A WEEK OF CONDENSED WIRE NEWS
MONDAY
Amsterdam.—Reports received in
this city today state that the Ger-1
man army of invasion on the East
ern front is still advancing steadily!
along a frontage estimated at 650 j
miles, a portion of the troops now'
being within 200 miles of Petrograd.
Nearly nine thousand of the Russian j
soldiers encountered have been taken i
prisoners by the Germans, the cap- j
' tives including two generals of prom
inence. The Germans also are re- ^
ported to have taken one hundred ;
railway engines and several thous- j
and cars. j
Germany has informed Russia of
the willingness of the imperial gov
ernment to renew negotiations with
a view to concluding peace, on con
dition that both governments de
clare the war ended and that the
Russians give up all territory west j
of the line indicated at Brest Lit- j
IPWsk. In the region of Dvinsk, the i
line must be advanced to the east-1
ern frontier of Courland and the j
Russians must renounce the right to ;
interfere in the affairs of those j
regions over which Germany assume
es control. Russian troops must be
withdrawn from territory demanded
by Germany and the Russian army
must be immediately demobilized.
Reports received from Berline in
dicate that the Russians are offering
resistance to the Germans at some
points, and it is also stated that
] Trotsky is now enroute to Brest
Litovsk, where he will endeavor to
secure more favorable terms.
The military headquarters of the
Russians on the Western front has
been moved to Smolensk.
Petrograd dispatches declare that
it is the aim of the Germans to re
store the Russian monarchy, with
the former Russian empress Alex
andria temporarily seated on the
throne. It is said the former czar
will not accept the throne from the
^Germans.
With the American Army—Heavy
artillery dueling has been in progress
all day in the American sector north
west of Toul. The Germans con
centrated their big guns on the
American positions with the evident ^
intention of obliterating them, but
the Americans replied with vigor
with a heavy retaliatory fire and it
is believed that the Germans have
been punished severely. General
Pershing reports the loss of three
Americans during the engagement.
.Thirteen of the Yankees were
* wounded.
Paris.—Allied airplanes are re
ported to have made a successful
raid on Innesbruck, having been
compelled to fly a distance of 100
miles through the intense cold of
the Alpine district to reach the
enemy. The length of the flight
and the results accomplished, is con
^ ' sidered one of the greatest feats
of the war.
El Paso.—Captain Stephen Mar
cus, of the Mexican patrol, was
wounded last night by Mexican raid- i
ers and has been taken to the hos
pital at Fort Bilss. An enlisted man
is missing and the fact that his
horse was found dead indicates that
the soldier was taken captive by
the Mexicans.
■Washington.—In his weekly re
view of the war situation, Secretary
Baker says that the war department
vfinds no cause for surprise in the
new German offensive on the Rus
sian front.
With the American Army.—An
American patrol in the Chemes des
Dame sector participated in a raid
on a German position Saturday,
assisted by a French patrol, and
penetrated the enemy lines a dis
tance of several hundred yards.
They killed a number of Germans
and returned with two Hun officers
and twenty men and a machine gun.
There were no casualties among the
Americans. The raiding patrols were
highly commended by the French
officer in charge of the sector.
London.—Announcement is made
by the war office of a successful
raid on enemy positions, which was
Slade last night by Scottish troops
in the neighborhood of Monchy and
Lepreux. The Scots returned to
their positions with a number of
Hun prisoners.
Washington.—In an address de
■TOered in the senate this morning,
Senator McCumber condemned what
he termed Bolsheviki influence in
American labor organizations. He
aiteo denounced war profiteering
a^ong the big concerns engaged in
tm: manufacture of war materials
and he called particular attention [
to the Hog Island scandal. The sen- j
ator spoke in favor of the prompt I
passage of his bill, which proposes
the drafting of all male citizens of 1
the United States between the ages1
of 18 and 62 into a reserve army t
for service in transportation, ship-1
building and the production of war:
supplies.
Memphis—Civilian Instructor Guy
H. Reagel and cadets Robert Gray
and James II. Webb met death yes
terday when their airplanes collieded
at an altitude of 800 feet.
