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THE WEATHER ' II . TTNr Tr-p- iWfS- ,1 ' Fair Tuesday, except showers on th 1 ' rA , iHlllw Iw )TrT'-' II J 1 reader to make a pvreJiasfe Today, trMek coast; Wednesday fair. I I 1 M VL fk W MM li, B&lA ,IVJ 1 llTlM f!vJ 11 I I JJ . ofhrwi.. h. .k. -tomeilMt" ;zx-jLk ja. jj.i.i- -im mL) J loir12 jf isv ; i ' vu v . m. trt ' ! , : - , tAw. .. - P II ; GERMANY ANDpNITED STATES EXCHANGING VIEWS Responsible for Dslay of Reply to U.,S, Communica- tion. - EXPECTED YESTERDAY Diplomats Are Trying to Evolve Formula Accept able to Both Sides. ;tate Department Fully In formed as to Outline. Berlin, July 5., via1 London. It is learned that a preliminary exchange of views is - proceeding between the United States .and Germany regarding the nature of the forthcoming German reply to the American nofe respecting sub marine warfare and the Lusitania incident. This is responsible for delay in the delivery of the Ger man note, transmission of which tc the American government was expected today., . , - Efforts of the diplomats on both sides are directed toward evolving a formula for a note acceptable both to Germany and the United States, and it is believed the note will have a reasonable, chance of furnishing a basis for a satisiact ory settlement of the submarine problem. "- Gerard and Zimmerman Confer. In consonance with this plan, the German under-secretary for foreign af fairs, Pr. Alfred Zimmerman, and the American, ambassador; James W., Ger ard, conferred Saturday when the na-J ture or tne arait 01 tne note as eiaD orated -in the German conferences was outlined to the ambassador and dis cussed. It is understood that Mr. Gerard has informed the State Department fully I as to the outline of the note, and in- structions from the United States - are t awaited before further steps are taken. The greatest reserve is being rnaintain ed by both sides in the interval. I The nature of the proposals in the f draft under consideration, which has I received the Emperor's approval is be ting most carefully guarded. There is treason to believe, however, that these fhave in view the attainment of . some f means for ensuring the safety of Americans traveling on passenger ships possibly by some plan of certifying the cargoes or tne vessels. Details of the plan present great er difficulties than the principle it self because the Germans wish to pre serve as great a freedom of action as" possible to interfere with shipments of war supplies to Great Britain. . .Would Make Concessions. It is pointed out in certain, quarters that the German government f is an imated by a sincere desire to go as far in providing for the safety at. sea of Americans traveling, on "lawful occa sions" as consistent with military ne cessities and the force of German pub- lie opinion. And this is a force that is certain to be taken into account. Sit is believed, however, that "by the present plan of preliminary inter change of views a splution may be g found which would go a long way to ll ward meeting the ' American wishes. It appears to be not. a question, so far as Germany is concerned, of -abandoning the submarine warfare against hostile merchantmen generally. The recent successes of ' .the : German - sub marines against vessels of big tonnage and great speed have augmented the desire of German public and, press for a continuation of the campaign4 the effectiveness of which is no longer questioned here. LOOKS 'MUCH BETTER, Difficulties ' May be Solved hy Diplo- matic Discussions. - ' Washington, July 5.-. Indications" in official quarters tonight were that diffi culties between the United" States and Germany over submarine warfare may be solved in informal diplomatic 'dis cussions prior to-the final drafting of the German reply. r .-W- t The seriousness of the Issue between the United States and Germany has so Impressed officials in Berlin that they are undertaking to learn thrbugh Am bassador Gerard informally exactly what modifications of the ; submarine campaign will satisfy the American de mand for the protection of -its ;rights without reducing the effectiveness ' of the submarine as a weapon- against Germany's enemies. . - . " Ambassador Gerard has had several conferences with highGerman officials in which various suggestions have been made. The conference-to which Berlin press dispatches referred 'as having taken place last Saturday had not been reported by A'mbaSsador Ger-' ard tonight. -r--'. ' AVILL MAKE COUNTER PROPOSAL German Reply to American Note Not This Week. Says Gerard. 