ANOTHER DARING Kill
ALPINE, Texas, May 9.—Villa bandits numbering
seventy forded the R:o Grande and raided a settle
ment lifteen miles infa d, attacking a detachment ol
American cavalry consisting of nine men. Ihree
troopers were killed. ; vo were wounded and one is
missing. A boy 10 \\ vs of age was killed and two
civilians were carried ; vay. A posse of fifty citizens
of Marathon is m pursuit.
Cavalry Start in Pursuit
jyySO. Texas. May S Within an hour of ihe receipt of
news’of the Mexican raid' (.!• send Funston ordered f-.ur troops of
cavalry to proceed to the r dad section and reinforce the passe.
Battle With Bandits
MARATHON May t». .. long-range battle has been fought
near ItooniUas between Ante cans and Mexicans. Several Amen
on,; loves Ol a mine own 1 by Hr. Powers have been taken to
fhi' intern-r of Mpxico tuul l ! 1 cMptixt*.
Movements o Troops Kept Secret
MARATHON. May 9. i ■ Hinted States troops have moved
ii:t.-"ihe'Tu.g Bend country. The censorship screens their move
Negot uti is at a Standstill
II p v- 0 May 1! Nag iai:. i.s concerning the di-p -.-nii.il of
,1... American tr ops in Me: - are a! a standstill, after daily c-m
ft rrnces. The points of hii -'.ence have not been made public,
(.lenerrl Obrc.aon has refuse 1 o continue the conference until he
lu ni s from Can aura.
It was stated early in th- week that Carranza had con-, in. n
to the agreement by which American troops were to remain .«» ,
Me.v.o - and that only the lvma.ned to be t.irash-d ".n.
General L> rising Lxpected
SVN ANTONIO. Texas. ?. y 10. The military authorities are
• ng extra precautions aged t a general Mexican uprising which
has been reported to hat.. «: fo. today. In- government
., i.n-hing for two men. ae an American and the other a
M M ail, who are said to !■ '' 0n implaaled m the s.npm-nl
of large quantities of war mien' for Mexico.
Viilistas RomM and Many Killed
COLUMBI A. Mav 0. A sen,dr, a of tb • Eleventh caval-y
has surpri.-e l mid routed a : 1 f Yilli-tas. The : .:a k ocmirre.:
early yesterday morning, im > two of the Mexicans were Ui.'u
Additional Troon.'- t.d Militia Ordered Oat
\Y '-.-•IlINUTON. Mav 1 Admiral Wmslow reports that
Vuericim, arc fleciitg fr- m ' nmm.ii Eleven companies of the
, .. fI mi. ,fl m All nti.- ml Gulf points have been m .mm:
t.1 Am Antonio to .'. -me a- mtry with the burner patr 1. 1 •><
i;-.iihi:i oi Texas. Alim:.:. . v-: Mexico ha, men oruer.d out
I,,.; '. [■ , 1;,■ v irn- ric.idm Wilson. Three additional rwular
inCat.fx icg.mmts’al,.. lax c -;n ordered to proceed immetnate-y
to the bolder. , . ,
General Fun-ton 1ms au’h city to pursue tne nanait-d aim tne
,-xi mii n may have oi sed the bonier already.
11; ■ Mr\ic n exj !it:• ' : -i" e-->i t > (Kite t niilht>n anti a
; , M r d- liar.'. arcorJing to t AhMi.::n given out her.1 tof.ay. •
Carranza Fro pares for Action
Ml-'XIt 'i) CITY. Mav S. ’ arranza has pi..lined a systematic ,
< men against all the ::> ligators of the border raids. Ihe
ii-.ue> of the leaders are 1 v-n.
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GEnBiU $ LOb-L
"ESSES
PARIS, May 10.—Positions which were gained
by the Germans after two montns of figntsng wen.
recaptured by tne free a at Deadrnan ht!l in sex ore
ftglstprp- last Saturday, ihe artillery live about Ver
uun is lessening, ihe renen have evacuated pari
of their trenches on the northern slope of the Verdun
front, as the result of a . unusually violent bombard
ment bv the Germans.
