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ARTILLERY DUEL MARKS FLANDERS ETUITTTNG
Allies Are Strongly I ntrenciled Along A New I ine
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* BRITISH FRONT, France, Belgium, Aug. 3.—Artil- ♦
* lery duels of considerable density continued last night
* along the battle front of Flanders, bul tin* German guns ♦
* were less active this morning, and the situation was un- ♦
* changed at daybreak. The Germans concentrated heavy *
* fire on the newly acquired British position in tin* area ♦
* south of the Ypres-Menid road.
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* BRITISH FRONT, Aug. 3.—A protracted rain is ♦
* still falling, rendering infantry operations difficult and ♦
♦ observation by air service very precarious. The allieft ♦
♦ continue the consolidation and arrangement of new posi- ♦
* tions, despite the handicap of the weather and are now ♦
strongly entrenched along a new line. ♦
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RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE RETURNING TO THE FRONT
LONDON, Aug. 3.—The morale,of the Russian army is re
ported improved as a result of the drastic measures against de
sertions and panics, and the disaffected Russian regiments have
returned to the front. ‘ .
GERMAN ATTACKS IN AISNE REGION REPULSED
PARIS, Aug. 3.— The German troops, after an intense ar
iillorv bombardment last night, delivered several attacks on
French positions near Cirny, in the Aisne region, all of which
were repulsed.
KAISER AND MACKENSEN NOW AT TARNOPOL
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LONDON, Aug. 3.—The kaiser and Mackensen made a
triumphal entry into Tamopol. The weight of the German of
fensive appears directed toward Kamenitz and Podolsky, on
route to (Idessa.
BOTH RUSSIAN AND TEUTON TROOPS RETIRING
DRESDEN, Aug. 3.—Chancellor Miehaelis said that he
was ready to accept any opportunity given him to secure hon
orable peace, but the requirement of the hour for the Germans
was.to avoid any confirmations of German stoutness and to
prove to opponents that Germany’s might was unweakened.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 3.—Between the Dneister and Pruth
rivers the Russian retirement is continuing. The Teutons have
also retired across tin* river Zbrocz, at the confluence with the
Dneister.
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WAR TAX BILL READY TO BE REPORTED
\\ ASHTNGTON, Aug. 3. — The war tax bill has increased
the revenues from one billion seven hundred million dollars to
two billion two hundred million dollars. Tt was virtually com
pleted today by the senate finance committee, and will be re
ported to the senate tomorrow or Monday. In preparing the
linal draft, the committee allied the tax on beer by twenty- five
cents a barrel to $1.50 a barrel, in addition to the tax under the
present law.
GERMANY ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF ACTION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—It is officially announced that
Germany had possession of Austria’s ultimatum to Serbia four
teen hours before its delivery to Belgrade. Former Secretary
Zimmerman admitted this when pressed closely concerning
Germany’s foreknowledge of the action of her ally, which pre
cipitated the war.
WAR DEPARTMENT INCREASES TRAINING CAMPS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—An increase of thirty per cent
in the number of candidates to be admitted to the second offi-,
cers’ reserve training camps, opening August 27, has been or
dered by the war department. The original number was 16,000,
and this has been increased to 20,800.
ARSENAL AND MILITARY WORKS POLA BOMBARDED
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Rome, Aug. 3.—Religious squadrons of Italian airplanes
effectively bombarded the arsenal and military works at Pola,
the chief naval station on the Adriatic sea.
WILSON CONFIDENT LOYALTY GERMAN-AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—President Wilson has reiterated
his confidence in the loyalty of that great body, of American
citizens with German blood.
GERMANY CLAMORING FOR HONORABLE PEACE
PETROGRAD, Aug. 3.—The Russians have evacuated
Kimpolung, in southeastern Bukowina. The Russians are now
engaged with Teuton forces on the river Bvstritza.
STATE OF HIGH SIEGE PREVAILS IN GREECE l
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ATHENS, Aug. 3.—A state of siege has been declared in'
the whole Greek department at Attica, including Athens and
Piraeus.
CAPITAL OF BUKOWINA INVADED BY ENEMY •
VIENNA, Aug. 3.—The Austro-Hungarian troops»have en
tered Czernowitz, capital of Bukowina.
