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BOTH SIDES CLAIM SUCCESSES
GERMANS COUNTER ATTACK SOMME REGION
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Very Coil flicting Reports
Reach Here From Europ
NEW YORK, July 18.—Never at
any time since the war began have
reports coming from Europe been
so conflicting. Sayville wireless re
ports direct from Germany arc al
most invariably the reverse of re
ports from London, Petrograd and
Paris and even in the smallest de
tails, the reports today of the
fighting in the east are almost ex
actly the opposite, one from an
other, out of the German and the
Allied war offices.
BERLIN, July 18.—The Russians
have suffered bad repulse along the
Lipa and below Riga. In the form
er section General von Linsingen
had concentrated his troops in an
effort to counter attack the Rus
sians who have been camped on the
eastern bank in force with an ad
vance army only on the western
side of the lower Llpa. This re
sulted in severe fighting in which
the Russians lost heavily and have
withdrawn.
The Hindenberg counter attacks
were too weighty for the Russians
south of Riga and they were com
pelled to fall back upon a defen
sive. The fighting continues in
both sections with the Germans and
Austrians on a counter offensive.
PETROGRAD, July 18.—At prac-1
tically all points the Teutons are
withdrawing before the Russians.
The latter’s success on the Lipu con
tinues. The Russians have conquer
ed a long line of German trench-1*
below Riga. South of the Priper
the enemy has evacuated a number
of strategic points.
SENATE VOTES BIG
NAVY BUILDING PLAN
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 18.—
The Senate voted on the naval pro
gram today which is somewhat ex
tensive after all. The expenditure
will be the greatest on record and
includes many ships of all classes.
The capital ships included in the
first year's building include four
super dreadnaughts and four battle
cruisers.
This program it is stated, will bo
increased as occasion calls for it.
Washington politicians think that
the republicans will fight to have
the naval program enlarged.
WASHINGTON, I). C., July IS.— 1
The United States State Department
is now considering the necessity of
send eg a severe ultimatum to the
Allies on the continued and very
aggravating interference with the
United States and ccher neutral
mails. The government of Den-;
mark has drawn attention to the
fact that on Sunday the British
seized the mail from two Danish
steamers and that notwithstanding
the protests of the captains of tno
ships or the representatives of ttie
Danish government.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 18.—
It is stated that the republican can
didate for President, Charles E.
Hughes, will make preparedness
the key note of his campaign and
insist also upon tariff reform.
GRRMAN TORPEDO ROMS
SEIZE AMERICAN SHIP
BERLIN, July 18.—German tor-'
pedo boats today captured an Amer
ican schooner and two Swedish ves
sels said to be bound for the United
Kingdom with conterband of war.
The prizes which were taken just
outside the Swedish waters hav6
keen toWed to Swinnemunde.
VIENNA. July 18.—A rather
marine bulletin.
Nome Radio, July 18, 1916.
Delta at Fairbanks.
Susie at St. Michaels.
Schwatka up Melozi.
Sarah with 5 barges down Kotllk
8:30 a. m. 17th.
Slbella up Kokrines 6:30 a. m.
Benchley up Birches 8:50 a. m.
Yukon at Fairbanks, sails today.
Julia at St. Michaels.
Reliance up Kokrines 5:30 a. m.
Kelly at Gibbon.
Davis up Kotlik 16 th.
1 Tanaka up Rampart 15th.
Alaska down Circle 10 p. m. 17.
Selkirk leaves White Horse noon
"today.
Casca up Le Barge 2:30 a. m.
White Horse up Isaacs 4 a. m.
Dawson up Stewart 3 a. m.
Videtta up Stewart river.
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severe earthquake struck Fiume
yesterday, but the damage was
slight.
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LONDON, July 18.—Sir Roger
Casement’s appeal was denied.
There Is now no chance for his life
except through the Home Secretary,
or through the King as such a pro
cedure of pardon is commonly
known.
LONDON, July 18.—The govern
ment has placed eight American
firms upon the boycott list. These
have violated an agreement not to
supply Germany and the enemies
of the Entente with contraband
which was allowed to be exported I
to the boycotted firms from British
possessions.
BALTIMORE,, July 18.—The un
der sea merchantman, Deutschlana
is now ready to make its dash,
Captain Koenig watching the j
hatches closing yesterday evening
at a late hour on a very precious
cargo of nlckle, rubber and brass.
Reports are to the effect that many
British patrol boats are outside the
three mile limit of the Chesapeake
waiting to chase the submarine
merchantman. However there re
ports are not full confirmed.
FLOOD LOSS GROWS
DEATH LIST LARGE
RALEIGH, July 18.—The floods
which show some abatement in all
the eastern watershed today con
tinue dangerous and the loss esti
mates are growing. Thirteen mil
lion is now reckoned a conservative
calculation of the actual property
damage. Thirteen dead are re
ported in this city alone and this
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is far from being the worst suf
ferer.
Great damage is done along the
liver front* where factories havj
been undermined and wrecked by
the swirling waters.
