The evening world. Newspaper, December 18, 1917, Page 2

s ____ THE BVENING WORLD, TUESDAY, DECEMB (ed the Basement fut « few minutes waters the expiotion ceourtet. We (hat when be passed (he etepe b- bie - th ae § ie int | i las s ; i F 1 He fh whe | LONDON, Dea, 18-/Pestimony i if He fr a 7: i 3 & i ? : 2 of the German attack on the Hritiah convoy in which a destroper, #ix mar-| chantmen and four trawlers were Lieutenant Governor to succeed "UA shows that the attack coourred |Pebween 4 and 6 v’evoek Wednesday | * | morning and that the enemy destroy- patriotic addresses 19 | ory nred ag fant an possible for a few minutes. A Swedish steamer was tor- the National Government dur- | P&d0ed twies, the second torpedo out- ing the war. ting the vessel completely in two, Of pare a i ao ee the crew of twenty hands on board § BACK |% stxtoon ware either killed oF are missing. TO CHILDREN OF FRANGE) 4 deepaten trom Christiania sare it is believed there most of the men (tn the crews of the merchantmen in Asherican Woman Brings Santa the convoy were saved. The mer- jermans | Chant vessels bad time to retire while Claus, Barred by the C the outnumbered British destroyers for Three Years. and trawlers engaged in a dosperate | ‘THR FRONCH ARMIBS IN| fight with the Germans, and the! Kegirons Deo, 1#.—For three year* crews of the merchantmen took to Yaous” has stayed away from |the boats, Sree Six-year-old Jean Dupont, 8) One British destroyer [The Part- hie home in the ruined village °F! i496) sank after ten minutes of Avdignicourt, explained to-day why 1) brave agnti TD ft “Petit Jenus!” who takes the place of | ae agit Sahte Claus for tho little French chil-|0ther destroyer [the Polow) contine}, dren, has sbunned Audignicourt for ued to serve its guns until disabled. —, After disposing of the convoying ves- “Ho didn't Uke the Germans,” Jean| eel, the Germans turned thelr atten- ‘a halting voto, “The ‘Petit tion to the merchantman and sank (Little Jesus) wouldn't come|them, one by one. the Germans were here.” The entire crow of the trawler Lord could not withhold excitement) aiveston was saved in one of its own prospect of putting his DY) boats, The casualties on the Pelow Lssenig hr pitord 22) were one officer and three men killed ~|and two wounded seriously. visiting the battered village Information regarding the crow of He HG i t silty a aH little brother, Marcelle, aged|men from the Partridge and of one Goesn't believe the “Petit Jesus" | officer and twenty-five men from the eaid he) trawlers. Joan's information comes| A despatch from Kiel says that Lieut, Grey, a nephew of Viscount Grey, of the destroyer Partridge, la a prisoner, He was wounded by a shell aoe a carve taming [@Plinter. During the fighting Lieut. another destroyed village where Grey took over command from the lived after the Germans re- | fallen commander of the destroyer. e7it i ye new bed for the bare room in ijt stehy lowing steamships: keeping his knowledre seoret.| Wolista, Norwegian, 1,701 tons ‘The American lady told him to—be-| gross; King Magnus, Norwoglan; cause even poco eer f gover know. | Bothnia, Swedish, 1,697 tons; Torlaf, talking (othe he's | Bwedish (Torlief, 858 tons); Masacibo, ‘Chrietmnas ne a eee wouldn’s Danish; Cordova, British, permit the "ete du Noel” in the Shereh, "Ther were using the church “bet. miracul Sacra. id. which Fe; }in fifteen minutes. One of hor boats, the destruction of | with eleven of the crew and four pas- 1 sy re eengers, reached land after being out Peete ne ete ehighers an | for fifteen hours. A lifeboat from one ait Cordovi Original Report Said That One| ae ‘which attacked the convoy con- Who Spoke German Had Been | destroyers. A painful aspect, of the | betrayal Taken by U Boat. affair, from the British ae point j which he and Bis colleagues had been } of view, is that AMSTERDAM, Dec. 18.