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ijjTHE WEEKLY ALASKA CITIZEN
VOlI villT ~ FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, MONDAY MORNING, Jan. 7, 1918. _NO. 46
FRLNCH defeat
GERMANS NORTH
OF ST. MIHIEL’S
i.’.uxiltd H»w»i
PAHEb. Jan. 5 —An officio! com
munique iKuec tonight by tbe war
office -tows that tbe F*reacn terre
nave cefested Ocnann attacking par
ties in two rector* M the western
'ror.L Tbe artillery duel is reported
to be sooiincing wltboct any de
crease.
Tbe ca—ndf* dates: "E»exy
detadunenv made desperate attempts
u? capii!<! FkpcL trenches aorta of
St. Nihiel and in *be : e-g>ca of Flr
ney last night. Our lookouts dls
z >rered the advutiag parties be
fore they were acrorg, No Nan’s
Laud ana :n<-j were driven off in
o.oh [hr-, b> a nmr.h-io-s machine
gun anc r:£e lire. Toe enemy’s
tones were heavy.
’ The tamy artillery way eiti«o
ry active daring tbe m<h; in the
ittkta ,'u:h jf roroety cn the Mi
ivak of the Mease rices- u»r avo
»at word. No una-eal damage
«**.*. cared by the t** of thi fcea*-y
can* *
ATTACX BRITISH
LONDON. Jar. 5. -The H«s to
day c-ade a strong local vast* cn
Hit- Lrfrjili pori'locs in the lilLer
burg lint- cl BiUewut. in tk-»
•.’ambrr-i >-cso: The at Lack sn dl
recsf Against .-evcral points or a
naieqc ;ron:. aau most ef tbe as
Bsti'ia; eiriits rne ilritfi or se
■fore l» J ,«fW ike il»e.
I Owe uvi! part. sacwedfd in ac
Bru;-.,.'“ u »4~uce sap fruu wtitil
B*he> tiv»- &v Me ii;sicdfri. Et--e
Bslw the G-rn—n- were reptuseo
Bwftr leevy >«m$ befor? mckiu
||-V Eriuah positions. lr both the
Ivpte- and t auinl sect w* »he G*r
Bke arjlkry coouaues e.-irendf ac
■lire NHh Jay its night
| BY ROOF FALL
m (.‘.i-oriT'ed Pre_a*
9 WILKK-.l V«:Rf- Pa.. Jan. 5 —
9'otir ns.per> nor? killed and twealy
9Litre rof'ausiy injured *h*i a roof.
KiKi/t support* iv.d been weakened
It blasts, fell iithwi warning The
■me were working in the Harm it
■ klne of fte IVaasTlranin Con! Co.
9 Fbr a while it »i? tbassn* that
9..: c-f the men -a the seeti«o where
9«e accident occmmd wore kiued
9*e nlae rescue wcrk-rrs nsnd
9 rjt> mou its of «kbri> in record
line and satreeeded *n itiiny se
9v- Witimm befaii ib*y were
luotbered to dwla Ait of the *3
l-r^ w* bore t chance io recover.
9 O. P GuutM went owl k- the
■pmu ca a bedims trip yw whf
f HSIAN PEACE DELEGATES
FAIL TO APPEAR AT BREST
LITOVSK FOR CONFERENCES
_I
(Associated Press)
NDON, Jan. 5.—Germany’s peace program with
received another severe pH today an account of the
ii the Rassiai: pcaue delegates to be at Brest Utovsk
scheduled reeptnii^ %ti the peace conference. When
man delegates arrived at Brest Liter, sk, no Russians
: fennd it is reported that the oni> communication
e Russians legardmg the resumption of the confer-;
is a telegram asking for a transfer of the scene ot
ion_> to buckhofan.
r actinia of the Russians are apparently cutdng the
juersaut crasi'kriUic uneasiness, although the
go ernuicnt has not abud&atd its attitude of oon
It i» reported that »k« kaiser has reixtd to con
a fraesfer oi the ugotsdoci to Soxkb&im saying
: kasMir* are in go position to dictate utee peace
» shall •« wid. nor m'bat «r liras shall be.
