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4*A8KA. THURSDAY, MAY |8, 1»1«.
no. toss.
Unionists Give Asquith Cold Reception Belfast
SAYS RAIDS WERE WORK OF
AMERICAN INTERVENTIONIST
SEATTLE, May 17.—Colonel |
Roma, Mexican Ambassador to
Japan, arrived here today and spoke
Ireely concerning the Mexican bord
«r situation. Roma said that know- ^
ing conditions well and the strong
fight that some interests had been
putting up to force American inter- j
▼ention, he had no hesitation in say
ing that the border raids were the j
work of American plotters.
j SAN ANTONIO, May 17.—General
Funston has completely re-organizes
the border patrol and expects In this
way to prevent any recurrence of/
the raids on American border towns
or settlements.
It is officially announced that
Pershing is drawing In scattered sec- I
tions ot his army and keeping them I
closer together while he pushes
south from Boaquillas with little
hope of releasing the captured Am
ericans.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 17.—
Genera! Scott declares himself hope
ful that all differeneces with the
Carranza government will be ami
cably settled.
EL PASO, May 17.—Ten thousand
Carranzist troops under General
Trevino are now marching north
ward to the border for the purpose
I of guarding it, with Juarez the
headquarters for the command.
SAN ANTONIO, May 17.—Colonel!
Sibley has succeeed in rescuing
Beemer and companion taken pri
soners by border raiders a few days
ago. He encountered the bandits
12f> tr.iies from the border and they
tied when he arrived.
Anything in the line or .Joh work
HUGE CAPTUR
CREDIT OF DUKE NICOLAS
PETROGRAD, May 17.—Since
Grand Duke Nicolas began his drive
upon Asia Minor he has capturen
thirty seven bousand Turks who are
now held prisoners of war. One
hundred and fifty German officers
of Varying grades but mostly those
of high commands are also in the
group taken.
Nicolas is 8till smashing his way
forward with three army divisions;
in different sections of Turkey in
Asia. The reports of Turkish victor
ies in the Kope sector are ridiculed
as absurd, the advance there being
reported by Nicolas himself to be
steady and invincible.
AMSTERDAM, May 17.—It is re
ported here through Scandinavian
countries where travellers bring the
gossip of Potrograd that tho Tzai
is inclined to be jealous of the suc
cess of the Grand Duke in Turkey
in Asia. In this, it is said, the
court party led by the Tzarina,
strongly Germanist in sympathy, Is
secretly encouraging the Tzar. It is
GERMAN NIGHT ATTACK
REPULSED AT DEADMAN
1 ' • ( H ■Mil' r * I • , <T r
PARIS, May 17.—Endeavoring to
sain possession of the much covettea
French positions on Deadman's Hill,
the Germans again essayed a heavy
aiight attack. In this they were
frustrated and the assault driven
hack beneath the glare of dozens of
search lights while the machine
gnns and French batteries sprayed
them with a rain of lire.
They must have lost a consider
able number of the advanced lines
attempting the assault.
LONDON, May 17.—Like last
year. May is proving a very wet
month in northern France and
Flanders. Every other day is wet
-with a drizzling rain falling, in cno
WHEN IN TOWN
Drop into the
MERCHANTS CAFE.
The Home of Good Bets.
Dont forget your SPRING TONIC
of Surphur,
LOMBNS DRUG STORE.
sequence the ground Is more c sea
of mud and very unsuitable for mi
litary operations.
For this reason until the weather
Improves It is not likely that any
very serlouB fighting will be witness
ed in Flanders.
LONDON, May 17.—British mom-1
tors engaged Gorman destroyers oft
the coast of Belgium. While the
fight was at its height the British
destroyer squadron joined in the
engagement and the Germans: re
tired.
One of the German destroyers was
badly crippled and entered Zee
brugge.
held that the T^zarina is genuinely
pro-German In her secret sympathies
and the court party is strictly anti
Allies in sentiment although not
openly so.
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PETROGRAD, May 17.—Strong
German bombnrdmont of the Rus
sian front before Riga and Dvinsk
began last night, but was discontinu
ed this noon. The Germans had
made no attack of any kind up to
three o’clock although an infantry
1 it tack was expected.
