A WEEK OF CONDENSED WIRE" NEWS
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MONDAY
With the American Army—Forc
es of American troops, co-operating
with French soldiers, have made
three raids on the German trenches
in the Lorraine sector during the
past twenty-four hours. Two of
the raids were executed simultan
eously last night. The Americans
swept past the enemy first line and
penetrated the second line trenches
six hundred yards back. The two
raids were made after a four-hour
bombardment, in which the German
positions were leveled at the middle.
The Americans, with small detach
ments of French troops at their
flanks, moved on the Germans be
hind a creeping barrage. When
they had reached the enemy first
line, the barrage was lifted, thus
boxing in the German positions.
Jfcjut when the Yankees entered the
trenches, they found them deserted,
the (Hermans evidently having been
driven out by the' bombardment.
In the Champagne district, the
Americans engaged in another raid,
assisted by the French. They pene
trated the German lines for a dis
tance of 1000 yards and captured
two hundred Bavarians. The raid
ers returned without a single \ an
kee having been captured.
Gas shells are being used by the
Americans with telling effect. The
} Yankee artillery has been especially
active during the past 24 hours in
the Toul sector, vigorous fire hav
ing been directed at certain towns
occupied by the Germans, to rear
areas, roads and communicating
trenches- Excellent results are re
ported.
Northwest of Toul, the American
positions were subjected to a heavy
fire from the German guns yester
day and many casualties are re
ported. The Germans fired 100
, gas sheels into the trenches within
a very short period, the poisonous
missiles fairly raining among the
Yankees. But the Americans were
not caught napping. They had
their masks on in a jiffy and not a
single man was overcome by the.
fumes, although several were hit by
shell fragments.
In the famous Chemin des Dames
sector, in No Man’s Land, American
and German patrols clashed yes
terday. One of the Germans is
known to have been killed and three
others are thought to have fallen.
The Yankees returned untouched,
4 .after having put the Boehes to rout.
Camp Dodge, Iowa.—Eight mem
bers of the National army, who were
drafted at St. Paul, have been
found guilty by a general court mar
tial on the charge of refusing to
obey orders. A. S. Err rues, one of
the men has been sentenced to 20
years at Leavenworth at hard labor.
The others will serve twenty-five
years. All eight of the men are
Socialists of the agitator type.
Washington.—The department
labor b -- announced the enrollment
of 200,000 skilled workers, for wo: .:
in the shipyards.
London.—In hi. daily report to
the war office, General Haig stated
this morning that “German artillery
has shown a marked increase in
jfciivity on the front and back
areas, from Labasse canal to Ypres.”
The enemy attacked east of Armen
. tieres yesterday, under cover of a
Jfheavy bombardment, but were
speedily repulsed by the British
forces. Very few of the British
troops were reported missing after
the encounter. The British also re
pulsed a raid at another point in
that sector.
Washington.—The imperial Ger
man government has threatened to
close the North sea to northern neu
tral shipping because Norway, Hol
land and Sweden have signed a
commercial agreement with the
United States and the Allies. News
of this move was received in this
city in a diplomatic cablegram, stat
ing that Denmark had been threat
ened by the kaiser. Negotiations
have come to a standstill, as the re
sult of the German action.
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Tokyo.—A bill providing for the
mobilization and requistioning of
wrar industries and the conscription
of labor for war purposes has been
introduced by the Japanese diet, in
dicating that the nation is planning
enter the war on a large scale.
Paris.—Secretary of War Baker
has arrived in France to make a
personal investigation of the Ameri
can expeditionary forces, their head
quarters, railway conditions, docks
and supply bases. Before leaving
for the interior he said that he
would be vin France only a short
time. He reached the coast yes
terday, and was received by nura
icrous American soldiers and high
officials of the French government.
Fairbanks—Edward G. Morrissey,
city, editor of the News-Miner, has
received the appointement as sec
retary to Delegate Sulzer, and is
planning to leave for the East as
[soon as he can arrange to get away.
He will succeed Emil E. Hurja, also
a former Fairbanks newspaperman,
who recently resigned the secretary
ship to accept a commission in the
National army.
