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S. S. Admiral Farragut
From Seattle Due Cordova Sails South
May 28 June 3 June 9
Through tickets sold to all California points.
Three sailings a week from Seattle. *
Steamers President, Governor, Queen, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
See agent for special summer excursion rates.
W. A. NOIJRSE, AgentEMPRESS BLDG. K
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Leaves Seattle f " For Seattle
May 1...ALASKA .May 12
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16.ALAMEDA . 27
The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
and Ketchikan also make regular trips.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Bag
gage or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour
before sailing time.
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WASHINGTON, May 24.—The
world knows the story of Britain's
fleets—the simple tale of the gaunt
gray fighting hulks that swing cease-,
lessly in circles from the Arctic down
to Ostend, barring effectively the
agress from German ports of naval
and merchant shpping. Only the
U-boats and an occasional raider have
been successful in slipping through
the steel cordon.
Although much has been told about
the high seas fleets, but little has been
written—and less officially disclosed
—about England's efficient submarine
navy. However, there has been re
ceived by the committee on public in
formation an official British state
ment, made public with the approba
tion of the admiralty, telling in de
tailed form of the exploits of Britons
in combatting Germany with her fa
vorite weapon.
Heaving the harbors on England's
i east coast, or perhaps dropping down
J some Scottish firth, the submarines
slip into the gray waters of the North
sea and pick their way through Ger
man mine fields so that they may bat
tle with the enemy even within the
confines of his own harbors.
One of the most popular tales of
the exploits of British SUD1
which, however, is not contained in
the prepared statement, deals with a
young commander who audaciously
crept through mine-infested waters
into the very harbor of Heligoland,
the German Gibraltar. As he allowed
his periscope to show above the sur
face for an instant, he caught a
glimpse of an enemy U-boat riding
awash, while the crew, lined up on
deck, smiled a greeting to the crowds
on shore and aboard harbor shipping
who were noisily welcoming the ]
“heroes” returning from a raid on i
the Atlantil. A torpedo from the Brit- l
ish craft summarily cut short the
celebration and eliminated the U-boat ,
as a future menace to allied vessels, t
The brlliant phase of the achievement ,
is the fact that the English vessel i
succeeded in escaping and returning
t lwtrt iinhamwArl
Besides detailing various engage
ments in which British submariioB
have accounted for one or more eneny
war vessels—it is stated that rore
than forty German warships bve
been attacked successfully—the re
view tells of the hardships incient
to patrols in bad weather.
In winter a cold, clammy chill er
vades the submarine, and at tiieB
the thermometer drops so low vat
the crew- find' it difficult to gldB.
Spray freezes several inches thick)#
the wireless antennae, rendering niio
communication impossible, while
periscope becomes useless at ti e#
because of a frosty mantle.
The submarine rides very heady
in a seaway, and an even keel is if?
ficult to maintain even many fat bn#
below the surface. When running)*
top for the purpose of replenisuf
the supply of electric motive pod&
the ventilators must be kept o'%
with the result that water is shii^l
in heavy quantities.
How much respect for the Bri h
i underseas navy is entertained in
many is told best in the official i®
rative, which runs as follows:
“Venturesome as the enemy is £■
his U-boats, he rarely allows Ml
above-water craft beyond the eoni«
of his harbors. He well knows ’■‘I
our submarines are ever on the p*vl
for him, and how vigilant and tfl
ough is the watch kept may be gba
ered from the fact that though so Wj
opportunities are afforded th«m ul
submarines have successfully bf
tacked no less than forty enemy «$
ships.
"Night and day the search is h*
tinued, according as circumsta*
may dictate. The watch is keptC
the surface, or submerged save for
the periscope, or maybe the vessels
are on the diying patrol, only coming
to the surface every now and again
to scan the horizon for any hostile
craft which may come within reach.
“A ship being sighted, the subma
rine dives to the attack. As the ship
is probably steaming fast on a zigzagg
course, a long time may elapse be
fore the submarine is in a favorable
position to fire her torpedoes. While
this is going on she must ascertain
whether the ship is friend or foe, and
at all costs she must avoid being
seen. If the periscope is sighted the
hostile ship will make off with all
speed, and the odds are that she will
get away. An irregular course and
great speed make her a difficult tar
get, and if the sea is smooth she may
see the track of the torpedo fired at
her and steer to avoid it.
“But in spite of all the difficulties
the submarines manage to drive home
their attacks, and a few of the sue I
cesses may be here recorded.
