VOL. III. \(). ;l>4 CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4. l!»is PRICE TEN CENTS
WON OPPOSES ALL FORMS OF MILITARISM
PEACE
IMPORTANT MISSION OF
OUR CHIEF EXECUTIVE
—
\l'<\\ A I > I» K. Dec. I. I||e steamship (ieorye \\ a si Mil y| oil,
j liaviny on board I’residcnt and Mrs. Wilson and the member;
,"t the peace deleyalion, sailed from this port at 1 • I:I.“> o’clock
' I his niorniny. The dock from w liicli she sai led u asynarded by
airplanes and battleships, and special police patrolled the pier,
which was pro I nsely decora led. A Hay canopy had been placed
in position over the yanyplank.
An the nteani'hip started on her unprecedented vovayo
■Mrs. \\ iUon stood on (he Ihiny bridye, the hiylie.-t point to
which pas-s-nyei-v are allowed to climb.
Tile ship had lei I! boi ;.!i > fitted .til. I’iimioy mipiis
were installed in the loimyinv rooms, card tables had been
nailed to the lloor o| the 'inokiiiL room, tie- |jbrar\ had been
replenished with historical and scientific book', the wnina-imn
had be. n lilted with new equipment. Two I muds are mi hoard,
and paintinys of (Ieorye and Martha Washinyton adorn : no
A'rl! ot the '.iloon once occupied b\ the kaiser’s pietnr
S.-eretarv ot State Hobart l.an-iny and t’ornier Aii.hi
dor I b-iiry M. \\ Idle, two members of tin American d-d n.i n,
aii with I ‘res id ei 11 \\ iison on board the \\ asliiiialon (hneral
I * I i ■—. ( oloiiel House and ot Inn nn miters a1’- , '■ :n jf ,,p
Almost a Calamity
President Wilson was in high spirits and said lie had
looked forward to a transatlantic voyage since la* fust assumed
olliee. lie said lie might he compelled to take an enforced rest
lor a few days, acknowledging that lie had the reputation of
being a poor sailor.
George < reel, chairman ol the committer on public infor
malioii, \v;i almost left behind. II did not braid the ship until
almost sailing time, and,was loreed to iibtaiii oflieiiil presstjre
in order to get past the guards.
Dominating Sentiment Is Against Militarism
Before President Wilson sailed it became known that lie
" ill go to the |K‘ace conference determined to tight against mili
tarism in any form, lie feels that the crushing of Prussian mil
itarism was part of his plan for future peace.
Brilliant Display in President’s Honor
The President’s ship turned her head seaward shortly
alter !(*:.!(), and as the liner straightened on her wav a presi
dential salute of twenty one guns thundered from the trails
port s guns. A fleet o! airplanes dropped from the clouds ami
executed a series of daring loops above the President's ship.
The liner and her convoy steamed seaward with the Wash
ington’s hand playing martial airs, while harbor craft of all
types, including many allied merchant ships, dipped their flags
and tooted flieir whistles in salute1 to the departing executive.
Imposing Naval Convoy
I *f| Staten Island the Washington was met bv her ocean
convoy, consisting of the dreadnought Pennsylvania and a
quintet of destroyers trim in new coats of battleship grav. The
■ residential fleet passed quarantine at II o’clock, the Pennsyl
' auia leading and the destroyers deployed on either side in the
wake of the transport. Gunboats in the lower bay tired salutes
as the squadron steamed to sea. and a single airplane, traveling
fifty feet above the water, led the way toward the eastern
horizon.
WAR INDUSTRIES
BOARD ABOLISHED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.—President
Wilson has accepted the resignation
of Bernard Baruch as chairman of
the war industries board.
It has been decided that the war
industries board shall cease to e\f r
as a government agency on January 1
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SHAW IS CANDIDATE
FOR PARLIAMENT
LONDON, Dec 4.—George Bernard
Shaw, the noted author and play
wright. in the Labor candidate for
parliament from Last Mlddlesborough.
FREIGHT MAIL
GOOD ENOUGH
FOR ALASKA
SKATTLK. Dec. 4.— Lieutenant Hog
lnml. who is making a Sacramento
to Seattle airplane flight to sound the
possibilities of an aerial mail route,
is expected to arrive here this after
soon. He will land at the grounds of
the University of Washington.
