New Britain Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1918, Page 1

£ y » s PR!CE THREE CLNTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, » FEBRUARY &‘RANEIS CABLES HISPUTE ’ Aproximately 64 Per Cént; Found No Reference to Conllict With Bol- | shevik Authorities Contained.in gllessage Dispamhed on Feb. § PED CROSS SUPPLIES IN RUSSIAN CAPITAL| . Tyemanian Minister to Petrograd Stai Digifomatic Missions Are Pre- paring to. Leave—Trotsky Ordered | Companian | Him Held—Bolshevilk 4+ and Representative at Tornea Exe- cuted By Order of ®hite Guara— Couriers Arrive. Mihington, Feb. 9.—All fear that \dor Francis might have been rom Petrograd by the Bol- pelled today by =the a cablegram from tho agniassador dated Febgugry 5. In his iiessaze ho made no refdrence to any ¢t with the Pell‘zfi. authorities. i tions exinAb@slightly im- T tions between the Lenine / government and the embass réts supplies recently landed in Ruse sia hAvq arrived at Petfograd withaut any piolv, ‘ fip Prepare to Leave, % StockholM, Heb. (9.—Constantine Diamandi, thé/ Rumgnian minister to Petrograd, now Haparanda, - says Wihe diplomafic miksions of the great pe wiN IGave Petrograd, ac- the Dagbladt of Stock- eign Minister Trotzky had ed to Tornea ordering that PDiamandi be sent back to Petrograd Ameriean Ambass expel shevil receipt was d of r but hisglrders are not being abc)cd; o!gbevik ,representative who ¢ith Diamandi and the Bolshevik epresentative at.Tornea were tried by tount martial by the White Guards tHers and shot, ST “#Smerican - Minister Morris was in- forfed that 'a ‘train has arrived af Torneg with American couriers frof ¥ Petrograd. i “¥iVE BURN TO DEATH BOARDING HOUSFE Many Jump From Fourth Story Win- 44 dows and Four Others, in Tospital, May Die. New York, Feb. 9.—Four men and onc woman were burned to death early. today in a fire that damaged a sailors’ boarding house on Pearl street near Bast River. any fl windows from the ‘four-story Wuilding and four were taken to hos- *pitals where it was said they may die. WILL END WAR THIS YEAR Gen. von Licbert Declares Every or Ger- @ man soldier Ts Determined to Force Peace During Year 1918, Amsterdam, Feb. 9.—Gen. bert, writing in the Taglis schau of Berlin, after praising the achievements of German arms and “ccomplishments of German generals concludes saying: “Every German soldier now is cer- tain an end must be made in 1918.” von Lie- he Rund- REP. ELSON ANSWERS DRAFT INDICTMENT | -~ Iniroduces Resolution for Impeach- ment of Prosecutor in Order to De- fend His Course. Washington, Feb. 9. —Representa- tive Nelson in a speech to the house oday made his first formal answer to he reeent quashed indictments against himself and his son, Byron, which charged them with conspiring to evade the draft law. As a means of making his speech 2ep. Nelson intrdduced a resolution moving for thé impeachment of the United States attorney for the west- n district of Wisconsin, whose ac- livity brought about. the indictments. Mr. Netson announced, however, that at the conclusion of his speech he would withdraw the resolution. The federal court at Madison, he told the hous not only quashed the indict~ ments but gquashed the United States attorney. & AMERICAN STEAMER Atlantic ' Port, Feb., 9.—An n steamer which ran agrouna ¢ Fngland coa floated ug; with ernmmc bound east peaded on her Red | ! for first line military work. i in which the | ances is due to the | mos HIGH AVERAGE FOR | I]RAFTAEEEPTAN(}E 1 Fit in First District —_— MANY TRY TO FAKE ON EYES | | Up to Noon 175 Had Been Accepted Out of 272 Who Had Been ame- ined—Docfors Respond Gencerously District Board Meets Tomorrow. The first gxemption board met in the = Prevocational Grammar school this morning and with a full com- plement of 75° doctors and clerks examineds approximately <400 men. The othér ¢lass 1 A registrants in this di%ridt will appear for exami- nation tomorrow morning, and at 1 o’clock in the afternoon the dis- trict advisory board will meet to pass upon appealed and doubtful cas Dr. H. T. Bray, in %harge of the medical end of the bodrd’s work, ex- pressed himself as #éll, pleased today with the co-opération.of thesgdical fratrnity and the. response of sthe various ®fliceg in loaning the services of clerks is &lso abpreciated by:the board, the other memhers of which are Chairman, A. F.