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The -News amid Observer . ., . . - - w s . - . ... .... - ...... r THE WEATHER Fair Saaday and Meaday. - Section One Paget 1 to 12 VOL. CIV. NO. 98. 0 RALEIGH; N. C, SUNDAY MORNINC, OCTOBER 8, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS r1 " rails over BROOKLYN'S CLUB Opening Clash of World's Se ries Goes To Americans By Score 6 To 5 ATTENDANCE OF 36,117 SMALLER THAN IN 1915 Great Throw By Hooper and Sensational Rally By Super has in Final Frame Arc Fea tures of Contest; Shore Driven From Box in Ninth. ' Scott Saves Tie OFFICIAL FIGURES Bravea Field, Oct. 7j The official figaree for today's gsme aa saaouac ed by the National Commission are I Attendance, 3C.117. . Total receipts, f 7t.48S.5l Players' share, S41.3S4.! - each Club's share, SlJ.TW.l tr"" ' National Commission's share, lr S48.9i. (Ut tbt AHOdalad Pna.) Boston, Oct. 7. The Boston American League elub triumphed over the Brook lyn Nationals hare thia afternoon, 0 to 5, in ths first gams of tba 1816 world's series, ut marred their victory by skidding badly In the ninth inning. For full eight Inning the thirty-odd thousand spectators watched tba junior league champions romp through ' their National League rivals to a lead of ,6 to J. Then suddenly the Carrigan machine began to slip and the fighting Dodgers awoke to new life, driving Ernest Shore from the box, amassing four runs and having the base crowded when Shortstop Scott ended the ganfe by throwing Jaks Daubert out on a ; very clow play at first. This surprising rally of the team from Greater New York was the feature of an otherwise ordinary hU game. Before the threatening rush of the Superbas developed In their final turn at bat, the content appeartd to indicate that the Boston playeat would swing through to easy sononest and the startling break in the stfaTty-Work of the local club fur nished the thrill needed to fix ths memory of the struggle in the minds or ins isns. When Daubert, the first Brooklyn batsman, stepped to the plate ia the opening half of the ninth Inning, the spectators were beginning to leave Braves field but they halted in theii tracks as Shore ' passed the Superb captain and Stengel sent him to second with n single. A lone Brooklyn rooter began to bent upon a tin pan an 4 here and there were cries of encouragement for tha National League ebampiona bnt the cheers died away a Wheat forced Daubert at third. Shore, however, could not .control ths ball and hit Cutshaw. Mowrey arose to the occasion with a bounder which Janvrin could not handle and Stengel ad Wheat scored while the Boston fans began to move uneasily ia their seats. Their fesrs grew when Olson beat out aa infield hit and they were scarcely relieved when Chief Meyers fouled out. Merkle, batting for Pfcffer, outwaited Shore and walked, forcing in Cutshaw with the third run of the inning. There was not a sound from the thou sands when Manager Carrigan ordered Shore from the box and substituted Mays. Myers, Brooklyn's lead-off batter, scratched an infield bit, scoring Mowrey, and the Nationals were within a run of tying the score with the bases atill loaded. Daubert came to the plat for the second time ia tha inning and every one of the thousands of spectator held his breath aa the Brooklyn captain hit, ha uffly bounder to Bcott. - The shortstop speared the ball aa it leaped from the turf and without paus ing even to sight whipped- it to Hoblit- telK Daubert, sliding into the bag head first appeared to arrive with ths flashing hall, but there was a great cheer whea Umpire ODay, who fairly overhung; ths base, signalled ths third out and the ending of the game. ( - Cliatax Shews Strength, It was a climax that ahowed the re source and strength of the Bed Sox when, under pressure. Bat it was not tht only exhibition of a aunilar nature. Right Field Harry Hooper uncovered the star Individual play of ths day in the f onrth inning when he mads a great running catch off Cutahaw's twisting fly ad nipped Wheat trying to score from third. Hooper had to, sprint wel over toward the fool line just back of first base before he could get bis hand en the bail. The effort caused him to aHp to the turf in a sitting poaitioa bat he was np like a flash and while still ris ing hurled the ball. straight as a ballet to Csdy. The latter slammed it en Wheat ankle aa. he reached for the plate with his foot at the ead of a perfect hook slide. - This