SUVS WIL NOT
ACCEPT PROP6SALS
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All Russia Aflame at Audacity of Teu
tonic Terms—May Reorganize
Army for bVay
PETROGRAD. Jan. 3.- Trotzky
declared today that the government of
Russian workers wdtild never consent
io the German peace proposals, which
call for the cession of Russian soil
10 Germany and practical control of
Russia's western boundaries during
ihe duration of the war.
The halt In peace negotiations and
indications that Germany will refuse
1he proposal of the Lenine govern
ment to remove the peace conference
lo Stockholm have revived universal
discussion in Petrograd of probable
resumption of fighting. Sentiment for
renewal of the war is growing, not
withstanding the crippled condition of
ihe Russian krmy, which is reduced
lo 3.00®,000. and is badly disorgan
ized, short of munitions, guns, cloth
ing and provisions.
Even the most radical of the Bol
eheviki and Maximalist are aroused
and Indignant by the German attitude
and are willing to fight unless Ger
many recedes from its extreme de
mands. The leaders declare that a re
sumption of hostilities is imminent,
and they express the belief that it
will be possible to reorganize and
equip an effective army in a short
lime.
Xews|>a|>cr Comment
PETROGRAD. Jan. 3.—A promin
ent Petrograd newspaper came out
this morning with the caption across
its front page:
“Is German Militarism Showing Its
Claws?”
ADMINISTRATOR HOOVER
WOULD SELL SUGAR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan.. 3.—
>'ood Administrator Hoover today ad
vocated the purchase by the govern
ment of all sugar now on the market,
and the resale by the government ol
the sugar direct to the consumer,
This would prevent storing and would
apportion the crop more equally.
HEAVY FIGHTING IN
PROVINCE OF UKRANIA
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 3.—The town
of Rlysk in Ukrania has been the
scene of heavy fighting between the
Bolshevik i and Cossacks the past 48
hours, according to information re
ceived from Petrograd today. Part ol
the town has been destroyed.
MERCURY FALLS 38
DEGREES IN ONE HOUR
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 3.—Chey
enne is shivering tonight in a temper
ature of 6 degrees below zero, follow
ing a drop of 38 degrees today in on<
nbbr1, and the mercury will hover be
tween 15 and 20 degrees below to
night, according to government fore
rUta.
The thermometer registered 34 de
grees above zero at 10 o’clock thii
morning. At 11 it was 4 below. Traim
are running from a few minutes t<
nine hours late and the Unidn Paclfii
has its snowplows working betweei
Laramie and Rawlings on the ovei
land tracks. • !.* '
Reports of suffering of cattle ant
sheep' featne in tonight from th<
ranges, but no great loss of stock hai
been reported.
POSTMASTER TODD WILL
CHANGE OFFICE HOURS
Postmaster Todd will change thi
office hours of the Valdez postofflci
to conform to the business hours, a;
follows: the office will open at 8:31
and close at 5:30 until further no
tlce.
ALASKA SAILS NORTH
AT TEN THIS MORNINt
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—The steamshi;
Alaska sailed north from this city a
10 o’clock this'morning. Martin El
llngson, A. C. Hoodenpyle and Mn
jggjt Miller were passengers for Val
dSL The vessel carries much frelgh
^c^herf^HJosAWlo^s; '
Martin* Ellingson, former forema
of a construettoo ereW tor the Alask
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EVEN THE FIREMEN ARE KNITTING FOR THE SOLDIERS
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Knitting for the soldiers is no longer confined to th • women. Tin* firemen of Koine. N. V., hu\c found quite,
a deal of time to spare while waiting In their firehouse fo• blazes to start. So all flay anil all night those on duty |
j are at their knitting turning out socks for the American fund for French wounded, which installed three knitting
' machines In engine house No. 2.
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| War Department States that for First
Time the Allies Make Gains on
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I Undersea Boats
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I LONDON, Jan. 3.—More submar
ines were sunk in December than were
launched by the Germans is cheering
4<iferrt*Moh disseminated by the wit"
office today. The co operation of the
| American navy with its vast fleet of
| chasers and destroyers (s largely res
| ponsible for this result.
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I GENERAL CROWDER URGES
IMMEDIATE REGISTRATION
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan.. 3.—
, Adjutant-General Crowder in a pub- J
i lie statement today urged that all men j
I who have arrived at the age of 211
i since the registration of last summer
! be immediately registered for mill
j tary service. Registration of all men
i as fast as they become of age Is also
j recommended and will probably be
j adopted soon.
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i POLISH TROOPS LAND
ON FRENCH SOIL TODAY
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j WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan.. 3.—
The first contingent of Polish troops
recruited in America for service in the
ranks of the Allies landed in France
today it was announced by the war
department.
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KENNETH PROCTOR LITTAUER
Kenneth Procter (Llttauer, American
newspaper man new flying In the
} Franco.Belgian eecadrllle, who haajuet
1 bean decorated'by King Albert of Bel
* glum with the order ed Leopold II and
• the rank of chevalier. Mr. Llttauer
- was formerly a wtWsnown writer, dh
t metrepeHtan daniee and served In Lea*
dan and Pbrle ajratgfr correspondent.