—Two aailors | Attackin, were baved by the Germans from the turned to thelr pases. American destroyer Jacob Jones, a@c-| ory cording to an oficial Another un- squadron detailed to protect man announce-| the convoy against surface attacks, ‘THe Jacob Jones was torpedoed and! According to t wmk in the war tone on Dec, 6 ant) vivors, both here and in Scandinavia, sinty-five men on board were listed an the fighting was of most violent enlsat Survivora reported American who spoke German was taken | ‘veoncls, away a prisoner on the submarine. tused to have his adenoids removed, Private oJbn H. Smith, 1224 Infantry, Camp Wheeler, has heen dishonorably dincharged by court martial, and the 40m. Deo, 1 heutence has been approved by the di-| communication was issued to-day: The following officlal , vision commander | | [east con Wednes convoy. steamers totalling 8,000 ton: ling an armed Bnglish at m r, the = = | four armed vessels, was destroyed in NEW CROP NOW IN] pate. The English destroyer Pelew Direct recetvers and distributers of the th hula Rrown, “Our forces returned without losses | All varieties. including four officers, will vai foe mente of Ce || German Warshi Tyne ® favor T a Were Undamaged. | AMSTERDAM, Doc, 18,—Capt, Hetn- icke commanded the German forces which made a raid on the English coast off the mouth of the Tyne last Wednesday morning, according to an |.Molal statement received here from| eH. The report says that tho Gere 22S FULTON sy.(, OME HAF BLOCK West HUOSON TERPAMAL | mans “successfully attacked enemy | Don't pass a single Salvation | ™ antile traffic, including two large 4 mew © Bitty steamers, off the Tyno and close to th at." | forces returned with-| English cx The F Anny Kettle without dropping’ out’! a) in atleast a nickel,—Advt. gaxaring SEAT AR in Loete ramave | 4 os . ' * Adit. j |tubca, BADADIOPAOHDEAGOADD DEDED There wore two British steamships |!" the west ts clear, each of about 2,800 tons. peace by negotiation, with Great Brit- aster of paris} The Bollata was torpedoed and sank | ain ts out of the question at present, the semi-official London to-day. of the great ently all the| pry ® | charged. trees Mnotke: Wa. | “Lloyd George calls us criminals said the Chancellor. are not won by in- mén Fecelved here to-day. for somn unexplained reason, was |Vective, but, perhaps, rather prolonged not on the scene. thereby, because it is clearly out of accounts of sUr-/|the question to negotiate with men For some time it has that one/character, The Germans poured |been impossible for an attentive ob- |hundreds of shots into the Il-fated | server to doubt that the British Gov- ernment, under Lloyd George’ ot_antom- | BERLIN REPORTS TAKING [fhe idan of e husk peace by under His speech affords con- MANY PRISONERS IN FIGHT |Sincine'oroste ot tis ‘The Chancellor then discuussed the BERLIN, Friday, Dec. 14 (via Lon. [Pein of the war, saying Germany's conscience was clear, “More than a year has passed,” “since we and our allies offered pleasant feature is tht the British and bandit ‘Modern wars of such temper, “Simultaneously with an attack on | #@!4. commercial traffic on the English | ‘he enemy the hand of peace. It was our light forces on | redected. , under command of Lieut, | t@ the Papal note again act forth our Capt. Hans Kolbe, again attacked a] standpoint.” After referring to the conclusion of “The convoy, consisting of six|the armistice with Russia, the Chan- includ. |cellor went on: | “Lloyd George's | torpedo boat destroyer Partridge and | British anawer to the Papal note, Our in the weat accordingly is clear. George who is judge fans of the world, but history wrens cares 1914, so also to-day we may look forward to ita verdict with equanim- and with a large number of prisoners, | ity, _—_—_——s | clTY ACTS FOR MAIL TUBES, al to Congress for ary Appropriation. ‘The Board of Alderme passed resolutions prot gress against the proposed curiatimens | lof the elty'’s mall facliitivs, that a suMelent appropriation be continue the It 1s argued th inypedo traffic attempts to Auto-trucks are not oily In the meantime our reply tube t when storms in The postal wervic oor eneeeeee FOSS FoF SES SEES TEES Fete e+ BY LLOYD GEORGE'S TALK OF BANDITS March and blew up Audigni | ‘The convoy was made up of the fol- | Chancellor Hertling Says Their Course in West Is Now “Made Clear.” LONDON, Dec. 18.