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TERRIFIC ASSAULTS ON ALLIES
GERMANS DESIRED VICTORY FOR KAISER’S BIRTHDAY
BRITISH BATTLESHIPS TIGER AND LION ARE DAMAGED
TURKISH ARMY IN BATTLE WITH BRITISH NEAR CANAL
CONTEMPT VERDICT
IS SET ASIDE
United States Supreme Court Holds
r That Newspaper Men Need Not
, Convict Themselves.
v, —
, WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—The Su
preme Court of the United States to
day reversed the conviction for con
tempt against William Curtin, George
Burdick and the New York Tribune
corporation following the publication
of the s ory of an indictment regard
ing customs frauds prior to the pre
sentment of the indictment to the
•court.
The editors of the ’ newspaper in
sisted that they had the right to print
the story and to refuse to obey the
order of the court to tell how they
had become possessed of the facts
prior to other newspapers. The news
paper men refused and were convicted
of contempt, from which conviction
they appealed to the Supreme Court
with the result that the highest court
today held that no man need testify
against himself.
WILL OPPOSE
U. S. JOB BOREAU
4
Organized Labor and Manufactur
ers May Protest Adoption of
Wilson Plan.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—The gov
ernment national employment bureau
to be opened soon by the Department
of Labor will meet serious opposi
tion from organized labor and may
incur also the hostility of the manu
facturer.
Labor leaders fear that the bureau
may be used by tne manufacturing
employer as an agency through which
employes may be obtained to crush
strikes ordered by organized labor to
enforce demands for higher wages and
better labor conditions. *
Heads of large industrial plants see
in a national employment agency un
der government auspices danger of
such distribution of labor as to lessen
labor competitive conditions and lead
thereby to advances in wages.
Terence V. Powderly, chief of the
division of information, worked out
five years ago the scheme of send
ing the "jobless man to the manless
job” to be made effective next week
by Commissioner General of Immi
gration Camlnetti. The scheme was
smothered by D. J. Keefe, then com
fmissioner general of immigration.
Mr. Camlnetti and Secretary of La
fhor Wilson hope that it may be ac
cepted now because of the strong in
dorsement given the plan by Presi
dent Wilson. They think, also, that
in a few months they will be able
to convince those who now oppose the
p’an that the new bureau will not
interfere with conditions of organ
ized labor or with the crowded in
dustrial centers.
Sultan Sends 100,000 Men To Take Suez Canal—New Russian Offensive Be
gins Against Konigsberg—German Cruisers Moltke and Derflinger Were
Damaged In North Sea Battle Last Saturday—200 Survivors of Blucher
Reach England-British Submarine Enters Baltic and Sinks German Cruiser
Zeppelin Brought Down By Russians—Wife of Greek Consul at Liege Sen
tenced for Aiding Belgians—Austrians Claim Successes In Carpathians.
PARIS, Jan. 27.—The Germans lost
heavily in the charges made today in
an effort to win for the kaiser a birth
day present, as today Is his birthday.
A series of eight charges were made
along the French line from Noyon to
St. Mihiel. The dead were left ;n
huge heaps. Thousands of men died
in the effort to break the line for
t!he kaiser, who was at the front to
inspire his troops by his presence.
The only gains by the enemy were
made at Craonne, where the French
line broke and before the reserves
could be brought into action several
trenches were lost. These, however
will be retaken in a few hours before
the Germans have an opportunity to
build entanglements.
Russians Strike for Konigsberg.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 27.—The Rus
sians operating in East Prussia have
been reinforced and a new offensive
has been started. The object is to
capture Konigsberg, on the Baltic Sea,
a port of considerable importance and
which is well fortified. The Russian
troops are now fifty miles from the
German city and are engaged with the
j Germans in a terrific battle.
Turks Near Suez Canal.
CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 27.—The Brit
ish troops engaged in protecting the
Suez canal are engaged with the
Turks, who have an army of fully
100,000 men and are ready to Invade
Egypt Great activity is reported
from points along the canal. The
British and French monitors protect
ing the canal are cleared for action
and have been sent to points along
the canal, where they are believed to
be needed. Marines from the French
warships have been landed to aid in
the fighting and the canal is closed
to all but warships of the Allies.
