PASSENGERS PRM
01 OAKLAND FERRY
Hale Having Velocity of Seventy-five
Miles per Hour Tossed Big
Boat Around on Bay.
SAN KKANCISCO, Jan. 3'.—The:
worst gale in twenty seven years
swept over this section of the coast
Saturday night, and resulting in an
enormous loss to shipping and water
front property.
On Saturday night the gale attain
ed a velocity of seventy-five miles per
hour and for a time threatened the
destruction of on© of the big ferry
boats operating between San Fran
cisco ard O Oakland. The passengers
were l^righ tened and a panic was
' averted onlj-r through the aid of a few
e«>jM^ade<j| men and women who re
strained "the frantic crowd.
The ffcrry boat was badly damaged
as the waves broke over her and
crushed her against the - slip when
she finally reached her landing. Scores
of the panic stricken passengers who
believed that the boat would be
swamped knelt in prayer and many
of the women fainted.
It is feared that many smaller
coastwise vessels have been claimed
f as victims by the storm as they are
known to have been in the paths of
the gale. Dispatches from points
along the coast of Lower California
state that enormous damage had beer,
done to waterfront properties.
1C1K JOIHS
THEFORD PARTY
Many of the Delegates Have Quit the
Peace Ship and Will Return on
IJner from Copenhagen.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 3.—The Hen
ry Ford peace expedition was desert
ed yesterday by about one third of
tfm members of the party, most of
whom ^re students. They are anx
ious to*return to their work and will
leave for America on the first liner
sailing for New York from Copen
hagen via the English channel as they
are unwilling to risk traveling in the
North Sea owing to danger from float
ing mines.
They admit that the expedition,
which was to have accomplished so
much has failed and believe that the
peace ship will soon sail for New
York. The members of the party
here believed that Henry Ford had
some definite plan worked out where
by they could have been of service
to him in bringing peace to Europe
but that the Illness of the leader in
terfered with his plans.
Dr. Frederick Cook, the Arctic ex
plorer and mountain climber, has ir
rived here from England. He has
advised the students to return home,
and not to let the fear of ridicule in
terfere witn tneir actions, ne says
ridicule has been heaped upon him
ever since he returned from the Arc
tic but that it has only served to show
whom his true friends are.
The American explorer had but re
cently returned from England from
India, where he had been held as a
German spy until his Identity could
be established. He is undecided as to
his movements and may decide to
join the Ford expedition at Stock
holm.
FAIRBANKS WILL SHIP
\ MUCH ANTIMONY ORE.
FAIRBANKS: Antimony ore to
the value of one million dollars will
be shipped from this city next spring
by a number of operators who are
taking out the metal-bearing rock
thlB winter. Arrangements have been
made by the Northern Commercial
company to pay a deposit of $20 a
ton on the ore as it is received at
■f their docks, the balance to be paid
'' when the metal is refined at the smel
ter.
It is expected that more than 6000
r\ tons of ore will be piled up this win
ter.
JUSTICE LAMAR
HAS PASSED AWAY
Was Appointed to Supreme Court of
the United States in 10ft by
President Taft.
WASHINGTON, 'Jan. 8.—Joseph
Rucker Lamar, associate justice of
the United States Supreme Court of
the United States, died at his home
in Augusta, Ga.. yesterday after an
illness of several months.
Justiee Lamar was appointed to the
Supreme’Court by President Taft and
was confirmed on December 17 and
on January 3. 1911, took the oath of
office.
He was born in Elbert county,
Georgia, on October 14, 1867", and
was educated at the University of
Georgia and later Bathany college,
where he graduated in 1877. He at
tended the law school at Lee Uni
versity and at Washington, being ad
mitted to the bar at Augusta, Ga.. in
April, 1878, where he continued to re
side until his death.
Before being appointed to the Su
preme Court of the United States by
President Taft deceased had served
two terms as associate justice of the
Supreme Court of Georgia.
BRITISH LINERS
ARE SUBMARINED
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Government Makes Announcement
that Passengers and Crews were
Saved from Vessels.
LONDON, Jan. 3.—It is reported
by the British war office that two
more British steamers, the Glengyle
and the Stoswald have been claimed
as victims by the submarines of the
enemy nations. The bulletin an
nouncing the sinking of the vessels
withholds the locations of the places
where the steamers were destroyed
but it is believed to have been'in the
North Sea.
