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PREPAREDNESS LEADING PLANK
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Wilson Will Draft the Platform on
Which the Party will Make Cam
paign—So State Party Leaders in
National Capital.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—Demo
cratic leaders here state that Presi
dent Wilson will write the Democrat
ic platform, to be presented at the
convention at St. Louis. They do not
make known the nature of the various
planks upon which the campaign will
be conducted, but insinuate that the
preparedness plank will be one of the
principal ones.
GERMAN DRIVE
■ HAS COMMENCED
MAKE ATTACK ALONG THE YSER
Anticipated Offensive in the North
is initiated by Attack Along Canal,
but Attackers are Driven Back with
Heavy Losses.
LONDON. May 22.—The predicted
German offensive along the northern
front in Prance has commenced. Yes
terday a terrific attack was launched
against the British positions along
the 'Yser canal, but without success.
Regiment after regiment of -the -®er»
man troops were pushed forward in
an attempt to cross the canal, but a
terrific fire from the artillery and
machine guns drove them back with
terrible losses.
It is reported that the Germans are
concentrating a heavy force along the
Belgian front, and that they will
launch a tremendous drive against
the British line in an attempt to reach
Calais. '
The German aircraft are becoming
particularly active, bombarding the
trenches of the British lines with
bombs.
MAN VESSELS
SUNKJIARNED
LANSING OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
German Government Sends Note In
forming State Department of the
Sinking of Three German Steam
ers—Five Persons Killed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—
Secretary Lansing has received from
Germany 'Official notification of the
sinking of three German steamers in
the Baltic sea by an unidentified sub
marine. There were no American
citizens abord the ill-fated vessels.
Five persons are reported to have lost
their lives when the vessels sunk.
The official report, while it merely
contains the information of the sink
* ing of the vessels, is believed to be a
hint to the United States that Ger
many has not been alone in sinking
merchant ships in contravention of
the rules of war. It is said that the
German steamers were torpedoed
^ without warning.
$ V. A. C. Members, Take Notice.
' There, will be a meeting of the Val
dei Athletic Chib Tuesday night in
their jetatroonui. All metnbfcrs Are
urged to be present tie matter* per
taining to ithe'fntttre of the elhb will
come before the meeting. : ' •‘•gt
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Postmaeter Jefferson la the busleet
man in town these days. With frftlh
one to three boats in yesterday tad
a large qnftfthtty hit mall on each ohe,
be has hitd little time to eat itA
sleep.
WIRELESS STATION OF UNITED STATES ARMY
Photo by American Press Association.
The army authorities are depending entirely upon the wireless outfits to keep the commanding officers in touch
with the detachments of troops in Mexico. Above is shown one of the field stations.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
FOR ALASKAN POINTS
SEATTLE. May 22.—The steamer
Northwestern sailed for southern
Alaska points Saturday with a large
freight cargo and a number of pas
sengers, principally for Anchorage.
The passengers for Valdez were Wm.
Irving, J. Irving, E. Rucker and one
steerage. For Latouche. VV. Morri
son and one steerage.
PROGRESSIVES
BALK AT HUGHES
DETERMINED TO NAME TEDDY
Leaders Declare No Coalition with
Regular Republicans ('an Be Form
ed on the Basis of Nominating Jus
tice for President.
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 22.—
Leaders of the Progressive Republi
cans in this city are positive in their
assertion that Justice Hughes is not
satisfactory to the “Moose" faction
and that if he is nominated at Chi
cago, the Progressives will bolt the
convention and nominate Roosevelt
at a Progressive convention.
As the Progressive leaders have al
ready announced that Root will not
meet with the approval of the party,
and that no union with the regular
Republicans can be formed upon the
basis of his nomination, it is becom
ing apparent that, despite their pro
testations that they are willing to
unite with the party if a satisfactory
candidate can be secured, they are de
termined to name Roosevelt or no
one.
OSES BOB
PEDESTRIANS ARE BOMBARDED
.Unidentified Man Climbs on Bridge
and Drops Bricks on Passers-by—
Killed in Duel with Police—Be
lieved to Have Been Demented.
NORFOLK. Va., May 22.—An uni
dentified man, thought to have been
demented, climbed to the top of a
bridge here yesterday, and amused
himself by hurling bricks at\the pass
ing pedestrians, several of whom had.
narrow escapes from serious injury.
The attention of the pollCe was called
to the man, and an attempt was made
to aifreBt him. When the officers ap
proached the man drew a revolver
and opened lire; Which wan returned
by the poliee, the man bains brought
te the ground after a ahort battle.
Between the not and the fall death
with thstaittthncibtts. The police hath
been unable to find anybody to Iden
tify the man. ;
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Sam Blum Arrives on Alameda.
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Sam Blum was an arrival on the
Alaipeda, after spending the winter
lb the states.
