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The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
STR. |Nv|NC|btE FINISHED IN A
 WORKING DAYS

OAKLAND. Cal. Aug. S.-Built m twentyfour working days, the steel cargo carrier lnvincible. l2,00o tons capacity. was launched in Oakland harbor at high noon Monday from the Alameda yard of the Bethlehem snip building Corporation. This is claimed by the yard managers as world's record
 The speed in construction was at the request of Charles M. Schwab, head of the Bethlehem Corporation. director general of the Emergency Fleet Corporation. When he raised the blue pennant of the shipping board, awarded for the best ship con struction for May in the United States, over the Alameda yard, he asked the men to get the lnvlncible ready for launching in thirty days. They promised to do it in twenty eight, but have cut four days off that figure
 The raising of the blue pennant was part of the ceremonies attendant upon the launching of four boats from the same yard on the Fourth of July. Among them was the Defiance, built in thirty working rays.
 Fifteen hundred men have been em- ployed day and night on the lnvinci, ble a sister ship Of the Defiance. the keel of the former having been laid within d few seconds after the latter slid down the ways. Two days in. terruption in the work was caused by strike of the boilermakers. This was amicably settled.
 The yard managers say that much of the credit for the quick construc- ton is due to James Gregg. foreman of the ship fitting department, and James kearman. foreman Of riveters. The men themselves also have strained every effort in breaking the record
 The Invincible is the tenth steel vessel to be launched by this yard in 1918. and the twenty-fourth to be launched in Oakland harbor. It
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08

The board of managers, Cordova Chapter, American Red Cross. will meet at Dr. w. H. Chases office to- night at o'clock.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
DANCE GIVEN IN HONOR OF
 COvEROR AND MRS. RIGGS

Last evening Governor and Mrs. Thomas Riggs. Jr., were the guests of honor at dance given by the Home Guards in Eagles hall, which was largely attended by town folk, who spent several hours very pleasantly. The best of music was provided, and the affair was most enjoyable.
 Upon invitation of Mayor Hillery the governor consented to make a short talk to the guests assembled, and in q happy vein he pictured the greatness of Cordova and it's bright future. insisting that all those who now left the territory would later be glad to come back and share in the prosperity that was surely in store for Alaska He said that he liked the hospitable and optimistic spirit of Cor dovans. and hoped to make two more visits here this fall.
 Governor Riggs became very cnthu-
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
LARGE QUANTITY 0F BOOZE
 DESTROYED BY OFFICIALS

Today Chief Deputy J. II. D. Bouse and Deputy Marshal w. l.. Fursman destroyed about a thousand quarts of whisky, which has been seized here by the government since the territory went dry, All of the booze was emp tied into sewer, and a large num- Der of people witnessed the demise of old John BarleyCorn. There is still quantity of liquor stored at the local federal jail, which was seized in transit from Fairbanks to the States and was unable to reach its destina- ton before the new law went into eff feet It consists of several barrels of Belmont, and what disposition will be made of 1t has not as yet been deter mined.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08

brings the tonnage of the Alameda yard up to a total Of l2O,000 and of the harbor to 24S.000. This is an aver. age of one vessel every nine days.
 The Invincible is a single screw propeller. with a speed of eleven knots loaded It is 40 feet long between perpendiculars. 56 feet beam and 5S feet deep. It was ordered by the Gu. nard Steamship Company and com mandeered by the United States.
 The launching was without special ceremony.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
GROWN PRINCE TO MARRY
 DAUGHTER OF ALEXANDER

AMSTERDAM. Aug. S.-According to the Dresdner NachriChten, the en- gagement was announced recently of the Crown Prince George of SaXony to the Duchess Maria Amelia of Wur- temberg, daughter of Duke Albrecht of Wurtemberg.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
LEAD BURNERS WANTED
 BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The United States government is in need of fifty lead burners. an- nounces R. F. Robertson, chairman of the public service reserves of Alaska. Men qualified to fill such po- sitions are scarce. Years of training are required to learn the art of weld ing nonleakable lead joints, as are required for chemical tanks. One dol lar an hour and up is being offered by Uncle Sam for men skilled in this line.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
D|SCONTENT IN AUSTRIA
 OVER HIGH PRICE 0F BREAD