LITTLE’S BODY WILL BE SENT TO OKLAHOMA
BUTTE, Aug. 3.—The body of Frank Little, the organizer
of the Industrial Workers, who was lynched, will be shipped to
Yale, Oklahoma, for burial. ;
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SOLDIERS, STATESMEN, SAILORS NAMED
IN THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN GERMANY
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Photos by American Press Association
The men In the pictures are pr milnent
German statesmen, soldiers, etc., whos
names figure largely In the news that
reaches us concerning the political crisis
that has arisen in Germany over the
questions of peace offers, Internal reforms
the success or failure of the submarine
warfare, the food eupply, etc. No. 1 in
Admiral von Capelle. miuteter of marlnfe,
whoee Impending reaignation was report
ed; 2, Von Mtndenburg, who may become
chancellor, although he la primarily a
military man, not a eta teaman; 2. General
von Bueaeler, also a auMler-eta team »n.
mentioned for tlie chancetlorahIp; 4.‘Prince
! yon Buelow. former chancellor and possi*
I Me auccesaor of Von Bethmann-Hollwe*;
6. General von LudendorfT, often culled
'the real power In Germaay." nuarver
! "water general of the army; 6. Ohancallof
j von BetiirnanmHolIweff; 7, Count von
| liertllng, prime minister of Buvacia sod
possible chancellor of the empire
LOCAL DOINGS
AND PERSONAL
MENTION
A few days of sunshine am! threat
ening clouds, again appear.
James L. Qalen, of Valdez, was an
arrival today on the steamei Alaska.
Cordova continues to be the greatest
copper ore shipping port In the United
States.
George Greenlee, of the Daily Times
mechanical department, is laid up
with a threatened attack of pneu
monia.
The launch WaK Is here from the
westward, and will go to Katalla on
Monday.
John Gillls and wife, of the new
radio station at Mile 14, are spending
the day in town.
VA large number of Kennecott strik
ers arrived from Ulackburn on this
afternoon's train.
The Carlisle Packing Compan has
placed in commission ItH new seine
boat, the "Chum."
Tomorrow morning thirty trial jur
ors will be drawn at Valdez tor the
Seward term of court.
Elliott Stewart, former owner of the
Valdez Prospector, Is aboard the
steamer Alaska for the stateB.
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The steamer Alaska arrived at noon
from the westward and will remain in
port until late tonight loading ore
ayd salmon.
Mrs. E. P. Ziegler and two children
returned today from Seward, where
they attended the funeral of the for
mer’s father, Colonel A. K. Boyle.
Yesterday the Orca cannery’s new
tunnel speed boat was seen In the
bay. It is a fine craft, equipped with
a fifteen horso-power Sterling engine.
Dr. Smith, physician for the Kenne
cott Copper Corporation at tlielr l.u
touche mines, is in town today,‘on his
way outside, having been called to the
colors.
U. F. Shaw, one of the pioneer
newspaper men of Alaska, is a pas
senger on today's boat front Anchor
age, accompanied by This wife. They
are on their way to the states, where
they expect to spend several months.
The freighter Ketchikan lif er the
anchor and twenty-seven fath >ms of
chain lost by the steamer Alameda In
the buy a year and a half ago. which
Win. McKay, the diver, -recently re
covered and cabled to a buoy.
Charles T. Connell, commissioner of
conciliation of the department or la
bor, arrived from McCarthy thl.s after
noon, and will return to Dos Angeles
on the steamer Alaska, the strike at
the Kennecott mines having been
called off.
Miss Anna Koseman, the popular
head waitress at Fred's Place, and
Mias Josephone Bona have returned to
day from a delightful trip to Valdez
in a private launch. While at Valdez
they enjoyed an automobile trip to
the famous Valdez glacier and through
the Keystone canyon.
“The Rosary," a Selig Red SoaJ
seven part feature, at the Empress to
night only. Sid Chaplin. In the comedy.
“A Submarine Pirate,” will be shown
tomorrow evening. “The Rosary” is
a distinct picture of class, and en
dorsed by those of every faith. To
night only.
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S. D. Charles is a passenger aboard
the steamer Alaska, on his return to
Juneau. Mr. Charles recently went to
Anchorage, where he accepted the
editorship of the Daily Times, but
which position he resigned and will
hereafter devote his entire time to the
publication or a monthly magazine.
which he recently started.
Yesterday afternoon the funeral o(
Marie Amanda Harding took place
from Lambert's undertaking parlors,
Interment being made in the local
cemetery. The services were conduct
ed by Hev. K. P. Ziegler, rector of the
Kpiscopal church, In the presence of a
large number of friends, and the floral
offerings completely covered the
casket.
