Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, October 12, 1918, Night Extra, Image 6

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. t;mfteil Cable to Kienmn Public Ledger
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i'.'K lndn. Oct. 12. Scant nttrntlnn Is
ti 4,',-'lKfUf In authoritative quarter to re-
yrOSerts that tlio TCnlaer n 111 nbillcnte
I Hitftf t bIah n.tl.t Via nmirnAliKln ai I.
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V j eence of the tlinicultle Into which Ihe
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.kv. 'J' "ncere nntl ulronu rnouKli to nn
5$? 'J n'm to tnalp the sacrifice of hi own
tV avrronaniy ir lie raw a ciiance oe im-
,-v -rovins ine prospect or aaviiip
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In favor of hU pon
, "Would not affect the world's view of the
1 Hohenzollern regime ami the ellmlnn-
h Hon of the Croup Trlrtce to make way
Jtor hi oldest Fon Is ruled out of the
yrohahllltlefl.
vlt In expected here that the Hohenznl-tlern-Junleer
recline vvlll In tho last ex
,rnnlty hae recoure to nil io.bie
ixpedlent, to retain their power nnd
IthB pertinence .of 7'reldent Wilson's
Vjueatlon at to for whom the Imperial
i jChancellor vvuh speaking i Increasingly
tfeeogrolsed.
", A noteworthy' lxilnt was made In this
connection hv' Mr Hilfour In Ills Bpeec'i
' -t the- luncheon ccn hv the KnsllMi
k peakln union to vlHltlne American
'Journalist. Tteferrlnir to the torpedo
Jna of the l.elntter, he paid
"Our enemies, who ar iiuftnn'tnc to
erianjte their Constitution, nppear to have
o notion that what we want Is rot
o much chnniro ot iwimnl ap
paratus of the (lONernmetit as n chince
Jn the hearts by which the Ooiernment
la to be directed nnd animated, and If
sr nre to be Judred (nnd surely vve may
Judge without unfairness of u man's
heart by what He does), I would nU
Tou whether those who made mankind
iwile with horror for their eirl bar.
barttles nnd brutal ccce"S In Belgium
allow the least sign that four e.irs of
war hate In any material respect Im
yrored their dlspoMtlon"
i " The ulnklnir of the T.elnster. ae-oid-
lnr to details Riven him by his nelRh
Bor at the luncheon, i olrnl Sims, was
' T?pure barbarism a no pun frlRhtfuI
kesa, deliberately carried out
f
U. S. Warns Against
German Trickery
tenta of proilnces, with an nppeal to
K"-, Gtnetul Scheuch. and finally to the
V1"1 u. -!..... -l1n.. .. l. la 1.n1l. .nnndhln
h"( ir imilVCIIuii " l l ti.nj ne'vi'i"ni
i i'7 ' Herr on nerg, thief of Kmperlor
JjHfllllam'B c'.xllian cabinet, had to re-
i Biail liecause ne nan imerirreu uui
.! the formation of the new cabinet
j'.tv. a manner which aroused the India-
1 J laallAti nt Va mnlrtrlfl. niptlnil nf Itin
Krzberp?r fns that this
i?a r, fm.HJHM
'"t P. wila It Afffldnf
thnt mllltar sm has
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it WCfl lUirtCI IVHutru ItVltl V lllttll
&i. tf.aim n. Kn...i All ..n in nH..4nni
" Furom I.eniriie of Nations
Asked whether he would promote the
ltsi!nta nt n lpninlf of nations. 1rz-
K-t'( "-- ni.
fw '"That Is Just what I mean to do
j . 'States must altogether desist from the
"" apllcatlon of force in the settlement o
- International disputes. This naturally
M will mean that they must renounce part.
y Tof their roverelRnty but they may obtain
i l .tarough the league mutual protection
j,Tj,ir-alnst nrbltrary force"
tVt ' t Argulpg that all states must unreseri
t)V ' ly submit their disputes to arbitration
if Krsberger san that the league of nations
L.VI .-liiust establish an organization of Im
S, 'IKrlal courts and guarantee the ciecu
'y tlon of verdicts by those tribunals. Mem-
11 fC'Caattaiaed from 1'aa e One
'"".ftillara of these courts, howexer. must al
,nfi ava b annolnted with the consent of
. J a .A.htA vkABs4 nl l r lrm nil nhtlnH
; P-Kil'iim haio confidence in the actions of
iMta a.nn iiciinira iuiili iiicu. nxj LiinL nil iiuliui r
i'ntk courts, he sais,
L'1 "Belgium has been wronged by Ger-
many and reparation Is due," Krzberger
VfMmlts, but he adds, "It Is a question ot
-Jaw fend must be M-ttled In a legal man
iiWMT bji; means of a court of arbitration
"J,5?VSW up fiy n league of nations."
