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HEAVY FIGHTING ALONG BALTIC SEA
PRETENDING NEUTRALITT WHILE
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WASHINGTON, May 4—Advices received by the United
States government from its diplomatic representatives in the
capitals of Europe indicate that Italy is fully prepared to par
ticipate in the war at an early date. American diplomats be
lieve that Italy’s decision will be made known within a few
days, and that she will be in the fight before the end' of the
month. Arrangements have already been made with the Unit
ed States by Italy to look after Italian interests in the event of
hostilities. The American embassies at Vienna, Berlin and
Constantinople will care for the Italian people and interests
in the countries at war with the allies.
ROME, May 4—The announcement is made that neither
the king nor the cabinet would be present at the unveiling of
the Garibaldi monument. This decision on the part of King
Victor and his government is believed to mean that Italy’s
participation in the war has been postponed. The presence of
the king at the unveiling would have been regarded as commit
ting Italy to war on tin* side of the allies. The abandonment
of the king’s program is thought to have resulted from the re
cent visit paid by Prince Buelow, the German ambassador, to
the Italian foreign minister.
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SETTLES IMPORTANT CASE UPON
DECISIONS AMERICAN COURT
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 4—The character and juris
diction of the Inter-State Commerce Commission of the United
States, and the decisions of the American courts in relation to
inter-state trade have figured to a considerable extent in an
important case which has just been taken under advisement by
the High Court of the commonwealth, involving the federal
constitution and the functions of the Australian Inter-State
Commerce Commission, which is modeled after the American
commission. The action is one of injunction against the state
of New South Wales ordered by the Inter-State Commerce
commission which, at the instance of the commonwealth gov
ernment, interfered with the operation of a recently passed
law of the state known as the Wheat Acquisition Act.
Under the act the state government had seized wheat sup
plies to prevent speculation and had prohibited' wheat ship
ments to other states. After a hearing the commission, which
is three in number, decided by two to one that the act was an
infringement of a clause of the commonwealth constitution
which provides that trade between the states shall be free.
The state appealed to the high court which is the highest ju
dicial tribunal in the commonwealth and is reversible only by
the British Privy Council, and this brought up the co-related
questions of the Commission’s powers and inter-state trade in
Australia. The full bench of the high court, headed by Chief
Justice Griffiths, heard' the arguments. The reference to Amer
ican courts were made chiefly by II. E. Stark, of counsel for
the commonwealth.
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BERLIN, May 4 - In this morning’s official statement, the
war office says that under the leadership of General Mackenson
the German troops, after bitter fighting, succeeded in piercing
the Russian lines all along the front in western Galicia. The
Germans crushed the Russians from a point near the Hungar
ian border to the junction of the Donajec and Vistula rivers.
Such of the enemy as escaped are retreating eastward closely
pursued by the Teutons. The trophies of the victory have not
yet been even approximately estimated they are so many and
so huge.
TWO NORWEGIAN STUMERS SUNK
LONDON, May 4—German submarines have sunk two
Norwegian steamers in the North Sea. The unfortunate ships
are the Baldwin and the Laila. The fate of the crews is un
known.
ITlTRt)GRA1), May 4—The spectacular advance
along a one hundred mile front extending from the
Baltic Sea near Inbau, in a southeasterly direction
to the northern emtremos of the river Nieman, made!
by the German forces, has been checkoff by the Rus
sian troops. The Russian activity in the region
south of the Nieman continues with marked success.
The fear that the German movement into the Baltic
provinces is designed to sever communication with
Libau, thus crippling the Russian right wing, is
ridiculed by the Russian military authorities here.
They base their ridicule on the fact that the Hood
ing of the river Nieman entirely separates the Ger
mans from their base of supplies and cuts o(T con
nection with the other German armies operating in
Russian Poland. There are two fields of operation
and the one on the east side of the river is complete
ly isolated from the other. In Russian Poland,
tuljacent to the Niernan, and particularly in all
points south of the Nienian, the German offensive
lias assumed a more formidable character. Heavy
fighting has centered around Ostrolenka, Serafia,
Ednovoritz and throughout the whole region be
tween the Skawa and the I’issa. The fighting in
this district has been marked by prolonged artil
lery lire. On last Friday alone, the Germans fired
thirty thousand shells in this district.
UNCLE SAM WILL PROBE THE SINKING
OF STEAMER GULFLIGNT 8¥
WASHINGTON, May -4—President Wilson will say noth
ing for publication in regard to the torpedoing of the American
steamer Gulfliglit by a German submarine, but prefers to re
serve his judgment until full details are officially received.
Secretary of State Bryan said that a thorough inquiry would
be made, and' the parties responsible held to account. The ves
sel and cargo-were valued at one million dollars, and were fully
insured in private companies. The owners of the vessel will
ask the government to see that Germany furnishes adequate
relief to the families of the victims. At last reports the ves
sel was still afloat and tow boats were endeavoring to bring
her into the Scilly Islands. The State Department has com
municated with Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, requesting him
to ask the German government to explain the attack made up
on the American steamer Cushing in the North Sea by German
airmen.
LONDON, May 4—The American embassy here is under
taking an investigation of the torpedoing of the American
steamer Gulfliglit by a German submarine. The survivors of
the vessel have been interviewed, and their stories will be
transmitted to Washington for consideration by the State D«
partment and for the basis of a note to Germany.
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CANADA PLACES AN EMBRRGO
OTTAWA, May -4—The Canadian government has placed
an embargo on the shipment of flour, wheat and a number of
other agricultural products and commodities to the United
States. When such shipments are intended solely for domes
tic consumption in the United States, and not for re-exporta
tion, the embargo will not apply.
