A WEEK OF CONDENSED WIRE NEWS i
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MONDAY
San Francisco—It is expected that
Secretary of Labor will succeed
1 shortly in his efforts to bring about
a settlement of the Pacific coast
telephone strike. The Northwest
strikers* have reconsidered their de
^ cision not to participate in the con
ference called by the secretary and
delegates are now enroute from Se
attle to discuss terms of settlement.
ROME—The Teutons are making
furious attempts to break the Italian
defenses along the Piave river but
^ their advance appears to have been
checked definitely. The invaders
crossed the river at two points yes
terday, but but both operations were
disasterous. At one place they were
practically annihliated and at the
other point they were driven back
across the river with heavy losses.
The Italians took a thousaud prison
^ ers. They were assisted by British
artillerymen.
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE—General Pershing paid a
visit to his troops inthe first line
trenches and the rear support yes
teday and watched the artillery bat
tle which was then in progress. Night
patroling continues active and the
Germans also have initiated the Am
ericans into the mysteries of gas
bombing on several occasions during
the past few days. They have not
"X done any particular damage thur far,
however, the Americans having been
well trained in the art of protecting
themselves against raids of that sort.
LONDON—The war office an
nounces that the British forces op
erating in Flanders have made ad
ditional gains in that sector. A
* raid made yesterday northwest of
Pass Chandaele forced the Germans
to give up several strongly fortified
farms and one redoubt. Many of
the Germans were made prisoners.
GENEVA.—Reports indicate that
the rapid approach of the British to
Jerusalem has caused a panic thru
out Turkey. There is great unrest
at Constantinople and the fall of
Enver Pasha and the Young Turks
regime is openly predicted as the re
sult of the overwhelming defeats suf
^ fered by the Turks in that section of
Asia Minor.
LONDON—Maximalist troops are
reported to have occupied the city
of Gatchina, where the Kerer.skv
forces made a brief stand. The
members of Kerensky staff have been
placed under arrest by the victorious
4 rebels and there is an order out for
the arrest of the former premier,
but he cannot be located. The sit
uation at Moscow is unknown, no re
ports having been received from that
city for several days.
BUENOS AYRES—The revolution
in Ecuador is assuming serious pro
portions, according to advices which
have reached this city. The revol
utionists are looting towns and de
stroying railroads in several sections
of the republic and the unrest ap
pears to be spreading rapidly.
Washington— Seventy-five cine
matograph machines to supply mov
ies for U. S. soldiers in France, are
now in that country, according to
announcement made by the Y. M.
C. A. War council, of New York.
Berlin—Several German communes
intend taxing cats in order that those
who are unwilling to pay the taxes
may be enabled to surrender their
^ pets to the commercial slaughter
houses. A number of such houses
have been organized for the public
sale of cat meat.
LONDON—British monitors are in
action against the Austro-German
forces in an effort to hold the in
Traders back from Venice.
The Teutonic artillery is out
A ranged by the British, this being
due to the fact that the wilderness
of mud along the front, coupled
with the lack of bridges across the
►Livenza and Tagliamento rivers has
, forced the enemy to rely upon five
inch field guns, for the most part,
and many of these have been sil
enced by British shells.
New York—Roast beef, steaks, fil
let mignon—in fact all cuts or dishes
made from beef—will be missing
rfrom the Tuesday menus of dining
cars on railway trains in the future.
Wheat bread will not be available
to patrons of dining cars unless it
is specially requested. This acion
is to aid the government food ad
I WASHINGTON—Unity of aims,
I purposes and military conditions is I
, what America expects to develop as
the result of the Allied conference,
i which is to convene at Paris within
a short time. America has only
jone aim, in engaging in the war
against Germany, and that is, to
^ crush autocracy If any of the Al
lies of the United States has secret
| object in prosecuting the war, the
I United States will expect to be in
formed regarding it when the rep
resentatives of the various nations
gather at the French capital.
WASHINGTON— The movement
started recently to change the army
j draft age limits is strongly opposed
i by army men, who declare that the
present limit will enable the nation
I to raise a sufficient number of men
; to meet present requirements. Sec
retary Baker says that the depart
ment does not contemplate asking
congress to widen the age limit.