“While patrolling between the Es -
ern Ems and the Weser river a sub
marine sighted two lots of destroyer
smoke to the southeastward. Two
anxious hours were spent maneuver
ing for positon to attack, and then, a'
a range of 500 yards, two torpedoes
were fired, one at the bow and one
at the stern, of one of the destroyers.
Having fired the torpedoes, the sub
marine dived to avoid being detected,
but a loud explosion told without
doubt that one of the torpedoes had^
reached ts mark. Eight minutes later I
the destroyer was seen sinking by;
the stern, fifteen feet of her bows still I
landing vertically out of the water.!
“The other destroyer was seen
steaming at varying speeds and dis-1
lances around the wreck. Elated at:
the success, the submarine thirsted
o put her down too, but as two more
iestroyers had arrived on the scene
and were systematically searching, it
ivas not considered feasible to con
inue the attack.
"On another occasion two armed
uixiliaries were sighted in the Heli
toland bight, and the leader, the
arger of the two, was attacked and
orpedoed, and was seen to be sinking
>y the stern.
“It‘frequently happens that a sub
narine does not actually see her vic
iin struck, but she invariably has the
latisfaction of hearing the explosion
f the torpedo gets home.
“This was the experience of a sub
murine wnicn, patrolling one morning
off the Ems, sighted an enemy de
stroyer, and fired both tubes at
range of 350 yards. As the submarine
dived on firing, the result was not
seen, but after the lapse of a few
seconds there was an exceedingly loud!
explosion, which was distinctly heard!
twenty-five miles away. I
“A quick sweep around with the
periscope two or three minutes later
revealed no sign of the destroyer
which had been fired at, but 400 yards
astern was another vessel of the same
kind.
“As the destroyer was not actually
seen to be nit, at first it appeared
likely that in reality there was only
one enemy vessel, but after the bear
ings and distances had been carefully
worked out this did not seem to have
been possible. In view of the vio
lence of the explosion, it is probable
that the magazine blew up, and that
would account for the rapid disap
pearance of the ship.
“Yet another instance of the total
disappearance of a ship may be cited.
One of our submarines located an
enemy submarine ahead of her, and
giving chase, reduced the range to
400 yards. Two torpedoes were fired -
and one was seen to hit. When the t
smoke clear«R away there was not
the vestige of the hostile vessel to be
seen.
“These are but a few of the many
instances which could be quoted show
ing the silent and stealthy work of
the submarine.
“For submarine operations to suc
ceed it is necessary to take the enemy
by surprise, and for that reason their
work is a hidden mystery and their
movements wrapped in obscurity. The
following extracts from an official re
port of operations in the Heligoland
bight lift for a moment the veil of
secrecy and afford a glimpse into the
life of one of these craft:
“ ‘When a submarne is submerged
her captain alone is able to see what
is taking place, the success of the
enterprise, and the safety of the ves
sel depend on his skill and nerve, and
the prompt, precise execution of his
orders by the officers and men under
his command.
“ ‘Our submarines have been pio
neers In waters which have been
mined. They have been subjected to
skillful and well thought out anti
submarine tactics by a highly trained
and determined enemy, attacked by
gunfire and torpedo, driven to lie at
a great depth to preserve battery
power, hunted for hours at a time
by the hostile torpedo craft, and at
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SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION.
Ruby Nevins, Plaintiff, vs. James
Nevin3, Defendant.
To James Nevins: You are hereby
notified that you have been sued in
the above-entitled cause, in the above
named court, by Ruby Nevins; that
said suit is brought by her to secure
a decree of divorce from you; and
unless you appear and answer her
complaint filed in said cause, within
thirty days after completion of pub
lication of this summons against yoil;
to-wit, within thirty days after Jufte
24, 1918, your default will be enteral
and said plaintiff will apply to ttye
court to grant the relief asked in hbr
complaint. '
This publication of summons is
made pursuant to an order duly ma^e
in said court on May 9, 1918, by Hp
Fred M. Brown, the judge presicrfng j
therein.
Dated, May 10, 1918.
ARTHUR LANG, j
Clerk
(Court Seal)
By C. H. WILCOX. Deputy, j
Pir«t PllhUooti Mnxr tA 1Q10
PIANO TUNER
Geo. Anderson, Piano Expert
and Factory Representative
for High Grade Pianos and
Player Pianos, Will Be in
Cordova this summer.
GEO. ANDERSON
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