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GERMANS DRIVEN BACK FOR TEN MILES WITH LOSSES-AUSTRI
ANS REPORT BIG VICTORY IN CARPATHIANS—RUSSIANS AD
MIT LOSS IN WESTERN GALICIA BUT CLAIM WILL CHECK GER
MANS ALONG THE SAN RIVER-RUSSIANS MAKING DESPER
ATE ATTACKS ALONG THE VISTULA RIVER ACCORDING TOj
VIENNA REPORTS—HOLLAND HAS BIG ARMY CONCENTRATED
NEAR GERMAN BORDER.
PETROGRAD, May 15—The Ger
man invaders of the Russian Baltic
provinces .have been checked and
driven back for ten miles with heavy
losses. The small Russian forces
were sudednly reinforced and the kai
ser’s troops were forced to turn and
flee, fearing they would be cut off
from the frontier. The Germans lost
heavily in yesterday’s engagement.
They were forced to abandon most
of the loot they had gathered in the
raid as the Cossacks threatened the
line of retreat. They also abandon
ed many machine guns and left thou
sands of wounded whom they could
not care for in the hurried retreat.
Russians Fall Back To San River.
The Russian army operating in
western Galicia will take up a new
position along ■‘.le San river, where
they expect to stop the advancing
German-Austro forces.
Russians Defeated Near Tarnow.
The general ptaff admits that the
Russian operatic® , about Tarnow
were a failure am? that the troops
suffered some lojjffieB and were forced
to fall back. The operations, how
ever, are said not to effect the major
operations of the huge Russian forces
in the Carpathian mountains.
Austrians Report Victory.
VIENNA, May 15.—The Russians
have been dislodged from their posi
tions in the Uszok pass and have
been driven back into Galicia. The
Austrians now control all of the
strong positions and any advance in
to Hungary will be impossible for
the Russians.
Russians Attacking Along Vistula.
The Russian forces along the Vis
tula river have delivered a desper
ate attack on the German lines which
have been weakened for the west Ga
lician operations. The attempt to di
vert the Germans from the San at
tack will fail, however, as the Vis
tula line is strongly entrenched and
the troops now in the trenches are
expected to hold the enemy back.
Holland Has Troops Concentrated.
THE HAGUE, May 15—The temp
er of the people of the Netherlands
has been aroused by the frequent
sinking of Dutch vessels. The entire
army has been mobilized and main
tained at five times the regular
strength. No men are being allow
ed to return to their homes and the
forces are concentrated near the
frontlier opposite Essen.
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Good Austrian Grain Crop.
VIENNA, May 15.—According to
reports from various parts of the
Dual Monarchy, the grain crops are
unusually promising. This is espec
ially the case with Hungary, where
present conditions foreshadow record
crops. From all sections, it is re
ported that the autumn grain passed
the winter with little or no damage
from cold. Weather conditions are
very favorable for the spring seed
ing, which will soon be finished. It
is apparent that the usual acreage
in wheat and rye will be fully main
tained.
Drawing On Australia.
MELBOURNE, May 15.—The de
fense department has requisitioned
the entire output of the various wool-_
en mills throughtout the Common
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Mouthpiece—Tried To Help Ger
man Cauee In United 8tatee.
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WASHINGTON, May 15.—It is re
ported that Dr. Bernard Deraburg,
former member of the German cabi
net and for many years a resident Of
the United States, who has been try
ing to secure for Germany the mor
al support of the peoite of the Unit
ed States, will leave Europe in
a few days as President Wilson’s dis
pleasure at any defense of the sink
ing of the Lusitania places him in a
position where he is unable to ac
complish any good for the Germanic
cause.
The administration has clearly in
dicated its displeasure at the appear
ance in any of the papers, especially
in the foreign press, the justification
of the sinking of the big liner Lu
sitania and Ihe loss of 1,200 non
combatants.
