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AUSTRIANS ARE INVADING ITALY
S. S. BERTHA DESTROYED
BY EIRE ON KODIAK ISLAND
• A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21—Wire- I
less reports Intercepted here state that
there is a report that the Seattle-Al
askn steamship Rertha, belonging to
the Pacific-Alaska Navigation Com
pany and of which Captain Charles
Glasscock was the master, has gone
ashore on Kodiak island and been
completely destroyed by tire with a
total loss of the entire cargo of lum
ber and cannery supplies which were
being taken to the northern canneries.
According to the report, the Bertha
went ashore some time Sunday and
what remains of the vessel is lying
on the northwest shore Of the island.
No lives are reported lost.
BERMAN NOTE RECEIVES
APPROVALS CABINET
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. July 21—The final
draft of the new note to Germany
prepared by President Wilson during
the latter days of his stay at Cornish
was approved by the Cabinet during a
two hours discussion today and it is
said that the Cabinet thoroughly en
dorsed the views expressed therein in
every respect. At the conclusion of the
meeting the Cabinet officers refused to
discuss the communication beyond
stating that It would be sent to Berlin
within a day or two. It is whispered
around the capital that the President
has fully determined that the present
note will be the last in relation to the
subject. The silence of the officials
concerning the answer that will be re
turned to the the German government
is causing an immense amount of spec
ulation and the press throughout the
east is full of surmises.
Ch—yet in »ha long run—Nome
Gar»»»-.
JOHANN KOREN LOOSES
HANDS BY FREEZING
»
Capt. Dick Henly of the steamer Cor-j
win, states that the cargo of walrus
hides and bone taken on the last trip
will be transferred to the La Touche
on the arrival of that vessel. The Cor
win will then proceed to the north for
probably the remainder of the open
season and will carry the catch to Se
attle herself. Referring to the late
voyage, Ceptain Hearly states that no
vessels had arrived at East Cape up
to the time the Corwin touched at that
point with the .^exception of the Dia
mond K and no vessels were sighted
but the Russian steamer Kolyma and
the Belvedere which is also engaged
in walrus hunting. The Kolyma was
met at Whaling, near East Cape nnd
both vessel and crew were in bad
shape, the former through rough con
tact with the ice while five men of the
crew were in their bunks with bad
cases of scurvy. The captain was told
that the chief engineer and also the
second assistant engineer died while
the vessl was fast in the ice off the
Kolyma river last winter. Practically
all of the men were more or less ill
with the dreaded disease at the time
of meeting having been without fresh
vegetables of every kind for some
months. Captain Henly gave the crew
all the fresh supplies from the Corwin,
which was then on the return journey,
and they will have sufficient to meet
their needs until they can reach a
| point where provisions are to be had.
/While the Kolyma was escaping from
tlio ice an immense hole was torn in
the hull but was temporarily patched
up and filled with cement so that the
vessel will probably reach port in safe
ty. Captain Healy also brings the news
of a sad accident of which Johann
Koren. the well known naturalist, and
it former sojourner in Nome, was the
Victim. According to the story told
by the oflicers of the Kolyma Koren
suffered the misfortune of losing both
hands by freeing some time during 'the
winter while at the settlement on the
Kolyma river. How the unfortunate
man came to suffer in this manner was
not learned. Capt. Healy states that
the larger part of the large catch
brought to Nome was taken about 75
miles off the Siberian coast but the
Corwin was at one time within about
forty miles of Cape Lisburne on the
American side. The weather during
the trip is described as miserable. Re
tween two and three Inches of snow
fell on the vessel on July 4 and during
the remainder of the voyage it was
cold and foggy through out. The ex
act catch consisted of 837 hides, 172
barrels of oil and 3,600 pounds of ivory.
After discharging cargo the Corwin will
take on additional supplies and fuel oil
and will sail immediately thereafter.
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DANIELS ANNOUNCES PUNS FOR
NAVY INFORMATION BURUU
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, July 22 —Secretary
Daniels today announced the plan un
der which selection of members to
compose the board of the proposed
naval bureau of invention will be made.