Tl’KKEY LIBERAL
«DON. j*» 5-—It is repr-rted that Turkey has sen*
nan t" Russia conceding to her fret passage through
nda»irilu> tor sS Kb-jbis icjek, pre’.-iduig Rnsca
muc sJl TmVinfc i
oerVitti* of die Vntiiir fibek S it is aki
ier the
or to hr
tre
LLOYD GEORGE REAFFIRMS INTENTION OF
GREAT BRITAIN TO FIGHT TILL VICTORY
_
War May Last Three
Years, Thinks Gary
: SUGGESTS IMPORTATION OF ORI
ENTAL LABOR TO EOLrfE
PRESENT SHORTAGE
tAse.f’faitfd Irn»l
CHICAGO. Jan. i E il. Gary,
of the United Steel ivnvwisi.
la a speech he.e tonieht iJr
uttd tlx- importation of Or’-otai
la hirers to meet .he labor ,tob
lems o' the cuiu.tr. This, a
ordui; o him. H me
and oo-* praruca v?.; in <tki:
oA.r Ubo- rinrug' rrn he 'tiled
31r. Gut u'xo ieemred that U *,
•rouid lake two or three years
for the allied nattons to tr.cti.po
»*-er <Vrmu.T, »a«! jo^fulj Kjb; »
| e: He Gr Jared that G-iiaai.:
b vmiiiif os? wm no« bet that
lids was only te»4«r*r>. that the
,t3’N won!* trtecu h in three
ymr*. or Mile ueer. He de I
cUret, h Merer. that he fact re
» kl! inf Hi L-* Oi W
?onr are GfTLW' i
REVOLUTIONARY i
PLOTS BLOOO
BY GOVERNMENT
_ «
(AiKti<>td Press I
MAD3FD. Ju S-—Tbe prrnM 5
ibis jwrrjnt (csL r?o all id’pboe*
uC ' ele^rtiv Hues as a resalt a4
.the discovery rl a revolutionary lh»:
. jc over^mo tbt present regime Of-1
t.eiais are akisg eitrene ncassnc
to preveot u oj.br»*k nsaion .k* ’
roT*r>rcat. sad many .■■aspects hare 4
heea a/inf tew. rmd hre wtiJs ‘
drsttytt tie .-oral pa-ace anal a i
nearby thirtt led to the metpilit
of the imlrJtm'y Eoreaw by
the pneiuot The etxiB!ti»vf
cooaected vrtrh the ire wee- so:
sosjdehws that eeeei agea>s v«e
pot to work oo the case, aad eri
deace discover'd hf them leave* i»
dooht that a grgaotic plot is in ex
isteace agatest the p>renwiest
Complete details aI the sieged ph».
are lacking, not these is sasd to he
I stn-og loOcoa— that It is suspect
|«d bj ioreiga taftoeace. the soarer
of wbicb t* vat w.»A» r^th'
_ ’ •
(Associated Pressj
Uj\lkjS, jan. J.—iu i-jrceiui, ringing terms, Premier Uoyd George, addressing |
Jse Gnusn i raa**s Guam commence, reanirmed Great Jttrnam s loyalty to ner antes ana
ter ueienuiiiatioi. to ngnt tuiui Her war ann.- tia\ e been completely acmeved. Anna cneers
iTom tne delegates, tne premier concluded ius great speedi by declaring: iv e
T|*-a .1 uj stauu by uie great Prencii democracy until deatn. 1
Lpou many occasions m me past Uoyd George has carried vast audiences oil their
xet hiu iii- ioremunless and clearness oi expression, but Uie speech wiuen lie made
xxi*y is conceded iu Lie oue ot tte greatest, as well as one oi Uie most important, in ms
■iijiry carter. 1 tiere was in it no unit ot weakness nor indication ol compromise.
