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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21
CURTAIN OF FIRE
CHECKS GERMANS
Teutons Deliver Attack on
the French South of
Berry-au-Bac.

LONDON. June 21.-Although their
activities have been somewhat cur
tailed about Verdun, the Germans have
not been altogether idle on the west
ern front. for, after having touched
off two mines northwest of Rheims. a
district in which the deadlock of the
armies has been Just about as COM
plete as anywhere along the line. they
attacked French trenches on a height
south of Berry -Bac. Paris declares
the defensive curtain of fire caused the
assault to fail completely.
The text of the French statement fol-
lows:
South of the Somme. before Maui
court, a detachment of the enemy
which attempted to approach our lines
was dispersed with rife fire North
| west of Rheims the Germans, after ex-
ploding two mines. delivered an attack
| against the trenches at hill 10S. south
of Berry au-Bac. Checked by our cur
tain of fire, this attack was defeated
completely.
"On both banks Of the Meuse Over
dun 'front.', our artillery and that of
the enemy were rather active during
the night"
British Communication.
ne BRUSH oIIlClal communication Is
sued last evening says:
The principal feature of the last
twenty-four hours has been mining
activity, combined with some lombard
ments by both sides In the Loos
sector we exploded two mines and the
enemy one mine. Our mines are be-
lieved to have been fired with good eff
feet against a hostile gallery. where
work was in progress at the time. The
hostile mine destroyed a short length
of our trenches, but we have occupied
the crater.
Last night in the same sector our
troops surprised and bombed a large
hostile working party, inffiicting nu
merous casualties.
There also has been some artillery
and trench mortar activity about An
eres and Vimy. Otherwise, the day
passed quietly"
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Austrian Communication.

Molodechno were attacked by our aerial
squadrons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-21
REAL ESTATE LOANS.

MONEY TO LoAN-s25O TO 100000 on D. 9.
real estate. Several large trust funds. AL
transactions conducted with economical CON
sidera ton for borrowers.
wM. II. SAUNDERS & CO..
Snr,th lAr. ".
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RUSSIANS WINNING EVERYWHERE
RUSSIANS ON GIANT OFFENSIVE
 EVERYWHERE IN THE EAST

the Austrian trenches time and again only to be repulsed with heavy losses according to the official Austrian re- ports which state that the rushes of the Slavs are accompanied with a slaughter which eclipse anything so lar seen on the eastern front.
 The Russians admit heavy losses put claim that the enemy has been compelled to lose almost and equal number besides having to give up a wide stretch of territory. Both sides are now rushing heavy endorsements 70 this section but the Russians are the stronger in number.
 The correspondent of the Daily Mail asserts in reports to his paper that the Russians are chroniclins victories
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WOULD STRIP ALASKA OF FISHERIES
 TAXES

q. p, A. Service.
 WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-Chairman Alexander of the committee on fisher. ies introduced a department of fish cries bill today which h intended to bring those fisheries completely under the control of tho federal fisheries bureau Alexander had the measure. which Is rswraft the administration bill Of the last session known as the Carlin bill and which failed in conn., mittee.
 The bin was again introduced this session and referred to the fisheries committee without comment at first but later referred to the committee on territories on the protests of Delegate Wickersham. This move resulted In the measure being taken out of the hands of the Alexander committee and transferred to a committee which might be inclined to give 1t little more unbiased attention. Wickersham has also attempted to make the same move relative to the new measure. h order to make sure that he shall have a chance to strip Alaska of the right to draw any revenue from the fisher ies, Alexander has also introduced a companion bill which takes from Alas ka all authority over the fisheries and fur bearing animals of the territory and particularly prohibits the terri tory from taxing the fisheries in any way.
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SEWARD HAS COSTLY
 DOCK FIRE

