SUSPICIOUS VESSEL
SEIZED BY MARSHAL
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—The steel
pleasure yacht Joyeuse, believed to be
owned by Emil Kleuge, an unnatural
ized German of Englewood, N. J., was
seized today by the United States
marshal, who said the yacht was equip
ped with wireless, contrary to war
regulations.
Kleuge was on board the yacht,
which was manned by a Swedish crew,
and had recently cruised along the At
lantic coast.
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(United Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—No one
has paid much attention to what the
negro "mammies” and educated black
women of America are doing to help
win the war, but they’re doing their
share just the same.
Paralleling the work and organiza
tions of white women in the southern
branches of the women’s committee
of the council of National defense, the
colored women are keeping even, and
in some instances a jump or two ahead
of the procession.
“The colored women,” said a mem
ber of the National defense council’s
woman’s committee today, “are valu
able members of the women's army of
America.
“They too, have their men in the
war, and are anxious and well able to
do their part. They work under their
own leaders and often have their own
units. Tennessee is planning to organ
ize the entire state in separate units
and to encourage them to train for
nursing.
tujuieu teaeuers in Maryland are
giving of the time that they have usu
ally taken for much needed rest to do
volunteer work and the state chair
man including publicity reports that
too much praise cannot be given to
their devotion and patriotism.
“In New' Orleans a negro woman
lectures to other women cooks of the
community on the value of wheat sub
stitutes, and they have classes in food
conservation in the municipal kitchen.
“Florida finds the co-operation of
the colored people particularly valu
able in the case of food conservation.
Tn that state they are highly organ
ized under a separate chairman of
their own, who has her own organizer,
and they have units all over the state.
Given responsibility and a chance to
co-operate they are immensely loyal
and valuable to the work.
“Maryland has a colored field sec
retary, who has been visiting the col
ored girls working at Camp Meade,
and reports good conditions. She has
established binding relations with all
the workers and is keeping a record
of men up to date.
“In Amelia, Maryland, the Amelia
Current Opinion club, composed of
prominent colored women of that city,
has taken up the study of food. In
many counties, the women are raising
money to get wool for sweaters, and
also to make comfort kits for men
drafted from their counties.
“A chairman has been appointed in
Georgia, who is organizing the colored
women of that state.
“It was a great step in Louisiana
when the colored women were asked
to form one unit of the food conserva
tion parade, in recognition of their
able and faithful work in handling
registration booths for their race.’’
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Daily Times, by carrier or mail, $1
per month. Six months, $5, if paid in
advance.
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(By Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Jan. 19.—A girl believed
to be Laura Jose, 16 years of age, of
Youngstown, Ohio, was arrested here
today. She was carrying a satchel
containing thirty sticks of dynamite,
and also was armed with a revolver.
The police say she is an emissary
j of the Industrial Workers of the
j World, and was on her way to Cali
fornia.
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I CANNOT ISSUE PERMITS
j TO ENLIST WITH OTHER POWERS
| The local exemption board received
the following telegram from Governor
Strong: This office is in receipt of
the following from the provost mar
shal general: “It is reported to this
office that local boards are giving per
mits for men within the draft age, on
their registration lists, to go abroad
'to enlist in the forces of other powers
Of course this is an error.”
If your board has been following
this course of procedure you are dl
j rected to desist from doing so in the
future. You will conform in all cases
to the provisions of section 156.
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Snow Anri Ffrf*R.
Juneau is in rather a dangerous
predicament as long as the snow
j lasts, for the fire truck cannot be used.
The fire chief has issued a warning
, to all Juneauites to be exceedingly
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careful as long as the soft snow is
on the ground. Under present condi
tions the old system of hand drawn
Yukon sleds will have to be resorted
to and therefore six of them were
! stationed about the town. Recently
an alarm was turned in stating that
the Helsing building was on fire and
rs no one has been living there for
some time it is believed that the fire
vas of incendiary origin The blaze
started in the inside of the building.
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Wanted to Climb Trees
The people of Tanana evidently got
hold of some squirrel whiskey near
the end of the wet period, for the po
lice court record for that month shows
an unusual number of arrests for as
sault and kindred misdemeanors. Pat
Welsh drew 50 days in jail and John
Deyek got a similar dose, while “Fish
Creek” Williams got off with half
that time. All wrere pinched for
fighting.
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Siberia might get good and even for
generations of oppression by exiling
political prisoners to Petrograd.—New
York Morning Telegraph.
ITALIANS WARD OFF
GERMAN ATTACKS
ROME, Jan. 19.—The Teutons at
tacked villages on a wide front on
the lower Piave on Thursday last,
but were repulsed.