It is reported that the passengers
and crews of both vessels were saved
despite the fact that'the liners were
torpedoed without receiving warn
ing.
The sinking of the British ships has
created a wave of hatred to sweep
over England which is more intense
than that manifested even when the
British warships were torpedoed off
the coast of England last year. De
mands are being made that the gov
ernment take steps to counteract the
activities of the undersea craft which
has been claiming victims in all parts
of the war zone.
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GENERAL HUERTA
IS SERIOUSLY ILL.
EL PASO, Jan. 3.—General Huer
ta, former provisional president of
the Mexican republic, is reported as
seriously ill at his home and a noted
surgeon has been called to perform
an operation upon him.
General Huerta is still regarded as
a prisoner of the American govern
ment as he was on trial for conspir
ing to invade Mexico from this state
when his illness interrupted the trial.
WILL REQUIRE MUCH
WORK TO FIX CANAL
NEW YORK: The New York Sun
in a copyrighted article, quotes Gen.
Goethals in a report to SecretSky Gar
rison as saying he will end the Pan
ama Canal slides but must first re
move 13,000,000 cubic yards of shift
ing soil. As the banks of the canal
are too heavy for the strata beneath
they fprce the earth up in the canal.
There is nothing to do but carry away
the earth as it appears. No time can
be set for the opening of the canal.
New Tonight.
The Liberty Theatre presents Shor
ty and Sherlock Holmes, a fine two
reel comedy; also a single reel, Dad
and the Girls.
Visit the Liberty Theatre for good
pictures.
CONSUL M’NEELY AMONG
THE MISSING PASSENGERS
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SECRETARY LANSING RECEIVES OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION THAT
BRITISH LINER WAS SUNK WITHOUT WARNING AND THAT BUT
FOUR OF SHIP’S LIFEBOATS WERE LAUNCHED — AUSTRIAN
CONSUL ASSURES SECRETARY LANSING THAT HIS GOVERN
MENT WILL QUICKLY MAKE REPARATION AS FAR AS POSSIBLE
TOR AMERICAN LIVES LOST—BELIEVED AUSTRIAN ADMIRAL
TY IGNORED ORDER FROM VIENNA REGARDING SUBMARINE
WARFARE.
WASHINGTON. D. £.. Jan 3.—
Secretary Lansing of the State de
partment has received official confir
mation of the sinking of the British
liner Persia in the Mediterranean sea
by a submarine flying the Austrian
flag. The advices state that the liner
was sunk without warning having
been given the vessel or provision
made to care for the crew and pas
sengers.
Consul McNeeley, who was a pas
senger on the Persia en route to
Aden. Arabia, where he represents
the American government, is report
ed among the missing and it is feared
that he was lost as only four of the
vessel’s lifeboats were launched be
fore the liner plunged to the bottom.
The advices also state there were a
number of Americans aboard who
have been unaccounted for. but there
is still hope as one of the life boats
is known to have got away in safety
from the wreck, and has not yet been
reported.
The Austrian consul general here
has called upon Secretary Lansing
and has assured him that his govern
ment will quickly and satisfactorily
make reparation in so far as lies in
its power for the loss of the American
lives.
Secretary Lansing has been assur
ed that the commander of the sub
marine must have exceeded his in
structions in sinking the vessel with
out giving sufficient time for the pas
sengers to leave the steamer in the
lifeboats, and that the Austrian gov
ernment will see that he is properly
punished.
Situation Is Complicated.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 3.—
It is believed here in official circles
that the sinking of the British liner
Persia will result in diplomatic re
lations between the Austrian and
American governments being sever
ed. In his note to Vienna regarding
the sinking of the Italian liner An
cona. last November, Secretary Lan
sing intimated that the United States
government was forced to conclude
that the Austrian government had
failed to issue instructions to the
commanders of its submarines in ac
cordance with the laws of nations and
the principles of humanity.
The belief is prevalent that the
Austrian admiralty, which has shown
unmistakable evidences of hostility
to the United States government, has
refused to comply with the instruc
tions of the Austrian cabinet regard
ing the submarine warfare. In con
firmation of this belief it is pointed
out that several vessels have been
torpedoed in the eastern Mediterra
nean sea by submarines the identity
of which could not be established by
the survivors from the ships which
were destroyed.
