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TWO MEN WHO LEFT SEWARD
TOR COED BAY ARE DROWNED
Tom Campbell and John Larsen, two men who left
here some time ago for the strike at Cold Bay were
drowned on March 13 near Barren island by the capsizing
of a small boat belonging to the gas boat Success in which
they were on the way west. The success left Seward on
February 3 and reached Barren Island on March 8, where
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storms and tides held her until March 13 when she was
wrecked. Tom Campbell, John Larsen and Charles Han
sen went ashore in a small boat and when they were on
the way back to the Success they capsized. Hansen suc
ceeded in swimming ashore covered with ice and came to
Seward on the Farragut this afternoon with his feet
rather badly frozen. He was in the water fifteen minutes.
E. H. L. Mitchell, well known here, who also return
ed on the Farragut was onthe Success when the small
boat capsized. Later the Success drifted on the rocks
and he got ashore with Hansen on the island and remained
there 58 days, from March 13 to May 9. During that
time they lived on mussels only. With a small skiff
Mitchell made an efl 4 4o get to the mainland but a gale
blew up. Later they made the journey, a distance of
about twenty-five miles, to Dogfish Bay and Mitchell
walked twelve and a half miles to English bay after
terrible hardships. On the way he was without sleep but
shot a fish duck which he ate raw. Later he got to Port
Graham and sent a bidark back for Hansen.
From Port Graham they were taken to Seldovia on a
cannery boat.
Poor Campbell lived here all last winter and was well
known. The other man who lost his life was formerly a
saloon man of Tacoma and Portland.
Mr. Mitchell says that while Captain Hansen was on
the shore of the island he tried to float matches to him but
Hansen nearly froze to death. When they got on the
island together they got drift wood for Arcs and so saved
their lives. Mr. Mitchell was formerly in the real estate
business here and Captain Hansen is well known. Mr.
Campbell was from Bremerton and had valuable property
there. A brother of Mr. Campbell was drowned in
Minnesota last year. He was 42 years of age and Mr.
Larsen was 55. The relatives are not known here.
AMERICANS TAKEN
IN RAID RESCUED
SAX ANTONIO, May 20—Late last night General Fun
ston received a message from Colonel Sibley stating that
the United States expedition which started in pursuit of
the Mexican bandits that raided Glenn Springs is coming
out of Mexico after having rescued the Americans who
were taken prisoners during the raid. Sibley also an
nounces that he has scattered the bandits and decided to
return.
LYNCH EXECUTION DELAYED
WASHINGTON, May 20.—In answer to the request
of this government that the execution of Jeremiah Lynch,
the Irish rebel who is a citizen of this country, be delayed
Ambassador Page wired the state department last night
that the sentence on Lnvch had not been confirmed but
that the government had asked for a suspension of the ex
ecution pending an investigation. The Irish in New York
and all over the eastern states are sending thousands of
telegrams asking the government to intervene before the
life of an American citizen is taken- in cold blood.
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ROME, May ID. — An earthquake
of unusual violence $hook the Adri
atic coast yesterday between Rimini
and Zesena and the disaster of the
| observatory at Florence predicts a
I repetition. The quakes in Venetia and
I in several of the central provinces
last Tuesday and Wednesday shook
vast areas of territory.
TO REORGANIZE U. S.
FLEET IN ATLANTIC
WASHINGTON, May ID.—
Joseph is Daniels, secertary of the
navy, will shortly announce the plans
of reorganization of the Atlantic fleet,
naming Admiral Mayo, now com
manding the First division, to suc
ceed Admiral Fletcher as commander
in-chief with his flag on the
Arkansas.
BUNNELL HOLDS COCRT
RUBY AND 1 DITAROD
FAIRBANKS, May ID. — Judge
Bunnell and the court party will leave
j tomorrow night for Ruby and Iditarod
; where terms of court will be held,
| SHIP ANTIMON Y ON THE
FIRST BOAT OF SEASON
FAIRBANKS, May ID. — The
steamer Reliance, the first boat of the
season, will leave for Dawson tomor
row night with passengers and eleven
hundred tons of antimony.
! SEWARD WILL NOW
HAVE DRESSED LI MBER
A new gasoline engine went out to
the lumber mill this morning to be us
ed to operate a sizer and planer which
will enable Seward to produce dress
ed lumber from now on.