HE EFFORTS
OF r
INSINCERE
(Bv Associated Press)
UNDATED.—Another halt in the
Russo-German peace negotiations is
reported from London. The Germans
are said to be endeavoring to force
the Russians to back off from the
negotiations on minor points, so as to
cast the blame upon the Russians.
The relations between the Bolshe
vik! and the Rumanians are still at the ^
breaking point.
King Ferdinand, whose arrest has
been ordered, is reported to be under
the protection of the entente allies.
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SELLING PRICE OF FISH.
KETCHIKAN, Jan. 19.—Fish prices
were as follows here today: Halibut,
17 l-4c; sable, 4 l-2c; red rock, 2c
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NO DECISION.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 19.—Fred Fulton
and Billie Miske fought a ten-round
draw in this city last night. I
PD00 TALKS
OF FUTURE
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Secretary
of the Treasury McAdoo was today
summoned before the senate commit
tee on interstate commerce to explain
the operation of the government ad
ministration matters, and to explain
the purposes of the administration
with regard to the railroad situation.
Mr. McAdoo said he did not pro
pose to keep control of unnecessary
lines, nor to have the government give :
compensation for those not taken over.
He said that if it should develop
that government operation of canals:
would be necesBary they would be tak.
en over. He added that government
operation might also be extended to in
land waterways.
Mr. McAdoo said that certain short
lines of railroad would be released
from government operation.
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Read the Times and keep posted
BOLSHEVIKI FAIL
TO GAIN CONTROL
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(By Associated Press)
PETROGRAD, Jan. 19—The constit
uent assembly opened for its firBt
fuents assembly opened for its first
, session yesterday. President Sverd
loff of the central executive committee
of the congress of workmen’s and sol
diers’ delegates presided.
Threatened demonstrations against
Bolsheviki control of the convention
j were confined to parades of small
| groups of men and women.
One group composed of soldiers and
peasants was fired upon by the Red
guards. Five persons were killed and
a dozen; wounded.
Bolsheviki Withdraw
LONDOM,. Jan. 19.—The Bolsheviki
and those belonging to the left wing
of the social revolutionists have with
drawn from the constituent assembly,
according to a Petrograd wireless dis
patch.
The Bolsheviki were defeated in the
first test of strength at the opening of
the convention, when their candidate
for chairman failed of election.
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LUCK FUNDS TO
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The Nizina bridge project is again
jeopardized. The appropriation made
by the territorial legislature for $25,
000.00 was based on the assumption
that the bridge would not exceed 5,
000 feet in length. When the survey
was made by JaB. E. Wilson, road
supervisor, it was found that the
length of the bridge slightly exceeded
6,200 feet. This, with the increased
cost of material and labor, makes the*
total cost of construction, based on
plans and specifications of road super
visor, $40,000.00. Mr. Wilson, at the
request of the peopl« of the territory
adjacent to the bridge, resolved to
put $8,000.00 of the road fund, set
aside for the country surrounding Mc
Carthy, into the bridge.
The Alaska road commission has
been asked to supply neeesarry addi
tional fund of $8,000.00.
The merchants and other people of
McCarthy are sending Joseph H. Mur
ray to Juneau to take up the matter
with the road commission.
Cordova is materially interested in
the building of the Nizina bridge, and
our neighbors up the line hope that
our people will help to convince and
persuade the road commission of the^
urgent need of supplying the amount |
requested.
MEETING CALLED
TO CONSERVE
On Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock
there will be a meeting of the gro
cers, owners of restaurants and
boarding houses at the Northland club
for the purpose of taking concerted
action in the adoption of the regula
tions of the food administration in
reference to the conservation of sugar
and other articles. The local mem- j
bers of the council of National de-!
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fense are also invited to attend this
meeting.
Upon the request of Federal Food
Administrator Gunnison to handle
food campaigns in the neighboring
following chairmen: Jos. W. Feaster,
Chitina; Jas. Milsap, McCarthy; 1). W.
towns \V. K. Hillery has appointed ihe
White, Katalla.
There has been considerable activ
ity in food conservation work here
for some time past and ten days ago
Mr. Hillery reported to Judge Gunni
son that the principal eating houses
pledged had reported a saving of four
hundred pounds of meat Tuesdays,
two hundred pounds of white flour
Wednesdays and some saving in sugar
over former use. At that time there
had been no regulation adopted re
garding sugar.
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Advertise in the Dally Times.
