THE DAILY PROGRESSIVE-MINER
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Ketchikan, Alaska, Tuesday, Feb. 25,1919
Soldiers,Sailors and Marines to Get $60 Bonus on Discharge
PEOPLE STARVING IN MOSCOW
LUDENDORFF RETURNS TO GER
MANY, PERMIT EXPIRES
Wholesale Fxecutions Beside Open
Graves Taking Place in Petrograde
to Tune of Regimental Marches
Trctzky Bitter Against Paderewski
WARSAW, Poland, Feb. 25:—According to a dispatch re
ceived here from the Perm front. Leon Trotzky has threatened
to exterminate the Polish nation. Ke is reported to be es
pecially bitter against Ignace Paderewski, the new Premier of
Poland.
Ludenderff Leaves Sweden.
STOCKHOLM. Feb. 2-5:—General von LaoendorfT has return
ed to Germany, his permit to remain in Sweden for two mo
nths having expired.
WARSAW. Poland. Feb. 25:—Flour, when it is to be had is
selling for twenty rubles a pound ir. Moscow, it is reported here
today. The f.esh of horses dropping dead from starvation is
also being devoured by the people.
China Is Grateful To President
PEKING. China. Feb. 25:—Premier Wang Shi Chen in a
statement to the press today said that China feels very grate
ful to President Wilson for his assistance rendered the Chinese
Delegates at the Peace Conference.
Recommend Permanent Military Force
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb- 25:—The Senate military af
fairs subcommittee today agreed to recommend an army num
bering 509.000 as a permanent military force for the country,
on the appeal of Secretary- Newton D. Baker, of the War De
partment.
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Higher Taxes On Luxuries
WASHINGTON^. D. C.. Feb. Higher taxes on many things,
especially the luxuries such as liquors, tobacco, theatres, rail
way and steamship tickets are due to gO into effect shortly, it
is announced today. Those on liquor and fbbacco were passed
today as a result of the signing of the new Revenue Bill., by
the President.
Governors To Be Called Into Conference.
Vi ASHINGTON. D. C_ Feb. 25:—The Governors of the vari
ous states will probably be called into a confeience with the
President relative to the labor'situation in the United States
at some date before the President returns to Europe.
IMMEDIATE RESUMPTION OFBUILO
ING ACTIVITIES AS A NATIONAL ASSET
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-i.‘'Tit 5? people in Tills. c-iuAiry
' *«• are st£3 ia the ctratal hoop
S ira tad pemetta of tie before
. - ^ar 2Ciitnde td rati.*!, tad ii«3p
f wot faB? reailie tlb* sereaztfc of
v e zjatjoa or the dee* political ard
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' riB^t »&•* ir-sh the world i& ses
' il tad which Tfll ia finance a]? of
W- are a a-: eoiug to '£-*. tie is&
r ftatere icsritise.
jttzi-.s which w* recejTed faraier
prices of la tor are iigt=-c ia Ba
r ;- than tier were: prices of taa
t - jats are higher fa Sarnpe .ha
tt t -*T; fc**a for years. ia vxne
car = birhec that they are here. tad
the inffiaesee of tie Earope^B rsar
15a- sare iarreased sixty per cea£ ia
£bfc ’a*- - oi a deo’ir-3Ek* decaaad
Pr - of other eocaB&oditSes hs»e Sc
ot ed cae tra&dred ia* per ceat.
~.-:r Secncay McAdoo sa:d 5n
sa tree c>n Sot IT ills j- taxsn
«r tfee soperrjsisg uifrteet to
cot toe* boOdfng for the Tre&srsry
.aaeat. "The normal act-viry
of stjCding tsd'astry artS! f&eDi
* ira^tS«D of zerenl iadnit
ry at wtr to * peace basis/'
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"ave changed.
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V !ds'. e-.jj fixed th—j
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hifft ha* 'smb? and
ee. O- 3er*fi*e tte hier
ju. ; rials vStl co to -»a&te- The
:-:sst3ct :4 *1? industry is literal re
construeaoo.
