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ALLIES CONFIDENT WILL HOLD ALL THEY GAINED
Obregon Impatient Over
Report Villa Successes
EL PASO, July 7.—It is reported
that General Obregon is growing
very impatient over the failure oi
his subordinates to cheek Villa's
growing strength in Sonora and is
preparing personally to assume com
mand, to take charge of all the field
operations.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 7.—
General Carranza has instructed his
American representative Senor Ar
rendondo to ask the I'nited States
State Department to have American
troops ready to guard the border
from expected Vlllatist attacks.
Carranza claims that Villa has col
lected an army of desperate bandits
who will endeavor to raid and loot
American border towns with ths
twofold purpose of effecting Amer
ican intervention to the discredit of
| Carranza and also for the purpose
of robbery.
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WASHINGTON, I). C„ July 7.—
Secretary Raker announces that he
will call to the colors five thousand
regulars furloughed into the re
serves since November 1915 after
three years active service, in order
to hasten the organization of the
new units provided by the army
re-organization act. This is due to
(lie fact that recruiting is none too
brisk and the War Department feels
that it is necessary to bring the
army up to tlie legal standard with
out any further delay.
The new order is likely to be is
sued immediately by the War De
partment. It has no war signific
ance.
Vow In ft»#» tune Cn MutlRCrfhp
MNDENBERG, LEOPOLD AND
VON LINSIN6EN REPULSED
LONDON, July 7.—Dispatcher
from the eastera front today shiv
that the Russians continue theii
success.
Petrograd dispatches show the.'
Prince Leopold is withdrawing hi
lines in order to prevent the Hits
sian wedge dividing his armies-a’
the point of its penetration while
Hindenberg's offensive collapsed be
fore a sudden counter offensive neai
Jacobstat where the Slave are wed
ged through the German marshal’!
front several miles, necessitating
a withdrawal right and left to min
imize the effect of the Russian
smash.
j Dispatches from both Petrograd
and Vienna confirm the view that
! the Austrian situation at Tarnapol
is little short of desperate owing
to the compulsory retreat of von
! Linsingen.
The Russians are continuing
their forward movement with a
idling offensive along the entire
front.
VIKN'NA, July 7.—The report
'hat Tamopol is fallen is not con
firmed and is this evening officially
j denied. If is admitted however
I that the situation of Bothmer's
[army is grave owing to railroad
c omnninicr.tion with the west hav
ing been cut off.
Severe fighting is being maintain
ed in order to keep the lines clear
! in a northwesterly direction which
i is alone open to an Austrian re
' treat.
COMPACT SIGNED WITH
JAPAN AT PETROGRADE
PETROGRAD, July 7.—The Russo
Japanese convention relative to the
Btatus of both these great powers in
the Far East was signed today by
the Russian Foreign Minister ana
the Japanese Ambassador for their
respective governments. While the
contents of this convention are said
to have been given o tncutral and
Allied powers, they have not been
given the press for publication. It
is stated that this treaty recognized
the standing of both powers in dis
puted territory, the right of way
over Manchurian roads, and the re
lations of both to Chinese autono
my.
AT THE DREAM.
Tonight last chance to see the
seven reel drama “The Rosary”.
This is without doubt the finest
photo-drama the Dream has pre
sented. Kathlyn Williams assisted
by Charles Clary as Father Kelly
ehow their class in this master
piece. The acting beyond compar
ison— Production commended by
those of every faith—Wonderful
Scenic equipment and gorgeous
lighting effects make this a top
notcher. Sunday night Charles
Chaplin and Mabel Normand in
“Getting Acquainted” will be the
star attraction. A Broadway Star
"Vitagraph Star comedy in three
parts “Victors at Seven” and a late
Pathe make Sunday night's show a
Rooster Show. Sunday Afternoon,
Matinee. Worlds greatest Western.
4‘The Bargain” at 2:30 sharp.
LONDON, July 7.—Satisfactioi
Is expressed here at the compac
signed by Russia and Japan. Thi
treaty will bring Russia, France
Japan and Great Britan closer to
gether say the papers commentini
upon the convention. The conven
tion recognizes Japan’s predomi
nance in the greater portion of thi
Far East according to Mail dls
patches from Tokio and from Pe
trograd.
i WSHINGTON, D. C., July 7.—
t A draft of the new agreement be
i tween the governments of Kussia
, ' and Japan has been submitted for
j some time to the State Department
; according to a newspaper statement
-, today. The convention strictly con
- cerns itself with tho status of the
! two powers named in territory
- which had been subject to matters
- of dispute heretofore between the
I two.
BOTH SATISFIED HUGHES
IS THEIR GOOD FRIEND
NEW YORK, July 7.—As a diplo
matic politician Charles E. Hughes
has all others skinned a mile.
Delegations from the suffragists
and antis vlrited the republican can
didate for President today at differ
ent hours and both came away from
him satisfied that he stood with
them in their demands.
Both delegations responded
cheerfully to press reporters as to
the results of their interview.
“Judge Hughes is a most charming
man”, said the leader of the Anti3,
"and he has assured us in no uncer
tain tones that he Is not going to
support any foolish suffrage fad for
women”.
“Judge Hughes is a very fair man
indeed”, saidethe leader of the Suff
ragists, “and is heartily in'sympathy
with us. He assures us of his active
co-operation in working for the suff
rage of women throughout not only
New York, but in all the states in
the Union”.
Now papers claim that someone
13 lying. They do not Intimate that
it was the ladies.
