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the Weather: THE MODERN IDEA. Fair, cooler today; Saturday fair. To keep the money stirring you've got to keep your Advertising Going. . S 7 ' AafD : JP KmV JliDiini VOL. XC NO. 25. SHIP OF GLOtpOCKS A jnv 1 tiJLLSttm STORY Carpathia Arrives WithFirst News Direct From Ti tanic Which Went Down With Band Playing, Taking With Her to Death All But 745 of Human Cargo of 2,340 SoiUs, New York, April . 18. How the White Star liner Titanic, the largest hip afloat, sank off the .Grand Banks t if New Foundland on Monday morn l nr. last, carrying to their death 1,- i . of the 2,340 persons -aboard, was iokl to the world in all its .awful de tails for the . first, time tohight with the arrival in New York of the Cunard liner Carpathia, bearing the exhaust ed survivors or the Catastrophe Of the great facts which stand out from the chaotic .account of the tragedy, these afe the most salient: The death list has been increased r.uher than decreased. Six persons tiifd after bejng rescued. The list of prominent persons lost stands as previously reported. Practically every woman and child, with the exception of .those women who refused to leave their husbands, were saved. Among those lost was Mrs. Isador Straus. The survivors on the life boats saw the lights on the stricken vessel glimj n;er to the last; heard her band play ing and saw the doomed hundreds on hrr deck and heard their groans and (Ties when the vessel Bank. Not only was the Titanic tearing Through the April night to -her" doom with every ounce of steam crowded on, but she was under orders from the gemral office of the line to make all the speed of which she "was capable. This was the statement made tonight ii ,i. H. Moody, a quartermaster of the vessel, and helmsman on the night of the disaster. He said the ship was making 21 knots an bonr and the officers were striving to "live up to the orders to smash the record. Tt was close to midnight," said Moody, "and I was on the bridge with the second officer who was in com mand. Suddenly he shouted, 'Port your helm.' I did so, but it was too ate. We struck "the" submerged por tion cf the iceberg." Of the many accounts, given by the passeHgersr--most-Teed that the shock when the Titanic struck the ice berg, although ripping vher -great. side' li'. e a giant can opener, did not great ly jar the entire vessel for the blow was a glancing one .along her side. The accounts also agree substantially hat when the passengers were taken off on the life boats there was ho se rious panic and that .many wished to remain on board the Titanic," be lieving her to -be unsinkable. Ship Cut In Twain The most distressing stories are those giving the 4 experiences of the vnssengers in lifa boats. These tell not only of their own suffering, but give the harrowing details of how they saw the great hulk of the Titanic rcu in two, the after part sinking first amid a series of explosions, fol lowed by the sinking of the forward I'art of the ship. As this awful spectacle was wit nessed by the groups of survivors in the boats, they plainly saw many of those whom they had just left behind leaping from the decks into the. wa ter. I . Bruce Ismay, president of the In-rt-niutional Mercantile Marine, -own-n-s of the White Star Line, who was among the 70-odd men saved; P. A. . Franklin, vice president of the AVhite Star Line, and U. S.' Senator William Alden Smith .chairman of the Senate Investigating Committee, held a conference aboard the Car i.uthia, soon after the passengers had come ashore tonight. - After nearly an hour, Senator Smith -aid he had nd authority to subpoena witnesses at this time, but would be uin an investigation into the cause of the loss of the Titanic at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel tomorrow. He an nounced that Mr. Ismay had consent ed to appear at the hearing and that Mr. Franklin and the four surviving officers of the Titanic would appear for examination before, the Senate cmmlttee. He said the course the in estigation would follow would be de termined after the preliminary hear ing. Senator Smith was questioned as to th- speed the Titanic was proceeding at when she crashed into the iceberg. He said he had asked Mr. Ismay, but i dined to say what Mr. Ismay's tc i ly was. . ' . . Mr. Ismay's Statement Mr. Ismay tonight gave ,out the fol lowing prepared statement regarding 'lit- Titanic disaster on tnepier. the In the presence and tmaer 1. (nofr,nho ftn OVer- wiu lming, my feelings are too deep J "! expression in words, and I an say that the White Star Line of-j and employes will do every- y -fj -uuii numanely possmie w re suffering and sorrow of the rela- s and friends of those who perifeh- ,i n0 T.ni. ..a th last word in 'uilding. Tn -oo-niatinn " Vrre- rii.pd hv thP British Board of Traae ad, been strictly complied with. The had gathered inside the pier sneas ' -i r offiSrs an rew were the 8 : 30 o'clock, taking