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fTMKlii; XI M BKK _M:; CORDOVaTaTlASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1(.)18. PRICE TEN CENTS
HUNS FALL SHORT OF EXPECTATIONS
IN GREATEST OFFENSIVE DURING WAR
DATELESS.—The British forces have met and withstood
the most stupendous attack Germany has made on the western
front in the three and a half years of the war. Over a front of
fifty miles the hosts of democracy are at grips with the forces
of Prussianism in what may be the decisive battle of the war.
The struggle is now raging, after a gigantic bombardment
from great masses of German guns. The Germans passed the |
British outposts and at some points attained the battle line, but
nowhere did the Germans gain the objectives planned when;
they hurled their regiments against the British.
General Haig says that the German losses are exceptionally
Teavy and that the desperate fighting continues from Sensee
to the Oise, especially in Cambrai.
LULL IN THE FIGHTING
LONDON, March 22.—The great battle on the west front,
was continued until late last night, but no serious attack hasi
developed today, though heavy fighting is expected. The Brit-.
sh are holding the enemy.
The Morning Post says that Germany evidently aims at re
capturing the entire Hindenburg line,
ENEMY PROGRAM FAILED BADLY
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, March 22 (by
Associated Press correspondent).—The fighting on the British
front still continues. That the first stage of the offensive has
passed, and that the enemy has failed badly in the execution of
his program, is attested by captured documents showing what
he pbtnned to do in the early hours of the assault.
says that the Germans, attacking from southeast of Arras as
far as Laniere, have captured the British first line.
BELIEVE MOVEMENT A RUSE
WASHINGTON, March 22.—Military ote. vers here doubt
whether Germany’s drive heralds the expected great offensive.
rhey believe the onslaught is but the forerunner of some other
movement—possibly an attack on the allied forces at Saloniki.
COUNTER-ATTACKS BY BRITISH
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, March 22 —j
Vigorous counter-attacks by the British have restored some of
the positions which had been temporarily abandoned.
BIG THREE TO WATCH SPECTACLE
LONDON, March 22.—The kaiser, Von Hindenburg and
Von Ludendorff have gone to the western front to witness the
attack. It is reported that Bulgarian and Austrian troops are
on the western front. ^
AMERICANS WIPE OUT GERMAN LINES
\ WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, March 22.
—American artillery fire has destroyed the German first sec
tion line positions on part of the sector east of Lunevillo.— After
the American raid of Wednesday the Americans shelled the
'nemy positions heavily all night. Yesterday an American pa
trol found that the German lines had been wiped out.
FIGHTING IN ITALY
ROME, March 22.—Fighting is becoming more active along
he whole Italian front, according to official advices.
DRIVE IS AIMED AT BRITAIN
LONDON, March 22.—The Taglische Rundschau says that
Germany has entered upon a decisive battle for general peace,
dnd that it is a single combat between Germany and Great
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GERMANS PAY HEAVILY FOR SMALL GAINS
Nineteen divisions of the German army are engaged in
j the fight on the British front, according to Reuter’s Agency
Iwhlch says that the Teutons paid a colossal price for the small
rams made. .,<•
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The following telegram from Governor Strong, as chair
man of the territorial exeaption board, was received yester
day by George C. Hazeletrf the Cordova local board. It wil
be read with interest by fl, as its receipt has been expectee
for some time:
“You are instructed<hat this office is in receipt of tele
gram No. E 307, from thprovost marshal general, as follows:
“ ‘Secretary of waihas directed that Alaska quota will
be called to the colors aOut June 30, 1918, and that they will
not be sent to the Unit! States for training, but will be re
ported to the commands officer, First battalion, Fourteenth
infantry, now stationein Alaska. This is not an order for
mobilization but is addice information in order that you may
make your plans accoingly-’
“Please give as w« publicity as possible to this telegram
through local newspars and all other means at your com
mand, in order to prere registrants and public generally for
the call when it come:
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COLONIAL II
GIRLS OF GREA1T1
SYDNEY, New South \jb March
22.—The agent-general fhe New
South Wales governmerj London
has telegraphed to the F*er that
Australians are nmrryinflthsh and
Scottish girls at the ( of 800
monthly. He expects tlje rate of
marriages will contlnuJincrease,
and requests that thp’crnment
| grant free passages t|se w*ves
j when they are ready to I Australia
with their husbands, r govern
. ment will do this.
MEXICO CITY, March 22.—Roused'
li> the arrest of their commander,
General Siivestra G. Mariscal, gover
nor of Guerrero, who was placed in
prison, January 25, on a charge of
disobeying orders of the war depart
ment, 4:)0 of his men who were in
the capital left the city unobstrusive
1> and are said to have joined the
rebel bands in the state of Vera Cruz.
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It is your duty to register for the
municipal election
LONDON, March 22.—British moni- \
tors yesterday successfully bombarded
Ostend. Prior to the bombardment j
four enemy aircraft were destroyed
by British seaplanes, which also at
tacked German mine sweepers off Hel
goland with machine guns.
