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Artillery Duel has Extended South
ward to Arras—Germans Attack
Armentieres.
LONDON, April 11.—Reuter’s cor
respondent telegraphs that the battle
which began yesterday between La
bassee and Lafleurbaix is continuing
today with great violence. 'The artil
lery duel has extended southward to
Arras while the Germans also are at
tacking between Armentieres and
Messines on the Belgium border, the
enemy throwing in his infantry fn
dense masses. The correspondent adds
that the presence of the Americans
should soon be felt.
Long Struggle Imminent
LONDON, April 11.—Allied mili
tary experts believe that the present
offensive will develop into a long
struggle, similar to that at Verdun
and the first battle of the Somme,
where the allies will settle down and
pound away at each other for weeks.
The Germans are making strenuous
efforts to reach the city of Amiens,
which is the supply base and an im
portant railway center, and are brlng
their big artillery forward to support
their infantry, which has been forced
to bear the brunt of the whole battle
so far. It is considered probable that
the enemy will again attempt to break
thru the allied lines toward Paris, but
the situation is considered satisfact
ory on the whole by allied generals.
The German lines are open to flank
attacks and they are desperately striv
ing to straighten out their lines be
fore the allies recover sufficiently to
pierce the thin part of the wedge. The
attack for this reason is reaching out
south of Arras, where they intend to
smoth out one of the sharp angles of
the salient, but in order to be success
ful they must pay a heavy price in
men.
The extremely heavy losses will
probably cause them to pause and
count the cost. A large number of
their reserve divisions have been us
ed up, and they have made no ap
preciable gains save in the Montdidier
sector. The front now extends 55
miles} and the French occupy the line
to within a few miles of the south
bank of the Somme. The French are
making a splendid resistance ami
while the Germans are expending
their strength in futile attacks the
French troops retain their virile pow
er and are making tremendous coun-1
ter-attacks with telling effect.
For several days past there has
been a cessation of the bitter war
fare along the northern front. It is
apparently impossible for the enemy
to proceed much farther in this di
rection without exposing his lines to
attacks by the French on the south
and the British on the north. Along
the rest of the battle front the infan
try are resting while the artillery
pounds away at the enemy. While no
one can foresee what the week will
bring for the fact remains that it is
impossible for the enemy to advance
without pausing and holding his lines
intact until he brings up his heavy
artillery. These things he is now at
tempting to do. The allies have had
all the best of the week’s fighting,
and are apparently holding the enemy
at all points.
Germans Capture American
AMSTERDAM. April 11.— (Wed
nesday)—Germans haVe made their
first capture of an American aviator,
who the dispatch reports, was shot
-down on the western front Sunday.
British Forced Back
LONDON, April 11.—Gen. Haig
reported last night that the day's bat
tle found the British line in the north
ern sector of the French front forc
ed back to the line on the Wytschaete,
Messines ridge near Ploegitert. Hard
fighting took place all day.
Germans Cross Lys
BERLIN. April 11. — German
troops have crossed the Lys river at
out nxAX
WHEATLESS
I MEATLESS
several points between Armentleres
and Estaires, taking 6000 prisoners
and several guns.
Germans Reach Steedwerck
BRITISH ARMIES. France. April
11.—The Germans have reached the
neighborhood of Steedwerck west of
Armentleres, and two miles north of
the Lijrs river. A3 this is being cabled
at four this morning the German ar
tillery is shelling Martlnsart aud Eu
glebelmer. Wednesday’s fighting con
tinued throughout the night In the
new salient north of St. Muir bridge
head. General von Quast is enlarging
his gains.
GREAT NEED OF
HOilS SHIPS
Ten Million Men Will Soon bo Ready
and Great Problem yet to be
Solved is Transportation
CHICAGO, April 11.—Secretary of
the Navy Daniels in a speech deliver
ed last night before the Chamber of
Commerce declared that the supreme
need of the hour is ships to carry mil
lions of soldiers to France. He said
"Ten million men will soon be ready
to take up the gage of battle in Eu
rope. Our greatest problem will be in
transporting them overseas. Whatev
er else others may say. the country
with the most powerful navy is going
to win this war.”
All points show high temperatures
on the trail today with the exception |
of Pnxson’s which reports zero. Fair
banks registers 22 above, with clear
and calm weather.
EVANS WILL HE PI MPED
Ol’T IN VERY I EW DAYS
According to private advices re
ceived in Juneau yesterday, the ex
pectations are that the Admiral Ev
ans will be floated and pumped out
by the lltli or 12th of April. The
advices were received from one of the
officers of the ship now at Hawk In
let and state that tlie work is pro
gressing in fine shape. The harbor
is well sheltered and witli nothing
to interfere with the workers. It is
expected that no difficulties will In
experienced in getting the boat to the
surface. - Juneau Empire.
