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. m mm mm tS'm I J tt '! North and South Carolina:- Gen raliy fair tonigni ana wwa ERYICE 4 : FRIGE; FiyEi CENtg Mi- A , I K 1 181 . . W HI. NO:-; 169 1 LirK s yii ViiU WtCi ; -1 'V; TEifiiiiffiiiis " .-.-1 ': - , -i . f t , :- ; . Many Men May Have-Been Killed by Explosion at Mare Island Navy Yard INQUIRY NOW BEING CONDUCTED r.nvernment Admits That Many Have Been Injured- Various Reports As to Num ber of Dead Cause So Far Not Made Public FIVE REPORTED KILLED. (By Associated Press.) wasnington, JUiy . nve dcii were killed and 31 injured in an explosion which wrecked two storehouses at the Mare Island Navy Yard today, according- to the commandant's report to the Navv Department. " ' -K- -x- " San Francisco, July 9. Two store houses at the Mare Island Navy Yard, on San Francisco Bay, were destroyed by an explosion this morning. Wheth er any lives were lost has not been determined . Twelve of 15 magazines were badly damaged by the explosion, the force of which broke thousands of windows in Vallejo, half a mile away. - Fire started in the wrecked buildings and desperate efforts were made to prevent its spread to other buildings, where explosives are stored. . - - . Sf-''P- Several buildingsjiSea A?Bl?eptng quarters for detachments of gunjners, were wrecked. Whether any men were in these buildings is not known.- Naval officials at Vallejo said f about 200 men were employed in or near the buildings wrecked, but whether these men had reported for work at the time of the explosion was not known. The explosion occurred at 7:44 a. m. The concussion was terrific.- At the Southern Pacific freight sheds in Vallejo, two miles from the scene, doors were torn from their hinges. Among the injured were: Lieut. C, Bird, U. S. Marine Corps and two other men, residents of Pasadena, who were passengers on the El Capiton, a ferry boat operating between South Vallejo and Vallejo Junction. They suffered from shock and were cut by flying glass. Although the boat was in mid stream about two miles from the scene of the explosion all the doors and windows were blown out. ' Orders that no person be allowed to leave Mare Island were issued . by Cap tain Harry George, commandant of the navy yard. No official announcement was made as to the number of cas ualties. Many Reported Killed. Vallejo, Cal., July 9. A report that eight men had been killed in the black powder storehouse explosion at Mare Island navy yard, was received in Vallejo this morning. Navy officials admitted that great numbers of men had been injured. Fire at the Mare Island navy yard,' as a result of an explosion in a store house, has been brought under control. Officials have started a search of the wrecked buildings and it was announc ed that nothing officially would be giv en out until the extent of the casualties and damage had been determined. HAWAIIAN MILITIA ANXIOUS GO TO FRONT (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 9. Urgent pleas t0 be sf-nt to France to loin the Am- Jican loroes in France are oeing . - made bv '..00 Hawaiian militiamen, ac- tording to J. Kuhio Kalanianaole, Hawaiian delegate in Congress, who IS ureincr c. tr,n ki nntn Ktr War -n jui auHf atuuu uj Departriif;nt. The question of food supply, it is said enters into the problem of what position is to be made of the Haw anan forces, for Hawaii is looked to i to film iVi xi tt-.u1 aincia9 8ugar and rice needs. "Our niPll want tn trot 4nfft thft fizht -- iii.ii I l l l l l - f ill lliu w-a l fi K-fl. a fight owav." sail Mr Tfalonlnnaole. who expressed the hone : today that the (Jenartmont wnnld immoiatelv order the militiamen into the Federal service. . EARTHQUAKE SHOCK FELT AT ROME - -, - i , i . , . R ( By Associated Press.? ' -rtome, juiy 9. Pope Benedict was akened by an eartn shock , which nook t he whole of Rome early Sunday uornintf. Many DeoDle dressed, others shock ",,uies' iea"ns a a . .Aniuuiauvu r- . . .. i iirp was no uamaee nor yio-t" iimo Aeshock was specially zmlvi f-vezzano which was nracticallr J J 7 j A) - v, vv U--'' -".r- iERICl STE1ER SU1 BY U-BOAT The Crew t Was .Landed .On . Island Off French Coast (By Associated Press.) London, July 9,-r-The American steamer Massapequa was sunk on Saturday by a German submarine. The crew was landed at ,tae small island of Sein. off the French coast. 