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ULTIMATUM IS DELIVERED TO SOVIETS
UNCONDITIONAL CESSATION
' OF RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN
POLAND IS NOW DEMANDED
LONDON. Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—The Herald today says Pre
_ 4i mier Lloyd George has presented an
ultimatum to the Soviet representa
tives demanding the immediate and
unconditional cessation of the Russian
advance into Poland, even before the
signing of an armistice, otherwise the
British will declare war. The paper
says the British note to Russia is of
a threatening character.
The Daily Mail also reports that the
note is in the nature of an ultimatum.
In military circles, however, the
view is taken that the allies’ princi
pal weapon against the Bolsheviki will
be a blockade and that Poland will
be given supplies if possible. A Berlin
report says the Reds are within 30
miles of Warsaw.
Among British officials and diplo
mats of other natiQns undisguised
anxiety is felt over the Polish situa
tion. One official said “the situation
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is as grave as that in August, 1914.”
BRITISH BEING MOBILIZED
PARIS, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Great Britain has taken steps
to mobilize two divisions for service
in Poland, according to the Matin.
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SOVIET ADVANCE CHECKED
PARIS, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—The Bolsheviki forces are be
ing held at Brest-Litovsk and have
lost 500 killed and drowned in vain
attempts to cross the Bug river, ac
cording to Warsaw officials.
NURSES AND DOCTORS COLLAPSE
CRAWO, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Doctors and nurses are drop
ping at operating tables as the result
of long vigils with thousands of
wounded soldiers taxing the hospital
facilities. The American Red Cross
has opened a short course nurses’
-school which 300 women are attending.
AMERICANS REACH VIBORG
VIBORG’, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Four Americans arrived here
today from Moscow, sent oxxt by the
authorities. Two correspondents who
crossed Russia from Vladivostok and
thirty others are gathered at Moscow
waiting permission to leave. Three
hundred French, Danish and Swedish
refugees are being repatriated.
RED CROSS TO MOVE BABIES
WARSAW, Axxg. 5 (by Associated
Pi'ess).—Provisional headquarters for
the Red Cross at Cracow, for use in
the event the Warsaw headquarters
is abandoned. Arrangements are being
*made to move the sick, wounded and
orphans.
^ MANY CIVILIANS EXECUTED
ALLENSTEIN, East Prussia, Aug. 5
(by Associated Press).—Refugees ar
riving here report threats by Russian
Soviet forces to execute instantly any
civil or military subjects of the allies
who cross the frontier. They declare
the Bolsheviki are shooting * all land
owners and assert that the wearing of
a white collar is sufficient cause for
a death warrant.
HARDING WORKS FOR
, SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
MARION, O., Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Senator Harding telegraphed
the Republican suffrage leaders at
Nashville today in a further effort
to secure suffrage ratification by the
^Tjatfinessee legislature.
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FATE OF SUFFRAGE
HINGES ON TENNESSEE
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^MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 5 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The fate of the suf
frage amendment is believed to hinge
on the result of the statewide pri
maries today, when 13 legislative seats
will be filled. Governor Robertson in
dicated that immediately after the
election he wlil call a special session,
to meet Monday.
■ALASKA SAILS
j TODAY WITH
MANY PEOPLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press). — The Alaska sailed this
morning at 9 o’clock with 209 passen
gers, among whom were the following
for Cordova: W. J. Foster, Joseph
Foster, A. W. Seabright, J. H. Shirk,
F. M. Sawtell, Mrs. J. W. Date, Rich
ard Date, Miss A. Marshall, Charles
Erickson, Miss L. Webber, Miss E.
Webber, C. R. Wackwitz, Ernest N.
Whitney, Helen Sarrance, Robert D.
Finney, and sixteen seterage.
TROOPS ARE MOBILIZED
TO FIGHT GOV. CANTU
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of War Calles
has announced that only 3,000 men
will be mobilized for the campaign
against Governor Cantu, but more will
be sent if necessary. The secretary
intimated that the Lower California
rebellion is not considered of great im
portance.
CANTU’S SURRENDER DEMANDED
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Unconditional surrender
has been demanded of Governor Cantu
by representatives of the provisional
government at Mexicali, the govern
ment agency here announced today.
EFFORTS FOR SETTLEMENT
SAN DrEGO, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Efforts are under way here
for an amicable settlement between
the Mexican federal government and
Governor Cantu, of the northern divi
sion of Lower California.
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LANDING OF PILGRIMS
TO BE COMMEMORATED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson has
issued a proclamation suggesting that
December 21 be celebrated as the ter
centenary of the landing of the Pil
grims at Plymouth Rock.