RUSSIANS BOMBARDING
CITY OF CZERNOWITZ
REPORTED FROM PETROGRAD THAT RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE CAP
TURED HEIGHTS COMMANDING GALICIAN CITY WHICH HAS
BEEN CAPTURED AND LOST A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE THE
WAR BEGAN—REPORTED THAT A MILLION AND A HALF TEU
TONS ARE DEFENDING THE CITY — LONDON REPORTS THAT
GERMANS HAVE SPENT ENORMOUS SUM IN NEUTRAL COUN
TRIES AND HAVE INTIMIDATED WHERE PERSUASION FAILED
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LONDON, Jan. 3.—Advices from
Petrograd state that the Russian of
fensive movement against the Aus
trian position in eastern Galicia is
making progress and that a number
of important positions from which
the Russian troops were driven last
fall have been recaptured. The city
of Czernowitz which has been the cen
ter of the heaviest flg'hting in South
eastern Galicia, is again being bom
barded by the Russian guns and the
heights commanding the city are now
in pObsession of the Russians. It is
reported that the central European
powers have massed an army of a
million and a half of men against the
Russians in defense of the city.
Germans Spend Much Money.
LONDON, Jan. 3.—Comment on
the alleged Teutonic conspiracies in
the United States a member of the
British cabinet has furnished figures
showing that the German government
has spent the enormous sum of three
hundred and sixty million dollars or
ganizing conspiracies in neutral coun
tries since the beginning of the war.
It is reported that Germans have been
active in fifteen neutral countries in
spreading their propaganda and that
where zribery and persuasion failed
to accomplish their purpose force
was used to intimidate government
officials, especially in the smaller
countries.
AUSTRIAN AVIATORS HURL
GAS BOMBS INTO VENICE.
VENICE: The use of asphyxiating
gas in the bombs dropped on Venice
has added a new terror to these aerial
raids. These asphyxiating bombs
have been used in the trenches but
not until the air raid of November 18
was the deadly gas bombs dropped
on cities so far as is known.
The air raid on the 18th was not
made known at the time, as the mili
tary authorities threw a rigid cordon
of silence around the city.
The raid occurred near the arsenal.
None',of the bombs, however, fell in
side the arsenal grounds. They fell
Just outside in a quarter occupied by
the poorer people, spreading the ef
fect of their fumes among the civil
population. Only one death occurred
but a great number suffered from tho
paralysing effect of the gases. 1
FIRST STEPS TAKEN
ON GASTINEAV BRIDGE
Juneau Empire: As the first step
toward spanning Gastineau channel
by a bridge between Juneau and
Douglas, government laborers are
digging test holes on the Douglas Isl
and shore to determine the character
of the subsoil, as a necessary prelimi
nary to concrete cessions for the
bridge foundations. The work was
authorised by Supt. Jack Hayes of
the Alaska road commission
Either passage of a congressional
act, or permission by the war depart
ment to Juneau and Douglas to bor
row money for the construction of a
bridge, will be necessary before work
on the bridge is actually started.
Nugget Jewelry made to order at
the Valdes Drug ♦■Co., by O. O.
Relnke. tf
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Seattle Boy Instanfly Killed When
His Hied Crashes Into an Au
tomobile at (Crossing.
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—The fall of
snow here before New Year’s day
has resulted in a number of coasting
accidents being reported to the po
lice, one of which proved fatal.
During New Year's day and Sunday
hundreds of young people in all parts
of the city indulged in sleighing par
ties and coasting down the steep hill
sides, especially in the district above
Broadway and in the Capitol Hill
district.
The fatality was that of a boy
whose sleigh crashed into an auto
mobile at a crossing. His head was
crushed, killing him instantly. Sev
eral of the injured are in hospitals,
Buffering from broken arms and legs
and scores of narrow escapes are re
ported.
The snow has interfered with the
jitney car service in the hill districts
and a number of cars have been bad
ly damaged by skidding into the curb
as the drivers cannot control their
machines.
PRESIDENTS SON
joins non
Chinese Youth Who Was Educated in
California Leaves Japan to
Fight Against Kai.
BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 3.—Dr.
Sun, the first president of the Chi
nese empire following the overthrow
of the Manchu dynasty, has written
a friend here that his son is en route
from Japan to join the revolution in
China to prevent the abolition of the
present republic form of government
and the restoration with Yuan Shai
Kai as emperor.
