A WEEK OF CONDENSED WIRE NEWS
MONDAY
Washington.—The German occu
pation of Aland islands, which took
place yesterday, is preliminary to
the occupation of all of Finland, ac
t cording to dispatches received by
the Swedish legation. The Stock
holm foreign office has been advised
by- Germany that the occupation is
necessary to restore order in Fin
land, but that it is not the intention
of Germany to take permanent pos
session.
Washington.—The state depart
ment has received advices to the ef
fect that Russians in Siberia have
begun the destruction of the trans
Siberian railroad, a number of im
portant bridges and long stretches
of the road already1 having been put
out of commission. This action has
P&een taken, it is believed, to pre
vent the invasion of Japanese troops.
And incidently, it will prevent the
return of Ambassador Francis and
other diplomats who expect to quit
Russia by way of the Siberian road
Paris.—The war office announces
that the Germans are making deter
mine deforts to capture Fort La
pompelle, to the southeast of Rheims,
with the object of obtaining pos
session of another dominating posi
tion from which to complete the de
£ struction of the city. The efforts
of the Germans thus far have re
sulted in sanguinary failure, the
French forces having riddled the
ranks of the attackers.
Seattle.—Loggers and timber
workers have voted to oust Indus
trial Workers of the World from
their ranks. The vote was taken at
a convention now in progress here
Berlin.—An official statement is
►- sued this morning states that the
German operations on the Russian
front resulted in the capture of
6,800 Russian officers, 57,000 men,
2,400 cannon, 5,000 machine guns,
5,000 motor cars, 8,000 railway
trucks, 80 locomotives and a vast
amount of ammunition and food
supplies.
London.—Advices received from
the mainland this afternoon state
that the American troops have made
several successful raids on enemy
positions since yesterday, the last
j raid being made at an early hour
this morning. A report received
from General Haig states that Aus
tralian troops entered the German
trenches near Warneton this morn
ing, and after killing fifty of the
Boches and destroying their dug
out, returned to the Allied lines with
eleven prisoners and a machine gun.
Other successful raids were carried
out by the Australians in the neigh
borhood of Gapsard.
Stockton, Cal.—Nono Vitaglaix,
wife of Stephen Torre, a prominent
insurance man of Los Angeles, was
killed here yesterday during an auto
mobile race. One of the tires flew
off her machine as she was making
a turn in the course.
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London.—Dispatches received in
this city from Peking yesterday
^state that the Chinese government
is preparing to send reinforcements
to Manchuria to aid General Seman
off, the Cossack leader, against
whom the Bolsheviki are arming
German and Austrian ex-prisoners.
The Russian situation is causing poli
tical chaos in China and the pres
sure of the militarists may force
President Feng to resign his post.
It is hinted that he may be replaced
by the guardian of the former em
peror or even by the young emperor.
Great Falls, Mont.—Most of the
electrical workers here and at Butte
have gone out on a strike in sym
pathy with the machinists, who are
demanding an increase in wages, the
result being that many industries in
this section of the state are idle.
Several of the Butte mines are still
receiving power, but should anything
go wrong with the juice, there are
no men to make repairs.
J Washington. — Thirty-six Ameri
cans are reported to have been
killed in action on the Western i
front. One hundred others have
been reported wounded and cap
tured.
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» With the American Army.—There
is indignation among the ranks of!
the American soldiers as the result
of the discovery, on the body of a
v Prussian captain, of the plan of at
itack on the America trenches, to-!
^tether with a complete map of the
American positions. The map goes
into such details as to show every
machine sun- emplacement, every
; trench, and evtry depression in the
| ground within the American lines.
Washington—The war department
| is planning the construction of an
; ordnance base in France, which will
cost twenty-five million dollars. The
base will include twenty large store
1 houses, twelve shop buildings and a
■hundred smaller buildings. The
| magazine and machine tool equip
ment will cost more than five mil
lion dollars.
Butte.—Colonel Breen .chief of
staff of Major General Greene, who
| is in this city enroute to his post
: at Camp Lewis, after a visit in
! France, says that it w’ill take fully
two years for the Allies to drive
j the Germans back across the Rhine.
! He declares that the enemy is
i strongly entrenched and cannot
easily be dislodged.
Salt Lake City.—Frank Dimonk,
a German subject, has been placed
under arrest by the federal authori
ties, on the charge of plotting to
liberate interned civilian Germans,
who are confined at Fort Douglas.