In fierce attacks on ' oth sides of the Meuse on
Monday last ihe Germans gained ground and entered
the communication tru lies on the east s-.ae, and
also the first line Irene ws between Haugramont and
Fort Daumont, to tne cl ient or a third oi a mile.
A violent attack on the French positions which
was attempted early on Tuesday morning was re
pulsed.
OLD-TIME ALASKA STEAMSHIPS FOUNDERS
and many lives may have been lost
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal, May 11 .—The steamship
Roanoke has foundered one hundred miles south of
San Francisco.. A lifeLmt with three survivors has
drifted ashore. The od. .rs are missing.
The Roanoke at the ti ne or the Klondike rush was
on the run between Seat e and St. Michael, and will
be remembered by man: old-timers of the North.
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bull MOOSE PARTY WILL NOT INSIST
UPON NOMINATION OF THE STRENUOUS ONE
NEW YORK, May i 1 .—The executive committee
of the Progressive party, in a statement issued today,
asserts that the Progressives will not insist upon the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt for President by
the Republicans if they will name some candidate
who stands for progressive principles and who pos
sesses the ability to put them through.
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GREAT INVENTOR TO SHOW HIS ENTHUSIASM
NEW YORK. May 1 1.—Thomas A. Edison, the
eminent American inventor, who is an ardent advo
cate of the policy of increasing the country s military
efficiency, has announced his intention of marching
in the “preparedness” parade to be held here next
Saturday.
BERLIN DISPATCH INDICATES
THAT BRITISH IN PERSIA
HAVE MET WITH REVERSE
HERLIN, May 9. Preparations for an
i other advance upon Egypt are being made
by the Turks. Recent victories have given
| confidence to the troops. Many cannon and
j much war munitions were captured at the
i surrender of Kut el Mara.
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PACIFIST SUES) FOR LIBEL
WASHINGTON. May 0. The Navy !
League has tiled a suit in the district court
against Henry Ford for $1(10.000 damage.
for alleged libel in an article published by
lord op?losing preparedness.
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COMMERCE OF ALASKA
SMASHES ALL RECORDS;
FEATTI F. May b. All records for j
Alaska exports were broken during (he past ;
nit.nth. fifty nine vessels cleared from (hi.- I
port for Ahv-ha during April.
ROBBERS ARRESTED
NEW YORK, May b. - Three men in
dieted for the recent ferry b at robbery
have been arrested. All the loot ha- been
recovered.
CONSERVATION CONGRESS
WASHINGTON. May fi. The Xn.h.mil ;
Conservation (’■ iiyre-< today f'h'rtv;! (.:y-o
Coni Ira of .Noora.-ki; pro-idem.
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Paul Kahier, One of the First to
Locate in New Camp, Acciden
tally Killed by Discharge
of His Own Shotgun
COOPER, May 8.—-While in the
act of hang ng up his shotgun on a
tree near ins tent at tins piece,
Paul kabler was instantly killed by
the discharge of the weapon. The
load of shot tore a hole in Ins left
breast. I he tragedy occurred at
7:30 o’clock on the evening o!
May 7.
fire deceased was one of tne
first locators in the new camp, and
owned considerable property on
several of the creeks. He was hav
ing a cabin built m Cooper.
Leaves a Fam'fy
Kabler came from Juneau a year
ago. He formerly was employed
by the Frye-Bruhn Company at Ju
neau for a number of years. He
was 42 years of ace, and is sur
vived by a wife and young son, and
also a brother, all of whom reside ■
in Juneau.
Lorcner s verdict
Coin mi <sit nsr W. A. Vinal at once im
paneled a coroner’s jury, which, after hear I
ng the evidence, rendered a verdict cf ac
cident: 1 death. The coroner’s jury #':i
compo.-ed cf the Wowing: Ernest G-.ve
foreman; Dominick Soruci, Dominick Per
netti, Delbert Thompsi-n. Chris Bolgen and :
John Greer.
Mrs. Jacobsgaard. formerly of the Mat
hospital, prepared the remains for but ml.
ami a number of the miners laid off v ,rk
and whipsi.v.ed lumber to make a coffin
end to dig a grave.