't ; Washington, July 5. Germany's re- lpiy to tne last American note concern Vms submarine warfare probably will pot be received for another: week. Am . ..... . " " T r NOTE TERfflS FOR PEACE But Negotiations Must Come From Neutrab, She Says. JANE-ADDAMS RETURNS Visited Capitals of Several Warring Xatione rSays Neutrals Should -Not Delay Action Talked With Jagow. New .York, July 5. More than 100 representatives of peace organizations and kindred associations of women gathered at the American Line pier to day to welcome Miss Jane Addams, president of the Women's Peace party, returning from Europe on . board the St. Louis. Since attending the women's peace conference at The Hague, Miss Addams has visited the. capitals of sev eral of the belligerent countries in tne interest of peace. Miss Addams declared the people of the warring nations were in a mood to consider peace, terms,- but that nego- ! tiations must come from neutrals and the longer they were delayed the hard er would be the task. The nations at war. she said, have no choice but to go on. No negotia tions can be suggested by any of them now without giving the appearance of weakness,' and none of the nations as yet feels in the slightest but that its ca-use can . and must succeed. V - - Two Parties in Each. In every country at war there are two parties,' civil and military.. Mem bers of the civil party are patriotic, and the military party, naturally is in control. . There is sqme feeling in Ger many. that Belgium might be given up in.: return ' for concessions of territory. in. the. Congo. .In France there is the desire for ' the restoration - of Alsace and Lorraine, but with a feeling that concessions be granted, in other ways. All this, however, is unofficial and so far as I, could, see, peace terms and con ditions are as yet but a matter of spec ulation. "The people in all the countries are beginning to realize the frightfulness of the slaughter." "While America, she . said, was recog nized as the strongest neutral, in Ger many there - was resentment owing to the . sale of arms to the Allies. In France, she said, she found resent ment because the United States had not made, formal protest over the invason of Belgium. Right to Sell Arms. In Germany, however, she found among officials, she said, an acknowl edgement that the United States was acting wholly within her rights. Min ister Von Jagow himself told her, she declared, that the United States had a legal as well as a moral right to sell arms and ammunition to whom it chose. In Rome Miss Addams was granted a half hour's audience with the Pope. "The Pope said he realized that omen had a great part to play in the restor ation of peace," she said, "and he added that the Vatican stood ready to co operate. and unite with any move look ing toward that end." Miss Addams said that while in Lon don she investigated the question of "war babies" and found that reports had been greatly exaggerated. BOMB EXPLODED IN NEW YORK POLICE STATION Building Slightly Damaged, But No i Person Injured. New York, July 5. A dynamite bomb was exploded tonight in an areaway outside the detective bureau at New York's 'police headquarters. A heavy door was blown ten feet and a number of windows were shattered, but no one was injured. Five prisoners were locked in a cell twenty feet from the place where the bomb was exploded, and fragments of metal pierced the ceiling of their cell. The damage J part of the building is close to Inspector Faurot's office. - The police worked on the theory that a jail delivery had been attempted, but there was virtually nothfng which led to a definite clue. AT "SUMMER CAPITAL Fourth Celebrated for Little "Baby" . .. Sayre at Harklakendon. Cornish, &. H., July 5. J "The Fourth" was celebrated tonight at Harklaken den House, for the benefit of Francis Woodrow Sayre, the President's infant rand- son. ; "Baby" Sayre received a Jaox of fireworks and they were touched off while Mr. Wilson and others of the household watched the proceedings from the porch. No definite plgis have , been made for the President's departure from Sor. nish. He already Jias been here longer than an any previous visit. He has been benefited by ' the cool mountain atmosphere' ' IMPORTANT PRISONER ESCAPES. Fndi military Detention Barracks In British Columbia. . Vancouver, B. C, July 5. Karl W. Kastner, regarded as a very Important prisoner, escaped from the .military detention barracks at Nanaimp, B. C, today .'through - a hole , in the roof. Kastner, a structural iron worker, was employed, on the. government dry dock at Prince ' Rupert last year and eam to ' Vancouver.' with papers- alleged-to JjiaYe''heen'Dlaiis of the'doclc, - - n WILMINGTON, RUSSIANS MAKING DESPERATE STAND Much Activity Apparent in All Three War Theatres. FRENCH LOSE IN WEST Berlin Claims Important Successes in the Forest of Le Pretre Von Lin singen's Army Reported as Successful Conflicting. London, July 5. Much activity was apparent today in all the three thea tres where the warring factors are in actual contact, but reports as to re suits generally were contradictory. Berlin uses a "reliable source" for the denial that a German battleship of the pre-dreadnought