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SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.—At
exactly 2:55 this afternoon the
Mooney jury announced that they
had reached a verdict. This an
nouncement spread like wild fire
through the town, while the court
bailiffs searched everywhere for
Judge Sea well who did not show up
until four o’clock. The surprise when
it was announced that a verdict had
been reached was only equalled by
the suspense when what the verdict
was was conjectured by the people.
The jury was out in all fifty one
hours.
When the bench was taken by
Judge Seawell, the court room was
packed and the jury filing in efforts
were made by those who thought
they could read the verdict in the
faces to tell what it was. The an
nouncement was still further de
layed by the foreman fumbling for
the written verdict in answer to the
question as to whether they hart
agreed. All eyes were upon the
jury and the jury itself watched
judge and foreman while their vir
dict was announced. The jury’s
verdict was read by the clerk of the
court and when Not Guilty was de
clared, there was something like
enthusiasm in court but which the
angered prosecution and the bench
quickly suppressed. But Mrs. Mooney
the defendant made no effort to con
ceal lier joy, while tears of actual
delight streamed down her face,
she kissed her lawyers and all the
jurors, somewhat to the pleased em
barrassment of some of them. Num
erous men around congratulated the
music teacher and her gratitude was
most obvious and wholesome to look
at. The strain was too much for Mrs.
Hammerberg, a sister of Mrs.
Mooney, and before the verdict was
lead she collapsed in court.
The verdict after the jury had
been out fifty-one hours came, with
out any doubt as a surprise to both
sides as it was made almost certain
that a verdict would not lie reached.
LONDON, July 25.—Field Marshal
Sir Douglas Haig in one of the long
est daily reports issued for some
time, describes in detail the fierce
fighting on the sea and Flanders
sector between the British and the
Germans.
Beginning on Monday with an in
tensive German bombardment which
was replied to with vigor, notwith
standing the active artillery work
of the British the Germans began a
series of heavy infantry attacks
which developed into heavy hand to
hand fighting along the British
lines. The Germans almost had
possession on Tuesday morning of
the British first lines but with spi
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Edwin Carewe and in six massive
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starts in New York and then goes
to the Northern woods of Canada,
and deals with the heroine Miss
Taliaferro attempts to procui e a lost
deed from her fathers partner nick
named in the wood as “The Beast”.
This northern picture with perfect
detail, and thrill after thrill will
hold all patrons tightly in their seats
much comedy is interspersed and
this feature will make a hit. Three
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assumed gigantic dimensions with
heavy losses on both sides.
The artillery fire of the Gei mans
was compulsorily suspended while
this fighting in the air was going
on for mastery of position and the
inability of the airmen to report the
result of the bombardment ov the
proper position for the longer range
higher powered guns. Haig pays a
great compliment to the daring of
the British and Belgian airmen
whose work, he said, has been un
equalled in his experience of the i
fighting on the west. The British
are pushing ahead is the final word j
in the Haig report.
ritcd and very violent counters they
were finally driven back to their
own trenches. The fighting did not
end there although almost all last
night artillery fire kept up a terrific
rain of shells upon both positions.
This morning the fierce fighting
was renewed and that notwithstand
ing the heavy rain and thunder
storms that prevailed practically all
day. Haig also says that towards
the afternoon while the infantry
attacks of the British were pro
ceeding tlie German air flotilla at
tacked the British lines ;.itli the
result that the fighting in the air
DOCTOR IN LIMELIGHT
DEFENDS AGAINST CRITICS
CHICAGO, July 25.—While the
storm rages around Dr. Haselden
over letting another child die. Dr.
Haselden himselt added fuel to the
flames by announcing that he had
attending two more children whom
he was not attempting to save for
the same reason and that he has not
been doing so continuously for a
year and every deformed defective
child which he aided in bringing
into the world he would not attempt
to save.
Furthermore he states that the
city and the state Medical authori
ties have been upholding him in
this practice, and the prosecutor
himself has said that there is no
thing wrong in the doctor exercising
his discretion in such a matter, that
ho could not be prosecuted without
someone showing that he had deli
berately aided in destroying such
lives.
