VON I1ERTLINH TELLS THE R Ell'll STAG THAT PRESIDENT
WILSON'S FOUR PRINCIPLES FOR PEACE, IF RIHHTLY
PUNCTUATED, M1H1IT FORM BASIS OF NECIOTIATIONS,
• BUT AS AMERICAN EXECUTIVE FAILED TO FOLLOW
UP LEAD. SEES NO OBJECT IN SPINNING THREAD.
Italian Headquarters, June 12(5.—Italy's victory over the Austri
ans is one of science over blind courage. The Italians had more artil
lery against them, but their tire was always accurate and quick, while
that of the enemy was diffused. The Italian infantry, at times, were op
posed by live times their number, yet the Austrians were driven back.
Oeneral Diaz, the Italian commander-in-chief, said that if he only had
some American troops, he would have done still better.
The Austrian army has been pushed back across and beyond the
Piave river; the enemy is again barred from the plains, which was his
objective. It is not yet clear as to the magnitude of the Italian victory.
Every hour brings reports of increasing Austrian losses. Thousands
of invaders wore killed in an attempt to regain the eastern bank of the
Piave river. Italian headquarters reports over 40.000 Austrians cap
tured.
AUSTRIAN PREMIER TO RE SI (IN.
London, dune 20.—Von Seydlor, Austrian premier, who tendered
his resignation several days ago. announced Monday that he had do
dined Emperor Charles' invitation to constitute a new cabinet, accord
ing to a dispatch today from Zurich. Switzerland. The premier s de
cision to retire was announced at a meeting of the crown council at
Vienna, at which the food situation in Austria was discussed at length.
Ii was the unanimous opinion of the council that the food shortage had
reached a critical stage. Emperor Charles, who was in attendance, an
nounced'that he was personally addressing Kaiser W ilhelm in connec
tion with that situation.
AMERICANS MAKE BRILLIANT ATTACK.
Paris, dune' 2b. —-(MVicial: The American forces made a brilliant
ttack on th«' (bu-man positions near Belleau wood, near ( bateau
Thierry, hist night, ami captured one hundred and fifty Hermans.
Hun captain was among the prisoners.
BATTALION ATTAt K> TM'o COMPANIES.
With tin- American Army in France, dune 2b.—American and
French forces, com posed of two com panics, made a raid on the (4nitaii
lines near Babovilh r last nLdd. and were attacked by an entire bat
talion of Hun troops. After desperate fighting, the American and
French forces were compelled to retire, leaving some prisoners in the
hands of 1 he (Icemans.
SIXTY AMERICANS AND FRENCH TAKEN.
Berlin, dune 2b.- It is reported that sixty American and French
prisoners were captured by Herman forces last night in the sector near
1 *abo\ iller.
AMERICANS TAKE Bl'N'CN OF PRISONERS.
With the American A run' in Fiance. -June 2(>.—The Americans
attacked the Huns on the Marne front last night and captured 2Hi pris
oners. besides extending their line northwest of Belleau wood.
HERMANS CLAIM SUCCESSFUL RAID.
Berlin. -Iline 2<i. Official: Herman raiding parties entered Amer
ican-French trenches last night and inflicted heavy losses and took
some prisoners, in the Badenviller sector.
ALLIES TAKE SOME PRISONERS.
PARIS, dune .Mi.—Official: Herman prisoners wore taken in al
lied raids on enemy positions in the sector between the Aisue and Oise
rivers last night.
HERMANS CLAIM REITLSE OF AMERICANS.
Berlin. .June 22. Official: American and French attacks
northwest of chateau Thierry were repulsed with a heavy slaughter
today.
LONDON. June 22.—A Zurich. Switzerland, dispatch today says
that Von Soydler. Hie Austrian premier, has departed from Vienna, en
route for Austrian headquarters on the Italian front, to submit the res
ignation of himself and cabinet to Emperor Charles of Austria-Hun
gary. The resignation is due to internecine troubles in Austria.
TELLS OF 1IFN0AEI AN FOOD SHORTAGE.
LONDON. June 22.-—In many of the provinces of Hungary, the
populace have only a third or a quarter enough food for their dire ne
cessities. former Premier Tisza told the Hungarian parliament, in a
speech delivered one day ihis week. The ex-premier declared that
the situation is extremely precarious.
NO POTATOES FOR AFSTRIA.
AMSTERDAM, .June 22.—A dispatch from Munich today says.
Bavaria is unable, as requested, to supply potatoes to the suffering peo
ple of Austria. It has hardly sufficient for its own uses. The late
frosts have retarded the growth of new crop?? and the old stocks must
be used sparingly to supply Bavarian needs until the new crops are
available.
SUPPRESS STREET RIOTING IN VIENNA.
LONDON, June 22.—The Vienna Neiue Frie Presse says that
street rioting in Vienna, due to the bread limitation recently imposed,
has been stopped, soldiers and police authorities taking strict measures
to prevent further disorders. Parents have been warned that they will
be held responsible for the actions of children.
GOVERNORS OF STATES CALLED
ON TO SUPPLY SOLDIERS TO
INCREASE ARMY.
