The Cordo m Daily Times
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NATIONAL PROHIBITION SCHEDULED NEXT JUNE
ITALIANS CONTINUE ADVANCE
ALONG THE PIAVE FRONTIER
The summary of the war situation issued last night by the
Associated Press was as follows:
“While the Italians were engaged in cleaning up the Piave
front, the Americans northwest of Chateau Thierry captured
Belleau wood, a poin^ of considerable strategic importance.
From it the Hermans have been able to rake the allied positions
on till sides, and with artillery to the eastward and on the north
ern edges, to command the railroad running to Chateau
Thierry.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, June 27.—The Duke of
Aosta’s Third Italian army continues to advance along the
Piave front, in the Capo, Sile region, clearing the positions the
Austrians have alnfhdoned, picking up. abandoned war ma
terial, burying the dead and reorganizing the entire defense
and railway systems
Operation toy British
LONDON, June 27.—(Official)—The British last night
captured a German post east of Hazebrouck.
Marked Activity on Mountain Front
ROME, June 27.—The Italians surprised and wiped out an
Austrian advanced post in the mountains along the front yes
terday. Activity in this region is marked in its intensity.
Quiet on Marne Front
German posts in the Belleau wood sector on Tuesday, together
with eleven big machine guns, ten automatic rifles, a quantity
of small arms, ammunition and other material
Last night it was quiet along the whole Marne front.
Today’s summary of the war situation issued by the As
sociated Press is as follows:
“Along the battle lines the allies await further enemy at
tacks. It is believed that the Germans are about to attack the
British positions. French and British airmen yesterday forced
thirty-six German machines to land. Berlin claims that twelve
allied machines were downed.”
GRAND DUKE AT HEAD OF
NEW SIBERIAN GOVERNMENT
AMSTERDAM, June 27.—A Moscow dispatch says that
the Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich, younger brother of
former Czar Nicholas, is reported to have placed himself at the
head of a new Siberian government and to have issued a mani
festo to the Russian people.
RUSSIA MAY RE-ENTER
WAR WITH THE ALLIES
LONDON, June 27.—Kerensky’s mission in England and
the purpose of his coming American visit is to inform the peo
ple of the two countries, especially influential Russians, of the
exact conditions in Russia, with a view to procuring allied aid.
According to Chief Nabokoff, charge de affaires of the
Russian embassy here, he believes Russia will re-enter the war.
HOISTED OVER
ROME, June 27.—During the cele
bration of the Italian victory on the
Piavo the crowd rushed to Capitoline
hi}l, burst into the Caffarelli palace,
which formerly was the German em
bassy, tore down portraits of the
kaiser and hoisted the Italian flag
over the building.
PALESTINE TO EGYPT
BY MODERN TRANSPORT
CAIRO, Egypt, June 27.—Modern
railway trains are now running paralel
to the old caravan route which for
years was Cairo’s only means of com
munication with Palestine. The rail
way administration announced recent
ly completion of a swing bridge over
Suez canal at Kantara, by which there
will be train service from Cairo to
Palestine. Prom El Kantara, twenty
eight miles south of Port Said, the
railway follows the old coastal cara
van trail through El Arish to Rafa, on
the Syrian frontier, and to Gaza.
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CREW OF TROOP TURN
HETO 01 GRIND JRRT
HAMMOND, Ind., June 27.—The
grand jury here has indicted for vol
untary manslaughter Alonzo Sargent
and Gustave Klauss, engineer and
fireman of the empty troop train
which collided with a circus train at
Gary, Ind., on Saturday last, when
seventy-nine persons were killed.
HE SUIT WILSON SENDS
iDIRS TO Dili
WASHINGTON, June 27.—Presi
dent Wilson yesterday cabled to
General Diaz, the Italian commander
in-chief, congratulating him on his
victory, and saying that America feels
that the blow was not only struck for
Italy, but for the world.
BILL APPROVED FOR
TOTAL PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON, June 27.—The senate committee on agri
culture has agreed upon an ameuryient to the $11,000,000
sale of whisky and wine are prohibited after June 30,1919, and
the manufacture and sale of beer are prohibited three months
after the final approval of the bill by the President.
Test Vote Shows Sentiment in House
Another test vote in the house on the prohibition question
yesterday resulted in the adoption of a resolution, by a vote of
112 to 92, calling on President Wilson to inform the house
whether any ruling has been made by the railroad administra
tion, the board of war industries or the war trading board cur
tailing the delivery of supplies to manufacturers of liquor.
