Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 20, 1918, Page 1

o —— LY sons. Rheims and Chateau Thierry as Its Points | | STOP TERRIFIC COUNTER-ATTACKS BY ‘GERMANS The Greatest Gains Made Friday Were in the Center of the 25 Mile Line on the Southern Flank Northwest of Chateau Thierry, Where the Americans Are Holding Forth—On the 25 Mile Front the Advance the Allies Have Made in Two Days Ranges From Two to Seven Miles — They Have Taken More Than 17,000 Prisoners and in Excess of 360 Cannon—The Offerisive on the Western Front in France Seems Now Definitely to Have Shifted From the Hands of the Germans to Those of the Entente Allies. —In the Region Southwest of Ypres the British Have Carried Out Another Successful Attack, Capturing the Village of Meteren. (By The Associated Press.) Notwithstanding the fact that Germans have thrown large reinforce- mants into the new battle line be- tween Soissons and the region of Cha- teau Thierry, they nowhere thus far have been able to stem the tide of the onslaughts the American and French troops are making against them. Friday saw the Americans and the French batter their way further east- ward into the deep triangular salient which has Soissons, Rheims and Cha- teu Thierry as its points and success- fully withstand a terrific counter-at- tack by the Germans on the plateau southwest of Soissons, where the al- lied guns dominate this strategic town. The gains of Friday were carried to their greatest depth in the center of the twenty-five mile line and on the sduthern flank northwest of Chateau Thierry where the Americans are hold- ing forth. The fighting was particularly vio- lent throughout the day around Sois- sons and in the region of Chaudun, where the Germans sent in large forces of reserves in an endeavor to push back the aliied troops. Here the American_ari work, killing or_wounding- of_the_cne. my and g great] in staving off he Germans. On the sector where the Americans are fighting northwest of Chateau Thierry the German line was driven in upon the plateau northwest of lionnes and to the height to the north (Courchamps, the former position re- presenting a gain of three and a half miles from the point of original de- parture at Torcy. While it is not pos- #sible as yet geographically to delimit L, with exactitude the gains made in the two days' fighting along the front by the French and Americans, it is known that at its deepest point the the important |penetration has reached approximate- | ly seven miles and that over the en- tire twenty-five miles it ranges down- ward to about two miles. In addition to the infliction of ex- tremely heavy casualties on the ene- my, the French and American forces up to the present have taken more than 17,000 prisoners, including two colonels with their chiefs of staff, and in_excess of 360 cannon, The offensive on the entire western front in France seems now definitely to have shifted from the hands of the Germans to.those of the entente allies. East and west of Rheims, where the Germans last Monday started a bat- tie along a sixty-five mile front from Chateau Thierry to eastern Cham- pagne, the enemy is now on the de- fensive on host of the sectors where there is any fighting. Friday saw the Germans lose additional ground alons the Marne to the French and Italian troops. East of Rheims the Germans have not seen fit to resume the fight- ing. In the region southwest of Ypres the British have carried out another suc- cessful incursion into = the German lines, capturing the: village of Met- eren, a point of strategic value for cbservation putposgs, . while further. south Australian troops gained ground. The two maneuvers cost the Germans nearly 400 men made pri: oner and the loss of a number of ma- chine guns, The American armored cruiser San Diego has been sunk off the Long 1 land coast. It is probable that a Ger- man_submarine was responsibie for the disaster. i 4 The Cunard Line steamer Carpathia has been sunk by a German submarine off the Irish coast and the British transport Barunga, carrying unfit Aus- tralian soldiers homeward, also has been sent to the bottom by an ene- my underwater craft. REV. THEODORE BUESSEL GETS 10 YEARS IN ATLANTA PRISON Bristol Clergyman Found Guilty Seditious Utterances. of Hartford, Conn, July 19.