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iiJMIiU lTlfiy lUlU Tuesday Evening, January 1«Y
At Maj. Albrecht’s office, to discuss the Eight-Hour Law. All invited.
Iditar< >d Pioneer
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RUSS PEACE LIKE FINNEGAN’S HANDCAR; OFF AG’IN, ON AG’IN
Washington, Jan. 11.—The President’s reiteration of;
America’s war aims mean an indefinite prolongation of;
the struggle, according to the interpretation of Vatican ;
officials. It is learned from semi-official sources that
the Entente Allies know that Germany cannot and will
not accept the terms offered.
BKITISH i
London, Jan. 5.—Premier Lloyd George, in an ad
dress today, stated that the Allies war aims as being
for the complete restoration of Belgium with the recon
struction of its devastated towns and cities, the central
ization and neutralization of the Dardanelles, the recon
sideration of the great wrong done to France in con
nection with Alsace and Lorraine, the establishment of
an independent Poland composed of Polish elements
alone, separate national conditions for Arabia, Mesopa
tamia, Syria, Armenia and Palestine, and the placing
of African colonies under an administration acceptable
to themselves, and said that England would stand by
French democracy to the death, if need be.
In an address to the labor unions, Lloyd George said
that only the clearest, greatest, and most just causes
could justify the continuance even for a day of “this
unspeakable agony of nations.”
London, Jan. 5.—The free passage of tne uaraan
elles for Russian ships, the Russian evacuation of Turk
ish territory, demobilization of the Russian Black sea
fleet, are provided for in the peace terms presented to
Russia by the Turkish government. Turkey is to be
allowed to retain her active army in consequence of her
continnation of the war against the Entente. The above
atatement is in a dispatch from Petrograd today.
London, Jan. 9.—Dispatches from several neutral
capitals quote German newspapers, including the Co
logne Gazette, as agreeing that Premier Lloyd George’s
peace terms cannot be accepted.
London, Jan 8.—The British casualties for the week
ending today are 19,000.
London, Jan. 10 —German delegations in Petrograd
are reported by the Evening Post to have got in touch
with the Swedish legation in that capital, and to have
expressed the desire that S weden act as the go-between
with England, France and Italy.
GERMAN
Berlin, Jan. 5.—The imperial chancellor announced
that Germany will nob permit Russia to prescribe where
peace negotiations shall be continued. The Russians
desire to go to Stockholm.
DANISH
Copenhagen, Jan. 10.—Germany intends to proclaim
an acknowledgement of Lithuania as an independent
state, according to Swedish newspapers.
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam, Jan. 9.—German political leaders want
Premier Lloyd-George’s plan for self-government of
all peoples to be applied to India and Egypt, according
MR, WILSON OUTLINES PEACE TERMS
Washington, Jan. 8.—President Wilson, in his ad
dress to congress today, delivered a re statement of
America’s war aims in agreement with the declara
tion of Premier Llo.yd George. Among the necessary
elements of world peace, the President named;
Open covenants between nations.
Peace without private international under
standings of any kind.
Absolute freedom of the seas in peace and
war.
Removal of all economic barriers.
Establishment of equality of trade condi
tions.
Reduction of national armaments.
Impartial adjustment of colonial claims,
based upon the principle that the people
concerned have equal rights with the inter
ested government.
Evacuation of all Russian territory.
Evacuation of Belgium without any attempt
to limit her sovereignty.
All French territory to be freed and restored.
Reparation for Alsace-Lorraine.
Readjustment of Italy’s frontiers.
A chance for the development and free
dom of the Austro-Hungarian races.
Absolute evacuation and restoration of
Serbia, Roumania and Montenegro, and
Serbian access to the sea.
SHOULD FORCE REPLY FROM GERMANY
New York, Jan. 9.—“President Wilson’s declara
tion is soxlear and definite that it should have great
effect in Germany,” said former Ambassador John W.
Gerard today. “It will jorce a direct and concrete
statement of purposes from the German nation.”
to interviews received here today. Philip Scheide
mann, majority leader of the Socialists, declares, If
the British premier is really sincere, how about Ireland,
Egypt and India?”
Amsterdam, Jan. 11.—Count Czernin, at a full sitting
of the peace conference at Brest Litovsk today, said
that as Russia’s allies had not replied to the invitation
to participate in the negotiations, it now a question of
a separate peace between Russia and the Teutons.
BRITISH
London, Jan. 11.—Petrograd dispatches today say
that the Bolsheviki government intends to publish a
decree in a few days canceling the Russian debt.
