Penalty is a Fine of Ten Thousand
Dollars and l*ractically a Life
Imprisonment
WASHINGTON, U. Jau. 2S.
\ bill making it a felony to circulate
false reports with the intention of iu
ferfering with the operation ami suc
■les of the American navy ami military
forces, or to obstruct the sale of Lib
erty Bonds, has been introduced in
ihe House.
it carries a penalty of n line of
$10.000 and of imprisonment of not
ui(-re than 20 years.
No opposition has developed to tho
measurk and the opinion'prevails that
it is certain to pass. The new law will
give officials an effective means of
dealing with anti-war workers and
German sympathizers and spies who
keep circulating rfeportst hrOdgh un
derground routes for the purpose of
embarrassing the United Staies in its
"fforts to carry on the war.
FORMER OREGON SENATOR
DIES IN PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Jan. 28.—Charles W.
Fulton, former senator of Oregon,
died here today. Mr. Fulton was a
politician of note several years ago.
but of late years had retired front ac
tive life and lived quietly here.
RUMANIA NOW
HASPEACE BUG
Prediction Mad A by Foreign Minister
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That Separate Peace Will be
Made by Governments
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 28. A predic
tion was made today by Foreign Min
ister Kuhlmann, of Germany, that
separate peace would be established
between Germany and Rumania in the
near future, negotiations to that end
being tinder way.
ALASKA PASSES Jl'NEAl
The steamship Alaska passed Ju
neau at r> o'clock yesterday, accord
ing to telegraphic information receiv
ed by this paper today.
ENGINEER EDWARD WILSON
GOES TO ATLANTIC
A
Chief Engineer Edward Wilson, on
the steamship Northwestern, will
leave that vesseHm. her return to Se
attle and go to £he Atlantic coast to
ship on a vessel. Chief Wilson has
been running qorth for many years,
formerly being chief on the old New
port plying between Valdez an<} Un
alaska.
MAJOR GEN, WOOD
WOUNDED IN JWM
Accidental Explosion Wounds Gener
al in Arm—Two Other Officers
are Seriously Hurt
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jan. 28.—
Major General Wood, in France,
while on an observation tour yester
day, was slightly wounded in the arm
by an accidental explosion which kill
ed five French soldiers, and also hurt
two other American officers. Lieuten
ant Colonel Charles E. Kilbourne was
wounded lit the eye and Mayor Ken
yon A. Joyce in. the arm.
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CIVIC LEAGUE ELECTS
OEFICEPS FOR YEAR
The Civic League held a meeting
CHINESE TROOPS TO FIGHT ON FRENCH FRONT
r- —- 1 ' - i m »n
Tins |,, -i lew i>l some nf the i tun s- 11oops mill. iiceni'iliiiK 10 iineonirnilieteU reports, are to
tie si ill to the \i I t I'rnnf ill !'Y:»iii'e to help ill the wtr tisnl o' tSertwiny.
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Presidential Committee Says Itelieves
Trial Was Frame-up— Crges
New Trial lie Granted
WASHINGTON, O. (’., Jan. :!S.
President Wilson today made public
the report of his special comittee in
the Mooney case, who was recently
sentenced to be hanged at San Fran
cisco for alleged complicity in throw
ing the bomb which k|llrd a number
of people in that city last June dur
ing the progress of the preparedness
parade. The report intimates that
Mooney was the victim of a frame-up
based on dubious testimony. It recom
mends that the President urge upon
the Governor of California a new trial
for Mooney if the California supreme
court refuses to grant an appeal from
Mooney’s death sentence imposed by
the lower court and once upheld by
the sta«.e supreme court.
CZEKH'S SPEECH
HURRIED IIP
German Official Says Text of Ger
man War Aims Forwarded to
President Before Delivery
LONDON. Jan. 28 —The Cologne
Gazette's Vienna correspondent says
that Count Czernin informed the Aus
trian delegates that the text of his
speech on the war aims of Germany
was forwarded to President Wilson
before it was delivered to the Reich
stag.