The authorities claim to have a
strong case against the suspect.
Berlin.—An official communica
tion issued by the imperial govern
ment today states that “by reason
of signing a new peace treaty with
Russia, our military movements in
Great Russia have ceased.”
Afraid To Delay
Petrograd.—Fearing that further
delay would result in the imposition
of more onerous terms, the Russian
'delegation at Brest Litovsk has ac
cepted all the German peace condi
tions and is about to sign the peace
agreement. The demands of the
Germans already have been increas
; ed, the new terms including the
i cession of several provinces in the
[ Caucasus to the Germans. It is be
lieved that the new requirements
were made in the interest of Tur
key. The provinces which Germany
demands are Karabagh, Kars and
, Baku.
New York.—Colonel Roosevelt.
I who has been receiving treatment in
a local hospital during the past sev
eral weeks, will be permitted to
; leave the institution today. His doc
i tors express the belief that the col
onel will be permanently deaf in
the left ear.
San Francisco.—Thomas Mooney
i is depending upon Governor Steph
ens to save him from the gallows.
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Berlin.—When he had been ad
■ vised that the Russian delegates at.
Brest Litovsk had signed the Ger
man peace terms, the kaiser tele
graphed von Herding to the effect
“that the German sword, weileded by
our great army leaders, has brought
peace with Russia. I am filled with
gratitude to God, who has been with
us, and I am proud of the deeds of
my army. Kultur is saved.”
The signing of the peace treaty;
was the signal for a general cele- :
bration in this city. The German
press greets the advent of peace with '
the Slav nation as a master stroke. '
Announcement is made of the
signing of an armistice with Ru
mania and it is predicted that Serbia
and Montenegro will be the next
nations to accept German peace con
ditions.
Washington.—According to an
nouncement made today, the war de
partment will not take a chance with
soldiers of enemy nationalty, no
matter if their loyalty to the Stars
and Stripes is unquestioned. They
are not to be permitted to serve on
the battlefronts, but will be stationed
at insular points.
Washington. — President Wilson
has arranged with Senator Martin,
Democratic leader, to attach an
amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill giving the the executive authori
ty to commandeer all alien enemy
docks and wharves in the United
States, the majority of which are
located in Hoboken.
New York.—The federal authori
ties have seized a wireless plant be
longing to Richard Pfund, which they i
discovered in the heart of the city.
The plant is sufficiently powerful
to communicate with Berlin. Pfund
was formerly connected with the 1
German wireless plant at Sawille. 1
He is under arrest now.
Paris.—Announcement is made by I
the war office this morning that a i
surprise attack launched by the Ger- \
m
mans last night in the Lorraine sec
tor failed to surprise the American-,
against whom the attack was di
rected. The Bochcs were forced to
retire in haste. American patrols
in the same sector brought a number
of German prisoners into camp.
Paris.—The war office announces
that the French forces carried out a
surprise attack on German positions
last night, advancing their lines 600
meters along a frontage of 1200
meters. One hundred fifty of the
surprised Huns were taken captive.
The action occurred in the Calonne
sector.
Washington.—The supreme court
of the United States has rendered a
decision, in whcili it is held that the
federal courts have no jurisdiction
ober the bribery cases, in connec
tion with election frauds at Cincin
nati in 1916- As the result of the
decision, ninety-nine politicians who
were indicted at Cincinnati will not
be compelled to stand trial.
Washington.—The house has ap
proved the administration amend
ment to the espoinage bill, making
women alien enemies subject to the
regulations issued by the president.
London—Advices received from
China today state that fighting is
in progress along the trans-Siberian
railroad between Cossacks and well
armed Bolsheviki troops. The re
port comes from Berlin.
Chicago-—Attorney Frank Walsh,
who is representing the packing
house workers at the wage hearing
in progress in this city, declared
this morning that the employers had
been guilty of underhand methods
to discredit labor. He cited several
instances.
Washington.—The state depart
ment has received a message from
Ambassador Francis, announcing his
safe arrival at Vologda.
Newport News.—It is reported by
army officers that several negro
troops were killed during a clash
between white and colored soldiers
near here yesterday.
Washington.—The aviation section
of the Signal corps has issued a call
for 10,000 machinists, mechanics,
chauffers and other skilled work
ers, who are needed immediately in
connection with the aviation service.
