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THE WEATHER PAGES TODAY Generally fair Tuesday and probably Wednesday. '' HUf ONE SECTION ! i . y - . if -Y h- l -i - VOL. CI-NO. 143 MILITARY MASTERS OF GERMAN MUST SURRENDER TO JUST TERMS tStr UKjtL AMJtLKlUA QUITS THE WAR . - Jt . . . . ' ' ' - - President Reiterates Our Aims to Secure a General and Lasting Peace .. $ ADDRESSES CONGRESS Replies to the Recent Speeches of Chancellor Von Hertling and Count Czernin LATTER IS MORE YIELDING German Spokesman Not in Accord With Reichstag Washington, Feb. llA President Wilson addressed Congress today .1 -i. i, t fusion resulting from the recent speeches on peace terms by the German chancellor and the Austro flunsarian foreign minister and to reiterate that until the military masters of Germany are ready to eonsifler peace vi pnuupito uj. juj- tice the United States will con- n t . -i - j i : tinue tne ngnt it is just uegmiuxig for the safety of itself and man kind. HertHnfiT Far Afield. In the speech of Von Hertling, the German chancellor, the president foun no approach to the path of peac, but rather a proposal to end the war on German terms and to set up a league of nations to maintain the balance of power so established. Count Czernin, the Austrian spokesman, the president said, employed a very friendly tone, seemed to see the fundamental ele ments of peace with clear eyes, and probably would have gone much far ther if it had not been for Austria's alliances and her dependence upon jermany. Both Parties Approve. Members of congress accepted the I address not as a peace message,- but as a notice to the central powers that the United States -cannot be turned I aside from the objective for which It is fighting and a warning to con gress and the American people that the task of sending the nation's fight ing men to the front must not be In- jterfered with by equivocal 'and mis leading utterances of Teutonic states men. The president was warmly re- Iceivefl and was enthusiastically cheer- Im as he concluded and leaders with out respect to party afterward ex pressed hearty approval of his words. Conferred With Col. Htt?. The address had been prepared aft er conferences during tlie past few s with Col. E. M. House who head d the American mission to tne great interallied conference. As usual the President announced his coming only I enough in advance to permit of I arrangements for a joint session in the house chamber. Wie in official and diplomatic I barters today there was a disposition let the president's address speaR r itself without interpretation there jepparently was no division of opin- Uii on tne point that his Tirime obiect IS t0 ,Dring the "extra official nego iations" as observers have termed the peech makine of th filr atates- Pn of the nations at war back to pent of each question on nrincf&les l-r Justice; the cessation of the barter nent nd PePles; the settle- je 1 of territorial questions for the a'd f the PQPulatlns concerned ii ac 'y' the recognition of nation- MHratiOns as a hn.nl a nf nermaTiont ,ce. ' w..Remilldr Reichstagr. Another r. o ,4. r our 3 to remind the German l:cichst: of the great distance that on Hertling has traveled from "unt N resolute l'fiii. iast Juiy regaramg "all t 1110 rigiiiH 01 . natlor.c o i 1 "ns, fnnf-ii,,.. la?e ""-""ULions or punitive aam- -?ponsive echoes among the rin? fop"'alists and liberals may Pon h. Uii: pressure to pear . " ine war Ui.j, j. roilino- ti. ai. prescui ton- Stili . fate of Germany. . another ohleot of the tTtaa kancefhSted- is to serve not,ce in. aUIle f i"'ac ti caiico x o fences m- the Brest-itovsk con- rded a0' nt f necesslty De !"o ... s ":Tdi.ng uDon America fr "'tente allies. to. 5lt,Rt Bo r:iT,.i t.- av-!tnnot have general peace for On . a Peace Conference" TVTr. Wil. " ain "t ?ether 011f u annot be pieced to ?s bPtw ,r"iivldual understand se Pirtif Powerful states. All of es to sett;- a war must join in r6 I.,,."; ent; f every issue . any- J"fn-n It becaue what we is a peace that we ea -d " Guarantee and maintain a to tha m of 11 must be submit t b rlht Cn"Jmon Judgment whether F'thor an(1 fair: an act of 1ntiA " n a bargain between sover- Fclai . LC,nnt vi- :al quarter, t'f8 made ,n nlh oU r frier! that th T,fan, !,5,n th C0";'5ulted by President WT1 t fraa it rparation of his address 11 wan t t -"'5 unuwn to tnem as mm ert delivered. However. onUnS,0 this t was not lnued On Page Nine) - Russ ia Quits the War While America Takes A Firm Grip Prisoners-of-War Being Crowded Into Stuttgart To Discourage Air Raids New York, Feb. 11. The German authorities are packing Stuttgart, in southeastern Germany, with prisoners of war with the avowed purpose of discouraging air raids in reprisal for German air raids on entente cities. The Cologne Gazette announced