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The Cordova Daily Times
Member of Associated Press — Day and Night Telegraphic Service
VOiTlII. NO. 279 ' CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1918 PRICE TEN CENTS
ALLIES WEARING OUT THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE
FRENCH RESERVES READY TO
ATTACK WEAKENED ENEMY
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PARIS, June 12.—The battle between Montdidier and the
Oise continued last night without great change, says the offi
cial report. The French on the left progressed further east to
Mery and Menlis wood, and repulsed German attacks near the
center along the Aronde front.
Despite repeated efforts the Germans on the French right
were unable to debouch on the south bank of the Matz river.
The French are holding the line south of Chevrincourt and
Marest-Surmatz. The Germans attacked today between Sois
-■ons and the Marne, and fighting is in progress between Vi liars
Cotterests forest and the Marne.
Wearing Out the Offensive
The Temps’ military critic says the French are allowing
the enemy to weaken his forces in attacks which are inevitably
costly, while the French are awaiting the moment when the
enemy’s fatigue permits French reserves to be engaged with
every probability of success.
Allies Penetrate German Positions
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES IN THE FIELD, June
12.—The allied forces yesterday made several successful coun
ter-attacks, recapturing important territory and capturing
more than a thousand prisoners.
The Germans were disconcerted by a dash of allied infantry
and tanks, which captured Belloy and obtained a foothold at
Antheuil, penetrating the German positions for fifteen hundred
meters.
French Pressed Back
LONDON, June 12.—Reuter’s correspondent at the front
says the French have been pressed back to the Oise river.
Australians Capture Prisoners
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Further improvement of the British battle front .just north of
the Somme was achieved Monday night by the Australians,
who forced the enemy back for seven hundred and fifty yards
on a considerable front. Two Germans officers and 231 men
were made prisoners and twenty-one machine guns and a trench
mortar were captured.
Begin to Take Americans Seriously
LONDON, June 12.—Reuter’s reports that the Germans
are taking seriously the American thrust at the apex of their
line in the Clignon valley, northwest of Chateau Thierry. Thus
far they have used five divisions in attempting to counter it,
entirely without success.
Two entirely fresh divisions were thrown at the American
center at Bouresches this morning in an attempt to capture the
village.
Americans Ready to Assist in Battle
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, June 12.
—American artillery aided in the French counter-attack south
of Montdidier yesterday. Otherwise the Americans have not
been engaged in the present battle.
The Americans west of Montdidier are ready to assist at
the first opportunity.
The Americans have repulsed two German raids near Cas
ti,gny, one with revolver fire.
A German airplane bearing French insignia attacked
American soldiers on the march. The Americans scattered and
there were no casualties.
Brilliant American Charge
PARIS, June 12/—An official statement says that the
American troops brilliantly cai'ried Belleu wood yesterday
morning, taking three hundred prisoners.
Official German Statement
BERLIN, June 12.—An official statement of yesterday
avs that the total number of prisoners taken by the Germans
in the new offensive is ten thousand, making the aggregate
since May 27 seventy-five thousand.
The Germans have repulsed with heavy losses the attacks
northwest of Chateau Thierry, where the Americans and French
oppose them.
TWENTY-ONE AIRPLANES
OF ENEMY DESTROYED
LONDON, June 12.—British aviators
have destroyed twenty-one enemy air
planes on the Italian front.
i NEW PEACE OFFER
TO BE UDE 81 GHII
LONDON, June 12.—In the forth
coming statement of her war aims
Germany does not intend to make
new peace offers.
Oil icons!
WASHINGTON, June 12.—Reports
given out by survivors of the steam
ship Pinar del Rio, sunk by a sub
marine a few days ago, to the effect
that the latter was accompanied by
a “mother” ship, have found no con
firmation in the navy department.
Naval officials believe that the
raiders might have used a captured
vessel with supplies. The navy de
partment officials are also convinced
that the Germans have no submarine
base along the Atlantic coast.
