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x- - ' - r , , - - - ' The Weather BUY AT HOME AND. HELP BUILD YOUR HOME TOWN Fair Monday and Tuesday; gentle to -.operate north winds. hAD.I867 VOL.XCIX-NO. 228. WILMINGTON, 0, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 1917 WHOIiE N'UMBER 39,947 If tiln Hi- HTEREST AMERICAN DENTIST WILL CO-ORDINATE CONGRESS ELEVEN GERMAN AIRPLANES j ACCOUNTED FOR SATURDAY BX BRITISH, WHO LOST SIX OF LIBERTY L TO ATTEND WITH BILLS iiNi LOADED STEAMER MONGOLIA REACHES AMERICA OA KAISER SHIPMENTS ABROAD jIcAdoo to Visit Principal Cities of Middle West, Going As Far West As Denver. APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM JO secretary Will Plead For Great Over Subscription Fight -to the FIn-i jsh with Strongly En trenched Autocracy. Washington, May 13. Secretary Mc 3d0 will make a tour of the Middle ye,A beginning May 17 at Chicago and -o.as as far West as Denver, ,in the interest of the Liberty loan, the formal carra:g:i for subscriptions to which opened today. He will address repre sentative audiences in some of the chief cities to bring home to the peo ple cf the Middle West the need of Tiniiimous co-operation with the gov ernment in making the big issue more than a success. Sir. McAdoo, in his official capacity, will till his audiences that the United States is i.-U engaged in nair a war, but is in a nt to tne finish with u'toc-racy Ftill strongly entrenched. He will appeal to their patriotism to do their part in making effective the dec laration of the President that America pledges all her resources in the cause of democracy. He will seek to un loose the nurse-strings of all classes t so that the Liberty loan will not only be tlilly FuPSinoea out uemeuuuusiy over-subscribed and that Germany may realize, in the words of a statement ha issued tonight, "that we have billions to sacrifice in the cause of liberty." "With the announcement today of the details of the Liberty loan," Mr. . Mc Adoo sa'J tonight, "the preliminary rampaigrn is ended and the actual cam paign has begun. There are thirty days within which the people of the United States must make good the, ac tion of Congress in pledging all the reourres of the country for the con duct of a righteous war a war for universal liberty. "Failure to subscribe the $2,000,000. 000 required would be a confession of national impotence. ' I do not for a moment doubi the overwhelming suc cess of the Liberty loan if the people are made to-realize that no great work of this kind can be accomplished un less every one throws himself in the task with energy and fire of determin ed patriotism. "War? cannot be conducted without woney. It is the first thing to be pro vided. In this war it is the most im mediate he"r, the most effective help t'nrt we can give. We must not be fnr.:ent with a subscription of $2,000, OOO.fK'K. We r"ust over-subscribe this loan as an indication that America is 'stirred to the depths and aroused to the sunimi; of her greatness in the cause of freedom. - "Let us not endanger success "by com placent optimism. Let us not satis fy 'urselves with the reflection that some one else will subscribe the re Quired amount. Let every man and wo nan in the land make it his or her business to subscribe to the Liberty loan, i-vediately and ' if they can not subscribe themselves let them induce somebody else to subscribe. ( Provide the government with the unds indispensably needed for the conduct of the war and give notice "the enemies of the United States that e have billions to sacrifice in the cause of liberty. Puv a Liberty bond today; do not Pat off till tomorrow. Every dollar Providecj -!UjCkly and expended wisely jl shorten the war and save human -'.:e." Ho?.- to buy a Liberty bond was fully 5t..ne: in abstracts telegraphed today Ue KerJeral Reserve Banks for wide-yti-d dissemination. The public an ''"Jncement. of the terms and other de is marks , the opening of the cam ?3ign for actual subscriptions, accom panied by the percentage of the sum ascribed for. While many subscrip: have been received by wire, the ;.---2is running into hundreds of mil- ana many estimates also have een received, they have been regard ..... "''Treasury officials largely as ten ; 'e and few have been accompan "a by actual cash. Application r t;i ... ' u ' ?. by the hundred thousand, have distributed widely. ;? i c'rcular referred to as Number Her v ne tele&raphed today, to .