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!, j | j! food will win the !! RE WHO WASTES A I j WAR — DON'T WASTE CRUST OF BREAD PRO- J IT .. Daily Edition, and The Alaska Weekly Post _ SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY is, His. TEN CENTS PER COPY x N’umbci 227. _ ____ —■ - - ■ - PREMIER LENIN: AND TROTSKY AR£ SPLIT DN POLICY STOCKHOLM, Jan. 18.—Relations between the two Bolsheviki leaders, Premier Lenine and Foreign Minister Trotsky are strained. Premier Lenine is greatly displeas ed. according to official advices, because Trotsky occupies the public eye to such a great extent and because I rotskx formulates his own foreign policy not consulting Lenine. It is stated that Premier Lenine is to resign to force a vote of confidence or unconfidence. ASSEMBLY OPPOSES BOLSHEVIKI BERNE, Jan. 18.—The Russian Bolsheviki is facing an apparent deadlock in the peace negotiations is the of ficial report received here. Russia is now threatened with war with Roumania; hostility of the l kraine constit uents and other disturbances. The Assembly which con vened today is controlled by parties opposed to the Bolshe viki. Lenine must intervene it is stated to save the Bol sheviki. CONGRESS TO BE SPEEDED UP FOR 1 AN ADJOURNMENT FISH HEARINGS ARE STARTED IN UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. Jan. 18. — Hear ings at which all persons interested in the fishing questions ma\ appeal ami b* hoard, will be held at Atlantic, Pacific and Great Lakes ports by the American and Canadian commissions. The members of the commissions are meeting here now for preliminary hearings on questions at issue be tween the United States and Canada. One conference will be held at Seat tle and possibly the commissions may go to Ketchikan and Juneau. --—« WARNING WILL BE GIVEN ALL HUN TRADES WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. — A ref erendum has been submitted by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States asking that the American busi ness men pass upon a proposed warn ing to German industrial leaders. This warning will say that the German In dustrial leaders cannot hope to re sume friendly commercial relations with America after the war unless the German government is respon sible to the German people. -- INDEPENDENT HUNGARIAN ARMY PLAN IS REJECTED AMSTERDAM, Jan. 18. — A Vien na dispatch says that Emperor Char les, of Austria, has rejected the scheme to establish an independent Hungarian Army, which has been pro posed by the Hungarian Premier. WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. — Speak-j or Champ Clark and Leader Claude j kitchin chairman of the leading house committees, today agreed to speed up the appropriation measures by avoid ing unnecessary delays and hearings with the view of concluding the busi ness of the House by May 15th, and in readiness for an adjournment of Congress on June 1st. U. S. DESTROYER SETS A RECORD ! FOR ENDURANCE WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. — A new record for sustained endurance has just been established by one of the two new Flush destroyers. The des troyer made a voyage from the Paci fic to an Atlantic port in ten and a half days and maintained an average speed of nineteen knots. AMERICAN BOAT i SUBMARINED IN ATLANTIC OCEAN LONDON, Jan. 18. — The Ameri can sailing vessel Monitor was sub marined near Fureteventum on the Canary Islands according to a dispatch received this afternoon from Las Pal mas. The dispatch says that the crew was all saved by escaping in the life boats. -* The people who are slow to see a joke may argue that he laughs best who laughs last. -+-7' Maybe you have also noticed that it takes a ’ot of rouge to fill up a wrin i kle. JUDGE WHITTLESEY IS ADMINISTRATOR OF FOOD IN CITY T QUIT ON ACCOUNT OF COLD CH1UAOO, Jan. IS. — One hundred telegraph operators <iuit work this forenoon on account of the extreme cold weather when the Board of Trade opened for business. Trading practi cally stopped when the men left their keys. The traders themselves wore their overcoats, caps and mittens. The temperature was below 45. Coal is expected here soon to relieve the sit uation. MEATLESS DAYS MAY BE INCREASED NOW SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. IS. — * Several days ago the Associated Press sent out a story on the wire * that meatless days may be dis continued on the Pacific Coast. This was an error and instead of neing discontinued should have lead “more than one meatless . day a week will probably be en forced by the United States Food Administration throughout the 5 * nation. ******$$*****.*♦$ WAR SECRETARY FOR RELEASING OF MEN DRAFTED WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. — Secre tary of War Baker today advised the Senate military committee that the War Department favors discharging from the draft liability the men who passed their thirty first birthday and who registered last June fifth, and who have not been called to the col ors. -A SHIP RAMMED ON OCEAN BY U. S.WARSHIP AX ATLANTIC PORT,, Jan. 18. — The American-Hawaiian steamer Tex an, enroute to France loaded with ni trates and which sent out wireless calls for help last Monday, arrived under her own steam today. She was convoyed here by warships. A war ship which was convoying her across (the Atlantic rammed the Texan dur i ing a heavy gale, punching a large hole in her side. The warship was not damaged. -' - As some see it, a candidate is a person who stands on his platform ami ‘Mays down” on his promises. -* If vou arc going to skace over thin ice be sure and not make a break. Territorial Food Administrator Is Sending Out Regulations to All Communities Concerning the New Food Regulations St GAR SALES ARE AFFECTED Flour Will Be Sold in Small Lots to Consumers—Special Permits \re to be Obtained to do Business From Now On United States Commissioner W. H. Whittlesey has been appointed local Food Administrator. This appoint-1 ment was received this morning and I came from Judge Royal A. Gunnison,' of Juneau, who is the Federal Food Administrator for Alaska. The cablegram received by Judge _ Whittlesey, after announcing his ap-j j pointment says: “Please call all wholesale and retail food commodity dealers