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Russians Advance Upon
Lemberg on Northest
PETROGRAD, Aug. 23.—The Ger
mans today resumed the offensiv
south of Brody against Sahkarol
who has halted his drive for th
past two days under orders fror
Brussiloff.
The situation otherwise is favor
able. On the Stockhod about tei
miles across the valley to the west
ward, the German defenses wer
stormed and captured by Brussiloff
northern wing.
The most important operati
; are now the advance upon Lemb
t from the northeast where Bru
3 loft's center from Volhynia is bre
i ing down all opposition.
The theory of today’s 'devel
- ments is that Sahkaroff is to h
1 the Teutons from further adva
- south of Brody and to strik
3 heavy flanking attack if they
s tempt to withdraw on Lemberg.
Lichitsky’s forces captured
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heights in the Hungarian Carpathi
ans and inflicted a severe defeat
upon the Austrians south of Arevo,
taking two thousand prisoners. The
defeat was inflicted when the Rus
sian troops heavily countered the
Teuton attacks.
The Dvinsk section is the scene
of frequent artillery duels which
are productive of no developments.
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SMOOTH SMOOT IS
DENOONCING EXTRAVAGANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23.—
The discussion on the revenue bill
in the senate is giving the politicians
ample opportunity to rehearse their
carefully prepared campaign
speeches on a rather somnolent au
dience. Thus today Senator Smoot,
the Utah Mormon, attacked the re
venue bill in a bitter speech declar
ing that the democratic administra
tion had revelled in a riot of ex
cessive extravangance.
The reply to Smoot fell to Senator
Simmons who enlarged upon the
fact that appropriations were based
upon treasury estimates, were not
excessive and were only apparently
extravagant because the prepared
ness plans which the republicans
themselves had approved of and of
which they had even demanded
more, sent the figures above that ot
ordinary years. Simmons said the
talk of pork was nonsensical and un
just for there had been more pork
distribution during the republican
regime than (luring that of the de
mocrats.
The Senate however paused in its
breathless work of considering with
tongue and jaw the revenue bill to
pass the army bill which returned
to the house for final approval with
the action taken in the articles of
war identical in both, so that it
may now meet with executive ap
proval.
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WILSON CONFERS WITH
THE COMMITTEE HEADS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23.—
President Wilson went into confer
ence with Newlands and Adamson
for one hour today. As Newland
and Adamson are chairmen of the
Senate and House committees re
spectively on Interstate and For
eign Commerce, it is believed that
Wilson urged the passage of the
Senate bill increasing the Interstate
Commerce Commission membership
ao as to expedite hearings for in
creased rates if the railroads accept
the Wilson plan.
However it is admitted that the
Wilson attitude on the question is
undisclosed and the commiteemen
consulted refused to inform report
ers what was the subject matter of
their hour's conference with the
President.
The railroad presidents position
so far is one of non-agreement
even among themselves, the leader
*>f the fight against the eight hour
day being Hill of the Great North
ern who is bitterly opposed to it
on his own or subsidiary roads. One
president is said to have declared
that Louis Hill is a harder man to
handle than even his father, James
J. Hill. Hill is reported to have told
CHARGED WITH AGITATING
INDUSTRIALISTS DEPOORTED
EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 23.—Ti
shingle mill owners of this city b<
cause the Industrial Workers wei
objectionable to them, raided the
place of business and ran them o\
of town. Twenty in all were di
ported. The reason given is ths
the men were instrumental in ag
e tating a strike for higher pay and
!- the shingle mills could not stand
e for that in the land of the free and
r home of the brave.
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A riot followed in the evening
,t and three thousand participated.
I- Many arrests followed.
CARRANZISTS CLASH
KILL SOME OUTLAWS
CHIHUAHUA CITY, Aug. 23.—
It is officially announced that the
Oarranzist troops clashed with brig
ands near Matamoras and that the
ontlawB lost three men.
There was no government casual
ties.
The bandit leader Villa has not
been heard of nbw for almost a
month and it is believed that he Is
long sinoe dead and his followers
are concealing the fact in order to
the other presidents frankly that
even if they give in to the men’s
demands he and his roads will never
do so and will fight it out to a
finish. The trouble about this is
that the brotherhoods insist that all
or none accept their terms. The pre
sidents would willingly give in on
some' roads and then aid the road
refusing to surrender with all their
power in the hope of breaking up
the unions, one road at a time, but
the brotherhoods will not allot*
that to be adopted.
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TENEMENT COLLAPSES,
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—A five
story brick tenement under con
struction collapsed today; six are
missing and one is known to be
dead. The contractor was arrested.
HUNDRED DEGREES.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.—One hund
red degrees in the shade with the
humidity excessive was responsible
today for the death of four and the
heat prostration of many scores.
1 RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. S doors west of Alasltt
Bank.
