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Evening star., 1918-03-29
Others Take Part in Debate.

Senator Smoot Of Utah. republican.
who attacked President Wilson yester-
day for alleged partisanship. read q
letter stating that Joseph E. Davies.
democratic candidate in Wisconsin.
had skipped to Chicago" when a con-
ference was called to consider with
drawal of himself or Mr.. Lenroot to
insure a loyalty victory.
Senator Ashurst said yesterdays de-
bate was miserable twaddle."
Senator Gronna vehemently criticised
the references to disloyalty made by
Senator Williams.
Your own actions condemn you.
Senator Gronna said. you appear to
be more interested in your party's can
didate for the senate in Wisconsin thar
millions of brave boys who are now
fighting for freedom. I do not know o1
any war that has ever been won by liz
service"
Asserts He Will Support President,
Senator Gronna declared he woult
support the President In every appro'
priation and in every other way where.
ever that support is necessary for thu
winning of the war. He declared that Il
has been noticeable to him that thosa
who are the loudest In their cries o.
disloyalty are not those who have SOM
| in the Army.
Senator King of Utah. democrat. in.
terrupted to say that he did not tsbe
| lieve any members Of the democrati,
| side had intimated there had been any
disloyalty on the republican side of thu
chamber.
Referring to James Thompson. sena.
| tor Gronna said. vigorously pounding
| his desk with clenched fst:
| Il know him personally, and know
| that he is just as loyal as the senator
from Mississippi He's not disloyal."
| Defends German-Americans.
Senator Owen. deploring the politica
discussion, said that most German.
! Americans are now periodically sup.
porting their government TT will no,
! strengthen the United States to wount
the feelings Of these people" he said.
I deprecate any speech" he contin-
ued that will cause them to feel they
are objects of suspicion. aversion Of
positive hostility. They deserve all tn.
more honor because of their fidelity Il
the United States. I deprecate exceed.
| ing1y that there should be any appear.
ance of political debate on this floor"
Evening star., 1918-03-29
Fairfax County Sends Twenty.

bpeclaI Correspondents OF The Etar.
FAIRFAX, Va, March 29.-Twenty
young mon. called to Army service
under the second draft, were sent from
Fairfax county to Camp Lss this morn
ing. The call was for eighteen, but
two Of the extra men. called in order
to complete the quota should any Of
the first eighteen fail to report, re-
quested to be sent. and they were in
completed its first quota last Novem-
ber, and the men sent to the training
camp today are credited to the second
quota.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-17
OFFICIAL COUNT
 IF PRIMARIES
 RECENTLY HELD

In accordance with the law, which provides that the vote of the primary election shall be canvassed within forty-five days after the election by the clerks of court for the respective divisions, Clerk of the Court Arthur last Thursday, in the court room of the district court at Valdez, canvassed the votes of the Third judicial divi- sion. The result of the canvass was as follows:
 Democratic Party
 For Delegate to Congress-William maloney, 293; Charles A. Sulzer, 1885.
 For Territorial Senator-Thomas c. Price, 1885.
 For Territorial Representative John Noon, 975; James H. Patterson, 955; Ebert D. Ray, 917; Robert D. Small, 912.
 For Road Commissioner-Jame F. Wilson, S70
 Republican Ticket
 For Delegate to Congress-James Wickersham, 562
 For Territorial Senator-James Wilbur Ward, 507
 For Territorial Representative Joseph H. Murray, 390; Joseph l.. Reed, 316; Henry A. Slater 444; Jack Sutherland, 262; Arthur G. Thompson, 264.
 For Road Commissioner-Jame L. Galen, 226; Harvey P. Sullivan, 218; Ed Wood, TIT.
 Socialist Ticket
 For Delegate to Congress-Francis Connolly, 71.
 For Territorial Senator-E. F. Ger. man, 75.
 For Territorial Representative-W J. Henry, 70; Necolaus H. Nekla- son, 62.
 For Road Commissioner-Axel Ol- son, 8.
 Missing Precincts
 Election returns from McDougall have not yet been received and it is believed no election has been held. No elections were held at Teikell, Moose Pass, Placer River and at Che sana, in the White River precinct. No elections were held in Choggiung, Nushagak and Naknek t-
 industrious Voters
 The election at Unalaska was de- clared void and the entire vote cast out. Fifty-two voters cast sixty-five ballots, the presumption being that the judges of election passed out both Democratic and Republican ballots to some of the voters on request and permitted some of them to cast two ballots.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-17

