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VO MB. AltAHKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1016.
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Fifty Mile Front—Bombardment
Levels Hill, Villages and Forests
PARIS, March 14.—The Germans
•opened the crucial assault upon the
Preach position today along a front
in the Verdun region of .fifty miles
4) with a terrific artillery bombard'
meat which at once started a heavy
reply from the French guns. The
duel continued all day, and accord
ing to official aocounts has been.the
•ercest artillery action at any time
ea the western front.
The roar of the guns reverberates
tor wide distances and is heard in
Paris. Both sides are heavily rein
torccd in their infantry lines which
being buried deep in their masked
trenches are escaping the effects of
the terrible artillery Are.
The whole country side behind
and among the German and French
lines has been furrowed with shells
containing high explosives. Woods
are in splinters entire districts be
ing denuded of the timber that con
cealed opposing lines from view
without apparently making any im
pression on the opposing lines. Hills
have been obliterated. Verdun city
itself is a mass of ruins. The villages
of Moulinvllle, Damlop, Douamont.
I Berts and others on the French an l
German side of the firing line have
literally and truly disappeared.
It is believed that the German
artillery is now attempting to open
: breaches for infantry attacks, the
; German troops being massed acre
deep beyond the German lines await
ing the word to advance.
The presence of the Kaiser is re
ported.
The grcatost intensity is marked
at Hangman's wood and Deadman’s
Hill where the furious bombard
ment is impossible to describe.
Both these points are important
objectives. No advance has as yet
been ordered.
BERLIN, March 14.—The Verdun
battle is now raging with the artil
lery on both sides marking the
country with high explosives.
The Germans are making ready
for a general assault when it is con
fidently expected the French lines
will be forced open. Thursday at
the latest Verdun will be in German
hands.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 14.—
Carranza is desperately endeavoring
to capture Villa before tho Amer
icana enter Mexico. The Carranzist
farces are now said to be throwing
m cordon around the supposed
whereabouts of Villa in a supreme
evert to take the robel loader.
PASO, March 14.—Villa is
reported to be nearing Chihuahua
and his forces are steadily growing.
General Funston has doclared a
complete censorship of Mexican
1 news, sayinf that Mexico is being
apprised of all that is being done
The result is that nothing except
that which would favor an imme
diate Intervention which the mili
tary leaders strongly favor is being
allowed to circulate. Somo of this
is obviously conjecture.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Macrh 14.—
The Secretary of War admits that
an invasion of Mexico is expected
mentarily.
EL PASO, March 14.—It lo be
lieved that General Pershing will
make a swift dash into Mexico.
NEW YORK, March 14.—Large
orders for motor trucks were re
ceived from the War Department to
day.
MEXICO CITY, March 14.—Pre
sident Carranza has made Obregoo
secretary of war and Aguilar foreign
secretary.
[ WASHINGTON, D. C. March 14—
It is believed that all trouble with
General Carranza is now Anally set
tled and that no umbrage will be
taken when American troops enter
Mexico to chase Villa.
NEW YORK, March 14.—With a
military censorship on ail news from
and into Mexico, it is impossible to
tell what is to be believed and what
is false coming from Mexico today.
bet u* estimate on your Job Work
BERLIN REPORTS FRENCH
REMOVE STORES VERDUN
BKRMN, March 14.—A night re
port Is published to the effect that
tho French are preparing to evaeu
ate their Verdun positions as un
tenable owing to the crushing Ger
man offensive. They have alroadj
beg;un to move large quantities ol
supplies that have been stored ai
this base.
PARIS,. March 14.—There is no
truth in the German report that tho
French have made any effort to re
move from their positions at Ver
dun.
The Germans have all day been
bombarding heavily, but during the
evening lull their assaults were re
pulsod. They have resumed their
artillery fire again tonight, but so
far have mado no headway.
LONDON, March 14.—The Verdun
front is described as hell itself by
Northcliffe ifcho is still there. The
artillory duel is described as one
huge inferno w'th both sides belch
ing forth high explosives constam
Iy. The nciso is like a continuous
thunder clap and the effoct admitt
edly fearful.
The duel continues without ces
sation. It Is expected that the Ger
mans will move their entire force
forward in an assault tomorrow.
The situation is admittedly critical
for both sides.
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SEATTLE, March 13.— Whether
the aftermath of the election or not
talk is hoard of again sweeping Se
attle with a reform wave and a
grand jury probe of tho conditions
which prevail. It is held that the
tenderloin is back as bad as ever,
and that there is ilolice graft some
whero. The allegations made dur
ing the election aro held as author
ity for saying conditions are rotten.
