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BUI I FTIN— Amsterdam, Feb. 12.—An official dispatch from Brest-Litovsk says that the Bolsheviki government of Russia has declared that the state of wary.? Vh*
Central Powers has ended and demobilization of all Bolsheviki forces on all fronts has been ordered. Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotsky for the Bolsheviki
government have not vet signed the peace treaty with the delegates of the Central Powers for some unknown reason despite the fact that demobilization has been ordered.
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NO ALASKANS WERE
ON TUSCANIA—LIST _
“ OF MISSING GROWS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.—The Army and Navy De
partments announced this afternoon that the casualty list
of American soldiers aboard the liner Tuscania. torpedoed
and sunk a week ago tonight, stands now at three hundred
and forty-five. . , A ,. .
No Alaskans were aboard the Tuscania but on the list |
of missing are many from Washington and Oregon states.:
FRANCIS REPORTS
FROM RUSSIA TO
STATE ’ARTMENT
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The State Department re
ceived a cablegram today from American Ambassadoi
David R. Francis, from Petrograd, under date of Wednes
day February 6th, reporting that all Americans in the city,
were safe and well. This is regarded as disposing of the
minor of last week that all Allied diplomats had been sent
from Petrograd. The State Department cannot ascertain
whv this cablegram from the American Ambassador;
should take six days in coming from Petrograd to Wash
ington. _
RUMORS ABOUT
OIL AND GAS
MOST ABSURD:
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. -- The
Fuel Administration authorizes the
following:
•‘The hysterical outcry that has
been raised from various sources
since the announcement by the Fuel
Administrator of the appointment oi
M. L. Requa as head of che nuv/ly
created C.l Division of the Fuel Ad
ministration is without reason or is
deliberate propaganda for the pur
pose of creating unrest. If th? latter,
it may be classed with simile’* minors
of obviously pro-German origin *hich
have been circulated from time to
time regarding the activities of the
Food Administration, concerning
which the most absurb nmors have'
been set afloat without any founda i
tion in fact.
Conference With Oil Men
4If it is due to any hysterical fear
on the part of the petroleum industry
or any of its representatives that i»l |
conceived plans will he promulgated,
a (.ireful reading of the statement put
• out Saturday a ternoon, following a
coherence w'lh the petroleum \var
ser ice committee, would be instruc
tive and il um.n'.ting. The memoevs
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of *te committee might Le interview
ed \o advantage by any timid ind:v
idur.l expe tiag the overn.ght destruc
tion of the industry Vicious prupa
g.rcNsts, of course can pot be rcas
oi i{\ in th'.s way, as their motive is
of * rlively different character.
“Yhe fa* r that a direct r of the Oil
Department of tiie Umiod States Fuel
A knimstra'ica has ueni appointed
should bo tak n as a malt* r of course,
as the supe vi/ n of fuel oil is p^rt
of the dutie.* a-signe-. i«> Dr. Garfeldp
the Fuel Administnitor.
“Conflict of Views’ Amusing
“The conflict of views is amusing,
inasmuch as prophecies have been
trade or. the one hand ibat gasoiine
would sell at 10 cents a gallon, and
on the other that it would sell i • oO
cents. The conservative citi/ v
s'like the happy medium and opti
roitmally conciuvie that gove.nmen
tal con-rol docs «»ot necessarily mean
disaster.’* ^
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SIOUX INDIANS WEARING
OLIVE DEAL UNIFORMS;
HAVE DOFFED FEATHERS
DEA1INC, N. M., Feb. 12. — Sioux
Indians from the Ogalala tribe of
South Dakota and Minnesota are wear
; ing olive drab instead of feathers and
beaded buckskin for their war clothes
; at Camp Cody here. There are a num
ber of pure blooded Sioux tribesmen
I among the troops encamped here from
these two states and they are taking
I the lead in athletic sports, especially
| baseball and running races.
