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ToLUMB XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1018 NUMBER 11
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FREE PASSAGE
FOR RIM IPS
Proposed by Turkey in Girin* Out
Peace Terms—War I josses to
Be Refunded
1 .ONDON, Jan. 16.—Free passage
of the Dardanelles for Russian ships,
Russian evacuation of Turkish terri
tory and the demobilization of the
Russian Back Sea fleet are provided
for in the draft of Turkish peace
lerms presented to Russia, according
to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
ironi Petrograd. Turkey, it is provid
ed, is to retain her active army in
consequence of the continuation of
•var against the entente.
The main points in the draft pre
sented by the. Turkish delegates are
given in the dispatch as follows:
1. Frontier lines to remain as be
fore the war.
2. Within two years of the con-!
elusion of peace the contracting par-1
ties shal conclude a convention res-1
meeting sea trade and consulates.
3. War losses incurred by individ-j
tals to be refunded.
4. Guarantees to lie given lor me
.erritorial integrity and development j
•>f Persia on the basis of her entire
ndcpendence.
5. Free passage to . be granted
Russian ships passing through ilie
Dardanelles and the Bosphorus.
6. Mobilization within limits to be
iiermitted for national defense.
7. Russia to undertake to remove
her armies to territory within the
previous Russian borders in SaJC lo j
eight weeks after signing the peace1
agreement, leaving only one division |
to safeguard her frontier.
8. Russia to demobilize her army
;<f special armament units and also
io demobilize the Baca Sea navy.
9. Turkey to retain her active ar
my in consequence of continuation of
war against the entente.
WILL DECLARE
Rolshevtki Government Delivers I'lti
matuin to Allied Power—Must
Release Slav Officials
PETROGRAD. Jan. 16—The Bol
•■heviki government today notified Ru
mania that unless that nation within
24 hours released certain Russian of
ficials held in custody by the Ruman
ians, that war would be declared on
ihat country by Russia.
•COUNTRY LAD 18 NOT
SUPERIOR TO C’lTY BOY
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 16.—
The common belief that country boys
are superior physically to those bred
in the city is not supported by the
records of the selective draft.
A special comparison made by the
orovost marshal general's office be
tween ten large cities and ten rural
counties in various part of the coun
try shows that the result was virtual
ly a tie, as 28.47 per cent of the city
boys were rejected as against 27.906
per cent of the country boys.
“The country lad,” says Gen. Crow
der’s report, "accustomed to hard
physical labor may be more muscular
than his city cousin, but he is not
superior in the possession of the de
gree of physical soundness eaBential
to his acceptance as a soldier.”
BERLIN ANNOUNCES NO
CHANGE IN INSTRUCTIONS
BERLIN, Jan. 16.—It was official
ly announced today that no change
had been made in the instructions
given to the delegates at the Brest
Litovsk peace conference, and that
Germany would Insist upon her de
mands.
HILLY SUNDAY HEADS
BIG SECURITY LEAGUE
CHICAGO, Jan. 1«.—Billy Sunday
was elected chairman of the general
committee of the National Security
League at an executive meeting here
today. Sunday cornea here next Wed
nesday to speak under the auspices
of the club.
TROOPS FROM MADAGASCAR COOKING A MEAL
I-'rencii colonial minps iidiii Madagascar preparing a . ■ .1 • '••■•ini’ lu•'«■ ••"’•n dmns sjood work
for th>' allies mil ale iVarlo-s tiulil'Ts. never knowing i li n llie.v are v lii
NORFOLK SPY
MAY BE SHOT
Several Baltimore Suspects Taken in
to Custody—Was Tipped Off
by Love Letters
BALTIMORE;"lid., Jan. 16.—Wal
ter Spoerman, the German spy who
was arrested yesterday in the fctt di
setting fire to the oil magazine of the
government aviation corps at Nor
folk, Virgnia, was brought here yes
terday and placed in the federal jail.
His brother, F. H. C. Spoerman, and
several Baltimore suspects were also
arrested.
Spoerman was betrayed by a wo
man in Washington to whom he had
written love letters, and his corres
pondence was intercepted.
It is believed that he will he made
an example of, as papers on his per
son showed he was in the direct em
ploy of the German government, and
he was dressed in the uniform of an
American soldier. The papers taken
from him reveal the existence of a
plot to destroy government property,
the magnitude of which amazed the
federal agents.
MRS. MATTHEW T. SCOTT
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott Is chairman
of the war relief service committee of
the National Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, whloh so
ciety hae recently adopted a French
town. This committee, which In three
months gave |2,0S4,12*-&2 for war ex
penditure, la now raising funds to
build houses, buy furniture and assure
farm Implamenta and live stock far an
entire village. Tllloloy on the Alane
wa% before the mar, aim of the most,
picturesque villages of France.