Daniels states that Thomas A. Edison
will be the chairman of the board and
the advisory members will consist of
sixteen scientists who will be selected
by the leading scientific societies of the
country and who will act with the
great inventor under conditions as yet
undeveloped. Daniels states that the
scheme has been well gone over and
letters have already been written to
the presidents of eight scientific socie
ties asking them to select two members
from their own organization to become
members of the board. The secretary
asserts that the final development of
the board will he of inestimable value
to the country and will result in an
immense increase In the general effi
ciency of the navy. Daniels appears
highly enthusiastic over the plan, even
asserting that the invention board will
within a short time result in the Uni
ted States leading the world in the
matter of naval armament. It is de
termined that all matters pertaining to
the mechanical equipment of the navy
will be submitted to the board and
their reports will be submitted direct
ly to congress.
Keep your oar in good condition.—
Nome Garage.
GERMANS CLOSING IN
ON POLISH CAPITAL
German Prose Service.
BERLIN, via Sayvllle, July 21.—
By an early attack this morning, the
Germans in Boland captured the Im
portant city of Ostrolenka, some dis
tance north of Warsaw and are now in
undisputed possession, the Russians
having retired toward Lomzha. Every
I indication points to the early fall of
Warsaw as the Germans are drawing
in on the city many miles each way.
The reports of the general staff dis
close that the several columns of the
German army of invasion are rapidly
approaching the city from the north,
south and west. Hlndenberg Is press
ing the Russians severly nt Jotftraw, to
the west of the city, while von Mack
enzen is coming up rapidly from the
south and is at present hut eight miles
from the moat important railroad line
in that section of Poland running be
tween Kahlm and Lubin which, if cap
tured, will deprive the Russian army
in the vicinity of Ivangorod of their
main line of communication with the
east. Reports from unofficial sources
state that the Russians have already
commenced the evacuation of Warsaw'.
The Austro-Oerman forces have cap
tured no less than firty thousand Rus
sian troops during the past four days
of fighting.
HIGHBROWS GIVE
VIEWSOF WAR
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.—Three
of America's most noted men gave ex
pression of their views concerning the
war in this city today, each one as
suming a different view point, with the
result that no two of the expressions
agree. Elliot, president Emeritus of
Harvard addressing a Joint conference
of the Asiatic Institution and the Am
erican Historical Society predicted an
early close of the war through the me
dium of arbitration. While Dr. David
Starr Jordan asserted that if Ilryan
had called his treaties oft that the war
would have been prevented. Rryan
himself said that back of the big navy
are the big ship builders and back of
the ship builders are the subsidized
newspapers who are continually
spreading race hatred and fomenting
trouble.
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DOUGLAS FOUND
GUILTY
The last of the arguments in the
Douglas case were concluded about
three o’clock yesterday afternoon and
the ease was turned over to the Jury
who wrestled with the problem until
eleven last night before returning a
verdict of guilty. It is said that the
first ballot stood nine to three with the
majority in favor of conviction. At a
later period of the evening the ballot
showed ten to twotand continued so
until shortly before eleven. The Jury
recommended the defendant to the
clemency of the court.
BEAR WILL BRING
BIGMAIL
Word has been "received that the
steamer Da Touche brought in a heavy
consignment of mail totaling one hun
dred and thirty-four sacks of all kinds.
This is about the largest consignment
to be received since the arrival of the
first mail in early June.
STANDARD OIL
EMPLOYEES STRiKE
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK. July 2D—Five thou
sand cleaners and barrel makers em
ployed in the great Standard Oil plant
at Bayonne. N. .1., went out on strike
yesterday afternoon owing to the re
fusal of the company to grant an in
crease of wages in those lines. It is
stated that there is a prospect that the
refusal of the company to yield to the
demands of the w.orkers may possibly
involvetother employes of the factory
and result In a general strike. Officials
of the company state that the demands
of the barrel workers are out of all
proportion to the scale of wages paid
to the other employes of the company
and consequently cannot be considered.
