EAST ACTION
WHEN TORPEDO
HITS STEAMER
Detail* of How Men Behaved Wher\
S. S. Ballarat Was Struck
by German Sub.
LONDON. June 4.—What happens
when a transport loaded with troops is
sunk by a German submarine is
graphically told in the story of the
sinking of the steamer Ballarat, which
was torpedoed April 25, while carrying
Australian troops to England, and
sunk without the loss of a man.
Drill, discipline and tradition counted.
There were no heroics, fuss or panic,
but considerable humor and much ef
ficiency. As the vessel did not sink for
four hours, there was ample time to
save even the ship’s pets and the sol
diers’ mascots.
It was Anzac day, and the officers
were planning to hold a memorial
service. The commanding officer was
dealing with a remanded case. “And
what have you been doing?” he asked,
when them came a dull crash, 3 sound
that seemed, as he said, “to lift the
skin off your face," and the ship be
gan to take a list. The “alarm” was
sounded by the bugles, instantly fol
lowed by the “advance.” Without con
fusion of any kind the men in four
minutes fell in at their boat stations.
During the voyage they had been
told stories of the Southland and the
Birkenhead, of the behavior of the
troops and men on these occasions.
Those men who had used flowery and
fluent parts of speech condenmning the
previous boat drills now used equally
literary expressions in praise of
them.
“It’s all right, boys,” a man called
out, “the old man is on the bridge.”
“Don’t sing too loud," said an officer,
laughing, “because I can’t give or
ders.” The order to “Stand easy’
was given out.
The turn of the navy came now.
The men knew instinctively that the
navy would turn up. It turned up.
Destroyers and trawlers appeared like
magic. There was a moderate sea, and
the ship, having been struck near the
CITATION TO HEIRS AND ALL
INTERESTED PARTIES
In the Probate Court for the Kenai
Precinct, Third Division, Territory
of Alaska.
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In the matter of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, Deceased.
It appearing to this Court by the
petition for Order of Sale of real
property, filed herein on the 17th day
of May, 1917, by Leon C. Booker, ad
ministrator of the Estate of Anna
Nimmo, deceased, that it is necessary
to sell all of the real estate of said
decedant in order to pay her debts and
the expenses and charges of adminis
tration; therefore,
IT IS ORDERED that all persons
interested in the said estate appear
before this Court on Wednesday, the
25th day of July, 1917, at the hour of
two o’clock, P. M., on the aforesaid
day in the court room of this court,
in the town of Seward, Alaska, and
•how cause, if any cause there be, why
an order should not be granted said
administrator, authorizing him to sell
said real estate for the purposes afore
said; and it is further
ORDERED that a copy of this Or
der be published once a week for a
period of four successive weeks in the
Seward Gateway, a newspaper of gen
eral circulation, published at Seward,
Alaska, and the one most likely to give
notice to all parties interested in this
cause; and it is further
ORDERED, that a copy of this Ci
tation shall be posted at three public
places within Kenai Precinct, one of
which three places shall be the U. S.
postoffice in the town of Seward
Alaska.
WITNESS MY HAND and official
seal this 19th day of June, 1917.
(SEAL) FRANK G. ENNIS,
U. S. Commissioner and Ex-officio
Judge of Probate.
Jun-19-26—JU.-3-10-17124.
propeller, began settling down by the
stern.
While waiting for the boats to be
lowered some of the men sang, some
settled down to play cards, and most
of them smoked. The nurses remained
with the medical staff until all the pa
tients had been provided for, and the
whole medical staff remained with the
patients until they were safely placed
in boats.
Every pet was saved with the ex
ception of some of the ship’s cats, and
cats, as Kipling says, prefer to walk
alone. Over the side went Hill Anzac,
an Australian parrot, in a cage; a
gray squirrel had the run of a raft; a
fox terrier and her puppies are now
guests of the officers of a destroyer.
And it was all done decently and in
order.
A bandmaster who'was wont to call
upon his band to fall in by means of
a certain call on his cornet, had saved
that instrument, and when the men
were in the boats they heard from a
destroyer the old familiar cornet sin*:
out, anti across the water came a
preat noise of laughter from all the
boats because the little joke hatl
struck home. The men had lost their
ship, were miles from anywhere, in
open boats, but they could see the hu
mor of it.