%Corbin ang,J. J. Watson. i 164 Per Cent, A(\(‘cp((-q During - the noon* hour #ull the bBoard compiled its figures on accept- ances and rejections and found that out of 272 men examined up to that hour 175 were found physically fit Only 27 were rejected and there were 70 cases registrant either ap« ‘pealed or the examination board de- cided to call upon the opinion of tha. advisdry.buard. Thus, it appearg;that the average acceptances in thisgg gis- trict are about 64 per cent. of * tha | pe [ FIRST*DAYS OF WAR WERE PROUD IN HISTORY OF IRMANY,, KAISER SAY - Amsterdam, Feb. 9.—Em- n William’s decree in Wwhich he thanks those who addressed congratulatory mes- sages to him on ghig recent birthday, is pub e? in the Berlin Reichsanerds In it the emperor, according’tp va ‘sum- mary telegraphed frdn Berin, “relati%‘of con- dwells on. beétween the ‘crown fidence” and the people higy‘twenty-six vears of pc:tc%fim' and the progress of the German people. He recalls with gratitude the proudest days of German his- tory at the outbreak of the war and Germany’s subsequent “world historical successe: and he lauds the self-sacri- ficing perserverance,” the enor- mous labor and achievements ‘of people at home by which with God’s help the nation may Jook forward to a good peace. NEW HAVEN STHOOLS GRDERED 0. CLGSE Administrator. . Russell Re- fuses to Grant Petition for Exemption. Hartford, Feb. 9—Thomas W. sell.” federal fuel admjnistritor Connecticut,* genied tday. a presentad by the school @#horities of New en that schools¥thére might be res fromffthe list the adminis- | trator Was regmested to close during the_coming week. He giid that mnder €xis :Ang cofjditions he did not think to make any exceptions t, whichyhad the force Ru for reqy of an order. Superintendent®or “Sdhools F. H. total number examined, whil&#4he Te- jectionswiverage only about. 1 pér cent. of the whole. When #t _is con« sidergtl, that some of those who are Dbeing: held for re-examination by tha Avisory board may.ultimately be ac- | cepted it probably means®that, the | average of acceptance * for first * line | work will be consigerably higher than | 64 per cent. tions, were completed, it was stated | 1. 310 men had been cxamined and number®208 had been passed Svithout quesgion. This brings the aj Mproximate ayerage down to 61 o is ‘explained that this increased peércentage in the number of accept- | drastic change made in the qualification rules as pro- | mulgated by General Crowder and | forwarded to the local boards last night. Under these new rules man men who were heretofore exempted are now passed as physically fit. The | drastic chang examinations are said to be in the men jumped from the upper | | of the men previously rejected in hi&l | district to return for re-examination. | will accomplish its work at an early | FLOATED. standard of eye té teeth, hernia, skin diseases and. similar afflictions which may not seriously affect the health or vitality of the soldier. Now | that these new rules governing ex- | aminations have been received Dr. D. | W. O’Connell, medical director of the second exemption board, who hz been workihg hard all day with the tme he will issue an order for many The large eorps of physicians and dentists who assisted in the work' of examining the men today greatly ac- celerated the work of examinations and if the same number of doctors re- ond tomorrow the board feels that it | hour. The medical advisory board, of which Dr. G. H. Bodley s chairman and Dr. C. M. Cooley is vice-chair- man, will convene at 1 p. m. tomor- | row to consider all cases referred to | it, from both districts. Many Try to Fake { During the examinations today the | registrants exhibited ~good humor | e Test. | throughout and there was little con- fusion. ever, silent amus In the eye testing room how- »ment. This was particu- | arly true in the case of Dr. Frederick j. Mann and Dr. H. T- Bray. Both of these doctors discovered several men who were trying to fake the eye te By scientific tricks and tests the ex amining doctors are able to tell in almost every instance where a man is trying to evade and by apply these special tests, unknown to the layman, suffering from poor are trying to men are really vision and what men are. YALE MEN ENLL | Donald Gaffney and Edward Third Class Quartermasters. Donald Gaffney, son of Judge and Mrs. B. F. Gaffney, and Edward Mar- tin, son of Dr. J. E. Martin, have en- examinations rank of