No. 344 SEVENTEENTH YEAR
SKAGWAY, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1915 PRICK 10 CKNTS
ilfisHMiMEs
A MOST DRASTIC ORDER
London, March 16—An order was
issued this afternoon by the Brit
ish Admiralty declaring a blockade
i4j.un.st the whole North Sea coast,
liuJudinj; that of Germany, al
though the term blockade is not
used in the order. Tb® action Is
designed to prevent the eaportatlim
<>r importation of any commodities
to Germany through the Nether laud
or any of the Scandinavian coun
tries adjoiclrg, a&d goes Into ef
fect immediately.
London, March 16—(Later)—It is
announced that the blockade order
issued this morning by the ad
miralty. is not intended for the cap
ture of ships, but aims simply at
securing their cargoes. The order.
It is claimed, is very elastic. It
is ht»urlj- exoeeted the first boat
will be seized.
Washington, D. C, March 16-—
America's uo<e which is being pre- j
pared to bo sent to (.irgat iiritain j
ill reference to the order for a
blockade of all the North Sea const,
will, it is said, be the sharpest, and
most vigorously worded of any di
plomatic communication yet sent by
the administration to any of the
belligerents during the present war,
as it is claimed that the enforce
ment of the order will practically
make America a party to the con
tempated starvation of (Jermany.
- The allies are reported to have
had spies for months past working
in Tacoma, Seattle and San Franci*
co, gathering information in regard
to the movements of steamers leav
ing for European ports.
London, March 16—The German
cruiser Dresden, which escaped from
the sea fight which occurred be
tween British and German fleets
near the Falkland islands some
months ago. and has been in hid
ins along the Patagonian coast since
thut time, until the other day, when
she sallied forth and sunk the
British bark. Con nay Castle, has in
turn been sunk, according to an of
ficial statement given out here this
morning, by the British steamer
Glasgow, the Japanese auxiliary
cruiser Orma, and the British
s.teamer Kent, near Juan Fernan
dez island.
The engagement between the Ger
man cruiser and the other vessels
was short, the Dresden being badly
damaged early In the flght. She
hauled down her colors and dis
played a white flag, bu being alt
aiire the magazine caught and ex
iJoded, sending the vessel to the
i*>ttuin.
The crew of the Dresden and fif
teen badly wounded Germans are re
ported to have been landed at Val
paraiso.
Valparaiso, March 10—Nineteen
members oi the crew of the Dres
den were reported to be missing
when the Ornia arrived in this port
today with tUe survivors.
Athens, March 10—The Turks i
are now said to be engaged in plac
ing heavy calibered guns on the •
heights near Scutari, acrtiss the
Straits of Bosphorus from Con-'
stantinople, to pievCTit the entrance [
of the allied fleet through tlie Sea o j
Marmora should it succeed in re- ;
ducing the farts in th«j Dardanelles. !
Berlin, March 16—A report has :
just reached here that the British ;
warships Ai'gemmenon, Lord Xel
son, Cormvnliis, Dublin, and the
French wars! ips Bouvet, Suffeen
and Sappir had all been badly dftm- j
aged ia the Dardanelles fighting.
Sale Continued
One-Half Off
On Shoes
Our shoe sale has been continued.
We will sell shoes at one half
■price until Saturday night March
20th. A large and varied stock.
Now is the time to outfit the
whole family with shoes for the
summer. You get one dollar's
worth of shoes for fifty cents.
Come while we have your size.
H. J. LYNCH
Up-to-date Haberdasher
and Ladies' Furnisher
Broadway between Third andTourth Phone 41 ^
Geneva, March 16—It Is reported
that tho Italian navy Is now «on
i-antratiog at Treanto.
RESERVISTS
ORDERED HOME
Seattle, March 16— Russian re
servists in the states or Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Mon
tana and Alaska, have been order
?d to rejoin their colors at once,
jeeording to information received in
this city today.
