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Volume XL Numbei JH>. _ ■ . 1 111 " .
1 o.\ DON Jan 5._According to official advices Tur- ate all territory of Turkey which is now occupied by that army in consequence of the continuation of war against
kev, one of the German Allies, has sent Russia peace nation Turkey also insists that the Russian nation de- the Ententes. The Bolsheviki government has made no
terms. These terms provide free passage through the the Russjan Black Sea Fleet. According to Pet- reply to this peace offer and probably will not as nothing
Da made lies tor the Russian ships, one j adv}ces Turkey will continue to retain an active can be gained as nothing, practically, has been granted,
njjtinnnl ri smites heretofore, provided Russia will evacu- i±u__
PE ACE REPRESENT Ai FIVES OF HUNS FIND TELEGRAMS
LONDON, Jan. 5.—-When the Teuton representatives
arrived this morning at Brest-Litovsk to resume negotia
tions for peace between Germany, Austria and Russia,
they found no Russian representatives present. In place^
of the delegates there were telegrams from the Bolsheviki
government officials asking that all future negotiations
be transferred to Stockholm. It is understood here that
Russia has positively refused to treat further with the
Imperial German government and if is also unofficially
i reported that hundreds of thousands of Russian troops
. have been dispatched to various fronts.
CHINA HAS LARG!
ARMED FORCE NOW
wiTH TH: alii :$
NEW YORK. Jan. 5.—Chinese Ambassador Koo, in
an address here last night, said that C hina has one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand men behind the firing lines
of France and [Mesopotamia and will probably send mote
armed forces to assist the Allies in their struggle against
the Central Powers. This is the first authentic report
concerning Chineses troops being involved in the present
war.
WOMEN GOING
TO THE BARS
ON STEAMERS
Women are now patronizing the
“bars" on the Alaska steamers. This
the information brought to Sew
ard by the officers of the Alameda.
When the 3t earner left on th' pres
ent trip for the north the bar \ i
nourishing but when Alaska waters
nre entered on the hist of the year
and the ten itory became dry, there
was no liquor left and the bur imme
diately changed into a soft drink es
tablishment. “Nut sundae for mine,’
said one woman, three minutes after
twelve last Monday night to the white
coated man behind the bar on thej
Alameda, “and incidentally I will see
this place that has been such a glo
rious place for my husband." Mutj
there was nothing to see but cigars'
anu signs mentioning the sott drinks
for sale, inclining ice cream. During
the trip women elbowed the men
away from the bar and secured
“theirs.”
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GOING TO ID1TAROD
Roy N. Critchlow, of Oakland, Cal.,
an arrival on the Alameda and regis
tered at the Seward, is a Desil engi
neer expert and came here to meet
J. E. Beuttie. The two will leave for
the Iaitarod next week over the trail
taking with them a large shaft. Mr.
Critchlow will superintend the start
ing of the two dredges of Riley in
the interior next Spring.
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WILL TEACH SCHOOL
Mis3 E. Lindley Welch, registered
at the Seward last night upon arriva1
of the Alameda, left this morning for
the Matanuska where she will teach
the young of tnat locality. Miss WtVh
is from Kelso, Wash.
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REPI BLICANS TO CONFER
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5. — It was
announced at Republican National
Committee headquarters today that
Chairman Wilcox has called a meet«ng
of the committee in St. Louis Febm
ary 12.
ALAMEDA OUT
FOR THE SOUTH
AT EARLY HOUR
Steamer Alameda arrived in port
at 4 :'i> o’clock yesterday afternoon
and denied for the south shortly af
ter one o’clock this morning. The of
t\c* » > of the >tearner report a | !ens
a: l tip nOith, the only squally wea
ther ‘M*ir»t' that operiencod outside
the r.i’.vio\vs yesterday afternoon
while ini >und. The? Alameda brought
the following passengers tor Seward:
George It. Yause, Mrs. C. Lacy and
daughter, Roy Critchlow, B. B. Green,
VV. H. James, Miss S. DeGree, Miss
E. Lindley Welch, H. K. Wood and
wife. G. Hartman and Sylvia Wold.
