Paring Night British Also Advance
Line at Villi eves Bretonnenx—
Heavy Fighting at Points
LONDON, April 30.—The French
now hold the entire village of Locre
west of Kemmel, says an official state
ment received today. During the night
the British advanced their line east
Of Villieres Bretonneux. Fighting to
day has not progressed with the usual
snap and vigor of the past week, the
German forces evidently tiring of
their long offensive and lacking initia
tive.
Artillery Intensely Active
LONDON, April 30.—Intense bom
bardment from artillery concentra
tion is in progress from Labassee to
south of the HoutolBt forest and from
Vimy to Lens. The war office reports
that the enemy has appeared in force
along the Vimy Ridge and that his ar
tillery bombardment pressages an in
fantry assault. The Germans were
completely repulsed last night in sev
eral attacks around Givenchy, but
gained a foothold at one or two
points on the Lys sector south of
Kemmel.
Strong Attacks at Arras
LONDON, April 20.—British forces
today are holding firm before strong
enemy attacks near Arras. South of ^
Amiens the French are clinging to the :
German flanks with great tenacity,
delivering smashing blows whenever
the opportunity affords. The heaviest
fighting on the northern battlefront
today is in the vicinity of Ypres and
near Kemmel.
Americans Take New Positions
PARIS, April 30.—The Americans I
are dug into their new positions south
of Amiens and are prepared to hold
back the enemy from further ad
vances south. Heavy fighting is ex
pected along the American sector
within the next few days as the ene
my advance is swinging in the direc
tion of their defenses.
Bombardment of Ypres
PARIS, April 30.—A heavy bom
bardment of V pres occurred yester
day afternoon and last night, the ene-i
my throwing thousands of high ex-1
plosive shells into the city. The allied
artillery is replying vigorously and
has broken up several raiding par
ties.
Heavy Artillery Battle
PARIS, April 30.—Heavy artillery
fighting occurred last night north of
South Avre in the sector of Noyen and
along the Oise.
DAILY FISH BULLETIN
KETCHIKAN, April 30.—Ketchi
kan prices at noon April 29. Halibut,
firsts, thirteen cents; halibut, sec
onds, ten cents; sable fish, four cents;
red rock cod, two cents.
SEATTLE, April 30.—Seattle price
at noon April twenty-ninth. Halibut,
fifteen and three-fourths cents; ling
cod, four and one-half cents; sable
fish, twelve cents; salted sable fish,
twenty dollars barrel; salted herring,
twenty dollars barrel.
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STOCKHOLM: The chftmplon Ger
man “hamster.” as food hoarders are
called In Germany, has been discover
ed in Berlin. In a search of his house
the following articles were found:
Two hundred pounds of oatmeal,
260 pounds of barley groats, 65
pounds of wheat flour, 66 pounds of
honey, 14 hams, with a total weiglii
of more than 120 pounds, 46 pounds
of sausage, 30 pounds of butter, six
large Jars of lard, 22 pounds of rice.
21 pounds of coffee, 160 eggs, “and
other fine things.’’
He was fined 5,30f " “id his
treasures were confls
RUSSIA MAY
REM WAR
Pan-Executive Council Will Draft All
Men Between Ages of 16 and 40
and Conscript I>abor
PETROGRAD, April 30.—Russia
is preparing in a most surprising man
ner to re-enter the war so far as pos
sible under the present circumstances.
The Pan-executive council at Moscow
adopted Minister Trotzky's plan for
universal military training for ail
men from 1C to 40 years of age and
the conscription of all workers and
peasants.
SIXTY HOUSES WRECKED
BY HEAVY WINDSTORM
FORT WORTH: About sixty houses
including a two-story brick school and
several churches, were demolished by
a storm at Uoyd, thirty miles north of
Fort Worth on the Rock Island rail
road late Sunday afternoon, accord
ing to reports to Fort Worth by mes
senger this morning. No one was in
jured. A special call for assistance
lias been received here from Mayor T.
H. Wright, of Boyd. Many persons, he
said, are homeless. A freight train
was toppled over on the Texas & Pa
cific, near Baird, and wheat fields in
Denton county were torn up.