freight for western Alaskan points stored up In the dock buildings.
 The freight was composed of ship ments awaiting transportation to west ern points and forms considerable portion of the losses resulting from the blaze.
 The fire started at ten thirty last night and continued until this morning in spite of the efforts of the fire fight CTS under Chief Horner. The flames were finally subdusd but at the pres- ent hour the ruins of the docks are still smouldsring. The drsmen were enabled to save the approaches to the Dora dock by means Of dynamite en- ployed by dynamite gang led by Engineer Wier the engineer in charge of the railroad commission at thIs end.
 The work of checking the blaze was greatly hampered by the prevailing zero weather. The loss will probably reach about fifty-lvs thousand The road officials state that the work of rebuilding the dock will be started at once and a new structure will be ready within three weeks.
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SENATOR WILL SAIL NORTH
 MAY 10
{. P. A. ssrviea

\ P. A. SsrVies
 SEATTLE. Jan. 21.-Defiance an- was made that the steam ship Senator of the Pacific Coast Com pany win sail from San Fran?isc for Nome on May 10. Ons of the incsn. Lyes which leads the company to make one more sailing from San Francisco IS to supply the Nome section with the liquors which are ordered from the north and which cannot be obtained Aere. The Senator will be converted into an oil burner before spring as will the Umstilla and possibly othsr .'acific coast vessels.
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A, P. A. Servios.
 VALDEZ, Jan. 21.-For tho second time in the past few months the city has been visited with disastrous fire. Fire broke out in the grocery and bakery shop of Rudolph Schmidt, on Mckinley street in the center of town this morning at seven and for Q time 1t looked as If the whole center of the business district would be swept away similar to the occurrence of sev- eral months ago.
 The flames spread rapidly to the ad- joining building occupied by Louie's restaurant. and also gutted the quar- ters occupied by Albert White over the restaurant. The bakery building which was owned by Dr. Dagget of Seward was soon a mass of flames as was also that of White.
 high wind prevailed at the time and greatly hampered the efforts of the hremen while fourteen below zero wea ather also offered a great hindrance 10 active fire fighting. The cold soon threee streams of water prevented the fire from spreading to the Liberty threater and adjoining buildings. The fire looked so serious that the occu-
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4. N. \. Service.

4. t-. \. Service.
 LONDON. Jan. 2l.-From Dvinsk. southeast of Riga to the center of Per sia four great Russian armies are fighting and. according to Russian re- ports winning on every front. On the Dvins they have driven back the Ger man columns; In Bessarabia they have captured several important Austrian positions. in the Caucausus they have smashed the Turkish resistence to flinders and In Persia they have de- feated the rebel forces and scattered them far and wide.
 Hand to hand fighting on an increas- ingly violent character marks the cam paign. In the Bessarabia frontier the Russians have fought their way into
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SMITH BITTERLY OEN0UNCES METHODS
 OF BRITAIN
A. ?. A osrvsO~

4. 2. q osrvsOA
 WARRINGTON. Jan. s0.-British interference with neutral trade was the subject of vigorous and exhaustive speech in the senate today by Sslator Hoke Smith of Georgia. Probably no abler discussion of the subject has been voiced In the United States during the war period than that offered by the Georgia senator.
 Smith wont into complete details of the British activities In the restraint of neutral trade and bitterly arraign- ed that government for what he term ed It's attempt to sacrifice the neutral world In tho furthsrancs of its own selfish interests"
 At the conclusion of his efforts he delivered q ringing appeal to the ssn- ate. pleading for action to prevent England from further advancing her own trade at the expense of that of the United States. while attempting to
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NEW WIRELESS PLANT
 AT coRpovA
A. p. A. Service.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2l.--secretarY Daniels today approved the contract with the Federal Telegraph Company of San Francisco for the equipment of high powered radio stations at San Diego. Dave. P, L. and aiso st Pearl Harbor, H. I. It Ia also announced
 hat the government will proceed to install still other radio plants ss so- on as the plans have been fully worked otu. lrther advancements in radio developments this year. which havo been definitely decided upon include Cordova station which will be increas- sd In size to the degree that 1t will compare with the plants which will weep Alaska and the canal sons
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STORY OF CAPTURED SolpiERS A MYTH

q. 2. 4. 3ssvieaA
 DOUGLAS. Jan. 2l.-Ofncials report from Hachita. New Mexico. indicate that the story recently sent out from that place concerning the alleged cap. ture Of seven American soldiers by Mexican bandits. Is a myth. The cowboy who brought In the yarn has disappeared and as far a can be learned none of the men of the Seventh cavalry arc missiug.
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GERMANY STILL ARGUING
 LuSiTANIA CASE
A. 9. A. Service.

