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VOL. XCVII-KO. 161
WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY MOKNING, MARCH 4, 1916
WHOLE NUMBER 39,522
AMIDST A TURBULENT
SCENE SENATE VOTES
TO STAND BY WILSON
BATTLE IS 181116
STARTED BY
POSSIBLY OVER 3,000
PERISHED AS FRENCH
AROUND DOUAUM
STEAMER F RED QN
sun
600 MILES AT SEA
f Si ..-
British Ship Chased by, a Mys
terious Craft
0 T
WHITE AUDIT GO.
To Enjoin the Order of Rail-
CRUDER WEN! DOWN
Gore Resolution to Warn
Americans Off Armed Bel- ;
ligerent Ships Killed
BY VOTE OF 68 TO 14
McClemore Resolution in the
House Will be Reported
Unfavorably Today.
Sensational Debate Follows
Vote in the Senate.
AYashington, March 3. By a
vote of 68 to 14 the Senate today
carried out President Wilson's
wish aud killed Senator Gore's
resolution to warn Americans off
armed belligerent ships. In a
turbulent scene, such as is seldom
witnessed in the Senate, the voting
proceeded with Senators shouting
objections, futilely demanding
recognition tto explain their posi
tions and making hot retorts to
each other, all of which were out
of order.
At One time SO many
Senators were shouting for the.man embassy at Washington; John w.
Vice President's recognition that
the sergeant-at-arms was -called to
restore quiet.
Free Expressions of Opinions
After having maneuvered for two
days to get the resolution in such par
liamentary position that it was dis
posed of without debase,., the - ; Senate
then proceeded to a general discussion
of the sub jest which continued all af
ternoon to the dismay of administra
tion supporters. There were free ex
pressions of opinion that the Senate's
action because the vote actually was
taken on a motion to table the Gore
resolution with a correction "by the au
thor and, a substitute by Senator Mc
Cumber, was in effect a "Scotch ver
dict" and had not actually accomplish
ed the purpose of the President. Such
statements aroused the President's
friends, who feared they would produce
an effect exactly opposite to that in
tendeda notice to the world that the
.Senate stands behind the President in
his demand on Germany for the rights
of Americans traveling the seas.
House Resolution Unfavorable
in the House, however, the Foreign
Affairs committee, by a vote of 17 to 2,
took a longer step toward meeting ful
ly the President's wishes. It voted
o report the McLemore warning res
olution, with the recommendation that
it be tabled. In the report the com
mittee asserts that the constitution im
poses the conduct of diplomatic rela
tions on the President, and " with this
practice the committee does not feel It
Proper for the House of Representa
tives to interfere."
It probably will be voted on in the
House tomorrow under a special rule.
Administration forces are confident of a
fledged victory. At the White
House satisfaction .was exhibited with
the Senate action.
Senator Gore voted for the motion
o table and declared he considered the
administration victory a mixed one.
Debate is Sensational.
Th -debate which followed the Sen
ate Vftt A Hoc 1 C
-wis, the Democratic whip, pleading
with senators for moderation in their
remarks, declared the Spanish war
o?id have been averted by action In
' ongress similar to that taken today
apd that the war was brought on by
vituperative .debates. Senator Clarke,
'"mot-rat, t.f Arkansas, who voted with
administration forces, declared
't'eir action did not represent the real
ntiment of the Senate. Senatpr Fall,
8 Republican, said: ' .
By your action today you have sent
the Kaiser, if you have done any
jnine. notice that the Senate of the
uted States will look upon his sink
'ne, of armed merchant ships and the
'eath of an American citizen--probab-
with some degree of regret, but that
sction would be taken against him."
senator Borah, of Idaho, arraigned
p -Sfnate for what he characterized
evasive action. He said he would
a'nr have battleships sunk than to
the honor of this Nation corapro
md before the world.
On- the other hand. Senator Kern,
majority leader, upheld the action,
sertmR that it would proclaim to all
8,K-ns that the President in exercis
his constitutional powers in the con
V! ?f nOTia-tions with them, spoke
to nr himself' no for his party, but
al the people of his country who
ro prepared to back him with their
ri u. !n an insistance of: American
Emphatically asserting that there
'Ji be no confusing of the Senate
son because of technical parliamen
v.: entanglements, Senator Lodge, of
-a-ssachusetts, ranking Republican
"fmb-r of the Foreign Relations com-
on
t-r J as 'PPslng a warning to Am-
'IS and n e-n infit t r-f vr. n.Uk
th
executive."