Finnish Revolutionists Capture City
of Viherg and put Red Guard
to the Sword
LONDON, April 30.—The White
Guards of the Finnish government
forces have captured the city of Vi
borg, 75 miles northwest of Petro
grad, gfter killing nearly the entire
force of 6000 Red Guards, according
to an official announcement issued at
Vasa and transmitted to Copenhagen.
TRANSPORT TO BECOME
TROOP TRAINING SHIP
AN ATLANTIC PORT: The former
army transport Meade, which anchor
ed oft the New England coast because
of the storm last week, is tight and
sound notwithstanding her buffeting.
She has been brought in here and will
be entirely refitted for use as a train
ing ship for the shipping board’s re
cruiting service.
RATIO FOUR TO ONE
IN VOTE AT VALDEZ
At 3 o’clock today a total of 152
votes had been cast, Including 29 Re
publican, 119 Democratic and 2 So
cialist. It is estimated that Maloney
will receive about 10 votes in Valdez,
and that Sulzer will carry the city by
over a hundred plurality. His major
ity last election was about 37.
A dispatch of February 21 stated
that FranciB J. Heney had the beef
trust “going." For the benefit of our
readers who have pondered over the
fate ef the trust we may say it is still
going, but Heney has been stopped.
Fifteen tons of supplies are being
hauled by dog team from Iditarod to
Moore Creek. The distance Jp 40
miles.
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Germans Gain Foothold In French
Lines but are Driven Out by
Combined Forces
LONDON, April 30.—Powerful at
tacks by the Germans against French
and British positions between Meteren
and Zillebeke were repulsed, the Ger
mans losing heavily. The British line
held absolutely steadfast, but at var
ious points the Germans gained a
foothold In Frnch positions, only to
be driven out later from a greater
part of this territory. The Belgians
repulsed heavy attacks inflicting se
vere casualties.
BRITISH ARMY, April 30.—Gen.
Hindenburg has had one of the worst
days since the commencement of the
war. After repeated onslaughts the al
lied lines are intact save between
Monts Rouge and Scherpenberg, at
which place the situation is yet some
what obscure. The French and Brit
ish troops have advanced their line
to the Nut road in the valley between
Monts Kemntel and Scherpenberg.
BRITISH ARMY, April 30.—At
tacks and counter attacks are occur
ing with hellish regularity in the hills
and plains around Ypres. The allies
everywhere caini great execution. The
British twenty-fifth, forty-ninth and
twenty-first divisions repulsed at
least ten attacks today; the twenty
fifth alone smashing up three by ten
o'clock and the fourtli one at noon.
Allied Line Advancing
BRITISH ARMY, France, April 30.
—The entente allied line has been ad
vancing between Laclytte and Kem
mel. Franco-British forces have also
made some progress in that region.
German Dead Piled High
LONDON, April 30.—Correspond
ents with the British army agree that
the enemy yesterday suffered nothing
less than disastrous defeat. In the
front defending the positions the gray
uniformed men lay in great numbers
today representing the awful price
paid by the Germans.
GRAND JURY CALLED
FOR MAY SEVENTH
The grand jury lias been called to
meet at Valdez Tuesday, May 7, and
the petit jury Wednesday, May 15,
according to information given out
today by the clerk's office.
ALAMEDA DUE IN MORNING
The steamship Alameda is due in
Valdez some time early in the morn
ing. No information has been recetved
as to the hour of her sailing from
Cordova.
TEACHER GETS COAT
OF GREASE AND FEATHERS
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo: Dr. E.
E. Cole, superintendent o( the school
at Appleton, near here, was taken
from his home last night by three
men, who applied a coat of grease
and feathers and warned him to leave
the community. Dr. Cole is widely
known In Colorado education circles.
He Is alleged to have made a pro
German talk In chapel.
Migration from the paystreak at
Flat City has commenced, cabins be
ing torn down and everything being
made ready for the arrival of the
dredge.
While A1 Curris of Flat was over
contributing to the financial success
of the Red Cross meeting at Idltarod,
some measly camp robber broke into
his place of business and stole $65.
