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PIRATE
COTWN BKNINi
ISSDEI AT NOON MONBAY
'U S. REVENUE CUTTER OUSES MtMi?
SUSPECT IN MEXICAN OULF
Bales Had Bees Oteitf om
With
October IB—Compares
7,610,747 Bales IsMt Year
IS MANNED BY GERMANSl
• , i
Department of Justice Will Tty Op
erators of Veraei on Charge of
Piracy if The)’ are' Members of
The third cotton ginning report of
the season, compiled from reports of
census bureau correspondents and
agents throughout the cotton beh and
Issued at 10 a. m. Monday, announc
ed 'that 5,713,347 bales of cotton,
counting round as half bales, of the
growth of 1915 has been ginned prior
to October 18. This compared with
7,619,747 bales, or 47.9 per cent, of
n t TnfoMiMi ^_|the entire crop ginned prior to Octo-
(Yew of Interned Raider—Other | ber lg laBt year 0i97 3 i518 bales, tor
49.9 per cent. In 1913 and 6,874,206
bales, or 51 per cent, in 1912^
Included In the glnnrngs were 54,-
Striklng Events in-Caribbean^
REIMANS ANB HUAIS
WILL JBDtMANBS SOON
Soys Reports Tell of the In-
Gravity of Pet Ida's
CmL
A thrilling chase by Gie United
i, p
conducted in the Gulf of Mexicol 239 last year, 49,030 in 1913 and 41,-
after the steamship Zealandla, which 745 in 1912.
has been declared a pirate ship by Sea Island cotton included num-
the department of jnstice. The crew bered 40,257 bales, compared with
of this fugitive vessel is known to be 30,078 bales to October 18 last year,
Gorman or men of German sympa- 31,139 in 1913 and 15,960 bales in
thies. 1912.
Attorney General Gregory an- Ginnings prior to October, by
nounced that if any of the crew are I stst® 8 * with comparisons for the last
shown to be the men. who escaped I ^ ree y® ar8 an ^ P ercen ^ a 8 c the
from the German interned cruisers I en t^ re crop ginned in those states
at Norfolk they will be arrested and I P^or to that date in the same years
tried for piracy in this country, for
which the penalty is death.
The Zealandia is an iron ship un
der American registry built in 1871
and is capable of making twelve
knots an hour. She is owned by the
Fiske Trading Co., New York. It is
understood the Zoal&ndla is now un
der charter to another shipping firm
and carrying miscellaneous cargo
bound for Malmo, Sweden, with a
stop at Tampico. Mexico, ostensibly
for a cargo of oil.
The department of justlce^ias re
ceived reports confirming earlier ru-
I fetors that the Zealandia had changed
lerews at Pensacola, Fla., and sailed
from that port October 7. practically
inverted into a German cruiser 4o
' be used for raiding the commerce of
the Allies. It was specifically re
ported that when the ship left the
Florida port the American flag paint
ed upon her side had been obliterat
ed and her name effaced from its
proper place.
The ship's »a ,, ners. In explaining
this, said they had ordered the ship
painted at Pensacola and that the ef-
facement of the distinguishing marks
that identified American ships within
the danger zones of Europe undoubt
edly had been wiped out through
carelessness and not by design.
If the government officials know
how the Zoalandia has been armed
to make It available as a commerce
raider, they are keeping that infor
mation to themselves. The United
States government would be responsi
ble to the Allies for any damage
done to the commerce of the Alltoe
by any ship fitted out at an American
port.
A general alarm has been set out.
All the revenue cutters and several
warships are engaging in the search.
Merchantmen plying in the waters
where (be Zealandia is supposed to
have been have been warned to be on
the lookout and report by wireless
The department of Justice holds that
the ship having gone to sea In vio
lation of law and for an unlawful
purpose, is liable to seizure by *ay
ship that can take her and declare
that extreme penalty wlU be meted
out to the offenders when caught.
Officials at Washington are per
plexed by a tangled skein of circum
stances. pointing either to the Institu
tion of a new commerce raiding cam
paign by Germans in the Caribbean
sea or the beginning of r series of
filibustering expeditions against
Mexico. Tho Justice, nav) and state
departments have worked on the
mystery several weeks without suc
cess.