Action of Disposal Complex.
action which effectually dispos-
- ore resolution was a comr
w "ono- Senator Stone moved to
.,, ,1 the resolution before the Senate,
Senator Gore than obtained permis
ir,' , chane resolution. Retain
f !.e original preamble, he substi
'J the resolution with the following:
i.-solved, That ths sinking by a
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OF FEDERAL COURT
4 ' '
German Authorities Protest
Suit Against Appam
ASK FOR ITS DISMISSAL
Answer to Libel Proceedings of "British
Owners Contends the Ship is Le
, sally a German Price.
Filed at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Va., March 3. The German
Empire, through Lieutenant Hans Berg,
commanding the former British liner
Appam, and L. M. von Schilling, vice
consul for the district comprising Nor
folk, Newport News and Portsmouth,
today denied the jurisdiction of the
federal Court in deciding the status of
the "ship, in answering libel proceed
ings instituted by the African Steam
Navigation Company, Ltd., of Liverpool,
'for recovery of the vessel.
The answer was filed in the Federal
Court, but no date ws set for hearing
the case This will probably"be de
cided tomorrow. Lieutenant Beror.
Prince Hatzf eldt, secretary to the Ger-
Pinion, ot wasnmgion, ana Korvin K.
Lindheim were in court when the pa
per was filed. It reads in part as fol
lows: . -
The Answer in Part.
'The claim, plea and answer of Hans
Berg, master in charge of the prize
ship 'Appam, and L. M. von Schilling,
vice consul of the German Empire for
me district comprising' iNewport .wews,
rNorfolk. Portsmouth and all -waters
I contiguous thereto, hereby claim the
j said 'Appam' and aver that she is the
i property, of the said German Empire
I and no other person is the owner there-
of; and they further severally aver that
they are. duly authorized hereto by said
owner, and that the said Hans Berg is
the master of said prize ship 'Appam'
and bailee, thereof for the said owner.
"These respondents have no knowl
edge when nor whence said steamer
sailed and therefore neither admit nor
deny the same but call for strict proof
thereof. They derry that on or about
the 16th- day of January, 1916, or at
any time thereafter she was unlawfully
seized by certain persons unknown to
the libellant. though they admit that
she was brought into Hampton Roads
under the circumstances hereafter de
scribed and that she is now at the port
of Newport News. Va.
.' "Lawful Prise 'of War."
"And further answering these re
spondents state that the said steamer
'Appam' while a British vessel, was
captured on the high seas on January
15th, 1916, during the existence of a
state of war between Great Britain and
the German Empire, by the Moewe, a
man-of-war of the" German Empire and
became a lawful prize, of war of said
empire and was placed by the com
mander of said captor vessel" in charge
of Hans Berg,, a lieutenant in . the na
val forces of said German Empire, and
a prize crew composed of men in the
naval service of said empire, and was
brought into the port of Newport News,
Va , and is now held by the said Hans
Berg and his said prize crew as. a law
ful prize of war belonging to and the
property of the said German Empire.'
"And these respondents further aver
that by the law of nations the. title'
of said German Empire to the said prize
cannot be inquired into in these pro
ceedings, and that by the treaties-no,w
in force between the -said . German Em
pire and the United States of America
and also by. the said law of nations, the
said prize . was entitled to enter the
harbor of Newport News and is exempt
from any legal process or arrest, search
or otherwise, fn the premises, and on
behalf of and by authority of said Ger
man Empire they respectfully protest
against, any -action of this court and
pray that the said libel be dismissed."
NOTIFY AGENTS TO SUSPEND
BUSINESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Action Taken Vy Foreign and American
- Fire - Insurance Companies.
New. -'York; March 3. Various foreign
and American fire insurance companies
that hayebeen doing business" in .South
Carolina, aretpreparing circulars noti
fying their agents in that state to sus
pend operations there, it was said here
today, and those companies that have
not renewed their South Carolina li
censes which expire April 1, are plan
ning to allow them to-lapse.
