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FULL LEASED WIRE SE R V ICE
l0L.XXlL NO. 403.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEB. 24, 1917. .
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
G DESTR UC
NINE
ndersea Boats Secure Their
Second Largest Harvest
Since r ebruary I st.
fljNNAGE AMOUNTS
Un of The Victims Flew
A H .1 1
Dutch riags All Likely
Destroyed in One Attack
While Appraching English
Channel French- Penetrate
German Lines in the Vosges
Vino steamers are today reported
, -, -o nnnrnvimatotTT Q7 . t
jirti making the day's submarine bag
jie si-L'omt greatest since jj'eDruary.
The February b record was 4b,bi.
cyen were Dutch and apparently .
.;i v pip sunk m one aiiacK in tne :
we?tor!v aproaeh to the nmgnsn cnan
The nritis.h authorities, London
Jeports. iuui nothing to do with their
rotiting.
tiip tonnage of six of the Dutch
Mirers asigregaxea 64,416 ana me
her is believed to have been a ves-.
f-v- were liit' uuieis sumv, uiit-
;,i:;tj tons and the other probably
,004 tons. j
JaDanese press report announces
;be presence of a sea raider in thef
Indian ocean, where the exploits of
a nArp.l Fmrtsn ivpre norfnrmorl 1
The new raider, an armed merchant-; ment given out m Berlin, Admiral von
man. is said to have sunk two British Capelle, Minister of the Navy, said
stealer- southwest of Colombo, Cey-Jthat not one German U-boat had been
!cn. In military operations there lost
hare been few important develop-! ed.
ments. The French have been active i pmg captured or sunk is 14 vessels
m the 0s2.es resrion ana Jr'aris re-! m
.oris the penetration of the German
'in?? north of Senones by a French
i
fedimcHt last night. Berlin reports
that a French attack in the Cham-
icgne failed, but admits the occupa-
ion in the Somme sector.
hirtisr. army e&timates were is-
sued today providing for.-an army .of r
iifliHiiifi nion. while a naval estimate .
calls for 50,000 officers and men,
siaking the naval personnel 450,000.
The army estimates, are exclusive of
India
t
Captain ar.d Six Men Killed.
London. Feb. 24 The British
earner Grenadier has been sunk,
ioyds announces. The captain and
six m -n wre killed and the remain
d?r c-f the crew landed I crats of the Senate after a conter-
Thp British steamer Trojan Prince ence with Secretary McAdoo, deter
t? also been sunk. I minai nnnn ftcrht tn a finish with
) mm&u m- .d "
It is believed all the men on these ' the Republican minority over the
tw r"re ved. I revenue bill and preparedness legis-
rour of lip r-even Dutrh stpamprs . . .
werP homeward bound with full car-ilation- ,Thev have Practically decid
m. The attack took place in the ed to hold Congress in continuous
tesiern approaches to the English i session from now on, even tQ the ex-
inne!. Xo instructions as to the
tent
Hues were either asked for or given!
' the Eritish admiralty. All the ar-'
nrlmirpitv Ail tho nr.'
mgements were in the hands of the nnblican Senators had dropped all dis-
"uii'ii an nnrsiips
Lloyds
5
announces that the creysi
the following steamers were land-
"c luiiu.Miig sieamers were lauu-
yesterdav. their vessels having two
ber-n torpedoed on Thursday: Ition
wr-n torpedoed on Thursday: .tion bill conference re;
Zaandijk Dutch, 4.189 tons gross; 'temporarily re-placed t
Joorderdijk, Dutch, 7,156 tons gross;' h Democratic co
Ef-mland. Dutch. 3,770 tons; Jacatra, In the Democratlc co
mtnVi r O-o . -i in fha Ti'lTinTlfP pnTntTiil
Dutch. 5.372 rone' ,oa. iifor,,' in
Da
ich. 5.S74
' ' to-iia ciiir?. ivicu.tiu.-F-
,831
tons, arifl thp fJnnstprlnn !
