Douglas Island news., 1919-07-25
ALL DEPARTMENTS
 COOPERATING
State oi War Existing iu Southeast em A.asn-los. of Pacific
 Fleet Here

Although Che average c.tIzcn ls perhaps uot aware of it. a starc of war cA.sts Ina Southeastern Alaska. NI Che departments ot the govern meuL including even Che coast and Eoodeuc uryey. have taken up arms against what ore called Che lsh trap pirates
 War ships havc become SO com mon passing through Gastincau charr.. t... uo moro attention a paid to them. and sub-chasers froiic through Che waters ot 'ho Territory use schools or porpoisc.
 AS y.t the bir cannon have not boomrd their defiance to Che pirates nor have vc heard of any boat crews having ben compelled Co walk Che plank under Che sEuli-and-cross- bones lar We hear though. of a parc called Pirates Coye.' where n Ia .aI thst Che long. rakish craft of He pirates Uc in wait for their victim.
 Whu. Che navy and Che other de- partu.r.. 70. .hc government. armed to Che u.,t. keep sharp watch in the Juneau harbor a couple of dcp- uty marshas went out among Che traps and picked up some boys who are charged with piracy and assault with attempt Co uu. and they arc now m Che Juneau ian awaiting trial
 Tho following news item. which comes from Washington. D. C.. win perhaps contain a lot ot news for many
 Washington D C.. July i7.-Ey- cry department ot th, government is cooperating In thc suppression of ash piracy I'm Alaskan waters. ac- cordnr to a statement made today by John N HsIlowcu. assistant Co. Che se,rea-y of Che Interior who nanUc. th. Alaskan affairs.
 Following scycra, tolcrrams from Governor Thomas Riggs franucai.y .n- for ae'n In thc suppression ot hH new class of crime Che iu- t.r.u- Department. aftcr conferences vIrr m. uttr rri other dcrart- mer. has succeeded r having Che ..H- uarhosa.t ordered from sIa Funcac1 Tn Jrr.ar. two sch- marine .hascr t. been assigned to the ame eors. tae Bureau of rsher.es and n. Bu.ru of Forestry have b..u Instructed to arm au of -rs.r mer on lHe pa..de coast and to p'a,. horr men and launches at Tn. .-... O. IT. governor. and the coast and e.odc.. survey crews on Che Pa.fe have been directed Co suspend mapping operations and de- vote au ol th.r ume t1 the cup preston o, ash piracy.
 The Department of Justice has obtained twenty .mrbes and has seorn .u Q number ot special deputy United State. manhas .o engage u tbe same work Au have been m- rt-urtcd to proceed immediately to Iuroru and ta cooperate witch Goy- creor Rrr
 Piracy n Aassa. whether or fish rrr. or anyl..r. e'sc "s going Go loo suppressed" said Mr. Halloweu today Wthn week we win have a sm1I rlvy operating .n thc waters of Southeastern Alaska and ihIs srf o- crime .s going Go stop More nHn.h.. and other crlt and moro men a.' h. rnt IT .t f. acrossary
 sve-.I days ago Governor Risgs wired the interior department chat "a number of nsh traps were being robbed by men In launches who let out tbc traps and made oE with loads Of salmon worth several thou sand dollars
 Tn ono instance where resistance vas offered by Che owners of thc uarf a r.o..ing afray followed, and tfo mon are said to have been killed
 Tho governor wired asking for as- sis.anct. but Che interior officials had to consult with other depart meuts before action could be taken.
 A few days ago Che cruiser Mar biohead was directed Co proceed Co Southeastern Alaska. Iu the mean tmc number ol similar crimes were reported and this resulted n fur thor action being taken by the navy Ia sand.nr tuo submarine chasors to a..Iat h- verbIehcad and Che orh.- departments of Che government directing Chat au work in hand be discontinued and every available craft and Iis crow bc turned over CO fhe governor with instruction to cooperate in thc suppression of Che new form of crime
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