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RENEWAL OF HOSnUTIES LOOKED FOR THIS WEEK
GERMAN ARMY HAS BEEN REORGANIZED FOR A FRESH ATTACK
AMERICAN LOSES LIFE
AFTER MANY VICTORIES
LONDON, May 20.—Lufberry, regarded as the best Ameri
can aviator, met his death in a fight with enemy flyers on the
western front yesterday. With his machine in flames, the
noted aviator jumped to earth from an altitude of 800 feet.
It is reported that a French aviator brought down the Ger
man machine which downed Lufberv.
Lufbery has seventeen victories to his credit.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—The Red
Cross drive, hy which it is proposed
to raise $100,000,000 for war relief
purposes during the present week,
was formally launched last night by
an address by President Wilson.
The President asked the giving for
the relief fund “until giving hurts.”
King George telegraphed President
Wilson yesterday expressing thanks
for the assistance given by America
to the allied countries, stating that
America’s record for generosity was
a proud one, and expressing the cer
tainty of another response by the na
tion.
Speaks in New York
NEW YORK, May 20.—President
Wilson opened the Red Cross drive
here in an address in which he said
that to win the war the United States
was determined to set no restrictions
on the number of men to be sent to
France. As many men will go over
seas as ships can be found to carry.
The United States will not be di
verted by the insincere talk of peace
from the Teutons, continued the Presi
dent. Their proposals, he said, sprang
from a desire to have a free hand in
the East.
The President asserted that he in
tended to stand by Russia as well as
France. “The United States,” he con
cluded, “is facing two duties—first, to
win the war, and second, to win it
greatly and worthily.”
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WASHINGTON, May 20,—The de-,
partment of justice-has issued a warn
ing to unnaturalized Germans not to
indulge in boating on river, canal, lake
or sea shore this summer, under pen
alty of internment. The regulations
forbid Germans from going within a
hundred yards of canals, wharves,
piers, warehouses, elevators and ter
minals, and require citizens to obtain
passes before entering the w'ater front
barred zones.
Ill UBERTlIi NETS
OVER FOUR 1ILU0NS
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WASHINGTON, May 20.—Seven-'
teen million persons subscribed a to
tal of $4,170,919,650 in the drive for
the third Liberty loan, It was an
nounced by the treasury department
today.
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TO DEVELOP OIL
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The St. Elias Oil Company of Ka
talla has leased all its holdings for a
term of years to the Chilkat Oil Com
pany, a new corporation recently or
ganized under the laws of Delaware.
The new company took over the man
agement on May 1, and will proceed
to develop the property on a larger
scale.
Drilling is proceeding, new derricks
are being erected, and the new com
pany expects to spend $100,000 within
the next year or two in making a
thorough test of the ground.
Practically the same officers con
trol the affairs of the new company
that directed the activities of the old.
The new organization was made nec
essary in order to secure additional
capital and meet the peculiar re
quirements of the oil-leasing bill.
Falcon Joslin, president of the St.
Ellas Oil Company, together with
Eastern associates, perfected the new
organization, and he, with the assist
ance of George C. Hazelet, will direct
the affairs of the company at this end.
A scow'load of new casing tools and
equipment arrived on the last boat
and was taken to Katalla by the
launch Waif last Saturday.
Mr. Hazelet has recently returned1
from Katalla and reports all work
ouuoiaLLumv. iVir. JUS
lin is expected North soon. In speak
ing of the oil-leasing bill Mr. Hazelet
said its provisions were uncertain and
indefinite, and in fact it is not known
what effect they may have upon the
industry. He said that the chances
were the old claimants would have
the preferred rights to lease the prop
erty they have held and done work
on for the past number of years. He
says that so far as he knows the sit
uation of the coal is as it has been
for a number of years. There seems
to be a disposition upon the part of
the secretary of the interior not to
allow the Bering field to open until
it has been demonstrated what can be
done with the Matanuska field, this,
of course, in the nterest of the gov
ernment railroad. In the meantime
we can get our coal from British Co
lumbia.