Robbed by the umpire!" cry the Boston Braves. but Hub fans are no longer fooled. They demand winning results from Stallings and his crew.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-17
BASEBALL
 STORIES

"Truck" Hannah looks a regular big league catcher.
 "Irish" Meusel is making good with Pat MOran's Phillies in the outfeld. Roy Massey is leading off the Braves batting order and hitting like fend.
 The St. Paul club finally has turned Pitcher Charley Boardman over to Louisville.
 The Detroit Tigers took $7,OOO worth of Liberty bonds. Every man on the team purchased. Manager Barrow of the Red Sox will appear in uniform on the coaching lines this season. Eddie Plank Is signed up with an eastern semipro team and will pitch two games week at $100 throw.
 
 Ban Johnson broke all precedents this year by refusing to make any pre- dections on the American league race.
 Milwaukee is trying out a yOungster named Dameron on first base who Is said to be worthy successor to Nal. Barry. In case his catching situation gets really desperate, Manager Jones of the Browns can call Pete Johns to go be- hind the bat. Fred Walters, Chicago boy, is put ting on some Nick Altrock stuff for the Columbus fans, who have taken him to their hearts. Gene Paulette, once a Giant has been hitting the ball on the nose for the Cardinals. Roger Hornsby's big bat has been quiescent so far. Robbed by the umpire!" cry the Boston Braves, but Hub fans are no longer fooled. They demand winning results from Stallings and his crew.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-17

Waste and-.extravaganoe are Ger manys silent allies.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04

November 8. Premier Kerensky fled
from ~Petrograd, and other members of
the cabinet Of the provisional govern
ment We're arrested. On November 10
the rebel government made Lenine pre-
mier. Kerensky, at the head of a body
of loyal Cossack troops, attacked Pc
trograd November u, but was badly
defeated. The bolsheviki were appar-
emily in full control of Russia by No
yember %, when the Lenine govern
ment proposed a general armistice to
all belligerents.
American troops on the west front
suffered their first casualties on No
vember 8 when German troops raided
a salient held by the Americans, kill
ing three, wounding five and taking
IL prisoners. On November 8 the
American patrol boat Alcedo was sunk
by a torpedo and 81 were lost.
During the last days of November
and the early part of December the
Germans made determined efforts to
regain some of the territory captured
by the British around Cambria but the
British held a large portion of the
ground taken, ~inflicting heavy losses
on the Germans. The Austro-German
forces began a new offensive in Italy
early In December, forcing the Italian
lines back for a distance Of several
miles at some points.
Early in December It was announced
that a large number of national guard
troops from the United States had ar
rived in France, units from every
state being included. On December Z,
the United States congress declared
the existence of a state of war with
Austria Hungary. The following day
it was announced that the American
destroyer Jacob Jones had been sunk
by a German submarine with a loss
of "a men.
The Russian situation was further
complicated by a new revolt against
the bolsheviki government launched
by Generals Kaledines and Korniloff,
Cossack leaders.
British. French and Italian troops on
December 10, captured Jerusalem,
which for 673 years has been under the
undisputed sway Of the Moslems.
On December 16, it was announced
that Russian and Teuton emissaries
had signed a four-weeks' armistice, one
provision of which was that peace ne
gotiations should begin Immediately.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04

