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RUSSIANS* SUCCESFUL IN
TRANSYLVANIA AND TURKEY.
RKTROOUAD, Jau. 1U.—The govern
ment uUlc-lal bulletin today Buys that
the Russian advance in Western I
Transylvania is ru-pid, meeting with no1
great opposition hum the Austrian
forces. The cossacks who are in ad
vance of the multi army have penetrat
ed muny miles to tiie westward over- I
coining all opposition and' capturing ;
many towns and villages.
The same bulletin announces that j
the latest news from tiie Turkish scenes
of war show that tiie Turks are fleeing :
before ibe Russian advance, in u single
cossack charge three hundred Turks
were killed. The extreme cold weather'
has demoralized tiie Turks who are,
but illy equipped for a winter cam- :
paign and their suffering is intense. 1
The Russian cossacks, however, are |
in their element and are well provided
with warm clothing and are In com
parative comfort.
The severity of the weather is caus
ing dentil and havoc among the Turk
ish troops who are thus handicapped
and plat ed at a great disadvantage. A
scouting party of ninety Turkish sol
diers were found frozen stiff In the for
ests by the cossacks who are advanc
ing through the country. The intense
cold of the country is winning many
battles for the Russian soldiers who are
unlforrahy successful In their battles;
with the Turks.
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TERRIFIC ARTILLERY DUELS
4LONQ THE VI9TULA.
I 'KTROGRAD, Jan. 19.—Al* hough
both armies have been heavli/ rein
forced during the last two days there
has been no actual contact on tbe Vis
tula, both sides confining operations in
long distant artillery duels. The can
nonading lias been most terrific and
the frozen snow covered plains have
been swept by a terrible hail of big
gun shells driving both forces to fran
tically entrench themselves ns best
they could in the frozen plains. Zero
weather prevails and both armies are
suffering intensely from the bitter cold.
It is admitted that awful carnage has
been averted only by the severe weath
er inhibiting the movement of troops.
GREAT NAVAL BATTLES ON
BLACK AN MAMORA SEAS.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 19 —Word
has been received here that the Turkish
naval fleet has clashed with the fleets
of Russia and France and a mighty
naval battle is now raging on both the
niack sea and the sea of Mamora. No
details, at present, are obtainable.
AUSTRIANS CLAIM MINOR
VICTORIES IN CARPATHIAN8.
ROME, Jan. 19.—Austrian advices
claim that the Austrian forces have
achieved several minor victories in
the western section of the Carpathian
mountains. Cleverly arranged ambus
cades have been successful in entrap
ping detached bodies of Russian troops
who were severely punished and com
pelled to retreat.
• NOTICE.
To Members of F. O. E., No. 75.
All applications and examination for
membership, under special dispensation
must be presented tonight.
Initiation January 26.
E. W. CARLETON,
Worthy Preeideni
MOSLEMS MAS8ACRE
CHRISTIANS; ASIA MINOR.
ATHENS, Jan. 19.—A (Ireek tramp
steamer arriving from Palmyra yester
day reports further massacres ol'
Christians at interior points of Asia
Minor. The Moslems are reported to
be committing atrocities of the worst
description on the defenseless people, j
FRANZ JOSEPH WILL SOON
RETURN TO FIRING LINE.
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VIENNA, Jan. 19.—The court physi-!
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clans intimate tliut the aged emperor, i
Franz Joseph, will soon he able to re
turn to the tiring lines to cheer the
valorous soldiers of the Dual Montrchy. I
GERMANS DECLARE RUSSIAN
SITUATION DESPERATE.
MERLIN. Jan. 19.—The government
announced last evening that the Rus-I
slans are frantically entrenching along
the entire battle line immediately west 1
of Warsaw showing that their situation;
was growing desperate. The Oormnn'
artillery Is said to be working havoc i
on the Russian lines and their positions!
are fast becoming untenable.
