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The Great ) The Great ALASKAN SUVlPtl ALASKAN DAILY 1_ -1 IMTM ivnim VVFRY SATURDAY LARGEST ALASKAN CIRCULATION ADVERTISEMENTS BRING RESULTS_ 1 UIlLISHED EVERY SA1UKDAY SEWARD. THE GATEWAY TO ALASKA. SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1916. Ten Ctat‘ the CoM \ OJ. 10, V>. _ ' 1 " ..* . TWO MEN WHO LEFT SEWARD TOR COED BAY ARE DROWNED Tom Campbell and John Larsen, two men who left here some time ago for the strike at Cold Bay were drowned on March 13 near Barren island by the capsizing of a small boat belonging to the gas boat Success in which they were on the way west. The success left Seward on February 3 and reached Barren Island on March 8, where * storms and tides held her until March 13 when she was wrecked. Tom Campbell, John Larsen and Charles Han sen went ashore in a small boat and when they were on the way back to the Success they capsized. Hansen suc ceeded in swimming ashore covered with ice and came to Seward on the Farragut this afternoon with his feet rather badly frozen. He was in the water fifteen minutes. E. H. L. Mitchell, well known here, who also return ed on the Farragut was onthe Success when the small boat capsized. Later the Success drifted on the rocks and he got ashore with Hansen on the island and remained there 58 days, from March 13 to May 9. During that time they lived on mussels only. With a small skiff Mitchell made an efl 4 4o get to the mainland but a gale blew up. Later they made the journey, a distance of about twenty-five miles, to Dogfish Bay and Mitchell walked twelve and a half miles to English bay after terrible hardships. On the way he was without sleep but shot a fish duck which he ate raw. Later he got to Port Graham and sent a bidark back for Hansen. From Port Graham they were taken to Seldovia on a cannery boat. Poor Campbell lived here all last winter and was well known. The other man who lost his life was formerly a saloon man of Tacoma and Portland. Mr. Mitchell says that while Captain Hansen was on the shore of the island he tried to float matches to him but Hansen nearly froze to death. When they got on the island together they got drift wood for Arcs and so saved their lives. Mr. Mitchell was formerly in the real estate business here and Captain Hansen is well known. Mr. Campbell was from Bremerton and had valuable property there. A brother of Mr. Campbell was drowned in Minnesota last year. He was 42 years of age and Mr. Larsen was 55. The relatives are not known here. AMERICANS TAKEN IN RAID RESCUED SAX ANTONIO, May 20—Late last night General Fun ston received a message from Colonel Sibley stating that the United States expedition which started in pursuit of the Mexican bandits that raided Glenn Springs is coming out of Mexico after having rescued the Americans who were taken prisoners during the raid. Sibley also an nounces that he has scattered the bandits and decided to return. LYNCH EXECUTION DELAYED WASHINGTON, May 20.—In answer to the request of this government that the execution of Jeremiah Lynch, the Irish rebel who is a citizen of this country, be delayed Ambassador Page wired the state department last night that the sentence on Lnvch had not been confirmed but that the government had asked for a suspension of the ex ecution pending an investigation. The Irish in New York and all over the eastern states are sending thousands of telegrams asking the government to intervene before the life of an American citizen is taken- in cold blood. v ❖ ❖ •>*>❖❖❖ ❖ $ | ❖ ANOTHER QUAKE * ❖ SHAKES ITALY * ^ - •> ROME, May ID. — An earthquake of unusual violence $hook the Adri atic coast yesterday between Rimini and Zesena and the disaster of the | observatory at Florence predicts a I repetition. The quakes in Venetia and I in several of the central provinces last Tuesday and Wednesday shook vast areas of territory. TO REORGANIZE U. S. FLEET IN ATLANTIC WASHINGTON, May ID.— Joseph is Daniels, secertary of the navy, will shortly announce the plans of reorganization of the Atlantic fleet, naming Admiral Mayo, now com manding the First division, to suc ceed Admiral Fletcher as commander in-chief with his flag on the Arkansas. BUNNELL HOLDS COCRT RUBY AND 1 DITAROD FAIRBANKS, May ID. — Judge Bunnell and the court party will leave j tomorrow night for Ruby and Iditarod ; where terms of court will be held, | SHIP ANTIMON Y ON THE FIRST BOAT OF SEASON FAIRBANKS, May ID. — The steamer Reliance, the first boat of the season, will leave for Dawson tomor row night with passengers and eleven hundred tons of antimony. ! SEWARD WILL NOW HAVE DRESSED LI MBER A new gasoline engine went out to the lumber mill this morning to be us ed to operate a sizer and planer which will enable Seward to produce dress ed lumber from now on. FIXING BRIDGE Superintendent Anton Fide has a crew at work just now fixing Resur rection bridge. GERALD’S CAFE NOW IS UNDER BAN SEATTLE, May 13. — A warrant was issued late yesterday charging Clarence Gerald, proprietor of Ger ald’s Cafe, with violating the prohibi tion law. Early this morning Gerald had not yet been arrested. FORMER AMBASSADOR TO GERMANY TO OUTLINE INTERNATIONAL COURT PLAN MOHONK LAKE, N. Y., May 17.