if- , " I I11U11S, OIUIIC, iuoi nil, o u.kj, v
.U0,p than 200 mpn of varinna na-' - ,
feaiitin, niPmh- f nf Swanson ana nugnes.
fn steamphins sunk- bv German I
wraannf-.-
'he menvere dressea in various ' matter what happens," said, Senator
feu Z TS- ey JLZl Simmons . "The whole preparedness j
i;,i 1
ment
.lujipiicu wiLii new cvjujy- tJ "
TllPV AT-1 1 1 r nsA fs- iinfll J
fw., berths- . . .
uaiiuio IUUL1C, W lici c
,fiy wero supplied with new eauip-' program
im bV bombs panted to , measure anc 1 i
nin Hiter warn in tr haH Jipph civ- to keep up this tiiiDuster we sniii nave
The Skrim was unarmed, in bal- to
. oui mi was unarmea, in uai-.i"6"" r
&t.and bound from Treport to Caar-'.of the Senate.
L-tt, 20 miles; fm
miles from Trenort. She was
ink-
k on Februarv 1ft. Thp crew 14 ! snnnsihilitv for delaying preparation-
? ;'umbfjr, included Louis Pinto, a of the nation in this grave crisis," said
,or o Riean. Thev were rescued Senator .Tames, "they may . take it,
aft
t 20 h
hnnun : , S 1 i j -.
- .wui-) in small UOcitH. put tne COUHUy Willi n."u "uvxv-
bark Blenheim, according to responsibility lies, If Republican
Consul
W- K ,iL vueeiisiuwii, waa senators want tu ugui'iui mtviv-uo
abani ' hf l1 fire after its crew had of munitions makers so that they may i
moned the ship and without in- r0r the nrofits of warfare and escape
r H)st at Unppnstnwn was
jU.y j -- ""i' ciiiu nnuuui i" reap uie yuiiLB
f'-n r.iany of tho shiP's Personnel, payment of any
saiiXi 7(-nlK";mJvas of 1,029 tons and country also shs
oouuia, oa.iJ.ua.iy J. c
wa
n.jin vjia, u a.u.iM.a.1. jr -i ' . i
Slink Pphrnarv 99. thi-rf'v
mil
Pi. " .i j . llllle uisuuooiiiG - -"" f
homh-southwest from Fastnet, in case the Republican fight succeeded
'illli i i .1. ' ..11
W ,i r. . and
tllo
, - ' . uiiu uiuoiv-i extra session, x u ao auuAAbi.vu. t..
' submission immediately after troasnrv notes and available Pa-
the
f,,..t imiiiittLt;ijf duel with treasury notes anu avaimuic x
corded r i rea ana was nama bonds the government mignt get
ln-,'i ;!RSueration. The submarine tv,, nnrtianormal conditions but
al Vp!J-,i1ifboats until a British it
ded at ir.:ru-T-a
-"uic, iicauu, cu o.ou
Sol
lomr -"-vi'tt.u . u" uucuu a3
'Co
iroche, born m Porto :
parents reside at San
'ancisco
itip p
ilf.nw a a basing his statement on the belief that
"n.ie.m was unarmed and ,iyHt wnilld nnerate to
ii
tout
Wireleoc lUC jzvcyutJiau. iiojji. " -Mr-
"U prevent the President, .from 'going to
T uongress to a., ""' " "
irM?.,I)ut.(;h Reamers, Gaasterland, handle the foreign situation on the
W V m maritime records. The
tr;," !17 tons was engaged';
a j,. between TTniiand and Smith
(Conn
-x- .v.
THE GERMAN U-BOAT WAR
SUCCESSFUL, SAYS 4
VON CAPELLE.
" J
45- -
;
Amsterdam. Fftb
24. In a state-
since the submarine war start-
Germany's toll in foreign ship
eignteen aays in t eDruary,
sr 'iiriif---y--1-'n,.iiMiiii 1 1 nK'
DEMOCRATS WILL
illElFPT
Determine to Squash The Re
publicans Over The Reve
nue Measure.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 24. The Demo-
of holding through Sunday.