up eh-gojltlws ".r experienced and skilful - in the under the customs alphab etical ar I'.niish service. I am informed tha rangement, each one under the inilaal ' committee of the United . Stated of the name of the survivor. The Car atemhasebeen appointed- to invests pathm at this titne - was Jl v, the circumstances of the acci- a mil? down the Hudson and drwtog nt i heartilv welcome the most near the docks. A stream of people -omplete llTZSUulry. was filing into the aid that I or my associates or our automobHes continued to take tneir builders or navigators can render is Pces ine seet. . y . at the service of the public and of A commtftee .ew Yorlt governments of both the United Stock ExcWe. headed toy E H. states and Great Britain. li : VomZln 'fA' e ' Under these circumstances I musi defer making any further statement at this Tiour." Mr.. Ismay -said that he left the ship in the last boat, one of the collapsible -beats on the starboard side. '"I do not know the speed at which the Titanic was going," said Mr. Is may, in reply , to the question. "She hit the iceberg a glancing blow." The arrival of the Carpathia brought a vast multitude of people to the Cu nard docks. They filled the vast pier 'sheds and overflowing the blocks, crowded the nearby streets in a dense throng. Through it all the rain fell steadily, adding a funerial aspect to the scene. .The landing of the sur vivors was attended with .little excite ment, the crowd standing in awelike 'silence as the groups from the ship passed along. . The docking actually began shortly after 9 o'clock and the debarking of passengers -was so quickiy disposed of by the waiving of the usual formal ity that practically everything had been concluded by 10:30 o'clock. The crowds remained about the pier long after this, however, to get a glimpsa of the rescuing steamer and to hear the harrowing stories which had been brought back by the ship. Physicians and nurses went on board the Carpathia before any, one was allowed to go down the gangway, but soon after the first-cabin passen gers, women predominating, began descending the incline. Some walked unaided, some were assisted ' by friends, relatives and nurses, and some were on stretchers. Mrs. John Jacob Astor, now a widow, was met by her step-son, Vincent, and her sister, Miss Force. They embraced with tears, hurried to an .automobile and drove to the Astor town house. The 200 and more steerage passen gers did not leave the ship until 11 P. HL. They were in a sad condi tion. Two . women - were without wraps and the few men there wore very little clothing. A poor' Syrian woman who said she was Mrs Ha bnsh, bound for Youngstown, Ohio, carried fn her arms a sfx-year-o1dtoai by girl. The child wore only a light calico dress, was bare-footed and bare legged. This woman had lost her hus band, and three brothers. "I lost four of my men folks," she cried. One of the most sensational stories that came from the Carpathia was one that Captain Smith, and the first offi cer and the chief engineer had shot themselves when they realized that the ship was doomed. .These reports could not be confirmed; in fact, they were denied by most of the passen gers, although one or two said that they had heard there was some shoot ing. , The Titanlc's four rescued officers were placed aboard the Red Star liner Lapland for the night. They refused to' talk, saying they were under in structions to give no information ex cept to the Senate Committee. Crowds Gather In a drizzling rain 250 policemen gathered early tonight at the Cunard Line piers at tWest Fourteenth street and North river preparatory to hand ling the crowds. Inspector McClusky was in charge of the squad and ropes, dotted with green lights were stretch ed for 75 yards in front of the piers to hold "back the throngs. No one without a special permit was allowed beyond these ropes. As early as 8 o'clock automobiles in which veiled women and silent men were seated, began arriving and hy 8:30 a small crowd had already entered the great 0teel and concrete structure which covers the piers. A small hotel across the way had been converted into headquarters for the newspapers and press associations and a meeting place for those who had been bereaved or had relatives aboard the Carpathia. Although there was no rule fox silence, every one talked in whispers. In this assemblage there were those who hoped against hope that some dear one was alive, although the list of survivors had failed to sho w their names. The police regulations were made more rigid as the evening wore on. All traffic on West street, directly in front of the piers, was diverted at 14th street on the north and at 13th on the BOuth. Another line was drawn on the east at 11th avenue. Thus the entire block immediately in front of the piers was held sacred to those immediately concerned in the tragedy, fihnrtlv before 8 o'clock news came that the Capathia was passing the Qtnt-ilA Of 1 J