Beferred coneractioo is a part of
-nr -a-ar debt—the 5m pan to t>?
paid cecaase tbroagli recoastractloe
ie are making good cry impaired
facilities and piuEtng onrseK** into
tetter coodstfos to repay the remain
d-r of oar dett
Tfejs Divtsoa fe csxnpoeed of men
*ita practical training. Their de
sire is to preseat the truth to the
nation.
lofonnatioa obtained js being far
• --- art the man’ifacture of materials
ti. large tjnaanties. and the more
ready assembling of the component
pnrt* throagh standardization r>
forms I- the asst tabling of these
materials there are one to Wo bead
red sailed artisans. As tarendoss
scd impor-remest* occar. as metal
late is subset Cited for the wooden,
reinforced concrete foe brick. the
sal ozaine d eon for trodden doors
etc., these trades suffer wsceeesiTeiy
and yer. the public is benefited. la
the adjustment of the incidental trade
disputes over *ocfc matter* occurs
the aatae kind of trouble •which cc
tarr*4 Is Manchester. England, on
the iatoteiin of the of the textile
machinery, atd as has occurred Sn
every grew hdutrW center upon
the irtroductiOE of the labor sating
devices and Improvements, each tern*
- 'ra-Tv iaj'Jrt’jg one trade yet bene
fiting society as a wfcoie. Less than
Id per cent of oar labor difficulties in
the bifid in g line are doe to contests
for wages Hoc&e building and home
o swing t* the ba*{s of strength of the
nation _ Utile tss turns is not a a*
«.» «a»*srreBt history LAs
~t5--1 U rcrj -rerr ’sure
'■’*'* rwst % *>•» Sec-^-»s%d e^'derj
!* redpoed fs about ISA
• • . xm tie United States In
vhech <*d agitation t» no* active.
Strike Far From Being Settled
Portland,Ore. Feb. 25-The, Metal Trades Convention
which adjourned last night adopted a resolution calling
on the unions to take a referendum vote on a Caast
wise strike effective April 1st.
FILES-CHARGES AGAINST 27 I. W W.
Seattle, Feb. 25- The charges of conspiracy to overthrow the government be
ing rather thin. Prosecuting Attorney Fred Brown this morning filed charges of
criminal anarchrhy as at first contemplated, against the 27 1. W. \V. and anarch
ists now under arrest here. Four are still at large in connection with the Holshi
viki revolution here February 6th.
ROQOSKY INTENDED TQ“(JET” PRESIDENT
BOSTON, Feb. 25- John Rogoskv, who was arrest
ed here when he attempted to gain admittance to Pres
ident Wilson’s suite on the train, when arraigdld in
court today told the police that he “intended to get the
President and save the world.”
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SPARTACAN LEADER ASSASSINATED
Berlin, Feb. 25- Herr Fuldzennek, one of the West
I
phalia Spartacan leaders was assassinated, it wasan
nouuced here today by the leaders of the group
Third Flo Wave '
Striking the Coast
SEATTLE, Feb. 25— Physicians eay
that the third wave of the Laflueasa
1* now setting in along the coast.
TheTr has been a tots! od a hundred
new cases in Sat Ur during the past
ten days. with twelve death?
NORTHWESTERN COMING
SEATTLE, Feb. 25:—T^Je steamer
Northaestera failed for the north
this morning with a total q! Vxo
hundred and fifty passengers, incjrad
tag cannery cretrg for Shepard Point.
Drie Bay. Port Arthur and Cordova.
Following are those booked tor Ket
chikan: J. E. Oiafsec, Clea Ander
son. Oscar Hart. J. C. Elswick, and
wife C. D Ryan and wjfe, Rosetta
Anderson. Robert McConnicfc. Lilli
an and Leroy Barron, Florence Bv
roct P. J. Goods', 5, Mrs. Rath Bures
! J. Maty. Mrs W M. Condren. C.
5tcJ.e. S N»»fjtrist, 9am Goyot and
wife. Mrs. Whites. Mrs. T. V. Kelly,
H.M. Casey and wife. Richard Css*?.;
Mrs Rice. Mrs Barton. John Heter
•oo J. Bromoneo, B. K. Me-Mutd, C
W Ttim-r, M Iverson and wife,
Henrietta and Rose iTersoc. W. Bed
ander. Julius Dugan. Jefcn Erven,.
