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NEW YORK, Jan., ID— The Amer
ican army transport Powhatan N\a_
last night in distress .>00 miles ciis*
of here and wirelessed lor as^istan v.
The Powhatan reported a leak in t «.
lire room with insufficient steam *o
operate the pump*.
The steamer Cedric was stanvli;:g
by, according to a later wireless,
take the passengers off when l ie
weather permitted.
The Powhatan was headed for Ant
werp and ha* aboard a crew oi I d
men and 271 military and civilian p:t.* <
sengers.
BOSTON Jan., ID— The British
freighter Yarmouth, owned and oper
ated by negroes, has wirelessed . ■ •
is sinking as a result of u leak in lb j
forward ballast tank. The Yarmout1
has a $2,000,000 Cargo of lie.uor
aboard from New York for Havana.
STOCKHOLM, Jan., 10— The
American steamer Macona struck a
rock and has foundered. Forty nine of
the crew have been lost according t*>
reports. The first mate was the on!'
man saved by passing steamers.
NEW YORK, Jan., 10— It is re
ported by wireless that the Brits a
freighter Yarmouth, late this after
noon, repaired her damages, and has
gone to take the Powhatan in tow and
bring her to this port.
The boiler room of the Powhatan
is flooded, owing to a leak, but ’t is
believed sh * will be abie to reach port
safely, un c* s tne Yarmouth has fur
ther trouble.
DIE IN FIRE
CALGARY, Jan.. 10— Two perso ;s
were suffocated and five firemen ser
ious. y injured in a fire early this morn
ing which destroyed the Empire 1k
tel, Grand Central Hotel and three
stores. The loss is estimated to be half
a million dollars.
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DU. BUCHANAN DEAD
SEATTLE, Jan.. 10— Dr. C. M.
Buchanan, veteran Indian reserv it on
teacher and lecturer, died here .h
afternoon. Dr. Buchanan was coriM*.
ered the best friend the Puget Sound
natives had. He was teacher at ihr
Tulalip reservation for years.
ah. cut rr out jess
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan.. 19
Jess Willard, the man who was beaten
to a pulp at Toledo on the Fourth o-*
July, says that if Carpentier wins the
coming championship fight, he will go
to France and bring the title back.
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RIGGS TALKS TO EDITORS;
they may come to alask %
SEATTLE. Jan., 19— Gov. Riggs,
of Alrska, spoke before the Washing
ton States editors la-t Saturday aft
ernoon at the state newspaper inst:
tute. The p^e'js association Is consid
ering a tour of Alaska next summer.
NEW YORK. Jan., 19— William*
Jennings Bryan, speaking here tni:
noon, declared that the presidential
campaign issu^i for the Democrat*
should found in profiteering and
public ownership.
Bryan declared the treaty cann A
enter into tho campaign as tho»e ar
too many domestic questions undecid
ed. Bryan said the profiteering wa
the darkest blot in the war.
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BRITISH WARSHIPS ARE
OFF FOR THE BLACK SE •
MATLA, Jan., 19— Several British
warships left this morning for th
B’ack Sea, probably to oppose the Bol
sheviki.
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SPOKANE MAN COMES OUT
FOR RACE FOR GOVERNOR
IN STATE OF WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Jan., 19— State Sen
ator E. T. Coman, of Spokane, is a
candidate for the Republican nomina
tion of Governor. Coman plans t*
make a tour of tho state. John A Gell
at’v, of Wenatchee, may also be a can
didate.
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GERMAN ACTOR WANTS TO
TAKE PLACE OF THE KAISER
BERLIN, Jan., 19— Ferdinand Bo
na, formerly the most popular .ctor
in Germany, has offered to substitut'
himself fov tho former Kaiser at th
forthcoming tr;a! for the sake of th *
honor of the Germans.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 10— San
Gompe’S, President of the Amerir in
Federation of Labor declares that .i
Federation will fight with all the p
er it possesses against the enact™ e
of the anti-sedition bills now pend'i;
in Congress.
Gcmpovs says the Sterling bill, pro
posed by the Senate, and the Graham
bill, pending in the House, violate the
jonstitutional rights and robs the Am
erican people of the most cherished
and basic guarantees of a free gov> n
ment.
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• SUGAR PRICES
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* SEATTLE Jan., 19— New cane
* sugar prices are today 18 and c '.c
* half cents a pound. The price will
* probably increase one cent more.
PERSHING IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE , Jan. 10— General John
J. Pe-shing arrived this morning from
Portland. Acting governor I. M. How
ell and Mayor Fitzgerald met h'm at
the depot. Gen. Peslvng is going V
Fort Worden and other round fort*
late this afternoon. Tonight he will at
tend the enlisted men’s smoker. There
will be a public parade and dinner to
morrow.
Gen. Pershing let the movie men
fPm him at the depot. There were V
cheers when ho left the station. TV
SnU’aFon A’-ny workers sang the bat
tle hymn of the Republic and Gen. Per
shing joined with them.
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SHIPBUILDERS KILLED
LOS ANGELES, Jan., 19— Dav;d
Hobs'*v Wood, formev geneva! manag
er of the Ames Shipbuilding Compun*'.
of Seattle, was k’Ped when a street
car hit h;s automobile.