Dr. Deraburg has been called the
unofficial mouthpiece of the kaiser
and he has talked to many Ameri-*
ican audiences in the east explain
ing the reasons for the present war
and insisting that Germany was forc
ed into the world conflict in order
to protect itself from the aggression
of jealous nations and land grabbers.
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Los Angeles Jury Liberates Chief of
Police and Mrs. Pratt, Charg
ed With Immorality.
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LOS ANGELES, May 15.—Chief of
Police Sebastian and Mrs. Pratt, who
have been charged with immoral cod
duct and with causing the delinquency
of a young girl, were acquitted to
day in the state court of the charge
and were released.
A big crowd gathered at the court
l ouse to give the chief of police a
big send off. Sebastian is a candi
date for mayor of the city and se
cured a majority of the votes cast
at the recent primary. He charges
ttat the accusations against him were
made for political effect jand that
they were untrue."
CABLE BELAYS
OELIVERY_OF NOTE
WASHINGTON, May 15—The note
sent by President Wilson to the Ger
man foreign office was delayed in
transmission because of cable trouble.
The note was sent from New York
to London and then across the North
sea to Holland, from where it was
forwarded to Berlin to Ambassador
Gerard, who presented It to the for*
eigh office. No reply is expected for
several days and the American gov
ernment is not expected to press for
a reply for several days.
BARNES Oil STAND
DENIES URGES
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Spent Yesterday and Today Denying
Statements Made By Former
President Roosevelt. ^
SYRACUSE, May 15.—William
Barnes, the plaintiff in the suit for
$50,000 against ex-President Roose
velt, was a witness all of yesterday
and today and put in most oi his time
denying the many statements and
charges made by Roosevelt when he
was on the stand.
The intense interest in the war
situation and the complications that
involve the United States along with
the public statements made by Roose
velt on the Wilson no‘e have detract
ed largely from the public interest in
the trial and the court room is no
longer crowded as during the first
days of the trial.
The attorneys for Roosevelt tried
to force Barnes to make many ad
missions of wrong doing while in con
trol of the state government, espec
ially in relation to state printing con
tracts but attempts failed.
Press of Groat Britain Thinks Well
of the Note Sent By President
to Kaiser.
LONDON, May 15.—The press of
Great Britain seems well pleased with
the note sent by President Woodrow*
Wilson to Germany demanding that
the kaiser’s government respect the
rights of neutrals and safeguard the
lives of non-combatants on merchant
ships.
The press calls the note a mas
terpiece of English language and a
diplomatic note of perfect frankness,
candor and politeness, but with so
much firmness as to leave no doubt
in the minds of the diplomats of the
German foreign office as to the de
termination of the American govern
ment to back up its rights.
Great interest is taken in this
country in the threatened break be
tween Germany and the United States
and much speculation is manifest as
to the work the United States will
undertake in the event of hostilities.
KING OF ITALY FOR PEACE
TRYING FORM NEW CABINET
SELECTS PRESIDENT MARCORA, OF CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, AS
HEAD OF NEW CABINET—MA RCORA HAS BEEN ADVOCATE OF
PEACE—ITALY DIVIDED INTO TWO CAMPS, THE RICH OPPOSING
WAR AND THE POOR DEMANDING IT—GEN. GARABALDI SAYS
GOVERNMENT MUST FREE I TALIANS IN ADRIATIC PROVINCES
OR THE PEOPLE WILL REVOL T—GERMAN SHOPS ARE WRECK
ED BY ITALIAN MOBS AND POLICE POWERLESS.
ROME, May 15.—King Victor Em
manuel in his attempt to prevent
Italy from entering the European war
against her former allies, Germany
and Austria, has called upon Presi
dent Marcora, of the Chamber ofDep
utles, and one of the strongest peace
advocates in Italy, • to form a new
cabinet which shall include all part
ies.
Old Premier Won’t Help.
Premier Salandra is hardly expect
ed to aid the king in forming the new
cabinet and it is likely that he and
his fellow members of the cabinet
which has jnet- resigned Will refuse
to become members or the next cab
inet if invited to do so.