Washington—Official cable dis
patches declare that the pope has
made his last peace peace proffer.
He believes now that the war must
go on at least two or three years
more, until the full effect of Ameri
ca’s vast power has been felt and
either victory or hopeless deadlock
in the struggle has been reached.
The Vatican realizes that peace or
further negotiations at present are
impossible.
SANTIAGO—Advices received in
i this city from Lima, Peru, state that
! a revolution is in progress in Ecua
dor.
TUESDAY
London—In a speech made before
the house of commons today, David
Lloyd George declared that German
submarines no longer were to be
feared. Five of the divers, he said,
were destroyed on Saturday by
British vessels.
San Francisco—The court ot ap
j peals has rendered a decision in
j favor of Receiver Noyes and the de
positors of the defunct Washington
I Alaska, having handed down a rul
! ing on Monday, in which R. C. Wood
j is ordered to pay to the receiver the
I sum of $13,000 and interest, alleged
' to have been wrongfully taken from
the old Barnette bank.
Rome—The possession of Venice
by the Italians and the security of
the Italian line along the Piave de
! pend, apparently, upon the outcome
of the desperate battle which is now
in progress between the Piave and
, Brent rivers. The Teutons have
thrown heavy reinforcements into
the action and are advancing slow
ly, despite the stout resistance of
the defending forces. It is reported
that Emperor Charles, of Austria, ;
• visited the captured cities of Gor-;
; itz and Udine on Sunday.
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Walla Walla—Five are dead as;
the result of a collision between a
Union Pacific work train and a motor j
bus loaded with school children and
workmen. The train backed into j
the auto at a crossing, killing two |
outright and fatally injuring three
others. They died on the way to
the hospital.
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Washington—In General Kaledine,
a Cossack commander, Russia has
found a new “man of the hour” ac
cording to dispatches received in
this city today. The reports say
that Kaledine controls the entire
Cossack force and holds also the
entire Russian coal and bread sup
ply. This control, it is stated, puts
him in supreme command of the
Russian situation.
Paris—The new French cabinet,
: which was formed by Georges Clem
enceau, held its first meeting yes
terday.
H. H. Hoover, one of the most
widely known oldtimers in the dis
trict, committed suicide yesterday,
in his cabin on Fairbanks creek. He
. had been in poor health for many
months and that is believed to have
prompted the rash act. Death was
caused by a bullet wound in the
: heart.
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Finan Delaney, son of D. H. De
| laney, the Nenana carpenter, has dis
appeared mysteriously, nothing hav
ing been seen of him since he left
home on Sunday for the Delaney
homestead, seven miles up the river.
Atlantic Port—Fire of mysterious
origin is burning fiercely in the hold
of an American transport, which is
moored at the pier here. The fire
was discovered early this morning
and after the crew of the vessel had
worked several hours in an effort to
extinguish the flames, the local fire
department was called on for assist
ance, but at a late hour this after
noon the flames had not been got
ten under control and it is feared
that the vessel will be destroyed. A
guard of soldiers was thrown about
the pier early in the day to keep
people away from the ship.
London—The Teutonic forces in
Italy are making a tremendous ef
fort to terminate the Piave river bat
tle, by overrunning the Asiago high
lands and sweeping southward in
the rear of the Italian llines, be
tween Bassabo and Feltre. The
Italians thus far, however, have pre
vented the successful carrying out
of the movement.
Washington—The war department
has been advised of another clash
between the American and German
patrols in No Mans land. Beyond
the fact that one American was kill
ed, nothing is known of the encount
er.
San Francisco—Government offi
cials are taking extreme precautions
in connection with the trial of forty
two defendants who are charged
with attempting, in the United States
to start a revolution in India against
England. The British government
has requested that a special guard
be provided for the Hindu witnesses
who will appear for the government
and, as an additional precaution,
the public will be excluded from the
courtroom. Former Consul Gener
al Franz Bobb and several other Ger
mans, and fifteen Hindus are among
the defendants.
