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BOTH SIDES STALL
FOR POSITION WEST
"LONDON, July 18.—Indeterminate
Irench raids, desultory ataeks, fre
quent and vehement artillery bomb
ardments in spots, feints north,
south and in the center, by both
sides, demonstrate that both sides
are stalling for an opening which
would allow a continuous and suc
cessful offensive.
The gieatest fighting which took
place today was on the British
front noith of Saint Quentin, but
it was not very heavy. The strong
est engagement on the French front
was near Nauroy and that too was
relatively light.
The Germans contented them
selves with heavy counters near
Cerny and again last night at Ver
dun east of the Meuse. None of
these had any result except to show
that each section is strongly de
fended and a surprise attack there
is no longer possible.
The correspondents compare the
two armies which face one an
other on the west front as about of
the same numerical strength and
declare that both are “jockeying
for position”. The first opening
that either side will leave to the
enemy will be followed by an offen
sive of such violence as will leave
all preceding battles far behind. As
it is now it is agreed by both sides
that the greatest battles of tin* year
have yet to be fought and the next
will probably tax the resources of
both sides to the limit. A few more
days of the present "pressure”
which the both sides are subject
ing as tests of the enemy's strength
in a variety of quarters will prob
ably develop into an offensive which
will stagger the world. Both sides
are building roads, massing vast
levies of reinforcements in men, mu
nitions and motors preparatory to a
final smash from the North Sea to
the Swiss border. .Again it is re
peated that the "big battles of the
year arc still to come”.
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CAR STRIKE SOLID
SEATTLE
TACOMA
SEATTLE, July 18.—Not a wheel
has turned on a single street ear in
this city since Monday at midnight, i
The traction company says that it
will run ears tomorrow and the,
men are standing pat in expectancy ]
of a futile attempt to do so.
The company claims that the> 1
have secured enough help to break
the strike and they today were
merely familiarizing the men with
work before starting them off .
The strikers are all orderly and
the citizens are good natured over
the situation, and full of sympathy
for the strikers.
TACOMA, July 18.—The cars arc
still silent in this chy ami no at
tempt has even been made to ope
rate them. The company fills the
evening paper with a statement
that the delay in operation has been
due to the fact that they have been
busy organizing Uie new men who
will take the place of the strikers,
but the latter contend that the
tractiotiists are bluffing that they
can get no men.
So far the men have all the best
of it. There in no disorder and the
traction company has not even at
tempted to g u through with a
single ear.
OLYMPIA, July 18. — Tins
Supreme Court has declared that
picketting is unlawful and must he
stopped. The street car men are
picketting the barns in Tacoma and
Seattle without banners. The deci
sion of the Supreme Court in this
state conflicts with the decisions as
to picketting in almost every other
state but is convenient to the pow
ert ul companies.
GUT THE NEWS RIGHT. IJEA*?
THE WORKER
BALTIMORE, July IS.—Captain
Hiiisell, former agent of the sub ia
Tine liner Deutschland when it vi
sited this port, and who is still a
German subject, and who has been
under strict surveillance by secret
service agents, has it is announced
escaped and reached Germany.
The escape of the captain is so
far an unexplained mystery. Fed
“THK WOMAN BAYS”
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
Tonight Valli Valli has the title
role in the great society drama,
“The Woman Pays”. The story
deals with an extravagant wife, who
forces her husband into all sorts
of tangles to provide money for
elaborate social functions. Scenes
were carefully taken in America's
exclusive soriety colony, Newport,
and the 400’s bungalows and ex
travagant ball rooms, are a few of
the interesting scenes of this
feature.
i '_
eral agents have been keeping
careful watch on his movements
and he has kept himself of late as
it was thought to his home, which
was also watched.
It is believed that some person
impersonated the captain to throw
off the agents and to prevent them
following him, while he made his
escape secretly in a ship, disguised
It is believed that he was taken off
such a sailing ship by a submarine
and that the diver was called by
the wireless of the wind jammer,
ilinscli was reputed to be a very
well posted and important spy and j
his ability to dodge the federal
agents is observed with consider
able chagrin.
KANSAS CITY, July 18.—It is
announced that federal chemists
have discovered lock jaw and lep
rosy and other deadly germs in a
court plaster sold and given away
by German agents in "one whole
j county”. This astonishing story is
given out with authority and it is
stated that arrests will he made
very soon in connection with the
matter which will prove sensational
in the extreme.
WASHINGTON, 1). C., July IS.—
The work of getting everything
ready for the draft drawing, it is
announced is proceeding faster than
had been expected and the plans
will he completed on Saturday.
S. S. SILVER WAVK.
The mail schooner Silver Wave
sails Saturday July -I, for Kotzebue
Sound and all way points. For
freight or passage apply to the
THE ALASKA LIGHTERAGE and
COMMERCIAL CO., Agents.
Freight for this trip will bo re
ceived at the dock up to 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REAL
THE WORKER.