.The conterence was nem aner xv-
in tViQ fiHHnotoT nnrl had Tart.i-
uioca in 1.1.1 imiuuiv. "
ted Jn an obstructive debate for
, , . , ..
hours' on the legislative appropna-
bill conference report which had
the revenue Din
conference, held
the Finance committee room were
McAdnn and Senators Sim-
o Tomoc Thmtias.
"We are going to insist on. keeping
ia Pavcnno hill hpfnre the Senate no
rT-rfrmm anr! the. destiny of the nation
"a - 4
3 A r-n unnn tVlia hill
There will be no compromise on this .
fight them with a contihuous session
Tf the Republicans want to take re-
. . A - J 1 1 lmMir -(irll OTQ Vt O
nfnro want tn tierht. tor tne interests
of its tax TJurdens, the
shall be informed of that.'-
Tho conference took considerable
X ne CUI11-"! tSlfyt; luuii wuomv
,i : ; . - ravanno -nnesihilit.ips
the President decnnea to cau au
would be impossible to proceed with
preparedness program. -
Senator Smfoot, one of the Kepubii-
.. . Manni. Renublican House-
. ia that therp
luauer siiu no uau "
iwmiid hp an extra session ui uugicoo
absence of congress. r .:
"I do not believe the President will
come to Congress at all , Senator
EAR-
TIO TV : I bUUN HOTUM
OLD NEW HANOVER
E
N THE HOUSE
Stood Ahead of All Others for
Short Hours for Trained
Nurses.
BOARD OF WELFARE
BILL GETS THROUGH
House Passed The Bill Today.
, Also Adopted The Ouster
Act Rapid Work Done
Today.
(Special to The Dispatob.)
Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 24. New Han
over county received the highest
praise among all the counties in which
hospitals train women for nurses, as
the debate on Breece's bill regulating
the hours of work brought out today,
i ne Greece s Din wouia limit tne
regular work hours to twelve and on
special cases hospitals would be al
lowed to call .npeih nurses for sixteen
hours' service, though sleeping quart
ers in the wards would be required
and nurses would be allowed to sleep
half that time.
Mr. Breece had discovered that New
Hanover . hospitals observe the short
est hours of the twenty-three examin
ed by him . - '
The bill passed without a negative
vote.
The House passed the act repealing
the State Board of Public Charities
and Corporations and enacted a Board
of Public Welfare.
It also repealed the Franklin county
special tax act, passed early in the
session.
Both, houses worked rapidly on roll
call bills, after having passed Friday
night the State-wide education bill,
GIVEN
S
nominating in party primaries boards ! state and city officials in their j;am
of education, who would be elected by I PaiSn y starting an investigation of
" j n si t i V i j.
the general assembly. -
The House passed an ouster law for
officers who do not enforce the law.
Senator Warren's bill providing for
the investigation of indebtedness of
the Mattamuskett railroad was a
promising measure presented' today.
The road has been much a considera
tion of the State council recently.
In The Senate, the Brenzier bridge
bill passed less the toll feature, and
the land Grant act of 1918 was repeal
ed. The Senate passed the Pegram
pistol carrying bill, which provides
drastic punishment for violation.
The House Friday.
The House was convened at 1
o'clock by Speaker Murphy. There
were large numbers of bills reported
from committees unfavorably, thus
saving the House from considering
them at all in the closing days of the
session. New bills were introduced
as follows: '
Harker Special tax for Pamlico
county.
Ward, of Duplin Amend the drain
age laws.
Ward Increase the pay of the Dup
lin commissioners. .
Daniel Change Green county from
the Fifth to theSixth Judicial dis
trict .
Sellars Amend the 1909 drainage
laws. x .
Brothers Authorize Kinston Grad
ed School bonds.
