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The Cordova Daily Times
Member of The Associated Press
VOL. IV. NO. 83 ~ __ CORDOVA. ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH II, 1919_PRICE TEN CENTS
PEACE TREATY TO BE SIGNED THIS MONTH
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HUNS MUST REDUCE ARMY AND DESTROY RHINE FORTIFICATIONS
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DAN SUTHERLAND RESUMES ROLE
OF DISGRUNTLED POLITICIAN IN
LEGISLATIVEHALLS AT JU1 U
JUNEAU, March 11 (Special to the Daily Times).—Bills
introduced in the territorial legislature yesterday include an
eight-hour law by Dunn and Pennington, in the house, making
eight hours a day’s work and providing for overtime in emer
gencies at additional wages; bills by Sutherland, in the senate,
abolishing the Alaska bureau of publicity, suspending the
bounty on eagles, establishing a home for pioneer women, and
providing for a change of venue in the trial of causes upon peti
tion of either party reciting that the court is prejudiced against
a litigant or in favor of one.
Senator Sutherland was an enthusiastic supporter of a
publicity bureau at the session two years ago.
Pennington today introduced a bill providing punishment
for Bolslievikism in Alaska.
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LONG-CHERISHED DREAM OF BRITISH STATESMEN
MAY BECOME REALITY OF IMMEDIATE FUTURE
LONDON, March 11 (by Associated Press).—The long
talked-of tunnel under the English channel, connecting England
and France, is in a fair way to be undertaken at last. A pro
posal has been made in parliament to commence the building
of the tunnel at once, employing ex-soldiers in the work. The
task wiill take five years to complete, and the cost will be twenty
million pounds.
NINE BARRAGE
HOST COSTLY
OPERATION
BOSTON, March 11, Practical de
mobilization ot all the United States
naval establishment in European
waters; the sale of the great Lafay
ette wireless station at Bordeaux to
the French government at a price ap
proximately $4,000,000, and many
hitherto unpublished facts of Ameri
can naval activities in the war, were
announced here by Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt, who arrived with President
Wilson on the George Washington.
On the trip over Mr. Roosevelt dis
closed to tjya officers and men of the
George Washington how the United
States had spent more than $30,000,
000 laying the mine barrage against
submarines in the North Sea and how
by the navy offensive which the Unit
ed Ssates brought into the war the
submarines were driven away from
the coasts and harbor mouths, out to
sea, where their deadly work would
be more difficult.
“Few realize,” said Mr. Roosevelt,
“that the American navy had fifty
four shore bases of various kinds in
European waters and the Azores. We
had more than 70,000 men at these
bases and on the ships operating from
them. We leased docks and build
ings and in addition constructed
hundreds of hangars, piers, hospitals
storehouses and other buildings.
"Almost 50,000 officers and men now
have been sent home and the flying
stations and bases with a very few
exceptions, have been evacuated All
material of future value has been
sent home. /Portable houses, provi
sions and motor trucks have been sold
to the Red Cross and the army, and
what remained of lumber and other
salvage material has been sold to the
British and French governments.”
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The government cable is still out
of commission and but n limited As
sociated Press report was received to
day by wireless.
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FAVORS WOMEN
AT SESSIONS OF
PEACEBOARD
PARIS, March' 11.—It has been in
teresting to discover in Mme. Jacque
maire, Premier Clemenceau’s daugh
ter an adrent supporter of the idea
that women should have a hand in the
peace conference and the league of na
tions.
Though the mother of a married
son, grievously wounded in the war,
Mme Jacquemaire is a very young
and goodlooking woman, with a re
markably fine mouth and eyes. She
wore a green sweater over a walking
skirt, which brought out the red in
her hair, and had her arms full of
violets, which she was taking to her
father. It was at her father’s apart
ment with her sister', also a remark
ably pretty woman. Both are devoted
attendants upon their father.
“I knew of my father’s interview
with the women of the allied confer
ence,” said Mme Jacquemaire, ip her
soft, gracious manner. “I am wholly
sympathetic with their plea for a
voice in the peace conference and the
league of nations.
For Stabilizing Influence.
“I think—and I believe this is my
father’s opinion—that women should
prove a very good stabilizing influence
in the momentous upheaval throng!
which we are passing in the attempt
ed organization of a new order. Per
sonally, I am much interested in their
efforts and hope to take a part aftei
my father has entirely recovered.”
Though the British, Belgian and
Italian delegates have returned tc
their respective countries the Frenc!
suffragists are continuing interview!
with the various peace plenipoten
tiarles. The request made to the plenl
potentiaries is always the same, foi
the support of the proposition and th<
placing of women on the various com
missions related to the peace confer
once, including the one dealing wltl
the league of nations.
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GERMANY TO BE REDUCED TO
STATUS OF THIRD-CLASS POWER
FROM MILITARY POINT OF VIEW
Delegates of Once Mighty Empire to Be
Called Upon to Sign Treaty Which Elimi
nates Germany as World Menace—
Finish to Come During March v
PARIS, March 11 (by Associated Press).—
Military Germany will cease to exist as the result
of the adoption by the supreme council of the
peace congress of the military terms of German
disarmament.