In its Issue of January 7 that to Stuttgart which already was the site of several large pris-on camps containing British and French pris oners of war, and of hospitals in which prisoners of war ,were be ing treated, hundreds of officers were being brought to be lodged in, special quarters constructed for them in all parts of the city in or der, as the Gazette stated, to make them share the dangers of the civil population. Karlsruhe, another important city in the same region, has, long been packed with officer and soldier prisoners. Five of the Americana from ships sunk by the commerce raider Moewe who were among the soldiers brought to Germany . by the Yarrowdale were confined until their release in an officers' camp at Karlsruhe, and witnessed several air raids from uncomfortably close range. . HEATLESS MONDAYS BE AT AN END Fuel Administrator Garfield Ex pects to Suspend the Clos ing Order Tonight TRAFFIC MUCH IMPROVED Mines ReeeMns Cars In Greater Xnm br Tkan For Week Past and Cool Is Moving Forward With Much RApidity. ' Washington, Feb. 21. Indications tonight were that today was the last of the heatless Mondays. Fuel Admin istrator Garfield expects to suspend the closing order, tomorrow night in view of better weather and Improved railroad traffic conditions throughout the east. The order has already been suspended in the states south of Vir giina. ' The reports during today to the di rector general of railroad show that traffic conditons are improving rapidly, despite floods in many parts of the country. Mines are receiving empty cars in larger number than ror weeks, past and loaded cars are moving to their- destinations. The fuel adminis trator's order giving preference to household consumers, ships, . public utilities and preferred war Industries, consequently Is just now really be coming effective. The fuel administration is planning to prevent a recurrence or tne recent situation in which . domestic consum ers throughout the east found them selves . unable to obtain ruei. Li. A. Snead, who has been in charge of distribution, was nanTed today as sistant to-Dr. Garfield and will make a tour of the country conferring with local committees and officials on ar rangements to take care of -domestic needs. Mr. Snead will Inquire also into retail prices and will assist the local committee's in arriving at a ba ss for fixng prices. The fuel administration ' plans to create reserve supplies of coal In all consuming centers to De used to meet any emergency that may arise through breakdown in transportation, or from other causes. "The intention of the fuel adminis tration," said Dr. Garflela tonight, s to see that the domestic consumer Is able to obtain coal and that he gets the full benefit of the prices Bxed.by the government." LIMIT IS PLACED ON TRADING IN CHICKENS Food Administrations Takes Steps to Increase the Supply of Effis. Ef fective Feb. 33. Washington. Feb. 11. Trading In live or freshly killed hens and j?ul lets anywhere in the United States la forbidden, in an order ' announced to day by the United States food adminis tration. Feb. 23 is fixed as the date when fresh stock must be disposed of and adds that additional stocjcs may not be "purchased. , By restricting the killing of chick ens which should have . been" heavy layers the food administration hopes to Increase the production of eggs and allow them to be put ,,ln storage at a reasonable price.- The new order was issued . several days ago and had been given publicity by . local . food ; administrators , before the administration announced it. : wiLMnsraT f a, Almost as Wilson Speaks An nouncement of the Bolshevik Surrender is Made ' ARMY BEING DEMOBILIZED Russians Ordered to Cease Sostil ' ities and to Withdraw From - i Battle Front RUMANIA IN BAD PLIGHT She May Now be Forced to Make a Separate Peace (Associated Press War-Summary) Almost simultaneously with the an nouncement by the Bolshevik govern ment that RusBia is out of the war and that a general demobilization along the entire Russian rront la to be carried out, thus permlttiirg the Teutonic allies to withdraw all their forces for use on other battle fronts, President Wilson has restated to a joint session of congress the ract that the United States is in the . war to stay until those principles which he people regard as fundamental to a permanent peace are obtaned. We Shall Not Torn Back." "Our whole strength," said the pres ident, "will be put into this war of emancipation emancipation rrom tnw threat and attempted . mastery of sel fish groupa, of autocratic -" ruler wtoatveT'th tftflieu-lties and present partial delays. We are indomitable in our power "of independent action and can in no circumstances consent . to live in a world governed by intrigue and force. We .believe tnat our de sire