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British Still Advance
On The Western Front
LONDON, July 17.—The British
are still advancing, gaining two
thousand yards it. the Ovillers sec
tion where however the Germans
are now concentrated in force to
prevent any further advance.
The Germans began a counter at
tack south of the Somme against
the French making some small
headway.
Fighting is beginning to grow
violent east of Arras.
PARIS, July 17.—Heavy fighting
before Arras and extending north
ward to Ypres followed consider
able mining activity in that section,
the British are now trying to move
forward their lines to shorten the
stretch to the Somme where they
have a huge bow forward in the
German front. The horseshoe ap
pearance of the front is indicative
of a very extensive British advance,
but the fighting today is suggestive
of a more important offensive.
PARIS. July 17.—Military com
| ment said to be in touch with abs>
'lutely reliable authorities, pretend*
'to deny that the present offensive
in the Somme region was intended
to assume the nature of a drive.
The demonstration in force as tho
forward move was intended to be,
merely revealed the fact that tho
German lines were not as strong as
was expected. The German counter
offensive in the Somme region Is
in grave danger of being outflank
ing by the British.
NEWSPAPERS PLAY UP
ALL STRIKE DISORDERS
SEATTLE, July 18.—Both the
Times and the Post Intelligencer
are now coming out strongly
against the striking longshoremen.
In addition they are playing up the
s-.tike disorders and suggesting the
rjditia and injunctions as first aid
ti the injured employers. This is
an obvious attempt to sway the
public against the unlonmen.
rihe Mayor today increased the
number of patrolmen in the citv,
especially upon the water front, but
Mayor Gill declares that the em
ployers are responsible for the
clashes by allowing the negro strike
breakers and gun men to come up
town.
1 he negroes employed are t'.e
toughest southern dock rats that
could be obtained in the south and
| several are most debased characters
The gunmen are little better.
SEATTLE, July 18.—The North
western locals of the Longshore
men's unions after a steady vote
i turned down the recent compromise
suggested on the same basis as in
San Francisco. Originally going
out for San Francisco, the men say
that the fight has now become a
struggle for the existence of tho
other unions.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18.—
The union men are expected to go
to work tomorrow. The rejection
of the compromise by' the north
west. locals finds many supporters
here, but the leaders are against it.
NEGRO KILLS SEVEN
AND WOUNDED DIES
CHICAGO, July 18.—Bob M’ln
tosh, a heat crazed negro, employed
in the Post Office as clerk, killed
his wife today, two neighbors and
two bystanders who attempted to
interfere with his fiendish work. A
policeman attempting the danger
ous feat of entering the negro’s
home was also shot dead. Seven
others were wounded. The crazy
man fought off one hundred and
fifty police, and many civilians for
AT THE DREAM.
“The Gilded Fool” a great Broad
way success starring William Par
num, will be presented at the
Dream tonight. This extraordinary
five part production with an all
star is one of the best photo-plays
of the season. William Farnum
who plays the title role in this
gripping feature, is assisted hy the
famous Maude Gilbert, a Broadway
favorite. The cast includes Mar
garet Vale, niece of President Wil
son, Charles Guthrie, Harry Sping
ler and many other players of un
doubted ability. It is a compelling
story of high finance and “The Gay
White Way” and proves that a fooi
and his money are soon parted
The first show starts at 7 sharp.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS.
A Business Meeting of the Re
publican Club will be held Wednes
day at 9 P. M. Important.
SEWARD PENINSULA REPUBLI
CAN CLUB.
By W. D’ARCY CHACE, Pres.
CHAS. H. MILOT, Sec’y.
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two hours until the authorities au
thorized the use of dynamite
against the home of the wholesale
slayer. The murderer was wounded
In three places and after being
taken in custody following the ex
plosion, he died in the hospital.
M'lntosh went home at noon to
his residence apparently quite nor
mal. Two neighbors attracted by
the screams of the infuriated man’s
wife ran to her rescue, he met
them almost at the doorstep with
smoking revolver and shot them
dead also. Two other bystanders
who endeavored to grip M’lntosh
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found the door closed upon them.
As they tried to enter the house
before the arrival of the police ho
shot them dead. As he did so a pa
trolman who had already sent in a
general call reached the house and
when he attempted to get in he waa
shot in the abdomen through th»
door. By this time one hundred anti
fifty men had come up and a
miscellaneous crowd who were
every now and then obliged to seek
shelter from the mad negro. Finally
the house was dynamited and M’ln
tosh captured.
BELGIANS DISPERSE
AFRICAN GERMANS
HAVRE, July 18.—Reports arriv
ing from African operations show
that the last band of German troops
operating in East Africa are now
being quickly rounded up. The Bel
gian troops from the Congo sud
denly came upon the Germans who
were reaching Victoria Nyanza ana
dispersed them after considerable
skirmishing in which twenty native
and German troopers were killed.
The Germans are now practically
without any holding throughout
Africa, but are putting up a gueril
la fight in a dozen different sections
with varying success. The Boer
troops from Africa are sniping rov
ing bands of natives and Germans
while a few are daily surrendering.
The native losses have been very
large. Few prisoners have bee!\
taken.
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