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V ‘ Till. XV ' ~ ( t >!•!>< >YA, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, .11 LY 17. litis I'KICE TEN (’EXT."
MAKE SECOND EFFORT TO CROSS MARNE
AMERICAN GENERAL SPURNS COMMAND TO RETREAT
GERMAN FORCES IN
PERILOUS POSITION;
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< >.\ Tl IF« FRFXt 'II FR< »XT, July 17. The llmimn uiiissr
in the great offensive, after being held for forty-eight hours, I
have turned back from the attempt on Paris, and arc trying tor
a second time to advance at the Marne, where the French an*1
checking them. The (Jernian columns oil the south bank of tliei
liver arc in a precarious position, while to the east ot Rheims
the enemy’s efforts to advance also have been foiled.
The enemv made slight progress west ot Rheims; but the |
allied armies are intact.
Assault Broke Down Completely
PARIS, Jul> 17. (Official) The Germans last night
a- d tlmir resorvesc in an attack on tin* allied lines north o!
Xtagnan. peiietrating to Roardounieiv. Further ea-t the French
held the enemv at the outskirts ot P.ompiieny wood and the vil
!-ige of Neslis. The French drove the enemy from Monvoi-in.
heiween the Marne and Rheims. The German assault in the
\ iaiiv region broke down completely. Assaults east ol Rheims,
where the French maintained lheir position- intact, were en
t i re I v fruitless.
French Reserves in Offensive
PARIS, July 17. Le Temps newspaper asserts that tlm |
! ieach troop- of the second line, and perhaps the general re
serves, are entering the battle ground regained north of Fa
< ’lip|icelle and Mount Roden, where the French have resumed
the offensive.
German Casualties
LONDON, Julv 17. German casualties in the present of
tensive are estimated at a hundred thousand already. The
French losses are declared to be small.
No guns have been lost by the allies, and the counter
attacks have brought the German bridges over the Marne un-<
let- French artillery fire.
Prisoners Captured by Americans
.WASHINGTON, duly 17. A communique from General;
Pershing, dated Monday morning, reported that the American
forces captured five hundred Germans in the counter-attack
w hich drove the enemy back to the Marne and east of (’bateau
Thierrv. Five trench raids in the Vosges region also were re
pulsed.
Germans Penetrate Six Miles
LONDON, dulv 17. The enemy’s three-mile advance ves
terdav down tin* Marne valley makes the total penetration of !
the French lines six miles, at Festigny, the most southern point |
reached.
An official statement says that the British took many )iris
mier- in raids last night oast of \ illors-Brettououx.
Americans Save French Left
PALMS, dulv 17. Le Pei it dournel yesterday said that the
-i\ mile thrust which tin* Germans succeeded in making in the
Franco American line between Dormans and Chateau Thierry
would have been daugrous but lor the Americans on the
French left, wlm attacked with superb dash, throwing the Ger
mans back across the Marne.
Germans Were Trapped by Machine Gunners
WASHINGTON, duly 17.- On the portion of tin* front
east of Bheiins the American troops occupied intermediate po
-itions in the rear of the first lines. The Germans were allowed
to come through the first lines, but when they tried to cross the
!i"id- on a slight grade American machine gunners and infan
try, occupying excellent positions, mowed down the advancing
•jinks. Tin* enemy, unable to withstand the galling fire, broke
and retired in many places. _
DAILY CASUALTY LIST I
FROM GENERAL PERSHING
WASHINGTON. July 17.One hun
dred and seventy-two names were to
day added to the army casualties list.
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FISH MARKETS
KETCHIKAN, July 17.—Kish prices
yesterday: Halibut, firsts. 12c; sec
onds, 10c; Sable, 4c; red rock, 2c.
SEATTLE. July 17. Kish prices at
noon today were as follows: Halibut.
14%c; sableflsh, 7c; ling and red cod,
*%c.
CONDEMNED MAN LEAVES
FDD SCENE OF DEATH
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.—Thomas
Mooney, under sentence of death In
connection with the San Francisco
bomb murders, was taken to San
Quentin penitentiary today, and will be
placed In "Death row" to await ex
ecution. He was sentenced to bo
hanged August 23
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'ALASKA STOCKS
NEW YORK. July 17.—Alaska Gold,
3%; Alaska Juneau, 2%.
COUNTER-ATTACKS
AGAINST ORDERS
PARIS, July 17 —The American general in command
south of the Marne in Monday’s fighting, after the American*
had fallen back toward Condeenbrei, sent a message to the
French commander saying:
“We regret being unable to follow the counsels of our
Nestors, the French, but the American flag has been
forced to retire. This is unendurable. We are going to
counter-attack immediately.”
The Americans accordingly attacked, recovering the
ground lost, together with an additional half mile of enemy
territory.”_
SITUATION AT VLADIVOSTOK
SERIOUS FOR BOLSHEVIKI
I,< t\I >( »X, July 17. The Bolsheviki leaders in the Irkutsk
region of Siberia are alarmed at the turn of events at Vlndivo
-tok, and are preparing to flee toward Mongolia.
Progress of Czecho-Slovaks
I’KKIN'Cr, .Inly 17.— The Ozrovfwftovaks have occupied the
town of Klutshevsky, in the southwestern Transbaiknl region,
(ieiieral Semeiioff has occupied Sharasuii.
I’.\IUS. July 17 Five German av
iators bombi'd a prisoners' camp in
the Troyaml region, thirty miles be
hind the French front. .Monday night,
killing ninety lour Germans and
wounding seventy four Two French
guards were wounded.
ALARMING RAVAGES OP
CHOLERA IN PETROGRAD
I.ONDOX. July 17. The Kxehange
Telegraph reports that five hundred
deaths occur daily in Petrogrnd from
cholera The malady has spread 4* 1
Finland.
