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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-10
MUD BLOTS OUT
HORRORS OF WAR
FROM FLANDERS

rear. They NeOntinus hsmmsrinE m
cessaptly.
The war f. not over, and the Ger
mans can take q lot Of beating yet
but the i've advances scored. with
complete carrying out OF all plans
for each, show which way the wind Is
blowing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-10
WAR
NEWS SUMMARY

Once apparently again quite the will of the allied
mand the German forces have compelled yield important
ground the Flanders 'front.' the Ypres The latest allied
thrust drove the Germans back mile eguary along
front Of miles extending from Draeban mile east by
north Of BxsehOO to Rene miles south Of The
allied attack from north directly of Ypres
The French the British left captured two villages and worked
the southwestern edge Of the HOuhu forest posi-
tic Of the Germans which Immediately north of the important
ThOurou railway north of Langemack south Of Dxmude
British
southern ed of he Houhulst
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-10
GERMAN MORALE IS SHAKEN.

Once the German forces shaken
morale although they maintained numerous
Ons of the line allied statement of the French
high commission based French
this condition and its causes The Germans
completely their active To
their best aghng elements from the Russian suppan
them with units from the
front merely Q the
been drawn upon-boyB of fifteen
The French
reached passed the zenith made her
military EFFORT and definitely defensive
ing power in fact Germany shows clear decrease strength
allies their maximum which well able tn
whilst the of United vet been thrown into
the balance 49, ~ "" A"'o
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-10
INTEND TO FLANK OBSTACLE.

The great wedge that is being driven BY the allies the Ger
defenses south the Houhult plainly intended
nank this important obstacle and eventually to force German retire
mnt of considerable depth from the whole line north of Blk
shOote all the the This Ypres salient ehiselng its
way deeper deeper and becomes gwng probable after
each allied blow that the Germans withdraw 0stend
Courra line northeast
the German salient eliminating La including Lille
comes also imperIed.
The French advance made front of 4 half
and notable that this small extent attack they
positions almost depth They
hanks perfectly and maintained this salient without diff
Guilty Included in the terrain taken the
and Veldhoek.
The British advance extended from point southeast Of Brood
seind already British norhward the ansbeek
ve which the French crossed to the The British
moved down the slopes Of the
north moved along the ridge in the direction
ehnda In the center Of their attack
farms redoub On their
out of Poeapele and advanced miles
age to the edge of Houhust
once more and lost prisoners Counter attacks delivered
last night repued by the British
Germans reKaned 4 small of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-10

LONDON. Oct. 1O-whne only
meager details are available, con-
siderable Importance IL attached to
the admission by Vice Admiral Won
Capelle. German minister OF marine.
that at least one plot has been dis
covered in the German navy to
paralyzs the German feet with a view
to forcing the government to make
peace
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-10
REPORTED BATTLE
IN NORTH SEA IS
NOT CONFIRMED

No confirmation could be found to.
day OF the article in the New York
Herald indicating the probability OF
q great naval engagement in the
North Sea in the near future. The
article said:
THE United States Government is
momentarily expecting cable mes
sages which will relate to a naval
operation of transcendent magnitude
in or near the North Sea-one OF
such Importance that the whole as
pect OF the war may be changed.
That is the information that has
come to the Herald from a high and
unquestionable authority.
There is reason to believe that the
long expected desperation move by
Germany has been started, and that
It Is being resisted with all the power
that the great fleets OF the allies
can bring into play.
THE American. British, French,
and italian naval forces are fully
alive TO the world Importance of he
operation now in progress.
AT this time, when official news
has not been received. It is impossible
for the Herald to state that the Ger
man grand feet. which has been in
course OF preparation since the war
began, for a final engagement with
the allies, has left its base to give
battle to the allies. Nor is 1t pos
sible to state that the allied feet has
driven the rat from its hole
But IL Is possible to state. upon
the information in hand. that a grave
matter OF the utmost importance-one
that may change the aspect OF the
whole warts occurring"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-10-10

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 1o.-An
encounter between four allied vessels,
two American and two italian, and
three German, submarines, In which
one Of the U-boGts was sunk. occurred
on September H.. In the Mediterran-
can. according to the master of An
italian steamer that has reached
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
H.ANDRENS DEAD

