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MANY U-BOATS SUNK "REASONABI*V SATlsi UTORY raCMiKKSS" BEING MAUK AGAINST Sl'BMARlNi: MENACE. rim hra Uml sir Ml Gcdd. * Mi Parliament What British Nuv> is Doing. London. Nov. 1.?Sir Krlc .eddes. who recently sucoeded Sir Mwurd Carson ss first lord of tho udmiralty, mods his first speech In parliament today end gave some interesting1 and anxiously awaited figures on the WQM of the navy and shipping in general. His declaration that between 40 aim 10 per cent of the German subma* rlnee operating in the North nea. tin Atlantic and Arctic oceans, hi d been sunk was not the least interesting of his announcements. Referring to the question >f pub? lishing tho tonnage of Britten mer? chantmen lost through submar nes. he said he had had made a most careful investigation and had approached the ?object with the idea that it was dc sirble and it ought to be posniblo to giro the public figures, because, he added, 'It is hardly conceivatle that the enemy does not know whf.t he is sinking." He regretted to say. however, that he had not found It possible to ar? rive at any form of publicatior which would not convey most valuable in? formation to the enemy which he did not now possess, if Information was given In regular sequence, for specific periods. "I have studied from a variety of sources." said the first lorl, "the statement made from time to I ime by the enemy as to tonnage and position and have come to the definite con? clusion that not only does he not know what Is being sunk, but hat he would like very much, inceed, to know what Is sunk regularly month by month." Sir Eric, supplementing tho recent statement by Premier Lloyd Gforge in Albert Hall, said he could give certain information which would show that "we are making reasonably satisfac? tory progress in overcoming the menace of the enemy's submarine ac Utitlea," He added that tho house would realise that "however great the !>>:,-? of mercantile tonnage is?and he fig? ures are still very formidable?we cannot at this stage of the war pick any one Item to deduce therefrom that the war, oven any phase of the w?ar. le going well or badly." The kaleidoscopic change which goes on In actual warfare, he added, le continually occurring in workshops and ship yarda To the unin 'ormed observer It must appear son etiine. that there is no method in the mad nese of those who control theso mat? ters. The general situation regarding submarin? warfare can be best dem onst -ated by the following figures: "gtnee the beginning of the w\r be? tween 40 and 60 per cent of th j sub? marines operating in the North sea, the Atlantic and the Arctic Oceans have been sunk. During the last quar? ter Ihe enemy has lost as man;* sub marines as during the whole of 19'? "As regards tho sinking of iiritish merchant tonnage, the German oftlc.al figures for August are 80S.000 tons o ? II nationalities. They ?ank a littb more than one-third of that amount of British tonnage and a little seers than half of all nationalities. "For September thflr official figures are 878.000 tons. They sank f ir less than one-third of that amount cf Hrlt ish tonnage, and less than one-halt of that amount of all nationalities. Ths Germans claim that our ton? nage is fulling so low that there an not enbush ships on the sea to 81 able their submarine commanders to maintain their bag Lit me give f9A facts. In April last, tho heaviesi month of British looMS by enemy sub marine? since the war begun, our trade flowed presumably in sau tory volume for the enemy subn arine In September last, his lowest nonth of sinkings, our overseas sailing of al ?hips of over I.801 n p. cent In number and 30 per cent. 1. tonnage higher than In April. The enemy must, therefore llnd anOttlOl and better explanation for his 1 Oll ? success 1 can supply it. "The explanation is th it th* lohf, arm of the British navy reached dOWl into the depth*, and thus the hirrej reaped is poorer and the numt at <>: Herman submarines which do n ?i re turn Increasing "fit nee April the highest mont | >,i loasea, they have steadily decreased and later to i marked degree S? p tember wa? the most satisf. ctor> month; October was only slighth worse. "The totnl net reduction sine? tht l?eginntng of war from all causes in British tonnaito on the otllehil rejnstei m ships over 1.?'.'?'? tons. Is under tu und a hslf millions of tons grons or 11 pwr cent. 