To Take Over for War
Service 1,200,000
Tons Shipping
Wasaington, April 21.—For war
service at sea, the government to
day empowered tho shipping board
to seize foreign vessels now build
ing iu American shipyards, the
torn;age of which totals 1,200,000.
Norway will be the most affected.
Further naval strength will be
given through German vessels that
have i>e< n seized iu American ports.
Nine «■"' these ships, the govern
ment row plans, will be repair
ed and teady for service within ilii -
ty Jays.
Evir* possible effort is being put
forth to have an effective naval
strength agaim>t any attacks that
Genuai!v may make Amercan
shlppiu.: and to have this force ns
quickly as possible.
Rep.^its to the German vessels
seized in United States ports, are
necessary because of the damage
done ' them by the German crews
just oefere the break in diplomatic
lelaticiis with Germany and in the
interim between that date and +he
leuioval of the crews when war was
declared.
mmiai
Washington, April 21.—"With op
.Dosing sides lined up for a hard
s'rujjgle, debate was besrun in the
senate today ou the army bill pro
vulit:? for selective conscription.
Friends of the volunteer plan and
those who favor drafting of soldiers
are both prepared to fight for teir
svs'etcs of recruiting. Those who
insist on the volunteer method con
tend that drafting is not democratic.
The house military affairs eom
mktee late this afternoon voted
*o report the army conscription bill
wi h tie amendment that volunteer
system »hall be tried out before the
President rescrt3 to conscription.
rOIITVGAL CABIN KT ylTTS
Lisbcu, April 21. — Troubles
that have been fomenting here be
tween <he government and a radical
faction were brought to a climax
this afternoon when the cabinet re
signed.
ROME REPORTS
5EMIR FIGHT
Jtorae, April 21.—In the greatest
sea and air battle ever waged oa
tlie Italian coast, one of the Ger
man olanes was brought down 'when,
an attack was made on Venice by
bofh ajr craft and torpedo boats,
and bo'h water and air forces wore
repulsed. Two Italian hydro
airplanes were reported to bo miss
ing.
When the enemy was discovered,
1'alian and French planes opened
fire on the German airplanes and
prevented them from getting over
the city. The torpedo boats were
alscv driven back by harbor defense
boai3 before they could come within
range.
V. R. PARRY DIES
Wr.shintgon, April 21.—Will H.
Perry of Seattle, a member of the
federal «rade commission, who had
been dangerously ill since he was
operated on here a few days ago
for gallstone, died hero lato this
af+ernoon.
Buencs Aires, April 21. — That
President Iroygen will declare war
on Ge-many if satisfaction is not
given for the sinkiug of the steadi
er Aloutee, is declared today by
tii<» Frotegido la Naciou, Argen
tine's leading newspaper, to be prac
tically certain.
It Germany's reply is not satis
factory to the demand that has been
made, it is said that Argentine will
no' stop with breaking off diplo
matic relations but will make a
flat declaration of war.
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36,000 GERMANS
« CAPTURED
BY ALLIES
British and French Drive Ahead
and Seize Big Quantities
Enemy's Guns
| London, April 21. —Thirty-six
thousand Germans have been cap
tured and 500 guns have been tak
, en by the allies since the drive on
he Arras front was started April
i 9, according to the official report
issued here.
Both British and French soldiers
are pressing steadily ahead.. Not
only are »he Germans being forced
[' ck, but. their retirement is being
accompanied with heavy loss
bo,v in the number killed and
captured and the loss of artillery.
Even in the face of reports of
tne enemy's supply of guus and
ammunition, it is believedJ that the
loss 'her hav® been sustaining must
b seveiely felt. M any of the 500
<"uns caotured are said to be of
large caliber.
Drive It resist!l>lo
With the continued successes of
the allies, the belief is steadily
growing that the drive will prove
itiesistible. What wag reported to
bo the impregnable! Hindenberg
1'ne cn which the Germans would
fall back when they retired from
the first line trenches, has so far
pioved inadequate against the al
lied attacks, made under curtains of
thr heaviest artillery fire ever
accomplished in warfare.
The French are reported to be
making gains in the region of
l.affaux today and in the vicinity
of Lens both British and French
forces are engaged with the
enemy in a great artillery duel.
Shells from the allies guns are
being dropped into the German
tranches in an infernal hail, in
preparalion for the infantry charges
to follow .
On the southern French front,
a great battle is raging and the
French are driving the Germans
back in the Champagne ' district,
north o* the Aisne and in the Ar
gcline Jcrest.
GERMAN TORPEDO BOATS
SI NK OFF ENGLISH COAST
London, April 21.—In a raid
made last night on Dover, two and
I probably three German torpedo
boats were hit by shells from the
shore batteries and sunje. One hun
drfv' aud five Germans were saved
from the wrecks. The British lost
no vessels and their casualltles were
slight.
