PASSENGERS WERE
GIVEN 5 MINUTES
•SurvWors of Falaba Assert That Ger
mans Made No Effort to Rescue
. Drowning Men.
LONDON, March 30.—It is definite
ly known that sixty-five persons lost
their lives when the British steamer
Falaba was torpedoed by a German
submarine and sent to the bottom oft
the coast of Wales yesterday after
noon.
Survivors of the disaster say that
the commander of the submarine gave
the officers of the Falaba five minutes
to get their passengers and crew in
to the lifeboats before sinking the
vessel. The torpedo hit the Falaba
while the boats were being loaded
and a number of them were smashed
by the explosion.
It is asserted that although the sub
marine remained on the surface to
see the effect of their shot that no
effort was made to pick up the strug
gling persons who had been thrown
into the water by the explosion. The
Falaba was literally blown to pieces
by the torpedo and sank within a
few minutes, carrying many of the
passengers and crew with her.
The steamer was en route to South
frica and carried one hundred and
forty passengers, many of whom were
women and children, and a crew of
one hundred and twenty. The women
were panic-stricken when they realiz
ed that the ship was about to be
sunk and much of the limited time
allowed by the Germans was lost in
getting them into the boats. It is
asserted that all the women and chil
dren were in the first boats to leave
the ship.
APPEALED FROM
OREGON COURTS
Oregon Washington Company’s Attor
ney Files Mammoth Brief Be
fore Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON, March 30—The at
torney for the Oregon-Waahlugton
Railroad and Navigation company has
filed an 800-page brief before the Su
L preme Court of the United States in
the appeal from the decision of the
Oregon courts in their land grant
cases.
The company Was given a grant of
every other section of land -in Ore
gon and Washington states through
which their lines passed as ar bonus
to encourage railroad building to op
en the country. The lands were to
be sold within a reasonable length
of time to settlers at cost not to ex
ceed $2.50 per acre. The officials,
of the company organized a company
and purchased the lands from the
railroad, believing that the transfer
would be legal under the terms of
the grant.
The legality of the transfer was
questioned by hundreds of homestead
ers who squatted on the grounds when
the company refused to sell for less
than $15 to $20 per acre. Suit was
brought by the Oregon company and
u Resulted in the squatters being dis
‘ possessed, many of them being ar
rested for trespassing. The state
government then entered suit against
the land-holding company, asserting
that the provisions of the grant had
been violated as the lands had not
been settled and the state had been
retarded in its development. The case
was before the Oregon court for sev
eral years and resulted in the lands
being declared forfeited to the state.
The case involves two and one-half
million acres of land valued in Oregon
anf? Washington states at $50,000,000.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
Jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
Ml work guaranteed.
ATTENTION CENTERS ON CARPATHIAN BATTLES
LONDON, March 30.—News from1
the eastern and western frontiers in,
dicate that no decisive engagements
have taken place during the past
twenty-four hours. Dispatches from
Petrograd and Berlin both claim vic
tories in north Poland, where minor
engagements occurred. The attention
of the world is centered on the Rus
sian campaign in the Carpathians, as
it is realized that the invasion of
Hungary south of the mountains will
compel Germany to exert every effort
to assist Austria in repelling the in
vasion. German troops are reported
as being rushed southward to defend
Cracow and regain possession of the
Carpathian passes. Quiet has reign
ed along the battle-line in northern
•Prance and Flanders. At Meuse
Heights, north of Verdun, the French,
are reported to have forced the Ger
mans back several hundred yards.
Petrograd Says Germans Retiring.
PETROGRAD, March 30.—Advices
from north Poland state that the Ger
man force attacking Osowiec fortress
have abandoned the attack and with
drawn to Grajewo, on the East Prus
REPORTS INDICATE THAT ONLY MINOR ENGAGEMENTS OCCURRED
ON EASTERN AND POLISH BORDERS WITH BOTH PETROGRAD
AND BERLIN CLAIMING VICTORIES—FRENCH MAKE GAINS TO
NORTH OF VERDUN—DESTRUCTION OF PASSENGER SHIPS
AROUSES ENGLAND—GERMAN COMMANDER OF TURKISH FORTS
SAYS CONSTANTINOPLE IS SAFE—AVIATORS BOMBARD REIMS—
TURKISH AVIATORS ATTACK ALLIES FLEET.
sian border. The Russians are re
ported to have defeated the Germans
between Lomzha and Osowiec and
forced their retirement to Szczuezyn,
on the Polish border.
Berlin Reports Victories In Poland.
BERLIN, March 30.—Severe en
gagements are reported to have tak
en place in north Poland at several
places on the battle-line between the
River Narew, on the south, and Nie
men river on the north. The Rus
sians are reported to have been forced
back all along the line.
Russia To Invade Hungary.
PETROGRAD, March 30.—The Rus
sians have captured Sandec, Dunajek
and Dukla passes and have opened
the way to invasion of Hungary south
of the Carpathians. The Austrians
still control the passes east of Dukla
to the province of Bukowina. Heavy
fighting is also reported to have oc
curred along the upper San river,
where the Germans have received
heavy reinforcements.
England Is Angry.