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AMSTERDAM, March 22.—When the
German war credit of 15,000,000,OOP
marks was brought before the Ger
man reichstag yesterday for first read
ing, Count Von Roedern, secretary *vi
the imperial treasury, said that Ger
many’s monthly war costs had been
increased from 2,000,000,000 marks in
the winter of 1915-lfi to 3,750,000)000
during the last five memths.
The imperial treasurer said that the
total cost of the war to date had Tbeen
550,000,000,000 marks, of which the
entente had expended 370*000,01*0,000.
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SEATTLE, March 22.—Two thou
sand copies of tne recently-published
mystery book of the late Pastor Rus
sell, which has bee ndeclared to be
of a seditious nature, have been seizec
here.
Three members of the Internationa
V Bible Students’ Association have beet
arrested.
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TWO CHS B1R81FJ1
81URL! MME FIRI
At fr. 45 o'clock this morriisig a fir
broke out in the home of ~E. W. Til
man, on the hill near the ocean docl
and before the flames could be go
ten under control they destroyed th
building and an adjoining cabin o
copied by a man named Nickiloff.
Mr. Tiflman was working on tf
night shift at the dock and his wil
was prepairing breakfast when tl
fire broke out, which was evident
caused by a defective flue. A buck
brigade from the dock and the steal
er Alaska at once set to work hut
less than an hour two'buildings h;
been reduced to ashes, together wi
all of their contents. The rear of 1
•E. Brown’s cottage was also bad
scorched, but was saved owing to t
fact that there was no wind blow!
at the time. The Tillimans, who we
recently married, lost all of their 1
longings.
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LIRE DEPRECIATES
HOME. March 22.—Foreign te
graph rates have been increased foi
per cent owing to the depreciation
Italian money, a dollar bringing
exchange of 8 lire and a half insti
of five before the war.
I
• MOSCOW, March 2t.—The money
shortage is so acute in Petrograd anti
e Moscow and other Russian cities that
1- business operations are virtually im
possible. Small money especially is
e scarce.
e Money changers charge heavy coin
e missions for breaking one-hundred
y and live hundred-ruble notes, and the
Russian Liberty loan bonds and
a- coupons of all denominations are cir
n culated as money.
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’e" OTTAWA, March 22.—The Royal
Northwest mounted police will estab
lish a post at Camp Pleasant, on the
Alaska boundary, opposite to Haines
( because of suspicion that bootlegging
(v is being carried on with the Kluahe
of and t’hampaignee Indians.
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an
ad Malcom Brock left on today’s steam
er on a short business trip to Valdez
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] HIT TO BECOME
view to Americanizing the priests and
members of the Russian church in ■
this country tend to counteract the ef
fect of the Bolsheviki doctrines, the
Association of the Citizen Clergy ot
the Eastern Holy Orthodox Church of
America has been incorporated at Al
bany.
The purposes of this action, accord 1
ing to the Rev. Ingram N. W. Irvine, ! 1
D. D., head of the English department! '
of the Russian church, was, -‘to unite i '
clergly "and laity more closely; to 1
further the interests of the church *
among the Russians and other vari-1
ous nationalities holding a similar doc-' I
trine in America; to encourage Amer- [
ican citizenship among clergy and
laity; to secure necessary financial I
assistance; to create high spiritual
and social ideals among the laity; to j
stimulate interest in American schools
and institutions; to protect the clergy u
and laity from unwarranted and libel- q
lous attacks; to hold the Episcopate if
is sacred and to take all means to w
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mu RAIDER
IS CAPTRRED BY
AMERICAN IP
A PACIFIC PORT, March 22.—A_
United States cruiser has captured a
Kerman raider which has been operat
ing in the Pacific, and is towing lie”
here, according to a report just given
out.
BOLSBEIIW
MOSCOW, March 22—The Red
Guards and revolutionary troops have
recaptured Blagoviesh. Tcheusk.
from the~ Cossacks, and restored the
authority of the Soviet there.
A recent dispatch said that a num
ber of Japanese had been murdered
there by"the Bolsheviki
Blagoviesh is a town of 5'U) inflab
Rents, north of Harbin
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AMSTERDAM, March 22.—A dis
patch from The Hague said that on*
of the most prominent members of
parliament intends to ask the govern
ment whether it is not time ro recall
the Dutch minister at Washington and
hand his passports to the United
States minister at The Hague, as the
result of the commandeering of t ie
Hutch ships.
MONSTER FREIGHT SHIP3
IIRETO REMOTES
WASHINGTON, March 22. -T *
freighters of 15,000 tons each, the
largest carriers of the American mer
chant marine, are to be construc ted
for the United States shipping board,
it is announced.
SEMI 1NTS MS
BE III IlllED IT FRIWT
WASHINGTON, March ~2.—The
enate yesterday adopted a resolution
>>' Senator New of Indiana asking the
var department to state its reasons
or not making public advices of Urn
tmerican soldiers killed at the front
h France.
IERMANS RUNE PRIEST
UNO IMPRISON OTHERS
LONDON, March 22.—An Anistet^
nil dispatch reports that two Roman
atholic priests have been executed
Rrussels. They had been charged
1th espionage. Bight other priests
ive been sentenced to hard labor for
6 on a charge of espionage.