Moose Dance Saturday
The Order of Alaskan Moose will
give their regular weekly dance next
Saturday evening in their hall.
REPORTS DENIED
PARIS: Reports current here that
the inhabitants of Compeigne, be
tween Paris and the battlefront, were
being removed are denied by the Pe
tit Journal, a large number of per
sons, it says, are leaving the town
voluntarily to avoid violent bombard
ments by enemy airplanes, but no or
der to evacuate has been given.
LEAGUE TO DISBAND
NEW YORK: International Base
ball League club owners, meeting here
today, voted to disband.
DAILY FISH BULLETIN
SEATTLE, April 11—Seattle prices
at noon April tenth. Halibut, seven
teen and one-fourth cents; ling and
red cod four cents.
KETCHIKAN, April 11.—Ketchi
kan prices April tenth. Halibut flrstsj
thirteen cents; halibut seconds, ten
and one-quarter cents; sable fish four
cents, red rock cod, two cents.
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ADMIRAL FARRAGUT
ARRIVES FROM WESTWARD
The steamship Admiral Farragut
arrived in port from the westward
last night about 1 o’clock, sailing
south an hour later, with three pas
sengers from the post and a man nam
ed Dean.
HONORS GIVEN PERSHING
BY KING ALBERT
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WASHINGTON: King Albert of
Belgium has personally conferred on
General Pershing the Grand Cross of
the Order of Leopold and the Belgian
War Cross. Col. Boyd, American tnlli
tary attache, was given a cross1 and
made' an officer of the Order of Leo
m-,
Troops Withdrawn from Armentleres
Which was Smothered with Gas
—Battle Wraging Fiercely
LONDON, April 11,— General Haig
today announced the withdrawal* of
the British forces from Armentleres.
which has been the scene of fierce
fighting the past few days for posses
sion of the town. He said: “We have
withdrawn from Armentleres which
is full of gas from the enemy's guns.
The battle is continuing on the whole
front from the Labassee canal to the
Ypres-Comlnes canal. Severe fighting
is going on around Lye and Lawe riv
ers, from about Destrem to Armen
tieres. Little change has occurred in
the neighborhood of Messines and
Wytschaetel. There was heavy fight
ing until a late hour last night.”
Armentleres Pinched Off
WITH BRITISH ARMY, April 11.
—Having pinched off Armentieres the
Germans intend to reach Bethune. and
outflank Vlmy and Arras and. more
important still, Notre Dame Lorette.
t'harkoff Captured
LONDON, April 11.—Charkoff, one
of tlie most important cities in the
Ukraine district, was captured Mon
day according to an oflicial dispatch
from Berlin received by wireless.
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Casualty last !)•:<
WASHINGTON. D. April 11.—
General Pershing gives the casualty
list for today as IDS.
HEW BILL IS
A DRASTIC ONE
Provides Severe Penalties for Disloyal
I Iterances or Those Obstruct
ing War Work
WASHINGTON. I). (’.. April 11.
The sedition bill, providing severe
penalties for disloyal utterances or
those obstructing the army draft and
the Liberty Loan was passed today
by the senate and now goes to the
conference committee
TO LIMIT A LAWKS
WASHINGTON: Director General
McAdoo soon will fix a limit for high
salaries of railroad officials and re
quire the railroads which wish to ex
ceed it to make up the difference out
of their own pockets. There is no dis
position, it is said, to reduce their
pay to merely nominal sums, however.
HARD ON HUNS
WASHINGTON: Cost of living in
Germany has increased from 200 to
300 per cent, while wages of the work
ing people have only increased 50 per
cent.
IMPROVEMENTS BEGIN
ON ANCHORAGE HARBOR
Three train loads of rock to be us
ed in the construction of the Anchor
age harbor improvements, arrived
here yesterday from Potter creek and
were dumped Immediately north of
the terminal yards on the water front.
Plans now formulated Include ship
ments of rock from Potter creek and
Rainbow, from which places will be
obtained all the rock to be used in
the harbor work.
During the next ten days a force
of men will be engaged at Potter
creek In getting out a supply of rock
for the purpose of rlprapplng the em
bankments both at Potter creek and
at Rainbow. When a sufficient sup
ply of rock has been obtained for the
riprapping work the machinery now
at work at Potter creek will be brot
to Ahchorage and used on the harbor
improvements: * u
Two work trains will be used for
bringing the rock to, Anchorage from
Turnagain Arm as soon as the riprap
ping is completed there.
' The ftnftrOVdmedt Will be done in
der the diredtlOtt O? fc X. ttdnsen, «n
gineer maintenance of way.—Anchor
age Times.
