ADDITIONAL DETAILS
ABOUT ROANOKE
ONE OF THE SURVIVORS GIVES
ACCOUNT OF
ACCIDENT
S AN LOUIS OBISPO. May Id —
Adflkaal details of the sinking cf
the steamer Sosaob were- giver,
yesterday by J- F. Erbt. qsarter
ir aster ob the ill-fated steamer
Free was the first mar. resuseitased
ar«r his beat reached shore- He
sad that the cargo shifted and she
rolled eves* and sack The beat that
he left the ship with, epset and be
••• .tj pitied ap by another one- The
men k*p: on rowing anti? one after
another, exhausted by cold, hanger
and fatigue, wen; to steep and did
ret awake
Elbe said that he kept ©a row
ing. urged by the knowledge that
wherever fee stopped he woaid dir
as the others -did. The jittl boat war
first seen by the Isghtkeeper at
F:rt San Ltiis. He notified Cagr
Join Nielson of the Union OC cor
pany. who went coj with the pow
er launch Dorothy Erbe at the end
of his 100 miles or more of rowing
and drifting, sails swung a feeble
pair of oars. When fcg saw the
I .wand* he coilarsed.
Th» ether two ssnfnas. N O.
Lope*, an oiler, and Carlo® Rofesno,
a waiter- were rnaMe to give a»v
zoooajst of the disaster except that
the poet broke in two- Robin© and
Lot®i are Chileans- The five who
died in the. boat were Mexicans.
Great wans fead been breaking
ever the ship, sad Erfee. I was is the
st-rokhde jet making for deck when
tie water began to feed the en
gine room in torrents- Then the
weaves gave a ssddea list to port
and the water naked into the feoifi
Tr.e list became- heavier as the
water Seeded in and suddenly the
Roanoke tamed ever.
We were able to launch cat of
R
; i® life beats only the ones on she
port side- 1 was in the boat with
the captain and .tis wife, the third
nat«, aad five sailors- It capaund
Mrs- Dickson, the captain’s wife*
sank- Capt. Dickson dev* for her
I never saw gather of them again
1. the mate and c*n sailor clutch
ed a spar and hung to it until an
other boat picked us up- I rowed
and rowed—I don't remember how
long—and here I am
The five dead me® in the boat
wish Erbe were chilled to death
Thejr were dressed only in their
underclothing and trouaers
Th* Roanoke was one of* the
Ccaeer steamships in Seattle's Al
kska trade. be:-g plated on the
northern ran by the North Ameri
can Trading and Transportation
Company in 1^*' when the Klon
dike rush reached its ttsti'.h. She
curried thousands of goldseekers to
IVea and Skagway Then came the
great gold discoveries at Nerve, ds
rertikr the rash to the new Bering
Sea raining carp- The Roanoke
went on the Nome route in
a-d remained c*n » two seasons
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MEANING OF VERDUN
EXPLAINED BY VISITOR
'-The battle of Verdun is a fight
for an ash heap.” said W- Beaton.
Tbo ^turned recently from the
front lines in France, in a® address
before the Musk* pal League of Se
attle, says the Times- "Its cap
ture by the Germans would be
about as important as the surtgnd
er of an ash heap in your back
yard- ait* perhaps the difference
that the victory would have a
Mr Beaton addressed a fkrge au
dience With the ad of two plates,
nne cf which he set within the oth
er. and a radish, which represent
ed what was the city of k endue, he
showed that the defenses on the
encircling hills are some nine miles
from the old- fortress.
The city itself is without fortifi
cations and is sow completely de
molished—sb “ash hear
i
"Poor Yerdciu ia carrying out »;*
d, ,..«y." She speaker said. “Sine-.'
I'.vC is has bee® a battle point, cay
tVWsi by the enemy and retain
i by 'the French, the old fortified Ver
dca is gene. She city in tews. but
5t has not livej in vain.