-Vr-M s- After reiterating the v-hv'l 0f the bonds. Previously dfrm- and callinS attention to their on't ?tna"n Dearer bonds with coup on ,-ched in denominations of $50. . jjon anj i nnn c Jl dTfn :r duiominatins of $100, $500, Jinn" r.oo '0, ?10'000' $50,000 and '-.d'n u the interest rate, three one-half per cent., to the interest e!rnnre 15 and Decemtoer 15, to the" trrl.' of bond3 from all taxation, i-rev) t- . vw-xo. ;onverv inneritance tax and to the i5a,. hp11 Pnvilege under which they suea - ex':Il:lned for by any bonds is li'wtl5 b,?;her rate of interest during ; ar, tn circular continues: aPa!ir- uciBiaieQ to receive T-eai," or the bonds are the b-C " ly. Departnient in Washington. h z" the Federal Reserve banks "ieveCn',1' Xlew York. Philadelphia, anriT, JitcamonrV Atlanta (with !i(i'V!",capolis' Kansas City, Dallas bep "Jda . p rancisco. Said banks have 'Sfnto . , a r cuerai court 'Pplicaii United States to coalite otm: na 10 lve notices of the TrPa,,..;lt& which the Secretary of the ;:v,.. .y wiH eventua.llv mats tft ;;5crt,' ,s 3nd to issue interim cer- - I0i Payment marl. nr oTlnltA "SCrin,: tti.ui.i.vu 1.. l,ons- 'tatp wfc ,Rumbei,s of National banks, V4tv,a-V and trust companies, pri- ".is, express companies, news ntinued on Page Two). Emperor Recognizes No State of War With U. S. So Far As Personal Comfort Goes. NEITHER DO MANY OTHERS Some of Most Rabid Vituperators of America Mild Doves in American Dental Chairs We Are Re garded Merely "Unneutral" Copenhagen, via London, May 13.- Emperor William recognizes no state of war with the United States so faras his personal comfort is concerned. This is shown by the fact that he has sum moned his American dentist, Arthur Newton Davis, of Piq.ua, Ohio, to vis it him at Great Headquarters this week, and attend to the necessary re pairs to the imperial teeth. The war in general has proved tooth ache to be no respector of international relations and throughout the long months of tension between Germany and the United States the imperial and royal family and the highest officials of the state have continued to patron ize their respective Air.erican dentists. Each new crisis was marked by an al most ludicrous rush of members of the royal families, foreign office officials and other dignatories to get their teeth attended to before the possible depart ure of the American dentists. Some of the most rabid vituperators of the United States have been mild doves in American dental chairs. The emperor's personal view of the relations with the United States appar ently is the official Interpretation of h!s government which in a communication regarding the continuance of the Bel gian" relief work speaks not of war, but of the "abandonment of neutrality" by the United States. Along the sam line is a declaration in the reichstag committee by Major General Friedrich, who said there was no intention to in tern Americans. FOOD WILL BE PRODUCED OX SOUTHERN COTTON LAXD Vrpoman Issues "Warning Tfiat Each Section Mast Feed Itself. Baltimore, Md., May 13. A warning that each section of the United States must feed itself or go without food, was voiced here today by Carl S. Vroo man, Assistant Secretary of Agricul ture. He said that with cotton at 22 cents a pound Southern planters are ploughing land that has already been sown with cotton and putting in food stuffs. "W.e must awaken," he said. "The submarine is a much more potent wea pon than we imagined. The allies were losing the war when we entered It and will lose it unless we expend every effort of men, money and economy. It is now a war of conservation of re sources. BRAZIL PROBABLY PREPARING TO INCREASE SIZE OF ARMY Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 13. It is understood that information is being sought by the Brazilian minister of war regarding the possibility of eventually obtaining arms and ammunition from a great industrial power. From the char acter of the questions formulated, Bra zilians are led to believe that the ef fectives of the Brazilian army are about to be increased in number. 