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UOIAJME XIV. ^_______________________
IHII GERMAN
RETREAT RUSE
FO COVER GREAT OFFENSIVE
British Military Ex|*erts I’redict Get
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man Withdrawal in France Mask to |
Cover Offensive on Eastern Front—
Allied Advance Continues. ,
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LONDON, March 22.—Military ex-j
:>erts here express the belief that the
German retreat on the Somme front j
s a strategic move to mask a gigantic
tfensive by Von Hindenburg on the j
eastern front. The French and Brit-1
ish along the Somme front are still
ontinuing their advance unhalted,
orcing the Germans back and inflict
ng heavy losses.
Sixty Killed by Gas. /
CORFU, Greece. March 22.—Ad-j
.ices received here state that the Bul
-ars have bombarded Monastir with]
uas bombs. Sixty persons were kill-,
♦ d and seventy are dying as the re-!
tili\f inhaling the poisonous gas.
I’redict.s Withdrawal.
LONDON, March 22.—Amsterdam!
'orecasts the withdrawal of the Ger
mans from France north of Arras
nto Belgian territory it being report
. d that they are drawing back their
“•alient lines. Advices from France
-tate that heavy rains have failed to
.-low up the British advance and that
ihe Germans, in their retreat, are de
-astating the country.
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WILL CONTINUE
COAST SURVEY
Wh1\ MONEY IS AVAIIiAKI.K
Mr. E. I .ester Jones Announces Wire
Drag Wrok in Alaskan Waters Will
Ke Resumed When the Sundry Civil
Appropriation Kill Masses.
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 22.—
Mr. I.ester E. Jones, superintendent
of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, an
nounced today that he proposed to
continue the wire-drag survey of Alas
kan waters just as soon as the Sun
dries Civil Appropriation bill was
passed. This measure carries an ap
propriation of $100,000 for the work.
Dr. Jones asserts that the work al
ready done has been of inestimable
value to the commerce of the north,
and that by this means hidden rocks
which were a serious menace to navi
gation have been uncovered.
GALENA BAY MEN
ARK SAKE AND SOUND
Capt. Smith, of the Pathfinder, re
ports that Turner, Young and Hen
sell, who have been at Galena bay for
several months past, arrived at Ella
mar a few days ago, safe and sound,
and in good health. Some uneasiness
has been felt here concerning the
safety of these men. as they had not
keen heard from for some time, but
their safe arrival at EJllamar sets at
rest all fears for their safety. During
the cold snap of several weeks ago
Galena Bay froze over and the ice re
mained firm until a few days ago,
preventing them from getting out
with their boat. As a result they
were compelled to remain there, but
aside from running a little short of
provisions they suffered no hardship
from their enforced stay.
LOAN ASSOCIATION
AT MOUNT VERNON
MOUNT VERNON, March 22.—Or
ganization of the Skagit County Na
-*ion&l Farm Loan association was
perfected Saturday afternoon in At
torney Lester Whitmore’s office in
Mount Vernon. There was sufficient
signers to borrow the 130,000 as
planned at a previous meeting and
more names are being added to the
membership list daily.
It is the intention of the promoters
to have the association include the
entire county and not any particular
portion.
TROOPS SENT TO CHEEK
REBELLION IN PERI j
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LIMA. Peru. March 22.— President!
Pardo today appointed Dr. Ezequiel!
Munoz as minister of the interior in j
place of Jose Garcia Bedova, resign-1
ed. The government has sent troops!
to the center of the recent distur-j
hances.
A Lima dispatch yesterday reported
serious political disturbances in var
ious parts of Peru and the assassina
tion of three deputies.
URGES COALITION
CABINETFORHED
AIJRKST MEN ARE REyllKEI)
New Vork Times Says In Present
Crisis Party Should Not Re Consid
ered— President Will Make No
Changes In His Advisers.
NEW VORK. March 22. The
Times today editorially demands the
formation of a coalition cabinet, stat
ing that in the present critical situa
tion of the country the brightest
minds are needed and a cabinet
should be selected without any con
sideration of party.
No Change Considered.
WASHINGTON, O. March 22.