thrilling eateh and throw and the ninth inning- rally of the vanquish ed Brooklyn team were the outstanding features of the first gam of ths series, which attracted a gathering of baseball follower that numbered 86117 aad paid into the coffer of the world's aeries f and f 761439.M, Neither the attendance nor the receipts equalled the record day f a year ago whea 42,300"peetator witnessed virtnally the earn-team do feat the Philadelphia, t to 1, . i the third game, ef tha series, but taniifht the player are-richer by 41,30J3, while the elsba each hare 18,7S.ll nnd the National Commission f7.6tS.95 to add to their several hank accounts. Setting tp te Standard. Therwa nttle ' evidence of .this (ConOnwed e Fag Seven. CHiEF SPEAKER AT : BATTLE CELEBRATION - -. : GUV. H. C STUART, ef Virginia. THOUSANDS VISIT Till Governor Stuart, of Virginia, Delivers Address at Annual Celebration VALUE OF THE BATTLE One of The Decisive Battles of The World Was Fought at King's Mountain; Contrib uted More To Independence Than Any Single Event of Great conflict (Ipadal to lb. Nm an4 Otsanw.l Gastonla, Pet. 7. Thousands of visi tors joined with the people of King's Mountain today hi the annual celebra tion of the Battle of King's Mountain, which took place one hundred and thirty-six years ago on the summit of the mountain near the town. The weather was ideal and aa appropriate program of -,. exercise was carried through without a hitch. Governor Henry u. moan, er Vir ginia, wai the speaker for the occasion He was introduced by Governor Locke Craig, of thia State. Governor Craig introduced toe speak er while leaning an a sword need in the revolutionary war and that eras wielded at the battle of King's Mountain, the turning point In the struggle for Ameri can independence, by William Depriest, who was a nativ of Virginia, t-very Stat in the Union declared Governor Craig, "is leaning on thia sword for the freedom they today enjoy." Brought Independence. Paying a high tribute to Campbell, the commander, Sevier, Shelby, Mc Dowell, Cleveland, Lacy and others who participated in the battle of King's Mountain, Governor Stuart declared that "This splendid feat of the Vir ginia and North Carolina backwoodsmen contributed more to the gaining of ou independence and the establishment ef this great republic than any other sin gle event of that memorable conflict.'' In part he said: "As we gaze upon a mountain range and follow the outline (Ceatlaaed en Pag Twelve SINCLAIR INVADES, G. 0. P. STRONGHOLD (DpMUl tt Tht an Oeaanw. ) Four Oaks, Oct. 7. Speaking in one of the Republican strongholds of Johnston eounty, Hon. N. A. Binelair of Fayette ville struck ia responsive chord among the voters of this place whea he ad dressed a large and en thus initio au dience of representative citizens here today. Mr. Sinclair waa warmly received anil every word he ottered was heard with rapt attention. In presenting his mas terly words in defense of Democratic principles aad upholding both State and National government, he gars the peo ple of this section much sound food for thought and impressed even the doubt ful voters with his portrayal of the South' - wealth and recognition aa brought about under a Damoerati ad ministration. The speaker eulogized President; Wil son ia glowing terms, gav a Summary of what the President ha accomplished during; hi administration aad reviewed the work of toe administration a a whol. Throughout the address Mr. Sinclair mixed humor with hi praise of Demo cracy and kept his audience thoroughly entertained. Aa a result ef his splendid speech it la thought that the Democrats will make a better shewing at the poll la November than they have ever don daring recent etof-tKHis. . WALTER BRADSHAW S AVES NEW YORK GIRL . " FROM BAD ACCIDENT laaMSfltRmalOkM.) Durham. Oct 7. Walter C. Bradahaw, tobacconist of Durham, bad a close call for his life on Fifth avenue. New Tork City, Wednesday when he reeeued a girl from the clutehe of a moving automobile. The machine had disre rarricd the stop signal when the girl started to cross aad ah was snatched from Jajtamtof the ear ia th breath of time.