Erzberger concludes by saying that lie
A'
4aYB held these lewu. nnd would not
have Joined the Government If he had
. ,J 'ot been convinced tfiat the Government
' ' akarea them.
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f vwniie me Herman juniter orKns "-
rf tl "ft... aBmlaa tinii liiirl.,lnr crtnrtnllfl
A ',eW Prussia" and mske dramatic np-
r , i ycftls to the shade of Bismarck. Ilerlln
V 'S '"nkera today notified their ceirrespon-
ff- s.ata at Amsterdam that President
;t,)W!laona first condition, the evacuation
1 4 JtJ occilpled territories. Is considered
. ,bt acceptable."
! Today's Cologne Gazette already pours
, kalm on wounded German feelings,
, renting out that "If the enemy's over-
VwaelmIng numerical superiority In men
,14"atJ munitions has overthrown all hu-
i tin calculations,-' me uermans nave
; Jieverthetess proved themselves brll
. , .Hantly capable and can never be de-
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yw.vv no tt naiiuii.
'i, Beginning to Reallie Truth
That (he truth Is beginning to per-
ta to the more remote parts of Ger-
ny la shown by a chance copy of the
n .Neueate -Nachrktiten that has
ijrMihed here, whose editorial makes a
V'ranu rlcabla admission. It sns!
"The new Chancellor has directly ap-
cnea t'reaiuent wuson. which may
surprising to many. The President
t, always been held up to scorn In
uerman press an a fanatical war
lac We were all the same In this
ct; It was because distorted In-
iRtlon was supplied us. The veil now
Ikclng lifted, and It Is clearly proved
ent Wilson Is no war maniac.
an Idealist whose aim is to es-
, 4Mlati a world peace founded on a
y-a.of nations."
SCBtray facts showing the way the wind
' -Sjblowlnr In Germany are Ihe follow-
Pav
.The Weier Zeltung. of Ilremen, re
1" Jhrts feverish excitement among clan-
e food traffickers and speculators
11 kinds, whose dilemma Is whether
on. to their stocks or sell. The
per saya It has received adver
ts offering various delicacies
have long disappeared from the
1 'Rhenish papers feature a sensa-
tarop in recently- tnnated wine
"amounting in some Instances to
(-than (0 per cent. Many firms are
: to have lost hundreds of thou-
a .marks.
By At Associated Press
Man, Oct. 12. If Germany's
sklent Wilsons Inquiries rt.
BOace tH-fteaal was dls-
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Tatajaatslilaaf rh V i
wttt reieh W"ftWtton' not Jater .than
tomorrow night. I'Hnce Maximilian's1
first note, howetrr, was delivered per
sonally to President Wilson by the Hwlsa
charge here! so should the reply come
lo the legation tomorrow It mny he held
until Monday to await the return n(
the President' from New Vork, where he
Is partlcliwtlng In Liberty Day lelebru
tlons. i
it was recalled today that the first
note wrb about fortclght hours com
Ing by cable from llerne, lenxlng there
on Friday night nnd reaching the lega
tion here Sunday ennlng. This wad
slow transmission, however, nnd It -Is
possible that delivery may bo actum-
pllshed mora expidlttously this lime.
TURKEY MAKES HASTE
TO GET OUT OF WAR
' ie United 7rj
Washington, Oct. 12. With the Allied
armies driving ahead In the near Kast
to re-establish Ihetr front on the Danube
Illver. Turkey Is accelerating her efforts
to withdraw from the war
Follow lug tenlat've negotiations with
tlie Allies, rt ported for the last few
days. Turke Is now Mid in be sending
an appeal to president Wilson probably
similar to that f llulgarla urging his
aid In securing for Turkey an nrmtstlcc
nnd her relliemetil as a Teutonic nllv.