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GERMANS MAKE SUBSTANTIAL ,
GAINS SOUTH OF LILLE.
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BERLIN, Jan. 19.—The Herman war,
office reports substantial gains south;
of Lille in the vicinity of La Bassec
where the allies were forced bank after
a desperate engagement following an
artillery bombardment lasting for many;
hours.
HEAVY INFANTRY ENGAGEMENTS
AT REIMS AND S0I8S0NS.
PARIS, Jan. 19.—Heavy Infantry on -j
gugements, involving great numbers of
troops, aro roported ns taking place
some thirty miles north of Reims and 1
around Solssons during the past twenty
hours. Although most fiercely eon-1
tested tho battles were undecisive, re
suiting in practically no advantage to'
either side. At Solssons the conflict
later settled itself into a heavy artillery
duel, both sides using a largo number
of immense howitzer guns which are'
reported to have done much damage
KITCHNER DECLARES ALLIES
BIG GUNS EQUAL GERMAN.
LONDON, Jan. 19.—in a published
interview Kitchner tells the English
people that the nllles are prepared in
every way to meet the promised big
gun onslaught of the Germans which
was looked forward to with such fore-1
boding, declaring that the allied forces
are now placing on tho firing lino
howitzers which equal in every respect
those used by the Germans. Kitchner
is said to have been withholding this
fact from the llritish but the Germans
have already learned it, to their cost,
during the fighting of the last week.
ALLIES EXPECT GERMANS
ATTEMPT TO BREAK CENTER.
LONDON, Jan. 19.-—The allies are
strengthening their position at tho cen
ter fully expecting the Germans to
renew their attempt to break through
their lines. General Joffro feels con
fident of his ability to hold his position
and every available man has been for
warded to meet tho onslaught which
Is momentarily oxpected.
PAU SAVE ALSACE ARMY
BY CLEVER STRATEGY.
PARIS, JaJn. 19.- -The war office
states that the situation in the Alsace
war /.one is steadily Improving under
the splendid strategy of General Pan.
whose brilliant maneuvers hate re
sulted in extracting his army from a
most dangerous position in the face of
the heavily reinforced army of the
enemy. The movement has been so
successful that at the present time the
Alsace army Is entirely able to hold
Its own against the enemy and even
to again resume the offensive should
circumstance offer an advantage ■
ALLIES WREST CONTROL OF
THE YSER FROM GERMAN8
NI El! PORT, Jan. 19—The allies
after a desperate engagement re
crossed the Yser river and wrested the
control of the eastern bank from the
Germans. Following an artillery duel
for several hours the allies advanced
upon the German entrenchments and
after the most severe fighting drove
them back at the point of the bayonet
after one of the most bloody encounters
in which many were killed on both
sides. The control of the east bank of
the Yser by the allies Is an important
gain and is the beginning of an offen
sive advance at that point,
DANISH MINE DRAGGER
FINOS SCORES OF MINES
COPENHAGEN. Jan 19 — A Danish
mlno dragger lias reported having ex
ploded scores of mines planted by both
English and German vessels in the
waters adjacent to the North Frisian
Islands
BRITISH HAUL DOWN AMERICAN
FLAG ON AMERICAN STEAMER.
RERUN, Juji. 19.—Captain Farley of
the American steamer Greenbrier
charges that British officers boarded
Ills ship and hauled down the Ameri
can flag and subjected the officers of
the American ship to Indignities. The
captain has forwarded a complaint to
Secretary Bryan.
NEW DANCING SCHOOL.
Miners Home Club Danoing School,
Tuesday and Friday evening at 8 p. m,
Tangoe, Hesitations, as well as all the
older dances. Mrs. Oliver and Mrs.
Peterson, teaohers.
MANY BELGIAN 6
RETURN TO HOMES.
