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.iiHh 41.AHKA. MUDAV, MARCH 3, 1016.
NO. 1800.
Armed Liner Question Stirring Up The Senate
LEADERS RESENT ULTIMATUM
OF PRESIDENT TO THEM
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
It is an open secret that President
Wilson is now in bad with the lead
er ef the Kouio wb ? openly resent
his ultimatum to them.
Wilson announces that 'ut is un
willing to conduct further negotia
tions with Germany until Congress
declares Itself.
Tho Precedent refused to accept
WESi' he termed any such compro
mise proposition such as a vote of
confidence in the President’s foreign
policy. The policy Wilson wants to
carry out is the American policy not
an American’s policy, even though
he may he president of tho country.
Wilson told Clarke and KPchin of
the House and tho senate leaders
that in the event of Congress refus
ing to take any positive stand on the
question now before them, ho would
appeal to the nation for united sup
port of all American citizens. How,
lie did not intimato.
The loaders controlling tho House
machinery have practically the situa
tion deadlocked. Wili-on said that
this condition lias become intolerauie
as tho foreign nations wore mr.kint;
the most of it in relation to their
answers to United States notes.
The leaders admit that they will
probably confer tonight with the
President in order to seek somo pro
posal which would satisfy tho Prtsi
dent and save themselves.
Kitehin admits that democratic
whips after a canvas of the member
sh'p discovered that the majority ot
th i rank and file and also a good
mi ny republicans aro with the Pre
sident.
It is feared that to longer fight
the President will mean an irretriev
able party split.
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PARIS, March 2.—-The ovoning c
communique cays that things arc
quiet on both the Verdun a nr
Woeuvre fronts this afternoon. None
the less with the German concentra
tion at this point still manifest tc
airmen, the situation is considered
as quito serious.
BERLIN, March 2.—Official esti
mates place the number of Germai
soldiers placed hors do combat as a
result of the recent drivo as ap
proximately one hundred ard twen
ty-five thousand more or less, on all
fronts including the great activity at
Verdun.
The major portion of thoco are
wounded not seriously, who will
after a short period of hospital
treatment still bo# in the effective
ranks of the fighting men. The kil
led outright on all fronts will hardly
reach thirty thousand.
The French killed almost equal
that figure. In prisoners the Ger
mans lost not more than oight hund
-od men in the Woeuvre section, in
the Verdun section the Gormans
took fifteon thousand French prison
ers.
Four fortified positions r.ro in the
hands of tho Gormans, the Woeuvre
SENSATIONAL DEBATE
BLAZES IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
There was nothing slow about the
Senate today. The armed ships Is
sue blazed with violence and sensa
tion when Senator Stone declared
that he was not in sympathy with
the President's wishes in the mat
ter “I am now and have been for
some time on this policy of the ad
ministration, in hopeless disagree
ment”, declared Stone with em
phasis.
Lodge came back with a vigorous!
and scorching defense of Wilson
and expressed astonishment that an
official seeking to maintain the
rights of American citlzenahip un
hampered by the arbitary decisions
of any foreign country, should lack
support from any American.
Senator Gore however was the man
who sent the Senate into a blaze of
excitement when he declared that a
report is current and given out by
the leaders themselves that Presi
dent Wilson told certain leaders
that war with Germany might ad
vance the cause of civilization by
ending the war before midsummer, j
Gore looked directly at Stone when
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ho mentioned certain leaders, and
sensation gripped tho conato and
choked off any demonstration while
the Oklahoma senater spoke in dead
ly stillness.
Stone almost immediately rcse to
deny that Wilson had told him or
any leaders any such thing ns Inti
mated by Gore, and expressed
astonishment at Its being so stated
in the House.
Tho Senate ir; incli'icd to await ac
tion by the House first of all.
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LONDON, March 2.—Kitchener
has been the subject of a ferocious
criticism in several of the papers on
Account of the nrltlsh inactivity
whllo the Germans were attacking
Verdun. Tho Mail wants to know
“how long” while the Glebe is even
keener in its bitter denunciation of |
the Fabian policy of tho British.
Th«r War Office ropllce to all these
criticisms by stating that tho Brlth
ish will strike wfcon they got good
and ready and not before.
The statement la fact cays that
“the army will, be found roady to
strike effectively when tho hour for
action arrives and,will be precipitat
ed into no offensive conflict unfit
and unpreporod."