Mrs Rose Carr, James H. Wood,
Arnold Kabler. J. J. Matz. Rnsae’l
Rideofowigh- Arthur Marlett. Sam.
Seouta, Ben Gaftoya E. C. Ward. M
Mart W Guild
DlAed to the iwfaiic and transmitted
djrectly to parties iateresed.
The Labor Department stands tor
:CTes«ed production. while prsSerr
ie? the efncf.t-ttry ot the capital v&lo*
of the sndiTidaal workers, as it is
only by increased production tha;
the comforts of life may be made
more aniTersaJ A decrease in Osn
sampUon may make them cheaper
not the comforts of We become thus
>e«.* and Jess a-raf!ab5» to ail.
*1J r'com?re that the/worWn* man
wcotd ba»e b^en rftond ont of ex
istence before now if jt had not been
♦or the onion, tot the vafcie of the
dollar recelTed by him as wattes is
'.he eaJne he eats Wished by 'he 'jjall
cr of the service a* readers
I* •'« »r*eHe t>**t the cost per cubic
'o«t </ modern flre-or'Of b'rtldinr*, tr>
three Tears «*o *t least, was Jesa
•'■•>> t»>* eo*t tr r ctHdc foot ot the oid
•<» story rj'w.-eievator. non-flre-oroof
botidln-/ of thirty years ago This
im tlto diviftM In
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. PROF. EDWARD DE VALERA *
. Thla it Prof. Edward de Valera, head
of the Sinn Fein party In Ireland, who,
with many other*, waa arretted by the
British government for complicity in a
pro-German plotj
PROFESSOR DE VALERA I
ESCAPES FROM PRISON
DUBLIN, Feb. 25:—Prof. De Val
era, the Sian Fein leader escaped re
cently from his English prison, and
Is r*>orted to be tn -the United States.
H> arrived 0d a British' KBcT dis
guised, it Is said. •• -
IN FROM ROE POINT
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John Dolan. watchman at the Ib>:
Point cannery arrived in town las*;
night on a ahead trip *»d leaves again
this evening. Mr. Dolan has spent.
the winter at the cannery.
Appropriation Bill
Is Introduced
OLYMFdA, Wash, Fdb. 25:—Ar:
omtdhtM appropriation bill Introduc-.
rd tn the Senate today carries abou^
nineteen million dollars, it was an
nodneed senii-offlcially today
MOVEMENTS OF BOATSi
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rl*y of Seattle. Ttteaday moraU-’d
T-ff'-r»oa Tuesday night,
aiameda, Thujsday.
Prince**. Monday.
A la aha, Thursday.
107,444 Die
Daring the War
WASHINGTON, C. G. Feb. 25: —
Secretary Baker, of the War Depart
ment today announced that the total
nimtfeer of .American soldiers dead
from all cuases la both Europe and
America, -was 107.444. Of (his num
b**rv about *9,000 were killed In ac
tion in battie.
To Investigate
Death Of His Son
Mr. Herbert \Y. Davies, of Boyd St.,
Victoria, B C. va, a northbound
passenger today on the Princess Mary
oh his way to Juneau to investigate
the details of the wreck of the Princess
Sophia- on which his son and daught
er-!n-iaw who were lost last October.
The body of Mrs. Davies was found
end- was buried In Victoria January
12. but the body of Herbert Davies,
Jr., was never recovered. He was
purser on the steamer Dawson, and
on his way hong--- to Victoria with bis
wife, after the close of navigation in
the Yukon, when the accident oc
curred. He was just 30 years o? age
snd bis wife 35,
Herbert Davies Jr., was one of
seven sons and had four sisters, all
of whom are llvifirg. One brother
John, was killed in action in France
recently Another brother has just
been invalided from East Africa and
is in a London hospital and another
is on a fgflTUgh from West Indias.
Mr. Davies goes to see }f there is
any hope of recovering his son’s
body and to learn more about the
wreck with a view to Instituting a
claim for damage,, again**. the Cana
dian Pacific.
MR8. BURKHART BACK
Mrs. Ora':/. Burkbartt ulster of Mrs.
L. D. Ryu* Senator J. R , F’<-d and
Tom Heolsm&q. arrive^ oo tv» Prfn
rests Mar}' Jaet evening from Seattle.