CONGRESS
IS ASKED
DY CITY
TO BOND
A resolution has been introduced
in Congress asking permission for the,
city of Seward to issue bonds to the
amount of $25,000. This resolution
was introduced yesterday, according
to word received this forenoon by the
Seward Chamber of Commerce from
Delegate Charles A. Sulzer. The
cablegram fiom Delegate Sulzer says:
“After consulting with Judge Finne
gan, I today introduced in Congress a
resolution asking for permission for,
Seward to issue bonds to the amount
of $25,000 for the purpose of buiif ing
dikes or flumes.”
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CABLE SOON WORKING
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The cable, which broke last *
* Friday night between Sitka and *
* Seattle, is expected to be in work
* ing order sometime today accord- *
" ing to word received at the local *
* cable office. The break was near *j
* Seattle and the two ends were *!
* picked up this morning and is *
* now being spliced.
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MAIL SERVICE
BY AIRPLANES
IS INDICATED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — The es
tablishment of an airplane mail ser
vice between Washington, Philadel
phia and New York next summer, is
indicated. The Post Office Depart
ment today asked for oids on five air
planes for such a mail service.
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THEATRE RATIONS NOW
LATEST IN GERMANY
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12. — Theatre
rations have now been introduced in
Germany, and a discussion of the in
novation is going on all over the coun
try. The competition for seats at suc
cessful plays has become so keen that
ticket speculators have been reaping
a wonderful harvest. In an attempt
to curtail their operations without in
terfering with legitimate purchasers,
several theatres have decided . that
henceforth no more than four tickets
I may be sold to one person.
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ATHLETES OF ARIZONA
ARE WELL REPRESENTED
IN U. S. WAR SERVICE
TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 12. — Eighty
two per cent of the baseball, football
1 and basketball men of the last three
years at the University of Arizona
are in national service, a compilation
recently made by college authorities
discloses. These men ,d2 in number,
; include nearly all of those awarded
the college insignia since 1914.
G (MANY
PREPARES
FOR NEW
ATTACKS
PARIS, Feb. 12. — Germany is re
ported massing hundreds of thousands
of mor«* soldiers along the western
front. This is the official statement
issued t»y the War Department this
afternoon French and British aviators
along ti e western front, making this
report. There are sign9 of general
alertness due perhaps to the weather1
improving. Artillery duelling is re-|
polled from practically all sectors.
AMERICANS IN
FRANCE LOSE
SHARMATTLE
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Feb. 12. — Shell fire
Sunday night killed one American ar
tillery man and five Americans were
wounded. The Americans sprinkled j
the German lines with shrapnel all
day yesterday and last night.
An American patrol of fourteen
men clashed with a much larger num-j
ber of Germans last night in front ol
the American wire entanglements.
The Germans surrounded the Ameri
cans and cried “Kamerad” as the>
opened fire. The fight only lasted two
minutes when the Germans retreated
taking with them four American pris
oners and leaving four dead and
wounded. The Americans sounded the
alarm and fire was opened upon the
retreating Germans. Their yells as
the American barrage fell spiced the
accuracy and aim of the. Americans.
The soldiers fought with rifles, pis
tols and hand grenades.
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LOS ANGELES BASEBALL
TEAM WILL START AT
PRACTISING NEXT MONTH
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' LOS ANGELES, Cal., Feb. 12. -
March 10 has been set as the date on
which the I*os Angeles team of the
Pacific Coast league will begin their
preliminary training ftv the season of;
1918. San Diego has been selected as!
the training grounds and wo»k has al-i
ready been started to lay out a skin
diamond for the use of the players. A
number of games are being arranged
; with various military organizations
, which are camped at Camp Kearney
close by. These will incMde contests
with the California artillerymen,
known as the “Grizzlies," and the
naval training station nine.
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! NOME’S AUTO SPEEDWAY
IS ON FROZEN BEACH
NOME Alaska, Feb. 12. — Nome’s
, winter automobile speedway is a
frozen sandy beach skirting the ice
bound Bering Sea for several miles
near here Automobile drivers assert
the roadway is better than paved
i highways out in the “states."