CHINESE PERISH BY TENS
OF THOUSANDS IN FLOOD
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, July 21—According
to a cablegram received by the state
department today from Consul General
Cbesire at I’ekin the terrible floods !n
southeastern China have caused the
death of between eighty and one hun
dred thousand Chinese and the entire
district around Canton is converted in
to a howling wilderness. The dispatch
states that the situation is horrible in
the extreme as tens of thousands of
j the people who escaped the fury of the
; waters are homeless and without food
land as there is little possibility of help
for some time the death list from star
] r ation will be appalling. Cheslre has
I appealed to the government for all
j possible assistance that can be render
ed by the navy department and has
I requested that all of the smaller ves
j sels of the Asiatic squadron be sent
to the flood district with supplies as
I speedily as possible.
WARSHIP DISCOVERS SUBMARINE
OFF CANADIAN COAST .
A. P. A. Service.
PORTLAND, Me., July 21.—Reports
thut u Herman submarine has suc
ceeded In making its way across the
Atlantic and lias approached to within
sight of tile Canadian coast, are con
tained in letters received from the
Canadian territory today. The writers
state that it is generally reported
throughout eastern Canada that the
German vessel has been sighted and
fired upon by Rritisti warships while
[proceeding along the Nova Scotia
coast. It is also stated that the sub
marine attempted to torpedo one of the
war vessels but without success. The
letters say that the engagement took
place near Halifax some days ago, but
the Canadian censors have refused to
allow the news to go out over the tele
graph lines A fleet of British war
ships are said to be scouring the North
Atlantic coasts in an endeavor to lo
cate the hostile craft.
BERLIN CLAIMS AUSTRIANS
ARE INVADING ITALY
German Press 8ervice.
BERLIN, via Sayvlile, July 21.—
Dispatches from the Vienna war olllee
assert that the Italians have suffered
an overwhelming defeat in the smith
Tyrol and the Austrian troops are now
occupying eleven square miles of the
Italian territory In the province of
Venezia east of Reverdo. At other
points the Italians are still maintain
ing a heavy offensive hut are making
no progress. Details of the big battle
leading to the fall of Windau on .the
Baltic coast disclose that the Germans
captured seven big Russian fortresses.
The German army invading the Baltic
provinces are now close to Riga and
the struggle for the possession of this
most Important of the Russian ports
will shortly commence. The Germans
are maintaining a vigorous offensive
against the allies in the west and have
decisively beaten the French at
Souehez. The initial operations pre
liminary to the drive at Paris are grad
ually developing into an extended bat
tle along the whole western front.
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SENATOR SAILED FOR
NOME THIS MORNING
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 21.—The steamship
Senator of tho Pacific Coast lino sailed
for Nome at eight o’clock this morn
ing with a capacity cargo and tho fol
lowing passengers:
If. A. Dalton, Phil. Holland, Juan
, ('rowley, Miss Flora McConnoughty,
Helen Crowley, R. Rusting and wife.
Mrs. ,T. Crowley, Max Rustin, Mr. V.
Hay, ,T. Kustnl F, J. Todd, M. S. Had
dock, Henyr G. Mayer, Lawrence Per
due, Peter Zadra, Dave Vissiman, May
'er H. Gray and twelve steerage.
ALASKA SHIPS
SHING $7,000,000
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 21.—Five Alaska
ships arriving today brought down a
total of seven million, two hundred
thousand dollars from tho creeks and
gulches of the north. The arrival of
this huge fortune In gold created some
thing of a sensation in the cityi and
tlip morning papers are featuring the
story in big headlines.
MOVEMENT OF
LOCAL VESSELS
Arrived.
Arctic from St. Michael.
Silver Wave from Kotzebue.
In the Roadstead.
S. S. Corwin, Schooner Hettie B. S. S.
Lansing, Schooner Silver Wave.
TELEGRAPHJREVITIES
SEATTLE, July 21.—Governor Dunne
of Illinois and fifty of the leading state
officials arrived in the city today on
their way to the exposition at San
Francisco.
NEW YORK, July 21. -Becker, in a
lengthy statement to the governor ha*
made a plea for executive clemency
and asks for a respite so as to he given
a chance to apply to the supreme court
furnishing new evidence. The new evi
dence is said to Involve the late T. D.
Sullivan.
WASHINGTON, July 21—A system
of compensation for employes who are
injured In performing their duties as
applied to the employes of the govern
ment during the construction of the
Panama canal, and also to the national
reclamation service and to mine em
ployes. will he extended to the em
ployes of the Alaska railroad.
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