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HAVIIiS
TROUBLE
Tty Aottodated Pro**
PARIS, Jan., 17— At the request
of President Wilson, the Supreme In
ter - Allied Council has decided to
hold in abeyance the proposed rule
for virtual secrecy regarding its de
liberations.
It has been decided to ask the Am
erican, British and Italian correspon
dents to present some plan for re
porting the meetings. The British
correspondents only want one corre
spondent admitted. The Americans
have vigorously protested and want
the meetings to be accessible for all
deliberations.
SECRECY PROTESTED
WASHINGTON. Jan., 17— Sen
ator Borah, addressing the Senate this
afternoon, protested against secrecy
at the peace conference and said that
President Wilson was acting admirab
ly in holding up this matter until full
publicity was allowed.
“It seems to be a question as to
whether President Wilson’s claim for
an open diplomacy is to be discarded
entirely. The British and other allied
nations do not want open discuss
ion and 1 trust that President Wilson
will make a hard fight for this.” said
Senator Borah.
“Publicity is one of the most vital
repositions before the conference
The Senate should show that it is in
sympathy with those opposing sec
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reev.
Senator William*, of M'ssis'inni,
joined Senator Rorah in a demand for
open proceedings and stated that he
was glad to see a Republican, like
Senator Borah, at laet rallying to th*
supnort of the President, now in Fran
ce.
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READY TO FIGHT
AMSTERD AM, Jan.. 17— Bohemia
dispatches says that the Czocho-Slo
rnks have occupied the Bavarian
f^onHer and pickets are within hear
ing distance of oach other along the
entire P*ohemian-Bavanan boundary.
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JCead the Gateway..
By Associated Press
ROME. Jan., 17— The French
steamer Ghapori struck a mine nea»
Messina during the night and sunk.
Five hundred, mostly Greeks, Serbian-,
and Russians were drowned A nearby
steamer saved 150
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POLAND STARTS
AS NEW NATION
By Associated Press
PARIS, Jan., 17— It is expected
, that Paderweski will soon het;d a new
I Polish Ministry. It is announced that
Paderweski has reached an agreement
j with General Pilsudski, the Polish
1 Military dictator, and M. Demoski,
President of Poland, to represent the
new nation at the Peace conference in
j this city.
SHOWING ALIENS
i THE RIGHT WAY
1 DENVER COLO.. Jan., 17— The
. Americanizantion of aliens of the
Rocky mountain region is the object
ive of an undertaking begun a sliorl
tim<' ago under the direction of paid
Armstrong, chief naturalization ex
ofthe district.
i The work will be carried on in Col
orado, New Mexico, Idaho, Utah, and
Wyoming, states in the district, the
examiner and his staff having charge
ofthe subject of Americanism clearly
before resident aliens.
The workers will goto factories and
shops employing aliens and make ar
rangements with officials to have
| them informedof their desire that
make application for citizenship. In
making applications aliens in the past
sometimes had to go to better educat
ed countrymen for help. The workers
will relieve them of this necessity.
Another fact that has been deter
rent to many aliens bccomeing citi
zens is that they had to lose a day’'
wages to file their “first papers” a«
filing could not be made only in day
time. To overcome this the clerk of
the federal district court here w:,l
open his office in the evening to re
ceive these papers.
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By Associated I’rrui
SEATTLE, Jan.. 17— Jack Un
derwood, Seattle Times assistant
Washington correspondent, wilt's to
day that Second Assistant Postmaster
General Praeger says that no aerial
mail service will be started between
Seattle and Alaska for at least three
years unless some one is willing to
make a contract involving the expend
iture of about $50,000 for equipment.
Mr. Underwood says that Juneau
may be on the Canadian-Vancouve: •
Dawson aerial route now being plair
ned by the Canadian government.
By Associated TreiM
SEATTLE. Jan., 17— In a special
article in the Seattle Times this af
ternoon, it is said that the United
State? Government is contemplating
sending Washington and Oregon cow
boys to Alaska to heard Arctic musk
oxen into the Seward Peninsula. The
Musk Oxen will be for the purpose of
domestication to add to the food re
sources of the great Northland.
The Times says that the govern
ment has had the plan under const*! •
». ration for several months and some
thing will be done in the spring.
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WANT DOLLAR ANj
HOUR FOR WAGES'
By Associated Press
SEATTLE, Jan.. 17— The Meta’
Trades Council this afternoon ordered
25,000 shipyard workers to strike next
Tuesday. It is expected that similfai
action will be taken in Tacoma and
Portland.
The men want a basic wajfo of
an hour. The strike is caused by dis
satisfaction with the Federal machin
ery Board’s recent wap* award.
Shipyard employers are to m »et !at«
this afternoon.
ENGLISH BLAME BACON
FROM STATES FOR FLI
LONDON, Jan., 17— American
bacon preserved with borax is blamoi
by some British authorities for th»
influenza epidemic rages in America
It also raged inGermanv, where there
is no bo rated bacon.
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FISH QUOTATIONS
0
SEATTLE, Jan., 7— Fish prices at
noon were as follows: halibut, 36 cts,
sable, eight cents; ling and red cod,
nine cents.
THIS MINISTER PRACTICED
JUST AS HE PREACHED.
MARTINEZ, Cal., Jan., 17— That
—the Rev. F. C. Nelson, pastor of the
Methodist church here, was taking the
pace in the shipyards of one of the
members of his congregation sick with
influenza was disclosed recently when
W. H. Wallace, assistant state direct
or of the United War Work Campa
ign, attempted to get in touch with
him. Mr. Nelson donned the overhall?
of his friend and joined the night
ship in order to hold the job down un
til his parishioner could recover.