NOME, June 27.—The steamship
Victoria, the first vessel of the year
to arrive here, anchored in front of
the city yesterday, after having
bucked her way for fifteen miles
through broken shore ice. Three other
steamships are ice-bound within
sight of the city.
On Tuesday last “Scotty” Allen, the
well-known musher and member of
the territorial legislature, failed in an
attempt to push a boat through the
ice to the steamers.
This year’s break-up is considerably
later than usual, and some of the
vessels have been lying at the edge
of the ice pack for more than a week.
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED
IN THE MINING REGION
HARBIN, June 27.—Teutonic war
prisoners are completely in control of
Irkutsk, an important city on the
Transsiberian railway.
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FISH MARKETS
SEATTLE, June 27.—Prices for fish
at noon yesterday were as follows:
Halibut, 14%c; sableflsh, 9c; ling and
red cod, 3c.
Today'* Price*
SEATTLE, June 27.—Fish prices at
noon today were: Halibut, 15%c;
sableflsh, 7c; ling cod, 3c.
BELIEVED GERMAN HIES
IS OFF limit COAST
NORFOLK, Va., June 27.—The mas
ter of an incoming vessel reports that
he encountered a strange craft one
hundred and fifty miles off the Vir
ginia coast four days ago, which he
believes to have been a German raider
or "mother” ship to submarines.
14 GERMAN IIAMES
. BAGGED 01 THE (LUES
LONDON, June 27.—(Official)—Ten
German airplanes were destroyed yes
terday and four were driven down.
Seven British machines are missing.
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CLAIM B0LSHEVIK1 KILLED
FORMER CZAR OF RUSSIA
GENEVA, June 27.—The Ukraine bureau at Lausanne an
nounced today that it had received confirmation of the report
that the Bolsheviki Authorities at Ekaterinburg had con
demned former Czar Nicholas to death, after a short trial, and
that he had then been shot. No details are given.
Kiev Dispatch Confirms News
PARIS, June 27.—A dispatch under a Kiev date declares
that the reported assassination of former Czar Nicholas has
been confirmed- He is declared to have been killed by the
Bolsheviki during their retreat on Ekaterinburg.
NEARLY 800,000
DRAFTED TODAY
WASHINGTON, June 27.—American youths of the 1918
class stood at attention today as the unmbers assigned to each
man who had attained his majority in the year ending June 5
were drawn in the national draft lottery.
The historic events of a year ago were repeated as the
numbers representing 744,500 youths were drawn. It is be
lieved that all men placed in Class 1 will be called before the
end of the year. - >. • .....
The first number drawn was 246; the second was 1,168,
and the third was 818.
It is believed that the numbers drawn today will apply to
the Alaska men who register later.
GERMANS TOLD THEIR ARMY
HAD CAPTURED NEW YORK
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN FRANCE, June 27.
—Two hundred and fifty Germans were captured last night
when the Americans stormed Belleau wood. Seven officers
were among them.
One of the captured officers told the men the Germans had
landed an army in America and captured New York, and were
now marching toward Philadelphia, also that submarines had
sunk forty or fifty ships in Long Island sound.
ENLARGED ARMY PROJECT
SOON TO BE PRESENTED
\\ ASHING TON, June 27.—The disclosures of Secretary of
War Baker to the senate military committee yesterday, that
within three months an enlarged army project will be presented
to congress, meaning additional billions in money and addi
tional millions of men, show that the full scope of the measure
ue not yet apparent even to the officials who are preparing it.
If their highest hopes are realized, 1,450,000 American soldiers '
will be in France in August, while 3,500,000 will be the total of
men under arms- Nine hundred thousand Americans already
are in France, while the troop movements now- are five months
ahead of schedule.
CENTRAL SIBERIAN CITY
IN CONTROL OF PRISONERS
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AMSTERDAM, June 27—A Moscow
communication says that the Ciecho
Slovac troops have entered Yecater
inburg, in the center of the mining
region, and that heavy fighting is in
progress.
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This evening at 8 o’clock the board
of managers of the Cordova Chapter,
Red Cross, will meet at the Dr. W.
H. Chase’s office.
DR. DDR KDEHLIMRR RIH
TENDER HIS IESIENITIDR
BASEL, Switzerland, June 27.—A
rumor is current in Berlin to the ef
fect that Dr. Richard Von Kuehlmanu,
the German foreign secretary, is to
resign his portfolio.
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Announcement has been received
of the marriage of Miss Jeanette Con
don of New York to E. T. Stannard,
manager of the Kennecott Copper
Corporation, at New York on June 11.