DEFENSE SCORES
IN ORPET CASE
COURT REFUSES ADMIT LETTERS
Prosecution Asks Permission to Intro
duce Love Letters to Establish Mo
tive for Crime—Request Is Denied
by Court.
WAUKEGAN. III., May 22.—The
defense in the ctTse of Win. Orpet. on
trial for the murder of his sweetheart
by means of poison, scored a victory
today when the court denied the
prosecution the right to introduce
love letters written by the accused to
the murdered girl.
The prosecution asked that the
letters might be introduced for the
purpose of establishing a motive for
the murder, but the court ruled that
the letters were such as any man
might write to the girl with whom he
was in love, and could not possibly
establish a motive for a crime.
TARIFF WILL BE RESTORED
Old Line Republicans in Chicago
Cling to Belief that Root is die
Most Suitable Man for Presidential
Nominee—Roosevelt Not Strong.
CHICAGO, May 22.—Chairman Up
ham, of the local Republican Commit
tee, Announced today that the Na
tional platform is now being prepar
ed, and is nearing completion. He
states the platform will favor Ameri
can preparedness and the restoration
of the tariff to what it was before
the Democrats began to monkey with
it.
The Old Guard Republicans of this
city are of the opinion that Elihu
Root is the best man now before the
people for the nomination to the
presidency, neither Hughes nor Theo
dore Roosevelt being considered as
having the strength to carry the party
to victory.
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CHITINA TO BE DRV
FOR ANOTHER VEAR
The poll of the enumerators ap
pointed to ascertain the sentiment of
the people of Chitina as to the sale
of liquor in that town have returned
a poll of 39 wet and 39 dry, and five
Who registered no opinion.
Undef previous rulings of the court
it is supposed that this means no li
cense will be granted, as It has been
bold that* when a person refuses to
voids-ini opinion, the vote shall be
counted as dry. \i ),
i The result oil the election at ChW
na Is a surprise to many who recently1
have been there, as it vise the gen
eral opinion that the place would go
wet.’
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Ben Silverman left on the Admiral
Watson for Latouehe and will return
on the first boat.
AIRMAN’S DELAY IS
CAUSE OF JAP RIOT.
OSAKA, Japan, May 22.—A riot
occurred today as a result of Arthur
Smith, an American aviator, delaying
£he commencement of a flight. Smith
was injured by stones thrown by the
Kiob, his machine was nearly wreck
ed and its shed destroyed. The police
had great difficulty in quelling the
disturbance, and injured many per
sons before they stopped the rioting.
Twenty-eight of the rioters were ar
rested.
The Japanese government made
apologies to the aviator.
IMSIMOmSES
GREATEflRIEEOOM
WILL HOLD GOVERNMENT ROAD
Says United States Government Has
Forty Millions Invested in Luzon
Road and Would Demonstrate Abil
ity to Run It Successfully.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—
Secretary of State Lansing is not dis
posed to favor granting the Philip
pines greater liberty of government
at this time particularly along the line
of placing the conduct of government
industries in their hands. He states
that the Government has invested
forty millions in the Luzon railroad,
and that its operation is in the nature
of a test of the ability of the govern
ment to operate successfully enter
prises of this description. He is op
posed to handing the control of the
road over to the Filipinos until after
the government has successfully dem
onstrated whether or not it can suc
cessfully carry out the operation of
the road.
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WRECKAGE IS CAST VP
ON OREGON COAST
HOQUIAM, May 2z.—Quantities of
wreckage, apparently from some ves
sel, have been coming ashore at and
near Demon point, north of Gray’s
Harbor, for several days past, accord
ing to word brought here today. In
dluded in the wreckage were several
crated chairs and a section of ship’s
rail. A heavy gale raged off the coast
last week and the wreckage was first
noticed the latter part of the week.
All vessels due in these waters have
been accounted for.
LIVE FROG PUMPED
FROM MAN’S STOMACH
KANSAS CITY, May 22.—A small
but extremely lively frog was ex
tracted from the stomach of John
Arnold by physicians at the Kansas
City Emergency hospital today. The
frog, Arnold said, was swallowed
,#hMt,h<9 gtohped. this
frog, about a half Inch in dlamO
ter and an inch and it half long, which
hopped about none the worse for its
sojourn In Arnold's stomach. The
man recovered immediately.
RELY ON SENATE
TOM BILL
MICH OPPOSITION IN THE HOUSE
Believed Op|>o.sitlon in Lower House
Will Be Sufficient to Cut Number
• of Ships Proposed to be Construct
ed—Appropriation Also to be Cut.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—
The administration officials are rely
ing upon the Senate to swing the huge
naval appropriation bill. Although
the House committee has reported fa
vorably on the measure, when it
comes up for debate it is anticipated
that much opposition will develop in
the lower house, and possibly suffi
cient to materially reduce the num
ber of ships it is planned to construct,
and the amount appropriated.