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AMSTERDAM, June 12.—FrSss'fan
War Minister Von Stein told the reich
stag yesterday that a great part of
the French army had been beaten, ac
cording to Berlin dispatches.
He declared that the so-called Foch
reserve army no longer exists, and
said the success of the crown prince’s
carefully-prepared attacks against the
French and British on the Ohemin des
Dames front resulted in the infliction |
of one of the gravest defeats the en-j
tente had suffered during the war.
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Serious Crisis at Hand
PARIS, June 12.—Henry Bidou, the,
military critic, says that today’s fight-;
ing may decide where victory will
rest in the great battle on the western
front. He says that each side has
won a victory on the wings, and the5
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scales are even.
CHARGED WITH
ENEMY U-BOATS
PHILADELPHIA, June 12.—The
authorities have arrested an Atlantic
City bartender who is believed to be
a member of a band of German spies.
He is accused of swinging a curtain
back and forth at a window ift front
of lighted gas jets, supposedly for the
purpose of signaling German subma
rines at sea. The window overlooked
Brigantine shoals and the open At
lantic.
CflEWSOFWRECKED SHIPS
IN BERING SEA ARE SAFE
WASHINGTON, June 12.—The bu
reau of fisheries believes that all per
sons on board the ships which were
struck by the ice in Boring sea have
been rescued, and the Roosevelt is re
ported to be leaving for Akutan, the
nearest oil station.
GERMAN NAVY THREATENS
BATTLE IN THE NORTH SEA
A\ AN1T1XGT0N, June 12.—Official dispatches from
Switzerland indicate that Germany is planning a naval offen
sive against the combined British and American fleets. Yron
Tirpitz in an interview recently said that Germany was ready
to measure her fleet with that of the British, and after the land
forces had driven back the French and British around Paris
it would be the turn of the kaiser’s boats to drive the British
off the high seas.
Both here and in the allied capitals a German sea offen
sive on a grand scale long has been regarded as a possibility.
The appearance of the Teutonic fleet in the North sea at any
time would not be unexpected. If the battle transpires the
American naval forces will play a prominent part. The Ameri
can dreadnaughts some time ago joined the British fleet, and
Rear Admiral Beatty assigned them to a prominent place in
the line.
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UNITFJSTATES
WASHINGTON, June 12.—Enact
ment of the espionage act, just be
come operative, under which strin
gent action may be taken against dis
loyalty or sedition,, adds the United
States to a long list of nations which
have been forced by German propa
ganda or internal disaffection to in- 1
voke the extreme powers of law for
their existence.
Short shrift is made of persons in
Great Britain, France and Italy and
the other allied countries who attempt
to foment revolution or betray the
state to the enemy. Great Britain’s
colonies under their system of self
government,. have followed the ex
ample of their mother country in the
fight against disloyalty, recognizing (
that the liberties of the world depend .
on victory in the present war.
Amendments to the war precautions
regulations of Australia, received in
official dispatches today, show the far
reaching steps taken by that Common
wealth against sedition. The Sinn
Fein organization is outjawed by name
and drastic powers are given to the
minister of defence to close elub3 or
places of resort of the Sinn Feinersj
or other disaffected societies. The;
regulations said in part:
"Any person, who, by word of mouth
or in writing, or by act or deed (a)
advocates, incites or encourages dis-.
loyalty or hostility to the British em- i
pire, or to the cause of the British '
empire, or who says, or docs, anything! i
calculated to incite, encourage or as- j
sist such disloyalty or hostility, shall <
be guilty of an offense against the i
act.
“The minister may direct that any; i
premises used as a place of public' 1
resort, or as a club, the us eof which, t
in his opinion, is prejudicial to the! s
safety or the defence of the Common
wealth. shall be kept closed.
