TREMENDOUS RUSSIAN
DRIVE HAS STARTED
TO CONQUER AUSTRIA
Army of Millions Rolling Back
Teutons in Galicia and Buck
owina—175,000 Men Lost
on Both Sides—Vienna and
Berlin Worried.
Loudon, Jan. 11—Reoorts from
Austria received here today Indi
cate that the fiercest fighting
throughout the entlro war has just
taken olacg in the eastern Austrian
theater.
Vast armies of Russian trooi>s
made a tremendous drive towards
Czartoriss and Czernovitz, two
strategic points in Galicia, forc
ing their way up from the south
to—ards these two points through
tiukowina.
Tho lighting was fierce along the
entire battle front, and it Is est;
.mated that over 175,000 men fell
on lota bides la the attack which
I the Russians made on the Austro
German forces.
The German government at Ber
liu and Austrian government at
Vienna are now fully awake to the
enormous proportions that the
Russian army has assumed, and feel
the blows as made by; the new Rus
sian offensive.
The fighting at these battles are
described as being the most des
perate and most recklees of any
ihat have occurred 6ince the begin
ning of the war, in so far as the
Russians are concerned.
ARE SOLO
Seattle, Jan. 11—Th^ U. S. coast
and geodetic survey vessels Ge&ney
and ilaoArtiur were yesterday sold
by department officials to the Pan
ama. Pacific Commercial Co., and
the B'oruskog Investment Co., both
Seattle corporations.
POSTAL BUSINESS
IS TWO BILLIONS
Washington, Jan. 11—The postal
Service Las doubled in the last
twelve years and during the last
fiscal year audited transactions
reached the $2,000,008,000 mark
for the first time, according to the
annual report of Charles A. Rram,
auditor for the Dosto-fflce depart
ment. Sa^es of stamps, postal cards
and stamped envelopes, the groat
source of income, nettod $25S,
000,000 for the year. About $200,
000,000 was paid out in salaries.
KAISER'S ILEXEsS XOW
ASSERTED TO IJE A IJOII
London, Jan. 11—A dispatch to
neuter's Telegram company from
Amsterlam says reports received
there from Berlin are to the ef
fect that Emperor "William is suf
fering1 from a nonmalignant boil.
He is remaining indoors owing to
the unsettled -weather, but is not
confined to his bed.
TEN DAYS' ANNUAL
Inventory
HI Sale HI
One=Third Off
On Every Article in
Our Immence Stock
"With the exception of Rubber Goods, E. & W. Collarsy
Overalls, Jumpers, Threads, Knox and Stetson Hats.
- SALE STARTS
Wednesday Morning Jan. 12. at 9 o'clock
CLOSES —
Saturday Night, Jt.n. 22, at 10 o'clock
TERMS CASH— Store will be open until 9 o'clock every
evening during sale.
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Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Loudon, Jan. 10—The closest
attention was paid by all British of
ficials today to the report from
Tokio that Germany lias made
separate overtures of peace to both
Japan and Russia.
It has been rumored for the past
several weeks that Germany was
anxious to declare peace ■with Rus
sia, fearing that that power, having
secured plenty of arms and ammuni
tion and placing large armies in the
field, was novr. in readiness to take
the greatest part in Europeaai war
fare.
It his also boon known for
months that Germany haa been
quietly conferring witli tlia repress!*
tativcs ot Japan regarding settle
ments ct all natures that might be
oenul.'ng between the two countries.
T,ate this afternoon a dispatch
'roiu a Tokio correspondent of
the Overseas News Agency stated
tha> Count Okurna, the Japanese
premier, had today told all in
terviewers that Germany had ap
plied for a separate peace but that
x rejection had been promptly reg
istered.
TURKEY IS
GETTING EVEN
Berlin, Jaai. 11—Turkey has In I
a measu: e taken reprisal on the
French mid British allies for the
arrest of tlie consuls of tlie Teu- ■
ionic nations at Salonikl, tlie Sul-1
tau haviii? caused tlie arrest and
Imprisonment of ten British and '
French officials who had re- '
malnet* iu Constantinople.
0.5. MIO I
BE PREPARED
New York, Jan. 11—"What is
:he purpose of the alliance between
3reat Britain and JaTiaa if it is
lot meant eventually to intimidate
1.he peoplo of the United States?"
riiis was the question asked by
Chairman Chamberlain of tho seu
ite committee on military affairs
is he osened his address before the
>'ounj» men's republican club of
N'ew York city last night and in
.he progress of his speech he
laid sreat emphasis uocn the need
"or proparedness of a sufficient de- ,
;ree to make the United States im
nune fiom attack from any direc
:iou or >y any nation or alliance.
PROiESI 10
L
Washington, Jan. 10—Tie Unit
ed States government has dis
patched a protest to London, against
Great Britain censoring mails. The
[point is raised that the mails Cen
sored are thoso from tlio united
States which are bound for neutral
European countries. This action was
taken following a report requested
earlier Jn the day from the Post
| master General by Senator Hitch- j
cock.
