The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, July 20, 1915, Page THREE, Image 3
** ATTACKED BY SUBMARINE
FAST STEAMER ESCAPES
EYADES GERMAN BOATS TORPEDO
AND SHELL EIRE.
Cunarder Orduna, With Many Passengers
Aboard, Escaped Destruction
Through Great Speed.
New York, July 17.?The Cunard
liner Orduna, from Liverpool to New
York with 227 passengers, including
22 'Americans, was a-.tacked without
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warning, it was learned uu ner amvai
here today, by a German 'submarine
on the morning of July 9.
Twenty miles from t^e graveyard
of the Lusitania off Old Head of Kinsale,
the Orduna escaped the Lusitania's
fate by one-half a second of
time, or ten feet of space, the German
torpedo churning the water that distance
behind t-e liner's rudder. The
Orduna sped away. She was followed
bv the submarine, which rose to the
surface, manned a gun and shelled the
^ fleeting steamer.
The attack was timed at 5:50
o'clock in t?':e morning when all but
a few of the passengers were asleep.
Aroused by stewards the passengers
dressed hurriedly and went to che upper
deck, where they donned lifebelts
and took their places at the lifeboats.
They teard the scream of the shells
and saw the ocean spit up columns
of .water where the missiles struck.
When the fire grew 'not they were
ordered, for their own protection, to
tie next deck below.
Steamer Too Fast
The steamer showed her heels to the>
assailant. Through marine glasses the
passengers watched t'-e low lying German
warship coming on, but the Orduna
was faster than the pursuer and
after several shots had been fired
without effect, the submarine gave up
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A wireless call for help' was sent
out by the Orduna when t-e torpedo
was seen. She was then 37 miles
south of Queenstown. The reply, Capt.
Taylor says in icis official report, was
that help would be given within an
hour. It was fou: hours before the
first Brkish vessel, a small ormed
yacht, tf:e Jeannette, appeared.
Protest will be made to the American
government by at least one ci.ti
zen of the United States and possibly
> others who were aboard. William 0.
Thompson of Chicago, counsel to the
federal industrial relations commission,
W:o went abroad in his official
capacity last March and was returning
to make his report, is the pasenger
who said today that he would
make vigorous protest to his government.
Should Call Attention to It.
"As an American citizen, employed
in an official capacity by the government
<to go abroad, I feel that I should
bring the government's atte ntion to
the attack," said Mr. Thompson.
"I feel that I had a right to return
tome on the Orduna, although she
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passenger ship. The fact tha: she had
110 munitions of war aboard fortified
** t?-is opinion. The Orduna, an unarmed
passenged ship, carrying no munitions,
was deliberately attacked without
warning, pursued and subjected to
shell fire. It is little short of marvelous
that she was not sent (to the bottom
with all aboard.
"In making my protest to Washing/
ton I shall proceed along these lines,
combining the protest with a report
of the attack as I saw it."
- Whether t?_e submarine hid behind
an American ship?the bark Normandy,
from Gulfport, Miss.?was a
point upon which passengers held varying
opinions. A small sailing ship
witihi two American flags painted on
her side was sighted ahead shortly
"before the attack. Capt. Taylor, susr
picious of the craft, changed his
course. Soon thereafter ithe torpedo
was sighted.
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There was no certainty as to the
identity of this ship that displayed
two painted American flags, but one
^ of the passengers thought that he
t made out her name to be "Normanie"
through his glasses. There is no such
vessel listed. The 'American bark Norm
mandy was known to be in tie vicinity
at the time. When she reached Liver'
pool July 12 some of her crew said
that a submarine had used her as a
?ftield from which to manoeuvre
against and torpedo the Russian
steamer Leo?a story that the Normandy's
captain denied.
^ The Leo was torpedoed 20 miles, approximately,
from the place where the
Orduna was attacked. The Normanb
dy's crew said tbe submarine had held
them up on the evening of July 9. The
^ Orduna was attacked the same day,
but in the morning.
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today Capt. Taylor's official report, in
whieh foe stated that he received not
the least warning of <the attack and
that "St was almost another case of
brutal murder.* This report'asserted
^ that tJbe Orduna was attacked under
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ideal conditions tor submarines?a
clear aav. gentle wind and a light rip!
p.e, whne most o: "he passengers i
slept.
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Capt. Taylor's official report of the]
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line, reads as follows:
Saw Torpedo Pass.