II. R. Andrews of Seattle, one of the mail clerks on the seattle-skag- way run, veteran of the CiVil war and known to thousands of Alaskans and tourists who have made the in side passage trip in the past seV- enteen years, is dead, according to uews received in Skagway today.
 Mir. Andrews died a week ago Sun day in a Seattle hospital where he had been i'll about two weeks. He was IS years old and had been at his post until his last illness took him from his duties just preceding the last sailing of the Spokane, to which he had for sometime been as- signed.
 With his passing, the travelin8 public between Skagway and Seattle has lost one of the best known men of the north country. They will miss him. and his fiddle for ever .yune who knew Dad" Andrews, as his friends called him, also knew his fiddle.
 And tie fiddle recalls one of the stories they tell of the wreck of the state of California, one of the three wrecks which Andrews exper- fenced in his years of travel betweer Skagway and Seattle. The other two were of the Cottage City and the Ramona.
 The fiddle always accompanied Andrews on his trips. When the California was wrecked, the fiddle was lost. But it was washed a- shore, found and returned to Its owner, with all it's jigs and old-time melodies intact.
 Mir. Andrews had lived in Seat tie many years before he began his run to Skagway in 1900. He was formerly railway mail clerk out of Seattle.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
SkA6NAY WINS

Unable to break up the counter attack of the Skagway players, the soldiers from Fort William II. Sew ard were routed yesterday, to ?, making the games for the season two all. Fair weather brought out the biggest crowd at the ball park th!s year.
 In the ninth inning, with two men ou bases for the army boys, it looked as if the Post team might even the score, but Mckenzie. who relieved Anthony, held them down without any runs.
 All players on the Skagway team are requested to report for practice al seven o'clock Monday, Wednes- day and Thursday evenings, to get in shape for the baseball toulna- ment July [.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
MEET TONIGHT
 IN 4TH. PLANS

To perfect plans for the Skagway celebration of Independence day on July and Saturday, July T. the mdtpendence day committee has been called by Chairman James Ken nedy to meet at s o'cioc:: tonight in the city hall. A report will be made by the finance committee on it's collection of funds.
 Posters, announcing that $500 will be given in prizes at the con- tests in outdoor sports, those for the children on the Fourth and the baseball tournament and ether eV- ents on July z, when there will be outside entries, have been printed at the Daily Alaskan office and will be distributed in the nearby towns this week.
 The program, which is expected to be practically completed tonight, will be announced in a few days.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
SKAGWAY GIVES OVER S860 F0R
 RED GROSS

Skagway has generously and loy- ally done its bit for the American Red Cross, according to the incom- DIetA report today by officers Of the focal branch of the Red Cross so- ciety.
 The total of the funds raised in Skagway. it was said, will be more than SS6O. From the Red Gross dance Saturday night at Ganty's ten his court, it was reported that the proceeds were close to $125. The official report on the Red Cross drive here will be issued tomorrow.
 The Red Cross workers in Skag- way will constitute a branch of the Juneau Red Cross chapter. according to the officers of the local organ IzatIon.
 Decision to this effect was reach cd after the receipt of letter by Mrs. ". c. Blanchard, chairman of the local organization, from Mrs. P. J. Malone, chairman of the Jul neau chapter. The following eN- cerUts from the letter are eXplana- tory: q .sI &''
 Herewith enclosed you will find various communications to show you the status of Red Cross af- fair, in Alaska at the present time, Please note especially the follow ing telegram"
 The telegram referred to was sent by John L. Clymer, director of the Pacific division, American red Gross, authorizing the chapter to collect funds from entire territory except Wrangell, Douglas and Tread we'll" and requesting that you as sist all towns in raising war funds and forming organizations" The towns named were excepted because they have Red Cross chapters.
 Rush of Work
 As you can readily understand" l." the letter continues, the Red Cross headquarters are rushed to death du ing these war times and the trans hitting of reports, etc, through the Juneau office will save them much time and also expedite the trans mitting of information to Red Cross workers in Alaska.
 "In organizing a branch of the Juneau chapter of the Red Cross in your town, you will have absolute ly the same privileges and adyan- tages that We have. The only diff ference will be that your cores pOndence will be with us instead of Washington.
 We will send you detailed in formantion about the work and you will make your shipment of supplies direct to Brooklyn. Your reports will be attached to ours and sent to Washington. Hence you will get
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
SAYS AMERICES AERIAL FLEET
 WILL BRING VICTORY ID ALLIES