London—Dispatches received from
Amsterdam state that serious riot
ing occurred at Berlin on Sunday.
A fierce battle occurred in the street
when the police and soldiers attempt
ed to stop an independent Socialist
meeting. The police used rifles and
revolvers and the rioters replied
with a variety of firearms, knives and
clubs. German newspapers were
forbidden to publish the details of
the alfray.
WEDNESDAY
London—The Germans are fight
ing on their last line of defenses,
at one point on the Western front, as
the result of the greatest battle re
corded in the history of the world..
There has been no other battle like
it, the wooden horse of Troy offer
ing the only comparison to Haig’s
blow, in tactis and originality.. The
Hindenburg lines were broken to a
depth of four miles, the battle ex
tending from St. Quentin to the
Scarpe river, a distance of 32 miles.
The British stormed the first system
of defense along the entire front.
The infantry ranks pressed on and
captured the second system of de
fense, more than a mile beyond.
The attack began yesterday raorn
and the fact that there was no ar
tillery preparation enabled the Brit
ish forces to take the enemy com
pletely by surprise.. German pris
oners are pouring into the British
camps, many of them still dazed by
the shock of the attack.
General Pershing was the guest
of General Haig throughout the en
counter and watched the battle with
keenest interest.. He afterwards de
scribed the offensive as one of the
most spectacular of the war.
Washington—There is a possibility
that the United States will declare
war on Austria. The subject has
been reopened by the proclamation
issued today by President Wilson,
ordering alien enemies to vacate
the Atlantic seaboard.
Buffalo—Without a dissenting vote
the delegates to the annual conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor adopted a resolution today
reaffirming the unswerving loyalty
of the organization to the adminis
tration. The federation will stand
by the government until peace has
been restored.
President Gompers startled the ;
convention this afternoon by making
the charge that Canadian labor
leaders are slackers, because of their
failure to stand by their govern
ment.
Seattle—Bering river has been
closed to the salmon fishing industry. !
according to announcement today by !
representatives of the federal gov
ernment who were detailed to make
an investigation of the matter.
Atlantic Port—The American ves
sel which was reported on fire at
this port yesterday, is now safe,
the fire having been extinguished
before serious damage resulted.
The blaze is attributed to chemicals
used for fumigating purposes.
The Thelin stage will leave for
Fairbanks tomorrow morning at 8
o’clock, carrying passengers and ex
press. The stage will leave from
the Terminal hotel.
The stage arrived from Fairbanks
early last evening, bringing three
passengers and a load of mixed
freight and express.
Augusta, Kan.—The oil fields of
the Middle West and South are being
purged of Industrial Workers, who
have been the cause of much trouble
in the various districts. The round
up started here today, with the ar
rest of fifteen of the undesirables
London—The British forces in the
Far Eeast are now within six miles
of Jerusalem. The steady advance
is characterized by much bayonet
and hand to hand fighting.
Copenhagen—Reports received in
this city from several sources in Ger
many indicate that large numbers
of German troops are being moved
from the Russian front to the West
ern arena. Only a portion of them
are going to Italy, however, which
is taken to mean that it is the in
tention of Hindenberg to place a
big army in Belgium to check the ad
vance of the British.
New York—The Young Men’s
Christian association has raised a
$35,000,000 war fund to provide for
the care and comfort of both Ameri
cans and their allies.
London—British casualties during
the past week reached a total of
32,227, killed and died from wounds,
and 6,354 wounded and missing.
The losses have increased steadily
during the past several weeks, owing
to the increased intensity of the
fighting in Flanders. Of the total
reported killed, there were nearly
a thousand Canadians.
Camp Lewis—Maj. Gen. Greene
reviewed over 25,000 troops here
yesterday, the greatest martial dem
onstration ever witnessed in the
Northwest, and gave the thousands
of spectators some idea of the magni
tude of the struggle in which the
new soldiers will participate in the
near future.