GERMANS NEAR SEBASTOPOL
ZURICH, April 30.—The Germans
are 30 miles from Sebastopol accord
ing to the Vienna Relchspost.
STILL BOMBARD PARIS
PARIS, April 30.—German long
range bombardmeht of Paris has been
resumed today and is in progress this
aftefhoon.
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CASUALTY LIST LIGHT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 80.—
The casualty list today contained 88
namek two killed in action ahd 41
wonnded.
TO INCREASE ARMY
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Poindexter Wants 1,500.000 While
Reed Asks for 3,000,000—Mili
tary Bills Pile Up
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 30.—
Senator Miles Poindexter today intro
duced a bill In the senate providing
for a million and a half additional
troops for the army. Senator Reed
introduced a bill in the senate author
izing the increase of the army by 3,
000,000.
P. M. Cockerllle, who has beeu
spending the winter at Port Worth.
Texas, is a passenger on the steam
ship Alameda. He will spend the sum
mer on his mining property at Port
Wells.
Thirty employes of the Valdez
Packing Company will sail on an ear
ly boat from Seattle, making about
90 already employed in the local can
nery.
CALLS l-'LAG RAG;
FATALLY WOUNDED
HONOLULU: S. J. Walker, reputed
to be an I. W. W., was near death here
today following his shooting by Cap
tain Henry Allen, a retired seaman.
According to the story told hy Allen
and witnesses. Walker called the Am
erican flag a dirty rag and uttered
sentiments in favor of Germany.
MOKE CONCRETE SHIPS
TO HE STARTED SOON
SAN FRANCISCO: The Motor Ship
corporation will establish a plant for
the building of concrete ships at Mar
tinez, Cal., immediately after the
third Liberty loan drive, it was an
nounced today by Jesse Olney, gen
eral counsel for the concern. The cor
poration will direct its greatest ef
forts toward manufacturing cold
storage ships, Olney said.
Introduces Resolution ('ailing Upon
Senate Military Affairs for Gi
gantic Army
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.—
Hoke Smith this afternoon introduced
a resolution calling upon the senate
military affairs commission to pre
pare a bill calling for an army of 5.
000,000 men.
Capt. Chas. P. Swanson and fam
ily are intending to move to Anchor
age in the near future where they
will make their home. George will
leave on the Alameda tonight. Capt.
Swanson and family following later.
PLOTTERS GET
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Hindu Conspirators Receive Two
Years Each and Ten Thousand
Dollar tine
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—Ger
man Consul Bopp and his confederate
Schack, were today sentenced to two
years In the federal penitentiary and
pay a fine of $10,000 each for alleg
ed complicity in the plot to incite an
insurrection in India.
The city council will meet next
Tuesday nighf, it being the first Tues
day in the month.
Late news reoeived at the locpl
steamship o0.ce states that the steam
ship Alameda left Cordova at 4:30
and is due to reach Valdes between
Id:34 and 11:00.
Save wheat; win the war.
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RAISES ONE MILLION
IN 49 MINUTES
GREAT FALLS: A million dollars
in forty-two minutes. That’s the rec
ord of Great Falls, Cascade county,
in the campaign for the third Liberty
loan.
The workers assembled at eleven
o'clock the morning of the opening of
the sale. At 11:30 the county’s quo
ta og |751,000 had been exceeded. At
11:42 the figure was above the $1,
000,000 mark. The trick had been
done in just forty-two minutes. The
work of securing subscriptions will be
continued and what the total will be
no one is ready to predict.
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Newest Government Hays Estlionia
Must be Under Russian Rule—
No Mention of Ruler
COPENHAGEN, April 30—Accord
ing to the Afton Uladt, the newest
government in Petrograd has de
nounced the Brest Litovsk treaty with
Germany. It calls for a new treaty
with Esthonia under Russian rule.
The paper states that advices from
Petrograd make no mention of the
Czar having been proclaimed ruler
of Russia.