WAR AIMS EXPECTED
\VASiuXoTON, D. C., Jan. o.—itie address oi Uoyd George today beiore tiiej
i rack's Giuons oversuadowed m interest and uuportance ail war developments, it is ue-i
levou bat U:is speecn is leading up to uie expected redehiution ol Uie war auns oi tne,
-ntc-a nauous, and mat in»* win tie iortncoming siioruy. it is believed uiat uie spirit:
cjOtVii oy U;c great nriusn premier in ms address nas uie sympauiy and support ot tne
l liitcu states government, and mat tne premier was speaKing tor America as wen as
uriiam aucu u*t pledged support to Prance untu her desires lor resututiou nave been ac
i .IlllliKlwj
HIGH LIGHTS OP ADDRESS . . . \
LuMaJX, Jan. 5.—Premier Gioyd George in an address this morning beiore the.
British t t.nimis anon the subiect oi war aims said in uart: “Ghily Uie Clearest, great-1
tsi anu oiost just cause could jituiy the continuance, even tor a day, oi tins unspeaKauiv..
igony oi uauo&s. \\e have arrived now at tne most critical hour oi tne war. neiore'
iuy government takes the iateiu decision a> to tne conditions under widen it ought either
terminate or continue, it ought tc be satisfied that tne conscience of the nation is bemnu
inc conditions.”
in branding the German canard Uiat Lugland is seeking to gain control ol Con
jta.ubk'-jjlt lor herself and to holi the Dardanelles, tne premier said: Lngland is not hgnt-j
:ig to gain Constantinople, or fer any other sellish purpose.”
j ,wiyr George touched but brieii} upur. Russian peace negotiations, and express
ed sv-npatny that tiiat nation should become more or less willing dupes to tne wnes oi
I'rtis>ian autocracy. He said: ’\rrom tiie teuton procedure in tne Brest Litovsk confer
ence, it t at p2 rent iiat Germany does not mean to surrender any of the Russian provinces
ifi-J cities w tiicii she now holtL. L’nder one name or another they will be ruled by tne Brus
»ian T!.e remainder of the Russians will be bulhed or enticed into complete po
etical and economical enslavement.”
The climax of the premier’s speech came at the very close, when he pledged anew;
LngianJ’s stead faso-ess to her French ally. In closing he declared: “We mean to stand by
the great French democracy even unto death in its demand for the reconsideration ol
re great w rang which it suffered when Alsace Lorraine was torn from it. This sore
lias festered and poisoned the peace of Lurope for half a century. Healthy conditions
Lar.uot be restored until it is cured. Government with the consent of the governed must
je the ha^is of ali territorial settlement at the end of the warT_j
GUATLMALA IS
DESTROYED BY
SECOND QUAKE
■ A* Sd>'K'«d Pm-I
If Af HlXGTOX 1» C. Jti i- i
jtltiai id he i ittViM t«» tough' 1
■Utc that Gut< osh n- coiapteteiy
#'!iv>ed b*t rhd.? l»5 k; u earth
gcaic TV oCii> efhmirr pUor
tkf J"*J at 3*0 ik nuri nun ia
hivd The tan is nM to"
have *ti rethie.-ed munhshiiaMe- -
Pat it. v ing tiir c,ett dock Thurs
*t‘, « i':iUi Mrautg itna poured
t*? c-’r-ifti iit the streets ia antsy J
ptrii of The tK>.
The H»*» <0 the ikods were leK £
CW«ta»j Uaj Those were light i
tad cased very tittle damage Dv
£Sg the tatter ia.t at Cli^aat week J
it was rraort-d that a term *hock j
hi J result'«i <t tV death of more j
‘its 11# jivjpla. tat Ik s was later 1
rear'd TV -boot * at that time \
idled X p»op> ui taja ed >* Tb- ■
jwpkti} hw was email
&te-> tin; tir e and vp aatfl last I
Taarsday there hare fce-a light ia- j
tenaiiieat -keep. <Utk seemed to
h- cwhi aeasee. aad It was.
ihwpkl That the worst l! the ttakr (
fcas fiW Tsiniib tse mnst «
wi» !t»k d aa hsnepd the tawa.