—Rev. The- odore Buessel of Bristol, who was tried in the United States court for seditious utterances and found guilty, was sentenced to ten years in prison on_each of three counts, the terms to run concurrently, today Before sentence was given Judge H. L. Howe denied a motion to' set aside the verdict made by Judge Tuttie who was the clergyman's counsel. *The defendant was asked if he cared to say anything before sentence was imposed. In reply he said he had been under tefrible strain and he had felt as if he would go insane. He said that he felt that owing to pains about his heart he would be unable to un- dergo a severe sentence. The clergy- man also said, in defending himself, that he had tried to do his duty as a loyal American citizen but he was sure he had been a marked man in Bristol. Mr. Buessel sald it had been his ambition to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to be true to his country. “l only ask you to give me another chance,” he said. “Send me to France, zaywhere. 1 will lay down my life fof my country. Take this stain of prison from me.” Tears were rolling down the cler- gyman’s face as he spoke, His voice vibrated and his body trembled. He «did not collapse, however, and he con- tinued to address the court. In referring to the testimony of par- ishioners he said it had been weak ivecause they were so slow to think and did not understand the English language well. defendant's plea In reply to the Julige Howe sald that the trouble was with the evidence which was convine- ing while the defendant's testimony wag not true. Buessel in making his ,statement had been interrupted by the 'court several times. Once the clereyman had asked to ,be_sent to an asylum. “No,” replied rthe court “You are not crazy; you {are disloyal and dishonest.” In passing sentence the court said ,taat severe punishment was the.only | suitable sentence to impose upon a counterfeit citizen. The crime was an |aggravated one as the defendant was I a senterics imposed is to the At- |1anta penitentiary. |EXPLOSION AT NITRATE PLANT IN MICHIGAN -'rlvrn Men Killed—Damage Severat Hundred Thousand Dollars. Marquette, Mich, July 19.—Three ‘were-killed and damage estimated GEN. PERSHING CONFIRMS SUCCESS OF ATTACK Penetrated Enemy Line Several Miles —Many Prisoners and Guns. Washington, July 19 (by A. P.).— Generai Pershing's communique for Yesterday confirms press reports of the complete success of yesterday's attacks between the Aisne and the Marne by combined American and Irench forces. The dispatch follow: “Section A—American troops, coop- erating with the French m an attack on the enemy’s positions between the Aisne and the Marne, Denetrated his lines to a depth of several miles, cap- turing many prisoners and guns. ‘Section B—On the night of July 15 to 16, a platoon of our troops oper- ating east of Rheims was attacked by a raiding party of twenty-one Ger- mans. Our men went over the top to meet them and killed the entire par- ty with the bayonet without loss. to themselves. “One of our regiments in this same region reports that a party of Germans with French helmets and coats, at- tempted to penetrate one of our trenches. The leader succeeded in ap- proaching our machine gunner, posted at this point, saying that he was French. ~When within a short_ dis- tance of the gun, the German threw a grenade which wounded our gunner. The gunner's team-mate seized the gun, turned it on the ‘Germans and put them to flight. “Another of our regiments in the same locality reports that an officer in French helmet and coat approach- ed an outpost guard saying that hé was bringing back a detachment of French from farther front and re- quested the guard not to fire. The detachment proved to be Germans in French helmets and coats.” e DISCUSSING CHARACTER OF MILITARY AID FOR RUSSIA Negotiations on Between the United States, Great Britain, France and Japan, | ‘Washington, July 19.—Negotiations tween the United States, Great Brit- n, France and Japan as to the char- acter of military aid for Russia, are continuing, it was stated today, and no final agreement has been reached. It was further stated that no Ameri- can forces have been landed in Rus- sia except the few marines at Viadi- vostok and on the Murman coast. GERMAN SUBMARINE RAMMED LIFEBOATS Which Got AWay From a 'French Steamer the U-boat Had Sunk. London, July 19.—A French steamer has been attacked and sunk by a U- boat, according to ‘Reuter's. The crew succeeded in getting away from the ship in two boats’ but both of, them 'were rammed by the underwater craft. ‘There was only one survivor of' the disaster, who was in the water for fourteen hours. N LINE, REINFORCED, UNABLE 10 WITHSTAND ATTAGKS OF THE ALLIES Eastward Into the Triangular Salient Which Has Sois- Cabled Paragraphs Zeppelin Falls Ablaze, Amsterdam, July 18.—A Zeppelin fell in flames at the German frontfer near Dalheim on Monday evening, the Rot- terdamsche Courant announces today. (THE BRITISH STEAMER CARPATHIA TORPEDOED Five Persons Were Killed When Tor- pedo Entered the Engine. Room. London, July 19.