MONDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
MIGHTY CONFLAGRATION
FOLLOWS CORK REVOLU
TIONARY DISTURBANCES
Dublin, Ireland. Dee. 12—The cen
tral portion of the city of Cork hae
been practically burnt to the ground
following another period of revolu
tionary disturbance In which more
blood was spilled- The conflagration
developed following the ambush of a
military detachment et Delton's Cross
Saturday night fn which tour were
killed and many wounded. Reports ■
from Cork my three civilians were
taken from their homes end shot dead j
following the arbush of the military.
The amburfi was the signal for a veri
table reign of terror. Fires started!
at various points and bombs were ex
ploded In various parts of the city,
resulting In immense damage to prop- {
erty, including the destruction of some '
of the city’s most noted buildings. :
Rifle firing also developed, adding still!
further to the honror^off the situation. ,
As a result of the great conflagration i
and repeated explosions, the populace
became panic stricken. The Lord
Mayor of Cork telegraphed the Lord
Mayor of Dublin this morning stating!
that the fire brigade at Cork was un
able to cope with the outbreak and
was forced to use dynamite to prevent
the flames engulfing the whole city.
Included among the notable build-!
Inga that have been destroyed are tire1
Cork City Tail, the Carnegie Library (
building and the Corn Exchange. The
loos so far Is estimated at about twenty
millions. The dispatch from C>rk
•ays the buildings mentioned were
blown up with bombs.
Cork Burning Today
London, Dee. 18——A message from
Cork today says the great fires started
Saturday night are still smouldering
and a renewal off the conflagration is
prevented only by nerolc efforts. The
military torces have taken complete
charge of the city under precedents set
under military law.
According to Daily Express dis
patches. the trouble in Cork was be
gun by unknown miscreants who hurl
ed bombs at a police lorn' which was
on its way home from Dillon's Crass
barracks to the city. Eleven officers
who were in the lorry are said to be
in r precarious condition as a result
*e sustained in tha attack.
More Trouble In Ireland
Pork, Ireland, Dec. 13—A military
patrol Wiiii ambushed at Teloyne, seven ]
mile* east of Queenstown today and1
added another bloody page to the re
cent history of South Treland. The j
attackers threw bomba from two i
hoaers as the patrol passed but were-1
defeated by the military In the ennu-'
ing battle. Two of the attackers were;
killed and one soldier was wounded i
The house* from which the bombs
were thrown were burned.
VANDCRLIP EXPLAINS
SIBERIAN CONCESSION
New T.v W. Dec. \-—Washington D.
Vanderllp, whose recent acquisition of
a. concession from the Russian Soviet
government covering *n immense area]
of North Eastern Siberia has evoked]
a protest from Japan on the score of]
alleged treaty violations, arrived In
New York Saturday night on his re-!
turn journey from Europe and stated
In newvpoiper Itterviews that his Si
berian concession will not become ef
fective until such time as the United,
States resumes trade relations with i
Russia. Until that time, his com pa by
will not attempt the exploitation of the]
vast Siberian area included in th^ con-1
cession and at the present time It is
nothing more than a promise to lease
the area When the United States and
Russia resume trade.
Vanderlip declared that the stories
of outrages In Moscow and other Rus
sian centers are greatly exaggerated,
adding, “While I was in Moscow It1
was as quiet as a June day on the
banks of the Wabash where 1. was
RUNAWAY STREET CAR KILLS 7
Kansas City, Mo. Dee. IS—-»A run
away street car waa responsible for
the denth of seven persons here today.
The car «m wrecked .at the end Of
Its wild flltSt.
HENDERSON CONOEMNS
MARTIAL LAW IN IRELAND
Londan, Dee. It—Arifcar Bender
sea today declared that the eataMlNi
ment of martial law Is a barrier to
peace tn Treland.
IRISH OPPICB OBNIES
INCKNCHAttV CHAMOI
London. D«. 11—An Mcinl u.
Hunnaam mM, by th* trUh (Mew
-nn.r toim Kbit tbo InraiHiary firm
Mwnrlnc In Cork KUordny nWM bad
b**« iaaitti in May tbwor. Honan.