3ARBOSA TO HEAD SPECIAL BRAZILIAN MISSION TO U. f. nin Ac- Tannirn. Mav 11 ( delayed in transmission. It is reported by the newspapers here that President Braz has appointed Dr. Buy Barbosa, ambas sador to Argentina and an advocate of war between Brazil and Germany, to head a special embassy to visit me United States. B AREA IT ZEEBRUGGE British Airplanes co-uperate With Naval Vessels. Four Enemy Machines Destroyed and Five Others Driven Down, While Two of the British Planes Failed to Return. London, May 13. An official state ment issued this evening by the British admiralty relative to the naval and aerial bombardment of Zeebrugge Sat urday morning says: "A very heavy bombardment of the important area at Zeebrugge was suc cessfully carried out Saturday morn ing by a portion of our forces under orders of the Dover vice-admiral. "The royal naval air service render ed valuable co-operation and over 15 aerial comibats ocourred, in which four enemy machines were destroyed and five others were driven down out of control. "Two of our machines failed to re turn. One of these descended in Dutch territory and was interned." Rotterdam, via London, May 13. Ac cording to reports received here the (Continued on Page Two). ARD PORTMT Ml I h i Col. Carson to Supervise Milita- Transport Service of Port of New Yc WILL, RELEASE MANY CARS Greater Terminal Facilities Made Avail able By JlempvlpK German Ships and Taking Over Docking Property. New York, May 13. The designation of Colonel John M. Carson, quarter master in New York for the United States Army, as superintendent of army transport service of the port of New York by Secretary of War Baker is the first step in a definite plan to coordinate military shipments of the United States j. and ' the entente allies from this port through the appoint ment of a special shipping board, yet to be named, ;it was announced here tonight. j The announcement was made in a statement issued by Edward D. Page, chairman of the New York Advisory Committee of the Quartermaster's De pot. As outlined by Mr. Page, the board is expected to include expert shipping and railroad men, as well as representatives of the government and the allies. j j "Hundreds of thousands of dollars" can be saved by cutting red tape, stor ing together ' goods for shipment abroad for the allied governments, shipping together consignments for the same destination and releasing some 20,000 freight cars now stacked up on the railroads for miles out of New York," said the statement. The plan has the approval of Secre tary of War Baker, Mr. Page declared. "The taking over of the dock prop erty of the Hamburg-American and the North German-Lloyd lines by the War Department puts into the hands of Colonel Carson decking facilities capa ble of great expansion," the statement reads. 'Plans are prepared, and have been submitted, showing in considera ble detail how the railroad connections of these docks can be quickly improv ed and enlarged, and large switching and sorting yards provided.- - "The inspection department of the quartermaster, depot has been mqved to Hoboken. Large quantities of goods are arriving there daily and the docks are being cleared by the removal of the German vessels. We may expect maximum results from the combined efforts of the I War Department, the shipping boards, and all shipping in terests through the medium of this new organization."" FIRST OF NAVY'S FLEET OF U-BOAT CHASERS LAUNCHED Washingtonj May 13. The first boat of the navy's fleet of submarine chasers has just been launched at the New York navy yard, it was announced to night, and the second will be launched at the New Orleans navy yard in a few days. Keels of both were laid April 1. Many others of the 110 foot motor craft are nearing completion and will -be put into the water within a few weeks. Private builders and navy yards are rushing construction, so that a large number of the vessels may be available soon for coast patrol work and attack on submarines. LABOR TEMPLE IS PARTLY WRECKED BY DYNAMITE Kansas City, Mo., May 13. An ex plosion caused, according to Fire War den Marvin, by dynamite, partially wrecked the labor Temple here this morning. One man, sleeping in the building was dangerously injured. Geo. Buchanan, a bottler, said to have come here recently from Evansville, Ind., re ceived fractures of the skull and was taken to the city hospital. Two men in the basement at the time of the ex plosion, escaped and are being sought by the police. 1 j ; II NAVAL BASE DAMAGED BT FIBE Submarine-Building Department Suffers Heavily. Great Blaze Rased For Seven Honrs On Wednesday Entire District Has Been Closed to the ! Public. Amsterdam, j May 13 (via London). For seven hours on Wednesday a great fire raged on 'the imperial wharves at Wilhelmshaven, according to advices received here today. The submarine building department was seriously damaged. The entire district has been closed to the public. Wilhelmshaven is the chief German naval station: and war harbor in the North Sea, and is the second largest naval base of the .empire. . It. is sit uated in the province of, Hanover, on the north side of Jahde Bay. The harbor contains numerous- docks and slips capable iof