WEATHER REPORT
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II. S. HITW CROSSES
American Army in France, March
20.—General Pershirtg has approved
awarding the first new American
military crosses for extraordinary
heroism to Lieutenant John O.
Greeu .Sergeant Wm. Norton, and
Sergeant Patrick "W'alsSh. Green
will be recorded as first to re
ceive this special Ignited States
honor. He w-as woundcjd by a hand
grenade thrown into a dugout info
which he was stationed and sum
moned by the enemy to surrender,
lio refused to do so, ai»d returned
fire wounding une of the enemy
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FALL 10 INS
SOON
London. March 20.—Occupation
of Fetrograd by German soldiers
is only a am Iter of hours, according
to dispatches from Potrogrci-d to sev
eral newspapers.
The Russian capitol is not dis
playing: the slightest sign of or
-aiuzed resistance.
INOOCfis FOR
ALASKA STOP
API 15
All voluntary induction has bee<n
stODieU within the States, in or-<
der to prvivide for Alaska regis
trant it is permitted until April
1 On and. after that date Al
aska registrants may not be in
ducted. This information is given
iu order to prevent any more Al
askan registrants from coming to
the States for voluntary induction.
This is the substance of a tele
gram received today by E. J. Shaw,
secretary of Skagway Exemption
Beat 4 N'o. 7. Governor Strong re
ce've-l the message direct from Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder, and
resent it to the local board.
j Germans, and pursuing the hostile
party while it retreated.
With American. Army in France.
| March 20.—Secretary of War New
ton D. Baker v.-as in front liae
♦renehes un-der shell fire early to
day. From a listening po6t in Am
erican trenches he scanned No
Man's land and said "Now I am
at the. frontier of freedom."
Returning frvxni the trenches a
1«>«; caliber German, shell burst
within 40 yards of the secretary's
automobile. No one "was injured.
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GET INCREASE
Washington, March 20.-—The Sen
ate poatoffice committee has recom
mended a 15 percent increase in
pay to all employees in the govern
ment postal service.
liANGEIi GETS
Seattle, March 20.—W. T. Hale
an-i P. C. McDavell purchased 74
tons of gasoline atid the ateam
boa» Dart here today for purpose
of operating a mail steamer be
tween Wrangell and places on the
west coast of Prince of Wales is
land
ENEMV BAGS
2838 SHIPS
London, March 20.—This) morn
ing's issue of the Daily Mail pub
l'shes a Paris dispatch which says
Germans sank 293S ships during
th« past year.
Owing to a severe storm in Gas
tL\i°*u channel the gas boat Santa
R.ta did not leave Juneau last tiighU
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IDEAL TRAINING GROUND IN CURA FOR AMERICA'S FIGHTERS
A division of United States marines Is being given intensive training in a camp near tlie battlefield of San Juan,
Cubii. and finds the conditions Ideal. The photograph shows a Lewis machine gun battery practicing at the San
Juan blockhouse.
FIFTY-TWO IMPORTANT REASONS FOB PASSAGE
DAYLIGHI SAVING BILL GIVEN 61 COMMITTEE
Washington, Mar. 20.—Fifty-two
important reasons for the passing
of the I>ayligh Saving bill, pigued
yesterday by President Wilson, were
given Congress In the report of
Hie Committee on Daylight Saving
of the L'nited States Chamber of
Commerce.
Uxij<Hliting the training of the
national forces, speeding up the
production of the plants making wat
mateiifll, and increasing the produc
tion of the shipbuilding yards, up'
three immediate results of the day
light saving measure emphasized
as most important from a military;
point of view.
The substitution of a work hour
at th» beginning of the working day
•Or Q dark hour of artificial light
at the end of the day brings ad
vantages that are self-evident In
the mere statement, continues the
repori. It. will relieve the strain
at the time of greatest fatigue, im
urove working conditions, particu
larly in industries where accurate
eyesiaht is essential, and' materially
cut down the number of industrial
accidents which statistics bIiow have
most frequently occurred in the
laie afternoon when human effi
cieuej: is at low ebb. Th.e lessened
risk of accidents in transportation
and local traffic handling, by mov
ing 'he afternoon, rush forward into
daylight, is in itself more than puf
ficient justificatoin for the passage
, of the measure.