for a new international order un der which reason apd justice and the common "inteersvs of mankind" shall prevail Is the desire of , enlightened men everywhere. Reply to Enemy Spokesmen. The address - of the president; was delivered in answer' to recent utter ances by Count Czernin, the Austro Hungarian foreign ' minister, and Count . Von Hertling, the imperial German chancellor, made in reply to the peace aims of the United States and her associates in the war, asset forth by President Wilson - and David Lloyd-George, the British prime min ister. . ' In the words of Count Czernin, the president saw a friendly tone; those of Von Hertling were vague, very confusing and full or equivocal phrases. Czernin, said the president, seemed to have seen the fundamental elements of peace with " clear eyes and did not seek to obscure -them and probably would have gone much fur ther "had It not been for the embar rassments of Austria's alliances and of her dependence . upon Germany." Russian Demobilisation Ordered Although, no formal treaty has yet been signed between the Russians and the central powers, the Bolshtvlk gov ernment has ordered ; a cessation of hostilities by the Russians ; against Germany, Austria. Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria aha the withdrawal of its troops from the trenches and for tified positions, from the Baltic sea to the Rumanian frontier. It long had been foreseen that such an outcome eventually would follow upon the rev olutionary movement in Russia where for nearly a year civil strire and war weariness generally proved most po tent factors in weakening the battle front. Long ago the; enemy forces be gan the withdrawal of troops from this front and virtually only a handful of them have been faced by Russians there. " - " s Rumanian Situation Critical. Peace having been effected both by tho Russians and Ukrainians with the Teutonic allies, the situation ofj Ru mania becomes a most critcal onei En tirely cut off now from her allies the Rumanians apparently are faced with the absolute necessity of effecting, a separate peace or being overrun by superior enemy armies. Nothing has as yet come through to show whether another Rumanian cabinet 10 take the place of the one which resigned last week, has been formed, or whether any reply has been made to the ultimatum of the central powers that peace. nego tiations should immediately be start ed. As hadbeen anticipated the terms of peace between the Ukraine and the central powers contain , tne mucn de sired clause providing" for the immedi ate . entering into economic relations between the contracting iparties - by which Austria and Germany may ob tain much desired foodstuffs, . ' Italian Positions BomMnled.' . On the various battle fronts .except that In northern Italy,' operations by small " patrols and , artillery du"e,l3 are in proeress. On the Italian front en emy forces have heavily bombarded Italian positions and delivered' attacks with infantry In the FPSnzela;, "valley region and .' on the; new Italian ' posi tions on Monte Val Bella.,- Col del Rosso and Masasso,, Rosso.-In - all of theVat tacks.theJ enemy, was repulsed by the IUUan . batteries. Y:-Y tri::.--- : l Tuesday morning, GREAT OFFENSIVE OMKHRONT Tension is Tightening All Along the British-German Line In Flanders GERMANS PRACTICING UP Troops and Guns Continue to Pour In Allied Fighters Have Air of Optimism With the British Army in France, Feb. 11. (By The Associated Press.) The tension along the British-Ger man front is tightening. As the ex traordinarily bright, mild weather has continued to dry out the sodden fields, the two great armies have become more alert. The inertia of the days i when the Tvestern theatre was held in the grip . of snow and Impassable mud has disappeared and the contending', forces are poised, watching each other closely-for the first' move which vwili mean that the most" sanguinary period of the war has begun.. Something sems bound to happen be fore another month has passed, ' if the present weather , holds. Indeed, even now the ground in some sections is quite fit for righting. The enemy continues to make in tense preparations for what has been advertised as the "great offensive." German troops -and guns keep pouring into the western front and there are indications that a few Austrian units are in Flanders. . - -Certain areas back of the German front have been cleared for action and daily bodies of troops have' been .prac ticing attacks, under the tutelage of experts. Prisoners - say ' that leave for the soldiers was . stopped January 20, S3 far as actual fighting is consid ered It is still confined to identifica tion raids, air ".activity .and occasional burstr of artillery. AJong many miles of ;ihe front.wbih-.;.corrjespoodent visited Tn the: last two days there is an omlnnous quiet One may sit for hours on a vantage point so close to the German lines, that the enemy can be seen working about; yet there are few sounds of strife. The enemy is playing possum or ig noring the .military movements- be hind the British .lines and '.the British themselves are : sitting tight, saying little. The silence is uncanny and it is portentous. 