Lieutenant llogland expects to leave
on the return trip tomorrow and to
reach Sacramento Friday.
HOUSE ELECTION COMMITTEE REPORTS IN
FAVOR OF WICKERSKAM FOR DELEGATE
I
\\ ASI11 X( IT< )\, I )i•<•. 4. Tlie house committee mi
elections today formally made its report in the contested
deley'ateship election in Alaska in I'dKi. The committee
finds that dames \\ ickersham was elected over Charles
A. Sul/.i r by a plurality of 47 votes, and recommends the
seating of \\ ickersham.
It is likely that the ruliiiii's of the committee in the
contested election case ot two years ayo may have a bear
iny upon t lie election of t lie current year, in case a contest
is filed by either candidate, as now seems likely in view
of the fact that the returns show that the vote is exceed
inyly close. The points involved in the \\ iekor ham con
test have to do with the validity of the Alaska election
law and the riylit of soldiers of t lie I nited States to oxer
rise the franchise. The text of t lie commit tee's report will
lie awaited wit h interest
MUST CO SLOW
IN CHANGING OF
WAGE SCALE
ATLANTIC CITY. X J.. Dec. 4.
Secretary of Commerce Kedliehl. ad
dressing the reconstruction emigres?*
gathered here under the auspice > oi
the Cnited States Chamber of Com
mem* today, warned his hearers not
to hastily lay rash hands upon wages
He said tin* Cnited States must keej
a large army in Kurope tor some time,
and he thought. In* said, that every
ship in the world would have all its
carrying capacity taken for tin* next
two years.
WILSON S SHIP ;
A BIG SENDOFF
PARIS. Dec. I Ten American
! dreadnoughts, which will escort Pros!
dent Wilson into French waters, will i
return home immediately, carrying
a large party of American soldiers'
; and sailors, who expect to arrive home \
about Christmas.
Home-Coming Soldiers Cheer
NEW YORK, Dec. 4—The l’resi-.
dent's ship passed a liner carrying
j American soldiers home The soldiers
I and crew cheered the President and
j his party.
SENATE WANTS FOURTEEN
PEACE TERMS INTERPRETED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. A general discussion of Presi
dent Wilson’s fourteen peace principles was started in the
senate today when Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican, spoke
in advocacy of his resolution asking the President to make a
public declaration of his interpretation of the principles, lie
said the principles were open to various interpretations, and
that I ’resident Wilson, in behalf of t he American people, should
make no radical proposals until he was sure the people would
indorse them.
Walsh Deprecates Eleventh-Hour Criticism
Senator Walsh of Montana. Democrat, declared that the
lack of criticism until recently of President Wilson’s fourteen
peace principles justified the general belief in their accepts
bility. Senators Knox and Poindexter sharply dissented from
this view.
Cummins Resolution to Be Explained
Action on the Cummins resolution, proposing that a senate
committee go to Paris for tin* peace conference, lias been post
yarned until tomorrow by the senate committee on foreign rein 1
lions, after an executive session, in order to discuss the resolu
lion and to hear Senator Cummins in its behalf.
British View of Principles
LONDON, Dee. 4.—The London newspapers commented
extensively upon President Wilson’s address to congress. The
Post insists upon the importance of the exact interpretation
of the President’s fourteen points being understood. This
newspaper points out that the principles were accepted too
hastily by the allies, and relies upon President Wilson’s defi
nition of them as an outline of the basis of peace. The Post,
however, regards them as a serviceable instrument with which
to begin the work of securing peace.
RUSS SOLDIERS
TURNED BACK
AT FRONTIER
LONDON. Dec. 1. Russia has r«
fused to admit a million and a hal
Russian soldiers who have been pris
oners of war in (Jerinany. They havi
been turned back at the frontier.
The incident creates a serious situ
ution for Cicrinany because of the n<
. essity of feeding the men.
♦
MONTENEGRO HAS NOT
DEPOSED HER KIN(
I'AKIS. IK? 1 'Hu* Montenegri
goviM'iininif < I * * 11 i«* th<* npon tha
Kin.* Nil liol.i - 11;is l)«*cn ili'posrd.
