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Washington. July
General March this altor
noon announced that the nil
vance of the Allies an<-.
Americans on the Aisne am
the Marne has been stead.,
for practically the past tw*
days despite the fact that;
fresh German divisions
have been ‘thrown into tin
fighting around Soissons.
The Germans are today
fighting desperately to re j
tain a single railway lint
remaining in their’- a; h
over which heavy material -
is being removed as fast a>
thev retreat. This railroad'
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runs between Fisnes and
Fereentardenois. If tin A
lies reach it. the Germans r«
-maining in that salient will1
l>e pocketed.
Tlie Germans have beenl
thrown back one mile and a
half aloncr a ten mile from
On the Rheims front t'- ■
Germans have lost an atcv-J
equal to that they trained in i
Flanders <>n April (>th
General March stated
that six new infautrv divis
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ions have been ordered or
tranized in the United States
this month.
ALAMEDA NOW
ON WAY NORTH
SEATTLE. July 24 — Steam< • Al-!
meda mailed at 11 o'clock ti.is mo. n-i
intf for tiie north. :’a. sense > aboard
for Seward are as follows: H. Pav's,
Mrs. I
Moore and wife, \V. M. (time ii -
ano J. Raymond.
The Alameda had two and i r:‘ ! all’
day's mail aboard for ports in South
western Alaska.
Steamer Northwestern sailed from
Juneau at 11 o’clock this morning ac
cording to cable advices received h re
at noon. No won! had been received
at that hour of th*' arrival of tho Ad
miral Farrjraut at Juneau.
WEATHER forecast
The weather forecast for tonight
and tomorrow is fair and cooler. There
is a trace of moisture shown by the
barometer.
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r **7TERY OF ITALIAN ROYAL MARINES ON PIAVE FRONT
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i*l i eamouilagi .'ii the
11«\v frtmt.
A I LAN"! H hi .T, J;i!y Ji — It is
t .-I • : a i an « Hot n
r:.‘ 1m . ,» r :.bl< «l in the* Now Knorland
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Mf i in . i'ur >u\ that tlv si earn or
wa.' lo.p fim d by a German submarine
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:)AWSO\. July 34 — A mammoth
.net* or \va . < n at midnight in the
Ah tic cavcii . The trail was follow
. . . 1 tin* earth a;:d
ms of spar , wore showered in
the :.i . I . o 11 cn* must have struck
t'u!*y 7.4 miles north of here.
WEATHER ON K. R.
The following is the report of weath
er conditions along the railroad receiv
ed to 7 o’clock this morning:
Anchorage, 70, clear, calm.
Ginlwood, 53, raining, calm.
l'alkeetna. 41 showers, calm.
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HOm’H AL NOTES
Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mile 6, gave
>ir.h to 11 pound girl this morning
..t the Reward General Hospital.
A1 ( hamberlain is progressing
favorably with lu^ crushed foot at the
nospital.
Airs. Loner, who underwent an op
•aticn several day.- ago, is recover
ing. satisfactorily and will undoubted-]
iy bo taken home within the next ]
day or two.
. <>.' the Van Gi
nuild'ng in the hospital for an opera
tion i. ecovering splendidly.
All oi the above eases are being
treated ov Hi. J. ?!. Sloan.
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SEATTLE. Juy 24- Fish quotations j
at noon today were: halibut, fifteen
cents; lir^ and red cod, seven and one
fourth cents.
kETCIIIKAV, July 24 — Fish j
prices today noon were as follows:
halibut, hist grade, twelve and one
quarter cents; seconds, ten and one
quarter '■ents, sable, four cents; red
rock, two cents.
Steamer Dora is due in port some
time tomorrow forenoon provided she
is not held up by fog: off the coast.
AX IRISH PORT, July 24—The giant White St; i
Liner Justicia has been torpedoed and sunk off the Irish
coast- Survivors of the crew arrived here this afternoon
inging the information. Of the large crew aboard only
?!ev( n sailors lost their lives. Their deaths resulted from
the explosion of the torpedo which caused two of the 20
oilers of the-Justicia to explode
The Justicia was bound for America after delivering
a large contingent of Americans in France. The liner was
He to carry between 6000 and 7000 men also 35,000 tons
f \ ar materials.