JAPANESE BATTLESHIP IS
DESTROYED BY EXPLOSION
TOKK). July 17 The Japanese
battleship Kawachl, 21,420 tons, blew
up at Tokoyama bay, 150 miles north
east of Nagasaki. July 12. according
to word just received here
Five hundred sailors wore killed
outright and many more were injured.
POSTOFFICE DEPARTMENT
IS READY FOR CHANGE
WASHINGTON, July 17—An execu
tive order delegating control of the
telegraph and telephone systems to
Postmaster General Ilurleson is ex
pected hourly. The government's ar
rangements for operation of the lines
are virtually completed.
LONDON, July 17 Th»* d«»sDn •; 10:1
ly tiro of a now Dorman ao'dromo
(ontaininK Iwoniy two airplanes. m ar
Nivolos. has boon attrihutod to i.niy
revolutionists. Ton llolninns a:: 1 two
Dorman non-commissioned ot'i'ioors
havo boon arrostod in oonoctior. with
tho disaster
NEW MOBILE DIVISION
TO BE FORMED SRORTL!
( VMI• LEWIS, July 17 The next
<ii\ i~i<> 11 of mobile troops to In organ
ized here will be the Thirteenth reg
lilars. The cominanding officer of the
new division has not yet been named.
CREW OP SAILING SHIP
ARE LANDED IN SAFETf
AS ATLANTIC PORT, July 17
The Norwegian sailing ship Marosa, of
1,882 Ions, loaded with coaft has been
sunk by a submarine. Her crew
were landed in Nova Scotia
accompUceIfIolo
EXECUTED FOR TREASON
PARIS, July 17.—M. Duval, director
of the (lermanophile newspaper, l.e
Bonnet Rouge, was executed today,
after conviction of high treason.
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flood progress is being made in the
erection of Captain A. E Lathrop's
new concrete theater and apartment
building.
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT
KILLED IN BATTLE
Id)XI>< )X, July 17. Lieutenant (Quentin Roosevelt,
Louugest son of Conner President Roosevelt, was killed Sunday
at Chateau Thierry when attacked by a Hetman air squadron.
Ilis machine fell within the enemy lines. Philip Roosevelt, his
cousin, witnessed the battle in which the lieutenant met his
death.
The reports of voting Roosevelt's last tight stale that the
(ierman machines attacked him from the rear. He loiight to
(he last moment. One account states that his machine caught,
fire before it began falling.
Lieutenant Roosevelt began his service- with the Ameri
can air forces last spring. On July Id lie downed ni~ lir-t
enemy machine.
Messages of Sympathy
SARAT()(i A SPRINHS, \ Y..Jul\ 17. (’ole nelThe.»hue
Roosevelt will deliver an address at the state Republican eon
-eiitioii here tomorrow, notwithstanding the death ol iii- soil.
Manv me-sages of -viupathv have been sent to Colonel Roose
velt. ■ ” •*
Consolation in His Heroism
<>YSTKR BAY. \. Y., July 17. Speaking in reference to
‘o son's death. Colonel Roosevelt said today: ‘'(Quentin s
mother and I are glad that lie had a chance to rentier hi- conn
'•V some service before death overtook him.’
LABOR UNREST
DIMED IN
SHIPBUILDING
OAKLAND. Calif. .1 ul> 17 Ship
construct ion was resumed here tnda\
after a twodav strike of thirty-fixe
hundred boilermakers They threaten
another strike on \m:ust 7 mib
their ^Devalues are settled -afisiae
torily
Strike for Higher Wages
NKWAKK. N J.. July 17 Between
seven and eiuhi thousand skilled medi
anles have struck in various war
plants here, asking higher waives
TO BE UNDER RESTRICTION
WASHINGTON. Jul> 17 Cndei
new rest riet ions, eopper importation
lieenses will be issued for ores eon
tiiiniiiK less than tin per cent copper
only This applies to Cuban. Cana
diun and Mexican shipments.
HONORS ARE‘CONFERRED
ON AAAEOICAN GENERALS
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LONDON. July IT. King George
conferred upon General Pershing the
grand cross of the Order of Bath, and
upon General Bliss the grand cross of
the Order of St. Michael and St.
George
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Don't miss the scream comedy at
the Kmpress change of pictures to
night "Her Nature Dance” is some
I dance "Her Temptation" Is a fine fea
ture.
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The roof of the new addition to
the Horseshoe pool room has been
completed, and the finishing of the in
tertor will be rushed as fast as the
material is available.
■-ESSENTIM.
BE RESTRICTED
WASHINGTON. July 17 The Kov
crnmont's enlarged war p migrant is
I ik«* 1 > to result in tin* further cur
tailment of the less essential indus
tries, because of the in irasin*; de
mand for steel and the shortage of
supply.
Tin* steel rei|uir«‘ment< of the last
six months of tin* pre-nut year are
estimated at twenty million tons.
ISLANDS OP NIPPON
STRUCK OH TYPHOON
OSAKA, July 17 A violent ty phoon
struck in the southwest Japan and b<*
Luchu islands on the niubt nt July
II Communication was interrupted.
There w err heavy floods ,n Kohe an I
()suka.
SPANISH SHIP SUNK
BY THEIR HON FRIENDS
AT1IKNS. July 17. A Spanish m
nouncement state* that a Spanish
steamship carrying Minister Lopez
tie Vega to Spain lias been torpedoed
by the German U-boats. The diplo
mat and his family were rescued.
FORMER LAKE*STEAMSHIP
FOUNDERED IN MID-OCEAN
LONDON. July 17 The crew of
the former American Great Lakes
steamship George Kliot, numbering
thirty-five men, have arrived here on
board a warship, having been rescued
from the lifeboats. The vessel foun
dered at *ea.