New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 29, 1915, Page 1

RICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1915—TWELVE PAGES. TALIANS PUSHING FORWARD: TOWARD. TRENT AND TRESTE| Storo Fals- into Hands of King Emmanuei’s Forces--Fiercs Baje- . onct.Fighting Near Goriiz INPORTANT CAANGES N FRANGE OR BELGUN Dirigible Which Raided South /. End, England, Believed - to Have ‘Hoen Hit by British Shell and Lost . in.the North Sda—Fate of Orew S fizsvnhmu—mm “Allles Ad- und.nglnGflldA. Armlet of Italy are drawing nearer 1F¥nt ana Trieste, the principal®cities of t@g territory over which Italy went . to war. Little news of the. ay.‘mnlkn ' is received.from Italy, on account of B -bens p, ~but = despatches | Geneva. state that the Italians ¥ u!nneng. SN L * e Gmln Dirigible Lost. ¢ b German dirigible which, raided onthl.nd, on the Thames, three days g0, is believed to have been lost in he North Sea. The. te of her crew official’ communluflpnu record tant c!mn‘u In ¥rance or 1 ing nrm d with o b ’muan vic- Geneva, Switzerland, May 29, via ‘May 29, 2:16 p. m.—The Jtal- ,“ after ‘a severe fight along the Torth of Lake = Idro, ‘have ‘the town of Storo nnd are “hombarding Riva. 3 B0 e caner Tont, north of the Gulf_of Trieste, bayonet fighting is prbgress south of Goritz. - The ustrians are retreating' stowly. italian forces have arrived before disca, about sixteen miles from €., fhe Ttalian authorities issued an d ‘last night prohibiting Austrians ‘Germans from leaving the coun- .Gene‘m. Switzerland, May' 29, laris, 2:10. m.—A dglpntch ved here this morni via re- t one of ‘the Zeppelin air- n th 3 ' three, days ago raided the 1 $100,000 DAMAGE DONE ‘| enea approximately 1,600 acres TO ILLINOIS CROPS Second Heaviest Rainfall in Thirty- three Years Ties Up Traffic— ‘Washouts in Central Missouri. Peoria, Ills, May 29.—The second heaviest rainfall in thirty-three years tied up street car:trafic, disorganized railroad schedules and did $100,000 damage to crops in vicinity of Peoria last night. In four hours the rainfall ‘was 4.48 inches, A large part of the south end of the city was submerged. Nearly a mile of track on the Chi- cago and Northwestern, and the Chi- cago, Burlington and Quincy railroads was washed out. Long stretches of track on. other roads leading into Peoria were rendered impassable. St. Louis, May 29.—The rise in tae Mississippi river yesterday laid waste seven hundred acres of corn on Gabaret Island, near here, and threat- of wheat, The few persons who lived on the island escaped. Most all trains from the west were delayed last night and washouts were reported at numerous points m central Missquri. GERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS ANOTHER BRITISH SHIP Ethiope Torpedoed and Sent to Bottom—Seyenteen of Crew Rescued. Ldverpool, ua.y 29, 1:04 p. m.—'l‘ho Elder Dempster Line steamer Etlfl?pe has been torpjedoed and sunk. The chief officer and sixteen men of the Ethiope have been picked up. The rest of the crew is supposed to be in boats. The Ethfope was bound: from Hull to Liverpool, whence she was to have sailed for Bast African ports. The vessel was sunk by the German submarine U-24. The Ethiope, of 2,475 tone net, was built in 1904 aad was owned in Liver- pool." She was 340 feet' long. She'was last reported as arriving at Hull, Eng., | on April from Lago. LARGE HOLE IN SIDE OF SUBMARINE F-4 | Attemipt to Be: Made to Remove Bod- ies of Crew to Prevent Possible Ml;dliflon By Fish. ' Hanoluh\ May 29.—Owing to the dacovery of'a large hole in the side of" | the submarine F-4, lubmer'ed since "March 25 on the ocean fioor of . the ocean outside the harbor here, an at- tempt was to be made today to re- move from the vessel tht bodies of its crew of twenty-one men to prevent possible mutilation by fish. The hulk is now within twenty-four feet of the surfac. Towing and lifting operations were halted, divers prepared to enter the hulk, and a barge was made ready to receive the bodies. The hole in the ' submersible, ‘ac- cording to divers who made an inspac- ton late yesterday, is at the point of Jjuncture of, the wessel's forward and middle compartments. | They removed a quantity of bedding from the hole and brought it to the surface, ' Naval officers said the hole prob- ably was caused by constant pounding of the bulk on the'ocean bed in the heavy seas of the last/few days. GO TO NEW YOREK TO WED. Miss Swanson of Stanley St. Bride of "South End, at the mouth of 40 miles east of Lon- e Brit- ed at it. 