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BULLETIN, NANTUCKET, Aug. id— A German
submarine officer wrapped an American ilag about .1.
■u*ck and gave a drunken dunce aboard Urn Earl and N
tie while the sub’s crew cheered, according to an affidavit
made this afternoon by an officer of the ship's crew. A
picture was taken of Lie scene and the sub’s officers said
that it would lie sent to Berlin where it would look good.
NEW YORK. Aug. 13— German submarines have
sunk 3875 ton Norwegian steamer Sommerstad. The dis j
aster took place late yesterday afternoon off Fire Island j
in the same locaitv wheie the l'.S. Cruiser San Diego
was sent down. The steamer was under charter to the Ship |
■ping Board and was on the way from No,-v. a 3 in ballast, i
The crew of thirty one were landed during the night on
Long Island.
FISHING VESSELS ARE SUNK.
NANTUCKET. Aug. 13— The schooner Earl and
Nettie has been aded to the list of fishing vessels the Hun
diver has been sinking off George’s hank. Six survivois.
have landed and they claim that the vessel was sunk by
gunfire after being looted.
The survivers of the Earl and Nettie claim the diver’s
crew subjected them to many indignities and took all of
their personal effects when they looted the ship’s stores.
Many fishing vessels have been sunk along the coast
since Sunday night The Captain and two members of the
crew of the I^na May are missing although destroyers are
searching along the coast.
BRITISH DESTROYERS SUNK.
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LON DON. Aug. 13— Enemy submarines have sunk a
British torpedo destroyer in the Mediterranean. The sink
jnur occurred a week ago today and seven men were lost
according to the statement of the Admiralty.
BRAZILIAN FREIGHTER IS ASHORE;
REPORTED TO HAVE DODGED SUBMARINE.
ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. 13— A Brazilian freighter
is ashore in the fog on the New England coast and believ
ed to be in a dangerous position. The freighter was dodg
jnor ;m enemv submarine at the time of the accident.
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WATTERSGN HAS i
ACTIVE SERVICE
LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Aug. 13— Hen
ry Watterson* the veteran editor of
the Louisville Courier-Journal, has re
tired from the active editorship of
that newspaper, but will continue to
contribute to its editoral columns. He
is to serve as “editor emeritus,* a ti
tle which he himself chose.
Tn.nn editorial in the Courier-Jour
nal m which he i*mkes the Amoounco
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ment oi* his decision, Colonel Watter
m>ii sketches graphically the begining
amt'progress ot the war, and conclud
es a remarkable article by saying:
“The war will leave none of us
where we were. When shall it end?
Only with the overthrow of kaiser
ism. To hell with autocracy foreVer!
To hell with the HobenaoHerns and
the Hapeburgs!”
STEALS DYINii MAN S
KBITT. BABY’S t \NDY.
CALVARY, Aug. 13— Calgary’s
meanest man bobbe<l up in police
court today in the person of L. Pan
pin, who stole fruit from a dying man
in the general hospital, and candy
from a sick baby in the same instit
ution. He got throe month# at hard
labor.
ARE FAVORED
WASHINGTON, Auk- I” — The'
denal>-’ Military committee loua; vet- j
ctl favorably on tile inimedia e i>uhs
jgp of the ntnn power bill vrhh thoj
amendment having the rov remt-.lt
provide for two year’s fvoo education!
of boys under 21 years of age, -o be j
cjiven after the war.
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I,ON DON, Aug. 13— The Times re-j
veals how a women and a baby recent
ly accounted for a German submarine
ordered a British vessel to surrender i
and fired a few shells into her. Her |
lifeboats then left the ship, leaving
aboard a woman, ran up and do\\n
the deck with a baby in her arms, as
if mad.
The submarine then came alongside
the vessel. The women hurled the
-baby” into the open hatchway. The
‘baby” exploded and blew the boitoin
from the submarine. The ‘‘baby' was
a bomb and the “women” was a sail
or, who has received the "Victoria
, Cross for his exploit. .< > \i
FISTIC BATTLE
OF BIG PUGS
IS CALLED OFF
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CHICAGO, Aug. HI— The possibib
itv of the Willard-Dempsey "go” van
ished today when the committee in i
charge of the athletic carnival gotten ,
up for the benefit of the Salvation 1
Army’s oversea fund called off the en
tertainment.
Tim chief of polire refussed per^
mission to stage the battle, and the
plan to pull off the bout?’at l'art Sher
idan also failed.
MITCHELL IX ARMS
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Georgp Mitchell, formerly proprie-!
tor of the Seward Grill, is a private,1
regular army, Quartermaster's corps,
in New York. This is according to a
letter received by Attorney Jam&tdn
the mail on the Admiral Schley.
NO SPORT PAGE UNTIL
VICTORY BRINGS PEACE.
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PARIS, Aug. lft— The Stars and
! Stripes, the America# soldier news* [
: paper, announces that it will abondon
it* sporting page until an allied vic
tory brings p*ace.
