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No. 44 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
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ENEMY HALTED Bl BRITISH COUNTER ATTACKS
HOMESTEAD
BILL PASSES
IDE HOUSE
Wasfcintcxn, Marcb 25.—Sulzer
bill providing for free survey of
homesteads in Alaska pa<sse<i the
He as-: of Ki'i>reseuta.tive^ Saturday
afternoon.
TUij, bill provides that the sur
veyor general shaji cause fre© sur
veys of homestead entries, where
public land surveys have not been,
extended, after the proper Bhowing:
thar the hozuesteucer is not in a
position to submit an acceptable
final proof.
The sulzer bill providing for
the issue of bon«U by the city of
Seward also pass.e<i the Hous® Sat
urday afternoon.
(Signed) Sl'L-ZER.
The latter bill referred to is ta
regard to the building of a flume at
Sewprd that would, take care °f
tie glacier stream which last fatt
did considerable damage t<j property
in the city.
Claus A. Spre'Vels. president of the
Federal Sugar Kerining company, who
In the recent investigation into the
sugar and coai shortage made startling
accusations agair.st the government's
food administration, and who in turn
was accused by Mr. Hoover as being
a foe to the food rule.
GERMAN BIG GUNS FOUND III SI GOBI WOODS 76 MILES
FROM CITY HALL OF PARIS FIRE ONLY FOUR SUOTS TODAY
27 BRITISH DIVISIONS SLOP ADVANCE OF 97 ENEMY UNITS
All Allies Express Confidence In Resistance of British Soldiers, While Wilson
Predicts Allied Victory—Germans Claim Capture of 30,000 Entente
Troops and 600 Guns—Fighting Today Is Intense But Germans
Are Showing Signs of Weakening
+ + ♦♦♦ + + ♦*♦ + + + + + +!
* A general review of to- + j
+ day'a war news indicates there + .
+ hag been no German advance +
+ since Saturday .but that fight- *
+ '»q of a mast intense nature * |
+ is taking place around Ba- +
* paume and Peronne, with the +
+ Allies gaining in strength +
* ^!>d Germans losing. The fact *
•5* that there is only one Britisjb "frj
+ soldier to an average of three * j
* aed one-half Germans indicates ❖ j
+ tho Allied army is elsewhere * !
+ probably lying in reserve for *fr
+ a strategic move. Every in- *
* dication Is that the Germans +;
"5" ar# held. *
*♦♦ + ♦♦♦** + *** + +
COUNTER ATTACKS
SU CCESSFUL
British Headquarters in France.
March 25. — During much recent
fighting Germans used a division
of troops for every thousand yards
of front, averaging 20 men to a
yard. There was approximately one
(German division against every Brit
ish battalion.
Heaviest fighting continues to
day around Bapaume, near Peromne,
and where the British and French,
fronts join.
so far every British counter at
took has succeeded today.
FRENCH ASSIST BRITISH
Paris, March 25.—French forces
Saturday went to the assistance of
British, troops and took over a sec
tor of the battle front, the war
olf'ce announces todaJ\
lu the region of Noyon and on
tbn right ba®k of the Otee river
heavy fighting witfc Germans is in
progress at the present time.
WAISTS
New Voile Waists in Plain White
and Stripes; also the new Slip Over
Blouse in Dotted Swiss, $2.75 to 3.50
BRASSIERES
Brassieres in Heavy Lace and Em
broidery and Silk Crepe de Chine
from $1.00 to $2.50
ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
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BIG GUNS LOCATED
i
Paris, March. 25— German mon-j
3ter cannon which are bombing
Paris have been located in the
forest of St. Gobain, 76 miles
fro in the city hall of Paris. Bom
bardment stopped yesterdayj after
noon. t |
The official statement says the
French front is intact.
i;< )MHAKDMEXT RESUMED
Paris. March 25. — Long! range
bombardment of Paris was resumed
a' 6:30 o'clock this morning, but |
wa3 interrupted after the second
shot. After two more shots were !
fired .the bombardment was bus- t
pended. ■ ,
STRONG ATTACKS REPTLSED
London, March 25.—German fore-i
p.s crossed the Somme river south of j
Peronne between the city and Le
Court today, but were driven back
by counter attacks. Haig reported. I
The first hostile attacks this J
morr.ing developed north and south |
o' Bapaume, according to Haig. j
The battle continues with great
violence. ,|
North of Bapaume yesterday eve"-!
inj i>owerfui attacks were r^pu's-J
ed with heavy losses to the enemy.'
At Gnly one point did they reach J
British trenches, from which, they
were immediately thrown out.
Elsewhere German attacks last
nigh' were stopped by rifle and I
machine gun fira by British forc-i I
es, and the enemy was drivan back |
with great loss.
i>7 DIVISIONS IN ATTACK
London, March 25.—"Last night
north of Peronme," saya the Brit
ish official statement from their
headquarters in France, "enemy
attacks were delivered with the
greatest violence against our line
from the Trotiii© river, a tributary
of the Somme. Our tt-oopa on
this portion of the battle front
■have been withdrawn and are now
fighting from new positions. Our
troops are holding their line from
■the Somme river to Peromne."
