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BRITISH MAKE BIG GAINS BUT
ROUMANIANS STILL RETREAT
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LONDON, Sept. 17. — The British center has beenj
thrust forward live hundred yards at bureaux wood afterl
a violent battle and German counter attacks failed with,
frightful losses. 1'he Germans are now desperately stiug*|
gling to save themselves from retreat over a mile front,
and King George has wired Haig his congratulations.'
Amsterdam reports today say that Empress Augusta is
leaving to visit the eastern front.
GERMANS ADMIT DEFEAT
BERLIN, Sept, 17.—The war office admits defeat on
the Somme after territic righting.
BERLIN EXPECTS BIG VICTORY
BERLIN, Sept. 17.—The Russian-Roumanian center
has been retired by the Germans and Bulgurs thirty miles
on the Danube and Germany is now rejoicing. Most mili
tary experts expect that a crushing defeat similar to the
crushing of Serbia is now ahead for Roumania and voir
Mackensen is again the hero of the hour. 1 he Bulgurs re
pun me cumpieie rum oi tne eiiem%\ al'iei a three days
battle in Dobrudja. The rapidity of the movements of the
German infantry and artillery has been the chief cause of I
the quick success. In one instance a single German patrol
of hussars captured a whole Roumanian battery before
the gunners knew our men were in the district at all. It
is expected that the Roumanians will attempt to make a^
stand at Canstandta on the railroad in Dobrudja. This
railroad is now menaced by our advance.
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HINDENBURG SATISFIED
BERLIN. Sept. 17.—Marshal von Hindenburg has re
turned from the western front and is satisfied that the
German positions are impregnable. He is now watching
events in Macedonia chiefly.
ITALIANS START AGAIN
ROME, Sept. 17.—Tiie Italians have started a new
offensive along the whole Isonzo front. Last night we
captured several important positions and a thousand pris-j
oners.
VIENNA ADMITS LOSSES
VIENNA, Sept. IT. — The war office admits at least
the partial success of Italian attacks on the Isonzo.
ITALIANS TAKE 10.000
LONDON, Sept. 17.—The Italians captured ten thou
sand prisoners on the Isonzo front in the past two days.
Dispatches from Athens today state that Fiorina, the for
tified base of the Bulgar right, has been captured and the
Bulgarians are now fighting desperately to defend Mona
stir which is seventeen miles to the northward. Sofia dis
patches speak of heavy fighting but do not mention re
verses.
BREMEN EXPECTED
NEW LONDON, Sept. 17.—Manager Hilken of the
company owning the Deutschland and Bremen has arrived
here with G. Prusse, the-constructor of the two vessels,
and the rumor is current that the Bremen will dock here
within a week.
INVESTIGATE EMBARGO
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. — Lansing has instructed
the American ambassador to London to investigate the
causes which led Great Britain to place an embargo on
American shipments to Scandinavian countries and to
Holland. It is believed here that the Allied governments
will even go the length of placing neutral countries on ra
tions to prevent transhipments of supplies to Germany. >
Baseball Results
. SUNDAY GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit 6. Philadelphia r»; Batteries:
Covaleski, Stanage; Bush, Haley.
Chicago 2; Boston 6; Batteries:
Faber, Danforth, Cicotte, Lapp, Lynn;
Ruth, Thomas.
Cleveland 9; New York 7; Batteries
Smith, Gould, Boehling and Deberry;
Shawkey, Love, Cantwell, Buckles and
Alexander.
St. Louis 1; Washington 0; Batter
ies; Sisler, Hartley; Johnson, Henry
and Charity.
No games in National League. One
game may settle the American league
championship.
SATURDAY GAMES
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 3; Coombs
and Miller; Mitchell and Wingo.
Second game called in the twelfth
because of darkness when both were
1 each. Brooklyn batteries: Pfeffers
and Myers; Cincinnati; Tony, Wingo.
Boston 7, St. Louis 1. Batteries;
Benton and McCarty; Mamaux and
Wagner.
Second game: New York 4, Pitts
burgh, 3; Anderson, Ritter, Tesreau
and Rariden; Cooper and Fischer.
Philadelphia 6, Chicago 3; Alexand
er, Killifer and Wilson; Carter, Lav
ender, Elliott, O’Connor.
Second game: Philadelphia G, Chi
cago 0; Batteries: Demaree and
Burns; Hendrix, Vaughan and Wilson.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis 1, Washington 2; Batter
ies: Weilman, Hartley and Severeid;
Ayers and Williams.