February 3, 80 were killed and 344
hurt In a ship explosion at Archangel.
On the same day an explosion at Yo-
kohama killed 100. On February 81,
the British transport Mendi was sunk
In a collision, 625 South African la
borers being lost.
On March IL, a tornado in east GEN.
trail Indiana killed more than 20 per-
sons and on March %, 80 were-killed
and more than 200 injured when a tor,
nado wrecked part of the city of New
Albany, Ind.
Explosions in q Russian ammunition
plant neal Chester, Pa, killed 112 per-
sons April 10. An explosion in the
Hastings mine near Ludlow. Colo,
April 81, caused a loss of 119 lives.
May %, the city of Gyoenyoes, Hun
gary, was devastated by fire. Thirty
lives were lost and great damage was
done by a storm in Kansas May % and
the following day tornadoes in central
Illinois killed $50 persons and Destroy
ed property worth millions of dollars.
May 90, many persons were killed in
t%ornadoes in southern Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkan-
sas.
San Salvador, capital of Salvador,
and a number of surrounding towns
were partially destroyed by volcanic
eruption, earthquake and fire June z.
More than $50 men persisted in a blaz-
Ing mine at Butte, Mont, June 8. Thir-
teen were killed and many injured
when a water tank fell on the steamer
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee,
Wis, June 80.
A Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged
into the rapids. July 1, and % were
killed. A mine explosion at New Wa
terford, Cape Breton, killed 81 men
on July %.
A mine explosion at Clay, KY,
caused the loss of 81 lives on August
4. Nineteen were lost when the Brit
fish steamer City of Athens, carrying
missionaries to Africa, was sunk by a
floating mine on August 10. Eighteen
were killed In q trolley car collision
near North Branford, Conn.,, August
10. On August 10, a disastrous fire
swept Saloniki, Greece, destroying a
large part of the city.
Many persons were killed in a ty-
phoon and flood at Toxic, October 2,
and a thousand persons were reported
drowned, in great floods in Natal,
| South Africa, October 49,.
About 1000 persons were killed and
millions of dollars wol tn of property
destroyed December 6 by an explosion
and fire which followed a collision In
the harbor at Halifax, N. s., between
Mont Blanc, a French munition ship
and the limo, laden with supplies for
the Belgian Relief Commission.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The friction between the United
States and Mexico, which had threats
ened for two years Or more to result
in open warfare, began to disappear
early in 1917 and when the atten-
ton of the people of the United States
was focused upon more important
matters by the entrance of tho
United States. into the world wax the
Mexican ~'crisis" faded from the public
view.
Despite the failure of negotiations
with the Carranza government Presi,
dent Wilson ordered the withdrawal OF
the American troops from Mexico and
on February 5, General Pershing and
his troops marched out of Mexico af.
ter having been in that country almost
a year.
On March IL, General Carranza was
formally elected president of Mexico.
From this time on conditions in Mexi'
co became more tranquil and there
were evidences that President Carran-
"a was succeeding in. restoring order
in the republic. 1t was not until late
In the year that Villa again became af.
tive. On November 10, troops led by
Villas aids, captured Ojinaga, or the
American border, after a hard fight.
Several hundred Carranza soldiers fled
across the border and were interned
in the United States.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

The Danish West Indies, purchased
from Denmark for $50, 100000, passed
under the jurisdiction of the United
States January 81, and were renamed
the Virgin islands.
Serious race riots in East st. Louis,
Mo-, July 2, resulted in the killing of
more than 20 negroes and two white
men and a heavy property loss by fire.
The riots were followed by prosecu-
lions by state officials and a congress
sional investigation.
Soldiers of the Twenty-fourth U. s.
infantry (colored) started a race riot
at Houston, Tex, August %, resulting
in the death of 10 whites and several
negroes.
Interest in the general elections on
November 8 was centered in New
York and Chicago, where Socialist
tickets were defeated by large majori-
ties. Judge Hylan, Democratic nomI-
nee, was elected mayor of New York
yer fusion, Republican and Socialist
candidates.
In Milwaukee, Wis, November %,
tch pcAitCLuCn unu u WOlnun WCIc hliA-
ed by the explosion Of a bomb found
in n church and taken to police head
quarters.
Thirteen negroes, convicted by court
martial of participating in the race
riots at Houston, Tex, August %. were
hanged at San Antonio, December IL,
Forty-one others were given life sem
fences. .
The house of representatives. on De.
cember IL, adopted a resolution, all
ready adopted by the senate, submit.
ting to the states a constitutional
amendment for national prohibition.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04

measure. On May 10, President VIII
son selected Herbert G. Hoover, chair
man of the Belgian relief commission,
as head of a food control board, and
later, on August II. following the pass
age by congress of a ~food-control bill.
Mr.. Hoover was made food adminis-
traitor. On August 81, President VIII
son issued an order fixing the basic
prices for bituminous coal in the pro-
ducing districts of the country. On
August %, President Wilson appointed
DR.. II. A. Garfield fuel administrator
for the United States. On August 30
the United States wheat committee
fixed the basic price for the 1917 crop
at 1920 Il bushel.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04
POLITICS IN FOREIGN LANDS

