GERMANS ARE FIERCELY ATTACKED ALONG YSER
SWITZERLAND WILL WATCH
ITALIAN INTERESTS
WASHINGTON, .May 21 The Her
man ambassador has advised the State
Department that Switzerland will take
over the diplomatic interests of Italy
in the event of a declaration of war
with Austria.
SWITZERLAND WILL PROTEST
LUSITANIA SINKING
HKFtNE, May 21. President Mueller
announced today that Switzerland will
send a note of protest to Germany in
regard to the sinking of the Lusitania.
SAYS BOMB DROPPING
A DASTARDLY ACT
PHILADELPHIA. May 20 The
American tank steamer Cushing ar
rived today and the captain immediate
ly forwarded a report to the Navy De
partment declaring that the dropping
of bombs on his ship while in the North
Sea hv the German aviators was a
dastardly act. The report states that
the American flag was flying tit the
<ime of attack.
ITALIAN WAR DECLARATION
IS EXPECTED TOMORROW
ROME, May 21. The Ministry con
tinues silent as to the future but it is
everywhere conceded that wcr is the
only prospect. The ultimatum to
Austria is expected to he forthcoming
some time today and as it is not ex
pected that Austria will recede from
| her previous position tomorrow will
probably witness tin- declaration of
war. Semi-official statements indicate
that nothing aside from the complete'
backdown of Austria can slay the final
declaration of war more than two !
days. The German representative. |
Count von Buelow. conscdes the hope-j
lessness of attempting to further re- I
strain the nation ami is ready to leave
ns are also the Austria and Turkish
Ambassadors. A Hoyai decree given
out last night ordering all foreigners
residing In Italy to register with the
police within three days, has given
rise to the belief that war maj not be
declared until the registration period
is ended. The belief is heightened by
the statement that all who fail to
register within the required period
will he subject to deportation or de
tention and investigation, as possible
spies. The wild enthusiasm of the
people following the Parliamentary
bestowal of the power to declare war.
granted to the Cabinet yesterday, ml
minuted in a giganti* celebration
which continued throughout the night
AUSTRIA INTERNING PROS
PECTIVE ITALIAN SOLDIERS
VENICE. Ala v 21 Advices from
Austria indicate that Austria, in view
of the probability of an eurl\ declara
tion of war. has commenced t<> detain
tile departure nf all Italian male sub
jects of militai' age with tin* intention
of interning them until the present
issue shall have been decided This
overt act on the part of the Austrian
authorities has given rise to intense
indignation as 11;i]\ has made no ef
fort to stop the departure of Austrian
or other subjects from her territory
I! is estimated that at least four thou
sand Austrians and Hermans hav*
been permitted to depart for their na
tive land without question.
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ITALY SEIZES BIG CARGO
OF AUSTRIAN RICE
N’Ali.ivS. M a\ | The Italian au
thorities have seized a (2reek steamei
carrying' a rargo of twentv-one thou
sand tons of rice destined for Austria.
\ AUSTRIAN AEROS ARE
WATCHING ITALIANS
PARIS May 21 Italian dispatches
state that Austrian air scouts are con*
stantly hovering over the Italian ho
•lei- c.tiefulh watching th^ movement
• •f the Italian army now encamped nrar
the border.
TROOP MOVEMENTS
CAREFULLY GUARDED
UOMK. May 21 The government
has instituted a rigorous censorship of
all news relating to movements of the
army and all movements »f troops a • *»
carefullv guarded
F 4 BEING RAISED
HON’OU’U' May 21 Divers have
silo ceded in raising the sunken U S
submarine F-4 from its resting place
on the ocean bed and the vessel will
soon be raised if the cables now at
tached are able t <» withstand the
storms which are constantly oeeurint*
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BRITISH PRESS GLOOMY
OVER RUSSIAN DEFEATS
LONDON, May 21 The London
press is filled with gloomy foreboding
over tile almost complete failure of tile
Russians to hold their own against
the Austrian and German forces, and
the majority are inclined to the belief
that Russia is all lint beaten. Reports
of the recent reverses In Galicia and
the northwest provinces arc reported
as causing no little uneasiness in of
ficial circles as it is indicated that the
Russians are totally unable to cope
with tlie enemy. While the authorities
are inclined to scoff at the idea that
Russia ran tie beaten it is clearly in
dicated that the Slavs are in had
straits.
The capture of Riga is generally
conceded to be the hardest blow that
Russia has yet suffered and the up
parent ease with which the Germans
swept aside the Russian defenses in
the northwest provinces it causing
much speculation as to the safety of
the Russian capital.
