WEATHER REPORT
Yesterday: Max. —4. Min. —9.
Teniaj: Snow, north wind, warm
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U.S. VESSELS BAG SIX GERMAN SUBMARINES
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GERM PROPOSES 10 SEIZE
STRAGE71CAL ROSSI PUCES
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To Hold Them Till
General Peace
Is Made
Loudon, Dec. 29. — Petrograd
dispatches say Gernwu. and Aus
trian delegates at the Brest, Li
tovsk, conference vroposed to the
Bolsheviki delegates that the Ter
tous seize u-ud occupy certain
stratee-ic points in Russian ter
ritory and hold them until a gen
eral peace has been brought about.
Bolsheviki delegates were amaz
ed at tae proposal.
3 BRITISH HIS
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Loudon, Dec. 29.—Three Brit
ish. torpedo boat destroyers were
sunk thiough being struck by en
emy torpedoes or by hitting mines
off the Dutch, coast on the night
of Deceml er 22.
Thirteen officers and 180 men
were lost. X.M - uii
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SENILE EiR!
Sea tl», Dec. 29.—Miss Eva But
ler. of Seattle, left this morning
for the Kast to become the bride
of Coach Gilmore Dobie, the wizard
football mentor who holds a world
record for continuous victories.
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TURKS HUE
DEFEATED
London, Dec. 29.—British forces |
today reuulsed a Turkish. attack i
northwest of Jerusalem, and ad- j
vancetl two and a half miles oyer a j
nine mile front
LIEUT. H. V. JELLICOE
Lieut. H. V. Jelllcoe, nephew of
Admiral Jelllcoe, commander of Eng
land'* grand fleet and hero of several
naval battles sinco the beginning of
the war, speaking in the plaza at Cerv
tral ftrk. New '• ln the
Royal Plying corps of Qreat Brttalrv
H# It fTymg up to tn6 fighting tr»dl> ;
tlons of hit family and has bean pwru ^
tloned for hit notable feats In the air i
several times. I
We Sincerely Wish You
A Happy Prosperous
New Year
ALBERT REINERT
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MEMBERSHIP IN
R. C. REACHES
15*000
Washington, Dec. 29.—With the
delivery, December 16th, of thous
ands of sermons from as many Am
erican uulpits, urging membership
[a the merican Red Cross, the
Christmas campaign of that organ
ization for te.ii million new members
ivas formally started. The drive
:ontinued until Christmas Eve dur
ing wnich time reports so far col
lected indicate that tUe total mem
>ershio Ik the United States will
reach fifteen million *at least.
Among those wlxo realize from
European experience since the war
itarted tlm urgnt need of virtually
inive.rs'il Red Cross membership in
his couutry is Dr. Henry Van Dyke,
>f Princeton, formally Minister to
lie Netherlands. Dr. Van Dyke
makes this appeal under the cap
:ion: "A Red Cross Christmas to
Those Who Feel Poor:"
"1 write as a brother.
"We are a large family.
"The world war Made in Germany
igaiiut which we are fighting has
<ent our incomes dojvn and our ex
penses up.
"The pinch hurts, but it is not
;oing to kill us.
'We s* U ha-ve enough and some
lung to spare.
"Though we feel poor don't let
is feel impoverished by selfish
ear.
"Let us save in food, in service,
,n clothes, in luxuries, but not In
Honey.
"Let us use that by giving it to
save I he wounded, the suffering,
iur friei. ds .our country.
"Let us keep hriCstmas this year
t>y keening up the Red Cross.
"Then it will not be a poor
^hristms, but a rich Christmas to
iur hearts."
Besides the appeals to congrega
tions in behalf of the Red Cross
membership campaign superintend
ents 3rd teachers in Sunday-schools
urged them to do their mite for the
ivork of relief during the war. Of
the 13C.000 ministers in the United
States the big majority had a Red
r.ross Surday in their churches.
CUNARDER
TORPEDOED
New York, Dec. 29.—A private
cable received here Bays the Cun
urd line steamship Vlnovia has
been torpedoed off the British isles.
The weather shows signs of break
ing, and .n that case the Presbyter
ian 3uiiday School Christmas tree
will be teld Monday night.
New York, Dec. 2.—Paul Hen
ning, naturalized. German, foreman,
in a factory which makee toipedoe8
for the United States government,
was laced la prison, today and
chargcd with, treason.