type was sunk, by a Russian submarine at the mouth of Danzig Bay, but Petrograd's version is accepted by London. Reading between the lines of the of ficial reports, it is not difficult to de duce that the Russians are making a desperate stand between the rivers Pruth and Dneister. Grand Duke Nich olas, Russian commander in chief, re ports desperate fighting in South Po land, while Vienna admits that the Russians are attacking in strong force. ' Austro-German sources, how ever, declare this eflTort is a forlorn hope. General Von Linsingen's Teutonic army, after a . fortnight of terrifflc struggles, is reported by Vienna and Berlin to have reached the whole front of the Zlota Tipa river, in Eastern Galicia. Berlin claims important successes also in the West, where, in the forest of Le Pretre the Germans are reported to have compelled the obstinately resist ing French to evacuate trench after trench over a 1,500-yard front until a thousand prisoners including a bat talion "staff and a number of guns fell into the hands of the attackers. The Paris version of this claim is that after an extremely heavy bombardment, the Germans along a front of one kilometre regained a foothold in the old lines, which had been taken by the-French. Both, sides j-eport sanguinary but f ruit iessvatta'cksTat otherpoin'ts. Rumours from Dardanelles. Rumors again are rife concerning operations at the Dardanelles, but the public curiosity will be sated ito some extent when the morning papers pub lish the vivid report from .General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander in .chief dt the allied land forces at the Dardan ellee, covering recent operations on the Galllpoli peninsula, where fierce fight ing from June 28th to July 3rd resulted in the check with appaling slaughter of a Turkish offensive attempted under the eye of Enver Pasha, Turkish min ister of war. Citizens of Switzerland report the Swiss-German frontier closed ,s a re sult of massing German troops prepar atory to an effort to drive the French from Alsace. The expected oppostion to the National-Registry bill has elicited the statement from Premier Asquith that the government does not contemplate the introduction of forced labor or con scription. , Not in years has the American Inde pendence Day been less observed hereT The time-honored dinner of the Ameri can Society was not given, and theer was only an informal reception held by Walter Hines Page, the American am bassador, and his family. The shops and hotels, usually gay with American flags, flew the allied flags or none. ." London is keenly interested in one feature of the American affairs, how ever, for the papers have devoted as much space to the shooting of J. 1. Morgan, head of the firm of J. P. Mor gan & Company, commercial agents of the British government, as they did to the resignation of W. J. Bryan as Sec retary of State. CARNAGE AT DARDANELLES British Losses Terrible Turkish Losses Lighter. London, July 5. The total Turkish casualties in the Dardanelles opera tions between June 28 and July 2 were 5,150 men killed and 15,000 wounded, according to announcement tonight by the British official press bureau. Berlin, (via The Hague and London), July 5. The Constantinople corre spondent of the Zeitung Am Mittag reports that the British lost 10,000 men In the last 12 days' fighting around Seddul Bahr on the Gallipoli peninsula. He states that he saw thousands of wounded transported to hospital ship while the dead were left unburied. The dispatch continues: "The clmax in this awful carnage was reached on the morning of July 1, after a three-day offensive that failed utterly. Boats traveled to and from the transports for hours with the wounded. The Turks learn that Alex andria, Cairo, and the islands occupied by the British are literally choked with wounded. "The Turkish losses were measurably less. and lighter; half the injured al ready are back in the fight." West Point, Miss., July 5. The cor oner's jury empanelled to investigate the triple tragedy of Blanton's Ferry today returned a verdict that Max and J. Epps Melton and John Leake "came to their deaths at the hands of persons unknown." The verdict was rendered without the hearing of any evidence, it being explained that no witnesses were examined because of the failure of the attorneys for the state and rel atives of the dead men to appear for -the inquest: ' London, July 6. The German war ministry has appointed a special com-; mittee to supervise the German cot ton industry, according to the; Copen hagen : correspondent ""of : the Morning N. C, TUESDAY MOBNINQ, ; JUL Y 6, 19 15 HE WARNS AGAINST German Admiral Von Truppel Writes Remarkable Article in- Der Tag. HE COUNSELS CAUTION Doubts That Value of Subma rine Warfare Equals Ex I pense of Rupture. . Berlin, June 5 (via London). Ad miral Oscar -yon v Truppel, at one time governor of Kiao