The departure of several sea going
motor boats, the escape of German
officers Interned at Norfolk and tho
mysterious movements of several
-American yachts In the Gulf of Mexi-
have baffled, not only officials of
Washington government, who are
dous to prevent violations of neu-
ility through use of American ter
ritory as a base of naval operations,
but also agents of the British gov
ernment, who fear a commerce-raid
ing campaign is about to be begun
against tank steamers carrying oil
from Mexican ports for use of the
British navy.
The circumstances, which officials
believe are all connected in a gen
eral way, follow:
1. The sudden departure of
follow. The state, the year, the num
ber of bales, and the per centage:
1915
Alabama.
566,272
1914
810,295
46.8
1913 •
839,899
56.6
1912
591,954'
44.6
1915
Arkansas.
’ 281,190
1914
379,261
39.8
1913
322,171
31.0
1912
300,351
39.0
1915
Florida.
32,162
1914
43.313
47.8
1913
35,956
53.9
1912
23,576
40.1
1915
Georgia.
1,178,398
1914
1,367,916
50.2
1913
1,296.911
55.3
1912
893.143
43.8
rrrs
lionlstasjx.
77~T.' . . ii*.894 -
1914
225.274
49.8
1913
164.034
37.5
1912
.. 203.127
54.2
1915
MJ*MtS*ip|>l.
421.618
1914
474.788
39.0
1913
435,690
34 8
1912
347,130
34.5
1915
North Carolina.
264,665
1914
301,108
31.0
1913
252,193
30.1
1912
366,226
tt 1
1915
Oklahoma.
.. .. 66.985
3t 6
1914
.. .. 451.449
1913
391.258
46.4
1912
398.345
46.6
1915
Sooth Carolina.
581,978
1914
693,444
44.4
1913
619.120
43.7
1912
640,319
44.1
1915
.. 79.247
1914
102,177
27.5
1913
131,933
30 0
1912
66.719
24 9
1915
Texaa.
3,007.211
1914
2,715,772
61.9
1913
2,4 51,279
65.0
1912
3,29 621
69.5
1915
All Other State*.
20,657
1914
36,300
22.3
1913
32,464
27 0
1912
.. 23,696
26.3
London, Monday: Reports from the
Balkans tell of the Increasing gravity
of Serbia's position. To the north the
Bulgarian and
are within thirty-live miles of join
ing hands. To the south, half of Set
blan Macedonia Is held by the Bulga
rians, If the report of their capture of
Uskup Is correct. This would mean
that the invaders have nearly all thp
means of communication
The only news favorable to the
Entente powers Is found in the .opti
mistic reports concerning the Franco-
Serbian offensive near Krivoultk
where the Bulgarians are said to be
giving way before a vigorous flank
attack. If the British forces have left
Salonlkl, no news of thoir movements
has been disclosed. Reports from va
rious sources say the Allies have re
vised their original plans and pur
pose of landing a tremendous contin
gent at Salonlkl. This would meet
the demands of Greece and give ef
fective assistance to Serbia.
Athens reports that the Greek
crown prince has gone to Salonlkl to
view the in-pouring stream of French
and British fighflng men. It is
thought here that the strength of the
forces landed may decide whether
Greece will Join the Allies.
The announcement that the Ger
mans have crossed the Danube at Or-1
sava means that with the Bulgarians
holding Prohova, union of
FEMALE
MERMANS EXECUTE CONFESSED
AUER OF ENEMY
CAUSE OF MUCH
American Minister Made Every Ef
fort to Save Condemned Woman—
News of Sentence Kept Secret
No Charge of Espionage—Helped
Soldiers Reach England.
The full report of the circum
stances of the conviction and execu
tion of Miss Edith Cavell, an English
woman and head of a training school
in Brussels, for helping English,
French and Belgian soldiers to os-
capo from Belgium, made by Brand
TOM
un TO SAVE THE .
SERBIANS SAY OERMANY!
