UUESHW,
IJMS FIRMLY
-Germans Checked *1 All Point#—
Heavy Fighting in Flanders—
Berlin Claims Gains
LONDON, April 16.—Gen. Haig's
report last night sajrs that Bailluel
and Wulverghem continue the pivot
al points for heavy fighting between
the British and Gerifians in Flanders,
while German artillery has displayed
increased activity in the sector be
tween Givenchy and Robecq.
Berlin Claims Gains
BERLIN, April 16.—A statement
issued this evening by the war office
says: “There were engagements on
the Lys and Wulverghem battlefields
and the enemy lines northeast of
Wulverghem were taken by storm."
Fourth Week of Drive
PARIS, April 16—The fourth week
of Germany’s “peace drive” in Pi
cardy shows both forces preparing for
the heaviest fighting of the campaign.
War experts predict that the heaviest
fighting is yet to come and feverish
activity is being displayed by the al
lied forces in preparing to combat the
expected offensive.
Tlie weather has been unfavorable
to heavy fighting as the seas of mud
and water prevent moving the heavy
guns and supplies over the French'
roads, but the allies are planting
thousands of mortars, machine guns,
and lighter field pieces at points
where an attack is expected, and any
advance attempted by the Teutons
will be promptly checked.
The repeated mows shuck ui
Amiens, the distributing point for the
Allied armies are weakening, »".d ’t
is now believed that the town can be
held against any attempts by the ene
my. Several shells have fallen with
in the city streets, doing hut little
damage, with the exception of the
huge cathedral, built in the thir
teenth century.' which was badly
wrecked by a shell planted squarely
in the center of the famous building.
American troops on the sectors
held by them have been subjected to
unmerciful bombardment by shrap
nel and gas, and while casualties have
been more or less heavy the boys have
returned shot for shot, giving the ene
my better than he sent, and doing
great damage to his embankments
and trenches. Gas shells have been
used against the Americans more than
any other troops. High explosives
were used in the artillery attack west
of Toul but little damage was done.
The Americans have made many pris
oners, and taken several enemy works
during the past week, and have kept
the enemy on the qui vive to repel
the thrusts and jabs delivered at un
expected places.
PARIS, April 16.—The war office
reports that in the vicinity of Mo'nt
didier the Germans are trying to
break through the French lines with
out success. Reinforcements have
strengthened the weak spots and nu
merous attacks of the enemy yester
day were beaten off, the enemy los
ing many men. A French officer re
turning from the front yesterday
states that the slaughter of the ene
my was awful, whole regiments of
men being literally blown off of the
earth by the hell of fire rained upon
them. It is believed that the crisis has
passed and that the enemy will be
forced on,the defensive by the end
of the week.
A letter received this week by the
Prospector reports living enormous
ly high in Seattle, with wages low in
proportion. Common labor is quoted
at $3.60 to $3.76 per day. Rent is
out of sight and laborers are com
pelled to go long ways out of the city
to secure rents they can pay at the
prevailing salaries.
P. L. Simpson and wife arrived in
town last night from the sawmill at
Passage Canal. Mr. Slmpsoh is part
oWtfeT of the mill which is said to be
swamped with orders for lumbei1.
The* *Svfll return tomorrow on the
Shamrock.
bAher roturns home
AtBAMTIC PORT; April 16.—Sec
retary of War Biker arrived here to
day from a visit to the battlefront in
Europe!*
GRUESOME PICTURE OF
BATTLEFIELD PAINTED
LONDON: The Morning Post's cor
refcjfondent in France draws a grue
some'jficture of battlefield conditions.
"Prlioners ’state that the country
siafc ii’fbll of bodies, that the air U
horrible with the odor of death." he
writes. “Rtalls cannot be used. The
ruined villages are impossible as bil
lets because they are strewn with Ger
man dead. There are great piles of
bodies along the roads and between
them. The enemy has only receutly
found time to bury any of his dead.