This action is understood to be . in
pursuance ' of an informal! decision
reached at a gathering of representa
tives of these companies in this city on
Tuesday, at which consideration was
given to the 'fire insurance brokerage
and antt-epmpact bills then pending, in
South Carolina and which have since
been signed by Governor Manning.
This decision by the companies located
here Is declared to mean a virtual
abandonment of their fire insurance opr
erations In South Carolina.
Boston, Mass.; March 3. Five men
were reported lost tonight in the wreck
of a barge of Scituate at the northern
AntranA of : this , harbor. A blizzard
was raging -and two other barges, part
of a tow of three were reported drift-
Ins- nRhnre " "' v '
Germans Forced to Give
Ground to the French
FIGHTING IS UNABATED
Russians Capture Town of Bitlis in
Turkish Armenia British Ile
Cnpture Sldl Bar ani German
Seaplane Captured.
" Around the village of Douaumont,
which is' in the hands of the Germans,
is raging a .battle of great intensity.
Having captured the village and ex
tended their lines west and south, the
Germans were forced to give ground
before vicious attacks of the French,
who regained part of the terrain they
had lost. The fighting here is proceed
ing unabated. . .
From the region of Malancourt, west
of the Meuse, to the Woevre region,
east of Verdun, the bombardments are
of a violent character, the Germans
endeavoring to force their way closer
to the fortress of Verdun and ' the
French tenaciously striving" to hold
them baqk. - Several assembling points
of the Germans have been vigorously
shelled by the French, especially in the
vicinity of Beaumont.
The Germans admit, that in the re
gion of Ypres' the British recaptured
he positions the Germans took from
them February 14, but say that the
British were immediately, driven out of
most of them. The British, however,
declared that they have consolidated
these positions.
There has been considerable artillery
activity in the Argonne forest and in
upper Alsace an infantry, engagement
in which elements of Germans trenches
were taken by the French.
Comparative quiet prevails on the
Russian front. Along the line in the
Alps and on the. Isonzo river sector the
Austrians and Italians continue their
bombardments and attacks at various
points by infantfy, but without ma
terially changing .their positions.
The Russians have captured the. im
portant town of Bitlis-in-the Lake Van
district of Turkish Armenia, and else
where in., theiCaucasusu.reglon .Antlfin
'Persia are "keepings up-. : their - vigorous
offensive against the Ottoman forces.
An, official communicatioon from the
Turkish army, headguarters says the
east and west coast-districts of Aden
have come "under Ottoman rule as the
result of the - submission of the tribes
men. : The Turks also 'report a defeat
recently-pf s the British near Dafiuch,
in. the neighborhood of Aden, but the
British official press-bureau denies that
an engagement took ,place here.
The . British have, re-occupied Sidi
Bara.nl. in. western Egypt- which had
been in the hands of Senussi tribesmen,
commanded by Turkish officers. The
town was occupied without resistance.
. A German seaplane has .been captur
ed off the Belgian coast while . return
ing from England, one of its occupants
had been drowned. The other was tak
en prisoner. It is thought, probable i
that this craft is the one that bombard
ed the coast of . England Wednesday
night.
INDICATION OP STRENGTH
German Successes Believed to Confirm
Predictions of Experts.
Berlin, March 3. (By wireless to
Sayville). The Capture of the town of
DOuaumont and the steady successes
of the Germans m the region of
Verdun seemingly, confirm the repeated
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THRONGS VIEW BODY Of
DAVE EVANS III SIDE
On Pavement in Front of
Greenville Court House
Negro Convict" Who Had Killed Two
Omcers Within 1 TvVo Weefcs, is
Himself .Killed in His Home
in Pitt ,County.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Greenville, N. C, March 3. It is esti
mated that fully a; thousand .people
this afternoon viewed the dead Jody of
Dave Evans the . .negro , convict- and
desperado, who within' two weeks kill
ed two county officials, and had Jtiimself
been : shot, to death in his own home
earlier in the ;day by W. L. "House a
member of a large posse that had. been
searching for him for several days and
nights . The body was first taken to
Ayden, where it lay on the pavement
and was viewed by hundreds. TOnigh't
the body is in the basement of the
court house. . '
This morning W. L. House went to
the negro's home," a few mile southeast'
of Ayden, and found, the negro was in
the house. "Opening the door, Evans
fired at" House v but missed , him ..and
slammed the door shut. House fired
through the -door, when Evans -went to
a window, through which' House shot i
again. Evans fell. House ' broke In.