"Fvv. should the Toil .c“.
take hill 304 anti Pead Man's hill
and the other advanced positions of
-the French, they have still to cross
a low anea of 4hree miles- ’. ve
French ftws ;heir high positions in
the rear could rake this area ' -'th
*
artillery fire- 1 regard the ex. 're
of Verdun as impossible'”
Mr. Beaton predicted a f v*l
mover sent soon of French and Brit
ish on the west front; Russians in
the Baltic provinces. Cilicia and Ar
menia; British in Mtsopotamia; at-'
lied forces te Bulgaria. - ' he
Italians on the Austrian f . r.
FAIRBANKS MINING MAN
1< CITED FOR CON FT
SEATTLE. May 13. — Thomas
Lloyd, s mining man of Fuirbank*
and an alternate to the Renublicav
Eational convention, a; Chicago
June T. was cited this morning by.
Presiding Judge J. T Ronald in the
superior court to show- cause Fri
day why he should net be punished
for contempt for Nonpayment of a
judgment for $50,000 entered four
years ago by Superior Judge A
W. Vrater at the conclusion of Mrs
Hu Ida Amelia Lloyd's action for
divorce Judge Frater granted the
decree on the ground of nonsupport
Judge Ronald this morning fixed
Lloyd’s 1-ottd a* S5.000. which was
given this afternoon. The Lloyds
were married in San Francisco ir
190I and separated in 1906 They
have one minor daughter Mrs
Lloyd since the decree has remar
ried- The fortune Llovd had at the
*iree of the divorce Is sttid to have
been lost in mining ventures
The several guards from Juneau
who came down with the federal
rrf~—ers- will return this evening
- we Jefferson
ALASKA YESTERDAY, TODAY
AND TOMORROW.
Mrs, Hatcher in her lecture last \
evening on "Alaska, Yesterday. To
day and Tomorrow," gave her au
dience ar.^evening of real pleasure
Preceding the lecture the “young
campaigners for prohibition" tn
Ketchikan marched in • the streets.
Nineteen dry states were reprsent
ed by the young folk who carried
the state penants- Aboxij SO took !
part in the parade going up as far ■
as tlie big hill in Newtown and
returning to Rednxcn's Hall, Ah ere
a lecture given by Mrs- Hatcher ‘
illustrated with views of the north.,
representing scenes of the early •
days of the rush to the interior
up to views of Ketchikan as recent
as l?lo showing the last Fourth
of Jcly parade in which many town
people saw' themselves as others :
saw them.
An added feature of the interest- |
tng program were the living pic
tures of Uncle Sam, Miss Dutch
denser and the Gold Dust Twins,
who did their part in songs very
nicely
Mrs- Hatcher expects to leave
the city tomorrow to continue her
trip through the north, which will
take several months in the interest
of the W. C. T. U-. of which she
is the territorial president
LOOKS GOOD AHEAD.
Reports from the fishing grounds
on the west coast of Prince of
Wales Island, coming in last night
are that only a light run has
started as yet at Forrester Island
and only a very few fish at Noyes
Island
The fishermen, however, are very
cptoraistic over the outlook and
preparations for the expected big
run are being pushed
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GOING TO JUNEAU.
Miss Radge, of the Lighthouse
service, plans to leave on the S. S
Jefferson this evening for a week's
visit at Juneau.
A QUORUM PRESENT.
i _
With the arrival of Mrs. Margar
et Gebrgeson front Sitka, the Ter
\ rtortal W. C. T. U. has a quorum
of its officers in Ketchikan. A gen
eral officers meeting was held this
morning at the home of Mrs. W. H.
Michener. at. which the program
| for the Territorial Convention, to
he held at Juneau August 25, 26
and 27, was outlined, and campaign
i plans were perfected Mrs- Ella A
i Boole <jf New York, vice-president- '
at-large of the National W. C. T.
U. who comes to Ketchikan July
i 12, will ho the special speaker for
, the Territorial convention
GOES SOl'TH Fq|t TRIP
W, J. Sully left on the Prince
John early this morning for the
south, on an extended trip- combin
ing business and pleasure, also for
a much needed rest. The genial Mr
Sully, whose artistic cabinet and
: mission work is s'o much, in de
mand. has really been overworked.
