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MORE SERIOUS
l,ord Churchill, Minister of Munitions,
Admits that. Kntento Position
is Critical
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LONDON. Dec. 12.—Lorn Winston
Churchill. Minister of Munitions, ad
mitting in an address at Bedford last
night that the situation now was far
more serious than It was three months
ago, said that persons calling for a
statement of Great Britain’s war aims
in reality meant to make peace with
the victorious Germans. He told his
hearers that the only policy for the
nation to pursue was to push forward
to victory, no1 matter how long de
layed. Lord Churchill said that the
war situation in view of Russia’s de
tection was very critical.
NOENufis
AFTER StMT
Men Registered for Call Must Then
Await Action of Draft Hoard—
Several Applicants
The time in which men registered
for military serivce may voluntarily
enlist in a chosen branch of the ser
vice will expire Saturday, December
15, and while several Valdezans have
taken opportunity of the late order by
Provost General Crowder there are
still many who are waiting to see if,
the fatal number turns up. Instruct
tions governing such enlistments re-!
cently issued by the provost-general,
are as follows:
“ On December 15 new regulations1
prohibiting any registrant from en
listing voluntarily will go into effect, i
After that time any registrant may,
upon his own request, be inducted In-;
to service through the draft at any
time. Between now and December 15,
if your state quota is full, you may
authorize enlistments as you request.
“Local boards which have filled
I heir quota may therefore Issue ap
plicants the necessary permit to en
list up to December 15. This covers
men called for physical examination
in the past. Until final receipt for
your net quota is received from Camp
Lewis be careful not to release men
whose order of call is so close that
they will probably be required to fill
physical rejections."
Fred Coleclough, Ted Nuhn, Rich
ard Maidment and Don Shannon were
recently examined at the Post and
will join ttie colors S&tu'rday, leaving
for tile States on' one of the near boats
and others may follow their example
but the time is ndw short.
SEATTLE CHAMBER TRIES
TO UNLOCK STOREHOUSE
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SEATTLE, Doc. 12.—The Seattle
Chamber of Commerce has petitioned
Congress to allow the purchaftfe of Al
aska coal lands by Competitive bid
ding, also'td "’pr'oihofS We develop
ment of Alaskan oil fields.
U. S. WILL CARE
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BELGIAN ORPHANS
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Judge Ben Lindsey of Colorado Goes
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to Washington to Interview
President on Subject
DENVER, Dec. 12.—Judge Ben
Lindsey, the originator of the juven
ile court, has been summoned to
Washington by th6 President to con
sider assuming the care of Belgium
and French orphans.
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NOW IS THB TIME
to get some choke wffces and cord
jals for the Holidays, before they itf«
shipped out to tho States. Phone Noi,
7. The Bullet. H • ' |
Don’t detoy or yon may he too
late. MT
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CAMOUFLAGED ARMORED TRAIN ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Sen . - mi. uIn n- In-IsiimJ ilie linen on the French front showing un armored trnln .111110ullaK.il to hide It
from enemy observers.
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Are Shifting Forces t,. riouth of Riv
er—Italians Holding them Along
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Vast Front
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HOME. Dec. 12 —The Austro-Ger-j
man forces are unable to obtain a j
foothold across the Plave river, and i
are shifting enormous bodies of troops ■
to the mouth of the stream. The Ital-1
ians have held firm alhng the long j
battle line, and the enemy will be (
forced to adopt new tactics.
REDUCE ALCOHOL
M IN BEER
President by Proclamation Allows On
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ly Two and Three-fourth* I*er J
Cent of .Alcohol
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 12 —
President Wilson today issued a
proclamation reducing the alcoholic
contents of beer to two and three
fourths per cent for the present. It
is probable in view of the urgent need
for alcohol for medicinal purposes,
that the manufacture of beer will be
stopped altogether.
Representative George H. Tinkham of
Massachusetts Sends Projectile
Into F.netm Lines
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Dec.
12.—The first shot fired by an Am
erican against the Austrians in this
war was sent speeding into the enemy
lines today when Representative Geo.
H. Tinkham of Boston, pulled the lan
yard releasing the projectile. The ene
my lines on the lower Plave are be
ing bombarded by United States artil
lery.
INVESTIGATION STARTED
ON CONDUCT OF WAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec.' 12.—
An inquiry by congress into the con
duct of the war Was started by the
senate military committee.
JERUSALEM OCCUPIED
BY BRITISH TROOPS
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ROME, Dee. 12.—Jerusalem was
found to be undamaged when occu
pied by British troops today. On* of
the patriarchs Ut the city wired to
the Vatican today that not a single
shot had been fired Into the city, vfcfj
British premier announced |pat
Christians, Moslems and Ifews would
he treated alike by the victors.
