GERMANS REARRANGING FRONT
IN EFFORT TO CHECK RUSSIANS
Washington, July 17. — Official
dispatches received from. Petrograd
'his mornuing by thg "Russian em
bassy hero state that the Russian
fiont from the German Riga to the
Rumanian border is on® long line
of battle. The Germans are rush
ing up troops'from the Italian and
French fronts, and from the indi
cations of their activities, they are
entirely rearranging their positions.
This is claimed to be due to the
urcnounced successses 'of the Ru~
sian troops during the past fifteen
days. _ ... i\
London. July 16. '— Dispatches
from Rome, eminating from Berne,
which claim to be of authentic Ger
man 'sources, received here this
morning say that four of the larg
est modern German submarines
were destroyed by American war
s.> as which convoyed the first of
the American troops to ranee.
BISBEE IB)
llisbee,'July 17.—Mine operations
Uer<! are being gradually Tesumed
us "he men return to work. The
controversy has not been definite
ly settled, but pending such, an
agreement has been'made with the
men aud it is delieved that there
will be no further 'serious trouble
U. S. STEAMER
lOfiPFDOED
Washington, July 17.—According
*o a report received here this mora
ine the 'American Steamer Grace
was torpedoed by a German U-boat
yesterday and three members of'her
crew were killed and two of the
na\al guard severely injured.
SHINGLE MILLS
SHE SHUT 001
Seattle, July 17. — The shingle
mills throughout the state of Wash
. in^ton refusing to meet the demand*
of the shingle Weaver's 'union for
an eight-hour day resulted in a
general strike being called yester
day.
Almost overv mill ia th$ state is
closed down today, and owing to
'he scarsetyof labor, it is believed
that the mills wll be compelled to
meet 'he demands of the men.
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OIKE10 WORK
Seattle, July 17.—Believing that
the'- can force the Seattle Light
and Power company to'meet their d«
mauds for increased pity and short
er hours, the employees oX 'the Se
attle street railway sysem voted yes
terday to walk out, and as'a result
there is not a wheel turning iu this
city today.
The Federal court enjoined the
ati era tors of jitnev busses several
da> s ago, since which time there
lia^ been no jitney service, and as
a result of the tie up of'the street
cars and the jineys being out of
business, Seattle 'has to walk to
and from work.
Kvery effort 'is being made on
the. part of th§ traction company
and the leaders of'the car men's un
ion o ge ogehter and settle the
diffieuly. '
HEART FAILURE CAUSED
SWEENEY'S DEATH
Seattle, July 16.—Bo Sweeney,
| assisstant to Secretary of the In
! terior Lane, died In Washington Ci
i ty ths mornng, according to meagre
' messages received here this morn
ing. 1 L '' ' ;
Seattle July 17—It was anounc
ed today that the death of Bo Swee
j ney was caused by'angina pectoris.
I Mr. Sweeney was only ill ten hours
| when death occurred. 1
rziz3Ea
We are closing out the remaining
portion of our SUMMER
HATS at reduced
prices
Middy Blouses $1.00 each
Divinities, Lawns and summer sport goods on sale
Oxfords
and broken lines of shoes at
Greatly Reduced Prices
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ALBERT REINERT
Broadway between Third and Fourth Phone 41
ALFONSO, PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITY
Photo by American Press Association. . ~ " "
King Alfonso, seen abore Inspecting a military tractor. In all probrblllty
! would become the first president of 8paln If that country should change to
j a republic FJIs popularity with the people Is strong in Spain.
RUSSIA'S JULY BUSINESS
REPORTED VERY SATISFACTORY
I'etrograd, July 17.—According to^
•he war'office's announcement made
| this morning since'July 1st, the,
1 Russian forces have captured 850 I
officers, 36,700 mem, 4£0 machine!
gun-.,, 95'heavy and light guns, 106 j
bomb and trench, mortars and mine,
throwers in the engagements with
'he German and Austro-Hungary
forces along the Western Russian
fronJ. The announcement further
states thatt the Republic's forces
havt not met one single reverse.
Seaitle, July 17.—There is great
uneasiness on the part of the man
agers of the various Pacific Coast
s'eamship lines over the prospect
tha* the government may, at an
early date, commandeer many of
their vesBels.