- Mr. Bradahaw sustained a long gash ea hi leg and the coat sleeve ea hi right arar was ripped. KING UN SEflTlNI-H IDDLEISTML Tl Secretary' Daniels Finds Inde pendents, Progressives, Re publicans For President DEMOCRATS HOPEFUL AND IN FIGHTING MOOD Women in Illinois Are Strong For The President; , Believe More in His Humanitarian Legislation Than in Hughes Stand For Suffrage Amend ment News aed Observer Bum, 404 Dwtrlet Nations! Bank BaUdla. By H. E. C BRYANT. (BpaeUl LaaMd Wire.) Washington, Oct. 7. Honorable Jose ph us Daniel, Secretary of the Navy, ha returned from a two week speak ing tour in the West. Hla appoint ments embraced Michigan, mtaotf, and Indiana, and in addition to making political speeches he delivered the opening address at the Sunday evening elub in Chicago last Sunday week on the Importance of good eitixenship. Secretary Daniels will be ia Washing ton next week working on the esti mates and preparing his annual report, and will then leave to fill a eerie of ap pointments In Missouri, Iowa, Kaasa and Nebraska. Secretary Daniel spent part of two day in Chicago at National Demoeratl Headquarters aad had conference with Senator Walsh, Chairman of Western Headqoartexa, . Senator Hollis, and Senator Saulsbury aad other Demo cratic leaders who were in eloee touch with the political situation in th West. "At every place, at which I poke,'' said Secretary Daniels, "I either had personal talk with Republicans Quid Progressive who are supporting President-Wilson, or X talked with promi nent eltlxena who told me, giving name sometimes, of a, large number of in dependents aad Republican and .Pro gressives who were heartily la favor of th President's re-election." Message Free Vetera, - 'Whea X had finished speaking at aa important city in Michigan,' eoldlerly looking man with whit hair and vita a arm, earn en the stage and asked at to bear a message to President Wil son aaving that h had responded t Lincoln' ea.ll for troops and had lost hla arm in the memorable fight at Get tysburg, and he wiahsd me to bear a masssg t th President It was to this effect: The crista in 1804 made tha election a certainty. People were too wis to swap horaea crossing a stream. The same reason and quite aa grave a crista aa insured Lincoln's ejection will injurs th election of Woodrew Wilson in November.' "At that place not only had thia vet eran aent this message, but a large delegation of veterans were ia the audi ence, being given special scats, and a number of them who had never voted the Democratic ticket were out-spoken in their belief that peace aad pros perity of the country would be best promoted by Wilson' election. The Republicans in Michigan ars waging as vigorous a fight as they ar ia Indiana. Roosevelt spoke in Detroit some weeks ago aad last week he was called back to Battle, Creek in the earnest hope that he could prevent th trend of Progres sives toward Wilson. Taft spoks som days ago in Detroit and he ha bee failed back to -make a tour oa a special train through Michigan, aad they ar flooding th Stat with leading politi cal speaker from other State. Here tofore Michigan at a National election has given th Republicans ao more trouble than Vermont or Pennsylvania. Thia year they know they will Vooee it unless they put forth effort a never before and thsy'ar resorting to bar becues en a mammoth seal aad to th most thorough campaigning aad the lavish as of money. It doe not need my or nay one lsee opinion to point out th Republican demoralisation and fright throughout Michigan whea they are patting forth sack extraordinary fforta to hold th Stats, I saw poll takes in a number ef the stores aad manufacturing plant in Detroit and th trend toward Wilson of Republican voters was' simply- anbelievabk. Pemsrrsoi HopefaL "In TJUnoi th Democrat, ar hope ful and militant aad many of therm ar confident that they will carry that State., The women vote for President in Illinois, and my information is that by a large majority they are for Wil son. Xa fact every pell take la th State shows that the large majority f the women are for the President They are mock mora interested la th fact that he has kept ths country out of war, that he believe in peace, and that he staada for smmanitariaa legis mtioa aad Administrate a, than la Hughe' eoereed declaration ia favor of woman Bnffrag by eonstitntional amendment. Women - are naking- great interest in the election aad ar register ing rapidy1 They ar placing placards kr aad there reading, 'Wilson voted for suffrage, Hughs didst vol at aQ.' Th women ef Uliaoia per bap under stand better than nay ether Stat th stand f th Republican party as ex pressed la the Republican National Convention where they distinctly de eland that suffrage wa a State