Stockholm—There is a general ex
odus of Americans from Petrograd,
in consequence of the disorders oc
curring in that country. It is re
ported that there were two hundred
Americans in Petrograd before the
exodus began. They are leaving
by way of the Trans-Siberian rail
road.
London—Several thousand prison
ers have been taken by the British
forces during the past two days, in
addition to many German guns.
Washington—A large quantity of
powder, estimated at fifty thousand
pounds, exploded this morning at
the naval storing station in Indiana.
No lives were lost, but the damage
to property will reach a large sum.
The cause of the explosion is not
•u.wousj
London—Announcement has been
made officially before the house of
commons that Col. House and Gen.
Bliss will represent the United States
at the forthcoming Inter-Allied con
ference, which will convene at Paris
at an early date.
THURSDAY
London—Seventeen British ves
sels, engaged in the merchant traffic
were destroyed by submarines and
mines during the past week, a con
siderable increase over the previous
week. Ten of the ships were of
more than 1600 tons register.
Petrograd—The new Russian gov
ernment has directed General Buk
homin, commander ir. chief of the
Russian forces, to open negotiations
for an armistice, with the command
ers of enemy armies, with a view
to the conclusion of a separate peace
There will be a meeting of the
Pioneers tonight at 8 o’clock, in the
Duke building, on Market street. A
lunch will be served after the busi
ness of the evening has been dis
posed of, and all oldtimers are in
vited to be present.
Washington—Conscription of labor
i is the problem President Wilson is
| now trying to adjust with repre
j sentatives of the railway brother
hoods, who are here for the purpose
| of conferring with the executive.
The men are aroused over the re
port that they will be forced into
the army if they call a general
strike. They declare that if they
go to the front, they will compel the
. taints of the country to go with
hem.
Rome—Marconi, the wireless in
ventor, is a member or the staff of
Geeral Diaz, on the Italian front.
Rome—The Teutons have made
seven attacks on the Italian lines
ring the past thirty hours, the as
;au!ts having taken place between
he Piave and Brenta rivers.
London—Advices received from
General Allensby today state that
• British forces are closing in on
he Turks who are defending Jeru
alem and the capture of the city
is imminent. Turkish residents of
district are seeking safety in
flight.
Word wTas received at the offices
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion this morning to the effect that
a man had arrived at Camp 17, with
both hands and feet frozen. He is
being cared for there until the de
parture of the afternoon train for
town, when he will be sent in to the
hospital. His name could not be
learned and but little is known of
the case beyond the fact that the
unfortunate is not an employee of
the commission.
Washington—It is announced by
the navy department that three of
ficers and eighteen men lost their
lives as the result of the sinking of
the American destroyer Chauncey
went to the bottom on Monday, fol
lowdng a collision in the war zone.
London—A British patrol vessel
was torpedoed on Sunday, causing
the death of nine.
Chicago—President .Johnson, of
the American league, has announced
that exemptions will be asked for
288 ball players, eighteen from each
of the sixteen major clubs. This ac
tion will be taken, he says, so that
indiscriminate drafting will not de
stroy the games of high standard.
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I Rome—The greatest mass attack
undertaken by the Teutons since the
invasion of Italy is now in progress
along the upper Piave river, where
it bends to the northeast, into the
Alps, near Belluno. As the action
proceeds, great numbers of reserves
are brought up from the rear.
London—The entire northern end
| of the German front in France has
j been shaken by the tremendous op
i erations inaugurated by the British
! forces early this week. The attack- :
! ing forces are now within three miles 1
■ of Cambrai, the center of six rail
ways and the chief depot center for
German communication lines in
Central France. The town of Fon
taine Notre Dame, three miles to
the southwest of Cambrai, was taken
by the British this morning and the
big guns are pouring shells into the
larger town, which is reported to in
flames now and in imminent danger
of capture. The Germans are de- J
troying their own fortifications in an
ticipation of the evacuation of more
of their positions.