Paris.—There is great elation in
French military circles today over
the success of an Allied air raid on
German railway stations and supply
depots in Belgium. The war office
declares that the raid was the most
damaging of any attempted by the
Allies since the commencement of
the war. Railway • stations near
Maestrich suffered severely, an am
munition- camp at Bruges was de
molished and other damage was done
at Roulers, Thiel and Ghent. The
raiders returned in safety.
Washington.—In a sharp letter to
National Food Administrator Hoover
Railway Director McAdoo demands
co-operation betw'een the two de
partments and requests Hoover to
show definitely where ears are need
ed to move food to prevent the
famine, which Hoover declared last
week threatened the East because of
the lack of transportation. McAdoo
asserts that generalization will ac
complish nothing. McAdoo wants
to know the names of the ports and
localities where cars are needed and
guarantees, when this infomation is
furnished, that transportation will
be furnished quickly.
Seattle.—Under charter to the
Hudson Bay company, the schooner
Bender Bros, will sail for the North
in July with supplies for Explorer
Stefansson. The schooner will go
to Point Barrow and perhaps to
Herschel island.
Washington.—A bill providing for
the increase of the pay of postoffice
clerks fifteen per cent has been re
ported favorable to the house and it
is expected that the measure will be
considered after the railway bill has
been disposed of.
New York.—Captain David A.
Henkes, of the Sixteenth infantry,
has been sentenced to dismissal from
the service and to confinement at
hard labor for a period of 25 year?
because he endeavored to resign his
commission because he did n >t want
to fight against his relatives and
friends in Germany. The officer is
of German descent. The court
martial was held at Governor’s Is
land.
Washington. — President Wilson
has issued an executive order fixing
the price of the 1918 wheat crop,
the price ranging from $2 to $2.28
per bushel at the various primary
markets. The price at Seattle is
$2.05.
New York. Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federa
ion of labor, has made public an
attempt made recently by German
trade unionists to induce him to at
tend a strikers’ conference to deal
with peace. Gompers says that he
declined the invitation, stating in
his reply that American workers
were busily engaged at the task of
defeating the German kaiser and that
he did not wish to parley with the
German workers. Gompers was
given to understand that similar in
vitations had been sent to British
and French labor leaders.
TUESDAY
St. Johns.—The Red Cross line
steamer Florizel, bound from this
port to Halifax and New York,
foundered on Sunday off Broad
Cove, north of Cape Race. She car
ried 77 passengers and a crew of
69, the majority of whom are be
lieved to have been lost.
New Orleans.—The Fulton-Moran
fight, which was staged in this city
yesterday, resulted in the defeat of
Moran in the third round of what
was to have been a 20-round con
test. Moran was knocked out.
Champion Jess Willard has sent
word that he is ready to meet the
winner if Fulton will make reason
able terms.
Copenhagen.—The Spanish steam
ship Igotzmendi, with a German
prize crew aboard, is ashore near
Skaw lighthouse. There are many
prisoners aboard, including two
Americans, who were taken from six .
destroyed ships during the eight [ i
months cruise in the Pacific. A life- ]:
boat landed with twenty-two per-;i
sons, including nine women and two [:
children. The Danish authorities j
have interned the German com
mander, but the members of the I
crew refuse to come ashore. There
is an epidemic of beri beri and
scurvy on board ship.
Petrcgrad.—In a statement made
before the all-Russian council of
soldiers’ and workmen’s delegates,
Premier Lenine declared, referring
to the Germans: They are on our
chest and our position is hopeless.”
He urged the acceptance of the Ger
man conditions, as the only course
left. The acceptance of the condi
tions means the loss to Russia of
318,00 square miles of territory and
fifty million population. It shoves
Russia back from the Baltic, leaving
the country firmly in the grip of
Germany, economically and physi
cally. A number of foreign diplo
mats have left the capital but others
have announced their intention to
remain pending further develop
ments. They expect to quit Russia
later by way of Siberia.
Harbin.—Reports received here
indicate that the Japanese govern
ment intends to take action in Si
beria at an early date. The reports
indicate that the Japs have long
been preparing for the move.