28 miles southwest of Brest. . The Massapequa, 3,193 tons, was armed with guns manned by naval gunners. She was built in 1893 at ' imderland. Eng.. and owned by -the New York and Porto Rico Steamship ITCn CLLXXX Ul W 1UW UVCamtJlU - Company. She sailed on June ; 18 from the United States for France, with a general cargo: She was com manded by Captain A. H. Strung and had a crew of 31 men, of whom; 10 signed on as American citizens. AMATEUR CONTEST ON MIDLOTHIAN UNKS (By Associated Press.) Chicago, July 9. Kenneth B. Ed wards, ot Chicago, with T2 strokes for ha 1ft.- hnToa 1m1 Aha liminatinn lanta iriade the -course, iri 40-39-79. while; Tom Prescott, of Atlanta,, took 41-JS"8U. : J3 muUia UUiiuci, ui. oudwu, former- open and. amateur champion, took 40 for the first 9 holes, while ID. E. Sawyer, champion in 1906, took 42. Guy Miller, of Detroit, also took 42 for the outward journey; NEUT; AMBASSADORS INyn CONFERENCE ' (By Associated Press.) London. July 9. According to re ports reaching Rotterdam from Ber lin and forwarded by the Exchange Telegraph, Emperor William invited the neutral ambassadors and minis ters to a conference on Saturday. v C!litH-irwiA-r. TrrV, Adair.- - SITE FOR A SECOND CAMP ENTIRELY IN GEN. WOOD'S HANDS CLERKS ON STRIKE I The Seaboard Office Force In Richmond Strike tor in crease of Salary (By Associated Press.) , Richmond, Va July 9. Twenty-six clerks, comprising s practically the entire force went oil; a strike at the Seaboard Air' Line - Riilvf ay freight offiee this morning The business of the off ice was immediately suspend ed. The strike has been referred to the railway's chief offices in Norfolk ,4UT aujuouuui' dinned hv the-! rpfnal of the railroad to grant a rni renorted to be 20 per cent.' An innroQCD nf 10 ncr cent. -was erantea, effective July 1. This was uot satis factory to the clerks." TO TRAIN OFFICERS ' FOR MERCHANT F LfcL i ' . -,. - ' ' , (By Associated PMSJ.) 0L. aa Washington, D. C. July tf.Stx addl: tibnal schools for chief officers of the American mercantile marine are to be opened today. iThe locations are At lantic' City, Cape May. Philadelphia. Baltimore, Crisfleldv Md.i and Norfolk, fr inian la to' rive intensive training iii use of instruments, in .com puS and a few studies of the kind ?o men with good nautical experience CD HUT - to men wtu. 6wm , - rI0rt,.r, tha, tftfthniaue of manage . . .t- n.t,niniia nf ' manaee de-fWlH i?e-4o eI"notft fliftt needed omcer iw -- NiPetrbgrad. July A-S6verakvil- 'laKes' and more than 7.000, mea ' lages' and more than T.000?men have .been captured by the Rus- sians, -"west of Stanislau . in Ga4 licia, the War Office -announces. Six Hundred and Eighty-Seven :f Thousand the Number to i. Be Selected. . fBr Asnorlatpd Press. Washington, July 9. Unofficially, it was indicated today that 687.000 is the number of men to be selected for! J.the first National War armyrom the ; I ' r , 4 - 1 millions registered June 5. Probably j drawn, as the number of exemptions to - be allowed is, estimated at 50 per cent. Next Saturday is understood to have been . tentatively fixed- upon as the date for the drawing, although no announcement has been made by the provost marshal general s office. MARINE CORPS CAMP ALMOST READY T (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 9. The marine training camp at Quantico, Va., consist ing of approximately 250 buildings with accommodations for 6,500 men, will be ready for .occupancy by August 1, ac cording to .present prospects. Major setn Williams, or tne Marine a ' Corps, said yesterday that the build- ings are nearly completed, and 2,000 men can "be accomodated now. The camp . includes barracks, mess halls, power house, base hospital and other buildings . . Only 50 men will be quar tered in each building as a precaution against possible spread of contagious diseases. It was also stated that the Port Royal, : S . ; C . , camp will be prepared within a week to accommodate 9,000 men. All buildings are completed. BOMBS DROPPED : (ByAssoetated Prats.) ' Amsterdam July 9,-A frontleij: cor respondent 61 the Handelsblad reports that 5 persons were killed and sev eral houses were destroyed during the bombardment of the German city of Essen, home of - the great Krupp work8,v Friday night. A correspond ent - of the Telegraaf says bombs were dropped on the Krupp works and that reports of damage inflicted are conflicting.