A. g. A. Service.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.--Accorjing to statements made by officials of the state department, Germany Is still haggling over the terms of settlement in the Lusitania case although she has conceded the justice of the American demands It is expected that she will shortly forward 6 new proposal reis- tive to the settlements,
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that President Wilson will start on a speaking tour of the country during the closing days of January. The itin- erary including nine of the principal cities of the middle west where 1t is felt that the preparedness program and other democratic issues arc not spe. cially popular.
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VALDEZ HAS
 A BIG FIRE

pants of the entire block. including the Alaska road commission. the Val deg drug store, Pioneer barber shop. the Love & Whitely butcher shop. Mrs. Winters ladies furnishings and Pin sons bar and cigar store. moved Into the street.
 The fire was, however. confined to the two buildings by strenuous efforts on the part of the fire boys who did some excellent work In checking the flames by means of the hose lines laid from the courthouse.
 The loss Is estimated at about fif- teen thousand. White and his wife lost practically everything they had in the world as the restaurant building was their home and also their place of business. The loss Is partly cov- cred by insurance. Several of the fire- men were severely frost bitten on their hands and faces but otherwise no one was injurd physically.
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along one or the other of the long battle fronts almost daily. That the Teutons are hard pressed Is indicated by dispatches from Bucharest this morning which state that that some of the Teuton regiments which have fought in Serbia and Montenegro have been hurriedly returned to the Cali clan frontier.
 Petrograd reports state that the czar left Petrograd this morning. proceeding to the frontier as 1t is on the engage nents now being fought 80 ferociously at that point that the failure or sue cess of the great f1anking movement now developing Is believed to depend.
 
 See tho Turkax Tra4 Sat.edax ai1ht
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A. p. 4. Service.

LONDON, Jan. 21.-A determined at tack by the British on the German position near Frelingheyll today is re- ported from Berlin. The German ac- count says that the British forces ad- vanced under cover of a dense smoke cloud caused by smoke bombs. The Germans admit that the British sue ceeded iq capturing the advance
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|bR|T|SH ATTACK GERMANS NEAR FREL|NGHEYLL

trenches but claim that they were later forced to give them up through heavy counter attacks.
 Heavy artillery fighting Is also re- ported frcm paris to be going on east of Arras and along the eastern Cham pagne secticn. There Is apparently little activity elsewhere.
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CORONATION
 YUAN POSTPONED
A. P. A. Service.

PEKIN. Jan. 2l.-The coronation Of Yuan Ski Kai as emperor of China has been indefinitely postponed owing to the civil strife which has broken out in all parts of the country. The official proclamation postponing the cornora- ton states that the action Is taken until such time as the uprising in southern China has been overcome and he country restored to peace.
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NOTICE.

inc Nugget is giving its subscribers more telegraph news than any other paper in Alaska and will continue to do 70. Send in your name and have the Nugget delivered to your horne or ,itice Do it now
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A. p. 4. Servioe.

SEWARD, Jan. 2l.-A warehouse fire starting in the Seward dock de- stroyed the greater part of that struc- true and also spread to the westward along the water front and partially destroyed the Dora dock in addition to consuming large quantity of
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WIDOW SUICIDES AFTER
 hUUsBAND's FUNERAL
A. ?. 4. Service.