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LONDON, May 4—Both the British and the French war
offices report that the German troops in Flanders are still at
tacking with asphyxiating bombs. The bombs discharge an
overpowering gas which stupefies, although it does not kill its
victims. In addition to the bombs, the Germans have suc
ceeded in manufacturing shells which release the gas, and
have in several cases, by the use of sappers, inserted the tubes
into the allied trenches through which the gas was discharged.
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LONDON, May 4—The British steamer Mintene, bound
from Cardiff to the River Platte with six thousand tons of
coal, has been torpedoed' off the Scilly Islands and sunk. Two
seamen were killed and the remainder of the crew savd.
BOMBARDMENT OF DARDANELLES
CONTINUED BY ALLIED FLEET
ATHENS, May 4 The bombardment of the Turkish forts
of the Gulf of Smyrna has been resumed. In the Dardanelles
the warships of the allied fleet continue their bombardment
of the fortifications. French and British troops have been
landed near Ephesus, the ancient biblical city, sixty-five miles
south of Smyrna.
WILL GO TO 8KAGWAY
TO BE GONE SOME TIME
Will Olayson will leave on the Ala
meda tomorrow morning for Skag
wuy to take account of stock at his
store there, and nt the same time re
lieve his manager, who intends mak
ing a trip to the San Francisco Ex
position. Mr. Clayson expects to be
gone five or six weeks.
STILL STIRRING
EE PASO, May 4—Goneral Pascal
Oroszco, leader of the an,tl-Mndero
revolutionary party, and a former mil
itary commander of the Mexican ar
my during the regime of President
Huerta, is believed t» have entered
Mexico. OroBzco has been on the
American side of the border, near
Fabens, for some time, but his disap
pearance was noted yesterday, and it
is believed that he has returned to his
country for the purpose of starting a
counter revolution.
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JUNEAU, May 4—The order of
Judge Jennings, regarding the sale of
liquor in the First division of Alas
ka, has been erroneously reported.
The only effect of the order is to
discover who the qualified persons are
that can vote on the question of the
issuance of saloon licenses. After
the census takers have made a list
of the qualified voters, an election
will be held in each town in the dis
trict on May 24, when every person
on the list will have a chance to vote
secretly on the question of wet or
dry. If a majority of those entitled
to vote at this election, vote wet, the
license will issue. If neither side
gets a eloar majority, the saloon men
may present a petition from those who
did not vote at the election. If add
ing the names on the petition to the
number who voted wet at the elec
tion constitute a clear majority of all
those whom the census takers have
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enumerated, the license will issue. If
the total of petitioners and wet votes
do not givo the wets a majority, the j
towns will be without saloons.
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TWO NEW BALL PLAYERS
IN COUNCIL HOUSEHOLD
Ur. W. W. Council last night re
ceived a wire from Seattle announc
ing that he was the father of twin
sons, and his friends proceeded to ex
tend congratulations.
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Decline in Sugar. $7.50 Sack at
S. Blum Sl Co.
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Eggs, Fresh from the Local Ranch,
at O’Neill & Slater Co’s.
TEUTON'S GREAT VICTORY GJIUCIII IS
BELIEVED TG GAIT POLITICAL
EFFECT ITALT'S MOVEMENTS
\ IKNNA, May 4—The political value of the great victory
Achieved by the combined Austro-German forces in western
Jalicia, is equal if not greater that the military advantage
gained by the Teutons. The victory came in the midst of the
negotiations under way regarding Italy’s claims, and will have
a great moral effect in determining the future course of that
nation. It will also materially assist the flotation of the new
Austro Hungarian loans, which have become a source of worry
to the statesmen of the Dual Monarchy. The victory was
overwhelming, as in previous battles the Russians always suc
ceeded in retreating without disorder, but this time their line
is broken, and their retreat is being subjected to a constant
harrying from the victorious armies.
LONDON, May 4—The military observers and comment
ators in this city have been giving a great deal of attention to
the recent drive of the Germans into the Baltic provinces.
Making allowances for some exaggeration in the German re
ports, it is apparent that the Russians have been pushed back
a consiedrable distance. The great victory along the Galician
front reported by Vienna and Berlin seems to give Petrograd
little concern. The situation there seems to be worrying the
Russians not at all, although they admit that the German army
is making a strong attack all along the front in that vicinity.
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BEKL1N, May 4—Foreigners who come to Berlin now are
astonished to lind how much new construction, notwithstand
ing the war, is going on in and under the streets. The mu
nicipality is building a subway under the principal north and
south streets of the city, and in carrying out this scheme it has
just tom away the chief bridge over the Spree. It is also put
ting a four-track tunnel under the famous street Unter den Lin
den, so that it shall no longer be impaired in appearance by the
sight of street cars crossing it. Further to the east another
subway is in course of construction through very crowded bus
iness sections; one of the two great electrical companies is
building it. It will connect suburbs in the north and northeast
with those of the southeast.
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rOKIO, May 4-—The Japanese cabinet lias decided to send
an ultimatum to China urging the latter to reconsider her de
cision to make no further concessions to Japan. The gov
ernment officials say that Japan has no desire to resort to force
but that China must be made to realize that Japan is deter
mined to carry out its program, and that China must accept
its demands because of the necessity of solidifying the peace
and security of the Orient.
TOKlO, May 4—The Juji Nliimpo, a reliable newspaper
published here, says that Japan will send an ultimatum to Chi
na in a few days. The ultimatum will lie based on the fact
that the Chinese reply to the demands made upon her by Japan
is unsatisfactory.
UNION OFFICIALJilCTEO MURDER
TRINIDAD, Colo., May -1 -John R. Lawson, an official in
the United Mine Workers’ Union, has been convicted of mur
dering John Nimmo in a battle with the strikers during the
late troubles in the coal fields here. Lawson was today sen
tenced to imprisonment for life.