"The spectacle of the battlefield
carpeted with the bodies of their com
rades has affected fresh troops, who
in this way discovered to their sur
prise that the British are not too
weak to fight. Prisoners say that the
British endurance and skill in fight
ing is delaying the progress of the
German army. Among the feats of
a detachment which marched eighteen
hours, fought throughout one night
and half the next day, repelled three
attacks, twice recaptured a certain
village and dug trenches.” •
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MEN TO FIGHT!
Lord Balfour Says Reinforcements
Badly Needed and I/ooks to l'.
S. for S|ieetly Help
LONDON, April 16.—Lord Bal
four, addressing the American Labor
delegation which recently arrived in
England, said it was men that were
needed now, and the thot is upper
most in all British minds today with
confidence that the American govern
ment will upset the plans of Germany
by sending over her indomnitable
forces in a way which no German
staff officer has ever calculated.
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IK ON FRONT
Enemy Troops Continue to Arrive j
from Russia and Rumania l util )
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Total Exceeds Computation
BRITISH ARMY, France, April 1C.
Fresh German troops continue to ar
rive front Russia and Rumania, and
a total of 220 divisions ntay now be
massed on the western front. British
war experts admit that the allies must
withstand further blows similar to
those just passed before the war's
great crisis is over.
OUTLAWS SEARCH INCOMING
SHIPS AND TAKE BOOZE
Hoquiam, Ap^il id.—A gang of
outlaws representing themselves as
officers have been searching ships ar
riving in Grays Harbor for liquor. It
is reported today. Large quantities
have
BALLAINE CHARGES DISPROVEN
The charges of John Ballaine of
Seward who appeared before the sen
ate committee in Washington recent
ly, were disproven by Governor Riggs,
who showed that Mr. Ballaine was in
censed at the commissioners* because
they had failed to build up Seward
as fast as expected. Mr. Riggs stated
that Mr. Ballaine was a prolific let
ter-writer and wonderfully inaccur
rate. Mr. Ballaine on the stand admit
ted that he had never been west of
Broad Pass and had never been in the
Interior, and consequently knew noth
ing of railway conditions. His charges
that mondy was being wasted was re
futed by Mr. Riggs who showed that
Mr. Ballaine's figures were %he re
sult of guesswork with no foundation
for facts. t
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The Copper Block hotel is display
ing in its front window a large case
which encloses a full-rigged schooner,
a sailboat, a tug boat, a fort end a
lighthouse The whole case is a work
of art. Mr. Charles Miller, the naval
architect, t has been working on the
project for the' p^st several mont&4.
He hafc' naftiM the' schooner “Lit$r
ty” and is using this means of adver
tising Ute Liberty Lees.
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Despite Determined Resistance of the
Brave Defenders Teutons Take
French City Last Night
LONDON. April 16.—Ballluel has
been taken by the Teutons the war of
fice reported today. Since Saturday
the Germans have been throwing
huge forces of troops against the al
lies holding the city. The attacks were
concentrated along the Hazebrouck
railway In a sector between Merriu
and East Neuve Egllse. the Germans
hoping by these thrusts to create a
twin salient and pocket Bailluel, just
as they did at Ariuentleres. Bailleul
lies six miles northwest of Armentier
es and 9 miles from the great railway
and highway center of Hazebrouck.
Ten German Trawlers Sunk
LONDON, April 16.—Ten German!
trawlers have been sunk by British
gunfire in the Cattegat, the admiralty
announced today. Their crews were
saved by the British ship.f. There |
were no British casualties.*
CITIZENS Ol’T
AFTER ALL SLACKERS\
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EUGENE: The Eugene “Commit
tee of 100" today issued a warning to
the effect that men who are physical-j
ly fit and do not work will be consid-i
ered in the same light as a slacker
or trait^ and will not be tolerated in j
this community. The committee also]
calls for the display of the American!
Hag in every home and asks that the|
German language be not spoken upon
the streets of the city.