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FIFTEEN MILLION .TFAvS
ESTIMATED IN TnE WOR1 D
LONDON. .T^n.. 19— SUntHitfcnus
oro fiftn/'P milh’on JoWS
in the* world, three million being, in
America.
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BERKELEY, Cal., Jan., 10— A rail
road detective Ih s forenoon recovered
$100,000 woith of securities which
were s'o’en from the mail car of a
Southern Pacific train during the
night by a lone bandit near Stage. The
’oot was found a mile ard a ha’f fvom
Stag- . in the foothiPs. The loot wa;
P’obrtVv discarded as it might lead to
identification of the robber. Among
the loot was jnweby, checks and mon
ey orders. Sp^C’a1 agents state .the rob
bery may total $200,000.
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COLD STOP \GE
PLANT PE P'TLT
ON COOIC INLET
SEATTLE. .Tan.. 10— 0 0. Hvatum,
P'-^sMent of the Sea Products Assn •
r’pt’on. announced today that a $10*),
000 coM stor'rre plant would be con
structed at Po’t Chatham . on
Tn^t. Work v"ii be sta'd/'d in Fnbm
arv. it w?p h^v-' a capacity for 2,
000,000 pounds of fish.
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MANY rf'HOPAVrq
ARE CLV'CtH^C T0
GET INTO THE U. S.
TV a qt^tvotON. inn.. 10— It is an
T»rp,*r*c<%d f-om Nfl,,r York that 100.0^0
|n*m*sfn'nts are cxnect^d to arrive
dn-?p«* the ur<,'«5«r»t month. Fifteen
thousand arrived during December,
TTIR \M WANTS* INFORM AT ION
LINCOLN. .Ten.. 10— Hiram John-,
n ba«5 T«r’*t,tnn tr> Secrftta’*v of
•'**’!*" tfce cir.pi date on which
he may file for President.
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WASHINGTON, Jan., 19— An an
flight will ba made fiom Xr.v V
to Nome, Alaska, according to prosmu
plans of the army. The distance to b
made by the airplanes will be
miles. The flight will be mane T>y a
my aviators in the very n ‘ar futi'.r
The air route will cross the Cana«l:a
border at Minot, South Dakota, <u
Hazelton, British Columbia, turns
mo: th between the coast range and the
liockies to Whitehorse, crosses the
V askan range at the border at Fort
Jgbert th?nce to \ome. The route
»ads thiough a populous section and
ill thus afford supplies and telegra*
,hich communication, also less liko'i
.ood of fogs being encountered.
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WATSON
COMING
SEATTLE, Jan., 19— Steamer Ad
miral Watson sailed Sunday forenoon
at 10 o’clock for Alaska poits with -'2
passengers aboard, the following bein •
for Seward:—
Anton Olson,
Barney Brennan ,
Four steerage,
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* AFTER RENTIIOGS *
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* WASHINGTON, Jan., 19— Chief
* Collector of revenue Roper an
* nounced today that tenants will be
* required to state on their income *
* tax returns this year, the amount ’
* of rent paid and to whom .The in
* formation will be used to investi- *
* gate the high cost of living also J
* make profiteering landlords pay *
* their proper tax.
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WILL HELP RUSSIANS
LONDON, Jan., 19— General re
lations are to be opened between the
Mltaft and the Russian people as a ic
sult of the Supreme Council's decis
ion to trade with Russ;a. Russ;an ro
Qpevat;ve organizations are to ban i’
the business.
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LONDON. Jnp.. 19— A tot"! of 184.
000 n#'pp,« a^e Bv’n^ tp the slum areas
of London, according to recent cst
mate.
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PARIS, Jan., 19— Premier Clem
cnccau today resigned that office.
Alexandre Millerund, former min
ister of war, has been named new Pre
mier.
Foreign minister Captain Tardieu,
refused to remain as minister of the
liberated regions in Millerund’s cabi
net.
The new cabinet includes Minister
of Justice M. L. Hopitoau; minister of
v ar Andre Lofevro, and minister of
labor Paul Jourdain.
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HURRAH FOR IRELAND
NEW YORK, Jan., 19— Govern* r
Smith has written to De Valera, Pres
ident of the Irsh Republic, that he
should have the sympathy of all lib
e*tv loving Americans in the fight for
Ireland’s freedom.
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INFLUENZA IS RAGING
AT NAVAL STATION
OF GREAT LAKES
CHICAGO, Jan., 19— A pa-t al
quarantine of the Great Lakes naval
station has boon ordered because of
the existence of about one hundred and
seventy- five c°ses of influenza. A’l
are of a mild nature.
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LITTLE FLU IN THE U. S.
WASHINGTON. Jan, 19— There
were on*v 1000 cases of influenza in
fViA TT~;trt(| States lest week as apainst
1,000 000 ca^es a year apro.
Ch;cn"o ann^ars to be the center of
the present epidemic.
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TITV I<?OLATFD
I^ETJ^’GHA^T. Wp«h.. .Tan., 19—
H’*»h r»’atn,‘ hes isAlet«d th’*s c’tv since
last Saturday for railroad traffic.