LONDON, March 2.—A Zeppelin
raided the south const today with
the usual rosult. Bomo damage to
buildings and a child killod.
lines have been advanced two miles
one thousand yards of trenches are
taken in Champi.gno and several
French forts in tho Verdun system
of outer defenses have been demo
lished by German artillery flro.
Tho gains of the Gormans are dis
tinct and valuable.
The offensivo is still proccedins
at all points with only a temporary
lull intorrupting.
WILL SUBMIT PROHIBITION
VOTE BRIBISH COLUMBIA
VANCOUEVR, li. C. March 1.—
Because prohibition is working well
in Washington it is likely to he soon
seen in British Columbit. Premier
Bowser admitted today that he had,
after a conference with the drys,
agreed to put the question to a
vote in the Province.
Almost all the papers concede that
if he does so the drys will carry
everything outside of this city, per
haps, and New Westminister where
the wets are said to be strongest.
fresh salted I'onnut and Almonds
at the Hose Candy Store.
SiiME l.tAT BEBElBPS
! CWINfi SEATTLE ELEiiTIGH
SEATTLE, March 2.—Some heat
is developing in the city elections
with the revelations in the recent
tenderloin raids coming into promi
nence against Hi Gill. It !s accepted
that Hodge struck Gill a bad ono
when ho exposed the apparently free
and unhampered existence of a red
light district in the same old place
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as formerly.
Griffiths church friends are now
rallying to him, and ho may prove
a stronger rival of Gill than was
first expected.
Gill’s frlonds are still confident it
will be easy sailing.
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REP Y HTTAOKS QUELL
STRIKES flOTH WORKERS
PHILADELPHIA, March 2.—Efforts
to picket scab clothing factories to
day rosulted in the police coining
down on the women with clubs and
quelling effectively tho strikers.
Some rioting followed the actions of
the police but the reserves being
hurried to the scene and a score at
rested and the rest night-sttcked, In
many casses to insensibility, pro
paredness won tho day for the em
ploying interests.
V it thing in the line of job work
lit the ImltiHtrlal Worker Olllee.
Snlisfnrtion wwiired.
NOTED RE' 0" UTIONIST IS
PARDONED TZAB’S DECREE
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PETROGRAD, March 2.—Catherine
Broshkovsky, the noted revolutionist
who was sentenced tor life to Sibe
ria is pardoned, a ukase df the Tzar
today formally withdrawing the
docrce qt exila against her and over
r hundred other loaders of the revo
lutionist" in Russia.
Catherine Gre-hkovcky is well
known here r*s phe campaigned in
favor of the suffrage throughout the
United States.
LISBON, March 2.—The wealthy
Teutons resident of this city are
n;y making their departure to
\ iiu. Dozens left on trains leaving
* PARIS, March 2.—Teuton subma
rines were again active in the Medi
terranean today, three British
tramps, the Italian liner Elisha and
the Ruslan boat Wentzcl were sunk
by enemy torpedoes from subma
rines.
PARI8, March 2.—It fe believed
that the Germans will striko from
Noyon after all, the bombardment
between Solssons and Rhelm* con
ftraing thl* opinion. ' ^
Joffro is pow visiting the Verdun
front.
for tho Spanish border today.
War is confidoatly expected be
tween Portugal and Germany unless
the government of this country
back3 down.
I PETROGRAD, March 2.—A dis
patch from Grrnd Duko Nicolas says
that the fall of Trcbizond is momen
arily expected.
, LONDON, March 2.—The Mesopo
tamia situation is unchanged and
unimproved.
ATHENS. March 2 — It is reported
hero that the War Council at Pa'is
Is now considering evacuating Sa
lonika. This is not confirmed.
ROME. March 2.—Hoavy r-rti'lery
duels proceed in tho Isonzo region.
VENNA, March 2.—Tho Austrian
will not now advance against
Avalona.
SOFIA, March 2.—A proclamation
annexing tho greater part ov Scrvia
is expected by the people any
time.
OR,'FT CftRGES STIR
I A CANADIAN PROVINCE
j REGINA, Sask., March 2.—The
; graft chargee againot tho liborale
under premier Scott In roforence to
war contract* have shaken the en
tire Province and eoveral parlia
mentarian* have disappeared.
| Further disclosures are anticipated
:as a Royal Commission is now prob
Ung the scandal.
Corruption and boodling under thfr
guise of patriotic preparedness got
several of the politicians into
trouble and thoy hayo made their
escape to other fields.
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