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VOL. 9.
MOMS. ALASKA MOX»)AY, MARCH 27, 1916.
NO. 1010.
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LONDON, March St.—-A terrific
Tectonic bombardment is now pro*
seeding from tho Woouvre to Ar
gonne woods in a seventy-fire mile
semi-circle along the Verdun front.
After repeated assaults against
the higher French positions in which
they were Invariably drivon back
the storming ceased and the Ger
mans then commenced a fearful ar
tillery fire.
Almost every kind of gun la be
ing used by the Gormans from the
smaller field artillery to tto giant
howitzers.
PARIS, March 86.—The Verdun
attack Is now at Its height and two
days fighting will tell the tale
whether success or failure will fol
low the tireless efforts of the Oer
imans. Today a fierce bombardment
I the prelude to a general assault, Is
now raging along the entire Verdun
front.
BERLIN, March *6.—Preparatory
to throwing forward the Germans
troops in the final assault, the Ger
mans today begun a vigorous bomb
ardment of the French positions.
The shelling Is sweeping the coun
try of timber and destroying de
feasee ' of the French. Hill* have
boon levelled by the high exploeivee,
railroads and small trench lines
have been obliterated and the
French cannot possibly maintain a
resistance in the face of such a de
vastating Sre.
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WILSON ISSUES oTATEME
WHICH CREATES A SENSATION
WASHINGTON. D. C., March »«.—
One of the moat remarkable utter*
nncea of the present president is
the rery remarkable statement is
sued yesterday by Wilson.
Wilson In this statement denies
that there is any possibility of Am
erican intervention in the affairs of
Mexico now, nor has the administra
tion at any time had any intention
«f intervening. They are now rend*
ering what assistance they can to
hunt down a man whose banditry
has been as great an annoy an co to
the Mexican as to the American
government.
Wilson in his statement blames
the influential interests owning Mex
ican property with spreading alarm
ist reports in order to stir hostile
sentiment in both the United States
and Mexico.
These interests have been currying
on a constant and tiroloss propa
ganda to force American interven
tion for their own ends and wholly
regardleea of the national conse
quences woul follow such action.
He is now made the target of
vindictive attacks by those interven
tionist papers which have been made
the butt of his denunciation and
they are holding him as a horrible
example of the President who feared
to defend the right* of American ci
tizen* in any placo and at any
time.
The country la however with Wil
ton. that It quite apparent.
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BUELOW TO SUCCEED
VON BETHMAN-HOLLWEG
ROME, Kirch Jfl.—A most reli
able Vatican authority ia cited in the
I papers today aa claiming advance
1 knowledge received from Germany
! that Count von Buelow will supplant
'von Bethmann Hollweg aa Chan
cellor of the German emperor. Von
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Buelow U very popular at the
Vatican and is exceedingly friendly
with ultramontane ambitions, main*
iy through the influence of his wife
who is an Italian noblewoman. ,,
No German advices confirm this
report however.
BOHEMIAN SOCIALIST PAPERS
ARE ALL SUPPRESSED
PRAGUE, March 26.—All Bo
hemian papers of a socialist per
suasion or socialist tendency have
been suppressed by the government.
The Bohemian papers have been
urging that peace agitation force the
government to take stops to end the
war. Several arrests were made.
but the papers still liept up their
work of agitation. Very many edi
tors are now in jail In Bohemia and
only the Influence of the clergy 1*
smothering a revolt.
«iKT THK KltiHT.
TIM VokkI-’M
GUATEMAL REBELS
ACTIVE UNDER PRADO
MEXICO CITY, General Prado
Is leading the Guatemala rebels
against President Cabrera.
I Cabrera’s influence is decidedly
powerful mainly throughout his for
eign financial relations and it is
freely held that he is the tool of
• North American or European capi
talists.
I This does not make him popular
although his unlimited credit la
aiding him in crushing the national'
1st idol General Prado.
The Cabrera government at one
time accused Carranza of helping
the rebels under Prado and almost
precipitated war with the smaller re
public of Guatemala In consequence.
SAVAGE FIGHTING bHM shrd »h
PETROGRAD, March *«.—The
•ghttng In the Driask region con
ttnues and U growing in violence.
The Russians are continuing their
•dvanoe taking two towns in the
Tllna section Which the Germans
hare held since last October. They
•Iso captured an enormous mass ot
supplies.
The Russians are now facing the
German main line defenses and the
(both sides this afternoon were keep*
(ng up a vicious bombardment.