BIG CONFLAGRATTOfT
IN MISSISSIPPI TOWN
PONTOTOC, Miss., Aug. 5 (by As
sociated Press).—Sixteen buildings in
the business district of this city were
destroyed by fire last night, the loss
being $500,000.
BASEBALL BAT ENDS
LIFE OF PRISONER
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Aug. 5 (by
Associated Press).—Harold Newcomb,
a life prisoner for murder, died last
night of injuries received at the hands
of Charles Wilson, also serving a life
sentence, who struck him with a base
ball bat during a penitentiary baseball
game.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press). — Supreme Justice Fawcett
continued the preliminary injunction
in favor of a Brooklyn paper restrain
ing Mayor Hvlan from barring repre
sentatives of the paper from the cham
ber of the board of estimates on ac
count of personal differences. “The
press should not be hampered in the
lawful gathering of news, nor inter
fered with in honestly disseminating
j the information,” the justice said.
WANT SUPREME COURT
TO RECONSDER DECISION
UPHOLDING PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—A petition was filed in
; the supreme court yesterday asking
for a reconsideration of the decision
of June 7 sustaining prohibition.
MAIL PLANES MAKING
GOOD TIME IN FLIGHT
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 5, (by As
sociated Press).—The leading plane of
the mail squadron left here today for
Reno.
SECOND PLANE AT CHEYENNE
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. 5 (by As
sociated Press).—The second mail
plane left here today for Salt Lake.
POLICE ON TRAIL OF
DARING TRAIN BANDITS
LETHBRIDGE, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—A police cordon has
been thrown about the Crow’s Nest
pass divide between Alberta and Brit
ish Columbia, where the train
bandits who held up the Canadian Pa
cific passenger train yesterday are be
lieved to be hiding. It is understood
they are heading for Montana. The
amount of booty has not yet been
determined.
COBB LIKELY TO STUMP
DURING THE CAMPAIGN
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—“Ty” Cobb, the star Detroit
outfielder, probably will appear as a
Democratic speaker during the cam
paign, it was announced today.
DEFEATED SHAMROCK
WILL BE PRESERVED
NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—The Shamrock IV will not be
broken up, but kept as a trial horse
for the Shamrock V in 1922.
MINERS AT SEATTLE
ACCEPT WAGE SCALE
SEATTLE, Aug. 5 (by Associated"
Press).—The miners’ convention today
accepted the wage increase award of
approximately 20 per cent over the!
scale determined at the time of the'
strike last fall. The new scale be
comes effective immediately and con
tinues for two years.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Japanese embassy
issued a statement today declaring
that Japanese coolies migrating to
South American and Mexico may be
entering the United States on the
Mexican border, but after they land
on the western hemisphere the Jap
anese government has no means of
knowing their movements. The state
ment declares it is not possible for
them to enter direct from Japan.
GRAND JURY REPORT
REFUSED BY COURT
BECAUSE OF LEAK
CHICAGO, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Federal Judge A. L. Schuler
refused to receive the report of the
federal grand jury containing indict
ments of forty-one leaders of the re
cent rail strike and ordered the jurors
to renew their session and investigate
the leak by which copies of the re
port reached the newspapers before
being presented to the court.
The jury was ordered by Judbe
Samuel Alschuler to investigate itself
and determine how afternoon papers
published the news that 41 true bills
had been returned against railroad
strikers two hours before the bills
were reported to the court. The judge
characterized the person who gave the
information as an anarchist and de
clared every legal step will be taken
to punish the guilty one.
OREGON SHOWS GAIN
IN ITS POPULATION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—The state of Oregon
census returns show a population of,
783,285, an increase of 110,520, or 16.4 j
per cent.
BUILDINGS WRECKED
AS WORK OF CYCLONE
REGINA, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—The second cyclone within a
few days swept the Esteven district
of Saskatchewan yesterday. Many
buildings were blown down and com
munication is interrupted, but no loss
of life has been reported.
MINERS REFUSE OBEY
ORDER RETURN WORK
PITTSBURG, Kan., Aug. 5 by Asso
ciated Press).—The local president of
the miners has telegraphed Interna
tional President Lewis refusing com
pliance with Lewis’ order that the
striking coal miners of 30 local unions
return to work.
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COL. HUNT ACQUITT ED
CHARGE OF NEGLECT
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NEW YORK, Aug. 5 (by Associated
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Press).—Colonel John E. Hunt, for
mer commander at the Fort Jay mili
tary prison, was acquitted of charges
of neglect on duty in connection with
the escape of Grover Cleveland Berg
doll, the millionaire alleged draft
evader. ^
CANDIDATES ON
DRY PLATFO «
VICTORIOUS
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Indications are that John
Matkinson of St. Louis and Arthur M.