'Owing to the itant loss of gas it was unable “the mainland, ;nc‘l fell into oft Helgoland. ether ‘the was saved or mot is not known. Orders have been received at Fried- hafen to replace the loss of this 1 with a Zeppelif of the newest Such an airship, recently com- leted,: will . lenve ¥riedrichshafen jortly " French Official Report, ‘aris, May 29, 2:30° p. m.—The ch ‘war office this afternoon: gave ~a repori on the progress of hos- as Tollows: “In the region tc the north of Arras here ocourred last night a very wvio- ‘ariillery engagement. Tho enemy barded particularly our positions he heights of Loretts. A night made it possible for ‘us dway between Aix Noulette ‘Sofichez. ;| At about midnight a an counter attack on our at Kb‘.in-st. Nazaire ‘was in: the vieigjty . we yesterday the 8y 29, 3 pl m.— unication was is- N war. of- i ‘ night W. H. Fitzell of Francis St, Associates in the office of the Ber- lin Construction company of W. H. Fitzell of 41 Francis street were sur- prised this morning when he did not put in an appearance. They = were still more greatly surprised when they found a box of cigars on his desk and a written invitation to help themselves. The invitation explained that Mr. Fitzell had gone to New York to be married to Miss Lennea Swanson of 1,689 Stanley street, this city. Mr. Fitzell and Miss Swanson took an early train to Manhattan this morning and were made man and wife at the church of St. Edward the Martyr. Mrs. Pertin Peterson, wite of the well known photographer and sister of the bride, stated today that the going away of the couple was not an elopement as they had planned for some time to be married. TO PREVENT GLANDERS. Health Department to Ask for Shut- ting Off of Fountains, Superintendent T. E. Reeks of the health department stated today that he would ask the water commissiiners to shut off the water in drinking foun-’ tains used by horses next Tuesday to prevent the spread of glanders. . ;/ Although there is no epidemic of &landers the health department wishes to. take every precaution to prevent such - a condition. Two new cases were reported to the department tos day. There have been ten cases re- ported recently, 8:10 p: m., May 25, at which time the Fast Net. engineer j observed & white streak in the water, perpendicular to the ship, on the star. board side, and a severe shock was almost_instantly felt, followed by .a vvment ‘explosion. -abreast hold No. 1i off, also cargo-bcoms-above the same, and the air was filled with oil and NEBRASHANTORPEDOED BY GERMANSUBMARINE Evidencs fummul by Ambassador ms 1 \'lashllfllu Indicates. IIVESIIGAIWN N BY LIEUT. TONERS Stars and Stripes Hauled Down Be- cause Sun had Set and Ship Was considered at Sea—No One Was Seriously Injured. Washington, May ' 29.—Evidence forwarded by Ambassador Page to the state| department today gathered by Lieutenant John H. Towers, naval attache at the American embassy at London, indicates that the American steamer Nebraskan was torpedoed by a submarine. Lieutenant Towers made a technical | examination of the Nebraskan on her arrival at Liverpool and took state- ments and affidavits from Captain Greene and members of the crew. The chief engineer stated that he saw “the wake of a torpedo” just before the vessel was attacked. Summary of Report. The detailed evidence is being sent by mail, but a summary of main fea- tures of the cable report was issued by the state department: “The American ambassador in Lon- don: informed. the state departmient that ‘the investigation of the Nebras- kan' incident by. Lieutenant Towers brings out 'the faéts as follows: . Was in Water Ballast. “‘That the Nebraskan had left Liver- pool bound for the Delaware break- water on the afternoon of May 24, and in water ballast. . The words ‘Nebraskan, New York,’ were painted on each side amidships in’letters six feet high, and she flew-the -American flag continuously up to approximately ship was about 40 miles southwest of “The flag was then hauled down because the sun had set and the ship was considered at sea. The chief of the ship at 8:24 p. m., ‘Hatch Covers Blown Off, “Hatch covers No. 1 wi 1o’ debris, the double bottom compart: ments below hold No. 1 having been used for .tdnks for fuel oil. Bot« tom plating’rand | pieces of ' the side were blown up ‘through two ‘decks: Thee ship ?etthd simmediately by the head . and officers and crew .took to boats. After remaining off the ship about one