ENEMYUHCHFr'MAKES
RAID DVER ENGLAND
LONDON, May • 20.—Hostile air
craft crossed the counties of Kent
and Essex Saturday evening, proceed
ing toward London, the raid continu
ing at midnight.
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PORTLAND, May 20.—A wireless
dispatch from an Alaska station says
that the salmon-canning vessels W. B.
Flint, Star of Chile and Centennial
were crowded ashore by the ice in
Bristol bay.
It is believed that it will be possible
to float them when the ice clears.
ALLIES EXPECTING
ENEMY TO STRIKE
Today’s summary of the war situation issued by the Asso
ciated Press, says that nearly three weeks have passed since
the German offensive, begun March 21, died down in futile as
saults on the Flanders front. Every indication points to the
probability that the coming week will witness its renewal.
The entente allied staffs bplieve that the enemy has com
pleted reorganization, and is only awaiting suitable weather to
strike a new blow.
British and Australians Take Prisoners
LONDON, May 20.—The British troops have improved
their positions near Ville Surancie, on the Amiens front, cap
turing a nuipber of machine guns and prisoners. The village)
was later reported to have been recaptured by the Australian I
troops, and 360 prisoners taken.
American Activities
\\ ASHINGTON, May 20.—The war department has issued j
General Pershing’s communique, stating that enemy raids were
repulsed Saturday night in Picardy and Lorraine, and other
raids were repulsed yesterday. In Lorraine and in the Woevre
district there has been continuous aerial activity, American
planes engaging in several successful encounters.
German Report
BERLIN, May 20.—An official bulletin says that in great
reconnoitering activity on the western front hand-to-hand fight
ing was encountered. It is further asserted that on Friday last
sixteen allied airplanes and one captive balloon were brought
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Third Attempt of Austrians Results in Failure
ROME, May 20.—An official report issued today states
that the third attempt of the Austrians to capture Monte Corno
from the Italians has failed. Two columns of Austrians, with
machine guns and flame projectors, heavily supported by artil
lory, were repulsed.
AIR RAID ON LONDON
KILLS 27;JNJURES 155
LONDON, May 20.—Thirty-seven persons were killed and
one hundred and fifty-five injured in the most ambitious aerial
attack the Germans have ever made on London.
Thousands of visitors from many points in the United
Kingdom were in London for the Whitsuntide holidays, and
had their first experience with an air raid. Anti-aircraft guns
fired continuously. The raiders flew 12,000 feet high, and were
favored with a clear, moonlit sky.
Allies Also Do a Little Bombing
LONDON, May 20.—Fourteen residents were killed and
forty injured in an entente allied air raid on the city of Cologne
yesterday.
SPEtllL EEECEH Bill
BE HELD TOMORROW
There will be a special election held
tomorrow for the purpose of deter
mining whether the corporate limits
of the municipality shall be annexed
to Cordova, including the Ocean dock
and cannery plants.
The polling place for the electors
in the territory proposed to be an
nexed will be in the warehouse of the
Pioneer Packing Company. John Gil
lis and A. E. Black have been ap
pointed judges and Miss Emma Shep
ard clerk. ,
In Cordova the polling place will
be in the city hall. Fred Rayer, G.
A. Mosser and R. E. Hegg are the
judges, and H. I. Lewis and George
Kennedy clerks.
The polls will be open from 8 a. m.
to 7 p. m., and it is important that
all interested persons vote tomorrow.
As there is no apparent opposition
to the annexation, it will ilkely carry
by an almost unanimous vote.
WASHINGTON. May 20 —The Ger
man Wireless Press is quoted as an
nouncing that the bread ration in
Germany will be reduced on June 16
from 200 to 160 grams, caused by the
uncertainty as to the Ukraine sup
plies.
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INTI-lLSmi LEADER
ADVANCING IN SUM
MOSCOW, May 20.—The advance
in Siberia of General Semenoff, the
anti-Bolsheviki leader, is taking tan
gible form. His force now numbers
three thousand, one- third of whom
are Russians and the rest being made
up of other nationalities, principally
Japanese and Chinese.
