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JAPANESE DISAVOW
ULTERIOR MOTIVES
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U)XI)()X, March 8.—A Tientsin dispatch reports that the
Japanese government has intimated that it would welcome
Chinese co-operation in the event that extreme measures are
necessary in Siberia, thus desiring to demonstrate her unself’
ishness in the matter of the occupation of Vladivostok and tin1
control of the Transsibefian railroad terminus.
The Chinese government has obtained documentary proof
that the Germans made definite offers of assistance to the Rus
sian revolutionary leaders to cause trouble.
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DATELESS.—The Russian revolutionary troops have
struck back at tin* Germans, capturing Jamburg, sixty-eight
miles from Petrograd. Ensign Keylenko, commander of the
Bolsheviki armies, has tendered his resignation because of
Bolsheviki differences with the people’s commissaries. Key
lenko recently urged the people to resist the Teutons. This is
the first split in the Bolsheviki government.
In five days Germany forced peace on Russia, Rumania
j.nd Finland. Finland apparently submitted to the tenns in
order to gain military aid against the revolutionists.
The Germans apparenly intend to permit King Ferdinand
to continue to rule in Rumania, but has forced Rumania to give*
up important salt find oil concessions, to cede Dobrudja, and
thus lose control of the Danube.
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LONDON, March 8.—The Stockholm Afton Tidningen
says that it learns that the Finnish government has asked Kai
ser Wilhelm to appoint Prince Oscar of Hohenzollern, the kai
ser's fifth son, to he king of Finland.
Prince Oscar will be 30 years of age in July. He was
wounded two years ago on the eastern front.
SEATTLE, March 8.—Harvey Moss
has been named as adjutant general of
the state of Washington, succeeding
Maurice Thompson, who has been
called fur active duty. —
Moss is a veteran of the Spanish
American war.
HER CROSS DBlVt BUTE
PRSTPRRER FOR EOIH
SAN FRANCISCO, March 8.—The
second Red Cross "drive” has been
set for May 20 instead of May 6, as
originally planned, according to an
nouncement made yesterday from na
tional headquarters of the organiza
tion.
The change of date was made on
account of the impending third Lib
erty loan issue.
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Only an exceptional young man
would enjoy kissing a girl if he had to.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN HELD
WHILE AWAITING PERMIT
Trifko Jurvich, aged 24 years and
a citizen/of Austria-Hungary, who was
a passenger on the last boat from- An
chorage to the states, was detained
here by federal officials until a per
mit was received from Washington al
lowing him to leave Alaska. Jurvich
had written permission from Assist
ant District Attorney Murphy, of An
chorage, to go to the states for the
purpose of joining the Serbian army
in the unit being recruited from Al
aska, but Deputy Marshal Fursman
did not consider this authority suf
ficient, hence his detention here.
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CLEARED NICE SUM
The Order of Eastern Star cleared
$115 at its jitney dance on Wednes
day night, which will be turned over
to the Y. M. C. A. fund, and it desires
to thank the public for its liberal pa
tronage and those who contributed the
music and refreshments.
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RED CROSS TONIGHT
A full attendance of the executive
of Cordova Chapter, American Red
Cross, is requested at the Northland
club tonight as many matters of im
portance will be considered.
KTIJfHHBI
DEGRUSEO1TB OUTPUT
NEW YORK, March 8.—The Na
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce announced today that the pro
duction of automobiles for pleasure
purposes would be cut 30 per cent, in
order to allow the factories to catch
up with orders for utility machines.
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The children of Cordova's public
schools, under the tutelage of Miss
Brayton and her corps of teachers,
will give a patriotic rally at Eagles'
hall tonight, and the public is cordial
ly invited to attend and take part in
the exercises.
The program, as printed in yester
day’s Times, indicates the tenor of
the entertainment, which will be de
voted to patriotic songs, recitations,
etc., and an address will be made l>y j
George C. Hazelet.
These patriotic rallies have become
quite popular Outside, and it is hoped
| that the public will take an active in
terest in the idea here. Undone./
it wiTl tend to familiarize citizens gen
erally with the patriotic songs so ap
propriate at this time, and encourage
'the “Community singing" idea which
has become so popular elsewhere.
No admission is to be charged, but
a silver collection is to be taken up
to cover the necessary expenses of the
entertainment. Any surplus will be
devoted to buying new books for the
school library.
There should be a big attendance,!
and encouragement should be given to
young America.
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The steamer Northwestern, on her
southbound trip, will sail direct from
Cordova to Seattle, via the outside
passage.
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JUNEAU, March 8.—Governor J. F.
A. Strong today announced to the As
sociated Press that the report of hi.;
resignation was erroneous.
