PRICE TEN CENTS
KILL CHIANS
BUT SIDESTEP
(By Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 30.—Another German
air raid took place last night, when
bombs were dropped in the counties of
Kent and Essex. Several aerial en
gagements took place between Ger
man and British machines, the latter
all returning in safety.
fifteen airplanes participated in the
raid, one of which dropped bombs on
the southeastern outskirts of London,
and another one bombed the outlying
northeastern districts.
The raiders did not attempt to de
stroy military objectives, but merely
succeeded in killing civilians, the ma
jority being women and children.
The official report says that three
persons were killed and ten injured in
last night's air raid.
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BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT
LOST IN COLLISION
LONDON, Jan. 30.—The British tor
>edo boat Hazard was sunk in the Eng
ish channel on January 28, as the re
sult of a collision. Three men w^ere
ost.
INDUSTRIAL UPHEAVAL AROUSES
ANXIETY OF BERLIN GOVERNMENT
(By Associated Press)
UNDATED—Dissatisfied with the
progress of peace negotiations and the
Prussian electoral reforms, the work
men of Berlin and other parts of Ger
many have gone on strike. The gov
srnment has ordered the arrest of six
leaders of the Social Democratic party,
while leaders of the strikers have been
sent to Kiel for service in the army.
Thousands Strike in Berlin
Ninety tb isand Berlin workers
struck on Monday, seriously hamper
ing operations of electrical works and
airplane factories.
Krupp Works Affected.
Strikes in the great manufacturing
districts along the Rhine are reported,
and the workers at Essen, where the
great Krupp works are located, are
affected. Worker* in the torpedo fac
tories at Kiel struck Friday.
Meetinfl* Prohibited.
Meetings in the industrial centers
have been prohibited.
The independent Socialists are in
•the forefront ot the strike movement,
and the authorities are reported to
have imprisoned Adolph Hoffman,
editor of Voerwaerts, and an Inde
pendent Socialist leader in the Prus
sian diet.
Industrial Situation Grave.
LONDON, fan 30—The morning
newspapers print prominently the re
ports of the industrial upheaval in
Germany. The statement is given that,
the workmen of forty war material
factories in Berlin have struck, and
that strikes elsewhere have been ac
companied by g»«ve disturbances.
PROTEST AGAINST REMOVAL
OF VESSELS FROM LUKES
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 —Represen
tatives of the Great Lakes shipping in
terests have protested to the shipping
board against the removal of any more
steamships from the lakes for ocean
service. Forty such vessels have now
been removed by government orders.
VIENNAREVOLUTiftRIES
FIRE GRAIN WAREHOUSES
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 30.—An Amsterdam
dispatch says that grain warehouses
'in Vienna are afire, entailing enormous
damage. Revolutionaries are suspected
of being responsible.
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
IN EVIDENCE IN MEXICO
(By Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 30.—German
ropaganda in this country has reach
t a stage where the Mexican govern
rnt has been compelled to give seri
fs attention to it. A legislation com
_ I
mittee today directed the attorney
general to investigate charges that
Heinrich Von Eckhardt, the German
minister, is responsible for the alleged
corruption in the Mexican chamber of
deputies.
(By Associated Press)
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Jan.
—William Platt and Richard Fair
jld, attached to the Red Cross, were
lied when Mestre was bombed by
e Austrian air forces on Sunday last,
tev were the first Americans killed
i the Italian front.
