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Kom, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1919.
NO. 1883.
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BERLIN, Feb. 23.—There 13
great excitement here. The bulle
tins indicate this evening that the
German force3 in an overwhelming
attack are at last breaking through
the French and Allied lines.
This evening’s bulletin says that
the German offensive is everywhere
crowned with great success today.
The gains at Woouvro showed im
mense progress, the "German lines
being impelled forward over two
miles in a sharply penetrating
wedge which is splitting the Alliei
line. Seven hundred yared are cap
tured in Upper Alsace with the of
fensivo proceeding with undlmi
nished vigor.
PARIS, Feb. 23.—What is be
lieved to be the last great German
offensive on the West is now on
with the Teutons endeavoring to
break the line of entrenchments oc
cupied by the Allies.
Great masses of German troops
are simulteneously attacking in the
Verdun region, in Artois and in
Flanders.
Beginning with a tremendous ar
tillery attack’ in spite of the fact
that they are unable to silence the
Allied batteries, the Germans were
ordored to assault. Their drives
against the linos in most places
wero only failures with great
mounds of dead piling up to mark
their futile efforts. Some gains were
made in Alsace, slight gains ar
Souchez and none at all in Flanders
where the German drives were
heaviest and most persistent. The
losses are incalvulable.
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STARTLING REPORT STIRS
POLITICIANS AT WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.—
The Associated Press quoting “the
highest authorities”, says thr.t Wil
son’s visit to Congress is forecasted
with reasonable certainty within a
few days, announcing the desire ot
the administration to break off di
plomatic relations with Germany
should Germany still further pro
crastinate in complete settlement of
the Lusitania question.
This report has set the entire ca
pital astir and reports from New
York show that that city is equally
excited by the startling intelligence
It has not been contradicted.
Senator Gore announces that he
will introduce a bill prohibiting
travel on armed liners.
A hot battle is certainly pending
if there is any reason to force this
issue, as it will line up the admi
nistration adeherents solidly to sup
port the Lansing contention as to
the right of Americans to do so.
It is stated that efforts were made
today to induce Senator Gore to for
bear introducing his bill but the
Senator is adamant in this propo
sition.
It is understood that Gore wili
also be opposed by tho majority of
the republican senators, although
not a few have also signified their
agreement with the principlo at the
back of the measure.
The democratic party is split bad
ly on the foreign policy of the ad
ministration.
WEDDING PARTY DROWNED
EN RODTE TO KODIAK IS.
SEWARD, Feb. 23.—A wedding
party • of four en routo to Kodiak
from Afognak is reported here to
have been drowned.
The party left the mainland for
Kodiak island and were overtaken
in their sloop by a yory heavy
storm. The wreckage of their boat
has been recovered and there ap
pears to be no doubt as to the loss
of the bridal party’s lives.
SONS OK THE NORTH SOCIAL.
'flie Sons of the North will Rive
a public Social and Dance at theiv
hall, next Saturday, February 2fi,
at » o’cock I*. M. Everybody in
vited.
COMMITTEE.
REPORTED GRAND JDRY
PRORING JURY RRIRING
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.—An echo ;,f
the now almost forgotten Alaskan
coal land fraud cases is heard today
when it is announced in the Tribune
that the Grand Jury is investigating
an attempt to bribe the jury in the
Frost cages and which involves at
least two of the attorneys. It will
lie remembered that Frost won a
hard contested case although it is
reported that only the persistence of
three men held out^ and finally won
over the rest of the impatient ones
to an acquittal. The cases were
tried in 1913.
REGULARS. REVOLT AND
DESERT TO VILLATISTS
EL PASO, Feb. 23.—It is stated
hero that the groater portion of
the command of General Cavr.zos en
route to attack Villa near Guerero
has revolted and joined fortunes
with the Villatist rebels. The later
arrive Is while not confirming this
story declare that Villa is develop
ing an amazing strength in the
northern Mexican states, especially
in Chihuahua and Sonora.
WILSON DOES NOT WANT
AMERICANS WARNED OFF
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.—
President Wilson is now endeavor
ing to prevent any congressional ac"
tion in the matter of warning Amer
icans to keep ofT armed liners. The
Wilson position is practically identi
cal with that outlined in the note
to Germany signed by Lansing and
delivered to Bernstorff last' ween.
In this note the Secretary of State
insists On the perfect right of Am
ericans to receive warning before
the boats upon which they sail are
sunk, whether armed or unarmed.
