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Amsterdam, May 3.—The German newspa papers have begun to prepare the public opinion of Germany to accept news of defeat on . ic pie*
*"** ABsriin dispatch today quoted the Deutsches Tages Zeitung as saying that the Germans may not attack Vpres. which 1ms uot suilk-ieu!
portauce to offset the stubborn resistance expected there. . , , . , ... .. , ,
Zurich, Switzerland, Mav 3.—The Austro-Hungarian situation is serious, it is stated m a dispatch received here touay. M. Karon; lias go.
to Vienna to organize the workers against Baron Buriat, and Count Tisca. German Nationals are demanding that Premier von beiderer resign.
Washington, May S.-The movement of American troops to France to till gaps will exceed, during the mouth of May, the record,made in April.
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BRITISH
British Armies in Flanders, April 27.—With their
eyes fastened upon the summits of Mounts Sherpen
berg, Rouge Noir, Kokerele and Descats, the German
hosts are ceaselessly battling against the t ranco-Brit
ish lines drawn across this group of heights.
Beyond these heights and between them and the sea,
one solitary mountain sticks up from the Flemish low
lands, the highest of the lot. Upon its summit is the
town of Cassel, this being eight miles from the present
line. On clear days the sea is visible from Cassel.
Hindenberg wants these hills, and eight picked divi
sions were thrown against them on the lirst day of the
assault. For the present assault more divisions are
being brought up.
London, April 29.—Germans this morning opened a
heavy bombardment with high explosive and gas shells
on the entire front between Meteren and Voolmezelle,
south and southwest of Ypres, announced the war office.
Infantry attacks developed shortly afterwards. There
was great activity by hostile artillery during last night
from the river Scarpe, opposite Arras, north of Tolens,
and between Givenchy and Nieppe wood on the south
ern side of the Lys battle front. A position near Fest
ubert, north of Givenchy, which was taken by the Teu
tons last week, was recaptured by the British last night.
British Army in Flanders, April 30.—Gen. Hinden
berg had one of his worst days, since the commence
ment of the great offensive, today. After repeated
onslaughts on the Allied lines all are stil! intact except
between Mount Rouge and Sherpenberg, where the
situation is somewhat obscure.
The French and British have advanced their lines to
to the Neut road, in the valley between Mount Ivemmel
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ttiiu onei uei
Attacks are occurring with hellish regularity in the
hills and plains around Ypres, with the Allies every
where doing great execution.
The British 25th, 49th and 21st divisions repulsed at
least 10 attacks, and the 25th alone had smashed up
three attacks by 10 o’clock this morning, and four by
noon. On the whole, the operations constitute an Al
lied victory of no small magnitude.
London, April 30.—The French now hold the entire
village of Loore, west of Kemmel, says today’s official
statement.
During the night the British advanced their positions
east of Villers and Bretonneaux.
British Headquarters in France, May 2.—The 13th
German reserve division has just received a company
of 250 boys, of the 1919 and 1920 classes, who have had
only eight weeks’ training, and who were not to be put
in the fighting unless absolutely necessary.
London, May 2 —The Germans are beginning a heavy
bombardment back of Arras, near Bethune, and the
French positions in the neighborhood of Loore.
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Amsterdam, April 28.—Holland says if it
must be, our motto will be “ They shall not
; pass.’ We want peace, but fear dishonor more j
than ward" The situation is extremely grave. !
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Pope Benedict to Try Again for Peace
I The Hague, May 1.—The Pope intends to issue a new
| peace offer on Whitsunday, announces a Cologne nows
i paper. The context will be of a more pressing nature
I than formerly, and will contain pressing offers oj medt ^ j
ation by the Pope, with possible co-operation of neutral
\ countries.
Similar information of the Pope’s intention hasj
j reached Berlin, where it lias been received sympatheti- ,
cally. .
I Amsterdam, April 20.—Karl Rosener, who is the ■
kaiser’s favorite correspondent, declared in today's j
; Lokal Anzeiger: "The kaiser watched the Keramel bat- 1
! tie early Thursday morning from an advanced position.
He followed the details of the battle by eyesight and by
telegraphic advices, and marked his map accordingly.
Britain Cutting Off Turkey's Asiatic Possessions
; London. May 2.—Communications received today
! disclose a remarkable extension of the British offense
i in Mosul. Aleppo is indicated as the objective of a
| yast forward movement which will have lor its object
| the cutting off of Turkey from all her southeasterly
| possessions in Asia.
