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HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
LXXXIV — No. 140
JUDICIIL TRIBUIML
TIFT'S PEACE PUN
League of Nations Would Use
Military Forces to Prevent Any
Mischievous Power
NOT " PEACE-AT-ANY-PRICE "
International Law Code Shall Be
Formulated by All Signatory
Countries
Philadelphia, June 17.—Men dis
tinguished in many walks of life gath
ered at historic Independence Hall to
day at a conference to consider the
adoption of proposals for a League of
Peace and to decide upon steps to be
teken with a view to obtaining the
support of public opinion and of gov
ernments.
The meeting was culled by the Na
tional Provisional Committee, which
includes In its membership well-known
publicists, educators, peace advocates,
editors and economists, and was pre
sided over by ex-President William
Howard Taft. The plan was largely
the Idea of the former President and
is understood to have the personal,
though unofficial, endorsement of
President Wilson.
At a banquet given by the pro
visional committee last night Mr. Taft
outlined the purposes of the confer
ence. He declared he was firmly of
the opinion that a League of Peace
could be formed which would enable
nations to avoid war by furnishing a
practical means for settling inter
national questions or suspending them
untl! the blinding heat of passion had
cooled. "We are not peace-at-any
prlce men," he said, "because we do
not think we have reached the time
when a plan hased on the complete
abolition of war is practical."
Four articles which had been agreed
upon by the provisional committee as
a basis for the conference were pre
sented to the meeting to-day and It
was hoped by members of the com
mittee that they would be adopted and
sent to President Wilson for his con
sideration and to the heads of other
nations. The articles are as follows:
First—All justiciable questions aris
ing between the signatory powers not
settled by negotiation shall be sub
mitted to a judicial tribunal for hear
ing and Judgment both upon the merits
and upon any Issue as to Its jurisdic
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Burglar Shoots Self
After Slaying Woman
By Associated Press
New York, June 17.—Carman Cor
nelius a well-to-do merchant, sum
moned neighbors to his apartment in
East New York early today with the
announcement that a burglar had
shot his wife. Those who returned
with Cornelius to his suite found his
beautiful young wife, Barbara, dead
in bed with two bullet holes in her
head. Nearby on the floor was the
body of a young man who had been
shot through the temple. The In
truder. whom neither Cornelius nor
the police could identify still clutched
a pistol.
Cornelius declared that the man
entered his bed room to commit rob
bery and fired a shot at him which
killed Mrs. Cornelius. He believed
the supposed burglar committed
suicide while the murdered woman's
husband was seeking help. The police
after two hours could not get Cor
nelius to change his story.
Mother Finds Murdered
Child in the Backyard
By Associated Press
Cincinnati, 0., June 17.—After re
porting to the police yesterday that
her eleven-year-old daughter. Eliza
beth had been missing since Tues
day, Mrs. Mary Nolte to-day found the
child's body in the rear yard of her
home. The body was without cloth
ing. wrapped in a sheet and had been
brought back to the home of her
mother after the child had been as
saulted and murdered, according to
the police.
In reporting the disappearance of
her daughter. Mrs. Nolte said a negro
had given candy to the child on the
morning she left home and told the
police she feared that this negro kid
napped her. The child's throat was
cut.
CONDEMN TWILIGHT SLEEP.
By Associated Press
San Francisco. June 17.—Twilight
sleep, condemned by a score of physi
cians attending the National Eclectic
Medical Association here was ex
pected to be a topic of further dis
cussion today. According to Dr. W.
N. Mundy of Forest, Ohio, twilight
sleep does not produce the Insensi
bility of pain claimed for It. He said
that 85 per cent of infants born un
der twilight sleep were born in a
state of partial asphyxiation.
THE WEATHER
r«r HarHnbarg and vicinityi Fair
«o-nlght and Friday; cooler to.
■l(ht.
For Eairtern Pennaylvanlat Partly
cloudy and cooler to-nlghti Fri
day fair; gentle west minds.
River
No material changes will occur In
river atngea. A gauge height of
about 3.8 feet la Indicated for
Harrlsburg Friday morning.
General Conditions
Preaaare la high along the Xorth
Atlantic coaat. Sbovrera have oc
curred over a part of the I.ake
Region and locally over a conald
erable portion of the couirtry.
thence eastward to the Atlaatle
coaat.
Temperatnrei g a. m-. 70.
Sun Rlaesi 4i3fl a. M.i seta, 7iSO
p. m.
Moon: New moon, flrat quarter,
June SO. 0:24 a. m.
River Stagei 3.5 feet above low
water mark.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest tempera-lure, 81.
Lowest temperature. 118.