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l'in can now be released for Alaska
nnery operations. Federal Food
‘piinistrator Royal A. Gunnison, for
gska, has received a cablegram
ich will cause a great big sigh of
lef to go up from all persons en
• ged in the fishing business of Alas
It reads:
-' j 1'The canned food division of the
d administration has secured the
usse from the tin plate conservation
Inittee, and permits have been
sd to all canneries, allowing them
in an additional 25 per cent of
pack, per applications to he filed
the food administrator. Please
authority to all canners to start
itions pending the arrival of the
eady many cannerymen have ap
to Administrator Gunnison with
;w of securing tin, and it was
d that operations might be,vde
because of the conservation of
important material for putting up
ish pack. Not only now is a sup
ecured in plenty of time, but all
ers are given authority to in
e their pack 25 per cent over nor
SAVAGE MEXICAN RAIDS
RECALL PIONEER DAIS
(By Associated Press)
[ MARFA, Texas, Jan. 30.—Pioneer
days of Indian raids on American set
: tiements along the frontier were re
' called by old-time ranchmen and cat
i tlemen who live in the Big Bend dis
trict of Texas by the raids which have
I
* occurred during the past two months
j on isolated ranches along the Mexican
boundary.
Hatred of the white men and a
scarcity of food which threatens star
vation for the outlaws who dwell along
the south side of the international line
were responsible for these raids, just
as they were for the Indian raids of
frontier days. At Indio, opposite
Buena Vista, and at the Brite ranch,
in the famous Rimrock district of the
Big Bend, Mexican bandits riding
stolen horses, shooting American am
munition from American-made guns,
and many wearing the stolen uniforms
of the Mexican federal soldiers,
charged across the border, circled the
homes of the settlers, firing volley
after volley into their adobe ranch
houses, and killing everyone who could
not find cover.
The raid on the Brite ranch was
typical of the outlaw methods of these
raiders. Fording the Rio Grande from
Mexico, fifty of these Mexican bandits
rode twenty-five miles across the bar
ren desert country to the nearest
ranch settlement, which was the home, j
store and postoffice of the L. C. Brite
cattle ranch. The Mexicans were
careful to ascertain that no American
soldiers were encamped on the ranch.
This was done the night before by
sending a deaf and dumb boy to the
ranch on the pretext of finding em
ployment. He asked permission to
camp there for the night, and lighted
a camp fire, w'hich w'as in reality a
signal fire to the bandits waiting on
the top of the rimrock, which rises
from the level plain like a giant shell.
Thp women in the ranch houses were
preparing breakfast when the Mexi
cans opened fire, riding in a circle
about the houses and outbuildings.
Lying on the floor to avoid the high
powered bullets which crashed through
the windows and doors, the ranchmen
GERMAN PERFIDY SHOWN
IN LUSITANIA DISPATCH
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.—The cipher
message which proved that Berlin di
rected the sinking of the LBsitania is
made public for the first time in the
World’s Work magazine, published to^
day. John R. Rathom, editor of the
Providence Journal, which exposed nu-j
merous German plots in this country
during the last three years, in an arti
cle giving in detail the methods he
used to unearth the work of the Ger
man agents, quotes this message from
his files, and explains how it was de
coded. The message, in cipher, reads
as follows:
“From—Berlin Foreign Office.
“To Botschaft, Washington.
“669 (44-W)—Welt nineteen-fifteen
warne 175 29 1 stop 175 1 2 stop durch
622 2 4 stop 19 7 ’8 stop LIX 11 3
4 & 6.”
This cipher message came through
from Nauen, Germany, to Sayville, L.
I., at 2 o’clock on the morning of April
29. 1915, and was caught by the oper
ator at a wireless station maintained
by the Providence Journal. It was
especially interesting because it fol
lowed none of the codes which they
I
had previously observed. It was evi
dently important, because four at
tempts were made to put it through
before the German station succeeded
in overcoming the unfavorable static
conditions which prevailed that morn
ing. Every attempt to decipher it
failed until smoebody with a line on
the internal activities of the German
embassy remembered that during that
morning Prince Hatzfeldt of the em
bassy staff had been looking for a New,
York World Almanac. The first two
words of the message, “Welt (German
for ‘World’) 1915,” supplied the clue.]
