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_ _ ciepnone Main 46_ nomt, Alaska Thursday, march 4, 1915. Telephone Main 46. PRICE 3.5 CENTS
40 WARSHIPS STILL SHELLING DARDANELLES
$1.121,500,000,00 APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE
BRITISH 0 LY2
TURKISH
ALLIES’ FLEET DEMOLISH THREE
MORE FORTS IN DARDANELLES
LONDON. March 4. Dardanelles re
ports indicate that the allied lloei is
steadily advancing along the ocean
highway to Constantinople and the
bombardment of the Turkish defenses
continues uninterrupted The late dis
patches state that three more of the
Turkish forts have beep demolished to
the ullied guns The allied squadron
although operating in tin* narrowest
part of the channel, and almost under!
the Turkish guns, is reported to have
suffered comparatively little damage,
principally because of the poor tnnrkes
manahip of the Turkish defenders.
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ENGLISH CRUISER FROM
DARDANELLES BADLY DAMAGED
AMSTERDAM. March 1 Merlin dis
patches Htnle that the allied fleet ha
suffered heavily in the assault and ,
bombardment of tin- Turkish defenses
along ttie Dardanelles and the passage
has been made not without a great loss
of lives from the mac hine gun lire from
tlit* forts. Several of the allied ships
are reported to have been so severely
injured as to compel tin it withdrawal
from the attacking squadron and the
British cruiser Ze phyr lias been forced
to put into the Salonika in a badly crip
pled condition The crew of the ves
sel is said to have suffered severelyj
front the Turkish fire, there being over
one hundred and fift y wounded men i
a boa rd.
FORTY WARSHIPS ENGAGED
IN FORCING DARDANELLES.
CONSTANT!NOl’LK. -March I- The
allied fleet of forty warships is still on
Bnging in the bombardment of Hie de
tenses along the Dardanelles ami many
thousands of shells are being hurled at
the Turkish fort ith at ion- Wcording
tr. the reports the progress of the allied
fleet is very slow*. The inn ions fire of
the great allied fleet i- said to he doing
some damage.
TURKISH OFFICERS CLAIM
DARDANELLES IMPREGNABLE.
UFRI.tX, Mareh I. Turkish nlticiab
ennerted with Hie embassy are little
c tiierr.i'd by the allied bombardment
of the Dardanelles defenses 'Ida Ho
'ary aide lo tile Turkish nmbassadm
states Unit the passage of the Dardan
elies is a physical impossibility as the
more Important fort ifh at i.m- are ah
soluteiy impregnable.
LONDON BELIEVES ALLIES
WILL FORCE DARDANELLES.
I.DXla iN. March I With the lull in '
both the Kastern and West*a n wai
■ones till eyes are now turned I" Turkey
and the public are displaying I he most
Ititense Interest in the Russian .uni
Anglo-French ittcmpts lo reach tin*
Turkish capital li is gem i ill1 ho
Keyed l.y the military experts dial the
allies yylll h*> aide to force the passage
to tile Rea ol Marmora and Foiimanti
Duple Will Speedily fall I n't ot i 111. ail!'
Of the huge fleet.
TURKS FEAR THEIR
CAPITAL WILL FALL.
Si iFI V March I. Turkish advices
llthn.uff.ll heavily censored do not eon
eeal flint the Molsem .are in hourly ter
ror that the allies will he able to force
tlie Dardanelles and force t lie evacua
tion of Constantinople.
BUT TWO TURK FORTS
REMAIN INTACT.
ATHENS, March h A British nftu ei
arriving here "ii an allied transport
slates that the terrifh bombardment
maintained In the allied fleet during
the past twontx -fmu hours has pound
eel into bits several more «»f the Turkish
fortifications and there are now hut
two remaining intact.
It is stat'd that tin* forts although
armed with modern Krupp rifles and
machine guns, .n*- of the most obsolete
t pe and arc totally unable to withstand
r! «• terrific eonnonade of the allies Th»
m.i i ksmansliip of the Turks is also said
to be extremely poor.
