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No. 156 TWENTY FIRST YEAR SKAGWAY, ALASKA, THl
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:«DAY. AUGUST 8. 1918 • PRICE 10 CENTS
BIG GUNS SHOW POSITION WHERE
ENEMf INTENDS TO MAKE STAND
- With the American Armies la
France, Thursday. — The German
heavy artillery is active for the
first time since the enemy has been
driven across the Ouroq.
The firing is the most violent
since the beginning o/ the German
retreat from the Maxne.
This is the first indication that
the German guns have reached the
line where it Is presumed the ene
my intends to make a stand.
London, Thursday. — Prime Min
ister Lloyd Georgv announced today
that one hundred aad fifty German
submarines have been destroyed
since the beginning of the subma
rine warfare, and that the reports
show that more thau half of them
were destroyed during the past year
just ending.
The Premier also stated that not
withstanding the boast of the ene
my that the undersea craft domin
ated fhe seas, during the month of
July 305.000 American troops have
been irought over from the United
States and landed safely in France.
TVs, the Prime Minister said, was
too much for the German to stand,
and when he found that the subma
rine had fallen down in its work at
destruction, the Germans attempt
ed the land offensire.
Here also the enemy has
proved a failure, for General Foch
has driven the German troops back,
and although the doing; is not
yet over. Lloyd George said, "He
would he a sanguine man, indeed,
on the German general staff who,
would now predict that Germany <
could obtain a military victory." j
la closing his speech before the
members of the British House of
Commons,'the Prime Minister said,
"The American army, at the rate
that »t is being raised, will soon
not be far short of the German ar
my itself, in point of numbers. Be
fore all the allies are defeated on
the sea Germany cauld never tri*
umph."
YANKS DIG IN
OH IffSLE BM
Paris, Ttiursday. — Reports re*
ceived here from the American
have due la between Fismes and
Bazonches, on the north bank of
the Veslg aud here they have beat
eu off repeated attacks made by
the Germans, inflicting heavy loss
es on the enemy.
■Wi'h the American Army in
Prance. — The American and
French troops have civjssed t he
Soissons-Rheims highway and are
now driving on to the heights be~
headquarters
state that
at pis id 06,
the Americans
tween the Vesl© and Aisne rivers, j
The Allies are holding the positions
1 they have gained and are Bteadily
i pushing on, fighting along a wide
\ front.
FRENCH GET
Iff. STATION!
Paris, Thursday. — After a
nard battle late yesterday afternoon
the French forces wrested the Siry
Salzoque railway station from the
Germans. A short distance west of
Montdidier the Allied forces ma de
further progress against the enemy,
advancing their lines for a distance
of two miles over a considerable
front *
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1,300,000 FRENCH
SOLDIERS HI
BEEN KILLED
New York, Aug, 8. — Marcel
Knecht, 0119 of the members of the
French High Commission, in an in
terview given out to the newspa
pers today stated that one million
three hundred thousand French *ol
diers have been killed in the world
war and that one million three hun
dred thousand French soldiers
have been wounded.
up
TAKES OWN LIFE!
Victoria, B. C., Aug. 8— Captain
Y. Yamamoto,, master of the
steamship which had gone ashore
0* the rocks at Cape Flattery, feel
ing that he had been disgraced,
committed suicide yesterday by
jumping overboard from the Can
ada Maru.
The act was entirely uncalled for.
as Capt. Yamamoto's ship was
later pulled off from the rock up
on which she struck and later pro
ceeded to Esquimalt.
TO HAVE ARMV OF
5,000,000 MEN
Washington, Wednesday, -j- Gen
eral March, chief of staff, today
told the Senate military committee
that the present plans of the war
department Is for an army of five
million men, which is to be raised
as quickly as possible.
INTEND MCK
IIP 10 AISNE
With the American Army on the
Vesle, Thursday.—German soldiers
5rho nave oeen captured by the A*
inericans after the French and A"
merican troops crossed the Vesle
river confirm the previous reports
that have he en received tnat the
Germane expect to continue to back
up until they hare reached the
Aisne river lines.
BRITISH TROOPS LANDED OX
EAST COAST OP SIBERIA
Shanghai, Thursday. — Reports
received in this city this morning
state that British troops have been
landed at Vladivostok
London, Thursday, — The great j
offensive by the Allied armies a- ;
gainst the enemy as agreed to
some tlm« ago was launched this
morning on the Picardy front by
tne British and French troops. The '
Fourth British army and the First!
French army Degan the drive at■
dawn on all fronts in the Amiens j
sector. This announcement was made
this morning: by the British war
office, and is taken from a report j
received from Field Marshal Haig. |
The report from the front states 1
that the attacks fgalnst th© ene- [
my were progressing satisfactorily 1
over * wid'e battle front.