STUDENTS WILL FATTEN PIG
AND MAKE ULEAN-UP
MOUNT VERNON. Dec. 12. Pu
pils of rhe Lincoln high school build
ing have beeu presented with a very
much alive pig, which they expect to
fatteu on the lunch scraps this winter
and sell In the spring. The boys con
fldenitally expect to receive between
$100 and $160 for the school scrap
pig by next spring.
ARTILLERY ACTIVE ON
THE WESTERN FRONT
LONDON, Dec. 12.—Heavy artil
lery duels are taking place on the
western front, the allied guns pour
ing a stream of projectiles into the
German trenches.
DRASTIC ORDERS
TO HALT ALIENS
l’iwi(l(«t and Cabinet will Further
Inn-ease Regulations Governing
the Conduct of Kueniy
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dec. 12.—
Plans for further guarding the coun
try's war activities against enemy
aliens were approved at today's cabi
net meeting, and President Wilson
will issue a proclamation embodying
regulations formulated by the depart
ment of justice. Enemy aliens may be
required to register and the barred
zones will be much extended.
The new regulations are expected
to efficiently deal with the menace of
tires, bomb plots, the conveying of
information to Germany and other ac
tivities intended to hamper the gov
ernment in the conduct of the war.
The regulations have been drawn
by Attorney General Gregory, who fa
vors'strong action to deal with the
menace.
Going Out on the Alaska
I ata going out on the Alaska and
have the following goods for sale:
kitchen utensils,' dishes, sanitary
couch and mattress, 1 double woolen i
mattress, 1' round'center'table, rock
er, 1 heater, 1 dresser, and various
other things.
kl3 W. F. ERICKSEN
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Company of Wealthy Men Formed In
Frisco to Operate Mines—Seat
tle Secures License
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 18—A
number of wealthy Italians and Am
ericana have formed a company to
mine Matanuska Coal and ship their
product to San Francisco. Seattle se
cured the first license issued to mine
coal. • 1
The Order of Alaska Moose witl
their regular weekly business meet
ing tomorrow night;
BRITONS TERMS
l«oid Italfour Says that Message Ke
reived in September Said that
tferinany Wanted I’eani
LONDON. Dec. 12.—Lord Balfour
told the House of Commons today that
he had received a communication
from Germany stating that the imper
ial government would be glad to ne
gotiate peace with Great Britain. The
British officials replied that they
would receive any communication
Gerihany was prepared to make and'
would discuss it with their allies. Th”
German government returned no reply
to the note.
AMERICAN SOLDIER’S
STORY IS TOO WILD
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE, Dec. 12.—Headquarters I
got ••thrill yesterday when word was
brought In that an American soldier,
captured by the Germans, had escap
ed and reached the American lines.
The man told a remarkable story of
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what had happened to him and of
what he had seen.
It was soon discovered by officers,
however, that the soldier was romanc
ing and that he had never been in the
hands of the Germans. It developed
that he got lost from his company
hack of the lines, had been unable to
And it and had wandered around the
country for several days. He deter
mined that the best way to escape
punishment was to tell the story of
his Actitious capture and escape.
liODK Unw of Trans|iortH Hwannlng
With Mon Coming up Behind
Germans Id nos Today
WITH BRITISH ARMY. Dec. 12.
Long lines of transports swarming
with German reinforcements are're
ported by aerial scouts today behind
the German lines on the northern
British flank in the Cambral sectdr.
It is1 believed Germany Is shifting
troops from the Russian front.
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MEYER REAPPOINTED ON
COMMERCE COMMISSION
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Dec. 12.—
Batthaser H. Meyer of Wisconsin,
chairman of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, was reappointed today
by the President.
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Miller Boys Home Xmas
Henry and Fabian Miller, both of
whom haw lucrative positions with
the roveramest engineering eommiaf
ston 'Ut AndhOMt*. will trfivo hom*
‘dT the iettfrt'tttp T>f th*1 Alaska to
spend the holidays with th«r ttibther
and brother at this plaoe. The boy#
have many friends here.
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EOFROM SHOCK
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Commander of Torpedoed Destroyer
Jacob Jones Loses Fight for
IJfe—Comrades Missing
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 12.—
Lieutenant Commander Bagley. of the
Jacob Jones, the American destroyer
recently torpedoed by a U-boat, was
unconscious when rescued by one of
hiH seamen, and later died from ex
posure. acordlng to a message receiv
ed here today. He was a brother of
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
secretary of the navy, and a brother
to the first tuan killed it- the Spanish
War. Sixty members of his crew are
still missing, with little hope foi their
rescue.
Notice to Odd Fellows
All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and
families are cordially invited to at
tend a social evening at the Odd Fel
lows Hall, Thursday. December 13.