Attack Had Been Expected.
The British commander knew sev
eral days ago that the Ninth Turkish
army corps was crossing the desert
headed for the canal. Strong en
trenchments have been built and the
canal fortified.
British Submarines In Baltic.
LONDON, Jan. 27.—An unconfirm
ed report has reached here from Co
penhagen to the effect that British
submarines had entered the Baltic
Sea and had successfuly attacked the
German fleet south of Sweden and
severely damaged the German cruis
er Gamiells.
Germans Resume Offensive In We3t.
BERLIN, Jan. 27.—The German^
have taken the offensive all along
the western battle line. Tired of
waiting for the long heralded forward
movement by the Allies, the German
staff has suddenly concentrated more
troops in Flanders and France and
sent in a dozen smashing blows
against the enemy and in many cases
have captured the trenches held by
the British and French soldiers.
Gains Reported At Craonne.
The official reports issued this
morning show that the Germans have
made considerable gain at Craonne,
where several field batteries of the
French were demolished by the Krupp
siege guns and the infantry followed
up the advantage by taking some
trenches.
Turkish Gunboat Sunk.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 27.—The Rus
sian Black Sea fleet today sank a
Turkish gunboat in tjhe harbor of
Sinope. It was later learned that
sixteen aeroplanes for use of German
aviators with the Turkish troops were
destroyed when the gunboat went
down. The Turkish fleet dare not
give battle to the Russians now that
the cruiser Goeben is out of commis
sion. The report has also reached
here that the Breslau is also badly
damaged as a result of the engage
ment of last week in the Black Sea.
Russian Offensive Along Pilica.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 27.—The Rus
sian troops holding positions along
the Pilica river south of Warsaw
have resumed the offensive and are
engaged with the Germans. This new
attack by the Russians will relieve
the pressure upon the Russian lines
near Kielce, where the kaiser’s forces
have been concentrated to strike at
the Russian force operating in west
ern Galicia. The success of the at
tack is not known here as yet.
Fighting North of Skiemiewice.
On the right bank of the Vistula
north of Skiemiewice the Germans
have renewed their offensive but have
made no progress.
Bukowina Situation Unchanged.
In Bukowina the situation remains
unchanged. The Russians now con
trol the entire province and are mass
ing troops to invade Hungary. The
Austrian forces still hold several of
the passes from which they must
be dislodged before the invasion can
take place.
Russians Secure Zeppelins.
The Germans lost a Zeppelin yes
terday in an attempt to bombard Li
bau. in Poland. The ari ery hidden
in the woods for the protection of the
city succeeded in bringing the ship
to earth after it had dropped sever
al bombs into the city, killing a num
ber of non-combatants. The entire
crew of the airship were captured
and the Zeppelin will be repaired and
used by the Russians in operations
against the German cities.
Germans Imprison Wife of Greek
Consul
LIEGE, Jan. 27.—The wife of the
Greek consul, in this city has been
sentenced to serve a term of three
years in a military penitentiary be
vContinued on page 2.)
PLUCKING BOARD
BE ABOLISHED
Daniels Asks for New Legislation To
Save Efficient Officers From
Being Retired.
WASHINGTON, Jan 27—The Navy
Plucking Board will be no more if a
bill advocated by Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, and introduced into
the House today, passes. The head
of the Navy Department insists that
the forced retirement of men who
have by years of training become effi
cient just to allow for junior officers
to receive a high rank and big re
tired pay is not good for the navy
nor the taxpayers.
Secretary Daniels would provide
promotion examinations allowing the
men to work up as they pass suc
cessfully the different examinations
/or each grade, compelling them to
continue to study from the time they
leave the academy until they retire,
allowing them only such promotion as
they merit and retaining the officers
in the service as long as they are
fit for service.
The Prospector office for Job work.
TILLMAIHGWST
IRE WARSHIPS
Say* Battleship Is Thing of Past
Because of the Work of
Submarine.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Senator
Benjamin Tillman today urged upon
congress the advisability of going
slow in the matter of spending mil
lions of dollars for the construction
pf warships, especially the big bat
tleships when the war has demon
strated that the big ships are in
great danger as the result of the
submarine.