— Former American Ambassador to Germany Andrew D. White will out line the possibilities of establishing an international judical court to settle disputes be'-wcftn countries and pre vent future wars, at the Conference on International Arbitration whi<h began here today. While the conduct of tne European war is not to be the subject of dis cussion, the program includes ques tions of neutral rights and duties, and other issues created or emphasized by the war. Fifty prominent chambers of commerce and boards of trade, in cluding The Chamber of Commerce of the United States and The National Association of Manufacturers have official delegates here. The relation of large national ara ments to arbitral and judicial settle ment of international disputes will al so have ap lace on the program. Former President Taft and other Americans will also try tc learn wbat influence world commerce and finance has on the frequency and duration of modern wars. House Committee Wants a Big Navy WASHINGTON, May 18. — The House Naval committee has come out in advocacy of a big naval program for this year at least but it ulso goes on record as favoring universal dis | armament. The program of the com mittee provides for the expenditure of a hundred and eighty millions for fleet construction. “MOTHER” BURNSIDE PLACED IN DRYDOCK SEATTLE, May 13. — “Mother” I Burnside, as the United States Sig nal Corp cable repair ship is known, was placed in the drydock this morn ing. The rudder of the Burnside, which is 34 years old, will be remov ed. The Burnside will remain on the drydock for three weeks. BOY SCOUTS AS USHERS AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION (Special to Gateway by United Press! ST. LOUIS, May 16.—Preparations for the Democratic National conven tion which will be called to order here June 14 were in full swing today. The police department was prepar ing a schedule for policemen and de tectives to be followed during the stay of the delegates. Hundreds of extra policemen will be sworn in for special duty during the democrats’ meeting. The Boy Scouts troops will do their share of work and most likely will be used as ushers in the Coliseum, where the convention will be held. Other youngsters will act as guides to visitors. The civic organizations of the city were busy getting out literature which will aid the delegates and their families in seeing the city’s points of j interest. Work on the preparation of the Coliseum will begin in a few days, Manager Robinson said. Hundreds of special seats in addition to the plat form and arangements for the press representatives will be arranged. GERMANS CONCENTRATE TO TRT RUSH AT CALAIS ONCE AGAIN Good Game oi Ball 1 Coming Tomorrow The team of Captain Campbell will meet a nine under tne captaincy oi Captain Haasch tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock for the championship of Seward. Both teams are said to be as strong as they could possibly be made, and evenly matched. ■ - -- %• ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦• ❖ BET MADE ON * I ❖ COSTUMES TONIGHT *j ❖ - A bet of ten dollars was made to day that over a hundred couples will attend the Hard Times dance tonight and the man who bet against it said that in all Seward could not be found a hundred suits of clothes crazy enough to be suitable. 1 he most weird costumes are how being dug up for the evening and the most remark able sights are in store for those at tending. Somehow or another, every thing promises that the dance will be one to be remembered for years. big deal made in the CANDLE CREEK DISTRICT Walter Johnson of the Union Con struction Works of San Francisco has taken over half a>. interest in Candle creek properties, according to advices which have just been received in Sew ard. A dredge will be placed in op eration thereon. TO GRADE 5th Ave. DOWN TO THE SEA A petition is now being circulated by the property holders for the grad ing of Fifth Avenue all the way to the beach. _ _— OREGON FOR HUGHES PORTLAND, May 20. — Every county organization that had reported up to midnight last night shows that Justice Hughes has a substantial presidential preferential majority in the Republican primary over Cummins and Burton. Wilson received the preference vote without op position in the Democratic primary. Roosevelt is the choice of the Progressive bu that party cast an extremely light vote. PASS SHIP PURCHASE BILL WASHINGTON, May 20. — The house today passed the Alexander ship purchase bill to establish a shipping board and a fifty million dollars government corporation to build and operate merchant ships under the American flag. AUSTRIANS BEATING ITALIANS BERLIN, May 19. — The Austrians have conquered several additional positions of importance from the Italians, it is officially announced. Over five hundred Italian prisoners were taken in the fighting last night and the Austrian offensive continues with great fury along al most the entire front. BRITISH RAISE MORE MONEY LONDON, May 19.