A. ?. A Service.
 SEATTLE. Jan. 21.-Mrs. Glasgow the widow of General Lyle Glasgow, who died two days ago, aged seventy six years, shot herself today shortly after returning home from her hus- bands funeral. Tho bullet went squarsly through the heart and she died instantly. Mrs. Glasgow was aged 46 years
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destroy Germany commercially. Smith declared that the rights of the citizens of the United States and other neutral nations are being recklessly disregard ed by the British. He drew particular attention to the throttlIng of the Am erican cotton trade through the coun- ell order and emphasized particularly what he denounced ss "Britain's law less treatment of the American cotton traffic"
 Discussing the action of the allies In proclaiming cotton as contraband of war under the plea that 1t was necessary for the manufacture of mu- nitions, Smith declared that this was simply an excuse ss Britain Is well aware that cotton would not be used or needed by Germany or her allies In the manufacture of war munitions for
 more than eight months after the commencement of the war. as by that time substitutes would be employed
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ENGLAND PASSES coNscRIPrioN

4. p. 4. Special Service.
 LONDON, Jan. 2i.-The government conscrlptlon bill passed the fixed stages today.
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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-07

BILE mistake. In his momentary excite
ment he had thought to exterminate
Hernandez But the cutthroats who
bounded into view never even saw Her.
nandez. Hernandez was there, agile
alert, ready to defend himself But they
didn't know it.
The only thing they saw was An
nette Ilington, clutched in the mighty
grasp of their chief. Like a mob of
ravenous wolves they bounced upon
her. The chief beat them off.
There are two" he exclaimed,
two The other runs free upon the
beach. This one is mine. The other
on the beach. Scatter and find her"
Some half dozen of the crew, accus-
toned to obedience, scampered off.
But not so the rest. Shoulder to Shout
der, thigh to thigh, they struggled on
after their chief holding out their
hands toward the trembling girl upon
his shoulder. Step by step he fought
his way, clutching her firmly to him,
until he reached the entrance to a
cave-his cave. He stopped to enter.
Then broke the storm.
Down on shore Neal and Ilington,
alarmed at the prolonged absence of
Annette, had scattered-Neal secured
the beach in one irection-Ilington in
another.
At last Neal found her-Inez, crouch
ing behind rock. Inez, painting with
fear, leaped into his arms. He cast
her off-for he did not understand.
Annette" she cried, they've got
her-there-that way-that way"
Annette, numb with fear, lay quiv-
ering just within the mouth Of the
cave. Behind her was the dark-the
unknown. She was too terror-strick-
en- to move. But she was quick-wit-
ted and she saW-and understood
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that this terrific fight was helping her.
She collected herself-she began to
plan. Inch by inch she crept farther
into the darkness.
When the fight was at its hottest the
chief lunged far out in the midst of it
and left the caves mouth temporarily
uncovered. Like flash Annette wrig-
gled out Of the cave and skunk swiftly
toward the underground. She reached
it, when a figure blocked her path.
1t was Neal With a wild cry she
flung herself into his arms. But Neal
repulsed her for the instant, and with
forethought Almost brutally he
flung her behind him, and unshipped
his navy gun. For action was at hand.
One man and only one had seen An
nette crawl from the caves mouth and
that man was the pirate chief. AS
soon as he could disentangle himself,
he was away and after her. And here
he came, tearing through the under
growth with savage bounds.
Neal fired thrice-hit once-missed
twice-and then the cutthroat was up
on him.
Ilington from the shore, heard the
shots. He looked upward and saw,
peering down at him from at eminence,
the face of his arch enemy, Her
nandez.
He shook massive fist at the face,
and the face disappeared.
Ilington fastened back to the tenn
porary camp and found that the lieu
tenant and his men were making ready
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for run.
Come on, loot cried Ilington, leap
ing into the underground, I'm ready
for a fight. I saw a head just now
and I'm going TO hit it hard"
Neal fought with fury, but his fight
was futile. So, be it said, was the
light of the pirate chief. For Meals
shots had brought the other beasts
swarming like human hornets about
their heads. Annette's temporary es-
cape had been discovered-the had
been cheated was their
due. They pounced upon Neal and
their chief like harpies-once more
pandemonium reigned. Annette
crouched unseen-horror-st
Suddenly she shrieked aloud-for
Neal had disappeared beneath mass
Of men.
She shrieked and ran like wild for
the shore-for succor. There was no
fight in her-she was beaten by fear.
That shrek was fortunate for Neal
His assailants left him and darted af-
ter her-scurrying like wild dogs
through the brush.
And then-crack-cra ck-crack-.
The bark of dozen navy rifles. A
dozen men plunged headlong.
1t was bad fight-a desperate fight.
Meals men were outnumbered.
Meantime a solitary figure skunk
through the brush and crept past all
the fighters. This was Hernandez.
Ilington, during a lull, saw him pass,
but knew not where he went. Her
nandez knew. He was still hoping
against hope-he still lusted blindly
after treasure. He reached the edge
of the artificial crater and crept down
a ladder and plunged into the treasure
cave. He plunged his hands-his
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Onslaught.
On the chiefs part it was horri.
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CHAPTER LxIlI.
The Edge of the World.