H-ivas correspondent, describing
the greatest struggle which ever
fook place in France, says "British
troops retired in good order, cling
In,! to the ground and withdrawing '
foi-> Dv foot to strong positions pre
partd monhs ago.t la the later
stagey of last night's battle 97
German divisions were engaged,
tlius tl\e German command concen-J
truteii against the British front ^
halt of the forces at their dls-^
Iiosul in the whale Western front." I
Hi.HUN REPORTS BIG GUN FIRE
Merlin, March 26. — Paris has |
be en bombed Hy long distance
gurs, according to a German offi- |
cia! .communication issued last
night. • j I III#!
CONFIDENCE COMPLETE
Paris, March 25.—Frenoh of
ficial statement says: "German of
fensive is continuing between Cross
illr • an<i Tergnler with violent
fightin" in which the enemy is
said to have used, 97 divisions.
"The English resistance is very I
<f tic lent in ever&thlng, and G-er- j
man losses are very heavy. The j
fight ing line has been brought back
to aOout six or seven kilometers be
hind the former British third Hue- .
Confidence remains complete."
ONLY 27 BRITISH
divisions
Washington, March 25.—Field ;
Marshal Hate is holding the great I
German drive of 97 divisions with ,
only 27 British divisions.
TROOPS HELD IN RESERVE
I
With the British Armies, March,
25.—So far British generals have j
us<\l few troops other than those
wnich were holding the front lines j
when the offensive started. These
shock troops have bean making as '
.gallapt a defense as was ever record*
ed in the annals of Brttifo army
history ,and as a result they have
enarled the main, body of the Brit
ish army to fall back deliberately
and without confusion and to oc
cupy strong positions which they
had prepared long before the Ger
nion offensive began, i
empire confident
London, March, 25.—"The ®m"
pire stands calm and confident In
its §o!dlers" was the message King
George wired to HaSg today.
"HYGENO FLOUR"
We are prepared to fill your orders for this "Whole Wheat
Health" Flour in 10 or 50 lb. sacks at the same
price as ordinary flour, viz:
80c and $3.25 Per Sack
This flour is suitable for all baking purposes and contains
more food values than any other flour we have.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery • day •f
taking ordera received until I p.m.
GERMAN'S CLAIM BIG BOOTY*
Oerlin, March, 25.—Our war of
ice reports between the somine
■nd Oise rivers; our corps are fight
ns their way; for wad. ctoauny has
>eeu taken. Our booty in war ina
enal is enormous.
English forces in their r«tire
nent are burning: French, towns
Lnd villages. W-e have bombarded
ortresses and Parls with long
listance guns.
A gigantic struggle is now tak
ng place for Bapaume. a battle
s iu progress o« Tr^nsloj-, conibles
md Maurepas. The line of the
Somme river has been crossed
nany points in our attack between
Peronne and Ham.
COUNTER ATTACK THROWN'
BACK
London, MaTch 25. — American,
French and English regiments
which were brought «i> from the
southwest for a counter attack
igajnst German fdrees were thrown
t>ack on Cha-ulnes.
Yesterday's German official state
ment says Ham and Peronne have
ilso fallen, and that the totaj num
ber of prisoners captured since the
beginning of their offensive is
thirty thousand in addition to
600 guns. i : ' '
AMERICAN'S RAGE AT GERMAN'S
With American Army in France,
March 25.—No American' regiments
hava participated with. British forc
es »u meeting the German drive, it
was stated lierq today.
American soldiers on the Toul
(Continued on page 4.)
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Washington; March. 25.—Robert S.
Barrett, of Alexandria, Va.,
been appointed Commercial At
tache to the American. Embassy- at
Buenos Aires, according to an
announcement by the Bureau.. of
Poreign and Domestic Commerce, De
par'ment of Commerce. He will
a-lso act as the War Trade Board's
representative in Argentina.
As special agent of th« Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Mr. Barrett ha« just completed an
investigation of the Latin-American
markets for paper, paper pro
ducts, and printing machinery, his
reports showing that up to the
Mme the war broke out our Eu
ro;ip;iii competitors, especially Ger
many had- the advantage in that
field. He is of the opinion that
tho American manufacturer will
do much better in the future. Pre
vious r j this investigation Mr. Bar
ret* had had twelve years' exper
ience in tho newspaper, printing,
and stationery business in Lattn
Araerica. He is well known in
Virginia newspaper circles.
Thp commercial attaches are
"business diplomat," stationed per
msneitly at tho principal foreign)
cfpitsls. Their work Is particular
ly important at this time when
careful attention must be given
to preset:* abnormal conditions
and plans laid for maintaining our
.position after the war.
AJ. VSKAN WILL BULLETIN
IMPORTANT NEWS ITEMS
Beginning tomorrow morning the
Daily Alaskan will bulletin the
most important war news on a
bo?rd placed in front of Its office.
News arriving after the issue
the Alaskaa in the evening and
until 1 p. m. will be bulletined.
No word has been received by
E. J. Shaw, agent for the Alaska
Steamship Co., regarding the Vai
dez, other than that she was due
to • rrive ia Skaway Saturday noon.
Did You Ever
consider how intimate is the com
radeship between a man and his
Suit, Hat and Shoes ?
VThere one goes, there goes the
others. The longer they are ac
quainted the better they like each
other and the more inseparable they
become.
From the day of purchase there is
a mellow atmosphere about an Ed.
V. Price Suit, a Hardeman Hat and
a pair of Florsheim Shoes—something
easy, intimate and comfortable—some
thing which induces the feeling of
dependableness.
The spring lines are here. Come
in and look them over.
JAMES KENNEDY