—Germany's way inasmuch as 6 GENERAL PROBE OF RAILWAY TROUBLES Resolutions Also Call for Traf- fic Dictator and Federal Equipment Corporation. WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The Sen- | ate to-day ordered investigation of SHIP BOARD DELAYS, | Harris as head of the Emer | Senatorial attack, saying: | @ holiday re | Shipping Board. I am deeply im. the railroad situation by passing a resolution by Senator Cummins, It Chancellor von, Hertling asserted 1n| cai for a sweeping inquiry by the an interview given to the director of the Wolff Bureau, Caristmas Eve, jf the Swedish steamers, with fifteen German news agency, as quoted in des-atches reaching persons, also reached port, although Interview was given ——— - it was blowing a gale. eaiy te tha GERMANS SAVED TWO (ranting a een aoe eee eel JONES SANK mans, one of thelr destroyers offered | recent ra pesiatanes to one of the Bolista’s George, who eald he would re, | peace overtures with Prussia at the) According to Danish accounts, the| moment the Prussian military spirit | mittee into the Interstate Commerce Commission's recommendations for} troubles. “The conduct of the war is suffer- ing from the inability of the ratiroads to take care of the burden thrust upon | thom,” said Senator Cummins tn pre- Y ‘of four cruisers in addition to Wee drunk witb boastfulness as &/senting his resolution, “The Prest- | Secon . trust with | dent probably will make some recom- mendations to Congress soon regard- Ing the ratlroads and Congress ought to study the question.” With scarcely any discussion the resolution was adopted. Though com- ing from @ Republican Senator, It was warmly supported by Democrats. Following adoption of the Cummins resolution, Benator Sterling intro- duced a resolution providing for ap- pointment by the President of a gen- eral traffic manager for all the coun- try’s railroads, He would have au- thority to control priority of ship- ments, movements of freight and all problems relating to an effective co- ordination of the country's (ranspor- tation facilities, Representatives took a hand in the railroad eituation this afternoon. Creation of @ $10,000,000 Government corporation to manufacture and lease to the railroads necessary railroad equipment was proposed tn a bill ine troduced by Represen Wisconsin, The railroads would be taxed 70 per cent. of their net in- comes in excess of 7 per cent. of thelr invested capital to provide @ sinking fund for the corporation, A practical railroad man would be appointed general manager of the members of the Interstate Commerce Commission, except th places the Treasury, who would be an ex- officto director, = ARMY BALLOONIST FIRED ON corgia Farmers Try to Bring Down Camp Wheeler Acronant. MACON, Ga., Dec. 18—The t and second balloon filwhts of Camp Wheeler's newly inaugurated balloon | school took place Sa jay and Mon- ctively, and in instance Hoonista were fired on by farm- Balloonist Jewell, who made the flights, related his experience of to-day us fo About —twel > men rushe although, 7 Attn n you Will hit him the next’ (im Senate Interstate Commoreo Com-| | Board and its policy. | opportunity to bulld wooden ships for settling the country’s transportation | without being able to accomplish any- ve Lenroot, | lon by the trustees. Admiral Harris | then expressed the opinion that his corporation. Al! directors would be! big knowledge of actual condi | the yards ao ¢ SENATE DENOUNCES OER UY Squabbling and Red Tape As salled as New Reorganiza- tion Is Announced. | From @ ama of The Evening sien Sere WASHINGTON, Deo United States Shipping Bow mt ut for months has talked about building ships and haa not done much butid- ing, war brought under scathing fire in the Benate to-day, and ite Ine m- ciency and internal squabbles de- nounced on all aides, An immediate investiantion of the whole situtaton was ordered, | The resignation of Rear Admiral acy Fleet Corporation, after a brief ex-| perience with the Shipping Board, brought the subject to a climax that xponed amazing confusion and lack’ of accomplishment in the bulliding of America’s great merchant fleet which ft had been announced would win the war. Senator Harding of Ohio led the “I think Congress ought not to take without making pro- tigation