—The British steam- er Carpathia was torpedoed in the At- lantic on Wednesday, it was an- nounced here today. ¥ Five persons were killed on the Car- puthia through a torpedo entering the engine room. The remainder of those on board took to the lifeboats. Three torpedoed were fired at the Carpathia and all hit the vessel. Splen- did discipline was maintained. The survivors were in the water two hours, the Exchange Telegrapa Company says, when picked up by the steamer which trought them into port. The Carpathia disappeared very quickl; All the passengers on board the Car- pathia were saved. T include 36 saloon passengers and from the steerage. Survivors Number 215. The survivors number 215. Some survivors who have bten landed state that the vessel was sunk by a Ger- n submarine at about 9.i5 o'clock ednesday morning. All of the pas- sengers and crew were saved with the exception of, three firemen and two trimmers, who are supposed to have been killed by the explosion in the engine room. There Was No Panic. Members of the crew say that just after the passengers had breakfasted a torpedo struck the vessei slightly forward of the engine room. There was no panic of any description. Both the passengers and the® surviving members of the crew got away in the ship’s small boats without difficulty. Fired a Third Torpedo. For a time it appeared as though the Carpathia might remain afloat, but the U-boat came to the surface and fired a third torpedo. The liner filed rapidly and sank about two hours after being struck by the first torpedo. After her disappearance the submarine approached the Carpathia’s boats, but did not fire on them. NEWS. DIRECT FROM THE AMERICAN BATTLE FRONT. Allies Advanced About a Mile and a Quarter Yesterday Afternoon. 21 With the American Army Between the Aisne and the Marne, July 19—(By The Associated Press)—The Franco- Americarr troops made an advance late this afternoon on the Soissons-Chateau Thierry front, averaging about two kilometers (abouta mile and a quar- ter). Viclous German machine gun fire southwest of Soissons hampered the advance for only a short period. In the same section the Germans at- tempted to use tanks against the Americans, but a hot fire soon com- pelled the tanks to retreat. The advance began with a barrage opening at 5.30 o'clock. Tanks were setn in by the allies to assist the in- fantry and machine gunners, and the Germans endeavored to stem the tide with a heavy shellfire. The advance was one of the best organized the al- lies ever attempted, the system work- ing wonderfully well from one end of the line to the other. The machine gun defense of the Germans was feeble and was quickly silenced, the Germans faliing back upon their rear defenses. Southwest of Soissons the Germans repeatedly attempted to reach the allies’ big guns. The German firing continued until long after dark, but the French and American guns re- sponded in kind, and gave full pro- tection to the allied forces as they advanced alonz the line. Several towns were captured. Heavy reinforcements were rushed up from the north by the German command in a desperate effort to head off the hard fighting allies, whose rapid advance would, if continued, sever the German lines of communications There still are strong German forces south of the Marne. EIGHT DIVISIONS OF OUR MEN FIGHTING Gen. March Makes Statement to House Committee. Washington, July 19 (by A. P)— Bight divisions of American troops are believed to be represented in the al- lied fighting on the Aisne-Marne front, according to information given today to members of the house military com- mittee in their weekly conference with General March, chief of staff. It was stated that the drive now go- ing on Will not replace or hinder the Dpreparations for the great allied of- fensive planned for later in the year. Details of the fighting are lacking because official dispatches from Gen- era] Pershing have been greatly delay- ed. General March and Assistant Sec- retary Crowell, who participated in the conference, expressed their gratifi- cation over the part American troops are playing. Sl e OBITUARY Chauncey Porter Goss. Waterbury, Conn., July 19.