law aad must b handled by th ' State. They kaow that thia will iafloeae Dem ocratic member ef Congress and thaw IARD WILSON Hnghee' belated declaratiea for suf frage by amendment of th Constitution wa wid-oa thr very night after h accepted th nomination ea th Chicago . . (Ceatinaed en fag SisJ BIGKm-S LOBIB ALLIES PRESSING CAPTIVATES AN5QN HAR D UPON LINES Nothing in The Fundamental Principles of the Republican Party I Progressiva STORY OF 4 WISE MEN Eliot, Edison, Burbank, Ford All Geniuses in Their Chosen Work, Point The Way To Wilson; Prefers To Speak .About Nice Things, and Has Little To Say of Republicans (lii Sal M Tba Nm aa Ol m Wadesboro, Oct. T. This day, ons month before the general election, wiy be long remembered by the people of Anson eounty aa ons of the greatest Democratic rallies In the history of Anson politic. Th spacious court room waa filled with a most atteativs audience representing every section of ths eounty and every class and condi tion of our people, beside a number of eitiaen from Union, Richmond aad Stanley eounties. Promptly at two o'clock Dr. W: J. McLendon addressed the audience and in a brief but forceful speech, appealing to every Democrat of the county and the few Republican to roll up a large and unanimous vote for Anson' candidate for Congress. lie in troduced L. D. Robinson as the next eongreesmaa from the Seventh district Mr. Robinson la a most feeling manner briefly recounted his pubbe career and spoke hi appreciation of the honors Anson eounty had bestowed upon him, assuring her citizen that h would be faithful to the trust about to be re posed la him aa their representative in the national Congress. Ia his twelve minutes address he did not speak of State issue, but proved to the audi ence that Mr. Hughes, the Republican candidate for President, wa not a big enough man to flu th position, lie gavs aa proof of the email caliber shown br Mr. Hughe, hi injection or see tionai onset ions into the campaign. He exclaimed from the constructive and j remedial legislation while th Sooth is U (CenUaued oa Page TwelvoJU,. HERE THIS Will Hold Hearing On Location of Bank in this City On October 24 News and Ol. rtaeaaa. 404 Dfatrict National Bank Btuldln. By H. E. C BRYANT. Waahingtoa. Oct. 1. The FarmwLoaa Board will go to Raleigh th 24th -of this month Instead of waiting until after th election. Th Southern itinerary ef the board was announced today. Th board will leave Waahingtoa the evening of October 22, aad will hold the followins hearinnt Richmond, October 23; Raleigh, Octo ber 24 1 Columbia. October ia; jaex sonvlll. October 20: Macon. October 27 1 Birmingham. October 28: New Or leans, October 30; Jackson, October 31; Memphis. November 1. The board will arrive in Waahingtoa th morning of November X Teias and th southwest will be visited later. PERSISTENT RUMORS THAT GERARD BEARS MESSAGE OF PEACE Many Believe That Some Mo mentous Developments Is About To Take Place Whw.) Washington, Oct, 7, Official denials from all aide fail to down ut pent nt report that Ambassador Oerard, re turning from Berlin, ia bringing direct word from Emperor William asking President Wilson uterecosioa for Despite th fact that Count Von Bern- torff. th Uermaa ampasaaaor. stated he know positively that Mr. Oer ard ia coming on no such mission aad th Stat Department, was moved today by the persistency of the story to iaao aa fncial denial, tt circulated widely in, official aad diplomatic circle aad wa seriously dlamssed a a possibility. Th dramaji arrival ef the Oermaa war aabmaria TJ-63 at Newport with a package of dispatch for Const Von Bemetorff , Just before he ha an audi ence with- President Wilson Monday, only served to add tq th circumstantial f event ape waiea those wn believe that current story ef Mr. Ger ard's hornsoomiag baa their expectation that oare moment development ia about to fak place. The Oermaa FJna baawy tonight disclaimed any knowled of tha nature of tha dispatch e or the mission ef th enbmaria ia American water. ' ' REPORT OF SINKING OF TWO AMERICAN. SHIPS London, Oct. V Tw American ship, th Harvita and the Columbia, have been sunk, according to a dispeteh j solved by the Norwegian minister In Pwtron-rad from H. A. False a. the Sorr wogiaa eoasnl general at Archangel, Russia, aeeordlag to a Bestterdespatch from Cariatiania, Norway. Ths - dispatch says that great dm ealty has been experienced la btaiaing aeenrate taf ermauoa. ,, . ,t