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BERLIN, July 5.—Around the
Brzenzany heights in Galicia, deter
mined infantry attacks, supported
and preceded by heavy artillery fire,
forced the retirement of the Rus
sians. The Teutons are now hold
ing their positions along the en
tire front.
The unexpected attacks by the
Russians which made some gains in
the beginning have now exhausted
themselves. It is held that the si
tuation is safe.
PETROGRAD, July 5.—The Mi
nister of War's office today declares
that heavy frontal attacks of con
centrated masses of Teutons forced
a slight retirement of the Russians
today. In other sections the ad
vance was continued.
The fighting reaches its acme of
violence in the vicinity of the town
of Brzezany, located on the Zlota
Lipa, and a railroad junction town
connecting with Tarnopol on the
east which is the Russian base end
Lemberg on the northwest.
Railroads also run to Chodoroff,
connecting with the Stanislau
Halisch-Lemberg railroad and w th
I’odhayste, a town of some import
ance between the Zlota and the
Styrpa rivers.
The Germans are aiding the Aus
trian troops in an effort to prevent
the Slavs gaining the heights be
yond Brzezany and which occur be
tween the two Zlota rivers, the bat
tle line extends almost north to
Zlochoff, indicating the effort “o
drive upon Lemberg.
GREAT RIOTS STIR
CITY OF AMSTERDAM
AMSTERDAM, July 5.—This city
■was the scene of terrible riots yest
erday aiul today, bordering upon
revolution. The riots were caused
by the demand of the workers for
food, claiming that the monied in
terests are holding a monopoly of
it themselves.
The wlioly city is practically under
martial law, thousands of soldiers
are in control of the situation which
quietened this afternoon, but may
break out again at any time.
Ten thousand voikmen are now
out on strike, demanding more food
the women are taking as active a!
part as the men.
The situation is considered grave
and the leading officers in command
! of the military forces are prepared
j for almost any eventuality.
| The scenes witnessed yesterday
land this morning were quite excep
I tional, the workers here being usu
; ally very phlegmatic and easy gc
i ing. They stormed stores and for
j ced (lie controllers of warehouses
where stock were stored, to give
them food. The police attacked the
rioters, but were driven hack wlie.i
the strikers joined the food
rioters. Blood was shed several
times and only when a strong force
of military arrived was order re
stored.
There is a general sense of un
easiness in all circles and the food
situation is getting so serious that
grave consequences are feared un
less something is done.
Anything in the line of job work
HOPE TO STATE THE
DRAFT NUMBERS SOON
.WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 5.—
Great interest centers in the even
ing announcement that the autho
rities hope to make the announce
ment of the draft numheis next
week from the registration iists, in
accordance with the conscription
law. The work of classify'!.g th"
lists is now reaching a conclusion
and it has been a collosal task.
WASHINGTON, I). 0 July 5.—
CIRCUS PLAY AT RKKAM.
Tonight a special attraction for
young and old will he presented at
the Dream. The pretty Fairbanks
twins will rtar in “The Flyinfc
Twins” a story dealing with the
circus. Many of the scenes ar*
taken from a real circus perform
ance. Clowns and performers are
seen in abundance.
PICNIC SATURDAY.
The postponed Children's Picnic
will be held on Saturdayp next.
This is the reunion for children
arranged by the Kegoayah Kozga
which was previously postponed
owing to the inclement weather.
The Senate late this afternoon
agreed to begin the final considera
tion of the prohibition amendment
to the food bill tomorrow indicating
that the vole would be taken on
prohibition before adjournment that
day. The Senate has accepted
the House amendment to the food
bill giving the President power to
fix prices instead of restricting the
use of food and fuel within certain
allowances.
This amendment is worked out
on the theory that there is no short
ago but merely that the price is
beyond the reach of most people.
As this will enable some who have
money to buy all they want, it is
likely to work out satisfactorily in
actual operation.
The main incentive to senators
to get busy with the food bill is*,
the continuous demands reaching
them from their constituents that
the work be rushed. There is no
question about the national clamor
for the passage of the bill without
any further delay.
MAY BE GREAT
STRIKE PHONE GIRLS
SEATTLE, July 8.—The Inter-]
national President of the Electri
cians is now in conference with the
with the telephone heads here this
afternoon in an effort to adjust *the
difficulties between the girl operat
ors and the companies. They de
mand the right to organize and if
they are finally denied this, it is
practicaly certain that fifteen thou
sand employees on the coast will
strike, tying up the entire telephone
business.
The trouble started over the
strike of the girls at Aberdeen when
the managers began to discharge
those who were unionists.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REAR
THE WORKER.
HAIG DRIVES SIX
HUNDRED YARDS AHEAD
LOXDON, July 5.—Yesterday and
today the fighting south of Ypres
was the feature of the war on the
British front when Haig began an
other smash along the line between
Lys and Hollebelte.
