Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 2, 1916, Page 4

4 . BRITISH STEAMSHIP THORNABY 1S SUNK| London Dispatch Says Ship Owned | at Hartlepool Destroyed and Crew Killed { ALL DETAILS _A:E:E WITHHELD | LONDON, March 1.-—The British steamship TFhornaby is reported to Lave been sunk, all the members of the crew having been killed or) drowned | The Thornaby was owned in West Har- | tiepool, England 1782, It was 268 feet long Although the British censorship pre- vents transmission of detalls concerning the reported sinking of the Thornaby, the reference to the members of the crew having probably been killed drowned indlcates it was struck by a | mine or torpedo. or | The German and Austrian decree re- | garding the sinking of armed merchant- | men without warning went into effect at midnight. The Thornaby is the first vessel whose sinking has been reported since the orders hecame operative, but the London dispatch does not |nd|c.|n’ whether it was armed or whether it was sunk before or after the opening of the | month. Twelve Big Liners In War Zome. NEW YORK, March 1.—The scheduled opening of the new submarine campaign | of the Teutonle powers, which was set for today, finds twelve big liners in or near the war zone, in which the Aus- trian and German undersea boats are operating. The liners are Cretic of the White Star line; Italls, Ttalian line; Taormine, Ital- ian line; Lafayette, French line; Philadel- phia, American line; Finland, in Ameri- can line service; Bergernsfjord, Norweg-| 5 ian-American line; America, Italian line; | 1 Patris, Fabre line; Pannonia, Cunard| liné, and the Toannina and Vasilefs Con- stantinos of the Greek line. None of these steamers is belleved to be armed unleas they have mounted guns at sea. The Iallan steamship America, one of the ships which have had guns placed on| board by the Itallan government, is to- day belleved to be In the war sone with 182 cabin and 1,732 steerage passengers on hoard bound for New York. The Amer- iea, according to cable advices received by local agents here today, safled from Naples on February 2. Soft Coal Miners and Operators Near Agreement on Pay NEW YORK, March 1.—8oft coal min- ers and operators from the middle west were close to an agresment today on the prinoclpal points in dispute In ar- 1 ranging A new wage scale to go into effect the end of lhll nonlh Only I R A U ST vflah M Q#‘ on the Nll-l'lll operators replied they would m- m & Z-cent Increase; The miners asked & vecess until later in the day and it s #ald they will agree to scale down the B-cent increase to 3.4 cents. In the western Pennsylvania territory uu increase u'r-“ upon will h- I.I ta higher, as the Pittsburgh mrlun have agreed to grent lla nho- run demand of the miners and fix the _mine-run basie rate at the Ohlo figures. . This will bring the tonnage rate up to 47 cents. On top of this will be added the general increase to be agreed upon. Bishop McConnell Heads Religious Eduoanon Ass'n CHICAGO, m:—mm: MeConnell of Denver was elooted preei- dent of the Religlous Education associa- tion, whose annual convention closed here today. . Other officers elected were: Vice presi- dent, Henry 8. Pritchett, president of the Carnegie Foundation of New York; treas- urer, David R. Forgan, and secretary, Rev. Henry F. Cope, both of Chicago, J, W. MacDonald of Decatur was chosen state director. Men on Petrolite Say No Warning Given WASHINGTON, March 1. —Members of the crew of the American tanker Pe- troiite have made affidavits to refute the contentions of the Austrian govern- ment in connection with the attack om the ship by an Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean some time ago. The affidavits support the original informa- tion om which the State department made representations to Vienna. Recently the Austrian government asked for more facts and gave its ver- slon of the incident, which was that the submarine commander mistook the Amer- fcan ship for a hostle merchantman about to attack him and that the mas- provisions. The version of the Petrolite's crew is War Stock Shares 0ff S8everal Points outlcok caused by the greater strain in the foreign situation resulting from Pres- |SINGS TO ACCOMPANIMENT OF Tta gross tonnage was | | THFE. BEE: BILLARD TO RETURN | PART OF PROFITS Promoter Pays New Haven Million | and Quarter in Settlement of Stock Deal Suit HIS OWN VOICE. AGREEMENT I8 A COMPROMISE | NEW YORK, March 1.