WAR CLOUDS NOW BOLLING
UP RUDGDM SIDE
Washington, l>ec. 24. — Indica
tions originating in the Department
ol State i>oim to a movement ol
American troops into Mexico..
The relations between tlic> I *
niteU States and iht» Mexican repub*
lie ace very much strained.
It has been ascertained that i' e ix
Diaz is also looming uy as a revol
utionist, and is seeking to over
throw the Carranza government.
intervention In Cuba, is also quite
like1} ;ls a result of tt revolutionary
movement there wliii-li is believed to
be making miuh headway against
the ureseiit runteut.
The Uritith ;u;J Auieiii-an navies
tui.-bil.2cil larfce orces of murines ia
Texas last suaiuter and war waa
narrowly averted tlieii over the
TampUo oil sa; ;ily whii.li Carraiiza
wanted cut off.
Washington, Dec. 24. —A reooui- j
mendation that $10,000 be allowed*
for orotective and administrative |
puroeses for the .Mount McKinley j
uational park is carried in the an- •
nual report of Secretary of the In- j
ttrlor Franklin .K Lane submitted i
retently.
In bis report the secretary urges 1
the development of arid. swamp 1
I
and cut-over lands to provide farms !
for the returning soldiers.
The imorovements of school sys- |
tern* for the Americanization of:
aliens i§ also urged, emphasis 1>' |
lng laid on the necessity of teai-.h
lug trades at these schools.
Over 200,000,000 acres of waste
land are available to be made in- |
to farms, the secretary states, and ,
only a few millions of dollars is j
needed to start the plan.
DfSiiiiii! HAS
11 RtftDV
London, I>t*\ J4. — It w:is an
nounced I'.lis morning tliat C'.reat
Britain :ias abwt «ouipleted her
peace tonus and ns tiit'j. now stand
they will ito submitted to Presi*
dent Wilson for his consideration at
a conference u. b<; he>d witliin the
ne.\t iow days.
A1MTH (111: NAMES
H. I-'O.V rilKSlDEXT
Saettle. — J. H. Fox was elected
president of the* Arctic Club at
the auual election recently. Leon
ard Bushnell •• -s chosen vie© presi*
den* and A. F. Coates second' vioe
president.
A REAL CHRISTMAS GIFT
Teach each child the value of
saving money. You can do this
successfully by opening a Bank
Account for him in the
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
OF
BANK OF ALASKA
Xmas Dinner Suggestions
Imported French Peas Extra Fine 35c per Tin
Imported French Mushrooms 65c per Tin
[Special]
Extra Large Ripe Olives Pint Tins 35c per Tin
Extra Large Ripe Olives Quarts 65c per Tin
P. H. GANTY
Paris, Tuesday. — President Wil"
sou, Comniandter in Chief of the A*
mrricam Army, "will le&Y© this city
tonight for the American Army fpaui
to lajce dinner with the soldiers and
also to dine later on, Christmas
night with General Pershing and
' his officers. ^
After dinner Christmas night,.
! President Wilson will at once pro* I
. eeed to Calaig and on Thursday |
I morning- cross the English Channel |
ana thence to Dover and. oil to f
I London. ' 11
London, Tuesday. — A great baa
quet is to be given in honor ol
President Wilson on Friday night ir
the mighty banquet hall >of Bucking
ham Palace. * *' ■&
Thig room, is probably the most
richly furnished as to tapestries
au.j pdornments in the whole world.
WAR DEPART!'!
WIPES OUT i. G.
Washington, X>©c. .24.—The v,'ar
department ruled. t>oday that in ef"
act there is uo longer "ny Pueil °r"
.saiuzatiou as the National Quaril.
The ruling eliminates that or
ganization aai<i states that all of
ncei» and enlisted men will l*»"
come civilians the moment they
are discharged trom the Federal
service,
NJbAV OOPl'JSK OOlNfc*
TO BE STRUCK SOON
Ot'awa, 24. — The, minister
ut un^uce is considering the de
bi-n lor a. new one-cfcut copper
coin. The present one-cent piece,
while o£ excellent deaign, ig oj[ so
large as U> niajce it inconven
ient to carry more than two or
three in the pocket.
Thy new coin will oe slightly
larger and slightly thicker than a
ten-cent piece, go ns to be easily
distinguishable to" th^ touch. It
will tai© pome tima to have the
di« mad© and thg coins issued for
circulation.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
TAKES LAW OWN HAND
San Francisco, Deo. 24. — Fre*
rnon-. Older, editor <>f the Call and
Post wag knocked down in 4 hotel
looby toduj- by District Attorney
Fickert.
Older has been tfle chief! critic o£
Fickert, who conducted the oomb
plot cases and secured the convic
tion ol Thomas Moouey.
