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The News aid V7EATE23 Probably lackl rata and than ' ieratoraas Batarday. Sanday (lr moderate wait wtsda. erver Beit Advertising Medium in North Carolina' VOLCVa NO. 153. 7 RALEIGH, N. C, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 8, 1918. ' PRICE: FIVE CENTS vmu wcmwz wjAUvmm ami. FRETOmOOPS fill FRIDAY'S FIGHTING ;in Operations Against Germans i Northwest of Chateau Thier ry, Our Troops Make Added Gains FRENCH SUCCEED IN 7 BATtLE WITH ENEMY IN KEMMEL SECTOR Vrj. 8, Marines Hang On To The Enemy and Eefuse To Take Backward Step, Oivinj German a TasU of Cold Steel in Close Quarters. Losses of Germans Reported To Be Very Heary; Bom bardments and Patrol Zn counters; -Day's War 8tory BRITISH REPORT. (By The Associated Press) LONDON, June 7. The British official report issued this evening says: "The French troops im proved their line in the neighborhood of Locre early this morning by successful local attacks in which they captured a few prisoners. "A small party of our troops raided a German post in the Strazeele sector by daylight this morning and raptured nine prisoners and a machine gun. We had no casualties. "Beyond artillery activity on both sides of the different sectors there is nothing fur ther to report from the Brit ish i ronf' Gem. Perthing'a Report WASHINGTON, June 1. Further advances by the American and French troops near Chateau Thierry and the infliction of severe losses upon the enemy was report ed in tonight's communique from General Pershing. An American raid in Picardy in which prisoners were taken also was announced. German Dead PHd Deep. , (By The Associated Ttrm.) With tha American Army in rirnrdy, June ".A th retult of tha twa at mrki by tha Americas agaiat the fieaT ia tha second bssrtl nortbwe1 of Chateau Thierry, 300 prisoner war raptor! and tha Americana extended their line ever a fraat of abont ail miles to a drpth of nearly two aad one half miles. Americas I-saaea. While the losaes of the Americana neeeaaarily hare bees heavy owing to tha nature of the fighting the German dead is piled three deep ia place. A Bomber of machine gnat were add d ta tha American booty. Tha fighting Uit night northwest of '"batess Thierry raged with great fierce new for nv hour. Tho Americana eap tnred Beureche and entered Torry. Twenty-See American in Torry engaged aad drove ant two huadred Germma and then within ta tha mala line on the oatekirta of the town . A remarkable ttorr ia told of a com peny of marines, all the officer of wbi.h, laeludiag tha eergeanta, were pot oat of the Sghting. A corporal then a aamed eommaad aad tha mea pnahed oa and obtained their objeetiv. Handradi ef French children lined --.Ua-jaaia,. roadway, to Paria thia after noon over whieh Americaa aid Treneh wounded- Tha children wared their hands aad cheered the Americana. Ai far aa ia known no Americana bare beea made pritonera by the German. There baa been na let up ia tha of fentire of tha American aad French treope agaiast tb Germans in tha region northwest of Chateau Thierry where ia tha paat two dayi severe de feata have beea inflicted oa tha enemy, and Ameriraa marine have wongrent praise for their valiant fighting. Battling thoolder-to-tboulder over a front of ail milee from Vinly, which lie jnit to the aorthweit of Vesilly-1-e-Poterie, to Boureecbea, the Ameri rant and French" have captured the towna of Venilly-Le-Poterie and Bou reeche aad alio made Jtrogreai all alnng the frcnt. Previonaly Torry had fa Ilea into tba hand) of tha Americana, Nowhere oa thia battle liaa hare the flermane beea able to stay tha efforts r tha Allied troops, although they have fonght with great tenacity. Marines Fraaa tha righting. The maris everywhere have de clined to take a backward step, going ii.rw.ra against tna enemy even waea had superiority ia numbers. Close r-proased tha marinea have given tha Ger nana taeta of eold steel even in the faea of machine gun fJrej aurronaded, they hare fought their way through tha gray-coated lines with their hay nets. From all accounts there has beea s. - i . . a . i.