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VMfm IliAMKA MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1018.
NO. 1910.
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VILLATISTS ARE SURROUNDED
SAN ANTONIO, April 2.—Dodd's
cavalry pursuing the scattered Villa
Mats have now practically brought
ap with them and are rounding
thorn up. Villa Is hiding In the
mountains where he is surrounded
aad his capture is reported to be
Imminent,
Mexicans lost sixty killed at the
San Geronimo ranch where they
had a severe brush with Americans,
ao American casualties.
I Colonel Dodd surprised them at
j the ranch and they offered some re
sistance but were forced to give
i way.
I Dodd’s movements were very ef
fective taking his cavalry on a
forced march down the Santa Maria
watershed.
QUERTERO, Mex., April 2 —Villa
is reported to have been vory badly
wounded in his recent attack upon
the Guerero garrison according to
tome of his followers who have been
taken prisoners. They state that
the injuries were of such a nature
as to necessitate amputation of the
leg.
EL PASO, April 2.—A mining
man named Dickinson who belongs
to Chihuahua says that Villa is not
wounded. He did not give the
source of his information.
! The Mexican situation is regarded
with considerable satisfaction here
as it is belioved that Villa will soon
be caught.
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DUFFY'S. 7 cents delivered.
NTINUE INTENSE
FIRE IN WEST
PARIS, April 2.—Tho Germans
are continuing an intense bombard
ment between Malincourt and Avo
eourt, without doubt with the inten
tion of preparing the way for an
othor attack upon the French post
tions. All day long the groat guns
of the Gorman artilllericts shelled
with porsistent and methodic care
the entire lines.
Systematically the line of Are
moved soarchlngly over the French
defenses, destroying apparently
everything in view.
The lines will, it is considered cer
tain, be subjected to the honviest
assault yet has been forced forward
by the Germans.
The fighting on tho oast bank of
the Meuse between Douamont and
Vaux' was accompanied by a gain in
ground for the Germans. Here bit-1
ter assaults after heavy bombard
ments were continued.
The French generals believe thai
the Verdun defensive tactics must
succeed and declare that the Ger
man gains are entirely dlspropor
tionato to their losses.
BERLIN, April 2.—The official
report of conditions on the west
front shortly says that the Germans
and French are now engaging In a
terrific artillery battle In Argonne.
The situation la otherwise un
changed.
LONDON, April 2.—The fighting
in the Verdun region is very much
confined to artillery.
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FIRST BOAT NORTH IS
WHAIEK BELVIDERE
SEATTLE, April 2.—The whaler
Belviderc on a trading and bunting
trip sailed today for the Arctic. The
departure of the Belviderc is the
first recorded this year for the
waters of Bering Sea.
It is expected that the Belviderc
will dopart first of all for Petropav
losk and trade lip tho coast of
Siberia whence entering the Arctic.
The Belvidere will reach over
into the Canadian Arctic boforo tho
close of the season and oxpects to
return this year.
WASHINGTON’S CRITIC
MUST STAND HIS TRIAL
TACOMA, April 2.—Judge Carl
decided that Paul Haffncr must
stand trial. Hagfner is the man
who upon complaint of an ex-soldier
was arrested on a charge of libel.
Hagfner stated that Washington
was a tippler, kopt slaves and was
addicted to swearing.
In the court yesterday the de
fendant’s attorney ridiculed the pro
secution as simply preposterous.
"We might as well be punished for
libel for saying that Adam and Eve
committed indiscretions in the Gard
en of Eden as this ridiculous charge
against us”.
But the Judge refused to dismiss
tho complaint, and Hagfnor has to
stand trial. The dofondant declares
that ho is historically accurate an.1
will resist the prosecution.
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Hall—Election Night. Admission
$1.00. Cadies Free. Election He turn*
WAGE INCREASE IS GRANTED
DKNVER, April 2.—All em
ployees of the American Smelting
Refining Co. in the state of Colo
rado and Utah have been granted
an increase of wagee.
The increase is very small. The
metal markets are now the highest
on record with a boom on in every
thing from gold to iron.
The re-opening of many mines is
| a remarkable feature of the present
boom and metal miners are ob
taining higher wages In various sec
j tions than they have hitherto ever
received. The wage increase is espe
cially marked In camps where the
j miners are organized.
DARING SEA PIRATE SAYS
PLANNED DYNAMITE SHIP
NEW YORK, April 2.—Tho Pirate
Clarence Hudson, alias Schuller who
« .con off the Matoppo which he
tried to obtain possession of, after
lacking the captain in his cabin and
destroying the wireless, Is now
ander arrest and confessed that he
planned the dynamiting of the
atoamer Pannonia at the docks but
his confederates backed out.
LONDON, April 2 —Somo of the
metropolitan papers claim that no
effort will be made to extradite]
Schullor as had been reported. It
Schuller were taken to Great Britain
would be undoubtedly shot as a
spy.
The report that efforts were being
made to recover Schuller upon the
contention that his lawloss acts at
sea were committed on a British
steamer outside the three mile limit
is not officially denied, but appears
to have no foundation.
L.EWI8, Del., April 2.—It is be
leved that Hudson is now more
tractable with a view of preventinK
his being oxtradlted. The man is
placed in such a position that if he
does not confess to a crime against
United States law, he can with diffi
culty resist being taken to England
upon a still more serious charge,
and as a spy might be shot by court
martial. It is stated that Hudson
will make an open confession of his
conspiracies with a view of prevent
ing being deported.