U. S. TAKES
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With Permission Portugal Naval Base
Established on Islands—Fortifi
cations Being Erected
WASHINGTON. D. C., April II.—
For the protection of Atlantic trade
routes to Southern Europe, the Uni
ted States with the censent of Portu
gal, has established a naval base on
the Azores Islands. Big guns have
been landed to begin fortification of
the station which in addition to being
used as a naval base for American
submarines and destroyers wii serve
as a homing station for American air
planes.
The Azores Islands are separated
from the shores of Europe by a dis
tance of about 800 miles, and are di
vided into three distinct groups. St.
Miguel, St. Maria, and the central
group which comprises Fayal, Pico.j
San Jorge, Terceira, and Graciosa.
and Flores and Corvo. The climate is
particularly temperate but so moist
that wallpaper will not adhere to the j
walls and the veneer of furniture j
peels off. Fayal, the most important
of the ports of the islands, has the
best harbor in the islands, and is di
rectly in the path of vessels that are
crossing the Atlantic in any direction.:
Its principal town is Villa de Horta
with a population of 8000. The town ^
is defended by two castles and one-!
decaying fortification. The bay is two
miles in length and three-quarters of
a mile in width, and the depth of wat
er front G to 20 fathoms.
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"TRAMP THE BOYS
AREJOG"
American Infantry Arrive at Hattie
Line Unshaven and Worn tint tit
for Entering Conflict
BRITISH ARMV. France, April 11
—American infantrymen arriving yes-j
terday evening at the British front ;
began their march April ti. They were!
dust-covered, tired, unshaven and j
i with haggard faces, but they were all;
tit and willing to swing into the bat- I
tie line at a moment's notice. Their!
arrival was the occasion of a demon-1
stration by the British troops.
BIG GUNS BUSY IN ITALY
ROME: “Our artillery yesterday
engaged enemy movements on the
road to the east of Badennecches,
causing the explosion of an ammuni
tion depot east of Vider," says today’s
official communication. “Our patrols
compelled enemy parties to retire at
Concalaghi and east of Cavazuccher
ina. British aviators brought down
two enemy airplanes east of St. Donn
D1 Piave.”
HUN GENERAL KILLED
AMSTERDAM: German newspap
ers announce that General Paul Block
Von Blottnitz, an infantry division
commander In the German army, was
killed at the front on March 23.
UTTERANCES OF 8. R.
CARLSON WERE SEDITIOUS
In the United States Commission
er’s court yesterday afternoon, S. R.
Carlson was found guilty of sedition,
upon complaint filed by J. F. Randall,
and Judge Medley sentenced him to
serve a year in the federal jail The
defendant was represented by Attor
ney F. H. Foster, who says he will
appeal the case.
Randall testified that Carlson said:
‘‘To bell with the United States. I
have no country and would not fight
for any country.” J. A. Johnson, who
was also present at the time of the
alleged remarks, was not very posi
tive in hta recollection of Just what
Carlson did say, but remembered that
he declared he would not fight for any
country. Johnson admitted having re
plied that,most of the Swedes were
pro-Oerman. • •
- Ohas. Keenan, Jas. McCormac, Joe
Hall'and >Ou« Graham wene ealled by
the defCttse and testified that they
had always ‘considered Car Isom loyal
to the United States.—Cordova times.
submarines losses fall
OFF FOR PAST WEEK
LONDON. April 11.—But six Brit
ish vessels were sunk during the week
ending last night, the lowest record
for months. Indicating that the sub
marine warfare is falling off great
ly.
BRITAIN’S DRAFT LAW
PASSES SECOND READING
LONDON, April 10 —Great Brit
ain’s new draft law passed the House
of Commons on its second reading
yesterday. It provides for the draft
ing of all men from 18 to 50 years of
age.
of Army on Account of landing
of Japanese Troop*
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LONDON. April 11.—The Bolshe
vik i government has asked Germany
for permission to postpone demobil
ization of the Russian army in conse
quence of the Japanese landing troops
at Vladivostok, according to Reuter's
correspondent at I’etrograd.
PERFORMS AIR STI NTS
OVKIt WASHINGTON CITY
WASHINGTON: Geo. Creel, chair
man of the committee on public in
formation. took a ride in an aero
plane over the capital with a pilot
who performed the loop the loop and
other exciting stunts. The machine
is being demonstrated for army use.
CONKI MPTIOV OK NEWS
PRINT EXCEEDS OlTPt'T
WASHINGTON: Consumption of
news print paper is exceeding produc
tion and mill stocks are gradually
falling off. Production from January
1 to March 17- was 242,4 62 tons
against 260.829 tons for the same
period last year.