-W (Ceatiaee ea PagSffllx.) FRE?H SUCCESSES OF AMERICANS (By The Associated Press.) I . PARIS, June 7. The French and-American troops oper ating against the Germans northwest of Chateau Thierry dur ing Friday's fighting made additional gains of ground and captured the villages of Veuilly-La-Poterie and Bouresches, according to the French communication issued this evening. French Advance in Kemnvel Sector. LONDON, June 7. The French again have operated suc cessfully against the Germans near Locre, on the Kemmel sec tor, southwest of Ypres, according to the British official com munication issued this eveningL OFFICIAL GERMAN COMMUNICATION BERLIN, Via London, June 7. The German official com munication issued today says that north of the Aisne and northwest of Chateau Thierry the Germans repulsed attacks by Allied forces. The text of the communication follows: "On the battlefield the fighting activity remained restricted to local actions. North of the Aisne and northwest of Chateau Thierry local attacks by the enemy were repulsed. "Southeast of Sarcy we captured, after strong artillery preparation, enemy, lines on the banks of the Andre river. We took 300 prisoners. "Artillery duels have been revived at intervals and there has been lively reconnoitering activity. During an advance into the French lines west of Kemmel we captured two offi cers and fifty men." BERLIN, June 7 (Via London). The evening official com munication from general headquarters follows : "The situation is unchanged." Germans Are Now Held At All Points of Their Recent Advance, Unable To Go Beyond Minor Moves iBy The Associated Press.) With tha French Army in France, Jane 7. The Germans, it is generally believed, are now held at every point of their recent advance. They teen unable ta execute mora than miaor attack! which are invariably repniaed, whereaa tho counter-attacks which tha Allies are making are proving notably successful nearly always bringing about aa improvement in positions. Throughout the day time yesterday except in tha sector northwest of Chateau-Thierry, where tha French and Americans made their brilliant in raraion into the enemy linea aad on the Champlat-Bligny line, southwest of Rheima, where the French and British co operated in opposing a German at tack, there was littlo activity along the battle line by the infantry. Aa for tho artillery, the enemy has Transport Races Up Atlantic - Coast Hugging the Shore To Escape Two Enemy Submarines Kj The Associated Preaa.) An Atlantic Port, June 7-The atory of a transport's race up the Atlantis coast, closely hugging the roast, with darkened lights st night and under a full presaure nf steam, in order to elude German U boats at least two of which gave chase, were told today by men on shore leave here. Members of the crew declared that they were warned ia ample time by wireless of the nearness of ths sear wolves, and were advised to keep ia clone to ths cosst and make all pos sible spee.l to this port. They asked in SOLDIERS IN REVIEW AT CAMP LEE, 40,000 (By The Associated Press.) Petersburg, Vs., June 7. Not since the Civil War have so many aoldiera majdMAa-sesisJji Virginia aa were oa parade at Camp Iee, about 4fl0f men being in line, all passing a point at which they were seen by Msj. Gen. Charlea 8. Farniiworth, in command of the cantonment; Benedict Crowell, As aiatant Seeretary of War, and Maj. Gen. John K Chamberlain, inapeetor general of the United State army. Major General Farnsworth led today's parade net the reviewing stand was reached. .The Thirty-aeveuth Diviaion, composed principally of the Ohio Na tional Guard, followed the officer of the replacement camp in the parade. Then eame the Ons Hundred and Fifty-fifth Brigade, compoaed of several thousand mea who have recently arrived at camp. Clothing Scarce In Germany. (By The Associated Tress.) New York, June 7. The scarcity of clothing ia Germany has resulted in aa order that all municipalities negotiate with societies for the utilisation of ma terials used for hall decorations, nay the Berlin Tageblatt. Tha Imperial elothing board haa been forced te deny the papllcatioa ef eommnnitiee'for the delivery of elothing aad linen for city children sent te the country, because ef the scarcity ef supplies. Worn foot weir and old leather may be told only te per son and boards designated by the Im perial board for shoe supply. The same holds good aa to all JSnUhed goods in whole or In part of leather sueh aa trunka and hat and helmet boiea, foot balls, dire boies, saddles, achool hasp sacks, harnesses, card cases. increased in his volume during the laat few daya, but he confined his at tentions chiefly to bombing the rear of the Allied positinna. In return tba Allied cannon left the enemy positions vsry little peace, eonatant showers ef sheila being thrown in. Americaa a Fares Fightiag. Wherever the Americans were en gaged they gave freah proof of their rapid adaptation to modern war con ditions and they displayed the greateat initiative. While the Americana were fighting to tha north of Loey-LeBoeage, S 1-2 miles northwest of Chateau-Thierry, their frontl iaea were greatly harried by a German machine gun. When