1 Naturally the entente allied prepa rations cannot be discussed, but it may be . said that everywhere there is the spirit of optimism. Every soldier in the long line knows what is coming and smiles with assurance for he knows what his supports- are. The al lies still have a preponderance of men and guns along this front and they have an inclination to use this advan tage. TJhe Germans will find that their opponents have not wasted the winter months. . - WQXTLJO REGULATE PLACES WHERE LIVESTOCK IS-KEPT Washington, Feb.. ll-Reulation by the, secretary 'of agriculture of stock yards, corrals and other places where livestock Is assembled for public sale or exhibition id proposed in a bill rec ommended by. the -war department arTd introduced today, by Senator ChamPer lain of the senate military committee. The purpose sought is to prevent live stock, epidemics, especially among ani mals purchased for the army. The measure would empower the secretary of agriculture to issue such rules and regulations as. he should deem neces sary to prevent spread of disease in or from stockyards. REPUBLICANS WORKING FOR REAL HARMONY Seek to Have No Candidate Row Over Chairmanship Hays and Adams, It Wm predicted Last , Night, , Would Withdraw Names and Leave the Field Open For Decision. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 11. it was pre dicted tonight that in the interests of real harmony In -the republican ranks both Will H. .Hays.- of Indiana, and John T. Adams," of ' Iowa, would with draw, their .candidacies . for chairman of ..the republican - national, committee, leaving the . field Open for decision at the. formal mesting of . the committee tomorrow. . ; : V The progressive wing of the party, represented ' among ; others by ' George W. Perkins; of New" York; John C Shaffer and Harold. Ickes, Chicago,, and the Indiana delegation,- Including, for mer, Senator J.-. E. Hemenway, J. B. Kealing, ; Fred A. Sims,, and Governor James P.- Goodrich, entered 'vigorous opposition to " Adams today and - to night .declared fit-appeared certain his withdrawal would beA announced" be fore morning. j -' ? ..- v. ', -roc -;; " - Adams . supporters ' said , that. Hayes was likely to retire; '" Mr." Keallns;- s- (Continued -on :Page;:Two T, : i February 12, 1918 THIS TYPE OF CAMOUFLAGE This is one of Uncle Sam's battle ships all decorated with war paint, just like '' the old American Indians used to decorate -themselves when on the warpath. However, this war paint is camouflage, and good camouflage at that. It offsets the height of the masts and aids the ship to go on the-war-path in ' search of enemy "subs" and war ships with a greater degree of safety. ' i STATE OF WAR ENDED AND DE MOBIL IZA TION OF THE RUSSIAN FORCES ORDERED QUCA QilPPI PMPMTQ I II II H lllll I I I I I Blii unui uui 1 Ui.11ik.iB 1 v LEE S ALLEGATIONS Says Roads- Are Trying to Make Adamson Law Over-Expensive for Two Reasons i CLAIMS LAW IS VIOLATED Says Longer Working; Says are Foreed Upon Certain Train Employes Un . der Another Name Opposes Bonus System. Washington, Feb. 11. Charges by representatives of other brotherhoods that- the? railroad managements ;have evaded or sought to discredit the op eration of thai 8 -hour law were supple mented by the statements of Timothy Shea, acting president of the brother hood of locomotive firemen, englnemen and hostlers at today's hearing of the railroad wage commission "We want time and a half for over time, computed .on a minute basis," Mr. Shea said. "I think I can say that if this .penalty is imposed very little overtime will be paid, for the managements will readjust the work ing shifts to eliminate it." Mr. Shea asserted that many roads had returned to the 8 and 9 hours ba sis find that in the case of the hostlers, some roads had - undertaken to re classify them so that they woulr not come under " the eight nour law. He cited particularly the Atchison, ITope ka and Santa Fe railroad, where, he said, hostlers . were performing; their old tasks under a new name, working 12 hours at the old rates. The report of the commission, j head ed by Major General Goethals, ;which4 investigated the working of the 8y hour law in accordance of the act of congress was declared by Shea to have been flTTed in great part with! fore casts of what the railroads believed would be the cost of the law rather than the actual expense of operation. "The roads have sought