—The suit brought by the present administra- tien of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad to recover from John 1. Billard of Meriden, Conn., profits alleged to have been due the New Haven in the deal in which the New Haven purchased shares of Bos- ton & Maine stock seven years ago, has been settled, it was announced ac the New Haven offices today. Bil- lard has paid the New Haven $1,260,000, it was stated Among other defendants in the Bil- lard suit were Charles 8. Mellen, for- mer president, and Edward D. Rob- bins, former general counsel of the New Haven. \ History of the Deal. | Billard, a coal dealer, purchased ! from the New Haven in 198 during the administration of Mr. Mellen, 119,000 shares of Boston & Maine stock at $1% and sold | It back m year later at $180. | It wes alleged that Billard was acting | in the interests of the New Haven and | that the deal was a ficktious transaotion. | The New Haven at that time was forbid- | den by the Massachusetts laws to own | the Boston & Maine and it was charged | that Billard assumed title to the stock to enable the New Haven to inform the| Massachusetts authorities that they did! not own control of the Boston & Maine. | Later the New Haven was authorized | by the Massachusetts legislature to ac- | quire the Boston & Maine and Billard’s holdings were sold back to the road. | Rallrond Financed the Deal. | Blllard's ostensible profit was about ! $2,750,000, but this was reduced by other transactions, According to testimony in | PRINCE LEI LANIL Prince Lel Lani, famous Hawalian {sololat, who has a national reputation |as the man with three voices, has shown his ability in his opening concert before |the music lovers of this city at Mickel's Victrola parlors and at Creighton audi torfum, that he pocsemses a voice of rare | .o |quality and merit, and a winning per sonality that has galned him many ad- mirers. His rendition of the “Rosary” and “A Perfect Day” in his soprano volos is faultless. Hio singing with his own volee sccompanied by his own record on the Victrola was a great novelty and treat to the hearers, which also fllustrates the true quality of the Victrola In producing the human volce War Insurance Sea Rates Are Advanced NEW YORK, March 1 —Rates of war risk Insurance On trans-Atlantic steam- ers and cargoes had advanced today In anticipation of the enforcement of Ger many’'s policy of sinking armed mor- chantmen without warning. The quota- OMAHA, THURSDAY, tion on vessels bound for Mediterranean ports was increased to 2 per cent upon the receipt of cables from London say- ing that a similar rate had been im- posed there. Previously the rate here had been about 1 per cent, but ranging upward to 1% on aspecially valuabie cargoes. The war risk quotation on vessels des- tined to English and French ports also stiffensd and ranged from 1 to 1% per cent. The highest rate quoted in recent weeks on this business was 1% per cent. The reported presence of German rald- ors off the ocoast of Brasil caused the war rates on belligerent merchant ships in the South American trade to stand firmly at 8 per cent. It takes but a minute of time to save dollars when you read The Bee Want Ad columnn the recent criminal action brought by ! the government under Sherman anti-trust | law agalnat former directors of the New | Haven, Blllard personally got only $50,000. During the trial It was contended by the defendants that Billard transaction was bona fide, It was brought out by the gov. ernment that Billard was, however, | financed In the deal by the New Haven. | - Bamuel Hemington, president of the i*irst National bank of New Haven, at one time an officer of the Billard com- | pany, was also a defendant. The suit was | originally’ for $1,700,000 brought in Con. | necticut courts, The settiement repre- | sents a compromise. ‘ ! i ——— Acosta Slips Back. 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Style is here Quality is here Economy is here KING-PECK CLOTHES ARE BUILT TO FIT—every little de- tail of the master craftsman’s is worked out to perfection. A brief resume of the stock reads like this : In fancy mixtures and plain colors. Full silk and quarter silk lined; some with silk yoke and sleeves, three-quarter length. New set-in Sleeve Coats, Balmacaans, Form-Fit Coats—three big lots, priced this way— Lot 1 Lot 2 Lot 3 $7.50 @ $10.00 $15.00 & “Built to Satisfy a Demand-- Not to Meet a Price”’ COMFORT In the 1916 valve-in-head motor cars nothing is left undone to insure the comfort of its occupants. The construction of the interior is given the same careful attention as the wonder- ful valve-in-head motor. There is am- ple room for each of the passen- gers in the car. The cushions ously upholst black leather : .| hair and The nate are deep, luxuri- ered in extra fine over genuine curled deep coil springs. cantilever springs elimi- road shocks. Buick comfort is not approached by any car at anywhere near the price. A.ride in the Buick will prove this to you Roadsters and Touring Cars Nebraska Buick Auto Co. $950 to $1485 OMAHA LINCOLN SIOUX CITY F. O. B, Factory H. E. Sidels, Gen. Mgr. S. A. Douglas, Mgr. $1485 F. O. B. Flint, Mich. 4 | f‘ [} “ ! ! ! /| A e 2 = W e