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NOMJE, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1018.
ADMIRAL SIMMS SENDS WARNING
SIMMS SENDS VERY
IMPORTANT LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jure 15
Rear Admiral Simms, who com
mands the American destroyer
squadron in European waters, in a
letter to the Secretary of the Navy,
which is dated June seventh, gives
warning of possible defeat. He
says that if the German Adniialty
see fit to change, the German naval
operations and this country fails to
take the proper steps at this time
America faces defeat. One of the
principal remedies recommended by
Simms is the increasing of the num
ber of the officers in high command
in tho American Navy.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, after
reading the letter of Rear Admiral
Simms, in whose judgement he has
the utmost confidence, notified the
House Committee on Naval Affairs
that he wished to withdraw his
opposition to the measure, now be
fore the Committee, to permanently
increase this enlisted personal of
the Navy to one hundred and thirty
one thousand four hundred and
eighty five men.
Rear Admiral is the lowest rank
of admirals and as Simms is now a
Rear Admiral, it is well known that
foreign naval powers are very par
ticular in matters of this kind, the
position of Simmo can be readily
realized, for despite the fact that
he has shown his ability time and
time again to handle delicate sit
uations, he is very badly handicap
ped in his present position and he
has very probably brought the fact
to the attention of the Secretary
of the Navy.
800,000 AMERICAN TROOPS
NOW IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 15
General March, the American Chief
of Staff in a conversation today
gave out some very (important in
formation. The General stated that
the American expeditionary forces
in France today amounted to to
eight hundred thousand troops and
tfajat the department had (estery
reason to believe that all its plans
would be successfully carried out to
the letter. March said that the
steady German drives aimed at the
Channel ports had been checked
and that this was due primarily
to the timely arrival of the large
American contingent on the West
ern front in the nick of time.
The Chief stated that it was to
early as yet to make any forcasts
as to when man-power supremecy
wll favor the Allies but that ho
firmly believed that the American
man-power would only be limited
by "ihe problem of transporta'/or,
and that this is at he present time
the greatest problem staring the
country in the face. General March
Baid ho believed that the military
situation was entirely satisfactory
to the Allies and that all prepara
tions ■were being made for another
heavy German drive which is now
momentarily expected to develop.
He says the anticipated drive will
very likely be on a titanic scale as
the Germans are now very desper
ate and will risk mostly any number
of men to effect an opening in the
Allied linen.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 16—
According to a speech which was
delivered here today, by one of the
Senators of the United States, this
country wil havo a million men in
France by the first of July this
year. The Senator was speaking
to the Mississippi Waterway Con
vention which 4s here at the pres
ent time to urge upon. Congress
tho ownership of large rivor barges
by tho Govern m;-r.t to facilitate
transportation on the inland water
ways. He agreed with the dele
gates In their plan for Governmental
assistance in what he said he be
A. F. OF L. ASKS GOV’T TO
TAKE OVER T. AND T. LINES
ST PAUL, June 14—A resolu
tion presented to the Convention of
the Ameiican Federation of Labor
today provides that all American
Telegraph and Telephone Lines be
taken over and owned by the Fed
eral Government or at least that
the Government take control. The
resolution was unanimously adopted
by the Convention. Another resolu
tion introduced by one of the dele
gatee was one asking that the Con
vention go on record as being In
favor of a general strike in Seattle
in support of the Commercial Tele
graphers Union. The resolution
failed of adoption.
ST JAUL, June 14—President
Konenk-mp of the Commercial Tele
graphers Union today sent the
Western Union Telegraph Company
an ultimatum in which he demands
that all Union operators who have
been ousted by the company be
Immediately reinstated. President
Konenkr.mp contends that this is
in accordance with the War Boards
decision and that unless this is
done a general strike of the opera
tors will be called. The ultimatum
expires at noon tomorrow.
ST PAUL, June 14—The resolu
tion Introduced to amend the Con
stitution of the Ameiican federa
tion of Labor was lost today. The
amendment provided for permission
to elect to women members to the
Executive Council of the Federation
and precipitated a lively discussion
upon the floor of the Convention.
The resolution introduced yesterday
favoring shorter hours for Federal
Employees was favorably reported
by tho Committee on Resolutions
and adopted by the Convention. A
timely warning was issued, by the
Convention to all employers, now
using the war as a pretext, to ex
tend the working hours to ten and
in same cases to twelve hours.
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 14—
President McKay of the Postal Tele
graph Company telegraphed to
President Wilson stating that his
company wluld wave its right to
deadhead telegraph operators for
joining the Telegraphers Union.
Dead heeding is simply anothor name
for blacklisting and the Telegraphers
Union does not recognize the right
[ of the Postal or any other com
' pany to blacklist. The Union will
i very likoly issue an ultimatum to
I the companies in the near future
and are only delaying action now
so as to give the Government agents
a chance to Btraighten matters out.
iieved was a very important inter
prise and told the Convention that
the very existence of a large army in
France depended on every means
of transportation being developed
to the* highest pitch in this country.