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WASHINGTON. Jan., 17— Congress
was asked by Secretary of the Treas
ury Glass to appropriate $4,227,500
for completion of postoffice buildings
in 120 cities, construction of which
was postponed during the war.
ARMISTICE
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Ur Associated Press
AMSTERDAM, Jan., 17— The ar
misiice between the Allies and Ger
many has been extended according to
announcement made here today.
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STORY OF A HERO
LONDON, Jan., 17— Of the many
stories of heroism during the war on
which official records are silent but
which are beinp: brought forth with
relaxation of the censorship, is that of
Captain Larcombe of the anti- air
craft defenses of the London District
His job for four years has been to
find and dispose of German aerial
bombs that failed to explode when
dropped on London.
After each air-raid, and in the early
nart of the war there were piany.
Larcombe and his men would go about
the city seeking the “duds”. It was
dangerous work extricating them
from wherever they happened to drop,
transporting them out of the city and
exploding or otherwise destroying
them. During the excitement after a
raid few people thought of the bombs
♦hat failed to “go off” but all of them
have ceased to be a menace to the city.
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218 ROYAL GERMANS
ARE NOW POWERLESS
THE HAGUE, J,an., 17— When the
kaiser started the ball a- rolling bv
abdicating *, 217 more princes and
princesses of the royal blood of the
Germandynasties followed his foot
steps. In Prussia 33 royal personages
went into exile; in Bavaria, 39. It was
in the small principalities, however,
that the signing of abdications liter
ally followed each other as fast a.v
they were written. The tiny principal
ity of Reuss of only 450 square miles
had 36 abdications of its fonper coprt.
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By Associated Press
BERLIN, Jan., 17— Dr. Karl Lieb
khnecht and Rosa Luxemberg, the
Spartican and Bolsheviki leaders,
were killed here today, one by sol
diers and the other by a mob.
The two were arrested early thD
afternoon and wore taken to a hote).
A crowd gathered around the hotel,
overpowered the guards and located
the room where Rosa Luxemberg was
being kept prisioner. The mob took
the woman to the streets. Here the
soldiers attempted to rescue her but
the mob again demonstrated thoi
strength and taking the wpman from
a group of soldiers beat her into in
sensibility. Shots w’ere poured into
her prostrate body and when life was
gone it is said that the mob took the
body and threw’ it into the canal.
Meanwhile. Dr. Liebknecht, with
troops, started by automobile for Mo
abit. The prison automobile sustained
a puncture in a tire and Liebknecht
and others alighted w’hile repairs
were being made.
GETS THI
CAPITAL
J. A. Magill, formerly on the Be
luga Whaling Company, on Cook In
let, is now in New York City and ac
cording to a letter received by Frank
Cotter, has enlisted sufficient capital
for a new plant.
Mr. Magill. writing from the Lamb’s
Club New York City, states that hr
will return in the spring and start
things on a large scale.
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UNIONS ASK FINNISH
ENGINEER BE FUFEI?
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 17— A com *
mittee from the railroad men’s union
of Sweden and Norway has protest*’
to the Finnish government agamst f;
sentence of twelve years imprison
ment imposed on L. Jalo. When the
Red guards overthrew the old govern
ment of Finland, Jalo left his ;ol> nr
a railroad conductor and took a pkar
in the cabinet of the new government
After the white guards took the gov
ernment away from the Reds Ja’o war
tried and found guilty of “crimes.*'
The Scandinavian railroad worker
contended that if guilty of anything it <
was of “political offeps$8.M
Liebknecht attempted to escape and
was shot dead by soldiers as they ha 1
anticipated the move.
l)r. Liebknecht visited the United
States in I DIO nnd lectured in New
Yory City. In 1011 the future Sparti
can leader returned to Germany and
rat in the Reichstag.
Dr. Liebknecht caused a great fur
ore several years ago by bringing
charges against the Krupps implicat
ing the Kaiser and Crown Prince.
During the war Dr. I.icbkr.echt was
arrested for making incendiary ad
dresses and sentenced to four years.
He was released after serving two
S ears.
I >r. Liebknecht was an extreme Ra
dical.
ORDER RESTORED
LONDON. Jan., 17— According to
idvices received here, complete order
has been restored in Berlin.
It is reported that the German gov
erment officials say that the coming
Sections will be held under the freest
suffrage in the hvorld to determine the
•onstitution of Germany.
Efforts are to ho made to arrange
peace and the safe guarding of the
freedom of the German nation which
will make it possible for a foundation
?f union states which will give pro
tec.tion against war.
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KING RELEASED FROM
•ABSTINENCE PLEDGE
LONDON, Jan 17— Only a glass of
light wine, taken by a doctor's order,
passed the lips of King Geoige from
March 5, 1915, till after the armistice
was signed. The King, Lord Kitchener
wi other members of tho government
dodged themselves to drink no intox
cants while the war lasted. The king
'clebrated the signing of the armistice
with a glass of champagne.
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LENINE IN BARCELONA
MADRID, Jan.. 17— Bolsheviki
Premier Lenine landed at Barcelona
this afternoon according to govern
ment advices received here.
WISCONSIN VOTES DRY
MADISON Wis., Jan., 17— The State
legislature this noon ratified the pro
bit ion amendment. This *tate makes
the 88th to ratify tho amendment.