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DRAKE. BIG BRITISH
SEA FIGHTER, SUNK
Torpedoed Off North Coast
of Ireland Nineteen
Men Killed
gHIP WELL KNOWN IN U. S.
Sister Craft of Good Hope, Which
Was Lost in Fight With
Germans
LONDON. Oct. 5. The Admiralty an
nounces that the Urltlsh cruiser Drake has
keen torpedoed and mink.
The Draks was torpedoed, Tuesday morn
Inc off the north coast of Ireland. She
reached a harbor, but then sank In shallow
water.
One officer and eighteen men were killed
by the explosion. Tho remainder of the
ship's company was saved.
The Drake- was an armored cruiser of
14 100 tons, and while, an old svessel as
warships go she was built nt l'cmbroke In
190' tho Drake was still an e.Tcctlve
fleh'tlng unit She carried two O.I-lnch guns,
ilxtecn G-lnch nnd twelve 12-pounelcrs.
Her complement was 30J olllcers and men
She had a speed of twenty-four knots
A sister ship of the Drake, tho liood Mope,
was sunk In the battle with the Korman
fleet off Corotiel. Chill. In 1914, with n loss
of 887 men. Tho Drake whs well known In
eastern American waters, having several
times visited tho United States and Cana
dian ports. She was the flagship of the
fifth cruli-cr squadron, which attended the
Hudson-Fulton celebration In New York In
1909
AMERICAN SCHOONER
DESTROYED OFF SCILLY
LONDON, Oct 5. A German submarine
attacked the American schooner Annlo Y.
Tjnlon by gunfire Wednesday morning oft
ihc Scllly Islands. Tho crew of eight men
had been landed safely.
NKW YOItK. Oct. B. Tho Annlo Y. Con
Ion, reported -sunk off tho Sclllly Islands,
wtis an American schooner of B91 tons
rross register, built In 1882 at Portsmouth.
N. H She left heie August 27 with cargo
for Havre, under command of Captain J.
It. (Jrlllin, carrying a crew of seven men,
three nf whom clilmcd American citizen
ship when signing on here before the United
Slates Commissioner of Shipping.
The names of the Americans and their
addresses as shown by the ship's articles
re:
George C Hammer, mate. Albany, N. Y.
George Herbert, engineer and second
mate, born New Hampshire.
Charles Hulllhan, steward nnd cook,
Boston.
PAItlS Oct 5. Losses to French ship
ping by submarines and mines last week
were five vessels of more than 1G00 tons
each a'id Ave of less than that size. Four of
the smaller ships were lost In the preceding
week Flie vessels were attacked unsuc
cessfully, one of them In the pievlous week.
Six fishing essels were surk, two of them
In the preceding week.
Hope for Transit
Lease Agreement
Contlniifil frcnl face Ono
through Increased faroi I am unquali
fiedly In f.ivor of the former and against
the latter for the reasons which I have
ftn. I believe no Increase In the tax
rate would be lequlrcd."
The Smith administration, through Jo
seph P (JafTney. chairman of Councils' Fi
nance Coniml'tce today rnnounced at the
third public heating of the Smlth-Mltten
transit kase that it ha3 no Intention of
throwing this leat-e Into the discard on ac
count of the criticisms which have been
made of it It is understood, hoocr. that
William Draper Leu Is, the Mayor's legal
transit ullsor Inn completed the prepara
tion of a number of amendments which will
eliminate some of the defects'pointed out by
former Transit Director Taylor.
It Is understood Mr Lewis will present
these amendments at tho last of a series of
public hearings whenever that may be. Thd
lntentlon of the administration to adhere
generally to tho present lease was made
known at the opening of the hearing today
before Councils' Joint Finance and Street
Hallways Committee.
