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The Robesonian., 1918-10-14
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
TORPEDOED AND SUNK
Loss of Life Probably Heavy-Ger-
mans Still Act Like Fiends.

The American steamship Ticonde-
raga, vessel of 5,13O tons, has been
torpedoed and sunk on her way toI
france, probably with a heavy loss
OF life. Twenty survivors of the ship,
wounded or suffering from exposure.
were brought to an AulanJlc port
Thursday by a British vessel to which
they were transferred by another ves-
sci which picked them up.
There were $50 men aboard the
l1conderaga and all but the 20 who
arrived at an Atlantic port Thursday
are believed to have perished.
The survivors got away in the only
boat which was not demolished by the
!! shellfire from the submarine, they
said. Seventeen of the men who reach
ed port were members of a detach-
ment of soldiers detailed to care for
horses which were being transported.
The Tlconderaga was attacked pre-
sumably on October 2, when she fell
behind her convoy because of engine
trouble.
According to the story of the sur
vlvors, the submarine was not sighted
until she had sent a torpedo crash
ing into the side Of the ship. The tor
pedo did not strike vital spot, how
ever, and the captain crowded on full
steam in an effort to escape, at the
same time ordering the gun crews into
action against the submarine, which
! appeared about mile off.
"Our gun crews did not fire more
than five or six Shots" one of the sur
vivors said. "The forward gun was
shot away almost at once. The after
nd re al ocf
as quickly. Then the men went to the
shrapnel was spraying the decks and
men fell in scores, either killed or
badly wounded"
Another survivor declared that all
Of the Ticonderaga's eight lifeboats
with the exception of one, were rid
died with shrapnel before they could
be launched. A number of men who
tried to get into the eighth boat were
killed by sharpnel as they clamored
over the side Of the vessel, he said.
Il Finally" this survivor continued
zone four men, in desperation, swan
close to the submarine and hailed an
officer. asking him in Gods name to
stop firing.
4 "The lieutenant who answered him
did so with a loaded revolver, saying
that if he did not swim back he would
shoot him.
"When our boat had only twenty
men in it we were ordered alongside
the submarine and made to tie uI
while the shelling Of the dead and dy-
ing on the sinking ship continued.
'The leader of our boat was asked
some questions which he refused te
answer and suddenly the submarine
submerged and only the parting of the
rope with which we were tied pre-
venting our going down with it. -
One of the survivors said the sub
marine was Of the cruiser type ant
had the largest guns he ever had seer
on a submarine. One of the enginee.
officers, he said, whose room wa
pierced by shell from the submarine
declared that the shell was an eight
inch projectile. Heretofore only six
inch guns have been reported on. sub
marines.
The survivors, who were adrift fo
four days before they were picked uI
said that raft with five wounde'
men on it had put off from the Ticor
deraga and that they had attempte
to tow it with them but that it brok
away during the night and disappear
l o1
The Robesonian., 1918-10-14
INFLUENZA DON IT'S.

DON'T cough or sneeze near any
one without your handkerchief over
your mouth and nose.
DON'T let anyone use your hand
kerchief until after it has been boiled.
DON'T spit on the sidewalk or any
public place; it is against the law.
DON'T use the same towel that has
been used by another.
DON'T drink from the same cup,
glass or dipper that has been used by
another.
DON'T kiss anyone or allow your
self to be kissed. ;,
/. DON'T go where there is a crowd
stay at home unless compelled to GO
out.
DON'T fail to have your sleeping
| room we'll ventilated.
DON'T go nearer than eight feet to
a person sick with grippe unless they
cover their mouth and nose with
something. ),
DON'T take patent medicines, II
you, ret sick send for your doctor.
DON'T forget that ecetanlid head
: acae tablets are poisonous.
4 DON'T forget to use strong solu'
tion Of salt water as spray and gar
Egle. F'ormolid and hsterine are good
! but strong salt water is better.
! DON'T pet excited. keep cool, hole
your nerve, worse things have hap
The Robesonian., 1918-10-14

ed to the rescue The ship rescued
80 persons, one of whom died while
being taken ashore. While the Ster-
ret was engaged in this work of mer-
cy, picking up men and women strug-
ling in the water, the German subma-
rine fired 2 torpedoes at the warsnip,
but missed the mark. After making
a thorough search for survivors the
Sterret headed for the submarine, FIR
ing several shots and dropping depth
bombs.
The Robesonian., 1918-10-14

published Friday. It is feared that
300 lives were lost. Those on board, in
cluding women and children, had to
plunge into the ocean,, A large num-
ber went down with the ship. The
dispatch says the scene was indescrib-
able. The cries of the drowning were
heartrending. Only the strongest
were able to stand the buffetlng
waves and the exposure. The COM
mander of the American destroyer
Sterret heard the explosion and rush
The Robesonian., 1918-10-14
Japanese Ship Sunk Many Lives