Her Pus tlon us n belliorcnt Is h".
coming more d (interims nnd her surren
der Is ex'ctl momentarily to prevent
complete disaster Uenernl Allenby has'
wricked Turkej s arin'es, ainl once tne.
Miles re-establish Ihe iianiilie irnnt
Turkev will he cut off from all hope nf I
lid from rtermnnt When the Alllrs,
get this waterway under the fire of their
guns, hnrces i..-irlnc munitions to nir-l
kev via tho Walk Sea mut lease their,
operations, and tlie (ittoman Kniplre
will lie vv'peil out or tlie war nils Be-'
nirow'n'Jn-tlieAe'd".'1"-. ? " ' -U .-- Tor In every
opened ns a base for a ncinstrtictlon "ay ili.it no one wished to Uave when
of nn eastern fiont In llusla and the . tlie relief ship arrlvid.
plight of Austria will become Incrcas-' ,M vvas the case with the victims of
Ingiy serlou. ,..,.
It Is probable tlierefore that (.erniany
Is exerting ivery pnssure to hol lit r
ally in line or engineer Turkey's exit i
In such u fashion ns to get vvnat sal- i"" inissiiig .vh ine nam ..i wie ..,
vnge she can nut of the ruins. For that v Ivors nn being cabled to Washington.
reason olllclals here are withholding
comment on the latest report of the i
Turk rumor until uniclnl advices are at
hand.
Hahmv F'ashn iiovemor uf Snornn, Is
now in Athens setklng n s.parate peace
with Allied representatives there. Though ,
he is a Voting Turk he is antl-llerman.
and has steadfastly refused lo yield to I
the pro-Ctrman laiver nnd his vassals
at Constantinople He is ambitious to
be Independent of Turkey proper nnd
Is dickering on that basis with Allied
leaders at Atht lis, advices sa
(Iretk I'rtmrr enl71los entering de- ,
vastated sections of Macedonian Hreece.
.aided details to the (iretk ligation lure .
today
The population of Seres has been re
duced from 2.1,0'JO to GOOD, Vcnlelos re
ported. The iiindit on 11 1,011 he found
the clt.v Is so nnpalllng that no wonts
can tie scribe the horrois are1 atrocities
committed b the Hulgarlans " the olli
olal stntemtiit from the Uriel; ligation
leclared
"The remaining Inhabitants look more
Mke gliosii than human beings The
Herman ntroclths In Hilglum could be
innsieiereel child s play compared to
what tho miserable Creek populations of
east -Macedonia have experiment "
The (ireek Uovernnient Is urging l-
lled and neutral governments to send
representatives to witness the damage,
done lo Oieek territory. Reparation
will be asked at tile peace conference
liy the Associated Previ
London, Oit 12 The Turkish ein-
bass.v In lltrlln oillclally confirms tho
report! that Talaat Pasha, the Turkish
premier and Knver Pasha, the var Min
ister, have resigned, sas n Central News
dl: patch from Amsterdam. It does not.
howivtr, ceinflrm the reported appoint
ment of Tew Ilk lMsha, as prunler stat
ing that he, v lib Izzet Pabha, has been
mentioned for the premiership
liy the Associated Prr 11
London, Oct 12. Aus'trla-Hungar
that they will accept President Wilsons
pe.ue terms, nccortllug to a dispatch lo
the Central N'ews from Amsterdam
Turkey has mads n definite peace pro- cnpe through a ventilator. All the sea
posal to President Wilson, according to mvn lneii-u ,lt their collision stations.
nports In circulation here.
Jteuter's Limited also sava It learns
that Turke) has approached the United
States w 1th a v lew to peace
HUSSAREK RESIGNS
AS AUSTRIAN PRF.MIF.R
liy the Associated I'rest
airltb, Oit. 12. Baron vt 11 Husareh,
Premier nf Austria, lias resigned, accord
ing to the Vosslsche Zeltung's Vienna
correspondent Hmperor Charles, the
same correspondent sa.vs, has -'hoen
Professor Hcnrlch Lnmm.isch, a pacific
nnd nn udversnr) of i.n ah.nnce with
Germnny, to succeed to the premiership.
