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'ToanL ALASKA. THtTRSDAY, MARCH 16, 191#.
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PARIS, March 15.—Heavily reln-|
forced .French lines moved forward
today norhwest of Verdtm and on
the direct center whefe they drove
forwardf at the point of the bayonet.
Weather conditions throughout
the day favored the French. The
Ctormans have now several com
pletely cut off along the Mease and
in danger of anihilation.
LONDON, March 15.—The fight
ing at Verdun changed somewhat
today when the French forced the
issue after the bombardment'. They
opened an offensive west of the
Meuse and the fighting has there
been heavy.
Heavy German attacks are re
ported on the Bethincourt positions, ■
but these were Repulsed.
The greatest gains are on the
Frenoh center which has sent the
Germans reeling back from positions
they had gained only a day or fVo
ago with staggering losses.
The Germans are moving enorm
ous reinforcements to the Verdun
front and the battle Is likely to be
continuous.
The artillery bombardmont of both
sides wa» very destructive, but the
men were not injured as is evident
from today’s fighting. A Berlin dis
patch says that the French offensive
was really a rear guard action while
the greater portion of troops, guns
and supplies are withdrawn.
However the offensive is so exten
sive that this is not here cre
ditted.
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COLUMBUS, March 15.—United
Statos cavalry under Colonel Dodd
left the army' camp here today and
crossed the line on the Villa hunt.
Other troops are now broaklng
camp.
MEXICO CITY, March 15.—It is
announced that General Obregon
has left for Juarez to take command
of the Villa hunt.
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I CHICAGO, March 15.—The Car
1 ranza government has ordered five
aoroplahes.
MEXICO CITY, March 15.—It Is
stated that Genoral Carranza believes
yet that American interests seeking
United Statos Intervention In Moxico
havo financed Villa.
In fact this view Is quite general
throrghout the country and- is re
fleeted in the newspapers. For this
reason the Carranza attitude to
wards the American invasion upon
tho United States guarantee of non
intent to violate the Mexican! inte
grity is not exciting the people to
any undue extent.
The determination to got rid of
Villa is very remarkable throughout
the country.
EL PASO, March 15.—The Car
ranza paper published here h:tB been
suppressed. An entire edition has
been confiscated because It urged all
Mexicans to unite against "the com
mon enemy ot their country”. The
feeling here is very strong.
Anything in the line of job work
at the Industrial Worker Office,
Satisfaction assured.
NOME MAIL AGITATION
RECEIVES NOW PUBLICITY
SEATTLE, March 15.—Local pa
pers are taking up the fight of the
Nome people for a better mall serv
ice and excerpts from the Seward
Peninsula papers arc being pub
lished to show conditions.
The greatest publicity is being
given the actual conditions and the
troubles that the mail committee ot
the Nome Chambor of Commerce
encountered in tholr efforts to se
cure better services r.re being, en
larged upon. The publicity Is cei
taiu Jo be helpful. The whole mail
service is coming in for bitter cri
ticism.
SONS OE THE NORTH SOCIAI*
There will lie a Social and Dance
at Sons of the North Hall next Sa
turday, March 18th at 0 o’clock P.
M. for members and friends.
COMMITTEE
AUSTRIA DECLARES WAR
ON REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL
VIENNA, March 15;-^-Fraut
Josef formally declared war on the
republic- of Portugal today. The
proclamation Was published over
the city-.' -t '■ ■ . •ow
The. declaration of war- conclude?;
with an earnest trust in thb Frovld
once-of God which lias so long stooi
with the Imperial and Royal gov
ernment since the war began, still
making impotent the efforts of the
allied enemies that a.ro inspired liv
hatred; envy and malice rgainst the
greatness of the .Teuton nations.
EUROPE W4Tut.ES MEXICAN
CRISIS WITH ATTENTION
LONDON, March 15.—The British
newspapers regard tho Villa raid
upon Columbus as a plant or frame
up to force intervention, a view
which is apparently general through
out European capitals.
It is expcctod however that Wll
-Hr • ■
son will carofully respect the sensi
tive claims of Mexico, and that he
will steor cloar of war just now,
mainly owing to the critical nature
of some European negotiations.
The situation is attracting great
attention.
ESSEN AEROPLANES AND
ALLIES MAGNIFY DAMAGES
AMSTERDAM, March 15— Essen
was aeroplaned today by about
thirty allied airmen and they did
considerable damage to the Krupp
works.'
BERLIN, March 15.-—Some women
were hilled In the residential sec
tion of Essen by bombs from the
allied aeroplanes Which raided that
place today. Fireo started but were
controlled. The damago was slight
LONDON, March j.5.—Magnified
details of an air raid on the Krupp
works at Essen arc appearing in the
evening papers which would almost
lead one to believe that the works
had been destroyed. However the
official report mentions a serious ex
plosion following one of the main
buildings of the Krupp plant and
sevoral fires starting In other sec
tions.