to make the application of the law as expensive as possible for two reasons," he said, "First they wanted to discourage any suggestion for time and a half over time, and second, they wanted what ever the cost of the new basic day to have- the bill paid by the public in stead of the roads. -I "Theyl succeeded in having incor porated in the commission's report statements that originally - were pre pared for presentation -as partisan evidence. .Increases in pay asked by Mr.; Shea, for: members of his brotherhood, amounted to ten per cent generally with a minimum wage of 53.50 a day. The possibility of basing the. pay of firemen on the coal used, with a j view to saving, elicited numerous questions from "Secretary Lane, chairman of the commission, and: the frank hostility of the union leaders to any such system, j : "We iouna wnen x was on tne in terstate commerce commission," j Mr. Lane said, "that less than 10 per j cent of fuel units were utilized. We are in terested very greatly in making j time with trains to relieve congestion and also In the saving of fuel. Could not the firemen be paid on a basis of the use of coal?" " i "A - bonus system?" asked Mr. Shea quickly.. 'I would oppose any such plan. ' It was tried on the .Pennsyl vania lines, east, and experience show ed there was no accurate way of measuring the fuel." The experiment caused more confusion and dissatis faction than any other innovation I ever knew. - The bonus system makes . a .certain class of employes , dishonest j and I am opposed to anything which has such a tendency. . "There should be . competent ! In structors to teach firemen about com bustion though as a matter of fact w iare not burning coal on railroads any more. ,To use the railroad term it is real estate slag.slate and dirt." Mr." Shea will continue his discus sion of the 8-hour commission's report tomorrow. . . . - j - Dozens - of, telegrams were put into the record, protesting against. .the re cent' testimony of W G. Lee, head of the ,-trainmen's brotherhood referring toy-train' despatches as "train delayers." They .came from .employes of .railroads inUthfr. wesVX',, vi ;., V ,v. ; i . i OFFSETS HEIGHT OF MAST " 1 ' 1 ri iff -""' 1111111111:11 i nn liliu. British Government Receives Wire- less Dispatch Confirming Amsterdam Reports GERMAN ENTHUSIASM HIGH Cities Everywhere are Beflagged and There is Much Rejoicing Among the People SURRENDER UNCONDITIONAL Arrangements Made for Settling Economic Questions Amsterdam, Feb.lL Russia has de cleared the state of war to be at an end and - has - ordered the demobiliza tlon of Russian forces on all fronts, aceordfp'g to -a--dispatcn i-eeeived - here today from Brest-Litovsk dated Sun day. " . AMSTERDAM DISPATCHES ARE . CONFIRMED; IN LONDON London, Feb. 11. A5 German govern ment wireless " dispatch received here this evening confirms dispatches re ceived from Amsterdam during the day that Russia has ordered a cessa tion of war r and the demobilization of the Russian armies .on all fronts. GERMANY REJOICES OVER SURRENDER OF, RUSSIANS London, Feb. 11. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. from Amster dam says: v "There is great enthusiasm in Ger many over the reported end of the state of war between the central pow ers and Russia. Cities everywhere are beflagged and there Is much rejoicing over -Trotzky's unconditional surren der. "It has been arranged that the cen tral economic commission now in Pe trograd shall settle .the details of the resumption of relation between Russia and the central powers." GREEKS ARE INDIGNANT OVER LAMIA INCIDENTS Nearly 40,000 Gather In sinmm BXeetlns to Express Anger Over Mutiny of Soldiers, Athens, Sunday, Feb. 10. A mass meeting held today .to express the popular indignation at the seditious incidents at Lamia, 90 ' miles from Athens, where Greek infantry regl ments recently mutinied, was the big gest seen in Athens for years. Near ly 40.000 persons representing all classes were present. ... General mobilization of the Greek army was demanded by acclamation. Premier . Venizelos delivered an ad dress from the balcony of his house and great crowds marched . to the en tente allied legations, where they cheered the allies. They 4 first pro ceeded to the American legation where a delegation called on the American minister, Garrett Droppers, and explained the object of the meet ing. . '!'""'- The determination of the Greek peo ple to put all-their. strength and resources- into the war was emphasized and Mr. Droppers was asked to trans mit to his government the thanks of the people of Athens for America's "noble participation in the war in be half of small nations, and in. defense of the liberties of the world." The American minister was wildly cheered when he appeared at a win dow of the legation with the members of the delegation. . FRENCH ERECT TOMB OVER THE GRAVE - OF McCONA'SLL Charlottesville, Ve, ' Feb. 11. A tomb built of stones taken from the buildings of the French town of Vil lequiers has been : erected over the grave in France of James . McConnell, of Carthage, N. C' who lost his life last March while in the French avia tion service. ; is. McConnell was an alumnus of the University - of .