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No. 55 TWENTIETH YEAR
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SKAGWAY, ALASKA. SATURDAY. APRIL 7, 1917
TaliahHfisee, April 7 — William
Jennings Bryan ad-dres^ed, a letter
yesterday from this city in which he
tendered his services to the g«v
ernnibut, and requested that he te
assigned to any work far which he
might be qualified, wid naked that
ho bo called to the support of tho
colors.
SEATTLE RETIRED BOUT BUILDER
OFFERS SERVICES TO RATION
deattie, April 7—Robert Moran,
Settle's great shipbuilder, today
wrc'o a letter to President Wilson
off. riug his service^ to his coruatry.
l.i »he letter Mr. Moran, who is at
his home in Rosario said in part:—
"For *he purpose o£ helping
ilizsMon destroy the German beast,
I h^arby tender my services with
ou' cost to my government during
tua period which may be required 'o
Seattle, April 7—As a demonstra
tion of patriotism, a great patriotic I
parade has been arranged for to
nigh'. the merged Seattle Commer
cial club and Commercial club, the
City Council and other organiza
'ions, bo'li fraternal and civic, be
ing today buailr engaged in prepay
ing for 'lie affair. While the time
is short, and little publicity hue
been piveu the event, U 'is to be
remarkable demonstration. and I
will chew in a minimized degree
what can be expected as a response
to a tall for volunteers for the
army ard navy by the citizens of j
tlie United States.
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London, April 7—According to i
advice received here from the i
F cnch. front, it ;'e stated that the;
British forces have captured the'
village of Lempire, north of the St. |
Queiitin canal, and that a number
of prisoners and three machine guns^
v.-£re taken, from the Germans.
sctomplish the purpose, or so
Ion* as I am physically able.
"I also tender to my government
through you, my three masted
schooner rigged auxiliary powered,
twin screw yacht "Snnwan," which,
!s now complete, and ready for
service. This I shall take pleasure
in manning and operating1 without
c^st to the Nation of which 1 am
oroud *o be a citizen."
Washington, April 7 — Shortly
after President Wilson had, signed
the war 1 evolution he issued a
Uroclama'.ioa sailing lor volunteers
lor the United States -Vrmy and
Navy. Hi0 number requested was
not stated in the proclamation.
SEIZEO SHIPS
10 BE USED
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Washington, Ap'ril 7 — Acco:ding,
to a oiau which has l>oen formulat- j
ad the interned German ships which,
•have >~een seized by *he government
will le used as property o£ the
United States and nt the close of
the war. all those which had been
interned and thus used will be paid
for by tho United States.
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HOW THE SECOND DAY OF WAR
FINOS GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE
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Washington, April 7—TJw Bec
oi.d day of tb<e war vvlth, Germany
'hiils every government agency la
action along predetermined Mnes
>vi'U congressional oammlttes at
work on new army bills and finan
cial meausres. I ,
The navy and its newly organiz
ed uower boat coast patrol pquadron
is being mobilized.. Naval militia
and naval reserves are complying
with rsrders to return to ooloe.
Reports of Gorman commerce
raid(Jr<i off the Atlantic ports have
' eeu Hashed along the tse'ibo&rd
today and all shipping was practical"
ly lied up. The naval patrols Went
out to estaWi&li the identity of
the lnysterioois ships wiiich had been
r»uorted near the lanes of com
mence between Ann erica and Euirope.
This wa« the first hreath of war
at America's doo«rs, and it sent a
thrill through, the country. |
Sjovtly attar the Weekly Star
won* to press on tlio night of March
29, word was received to to win that
the rescue worls that had been pro
gressing steadily at the Pueblo t
inline since the afternoon of March
21 had been abaiulonotl by dLrec
tioai of Manager W. D. Greemough1
on account of the imminent danger!
of a cave taking place In the main I
shaft, as an examination of the shaft)
had been made by a specially ap- (
pointed delegation of three miners,
who had reported it to be unsafe.
So great was it deemed necessary
Co haste in getting out that all
the machinery in the undergroumd
workings, including the diamond
drill, was left behind and no effort
since made for its reoovory.
We mentioned last jveeV the drill
ing record made in the rescue work
by the crew of the diamond drill
hut did not learn until afterward
t ha* Shift Boss Dick Adams and his
men had also made a record of
'hree shots in four hours and an ad
vance in the drift thoy were run
ning through solid granite of 13
fee* 6 Inches In the same length of
time..
In the investigation, of the ac
cident by a oamanissian composed of
Capt. A. L. Bell c>f the R.N. W. M.
P., anH D. J. McDonald, foreman
of the Copper King mine, the ait
tings were held on the afternoon
of Monday end Tuesday and the tes
timony of 20 witnesses, allj practi
cal miners who had at various
timet- been employed in. the Pueblo
mine, taken. The finding of the
commission appeans below_
Although as we stated above,
there were 20 witnesses examined,
we give only the testimony of oine,
Manager W. D. Greenough, whoso
statement, corror bora ted ia all
pajticukirsb y th® others, is a clear
and concise epitome of the events
immediately preceding and] followin
'he accident. Superintendent Berg
in his statement goes more into
detail than does Mr. Greanough, but
it is so voluminous that we have
•no* stiace for its publication:
STATEMENT BY W. D.