—Chaun- cey Porter Goss, 80, one of Water- Fary's most prominent_citizens, died today at his home, 117 Pine street. He was for many years prominently con: néc =d with the ownership and man- age vent of the Scovill Manufacturing con. any, entering its office in 1862 as office boy and assistant bookkeeper, Dioming bookkeeper the same year, ng - osen secretary in 1864, filling thig pk_ > till 1869 adding the duties of trr asur’, in 1866, and in 1900 being ck en v sident; holding the office of © ider ‘1ind treasurer until his de has at all times stood for wii ilver:’ nade for progress in the €0, . n.,, and was active in the Fiz o o jregational church, of which he . s ~member. Of late years he has pej;, much time in Aiken, S. C. He ieavys four sons, Edward O. John H, Chaincey P. Jr, and George A, all of whom are connected with tho Scovill Manufacturing company in of- ficial capacities, and two daughters. Mrs. W. Kelley-Patterson of Great Britain, and Mrs. Hugh L. Thompson of Waterbury. Mrs. Goss died in 1915, Mr. Goss was a native of Pittsford, N. Y. One of his sons, George, is now in France as a captain in the .ordnance corps of the United States army. NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1918 12 PAGES—88 COLS. PRICE TWO. T.R's Acceptancy of Candidacy i_n Doubt SARATOGA = CONVENTION JOURNED UNEXPECTEDLY AD-, MANY BELIEVE HE WILL Fully One-Fifth of the 1,034 Delegates Were Women—Platform Declared For a Vigorous “Win the War” Policy. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 19.— The New York state republican con vention suddenly and unexpectedly ad- Jjourned today, leaving unanswered many questions to which replies were eagerly awaited by political leaders of state and nation. Chief among these was whether Colonel Theodore Roosevelt would consent to enter the race for the gov- ernorship this fall. The prevailing be. lief as the delegates left for their homes, was that he would. But in the absence of any authentic statement StrikersatBristol R.. Became Threatening AT THE PLANT OF THE NATION- AL RUBBER cO. ‘' 2 STRIKERS ARRESTED Pickets Attempted By Force to Prevent Employes Who Had Not Joined Strike From Entering the Factory. Bristol, R. I, July 19.—The riot call was sounded here today and the town constabulary -was called out to repel a mob -of strike sympathizers = who threatened to rush the plant of the Vational India Rubber company in the attempt to force from' the factory 1500 employess who had remained at work. Pickets poried about the plant started the movement during the noon hour, attempting to prevent by force the employves who had not joined the rike from returning to the factory, 'nd the movement soon spread to a Buyers Depend Upoil Advertisements Greater efforts than ever are being made these days to eliminate waste, but care must be exercised to discriminate between waste and necessary business expense. This is well pointed out by 'the Bakers' Weekly which declares that those “who have been using space in the newspapers campaigns at this time. should not discontinue theéir regular advertising Well-directed use or printer’s ink is a legi- timate and profitable expense, even during this period of retrenchment and economy. Good advertising is not intended primarily for imme- diate results, but that in most instances judicious publicity will make itself most profitably felt in permanent success and a lasting reputa- tion.” What business. is applicable to the bakers is like se true in every line of The buyer looks to the advertisements as a guide and it is the advertiser who reaps the benefit. See that vou get the thorough and far-reaching service which The Bulletin's circulation affords in Norwich and vicinity. In the past week the following matter has appeared in The Bul- letin's news columns: Bulletin Telegraph Local, General Total Saturday, July 13.. 148 132 372 652 Monday, July 15.. 162 {9 278 562 Tuesday, July 16.. 130 151 298 579 Wednesday, July 17.. 167 425 334 626 Thursday, _July 18.. 142 126 383 651 Friday, July 19.. 138 131 235 504 Retalse s JE0 S 887 787 1900 from him either while he was here vesterday or after a movement to nominate him assumed definite and purposeful proportions, the party managers of all factions were as much at sea as ever. Although the convention just clos- ed was faatured by the centralization of the Roosevelt boom, it promises to become history for additional reasons. It marked the first appearance of the recently enfranchised women in a big convention on a political equality with the men The part played by the women was not insignificant. Fuliy one-fifth of the 1,024 delegates were new voters, and a woman_Miss Mary Garrett Hay, of New York, was made cha nean of the most important committee, the resolutions committee ~which drafted the platform which wa= unanimously adopted. The platform adopted, among oth- er things, declared for a vigorous “win the war” pclicy, commended the administration of ~Governor Whit- man and “emphatically” urged the New York senators to vote -for the federal suffrage amendment. Tt did not contain a mention of prohibition or the eliminating of the direct prim- aries, ang the expected fight over their failure t6 appear did not develop. ROOSEVELT DECLINES TO DISCUSS SITUATION Merely Said: “You Can Understand What My Thoughts Are 0On. Oyster Bay, N. Y., July 19.