- Estimates of the number of attackers vary from 15. to 40. (The official French statement of , Saturday night said one French airplane raided Essen, dropping bombs on the Krupp factory). A semi-official German statement received here from Muenster West- phalia says: Wilmington , Delegation In Washington Advised As to That Today ALL PAPERS SENT TO THE COMMANDER Senator Simmons Urges An v ather Cantonment for North Carolina But Has No Preference- Secretary Resets De cision With General Wood (By George. H. Manning,) Washington, July 9. At the War Department it was said today that all the papers, urging the location of a National Guard camp at Wilmington, have been forwarded to Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the South-eastern Department, at his head- miarters at Charleston. S. C, and that the naming of additional cantonments Ma entirely in his hands. Senator Simmons called on Secre tary Baker " this week and urged that a National Guard cantonment be locat ed In North Carolina, in additions to the camp located at Fayettevule. He did not urge any particular point in the State, leaving it to the department of ficials to select the most advantageous point, if he could succeed in having it brought to North Carolina. Mr; A: B. Skelding, general man ager -Of the street railway, at Wilmlngf ton, and Clayton Grant, Esq.,- an attor neyibt Wilmington, ' called oh Senator Simmons this morning to advise; wftb him as to the best step to be taken lit bring a cantonment to Wilmington and! later made an effort to obtain an; ap pointment with Secretary Baker. Aat Secretary Baker's office It was said they.'would be referred to- General Wiinrl ' as the matter is entirelvin his hands and the camp will be located at SELECTIVE DRAFT 'I II J flp" HI I U F II III 1 1 1 1 H I VlJ-' I III- ; U, 1 UIIIlUIlU. OE lade By Head of Industrial v Training School a'tg -. . ' ... yDurham-'-r -v -:J:;v SAME Department's Canning tin to Be, Reprinted -Gobd Work ;By Raleigh Woirtg ' . an's Club V-w-- Raleigh, t July- 5. Goyernor Bickett, replying Saturday ta the lopeat letter; of Dri James E.' Shepard of ; Durham -J th 7on colored' leadera a telegram sent to: it wrernora -ot to bring, back their- ref ugees nny other States x ,- ' ' ; J the House Military committee to ad ixuvernur Bickett does V not .'put It , . ? . . k vq a'ha nhiali! vocate immediate action en the bill of a Western State as illustration of tne aoutns capacity u treat ine ne- gro ueuer mau me seawus, wweu have no race issue. Dr. Shepard, who- is president - of the National Training scnooi, sent out xnursaay a telegram asking Governor Bickett r . to make for the-negro an appearand to ask pepple in communities where crimes are committed to refrain , from lynching. . - , Dr. Shepard began his message ;toi'xench officers on duty There, and Governor Bickett by noting the . in- others, are expected to appear before crease of lynchings "of a Tielpless the; committee ; later v on, and Chair people North and S'outh, in many in- man Dent hopes to report me bill to stances for trivial tnings, are naving a depressing enect on a iwoyie ,wuu love, their country, and who are loyal and true to .the vf lag." He obserrea that the courts are governed by the whites and that no danger of a;: ne gro's escape could justify a. mob's ac tion. "The negro is asking "for. : a right to live and hope' Dr.; jsnepar declared.- :( ' . Governor Bickett accepts tjie invi tation to speak a word agafeist the mob and says what is in This-mind. The" Governor says: ; .... "July 7th, 1917.. "th- .Tas. . T3. SheDard. . ' i ; "PresijNational Training iSchool,v H r coricur without reservation; in and cowardice. The White people are under? a: peculiar, .obligation to rerrain from violence of any sort against' the nninrMl nennla of the land. jUp to this time there has been no mob vio lence in v the State of North Carolina during -the present administration, and I am earnestly enaeavonng iu promote good feeling between the races, nd sincerely trust that our neonle under all - circumstances will refrain from taking the law into, their own hands. "It Is, my opinion that the people of North Carolina, white and black, are law abiding and humane. We have been exceptionally free from the riots and disorder that have prevailed In some sections