Tho statement issued today does
not smooth over the storm that has
been aroused in the papers, and
Haselden is certainly in the lime
light in this city over his defiance
of conventional opinion on the mat
ter. He came back hard at some
of the critics and declared that if
some of them would lead decenter
lives they would be doing their
share towards removing the pos
sibility of what they complain of
Haselden doing.
CHICAGO, July 24.—Dr. Hasled
BATTLE. July 25.—With the
nv t contingent of strike breakers
here and now quartered at the car
hern and fifteen hundred more com
ing tonight, the traction company
again reiterated its statement refus
ing to arbitrate. They declare that
the men will return to work on the
company’s terms as individuals or
not at all. They simply may not
organize in a labor union.
It is further announced that the
company intends to make use of a
tank car with machine guns to clear
the way for their cars should any
attempt be made to interfere with
their traffic and they will put the ar
moured cars into operation on Thura
day.
This would be the signal for general
rioting and if it is attempted Mayor
Gill announced that he plans to re
fuse to permit the car3 to tie ope
rated with such strike breakers in
the interests of the public peace as
likely to cause considerable blood
shed.
Today the men won a decided
victory when the traction company
applied to the federal court for a
restraining order to prevent the car
men on strike front piekettirg or in
terfering with the curs. th. District
Court peremptorily r •: any stmh I
an injunction.
The traction company b ;;ct fail
io declare that this action oi ilio
court is a source of astonishment to
t hem.
The situation is unchanged us far
as the strike is concerned, not a car
running or attempted to be run. It
is felt safe to say that tomorrow
the case will he different and that
important developments are pending
The importation of so many strike
breakers from the east, is however,
a certain sign that the company in
tends this to be a fight to a finish.
The situation in Tacoma is identical
with the strike condition in this
city.
Let estimate on /our .Job Work
PETROGRAD, July 25.—The
Grand Headquarters admits that, the
Germans are continuing their drive
in Galicia and along the Russian
front in other sections.
The statement further says that
outside Galicia, the Russians “are
more than holding their own and
have made remarkable gains in
some”.
The report further declares talit
the situation in Galicia is improv
ing. The presence of Kerensky is
having a powerful effect and he is
struggling desperately to restore
order.
The inroads of the German propa
ganda are most serious, but late
I r\iis evening the Minister wired tlie
| Headquarters that he had the situa
i tion in hand and the Russians had
j retired their last mile and would
now advance.
PETROGRAD, July 25.—After
the biggest man hunt in Russian
history, Leniue who is blamed as
the man who fomented the up ris
ing of all the reactionary elements
against rlie revolution w as cap
tured.
It is believed that lie will be exe
cn who a short time ago achieved
considerable notoriety when he al
lowed a deformed and defective
baby to die, whereby he started a
world wide discussion that became
of international importance today
failed to take any steps to prolong
the life of a deformed defective
child, insisting that the action was
of benefit to humanity and it was
undesirable that the infants life be
prolot ged beyond birth.
The same furor of discussion
aroused by tho first action of the
doctor is repeated again.
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cuted as it is announced that it has
been determined to try him by court
martial as such a traitor to his
country.
Documents found on Decline and
upon the court assistant was acted
with him will be used against him.
Leuine in a letter which was made
public this afternoon denies that he
co-operated at all with the Germans
with a view of establishing peace,
bu*. he objected to the provisional
government’s methods and lid want
an early peace to re store the coun
try.
DREDGE ST.MKTS.
The Anderson dredge at tiie
mouth oi Center creek began digg
ing yesterday for the first time this
season and alter extensive repairs
had been effected.
WiDD GO OUTSIDE.
It is understood that orders ar
rived yesterday for all men at the
Post to hold themselves in readiness
to go outside later on, only a few
men to be retained here to look after
the post.
RETURNS VERDICT.
After deliberating from 5 until
11 P. M. yesterday the jury returned
a verdict in favor of Dave Johnston
the plaintiff lor $2,000. Johnston
sued Jere Sullivan for $7,000 and
cost. A promisary note was involved
in this case.