DSTiy . AL Iflttl UUUI uiwc than 50 automobiles were parking in front of the piers. . ' ... The early arrival of the Carpathia at quarantine uu - irn f whom were on wm fi0Dr0i tke pier under the direction of General Nelson P. Henry surveyor of toe oort. who eame to facilitate the land- inn - of th survivors Five nunarea irieima ..u. . awnwu .,. WIIVnKGrTON, N. THOUSANDS IRE FLOOD SUFFERERS Yellow Waters Pour Over Richest Lands In Missi ssippi Delta SQUARE MILES' INUNDATEO Plight of Thousands of Homeless PeO' pie is Pitiable Levee at Angola Breaks Fast Widening Breach at Beulah, Mississippi. The break in the main line levee on the Mississippi river, yesterday, four miles below Rosedale, and another in Arkansas river, added 25,000 persons to the list of flood sufferers in South em Arkansas, Northeasteu Louisiana and Northwestern Mississippi, the yel low flood pouring over the richest land in the country and inundating an area almost as large as the New England States. The plight of thousands of homeless people is pitialble, hundreds are ma rooned in isojxted places patiently awaiting to be carried to higher cround Many have been without food for days and in dire distress for the want of clothing, food and bedding. Officials of the national government have combined their forces with the State off icials to carry relief to as many as possible. The need of motor boats and skiffs to De used in rescuing persons in trees and from housetops is extreme, and al available craft., power and otherwise, has been bought or chara'ered by the officials. - The water is rising fast at Tallulah, La., and every effort is toeing made to carry the inhabitants to Milliker's Bend, where a temporary refugee camp will oe established immediately to take care of 4,000. This campe is to be pro tected iby the National Guard. Urgent appeals from more than 8,000 persons have been received at Vicks burg, 'where a large camp will be es tablished immediately under the pro tection of the' Mississippi National Guard. Baton Rouge, La., April 18. The le vee at Angola, on the east bank of the Mississippi river, 17 miles -north of St. . tfTancisville, broke at an early hour this morning, and at 9 o'clock the breach was reported widening rapidly. The levee broke at the head of the State convict farm and 2,000 acres of planted cane will be wiped out. The damage will be confined to a small section .of West Feliciana parish in the'vicinity of Angola. Greenville, Misi., April 18. The flood coming through a fast widening breach in the Mississippi river dyke, near the town of Beulah, Miss., is spreading rapidly over the fertile delta lands of Mississippi today. Al ready practically the entire southern half of Bolivar county is inundated, and before it flews back into the Miss issippi the water will take its toll of several counties. The Deer Creek ridge will probably divert the water from this city, but if it should break through the ridge, an eight-foot protection levee is de pended on to save the city. Back water probably will find its way into the town of Rosedale, 15 miles to the north of the break. Bogue Phalia, Deer Creek and Lake Bolivar will act as reservoirs for he flood, the Yazoo and Sunflower rivers finally taking it up and carrying it back into the Mississippi. Gasoline launches were sent from this city and Rosedale early today to begin an exploration of the inundated territory in search of refugees. If any lives are lost it is believed the num ber will be small, as preparations had been made at air the important towns and settlements- for flight should the water come through. A crevasse, occurred late last night on the Hughes plantation, in Bolivar county, four miles, south of Beulah, aiDd about 40. miles north of Green ville. The levee at this point is of sof sand for a mile or more and will crumble rapidly. When tile embank ment gave way 150 feet of the earth work collapsed. This morning the gap is almost 1,000 feet wide. Resume From New Orleans. New Orleans, April 18. With the exception of the break in the levee at Angola, La., inundating about 6.000 acres of the State'. farm today, there was no material change in the Missis sippi situation tonight. The need of food, clothing and other Supplies for 30,000 or more flood suf ferers in Southern Arkansas, North eastern Louisiana and Northwestern Mississippi is imperative, and only temporary relief is in sight. Supplies are on the way from both Memphis and New Orleans. The situation n;orth of Vicksburg is growing alarming because of the break in the levee near Beulah, Miss., last night. The crevasse is rapidly widen ing and the floods are slowly but sure ly spreading over Washington, Boliver, Sharkey and Sunnower counties. Mis-sissdDph- " Aqjt Gen. Fridge, of Mississippi, re ceived a message from Congressman Collier today tbat vaccine anti-toxin would be sent to Vicksburg at once for general vaccination of the Louisiana negroes in the refugee camp. The