GERMANS CAPTURE PORT
OF RIGA
LuXDllN, May ill The complete
collapse of the Russian resistance in
the province of ('norland Is indicated
in tlie announcement from Windup,
Northwestern Russia that the Germans
have taken possesion of the city of
Riga, the third maritime port of the
Russian Empire. Details of the cap
ture are not forthcoming hut it is be
lieved that the Russian army lias been
completely overwhelmed. The dis
patches state that the German anil
Russian I kiltie fleets are engaged in a
big naval battle south of I.ihau
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FALL OF PRZEMYSL CERTAIN
. _
LONDON, May —According to ad
vices received last night the fall of
ITzemysl before advancing Austro
Ocrtnan armies is certain, the dispatch
es indicating that the Russians are
steadily retreating on all sides leaving
the city isolated and at the mercy of
tin- enemy who is reported carrying on
a heavy bombardment against the de
fending forts.
100 TONS OF FLOUR.
Bread only So. North **la Bakery
and Anvil Babdry.
GERMAN REPLY
NEARLY READY
WILL NOT PROTEST TO ALLIES
PENDING GERMAN REPLY.
WASHINGTON, May 21. -Although
it was recently given out that, in addi
tion to the note of protest to Germany,
the President would also direct a note
to the British concerning Hie violation
of international law involved in the
British blockade of the German coast
. and protesting against the undue re
striction to the commerce of the United
States caused thereby, the President
has decided to await the reply of Ger
many before making further represen
tations, according to a statement giv en
out by the State Department this
morning.
GERMAN REPLY NEARLY READY
WASHINGTON, May 21. Ambassa
dor Gerard wires 1 lit* State Department
that the German note is almost com
pleted and may lie delivered tomorrow.
The Department is also in receipt of
a communication from the British gov
ernment announcing the future policy
in the matter of cotton seizures carried
in neutral vessels. Dutton cargoes so
seized will lie purchased liy the govern
ment at standard rates as soon as the
owners are known, thus dispensing
with the delay in settlement involved
in prize court proceedings.
To get the news read tb* Nugget.
AMERICAN VESSEL
RAMS SUBMARINE
PHILADELPHIA. May 21.—The
American steamer Waco which arrived
from Stockholm today reports a rather
exciting Journey while In the British
war zone and in addition to a narrow
escape from contact with a floating
mine also lwil an encounter with a sub
marine in which the latter came off
second best. Capl Hibson reports that
the submarine was preparing to at
tack the Waco when by a quick turn
he rammed the under-water craft
sending her to the bottor\
MOUNT LASSEN IN
VIOLENT ERUPTION,
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REDDING, May 21,—Mount Lassen
has again broken out in violent erup
tion and has suddenly poured forth a
veritable river of mud which is bury
ing the farms along the lower slopes
from four to six feet deep The mud
stream is described as nearly a half
mile in width and covers every ob
ject in its path. The farmers in the
danger zone have all fled to the upper
reaches of Battle Creek and are mak
ing their way out of danger as rapid
ly ns possible. Tho volcano has been
comparatively quiet for sonic time and
the present outbreak, which is of far
greater violence than any previous
eruption, came almost without warn
ing. Seen from this city the mountain
is covered by a great cloud of steam
arising from the boiling mud-covered
slopes.
KAHN SUGGEST ALASKA
PURCHASE BE HOLIDAY
SEATTLE, May 21.—Congressman
Kahn of California, who is at present
visiting in the city and was a guest
of the Alaska Bureau of the Arctic
Club at a luncheon last night, stated,
during the course of his address, that
owing to the unestimable value to the
nation of William Henry Seward’s
great purchase in 1867, which was
comparable in every way with the
great Louisiana purchase, the date of
purchase, May 28, 1867, should be ob
served as an annual holiday. Con
gressman Kahn stated that in point of
immense resources, no territory of
equal size possessed by the United
States combined such possibilities as
does the great northern territory.
PEOPLE
FEAR AN
INVASION
IdiNDoX. Ma\ _ I The people of
Gondoit are fill'd with a poignant fi t r!
I hit t the disturbed condition of the
Ministry will lie taken advantage of
by the Germans to attempt an armed
invasion, regardless of the fait that
nil the officials are at their posts of
duty until their successors at. ap-j
pointed, with the sole exception of Sit
John A. Fisher, who hits tinned ovet
everything to his subordinates anil de
parted in high dudgeon over the alleg
ed offlclotisness of Churchill. The rea
son for the sudden score now being
manifested lav the public is thought to
arise front unauthentieuted reports
thitt Germany was apparently prepar
ing to embark an army fit ' isletid pub
lished in a few of the lesser morning
papers. Premier Asquith lias giv en j
out a statement reassuring the people
and declaring that there is not the
least possibility of the Germans at
tempting to lend an army on I’ritish
soil. It is given out today that Arthur
Henderson, the great English lahoi
leader, will tie given the presidency of
the local government hoard in the now
cabinet.