PARIS, Mar. 11.—The Russian em
bassy in this city has handed the
foreign office a note expressing in
dignation at “the disastrous and
dishonorable peace” agreed to by
the Russians at Brest Litovsk.
Amsterdam.—According to ad
vices received in this city, the kaiser
has called a conference of 'Central
power sovereigns and it is expected
that the meeting will be held im
mediately after Easter. Germany,
Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Tur
key will be represented.
Juneau—The steamship Admiral
Evans, northbound from Seattle, en
countered a reef in Hawk inlet on
Saturday evening, and settled so
that the vessel was practically sub
merged at high tide. The passeng
. ers were rescued by the steamship
Princess Sophia and landed here.
New York.—At a largely attended
i mass meeting, held in this city yes
! terdav, organized labor adopted re
solutions protesting against the
! hanging of Thos. Mooney, the con
j victed San Francisco bomb con
spirator.
London.—Dispatches received in
; this city from Peking state that the
1 Chinese cabinet has voted five mil
j iion dollars to defray the cost of
sending a force of forty thousand
tChinese soldiers to Siberia to assist
I the Japs in protecting the interests
of the Allies in that part of Russia.
' It is also reported that there is a
: movement on foot to establish an
independent government in Eastern
Russia, with the capital at Harbin.
i Washington—The navy depart
ment has announced the death of
I Andrew Donnie, Skaggs Leo and
Shott Harvie, the fatalities result
ing from an airplane accident in
France.
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Petrograd.-—The government is
Moving to Moscow, as the first step
in the organization of resistance
to the Germans on all fronts, ac
cording to an official press an
nouncement, which appeared today.
TUjaSTVVY
Rome—Austrian troops which at
tempted to cross the river Piave,
. were driven back by the Italian
batteries, many of the attackers
being killed before they could re
I turn to their side of the river,
j They embarked in rafts and boats
of all de.-criptions, but the majority
j of those who escaped death, were
; compelled to swim ashore, nearly
all the craft bein', wrecked by well
; directed shots.
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Detroit.—Henry Ford is planning
the construction of a big plant at
New York for the manufacture of
ubmnrine chasers. The plant will
j be similar in size and general ap
i pearance to the lodal auto plant.
! St. Louis. — The Fulton-Cowler
bout, which was staged in this city
last night, was won by Fulton in
the fifth round, of what was to have
; been an eight-round contest. Cow
j lor took the count, this being the
I second time he has been knocked
out by Fulton since the first of the
year. At the earlier meeting," he
took the count in the first round,
i at New York.
The Hague.—It is reported in this
city that labor leaders and Social
ists are planning to call 9 general
: strike in Germany on the first of
May.
Berlin.—The war office announc
es today that the British are bom
barding the city of Cambrai with
long range guns. Several shells are
reported to have been dropped into
the town.
Paris—A detachment of Ameri
ican troops raided the German
trenches in the Toul sector yester
day and brought bark valuable bat
tery information, but no prisoners.
1 They engaged the Germans in hand
to hand fighting; and Killed a num
her of Huns without losing a single
man themselves. This was the first
raid attempted by the Yankees, un
supported by French soldiers. The
raid was preceded by a bombard
ment lasting forty-five minutes.
London.—Dispatches received in
city from Tokyo state that Premier
Terauchi recently told the Japanese
house' of representatives that the
Japanese government is planning to
send troops to Siberia but tha^; the
utmost care and precaution would
be excercised in dealing with the
momentous situation. The reports
also state that the Allies have not
yet requested Japan to send troops
to Siberia.
London—The war .office announc
es that the British forces in Meso
potamia have advanced their posi
tions on the Euphrates river. In
the Palestine they have made a gen
eral advance on both sides of Jeru
salem, the gain being two miles
along a thirteen-mile front.
Dawson.—The latest reports re
ceived in this city from the Arctic
indicate that Explorer Stafansson
is seriously ill and fears are enter
tained for his recovery. An Indian
has been dispatched to Herschel
island to obtain definate informa
tion.
Amsterdam.—Admiral von Died
erichs, commander of the German
squadron off Manila who tried to
bluff Admiral Dewey during the
Spanish-American war, is reported
to have died yesterday at Baden
Baden.