The situation in Siberia is regard
ed as very grave. The Cossack
general at the head of the anti-BoI
sheviki movement in that territory,
having failed to secure the support
of the Allies, appealed to the Jap
anese government for assistance and
it is believed that Japanese troops
are to be sent to aid him. Two
thousand Germans are said to be
armed and drilling at the capitol of
Eastern Siberia.
Washington.—Secretary of War
Baker announces that he has re
ceived very encouraging reports from
all sections of the country with re
gard to the progress of the aviation
program. He states that he recently
held a conference with representa
tives of all firms engaged in this
work and received assurances which
indicate that no difficulty will be
experienced in making regular de
liveries of airplanes to the forces
in France .
New York.—Eugene Schwerdt, a
wealthy wool merchant, has been
placed under arrest as an alien
enemy, the charge against him be
ing that he is the agent of German
interests and has been engaged in
an attempt to get a corner on wool,
for delivery to the kaiser after the
war. Schwerdt also has purchased
several million dollars worth of wool
and has it stored away, ready to
ship to Germany at the first oppor
tunity.
Berlin. — The German auxiliary
cruiser Wolf has arrived at Pola
after a successful cruise of fifteen
months, during which time the ves
sel operated in the Atlantic, Indian
and Pacific oceans. Upon receipt
of the announcement of the arrival
of the vessel, the kaiser telegraphed j
a welcome to the commander and |
announced that the officers and
crew of the raider would be awarded
iron crosses for their splendid
achievements. The Wolf returned
with the crews of several destroyed
ships aboard, the number of men
exceeding four hundred. In addi
tion, the raider had several captured
guns and a big cargo of raw mater
ials, including rubber, copper and
brass valued at many million marks.
Among the many vessels sunk by the
Wolf were three American ships,
a steam whaler and two schooners, j
all of San Francisco. The Wolf also
captured the English cruiser Terri
tella, which was rechristened and
uesd for a time as a raider, with a
German crew aboard. The craft
was operated in the Gulf of Arden
until a British naval force was eri
countered, when the raider was sunk
by the crew.
Washington.—Secretary Redfield
has instructed customs officials to
permit Canadian fishing vessels to
enter and clear between American
ports and the fishing banks. Re
ciprocity privileges are asked of
Canada.
Amsterdam.—In an address de
livered yesterday before the main
committee of the reichstag, Chan
cellor von Hertling announced that
Russia had accepted the German
peace conditions and that the re
storation of peace in the Eastern
ther.^r could be expected shortly.
I '
iegarding the American announce-h
nent of war aims, the chancellor |
tated that the Central powers could |
igree with President Wilson on a
reneral peace discussion, but the
irinciples must not be proposed by
he American executive alone. They
nust be voiced by all the states and
leoples concerned.
Washington.—The state depart
nent announces that arrangements
tave been made to move Americans
n Moscow to a point in the interior
>00 miles distant. Dispatches re
ceived by the department, however,
lo not indicate that there is danger j
>f the immediate occupation of Mos-!
cow bv the advancing Germans. j
_
Amoy, China—Reports received in ■
this city state that nearly ten thous-1
ind Ch inament are dead as the re-1
suit of an earthquake which oc
curred Sunday.
WEDNESDAY
Atlanta—Welterweight Champion
Ted Lewis and Jack Britton, former '
title holder, have signed articles for
a ten-round contest, to be staged
in this city on March 6.
With the American Army.—Two
formidable gas attacks in the Toul
sector this morning, which were
launched by the Germans, caused
the death of five Americans and
nine others were badly gassed. The
gas attacks were followed by a
heavy bombardment, to which the
Americans are replying with vigor.
The American position is still held
securely.
Chicago.—It is learned at police
headquarters that Harry Wade,
whose real name is said to be Mat
thews, who was taken into custody
recently during a police raid, is one
of three men who held up a Great
Northern train in Skagit county,
Washington, in 1914, killed three
of the passengers and escaped with
loot valued at $10,000. There is
a standing reward for the capture j
of the men.
Washington—Officials of the post
office department announced today
that a daily airplane mail service
between this city and New York
would be established on April 15.
Eight machines and fliers have been
secured for the service and new \
routes will be included as rapidly
as conditions permit.