'Summarised, the submarine war fare amount* to thiw: OW defensive measures have dm SLCHKTARY LANSING ISSl'KS s rM KMKNT ON RUSSIAN SITUATION. says It 1h Not Relieved That Russia Will Quit War and United States (.ovniuiwnt Still Confident ami Ar? ranged New ljoun Today. Washington, Nov. 2.?Secretary Lansing authorized a statement to? day that neither on the basis of of? ficial reports or Premier Kerensky's statement could it be stated that Russia has determined to quit the war. He said that tho American government deplored thene construc? tions to the contrary. The govern? ments apparent faith in Russia is shown in arranging a loan of thirty one million today out cf crcdiis pre? viously arranged for. Allied diplomats arc said to under? stand the Russian situation and haw already had taken steps to send need? ed supplies. Ing the last seven months proved sc efficacious that in spite of the in? creased number of ships passing through the danger zone, there hat been steady reduction in the damngc done by tho enemy submarines. In tht meantime we are sinking enemy sub? marines to an increasing extent. "But the Germans aro building sub? marines faster than they have hlthertc done and they have not yet attainet their maximum strength. It appears u me, therefore, that the submarin? warfare is becoming a tost in de? termination and ingenuity betweer the two contending forces. "For the t resent I have come tt the conclusion that the submarine warfare is going well for us. The ene? my has done less damage than ht hoped and lese than we estimated. Ht has done it w th a serious and heavj loss to himself." The first lord said ic was interest ing to recall the position of the Ger? man mercantile marine, continuing: "At the outbreak of the war Get many possessei over 5.000.000 tonsrol shipping. Today nearly half of it hat been sunk or Is in the hands of our? selves or our allies. She has a 60 per cent reduction to our 14 per cent. "It Is well that tho British public had been tolc what they are up against." He polrted out that while Great Brttuln has plenty of coal for victory, Italy and Franco has not, and it war essential that there should bo tht greatest economy in foods and all im? ports in order that the tonnage may be diverted to the needs of the alli? ance. He declared: "Wo must lay our plans for a lone; war. I sco no signs of it being ft short one, and. all by their economy can help the nivies of the Allies de? feat the submarine." "The huge army of the United States." he said "is preparing and has ta bo transported and maintained. The French. Italian and other allies re? quire seaboard help. * ? ? It has been asked whether Groat Britain was building merchant ton? nage at a sufficient rate to replace the sinkings. The answer, ho de? clared, had been given negatively, but it was unsound and inconclusive to take any one factor of output as against losses to be a vital indica? tion of Great Brltin's situation. Uritain, he said, now was equipi>ed us never dreamed of before. "May the country not be justly cred? ited for the fact In 1917, with our military and munitions effort at the maximum and when the call upon man-power has reduced our available resources to a minimum." he con? tinued, "we shall have produced na? val and mercantile tonnage equal to the best year ever recorded in our history." The speaker expressed Confidence that the skilled Workers would stand by tho nation in carrying out the great ship building program, s e ? Sir Eric said the new national yard I now being buib. would be ready i.i six months, and continued: "The output of merchant tonnage for the fast nine months of 191; , 123 per OOnt higher than In the cor responding period last year and eotl siderably higher than the total out inn for the whole of 191."?. Standard \, . sell h i e been ordered ropr< tenting nearly one million gross tons According to the hrst loni there art now 23T) large dry docks in the Brit? ish Isles where merchantmen*Can b< repaired Ms sapreeeed a hope thai all these vessels would soon be ef foetivoty armed, and paid a tlibUtl the women employee In the doci yards. He then dealt with the criti? cism against the admiralty. Referring to Iks 11100001 <>f com \ ov system, he said: "In September !?