hour, they returned 'and headed the ship for Liverpool. Under | orders of the British , admiralty, a British naval trawler came up at midnight and 'remained with the Ne- braskan until she reached the mouth of the Mersey. “No one was serfously injured. The ambassador is sending by mail a de- tailed ‘report of Lieutenant & Towers and depositions of three of the ship's officers taken by the consul at Liver- pobl.” | Attack by Torpedo. Officials who read the report close- ly, said it contained all the evidence of an attack by torpedo. There had been some doubt ‘whether it was not a mine. SCHEDULE OF MAILS. Postmaster Delaney ' Makes Special Arrangements for Memorial Day. Postmaster William F. Delaney has announced the following scheédule for the mails on Monday: Morning mail closes at 12:20 o'clock, Afternoon mail closes at & p.m. There will be no rural delivery, but the cfty carriers will make one ' de- livery in the morning. The stamp window at the post fice will be open from 6:45 a. m. until! 12:30 p. m., and from 5 until 6 p. m The registry window will be cpen from 7 until 12:30 o’cleck only. The money order department will be closed ‘all day. BULGARIA ON BRINK OF WAR. Parls, May 29, 6 a. m.—Changes in the Bulgarian diplomatic service, just announced, are considtred by the Ma- tin as indicating that Bulgaria = will ere long join the allfes. D. Rizow, minister to Italy and a firm support- er of the Triple Alliance, has been re- placed at Rome by M. Stancioff, diplo- matic agent in Paris, who s .arn’ is succeeded by M. Gracow, confldentizl secretary of King Ferdinand. RECHENBERG ELECTED. Otto Rechenberg of this city was olected first vice president of the Or- der of Sons of Hermann of Connecti- cut at the convention of Torrington today. George Buettner of this city was elected a trustee, F. H. Baier of New London was electd prsident. BARS EXPORT OF COTTON. Stockholm, via London, May 29, 415 a. m.—The Swedish government has prohibited the export of all kinds of cotton. | When the machine struck the earth it xww $783,699 DUE CITY, ASSESSORS FIGURE This Is $68,855 More Than for Pre- vious Fiscal Year When Taxa- tion Brought in $714,844, ‘New . Britain's income from real estate and personal property for the present year amounts to $783,699.80, according to the figures compiled by the clerk of the board of assessors to- day. The income has taken a big jump, this year's receipts being $68,855.55 more than during the past year, when the income from this source amounted to $714,844.25, GERMAN AVIATOR KILLED INAIR DUEL WITH FRENCH L‘ieuti;mnt Von Buelow Rela- tive of Former German Imperial Chancellor Paris, May 29, b m.—Aviator Lieutenant Von Buelow, believed to be a relative of Prince Von Buelow, the former German imperial chan- cellor, . was kilféd near Fismes, according/to the Matin, in an air, | duel with a French aeroplane belong- ing to the newly formed rapid squad- ron M. 8. 12. The French pilot, de- seribing the battle, said: “Wednesday morning I saw an Al- batross’ machine coming from ' the German lines headed for Paris and I gave chase. He was 8,000 feet up. I went up to'9,000 feet, rapidly over- hauling him, and, the fight began. We ‘were now _less than thirty feet from the Albatross, but we were under such headway that we overshot him. I got a bullet in the snoulder, but it | daidn’t prevent me from econtihuing the chase. “The Germans tried to escape by dropping, but I flew over them again. Apparently one of them was wounded. Suddenly my lieutenant got in a volley at point blank range and the Alba- tross tipped forward, shooting nose downwards 6,000 feet to the earth. ‘We followed them with our eyes. 1 bhall and a fol- in seemed to crumple into a bounded along the hillside like wounded rabbit running. We lowed them down, descending nflru. The pilot lay some yards away, where he hldw B d the | ergine. 1In ohe of his pockets w»‘ found a paper bearing the name ‘Lieutenant Von Buelow, Imperial _1 Guards, Berlin’ We found in the | wrecked aeroplane ten large - bombs and forty grenades.” The pilot, given his choice of the: ! Legion of Honor or the military med- | al, chose the latter. AMERICAN SHIPPING WARNED BY GERMANY i | i Not to Traverse War Zone incautiously | and to Displays Conspicuously All Neutral Markings. ‘Washington, May 29.—An urgent ‘warning to American shipping against traversing the naval war zone incau- itously ‘and to have ail neutral mark- ings displayeg as conspicuously as possible, including illumination -at night, was communicated to the state deépartment today by the German government through the American'| ‘embassy at Berlin. 