Washington.—According to ad
vice received by the war depart
ment this morning from General
Pershing the American troops are
brigaded with the British and &re
in action in the new British of
fensive before Amiens.
London. — The heavy gunfire \
which marked the opening op tne
British offensive in the Amiens
sector against the GermanB could
be distinctly heard on the south
east toast of England thiB morn
ing. The distance fjom where the
reports were heard and Amiens is
eighty miles.
London, Thursday. — The Lon
don Evening Standard Bays that
several thousand prisoners have
been taken by the Allies on the
Picardy front, and also th0 towns
of Demuin, Ablancourt and Morlan
court, and the heights west of
Cerisy and the heights south of
Morlancourt.
——
Paris. — At four o'clock this (
afternoon report# from the new bat
tle front say that the Franco-Brif
ish advance on the Picardy front
is continuing. •
The German's were taken com
pletely by surprise, some divisions
being caught while being reUev«d.
The depth of the advance at this.
nour as reyurteu.
most satisfactory, and that tha
attack is developing on. both side*
Some of the enemy's forces hava
been hurled back upon the Avre
river, and the first apparent re*
suit of the new offensive is wip*
tfig out the menace to Amiens.
^ Several hundred tanks led the
attacks. Swarms of allied battle
planes are engaged in the battle,
although a thick hazo has. made fly
ing a difficult feat In the e*rly
hours of the battle It has proved
an. advantage to other branches ot
the service.
Paris,—Later.—lhe average ad
vance of tho French and British la
the Albert-Montdidier fiv>nt, ac
cording to late afternoon reports,
is between two and one half and
three miles on a front extending
for' twenty-five miles.
"A large number of prisoners is
reported to have Deen taken and a
number of villages in the path of
the'advance have been captured.
CHIEF SLOVAK
VISIISJILSOH
Washington, Aug 8.—T. G. Mas
aryk .president of the Czecho-Slovak
National Council and commander in
chief of the military forces operat
ing under the directions of -the
council, called upoa President
Wilson yesterday afternoon and
presented a letter to the president
expressing deep satisfaction over
the American President's decision to
help the Czecho-Slovak army in ,
Russia. , j
CASUALTIES REPORTED
Washington, Thursday. — Re- .
ports received this morning from
the French Headquarters giv0 the
American casualties at 345. Of j
this DumDer the list of killed con- |
tains the names 0' 150, and 82 '
wounded severely.
Stockholm, Aug. 8.—According to j
a dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger of ,
Berlin, the Russian government has !
Issued a declaration of a Btate of .
war to exist between England and I
Russia. The paper states that it'
prints the news with reservation I
aa to 'ts being authentic.
Washington, Thursday.—The war
department announced this morn
ing that the general military plan |
has now been completed, and by j
the plan it contemplates having
three.million men In France by the
coming spring and by that time to
also have two million more at
home. - AkL
Washington, Thursday. — John F.
Blain, who is now In Seattle, direct
ing the 6teel ship construction in
the northwest has also been plac
ed in charge of the wooden, ship
building in that territory.
Fruit Jars,
Jelly Glass etc
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LT. ROOM
GRAVE IS fOUID
With American. Army in France.
—American airmen flying over
the north bank >f the Ourcq have
found the grave of Lieut. Quentin
Roosevelt.
The grave is located on the edge
of Chamery wood, four miles east
of Fere-en-Tardeiiols.
When the grave was sighted, the
aviators alighted end found that
the Germans had mraked the grave
with a cross, upoa which the fol
lowing Inscription was found: "Lieu*
tenant Quentin Roosevelt, Buried
by the German&'l
BRITISH FORCE GERMANS
BACK THOUSAND YARDS
London, Thursday. — Field Mar
shal Haig today reports that the
Britisn troops have advanced one
thousand yards on a five niile front
between the Lawe and Clarence
rivers.
Mrs. E. J. Liddicoat and her
daughter, Gertrude, were pass
engers south on one of the late
boats.
FRENCH REPULSE
OF
*" Parla, Thursday. — Along tha
Vesla river battle line the French
continued to repulse the enemy in
the attacks which he made be
tween . Braisne and Soissona. One
hundied prisoners are reported to
hare ueen'captured in the engage*
ments.
6RIII3H RETAKE
PIECE OE ROAD
London.W ednesday. — In an
attack against the enemy position
this moming southwest of Morlan
court the British regained the
ground taken from them by the
Germans yesterday along the Bray*
Corbier road north of the sonun&
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