LONDON, Aug. S.-Widespread dis content is reported in the large Aus trian towns because of the recent rise of Is per cent in the price of bread. according to Zurich dispatch.
 Meetings of protest have been held In Vienna, Prague and. Grats.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08

for Valdez, and from there will pro ceed to Anchorage to hold a term of court on August 20 He stated that he was unable to say whether there will be court held here this fall until he has examined the docket in the clerks office.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
.l|EUT. ROOsEvELT'S GRAVE
 WAS MARKED BY GERMANS

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, Aug. S.-An American aviator has discovered a grave at the edge of Chamery wood, marked with a cross and bearing the inscription in English, Lieutenant Roosevelt. Bur jed by Germans"
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
LIEUTENANT TOSS KILLED
 BY EXPLOSION ON SHIP

LONDON. Aug. S.-I.ieutenant Eos ter Floss Of the American army was killed and five sailors were injured by boiler explosion on board an American ship in a British port yes terday.
 Lieutenant Foss's home Was in Providence. R. |
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
HAWAIIAN SWIMMER
 ESTABLISHES l RECORD

NEW YORK, Aug S.-Duke kahan- umoku. tn" Hawaiian swimmer, has established a worlds record for l25 yards by covering the distance in one minute twclN" and four-Gtths seconds.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
Admission BOG and 10c

siastic it speaking of the Home Guards, which he thought was a fine organization and should be maintained iE the territory in time of peace as well as war That it's members could be depended upon to safeguard the interests of the local people he was quite assured, and he hoped to see a fiourishing guard in every community. fostered under a new legislative act which he expected to see passed at the next session of the legislature.
 The governor and Mrs. Riggs ex- pressed themselves as being highly pleased with the cordial treatment they received in Cordova, before they left on this mornings train for Chit ina, on their trip over the trail to Fairbanks.
 From the latter place they will go to Panama, thence down the Yukon river to Nome. and return to South western Alaska on the steamship Vie. toria about the middle of September
 Have you looked over our stock of Congoleum rugs? The Northwestern Io Ctnrp
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08
OF LOCAL
 AND PERSONAL INTEREST

Al Larson and J. A. Trudeau have gone to Seward
 Mrs. C. C. Fargo left on one of the last boats for Anchorage.
 There will be q meeting of the fire department tonight at s o'clock at the city hall.
 Pressed steel is being placed on the walls and ceilings of the Horse shoe billiard hall.
 Fifty-seven laborers are aboard the Admiral Schley for Katalla on its present north. bound trip.
 w. J. Wright. who is connected with the lighthouse service, returned today from a trip to katalla.
 Br and Mrs. j. II Sellin left on this mornings train for Strelna, where they will spend several days.
 The launch Waif has arrived from Ka:alla with a cargo of gasoline from ;hc Chlkat oil Company's plant.
 K
 Phil Truckcy, freight clerk on the steamship Alaska. quit his job here to resume his old position at the Ocean dock.
 James Dineen has purchased the new home of A. Van Vechten, on Third street The price paid has not been made public.
 The board of managers, Cordova Chapter American Red Cross. will meet at Dr. w H. Chase's office to- night at o'clock.
 William Townsend and Henry Mail lard have gone into the business of raising Belgian hares, having pur- chased the fine ones the Northern Drug Company had shipped here from Snohomish, Wash, on one of the last boats.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08

Pretty Mary Miles Minter, in Youths Endearing Charm" six-act romance, drew large crowd at the Empress last night, and will be re- peated tonight. Charley Chaplin in "The Champion" is on the bill for to- morrow and Saturday nights.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-08-08

Judge c. K. Bunneli left last night
Evening star., 1918-02-25
FORGER IS HELD
Engineer Corps Private at Fort
1yer Awaits San Francisco
Prosecuting Witness.

Peter Frederick Christian wilsmark.
eAtive OF Denmark. and member of
company c, s0th United States Corps
q Engineers. stationed at Fort Myer.
Va. who was arrested by Detectives
6auf and Sweeney and Inspector Charles
9. Lambert of the detective force of the
American Express Company. for the
Alleged forgery of the name of Alfred
nay to express company money orders.
today was further questioned by As
Sstant United States Attorney Artb.
Federal officials are investigating his
statement that he is a Dane.
The prisoner was taken to Police
Court today and formally charged with
forgery No charge growing out of his
reported entry into this country on the
passport of his wife's first husband be-
ing made against him. His statement
rs to the passport is under investtiga-
tion, however.
Assistant United States Attorney Civ
IN heard statements of the officers as
% the alleged forgeries and continued
tne nearing OF the case. in order to give
the officers time to get Mr. May, the
prosecuting witness, here from San
Francisco to testify. Mr.. Given said he
would ask bond of 5000, should the
defendant make application for release
pending hearing of the case.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
BIOL ISTIEVIK AGAIN ACCEPT
PEACE TERMS OF GERMANS
Increased Conditions of Huns and Failure
to Stop Teuton Invasion Figure in
New Report-Trotzky to Fight.