The South Carolina senator insists
that it would be better to wait for
another year until the close of the
European war when the knowledge
gained as a result of the observations
of the different ships of the belliger
ents under war conditions will dem
onstrate the relative value to be plac
ed upon each type of vessel.
It is expected, however, that con
gress will appropriate the money for
the two dreadnoughts asked for Dy
Secretary of the Navy Daniels and for
the cruisers and submarines.
WILSON WILL VETO
IMMIGRATION BILL
Officially Stated That President Is
Opposed To Literacy Test—
May Pass Over Veto.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—It is au
thoritatively stated that President
Wilson will veto the Immigration bill
recently passed by congress because
it provides for a literacy test for all
immigrants and those who cannot
read and write som% language are
to be barred from entrance into the
United States.
An effort will be made by members
of congress to pass the bill over the
veto of the president. It is predict
ed by some that the bill will be
made a law in spite of the opposi
tion of the president, but his friends
Insist that the bill will not be push
ed by Democratic leaders if the pres
ident vetoes It.
Congress has twice passed the im
migration bill with a literacy test, but
former President Taft vetoed the bill
a few days before his term expired
and the fight was then renewed by
the friends of the literacy clause to
push it through congress again.
ram favors
ALASKA B. R.
In Speech In New York the Former
President Urges the Building of
the Road At Once.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27—Former Pres
ident Theodore Roosevelt in a speech
delivered here last night urged the
immediate building of the Alaska
railroad, claiming that the coal of
Alaska wps needed for the navy and
that It wouid increase the efficiency
of the sea fighting force of the coun
try If large supplies of high grade
coal were stored at points along the
coast for the use of the navy.
The former president also insisted
that the opening of the coal fields
would result in great development In
Alaska and would materially aid the
Pacific coast states.
Lecture Postponed.
The lecture scheduled for this ev
ening at the Congregational church
has been postponed. The date will
be announced in a few days.
Over a dosen varieties of apples to
pick from at the Yakima Fruit Oo. tf
ILLINOIS HOUSE
IS DEADLOCKED
Prohibition Is Cause of the Trouble
and Republicans Cannot Elect
a Speaker.
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Jan. 27.—The
House of Representatives of the state
legislature nas been deadlocked for
four weeks over the election of a
speaker of the house. The fight in
the Republican party, which controls
the house, is over the election of a
speaker from among the “wets” or the
“drys” as prohibition is the cause of
the trouble.
The house has not been organized
because of the trouble and the in
ability of the Republican leaders to
come to an agreement. Efforts have
been made by business men to have
the trouble settled by the selection of
some neutral members of the house
affiliated with the Republicans. The
Republican leaders fear that as a re
sult of the long drawn out fight the
party will lose the support of the
people of the state.
BANK ROBBERS
ARE CAPIURED
Make Successful Haul of $5,000 But
Are Caught When Dividing
the Spoils.
HOUSTON, Tex., Jan. 27.—Three
young men were arrested here today
following the robbing of a bank of
$5,000 and the money was all recov
ered.
The police traced the young bandit
who secured the $5,000 to his home
and there caught him and his two
accomplices when they were engaged
in counting the money and dividing
•the spoils.
The robbers put up a stiff nght
and all three were wounded before
the police could capture them. The
pistol duel between the officers and
the three robbers was watched by
many citizens who were on the streets
when the battle commenced and were
tunable to seek cover.
The leader of the gang walked into
the bank and at the point of a re
volver forced the cashier to give him
15,000 which he put in his pocket and
then backed to the door, disappearing
in the crowd. He was followed to
his home by an office boy who wit
nessed the robbery and reported to
the police the hiding place of the
bank robbers and their capture re
sulted.
Weather Report.
Valdez. Jan. 26, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,925
Temperature at 7 p- m. 24
Maximum temperature. 24
Minimum temperature. 1
Mean temperature.121-2
Cloudy air, wind northeast four
miles.