New York.—Representatives of
the Russians of this state have asked
permission of President Wilson to
hold meetings, with the object of
organizing a legion of Russions, not
subject to the draft, to fight the
Germans who are invading their
country and to assist the Russian
revolutionists.
Little Rock.—Twenty-six colored
soldiers are in the guard house as
the result of a riot which occurred
yesterday in the mess hall at Camp
Pike. The fighting resulted in the
slight wounding of a white non
commissioned officer.
Washington.—Secretary of the
Navy Daniels has commended Ma
chinist Mate V. R. Petty, of the
naval reserve, for heroic action in
jumping overboard last month at
Ketchikan and rescuing Storekeeper
McKinley, who lost his footing while
stepping ashort from a boat. The
man would have drowned but for
the prompt action of the naval re
servist.
Salt Lake City.—The discovery of
a second bomb in the compound
where German civilian prisoners are
confined at Fort Douglas has con
vinced the federal authorities that
an attempt was about to be made
to deliver the aliens through the use
of explosives and hand grenades.
Petrograd—All of The Tied Guards
who have fallen into the hands of
the Germans are reported to have
been executed, while the regular
Russian troops have escaped with
the loss of their guns
Washington—Supreme Court Jus
tice Brandeis has been selected by
the labor delegates as their repre
sentative of the public on the labor
board. Brandeis has not yet made
it known whether or not he will
accept.
Petrograd.—Notwithstanding the
fact that the Russian government
has accepted the German peace con
ditions, resistance to the German
advance is increasing steadily and
at several points the Germans have
been checked. The city of Pskov,
where vast quantities of ammunition
mil supplies were stored, has chang
'd hands several times during the
past few days. The ammunition
vas removed to a point of safety j
jefore the arrival of the Germans.
Arms are being distributed to the ,
residents of this city, with orders
-o fight against occupation by the
kaiser's forces, who aim to re-es- :
ablish the Russian monarchy.
Minneapolis.—The Socialist party |
convention, which is in session in
this city, has adopted resolutions de
manding that the United States re-1
cognize Bolshevik!.
Portland.—It is asserted by fed- ]
iral officials that evidence has been j
secured, as the result of a recent j
raid on the Industrial Workers head- |
quarters in this city, which shows
that the agitators planned to curtail
the output of airplane material in
the Northwest.
Seattle.—The steamship Canoza,
8,800 tons, which is being construct
ed for the government by Skinner
& Eddy, was launched this morning
and will soon be ready to turn over
to the shipping board.
Washington.—For the purpose of
speeding up the production of air
craft lumber, the federal govern
ment has commandeered the spruce
lumber supply and all lumber mills
engaged in that industry in Oregon
and Washington. Announcement to
this effect was made this morning.
San Francisco.- Federal authori
ties are rounding up all hoarders of
grain and flour in this and other
Pacific coast cities and it is under
stood that they will be compelled
to release the stocks immediately.
Simililar investigations are also in
progress throughout the East and it
is understood that the government
plans to confiscate hoarded stocks
unless the practice is abandoned.
Washington.—Citizens of neutral
countries who have declared their
intention of becoming Americans,
will not be liable to military service
in this country under the terms of
a bill drawn by the war department
and favorably reported by the house
military committee. It is expected
that the bill will be passed before
the next draft is made. The im
mediate amendment of the draft
law is recommended by Secretary
Lansing.
Washington.—The naval tug Cher
okee foundered yesterday in a gale
off Fenwick island lighthouse, twen
ty-two miles from Deleware Cape,
and it is believed that thirty of the
crew, including several officers, lost
their lives. Ten survivors got away
on the first raft launched and landed
safely. Four left the tug on an
other raft, but two were washed
overboard and the other two died
of exposure. The four bodies were
recovered and have been sent to
Philadelphia for burial.
London.—The war office an
nounces that the Rritsih gunners
and airmen have shot down 75 Ger
man planes on the Western front
since the first of February.
THURSDAY
Paris.—The chamber of deptuies
has voted twenty-two millions for
payment to Brazil for the charter
of German ships seized by that
country.