CHAIHMAN gafini:y's STATEMENT
Chairman Gaffney, after calling the meet
ing to order, read tho following statement :
"At this time I wlbli to null two false
rumors, which seem to have gained home
currency Tho first Is that this will be the
last committee meeting. To effectual
quiet that rumor 1 wish to say that thuMp
meeting of these committees will ucBKd
when the last citizen who desires to dlseusa
the terms of the proposed lease has been
heard.
"The second rumor Intimates that shortly
thl proposed lease will be thrown Into
the discard. .In reply thereto, I, desire to
ay that wo are honestly endeavoring here,
In a business like way, to solve the greatest
municipal problem that ever has confronted
our citizens; that It Is our Intention not to
discard this proposed lease, but to use It as
an honorable means of solving that problem
In the best Interests of all the people of the
city."
Just before the meeting was formally
called, to order, Thomas Haeburn Whlt,
ene of the attorneys who piesented arropln
Ion supporting criticisms of the lease mad,
by Mr. Taylor, told Mr. Gaffney that he
understood Doctor Lewis had some changes
to propose In thn lease at this meeting.
He asked whether he and his colleagues
could not havo a copy of these changes, In
order to havo time to study them before
they were formally presented.
Mr. Gaffney referred tho question to
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"First American Prisoner
Not Worth 300 Marks"
THK HAC.rn. Oct. C The Dues
zeldorfcr denernl Anzelgcr announces
the capture of the first American
prisoner, an aviator who landed behind
tho dcrman lines. Tho paper says this
puts an end to the stories that the
Knlser would give 300 marks reward
nnd' three weeks holiday for the tlrst
American cap tilled and adds:
"This prize Is In respect fantastic, as
no American Is woith 300 marks, and
secondly, the whole story Is nn In
vention. Tho best part of
the story Js that tho first American
was captured long ago, when nn
American avlatoV landed behind tha
German lines."
Doctor Lewis, who told Mr. White that he
was under a misapprehension. He Indi
cated that the amendments to the lcaso had
been prepared, but said that they would not
bo offered unt.ll the discussion of the lease
at the public hearings had come tu nn
end.
There was a notlceabto falling pt In at
tendance at the hearing tiday as compared
with tho two previous meetings Tho hear
ing began twenty minutes late because
Chairman Gaffney had to send the scrgcant-at-arms
of Common Council out In the cor
ridors nnd arlous anterooms to find enough
members of the two committees to make a
quorum.
James Collins Jones, counsel for tho
Chamber of Commerce, was called as tho
first speaker. In calling htm. Guffncy said
that Director Twining had been scheduled
to inako tho first address, but that lie had
agreed to gle placo to Mr. Jones.
William Hancock, one of the city's three
representatives on the Hoard of Directors
of tho Ilapld Transit Company, whom Mr
Gaffney had invited to speak today, sent a
letter saying ho was compelled to be out
of tho city on business.
The Board of Trade likewise failed to
send nny rrprcsontatlxe to speak In response
to Onffney'a invitation. William It Tucker,
secretary of the Board, sent a letter stating
that, although action on the terms of the
lease Itself had been deferred, the Board
stood by the report of Its committee on
municipal affairs, which recommended that
the entire lease question be laid over until
construction prices had dropped to normal.
LHA8E GOOD BUT NOT P11IIKECT
Mr. Jones In making the opening address
said he would not attempt to speak with
verbal accuracy, but wou'.d point out the fun
damental differences between tho Taylor
lease nnd the Smith lease, which he fie
qucntly referred to as the Twining lease.
"The Twining lease," said Mr. Jones. "In a
credit to the man who drafted It. I con
sider it an excellent document, one to be
proud of and to be lived under satisfactorily.
There are, however, n number of objections
to It In Its present form. I would take' par
ticular exceptions to the sinking fund clause
and general exception to others. The
draftsmen of both documents make certain
concessions.
"They concede the need of the high-speed
lines being operated by the Rapid Transit
Company nnd that tho capital invcsteu uy
the company Is entitled to n. fair leturu.