•'Our government has asked and is
still asking that every person in this,
our United States, be loyal and pro
ductive. A person is not or cannot
he a loyal subject if that person is not
in some way aiding our government
and the boys ‘over there.^
“The Committee of One Hundred
who stands back of this message
knows of a number of people who are
doing absolutely nothing, and to such I
individuals this must be a warning.]
Are you one of them? The committee]
asks that every man in Eugene show j
the Stars and Stripes, and also asks
that the German language be not
spoken upon the streets or highways'
of the city.
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I. M. Foster, secretary of the Val
dez Packing Company, sailed from |
Seattle this morning on the steamship;
Northwestern for this city. Mr. Foster
wil remain in Valdez during the can-;
ning season.
GERMAN OFFICIAL
LOSES HIS JOB
LOS ANGELES: Seditious remarks
alleged by Department of Justice op
eratives to have been made by Hans
Max Wagener, accountant in the har
bor department, resulted in his im
mediate dismissal from the city em
ploy here by Mayor Wodman. Wag
ener said he was for Germany and
that the kaiser was the finest speci
men of manhood in the world, ac
cording to officials. .
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NO BULGARS IN WEST
WASHINGTON: A report to the
state department today from Ameri
can Consul General Murphy at Sofia
declared that no Bulgarian ttyobs
were moved to the western front for
the big German offensive. It had been
stated that Bulgarians were fighting
alongside Germans and Austrians.
OAKUM WAREHOUSE AT
VANCOUVER DESTROYED
VANCOUVER: Fire of undetermin
ed origin today destroyed the oakum
warehouse at the Standifer wooden
shipyards here and burned five car
loads of oakum. The loss was esti
mated at $30,000, well covered by In
surance. Vessels in the shipyards were
not endangered and it is not believed
the loss of oakum will necessitate; de
lay In shipbuilding. An investigation
is under way .to determine whether
the blaze ?u of Incendiary origin,
I. w7 wt SECRETARY ARfySSfEl)
MISSOULA: Alarte. Johnpon. act
ing Sefcretary of the I. W. W., was ar
renj&'W ‘ **~ * a
dicailsm late t<
Later the I. W. W.
*y the county' authorities' had closed. |
MENS SHELLED I
£i’r'lJb. 'U J i -it. (
BY ENEMY GUNS
British State that Bombardment is
not as Heavy as at othw Points
—Capture Improbable
PARIS, April 16.—German artil
lery Is busily engaged in shelling
Amiens by day and bombing it by
night in the hopes of forcing the al
lies to evacuate the town. It is stated
that the bombardment is not as heavy
as at other points on the line, as Brit
ish officials believe that the Teuton
general, von der Marwltz, desires to
establish headquarters there in case
the city is captured which is not prob
able.
Many Thousands Banished by Turks
to Desert Places Arrive at lloly
City in British Trucks
JKKl'.SALKM. April 16. -Many
thousand of Armenian.- who were ban
ished by the Turks to the wilderness
east (>f the Jordan river are making
their way out of the desolate barrens
towards Jericho, and many thousands
more exiled Armenians and Syrians
are being brought in from the Dead
Sea regions to Jerusalem in British
motor trucks.
All the refugees show evidences of
utter destitution and want, many of
them being but skin and bones from
enforced starvation. The Turks con
fiscated all their belongings when they
were driven from their homes, and
thousands have been forced to live
in utter destitution for the past two
years and a half.
CLAIM CAPTURE
U. ^SOLDIERS
Dispatch from Amsterdam Says that
Hermans Claim to Have Rolled
Hack Line at St. Mihiel
AMSTERDAM, April 16.—At St.
Mihiel Sunday night, according to a
dispatch from Berlin, the main part
of the American position to the east
ward of Maizey on the right bank of
the Meuse was taken by storm and
was rolled up despite the brave resis
tance of the defenders who suffered
many casualties in addition to the loss
of prisoners. The dispatch does not
give the number of prisoners taken
and is minus several other details.
