PRICE TEN CENTS:
SNANA COAL FIELDS
TO BE OPEN FOR LEASE
(By Associated Press)
SHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Secretary
p Interior Lane today announced
ompletion of the task of survey
ad distributing into leasing units
e more accessible parts of the
ua coal fields of Alaska,
blocks which are soon to be of- ■
fered to the public under the leasing
arrangement comprise about nineteen
thousand acres in the valley, which
contains liqnite or creek coal. j
The lignite is said to be of a fair
grade, which will be used by the
Alaska government railroad, by river
boats, and by local consumers.
NATE TO PASS
(By Associated Press)
VSHINGTON, Jan. 21—Senator
nberlain today introduced a bill to
blish a war cabinet of three dis
iished citizens of demonstrated
utive ability.
ie President has served notice on
Democratic leaders that he will
all the influence at his command
iefeat the movement to create a
council.
eminent senators have declared
confidence in the bill’s passage
te the President’s opposition.
I USE DliTGH SHIPS
WWLIEFMK
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—The Dutch
ernment, in a provisional agree
it signed in London today, has
■eed to the charter and use of all
tch steamships being held in Amer
i ports.
There are more than eighty of these
^isels, and some of them will be used
I carry relief supplies to Belgium.
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TCTORIES TO CO-OPERATE
■ ENFORCE HEATLESS DAYS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Business
tivity east of the Mississippi was
^spended today for the first of ten
)atless Mondays. Eastern manu
cturing plants have been idle for
i'
, ie fourth consecutive day.
Fuel officials said there had been a
^.dical change in the feeling regard
-ig the orders throughout the coun
ty, and that the factories were co
jerating fully with the government.
JERilMJES
BY SLAVS
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 21—Secretary
| of War Baker’s weekly report on the
war situation says that the allies are
f maintaining an expectant attitude on
the western front.
The report further says that recent
V evegits in Russia have greatly In
Creased the strategic freedom of the
Teutons.
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The steamer Northwestern left Ju
Jneau at 6 o’clock this morning and is
■ due In Cordova tomorrow afternoon.
BUSINESS MEN UNITE
ON FOOD PROGRAM
Representatives of the local res-|
taurants and business houses met yes
terday with Food Administrator Hillery!
and pledged themselves to cooperate
with the wishes of the United States:
food administration and will hereafter
I conduct their places of business to
the end that the country’s needed
foods may be conserved.
Specific days have been set apart,
and a strict observance maintained
with reference to the foods to be saved
on these days every week. Tuesday
will be observed as a meatless day.
! Wednesday as a w’heatless day and
' Saturday as a porkless day.
Conservation of sugar will also be
enforced. It was agreed to serve only
two cubes of sugar or tw'o spoonfuls
of granulated sugar with each cup
of coffee or tea.
It was also suggested that the bak
ers adopt every Wednesday as a
wheatless day to the end that their
production for that day may be cut:
down.
The different business houses will
be asked to display placards bearing
slogans issued by the food adminis-'
Utttiuil ill LUC? 1IILCICBL ill vuilncl VclLlUll.
From reports received from twenty
principal cities in the territory it ap
1 pears that every effort to conserve
is being made and that a large quan
tity of sugar, wheat, fats and meats
have been saved. The addition of a
I porkless day to be observed by the
cafes in the territory will greatly in
1 crease the conservation of that much
i
needed meat.
Restaurants and hotel dining rooms
having a menu card are asked to
place a slogan in the matter of saving
thereon. Any of the following:
Food will win the war. Don’t waste
it
Conserve food, especially beef, sug
ar, fats and waste.
Use less wheat and meat. Serve
, just enough.
He who wastes a crust of bread pro
longs the war.
Save the food and help the fighter
fight.
Fat is fuel for fighters. Save it.
j Stir well the sugar you put into your
coffee or tea.
Eat wisely and keep the wolf from
the door of the world. Do not eat
meat more than once a day.
The federal food administrator’s of
fice is now sending out to all bakers
and dealers in food stuffs excerpts
from the President’s proclamation in
the matter of commodity licensing.
Every baker, and this includes board
ing houses, railroad commissaries,
restaurants, mining and canning com
I panies and other concerns who make
bread and other products from wheat
1 flour, and who consume in so doing
’ ten barrels of flour per month, must
apply for and obtain a license direct
from the United States food adminis
tration at Washington.
