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NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, JULY, 2, 1918.
FRFNCH AND YANKS
DRIVE GERMANS SACK
PARIS, July 2—One of the most
important offensive movements take11
by the Allies in recent weeks wr.s
that of American and French
troops on the Marne who made a
successful advance yesterday cap
turing Vaux west of Chateau Thierry
and taking 275 prisoners in an at
tack successfully carried out and in
which the brunt of the fighting
was borne by American soldiers
with an elan that secured the ad
miration of their comrades in arms
The important move has improved
important tactical advantages.
LONDON, July 2—Following
yesterday’s wildly intensive bom
bardment of tbo Flanders positions,
tho Germans launched several de
termined and massed attacks upon
the Allied positions but they failed
to gain ground cnyv.hara despite
enormous losses except at ono small
point northwest of Albert.
Tho losses which were sustained
by the Germans were considerable.
A renewal of the attack in this
sector is looked for.
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 2—
The Navy Departmert announces
that the Belgian steamer Chilean
was sunk supposedly by a Gorman
submarine fourteen hundred, miles
off the Atlantic coast on June 21.
Twenty-five survivor’s were found
four days later and rescued in a
I distressful condition.
WASHINGTON, July 1—The
United States State Department has
received official confirmation of the
looting of the American hospital at
Tabriz by Turkish troops. There
were regular Turks and acted under
the direct orders of their officers
according to the statements just
received'. Upon the reply to the for
mal protest which the United States
covernmont has entered against this
conduct, will Am rican action finally
depend.
There seems to be strong demand
among the people of this country
for a declaration of war r.ot alone
against Turkey but against Bulgaria
as well. While the administration
has avoided this for what seems ex
cellent reasons, it is quite within
bounds of approaching probability
that a rupture is very far from re
mote with the Ottomeu empire.
Bulgaria has been making hercu
lean efforts to prevent war being de
clared upon it by Amciica and it is
offered rs an argument that iru
mese American properties would
suffer heavily among the Bulgars
in the event of such a rupture.
Colonel Thecdore Roosevelt has
been campaigning to have war de
clared on both countries.
ITALIANS WIN GREAT
BATTLE OYER AUSTRIA
ROME July 2—Today the Italian
troops added to yesterday’s collosal
victory by sweeping over all the
Moate Grappa positions of the Aus
trians taking six hundred prisoners
and many machine guns.
LONDON July 1—On Sunday the
Italian army drove forward in a
magnificent offensive capturing Co'
Del Rosso and Sina Ecl’.oll thus con
solidating their positions againsl
tho enemy and occupying the Aus
trian positions dominating theii
lines.
In this engagement the Italians
troops captured seventeen hundred
prisoners and a large number of|
machine guns and several pieces of
artillery and stores of all kinds.
This attack has practically
strengthened the Italian positions
beyond Bella De Piete and gives
them a reach forward which is of
inestimable value. The Austrians
morale rc mg to be permanently
broken.
The Austrians since have been
making severe and sustained coun
ters usii g up .lie per: on el of four
divisions in their attacks all of
which have be: n repulsed with
sanguinary losses.
LONDON, July 2—It is admitted
by military critics that, a reinforce
ment of Austrians and Germans
would have changed in favor of the
latter the day when the Teutons
attacked on the Piavo, but the fail
ure of the Germns to came to the
aid of the Austrians and the signal
p.r.d humiliati''g defeat they sus
tained is eloquent testimony to the
fact that Germany is now at the
limit of its man power and is ex
erting every pound of pressure
available on the west front, leaving
it without men to spare for its
bclcagurc d ally.
PARIS, July 1—The French by
a scries of well delivered blows have
extended their front along the South
Aisne heights and tcok several hun
dred prisoners In raids on the Vinly
sector.
The importance of th:- continued
WILSON WILL
EXPLAIN POLICY
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 1—
An important state announcement
is made that the. President will
explain to Congress scon his atti
tude towards Russia. This mo
mentous action will bo taken in a
specir.l massage to tho legislative
body.
President Wilson himself states
that ho will not discuss Russia or
any international policies In his In
dependence Day speech, July 4.
STRIKE STILL SLATED
TO TAKE PLACE
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 2—
Secretaries Daniels and Baker and
Postmaster General Burleson told
the House Committee on Interstate
Commerce that military necessity
dictated, holding thru the President
the telegraph systems. While these
officials were testifying the House
referred the resolution to the mili-j
tary committee without the Inter-,
state Commerce members being
present to protest. This caused a
sensation. Baker advocated holding
the lines indefinitely.
CHICAGO, July 1—The telegraph
er.". strike will call out 25,000
commercial telegraph operators,
35,000 railroad and ton thou.nd
electrical workers raid President
Konenkamp today.
He deplored the fact owing to the
absolute refusal cf Western Union
officials to arbitrate, to recognize
the union or to agree to the settle
ment by the government boards the
men w. ro being driven to strike at
this time.
It is tak<-n frr granted that Presi
dent will ceizc the liner.
LAND TROOPS RUSSIA
TO SAVE NORTH SUPPLIES
WASHINGTON, D. C. July 1—
Tho War Department confirms the
cabled reports that American, Brit
ish and French troops have been
landed at Kolva in the Archangel
province of Russia to protect stores
accumulated there and destined to
rehabilitate Russia.