Tacoma.—Private Ruben McCon
nell, of the 161st depot brigade, has
been sentenced to a term of 25 years
in the federal prison for expressing
the desire to see Germany win the
war. He also said that he would as
son fight with the Germans as
against them.
Stockholm —The British, French
and Italian embassies who left Pet
rograd several days ago, are re
ported to have reached Helsinfors.
They are trying to reach the Swed
ish border before the Germans take
possession of Finland.
Washington. — Announcement of
the date of the second draft is im
inent, the belief being expressed in
official circles today that the first
of the men will begin moving to the
camps early in April.
Lawton, Okla—Flight Lieutenants
Paul and Whitney, attached to the
aerial school at Fort Sill, met death
yesterday afternoon during a flight,
as the result of the ignition of the
gas tank on their machine. They
fell from a great heighth.
Copenhagen.—The German au
thorities have decided upon adopting !
Irastic measures to put a stop to
the disorders in Russian territory ’
aow under German control. It is j
anderstod that a large part of the j
Russian army will refuse to recog- !
aize the peace treaty with Germany
and there is the prospect of much
aloodshed.
WEDNESDAY
London.—The admiralty has an
lounced the sinking of the British
‘teamer Kenmare, which was at
acked yesterday by a German sub
narine. Only six members of the
;rew escaped.
New York.—Urged by Colonel
Roosevelt to oppose the passage of
he Sulzer bill, permitting the more
iberal use of Alaska game animals
’or food, the American Game Pro
active association, now in conven
ion here, has adopted a resolution
irging congress to defeat the meas
ire. Dr. William T. Hornadey, in
addressing the convention, declared
that there existed no justification
for the biil except in the fancy of
its promoters, as a means of beating
the beef trust. 11c added that no
.lairn had been made by the people
of Alaska that they are starving or
| even hard j He con
I eluded by characterizing the plan
I as a big waste of game.
\\ ashington—Conscription of labor
j for farm work,' the shipyards and
munition factories was brought near
er realization today when the house
military committee favorably report
ed the measure giving the president
authority to draw workers from any
class of draft registrants. Chair
man Rainey, of the house ways and
means committee, declared in dis
cussing the measure, that the con
scription of labor in this country is
I inevitable.
London.—Eric Geddes, first lord
j of the admiralty,asserted, in a state
ment made before the house of com
mons yesterday, that England and
America are sinking submarines
about as fast as the Germans can
build them, resulting in a steadily
decreasing loss to Allied shipping.
He also called attention to the fact
that strikes and labor disturbances
had interfered to some extent with
the production of merchant ships.
Co-operation between England and
the United States, he said, is nearly
complete as possible. In conclusion,
he said that Brazil would soon send
a fleet of warships to aid the Allies.
Washington.—The Austrian pre
j meir is reported to have informed
I Rumania that unless she submits to
| the Teutonic peace terms without
| further parley, she will be crushed.
! The terms include the cession of
j Donribja and the ratification of cer
| tain boundaries. If Rumania yields,
| her integrity and dynasty will be
| guaranteed by the Central powers.
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London.—John Redmond, Irish
Nationalist leader, died yesterday
morning of heart failure. Death is
attributed, indirectly, to an opera
tion which he underwent recently.
Washington—Members of the cab
inet deny that the American govern
ment has taken any action with re
gard to the suggested intervention of
Japan in Siberia. Beyond that, they
refuse to discuss the question, say
ing that when a statement is ready
for the public, it will be made by
President Wilson. It is intimated
;that should the United States decide
to communicate with Japan on the
Siberian issue, the communication
will be forwarded through England.
Washington.—The name of Thos.
Riggs, Jr. was sent to the senate
this morning by President Wilson,
! for confirmation as governor to
; Alaska, to succeed Governor J. F. A.
Strong, who has already held the
office a year beyond the expiration
of his term. There does not appear
to.be any opposition to the nomina
tion of Riggs and it is expected that
the senate will act favorably at an
early date.
R. A. Jackson, former Fairbanks
surveyor, has been in Washington
the greater part of the winter for
the purpose, it is stated, of securing
the appointment as a member of the
Alaskan Engineering commission, to
succeed Mr. Riggs, in case the latter
becomes governor.
