No. 98
CENTS
TWENTY FIRST YEAR
GERMANS BEfl SECOl BIO DRIVE ON WEST
18 ATTEMPTING TO
RELEASE SOLDIERS ARE
DISPERSED BY MARIS
Halifax, Monday. — The wildest j
riot in the history of this city oc
curred yesterday morning whem a
paity o*1 returned soldiers mad'e an
attempt to rescue other soldiers who
had heeu arrested hy the police
tor disorderly conduct.
The mob tried to wreck and j
hurn the city hall, but were held ^
'u sway until the arrival of a regi" |
rneut of soldiers from the garrison.
These troops bore <lovrn upon the
mob with loaded rifles and fixed
bayonets, and' held them until the
arrival of a large force of marines
who were landed' from warships in
the baroor. These men marched
u,> the street to the scene of the
strife and with fixed bayonets
quickly dispersed' the mob. A
l.umber of arrests wore made later
".n the day.
WILL IKE
Washington. May 27.—Sinn Fein
leader and other prominent Irish
men in America, who are known
to have bee,, involved in Sinn
Fein and German plots in Ireland,
are to be arrested within the next
few d:*ys.
London. May 27.—It was officiall
announced today that Count '\ on
Herustorrf and Von I'apen, were
both fn a conspiracy to start a
revolution in Ireland in which tier
ing n troops were to participate
when the moment arrived, the lar
te; to 'if landed1 on the Irish coast
CASUALTSES
FOB 11 DAYS
Washington, May 27.—The Amer
ican casualties for Sunday a^id
Mo-i'a? according to General Persh
ing s report gives the names of
forty-seven soldiers, twenty killed
or dead from wounds and eleven
wounded. _
200,000 FOR
HIH if
Wash'agton, May 27.—It was an
nounced by the War Department
that by the close of the month of
Ma- more than two hundred; thous
and soldiers will have been sent
to France during the month, and
in Jupe the May figures will be
considerably oettered. This state
ment was made to the committee on
military affairs of the Senate Sat
urday. .•.
MEXICO AfoilTS
WITH CUBA
Washington, May 26.—According
to information reaching the Depart
ment of State this morning, the
Mcx' aa Charge d'Affaire at Havana
bus been recalled by Caranza.
Tbe State Department is also in
r-ceipt of rumons which are as yet
unconfirmed that the diplomatic re
Ir.t ons between Cuba and Mexico
have been severed.
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ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
Attack New Front South of
Picardy and at Same time
Hurl Armies at other French
and British Positions—Ameri
can War News to be Given
out Only by War Department
With British Army in France,',
May 27. — Latest reports received
here by the War Office show that
/he Germans have made some
small progress in places.
Paris, Monday. — Over the Iront J
extending between the forest at (
Plnon and the positions held' by thte
Fiencb near Rheims, German troops'
launched a.n attack this morning
against the French and British. The
Allied troops are resisting with
their habitual valience.
The long distance bombardment,
o<" Paris was resumed this morning. I
London, Monday. — Advice re* j
c®!\<»d at the London War Office to-,
da, say that the Germans made
a sudden attack early this morn In;: I
on an entirely new front south of |
the Picardy j-egion, and at the samej
time troops were thrust nothward
to Ypres.
This attack followed closely after
c. bombardment of great intensity.
The ^sreniy struck their blow on :
wide fronts along a 25 mile sec-, j
tor between Rheims and Soissons, j
extending eastward and southward
from the Picardy front. I
Simultaneously with these at* i
tacKs, vast numbos of troops were |
directed by the enemy against the
15 TON'S BOMBS DROPED
OX GERMAN POSITION i
Loudon, May 26.—It was an- j
nounced this morning by the Brit"
<sh War Office that British air
men dropped fifteen tofcs of |
fcombs on the towns of Peronne,
Frieccurt and Baupaume, which !
are occupied' by German forces, and 1
much damage was done to the en
emy.
The Prince Rupert of the O. T. r
arrlevd in port this morning at
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brought about a. dozen passengers
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EVTflRUDlNG
a leAicto mrfiinc
positions held by the French betwee
I.oc: e and Voonneazeale,
London, Monday. — Late this
afternoon the British* War Office
announced1 that there was in
creased activity of German artil
lery S,t the sectors northeast of
Amiens, but there had been no
movement, of troops tending to
wards an attack on the fronts be
ing shelled'.
