GEN. MOff
BEEN DEFEATED
l,o)'al CowMckH Beaten by Bolsheviki
and Feared Uprising Will W1—
—.Attempt Union Forces
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LONDON. Dec. 13.—it is reported
nore today that Gen. Korniloff had
been defeated and badly wounded in
a battle between Bielgolou and Sumu.
According to a Petrograd dispatch his
capture Is hourly expected. The dis
patch adds that the extremists will
capture Rostov on the Don. All
signs point to the failure of the loyal
Cossacks, and It is believed they will
be forced to join the Bolsheviki.
A dispatch late this afternoon
stated that the battle between the loy
al Cossacks and the Bolsheviki
troops was still on and was still in
doubt as to the outcome. Gen. Kor
niloff is reported to be fighting his
way out to join the forces of Gen. Kal
'■dlnos at Novo Teherkask.
Korailoff Rout* Bolshevlki
LONDON. Dec. 13,—A dispatch to
the Post says that General Koftoiloff’s
forces routed the Bolshevlki at Biel
gorod and that many of the enemy
surrendered and joined his forces.
Black Sea Meet Revolt*
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 13.—The
Russian Black Soa fleet joined the
Bolshevlki according to information
received this afternoon from Petro
grad.
ANOTHER VESSEL
TAKEN FROM NORTH
SEATTLE, Dec. 13.—The federal
government today took the freight
steamship Juneau off the Alaska run.j
She Will be operated <betwr#i\. gan
Francisco and Hawaii. Her first voy
age to Hawaii will start December
15.
She will help move the sugar crop
of the islands to the States.
GENERAL STRIKE
IN ST. PAUL!
j
All Industrie* in Twin Cities Paralyz
ed by Sympathetic Strike—Me
diation Committee summoned
ST. PAUL, Dec. 13.—A general
strike which is paralyzing all indus
tries 1b under way here and at Min
neapolis today. All industries have
struck in sympathy with the strik
. ing carmen.
Mediation Committee Summoned
SEATTLE, Dec. 13. — Secretary
Wilson, head ot the federal mediation
committee has been ordered to pro
ceed to St. Paul at once.
ALASKA AT CORDOVA;
HERE IN THE MORNING
The steamship Alaska will arrive
at Cordova about 7 o’clock this ev
ening, and will arrive in port some
time tomorrow morning. She has but
one passenger for .Valdez.
Joseph H. Choate, one-time ambas
sador to Great Britain, circulated
some years ago a story which imme
diately became famous for the reason
that It so clearly and with such line
humor branded the refusal of our
government to furnish its foreign rep
resentatives with permanent resi
dences. It happened that he was walk
ing the Btreets of London late one
particularly damp and disagreeable
night, when suddenly a police officer
accosted him and suggested that he
had better be hurrying home. Where
upon Mr. Choate made the astounding
reply: "I have no home. I am an Am
erican ambassador.”—The Forum.
NOW IS THE TIME
to get some choice wines and cord
ials for the Holidays, before they are
shipped out to the States. Phone No.
7. The Buffet. ,
Don’t delay pr you may be too
late. •• MT
PHOTOGRAPH OF A GERMAN AVIATOR SURRENDERING IN MIDAIR
This extruordinur.» (.li. . msidcrcd I»y .-xiM-rts ihe most remark.. .., .ivisiinn .<hot..t;ropb yet rrwtvrd In
this country, shows a German avlator In tne act of surrendering to hla French captor. The German la seen standing
In hla machine with his arms raised as a token of hla surrender. The picture was made by Lieut. Iteni Orassal of
the French army. The ptiot ,.f the captured German air raider Is making his way to earth to save his life. In an
other eouibHt Lieutenant Grnssal was killed. *
BRAZIL ML
MAH
Twelve Naval Aviator* Will lasave
Shortly for Training Caipp In
England
KIO JANIERO, Dec. 13.—frazil is
soon to make her first contribution
to the fighting forces of the allies.
In response to an invitation from the
British government that Brazilian av
iators complete their course of in
struction in England, twelve naval av
iators will leave here shortly for Eu
rope.
PROTEST MADE AS
TO SOILED FLAGS
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Dec. 13.—
The American flag has withstood the
smoke of many a battle, but certain
San Franciscans do not see why it
should be made to ' withstand the
smoke of counfless factories and have
asked President Wilson to help.
The president is asked to issue a
proclamation calling for a clean flag
at all times when it can be kept
clean. Those directing the movement
ask that the flag be not displayed
where it will come in contact with fac
tory smoke and other agencies that
mar its original cleanliness.
They also ask that the flag be
flown only in the day time, and that
the banners of the allies be more gen
erously shown.
ROOK HI,IDE HITS
RAILWAY LABORER
I. Fabbro, an Italian, aged about
40 years, employed as a station lab
orer at Camp 83. on the Turnagatn
Arm division of the government rail
road, suffered internal injuries and
two broken legs as a result of a rock
slide yesterday.
He was brought to the government
hospital on a special train and la
under the care of Dr. John B. Bee
son.