"At 5:50 a. m. A. P. (Atlantic Post) ;
j time, July 9, a lookout man on f e
! after bridge rang the telegraph, at 'the
; same time pointing his hand down;
ward and out on the port beam. The j
tnira omcer was mimeuiaieij acm an
to inquire wv at was seen. He returned
quickly and reported that both men
had seen a torpedo pass across che
stern from port to starboard within
ten feet c?ear of the rudder.
.
i "In the meantime both tff.e chief j
officer and myself distinctly say the j
! trail of the torpedo extending from!
the stern to about S00 yards out In ]
port beam. About eigvt minutes afterward
the chief officer and I saw1
P':e submarine come to the surface'
' about two points on the starboard:
quarter, a distance of about three- j
quarters of a mile, with ftve or six j
, men on her deck ge'ting a gun ready, j
| "I immediately ordered all possible
! speed, altered the course and brought
her right astern \\H: en they began
shelling us. The first shot struck the
water abreast of the forecastle on the
starboard side and about 30 feet off,
t'-e second dropped just under the
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under the siern, sending up a volume
| of water 40 feet hig1':; the fifth, sixth
| and last shells all fell short,
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] "The fighc then ceased and the sub- j
i marine was left far astern.
"Marconi distress signals were sent
out at once. We were 37 miles south
of Queenstown. I got a reply that
assistance would be with us in an
I hour, but it was four hours, before
the small armed yacht Jeannette appeared.
' "I account for the itorpedo missing!
the s'-ip to their misjudging the speed, j
allowing 14 knots instead of 16,
t which we were doing at the time. The
j torpedo only passed ten feet clear.
"It was an ideal day for a torpedo
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weather. T' e periscope could only
have been a few inches above wa:er,
for a very strict lookout was being j
kept at the time by the chief and third j
officers and myself and four lookout j
i men.' However, we failed to see her i
| before s'.'e fir^d the torpedo.
"Not the least warning was given
and nearly all the passengers were!
asleen at the time. It was almost an-'
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| other case of brutal murder. We nad
| 22 American passengers on board."'
THAW SHAKES OFF GRIP
OF THS LAW'S LONG ARM
Released on $35,000 Bail, Pending Appeal
of State From Judges Decision
That He Is Sane.
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j Thaw shook off the grip of the law ^
j'today, motored down Broadway to the,
! applause of admirers, crossed the fer- i
| ry to Jersey City, bade the sheriff
1 goodbye and whirled away towards
Philadelphia, followed by a procession
of automobiles filled with news-!
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paper men.
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ne reauiieu .\t:vveuit, ten xuij.es
3way, about 2 o'clock and stopped for
1 luncheon. A crowd quickly assembled
outside tf:e restaurant. They
| cheered him. Thaw's announced in!
tention was to motor to Philadelphia
! and there take a drain for Pittsburgh.1
Outside Newark, Thaw lost some of
the cars whida followed him.
Apparently he had headed back for
! New York as a ruse to elude the news
paper men. This created some spec-1
ulation. He had previously said he
| wanted to attend a theatrical fter- j
formance on Broadway tonigttt and
had abandoned the idea rather reluct- j
an'tly.
For the first time in over nine years
Thaw was free today to go and come
as he pleased. Supreme Court Jus-1
tice Hendrick shortly before noon an- j
nounced that he had adopted tlt-e ver-'
diet of the jury which Wednesday |
found Thaw sane. The writ committing
Thaw to Matteawan seven years j
ago thereupon automatically became
inoperative.
The State's lawjers appealed and
Thaw was released in $35,000 bail.
Under the iterms of the bond he is to
hold himself amenable to the court's
orders until the appeal is finally decided.
Meantime he may go wherever
Ibe pleases.
Thaw seemed delighted. He said he
was very happy and frequently stood
up In his automobile to bow to those
around him.
What Thaw's attitude would be to-(
ward Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was a matter
of considerable speculation. He1
would not return a direct answer to
any question on tihis point. When one:
interviewer asked him if he expected
to see her soon, Thaw looked at hfs
questioner steadily for a few moi
r
meats and turned away without a
word.
At Atlantic fity.
Atlantic City, X. J., July 16.?Harry
K. Thaw, who was freed in New York
today, arrived here by automobile at
midnight. Before leaving New York
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1! aw naa amiuuiiceu mat iijs micuucu
to motor to Philadelphia, but outside
of Newark he changed his mind and
came here.
Thaw registered at a beach front
hotel and refused to be interviewed.
PAGE PRESENTS NOTE IN LONDON
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Rights?Only Legal Caveat,
London, July 16.?American Ambas- j
sador Page visited the foreign office j
today presumably to give the British |
government a summary of the draft
of the new American contraband
note.