KING PKTKIt OK HKKHIA
MAID TO BK XKAK IIKATH
LONDON, Jan. 1G. King Peter of
Serbia is very ill and anxiety is felt
over his condition, said a dispatch
front Athens today. He has been or
dered by his physicians to move to
Southern Greece, where the climate
is mild, and has rented a villa at Cas
tella. near Piraeus, The king is suf
fering from rheumatism and a ner
vous disorder.
King Peter is 7 4 years of age. and
ascended the throne in 1903. Shortly
after the outbreak of the war Prince
Alexander was made regent of Serbia.
King Peter spent much of his time
traveling among his troops on the
front under the incognito of General
Tapola until illness compelled him to
take to his bed.
ALLIES BOOST
NEWJEPUBUC
rraiuv l»ans New Organi/.afion Two
Million Rubles in Gold—Allies
Greatly Interested
LONDON. Jan. 16.—A dispatch
from Odessa says that Great Britain.
France and the United States are
greatly interested in the organization
of the new Tinraniau republic in Rus
sia, and that France has loaned the
latest candidate for democracy two
million rubles.
JOHN BULL MUST (TUT
DOWN BRKF ONR HALF
LONDON. Jan. 16.—Until the sit
uation improves the consumption of
beef In England must be reduced to
at least one-half, according to an of
ficial statement concerning the scar
city of meat. All the chief foodstuffs,
it adds, will be rationed by April.
S AUXINS AND NOT
SOHOOI» SHOULD CLOSE
—
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.—Charging
that 'it is a monstrous thing for
schools to be closed for coal while
saloons are running,” Wm. H. An
derson, state superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of New York, to
day sent a letter to Mayor Hylan, call
ing on him to request Qov. Whitman
to close the saloonB here for the dura
tion of the war.
JAPAN WONT LISTEN
TO SEPARATE PEACE
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16.—If the
enemy proposes a separate peace, no
matter how advantageous, Japan will
reject It, Baron Fugitaro Otort, the
new Japanese minister to Mexico, de
clared today In a statement concern
ing the attitude of his country. Jap
an, he said, would remain on the side
W Hie allies and waa co-operating in
the war to her fall extent.
Amendment to Pending Resolution
Placing Power Control in Hands
of President Beaten
WASHINGTON. II. C. Jan. 16.—
An amendment to the pending reso
lution for the government control of
the news print paper, which would
have placed the power with the Pres
ident was denied today by a vote of
the senate, which voted to leave the
matter with the federal trade com
mission. which so far has done noth
ing lo control the activities of the
trust.
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KNITTING CRAZE IK
REFLECTED IN HATS
ATLANTA. Ga.. Jan. 16.—Sad
| news, mates. The craze has gone to
their heads.
A fashion shop in the Whitehall
shopping section today showed a nit
ty spring bonnet, trimmed with a com
plete knitting set. spikes and all.
TWO PERSONS FREEZE
TO HEATH IN GARAGE
CHICAGO. Jan. 16.—Edw. Golds
worthy, 45, and his daughter. 12,
were found dead in a garage here yes
terday. Police believe they were froz
en to death.
UNITED MINE WORKERS
PLEDGE SUPPORT TO NATION
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind., Jan. 16.—
The convention of the United Mine
Workers of America in session here
today unanimously pledged its sup
port to the government in the prose
cution of the war.
ITALIAN AT ACKS
Berlin War Office Reports Assaults in
the Monte Asalone Sector Re
pulsed With Losses
BERLIN, Jan. 16.—The war office
announced today that the Italian at
tacks on the Teutonic lines in the
Monte Asalone and Pertica sectors
were broken down with heavy losses
to. the enemy.
STEAMSHIP SEATTLE
8AIU FOR FRANCE
SEATTLE, Jan. 16—The steamship
Seattle, newly launched, and laden
with flour, sailed today tor PranOe
via the Panama Canal.
GERMAN TEACHER 18
DISMISSED BY OOIJjKGK
DENVER. Colo., Jan. 16.—Because
sbe refused to sign the ‘‘American
pledge" of the Patriotic League of
Denver University, composed of fac
ulty and students, Mrs. Martha L.
Crook, professor of German at that in
stitution. has been dropped, it was
learned today. In declining to become
a member of the Patriotic League,
Mrs. Crook submitted a lengthy state
ment that Indicated lack of harmony
with America's cause in the war. it
is said.
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SOLDIER DENIES
THAT HE E SPY
Former Heigeant Major at Camp lew -
is Suffering from u Huge Spj
Scare
TACOMA. Jai. 16 Thomas Rit
ter. former sergeant major, held in
connection with the mysterious dis
appearance of valuable military pap-j
ers from Camp Lewis, today denied
that he was a German spy. He ridic
uled the grave charges on which he
may have to face a court-martial trial
and declared that he would gladly
fight for the United States in the first
line trenches if sent to France.
