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EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 8, 1915:
mY MASSES FLEET
, DESPITE REPORTS OF
CESSION BY AUSTRIA
X f
jWai'ships Assembled in
l Ports Adjacent to Adri
i atic, But Significance of
'Demonstration Is
; Shrouded in Doubt.
Pact Transferring Trentino as
Price of Former Ally's Con
tinued Neutrality Already
Signed by Francis Joseph,
Paris Is Informed.
Official War Reports
m
E:
GENEVA, April S.
Italy la preparing for ono of the biggest
naval demonstrations In the history of
the kingdom, According to Information
received here today from rtome. Despite
rumors of nn agreement between Austria
and Italy, the Italian Admiralty la con
centrating a mighty fleet In ports ndjncent
to Adriatic waters. The warships as
sembled at Spcila, One tn and Maddelena
have been ordered to Augusta. Sicily,
and Taranto.
The real object of this mighty concen
tration of Italy's naval strength Is not
known, as the Admiralty In Home Is
silent and the censors refuse to allow
press messages containing speculation tu
pass over the wires.
PARIS, April 8.
Private advices have been received here
from trustworthy sources to the effect
that Italy and Austria have reached an
Agreement which will satisfy the aspira
tions of the Italian people for an enlarge
ment of the National boundaries and pre
clude all possibility of armed intervention
by Italy on the side of the Allies.
AVhlle dlspntchcs from Vienna recently
said that Hmporor Francis Joseph was
absolutely opposed to tho- cession of any
territory as the price of continued neu
trality on the part of Italy, the advices
which have come to hand state that tho
dual monarchy has consented to the ces
sion of the Trentino. It Is added tliut tho
necessary ''documents have been drawn
up and signed.
This news bears out the reports from
Geneva recently that tho Trentino, geo
Kraphlcally und historically, a part of
the Italian peninsula, was to bo handed
over to Italy, but Is to be occupied by
Italian troops only at the end of the
great war. Austria has Interposed this
stipulation so as to be certain that Italy
will maintain her neutrality no matter
what future events may change the pres
ent situation.
It' has not been learned whether or
not the questions of Trieste and Istrla,
also claimed by the Italian "Irredentists,"
have, been settled. The Austrians have
contended that the Italian assertions that
those districts are pro-Italian In senti
ment aro unfounded, that there has been
such an influx of -Slavic blood that tho
Inhabitants of Italian origin are In a
minority.
SHIPPING NEWS
PORT OF PHILADELPHIA
Bffo
Vessels Arriving Today
Htr flurltmtn.l AVn X?,lu. ...
.rKsk.. Tin o ixui.t, u,,trc. aunar, aiuitauil
? Str. Gent Owed.). OothMiburtr. etc., iu.r
f clundfse, Scandinavian-American Uno
Str, Suwanee. Jacksonville, etc , passenger
" Si!" merchandise, Merchant an.l Miners'
. Transportation Company.
; .u8tr-11 Tujcnn. Boston, passengers and mer
chandise. Merchants and Miners' Transporu
. tlon Company.
I" wmK" "" (Br-), Rotterdam, ballast,
Flint. tlAnHnv rnmiAnw '
iu 51!?"!1!''. nr-- Liverpool, ballast,
Joseph C. Qohrlel. '
Kehr. James Rothnell. New- York, ballast.
.A. D. Cummins & Co
?'br: Crescent, 1rnton, ballast, A. D. Cum
mins Co.
GERMAN
Fighting between the Meuse and
Moselle continues. All French attacks
at the following points In the Woevro
Plain ' have failed: On Combres
Heights, near Selouse Forest, north
of St. Mlhlei, In Allly Forest, near
tho forest lying west of Apremont,
north of Fllrey and west of and In
Priest Wald (Lo I'retre Forest)
The French losses along their entire
front are enormous without their hav
ing obtained tho slightest success
A hostllo nvlator. Hying from Paris,
was forced to land In our lines and
was taken prisoner. He said that
nothing was known In Paris about the
French losses In the battles that have
taken place In the Champagne district.
Eastern theatre of war: There Rre
no Important operations to report from
this sphere. Bad weather and bad
roads make movements almost Im
possible. RUSSIAN
In the Carpathians, despite counter
attacks by the enemy, who has ob
tained reinforcements from the Ger
man and Austrian armies, our offen
sive continues between the Hlvcr
Toplla untl tho region In the direction
of the Uzsok Pass
All tho summits of the principal
chain of the Ucsldd Mountains to the
west of the region of the vlllnge of
t'stky Gorilla aro In our hands and
our trnops are capturing In succes
sion the southern spurs.