Heuu.ng superintended the assent
blig c.f pryoscopep, and was found
to have malicious!/ mutilated them
iu such a way as to render useless
torpedoes In which the gryoscopes
were to be installed.
DRIFT MEN
No more draft men in Alaska will
be able to volunteer for service iu
the army and navy until after the
drawing. Positive information on
this subject has been received by
Cart9jn Hunt, selective draft officer
for Alaska, by wire from Provost
.Marshal General Crowder. The wire
was a reply to a wire sent and
says:
"Volunteer enlistments (from
men in Alaska, subject to draft) as
in the States not permitted after
December fifteenth."
Captain Hunt Bays it will be
useless for young men subject to
draft In Alaska to go to the
State? a< the present time to en
list, as they will be refused.
However, after the Alaska draw
ing. and where it is ohown the
registered man is not drawn and
his number will in all probability
not be drawn, enlistmeata will '"be
authorized by the provost marshal.
During the past week several
young Alaskans have left for the
States to enlist and it Is expected
I these men will be refused enilat
! meat. 1
iGKN. SARRAEL REACHES PARIS
Paris, Dec. 29. — General Sar
rall arrived in Paris today from Sa
lonika He has been reoalled by the
British government.
JUNEAU 14 ABOVE ZERO
Weather reports from Lynn Can
al and Gastlneau channel points
today s^ate the temperature la Ju
neau la 14 above zero, no wind,
and ttiat it is snownig hard.
Haloes reports cloudy, 2 above
zero, wind about 25 miles per
hour, no falling snow, drifting snow
from the mountains.
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P. H. GANTY
GERMAN GROCER
SELLS POISON
SALT
Washington, Dec. 29. — Beveral!
persona today are dangerously ill
In Seabroolc and Markiandi caused
by eating Bait containing arsenic ,
so'.d by Max Katzen, a Germanl
grocer.
29,000 MEN
LEAVE CAMP
I
Camp Lewis, Dec. 29.—Officials
here announce that 25,000 men
have been sent Eaat sine© the
first of September, and that 35,
000 are now in the camp.
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COMMITTEE CONTINUES
ITS XVESTIGATlOXS
Washington, Dec. 29.—The Sen
ate committee investigating the con- j
duct of affairs of the war de- j
partmeut this afternoon, directed its
nnergiee in inveetigating the tak-1
ine over, by the council of nation- j
al defense, of the functions of j
quartermaster's department.
PAE9 APPOINTED
PORTUGESE PRESIDENT
Llsoou ,Dec. 29.—Major Si.lonio |
Paes was today appointed to be,
the President of Portugal pending
a general election.
ARGENTINE TO SELL
WHEAT TO THE ALLIES
Buenos Aires, Dec. 29.—The Ar-j
geutine government has arranged to
sell to the Allies 2500 tons of
wheat from the present harvest.
passenger boat, making a total of
six thAt have been, bagged.
4 OFFICERS ANF
35 OF GREW
TAKEN
One Of The Sub*
Was Attacking
U. S. Convoy
Wasliington, Dec. 20.—The Unit«
States destroyer Fanning, aided bj
destroyer Nicholson, was! official!?
credited with the capture of tin
first German submarine.
Pri sonera of war, consisting o:
four officers and 35 membej-s o
the crew, were captured.
The Genu an submarine was gun
iling for a convoy, which was &<■■
e<:nt|»arying American ships t<
cross tke Atlantic, when it wa.«
sighted. When the U-boat raiset
itts periscope she was compelled t<
come to the surface by a deptl
chaige which was fired by one o
I'ncle Sam's destroyers. The sub
niariue was then disabled by shell;
from tlK Fanning.
FOUR MORE SUItS CAPTURED
I
Boston, Dec. 20.—Four subma
lines were captured recently by 11
American destroyers, according u
an American seaman from a Fmu
port.
AMERICAN PASSENGER
HOAX SINKS HUN SUI
London, Dec.29.—A German su»>
marine was suck by guns of «J
American passenger steamer whlcl
was approaching tho British] coas
according to reports of passenger
and gunners aboard tlie ship, whicl
made port today.
TOTAL IS SIX
Although dates are not give:
by the government as to whei
these submarines were captured o
sunk, H la supposed to have take
place the last few: days. One d«
stroyer .6 reported officially to hay
been cantured, four more Rre re
ported from Boston rs captures
and one ii reported sunk by
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will Gose at 6 p.m.
JAMES KENNEDY