tha posi tion had been located an American pa trol made a daring advance, reached tha emplacement, killed all the enemy machine gunners and brought bark the weapons. return that the ship he met at once by American destroyer. Two of the U-boats were sighted, but at such a distance that they were not identified by number and the race be lt an between the submarines for the transport and the troop ship for har bor. It lasted for twelve hours, and although handicapped by the fact that a zig tag course . bad to he run the transport maintained her lead, out of reach or a torpedo until three Ameri can destroyers were sighted. The U boats ducked and disappeared before the destroyers appeared on the scene, the fact of their nearneaa evidently having been picked up by wireless. FEDERAL MANAGERS SOUTEHRN RAILWAY Regional Director Winchell Announces Appointments Iffective Today '.iBy The Associated Press.) Atlanta. Ga., June 7. Federal man agers for railroads of the Southern region were announced today by B. L. Winehel, regional director. The appoint ment, effective Jane 8, and approved by W. 6. MeAdoo aa Director General, are aa follows: E. II. Coapmn for Southern Railway System, Georgia Southern and Florida Bailway, Alabama and Vieksburg Rail way, Carolina, Clinchfleld ' and Ohio Railway, Carolina, Clinchfleld and Ohio Railway of South Carolina, office Wash ington, D. C. L-O, XI. XiUl for IUinoU Central Jail road, Tazoo and Miaalsalppl Valley Rail road, Gulf aad Ship Islsnd Baialroad, office Chicago, HI. W. L. Mspother for Louisville k Nash ville Railroad, Louisville, Henderson and fit. Louii Railway, office Louisville, B. V. Taylor far Mobil and ' Ohio Railroad, Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad, office Mobile, Ala. W. A. Wlnburn for Central of Georgia Railway, office Savannah. J. H. Toung for Norfolk Southern Railroad, office Norfolk, Vs. The Federal manager will have juris diction ever all departments ea their re spective rail road a, reporting to the re gional director. Y TO Two Germans and Five Ameri cans Indicted in New York By Grand Jury J. A..0'LEARY THE SINN ( FEINER HEADS LIST Charges in Indictment Are of Most Serious Nature ; Other Defendants (By the Associated Preaa.) New Tork, June 7. Five American citiaena and two subjects of the Ger man Empire,, one of them a woman, are named a fellow conspirators in two Indictments returned by a Vederal grand jury here today. Investigators declared their operations the moat "en aationa! undertaken by German intelli gence agent aince the war began. The indictment allege conspiracy to commit treason and. conspiracy to corn- it eapionage. The assembling aad transmission of information relative to America' proterution of tho war, the destruction of American piers, dock snd troop transports with fire bomb destruction of quirk silver mmea in thia country to hamper the manufac ture of munitions, assisting Germany in taking an armed cipeditinn in Ire land; fomenting nf a revolt againat British rule in Ireland, raising of funds in this country with which to finance these operations, and destruction of munition factories and mines ia Great Britain are charged as ramifications of the intrigue. Broad Scope of Charges. The wording of the indirtineut, com priaing thirty pages, intimate that the conspiracy may be iif even broader scope. Thia ia augKe'tcd liv a para graph in the treason indictment which alleges that in July last year, one of the defendants sent a cablegram to 01 ten, Switzerland. The principals named in the alleged plots are: Jeremiah A. 0Lear.v, prominent Am erican Hinn Feiner, now a fugitive from justices on charges of espionage viola tiona for distribution of alleged anti draft literature in the magazine ''Bull," of which be wa formerly editor. Other Defendant. "Madame" Maria K. De Victoria, alias Baroneae Von Kretarhman, a Monde haired German woman of striking ap pearance and about 40 year of age. Carl Rndiger, who elalma Swiss ritl zenship, but who i alleged to have come to thia country from Germany under a fraudulent passpast. WiUard J. Robinaon of New York, aged 30, and under suspended eentence for seditious "sosp boi" oratory here ia behalf of Sinn Fein interests. John T. Ryan, a Buffalo, N. Y., attor ney alleged to have been active in spreading Hinn Fein propaganda in this eountry. Albert Paul Frieke, a Mount Vernon, N. T., toy manufacturer, whose affairs sre now being administered by Alien Property Custodian Palmer. Emil Kipper, prominently identified with 8inu rYiu activities in New York City. Rudolph Hinder snd Hugo Rchweitrer, both of nhom died last year, are the other tno "citiren