Ottawa.—The Dominion of Can
ada, with the exception of Quebec
and Ontario, will go on the water
wagon on the first of April. Quebec
and Ontario will join the ranks of
the drys on December 31.
Washington.—Maj-Gen. John Bid
dle, who was recently relieved as
acting chief of staff by General
Marsh, will be given command of
the American troops in England.
New York—For the first time
since the United States entered the
war, the federal authorities today
are on the trail of a band of women
spies, who have been instrumental
in transmitting valuable military
sccrets to Berlin.
Buenos Ayres.-—Xt is reported
here that Count Luxburg, former
German minister, has fled from Ar
gentine to Chile.
Denver.—Twelve coal mines, with
an aggregate propduction of 21.00
tons daily, have closed down as the
result of the order issued by the
fuel administration reducing the sell
ing price of coal. Five hundred men
are id'e now and it predicted that
the number will rc?.ch a thou and
before the end of the week. The
companies operating the mines de
clare that they cannot mins at a
profit at the new price fixed by the
fuel administration.
Washington. — American Consul
Summers has reported to the state
department that the Russian revo
lutionary government will be moved
from Moscow to some point farther
east, in case the Germans continue
their invasion of Russia.
Paris.—Secretary of War Baker
made the trip across the Atlantic
on board a cruiser which acted as
convoy to ten thousand American
soldiers, a portion of whom were
aboard a form r German liner.
Washington.—It is officially in
timated by the government railroad
administration that government con
trol of public utilities probably
will be extended shortly to the lead
ing express companies, this action
being deemed necessary as a war
measure.
Washington. — President Wilson
has sent a message to the Russian
soviet, which meets at Moscow to
day, assuring the Russian people
that America will avail itself of
every opportunity to assist Russia
to secure complete independence and
restoration to her great' role in world
life. The soviet is meeting to pass
judgment on the German peace
terms which were accepted -by the
Bolsheviki.
Paris.—-The presence in this city
of Secretary of War Baker was the
occasion hist night of a German air
raid of more than usual proportions,
sixty warplanes, divided into nine
squadrons, having crossed the French
lines to attack the city. Four of
the raiders were brought down on
their flight across the country and
the majority of the others were
driven back before they reached the
city. There were many thrilling
aerial duels, in which the French
airmen covered themselves with
glory. Several bombs were dripped
in the city and a number of build
ings were partially wrecked, but the
casualties were slight. Besides Sec
retary Baker, General Pershing and
General Bliss were also in the city,
and all three of the visitors were
loud in their praise of the work of
the defending planes.
WEDNESDAY
Amsterdam.—The Berlin Tages
Zeitung demands, editorially that Ger
man aeroplanes destroy four hundred ;
English towns as a reprisal for the |
confiscation of four hundred German I
merchant ships by the Allies.
The paper concluded its demand :
with: “If we are in a position to
destroy the whole of London, it would
be more humane to do so than to
allow one German to bleed to death
'on the battlefield.”
Paris.—The American forces in the
Chemin des Dame sector are reported
to have made prisoners of the crew
of a German airplane which was
forced to come to the ground near
, Clamency.
With the American Army.—The
artillery fire of the American forces
has reached the greatest intensity
at several points northwest of Toul.
Towns back of the German lines are
being razed and set on fire and large
quantities of ammunition have been
blown un. It is also announced that
five groups of gas projectors, which
were ready to be used against the
Americans, have been obliterated by
shell fire.
South of Riehecourt an American
detachment sucessfuly carried out a
surprise attack last night.
' An American platoon was sent
across No Man’s Land, near Lune
ville this morning, after brief artil
lery preparation, to ascertain if the
German trenches were still evacuated.
The Yankees found the enemy freely
engaged in counter battery opera
tion"
Sergeant Walsh, one of the heroes
of (he Toul raid, has been selected
as an orderly to Secretary Baker,
and in addition, has received the
cross of war from the French govern
ment.
London.—An official announce
ment issued by the war office this
afternoon states that Briti h airmen
dropped five hundred bombs yester
day on railroad sidings and ammuni
tion depots southeast of Maubeuge
and south of Valenciennes. Ten of
the enemy planes, which sought to
prevent the attack, were shot down,
seven others were disabled and one
German balloon was dropped in
Games. Only two of the British ma
chines failed to return.