Daniel, of Warren Protect North
Carolina highways.
Shaw Relating the Scotland coun
ty courts.
Authorize stockholders in banks to
act as notaries public.
Wright Punish for false state
ments in securing credit.
Wright Define punishment for us
ing explosives in burglary.
Doughton Provide for the levy of
taxes for bounties, the creation of sink
ing funds and the payment of interest
on bonds.
Brummitt Bonds for Creedmoor
School .
Brummitt Tax dogs and make them
subjects of larceny in Granville.
Roberts, of Buncombe Joint resolu
tion for constitutional amendment pro
vidine intiative and referendum andfDutch ships, then en route to or from
recall.
Mauncy Authorize the payment of
$2,700 tcrthe town of Shelby.
Pn-jr. of Forsvth Provide tor tne
perpetual maintenance of cemeteries.
McCrackin Change the boundaries
of the Bolton Recorder's district in
Columbuscounty. '
Withdraw Allow Rutherfordton to
decrease the corporate limits.
McLenden Authorize bonds for
floating debt of Durham.
Parrish Prohibit the sa:e of quail
in North Carolina.
Farrish Repeal the laws of 1915, re
lative to the hours of employment in
lactones . '
PeCTam bv reauest Provide for the
(Continued on Page . Eight)
RELIEF MAY GOME
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S - ......
Committee Devises Plan to
ouy r ooa ana Listnoute.at i
Reasonable Prices.
GREAT DEMONSSI i
FOR THIS AFTERNOON.
New Yorkers Plan to Present
rrotest at maoison square !
Garden Governor on
The Scene.
.(By Associated Press.)
New York, Feb. 24. ReJIef
is in
Sight for the poor, of New York city :
who have been suffering from the hign ' number of dead from yesterday's tor
pnoes of food. Spurred by riots, boy- j nflu0 in Central Alabama at between
cotts and mass appeals the city gov- ; n and 20 persons. Wire communi
erntnent and wealthy citizens have ; cation with the storm-swept district
taken action. - j was interrupted and an afecurate es-
.The most definite measure , is the timate of the loss of life was impos
purchase, of a large quantity of food sible
which will be brought here for distri
bution at the lowest possible price.
George W. Perkins, chairman of the
mayor's committee on food supply, an
nounced that a campaign had begun
to popularize rice as a substitute for
more costly foods. The committee
has bought 4,000,000 pounds. Infor
mation from Woodland,- Cal., says Mr.
Perkins had telegraphed the county
board of trade there asking terms for
immediate shipment of 15000,000
pounds.
The mayor's committee has purchas
ed a carload of smelts on the Pacific
coast which will be used to force
down prices in the local markets.
Funds for these purchases were guar
anteed by members of the committee.
The board of estimate and appor
tionment has asked the state legisla
ture to authorize an amendment to
the city charter giving the board pow
er to appropriate, in case of emer
gency, city funds with which to buy
foodstuffs to' be sold at reasonable
prices.
Governor Whitman jtvho came here
last night from Albany said that he
could devote the date to the food prob
lem. The governor expressed the be
lief that the i WjLcks 4nd.market
bill "how before the legislature wotffd
ultimately bring some relief. The sit
uation, he said, demanded an immedi
ate remedy.
The district attorney has joined the
repojveoi illegal comDinanons 10 raise
prices.
Arrangements have been made for a
grekt demonstration this afternoon in
Madison Square. If the police will per
mit those in charge of the meeting, say
that, after the speaking is over thejr
will start a parade on Fifth avenue.
STIiED BY ft
OF THESINI1NES
Consternation Prevails at The
Hague Over Work of Sub
marines.
(By The Associated Press.)
The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 24.
(Via London). Consternation was
caused here by the annuoncement of
the torpedoing and sinking by Ger
man submarines of seven Dutch car
go vessels of which the Noorderdijk
and the Zaandijk, grain laden and
bound for a home port, belonged to
the Holland-America Line.
