ALLIES ADVANCE FOR DEPTH OF 11 ILES
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IS LOOKED FDR
WASHINGTON. Aug. if -Secretary
of War Baker today told the senate
military committee that Ihe adminis
tration desired the prompt enactment
„ of the draft extension bill, so that
September 5 may be fixed as registra
tion day. He said it would be neces
sary to draw men from the deferred
( lasses unless the ages were extended.
GARRETT TO REPRESENT
UNITED STATES AT BERNE
WASHINGTON. Aug !' John W
Garrett. United States minister at
The Hague, has been designated to
represent the state department as
head of the American delegation
which is to inert the German dele
gates at Herne, Switzerland, within a
month to discuss the treatment and
exchange of prisoners of war
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COMMAND EXPEDITION
WASHINGTON. Aug 9.—General
Kikuso Otana. one of Japan's most
distinguished soldiers, has been cho
sen to command the Japanese sec
tion of the Siberian expedition. lie
will be the ranking officer of the
American and allied commanders.
ENGLISH WOMEN CAN NDT
BE MEMBERS PARLIAMENT
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LONDON. Aug. 9. Government of
ficiate have decided that women are
not entitled to become candidates for
parliament. This settles a contro
versy which had arisen when the fran
chise was extended to women
PRESIDENT APPROVES
INCREASED COPPER PRICE
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9— President
Wilson has approved the continuance
until November 1 of the existing max
imum price of 26 cents per pound for
copper, as agreed to by the war in
dustries hoard price-fixing committee
and the copper producers.
VICTORY GREATER THAN THAT OF HUNS
ON THE FIRST DAY OF ANY OFFENSIVE
THEY STARTED DURING PAST YEAR
The summary of the war situation issued by the Asso
ciated Press this afternoon is as follows:
“The German lines on the Picardy front have been badly
broken. A wedge has been driven eleven miles into enemy ter
ritory along the Amiens-Chaulnes La Fere railway. The Brit
ish are only one mile from the Chaulnes-Roye railway, which
forms the chief artery of supplies for the Germans in the Mont
didier sector.
“The results of the allied attack yesterday appears to have
eclipsed those obtained by the Germans on the first day of any
of their terrific offensives during the past year.
“The Germans have lost Morlancourt, a Teuton strong
hold.”
Menace to Paris Has Been Removed
LONDON, Aug. 9.—The Franco British advance south of
the Somme has reached a maximum depth of eleven miles. It
is reported that the British cavalry and armored tanks, in-ad
vance of the infantry, have reached a point within a few miles
of the (,'haulnes railway .junction. An official statement says
that fourteen thousand prisoners and guns too numerous to
count have been taken. 'Pile cavalry is still pursuing the Ger
mans.
The battle line now runs from Lilians to Meharicourt, and
it is believed to lie impossiIile tor the Gcrmans to hold tin* Mont
didier positions.
'I lie advance in Picardy makes Amiens secure against at
tack and has removed the threat against Paris.
Infntry Advance of Seven Miles
The Brit is hliave captured Morlancourt, on the northern
end of the Somme battle front, and the infantry line now runs
from .Morlancourt south to a point southeast of Moreuil. This
represents an infantry advance to a maximum depth of seven
miles in the center along the Amiens ('hauliios La Fere rail
way. Tin- infantry advanced along the whole trout to a depth
of from five to six miles.
Prisoners Include a Division Commander
The prisoners captured in the Somme drive are estimated
at more than seventeen thousand. Two hundred guns also are
reported to have been captured. A German divisional general
is among the prisoner- captured.
Munitions Abandoned by Retreating Huns
WITH TIIK BRITISH FoRt'KS, Aug. b. The Ge,man
ure blowing up ammunition dumps. 'This is considered a -ign
that they are preparing for further retreat.
The British casualties total but three-fifths of the number
of prisoners counted up to b o’clock this afternoon. The French
losses are light.
Allied Airmen “Embarrass” the Germans
Allied airmen have destroyed many bridges over the
Somme, seriously embarrassing the German retreat. British
cavalry have captured many prisoners and enormous amounts
o£^veres and ammunition abandoned by the Germans.
Roads Littered with Destroyed Convoys
Last eventing as the German transport lorries were rolling
along t he few good roads left in the Somme valley they at forded
excellent targets for the allied airmen, who played havoc with
the escaping convoys and speedily littered the roads with their
remains until they were made impassable.
Victory on a Grand Scale
PARIS, Aug. !». The battle north of the Somme was r.
sullied this morning. The British and French made important
progress from the start, reaching their various selected ob.jec
fives. Reports up to 11 :•'!() a. m. show that the attack is (level
oping gloriously on a grand scab*.