accommodating war vessels of every description ..andsize, In . addition to eight enormous dry docks and two 35,000-ton floating docks there are five ; floating, docks., and four pontoons for torpedo boats. HUSH -i r - : i . ". v,,'&ndance of Legislation Essen- tial in War Against Germany Remains On Docket. MAY PASS SPY BILL ToioAY Senate Expected to Jpispose of Measure As Modified Maiiy Changes In Proposed War iTax Bill Are Probable. ! Washington, May 13. Congress be gins the jsixth week of war tomorrow with the jcalendars 6:, both houses stiH filled with legislation which the admini stration feels is essential to 'the suc cessful; conduct of the conflict with Germany. , I . . The Senate after two weeks debate on the espionage blli drawn by the Department of Justice is expected to pass that measure tomorrow. The House proba 3ly will conclude discussion ot the $1, 800,000,000 war revenue j bill early n the week and send it tjo the Senate where two days of committee . heariiijgs have indicated that many changes ire to be made in its structure before it goes to ' the White House for the President's sig nature. , ( ! The espionage bill has been stripped" of the press censorsfliip section which caused rhuch of the opposition to its passage.! The injection of an amend ment; last night prohibiting the use of cereals or grains! in the manufac ture of j intoxicants j .during the war, although a bitter pill to the foes of prohibition, probablyj will not greatly delay ultimate passage of the entire measurei I' . Plans j of leaders in' the Senate are not clear as to whajt measure of the several important ones shall be taken up afterj the espion4&e bill, but it is probable it will be thfe food control bill, a subject looked upon! by administration leaders !as ' of vital jand pressing im portances t 1 , Confejrees on the war army bill call ed to meet again tomjorrow because the House afj-f once rejecting the so- called R(i ameridment, now wants to put i!j?fX2rvoti 'xpe.cted tt take long atltnetr task Arid tomorrow the bill may reach the Senate floor. Since the Roosevelt amendment originated in that body it is (possible that the army measure can bej disposed of with 6ut mucin debate and! early in the week sent to the President. In the! House an effort may be made to put food control legislation through after the war reveriue bill. The De partment of Agriculture has sent a bill on the subject to the House com mittee, j The measures received com mittee approval and fare virtually ready for the floor. i '. In both Houses the food legislation is expected to call much debate and arouse some decided opposition, al though It probably will have the force of the administration behind it. It is almost certain that j a measure will be passed giving the department of Ag riculture money andj authority to make a food survey of the country, and to curb speculation! inl food products. HARDEN JUSTIFIES CHINA AS ANOTHER GERMAN ENEMY Not Surprised at if ar Eastern Repub lic's Hostile Attitude. " Amsterdam, via London, May 13. The current number of Die Zukunft, Maximilian Hardenjs Berlin newspaper, is entirely tfevfeted to Germany's "twelfth enemy qhina." Herr Hard en asked how such a peace-loving and anti-war power became to declare war on Germany ancL replies, by citing at great length from his own works let ters purporting to have been written by the late Li Hung Chang, relating to experiences of tfie famous Chinaman in Europe, describing Germany as noth ing butja war carrip and telling of the all-mighty eraperpK' and of Germany's commerce, which he describes as the great idol dominating everything. "The corruptible considers every one corruptible," is Hefr Harden's retort to those -Germans wh o allege that China was bought body lars. He ridicules and soul with Uol- as stupid any notion that China is arthing against Japan. Herr Harden thinjks there is nothing surprising in Chinja's choice when she sees a revival of ithe ancient struggle of the sword against the spirit. THINKS RUSSIAN AND GERMAN ) DEMOCRATS MIGHT END AVAR I U ... . London, May 13 M. Skobeleff, a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of Wtjrkmens and Soldiers delegates, according to a dispatch from Petrograd, 'asserted in his speech Saturday that while the committee of which he is a member is .opposed to separate peace it was of the opinion that war might b' ended by an agree ment between thfe German and Rus sian democracies. .1 For this reason, he said, it pro posed to enter inio' negotiations with the representatives 01 uerraan auioc racy at ference. the international socialist con- 1 i r - . 