Italy In Two Camps.
Italy Is torti into'two camps. The
upper classes are mostly against war,
(earing the result to business and the
terrible loss of life; the working
classes, unable to secure work and
already suffering as much as if the
nation was at war, forced to pay
heavy taxes and unable (to secure
steady employment, are clamoring for
a fight with Austria. The agents of
the Allies have flooded the country
with literature calling on Italians to
succor their kindred, who are still
under the yoke of Austria. The Ger
mans have literature calling on them
to remain friends of the kaiser, who
aided Italy in the recent wars in
Africa and has helped the nation to
become a world power, blocking all
acts of aggression by England,
France or Russia during the past
thirty years.
It is developing that not all the
people are for wat. It is admitted,
however, that the noisy ones are and
that street talk greatly favors inter
vention by Italy to secure the prov
inces now held by Austria on the
Adriatic.
Mobs Demanding War.
All through the night mobs parad
ed the streets demanding that the
king- declare for war at qnce and res
cue the Italians held under Austrian
rule, who ate .said td be suffering
greatly in the present conflict tfhd
have been forced to fight for Emperor
Joseph or be executed.
German 8hope Wrecked.
Many shops :ln this city owned by
Germans or Austrians were complete
ly wrecked last night by the mobs.
The police ‘were powerless to con
trol thfe people and troo'ps were sent
to the scene but With Orders not to
shoot but to rely upon the butts of
their muskets to keep order. Thou
sands of arrests were made.
Mobs Visit King’s Palace.
A mob of 20,000 visited the king’s
palace demanding war. The king re
fused, however, to appear or make a
speech. The troops lined up near the
palace and forced the crowds to re
main orderly.
Garabaldi Predicts Revolution.
General Garabaldi in an interview
today states that the nation must en
ter the war at once or it is almost
certain that the government will have
a revolution on its hands, as the
people are of one mind and demand
that Italy aid the Allies in destroy
ing the military power of Germany
and Austria.
GERMANS TORPEDO
DANISHJTEAMER
LONDON, May 15—German sub*
marines succeeded in sinking a Dan
ish steamer off the coast of Scot
land. The crew were saved by
trawlers.
Latest popular oopyrlghts and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
CRABBED A BRIDE
FROMJ-USITANIA
LONDON, May 15.—John Welsh, en
gineer of the ill-fated Cunarder Lusi
tania, was married today to Miss Ger
ta Neilson, whom he saved when the
big ship was submarined and sunk.
The wedding was attended by many
notables in this city and' the bride
was presented with many presents.
GERMANS OFFER TO ARRRITATt
TROUBLE WITH UNITED STATE
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LONDON HEARS OFFER TO SETT LE LUSITANIA 8INKING BY ARE
TRATION WILL BE MADE TO PRESIDENT WILSON BY THE KAI
SER’S GOVERNMENT—THE GUJLFLIGHT IS NOT MENTIONED IN
DISPATCHES FROM BERLIN— WASHINGTON DIPLOMATS DENV
HAVING RECEIVED OFFER TO SETTLE TROUBLE BUT SAY
THAT PRESIDENT WILSON WOULD CERTAINLY ACCEPT IT PRO
VIDED GUARANTEES WERE G IVEN FOR FUTURE CONDUCT
LONDON, May 15.—The report
reaches here from Berlin to the ef
fect that the German foreign office
will offer to submit the differences
between the German nation and the
people of the United States brought
about through the sinking of the Lu
sitania to arbitration.
The report is said to be official and
indicates that the German foreign of
fice will not allow the present trouble
with America to result in adding to
the number of nations fighting Ger
many and Austria.
The note sent by President Wil
son to the German foreign office not
only demanded an explanation for the
Sinking of the Lusitania in viola
tion of the rules of warfare which
would have allowed for non-combat
ants to leave the ship in the small
boats before the vessel was sent to
the bottom, but the sinking of the
j American ship Gulflight which was
[ sent to the bottom by a German sub
marine and the captain and three
of the crew, all Americans, sent to
the bottom.