On April 6 we took about 2300 prison
ers and thrco guns nnd several ma
chitin guns.
Tho German attacks in tho region
of Itnslcuvka and ltosnnka censed
March 27 after eight weeks of con
tinued fruitless attempts to take tho
Russian positions by nssault. The
Germans suffered enormous losses.
AUSTRIAN
Fighting continues on tho Carpath
ian front.
An additional 930 Itusslnn prisoners
were captured on the heights east of
tho Laboreza Valley. AVe also took
to ruiib and seven machlno guns nnd
much war material, including finoo
rifles.
In the southern theatre we have
bombarded Helgrndo (Servla) ns a re
prlsul Tor the shelling on Tucdav of
the open town of Orsnva (southeast
Hungary),
FRENCH
There have been conflicts of artil
lery In Belgium, In tho valley of the
Alne and to the east of Rhelms.
The results obtained between the
Meuse and the Moselle and leported
yesterday evening are confirmed.
Tho rains of the Inst few days have
greatly softened the soil In the
Wocvre region and tills has rendered
the movemont of nrtlllery dllllcult and
has also tended to prevent the explo
sion of projectiles.
Our troops have made good the gains
nchlevcd Inst evening. We have main
tained all our new ndvanced positions
in spite of counter-attacks.
At Eparges, the latest German counter-attack
was notably violent. It
was made by a regiment and a half,
but was completely repulsed. The
Germans suffered enormous losses, the
bodies of their troops literally covered
the ground. Three hundred men who
had for a moment been able to ad
vance beyond the German battle front
were mowed down by our muchlne
guns, nnd not a single one of them
escaped.
In the Drules woods wo enptmed a
German trench.
SUBMARINE CAUGHT IN NET SET AS TRAP AT HARBOft
liesiiiii
A Gorman submarine is reported to have become en Singled in one of the underwnter nets planted nround
tho entrance to Dover Harbor. Those nets are made of steel somewhat like a Rill net for fish and aro
arraiiRod so as to catch the propeller of a submarine and hold it fast.
U. S. TAKES CHARGE
OF INTERNED EITEL
EU
Name
Iura
"V Century ....
Kandahar
Frlkea
Vulcan
Kentucklan
Faralos ,
Alt ....,'
ivinelalund .. ..
Tafna ....
Henrlk Ibsen . .
-Liverpool , .
Manchester Miller
-iaen
Steamships to Arrive
nticimiT.
From. Sailed.
Itotterdam Keb. IS
.Calcutta I'eb. S
.Algiers Mar. .1
.Jluelva Mar. .1
.IJshon Mar. 8
Hllo .Mar. 10
.Itotterdam Mar. 11
.iSandefJnrd .. Mar. 13
atethet Mnr. IS
. IJuelva Mar. 1.1
Valparaiso . .. .Mar III
Shields ...Mar. i!2
Manchester . ...Mnr 2t
i oprnnaRen . .Mar. SX
Bt akMArfa -Hartlepool ... .Mnr.' 2.1
German Raider Formally Turn
ed Over to Government Cus
tody Captain Says Duty
Was Done.
SUBMARINE NETS TRAPPING
GERMAN UNDERSEA CRAFT
Protective and Destructive Device Against Raiders Not
Merely Figment of Jules Verne Imagination, Ex
pert Declares Admiralty Fosters Mystery.
By J. V. T. MASON
IlltlTISH DENT TOHPEDOEF)
FALABA CARRIED HUNS
iiamnaw London
is?," Shields .
. Hi,,m2 Cardiff .
Sfi!""" rtotterdani
-ft"" Cristobal .nr.
Manauri .,, Calcutta ...... .Avr.
Steamships to Leave
Mar. M
..Mar. SO
...Mar. . -II
A ur. 1
Apr. 1
U
Name.
Manchester Shipper
Feliciana . . .
I-aura
tendon
Manchester Miller
Fit EI CHIT.
For.
.Manchester
.I-ondon ....
. Itotterdam
("openhairen
.Manchester
Date.
.Apr. 10
.Apr. It
Apr. 14
.Apr.