Dr. Sun’s letter states that the
young man who attended college here
and is well known In Berkeley and
San Francisco has been in Japan for
two years owing to the fear that he
would be sacrificed to the ambitions
of the advocates of monarchy and
that he has been kept under close
surveillance by agents of President
Kai.
The former president believes Chi
na is being plunged into a revolution
which will result in the overthrow of
the Kai administration and the repub
lic form of government being estab
lished for all time.
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JAPANESE STEAMER IS
VICTIM OF SUBMARINE.
LONDON, Jan. 3.—Advices have
been received from the near East
stating that the Japanese steamer
Kenkoku was submarined in the
eastern Mediterranean sea, causing a
heavy loss of life among the members
of the crew. It is reported that the
steamer was hit before she had re
ceived warning and that shte sank
within a few minntes.
Suffrage Paper Seized.
LONDON: The police last night
seized all the type and copy for the
current issue of Britannia, formerly
the Suffragette, the official organ of
the Women’s Social and Political Un
ion.
“The authorities took exception to
our comment on Sir Edward Grey
and a certain British general in the
Balkans," said Miss Annie Kenney
of the suffragette organisation.
"They cannot suppress ■ us. When
there is an intrigue we shall expose
it whatever happens.”
Will lady who by mistake too pair
No. 4 Arctics instead of No. 5’s from
hall at the Pioneer dance Saturday
night kindly notify Mrs. Kidwell in
order that an exchange may be made.
Just received .the finest line of
neckties ever shown in Valdes, at
Ben Silverman’s.
EARTHQUAKE FELT
ACROSS CONTINENT
Citizen* of Seattle, Han 4owe and Buf
falo Frightened by Earth Move
ment* on New Year'* Day.
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—An earthquake
shock was experienced here about 5
o'clock in the afternoon on New
Year’s day which sent the people hur
rying from their offices and homes in
to the streets for safety. It is re
ported that no damage has resulted
to buildings although the earth
movement was of sufficient force to
sway the tall buildings. Advices fr„.i.
Tacoma and other points in this state
report that no damage resulted from
the shock.
Kelt in California.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 3.—A se
vere earthquake shock was felt here
at 5 o’clock Sunday morning. The
seismograph instruments at the uni
versity indicate that the eenter of dis
turbance was about two thousands
miles distant from San JoBe.
Across the Continent.
BUFFALO, Jan. 3.—Two earth
quake shocks, the severest experienc
ed here for many years, occurred here
early New V'ear’s morning, and sent
the frightened people scurrying from
their homes, fearing that the build
ings would collapse. It is reported
that a number of brick walls have
shown cracks since the quake and in
spectors are investigating the dam
ages.
THE PERSIA SANK
IN SIX MINUTES
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Lifeboats of Torpedoed Liner Reach
Alexandria but No Americans
are Among the Survivors.
LONDON, Jan. 3.—The survivors
of the British liner Persia, which was
torpedoed in the Mediterranean sea
last Thursday, have arrived at Alex
andria and it 1b now definitely known
that two hundred persons perished
when the steamer sank.
The survivors say that the liner
plunged to the bottom within six
minutes after being hit by the torpe
do, carrying with her the lifeboats
which the crew had been unable to
launch owing to the list in the vessel.
It is reported that the Persia was
torpedoed while the pasengers were
In the dining room and that no panic
ensued as it was not believed the ves
sel was in a sinking condition al
though she listed badly soon after
the explosion.
Consul McNealy, representative of
the United States government in Brit
ish Arabia, with two other American
citizens, are reported to be among the
missing.
IOWA JUDGE SAYS
CORPORATION HAS SOUL
DES MOINES, la.. Jan. 3.—The
Iowa supreme court today that a cor
poration has a soul when it affirmed
a decision awarding Henry L. White
$£500 damages from the Interna
tional Text Book coqpany which he
charged with malicious prosecution.
The defense of the corporation was
that there could be no malicious pros
ecution, since a corporation has no
soul or personality.
“Modern tendencies are more and
more toward regarding a corporation
as possessing a soul.” said the court'*
decision.
STOCKTON ENJOYING
FIRST WINTER IN YEARS.
STOCKTON, --..if,. Jan. 3.—Snow
has fallen to a depth of several Inches
and for the first time since 1883
sleds are in use here. The weather is
very mild and it is not believed that
the fruit trees and shrubs will suffer
from their covering of snow.
Subscripts tor .he Prospector.