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VOLUME XVI- NO. 134- TELEPHONE MAIN 44 NOME. ALA8KA TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIM 4E PRI.E28CENIH
COMMERCE RAIDERS
REPORTED IN ATLANTIC
By A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, May 9— Fur
ther details of the reported es
cape of German commerce raid
ers were received from London
today by agents of the White
Star line. The reports from the
! .ondon sfleamship agents state
that there is little doubt that a
t jmmerce raider, accompanied
by two submarines, escaped from
Kiel during the recent demon
stration of the German cruiser
FORT LAWTON
TROOPS ORDERED
TO THE BORDER
y A P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, May 9.—A bat
talion of the Fourteenth infantry
i tationed at Fort Lawton, near
1 his city, was today ordered to
Bie Mexican border.
Note—The following which is
he substance of a telegram to
Captain Martin of Fort Davis
rom Col. Barrette, department
adjutant, stationed at Fort I.aw
on, indicates that the above dis
fleet along the British coast and
the vessels are now at large in
the Atlantic.
Reports reaching Lloyds dis
closes that the raiders have put
in an appearance off the Azores.
Additional reports reveal that
at least one vessel has encount
ered the Germans but managed
to escape through possessing
superior speed- Allied war ves
sels are now scouring the ocean
in search of the raiders.
patch is in error in that the
troops at Fort Lawton have not
been ordered to move but are to
prepare for movement at short
notice. Commanding officer, Fort
Davis, Alaska.
! The following received Co. at
j Fort Lawton: “Hold in readiness
i at once headquarters, and Second
; battalion, Fourteenth infantry, to
: move at a moment’s notice
'Movements to Alaska been sus
pended.’’
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A. i'. A. Service.
PAkIS, May y.—"Une oi the
greatest artmery actions that iiav,
_>et taKen place along tile V er
uun trout is raging touay, >u_\ -
a war omce communique i--..e .
tins altemoon.
t ne report further states tiiai1
more than a mill,on shells oi an 1
oanuers have been exploded
along the french troni une uur
ing the past forty eight hours
anu the oaiue stm shows no sign
ot abatement. '1 he attack was
launched by the German alter
successive failures to reach the
f rench positions with infantry
attacks.
As if chagrined at the inability
of their troops to reach the de
fending trenches, the Germans
opened a terriiic cannonade thai
has gradually developed in in- j
tensity until at the present the
whole line from the Malincourt
front to the eastern forts of Ver
dun is being deluged with a ha
of shell from guns of all st>es.
The French are replying with j
vigor and the Germans have
made no particular impression on
the French position.
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WILSON CALLS STATE
GUARDS TO BORDER
A I1 A. Service
WASHINGTON, May y —
Tin unexpected bandit foray in
i lie Big Bend section which re
sulted in the killing of several
Americans is stirring the war de
partment to unwonted activities.
Additional troops have been or
dered to the border and extensive
preparations are under way to so
dispose the troops that further
raids will be practically impos
sible.
Secretary Baker ssued a state
'ment this- morning relative to
future disposition of the military
forces and stated that steps will
he at once taken for the complete
security of the people of the Uni
id States against raids of the
character of those. occurring at
1 dcnn Springs and Columbus.
Wilson Calls State MPiti*.
It is announced that President
Wilson has called out the militia
f three states, Texas, Arizona,
nd New Mexico, to assist the
regulars in guarding the border,
and that two additional regi
ments of United States infantry
have been ordered to the border
for police duty So far no an
nouncement has been made as to
the nature of the action taken
to round up the bandits engaged
in the Glenn Springs raid. It is
believed here that troops have
I een sent in pursuit but the gov
ernment is withholding the an
nouncement for obvious reasons.
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"TESTr LINER CYMRIC
IS REPORTED TORPEDOED
Hy A T. A. Service.
LONDON, May 9. —The
\\ liite Star liner Cymric, report
ed 111 a sinking condition off the
west coast of Ireland yesterday
iternon, sunk this morning at
three a. m., according to advices
. celling here via Queenstown.
The leport was relayed from
’hi steamer Halcyon and states
that the crew of the vessel were
picked up shortly before daylight
a bon distance off the Irish
coast.
