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AND ALASKA LABOR NEWS.
VOL. 2. NO. 19.
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918.
PRICE TEN CENT*.
VILLAGE OF WYTSCHAETE CENTER OF OPPOSING AR
MIES’ ACTIVITIES IS TAKEN AND RETAKEN BY
BOTH SIDES—NOW HELD BY THE BRITISH
ACCORDING TO LATEST REPORTS.
TIDE OF BATTLE IN FAVOR OF THE BRITISH
Germans Gain Foothold on Slope of Mount Kemmel But Later
Are Driven Out by the British Who Force Them Half Way
Back to Bailleul—Kaiser’s Men Are Forced to Relinquish
British Trenches South of Arras—Artillery Work by Ger
mans Indicate That Advance Is Intended South of Somme.
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* LONDON, April 17.—-The British positions before *
* Ypres have been withdrawn to a new line. *
LONDON, April 17.—Reuter's correspondent today tele
graphs that the Flanders battle is raging with incredible in
tensity. From the latest reports it is apparent that the battle
now is going in favor of the British notwithstanding desperate
German attacks. Tin* Bermans have -rained no ground since
yesterday, but apparently have lost some.
BRITISH FORCED TO RETREAT.
LONDON. April 17.— Having driven the British forces
from Bailleul and Wyscaette, the Germans are now battling to
gain other points on high ground south and southwest of Ypres.
The Germans yesterday managed to get out of the lowlands, but
must push on farther to make their gains secure.
The British forces are lighting doggedly and resisting ev
ery step. All German gains are made at a frightful cost in
man power. The government today admits the situation is
more serious than at anv time since the German northern drive
began, and the newspapers are advising the evacuation of tliig,
Ypres sec-tor and the Passchenadele ridge/ ^ .j#;
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GERMANS MAKE FURTHER GAINS.
PARIS, April 17.—The Germans today advanced from
Wytschaete to St. Floi, and have gained a grip on the southern
slope of Mount Kemmel. The British have recaptured Meteren
on the northern front and the Germans have been driven from
tlie British trenches south of Arras. The German artillery is
active south of the Somme, which is thought to be preliminary
to a heavy infantry attack. Near Wytschaete* the British have
made a successful counter attack and repulsed German attacks
north of Bailleul. The German losses are reported as having
been exceedingly heavy.
FIGHTING IN WYTSCHAETE
LONDON. April 17.—Major General Maurice*, director of
military operations at the* war office, today announ<*ed that the
greater part of Wytschaete*, and probably all of it, now is in
British hands. The British forces after a successful counter
attack recaptured the village of Meteren. and south of Meteren
they drove the Germans half way back to Bailleul. The British
also have advanced and improved their lines near Neuve
English.
BRITISH REGAIN WYTSCHAETE.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY. April 17.—It is reported
that tin* British, after lighting magnificently have regained the
much-contested village of Wytschaete.
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PHOTOGRAPHS OF
GERMANY WANTED
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At the request of the war depart
ment, the American Protective league
has undertaken to procure for that
department for immediate use for in
telligence purposes, photographs,
drawings and descriptions of build
ings, bridges, towns and localities
now occupied by the German forces
in France, Belgium and Luxemburg
and likewise in that portion of Ger
many lying west of a line running
north and south through Hamburg.
It is thought that many persons in
Anchorage may have some of the ar
ticles enumerated above which may
prove of practical use to the war de
partment. A large quantity of mate
rial is desired, and no attempt shoidd
be made to sort the matter or to avo=d
duplication, as many copies of the
same object may be desirable.
It will not be practicable to return
the material to the contributors. It
will be a gift to the government.
Any persons in Anchorage having
any of the articles desired may leave
them at the office of either Commis
sioner Leopold David or Deputy Mar
shal Clarence Mossman.