United States is on the "firing line" up and down the river, doing everything possible to prevent further bteaks. ' ' Farmers on the Moorehouse parisn C, FRIDAY MQBOTNGr, APRIL 19, 1912. i . SUPPOSED!YEGGMAfl ARRETTED Raleigh Police and; Detectives Take Young Tramp Suspected of Hav ing Been Implicated In H ills bo ro Bank . Robbery (Special Star fTelegram.) Raleigh, N. C, April 18. The Ra leigh police and detectives, co-operat ing, arrested today and have carried to Hillsboro a young man. apparently a tramp, suspected bf implication in the Hillsboro bank robbery, in which the Bank of Orang was dynamited and over $5,000 takei from the wreck ed vaults. f The arrest is a development of about. the only clue that tbje detectives have to work on in traiSng anyone who can be suspected df the robbery. There were three whnte men and two negroes who slept ir the woods near Hillsboro on the nighjt of the "robbery, and had a camp fire. I The young man just arrested here admits that he and two white "pals" ahd two negroes whose names are also known to the officers, had this camp. On the day after the robfeery the, boy just: arrest ed and a pal were seen at the union station here and later detectives came trailing the campers who were in the Hillsboro woods. Descriptions given pointed to the young men seen here. The one now in custody was located and arrested. He says his two pals have gone to an Eastern Carolina town for a few days. He insists that he and his pals had nothing to do with the robbery and knows nothing about it, he says, and one of his pa'.s are from Washington, D. C, and the third from Baltimore; that they are tramping in search of work. Since they were firt seen here after the Hillsboro robbery they have been 'to practically all the small towns in this section, as they claim,' just tramping around for work or help. Officers decline to give the names of the prisoner or the suspects, and it appears that the arrest just made is purely on the ground that he was a member of the camp fire -party on the night of the robbery. D. A. . ELECTION. Straight Administration Victory Was the Result. Washington, April 18. A straight administration victory was the result of the election this year of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution now in annual session. The following were elected vice presidents general, receiving the vote indicated out of a total cast of 860: Mrs. Charles H. Bond, Massachusetts, 573; Mrs. Laverne Noyes, Illinois, 557; Mrs. George S. Shackelford, Virginia, 556; Mrs. William Libbey. New Jer sey, bis; Mrs. cnaries - t jonnson, Maine, 531; Mrs. Andrew K. Gault, Ne braska, 513; Mrs. William L. Eeel. Georgia. 505; Mrs. R. M. Bratton, South Carolina. 496; Mrs. Charles M. Williamson", Mississippi, 464. and Mrs. William H. Crosby, Wisconsin, 452. Two honorary vice president gener al were chosen: Mrs. H. Deere, Illi nois, 504, and Mrs. John R. Walker, Missouri. 478. For editor of the magazine Miss E. O. Dennyston, Pennsylvania, the only candidate nominated, received 646 tes. Final disposition was made of the Chalkley manuscripts, which have been a subject of debate among the Daughters for years, when it was de cided today to give them to Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood. State regent for the District of Columbia, who, it was said, would publish them under her name. After having spent $1,600 on the man uscripts, the Daughters decided to give them away. OUTLINES The Raleigh police yesterday arrest ed and carried to Hillsboro a young tramp suspected of implication in the Hillsboro bank robbery. It was officially announced yester day that 27 Italian warships bombard ed the forts at tbe entrance of the Dar- denelles for two and a half hours and then withdrew. One Turkish soldier was kHled. Fifteen persons were injured last night when Carolina Special No. 27 collided with a freight train near Spartanburg, S. C. A man giving his name as J. J. Ma- loney and claiming to be from Atlan ta, Ga., was arrested at Gaffney, S. C, last night and is suspected of be ing taidna Allen. Members of the Senate Committee which will investigate the sinking of the Titanic went to New York early last night to board the Carpathia, hav ing several- subpoenas for persons on board the rescue ship. Their names were not divulged. The steamer Carpathia, having on board tha survivors of the great ma rine disaster, reached New York and looted last nierht at 9:30. AH of the first horrible details of the grealftrag- edy were confirmed by survivors. The great liner went down with her band playing "Nearer My God to Thee, taking with her to death all but 745 of her human cargo of 2,340 souls. New York markets: Money on call steady, 2 1-2 to 3 per cent. . Spot cot ton closed steady, 5 points higher. Flour steady. Wheat, spot irregular; No. 2 red 1.13 1-2 elevator, export. ba sis to arrive and 1.16 1-4 fx.b. afloat. Corn, spot easy; export 83 i-z nominal f.o.b. afloat. Rosin