OUTLOOK FOR FUEL
IS GREATLY IMPROVED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—Reports
to the fuel administration show that
the transportation congestion through
out th$ east is being cleared up, and
that bunker coal is being unloaded in
Increasingly large quantities. A few
empty cars began to move back to
the mines yesterday.
Improvement in New York.
NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—A marked im
provement in the coal situation with
respect to the bunkening of ships is
reported today. Sailings during the
(By Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 19.—General Haig
has made sweeping changes in British
headquarters in France. Sir Herbert
A. Lawrence has been appointed, his
chief of staff.
The fighting fronts in Italy and
France have settled down to the usual
winter routine of raids and artillery
duels.
(By Associated Press)
EL PASO. Tex., Jan. 19.—Soldiers
of the El Paso military district and
the overseas' cavalry division form
ing here will be given an opportunity
of seeing some of the best cavalry
riders in the United States army this
month when the El Paso Horse Show
association stags its annual horse
show and military tournament.
The best riders in the new over
seas’ cavalry division which is being
organized here will be invited to par
ticipate in the horse show, which will
be given in the new Paso stadium
which was dedicated with an army
football tournament Thanksgiving day
io ini9 snow all of the soldiers of the
division and district will be admitted
free of charge as a part of the recre
ation work of the war service board on
the border here. Military bands will
play in front of the different sec
tions of the concrete stadium which
has a seating capacity of 12,000 pers
ons. A western riding, roping and
bronco “busting” contest will also be
given in the stadium as a part of the
entertainment program for the tame
fit of the eastern soldiers who have
seen no western riding show.
Major General George \V Bead,
commander of the cavalry division,
has been asked to select live best
riders from among the officers and
men of his division and they will
compete in the different classes for
prizes to be offered by the war serv
ice board and the local merchants
Colonel George L. Langhorne. com
mander of the Big Bend district, will
also attend with a number of his best
riders and is now organizing a polo
team to play the Fort Bliss team as a
part of the horse show program It
is expected to have 10,000 soldiers
present as the guests of the war board
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Commercial printing at Times office.
past twenty-four hours have exceeded
arrivals for the first time since the
bunker situation became alarmingly
acute. The domestic supply reaching
here was greater than at any time dur
ing the month.
Less Drastic Than Believed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.—It is evi
dent that the fuel restriction order is
less drastic in its operation than was
at first believed. Many manufactur
ing plants are exempted from its pro
visions.
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^ oro that 'feo rji.s^s ■*' -*f 7.,- •
j fitni. and it ore<;r>od :W oo«r 3*-* ;->
re\ ert to tho oSd
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Tc S#'\f H t' *'••>
William Meaghar, o.'r. -v t<r x : s**
Persevere* nee Vise t's . k t'or.-.r
skr. blacksmith at the sa r ~c ar.1
Kred Overmiller. an cag.ree cs ;be
Thane rail*ax resigned they- ,-vxsi
tions recently and >\ined ;he 'erestry
division of the 1 ntted State* arm'
enlisting at Kurt William H Sc*a-\i
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DANCE TONIGHT.
There will be a dance at Hess s hall
] tonight to which all are invited giwvit
music
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The steamer Admiral Kxans was un
able to stop at Katalla on account of
a storm there and was due in Cor
doxa at 1 o'clock this afternoon, hut
her arrival was delayed several hour*
"wing to the heavy fog at sea
GERMAN SOLDIERS
VICTIMS OF WRECK
RKRt.lN, Jan IP \ tiermau offi
cial statement says that twenty fix,
soldiers, on leave from the front, wet,
killed and a similar uuiulx 1 injured
when three passenger vais fell tut,,
the River Nahe
The washing away of a dan*
caused the accident
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(By United Press)
HONOLULU, Jan. 19—The public
utilities commission of Hawaii is
without jurisdiction to regular-.- the?
rates and charges of the fnter Iliand
Steam Navigation fomjanv '
ing to a decision handed d
cently by the territorial - . - -rr* - .—
This disposes, for rfc* it
least, of a case tha- ha- *e
the commission and •>
considerably mor<- than a -. - -
than a year ago th» If - : >
nounced a material in<-rea*-e - i»
senger and freight rate* !-■
ter-Island does practically all the t*
rying business among the ra-iwss*
islands of the group, tjiis announce
ment affected the entire territory
The public utilities comsats-rio*
took the ground that :!*=> stetxBSfcS*
company had no right to ratse -et-f«
■ without its permis-sioE. sr.-i bt-trax tt
investigation to detersni&e
not the increases ®erf *- •»*.
. navigation company hj-tr.pe
protest, at the sar.■ t t*Trf < ; t.c
that the coi&KtssxT. * h«v*
isdiction in the matter