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No. 305 NINETEENTH YEAR _ SKABWAY, ALASKA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1917
UNITED STATES ANXIOUSLY AWAITING CRISIS
SINKS SPANISH SHIP
Paris, Feb- 5—The Spanish steam
er Fairra, earout^ for Vigo, Spain,
wi'ii a cargo of cement, according ,
to advice received in this city to- ;
day. was bombarded by a German
suDmariue and the vessel badly
damaged. Oiiq sailor was killed by
a shell.
ATTEMPT MADE TO ASSASSINATE
COLLECTOR CUSTOMS (HALONE
New York, Feb. 5—An attempt to
blow up the United States Custom
House of this city was narrowly
aveited this morning when two em
ployes by chance found a bomb with
tie fuse still burning in a room di
rectly underneath the office of
Collector of Customs Dudley Field
alone.
Tht infrenal machine was planted]
in a room directly underneath, the
office of Collector jVIaloaie, and it is
believed that it was intended to
assassinate him, as he 3va§ at work
at his desk "when the bomb was
found. The bomb, which contain
ed sufficient powder to have demol
ished the building, would have ex
ploded in a few mo-re seconds after
it was discovered.
HflUMMC WARNED Iff SUB
10 CREW m TAKEN OFF
Wasnington, Smi<3av, Feb. 4 —
According to a report which was
rece'vf > by Secretar, Lansing to
day from. Amexican Consul Steph
ens at Plymouth, England, it is an
ucunce.1 that the steamer Housan
tonic. which was torpedoed by a
German submarine late Saturday
n'Ktit was given full warning be
fore being sunk. Full opportuni
ty was given for the crew to take
to the life boats and get away from
the vessel before the ship was fir
ed upon.
Consul Stephens dispatch reads,
"The steamer Housantonic was load*
6* wi'n wheat consigned to the
British government, and the ves
sel w^s warned before being sunk.
Tne tu»ire crew, totaling thirty sev
en men was Tescued by the German
submarine, and after the ship had
been fired upon, and sunk, the life
boats containing the crew were
towed by the submarine for ixine
tv minutes towards the shore. When
w"hiu sight of a British, coast pa^
trc-1 boat, the German submarine
tired a signal and the boats were
«ub«equeutly picked up by the pa
trol Doa* which, landed the crew at
Penzance."
London, Sunday, Feb. 4 — The
crew of the steamer Housantpnic,
which was sunk by a German U
boat was landed today at Pen
zance, England.
Washington, Sunday, Feb. 4—The
explanation sent *o the State De
Tviriineiit by Consul Stephens, of
Plymouth, England, regarding the
siuKin..; of the steamer Housanton
ic disoels all fears of the declare
♦ion of war against Germany over
that incident.
CREW SET GUNBOAT ON FTRE
Hnnc luiu, Feb. 5—The German
guuboH* Geier, which is interned j
in this port was set on fire hy |
her crew lat© last night, and it i3 j
believed that she will he a total ;
wreck in so far as the interior part
of the vessel is concerned.
Washington, Feb. 5—President j
Wilson today issued a proclamation |
DTohibiting the gal© or lease of j
any vessel now 6ailing under the j
American flag.
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Washington, Feb. 5—The whole United States anxiously
awaits the crisis which may be precipitated through the sev
erance of diplomatic relations between U. S. and Germany.
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Wat-bington, Fob. 5—President Wilson has made a bold strike at
Germany by making an. effort to an-ange the moral force of all the
other neutral nations of Europe alu^j with tlie United States in its
stand against the (leclarotion of Germany of tlie imperial | Govern
ment's intention of prosecuting an unrestricted war policy on the high
liigi) soas.
l'rcsidcut Wilson has instructed all American diplomats in tlie neu
tral fweign countries to repok-t immediately how his suggestion. h$as
beec received by those aoyeWMnentej8l £ !$ j* 1 te. n; •: || j
It is tlie opinion at diplomatic headquarters here that die Euivpoaa
neutral nations, situated at the very doorstep of Germany, already
threatened by her military power will hesitate before they take such a,
step.
The diplomats at Jieadqi^Miters here we still hopefid tliat Germany
will not ruthlessly sacrifice American. lives or rights.
lhe admiiUstiAtioni is awaiting developments with great anxiety,
but nctldng is being left undone towards prejtfUing tlie coiuitry for
an eventuality.
gerlin, Fel>. 5—According to in
iormation which, is obtained frdm
ofticial quarters, three is no pros
pect of any modification of the or
ders which have been given to
commanders of German, (submarines
to destroy all vessels of whatsoever
nation found with, cargoes consign
e 1 to the British allies.