FRANK LOWS IS GUARD
Frank Lows, a well, known Valdez
an, has been appointed as guard in
the federal jail at this place, to take
the vacancy occasioned by the resig
nation of C. C. Reynolds, who will
leave on one of the first boats for
Winnipeg, where he has a son who is
a prominent coal merchant at that
place. Mr. Lows will asume his duties
when Mr. Reynolds leaves, which
will be within a few days.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
SEATTLE, April 16.—The steam
ship Northwestern sailed from this
city at 9 .o’clock this morning 326
passengers for Alaska. The passen
gers for Valdez we^e I. M. Foster, By
roy Wilson, Mrs. Byron Wilson.
SOdALISt IS ARRESTED
OMAHA: George Kapipaki, social
ist Candidate for city commissioner:
wSs afrCsted by Fedbrkl Agents today
dallst meeting severs) days ago, op
posed a resolution asking the social
ist'\p gd on re&ttto'W fav6fing the
tmm
mainly through Kapinskl’a talk, it to
charged.
RAILROADS ORDERED TO
TRANSPORT SEATTLE WORKERS
SEATTLE, April 16.—Secretary
McAdoo today ordered all roads cen
tering Ip this city to provide ample
transportation for workers to and
frbm the shipyards. The order was
in response to a telegram forwarded
by Mayor Hanson asking that the
stpam roads be used to help provide
transportation for men to and from
the shipyards. Mr. Hanson stated that
the work of shipbuilding was badly
hampered by the men having In ade
quate transportation to and from
their work.
NEW' FEDERAL ATTORNEY
APPOINTED AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE. April 16.—Ben L.
Moore, a former deputy, was appoint
ed temporary federal attorney to suc
ceed Attorney Allen. There is a like
lihood that Moore’s appointment may
be made permanent.
Mcmlieiw of German Submarine Sunk
by Destroyer—Will lie Internet!
Until End of tlie War
ATLANTIC PORT. April l'L—The
I first German war prisoners arrived i:i
tlie United States today. They are
! members of tlie crew of the submarine
U-.'»S. which was sunk reeeiitlv hv an
American destroyer. The prisoners
are to lie interned in this country un
til the end of the war.
YOUNG ROLLING
GRABS HIS BRIDE
CHICAGO. John Esten Bolling, ne
phew of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, and
Miss Edith Bourne, of New York,
niece of Edward Douglas White, chief
justice of tlie United States supreme
court, were married here last Mon
day, it became known here today, fol
lowing a rather startling romance.
Last week Miss Bourne and a num
ber of other girls of the league for
National Service, set out on Dig trucks
to drive from Detroit to Atlanta, Ga.,
with camp supplies. While driving
down Michigan Boulevard. Bolling
saw the cavalcade and picked his
bride to I »■ from off her truck, declar
ing that the proposed trip was too
long and dangerous to undertake. He
also insisted that they not wait until
the fall to he married.
Miss Bourne consented and the
ceremony was performed at tlie home
of a friend here by the Rev E. Hud
long. •
SHIPMENTS 8>L\IX
WASHINGTON: Onlf 14,000,000
of the 10,000,000 bushels of Ameri
ca’s 1917 corn crop needed by the
allies has gone forward as shown in
export figures complied today by the
foo,d administration. Last year ^t this
time 64,000.000 bushels had been
shipped. The decrease is attributed to
lack of rail and ocean transportation. I
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PRAYER FOR TROOPS
WASHINGTON: A prayer for vic
tory of the allied armies—a last and
righteous peace and for the-men now
“defending the cause of truth and
for the men now “defending the cause
of truth and freedom in the awful
battle being waged across the sea,’’
was made in the senate today by the
Right Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang, arch
bishop of York. The invocation clos
ed with the Lord’s Prayer in which
senators and spectators joined.