Despite the demand for a coalition
cabinet, voiced by the New ^ ork
Times and urged by many prominent
Republican leaders, it is confidently
predicted by administration officials
that no material changes will be made
in the cabinet. The President will
not consider a coalition cabinet, be
lieving the Democratic party should !
stand on its own merits, and insist
ing that the Republicans and Progres
sives have no corner on brains.
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FORCING WAR:
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Officials Assert Germany Trying to j
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Divide Congress and Kmbarrass tbe ,
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President—Congress Suiely De-,
clare War Unless Subs Cease Work j
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 22— j
It is asserted here that Germany. ■
through her agents in the United
States, is conspiring to divide Con
cress and embarrass the President.
The officials declare that despite all
efforts of this character they are
doomed to failure as the country is
aroused and unless submarining of
American vessels ceases Congress will
undoubtedly declare war. They place
particular emphasis upon the state
ment that Germany is forcing the
country into war.
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INTERESTING ARTICLE ON
VALDEZ AND VICINITY j
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In vhe February number of St. i
Andrew’s Cross, the official publics-1
tion of the Brotherhood of St. An
drew, contains an interesting article
by the Rev. George J. Zinn, pastor of
ihe Church of the Epiphany, on Val
dez and Alaska in general. The arti
cle is not only interesting but to the
Easterner an instructive one, deal
ing with a description of Valdez, its i
location, the glacier, weather condi- j
tions and the undeveloped riches of j
the country. It also speaks of the I
work of the church in Alaska and at
Valdez, and devotes a section to the
Everyman’s Club House here. The ar
ticle is illustrated with half tones.
Sergeant Murphy, operator in
charge of the cable office at Seward,
was an arrival from that place on the
Admiral Farragut and was yesterday
made a citizen of the United States
.by Judge Brown.
The launch Pathfinder Capt. Sm'tb,
returned to town last night from Fi
dalgo, Landlock and Ellamar, and
will leave tomorrow for those ports
and will probably go west as far as
Port Wells.
OFF FOR THE FRONT AGAIN
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Photo by American Press Association ft otn Medetn
French territorial bidding his wife and buby goodby before returning to
the frt«ti after > furlough
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PIIOSEITTOK HINTS 1*1 Ti ll ll\ !
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Declares Evidence of Witnesses for |
Defense Is Part of Gigantic Piece of j
Jobbery on the Part of the Defense |
and Means Perjury.
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SEATTLE. March 2:i. Special 1
Prosecutor Reams, who is prosecuting i
the Gill-Beckingham case, stated this j
afternoon that he would (all thej
grand jury to investigate the three j
witnesses, including Fey, who were i
put on by th ; defense today in an at-1
tempt to discredit the testimony of |
the Billingsleys. The prosecutor in- j
sinuates the witnesses have perjured [
themselves and that the whole of j
their testimony is a gigantic mass of j
fabrication. j
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AX ATTEMPT TO 1)01 lil.E (BOSS
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Kenner Employe of Logan Billingsley
Appears as Witness for (iill—At- j
tempt to Prove Billingsley a Per-1
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SEATTLE. March 22. Otto Key. a j
former employe of Logan Billingsley. *
took the stand yesterday afternoon as:
a witness for the defense in the Gill-;
Beckingham case. Key testified that)
Billingsley’s story of having bribed j
the mayor was a frameup invented by j
Billingsley to double-cross the mayor, j
The defense also recalled Kred Bil-1
lingsley and sharply cross-examined j
him in an attempt to prove him a per- j
jurer.
PRUSSIAN PRINCE
AEROPLANE KETCHNS ALONE
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Participates In Raid on Enemy's
Lines Near Peronne and Falls Wltli
In German Lines Without Pilot—
Relieved to Have Heen Captured, j
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BERLIN, March 22.—A war oflice
I bulletin issued today states that an
I aeroplane piloted by Prince Frederick j
i Karl of Prussia, returned last evening
j from a raid against the enemy s lines j
I in the vicinity of Peronne empty, it is
! believed that the Prince was captured
j by the Allies or that he was killed in
a fight with the hostile airplanes.