LONDON, March 30.—The sinking
of the two British steamers yester
day by German submarines, causing
the loss of more than one hundred
lives, has aroused England to an in
tense hatred of Germany. Demands
are being made on the British admir
alty that sufficient torpedo boat de
stroyers be secured to sweep the Ger
man undersea craft from the waters.
The outrages have served ■ to stimu
late enlistment. The admiralty is al
so being urged to hang survivors of
German submarine crews captured.
Turkish Aviator Attacks Warships.
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 30.—
Turkish aviators last night made a
raid on the Allied fleet of warships
attacking the Dardanelles forts and
succeeded in dropping a bomb on one
of the warships, seriously damaging
and putting it out of commission.
Says Dardanelles Will Hold .
General von der Goltz, German of
Acer in charge of the Turkish forces
defending the Dardanelles against the
Allied fleets, has assrued the Turk
ish government that there is no dan
ger that the fleet can force the pass
age as the forts have not suffered
serious damage and have been repair
ed and new guns mounted.
Aviators Bombard Reims.
PARIS, March 30.—Aviators visited
Reims early this morning and show
ered bombs into the city. It is re
ported that great damage was done.
BEGIN SERVICE
TO COOK INLET
Mariposa Leaving Seattle April 11
Will Open Passenger Season
To Inlet Points.
SEATTLE, March 30.—The freight
er Latouche sails from Seattle on
April 10 for Cook Inlet, marking the
opening of the transportation season
to Knik, Ship Creek and other points
on the inlet.
The steamer Mariposa, leaving Seat
tle April 11, will be the first passen
ger steamer to route passengers
through to Knik and Ship Creek. It
is reported that a number of passen
gers have booked passage to Ship
Creek in advance, believing that there
will be a rush to that section when
the railroad announcement is made by
President Wilson.
FOREIGN NATIONS
Money Will Not Be Bent Abroad
But Ueed To Meet Obligation*
of Power* In America.
NEW YORK, March 30.—It is re
ported in financial circles here that
the negotiations between the Morgan
banking house and representatives of
the French government have been
concluded whereby the American
bankers are to loan $50,000,000 on
French treasury notes.
Loans are also being arranged by
American bankers for the govern
ments of Great Britain, Italy and Ger
many. The British government will
pledge bonds to the extent of $100,
000,000 and Italy for $25,000,000. The
German government has been extend
ed credit to the extent of $10,000,000
and it is understood that another loan
is soon to be requested.
The money will not be sent to Eu
rope as the loans are being made to
finance the purchases of American
goods and munitions of war by the
European countries.
VALDEZ COMMERCIAL
ASSOCIATION TO MEET
The meeting of the Valdez Com
mercial Association which was post
poned last evening owing to the coun
cil meeting, will be held in the as
sociation rooms this evening.
GERMAN CONSUL
CASE BE DROPPED
Arrest of German Officials By Seat
tle Police Was Violation of Our
Treaty With Germany.
SEATTLE, March 30—The federal
prosecutor who came from Washing
ton to investigate the charges of con
spiracy against William Mueller, Ger
man consul, and his secretary, has an
nounced that the cnarges will be
dropped.
Mueller and his secretary were ar
rested by the Seattle police on com
plaint of officials of the Seattle Con
struction & Dry Dock company that
the German officials had bribed an
employe of the company to act as a
spy for the German government and
report if submarine parts were being
sent from Seattle to England.
Consul Mueller asserts that he se
cured bills of lading proving conclu
sively that submarines were manu
factured by the Seattle company and
sent to British Columbia for ship
ment to England. The prosecution
has admitted the treaty with Germany
was violated when the Seattle police
entered the consulate to arrest the
officials.
THEY WANT BETTER
COAST DEFENSES
California Will Present Memorial To
Congress Urging Building of
Modern Forts.
SN FRANCISCO, March 30.—Gov
ernor Johnson, of California, does not
believe that the derenses of the coast
of California and the Pacific generally
are adequate to afford protection!
should America be involved in war
with a world power.
Petitions are being circulated which
it is purposed to have every resident
of the coast sections of the state sign
for presentation to congress asking
better defenses of the coast. Gover
nor Johnson’s name is the first on
the list. The governor has denounced
Senator Works for failure to work
for the naval appropriation for coast
defenses.
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdes
Drug Co. tf
FORTY FIVE LOST
England Beginning To Realize That
War Is Developing Into One
of Extermination.
LONDON, March 30.—Forty-five
persons lost their lives when the Brit
ish steamer Aquilla sank in the Eng
lish Channel Saturday night after be
ing torpedoed by a German subma
rine. The boats of the steamer were
smashed by the explosion and surviv
ors who were picked up by a pass
ing steamer assert that the submarine
did not wait to rescue any of them
but dived Immediately after firing the
shot.
The loss of the Aquilla and the
Falaba has created Intense alarm
among shippers and travelers who are
beginning to recognize that the Ger
mans do not Intend their submarine
blockade to be confined to freight
steamers carrying military supplies
and transports but to passenger liners
as well. It is realized that the strug
gle is fast developing into a war of
extermination when quarter will not
be given by either side.