DAILY FISH BULLETIN
SEATTLE, April 15,—Prices at
noon April fifteenth. Halibut thirteen
and three-fourths cents; ling and red
cod, three and one-halt cents; sable
fish, nine cents; salted sable fish,
twenty dollars a barrel; salted her
ring, twenty dollars a barrel.
GERMAN PRESS MAKES
EXCUSES FOR FAILURE
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LONDON: The German newspap
ers have begun to make excuses to
the people for the slowing up of the
storms"'have prevented' the German
forces
(tons
stuck in the mud,
Kn«njr Precedes OcpUre of Balllael
by Heavy Bombardment—Eleven
IN visions Take Part
BRITISH ARMY, France. April 16.
—A heavy trench mortar bombard
ment preceded the capture of Bailleul
last night. The attacking forces great
ly outnumbered the allies consisting
of the Alpine cprps and 11 divisions.
Three divisions followed up the Ger
man barrage between Bailluel and
Xeuve lOglise before which the British
lines were bent back but not broken.
Fighting began early in the night
which was pitchy darlc. The British
fought bravely but were outnumber
ed.
Bristling With Guns
BRITISH ARMY, April 16.—On
the Somme battlefront Von der Mar
witz's artillery is speeding up show
ing that the German second army is
bristling with guns. There is consid
erable shelling of villages behind the
British lines.
Heavy Fighting at Ha/.eliroutk
BRITISH ARMY, April 16—Severe
fighting continues this afternoon with
the Germans trying to push westward
toward Hazebrouck.
German Veteran in Charge
LONDON’, April l*i. Gen Otto von
Below, ii veteran rommimder of many
naiiiv’.'. U leading the German right
wing in the attack on the Somme. Ha
was at Liege and afterward was on
the right of the crown prince in the
advance on Paris. He was here driven
hack 25 miles by Gen. French when
Von Kluck's march to Paris proved a
tiasco on the Marne. Nothing was
heard of him for some time when ho
was afterward retired from the Aisno
command. After Von Maekensen had
completed the conquest of Serbia, two
years ago. Von Below succeeded him
in command. In the early summer of
1917 he was transferred to the Armies
of Prince Reuprecht and held the up
per portion of the Hindenhurg line
against tlie assaults of Allanby. He
was then sent to Italy and now is hack
at his old post on the western front.
Allied Commanders Confident
FRANCK. April 1C. While admit
ting that a crisis i- at hand tin- allied
general yesterday stated that the Ger
mans would not l.e able to break thru
t lie cordon in front of them, and
would sacrifice their men in attempt
ing to make further headway.
SHKLDON TRACTOR TRIES
TO MAKE NENANA
The auto tractor recently construct
ed by Bob Sheldon, the well known
stage driver, left this week to make
the trip to Nenana. He has made his
traction belt wider and eliminated
.many <jf the defects found on the first
.trip and believes that his snow sled
will now be a success. He has made
ample provision for emergencies and
will take a number of passengers thru
to the railroad town.
The Valdez orchestra will render
selections at Empress theatre to
night.
MARKINGS FOR U. S.
AIRPLANES ANNOUNCED
WASHINGTON: Markings for Am
erican airplanes, adopted by the sig
nal corps and announced today, call
for a red, white and blue bullseye of
three concentric circles on the wings
and vertical red, white and blue
stripes on the rudders.
5.000. 000 BOTTLES OF POP BE
SENT AMERICAN SOLDIERS
NEW YORK: Five million bottlea
of “pop” will be sent overseas this, •
month to the American soldiers in.
France, it was announced today by
the Y. M. C. A. The soda water will
be part of, a cargo which will Includa
10.000. 000 sheets of note paper and.
5.000. 000 envelopes, 2,000,000 lbs.
each of sugar and flour purchased
through Food Administrator Hoover.
£]£££,(jqp packages of chewing gum.
200 moving picture machines. 100
taiking machines,-1,500 phonograph
jranards. anfl, coffee, craters, con
densed milk,“sharing sticks and tooth
paste. .