defendants" named in the indictment. The seven individual listed are charged with complicity in both con spiracies. "Madam"'' I'e Victories, Rodiger, Rob inson, Frieke ami Kipper pleaded "not guilty" to both indictments before Judge Augustus A'. Hand and were remanded (Continued ea Page Sla.) Result of" Fire in Moham medan Section of Constantinople r A MSTERDA M; - June 7. Fifty thousand - .persons are homeless as the result of'a fire at Stambul, the Mohammedan section of Constantinople, which devastated the whole eastern part, of the Sultan Eelim quarter, according to the semi-official Nord Deutsche Allsremeine Zeitung of Berlin. Buildings on both sides Of the Mosque in tha district were destroyed, but the Mosque was spared., RALEIGH REGISTRANTS MAY SECURE FINAL CARDS RMelgh -regitrntl who have not re ceive! their final classification card may secure same by applying any day to the office of the Raleigh etemption board between the houra of 9 a. m. and 1 p. m. Tha office i on the seventh floor ef the Commercial Bank building. Then Want Higher Psv, Tee, Washington, June 7. Representa tive of employe of railroad owned dork, wharvea and tighter about At-lantie-iarboraappeared today before the board of railroad wage te ask for higher pay than was (rented them by Director General MeAdooe wage order. CONSPIRAC COMMIT TREASON FIFTY THOUSAND IDE HOMELESS DAM L GRAY GETS T Becomes Specialist in Annual Husbandry Work U. S. Depm't Agriculture SENATOR LODGEPAYS TRIBUTE TO DANIELS Senator Simmons Arranges Conference With MeAdoo For Traffic Men - By 8. R. WINTERS Washington, June 7. Secretary of Agriculture Houston announces the ap pointment of Dan T. Gray, of West DAN T. GRAY Raleigh, chief nf the animal husbandry division of the North Carolina depart nient of agriculture, as specialist in ani mal husbandry work in the United States Department of Agriculture. Ilia activity will embrace the entire South, and he will devote his uttciihiiii to questions of policy nnecting the animal husbandry diviaiou of the I'nited Mates Department of Agriculture and the es tension iifiu-e of the state's relntion eer vice. He will assume his dutira imme diately. The Department of Agriculture con aiders Dan (iray one of the live stock experts of the I'nited State ami he will be Keneral field superintendent of the work in the South. John T. ('sine, now director of agricultural eitensinu at the I'tah Agricultural College and DeWitt C. Wing, associate editor of the Breed ers tlsette, received like appointments to cover the northern snd nesteru trr ritory. Tribute Te Secretary Danirls. Senator Ii'Iki a Republican nho is known in North Carolina tlirnii(li his d dresses in the state, paid ninrked trih ute to Secretary of the Navy Daniels and the navy department, when a die cuaKion waj pre ipitatd in the Senate criticising the navy fr not warning shipping of the presence of submarines along the Atlantic toast. Senator lodge joined with Senator J i in Ham Iewia, Democratic whip, in declaring the navy was ready and alert for the enemy. "Nothing has so iini ilated and in vited (iermnuy as the louse brags and boaata about the nuinix-r of troops we are transporting to France,-' Senator Ivdge said, with apparent feeling, tier many was not iuvited here by attacks "ion the navy. beiaue there have been none. "The Navy and the Navy Depart ment," he continued, "have necessarily anticipated a submarine uttack from the beginning nf the nnr. They have had it constantly in m.nd. They have tried to take every piecautmn to meet it. I think they have. '"Everybody in the Navy has done everything human foresight could sug gest. Not a transport csirying our troops has been lot, and that is be cause of the Navy convoy. The Navy haa remained largely sileut about its work, snd that ia one of the lct things about it." Henator Iwi declared that the sub marine raids were not attempted until Germany was advised by inaccurate in formation that the Aiueruau govern ment wia "honeyconilie.l n,th fraud," and reeking with polliitoni and fotcuu tioa; that the Ported Statrtj I'll no a ran or navy and that "c nad fallen down in everything.