"By this step of America" he is further quoted, mo enemy machine will be able to rise without being overwhelmed. The heavy artillery of the enemy, with their aeroplanes uo longer able to serve as eyes, Will be- blind. The allies aerial fleer will SOW terror, death and de- vastalon behind the Hindenberg lines"
 Preparations here and at Washing ten, Paris and Petrograd indicate that there will soon be launched the migbtiest air offensive sWer known.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
100000 MEN IN
 US. NOW ARMED

Washington, June 25. - Eighb hundred thousand men, armed and equipped, now constitute the army of the United States, according to the announcement made here today. Besides this nupber, which includ- es the regulars and the National Guard, EOO,OOO men for the army and navy will be trained within the next three months.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
SHIPPING NEWS

The Mariposa of the Alaska steamship company, the local office 1euUrted this afternoon, will be due here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. She IS SouIhDo'uLlu' Though not due here by her sched- uIe until Friday, the Corlova office cahled the skagway office of the Al aska line that she arrived there at nine o'clock last night, two days ahead of her scheduled arrival.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

London, June 25.-"America's i'm mense aerial army, by preparing for which she shows she has grasped the necessities of war, will swing tn scales Of war in favor of the allies and guarantees for them a complete mastery of the air by the spring of l91S," accordinng to CommandanC of Defense GivineuX in today's is sue Of the Paris Matin.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
ALPINE OUTING

All persons planning to go on the Alpine club trip up A. B. mountain tomorrow, are requested to meet at the west end of the 16th street bridge al ' a. m. Each person is asked to bring two substantial lunch .es in addition to some sweet chocol- ate to be eaten on top of the peak. If, you intend to go, please notify the guide, L. H. Pedersen, tonight
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
BILL ID CONTROL FOOD PASSES
 HOUSE

Washington, June 25.-Manufac- lure of alcoholic beverages from foodstuffs is prohibited in the food control bill which was passed by the house late Saturday night.
 The bill also gives authority to the president to take over for war pErT cses all liquors now on hand.
 Such purposes would include the use of redistilled liquors for mak- ing munitions. .:
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
NEW SHIP ORDER

Washington, June 25.-Awarding of contracts for thirty-four more steel and wooden ships was an- uCunced today by Col. GOethals, head O. the governments ship-build- ing work.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

proper credit for all your efforts"
 Application blanks were enclosed. One half the dues from annual mem bers will be retained by the Skag- way branch for maintaiDapce of its work. q. la
 Mir. Clymer's Letter
 Part of a letter from Mir. Clymer, on ~bich Mrs. Mahone's letter was based, follows:
 We are not desirous of forming too many independent chapters in Alaska, as We feel that being so far awoy. if this war should cease, all activities in the smaller places woul also cease and the chapter would die a natural death.
 We are guarding against this condition as much as possible, as We realize that during the stress of war time, everyone is anxious and willing to work, whereaa in times of peace it would be hard to hold them together. IaIsg
 ''YCu, of course, realize that We must have an efficient and well-or- gauized Red Cross society both in times of peace and war, so We sug- eest holding independent chapters to as few as possible, and making most of he other towns either branches or auxiliares."
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

Washington, June 25.-SecretaIy of War Baker is before the senate finance committee this afternoon, urging the adoption of the $500, 900, 900 aerial fleet plan.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

Photo by American Press Assoc'ajion.
 Judge Robert $. T.ovc't. chairman of the board of directors of the Union Pa ciGc railroad. has volunteered for led Cross duty for the duration of the var and practically will SivN all of his time to organization work for the society. ''I am too old to go to the front" Judge Loyett said. but am anxious to do my bit iu whatever way car be made useful
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

WANTED - A waiter or waitress at the Golden North Hotel. St
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