GERMAN NEWSPAPERS
APPROVE U. S. STAND
'
liy the Associated Press
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ceptlon of the Incurably enauvlnistlej
Tagcs Zeitung, of nerlln. the German
press genernliy, even the conservative
organs, see In President Wilson's note
an unrlcht desire to iudie the situation
President Wilsons note
lire to Judge the situation
I nave the way for peace.
objectively and
If honorable peace shall appear possible
. ine.. Bc". . .l,UMe fln.rtS ,,,e n.lc Ut
1. 1 ij uiiui.i--iiiiiijit- iiiiu jiiTprri mi' ttr- 1
man Government "will give a fitting
answer. It Is. however, significantly
symptomatic of the new order of af
fairs In Germnny that this newspaper
stands virtually Isolated In Its antipathy
-to peace. Hven Otto llogtsch. In the
Kreuz Zeltung, and Professor Max LenB,
In the Taegllsche ltundschau. recognize
the seriousness of the situation, The
latter sas, "We will not -obstruct those
who h.tAe takes the rudder, but will
'rather help them benr their terrible
burden of responsibility. Let there be
no more criminations nnd lecTlinlna
tlons." The semiofficial North German Oa
zette reminds Its renders that "what
ever decision may he reached, the Ger
man people must realize that men who
wnn exact dinow ledge or nil factors ar- '
rive nt a verdict have no other Inter
ests to represent than the guaranty and ,
orvuinj if. itcrillllll II luiure wtrnnre.
The Hamburg Fremdenblatt sns:
"Inquiries concerning the meaning of
the German note can be nnsvvered. The
German Government has accepted
Piesldent Wilson's entire program with,
out exception as n basis for peace, and
the aim of further deliberations must
be to reach a compromise on practical
subjects.
"Nor a8 regards the evacuation of oc
cupied territory does it seem Impossible
that an agreement can be reached If It
enn be guaranteed that Belgium will
not again become a war theatre."
The Frankfort Onzette asks whether
the President demands the evacuation
of nil the occupied territories, declar
ing that the result of this would be
the delivery of those In tho east to
the Uolshevlkl. Nowhere, not even In
Poland, It declares, are the local forces
strong enough to prevent this.
The PollBh Government, the Gazette
aavs. already has requested that the
German troops remain as a polloe force,
and thinks that without doubt the Uai
tlc provinces will do the same. Presi
dent Wilson, It adds, must perceive that
complicated problems cannot be set
tled In every country by simple, binding
formulas,
Tho Vosslche Zeltung says: "Following.
the wild ravings 01 tne enemy press,
the objectivity of the American note
came almost as a Joyful surprise.". The
newspaper considers ,
a America s 1
i questions
CONVOY SHIPS CRASH;
Continued from I'ase fine
aged to get clear of tho ship. This first
man I recognized In the water una the
captain, who wns thrown oxerboanl
when tlie mast broke anay He was
standing straight up, treading water
nnd looking about for something to
grasp
Crushed gnlnst Ilorks
"There wtie thrte men n n matlresa
riding In to shore, as If they wefe en
Jo.ltig life, but while I watched them
and wishing I wire on It, too, n big
roller swipt them nit off and bunged
them against the rocks.
"1 saw rle or six ulhers hanging on
a benih Some managed to climb on
the tin rafts toiwrtd fiom the ship, but
eir raft I saw was smashed to pieces
against the rsstl 01 on the rocks.
"The noise of the wnckage grjnillng
on the rocks was fierce, and any fellow
who got Into the wrtckii'ge una na gopd
as gone. There wire dozens of the
hots floating around mo. nil dead, with
nothing hut tllr b'ue faces out of the
water
". big roller carried Hie Into n kind
of a fit ft In the rotks anil I was throw n
upon the side I must tiar p.isstd out
When I came to 1 saw two Ilrltlsh
soldiers on the other side of the ravine.
Th-v tlinvv me a tope, which I made
fast and crosnd hand over hand,"
A Undies In One Cole
.Inrili Pollock vtld lie believed mnnv
mole nf the MildleiM would have bei n
saved, but for the sleip banks of the
i HITs. In olio little covo twtntj -light
bodlis were counted
All tin- Ante rictus volcnl thefr deip
gratitude to the 'Islnnilt is for Hie lender
rare the gave the men Tho sui-
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' the tioopshli Tuscnnla, tlie loss of the
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Special Cable to .trump ruhlic Ledger
loiKjnnlit. 111. Iii i' Jmlf Tones f'o.