Hyde of Trenton are the gubernatorial
nominees of Democratic and Repub
lican parties, respectively, as a result j
of Tuesday’s primaries. It is asserted
their nomination is a clear-cut prohi
bition victory, as both ran on dry plat
forms.
RENOMINATED IN KANSAS
TOPEKA, Kan., Aug. 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—United States Senator
Curtis and Governor Allen are leading
for renomination on the republican
ticket in the returns from Tuesday’s
primaries.
FERRIS LEADS GORE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 5 (by As
sociated Press). — Representative
Scott Ferris is leading Senator Gore
by a heavy vote for the Democratic
senatorial nomination in the returns
from Tuesday’s primaries.
COMMANDER MEXICAN
YACHT IS KILLED ON
STREETS ENSENADA
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press).—Captain L. L. Cepeda, com
mander of a Mexican federal armed
yacht Tecate, doing patrol duty in
Lower California waters, was killed
yesterday in the streets of Ensenada
when a party of Cantu soldiers fired
a volley into his back, according to
reports received here today.
The shooting of Cepeda, followed by
the seizure of the yacht, is believed
to be the beginning of hostilities in
the Cantu rebellion. All members of
the crew of the yacht were arrested
or slain. It is reported that Cantu
forces have seized the customs house
at Ensenada.
TOWN AND FREIGHT
SHEDS NOW BURNING
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Aug. 5 (by As
sociated Press).—The town of Coquit
lam, 17 miles east of here, is reported
to be partially destroyed by fire and
the Canadian Pacific freight sheds
burning at 1 o’clock this afternoon.
The damage is estimated so far at
$100,000.
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PLEDGES SUPPORT INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT FOR OPENING
UP OF ALASKA’S RESOURCES
SEATTLE, Aug. 5 (by Associated
Press) .—Secretary of the Interior
John Barton Payne and Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels, upon
their return from Alaska addressed
two meetings last Friday and on
both occasions stated plainly that
that something should be done for
Alaska and should be done right away.
The cabinet nfembers addressed the
noon luncheons of the members’
council.
At the dinner given in their honor
at the Arctic club, Friday night the
cabinent members impressed their
audience with the fact that they were
cognizant of the urgent need there
is for new legislation for Alaska. In
addition to the speeches by the sec
retary, there were remarks by S. H.
Hedges, president of the chamber. J.
H. Fox, president of the Arctic club
and Dr. W. A. Mathews. S. H. Piles
was toastmaster. Secretary Payne
said in part:
There is something typical of
America in the thought of Alaska.
When I said today that Seattle was
the trustee for the United States in
dealing with Alaska. I wanted to
bring home to you the thought of
strict responsibility. The admirable
statement of your toastmaster about
these restrictions you feel so keenly
that it is one of the songs in the
book which I find at my plate, and
yet when I went into the Interior De
partment nobody said anything about
the restrictions in Alaska.
“The first thing U confronted was
the fact that under a Democratic ad
ministration—and I only say that be
cause I am a part of it now—the
country had embarked in the expen
diture of $50,000,000 to build a rail
road between 500 and 600 miles long
in Alaska; and the information had
come to me that the population was
actually decreasing, that whereas we
had some years ago perhaps 50,000
people in Alaska, now' we had only
25,000 people there. And I asked my
self the question; is it to come about
that a great enterprising people with
a vast unexplored continent practi
cally, is going to spend $50,000,000
and let it go to waste, let the grass
grow betw'een the ties? That is why
I got busy about Alaska.
“Now as I said in a little address
when wre wrere going up, that the
state of Washington w'as the last
outpost on the American continent.
You cannot go back because all the
country east is moving to the west.
Nothing remains for Seattle and the
state of Washington but to move to
the Orient and to Alaska; and it is
your task to see that the commerce
of the United States is carried to
every portion of the Orient and that
Alaska is developed to the utter
most. Perhaps these restrictions we
complain of can be readily removed.
I think the president has the power,
certainly congress has, to remove all
the restrictions; and it certainly
ought not to be difficult if you pre
sent a united front and have the co
operation of the interior department,
which I am sure you will have until
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DENVER STREET CARS
BEING RUN TODAY
DENVER, Colo., Aug. 5 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Heavily guarded cars
manned by strikebreakers carried pas
sengers today for the first time since
Sunday when the street car strike be
came effective. Disorders were re
ported in several parts of the city.