COMMANDER M’MUNty
6mmM*n4*r oTt'lfr fail boat*
WJKNL
j TYPOGRAPHICAL (’MON ASKS
| FOR OFFICIAL INVKNTIG.ATION
SKATTLK. Jan. 28 An investiga
tion into the wrecking of the print
ing plant of the Pigott company will
be made by Seattle Typographical
Bunion No. 202, which on Sunday af
ternoon adopted resolutions deplor
j iug the action of the wreckers in
their attack on a plnnt employing un
ion labor, and instructed its officers
, to send copies of the resolution to
i Mayor Gill. Admiral Coontz, com
mandant of the Puget Sound navy
yard, members of Washington’s dele
j gation in congress and to President
j Wilson.
| "Before presenting the resolutions
i to the authorities we expect to get
j affidavits of the men employed in the
! plant and to show that all damage
was against the H. C. Piggot Print
ing Company, an entirely Innocont
party,” said H. C. Ross, president of
| the typographical union. "Leaving
j out of the question the alleged sedi
| tious utterances of the I. W. W. pap
j er and the (’all—and those are mat*
i ters for the government to pass upon
—the action was lawless. Because an
j 1. W. W. enters one of the city's de
i partment stores and makes a pur
1 chase of goods, should not be suf
! ficient reason for an attack by mem
I hers of the navy or anybody else. This
i is our position regarding the printing
offices.”
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! IN GOVERNMENT
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I
I Approve* Milking Valid Transfer >>f
I
Cands Giving Control to the
Workingmen
PETROGRAD. Jan. 28.—The all
Russian Congress of Soldiers and
Workingmen’s delegates to the assem
bly adopted a resolution today giving
the government a vote of confidence.
The assembly also approved making
valid transfers of land and giving
workingpen Immediate control; the
establishment of a soldier's and work
ingmen's republic; the nationalisation
of all banks; and the repudiation of
Russia’s national debts.
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‘HER FATHER’S STATION”
AT EMPRESS TOMORROW
“Her Father's Station,” a comedy
of more than usual merit will be
shown at the Empress tomorrow
night. Pauline Frederick will also ap
pear in “Lydia Gilmore." A Hearst
Pathe News will precede both pic
tures. Thursday Wm. Farnum will
appear in the “Fires of Conscience."
Among the coming attractions is
“Joan the Woman.”
CORDOVA IN PORT
The steamship Cordova arrived in
port yesterday* with 200 tons of coal
for the Do^lf Company. She sailed last
night for Ellamai.
HVAJCFOE
The launch Hfak, Capt. Frank NeJ
son, Vill Thaw ttinfofrow f3r Ellamar
,“4 .
W. R. Hints was a Cordova passen
ger* on t&e NotWweslerh' Saturday?
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Severe Outbreaks Said to Have Oc
curred In Rhenish Industrial Dis
tricts—Trc»o|»s Summoned
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LONDON, Jan. 2$.- Serious labor
disturbances are still occurring in
Germany, according to reports reach
ing Holland from German Industrial
i centers. So severe are the outbreaks
{ in several Rhenish provinces that
'troops have been sent to quell the
rioters with machine guns. At Mul
heim on the Rhine, opposite Cologne,
troops have taken control of the in
dustrial plants.
Loses License for Live Months ill
Connection with Mariposa Wreck
—Captain mat Ije Tried
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i SKATTLK. Jan. 2K. I*ilot Heines*,
the well-known officer on the steam
ship Mariposa on watch at the time
she was wrecked on Strait Island
reef in Sumner Strait, has been sus
pended for five months by the federal
inspectors, and Captain McKay may
be tried for alleged unskillfulness iu
handling the matter of the wreck of
the Spokane. Both officers are well
knowit in Alaska.
ROUNDHOUSE AT NKNANA
BURNED TO GROUND
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Word was received here yesterday
afternoon of the complete destruction
by Are of the roundhouse of the Alas
kan Engineering Commission at Ne
nana. Three standard gaugo locomo
tives were also destroyed'in addition
to a large amount of to ds and equip
ment
The blaze was discovered at 4
o'clock in the morning by o watchman
who immediately sent in the alarm
to the Nenana Are department. Des
pite the efforts of the Aremen and a
large number of volunteers the build
ing and contents were consumed.
The origin of the Are is unknown
but suspicious circumstances indicate
It was the work of an Incendiary. The
loss will aggregate 960,000.
MILLION MEN ARE
READY FOR FRONT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 28.—
Secretary Raker, testified today that
a million men are ready to depart ov
erseas whenever it was decided to
send them.
MAN INTIMATE WITH
ARK LINCOLN QIJSB
SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—T1U*. War
dell, aged 102, and an intimate Mead
of Abrdhaln Uneola, died today tn
this city. * '• •• 'I
RI LES ARE ADOPTED
RY DEFENSE INN NCIL
TACOMA, Jan. 28.—Rules for con
duct with “heap your month shut" as
the predominating item were decided
upon for dfslojral persons in the
state by the state council of defense
in executive session here today. A
definite policy for dealing with those
who, disloyal and insidious in their
efforts to undermine American spirit,
yet kept within the law, is in for
mation and will later be announced by
the council. Five organizations, be
sides the Ked Cross, were decided as
specifically approved in their efforts
to obtain funds. They are the Young
Men’s Christian Association, the Ar
menian-Syrlau Relief, the Knights of
Columbus, the Jewish Relief and the
community training camp activities.