"This country is suffering from the
same thing that Germany and En-:
gland suffered with the first year of i
the war—the spy scare,.” said Ritter.;
“Every way they turn they think they
see a spy."
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NEW WAR PLANTS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 16.—
New plants for war material produc-1
tion will be located entirely In the:
Middle We8t under the policy of the!
war department, which became known'
today. Because of congestion in the]
East untapped facilities beyond the!
Alleghenies have become necessary to j
speedy production for the present war
while sites at least 200 miles from
the Atlantic seaboard are regarded!
as good strategy in case of future
wars.
MAN ARRESTED FOR
IMPERSONATING OFFICER |
I
SEATTLE. Jail. 16. -Charles L.
Graves, claiming to be a nephew of
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, was arrested
here today charged with impersonat-'
ing an officer.
Copper Center is outdoing itself in
weather records this winter. For days;
at a time it has held the record for.
low temperature, and today is no ex-1
ception. the mercury standing at
—34. The orange belt at Wortmans
is slightly colder today. 9 above be
ing recorded.
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MRS. W. B. LEEDS '
Latest photograph of Mrs. William
I. Loads, of Now York, who la re
ported engaged to Prlneo Christopher,
youngest brother of ex-King Constan
tine of Greece. Mrs. Leeds has Just
leased tea Kenwood estate fn Hamp
stead^ formerly the tpgllah rsaldinoa
of Grand Cake Mlehael at Rngsla,
EVIDENCE SHOWS
HUM OUT
In Communication With Bern*
>torff Cher Argentine Hark in
Nineteen Fifteen
WASHINGTON, D. C\. Jau. 16.-—
From Its mysterious stock of inter
cepted diplomatic communications
the state department today publish
ed correspondence between Count
Uernstorff and the Berlin foreign of
fice showing that former Premier
Caillaux of France was in communi
cation with German agents in the Ar
jgentine republic as far back as 1915.
| The first Uernstorff dispatch contain
; ed damaging references to the French
(government and warned the German
newspapers from praising him lest
suspicion be aroused
In one cablegram to Uerlin Count
i Hernstorff, who was ambassador at
the time, told of his Washington in
terview with Caillaux. in which he
l said he spoke contemptuously of the
; President and the rest of the French
cabinet. Hernstorff said anyoue could
see through the policy of England
clearly, and that while he did not an
ticipate the complete overthrow of
France he sees in the war now a strug
gle for existence on the part of En
gland. Caillaux. lie said, welcomed in
direct courtesies extended him by
Count Hernstorff. hut emphasized ex
treme caution on the part of his gov
ernment in speaking of the matter.
He also stated that Caillaux had been
receiv'd coldly at Washington.
Other Arrests Made
PAHIS, Jan. 16.—Louis Loustalot,
a member of the French chamber of
deputies, was arrested today in con
nection with the Caillaux affair.
If WARSHIPS
AT VLADIVOSTOK
Sent to Russian Port to Protect Al
lied Interests from Itolsheviki
Government
TOKIO. Jan. 16 Japanese war
shps have been dispatched to the Rus
sian port of Vladivostok for protec
tion of Allied interests there accord
ing to an announcement today
50 PACK PROSKCTTION
ON PLOTTING CHAKGK
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 16.—Assis
tant United States Attorney P. H.
Johnson announced today that he
would ask the federal grand jury at
Sacramento on January 7 for indict
ments against fifty members of the
I. W. W. on charges of conspiracy to
violate the espionage act carrying
with it a penalty of twenty years' im
prisonment and a fine of $10,000. He
asserted that he would claim that the
dynamiting of the borne of Governor
Stephens was an overt act connected
with the alleged conspiracy. Other
charges to be Incorporated Include in
subordination, disloyalty, refusal of
military duty, obstructing recruiting,
desecrating the President and en
deavoring to incite mutiny among the
military and naval forces of the coun
try.
DEATH CALLS DRAMATIST
PASADENA. Cal., Jan. 16.—Mel
ville E. Stone, jr., sone of the general
manager of the Associated Press, died
here yesterday, aged 43. He had been
In poor health for some time. He waa
well known in the East as a dramatist,
writer and magazine editor. He dra
matised for stage productions “Graus
tark,” and Brewster's Millions.”
BOLSHEVIKI FIND TIME
REFORM RU88IAN ALPHABET*
LONDON. Jan. 16.—Amidst th«
whirl of events involving the fate of
nations the Bolshevik! government of
Russia has found time to decree that
Russia shall adopt phonetic spelling.
Three vowels and one consonant were
eliminated from the Russian alpha
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