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German Attacks All
Repulsed on West
LONDON', July 7.—The War (),
tiro bulletins reports from the ltri*
ish headquarters in France showing
success in taking one thousand
yards of German trenches near La
boiselle. This is north of
Somme.
A severe German counter-offen
sive near Ancre was completely de
feated, the liritish driving tho Ger
man assailants before them and
taking up positions within the form
er German lines.
PARIS, July
The German
counter offensive has been so com- .
i pletely checked along the entire
western front tlint no doubt is eu
tertained but that the Allies will !
hold every inch of their gains fol
lowing the recent smash forward
BERLIN, July 7. The Head
quarters Staff announces that a
severe check has been administered
to the Allies in the west.
PARIS, July 7. 'I'he western si
tuation could not well lie more satis
factory. The German efforts to re
gain Ihe ground lost have been all
futile and they merely sacrificed
thousands of brave men in trying
to re-capture whet lied been tost.
Though their attacks have been des
perate and carried out with great
violence, they were so easily hand
led by the Allies, that the latter are
convinced of their being able to hold
the gains made entirely.
The whole front this evening is
ablaze with an Allied artillery at
tack.
bet us estimate on yonr .lob WoriC
GENEVA, July 7.—Dispatehe
from Hudapesth and other Hungar
ian centers show that |)roas am
people
are
l troops
i against
Sion.
clamoring for mori
to dc fend the frontier
an expected Russian inva
The Hungarians claim that thei
soil is the main granary of the Cen
tral Powers and if the Slavs an
allowed to cross their plains wit'l
their devastating hordes, the condi
tion of the people as to food short
age will be certainly desperate. Thtv
I
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I
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decline that merely sentimental con
siderations should not compel the
Hungarian front to he denuded of
troops in order to retain captured
territory that is useless to the Cen
tral Cowers.
Two papers have been suspended
for the severity of their criticism on
the methods of the government at
Vienna.
I’ETitOGHAl), July 7 The Itus
■ j sians continue to send troops from
r the newly established base at Kim
potting in I’ukowina across the Car
pathians. In addition they arn
erecting powerful defenses on tho
summit of the Passes so that in
ease a retirement should lx re
quired. it can be effeeti d without
any trouble.
VIKNN'A, July 7. The Hussians
are dispatching most of their Uuko
wina army to tlie Carpathian foot
hills where they are organizing for
an invasion of Hungary on a grand
scale.
IN BRITISH GOV’T CIRCLES
LONDON, July 7.—Today’s Ga
zette announces many political
changes in the complexion of the
government.
Lloyd George has been appointed
to the position formerly held by
! Lord Kitchener and becomes Secre
i tary of War.
Grey who has been a foreign mi
nister and whose diplomacy is res
ponsible for placing Great Britain
in the list of belligerent nations
has been awarded with an earldom.
LOCAL 1TKMS.
While mushers and prospectors re
port that hatchet and pencil men
have' been very active staking
creeks in various locations, princi
pally with a view of cornering the
streams where seheelite has been
observed, not a single one of these
have been recorded and from all
one could learn from the IT. S. Com
mssioner's office, there might a3 well
have been no staking. Of course
under the new law they have ninety
days wherein to record their stak
ing.
The Arctic left yesterday for St.
Michaels. Upon its return this boat
will leave for Kotzebut and all way
11 ris. Returning from Teller Cap
tain Whitlam reports that the
Schooner Holmes, Captain Lackland
was unable to get into Grantley
Harbor on account of ice conditions.
Westerly winds all along the coast
account for the ice remaining south
of the straits and on this sdie so
long. The Silver Wave was ontering
| Lord Derby who has had charge
of the enlistment department of the
I War Department and whose system
| of securing recruits for the army
has been more or less successful is
appointed Under-Secretary for War.
George will bo still Minister of
Munitions while Derby will follow
up the work which Kitchener left
behind in the way of organization.
There was a general expectation
that Robertson would be appointed
but it now turns out that he posi
tively declined to become head of
the Department.
LONDON, July 7.—The British
steamer Gannet was submarned by;
the Germans today.
BERLIN, July 7.—Allies subma
rines are numerous in the Baltic
and hipping i3 again seriously
threatened.
Let estlmare on /our .Inh Work
BABY EPIDEMIC NOW
SPREADING THRU EAST
NEW YORK, July 7.—Defying
all efforts to prevent it3 spread, the
epidemic of infantile paralysis is
now spreading generally throughout
the east. The mortality is terrific.
Five babies, every three hours s
the day’s average in the city with
the closing hours of the pnst twen
ty-four showing a slight rising ten
dency.
The spread of the epidemic Into
other cities is striking all with
alarm.
Toller harbor just as the Arctic was
leaving The Kotzebuo Lighter. Co.
was preparing to make its first trip
to Davidson’s landing on Thursday.
No fish have shown up at Teller har
bor to date. A like condition never
has been known before.
Beginning in the poorer and tene
ment districts, the disease is spread
ing to the wealthy homes and is
In both cases defying the ability of
the physicians.
The calamity is unquestioned.
iiom) row row
Not a meeting exactly but a rag
chewing test was held by tho coun
cil last night to consider the Bow
er Co.’s contract ultimatum. It was
decided to appoint a committee to
make plans with a mechanical en
gineer for the erection of a city
pumping plant, together with full
appraisement of the costs. Why
this was not done long ago is a
mystery, but better late than never,