HrUllsl, Oct 12.
A grave colllrlon In the Xorth Chan
nel, between th" IrMi anil Scottish
coasts, has Involved the los of the
American transport steamship Otranto
anil many Uvea of soleliers, ofllecrs nnd
crew The vessel with which the Otr.tn
10 co'lhb el was the Kashmir of the
P & O line. As far as could he gleaned
at tins time, tlie Kashmir's wireless and
mlirr tre.ir had been bioken down, nnd,
becoming unmanageable, she ciasneu
Mr the Otianto with appalling effect.
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Col s tin lltirlnK storm
The following graphic account of the,
collision WHS KHfll 3 vi". w '1- -."
nt the otranto
The lonvov was somewhrie about
hniihuxi nf Ireland vv lien Ihe m.eldent
nccmred It was very stormy nt the I g
time and mist obscuied eveiythlng. lg B
got onl one gllnip.ie of land on the B b
starboorel end and eould see breakers H t
v ashing over cliffs.
"The Otranto had 3S0 men of Ihe crewr
and 780 troops The Kashmir was
abreast of her on the port side. She
I suddenly ccred as If her steering gear
had Jammed In the wrong dlrectiMi We
1 maneuvrtd to git clcai, but could
1 not do so In time, and we were rammed.
j "There was a tiemendous hole made
our ship's side, nnd we thought at
1 .,,,,,, horsplf n!r;,n. steam was shut
, ,,n nml ti.c rncnCs were stopped. I
..! mm of ibo enclneerj malte his es-
nnd the soldiers were on board waiting
onlers. There was neither pinlc nor
excitement, thong the ship tool, several
lieav lists and It looked as If every
moment was our last
"All this time the fog was almost
Imiieneirable. and a heavi sea was roll-
ing. Other ships of the convoy. In ac-
I corelance wl'h Instructions, continued
their Journey, but nfter a while n de
strover came to our aid The way the
destrotr was manipulated was splen
Idld I "A bugle then snundeed "Abandon
'ship!' and It was ever man for him
self If there wns loss of life or acci
dent It was the roult of Jumping at
1 the wrong time or In the wrong dl -
rectlon. I was carried into the destroy
jrr on the crest of one wave nnd dashed
,back Into my own ship with the back
wash of another but I got safe at
lnst on ,hc rni" "8sel"
Torpedoed Again, ells DriKbund
The man spoke of his own thrilling
experience of being washed from one
M"n. to -"'Other like a cork, us If it was
.n item In nam cal rout ne. liut every
time he spoke of the way the command
of the destroyer navigated his charge
unrougn tne maeisirom, naming with a
, hurrlcnne and mountainous sens, his
I '" nllea u" a,1(l he ejaculated "I shall
1 "ulr,t""e """ l""umlll scan,
I eH n'led P and he ejaculated "I :
, -lrng't'lie auvVnt oTthe destr,
float rnt rf
, n (rant slm!u)r sa(a lhnt h,r com:
' mander deserved a double Victoria Cross
"I have spent my life at tea," he de-
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BUY 4th LIBERTY
So Our Boy
EMERGENCY
1. t.VKKSH ANDKHRON, I'renltlcnt.
ARTIU'K W. IIAMI-HIIIKK. Vlr 1'rrntit.
1. BTANl.KY IIABTZELU "ectr.. Genl.
HOBACK K. KKAII, Irawnn
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clared, "but I never saw such a mag
nificent piece of maneuvering and ship
handling In nil my life. With the seas
heaving ro turbulcntly It was a mtrncle
how he got alongside, and how tile
small boats were lowered to act ns
fenders."
The most tingle moment of the tragic
morning was when the order came that
the men might Jump for theinelves.
The destroer looked 11 very small boat
beside the former Orient liner, and many
of the Inexperienced American landsmen
thought they would be vsafer on board
the larger vessel than the smaller naval
craft. This wns their undoing, and ex
plained why so many were lost.