GREENOUGH
On the morning of ttig 21st ol
March I went to the BOO level withl
Mr. Barg. I was to the habit of go
ing to the 500 level eveiy morning
to keep to close touch witfai the
development work being done on
this level. This particular morning
Mr. Berg aooompani«d me at my re
quest with the vigw of determining
and locating same diamond, drill
work »o be done oai this level. After
chocking up the development work
and determining the directions of
tlie proposed drill holes, X ea-nie on
lop.
Mr. Berg came up to report to
me about 10 a. in. 'hat the 400
stope was taking wight, and that
he had taken his men out of the
stopes. I was satisfied that lie had
dona everything that was necessary
>u taking his men out and attached
no particular importance to the
timbers taking weight.
Mr. Berg then went back under
ground and at about a quarter to
12 o'clock sent [« me to come'
down to the 300 level, stating that I
he had a cave in tlie mime.
In company with Fred Port;r, the
~ugii:6.v 1 went to t'li^ 300 level j
and found that the wesi stope had i
caved, also ascertained th;.t nine
tien were either in or behind the
eve. -Mr. Berg with, the day tosses
Adams and Doniitrovich, had al
ready started rescue work.. 1 Bent
for Nonman Mc-Utod, the night boss,
am' the rescue work wus continued
as fast as possible until the even
ing of the 29th, when it was found
necessary to abwisdcn the rescue
work together w'th the underground
equioment and machine y owing1
*•> the unsafe condition tf the:
shaf.
When the rescue work was start- i
fcd I cautioned Adams, I Do:n,itro
vith, McLeod aud Snpt. Berg to be
PT'icular and note any figns of the
soaft 'aking weight. On the 29th
at n<jf>n I thought it advisable to ;
have a careful servey of the shaft j
made with a view to giving the res- |
cue party every possible protec'icm.
At nt on of this day, I requested Mr. I
Berg to take Dennis P. Dwyer and ]
make a careful inspection of the |
shaf*. 1 chose Mr. Dwyer because j
he was acting in the capacity of J
utility man and had put in more
than two months actual time in the
shaft on repair work, therefore he
would be familiar with the shaft
from the collar to the 500 level.
They made the inspection and re
ported to me at about 4 o'clock.
The Teport wag not favorable. I
then called In Norman McLeod and
Angus McDongal and had them go
over the shaft, with Berg and Dwy
er. They reported at 7 o'clock
that the shaft was unsafe and re
commended that the men working
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Washington, A^ril 7 — President
WUboii today ordered all radio'
stations which. migilit be needed for
th,e use of the navy to be peized at ,
onco and ithe balance of the sta
tions, in accord with a plan al
ready a weed uyoii to bo seised and
put out o£ commission, and ordered
•to remain closed until executive or
ders are received tlia.t tliey may
again be opened.
GERMANS COHI SUICIDE
RATHER THAN 8E CAPTURED
Washington, April 7—Word W&s
flashed to th<j Resident this after
noon tnat the German cruiser Cor
morant, IwMdh was at Guam, refus
ed to surrender to Ameic&n, forces
when th.ey; mad*} the demand, and
when, the farces went to take pos
sesion of the ship, the crew. View
it uo.
Havana April 7—President Men- I
coal, president of Cuba, immediately
upon leceipt of advice that the Un
ited Sfatea Congress hod passed the
war resolution and that it had
been signed by President WSison,
sent a message to Congress asking
tliat body to declare that a state
of war exists between Cuba and
the Carman imperial government. |
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Washington, April 7—Immediate
ly after the Senate had passed the
war resolution t)i6 Senate ap
propriations committee passed an
appropriation calling for $100,000,
000 as a rider to the general defi
c'ecy bill. The new appropriation
is to be used at the discretion cf
the president.
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Ia the explosion of the magazine
of the ship tjvo warrant officers
and five enlisted men were killed.
The American forces then sur
rounded the men who had come
ashore, and twelve warrant officers
abd 321 enlisted men were taken
prisoners. '
Washington, April 7—Sixty ring
leaders, who are believed to be
involved in. German plots have been
arrested, and charged with, being
implicated in conspiiacicp in the
United States. The arrests were
made by order of Attorney Gen
eral Gregory, and th.e prisoners have
loaf been under surveillance.
Chl(Ego, Anril 7 — Shortly after
tlxe news had reached this o*y that
the w:ir lesoiutioa had been pass
ed by both, branches of congress,
and hid been signrd by President
Wilsi n fiie stock market became
excited, and before tho close of
the sfotk exchange, the price of
hogs '.a tho hoof had reached the
price cf fifteen cents the pound.
Washington, April 7—Lester H.
Woolscy, of New York City lias
be^n nominated as solicitor for the
Sta'e Department.
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