MEXICO CITY TO
CHANGE HANDS
Reported To Washington That Gen.
Obregon Is Advancing On City
From Vera Cruz.
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WASHINGTON, March 30.—Advices
from Mexico City state that General
Zapata is preparing to evacuate Mex
ico City as General Obregon is landing
troops from Vera Cruz on the railroad
near the city.
General Villa has withdrawn every
available man from the city to rein
force his command attacking Mata
n.oros, leaving only sufficient troops
in the capital to police the city. It <c
feared that if Zapata is forced to with
draw that he will again cut the wa
ter supply of the city. That the resi
dents are about to undergo the hard
ships occasioned by the change in
control of the city’s government is
evident from the fact that Obregon
has sent all food and ammunition
supplies northward rrom the city.
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Subscribe for the Prospector.
STEAMER SINKS
OFF FAIR GROUNDS
General Frisbie, Carrying Three Hun
dred Passengers, Hits Rock and
Goes To the Bottom.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.—Ex
citement prevailed in the Exposition
grounds late yesterday afternoon when
the steamer General Frisbie, with
three hundred passengers on board,
struck a rock in the harbor off the
fair grounds and sank before reach
ing shallow water.
There were scores of vessels close
by and all the passengers were safe
ly landed, a number being taken from
the bay where they were cllinging to
lifeboats.
The General Frisbie is a small
steamer which acts as a passenger
ferry between San Francisco and the
navy yard.
AMERICAN SHIPS
WERE DETAINED
American Packing Houses Will Con
sign All Shipments To One
Concern In Holland.
LONDON, March 30.—Two Ameri
can steamers were detained at Deal
with cargoes of American packing
house products consigned to their
agencies in Holland. The cargoes
were re-consigned to the Netherlands
Overseas Trust, or Holland, and the
steamers were allowed to proced to
'Rotterdam.
The agents of Chicago packing
houses in Europe have notified their
houses to arrange similar consign
ments for all future shipments. The
British government has arranged
whereby all shipments of foodstuffs
consigned to Rotterdam are to go un
inspected if consigned to the Nether
lands Overseas Trust, whose neutral
ity Is guaranteed by the government
of Holland.
VICE-PRESIDENT IS
VI8ITING 8AN DIEGO
SAN DIEGO, March 30.—Vice-pres
ident Marshall and party arrived here
yesterday from San Francisco to vis
it the San Diego exposition as the
official representative of President
Wilson.
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'Attorney for Accused Asserts Tha
Bomb Placed In Cathedral Was
Charged With Sand.
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NEW YORK, March 30.—The tria
of the Italians accused of being mem
bers of an anarchist gang, who were
arrested for placing a bomb in St.
Patrick’s cathedral on March 2, when
eight hundred persons were worship
ing in the building, began here this
morning.
The attorney for the accused will
claim that the supposed plot was or
iginated by the police and detectives
for the purpose of gaining notoriety
and promotion, and that the bomb
was not charged with dynamite, but
sand.
The prosecution asserts that con
vincing proof ot the existence of the
anarchist gang has been obtained by
Emilio Polignani, an Italian detective
who joined the anarchists and lived
for some time with Charles Carbonne,
who manufactured the bomb intended
to blow up the cathedral.
The arrest of the Italians in St.
Patrick’s cathedral after the bomb had
been lighted was so quietly performed
that not more than a dozen of those
in the building were aware that an
attempt had been made to destroy
them. Through information furnish
ed by Polignani the police were sta
tioned in every part of the cathedral
ready for instant action as soon as
the fuse of the bomb was lighted.
The destruction of the cathedral was
to be followed by a reign of terror
in which many of the residences of
wealthy citizens, business blocks and
banks were to be dynamited.
URGEipiilON
UNTIL WAR CLOSES
Lloyd George Declares England Has
More To Fear From Drink Than
From the Teutons.
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LONDON, March 30.—Lloyd George,
chancellor of the exchequer, Is urging
prohibition In England during the war
and asserts that the country has more
to fear from the unstinted use of li
quors than from Germany, Austria
and Turkey.
The chancellor cited a number of
Instances where war material which
had been urgently needed at the front
in France had been held up through
intoxication of the workmen and offi
cials who were responsible for the
shipments being forwarded. He call
ed attention to the wonderful effici
ency of Russian troops since they had
been liberated from slavery to liquors
and he declared that not alone in the
army was better conditions noted but
in every part of the Russian empire.
Many of the most prominent men
of England have been working indus
triously to have the government pro
hibit the manufacture or sale of li
quor during the war on account of
the effect it was having on the wives
of soldiers. It has been remarkable
the change which has come over the
population of London since the war
began, as at no time in the history
of the country has so much drunken
ness been in evidence as at present.
PRIMA DONNA GIVES
CHILDREN CONCERT
SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.—Ma
•dam Schunian-Heinke, the famous
prima donna, yesterday gave a free
concert to children in the Festival
Hall at the Exposition grounds. She
arranged that all children who were
unable to pay the entrance fee should
be admitted to the grounds. The
transportation companies also aided
In the work of providing pleasure for
the little oneB by carrying them free
and providing special accommoda
tions.