Following the other numbers in the
message as representing page, line and
word in the World Almanac for 1915,
the Journal men decoded the message
as follows: "Warn Lusitatania pas
sengers through press not voyage
across the Atlantic.” Two days later
the German embassy printed the now
historic advertisement in the New
York papers warning travelers not to
cross the Atlantic, and a week later,j
on May 7, the Lusitania was sunk by;
a German submarine
A dramatic touch of suggestion or
death in the message lies in the fact
that the word “not” in it is taken from
the first sentence of an obituary of the
late Joseph Pulitzer, former owner of
the World, which publishes the A1
manac. Another, bit of irony in
it is that the l£?r^four words were
taken from an advertisement of a well
known marine motor headed “The
Seal of Safety at Sea.”
Two words of the message are
spelled out in German, They are
“‘warne,” which in English is “warn,"
(and “durch,” which means “through.”
The word “Botschaft" is German for
'“embassy.”
The German ambassador, immedi
ately after the sinking of the Lusi
tania. declared that the advertisement
in the New York papers was inserted
on his own responsibility, and had no
particular reference to the Lusitania.
As printed, this advertisement men
tioned no ship byname. But the cipher
message now reveals the fact that he
deliberately lied, and that Berlin di
rected the whole tragedy.
Incidentally, Mr. Rathom’s article
adds that on the evening after the Lu
sitania was sunk, when friends of Von
Bernstorff declared that he was over
whelmed with grief and secluded in
his rooms in a New York hotel, he
was in reality giving a dinner in the
apartments of a friend in New York,
and there -toasted the commander of
the U-boat which sunk the liner.
l'ired volley after volley at the raid
ers, their women loading their rifles as
fast as they were emptied. Finally
the leader of the band fell with a
bullet through his brain, and the ban
dits rode over the rim rock with ranch
ers and flying squadrons of cavalry
from headquarters here close in pur
suit. They were pursued into Mexico
by the troops and all but eight of the
bandits were killed or wounded. Three
Americans were killed.
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WHALE BLUBBER
TO BE UTILIZED
CHRISTIANIA, Jan. 30.—A commit
tee of experts appointed by the state
to endeavor to find a method of ob
taining edible fats and oils from whale
blubber and fish reports that its ex
periments have been successful. Whale
fat with a mixture of other fats can
also, it is believed, be used for making
margarine. Norway has already two
whale oil refineries, and the state has
begun negotiations for the purchase of
one of these.
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FOOD SITUATION
IN SOUTHERN ISLE
SAN JAUN, Porto Rico, Jan. 30.—
“Porto Rico has on hand and immedi
ately available more foodstuffs than
at any time during the past two years.
Prices in the island for staple com
modities are, on the whole, lower than
anywhere under the American flag,
so far as available records give us
figures.”
This was the statement today by
John M. Turner, treasurer of the food
commission, who characterized it as a
message of cheer to Porto Ricans.
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MORTALITY INCREASE
DUE TO UNDERFEEDING
THE HAGUE, Jan. 30.—Some idea
of what follows in the train of under
feeding, which at present prevails
everywhere in Belgium, may be gath
ered from the following statistics from
an official source: Since 1914 the gen
eral mortality in Belgium has risen by
50 per cent, while births have fallen
off about 42 per cent; in Ghent and
northern Prance deaths from tuber
culosis have multiplied sixfold.
RIVER PACKET IS SUNK
WHEN ICE GORGE BREAKS
(By Associated Press)
CINCINNATI, Jan. 30.—The ice
gorge in the Ohio river, which formed
some days ago In front of the city,
broke today and began moving down
stream. The river packet City of
Louisville was carried with it and
crashed into the government boat Ot
tawa. The Louisville sank but the
Ottawa was undamaged.
NEW JERSEY SENATOR
GALLEOTO LONG REST
__
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—Word has
been received here that Senator
Hughes of New Jersey died today,
after a long illness.
ASCRIBED 10
VILLA REBELS
(By Associated Press)
JUAREZ, Mexico, Jan. 30.—Follow
ers of Francisco Villa, the rebel ban
dit, dynamited a work train on the
Mexican Central on Saturday last,
killing 122 men.