RE MUSTREMi
IN TRE ASYLUM
New York, JTarch 16—The motlo
cf Harry K Thaw's counsel, John
B. Staschfield, the other day, when
L'ls client was acquitted of- conspir
acy, for tha former's return to Nt\
Hampshire as a free and sane per
son, was argued before Justice Pago
of the supreme court yesterday, and
denied, the judge declaring that
rhaw should never be liberated from
Mattewan with his sanction.
Thaw's attorney today secured a
writ for a hc-beas corpus hearing on
Friday.
MY BE 1'
EXTRA SESSION
Seattle, March 16—Congressman
Humphrey, of this state, who has
just returned from the national
capital, says congress n;ay be forc
ed to sit this fall owing to the criti
cal condition of Mexican affairs as
well as to the financial situation in
the United states.
INDUSTRIAL RELATION'S
HEARING AT DALLAS
Dallas, Texas, March 16—Land
tenantry and the distribution of la
bor during and following the cotton
pic-king and other harvests in the
Southwest will be investigated by
the United States commission on in
dustrial relations at a series of
public hearings here today.
There are more rent paying farm
ers in Texas than the farm-owning
kind, -and tii'i problem of- landlords
and tenant, especially of absentee
landlordism, have become the lead
ing political and economic issues in
the state.
RELIEF SHIP DUE
IN ROTTERDAM
• ?
Seattle, Alarch 16—The Belgian
relief ship "Washington, which left
Puget Sound on January 29th, pass-1
ed through the Panama canal, stop- j
ped to coal a* Norfolk, Va., Is due j
at Rotterdam, ^Netherlands, tomor
row. Her carfo Is valued, at $519,
2S6.
TOWN COUNCIL
LAST NIGHT
The town council mat, in regular
session last night, those present
i olng Mayor James Kennedy and
Councilmeu H. Ashley, W. B.- Bat
son, O. Selmer and A. C. Blaucha-rd
Minutes of previous meeting read
and approved.
The monthly report of the school
loard, for ail appropriation of $600
for the school month ending March
28th was read, accepted and a war
rant ordered drawn for the amount
asked for.
Councilman Ashley, of the P. W.
and P. P. committee, retorted sever
al sections o' sidewalk in the dis
trict between Second and Eighth
streets to be in dangerous condi
tion and badly in need of repair or
replacement by new walks. He es
timated there were approximately
3,645 feet of sidewalk that" would
come under this head, or about 1,
000 feet less than was covered by
the trunk sidewalk on the west side
of State street, for which wil be re
Quired approximately 63,C00 feet of
lumber and 30 kegs of nails. The
matter was referred back to the
committee, with instructions to the
town clerk to institute inquiries as
to the price for which lumber may
be laid dowi> in Skasrway at the
present time.
Councilman Ashley also reported
an extremely narrow piece of side
walk on Broadway, between Eight
and Ninth streets, which he stat
ed was not safe and recommended
its widening immediately, before
some accident happened. The su
perintendent of streets was instruct
ed to attend to the matter at once.
The following claims against the
town were presented, allowed and
ordered paid:
Alaska Trausfer Co $7.00
Martin Itjen 2.50
Martin Convay 7.00
A. J. Baker 75
Under the head o unfinished
business some matters relating to
the Skagway cemetery were dis
cussed, but were laid over without
action for more definite information.
Adjournment.
'FRISCO SPECIAL ELECTION
San Francisco, March 16—Wheth
er the taxpayers °f this city shall
submit to a special tax to provide a
fund for advertising San Francisco
more extensively, was the issue at
r. special election today,
5KAGWAY EGGS
We are headquarters for fresh laid
Skagway eggs and durieg the season
can supply them in large quantites.
We sell them today at 45c per dozen
with an absolute guarantee as to
quality.
P. H. GANTY, GROCER
MOST POWERFUL OF WORLD'S -
BATTLESHIPS LAUNCHED TODAY
Newport News, Va., March 16—
Sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Kolb
of Germantown, Pa., the giant U.