of the Federal vision for inv: pressed with the failure of the Ship- | ping Board in thia great emergency | of the nation. We have appropriated | billions of dollars for construction of merchant ships. Since last spring we have witnessed the passing of Gen. Goethals, of Mr. Denman, of Admiral Capps, and this morning of Admiral Harris. | “The shipping situation is most dis- couraging. There is little use for the nation to provide an army ff it cannot trausport and sustain it, The wfoning of the war depends on our strength on the sea, It is a crime that the money placed in the hands of the Shipping Board should be illy handled. I do pretend to know what are the dif- : jh ficulties, but the Senate can render no} greater service to the country than | to make a determined investigation into this business." Senator Fletcher of Florida, Chatr- man of the Committee on Commerce, having jurisdiction over shipping leg- imation, had no apologies to make for the failure of the shipping adminia. tration, “I feel most keenly the need of “| jmerchant marine,” he said. “The |seoms to be no reason why better | progress has not been mad Senator Chamberlain of Washing- | ton, Chairman of the Military Affairs | Committee which is investigating the |fatlures and delays in ordnance for | the Army, denounced the Shipping “The Paocife C ast is Demeing for private account,” he said. “The ma- terial and men are there, but held back by Government restrictions, I do not mean to charge Irregularities, but the Shipping Board seems to have resolved Itself into a debating soctety thing.” | Without a dissenting voice the Senate adopted a resolution offered by Mr, Harding providing for an im- mediate investigation of the shipping situation by the Committee on Com- merce, A general reorganization of the Emergency Fleet Corporation wil! fol- | low the resignation of Rear Admiral! Harris and the appointment ax gen- |, eral manager of Charles Piez of Chi- \N bf cago, Chairman Hurley of the Ship- | ploy ping Foard announced to-day, Rear! Admiral Bowles, aide to Admiral Har- | | n tven an Important ce | National Cit: 1s, will be given an important place | Sation ‘ in the new organization. Jumes Hey- worth will take full charge of wooden | construction and Charles Day will ve- | come managor of the production de- partment, | Admiral Harris's resignation a8 | Foc accepted, Chairman Hurley an- nounced, because of his insis nee moving the offices of the corporation | state to Philadelphia. He also wanted to |< give immediate approval to an expen- |{ aw. iw | aiture of $12,000,000 for housing oper- \- ations in connection with the ship yards. ‘These propositions Mr. Hur- ley felt, he sald, should be passed | authority was to be limited and tnat| he could render more service else. | whore. | Of the appointment of Mr, Piez, | Mr. Hurley said: "The grasp of Mr. | Piez upon the whole shipbuilding | programme has been 80 strong and is in finite as a result of his eney in the field that the best rosults | an be obtained by ombining his Panatioo as vice president with those of general manager. “The result of the reorganization jready is apparent in all the yards, Lloyds has just made a report which shows that there is a better basis for optimism than there has beer st any time since the emergency gramme was launched, (Condi. tions on the Pacific coa have ao mproved that records are b { JUST HOW THE STATES OF THE UNION STAND ON PROHIBITION ISSUER the forty evan went dry at recent of OM amendments ber of Miaten of the Conw thirteen Htates should vote down the amend In other words, the “dryw* wilt Leaisiatures of seven States now listed in the wet and loeal option column. ‘Thig is the way the States stand to-day on the pi Massachunctts Pennsylvania Rhode Isiand broken in the speed with which ships are being turned out “The reports of Admiral Bowles show that construction work is pro- gressing as fast as human labor can The plans of last May a translated into hulls on the ship ways and into ships on the i Wi close to the point where the results of what has been done will be apparnt to e “The carefully Admiral Howles show 9,395,308, dead tons under