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, upon his arriv- al here tonight refused to discuss the republican situation in New York state. “Mv mind is not on politics at this time.” he said. “You can understand what my thoughts are on.” Tn _this he referred to his son, Lieutenant Quen- tin Roosevelt, who fell behind -the German lines in_ France = after an aerial fizht last Sunday. Colonel Roosevelt said he had re- celved a _telegram _from _Attornev General Merton E. Tewis in which Mr. Lewis stated that he would with- draw from_the eubernatorial contest if Colonel Roosevelt would become a compromise candidate. The ' colonel will not reply to the telezram now. Many telegrams urging . Colonel Roosevelt to become a candidate for governor have been recelved but he said that he would not answer them until some’ future date. : Among._the messags which awaited his arrival was one from his daugh- ter-in-law. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. in Paris. Tt said: “Quentin’s _plane seemed to dive ejght hundred meters. Not in flames. Seen to. strike ground. Could have heen under control as did not spin. Chance exists he is a prisoner.’ \_“We have received many hundred of kind and friendly telegrams and letters.” said Colonel Roosevelt. “They will be acknowledged in time and 1 ask the forbearance of the senders be- cause it will necessarily take some Tittle time” Hoover at British Port. London, July 19 (by A. P.).—Her- bert C. Hoover, American food con- troller, arrived today at a British port from America. . Friend E. Brooks of New Haven, for nearly half a century ,identified with the city’s mercantile life and head of a men’s. furnishing and fur house, died today, aged.7S. general attempt to rush the plant. The prompt appearance of the con- stabulary defeated the plan and the crowd was soon dispersed. No one was injured but two strikers were ar- rested. The strike began last Tuesday, the disaffected employes demanding a er cent. wage increase and the rein- tement of two men who had been discharged. Some 1350 went out, fore- ing the closing of seevral departments employing a total of 3350 hands. About 1400 have remained work in de- partments not forced to close by walk- out. The company has refused to grant the demands of the strikers and no_progress has been made toward adjusting the differenc PILOT OF NEW GALLAUDET AIRSHIP KILLED YESTERDAY. Lieut. A, F. Souther Plunged East Greenwich Bay. Into Providence, July 19—Lieut. A. F. Souther, pilot of the new Gallaudet airship which was given a successful trial flight a few days ago in Kast Greenwich bay, was killed about noon today when flying about 500 feet in the air o nthe bay side of the Potowomut Point, when the airship plunged sud- denly into the water. Fast motorboats belonging to the company went at once to the scene and took the body of the lieutenant to the: shore. It was found ‘that he had been killed and the body was taken to Hill's undertaking shop at East Green- wich. Lieutenant Souther had -been flying for some time when the accident hap- pened, it is stated. He had gone out- side Potowomut Point and was some distance from shore, on the open bay side of the point, when the machine went down. Lieutenant Souther was alone in the machine, althouzh it is designed for two passengers. The machine is known as a navy seaplane and is of a new design, insofar as the arrangement of the engine and the body is concerned. On Tuesddy this same craft with Lieutenant Souther fyilg was given three very successful flights. with navy officials present to watch the flying. The machine was in the air about 15 minutes all told, and made a very graceful landing. Lieutenant Souther was ‘about 22 years old. He had made three previous flights this morning, and was on his fourth when the accident happened. Each time he had made landings and reported the engine was working per- fectly. He said the machine respond- ed to every call upon the various con- trols. . TRYING TO LEARN FATE OF LIEUT. ROOSEVELT American Red Cross Working Through International Body. Washington, July 19 (by A. P.).— Every effort is being made by the American Red Cross through the In- ternational Red Cross in Switzerland to obtain definite word of the fate of Lieut. Quentin Roosevelt, who lines on Sunday. If the young aviator is prisoner in |sponsibility to Germany for the bring- German hands, the possibility of which |ing on of is indicated in cable dispatches from |into disfavor at home, has been per- France, the Red Cross may receive in- formation to this effect within thres or four days, time frequently required to learn the fate of aviators ranges from two weeks | for. the temporary exclusion of the ‘to three months. | | commended to President Wilson by ' Condensed' Telegrams - Three wese killed in an auto wreck | at Schenectady, N. Y. There were two American