Lost.
The Japanese steamship Hirano
Maru, outward bound from British
port for Japan, was torpedoed and
sunk by German submarine on the
4th inst, when about 800 miles south
OF Ireland, according to dispatch
The Robesonian., 1918-10-14

pened. Follow the above simple rules
and let get rid Of the FLU"
w. A. McPHAUL,
Health Officer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
MUCH COLOR AND INTEREST ON THE BORDER Troops Stationed There Experience Some of
 Real American
 Thrills.

HARRIS SPUR, Tex, April 20.- Forming a hollow square around the little, mud-thatch Santo Nino church, were picketed the cavalry horses of the reinforced outpost patrol Sentres paced back and forth be tween the Rio Grande and the church while lookouts manned the machine gun set up on the flat roof of the church. Hostile troops were on the opposite bank of the river and wartime discipline was being maintained by the sun-browned war riors with their broad d-brimmed hats and chin straps.
 On one side of the little church was stretched a white canvas screen and from the drivers seat of a sup ply truck a motion picture machine was being operated by an electric system rigged on the back of a small automobile and the hollow square was electrically lighted from the tian Association outpost field mar was operating the machine while the men who were not on duty squatted about the ground and watched the deeds of daring performed by some movie hero back in Hoboken.
 A soldier quartette sang betweer reels of the film, men slipped out of the crowd which was banked be fore the screen and went on outpost | or rolled themselves in their blank cts while, in the distance, the coy otes howled and the camp fires oi | the Mexican force in the pass of the mountains plainly could be seen. The evening entertainment furnish ed the cavalrymen was arranged l through the border office in Fl PasC without charge to the men. After | the close of the program and the men were turning in for the night | the field worker rewound his films cranked his little car and started foi an Engineers camp near Deming | N M., 150 miles distant, where he expected to give an entertainment the following night.
 The outpost camps along the Mex ican border are visited once each week by the Y. M c. A. outpost field workers who arrange baseball games between competing troops stage boxing matches with pillow boxing gloves carried in the little cars and hold services with the as
 sistance of a folding cottage organ which is carried under the seat
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
SERBIA FAITHFUL DESPITE EFFORTS
 OF THE GERMANS

CORFU, May 10.-Scrbia remains Allies despite German intrigue and an offer of the German government to conclude peace, declared Premier Pashitch in a declaration of Ser bias foreign policy" read at the opening of the Serbian parliament.
 More than year ago, MT. Pas hitch said, Germany was beginning to see the impossibility of defeat ing her enemies by military fierce alone, and to see that she must have recourse to other means. She then decided to make the most en- ergetic use of clandestine channels to disorganize as speedily as possible the power and cohesion of her en- emy. She carried on intrigues, em- ploying different methods accord ing to the countries for which she intended them.
 All these intrigues were clothed in fine language and expressed hu- manitarian ideals by means of which the enemy was spreading monar- chistic ideas in republics and re- publican ideas in monarchies, rec ommending in democratic countries military regime and in autocra- cies democratic, republican or an archistic ideas. All this had only one object. to provoke internal dis orders and discord between the Al lies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

The women of Fairbanks who are interested in knitting garments for the soldiers, have sent an order to the States for a ton of wool, to be shipped North on the first boat after the opening of navigation. The shipment will represent a value of S5,OOO At the present rate of knit ing, the women estimate that it will be necessary to order a second ton to carry them through the next Winter
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
W N FER R A T E S.