Important Captures by French
FRLN'CIl FRONT, Aug. b. The French northwest of
Montdidier advanced four miles along a six mile Lout and cap
lured three thousand prisoners and important material.
SECRETARY LANE WANTS
TO OPEN THE COAL FIELDS
SKATTI.K, Aug. !>. A special to the Dost Intelligencer!
from Washington today says that Secretary of ttie Interior!
Dane is negotiating with Secretary Daniels of the navy depart j
meet with the object of perfecting an agreement whereby the
department of the interior, through its bureau of mines, may
superintend the expenditure of the milliondollar appropria
tion contained in the naval appropriation bill to get out Alaska
coal for the navy.
If Seeretarv Daniels rejects the proposal of Secretary Dane
the navv bureau of supplies and accounts will create an organ
ization to produce the coal. It is evident that both departments
have agreed that the coal depot will be at Seward.
ALLIES NEARING END OF
JOURNEY THROUGH TUNNEL
XEATII, W ales, Aug. !*.—Premier Lloyd George, who ar
rived here today to attend the National Welsh Eisteddfodd, in
receiving the freedom ot the city ot Neath, declared that “the
end of the tunnel through which the allies have been traveling
for the past four years is getting nearer.”
Mr. Lloyd George made no apology for any part he had
played during the war, and said lie was prepared to continue
the fight to the end.
RUSSIA''DECLARES WAR
INVADERS THAT COUNTRY
WASH I X<;T< >X. Aug. 9. The American consul at Moscow
reported today that Premier I amine recently told the Soviets j
that a state of war existed between Russia and the entente al
lies. He said he had not considered a declaration ot war, but
“a state of defense" on Ru -ia's part, similar to the one exist
ing against the Hermans recently.
War on Russia’s Invaders
l.<)XI >< >X. \ ug. 9. Bolsheviki Ambassador JolTre. at L"i j
1 in. says that it is not true that Russia has actually declared!
war on Hreat Britain, but merely on the invaders ot Russia. He
declared that war could hardly bo avoided.
Explanation Wanted at Berlin
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 9. Herman Ambassador lTolfferioh.
at Moscow, has been summoned to Berlin to report on the Rus
sian situation.
POLANDERS FLEEING FROM
OPPRESSION OF GERMANS
LONDON, Aug. 9.—Polish newspapers say that the popu
lation of Poland has decrease<l from 14,(KK),00() to 1 0,000,(KM)
during the war. Mortality is increasing, they assert, and groat
numbers of persons are leaving the country because ot the rig
orous conditions of life under German rule.
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LONDON. Ant • The |, .lian n
tirement in Albania h:* - !»••« n topp' d
and fin* alli« are occupying -tronK
positions They still hold lb-rat
PAK OF GERMAN SOLDIERS
IS RAISER B¥ HDN BILL
LONDON. Auk. '* Dispatches from
Berlin are to tin* effect that tin kai
ser has raised the pay of the (b rman
soldiers
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SPAIN MAKES INQUIRY
HE SINKING OF SHIPS
\! \l >1111). AIIl; !*. Spain h.n. a nt
to (icrmaiiy u ni'» nnti' imm rninK
tho tnrpi'tlnfni; of Spanish hip
THEY'D SEEL ROMANY
POO POUND OP BEEFSTEAK
I !:. Iron Cross has hern <• « li*■;»;»
iihmI in toni* years of war that G< •
in.4ii soldiei no longer ; ii. • tie d-c
oration as a distinction, ami are will
ing to part with it tor a good ration
of bread, on being < apnired
The Frcm h (*roi\ d* C.ucrre i • iho
i;i >^t common decoration in tie allied
ranks, hut as it is won only at great
risk by acts of conspicuous braxery,
the French soldier prizes it today ,n
highly as he ever did.
German soldiers get the Iron Cross
in its varying degrees for very com
monplace acts at the trout, and e\*n
for services tar from the righting l ie*
decoration has been bestowed literally
by the pound Long lists of new
awards are printed nearly every week
in the German nexvspapers.
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FOES SIDE BY SIDE
WASHINGTON. Aug 9 It brought
a smile to tin* faces of senators re
cently to see. seated side by side in
the senate galleries. Rex K. A Pin
xviddie. legislative agent of the Na
tional Anti Saloon League, and Levi
Cook, plain lobbyist for the liquor in
terests
FISH QUOTATIONS
KETCHIKAN. Aug. 9—Yesterday s
prices for fish were: Halibut, firsts,
11c; second. 9c; sable, 4c; red rock, 2c.