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PAC IFIST GETS YEAR IN JAIL
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 5. —John
W. Uiis, pacifist, Socialist ami expon
ent of the doctrines of conscientious
objectors against war, was sentenced
to one year's imprisonment by Judpe
Johnson in the Federal Court for the
failure to present himself for physi
cal examination in connection with the
draft.
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HENRY ESTABROOK DEAD
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TARRYTOWN, N. Y., Jan. 5. —
Henry Dodge Estabrook, widely
known as an attorney and formerly
general solicitor for the Western
Union Telegraph company, formerly
of Omaha, Neb., died suddenly in 2
motion picture theatre here.
GERMANS LOSE
IMPORTANT PA PER Vi
GENEVA, Jan. 5. — A valise con
taining diplomatic papers enroutt
from Berlin to Berne was stolen .yes
terday at the Basel station. The Ger
man legation at Berne is said to b(
greatly concerned at the loss.
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Imentor of Dental Chair Dies*
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 5. —Dr
Jam*s Beall Morrison, reputed tc
have invented the dental chair, th(
dental engine and many other aeces
sories now used by dentists died ai
. his home here, aged 88.
BRITISH IN ITALY
MAKE OASH ACROSS
TH: PIA\: RIVER
LONDON, Jan. 5—The official statement this morn
ing says that a British battalion in Italy last night made
a raid across the Piave river and captured many German
and Austrian soldiers. Considerable damage was also
inflicted upon the positions of the Teutons. The British
losses were slight.
TEXAS BORDER
CHARACTER IS
CALLED BEYOND
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KL PASO, Tex., Jan 5. — Another
Texas border character died here rc
i cently in the person of George Herold,
i Confederate soldier Texas ranger and
! veteran police officer. Herold claimed
credit for the killing of Sam Bass, the
notorious Texas outlaw about whom a
popular chanty of the cow camps was
composed by some cowboy band. He
also defended the city jail when it was
attacked by negro soldiers of the Port
Bliss command many y°nrs ago. He
carried six bullet wounds as trophies
of his experiences on the border and
in the civil war.
SMUGGLING,OF
FOOD PREVAILS
ON THE BORDER
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 5. — Petty
smuggling has increased greatly, the
authorities here say since the food em
bargo was put into effect on all ship
! ments to Mexico. Mexican wagon driv
ers have been found with sacks of su
gar concealed in a false bottom of
their wagons. Women have been dis
covered smuggling small articles of
prohibited food in their waists while
every bale of hay and sack of grain is
searched by soldiers at the bridge for
contraband articles. The food embar
go has proved a severe hardship upon
the Mexicans in Juarez, who depended
■ upon El Paso stores for their supplies.
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V. S. PUTS BAN ON NEW
SCHEME OF “ADOPTING”
SOLDIERS DURING WAR
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Jan. 5. — The Amen
1 can Expeditionary Force wishes to
discourage the budding practice of
American women in “adopting” indi
. vidual soldiers in France for the pe
riod of the war.
» The practice already threatens to
■ choke the congested mail sendee and
:i result in delay in the transmission of
1 important matter.
BIG DRILL IS
HELD BY THE
MILITARY UNIT
Forty-live men were on the floor
| last night at the A. 14. hall partici
i pating in the drill of the Seward
i Home Guards. Col. Sapp drilled the
' boys and every execution in the ma
' nuel of arms and the foot movements
1 were snappy. Several Seward re
j emits attended the meeting as well
boys from Anchorage on their wu\
to the states to enlist.
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| * URBACH WILL HE THE
1-MINUTE SPEAKER AT
THE EMPRESS TOMORROW '
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Leon Urbach will be at the Em
* press theatre tomorrow night and
* will discuss, for his allotted four
minutes, war aims. Mr. Urbach
' is a member of the local military
unit and a military believer.
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IDENTITY OF TWO DEAD
AVIATORS IS ESI VBLISiiED
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 5. -
Second Lieutenant Reinbooth of Bury
Saint • Edmunds, England, who had
been here two months to finish train
ing at Camp 1‘aliaferro, and Cadet
Manson, a Canadian, who has been
here about the same length of time
training, were. the two men who were
• incinerated in the airplane accident
at Hicks Field.
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I SLAYER REFUSED.RETRIAL
CONCORD, X. It., Jan. 5. — The
Supreme Court today refused a new
trial to Frederick L. Small, formerly
a Boston broker, awaiting execution
| on Jaruary 15 for the murder ol his
1 wife, Mi>. Florence A. Small, at thrift
home near Lake Ossipec September
28,
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TOBACCO IS NECESSITY.