After that all Is controversy. Mr Twining
thlnk3 the deficit ought to be covered by
car riders unless the city finds Itself able
to help. I find no guarantee In cither lease
and no substantial fault In Taylor's general
attitude. I want to discuss the attitudes
nf both draftsmen In nn eftoit to get to a
point upon which both sides could ugiee
The city agrees to make a 4 per cent le
tuin." At this point Mr. White, of counsel for
Mr. Taylor, objected to the1 4 per rent and
said that the return was 6 per cent.
Chaliman Gaffney asked Mr. White to
postpone questioning the speaker until
after he had nnlshed. saying that It would
bo a more orderly manner of piocedure.
FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENCES
Continuing. Mr. Jones said: "The funda
mental diffeicuces between the two leasc.t
have :ed to, an Immense amount of con
fuslo.i, and nothing could bo done until the
draftsmen get together and decide upon
some settlement of their fundamental illf
feicnces "
Mi. Jones added that no questions of
detail could be taken up until tho under
lying financial problem was disposed of.
He also asserted there would be no divi
sion of profit, In view of the fact that the
Public Service Commission has the power
to reduce fares, and would douL'lless give
tho benefit of any great financial profit
to the rider. In speaking of the question
of profit, ho said:
"Thete Is going to bo no profit. The
citizens of Philadelphia ought to under-
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British troops have occupied the crest of the Passchentlaele-Ghcluvclt
ridge cast of Yprc3, in one of the most terrific battles of the wnr on
the west front. Th ridRC, upon which llaitf is now firmly estab
lished, dominates the Belgian plain over which Haip's men must
fight their way toward the Menin-Roulers railway, which extends to
the great German bases at Ostend and Zeebruggc.
stand that now. These profits so often re
teired to nie very elusive'
On the question of exchange tickets, Mr.
Jones suggested a substitute ot umvtis.u
transfers with a charge attached
At Hip conclusion of Mr. Jones's address
Mr. White asked pfrmlsslon to question
turn This was granted by Mr. Gaffney,
with the approval of Mr. Jones.
SIX PER CENT DIVIDEND
"Mr. Jones," said Mr. White, "does not
tho Twining lcaso provide a cumulative
li per cent dividend upon Rapid Transit
Company stock, .is well as piovidlng for
tho city's Interest and sinking fund
charges?"
"In my Judgment," replied Mr. Jones,
"tho Twining lease does give the company
a certain protection for a cumulative C per
cent dividend, but If I were counsel for the
company and 0 per cent was to be the divi
dend fixed I would want to see It a little
better protected If the company can got
fi per cent under this lease, lleiven bless it
Under the Taylur ltase it "would get 5, t
and possibly 7 p.r cent."
LEWIS PROMISES TO REWRITE.
Docloi Lewis, interrupting nt this point,
ald, "I third; it an utter waste uf time to
keep harping on this one po lit. 1 mi til at
the last meeting and I say again now that
I am going to present this part of the lease
In rewritten foim so that there will be no
i ist.iliing mr nilcni.ji s "
Chairman Galtney asked: "Mr. Lewis, will
ou be satisfied to sit down and go over
the proposed changes with Mr. Whlto and
his associates "
Doctor Lewis replied that he would be
glad to do so.
Mr White then asked: "Has the Phila
delphia Rapid Tianslt Company agreed that
this lease shall be changed so that It shall
piovido only a" t per cent dividend'.'"
"1 have not and do not intend." leplied
Dr. Lewis, "to go to them and ask them
this form of question. Before we began
drawing this lease repiescntatlvea of the
company sat down with us and we came to
an understanding over the terms which
were to bo written into It. The Intentions
which I havo said weie to be conveyed In
this piovislon w'eie understood then."
Mr White then asked: "Could the city
recapture Its own property without taking
over tho company's system?"
To this Mr. Jones unswered: "No, I do
not think It could."
INCREASE OF FARE
"Does the lease mean." continued Mr
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White, "an Immediate Increase in fare, in
your opinion?"