Evans, lying on the floor, - again at
tempted to use, his pistol on the posse
man, but the . latter emptied his pistol
into the body of the prostrate negro,
killing him.
The body.. was then taken to Ayden
and later brought to Greenville in an
automobile.'. '
Evans was discovered in his home
yesterday by W J. Smith "and Ronald
I Harrington, or Ayaen, alter- a posse
. uwiuuiwu vu,ra okuv.j . . ..
TWO SHOTS WERE FIRED
Captain of the Steamer Swift Wings
at Newport News Tells of Sighting
Two Other Mysterious
Ships Off Bermuda.
UNIDENTIFIED STEAMER.
PASSES INTO THE CAPES
Norfolk, Va., March 3. An uni
dentified steamer with two funnels,
passed in the Vfrginia capes this
afternoon during, a northwest gale,
and heavy snow storm. The ob
server at Cape Henry saw her only
for a few minutes when she dis
appeared in the snow. He says he
saw only her outlines and her two
funnels. , Captain Wood of the- Vir
ginia Pilots Association Is reported
to have boarded the vessel off the
capes and was. at the-wheel when
she passed in. " ' '
. Newport News, Va,, March 3. -Cap-tain
D. W. Griffiths, master of the
British steamer Swift Wings, tonight
stated that he was. fired on twice by a
mysterious ship about 600 miles off the
Virginia Capes, about ; 12 days ago. -
"It was about 5 o'clock In the after
noon, a week ago yesterday when It
was started by sesing the spray ISap
into the air about 300 yards from ub,"
said Captain Griffiths. "At first I paid
no attention to it, thinking a whale
was spouting. "; ttTt"-.. ; Hv"'
"A few minutes lajer; I sighted
smoke on the horizon and through my
glasses was able" to see the dim ' b;ut
line of a ship about five' miles away, f
think she had two funnels. Then there
came a second shot. The spray again
leaped into the air, this time a little
further away from' us. - . v.-
"We, were then raaking our.' best
possible "speed. , The smoke fnyjtt -jth
a f eaxner ecamedafldfet. " W erpf se e -ing
it un tllv nearly dark. I suppose
she gave chase but decided that it was
useless when ight came on."
Captain Griffiths told of sighting two
other mysterious craft off Bermuda. He
said that they- made no move to molest
him and that he did not take the time
to investigate.
Captain Johnson, master of the Brit
ish steamer Lady Plymouth, says he
was chased -for 36 hours by a mysteri
ous craft when about midway of the
Atlantic. The pursuer did not get
close enough to fire on the Lady Ply
mouth, according to Captain Johnson.
"Darkness and a storm came on about
the same time and we lost the craft
after she had been after us for 36
hcurs," the captain is quoted as say
ing. Neither of the skippers were able to
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ETfl
BY STORMJS FEARED
Wind Reaches Velocity of 58
Miles at Hatteras
Gas Boat is Sunk During Gale in Albe
marle Sound and the Captain and
Mate t Are Believed to Have.
Been Drowned.
Norfolk, Va., March 3. One of the
worst storms of the winter is sweep
ing the Virginia capes tonight and
there are fears expressed in marine
circles that shipping will suffer con
siderably. The wind at Cape Hatteras
tonight reached a velocity of 58 miles
from the northwest and at Cape Henry
its highest velocity was -48 miles. The
storm was accompanied by a heavy
snow fall. At Cape Henry the weather
was so thinck the government observer
could not distinguish passing ships.
The gas boat Sunol, plying between
Elizabeth City, Weeksville and Hert
ford, N. sunk during the gale in
Albemarle sound, ' Captain John Par
ker and mate, Barney Newby, are miss
ing, and' are believed tp have been
drowned.. Captain Parker has a wfe
and several children. residing in Eliza
beth City. . :
THE DAY IN CONGRESS
SENATE. ,
Met at 11 a. m.
Defeated legislation to warn Ameri
cans off armed ships by a vote of
68 to 14.
Resumeddebate on Shields " water
power bill.
Brandeis hearing continued.
Recessed at 5:50 p. m. to noon Satur
day HOUSE.
Met at noon.