Loss of production for the tirst two
weeks of March is ascribed to strikes
on the Pacific coast, lack of fuel and
closing down of mills in the Niagara
Falls by the government order.
ItRKAD CARDS IN l. S.
NOT MANY MONTHS OI K
WAS! 11NGTON: Representative
Lever, chairman of the'agricultural
committee, today predicted in the
house that “we are not many months
away from bread cards in this coun
try.”
He was urging passage of a bill
providing that the government may
loan money to farmers to purchase
seed grain and just had stated that
most members of the house did not
appreciate the seriousness of the
wheat shortage.
“THE LIGHT OF HAPPINESS"
AT EMPRESS TONIGHT
Viola Dana, the peerless little star
will appear tonight in "The Light of
Happiness,” flve.acts of exquisite pho
to playing. The story deals with the
life of a poor little rich girl and a rich
little poor girl, who were neighbors,
but who were kept apart by the dol
lar sign. The lord of the manor falls
in love with the little poor girl, and
an operation restoring his sight, some
novel complications ensue, ending
happily for all concerned.
SENATOR STONE IMPROVED
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 11.—
Senator Stone is improving today. He
was stricken with paralysis yesterday
while riding in a street car to the capi
tol.
HONOLULU GOES DRY
HONOLULU, April 11.—By presi
dential order the city of Honolulu
became dry at midnight last night.
liberty loan has
REACHED MIDWAY POINT
Up to the hoar of going to press the
Liberty Loan subscription*-• at ‘the
First Bank of Valde* had reacheft
$12,700, over half the quota allotted
the city. Subscriptions are coming in
on each boat and our cltl sens are com
ing forward'wtthi their menefvta »
most patriotic manner.
U. S. TROOPS
Beat Off Heavy Attack of Shock Reg
iment*, Repelling Enemy With
Great Losses
AMERICAN ARMY, France, April
11.—The American troops northwest
of Toul today beat ofT the heaviest
attack yet delivered against them
when their lines were assaulted by
800 shock troops. The enemy was
completely routed and suffered heavy
losses.
Tlie operation was marked by heavy
artillery fire. The Germans were ev
erywhere outfought in the action
which lasted two hours. The Ameri
cans in the front trenches fought with
the utmost gallantry and refused to
yield a single foot of ground.
The Germans advanced in mass
formation and were mowed down like
grain before a sickle by the fire from
American rifles and machine guns.
Our troops showed the greatest brav
ery and met the enemy without flinch
ing.
GAS PROPELLED COACH
I OU ANCHORAGE RAILWAY
SEATTLE, April 11. A ten-pas
senger gasoline propelled railway
coach arrived here today from the
east for shipment to Anchorage.
TO RECOGNIZE I.ITIII ANIA
W ASHINGTON: A report today
from American Minister Morris at
Stock Loiin says Germany has agreed
to recognize the independence of Lith
uania provided she joins the German
confederation and shoulders a part
of the German war debt.
“HOG" WOODARD IS
AGAIN IN LOCKUP
SALEM: “Hog” Woodard, who lias
the reputation of having been a pris
oner in the penitentiaries of ten or
fiften states, and last October was
reported to have died in Pocatello,
Idaho, was captured today at Reno,
Nev.. according to information re
ceived here. He acquired his sobriquet
by a trick lie is said to have perpet
rated on tin- chaplain of the Walla
Walla. Wash., penitentiary. Woodard
told the chaplain lie was a well-to-do
farmer and persuaded him to under
take the sale of hogs which Woodard
said he owned at a distant part of tho
state. The chaplain made the trip, hut
found tile hogs were a myth. Wood
ard was committed in Oregon from
Umatilla county for obtaining money
by false pretenses.
FORMER COMMISSIONER
KILLED AT KENAI
The marshal's office is in receipt
of a wireless message from U. S. De
puhy Marshal C. W. Harrington, at
Seldovia, to the effect that C. L. Mc
glll, formerly U. S. Commissioner at
Kenai, and P. Ryan, also of Kenai
were both shot and killed yesterday.
The message is brief and lacking In
details, but states that McGill was
shot by one Charles Koats, who is
still at large, but does not state at
whose hands Ryan met his death. De
puty Harrington and Commissioner
Ralph V. Anderson, of Seldovia, left
this morning on the launch Willard
B. to hold an inquest and investigate
the crime.
McGill was until a very short time
ago U. S. Commissioner at Kenai, and
was still principal of the government
school at that place. Of late he de
veloped a quarrelsome and overbear
ing disposition, was at outs with many
of the people there, and charges were
filed against him which led to his re
moval from the office of commission
er.
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