The Cymric managed to keep
afloat during the night and was
attempting to make an Irish port
when the sinking occurred.
While nothing definite is known
at this time the reports suggest
that the big steamer was sunk
by an external explosion, pre
sumably a torpedo.
Five Lo*e Lives in Cymric Sink
ing.
LONDON, May y—Reports
to the admiralty from Queens
town this afternoon state that
five members of the crew of the
\\ bite Star liner Cymric perish
(d when that vessel was torpe
doed off the Irish coast yester
:.v. According to the statement,
the vessel was attacked without
warning. The remainder of the
crew have been landed in Ire
land.
U. S. Consul Confirms Cymric
Sinking.
WASHINGTON, May y.~
Five members of the crew per
ished as a result of the torpedo
explosion which sunk the White
Star liner Cymric off the Irish
coast early this morning, accord
ing to a cable from United States
Consul Frost at Queenstown re
ceived at the state da part men t
today. Consul Frost asserts that
there is little doubt that the big
.-teame was destroyed by a sub
marine attack.
FAY CONVICTED OF 1
PLOT ACTIVITIES
A 1'. A. Service.
\'E\Y VQRK, May 9.—After
,t long tria!. curing »• ' ivh m.".h
s 11, it. '‘it t« stimon • concern
ing the activities of the bomb
plot ring of which Robert Fay.
Scholtz and others are said to
have been the leading spirits, was
unearthed, the case against the
conspirators was handed over to
the jury last evening and result
ed m the conviction of Fay on
hr charge of conspiracy.
Although the testimony was
iji a decidedly conflicting nature
and left much room for doubting |
the evidence produced by the
government, the jury was appar* I
ently convinced that there was
enough damaging testimony to
.variant his conviction, and the
verdict was returned after short
deliberation lay appeared in
court this morning was immedi
ate!} sentenced to a foitr year j
term in the penitentiary. It was j
announced by his attorneys that
an appeal will probably be taken.!
CARRANZA INDICATES
APPROVAL OF PROTOCOL
A. P- A Service.
VVAHSINGTON, May 9—
Although Carranza has not
formally notified the United
States of his attitude toward the
border agreement reached by j
General Scott and Minister of j
War Obregon his approval is as- j
sured.
Word to this effect was tele
graphed to the state department
today by special agent Rogers
in Mexico City. Rogers message
says that Carranza has indicated
his approval of the tentative bor
der protocal which has been
practically concluded by Scott
and Obregon and also assured
him of the active co-operation of
the Carranza forces with the
troops of the United States.
As Scott and Obergon are still
iconferring over various phase*
of the situation, it is believed
that Carranza will refrain from
delivering an official notification
of his consent to the terms of the
agreement until all issues have
been decided
PIONEER TACOMA
WOMAN DIES
A P. A. Service
SEATTLE , May 9.—Mrs.
Louise B. Coates, one of the first
white women to settle in Taco
ma, died today in a local hospital
following an operation. Mrs.
Coates was one of the best
known women in the northwest.
J. WADA BELIEVED
VICTIM OF MURDER
CONSPIRACY
LOS ANGELES, May 9.—J
Wada, the noted Alaska musher.
has disappeared from Los An
geles under circumstances which
cause the police to believe that
he has been murdered. Wada
has disappeared completely and
no trace of his movements after
yesterday morning can be gained
The belief that Wada has been
the victim of foul play is said to
rest on statements made by his
friends to the effect that he was
warned several days ago that he
would be killed.
According to the story Wada
was called up on the telephone
at his hotel a few days ago and
was informed by a mysterious
personage that he must prepare
himself for death. The party at
the other end of the line also in
formed him that his body wtrflld
be thrown into the bay where it
would never be found.
Wada was apparently not
greatly alarmed, but, neverthe
less, consulted some of his
friends and was advised by them
to arm himself. Whether he did
so or not is not known. But he
disappeared yesterday morning
and has not been seen since...
AEROS ATTACK ITALIAN
COAST TOWNS
A. R. A. Service
ROME, May 9.—Austrian
aeroplanes today attacked sever
a! towns along the upper Adria
tic coast hut aside from destroy
ing several buildings committed
but little damage No one was.
killecj.