easy. Turpen tine steady. lowlands are building boats in prepa ration for the expected overflow. The work of raising 3,000 feet of levee just below Ostreica, several miles below New Orleans, is being rushed as rapidly a possible. This afternoon the levee was but three inch es above the level of thelriver. - INCIDENTS ON THE STEAMER Col. Archibald Gracie, Picked Up From The Sea, Tells a Vivid Story PRAISES HEROISM OF GREW Tells How the . Band Played "Nearer My God to Thee" as Giant Liner Plunged to the Bottom of the Atlantic. New York, N. Y., April 18. Mr. E. Z. Taylor, of Philadelphia the survivors of the Titanic disaster jumped into the sea just three min utes before the boat sank. He told a graphic story as he came from the Carpathia. "I was eating when the boat struck the iceberg," he said. "There was an awful shock thst made the boat trem ble from stem to stern. I did not real ize for some time what had happened. No one seemed to know the extent or the accident. We were told that an iceberg had been struck by the ship. I felt the -boat rise and it seemed to me that she was riding over the ice. I ran out on deck and then I could see ice. It was a veritable sea of ice and the boat was rocking over it. I should say that parts of the iceberg were 80 feet high, but it had broken into sections probably by our ship. I jumped into the ocean and was picked up by one- of the bc-ats. I nev er expected to see land again. I wait ed on board the boat until the lights went out. It seemed to me that the discipline on board was wonderful." Col. Archibald Gracie. U. S. A., the last man saved, went down with the vessel, but was picked up. He was met tonight by his daughter, who had arrived from Washington, and his son-in-law, Paul H. Fabricus. Col. Gracie told a remarkable story of per sonal hardship and denied emphatical ly the reports that there had been any panic on-board. He praised in the highest terms the behavior of both the passengers and crew and paid A high tribute to the heroism' Of the women passengers. "Mrs. Isador Straus, he said, "went to her death because she would not desert her husband. Although ne pleaded with her to take her place in the boat, she steadfastly refused ana when the ship settled at the head the two were engulfed in the wave that swept her." Col. Gracie told of how he was anv en to the topmost deck when the ship settled and was the sole survivor af ter the wave that swept her just be fore her final plunge had passed. '1 jumped with the wave, said he, Must as I often have jumped with the breakers at the seashore. By great good fortune I managed to grasp the brass railing on the deck above and I hung cn by might and mam. when the ship plunged down l was lorcea to let go and I was swirled around and around for what seemed to be an interminable time. Eventually I came to the surface, to find the sea a mass of tangled wreckage. "Luckily I was unhurti and casting about managed to seize a wooden grai. ing floating nearby. When I had re covered my breath I discovered a larg er canvas and cork life raft which had floated up. A man, whose name I did not learn, was struggling toward it from some wreckage to which he had clung. I cast off and helped him to get onto the raft and we then began the work of rescuing those who had jumped into the sea and were floun dering in the water. "When dawn broke there were 30 of us on the raft, standing knee deep in the icy water and afraid to move lest the cranky craft be overturned. Several unfortunates, benumbed and half dead, besought us to save them, tiH nnA or two made an effort to reach us, but we had to warn themj away. Had we made any enort save them we all might have perished. "The hours that elapsed before we were picked up by the Carpathia-ere the longest and most terrible that I ever spent. Practically without any sensation of feeling because of the icy water we were almost dropping from fatigue We were afraid to turn around to look to see whether we were seen by passing craft, and when some one who was facing astern passed the word that samething that looked like a steamer was coming up, one of the men became systerical under the strain. The rest of us, too, were near ing the breaking point." Col Gracie denied with emphasis that any men were fired upon, and de clared that only once was a revolver discharged. "This was for tne purpose of intimi dating some steerage passengers, ' ne said, "who had tumbled into a boat before it was prepared for launching. This shot was fired in the air, and when the foreigners were told the next would be directed at them, they promptly returned to the deck Tnere was no confusion and no panic. Contrary to the general expectation, there was no jarring impact when the vessel struck, according to the army officer He was In his berth when the vessel smashed into the submerged portion of the iceberg and was arouseu by the jar. He looked at his watch, he said, and found it was; just -midniglit.: The ship sank with him at 5:22 A. M. for his watch stopped at that hourj . "Before I retired," said Col. Gracie, 1 had a long chat with Charles H. (Continued on Page Four.) t . SINKING SURVIVORS STATE THE FACTS A Committee of Passengers on the Tl tanic Tell of Great Marine Dis asterDidn't Have Enough Life Boats New York, April 18. The following statement issued by a committee of the surviving passengers was given me press on the arrival of the Car pathia: "We, the undersigned surviving pas sengers from the steamship Titanic, in order to forestall any sensational or exaggerated statements, deem it our duty to give to the press a state ment of facts which have come to our knowledge and which we believe to be true. 