Washington, July 16.?The United
States holds that t!':e rights of Americans
who have cases before the Brit
ish prize courts rest on international j
law and not on British orders in;
council or municipal law, in a brief j
statement cabled to Ambassador Page i
and presented by him today to the
London foreign office.
Secretary Lansing explained tonigt:n
that this communication was not to
be confused with the general note
now in preparation relating to contraband
and interference wioh American
commerce. He said it wa's in the
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nature of legal caveat, generally
concerning the rigt.ts of Americans
whose cases are about to be tried
by British prize courts.
As tne prize courts have not ruled
on any American cases and are believed
to be about to do so, the statemen:
from the United States signifies j
in effect that if there is a denial of j
justice, diplomatic protests will be J
ertered, based on t!':e general prin
ciples of international law existing
tefore the outbreak of the war.
The United States has given Great J
Britain as well .as Germany generalj
novice to this effect, and the state- j
ment now sent draws particular attention
to prize court cases pending",
it will be made public here tomorrow.
' Paying for Cotton.
Washington, July 16.?The Britis!^
KArron + V* i-v nr*o/?Hna /~\ P
Ciliuassj luua) UCpail cue 1/iavnvc vj.
making payments in Washington for
tiorained American cot<:on cargoes the
ownership of which has been satisfactorily
establish ed. The first payment,
a partial one for a cargo at the
rate of ten cents a pound, was about
$250,000.
The payment made today was for
the cargo of the Greek steamer Spyros
Vallianos, from Savannah, which was
taken to Falmouch and Cardiff. The
cargo is owned by Inman, Akers &
Inman.
Fairyiew Items.
We are having very warm weather
now. The farmers are beginning to
lay by.
A shower of rain would be very
acceptable in this section.
Mrs. John 8urner and children of
Newberry have been spending a few
.*ays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
.T. B. Connelly of this place.
Mr. and Mrs J. M. Morris and little
daughter, I-ecne, of Newberry have
jeen spending a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. L. D. .Morris. They wen: to
Columbia Thursday to spend aboat
two weeks with Mrs. Morris' mother,!
Mrs. J. K. Epps, and oti:er relatives
there.
Mr. Marion Long and family were
the guests of Mrs. Long's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Epting, of Little
Mountain Sunday.
We are glad to state little Miss
Verta Mae Koon, who has been very
sick, is improving some.
Mr. and Mrs. George Shealy of Little
Mountain were the guests of Mr.
O'Neall Shealy and family on last
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Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stegall of Clinton,
N. C., spent 'Thursday and Thurs!
day nigi":t at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
L. D. Morris.
Mr. I. J. Boland. and family were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Boland
on last Tuesday night.
War and Football.
"War is one thing, football is another,"
said Percy Haughton, the
famous coach. "But before the new
rules were introduced football and
war were the same thing absolutely."
Mr. Haugfcton -smiled.
"They tell a story of a player under
the old rules. This player, jusit after
a game, was seen hopping about the
gridiron on one leg in the frosty
autumn twilight.
I " 'Limbering up your muscles, sir?"
! said a field attendant. 'Limbertng tip
after the game,, sir?'
"'Not at all,' the player. answered".
" I'm looking for my left foot. You
i haven't seen it anywfcere, have you?"'
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STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. | ?
The annual meeting of the stock-i
holders of the Farmers' Dank of Sil*-i
verstreet will be held at the banking j j
house on Monday, July 26, 1S15, at 4 I
p. m., for the purpose of electing di- ?
rectors and the transaction of anv ^ ^
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berry County will meet in annual session
at the Court House on the 7tfr day
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CITIZENS' MEETING. [ A goo
The annual meeting of the citizens all. ]
of Newberry School District to hear durin*
the report of tJhe trustees will be held
in the Court House, Tuesday, July ??
27th, 1915, at 10 o'clock in the fore- * i
noon. HUM
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'ill give a first-class barbecue
residence July 28 at 1' o'clock,
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J. M. Counts.
rbecue at Old Sondley Place.
irday, July 24 to be given by C.
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ternoon. 6-29-td.
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hore July 22. Special invitation
ies and children.
J. M. Counts.
will give a first class Barbecut
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td 0. A. Felker.
Improvement association of
:r-De\Vfal!t school will give a
lass barbecut at the school
Tuesday, August 3, 1915.
Mrs. Bernice Werts, President.
ill give a first class barbecue
Pomaria park Friday, July 30.
d dinner and a pleasant day to
3ase ball and other attractions
: the day.
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