.Apr. 13
PORT OF SEW YORK
Steamships Due Today
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?Sflu ' Naplea Mar. 24
ieuua Oran . f. i-r
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Chicago .,,..
Cratto
Phltadelohla
Krfsttanfjord
rransyivanm
Steamships to Leave
For. i,tB-
Bor"ux Apr. 0
iienoa Apr 10
..Uverpool Apr. 10
laaow llADrl 10
oiuiiia, ,.,.,,., uenoa Abr 10
FREIGHTS AND CHARTERS
Ton fias OiTera inarlnvti' ! .! k..i. .
L. Jh Jraliht dariaiia-.li.fe. 'ntlnu."hlrt .SS
8TEAMBH1PS.
30.000-SA.flrin nii,.'H ..,.. ... .
W.!Ll?..Sf,,J!rf-,.:.J!. Ww TMontreSTi,?
yV';,au,',n-'' IU-u) barrels lubrlcattnK
f'hlladelnhla to a e,.HinJ.in J ::!"?.'?
tsrm.7 April. -"" "" 'r,la"
hiS, (Dn, 7M0 baffl. nu to Copen-
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va.. April 8.
Her ruldlntr days over, the German aux
iliary cruiser Prlnz Kltl Frledrlch, which
lian been Interned until the end of the
war. was formally turned over to the
custody of tho United States Government
today. The work of removing the con
necting rods of the encjnes, so that the
vessel could not steal away to sea, was
undertnlten at once. The hreech blocks of
the cruiser's guns are also being removed
to render them useless.
Captain Thlerlchens, of the cruiser.
spoko regretfully of his Inability to put
to sea.
"I feel that I have done my duty to my
country," said lie. "I did what I could,
hut I felt it would be folly to put to sea
against overwhelming odds und thus
sacrifice the lives of my brave men."
During the last few days of the Prlnz
Eitel Friedrlch'B stay here the vigilance
of the Urltlsh warships off the coast was
redoubled, and capture of the German
ship was regarded 'as inevitable If she had
put to sea.
The Prlnz Eltel Frledrlch will be kept at
the Norfolk Navy Yard. The sailors will
live on board the ship, but the otliceru
will be paroled.
Captain Thlerlchens had hoped for tho
German cruiser Von Ter Tann to relieve
him, he said, but the Von Der Tann never
put in an appearance and her present
whereabouts Is unknown.
The Illtel 1r the fifth German war vessel
to be Interned In the United States or its
Territories since the war began. Tho
others are the cruiser Geler, at Honolulu;
her tender, the Iocksum; the auxiliary
cruiser Cormorant, at Guam, and a collier
at San Juan, V. It. The latter, was a
tender for the cruiser Kurlsruhe.
Commander Thlerlchens today surren
dered to Commander McCracken, of the
naval tug I'atuxent. a man nnd two
boys, all German, who Joined the Eltel
after its arrival In American waters.
NEW YOHK, April S.-There Is eery
reason ot believe that reports of German
submarines belns caught In nntl-siibina-rlno
nets nnd either captured or de
stroyed are true Humors that the Urltlsh
Admiralty had designed a niotuctlve net
ting device for rivers and harbots have
been In circulation since the tlr.it an
nouncement of the German mibimirine
blockade. These reports have lately be
come more persistent, and aro now gen
erally accepted In England us true.
Tho mot Important confirmation of the
ruiuurs Is the fact that tho Urltlsh Ad
mit nit v has lately refused to announce
anv particulars of the destruction of
Germun .submarines. Tim foiin of tho
announcement Is:
"Tho Admiralty has leasou to believo
the German submarine bus been
lost." The English newspapers print
thesp bald statements without giving any
details. Considering the Immense inter
est taken In England in the destruction
of the enemy's submarines, only pressing
strategic teuhuns would cause the Ail
nihility to vtlthhuld particulars of how the
German undersea losses nre caused.
It Is unquestionable that these details
un being suppressed In order to mystify
the Geiman Government and to creato
among submarine ci-uuh a feeling of un
certainty It does not necessarily follow
from this that the nnstety and uncer
tainty aio being created by antl-siibina-rlno
nets, but such Is the most probable
deduction.