The funeral was attended by a large j
crowd of miners, and the burial service \
was reed by Commissioner Vinal,
The deceased was of a jovial disposition, ]
and had hosts cf friends, who mourn his
untimely end.
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COMMITTEE WHICH CONFERS
WITH ARBITRATION BOARD
The labor uni- n committee, consist- |
ing of Wiliam Meinderg, George Crapo, J. j
ing of Willi cm Meinderg, George Crapo, J. j
together with President Sutherland and Sec- j
ret ary Ringstead, is busy collecting data
and facts in regard to labor conditions in
the vicinity of Anchorage, according to the j
Cook Inlet Pioneer, for presentation to the j
government commission sent to arbitrate !
the labor troubles,
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FOUL MURDERS IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, April 0. Mrs. Corinne
Wheeler, aged 76, and Mrs. Kate B. Swift,
aged 53, were murdered in their home in
this city last night in a most brutal man
ner. 1 he bodies were found this morning
with the heads crushed by some blunt in
strument. Three thousand dollars was
stolen from the house, ami this leads to the
belief that robbery was the only motive for
the crime. The women were sisters.
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FIRE AT BYERS HOME
A small blaze in the roof of the residence I
of Earl Byers on Tuesday morning last
called out the local fire fighters, and the
quick response of the chemical was re
sponsible for confining the damage to nomi
nal proportions. The fire is supposed to |
have caught from a spark from the chimney. |
MAN WHO SET EUROPE AFIRE
GOES TO MEET HIS MAKER
YIKNNA, May X. Nedo Kerovie, one oi
the murderers < f Archduke Ferdinand and
wife, died today in a military prison.
The murder of Ferdinand, heir apparent
to the Austro Hungarian throne, at Sara
jevo, Bosnia, in June, 10H, was the imme
diate cause of the declaration of war upon
Serbia by Austria Hungary, which was the
signal for the outbreak of the present great
world war.
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BRITISH CRAFT DAMAGED
IN BRUSH WITH GERMANS
LONDON. May 10. In an engagement
off the Belgian coast between British and
German torpedo craft, a British destroyer
has been badly damaged.
Vessels arriving at Copenhagen report
meeting a large squadron of German (’rim
ers and submarines.
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AMERICA'S WEALTHIEST MEN
TO FORM AUTOMOBILE TRUST
D:\THOIT. May 0. Plan* are under way
for the consolidation ot Michigan mo;or
: r factories. The plans involve $200,001).
000 and eight companies. Morgan and
Rockefeller are interested in tin* project.
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wireless for seward
The pe », Io « f Seward are making a siren
.mils clYoit to secure a government radio
-lath n at that point. At present they are
nitirdy depen lent upon the government
.•ni l1 for communication \vi*h the Outside
.valid, and much inct nvonience is occa
A * i ? * •< 1 (hii'Ug toe fie<jur*nt interruptions to
hat service. Recently Delegate Wicker
•ham fa- bo-m interesting himself in the
natter, and in r spouse to representations
uade by him ha- received the f-II >vvim:
etler from Secretary of the Navy Daniels:
“i beg to aei !! v. ledge tl'.e receipt of your
otter of March 7. 1P16. relating to the
•stni ii.'hmciii i• i a r;.di.. station on Resur
ecti> n bay, am! I have in addition ju-t
•eceived a lotier id >m the Chamber of Com
uerce (f S-ward. Al:; ka. concerning tl'.e
mmc mat or.
"Tlie deport:.o ut c: :i r. a.l'iy appreciate
h? nece -ity for i;:.vine: the torminal pom
•f ike governiucnt ra.km.d and the general
ic-adc.uart r.- of -he railroad a’ Si vard in
•on-t..:it Ci.mmunaation with Soiuheasiern
Mi.-ka and Outu.do poinw c peci.-l-y the
’nite.l States udlh-ry cable. Ii wouid ap
ar very n
i: 1 ■ 1 c mmvnicatioii between these po'nts
>e prtn ided for.