PAUL PAINLEVE
Paul Palnleve, mlnleter of war in
the Rlbet cabinet, le now the French
premier.-'
SEARCH FOR MISSING
MEN IS GIVEN IP
All hope of finding Ben Sweasey
and W. G. Weaver, who have been
missing from Seward since Oct. 28.
lias been abandoned. Two parties
which went out from Seward in search
of the missing men have come back
without discovering a trace of the
men, although every hay and inlet
was thoroughly combed. No sign of
the men having landed at Alalik Bay
could be found, nor has any trace of
their belongings, except the grub box
and dory found near Cape Elizabeth
been uncovered. It is now believed
that the men ran into a storm while
on their way to Alilak bay, that their
dory was swamped and the men
drowned.
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GERMAN DIES
AGAIN'REPULSED
Teutons Driven Hark All Along Front
Save One Short Stretch Where
They (Jain Foothold
t
LONDON, Dec. 13.—A general
drive by the German troops against
the troops of General Byng, at east
Bullecourt, was repulsed last night
, with great losses to the attackers.
I The Teutons gained lodgment in one
short stretch of trench for a few hours
hut were finaly dislodged and forced
to retreat.
Horses Take War Names
LONDON, Dec. 13. — Rosehorse
nomenclature is peculiarly sensitive
to current events. Horses are named
largely after events or people who
are in the public eye at the moment.
The war has had a marked efTect in
this respect. The racing at Newmark
et this week, for example, was featur
ed by horses bearing such war names
as Armageddon, Verdun, Bapaume,
Jutland, Grand Fleet, Home Service,
Entente Cordiae, Big Push, and Dawn
of peace.
PATRIOTS SUGGEST
’ WAR ANANIAS CLUB
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 13.—
The national committee ot patriotic
societies of the United States, which
is in session in Washington city, sug
gests the formation of a war Ananias
club. It would be composed of men
and women who circulate false ru
mors to hamper the prosecution of
the war, and the ftames of all such
persons would be given publicity by
the committee of patriotic societies.
POTTERY AND GLASS
ARE NONESSENTIALS
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 13.—Pottery
and glass manufacturers in Eastern
Ohio, Northern -West Virginia and
Western Pennsylvania were today no
tified that their products had been
listed as nonessentials by the govern
ment and many maufacturers took
this to mean their pants would be
closed for lack of transportation fa
cilities and fuel.
The Moose Band will bold is reg
ular >r!day night practise tomorow
eveplng in. l^oose Hall.
Government Places Embargo on All
Shipment* Except for War l*ur
|K>ses—l.incs Congested
NEW YORK. Dec. 13. All rail
ways were ordered today to bring no
freight eastward for export, except
for governnient or war purposes.
GOI.R KLDIJON MINE
I*DACES BIG FOOD ORDER
Nine thousand pounds of fresh beef
and 500 pounds of tish were shipped
today to the Gold Bullion mine in the
Willow Creek district by the Carstens
Packing company, of Anchorage. This
supply is intended to last the employ
es at the mine during the coming win
ter and until such time in the spring
as the trails will permit easy trans
portation to the mine.
N. D. Both well, general foreman at
the Gold Bullion mine left here for
the property on this morning’s train
taking with him twelve miners. This
force will be increased later in the
winter.
The fact that the Gold Bullion is
preparing to go ahead with develop
ment work on such an extensive scale
is evidence that the Willow Creek
camp will be the scene of great ac
tivity next summer.
The 9,000 pounds of meat and flsh
includes sixty-three quarters of beef
and is the biggest meat order ever
! filled in Anchorage, according to J.
j J. Hales, manager for Carstens.—
Anchorage Times.
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HIGH LIVING COST
EMPTIES OL1) ARytS
SAIJSALITO. Cal.. Dec. 13.—The
ark dwellers who form a picturesque
colony In the bay off here, are grad
ualy moving to land habitation. Since
the closing of Tiburon, near by, as a
port of call for railroad passenger
traffic, the arks have been disappear
ing. until now but a small part of the
original colony remains.
• The desertion of the arks Is due to
the high cost of living, the war, and
other causes! Most of the arks were
In&abltated by people who had dwell
ings elsewhere. They find now that
they are unable to maintain both a
land and water residence.
Heavy Potato Shipments
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Dec. 13.—
Modoc and contiguous counties are
pouring a flood of potatoes on the San
Francisco market, and the state coun-‘
ell of defense has been .obliged to step
in and see that the flood moves along
the proper channels.
The council has been asked to dis
pose of 100 carloads of tubers from
these counties, and is now hard at
the task. The big rush brought the
wholesale price to $1.76 to $2 a hun
dredweight here.
Corporal Shutts of the local Signal
Corps received a painful injury to
his hand today, while working on
a gasoline engine In the signal Corps
office.
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•" The Moose lodge wil hold their reg
.nlar meeting tonight
YOU PAY OUT YOUR COIN
AND TAKE YOUR CHOICE
LONDON. Dec. 13.—The German
foreign secretary. Dr. Von Kuehl
mann, is quoted in a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam as saying
it was absurd to imagine Germany
would enter a peace conference with
large claims.