REBELS EVACUTATE SANTO
DOMINGO AMERICANS ORDER
SANTO DOMINGO, May 15.—Am
| erlcan Minister or Agent Russel took
ithe bull by the horn here yeaterday
, and ordered all the rebels to evacuate
: the town, stating that no fighting
would be allowed in the streets or
the American marines and gunboats
would be called in to make lienco
and restore order.
The orders of Russel were not
badly received although the rebel
chiefs declared that they left the
town with some reluctance, yet to
avoid any unnecessary bloodshed
they would do so. They are now
holding the interior against the
government troops.
AUSTRIANS FAIL ESCAPE
FROM DETENTION CAMP
COCHRANE, Ohio, May 17.—
Mai'iy rushing upon thoi” guard
when they were being put to work
! at some garden chores today, the
Austrian prisoners in the Kruskaslug
internment camp made a futile ef
fort to escape today.
They were overpowered by the
guard which did not hesitate to
shoot and in consequence one was
killed and nine wounded. It is be
lleved that three of the latter wilt
die of their injuries.
’) he quick action of one guard who
was first assaulted in firing his re
volver point blank at his assailant
brought the Attempted escape to the
immediate attention of the soldier;
on one side. This is believed to be
the main reason for the failure of
the plan.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
TO GUARD CANAL LOCKS
PANAMA, May 17.—Fearing that
certain interests might attempt to
place the canal hors de combat, the
government of the canal zone has
placed an extra guard upon the locks
along the Canal.
The Canal Is now permitted all
classes of ships to pass although
digging still continues at the Cura
chia slide and will continue until
practically the side of one hill is re
moved. The process also involves
the widening of the canal and the
constant necessity for dredging
through fresh sections of the canal
as the pressure fills the former
channel.
TRADE RESTRICTIONS
CAUSE FALLING EXPORTS
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 17.—
British trade restrictions and inter
ference is blamed for a sharp falling
oft of exports, especially of a con
traband nature to all neutral nations
PROHIBITION BILL IS
ALSO INTRODUCED IN B.C.
I
VANCOUVER, B. C., May 17.—
The government Introduced a bill
providing tor the prohibition ques
tion being submitted to the voters
at the next election..
The Premier recently stated that
such was his intention at a comlug
session bnt It was reported that
sufficient “pull” had been brought
to bear to cause a postponement.
The bill will be strongly opposed
In parliament, but its passage as a
government measure is assured.
The issue when before the peoplb
is more doubtful. This city is the
stronghold of the wets and a hitter
fight is certain. In many mining
camps also it will be strongly op
posed, but nevertheless it is almost
a certainty according to some quar
ters that it will carry. Already one
of the local dallies has gone over to
the Drys and is taking up the ques
tion with considerable force.
The government is caroful to re- ]
train from making prohibition a
party measure showing that the
premier who is a politician first, last,
and all the time has not quite satis
fied himself how the people. stand
and Instead he wants to slough oft
responsibility for victory or defeat 01
the proposition on the people them
selves.
Dont forget your SPRING TONIC
Flowers of Sulphur, Basse frees Bark
Mexican Sarsaparilla,, Oascara Bark
Loaonre drug mokb.
which have still trade connections
with the Central Powers. This is
especially marked in consignments
to Swedish merchants where enorm
ous quantities of desirable war mer
chandise was exported for some
time.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 17.—
Congress may take up the mo.tter of
the British trade restrictions with
the neutral nations in order to pre
vent the continued decline in Amer
ican exports. While it is ulmitted
that the exports still are slightly In
excess to these neutral nations of
that under normal peace conditions,
the British assumption that the
great bulk of such exports were ul
timately destined for Germany or
Austria is held to be unwarranted.
The British ministry claims to be
in a position to furnish authentic
proof to the United States govern
ment that the great bulk of this
merchandise did find its way to
Germany, and It is pointed out in
previous notes that the export of cot
ton from non-producing nations like
Sweden to Germany increased eno
hundred and fifty per cent since the
war began.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 17._
The absolute fairness with which
Germany is abstaining from subma
rining unwarned ships of neutrals
cr belligerents Is favorably commen
ted on it. official circles.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Householders, Owners and Agents
are notified to Immediately begin
cleaning up their premises and have
the rubbish hauled to dumping
ground or out on Ice not less than
200 feet from shore.
W. D’ARCY CHACE.
Health Officer.
Try Liver A Kidney Tea for
Spring fever.
LOMEN8 DRUG STORE.
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