MIGHTY SEA BATTLE IMPENDING
-GERMAN NAVY REPORTED MOVING
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 7.—A migh
ty fleet of German dreadnoughts
numbering from twenty to twen
ty five vessels and comprising the
fiower of the German navy sailed
from the Kiel canal yesterday and
entered the North sea according
to dispatches from three different
sources received in London to
day.
Two dispatches from Amster
dam say that a fleet of twenty
or more dreadnaughts have put
to sea and from Rome comes fur
ther confirmation of these stories
Advices from Vlieland, the
Dutch island near the north coast
of Holland declare that twenty
five of the kaiser’s warships are
now en route on some unknown
expedition. It is believed here
that the long expected battle be
tween the German and allied
fleets is now in sight as no other
explanation can be conveived for
the movement of such a mighty
naval force as that which the dis
'patches indicate has sailed for
some unknown destination in the
North sea
i The admiralty is maintaining
an attitude of the strictest retie
once and if it is in possession of
any substantiation of the reports
they are being kept very quiet,
i In addition the censorship has
been redoubled and no further in
formation has been received de
spite the vigorous efforts of the
j news agencies.
! As an indication that the gow
ernment intends to curtail infor
mation as far as possible for fear
of creating undue alarm it is stat
ed that the Rome dispatch was
held up by the British censors for
nineteen hours before being al
lowed to pass
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FORCES WIN
IN THE FIRST GRAPPLE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, March 7.—
In the first grapple between the
administration forces and the Me
Lemore resolution supporters in
the house this afternoon the for
mer won an overyhelming victory
and to all appearances the ques
tion of warning Americans from
belligerent ships will be resolved
by an overwhelming vote in favor
of the present administration pol
icy.
Two votes of a test nature leave
but little doubt that the house
will kill the McLemore resolution.
The first vote, which prevented a
ballot being taken on a simple
substitute measure, was carried
by the Wilson forces by a vote of
256 to 160. The second vote
brought the McLemore measure
up for final disposition. By the
first ballot the house refused to
permit amendment.
On the second roll call, which
brought the resolution directly up
for debate, the administration also
won another victory by a vote of
271 to 138- Closely following the
second vote the house commenc-|
ed a four hour debate which
speedily developed some of the
most fiery arguments heard in
house for years. One of the first
outbursts of rage from the floor
came at the very outset when one
of the speakers declared that the
statement made in the senate
that President Wilson was in fav
or of the United Stat.V entering
the war was a damnable inven
tion designed to force congress
into warning Americans away
from their just privileges.
"All the imports to hell never
devised a more infamous lie than
the declaration that has been
made that President Wilson
wants war,’’ he shouted angrily
A number of other administration
supporters also became a trifle
heated in their defense of the
president and delivered fiery de
nunciations of the resolution un
der debate. The session was by
all odds one of the liveliest of
years. *■
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ATTACK ON VERDUN
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 7.—The full
meaning of the sudden lull in the
German attack north and east of
Verdun became apparent this eve
r!l)( with the announcement from
Paris that the German line of at
tack, which has been gradually
shifting to the west, has now de
v \ ped into a furious offensive
along the valley of the Meuse. The
Crown prince’s army is now
pounding its way toward the Ver
dun fortress from beyond the
Mnix- and the reports make no
attempt to conceal that thev have
made steady inroads in this di
rection.
Last night the Germans assault
ed and took the town of Forges
nine miles northwest of Verdun,
after a sharp struggle, but were
prevented by the French from
debouching against the Cote-de
loie heights, about one mile to
the south.
The French war offices states
that the Germans are advancing
along the railway that parallels
the westerly bank of the Meuse
and the fighting is growing stead
ily more severe. The Germans
are still maintaining a strong ar
tillery offensive against the
French positions covering the
northeasterly sections of Verdun
but infantry attacks have been al
] most entirely suspended in that
i .i'strict.
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GERMAN RAIDER IS
OPERATING IN PACIFIC
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HONOLULU,’ March 7.—Brit
ish shipping is endangered by the
presence m a German raider some*
wi/cre in Pacific waters according
to statements of the officers of
the British steamship Bagara
made public today. The Bagara
officers say that the British au
thorities are aware of the raider
FIVE GERMAN
GENERALS KILLED
VERDUN FIGHTING
—
A. P. A. Service
j COPENHAGEN, March 8.—
Reports arriving here from all
sources declare that the losses of
being at large through several
attempts to attack steamships at
various points in the Pacific- In
every case the ships were able tc
elude the raider but the admiral
ty has issued a warning to all
Btrtish vessels in Pacific water®
at guard themselves from attack
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the Germans in the fighting
around Verdun are absolutely un
precedented in any battle of his
tory. Reports arriving from Ger
man sources state that five Ger
man generals were among those
who fell in the countless assaults
thrown against the Verdun de
fenses.
GERMAN FLEET REPORTED
AT ZEE8RUGGE
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 8.—Addi
tional reports received today leave
little room for doubt that the Ger
man fleet emerged from its long
seclusion under cover of a heavy
snow storm and sailed from Wil
helmshaven, probably for the pur
| pose of giving battle to the Bril
{Mi fleet.
Reports have also reached here
1 fret, other sources stating a su
j t Ho; movement of the German
i wai fleet but. so far none of the
I reports, can be confirmed, in
cpit< of vigorous efforts of the
papers and news bureaus.
Dispatches from Amsterdam
today say tint a German squa
dron has slipped from the western
; end of the Kiel canal and has
made its way unobserved along
>the Dutch coast to the German
submarine base at Zeebrugge end
, is now in that port with steam
j up and apparently ready tor in
j stant action. Although the n
i ports of the movements of the
German war licet arc ab^olri.iy
unconfirmed horn official sources
ill 1 ngland is alarmed over the
undoubted disappearance of twen
ty dreadnoughts from Kiel. The
concensus of opinion is that the
kaiser has completed his naval
program and is now ready to
strike.
Additional indication that some
thing is afoot was furnished to
da> by the attendance of Lord
Fisher, former first sea lord, at
the admrialty and there is
also a prevalent rumor that has
found its way into print that
Fischer is to be recalled. The
Times says that it is understood
Fischer will be again placed in
command of the naval forces. It
is also currently reported that the
British and Russian admiralty’s
have been in continuous consulta
lion throughout the day.
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A- P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, March 8.—
•It is currently reported in of-j
ficial circles that President Wil
son, feeling tint congress is be-1
i hind him in his foreign policy,
has determined to reject the pend
ing settlement of the Lusitania
case on the ground that Germany
Ins violated its assurances of O
hure conduct with regard to jeo
ij' I'diz.’ng iht lives of neutrals h
i declaring that it would sink arm
ed merchantmen without warn
ing. The new attitude of the pre
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MAYOR; SEtTTIE
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, March 8—Hi Gil!
was elected mayor of Seattle for
the third time by a majoiity of
400 votes in one of the closest
contested elections in years
Caldwell proved the choice of
neorde for corporation counsel
and.Thomson, Fitzgerald and
■Moore were elected to fill the
i<lent with respect to the Lusi
tania matter is giving rise to no
end of speculation as to the prob
able outcome of the administra
tion policy. Wilson is said to be
determined to make Germany ad
here to her agreement to respect
the lives of neutrals at all costs
now that he feels that he has the
favor of congress and will press
the Berlin government harder
than ever
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L.• TT-------_**T 'ST
vacancies in the city council.
Carrol, the present incumbent of
the city comptroller’s office was
re-elected and Terry was the win
ner in the race for city treasurer.
The polling was exceedingly close
in every ward and it was not un
til the last votes were counted
that the Gill adherents could be
*ure that their man had been re
turned- A total of sixty-five
thousand votes were cast
NOTICE,
Uu ,,i t tad the Oail) Nwfljst <"1
Vttp abreast of the deim! of the on*
i da .-vor'j, Snljvcr br -loa. $2.00 ;>•
month ee.ed eaery n;#Hf before
o’clork.
r OYSTERS GLAMS SALMON
Oysters—
Sea King, an excellent coast paok, per dozen, $2.25, scans ..$100
South Cove, per dozen, $2.00, 3 cans .50c
Seaport in small cans, enough for two? per dozen $1.50, 2 cans 25c
; Happy Home, eastern pack, 6 ounce tins, per dozen $2.35,
cans .2°c
Reliance, fancy quality, 6 ounce tins, per dozen, $2.55, per can.25c
Clams—
Smile, this is a clean clam, per dozen, $2.25, 5 cans.$1.00
Turneen, Puget Sound whole clams, per dozen $2.50, per can..25c
Tureen Puget sound, whole clam, small tins, per dozen $1.65
3 cans.50c
S. & W. Eastern little neck, small tins, per dozen, $1.75, 3 cans. 50c
S. & W. eastern little neck, large tins, per dozen $2.75. per can25c
Minced claims—
Reliance tails, per dozen $1.75, 3 cans .50c j
S- & W. flats, per dozen $175. 3 cans.5°c
Salmon—
! Rosedale red, per dozen $175, 3 cans.50C
i Emperor red, per dozen, $2.25, 5 cans.$1.00
1 Libby red, flat, per dozen, $2.50, per can ...25c
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During lent we will have on
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No extra charge.
1 Per Pound.roc....Per 100 lbs.$8.00
SARDINES, PICKLED FISH, ETC.
«ARDINES —
Continental American, per dozen, 6oc, per can.5c
Vakercy, Norwegian, per dozen, Si.50, 2 cans. ....25c
Magdelene, Norwegian, per dozen, $1.75, 3 cans .50c
Royal Bordeiais, French, per dozen, $2.00, 3 cans.50c
King Oscar, Norwegian, per dozen, $2.23, per can.20c
Bradland, Norwegian, per dozen $2.50, per can .25c
fuel ice, 1-4, Portugal, per dozen, $175, 3 cans.50c
Judice, t-2s, Portugal, per dozen $2.75, per can .25c
Bazier, 1-2, French, per dozen $3-30, per can.35c
Bezier, 1-4S, French, per dozen $2.73, per can .25c
Pickled fish— Per kit. Per lb.
Red Salmon Bellies.3.25 20c
Pink Salmon Bellies.2.75 15c
Mackerel.2.75 each toe
Herring, fat.2.25 each 05
Whole Salmon, red .1.75 10c
Smoked Salmon, fancy, per pound.35c
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