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Alaska's quota in the first draft fot
the army has been placed at 096 men
by the war department.
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Frederick Bronson, who Is In charge
of the Port Latham property for the
firm of Whitney & I^ass, reports thal
lie will soon make another shipment ol
chrome iron
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John Smith, an employe at the Show
river bridge, fell from a plledrlver al
work on the government railroad neat
Seward and sustained severe bruises
John Paul and his son. William
while being towed in a small boat b>
a fishing boat, near the mouth of the
Skeena river, were capsized and
drowned recently.
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A recent report from the Icy straltt
district states that the run of salmou
there? is the largest In years, and the
canneries are getting all the fish the)
can handle.
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Dan Sullivan, foreman at Mile 9, or
the Seward railway, was soriousl)
hurt recently when he felf fron>
a gasoline speeder at Mile 10. A rlt
was fractured. He Is In the Seward
hospital.
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A telephone message received ai
Nome recently from Shelton, statei
that the body of Judge F. H. Thomas
who was drowned in the Kuzltrien it
June, while making a trip up the rivei
in a launch, was found recently in th<
river at a point about five miles below
Shelton.
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When your glasses fail to give set
lafaction, see Osborne. Byes fitted.
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(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3. _ National
prohibition leaders have decided not
to permit a vote on the senate prohi
bition resolution until the regular ses
sion of congress In December. They
believe that delaying action will help
the prohibition cause.
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(By Associated Press)
COPENHAGEN, Aug. •>. _ What
purports to be hitherto unpublished 1
, facts relating to the assassination of <
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, of Aus
tria. showing that he had a strong I
premonition of approaching death, are l
contributed to the Berlin Tageblatt '
by Its correspondent at the Austro- t
Italian/front. I
I he correspondent’s Informants, ac- 1
cording to this dispatch, are persons 1
of high standing, some of whom were t
eye witnesses to the Serajevo tragedy
which has been descrllwd as having t
supplied the match that set the world r
aflame. c
Indications of the archduke's tin- r
easiness, it Is asserted, were appar I
ent while he was drtying along the c
quay at Trieste to board the steam- t
ship Serajevo. _ He repeatedly glanced c
up at houses fronting on the water, a« 1
if suspecting a bomb plot. At Cumaja i
bridge, in Serajevo, however, when t
Gabrinovitch hurled a bomb which t
landed on the collapsed top of the
Austro-Hungarian heir's carriage, the o
archduke showed remarkable presence S
of mind in sweeping the death dealing <
missile away with his hand. Falling t
to the ground, the bomb exploded,
damaging the third automobile iu the J
line of the parade and •wounding th<f
adjutant. f.leu tenant Colonel Count
Merizzi.
After the injured officer had been *
removed to a hospital, the archduca! v
pair proceeded to the city hull. At the s
conclusion of the ceremonies there. a
a consultation was held as to the ad- a
visablllty of carrying out the program F
which had been annoancod for the
royal visitors. Contrary to the ac F
cepted version of the episode, which K
described Ferdinand as instating that a
the program he carried out despite
the urgent advice of members of his F
party in opplstlon to the plan, the heir
to the throne Is now quoted as having
asked:
vvnat snail we do now? Shall we
continue to permit ourselves to be V
shot dead?”
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tienerai Potiorek is said to have e
proposed either that the city should a
be punished by the cancellation of the j
program or that the streets bd cleared
and the ceremonies carried out as ar |
ranged. To the latter proposal, the
archduke, afty brief reflection, is said v
to have replied:
“To carry out the program after
.clearing the streets doesn't suit me.
We had better drop the progiam en- r
tlrely. 1 only wish to visit Morizzl. (
In deference to the archduke’s (
wishes, the party was divided, the roy- |
al pair proceeding on their way to
the hospital to visit The wounded ad- j
jutant. In the prevailing confusion,
according to the latest vetsiomof the ! v
tragedy, the chauffeur assigned to the ,
archduke's car disregarded his instruc
tiona. Count Harrach. the officer who ,
had been detailed to the archduke's
machine, appeared on the running
board of another car on the oppositf ,
side of the street. When the arch ,,
duke’s chauffeur started off in the
wrong direction. Count Harrach. it is
said, called to hitn to halt, thus uf
expected opportunity to fire the fatal t
shots at Ferdinand and his wife from
a distance of only a few feet.