FIXING BRIDGE
Superintendent Anton Fide has a
crew at work just now fixing Resur
rection bridge.
GERALD’S CAFE NOW
IS UNDER BAN
SEATTLE, May 13. — A warrant
was issued late yesterday charging
Clarence Gerald, proprietor of Ger
ald’s Cafe, with violating the prohibi
tion law.
Early this morning Gerald had not
yet been arrested.
FORMER AMBASSADOR TO
GERMANY TO OUTLINE
INTERNATIONAL COURT PLAN
MOHONK LAKE, N. Y., May 17.—
Former American Ambassador to
Germany Andrew D. White will out
line the possibilities of establishing
an international judical court to settle
disputes be'-wcftn countries and pre
vent future wars, at the Conference
on International Arbitration whi<h
began here today.
While the conduct of tne European
war is not to be the subject of dis
cussion, the program includes ques
tions of neutral rights and duties, and
other issues created or emphasized by
the war. Fifty prominent chambers
of commerce and boards of trade, in
cluding The Chamber of Commerce of
the United States and The National
Association of Manufacturers have
official delegates here.
The relation of large national ara
ments to arbitral and judicial settle
ment of international disputes will al
so have ap lace on the program.
Former President Taft and other
Americans will also try tc learn wbat
influence world commerce and finance
has on the frequency and duration of
modern wars.
House Committee
Wants a Big Navy
WASHINGTON, May 18. — The
House Naval committee has come out
in advocacy of a big naval program
for this year at least but it ulso goes
on record as favoring universal dis
| armament. The program of the com
mittee provides for the expenditure of
a hundred and eighty millions for
fleet construction.
“MOTHER” BURNSIDE
PLACED IN DRYDOCK
SEATTLE, May 13. — “Mother”
I Burnside, as the United States Sig
nal Corp cable repair ship is known,
was placed in the drydock this morn
ing. The rudder of the Burnside,
which is 34 years old, will be remov
ed. The Burnside will remain on the
drydock for three weeks.
BOY SCOUTS AS USHERS AT
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
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ST. LOUIS, May 16.—Preparations
for the Democratic National conven
tion which will be called to order here
June 14 were in full swing today.
The police department was prepar
ing a schedule for policemen and de
tectives to be followed during the
stay of the delegates. Hundreds of
extra policemen will be sworn in for
special duty during the democrats’
meeting.
The Boy Scouts troops will do their
share of work and most likely will be
used as ushers in the Coliseum,
where the convention will be held.
Other youngsters will act as guides
to visitors.
The civic organizations of the city
were busy getting out literature which
will aid the delegates and their
families in seeing the city’s points of j
interest.
Work on the preparation of the
Coliseum will begin in a few days,
Manager Robinson said. Hundreds of
special seats in addition to the plat
form and arangements for the press
representatives will be arranged.
GERMANS CONCENTRATE TO TRT
RUSH AT CALAIS ONCE AGAIN
Good Game oi Ball
1 Coming Tomorrow
The team of Captain Campbell will
meet a nine under tne captaincy oi
Captain Haasch tomorrow afternoon
at 2 o’clock for the championship of
Seward. Both teams are said to be as
strong as they could possibly be
made, and evenly matched.
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A bet of ten dollars was made to
day that over a hundred couples will
attend the Hard Times dance tonight
and the man who bet against it said
that in all Seward could not be found
a hundred suits of clothes crazy
enough to be suitable. 1 he most
weird costumes are how being dug up
for the evening and the most remark
able sights are in store for those at
tending. Somehow or another, every
thing promises that the dance will be
one to be remembered for years.
big deal made in the
CANDLE CREEK DISTRICT
Walter Johnson of the Union Con
struction Works of San Francisco has
taken over half a>. interest in Candle
creek properties, according to advices
which have just been received in Sew
ard. A dredge will be placed in op
eration thereon.
TO GRADE 5th Ave.
DOWN TO THE SEA
A petition is now being circulated
by the property holders for the grad
ing of Fifth Avenue all the way to
the beach.
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OREGON FOR HUGHES
PORTLAND, May 20. — Every county organization
that had reported up to midnight last night shows that
Justice Hughes has a substantial presidential preferential
majority in the Republican primary over Cummins and
Burton. Wilson received the preference vote without op
position in the Democratic primary. Roosevelt is the
choice of the Progressive bu that party cast an extremely
light vote.
