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Lloyd George State* that Undersea
Boat* have Proven Failure—
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Five Destroyed Saturday '
LONDON, Nov. 20.—Lloyd George
today told the House of Commons that
the allies no longer feared the sub
marine menace, and that tt had prov
en a failure in maintaining a block
ade around the British Isles. He stat
ed that five submarines had been
sunk in the past two days.
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FILIPINOS ARE URGED
TO FIGHT FOR AMERICA
MANILA, Nov. 20.—In an address
to the senate today Manuel Quesoa,
president of the senate, urged that
the Filipino people show their grati
tude to the United States by espous
ing its cause in tie war, in which,
he asserted, the Filipinos have more
vital interett at stake than America
herself. He said the United States
would not be endangered by a defeat
whereas the Philippines stood to lose
all their hopes of liberty in the event
of a German triumph.
“Let us fight for America and the
cause of small nations, which means
the ultimate fulfillment of the hopes
of the Filipinos," he said. “It assist
ance of the Filipinos rs accepted there
will be no compulsory service. The
Filipinos, even veterans of the insur
rection, will volunteer to fight for the
sake of liberty.”
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District Court of Ap|tealt* Orders Falr
banksan to Repay Defunct Bank
Sum of Thirty Thousand
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.—The
District Court of Appeals today or
dered R. C. Wood to pay $13,000
and interest to F. G. Noyes, receiver
for the Alaska Bank of Fairbanks.
It is alleged that the money was
wrongfully taken front the bank by
Wood, who used it for his own pur
poses.
The cottage owned by E. A. Sweet
baB been placed In position on the
lot behind the Prospector office and
will soon be occupied by Mr. Sweet.
D. D. Stewart has taken charge of
the Shamrock, and will make trips to
sound points. For information see the
master on board the vessel.
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Ship’s Boat Comes Ashore on Coast
of Ireland containing Bodies Sup
posed to be from Rochester
LONDON, Nav. 30.—A beat con
taining the bodies of five men
are supposed to have perished whan
the American steamship Rochester
was torpedoed, drifted ashore today
on the coast of Ireland. The bodies
showed the me* had died from expos
ure and lack of fopd.
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MAKING FRENCH YOUNGSTERS PHYSICALLY
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French lads who are a<>ou to be called for active duty, aieo young people who are not tit for the army, are taken
la hand i».v physical culture trainers and put through various exercises.
Conte Under President's Proclama
tion—Authorities Have Begun
Bounding U|t Enemy
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.—The federal
outhorities report that five thousand
enemy aliens in Seattle come under
President Wilson’s latest proclama
tion forbidding them to live .within
certain areas and distances from wat
er fronts, railways, and public util
ities. The authorities are rounding
up all enemy aliens today within that
small section of the city, within
which they must reside. The order
virtually interns all citizens of the
countries with which the United
States Is at war.
BILLINGS ROUNDS UP
GERMAN SYMPATHIZERS
BILLINGS Mont., Nov. 20.—In a
round-up of alleged pro-Germans and
non-purchasers of liberty bonds here
last night a delegation of prominent
citizens who made no efforts to con
ceal their identity, forced Curtis C.
Oehme, a local architect, to resign
as a member of the state board of ar
chitectural examiners, compelled Al
derman Herman Schwanz to give up
his seat as a member of the city couu
cil and forced Edward J. Kortzborn,
a local butcher to kiss the American
flag and publicly declare allegiance
to the United States. There was no
violence.
GEN. GREENE SAYS
NEW ARMY ALL RIGHT
TACOMA, Nov. 20.—At a private
dinner given here recently General
Greene, commander of the troops at
Camp Lewis, is reported to have stat
ed that the men under his command
were a ftne hunch of youngsters and
were all right.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 20.—War
burdens have failed to halt the Chi
cago, Milwaukee * St. Paul road In
its electrification of the Cascade divi
sion. Contracts, It is announced, have
been awarded for locomotive and
sub-station equipment at an approxi
mate cost of $3,000,000.