MEXICANS
LATIN Wi
Urn Stopped by
BM
Death of Two Men.
The Serbian campaign, according! Inspired by race hatred ns well as
to all information reaching Berlin, Is I desire for loot, twenty Martwa sop-
progressing favorably for .the center I posed to be follow era'of Lula de In
powera, although operations are re-1 Roma, leader of the so sailed Texas
tarded by bad weather and. like the I revolution, held up and robbed n
region south of Belgrade, by the dlf-I train near Olmtto, seven miles north
flcult topography of the country. I of Brownsville, Texas, late Monday
The German, Austrian and Bulga- As a result two men are dMd.
rian forces are reported to be gain- “other la probably fatally woaaded.
lag ground everywhere. The mention “djonr others are seriously hurt,
in Saturday's German general staff I b “ dlUar * OoH™* to have
statement that the troops of the Cen-lffoopedlnto Mexico, The scene of
tral Allies had crossed the Drina t h /» ™ bbel 7 was tbree miles from Uxe
river near Vishegrad shows that the J‘o Qr“ds : The Mexicans as they
Teutonic forces are operating on Ser-| “5“ *t the train crew and passenger*
blans’ western front, a fact hereto-1 ,bout Od: Viva Pisano. VivaCar-
1 ranza! Pisano was a co-leader with
de la Rosa.
The train on the St. Louis, Browns
ville and Mexico rallrotd was wheck-
in .ed before being attacked. United
WhlleMll reports Indicate tha ‘ **® States soldiers took part In the bat-
* are wlth •PlM»dld I tie with the bandIU and detachments'
fore not suspected.
Thist almost completes the circle I
of the armies carrying out a general
corral against the Serbian forces.
Whitlock, American’minister at Brus-| Sinj^^h^rregularfues^of I *the B coun: I pnr,oed thMn wh<m th * r
•el®, to Walter H. Page. American try’s topography, still, It is stated. 1 £1,,. d r- PXM . r »i ut-n— third
ambassador at London, was Issued
.. ... ... , The dead: Corporal McBee, third
they are unable to cope with the su-1^ q, n ,__ ——.
by the British government Thursday I perlor numbers and stronger artillery I u P a ir>ndnii niM.’«.ItK»*Xfth* #r
«*r*tl*« MWMt them.
Minister Whitlock telegraphed to I While the plans of the Entente Al-1 health officer at Brownsville,
Ambassador Page on the 12th: "Misshies are being closely watched here, I shot In abdomen and probably Injured
Cavlll sentenced yesterday and exe- it la generally assumed they are too I fatally. Others Injured were: Harry
cuted at 2 o clock this moruing, de- hate to save Serbia. Also the belief IJ. Wallis, Brownsville, shot In arm:
spite our best efforts continued until ha expresaed that Bulgaria is throw-1 R. Woodhall. fireman, scalded and
the last moment.’’ • i n g ita greatest strength Into the Var-1 bruised; Caude J. Briahear, troop A,
Mr. Whitlock’s final appeal was In dan valley to prevent a junction of I Sixth cavary, shot In jaw; C. H. Lay-
their| tb * torm °f a note sent by s mesaen- the Entente forces with Serbian non. troop D, Third cavalry, shot la
forces u wlth the Austrians and Gcr-1 K er late on the night of the 11th to troops, and that the Bulgarians are neck and leg.
mans is near. UhIcm the h—1 Governor von der Lancken, reading amply able to hold the valley against I The bandits removed the spikes
or their Alllee can strike, a sudden as follows: | any force the Entente Allies can | from a rail and lying concealed In
Mow, the first link la the chain from
‘ present
peal to , .
support U and save from death this I CAROLINA COTTON BUYERS
unhappy woman.’ Have pity on her- _
FACE RIGID INVESTIGATION
Berlin to C'onfttantinople will be forg
ed
ALLEGED SPIES CAPTURED;
HAD CHARTS OF HARBORS!
i follows: any force the Entente Allies can! from a rail and lying concealed In
*‘My Dear Baron- I am too sick to br1nR lnto actton before the collapse the nearby brush jerked the rail away
-esent my request myself, but 1 ap- of 8 * rbla - T 11 * 1 *J on * **•*»*•• «>•
»al to your generosity of heart toL t tocomoUve approached U. The sn
ip port It and save from death this CAROLWA COTTON BUYERS k"*’.“2 “^1“? _*** r *r
lYtsonem Poneawed l>yi
RIGA FACES CAPTURE
German warrant officers from Nor
folk in tho motor yacht Eclipse, pro
visioned for several days’ voyage.