1 r.r.HM VX FOOD REGULATOR WANTS) TO QUIT HIS JOB Amsterdam, May 13. Adolph von Ba tocki, president o the food regulation board in Germany, has asked permis sion to ! resign, according to a Berlin telegram, owing tp severe criticism by members of the reichstag of his admin istration of the f od supply. ' While permission to retire has been temporarily - withheld, the message adds, it is expected his. resignation will be shortly announced, constituting ; a severe.. set-hack for. the conservative party leaders. . r . -v General Haig's Men Re-Capture Greater Portion of Bullecourt Vil lage and Also Occupy Parts of Roeuk German Attacks On Craonne Plateau Repulsed By French Who Inflicted' Heavy Losses and Captured Prisoners. After days of intensive fighting, in which positions have changed hands numerous times, the British, troops have re-captured the greater portion of the village of Bullecourt and repulsed vio lent counter attacks delivered by the Germans east of the village.; Along the Scarpe river to the east of Arras there also have been sangui nary encounters, but again the advan tage rested with Field Marshal Haig's forces. Portions of the village of Roeux have been taken by the British and another step forward has been gained by them on the western slopes of Greenland Hill. There has been no let-up in the air fighting which has been going on since the spring offensive began. Eleven German airplanes were accounted for Saturday by the British ten of them in air battles and one by an anti-aircraft gun. The British themselves lost six machines. On the southern end of the line held by the French, the Germans Sunday morning made strong attacks on the plateau of Craonne, on the section north of. Bheims and in the region of Maisons de Champagne. Not alone did the French put down all three attacks with the fire of their artillery and rifles, causing heavy casualties, but they pushed back the German line and in addition made prisoners. There still is no indication of the approach of any fighting of moment netween the Austro-Germans and Russians on the eastern front from the Baltic Sea to CONTRACT IS LET FOR EIGHT SHIPS Each to Carry 8,800 is'of Cargo, to Be 'Built- of Steel and Delivered in 1918. FIRST GOVERNMENT AWARD Shipping Board Plans to Have Built in Next IS Months at Least 1,000 Ves sels With Total Tonnage of 3,000,000. Washington, May 13 Signing of the first contract for ship construction un der the administration's billion dollar building program was announced to day by the Federal Shipping Board. The contract went to the Los Angeles Ship building & Drydock Company, and call ed for delivery in 1918 of eight steel vessels each to carry 8,800 tons of ; cargo. j It also was announced the board is bargaining for 250,000 tons additional steel and wood tonnage, for delivery as early as possible. Some of the wood en ships already are under construct- ion, their builders proceeding without awaiting formal contracts. The Shipping Board plans to has built within the next eighteen raor..as at least 1,000 ships, steel and -wood, of more than 3,000,000 aggregate tonnage to combat the German submarine cam paign; Bills to be introduced in Con gress this week call for an initial ap propriation of $400,000,000. Later an additional $340,000,000 will be asked and if this is not"enough still more will be sought. "The government," said Chairman Denraan, of the Shipping Board, today, "is convinced that shii construction is vital to American sucs in the war. A billion dollars is' a chea; price to pay if it turns the' balance bet. -en victory and defeat. If a billion do., -s is in sufflcientmore money must spent." Under the bills to be introdu. 1 the government would be . empower. .1 to requisition ship yards if necessary to hasten construction, and in an erne. -gency could take over th country'b steel mills' out put and put it into shipbuilding. Officials, however, believe the power will not have to be invoked The eight vessels to be -built. at Los Angeles will be of a standardized type developed on the Pacific coast and found satisfactory as well as econom ical. The board is studying four sets of plans, for cargo ship construction. The Pacific coast plan calls for the largest vessels of the four. It is possible that all Tour will be adopted and shipyards in different parts of the country will be assigned to construct the vessels they can build cheapest and most quickly- ' The Ships to b6 built at Los Angeles will be delivered as follows: Two in May, two in June, two in September and two in October of next year. Kins Undergoes Operation". Copenhagen, via London, May 14. King , Giistave, of Sweden, " underwent an operation on Sunday, according to advices from Stockholm. The opera tion' was of a minor nature, but the king will be confined to his bed for a few days. Rumania. Along this entire line the operations consist merely of small skirmishes and reconnaissances. In Macedonia violent artillery duelg are in progress along the entire front, with the preponderance in the gun pow er apparently on the Entente side. Sunday saw no infantry actions there. HOLLWEG GOES TO CONFER WITH AUSTRIAN MINISTER Berlin, May 13 (via Amsterdam and London). Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German imperial chancellor, left Berlin last night for Vienna to confer with Count Ottokar Czernin von Chu denitz, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. .... FIVE RUSSIAN OFFICERS AND PRIVATE IN AIRPLANE KILLED Petrograd, May 13, via London (Brit ish Admiralty per Wireless Press). Five Russian officers and one private lost their lives yesterday when al'oig Russian airplane in which they wore flying fell to the ground at Monaster zyska, northeast of Stanislau, in Ga licia, from a height of 90 Ofeet, says the official statement issued today by the Russian war department. j ONE RUSSIAN, MOTOR BOAT SUNK, SAYS BERLIN. REPORT Berlin, May 13 (via London). "Two Russian motor boats," says an official statement issued by the German ad miralty, "appeared today at the en trance of Riga Bay, We fired on them, sinking one and severely damaging the other." CORDIALLY f RECEIVES VIVIA Is Given Entertainment Seldom Provided F6r a Foreign Visi tor In That City. ' SPEAKS TO BIG AUDIENCE Praises the Work of Americans With the British and French Armies and Predicts Success for the Allied Cause. Boston, May 13. Boston gave a warm greeting today to Ren Viviani, former premier of France ad head of the French war mission to the JniteJ fstatesv The distinguis'ie-1 visitor, ccmii y a day after the-city had out stretched its arms to Marshal Jof f re, was 'feasted, toasted and cheered by thousands. ; 1 Notwithstanding a cold drizz'in,? rain that fell all day, M. Viviani and his party were taken through the str ets decorated with the colors of Fiance, Great Britain and the United Slates and were applauded enthusias tically wherever they went. Crowd3 braved the elements to get only a glimpse of the guest as his automo bile dashed from place to place in the busy day's program. Accorded a gracious welcome by Governor McCall, Mayor Curley and other state and city officials, the French statesman later was the center of a unique reception in the'' Boston Public Library. Visits to places of interest, together with another reception and a dinner at the Boston City Club, made up a day's entertainment such as sel dom has been provided here for a for eign visitor, M. Viviani spoke from the grand stairway of the public library to an audience that filled every availableoot of space. At one - jint in his address when he referred 'ith much emotion to the traditier I friendship between France and thr Jnited States he placed his hand on ' .e shoulder of the Mar quis de C'- .nbran, a descendant of LaFayettr nd said that he washappy to brinr j this country a relative of rr . who took such a prominent p: : : the formative period of this couiJ. 's history. He praised highly the work of Americans with the French and Brit ish armies and said that the people of France owed them a debt of gratitude for the wonderful sacrifice that they were making. ' In closing, he predict ed the triumph of the allied cause and again expressed his gratification that America had joined the allies in the fight for democracy and freedom. BALFOUR ATTENDS CHURCH AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL New York, May 13. Foreign Minis ter Arthur J. Balfour, of Great Brit ain, head of. the war mission to the United States, spent a somewhat mili tant Sunday, although it was suppo.