trolled and Operated by Local 240 of
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VOL. 8.
NOMB. AliAHKA. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1916.
NO. 1947.
FRENCH GAIN TRENCHES VERDUN
Bandits Routed By Ranchers And U. S. Cavalry
TERRIFIC GERMAN ASSAULT
ALONG THE FRENCH LINES
PARIS, May 8.—The morning
'witnessed a resumption of the j
French counter-attack which carried
forward the Frenih lines to tho ex
tent of re-capturing the French
trenches which the Germans haa
taken yesterday.
This noon the Gormans began a
fierce offensive on tho right and left
banks of tho Meuse. Infantry as
saults have been sent forward with
vigor, but the effective fire of the
French artillery is again keeping
them back.
The Germans this evening are
again resorting to their heavy guns
It is reported from Verdun that the
Germans are firing their big
howitzers as fast as are the French
their large type of field gun, and
the supremacy of the German artil
lery as far as weight of projectiles
and speed of Are is admitted by tho
French officers.
LONDON, May 8.-—The Verdun
situation remains tho same. Vigor
ous attacks and counter attacks ara
being pressed by both sides with the
Germans slackening up none in their
attempt to drive forward the semi
circle surrounding the north of the
French front at Verdun.
The Germans are particularly ac
tive on the Argonne side of the
Meuse, where the Crown Prince haa
large reinforcements plaecd at his
disposal to sacrifice everything in the
order to wedge through.
The heavy guns are all firing this
evening in a continual round of
shells upon the French positions.
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MEXICAN BANDITS KILL AND
FIRE IN TEXAN TERRITORY
ALPINE, Tex., May 8.—Two hund
red Mexicans eluding the border pa
trol forces crossed the Rio
Grando last night in the
Big Bend district, Brewster
county, and sweeping fifteen miles
inland attacked Glenn Springs. At
this point nine cavalrymen and
Sergeant Smythe are stationed. The
soldiers occupied Candaleria, a
thatched abode hut, standing oft the
bandits for several hours. Finally
: the roof of the hut was fired and
I privates Copen, Coloo and Rogers
were killed while trying to escape,
two others being seriously wounded.
The ranchers reinforced the sol
diers and attacked, killing seventeen
of the bandits, wounding many more.
A wax factory was burned and a
store looted by the bandits.
Before re-crossing the bandits also
attacked Boaquilas burning the store
and killing the ten year old son of
O. J. Compton, taking John Deemcr
and Compton priconers after burning
the store.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—
The news of the Mexican raid upon
WILSON WILL ACCEPT
THE GERMAN REPLY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—
It is officially announced that the
President will accept tho German
reply on the subject of diver war
fare, and the crisis that loomed up
so seriously for such a time will now
be considered over.
This afternoon Lansing sent a brief
reply to Germany stating the govern
ment’s acceptance of the German re
ply In detail.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.—
The reports persist that several sec
. - m.
tlons of the German note are con
sidered disappointing by both Wilson
and Lansing, but that under the cir
cumstances the note as a whole will
have to be accepted. Lansing's
acknowledgement of the note cabled
today was brief to a degree, and
simply notifies the American Am
bassador at Berlin that the United
States government accepts the Ger
man statement.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 8.—
It Is o:flc tally denied at the Vatican
that the Pope appealed* both to the
Kaiser and to Wilson to avert a
threatened rupture in the relations
of the two nations.
The official statement says that
while the possibility of a rupture in
the relations of Germany and the
United States would be regarded ty
His Holiness as an Irreparable dis
aster, as such a possibility was bo
remote it was unthinkable that it
should have been the subject of a
rescript to the rulers of either coun
try.
BUSINESS DEADLOCKED IN
C0N6RESS THROUGH BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 8.~
The Army Bill Is getting it in tht
neck. Today the House voted dowi
the senate’s regular and voluntee;
army bill amendments. This practl
cally deadlocks the situation and jus
when the administration wanted tc
expedite business, the House upse
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all plans.
Outside Congress democratic po
liticians are wroth exceedingly. They
hold that the country is prepared
ness-mad and ready to endorse the
wildest schemo3. It was therefore
anticipated that the more far reach
ing army bill as approved by tho
Senate woOld have passed, and it is
held that the check the House in
sisted upon delivering the bill im
perils the party and the administra
tion politically throughout the coun
try.
The Senate judiciary committee
which has practically hold up ac
tion on the Brandeis nomination to
the Supreme Court today, recelve-u
Wilson’s letter championing the
nominee for that position but took
no action.
It scorns Intended by those opposed
to Brandeis by deliberately holding
, back until too late the confirmation,
to provent bis taking his seat upon
the Supreme bench.
I The failure of the senate to en
dorse Brandeis is a matter that is
causing nationwide comment upon
that body, and it is not impossible
that reforms may bo suggested in
this direction hereafter.