It was a dlz7' Jump from the deck of
the (Itrnnto to the desroer, but hun
dreds made It and owed their Hits to 11.
Many stiffen d In tho 1 xperlence. but
fractured limbs were ptcfirnble to death.
Some missed their Jump and met it ter
rible fnlo In the raging sea, or, worse
still, were trushttl between the vessels.
Cuplittn tines Ilown With Mllp
Th" last Impression on the mind of
nn engineer when leaving tho Oltanto
was that Of her brave taptiiln standing
on the bridge nnd waving to them ns
they moved off It was n signal of fare
well for the gallant skipper true to Ilrlt
lsh tradition of hc sea, staed by h.s
chaigc lo the ver.v end.
One of the soldlets gave the following
picture nf the si cue whin tlie transport
was struck
"The soldiers llneil up ns If on pninde,
and at the word nf command stood lo
attention like statins They never wav
ered The leinaliicd there In military
formation, temillflnK during tho crisis
the noblet traditions of the uimy for
heroism and tll-clplitie
The same thing applied to seamen.
Whllethe gnater number stooel by their
respective boat stations, awaiting llnal
orders, others went about thelt elutlcs us
If nothing had happened, minding gear
and unending to one iletallair another,
all the while the gale whs slulekltig out
Its angriest mid most menacing warn
ings, nnd the na was washing over the
listing ship as If In I11if.lt n Its doom"
SURVIVORS RELATE
HORRORS OF COLLISION
7v ic J nited Vevt
London, Oct 12 Conservative est.
mates earlv todav placed the number
of soldiers lost when the Ilrltlsh stenm
ship Otranlo, acting ns an American
transport, was sunk In tolllslon with
'lie Kashmir at ISO
The Otranto was dashed to pieces on
the rocks off the Scottish 10.1st early
Sunilav morning, after she had been
rnninieel b the Kashmir during 11 fierce
storm.
Captain F. S Helnier. army medical
corps, unattnelieel, whoso home Is nt
"lamden N V , arrived lie re todav with
'Tift survivors of the crash Tluee liun
ilied imd seventten soldiers and 150
lueinlms of the Oluilito's crew were
lesfinel liv n Ilrltlsh de-stioer. he sni'l
Ciptnln Ilelmer said the collision oc
e until at nine o'clock Sunday morning.
, riiglnc stoim wns In prngiess, lie
Mated, "with high seas sweeping across
10111 decks when tho Kashmir hit us
nmlelshlps The coolness nnd calmness
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366 U. S. SOLDIERS DIE
of the soldiers vvaa wonderful They
jumped to attention at their appointed
places nwalllng commands without
panic.
"Thero were 100 stele cases betow
nnd 1 believe they were nil lost.
"We floated an hour nnd a quarter
after the collision when n Ilrltlsh de
stro.vcr drew up alongside, our boys
began to Jump. There were 700 soldiers
aboard. Of those, left aboard, many
must have been lost,"
Other estimates declared there wejre
000 soldiers aboard. Unstinted praise
Is being heaped on Lieutenant Com
mander Craven, who commanded the
'Mrltlsh destrnver Mousen nnd rescued
more than 200 men.
Most of the soldiers on the transpctt
were Oeorgln men. nil easualtles (prob
ublv meaning leplncement units).
lied Cross workers met survivors or
the lost ship, as they landed, supplvlng
them with cigarettes, hot coffee, food
and other necessities.
Miss Jene Ttldcr, of Tucson, Ariz., n
Tied Cross nurse, who was aboard one!
of the vtssels In the convoy with which
the Otranlo was proceeding, said!
"The first we knew of trouble to the
Otranto was when we pliked up H O S
messages from both the otranto and
tho Kashmir. The storm wi.s so bad
wi couldn't turn, but Imd lo put buck
to sea. We cti-lrtn't see a thing. Then
we heard the Otranto was trlng to put
lifeboats over the side, Willi some of the
men drowning as tiny tried to enter."
Miss nuth Gibbons, of Ardinore, N V.,
another survivor, said there were many
ronlllctlng stories regarding tlie num
ber of missing. Latest tcports from
llejfast, she declared, salel tlieie wire
flou unaccounted for, while others she
had hearel placed the loss at 0U.