LONDON, February 2l.--asrmany's
peace terms have been accepted BY
Nikolai Lsnine, the bolshsvik premier,
and Lson Tritsky. foreign minister.
This 10 the second agreement Of Rus
sia, as represented by the bolshevik
government, to German peace terms
within a week. After the drst agree
ment the bolsheviki decided to nght,
apparently did not halt by one step
the German invasion. Germany A. a
result Of the bolshevis attempt to wage
war increased her terms in the last
peace -uItimatum, which virtually cuts
of from Russian domination all west
ern territory added to Great Russia
since the time Of Peter the Great.
LONDON, February 25.-If peace is
not brought about. the Russians will
fight to a finish, Leon Trotxky. the Rus
sian foreign minister. fs quoted as hav-
ing said In an interview with the Pc
trograd correspondent Of the Exchange
follows:
'If we don't get a separate peace We
shall fight to the finish. We do not lose
hope. We are informed from Stockholm
that relations between Berlin and VI.
enna are strained. II We possessed an
with Germany.
"If there is any one able to resist the
German invasion 1t is our {bolshsviki)
party. We have declared th4t We were
forced to sign . peace declaration, and
our humiliation Is not greater than
when strikers are forced to agrse to
the terms Of the capitalists: The hrst
and we shall apply resoluts methods In
order to finish the war"
Evening star., 1918-02-25

grad BY all means and to ward OF at
tacks made against It. The appeal OF
the council Of commissariss, beginning
The Socialist FAtherland 10 in DAN
GER has caused An outburst Of en-
thusiasm among the masses.
Enrolment of large numbers of
volunteers has begun. In . few days
there viii be under arms not less than
$4,000 fighters. without counting SOL
diers who desire to hght. Special reGf-
ments are being formed. consisting OF
socialist nationals from Esthonian. Let
tish and Mussulman regiments in Pc
trograd. These socialist regiments will
be called regiments OF defense Of the
socialist fatherland. Many women are
expressing their desire to be armed
and lend their aid to fighters march
ing against the Germans and support
ers OF Gen. Kaledines.
ut is the same In the towns Of Kiev.
The advancing Germans are dis
ritory declaring that resistance Is use-
the eastern front . great army. which
grad.
Narva. which lies about eighty miles
from PetrogrAd. is preparing for .
Siege. North Of Dvinsk one Russian
regiment sent . delegation with a
white nag to explain to the advancing
Germans that It was ''All q mistake"
as the Russians were not 1t war. Their
proffer was met by a volley and the
enYoys were Lilled
Evening star., 1918-02-25
URGES STAGGERED HOURS SPRING IS NOT FAR OFF
Bluebirds and Robins Are in the
City and Eggs Have Dropped
to 50 Cents Dozen.

Spring is certainly somewhere close
around.
Bluebirds have been seen in and
around the city in the last few days.
Saturday couple OF robins were OBJ
served prospecting the turf in Lafa-
yette Park. Saturday the street venders
appeared with trays Of Florida straw
berries. These are all signs Of the
coming Of spring.
But the best sign of all was reported
today, when commission men announced
that strictly fresh eggs had dropped to
so cents dozen. Last week they were
paying IS cents for the positively re-
cent variety. This morning cents was
Topped of that price.
The reason is that the hens know and
feel that spring is pretty near. In the
spring they simply have to lay, no mat
ter, how firmly they may have refused
to do so all winter. Well. they start
laying. the supply increases and, presto,
down comes the price.
Eggs classed as average receipts"
today brought so cents q dozen, while 81
cents was the Saturday price. Southern
eggs were also reported at 50 cents to-
day, against 81 last week.
But these prices are those that COM
mission men are paying. What the ulti-
mate consumer will have to loosen up
for when he buys eggs at the grocery
Is another story.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Suffering From Hunger
and Cold Adds to Chaos
in Russia, Say Refuqees