I Kuropatkln personally thanked
the army tor Its great work yester
day and today.
BERLIN, March s J«.—Outpost
skirmishing Is the general non
descript title that the Grand Head
Quarters gives to the engagements
on the eastern front where Genera.
! Kuropatkln Is trying to drive back
Hindenberg from his grip on Cour
land. The Russians have In not one
section managed to w~dgo Into th !
German main defenses. Position!
that have been doubtful, being alter
nately held by the Germans and Rus
sians, are all that after fierce mass
ed attacks the Russians gained.
PETROGRAD, March ««.—The
fighting In Galicia has resulted tn
the Austrians bringing several army
corps from their operations in the
Balkans to protoct their lines In
northeast Galicia and In Bukowlna
where they are dangerousaly threat
ened.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March H -
Army matters still naturally occupj
the front of the political stage Just
now with the preparationiss haring
something to think about in the dUB
culty the War Department Is al
ready experiencing In bringing ui
the United States army to the wai
standard as approved by congreo
atonal resolution.
There la no doubt-that the llmltdt
number offering themselves for en
Ustment notwithstanding the actlv
dues of the recruiting agents la ver
disappointing Indeed. Throughou
the entire Union only «IB were re
• cruttod during the pant week, som«
j of whom will be rojectod In the na
. tural hoarse of things.
Different reasons are assigned foi
this condition, but it furnishing the
■ conscriptlonlats a valuable argument
i for the propaganda although alic
1 affording the poUtieians food foi
• thought in another direction. Secre
tary Baker asked today for nln«
l million dollars to defray the expen
- see oif the Mexican Campaign. *
It la now positively statod that
’ fhe cnata wir - >b tltute the Cham'
i bar lain army MU for the House Mill
■ tary blU and that the troubloi
i which hare arisen will not be allayed
on thi* >eccount.
Indeed propamtlonism la not seis
ing on the masses of the people very
freely. ' - '• •
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WILLARD WINS PUNK
FIGHT FROM MORAN
NEW YORK, March S«.—In a
punk pugilist display at Madison
Square Gardens last night and In
the presence of thlrtoen thousand
spectators, Willard wee given the
decision over Moran In a ton round
slugging match wherein neither man
demonstrated that he was in .the
first class.
Moran except In two rounds was
always the aggressor, rushing
Willard to tho ropes time and time
again and even compelling the Mg
white hope to gasp In confusion and
clinch for time.
Moran rushed Willard always,
'but showed no skill as Willard
landed three to Moran's one but
Moran has all the power bohlnd his
welts. Willard showed none of that
reputation he gained in licking Jack
Johnson, and many disgusted ones
freely said that after last evening
they were ready to believe the big
smoke's story that the Havana fight
was fixed. He had no real boxing
ability and Moran had little trouble
breaking through his famous guard.
I Wll’ard's beat fighting was done If
the third round when he fractured
the email bone of the right hand
landing on Moran'a Jaw. The re
recelpta were one hundred and fifty
thousand, Willard gets fifty-five
thousand, Moran 126,750. Tex
Rickard who promoted the bout
walked off with forty thousand.
Moran won the first three rounds.
The fifth was drawn, but the re
mainder were Willard’s.
Let us estimate on /our Job Work
BERLIN, March !«.—When Him
the former socialist leader In the
Reichstag made his speech yooterday
In the German house, It was follow
ed by such uproarious stones that
the president Kaempf was compelled
to ddjdurn the session.
Haase entered Into a discussion of
the.wnaoviences.of the war and the
fesult would follow from an effort to
forward an Imperialist pol:cy of.
eonqhest and painted such a dirk
picture in such ▼ohement language
(that he was met by conservatives
ethers with bitter interop*
I
tions.
Huie Insisted that the war was
no more favorable to Gormtn indus
try and finance than to the Allies
abd urged peace as soon as possible.
The socialist leader was unable to
conclude his speech so great became
the din and disordor interrupting
him.
Haase, although chairman at one
time when the war broke out of the
Socialist Democrats in the. Reichstag,
and their parliamentary leader, hai
since been dethroned owing to bis
elding with Dr. Uebknecht on
several occasion.
His place bas boon taken by the
revisionist Dr. Heine who Is also a
very strong militarist. In supporting
the last war credits, Heine taunted
the former leader with being
morally afraid to support the gov
ernment and Haase replied in kind
yesterday thus embltteMng the anta
gonisms In the socialist party.
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