Valdez daily prospector., 1918-04-29
HEAVY PENALTY
 FOR SABOTAGE
Parties Destroying or Aiding in Injury or Destruction of War Material
 May Get Thirty Years

The Sabotage Bill" recently en- acted by Congress, is one of the most stringent measures yet brought out by the war. Extremely heavy penal ties are provided in the bill for the destruction of war materials, food stuffs, etc., and the hampering of the operation of railroads, steamships and manufacturing plants. The text of the bill, as received by telegraph yester- day by District Attorney Munly, is as follows.
 IAN ACT
 To punish the wilful injury or des- truction of war material or of war premises or utilities used in connec- tion with war material, and for other purposes. Approved April 20, 1918.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Uni ted States of America, in Congress assembled, that the words war mater ial as used herein, shall include arms, armament, ammunition, livestock, stores of clothing, food, foodstuffs or fuel, and shall include supplies, mu- nitions and all other articles of what ever description, and any part or in gredient thereof, intended for, adapt ed to or suitable. for the United States, or any associate nation, in connection with the conduct of the war.
 "The words war premises as used herein, shall include all buildings, grounds, mines or other places where in such war material is being produc- ed, manufactured, repaired, stored. mined, extracted. distributed, loaded, unloaded or transported, together with all machinery and supplies there in contained; and all forts, navy yards, arsenals, camps. prisons or other military or naval stations of the United States or any associate ma tion.
 "The words war utilities, as used herein, shall include all railroads, railways, electric lines, roads of what ever description, railroad or railway fixtures, canal, lock, dam, wharf, pier, dock, bridge, building, structures. en- zine, machine. mechanical contri- vance, car vehicle, boat or aircraft, or any other means of transportation whatsoever, whereon or whereby such war material or any troops of the Uni ted States, or of any associate nation. are being or may be transported, eith- CT within the limits of the United States or upon the high seas; and all dams, reservoirs, aquaducts, water and gas mains and pipes, common structures and buildings, whereby or in connection with water or gas is be- ing furnished, or may be furnished, to any war premises or to the mili- tary or naval forces of the United States, or any associate nation. and all electric light and power, steam or pneumatic power, telephone or tele- graph plants, poles, wires and fix lures, and wireless stations, and the buildings connected with the main tenance and operation thereof, used in supplying water, light, heat. pow CT or facilities of communication to any war premises or to the military or naval forces of the United States. or any associate nation.
 "The words associate nation, as us- ed int his act, shall be deemed to mean any nation at war with any na- tion with which the United States is at war.
 Section H.
 "That when the United States is at war, whoever, with intent to injure, interfere with or obstruct the United