'* v.!« i ihi e i »r: 1 u ? ef the n vid radii
atix i.- in Ala ka is cor.fi ned to mat i
ob’etdig the op* ree k ; rf t nited S’ ate
•--.is. and m; im,doing communlcati* i:
vith govrrnm- nt ropre.wutativcs stationed
i the. i e. ! :y. the ne y departmen; ha
T.v y- t-• k* o the hr, id vi.-w that every
acilbv : 'ea r ! I • to t: e gov. ' n.mmt ii;
U'ish • .-In il l be u-o.l in the dcvel: pmen
f 11 ;h govern::-. ::t; 1 and c -mumrA'd ac
ivibi.- in that rmi. :i. and in copfo: nance
. i . that fdtli i : d thx
id lit e.ry (mo al value of a radio spati* n t*
'ev. ard w, ul i n< ; A* great, tin- inter: -is of
:1a r govenimfA mnbnenv-. ami e.-.pc
ially that c'u:;., c:ed with the corutruc
ion of the A! -ka ra-lroad, would warrant
he erection of a station in the vicinity of
:( v,ard ca{ able of conmiunicutif n at el’
hues v-.ita th • naval radii) station at Gor
lova.
“The estimated cost of the purchase of
ip; aretus and erection c.f such r. station at
’(‘wed which would, in the department’s
'Anion, he ca abb of continuous communi
v. An with the Cordova radio station, i-.
•xclmiv? of purch: -e price of site. £-5.000
f j ov.\ cm 1' obtain.’-.! from the city o<
-’eward. and the estimated cost would be
AO 0C0.
"I may add that if necessary funds can
>e obtinned from congress this depariincnt
•vuld be j leased to erect and operate the
talion.”
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SMALL MAIL CONSIGNMENT
CAUSES PLEASANT SURPRISE
The arrival of n consignment of fifty
>or.nds of fir. t-cla-s mail on Sunday after
loon last came as a pleasant surprise to
•he people of the district, as it was not
renendly expected, owing to the condition
)f the trails, that any more consignment
vuidd be received prior to the opening of
navigation. The mail was brought from
)phir by Ora Barnhart, who is said to
lave been paid the 1:11111 of $2 per pound
or transporting it that distance. At that
t must have been an arduous task, as the
ce is gone from the small streams and the
arger ones present great difficulties to the
ravder. This mad left Seward on April 10.
It is said that there is a chance that an
other batch of first-class mail may be re
ceived if it should arrive at Takotna in
:ime to make the trip here before the trails
ire completely gone. There are yet two
consignments on tho trail.
The summer mail service will commence
hiring the latter part of this month, the
fate for the dispatch of mail from this city
depending on the arrival at Kaltag of the
consignments from the upper Yukon. Prob
ibly the first to leave here will be between
die 22d and 27th. The summer mail con
tact calls for four consignments per month
Torn June 1 to September 30. “and as
much oftener as the contractor may operate
joats over the route.”
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STRIKE EXTENDING
CHICAGO, May 9.—The garment cutters,
tannery workers and machinists have
walked out in sympathy with the Interna
tional Harvester Company strikers.
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BIG STRIKE SETTLED
PITTSBURGH, May 6—The strike in
this city has been settled. The conference
was halted by the refusal of the Westing
house company to deal with the union com
mittee named.
GERMAN CONSUL INDICTED
AND OTHERS CONVICTED
GN CONSPIRACY CHARGES
| Nb'YV YORK, May 9. Call Luderitz, the
German consul at Baltimore, has been in
dieted for procuring u false passport for a
| confessed spy.
Three Germans have been found guilty
j of conspiracy to destroy munitions ships
| consigned to the allies. The trials con
| sumed ten days.
CONFIRMATION OF BRANDED
WASHINGTON. May 6. President Wil
-on has written letters to s*ev?ral senators
I insisting i:j .11 the confirmati on of Louis
i Brandcis as as.-ociate justice of the su
preme court.
SOCIALIST PEACE CONGRESS
TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH
COPKNIIAGKN, May 6. An interna
: ienr.l Socialist congress, to be attended by
| delegates from neutial nations for the pur
nose of debating action to bring about peace,
will be held at The Hague in June.
GOVERNOR ON WAY HOME
I-T.ATT1 b. May S. Governor Sir 112: and
wife arrived from the bast today, en route
1 to Juneau. The governor believes that all
Alaska appropriadons will be passed bv
, congress.