AMSTERDAM. February a5.-rhe
state of chaos in Russia is described
by an eyewitness in the Tages zeitunE.
Passengers on trains have been frozen
to death owing to the lack Of glass in
the car windows. When the German
and Austrian delegations left Petro-
grad they had not eaten bread for days.
There are only two locomotives in
PetrcErad, one Of which is capable of
only ten miles an hour.
Engine repairs formerly COSTING so.-
600 rubles. now cost 500. 900 rubles. The
riyeting Of boiler costs 10000 rubles,
which. says the correspondent, 10 not
surprising. az the riveter gets forty
rubles for days work Of three or
unemployed in Petograd. and the in-
dustrial production Of tho country has
sunk to per cent OF the normal.
The chief of the finance ministry 10
. college student. The fifth army chief
IL q former actor. the chief OF tele-
graphs is q clerk. The governments
reporter OF the financial commission at
the writer. hadn't the faintest notion
of the simplest exchange problems"
The commander OF the noted PRvloN
regiment is woman.
A Dutch resident Of Petrograd, in q
long letter, published in The Hague
Nfuwe Coufant, says. that lynching oc-
ours daily. After detailing seizures
he concludes:
Russia is NO completely disorganised
that it will be years before she rc-
covers"
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Allied Embassies to
Remain in Petrograd;
German Terms Mystify

PETRoGRAD. February 24.-The al
lied ambassadors. at a conference to-
day at the American embassy, deter
mined to remain in Petrograd. pending
developments. Tho general belief in
embassy circles Is that the German
Terms which the bolsheviki have agreed
20 accept are couched in such ambigu-
ous terms that they must be cleared up
thoroughly before the actual status OF
Russia can be ascertained.
;. Some mebers of the embassy staff al
ready have left. while others will leave.
by way of Siberia, on a special train
tonight, together with many allied ma
tionals. The ambassadors, however,
have not yet reached a decision.
Ambassador Francis. j. Butler
Wright, the counselor; Norman Armour.
second secretary, and Private Secretary
Johnson and a sufficient staff of clerks
will remain in Petrograd. A special en-
bassy train, in charge of James G. Bal
ley, first secretary, and William c.
Huntington. commercial attache. and
some members of the staffs of the Jap
anese and Chinese embassies leave to-
night for Vologda- Col. James A. Rug
giles, the American military attache,
will stay in Petregrad for the time be-
ing.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
SURVEY OF AUTO FREIGHT.
ROUTES DECIDED upon
Bureau Of Markets Assigns J. II.
Collins to Report on Feasibility
Of National Campaign.

Plans have been made at the bureau
Of markets, Department Of Agriculture.
for a preliminary survey of motor
freight routes now in operation to de-
termine the feasibility of national
campaign for rural express services
connecting large cities with nearby
producing centers.
Charles j. Brand, chief Of the bureau
of markets, has assigned ]. H. Collins,
investigator of markets, to make this
inquiry.
The project was proposed by the high
way transports committee of the Coun-
ell of National Defense. and that COM
mittee already has made studies on it's
own account. particularly of automo-
bile freight service out Of Washington
and Baltimore.
According to tentative plans Mr.. Col
Inns first step will be a study of the
operating costs of auto freight-carry-
ing lines now running, the volume of
business they do and the territory they
serve.
Should 1t be shown that such lines
pay then the bureau may put on DEM
onstration truck service lines and thus
seek to point the way to private op-
orators and to communities for n feas-
ible way to augment their food sup
plies.
According to plans now being consid-
dered the surveys of lines now oper-
ating would cover those in Maryland.
both out of Baltimore and Washington;
eastern New York state,
New York city and New England.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
STOLEN AUTO HUNT GIVES
POLICE BUSY FEBRUARY
Three Of Missing Cars Still Un1o-
cated-Owners Publish
Descriptions.

Members Of Maj. Pullman's automo-
bile squad have been busy this month
searching for automobiles stolen or
borrowed" by joy riders. Three of
the missing cars have not been recov-
cred. Their owners and description of
the cars are given as follows:
Fleming Newbold, 2o1s Hillyer place,
Kissel three-passenger coupe. model
1917; black body, wooden wheels. paint
ed pea green; gray upholstery; initials
e. S. n. on doors: makers number,
3S25S4; engine number. 3s24s9; car
number, 1413954: District of Columbia
license. 12-257; Maryland license. S4-
ITO; Willard battery type L. B.-A 56;
$25 reward.
Mrs. w. C. White. Laurel. Md. Ford
touring car; makers number, 225sa39;
engine number l0317: District Of CO.
lumbia license number, 1880; Mary
land license number, 80963.
E. r. Zirkle, 400 Georgia avenue, Ford
touring car: District OF Columbia num-
ber. 1882 or 1888; top broken.
Evening star., 1918-02-25