-sed to be a day of rest for the weary en voys. In the morning the British statesman went to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, were he listened to a war .ser mon by the Rev. Dr. Chas. H. Brent, Episcopal Bishop of the Philippines. In the afternoon he went to Oyster Bay for a vsit to Colonel Roosevelt, who is to head a force of volunteers to fight (Continued on Page Two). Lieut. Ware, of Naval Gun Crew, Tells of Second Apparent En counter With U-Boat. ON THE NIGHT OF MAY 4 Mongolia's Gunners Jubilant Over Feat of Sinking German Submarine With First Shot Fired Since Entering the WTar. , May 13. The American steamship Mongolia, from which the country's first shot in the war with Germany was fired with such accuracy that a German submarine was sunk, arrived at an American port today from Europe, bringing a report by the offi cers of another apparent encounter with a U-boat. The second adventure was on May 4 accofding to Lieutenant Bruce M. Ware, the man who commanded the naval gun crew which disposed of the submarine April" 19, the" anniversary of the battle of Lexington. , The Mongolia was on her homeward voyage, Lieutenant Ware said, when about midnight on May 4, the wake of what was believed to be a torpedo was seen ahead in the moonlight. The missile, if it was one, passed under the ship's bow. No submarine was sighted, but a shot was fired from one of the Mongolia's guns in the direction from which the supposed torpedo had come and nothing further was heard or seen to indicate a submarine's pres ence. The gunners on the Mongolia were jubilant upon their arrival. They re iterated their conviction that the shot on April 19 sank the submarine. It was fired, Lieutenant Ware said, bv James A. Goodwin, gunners' mate, of Portsmouth, Va. Lieutenant Ware de clared that through his glasses he saw the shot strike the U-boat's periscope and that the hit was followed by a cloud of white vapor, as if an internal explosion had been caused. After that the submarine did not re-appear, he said. ' LATIN-AMERICA CAN HELP GREATLY IN FOOD PROBLEM Barret Suggests Sending Experts to the Southern Countries. N- Washington, May 13. South and Cen tral America can decisively help, if not completely solve the future food prob lem of the United States and'-the Eu ropean allies, says John Barrett, diree-v tor of the Pan-American Union, ina statement tonight preliminary to p. special report he is preparing for tle council of national defense. Mr. Barrett advises that the south ern neighbors of the United States be supplied with capital agricultural ex perts and engineers to increase their food production by development of their vast unused fertile acres He also suggests the appointment of a commission of experts on- Latin Amer ican questions to co-operate with the Defense Council. Latin-American exports includs wheat, cattle and virtually everything else grown in the United States, be sides the-fruits and sugar of the trop ics. - 4 ; CRATE PLANT DESTROYED. Fire Hose Said to Have Been Cut and' Rendered Useless. Tampa, Florida, May 13. The plant of the Overstreet Crate Company, neai Orlando, was destroyed . by fire today with a loss estimated at from $150,000 lo $200,000, according , to word received here tonight. The fire fighting equip ment of the plant had been, rendered useless by hose lines being cut, it was ' said. M. O. Overstreet, principal "owner of the concern, . said . that blaze un doubtedly was of incendiary origin, as the fire broke out in a portion of ft mill near the furnace. Number of near by houses owned by the company also were destroyed. Insurance aggregated only $5000. ENGINEERS STILL STRIKING IN PORTIONS OF ENGLAND) London, May 14. The strike of engi- . ne?rs in various parts of England con tinues. The amalgamated society of engineers, the great trades union, which the strikers are disobeying, is urging the men to resume work today and the indications are that the strikers will return to work at some places, for in stance in Derby, where they balloted in favor of a resumption of work. It also is said that the men out in Man chester will return to their posts through some reports from Manchester indicate that doubt is felt that they will do so. SCORES U. S. DEMOCRACY SO , LONG AS WOMEN CAN'T VOTE Columbus, Ohio, May 13. "Not until the United States has given self-government to women can it blaze the way for democracy," declared Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage Association, in an .ad dress this afternoon before the Missi ssippi Valley Victory Suffrage Confer ence. She scored the United States for posing In he world war as the cham pion of democracy when "it is only a democracy for half her people." ir British Food Men Leave. Minneapolis, Minn., May 13. Allan G. Anderson, vice-chairman of the British Food Commission, and H. T. Robson, a member of the commission who .held several secret conferences with Minne apolis and Canadian grain men lata yesterday and last night, departed for the East without making any state ment regarding the object of their visit. t I, Hi 2' 3i 1 .
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