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TOjYHME
Revolutionists Want Bolshoviki t'om
niisioners Deprived of Authority
—Will Destroy Quarters
PKTROGRAD. Dec. 12. A letter
Addressed to the Council of Katioual
Commisioners of Russia today con
tains a threat to dynamite the Sinolny
institute, the headquarters of the
Bolsheviki Thursday if the Soldiers'
and Workmens' deputies do not de
prive the commissioners of all author
ity. The situation here today is little,
improved over that of yesterday, the
reports front Moscow indicating that
street lighting of a desultory charact
er Is stil going on. and that the gov
ernment troops and revolutionists are
striving to gain control of the city.
GERMAN gKl IHEK GO K BEN
DAMAGED IN AIR RAID
LONDON. Dec. 12.—During a re
cent raid over the Gallipoli peninsula
and Constantinople by British naval
aviators the former German cruiser
Goeben. now the Turkish warship Sul
tan Selim, was hit and a large explo
sion caused, it was officially announc
ed today.
A vessel named the General and
reported to be the Qerman headquar
ters at Constantinople, was twice hit
by bombs the raiders dropped. Two
hits were also obtained upon the
Turkish war office.
One Company Believe* Kate* Should
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be Advanced and Other is Con
tented With Conditions
SEATTLE, Dec. 12.—Another agi
tation is being made among the
steamship companies, one of which is
holding out for an advance in freight
and pasenger rates about New Years.
The citizens of Alaska are already
protesting about the exorbitant rate
paid on certain classes of freight.
SICK MAN OF EUROPE
IS REALLY VERY ILL
GENEVA, Dec. 12.—A Constanti
nople dispatch states that Mohammed
V.. Sultan of Turkey, is dangerous
ly ill.
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HKA VY StfOWFALL BINDERS
AU8TRO-TEUTON ADVANCE
■ ITALIAN ^RONT, Dee. 12.— A
hekty tal of'show is occurring in the
■mbentHur where thw Teutons are try
ing to break thru the Italian lines.
RUSSIAN TROOPS
DEMOM
Rowlao Materials and Monitions Hold
—Cossacks Attempt to Stem
Bolshevik! Tide
COPENHAGEN, Dec 12. A semi
official German news agency says tho
demobilization of the Russian forces
has already begun and that peace ne
gotiations have been restricted only to
the Russian front.
Russ Munitions Hr Sold
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Dec. 12.—
Much material purchased here on ac
count of the Russian government will
be sold in this country and the pro
ceeds applied to the payment of bills
incurred ou account of assisting Rus
sia in the war.
Cossacks Remain lx>yal
LONDON. Dec. 12. —It is believed
here, where direct communication has
been established with General Kaled
ine and his 400.000 Cossacks, that
they will back the revolution to the
limit. It is planned to solidify the loy
al fighting forces and establish a new
fighting front, eliminating the Bol
sheviki from Southeastern Russia
where are lorated Hie coal, grain and
mineral fields.
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Russian forces fighting
LONDON. Dec. 12. Delayed Rus
sian dispatches report an engagement
between the Bolsheviki forces and
Cossacks at Tamancvka. but no de
tails are given.
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WANT BRANDOS
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Railroads Ask that 1'nited States As
sociated Justice be Appointed if
Railways be Controlled
WASHINGTON, l). C., Dec 12.—
President Wilson has been notified by
the railways that associate justice of
the Supreme Court Louis D. Brandeis,
is the choice of file railway heads for
the position of dictator of the rail
ways of the l/nited States if the Pres
ident finally decides that the railways
must be operated u:tder federal 'mii
trol.
1 IS WOMAN
BREAKS HD
Makes Six Hundred and Ten Miles
from San Diego to 'Frisco
in Nine Hours
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12.—Miss
Katherine Stenson of Texas, made the
flight from San Diego to San Fran
cisco today, a distance of 610 miles
in 9 hours and 10 minutes, which is
the world’s record for a non-stop
flight.
RAISE IN PRICE OP
HARD GOAL ALLOWED
WASHINGTON. D. C., Dec. 12.—
Aii order increasing the price of an
thracite coal at-the mines through
out the country has been approved by
President Wilson. The increase is to
cover wage raises agreed on here re
cently by producers and miners, con
tingent on higher coal prices.
The Increase in prloes will not ap
ply to coal sold at the mines under
any existing contract containing a pro
viso for an increase In the price of
coal in the event miners' wages are
raised.
NOW IS THE TIME
to get some choice wines and oord
thlpped oat to the States. Phene
iala for the Holidays, before they are
No. T. The BoM. '
'ybont delay or you may he too.
late. ktT
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