JAPS PROTEST CALIFORNIA
LAND LAWS
Tokyo, Dec. 13—A.meeting of mem
bers of the Student’s League of Japan
held here today at Fyeno Park, result
ed Jn their protesting to the world in
the name of Justice and humanity
against the anti-Japanese land taw
adopted in California. The resolution,
in addition to denouncing California’s
action against Japanese, calls on the
American people to reflect on their
GERMANS RIDICULE
WILSON'S PEACE AWARD
Berlin, Dec. IS—News that the
Noble Award Commission has awarded
the Nobel preacep rise t> President
Wilson was received with scorn
and ridicule here, the newspapers dis
played an unusual tendency toward
VRrollc expression In referring to the
dispatches.
LEAGUE CONSIDERING
INTERNATIONAL TRIGUNAL
Geneva. Switzerland. Dec 13—The
League of Nations Assembly today be
gan consideration of plans for an in
ternational tribunal submitted by a
commission of three members. Leon
Bourgeoise, the French delegate, pre
sented the commission report, which
made acknowledgement of the part
played by Ellhu Root in defining the
tribunal plan.
HOUSE VOTES TO REPEAL
WARTIME LAWS
Washington. Dec. 13—The House
of Representatives voted today to be
gin immediate consideration of the
Volstead resolution repealing many
.war time laws.
POSTAL 8ERVICE
LOSES MONEY
Washington. Dec. 13—Operation of
the postal service during the year 1*28
resulted in a deficit of 917,370.483. the
second largest In the history of the
service. Postmaster General Burleson
shows in his annual report to the pres
PACIFIC SHIP OFFICIAL RE8IGNS
Seattle, Dec. t3—Hale Frye, gen
eral freight agent of the Pacific
Steamship Company, .eslgned today.
The resignation is to become effective
December 15.
TUESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC.)
A4.EXANOER URGES BIO SCALE
ALASKA DEVELOPMENT
Washington. Dec. 14—• Develojsoem
of Alaska on a big business scale was
urged by Secretary of Commerce
Alexander In hi* annual report to
Congress.
"f^or fifty three years.'* he says, we
have gone along riving this vast rich
empire a dab of paint here and there
but no definite policy ha* been carried
He urges that Dutch Harbor be pur
chased by the government as a base
where coal, fuel and other supplies
can be ordered by shipping any time
of the year and also renews his recom
mendations for an extensive system of
^ids for navigation.
WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD
GERMAN CABLES
-\
Washington. Dec. 14—The World
Communication Congress has reached
a temporary agreement under which
the former German aea cables will be
operated by the congress until such
time as permanent arrangements can
be drawn .
CLAIMS ALLIES HANDICAPPED
SHIP BOARD
Washington. Dec. 14—The opera
tions of the Shipping Board during:
the early days of the war were handi
capped by the insistence of the Allies,
particularly Great Britain, that they
be allowed to use the available facili
ties of this country for the construe- j
lion of ships, Wllllan Du man. first |
chairman of the board, testified today i
before the House Naval Affairs com-;
Denman declared that there was a
strong hlstorianl sentiment In Ameri
ca that Great Britain be permitted to
continue to dominate the world’s ship-!
FOUR CHILDREN FIRE VICTIMS !
Winner. South Dakota. Dec. 14—
The floor children ot Mr and Mrs Jos
Bcfiuman war* burned to death here
today as a result of die mother atari
tag a fire srfgh fcenWtn*. It. In be
lieved both parents ware fatally burn-,
efi In their attempts to rescue the
LEWIS BEATS STECHER FOR
WORLD'S WRESTLING
CHAMPIONSHIP
New York, Dec 14—"Strangler"
Lewis took the world's haavywelgltt
wrestling ohnmfiiorudp title from Joe
Htecher In a local bout last night.
Lewis did the trick after ar. hour and
thirty five minutes of wrestling by a
he.ndlock hold•
SAFE CRACKERS
WOUND MARSHAL
Seattle^ Dec. 14—Fred McCumber,
marshal of the town of Auburn, a
short distance from Seattle, was shot
and. It ia believed filially Injured last
night by two safe crackers whom be
surprised at wortt.
WAR VETERAN MISTAKTN FOR
BURGLAR—KILLED
Yakima. W'n„ Dec. 14—Georgs L.
Chisholm, a world war veteran, was
mistaken for a burglar and whs »h»t
and killed here last night by Edward
Adams, his nephew, aged ninteen. . .