I*. S. AVILL USE OPIUM
SEIZED IN SEATTLE
Seattle, Wash., April 21.—Plan
ning to use the drug for medical
purposes, the government at Wash
!ng*on has instructod: the ftuthori
♦i'.s ehre to forward, to the ca-pital
all the opium seized here in the
past three yeaTS. The amount tak
pn from *he smugglers here In this
Dorlod Is valued, at $250,000.
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P. H. GANTY
MM, CAUSED
2 DEATHS, DIES
New York, April 21.—Mrs. Jfiihn
W. Springer, divorced wife of a
Denver banker, once a famous beau
ty, because of whom Harold R
JHqqw' • d killed Sylvester Von Pahl
and Getrge E. Copeland, all Denver
men, died here today in a pauper's
hospital. Mrs. Springer was known
as one of the most beautiful of Am
erican women. Her divorce was a
sensa'ion throughout the country.
Washington, April 21.—That the
press censorship law In the es
poina/e bill shall bo retained was
voted V>day by the senate. Certain
modifcaMons were made but the
censorship on the Pre*s remains
practically unchanged.
REPORTS TRAIL COMPLETED
INTO K.YXTISHXA COUNTRY
That k0 and his crew have com
pleted a trail which brings the
Kautisbna country within a three
days' mtish of Fairbanks, is the as
sertion of Tom Lloyd, foreman of
'he crew of the Alaska road com
mission. according to a report from
fair banks.
T>>° new trail is thirty-seven mile
in long'h and extends from Dia
mond City, in the Kantishna, to a
point about thirty miles above Ne
il an a on the route of the govern
ment railroad. To prove that such
time could be made, Pete Ander
son, "the first man to plant the
United States flag on the top of
&r . McinKley," is said *o have
uiade »be trip in threo days.
AMERICANS AS ADVISERS *
TO RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
Washington, April 21. — Dis
tinguished Americans, headed pos
sibly bv Elibu Root, will be named
by President Wilsoji to go to Rus- (
sia '• advise the new government,
according to announcement made
.here *cday. It is understood that
the Russian leaders desire help at
first Land to adopt in their govern -
men' such principles as may he
available from American democracy.
Piv d Porter, assayer and min
ing engineer at the Pueblo mine, is
a visitor In Ekagway. He arrived
last night from Whitehwrse and ex
pects to spend a day or so here
before leaving for Juneau.
For Best Cleaning and Pressing
Sec Mrs. Krumbelgel. New Tailor
Shop, Opposite Pack Train.
Strikers Try to Burn Town of Magde
burg—Many Killed and Wounded
in Fierce Fight
London, April 21.—Killing awl wounding many men and several
women, and boys, German, soldiers today engaged in a fieroo fight;
wi|h. striking workers of the munition plant in Magde^ui-g, according
to dispatches received here from Oldengaai, Holland.
The rioters, many hundreds of them, were beaten back but they
still letain control of the town, which is now in a state of siege by
the soldiers. ' •
For several days, it is said, tiie workers have been short of food
and have been tivreaten&ig to strike. Speeches by socialist lenders,
urging efforts to end the war are reported tx> have fuither inflamed
them.
Under the leaaersnip or some 01
the more radical men among them,
a big part of the workers refused
to wcrk thia morning. The strike
quickly assumed threatening propor
tions and soon rioting had com
menced. , i I! I i
The report from Holland says
that fires were started In several
sections of th$ town, In an effort
to destroy all the munition plants.
The authorities were helpless
with 'heir local police and the sol
diers -were ordered out. A big ]
detachment of the troops came up
at double quick and opened fire on
the rioters. i
Strikers Slaughtered
Massed together and unorganiz
ed, the strikers were shot down in
frightful numbers before they were
dispersed and driven to shelter.
They are now said to be secure
ly lodged in buildings and houses,
where :hey are well protected from
gun fire and from which the sol- j
diera havo ag yet been unahl0 to j
dislodge them.
The reported munition workers'
strike la the most serious disturb
ance which has so far occurred in
Germany, and, following closely
upon reported food riots In other
towns is looked upon here as hav
ing a tremendous bearing on the
real attitude of the German people
toward the war and the present
Gorman internal situation.
PRINCE JOHN DUE TOMORROW
The steamer Prince John of the
Grand Trunk line, that had been
expected in port here last night,
was reported this afternoon to be
due early tomorrow morning. Shq
is understood to have been delayed j
down the coast. '
HUNGARY if
REVOLT, REPORT
~~ «
Home, April 21. — A revolution
Is Imminent in Hungary, according
to advices that reached Rome to
day.
Resulting ironi various causes,,
lack or food among them, disturb
ances are said to have broken out
in Budapest and twenty-five other
cities. All these cities and town*
aire said to have been proclaimed to
bo in a statei of siege.
The dispatches state that the situ
ation is extremely critical and that
a revolt on a large scale may break
ou* a* any minute. Sympathy with.
German aims is said to be continu
ally decreasing.
IURMM
WITH AMERICA
Basle, Switzerland, April 29. —
Tie Ottoman government has noti
fied vhs American embassy that, fol
lowing the example of Austria-Hun
gary, it has broken off diplomatic
relations with the United States.
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