'he German warning was an- nounced in the following statement mmade public by the staté department: “The American amuvassador at Ber- lin has informed by the German for- eign office that, in view of the fact that during the past few weeks, it has repeatedly occurred that neutral ships have been sunk in the waters desig- nated as an area of maritime war by the German admiralty on February 4, 1915, and especially in one case where it' was established that the sinking was traceable to an attack by a Ger- man submarine, which took the neu- tral saip for an English vessel, in the darkness, on-account of the ieade- quate illumination of its neutral dis- tinctive markings, it recommended that American shipping circles again be warned against traversng ‘the area of maritime war incautiously, and, also, he urged to make the neutral markings as plain as possible and es- pecially. to have them illuminated | promptly and sufficiently at night.” HEADS FORCES AFAINST ITALY. Copenhagen, via London, May 29, 4:15 a .m.—A despatch from Berlin states that Archduke Eugene of Aus- tria has been appointed commander in chief of the Austrian forces oper- ating against Italy. He bhas been chief of staff of the army engaged aganst Serbia and is highly popular with the rank and file. T P ER. Hartford, May 29 —Unset- . tled, probably showers tonight and on Sunday. {l | pidly thinning ranks of the | loudly . saluting Old Glory | thé' stirring deeéds of war. [ever carried out here. | American flags in the| ALL IN READINESS FOR MEMORIAL DAY Piclurcsque Military Review al Wainat Hill Park Pianacd. FLAGS SHOULD BE DISPLAYED Vetcrans and Friends Will Divine Service at South Church To- morrow . Afternoon—T6 Decorate Graves Monday Morning, Attend On Monday the people of New Bri- tain, in common with millions of others throughout this broad coun- try, will “join with the veterans of the'civil war in paying a loving tri- bute to the memory of those brave men who sacrificed their lives on the fleld of battle during the stirring days {of '61 to '65 that the Union might be saved and the United States be kept intact, Ranks Growing Smaller. Each suceeding year sees the ra- Grand Army grow smaller and smaller. On Monday when the grizzlea veterans of many a hard fought campaign gather once more to renew old mem- ories and fight again their old battles there will be many a familiar face that is missing. Dyring the past year | the grim reaper has taken heavy toll from the old veterans and when the gray haived; feeble old soliders, many with empty sleeves,” yet all proudly wearing their little bronge button and at it . is carried past them, gather on this Memorial Day the ' sight will be a beautiful, yet pathetic one. .To the youth of today it is ~an . attractive sight, made glorious by thoughts of 2 But to the old soldier sll is different. 1t means that he ois one year nearer his final yqmustering out. It brings back vividly to his mind the awful suf- { fering ‘during the war time. It recalls to his memory the loss of father, brother, comrade who forfeited their lives on the battle field so long ago. To him war is a terribly reality. Its glory is dimmed by its suffering as he kpows it and as he gathers with his comrades on Memorial Day to place a wreath on the graves of those comrades of ycars ago Wwho have passed.on before, his eves are dimmed | with tears and his heart is filled with hadmean. -not-he those of the present generatjon. The generation of today honors and respects these old soldiers and as years pass and their ranks grow less and less these peoplg begin *to take ~appreciated | their places, paying tributes of love and respect. Sunday Memorial Service. Memorial day exercises such as have been arranged for New Britain this year will be the most impressive The obseér- vance will begin tomorrow afternoon jat 4 o'clock when the Grand Army veterans, the Spanish War veterans, | the Sons of Veterans and their aux- iliaries will gather at the G. A. R. hall and march in a body to the South’ Congregational church where there will be a special memorial Sun- day ‘service at 4:30 o'clock. Dr. Hil, will preach a sermon appropriaee to the time on “The Devotion and the Tribute,”” and the new South church quartet, under direction of the or- ganist, Mr. J. E. Beebe, will sing the Festival Te Deum by Dudley