Two others the Remland and the
Gaasterland, were en route for the
United States for griin while the Ja
catra also was grain laden. The Ban
doeng was coming from the East In
dies with a cargo of piece goods. All
the vessels left (probably Falmouth)
February 22, it heaving been given to
understand by the German authorities
that tlie date would be "relatively
safe" the so-called safe period for neu
tral ships- sailing from British ports
which originally expired February 8,
having been extended at the request
of the Dutch government.
The ship sunk aggregated more
than 40,000 tons. The Holland-Amer-ika
Line has received a report that
the crews, of the Zaandijk and the
Noorderdijk were saved.
The foreign ministry today made
the following announcement:
"When unrestricted submarine war
fare was proclaimed the Netherlands
government not only protested against
it, but insisted that the German gov
ernment should take care that no
Dutch ports should be victims of the.time the body was-being lowered into
new measure. Germany declared her
willingness to do this, but added that
it was impossible to guarantee abso-
lute safety."
The statement says further that the
seven ships have been torpedoed avail
ed themselves of a German offer to sail
on February 22. They were to sail to
gether on a westerly course out of the.
danger zone and then proceed to their
destinations. The report then men
tions the dispatch received from the
Dutch minister, in London, announcing
the disaster, which adds that the ships
were torpedoed: without examination
of their papers. The communication
ends with the statement that it is
believed all the crews were saved.
SCORE MAY HAVE
BEEN KILLED IN
'Central Alabama Yielded Up
big Death 1 oil as Result of
Big Wind.
WHITES AND NEGROES
BOTH MEET DEATH.
Over One Hundred People In-
Ured in The Disaster
Wire' Communication
Badly Crippled.
(By Associated Press.)
Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 24. Re-
norts here earlv tndav n1a.r'Rd thp.
Three white persons are. known to
have been killed at Stewartsville, two
were killed and one fatally injured
at Hollins; two at Midway and four
negroes lost their lives at Whitsett.
In addition unverified reports .brought
to Birmingham were to the effect that
eight persons were killed and two
fatally hurt at Cogbill.
Probably 100 -persons were injured
in the Stewartsville-Hollins-Midway
.district, according to word from Syla
auga, where many of the injured were
removed. These reports said the
school buildings in these town were
razed, with many other houses, and
that school children were among the
killed and injured. The tornado ex
tended in Georgia, where' at Lithonia
two negroes were killed and several
persons were injured.' Six houses
were destroyed, mostly small negro
dwellings.
Wetumpka and Hurtsboro, Ala., ex
perienced severe storms and suffered
conesiderable. property damage, but
no lives were lost.
It is reported from Selma that the
tornado did damage in Autauga and
Dallas- counties, but details are lack
ing.. , -r,; . .
Three Negroes Killed.
Lilthonia, Ga., Feb. 24. Three ne
groes, two women and a man, are
dead, and six other persons, four of
them white, are slightly injured as
the result of a tornado which swept
the outskirts of Lithonia late yester
day, demolishing more than thirty
small houses and damaging a hundred
others. Vire communicatibn, partial-
ly interrupted last, night, was re
stored today and -work of clearing
away the wreckage begun.
Death List Mounts.
Sylacauga, Ala., Feb. 24 The death
list of victims of the tornado which
late yesterday swept throagh south
eastern Alabama counties reached
twelve today. More than oner hundred
persons were injured and the damage
to property is believed to have run
into the thousands. Hollins, a small
village near here, practically was de
stroyed, and in the sections consit
ing of Hollins, Midway and Stewarts
ville, thirty stores and' dwellings
were demolished. In this section
seven were killed.
Montgomery, Elmore, Macon, Au
tauga, Perry and Bibb counties all
suffered considerable damage to prop
erty and at Whitsitt, Hale county,
four negroes met death at the hands
jof the storm. In Calhoun county
'.'wind jockets" of great velocity are
said . to have wrought considerable
damage.