The method of prepatlng anti-subnia-
ALLIES CANNOT FORCE
STRAITS, SAYS SULTAN
Turk Army and Coast Defenses
Able to Repulse All Attacks,
He Believes.
fine nets l not o novel ns to be clased
with the production of a Jules Verne
Imagination. The primary object aimed at
Is to entnngle the propeller nnd second
arily to hold the milumtilne fast to the
Inttoin in that helpless condllon. A fish
ing net c.-in do much dninaijo to a pro
peller, but Instead of twine small steel
meshes are ued against submarines, of
fering more .serious obstacles. Thee steel
mesh nets sue from 10 to If, feet square.
They nie used In sets, several being fas
tened together at intervals so as to give
the mnlmum degiee of pliability.
The completed net Is then nnrhoreil on
the river or habor bottom, with the upper
tn-1 biioed Si) to 40 feet below the Mir
faee. The net has to be this distance
under water, not only to escape detection
by nn eueiiij submurine, but nlbo to pro
Vent sin face oraft running foul of the ob
struction. When a submarine plunges Into
the net the latter tends to slide along
the bottom of the ho-it until It meets the
,,:opellcr. Then the action of the screws
diawu In (he meshes and the submarine
Is made captive by its own effotts.
If thr anchorage of the netting Is not
til m the submarine will probably manage
to rie to the mirface only to float about
helplessly, llut If the anchors hold the
submarine crew can do no more thnn re
linsc a distress buov which moves to the
surface In token of .surrender. If tho buoy
Is observed divers may tucteed in cutting
away the anchors, thus petmittlng the
submarine to move to the top. Otherwise
the crew must pay the penalty for their
dangerous calling.
Atlmiralty Charges Germans Allowed
Insulilcient Time to Passengers.
LONDON, Apill s.
Tho Admlrnltv today Issued mi ofllclal
statement regarding the torpedoing of
the liner Falaba. tilth the loss of 112 lives,
t.t refute tho statemint Issued by the
Gmimii Embassy at Washington
Tho Admiralty denied that the Falaba
cmrleil any guns. It was stated that tho
live minutes Intervening between the
submarlno'.s warning signal nnd the ex
plosion of the torpedo was Insulilcient to
permit tho passengers and cicw to es
cupe. Furthermore, It was stated, tho
submarine's commander sbot tho torpedo
nl short range, knowing thut great loss of
life must le.Milt.
Tho statement prn'sed the conduct of
the Falaba's crew and passengers and
said thete was no delay in getting out
the boats.
SECRET OF WEDDING IS OUT
WHEN' LICENSE IS MISLAID
Bride's Father Finds "Scrap of
Paper," But Soon Forgives.
A "sciap of paper" levcaled a secret
wedding of more than three mouths'
standing when the bride forgot to leplnce
the marriage license In tho bureau
drawer where she hnd concealed tho
ptecloiis document. Her father found It
and the secret was out.
The bride was Mis.s Eugenia S. Jncobs,
daughter of Mortis W. Jacobs, of 2713
North L'ltli street, and her husband Is
Ur. Samuel Hogatin. 23 yearn old, n,
dentist, and a graduate of tho University
of Pennsjlvanla In tho class of 1912. He
has olllces at C22 South 3d street. They
were married January 6 by the Rev.
Adolph Rerger. of rail North 7th street,
after having obtained a license at Media
thtough W. R. Grlfflth. a Justice of the
Peace, at Jtoekdnle, nnd a friend of the
bildegroom.
I AUSTRIA SEEKS PEACE
WITH ALLY'S CONSENT,
ROME RUMORS INSIST
Germany Unable to Send
More Troops to Aid of
Menaced Dual Monarchy
Without Weakening Its
Own Lines.
HOME, April 8.
Iteports that Austria Is seeking a sepa
rate peace nre again In circulation here,
notwithstanding tho denials of provlous
rumors sent out from Vienna. It Is de
clared that Germany, realizing tho hope
lessness of averting Italian Intervention
unless b. settlement Is tnado by the dual
monarchy, has tacitly consented to her
ally malting a separate peace. This Is
regarded here as a prelude to tho end of
tho war.
t'onndenllnl Information has been re
reived that tho Knlscr realizes his Inabil
ity to send nny moro troops Into Austria
to resist the llusslan advanco over tho
rarpathlnns, ns ho needs all his troops
to guaid his own frontlets. Austria,
abandoned by Germany, can make no
elTectlvo resistance to the Czar's armies
and henco Is ready to glvo up tho fight
nml plead for peace, with the object of
saving tho empire from annihilation.