"Sidestepping ",c word Immediate" le
plied Mr. Jones, "tho Twining lease does
mean an increase in fare unless tho city
rtllmiulshes Its right for priority of claim
of payment of Its Interests and sinking tuml
charges."
Xeai the conclusion of tho debate be
iwini the two lawyeis Mr. Oaffncy took
occasion to say:
"In theso stirring times I do not think
flint politics ought to play any part In this
K-nte. If wo are to be fair to the people of
I hlladelphla "
Tho Smith lease was denounced last night
at meetings of the Twenty-first Ward Board
of Trade and of the Haddington Improve
ment Association. Resolutions condemning
the lease wcio adopted at the latter meet
ing. A protest was made last night at a meet
ing of the Old' York Ro id Improvement
Association at the" Oak Lane Library ngalnst
delays In building the subw ly. A resolu
tion was pasxeil which members of the
association believe will start a wave nf
protest all along the line of York load, to
secure immediate work to bring the sub
way out nt Olney avenue. Tills resolu
tion demanded that the work start at
once, nnd Is to be t-ent to neighboring
Improvement nstodatlons and to the United
Business Men's Association, with the sug
gestion that similar resolutions be adopted.
Olllcers of the association are William P.
Slegert. president ; C. W. Van Artsdaleii
and J. H. Mulholland, vice presidents; Rob-
The evidence
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All opportunity will be given to the resl-J
dents of West Philadelphia to present their
demands for tho construction of the cros
town line of .Fifty-sixth street Thursday
a week, Chnrleo Segar, cnairman of Coun
cils' Committee 'on Street Railways, has
called a meeting of the committee for that
date, to consider the claims of the West
Phltndelphlans. Business nnd chic organi
zations throughout tho entire West Phila
delphia section have been Invited to send
tepresentnthes to the meeting
Director Twining, of the Department of
City Transit, today appointed two assistant
engineers to flBOO places on his field staff.
The new names on the city payroll nic those
of Clctus T Hayes. 6023 Smcdley stieet.
and William O. Murnch, Jr. 1231 South
Wilton street
UNO SC0NTR0 NAVALE
NEL BASSO ADRIATIC0
Un Incrociatorc Italiano Sostiene
Brillantemente lo Scontro e
Fuga il Nemico
ROMA. 5 Ottobrc.
Da un comunlcato uuiclnle si npprende
die uno scontro nnvale c' avvenuto lerl
1'nltro nel basso Adrlatlco, sulla costa
orlcntale. tra 1 Incrociatorc Italiano "Anulla."
sostenuto da nlcuue silurantl. cd una
squadra dl Incroclatorl nustrlacl segultl da
alcunl nlrop'anl.
Dal paitlcolail dello rconlo si rllcva
nuauto npprcsso:
11 comandante navnln Italiano essendo
stnto tuformato die alcune navi -nustrlnche
Incroclavano lungo la costa orientate del
mare Adrlatlco, ordlno' ad una squadrl-
glla dl Incroclatorl dl attaccaile. I.a
squadriglla era preceduta ilnll'lnrmrlatore
"Aqulla" che tllando In dlrezione ill Cattaro
rluscl' ad avvlstare due incroclatorl nus
trlacl. tlpo Tatra. c sublto II attacco aprendo
un violento fuoco che nbbatte' I fumaloll
e gravemente dannegglo' I (lauclil delle navi
nemlche.
Quando gla' npparlva che le navi nemlche
Efssoro per soccombcre n borU del
1' "Aqulla" scopplo un Incendlo c gll Italian!
furono costrctt! u sospendero il comuatti
mento per domare le Mamme. Allora gll
Incroclatorl austrlacl si dledero alio fuga
rlparando nel porto dl Durazzo.
Conteinporamenmento numerosl Idroplanl
nenilcl hi levarono e comlnc'arono a gettare
bombe sull' "AqulLi" causando qualche
daiino cd ticcldendo alcunl della ciurma.
