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Volume XI. Number 128. ____ —-. .—— ____- -
NORWAY MAY BREAK
WITH G MANY OVER !
SOBMARINE WARFAR
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(By rolled StotM Coble)
CHRISTIANIA, Wednesday, May 23.—Three more;
Norwegian merchant ships were sunk today by German;
submarines with heavy loss of life. The names of the ships;
were not given.
Continued disregard of the protests by Norway
agi-msi ruthless destruction of ships and men, brings the,
relations between this country and Germany nearer the!
breaking point. The finest vessels of Norway’s merchant j
fleet and hundreds of her sailors have gone down as the
result of unrestricted submarine warfare.
THREE SWEDISH SlilPS TAKEN
<B/ l nited !»!•!»• Coble)
COPENHAGEN, Wednesday, May 23—Three Swe
dish steamers have been captured and taken to German
ports.
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S COND MENTION
TO FOLLOW PERSHING
(By United Stales Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 23—It was stated
here yesterday that the Perching expedition to France
will be followed shortly by a second smaller expedition, the
second being practically a reserve corps "for the fii st.
MOBOLIZE AT AMERICAN LAKE
(By United States Cab'*)
SAN FRANCISCO, Wednesday, May 23.—The eighth
reserve engineer regiment will mobolize at Amei ican lake
on June 1st. according to an announcement made today
by Lieut. Col. Cavanaugh, commander.
PRESIDENT SEES NEED FOR
CENSORSHIP DURING CONFLICT
(Ay United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 23.—President
Wilson, in a letter to Chairman Webb of the judiciary com
mittee,insists upon the necessity for a censorship law dur
ing the present war crisis.
The chief executive is supported in his claim by other
high officials, who point out that were it not for the effi
cacy of the British censorship many frightful plots to
work destruction within the United States might have
been carried out. It is also pointed out that with so great
a percentage of alien enemies within the gates it is dang
erous not to keep well in touch with their activities.
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TURKS THREATEN JERUSALEM JEWS
(By United States Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 23.—Word has
been received here that a wholesale massacre of the Jews
in Jerusalem is threatened at the hands of the Turks.
ROCKEFELLER TAKES MORE BONDS
NEW LORK, Wednesday, May 23.—John D. Rocke
feller subscribed another $5,000,000 yesterday for the
Liberty Loan, which brings his total subscription for this
loan to $10,000,000.
WEALTHY FARMER
IS KILLED UNDER
OWN AUTOMOBILE
(By United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Wednesday, May 23.—R.
W. Vickery, a wealthy Tolt farmer,
was killed yesterday when caught be
neath his automobile which turned
over while driving along the road.
WIDOW OF LATE
EX-PRESIDENT
IS IN SEATTLE
(By United Statea Cable)
SEATTLE, Wednesday, May 23.—
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, widow of the
late ex-President Grover Cleveland, is
visiting with Mrs. M. F. Backus in
this city.
SUB EXPERT HAS
INVENTED UNDER
SEA LIGHTER
Offers 8,000-Ton Submarine
Merchantman to
Beat Fritz
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(Rr United States Cable)
PHILADELPHIA, Tuesday, May 22.
—According to the Philadelphia Press
Simon Lake has invented a submarine
merchantman of 8,000 tons capacity
which, he says, is unsinkable and a
complete answer to the German U
boat problem.
Lake is an undersea inventor of in
ternational reputation and may real
ly be said to be the father of the sub
marines of the present day. He spent
several years as an advisor in Ger
many, Russia and England and in
vented the Argonaut, the first sub
marine to operate successfully in the
open sea.
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WILSON OPPOSES
ABANDONMENT
OUT DOOR PLAY
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(By United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May
2IT.—In a letter to a New York editor
President Wilson advised against the
abandonment by colleges and schools
of athletic sports which, he said, tend
ed to make young men physically fit.
Outdoor sports in America do n:>t
come in for the same criticism as did
professional cricket in England, which
interefered with securing men for the
army. He pointed out that under the
selective draft those needed would be
called and it was the duty of the oth
er young men of the nation to keep in
trim.
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WANT TWO MORE ON
U. S. INTERSTATE
COMMERCE BOARD
(By United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May
23.—The senate has passed a b'll
which provides for the increase of the
membership of the interstate com
merce commission to nine. This rep
resents an increase of two members
over the present number. The mem
bers each receive a salary of $10,000
per year.
ADMIRAL LINE
OFFICER FIRST
TOJGISTER
O. Kohlmeister, Well Known
Here, Qualifies for
Conscription.
(By United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Wednesday, May 23.—
Otto Kohlmeister, 29, second officer
of the Admiral Goodrich and former
ly master of the schooner Harold
Bleekum, which he sailed into Resur-j
rection bay in midwinter, was the
first Seattle man to register under
the military conscription act.