Kthd hl| t tie eara.tr t « the wrick
ic (St 'aa .Saif jcilb aad skaaM
arrive the e m a shore time, as they
Wt inml days «§» wader The na
p» ua-tra tbs' the cty era* already
vised wwt Non-y <MUlk kite,
owes namd la <W eke. hat addl
taewa! Wrav are ri^ecai tram A»
ama r<f«Mwatim as aay tlae
It h wkxn wart her aa* kaert
fare5T~
BY COMMSSION
•ervice commission granted the Port
land Railway. Light and Power Co.
admission io charge six-cent fares
instead of the old ftre-cent rate. The
sew rate will be effective at once.
Tie Portland company was unable
lo meet its expenses at the old rate
,* recount of the greatly increased
sost of operation, and was forced to
dost down until relief came in some
shap» aH cars will resume their
regear runs at once.
As the resalt of this decision, it
is expected that several other street
:ru!i* companies will apply for per
mits >a to raise rates on the same
EcaU. In practically every large
town in the state these companies
tave been operating with practically
so p odt whatever
SAILORSWRECK
SEATTLE PAO
OF SOCIALISTS
lAlMtatbi Press)
SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 5.—Two ci
liliais leading a squad of between
Itfteea and twenty bluejackets to
ugh! raided the offices of the Seattle
Daily Call, and completely wrecked
the [dam. The entire party made
its escape before the police arrived,
tad no arrests have been made.
The Call is the official organ of
the iwciffsts. and has been rabidly
mti-war in its policies. It was start
ed hire atom six month* ago by a
?voop of radical socialists, and its
alienage* have been the cause of
ranch criticism and have aroused
ttooM he allowed to continue pub
The iildrn forced their way into
!he tdee and threw the cases of
type on the door, and several boxes
were emptied into the street. The
mesa was next wrecked. The em
ploy css of the paper were them made
io be dawn am the floor while the
pasted the wart of duattwrthm
JUdT A HINT
SERBIA THANKS
AMERICANS FOR
THEIR WAR AID
—
.Associated Press!
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 5.—
The Serbian war mission now visit
ing the United States in connection |
with the war spent a short time in
the senate this afternoon. During:
its stay there, Dr. Milenke Vcsnitch,'
the head of the mission, made a
short address expressing Serbia's ap ;
preciation of the many acts of kind-1
ness of America and Americans to
his government.
The good which has been done for ,
Serbia by Americans, he said, is in
calculable, and every Serbian looks
upon the United States as the pre
server of his country.
“The time has passed," said Dr.
Vesnitch, "when the great Monroe
Doctrine of the United States is to
be regarded as confined to the Am
erican continent. It is now a world
' doctrine, and is destined to lead the
, world to a just and lasting peace,
and all nations, both large and small,
• assured of the right to enjoy un
trammeled freedom.”
LITHE MORE
FOR ORPHANS
Every day sees a few more dollars
handed In for the French orphan
fnnd. While the results may
seem slow with the few donations
that have been handed in lately, as
compared with the larger gifts given
earlier in the season, it must be
realised that even a ten-cent piece
helps, and every amount, small or
large, is welcomed. The fund previ
ously acknowledged has been sent
am to New York, and a new list is
now started.
. 1.00
.7*
Total to date .$1346.43
Canadian Part In
War Shown by Loss
■
0,000,000 AMERICANS MUST EN
LIST BEFORE WE ARE ENTER
ED AS STRONG AS CANADA
(Associated Pressi
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.—“When Am
erica enters the war as fully as
Canada has already done, it will
have 2,000,000 casualties and 10,
000,000 enlistments,” declared Col.
Denniss, of the British army,
here today. “Out of a population
of 8.000,000 Canada has already
had 115,000 casualties,” he stated.
Colonel Denniss Is here with
the British-Canadlan recruiting
commission enlisting Canadian
and British subjects for the ar
mies of both governments. He
also said that he was agreeably
surprised at the great amount of
war preparation which is under
headway in the United States,
ttiiU 1 t’JUlGCa ai UiC luuiuufimicno
with which the country Is set
ling down to its task of winning
the war.