I
SESIILE HE
Seattle, Jan. 11—Grant's Cafe
is the first place of any prominence
iu »he night life of the city to. be
raided pn a charge of violating the
new. state dry law. The method
adopted l<y the cafe for serving the
wet givrds is considered unique.
The whisitey and other liquors were
brought *ji and served in the hoses
iu coffee creamers. W. M. Grant,!
the oroprietor, was arrested and i
large amount of liquor confiscated.
T. Taaoko, a Japanese druggist, I
was arrested charged yvith selling |
wocd alcohol which caused seven
deaths. The district attorney is |
considering his case and it is stat
ed that lib will probably bo prose-1
cuted on s> charge of manslaughter.
Hoquiam. Wash., Jan. 11—Huptu
lips Pete, the last of the Grays Har-|
bor Indian slaves, who was a man
grown when tho first white
men ventured into the wilds
of western Washington and
was m ule a slave by i
early French settler, and liberated
when the United States authority
was ixt.ouded to this territory, died
yesterday. Ilis age at the time of
his death, as near as can bo de
termined, was 115 years.
SEWARD H.VX) BEGINNING
OF SEATTLE EARTHQUAKE
Seward was gently rocked from
east to west by a slight earth
quake shock at 3:05 o'clock yester
day afternoon. A noticeable rumble
preceded the shako and a Btrong
north wind commenced to blow
within an hour. Oldtimers say
rain used to follow the quakes,
bu* this year cold weather and a
north wind has been the usual ac
companiment. — Seward Post, Dec.
30.
"PREFERRED STOCK"
Means the verj best in canned goods
IJnsoliced testimor ials from many sat«
isfied customers j ive evidence of the
good quality of these goods. V/e are
the Skagway agent s for "PREFERRED
STOCK" brand and are authorized to
guarantee every cj*n—This means that
should there happen to be a can not up
to standard, all you have to do is to let
us know and another one will be sent
you in place of it, or money refunded.
P. H. GANTY
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
EMS WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
Washington, Jan. 11—The pro
posed amendment to the constitu
tion of the United States to pro
vide "or universal women's suffrage,
Vhich is sipoken of as the Susan B.
Anthony amendment on account of
her activity in having it brought
to tho> attention of congress, was
favorably reported by the com
mittee yesterday and the proposed
amendment lauded by the report.
SPEAKS WELL i
OF MM!
Fairbanks, Jan. 11—E. R. Peo
ples, a well known merchant of
this city returned from a trip of a ^
week to the Tolavana and expresses
the opinion Chat that district will i
become a very great camp. Wlillo
making the trip, ho studied the infn-'
ing situation, businos conditions
and 1 raiDssportation facilities.
One o.f the difficult problems in i
the new camp is transportation.
Business men of Fairbanks and min
ing men of the Toloyana have been
worrying oyer this for a year,
without any satisfactory solution up 1
to the present time. The road com- J
mission hns completed, for the time
being, the trail from Olnes to j
Brooks. Many freighters claim that
it is not Kood enough and that the
route was poorly selected.
When asked his opinion of tne
trail, Mt. Peoples said that freight
ers were getting through, without
difficulty, -while the Ringseth. stage
was making good time. The raer- j
chant does not think the Olnes;
trail will be practical for hauling '
heavy boilers, but otherwise it will'
be more desirable than any other
route. The reason for this, iu his
opinion, is that the dstance iis so
much shOTter than the proposed Hap
py tra'l.
Mr. Peoples uses nothing but su
perlatives iu speaking of the ser
vice of the Ringseth stage line,
saying that the passengers are
used as well a in a Pullman car.
In stating that heavy boilers |
could net be landed in the Tolovana I
over the Olnes trail, Mr. Peoples j
said that he was not a freighter or
a teamster and he might be wrong,
but that was his opinion.
Before leaving the Tolovana, the
merchant visited Mike Hess creek r
and its tributaries, as well a Liv- J
engood creek, and found much ac- !
tivity everywhere. Regarding pay, j
he learned nothing that had not al- j
ready been reported ii< Fairbanks.
There are upwards of 200 prospects
in? boilers in the Tolovana district
it the present time, and moire
are going in all the time.
While Mr. Peoples thinks the out
looks of this camp is good at the
present time, he does not think that
its true worth will be determined
positively until about the first of
March.
Among the notable things on the
trip, according to the merchant,
were 'lie good roadhousea and "barns.
Even-where he found exceptional
good accomodations for the housing
of stock. The roadho-use men have
put a great deal of money into
their establishments and are doing
all they can to render good ser
vice,
DIES Id LONDON
London, Jan. 11—Lord Dunham,
Dne of the. most prominent newspa
per publishers of the empire, owu
ir of the London Dally TelegTaph,
md several monthly aud weekly
publications, died yesterday.
IDE PIONEERS
Seattle, Jail. 11—Three of the
Mrly pioneers of Skagit county,
•vhose many years residence in this
iart of the state haa made them
"riends and acquaintances all over
he great Northwest, have died
vithin Hi? last threa days. Their
lames are Mrs. Sferra Nevada Cook,
J. Tnomas and Robert Cockre
aam.
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