MAKES A THOROUGH
DISCUSSION BEFORE
CONGRESS ON PEACE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — Latci
yesterday afternoon President Wilson
addressed a joint session of Congress
and replied to the recent .speeches of
Imperial German C hancellor von Hert
ling and Austrian Foreign Minister
t'zernin.
The President said that Czernin’s
speech was very friendly and by the
tone indicated that Czernin at once,
picked out the fundamental elements
of peace as contained in America’s (
peace proposals. Czernin did not oh-!
scure the important issues” said the
President, ”but looked at the propos
als with a clear eye. Von Hertling’s
speech was vague and confusing and j
his assertions led to nowhere and
therefore to no conclusion. His speech
was in a very different tone from that
FOUR STEAMERS
NOW EXPECTED
IN THIS PORT
Steamer Admiral Evans was ex
pected to have reached Cordova at 2
o’clock this afternoon. The steamer;
Northwestein left Juneau at 9 o’clock
last night and should reach Cordova
tomorrow forenoon. Freighter Cura-t
cao is expected anytime in Seward j
bringing explosives. Steamer Dora
left Unalaska on Sunday, Feb. :>rd.,|
and is expected to reach Kodiak to
night or tomorrow arriving in Seward
late Thursday 01 early Friday.
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TERRITORY IS
GIVEN BY THE
PEACETREATY
( LONDON, Feb. 12. — The Times
I correspondent at Stockholm says that
i Austria granted a large part of east
i ern Galicia to the Rada of the Ur
kanians by the peace terms which
have been signed. The Rada will also
receive a large loan to be secured by
mineral lands which the Teutons will
be allowed to develop. The Urkanians
and Germany are also brought to
gether by an agreement to exchange
1 goods, especially foodstuffs.
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A fat woman may not admit that
she is fat. But she will always admit
that all the girls in her family were
inclined to be a little stout.
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It isn’t every fellow who blows his
own horn that can qualify as an army
trumpeter.
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of Czernin's address.”
President Wilson reiterated that the
United States would put forth its
whole strength in the war of emanci
pation but that America does not de
sire to interfere in European affairs
and would disdain to take advantage
of the international weaknesses and
disorders to impose it's will on other
people.
President Wilson said that a test
would surely result if the belligerents
continue to compare their views and
now it is simply obvious that the fol
lowing principles must be followed;
First — Final settlement must he
based upon the essential justice which
will bring a permanent peace.
Second — The people of the prov
inces must not bt bartered like chat
tels to establish a balance of power.
Third—Territorial settlements must
be accorded all possible satisfaction
and very nation expects that the Ger
man military authorities will accept
these general principles.
Fourth—War must continue until a
permanent peace can be secured.
CONGRESSMEN TALK
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. — Many
Congressmen voiced appro al of what
President Wilson had to say in his ad
dress to the joint session of Congress.
Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri,
demurred and said that he thought
President Wilson should have discuss
ed the dissolution of Germany and
Austria-Hungary. Senatoi Hiram W.
Johnson, of California, stated that he
believed that the speech of the Presi
dent expressed the true American's
ideas and brings the United States
nearer peace.
VKAISER CLAIMS VICTORY
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 12. — The an
nouncement of America's plans to
emancipate the world from the at
tempted mastery of military autocrats
by President Wilson, of the Cnited
States, comes almost simultaneously
with a statement from the Kaiser that
peace will come shortly and will be a
victory for the German arms. The
Kaiser said that Germany must soon
be recognized as the military power
of the world.
This exultation of the Kaiser comes
over the collapse and lack of opposi
tion on the eastern front. The “vic
tory'* statement was made yesterday
at Hamburg to the Burgomaster.
KING GEORGE'S ADDRESS
LONDON, Feb, 12. — King George
addressed Parliament today and said
that the struggle had reached the
critical point of the stage which de
manded more than ever full use of the
country's energy and resources. The
King stated that it was the duty of
the British to prosecute the war with
all vigor possible until recognition
was offered of only the principles up
on which an honorable peace can be
concluded.
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