Get ninny, loft nlono to light the allied
nntlons. but not yet defeated, will con
tinue, It Is said, to enrry on a semblnnce
of resistance, so thut If compelled to
mnlie peaco her honor will bo saved. Such
on eventuality, although npparently Im
probable, Is not regarded here as by nny
means Impossible.
Whllo nothing Is admitted In oulclat
quarters regarding n settlement of tho
f ititrn of the countries bordering on the
Adriatic, there Is a persistent report that
Italy and Servla, with tho cognizance, ot
tho Allies, have reached on ugrecmont
wherebv Servla will finally gain that
"window on tho sea" which wns her nlm
In tho IlnlUnn wars nnd which failed of
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I ,'llllA.li 1,111 uui;ituni- ut tiiv .ijiuauiun ,
Italy nnd Austria. This report has It
that Italy has stipulated that Servla must
not fortify the Adriatic port Durazzo or
A vlonn which Is to bo conceded to her.
Slgnor Tlttonl, tho Italian Ambnssador
at Paris, who has come to Home for u
consultation with tho Cabinet, Is, It Is
believed, In charge of tho negotiations
with Servla and tho Allies.
FRENCH L08SES IN WOEVm?
EN0IIM0U8, REPORTS BEIUM
Germans Admit Pressure Is IncreaJ
Ing, But Assert Attacks RentilsJ if
uisjiisiN. April 8.-Generai J'tj
drive ncnlnut lb nu- ., . ""i
"- """""in in tne Vo"
district has resulted In enormn... .Jn
life without nny mntcrlal coin. ..
French, It Is stated In nn omelai .... i
i.e.... (,iwii uul uy mo vnP Omen IhJ Jl
Tho pressure of tho French bi Y J!d?.i
Mouse and Moselle ttlvers Is IncrVn.t.Ji
and the fighting In that district I m Xf
dally violent. " MM
Tho report asserts that Vi. ... . i
a: Combro Heights, Allley, J51 '
the 1.0 Pretle Forest have ta.MfJil
wiui lernuio losses, and that the Wr.-T'
nssntilts did not brlmr ),.! , iJ"l.fX?e!
success. "8nt,t
CAPTAIN AMPUTATES HAND
OF SAILOR AT SEA; SAVES LIFE;
Treats Injured Man for Seven DniJ
Till Ship Docks. r
Emmnnual Alvorzla, who lost both hM
hands when they were Jammed In a tewM
on the Tltltloli hurt, Wl-li. ' '" "i?cM
sen on April 1, owes his f0 t0 the ,knr
w. n,,m..i .iiu.nui. uivKson, according i,
tho rlnetnra nl Iho tfl iiT.. .iUlnf' r '
where the maimed sailor wns U TIS
the ship reached Philadelphia todav
AtltAtln (.,. I - . "
ni'fitmi YIIU JH H, nilltttl ,. ..
nloft to shift somo rigging. H iefJ SU
was cut off nnd the right was nearly "51
cre-1 fr.im tile arm. Captain Dickson IRJ
putnted tho hand and administered ftwIM
ment miring tne seven days before thfl
shin renehei! tinrt ,c ln I
Italian Refugees Stranded Here
Six Italian women nnd children on their
way from Italy to cscnpo tho war which
they believed Imminent In their nntlvo
country were stranded In this city today
on their w-av to tho homo of relatlve.1 In
tho West. The refugees, who aro Intelli
gent and genteel In nppenrnnce, are at tho
10th and ISuttouwood streets pollco sta
tion. When found, after leaving a Now
York train at Spring Garden street by
mlstnlto. they hnd had nothing to cat
for 3G hours.
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Aloyementa of Vessels
r,4ri;id7rt Bordiaur AprlT .""" ""'".
Londoa April V. to steam April J. " ' '
' J,?,t.AB1?,IJr? DuUh). llolterdara for Phila
d)lihU. steamed Jrom Iloiion April 8.
, p'f7!lao.- f?f Pnlladslphia, r attained from
cknrlll April 8
for lltilrnn. Hllo for PhlfadclphU. was 2300
pi'- wr ui lUltxM at noon April 8.
Sir Gulfstream. Part Arthur tar Thllarf.f.
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lflt bar at noon April T.