GERMANY NOW FEARS
BOLSHEVIKI OUTBREAK
AM STIvilD A M , Dec 1 The (let
titan government is in fear of an nut
break of Bolshevism under Dr. Kpi
Liebkuecht’s leadership. 't is rt
ported that the extremists have arti.
lery and munitions concealed.
♦
BAN IS LIFTED
ON SUGAR RATION!
laical Food Commissioner \V. It
lllllery this morning received a catiU
from Territorial Food Commissionet
Bradley, at Juneau, announcing thai
dating from December 1 the suga
ration would he increased to foui
pounds per month per person. This
afternoon, however, he received tin
following message rescinding the for
mer order:
"Juneau. Alaska. Dec. 4.
"W. It lllllery. Cordova:
"A telegram from Washington thi;
morning rescinds the four-pound liml
on sugar for households and publit
e. ling places. This leaves no restrit
tions upon the sale and consumptioi
of sugar.
"However, hoarding and profiteer
log will not be tolerated. Sugar rn
tion cards and special sugar permit
now in use may be discontinued.
"IlltADLKY."
BELGIUM CREATES
ORDER OF THE YSEf
I ‘A HIS. Dec. I King Albert o
Belgium intends to create a new ot
tier, to be known us the Order of tic
Yser. Marshal Dot'll will be the firs
man to be decorated with the lnsigni;
of the new order.
CANNERY HELP
PROBLEM BEING
DISCUSSEE
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—State Labo
Commissioner Young, in his biennia
report, just out. discusses the problen
of Alaska cannery help at length. H
asks the legislature to enact a lav
giving the commissioner the right ti
determine the merits of contracts am
control of the settlement of contract*
with the power to approve or rejec
charges made against the Alaski
workers.
BRITISH WANT
SURRENDER OF
: THE EX-KAISER
LONDON. Dec. 1. Chancellor A
r Bonur Law today confirmed the state
ment that (Ireat Britain had deeded
. to pros.* the allies as strongly as po*
slide for the surrender of the kaiser
after his extradition from Holland.
A commission has been named by
the government to determine how
much (lermany is able to pay in the
way of indemnity
1 LONDON. Dee. t Th« rone poll
j dent of the Dail> Tebgraph :;a>- that
j the former kaiser wears a dejected
'appearance, is very moody, and has
terra) in his heart He write hour
t
latter hour, as if a.uainst lime,
the correspondent.
♦
- RESERVE OFFICERS
TO FLY MACHINES
j WASHINCTON. I>cc I The war
I (lfpr m on I is preparing plans for re
- - £rr. of 'be ?rm.v to be culled
I to ifcltve service at the army flying
I fields for two weeks each year for
. experience with now planes.
♦
REPRESENTATIVE GLASS
TO SUCCEED M’ADOO
WASHINGTON. !><*< I It is un
officially reported that U**preseuialiv«
GIuhh of Virginia, <hainn. ii of tin*
I committee on banking and currency,
has been chosen to succeed W G
McAdoo as secretary of tin* treasury
ALASKA LEADS
; IN PERCENTAGE
OF BONDS SOLD
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The Twelfth Federal Reserve' dis
trie t subscribed $459,000,000 to the
Fourth Liberty lamn. or 114.2 per cent
of the quota of $402,000,000. according
to official figures just announced by
l the Federal Reserve bank. This ills
1 trict ranks seventh In the United
States.
f | Alaska leads in percentage of sub
I scriptlons in the district as compared
| to quota with 150 per cent. Arizona
is second with I ts per cent and the
i state of Washington third with 120
tier cent. Northern and Southern Cal
ifornia subscriptions have not vet been
segregated but will be announced soon.
Following is the showing made by
the states and territories of the dis
trlct:
State Subscribed Percentage
Alaska $ 2.132.550 150
Arizona 9,225,350 14S
Washington 70.108.150 120
| Nevada 5,996.150 119
I Idaho 16,804,450 115
California 289,804,650 113
Oregon . 38,244^350 113
Utah . 19,603,700 106
' Hawaii . 7,080,650 105
I O. K. Weeks, general campaign man
ager, says that the final settlemowT'of
> unadjusted accounts, including sul*
’ scriptlons by railroad employees in
i the Twelfth Federal Reserve district
I which were actually entered in other
. districts, subject to credit back by the
t treasury department, is expected to
t increase the final figure of this dis
trict to more than $461,000,000.