G RMAN DIVER
EANGS PULLED
SAYS ADMIRAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. — Germany’s submarine,
campaign has lost its frightfulness so far as the move
ment of troops and supplies from the United Suites to Eu
rope is concerned. This is accounted tor mainly by the^
employment of these four things:
Observation balloons on transports and other vessels.
Smoke bombs.
Perfect system of convoying ships.
Arming vessels and manning them with competent!
crews.
Admiral Benson, chief of operations, today strongly
indicated that fear of the Teutonic undersea boats had:
been dissipated.
Continual crossing of the Atlantic by troop ships, pas-:
senger vessels and others has demonstrated that the Ger-j
man submarine sea terror will not attack when the steam- j
ships are well convoyed.
Divers Extend Range
He said the Germans had extended their operations'
so that now the submarines had been reported as far out;
as the thirtieth meridian, off the Azores, or approximate
ly half way across the ocean. Rut practically none of
them will approach a convoyed vessel and the possibility
of an attack on this country is put on a minimum.
Germany has been increasing her submarines both in!
numbers and size, but the department has not yet any def-;
inite information that there is any considerable numberJ
of the supposed dreadnought U-boats of.400 or 500 feet;
in length. In none of the engagements has there been re
ported any submarine of remarkable size, although the
Navy Department considers it perfectly logical that the;
lengths of these vessels will naturally increase with the'
popularity.
But the attacks on transatlantic ships have dropped;
off. The smoke bomb has been a big feature in deterring
the attacks.
Relies On Convoy
Admiral Benson gives the opinion that the greatest
and most effective deterrent of all is the system of con
voying and the fact that nearly every vessel today is arm
ed and manned with an excellent gun crew.
In addition the captive observation balloon is now car-,
l ied on most of the vessels. By means of these, the ship
may keep an excellent watch for the submarine terror.
Submarines may be seen as far as fifty feet below the sur
face of the ocean and the balloon crow’s nest has been un
ually effective not only in discerning the submarines but
also in directing the firing.
Admiral Benson says the department has no definite,
information of the number of submarines that have been
sunk by United States ships. None has been captured.
FOOL’S GOLD MAY BE
MADE REAL, DECLARES
ILLINOIS GEOLOGIST
CHICAGO, Oct. 8.—The yellow,
glistening metal so common in lumps
of coal, known as “fool’s gold,” may
be turned into real gold, according to
a statement made public today by Jo
seph E. Pogue, state geologist. He as
serts that the “fool’s gold’’ or pyrite
is rich in sulphur, a substance used in
large quantities for explosives and
other war purposes.
He urges the mine owners of the
**tate to turn this supposedly waste
product into a handsome profit. In
doing so, he says, the coal industry
will not only gain, but will render a
distinct service to the country at large
which is badly in need of domestic
supplies of pyrite.
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BENT ON RUIN
LONDON, Oct. 8.—Germany’s latest
effort to ruin every inch of invaded
France, before retiring, has come to
light in the discovery that canals and
rivers in Northern France are being
seined lifeless of eatable fish.
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LOUR AIR FLEETS
MAKE AITACK ON
L -ESCAPE
On Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, four German
i air fleets made an attack upon London
and then made their escape. The fol
lowing account of this seige has been
received by mail and is most inter
1 esting:
The strongest air attack yet at
tempted on London and the coast
towns b> the Germans was carried out
last night by four groups of hostile
airplanes.
Some of the machines got through
to London and bombarded the south
western district. Ten persons were
killed and thirty-eight injured.
A terrific barrage was sent up from
the defense guns and the roar of bat
tle lasted intermittently for two and |
a half hours.
The Germans bombed coast towns
as they passed over and proceeded to
ward Lodon. Two of the groups suc
ceeded in getting a number of ma
chines through the sky barrage.
Numerous bombs were dropped on
the southwestern district, which is
thickly populated with the homes ot
the upper and middle classes. The
fire from the defending guns was long
er and louder than ever before. A
rain of shrapnel fell in all sections ol
the town and the streets were virtual
ly deserted.
Stand Test Well
Londoners, despite the repeated Ger
man attempts to drop bombs upon the
city, are standing the test well. Last
night, when two squadrons of raiders
succeeded in getting close to London
and some of their number over the
city, there was no panic and no unto
ward incidents.
As soon as the coming of the raiders
i
was signaled the people in the streets
scurried for cover, while motor busses
and carts drew up to the curb, where
the passengers alighted quickly. With
in five minutes the streets were vir
tually deserted and u strange silence
fell over the city.
Most of the offices and shops had
closed before (> o’clock to permit their
employes to reach their homes and
there was only a fraction of the num
ber of persons on the rtreet as under
normal circumstances.
With the gathering of the dusk
many of the poorer classes, particular
ly the women and children, had gath
ered at the tube station around the
Guildhall and St. Paul’s Cathedral and
other places of refuge when the warn
ings were given. They were shepherd
ed into the refuges without confusion
or crowding.
