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x K \Y YORK, Sept.. 3— The Associated Press in to
day's suimt ary of the fighting on the western front say*
that >n a f ont virtually fifty miles from and just below
Ypivs to a point near Peronne on the Somme, the Ger
man.' re ret i eating. This Movement not a v» hint ary ,
..ne hut tlv v are forced hack by a series of unremitting i
hamnu r nlows l>\ Foch. Haig's notable victory late yester
d :y, capturing Leas and establishing the Queant-Dro
coMt line threatens to outflank even the main Hinden
burg line south of St. Quentin. 1 he Gennan casualties aie
notably heavy as theforces were thickly massed. The en
i ni\- appears to be perilously near to the edge of the*! |
greatest disaster since the war began.
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GERMANS DISASTEROUSLY DEFEATED
lONUON. s.vv, 3— What is regarded as one of the 1
worst German disasters of the war has occurred within
the past twelve hours. There is nothing behind the Ger-,
man lines either to show any strong defensive.
The British have captured Lens, which the Germans
ev..mated, and have also taken Queant and passed beyond
t|u Drocourt-Queant line. The British reached a point
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just west of Bueisey and occupied Provide.
Over 10,000 prisoners have been taken during the
past twelve hours and more are being taken today.
The British hold Doignies, Veluo, Bertincourt and
Rocquenigny representing a maximum depth of four miles
on a 20 mile front.
This morning, in Flanders, the British took Wulver
ghem. two miles southeast of Kenimel.
Contrary to expections the enemy has not reacted
heavily to recapture the Queant-Drocourt line and the
sensational breaking of the line with the immense cap
tures of men and material record this as one of the great
Herman disasters.
GERMANS UNABLE TO RENEW ATTACKS.
WITH THE BRITISH, Sept., 3— A strong Britisli
force is driving forward oh the northern reaches of the
Hindenburg line. The British are well inside the Drocourt
-Queant line. A determined resistance of the Germans at
the cross roads north of Villers and Lez Cagnicourt was
overcome this afternoon by the British.
Haig’s men are this afternoon shoving forward in the
direction of Cambrai. Strong opposition developed on the
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; left but no organized counter attacks were started by the
| Germans. The British have advanced well east of Peronne.
YANKS OVERCOME STIFF RESISTANCE.
WITH THE BRITISH, Sept., 3— The armies of Am
ericans fighting with the British on the Flanders front
have progressed further than the Voormezelle region,
having passed through Vornnezelle, which they captured,
after stiff resistance. The Americans are now going ahead
in an easterly direction.
PIERCE SWITCH ON HINDY LINE.
LONDON, Sept., 3— Telling progress was made by
the Allies when the Canadians, English and Americans
pierced the Procourtyieant switch of the Hindenburg line
where the Germans- had depended on holding the Allies
off from the Douai, Cambrai and Vital railway.
AMERICANS FORCE AHEAD ON FRONT.
WASHINGTON, Sept., 3— Pershing reports that the
Americans have advanced north of the Aisne despite
strong German resistance. The Americans today captured
Terny Sorny.
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SLACKERS
DENOUNCED
MANl.LlUirt. A. 'i. Sept., —
Slacker* m American siupyaru*. who
ioal inuiviuuaity, ami unions ol ship
buildeis, w bleu limit the output o».
ship* weie denounced b\ Col. l'heo
dole Kooseveit, a* traitor* to mi*
country. Air. Kooseve.t delivered an
uddre** at a ship launching this fore
noon in this city.
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1919 PHICt OF
WHEAT FIXED
WASHINGTON. Srjt.. d.- By u
proclamation. President W il>on today
*et $2.20 as the minium price guar
anteed by the government for 1919
wheat crop. The President said that
a disinterested commission will be
named next spring to see " hethei an
increase above that price i^ justitied.
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ALAMEDA WILL BE THE
NEXT STEAMER vOR HERE
Steam • Alameda viM be the iwst
.va*im to sail irci*i Seattle ^0
Sewa u. The Alameda is advertised
to sail north tomorrow monung at
9 o’clock.
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WATSON' LEAVES AXCHOUAGE
Steamer Admiral Watson lett An
chorage this morning at 5 o clock hut
the time of arrival • hei*e was not
known at the time of going to press.
It is not known what canneries will be
called at between Anchorage and Sew
ard. The Watson however should be
in sometime tomorrow.
“YELLOW STREAK” REACHES FRISCO. !
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 3— “The Yellow Streak"
fight on German propaganda has reached San Francises.