<> per cent of tin total vessels sailing the Atlantl' trades were convoyed, and since tie convov s". stem started the total per eentngc of loss per convoyed vessel thrOttgh IhO dancer zone was on 11 two hundred. "I wish to acknowledge fully the \ tillable Contribution made bj the AN OMINOUS STATEMENT. - KERENSKY SAYS RUSSIA IS WOHN OUT AND Ml'ST HAVE HELP. IliiMsiun People Say They Saved | Franco and England and Are Now Asking Where ll England's Fleet? Petrograd, Nov. I.? Russia has been worn out by the strain of war and must have help, Premier Keren ?kJy told the Assocated Press corres? pondent. He said that Russia claim? ed, us her right, that the other al? lies now should shoulder the burden which she had borne. He emphati caly declared, however, that Kussia is not out of the war. Kussia, the pre? mier declared, has been fighting 18 months longer than England and had been fighting her battles alone. "Rus? sia has fought consistently since the beginning," the premier declared. "Russia, at the beginning, saved France and England from disaster. People who say we are out of the war have short memories. At present Russian public opinion is greatly ag? itated by the question, 'Where is Great Britain'! licet, now that the German fleet is in the Baltic?' " He said that it is impossible for America to send troops, but could send boots, leather, iron and money. The last he added emphatically. He said the masses are worn out economically and the people doubted the possibility of attainment of their hopes. BREEDING WlLT-RESISTANT COT? TON. Individuals Cooperating with United States Department of Agriculture ii. Producing Adequate Supply of Im? proved Seed. Washington, Nov. 2.?As a part ol its work In combating the destructive cotton wilt, the United States Depart? ment of Agriculture is supervising the production for sale of wilt-resist - annt cotton seed by about 50 farmers in South Carolina, Georgia, and Ala? bama. These cooperative breeders agree to secure proper seed, to follow the breeding methods outlined by th held pathologist, to exercise necessary care to maintain the purity of their seed, and tO offer it for sale at a rea? sonable price, not to exceed on amount previously agreed upon. The> also agree not to sell seed not grow a by them unless so stated. A field pathologist, as a represe? tatlVO of the State and of the D< I partment of Agriculture, provides these cooperative breeders with smal: quantities of select planting seed In the beginning or refers them to oth": breeders from whom they can pur chase such seed at a reasonable price He Visits the breeders several tim ?; during the season to advise with them regarding the work and to show them all the details, from the planting through the selection, note taking and ginning. He will also soon tak up the work of inspecting the see fields and Will give the breeders seed certificates. Breeders who carry out in all de? tails the methods of breeding, advo? cated by the United states Depart ment of Agriculture will be given cer? tificates for "registered seed." All other seed where the standard of va? riety in wilt-resistance, productive? ness, and purity is being maintained but where the plant-to-row method b not being followed In all its details, will be certified as "improved seed." City to Sell Pood and Fuel. New York, Nov. I,?John Mitchell State food commissioner, late today granted permission to New York cit: authorities to buy and sell food am fUOl. The materials will be immediate ly bought In tralnload lots and sold to retail dealers. United BttaeS In Ibis convoy wot'k since their destroyers joined us. un? der command of Vice Admiral Sims from whom we have received th< heartiest cooperation. The contrlbu tion of the United ntatos was given promptly and frcelj upon their entry Into the war ami is gradually belnj . Xtended In this and other ways. "As is known, we have bad most valuable consultation with Admiral M.i'd. and on tin- occasion of his Visit took counsel with us as to the role the American navy was to play." * :>* Defending the navy, the first lord reviewed its accomplishments In this war declaring that, unlike the enemj forces, its role was an offensive one "During a recent month," he con* tinned "the mileage steamed by out battleships, cruisers and destroyer* alone amounted to on?> million ship's miles on the home waters. In addi? tion to the navy, auxiliary forces pa trolled more than 6,000,000 miles i. the same perio,| and territory, Th' displacement of the nnvy is ti poi 1 cem greater than m 1914, when i' was 2,400,000 tons. .