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BULLETIN—LONDON, July 20— 8 P.M.— The Ger
mans on the front south oi t :C M lrtie ha\e sutteied a le
pulse by the French a id Ai lericuns and are retreating
northward across tin- river. L: '•> is too otiicuu dispatch
tonight and is also l ie sub anee ot a Reuters dispatch
from the French headquarters.
BULLETIN—PARIS, July 20 - Evening papers an
nounce in special editions t at G. neral von Ludendorff is
now chief of th Germa ral Staff. Wonder is ex
pressed where von Hindenhurg is and, many newspapers
state 1 i an Field Mar
shal is dead
LEAD WAR
BULLETIN—WITH THE FRENCH, July 20—This
afternoon the Allies are driving the Germans back to the
southern bank of the Marne and are now approching the
ri’*ervm' ankments.
BULLETIN— WITH THE AMERICANS, July 20—
The Franco-Americans continue pounding the enemy near
Soissons- Although the movement lacks the early dash the
reinforced Germans are making a desperate effort to hold
all positions
FRANCO AMERICANS ON ADVANCE
PARIS, July 20— ( Official )— The FrancoAmeri
cans advance continues between Aisne and the Marne
front. Ground has been retaken south of the Marne be
tween the Fossoy and Meuilly Vierzy line. Several towns
have been taken.
BRITISH ADVANCE IN FLANDERS.
LONDON, July 20— (Official)— As a result of .yes
terday afternoon’s and the nightoperations on the Fland
ers front, the British line has been advanced over 4000
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yards on the Meteran line. Several hundred Germans have
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MANY PRISONERS ARE TAKEN.
LONDON, July 20— The Franco-Americans have cap
tured to date 18,800 Germans and have advanced from
Monte de Paris to southwest of Belleau on the Rheims
front- The French have advanced a thousand yards be
tween Souain and Auberive
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HUN RESERVES TO AID CROWN PRINCE
PARIS, July 20— The Germans have been forced to
bring up over one hundred thousand reserves to aid the
Crown Prince against the Allied positions southwest of
Soissons which are now strongly fortified.
200,000 YANKS IN PRESENT FIGHT.
WASHINGTON, July 20— General March, Chief of
Staff, stated today that six American divisions, 200,000
Americans, were engaged in the present offensive and
more are to be added to force the enemy back.
The Germans, according to official advice, had pre
- ‘ •> drive against the British in the north but suddenly
mo posed a great penetration of the Allied positions furth
er south. The Germans made a preliminary attack on a ten
mile front then spread out and found that the American
forces were over a 22 mile front and the enemy could make
no headway. Then other attacks were made but small suc
cess crowned their efforts.
General March announced that the American forces in
the present offensive are the First, Second, Third and
Fourth regular Divisions; twenty sixth New England and
twenty eighth Pennsylvania National Guards.
Embarkation of troops has passed the million two
hundred thousand mark
Soissons is today said to be under heavy fire of the
American guns and the Allies expect the Germans to with
draw in the sector south of Mame.
CANYON CREEK
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Work on tin* placer property at Can- j
yon Creek has been stopped for a week
or so by J. B. Blick while the crew
digging more ditch. A. il. Bryant arid]
Billie Patterson, pipeman, arrived in
Seward last night and will remain heuo;
possibly a week and then return to the
property.
....“Everything is progressing spier
didly at the mine,” sail* Mr. Bryant,
“but the crew has been put at <”tch
work so that more wnt 'r can be obtai 1
od. When this work is completed min
ing will be resumed.”
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WASHINGTON*. July 20 — The
Bureau of Foreign ard Homeric Com
merce has been created according to
official announcement today. C. M.
Bishop, of New York, has been desig
nated manager of the Eastern division
This is the government’s first step to
ward deve oping commercial relations
with the Orient on a large scale
Head the Gateway.
B.B. PLAYERS
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WASHINGTON, July 20 — Secre
tary of War Baker announced, today j
that all baseball players with in the i
’ iit ago v. ere eligible for service in
the military of the United States.