Amsterdam.—Dispatches received
in this city from Constantinople
state that Turkish troops have been
dispatched to Trebizond, on the
Black sea coast of Asia Minor, where
they have cleared the city of law
less bands.
London.—According to the corres
pondent of the Manchester Guar
dian, the Germans have produced a
new war monster in the form of a
giant airplane, the aerial counter
part of the famous diving cruiser.
The new machines are designed for
bombing expeditions and will carry
four tons each.
Kansas City.—Information receiv
ed in this city states that the Ameri
can Red Cross society is planning
another drive, for the purpose of
raising one hundred million dollars.
The drive will begin on May sixth
and continue until May thirteenth.
Washington. — Advices received
from France state that the emperor
of Austria visited the kaiser last
Friday and that the interview lacked
cordiality. There seems little doubt
of serious conflict between the courts
of Vienna and Berlin, which the
kaiser is determined to settle by
violent measures if necessary. It
is believed that the break between
the two emperors resulted from the
refusal of the Austrians to send
troops to Ukraine ,to oppose the
Russians.
Other reports received by the
state department indiciate that Ger
many has ordered the advance into
Russia stopped, but the reports do
not state whether the order includes
the entire Eastern front or only
portions of it.
In the meantime, the enrollment
of the new Russian army is proceed
ing successfully and several regi
ments are now moving to the front
to oppose the Germans.
London. According to n Berlin
wireless message, which was inter
cepted here, the German sea raider
Wolf, which recently arrived at Pola
after a cruise of eight months, de
stroyed 35 merchant ships, with a
total tonnage of 210,000. The ad
miralty declares that the truth of
the German statement may be
guaged by the assertion that the
Japanese battleship Harvna had been
sunk. This is denied in a formal
statement issued by the Japanese
embassy. It is the opinion of the
admiralty, however, that the loss of
life on vessels destroyed by the Wolf
was heavy.
London—The admiralty is author
ity for the statement that eighteen
British vessels were destroyed dur
ing the past week by mines and
enemy submarines. This is an in
crease of three ships over the pre
vious week.
Washington.—The war depart
ment has been advised of the con
I vietion of four of Pershing’s sol
diers, who were found asleep while
doing sentry duty in the first line
trenches. They have been sentenced
to death, but although General Per
shing has power to carry out the
sentence, he has referred the cases
to the war department for final
disposition.
Rome.—The war office announces
I that Italian outposts have repulsed
j numerous enemy reconnoitering es
| peditions during the past few days
! along the Brenta river.
London.—The admiralty announc
i ed that British airmen dropped four
tons of bombs on German towns and
supply depots in a raid which was
undertaken yesterday on the West
ern front. Fourteen German planes
were shot down during the raid and
eight of the raiding machines are
missing.
Seatle.—Numerous protests have
been filed with the government, ob
jecting to the proposed advance in
passenger and freight rates, which
has been advertised by steamship
companies operating in the Alaska
waters.
Washington.—The alien slacker
bill, which would bar from citizen
ship and authorize the deportation
of drafted aliens who claim exemp
tion, has been approved by the house
of representatives and is now up to
the senate for final action.
Juneau—Three candidates for del
egate to congress from Alaska have
filed their declarations of candidacy
for the territorial primaries to be
held in April. They are Delegate
Chas. A. Sulzer, who will represent
the Democrats; Judge James Wick
ersham, who will run as a Repub
lican; and Francis Connolly, who
will make the run for the Socialists.
Madrid. — Spanish newspapers
claim that submarines are sinking
more Spanish ships than French and
Italian vessels combined.
With the American Army—Photo
graphs taken by American aviators
show that the American artillery has
pulverized the German gas emplace
ments from which poisonous fumes
were sent against the Yankees Tues
day morning.
Washington.—The Japanese gov
ernment has directed inquiries to
the Entente Allies and the United
States to test the feeling toward
the proposal to institute joint mili
tary operations in Siberia, to save
the vast quantities of war supplies
which are stored at Vladivostock
and along the railroad. The pro
position is said to be not wholly ac
ceptable to the American govern
ment, but negotiations are still in
progress. It is feared that the sup
plies will fall into the hands of the
Germans in case a peace treaty is
forced on Bolsheviki.