Steamer Dora is reported to be
ashore IS miles north of king Cove
according to advices received hero, i
The pm ;eng*rs have been taken!
usiiove and are lading housed at King j
Cover. The crew is standing by the'
little vessel and it is believed that she |
vv.ill be floated within a day or . o.
Stwmei*' Dbr«i left Seward at 11 j
s’cloek on the night of August 1st |
Mid Inal a large number of pa^ng |
jrs aboard. Dr. 0. J. keeling is |
jreong those now visiting at K'ng j
{ ove.
. No particulars regarding the ncei
fferit have been received.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
The news print paper which was v
rimed by cable by. the G ite**Tv was
accidently left on the dock by the Ad
miral Schley and consequently \vc rah
short- in fact-out of the regular stock
A supply has been ordered from An
chorage to tide us. over and n tlue
meantime we are forced to u.s • rap
ping paper for.the regular editions
jntil the different supplies reach Sew
aid.
SWAT OEBMA
VLADIVOSTOK, Aug., 18— Gen
eral Horvath, sell-styled herd of the
new all-Russian government, declares
that 150,000 Allies are needed to pre
vent Germany obtaiqjng emits ol of
the Siberian-Mongoli&n food resour
ces.
HUNS TO OCCllPy PETROGRAD
LONDON, Aug., 13 — Tha Ger
mans are gathering troop*, ‘from
many fronts to occupy Petrogi r.d ac
cording to a Helingsi’or dispatch.
LUSITANIA IS
CALLED BEYOND
LONDON, Aug. 13— Lieutenant
Comandcr Schweimer, who sunk the
Lusitania, is dead. His submarine was
sunk last September off Helgoland.
The Germans have waited ever
since that time before making the an
nouncement officially.
TRAIN OUT TOMORROW
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There will be a work train out to
morrow for Kern Creek as all repairs
have been completed to the trestle
across the Spencer Flats.
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LONDON, Aug. 13— Lieutenant
Commander A.C. Carpenter, of the
American destroyer Fanning, received
the distinguished service order from
King George at a private investure
at Buckingham palaea.
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PARIS, Aug. 13— The Allies in Picardy have made an
attack on the entire front l'rom Chaulnes to the south
rd. .
The Allied artillery is now in full control ot all con
verging roads in and out of Noyon increasing the difficu!
tv of the enemy’s retreat.
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MAKING PROGRESS IN VALLEY.
LONDON, Aug. 13—/ The French are making pro
gress in the valley of the Oise and the Germans are eva
cuating the trenches in the trend of the river west of Bail
ly. The French are occupying the trenches as fast as the
Germans leave them. To the northwest the French are al
most entirely on the crest of Lassignvand Massif work
mg around Roye to the west and south. The enemy is dc>
rt ’oykig villages in the rear. Peronne is again in flames
and tire ruins are being destroyed by the fire.
33 DIVISIONS IN BATTLE.;
LONDON, Aug. 13— Thirty three German divisions .
are identified in the fighting as indicated by the German
reserves who are becoming exhausted and the German
Leaders are drawing troops from all other parts of the
line to extend the flanks and fill up the gaps.
BRITISH ARE GAINING GROUND.
LONDON, Aug. 13— Field Marshal Haig reports
that the British have gained ground north of Roye and
north of the bank of the Somme. The Germans made an at
tack in the Merris sector in Flanders and were decivisely
defeated and driven back.
TEN THOUSAND GUNS TAKEN.
PARIS, Aug. 13— The Paris Echo says that since July
18th over 1000 large guns have been captured from the
Teuton forces and also 10,000 machine guns besides large
quantities of other war material.
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WHERE WILL FOCH STRIKE NEXT?
PARIS, Aug 13— Speculation is rife here this after
noon as to Foch’s next move, whether he will p>*ess along
i the Somme or rhe Oise to advantage or strike elswhere
ilon.;'’ .he new front
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AUSTRIANS ARRIVING TO HELP HUNS.
PARIS, Aug. 13— It is reported today that Austro
Hungarian troops arriving on the western front to
help the Germans.
PRODUCERS OF
COLD SHOULD
SECURE BONUS
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i RENO, Nevada, Aug., — The
1 American gold conference delegates
adopted resolutions this afternoon
| asking tho U. government to pay a
! bonus for gold production.
me men’s i(ica of hospitable
community, o,ne where a chew of to
. bacco is the only credential a stranger
needs to offer. i
MISS LONG IX HOSPITAL
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Hiss Mate I/mg,’ of the local fotv#
of the Alaska in Engineering Com
mission, isin the hospital, suffering
from an attack of appendicitis. It is
believed that the crisis is passed and
no operation will he necessary.
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SALES OF WAR STAMPS
REACH ENORMOUS SUM.
SEATTLE Aug. 13— The July post
-office sales of war stamps in Alaska
reached $137,238.
MAIL ON SCHLEY
| There were seven pouches of firs
class rmdl aboard the Admiral Schl*
I and 14 sacks of second class , m
| The Admiral Scbley only, bad
I (lays mail fiom Seattle.