ALLIE WIN BATTLE OF AIS A, U T
British Capture Nine Miles ol German Trenches Filled W ith Dead
Belgians Cut German Line Of Communication
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time oa a.1, legitimate credit,
and also only charge a nom
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LEAVES FOR THE SOUTH
Cl pi. Thiele trie l-u::.
ices started on his trip south
‘-rv -ar>: -;-.e :•> Sear tie. t\.
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Francisco this winh
cr in some of the bustne-s
e had at the Exposition.
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1ECXHAND FOR
THE SEARSHLIGH 7
A bouncing baby boy was
born to Fred Temple and w.L?
last night. Fred says he i: -
been short a deckhand on the
Searchlight and the yoer.g
fellow will come in just right.
L Sept. 2 '.—Word '
r*. civ. j here ’as! night that
the British troops had cap:;:: - 1
ning mites of German trench
e- or. he German right wh.g.
. them litleraily full •
• . F r the last three
: >.v. the Br'r. sh artillery fire
has been directed by oerepla
the s
h we been placed with a km
Re i.z.zrg thi U the ar
tillery fire was becoming so
.lea-iiy that they could not re
- milieus they oc
,up:e *:-e Germans t .v:.-e
tried to rush the British posi
.. the walls ;•?
I sag
.i. \ 'Citing that
; ... e ....ed a revolution ag-mst
ra. ar.J . tllmg ‘on as!
Mexicans : . . . him. The
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excitement here.
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Ore the Lest shews we
have ever shown at the Dream
tonight.
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afternoon, in the bright sun
light, which is following Hi'
rrenlial rain- of the i •'•
en days, the entire 8r;‘:.>h
force, constituting the left wing
■: the Allied fore - lef. the
positions they ha 5 held for ?
long an.j after sustaining a ?e>
rible fire from the German
trs p-. carried the po~ ‘ - i
rent of them sire ching !■ >•
nine miles along the lie'gio
\> the A:- liver. They
found the trenches JitieraJly
died with the dead and •
ed of the Germans, the bedit
:n many p!a ft ■..•'log ::i
water resulting fr >m the heavy
rains. Hundreds of machine
guns were captured, and tw
atteries of the heavy :r. rl : -
which the Germans had teen
fusing to such good advantage
luring the rectr.t stubborn bat
tie. On the center, where the
rrench are facing the main
body of the German-, th - -
•ess of the Allies i- not so
marked .aKhoug - d miner
advantages have been secured.
The batteries which have
wrought such havoc a‘ Rheirr
have been forced back. Ver
bal, which has been assailed
- r persistently for the past
‘wenty day; by the German'
• ntinue; to hold out. and '
proving a veritable thorn In the
- Je of the German advance. -
‘he army ■ f the Crown Prince
appears to be unable to re i
*. while at the same time the
garrison there is too strong to
leave for fear they will make
sortie and cut the German
s>e of communication from
Metz, which is now the main
artery over which supplies and
mmnnition are being brought
;o the firing line.
Belgians Raiding From Antwerp
Antwerp, Sept. 24—Leaving
only enough men L> man the
f edifications around this city.
K . jr Albert lead the main body
■ : the Belgian army out against
,» Germans yesterday, and
word comes from the front that
he ha- - : 'reeded in cutting the
German line of communication
‘hrough Liege, so that they
w 11 be imal.de to secure furth
er - pplie- through this way.
T. - i- bound to have its effe t
•on the fighting now going on
along the river Aisne, where
t -t rep ri' had the army un
der Von Kluck on the German
right wing h*rd pressed for
. i and ammunition.
Several Zeppelins Burned
Antwerp. Sept. 2 4—Word
'•■■mes from Golonge, Germane
ha: Briti-h aeroplanes had
ombarded the German aviation
grounds near that place, setting
the sheds used for the military
Zeppelins on fire and destroy
ing several of the latter
machines. The attack was
made at night and was a com
plete succes*. as the machines
■f the British were able to make
- sfe getaway without the loss
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P. J. Gilmore
“The Clotnier”
of a man. One of the balloons,
caught fire as it was me. mi
outside ds shod, and the ex-,
plosion of the gas that followed,
set lire to the buildings in
which the others were stored.