President Alexander, of the Pacif
ic steamship company is now in
Washington, 'where he is pleading
that the Federal Emergency Ship
ping board 'spare the ships of his
company, as the demands now plac
ed en the Pacific Steamship com
pel! is 'axins its fHciliteg to the
utmost n m'i'lvg the requirement^
of the Alaska trade.
Washington, July 17.—Over half
of the total National Guard Is mob
ilized today, and Sunday t>y rea
son cf th.o federalization, of the
guard, their pay 'began.
The total number of men thus
mobilized from the States Nation
al Guard of the Union is about 130
ooo. 1 i : ' :
Pttrograd, July 17.—la a demon
stration, against the new Russian
government which tools place in Nev
sky Prospect, troops were ordered
out to quiet the rioters, and in the
fight which followed a number of
the Tiotera were killed.
PURE OLIVE OIL
We sell the "Napoleon" Brand in the
following sizes:
4joz. Bottles 35c
8 oz. Bottles 60c
Pint tins 60c
Quart tins $ l.lO
Half gallon tins 2.10
There is nothing better. It is 100 per cent
PURE
P. H. GANTY
AUSTRQ-HUNGART Am III FULL
FLIGHT THROUGH CARPATHIANS
Loudon, July 17.—Desiring to ob
literate any sign that the English/
Royal family might bo connected
with the German, title, King George,
meeting in privy council today an
nounced that the new name of the
Royal House and family would be
henceforth "The House of Windsor.'
IS.iONE¥
NOW ON TRIAL
San Francisco, July 17. — Mrs.
P.»na Mooney, who is being 'tried
on the specific chargo of the mur
der of Mrt. Myrtle Irene Van "Loo
one of the ten victim® of the bomb
explosion, which occurred at 2:06 o'
clock p.m. in the cours0 of the Pre
paredness parade July 22, in'which
ten persons were killed and more
than forty men, women and child
ren wera'wiounded, wag put on the
stand in her own defense this morn
ing. Mrs, J^ooney testified that
she was not near the scene of the
explosion on the day 'specified.
Join Wellsey, one of the jur
or^ in the trial of Mrs. ' Mooney,
was dismissed from the panel to
day, and his place filled by the
thirteenth juror, William S. Dean.
Wellsey was dismissed on ' the
$roundU of physical infirmities.
BRITISH CAPTURE FOUR
GERMAN STEAMSHIPS
London, July 17.—The British ad
miralty announced this'morning the
capture of four German steamships
by British torpedo boat destroyers iQ
the North Sea.1
SUCCESSOR NAMED FOR
GERMAN CABINET j
Berlin,'July 17.—It was announc- j
ed today that Coun 'Von Roedcrn, j
minister of finance, had 'been nam- j
ed as the successor to Helfferieh, i
who recently resigned as the Secre- I
tary of the interior. [
I-etrograd, July IS.—In. the Lod
ziany region southwest of Kaluse,
Russian troops gained another Tic
■ory over the Austrians in afteroa
encounter had tins morning. After
several hours of hard fighting tha
battle was won by the Russian ar
my, the Austrians being forced to
abandon their positions, and in tha
capture of the points mora than
am! thousand prisoners and a num
Lier of guns were taken. The an
nouncement was given out at tha
war office this morning, '
Rome, July 16.—Reports receded
li-Te this morning state that the
Russian army in Galicia now occu
[>ie(' the important railroad town of
Dolina. Th© message 'also states
that th0 Austro-Hungarian army la
in full flight through the Carpath
ian mountains. The adviCg cornea
i'OLi Petrograd.
Petrograd, 'Jul;; 17.— The Intel
ligence Department of the govern
ment having discovered a plot' for
Lhp assassination of Kerensky, head
■>f the Soldiers and Workingmena
jouncil, and General Brusiioff,' ex
raordinary precautions are being
taken to protect these prominent
men. *
T6 carry out the plot, 'Germany
sent seven hundred spies into Russia
in crder that all mavepeate-^Pf the _
men could bo accurately learned,
mil the plan was to strike when,
till was in readiness. A number
of spies have been arrested, and
these are shot as soon as sufficient
pri of has been giveen that they are
implicated iu the plot. 4
Paris, July 17. — German forces
made a powerful attack on the
French positions at Teton today,
but were forced to fall back by tha
French who met the onslaught of
the enemy witlx'a determined, stand.
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