EFFORTS TO REACH
PRZE.WSL FAIL
LONDON. March 4 -Reports re
velvet! her*- indicate that the Russian
offensive along the eastern slopes of
the Carpathians is sioadil\ advancing
in tlie direction of the Hungarian bor
der in the face of a stubborn resistance
l>v the Austro-Oerman arm' The Aus
trians have made several desperate
attempts to break through tin- Russian
line, in an attempt to relieve the be
haguicd • tty f I'rzemysl, but without
success the attacking forces being
hurled back with severe losses. The
Husai ns now have practically all of
the cjalicinn passes under control and
are fast closing all avenues of entrance
in' ’ 'hat province It is declared that
every attempt of the Austro-Oerman
rmv to tight their way to F’rr.emysl
has failed.
UNITED STATES CONGRESS CONCLUDES
LENGTHY SESSION AT NOON TODAY
VV \SI I1NOTON. March -i After an
all night session of the Senate during
which appropriations of main million
m' dollars were made Congress adjourn
ed alter one of the most remarkable
legislative periods of modern years
The i losing minutes of both houses
were devoted to the paying of compli
ments and tlie departing anions deliver
ed themselves of man' eloquent tri
butes The Senate adjourned at twelve
minutes past four and tlie closing mo
tion was made in ilie House fourteen
minutes later.
The lotal appropriations passed by
the sixty-third Congress aggregate tlie
enormous total of one billion one hun
dred and twent' one and one-lmlf mil
lion.-. exceeding tlie appropriations .f
1 ft 1 i bv over four hundred millions
line of the concluding acts of Con
gress was the passing of a measure
designed to grant the President a
greater measure of power to deal with
the contraband question and also on
able the executive to handle all cases
n|* violations «.f neutrality through the
shipping of contraband to European
belligerents, on vessels of any nation
(The measure provided, authorizes the ;
• refusal "f clearance papers t»» ail ves
sels suspected of violations <>f neu
trality in this manner.
The famous Ship Purchase bill, lately
reported by the c>inference committee,
has passed into oblivion as far as this
session is concerned. The Senate gave
the coinpromisi measure no further
I consideration and it is therefore e\
ticinclN dead despite the endeavors of
tin* administration.
The substitute* Kiver and Harbor bill
granting surveys of Alaska harbor sites,
was among tin largci appropriations'
passed during the lust hoars of the
-session.
The report of the Alaska Kuilroad
i ’oiumissioii lias lieon finished atid is
now in tlie hands of See ret ary l»me. >
The Mini I determination of tie- route
if tlie new Alaska rand will lie (riven
ifter tlie President lias had time to j
consider the findings of the commission
and the decision is expected ufc h- given j
nut at uni time. It is the general1
opinion that, owing to the small tp
propriation, ii is do.u1rt.fui if the pur
hase of either one of the Alaska roads
which have been submitted, will !»
- onsumnted It is lielioved that 'la
work of preparation will lie commenced
early in the summer and all prelimin
aides concluded in preparation for tie
mins tear when the actual hnilrilne
will commence.
Then- 1ms been much speculation as
tin prolmlillitv if I'oneress heine
lliil for .1 speeinl session, hut it Is
ii .u o nerallv believed that this will
ii"t done ilthoneh several Important
mu tiers have of necessity heen lalri
■ o, I:.i»nt statements of President
Wilson leads to the belief that f'mt
vt.es will he permitted to I till It life the
usual vacation in peace.
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BRITISH CONSIDERING FINAL
REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE
LONDON. -March 4. The limil rcpl> j
of the British government to the Amer
ican note relative to the blockade is
intended to involve a final determina
tion of the issues. The text of the
British reply has not been made public
but it is generally known that the gov-1
eminent is inclined to make the matter
of the ultimate destination of food
Stuffs shipped to German ports the
principal f<11ui< ami the ipu-sUon of
^ list assurance the t’niteil Slates go\
eminent can give that food stuffs per
mitted to enter Germany will roach tlie
non-eonihatnnts, will lie asked.
The general attitude of the British
is against the lifting of the blockade,
while tile government has instituted
temporary measures to prevent the
passage of alt shipments to Germany,
tho exact date of the opening of the
blockade, has not been given out hut
will probably be announced within a
few days. Many vessels destined for
Germany have been detained which, in
the event of an amicable adjustment,
will be permitted to continue to their
destination.