Demand Speedy Vengeance
L mi. n. Sept. 24—JThe people
of Great Britain are thoroughly:
aroused over the loss of the
three cruiser- -11:1k early thi
1
.veek and are clamoring for a;
-pcedy vengeance. It i- believ
ed that 1: t tha n sixteen'
hundred men lest their lives'
in that engagement.
German Retreat Confirmed
Paris, Sept. 24—It i? positives-F
announced tliat the German;
I right wipg under General Vo:
Kluek has been turned, and i~
j now being forced back. This
j coming at the end of the terri
I fie fighting of the post tw
weeks i- taken as an indication,
that the limit of endurance ha*
been reached by the German;
tro -ps. and the beginning of die
end *ha< come. Reinforcement
have arrived for the German
center however, many of them
men of fifty or ever, anj fhes*'
fresh troops have stiffened the
line to such an extent that it i
able to hold its own in spite 01"
the magnificent charges of the:
French soldiery. Over a mil
lion men have been engaged on;
‘.he side of the Allies alone,
with probably ten per cent,
more in the German lines. The
full strength of the French re
serves is now available, and,
1 close to half a million men arc
j now gathered in the netghbor
! hood of Paris, ready to be fourl
! ed forward in the event of any:
weakening in the line.
One Boat Did the Trick
Berlin. Sept. 24—It was an
nounced last night ta;ht but one
; -ubmarine. U-9. sank the three
! British cruiser- recently near
1 Helegoland. The same bulle
' tin al-o stated that Generals Von;
A HEAVY RAINFALL
Should not interfere with you
-eeing Cyril Scott, that eminent
romantic actor in The Day 0!
Days, at the Dream tonight.
Louis Jo.-cph Vance based thi
iovel on Oriental Fatalism and
in the course of the story the
! hero becomes involved in a;
chain of fantastic and fascin
ating adventures. He aids an
j
heiress to escape a villain, find-'
a card in the villain’s cap that
leads to some of the most sen-',
-ationat escapes that a human j
mind can conceive. Mrs. Nina
Richmond will preside at the!
piano, which means that music j
will fit the pictures. In con-!
nection with this big four part
masterpiece we will show The
Life of a Greyhound, thefleet
est animal a foot. There is no
question but what we are giv
ing you one of the best shows
ever shown in Ketchikan, arid
when we boost we have it. The
Dream, the housc of big fea
tures. adv. j
Wroohera and Von Arbou had
been killed in action.
Princes are Improving
Rome. Sept, 21— Advices vi
Switzerland tell of the improve
ment of the German Kaiser’'
wo sons wounded in the pres
ent war.
Germans are Winning
Washington, Sept. 2.-Too
German embassy is in receipt o
news by wireless from Berio:
stating that the French are giv
ing way before the German cen
ter which is advancing and w II
attempt to surround the Brit
ish forces now engaging their
right wing.
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Seattle Sept. 21—Colour
Jackling, the millionaire cop
per mine owner and T. B. Wil
■ >:. president of the Portia:. 1
Flouring Mils Co., have beconv
heavily interested in the Alas
ka Pacific Navigation Company
operating the Admiral line
steamers, and have been elec
ted directors of that company.
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The Boy of Day- at the Drearn
tonight. adv.
Washington, Sepl. ~ 1—In the
•po-iting debate in the Senate
"ii I lie Alaska C at Leasing bill,
Sen ttor Shatfrolh id Colorado,
is leading the. debate in opposi
1011 to the measure, lie declares
lhe pa-sage of the bill threatens
die ver\ existence of our Re
publican • »urm of government,
fill if it is passed persons in
1 ci• -h I in . pening up the nortn
v. i!' l"-e li.’eip individual-!/ aid
; I'ome creatures of the Gov
rii iriitfs officials. 1’ittn au
P!"-;ded to his associates lo
vote for the bill. Smoot of
Li ah -aid he was going to
-up ■ rt i!v not because he
■ dionght the bill necessary but
lie desires to array Inn -df on
die side of those striving to
prevent a monopoly of file rc
- :ces of the north.
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Seattle, Sept. 24—The City ol
Seattle sailed for the north last.
gh with but two passengers
or Ketchikan, Virginia Gaul
j aid Mrs. F. A. Gaul.
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Raising Greyhounds at the
I Dream tonight. adv.
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