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FRENCH RAIN SHELLS UPON
GERMANS AT ST, MIHIEL
Paris Hears Rumors of Great Devel
opments, But War Office Is Reticent.
PARIS, April 8.
' French (runs are again rulnliiB- aliens
at IbnK range upon St. Mlhlei, while a
great battle U raging north and uuuth
of the (Iernian salient, Paris la filled
with rumors ot moat Important develop
ments, but the War Office today withheld
almost all news of the righting.
''We have maintained all gains be
tween the Meuse and the Moselle with
some further progress" was the sub
stance or tins arternoon's omclal com
munique. Dispatches received here indicate that
the most serious efforts against the Ger
man wedge are being made east of St.
Mlhlei and northwest of Pont-a-Mousson.
In the latter region the objective of the
French Is the railway that forma practi
cally the only effective means of trans
porting supplies to the Germans holding
the important 81. Mlhlei wedge.
A rainy spell that Interfered with
operations near the sea coast has passed
away. Violent cannonading all along the
line from JUulms to tne sea coast was
reported In unofficial dispatches to Paris
Ujtft "wrnooH,
CONSTANTINOPLE. April S.
"X am convinced that the Dardanelles
cannot be forced. The brave conduct of
the Turkish troops In the recent opera
tions against the straits permits me to
conclude thut, although the Allies bend
every effort and use every means ut their
disposal, they will lie unable to achieve
their purpose."
Thus spolte .Mehmed V, Sultan of Tur
key and First Caliph of the Jloslem
world, yesterday In an audience which
he granted the American correspondents.
The Sultan throughout the audience
showed and expressed the great confi
dence In Turkey's ability to withstand
the onslaught of the allied forces, and
followed with the keenest Interest a
description of the operations by the Al
lies on March 13 against the Dardanelles
forts.
The Sultan then asked the correspond
ent to continue his description of the sink
ing of the French warship llouvet and
the British Irresistible. That the former
had disappeared within three minutes
brought a look Into his kindly gray eyes,
as If he regretted that so many human
beings had perished without a chance
to tight for life.
The Sultan then asked If his troops ap
peared to be happy and contented. The
answer belns emphatically In the affirm
ative, a new smile of satisfaction lit up
his face.
"It has been said that it was the factor
of luck that made our victory on March
IS so complete and great," he remarked,
"but we. In the Turkish, have a saying,
'Luck Is Infatuated with the efficient.'
"It appears very unjust to me that the
Allies want to force the Dardanelles and
take Constantinople Juat to Import food
stuffs from Russia. But our army and
coast defense force have shown their abil
ity and willingness to do their duty I
am speaking here not alone of the Turkish
defenders of the Dardanelles, but also of
those Germans who have so efficiently
and bravely co-operated )th them."
So far the Sultan had occupied himself
entirely with recent developments la the
Dardanelles. Changing the subject, he
now said:
"I am pleased to see that American
journalists had an opportunity to witness
the attempts to force the Dardanelles, I
value the opinion of neutrals highly, and
wish to avail myself of this opportunity
to expresn the greatest satisfaction that
the relations between the. United Scutes
and Turkey are so cor dial."
Parents Enlist Aid of U. S. Embassy
in London.
LONDON, April 8.
The American Embassy has been usked
to aid Mr. nnd Mrs, Conrad Schauerman,
of New York, In procuring the release of
their bon, 18 years old, who Is reported to
be held by the GermuiiB as a spy and to
be In danger of being executed.
It Is stated that the young man was
discovered In UrusselH with letters Indi
cating that he had transmitted letters
from English sources to Belgian officers.
The intents say that the letters related
solely to fumlly matters nnd hud no mili
tary ("Ignltlounce. They declare thnt the
boy Ir being tortured with threats of
death In order to force him to give more
Information ubout the correspondence.
BRING DOWN RAIDING TAUBE
Aviator nnd Observer Killed After
Dash Over Bergues.
AMSTERDAM, April 8.
A Germun aeroplane which had bom
barded Bergues, 10 miles south of Dun
kirk, In France, was shot to earth at
Steenwoorde, In Belgium, today, and the
aviator and observer wero both killed.
The aeroplane was on Its way to make
another aerial raid over Dunkirk when It
was compelled by French and British high
angle guns to turn back. During the
aerial bombardment of Bergues a bomb
fell upon a hospital, killing two persons
and injuring several ofhera severely.
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