The Tageblatt's correspondent as v
serts that after the bomb outrage in ! i
which the adjutant was injured, Gen 9
era! Potiorek assured the archduke
there would be no further attempt io
assassinate him, as plotters all had
been arrested. Ferdinand, however, t
is described as having looked at him 9
somewhat skeptically and saying: j
“1 don’t believe it. We will get sev
eral bullets yet."
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Tracklaying-bn the government rail
road from King river to the Mutunus
ka coal fields began this week. The 1
rails will be laid for several miles t
into the heart of the coal belt. A Rob- 1
.erte tracklayini machine will he em I
ployed In the work. *
ISLANDS TO BE
STOCKED WITH
IBB DEEB
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"Senator" C. H. mil, who was dale
tated last spring by the business men
if Cordova to go to southeastern Alas'
<a and sethre some deer for breeding
lurposes, on the islands in this viein
ty, was not only successful In his
nission. but while In Juneau he sue
■ceded in having th*e legislature pass
in appropriation for $4,000 to be used
»y him in furtherance of this plan
The eight deer which the “Senator"
irought to Cordova are now thriving
in the islands and the experiment has
woven even more st^ cessful than
he most sanguaine advocates of the
imposition had hoped for. Mr. Hill
rill leave on the steamer Alaska on %
nother scouting trip among the hills
n the vlclnlty of the territorial capl
al. and with the funds available he
opes to be able to secure an additlon
1 hundred deer for this section.
Immense glaciers, stretching from
he tidewater past St. Elias mountain
ange are the reasons why the numer
us deer of southeastern Alaska have
ever reached the islands and main
»nd of Prince YtfiTliam Sound, where
onditions are equally favorable for
leir propagation 'and sustenance, Be
arding io a theory advanced by Ilill.
le says there is less Hnowfall and
tore favorable conditions on Mon
igue. IHnchtnbrook and other islands
lan are to be found in southeastern
laska. There has been a great deal
f speculation why deer have not mi
rated farther westward, and the
leory advanced by Mr. Hill seems
Ye most natural yet advanced.
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UDGE WHITTLESEY WILL BE
COMMISSIONER AT SEWARp,
Judge YY’. H. Whittlesey, who during
is visit to Washington last winter,
as mentioned as a possibility in the
ubematoria! situation, has just t.-en
Ppointed United States commissioner
t Seward, to succeed Prank Ennis,
le took charge August 5.
Judge YVhitlesev is one of the best
nown men in this section of \lasku,
oing to Seward with the very lirst
urvey party for the railroad.
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OMANOFF AGAIN BREAKS
JAIL AT SELDOVIA.
United States Marshal Orenneman's
ffiee received word that Romanoff,
'ho was confined in the Jail at Sel
ovia for rape, had again escaped
rom custody. The prisoner recently
scaped from jail at Seward, stealing
boat on Turnagain Arm, and making
is way down the coast, but was re
aptured. This Is his second Jail
reak in the past month. *
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WESTERN SALMON PACK
IS ABOUT THIRD SHORT.
A recent arrival from the westward
sports that the salmon canners in
hat section will have only seventy
er cent of the normal pack, as fol
>WS(
The pack for the Nushagak canner
is is about 60 per cent of normal.
The pack at King Cove, Akutan.
iaknek and Koggiung has been equal
> average years.
At Port Muller and Herendeen bay
he pack was only 10 per cent of aver
ge years.
At Uyak the run has been better
nan ordinary, bijt no fish have shown
p at Kodiak so far.
The Port Graham cannery has
acked about 70 per cent of the .tor
tai output for this time of the y-jar.
Tmo me te-si oi t wr mutt mm-put
p cnly 40 per cent of the i^ual pack.
Heavy southwest storms for the
ast ten days have interfered greatly
ith canneries at Kenai. making it
npossiblo to handle the traps, and
ome of the traps have gone out.
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MEXICO TAXES COTTON GOODS.
MRXICO CITY, Aug. I!. — v stamp
sx of 5 per cent has been placed on
II cotton goods manufactured In
lexioo.
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Osborne, watchmaker, jeweler and
ptician.
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A slight accident occurred at Thane
eoently when two of the electric loco
uotlves hauling ore wctb derailed
fith the ore cars. No one was hurt.
iut the locomotives were badly dam
ged.
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