Foreign " Affairs committee consider-;
ed armed ship warning resolution.
Naval affairs committee - reported
Haitlen constabulary bill.
Foreign Affairs committee voted 17
to 2 to report resolution providing that
the McLemore resolution warning
Americans off armed ships be tabled
and declaring that diplomatic negotia
tions should be eonducted by the Presi
dent, without congressional Interfer
ence.' v v - - .
Recessed at 5:05 p. m. to noon Saturday.-
.
DAMAG
SHIPPING
way Conductors
IN "STRIKE CONSPIRACY"
Would Prevent "Carrying Out a Con
spiracy, of Threatened Strikes' as
Protest Against Use of White
Audit System. .
Atlanta, Ga., March 3. Suit to enjoin
omcers and members of the Order of
Railway Conductors from "carrying out
a conspiracy of threatened strikes" as
protest against the installation by
railroads of the White Audit system
was filed In United States District court
here by counsel for the Audit company,
On an agreement by the conductors
that no strike would be called before
the hearing of the suit. Judge New
man set the case for March 11.
The suit charges . "threats of strikes
and intimidation of . railroad officials
on the part of the conductors to boy
cott the White Audit system, which
is a scheme of checkine- conductors
aboard trains. It was said to be an
outgrowth of the recently threatened
strike of conductors on the Atlantic
Ccast Xine railroad. Coast Line offi
cials some time ago,, after a conference
with the conductors protesting the use
of the system, announced that it. would
be aoandoned.
The White system, the suit declares,
is in operation on the Western & At
lfvntic railroad and the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & St. Louis railroad and at
tempts to boycott have been threatened
there. - - ,
Seventeen defendants are named in
the action, some of them national offi
cefsof the Order of Railway conduc
tors. Today's action was the first in
timation here that conductors on rail
roads other than the Coast Line were
seeking to prevent this audit system
being employed. . .
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION IS
UPHELD BY GEORGIA COURT
Prevents Negro Order Using Name
ObJetc t By..AJ...0. JJ .M-JS...-.;
Atlanta, Ga. March 3. The state
supreme court today upheld a tem
porary injunction granted in Fulton
Superior court on behalf of the local
Yaarab Temple of the Ancient Arabic
Order of the Nobles, of the MystTc
Shrine, a Masonic organization, which
prevents a negro organization using
the name "Ancient Egyptian Arabic
Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
qZ North and South -America."
The case now is to go before a Ful
ton county petit jury for decision of
the facts in the case. If this decision
is favorable to the white organization,
its next procedure would be to seek" a
permanent injunction.-
STEAMER GOES AGROUND
The City of Baltimore From Norfolk
Has Large Passenger List
Newport News, Va., March 3. The
Chesapeake Line steamer City of Bal
timore, from Norfolk to Baltimore with
a large passenger list, went aground
on Hampton bar tonight during a
blinding snow storm. Despite the high
wind, the steamer is reported to be in
little danger. The coast guard cutter
Onondaga is standing by and two tugs
have been ordered from Norfolk. It
is believed that the City of Baltimore
will be floated at high tide tomorrow.
MORS ARE ORGANIZED
FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
Eighty Large Cities Represent
ed at St. Louis
"National Defense Conference of
Mayors" to be Permanent Mayor
Mltchel and Cornelius Van
derbilt Speakers.
St. Louis, March 3. A permanent
organization of American mayors to
promote the cause of National defense
was effected here today At "a meeting
of mayors and their representatives
from 80 large cities. The organization
is to be known as the National Defense
Conference of. Mayors, Mayor Kiel, of
St. Louis, who presided, appointed a
committee on . resolutions of 11 men.
This committee is to report Saturday
afternoon. The principal speakers at
today's sessions were Mayor Mitchel,
of New York, and Cornelius Vander
bilt, of New York. ;
General Geprge Harris, of Omaha,
speaking at the afternoon session, re
ferred to the "authorized nurder of
American soldiers during the Spanish
American war through negligence." He
said' American army officers were hu
miliated by the incompetency display
ed' in the presence of, the military at
taches of foreign nations. '
The principal meeting of the confer
ence took place tonight The princi
pal speakers were Robert Bacon, for
mer Secretary ,of State; Richard L.