Bulk, “To Thee, O Country,” by Eichberg, and /““The Recessional” by DeKoren. The general public-is very cordially invited to share in this memorial service. Barlier in the afternoon the vari- ous committees will visit the graves of the soldier dead and piace small kers, pre- paratory to {he placing of flowers on the graves Monday mofning. ‘Will Decorate Graves, Monday’s observance will begin at 9 o'clock when the committees, as- sisted by the Spanish War Veterans and the Sons of Veterans as well as individual members of the Boy Scouts, will march to the cemetery and place floral tributes on the graves of the de- ceased veterans. All who are to con- tribute flowers arc asked to leave them at Grand Army hall by 8 o'clock. At noon Monday a dinner will be served to the veterans in their hall, the ladies of the Woman's Relief corps and the auxiliary of the Spanish War Veterans and the Sons of Veterans be- ing in charge, Afternoon Parade and Review, At 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon the American Drum corps will meet at the state armory to escort the two companies of militia to the rendevouz on West Main street where the Memo- rial day parade will form., The old veterans will form in front of their hall and the allled organization will mobilize from City hall to the library. Automobiles will be provided for those veterand who are unable to march. All veterans will appear in uniform, as far as possible, as will ‘the other military organizations. W. F. Stern- berg is chairman of the automobile committee. The parade will start at 2 o’clogk, the line of march being to Walnut Hill park, where the exercises, Con- sisting of o parade, a military review and a band concert, will be held. The parade will be reviewed by De- partment Commander F. V. Streeter, 2 (Continued on Tenth Page,) 80,000 TURKS DEFEND GALLIPOLI PENINSULA Sultan’s Troops On Defensive in Cau- | casus Concentrating All Efforts In the Dardanelles. London, May 29, 12:02 p. m.—The | ‘Turkish troops defending the Gallipoli Peninsula against the landing forces of the allies number 80,000 men, ac- cording to the correspondent at Ath- ens of the Reuter Telegram company. The Turks remaning on the defen- sive in the Caucasus, are concentraf- ing all their efforts in the Dardanellcs whither reinforcements are bemng brought from Syria. The supplies of ammunition, both for the infantry and the artillery, are rgported to be decreasing rapidly, with no prospect of being replenished. Rports reaching Athens from Sofia set forth that Bulga-ia is holding to neutrality, but the leaders of the op- position party belleve that if Rumania inervenes in the war Bulgaria will fol- low suit. A. G. VANDERBILT'S WILL FILED FOR PROBATE Lusitania Victim’s Estate Es- timated at Upward of - $50,000,000. New York, May 29.—The will of Al- fred G. Vanderbilt, who perished when the Lusitania went down, was filed for probate today in the office of the sur- rogate of New York county. Mr. Van- derbilt was reputed to be one of the richest men in America. The will disposed of an estate es. timated at upwards, of $50,000,000, the nucleus of which. was left to Mr. Van- derbilt by his father, Cornelius Van- derbilt." Margaret Emerson . Vanderbilt, the testatop’s wife, is left 32 000,000, in ac- cordance with an anti-nuptial agree- ment made ih London, an additional sum of $1,000,000 and the income of a trust fund of $5,000,000. Mrs. Vanderbilt also receives real estate here and abroad, including Sag- amore Lodge, Camp Killkare in New York, and Gloucester House in lon- don. The . trust fund which was be- queathed to him by his father, Cor- neuul Vanderbilt, is transferred to the Willilam H. Vanderbilt also receives the use of Oakland Farm, at Ports- mouth, R, 1., which the éxecutors ars forbidden to dispose of until he reach- es his majority, when it will be trans- ferred to him. Mr. Vanderbilt's -brother, Reginald C. Vanderbilt, receives $500,000; his uncle, Frederick W. Vanderbiit, $200, 000; Frederick M. Davies, - $600,00 Henry B. Anderson, $200,000; Fre erick L. Mefriam, $250,000; Charles HE. Crocker, 310,000, and Howard Lockwood, $1,000.. The employes of Oakland Farm, Sagamore Lodge, Camp Killkare and Gloucester House, who hate been in service for ‘five years, get a full year's wages. The rest of the estate is bequeathed te the executors to divide among the sons of Margaret Emerson Vander- bilt, his second wife, who are Alfred G., Jr., and George. The will is dated