2. The arrival at Buena Ventura,
Colombia, of an American ship, the]
Academy, from San Francisco heavi
ly provisioned. One of the Academy
owners telegraphed the government
at Washington that tho vessel had
no instructions to to Colombia.
The captain of the vessel claimed I
that he put in for repairs. Some |
1‘rtrogrsd Ho|«ful Although Seaport
May Soon Fall.
London. Monday: Fighting on the
Riga-Dvinsk front has broken out
with renewed intensity. Though the
Germans apparently have beon losing
heavily, they have captured the vil
lage of Repe. southeast of Riga, and
have taken llloukst, northwest of
Dvinsk. I’ho tone of dispatches fiom
Petrograd, however, is hopeful and
although it is seen that Riga may
fall, the belief is expressed that there
will be no recurrence of the familiar
dashing Teuton advance. The gen
six I oral view is that the Germans plan a
final spurt before entering winter
quarters.
tho meaning of this series of happen
ings. One is that wealthy Mexicans
in the United States are financing
filibustering expeditions, which have
some connection with the raids in
the vicinity of Brownsville, Texas
and the other is small boats putting
out from the United States are be
ing met at sea and are armed with
guns of medium calibre for raiding
ilto and
MIimm—Maid to he Members
' of Uxe German Army.
New York policemen who have
been watching outgoing vessels for
explosives Sunday night detained
Robert Fey, said to be a lieutenant in
the German army, and his brotber-ln-
law. Walter Scholz. In YY®* ba ' rken >
N. J Explosives and Cfirvey charts
of New York harbor are said to have
been found in their possession. The.
men are declared to have been test-1
ing a bomb in a small grove when
apprehended
Five steel mines, said by the po
lice to belong to the prisoners, later
were found in a West Hoboken store
house Each was packed in a sep
arate wooden case and fitted with an
attachment which might be fastened
to the step of s ship by a wire. Con
tact with the propeller of a ship. It Is
said, would explode the mine.
Two suit cases found In the men s
room in Weehawken were filled with
explosives, letters written in German
and official looking documents.
Among the explosives were several
sticks of dynaraKe and various kinds
of
explosives. One of the papers. It la
asserted by the police, showed Fay to
be a lieutenant in the German army
and a member of the Wllhelmstraaae.
The police assert that the prisoners
have admitted the ownership of a
high powered automobile and a
speedy motorboat, both of which are
in Weehawken.
Yours truly, Brand Whitlock
Mr. Whitlock also stated that Miss
Cavell had nursed German soldiers.
Mr. Deleva), counsellor of the
American legation, reported to Mia
ister Whitlock:
‘This morning Mr 1’ihnn ■■ Mai
B clergyman, told me that he had
seen Miss Cavell in her cell last night
at 10 o'clock and that he had given
her Holy Communion and had found
her admirably strong and calm
“1 asked -Mr. Gahan whether she
had made any remark about anything
concerning the legal side of her case,
and whether the confession- which
she made before trial and in court
waa in his opinion perfectly free and
Mr. Gahan told me the was
perfectly well and knew what she had
done: that, according to the law. of
course, she was guilty snd admitted
her guilt, but that she was happy to
die for bar country."
Secretary Gibson’s report ssys that
Conrad, an official of the German
civil branch, gave positive assurances
on ths 11th that ths American lega
tion would be fully Informed of ths
developments In tbs case and con
tinues
Federal lYade O
Arts ow
Complaints That Buyer* Hold
MSI
cars isft ths tracks. The day coach
and smoking car remained on ths
rails. There warn few passengers
sboarjl.