The Edge of the World.
Hernandez crouched behind one OF
the huge earthen jars. The light that
ened suddenly, and a huge figure crept
In. At first Hernandez thought this
was the pirate chief-but that fierce
fighter was lying far across the pit
with bullet through his head. The
figure crept on farther-then Her
nandez saw.
| 1t was Ilington. Ilington was un-
armed-his face was blood covered.
He was a figure fearful to behold.
Hernandez climbed the ladder in fear
full haste. Ilington saw him and fol-
lowed, caught him, tore from him Her
nandez' ever ready knife, and faced
him squarely.
Il swore to tear you apart with my
hands," cried Ilington beside himself
with rage, "and I'm going to do it"
1.-TWO can play at that" painted Her
nandez, come on"
Ilington came on-reckless of the
fact that he was fighting on the edge
of a precipice.
Far to the rear Annette plucked
Meals wrist.
''Look-look," she cried, Hernandez
and my father-and the Portuguese
has knife"
She was not the only watcher. Be-
low on shore fresh boatload of ma
rines were landing. They had seen
the fight-they watched it now. Their
officer peered through his glasses.
Our friend the Portuguese" he
said, we've got to get him and take
him back. The world needs one Her
nandez less
Even as he spoke, Hernandez struck
with his knife and ripped open ling
tons arm.
With wild cry the fresh marines
scrambled up the cliff. Hernandez,
cool with GOODNESS of desperation, side
stepped, and lifting one foot neatly
tripped his man.
Ilington fell heavily, with one arm
hanging over the precipice.
And then Hernandez looked-for the
first time he took note Of his surround
ings.
Behind him ranged Neal and his
squad, with fixed bayonets and with
death shining in their eyes. Below,
scrambling up the cliff were twenty
men, dangerous desperate.
Hernandez paused-his eyes mar
rowed. He was beaten and he knew
It,
Hernandez rose to his full height.
Sorry gentlemen" he said, but
you've never beat me yet and you can
not beat me now.''
He retreated pace or two, gave
a sudden run-and leaped far out over
the edge of the preclpice.
Neal formed his men in line-they
were joined by the squad that climbed
the cliff.
forward, march, said Neal. An
nette and her father followed them.
Inside Of fifteen minutes the little
squad were scurrying about the inside
of the cave. They were plunging
their hands into the liquid metal and
letting it run through their fingers.
Some little island, this" they COM
mented.
ct took you boys to get it for us"
returned Ilington, without you, Lost
Island would have been lost forever,
and so would We
He turned to Annette, Annette" he
said 'sthis Is yOurS-all YOURS. You |
are a princess-this is your kingdom"
He stretched wide his arms to include
all Lost Island. 'Your kingdom" he
repeated.
Annette looked at Neal. Neal
loked at Annette-then he rushed for
ward and caught her in his arms.
Annette glanced at the boys in blue.
And tkis-my King" she said.
THE END.