Theatre* Almost Deserted
The theatres which were open had
small audiences and the. majority of
the restaurants were almost deserted.
Air battles over London have be
come so much a matter of course that
whenever there was a lull for a few
minutes in the firing the busses start
ed running again and the people flock
ed into the streets.
Field Marshal Lord French,* com
mander in chief of the home forces,
(‘issued the following report dealing
with last night’s raid.
“A group of hostile airplanes cross
ed the Essex coast at 7 o’clock this
evening and proceeded across Essex
toward London.
“This group of machines was fol
lowed at about a quarter of an hour’s
interval by a second group which pur
sued the same course.
“The first attack on London was de
livered from the northeast about 7:45
p. m. Most of the raiders were turn
ed back but one or more of the ma
chines penetrated the defenses and
dropped bombs in the southwestern
district.
.Machines Cross London
“About 8:15 p. m., the second group
of raiders attempted to cross the de- (
feases at various points in Northeast
and North London but without suc
cess until shortly after 9 o’clock *when
a few of the machines passed across
London and bombs were again dropped
in the Southwestern di&rict.
“Meanwhile a third group of raid
ers crossed the Kentish coast and
dropped bombs at various places. This
group did not penetrate very far west
ward.
“A fourth group of enemy machines
crossed the Essex coast at 8:30 p. m.,
and proceeded toward London, which
was apjfcoached shortly before ten
o’clock. They did not penetrate fur
ther than the eastern outskirts of Lon- ]
don where some bombs are reported
to have been dropped.
“No reports of casualties or dam
age have yet been received.’’
While the territic barrage was kept
up with the bursting shrapnel fur
nishing one of the greatest pyrotech
nical displays London ever saw, a j
thrilling battle in the air took place j
between enemy aircraft and British
aviators in the northern district, ac
cording to special constables who said
they witnessed it by means of power
ful binoculars.
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HEAL ISTATE
TRANSACTIONS
TAKING PLACE
From October 1st the following
transfers ot real estate have been
made and recorded in the Commis
sioner’s office for Kenai precinct:
U. S. Patent—Charles G. Strom; Lot
<>, Block 8, Federal Addition.
Deed—Charles G. Strom to Theo
dore Carlson; Lot 0, Block 8, Federal
Addition.
Deed—Anna Kilborn to Lou C. Mu
rill; Part Lot 22, Block 2, Seward.
Mining Deed-Mrs. J. K. Herzer to
j i», Herzer; 2 placer claims near
Hope.
Dot'd-K. J. Nickerson to Elien Nick
erson; Lot 19, Block 12, Seward.
Deed—F. L. Ballaine and wife to
VV. H. Christmas; Lot 4, Block 22,
Seward.
Deed—John E. Ballaine and wife to
P. T. Howe, Bishop of Alaska; Lot
2, Block 12, Seward.
Deed—Frank L. Ballaine and wife
to James A. Stewart and Hugh Duogh
erty; Lots 18 and 22, Block 18, Sew
ard.
Deed—Robert Ashland and wife to
L. S. Parker; Lots 11 and 12, Block
5, Laubner’s Add.
Deed—James J. Ryan to John Ka
cerasky; interest in 2 quartz claims
! near Hope.
Deed—Harry V. Hoben to Harold
K. Allen; Lot 27, Block 12, Seward.
i About a dozen location notices of
mining claims, both quartz and pla
cer, have been recorded, the locations
i being in Moose Pass, Nuka Bay and
Hope sections.
Three death certificates have been
filed for: Jesse Janies Grimes, Guy T.
Dority and Charles El. Wiley.
Several miscellane* is instrument*
have also been tiled since the first of
the month.
THE CHURCHES
METHODIST CHURCH
11:00 A. M.—“Testing by Tasting/'
Ps. 34:8.
12:15 P. M.—Sunday School.
7:30 P. M.—Commission Men’s Ser
ivice. Theme, “Individual Conscious
ness of Supreme Love.”
The Ladies' Aid will meet with
Mrs. J. J. Fatten Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 o’clock.
The public is invited to all services
of the church. .
J. J. PATTON, Pastor.
'episcopal church service
Rev. George John Zinn, Minister in
Charge
Services, Sunday, October 14, 1917,
being the 19th Sunday after Trinity.
11:00 A. M.—Holy communion and
sermon.
7:30 P. M.—Evening service and
i sermon.
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; EXPLORER RETURNS FROM
BLUE-EYED ESKIMOS' LAND
VANCOUVER, B. C.. Oct. 8.—After
six months spent on Arctic shores, D.
D. Cadzow, of the American museuni
of national natural history, ot New
York, has arrived in Vancouver with
one of the finest ethnological collec
m
tions ever brought out of the north.
He visited the Eskimos of the Mac
kenzie river delta and of the Corona
tion gulf district, some of whom are
blue-eyed, presumably from an admix
ture of Scandinavian blood, according
to Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the explor
er.
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