After studying aviation he joined the
Belgian squadron. Me has’baehaleo
1 honqreflwWntho French .waeVeoee for
1 flyljfel Add dletlnqu^Jhefrkaflkfy spot
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si lts SINK 21 SHIPS
III'RING PAST IVKKK
LONDON. Jan. 3. German subma
rines were responsible for the loss of
twenty-one British vessels, according
to a report issued for the week ending
last night. |
COSSACKS OCCUPY PORT
WITHOUT OPPOSITION |
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LONDON. Jan. 3. —Cossack troops
today occupied the town of Alexan-,
drovsk. a fortified commercial town :
on the Dneiper river, in the province
of Kkaterinoslaf, Russia. The Bolshe-!
viki garrison surrendered without re
slstence and were disarmed.
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Will Deliver Address to Congress lie
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commending Plans for Operation
of Railroads i
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.WASHINGTON. D. ('.. Jan.. 3,—
I'resident Wilson will deliver an ad-1
dress to congress tomorrow recom
mending legislation to carry out the
government operation of railways.
LARGE STEEL STEAMER
LAUNCHED IN VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER. Jan. 3.—The 8800
ton steel cargo carrier building in the
Coughlan Shipyards tor Knute Knut
sen, a Norwegian, will be launched
the twentieth and christened the Al
aska.
Mysterious Eire at I'etrograd Destroys
Vast Amount of Munitions and
Kills Twenty I'ersons
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PETROGRAD, Jan. 3—Eleven hun-j
dred machine guns designed for use
on airplanes were destroyed and twen
ty persons ,were killed by a myster
ious Are and explosion today In a
military depot in this city.
POLK8 BEING FORCIBLY
DEPORTED TO GERMANY
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PETROGRAD, Jan. 3.—The Ger
mans have transferred 300,000 civil
ian Poles and Lithuanians forcibly to
Germany where they are being com
pelled to labor in the Helds and the
factories.
LIVELY FIGHTING ON
• i ' p- WEB® FRONT TODAY
LONDON, ian. !8.—Lively Aghttag,
is reported on the iweeL.trp«* rtp0ay
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GERMAN PLOTTER i
IS NOW INSANE
>lan Wlio Sllrml l'|* Argentine lie
public to Declare War is I’ro*
uouuced Demon toil
HU ENOS AIRES. Jan. Count
von Luxburg was today pronounced
insane by alienists who have had him
under observation at a prominent
Huenos Aires sanitarium.
Allies Given
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan., 3.—
Another payment of $25,000,000 to
Italy recently, the first in many weeks,
brought the total actually paid to that
government from the $500,000,000
credit allowed up to $320,000,000.
(•<>VKI5X.AIKNT TO BITI.D
<'ONt'KKTK HTK.AMSI! Il*S
WASHINGTON. I), C„ Jan.. J.
Construction of a concrete steamship
largely as an experiment will he be
gun soon by the shipping board and
the United States bureau of stand
ards. The vessel will be built after de
signs by experts of the bureau and if
it proves successful many more may
be turned out.
Concrete ships have been built
abroad and one is under construction
now atS an Francisco. Inspection of
the latter interested representatives
of the bureau who have made exten
sive experiments with the use of con
crete. The shipping board vessel will
be built at a Southern port—probably
Savannah. Ga.. or Wilmington. N. C.
It will be or 4,500 tons capacity.
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SHOOTS WIFE
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Following Quarrel With Better Half
Wholesale Cigar Clerk Wounds
Her and Kills Self
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SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—Following a
quarrel Harry McDaniels, a clerk In
Hemenway & Moser, wholesale deal
ers In cigars, shot and slightly wound
ed his wife and turning the weapon
up himself died Instantly. The couple
had been having frequent quarrels
lately according to the neighbors.
RVHCl'TIVK COMMITTEE
appeals to People
PETROQRAD, Jan. 3.—Rejecting
the German peace plans the executive
committee today adopted resolutions
appealing to the German people urg-.
lag their assumption of right to nego-’
tiate a general democracy pease. ■ j
The operator at Thompson Pass re*
ports the mercury .*1 aboy$ t|ie hlgh<
est of any point along the trail, to
both aiUtuda and temperature.
NEW REPUBLIC BET UP
IN BLACK SKA PROVINCE
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PETROORAD, Jan. 3—A new re
republic baa been set up in the Black
Sea territory with Novotossysk as the
capital.
SWISS TROOPS FIRE
ON GERMAN STEAMER
GENEVA. Jan. 3.—Swiss troops
tired upon the German steamship
Kaiser Wilhelm when it attempted to
enter Swiss waters today.
FRENCH GENERAL BAYS
I*. B. BECOMING POWERFUL
PARIS. Jan., 3.—in giving an or
der today to his troops Gen. Retain
said: "1 take this occasion to tell you
that the co-operation of the United
States is becoming more powerful ev
ery day.”