PETROGRAD, March 15.—For tho
first time in over a month absolute
quiet reigns from Riga to Galicia on
the eastern front.
The weathor is very bad. Heavy
rains and thawing snows have
swollen all the rivers.
BERLIN, March 15.—It la pub
lished in the Berliner Tageblatt that
the French and Greek soldiers had a
fierce clash at Mytileno whete
several were killed on both sides.
AMSTERDAM, March 15.—A Ber
lin Overseas agency dispatch an
nounces much friction between the
Greeks and tho Allies. •
CITY BAT,H HOUSE.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boll
ing Hot).
M. O. 8«LBRRG.
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ST. PAUL#, March 15.—The state
presldontal primaries today attract
«d considerable attention and were
hotly contested. .
Roosevelt’s name was withdrawn
by the Prgresslves for somo reason
tt the last minute, but he received
shasy votes notvrithsunding.
The teal vottntr showed Cummins
for the republicans and Wlleon for
the democrats led' alt'the others.
CHICAGO, March 15.—Great In
terest Is to be noted in the Mlnne
noth' presidential primaries. The no
ml nation of Wilson dfcd*Cuaidftn#'la'
epriM In for sew eetsment. Cam
mins is not considered as having the
ghost of a 8how unless approved by
| Roosevelt
| The situation is however taken to
prove that Governor Hughes is out
of the running, his permission waa
not obtained to use his name, bnt
he roceived few voteo in any event.
The Tribune thinks that the Cum-,
mins nomination will serve to make
the republican party doubly cautious
lest It antagonise -the progressives
for the nomination of Cummins is
proof that ne-neetfemrr- will stand
inueh chance of being endorsed at
tlfr poUi. ■* ■
Wilson's dsmecrstle nominatioa
was all but unanimous at the prims*
ries, and it Is certain that he will
hive the convert tldhal nomination a
gift on a platter.
-Cummins stock is soaring some
today following Ills' victory in Min
nesota.
WHEN IN TOWN
Drop into tbs
MERCHANTS OtflL
EAST AFRICAN DEFEAT
OF GERMANS REPORTED
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LONDON, March 15.—The com
mands In chief of the British forces
in East Africa reports that the Ger
mans have been heavily defeated in
the vicinity of Kllmanjaro where
they have erected strong positions.
The lighting has lasted here near
ly five days. The Germans show a
disposition to retire further into the
Hinterland.
LONDON, March 15.—A commit
nlcation to tho British War Office
from Rome states that the outbreak
of the Senussl tribesmen in Tripoli
which at one time assumed such
threatening proportions has practi
cally collapsed and where not yet,
is even now collapsing.
The Italian colonial troops have
proven clever fighters against this
outbreak of Bedouins.
ROME, March 15.—An official
dispatch says that the Sonusst re
volt has been practically controlled
with the tribesmen completely de
moralized most of them captured
and the rest disintegrated into a
few small bands of desperate gue
rillas.
Singularly enough the commander
in-chlef gives the ontlro credit for
controlling this outbreak to the
clever work of tho Italian airmen
who foiled ambush aftor ambush.
GENERAL FRENCH OFFENSIVE
PROCEEDS VERDUN REGION
PARIS, March IS-—'The derma’
forces when the fierce artillory due
which lasted all night as well as al
day yesterday showed a dispoeitioi
to lull; got no chance to begin ai
attack for General Patain Itnmedl
l ' ate ordered forward the French
> troops.
i Foggy weather along tho entire
i Verdun front prevailed this morning
i when the French offensive began.
The weather without doubt in
terfered with the German airmen
scouting and the assault reached the
German lines unexpectedly, hand to
hand fighting taking place with re
lative small loss to the attacking
forces.
The French held tho Bethlncourt
lines thus gained and all day the
Germans have been hurling heavj'
attacks in order to dislodge them
from theso important positions.
BERLIN, March 15.—1The French
have taken the offensive west of the
Meuse. The Germany bombardment
has pr%stloallF destroyed all the for
ttfled positions.
PARIS, March 16.—West of US
Meuse the French offensive hah son*
needed in making considerable
gains.
The situation la still eritlest. i
SEATTLE, March 16.—To settle
the labor troubles that exist at
Anchorl^i and Incidentally to probe
condltWa^ •Which ate the e*use of
dlscohteht on ‘the rallroaH the WU
■on mediators left today (or th«f'
North. “dThetr hope to mi|t mat* I
tors so that a more (Tlnedly fooling |
will wist between , the engineering
commission and the workers end
people'in the railroad burg.
It te understood her* that Wilson
hair practically 'given them" plenary
pCwor to adjust any labor trouble
they can on the spot.
' They are accompanied by some of
the Commission staff.