I he report of the governor’s resigna
tion was sent from Washington by the
special correspondent of the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
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^TSTER BAY. N. Y . March 8.—
i ^mer President Roosevelt returned
IcKlifci home at Sagamore Hill yester
'4?' He expects to rest three weeks
then resume his schedule of
fches, which had been canceled
use of illness.
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WASHINGTON, March 8.—Informa-1
lion has been received here that more
submarines were destroyed by Ameri
can and allied naval forces during l)e
eeinber than Germany was able to:
ilt is believed that the anti-subma-1
r®e campaign has proved so efTec- >
live that spring will see a steady de
crease in the number of submarines
available to prey on allied shipping, i
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MADRID, March 8.—The Spanish
cabinet, recently reconstructed by Mar
duis de Alhuce, the premier and for
eign minister, has resigned.
PERSHING Bill sine
IN SlTISFICTCBt MINNER
'V VSH1NGTON, March 8.—Troops
<nd supplies for General Pershing are
moving to France on schedule time.
The immediate situation as to ships
desired for this purpose is stated by
the authorities to be entirely satisfac
tory,
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CAPITAL CITY
LONDON, March 8.—Advices from
Christiania state that many arrests
have been made there as the result of
violent rioting there yesterday. The
crowds stormed the butcher shops and
bakeries, and made demonstrations be
fore the parliament buildings.
The news comes by way of Copen
hagen.
XhiW \ ()KI\, March 8.—Comments of German newspapers
during the month of January showed that the relations between]
Germany and Austria were not improved by the recent Austrian
strike movement. The papers contain various editorials and
speeches explaining the strike as a protest against the Pan
German annexationist program. They show also that a dis
eussion has started over the question as to which government
has rendered the greater service.
WASHINGTON, March 8.—Alien Property Custodian
Palmer, in outlining liis plans to sell American property owned
hy Germans in this country, says that the holdings of Kaiser
Wilhelm, former Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg, and the
Herman government officials and German Junkers generally
will he the first to he disposed of in the campaign.
Mr. Palmer proposed to sell the property to the highest
bidder, and thus break up the outposts of German “kultur” in
America.
Mr. Palmer told the senate appropriations committee, in
asking for the necessary legislation to carry out his plans, that
the German empire had put an industrial ahd commercial chain
across this country and throughout our insular possessions.
SEATTLE, March 8.—All steamship companies of the Pa
cific coast have granted the demands of the ships’ employes
ior increased wages. The Pacific Steamship Company officials
says that tin* increases will add $250,000 to the annual expenses
oi that company. The Alaska Steamship Company claims that
its added expense will he $120,000. ,,
1 lie new schedule of wages is effective immediately. The
increases for seamen, watchmen, oilers, quartennast its and fire- >'
men will amount to from $60 to $75 monthly; for carpenters,
Ironi $70 to $90, and in all other departments, from second stew
ard down, to $15 per month.
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WASHING I ON, March 8.—-The aurora borealis was visi
ble last night for three hours over the northern half of the
I'nited States, from Portland, Ore., to New York. Shooting
lights, spirited at times, with brilliant lights over the cap,
brought thousands into the streets to see what was thought to
be a fire.
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IN HOURS OF WORKERS
SEATTLE, March 8.—The shingle
manufacturers of the west coast, in
session here yesterday, announced that
the shingle industry, the last unit of
tin; lumbering business to adopt the
shorter work day, would hereafter be
operated on an eight-hour basis.
The action of the operators was
taken voluntarily. 1
enormo¥3S BILL ;
GOES TO LOWER HOUSE
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WASHINGTON, March 8—The sen
ate yesterday passed the war finance
1)111 in aid of war industry by a vote
of 74 to 3, and now goes to the house.
The bill carries the enormous sum
of $4,500,000,000.
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TWO BOATS DUE SUNDAY
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No word was received today from the t
steamers Northwestern or Admiral j c
Evans, other than that the former,; ?
was expected at Juneau at noon today j
and it is not believed either
boat will be here before Sunday. t
LONDON. March 8.—Seven or eight
irplanes raided England last night. '
ne of which reached London and
lombarded the northwest and sooth
rest districts of the city.
Eleven persops were killed and
orty-six injured.
IIFIC NORTHWEST
RESPONDS TO DEMAND
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SEATTLE, March 8.—The Pacific
lorthwest is second in the number of
ppiications for service on the new
arrior fleet of the United States ship
ing board. Advices state that eight
undred applications have been rec
eived from Washington and Oregon
lew England holds the first piace.
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Nature hardly ever hides a massive
rain behind a pretty face.