Mil gll Itnllanl tho avevano gla' dom.ito
lincendlo nttaccarono vlgorosamcnte le
mncchine nemlche e le costrlns'cro a rltl-
rarsl.
Non nppena gll Idroplanl scomparvero. si
avanzarono trc Incroclatorl austrlacl e cloe'
l'Aida, II N.iv.ira o lo Asparn.
Senza esltazlone II comandante dell'Aqulla
ingagglo' combattlmento con le trc navi
nemlche. mentre n mezzo del telcgrafo senza
fill chledcva nsslsteuza ad alcune silurantl
itullane die Incroclavano In dlrezione di
Durazzo.
I.e silurantl Italiano accorsero pronta
mente uiiltamento nd alcune navi Ingles,
dello stesso tlpo cd allora gll Incroclatorl
austrlacl si dledero alia fuga. mm senza
pero' essoro stati gravemento il.innegg'atl
lufattl uno dl essl e prccifamenle II Nnvar.i
ebbe I tlanchl colpltl da varll colpl dl can
none, uno del quail porto' via anche la
bandlcra Imperialc, il comandanto grave
mento fcrlto cd II secondo comandante
ucciso.
IAquila, benche' dannegglata dal fuoco
nvverserlo, pote' tornave In porto con I
mezzl proprl
Notlzle il.illa fronte dl hattaglla rccano
che da glovedl' notto flno nl pomerlgglo di
lerl si verlflcarono contimu combattlmcntl
sulle pendlcl occidental! del Monte San C3a
hrlele ove gll austrlacl rlnnovarouo violenti
attacchl che furono resplntl dagll Italian!.
CONGRESS SPENT '
. $21,390,730,940
Total Ten Times as Large
as any Previous
Session
MOST MONEY FOR WAR
WASHINOTON, Oct. S.
Presenting n balance sheet of Congress,
Chairman Fitzgerald, of the House Appro
priations Committee, today made a state
i lent that this session lias spent J21.390,-
lii,9in, ten times as much as nny previous
.ongiess.
The oinclal balance, coinciding closely
ut. previous estimates, follows In full'
Vr nml Nnvv nirtmfnlii 7,SS2,7SH.441
Iiinclfnrlfn. war nnd nnty l.niM.mu.illiO
.ltplnK lloiird l.mn.MT Will
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l'ood cnnlrol 173 sin.soo
Muldlers and tallori' Inaurance.. i7H.-.'.vi,nim
ii, t. iai on buiM I'dil.iHio.iino
s'lsf.ii,iiit.mi HJ 017 B44
noernment civil rxponaes fijs.iHS.ilS!)
I'luio wore nleo authorized but llfit apent
nnv cnnlratii $1.3SIM."'.'.7.M1
Nay contracts -'71 sr,i it",
miippIiik lioani 8io.nno.noo
Trtaaury Itulldinir l.oa.iMKi
MUKDEK JIYSTERY CLEARED
Man Confcscss, Police Say, to Blowing
Up House
HLWTINCnON. Pa.. Oct. B. By the ar
rest of Atfonro Buene and his ntleged con
fession the mvsteiv suriouniling the kill.
Ing of Frank Condello and Mrs. John
Ramsey by the blowing up of their house
licar Mount Union two weeks ago by a
bomb was seemingly clenred up.
Buene, according to the police, confessed
that he and Antonio Sala made nnd placed
tho bomb that killed the couple as tliey
slept. Jcalouv was given ns the cnuse of
the tiagcdy. Sala was anestcd soon utter
the crime and Is now In Jail.
Will Have Jobs Back
Drafted men In tho employ of the city
of Minneapolis will bo given back their
Jobs Immedl.itcly upon their return from
France, nfter the war, it was decided by
the Civil Service Commission. An amend
ment will be adopted by tho commission
making possible the reinstatement of a
former employe without waiting for two
years, as at present There are many
vacancies In the various city departments
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