Thfc news that the United States
hai1 broken off diplomatic rela
tions with the Imperial government
o' Germany by handing passports
to 'he German ambassador to the
United States, and the recall of
Ambassador Gerard from Berliu
caused cxcitement here.
| It is stated in semi-official cir
cles toa* the imperial government
Will do all in its power to prevent
a rupture Wliicli will result in the
declaration of war.
Guar's were at once established
about *he American embassy and
chief American consulates to pre
vent anv overt act by radicals which;
might tring about an open breach.
A grea* many of the four thous
and American residents in various
parts i " Germany are preparing *o
leave.
Ambassador Gerard is expected
to leave Berlin tliie afternoon. He
will orobably leave via Switzerland.
Vancouver, Feb 4—The report
lias Deeu given out here that the
American liner Phildelphia, hound f
from New York to Liverpool lias
sunk with a loss of lives of
over two hundred souls. The dis
patch has been allowed to* pass the
censers office, hut details are
held up.
New Vork, Feb. 4—Among: the
American passengers who took pass
age on the liner Philadelphia, when
she sailed from this port, and which
is rer-orted to have been sunk by a
German submarine were Roal Am
undst-r., the Arctic explorer, Mrs. i
WhPelaw Reid, wife of former Brit
ish Ambassador Reid, Miss Ethel
CrocVrr, daughter of William H.
Crocekr, the wealthy bamker of
San Francisco, and Lieutenant John
K;iger, of the United States Army.
The Philadelphia is engaged in
*he passenger service betwean this
port and Liverpool, and is of 10,
786 toiifs gross and 4,677 net tons.
3he has ascrejv of 378 men and was
b'Jik >n 1S89 at Clyde Banks, Scot
land. Her horsepower is 20,000.
New York, Feb. 5—The passen
ger steamer Philadelphia, accord
ing to reports received in this city
this morning arrived in Liverpool
sorely at eleven o'clock Sunday
night. The information is con
tained in a cablegram received at
♦he Steamship Company's office
from the master of the Philadelphia^'
MARINES SEIZE 17 VESSELS
Manila, Feb. 5— Seventeen Ger
man vessels which were anchor
ed in Manila Bay, have all been
grimed by the American government.
All were manned by German crews
and they have all been removed and
♦he ships placed, in charge of the
United States marines.
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Mrs. Caskey a.nd Mrs. Kenmedy be
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SINKS SPANISH SHIP
London, Feb. 5—According to a
dispatch which }vas received at the
War Olfice from Madrid, Spain, the
Spanish steamer Dos X>. Noviembre
was sunk by; a German, submarine
without warning. One seaman, lost
his lile In an. attempt to get into
one of the life boats.
CHEWS or INTERNED GERMAN
VESSELS SMASH ENGINES
New York, Feb. 5 — According
to a report given, out here, the crew
011 boaid the German ships intern
ed in Hoboken have put their en
gines on their sU&s out of com
missi n by damaging them beyond;
repair.
The news was obtained from a
sailor tlf the steamship Kaiser Wil
helm Der Second, yhich is tied up
in this harbor. The man said that
as be wag leaving the ship the work
of destroying the engine was in
progress, and he liad heard that it
was the intention, of the crews of
all other German vessels to so dam
aae tlnir engines that they could
not be repaired.
7 here are seventeen German ves
sels ill Hobokn, and the announce
ment "'as ma-de «it police headquart
ers that. detachments of United
States marines were momentarily ex
pected here, and that they would at
once late charge of all German ves
sels which might be lying in this
harbor.
Merlin, Feb. 5—The German gov
ernment has acceded to the demaaid
of *he United States Xor the re
lease c f all Americans ta^en by the
German raider off the coast of
llrazil in th© South. Atlantic.
Thp-?e prisoners were brought to
a German port 011 }>oa'rd the Yar
rowdale, and will at ou.ee Ve taken
to.tbe German border and rejaesed.
There are seventy-two Americans
here who were taken from the
ship& gunk in the raid.
GERMANS SHORT 0F SOUP DEI
SUPPLY FROM HOUSHIC
London, Feb. 5—It is reported,
here tbat from advice gained thru
an interview witji members of the
crew of the ill fated Housantonic,
the commander of the German eub
marin* gave that, vessel one hour
in which to get tlie life boats low
ered away and crew om board. He
is reported t» have said. "I have
heeo ordered to sink every vgssel
coming to England."
Ailer the crgw hail put off from
the IIo usa© tonic, the Germans went
Oh board and searched the ship.
The Germans said that it waa Jiard
to get soap, so a quantity which was
on tlie ]>oat was taken aboard the
submarine.
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