The robber band was led by five or
six Mexicans clad . In khaki nniforms
and with cheap straw hats while out-
Mexicans kept np n constant tra.
After the robbery the Mexicans bars
ed a trestle north of them which
eb pro-
vented prompt arrival of United
The Federal Trade Com mission at
Washington Saturday ordered an
veetlxatton to determine whether
there U a combination on the pert of
cotton buyers of North and Mouth
('arolina and Georgia to hold down
Thia Investigation has been on-1 f0 BUILD 20 BREADNOUGMTS
dertaken at the Instance of Com mis- 1
sloner Harris, to whose attention
complaints have come that such a
combination does exist, resulting In
his submission of the matter u> the
commission • ,
The laformetioa upon which Urn
veatlgnrton Is to bn made In to Urn
effort that fur years boyars In ths
three states mentioned, and pnrtlm-
I arty la the two 1'amltaaa hove been
Staten soldiers sent from Baa Benito.
These troops had to leers their spe
cial train and march a mile to roach
tho wrecked train.
FOR U. S. NAVY IN S YEARS
in two
•‘Despite these assurances, ws mads
repeated Inquiries in the course of
the day. the last ons being at 6.30
p m Mr Conrad then stated that |
This dlffsrsnce la pries. It U alleg
ed la the complaints, seems to be the
aole result of the workings of tho al-
, lened combination For instance, it
-ks of dynamKe and various kinds I ®*' a '* ,,c * ba< * not pronounced, I j a guggled many cities and towns
acid used in the manufacture of | have practically no large market, due
to the fact that divisions of territory
for buying purposes nr* mads, ons
territory i>eiongtng to on* buysr and
another territory to another buyer.
These alleged practices arc said to
be confined to certain places named
in the complaints to a greater extent
possibly than to other points within
the ststes specified.
U. S. TO ACT PEACEMAKER
FOR VILLA AND CARRANZA
Villa and Defeated General* Offered
AHylum* Here and the Army
Member* to be Reprieved.
assurances that h« would not fall to
Inform us ss soon ss there was any
news.
“At 8.30 It wa* learned from
outside source that Sentence had
been passed In the course of ths after
noon. before the last conversation
with Mr. Conrad snd that exscutlo
would take place during the night.”
Secretary Gibson thereupon sought
the Spantnh minister, with the Ameri
can minister’s note for clemency,
any. with Mr. Deleval. they went to
von derltoncken's quarters. Finding
the governor snd his staff absent,
they telephoned to them, asking thei
to return on a matter of utmost ur
gency. The governor, and his staff
returned shortly after 10 o'clock
Secretary Gibson’s report to Minis
ter Whitlock continues:
“Tho circumstances of the case
were explsinod to him and your note
was presented. He read it aloud in
qur presence. He exproooed dtsbe-
SERBIA IN DEADLY BANGER
OF BEING OVERWHELMED
The United States is to assume the
role of peacemaker between the Car
ranza de facto government and the
Villa faction in Mexico, it was learn-1 lief in the report that sentence had
ed at El Paso, Texas, Monday, from I actually been passed, and manifested
an authoritative source. some surprise that we should give
. Negotiations soon are to be opened credence to any report not emanating
with Gen. Francisco Villa by Geo. C. from official sources. He was quite
Carothers, special agent of the De
partment of State, who is said’ to
have been commissioned to present
plans which the United States gov
ernment has concluded with repre
sentatives of the Carrafiza
ment.
insistent on knowing the exact source
of our information, but this I did not
feel at liberty to communicate to him.
“Baron von der Lancken stated
that it was quite improbable that
govern-1 sentence had been pronounced, and
even if so it would not be executed
It is said that the terms which Mr. in so short a time, and that,*in any
Carothers will present to Villa are:
1. If Villa will resign as command-]
er-in-chtef of the Villa army and
event, it would be quite impossible to
take any action before morning.