AIRPLANE KILLS FOUR
Urndoo, Dec. 14—Four were kilted
here today when an aeroplane engag
ed in carrying *1ie moils between Lon
don and Furls was wrrecked In a thick
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS
NABEO AT SEATTLE
Seattle, Dec. 14—A copper pdat©
outfit on which, ten and twenty dollar
notes on the San Francisco Federd
Reserve Bank have been turned out in
plenty, was seised here today by fed
eral secret service officers uni Paul
Edmond a German chemist, and Henry
Nelson, a chauffeur, in whose posses
sion the outfit was found, were &r
CANUCKS BEGIN AIR LINE
TO NEW OIL FIELOS
Peace River, Can., Dec. 14—Work
has begun on the “air harbor," which
will fb«*m the southern terminal of the
proposed aerial transportation system
Into the new Mackenzie River oil Helds
as WARSHIPS ASKED BY
NAVAL BOARD
Washington, Deo. 14—The Nava!
General Board Is asking Congress for
the construction of eighty eight ad
ditional warships of various types dur.
ing the nett three years.
CLAIMED ARMY OESERTER
A SWINDLER
Chicago. Dec. t4—"W. S. Tifton
Banker." identified by mean* of photo*
graphs as "John Wilier*” and who is
now being tried boro by court martial
on a charge of demerging from the
army, ba* also been found to be
Edward Bale, an alleged awiodlrr. who
la wanted by thd law on a charge of
Issuing worth!*** check*. A* “John
WtHexu." Chlo laid churn U> be a Ger
man spy during the war period
FAMOUS FOOTBALL
PLAYER OIEB
South Bend. Indiana. Dec. 14—Geo
rge Gipp. the Notre Dame College foot
ball star and member of this year's All
American. team, died here today of the
throat disease.
He was one of the widest known
foot ball players in the country.
OHIO U TO PLAY UNIVERSITY
OF CAL. FOOT BALL
Columbus. O.. Dec. 14—Twenty
three members of the Ohio State Uni
versity football squad will leave Dec
ember 17 for Pasadena. California,
where they will meet the University of
California football team New Tear’s
BRAZIL RESUMES DIPLOMATIC
INTERCOURSE WITH GERMANY
FUo Janerlo. Dec. 14—Diplomatic
relations between Braall and Germany,
broken In 1117, have been resumed.
BILL PROPOSES EXTENSION
PERIOD OF ASSESS
WORK ON CLAIMS
A raid© report r aching Nome last1
night asserts that the Senate has
passed a bill Attending the time in
which to perform the annual assess,
merit work on mining claims until
July 1. 1121. to assist prospectors In
accordance with the war acts. The
bill, the message states. Is now up to
the House
Owing to the Interruption in the
cable service yesterday end today, no
conltrmaalon of the report has been
received from the Nugget’s Beattie
correspondent. The publisher of the
Nugget, baa however, wired for full
details concerning the above hill.
AfOrVOV a Swbeeriber Mr. Reader t
WEDNESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
8. 8. VICTORIA SCENE OF
FATAL EXPLOSION
Seattle. Dec. 14—Two were blown
to pieces and three others were ser
iously injured this afternoon when
the steamer Victoria of the Alaska
Htenmship Company, tied up at Pier
8 was rocked by an explosion of gns
arising from coal In her hold.
The dead are Bertrand E. Prince.
a«ed 41; head Stevedore and William
Lawrence, 40. station man aboard the
Victoria. The injured are Andrew
Hfcosen. 47. Chief offlecr. severely
burned; George Mathews, SO, foreman
carpenter; K. J, Raymond. 44. ohi*
port engineer, burned.
The explosion damaged the vessel
but liltle and she is taking the place
of the Alameda, wilting Saturday for
Seward and other ports.
Exploeioa Due ta Lighted Match
Seattle. Dec./ 14th—-Chief Officer
Hansen of the steamship Victoria
stated today that Prince, head steve
dore. on the Victoria, with whom he
was talking at the time, precipitated
the explosion by lighting a match
When they were .In the vessel's hold,
which was very dark.
OEWP8EY MET BRENNAN
LAST NIGHT
New York, Dee. 14—For the second
time since he mauled Jess Witlnrd and
won the heavyweight championship.
Jack Dempsey defends his title when
he meets Bill Brennan in a fifteen
round decision match here tonight.