construction” and under contract." oe (CHANCE FOR THE OLD BOYS; WANTED AS U, S, GUARDS | Those Who Have Served at Any! Time in the Army Will Be Ac- ceptable in New Force. WASHINGTON, | dlera past the age when they | ceptable for line service—men 9 served honor —will be accepted as rec the United States Guard now be relieve fighting troops on Rocrulting officers already are eniist- Old soldiers, even up to sixty Direotors of the National City Bank have taken cognizance of the high cost of living this year by making various distributions of bonuses among the employees of that I Which have amounted 5 of salaries not exceed- of the, bank also are sending 230 of the bank's em-~ ‘of the serv wortment of amok cigars and cigarettes, as and Now eara gift, Ordinarily the Bank “does not nme | to its employees, State Realises Over Investment T ALBANY, Dec. $1,294,516 has been collected from new. Investment tax, the most indirect tax ‘administration Travis's dep on | TiiaPiatest effort_on the Dart of the | = cure more revenue is # with of the old Secure ch expired last year. ‘Have You Ordered a Christmas Supply ans | For Yourself and Friends? It) Will Cheer Many a Heavy Heart These Trying Times. In Bottles and Sollts, All Dealers, —_— sn eee LosT, FOUND AND REWARDS. He qyetiam sated, ture Diack ee davies Gould, Hotel. Agtor vw 4917 now (wenty-nine of Maree of the Union ne tty” Of te on Maton, many nearly ‘Three-quarter of the total num. yust vote in favor stional amendment throwgh ther Legisiatures to make the amendment become binding. Legiviatures at it wowld fall of favorable action hibition question: Arizona. careful or the a Arkansas run over him.” Colorado. Idaho. ness, Kansas. Maine, Michigan Montana. Misaloaipp!. Now Hampshire. New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota. Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon. South Carolina, South Dakota. ‘Tennessee. Utah. Virginia. Washington Wyoming. West Virginia. y onc checked figura of Dec. 18.—Old sol- hav n th fo! epted if they are | physically fit for the work. Men of this |type whould underatand that they are sought by the Government. Heretofore no men over forty years of age havo ting office. in the ar eRete | fone into various ce a box contain articles ristmas 204,516 From x. — More than 1 cert n enlarge- Debt Tax | Central’ Atation and es ue 17,000 WORKERS SPEED UP RED CROSS DRI VE IN NEW YORK es Fair Red Cross Workers Enroll Members at Booths All Over City time there wae SUGAR TRUST HEAD SAYS HE WARNED 2) HOOVEROF FAMINE | tod vou." #aid Wenanatom, whe wie |p te thle country for (he Mette Roya | of the Henate ox (Continaed trom Firat Pacey "We wilt be in town more than some| Mia company can Increase the prhor other witreasen Herbert W #rain and provision broker, Latia Atrauss, tary, had threatene A.W. Lamborn, he inn’t careful’ “E offered my aid of the Conversation Atrauss asked me if I knew any New York food deniars, T mentioned A. H. Lamborn. Strauss anid he was sorry I had done so. BOND DRY. “He said that while Hoover had the highest regard for Lamborn per- Alabama. nonally, yet Lamborn had better be thet Hover's secre. He wa convicted of a violation labor laws in bolting factory $< ——— “What did Strauss mean by Fiortda Do you know?” asked Reed, Georgia “I have no idea,” replied the wit- that?| canvass of the soldier vote resulted dp ie lection of Michael J. Foley, Demo Mayor of Cohoes by « majority of twenty-nt Hefore the soldier “Straunm didn't tell you why Lam- Indiana born wag to be steam-rolled?” Towa, Senator Vardaman, He just sald what |There were no other important changes I have in Albany County. tren eacumed aH, Lamuers & Oo are the & t* onaeaninn, which has had oharge o | sawne yurobases for Vranse and land A demand thet (he Pood Admin traten J c Netragha and Wyoming they Will meet with Che nittne ‘The wrowers aay Havet's company haa depressed the tweet price “9 tlaim to have atatiaries showing that from the present feure, $7.25 & tom, to $12 and ail! make 50 per cont. on the investment ary in the Weat eon’ 4 Made $16,000,000 your, they say of Vive Trap Pee ned. 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