It was of course pointed out to
florae to the United States an abso- him that if thp facts were as we be-
111 f rx oaxrlstm -nrv 11 rxzx r iiv*rxiarx£xH F» i wx . .. ' . _ _
doubt exists as to tho real identify of purposes,
the vessel and officials have asked The latter theory originated when
the American consul at Callao for a a British tank steamer arriving in
complete description. ' South American port reported that
3. Two yachts, the Alameda and on her- way from Tuxpam, Afexlco,
the Ventura, have been lying at Key sbG ba< l been fired upon at sea by a
West, Fla., for several weeks. Louis small boat. The belief <exists in
Vail Horn, of New York City, who some quarters in Washington that a
owned them originally, is understood] base of operations has been establish-
to have sold the Alameda to a Gen. ^ on an island near the coast «f
Pasquero.* The Ventura was recently Haiti where guns liave been acquired,
stolen, it is claimed, from Key West Great Britain and France have
by “Mexican pirates” and recovered I maintained a patrol of cruisers in
by an American coast patrol.
4. An American sailing vessel cr.ll-
ed the Two Sisters went aground on
an island off the Louisiana coast re
cently, claiming to have come from
Mexico for repairs
der investigation.
| ther Caribbean, and the ser.s are be
ing scoured for suspicious craft.
Sub Sinks German Cruiser
Petrograd reports that a British
Her status is un-1 submarine has sunk a German cruis
er of the Prince Adalbert class. The
5. The American ship Zealandia 1 aaaoaocement was made Sunday
left Pensacola, Fla., suddenly at night.
‘(ht for Timpoca, Mexico, with ah ■ ■ ■ ♦ ♦ ♦
6 stock of provisions on board. Note to Britain Bendy,
with a number of Germans in I The American note to England
her crew. An American flag painted I protesting against the treatment of
on the side of the vessel originally, | neutral commerce le so
knd kese painted at It f Hirtmetffthat lt wUl probably be sent by mall
the craft flew the Onrman flag at | . - ■ ■ ,i
to Blows.
. .. . _ , During the taking of testimony at
•- An American yacht, JEthel, die-1 charleston Wednesday Foreman Geer
*?**f r * d t . f r°® Jacksonville, Fla . 0 f the grand jnry and Attorney Logan
HTO the Inrt few weeks, and has c * me to blow, after a wordy pannage,
not worn Tonnd. . I They were soon parted and the mat-
lute asylum will be furnished him
here by the United States govern
ment. V
2. Villa generals who wish to
leave Mexico and come to the United
States will be granted‘ asylum.” *
3. The Villa army in its entirety
will be extended amnesty and full
guarantees will be given to every
member. ■'
FIRE THREATENS MANY
Twenty Girls Unaccounted for After
Pittsburg Blaze.
Fire Monday afternoon In a seed
store on the north side of Pittsburg,
Pa., spread to a box factory where a _
large number of girls were employed.| even accused by the German author!
First reports said that a number of | ties of anything so serious.
lieved them to be, action would be
useless unless taken at once. We
urged him to ascertain the facts at
onep.- This, after some hesitancy, ho
eed to do. He telephoned to the
esiding judge of the court-martial,
and returned to say that the facts
were as we had presented them, and
that It was intended to carry out the
sentence before morning.
“We then presented as earnestly
as possible our plea for delay. So
far as I am able to judge, we neglect
ed to present no phase of the matter
which might have had any effect,
emphasizing the horror of executing
a woman, no matter what her of
fence, and pointing out that the
death sentence had heretofore been
imposed only for actual cases of es
pionage, and that Miss Cavell was not
Bulgarians Rush Over Howler Tew-
tons Advance Slowly—Little
News of Anglo-French.
London. Wednesday:* Latest t
ports from the near east Indicate that
Serbia is in deadly danger of being
overwhelmed by the armies of her
neighbor. No less than eight Bulga
rian’ fore.-s have crossed into Serbian
territory.
The Austro-German forces are ad
vancing slowly but steadily, their lat
est claim being that a Junction has
been effected to the west of Semen-
dria. The railroad between Nish and
Salonlkl has been cut by the Bulga
rians, sweeping over the frontier in
superior numbers. No news has been
received of the movements of the
Anglo-French army, although it
known to have been in action as the
arrival of French wounded at Salon-
iki has been reported.