STATEMENT ISSUED
ON SALE OF EGGS
HENS MAY BE SOLD AS USUAL
ON AND AFTER MAY 1, AC
CORDING TO OFFICIALS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13.—
The United States Food Administra
tion has information that here is a ru
mor among farmers that the selling of
eggs was prohibited March 1. The
food administration is vitally interest
ed in seeing the egg and poultry busi
ness increased to the maximum, in
order that the industries may not be
! demoralized as they are in the allied
i countries, where poultry and eggs are
limited almost to hospitals, the in
i valids, and wounded.
The selling of live hens has been re
stricted until April 30, in order to pre
vent rapid disintegration of the poul
try industry by the selling of laying
hens. In some parts of the country a
large proportion of the laying hens
have already been sold because of the
high price of live poultry. These hens
should be kept on the farm. They will
lay heavily until May 1. These eggs
may be sold or set for hatching. On
and after May 1, the hens may be sold
as usual.
NOTED EXPLORER REPORTED
VERY LOW AT HIS CAMP
ON HERSCHEL ISLAND.
: DOCTOR GOES TO HIS AID.
_
; Messenger Made Trip From Stefans
i son Camp to Fort Yukon in Three
Days—Doctor Expects to Take Ten
I Days in Reaching Pateint.
_
i FAIRBANKS, April 17.—According
| to a messenger who reached Fort Yu
i kon from Herschel Island, Vilhjamur
Stefansson is suffering from typhoid
fever and is very low. Doctor Burke,
of the Yukon Mission and Alexander
: Allen today left for the Stefansson
| base to give the explorer necessary
: medical attention.
The messenger made the trip in
three days, but Doctor Burke and com
panion expect it will require them at
least ten days to make the journey.
DOCTORS NAMED
TO EXAMINE MEN
Physical examinations of the regis
trants, subject to the selective draft
law which began yesterday, and which
, will be conducted in Anchorage by Dr.
CE. M. Bovle, a member of the local ex
lemption board and Dr. C. C. Benedict,
be conducted at Wasilla by Dr. E.
hr.'Spalding; at Eska creek by Dr. H.
O. Schaleben at his headquarters at
Camp 91.
There are up to date 325 registrants
ready for examination which will de
termine whether the registrants who
have been placed in class 1 by the
local exemption board are eligible for
military duty.
As soon as the questionnaires are re
turned to the exemption board by the
registrants the board determines the
class into which the registrants are to
be placed and in the event they are
assigned to class 1 they are required
to submit at once to a physical exam
ination.
FORMER PREMIER
WILL JOIN ARMY
COUNT CZERNIN TO* COMMAND
AUSTRIAN BRIGADE OPERAT
ING ON ITALIAN LINE.
LONDON, April 17.—Former Aus
trian Premier Count V. zu Chudenitz
Czernin will enter the Austrian army
as commander of a brigade operating
on the Italian front. Count Czernin
and Emperor Charles at their last
meeting are said to have exchanged
opinions in a sharp manner.
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
HEAR AUDIT REPORT
The auditing committee consisting
of Miss M. Eversole and William B.
Clayton, which was appointed Monday
night at a meeting of the Anchorage
school board, to audit the treasurer’s
financial report for the year, submit
ted its report last night at the special
meeting called for that purpose. No
action was taken on the report.
A special meeting of the old board
was called for Thursday evening at
which time the report will be again
taken up and finally disposed of. The
members of the old board are Winfield
Erwin, Mrs. A. G. Thompson, Mrs.
Maud Appleby, J. L. Waller and James
A. Wilkinson.
The two new members of the board
elected April 2 are Miss M. Eversole
and William B. Clayton.
BIRTHS OUTNUMBER
DEATHS IN BRITAIN
COMPULSORY MILITARY SERV
ICE REDUCED NUMBER OF
MARRIAGES IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, April 17—Notwithstand
ing the war’s carnage the number oi
| births in 1916 exceeded by 277,303 the
| number of deaths, according to the
j registrar general’s report, just made
; public. The reduction in the numbei
| of births amounted to only 12 pci
| cent. There was an unprecedentedly
low marriage rate in 1916 as com
pared with an abnormally high one
| in 1915, the decrease being attributed
| to the fact that compulsion for mili
■ tary service was applied to married
men in 1916.