You can't beat it, steam heated rooms With hot and cold running water in each for $10 and SIP the month. Tub and shower baths al the disposal of the guests. The most comfortable beds in town, big statements but come and see if they are not true.
 RERGMANN HOTEL
 Lee A. Kicker, Mngr.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
SkAGWAY CITIZENS HERE

Howard Ashley, Mayor of Skagway, and James Wallace, pioneer trans, portation man of that city, are Ju neau visitors, and guests at the Gas tineau Hotel. They arrived on the Humboldt and will be here for sever al days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

Engraved vlsiting cards. wedding
 invitations and announcements. and other society and business station cry; monogram dies and monogram Quire stamping; and embossed so- ciety and business stationery--the pest on the Pacific Coast. Leave or iers at the office of EMPIRE PRINT NO COMPANY. U
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS

SCHOLARSHIFS-A scholarship you might select in the Icterantlonal Correspondence School Scranton, Ia Address scholarship. Empire
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
SKACWAY MAN IS FINED FOR
 LIBERTY BONDS
Jury Recommends Clemen' cy on Charge of Sedltlon and the Accused
 Is Fined.

Charles Nye, of Skagway. was yes terday found guilty of seditious ut gently found guilty of seditious ut terances and was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 and costs The jury recommended clemency and after being found guilty Nye subscribed liberally to the Liberty Bonds, Red Cross and other organizations, which it is the duty of American citizens to support.
 Ole Swanson was also found guilty and was sentenced to 90 days ir iail. Grover c. Vim of Juneau defended Nye while Steve Ragan, as sistant district attorney, appeared for the Government.
 The case was tried before Com missioner E. A. Rasmussen at Skag way.
 Charles Wye has long been one of the leading citizens of Skagway He is the principal owner of the water works and electric lighting plant there, and in the early days operated wood yards there. While the charge against him was sedition, and he was convicted, the jury recommended that no jail sen tence be imposed because of the con viction that he was not actually il sympathy with the enemy, but tha' , he had been indulging disposition not to do anything that he was tolt he must do or ought to do. Though one of the richest men of Skag@ay the evidence showed that he ha( | purchased no war bonds, had sub scribed nothing to the Red Cross | had refused to sign the food conser yation cards. and had made slightini I remarks about the war and the wa conduct, grumbling great deal owe the meatless and other Tess" days meals, etc
 Suggested That Reform Might
 Help Him
 When the jury turned in it's yer dict with a recommendation of elem ency, Assistant District Attorne. | Steve Ragan, sensing the attitud of the jury, suggested that thing might go better with the accused 1 he would show more evidence of pa triotism than he had exhibited in tn past, such, for instance, as investing in Liberty Bonds, Red Cross mem berships, etc. Judge Rasmussen sai the Court would take evidences o change of heart on war matters ir to account in imposing sentence and then put the matter off unti afternoon. When Court convened il the afternoon it was disclosed tha the defendant had made good us of the recess, purchasing S2'ooo wort of Liberty Bonds, and purchasin s1OO Red Cross memberships fo both himself and his wife. The Cour then made the sentence as stated The limit for the crime is one yea in jail and $1,000 fine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND-Dark gray fiat bottom row boat, 15 it. long, it. wide. owner please call at Knudson s ranch, and please pay for this adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

TWO IN ONE = me EMPIRES ay for everybody. The EMPIRES ids" keeps the housewife Informed ,. all sales end the news columns ire right up to the minute on the jays news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
EARLY ROSE POTATOES

We received our shipment of seed potatoes; they are fine, just sprout- ing. Goldstein's Emporium. **s
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
CARD READING
GOOD CARD READING at l0S Front St., opp. Alaskan Hotel.

TWO IN ONE - The EMPIRES Way for everybody. The EMPIRES sadss keeps the housewife informed e ali sales and the news columns Aro right ID to the minute on ths
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
TOBACCO FUND FOR OUR BOYS
 PRESENT DATE

The total of the tobacco fund do- mated The Empire for Our Boys Smokes in France is $772.3O to date.
 Previously reported .$766.30 Douglas Firemen's Dance,
 on April 28 ........... 600 Present Total .$772.30
 TELEPHONE NUMBER.
 The telephone number of the Gift Shop is 258.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
WANTED

WANTED - Small furnished or partly furnished house; apply Room 40 Alaskan Hotel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

Private boxes and banquet rooms for parties. Alaska Grill. ss'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
Dine at the Gastineau. Concert every evening.