NEW YORK, July 24— The Justicia was 33,000 tons
and on her last trio across tl e Atlantic carried nearly 10,
000 American soldiers for Fi ance. The Justicia is the sec
1 nd largest steamer sunk during the war the Britiannac,
♦5,000 tons, having been sunk in 1916.
RUSSIAN ARMY TO MOBOLIZE.
AMSTERDAM, July 24— Reports received today
from Moscow state that a general mobolization of the
Russian army began on July loth.
FOURTH LIBERTY
LOAN IS SLATED
FOR SEPTEMBER
WASHINGTON, July 24 — The
!o irlh l iberty Loan will probaoly
open on September 2Sth and close on
October 19th according to an umff
ieial statement made this afternoon
i)> the TTeasur\ Departmenut off
icials. .
WICKERSHAM IS
OFF FOR NOME
SEATTLE, July 24 — James Wick-1
ovsham sailed last night on the steam
er for Nome to campaign for delegate
from Alaska,
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WASHINGTON, July 24 —Agencies
of the Council of the National Defense
have become involved in the nation
wide conspiracy of alleged graft and
bribery in the manufacture of soldier’s
rubber coats. This was* realized tod iv
when Harry Lazarus, member of the
Defense Council’s sub committee sup
ervising vain coat production, was ar
rested attempting to bribe a govern
ment inspector.
MORE FRAUD DISCOVERED
WASHINGTON, July 24 — Gov
ernment investigators have discover
ed and uncovered frauds and gross
profiteering in contracts for army
shoes, shirts, leggings- and other su
pplies. Wholesale arrests are predict
ed.
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FRENCH GENERAL NOW
HOLDS INITIATIVE
ON ALL FRONTS
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PARIS, July 2-1— ( Official)— Each clays operations
bring further proof of the completeness with which Gen
oral Koch’s genius as a great commander has turned the
tables on the Germans- Koch holds the intiative on all
fronts and it will take the Germans three months to pre
pare a new offensive- Meanwhile the Americans are com
ing to France by the thousands.
YANKS DRIVE HUNS FROM FOREST
WITH THE AMERICANS, July 21— North of Chat
eau Thierry the Americans and the French have driven
the Germans from Chatlet forest. The Americans have
gained ascendency farther west and have driven through
the town of Epieds. The American cavalry was used in
this movement.
HUNS HAVE LOST HEAVLY.
WITH THE AMERICANS, July 2-1— The Germans
have lost approximately 180,000 men in the present defen
sive since July loth.
CLAIM YANKS HAVE LOST HEAVILY
AMSTERDAM, July 24— A semi official German
Wolff Bureau correspondent says that the American for
jes lost heavily at Epieds last Monday.
AMERICANS HAMMERING HUN FLANK.
WITH THE AMERICANS, BRITISH & FRENCH.
July 24— The Americans are continuing their hammering
it' the fianks of the Crown Prince's army. The Germans
have brought up fresh sun;, nany points. The Allied
situation this forenoon is most favorable
HUN COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED.
PARIS, July 24— The French this morning repulsed
a German counter attack five miles southwest of Rheitns
according to an official war statement.
Artillerying was active during the night between the
Aisne and the Marne, also towards Rheims
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AMSTERDAM, July 24— According to advices receiv
•ed here this afternoon, the Berlin Socialist Vorwaerts
says that Germany is prepared to offer suggestions to
Spain for a peace conference between the nations at war.
The Berlin newspaper says the following proposals have
been outlined by the Imperial German government as a
basis for peace:
• FIRST— Germany wants no annexations nor inuenr
nities in the west.
SECOND— Peace treaties with Russia and Rumania
must not be questioned.
THIRD— The principles of self determination of tin1
peoples to be settled at a conference where the fate of Bel
gium will also b settled.
FOURTH— The Balkan question will l)e settled at a
conference.
FIFTH—Germany wants the freedom of the ^eas, the
dismantling of Gibraltar and the Suez and the right for
German ships to use coaling stations
SIXTH— Colonial questions to be settled on a bais of
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