MILLION MORE ARE WANTED
Crowder Figures That 220,000 Men
Can Be Obtained from Class One
Registrants; 400,000 From Those
Just Reaching Fighting Age, and
2.')0,000 by Reclassification.
WASHINGTON, June 26.—Carry
ing out the war department’s plan to j
have 6,000,000 men under arms Aug
’ ust 1, General Crowder, provost mai
shal, today called on all the gover
* nors of the union, except in Illinois
and Arizona, for a mobilization of
forces under the terms of the selective
draft law, between July 22 and 25, of
i 220,000 white registrants.
It is expected that this call will ex
haust all men that are now placed in
! class one. To complete the program,i
! the war department will depend upon j
400,000 class 1 registrants, gained
: from the June 5 enrollment (those
j who reached the age of 21 prior to
that date) and 250,000 or 300,000 to:
be obtained from reclassification.
j CORDOVA, June 26.—William C.
Edes, chairman of the Alaskan Engi
! neering commisison, and Andrew
Christensen, of the land and industrial
j department of the commsision, who
arrived in Cordova on the Alaska yes
! terday, planned to go on a trip to Ne
nana, but due to overland trail condi
tions, their trip has been deferred.
i They are proceeding to Anchorage on
! the Alaska.
CLE-ELOI, Wash., June 26.—The j
j town of Cle-Elum was almost com- j
; pletely destroyed by fire last night. I
j Thirty business structures and resi-,
| deuces were consumed. The loss is;
| placed at a million and a half dollars, j
; A hundred families were rendered i
! homeless. United States troops are j
I patrolling the stricken district. The
j Red Cross has been appealed to for |
i aid, as the need is urgent.
EMBARGO
AGAINST CHINESE
LONDON, June 26.—A Harbin dis
patch to the London Daily Mail says
the embargo on Chinese military ac
tion in Siberia has been raised, duo to
the fact that Russia is taking no steps
to prevent the German forces from
advancing in the east.
GERMANS LAND
ON BLACK SEA
j MOSCOW, June 26.—Official: The
| Germans have landed a force of three
| thousand infantrymen and eavalry
^ men and artillery at Poti, a port on
; the Black sea, presumably for mili
! tary operations in the Caucasus
j country.
RESPONDS TO DRAFT CALL.
A. D. Warner arrived in Anchorage
i Saturday on the Sourdough from
Chickaloon. Mr. Warner is called in
the draft and says all that he asks
for is quick action against the Ger
mans. He has been connected with
Charlie Feters in the mercantile bus
iness at Chickaloon for the past eight
een months and was assistant post
master at that place. Mr. Warner has
many friends and acquaintances in
Anchorage and the district who are
backing him to make a creditable
showing as a soldier .
CHAIRMAN HURLEY, OF U. S.
SHIPPING BOARD, ENTERS
STRONG OPPOSITION.
BURLESON IS ALSO OPPOSED.
Figures Are Submitted Shownig That
Whereas But Hundred and Twenty
Five Thousand Men Build Ships in
Dry States, Double Number Work
ing in Wet States.
WASHINGTON, June 26.—Declar
ing that the United States govern
ment cannot afford to conduct experi
ments at this time, Chairman Hurley,
of the LT. S. shipping board, appeared
in opposition to the Jones amendment
providing for absolute prohibition in
the nation while the war is on, at a
meeting of the senate agricultural
committee yesterday. Hurley, during
the course of his testimony, asserted
that the chief shipbuilding labor diffi
culties had occurred in dry states. He
submitted figures to show that 125,000
men are employed in the shipyards ir.
“dry” states, as against 290,000 men
employed in “vyet” states.
Postmaster-General Burleson, ap
pearing before the same committee,
expressed the opinion that he feared
that the enactment of nation-wide
prohibition at this time might inter
fere with the prosecution of the war.
Members of the shipping board,
who appeared before the committee,
asserted that the enactment of na
tion-wide prohibition would decrease
shipbuilding by at lea>t 25 per cent.
GOVERNMENT LINE TRANS-1
PORTS ITS FIRST TREASURE j
CONSIGNMENT TO ANCHORAGE
Ten thousand dollars in virgin gold
was brought by today’s train from
Montana creek station to Anchorage. 1
This treasure shipment is the first
ever made over the government rail
road. The gold is the product of the
Cache Creek Dredging company, and
probably represents the first clean-up
Formerly gold from the Cache
Creek Dredging company had to be
dispatched by one of the employees
on a trip representing nine miles by
wagon down Cache creek to its mouth
on the Kahlitna, twenty miles down
the Kahlitna by boat to camp two,
and was carried the remaining thirty
miles to McDougal, from whence it
was brought by launch to Anchorage.
The government railroad June 13
began the operation of a weekly train
service between Anchorage and Mon
tana creek. Under the regulations
of this service the train that brought
the gold here today left Anchorage
yesterday afternoon. On its return
from Montana creek, it left there last
evening, coming south as far as Hous
ton, where it remained last night.
It left Houston this morning and ar
rived here this noon.
NEW EXPRESS CO.