CARD OP THANKS.
Ralph L. Rice desires to express
his appreciation and tender his
thanks to the people of Nome col
lectively and individually for their
gonerosity to him. Words fail to
express the feelings when in the
darkest hour of almost total dls
| ability, generous friendship lightens
the way.
RALPH RICB.
a Texan county has created a sensa
tion here, and the administration Is
now hurriedly making plans for dras
tic action following the dastardly
murders and destruction that have
been carried on.
I The plans so far arranged are not
' given out but are reported to be far
^ reaching.
SHACKLEFORD SAYS WICK.
IS FACING DEFEAT NOW
! SEATTLE, May 8.—Louis Shackle
ford is hero and talks. He talks
| politics and prophesies and amony
j the prophecies that he makes is one
i to the effect that Wickersliam now
faces defeat at the next election.
Shack did not unbosom himself
to the reporters as to what standard
bearer would defeat Wickersham,
but he says that the mr.n is discre
dited in Alaska.
As Shackleford hut lately en
deavored to get Wickerslifim to run
in his harness, the Wickershamites
here are giving the former Alaskan
attorney the merry laugh for hit
pains.
JAPAN BEGINS WGBK
ON NEW NAVY PLANS
TOKTO, May 8.— The government
navy yards today began work upon
| the new naval program which In
j volves an expenditure of ninety mil
| lion dollars additional a year.
The fact that Japan is now eniarg
i ing its naval resources is being
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list’d by American preparationists a3
a strong argument In favor of a
greater navy for the United States.
As it is at present the United
States navy is larger than that of
Japan.
FROST DESTROYS VINEYARDS
IN THE SONNY STATE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.—Most
unseasonable and unusual May
I weather has been prevailing hero for
the past week and viniculturists are
dismayed by the havoc wrought by
unseasonable frosts.
It is estimated that the frosts of
the past five days have damaged
Californian vineyards to the extent
of over a million dollars.
In many cases the vines have been
completely destroyed and the farm
ers who depended entirely upon them
ruined.
TWO GERMAN RAIDERS ARE
REPORTED TO BE OFF AZORES
NEW YORK, May 8.—Wireless
advices to shipping companies re
port that two German commerce
raiders are reported to be off the
Azores and that they are accompani
ed by submarines.
The steamers which are acting as
raiders are declared to be some ot
those which escaped some months
ago from internment at Funchal, Ma
deira and which escape was the prs
text seized by the Portuguese for
hoisting the flag of that republic on
all German vossels which were inter
ned.
LONDON, May 8.—Similar ad
vices as to the presence of raiders
off the Azores, to those which have
boen received at New York, were re
ceived here some time ago and while
not officially endorsed have been
handed to shipping companies to
govern themselves accordingly.
LONDON, May 8.—The White Star
liner Cymric en route from New
York to London but carrying no pas
sengers is reported to be sinking
having been struck by a torpedo in
'the English channel. No details are
received as yet.
AMSTERDAM, MaV 8.—A dispatch
says that a German submarine ex
ploded and sank off Varna.
BERLIN, May 8.—German war
ships sank the British submarine E
31 by gunfire in the Baltic.
WASHINGTON, D. C.„ May *.—
, Details of the sinking of the Cymric
are requested as several Americans
were working among the crew of the
steamer.
MONTHLY BOMBIST REPORTS
ARE ATTRACTINS ATTENTION
CADILLAC, Mich., May 8.—The
I Chemical munitions firm’s plant here
I was completely destroyed by fire to
day. Large orders for chemicals
were received from the allied nation*
and it is clamed that the fire was of
incendiary origin.
Nothing that would indicate this
view is correct has been brought for
ward by those adopting this theory
in any woy.
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
900 feet from shore.
W. D’ARCY CHACE.
Health Officer.
i BALTIMORE, May 8.—Carl i.ud
eriti;. the German Cousul at this port
was arrested today. He was indicted
by the Grand Jury for having aided
the bombist Goltz whose activities
are being investigated more exten
sively by the federal officials.
NEW YORK, May 8.—The case of
Robert Fay, Walter Scholtz and Paul
Daeche reputed bombists, concluded
today and is tonight in the hands of
the jury. It is expected that the
Jury will disagree.
The trial of these bombists was
startling in the details that were
made public concerning tho bomlst
activities along the New York water
front.
The testimony was however con
flicting upon the part of some of
the government witnesses so that the
general impression is that tho men
will escape conviction.
Some of the evidence may convict
Fay, but with regard to tho latter
two men it is very doubtful.
TO SETTLE IT SOON.
NEW YORK, May 7.—The deci
sion to be reached in the matter of
the temporary chairman of the re
publican convention is to be settled
this week.
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