They en- recent successfully passing that entitled them ta the third class quartermasters. listed in Newport during the college recess. takir the provided at Yale and have been special course in mavigation in the Yale Naval Training being enlisted both men a4 to return to colleg tiher will continue their continne wera wher! cou ind At their fima special ervice. same ork fitting them | wo {tended D | nolidays | ured adjourne; | agreément. from the former | SiO0 g % | ing home of hundreds of student: | committee | Lowell | lege wa the doctors had considerable | * 4 e e they are able to determine just what dupe the doctors into thinking they | | Martin | listed in the Naval Reserve force after | Both of the young men are students | Unit. | Beebe and G. T. Hewlett secrétary of the ' New Haven school boapd, per- sonally waited upon the administrator at his office this-morning and pre- | sented their case. There was coal enough_in the 50 schools of their city,, they said to keep them run- nin# comfortably; and they that the school children would b# in better circumsts at home. Boston, ® A conferencd at- ntatives of Feb. repri 9 g fofthis district, to v plan sie ed by the lgtter advancingigghe date of the easter as a ;u‘l conservation meas- “toa There was strong oppo | tion upon the college heads who h for b, suspen- end- harm by the activities and causeo rof the consisting of * President of Hary and Dr. Lyons of Boston appoinsed to look further tion and report the fuel ad- as to the probable sav- ing to be affected. e ol | ITALY TO INQUIRE i first district, states that within a short | NTO ROUT OF ARMY Cabinet' Names Committee to Investi- gate Reverses on Isonzo Front in Octobc 1917. Rome, of last and the are to ittee This Feb. 9.—The Ttalian defeat October on the Osonzo front circumstances attending be acquired into by a com- named by the cabinet. announcement, in the shape of a note issued by the Stefani news agency, says that following the ap- pointment of a committee to inquire into the military events at the end of Ocober, 1917, the cabinet considered that ‘Gen. Cadorna, former chief of staff. and Gen. Capello shall remain the disposal of the minister of war without any reduction in rank or au- thority for the object to enable them at to furnish the committee with: all the | | facts likely. to be useful to it Giardino, asststant chief | staff to Gen. Diaz, has been detailed to attend the meetings of the su- preme war council at Versailles. | w. Corps. Joseph avage Joins Army and Ieaves Next Week. Joseph W. Savage, | modern languages instructor in at the local High school, from which he was graduated | 1909, has enlisted in the arm; gnal corps. and will leave next week for the special training camp Middlebury callege, Middlebury, After leaving the local High Mr. Savage received his degree Clark college and government | for three years last September Harry Wesscl Vocai Hi from Trin nother the Migh faculty | shortly join the natior | force. Mr. will Camp Devens but will | nsferred to the army e school from then taught in the in the Philippines returning to this city chools an instructor chool with in the snal h member who of sch will Wessel probe g0 t ahly chemical of his chemistry to the | tra de- | partme cause P | ernment. of e petition*, argued | nces if in school ur- | At 1 p. m. when the daj’s examina~ Fing the week than they would be more | | than a score gfiNew Englahd col- leges and Jamgl J. Storrow, fuel ad- dis- | without definite | d | | pointed out that the saving in the coal | ! would be neglible compared the | rd, President Hadley | it | of | signal | degress | fizhting | TRYST WITH DEATH IN N0 MAN'S LAND Americans Almost Trapped by Bark of German Watchdog i Corporals on Reconnaisance Tour Escape By Quick Wits—German Crown Seven / Prince Shatters Blade in ssaults on French. ‘With the American Army in IFFrance front lines to warn them of the ap- proach of patrols opposite the Ameri- can sector. A German dog ‘‘listener’’ early tod prevented ‘one of our pa- trols from executing a daring stroke. Two corpggls who were coneerned in it have mentioned in ports toy gheir spirit and coolnes Acconfpgnied by, two private corporals left a 1afe patrol in a cer- tain place in an abandoned trench in No Man's Land last midnight and went on to the Germap line. They iigs found a smooth wire barrier t 1 been shot to piecés by the