FUNERAL OF FUNSTON
IIN rKldAJ 1UUAI.
(By Associated Press.)
THE TORNADO
San Francisco, Feb. 24 The funeral'. Hniriwa tn HninniUi ha hppn
of Major General Frederick Funston
took place today at the First Presby
terian church, the services being con
ducted by the Rev. William K. Guth
rie. The body lay in state through
out the night at the city hall, under
a military guard.
The escort for the body of the dis
tinguished soldier to its final rea"tfhg
place in the national cemetery at the
presidio over-looking the golden gate,
consisted of two regiments of coast
artillery, commanded by Major Gen
eral J. Franklin Bell, his staff, a com
pany of Bluejackets, companies bf
Spanish war veterans and representa
tives of other military organizations.
All city officers and courts were
closed during the funeral and Mayorerican Line announced today. She is
Rolph issued a proclamation request-,llow Presumed to be safely beyond the
ing that citizens cease their occupa j submarine zone.
Hrm fnr a. few moments during1 thfi
the grave.
AMERICANS ABOARD
BUT SHIPS WARNED.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 24. Sinking of
two more vessels, by German subma
rines both with an American sailor
on board was reported to the State
Department today by American con-
suls. In both cases the vessels were
warned and the two Americans landed
safely. The vessels sunk were the
' Norwegian steamer Skrim andthe
bark Blenheim. The latter
was
I bound from Pensacol -Sraeaock
HOLLAND IS FACED
13Y SERIOUS STAGE
OF SUB. WARFARE
! - - X- -K- -X- -K- -55- -55-
3f
X-
5C-
.U-BOAT CRISIS EXPECTED
v TO BRING RECALL OF
PENFIELD. '
AMBASSADOR PENFIELD.
Frederick C. Penfield, United
States Ambasador to Austria-Hun-
gary, whose recall through the sev
erance of diplomatic relations with
the Dual Monarchy may take place
at any time. If Austria-Hungary af
firms the German ruthless - U-boat
war Ambassador Penfield will be in
structed to ask for his passports and
at the same time passports will be
handed to Count Tarnow Tarnowski,
Autsro-Hungarian Ambasador now at
Washington.
End of Congress Near But
President Quiet as to
Seeking Its Aid.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 24. With ad
journment of Congress one week off,
President Wilson today had given no
indication of when he will go before
that body with a statement on inter
national relations and Secretary Lan
sing was out of the city on a three
day vacation.
After yesterday's cabinet meeting
j omciais were unusuany reticent . ana
. the next regular cabinet meeting will
not e neia until i uesaay. - uramar-
would be looked for soon after a
conference with his cabinet advisers.
Temporary excitement created yes
terday by news that an American mis
sionary was drowned when the
French liner Athos was torpedoed,
was allayed today by press reports
that the vesel was being used as a
troops transport and was convoyed
.by two destroyers.
4,4fi4,4,,l4,4,,44,i,44,4,.
ITALIAN TRANSPORT SUNK.
(By Associated Press)
Feb. 24. The Admirality an-
4' nounced today that the Italian
transport Minas, carrying 1,00 !
sunk and that all on board except
4 two men, perished.
i
4f,f4''.'$ii'$,ai,i'ii
AMERICAN STEAMER
WAY FROM LIVERPOOL.
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Feb. 24. The American
Line steamship. Finland carrying 166
passengers, among them JHenry Van
Dyke, former American minister to
The Netherlands sailed from Liver
pool on February 17 and is due here
next TuesWay or Wednesday, the Am
SPOKE BEFORE TEACHERS.
Member of Faculty of A. & M. Col
lege In The City.
Professor T. E, Browne, of Raleigh,
a member of the faculty of A. & M.
College spoke before the reading cir
cle of the rural school teachers in the
auditorium of the Hemenway school
this morning on agr 'culture in the
cchcols, and was heard with much in
terest by his audience. Professor
Browne was to have reached the citv
yesterday at noon and spent the after
noon in company with Mr. J .P. Har
ring. county farm demonstrator, visit
ing the schools at Castle Haynes and
WrighfSboro but was detained and only
reached here this morning.