The train guard, consisting of one
hundred federal troops, were killed
during the fighting, or were executed
FINNS FORM GOVERNMENT
AND ELECT PRESIDENT
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, Jan 30—The Finnish
revolutionists have formed a govern
ment under the presidency of Kulle
wero Manner. Reports from Helsing
fors are to the effect that the situa
tion is calmer.
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Captain Everson has returned frorra
Portland to get the fishing rieet of the?
Orca cannery in readiness. The new
superintendent, William Bowman, wilf
ibe here next month.
TO CONSCRIPT ALIENS
WHO FAIL TO ENLIST
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—An agree
ment between the United States, Great
Britain and Canada on the terms of
separate conscription, which await
only1 the signatures of thtr representa
tives of the various governments to
give it effect, was announced today by
Secretary of State Lansing.
By the terms of the convention citi
zens of each country are given the
option of returning to their own cocra
try for military service within a fixed
period; after which they- will be sub
ject to military duty under the laws
and regulations of the country in
which they reside.
W. C. T. U, WILL HOLG
INTERESTING MEETING
The W. C. T. U. will hold a public
meeting at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon,
at the school house. The Loyal Tem
perance Legion members are all ex
pected to be present and any other
persons desirous of joining. It is par
ticularly pleasing to be able to say, at
this time, that through the financial
aid of the L. T. L. the W. C. T. U. was
,<able to adopt a “French Orphan.” The
silver medal contest which was held a
few' months ago was so pleasing that
all who attended have asked for more
like it. An L. T. L. superintendent is
to be elected on Friday and then it is
hoped they w'ill hold a series of con
tests. It is splendid training, for the
children, in public speaking.
A very interesting letter was receiv
ed from Mrs. Cornelius Templeton
Hatcher, territorial VV C. T. U. presi
dent, by the local union, portraying
the events and scenes in Washington,
D. C., during the opening sessions of
congress and the national conventions.
She reported the loss of the “Union
'Signal" banner, which Alaska has held
for two years, to "Little Nevada,” To
offset that loss, the L. T. L. prize was
captured by Alaska and is to be given
the legion that “holds and gains” this
year.
It is in honor of Mrs. Hatcher’s re
quest to swell the membership that
the local president, Mrs. Fannie Phil
lips, has arranged for this public meet
ing. The dues are only $1 per annum
and it is desired that Cordova’s record
shall outdistance that of all other
Alaska tow-ns, as it usually does in all
matters of moral betterment.
The union will take up work for the
“boys in the trenches,” the particular
line to be decided on Friday. All the
ladies are invited to show their inter
est by calling at the school house on
Friday.
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The night school is being largely at
'tended and the different classes are
making considerable progress, ac
cording to the report of the teachers,
Miss Brayton and Mrs. Abbott.
(By Associated Freae)
ROME, Jan. 30.—More than twenty
six hundred prisoners have been cap
tured by the Italians in their success
ful attacks upon the Austrian lines on
the Asiago plateau, according to an of
ficial statement just issued. Scores
of guns and hundreds of machine guns;,
were among the loot captured.
NOIEGIANSIST
AN
William E. Britt, vice consul for
Norway, has issued the following,
which is self-explanatory:
Notice to Norwegian Citizens.
ALL NORWEGIAN CITIZENS liv
ing in the First and Third Judicial
Divisions of Alaska, who should not
wish to be drafted into the United
States army should at once register
at my office in Juneau, Alaska, or
send me the following information by
mail, if they have not already register
ed at a Norwegian consulate:
When were you born?
Where were you born?
When did you come to the United
States?
Where have you lived since vour
arrival in the United States? (State
how long a time in each place).
What is your occupation?
Have you taken out your intention
papers?
If answers to the above questions
are sent by mail they must be sworn
to before a notary public.
Juneau, Alaska, Jan. 16, 1918.
WILLIAM E. BRITT,
Vice Consul for Norway
(Other papers In First and Third
Division please copy).