S. dreadnaught Pennsylvania slip
ped from tut ways today and took
her place as the most powerful
'ighting machine yet launched.
In the presence of Secretary of
Navy Danielc, aud other officials,
solemn ceremonies were conducted.
While sailora and marines stood at
attention, and as big salute guns
boomed forth, Miss Kolb dashed a
oottlo o£ champagne over the bow,
and christened Uncle Sam's 38th
battleship the Pennsylvania.
As the enormous fighting machine
plunged into the ocean, She pres
ented a strange contrast to the
Delaware, launched in the -same
yards—the Newport News Ship
building company's yards in 1909.
Where the Delaware *iad a dis
placement of 20,000 tons, the giant
Pennsylvania had 31,400. Mammoth
Hack guns, bristling from her sides
were 14-inch, type—twelve in num
ber—against the Delaware's ten
12-inch guns.
In addition to her larger guns,
the Pennsylvania carries four- sub
merged torpedo tubes, through
which she can shoot under water at
ah euemy; and 22 5-inch caliber ra
pid fire guns, four three pounder
saluting guns, two one pounders,
for boats, two three inch field
pieces and two 30 caliber machine
guns..
She will carry 65 officers, a crew
of 863, and a marine detachment of
74.
Thirteen million dollars was the
cost to Uncle Sam of this latent ad
dition to the navy, she is far and
away better than anything the navy
has ever asked before. From top
to bottom her equipment is strictly
modern. Oil burning Curtiss tur
bines instead of coal engines will
propel her, aud she is fitted to car
ry 694,839 gallons of fuel.
Other figures showing what a
giant she is follows:—-length over
all 680; breadth, 97%feet; speed,
21 knots. The keel was laid down
in February, 1913.
The Pennsylvania, in some re
spects will be the most powerful
vessel afloat. While not as speedy
as the greatest British warship, the
"Queen Elizabeth," which hurled
its projectiles with deady effect in
the Dardanelles bombardment, the
Pennsylvania's weight of broadside
is 3,000 pounds heavier than the
British rival, and her protective ar
mor is three inches thicker.
A comparison of the two ships,
each Illustrating different ideas in,
naval construction, follows:
Pennsylvania—displacement, 31,
JOO-tons; big guns, 12 14-inch; ar
mor amidships, 16 Inches; speed, 21
Knots; weight of broadside, 16,292
l-ounda. Queen Elisabeth—displace
ment 27,500 tons; big -buns, 8 15
inch; armor amidships, 13.inches;
speed, 24 knots; weight of broadside
13,400 pounds.
Dreadnaught No. 39, which has
not as yet been christened, is a
sister ship of the Pennsylvania.
American naval exports declare that
while ships of the Queen Elizabeth
type might outrange the Pennsyl
vania, the letter's protective armor
is so heavy that projectiles would
not do any appreciable damage.
FUNERAL HELD
AJMALLUP
The funeral of William Schon
born, the Chisana merchant, who
was mysteriously murdered in that
camp on December 26th, 1914, was
I.eld'Hn Puyallup, Wash, to which
place his remans had been shipped,
on Thursday, March 4th.
Mr. Schonborn was a prominent
member of the Masonic order, which
iiad charge of the funeral. He was
ulso an Odd Fellow. He is surviv
ed by a sister Mrs. Jarrus Clement,
of South Hill, Puyallup, and by a
i.ephew, Clifford Schonborn, con
nected with Puyalllup Mercantile
company.
An old-timer in Dawson, named
Kingsley, ns now under arrest at
McCarthy, Alaska, accused of being
the one who murdered Schonborn.
I) V N AM ITERS TO PLEAD
Los Angeles, March 16-—Matthew
Schmidt and David Caplan, accused
; of participation in the Los Angele3
j Times dynamiting plot, were to be
! arraigned in the superior court to
day to plead on the charge of
murder against them. Schmidt was
-arrested in New York and Caplan.
on the coa.v-, by Burns detectives,
! who had been trailing them since
! the McNamira plot first became
' known.
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