Metcalfe, of Omaha; Luke E. Wright,
former Secretary of "War, and Owen
Miller, secretary of the American Fed
eration of Musicians, who spoke for- or
ganized labor, - .
LACK OF OFFICERS
SERIOUS
HAND
CAP
Admiral Fletcher Urges In
crease in Naval Cadets
ONLY LOGICAL REMEDY
Says Three Warship Are Prevented
Prom Active Duty Because of Not
Enough Officers' and Men to
Operate Them.
Washington, March 3. Only 15 of
the 21 battleships of the Atlantic fleet
are on active duty in West Indian wa
ters, three of the other six being so
crippled for lack of officers and men
tfcat they cannot operate with the
fleet, and the other three either await
ing or undergoing extensive repairs.
The 15 active ships are short from S
to 17 officers each of the number as
signed to them by the Navy, Depart
ment, and 1,000 coal passers, electri
cians, gunner's mates and other train
ed enlisted men, although they hava
aborad about 100 more men than the
total personnel allowed by regulations.
This was the situation of the fleet
as pictured today by Admiral Fletcher,
commander-in-chief, before the House
Naval committee. He added that in
his opinion. and that of various boards
of officers who had studied the sub
ject, the battleship squadrons of the
active fleet required at least 5,000 ad
ditional men over the complements
now assigned. The shortage in the"
various ratings, he explained,, however,
would not materially injure the effi
ciency of the fleet were it called upon
The lack : of -officers was. 4haro.Qstl
serious " aspect, ' Admiral Fletcher
ner
thought because it requires ten years
to train a competent lieutenant or
lieutenant commander. Nothing that
Congress; .much:': less the Navy Depart
ment, can do. can remedy the situation
at once;- he added, but -in his opinio:
the only ' effective and logical way
would be -to increase the Annapolis
cadets to 2,000 men and await their
development. ;
Admiral Fletcher devoted his entire
day before the committee to questions
of personnel. The conflicting figures
as to ships complement presented by
the Bureau of Navigation, the General
Beard and Admiral Fletcher himself
were discussed at length.
Chairman Padgett asked the admiral
to submit his opinion as to the nunr-
ber of officers in higher grades which
should be provided for immediately in
order to relieve the shortage in that!
respect. Admiral Fletcher suggested
that in addition to the regular promo
tions, two rear admirals be created
each year for six years, six captains a
year for five years, 15 commanders, a
year for five years, and that all lieu
tenants should become lieutenant-commanders
after eight years' service in
the lower grade. About 50 lieutenants
would be eligible immediately, he said,
under this plan.
Representative Roberts asked where
Admiral Fletcher ranked the American
fleet among the navies-of the world.
and was told that it was some place
between thir. and fourth, "with a good
margin over Japan,' which was nttn.
Lacking exact knowledge of the
French building programme, Admiral
Fletcher said he could not make a
closer comparison.
MRS. ROWE SAYS JEALOUSY
WAS THE CAUSE OF CHARGES
Declares Mrs. Eaton Wante to Be
come Head ot Welfare Bureau
Chicago, March 3. Jealousy was the
cause of the split salary charge made
by Mrs. Page Wallon Eaton against
her superior, Mrs. Louise Osborne
Rowe, head of the social welfare bu
reau of Chicago, according to Mrs.
Rowe's testimony before the civil ser
vice commission here today.
"Mrs. Eaton is jealous of me and of
the good work done by the depart
ment," Mrs. Rowe testified. "She want
ed my job in the first place. She flat
tered me and was over gracious."
Indictments against one
hundred brewing companies
Charged by Federal Grand Jnry With
Political Activities
Pittsburgh, Ja., March 3. One hun
dred and one indictments against 100
brewing companies were unexpectedly
returned late today by the Federal
Erand jury which has been investigat
ing the alleged political activity of
brewers. The indictments charge the
brewing companies and the association
with conspiracy In the alleged unlawful
expenditure of money in elections at
which votes for Foderela officials were
being cast.
; FRENCH REGAIN GROUND
Claim to Have Taken Part of Mound in
Vicinity of Douaumont.
Paris, March 3. The French have
occupied part of the mound on the
northern slope of which the village of
Douaumont is situated and also in
counter-attacks against the Germans
have regained ground In the immediate
vicinity of Douaumont, according to
the French official communication made
public this evening.
