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BERLIN, Peb. 28.—Beaumont
was again captured by the Germans
this morning after terrific fighting.
Five French efforts to recapture
the position have been successfully
repulsed with sanguinary losses.
The' French cnarged and re
charged the position only to be
driven back or have the attacking
regiments anihilated.
Champneuville also fell to the
Gorman arms today after terrific
fighting in which the French losses
were enormous.
The extended fortified works of
Pardaumont were taken by storm.
In this the German losses wore
heavy but the prize i3 extremely
valuable as it weakens the entire
French line in this section and
serves as a powerful apex to the
German intruding wedge.
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Vigorous fighting with definite
Gernoftp gains Is also taking place
$ t$e ^Vpouvre plain with the
(French lines showing signs of weak
ening before the surge of the Ger
man, onslaughts.
An attack by the British in the
Yprps district has been successfully
repulsed and Gormans captured a
long section of the French lines In
Champagne. The German rushes In
this section completely demoralizer)
the French and the gains are very
substantial. * r '
Fifteen thousand unwounded
prisoners have beon captured since
the drive bogan.
Finest UnalakTeet dog Snlmoy at
DUFFY'S.. 7 cents delivered.
Wnw In the time Hi Nnhnrrlh*.
BAD DAY ALSO 2slcu k !..wa ;
DOVER, Feb. 28.—The Maloja,
a P. & O. liner and sister ship to
the 111 fated Persia when en route to
Bombay today was mined off the
coast of Dover.
The Maloja carried one Ciundred
and seventeen passengers and two
hundred Lascar seamen. • '
Heavy storms prevented help
| reaching the sinking liner which
turned turtle before sinking out ot
?>8iht.
Seventy-five are dead or missing, j
The tanker Empress giving aid to
passengers struggling in the water
was also mined and sank Immedi
ately.
MARSEILLES, Feb. 28.—The
Swedish ship Untinfes was subma
rined in the Gulf of Lyons today by
a Teuton submarine.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—The Russian
liner Petshenge, the Swedish steam
er Stockholm, French steamer
Trignac , Dutch steamer Mecklen
burg were all sunk by mines within
the past two days in tho North Sea.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—It is believed
that the Germans during foggy and
stOnh^ weather have been sowing
mines in various sections of the
North Sea, otherwise it is stated
that the sinking of the Maloja is
simply unexplainable. Many pro
1 minent members of Anglo-Indian
society went down with the liner.
WILL SURELY AGAIN
RUM VICE PRESIDENT
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| WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 23.—
; It is now claimed that Vice Presl
! dent Marshal la openly a candidate
i tor re-electlOn and that pa any of his
[ friends at his own iystl^at'on have
[ taken a hand in grppming hire for
the renottiination. '■
It is stated that there are several
mndidates for the position, and it is
even intimated that as it conveys a
tnairmaushlp of the senate delibera
tions it would not be wholly unwel
come to William Jennings Bryan.
Friends of Bryan insist that he Is In
line tor a presidential nomination,
hut Bryan only admits that he is in
the hands of his friends.
WEST OF STATE IS
BLIZZARDY: NEW YORK
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NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—A fierce
blizzard is now sweeping over
western New York and contiguous
states. It has tied up traffic but It
will not long delay train move
ments.
The eastern section of the state
suffered a mild tail end of the blizz
ard. Snow fell here, but the weather
is nqt very cold and it did not last
' very long. It affected no v
is getting colder however this even
ing and the wind is rising.
MAY START RECALL
ON SHERIFF
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SEATTLE, Feb. 28.—Bootleggers
and sporting fraternity are sore on
Hodge for his raids which are claim
ed to be based bpon political mo
tived and they threaten to start a re
call.
Hodgo does not appear to be
alarmed and said that he guessea
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he had got the high browed blind
tiger men going.