The finest the market affords in season at the Alaska Grill. ~**
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

GOLD SHIELD COFFEE always good" because it is the best coffee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10

Today's News Today-in Empire
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
TURKISH BATHS

HILLSIDE BATH ROUSE-Turkisi Needle. Steam, shower aud tub baths Dry and steam heat. 21s Front St Phone 1e3. 11-16-tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
FOR RENT-Houses

WANTED, TO LET-For three months to couple without children, a modern, furnished house; reduced rent; phone 4003.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-10
FOR RENT-Miscellaneous

FOR RENT-Or for sale, cheap sewing machines. Call at The Fash ion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Coffee Market.

New York, Dec. 16.-The feature in the
coffee market today was a ruling from
the food administration extending the reg
ulation of profits to transactions In small
lots of spot coffee. The ruling provided
that dealers who usually handle larger
lots should not take profit Of more than
IA per cent. no matter In what quantity
they SELL and that dealers who customarlv
trade in lots Of Is bags or less should
limit their profits to 1911 per cent. There
were rumors that the United States gov
eminent had purchased a million bags Of
coffee from the French government, pre-
sumably out Of French purchases in Brazil.
but there was no confirmation OF the re-
port and some Of the local traders said
it was more likely If the government had
purchased any large block Of coffee that
it was from the Brazilian government.
which is holding large supplies in the pri-
mary markets. The official cables re-
ported an advance OF rs refs at Rio. The
Santos spot market was 100 refs higher
and futures 125 to ITS reis higher. Bra
lillian port receipts $4,000.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17

Cattle--A fairly liberal run Of cattle was
reported estimated at 400 cars. or 10000
head. md the quality of the offerings was
unusually plain. Packers had broad orders
for beef and trading was stronger on all
leslra BILE kinds. Very few good cornfeds
were in the yards and the run OF westerns,
while proportonately larger than last
week. was of very ordinary quality.
Butcher stock was strong and 15q25c
higher than last week and the feeders
were very active on desirable WelghtY
kinds and good quality light grades; prices
around 15@25c higher.
Quotations on cattle: Choice to prime
beeves. sl3.O0@1475; common to fair
beeves. s9.OOG12.75; god to choice year.
Hngs, $15.5O4 1850; fair TO good yearlings,
ST. 00@l550; common to fair yearlings,
s900@12.00: choice to prime grass steers,
$l50O017.00; fair to good grass beeVes.
Sl300Gl 500; common to fair grass beeVes'
$9000l2.50; Mexican beeves SS.00Q 1000;
good to choice heifers $500 l2.0o; GOOD
to choice cows, s9.00@11.75; fair to good
cows. s7.7599.OO; common to fair cows,
s600@75O; prime feeders, 1900:
good to choice feeders, $40, 00Gl2.5O; fair
to good feeders, s7.50G9.50; common to
fair feeders, s60017.50; good to choice
stockers, $950@l250: stock heifers, $3.50
$500; stock cows, S6,OO46.5G; stock
veal calves. s7.5OQ13,5O; bulls, stays. etc.
$700@11.00.
Hogs-Receipts today amounted to 212
cars, estimated at $4,000 head. The early
morning market was active, with prices
largely in line with the extreme close
Saturday. In other words, prices never
got very far from the minimum at this
market Tops today reached s17.25, with
the bulk being $1690@17.10. generally
1O@15c lower than the early market Sat-
urday morning
Sheep-Receipts today amounted to 81
cars, estimated at $500 head. The mar
ket was draggy. 1t being late before manv
sales were reported; there was weak I'M
dertone and prices looked possibly 10Q15c
loweer than the close of last week on fat
lambs. Sheep are generally steady.
uotations on sheep: Lambs good to
choice, $1450Q1500. lambs, fair to good.
s1lO00145O; lambs feeders. 12.50@1425;
yearlings. good to choice, $1,000 1l.25:
yearlings. fair to good. s90O@9.5O; year.
ling feeders, s9.50Q10OO; wethers, fat.
$lO.OO@10.5O; wether feeders, $500 1850:
ewers, good to choice. sS.5049.25: ewes.
fair to good. s7.O0qS.50; eve feeders.
IS 011675
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
FINANCIAL