Italy’s declaration of war against
Bulgaria increases the hopes of her
allies that she will join in the Balkan
campaign, but what form her assist
ance will take has not been Indicated
definitely. Russia now finds herself
alone in not having issued a formal
declaration of war against her former
protege.
NEGRO SLASHES MINISTER
lives had been lost.
As the flames rushed upward]
through the flimsy building frighten-
*T further called attention to the
failure to comply with Mr. Qonrad’s
promise to inform ths legation of
ed girls began Jumping from win- Mntenc<! '. I urged that. Inasmuch as
dows. In an incredibly short time
the entire structnre was wrapped in
flames, and- crowds in the streets
ecveoms of those unable to | gQmg weeks, dels 1
the offences charged against Miss
Cavell were long since accomplished.
"IB prison for
reach the window
operated by the
Union Paper Box Co., and officers
said thirty-two girl* were at work
when the fire broke ont. Seven of
them jumped sad three were taken
oat by Bremen before the building
leaving twenty
delay In carrying ont
aralv entail no danger
to the German caose. I even went
so far as to point eet the fearful ef
fect of a summary execnUon of this
sort upon public opinion, both here
and abroad, and. mUoagh I
authority for
bee to lh<
Rev. J. F. Hammond of lauioaster
Cat Across the Face.
The Rev. J. F. Hammond of the
Oakhurst section of Lancaster county
was painfully cut across the cheek
and left hand by a negro named Jim
Leach Saturday mortaing. Mr. Ham
mond was at his cotton, gin, where
the negre, who 'got off the south
bound Southern train, came that
morning and at once exdted a dis
turbance among the negroes et the
gin.
Upon Mr. Hammond’s asking the
negro to lenvd the premises he whlp-
B A out his pocket knife and slasl
r. Hammond across the fee* i
also eat Us loft hand very badly. As
John P. Mutter
mobile to tho ■
•I
hastily by aute*
m of tho tr
his arrival
ty Bghtiag
tho droadaoeght and battle
type with a
■so gain
rlass. scout
anxtUartaa. saougb to
fleet, is
dee rotary Daniels tar
tloe as a five-year building
for tho navy.
Pros id ant Wit
Daniels hav* d
tho navy’s a soda and are agreed that
to bo adequately prepared for defease
the fleet's strength mast bo almost
doubled in tho next tve year*. An
other conference between tho preel
dent end secretary will ho hold Fri
day at which time tho total number
of beltl* ships to bo asked for prob
ably will bo fixed.
The five-year naval
complete would add. In addition to
dreadnoughts end battle
nearly on* hand rod
about seventy dost? oyer* and several
scoot cruisers end fuel and horpttal
ships
An Important part of the program,
too, will be a proposal for a lure*
increase in personnel. Appropria
tions for at least sight thousand ad
ditional men will b# asked for tho
first year.
The total cost of the proposed pro
gram of the first year Is put at nearly
two hundred and forty-eight million
dollars. Just what construction
should be provided for the first your
has not been determined.
It Is considered probable that the
construction program for the first
year will exceed that of succeeding
years that urgent deficiencies may be
filled promptly.
It Is understood President Wilson
Intends to discuss the naval program
in his annual message and to man
of it an administration measures. It
Is the purpose of the navy depart
ment to recommend at least thirty
submarines for next year. It is plan
ning to bring the total to about one
hundred and seventy in five years.
It is not known what the plans of v
the navy are for the organisation of
the new fleet, but the general belief
In naval quarters that the plan of
having a fleet In the Pacific will fig
ure materially in the new program.
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Family Wiped Out by Train.
I When William Stoldt, a farmer of
Detroit, drove his auto In front of a
afst moving train, his wife, her sister,
and flvb of their children, all glrla,
were killed. He Is not expected to
survive the injuries of the accident;
which happened on Sunday.
British Rescind Naval Lew.
Article 57 of the Declaration et--'
London has been obft>gated by the
British admiralty according to state
ment given out Monday a* the ob
servance ot the article “is no longer
expeditions."
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