There is no doubt that Hodge's
i%iid of the Rainier Club has incen
sed a good many who thought they
were Immune from any such inter
ference.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Fob. 28.—
Sam Oomper8, President of the Am
erican Federation of Labor who a
short time ago told Wilson that or
ganized labor approved of prepared
ness, now is gqtting anxious.
Today be seemed to smell the fact
for the first time that which every
other person realized for quite s
long time, that there might be a
dark gentleman in the wood pilo not
altogether beneficial to organized
labor.
I He added to the humor of things
by advancing before the committee
and asking in the name of the Am
erican Federpttyn of Labor that the
federalized militia be prevented
from doing strike duty, prohibited
was the word used, and that the cost
of preparedness fall not upon the
wago workers.
T£e Congressmen received Mr.
Gompers proposition quite seriously
and will give it the attention can be
expected for puch .a naif proposal.
Great Britain has notified the
State Department that the shipment
from Germany through Holland of
five million dollars worth of dye
stuffs will be permitted.
This shipment will all bo quickly
grabbed up by textile works which
are a,till quite short Respite the pro
gress inado in getting American che
mocal and dye works going.
GKT THK NEWS RIGHT. REAil
THE WORKER
LONPON, Peb. 28.—A heavy ar
lied offensive is now being rushed
la the northweastern section of the
Pranco-Flanders front 'with the most
serious engagements taking place
east of Tpr«s mid near Loos.
'the Allies claim gains at both sec
BERLIN, |Mb. jj£f
•tarted a henry offensive in Plsjnd
km maie
•PARIS, Feb. 28.—Fighting conti
nues in the Woenvre district. The
German offensive today shows a i* •
ing off in severity with ah evident
intention to hold #hat has been
gained.
The lines have held finely today
despite the continuous assaults.
<Xhe (Germjua,losses ,*n storming
ftfo&hofa, h*va Mn
almost, .iAciwdt^^ns. < *ui tFU
LONDON, Feh. tt.—-The British
offenslve ln Flaa&eri lt is consldep4d
and will in all probability begin a
counter attack of considerable di
mensions. They maintained a' heavy
artillery fire on tho‘ JBritlsh linps to
day eyen while the latter resumed
the offensive.
German airmen are making con
tinuous flights back of the Allies
Panders lines.
GERMANS RECAPTURE LOST
LINES CHAMPAGNE FRONT
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PARIS, Feb. 28.—The Hermans
in a surprise attack re-captured the
Champagne trenches which the
French had only gained yesterday.
The attack swept the Germans
clean through the new French lines
and they also took many prisoners.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—It Is stated
that the Zeppelins which raided
England recently crossing the mid
land counties destroyed by bombs
no less than five British munition
factories. The British concealed as
far as possible these results of tho
Zeppelin attacks.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—Allied airmen
bombed Metz today doing some
damage.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—Two aviators
winged by the French dropped In
■ the Meuse and were killed or drown
ed.
LONDON, Feb. 28.—British
cruisers are now scouring the south
Atlantic in a search for raiders. ’
It is not believed that these raid
ers have their base near Tennriffe as
the reports would load one to be
lieve, but that they have at some
point in South America established
quarters where they obtain supplies
etc. after their raiding trips.
The identity of some of these
raiders is admitted to be a mystery.
OBT THE NEWS RIGHT. RE A3
THE WORK EH.
PETROdRAD, Feb. 28.—The Duma
finance committee today approved
the two billion rouble loan recqip
mended by the Minister of Fin^ce.
It is to be raised by. a direct |ai|d
(tax on |arg[er estates and
goods' wlthf'the prospect
of eJUAyy f
mport duty throughout for au ma
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dan Quit from Map churl a.
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It Is stated that the British gov-,
ornment at the request of the
French Commander in Chlof will pot
seqd further troops to Mesopotaiqtp,
instead the Russians Will operate
Kith those Batten and Russian
Persia and .life
pletoly demoralized,
question of cavalry
capture the stragglers.
CONSTANTINOPLE,
The Russians ate feting witn
cruelty tq the Turks Ip Armenia,
leging as their. excuse lme£‘
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