-Men from tho lost ships described
spectacular scenes as the Ilrltlsh res
cuing ship tlnmo alongside the damaged
trans pott.
Tho men were told It was every man
for himself. .Standing on the top deck,
men began to leap aboard 'he dtstrojer,
some of ihem as far as twenty feet.
Corporal J. J, Donerty, of Hrook!ii.
who was jiinong lho-e lindid, was asked
If he were geared. ,
"Hell, no;" ho said, "nothing scares
us."
Private 11 S. Applebv, of Knoxvllle.
Pa., said: "Man the weather wns nw
fill. The waves came over as the ship
listed and It was dlltlcult H stand still
Privates C. W. Allen, of Noxen, Ph..
and O. J. Hobnail, of Iloston, Jumped
together.
"Hverbody was calm.' declared Ser
geant i:. J. Iionnhue. of Columbus. O
"We knew we were doomed and dldn t
think of rescue. Hoy. when we saw;
that destioer wo felt line 1 saw titty
soldiers swimming nt the side nf the
destroyer and saw that ship cut one
In two. Another who was hinging to
11 ladder dangling from the side of the
destrover. was trushed to eleath when
the wnrshlp was thrown against the
side of the Otranto."
Mnnv other stories of men being
crushed between the rescue ship nnd
the doomed vessel were told, Other
survivors told ot men being washed
Into swirling seas from which there
was no returning.
Corporal Flnnlgnn, of New Vork, wns
able to grasp a rope lied to 11 gun
aboard tho , destrove r. Feir forty-five
minutes he was dragged In the water
.lehlnd the rescue ship, but finally was
pulled nboard.
Private Will Covington of Columbus.
Oa.. lescued two privates who were
slriiiri'llnir In the water
W. .1. Weldgenant, of Chicago, de
clared he saw one soldier's head crushed
mum
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when he wns caught between the two
vessels.
I'rUatfl J. Roman, of Philadelphia,
snld thnt when the order was given lo
Jump the men simply Jumped without
asking nny questions, lie was washed
over the side of the destroer twice, he
declared, only to come out nil rlglvt.
AH the men landed were most cheer
ful nnd praised the etllclency of the Hetl
Cross workers. At Helfast the soldiers
were unanimous In their praise of I.leu
tennnt Commander Craven, who com
manded the destroer nnd forced It eight
times alongside the Olrantu to take off
the men.
Praise for I. Untenant Craven
The soldiers clamored to give the ut
most praise.
"Ho Is nerve nnd Iron." declared
Prlvnto Hubert Saler. of Ashland, Ky.
"If there are any medals to be passed
out he wins them He tefiised to give
up his efforts until he couldn't tnke
another man."
Lieutenant II. M. Conwell. of Lamar,
Col., added unstinted praise to these
vvnids.
The Otranto's lifeboats were loaded
for the purpose of nitltig iih fenders be
tween the Mounsen and the Otranto, but
they had little effect. Nevertheless, sol.
dlers declare Lieutenant Commander
Craven kept his ship alongside, although
there was danger thnt she would be
smashed against the side of the trans
port. "1
Wnrel, reaching hero early todav, de
clnreil bodies of forty soldiers hail been
washed ashore anil that twenty surviv
als had lenchrd Islay In safety. Islay
Is tho point where the Otranto was
driven on the bench American authori
ties have "ent a ship loaded with sup
plies to Islav and Ilrltlsh relief ships
also have put out,
HAIG FROWNS ON PEACE TALK
Urges Troops to Concentrate
Kncrjiy Toward Victory
liy the Aitociated 'resi
London. Oct. 12. Field Marshal Halg
on October 7 Issunl an army onler
c.illng attention of his olllcers anil men
to tho circulation ot false rumors lo the
effect that. peace will be at haml, with
the evident olijict of dlscouingliig tlie
tioons and diverting tliem from the
gitnt task of oveitbrowing their em mles.
Field Marshal Halg 111 Red the Hoops
to realize now more than ever that It
was ntccssary to conientrate their
energies on the great goal nil hoped for,
namely, the attainment In the near fu
ture of a decisive and happy result.
Your
Operator
needs the rest that this
week-end should bring.
THE BELL TELEPHONE CO.
