Seattle. Jan. 2S. — The govern
ment has begun the cancellation of
ni^ny steel ship contracts he'd in
ihe shipbuilding yards of SeaUle.
Tacoma and Portland. The rea
sou assigned l'or this action is the
s'rike by the shipyard workers with
the probability of a prolou^sd loclc
out.
San Francisco, Jan. 28. — Work'
on thirty four steel hulls in Call
lornla ship yards has been ordered
suspended. This order was con
tallied in a telegram received by j
Captain Pillsbury of the Emergency
Kieet corporation from Chairman
t'ieiz today.
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Washington, Jan. 2S. — (ieneral
M?-ch told the senate committee to
day tka» arrangements had been per
fected for bringing the soldiers
home from France at the rate of
thrae hundred thousand u month.
JAPS LOSE 13
MEN Ifl SMILE
Vladivostok. Jan. 2S. —The Ja
panese and Bolshwriki forces clash
ed yrsterday on the Zeya river and
. after several hours' fighting the
jaoanese withdrew sustaining a
loss ot thirteen killed' and several
■wounded.
Paris, Jan. "S. — President Wil
son has called the American dele
gates to the peace conference to
meet tomorrow to formulate a la
bor program to he presented to the
npace congress. *
President W i!s<>u is credited witli
oe'iX^ in favor of control and' admin-j
istration of the German colonies by
the League of Nations.
Washington, J:in. 2S. — The |
Jlouse eomittoe ou lmmigration has
virtually agreed on 3 bill designed!
to prohibit immigration for four
y»ars from tho d«He of the signing
of neace.
NOTICE TO BOND PURCHASERS
The final payment on Liberty Bonds purchased
on the installment plan will be due January 30th.
Coupon Bonds upon which payments were
completed priot to December 15th. are now ready
for delivery.
No registered bonds have been received thusfar.
BANK OF ALASKA '
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By adding a small amount of
Corn Flour,
you will find an improvement, the bread will rise
better tnd the grain will be finer.
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Can also be used for making fine gravies etc.
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Seattle, Jan. 28. — The eteam
shio transportation conditions in
Seattle are becoming very disconcert
Inc.
A call on the various transporta
tion companies reveal a serious
stato of affairs.
The Pacific Steamship Co., known
as the Admiral Line, sayg that the
imoaired Lynn canal service is due
mainly to want of tonnage. They
claim that next to no freight is of
fering1 in Seattle for Lynn canal
points. The company had arrang
d to despatch the Admiral Watson
to Skag.way an& other Lynn canal
ports but that vessel broke her
main shaft and the strike in the
ship yards here or at Esquimau
where the vessel is nor lying ren
ders repairs impossible. The com
pany announce'1 that its newly pur
chased steamsnip the "Despatch"
w^'l sail for Skagway within a week.
It may take only freight.
The Alaska Steamship company
wnen seen stated that they were
unable to say when they would! have
a sailing for Skagway, being un
a*>le, owing to the strike, to get
the Jefferson overhauled and re
paired. They iave no vessels sched
uled for Skagway.
The ship yard strike has practi
cally made shio repairs impossible
and is crippling the service both
oort'e and south.
The British Columbia shipyard
workers decline to repair or work
ou ships from Seattle. There are
seven Seattle ships tied up there
| now.
Seattle, Jan. 28. — At an open
meeting on Sunday night atj which
there were about two thousand) pres
ent, Walker C. Smith, one of the
speakers called for three cheers for
Bolsheviki. They were given with
a yell and then three cheers for
the I. W. W. were given with equal
Vigor. Then three cheers were
asked lor the mayor and chief of
oolice but only jeers and hisses were
the response.
APPOINTMENT OF ALASKA JUDGE
AND DISTRICT ATTOBNEV OPPOSED
• Washington, Jan. 28. — The re
appointment of Judge C. E, Bun
nell and District Attorney Frank
Rotb for the Fourth Division have
be"" h»ld up by the senate judiciary
committee.