HEAVUOSSES
IN LAST MONTH
(Associated rtmn
LONDON, Jan. 5.—The sinking of
Norwegian ships by German subma
rines continues unabated. During the
month of December, the Norwegian
government announces that seventy
two merchant vessels were destroyed,
with a total loss of seventy-five lives,
nearly all of whom were Norwegian
citizens.
Owing to the great amount of ton
nage being sunk by the German un
iersea campaign, Norway's shipping
is rapidly dwindling, until her ton
nage is insufficient to transport the
supplies necessary for the upkeep
jf the country. On account of seri
nus domestic problems, many of the
shipbuilding plants of Norway have
been forced to close, and the ton
nage lost cannot possibly be replaced
In the same ratio.
CAMP LEWIS SOLDIER JAILED
FOLLOWING DISAPPEARANCE OF
IMPORTANT MILITARY PAPERS
(Associated Press)
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 5.—Sergeant Major Thomas
Helmuth Ritter, of the divisional adjutant’s office at Camp
Lewis, was today lodged in the Pierce county jail by the
military authorities as a' spy in the employ of the German
government. Ritter was arrested following the disappear
ance of important military documents and the discovery of
a big leak of military secrets of vast importance.
The military authorities are convinced that Ritter is re
sponsible for both occurrences. His position in the office of
the divisional adjutant presented excellent opportunities for
the accomplishment of the dastardly work, such as an out- t
sider would not have. The officers at Camp Lewis do not \
think that he has any accomplice in the American Lake en
campment, but every precaution is being taken to stop any
information from leaving the camp which might get to the
Germans. * & t i
Ritter’s father and brother are now known to be in the
German army, while his mother resides in Germany. He
himself came to New York in 1914, just prior to the outbreak
of the European war, after serving in the German South Af
rican army. : :>‘/51SE
Ritter, after taking out his first citizenship papers, en
listed in the United States army, and after a short stay in
a recruit training barracks, was sent to the Philippine Islands
for a tour of duty. His knowledge of military duties and
strict adherence to discipline soon gained him promotion.
While in the Philippines, it is stated that he became intimate
with the German consul at Manila, and it is believed that
his career as a spy dates from that time.
Ritter will probably be tried as a spy before a military
tribunal, and if found to be guilty of the charge against hint
will be liable for a death sentence.
ARTILLERY FIRE
REVELATION TO
UN PRISONERS
(Associated Press -
HEADQUAUTEHS OF THE ITAI.I
AN AHMY IN NORTHERN ITALY,
Jan. 5.—The 1,400 Teutons captured
in a recent drive by a French bat
talion were the most miserable lot
»f human beings ever seen wearim •
the uniform ol any natiiun. Hotli
officers and men were ragged, un
kempt and gaunt from expo..are and
lack of sufficient food. Wien they
were placed in the prison pens they
unanimously declared that they were
glad to be out of the struggle, ns
they wero tired of the war and
starving.
The 1,400 prisoners outnumbered
the French -battalion which captured
them, and they state that the French
artillery fire was new to them. Noth
ing they had ever experienced be.
fore compared with it for accuracy
and destruction. They said that the
sudden charge of the poilus bowled
them over and they were unable to
recover from their surprise before
the French were on them with Lrt
sistible force.
CHIEF WARREN
AFTER LIQUOR
RING SEATTLE
(*' s«ocialed ['"fsM
SEATTLE, Wash., Jim. 5. Chief
nf Police Warren stated tonight that
several other policemen will shortly
be placed under an . t n connection
with the liquor ring which has been
operating in this city with the con
nivance of several of the city police
force, including members of the dry
squad. The first of these arrests
were made yesterday, when Sergeant
George Comsiock, with a patrolman
assigned to the dry squad, were
taken into custody charged with
planning to ab.-uuct liquor f'-om the
'public safety building where a largo
quantity of seized booze is stored.
Comstock was arraigned today and
was released by the city magistrate
on his own recognizance. He was
at liberty but a short time when he
was again arrested on a federal war
rant, charged with conspiring to de
feat the federal anti-liquor laws. Bail
was fixed at $5,000, which he raised
without dilllculty. Sensational devel
opments are expected to follow with
in a few days.
Ranch Eggs—Phone Herpick.