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GERMAN GAINS j
IN VOSGES
GERMANS AGAIN ON
OFFENSIVE IN VOSGES.
PARIS, March 4.—The Germans have
again assumed the offensive in the
Vosges and are steadily hammering at
the French lines. The fighting is des
cribed as of tin* most savage type, and
the Germans are utterlv regardless of
their sacrifices of troops. The War
Office admits slight German gains
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P. 0. EARNS OVER
S3,000,000.00
WASHINGTON', March I Accord
ing to the report of tlu- I’oslollicc De
partment this loan, h "i Hi govern
ment basin1 e earned i la* ma cm illcent ^
sum of three and one-half millions!
during the year just ended
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milk and freeh ice cream and eoda
water at the Roee Candy Store.
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FRENCH ATTACKS
ARE REPULSED
FRENCH ATTACKS REPULSED
IN CHAMPAIGNE DISTRICT.
AMSTERDAM, March 4. German
reports state that the French forces
opposing the German lines in the
Champaigns district have commenced
an offensive movement of unusual fero
city and have hurled numberless at
tacks against the German positions bu(
without success. The Gorman lines an'
reported to remain intact
GERMAN ARMY CORPS
NEARLY OVERWHELMED
15URLIN. Mai l li I Military opera -
j lions along the west Poland front are
I again curtailed I'V the sudden arrival
I of blizzards ami extreme cold and
| movements of the armies are only ac
complished with diffleulty. The hlind
ing snow storms prevent operations on
Ia large senle The War Rureau reports
la sudden offensive movement la the
1 Hussinns near ITzasnysz which for a
I time threatened to overwhelm a Cler
i man army corps, the danger being
I averted by an orderly retreat. The
I Russian van guard north "1 '
reported I" have collided with the ttcr
mans unexpectedly (luring a Idizzard
and were driven back with great losses.
The Russian attempt to cross the East
Prussian border below Soldan are also
declared to have failed.
AVIATORS SAY WARSAW
POPULACE HAS FLED
VIENNA. .March I. Aviators .laim
that reeonnoiterlng flights over War
saw show that the majority of the civ
ilians of the city have left for safer
pities .ttut .ill until iitiuiis point to •
tack "f fuilli in the defending army of
till- Russians The ntr scouts report
tlinl the actual defenses of the city
have been stripped of their lighter guns
and the quick approach of the Qer
inans. ii'iw scarcely forty miles hway,
will place the city in a precarious sit
uation.
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ITALIANS LEAVING
NEW YORK
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ITALIAN RESERVISTS LEAVE
NEW YORK BY HUNDREDS.
NEW T< >KK. -March l -Following
iho general Warning from the Italian
government, hundreds of Italian re
servists, hoth officers and men, are de
parting for Italy and every steamer
scheduled for Italian ports carries large
numbers answering the eall for service
at home.
For frash paam.it oandias. aaltad
peanuts and aaltad almont go to tha
Roae Candy Stora.
WHIPS CARRANZA
IN BIG BATTLE
SAN ANTONI'1. March I Reports
from Eagle Pans state that the North
ern arms’ of Carranza and the troops
of Villa have met in a sanguinary fight
near the town of Sabinas and the Car
ranzists have suffered a signal defeat
The army of Villa has been steadily
closing in on Carranza for some day.
and the present battle is likely to ser
iously cripple the Carranza army.
Villa himself is said to have com
manded the troops, thus denying tin
recent story of his death itt Central
Mexico.
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WICK. LEAVES
FOR THE NORTH
WASHINGTON, March t Delegate
Wiekersham after witnessing the clos
ing session of the House announced
that he would depart for the North to
day going hy way of California.
HOME COOKING
Tho Coffee House and Restaura.d of
; Mrs Niebling is the only place to get
! home cooking.. Lunches and short
| orders wdl receive the beat of attan
! tion. Dinner served from five o'otock
ion. and it can't be beat. Nest door to
the Surprise store. tf
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