All along the line daylight saving
means increased efficiency in the
• rurirovment of the health., morals
and social welfare of the twenty
1 million workers of the country.
' Wcrklrg girls will go home by day- '
light. Parents will bave ft new
hour to spend with their children.
Bills for gas nnd electric light will
b» cut down, and outdoor recrea
tion will be stimulated. In this
lonuection the possible increased
Hardening production through day
t !.sht saving is worthy of serious
. consideration.
Briefly sketched as they are,
there will be seen in thsee things! a
f-r-reaching step toward the solu
tion of many of the causes of labor
unrest, and a practical constructive
<-ffort toward securing the full co
| operation of labor in prosecuting the
war. ' |
Daylight saving means also an
immediate reduction in the use of
WARY SKIDDED
THEN ID1ED
From members o£ the train crew
which arrived La town last night fur
ther details oE the rotary* accident
Monday were learned.
When the rotary jumped the track
at mile nine on the Whitehorse spur
if skidded and turned just as a
sled would when skidding on ice, the
'roni of the rotary sliding around
with the back wheels as b. pivot,
then slowly turned over. In the
twisting of the rotary several
steam pipes burst.
The engines pushing the rotary
we:- only goiflig about two miles
ner hour, but the rotary itself was
a' lull speed, hence there was an
.•normous steam pressure. When the
ui.TS broke this steam quickly
spreai throughout ^h^ rotary, catch-J
ing Collision and Barry, the latter j
hay ug run to the pilot house. It
is thought Collison turned to warn
Herr/ of the accident, and was
caught by the steam.
Both men, were badly burned,
bit* were conscious for a short time.
Mr. Collisou spoke only a few words,
but all that could be understood
w:-i> ".Mother and the children."
B >th Mr. Colllson and Mr. Barry
were removed from the pilot house,
were put on a train and rushed with
aii speed towards WMtahorse. Mr.
Collisoni p>assed away ia thq course
of a few minutes.
Mr. Barry was conscious to the
e-.ij Ho inquired about all the
boys on the rotary and train, and
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light anil heat, with its attendant
cousei vatiou o£ coal. More than
1,500,000 tons of coal a year is the
estimated saving even if the mea
sure is in effect only; for the short
fist Deriorf that hr^s been suggest
ed; aL'd the saving in fued oils is
squally impressive.
The savings would; occur lu both
direct and indirect ways. The
iUuour.t of coal that will be saved if
the clock is moved ahead one hour
would differ with the method in
which daylight saving is used.
The saving of covl through, sub
stitution of a' morning hour of
moderate illumination for on even
ins hour of maximum use of elec
tricity and gas illustrates ways in
which very important savings in
coal would be obtained.
In addition to a saving of coal
amounting to hundreds of thousands
of tons, daylight saving will also
enable these companies to postpone
npw Investments in equipment to
carry the peak of the load which
would amount to millions of dollars.
This postponement wiH come at a \
'tine when it is of the highest pub- I
11c interest to avoid all new financ- j
ing that is possible.
was deeuly grieved to learm of Col
lison's death. His sister was at
Ins bedside, and all matters of im
portance were told' to lier in a calm
vie* by Mr. Barry, who knew that
he could oiot live. <
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British Machines
Carry Out 250
Flights In
Germany
London, March; 20.—British aero
olanes dropped a ton. of bom be on
Mannheim city, Germany, Monday,
according to an official announce
ment.
Two hundred fifty-fivel flights In
to Germany have been carried out
within the past few days by British,
aviators, with, a loss only of tea
machines, the Parliamentary sec
retary announced today. 1
Much damage has been dome to
euf-ray ammunition depots, railway
stations .and manufacturing cen
tAr- . • ! i.i
AIR WAR ENORMOUS
Paris March 20.—The air war
on the western front has reached
recoH breaking proportions. One
hundred sixty enemy airplanes haye
bp">n downed so far this month la
daylight flying, including 23 de
stroyed St. Patrick's day, March, 17.
S OF
1
IN IS!
Washington, March 20.—A dls
p.itch to the Britisih staff here
says German troops are so umm
"cl in oattle formation from the
N'< i ili sea to the Swiss frontier that
additional units cannot be utilized.
New divisons from the East are
held in reserve behind the German
front. ,
Railroad junctions and the en
tire front line trenches are held by
picked shock troops highly trained
for the offensive the enemy la about
to launch.