Under the articles of agreement the
contest will be determined on joints
within the discretion of the feferee
and Judges and will involve the own.
ership of a diamond studded belt prise
Dempsey Beats Challenger by
Knockout
New Tork, Dec. 14-th—Chainpiin
Jack Dempsey knocked out challenger
Bill Brennan ;n the twelve roun,: * of
faat and snappy fighting In Madison
Square G.utian tonight. The knock
out cam* with si s-.vage blow over ths
Brennan hud stood up well thru
out the fight and liad got a sb-ide the
best of one or two rounds just ►>«*&>••'•
the hay-making blow fell. The
champion was bleeding profusely from
the mouth and one ear when he land
ed the finishing blow?
Twelve thousand people witnessed
the fight.
TRADERS OPEN TRADE
WITH RUSSIA
Ijondoe, Deo. H—Bidtish and other
traders hare reopened commercial re
lations with Russia without awaiting
the signing of a trade treaty between
the BrSiah and Soviet government,
the foreign Office announced today.
CONSTANTINE LEAVES TO TAKE
OLO KINO JOS
Lucerne. Switzerland. Dec. 14 th—
Former king Constantine of Greece,
accompanied by former Qeen Sophia
and other members of the Greek royal
family, left here today for Athens ‘o
resume the Green throne. A great
crowd cheered the departing party a*
the station.
Bombists After Constantine
London. Pec. II—Bombs destined
for use against King Constantine of
Greece have been found In Nulan,
Italy, through which the Greek mon
arch was scheduled to pass on his way
to Athens, according to advices here
BORAH SEEKING NAVAL
REDUCTION AGREEMENTS
Washington. Dec. 14—Senator Bor
ah has presented to the Senate a reso
lution requesting the president to open
negotiations with Japan and Great
Britain with the abject of securing
an agreement between the three na
tions to reduce their naval building
programs fifty per c^nt during the
next five years. The resolution also
authorises the president to declare the
opinion that the congress of the Unit
ed States will make such a reduction
>lf the agreement is brought about.
Borah asserts that the navies of
Britain and Japan are the only ones
with sufficient power to require Amer
ican attention.
While the resolution was being In
troduced by Borah, Daniels appeared
before the House Naval Affairs com
mittee strongly opposing such s pro
posal. Daniels declared if would he
“a blunder almost equal to crime.**
In discussing the resolution, Borah
■aid the passage of the measure would
develop whether Great Britain and
Japan are really sincere in their tall
■>f reducing artnaments.
HAROINQ SEEKING TO
LEARN PUELIC VIEW?
Marion, O, Dec. 12—Senator Hard
in* *are out a statement today lr
which he sold that hie interviews Witt
Bryan, Hughes and ?ther notables ar<
merely a prelude to a Ion* series ol
meetings with numerous others In an
effort to ascertain the view’s of th«
people on public topics.
Hartllng said he Intends to meet and
hear the views of hundreds of men
and women before hie inauguration.
MILLIONS PACINO
DEATH IN CHINA
! Pekin. China. Dec. IS—China rep
| reeentatlres of various relief societies
land associations have estimated that
ten and possibly fifteen million Chinese
will die of starvation and disease this
winter as a result of the great famine
now ravaging the country.
THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
JUDGE GIVES BOOZE VENDOR
HEAVY SENTENCE
Chicago. Dec. 15—In sentencing
Edward A. Switzer, a drug cleric to
six months imprisonment for selling
six drinks of liquor, federal Judge
laindnis today Mid that “other viola
tors of the anti-liquor laws who are
brought before me can expect the same
treatment." Judge lamdais also im
posed n fine of five thousand dollars
DEATH SENTENCE OF YOUTHFUL
MURDERER AFFIRMED
Olympia. Wn. Dec. la—The con
viction of White, the nineteen year
old youth who was sentenced to death
r-ollowing his confession that he mur
dered T.se TultonA Seattle chauffeur,
was affirmed today by the State Su
preme Court.
HARDING INAUGURAL
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
Washington,. Deo, lii—lender an
thoriaotion of a resolution adopted hy
the House of ilepresentatives. Speaker
Gillette today appointed three m«m
i bers fOvJhe. congressional ioinni:ss:o>
which will have charge of and nmnirn
for the inauguration of Hard
Those appointed are Itepresenta.
lives Cannon, of .Illinois. Heaves or
Nebraska, and ItueJcer of Missouri.