Mean temperature. 74.
Koraal temperature, 71.
TD RESUME WORK DN
GIF 111 WILL MOW
Contractor George B. Stucker Says
Placing of More Steps Hinges
on Water Stage
PLAZA OUTLINE TAKES SHAPE
Five Sections of Concrete in
Forms; One Side of Second St.
Subway Ready For Traffic
Work will be resumed Monday,
weather and water conditions per
mitting. on the construction of the
remainder of the steps in the gap in
the river front wall at Market street,
according to George B. Stucker, of the
Stucker Brothers Construction Com
pany.
In ordnr to facilitate the work the
river stage should be about three feet
or a little less above low water mark,
Mr. Stucker said. At this time it is
about 3 feet 5 or 6 inches.
"We're ready to go ahead now,"
said Mr. Stucker. "and I told Mr.
Lynch, the city commissioner, vester
day, that we'll begin work on Mondav
if the water continues to go down.
We've planned to Install one of our
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SENIORS 10 SPEAK
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Tech Graduates Will Deliver Ora
tions on "War" at Ninth Annual
Commencement
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA TO PLAY
Prof. Bromley Smith, of Bucknell
University, Will Deliver the
Address to Class
The ninth annual commencement
of Technical High school will be held
this evening In the school auditorium.
The exercises will open with a march
by the orchestra, following which the
Rev. Henry W. A. Hanson will lead In
prayer.
A short selection by the orchestra
will precede the salutatory oration,
"The Fundamental Cause of War," by
Norman Stiteler. C. Stephen Ander
son will speak on "The Basis of Good
Government in the Republic."
The scenic feature of the evening,
a descriptive selection by the orchestra
will then be played. The electrical
effects are being arranged by G. Web
ber Knight.
Two orations will follow. John
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CENTRAL COMMENCEMENT
The commencement exercises of the
Central High school will be held at
2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon at the
Majestic theater.
Iras iwtiN
IPPIf Riffll! BILL
Governor's Letter to Department
Heads Indicates Slashes; Ap
pointment Gossip
Governor Brumbaugh will probably
announce his action on the general
appropriation bill when he returns to
this city from Huntingdon to-night.
The Governor is at Huntingdon, where
he is addressing graduates of Juniata
College, where he graduated himself,
and will speak with Highway Com
missioner Cunningham at the annual
banquet of the Huntingdon Chamber
of Commerce.
The Governor worked part of this
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Three Harrisburg Men
Honored by Susquehanna
Honors were conferred upon three
Harrlsburg men at the Susquehanna
University, Sellnsgrove, yesterday at
the 57th annual commencement exer
cises of the Institution.
Honorary degrees were conferred
upon the Rev. Thomas Reisch, pastor
of Christ Lutheran church, and Deed
B. Teitrich, Deputy State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction. The
Rev. Mr. Reisch was awarded the de
gree of Doctor of Divinity; Mr. Telt
rlch was awarded the degree of Doc
tor of Pedagogy.
The third man honored was Dr.
Samuel Z. Shope, the ear. eye. nose
and throat specialist of Third street
near North. Dr. Shope, who is pro
fessor of anatomy of the £ar, eye,
nose and throat at the University,
was elected honorary president of the
Susquehanna Alumni Association. Ha
delivered the address of the evening
at the annual Alumni banquet last
night and on Tuesday evening pre
sided over the annual business ses
sion of the body. Last year Dr.
Shope was given the degree of Doc
tor of Science by the University.
NEKI) STRONGER FORCES
By Assnciattd Press
Ithaca, N. Y., June 17.—That strong
er military forces alone cannot insure
the rights of the United States in a
national crisis, was the opinion ex
pressed here at the opening of the con
ference of International relations by
Norman Angell, noted English peace
advocate and author.
HARRISBURG, PA., THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 17, 1915.
WHO SAYS A CATTLE SHOW HAS NO ATTRACTIONS FOR THE YOUNGSTERS? I
j|
The little folk who were taken to the Hogestown show by their parents, found much of interest in the six
weeks-old goats. The three "kids" in the picture had a great time together yesterday afternoon. The little girls
are Sarah and Esther Brlcker. daughters of William Bricker, R. F. D., Mechanicsburg. Mart Spidle, Good Hope,
owns the kid.
The big rooster is "King 11," Barred Plymouth Rock, owned by C. Guy Myers, Siddonsburg, with the cup he won
as the State champion in 1914 at the Willlamsport poultry show.