\t tin- outbreak oi the war we bad eighteen mine 11 sweepers and auxiliary patrols; todll) there are The personnel of tip < Meet before the war was i 16,000: t'? I day it is 860,000." < NORWAY SENDS NOTE TO KAIS? ER, Many Sailors Killed?Submarines and Warships Eire on Penoaful ships Going About Business ut Ben, London, Nov. 1.?An Exchange Tel? egraph dispatch from Copenhagen says Norway has presented s note to J Germany in connection with the sink? ing of the Norwegian steamships in jthe convoy of neutral merchantmen ] which were attacked by German cruis? ers In the North Sea last month. The note calls attention to the fact that a year ago, after the sinking of Norwe? gian steamships in the Polar seas, Germany was notilied that the Nor? wegian people would consider any new case of the kind a violation of the laws of hunir nity. The Norwegian minister at Berlin today handed the German minister of foreign affairs the following note: "According to the information so far received it must ho regarded ai authenticated that certain ships ol the German navy in the North Sea on October 17, after sinking escorting British vessels, sank also a number of neutral merchant ships, among which were several Norwegian ships without taking any steps cither to at? tempt to save the crews or give then time to save themselves. This condud on the part of the German warships was the cause of a great number ol I Norwegian sailors being killed oi wounded by shell lire or losing theii lives by drowning. "The Norwegian government Wili not again state its views, as it has al? ready done so on SO Vera] occasions, a* to the violation of the principles ol the freedom of the high seaa incurree by the proclamation of large tracts of the ocean as a war zone and bj the sinking of neutral merchant ships not carrying contraband. "It is owing to various measures of this kind that Norwegian ships ai well as those of other neutrals have been compelled, in order to procure for Norway her essential imports, U iseek protection in the past, as thej will in the future, by allowing them selves to be convoyed by warships be? longing to Germany's enemies. Tht Norwegian government bears in mind that in the memorandum addressed t? the German government on Octobei 20, 1916, occasioned by the sinking oi Norwegian ships in the ice cold set' by German submarines, it called at tentlon to the fact that the Norwegian nation considered in the light of o violation of the laws- of humanity the last fresh caise in which the death o! Norwegian sailors was caused or theii lives or health exposed to danger, am1 on that occasion the Norwegian gov? ernment once again requested the German government to take measure? so that the commanders of German submarines should not expose the lives of Norwegian sailors to danger whether by negligence or error ol judgment. "It has made a profound impres? sion on the Norwegian people thai not only have German submarines continued to sink peaceful neutral merchant ships, paying no attention to the fate Of their crews, but thai even German warships adopted the same tactics. The Norwegian govern? ment decided to send this note in or? der to bring to the atention of the German government the impressloi these acbs have made upon the Nor? wegian people." BISHOP MIKKIiL CONSECRATED, Native of South Carolina Consecrated in Presence e>r Many DiatlngUtShed Episcopalians, Atlanta, Nov. 1.?Members of tin house of bishops from many Southern States and prominent clergy and laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church arc here. The Rev. Henry J. Mikell was consecrated bishop of the Atlanta diocese here today, succeeding tht late Bishop C. K. Nelson. The Jit. Rev, Thomas Frank < Jailor Bishop of Tennessee, presided at the services, other clergymen who ortl dated at the consecratory were Uish "p Weed of Florida. Bishop Reese oi South Georgia, Bishop Guerry o South Carolina, the lit. Rev. Dr. WH Jiam Crane Gray, former bishop of South Florida. I n\ Albion Knight vice chancellor of the Unlversits oi the South, ami Bishop Woodcock ol K entucky, Bishop Mikell. q native e>f BOUttl Carolina was chosen for f. biahopric of the Atlanta diocese while rector of Christ Church, Nashville. a reception was tendered Blshoi Mikeii ami the visiting clergy tonigh: ;i St. Phillips cathedral. SOCIALISTS SENT T<> PRISON. (?crmnii-Americans Convicted ? II ( barer of obstructing Prall Law. Hiox Fails. Nov. lv Prison sen? tences ranning from a year and a d'.p to two years were Imposed on 2( lerman Socialists, who were convie, I'd oi* conspiring t<> obstruct the I raft law. BATTLE OF HAMME. ENTIRE TT RKIBfl I ORCE BUR. RENDERED To BRITISH, Battle Was Old style l ighting With Movements in The Open cavalry Played Leading Pan. London, Ooct, :ji .?