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WOMB. AI.ABKA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915.
NO. 1837.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 30.—A force
•of half a million Russians, re-equip
ped and quietly assembled in Bess
arabia for the past two months, un
der the command of General Ivan
off has begun a huge drive againct
Czernowitz. The Austrians are mass
ing forces to resist the Russian
drive, but today the Russians cut
off twelve hundred men, capturing
them with all their supplies. The
Russian advance is proceeding.
BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The move
ment reported from the east where
a re-equipped army of Russia is be
ing given a try-out in order to di
vert the Teutons from the Balkans
is serious! Scouts report the new
army as quite extensive and the
Austrian outposts have fallen back.
Supplies - are being rushed to Czer
nowitz to withstand a siege.
LONDON, Dec. 30.—The Teutons
are withdrawing from Macedonia
and entraining north in haste. They
are supposed to be en route to
Bukowina to resist the new Russian
1 drive against Czernowitz.
PARIS, Dec. 30.—Great interest
is being manifested in Athens over
the withdrawal of the Teutons from
Macedonia. While the Allies ap
pear'to believe that this withdrawal
is due to the Russian invasion of
Bukowina, the Greeks feel that" it
is in order hot to provoke the hos
tility of the Greek government.
CITY BATH HOUSE!.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boil
ing Hot).
M. O. SOLBERG.
HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES
DAILY IN THE VOSGES
BERLIN, Dec. 30.—Heavy fight
ing is proceeding in the Vosges. The
rest of the west is comparative!}
quiet. The British endeavored to
aurpriso the German lines near
Lille, but the surprise attack fail
ed, and the assault was repulsed.
ROME, Dec. 30.—The Albanians
are fighting the Servians in the El
Basson region. The principal enga
gement is on the Scumbi river. The
Serbs have the best of the fighting,
but they are said to be short in am
munition. An Italian force from
Durazzo is also reported to be go
ing to the aid of the Servians.
PARIS, Dec. 30.—The Chamber
of Deputies has at last approved an
incrementative income tax for war
purposes. The tax increases in per
centago in proportion to the size
of the income taxed.
PARIS, Dec. 30.—The heaviest
fighting of the winter is now taking
place in the Vosge3, where the Ger
mans have been unsuccessfully try
ing for a week to force the French
positions.
The French drove back every ef
fort of the Germans to breaa
through. ,
General Joffre thinks that the
Germans are trying obtain a
base for operations which include
an encircling movement south of
Verdun, thus enabling an earlier
advance when weather conditions
are favorable, and vice versa delay
ing any attempted trench drive.
A fine selection of Fancy Boxes
filled with Home Made or Outside
Chocolates at Rose's Candy Store.
Let us estimate on your Job Work
PARIS, Dec. 30.—Tho sortie of
the Austrian destroyer squadron
from Cattaro to Durazzo had very
unfortunate results. The destroyer
Lika was mined and sunk, while
the Italian ships riddled the war
v ship Trfelov so that it sank also.
The effort to reach Durazzo wa«.
with a view of assisting the land
forces of Teutons and Bulgars re
ported to be driving there.
LONDON, Dec. 30.—Two Norwe
gian ships wore sunk today. The
vessels were submarined, the crews
in each instance being saved. The
sinking occurred in the North Soa
where foggy weather still prevails.
LONDON, Dec. 30.—Lloyd’s has
trebled the insurance rates for ves
sels passing through the Suez Canal.
This is on account of the reported
drive of the Turks and Germans.
PARIS, Dec. 30.—Experts pre
dict an early German drive probably
in the direction of the Egyptian ter
ritory with a view of destroying the
Suez Canal.
BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The great Ot
toman and Teuton drive against
Egypt Is now fully under way. The
British force which can bo sent
against the combined armies will he
unable to even seriously Impede the
advance. While the battleships mav
attempt to guard the canal, they
cannot hope to stop the destruction
of that water way or to stem the
tide of invasion. The Egyptian
troops cannot be depended upon.
Fresh home made Chocolates,
Peanuts, Candles and Ioe Cream at
the Rose Candy Store.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—
Secrotary Lansing today gave his
views on the subject of internation
al and American relations to the de
legates at the Scientific Pan-Amer
ican Congress. His remarks on in
ternational relations were very non
committal and officially indefinite.
He suggested to the Congress
that the countries of the western
Hemisphere should form a Pan-Am
erican union wherein they would
agree to arbitrate all boundary
questions and prohibit supplying re
volutionists with munitions ot war
by any American or other world
power.
It would be necessary for each
nation to Individually bind itself to
enforce against any nation violat
ing the agreements, <! this union
While as far as foreign • powerna; are
concerned there would be every in
clination to approve Lansing’s sug
gestion, many of the South Ameri
can delegates would be unwilling
to accede to the suggestions made
in regard to supplying munitions of
war to revolutionists. Several states
do not approve the methods of the
party in power in other states, and
would not be averse to assisting in a
revolution if there wac a chance of
success.
One delegate pointed out that re
volutions were resorted to in some
countries owing to very great for
eign interests getting control ot
the government, and the people had
no other means of overthrowing
what was really a foreign yoke.
COXEY SEEKS SENATORIAL
HONORS FROM OHIO
COLUMBUS, Dec. 30.—Corby ithe
famous general of the wayside
army la out with political ambition
to succeed Senator Pomerene. H«
takes his stand on national pre
paredpeos, and thl*i* tfee pain
plank In his platform.
problem
He has began delivering a series
at unoivhek vlth 4 view of tanking
the preparatiohtsi
and boosting hi*
candidature Mr tee senatorshlp ftt
welf.'^ aJWM** ■■Mseti.
