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No. 120 TWENTY FIRST YEAR
SKAttWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY. JUNE 25. 1918 PMCfi
ROUTE Of ALSTRIANS BY ITALIANS COMPLETE
IMS SWEPT m
0! MUOOr WATERS OF
SWOLLEN STREAMS
Rome, Tuesday. — According to
Rafael Garlaei in his dispatch to the
Milan Secolo for which paper he is
correspondent at the front, the work
performed toy the American aviators
contriouted notably to the disorgan
ization of the Austrian forces which
nad crossed the Piave river.
Tie report further states that;
whole battalions of Austrian trooos ,
in attempting in their wild fligght
to get away from the advancing I
Italian troops tried to ford the |
swollen streams and they were i
swept away. The muddy waters are j
choked with dead Austrian soldiers.
HUHS SHOOT MACHINE GUN
PRO! 1REE IOP WITH ROPE
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With American Army in France,
Tuesday.—Americau troops began ai*
attack on the Germans in Belleau
woods and succeeded in driving the
eaemv back.. When the woods were
occupied dv ttie munees a auatmuc
gun found fastened in the top
of a great tree and was arranged so
as to be operated by a rope through
a pulley from the ground. .
PEACE OEEEISIVE LAUNCHED BY
.SERIN FOREIGN MINEilER
Amsterdam, Tuesday. — Foreign
Ministee. Kuehlmann of Germany ad
dressing jjie Reichstag this morning
launched the first peace offensive
by saying. "We h\>pe that our tneni
ies will. Understand that it is 11
dream <md an illusion jo hope to
fight successfully against the means
which we have at our disposal, and
that they will find that the moment
has come to make peace offer*
corresponding to the situations and
satisfying to the vital necessities of
Germany."
Washington, June 25. — Declar
ing that the nation cannot afford to 1
conduct a series of experiments at
this tfnie. Chairman Hurley of the
Federal Snipping Board today op- j
Posed absolutely the proposed mea- i
sure of prohibition before the Sen- '
ate Agricultural committee. -
Postmaster Burleson joined with
Mr. Hurley in expressing the same
fear, but Secretary Daniels expressed
himself in favor of nation wide pro
hibition.
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200,000 Troops Of Austria Killed Or
Captured By Italy's Armies—Am
erican Aviators Aid in Causing
Enemy To Retreat In
Disorder
Headquarters or Italian Army, j
Tuesday. — The 'Austrian retreat
which began in an orderly manner |
soon became widely disorgganizid
and confused.
Many thousands of the Austrian
and Hungarian troops surrendered
at the first opportnity when over
taken by the pursuing Italians.
The Italians have taken a large ]
number of prisoners and great j
quantities of munitions and other j
booty since the Austriann retreat be"
gan.
Italian cavalry has. crossed the
Middle Piave in addition to bridg- j
ingg the lower and is chasing the
fleeing Austrians along the east
bank.
Numerous squads of bombers havd
crossed the river where the Italian I
artillery and aircraft ar« hammer- |
ing away.
Washinggton, Tuesday. — Official:
advices received by the War De- J
partment today from Rome says that j
the Austrian losses have been appaV
ing. The Italians are still in pur
suit °f the fleeing Austrians and
are inflicting terrible punshment on
the enemy.
The Italian navy effectively co
operated to defeat the enemy by
battering the positions along Tag
liamento river and the positions northi
of Castellazzo, while the marine bat
terries operatingg along the lower j
Piav« river advanced and captured
hundreds of prisoners.
Vienna, Tuesday. — The evacua- i
tion by the Austrian forces of the !
right bank of the Piave river and
the Montello sector is announced by
the Austrian war office today.
London, Tuesday.—Lloyd George J
in addressing the British House of i
Commons this morning 6aid the next i
blow on the western front might de
cide the issue of the campaign. He |
referred to the amazing organization!
which wag bringing the American
troops to France. In speaking of
this feature of the American activi
ties he said, "Enough Americans
have arrived to satisfy the Allies
and to disappoint and ultimately de
feat our foes."
He also said that the Austro-Hun
garian army was in full retreat, and
the question that now confronted th$
fleeing enemy was whether they
would be able to effect a retreat.
Washington, June 25.—In an of-J
ficial wireless dispatch received
here today from Rome ,it is reflect- |
ed in the message that there is (
great confidence at Roma that the
war might be brought to a victori
ous close this year if the Allies
would give the Italians a full mea
sure of support in the offensve
which has now been launched
against the Austrians.
Paris, Tuesday. — According to
the Secolo of Milan, the Austrian
losses during the present offensive
will number more than. 200,000.
Certain enemy divisions lost two
thirds of their effectives. '
A dispatch received here oy the
Matin from Turin says that the
route of the Austrians is complete,
and that the Piave river has car
ried away many of the enemy's
dead.
Geneva, Tuesday. — According to
news from the Italian front received
here this morning the retreat of the
Austrian armies continue in the
greatest disorder. The retreating
enemy is continually und0r the im
mediate fire of the Allied artillery,
which has forced many of the divis
ions to attempt to ford the swollen
Piave, and hundreds of these have
been swept away and drowned.
London, June 25—According to acH
vices received today by the British
War Office the Italians have start
ed a counter offensive against the
Austrian forces in the mountain
region.
Washington, June 25. — Advices
received late today indicate that
the Italian forces are preparing for
a great drive against the Autsrians
in the Trentino sector and they ex
pect to repeat the disaster inflict
ed upon the enemy along the Piave.
The advice was received in an of
ficial cable from Rome to the Unit
ed States War Department.
Washington, June 25.—An offi
cial report was received this after
noon by the United States War De
partment from Rome stating that
the Austrians are now in full re
treat and that papers taken from
prisoners, show that the officers in
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ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED
WHICH PUCES PARIS
III IRE ARMY ZONE
Paris, Tuesday. — By an official
order -which was issued today Paris
was placed In the Army zone.
The public was not effected by
the order, but by the lBSuanee of
this order, they &re to take notice
and be prepared in case the enemy
might make an advance which would
place the* city withip the range of
field guns.
. The American artillery is h«arily
shelling the German position* oortto
o£ Belleau wood this afternoon.
144,165 WILL BE DRUFJED
B* LOTTERY THIS WEEK
Washington, June 25. — The sec
ond lottery to determine the order
for the calling out of 744,765 men.
registered since June 5, will be held
here on Thursday or Friday of this
BOGUS S. 8 E.
PAY CHECKS
Seattle, June 25.—According to |
today's announcements of the SeattW
clearing house forged Skinner and
Eddy pay checks aggregating more
than $20,000 have been cashed by
merchants in this city who have
passed them on for credit through
the various hanks at which the
firms do business.
Immediately after the fraud was
discovered the bogus paper was
placed bf the hands of secret ser
vice men who have started on a
hunt for the forgers.
The Princess Sophia will arrive in
this port at 7 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Mm ma:: d of the enemy have *s"
sured the soldiers that this offens
ive would b© the last and that It
would put Italy completely out of
the war.
week.
The lottery will be the same ts
that employed whea the first draft
was made. »
Stockholm, Jum® 25.—Th© tt#*
confirmed report was received ter®
today that former Czar Nlcholi# of
Prussia has been assassinated.
Baltimore, Tuesday. — The first
detachments of General Per»Mo«»
soldiers who have been gassed, and
wounded on the fighting front in
Prance arrived at Fort McHenry
hospital late yesterday afternoon.
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