names on | the Canadian casualty list. | Proctor’s Yonkers Theatre was sold at auction for $300 000. The U. S. relay team defeats the British and Italians in Rome. Baseball bats for American soldiers e i are now being made in France. Three hundred ltalians who escaped from Austria arrived at San Francisco. Ambassador Page returned to his duties in London after an absence of two months due to poor health. Lieut. David N. Putnam, Ace of the aviation forces in France, “has been credited with his eleventh vietory. The Baldwin Locomotive Works re- ceived an order from the Government for 500 consolidation type locomolives.! The Hungarian lower house. of the| Diet rejected the government’s meas- ure giving the right to vote to wo- men. ® A biplane carrying mail between Bud- apest and Vienna fell from an alti- tude of 2,000 feet killing two occup- ants. The War Trade Board announced that the Shipping Board has allotted a ship to carry coffee from Brazil to the United States. George M. Cohan has been commis- sioned a major of the 2nd Battalion of the theatrical unit of the New York police reserves. Return of the Nobel Peace Prize fund donated by Theodore Roosevelt to es- tablished the Foundation for National Peace was voted by members of the board of trustees. Swift & Co. in a petition to the Sen- ate denied the charge of profiteering made against them by the Federal Trade Commission. C. W. Nash of the Nash Motors | Kenosha, Wis., was appointed as nt to John D. Kyan, director of aircraft production. Surface cars of Chicago will operate | on the p stop” arrangement to conserve coal. The cars will stop only eight times in a mile. H c Labor unrest in Argentine which has been causing concern for the last few months has been ageravated by the | strike by 50,000 worker ously injured when the Kansas City Florida special on the 'Frisco railroad | was derailed near Thayer, Mo. former Chief | igned to the | command of the Northeastern Dep: Major-General Crozie of Ordnance has been a the Illinois river which resulted in the loss of more than 100 lives was charg- ed against the captain and the pilot. Licenses of ten New Bedford sugar dealers were suspended by Henry B. Endigott, state food administrator, for violations of the food administration rales. The entire library of Daniel Butler Two hundred and twenty-eight thou- sand acres of land in the Dixie Na- tional forest were thrown open by or- der of the President under the Home- stead laws. Twelve thousand London women teachers are threatening to go on a | strike unless their salaries are in- creaseed. They charge that they helped men win increases. Further revision of import restric- tions was forecast in Ottawa, when it became known that a more extensive scheme of licensing than is now in op- creation would be adopted. B Three million bushels of coal for southern markets including Cincinnati and Louisville, will go down_the Ohio river from Kanawha, W. Va, this week on an artificial wave. Herbert Hoover, food ddministrator, told_President Wilson that the Unit- ed States fed the world this ye=f with 3,011,100,000 pounds of meat and fats and 340,800,000 bushels of cereals. With a view of increasing the pro- duction of destroye! for the Nav; revresentatives of private shipyard: held a conference in Washington with Secretary Daniels and bureau chiefs. Wallace Mace, for ten years a train- er of Yale athletes and at times an sistant coach, was commissioner a first lieutenant in the aviation sorvice to give physical training to men at Min- eola. The Knights of Columbus commi tee on war activities announced ye: terday that it would extend the scope of its work by aiding in the care of American prisoners interned in erland. Army officers and men while prison- ers of war are entitled to full pay and | all allowances including family allot- ments by a ruling of the controller of donated by Theodore Roosevelt to es- the Treasury. on to_investigate indus- ns in Porto Rico was re- Secretary Baker Charges of incom- petency in labor handling were made = = fell | Prince Lichno With his airplane behind the German|dor in London at the outbreak of the although the length of |cording to the Duesseldorf 'Nachrich- by Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. PRINCE LICHNOWSKY _ HAS BEEN EXCLUDED.