The reason assigned for this is
that protests have been filed and
fpcHmonv will be taken from the
records wlilch show that both Bun*
ne"' and Roth, who were ardent sup
porters of Sulzer in the 1916 dele
gate electioa, ruled' that soldiers in
Alaska were entitled to vote.
Senators Walsh, Sterling: and
Overman were appointed a 8ub"
committee and instructed to make
a» investigation.
Senator Jones Will Oppose The
Confirmation of Bunnell and Roth
Washington, Jan. 28. — Senator
Wesley Jones declared today that
ho Intended to light the confirma
tion o the appointments ot Judge
Bunnell and. District Attorney Roth
to t£e bitter en4. j
The reason is given for his °B"
position is their active partisan
ship and political activities.
IS
HE KEYSTONE
Psris, Jan. 28. — President Wil
son considers Russia as continuing
to be the keystone to world pe&ee.
H.e stated today that until her mil
lions or people were pacified there
will ba restlessness all over th«
■world1. He refuses to be diverted
from this question.
DECISION SOOK
ON CANNERY TH
Seattle, Jan. 28. — Attorney Gen
eral George Grlgsby arrived from
Washington today aod in an inter
view stated that he expected the
Supreme court shortly to hand
down a decision as to the validity o;
the 'aw passed by. the Alaska legis
lature taxing the canneries In that
iterritory. ,±Ila
Copenhagen, Jan. 28.—According
j to reports just received, from Ber"
liu t!xe Spartacans by a. sudden coup
have occupied the public buildings
and bankg in Wilhelmshaven. This
move wag unlooke^ for and the
government is taking measures to
circumvent the SEartac»ns.
VIEWS SCENES
OF DESOLATION
Paris, Jan. 28. — President Wil
son returned, this morning from his
visit to Rheims a and Chatteau
Thl&rrr. 'lkif ^
'No one can put into words the
imnressions I have received amongs
suc'» scenes ol desolation and
ruins," he said to the members ol
the press. ^
Winnipeg, Jan. 28. — There was
rioting all over thla city yesterday
owinr to the attempts of the Bol
gh^v'ks and Socialists to hold meet"
ings in honor of the memory of Dr.
Liebbnecht.
In every case the meeting: waa
broken up aii'i the Bolsheviki dis
persed by returned, soldiers.
Seattle, Jan. 28.—At a meeting of
the Metal Trades Union last night it
was d«cided to wire every ship yard
iu the nation urging the shipyard
workers to go on strike in sympathy
with the Seattle walk-out.
Washington, Jan. 28.—An appro
! prlatlon of seventy five thousand
j dollars has been voted by the Ameri
I can Red Cro^s for the relief of Al
| aglcs in the influenza epidemic.
|SJUQ«PUI8$
OF BOLSHEVIK!
Paris, Jan. 28. — The plans of
thr, Bolsheviki for the conquest of
Asia are being given serious consid
eration by the p.eace delegates.
WILL FLY ACROSS
THE ATLANTIC
London, Jan. 28. — A dispatch
has been received here etating that
transatlantic aeroplang voyages vrlll
oe undertaken between Spain and
Buenos Aires some time August next
MUST DISCHARGE
■ ILL IDE ENEMY
ALIENS
Winnipeg, Jan. 28. — A body of
I returned Canadian soldiers march
j ed' out to the Swift & Co. packing
plant yesterday afternoon and
servd notice on the manager that
he must inside of three days dis
charge every alien enemy now on
tfcg oay rolls.
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BE HOMESICK
London, Jan. 28. — The former
kaiser is quoted in an Ameroageii
disoatch today as saying, "My time
at Ainerongen is nearly up." ,
PRINCESS TOMORROW I
L H. Johnston, agent for the
Canadian Pacific Steamship company
j received- advice this morning' that
tne Princess Mary had sailed from
WrangelJ at nine o'clock this morn
ing ?nd would probably arrive In
this oort sometime tomorrow morU'
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