A spirit of unrest was apparent in
many widely separated countries In
1917, leading in some cases to revolu-
ton and civil war. The revolution In
Russia, resulting in the abdication OF
Car Nicholas and the forced abdica-
ton of King Constantine of Greece
were events closely allied with the
war. Disturbances in China, including
an attempt to restore the monarchy,
were influenced partly by the war,
Conditions in China were unsettled uni
til June 80, whep under the influence
of monarchists, Hsuan Tung, Manchu
emperor, announced his resumption of
the throne of China. Civil war i'm,
mediately broke out and on July 10
the attempt to restore the monarchy
collapsed. On July Is the monarchist
army, led by Chang Hsun, surrendered
after a battle at Picking. The fepub-
lican government was firmly establish1
ed again and later declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Civil war in Cuba threatened to dis
rupt that country during the early
months of the year. The rebels were
badly defeated in several engagements
and on March Z, Gomez, their leader,
was captured. The rebellion was
stamped out quickly after the capture
of Gomez.
Great Britain continued to wrestle
with the Irish problem throughout the
year. The Irish ~nationalists, on March
z, demanded immediate home rule and
marched out of the house Of commons
in a body. On July % a convention
proposed by Premier Lloyd George and
representing all factions in Ireland met
for the purpose of drafting a home
rule constitution for Ireland.
Some misunderstanding between
the United States and Japan over far
Eastern matters were cleared away by
the signing by diplomatic representa-
tives of the two countries on Novem-
Der 2 of an agreement by which the
United States recognizes the fact thas
Japan has special interests in China
because of its proximity but guaran-
feeling the territorial integrity Of
China and the maintenance of the open
door policy in that country.
Copyright, 1917. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndieate.)
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04
THE WAR CONGRESS

The first "war session" of the Sixty
fifth congress which opened on April
2, was the most momentous session in
the history Of the United States up to
that time.
The first war bill passed by congress
was one authorizing the issuance of
bonds to an amount not exceeding ST.
000,000,000 and authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to purchase Sc
curities of governments at war with
Germany to the amount of $3,000,000,-
600.
Tie army CONSUMPTION act was
passed by the house April % by a vote
of 397 to "a and by the senate on May
1 by a vote of 81 to 8.
The first big war appropriation bill,
carrying appropriations aggregating
$3,291, 094 ,541.60 for the army and
navy, was passed in the house May 2
with one opposing vote and in the SEN
ate May 10 without a roll call.
The measure known as the espion-
age act, intended to prevent disloyal
acts on the part of residents of the
United States and also containing pro-
visions giving the president power to
place an embargo on exports, was
signed by the president June Is.
A bill appropriating $640,000,000 for
the development of the air service was
passed without a record vote by the
senate on June Is and by the house
OF June %.
The food control act, under which
broad powers were given to the presi-
dent for the regulation of the sale of
food and fuel, was passed In the house
June % by a vote of 1855 to 5 and in
the senate July 81 by a vote of 81 to 6.
The second great bond issue act,
authorizing the issuance of bonds to
the amount of 81, 53S, 945, $40 and war
savings certificates to the amount of
$4,000, DOC, 900, was passed in the house
September 6 and in the senate Septem-
Der Is.
The revenue act, first introduced In
the house May 8, was passed by the
house May %, but was not passed by
the senate until September 10. The
conference report was accepted Octo-
Der 2. The message provides for the
raising of nearly $1,000, 100000 annu-
ally, largely from income and excess
profits taxes.
The second big war appropriations
act, carrying a total Of $5,356,666,-
O16.93, including $635,00 1000 additional
for the emergency shipping fund, was
approved by the president October 6.
The second session of the wal con
gress opened December 8, and the fol-
lowing day President Wilson delivered
a message declaring that nothing will
turn the United States aside from its
task until the war is won
During December both houses Of con-
gress opened far-reaching investiga-
lions into the war preparations of the
war and navy departments.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04
INDUSTRIAL AND ECONOMIC

