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STEAMER AL-KI IS
TOTAL LOSS-CABLE
SHIP SAT :s Ll\ :S|
SEATTLE, Nov. 3. — Steamer Al-Ki, which ran
aground on a reef on Chichagof!' Island during a snow-;
storm Thursday afternoon, is a total wieck. Ihis was
the announcement made here this forenoon by the own-,
ers of the steamer, the Seattle Steamship Co., M. I>. |
ITaynes, manager. The loss is estimated to be $100,000. ;
Advices received from the wireless station at Chieh-i
agotf this afternoon says the Al-Ki is breaking up on the;
reef. The passengers are reported to be safe, as thev,
were transferred to the fishing steamer San -Juan.
BURNSIDE RESCUES PASSENGERS FROM AL-KI
JUNEAU. Nov. 3.—Cableship Burnside arrived here;
early this forenoon with the passengers and many of the |
crew of the wrecked steamer Al-Ki. The passengers were,
picked up from the little fishing steamer San Juan which
had started with them for here but had been forced to;
anchor in a cove during a storm. The Burnside caught
the wireless call of the San Juan and went to her assist
ance and the passengers were dispatched to the Burn
side.
Passengers stated that the snow storm settled so sud-i
denly that the Al-Ki was enveloped before the officers;
could seek a safe anchorage. While under slow bell, Cap-1
tain Sandy McGregor being on the bridge himself, the;
Al-Ki hit sharply on a reef and began to tilt. The life
boats were lowered and the passengers placed in 'them, j
Lines kept the boats tied to the Al-Ki, so they would not1
he lost in the snow. ..A wireless was answered by the Sanj
Juan which arrived two hours later, after the storm had
abated.
The Al-Ki is one of the oldest boats on the Alaska
coast, having been operated to Southeastern Alaska by the
old Goodall-Perkins Company long before the Klondike
gold rush. In recent years the Al-Ki has been owned by;
the Pacific Coast Steamship Co.. Northland Transporta
tion Co., and early last spring was sold to the present
owners.
GOVERNOR AND JAVARY ARE FLOATED
SEATTLE, Nov. 3.—The Pacirie Steamship Company
announces that the steamer Governor, which ran aground
outside the breakwater at San Pedro Thursday afternoon,
lias been floated and no damage resulted.
The freighter Javary, which grounded on Whidby Isl
and in a fog, was pulled off this morning and proceeded
to Tacoma undamaged.
NEED MICH GASOLINE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The bu
reau of mines estimates that 4.000,000
automobiles will be operated in the U.
S. next year, consuming 500 gallons of
gasoline per car per annum, a total
of 2,000,000,000 gallons. Estimated
that a more economical type of engine
would save half this quantity.
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PENSIONS FOR MINISTERS
BOSTON, Nov. —A $5,000,000
pension fund for the support of retir
ed Episcopal clergymen has been
over-subscribed nearly 75 per cent. Of
the $8,712,000 subscribed, $5,104,555
has been paid.
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SLAV RAILWAY LOAN
PETROGRAD, Nov. 3.—The Provi
sional government has authorized a
loan of 750,000,000 roubles at 4per
tent for railways.
PREHISTORIC BOG TOWN
HAS BEEN UNCOVERED
VENICE, Nov. 3.—Italian workmen
at Fenilotto, in the province of Ver
ona, have uncovered the remains of
a prehistoric bog village, dating back
many centuries before the Golden Age
i of Rome.
BE DISFRANCHISED
PARIS, Nov. o.—Any person con-;
victed several times of intoxication;
will be d i si nf ranch ised, cannot hold1
office, carry arms or exercise parental
rights.
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SPEED UP PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Manu
facturers have assured the govern
ment that they are speeding up as
fast as possible on the manufacture
of aeroplanes.
NOME STEAMER IS
OVERDUE—BELIEVED
TO BE IN THE ICE
NOME, Nov. 3.—The steamer White Bear is now sev
en days’ overdue from the north and much anxiety is felt
among the people. It is feared that the little steamer was
caught in the ice in the recent storm, which swept along
this part of the coast, and has been carried out to sea. |
Yesterday the people ol Nome held a mass meeting.
It was decided to charter a boat and go to the aid of the
White Bear. Only two A. E. C. tugs were in port and
one was disabled. The people asked to be allowed to chat
ter the other tug, the Genevieve, but the A. E. C. refused,
saying that it was too dangerous and they feared the boar
would be lost. The people quickly decided otherwise and|
seized the Genevieve. The tug was placed in command of
the Coast Guard and sent out about noon yesterday on a j
search for the missing boat. Up to this afternoon noth-;
ing had been heard.