L. H. KINNARD, Vice Pres. &
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Truppc Itnlinnc, Inglcsi
Frnnccsi Penctrano Ncllc
Trinccc Austriachc
rubllshM nnl nistrlbutrit Under
rniuiiT N' an
Authorized by Ihtj nit of October 0.
101". on Jllk. nt llm PuntotlliH uf l'tilla
eltlnhla, Pa,
Jly ureltr nf tho PresW-nt.
A. M. HUni.llSON.
roatmsmer Uneral.
Horns. 12 ottohre.
Da un Lomunleito pubbllcato dal Mill
Islcro della Uuerrn, ncl pomerlgglo dl
lerl, si rllcva clie le truppe Itnllane,
Ingltsl 0 francesl hanno con successo
opcrnto dcgll nttacchl contro le llnee
nustrlnchc suite montagnc.
II comunlcato tllco quanto appresso:
".Sull'altlplane dl Aslngo questn mat
tlna truppc Itnllane, francesl ed Inglesl
hanno elfettuato scttc vlgorosl attachl
dl sorpresa,, penetrnndo profondamente
nello trlnces nemlihe n Cnnova, Avcn,
sul Slscmol, (Ino njla destra della Vnlle
FYnnzela, 11 Sasso llosso ed alia line
delta Vnlle del llrcntn.
"II nemleo. rinvulosl ilnlla sorpresa,
aprl' un lolento fuoto dl nrtlgllcrla, o
splnse lnanzl I rlpartl dl sostcgno, ma
non rluscl' ad Impedlre posterlormente
II completo sviluppo ed II plcno successo
deirnzlone, durante la quale ebbc n
soffrlre gravlsslme perdlte. Plu' til quat
trocento prlgionlerl furonc contntl.
"Le batterle avversarlc sono state plu'
nttlve luiigo II Piuvc, dal Montello al
111.11 c."
IJ. Presldente del Conslgllo del Minis
trl, On. Orlando, ell rltorno In Italia da
Parlgi. ha prosegulto dlrettamente per
II frontc dl battaglla senz.t venire In
Itomn. Al Quartlcr (lenernle Hallano
tgll li tonfeilto per plu' dl due ot e con
Ue Vlttorlo Hmnnuele c con II Oenernle
Plaz. L'On. Orlando rlmaso In Parlgi
tie glornl, durante I quail s'incontro'
col Presldente del Conslgllo del Mlnlstrl
fiancesl, On. 01cmcnc6au, col Maresclallo
Koch o col Jllnlstro per gll Affarl Us
terl, On. iPlchon.
Samuel Oompers, presldente delja
Fcderazlonc Americana elcl laivoro, e'
To-day is a business holi
day all day. If the tele
phone usage from residences
is cut to the absolute mini
mum throughout Saturday
and Sunday, evenings
as well as daytime,, the
remaining operating force
may enjoy periods of rest
which they must have at
once.
Given that rest, they will be
ready to tackle the new
week. There is every prob
ability that the number . of
absentees will continue to
increase for. several days to
come. The situation will
continue critical for some
time. Strict observance of
the order of the Director
of Public Health and Char
ities can alone save it.
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unione ngn oun memori ueim hiii
i:gll el c recato al Quartler dencrale
Itnllano ove 0' stato rlcevuto tint Mag
glor Uenerale Trent della Mlsslonej Mill
tare Americana. tt conrltlva si rcco'
porc'a n vlsltnre II fronle del Montello.
Un dlspacclo da Pnrlgl annunzltt cho
notlzlo cola' gluntc reennorhe la stnmpa
tifdeaca pubbllca die In Clermnnla, In
rlsposln nlla demanda per una evacua
zlone del terrltorl Invnsl, cliledern' coma
compent I'evncuazlono delle Colonla
tedesche c l'occupazlone del terrltorlo
turco. Secondo I commentl dl nlcunl
glomnll pubhllcntt In Oermanla, It
Principe Mnsslmlllnno non nvrebbe al
ctina dilllcolta' dl nccettnre senza re
strlzlonl It programma del Presldente
Wilson.
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broad to the fnmoui curea
of Europe. Out never
again! Americans KNOW
now that American "cures"
for American Ills, and espec
ially for that One, high
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but better for Americans.
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