CURFEW ESTABLISHER IN
FRISCO TO STOP CRIME
San Francisco. Pec. IS—A crusade
against fa wlesarKHs. which haa become
especially marked in this locality in
recent weeks., has resulted in the is*
suance of orders by Chief of Pr»!ic.»
jo'Brbn today, that the curfew law
.shall b« strictly en(breed iu Hun Fran
GERMANS PLEAD FOR BIG
GUNS IN VAIN
| Berlin, Pec. 15—The Allied Corn
[mission in charge of the disarmament
j sections of the Versailles treaty has
I ordered the German government to
| destroy several huge German seige
I guns, the retention of which has been
| strenuously sought by the Germans.
SEATTLE COUNCIL
PLANS SUBWAY
Seattle. Pec. 15—The city council
is planning the construction of n lo
cal subway system, the cost of which
completed will be approximately six
million dolars and reduce considerably
the distance between the business and
certain residence districts.
NEW SOLOIER BONUS
FIGHT OPENS
Washington. Dec. 15—The fight in
the House and Senate to adopt the
Soldiers Bonus Act, passed by the
last session was opened today before
the Senate Financial Committee by
representatives of the world war vet
A decision on the bonus question
will be reached during the present
session. Senator McCnmher predicted
SENATE UPHOLDS U S
CABLE RESTORATION DEMANDS
Washington. Dee. U—The Senate
hacking up the State Department
In Its demands upon the International
Goinmu ideation Congress *hat at!
cable communications with Europe
shall be restored to the I’nWed Staten
precisely as before the war and also
that the cables taken from Germany
must again be permitted to terminate
In that country.
:!EFFORTS TO BLOCK IMMIGRATION
' RESTRICTION UNSUCCESSFUL
Washington. Dec.13—Proposals to
oroxily halt immigration to the
l Stthtes from foreign countries
I finished the first lap of their course
: through Congr»*HS today when the
} House adopted the Johnson bill pro
I hibiting immigration for two yearn.
CANT PROSECUTE BISBEE
I. W. W. DEPORTERS
Washington. Dec. 13—The federal
government cannot prosecute the men
who in 11X7. deported 211 I W W
members and supporter* horn Bfgbee,
Arizona. the Supreme Court decided
MORGENTHAU GIVEN
New HONORS
| Washington. Dec. IB—Henry llor
igenthau. termer American ambosaa*
I dor to Turtle > and probably the most
jvrtdely known of American diplomats.
| has been appointed by President Wilson
|afl his personal representative to raed
(late with reepect to Armenia.
BIG MILITARY. NAVAL
APPROPRIATION CUTS
IN PROSPECT
Washington, Dec. 15—Representa
tive Patrick H. Kelly and D. R. An
thony. chairman of Che House sub
committee In charge of bills, let it be
known today that heavy cuts are to t»e
made in the estimated army and navy
[appropriations sulauUed by the War
land Navy departments.
Doth stated that the present ‘ign
ition situation demands the reduction
' contemplated.
[FRANK HALL HEAVILY FINEO
UNDER GAMBLING CHARGE
Ke-title. Doc. l.>—Frank Hall, a well
known Nomelte. today paid n thous
and dollar One in Judge RonVd's
court here for having gambling de
vices in bis possession.
CONGRESS LOOKING
FOR INFORMATION
REGARDING POWERS
Washington. Dec. 15—With the
insr cither to naval coopreation or a
world's agreement to limit armament*,
the Affairs Committee of the
House of fiepresen.tn.Uves set out to
day to learn wha* the other great
ship construction business.
CONGRESSMAN'S SON
ACCIOENTLY SHOT
Fresno. «*»• I - Dee. IS—Peter J.
Daoling. son of Congressman Peter J.
Footing of New York, eras today ac
cidently shut and killed by Hugo
Kngle. a Ho of New York, who was
with Pooling on a motoi tour in thfs
section.
BILLION IN GOVT
TAXtB UNPAID
Whshlnifuit. lieu. 14—The Treas
ury Department eatlrantes that more
[than a billion dollar* in unpaid taxes
[is outstanding became of the govern
[ meut'a inability to audit the. returns
[of the Internal Revenue Department.
|The volume of business done in ths
Treasury Department is still working
'on the returns of l»17.
_
I Mrs Joe Fischer of Nenana left for
I Fairbanks recently and Will leave tha
i tipper town for the coast by way of
j the Richardson trail, where she will
; spend the winter, returning t> Xenana
I on one of the first boats in the spring.
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