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ARTILLERY HAS
BEGUN DUEL ON
ITALIAN RIVER
BERLIN, Nov. 3.—The German ar
tillery has begun the battle of the
Tagliamento river. The Teuton guns
in northern Italy, opened lire from the
easterly side of the river upoii the
Italian positions on the west bank
where the Italians have retreated. The
Italians are replying to the artillery
attack. The Teutonic forces are try
ing to cross the river but so far have
not succeeded.
Left Wing Attacked
ROME, Nov. 3.—The Teuton pres
sure is noticeable on the left wing oi
the Italian army on the Tagliamento
river. The official report says that
Italians have repulsed the attempts o
the Austro-Germans to reach the right
bank of the river.
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RUSSIA GETS A LOAN
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The gov
ernment’s faith in Russia was reiter
ated today when officials authorized a
loan for thirty-one million dollars out
of the credit previously arranged for.
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GERMAN WAR REPORT
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BERLIN, Nov. —An official state
ment of the War Department says
that over two hundred thoufand pris
oners have been taken in the Teuton
campaign on the ItalianTroftt.
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A strike is reported to have been
made on the Little Gem Mine owned
by George Anderson in the Willow
Creek District.
SAX FRANCISCO, Nov. 3.—Noth
ing has resulted yet from the message
of Mediator Reed sent yesterday to
Secretary of Labor Wilson recom
mending that the government sci?e
and operate the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph company's lines along the
coast. Mediator Reed admitted that
he had failed to settle the strike trou
bles.
Last night Mediator Keed urged
that President Wilson be advised to
commandeer the plant in the intercs
of the national defense.
Order Hack to Work
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Frank .1
McNulty, President of the Internation
al Association of Electrical Workers,
telegraphed the striking telephone
workers of the Pacific Northeast cit
ies to return to work pending medi
ation .
Refuse to Obey
SEATTLE, Xov. 3.—The strikers
are still out, despite the orders from
President McNulty to return to work.
U. 8. SOLDIERS
CAPTURED BY
THE GERMANS
BERLIN, Nov. 3.—A German recoi:
noitering party has captured a party
of American soldiers on the Rhine and
Marne Canal, according to the official
report issued today.
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! WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Nothing
is known here of the Berlin report
regarding American soldiers being
! taken prisoners.
Six Ford cars were sold recently
within eight hours at Fairbanks.
DESTROYERS ENTER
SKAGER-BAK; SHIPS
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3. — British destroyers, far
from their base, have entered the Skager-Rak, Scandina
vian waters, and spread dismay among the German cratt.
Advices received here that the German commerce
iaider Crocodile has been sunk and live armed trawlers,
with their crews have been sent to the bottom.
This is the report wirelessed here by two Danish
steamers. The German vessel was seen in the engage
ment with the British torpedo destroyers and later went
down a mass of llames.
The Crocodile carried a crew of one hundred men and
was a new ship of about 1000 tons.
BRITISH NAVAL FORCES TAKE PRISONERS
LONDON, Nov. 3.—Early this forenoon the Admir
alty announced that certain British naval forces had en
gaged German boats in the ( attegat Arm ol the North
Sea, between Sweden and Denmark and had won a vic
tory. The British boats announced that prisoners were
being brought in No further announcement was made
at that hour.
WOUNDED MEN ON RAIDER REACH SHORE
ELSINORE, Denmark, Nov. 3.—Wounded men from
a German auxiliary cruiser sunk in the Skager-Rak are
reported landing on the coast ten miles north of here. They
are probably the men from the raider Crocodile, which
has been reported from Copenhagen as sunk by a British
naval force.
TEN ARMED PATROL BOATS ARE SUNK AT SEA
LONDON, Nov. 3.—Late this afternoon the Admir
alty announced that advices had been received ollicially
that British torpedo boats had destroyed ten armed pa
trol boats of the Germans, in addition to a German auxil
iary cruiser. The cruiser is said to have been a raider and
carried six-inch guns.
NEW SPEED PATROL BOAT IS ALSO SENT DOWN
LONDON, Nov. 3.—An electrically controlled speed
boat made an attack on British vessels patrolling the
Belgian coast early this forenoon. The British patrol
boats opened lire and the speed boat was sent down. The
members of the crew were rescued but they refuse to
make any comment regarding the construction ol the new
war craft of the Germans.
TWO Cl BATS LBST
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—The navy department an
nounces that a picket boat of the U. S. Michigan founder
ed on October 30th. Apparently the entire crew of twelve
men lest their lives. Three bodies have been found but no
trace of the boat nor the remainder of the crew has been
found.
The Department makes no mention of where the
Michigan was at the time of the disaster.
ATLANTIC PATROL BOAT BELIEVED FOUNDERED
WASHINGTON, Now. 3.—It is believed that one of
the large picket boats on patrol duty off the Atlantic coast,
operating along the Ijme of European steamers, has foun
dered in the gale which swept off shore two days ago.
The picket boat carried a crew of thirty and they and the
boat are believed to have been lost.