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VOLUME XVI. NO. ns. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA, riU KSOAV. JIM: :."i I'M.: TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRIgE 28 CENTS
BELIEVED GREAT ALLIED OFFENSIVE
HAS COMMENCED
that the long expected allied offensive
has commenced.
TKKNGIl MtlVING tSKHMANS l*.A« K
AT V Kit DUN.
PA It IS. June 2a -Strong counter attacks
hy the Trench forces have resulted in
the Germans being compelled to retire
from many positions along the Verdun
front, according to war office announee
ments today Both Pleury and Thiiu
iiiont are reported evac uated hy the Ger
nians and large gains are recorded in the
Hint tan court section. Heavy artillery
bombardments are going on at all points
of the Verdun sector with the Trench
artillery apparently outfighting the Ger
man guns. Tremendous artillery actions
are going on along the Somme and in
the vicinity of Arras.
ITALIANS ADVANCING
TRENTINO SECTOR
A P. A. Service.
ItOMK, June -H. Reports from tin* luil
mu field headquarters assert that tin
Italian advance in the Trentino sector
continues with gnat success. The Ital
ians are pressing steadily forward all
along the Trentino line, capturing mans
arms, unuiumiiinn ami provisions of
all kinds (’onsidnuble gains air also'
recorded along the Isonza front where
thr Austrians an* heeoming badly dr-|
moralized alter lighting of tin* most «I« s-i
perate eharaeter.
ITALIAN WARSHJI* RAID Dt’RAZZO
ROM K, June -’I*. Italian warships raid
ed tin* harhor of Durazzo. Albania, sink j
mg two Austrian transports loaded with
war munitions.
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SUBMARINES SINK
ELEVEN VESSELS
A I*. A. Service.
MARSEILLES. June 29 -There is great
German submarine activity in the Medi
terranean. Eleven vessels including on*
Greek steamer have been sunk at var
ious points in Mediterranean waters dm
ing the past tour days.
WRECKAGE OF GERMAN
WARSHIP I'ol'NL
A P. A. Service.
LONDON. June 29.--'Trawlers arriving
at Searborough today report finding tie |
wreckage of the German warship. Koenig j
Wilhelm which was sunk in the recent j
great sea engagement off the Jutland
coast. Several articles from the de
stroyed warship were brought to port
GREAT FQOD RIOTS
REPORTED FROM LEIPS1G
\ l* A Service.
HERNE. Switzerland. June 29. Reports i
from German sources reaching here slate1
that the food shortage in German cities ;
is apparently in no way relieved by tin*
a« tive measures taken by the Berlin j
authorities to inaugurate methods of
comprehensive food distribution. Out
ing the course of recent food riots in 1
Leipsig eighteen hundred provisions
shops were pillaged, according to re
ports which are partially substantiated
by admissions of the German press
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A. V. A. Service.
LONDON, June The marked activ
ity of the past few clays along tin*
French tuid Belgian fronts held hy the
British forces and tin northern wing oi
the French line continues, according to!
war office reports today. The dispatches I
say that a great artillery bombardment
is under way from die Ypres section t"
a point south of the Somme river with
the greatest concentration of gunfire in
the Somme section. Artillery tire is also
particularly intense in the I.a Basso and
Arras regions.
Along the entire front hundreds of
huge guns are pouring a devastating lire ;
into the German lines in what appears
to he a prelude' to a general advance
along the whole front. Reports from
both Paris and Berlin assert the belief
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TERRIFIC FIGHTING IN
VICINITY OF TARNOPOL
A I*. A Service.
I'KTIl* M »KA 11. June -'!* The Russians J
are gradually beating back tie* Austrian ;
J^jh % m lie- region around Turiiopol
according to war ofliee reports. The j
center ol the Russian advance in this!
seetion is centering along the Stokhod \
where •ear. nl lighting has continued for'
'.he past week
' hi* Austrians under von Linsingen ai •
sulTertng tearful losses tTorn the intens ••
at. rv tire of the Russians and nr
iiircoi to fall back from one line o:
onireiiehnients after another. The Ruh
sums held start reports that the Russia i
progress is slow but eoutinuous. 'PI ••
fighting along ih»- I’ripe t is now re
solving itself into a steady Russian ad
vance with the enemy fighting despei
:'»1 y during their retreat
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AMERICAN
PRISONERS
RELEASED
CARRANZA ORDERS RK
LEASK (»T AMERICANS
A R A Service.
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WASH l.\c,'ion jim, _’!» l.ATKR
An official announcement today states
that Carranza lias given orders lot tin
release of ih*1 American soldiers cap
tured m tin* battle at Carrizal Tin
backdown of Carranza was reported t«» »
the state department this morning. No j
offn iui announcement has so far been I
received from the Mexican government j
i-.i. r.v.sc i waitim; to
WKU’< >M !•: I'I!IS< I.VEHS j
V I* A Si* r v ire
Id. RASt) June ■_*!» The announcement
that Carranz.'i lias given orders for tin*
release "i tin- American soldiers capita
ed at Carrizal has caused great excite
ment hen* and the populace are eagerlv
1 awaiting tin- arrival oi tin* prisoners
TROOPS
ENTRAIN
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I A. P \ Service.