| Prussian House of Lords Votes to De- bar ex-Ambassador. . Amsterdam, July 19 (by A. P. ky, German ambassa- war, whose disclosures, attributing re- the conflict, brought manently excluded from membership in. the Prussian house of lords, ac- ten. A minority of the members voted prince. werg on_the Le jwhere inquire; U. S. CRUISER SAN DIEGD: - SUNK OFF NEW YORK HARBOP ~ Circumstantial Reports Indicate That the Warsifip' . Was Torpedoed Off Fire Island at 10 A, M. NAVY DEPARTMENT REPORTS ALL WERE SAVED At 10 O’Clock Last Night 300 of the Crew Arrived at New York on a Tank Steamship—32 Had Landed in Life- boats During the Afterncon on the Long Island Shore— Washington Reports Gther Survivors Have Been Picked Up By Two Steamships—The Men Are Said to Be in Good Condition and so Far as Known None Was Injured —Fleets of Submarine Chasers Put Cut From New York and: Other Coast Ports Upon Receipt of News of the Disaster and Destroyers Were Also Rushed to the Scene. York, July German sub- ar to have renewed oper- he American co The States armored cruiser San was sunk not far from the en- ance of New York harbor today. Cir- United cumstantial reports reaching here in- dicate that she There also < tonight, though not confirmed, that other ships had been attacked, one bex a twise passenger Whether there had been a toll of as not Not more accounted for out ew of 1,144 men aboard the of which some 300 reached York on a tank steamship at 10 tonight. ~Thirty-two, a lieu- an _ensign, and anded in lifeboats lives taken on the San Diego w iown. up to late tonight: 335 had been v sailors, afternoon _Work Island shore. Survivors : were reported to have been picked The Knights of Columbus announced |1, 51 iE7 G 50 0t e "and 1o be on that E. W. Dickerson, president of the | (i o to ot York disbanded Western Baseball League, is | o i 3 : - Wisten B | The San Diego sunk_at 1130 going abroad as a secretary. a, m. about ten miles southeast of i ;i Vire Island light, which is off the Long One passenger was killed and 15 seri- | 151,nq shore about fifty miles east of the entrance to New York Larbor and on the marine hishway of trans-At- lantic ships bound in and out of the port. Although the navy department nounced that the cause of the I X n De the San Diego had not been d ment with headquarters at Boston. mined, information received from re- | A 7 able sources in the afternoon ind The loss of steamship Columbia on | ited that submarines had been oper ating off the coast and that she had been torpedoed. There were rumor: t the cruiser had been in col icn; dlso that she had struck a mine, but reports current where survivor ianded on the Long Island shore bore ut the indications that a German ubmarine had been responsible. In- habitants of Bay Shore and Babylon said that they heard gun fire.and ex- . u plosions at sea shortly before noon, Fearing, who died recently at New-|The 230 officers and sailors cams port, R. L,is to be presented to Har- ashore in three boats between three vard university, under the terms of |and seven p. m. at Point o Woods, his will. which is on a remote sand spit. They ere held at a eoast guard station were barred. The firing continued during the af- ternoon and into the evening, the vil- lagers reported. The reason for it uld only be conjectured: Fleets of bmarine chasers. it is known, put cut from New York and other coast Torts immediately upon the receint of the news of the disaster and destroy- ers were also rushed to the sc and shore wi day were helieved to indicate that some of the patrol hoats which dashed to the aid of the cruiser had met a German submarine ami were giving oattle. The explosions continued until after 8 o'clock tonight and mariners living here declared they sounded as if depth hombs were being dropped. An hour before the San Diego was struck a barrel floating through the water so was believed it might conceal a periscope.was sighted by the lookout and a double watch was posted. s No Excitement. According to the survivors there was no excitement after the explo- sion. The men were piped to their battle stations and by their coolness and courage maintained the traditions of the navy. All were provided with life helts and the ship's boaty were - launched without mishap. Mary of the men leaped into the water when the. decl e almest awash and were picked up by the life boats or by rescue ships. Several vessels sum- maned to the rescue hy wireless calls for help soon arrived and =ave aid in the work of rescue. Several of the { boats put ashore at Fire Island. Gunners Stocd By. The gugners stcod by unttt the Jast in the helief that they might get & shot at the sybmarine if it was a torpedo which had struck the cruisar, Thev Jeaped overboard just béfore the San Diego sank beneath the waves, The survivors who landed ° here were given food and dry _clothing after which they walked a mile a¢ the beach to Great South Rav. wi they were placed in automobiles. Airplanes Put to Sea. %1 Several squadrens of airplanes and S, a dirizible were seen to put out to sea soon after word was received that the San Diego had been hit. Late te- night one of these planes. in a- crin- pled condition, was 'seen being towed across