NOT LUXURY, ASSERTS
CONTROLLER OF FOOD
' LONDON, Jan. 5. -■ Tobacco is a
j necessity, not a luxury, declares Lord
i Rhondda, the food controller, in a
j statement published here.
FLOOD WATERS UP
TO ROOFS OF TN!
i HOUSES IN SIAM
I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—Floods are now raging in
i Siam, according to official advices received by the State
' Department. The floods are said to be the worst since
! 1831 and large sections of the country are being devastated
According to reports of the American legation at Bankok
a relief commission has been appointed.
OR. KEATING. j
i IS APPOINTED
ON NEW BOARD
Dr. 0. J. Keating has been appoint-;
j ed by President Wilson as a member j
I of the Medical Advisory Board for
i *he First Draft Division of the Terri-;
; tory of Alaska. Dr. Keating has re*!
ceived this advice from Gov. Strong, i
; flie other known member of the First
Draft Division is Dr. C. A. Winans,
of Valdez, who is also the temporary
chairman.. Dr. Keating lias communi
cated with Dr. Winans regarding his
i duties.
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CHIEF FLYNN RESIGNS
NEW YORK, Jan. 5. — William J.
Flynn announced here that he has re
signed as cliiel ol the United States
Secret Sendee.
Mr. Flynn said iih had offered his
lesignation last November but had
been asked to reconsider it. Upon
advice o‘* his physician, however, and
the urgent request af his family, he
had definitely decided to retire, he:
\ said.
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POTATO BREAKFASTS
VRE URGED BY BRITON
TO SAVE NATION’S BREAD
LONDON, Jan. b. — “Potato break •!
fasts” at which potatoes are served i
instead of bread, were urged upon I
English housewives by Dr. Campbell, j
ah export attached to the f'ood Minis
try.
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500,000 DAYS LOST
BY STRIKERS, SENATE
COMMITTEE IS TOLD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. — More
, than a half million working days—
the equivalent of 20,000 workmen for
a solid month—have been lost to the
1 government's shipbuilding program1
! through strikes and lockouts, R. B. j
Stevens of the Shipping Board told
the Senate investigating committee.
We have never known any one to
! suffer from what the banquet speak
ers forget to say.
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Nothing hurts quite so much as the j
: wrong that is done to us unintention* j
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GOATS PROVE
REGULAR EIRE
EXTINGUISHERS
EL PASO, Tex., Jan. 5. — Goats are
a means of fire prevention in the na
tional forests, VV. R. Chapline, of the
United States Forestry sendee told the
executive committee of the National
Mohair Growers’ association, which
was in session here recently. Mr.
Chapline gave the committeemen an
outline of the facts as he had develop
ed them in extensive studies of the use
of goats in the forest reserves. His
theory as advanced to the goat grow
ers was that the mohair growing ani
mals would keep the undergrowth graz
ed so closely the danger of fires spread
ing from tree to tree through the me
dium of this undergrowth would be
eliminated. He also urged mohair
goat breeding on the forest reserves
as a means of increasing the nation’s
food supply in wartime.
VAUSE GOES INSIDE
George l>. Vause who arrived on the
Alameda and stopped at the Seward
last night, is an old-timei of this -.po
tion having formerly been the mail
carrier from Seward to Susitna sta
tion. For the past two years ho has
been connected with the A. F. C. at
Anchorage. He left on the .rain this
inornine for the interior.
DRAFT INVOKED TO GET
BRICKLAYERS FOR ARMY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. — The new
draft machinery was invoked for the
first time when Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder made public instruction.*
calling for the mobilization of 1.000
bricklayers urgently needed, oy Gen
eral Pershing at once.
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WEATHER ALONG R. R.
The following is the weather report
from Railroad sections received to 7
o'clock this morning:
Anchorage, 2 above, cloudy, calm.
Girdwood, 18 above, snowing, calm;
2 inches of new snow.
Matanuska, 14 above, cloudy, calm.
King, 16 above, cloudy, calm.
Talkeetna, 10 above, clear, calm.
Deadhorse, zero, clear, N. E.