American e. Fifteen yards further on | cdme om, wire entanglements deep with four-pointed barbs | The men were inspecting gn open- | g in the wire whdh a dog apparent- ly ch#iined on the othe | bark. A Tdugout dgor Ies in a trench and & s . voice | heard to say “fertig’” nibaning “ready” »‘Suddenw a br\‘nnm rockef went 1 and the Ameribans threw thefsel ;m on the ground just as a mge Zun began to spit bulléts in their from rection. A bomb; hurled the | German treng landed, a 16w . Were for some time and listened to the an soldiers talk among. them- | feet away. } “*The corporals stayed where #hey es. After the Germans redired: t ["tpéir dugout a smaller patrol fejoine | the large one which#Soon .flgrwar It e | was the target for 13 or 20. | shells, but no oné was hit, Nearly 7100 American aviators -ex- than the Lafayette, are awaiting their, formal tra American forces in accor | the agreement between. erhments. Although all passed their tion second lieutenants they have received their commission tion headquarters here is unable to give definite information regarding the time of transfer because the com- missions must come from ton. Vexed impatiently S to the ness; with ok gay- kamina- not yet at the delay to enter active service three have re- enlisted in the French army, two have been killed in the French serv- i ice after passing the officers’ exam- ination. | have been commissioned in the Unit- ed States army and aro now American uniforms, * Americans Taken Prlsoner. Berlin, Feb. 9, via London.—Some | American prisoners have been cap- tured north of Xivry, 10 miles east of St, Mihiel, ment issued today by the seneral staff. CGierman Two Americans Wounded. Washington, Feb. 9.—Wound{fg ot | two more American soldierg in action | was reported today by G& rshing | Both were infantry priyatés d were only slightly wounded.’ 2 Crown Prince Repeatedly Defeated. With the French Armies in F Feb. 9, (By the Associated Press).— The armies of the German prince before Verdun since February 2 have suffered costly defeats in | seven vain raids on Fr. on both sides of the T Meuse. Al- though large bodies of troops were emploved at times, not a single per- manent advantage has been gained. On February 2 the Germans made ieres wood, Meuse, but time by the | meet them | grenades, on the right bank of the were hurled back French, who dashed to with bayonets:,and hand killing large numbers. North of Hill 344 February 3, five German columns advanced in a thick | Tog after a heavy hardment and succeeded { the French front lhue for | when they were driven out rous hand-to-hand fighting. A Baden division, preceded shock units, attacked the at same Dla on TFebruary The hased off after sacrifice many lives and prisoners On another ed in res wire entans driven Dback French leaving number of prisone On February 7 another German g sault wa Hill 344 with in entering a moment, in by the of of loss succeed- ba \rhod occasion they ching the French ments. They pursued mauny dead ) by repulsed near WEATHER 1eb. for New tain and ty: Rain, wars to- Sunday fair and colder, Hartfe ore- cast vicir njght. ner o e e e BULLETS WHINE OVERHEAD | Feb. 8 (By the Associated Press)—- The Germans are using dogs in their official re- theyo 20 feet o to c.r‘z;mbkly was perienced in Frenlh escadrilles other and recommended as first and | Avia- Washing- | and desirous | Thirty-three Lafayette men | flying in | says the official state- | al upon gh positions | each | preliminary bom- | vigo- | French line | 4. | uscless | 'SPANISH, DUTC STEAMERS SU FRlfiHTFUL SLAUGHTER IN QNNISH CAPITAL Prqposal to Turn ree Inte, Rivers of Blood | Néar Adoption. g London, Feb. 9.—According Hxchange Tglegraph dispatch Copenhagen”a correspondent. o lingske Tidinglen who suld®y escaping from Helsingfors ser paper a wireléss report whick allowed to pass the Red Gy sorship, in which he say Guards havegmade a frighgful glaugh- ter of great masses of nmvfin peo- ple and have been plundeg and killing in a mowk brutal mafiner. The theater and a large number public buildinas gn . Helfng been _estroygd. "I e x?yu owever, have :hgtmggnablc the people and dnar is torehouses in Hely Mod from Denmarkf¥r starving Finns Hgve been desfoye by the .I'gd Guards and Russian Bolsheviki. Scandipavians from Finland ac- cording an Bxchang Telegraph dispatch report that the Red Guards in and a few days ago digcussgd the