London, Jan. 7.—An official statement was issued at
Berlin Sunday announcing that because of Russia’s re
quest to transfer the peace conference from Brest Lit
ovsk to Stockholm, the Central Powers had temporarily
suspended negotiations with Russia.
y RUSSIAN FRONT C
RUSSIAN
Petrograd, Jan. 7.—Foreign Minister Trotzky today
issued an order forbidding banking concerns to pay out
money deposited by foreign embassies.
Petrograd, Jan. 11.—Foreign Minister Trotzky has
formally asked for a suspension of the Brest Litovsk
peace conference until Russia’s Ukranian delegates
delegates could formulate a reply to the Central Powers’
proposals, according to an official statement given out
today. A reply will be read at a further meeting today.
It was also stated today that the Ukranians and Russians
had decided upon joint action at Brest Litovsk.
The French government has appointed Gen. Taboville
as the representative of France to the Ukraine republic.
This is considered in Petrograd to be a recognition by
France of the independence of Ui-rania.
GERMAN
Berlin, Jan. 9.—The withdrawal of Russian from the
| Macedonia sector is announced.
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam, Jan. 9.—Delegates of Russia and the
Central Powers held a conference Tuesday and decided
to resume plenary sittings by meeting today, according
to a dispatch from Brest Litovsk.
FRENCH FRONT C
AMERICAN
Washington, Jan. 8.—A gigantic German thrust on
the Western front, probably their greatest assault of
the war, is impending, declared Secretary of War Baker
today.
FRENCH
Paris, Jan. 8.—Five German aeroplanes were shot
down last Sunday, announced the war office today.
Paris, Jan 10.—One hundred and thirty villages be
hind the German lines on the Western front have been
razed by Gen. von Hindenberg, to afford better oppor
tunities for defensive action.
Paris, Jan. 7.—An early conference of Allied pre
miers is semi-officially reported as likely to be called.
) ITALIAN FRONT C
ITALIAN
Rome, Jan. 8.—British patrols have again crossed
the Piave river and forced passage at various places,
causing great alarm in the enemy’s ranks, according to
the war-office statement today.
Rome, Jan. 9.—There is virtually no fighting on the
Italian front because of bad weather conditions.
CHICAGO EXPERIENCES
BAD WEATHER
Chicago, Jan. 7.—This city is
storm-locked by what is declared
to be the worst blizzard in its
history, and is face to face with
perilous fuel conditions, and a
threatened disastrous milk fam
ine.
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INSTIGATING THE IEW JUDGE
Seattle, Jan. 8.—Private advices from
Washington say that Attorney Gen
eral Gregory has instituted an investi
gation of charges recently made by
citizens of Nome that William A. Holz
heimer, recently appointed judge of
the Second judicial division of Alaska,
is pro-German, and that he gambles
and drinks to excess.
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WILL MOBILIZE WOBKDfG FORCES
Washington, Jan. 8.—With John B.
Densmore, of Montana, as national di
rector, under appointment of Secretary
of Labor Wilson, the Federal Employ
ment Service of the Department of
labor, will mobilize 3,000,0C0 workers
for agriculture, shipbuilding and war
eon
SEATTLE WOMAI BORIS TO DEATH
8eattle, Jan. S—Mrs. Eliza McPber
son was burned to death this morning
at her home in this city when her
elothiDg caught fire from a match.
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MISSISSIPPI 18 FIRST TO RATIFY
Jackson, Miss., Jan. 0.—The Missis
sippi legislature today ratified the pro
hibition amendment to the Federal
constitution, being the firat state in the
TTnion to take this action.
WHERE “RIP” MALTBY IS HEEDED
Seattle, Jan. 9.— Four prisoners es
caped from the city jail this morning,
making the fourth successful break
within the past month._
ALASKA MAKES GOOD SHOVING
Seattle, Jan. 9.—Chairman Stewart
estimates the Alaska Red Cross drive
has added over 20,000 members to the
humane order.
GENERAL FOLTZ
TAKES DOWN BARS
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Camp Lewis, Jan. 19.—Brigadier
General Frederick S. Foltz this morn
ing revoked General Order No. 52,
which prevented the soldiers of this
cantonment from visiting Seattle be
cause of the vice conditions of the city.
In a letter to Mayor Gill, General!
Foltz speaks of the efficient work of
Chief Warren, whom he says has ob- j
tained the confidence of the Federal
authorities.
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SDSPECTEDOF SPYING!