Russian forco3 control considera
ble sections of the railroad run
ning southwards and the Entente
troops now landed will co-operate
■with these in every way.
Tho German troops thru Finland
■which is now a German province
have been edging their way to
wards Archangel with a view of seia*
ing theso supplies anil lest the
Russian troops would have been
inadequate at the resuest of the
government the Allied troops will
co-operate against the Teutons.
The present government of Fin
land will not be recognized by the
Allied nations and a strict account
ing will have to bo mail© by the
White Guard of all its acts in
allia»ce^ with the Germans.
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NEW RED ORGANIZATION
FORMED IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, July 2—A now social
ist organization has boon formed in
this city which will support Wilson
and his wr.r policies against the
Germanist forces. This body is to
be known as the Interallied Soc
ialist and Labor League and. will
embody wholesale organizations of
present socialist bodies of Russian,
Bohemian, French and Slovac com
munities thruout the United States.
The founders are Bernard M’Ma
hon, William Rodriguez and Carl
Thompson. They announce that they
will work in America to obtain the
adoption In t'-.is country of the pro
gram of social reconstruction after
the war as set forth by the British
labor party.
CLEVELAND, July 1—Eugene V.
Debs pleaded not guilty to the
charge of violating the espionage
law. The trial has been set for
July 30 and. h's bail set at $30,000
WILSON MAY TAKE
OVER TELEGRAPHS
WASHINGTON, July 1—To pre
vent the suspension of work on tele
graph and cable systems of Ameri
ca, the House Interstate Commerce
Committee has favorably reported
' a resolution authorizing President
1 Wilson to taJie over and assume
I the management of the telegraph,
tcdephone and cable systems in the
United States as a war emergency
measure.
The resolution was favorably re
ported at the request of the Presi
dent himself.
The reason for this step is that
the Western Union has locked out a
large- number of keymen and the
latter organization in the Commer
cial Tel graphers Union had set
July 8 a^ the day for a strike
against the Western Union.
The Postal system had agreed to
reinstate employees according to the
judgment of the adjustment board
but the Western Union refused to
give in to the government wishes.
There has been considerable opin
ion prevailing that the Western
Union continued to maintain this
irreconeileable attitude toward their
employees in order to force the gov
ernment to take them over on terms
1 as advantageous to t{re owners as
the railroads were controlled by
1
the government. It is not likely
that concessions of this kind will be
made however to the Western
Union.
HOSPITAL SHIP
WAS DIVERED
OFF FASTNET
LONDON, July 1—Another in
stanc ■ of German frightfulness was
made public today by the Admiralty
which announced the sinking of the
Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle
which was torpedoed by a U boat.
Only 24 survivors are accounted
for out of 250 aboard.
The hospital ship was attacked
two hundred, miles southwest of
Fastnet, fortunately without any
sick on board the steamer returning
from Canada where returning con
valsccnts and mr.lned had boen taken
home.
lull on the west front is taken to
be in the fact that the Germans
have been making preparations be
hind their lines for a renewal of a
drive apparently upon r, larger scale
than ever. Perfect confidence is held
by all the Allied' divisions resisting
the German offensive.
MOSCOW. July 1—The govern
ment ot\ Archangel has declared a
state of war to exist in that section
owing to the appearance there of a
submarine flying the Finnish flag.
The U boat is a German but is
flying the flag of the republic to
avail itself of the opportunity of
securing supplies in that port.
The U boat will not be allowed
to touch at any place in tile White
Sea. It is known that Entente
boats arc waiting outside to grab
the diver.
LONDON, July 1—Grand Duke
Michael has issued a manifesto de
claring that it is the duty of all
Russians to restore order and of
fers amnesty to all who help him.
and the Czech-Slavs to do so. Tho
latter occupy the Siberian railroad
between Tchilitbisk and Emsk. Mon
are reported to be flocking to join
the counter revolution under Gen
eral Alexieff at Rostov. News com
ing out of Russia is strongly one
sided and is not properly confirmed
by other sources cf an authentic
nature as is naturally inevitable at
this time.
GERMANS BEGIN SUN
ACTIVITY WEST FRONT
LONDON, July 1—The War of
fice announces that heavy artillery
work was begun by the Germans
along the whole Flanders front as
far south as Albert with every in
dication of the enemy being prepar
ed to renew the drive in this sec
tion.
While it is possible that this
intensive gunfire may be a feint
with tho hope of disguising the fall
of a blow in any other direction,
the reports in possession of the gov
ernment go far to show that Ger
many calculated on continuing a
drive on this particular sector.
The gunfiro today was peculiarly
intensive with the liberal use of
arseno gas shells and high • xplo
sives. The British and allied forces
are well prepared to resist along
this sector.
WOULD NOT STAnS
FOB MORE HOURS
WASHINGTON, July 1—President
Wilson took another strong stand,
against determined efforts to irri
tate labor when ho vetoed the legis
lative appropriation bill which re
quired government workers who
have been working seven hours
REACH AN AGREEMENT
LONDON, July 2—An agreement
has been reached between France
and Greece whereby subjects of each
country resident in the other could
be enlisted In the respective armies.
NO DAMAGE
LONDON, July 2—The official
j communique announces that in the
heretofore to work eight aft-r the
passage of the bill liencoforth.
Tho President h,d not given any
intimation of such an Intention
although labor had fought sharply
tho joker in the appropriation bill.
German attempted air raid, over
Paris no damago was done.
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