Detroit 4, Philadelphia 3. Batteries
Ehmke, Stanage; Johnson, Haley.
Cleveland 3, New York 4; Lambet,
Deberry and O’Neill; Fischer, Bagby,
Shawkey and Walters, Alexander.
Chicago, 6, Boston 4; Batteries:
Williams and Lapp; Ix»onard, Jones
and Carrigan.
OTHER TRADES
OUT INNEW YORK
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—The long
shoremen have decided to call a sym
pathy strike at once and the Machin
ists are expected to walk out on Mon
day. A new and interesting phase
of the trouble is that some Hebrew
unions are also going to strike.
Shonts declares that prosecutions are
certain against the men but Strike
Counsel Quackenbush says the bosses
are the ones who broke the law by
coercing men to break contracts. In
the meantime traffic conditions are
said to be improving and the strike is
declared to be ineffective by the com
panies.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18—'The counsel
for the Interborough lines is now pre
paring conspiracy charges against the
Union leaders.
CONGRESSMAN JOHNSON
IS COMING TO ALASKA
SEATTLE, Sept. 18.—Major Pat
ton, a Hoquiam editor, and Congress
man Johnson have left for a trip to
Alaska.
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More Money Conies
For Seward Roads
Superintendent Anton Eide has re
ceived another thousand dollars for
use in road construction out of Sew
ard. This amount came from the For
estry funds which for this district
amounted to $2500 altogether. fen
thousand dollars is the amount receiv
ed for the road out of Seward and this
is in addition to the amount which
the bridge over Resurrection river
cost. The total is over $15,000.
LARGE NEMBER OF PEOPLE
GO OET ON MARIPOSA
The following went out on the Mari
posa:
A. J. McKersie, Mrs. Marie Junte, |
D. C. Allen, Misses Borgen, Mrs. Al.1
Davis, Mrs. G. Swanson, A. C. Jarives,
C. L. Jeffrey, Mi's. C. L. Jeffry, Mr. j
and Mrs. Duncan Stewart and Miss
Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stebbins,:
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Davison, Mrs. S. j
E. Stevens, Mrs. J. Knapp, John
Hochn, J. 1‘. Campbell, T. J. Murtell,
E. A. Martin, Mrs. B. McDonald, Miss
Code, Mrs. I.. Jenkins, and 8 steerage.
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BLACKMAILING GANG
ARRESTED IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.—'The federal
officials today arrested three women
and four men in fashionable apart
ments on the charge of being members
of a national blackmailing gang which
is said to have secured millions in the
space of six months since they started
operations.
BABY GIRL BORN TO
MRS. H. BALDERSTON
A baby girl was born this morning
at 3:15 o’clock to Mrs. Harry Italder
ston, wife of the cashier of the Dank
of Seward. Dr. Sloan who was in at
tendance reports both ladies doing
very well.
OTHER I’NIONS MAY NOT
STRIKE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Six leaders
of different unions waited on Mayor
Mitchell today and promised not to
strike until he has a chance to confer
with the traction bosses and he has
decided to make an effort to bring
about a settlement. All the union
representatives allege that the police
are discriminating against them and
doing all in their power to aid the )
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companies.
Leo Margules had a birthday last
week and this is what Robert Service j
Cotter got off to him:
“There’s nothing I could give to you
“There’s nothing I might send
“There’s nothing I might say to you
“Except; I’m still your friend.’’
BANDIT CHIEF LOST 600 OUT UF
1,000 MEN UNDER HIS COMMAND
Still LOW oits or
SEVERAL DISEASES
NEW YORK, Sept. 18.—Seth Row,
former mayor of New ^>rk, die 1 last
night after an illness of some months
during which he has been suffering
from a complication of diseases. His
last activities were an effort to stop
the great threatened railroad strike.
He was born in Brooklyn in 1850 and
was a member of the Hague Tribunal.
His family were at his bedside when
he passed away.
STEWARD OVERCOME
SEATTLE, Sept. 18.—The special
train bringing the Congress passen
gers and crew has arrived. Aboard
was Steward Tyson who was overcome
by gases when attempting to rescue
Engineer Maitland. Tyson has been
rushed to the hospital.
CROOK AND BARGES ON
WAY HERE WITH SUTLIES
SEATTLE, Sept. 18. — The trans
port Crook and the barges Smith and
Lawrence will leave next week for
Anchorage and Seward with big rail
road cargoes.
Schools Open with
Good Attendance
Sixty-eight children attended the
public schools on the opening day to
day notwithstanding the fact that
those who are suffering from the
whooping cough did not attend.