GERMAN RAIDERS
GETIING BUSY
BOMBARD ENGLAND AND FRANCE
Aeroplane* Vi*lt Coast of Kent and
City of Dunkirk in Northern France
—Many Person* Injured, and Two
Are Killed—Mucii Property Ixjss.
LONDON. May 22.—Three Ger
man aeroplanes raided the coast of
Kent. Saturday night, dropping 40
bombs in several towns along the
coast. The government reports that
one soldier was killed and two civil
ians wounded. Some destruction of
property is also said to have occurred.
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LONDON, May 22.—The town of
Dunkirk, on the north coast of
France, was subjected to a severe
bombardment by German aeroplanes
Saturday. A number of bombs were
dropped in the city, killing one wom
an and wounding thirty other persons.
Several buildings tvere badly damag
ed by the bombs.
PEACE LEADERS
ARE DISAPPOINTED
WILSON SIDESTEPPED THE ISSUE
Peace Talk Revived When President
Accepts Invitation to Address the
Peace League—Mann and Taft are
Disappointed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—
Peace talk was again revived Satur
day when President Wilson accepted
an invitation to address the League
for the Enforcement of Peace at the
Mohawk Lake conference on Inter
national Arbitration. In his address
the President sidestepped the radical
peace measures advocated by the
League, and Mann and Taft, leaders
of the peace advocates, were much
disappointed.
FLETCHER IS ASSIGNED
GENERAL NAVY BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22.—
Admiral Fletcher, whose retirement
from the command of the Atlantic
squadron was announced Saturday,
has been assigned to the General
Navy Board.
DOMINION PARLIAMENT
SESSION BROUGHT TO CLOSE
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OTTAWA. Msy The Dominion
parliament session dosed here Satur
day. after being i» session for eeternl
months,'.
MnaHBHHgmMbss>sBua|b|11*
Jtim WlisPn came up $rom Shoup
Bay Sunday. Ho reports that he has
practically completed pis contract for
moving the freight of the Valdes
Gold Company at that “place, and that
his outfit will come up Tuesday.
■EL REPORTS
ONUUTION
WAN KNOWN TO THE OFFICIALS
Officials Misjudged Size of Movement
and Believed Royal Constabulary
Would Be Able to Take Cars of
Malcontents.
LONDON, May 22.—Augustine
Birrell, who recently resigned as
chief secretary for Ireland, today sub
mitted a report of the Sinn Fein
movement in Ireland to the Irish
Committee of the House of Commons,
investigating the rebellion. In de
fense of the action of the government
officials in Ireland, he says that it was
believed that the movement was con
fined to a few malcontents, and that
the Royal Irish Constabulary would
be able to handle the situation with
out calling on the government for
troops. He states that the officials
were aware of the movement, but ad
mits that they misjudged its magni
tude.
Sir Matthew Nathan, testifying be
fore the committee, stated that there
was fifty million dollars in American
money deposited in Dublin banks,
which was withdrawn in April, un
doubtedly for the purpose of purchas
ing arms and munitions for the Revo
lutionists.
DEATH CLAIMS
POLITICAL LEADER
BOSS COX DIES OF PNEUMONIA
Man Who for Many Years Controlled
the Political Destiny of Cincinnati,
Succumbs to Illness—Was Helpless
for Several Y’ears.
CINCINNATI, May 22.—Boss Cox,
a leading figure in republican politics
in this city for many years, died at
his home here yesterday. For many
years. Cox held the political leader
ship of the city despite numerous at
tempts to oust him. Several years
ago glaring election frauds caused the
government to take a hand and Cox
stepped down and out. Shortly after
he suffered a stroke of paralysis, and
has been helpless, needing constant
attention. A few days ago he suffered
an attack of pneumonia, which re
sulted in his death.
SEEK TO CAPTURE
LOST FISH THE
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CON. KITCHIN INTRODUCES BILL
Measure Provides for the Bonding of
All Halibut and Salmon Shipped
Through Foreign Ports to Points bt
the United States.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. May 22.—
Congressman Claude Kltchin, Demo
crat, ot North Carolina, chairman of
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, has Introduced a hill in the house
to provide means for recapturing the
northern Pacific fishing Industry, lost
to Prince Rupert. The measure pro
vides tor the bonding of all halibut »
land salmon shipments made through
foreign ports to opints in the United
States.
PRESIDENT UNION PACIFIC
RAILROAD RETIRES
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I. OMAHA, May A. L. Mobler.
the veteran president ot the Union
Pacific system, hat resigned hie ofllce,
and 'will retire from business.
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The launch Eagle, Capt. Stewart,
left today for a trip down the Bound,
with aeveral passengers. *