Three of the enemy planes were
brought down by the Germans.
THEODORE AWARDED THE
LIVINGSTONE MEDAL
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I NEW YORK, March 22.—Col The
; odore Roosevelt has been awarded
! the Livingstone Medal by the Amerl
ican Geographic Society for his dis
covery of the River of Doubt, in
| South America.
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French Liner Safe.
NEW YORK, Mar. 22—The Fabre
line st3anier Roma (French) which
sailed from here the latter part of
February has arrived safely at her
destination. ■
AMERICANS FREE
TO LEAVE HELUITM j
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WASHINGTON. D. ('., Mar. 22.—
American in Belgium are no longer
detained in any sense by the German
military authorities. Minister Brand
Whitlock at Brussels reports. Sub
ordinate officials in Belguim had pre
vented Americans from leaving im
mediately after the severanve in rela
tions. for lack of orders whether to
hold them or not. The difficulty has
been all straightened out. Apart from
the 40 Belgian relief workers very
few other Americans are in Belgium.
Mr. Whitlock's status still remains
indefinite. Bermany. after the break,
refused to recognize his diplomatic
position as minister, but authorized ■
him with other Americans to remain |
in charge of the Belgian relief work, j
INTERVAL CONDITIONS
IN GERMANY SERIOUS j
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 22—j
Advices received here sate that the
internal condition in Germany is se
rious. Food riots have become fre
quent and menacing and the success
of the Prussian revolt has instilled a
spirit of revolt among the populace of j
Germany. It is said that the German j
officials would welcome a proffer of I
mediation by one of the neutral na-;
tions of Europe.
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AMSTERDAM EXPECTS AN
EARLY DECLARATION WAR
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LONDON. March 22.—Advices re-!
eelved from a neutral source state
that Berlin officials state that Am
sterdam expects a state of war to be
declared against Germany within the
next 48 hours.
BASKETBALL GAME AT
MOOSE HALL EKIDAY
Two gamer, of basketball will be:
played tomorrow night at Moose Hall |
one of which will be between the j
two young ladies’ teams, the Blues'
and the Whites. The other will he j
between the Moose and a picked j
learn to be known as the I’inzons. :
These two games will wind up basket-'
hall for this season and all four!
teams are determined to win the final!
games. Admission 25c for all spec-1
tators.
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(ieorge \V. Nelson Will Leave Seattle j
April 1> With a Crew of One Hun-j
tired Men to Finish Work on Koad 1
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Controller Kay to Coal Fields.
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SEATTLE. March 2:*. Georg* j
Nelson, the well-known railroad con-;
struction man who has the contract :
for building the railroad front Con-j
trailer Bay to the Bering Kiver coai:
fields, is now in this city, and states;
that he will leave for the north on j
April 9 with a crew of 100 men to!
complete the remaining twenty-five!
miles of the road. He lias purchased I
two locomotives and sixteen fiat cars
to he used in the construction of the j
road, and states that lie expects to I
he shipoing coal before next winter. !
A considerable stretch of the road j
was constructed last summer, and lint
lor the delay in receiving materials!
a much greater portion of the road
would have been completed. During
the past winter he has had a crew
of men at work getting out ties and
timbers for coal bunkers both at the
mines and at tidewater.
FRANCHISE BILL '
DISCUSSED SENATE
SUBJECT OK A BHIKK DEBATE
BUI No. 7 in the Senate Provides Au
thority to Municipal Corporations
to (»rant Public Service Kranchises
—Session a Short One.
JUNEAU, March 22.—The Senate
yesterday afternoon held a short ses
sion during which Senate Bill No. 7,
authorizing municipalities to grant
franchises to public service corpora
tions was briefly discussed and sev
eral other bills were placed on file for
daily consideration. The Senate then
adjourned.
I BRITISH COMMANDEER
AMERICAN SECURITIES
LONDON, March 22.—The Ameri
I can consul general, Robert P. Skin*
j ner, today received a letter from the
i British treasury in regard to the
I commandeering of American securi
ties. It is said that in the case of
Americans in the United Kingdom
any doubt as to their ordinary place
of residence would be construed in
! their faVor by the government.