Continued from First Page.)
government to take over the telephone
system of the District Of Columbia,
said today:
"If opportunity presents I shall seek
to obtain action on my BILL
Senator Gore said that he believed
the telephone system. like other pub
lie utilities III the District, should be
owned and operated by the govern
ment. He said that he did not wish
his attitude in regard to the telephone
system in the District to be taken as
an indication of how he would act upon
a proposition for the government to
take over the telephone systems all
over the country. He said that was
another matter.
But as far as the city Of Washing
ton Is concerned continued Senator
Gore, 'T believe the government should
operate the telephone system. In my
opinion. the capital of the nation should
be made the most beautiful and the
best city in the world. and for that
reason l believe that public utilities
should belong to the government and
be operated to the best interest of the
people"
Evening star., 1918-02-25
"GETS" TWO HUN OFFICERS,
TWENTY MEN AND MACHINE. GUN
u. S. Patrol Co-operates With French in
Successful Raid on German Lines-No
American Casualties Reported.

Toul yesterday the Germans tried the
tactics of concentrating artillery fire on
one of the American positions. apparently
with the purpose of obliterating it. The
American guns Immediately punished the
German batteries with a doubly heavy
retaliatory fire and then swept the enemy
lines with vicious barrage. undoubtedly
infllcting considerable damage.
The German guns promptly ceased fire.
Whether they were silenced or stopped
since that time hardly shot has been
fred from that point. Friday night a
German patrol was found once more
within the American wire. It was driven
back by machine gun and rife fire. Amer
ican patrols worked freely, without in
reference.
The Germans yesterday dropped into
the American trenches an entirely new
type Of bomb. resembling base ball.
No damage was done.
Along the front generally there was less
firing. owing to low visibility. The Ger
mans continued to she'll their targets in
the towns behind the lines, adding one
town which hitherto has not been shelled.
Last night enemy patrols made per-
sistent efforts to penetrate the American
wire defenses, but without success. One
patrol was fired upon and driven of
while wire cutting. probably preparatory
to contemplated raid.
Large troop movements are going on
back Of the enemy's lines during the
night.
There was no aerial activity today
owing to weather conditions.
Evening star., 1918-02-25
Postmaster Would Head
D. C.. Telephone Service
if Government Takes Over

The Washington city post office will
be in direct charge of the local tele-
phone system If Postmaster General
Burleson is given authority to take 1t
over.
Postmaster Merritt o. Chance. who
communicated the offer OF the govern
urday, would be head of the District
telephone service.
Under such conditions it is probable
the telephone company would be run
with practically the same working per-
sonnel as it has at present, with Post
master Chance as director general OF
District telephones.
1t is not likely that there would be
any direct connection between the OPP
Grafton CT the post Office and the opera
ton Of the telephones. other than that
the directing head Of both would be the
same man.
The confidence of the Post Office De-
partment that 1t could take over the
District telephone service and operate
it without any increase in charges to
subscribers and without reducing en-
ployes' salaries is based upon long
study by post office officials Of the
telephone question.
The mails, the telegraphs and tele-
phones all are regarded by Post Office
Department officials as one and the
same basically, all being means Of COM
munication.
BY reason of it's Successful operation
Of the system of communication by let
ter the Post Office Department feels
that it is thoroughly able to operate
in similar successful and paying man.
ner the telegraph and telephone sys-
TENS of the country.
The plans Of the Post Office Depart
ment for operation Of telephone lines OF
the country extend back over a period
of years, during which extensive in
yestigation of various services has been
made, with the object In view of deter
mining whether the government could
not operate this means of communica-
tion more cheaply than it Is being
operated at present.
The plans of the department contem-
plate, in cease of nationwide owner
ship of telephone systems by the gov
ernment, that the post offices of each
city shall operate the phone lines OF
communication therein.
Two results would be achieved by the
operation of the local system by the
Washington city post Office. it is be-
lieved.
One would be that stated by Post
master Chance in his communication
Of the offer of Postmaster General
Burleson to the public utilities COM
mission: Rates to subscribers would
not be increased.
! 1t is considered likely, also. there
would be an increase in wages to "hel-
10" girls.