PASS SHIP PURCHASE BILL
WASHINGTON, May 20. — The house today passed
the Alexander ship purchase bill to establish a shipping
board and a fifty million dollars government corporation
to build and operate merchant ships under the American
flag.
AUSTRIANS BEATING ITALIANS
BERLIN, May 19. — The Austrians have conquered
several additional positions of importance from the
Italians, it is officially announced. Over five hundred
Italian prisoners were taken in the fighting last night and
the Austrian offensive continues with great fury along al
most the entire front.
BRITISH RAISE MORE MONEY
LONDON, May 19.—Premier Asquith has decided to
ask parliament for an additional appropriation of a billion
and a half and this will bring the total war budget to
twelve billions.
SAYS ALLIES STAND SOLID
PETROGRAD, May 19.—In a speech delivered here
today by Viviani, the minister of justice for France, he
declared that no allied nation will think of peace until
Germany is defeated. Viviani is here on a diplomatic
mission. “The Allies will stand solid for a finish fight” he
declared. “They intend to break Germany’s heavy sword
and they owe this to the unborn generations.” This de
claration is taken as another answer to the supposed feel
i ers thrown out by the British government.
ROUMANIA BREAKS WITH ALLIES
WASHINGTON, May 20.—‘That Roumania is near a
break with the Allies is the rumor here today, but a rum
or which has not yet been confirmed. The break is said
! to be the result of Roumania’s negotiations with Germany
! and Austria for a commercial treaty. One report says
I that the French minister has already been recalled from
| Bucharest and that a state of war theoretically exists and
this report has caused a big sensation as Roumania is able
to place a powerful army in the field and her proximity to
Russian territory would make an attack a matter of ease.
I Reports from New York are to the effect that quite a flut
j ter has occurred in stock exchange circles owing to the re
port. Roumania’s army has a war strength of more than
half a million.
GERMANS CONCENTRATE
LONDON, May 20.—Germany is now unquestionably
preparing for a tremendous offensive on the Belgian front
on the western end of the western battle line. Dispatches
from Holland today are to the effect that for three days
there has been a heavy movement of men and munitions
toward the firing line and big guns are reported to be con
centrating from Ypres to the sea coast. Teutonic scout
ing has also become more active in that quarter and it is
considered quite likely that the Germans are about to re
new their efforts to smash through to Calais. Military
people express the opinion that the offensive at Verdun
will be maintained simultaneously.
RAID ENGLAND AGAIN
LONDON, May 20. — German aeroplanes raided the
eastern part of Kent county at two o’clock this morning.
One soldier was killed but no other casualties are reported
except that two people received slight injuries. The at
tacking planes are believed to have returned safely.
PARIS, May 19.—The French budget as announced by
the Finance minister for the present term exceeds a billion
and a half. The minister asks for an increase.
ADVISES GERMAN AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, May 19.—The German government,
through Ambassador Bernstorff, has instructed all Ger
man consuls in the United States to admonish German
citizens in their several districts to scrupulously observe
American laws. This is done particularly to make an end
of the alleged conspiracies for the destruction of ships
that carry munitions of war to the Allies.
POPE AGAINST SUBMARINES
LONDON, May 19. — Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign minister, announced in the house of commons to
day that the government has been informed by Sir Henry
Howard, British minister to the Vatican, that Pope Bene
dict has made a request to Germany to abandon sub
marine warfare. This fact is regarded as a tremendous
diplomatic success for Howard.
THINKS PEACE IS CLOSE
WASHINGTON, May 19.—That peace in Europe is
not as far away as most people believe is the inference to
be drawn from a dispatch just received from W. Acker
man, the United Press correspondent at Berlin who has
become famous as the best informed correspondent of the
whole war period. In a cable to the United Press today
Ackerman says:
“There is a feeling here in Berlin that if some strong
neutral nation like the United States undertook to bring
about negotiations for peace it might succeed. Diplomats
regard the recent statements of President Poincare of
France and Foreign Minister Grey of Great Britain as the
opening guns in an informal peace discussion. Both of
them wished to have it appear that Germany had made
peace proposals when, it is believed, they meant only to
show that peace is not impossible. This is the opinion in
spite of the fact that the speeches of Grey and Poincare do
not appear all together conciliatory. Some well informed
people here predict that hostilities will cease by October.
One official declares that making peace just now would be
no more difficult than adjusting the Americarvsubmarine
issue.”