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With American Army- in France.
Tuesday. — The enemy is showing
uneasiness »long the'left bank of t! |
Meuse river in the sector northwest
of Toul. Heavy fighting is report
ed in the vicinity of Seichej>rey.
On the Meuse river, the German
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TRENCHES
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Paris, Tuesday.—Before making
the recent successful att:^jk against
the Germau positions in the vicinity '
of Villers Brettonneaux. it has beet<
reported to the Paris War Office
that the American artillery fired 60.;
000 shells "ito the German trenches
before the attack, completely blot- j
ting them out. The less to the I
Huns must ha\e necessarily been e:."*
ormous. 11 g |
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Washington, May 7. — An agree
ment was reached between the con
ferees of the house and senate oa
the proposed bill extending the
selective draft law to youths who
have reached the age of 21 ye'irs
since June 3. 1917. and when the
bin came up in the 6enate this
morning it was passed by that body
and sent to the house.
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lines are sparcely held, and thip 1b
taken as an indication there lias
been heavy ^ithd'.awals of troops
from this, sector to fill ug, the Kaps
made in the lines in the Picardy
positions occasioned by the heavy
losses sustained in the recent
engagements. > •
aircraft' graft
CHARGES 10
BE PROBED
Washington, May 7. — Following
charges of graft made by Gutzon
Borglum, the sculptor, President
Wilson has ordered the Department
of Justice to make a thorough; in
vestigation of the charges that
graft exists in the airplane building
program, and he has also ordered an
investigation into the charges that
pro-German influences are at the
bottom of the delay in airplane pro
duction.
DEBATE ENDS j
PLEASANTLY
Ix>ndon, May 7. — Anti-conscrlp* j
tiou speeches were made from hte
same platform at a gigantic mass !
meeting, at which more than fifteen
thousand persons were in attendance
last Sunday by Joihn Dillon, nation
alist leader and Prof. Edward Deval
era head of the Sinn Feiners. The
meeting took place at BaHaghader
een which is in Dillons' constituency
in east Mayo.
Good humor and enthusiasm char
acterized the demonstration through-*
out the en'ire meeting, although it
was thought there might be some
trOU*'e- lijl'l
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American Steamship Battles
With German U-Boat
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Washington, Tuesday. —> A fight
; between the American Steamship
Tidewater and a German eubmarlne
| is reported today 'by the United
States Navy department.
The report says that the subma
rine attacked- the Ste^mshipi Tide
water, which was aj-med with, sub
marine defense guns, and a sharp
battle took place, with the effect
that the American ship- defeated the
undersea enemy, an£i it is thought
that it was sunk.
Washington, Mag* 7. — It Is ex
pected that the U. S. Wai* Depart
ment will ask congress lor a<*"
diitional appropriation of one billion
dollars for the furtherance of the
air craft building campaign. Al
ready $640,000,000 has been ex
pended", but this is said to be in
sufficient to put the aircraft branch
of the fighting force of the nation
in a completed state andi ready to
cope with the enemy overseas.
Washington, May 7. — A bill de
signed' to stamp the I. W. W'.s as an
outlaw organization was this morn
ing- passed bv the United. States
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iBY WIGKERSKAM
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Nome, May 7. — A Republican
club with a membership of 250
fcas been formed in. this city -— I
all the republican primary candi
dates for the legislature beins in
cluded.
The club met Saturday and unani
mously passed a resolution to so
down the lino with James Wicker"
shaf as head of the Republican tick
et in the November election.
Juneau, May 7. — The Republi
cans of the Flpst Judicial division :
are preparing to hold a convention
in this city in June, at which, time
a resolution to stand fry a ticket j
headed l>y James Wickersham will
be put before the membei* of the
meeting.
Big Guns Pound
Upon Amiens |
Paris, Tuesday. — Great artillery
activity is reported to have taken,
place last night on both' gides of
the Avre river and on, the front di
rectly southeast of Amiens.
Senate and imtaed'iately sent to> the
House of Representatives for pass
age. It is believed that it will I e
passed at an early date.
Austrians Want
Eight Hour
Work Day
Copenhagen, Tuesday. — Advice
was received here from Vienna stat
ing that a nation wide strike had
Deeii called today by Austrian work
men, who demanded an eight hour
work day. As a result of the walk
out of the men, almost aid fcator
ies and industries are at 9, standstill*
It is believed that the demands of
th§ men will be acceded.
British Take
Huns and Guns
London, Tuesday. — A report re
ceived by the British War Office*
from the Britisli field headquarters
in France today says that British,
troops mado an attack on a German
position near NeuviUe Vitasse last
night and as result a number of
German prisoners were taken and
three machine guns captured.
COFFEE
Has not yet been affected, as far as we are con
cerned, by the war price and quaility the same.
We carry the following well brands
Hill's Vacum Packed
M. J. B.
Alta
Schilling's "
Golden Gate "
45 ct. per lb. 2 lbs. 85 ct. (2 l-2*Golden Gate $1.00)
Good bulk coffee, ground to suit you at 30 ct. per lb.
P. H. GANTY
Store Open From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. One regular delivery a day
taking order* received until I p.m.
Absolutism Must Bend to Will of Work
ers In Austria or Force of Arms
Will Be The Result
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Berne, Tuesday. — Labor and
socialist organizations in Austria
are threatening to «revolt as a re*
suit of the Austrian government's
action in suspending parliament
Swiss newspapers today printed a
telegram sent from Vienna in which
the Sozjl Demokratische correspond
ents is quoted to the effect that a
committee of the socialist part/ and
a committee from the German depu
ties' cluhs have decld>ed to issue a
manifesto to the working class in
slfGlTs!
: MANIA
OBSERVED
London, May 7. — The third an
niversary of the sinking of the Lu»i
tania was observed in all the Eng
lish churches in this city today, at
which special prayers Were offered
A special service was held in the
Lusitania cemetery at Queenstown,
where the bodies of the victims of
the German submarine were laid to
rest. '
American naval detachments par
ticipated in the tservicea in the Lon
don churcies and ftt the Queens
town cemetery.
GO TELL IHEM
YOUfiTBDUBLES
Juneau, May 7.-—The shipping'
board' will bold a heaping in this
city on May 16th, at which time all
pej-sons Interested in shipping to
and from Alaska are invited to be
present and) take part in the hear
ing. The request for permission to
raise the rates will come up, and
merchant shippers are request
ed to be on hand to state their
opinions as to why the rates should
not be changed.
regard to the government's action in
which the following declaration will
be made: "If ahsolutism is reeotab
iished without regard for pan Ger
manism, which is undoubtedly pro
longing the war, the working class
es would' be forced to fight for their
rights." , ; ; |
The manifesto ooncludes by ex
horting the working class to hold
themselves in readiness to fight ab
solutism if necessary. <
220.000 GUNS
WANTED FOR
AIRPLANES
Washington, May 7. — Al>propr'a
Hons for the necessary money to
manufacture 220,000 machine
for use on aeroplanes was yesterday
asked' by General Dixon before the
house committee on military af
fairs.
It was revealed today that Sec
retary Baker had told the commit
tee that he "Hopes to have 2,200
aeroplanes in service on the French,
front by July 1. Many of the D1**
chines wfli be made in J£ngtowid and
France." i | j J
4,000 MEN ARE
CALLED 10
COLORS
Washington, Tuesday. — Four
thousand registrants throughout the
United States have been ordered to
proceed to various training1 cfcnips
on May 20th.
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