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President Asks Nation U> Observe Two
Wheatless Hays— I'rges One
Meatless Meal Karh Day
WASHINGTON. I). ('.. Jan 2.V
In a proclamation on the food situa
tion Saturday night. President WII
Bon urgently requested the people of
the United States to go on a war
bread diet beginning today for the
purpose of creating a large export
surplus for the allies. He asks that
Monday and Wednesday be designat
ed as wheatless days, and also one
meal each day as a wheatless meal.
He designated Tuesday as a meatless
day and also one meatless meal every
day; and stated that Saturdays must
be porkless days. The war bread will
be called "Victory Bread" and will
consist of mixed cereals and (lour with
a five per cent substitution of cereals
for wheat until 20 per cent is reached
on February 24.
In his proclamation the President
stated that the allies needed wheat
badly and that the people of the Uni
ted States must practice the utmost
saving if we would win the present
war. The saving of sugar and fats is
also urged.
GERMAN NIGHT
ATTACK FAILED
Gen. Huig Reports Teutons Driven
Hark Near South Lens—Fight
ing Near Harrirourt
LONDON, Jan. 28.—Gen. Haig re
ports that the Germans made a night
attack at South Lens yesterday, but
were driven off with loss. Hostile ac
tivity In the neighborhood of Harri
court and Rlbecourt was also report
ed.
PROF. ALBERT P. FITCH
Prof. Albert P. Fitch ef Amheret
college IP tolling the people of the
OhltM ttatoe bp Meku el leetogn
eng artlclee what the Ret Cfoee |g pe
ll* I* f*He H|e *np»y ep^«We P
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SEC. BAKER REPLIES
TO CHAM BERLAIN
Nay* Senator Would Give Impression
Inefficiency Was <liaracterisUc
Rather Than Occasional
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 2S. -
Secretary of War Baker replying to
Senator Chamberlain's charges of in
efficiency at a public hearing of the
senate military committee today said
i that more than a million men are
1 now under arms in the United States.
| The Secretary said that much of the
i adverse criticism of the army came
front the impatienre of the American
people to "do this great thing great
ly."
The secretary conceded that in so
great an enterprise It wras impossible
that there should not be the delays,
shortcomings and mistakes cited by
Senator Chamberlain in his speech be
fore the iniliitary committee. Secr'y
Baker said, however, that Senator
\ Chamberlain in his speech gave a
i greatly disproportionate aspect to the
situation
lie said file effect of Chamberlain's
speech was to give the country the
impression that the deficiencies charg
ed were characteristic of the army ra
ttier Ilian occasional
FIGHTING ON
ITALIAN FRONT
ILaliuus Repulse Teuton Assaults on
I'iave River—Two Enemy Ma
chines Brought l>o\s u
HOME, Jan. 28. Heavy lighting
occured all day Saturday on the north
eastern Italian front, the Teuton at
tempt to cross the I’iave river being
repulsed. Intense aerial activity ex
tended from I-ake Garda to the sea.
British airmen brought down two ene
my machines.
The Gerninn Version
BERLIN. Jan. 28. On Asiagu pla
teau and the east Brentua river yes
terday several heavy artillery duels
occurred. Italian attacks against Mou
ta Pertica failed.
LATOIVHK WOMAN OIKS
OK Tl BKIU'i LOSIS
Mrs. Mavro Anderson lljort. of La
touche, wife of Peter lljort, died of
tuberculosis. January 25. and her
body was brought to Valdez for in
terment. Mrs. lljort was born in Al
aska in 1888, and was 30 years old
at the time of her death. She leaves a
husband and three children. The Rob
bins Undertaking Parlors ttad charge
of the funeral ceremonies. Rev. N'i
cholls preached the funeral sermon.
Interment took plaoe in the Valdez
cemetery at 1 o’clock today.
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PACKERS PLOT
10 CONM PRICES
Federal I*roseeutor Heney Charge*
Five Finns control Purchases
and Visions of Stock
WASHINGTON. D. t\, Jan. 28.—
Special Prosecutor Francis J. Heney.
charged today at a special hearing ofi
the Federal Trade Commission 'that.
five packing firms controlled the.
prices and distribution of live stock
throughout the country and that tbes»
companies were in absolute control »
of the market.
HOI.DIKH DONATES MONEY
TO RED CROSS IT'Nib
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Chairman Jos. A. Silverman states
that tie Red dross fund'received &
fkinbaiine donation today from Pri
vate Ffpraan Huggins 6f Fort Lise urn.