It is claimed that a congressional
resolution warning 'Americans
against doing any such thing would
be practically a repudiation of the
President’s position in the matter.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23,—
The Brlttsh Embassy officially gives
the press a denial of the German re
port through the Overseas agency
that the Hindu troops revolted or
mutinied In Egypt. Everything in
Egypt is as satisfactory as the Brit
ish government could possibly de
sire, according to Spring Rice’s ofli
cia statement.
ROME, Feb. 23.—His Holiness
the Pope is now endeavoring to put
an end to air raids oh tho various
countries by the different belliger
ents on the score of humanity as
practically always non-belligerents
are the greatest sufferers. It is not
likely that he will ue any way suc
cessful.
Let ns estimate on year Job Work
BERLIN, Fob. 23.—The an
nouncement is made in the papors
that the Jap fleet hao already enter
ed the Mediterranean, the squadron
consisting of battleships, battle
cruisers, destroyers and under sea
boats.
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COPENHAGEN, Feb. 25.—An «
> * planatlon Is ottered In a Gorman dis
patch of lb* reported arrival of the
' Japanese warships to the Msditer
ranean. It suggests that the Brittsli
anticipate that the Gorman drive (or
which two months ptnpwfnttoas
have been made, will be successful
against Calais, and that thereupon
they fear that the German battle
ships will leave, the Kiel Canal anp
other ports where they have bean
mustered for such am' event, mak
ing'a deadly attack upon the coast
tof tEngland. This *111* feature ttoe
entire strength ~of the Bfltuh natvy
to cope with, and the ehlpa In the
English Mediterranean fleet them
dare; are being removed, sad the;
places taken by Japanese ships of
war.
Aa Japan has already hinted at
t
naval reprisals for the sinking of
her steamers In the Mediterranean,
this Oerman view is far-fetched.
TOKIO, Feb. 23.—The naval de
partment says nothing about Japan
ese in European waters.. They
do Adwevsi- hint* at j ieprtsals upon
the ‘tfuet1! at 'Japsui tdr the teuton
sinking the Japanse liners In Euro
pean waters.
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CHARGES AGAINST BRANOEIS
ARE REACHING ACUTE STAGE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 23.—
Efforts, to prevent the nomination ot
Brandeis are still being made with
enormous energy. The Brandeis
case Is now becoming a national
question and only tho war in Eu
rope prevents it occupying tho very
first place in tho political and na
tional horizon.
Today witnesses were introduced
to show that the late Harriman em
ployed Brandeis to obtain Illinois
Central proxies when seeking con
trol of that road, which for Kuhn
Loeb and Co. be ultimately succeed
cd in doing.
The result of Brandels activities,
according to thiB assertion, was that
Hanrahan defeated Stuyvesant Pish
as President of the rodd, Hanrahan
being merely tho Harrlman puppet
and the Fish control which had been
a lifelong one, definitely marked the
victory of tho Southern Pacific mag
nate through Brandci’s machina
tions.
This charge is now being investi
gated.
An interesting phase of the poli
tical situation was the definite en
try of Cummins of Iowa who today
openly admitted his candidacy for
the republican nomination for pre
sidency.
Hughes, Root, Roosevelt, Burton.
Borah, Cumrtiins, Penrose, Bever
idge, Mann, and oven Joe Cannon
are all mentioned as having presid'ant
ial bees among tho republicans. Out
side actual work in Congress all tho
spare time of the solons is engaged
discussing the presidential possibil
ities.
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PRESIDENTIAL HOPES ARE
NOW IN FULL OLOSSONI
WASHINGTON, D. C., Fob. 23.—
They are still coining; no loss than
three prominent men announced
their candidacies officially today.
DESMOINKS, ■ Feb. 23.—Senator
Cummin# 'formally entered the race
by permttUiighis namd t* go tor
ward as candidate tor president on
the republican ticket at the repub
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Cummins in a letter announcing
his willingness to admit his name in
detail esptains Us position. "
MADISON, WiB., Fob. 23.—Sena
tor Lafollotte may bo leading a for
lorn hope, but today ho admitted his
having an inclination to be , presi
dent of the United .States, and a,
willingness to seo bis name on the
republican primary ballot. The La
lollette boom la now on, and many
Badger state papers are promising
a millenlum if |ie Is olectod. . j ■ }
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. IS.—De
scribed by at least one Ohio paper
as the certain nominee of tbo repub
licans, Senator Burton threw his hat
in the ring good and plenty by an
nouncing his willingness to accept
the nomination and his accomo
dating Inclination to have his name
on the primary ballot.
Burton Is being taken very seri
ously by the papers in this city, and
all afre« that he will probably be
tho nominee of the republican oon
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