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AMSTERDAM. .Ian. 19.--Rather than
lie a burden of expense to neutral nr
friendly nations over Iwent) thousand
Belgians have recrossed Into Belgian
territory and returned to their former
homes during the past two weeks The
German administration In Belgium has
been most active In Its endeavors to
persuade the Belgian people Interned
in Holland to return In their native
land assuring them that they will he
given every aid In their endeavors to
Obtain a livelihood under German ad
| ministration.
SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS FORCE
WAY INTO GERMAN TERRITORY.!
I OABE TOWN .Jan 19 The Mouth
\friean Colon Ini troops tire forcing
their way Into German territory, easily
overcoming the Inferior resistance of
the German led natives. The Colonial
troops are composed of many whito
men assisted by the native troops who
are better trained and better soldiers
than tho German natives who alono
are no match for the South African
Colonial troops
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MANY DUTCH VE88ELS
ARE SUNK BY MINES.
ROTTERDAM, Jan. 19.—Carried oft
their courses by the violent winter
storms now sweeping over the waters
of the North sea, several small Dutch
coasting vessels have boon carried into
the mined districts nlong the coast and
been destroyed in almost every in
stance the crew perishing to the last
man.
GERMANS UNABLE TO INTERFER
WITH OR RECEIVE MESSAGES.
ROME, .Ian If'. Signor Marconi
announces that after investigation
made by both the English and French
governments it is found that the Hol
land Germans are unable to success
fully interfere with the Enemies wire
less eommuncatlons The Holland
stations cannot effectually receive
messages which are sent by secret
waves and it is positively asserted by
Signor Marconi that the messages sent
by way of the wireless cannot be in
terfered with or received by other sta
tions which are not equipped with the
special apparatus which have been in
stalled by the French and English
governments.
“WICK” AND JONES
CLASH OVER FURS
WASHINGTON'. Jan. 19.—Wicker
sham and Dr. Lester Jones clashed to
day, before tho congreslonal committee
over the proposed added restrictions
on the fur bearing animal laws of Al
aska. Dr. Jones who made a trip
along the Alaska coast as special agent
for the government lost spring visited
the seal islands In Dering ser njid found
what he thought to be evils which
should be checked by more stringent'
laws to protect the fur bearing animals!
of the territory.
The clash between the delegate and
Dr Jones arose over the doctor's re
port and recommendation for the pas
sage of laws still further restricting
the catch of fur bearing animate.
Delegate Wickersham most forcibly
objected to placing further restrictions
on the people of Alaska whom he said
were already overburdened and an
noyed by the meddling of the various
departments tn Washington
PRESIDENT HAS NO AUTHORITY
TO DECLARE EMBARGO.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Wilson
says that he has no authority to declare ■
an embargo on the exportation <u food
stuffs. This declaration was made upon
the* demand that the president should
declare an embargo on food stuffs t"
England because the Hritlsh go\» rn
ment declined to allow the Dacia, a
German shij» which had been (runs
ferred to American register, to pro
ce«*d to Rotterdam with a cur^n •<! « ut -
ton. The action <»f the Ibttish govern
ment is resented h\ tlte president but
he is powerless to force that govern
ment to cliange its attitude t>\ «b*. !ar
ing an embargo.
WILL ERECT $100,000 BUILDING
W ASHINGTON, Jan. IK The go\
eminent hns accepted the twelve build ;
inn lnts iiffereil by George Hazlett. as
a site for a new hundred thousand dol
lar administration building. The over
crowding of itie various government
offices necessitates the erection of new
buildings in thv near future and plans i
Will at once ho made to utilize the |
ground for that purpose
STRIKERS AND DEPUTIES
FIGHT AT R009EVELT
ROOSEVELT, Jan IK. a light oc
curred today between fifty deputy
sheriffs and two hundred and fifty
strikers from the chemical works in
whlcli fourteen strikers were hurt The
fight was precipitated b> tin- -nikors
stopping a train coming into the city
claiming that the train was bringing
strike breakers into the tow’ll Many
arrests were made and ipiioi finally
restored
EARTH KUAKE AT CALABRIA
ROME, Jail. IK.—A strong • irth*
quake was felt at Calabria, hut la lest
reports state while some buildings wore
thrown down no lives were lost
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GRAND CHILD DELIGHTS WILSON
Washington, Jan. is. visitors to
the White House today state that Pre
sident Wilson despite t lie press of
business was so pleased at the birth
of his new grand child, that he talked
of little else during their visit.