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SITUATION IN IRELAND
IS GROWING SERIOUS
LONDON, May 20.—A Dublin dispatch to the Daily News
says that five hundred Sinn Feiners were arrested in various
parts of Ireland yesterday.
Meeting of Nationalist Party Called
DUBLIN, May 20.—John Dillon, head of the Irish Nation
alist party, has summoned a special meeting of the party to dis
cuss the situation in Ireland.
' REGIMENTS
MOSCOW, May 20.—A mutiny as re
ported among German regiments at
Wesenberg, in Esthonia. Several of
ficers are reported to have been
killed.
The German high command imme
diately dispatched trustworthy troops
to Wesenberg and arrested two hun
dred of the mutineers. Ten of these
were immediately condemned to,
death.
Another mutiny occurred in a Ger
man regiment at Dvlnsk, which was
supported by prisoners who had re
turned from the interior of Russia.
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BRITISH FORCES
EAST AFRICA
LONDON, May 20.—An official
communication issued by the war of
fice ths morning says that the Brit
ish forces campaigning against the
Germans in German East Africa have
won another success.
The victory was won by the British
after heavy fighting, in which serious
losses Wore inflicted on the Germans.
The engagement began when a
small body of British African rifle
men surprised an important German
camp and sets the huts on fire.
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CHEMICAL WORKS HOXRnff
PITTSBURGH, May 20.—The au
thorities estimate that probably two
hundred persons were killed in the
explosion at the Aetna chemical works
at Oakdale on Thursday last.
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BEAVER LAW HAS BEEN
EXTENDED UNTIL 1923
What will probably be bad news
to the trapper who contemplated
catching beaver for this year will be
the information that the law protect
ing this fur-bearing animal has been
extended for five years more.
The protective law, ar originally
passed, rendered the beaver immune
from the trapper until November l.j
1918. Recent advices state that the,
time of protection has been extended
until November 1, 1923. It is desired
that trappers take due notice of the
change in order to avoid any undue j
catching of beaver fur.
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FIERCE BATTLE
CASPIAN SEA
MOSCOW, May 20.—Mussulman and
Bolshevik forces are reported to be
engaged in a great conflict at Baku,
on the Caspian sea. Moscow news
papers say that two thousand men
have been killed and three thousand
wounded.
Turkish regulars and Kurds are ad
vancing in Persia, and have occupied
Roujbulak and Ushnu, south of Lake
Urmia.
Newspaper dispatches from Fillis,
reported from Tabriz, state that the
Turks' objective is Pzeli, which will
become the central base for activities
against the British Mesopotamian
front.
Reports also have been received
to the effect that the British have ad
vanced up the Tigris to Kirkuk, after
ccr.siderable fighting.
LYNCHED 0! I!
VALDOSTA, Ga„ May 20—Haves
Turner, a negro, and his wife, accused
of murdering Hampton Smith and
wounding Mrs. Smith recently, were
taken from jail and with two other
negroes were lynched by a mob on
Friday night last.
ALL RESERVED SLUTS FOB
BIG SHOW REDUCED TO SI
Owing to the fact that the big drive
for Red Cross war funds is now on,
and our people are contributing very
liberally, it has been decided to fix
the admission to the vaudeville show’
on Tuesday, May 27. at $1, which will
entitle you to a reserved seat in any
part of the house. The seats will be
on sale Wednesday morning at.
9 o’clock at the Northern and Cordova
drug stores, and judging from the in
terest being taken in the entertain
ment, there will be a big demand for
them. By being on hand promptly
when the chart opens you can have
your choice of seats.
COMITOllK
UITI1S OF flUDS
WASHINGTON. May 20.—The rail
roads, under government management,
will spend nearly a billion dollars this -
year, or about three times as much
as during any of the preceding three
years, for additions, improvements
and equipment.
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