Police Chief to Resign
NEW YORK, Nov. 20—Police Com
missioner Arthur Woods, appointee of
Mayor Mitchell, announced todViy his
Intention of resigning to take effect
December 31. the day the present fu
sion administration defeated for re
election by the democrats, goes ou
of office. His term under the law
would run until April, 1919.
While Cruising in War Zone Torpedo
Destroyer Chauncey is Hit and
Goes to the Bottom
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 20.—
The American destroyer Chauncey
was sunk in a collision while cruising
in the war zone yesterday. Twenty
one lives were lost when the vessel
went down.
Western Hoads to Get Hearing
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Nov. 20
Western railroads today asked the
Interstate commerce commission for
a conference to discuss a general
freight rate advance similar to that
now under consideration before the
commission for eastern railroads, and
December 17 was assigned for the
conference. The interstate commerce
commission announced that it would
grant a public hearing in the pending
IS per cent case on that date. The case
probably wiil be consolidated with
that of the easterq roads.
BltlTISH NOW TWELVE '
MILES Fq£M JERUSALEM
LONDON, Nov. 20.—The British
troops are now within twelve miles
ef Jerusalem, and are advancing
steadily toward the city, despite the
meet desperate resistance of the Turk
ish troops.
*. M. C. A. .faAS ,
COLLECTED *85,000.000
NEW YORK, Not. 80.—It, was an
nounced today that the Y. M. C. A. |
had collected $35,*00,000 for a war
fund. .. ..
J. fparhs wlU lea»e tomorrow
for the Thomaa-Cultdee
nji^« on Cutroes Ii)*nd, onthe launch
' Kfcr! Kindi la mortnf Into his new
Rome on McKinley Street.
UNCI ATTRACTS
GREAT INTEREST
American War Mission and British
War Cabinet Meet in Cottage
on Downing Street
LONDON, Nov. 20.—None of the
numerous called war counoils in the
past have attracted the intense inter
est which is accorded today's historic
meeting of the American War Mis
sion and British War cabinet, which
is meeting for the purpose of discuss
ing ways and means of tightening the j
links in the chain being drawn around
the German lines. The place of meet
ing is a dingy residence in Downing
Street.
AUSTRIANS FEAR A
BREAK WITH THE U. S.
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GENEVA. Nov. 20.—A Swiss citi
zen connected with the consular ser
vice has just arrived here after be
ing held up for three weeks on the
Tyrolee-Swiss frontier. He says the;
Hungarians fear more than the Aus- >
trians a declaration of war against j
the dual monarchy by the United j
States, because the Hungarians, i
Poles and Slavs in the Uuited States,
greatly outnumber the Austrians and'
own far more property than the Aus-j
trians. He said a break between the
United States and Austria hungary
daily has been expected since the Teu
tonic allied offensive began against
Italy.
FORCING QER5IAN
AMERICANS INTO ARMY
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20.—The
German military authorities continue
the practice of putting into the army
persons living in Germany who have
lost their original citizenship without
acquiring German nationality. A new
order says that former nationals of
foreign states, including former Am
erican?. will not \f« employed with
fyont lino trooRS. but must serve in
the armies of , occupation or else
where behind the front. This applies
to German-Amptl^tas who returned
to Germany to Uve at$er being natur
alized In the United States. The chil
dren of such parents are liable 1°
service pi the trenches In case they
[ have not completed the necessary
measures to obtain citisenshlp.
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Smallpox Ravage* Town
GARDINER. Ha,, Not. 20.—
Schools, churches and amusement
places here have been, closed tempor
arily because ot smallpox- Health au
thorities reported today that while
there were between 75 and 100 cases
the disease wps in a mild form and
tpere was. little danger of further
spread, AU pqplls apd hundreds of
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is the War Bjr Heavy Lossa for
War Purposes
SAN FRANCI8CO, Nov. 20.—Jap
an has loaned 9550,000,000 to the
allied nations up to date, and con
siders she has done her bit. The sen
timent toward American is steadily
growing in friendly warmth.