Mrs. Burkhart I18# tieen vielting In
Gsrirforute 'lit.!i her mother -for «ver
txsontbi
She *m take up her dutlea *t the
.1*0' Rt" S-tglt o^'e eg?In abort?*.
Mrs J. Oaberg returned on
Princess Mary test evenin'* to W
Mr. Onrxrg 'who arrived •even'.’
'Vtee«s~«go o * ’
PRESIDENT CHALLENGES CRI
TICISM OF LEAGUE NATIONS
IN SPEECH ON HIS ARRIVAL
Premier Lloyd George declares That
Etgland Faced a Civil War
During The Recent Strike
LONDON, Feb. 25:—The reign of the terrorists in Petro
grad and Moscow seems to be growing worse, according to
Reuter’s correspondent who claims that executions are being
carried on wholesale and often to the lively strains of a regi
mental band. Victims are being lined up at the edge of a long
open grave and shot by Lettish Soldiers. The food situation
in Petrograd is growing from bad to worse and hundreds are
dying weekly. The present population is little over five hund
red thousand.
Wlison Arrives At Whitehouse
W ASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 25:—President Wilson arrived
at ahe White House this morning where he started immedi
fore the conference and the appointment of special committees
ately to take up things demanding his attention.
While passing thru New York. President Wilson stated that
1-e was “confident the people of the country will rally with
practical unanimity to support the League of Nation.” He ex
pressed this belief to Theodore E. Burton, Presiden of the Lea
gue of Nations union of New York City.
Lloyd George To Return Soon
LONDON, Feb. 24. (delayed)—Premier Lloyd George on in
troducing a bill for the creation of a committee to inquire in
to the conditions in the coal industry, declared that Britain )
had faced a civil war during the recent trying period she has \
gone through.
The Premier is expected to return to Paris before the end
of the month and meanwhile Lord Milner is replacing him on
the British panel of delegates at the conference. President
W ilson is also expected back the third week in March. During
their absence the conference bureau will continue to sit but
important decisions will be postponed except in case of em
ergencies.
First Stage Of Conference Over
PARIS, Feb. 25:—first stage of the peace conference
ended with the leaving of President Wilson for America, that
of the preliminary consideration of every question to come be
fore the conference and he appointment of special committees
to consider them exhaustively and make definite arrangements.
The second stage, the investigations proper, will occupy the
next month. The recommendations will then come before the
conference bureau and after revision will be considered in a
series of plenary conferences. By the middle of April the con
ference will be transferred into the peace congress by the ad
mission of representatives of enemy countries.
There is no intention to permit a prolongation of the pro
ceedings by reopening discussions with enemy delegates. This
is to be an “imposed peace.”
The conclusion of the conference and the signing of th«
peace treaty may be looked for about the middle of May. This
is regarded here as a fairly accurate forcast.
The President Signs Revenue
Bill—Bonus For Men in The
Service When Discharged
\\ ASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 25,—President Wilson this morn
ing signed the Six Billion dollar revenue bill which carries a
bonus of $60 for every- honorably discharged soldier, sailor and
marine in the service, it was announced by the Treasury De
partment today.
Chas. A. Schwab Returns
NEW YORK, Feb. 25:—Chas. A. Schwab, former chairman
of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, who returned today from
Europe declared today that reconstruction in Europe will be
much slower than has been anticipated.
Terrorists Still Reign
BOSTON, Feb. 24. (delayed) “Now all the peoples of Europe
unite both their moral and physical forces in order that right
.‘ hall prevail. What would happen if America should fail the
world of its hope? All nations will be set up as hostile camps
apain and the men at the Peace Conference will go home with
their heads upon their breasts because they will have failed.
We would leave on the peace table nothing but a modem
scrap of j»aper.” So spoke President Wilson in his first ej^eoh
:n which also challenged the criticrtlu*'of"the League of Na
tion* *o test the sentiment of America.
Democrat* Wanf An Extra Session
SHINGTON, D. ■ ’ lew in
V/j.;e vv.ri4. the Preside t tr call in ex ra y ion of con
Kfvos within thirty days after the end of the present session.