Washington.—The council of na
tional defense has issued a state
ment in which it is shown that the
fire losses in the United States dur
ing the past year were heavier than
during any previous year in the his
tory of the country, except the year
of the San Francisco fire. The 1917
losses totalled two hundred thirty
million. The majority of the fires
were of incendiary origin.
Washington.—Frank J. Goldsall,
formerly a private in the French
army, was placed under arrest by ,
the American authorities today,
charged with the larceny of six mil
lion dollars from the French gov- .
ernment. The theft was committed ,
through the agency of truck auto- j
mobile contracts which he was sent1 <
to this country to negotiate. He will 1
be returned to France for trial.
Victoria, B. C.—John Oliver, min
ister of agriculture, has been chosen
to succeed Premier Brewster. He
took over the premiership today and
is already engaged in selecting his
cabinet.
New York.—The control of the j
house of representatives has been re- s
gained by the Democrats as the re- *
suit of the election of four Demo- '
crats to succeed house members who j
had resigned their seat*. The spe
cial election gave women voters tht
opportunity to cast tin ir first ballots
and they polled about half the entire
vote.
Ienidon—The admiralty announc
es that the armed merchant crui u ,
Calgarian was torp -doed by a U boat
la t Friday. The sinking resulted in
the 1< ss of two officers and Id men.
Seattle.-—Ole Hansen, local real
estate man. carried the mayoralty
election yesterday, with a majority
of 4519.
Madison—Both houses of the state
legislature have adopted resolutions
censuring Senator LaFollette for his
pro-German utterances.
Seattle.—Between two and three
hundred members of the Cereal
Workers union went out on strike
today for higher wages. Nearly
every flour mill on Puget sound is
affected, but the men have agreed
to return to work tomorrow, pend
ing an adjustment of their demand.
The strike delayed the loading of a
ship which is scheduled to take a
cargo of flour to Europe.
THURSDAY
London.—Chancellor of the Ex
cheqper Bonar Law told the house
of commons today that the Allies
are still superior in number on the
Western front, notwithstanding the
fact that the Germans have moved
30 divisions from the Russian front.
This difference in number, he points
out, may be changed at any time
the kaiser sees fit to move Austrian
troops to the Franeo-Belgian line.
Commenting on the British campaign
in the Holy Land, the chancellor
said that the victories gained there
are of great value to the Allies on
account of the supplies made avail
able.
San Francisco—The United States
circuit court of appeals has af
firmed the sentences imposed last
spring by the district court of
Seattle, upon Fred Billingsly and
Logan. Their application for per
mission to plead not guilty and go
to trial for violation of the federal
liquor law was denied by the higher
court, which means that the boot
leggers must serve their sentences
Billingsly was sentenced to six
months in jail and Logan faces a
term of thirteen months at McNeil
Island.
El Paso.—Couriers arriving here
during the night report the partial
destruction of mining property be
longing to an American company at
Agistral. Followers of Villa are ac
cused of dynamiting a mine shaft
and smelter and setting fire to two
ore trucks. They also killed two
of the mine employees who tried to
prevent the outrage. All of the
Americans on the property escaped.
II. F. Norton, a prominent busi
ness man of Seattle, died today in
the Spirit city.
London.—Dispatches received in
this city today tell of the brutal
manner in which the crew of a
German submarine murdered the
wounded master of a Belgian fish
ing smack, who refused to leave his
vessel at the command of the pirates.
The son of the Belgian was com
pelled to witness the murder.
St. Louis.—Six hundred munition
workers, in the employ of the Wag
ner Electric company, went out on
a strike today, demanding a ten per
cent increase in wages, an eight hour
fay and recognition of the union,
rhe leaders declare that there will
be five thousand men out within
i few days unless the demands are !
granted. The company is engaged,
n turning out government contracts. !
Washington.—There is a report
n circulation in this city today to !
:he effect that Governor Strong has I
;endered his resignation, to take j
;ffect immediately, and that Sur- j
feyor-General Chas. E. Davidson is1
tow acting governor.
Senator Key Pittman, who is one |
)f Strong’s staunch supporters here,
■efused to comment on the resig
lation, stating that he would have
lothing to say until the report of
he governor’s resignation had been
•onfirmed. He did say, however,
hat the nomination of Thos. Riggs,
ir. had not been confirmed by the
;enate, and he is credited with hav
ng told Secretary Lane some time
igo that the nomination of any man
>ther than Strong would meet with
>pposition in the committee. Pitt
nan and Strong are oldtime friends,
laving been acquainted in the Nome
:ountry in the early days.