Meets and Adjourns Out of Respect
for Deceased Menilters of The
House and Senate
WASHINGTON. I). ('.. Jan.. 3.
Congress met today after taking a re
cess for the holidays, but adjourned
immediately out of respect for the
memory of Senator Newlands of Reno.
Nevada, and Representative Ellsworth
R. Bathrick. of Akran, Ohio, both of
whom died during the holiday recess.
MANY MEN LAID OFF
ANCHORAGE RAILWAY FORCE
It is reported here that 300 men
were laid off the railway force in An
chorage the first of January, and that
many of them have come over the
trail to Seward and will leave for the
States.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR BIDS
PRESI DENT FA REW ELL
WASHINGTON. D. (’.. Jan.. 3.
Ambassador Sir Cecil Springtime
called upon President Wilson today
and bade him farewell, preparatory
to sailing for England.
ITALIANS CLEAR I’lAVE
OF AUSTRIAN ARMY
ITALY, Jan. 3.- Except for a few
outpost positions near the mouth of
the Piave river the whole bank of the
Plave is today cleared of Austro-Ger
man forces.
EIGHTY-EIGHT HUNDRED
TON SHIP LAUNCHED
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—The steel car
go carrier Western King of 8800 tons
burden was launched today from thf
Duthie shipyards in this city.
CAPT. WILLIAM J. CONDON
Capt. William .Jv^ofulon of tho U.
ftooorvo Modiaal «orpo WH aoqulttod
at Now Mbnowloh. Ni-fi; of Mo mm
dor of John V. Plpor, whooo body wni
found in aOmo ahrubbory IthrtiooftdO
Now, •eypOwiak four month* aftor b«
had mjbtoftoaffr dlaappoarod loot win
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Allied Nations Will So Arrange Ship
ping to Provide Necessary
TranM|M>rts
WASHINGTON. I). C„ Jan.. ;J. —
American troops will be rushed to Eu
rope in a large and constantly grow
ing stream, as hastily as possible. The
allied nations will so arrange their
shipping as to provide the necessary
transport and merchant ships with
out disarrangement to the public. The
ship building program will he rushed
and a closer co-operation of all the
co-belligerents will present a single
united front to German autocracy.
The part of the I'nited States has been
! clearly defined and arrangements
made to carry it out.
These are tlie principal results in
regard to America as decided upon
at the recent inter-allied war council
at Paris, as announced today for the
lirst time by the State Department.
! ENGLAND It EDITED TO
(•< »l PI’IjM mV It ATM >X I NO
| LONDON, Jan. .— -It is announced
I that compulsory rationing will lie put
i into effect in England soon it was an
1 nounrod today.
jrA.MI* LEWIS PItIVATE
SENTENCED EOlt LI EE
j CAMP LEWIS, Jail. 3. Private G.
I Pidd was today sentenced to life im
prisonment in the federal penitentiary
by a court martial for murderous as
sault with intent to roll.
I \LAMKDA SAILS m
VALDKZ AT :i O'flXH'K
The steamship Alameda sailed from
Cordova at'3 o’clock this afternoon
I and is expected to arrive in port about
!i tonight.
HRANR OFFICER OF
KAULKK DIES TODAY
KANSA St'ITY, Jan. 3. John K.
Pelletier, former National {’resident
of the Eagles died today at his home
here.
SI'I’KKMK COI'RT TO
RI LE ON VICK CASK
SEATTLE: The attempt of Mrs.
Edna Woods to secure release from
the city detention hospital, where she
has been held since her arrest as a
disorderly person in the Salisbury
hotel on December f>, has been car
ried to the supreme court by her at
torney, Robert L. Blewett. Yesterday
Judge Kenneth Macintosh, of the su
perior couFt. was served with an al
ternative writ of mandate, ordering
him to release Mrs. Woods, to appear
before the supreme court to show
cause why she should not be released
from the confinement of the city hos
pital, where she Is being treated.
Judge Mackintosh said yester
day that he would not release the wo
man, but would make his appearance
before the supreme court. He denied
the petition of Mrs. Woods last Mon
day. on the ground that to release a
patient from the hospital would tend
to break down the attempt of the
mayor and health commissioner to
quarantine women with contagious
diseases.
THE PIN/.ON INSTALLS
FINE SODA FOUNTAIN
The Pinzon cigar and billiard store
has purchased the soda fountain and
fixtures formerly owned by Ed. Hunt,
proprietor of Hunt’s Candy Kitchen,
and is Installing the same today. It
Is the aim of the Pinzon to cater es
pecially to ladies and children. Hours
will be arranged when ladies can have
the use of the pool and billiard tables
if they desire to learn the game, and
every attempt will be made to con
duct a thoroughly first-class place for
the benefit of the public.
Mr. Hunt will be chief mixologist at
tho new dispensary and this is an as- -
surance that the public will be well
served. The large:mehogany bar and
flxturee of the former bar have been
left In place, add will add an attract
iveness to the resort. '
Mr. and Mre. Wm. Lufkin will leave
February 1 tor SeiatUe, where they
make their home la the futtfo,
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