STARTS JULY 1
WASHINGTON, June 21. — The
Consolidated Express company, which
has taken over several of the large ex
press companies of the country, will
start in business July 1. It has been
granted the privilege, by the inter
state commerce commission, to
increase present rates by at least 10
per cent.
WORK HORSES DYING.
LONDON, June 26.—AccorGding to
officials of the British National
Equine Defense league, curtailment of
feed is killing of the working horse
in this country and unless something
is done to ration horses, both in re
gard to food and hours of labor, the
problem of transport will become very
serious.
ITALIANS AND ALLIES CAPTURE FORTY-FIVE THOUSAND
AUSTRIANS—WHILE ENEMY TROOPS CROSS ONE RE
MAINING BRIDGE OVER PIAVE RIVER, ITALANS SUB
JECT THEM TO HEAVY LOSSES IN KILLED AND
WOUNDED—AUSTRIANS LEAVE BIG GUNS BEHIND.
Washington, June 24.—Official: A cable today from Rome says:
The Italian and allied offensive, which drove the Austrian hordes across *
the Piave river, from the west to the east side, resulted in the capture
of 45,000 enemy prisoners, enormous stores of war materials, such as
big guns, machine guns, munitions, etc., besides great quantities of food
supplies.
GREAT AUSTRIAN RETREAT.
Italian Headquarters, June 24.—A great Austrian retreat along
the Piave river began after dark Saturday night and continued today.
The Italian armies, aided by French nd British forces, are pursuing
the enemy and inflicting heavy losses. When the Austrians began their
retreat, the Italians and allies began a vigorous attack all along the
Piave line from Montello to well towards the mouth of the big stream.
The Austrians left behind them great stores of munitions, big cannon,
machine guns, etc.
ITALIANS REGAIN POSITIONS.
Rome, June 24.—The Italian armies crossed the old channel of the
Piave river west of the main stream and recaptured from the Aus
trians several of their old positions. Ten other detachments of Italian
troops, which have been held in reserve, are advancing toward the
main stream, where the Italian artillery and aircraft fleets are hammer
ing away at the retreating Austrians.
ITALIANS RETAKE MONTELLO.
London. June 24.—After recapturing Montello from the Aus
trians, the Italians immediately began the making of bridge heads at
Falze and Nervessa. The Italians met with but little resistance in
the retaking of Montello. The Austrians recrossed the Paive river
by the only bridge remaining to them north of Zeenson.
SUMMARY OF NEWS ON ITALIAN FRONT.
Blocked in their advance across the Piave river through the threat
ened destruction of their lines of communication over the big stream by
the rising waters, and compelled to retreat from positions gained at
the inception of the great drive, the Austrian armies have apparently
closed the first phase of the offensive. . The result has been but little
more than a demonstration on a front ninety miles in width. The
Austrians have gained no objective's and have lost he Wily in men, big
guns, machine guns, munitions and food stores. The Italian armies,
aided by French and British forces, have virtually regained all the
ground lost at the inception of the big drive, and are now pursuing the
retreating Austrian armies on the Piave front.
It is confidently expected by the allies that the Austrians will re
organize their shattered armies and launch another offensive, to begin
at any time during this week. It is not believed that the Austrians are
willing to admit defeat, which has been virtually the result of their
offensive, and it is likewise believed that Germany will not tolerate a
laying down on the part of Austrians, which would be a practical ad
mission of defeat.
AUSTRIANS HAD MORE ARTILLERY THAN ITALIANS, BUT
THE ITALIAN FIRE WAS ACCURATE AND QUICK,
WHEREAS THE AUSTRIAN FIRE WAS DIFFUSED—EX
TENT OF ITALIAN VICTORY CANNOT BE KNOWN UNTIL
FURTHER REPORTS AVAILABLE.
Amsterdam, June 26.—The German chancellor, A on Hertling, in
a speech in the reichstag yesterday afternoon, declared that the four
principles laid down by President Wilson of the United States, if prop
erly punctuated, might form the basis of a general world peace, but as
the American president had made no further discussion of the matter,
following the enunciation of the four general principles, he saw no
profitable object in further spinning threads started by the American
executive. The chancellor declared that there was still less object now
in following Wilson’s lead, after statements have reached us from Amer
ica regarding a peace league of peoples for the maintenance of free
dom and justice.
OPPOSED TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
Amsterdam, June 26.—The German chancellor will make no
further discussion of President Wilson's four principles as a basis for
peace. Yon Hertling does not look with favor up on the proposed
league of nations to enforce world peace. He intimated that such a
league might make it uncomfortable for Germany.
AUSTRIAN DRIVE ON ITALIAN FRONT
IS BROKEN OR HELD UP BY STUBBORN
RESISTANCE OF ITALIANS AND ALLIES
Rome, June 22.—Official. The Austrian offensive is either broken
or is being stayed along the whole Italian front, due to the heroic
resistance of the Italian armies, aided by the French and British forces.
The enemy offensive has not been renewed since the evening of June 20.
AUSTRIA CLAIMS ITALIAN REPULSE.
Vienna, June 22.—Official: The Italian attacks on Montello have
been repulsed by the Austrian forces. The Austrians have increased
the number of prisoners until it now’ reaches forty thousand.