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LONDON, May 5.—The beginning
of the end for Germany next autumn
and peace before winter is over, is the
prediction of Lieutenant-General Jan
Christian Smuts, who commanded the
victorious British expedition in Gel
man East Africa and who now is rep
resenting South Africa in the imperi
al conference here.
“Morally and politically Germany
already is defeated,” he said here yes
terday, “and all that remains is the
final issue on the field of battle.
“The submarine? Well, I am firm
ly convinced that the submarine cam
paign is not going to settle this war.
At the best, it is nothing more or less
than a raid on our wide imperial lines
of communication. The raids will be
severe and will inconvenience us very
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—St. Louis Globs-DomocraL
seriousiy, but they will not lead to our
defeat.
“No raid on lines of communication
ever yet led to the defeat of an em
pire in the world. This summer I
think we shall see the submarine ef
fort on which Germany is relying fail
and then, earlier than many of us
think, we shall hear of peace.
“This nation is not inspired by
vengeful feeling, nor by any desire to
destroy the German nation. We are
actuated by higher motives. I am sure
the nation will make a wise settle
ment, not only in its own interests, but
in the interests of Europe.”
JUNEAU, Maj^ 10. — Governor
Strong last evening appointed Sena
tor J. R. Heckman chairman of the
territorial fish hatchery commission
whose establishment was provided for
by an act of the territorial legislature.
The other members of the commis
sion have not yet been appointed.
It will not be necessary to wear a
kimona just because the beautiful
decorations breathe of the prefume of j
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night. 47 j
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NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, April 7,
1917.
NOTICE is hereby given that Itudoph
E. Weiss, of Matanuska, Alaska, who on
October 18, 1915, made homestead appli
cation No. 02489, for NE% Sec. 21, SE<4
Sec. 16, Township 17 N., Range 1 E.,
Seward Meridian, has filed notice of In
tention to make five year Proof, to e«
tablish claim to the land above de
scribed, before Leopold David, U. S.
Commissioner, at his office at Anchor
age, Alaska, on the 15th day of June,
1917. The Territory of Alaska Is hereby
specially notified.
. Claimant names as witnesses:
Hugh McCaughey, George Nylen, Mar
tin Leckbold, F. F. Winchester, all of
Matanuska, Alaska.
C. B. WALKER, Register.
DETAILS TOED III
LONDON, England (Thursday) —
An official story compiled from the
statements of officers and men en
gaged has been published concerning
the action by the destroyer leaders
Swift and Broke on night patrol in
the English Channel on April 20-21,
in which a German flotilla of six des
troyers was engaged, when the Brit
ish fought in the style so usually at
tributed to the British navy.
The official statement says:
The British destroyer leaders Swift,
and Broke, on night patrol, were
steaming on a westerly course. It was
intensely dark, but calm. The Swift
sighted the enemy at 600 yards and
the Germans instantly opened fire.
There were six German destroyers,
according to German prisoners. The
Swift replied and tried to ram the
leading destroyer. She missed ram
ming, but shot through the German
line unscathed, and in turning neatly
torpedoed another boat in the enemy
tine.
Again the Swift dashed at the
leader, which again eluded her and
fled, with the Swift in pursuit.
In the meantime, the Broke had
launched a torpedo at the second boat
in the line, which hit the mark, and
then opened fire with every possible
gun. The remaining German boats
were stoking furiously for full speed.
The Broke’s commander swung
round to port and lammed the third
boat square abreast the after funnel.
Locked together thus, the two boats
fought a desperate hand to hand con
flict. The Broke sw-ept the enemy’s
tlecks at point blank range with every
gun from main armament to pompom,
Maxim, rifle and pistol.
Two other German destroyers at
tacked and poured a devastating fire
on the Broke, w-hose foremost gun
crews wrere reduced from 18 to six
men. Midshipman Donald Gyles, al
though wounded, kept all the foremost
guns in action, he himself assisting
the depleted crews to load. While he
was thus employed a number of fren
zied Germans swarmed up over the
Broke’s forecastle out of the rammed
destroyer, and finding themselves,
amid the blinding flashes of the fore
castle guns, swept aft in a shouting
mob. The midshipman met the onset
singlehanded with an automatic pis
tol. A German grappled w-ith him and
tried to wrest the weapon away. Cut
lasses and bayonets being among the
British equipment, the German was
promptly bayoneted by Seaman Ingel
son. The remainder of the invaders
except two w-ere driven over the side,
the two being taken prisoner.
Ten minutes after ramming the
Broke wrenched herself free from her
sinking adversary and turned to ram
the last of the three remaining Ger
man boats. She failed in this object,
but in swinging around succeeded in
hitting the boat’s consort on the
stem with a torpedo. Hotly engaged
with these two fleeing destroyers the
Broke attempted to follow- the Swift
in the direction she was last seen,
but a shell struck the Broke’s boiler
room, disabling her main engines.
The enemy then disappeared in the
darkness. The Broke, altering her
course, headed tow-ard a destroyer,
which a few minutes later w-as seen
to be heavily afire and whose crew, on
sighting the British destroyer, sent
up shouts for mercy. The Broke steer
ed slow-ly toward the German, regard
less of the danger from a possible ex
plosion of the magazines, and the Ger
man seamen redoubled their shouts
of “Sav! Sav!” and then unexpectedly
opened fire.
The Broke, being out of control, was
unable to maneuver or extricate her
self, but silenced the treachery with
four rounds; then, to insure her own
safety, torpedoed the German amid
ships.
Sighting the outline of a stationary
destroyer, from which shouts were
heard, the Swift approached warily
with her guns trained to find that it
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was the destroyer which had already
been rammed by the Broke. The Ger
mans were bellowing, “YVe surrend
er."
Fearing treachery, the Swift wait
ed, and presently the destroyer heel
ed over and sank stern first, the crew
jumping into the water.
The destroyer Broke was under
command of Commander Edward R.
G. R. Evans, who was second in com
mand of Scott’s Antarctic expedition.
The German government has issued
another statement regarding the fight
off Dover, reiterating its claim to hav
ing destroyed Britsh ships. This is
again denied by the Britsh admiralty.
The German statement says:
“The sinking of the enemy leading
destroyer, which was mentioned in
our official report Saturday, was
clearly observed by the crews of the
whole group of our torpedo boats.
“Five minutes later a heavy explo
sion occurred on another British
destroyer, followed by an outbreak of
flame, probably due to torpedoing by
one of our torpedo boats, which has
not returned. It is highly probable
that this English vessel was also
sunk.
“Another Britsh destroyer received j
a big hole forward from our gunfire. I
Aonther leading vessel received two
artillery hits just beyond the bridge.
Another British destroyer was hit.”
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Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. O. 0. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL’S CLUB.
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Friday evening at 8 o’clock.
DANISH CLUB
HAMLET
Meets Every Friday, 7:30 P. M.
2nd and East B..
NOTICE.
To all Carpenters: United Eroth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, Local No.1475, meets at the
Carpenters' Hall, 6th Ave. next to
corner of P St. every Tuesday even
ins' at 7:30.
J. S. BALDWIN, Sec.
NOTICE TO A. E. C. EMPLOYES
Meeting of vital importance to all
employes at Social hall Friday night
at 7:30 o’clock for continuation of
commissary. Everyone is urgently re
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