Washington. — Secretary McAdoo
has issued a statement in which he
says that the railroads of the coun
try will soon he able to handle ordi
nary commercial traffic in a normal
manner.
Amsterdam.—A telegram received
in this city from Frankfort on Main
states that a British daylight air raid
on Saturday caused the death of
three soldiers, four women and one
child, all of whom were killed at
Mainz No military damage re
sulted.
Washington.—Charles Page Bryan,
former ambassador to Japan, is dead.
Washington.—American and Allied
legations to Rumania, who left Jassy
recent'v for Odessa with assurance
of safe conduct from the king of
Rumania, have been held in quaran
tine. -
Washington.—President Samuel
Gompers. of th" American Federa
tion of labor, has sent a message to
the labor leaders of Russia, urging
Slav labor to put up a strong res' t
ance to Teutonic domination. Gnm
per? points out that if the Germans
car. .be defeated, labor conditions in
Russia and elsewhere in the world
will be gmatly,improved.
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New York. — Captain Archibald
Roosevelt, son of tbc colonel, was
wounded recently in France, accord
ing to advices received today from
Major Theodore, Jr. The young
officer was wounded in the leg and
had one arm broken by shrapnel dur
. ing action.
; Colonel Roosevelt expressed great
joy today when informed that his
son Archibald, had been decorated
in France for bravery and that the
wounds received were not- of a seri
ous nature.
Washington.—The forest service
reports that there was a two percent I
reduction in the production of lumber
lj»st. ye.ar. In nine states, however, I
there was 'an increase in the cut.
The increase includes Washington and
Oregon.
Washington.— The urgent defici
ency bill, carrying appropriations ag
gregating one billion, eight hundred
million, was passed by the senate,
late yesterday afternoon and has been
sent to conference, the lower house
already having passed the measure.
The bill provides for the sale%f alien
enemy property in the United States. 1
London.—England *as visited by
several Zeppelins last night, one of
which dropped four bombs in this
city, resulting in the death of one
woman, who died of shock. German
airplanes also visited the coast of
England, but were driven back be
fore they could do much damage.
Berlin.—The war office is authori
ty for the statement that nineteen
Allied airplanes and two captive bal
loons were shot down by the Ger
mans yesterday on the Western front.
Paris.—An American steamship,
formerly a German liner, has ar
rived at a French port and reports
having encountered a severe storm
enroute across the ocean. And
while the gale was at its height, the
vessel was attacked by a German
submarine, shells from the diver
smashing the bridge and putting a
hole through the smokestack. The
storm shifted the cargo to such an
extent that the vessel almost found
ered.
Los Angeles.— Mrs. Lueretia Ru
dolph Garfield, widow of former
President Garfield and mother of
Fuel Administrator Garfield, died at
her Pasadena winter home today, at
the age of 85 years.
London.—The war office announc
es that British aviators dropped a ton
of bombs on Prussian towns yester
day, considerable" {Property damage
having resulted.
THURSDAY
Washington. — Provost Marshal
Crowder has issued orders for the
movement of 95,000 selective ser
vice men to the cantonments im
mediately, the movement to begin
on March 29. Regarding the date
of the second draft, Crowder de
clares that no date has been de
termined upon as yet, statement.; in
the press to the contrary notwith
standing. The next increment will
be assimulated in small portions
room appears at the cantonments.
The movement of troops late this
month will include every state, e::
cept Iowa and Minnesota and Alaska.
Washington—Because of the long
delay in the negotiations between
Holland and the Allies, over Dutch
shins in Allied ports Great B -itaia
and thq United States have reached
an agreement to end the n ;otia
tionsj. immediately and to take over
all the vessels in question. The ves
sels, representing an aggregate ton
nage of more than a million, will
be taken over next week and used
to carry supplies to the . dies.
Stockholm.—A number of Ameri
can and British citizens, who sailed
from Finland on a neutral vessel,
are reported to have been captured
by the Germans. Those of military
age are to be taken to Germany
and interned.