WANT'S TO FIND LOST BROTHER.
M. U Reed of Council is trying to lo
cate Ills brother who was last seen in
Seattle. Wash., on Oct 20, 1S13 when
I lie presumeablt started east to visit
his parents in Indiana llis diseriptlon
is as follows; About 5ft. 10 or 11
inches in height, hair dark but not
black, eyes blue or grey, probably a
shade resembling both, smooth faced,
thin, rawbnned. inclined to lie skinny,
normal weight, about 150 to 155, but
owing to sickness was ubout 135 when
; last seen. Was dressed in a dark suit
and brown overcoat, age 31 years, left
arm off Just above the elbow (lost when
thirteen years old so that remaining
part did not grow in proportion to his
growth), front tootli in upper jaw gone
unless replaced with a false one. Any
one knowing anything about t lie
whereabouts of Mr. Reed please com
municate with M. R Reed. Council,
Alaska
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WM. LANDERS
NOME ATTORNEY
DIES IN CAL.
I,i >S A Nil 101, EH. Ian IK William
I.111uliim. .1 former attorney of Nome,
died in I .os Angelos today from the
efl'eet of s d Iso., -»»■ eontf'H. lei) |n the
troples.
i Handers etime to Nome as deputy
(listrirt attorney under .Joe Woods nnd
served in that capacity for several
years, until II W H o t yvas appointed
Attorney General of Porto Rico by
President McKinley when Ijtndeis was
taken to Porto Rico as Ills deputy
AA'hile serving In that capacity he con
tracted . disease yvhich finally led to
his death While living; in Nome Mr
Handers married Miss Annlta Cox who
with on , hlld survive him.—Ed I
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FAST
RELIEVING SESMIC DISTRESS
ROME. J an IK Reports from Avas
Zinin, tin- center >f the earthquake dis
turbance. state that the government
relief forces have the situation well in
hand and the work of relief and rescue
Is being curried on most effectively
Many bodies still lie buried under the
tangled mass of debris but owing to
the dllllcultles of locating them their
removal is necessarily slow. Pood nriH
shelter has been provided for an
enormous number of people and much
suffering has been relieved.
It is reported that His Holiness, the
Pope, will return to the A'atlcan within
a few days.
SCHOONER PENARTH WRECKED
ON ENGLISH COAST
LONDON, .i.m. 19 The Schooner
I’enurth la ashore off the Norfolk
coast having been driven on the rock
by a severe gale Twenty one lives
were lost and the ship will be a total
wreck
VILLA GOES TO ASSIST
PROVISIONAL PRES. GARZA
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MEXICO CITY. Jan. 19.—Villa Is ex
pected to arrive at Mexico City to assist
Colonel Garza, now the provisional
president of Mexico Letters published
hero tend to show that Guiterrez had
been plotting against Villa. which
coming to the knowledge of Villa’s
friends it was planned to remove him
If necessary, by assassination
Villa's arrival In Mexico City Is taken
to mean that be will look after his
affairs here in person and It is generally
believed that the final result will be to
place Villa at the bead of the govern
ment as provisional president and
finally as the duly elected president of
the republic.
SPECIAL SALE.
* ui housed tosses and aprons.
House dresses fl.26 to$3.25
Aprons. .50c to $ 1.65
A few evening dresses at cost. Ticket
given on 01 -inch hand embroidered
table cover with each $1 00 purchase
Stamped goods. D. M. C. thread at
MRS. J. WANGER’S
2nd Ava. opp. Court Houaa.