The submitting of the Lusitania
trouble to arbitration will not clear
up the troubles unless the other mat
ters in dispute are also submitted
to arbitration and settled.
Washington Denies Any Reply Re
ceived.
WASHINGTON, May 15.—The of
ficials of the State Department deny
that any reply has been received
from Germany regarding the note
sent to the kaiser’s government re
garding the many violations of Amer
lean rights as neutrals. It is stated
on good authority that no reply is
expected for several days and the re
port from London that Berlin advices
are to the effect that Germany will
ask to have the Lusitania sinking
submitted to arbitration has caused
much talk in this city.
Expect Wilson Would Arbitrate.
It is believed by diplomats and
high government officials that Presi
dent Wilson would willingly welcome
the offer to arbitrate the trouble be
tween the two nations as a means
of settling the difficulty. It is point
ed out that the president is anx
ious for peace and also that he holds
that the United States is correct in
demanding protection to neutrals
and non-combatants in the war zone
and would willingly submit the Amer
ican case to any international court
feeling confident that the United
States is demanding only its just
rights under international law and the
relations of one friendly pow'er to
another.
Would Insist On Prompt Settlement.
It Is pointed out, however, that Pres
ident Wilson is anxious to have the
dispute settled quickly and would in
sist upon an immediate settlement of
the trouble or the promise from Ger
many that no more •merchant ship3
of belligerent powers will be sunk un
til the non-combatants are allowed an
opportunity to leave the ship and al
so that no American ships whatso
ever are to be submarined and that
the rules of warfare governing the
detention of neutral owned ships and
their condemnation in a prize court
shall be in force.
BIG DIRIGIBLE
fil NT
Secretary Daniel* Authorize* Con
struction of Airship 175 Feet Long
To Cost $50,000.00.
WASHINGTON, May 15—Secretary
of the Navy Daniels today authoriz
ed the construction of a big dirigible
for the use of the navy. The big gas
bag will be 175 feet long and will
cost $50,000.
The ship will be used by the navy
officers for observation purposes and i
to detect the approach of submarines
which are easily visible from the high
altitude at which the airships fly.
The submarines far under the sur
face of the water are easily seen as
they move about.
BRITISH INTERN
MORE ALIENS
LONDON, May 15.—The military
authorities have started the work of
interning the aliens still in this coun
try who have been allowed much
freedom, but were forced to register
arid report. Many of the Germans
and Austrians have continued to con
duct businesses In the empire, but'
now the government will force all
aliens of military age Into concen
tration camps, where they will be
powerless to act as spies and will al
so be safe from any attack by the In
furiated mobs.
NO PURS
ON! LINER
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Cymbric Leave* New York With War
Supplie*—Passenger* To Travel
On Neutral 8hip*.
NEW YORK, May 15.—The White
Star liner Cymbric sailed from this
port yesterday for Liverpool with a
heavy load of war muntions. Not a
passenger was carried on the big ex
press liner. The officials of the
steamship line refused to book pas
sengers on the boat.
I Pasesngers to Europe will be car
ried mostly on American, Norweg
ian and Dutch ships which, as neu
tral vessels, cannot be molested by
(he German submarines without ser
ions difficulties for the kaiser’s gov
ernment. The British liners will be
used to carry the vast amount of war
munitions now being delivered to the
agents of the Allies for shipment to
Europe.
The orders for supplies and muni
tions placed many months ago art
now being delivered and many ships
will be needed to carry from this
city and Philadelphia the huge quan
tities of ammunition, guns, foods and
other supplies bought in the United
States for the Allies.
FREE USE OF LAWN MOWER
FOR PEOPLE OF VALDEZ
The Valdez Civic League will loan
to any person in Valdez who will
take the proper care of it a lawn
mower so that all lawns may be kept
improved. The mower was present
ed to the league by its president.
Mrs. Sam Blum, and can be had by
j calling upon Mrs. Randall Ashby.