German Minister Still at The Hague
| Washington, April 27.—The German minister to the Nethcr
j lands is still at The Hague, and did not leave for Germany as re
! ported. The Netherlands legation announced today that the
| Dutch minister to Berlin had returned to The Hague to discuss
j progress of negotiations with Germany.
FRENCH
> Paris, April 27.—German attacks near Thannes, southeast of
Reims, were broken up, announces the war office, Artillery
lighting continues on the front between Viliers, Bretonneaux and
Hangard. Intense artillery activity north and south of Yser
river, and around Houithoust forest, and St. Julien, is reported by
the Belgian war office. A German airplane was brought down by
Belgians.
Paris, April 29.—Germans made several attempts last night to
advance on French positions at Hangard, but^ere checker, by
| French fire.
I Paris, April 30.—Heavy fighting with big guns ocenn -d last
I night north and south of Avre. in the aeclor of .soyon, and ac.aig
; the Oise.
Paris, May 1.—Artillery duels of great intensity occurred last
| night on the Somme front near Viliers and Bretonneaux, and on
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both sides of the Avre, southeast of Amiens, says today’s repot-’.
The American Red Cross today presented 82,000,00s> to three
great French societies which are caring for the wounded.
London, May 1.—French troops last night improved tiieir posi
tions in the neighborhood of Locre. on the Flanders front, the war
office announced today.
Paris, May 2. -Eighteen thousand soldiers of Roumanian origin,
captured by Italian forces while fighting under the Austrian tlag,
have asked permission to go to the front against Austria, and
their request has been granted. The organization of these troops
is under wav.
A Swiss citizen named Nievergal was executed as a spy at dawn
today at Vincennes.
The war department at noon reports heavy cannonading in the
Montdidier sector.
Paris, May 3.—French forces made an appreciable advance in
flangard wood and occupied Baune wood, southwest of Maillev.
is announced by the war office.
AMERICAN
Washington, April 27. -American aviators in France have
downed 339 enemy planes from the time the United States en
tered the war until March 8.
Cen. Pershing yesterday reported 75 casualties, 9 killed, and 33
severely wounded.
With American Forces in France, April 29.—American forces
have taken up defensive positions on a iine which bars the Ger
mans from Paris and Amiens. They are located on a rolling ter
rain, and have completed the work of digging in.
Washington, April 30.—Military men believe that Secretary
Baker's request, soon to be made, for additional men to fill up
gaps and to further enlarge the force in France, will be for not
less titan a million men.
American Army in France, May 1.—A German aeroplane was
brought down last night by Capt. Norman Ilall, of Colfax, Iowa,
and Lieut. Edward V. liickenbacker, of Columbus, (>., after a
duet over the American lines, in the Toui sector.
Washington, May 1.—Seventy casualties, including nine killed
in action, were reported today.
Washington, May 2.—The casualty list for today shows a total
of 90. Of these 11 were killed in action, and two died of wounds.
Sixty were wounded.
^ RUSSIAN CHARADES C,
Petrograd, April 30.—Russia is preparing in a most imposing
manner to re-enter the war, so far as is possible under the present
circumstances. The executive committee at Moscow has adopted
Trotzky’s plans for universal military training for all men from
the age of 1G years to the age of 40 years, and the conscription of
all workmen and peasants.
Moscow. May 3.—The Germans have refused to admit into ter
ritories occupied by her. 300,000 starving refugees who are gath
ered near frontiers. The Russian premier has protested.
BRITISH
London, April 30.—The White Guards of the Finnish govern
ment have captured Viborg, which is 73 miles northwest of Petro
grad, after killing nearly the entire feree of 6,000 Red Guards,
according to an official statement issued at Vasa and transmitted
thence to Copenhagen.
NEW FREIGHTER
SINKS A U-BOAT
An Atlantic Port, May 2.—A
British freight steamer fresh
from the yards arrived here
today. Her builders celebrated
her maiden Transatlantic voyage
by running down and sinking a
German U-boat off the coast of
Ireland. The new freighter is
equipped with the latest anti sut
devices, which proved to be very
effective.