London, Monday. — Advice receivj
ed from Amsterdam, Rotterdum
and Maasbode reports Entente Al-1
lied air raids over the Liege rail
road station, and It hag been
ported that great (Jtumage has 1
done, and 26 persons killed.
With American Army in. Prance, i
Monday.—It was announced tonight ]
that the issuance of communiques
would be discontinued, this new j
riiie being in accord) with orders |
received by General Pershing from
Washington.
Wa.'tiington, May 27.—The daily
communiques from the American ar
my in France will hereafter be is
sued for the press of the United
States exclusively at the War De
partment here.
WARNING IS
ISSUED Bf
Juneau, May 27. — District At
torney J. A. Smiser this morning
issued warning through the press
to a'l Bteamshhip agents against
selling any tickets to women of ill
fame from any pont to Haines or
Firt Seward. Fnde the war regu
lations anyone ' who transports,
causes to be transported, or assists
in aov way whatsoever, any women
J of this class to any point within
f've miles of any military reserva
• tion or encampment shall he deemed
' guilty under the regulations. Mr.
I Smiser this morning said that this
1 act might be construed to mean any
ticket agent who sells ticketa to
women of known reputation to be
oliig to this class.
Under the regulation no woman
may practice her tra^te within the
live mile limit, nor may any per
son cave in his or her possession or
sell 8ny liquor. Thi& defined lim
it may at any tims be extended to
au indefinite distance at the option
n' the military authorities In charge
of any encampment or military res
ervation.
86 SEMTLEIIES
OFF FOR CAMP
Seattle, May 27.—Eighty-six se
lective draft men left this city for
Camy Lewis Saturday afternoon.
The boys were gven a great Bend
off.
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FRENCH HIGH COMMISSION SAYS
U. S. FORCES WILL BE GREAT
Paris, Monday. — Andrfe Tardley.
the French high/ commissioner In a
statement which he issued to the
French people here upon his; arrival
home from a irlp to thfe United
States this morning said.' that by
midsummer the American, forces in
France would be double the num
'ber recently announced by Secre
tary of War Baker yihia he
here, and,by the end of 1918 this
force will be three times larger
than toe forces, announced) by Sec
retary Baker at the time he was yls
ItinP in Prance. '
WANTS NATION BONE OUT UNTIL
AFTER END OF WOULD WAR
Washington, May 27. — Senator
Jones Introduced tun amendment to
the emergency agricultural bill at ]
Saturday's session malting the cou..,
try bone dry during the duration of
tho war. 1
By the provisions of the bill no
b(»r 01 wine is to t>9 made as loii:
as the war lasta. 1
CONFESSES 10
TRIPLE MURDER
Sr-aitle, May 27—William Ray :
Horner, who was'arrested at Okono
£an, charged' with the murder of I
Afrs Nellie Bassett and two children j
at Kelso last Sunday has confessed j
to the killing of the womaa a-nd j
children, and) stated as his rea-1
son that he did po in. order to es* !
cape from marrying her and at the !
same time get her f^rai.
(JERMAN SAILORS SHOT
OVER BRITISH SUCCESS
Amsterdam, Monday. — The news
papers here printed a story this |
mora:u«; in which it is said that thir
teen German Bailors had been exe*,
ruted by order of the German gov
ernment in connection with tlx
blocking of the Ostend' and Zee
orugge harhor by the British) naval
forces, and that many othierp were
sentenced to twenty years imprison
ment.
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3eattle, May 27.—A cablegram
was received here today from HoM*
lulu stating that Franci* Rotcht
a half brother of Governor lUsifc c*
Alasaa had died in that city from
the effects of a stroke of apoplexy.
Mr. Rotch was well known, in Al
aska, having occupied a position oil
the Alaska-Canadian boundary sor*
vey for a nufnber of seasons. Lat*
er, and until recently he was purs
er on various pacific Steamship
coiniiany vessels. it <■
Mr. Rotch was well known In
Skagway, having passed through
h«re with "Chief" Riggs' party
each spring for several years,
and always made his presence'
known by his iovial manner and>
sunshiny disposition.
FORMER V. S. ATTORNEY DEA»
Seattle, May 27.—Jesse A. Frye,
former United States attorney here
died ii. this city yesterday after a
short illness.
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