'On Sunday, April 14th, 19i2, at about 11:40 P. M., on a cold star light night, in a smooth sea and with no moon, the ship struok, an iceberg which had been reported to the bridge 1 y looKouts, out not early enough to void collision. Steps were taken to ascertain the damage and save pas sengers and ship. Orders were given to put on life belts and the boats were lowered. The ship sank at about 2:20 A. M. Monday, and the usual distress signals were sent out by wireless and rockets fired at intervals fom the ship. Fortunately the wireless mes sage was received by the Cunard steamship Carpathia at about 12 o'clock, midnight, and she arrived on the scene of the disaster at about 4 A. M. Monday. "The officers and crew of the steam ship Carpathia had been preparing all night for the rescue and comfort of the survivors, and the last mention ed were received on board with the most touching care and kindness, ev ery attention being given to all, ir respective of class. The passengers, officers and crew gave up gladty their Staterooms, clothing and comforts for our benefit; all honor to them. "The English Board of Trade pas sengers' certificate on board the Ti tantic allowed for a total of approxi mately 3,500.. The same certificate called for life boat accommodation for approximately 850 in the follow ing' boats: 14 large life boats, 2 smaller boats, and 4 collapsible boats. Life preservers were accessible and apparently in sufficient number for all on board. .. -"The approximate number- of pas sengers carried at the time of eollis lonwas: - - - . ., "First-class, 33fr; second-class, 320; third-class, 750; total, 1,400. - "Officers and crew, 940. Total, 2, 340. "Of the foregoing about the follow ing were rescued by steamship Car pathia: ' "First-class, 210; second class, 125; third-tclass, 200; officers, 4; seamen, 39; stewards, 96; firemen, 71. Total, 210 of the crew. The total, about 775 saved, was about 80 per cent of the maximum capacity of the life boats. "We feel it our duty to call the at tention cf the public to what we con sider the inadequate supply of life sav ing appliances provided for on mod ern steamships, and recommend that immediate steps be taken to compel passenger steamers to carry sufficient boats to accommodate the maximum nurrber of people ca Tied on board. The following facts were observed and should be considered in this con nection: "The insufficiency of life boats, rafts, etc., lack of trained seamen to man same stokers, stewards, etc., are not efficient boat handlers, not enough officers to carry out emergen cy orders on the bridge and superin tend the launching and control of life boats; absence of searchlights. "The board of trade rules allow for entirely too many people in each boat to permit the same to be properly handled. On the Titanic the boat deck was about 75 feet above the water. and consequently the passengers were required to embark before lowering beats, thus endangering the operation and preventing the taiting on of the maximum number the boats would hold. Boats at all times to be proper ly equipped with provisions, water. lamps, compasses, lights, etc. Life saving boat drills should be more fre rfoent and thoroughly carried out; and officers should be armed at boat drills. Greater reduction in speed in' fog and ice and damage if a collision actually occurs is liable to be less. In conclu sion we suggest that an international conference be called to recommend tne passage of identical laws providing for the safety of all at sea and we urge the United States government to take the initiative as soon as possi ble." WARSHIPS BOMBARD FORTS One . Turkish Soldier Killed In En gagement at the Dardenelles Constantinople, April 18. It is of ficially announced that 27 Italian war ships today bombarded the forts Ki-lid-Ul-Bahr at the entrance of the Dar denelles for two and a half hours. They then withdrew. One Turkish soldier was killed. Tt la understood that duirne the re turn fire from the forts a shell struck and badly damaged one of the war ships. The Porte has proclaimed a blockade of the Dardenelles. Washington, April 18. The Census Bureau today issued its report show ing cotton seed statistics for the 1911 crop as follows: Cotton seed crush ed "4.918,967 ton; linters obtained 558.680 bales of 500 pounds gross weight; number of establishments 844. Did you ever go through an automo bile factory? Go to the Academy Fri day night, April ltfc, and take'a look at the $25,000 film , of moving pic tures. It is entirely free, and, the. pub lic is cordially incited. , WHOLE lOJMBEE 13,880. r r t 1 CONGRESS BEG NS TITANIG ill Senate Committee Has Sub- poenaes For Persons on Board Carpathia. NAMES ARE NOT DISCLOSED First Steps Are Taken to Clear Up Mystery of White Star Liner's Sinking and Great Loss Of Life Washington, April 18. Bearing- subpoenas for certain persons aboard the Carpathia, whose names were not disclosed, Senator Smith, of Michi gan, and Senator Newlands, of Ne vada, two members of the Senate sub committee which will take the first steps in the Congressional investiga tion of the Titanic disaster, went to New York today to meet the rescue ship. Senator Bourne, the third mem ber of the sub-committee, joined them there tonight. The sub-committee intends to sub- poenae every one on the Carpatnia who might throw any light upon the causes of the catastrophe . Any doubts as to the powers of the Sen ate to command testimony by J . Bruce Ismay, managing director of the White Star Line or other officers of the com pany because they are foreign sub jects, was dispelled today. Secretary Nagel after talking with President Taft, declared there was no question of the jurisdiction of the Senate to summon any witnesses who are In United States territory. Secretary Nagel, Supervising Inspec tor General Uhler, of the steamboat inspection service ; iSergpant-at-Arms Ransdell, of the Senate, and his as sistants accompanied the Senators,. with a party of others who went to meet friends or relatives t. aboard the Carpathian Mrs. Champ Clark and, Miss Gene yiaye Clark, Representatives Levy and Goldfogle, of New York, and other Members of the -House, were among these. , Chairman Smith said; he expected to return tomorrow night or Saturday and that the investigation would be ' immediately proceeded with and press ed vigorously. Committees of both houses of Con gress today ordered favorably report ed ratio -communication supervision bills, designed to simplify wireless work and conserve the, efficiency of that service. If the steamship officials should re fuse to respond to the committee's inquiries, it was suggested that steps could be taken to penalize vessels, en tering harbors without compliances with American requirements and that uthr action might be considered. "We are not going into this matter with a club," said Chairman Smith, when fhis point was suggested. "We have, however, full control of our har bors; we will proceed cautiously ana conservatively. Secretary Nagel went to New York to ma'1-? certain that immigrants to the United States who survived the Titantic disaster will receive sympa thetic and lenient treatment. Secretary Nagel pointedly intimated that ther? would be practically a com plete relaxation of all' stringent .immi gration regulations in 'connection with the aliens who fortunately escaped a grave in the sea. BEAUFORT COUNTY ENTERPRISE. Ginning and Milling Co. Construct Barges Primaries Called. (Special Star Correspondence.) Washington, N. C, April 18. Let ters of incorporation have recently been granted to the Beaufort County Union Milling & Ginning Company, of Chocowinity township. It is the pur pose of the company to do a general ginning and milling business. The authorized capital Is $125,000 with $840 paid in. Among the stockhold ers are W. E. F. Patrick, J. N. Hill, Milton Hill, C. R. Elks and others. The new company will commence business as soon as the manufacturing plant can be erected and the machinery in stalled. At a recent meeting of the Demo cratic County Executive Committee, it recommended that the Board of Elec tions call the primary for the nomina tion of State and district officers on May 18th, and the county convention is called to meet on Saturday, May 25th, for the purpose of selecting del egates to the. State convention. Mr. W. M. Chauncey, manager of Farrow's Marine Railway and Ship building Company, of this city, has re cently closed a contract for the con struction of two mammoth log barg es for the .Inter-State Cooperage Co., of Belhaven, N. . C. The barges will be 120 feet long; 32 feet beam and seven feet hold and will be some of the largest ever constructed in North Carolina. This company has recently completed one cf the largest hydraul ic steam dredges for the Minor Engi neering Company, of Washington, D. C, -that has ever been constructed in anv ship yard in the South. The ap proximate cost of this dredge was $85,000. - , . . - REWARD Suitable reward for re turn of seven-stone diamond brooch to "X" care Star office. mmmi 1 . -v. '. - -..1 - 4 r
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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