"Any person who wears or displays'
any flag, badge, banner or emblem i
of a country with which the King is i
now at war, or anybody or associa- i
tion who are disaffected to the Brit-1 c
ish empire, or of the society, asso- ;
ciation or movement known as Sinn t
Fein, shall be guilty of an offense i
against the act. t
"Any officer of police and any po- c
lice thereto authorized in writing, by b
the minister may, for the purpose of
enforcing the provisions of this regu
lation, enter, if need be by force, and a
search and occupy any premises in re- 1
lation to which a direction has been c
given under this regulation.” f
NEW YORK, June 12.—The Ger
nen people are being warned that
they must prepare for another Win
er of war. In announcing that thia
was probable, Conrad Haussman, apro
ijressive member of the German Rei
chstag, said in a speech at Stuttgart
as reported by the Berlin Tageblatt,
hat it is necessary to give the warn
ing to prevent public disappointment.
3ermany he said saw through the de
sire of the Russian upper house to
■ule the empire. Never, he added,
vill salvation come from these super
Prussians. The Prussian upper house
vas arming to storm against Kuehb
nan (foreign minister) and the im
perial government. Kuehlmann had
alien into the bad graces of the su
permen. He was exposed to a concen
rated attack of those who considered
legotiations during which one pounds
he table as the most salutary.
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BONG GUILT BT
WASHINGTON, June 12.—Since the
3erman submarines began raiding the
restern Atlantic, on May 25, Ameri
can shipyards have exceeded the sink- ,
ng of American ships by more than
ine hundred thousand dead-weight
ons.
During this period twenty-one ves
els have been produced for the
Jnlted States shipping board, while
he submarines destroyed ten ves
els.
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SPECIAL MEETING
The annual congregational business
leeting of the Presbyterian church
rill be held at the church this even
ng at 8 o’clock, when reports of the
ifferent organizations of the church
rill be rendered and a newr board of
rustees will be elected for the ensu
ng year. All the members are urged
o be present, and friends are cor
ially invited to meet with the mem
ers.
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Friday, Flag day, is a legal holiday,
nd pursuant to Mayor Hillery’s proc
amation all business houses will be
losed and the Stars and Stripes
loated from every building.
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♦ PROCLAMATION ♦
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♦ Conforming with the proc- ♦
♦ lamations of the President of ♦
♦ the United States and the gov- ♦
♦ ernor of Alaska, the people of ♦
♦ Cordova are requested to ob- ♦
♦ serve Flag day, Friday, June ♦
♦ 14, as a public holiday, and all ♦
♦ business houses are requested ♦
♦ to remain closed that day. ♦
♦ Let each and every one dis- ♦
♦ play the national emblem and ♦
♦ also join in giving our drafted ♦
♦ men a royal send-off. +
♦ W. R. HILLERY, Mayor. ♦
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 12—Anna
Gaets, an alleged clairvoyant who has
persistently predicted German victory,
was fined $100, with the choice of
serving iirty days in jail, in a local
asm yesterday.
This was the most severe of the
penalties imposed on five alleged clair
voyants who are charged with prey
ing on the minds of women by pre
dicting the outcome of the war. Four
others, who predicted allied victories,
were given sentences ranging from
$20 or ten days’ imprisonment to $50
and tw'enty-five days.
BEG FOOD AT
AN'ATLANTIC PORT. June 12
Soldiers are searching the woods near
here for three sailors who appeared
yesterday and asked a woman for
food. The~woman said they wore a
strange uniform, and only one of
them could speak English.
They landed in a small boat or on
wreckage. Officials want to locate
them to ascertain if they may be Ger
mans.
tofaIsItto
0PENJES5I0N
WASHINGTON, June 12.—The dis
approval of President Wilson killed
the proposal in the senate for discus
sion of treaties in open session.
The President thought that treaties
should not be made public until after
negotiations had been completed.
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The Admiral Farragut is at Shep
pard Point this afternoon, loading 400
cases of salmon for the Canoe Pass
Packing Company, and will arrive in
Cordova about 7 o’clock. She will sail
from here at midnight for Valdez, go
ing direct from there to the States.