Industrial unrest was apparent in
the United States throughout 1917,
largely as a result of war conditions
and in spite of efforts made by the
government, aided by leaders of organ
lied labor, TO prevent strikes which
would delay the nations war prepare
tons.
Early in the year a nationwide
strike of the skilled railroad employees,
which had been averted in 1916 by the
passage of the Adamson law, providing
indirectly for an increase In wages,
was again threatened, owing to the
fact that the placing of the Adamson
law in operation was delayed pending
q decision by the United States Su-
preme court on it's validity. The
threatened strike was averted March
10 by the ca%pitulation of the railroad
managers. On the following day the
United States Supreme court handed
down q decision holding the Adamson
law constitutional.
Serious troubles were precipitated in
the Arizona copper fields July 1 when
lIlc llllO1 1uAhs 0ACO4AC1o wiz ~
ported from several points and on
July II the people Of Bigbee, Ariz., de-
ported 1900 members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, who it was
charged had fomented the strikes in
the copper mines. On July 81, 81 l..
w. w. leaders were deported from
Gallup, n. M. On August /, Frank Lit
tie, 1. w. ". leader, who had been
prominent in the Arizona troubles, was
lynched at Butte, Mont, where he had
gone to take part In a strike of miners
and where he was alleged to have
made speeches attacking the govern
ment.
A serious tie-up Of all shipbuilding
plants in the country was threatened
in August and September. Machinists
and boilermakers in Eastern ship
yards went on strike August q and
$4,000 skilled mechanics and other
workmen struck in San Francisco Sep
TENDER IT. On September 20, Presi-
dent Wilson named a commission.
headed by Secretary of Labor Wilson
and representing both employers and
employees, to act as his personal rep
r~esentatives in allaying labor troubles
during the war. The strike in the San
Francisco shipyards was ended Sep
TENDER 26 through the efforts of the
government mediators.
Leaders of organized labor in the
United States took a decided stand
throughout the year In support of the
government preparations for val and
against antiwar propaganda. AT the
annual meeting of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor ia Buffalo in Novem-
Der, union labor pledged its solid sup
port to the government in the prosecu-
ton of the war.
The railroads of the country faced
another crisis during the closing
months of the year when demands
were made by the four br~otherhoods
for wage Increases averaging 40 per
cent, affecting, directly and indirectly,
approximately 100000 railroad en-
ployees.
Labor troubles of the year were
closely allied with economic develop
ments, growing put of the increased
cost of living In the United States. In
order to prevent further increases in
prices government regulation of many
industries was undertaken as a war
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-01-04
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

The year 1917 was marked by many
disasters on land and sea, aside from
those resulting from the land and
naval operations of the countries at
war. Thousands of lives were lost
and millions of dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed by fires, explosions,
earthquakes, tornadoes and other de-
structive agencies In all parts of the
world.
On January 5, an earthquake in For
mosa caused the death of 300 persons.
On January 25, an earthquake killed 90
persons on Bali Island, Malay archi-
peligo.
On February 2, an explosion and FIRE
Ia a Chicago tenement killed %. On
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-11

1qfS. ~ The Press pun
fishing Co.. tThe New York WORLDLY
SPECIAL Cable Dispatch to The World
and Albuquerque Journal,)
On the British Front, Nov 10
Among the latest prisoners in the
Valenciennes area there is displayed
shrinking evidence of disgust for the
kaiser, Ludendorff and the Prussians
generally.
One officer frankly said the German
people will no longer permit the
kaiser or any of his sons 10 remain
on the throne. He was particularly
bitter against the Prussians. because
Ludendorff, he asserted. places civil
ian officers in line while giving Prus-
sian officers safer places behind.
He voiced the opinion Of other cap
tered Germans regarding Alsace-Lor-
raine and the African colonies saying
Germany would be willing to give
them uI,. During the battle east OF
Valenciennes one complete Pader
regiment surrendered after an unsuc-
cessful counter attack The tota
strength of the l11th German division
after the attack was only eli men
while three. of its companies had only
fifty rifles each. and the 18TH regi'
ment comprised only fifty rifles,
A captured document bearing Lu
! dendorff's name shows the strict or
| der issued against footing and sack
| ing no longer is needed.
| The Germans avail themselves O
household effects as formerly,
The Germans are fastening thei
retreat toward the Mons-Maubeug'
line, although offering strong rear
guard resistance.
The German staff was surprised
by yesterdays great onslaught, follow
ing SO quickly upon the hard Tough
battle of valenciennes. and was no
expecting the expressing armies 4
bring IN such quantity Of guns ant
shells, which wrecked havoc In 1t
armies when the attack started ant
| throughout the day.
The work of the British engineer
In improving bridges across tn
waterways behind which the German
hoped to make a longer stand is in
dicated by the feat of one contingent
which erected bridge in six minute
under fire with only eleven casualtie: