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ALLIED OFFENSIVE
TO COMMENCE SOON
I’AKIS, March lti It is learned that
the war bureau is making every pre
psjation for the commencement of
the general French and British of
fensive. According to information
given out, the bulk of the new utm of
• ‘Old Kitchner has been landed in
France and there are now over two
million British soldi* is on this side **|
the Channel The new offensive will;
•"•Kin very soon, according to official ,
statements, its the I is tile fields are j
tepidly becoming thy enough for the;
movement of artillery.
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THAW MUST RETURN
TO MATTEWAN ASYLUM
NKW YOIJK. March Hi. Justice
J’age, in a carefully worded decision
ruled that Hairy Thaw was still amen
able to the laws of the state of New
York and must he returned to Mat
tewan Asylum unless legal papers col
ling In his ntion In New V :t>
county were served on the warden of
(tie Tombs The justice holds that tin-!
recent trial had no bearing on the
question of Trnw heins an escaped
prisoner from the state institution and
1 representations alone can prevent
his return to the custody of the state
authorities at Mnttewan.
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BLOCKADE PROTEST
WILL BE INSISTENT
WASHINGTON March K -officials
"f ihe Stale Department declares that
the new American protest against th*
British order declaring c complete!
blockade of Germany will he the sharp
est and most vigorous!' women ot
in' diplomatic communication "ditch
has vet resulted from the war
It is stated that the placing of drac
lii and unwarranted restrictions >>n
'he i uminerce of neutral nations will
he moHi vigorously protested, as will
'iso th* tendency of Britain to seize
and detain neutral vessels bound for
ruuii i ,o |lot t<t.
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LONGSHOREMEN’S STRIKE
INCLUDES ALASKA BOATS
SEATTLE, March 1H. The long
shoremen's strike Is now taking in all
vessels engaged in the Alaska trade
and tiie operators are employing non
union men to unload both the Alameda
and Jefferson, which arrived from the
North yesterday. The union men re
fused to take any hand in discharging
the vessels on arrival and the steam
ship companies Insist that tills has
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necessitated the employment of non I
unionists in o:der to avoid dela\ Some’
violence has been offered t• • the scab
ciews and fist fights have been fre
quent. The strikers, as .» whole hav*
been fairly orderly. It is felt, how
ever, that the situation is liable in
grow serious at any time as the union
men are bitterly hostile to the steam
ship companies.
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PENNA. LAUNCHED
NEWPORT NEWS, .March Hi. The
dreadnought Pennsylvania, which rep
resents the most advanced type of bat
tle ship construction, was launched
this morning with the usual ceremon
ies. A vast concourse of people, in
cluding Secretary of the nav> Daniels
and many prominent administration
officials watched the monster ship re
coive the initial baptism. In a brief
speech in which he outlined the naval
policy of the trovornment Secretary
Daniels made the statement that the
Pennsylvania is the most powerful ship
in I he world
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CHINA MAY APPEAL
TO 6REAT BRITAIN
I'KKIK. March Hi—The ever-grow
ing seriousness of the situation is
causing the government nnnli alarnt
anil it is considered evident tint Japnr
is determined to proceed regardless of
the pacific offers tendered i>> the
Chinese Republic. The Japanese sir
not attempting to conceal their inten
tion of taking by force of arms the
entire Manchurian territory contiguous
to the Korean boundaries
President Yuan asserts that Japan
is giving no heed to the. Chinese pr -
iests, reling on the fact that the Re
public is in no position to cope with a
powerful antagonist. The Chinese
Parliment, feeling itself helpless, is
lennlemplnting an appeal to the P.ritish
j to stop the armed invasion of the
Japanese
NEWSPAPER
MAN DIES
ST. IXil'lH. March 16.—Captain
Ilenry Klnpr. one of the oldest Anuri
ean newspaper ynen and for ynany
years the editor of the St. T.ouis Globe
Democrat. died at his home today of a
lingerinR illness.
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Watchful Waiting Costly.
Al'STIX, Texas. March 1 ■ The
state government says Wilson's
"watchful waiting" has cost the r. S.
the lives of nearly two hundred citi
zens and a property loss upward of
i 10a million in Mexico.
Want Information about Alaska R. R.
WASHINGTON’. March 1 Alaska
jancl Seattle people are besieging the
I government for some information as to
the intention as to when the i lilroad
i plans will he announced
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WAR BULLETINS
BRITISH CRUISER SUSTAINS
DAMAGE; DARDANELLES
ATIIUNS. March 16. —Authentic in
formation has been received here that
the British cruiser Amaethyst hits sus
tainod heavy damage In the fighting In
the Dardanelles. Over twenty of th«
officers and men have been killed .inet
many more have been wounded The
vessel is said to have been subjected
to a hurricane of shot and shell from
the Turkish batteries hut was not hit
In a. vital spot. All indications point to
the passage becoming daily more dif
ficult
TURKS USE SMALL
GUNS TO HARASS FLEET
SOFIA. March 16.—Turkish dis
patches assert ihat masked batteries
of mortals and field guns on the higliei
elevations along the Dardanelles water
way arc causing i terrible mortality on
tlie vessels of the allied fleet it is as
sorted that while the guns are not
large enough to sink the battleships
ordinarily, they compel the ships to
keep their men under heavy cover and
greatly reduces their capacity to man
the guns.
TURKS EMPLOY FIELD GUNS
AGAINST THE ALLIED FLEET.