December 16, 1913, and was signed in New York city. - The executors are Reginald C. Vanderbilt, Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Henry P. Anderson, Frederick M. Davies and Frederick L. Merriam. ANTI-ITALIAN OUTBREAKS. Serious Disorders Occur in Trieste— Udine, May 28, 9:15 »p. . via ti-Itallan disorders are taking place in Trieste, accordng to reports re- celv here through Cormons. The #p!!pu authorities are sald to have ed, leaving the eivil government in the hands of a commiftee which has been unable to prevent vandalism. Th building occupled e Italian | newspaper Piccolo is reporfed to have been set on fire and several other buildings tenanted by Italians have been sacked. It is reported that Aus- trian gendarmes have made little at- tempt to quell the disordrs. | i CHAMPAGNE BROKEN IN TWO, | French Transatiantic Liner Ran Ashore Yesterday Near St. Nazaire. london, May 29, 10:28 &. m.—A re- port received by Lloyds states that the steamer Champagne of the French Transatlantic Line, which ran ashore near St. Nazaire, has broken in two. The 900 passengers aboard the Champagne were removed to safety. The steamer, which was buiit in 1886, had a net tonnage of 3,068, She was ! 493 feet long, with a beam of fifty- two feet. EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA. Bakersfeld, Cal, ‘May 29.—An earthquake of brief duration at 10:55 o'clock last night, shook buildingy here, but no damage was done. Re- ports from Fersno and other towns eaid the shock was felt slightly. MISS McKEE RESIG Miss George C. McKee, teacher in the Prevocational school, tendered her resignation to the school board to- day. She has been teaching in the seyenth grade of the school. 'S, a | tesi u;u eMest son, William H. Van. Paris, May 29, 5:55 8. m.—Seriqus an- | WILSON MUSTSTOPS ATTACKS ON If Germany Wiches fo to American Embassy That It Will Reach Monday—Gulflight American Vessels May. to'Same Risks as Washington, May 28. of Germany's reply tb note on the sinking of there are indications Wilson will take the Germany wishes to co Giplomatic negotiation - suspend submarine cun ships or those o lives. It was expected German note might be hour today to Ami | The first official desp ‘Europe gave no intim situation, and officials opinion that should the d¢ delivered to the American @ day it might not reach much before Monday. official intimation of its The passing of three ever, since the Lusitania pedoed has not dimi sion in his official qua cenvietion prevails Wilson feels Germany carly disavowal of any i American lives should be Confirms Government's ¢ The admission by the miralty that 4 German | torpedoed the that | | marine commander vestigation of the ent character of the dangerous because she Wi company of twe British | was pointed out by «¢ their contention imarine commanders eearch or, at least, . subject all American . teme risk as belligerent ord Proposals to a’ TUnofficial advipes -h would embody ‘& pr United States to defer defi siceration of Germany's policy and the American vntil the two governments an opportunity to determne the Lusitania was a chantman, as assumed in tho can note, or an uxiliary 8 the British navy list, mof cealed cannon and carrymg of war as indicated by & the ‘German government have, The reply it was sald, effect an invitation te terms” to be used in before proceeding with ) Germany’s delay in p American note had m epeculation in M vircles. Roundabout While state M.‘n-uu momentarily expected word German answer was on 1etary Bryan's early de no indication that it had trom Berlin. Like other from Berlin, now that Italy tered the war, () London, and then on to Requests Agreement on Ambassador Gerard that while the German American note had not yet. livered to him, he knew tained a request for an the facts in the Lusitania o Ambassador Gerard has ing despatches regularly the probable contents of the note, but these have been with the greatest sectecy, | as the German governmomt said not to have finally 4 details of its reply, and o | not desire to complicate the u by any personal conjecitres as 10 the note would contaia before text was available. That the German govern ever, had decided to ask for ment on the facts in the case—whether ghe was cruiser on the Britigh n carried a cargo of muniti and explosives, and Whet) armed with guns mouw mounfed—=was indl i the atbassador's with press reports capital, Oficiale were unwllllh. o m-hd comment on the reception of sucl proposal. e @