The S. 8. Cushing Fired On By Ger
man Aeroplane While In the
North Sea.
ROTTERDAM, May 1.—The com
mander of the American steamer
Cushing, which arrived here today
from Philadelphia, reported to the
American consul and to the Holland
government that his ship was fired
upon by a German aeroplane while
nearing the coast of Holland. The
commander put on all speed for this
port and was able to avoid being hit.
The American master states that
he had the star-spangled banner fly
ing at his mast when the bombs
were dropped in an attempt to de
stroy his ship.
The American consul has advised
ihe ambassador of the United States
at The Hague of the incident and it
is expected an explanation will be de
manded from the German govern
ment.
EMD PASSES
Taxes On Wines Quadrupled, and On
Other Liquors Tax Doubled—Mili
tary Officers Control Sale.
LONDON, May 1.—The House ol
Parliament today passed the Lloyd
George liquor bill, which places the
sale of all liquors in the districts in
which war munitions are being man
ufactured, under the direct superivis
ion of the central government. The
tax on wines has been quadrupled
and the tax on other liquors has been
doubled so that those who consume
liquor will be given considerable of
the cost of the liquor to the govern
ment for the war fund.
'The result is expected to curtail
the sale of liquor in all parts of the
United Kingdom), while at the same
time in the districts where the war
munition supply factories are located
the sale will be directly under the
control of the military authorities and
the men will not be allowed to be
come intoxicated and thus remain
away from work • in the factories,
where they are badly needed.
Joseph Roy and Burr M. Snyder,
the cable operators, left for Cordova
this morning to help in handling the
press of business coming via the
Cordova and Whitshed stations now
that the cable line is down.
CARNEGIE GIVES
SOME MORE COIN
PITTSBURGH, May 1.—Andrew
Carnegie today added $1,700,000 to the
already large amount of money which
he has given to the Carnegie Institute
of Washington, D. C. The original
endowment was for $10,000,000. The
institute is working to advance re
search work that will add to man’s
knowledge and improve mankind. In
1907 Mr. Carnegie added $2,000,000 to
the first endowment, and in 1911 an
other $10,000,000, making to date
$23,700,000.
Church of the Epiphany.
Rev. E. H. Molony, pastor. Holy
communion 8 a. m. Morning prayer
and sermon 11 a. m. Sunday school
12 noon. Evening prayer and ser
mon 7:30. All welcome.
C. H. Dunlap, watchmaker and optk
clan, at the Owl Drug Store. Chro
nometers and complicated watches a
specialty. A11 work guaranteed. tf
GERMAN FLEET BOMBARDS FRENCH COAST
PARIS, May 1.—The big German
battleship fleet, late yesterday after
noon, appeared off the coast of north
ern France and bombarded the town
of Dunkirk, destroying many build
ings, but killing .only fifty residents
of the town, which has been almost
deserted since the fighting of last
week and with the German lines on
ly a few hundred yards from the city.
German Fleet Active.
The activity of the kaiser's fleet
has caused much surprise here. The
failure of the British to protect the
coast of France has caused some un
easiness here. The Germans are re
ported to have sent the old class bat-4
tleships close to shore while the big
ships stood out in the British Chan
nel watching the British fleet.
Bombardment Was Severe.
The bombardment by* the German
warships was terrific. The big guns
soon played havoc with the buildings
in the town. The structures were
blown to pieces by the naval guns.
English Blame Spies.
LONDON, May 1.—The British peo
ple and the press in general charge
that the German secret service, with
headquarters In this city, were able
to advise the kaiser’s admiralty that
the British fleet was not in the Chan
nel at the time of the raid on the
French coast. Just where the fleet
was at the time is kept a profound
secret. The people are greatly dis
appointed at the failure of the Eng
lish navy to force conclusions with
the enemy. The opportunity to have
cut off the raiders was missed be
cause of the knowledge the Germans
ROME DICKERS
WITH AUSTRIA
Still Trying To Get What She Wants
Without Fighting For It, But
Chances Are Poor.
ROME, May 1.—The government
has reopened the negotiations be
tween Austria and Italy in the hope
t>f making a peaceful settlement of
the disputes between the two powers.
The demand for the Austrian prov
inces has been renewed. It is un
derstood, however, that Austria is
willing, to secede the provinces at the
end of the present war, but will un
der no condition make the transfer
at this time. The Italian government
must guarantee strict neutrality for
the balance of the conflict and the
right of Austrian and German govern
ments to purchase supplies in Italy
is not to be interfered with by the
government, as has been the case for
the past months.
In exchange the German govern
ment will agree to allow the ship
ment of 1,000,000 tons of coal each
month to Italy, where the coal is
'badly needed in order that the in
dustries of Italy may be continued.
It is feared that if the demands of
the German-Austrian governments is
granted that England will shut off the
coal supply now coming from that
country and will also prevent sup
plies reaching Italy, fearing that they
will be allowed to cross the fron
tier and thus help the Germans. It
is hardly expected that a peaceful set
tlement can be made.
wim
PASSES AWAY
John Bunny, the moving picture
actor, died a few days ago in New
York a'ter a short illness. Bunny
was the first movie actor to come in
to prominence and he drew down a
salary of $75,000 a year, although
starting at the business on a wage
of $40.00 a week.