GERMANS WANT TO KNOW
WHEN SUBS WILL SINK
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20.—Capt.
Persus, naval expert of the Berliner
Tageblatt, notes a growing impatience
among Germans, over the submarine
compaign registered In a swelling
flood of letters demanding "When
shall we have England beaten?” He
warns optimists against accepting as
reliable figures on destroyed tonnage.
Including those apparently German
and other statistical matter.
Captain Persus says that the food
problem can scarcely become a motive
for the next six months at least, to
make Great Britain Inclined to con
clude peace. He holds that the sub
marine question for the British is not
“Can we continue the war?” but
“Will It pay?”
COSSACKS GO
OVER 10 ENEMY
Provisional Government Had Relied
I'pou Famous Cavalry But Can
not Find Infantry.
PETROGRAD. Nov. 20.—All the
Bolshevtkl arrested at the time of the
July uprising have been freed. The
CossackB, upon whom the provisional
government relied, failed to support.
The reason is said to have been that
th government could find no infantry
to aid these cavalry forces.
The soldiers’ and workmen’s dele
gates obtained possession of the tele
phone system by a ruse. A regiment
which the government believed to be
loyal was sent to the exchange to re
lieve a disloyal grvernment. Imme
diately the substitution was accom
plished, the supposedly loyal regi
ment pronounced in favpr of the Bol
shevik!.
New Lord Mayor Inaugurated
London, Nov. *».—The new lord
mayor of London, Charles A. Han
son, was Inaugurated today with the
i usual ceremonies which, like all those
'since the outbreak of the war, were
purely military. The procession thru
ithe streets was made ufe of naval and
'military detachments Including rep
resentatives from the dominions.
WANTS ANNEXATIONS.
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GIVEN OUNCE
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People of Germany Receive Reduc
tion In Pood tappty—«|ieel»i De
partment be OiKaaixed
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20—The but
ter ration in Greater Berlin has been
reduced for the winter to * thirty
frams, approximately one ounce
weekly. Fifty grams of margerine also
are granted, but the newspapers point
out that war margerine is principally
water and has slight nutritive value.
Food Administrator Von Waldow
has anaounced that a special depart
ment would be organized to enlight
en the people on the food situation.
This announcement evoked the com
ment from one newspaper that "the
stomaeh cannot read.”
WAR BREAD HIGHER
THAN WHITE BREAD
VANCOUVER, E. C Nov. 20.—
Corn meal, oatmea and other ingre
dients of "war bread" have risen to
a cost higher than white flour in Van
couver. Inspector of Bakeries E. E.
Plant has reported to the city officials.
As a result few people, if any are
substituting “war bread” for white
bread, he said.
1151.417 Pledges Signed
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 20.—
The food administration has come
within less than a million of its ten
million goal for food pledge cards.
The total pledges signed by Ameri
can housewives stood early today at
9,119,417, an increase of more than
280.000 ov<y the la?t report given
out by the campaign hearquarters
here.
TROOPTRAIKS
Engineer Sees Structure in Flames
and Stops Trains Before Dam
age is Done
MUSKOGEE, Okla., Nov. 20.—A
bridge on the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco railroad two miles south of Ok
mulgee, was discovered in flames last
night just before two troop trainB
were due to arrive there. Th^ engi
neer of the first train saw the flames
and stopped his engine before reach
ing the bridge. It is believed that some
i pro-German sympathizer was the
cause of the outrage.
WILDUMOAS
PEACE HEARD
Amsterdam Correspondent Telegraphs
Rumors Afloat Will Make Peace
Before January
LONDON, Nov. 20—The Amster
dam correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph company cables that wild
peace rumors were current on the
Bonree there yesterday, it being re
ported that the central powers would
make offers of peace before January
tm tit* shape of a proposal for a pre
paratory conference at Berne. Ac
cording to these rumors each bellig
wraat Wttt he asked te send two dele
gates, Germany selecting Prince von
HeeldVt farmer chancellor, and Dr.
Carl Helfferlch, vice chancellor.
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