Booze men claim that Alaskans
are giving the town tho go-by be
cause the saloons are shut.
LACK OF CONVENTION
BAD IDEA SAY SOCIALISTS
NEW YORK, March 14.—In more
radical quarters comment among
socialists on the nomination ot
Allan L. Bonson for socialist candi
date for president leads to criticism
of the general method, holding that
It rivets tho rule of the machine
on the socialist party by holding no
convention wherein the views ot the
delegates are aired.
Reaction now dominates the soci
alist party as completely as it rules
a ward politician.
GREECE REFUSES REMAINS
OF THE ENTENTE POWERS
BERLIN, March 14.—Greece has
refused the entente demands asking
that the government transfer the
administration of the railroads in
Northern Greece and Macedonia,
withdraw troops from Kavalla and
Florena, allow the military occupa
tion of Corinth, and the establish
ment there of British radio stations.
ATHENS, March 14.—The gov
ernment is upheld in its refusal to
grant the demands of the.AUlee In
the Balkans, which it la said would
practically make Greece the Ally of
the Entente powors and thus invite
an attack from Bulgaria and the
Central Powers. '*
Gehoral Sarrall Is reported to
have told the Greeks that while he
TOeegnlsed the reSadnM for their
neutrality, It whs a mstfSr of mili
tary necessity that Greek policy hod
(In. the infixed
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The refnesl Is sold te have
parent indifference. Sarrail remark
ing that the Allies coilld see no rea
son to change their plans to further
assist the Greeks.
SOFIA. March 14.—The Bulgers
are delighted at the refusal of
Greece to entertain the demands of
tbe Entente Powers. It la held here
that the Greek refusal to allow the
Allies railroad administration tn^
Macedonia means that they will
hare to abandon their spring drive.
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MANITOBA GOES DRY
(K¥ SWEEPING VOTE
WINNIPEG, March 14.—The pro
vince of Manitoba U now on tisadry ;
Uat. The election yeeterday proved
a sweeping victory (or the dry ones,;
end »aw»r can be neither sold in (
clubs nor at barer hr retailers nor,
by wholesalers throughout the pro-|
vince, nor can any boose be shipped
MV *tf+ •utfWd vytitom tore^i
countries.
The Manitoba law allows the bopge
Send ne loop hale; he Is te ba Ary
and to itay dry.
The election was bitterly contest
ed and the wets put up a hard
WHKir. IN WWM,
Dnp tarto the
RUSSIAN PRESS EXCITED
DY GREAT WEST ATTACKS
PETROGRAD, March 14.—The
Russian press Is greatly excited by
the fighting in the west where it is
'realized that the struggle has be
come deadly. *
The Russians, for all that, says
tho Novoe Vremja criticizing the si
tuation, are not going to be hurried
in their war plans and will proceed
with their preparations for the big
MjB^KABg A FAMILIES * ODD
FELLOWS * FAMILIES
are invited to attend a Social given
by Midnight San Rfbekah Lodge Ho.
8, Wednesday evening, March lOtla
at M» P. M.
SONS OH THB NORTH# SOCIAL.
There will be a Social and Peaty i
tartar, March 18th at • •’deck P.
M. far aseadbare rad binds
eastern campaign. Germany, com
eludes this paper, is now driving
hard agaihst the Vordun lines sc
that the Russians might be induceo
to hasten a premature offensive or
the East which could be easily de
feated by the Germans. The mean
ing of the desperate German offen
sive west is held to bo Just for the
purpose of stirring the Russians Is
a' panic to premature action as hao
been done twice before. The French
are well able to hold the Germane
back and there Is no reason for pre
cipitate action which might be dis
astrous.
LONDON, March 14.—Witt
Ipsa ban In Russian hands and the
Turks unable> to conquer the Meso
potamia army one quarter its aixe
thee road- to India ia blocked.’
. The red to Sues la ttt6 blocked
cay at’. tUC MdV and’ the Genna*
dfmm of a. Mabbmodab-Teaton con
quest of the world la shattered.
PARIS, March 14.—It la stated
that the defensive is maintained
along the entire western front while
the Germans are concentrating their
attacks upon Verdun by the express
orders of General Joffre who in
sists that no offensive be made at
this time, without specific instruc
tions from the supreme commander.
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