Slow to the time to Subscribe.
MANY DRUG STORES ARE
STARTED UP IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, April 2.—Although
the taxation has been very little in*
ended on account of prohibition,
the Interested ones are now kicking
loudly on account of their asseas
Tha. prohibition which now oD
talna has resulted In very few eco
nomic changes. A striking feature
of municipal life Is the great in
crease in drug stores. Sixty new
ones have been opened up since
January 1, and it io bellevod that
these will be the main dispensers
of Intoxicating liquor notwithsatnd
iag the strict regulations.
Rents remain at a standstill and
no slump has occurred.
Labor conditions in the I'ugat
Round Country continue dopressea
although signs are not wanting of
an oarly Improvement.
Still, when yesterday the Evening
Star declared that there existed a
labor famine in town, it brought ad
enormous rush to the newspaper to
show that this was false. 'The Star
la the face of this demonstration al
most Immediately retracted and ad
mitted that it had made an unpar
donable error.
Alaska politics is now being mixed
here with the Arctic Club, the Seat
tle Chamber ot Commerce Alaska
Bureau, and others taking or re
ported to be taking quite a promi
nent part in the dope-mixing. But
it is deep and whatever the mixture
la, publicity will not be given so
that the purport ot the whlsperlngL
may bo understood.
SYNTHETIC DIAMONDS ARE
COMMERCIAL SUCCESS
GENEVA, March 31,—Local che
mists have at last succeedod In mak
ing synthetic diamonds relatively
cheaply, and of a size large enough
to drive the natural gom off the
market.
The process is doscrlbod to be
along identical lines as those which
were followed by the French plon
! eers in these attompts.
Specimens of the synthetic dia
mond are exhibited in local Jewell
era and compare in size and brill
iance with the choicest natural spe
cimens. The people are somewhat
skeptical and a company is to be
floated to manufacture the gems.
MAY' BE CONFIRMED.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 2 —
It la reported that the sub-judiciary
committee’s report is favorable to
Brandies.
LANSING FAVORS STRONGER
STAND TOWARDS ENGLAND
WASHINGTON, D, C., April 2.—
It is understood that Lansing is now
in favor of taking a stiffer stand in
the negotiations being carried on
with Great Britain on a variety 01
questions regarding the stand of the
British and Allied navies towards
neutral ships and shipping. With
this, also says report, Lansing will
urge a much more definite stand be
taken in notes to the British govern*
ment hereafter and an effort mado
to bring procrastinated negotiations
to a definite and more speedy head.
The question of federalizing the
militia is likely to be agai:i before
.Congress. Senator Borah is today
| quoted as saying that the united
1 States constitution prevents such a
federalizing of militia, but the ultra
preparatloni8ts have assumed the at
titude of "What’s the constitution
between friends?” However the
question will be more fully discussed
in ensuing dobatos when efforts are
made to reconcile the discrepant
army bills.
The recruiting for the army is un
satisfactory. With the Mexican war
boom it was thought that recruiting
would make spectacular progress
but it has done nothing of tho kind.
■L—-— .. i —
On the contrary the figures of the
War Department show a poor total
of 2,250 recruits in a little over
three weeks. The revival of Indus*
trial activity Is blamed for this con
dition.
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Flowers of Sulphur, Sassafras* Hark
Mexican Sarsaparilla,, Cuscara Bark
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WARLIKE PREPARATIONS ARE
REPORTED IN NETHERLANDS
THE HAGUE, April 2.—Unmis
takable signs of warlike preiytra
tions are manifest throughout the
Netherlands with the mobilization of
all the forces notwithstanding the
heavy expense kept up to the max
imum of the national efficiency.
It is known that the Council of
the Allies has been discussing the
future economic attitude of the Al
lies towards Holland.
Holland is now filling a very
difficult if rather fortunate part in
the war. The main supply station
for German non-contraband, the
restrictions which the; Allies are in
creasingly placing upon shipments is
causing considerable un^isiness ana
it Is felt that still further tighten
ing of the Allies blockade may be
expected.
BERLIN, April 2.—British hand
grenade attacks in the west have
been repulsed by the Germans.
BERLIN. April 2.—German avia
tors engaged in an attack upon
French airmen and destroyed four.
The great succeoa of the new fok
ker aoroplano will be ono of the de
ciding factors In the war In favor of
Germany.
THE HAGUE, April Z.—All leave
of absence on the part of officers of
the Netherlands army Is now grant
ed but for very short Intervals of
time and subject to immediate can
cellation at any time.
DAIRY FARMERS STRIKE
CHICAGO, April 2.—Illinois dairy
farmers who have been getting the
same price for their milk that they
received years ago, although the
price charged consumers is two
hundred per cent higher, have gone
oil strike and they have placed pick
ets along bottling and distributing
plants as well as creameries to pre
vont an/ person patronising the
Srms which have been, thoy charge,
; robbing them. InBtead they hava
! opened distributing centers here and
j the result is that consumers are
■ paying less and tho farmers getting
more for their milk than in quite a
long time. Distributors have made
an effort to settle the troublo.
Freight and passengers by dog
team.. .Rates .reasonable.. ..See
Duffy, next the Northern.