FARM LOAN BOARD MONTH OF URIAHS Both in Macedonia trad Dob- rudja Invaders Compelled To Give Ground SERBIANS ARE ALSO PRESSING FORWARD Russian and Rumanian Forces Have .Taken Ground From The Troops of Von Macken son in Dobrndja; Another Rumanian Expedition Re ported Across The Danube (r the AaMtant Pram I London, Oct. 7 Entente allied force ar prtaaing hard upon th Tsutonle and Bulgarian troop defending occu pied territory in th Balkans. Both ia Macedonia and in Dobrndja the in vaders hav bee compelled t. giy ground before attack. On a front of tea mile northeast had east of ths Struma Biver British troop hav occupied five village and hav repulsed a Bulgarian attack against Kevolyen. Further west on the Macedonian front in the region of the Cerna River the Serbian troop hav debouched from th Kaimakcalan plateau and advanced detachment hav reached the Be la Voda River, about 10 mile east of Monastir. French troopa have occupied the town of German, on the' eastern shore of Lake Preaba, near th western end of th entente Una In the region ef Ink Btukora, near the Belaachitza plateau. Italian troopa have advanced. Russian and Rumanian forces have taken ground from the troops of Field Marshal Von Maekeasea in Dobrndja. The Bnssiana have occupied two vil lage and hav repelled attacks. 'Ad vaneing on the right flank, the Ruman ians have occupied som trenches -aad report the cheeking of attack ia th center. - - ' ; AjT nneonflrmed wireless message from Bom reeeivad la London any - (CenUnwed Tag) TwelvO RIFLE TEAM LEAVES ? -EL PASO FOR SHOOT AT JACKSONVILLE By A. L, FIJCTCHZR. El Paso, Texas, Oct. 7v North Caro lina' rills team leave tonight for Jacksonville. Florida, with ths Pennsyl- vanin team, to take part in the national matches. Capt. Graham K Hobba, Second Regiment, replaces Iieut. Stan ley aa ahotter. Officers oa th team ars Captain Bard. Lieut. Morrison and Koon, First Regiment; Locate. Stegall and Whitfield. Third Regiment. Enlist ed personnel. Sergeant William A. El rod, Arnold M. Siler, James K. Robin son, Charlee H. Wadrworth, Morrison H. Caldwell, Ramnel R. Pruitt, Coleman E, Penland, First Regiment; Sergeant Joseph M. Whit, William B. EUia, Wil liam C. Roberta, Third Regiment; Ber eeant James W. Faulkner. Second Re fo ment. It is noticeable that tea of six teen expert shots en the team com from t he First Regiment. Captain Al fred UeBulwinkle, Gastonla company, haa been made aide to Major General Clement, diviaioa commander. OLD JOHNSTON TURNS OUT TO HEAR E. W. POU (SsMtal a Tk Itaw aS Oaaaw. I Pin Level, Oct. 7-With hla old-time vigor aad fore Congressman Edward W. Pou thia afteraooa at 1:30 o'clock spoks to som 8,000 cltlxens of Piae Lever and adjoining townships. He had the crowd with him. No seat bad beea provided aad th eager voter stood for aa hoar while h preached the gospel of peaea aad prosperity brought bout by their great clear-thinking American gentleman, Woodrow Wilson, aad the Demoeratie party. Mr. Jon received today a letter ef commendation from President Wilson at Shadow Lawn. Th President sx pressed hi thank aad gratitude for Mr. Pou anfaultering support during the Past session of Congress. CoL Ed. 8. Abell, chairman of th Demoeratie executive committee. present with Judge T. H. Brook, Sam T. Boneycutt, register of deeds t Baliei- tor A. M. Noble, aad T. Boddl Ward, wa were oa the alert to feel th "poli tical pulse of the crowd. Condition In Johnston eounty ars good for large majority oa November I. nrcxxASE nr wages in EJtWIN COTTON mTLLI m isiitwiii oaiu Durham, Oct. 7 Weavers ia mm No. 4 of the Erwia Cotton Mill hav beea granted aa laerease ef two cents a eut and ths frams workers in Mill No. 1 ar to reeciv half a cent a "hank Increase. Day hand) and epiansr ar likewise te receive better wage, th pinner re ceiving from on to twa eenta a "aide" tacreeaed pay. The wag increase 1 not general ia its application aad better pay ia largely restricted t th newly built mili. - . - Brht te-Wasaragaea, (Small Leu at WWI wahlagton, Oct. Wana 3. Britt, of AnhylUar.BexablUaa wpreeeatasiv from th Tenth district, spent today here. Mr. Britt said hi trip was mad te leek after om bnsinee before ths department aad for a tar VISITS NEWPORT FOR FEW HOURS PRESIDENT SPEAKS TO Tells Them Democratic Party Ia United For Progressive Legislation - RADS ARE DISCORDANT Republican. Party Made Up 'of Discordant Elements Which Can Accomplish Nothing. Old Guard in (Control of The Party and Its Nominees For Office (Sseatal Leased Wlrs.) Loaf Branch, N. J, Oct. 1. Return lag from hi first Invaaioa of th Middle West sines th campaign opened. Presi dent Wilson foday appealed to inde pendent voter to support tba Demo eratie party ia November on the ground that It present a united front for the paasag of progressive legialnflon, while the Republican party Is made up of dis cordant element which can accomplish nothing. Criticising th 'old guard" of th Re publican party, th President by infer ence attacked both Charles E. Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt aad declared that while every line of his national policy ha been assailed "no diagram have been drawn of any ether." Mr. -WUoa charged that the "old guard" waa ia control of the last Re publican convention and "mad all th aoiee that wer mad by that, con vention." - Th President apok to a dclegaUoa of Progressives. Independent and col lege man who am her ia a privet train and marchsd t Shadow Lawn with a band playing popular musla, whil they sanst a song with th raf ratal H's kept as out of th war." Mr. Wilaoa wn introduced by Prof. Irving- Fisher, of Tale, a member ef th Roosevelt conservation commission, and Hugh Gordon Millar, a New York Progreesive, who denounced the lead srs of hi party who hav gone over to the Republican a In the delegation (Coatlnoed aa Page Three.) WASHINGTON MUCH INTERESTED IN VISIT OF NAVY SUBMARINE Probable Mission of The Vessel On This Side of The Atlantic Discussed . rev aMaataM Pram) Washington, Oct. 7. Whil th Dy ing visit of th Oermaa war submarine to Newport harbor wa th main topic of diaouaslon among naval officer to night, it waa th probabls mission , of th submarine oa th Amerieaa eoast which interested them most. While the distane covered by the submarine from Wilbelinshaven Is well within th cruising radius of much mailer veeeela, it ia not believed that svsa th big "U" boat which journeyed fram the North Sea to the Mediterra aeaa aad beck.eonld carry enough fuel oil for a round trip across th Atlantis aa wall as for a tour .of cruising duty on thia aid, iror thia rsason many of ficer appeared to believe that the pur pose of the trip of the U 63 must have beea more to give a demonstration or the possibilities of submarine warfare than actually to lie in wait for British or Canadian vessels. Th merchant sub marine Putehlaad crowed th Atlantic aad returned bnt it is realised that the . , .. appearance oi aa arnya uvu unuer water boat will create a much more pro found impression, particularly upon th public mind in this country. , It was expected inac tna visit wouia Sevi' v rumors of a Oermaa submarine baa oa th North Atlantis coast and of secret radio stations maintained along th oat by German interest for th purpo of eommuaieaung wita tne undersea boat. For a submarine pa trol ff Amariaan or Canadian porta pro vision would hav to be made to sup plyfusl, torpedo - iood supplies. Whil they ar without any definite basis for aa opinion, a majority of th officers around th Navy Department to night appeared to think it likely that tha TJ-63 had beea aent over aa a con voy for a" slower msreaant submarine or wita th vlaw of threatening Cana dian transports and ammunition ships sslllag from Amerieaa port. Th first trans-Atlantis submarine journey wa mad -by British fighting craft similar to th American navy's H4ype boat, tea eX which wer con structed la Canada by th Amerieaa firm which bald the contract aad all of which arrived at their r.uropean dceu natioa without accident. It ia under stood, however, that these boat wer accompanied "by surface craft carrying extra auppn and fuL - " Navy avmatraetors, 1 however, hav INDEP EiEllIS never doubted the ability of Germany's big war submarine to -make the trip. -OtSeers here await wtth tnteTest such report aa may be available from Rear Admiral Knight. aad those Who accom panied him ea hla visit to th com mander ef th U43. ' y , . : . ' Imperial Naval Submarine Crosses Atlantic and Delivers Message To Bernstorff I AFTER FORMAL CALLS 1 TURNED AGAIN TO SEA'. Vessel Had Been at Sea 17 1 Days, Had Abundant Provis ions and Fuel and Needed No Repairs; Much Specula-, tion As To The Mission of The Vessel (ttf ttw AawcUMS rnm Newport, R. L, Oct. 7. Seventeen, days from Wilhelmskaven, the Impe rial Oermaa submarine U-53 dropped aa ehor in Newport harbor today. .. Almost before- the officer of--th " American