in your sec lion together and 10 prevent hoarding ami to conserve essential foods an nounce regulations effective forth with continuing until further notice: “White sugar to he sold to consum ers in cities and towns and immediate j j environs in quantities not to exceed j | five pound per household per week. -To consumers or other dealers out side of cities or towns and immediate invirons in quantities not to exceed l fifty pounds without permits from Federal Food Administrator. “Wheat flour not to be sold by deal-i ers to consumer or other dealer either, in or out of cities or towns in quanti-! ties exceeding forty nine pounds with out first obtaining federal food ad I ministraters permit. “To prevent duplication of sales I and eliminate hoarding request all dealers as far as possible to confine; flour and sugar sales to regular cus tomers. “Invite all to become members of. [the United States Food Administra-j tion dealers. Pledges and posters; forwarded shortly. Forward names of; all invited and all accepting, all re-, fusing. Urge dealers in food com-j modifies and meat to encourage the, cannot think any local citizen will re-1 use of food and meat substitutes. I fuse to conform to regulations which i are for the benefit of our country and the common cause. If. however, any refuse to abide by or violate the re gulations wire name and circum stance. “Regarding excess sugar and flour sales, you are authorized in my name j over your signature to issue a written permit directed to the applicants and; dealer for a particular sale specify-: ing the amount allowed to any appli cant for excess purchase when the ap plicant satisfies you of his good faith and that he is not hoarding. Hotels, restaurants and boarding houses are; to be allowed to purchase fifty pounds, of sugar at one time without permit. Forms application permit are being; printed‘and go forward in the first mail. , “Give these regulations widest pos sible publicity. Same regulations ef-, fective over the territory today. I i look to you to see that those regula-; tions which are for the entire terri-; tory are made effective in all com-j munities tributary to your city forth-; with” EVANS IS EXPECTED TO REACH HERE TOMORROW Steamer Admiral Evans sailed from i Juneau for the westward last Wed-; nesday afternoon at .‘1 o'clock and, should be in Cordova today. Agent. Blue believes that the Evans will ar-, rive here tomorrow night or early on Sunday morning. INDUSTRIES STOP |WORK-PRESID NT APPROVES ORDER WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—America felt the war’s pinch perhaps for the first time when thousands of indus tries were stopped at midnight under the i uel Adminis tration’s orders, despite the protests predicting disastrous consequences and the formal request from the Senate of the United States to stay execution temporarily. Fuel Administrator Garfield signed the order last night and signed it with the full consent and approval of President Wilson. The President stated that he did not intend to inter fere and said that he believed that the people of the United States will shortly be convinced, if they are not now, that the order is necessary. All principal munition plants were not included in the order to suspend for five days ow ing to the fuel shortage. At 5:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon the resolution of Senator Hitchcock requesting the fuel administration to suspend for five days the coal conservation orders closing down industries east of the Mississippi river, was adopted by the Senate by a vote of 50 to 10. The resolution did not require any action by the House. The fuel order was signed by Garfield at 6 o'clock. When Congress assembled this forenoon attacks on the fuel restriction burst forth anew in the Senate, the members of which are resentful because the f uel adminis tration ignored the resolution for a five day’s delay. Sen ators described themselves in>a state of impotent indigna tion. Senator Smith, of Michigan, declared that the Sen ate should clip the wings of those who seek such authority which was never intended to be given. Representative Snyder, of New York, said that President Wilson made a fatal mistake in permitting Administrator Garfield to is-, sue the order which meant utter chaos, want and suffer ing. Other representatives came immediately to the de fense of the President and said that he had shown a splen did guiding hand so far and if the Senators and disgrunt led representatives would stop chewing the rag on things they knew nothing about it would be better for the coun try. MANY FIRMS ARE EXEMPTED. WASHINGTON, Jan. 18— Shortly after noon today Fuel Administrator Garfield issued an order exempting over one thousand firms from the restrictions of the tuel order because their products were necessary to the nation al interests. The Ford and Packard plants at Dctioit were exempted insofar as they were used for the manu facture of air craft and signal corps necessities. Also on the list are many makers of army cloth. STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.—President will issue a statement for publication tomorrow supporting the Fuel Administration’s restriction order which was issued by Administrator Garfield. NEW HUNGER DISEASE FAMINE-DRO. -OVES FATAL TO GREAT MANY AMSTERDAM, Jan. 18. — The ravages of the new hunger disease, called in Germany “famine dropsy/’ are described in the Budapest news paper Nepszava. Men are attacked by it chiefly between the ages of 40 and 50, and unless the patient can be given plenty of nourishment, the di sease is very likely to prove fatal. In ihe small town of Asch 900 cases hav been reported, 3 per cent, of which have already proved fatal, i PROFITEERS WILL SEND MEN’S CLOTHING I P j CHICAGO, Jan. 18. — Prediction ; of a radical advance in the price of men’s clothing, an allegation that wool growers, not satisfied with an advance in the price of wool from 18 cents before the war to 75 and 80 cents a pound at present, are hoard ing for still higher prices and plans to memorize congress for government control of both wool and cotton prices were outstanding features of a meet ing here of the National Association of Retail Clothiers.