—Premier Asquith has decided to ask parliament for an additional appropriation of a billion and a half and this will bring the total war budget to twelve billions. SAYS ALLIES STAND SOLID PETROGRAD, May 19.—In a speech delivered here today by Viviani, the minister of justice for France, he declared that no allied nation will think of peace until Germany is defeated. Viviani is here on a diplomatic mission. “The Allies will stand solid for a finish fight” he declared. “They intend to break Germany’s heavy sword and they owe this to the unborn generations.” This de claration is taken as another answer to the supposed feel i ers thrown out by the British government. ROUMANIA BREAKS WITH ALLIES WASHINGTON, May 20.—‘That Roumania is near a break with the Allies is the rumor here today, but a rum or which has not yet been confirmed. The break is said ! to be the result of Roumania’s negotiations with Germany ! and Austria for a commercial treaty. One report says I that the French minister has already been recalled from | Bucharest and that a state of war theoretically exists and this report has caused a big sensation as Roumania is able to place a powerful army in the field and her proximity to Russian territory would make an attack a matter of ease. I Reports from New York are to the effect that quite a flut j ter has occurred in stock exchange circles owing to the re port. Roumania’s army has a war strength of more than half a million. GERMANS CONCENTRATE LONDON, May 20.—Germany is now unquestionably preparing for a tremendous offensive on the Belgian front on the western end of the western battle line. Dispatches from Holland today are to the effect that for three days there has been a heavy movement of men and munitions toward the firing line and big guns are reported to be con centrating from Ypres to the sea coast. Teutonic scout ing has also become more active in that quarter and it is considered quite likely that the Germans are about to re new their efforts to smash through to Calais. Military people express the opinion that the offensive at Verdun will be maintained simultaneously. RAID ENGLAND AGAIN LONDON, May 20. — German aeroplanes raided the eastern part of Kent county at two o’clock this morning. One soldier was killed but no other casualties are reported except that two people received slight injuries. The at tacking planes are believed to have returned safely. PARIS, May 19.—The French budget as announced by the Finance minister for the present term exceeds a billion and a half. The minister asks for an increase. ADVISES GERMAN AMERICANS WASHINGTON, May 19.—The German government, through Ambassador Bernstorff, has instructed all Ger man consuls in the United States to admonish German citizens in their several districts to scrupulously observe American laws. This is done particularly to make an end of the alleged conspiracies for the destruction of ships that carry munitions of war to the Allies. POPE AGAINST SUBMARINES LONDON, May 19. — Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign minister, announced in the house of commons to day that the government has been informed by Sir Henry Howard, British minister to the Vatican, that Pope Bene dict has made a request to Germany to abandon sub marine warfare. This fact is regarded as a tremendous diplomatic success for Howard. THINKS PEACE IS CLOSE WASHINGTON, May 19.—That peace in Europe is not as far away as most people believe is the inference to be drawn from a dispatch just received from W. Acker man, the United Press correspondent at Berlin who has become famous as the best informed correspondent of the whole war period. In a cable to the United Press today Ackerman says: “There is a feeling here in Berlin that if some strong neutral nation like the United States undertook to bring about negotiations for peace it might succeed. Diplomats regard the recent statements of President Poincare of France and Foreign Minister Grey of Great Britain as the opening guns in an informal peace discussion. Both of them wished to have it appear that Germany had made peace proposals when, it is believed, they meant only to show that peace is not impossible. This is the opinion in spite of the fact that the speeches of Grey and Poincare do not appear all together conciliatory. Some well informed people here predict that hostilities will cease by October. One official declares that making peace just now would be no more difficult than adjusting the Americarvsubmarine issue.”