Every effort is being made to pre
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AFTER WAR
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21— Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo told the sen
ate interstate commerce committee to
day that he thought the government
should continue the operation of the
I
railroads for some time after peace
comes, and not to return them to
private ownership until new and com
prehensive laws had been enacted to
to govern them.
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MINISTERS MURDERED
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 21.—A. J. Shin
garoff, minister of finance in Keren
sky’s cabinet, and Professor Kokosh
kine, state comptroller under Keren
sky, have been murdered in their beds
at the Maine hospital.
SPANISH DEMONSTRANTS
FIRED DN B T GUARD
(By Associated Press)
MADRID, Jan. 21.—Mobs today
forced factories to close and attacked
shops and private houses at Alicante
the chief seaport of Valoncia. The
demonstrants forced middle class wo
men to join them.
The civil squad fired on the rioters,
killing three and seriously wounding
four.
ENGAGEMENT OF
GEN, PEGS*
DENIED
t Bv Associated Press)
PARIS, Jan. 21 —A Paris newspaper
today prints a photograph of Miss
Anita Patton of San Marino, Cal, w ho.
It says, has reported that she is en
gaged to marry General Pershing.
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Several months ago the California
papers reported the engagement of
General Pershing, who had visited the
home of the young woman and showed
her marked attention. It was reported
that they were to he married after the
war. * < ^
Lieutenant Patton, a brother of the
young lady, who is with Pershing in
France, and friends of the girl have
repeated her former denials that an
engagement exists.
Girl Enters Another Denial.
EL PASO. Texas, Jan. 21.—Miss
Anita Patton, of San Marino, Cal., who
is visiting here, denies the report that
she is engaged to marry General
Pershing, as printed in a Paris news
paper.
1
(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 21—The Japan
ese embassy here has off’daily de
nied the published sto'tefcy.i.Le effect
that JapflriM1?
at Vladivostok to prevent munitions
falling into the hands of the Bolshe
viki government.
BOLSHEVIK! WINS
(By Associated Press)
DATELESS.—The Russian constitu
ent assembly existed for but a few
hours before it was dissolved by the
executive committee of agents of the
workmen’s and soldiers’ delegates, j
after the Bolsheviki had failed to get
control of the assembly.
Premier Lenine says he will not al
low the delegates to reassemble.
Bolsheviki troops are on guard at
the deserted assembly chamber.
Official Announcement.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 21.—The official
announcement says that the Bolshe
viki authorities dissolved the constit
uent assembly, which the social rev
olutionary party controlled. The sail
or guard closed the assembly Satur
day morning.
Rioting in Moscow.
Many persons are reported to have
been wounded and others killed in
Moscow when the lied guards fired on
tlie detnonslranls who favored th* as
sembly.
Bolsheviki Doctrines Spread.
LONDON, Jan. L'l.-Sir George Bu
chanan, British ambassador to Rus
sia, who is home on sick leave, said
today that while the social revolution
ists had a majority iu the constituent
assembly, the Bolsheviki have the real
power.
He declared that the Bolsheviki doc
trines are spreading throughout the
whole of Russia. While unable to
forecast the future, he was convinced
that Russia was sot finished, because
such a vast country could not be des
troyed.
The food situation in Petrograd was
very serious, said Sir George, and it
was the general opinion that the food
supply would fail entirely this month.
If famine comes anarchy may be ex
pected, creating peril for all.
SENATOR STONE EXCORIATES TEDDY
WASHINGTON. Jan. 21—Character-^
izing Theodore Roosevelt as the most
potent and willing friend of the kais
er, and the most seditious man in
America, Senator Stone today, ad
dressing the senate, charged the Re
publican leaders with being engaged
in an effort to make politics out of
the war.
He declared the Republicans aimed^
to take the government into their^
hands by partisan criticism of the
conduct of the war.
Senator Stone's address is consid
ered the fore-runner of bitter partisan
strife. He excoriated partisanship in
discussion of the war, and referred to
Chairman Wilcox of the Republican
national committee, and Senator Pen
rose as participants in the plot under
which, he said, the Republicans had
launched almost all of the congression
al investigations for partisan pur
poses.
Democratic leaders had tried to dis
suade Senator Stone from speaking.