ATHENS, March Hi.—Dardanelles
dispatches indicate that the allied fleet
is still pressing forward and the bom*
bardment is not lessening as has been
reported from Constantinople. Late
reports state that several batteries of
field guns posted above the Kunikale
forts have been discovered and silenced
bv tbe British warships
9ULTAN UNWILLING
TO TRANSFER CAPITAL.
GENEVA, March 16.—-According to
Information from Turkish sources the
announcement that the Turkish gov
ernment was making preparations to
transfer the capital to Asia Minor does
not meet the approval of the Sultan
and he is said to be bitterly opposed.
It is stated that the Turkish Minister
of War is the prime mover in the mat
ter and is having great difficulty in
persuading the Sultan to arcept bis
view.
SINKING OF CRUISER
DRESDEN CONFIRMED
VAI-PAWSO, March 16. The arrival
of a British war vessel confirms the
sinking of the German cruiser Dresden
off the Chilean coast According to the
report the losses on the German vessel
were slight, hut eighteen having per
ished in the sinking of the long smiRht
cruiser.
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FOREIGN DIPLOMATS PLEASED
i WITH MEXICAN POLICY
WASHINUTi iN. Mari h Hi It h.t
j developed that the chief influence in
| bringing about the lifting of tie* <Tur
Jranxs lockade «*t the port of l*n*
igresso wan contained in Presidents
Wilson’s warning- t*> <ien.-ra| < Carranza
that tin* commanders of American wai
vessels would bo instructed to prevent
any interfoi anco with American ships
j The determined stand of the American
government is reported to have had a
jsalutory effect ■•!! the .Mexican sitna
tion and reports from American consuls
in the most affected districts indirat
■ that t lie disturbances have been much ■
- abated by all the belligerent factions
The foreign diplomatic l>od\ an
(much pleased at the attitude of tiv
I administration, several including th-*
ir.ritish Ambassador Spring-Rice open
i’ stntinp thill they sc- in the latest
ni'ive* t'f tlie A iltnin 1st ration the miu-li
lir-oiii-fl policy nf Insisting on ercntci
< iiiisitlet' itliin for foreign interests in
.Mexico.
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LEGISLATURE BUSIED IN
i PREPARATORY WORK
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Jl'NICAl', Match Is Tin hearing in
conini it tee of the numerous hills which
have been prepared has occupied the
legislators for the major part of the
past two days and nothing in the na
ture of active legislation has trans
pired in either house during that
period
'Pile attention of Juneau is largely j
turned on the convention of the Arctic I
Brotherhood. The > onventior. yester
day elected Governor Strong, tempor
ary Arctic Chief, and also adopted .1
resolution that both the Alaska and
the Seattle Grand Gamps he amalga
mated Today is being given over to
the election of officers for the ensuing
year and the evening will he taken up
by the Brotherhood dinner which will
be given by Camp Juneau to the visit
ing delegates.
The Governor’s reception at the es
eciitlve mansion last night was th«*
most hrillian soeial event in many
years.
FLOUR 18 CHEAP
Broad only 5c. North Polo BaKtrv
and Anvil Bakery.
BODY OF FARMER
FOUND IN WOODS
liELLLNOHAM. March Hi.—Search
parties have found ttio body of Samuel
Thompson. the wealth' llelllngham
farmer who murdered his wile and the
man employed on the Thompson ranch
Tile bod> "as found in a dense thicket
|with a Hullet hole through the head,
pointing to suicide.
THAW WILL FIGHT AGAINST
HIS RETURN TO MATTEWAN
New Turk. March Hi Later -Thaw
jls preparing to make a determined
fight to prevent the authorities from
again incarcerating him in Mattewan
Following the ruling of Justice Pay.
Thaw’s attorneys have secured a writ
holding him in the Tombs until Friday
White's Money Keeps Thaw Confined.
NEW FORK, March 15 —Thaw’s at
torneys assert if it were not for von
omottsneas and the money of White’s
relatives and friends, the courts of
justice would have freed their client
years ago.
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30,000 KILLED
IN EARTHQUAKE
IH >ME. .Via,‘i'h It. Tlic "llicial n
ports of the nunilier of people killed in
the terrible earthquake which destro> -
ed Avazzetin and other Italian towns
.Tnnuarv thirteenth last show that no
less than thirty thousand perished in
the great eataclyism In addition t •
the killed and wounded over twenty
five thousand were injured.
RUSSIA GALLS
RESERVISTS
SKATTiiK, Mareh Iti. in response
to orders received direct from Petm
Krad the Russian consulate has issued
a general order calling to the colors all
RussIaii reservists now in A!ask i and
the Pacific Northwest. This is tho first
attempt made by the Czar’s govern
ment to call upon the scattered citizens
of Russia and is in the nature of a
surprise. Tho reservists will he ship
ped to Valadlvostoek.
EXPELLED FROM
LEGISLATURE
COLORADO SOLON IS
EXPELLED FOR PERJURY
DENVER, March IK Following
charges of perjury preferred against
him Representative W \V. Howland
has been expelled from the Polnradn
legislature
Want British Cruiser Quick.
TASMANIA. March 16.—The pre •
si nce of unknown auxillar> cruiser
presumably German, creates much
anxiety unprotected points People
clamoring for British cruiser, quick
Germans Underestimate English.
LONDON, March 16.—Asquith says
| the Germans are underestimating the
j English forces in France, despite the
| steady stream of transports which no
iattempt is made to conceal
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Serb Offensive Ceases.
VIENNA. March 16.—The Sorb of
i tensive ceases according to official
istalements. Government satisfied with
j damage done. The Serbs are hack on
own soil. , .