course upon reaching
their 19th birthdays.
This reserve strength will be used
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to fill out twenty infantry divisions
and one cavalry division of the regu
lar army.
The bill provides for the abolition of
promotion of officers by seniority. Sec
retary Baker said the war had shown
this system to be defective.
In the event of war the draft act is
to return to force.
JUNEAU, Aug. 4 (Special to the
Daily Times)—The Deep Sea Salvage
Company’s vessel yesterday brought
to Juneau nine more bodies of victiriis
of the wreck of the Princess Sophia.
All but one were found on the bottom,
outside of the wreck, and within fifty
feet of the vessel. One was found in
the after hold of the vessel. Those re
covered were:
Andrew John Smyth of Cleary.
J. W. Hyndman of Vancouver,
watchman on the Sophia.
Alexander McLean of Dawson.
George W. Daigreault of Seattle.
Peter MacCaskie of Nenana.
Elmer E„ Stitzel of Nenana.
Derby King of Long.
John Wilhelm Hellwinkle of Daw
son.
One unidentified man.
McLean was said to be the man from
whom the character of Jack London’s
“Sea Wolf” was drawn.
The total number of bodies recov
ered to date is 282. There are yet
about sixty-five unrecovered.
BY SECRETARY
SEATTLE, Aug. 4 (by Associated
Press).—A special to the Seattle
Times on Saturday announced that on
account of the determination of con
gress to remain in session in compli
ance with the wish of President Wil
son, the trip contemplated by several
congressmen and department of the
interior officials to Alaska had been
postponed for one weeke.
This postponement will assure Sec
retary Lane’s participation in the
trip to Alaska.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (by Associated Press).—Officials
of six of the big railway shopmen’s unions told President Wil
son today that they could not approve his plans for the settle
ment of the railway wage problems, and asked the immediate
granting of 25 per cent increases. They declared that many
thousand shopmen had walked out on unauthorized strikes, and
said the situation would get beyond the unions’ control if the
raising of wages was delayed.
Hundreds of Thousands Join in Demands
Four hundred and fifty thousand members of the Brother
hood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers and
Express and Station Employes have joined the other railway
men in demanding that wages be raised unless something be
done materially to reduce the cost of living.
Serious Tie-Up Is Threatened
CHICAGO, Aug. 4 (by Associated Press).—The unions
may call out all roundUouse workers in the nation. Officials of
the unions claim that the shopmen’s strike will tie up the
freight and passenger traffic in many sections with a week.
The railway administration states that the strike has not
seriously interfered with traffic so far.
Strike at Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Aug. 4 (by Associated Press).—A thousand
railway shopmen struck here today.
CONGRESS REMAINS I SESSION
AND STRUGGLES WITH PROBLEMS
OF HIGH LIVING COST AND WAGES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (by Associated Press).—On ac
count of a request by President Wilson that congress remain in
session to consider pressing problems, the house did not take
its proposed recess of two weeks beginning Saturday.
The senate resumed the discussions on the cost of living to
day. The committee on agriculture has been called to meet
tomorrow to discuss measures calculated to reduce the cost of
living. Chairman Gronna said he had no remedy to offer, bnt
declared that wage increases and decreases in working hours
were not remedies. He said also that government ownership of
public utilities would not solve the problem.
Senator Gronna denied that the government’s wheat price
guaranty had caused undue prices for bread.
Labor Leaders Confer with President
The executive council of the railway employes’ depart
ment of the American Federation of Labor went into confer
ence with President Wilson this afternoon. It is reported that
the union officials expected to receive some assurance that the
government would hasten steps toward relieving the high cost
of living or giving adequate increases in wages to offset the
rise in prioes.
HOME OF FORMER OFFICIAL OF
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
IS WRECKED AND RE MAY DIE
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 (by Associated Press).—The
liome of Oscar Lawler, former assistant United States attorney
general, was practically destroyed by the explosion of a bomb
and the subsequent fire early today. Lawler may die as the
result of burns and injuries, and bis wife is seriously injured.
Revenge for the prosecution of a group of dynamiters in
the Middle West by Lawler several years ago is believed to
have been the motive of the crime. Lawler also was active in
the prosecution of the McNamara brothers, convicted of blow
ing up the Times office in this city and causing the death of
more than a score men.
The Chamber of Commerce, the county and individuals
have offered rewards aggregating $12,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the men who bombed the home of Mr. Lawler.
Mayor Snyder has asked the city council to add $10,000 to the
rewards offered.
MUST AMEND
PEACETREATY
SAYS LEADER
LUCERNE, Aug. 4 (by Associated
Press).—Arthur Henderson, the Brit
ish labor leader, at the opening session
of the international Socialist confer
ence here today, said that before win
ter arrived there would be a terrible
spasm of rage and despair among the
European peoples, in which the final
remains of civilization might be anni
hilated, He said the principal parts
of the peace treaty must be immedi
ately and thoroughly revised.
NINE MEN IMPRISONED
IN WEST VIRGINIA MINE
CHARLESTON, W. Va„ Aug. 4 (by
Associated Press).—Nine men are im
prisoned behind a fire in a coal mine
at Blaine, near here. Communication
khas been established between rescu
| ers and the imprisoned men, and it is
believed they will be saved.
BRITISH NAVY
IN PAGEANT ON
RIVER THAMES
LONDON, Aug. 4 (by Associated
Press).—The important role which the
British navy played in the war is be
ing celebrated today by a naval
pageant on the Thames in honor of
the fifth anniversary of the historic
mobilization of the fleet.
The king’s royal barge, built two
hundred years ago for William and
Mary, is being used in the celebration.
TROOPS USE
BAYONETS TO
DISPERSE MOB
LIVERPOOL. Aug. 4 (by Associ
ated Press).—Troops with fixed bay
onets charged the crowds of rioters
which filled the streets of this city
during the night. The rioting grew
out of the policemen’s strike.
The cruiser Valiant and two destroy
ers have entered the Mersey river to
protect the docks.
LANE’S PROJECT
IS FAVORABLY
RECOMMENDED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (by Associ
ated Press).—Representative Sinnott
of Oregon. Republican, chairman of
the public lands committee, has sub
mitted to the house a report recom
mending the passage of the Mondell
bill, embodying Secretary of the In
terior Lane’s project for farms for sol
diers and sailors.
The measure carries an appropria
tion of $500,000,000.
PACIFIC DREADNAUGHTS
SEVERELY SHAKEN UP
BY TWO EARTHQUAKES
FROM S. S. NEW MEXICO, Aug.
4 (by wireless to the Associated
Press).—Six dreadnaughts of the Pa
cific fleet were severely shaken up
yesterday afternoon by a double earth
quake shock, twenty miles off the
coast of Colima, Mexico. No damage
was done.
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