Offices for rent over Valdes Drug
DUNKIRK IS SHELLED BY BIG GERMAN WARSHIPS WHICH COME
AND GO UNMOLESTED AND WRECK FRENCH COAST TOWN,
KILLING FIFTY PEOPLE—LONDON BLAMES THE SPIES WHO AD
VISED THE GERMANS THAT BRITISH ELEET WAS NOT IN THE
CHANNEL—BRITISH REPORTS OF VICTORIES NEAR DARDA
NELLES DENIED FROM CONSTANTINOPLE—ATHENS REPORTS
CONFIRM BRITISH STATEMENTS.
had of the whereabouts of the British
warships.
Spy Hunt Starts.
With the certainty that the secrets
of the admiralty and the disposition
of the fleet was known to the Ger
mans prior to their raid the-hunt for
the spies has been renewed. Hun
dreds of arrests have been made dur
ing the week. Scotland Yard detect
ives have been established in the
headquarters of the admiralty and ev
en are located on the ships in an ef
fort to locate the men, possibly in
the service, who are sending to Ger
many, in some manner, the informa
tion that allows the raids to be un
dertaken.
Turks Deny British Reports.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 1.—The
'reports sent out by British authori
ties to the effect that the Allies have I
won a signal victory over the troops
of the Sultan, defending the forts
along the Dardanelles, are denied by
the military authorities here, who in
sist that the operations along the
Ga^tipoli peninsula are very Katjis
factory to the war office and that
the British have lost heavily trying
to land troops.
Athens Hears of Allies' Success.
ATHENS, May 1.—The reports
reaching here from the military zone
along the Gallipoli peninsula are to
the effect that the operations of the
Allies have been very satisfactory, re
sulting in occupation of the coast
forts of the Turks. Every effort of
the Turkish army to block the land
ing of the troops has failed. The big
warships has continued to pour a ter
POLAND'S PEOPLE
IE STARVING
Survey Made By Germans Shows Need
of Immediate Relief for People of
Conquered Country.
_
BERLIN, May 1.—The survey of
conditions in Poland made by govern
ment experts shows that thousands of
people in Poland are starving to
death while millions are hungry, as
all foods have been confiscated or
destroyed as a result of the move
ment of the huge armies back and
forth across the plains of Poland.
The military authorities are doing
what they can to relieve the situation,
but as military needs are paramount,
the civilian population of the conquer
ed provinces must suffer unless out-i
side aid is given.
The German government is aiding
in every way the efforts of the Po
land Red Crpes Society, .which is
striving to help the starving people.
I
OF in SUPPLIES
Allia-Chambers Company, of Wiscon
sin, In Trouble With State
Authorities.
MILWAUKEE, May 1.—The state
authorities charge the Aiiis-Chambers
company, of this city, with plotting to
manufacture and ship munitions of
war in violation of the state laws
which were passed in an effort to
stop the sale of war supplies from
this state to the belligerents in Eu
rope.
The company insist that the state
laws do not govern interstate com
merce and that they will appeal to
the district court for an injunction
restraining the authorities from in
terfering with the shipment of war
supplies across the line into Canada.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
8AIL8 FOR PORT WELLS
The launch Brighton, Captain Stanl
ey, left this morning for Port Wells
and way ports with a number of
passengers and freight
FRISCO IS HIT
B¥ HEAVY STORM
Wind Tears Through City At Rate of
100 Miles An Hour—Much Dam
age Done To Shipping.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1.—This
city was visited late yesterday after
noon by one of the worst storms of
recent years. The wind blew at the
rate of 100 miles an hour, destroying
big advertising signs, smashing big
plate glass windows, wrecking a
number of small buildings and caus
ing the injury of many people who
were on the streets when the storm
broke.
In the bay the loss to shipping was
very heavy. Many boats broke .loose
and were driven on .the bench or
bumped into the piling of the big
wharves. The property damage Is
estimated at $500,000.
Two deaths are reported by the
police as the result of accidents on
the bay.
SEATTLE TIMES
GETS A JOLT
Thompson Given Judgment for $15,
OOO—Times Tried to Compro
mise the Suit.
SEATTLE. May 1— R. W. Thomp
son, formerly city engineer of this
city, yesterday won a judgment
against The Times Publishing com
pany and the Blethens for $15,000,
because of the libel against him dur
ing the campaign two years ago.
The attorneys for the Blethens at
tempted to make a compromise with
the Thompson attorneys but failed.
The publishers will take an appeal at
once.
The Times recently made a two
column front page apology to former
Congressman Bryan and also gave
him $10.00 in real money, thus set
tling a suit for $200,000 for libel.
For pure drugs see window of Val
dez Drug Co. tf
Chinese noodles and chop suey a'
Valdez Cafe after 7 p.m. tf
rifle Are into the Turkish positions,
preventing them from advancing.
Russia To Double Strength of Her
Army.