;:t -3
Tremendous Destruction of
Dutch .Shipping During the
Last Two Days;
POPULAR RESENT NOW
POPULAR RESENTMENT.
Millions of Dollars Worth of
Property of Neutral Coun
try Destroyed by German
Submarines Washington
Thinks The Situation
Acute.
is
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 24. The tremen
dous destruction of Dutch shipping
during the last two days is regarded
here as the most acute phase of the
international situation.
It is regarded even as bringing near
er the probability of a break In dip
lomatic relations between the Nether
lands and Germany. So far, Holland
has only made protests against de--struction
of her neutral ships by Ger
man submarines but the startling ope
rations reported yesterday and today
are expected f.o arouse a wave of
popular indignation in The Netherlands
which the government may find it
difficult to withstand.
The situation for Holland In . rela
tion to Germany as it is observed from
Washington, is growing more and .
more difficult. Officials and diplo
mats here will be surprised if the gov
ernment does not take' some action.
Enormous Loss. -New
York, Feb.- 24. The destruct
ion of Dutch ships by German subma
rines, as reported from 1 London, in
volves the loss of vessels and cargoes
valued at $11,600,000, according to es
timates made here today by agents
of the lines owning the seven ships
sunk.
The Zaandijk was owned by the Holland-American
Line. According to
William van Doom, the line's agent
here, the vessel was en route frorn
Rotterdam to New-Yoxk-lg. ballast , Sha
had put in a Falmouth for: examina
tion . , ' ,
The Noorderdijk, also a HoIland-Ajn
erica liner, carrying a cargo of grain
from New York to Rotterdam had put
in at Falmouth and was sunk between
Falmouth and Rotterdam. The grain
was intended for the Dutch govern
ment. The Eemland was owned by the
Royal Dutch Lloyds. She was com
ing from Rotterdam in ballast for New
York and had called at Falmouth,
Like the Zaandijk, the Eemland was
coming here to take on grain consign
ed to the Dutch government. '
The Jacatra, owned by the Rotter
dam Lloyds left New York January
26, with grain for the Dutch govern
ment. She had put in at Kirkwall.
The Mena also owned by the Rot
terdam Lloyds was believed to be on
her way to the United States from
Rotterdam to get grain.
Apparently most of these vessels
were in Kirkwall or Falmouth during
the early days of the period of Ger
many's unrestricted submarine war
fare. For more than a yer all ships
flying the flag of Holland have been
filling from. 60 to 80 per cent, of their
cargo space with grain while the oth
er space was commandeered and the
grain was all consigned to The Neth
erlands government. None of the
ships reported sunk carried passeng
ers. GERMAN IR TAX
HAS BEEN RAISED
Still No More Than Vhat Oth
er Belligerents Doing, It is
Claimed.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 24. War taxation in
Germany has been increased 20 per
cent, in the budget presented to the
Reichstag yesterday by Count vo
Roedern, finance minister, according
to an Amsterdam dispatch to Reu
ter's. In his speech in which 'he an
nounced the new war credit 'of 15,
000,000 marks Count von Roedern ex
plained that the increase was neces
sary because the budget provides no
new money while the "safety law,"
enacted last year called for an in
crease of 50 to 60 per cent, in the
legal reserve.
The finance minister said the ques
tion , of taking over the coal mines
had been rejected. .He added that
Germany was well able to rely on its
own coal production" and that the
commodity could be taxed all the
easier because the price was lower
than in foreign countries, averaging
15 to 18 marks. He maintained that
an average taxation f , 2 1-2 marks
on coal and 80 pfennigs on lignite was
too high. There will be a levy of 10
to 16 per cent, on railroad ticket
and 7 per cent, on all freights.
Count von, Roedern said that the
war credit voted last' October was
nearly exhausted. , , ;. ,
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