CHICAGO. June Twenty thousand
I troops headed for tin- bordei line are
! passing through the citv today from the
northern seetions of the country The
long irainloads of soldiers are being
; uandied with expedition bv the railroads ;
!
and tin troop trains are being given
right of wiiv over all truffle from Chi- j
• ago south. The troop movement to
day is expected t" clean up practically
all of tin* militia in the northern por
tion of tin* Cnited Stales. Reports from
Hie bonier state that approximately one
half of tin* national militia forces have
arrived at tin border.
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i A. 1’. A. Service.
CHICAGO. June _!* owing, it is said,
to tin* action of Roosevelt in endorsing
the candidacy of Hughes, tin* progres
sive national committee today announc
ed that the committee has decided to
endorse the republican nominee.
The party leaders intimate that the
committee has decided that tin* press
ing need for a unification of forces to
defeat Wilson is the underlying reason
j for the sudden cluing** In tin* progres
I sive ideas.
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REPORTED CARRANZA
SOUGHT ADVICE
SOUTH AMERICANS
.rv 1*. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. .June js. —President
Wilson has received intimations from
Mexico i’itv that Carranza has called
into conference ttie diplomats oi the
Katin American countries lor the pur
pos«* ul discussing with them tin* chui
actor ol ins reply to th** presidents
ultimni urn.
An announcement tu this effect was
made hy Senator James Hamilton Lewis
this afternoon following a conference
with the president at the White House
Lewis asserted it t<* he the firm inten
tion ot the president to take decisive
action at once unless Carranaz agrees
to comply with the demands of the
I'mteU States respecting the release uf
the American troopers now imprisoned
in Chihuahua
REPORTED JAPS 60ING
TO ASSIST MEXICANS
A. P. A JServhr
l,AltKI>U. .June 2!i.-Nnip carloads of
Japanese under Japanese officers at'** en
route from Monterey to chihuahua citv
to reinforce the carranza garrison at
that point, according to reports brought
here today by American refugees from
Monterey
'J’lie Americans declare that there is
no mistake as to the train load of
troops being Japanese as the\ were mu
only seen but were witnessed bringing
supplies to tin* train under the dire<
tiou of Japanese otlieeis The report
has created someth mu of a sensation
owing to the earlier reports that tin*
Japanese government would assist the
Mexicans in the event of a war dec
la rat ion
The refugees also report that the Me<
ican government has taken over the
steel works at Monterey and are turn
ing out artilleiy and rifle ammunition
I'his wm.. is also dee,are to he going
on under the direction of Japanese ex
perts.
S t i At ’ K K 1 /n J S S K N1 >s
STORY oF F.\ I LI RL
A I’ A Si-rvir*.
London. Juno A report from Sit
Krnest Shackelton was received today
: wherein tin* explorer states that he was
unable i*■ reach land in the Antarctic
jif.o w;t> ; Iso unable to find tin* ma
rooned - t has mi Flephant island It is
tit rod i h;il i he men have perished
o\ i:r thkfi: hi ndkf.d in
JI’IIKD IN KARLSRIHF RAID
A P A Service
PARIS, June -German papers ad
mit that the recent great allied air raid
on Mid helm and Karlsruhe have spread,
consternation throughout Germany and j
a veritable panic exists in cities lying i
west of the Rhine Over three hundred*
persons were injured in the attack on
Karlsruhe, one hundred and twenty be-!
lug killed and two hundred wounded
FRKNVH GAIN MORR GROPND
THIAPMONT RROION
A. I* A. Service.
PARIS. June. l£*. War ortice cummuni
que at noon stales that the French
have gained more ground in the region
and vicinity of Thiaumont. Immense
artillery activities are reported from
every section of the western battle lines
It is believed that Joffre has given the
word for the commencement of a gen
oral offensive.
MORAN-DILLON FIGHT TONIGHT.
A. P. A. Service.
NKW YORK. June 29.—Frank Moran
and Jack Dillon, the Indiana boner,
meet tonight in a ten round contest at
the Madison square arena.
CARRANZA DECLARES
WAR SURE
\ 1* A Service
MEXICO CITY June 28.— General Car
ranza publicly suited today that it was
ins desire to make all possible efforts
to secure peace for Mexico although he
recognized that war with the United
was sure tn come. The statement was
made during tin* course ot an address
to the students and school children ot
the capital, over ten thousand of whom
gathered here today to lisi» n to the
address oi the first chief. Carranza de
clared that the hospitality of Ameri
cans was manifest and in his belief war
could not he averted. I wish, he said to
use all my offoris lor peaee before lead
ing the country into a bloody war "
STEAMER NORTH LAN D FOUND
ERS OFF CAPE RACK
A P A Service
NEW YORK. June 2:> .-Reports from
the Cape Race lighthouse this morning
state that the steamer Northland, south
bound from New York sunk off Cape
Race shortly before daylight. A terrific
storm raging along the coast drove the
vessel ashore where the crew were final
ly saved after great exertions.
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