E. E. Adams, president of the Kiwanis Club at Wash
ington. which has branches i.n many of the large cities in
the rnited States, has sent to organizations of business
! Tori here copies of a card the club is circulating. Printed
on a vellow streak across the face of the card are these
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words: < i
“Nail German Lies! Under present conditions many
who knocks any branch of our government has a yellow
streak.” < /
TORPEDOED
CANADIAN’ PACIFIC PORT.Sept
- The British steamer Escrick,
hound from Bordeaux to Montreal,
was torpedoed off the French coast
yesterday acccording to cable advices
eceived here today by the ritish Col
i umbia owners. Thirteen survivors of
a crew of 37 have reached po»t on an
oil steamer.
ST. JOHN’S. Sept., 3.—Crews of
two fishing schooners have arrived
and report that four vessels have been
>unk since Sunday off the fishing
bank.'. The captain of one of the fish
ing boats is a prisoner aboard the
submarine according to the fishermen.
PARIS, Sept., 3.—The French
steamer Panama has been sunk by a
submarine enroute from Bizerta to
Saloniki.O ut of 359 aboard only four
are missing.
SURVEY MAN HERE.
J. W. Green, of the U. S. Coast and
Geodetic survey, arrived on the Ad
miral Watson Saturday night from
Seattle. Mr. Green is making his heau
-quarters at the Sexton.... • • •
ENTENTES
PROGRESS
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LO.YDOW Sept., 3.—The Entente
trtx>ps in northern European Russia,
( aided by Russian forces, last Satur
day captured enemy positions north
of Obozershaya, 75 miles, south ol
Archangel. This shows that the Alli
ed forces are moving south in fast
i time.
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i KILL ONE HUN MUTINEER
OUT OK EVERY 10 SOLDIERS
AMSTERDAM, Sept., 3.—There
are persistent rumors from Gentian
sources, according to a frontier cor
respondent of the Telegraaf, that a
German battalion on being ordered to
, the front unanimously refused to go,
whereupon every tenth man was shot,
the others then yielded.
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A l ASK A AT MIDNIGHT
Steamer Alaska is expected to ar
rive at midnight according to advices
received by Agent McDonlad.
GIRL TRIED
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AMSTERDAM, Setp., 3.—The con-;
dition of Bolsheviki Prime Minister j
Lernne, whose life was attempted at j
; Moscow the other day. is improving t
i and is now believed to be out of dan
i ger. Dora Kaplan, a Russian rovolu- j
! tionisUs who attacked him, has re-;
I fused to disclose the names of her ac- j
icomplices. The girl was arrested)
; immediately following the attempt to j
assassinate.
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(ARREST ALASKA DRAFT
EVADERS IN SEATTLE:
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( SEATTLE, Sept., 3.—The federal j
: autherties are making many arrests <
‘ a mong the arrivals from Alaska in j
an effort to bug draft evaders who it;
is reported are leaving the north in j
an effort to escape military service, j
Word has been received by the;
authorities here that many men were |
'leaving Alaska for the sole purpose;
1 of evading the draft, and a determ
ined effort is baing made to detect
them.
U VAN PLACED AT HEAD OK
AERONAUTICAL SECTION.
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WASHINGTON, Sopt., 3.—lohn D. I
Rvan was today appointed second as- j
sistant secretary of war and director ,
of aeronautics, thus becoming the
head of the whole aeronautical section
of the war department.
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WEATHER FORECAST
The weather foecast for tonijfht
and tomorrow is fair with fresh
winds.
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CZECH SLOVAK PEOPLE
RECOGNIZED BY U. S.
WASHINGTON, Sept., 3— The United States has re
cognized the Czech Slovak people as a co-belligerent nat
ion in the war against German and Austria.
Professor T. G. Masaryk, President of the Czech
Slovak National Council and Commander-in-Chief of the
Czech Slovak armies fighting in Russia, France and Italy,
met Secretary of State Lansing at noon today and was
formally notified of President Wilson’s action in recogni
zing the forces under his command and his people. f ■
... WAGE INCREASE FOR 30,000 *r:
MONTREAL, Sept., 3— Wage increases were
granted today to 30,000 railway shopmen throughout Can
ada. .< •
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AUGUST BAD FOR COTTON.
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WASHINGTON, Sept., 3— August was one of the
disastrous months for the cotton crop ever experienced.
Cotton declined almost 18 points. >
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INVESTIGATES IRISH FUEL SUPPLY. ' 1
DUBLIN, Sept., 3— The new Chief Secretary for Ire
land, Edward Shortt, has been making a personal invest
igation of the Irish sources of fuel supply and endeavoring
to speed up production. He has visited the various coal
producing districts in Ireland and has interested himself
practically in their development ^1...