Washington.—The four American
soldiers who were condemned to
death for sleeping while on sentry
duty in the trenches, and for dis
obeying orders, will not bo shot.
After an inspection of the records,
the judge advocate has returned*
them to Pershing, with a notation
saying that the findings are irregu
lar.
London.—The admiralty announc
e=t that the number of British ships
sunk during the past week by sub
marines and mines was nineteen, in
cluding one fishing boat Eighteen
vessels were destroyed the previous ’
week.
Washington.—The government of
France has made a new and earnest
appeal to the United States to ex
pedite the work of sending soldiers!
to the Western front. Neither ‘
France nor England, it appears
have sufficient troops to meet the
expected German offensive and at :
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the same time guard against the
danger of attack from other quart
ers.
Vi ashington.—The first fighting
seaplane, equipped with the new
Liberty motor, was given a try-out
this week and accepted by the navy.
A number of planes are now under
construction for the naval air ser
vice and they will form the advance
guard for a big fleet to be used in
hunting submarines. They will co
operate with the French seaplanes.
Washington.—Among the nomina
tions sent to the senate by President
Wilson is that of Charles E. David
son, to be surveyor-general of
Alaska. Davidson is serving in that
capacity at the present time.
Berlin.—The war office announc
es this morning that German forces
have occupied Odessa, by agreement
with the Rumanian government. It
is also stated that Rumania has
ceded important oil fields to Hun
gary, to be administered by a joint
board representing Germany, Hun
gary, Rumania and Bulgaria.
Milwaukee—Mayor Hoan has been
removed as chairman of the county
council of defense as the result of
his failure to answer the question
aire with regard to matters affect
ing the war, in connection with his
platform as the Socialist candidate
for election. Five Socialist members
of the- council voted to retain him.
Washington. — The fish trust,
which has controlled the fishing in
dustry in Washington and Alaska
formally years, has been di solved
by the federal court, and the com
panies composing the trust must pay
a fine aggregating ?Id,000. It was
sought first by the trust to stand
trial, but the not guilty plea was
withdrawn later and a plea of guilty
entered.
London.—The admiralty announc
es that 39 German airplanes were
destroyed by the Allies during the
first ten days in March. A score
of other machines were brought
down out of control.
FRIDAY
Petrograd.—The soviet congress,
which convened at Moscow yester
day ratified the German peace con
ditions by an overwhelming vote,
those i:i favor of th • ratification be
ing 433 and those opposed 3G. Im
mediately following the vote, M.
Ryazonov, a prominent Ilol. i.eviki
th"' rist and r - ■ ; tiv of a
large following, tendered his i do
nation as a member of the Bol.die
viki party.
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London.—The acti ■ ‘ th >viet
congress clears t!. • vr: f.,r an
Allied announcem nt with regard
to Japanese intervention. It al o
gives Germany vast opportunity for
political and economic n letration
of Russia.
Prion; Early Ac! :n
Washington.—It is Indi veil here
that the ratification of the German
peace terms by the s"vi . congress
will result in early acti m by the*
Japs i . : . > pret anese
and American suppli ; ; t Vladlvo
stock. Th-.-re i little da vr that
the Germans will move that far,
but there is a likelihood that the
goods wiil be mov 1 to the interior,
where they can be easily confis
cated by the Teutons.
Vienna.—The war office an
nounces today that the Rumanians
have evacuated the last stretch of
territory formerly occupied by them
in Hungary.
With the American Army.—The
American troops in the Luneville
sector are now holding enemy
trenches northeast of Erandonvill
eres, which they forced the Germans
to abandon through raids and con
centrated artilery action. The
trenches have been consolidated with
the American trenches, 'ihis marks
the fidt permanent advance of the
American forces and the consolida
tion allow th<‘ French and the
Yankees to operate from higher
ground than heretofore. The Ger
mans have made several feeble at
tempts to retake the positions, but
were driven back easily.
Amsterdam—General von Hinden
burg is reported to have stated, in
an interview given to a Berlin news
paper, that inasmuch as the Allies
ha' e shown an unresponsive atti
tude toward the German peace in
tentions, there is nothing left for the
Germans to do but to proceed with
the great offensive for which they
have been preparing.