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—The saloon
eries of this city are preparing for
a hilarious time on tomorrow ana
tomorrow night, when they will
close Up their joints, fold up their
tents like the Arabs and silently
steal away.
Already special arrangements have
been made for turning loose the
flow of stimulating liquor, and the
saloons have mustered into sorvico
additional help in order to get rid
of. the fluid delight will be pur
veyed. Many of the saloons have
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mourning decorations in an elabo
rate way, black and white ribbands,
flowers, and devices of the kind
festooned all round their joints. To- j
wards the last everything will bo
free, and a mad night is anticipated
in this city.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—The prohibi
: tion party’s national committee
after a prolonged session practical
ly decided to have no party in the
field next election. Instead the com
mittee will recommend to the mem
bers of the party that they support
that party which endorsee a policy
of prohibition on their platform.
It is not likely that either of tber
two, republicans or democrats, wilt
do so, although the prohibitionists
national committee has hopes that
they may leaves it open to theln to
do so and thus obtain the full
strength of prohibitionist support.
Augustine & Kyer, Victorias and
Butter Crisp at the Rose Candy
Store.
SUSPENSE INCREASES; THE
AUSTRIAN REPLY CARLED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—
Secretary Lansing gave out officially
the information that Ambassado:
Penfield at Vienna had received the
the Austrian reply to the last An
cona :#te, but, as had been request
ed gave no synopsis but is prepar
ing to cable it in full. The de
partment is not therefore in a posi
tion to make public its contents.
Penfield cables that he is codify-11
ing the message which will be a i
lengthy one and therefore will not <
arrive until some time late tonight
or tomorrow. !
It is not known of what naiure
she reply is, friendly or otherwise.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—With the
innouneement that Penfield has re
vived the Austrian reply and he
:ause lengthy it would take some
,ime to codify for cabling, conjec
ure is rife as to its contents.
A Vienna dispatch to the Herald
says that the contents will be deern
sd satisfactory by the American gov
ernment, although it has to be said
hat this is positively the only re
sort which would indicate that the
reply is of a favorable kind. Ill
other reports, which are not official
however, intimate that the Austri
an government does not wish to dis
claim responsibility for the subma
rining of the Ancona, nor will that
country deny the authority extend
ed the captain of the under sea boat
to sink the liner. ,
In view of the disturbed state of
| public opinion the wisdom of Peu
field in sending no synopsis of the
reply, is commended generally.
Now is fhc time to Subscribe.
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—The major
ity ot the Washington State brewe
ries contending that their business
is being discriminated against,
want that section of the prohibition
measure enjoined which makes ille
gal the manufacture of beer when
same is not for local retail trade.
The breweries in their applica
tion for an injunction against the
enforcement of prphibition against
the manufacture pf intoxicating li
quor contend that under the law the
" fifty' 1 CONVICTS MUTINY.
LEAVENWORTH, Dec. 30.—Fif
ty convicts employed in the state
coal mine mutined demanding bet
ter conditions under which to labor.
The men complained of insuffici
ent food, lack of washing rooms
after work, insufficient clothing,
lack of timbering causng many to
be killed and maimed, and failure
to provide ventilating equipment
for the safety of'employees. Many
of the men complain that although
threatened with tuberculosis they
are compelled to labor in the mine
The complaining convicts who
mutinued are going unpunished, and
their demands have all been grant
ed.
Finest ITnalakleet do^ Salmon at
DUFFY’S.. 7 cents delivered.
XMAS GREETINGS.
Again the season suggests the
pleasure of extending to all hearty
good wishes A Merry Christmas
and a Happy and, Prosperous New
Year.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Bstveen Secersteom, A *nd
Zehners Jewelry Stores.
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beer can be brought into the state
tor consumption, thus discriminat
ing against their business in favor
of ex-state business.
Under the federal control of in
terstate commerce, the brewers
plead that the Washington state has
no power to prevent the manufac
ture of beer or spirits for export,
being interstate trade.
The application is a lengthy one
and filed just at the last moment.
It is possible that a, temporary re
straining ordor may be granted ana
the state required to show causa
why such injunction should no.t bo
made lasting pcnd'ng the adjudica
tion of the questions raised by the
brewers.
Lawyers are divided upon the le
gal questions involved; some favor
ing one, some the other. Obviously
their opinions are guided not a lit
tle by their personal views of the
wet and dry question.
PUGE1 SOUND LOGGER
HAS FEARFUL ENDING
HOLLYWOOD Wash., Dec. 30.—
Peter Gustafson a logger who had
been on a prolonged Christmas
spree and enjoying the intoxicating
advantages of the saloonists closing!
out sales, left Seattle on foot for
Monroe. The man was when leav
ing the city said to be on the verge
of delirium tremens, and he suffer
ed exceedingly from cold on his way
to his destination. He arrived here
in a terrible state shivering from
exposure and sought warmth by the
mill furnace. After a short time
there he leaped into the blazing,
mass and was burned to cinders.
Let as esttxiate on your Job ttorf
PORTSMOUTH, Dec. 30.—Fifteen
sailors on board the coast guard
cutter Leonidas were court martial
led here today. , . ■
The men alleged brutal treatment
an<l declare the grub was unfit to
eat. They demanded better foot
and wfien their request was denieo
they seized -Lieutenant Holland and
bound i hint , to the mast wtien he
made af if to atriiffL the men who
'protested at the worthless grub.
The incident will lead to a general
nveptigation, by the authorities, but
in the meantime, the men are to be
severely dealt with.
ORGANIZE STEEEL PLANT.
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.—L
tails ta have organized a
ilon 4olar steel plant for”
Itation of ihunllion contracts It