The terms as they will go into the peace treaty
provide that the Gentian army ^to be reduced to
one hundred thousand men and four thousand offi
cers. The men are to be recruited, as conscription
is to be forbidden for a period of twelve years.
Under these conditions Germany’s army will be
smaller than that of Switzerland.
Germany must also destroy the Rhine forts
and abolish the imperial general staff.
It is expected that the peace treaty will be
ready by March 20, and it is probable that the
German delegates will be called to Versailles
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POPE BENEDICT URGES CONCLUSION OF PEACE
TO SAVE GERMAN NATION FROM BOLSHEVIKISM
PARIS, Marcii 11 (by Associated Press).—The pope has
addressed an appeal to the powers emphasizing the urgency of
a speedy conclusion of peace. It is understood that he said he
possessed information as to the economic and social situation
in Germany which have strengthened his very grave fears of
the spfead of Bolshevikism, and which might result in the
establishment of a Bolshevik state in Germany.
SPARTACANS BEING WIPED OUT
IN PROTRACTED STREET FIGHTS
FOR CONTROL OF HIM CAPITAL
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BERLIN, March 11 (by Associated Press).- -The govern
ment troops have demolished the Spartacan strongholds in the
northern and eastern sections of the city. During the opera
tions mine throwers and artillery were used.
Railway traffic has been resumed, but the street car men
are striking for more wages. The police have executed many
. Spartacans.
Reported Capture of Riga Erroneous
COPENHAGEN, March 11 (by Associated Press).—A Ber
lin dispatch denies the report that German government troops
have recaptured Riga.
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I. W.W. AND RADICAL SOCIALISTS
PREPARING FOR REVOLUTION TO
OVERTHROWN. GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, March 11 (by Associated Press).—The
department of justice has found evidence of a country-wide
radical propaganda urging the overthrow of the United States
government and the establishment of Bolshevikism.
Letters of members of the Industrial Workers of the World
have been seized in which it was said that'“every strike is a
small revolution, and a dress rehearsal for the big one to come.”
The officials claim that the Socialists, Radicals and I. W.
W. have found ^common cause in Bolshevikism, and that a
bloody revolution is contemplated.
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SHAKE-UP IN AVIATION SECTION OF ARMY
RETIRES DIRECTOR GENERAL TO FORMER RANK
WASHINGTON, March 11 (by Associated Press).—Major
General William Kenly, director of military aeronautics, has
been relieved from his post and ordered to report to the chief
of field artillery in his former rank of colonel, for duty.
Brigadier General William Mitchell will command the aer- ^
onautics section of the army.
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OLYMPIAN GAMES, SUSPENDED SINCE THE WAR,
MAY BE REVIVED BY ITALIANS NEXT YEAR
ROME, March 11 (by Associated Press).—A movement has
been started in the chamber of deputies to appropriate money
for holding the Olympian games in Rome in 1920, which will
be the fiftieth anniversary of the unification of Italy.
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SHIPYARDS REOPENED IN PUGET SOUND CITIES
AND GREAT STRIKE IS THING OF THE PAST
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SEATTLE, March 11 (by Associated Press).—The ship
yards here reoponed this morning, and a large force of men is
engaged in the task of getting things ready for the resumption
of work the latter part -of the week.
The Tacoma and Aberdeen yards also reopened today. •
WICKERSHAM’S ENEMY
TO BE FLOOR LEADER
WASHINGTON, March 11 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Representative Mon
dell of Wyoming has been named as
Republican floor leader in the next
congress.
Representative Mann of Illinois, re
cently defeated for the speakership,
was first elected to the position of
floor leader, but he declined the honor.
FAMOUS ORGANIZATION
TO LEAVE FOR HOME
COBLENZ, March 11 (by Associated
Press).—General Pershing is coming
here Wednesday on a tour of inspec
tion. He will review the Rainbow
division, which is scheduled to sail
for home April 1.
FISH QUOTATIONS
KETCHIKAN, March 11.—Yester
day’s fish prices were as follows: Hali
but, firsts, 1234c; seconds, 1134c; sable
fish, 2V&c; red rock, 2c.
SEATTLE, March 11.—Yesterday’s
fish prices were: Halibut, 16c; sable
fish, 6c; ling and red cod, 3c; pickled
sable fish, $20 per bbl.; pickled her
ring, $26 per bbl.; salmon, sockeye,
$26 per bbl.; pinks, $20 per bbl.; tall,
$18 per bbl.
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INDUSTRIES OF
GERMANS ARE
UNDER PROBE
THE HAGUE, March XI.—1The
Rhenish Gazette reports that the of
ficial American commission whicih re
cently arrived in Berlin in order to
investigate the economic life of Ger
many has visited several^ industrial
districts of Germany in order to as
certain how urgently Germany needs
raw materials.
The commission, which is quartered
in the old American embassy, says the
newspaper, is consulting with the lead
ing German, industrialists, collecting
economic arid political data to be
placed at the disposition of the Ameri
can peace delegation'
According to the Gazette, a member
of the American commission expressed
himself to a Berlin official regarding
Germany’s need of foodstuffs, point
ing out that externally Germany’s
need and famine were not noticeable;
that the hotels were able to cater well,
even though the prices were high and
much food was procured illegiti
mately; that the poorer classes were
suffering and that they must be cared
for first.
The members of the commission re
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