The Saxon finance minister during
the budget debate in the Saxon diet,
according to a dispatch to the Times
from Amsterdam said that Germany
must demand a large indemnity with
out bothering which of her adversar
ies should pay for It, adding: "I^et
them only think of America."
HER AMENDED
AFFECTING ALIENS
Only Subjects of Austria or Austro
Hungary Helping Enemies of the
l'. 8. Will be Confined
WASHINGTON, O. C., Doc. 13.—
Only those subjects of Austria or Aus
tro-Hungary who were in any way
helping the enemies of the United
States will be subject to confinement
President Wilson announced today.
I SUBMARINES REAPING
TOLL OK VESSELS
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LONDON, Dec. 13.—Twenty-one
vessels were sunk by submarines dur
ing the week ending last night, the ad
miralty reported today. While no
great gains In the number of vessels
lost Is reported, the number is still
great enough to cause serious embar
rassment to shipping if allowed to
continue.
SAILORS TERRORIZED
BA' TARGET SHOTS
AN ATLANTIC PORT. Dec. 13.—
Mistaking for a hostile bombardment
the stray shots from a government
riiie range where troops in training
| were practicing at targets, the crew
of a Norwegian bark huddled below
the decks of the vessel and meekly
offered to surrender to a government
surfman*who went out to investigate
the strange actions of the craft.
GERMANS FORCED CEASE
ATTACKS ON ITALIANS
ROME, Dec. 13. -Attacks in force
were renewed ths afternoon but the
enemy losses were so great that the
effort to take the position were aban
doned.
TURKS WILL NOT TRY
, TO CAPTURE JERUSALEM
AMSTERDAM. Dec. 13.—It is
stated here that the Turks will not at
tempt to recapture Jerusalem, ac
cording to information given out by
the Austro-Hungarian minieter.
PROTESTS BOMBARDMENT
OF SPANISH TOWN
MADRID. Dec. 13.—The Spanish
government today protested against
the bombardment of the town of
Claudio.
ELBERT H. GARY
Klbert H. Gary, chairman of tha1
board of diroctora of tha Unltod fttataa
•tool corporation, bollovao tho Unltod
ttataa la engaged In a war that will
oohtlndb to bo long and bloody.
COMMITTEE ASKS
Senate Military Committee Demands
of Cliief of Ordnance why Na
tion hue no Guns
WASHINGTON. I). (’.. Dec U.—
Members of the Senate military af
fairs committee demanded today of
Gen. Crozier. chief of ordnance, that
he tell the committee why it was that
his department had no guns for its
soldiers, and had to get its artillery
for Gen. Pershing's men in France.
Gen. Crozier refused to make any
statement to the committees, saying
that to do so would reveal important
secrets to the enemy.
Further investigation by the com
mittee revealed the fact that this
country is not making half as many
rifles now as were made for the Al
lied nations at the beginning of the
war. Members of the commission de
manded that Crozier inform them why
during the ninth month of the war
there were still many soldiers without
clothing or proper equipment.
Crosier Reappointed
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 13. -
President Wilson today reappointed
Gen. Crozier chief of ordnance today.
Teuton Troops Make Several Attacks
in Cambrai District—Fighting
on the French Front
LONDON, Dec. 13.—The lull on
the Cambrai front was broken today
by the German troops who attacked
north of Cambrai salient. Dispatches
from that front today said that the
gain achieved is out of ail proportion
to the losses sustained by the enemy.
Germans Repulsed
LONDON, Dec. 13.—The German
troops made a strong drive against
Gen. Byng's division in the East
Bullecourt district, where they were
repulsed in all save a short length
of trenches where the position was
unimportant.
» Artillery Duel Today
PARIS, Dec. 13.—Gen. Petain re
ports that artillery fighting of much
violence is going on throughout the
French front this afternoon.
PERSHING THANKED FOR
ASSISTANCE IN FIGHTING
PARIS. Dec. 13.—Gen. Haig to
day wrote a letter to General Persh
ing thanking him for the able assis
tance rendered by the American engi
neers in fighting around Gouzeau
court.
WAR DEPARTMENT WANTS
MORE CHANGES MADK
SEATTLE, Dec. 13.—The War De
partment, thru John McCourt, its re
presentative today, intimated that
Chief of Police Warren would have
! to remove Inspector Powers from of
fice and also Chief of Detectives Ten
nant before the quarantine against
the city would be lifted.
Aged Woman Patriotic
SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 13.—The
fact that Mrs. Margaret L. Bobb, of
this city has just passed her eight
fourth birthday does not prevent her
from doing her share to help to win
the war.
She' recently completed knitting
six sweaters, six helmets, six pair of
socks and six pair of wristlets for the
’men of the United States navy.
Mrs. Bobb has been active in church
work during her 28 years residence
here and for 18 years has been secre
tary of a local childrens’ home.
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NOW IB THE TIME
to get some choice wines and cord
shipped out to the States. Phone
lals tor tile Holidays, before they are
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