ROCKEFELLER DENIES
ALL KNOWLEDGE OF
STRIKE SITUATION
WASHINGTON. May 21 John O
Rockefeller. Jr, continues to he the
star witness in the hearings of the
International Relation Committee and
is being put through a severe exam
ination by Chairman Walsh in relation
to his personal knowledge of the con
ditions prevailing during the Colorado
strike. Despite the letters produced
by Walsh in his effort to show that
Rockefeller was fully aware of every
event transpiring during the period of
disturbance, Rockefeller sticks to his
previous contention that the affairs of
the Colorado Iron & Fuel Company
were entirely in the hands of t lie
company officials and he knew noth
ing beyond the adopted policy which
was transmitted to him in skeleton
form and totally devoid of details
The continued badgering by Walsh
brought forth a remonstrance from
several members who insisted that
Rockefeller be given a fair show in
submitting his testimony
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FLANDERS FIGHTING IS
RESUMED WITH VIOLENCE
BAD WEATHER IMPEDES
WESTERN FIGHTING
PARIS. May Jo. Reports from the
General Staff headquarters describe
intermitt« in lighting at ill important
points along the western zone hut with
little results owing t<> the wet and ex
tremely foggy weather prevailing for
the past several days. The Germans
are reported conducting a slight offen
sive east of Ypres hut with little effect
owing to tin* impossibility of effective
mill tan movements. The General
allied offensive south and east of La
Passe continues with slight advances
recorded in the Argonne district and
southeast of Verdun.
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FLANDERS FIGHTING IS
RESUMED WITH VIOLENCE
I' \ L IS Max i'l Fiumptlx with the
letup in the deluge with which the
Flanders section has been visited foi
the pHst few days, the allies have re
newed the offensive and are again
fieiveh attacking the German posi -
t ions near the Yser c anal. The rain
suddenh ceased todu> and the ap
pearance of the sun was the signal
for a resumption of hostilities all
along the line Small hut distinct
gains are reported principally in the
\ i< initx of St .Inlien where the Ger
man* have lost considerable ground
BIG BATTLE ON
GALLIPOLI
],ii\Lhi\ Mas -'1 Fieri e righting
between tin* British anti the Turkish
furies is lepnried in progress near the
neck of tin* Onllipnli peninsula, the
invading artnv Inn ing intne in contact
with tla* Turks shnrtly after dawn
Desultory lighting is reported as oc
curring fre.|tientls hut owing to the
tendency of the Turks to keep to the
hills progress is slow The dispatches
stale that the army is slowly working
to the east in the face of constant re
sistance and a very difficult country.
BRITISH BATTLE SHIPS FORCED
TO WITHDRAW FROM
DARDANELLES
i’i iNSTAXTIN’i ll'l.i:. May Jl The
Turkish War Office announces that the
British war fleet has been compelled
to withdraw front the Dardanelles ow
ing to the effective bombardment car
ried on lay the hidden batteries inside
the passage It is stated that several
of the battle ships were apparently
badly damaged.
NOTICE TO BARTENDERS
Pursuant to an order of Local No
868. B I. L. of A. (Affiliated with the
A, F. of L.) all members are notified
that the summer wage scale of $7.50
per day of eight hours and $1.00 pet
hour overtime, will take effect June 1st
CHAS. SANDFORD. Sec.
ROOSEVELT ACQUITTED
OF LIBEL CHARGE
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SYRACt'SE. May 21. The great po
litieal trial on which the attention of
the entire country has been fixed for
the past several weeks was practically
concluded todai when the jury bv a
unanimous vote decided that Roosevelt
did not libel Barnes The jurors gen
erally held that the libel charges were
not sustained by the testimony Al
though the main point of issue has
been decided the jury is yet in a quan
dary as to the costs of the case and are
divided as which side shall pay the
bill At the conclusion of the final ar
guments late yesterday the jury was
lurked up for the night
With the announcement of the ver
dict the countenance of Colonel Rouse
volt immediately assumed a broad
smile which was undiminished even
after some ten minutes of vigorous
congratulatory hand shaking. Barnes
offered no comment but expressed
himself as being glad the trial was
over.
JURY CANNOT AGREE A8 TO
COSTS OF THE LIBEL SUIT
SYRAOt'SE. May 21 There seems
to tie little hope of agreement as to
whom shnll bear the cost of the great
libel suit and the jury is still wrung
ling despite the court’s instructions
that the losing side should do the pay
ing The court has decided that if no
verdict is reached today the Jury will
be locked up tonight hut will he dis
charged tomorrow morning in the
event of failing to agree. The jury is
of the opinion that each side should
hear their share of the expense
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