It is indicated that, in the case
>f Riggs’ confirmation as governor,
here will be no one appointed to
ucceed him as a member of the
tlaskan Engineering commission. It
s pointed out that no one has been
elected to succeed Mears and the
(elief is entertained that Chairman
Sdes will take charge of the entire
fork, directing operations from his
eadquarters at Anchorage.
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I-airbaniis—1 ho grand jury, which
was convened this work, has , ottled
down to tho soriuu8 work of gi d
'in;' out indictments and liad re
turned six true tdlls up to noon to
day. i W.> of the indictm mts were
returned yesterday, one of m
charging .(’am Has. with failure
r 'i f,,r i'i ’ .he other charging
fhe Northern < onunt rcial company
with violation of the territorial eight
■ ur law. The four indictnu-n re
• nc 1 today wer ■ as follow :
(i‘ ; rw Ityan, ch’.re ■ h th.e hurg
j of a ham ft ; Co.',
rairi (irr. three court! charging him
with obtaining money under false
pretenses; John Gray, first degree
murder. He is accused of killing
h. B. Townsend, at Rampart last
year; Andrew Simon, a native, is
.charged with the larceny of a boat.
Orr will be arraigned this after
noon anil it is understood that he
| will plead guilty. Gray will also
| enter his plea this afternoon.
I The indictment against the X. C.
company was returned in order that
the district attorney might take an
appeal to the higher court, which it
is his intention to do in case Judge
Bunnell again rules that the eight
, hour law is invalid.
With the American Army—An
| American patrol, consisting of one
officer and eight men, missing since
j last night, emerged from a shell hole
close to the German lines today and
made a run for it, across No Man’s
land. They reached the American
lines in safety, not a single shot
having been fired at them by the
enemy.
Amsterdam—According to the
opinion of German writers, express
ed in newspapers just received here,
Japanese intervention in Siberia will
lead either to a Russo-German agree
i ment against Japan or to an under
j standing between Japan and Ger
many.
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London.—The city of Moscow, the
■ ancient capital of Russia, has been
j selected by the Bolsheviki as the
I new seat of government and govern
| ment officials are now enroute there
! from Petrograd, which is being hur
i riedly evacuated, both by the gov
j ernment and by the public generally.
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FKIHAY
i Juneau.—Governor Strong has is
jsued a statement in which he de
nies the report received from Wash
ington to the effect that he had
tendered his resignation to the presi
dent.
Washington.—Custodian of Alien
i Property Palmer has requested con
gress to draft legislation empower
ing him to sell any enemy property
! within his discretion, the proceeds
i to be turned into the treasury for
1 use by the government and possibly
] to be returned to the owners after
| peace has been restored. The sale
| of such property, it is pointed out,
i w ill hamper Germany and prove
| helpful to the United States. The
: intention of Palm»r is to break up
, the vast German holdings in the
United States and place them in
i other hands so that .after the war,
they cannot continue to be outposts
| of German Kultur. The senate ap
propriation committee has approved
the plan.
Paris.—Announcement made by
the war office states that the Ameri
can lines now extend over eight
miles of trenches.
Washington.—The lower house of
congress has adopted an amendment
to the espionage act, which drasti
cally circumscribes the right of
labor to strike during war times.
The house voted, 255 to 61, to make
conspiracies to obstruct the country
or the Allies, in the prosecution of
the war, punishable by a fine of
$10,000 or by imprisonment for 30
years, or by both fine and imprison
ment. The amendment was vigor
ously fought by the Keating-Nolan
labor group.
Atlantic Port.—-Peter Retreschow,
Danish consul general at Chicago,
who has just arrived from his native
land, declares that German sub
marines and the embargoes placed
on food shipments by the Allies have
combined to reduce Denmark to the
verge of starvation. It is his in
tention to proceed at once to Wash
ington for the purpose of presenting
the situation to the state depart
ment, in the hope of securing relief
for his countrymen.
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Amsterdam.—When he had been
informed of the acceptance of the
German peace conditions by Russia,
the kaiser sent the 'following tele
gram to the King of Saxonia: “I
feel the greatest gratitude toward
God Almighty, who has extened this
peace. We have made an enormous
step forward. Firmly trusting the
sword, I face the future, which will
jring victory and strong peace.”