Kohlmeister is a naturalized Ger
man, trained in the German merchant
marine, but he is so thoroughly in
sympathy with the country of his
adoption in this war that he lost no:
time in registering. His application
was mailed just before the Admiral
Goodrich sailed for Alaska.
Mrs. Kohlmeister, daughter of Dr.
J. P. Sweeney of this city, is very
proud of her husband’s record both as
a sailor and loyal American.
Capt. and Mrs. Kohlmeister have
been in Seward twice recently, first
when he sailed the Harold Bleekum
into port and later on their way south
after the Bleekum drifted ashore on
Kodiak island in a calm. He has been
an officer on Admiral line boats for
years. He was quartermaster and at
the wheel on the S. S. Buckman, now
the Admiral Evans, when her captain
.was killed by a pirate.
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VICE-PRESIDENT
OF HARROVIAN
BANK BETTER
Encouraging reports have been
given out by Dr. J. H. Romig con
cerning the improvement of Vice
President Hardy of the Harriman Na
tional Bank who was stricken with
paralysis yesterday.
Mr. Hardy regained to a considera
ble degree the use of the left side,
which was affected, and was able to
converse a little this morning with
Erich Lucas, cashier.
MADISON, Wednesday, May 23.—
Governor Phillip yesterday vetoed the
bill providing for a statewide referen
dum on the liquor bill.
GOV 1NMENT BUILDS
ANTI-SM MACHIN 5
»Dy United State* Cable)
WASHINGTON, Wednesday, May 23—Two devices
to combat submarines of scores submitted have stood the
test applied by naval critics and are now being construct
ed on a large scale for use by merchantmen of the allied
nations, according to an announcement made by the navy
department.
No details have been permitted to leak concerning the
style of these inventions, it not even being stated whether
they are for offensive or defensive purposes.
MAXIM HAS PLAN TO BLOCK SUBS
(By United States Cable)
NEW LORK, Wednesday, May 23.—Hudson Maxim,
inventor of many military devices, announced today that
he had perfected a method to make ships immune to the
danger of torpedo attack by submarines.
1
Imperial Regime
in Danger; Cabinet
of Hungary Quits
(By United St.ste* Cable)
GENEVA, Wednesday, May 23.—Conditions in Ger
many are becoming critical and the imperial regime is
threatened with downfall, according to Dr. Aguero, the
recalled Cuban ambassador to Berlin, who arrived here
today.
He asserts that not only has the army suffered severe
losses, but that the civil population are suffering to a de
gree.
HUNGARIAN CABINET RESIGNS
(By United State* Cable)
AMSTERDAM, Wednesday, May 23.—The Hungar
ian cabinet, headed by Premier Tisza, resigned today and
the dual monarchy is facing a crisis.
NEVILLE HURLS BACK
HIN N LG'S ARMY
(By l imed States Cable)
PARIS, Wednesday, May 23.—Gen. Neville’s offen
sive in the vicinity of Ailette valley today resulted in a
complete victory, as every point included in the plan of
attack was gained. The French artillery fire was con
ducted with perfect precision and was much more severe
than the enemy’s reply.
All the heights dominating the valley fell before the
final onslaught of the allied forces and remain in their
control.
Three lines of German trenches east of Chevreu were
taken in a drive by the French forces on that sector this
i morning.
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TURKISH FORT BOMBARDED
(By United State* Cable)
SOFIA, Wednesday, May 23—Thirteen entente war
ships and twelve airplanes bombarded Kavala, northeast
of Saloniki, yesterday.
BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT’S INVITATION
(By United State* Cable)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Wednesday, May 23.—The mes
sage of the president of Brazil to the congress of that
country, which was delivered yesterday, said in part:
“In consideration of the fact that the United States
is an integral part of the American Union; considering
our traditional policies, and, finally, in consideration of
the sympathies of the Brazilian people, the administration
invites congress to revoke the neutrality decree/’
BOATS AND TRAINS
The Alaska is due at 7 o'clock to
night.
The Admiral Evans sailed south at
8:30 this morning.
The Mariposa is due in Juneau to
morrow.
The Admiral Farragut is due in Ju
neau today.
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THE WEATHER
Yesterday.
Maximum .45
Minimum .39
Current .v~42
Weather. Cloudy
Wind .. South
Precipitation.02
WEATHER TOMORROW
Fair with brisk winds which
will diminish.
G. N. TO SPEND
$2,750,000 FOR
LOCOMOTIVES
(Bf United States Cable)
Seattle, Tuesday, May 22.—The
Great Northern railway has placed an
order with the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for $2,750,000 worth of freight
engines.
NEW FREIGHTER IS
LAUNCHED FROM
SEATTLE WAYS
(By United States Cable)
SEATTLE, Wednesday, May 23.—
The steel freighter B. Stolt Neilson,
8,800 tons capacity, was launched yes
terday afternoon at the Skinner and
Eddy yards.