of the country, and I earnestly. Jippe that the people of this State -ill not only sustain, but im Drove Jthe reputation for decency, .'peace and respect for the law that they now enjoy. The riots in St. Louis are simply cumulative evidence that after all the South is the best place for the black man. in tne soutn me negro is rec ognized as a legitimate factor, and thpr haa never been any disposition to interfere with bis industrial activ ities The South understands . the ne gro and is ever ready to give him in telligent aid and sympatny. "I see in today's papers mat mr. Samuel Gompers, presidetat of the American Federation . of Labor, charges that negroes have been in duced in large numbers to leave the South and go to sundry cities in tne North , and West in order to "break (Continued 'n Page Six) Prince Von Buelow Mention ' ed Among Those Spoken : of For the Place (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam, July g.--The Tagablatt of Berlin,, says it is rumored that . a change in the Berlin chancellorship may be expected. Among those men tioned, as the possible successor- of Cb.annor von Bethmahn-Hollweg, It names Prince von Buelow, former chancellor; Count von ilertling, Ba varian prime minister, and Count von Roderiv secretary- of v the imperial treasury. ront vnn. Hertllnehas had seVeral RUM OF CHANGE OF Ml RBEMIER Count von weruinsaa several n n-d -today; Twenty conferences recenUylth Aunro-Hun Cantaln Roy S. garian pi ficia s. presumably in regara to peace questions. e,is saia lo xayor peace without casn inaemnity. uunngi- " - ';z r A " auburb Le;war.Prlnce vonBuelow:has;spenta mosti)f.W. mswitzeriant peen:reMnea;wVwf;ueri ernment nas aepx mm inra aemcwu i "".. - t he, tArH position in the expectation of calling was made without accident TheAsh him back when the time came to range peace. wlth;he Idea. that he -51 couia renaer, greater tBervn;eB uu oti ; . vt-. -a eOiihtVof having iadho : share-in theJing vwhat 4sconsldered :too Wgtti, a Washingoiv July - 9James Gerard, former. Ambassador. to Gerard, former . Ambassador. to f r Germanv. . has iresiened from:. the diplomatic service and returned . to private life. ,His resignation was accepted 'some" . time; ago, though the fact was not allowed to" become . known - until today. ;1 Ur; Ori" House Committee By Advocates of This War Measure CBy Associated Press. V Washington, July 9 Brig.-Gen. Sauier. chief signal officer, and otber 'army experts, appeared today before providing for the War Department's great aviation program. h At we request or jrenrai oquier the session was executive. The gen- eral explained that the 22,625 aircraft desired and engines for them would cost approximately $363,000,000, an the rest, $276,000,000; would be neces- sary to man the air fleets arid provide f or ammunition and supplies. " Secretary Baker, some, of , the tnet House the last of this week. ELECTION TOMORROW OF ELKS GRAND RULER , (By Associated Press.) ' .".-Boston, Mass., July 9. This ; city was given over today to - the thou sands of delegates and visitors to rthe annual convention of the Benevolent and Protective Orderof Elks; The grand lodge session " will be formal ly . opened tonight . .with James Tl. Nicholson, past grand, exalted ; ruler, presiding. - - 'x"-'--vx;'--":':. y Chief interest today lay In the. cdn fhat for th office of grand xaltea ruler oexwen J?xea narper, ui jjjuw LONGSHOREMEN UNION IN ANNUAL SESSION : -'j. i r y:- v v By Associated Press.l ' ; j Tpled9, O., 'July 9.Wlth 200 dele gates present from. the United State. Mexico, Cuba, Canada, South Atnefica and Central' America, the annual, con vention of the. International Longshore men's Union began here lodAy. Presi dent T. V. O'Conner, of Buffalo, said that a policy of support of President Wilson will be outlined. The union In cluded 60,000 members, mostly V dock men. Richard Butler, of New : York, Is opposing President O'Connor for re election.. . . . OFFICER SHOT HI IN SELF DEF 1 " Deputy Sheriff of Onslow Had To Kill Negro He Had Ar rested Sunday (Special to The Dispatch.) . , Jacksonville. N. C. July 9. That Deputy Sheriff John R. Gurganus act ed In defense of his own life whea he, last -night, shot and killed -WInslow Hassell, a negro, was the veraict oi the coroner's jury- ' u.safiii a nacrn nf 40 odd vears Of age, was reported to the sheriff's, of