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Laie:i Hews and Gossip Concerning
Pre p?;:is end Prospectors in
i: e Tolstoi District end
Town of Cooper
No i -ws of recent important <Vvel -n
•uent- ha- 1 >4*1**i received during th * pa.-t
..■el.k from the new diggings in the Trl-to-i
•strict, .he Kernirunie arrived on Thurs
v last, and says that the owners of claims
n Bioli. Mastodon and* Madison creeks, on
vhich good discoveries were made, are whip
...wina lumber with the intenti-'n of work*
• no their h 1 .urns in a small way immedi
ately.
A1 .o ne- ao ! Tony Tropea arrive ! 1 i-t
•votrnir, bringing the 1: test news from the
district. Mr. Jone? delivered numerous ]■"
ter to 1 *f:-l residents, and it is likely that
1 . : . ..., ] be i lent;,* of discussion regarding
the prospect- of the new district on the
greets today.
fn all probability there will be no fur
her arrival- from there until the opening of
navigation, which i- eagerly linked forwan
o by tile many who are interested in the
new* camp.
Many outfit- are being prepared f ir re
moval by boat, and prospecting boilers and
-amp outfits are being assembled f r trims- I
•'Ortation. Many persons will go in in here
merely to survey the situation, and more
will go prepared to carry on prospecting |
work on claims located previou.ly.
The distance to the new camp by water
- considerably no re than 500 miles, racer 1
dig to those wiio know the routes to bo
followed.
News items iron New tamp
Mr. Jones was the bearer of a letter can
tabling (be following items of news respect
■ jig cir vi-1 patents at the new camp, umiet
date of May 8:
The town of Cooper is being buiit up
rapidly. Chris Bnlgen and John Kricger arc ;
putting the finishing touches to their res
taurant. Dominick Soraei has just finished j
the Pioneer lodging house. Muir & Tl.omp j
son are roofing in a log building. Chari-1'
Stanford is finishing a large building. Com- j
mis.-loner Vinal is erecting a budding to be ;
used as a recorder’s office. Mrs. Jacobs
gaard is putting up a large building.
Cooper City is an ideal tow-nsite, and can •
be reached by horse scow at any stage of j
water.
There is an abundance of building tint- ’
her in the vicinity, and the towndte is on
■ he government trad between Ot hir and i
Dishkaket. end is less than three mile-- i
from discovery on Boob creek.
There is a great deal of activity on the |
creeks, but very few holes have been put j
to bedrock yet. McNulty & Greer, who j
located the pay on Boob creek, have a >
second hole to bedrock 400 feet from the j
first one, and hate the same pay in it. J
They have whipsawed lumber for sluice j
boxes, and Jack Lovell is hauling it for
them.
On No. 2 above, on Boob, Arthur Eaton
and Fisher have moved their boiler and
camp from Hurst creek and are preparing
to sink.
On No. 4 above Louis Seyier has a lay
and has a hole down within a few- feet of
bedrock.
On No. 6 below Bill McCcnn, John Mote
and Mike Sullivan are working, and Bob
Roberson and partner have a boiler and
are prospecting the ground.
There is considerable work being done j
on the benches of Boob creek. Lars Ostness
and John Auld have a boiler and are sink- j
ing on the right limit, off No. 2 below,
and A1 Goslovv, Julius Feitz, Max Minnard,
Ernest Gove and Harry Panter are all
sinking on the benches.
At discover}' on Mastodon they are whip
sawing lumber for sluice boxes.
There is quite a stampede on to Es
peranto creek and vicinity, where Madison
& Muckle arc prospecting with a boiler,
and have good prospects.
There are only a few boilers on the
creeks, and it will take considerable time to
line up the pay. What is needed is a few
gasoline drills on each of the creeks.
SHIPS TO BE WAM0^
WASHINGTON, May 9.—An immediate break
with Germany was averted on Saturday last by the
receipt of the official text of the reply of that gov
ernment to the American note. The reply agreed to
direct that merchant ships should not be sunk with
out warning and requested that the United States
exert pressure on Great Britain for the maintenance
of neutral rights.