(Correspond? ence of The Associated Press)._Gen? eral Maude's victory at Kamadie in i Mesopotamia was the result of a bat? tle of the old picturesque style, before the "war of inaction" swept the spectacular element out of modern warfare. The movement which determined the whole action was the sudder swinging around of the British righi until it became the left, and the en circling movement of the cavalry which robbed the Turkish garrisor of its last free line of retreat. Th< idea was admirably executed, but evei the staff strategists of the Britisl army scarocly anticipated Ithe sur 1 render of the whole Turkish fore I without a blow by the waiting cavalry The British "eye-witness," writini 1 from Ramadie, says In his- accoun of the battle: "We captured Ramadie today, am ( with it the whole Turkish garrisor including its commander, Ahmed Bcj and a number of held guns, pom ' poms, machine guns and rilles. 1 "Our force moved in two column : on the night of September 27 l.'or an advanced camp on the Euphrates ' west of Feluja, one column on th ' right, the other on the left, and a dawn they attacked Mushaid Ridge, 1 low line of dunes running north an ? south from the Euphrates to th I Habbaniyah Canal. I "To clear the ridge and cros3 th 1 canal was our first objective. Th s first knolls were quickly occupied. A t dawn we bombarded the main cret I of the ridge, but the Turks ha. evacuated it. I "We then changed our line of al ' tack. The right column was with i drawn, and swinging round west be hind the left column became the lei > wing of the force. Our front, thre t and a-half miles in breadth, now la - between the Habbaniyah Canal on th - right and Aziziyah Canal on the lef i at a point nine miles from the Euph 1 rates. > "Oru cavalry made a wide sweep f ing movement across the deser f round the right Hank of the Turk i and occupied a line five miles west o ? Ramadie. By this move the Tur<t i were cornered. Their only chanc l was to drive in determined counter ? attacks and to break through befor f we drew the ring in closer. "The expected attack began afte I three o'clock the next morning whe ? the Turks tried to break through be 1 tween the cavalry and the river. Th I action continued for two hours unt i dawn, when it degenerated ir to cas ) ual snipping. The nearest T?rkis . dead were found within fifty >ards c ? the cavalry trenches. "Soon after daybreak the infantr column took up the attack again, an carried the" last outlying defences Q ; Turks on our left. An intense bom I bardment was opened on the Turk is 1 trenches. "Our line of cavalry, far awa 1 west, soon saw the dark masses of th enemy approaching, and apparentl prepared for b.oody battle. The Turk ish guns were silent, and white flag went up all along the line. It wa surrender. Ahmed Bey, the Turklsl commander, who has been on th1 Euphrates all through the eampaigi from the Battle of Shaiba, In Marcl 1915, and whose troops confrontei us at Nasaravah all last summer an( autumn, came out and surrenderee with his whole force." BEGINNING OF BATTLE. Italians and Teutons Fighting Across River. The battle of Tagliamento has be? gun with artillery fire. The guns oi the Teutons opened lire from the east bank of the river at the Italians on the West. The Italians replied and the battle was on. Apparenly the Teutons will soon try to cross the river. Koine announced that German pa? trols had reached the batiks of the river but the lalians repulsed them with machine guns Uncertainty still remains however, s i to whether the Italians will try to make a definite .stand here, or whether this Is mere'y a checking ait.on. GERMAN RAIDER DESTROYED. British Fleet Makes a Clean Up In Scandinavian Waters. Copenhagen, Nov. 3.?The German raider CrOC?tyle disguised and live armed trawlers were sunk by British destroyers yesterday In the Skager* rack, an arm of the North Sea, be? tween Norway and Denmark, it is reported thai wounded Germans from the lost ships arrived at Ifilsinore, Denmark, today. The l.iitish thus ef? fected a clean-Up of raiders in