Twelve thousand prisoners were
taken by the British in the second
day’s operations, which have resulted
also in the recovery of one hundred
square miles of French territory,
held by the Germans since the fall
of 1914. In two days the British
gained as much ground as during the
first four months of the Battle of
Somme. The big British ■ tanks
tore holes in the German wire en
tanglements, making it possible for
cavalry, infantry and artillery to
rush the German positions. Cavalry
was used for the first time in mass
attack and assisted materially gain
ing the great victory, which is hail
as the greatest on the Western
front.
Washington—Officials express the
belief that the kaiser is playing a i
desperate game in Russia, with the i
hope of first making a separate
peace with the Slavs and then con
verting them into an ally.
Minneapolis—Three auto bandits
entered a local jewelry store early
today, held up the three clerks who |
were in charge, and made off with
several trays of diamonds, valued at
$50,000.
FISIDAV
Morbridge, S. D.— What appears
to be a wholesale plot to destroy the
warehouses and elevators of the
Northwest was discovered yester
day at Lemmon, following the total
destruction by tire of two big ele
vators and an entire business block.
A search revealed the presence of
phosphorous plants in various parts
of the city. Several arrests have
been made and agents of the govern
ment are searching for several more
suspects.
Seattle—Referring to the action
taken by General Greene, in his light
to force Mayor Gill rid the city of
vice shops, the Post-Intelligencer
condemns the mayor and says his
conduct should bring the blush of
shame to the face of every citizen
of Seattle. Gill says he will not
resign under any circumstances.
Chicago—Reingold Faust, a nat
uralized German and former postof
fice clerk, has confessed to the po
lice that he placed a bomb in the
Auditorium theater with the object
of destroying the structure. He
says he hates the government be
cause of the loss of his position.
He was discharged because of his re
fusal to take orders from his su
periors.
Camp Lewis—As the result of the
failure of Mayor Gil! to rid the city
of Seattle of the vices complained of
by General Greene, that officer post
ed an order today cutting off all
visits of the 36,000 officers and men
under his command to the Spirit
City. The order “forbids all officers
and enlisted men of this command
to visit the city of Seattle unless
upon duty, under orders from a com
petent military authority or upon
separate and sufficient and specific
permission in writing.”. The order
means that Seattle hereafter will
receive little if any of the money
paid to the men in salaries, amount
ing to a million dollars a month.
Petrograd—General Dukhonin, to
whom was delegated the task of op
ening peace negotiations with the
enemy, has refused to approach the
commanders of the Teuton forces
on the subject. As the result of his
refusal, he was deposed as commann
er-in-chief of the Russian forces to
day and Ensign Krylenko named in
his place.
Seattle—The Pacific Steamship
company’s steamer Spokane, enroute
from Alaska to this city, went
aground early today midway between
Ketchikan and Seattle. The reports
state that the vessel is resting on a
rocky bottom and is leaking in a
number of places. The passengers
were taken offff by the Princess May
and landed at Prince Rupert. Among
the passengers were many who had
been taken from the Mariposa.
London—An official report issued
by the British war office this morn
ing states that all the positions tak
en by the British in the Cambrai
sector have been successfully con
solidated, with the exception of the
village of Fontaine Notre Dame,
three miles southwest of Cambrai.
This position was retaken by the
Germans during the night.
French Port—The last American
troops to reach the French coast
from the United States, report that
their transport had a narrow escape
from a German submarine, which at
tacked the vessel during the night.
The men saw the torpedo as it
raced astern of the transport, and
before the diver could take another
shot, the Americans were speeding
out of range. The periscope of the
U boat was not sighted.
Rome—The great battle between
the Piave and Brenta rivers was re
newed this morning with redoubled
energy, and the invaders are still
held in check, several violent at
tacks, launched at daylight, having
been repulsed with heavy losses to
the enemy. The Teutons were hurl
ed back at San Marino and three as
saults near Monte Perica broke
down after a few hours of heavy
fighting.
Frrancisville, Ind.—The vault of
the State bank was dynamited last
night and Liberty bonds, valued at
$5,000, werestolen. The robbers
were frightened off before they had
time to gather up any of the cash.
Washington— Captain Frederick
Mears, member of the Alaskan En
gineering commission, has been pro
moted to the rank of major.