The British treasury was empow
ered recently to requisition any for
eign securities needed to strength
Great Britain’s financial position and
to require holders of such securities
j to make a return on them to the
i treasury. The order does not apply to
securities owned by persons not or- j
dinarily resident of Great Britain.
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NAVY NEEDS ANOTHER
j HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 22—i
Secretary of the Navy Daniels states j
that another one hundred thousand j
men will be needed by the navy to
properly man the naval vessels in
commission and now under construc
tion, ani is urging the greatest activ
ity in recruiting men for the service.
John Endlund marie the round trip
to tue Cliff mine yesterday afteruoou
ATTEMPT TO KILL
hi ke: mk< ki,knt;kk<; arrester
Would lie Assassin Relieved to In'
Tool of Army (Group—Orthodox
Clergy in Ku>sia Recognize .New
(Government—Votes for Women. !
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PETROGKAD. March 22.- Tltfe
provisional President reports that-tih^
orthodox clergy at Kiev recognis
ed the new government. The Dufnh
lias caused tlie arrest of the Duke o■!
Mecklenburg in connection with ait
attempt made yesterday to awdhkkftVate
the new minister of justice, Kerenz
ki. The would-be assassin ■is'toelieved
to liave been a tool of the army group
of whicli Mecklenberg is one wf-the
leaders. . n.t, .1,.
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Want Woniun Suffrage. ' ■»*
PETROGRAD, March 22. -t-There
is a growing demand for whtwin suf
frage in Russia, and the indications
are that this will be granted 4tr tft*>
near future. There is a strbng sail
timent in the Duma in favor of grmt
ing women a voice in the goverinuunt
and it is confidently believed lha*,.a
law giving the vote to women,,thru
out tlie empire will he pjtsaseii/ at)«t»
early date. • 1,.
NOT UNEASY , i i:
BK1NG CONSTANT!A CATItOl.I.I-fll
Secretary of War Baker ljeclar*‘> t)v
er.v I'recuution Being ' Takrtr to
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Prevent Damage to tltf ljorkvvf
(Jreat Waterway.
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WASHINGTON. D. C.. March
Secretary of War Baker suited, ,Uy«
morning that he was not at aU- ur;£a£y
regarding the security of the I’^jiajjUa
Canal locks. A constant uatrol is
maintained along the canal anc^ it
would be an exceedingly difficult -
ter for anyone to blow up the locks
or otherwise damage the canal.
“TH K WOMAN” WILL 111$
AT KMI'HKSS lONKiHI
“The Woman.” the special all itar
I cast, in five acts will be (aJho'wn at
! tlie Empress tonight. Alsi » Pathe
News. Saturday an all comedy pro
I gram. ,
The story is laid in Washington and
embraces love, intrigue and politics.
Jim Blake is boss of one of the politi
cal rings at Washington and is doing
his utmost to pass a bill that will
favor the railroads. He is opposed
' by a young reformer. Miles Staudish.
[who has the sympathy of the public.
Blake seeks to discredit Standisli by
hiring detectives, who didefover that
there was once an affair between Stan
disli and a woman and that they did
not marry. With this to work on
Blake makes a tremendous 'effort to
get the woman’s name, confirm the
story, and have it printed in a lending
newspaper. 1 W <•’
Subsequent events show:, t$ip, man
ner in which this plot is foiJ^<J,.by a
brave little telephone .switchboard
operator who refuses to bV^fntinitdat
ed or bribed, ’fhe great drkmAtl* sur
prise conies with the* revelation of
the identity of “The Woman-”.*.
SAYS REVOLT PRESAGES
DEMOCRATIZATION' EUROPE
BERLIN, March 22.—The Berlii er
Vorwaaits, the leading Socialist paper
of the city in an editorial ’<oddy de
clares that the Russian revolution
presages the democratization of Eu
rope and demands univetidtttiM!J»ea
in Prussia.
Wm. Trout returned to the Alaika
Gold Hill mine yesterday after spad
ing the night in town. j
Easter Eggs, in all size®, at Huffs
Candy Kitchen. I tf