I tliough judging from appearances
he seems hale and hearty. isn’t
sure himself whether it is epizootic
of spring fever, anyway he will
try to lose one or both on his visit
to Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver
even though it takes a month or
more before he can come back
“ITS A BOY.”
Milo Caughrean, Jr-, assistant
engineer on the U. S. Tahn, ar
rived at 8 p. m., May 15th. He
is a bright lad and promises as
, much as any boy who ever tilted
the scales the first time at 7 1-2
pounds- Dr. B. L. Myers introduced
the young man.
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“Woman is a creature between
man and the angels.” says Balzac
Well—Saybe- But most of the time
she has to stand between man and
the devil.
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AUSTRIAN REBELS
ARE REPORTED SHOT
COCHRANE. Ont., May 16.—Aus
trian war prisoners here at the de
tention camp, rebelled a day or two
ago and caused a great deal of
trouble to the officials with the re
sult Jhat they were court mart idled >
and being found guilty, were shot
MIKADO.
Reserved seat tickets for the
comic opera “Mikado,” which will j
be given in Red Men’s Hal] May I
22 and £S, will be on sale at Ry'iis’
Drug Store Wednesday morning.
May IT. Coupon 6 of Season Ticket
may he used for either nighl.
General admission. 50c; children.
25c; reerved seats. 25c extra.
The greatest drink on earth— i
Tokey Crush.
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At the GRAND
TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1916.
S _ •_f:
The Mystery Of The Seaview Hotel
A detective drama in tw o parts featuring Ben Wilson and
others
All For Peggy
A race track romance with Pauline Bush and Lon Chaney- f
A Daughter Of The Plains
William Clifford and Marie Walcamp
Pass Key No. 2
Causes a lot of trouble
CHANGE OF PROGRAM WED
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May Sale of Men’s and Boys’ Clothing
Men’s fancy Scoth Cheviots Suits in fancy brown mixtures, club checks, blue mix
tures and plain blue satin lined serges. All sizes, 36 to 44 chest measure, $13.50
Men’s Pants Boys’ Suits
SI.75 heavy whip cord Pants ^>*1 QH
Sizes 32 to 42, waist measure jpLOu $4 50 Russian, Buddy Tucker and
Junior Norfolk suits made of Blue
52.50 heavy work pants QC Serge, Brown Serge and fancy Cash- HA
Sizes 32 to 40, waist measure fJtl.OO mere cloth in sizes 3 to 8 years at $OoDU
53.50 heavy cashmere pants tf* Q PA
Sizes 32 to 42, waist measure \J $6.00 and 6.50 Norfolk Suits made
54.50 and S5.00 wool dickey and w.rsted PA of fancy Cashmere and strong wor- A* C A
pants. Sizes 32 to 42 waist measure U.DU steds in sizes 8 to 17 years at • • • *P
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Business suits for the bus- I np,_m* All alteraterations made
iness man and English I tlC Doll iTldrCIie Free of charge by an ex
styles for the young man THE STORE THAT SELLS FOR LESS pert tailor | .
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and a lot on Stedman Ave., City.J'
The lot is SO foot front by 150, <
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a Send in your furs and pet the
j:best market price for them ]
3 from P. J. Gilmore. adv.
5 NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
l Hereafter, the Skating Rink will
be opened to the public every day (<
and evening of the week Saturdays <
i afternoons and evenings will bo j
' for the children and beginners- ,
, Friday evening for whites only.'!
5 Satorday afternoon for children- '
5 tf MANAGER. '
| FOUND A TROLLING BOAT.
i
Near Mountain Point last Friday, c
i; Owner call and identify same, jj
i ;—Jimmy Williams, Mountain Point Y
near Saxman. it
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s MRS. 4. B. THOMPSON
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>: Want Better Batteries?
j Sure!
j: Where Can I Get Them?
1 At Heckmam’s
| What are they called?
| The “ACME”
J The Batteries with the heavier Zinc casing,
higher Amperage and Voltage.
They Last
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