g‘km n of arranging a “St. Ba¥tholo- Srfety's night.” It is said they to kill all members of the class over ei rs of project re only vote, QUlG Y WQN'T V’TTO SALARY INCREASES of increa: s containing to b ve jected i was 5 Wants Some Ttemms Reco Will Let Council Have | Pingl Say. Mayor { that | council, ide pas not, G. A, Quigley said will ask the ity next meeting, to recon- salary items that Wednesday night, he of that body action, veto any items. In this connection the that while he feels that ought to be changed so advise the council, the responsibility is and he will' abide today vhile common 1 seve sed in the event no further he were, last will the yor ot o certain and he he feels to that its deci- items | win that, body | sion. | The mayor that the salary | ment be !of the clerk court. He been called of the | mone up by especially recommends police rt- and also that police and city attention hast fact that the cle eives considerablo fees and many ple consider that at this time he As receiving enough with his $1200 reg- | ular salary and outside fees. | Although there is no reason 4 to think that such a plan wifl be in- | sisted upon, the, mayor says that he | has been approathed by several peo- | ple who are recommending ‘thaf he <t‘||| special city meeting to a-t the salary questions. he y idered the dey recor of says to the court re s outside his ARLY END TO BOLO TREASON TRIAL SEEN Unusual Dispatch in Progress of Sensational Case—Iearst's Friend- three separate assaults on the Caur- ! shiip of Germany Denied. 9.—The trial Bolo with treason pro- ssing with great rapidity and those touch with the case look for an arlier termination than had heen an- icipated Joseph expected charged is Cail to a witness for The testimony of Charles Bertelli, | head of the Paris bureau of the In- ternational News Service, threw little light on Bolo’s activities in the United | States. Bertelli denied that William ] Hearst, to whom he introduced | | Bolo, was a friend of Germany. Con- cerning Bolo, Bertelli said: “Bolo spake us patriotically Frenchman as much M ceau, for instance. aux, former take the stand the defense premier, today | is as any Clemen- COAL: HELD 1C1E Vineyara Haven, Feb. Three tugs towing eight barges laden with 12,000 tons of hard coal from Philadelphia for Boston and nearby points have been held here far three days by ice steamer with soft coal also is d by the same cause. HBATLESS Toronto, 17eh | encing its first heatle day. The period. intended to conserve heatle &u.n il continue tomorrow UP BY Muss., | [ | 1 N CANADA, L is exveri- PLRIOD I Cana | and planned’! dered Bat | taking ! peo- | Press’ made ‘tod ship Seba torpedoed whil York. The The Italian | nova, of 7,893 torpedoed. It is was, sunk only a mile | near Valencia. ] The Spanish minister off asked the Valencia ai { make a detailed report of the, mcl ! If thessinking is confitmed ‘a prjotest 4 willabe forwarded . to Berlin. / The [ Spanish press considegs the case an | extr r“u:ely s ious ‘one. te. Amsterdam, Peb. 9,45k i’dfi were kille® gwhen tHe steamer Friclau | +(Fridland ?) ‘loaded with grain from an - Atfierieas 4porti and presumably bound for Rotterdam was torpedoed vesterdaywgithr being bombarded, wc- coding to the Handelsblad. Twenty- b -u%} irvivors were landed at Ter- sahy mng(‘: mornings 'HIGHWAY OFFICIAL 'ARRESTED AS SPY NG Suspicion Aroused When He Left | Photographic Plates of Bridges to Be Devcloped. = Danbury, 17eb. 9.—%When a_ stranger | leffgeveral pho!og‘l‘aphl(’ ldftes at the studio of-% locdl ‘photographer far | development yesterday *and _it ‘found ‘that the pictures were those of large bridges on important highways 1 4fis section of the state the photo- graphcr became suspicious that. patron wiight a German spy and communicatéd with the police. Mayor Sunderland at ;once instructed Captain of Police *Bradley to station an officer at the photograph studio to await the stranger’s return. When the man calledfor his pic- tures this morning he.was astonished find himself surrounded by police but went unprotestingly to-the station, where he was recog- as an official of the state high- department. The pictures had taken for Highway Commis- Bennett, | | be to men police od way been sioner ; SHIP AT SEA ASK | IMMEDIATE HELP S | i 5 wpe Race Station Picks Up Wircless "all Hurled From F Out in Atlantic. An t for steamer Atlantic immediate Feb. nce 9.