Dr. Wiley fears Mir. Hoover will be rnisled into letting down the bars on pure food laws to overcome scarcity. Mir. Hoover is going to have entire control of the food situation" he said, but Mir. Hoover Is mining engineer and in his education has not been taught food values. Ill my opinion he is going to be advised by food scien lists who are wrong"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

Subscribe for the Daily Alaskan,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

2' All women of Skagway are 7. urged to come and help in this
 4 work.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25
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RED CROSS DAY AT CITY HALL

THURSDAYS at 2 D. III.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-25

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
France, After War,
Will Need Yearly
s2,32O,OOO,Ooo
Half of This Will Go for
Normal Appropriations;
Income Tax Urged
-. .. M. A..ocl..ea -

rCorrezpor leIce - Tie Associated Fressl
Paris, May 12.-France will require
S2320, 100000 a year, approximately
to meet her obligations and current
expenditures after the war, accord
ing to an estimate of the Finance
Committee of the Chamber Of Depu-
ties. OF this total, it is estimated THAI
nearly half will be needed for normal
appropriations, including interest on
the national debt existing before the
war. which was about $LOOO,00O,OOo'
Tho remainder includes interest on
national defence bonds, pensions, ana
to finance social legislation, such as d
workmen's pension system.
Thirty-fve months of war at the END
of June will have cost about Sl7OOO'-
100000, including advances to allies.
The Finance Committee urges the
adoption of the graduated income YAK
as one of the measures to provide the
revenue France will need. IL is esti-
mated that it will produce a net gam
of about SIS, 100000 a year.
In addition the Finance committee
proposes an annual civic or lndlVlduAl
tax of three francs upon all taXpayeiS
residing in communes of less than ~
600 population, six francs IN commuueS
between 10000 and 10000, and nine
francs in towns of more than 5V,VVV
population. This tax, it is estimated
will produce 100000 a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Many Yard Worker
Shot Dead in Saloon

Police in the vicinity of the navy
yard heard a sputter Of revolver shots
last night and raced to the saloon at
291 Bride Street. There they found a
frightened bartender, several patrons
in the front room, four men who had
been playing euchre, so they said in
the rear room, and in a woodshed in
the yard the body of Patrick Shields. a
metal workers helper in the navy yard.
Shields was sitting upright upon a
case in the shed, but was dead. One
bullet had struck him in the lag, and
another had passed through his right
lung.
According to the story that the men
in the saloon told, Shields came run
ming into the place, pursued by three
men, who chased him into the back
room and fired four shots at him as he
ran out into the yard. Four men are
held as material witnesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Columbia WarHospital
Lost in Freight Cars
Portable Buildings Left Michi-
gan Ten Days Ago; Have
Not Been Located

Ten days ago a string Of freight cars
laden with portable buildings for the
Columbia model base hospital at Co.
lumbia Oval, The Branx, started east
ward from Michigan. They have not
been located.
Until these cars are found the work
Of erecting the hospital, of which Sam
uel w. Lambert dean of the College OF
Physicians and Surgeons, is in charge,
is at a stands,ill The kitchen, the
laundry, the reception ward. the oper-
ating room and one ordinary ward
room have been built, and portable and
stationary icemaking machines have
been installed, but that Is all.
The hospital was first conceived mere
ly as u model, but it was learned yes
terday that the authorities have deter
mined to use il as an overflow home
hospital for soldier patients whom the
other institutions Of the city Will be
unable TO shelter.
Enough funds have been raised 70
meet the cost Of construction and
equipment, but the cost Of maintenance
has not yet been provided for. This
will be about 81 900 a day. William II.
Woodin. 165 Broadway, is treasurer and
will be glad to receive subscriptions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Two Women Shot
Dead by Italian,
Who Gets Away
Refused Pay Envelopes,
bad Man" Opens Fire;
Threatens Pursuers