The bombardment continues very
violent .along the entire v front from
the -west of the Meuse, to the Woevra
region - v , ' K
Four Thousand Persons Were
Aboard the Provence
When Sunk Feb. 26.
870 ESTIMATED SAVED
Loss of 3,000 Lives Would be
Greatest Marine Disaster
of Modern Times.
The Provence Was Transport
ing Troops to Saloniki
Pg,ris, March 3. It was 'an
nounced at the French ministry of
marine today that there were
nearly 4,000 men on board the
French auxiliary cruiser Provence
when she was sunk in the Medi
terranean on February 26. It waa
stated that on board the Provence
were the staff of the Third Colon
ial Infantry regiment, the Third
battalion, the Second company of
the First Battalion, the- Second
machine gun company and one ex
tra company, in all nearly 4,000
men.
As the ministry of marine on
February 29 announced that the
number of survivors of the Pro
vence disaster was estimated at
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nouncemenf "tliat tip wards of 3,loD
lives were lost.
Greatest Modern Ocean Disaster
The loss of more than 3,000 lives in
the sinking of the French auxiliary
cruiser Provencei is the greatest ocean
disaster of modern times. - Up to the
present the largest number of lives
ever lost in one wreck was when the
White Star liner Titanic struck an
iceberg off the New Foundland banks .
on April 14, 1912, and sank with a
death loss of 1,595. The rescued num
bered 143.
The French ministry of marine had
previously issued no statement as to
the number of persons on the Provence
when she went, down. The vessel,
however, when in the trans-Atlantic
service could carry 1,960 persons, in
cluding the crew, and it was been pre
sumed that, as she was transporting
troops between ports not far apart, she
was carrying a number of men larger
than her normal capacity. The .official
statement announcing the sinking of
the Provence said:
"The French auxiliary cruiser Prov
ence II. (so designated to destinguisli
her from the French battleship Prov
ince), engaged, in transporting troops
to Saloniki, was sunk in the Mediter-
ranean on February 26. Two hundred
and ninety-six survivors have been:
brought to Malta, jand about 400 to
Melos by French and British patrol
vessels summoned by wireless.
ANo signs of a submarine were notic
ed either before or after the sinking.
La Provence was armed with five can
non of 14 centimetres, two of 5-7 milli
metres and four of 47 millimetres."
Other Great Sea Disasters.
Among the other great sea disasters,
in addition to the Titanic, already men
tioned, were:
The Cunard Lino steamshiHrx Lusi
tania, which was torpedoed, by a-German
submarine and sunk off the head
pf Kinsale, -Ireland, on May 7, 1915,
with the loss of 1,206 lives.
The burning of the excursion steam
ship General Slocum in the East river.
New York, June 15, 1904, when nearly
1,000 persons met their death. '"7
The French Line steamship LaBour
ogne, sunk in collision with the steam
ship Cromartshire, July 4, 1898, with
the loss of 580 lives.
The Japanese liner Kipker Maru, sunk
Maru, sunk off the coast of Japan", Sep
tember 28, 1912, with the loss of 1,000
lives.
The Canadian Pacific steamship Em
press of Ireland sunk In collision with
the Danish collier Storstad in the St.
Lawrence river May 29, 1914, with the
loss of more than 1,000 lives.
The burning of the Uranium Line
steamship Volturno in mid-ooean on
October 9, 1913,- with the loss of 136
lives.
ABK8 932,500 DAMAGES.
Steamer Cayo Romano Blames Steame
Fert In Collision.
Norfolk, Va., March 3. An answer'
and cross libel in the action of Societa
Anonima Navigazione Alta. Italia
owner of the steamer Pert, versus the
steamer Cayo Romano, was filed today
ir.'the United States district courti in
which the master of the Cayo Romano
alleges damages at $32,500, placing the
blame for the collision upon the Fert.
Hughes, Little and Seawell are attor
neys for the, defendant. The ships
came together off Newport News, Feb
ruary 19, 1916. Both were ' anchored
and the Cayo Romano in a heavy wind
drifted down on the Fert. Following
the collision the owners of Fert libelled
the Cayo Romano, alleging damages at
$ 12,000. The master of the Cayo Ro
mano, which anchored first, alleges
that the Fert anchored too close to th
stern of the former vessel.
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