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GOEBEN AND BRESLAU if
MEET THEIR FINISH
(By Associated Press) officially announced by the British ad
LONDON, Jan. 21.—The German miralty.
cruiser Midulla, formerly the Breslau These were the warships which es
of the German navy, was sunk, and C8ped in,° Turkis,h waters at the com
the Sultan Yawuz Selin, formerly the mencement of th« war, after a battle
with the British Mediterranean fleet.
German cruiser Goeben, was damaged _
Both were modern and powerful
during an engagement between the crulserg of the fjm cla88> and ^
British and Turkish naval forces at been most active in the naval opera
the entrance to the Dardanelles, It is tions in the Black sea.
MM'S
III HU CROSS DRIVE
|
Treasurer W. R. Hillery, of the
Christmas drive for American Red
Cross memberships, has submitted his
report, which is a most gratifying one
and reflects great credit upon the
patriotism of the residents of Cor
dova. The showing made, both in
the number of new members secured
and the amount of money subscribed,
is excellent. The detailed report fol
lows:
$ 1.00 Membership.882 $882.00
2.00 Membership.156 312.00
5.00 Membership. 64 320.00
10.00 Membership. 4 40.00
50.00 Membership. 2 100.00
Total .1108 $1654.00
In the division of the funds $964.00
goes to the American Red Cross and
$690.00 to Cordova Chapter. To the
amount due the local chapter should
be added $1.50 unused portion of Geo.
flaxelot donation and from the above
Iflitnmt- be deducted cost of
blanks and printed matter* and rretsht
on same from the States of $16.58,
leaving a balance of $674.92 net for
Cordova Chapter.
The donation of R. AV. Baxter of
$50 is included in the above figures
and was used for children's member
ships. The splendid work of the cam
paigners should be mentioned and the
work of the clerical assistants, all of
which was donated to this most hu
mane cause.
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MINISTER’S ABLE TALK
ON AMERICA AT WAR
Last evening at Eagle hall Rev. A.
G. Shriver gave an address on “Our
Right in the War.” He showed first
our agreement with France, made
about 1783, agreeing to help her if
she were invaded. Secondly, he point
ed out German policies of former
wars, especially the Pranco-Prussian, j
showing lastly that the slogan was
“Paris in three weeks, London in three
months and New York in three years.” t
Recent autrocities were not touched
upon, only historical facts being given.
Mrs. MacConnell being unable to
sing, Mrs. Hubbert sang “Dry Those
Tears.” The choir pleased the audi
ence with a medley of patriotic airs
and Mrs. Wilson played a violin solo.!
About sixty people turned out to showr
their patriotism.
LAND ANO NAVA! ATTACKS
REPORTED FROM RERUN
(By Associated Press)
BERLIN, Jan. 21—Enemy naval (
forces today bombarded Ostend and
the Belgian coast.
There has been considerable artil-j
lery fighting at various points on the
western front.
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 21.—A general striker
is reported throughout Austria, men
quitting the war munitions factories
in Vienna and Newstadt, closing them
down.
The strikers declared openly that
it was an anti-German movement at se
curing peace.
The public demands in many places
voiced hostility toward Berlin for try
ing to force the Austrians to continue
the war.
Another Report.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 21.—It is report
ed that more than one hundred thous
and workmen have struck in the vi
cinity of Vienna as a protest against
Germanism and in favor of peace. One
Vienna correspondent, in a dispatch
today1, says that the strikers demand
a speedy peace with Rimsin. .
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AUSTRIAN
WILL NOT BE ONEROUS
(By Associated Presa)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 21.—Count Czer
nin is quoted here as saying that if
peace did not result from the Brest
Litovsk negotiations it would not be
because of any of Austria’s intentions
regarding conquests.
STRANGE PROPHECY
FULFILLED AT RIGS
(By Associated Press)
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 21— An arrciei _
prophecy was fulfilled in the fall of
Riga. Two years ago the Russian*
took away from the city a number of
valuable bronze and copper articles.
Among them was an ancient church
bell, around whose rim ran the fol
lowing inscription in old German: “He
who moves me from my place will lose
Riga.”
BRITISH FACTIONS UNITE
ON PREMIER’S SLOGAN
(By Associated Pressl
LONDON, Jan. 21.—The first month
of the year 1918 has been one of the
most trying of the war for the British
people. Now', however, the nation
seems to have ■weathered its double
disagreements and to have accepted
Lloyd George's watchword, “We
must go on or under.”
The strong sentiment among work
men and unionists in favor of peace
negotiations is apparently dying out.