-' " Freight Traffic Conference. Senator Simmons received a. telegram today from Director lieiieral MeAdoo from White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., agreeing to a conference with the rail road adminiatration silli respect to order No. 28, affecting freights. Sena tor Simmon and the otfier Senators associated with him will discuss the order with Judge I'routy, hn hs been designated by the Director tieneral to ennsider the rate question as Involved In order No. 21. This ia tho niattet nbout which the gentlemen representing tha tariff association of several south ern State saw Senator Summon yester day... Mere Honor For Rankin." " ' Ir. Watson H. Rankin, Secretary to the North Carolina Hoard of Health, and who I recognized na a foremost health official in tha I'nited States, waa again signally honored last night when the organisation of State and provincial boards nf health of North America elected him president. The national f leg of Hawaii bade good-bye to the retiring president and ushered Ia tho newly-elected official. It wa raised at the opening of the session yesterday. i. Resolution were passed by the medi cal conference nirginghe-eiiMisege - of (Centlnaed Page Sli.) mmm V;f NORWEGIAN STEAMER IS BOHBEDBYENEMYUBOATS TAR HEEL SOLDIER COMMITS SUICIDE Harry F. Utley, Formerly of Chapel Hill, Hangs Himself in Cell at Richmond (Rpec'ml to the News and' Observer.) Richmond, Vs., June 7. Because member of hi family said that they had no funds to defr;- the cost of burial, the body of Harry V. I'tley, twenty-four years old, member of Sev enteenth Company, fiffh training bat talion, Camp lice, nho committed sui cide in a polfee atation here last night by hanging himself, was today turned over to the State anatomical board, by order of Coroner Whitfield. According to his mother, Mrs. Delia Cheek I'tley, of Petersburg, formerly of Chapel Hill, N. ('., and Charlotte, N. C, I tley declared last winter before being drafted that he would kill him self before he would cross the Atlantic to fight the Germans. It ley was arrested for being absent from camp without leave. He tied one end of hi leather belt alnnit hia neck grid fastened the other to a bar in hi cell. Hi father, Jasper I'tley," in in auranre collector, committed suicide by taking poison eight years ago while liv ing at 800 Weat First street, Charlotte ill health being responsible. I'tley wa a native of Chapel Hill, also the native home of both hi father ami mother. He enlisted in the navy soon after his father's death but hi mother lot turn out because he wis under age. A TOAST SPEECH Savs Britishers Have Made Unsurpassed Sacrifices For Cause (Hv The Associated Preaa.) London. June 7. l'rcmier David Uovd (ieorge, in replying to a toast to the siHccas of the entente allied arms at the dinner of the Printers' So cictv of lindon, tonight said that Brit ishors have made unsurpassed sacrifices for a arret purpose and a high ideal. One of the most encouraging things the Premier continued, was the "Huperb valor and the trained skill with which the Americana have taken their part in the atruggle and defeated the foe, It is a moat encouraging thing, tie cause there has been a great flow of those troops and we were depending on them." If for nny cause the allies fail to succeed it will be a sorry world to live iu. Mr- lilovd' (Ieorge slid. "It is impossible to etaggernte the importauce or the significance of the issues with which we are conrronieu today," be declared. "The fite of tha world, the destiny of men and the lives of eeneratiolis would be fashioner! tiy the failure or tho triumph of our cause." AMERICAN SEAPLANE TRAINING CAMP, ITALY i iv The Associated I'ress.i American Heaplane Training Camp, Italv. .Inn 7. "The watchwords of tin camp are eft'n ienry, friendship, victory, remarked the American commander li he stood on the beach of the lake direct inir the afternoon's flying. "The erli eiencv is for our boys, the friendship fur our friends the Italians, and the victory is the destruction of the enemy, he eiplaincd. If anything, the work in a training enmp here ia apt to be harder than in a similar camn at home. In addition to the usual routing of flying nnd study tngr thw"indts--ntMiJtvJwu;u v&lftftUil or Italian or both, to know the names of machine parta, techntcni termsy.andJ to know bow to find their way al.out The aviators have found that they nni't know a good many phrases and sentences if they would understand the Italian mechanics, motor drivers and aviators. Ho the Americans already have begun studying Italian aa a sideline fn their many other studies. Most'n them know the meaning of a long liat nf worda employed for taking off, bink ing, turning, gliding, diving, making and landing. A good deal nf Italian haa been picked up by the aviators right In the village where the people ire very friendly and do not laugh at the weird eipreaaion used by the Americans, whom they hive adopted a tnur very. own... The younger aviator, whoieeane are keener have the idvintige in-Jaarning the lan guage and they find it come iri nandy It the mess tibles. The meas of the entire camp is located