LEAGUE TO CLOSE
* C! EUEI AND, July 20 —The Cleve
’ >nd American League nine will close
he season tomo row in compliance
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that baseball playcis are subji.vt to
*ii aft.
tH,M J ihnson ha’ wiredall club own
ers asking if they are witting to ch>s
I »Uo season and comply with the order
at once. v
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WASHINGTON. July 20 — The SI
ite Department officials made the nn
’.onnccmmU today relative to the To
Y.o dispatch that Japan had accepted
the Aim1 ‘can proposal for a joint
Siberia military action as a bit pre
mature. No further statement was
forthcomings
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AIR RAlf) DRIVEN OFF
LONDON, July 20— ( Official)— Anti aircraft guns
early this morning drove back German aeroplanes from a
raid on the Kentish coast.
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CHOLERA RAGES AT MOSCOW.
LONDON July 20— Cholera has broken out at Mos
cow. It is officially reported that there were 224 cases in
one day
TO SPEED GOLD PRODUCTION
SEATTLE, July 20— The Post-Intelligencer this
morning, in a special from Washingtpn, D.C., says that
the Treasury Department has ordered a conference to be
held next Monday with Delegate Charles A. Sulzer, from
Alaska, mint director Baker and assistant secretaries of
the Treasury Strauss and Henning. The mining interests
will also be represented. The conference will take up plans
for speeding of gold production.
DENVER, COLO, July 20^— The Colorado state
Board of Immigration has received appeals from 200
towns and cities in the state for business and professional
men to fill the places of those who have gone to war. The
records of the board show that the demand for women in
the smaller communities is 25 per cent greater than it was
a year ago. • ’JK'.fJSRi
WASHINGTON, July 20— The United States arm
ored cruiser San Diego was sunk yesterday forenoon at
11:30 o’clock, ten miles off Fire Island, either from a tor
pedo or by striking a mine. The cruiser had 1147 officers
and men aboard at the time of the accident.
The first information regarding the disaster was re
ceived yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock when 35 survivors
landed on Long Island. All information was immediately
wired here to the Navy Department and the simple an
nouncement was then made public that the San Diego had
gone down. The Navy officials today do not know wheth
er the cruiser was struck by a torpedo or whether she
struck a mine. Several of the gunners claim that they fired
at an object, believed to have been a periscope ten minutes
before the boilers of the San Diego exploded- The cruiser
might have struck a mine or a torpedo from a German
submarine might have pierced the side of the craft result
ing in the boilers being blown up when the torpedo explod
-ed- The San Diego remained afloat 31 minutes after the
boilers blew up -Several fireman and others were killed,
due to the explosion, but all others aboard escaped in life
boats or on life rafts.
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This morning over 1100 survivors arrived ai in ew
York City. Officei-s and crew have been sent here on spec
ial trains and a full investigation and probe will be made
regarding the facts in the case.
BELIEVE STRUCK BY TORPEDO.
WASHINGTON, July 20— At noon today the staff
chief of the Cruiser forces reports belief that the San Die
go was sunk by a torpedo but there are no conclusive facts
to substantiate this at this time.
SURVIVORS ARRIVE IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 20— Early this morning all surviv
ors of the cruiser San Diego, numbering over 1100, were
..brought here by rescuing ships.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO
The armored cruiser San Diego was formerly the Cai
ifornia and is a sister ship of the West Virginia and the
Maryland, the latter craft having been in Seward several
years ago when a test of Matanuska coal was made The
cruiser has a tonnage of 13,680 and carries a complement
of 1114 officers and men.
Radio Riley, now at the station at the head of the bay,
was for two years on the San Diego and he stated toda>
that it was like losing a home when the news was bulletin
ed of the loss of the cruiser. The San Diego was built in
1899 at San Francisco.
BRITISH TRANSPORT IS SUNK.
NEW YORK, July 20— The British transport Carpa
thia has been sunk by a Hun submarine off the Irish Coast.
The Carpathia was outward bound at the time and no lives
are reported to have been lost.
The Carpathia was formefly a Cunard liner. Her ton
nage was 13,603.
ANCHOR LINE STEAMER SUNK BY SUB.
ATLANTIC PORT, July 20— A German submarine
torpedoed and sank the Anchor liner steamer Elsyia on
May 24th, in the"Mediterranean Sea, according to official
advice received here today by a steamer which witnessed
the disaster. The Elsyia was carrying a cargo from the
far east at the time. The crew was saved and many arrived
on a steamer today. The Elsyia was 6397 tons gross.
QUENTIN ROOSEVELT IS DEAD.
PARIS, July 20— German aviators dropped a note in
the American camps last night confirming the death of
Quentin Roosevelt who dropped within the enemy lines
several days ago following an air battle.
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