fleet of warship through which the stranger had nosed bar way, had recovered from their astoniahmsnt, th undersea fighter had delivered a messsg for Ahe Oermaa ambassador, and, weighing anehot tamed Brenton's Reef lightship and disappeared beneath the waves just outside th three-mile limit She flew the black and white color of the Germany navy, a gum wa mount- ; ed oa th forward deck and another eft, whil eight torpedoes war plainly visibls under th forward deck. Lieut-Captain Hans Bo, command ing the U-63, said that h bad aalUd at Newport simply to mail a letter to Connt Von Bernstorff. He required . neither provisions nor fuel aad would, be on hi way, he said, long before th -24-hours during which a belligerent ' hip may remain within a neutral' bar-. bor had expired. ... The submarin was ia American waters a little more than three hoar, assuming that she continued to sea af ter submerging. Within that tim th:' German commander paid official visits to Bear Admiral Knight, commandant ef th second naval aiatriet, aad Rear Ad miral Gleavoa, commander of th de stroyer fore of th Atlantis fleet, who was en board th flagship, th ecout cruiser Birmingham. Both Amerieaa officers rets road th brief call promptly. While thee formalities wer being ex changed wireless message wer carry ing to th ship of th British aad ; French patrol fleet off th eoast aad warning that a hoatil submarin had lipped through their ordon and might b expected,, in the open sea oon. At th fort and th naval station the feat of Captain Haa Bom waa th on sub ject of conversation tonight and ther 'wa much speculation a to bar missioa , and whether it waa confined to th post age of a letter to th German smbassy. Ther wer rumor, without apparent bnain, that th German merchant sub mar ins Bremen, long over-due, might b '( expected in the wake of th warship. Som naval officer expressed the epia- , ion that the fighter- had escorted th Bremen, across the ocean aad other that she wa searching for tha merchant ship. Th first question asked by Captain Boa when a motor boat earn alongside waa i "Have yon beard from, th Bra meat" When he was told that ther was a news of th miming craft hi fne bo came grave, but he mads no comment To the naval men generally, the most interesting fact disclosed by Captain Roe wss that he had been at aea Mven- ; teen day and atill had provisions for three months, abundant fuel aad needed no repair.-, Not so much as a bottle el water waa takea aboard aad th akip waa spick aad spaa. Th U-53 was first sighted from land at 1:43 o'clock thia afuraooa aa ah wa entering the inner harbor escorted by th United State submarin D-t, which was returning from maneuver. She sent a wireless mesaag to Admiral Knight who notified the Navy Depart ment at Waahingtoa. Th Amerieaa submarine preceded the visitor into th harbor. The first report had tt that It was th Bremen. A newspaper man climbed te th tower of th Cnited State ngW Boera ofhee aad with the aid of glaase mad out two gun oa th submarine. . A few minutes later he wa ia a motor-boat making for th craft aad wa taken aboard. The TJ-51 had mad her way through the fleet of 87 United, States warahipa, including destroyer - aad submarines, to aa aachoraga, Cap-I tain Boas told the' eorrvspondenS that! he had com in to mail a letter to Coon) Von Bsrnstoff aad asked for th news-1 paper maa'a credentials. The Utter exhibited an Associated, Preee badge aad wa intrusted with thej correspondence for the Ambassador.' "Pleas forward thia letter n unl Bernstoff, said the captain, "aad re- i port my arrival. They will be glad to -hear tt Tb eorreoTMtndence, contained In a , ingle ssvelope, was mailed at th local poatomee at 3 o clock ana should nav started for Washington about aa hour later. It should be at the German, em bassy early tomorrow morning. Commander Rom appears to b about SS year of age. About him a he talked to th newspaper man war groaped fonr officer and the ciew -of 3. - The officer war in the bine unl fnrmi of the Oermaa navy and looked a it thai clothe had been brushed and pressed . for the eaeaatoa. me, crew wore black oilskin. Laeut. -Captain Rom wore tne iron eroae and etner oeeorauonn, am ema that they had water aad provision aongn for three month. Boon after the naa enenorea a ; (Ceatlaaed e Page Sixj
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Oct. 8, 1916, edition 1
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