For the past three days a con
tinuous fire was maintained along
the entire front under the British
command and it was expected that
the lull in the high explosive fire
would he followed by an advance in
the Lens sector either north or
south. The expected did not happen,
for yesterday afternoon when the
gun fire lifted and the momentar>
lull saw the infantry get ready for
action the drive was initiated south
of Ypres and between Hollebeke
and Lys. The troops followed the
barage fire and advanced the British
positions two hundred yards, occu
pying the very close German
trenches in one section.
Today Haig reports an advance
of six hunderd yards along the en
tire front in the above named
sector. 9
Now the experts affect to see in
the new advance an effort to bring
up the British lines to such a posi
tion in the Flanders set-ion as to be
be able to prevent any prematura
attack upon them front the Lille
base of the Germans. Haig’s re
ports seem to indicate that he mere
ly anticipated a German offensive
in this section for the enemy had
“placed large and eoncerntrated re
inforcements in that section of the
west front with the intention of au
aggressive attack”.
HAVE SORE
WAITING TROOP SHIPS
WASHINGTON, T>. C., July 5.—
The department heads admit today
that it has been jist learned that
the Germans have a screen of sub
marines over eight hundred miles
out in the Atlantic, in an effort to
cripple the trans],oration of Amer
ican troops to Europe.
The number of divers is very groat
and it is believed that their pre
sence out thus far in the Atlantic
will account for the fact that sink
ings within the socalled danger zone
have been lighter for the past
week.
It is the inteniton to break up
this screen at once
The long distance which the div
er-; are out from their bast - is a re
velation as to the capacity of these
under sea boats to stand without
replenishment of fuel and supplies.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 5.—
It is now believed that the leak to
Germany of the mov ; me lit of Amer
ican troops to Europe was accomp
lished by the use of innoc nt read
ing commerical messages to neutral
countries which were read by Ger
man war codes. From the neutral
countries, still in innocent appearing
messages, the news was flashed
across the borders to Germany
where action followed.
The Department of Justice has
estimated thut there ore one hund
red thousand spies in the United
States. That some of these got busy
when they knew of the troops going
to Europe is now practically cer
tain.
TELLER, July 3.— (By Mail).
1 Just a few lines to tell you of tlic>
! doings in the Teller District, the
: fishing industry has taking quite a
boom here, there are five different
outfits of white men, and something
like twenty five Eskimos in the bus
siness at the present time, the sal
mon is plentiful for this time of the
LOCAL ITEMS.
Mike Connolly the Last Cbai.co
quartz magnate is an arrival on the
Umatilla which dropped anchor
shortly after ten o’clock yesterday
morning, bringing mail, passen^eis
and freight. The passenger list
lias already been published in a dis
patch from Seattle. Connolly brings
news of the death of Mike Gaffney
an old Pioneer miner in this sec
tion, having been killed when at
work in Moran’s shipyard by a
large timber falling on him while,
at work on a vessel. Gaffney cvau
67 years of age, and up to his end,
was quite spry and active and am hi
tious, expecting to come to develop
his quartz property in this district
He was interred in Cavalry ceme
tery. Mr. Connolly himself being
one of the pall bearers.
year, and they all expect a In.; catch
Mike M'Neil and partner x% ill no
doubt put up the largest amount
of fish as they are the best equipped
they have five hundred barrel? and
twenty tons of salt and plenty of
nets. With the usual run of fish
they will do well. Ben Bernard
has just unloaded the machinery
for the dredge he Is putting on
Swanson creek, he intends having
the dredge in operation by the first
of August. Harry Dobson will leave
this evening with his dredge crew
for Budd Creek, where he will ope
rate this season, Max Hirschbert,
has not started to operate his
dredge on Sunset creek as yet, but
will have it running by the first of
August.
Roy Clark has a crew of men at
work building a road to his Gra
phite mine, near Salt Lake. Tweet
with one man is mining Gi ophite
from his mine near the same place
that Clark is working. The W. V:.
Johnson dredge on Grouse creelc.
and the Graham dredge on Buck
creek are both running fu'l blast.
There is but little news from Gold
Run, the boys are all worikn? hard
and saying nothing. Tom Dunkin
and partner moved an outfit to Gold
Run lust week, they i Rend to w irk
there all summer, the snow fall the
past winter was ligh: ant', there is
very little of it In sight at Hie pre
sent time, unless tin -'3 is plenty o(!
rain soon there will he a shortage
of water on most of the creeks.
Frank Miller and Bart Ryan have
quit working lor Bon Bernard, they
will put in the summer prospecting
for themselves. There is nothing
doing at the Lost River quartz mine
at the present time but Billy
O’Brien wrote from Seattle, that he
would come in later and work " or
4 men on his property next winter.
Dave M’Connell is at Tin City look
ing after his property there. Fred
Kenton is running the Gasoline l out
Berkely, and is doing the freighting
for the Graphite people at Salt
Lake. In tact there is no one idltf
here at the present time.
HAI) LITTLE GRAFT.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.—Five
employees at Angel Island immi
gration Bureau and three San Fran
cisco attorneys have been impli
cated in a gigantic smuggling ring
by the confession of a Chinese
smuggler.