PETROGRAD, May 1.—An imper
ial order promulgated today calls up
throughout the empire for training all
those who were liable to serve but
were entered at once Into the reserve
in the years 1900 to the present year,
both inclusive. A similar summons
to the colors has appeared twice be
fore, but was confined to certain prov
inces. As Russia annually takes in
to the army a lesser proportion of
the total of men attaining service age
it is obvious that the present meas
ure enables her almost to double her
present forces. Moreover, the old
est men summoned by this order are
only 35 years of age and the young
est 20. They include rejected men
of the first class only; that is, per
fectly fit men over and above the
numbers annually required to keep
the army at its full complement, and
certain classes exempted for family
reasons. They are all men without
any military training and will get this
before being drafted into the army.
Alarm In Hungary.
ROME, May 1.—A dispatch from
Trent, telegraphed from the frontier
to the Idea Nazionale, quotes an of
ficial who has just returned from
Vienna as authority for the state
ment that a state of siege will prob
ably be proclaimed soon in Austria
because of the unrest resulting from
the Russian advance across the Car
(Continues on page 2.)
JENNINGS JOLTS
JUNEMI SALOONS
Appoints Census Takers To List Resi
dents and Then Allows a Secret
Vote of Those Registered.
JUNEAU, May 1.—The saloon own
ers of this city, are up in arms be
cause of the new order made by
Judge Jennings regarding the taking
of a census of Juneau, Douglas, and
Treadwell regarding the granting of
licenses for the conducting of. liquor
businesses.
The order requires that the men
appointed by Judge Jennings shall
take a census of the district within
two miles of Juneau, Douglas and
Treadwell and shall register all resi
dents who are entitled to vote on
the question and then on May 24th
the registered voters shall vote and
the saloon men must secure a ma
jority of the registered voters on the
list of the official census takers.
The saloon men claim that they
cannot secure a majority of the peo
ple registered and that the saloons
of Juneau and Douglass will certain
ly be closed if the judge does not mod
ify his order.
It is also claimed that if the same
method is followed in the other towns
of the First division that no saloous
will be licensed this coming year.
They charge that the method is arbi
trary.
A new line of Valdez and Alaska
pennants and pillow tops at the Val
dez Drug Co. tf
OHS USE
. WORKMAN'S LAW
JUNEAU, May 1.—All the big min
ing companies near this city have
announced that they will come un
der the workmen’s compensation law
recently passed by the Alaska legisla
ture, and prefer to settle all suits for
damages under its provisions rather
than to fight them through the courts.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
VANCOUVER MAD
AT THE GERMANS
For Winning Battle In Flander*—Ex
pected British To Crush the
Kaiser's Men.
VANCOUVER, B. C., May 1.—The
police yesterday made four arrests of
men in this city who celebrated the
German victory in Flanders. Two
more arrests were made today and
the search for spies continues as a
result of the burning of two bridges
in this city.
The defeat of the British troops
in Flanders has caused much sorrow
in this city, where it had been hoped
the British forces so strongly rein
forced would soon be able to push
forward and crush the German lines
and invade Germany, thus causing the
war to end.
The spy craze is worse today than
at any time since the opening days
of the war.
Frank Korth returned from Seward
on the Mariposa.
Oil COMPANY IN
BANKRUPT CLASS
Seattle-Vancouver Concern Adjudicat
ed To Be Insolvent By Dis
trict Court.
The Alaska Oil & Refining com
pany was adjudicated a bankrupt in
the district court today. This is the
Katalla concern which has been pro
ducing gasoline and distillate for
several years. It is a Washington cor
poration, financed in Seattle and Van
couver.
The oil lands of the company have
been producing well and it is believed
that under good management the
business could be made to pay. It is
claimed by the creditors that the con
cern has been mismanaged. Its to
tal Indebtedness is said to be at least
$10,000.
The petition in bankruptcy was
filed last September, but the matter
was continued over until spring up
on the representation of the com
pany that it would be able to liqui
date its obligations during the win
ter. Robert D. Gray, of Katalla, was
appointed receiver and has been con
ducting the business, making it pay
•■its way. The company has made no
progress toward paying the old debts,
hence the bankruptcy adjudication.
PHDS' DANCE
TDK EVENING
The local Igloo of Pioneers and the
ladies’ auxiliary of Pioneers have
completed all plans for the dance to
r.ight to be given by them at Eagle
ball. The best music obtainable has
been secured for the evening. The
Indies have arranged for a fine lunch
to be served at midnight. The hall
has been placed in excellent condi
tion and the floor rewaxed for the
occasion. A large attendance is ex
pected.
Heinze Left $1,478,666.
SARATOGA, N. Y., May 1.—The
gross estate of the late F. Augustus
Heinze, the copper mine owner, who
died here last year, is valued at $1,
478,666 by appraisers, who filed their
report today with Surrogate Ostrand
er. The greater part conaists of min
ing and railroad stook. No statement
of liabilities was given.
Notice our display adv. In this pa
per. It is worth 10 cents to you to
read it. Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Big show at the Orpheum tonight.