R.\IIjRO.\1) RECORD
HAS NEW EDITOR
David It. Tewkesbury has resigned
his position as editor of the Anchor
age Daily Times to accept the editor-]
ship of the Alaskan Railroad Record.]
a weekly paper published here by the
Alaskan engineering commission. He
succeeds Charles W. Jones, who will]
leave next week for New York and j
Washington an vacation.
Mr. Tewkesbury is a newspaperman ]
of long experience and one of the best
in the profession. Previous to coming
to Anchorage last summer to join the
staff of the Daily Times he was night
editor of the Associated Press at Se-|
attle. and for many years before hisj
connection witli that news agency wasi
connected in various editorial capaci-l
ties with Chicago, San Francisco and |
Seattle newspapers.—An. Times.
MAY ASK FOR
ADDITIONAL MEN
Believe Secretary Baker’s Request for
Another Draft Will Take Mil
lion more Men
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.—
Military man believe Secretary Balt
er’s request soon to be made for an
additional draft to fill up the gaps
made by the dead and wounded and
further enlarge the army In France
will call for not less than a million.
DANCING MEN, BENCH
WARMERS, IDLERS DOOMED
NEW YORK: Word from Albany
that Gov. Whitman has signed the
new anti-loafing bill just passed by
the legislature will be the signal for
the invasion by deputy sheriffs of all
establishments in Manhattan where
Jazz bands and«dancing men furnish
the chief attraction for young wo
men. Dancing, according to Sheriff
Knott, is not to be considered as an
occupation In rounding up Idlers. Spe
cial attention, the sheriff announced
today, would be given to bench warm-1
ers in parks, club idlers and men who
spend their time in pleasurable but
non-productive sports. Sheriff Knott's
proclamation to Idlers concludes
with this warning:
“The possession by any man of
money, property or income sufficient
to support himself will not be a de
fense tor Idleness. The penalty Is a
file of 9100 or imprisonment for three
months or both."
Rev. George John Zinn will leave
on the steamship Alameda for Sew
ard where he will remain several
weeks completing tie new Episcopal
rectory at that place.
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Prisoners Captured State That Ger
mans Plan to Capture Ypres—
Battle Line Extended
BRITISH ARMY, France, April 30.
—The fourth Germany army this
morning heavily attacked the allied
front at Flanders. Prisoners captur
ed admitted that Germany's objective
is the capture of Ypres. Severe fight
in in both the French and British
areas is going on. The attack extends
over a front of fifteen miles. The Bel
gians on the Yser front have been at
tacked by heavy forces of the enemy.
OVERMAN BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30—
The senate passed the Overman Bill
today granting powers to the execu
tive to co-ordinate and reorganize tho
government departments.
Y.M.CA WORKERS
AREJORPEDOED
\ essel on Which Fifty-Seven Members
of American Organization
Aboard Goes Down
LONDON. April 30.—Fifty-seven
American army workers in the Young
Men’s Christian Association under
Arthur E. Hungerford arrived ^ in
London today. The ship on which
they sailed was torpedoed yesterday
morning and sunk in twelve minuter*.
All the passengers but three were sav
ed.
UNIONS WILL NOT STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—Res
ponses received today from unions
throughout the country were to the
effect that they would respect the
wishes "of Titos. J. Mooney and not
strike as a protest against liis death
sentence.
NINETEEN VOTES AT GRANBY
Up to the hour of going to press
4 Republican votes had been cast at
tin- Granby and 13 Democratic votes.
CHAMBERLAIN BILL
OPPOSED BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON: President Wilson
today declared he was opposed to the
bill introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Chamberlain providing that all
violations of the sedition laws be
tried by court martial. He said he be
lieved the measure to be unconsti
tutional and if enacted into a law
would place America on the level of
the Teutons.
The bill, he said, was opposed to the
spirit and purpose of the espionage
laws.
RAID UNSUCCESSFUL
HAVRE: An enemy airplane suc
ceeded in passing observation posts
without being reported and flew over
the district, says an official note is
sued here. Several bombs were drop
ped near one bf the camps for Ger
man prisoners. The material damage
was slight and there were no casual
ties.
Vote for J. L. REED, Territorial
Representative. Republican ticket, kt