It wasn’t exactly courage, because
heaps of the men were in a funk; and
it wasn’t exactly bluff, because you
can’t put up bluff in a sinking ship,
and the sea looks awfully big when
one can’t see any land, and there’s just
a handful of officers running the job
and enough boats, and a fearful ig
norance of maritime geography. It is a
thing which is very difficult U» define.
It was the voice of the empire speak
ing to each man. and saying, “We do
the thing well, and we always have,
and we are always going to. Are
you game?” The men were splendid.
They were landed with promptness
and despatch, and some set foot on
England for the first time without
boots.
The submarine was never seen—she
plays a small part in this affair; but
the British navy was there and took a
very great part; prompt assistance, up
to time and no fuss.
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LIBERTY LOAN
AT FAIRBANKS
Nineteen Subscriptions Made and
Fourteen at
Nenana.
FAIRBANKS*—-Liberty loan sub
scriptions to .rune 15 amounted to $92,
000. This amocfnt includes $10,000
subscribed by the local employees of
the Northern Commercial company
and sent Outside to the home office of
the company at San Francisco; $2,200
subscribed at Nenana, and $78,200
subsmribed here. The First National
bank handled the subscriptions here
and those from Nenana, the total ag
gregating $81,000. His report regard
ing subscriptions of which he is. in
charge was wired Outside by Presi
dent Wood, of the First National
bank, last night, it shows that 19 per
scribed to the Liberty loan, and that
fourteen persons, or concerns at Ne
nana subscribed.
Of the amount subscribed by Fair
bankans, the First National bank alone
subscribed $50,000.—Citizen.
Serial 01686, Sur. 184
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24,1917.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE is hereby given that An
drew Grosvold, as assignee of Deborah
A. Luthy, being entitled to the bene
fits of Section 2306 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
184 situate on Northerly shore of Bird
Island, Shumigan Island Group, Dis
trict of Alaska, more particularly de
scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beg. Cor. No. 1 on beach at ordi
nary high tide Pacific Ocean, cor. not
set, wit. cor. bears South 1.59 chs.,
from which wit. cor. top of Twin Rocks
bears North 22 deg. 05 min. W.; U.
S. L. M. Sur. 184 bears N. 69 deg. 17
min W. 3.61 chs.; thence from true cor.
No. 1 South 9.17 chs. to cor. No. 2,
thence West 12.91 chs. to cor. No. 3;
thence North 14.44 chs. to cor. No. 4,
cor. not set, wit. cor. bears South
1.62 chs.; thence from true cor. No.
4 meandering beach Pacific Ocean at
ordinary high tide (1) S. 51 deg. 38
min. E. 3.28 chs.; (2) S. 68 deg. 46
min. E. 4.16 chs. (3) S. 74 deg. 49
min. E. 6.72 chs. to cor. No. 1 place
of beginning. Area 14.46 acres. Var
iation at all corners 20 deg. 00 min.
East. Latitude 54 deg. 49 min. 56 sec.
N. Longitude 159 deg. 44 min. 00 sec.
W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 5100 and 5073 en
tered at Boonville, Mo„ which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01G54.
Any and all persons claiming ad
! versely any portion of the above de
J scribed tract of land are required to
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file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto under oath, during the period
of publication, or withing thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1017.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1017.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
foregoing Notice be published for the
stautory period in the Gateway, a
newspaper of general circulation,
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described |
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
Serial 01654, Sur. 1109
In the United States Land Office, Ju
neau, Alaska, May 24, 1017.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Andrew Grosvold, as assignee* of De
borah A. Luthy, being entitled to the
benefits of Section 2806 of the Revised
Statutes of the United States and the
amendments thereto, has applied to
make entry of the lands embraced in
United States Non-mineral survey No.
1101) situate on Sand Spit at Sand
Point, Humboldt Harbor, Popof Island,
Shumigan Group, District of Alaska,
more particularly described as fol
lows:
Beg. cor. No. 1 at ordinary high
tide beach Popof Straits, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears North 1.35 chs. (list.;
from which wit. cor. Sand Point Post
Office bears N. 35 deg. 31 min. E.;|
thence from true cor. No. 1 North
19.37 chs. to cor. No. 2, cor. not set,
wit. cor. bears South 0.87 chs.; from
which wit. cor. U. S. L. M. Sur. 1146
bears S. 78 deg. 01 min. W. 13.03 chs.;
Astronomical Station bears S. 75 deg.