Chow, warns his com patriots in an "article in . Der Tag not to underestimate, .the danger of a breach; with .the United StateB. He asks careful .consideration whether the value Of Germany's submarine warfare is great enough to Justify its continu ance at the expense of such a rupture. The article is regarded as remark able, not only for its open statement regarding the far-reaehing effect par ticipation of America in the hostilities might exercise, but also as a con tribution from a naval officer. All German navai publicists hitherto heard from have devoted their energies to ac celerating" public opinion against any modification of the submarine cam paign between the advocates and the opponents of a compromise still is in tense, 'and delivery of the note prob ably will be delayed several days. It is hoped by those who favor a compro mise that additional consideration will produce a change in the attitude of the naval party, which has been bringing heavy pressure -to bear Admiral Von Truppel in his article in Der Tag, writes: iVon Truppels Warning. "A German -American war, or even a rupture of diplomatic relations the effect of which would virtually be as great, would injure German prospects mofe8erloary"than many beiieve. -Al though lAmerica at first would be able to contribute little to the military strength of the entente Allies, except by an acceleration of the' munitions supply, it could in time co-oerate with considerable, land and sea . forces and with first class submarines and aero planes in the complete isolation of Germany. It also could exercise such pressure upon few remaining neutral countries that-they probably would be arrayed, actjyely . or passively in the ranks of our enemies." Admiral von - Truppel discounts the stories I of earlier existing American agreements with Great Britain against Germany, explaining that this is most improbable owing to American diplo matic tradition. "But it is undenr-. able," he says,, "in spite of President Wilson's unquestionable desire to reach a peaceful solution of problems, that the sympathies of a majority of Ameri cans are on the side of England and that only a spark might be necessary under certain' conditions to kindle this feeling into a hostile outbreak." Kernel of the Problem. The kernel of the problem from a German standpoint," concludes Admiral Von Truppel, is contained in this ques tion : j "Can we hope so far as we are able to foresee to force England to its knees through submarine warfare against her commerce?" v- "If the answer is in the negative our submarines- can. find better , employment against hostile warships, particularly (Continued on Page Eight) War News at a Glance In the series of fierce engagements in the Dardanelles, the allied forces were supported by the British destroyer Scorpion, which cut down masses of the Turks. On occasions the British yielded ground but the positions were re-taken in 'hand-to-hand encounters. General Hamilton reports that the Turkish war- minister, Enver Pasha, was in the Turkish trenches on June 29th and that it was by his direct or der that the three Turkish battalions engaged understook such an active of fensive, which resulted disastrously. It is reported unofficially from Con stantinople by way qf Berlin that the British themselves lost 10,000 men dur ing the : last il 2 days fighting around Seddul Bahr, ' In the East, the strongest Russian opposition to the Austro-German ad vance is being between the Pruth and Dneister rivers. At other" points the Austro-German progress continues and the advance, is reported to have reach ed the Russian linf on .the Slota Lipa river in Galicia; . . While comparative calm has reigned during the past 24 hours in the West, the Germans, report a success oh the previous day at LePretre forest, wh'fe the French were compelled to evacu ate trenches, 0QQv unwounded French soldiers being taken prisoner. On the Moselle a French blockhouse, with the men occupying it, was blown up in German attack. ' ;.' ' A dramatic, story comes from Queenstown of the escape of the BrlU ish steamer Anglo-Californian from a German submarine which -with greater speed, overhauled , the . steamer and sought to send her to the bottom. The captain! of the .Anglo-Californlah ma neuvered his vessel for hours, until a shell blew him Irom the wheel. Then his son i took hisplace. and British de stroyers . came to fthe- rescue. - - Nine of the steamer's . crew "were .killed by shell flK9"' "'and eight were NATION E EVER Delivers Independence Day Oration at 'Frisco. ON UNIVERSAL PEACE Fourth of July Celebrations in Various Places Liberty Bell Starts Over of the Hour. ' San Francisco, July 5. An oration by William Jennings Bryan on "Uni versal Peace" wa the feature of the elaborate programme arranged for the third and concluding da's independence celebration today at the Panama-Pacific' Exposition. Other - speakers were Senator James D. Phelan, Congress man Julius Kahn and. Edwin Markham, the poet. A big military pageant, athletic con tests and a pyrotechnical display to night were included in the list of spec ial events. "I know of no better way to cele brate -this day than. to. .consider with you the work that. lies, before us," Mr. Bryan said. He declared that "the pre cedents of history are largely on the side of property, "and if the United States is to lead the world in the ad vance toward economic peace it must be guided by the principle that human rights come' first." "We cannot woo the world away from its woes by mental processes," he said, discussing the international situation. "They lack the warmth the present de mands.. "The heart overflowing with sympa thy and animated by" good will this and this only is equal to the delicate and difficult task for which the Ameri can nation has prepared itself." 'Mr,..Bryan said his audience was the largest he ever had addressed. Exposition officials announced 122, 229 admissions up to 2 P. M GOOD BYE, LIBERTY BELL. Revolutionary Relic Starts to San Francisco Ceremonies.. Philadelphia,-- July 6. Philadelphia bade good-bye to. th,eLlberlty Bell .to day. Escorted by a national guard brigade, the old Revolutionary relic passed between lanes of thousands of Pearsons to the Pennsylvania station, was hoisted on a specially constructed car and amid cheers left for the .Panama-Pacific Exposition. - Six months will elapse before it will- be returned to In dependence HalL ; :-t"''S : ; 'The Independence - Day celebration here was planned ' to -fit- in with the ceremonies attending the departure of the bell. The relic was placed in In dependence Square and about it was held a patriotic demonstration of the character of those witnessed in the historic square, in the- early days of the Republic singing by school child ren, addresses and prayer. 4 Cone Johnson, solicitor of the State Department, referred In his-address to the "anarchy that is abroad today." "With half the world deluged in blood, bombs placed to destroy our beautiful capltpl, and attempts made at assassination in the name of peace," he said, "it is a fitting time to come to this shrine of liberty, to take sane and intelligent counsel of the men who wrought here and take fresh inspira tion 'from them' Thousands of persons stood about Independence Hall to see the bell start on its journey and cheered as the rel ic's, successor in the tower of the Old State House rang out 48 times, one for each state in the Union. Seventy stops will be made en route to San Francisco to allow cities in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Col orado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and California to review the relic. Th.e return trip next November, will be through some of' the southwestern and Southern states. WILSON MAN OF THE HOUR Man Destined to Bring the World to Senses, Says Folk. (Charlottesville, Va., July 5. Joseph W Folk, chief counsel for the Inter State Commerce Commission, at an In dependence "Day celebration here today, referred to President Wilson as the man "destined to bring the world to its senses in these days. of reckless slaugh ter even as Jefferson pointed the way to liberty and happiness for the com mon man." ?iThis Independence Day has a deeper meaning than any that has gone be fore?' said he. "The spirit that inspired the words of that immortal document (the Declaration of Independence) still lives and breathes through millions of American hearts. If, unhappily, we should be drawn into the mighty con flict, we would meet the emergency as one, with a common resolute purpose. The mission of America, however, is to uplift mankind, not by the bayonet and bulle't, but by holding aloft those ideals eflected in the Declaration of Inde pendence." QUIET IN WASHINGTON. Independence Day Observed on the Fifth of July. Washington, June 5, Independence Day was quietly observed here today. In the absence .of President Wilson, most of the cabinet and with Congerss not in session the celebration was de void of the usual official character. All of y -the executive departments were closed and governmental activities practically were at a standstill. Toe day's programme, however, w,as crowded with a varied assortment of patriotic athletic and other events. -. Special exercises for America's nat uralized, citizens . featured the celebra tion. -;-:"--.;-.';.:. "-WUri,:, . - Messages of congratulation to the United States government- poured into the ' White ..House .today from the ex- BIGGEST ADD IENG HEARS BRYAN HOLT ANXIOUS TO TELL WHOLE STORY Will be Arraigned Tomorrow, if Physically Able. MORGAN WILL RECOVER Would-be Assassin in Serious Condition- Helps to Discount Theory That He is Muenter Writes Wife Pinkerton Man. Glen Cove, N. Y., July 5 Frank Holt, the university professor