Tacoma, Jan. 7.—Thomas Hel- i
muth Ritter, a sergeant-major of
the 91st division of the National
army, has been declared a Ger
man spy, and will be held in jail (
pending advices from Washing
ton as to his disposition. He is
charged with stealing important j
military papers while at Camp
Lewis. His father and other rel-.
stives are with the German com- j
mands. j
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WOULD 8WEETOU BIG UCIPOf
Philadelphia, Jan. 10.—Two steam-!
■hips carrying 13,750.000 pounds of
Cuban raw sugar arrived at this port
today, j
A CALL TO ACTION
All who are loyal to the United
States are invited to be present at
the Moose Hall, in Flat City, on Friday
the 18th instant, at eight o’clock in
the evening for the purpose of organ
izing for the proper doing of our Sit
towards winning this war.
Geo. W. Albrecht.
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FORTY KILLED IN
TUNNEL HORROR
Boston, Jan. 7.—Forty people
were injured by an explosion in
the Cambridge tunnel of the elf*
vated railway this morning, many
passengers were maimed while
fighting with each other in the
endeavor to escape.
YAQUI INDIANS
ATTACK TRAIN
Tucson, Ari., Jan. 5.—H. J, Hoe, of
Los Angeles, and Miguel Martinez, of
Nogales, American citizens, were
among the 36 persons killed when a
murderous gang of Yaqui Indians at
tacked a train south of Empalus, in the
state of Sonora.
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CHINESE TO WORK IN CANADA
Vancouver, B. C. Jan. 9.—Several
thousand Chinese laborers, who re
cently arrived at this port, enroute to
Europe, will be detained in Canada to
begin the tearing up of 2,000 miles of
railroad track, not vitally needed here
at the present, for ^lipment to Europe.
George Phillips left for the Outside
last Saturday. He expects to return
when navigation opens.
REVOLUTING SOME IN OLD MADRID
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Madrid, Jan. 5. — A revolutionary
movement has been unearthed in this
city, and the telephone and telegraphic
service has been temporarily suspended.
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NORTHLAND HAS NEW OWNERS
Seattle, Jan. 5.—The Pacific Steam
ship Company has purchased the big
freighter Northland, which sunk in
Kake strait, and was raised a year later.
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FOOD SITUATION
BAD IN EUROPE
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Washington, Jan. 10.—The food situ
ation in Europe is so critical that the
Food Administrators of the United
States plan to release an additional 90,- j
000,000 bushels of wheat, despite the
fact that the normal export surplus
had been shipped by the middle of Iasi
December. The American people will
be asked to save and economize to
make up the deficiency.
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CHIEF JUSTICE BEADING COMING
London, Jan. 7.—Chief Justice
Reading, of Great Britain, will
shortly go to the United States
as a direct representative of the
British war cabinet, with the
title of ambassador, according to
an article printed in today’s Ex
press. _
FATAL THEATER FIBEII CHICAGO
Chicago, Jan. 9.—In a disastrous
fire in one of this city’s bit moving
picture theaters today, four firemen
were killed and four probably fatally
injured when the walls of the doomed
structure collapsed.
Mrs. Gus Christoph visited Iditared
yesterday, raushiur her own dor team.
(SAILORS ROUGHHOUSE
A PRINTING SHOP
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Seattle, Jan. 7.—Twenty sail
ors of the United States navy,
led by two armed civilians, on
Saturcay night wrecked the
plant of the Piggott Printing Co..
which has been publishing the
Seattle Call, the organ of the In
dustrial Workers of the World.
[The employes of the establish
ment were compelled to lay face
down on the floor while the de
struction of the plant was in pro
gress Many newstands were
raided on Sunday, and all copies
of the Call destroyed.
Great Flight of “Dove#”
One hundred and forty im
moral women, who were quaran
tined in the Public Safety build
ing, made their “getaway” last
night by means of the fire escape.
Mayor Hi Gill Again on Trial
The disbarment trial of Mayor
Hiram Gill opened this morning
before the State Board of Bar
Examiners. _
CORTAIL LIBERTY OF SAILOR LADS
Bremerton, Jen. 8.—Admiral Koontz,
commanding officer at the Bremerton
navy yard, has issued an order prevent*
ing enlisted men of tbe Thirteenth
naval district, which includes also the
University of Washington camp, from
obtaining liberty until the raid on the
Piggott printing office in Seattle last
Saturday night has been thoroughly
investigated._
SEDATE PASSES THE WALSH HILL
Washington, Jan. 8.—Tho senate to*
day passed the Walsh land-leasing bill,
providing for tbe leasing of mineral
and eil-bearlog laeds,