BOLSHEVIK! GIVE RED ,
FLAG AS TOKEN OF VALOK
Amsterdam,—The Bolshevik gov
ernment of Russia has instituted a
military order "tor valor." It is
a tiny red flag, and the person 011
wuom it is conferral is given
a certificate entitling him to wear
it,
, |
The Pullen Hou&g will perve its
uguai Chrlstmag dinner at five o'
clock. Price, $1.50, It
SENATE PUSSES
Ml REV. BILL:
Washington, Dec. 24.—The w&r
rev nue bill, which, provides for
raising six billion d«l&lrs in 1919
and four billiou dollars in 1920 by
special war tax on manufactured
articles, certain products, arid by
ot^er means, passed thg Senate at
last night's aud afternoon's session
of that body. It will now be head
ed cn to the House for actin.
RECORD IS ESTABLISHED
BY BED CROSS BENEFIT
Honolulu, — An entertainment
giveu on a liner bound for Aus
tralia during the run bere from
Sau Krancisco cleared $2,000 for
the Red Cross. This is belleve<j> to
establish a record for Red Cross col
lections on Pacific liners. One of
the entertainers Max Figman,
the American actor, who was on
his way to Australia
FRENCH GIRL;
AMERICA* RAG;
ICE IS BROKEN'.
Paris, Dec. 24. — In the music
room of a hotel at an American port
ia France one night found- four
groups of officers—Americans, Brit
ish French and. Spanish ,th.e latter
on a sightseeing touT. Kach, was
clanish till a French girl cam© in,
8'S down at th$ piano and began
playiug American raglme. More
girls. In five minutes aH the na
tions got together under the BPell
The rug va« rolled hack. Dancing.
WEATHER TO REMAIN >ULD
Although there is a slight north
wind fanning the smoke from the
stacKs of Skagway thig afternoon,
frcm advices received from the in
terior there is no likelihood that
there will be a drop of temperature
within the next forty-eight hours.
Today a south wind with the mer
cury at 7 above zero is reported
from. Dawson, and it is mikl at
all other points between that place
and Whitehorse, with, Poft weather
reported at Carcroes, Log Cabin and
Summit. , j> & • &
RESTRICTIONS AGAINST GERMANS
IN U.S. REMOVED BY PRES. WILSON
Washington, Dec. 24.—Save for
those Germang Who are now in
terned in tho United States, all
restrictions against German citi
zens now residing in the United
StaUa 'ave been removed.
Thi? is in accordance with aa
order issued yesterday by cabla
from Paris by President Woodrow
Wilson.
By thig order, all Germans may
now come and So to and from, all
points in the Union at will.
SPIERS ARE
OUT ON STRIKE
Manchester, Dec. 24.—The strike
■of 100,000 cotton spinners for
increase of 40 per cent, in current
wages is in full swing. Only a few
firing have conced'edj the men's
terms. Fully 50,000,000 spindlus
are idle. i _
PREACHER ON THE JOB
Martinez, cal. — That the Rev.
F. C. Nelaen, pastor of the Metho
dist church he^e, taking the
;>lace in the shipyards of one of
'he members of his, oongregation
sick with influenza was disclosed
recently when W. H. Wallace, assis
tant state director of the United
War Work Campaign, attempted to
get ia touch with bim, Mr. Nelson
donned the overall^ oj his friend
and joined the night shift in or
der to hold the job down until his
parishioner could recover.
The gag launch Estabeth arrived
in this port shortly after noon to
day, and will sail at six o'clock for
Juneau, taking mail which w-ill be
Picekd up by a eouth.boun<i< ship for
Seattle. •
WERE TD TRY TO
CROSS BORDER
Chicago, Dec. 23.—Evidence that
an "underground railway" acroea
the border into Mexico had been
planned! for the use of draft evad
ers will be ehowu the jury in the
Victor Berger case, today stated
Federal Prosecutor Fleming-.
Other disclosure will be made,
he declared, concerning efforts to
form anti-war societies in armf
post? in the United States.
Victor Berger, who ig congressman
elec* from Milwaukee, ha? been in
dicted on sixteen counts for alleged
violations of the espionage act.
STRANGE MALADY KILLS
HAWAII AKO FORE9T9
Honolulu. — Governor C. J. Mc
Carthy a-nd Territorial Forester C.
S. Judd, alter a visit to Hawaii, an
nounced that the k;Lo forests of
Hawaii are slowly but surely dy
ins of a disease that science thua
far has failed to check. K3^ trees
produces handsome and valuable
hardwood closely related to mahog
any and used extensively in. the
msnufacturQ of curioB an# fine
furniture.
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