who shot J. P. Morgan, declared today that when arraigned Wednesday he would tell the whole story of his life, particularly his movements leading up to the placing of a bomb in the United States Capitol at Washington and his attempted as. sassination of Mr. Morgan. He will re veal, also, he Said, Where he bought the dynamite found on him. Holt made these declarations to Dr. Guy Cleghorn, jail physician, adding that he was anxious to tell his story in court. Dr. Cleghorn , said, however, that Holt was in such a weakened condi tion that unless he showed decided im provement by Wednesday he might re port it inadvisable to remove him from the jail at Mineola to the court house here. Mr. Morgan, who was shot twice by Holt last Saturday at the financier's home near here, continued to improve today so much so that specialists in attendance announced he was out of all danger. Mr. Morgan spent a restful day and members of his family and friends were very much cheered by his gen eral favorable condition. Tonight Mr. Morgan received W. H. Porter, a busi ness associate, and Police Commission er Arthur Woods, an old friend of the family. Later the -two callers said Mr. Morgan appeared in the best of spirits. The favorable turn - in Mr. Morgan's condition was 'in marked contrast to that of Holt, the. financier's assailant. Holt's condition became so gra.ve that late in the day orders were given that he was not to be disturbed and that .no one was to be permitted to see him but his counsel and the jail physician. Denies -Hels Muenter. iJHolt helped todray to discount the theory that he might be. Erich Muenter, the Harvard professor,' who disappear ed in 1906 after his wife had died, it was charged, of poisoning. Holt de clared emphatically "that he never had been in Cambridge, Mass. Holt told this to T. J. Reidy, a New York lawyer, who visited him and , Uien announced that he had been retained as counsel for the prisoner. Holt, according to Reidy, said also that he .was in Germa ny in 1906. Earlier in the day he told Sheriff Grifenhagen that he could not remember where he was in that year. Charles J. Wood, assistant district attorney of Nassau county, who said he was in the German department at Harvard in 1905-06, in the same class with Muenter, visited Holt today and then said that he was unable to identi fy the prisoner as his classmate. Wood said that "Holt appeared to be in such a stage of utter collapse that he thought it best to look at him again to satisfy himself that he is or is not his former classmate. Word was received at the jail to night that tomorrow an officer Is ex pected to arrive from Cambridge, Mass., who can positively identify Muenter. Dr. Cleghorn said Holt was suffer ing chiefly from lack of nourishment. He also is suffering from intestinal trouble so. of ten associated with an unsound mind, he said. For this rea son, the physician said, it may be ne cessary to postpone the arraignment. But Holt, the physician added, insists he is all right and wants to tell his whole story at the examination set down for Wednesday. William Hulse, warden of the jail, substantiated Dr. Cleghorn's statement by saying that Holt had eaten little since his arrest. Writes Letter to Wife. Holt today wrote a letter to his wife at Dallas, Texas, telling her that he did not care to live any longer and hoped she would "bring the little ones up to be God-fearing men and women." There was some mystery here today regarding the identity of the person or persons who directed Reidy to repre sent Holt, and in wnat capacity Allan Pinkerton, of a detective agency, who appeared here today., is acting. At first Reidy said he had been sent here at the behest of a member of the Cornell University faculty. Later, how ever, he denied this. Reidy declared he has property in Ithaca and that he knew the prisoner while the latter was at Cornell. Pinkerton said he was. employed by the authorities of Nassau county. War den Hulse, in the absence of Sheriff Pettit, who left early in the day for J. California, said Pinkerton was employ ed by the county "to look up a few lit tle things." District Attorney Smith said, however, "he knew nothing of Pinkerton being employed by the coun ty. He said he thought he had been employed by the Morgan family. TAUGHT AT BRISTOL Was Considered Eccentric and His Method Peculiar. Bristol, Tenru-Va., July 5. Frank Holt, who shot J.' P. Morgan last Sat urday, was an instructor in French and Latin at Emory and Henry College, near here, in 1912-1913.. His teaching method was considered pecu.'ia and he himself eVcsntric. PICTURES VERY SIMILAR. Photographs of Holt and Muenter Look Very Much Alike. Chicago, July 5. ."The pictures of Holt and Erich Muenter, my sister's husband, show much -. similarity," said Walter Krembs, 1242 Argyje street, to day, when asked about reports that the . (Continued -on' Page Eight) ' WHOLE