fice yesterday as having runya prom inent farmer "for Rome distance, threat ening to kill him and finally cut the farmer's finger off with a, razor. The white man, J. G. Morton, at once re- norted the matter to '.'the shenn 8 of fice 'and Deputy Gurganus went to make the arrest. - The negro was lo cated at Catherine' Lake, 10 miles fmm here, but when told he was un der arrest he-advanced on the deputyr threatening, to cut and : shoot nim. we raised? a chair and advanced three times on the officer when the deputy fired the fatal shot. . Rodolph Duffy a prominent, attor ney, eyewitness to" the shooting, de clared the oKcer - acted - entirely In defense of 'nis own life. , 'r. SQUADRON FLIGHT? OF ARMY PLANES (By Associated Press.r ." ' . Chicago, - July ? 9. What Is believed in have been the longest . 'squadron W of am : a rpi!L! tti -atenal corps. tookC the - mominr. from the Ills.-The trip Oil AIRCRAFT BILL ar-4orn vtuuv "XT itltn the vmqint .was unable obtain laAAittnnal "Isl'ixA needed without pay- , v- IMI'ffllElHIIf 'iilliiHiilp! r PllllSHlill ' . ,-. J : . .. . . I . V ... . . : . , . ... ' - . " . .v HIS ABDICATED Royalist Movement Work of German Agents The Sue-: cess Short-Lived . (3y Associated Piss.) London, July ,9. The dispatch from Peking early this morning announc ing the abdication of Hsuan Tung, the young Emperor who was put back on the throne, by; General Chang-Hsun, Is corroborated by a cablegram received today from . Router's correspondent there. It appears that General Chang-Hsun, depressed by , the fail ure of his attempt to restore the monarchy, tendered his resignation to the Emperor, who thereupon issued an edict announcing his abdication. ,' The Republican forces occupy strategic positions in the southern and rWes tern outskirts of the city, and there is very prospect of a peaceful settlement. r' "; ..f Germans at Work. Tokio, Friday, July 6 (Delayed).- According to reports-reaching Tokio, the movement' to. restore the Mancnu dynasty In Cblna- is being aided by German agents, 'x':i:. -7 '-.f. . Palace: Bombafded.' ' " London. July ; .h-ReUter's Pekin4 correspohdent reports- that the palace REVOLT THREATENED I BYCATALONIANiS Madrid, July '; 9. The government vAsfftrdav decided that the present time was Inopportune to summon Par-J liament. The question was; consia ered at a cabinet meeting on request of a number of Catalonian i senators and deputies. They-: declared that v If the government aid not , Immediately summon Parliament they .would " call upon the members to meet In Barce lona, July 1. ' The government de cided yesterday that if ; the, deputies and senators held the proposed ex traordinary "meeting at Barcelona it would be considered a seditious act. PREPARING TO DEFEND THE SACRED CITY Peking (Via Tien Tsln), July 9. General Chang Hsun, head of the, im perialist forces, is provisioning the Forbidden City and strengthening Its defenses. This indicates-that fn the event his troops, are defeated at Feng Talnear Peking, the last stand wlll be made there. The 13th division ac companied by artillery, Is leaving Pe king for Feng Tai. Secretary Daniels Asks . Con- 1 - J-'-m u gress ror r orty-r ive iYlillion . Dollars For' It . '. (By Associated Press.). -Washington, July g.-yCongress .was asked by Secretary Eftniels today to appropriate $45,000,000 for? naval aeronautics in additn to the amounts carried in this year's appro priation bill. The navy is working out a" considerable air program of its own aside from the great $625,000,000 military aircraft' project of the De fense Council. - '1 -r. 1 ' " " '' "The navy is making efforts," Mrj Daniels said today,, "to build , up an air force of " sufficient size', to oper ate as scouts from . naval,, vessels, to patrol the waters' off "the;- extensive coasts of the United Stat eg - and our Insular possessions . and also; to cor operate with naval ; forces abroad in anti-submarine warfare. r.i-; . v '"The - $45,000,000 recommended will be required . to maintain "ana ; expend existing v schools and ! stations, .; to es tablish , new stations ; and , training schools, and the ' purchase of neces sary.! aircraft -r seaplanes, i; dirigibles and kite balloons. - ' ;. C ''The additional ; personnel , required for the operation ;of.. the naval air craft Is being enrolled ? in; the naval reserve 'flying corps. .. .. .1 ' UP I r mw Mm mm B Gateway to i Leynberg" Seem Dopmed As Brusiloffsv Meiv 4 Assail Germans W ;. . ., THOUSANDS OF MORE i PRISONERS TAKErf iAustrberrnahttadcs . FU , trt Shake Off Russians North". of Stanislau--Teutons " Atr. i,.i tacks French in West . But Without Success -Russian Gavalry Pursuing Retreat ing Germans , : New and powerful blows arebeln r struck by the Russians in . Galicia, u Apparently they have- been on th Austrdkzerman line west . of Stanlfl I i lau, soiitti-of Halicztas toaays offi, r, cial report from Petrogradi hot only'? - reports important gain's , for the ' Rua-, ' slans In the Stanislau area;vbut ''dftf clares the Russian caValry is: pursuing ' , the I retreating enemy., , This! purflult -ajready has preached the Lukva rlrfW Sialics, the, gateway', to Lemberg from the south, seems, doomed to fall jiniess the , ;R t& r quickly , stopped; ' v A,: Russian push ' northwest from Stanislau would result in Halicz' being nemmed j in?nXtnre ' .'sidesX! ,v a-V r;;'X.'"'-r ersAn8 Cc C a v large calibre ' pieces. The total Uus-' . slan captures ; of men In the present . remarkable offensive, is mounting rap; . Idly t and' now is - in excess of -.25,(1001, North of tbe Stanislau area General Bnlsiloff Is n holding i fast to hJa .nW ly i won positions the . vicinity. pl , his , troops are well 'placed f6r cda". .tinnation of the drive upon Lembef g along converging railway Ilijei, AV:s trb-German attacks" here , have failed toshake ;.the Russian possession ; ot this Valuable terrain. V 'f V ' : ' .There is lltUe but local , ' fighting along the , British , front in horthe France, but farthe down the lfne'th Germans are giving the French littia rest. Attack rafter- attack is beibi launched by the Crown Prince In' de perate attempts to shake, the French trom their -positions along.. the he: min-des-Dames, Tbere wak , anoth such drive last night - at Pantheon, but; like others ? tnut have preceded It, the effort was unsuccessful, i :''y"( Meanwhile such 1 trenches as , v the1 Germans- were - able i to retain arte? their repulse of the ttack of Sator-. flay night in the Alsne, region : were . wrpated- from them in . greater part. by a brilliant counter off enslve Btart ! ? ed by the French;, i-' , The sinking of the American steanv '. er Massapequa, of 3,193 tons; on SaV . , urday, by a Getman " submarine, 62! " the French coast. Is announced. Vilely y crew was landed. V .She was; bouhdl ,y from the United : gWUptoTranc;, with a geenral ; cqrgpr, - v , ' ' '.' '. ' (ALLIED AIRPLAINS ON p t GERMAN TERRITOU; (By Associated Press. . ' ': Berlin (Via London), July $-(Per. -Wireless Press) . One . German v ails'. . plane was lost In: yestercayra lald. oa. ;. London, and a British plane was .Bttt . down over the , city, it is announcejl, ; officially. ' C: - . ' r"S'l'- ! The announcement. also say J2 , military ' damage was done by;the. ae-;;. rial attacks on Fridays night;- on Geiri, man', towns. . Tbe statement 1 follow: , , ; "On Friday night, Jn addition :t: ; : bomb .dropping near the front, thert . were encounters i lit German territory , Enemy aviators dropped. ' more .; thi n , . 100 IncendlaTy bombs In the Westpha J. Uan' industrial region.? oh Trerea' and , the neighborhood,aiid' also on' Mann-, beim, Ludwigshafen nd ; Rodalbex; No military ' damage was" caused. .One; -; enemy airplane , fell . Into' our haads.'" ; London, July 9. Royal naval air , planes carried out a raid Saturdar night on Ghlstellea. airdrome, accordy ft Jng to official announcement by the ad tnlralty todar-i'-Although jneayily . af-. tacked byan enemy, formation, bonl;t r were successfully t dropped '; on .obj r tives and all; the British; machines re . turned safely., ' v r . O C i t. ; ;V GERMAN SUBMARINE IX DESTROYED MYT,UT, ..... H. . " "" , ' ' . I , tVt-w A mmnrtntjA PMM.1 '4'."' I- London, July 8.r-A German torpei boat was ..destroyed , Saturday v br. Striking a mine' north of : Ameland ) i 3 the North Sea,- according to a lit" dispatch.V The members of 'the crev, . with 'the 'exception' o two men, -we i drowned. -The vessel had 1 been n. commission only a fortnight . ... . . 1. - I '5. X-'.! i s f u r 191 ed in the eartnquake of -January, I a point' recommended by him. - ",4 V '.,::- '--.'r s-3Ms2r.4A conauci oi . uie war. iv5-
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