—A from a Port, call a in distress up today and sent far out by the Cape broadcast at sea ! was picked | Race s wtion Boston, Feb. —A heavy storm off the New England coast in- jter somewhat today with the <earch for the Cross Rip lightship missing from Nantucket Sound since Feb. 1 | Officers of the service said it was Inot believed the crew was in danger and fuel, sufficient for a month had been taken aboard a few days before the ship broke away. Two tenders took up the hunt to- day and all ships have been requested ‘to report immediately by wireless it they see the missing vessel. An Atlantic Port, Ieb. snow- | e ed 9.—An | American steamer was reported on | ‘the rocks off the New England coast today, leaking badly. Two coast guard crews responded to her calls | for assistance. REGISTRATION UNTIL FEB. 13 | | Attormey General Gregory Extends Period For Receiving Censns of German Aliens to Offer AN Tair Chance, Washington, Feb y.—Four days tension of the time in which German enemy aliens must register throughout the country was announced today by Attorney Gener: Gregory. This changes the closin of register to Feb- ruary 13. The attorney general said he desired those required to r er sufficient time in which to comply his | | Daniels | of | ara | ford H by @ hattalion Irish regiment headed by Dd WhiCh escorted them to tem po ary rIUBrt(‘r <4 Crowds assembled at ihe station and in“the streets and greeted the ‘Amer: icans with enthusiasm. The surviva | ors appeared to.be little the worse fér their terrible experience except for the nondescript clothing they wore. Lord Mayor Johnson has receivel from Ambassador Page a letter thaniqd | ing him for help he had given to th survivors, in behalf of the America) people and the American governuien LiEh s No More Bodics Found. Irish Port, Feb’ 8 (By the Af ted PresS).—There is littla ho that additional survivbrs of the Tud | @ania will be found. Trawlers whie] | cruised about the scene and.along (b coast reported today that they did covered no additional bodies. ¥igh | compijed by the Tuscania's survivo | bureau still place the number Americans missing at 101. It may_be days and probably hetore thé number of victims is | aefipitely, owing to the fact ['vivors ‘:l d at widely | joints and®the fact that Americang on board w the line The other list jutant rneral’s office at | to- which all the vivors will have | a checkup will | 11 113 Sold Washingt partment tc ficial dispatches estimotes as to the in the Tusca war An | soci; waek know that s SO the | i name to be ow who The war. d troops The patches A department’s m.l_\‘ put the total missing at which 113 are American sodiers. Although offiicials believed the su vivors list might come through tod they admitted there was nothing ded nite in sight which would enable the 10 relieve the increasing anxiety | relatives and friends | Pope Benedict Expresses Rome, Feb. 8.—Evidences of wa: sympathy with America over the sin ing of the Tuscania are apparent in a sections of Italy. During the daily conference betwe Pope Benedict and Cardinal Gaspar] the Papal sec ry of state, toda] the Tuscania incident was the chi topic. The Pontiff voiced deep regr at the loss of many bra you lives and expressed his feeling th: prayer must be more fervent and cof stant that the end of the conflict migy be hastened. AIRMAN KILLED IN FORT WORTH FLIGH Sympath Boston Mechanic Meets Death in of 100 Yeet—Lieutcnant Se- riously Tnjored. Fort Worth, Tex., Feb, 9.—Walt E. Swan, mechanic at Hicks Iiel member of the 182 aerial squadro was killed and Lient. Joseph Lersel attached to the same squadron Wi seriously injured yesterday when tho | airplane fell 100 feet. Lieut. Lersq | sustained a fractured les and seve | cuts and bruises about the body. probably will recover. Swan’'s home is in came from Wilkes-B MEDALS Boston. ILersc e, Pa. | RECEIVE 'OR HEROIS S. Warshi Rewards Daniels. Seamen On U. s By Secretary Feb. 9 today announced of honor to of Maxwell, N Cann of New extraordinary heroism An explosion aboard Pittsburgh, December R Graves to the deck, but he extin uished burning waste near powder the casemate and prevented serio damage. Cann ment of Nov. Washington, —Secreta the awa Seamen O M., and Te York eity, £ medals ves the U 8. entered a flooded the U. 8. patrol 5, stopped a leak compar sel M4 ind on { Monda with the preeident’s proclamation. the vessel from sinking