LONDON, June 15—Ostend and
Zeebrugge were the scene of on
other Allied air raid today. The
airmen successfully dropped eigh
teen tons of high explosive bombs
upon the canals and docks of both
places and did a largo amount of
damage. One German machine
which took part in the fight to
drive off the Allied planes was de
stroyed. The observers state that
many hits were made and that fires
were started in a number of places.
HEAVY ARTILLERY
BATTLE IN PROGRESS
PARIS, June 15—A heavy artil
lery battle is now in progress along
an eighteen mile front between
Montdidier and the river Oise both
ifides pounding away furiously.
To the South of the river Aisne
and to the Wiest and Southwest of
Rhelms near Champlat and Bligny
the Allied patrols, who are contin
ually scouting round the German
positions, brought back a number
Of prisoners who had left their own
trenches with the purpose of patrol
ing the Allied positions. The pris
oners admit that the German army
has suffered terrible losses in the
many attempts made to break the
Allied line on this sector.
The Germans today made their
fourth attempt to break through
the Allied lines to the Northwest
of Chateau Thierry but were again
thrown back with great losses.
Military experts believe that this
last attempt, which has been such
a dismal failure, is proof that
there is no danger now for Paris
and that the German drive has
seen definitely stopped.
The Germans have opened a new
irtillery bombardment on the Allied
positions near the Hangard woods
ibout nine miles to the Southeast
jf Amiens and from the intenseness
>f the fire it is believed that the
;nemy intend to pound a breach in
he lines at this point . Allied po
rtions in this vicinity have recent
y been strengthened by large num
iers of reserve troops being brought
ip.
AMERICAN AIRMEN MAKE
SUCCESSFULL RAID
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY,
,luae 15—Tho first all American
scouting and raiding party of air
men today made an expedition to
the rear of the German lines drop
ping hundreds of bombs upon the
German supply and ammunition
depots.
To the Northwest of Bliry the
American flyers, five in all, were
attacked by a flock of enemy planes
but the efforts of the German
airmen were without avail. The
Americans did very effective work
at Conflans which is a large supply
depot for the Germans and is als<
an important railway center about
fifteen miles to the West of the
German fortified city of Metz and
about twenty-two miles to the East
of Verdun on the Woevre plains.
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At this place the American flyers
dropped a total of seventy-nine
bombs on the supply depots and
railway yards doing much damage
and causing many fires to break
out. All five planes returned safely
to thedr base.
PARIS, June 14—A comparative
lull has settled down upon the bat
tle fields of the Western front and
with the exception of occasional ar
tillery bombardments everything is
fairly quiet.
On the Montdidier-Oise front the
French have ma^e a number of
slight gains and have materially
bettered their positions.
More intensive shelling has de
veloped on * the Aisne-Marn front
along the Southern half. From Vil
U-rs-Cotteretes along a twenty mile
front to the vicinity of Thierry
Pothiers a heavy gun duel is now
on.
On. the plains of Picardy opposite
Amiens to the river Scarpo in the
vicinity of Arras the Germans are
pounding the Allied lines with
heavy artillery trying their utmost
to hammer a breach in the defens
es.
If. as it now appears, the Ger
man's inventions was to effect a
break in the Allied lines between
Montdidier and the river Oise, it
was the shortest and at the same
time one of the most disasterous
attempts to break the line since ttao
twenty-first of March when the
great offensive started. The Ger
man’s intention was to effect a
their vain attempt to drive through
to Paris.
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AMERICANS CAPTURE
1,000 GERMANS
PARIS, June 14—In the attack
made by the Germans upon the
American positions in the Bellou
woods and at the Village of Bour
esches besides the terrible losses
inflicted by the Americans on the
enemy in killed, they also took one
thousand prisoners and a large num
ber of email arms.
ROME, June 15—The Austro
Teutons yesterday made a savage
attack upon the Italian forces guard
ing the Tonale pass on the Tren
tino front but were thrown back
with heavy losses. The Tonalo pass
is situated about thirty miles to
the Northwest of the Austrian oity
of Trent and is 6180 feet high.
PRESIDENT IN FAVOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
WASHINGTON, D. C. Juno 14—
The Suffrage Leaders of Europe re
cently forwarded to President Wilson
a memorial signed by all the Lead
ing European Suffragettes. The
President, In reply today issued a
proclamation proclaiming political
freedom for all women as the worlds
solemn duty. The President again
stated that he was In favor of the
Senate passing the Susan B. Anthony
Amendment to the Constitution.
The Pre3ldont has always shown
himself in favor of woman suff
rage but caid It was a matter for
the states to take up and not the
Federal Government.
MOONEY DEMANDS
NEW TRIAL
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15—
Thomas Mooney today personally
demanded that the Supreme Court
immediately grant him a retrial so
as t6 guide Governor Stephens
of California in deciding on the
application for pardon.
Judge Cabainiss continued the case
for thirty days saying that it is out
of his hands until such a time as
the Supreme Court or the Governor
acts.