BRITAIN TO HELP
PALESTINE JEWS
! ENGLISH WILL APPOINT COM
MISSION TO INVESTIGATE
CONDITION IN HOLY LAND.
LONDON, April 17.—The British
government has authorized the British
Zionist organization to appoint a com
mission to investigate the present
conditions of the Jewish colonies in
Palestine. Among its objects will be
the repatriation of the Jewish inhab
itants who have been compelled by the
enemy to leave Palestine, the organ
ization of relief work, the reopening
of Jewish institutions in the Holy
Land which have been closed through
enemy action, and the restoration of
damage which the enemy has inflicted
on the Jewish colonies.
The commission will be instructed
to investigate the feasibility of the
scheme for founding a Jewish univer
sity in Palestine and, should military
exigencies permit, to take steps for
the initiation of this undertaking.
The purchase of the land to be used as
the site for the university was com
pleted a few days ago.
The commission will leave for Pal
estine at an early date.
CHEYENNE HOLDS
WHISKY RECORD
LIQUOR SHIPMENTS WOULD
GIVE EVERY RESIDENT 20
DRINKS DAILY.
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 15.—
Cheyenne statiticians claim that today
this little city of 12,000 imports more
whisky than any city of equal size in
the United States.
Cheyenne imports an average of
one carload of liquor a day. Recently
promulgated shipping orders provide
a car loaded with liquor shall contain
from 90 to 110 barrels. On the basis
of but 75 barrels of whisky each car
would contain 3,700 gallons as a
standard whisky barrel contains forty
eight gallons, or 29,600 pints.
Now the Cheyenne statiticians fig
ure there are eight average sized
drinks in a point, making the car con
tain 236,800 drinks.
A total of 236,800 drinks would
give every man, woman and child in
Cheyenne twenty drinks a piece daily,
enough, say these same statiticians to
keep every man, woman and child per
petually intoxicated if they were the
only ones to drink the liquor which ar
rives here.
But now it is said that but 10 per
cent of Cheyenne’s population or even
less drink liquor. This would make
200 drinks daily for the ten per cent.
And each person included in this 10
per cent would have to take a drink
every seven minutes of the twenty
four hours.
Colorado officials charge that
Cheyenne is the chief base for “boot
leggers” who operate into dry Colo
rado. They point to these figures as
conclusive evidence.
It is figured that the 14,800 quarts
imported daily represent a retail value
of $44,400.
j AMERICAN AND BRITISH SHlPb
CARRYING OILS COLLIDE
OFF ENGLISH COAST.
BRITISHER THEN HITS MINE
J Destroyers Rescue Survivors by
Steaming Through Field of Blazing
Oil—Only One Man Killed on Am
erican Vessel.
AN ATLANTIC FORT, April 17.
Thirty-seven men were killed ant
many wounded as a result of a colli
sion between the American steamshif
j O. D. Jennings and the British steam
| ship Warknight, off the coast of Eng
• land, March 24. Both vessels were
j laden with naphtha and inflammable
i oils. British and American destroy
I ers rescued the survivors,
i While towing the Warknight to
ward the beach she struek a floating
1 mine and was blown up. The destrov
: ers went to her rescue, steaming
through a field of blazing oil. Only
one man aboard the Jennings was
killed. The large loss of life among
! the crew of the Warknight was due
I to the contact with the mine, the men
! being burned to death.
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ALLOWANCES MADE
TO WAR CRIPPLES
i PENSIONS TO MUTILATED GER
|. MANS RANGE FROM $6.75 TO
$13.50 MONTHLY.
AMSTERDAM, April 17.—A “mu
J tiiation allowance” ranging from- $6.75
to $13.50 a month is what the German
soldier gets from a grateful father
land for injuries which make it im
possible, or almost impossible, for him
to earn a living.
Recent legislation has fixed these
new amounts, and it is provided that
the regulations shall be “interpreted
in a liberal sensfe.” Thus, if arm or
I leg wounds may be fairly regarded as
| equivalent to the complete loss of the
limb, the invalid is entitled to the al
lowance.