New York, Dec. 1.-the monotony OF
today's dull and profession stock market
was occasionally relieved by movements.
mainly upward in issues Of the speculative
class, while representative stocks ira
versed their recent narrow limits.
More than proporttonate share OF the
very meager operations consisted Of the
popular oils. motors, coppers and shippings.
together with some of the foodstuff spe-
cialties which usually follow in their train.
The strength of oils attracted attention
because Of advces received over the
weekend indicating a recurrence Of un-
settled conditions south Of the Rio Grande.
Mexican Petroleum, however scored an
extreme gain Of four points, while Royal
Dutch Oils and Pan American Petroleum
also registered very substantial advances,
Rails and seasoned industrials and equip
ments were steady to firm, but the light
inquiry for those shares was again
ascribed to postwar problems affecting
transportation and industrial conditions.
these reasons applying with equal force
to tho copper trade
Firmer tendencies ruled in the final
hours. the government crop report exert
ing favorable influence on its showing
of Is per cent increase in winter wheat
acreage and very material improvement Of
general conditions over the average Of
the past ten years
Aside from moderate reactions in ship
pings and oils, the marget registered max
imum quotations shortly before the close.
United States Steel gaining point and
coppers denoting short recovering. Sales
amounted to $40, 900 shares
Declines Of one to two points in lead
ing railway issues caused heavy bond
market, although Liberty issues were
steady and nternationals scarcely al
tered. Total sales (par value) aggregated
SO, $4,000. Old United States bonds IN
changed on call
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Dempsey Knocks Out
Morris in One Minute
Of New Orleans Match

New Orleans, Dec. 16.-Jack
Dempsey of Utah, claimant of the
heavyweight championship, knocked
out Carl Morris, Of Oklahoma in
the first round OF their scheduled
twenty-round bout here tonight, at
ter one minute OF fighting.
The knockout blow was a short
left hook to the stomach, delivered
during a period of hard in fighting.
Many of the 1000 spectators be-
lieved for time that Morris had
slipped and fallen as the blow was
visible only to those near the ring
side.
The bout started with a brisk ex-
change of short jabs. After break
ing through from the first clinch
Dempsey rushed Morris near the
ropes and during the in fighting de-
livered the final blow. Morris did
not regain consciousness for four
minutes.
Dempsey weighed in at 1856
pounds and Morris at 220 They
received $4,000 and $3.50. respec-
lively. The Utah boxer was a ia
vorlte in the betting as high as five
to one being offered that he would
knock out Morris and six to FIVE
that the Oklahoman would not last
three rounds. The bout was held
III an open air arena.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
New York General.

New York. Dec. 16-Flour dull: springs
and Kansas. $l0.759l1.00: winters. 5000
Ql065.
wheat-spot steady; No. . red 3s34ls
track New York.
Corn-Spot easy; No yellow and No.
2 white S165A cost and freight New York.
Oats--Spot easier: standard s2Qs2hc.
Hay-Steady: No. !, sl.s5: No. ., $3.50
Q1S5: No. 8. sl.6041.70
Hops-Firm; state medium to choice
1918, 25@33c: 1917. lSQ2oc. Pacific coast
1918. 3OQ34c; 1917. 20q22c.
Pork-Unsettled: mess. sis.50 14e. 90:
family. $4,000 $500; short clear. $4,000
$500
Lard-Weak. middle west. s25, so 925.60
Tallow-Dull: city special loose, l6c.
Rice--Steady. fancy head. 1Qalo%c;
blue rose. 81 Q9hsc.
Butter-Market. firm; creamery higher
than extras. 70Q70hc; creamery extras,
69hc; firsts, 64Q6Siac.
Eggs-Market. irregular; fresh gathered.
extras, 71Q72c; fresh gathered. regular
packed. extra firsts 6SG7Oc; do, firsts.
65Q67c.
Cheese-Market. firm; state fresh spe-
cials. 36h 037hc; do, average run. 36h
@36hc
Dressed Poultry-Market. quiet; broll-
ers, 34943c; chickens, 2sG35c; fowls, rs
@35c; old roosters, 24925c; turkeys,
34140c.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-17
Will Place Studebaker
Notes on the Market Here

Financial centers are coming to
recognize Omaha as one of the best
markets for securities.
The Peters Trust company, the
Omaha National bank and Burns,
Brinker & Co., are members OF
the banking syndicate underwriting
the Studebaker company, 7 per cent
serial note issue. and will begin Of
fering them at 9 o'clock this morn
ing. These notes are the only in
debtedness of the Studebaker cor
poration and first lien on all the
real estate and assets of The fri,
and because of this fact a heavy
oversubscription is looked for,