NUMBER 39,252 WITHSTOOD ATTACK OF FOUR HOURS f GERMAN SUBMARINE' British Steamer Anglo-Califor-nian Reaches Port r With Nine Dead. AMERICANS ON BOARD French Steamer and Norweg ian Bark 'Sunk by Ger- ' man Under-Sea Craft. Queenstown, July 5. With nine dead sailors ' stretched on her deck, eight men lying wounded below and her sides riddled with shot and shell, the British steamship Angio-Californian steamed into Queenstown harbor this morning after having withstood-the at tack of a German submarine for four hours. The ship's escape from de struction ' was accomplished with no other means of defense than the in domitable spirit of her captain ani crew, combined with masterly seaman ship, which enabled her to frustrate the efforts of her assailant td torpedo her. The story of how Captain Parslow stood on the bridge of the Anglo-CalK fornian amidst a rain of shot and calmly directed the movements of his ship until he was killed by a shell, and how his place was taken by his son until. British destroyers appeared! and the submarine was compelled to flee was told by the survivors. The . Anglo-palifornian left Montreal for the British Isles on June 24. The submarine wrfs sighted at 8 o'clock; last Sunday morning. Captain Pars low ordered full steam ahead and wire- less calls for assistance were sent' out Remarkable Work of Captain. The submarine on the surface prov ed to be a far speedier craft than the steamer and rapidly ' overhauled her, meanwhile deluging her with shells. One shot put the wireless aparatus on the Anglo-Californian out of action. Finding he could not escape by ' run nin gfor it, Captain Parslow devoted all his attention to maneuvering his so as to prevent the submarine from using torpedoes effectively. "Our captain was a brave man," said -one of he narrators. "He kept at his post on the bridge, coolly giving or ders as the submarine circled around a us vainly seeking to get a position from which it could give us a death blow with . torpedoes. All the while the underwater boat continued to rain shot and shell upon us and at times was so close that she was able to em ploy fire effectively. At last one shell blew the captain off the bridge, killing him outright and. terribly mutilating! him. Just before" that he had given orders to launch the boats, but this was very difficult under the shell Are, SeveraJ men were struck down while working at the davits. Ultimately four boats were got overboard and we rowed away until picked up." Son Takes'. His Place. The son of Captain Parslow, serving as second mate, was standing by his father's side when the latter was kill ed. The son was knocked down by the violence of the explosion. Springing to his feet he seized the wheel and as ably as his father had done, continued dodging the submarine. Another shell burst alongside him shattering one of the spokes of the wheel but young Parslow remained at his post. The wireless S. O. S. calls that had been sent out at the first alarm had . reached those -;able to give more than passive assistance, however, and Brit ish destroyers appeared. On their ap pearance the submarine abandoned the attack and submerged. Young Parslow was still at the wheel when the de stroyers came up. AMERICANS AMONG CREW. Fifty of These and Canadians on Board - the Anglo-Californian. 'Montreal July 5. Fifty Americans and Canadians were among the crew of 95 aboard-the British steamer Anglo Californian. The men were shipped at Montreal and they 'included George Rogers, Richmonf "Va.; Wj J. Feeney, John Vaughan and John Mahoney, all of Newport News, Va.; R. L. Martin, Boston, George Price, Woodstock, Vt. and L. G. Carroll, Syracuse, N. Y. A party of Russian reservists also were aboard. When the European war started, the Anglo-Californian was in San Fran cisco and narrowly escaped capture by the German cruiser - Leipsic. Since then she has made frequent trips from the United States- to Europe. This spring she made five voyages from Newport News with horses: FRENCH STEAMER SUNK. The Carthage Torpedeoed by a German suDinarine. Paris, July 6. It was officially an. nounced by the French ministry oi marine that the French steamer Car. thage, of 5,275 tons gross, was torpe doed by a German submarine yesterday and sunk. It also was announced that a French squadron sighted two submarines In the channel yesterday and that oni wa hit by several shells and disappeared. The announcement says the Carthagf was sunk near Cape HelleS. Six of he! crew are missing. ; NORWEGIAN BARK SUNK. Crew, Including Six Americans, Landed After 20 Hours. London, July 5. The Norwegiai bark Fiery Cross has been sunk by a German submarine seventy miles south f west of the Scilly islands. Her crew of 18 men, after spending 20 hours in ope . (Continued . on Page' Slx -:- - J V la3nunuoa-.on" Page Bihtj yx if' i 77 it. 1
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