President Wilson has dispatched a note to Ger
many in which he accepts the declaration of the
abandonment of the submarine policy, but declines
the suggestion that the United States obtain a re
laxation of the blockade of the central powers. No
reply to the last note is expected from Germany by
Secretary Lansing, and the government awaits com
pliance.
Reply Regarded as Evasive
LONDON. May 9. London newspaper-, cninm-nting on ;b.
German reply to the American note, regard the document a- an
evasion of the real issue.
Admits Culpability
WASHINGTON. May 9. The state depart;: ent lias re; -ivt-.i
cable advices from Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, in which h •
states that Germany has admitted responsibility for the sub
marine attack on the steamship Sussex, in which many liws were
1 ist. It is stated that the commander violated his instruction'
and has been punished.
Reports from Lloyd’s a Do have been forwarded to the state
department by Ambassador Page, at London, in which ii is said
that a Swedish schooner and a French bark were torpedoed and
their crews given fifteen minutes to abandon their vessel
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COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE
LONDON, May i 1.—A royal commission has been
appointed to investigate the Irish rebellion. Pre
mier Asquith has promised to halt the executions of
prisoners until the debate comes up.
Four more persons have been sentenced to clcatu
by the Dublin court-martial, and nineteen others had
their sentences commuted to penal servitude.
The casualties to the troops in the fighting at Dub
lin total 52! killed and wounded.
Clemency Extended to Woman
DUBLIN, May 8.—The Countess Georgina Mar’r
ovicz, sentenced to death for participation in tne
insurrection, has had her sentence commuted to
penal servitude for life.
The British government service will be cleared of
rebel sympathizers.
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PREPAREDNESS MEASURE TO BE PASSED
WILL BE IN NATURE OF A COMPROMISE
WASHINGTON, May 9.—The senate amendments
lo the army reorganization bill again have been re
jected by the house. The measure has been re
lumed to conference. An agreement is now in sight
and it is expected that a compromise bill will be
passed shortly.
Congressional Hews Holes
'1 he senate lias passed the Bankhead good roads hill under
which it is planned to spend $85,000,000 in the construction of
post roads, contingent oil equal expenditures by the states.
The purchases of foodstuffs for Europe show a large dee re.a.-e
for the past two months.
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GRIEF NEWS NOTES OF WORLD’S WAR
FROM NUMEROUS POINTS OF ACTIVITY
Liner Escapes Submarine
LONDON, May 0. Diver- attacked the British liner Clan M
Fadricn in the Bay of Biscay, but she succeeded in making h:>r
escape.
Five Killed When Cymbrie Is Torpedoed
LONDON, May 9. Tie White Star liner Cynibric ha.- been
torpedoed by a German submarine in the Atlantic. She left Nb
York April 29, with war munitions but no passengers. The
American consul at Queenstown sends advices to the effect that
the Cynibric was torpedoed without warning, five t the ere-'
were killed by the explosion.
Orders Release of Prisoners
The government has decided to release the German prisoners
taken from an American ship.
Zeppelin Brought Down
ATHENS, April 0. The French flagship has brought down
a Zeppelin near Saloniki.
German Raiders in Atlantic
NEW YORK, May 8.—Two German raiders, accompanied by
two submarines, are reported to be operating against transatlantic
liners off the Azores islands.
German Submarine Explodes
AMSTERDAM, May 8. A German submarine has explode.i
off Varna.
Neutral Vessel Destroyed
LONDON, May 8.—The Swedish steamship Herald has been
torpedoed. The crew' -was given time to get away.
Kaiser Said to Be Seeking Armistice
ROTTERDAM, May 9.—It is declared here that the kais-r
wrote to the pope in the hope of effecting an armistice under the
instrumentality of Spain or other friendly nation.
Admits Loss of Zeppelin
BERLIN, May 8.—The British submarine E-13 has been sunk
by a German warship off the west coast of Denmark. The war
office admits the loss of one Zeppelin.
Germans Take Ship from British Prize Crew
BERLIN. May 19. A German submarine has seized a Nor
wegian chip which was in charge cf a British prize crew