Mounted police, the reserves from
several Brooklyn police stations, as
well as farmers, armed with pitchforks
were searching the woods and under
brush of Forest Park, Queens County,
early to-day for an Italian desperate,
who, the police charge, held up, shot
and killed two women when they re-
fused to give him their weeks wages.
Five men who heard the shooting, in
GLIDING two Home Defence Leaguers,
were threatened with death and or
dered to retreat by the man when they
attempted to capture him. Calmly re-
loading his revolver, the murderer
backed off into the woods and dlsap-
peared
The seven-year-old son of one Of the
murdered women who narrowly escaped
being shot also, told the police that { sf
desperate is Angelo Mamma, sixty yeafs
old, known as an Italian bad man
with a long police record. One of the
murdered women, the boy said, was
Mannas wife, from whom he was
estranged The other woman was Mrs.
Caroline Caccavallo, forty years old, of
81 Withers Street, Brooklyn, the boys
mother.
Both women worked as dandelion
pickers on the farm of Henry Lehman,
which is bordered by Van Dyne Ave
nue. and the Long Island Railroad
tracks. They had finished work, and
were walking down Van Dyne Avenue
to the trolley when the slayer stepped
out from a screen of trees which Dor
ders Schmidt's Woods.
The boy says the man demanded the
pay which the women had just received,
and upbraided his wife for leaving him
and the other woman for persuading
her to do so. Mrs. Caccavallo gave her
purse to the boy. telling him to run.
The man then drew revolver and fired
at his wife, it is alleged, the shot
entering her back and passing through
the lungs. He then turned the gun on
Mrs. Caccavallo, shooting her in the
neck and piercing the jugular vein. Two
shots were then directed at the fleeing
boy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
SEALED PROPOSALS

SEALED BIDS WILL BE RECEIVED by
the Board Of water supply. at its ohccs,
twenty second floor. Municipal Building.
Park Row. Centre and Chambers streets.
New York city. until n A. 81, On Tues
day. July II. 1917. Tor contract Tor The
construction ~ thc Shaudakeu tunnel Tho
tunnel De- part 81 the Schoharic watershed
development for the Ncw ) ork city water
supply. R is miles long. and will carry
water from tho Schohsric reservoir TO
Esopus creek The finished tunnel VIII be
% feet g inches high hy DO feet inches
wide lined with concrete masonry. and VIII
have 8 shafts
The tunnel has been divided into two
portions. 20 be known as the north and
south portions. 80 that bids may De- sub
United for either portion or for the entire
tunnel
AT the above place and time the bids
will be publicly opened and read. Pam
phlcts containing Information Tor bidders
and contract drawings can be obtained az
the above address. az the Office Of the Sec
Rotary. by depositiug tho sum - twenty
dollars GZ0J in cash or itE equivalent for
each set For further particulars apply
f9 tho Office 81 the Principal Assistant
Engineer - the above address.
CHARLES STRAUSS. Presid mt
CHARLES A. CHADWICK.
JOHN + CALVIN
Commissioner. Board ~ water supply.
GEORGE FEATHEHsTONE Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
$1O.OOO,O00 Voted
For War by Cuba

Havana. June 9.-After stormy all
night session the House at dawn to-
day voted the appropriation Of S3Q'OOo'-
GOO as recommended in the recent mes
sage Of President Menocal. .
The measure authorizes issuance OF
treasury bonds in three series Of So
100000 each The first series is TO
meet the expenses of military opera,
tions during the recent revolution and
in connection with the war, the second
is to satisfy treasury obligations. ana
the third is for public works and de-
veloDment OF the resources OF the
country.
Amortization is provided for in a
period Of twelve years. beginning with
January of 1918. The loan may be
placed in the New York and London
markets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Postal Savings Show
Gain Here Despite War

In spite Of the war the Postal Saw
ings system continues to gain in New
York City, according TO figures for May
issued Yesterday by Postmaster Patten.
These show that during the month
442 additional accounts were opened IN
Manhattan and The Bronx and SS9042S
was deposited. At the end of Nav the
New York Postofiice had total of
.156.sO9 accounts, with deposits OF
S27,54O,49S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
Mothers Oppose Census
Anti-High Price League Wants
Il Fully Explained

Five hundred members Of the Moth
ers' Ant-High Price League, at 175
East Broadway, yesterday decided to
send to Governor Whitman a protest
against the enforcement of the state
census law "until the purpose of the
law, is fully explained to the public"
Bella Neumann-Zilberman, the sec
rotary, was authorized TO circulate
among the East Side women a notice
advising them that they have until
June 25 to fill out the registration
blanks and that they should obtain
legal advice If they do not understand
the law.