“TEDDY” AT^THE BAT
New York. April 29.—Col. Theodors
Roosevelt, while making a speech ai
the Brooklyn Academy of Music urging
his audience to purchase Liberty Bondi
declared, "No American has the rigtr
to tonight’s sleep unless he has dont
something during the day to aid in th<
war against Germany.”
ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE
Rome, April 27.—Northern Italy was
shaken by earthquake yesterday, ant
Stromboli is in violent eruption.
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CHICAGO HERALD SOLD TO HEARST
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Chicago, May 1,—William R. Hearst
has purchased the Chicago Herald and
will combine it with the Examiner, the ;
I new paper to be called the Chicago
Herald-Examiner.
JOANOFARC PARADED
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Seattle, April 27.—Following a mon
ster parade, led by Miss Cecile Baron,
a French girl in the character of Joan
o,f Arc, 500 select-service men entrained
"this afternoon for (’amp Lewis. Behind
these coming soldiers marched a vast
throng of bond buyers.
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The government has awarded the
contract for delivering the mail from
Chitina to Fairbanks for a period of
' four years to John Brower, of Nome.
The bids were opened on December 4,
1 and on a comparison the award was
made to Brower, his bid being the low
1 est, in the sum of $65,000. With this
1 award the Northern Commercial Com
pany, the present holder of the con
tract, will cease to haul the mail May
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Harry Hogan and John Sullivan,
’ oldtimers of this camp, who have been
1 in the Ruby country for several years,
returned here last Monday. They came
by way of Nixon Fork.
GERMAN PLOTTERS
BUSY IN MEXICO
London. May 1.—German intrigue in
Mexico is attempting to force Ameri
can intervention, and it is reliably re
ported here that the situation is be
coming serious.
kaiser as Inspector
Copenhagen, April 27.—A British
airplane bombed Zaebrugge mole yes
terday while the German kaiser was
inspecting the results of a recent air
raid, three German newspapers de
clared today.
Amsterdam, April 27.—The kaiser
has visited the German submarine base
at Zeebrugge to make a personal in
spection of the damage dene in the re
cent British raid. _
“GABE" PRINCIPE DEAD
The Hague, May 1.—Gabriel Prin
cipe, whose assassination of Duke Ferd
inand was one of the causes of the war,
died of tuberculosis today at Fortress
Thereseinstadt, near Prague.
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Axel Rude returned from Nixon
Fork the first of the week.
PORTUGAL ELECTS PAIS PRESIDENT
Lisbon^ April 29. — Major Sidonio
Pais has been elected president of
Portugal by direct vote.
ASKS FOR AUTHORITY
Washington, May 2.— Secre
tary of War Baker, appearing
before the House military affairs
| committee, asks for blanket au
! thority to raise any number of
men that facilities for training
and transportation will permit
A letter was received last Sunday
from Sergt. E. M. Stanton dated at
Washington, D. C., March 15, in which
the writer stated he was in the
capital on a 10-days furlough, and mean
while enjoying himself immensely at
bouts with a dentist. The sergeant
said his regiment, the 61st Infantry,
were due to leave for France very
shortly—and in all probability, he is
over there by the present time.
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The famous mosquito fleet of Captain
Jesse H. Rogers has been augmented
this spring by the construction of two
new vessels, which have recently been
completed at the Smith shipbuilding
yards in this city. The new vessels
have been named the “5:15” and the
“U-15.”
WHITE PASS GO.
FOB. HIGHER RATES
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Washington, May 1.—The Alaska
Steamship Co. today applied to the In
terstate Commerce Commission for rate
increases ranging from 50 cents to $15
on one-way passenger fares, and from
5 cents to $3 per 100 pounds in excess
baggage rates, between Seattle and
points in Alaska.
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WANTS NEW TRIAL FOR MOONEY
San Francisco, April 27.—Removal of
the death sentence from Thomas F.
Mooney, accompanied by setting asids
of all previous proceedings in the case,
and an absolutely new trial for him
will be moved in court next Thursday
on the ground of willful fraud by the
prosecution. Formal notice by his
counsel was announced here today,
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A1 Walsh returned from his winter’s
trip to the States last Friday evening,
He was accompanied by three nephews
—Stephen, Thomas and Emmett Walsh,
who will get some first-hand experience
in the mining game during the summer
on Flat creek. This was Mr. Walsh’s
first getaway from Alaska in 24 years,
and says he had the vacation of his life.
Job Printing at The Pioneer office.