SLAVS STILL DRIVE
AGAINST TEUTONS
PETROGRAD, July IS.—Farce
fighting without any let up is notice
able on both the Dneister and the
Zlota Lipa where attacks and count
er attacks have been raging be
tween Slav and Teuton armies tot
tin, past 24 hours. The efforts which
the Teutons are making to prevent
any advance upon the part of the
Russian forces caused the Austrians
to endeavor to cut off the Russians
on the Loniniea river by a direct
flanking attack on the Dneister near
Ilaliish. After severe fighting the
Austrians were compelled to retire
with the Slavs carrying forward it
counter flanking offensive which re
warded them with the village of
Volinoff.
Tlio fighting on the Zlota Lipa in
the vicinity of the Brzezany posi
tions is in the nature of an en
trenched attempt to prevent the
advance of this Russian army
against the Lemberg objective. The
fighting lure was more costly and
artillery attacks have taken the
place to the infantry.
PETROGRAD, .July IS.—That
the Germans intend to endeavor to
effect a diversion of troops from
the Galician sector by eater hig
a heavy offensive in the direction
of the Pripet is the unexpected re
port sent into the War ofliec by tho
Russian commanders in that sec
tion.
This is beyond all odds tlie most
difficult place that could be chosen
for a Teuton offensive and although
airmen unite in reporting that they
are massing men in that section,
it is not believed that any great of
fensive would be attempted in this
marshy region which is too full of
pitfalls for any army to attempt to
carry on hostile operations. 1; in
apparently an attempt to prevent
another Russian udensiw ,'t
. t
region.
PETROGRAD, July IS.—An in
teresting lmt nol very serious ca
binet crisis luts been caused here
and the resignation of three mi
nisters o£ t lie Provisional govern
ment lias been reported officially.
The imrned at a cause of this re
signation is that Ukrania, Finland
and Kronstad have demanded full
state autonomy within the Russian
republic.
The severe! mentioned sections
have proclaimed full local sovcr
ignty, ox tin extended form of
home rule, even with more power
than the state sovereign';
scveial states of tin
Union.
This has it'1 to eotishb r
erence of opinion among tii
mentlters with the result q
signation of the members.
PETROGIiAI), July IS.
strations of a political i:at
ilisp rsed today in this
display of force, armed an
being used.
The reason for the t'.l
tho demonstrators was b
in the
At :< rican
abb diff
. c ahin t
f the tv
Dc-mon
nre were
ity by a
mobiles
rsal of
vise' of
tho !'. i ( that riots wore feared
among the factions.
The demonstrations were mado
up of coni ieting factions and were
not intended as in opposition to tho
provisional government.
The Minister of the interior will
n:\vent rival factions parading on
the came day.
Se-v< ral strong re.n (tou:.r> socie
ty .. have also been brok- n up and
the m niters ordered to loavt tho
country.
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SEATTLE, July IS.—The lum
hi rineiis Association admits that
the loggers strike and the strike of
tin milliner, is much more complete
than had been anticipated while
where not now complete it is antici
pated it will he by tomorrow. Xo
attempt is nade to conceal the fact
that this Is a surprise to the com
panies.
Seventeen thousand lumber work
ers, mill employees and loggers are j
rnti.ic notice.
Sealed proposals will be received
by the Divisional Hoad Commission
at its office up till 11 o'clock a. m.,
July 27. 11117, for dressing tho
slope and removing the slide from
the Cape Nome Itoad. Bids must
be accompanied by cash or a certi
fied check for 5 per cent of the
amount of the bid. Further infor
mation may be had by calling at
said office between the hours of
9 a. m. and 5 p. m.
JOHN A WILSON.
Chairman Divisional Commission.
out in die state with the situation
not at all in hand by the companies.
One thousand men are out in Port
Angeles and district alone. The
shipyard employees are also voting
to strike and demand front a dollar
to a dollar and half increase in
wages. Ovei ten thousand employees
are affected.
SEATTLE, July 18.—There has
been no development in the indus
trial situation today. The State
Council for Defense, whose bitter
anti-labor policy precipitated much
of the trouble in the state and is
freely blamed for causing the re
stiveness now witnessable among
the workers, especially the industri
alists, indicates that some policy
must be adopted which will compel
employers and employees to arbi
trate to avoid strikes.
The State Defense Council with
little tact began deliberately hound
ing the industrialist organizations
and in consequence they ran an
open antagonism against the body |
as a matter of policy. It is gen
erally admitted that they arc com
ing now too late bearing the oiivo
branch la-tween employer anil em
ployee when by iheir past high-lunil
eil policies they causeil almost all
the trouble.
BALLARD, July 17.—The strike
situation among the shingle mills
anil lumber mill is stiil proceeding
unchanged. Millers anil Shingle mill
owners claim that they have trio
advantage, but the mills are idle
and it is hard to see how.
The industrialists claim tliar,
everything in tied up in Gray':; har
bor. All the mills and camps aro
apparently closed down.
Reports show that the striko
throughout is proceeding in orderly
fashion and that there is no viol
ence of any kind reported.
There were no arrests notwith
standing earlier reports.
It is doubtful if the mills can se
cure men to break the strike.
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