- Virginia r and word, of the erectionof - the . tomb by the , 65th French infantry: under . supervision of Col. -Gruet - was received hers today. Both the trl-color -and the stars .- and Stripes fly - over the tomb. ? ' ' , WHOLE NUMBER 39,321 GE I LIST; FOUR KILLED r Six Soldiers Wounded and Three Missing as Result of Three Raids Recently TEN ENGINEERS PRISONERS Col. P. W. Wilcox Dies of Pneu monia Four Other Deaths From Natural Causes Washington, Feb. 11. Gen. Pershing today reported four American soldiers killed, one severely wounded, five slightly wounded, and three missing in the actions on Feb. 7, 8 and 9. The men killed were: Corporal -George H. Allie, 245 Rich mond street, Detroit, Mich., Feb. 7. Private Harold Mcdatchey, 42 Green St., Bolton, England, Feb. 8. ! Private Nicholas Castas, Athens, Greece, Feb. 9. Private Irving W, Adams, Roslln dale, Mass., Feb. 9. . General Pershing reported that ten American engineers previously report ed as missing after the action of Nov ember 30 had been located in a Ger man prison camp. COL. FRANK A. WILCOX AND FOUR OTHERS ARE DEAD Washingtbn, Feb. -11. General Pershing reported- today that Col. Frank A. Wilcox died In France on Feb. 9 of pneumonia. Colonel Wilcox who was 49 years old, was a lieuten ant colonel of regular infantry as signed to the national army with the rank of colonel. He was appointed to the military academy from Massachu setts. His brother, Benjamin W. Wil cox, lives at Fall River. , Four other deaths from natural causes were reported. One was a ci vilian contractor, Edward Simacys, hearts - disease. No address is on file at the war department. MUST HAVE PASS OR AN OFFICER, ESCORT Civilians Denied the Freedom of Camp Sevier at Night Public Gatherings In Greenville Prohibited. (Special Star Telegram) Greenville, S. C, Feb. 11. The free-' dom of Camp Sevier has beSTT denied civilians at night unless they hold passes from headquarters or are ac-! companied by some officer who will stand surety , for their conduct. Ine rifle range and entrenched area can not be visited at any time without special passes. The : order which was issued today says In part: "The pres ence of women, girls and children in or near company streets and corrals is undesirable and will not be permit ted." Because of the presence k of two cases of meningitis in the city, the board of health tonight pronioited all public and private meetings of every sort, restaurants, and stores being for the time excepted. There is no re strictions on the coming and going of soldiers and civilians between the city and Camp Sevier. DANIELS SENDS EDISON - V 4. OONORATULATORY MESSAGE! ! Washington, Feb. 11. 'Secretary Daniels today sent the following tele gram to Thomas A. Edison, . chairman of the navy's civilian consulting board:"" "Congratulations upon your birth day.. lYour friends rejoice in your youthful optimism and clear vision of national needs. It has been a privi lege to have been a co-worker with you." - .. CAPT. JOHNSON AND GUN CREWJEAGH 0. S. Thirty-Five Other Survivors of the Actaeon Still in Spain Ship Torpedoed on Thanksglvtna- Night. Third Officer, Taken Aboard U- k Boat, Declined to Give Ger mans Information. An "Atlantic Port, Feb. 11. Captain William Johnson and five other officers and the 20 bluejackets who made up the gun crew of the American steam ship Actaeon, torpedoed off the coast of . Spain last Thanksgiving night; arrived here today. Thirty-five members of the crew were left in Spain but will be re turned to the United States as soon as " a ship is available. . Captain Johnson, whose home is in California, said that Ms ship was torpedoed without warn ing at 7 o'clock. Within two minuses water reached the engine room end the lights went out. He immediately or dered the men into the four boats and they put off, separating' for fear of be ing shelled by the submarine which to this time no one had seen. Captain ' Johnson's boat reached Canrarinas, ' Spain, two days later and within three days two. other boats had landed. The boat commanded by Engineer John Murphy was 12 days at sea before it ". was picked' up by a Spanish ship. - The -men suffered severely from hunger ahd . . .' . (Continued on Paga -Two) NEfiAL PERSHING R S CASUAL! ' hi s i ' 't V - f ! In 1 . 1 . 3 1 1 .5 . 1 . : ;f ! i ! ' i I;.! I ; Ml "i ? ! 1 It I VJ. - ' i '
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