29 min. W. 18.01 chs.; thence from
true cor. No. 2 meandering beach at
ordinary high tide, Humboldt Harbor
and Popof Straits (1) S. 85 deg. 58
min. W. 5.19 chs. (2) S. 84 deg. 29
min. W. 6.04 chs. (3) S. 77 deg. 41
min. W. 1.76 chs. (4) S. 59 deg. 18
min. W. 1.08 chs. (5) S. 31 deg. 48 min.
W. 1.02 chs. (6) S. 1 deg. 12 min. W.
0.92 chs. (7) S. 31 deg. 11 min. E. 6.70
chs. (8) S. 36 deg. 01 min. E. 4.06 chs.
(9) S. 45 deg. 27 min. E. 3.32 chs. (10)
S. 54 deg. 45 min. E. 7.55 chs. to cor.
No. 1, place of beginning. Area 17.82
ucres. Variation at all corners 19 deg.
10 min. East. Lat. 55 deg. 18 min.
44 sec. N. Long. 150 deg. 31 min. 00
sec. W.
As additional to original homestead
entry of Deborah A. Luthy, widow of
Godfrey Luthy, No. 519!) and 5973 en
tered at Boonville, Mo., which said
scrip is filed in Juneau Serial 01654.
Any and all persons claiming ad
versely any portion of the above de
scribed tract of land are required to
file with the Register and Receiver
of the United States Land Office at
Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim
thereto, under oath, during the period
of publication, or within thirty days
thereafter, or they will be barred by
the provisions of the Statute.
ANDREW GROSVOLD,
By NEWARK L. BURTON,
Attorney in Fact.
First publication June 25, 1917.
Last publication Sept. 5, 1917.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT
the foregoing Notice be published for
the statutory period in The Gateway,
a newspaper of general circulation
printed at Seward, Alaska, the near
est newspaper to said above described
claim or survey.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
FORFEITURE—NOTICE
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To M. IMHOFF, C. J. IMHOFF, A.
M. IMHOFF, HARRY V. MILLER, II.
D. THIELE, ESTATE OF H. L>.
THIELE, Deceased, and AUGUST
MELHOKN, your respective heirs and
assigns:
A
You are hereby notified and will j
take notice that we, the subscribers,
H. P. Salisbury and A. A. Hein, have
expended, during the year 1914, the
sum of Three thousand, forty-six dol
lars and twenty ($3,040.20) cents,
during the year 1915, the sum of
Six hundred ($000.00) dollars, during
the year 1910, the sum of Two thou
sand, five hundred and sixteen dollars
and seventy (2,516.70) cents in labor
and improvements upon each of the
following described mining claims, to
wit: OPHIR QUARTZ MINING
CLAIM, COLUMBIA QUARTZ MIN
ING CLAIM, BESSY PLACER MIN
ING CLAIM, MILL SITE and WA
TER SITE OR LOCATION, all of
which said claims are situated and lie
in the Moose Pass Mining District,
Kenai Recording District, Third Ju
dicial Division, Territory of Alaska,
The notices of location thereof are of
record in the office of the United
States Commissioner and District Re
corder for Kenai Recording Precinct
and District, at the Town of Seward,
Territtory of Alaska, to which office
reference is hereby made for a more
particular description of said mining
properties. Said expenditures were
made for the purpose of holding pos
sessory rights and title to said min
ing claims under the provisions of
section twenty- three hundred and
twenty-four of the Revised Statutes
of the United States and the amend
ments thereto, section one hundred
and thiry-six of the Compiled Laws of
Alaska, 1913, and the Session Laws of
the Territory of Alaska, providing for
the annual labor upon mining claims.
If you fail and refuse or lau or re
fuse within ninety (90) days from the
personal service of this notice, if per-,
sonal service be had, or within ninety
(90) days after the publication of this
notice, to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as a co-owner,
your respectice interest in and to said
mining claims, and each and every
one of them, will beco ne the property
of the subscribers, who are your co
owners, and who have made the ex
penditures and improvements as
above-mentioned on said mining
claims, and each and every one of
them, pursuant to the provisions of
the said statute, Compiled Laws and
Sessions Laws.
A. A. HEIN
H. P. SALISBURY.
First publication, March 21, 1917.
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