! The allowance is also earned when
the consequences of head wounds or
internal injuries involve regular hos
pital attendance, or, as the regulation
puts it, “if the invalid cannot take
nourishment in public—owing to in
! juries to the face or Jaw—without at
tracting public notice.”
All these come under the lower
scale. The higher rate applies to
those unfortunate war victims, form
erly the sole bread-winners of their
families, who have become complete
mental wrecks and require continuous
care.
LIBERTY LOAN
TWELFTH DISTRICT LEADS THE
NATION AS TO NUMBER OF
HONOR FLAGS AWARDED.
OREGON COMPLETES QUO! A
Webfoot State First to Report Every
County As Having Bought Specified
Amount of Bonds—Standard Oil of
California takes $1,500,000.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 17.—
i Subscriptions for the Third Liberty
loan today totaled $931,056,000.
1 Two hundred and eighteen honor
flags to date have been awarded in
the twelfth district, which is leading
the nation in the number of flags cap
tured. Oregon is the first state in the
country to report every county as hav
ing reached its quota. The total sub
scriptions for the district are $59,579,
! 800. San Francisco alone has sub
| scribed $28,000,000. The Standard Oil
| company of California has subscribed
| for $1,500,000.
CENSOR CATCHES
LOTTERY VIOLATOR
! MAN WHO REMITTED MONEY TO
! ILLEGAL INSTITUTION IS AR
RESTED AND PUNISHED.
SAN JUAN, Forto Rico, April 17
—For sending $105 to a man in Ha
vana with which to purchase lottery
tickets, H. N. Clarity, a former Brook
lyn man and pioneer American in the
islands, entered a plea of guilty in the
federal court March 6. and was sen
'
; tenced to serve twelve hours in the
penitentiary and to pay a fine of $105.
: He served his sentence immediately
! after paying his fine.
The letter in which the money was
| sent to Havana was opened by the
! censor here and referred to Washing
j ton for action. Orders to prosecute
followed.
FACES BECOMING
WEDGE SHAPED
LONDON, April 17.—The tendency
of the modern face, according to Pro
| fessor James Keith, lecturer on An
1 thropology at the Royal Institute, is
I to become wedge-shaped, with a long
, er, narrower and more prominent
nose. Prominences above the eyes
j are disappearing, and the brow is be
! coming smooth and of an even con
! tour. These changes in the human
I face, declared the scientist, are due to
; changes in methods of mastication
I from the earlier days of the human
race.
SENATOR FROM LOUISIANA PASSES
AWAY IN CITY OF WASHINGTON
ROBERT F. BROUSSARD SUC
CUMBS, BEING SIXTH MEMBER
OF UPPER BRANCH OF CON
GRESS TO BE TAKEN BY
DEATH SINCE AMERICA’S EN
TRANCE INTO WAR.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 13.—
United States Senator Robert F.
Broussard, democrat of Louisiana,
died late yesterday in Washington. He
is the sixth United States senator that
has passed away since the entrance
of America into the world war.
Out of respect to his memory the
senate adjourned immediately after it
had convened today.
Senator Broussard was born August
17, 1864, on his father’s plantation
near New Iberia, La. He attended
school at Georgetown University,
Washington, D. C., and graduated
from the law school of the Tulane
University of Louisiana, at New Or
leans, in 1899. He practiced law in
New Iberia after his graduation at
law, and was twice elected prosecuting
attorney of his district, which office
he resigned to enter congress. He was
for 25 years a member of the demo
cratic state central committee of
Louisiana. He served in the United
States house of representatives for
eighteen years—from the fifty-sixth
to the sixty-third congresses, both in
clusive. He was elected to the sixty
third congress after his election to the
United States senate. He was nomin
ated for the United States senate at
the general democratic state primary
in January, 1912, and this nomination
was confirmed by the legislature of
Louisiana by his election to the senate
in May, 1912, for the term beginning
March 4 ,1915.