We do the best
, CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING &
REPAIRING
Ladies and Gentlemens Clothes.
prevent loss of his prestige whict
is a great help to them flghtinf
government troops. The regular*
are In awe of the Villatist prowess
Railroad Employees Are
Growing Weary Delay
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 23.—
Not since the negotiations began
did the situation look more threat
ening than tonight. The employee’s
committee held a meeting which
was the scene of frequent uproars
between the militant minority and
the conservative majority in which
are all the leaders of the brother
hoods.
The minority which has been op
posed to any strike interference
when their demands were turned
down by the managers again ac
cused the leaders with being ready
to throw the brotherhoods down in
the face ol' the overwhelming de
mand for a strike.
The brotherhoods, the most con
servative admit, are becoming rest
less and insist that there be no ne
gotiations considered which involve
a backdown.
The night session was especially
stormy and that the strike advo
cates are getting the upper liana
was shown by the fact that the reac
tionary leaders who want action de
layed werb afraid to get a vote on
the action and just forced through
an adjournment by a narrow mar
gin.
The probability of a strike now
grows with every hour delay in
settlement.
ARTILLERY DUELS ARE
FEATURE WEST FIGHTING
BERLIN, Aug. 22.—The War
Stall' says that the Germans have
been successful In lighting the
French on the Somme front today
when they penetrated the defenses
near Estres.
Heavy artillery engagements arc
proceeding at Clery and Maurepas
with the duel intensifying as the
day wears.
Fighting the British at Thiepval
and Guillement, most of the morn
ing was spent in an artillery bomb
ardment which caused a lively ex
change of gun fire with the enemy.
On the whole the Allies were
checked today on the west.
PAKIS, Aug. 22.—The Germans
made three distinct efforts to re
gain Maurepas and Thienval today
and in each were repulsed by the
French and British troops. The ar
tilery fire is intense along the
Somme front since noon today.
There is another lull on the Ver
dun front where the Germans have
made no gains now for a month oi
more. At eleven o’clock they began
an irregular bombardment of the
French Floury lines, but soon after
ceased when they drew a French re
taliatory fire.
BERLIN, Aug. ail.—The Cologne
Zeitung says that the French
are beginning to show signs or
weariness of the Verdun activities
and to be completing arrangements
for a withdrawal. No official re
port to this effect is made.
NEWSPAPERS REFLECT THE
INTEREST RALKAN SITUATION
1 LONDON, Aug. 23.—The newi
papers throughout the country r<
1 fleet the interest which is now bein
1 taken in the Balkans and the pos:
1 ibie results of Rumania's entry ini
the war and the offensive of the A
1 lies against the Bulgars.
1 The unanimous opinion is thi
this movement is of the greatei
1 importance as it disrupts Germany
communication with the East an
means the ultimate capitulation <
Turkey.
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The Times military critic with his
usual conservative review cautions
against any over optimism might be
felt in the situation as far as an
easy campaign in the Balkans is
concerned. The writer points out
that Germany knows well enough
that the humiliation of Bulgaria
would be a deadly blow from which
the Central Powers could not re
cover as it would mean the complete
isolation of that country and
throw Turkey open to complete
conquest. This being the case the
:ritic points out^ neither Germany
nor Austria will spare any men,
munitions or troops to prevent what
is a recognized catastrophe tor the
reuton nations.
If the Allies are to advance in the
Balkans it will be at the same price,
the Times critic concludes as that
which the Allies will have to pay
an the east and on the west.
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SEVERE QUAKE STIRS
HUMBOLT COUNTY CAL.
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EUREKA, Cal. Aug. 23.—The most
violent earthquake since the terrible
! disturbance in San Francisco which
[ resulted in the ruin of the city at
the time shook up all Humbolt
county and did considerable dam
age. The shocks occured about six
o'clock this morning and were so
1 violent that panic stricken sleepers
fled from their homes.
A good many buildings in this
and other towns in Humboldt coun
ty show the marks of the earth
quake, in one of the largest build
ings in this city a crack extending
all the way up the street front of
. the building. Five men were seri
ously injured. i
It is said that the reason why the
g damage was no greater was because
, the shocks all travelled in a trans
verse direction from east to west
and there were no cross disturb
ances such as characterized the fam
ous Frisco earthquake.
Another peculiar feature of the
earthquake is that although exceed
ingly severe it was hardlv ielt out
4
side Humboldt county.
BERKLEY, Cal., Aug. 2:1.—Dur
ing the period of the Humboldt
quake's intensity this morning, al
though locally violent, it was hardly
felt here, and the university seismo
graph recorded only a slight (hock.
ITALIANS ON STRONG
ALPINE REGION THRUST
ROME, Aug. 23.—The Ministry
of War announces that the Italians
have carried out a strong thrust
sucessfully in the Alpine region car
rying strong positions forward as
far as the Fana Dolomites ip the
Transvennazes Valley.
Severe fighting is now taking place
beyond the Isonzo.
VIENNA, Aug. 23.—The Austri
ans have Anally crushed the life
out of the Italian offensive. /