the Great Sauth Bay by a pa- trol hoat. No information was avail- able as to how it met its mishap. The colors of the San Diezo were rescued by one of the sailors whe landed here. The flaz had been lashed to a hit of driftwood and was being | held aloft in the boat when it came iore. The jackie who saved the en- gn climbed up the mast to get it and then dove into the water. The men of the San Diego who had no_opportunity fo supply ' themsélves with life belts made improvised rafts of doors and other wreckage from:the ship and paddied_about until they less stations and to have stood were picked up. None of ‘thoss ‘who iolehes Topi Survive came here needed medical attention Crews of the Fire Island and Oak|and it was helieved that if there wis Island coast guard stations left for|ans loss of life it was in i: engine the scene of ¢ nck tonight. Det: tion remained wholly .vziled tonight except for a story told by an uniden- tified naval aviator on patrol who ap- parently the air. witnessed the ‘The s disaster 1 ry as obtained | villagers was that while flying alonz the Long Island shore he saw the San Diego suddenly list and later saw hun- dreds of men struggling in the water. ster and had not of the San Diego's destruc- room and was cau sion of the boilers. The sailors told of the herolg, qa of a_quartermaster who had_been "p= dered to stand 6n the bridge " the men were beinz sent to fhie by He remained at his nost. the sgilors said, until it was too Jate to save hifn- | =elf jor be saved. Just as the San Diego sank, thev said. the auarfer- master turned until he faced theshore where hundreds of his comrades ed by the explo- o He immediately sped for the Point o |floating about in hoats and calmhe Woods, where he landed and got into|saluted. . Then he went down with communication with a wireless station. |h : 0. which he- ordered to send out S. S. calls. NAVY DEPARTMENT SAYS ALL ON BOARD SAVED Men in Good Condition—So Known ™~=~ Injured. Far 3 he na s morning 1 two steamships which to an unnamed off nd men o rashington. Jui are have er aix the United ruiser San Diego. These are in addition to the one offi- cer and thirty men previously reported landed. 5 The men are said to be in good con dition and so far as known none was :jured. SOME OF ENGINE ROOM CREW MUST HAVE BEEN KILLED, Declaration of Survivors of the U. S. Cruiser San Diego. Point o' Woods, N. Y., July 19.—Sur- vivors of the United States eruiser San Diego, sunk ten miles off Iire Island shortly before noon today, declared to- night that,many members of the en- gine room crew must have been killed by the explosion which wrecked the uncertain 1 was sunk from a a watship. - . They whether the ve: torpedo from a submarine or by mine. .The cruiser remained afloa thirty-six minutes .+ after - she struck. were The torpedo or mine struck: the ship up the declared the guns of the cruiser were fired at what appeared to be a -periscope: The who landeq here numbered ve, inciuding six officers. The captain and first officer of the San Diego were the last to leave the sink- [of the cit: just aft of amidship, blow boilers. ~ One: of the. sailors survivors thirt; ing_cruiser. Heavy exvlosions heard here late to- [refrain, as; ceived vort was BRITAIN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MUNITION WORKERS. Skilled Men at Coventry and Other- Centers Threatening to Quit. London, July dispute wi situation has and other ment i 19 (by A. P.).—A labor may lead to a_serious been bezun in Coventry centers, says an announce- sued by the ministry of muni-* tions today. A large number of skilled runition workers, it is_stated, haye I handed in notiges which take. effet next week. Cessation of work would lead 40 the stoppage of the production of $bmesof the most vital and urcently. neti'ou' appliances and munitions. & At The minis explains | that the threatened strike does not.arise out of any difference between the employers | and the workmen, but from the action of the government jn not seeinig that skilled labor was fairly divided among the munition firms. This had brougbts: ‘about a great deal of misunderstand- ing which every effort was being made! to remove. BOSTON CELEBRATED NEWS OF AMERICAN ADVANCE Whistles Blew, Bells Rang and Sirens Screeched at Noon Yesterday. Boston, July 18.—Whistles blew, bells rang and sirens screeched at the noon hour here today in célebration: of the American advance on the front. Bells first rang out on Be: Hill in response to the suggestiah: of Governor McCall, - telephoned™ to the state house from his summser lhome. in Lancaster, N. H, that the city and. state appropriately recogniz the: toric event. From the ¥icimity o capital the din_spread " and to the’ har craft of every descri h t 3 45