in a fine old Middle Age palace. The entire kitche and first floor hia been turned ever to them, and there they eat surrounded by frescoed walls and ceiling typical of an Italy of other day. The me overseen by a chef formerly with the Duke d'AbruzzI and the American are said to be among the best fed aoldiers in Italy all for 83 cent a day, - The viatornepijthecliief, Con sotino, by teaching him American (ling. LLOYD GEORGE IN Sunk Off Virginia Capes, Nine Hours After The Sinking of British Steamer Harpathian CREW PICKED UP BY NEW U. S. DESTROYER OUT ON A TRIAL TRIP, Nineteen Survivors Landed at, Cape Mar, N. J and at Once Taken To Hospital at j Barracks; Port of Hampton Boads Closed To Outbonnd! Vessels, On Account. Sub-' marine Menace Newport News, Va., Jan Is The port of Hampton Roads te. day was closed te outbound ves sels si s result of German ante, maris activities off the Virginia Capes. Incoming ateaatera eight ed no I'-boet la the Immediate vicinity or the Cape altheagh all told of receiving wlrsleee mensges regarding the preaence ef enemy underwater craft. i Washington, June 7. Sinking of the Norwegian steamer Vinland by a Ger- msi ' subinafiney 6.1 mile off the Vir ginia Capes it 6 p. m. Wednesday, June S, was anitounced tonight by the Navy Department. No detail were given in the brief die- patch to the department. This state ment wislasued : 'The Nsvy Department is informed that the Norwegian iteamer Vinland. 1,19.1 tons, waa bombed and aunk by submarine about (US miles oft! the coast of Virginia at 6 p. m. on June 8. The crew were landed at Cape May, N. J, The Vinland was aent down nine hour after the Bribed iteamer Har pathian wa torpedoed thirty-five mile farther from tha Virginia coast. Until word of her sinking came from Cape May today nothing had beea heard ef the operationi of the enemy raider line the landing of the Harpathian' crew yesterday. Cape May, N. J., June 7. Niaeteea survivors of the Norwegian steamer Vin land aunk this morning br a Oermaa submarine forty -sis mile off Cap May, were landed here late thia afternoon by a torpedo boat deitroyer. The survivors, all member ef the Vinland' crew, were taken to the hoe-" pital at Wiasahiekon Rarrark. Th de-i atroyer that picked them up wa a ne boat and on her trial trip, New Tork, June 7 Th Ylalaad wsi j a schooner-rigged steamer, owned by O. .) and A. Irgens and Company of Bergen, j and commanded by Captain Bratlaid. I 8he was built in Bergen in 1808, with a I ; gross tonnage nf 1,143 and a length of L'2A feet, fthe was laat listed a having! arrived nt an American AUmtio Port I S .n 1 a v 1 I 1 CREW OF HARPATHUX TELL OP BEING CHARED Newport News, Vs., June It urrir ors of the British steamer Harpathlea sunk Wednesday morning about 100 mile- from the Virginia eapei by a Ger man submarine today said tha ahip was chased twice by Oerman U-boats before hemg sent down. The Harpathian wa chased by a submersible ahortly after leavins a Klironesn mH mtiA aam while neitrlng American ahorea. Both f times she eluded her pursuers. t WAR BULLETINS Newport Newa, Va, Jnne T The twenty-nine Chinee members ef (he crew of th British ttsemer Harps. ' thlsa, sank off th Virginia Capea ; " Wednesday by a aaoaster German ' 1. boat 'were newt te Norfolk tonight ' by Immigration official te he held c there antll the government decides ' what la to he dene with them. On of these Chinee waa atrack la th face by a piece ef the torpedo which sank ths Harpathlaa. Hia lajnrlea were palatal bat not serlose. New York. Jane 7. The Americaa ; atesmaMp .Argwaant -was. torpedoed 4 ay a German aabmarlne off ' the Stilly Islands on Jaa S, according to a cable message received her today by the Geer Steamship Ce. London,, Jane Tc British ravaat. -ties reported daring the wk rad- : Ing Friday werei Officer killed or . died ef woande, IDS; -men, 4.J5H, Officers wonnded or missing, 7Wl men, 27,42$. THIRTEEN STILL AFE MISSING FROM CAROLINA ' New Tork, June 7. Right passengers and five of the crew of the- steamship Carolina, aunk last Sunday by a Oef- mm submarine, atill are mining, ac cording to aa announcement tonight by the New York and i'orto Rico Steam ship Company, owners of th vessel. ' The missing persons are not listed at dead, nor will they be, it wa stated, until ill hope of finding them hi beta abandoned. The Carolina carried SIS passenger ' and a crew of 120 when she sailed for t New Tork. Of these 210 paaaenger d j 115 of the crew have beea accounted , for. Bo far a know all tho aniain fromth Carolina -were-lost- front a lift boat in a itorm Sunday night, , 1 , J, 't!
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