Cean dinavlan waters. THE ITALIAN SITUATION. LATK REPORTS SHOW THAT IT IS FAR 1 ;tOM DESPERATE. Reassuring News Reaches Washington by OMW Cables Front Rome? Plight of < ountry Certainly Serious Hut AH fcfot Ix>?t to Teutonic Greed. Washington, Nov. 1.?Reassuring news came from Rome today in of? ficial dispatches. While serious, tho situation on the Italian front is de? scribed as fa; from desperate. General Cadorna's army is declared to be prac? tically intact and complete confidence is expressed in his ability with aid coming fror; the allies to stop the Austro-Gern .n drive. The cablev rams summarize the sit? uation as follows: "The milit try situation on the Ital? ian front Is serious?it is far from being desperate. At the present mo? ment, having recovered from the first surprise, it may be stated that our al? lies are preparing to offer a furious resistance to the enemy t the point which withe ut doubt General Cadorna has selected It is probable that if the retreat should continue for a few days longer ihe Italian resistance will develop alor g the Tagliamento, an important river which descends from the Carnic Alps, or perhaps if the Austro-Gerivans attack in Cemia, it will be on the Piave River which flows westward. "Whatever the number of Italians taken prise : er, the strength of the army of t eneral Cadorna has not been weake ed. It must not be for? gotten that Italy has under the colors more than 3,000,000 men. As for the gur s claimed to have been captured, they only represent the pro? duction of a few weeks of the muni? tions factortes of our allies. "The Italia* army is practically in? tact. Besid< s the French and English are coming to our rescue. It has al? ready been announced at the begin? ning of the council Sunday evening, the French ministers were busy de? termining che extent and nature of the cooper: lion of the allies on tho Italian front. The British government has taken prompt measures to rush aid to the Palians and all indicationa are that ti French and British aid will come a the hour when the ene? my invades the plain of Frecule. "Meanwhile, awaiting developments, s j Italian public opinion realizes thor? oughly the gravity of the hour and is bearing the shock with calmness and firmness. "The I tali I n press declares that tho battle which is about to take place may be the last great battle of the war." STATE FIEL BOARD. South Carolb.a Administrator Selects District Members to Assist In En* iorccment of Law. Anderson, Nov. 1.?B. B. Gosse tt. State fuel .dministrator, late today announced the appointment of seven members of !.he State advisory board as follows: First District, Leland Moore, wholee&le paint and oil deal? er, Charleston; Second District, John H. Cope, planter, merchant and oil mill owner, Pamberg; Third District, II H. Watki is, lawyer, Anderson; Fourth District, B. E. Greer cotton mill manufacturer, Greenville; Fifth District, L. A. Meiklejohn, wholesale lumber dealer Cheraw; Sixth District, to be announced; Seventh District, I. C. Strauss, lawyer, Sumter; from tho Steta at large. Ivy M. Mauldin, bank? er, Columbia Captain Watkins is named as chairman of the board. Mr. Gossett states that city and county eommitees Will be appointed within the next day or so and appointments will be announced from time to time as they are made. FOUR NEGROES DROWNED. Men Drowned at Great Falls While Trying to R? teh Bank From Burn? ing Boat. Chester, Nov l.?Jim Perry. Will Garther, Will aimpktn and a fourth negro were drowned in Catawba river at Great Falls this evening, when they, along with four other negroes, endeavored to escape from a gasoline boat which suddenly burst into flames. They had come tip the river from near the Rock Creek station of the South? ern Power Com1 any. where they were working, it ml were filling the tank of the boat with gasoline for the return trip when it is tnought one of the ne? groes struck a match to ignite a cigar? ette. The negroe were drowned while lighting wildb t. reach the bank only ten feet away. 1 fiorts were made to rescue the men. The river is only 12 feet deep where the drowning occur? red. Bus-inns Sink Turkish Ships. Petrograd. \o> I.?fa an attack on Turkish vessels at India Bay, on the Block sea. near the Bosphorus. Rus? sian torpedo boats sank a Turkish tor. pedo boat and d: stroyed two Turkish Steamera and ;1 nnml battery in the bay, the war off! c announced today*