There were nine in attendance in high
school, twelve in Miss Wold’s gram
mar class, twenty-two in Miss Root’s
primary grades and twenty-five in the
intermediate classes of which Miss
Robb is in charge. Miss Wallace, the
new principal, says the term opened in
the most pleasant manner. The new
rooms are bright and cheerful and ai?!
the teachers seem to agree with Miss
Wallace.
OFFICERS OF CONGRESS
NOT TO BE BLAMED
SEATTLE, Sept. IS. — A score of
passengers testified today in the Fed
eral investigation over the loss of the
steamship Congress and all declared
that the officers of the ship are not to
be blamed for anything.
THIS AFTERNOON’S REPORT
LONDON, Sept. 18.—The reports from Paris this af
ternoon show great activity on several fronts. The most
important gain reported is the complete encirclement of
Bricourt by the allied forces. The French are also driv
ing on Chaulnes and the British are still gaining north of
the Somme and strengthening their positions and
straightening their lines. Sofia, however, reports that the
Bulgars have repulsed the attack of the Allies on the
Strumna river. This story is that a counter attack retired
the allied forces on the east bank northeast of Saloniki.
Von Mackensen is still progressing in Dobrudja.
RIOTS IN VIENNA
LONDON, Sept. 18.—Food riots are reported from
Vienna today. Meat is said to have reached four dollars a
pound there and rice is two dollars.
EL PASO, Sept. 18.—Villa with six hundred men lias
been defeated by General Trevino and driven out oi ( hi
; huahua. This report arrived here today and lias been
I continued but the full details of the engagement have not
been received. Trevino, the Carranza general, it is report
ed was wounded in the arm and captured during the light
.ut managed to make his escape. Villa is said to have
boasted that he would celebrate .Mexico's independence
day in Chihuahua but his defeat is a crushing one.
OBREGON CONG RATELATES
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 18.—General Obregon, the min
ister of war, has sent congratulations to General Trevino
for his defeat of Villa. Six hundred out of a thousand un
der Villa were killed or captured and Chihuahua has re
turned to its normal state once more.
EL PASO, Sept. 18.—All Northern Mexico is now in
a turmoil and from information received here today it is
| made to appear likely that a real revolution will soon he in
{full swung again. Four thousand Monterey Carranza
troops have been rushed to Chihuahua and Juarez to pre
vent an outbreak of a Villa rising which is evidently
threatening. Three Carranza officers who deserted have
arrived hete and state that the town was attacked in two
columns. The penitentiary w'as seized and the ( arranza
leader shot twxmty political prisoners in their cells. 1 wo
hundred Villa soldiers were killed in a fierce hand to hand
light in the streets before V illa was forced to evacuate.
He is now being pursued and the disordered condition oi
his force suggests a possibility that he may be captured,
The attack is believed to have been made to make an im
pression on the international commission which is now in
session in the United States.
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REPORT SUBMARINE AGAIN
NEW LONDON, Sept. 18.—It was reported on Sun
day night that a submarine inbound was sighted and the
tug Scott left to pick her up and tow her in. A press boat
also started out after the Scott but returned at midnight
with the information that the submarine had not been lo
cated because of the fog.
RUSSIANS DISLODGE GERMANS
PETROGRAD, Sept. 18.—The Russians yesterday
dislodged the Germans at Brzezany and captured three
thousand. Our troops are now advancing on Halicz.
GERMANS ADMIT RETREAT
BERLIN, Sept. 17.—The war office admits a repulse
at Halich and a retreat for a short distance. It is stated
that other Russian attacks in Galicia were unsuccessful
and the enemy suffered frightful losses.
RUSSIAN'S REPULSED
VIENNA, Sept. 18.—The Russians have been repuls
ed south of Jablonitza and north of Stanislau. The Halicli
engagements are regarded as not important.
PARIS, Sept. 18.—The French and Russians are now
advancing to the support of the Serbs at Fiorina, south of
Monastir. The Serbs advanced on both sides of Ostrovo
and defeated the Bulgarians at Kajmacklan.
FRENCH TAKE TRENCHES
PARIS, Sept. 18.—The French last night captured all
the German trenches at Deniecourt and Berny after se
vere fighting.
ROUMANIANS RETREAT
BERLIN, Sept. 18.—The Russo-Roumanian army are
still retreating and have already fallen hack fifty miles.
The Central allies are now attacking Constanza but in the
meantime the Russians are attacking in Galicia to relieve
the pressure on Dobrudja.