SPLENDID HORSES AT
HOGESTOH SHOW
Careful Judging Necessary to
Award Ribbons Properly; Big
gest Crowd Ever
Big Head Woods, Hogestown, Pa.,
June 17.—T0-day, the closing day of
the big Hogestown Horse and Cattle
Show, is "horse day" and throughout
the morning and afternoon dozens of
beautiful beasts were led into the ring
to be judged. Like the cattle and
other food animals judged yesterday,
the horses have shown great Improve
ment. and careful judging In many
classes was necessary to properly
award the ribbons.
The crowd on the grounds to-day
was among the largest ever seen here.
From early this morning until 1 o'clock
there was a steady stream of wagons
and automobiles on the roads leading
to the show grinds. A parking place
ha« been established for the automo
biles. but the teams are permitted to
stand any place on the grounds, and
the big woods' are covered with these.
As soon as the show opened this
morning the judges set to work with
the horses and butter. At noon lunch
was in order and at 1 o'clock several
addresses were made at the speakers'
platform. At this time also the win
ners In the boys' judging classes of
hcrses and cattle were announced.
This part of the program has become
an annual event and is always looked
forward to by the attendants.
Poultry Attracts Attention
While hundreds of persons watched
the judges to-day scores of others
viewed the hundreds of exhibits at
various places In the woods. No more
Interesting place is found than the
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Must Sell 100 More
Books to Land Newark
International Ball Club
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the
Newark booster committee needed
100 more pledges to bring the In
ternational league team to Harris
bnrg. These pledges must be regis
tered by 9 o'clock to-night. Assist
ing the committee to-day were several
local businessmen who are anxious
to get class AA oaseball.
If the required number of pledges
are on the books by 9 o'clock the
Newark officials will be notified. It
will be necessary to call a meeting of
the league which will be held some
time tomorrow. Pledges can be
registered by calling Bell 'phone 1051.
Liberty Bell Reception
Aids Are Appointed
I Special aids weer appointed to-day
Iby Arthur D. Bacon, chief marshal of
the Liberty Bell reception parade.
These aids are to meet to-morrow
night at 8 o'clock in the rooms of the
Harrlsburg Chamber of Commerce.
The list includes:
Harry A. Boyer, George A. Bogar,
John C. Shumberger, Aug. H. Kreid
ler, Ross A. Hickok, M. Harvey Tay
lor. William K. Meyers. Edward H.
Schell, Richard M. H.Wharton. Rob
ert W. Hoy. Gus M. Steinmetz, Chas
W. Burtnett, Rev. Thomas B. John
son, William A. Bell.
DIFFERENCES SETTLED
< By Associated Press
Copenhagen, June 16, via London,
June 17, 2.53 A. M.—The long stand
ing differences between Iceland and
Denmark regarding the flag and con
stitution of Iceland have been settled
by the cabinets of the two countries.
The agreement involves no concessions
to Iceland from Denmark.
BRITISH SHIP AGROUND, REPORT
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, via London, June 17,
10.35 A. M.—A dispatch has been re
ceived here from Constantinople say
ing that according to official announce
ment a Turkish aviator reports having
observed a British warship of the
Agamenon type aground In Keefala
bay. Island of Imbros.
MUNICIPAL HAM) TO PI,AY
AT RESERVOIR TOMORROW.
The Municipal Band will give a two
part program at the concert in
Reservoir Park to-morrow evening. A
number of popular classic and march
selections have been chosen. ' The
concert will be dir«ct»d by Frank
Blumenstein
TELLS HOW TO AVOID
ATTACKS OF TYPHOID
Dr. Raunick, Health Officer, Is
sues List of 26 "Safety First"
Tips to Citizens
Some terse and very practicable
tips on how to guard against the on
slaughts of typhoid are included in a
little list of "typhoid safety firsts"
which Dr. J. M. J. Raunick, health
officer and director of the city bureau
of health and sanitation issued to
day.
The typhoid situation was discussed
at last evening's meeting of the
bureau and aside from considering
Informal reports relative to suspected
street lo« cream venders. Dr. Raunick
said the bureau could take no action.
Dr. Raunick said he is now Investi
gating reports but until he can verify
| them he can hardly proceed.
Following are Dr. Raunlck's "ty
phoid safety first" tips:
A single drink of polluted
water or milk may cause typhoid.
Infected Ice cream ' even in
small amounts may cause ty
phoid.
Most of our present typhoid
cases are traced to polluted
water outside the city.
All untreated water must be
considered unsafe.
Spring or well water can be
used with safety only after hav
ing been boiled, or chemically
treated.
Bathers and cano;sts should al
ways remember the danger of
typhoid in raw river water.
Outing parties can always be
assured of safe water by adopting
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Washington Looks For
Favorable Outcome of
Lusitania Controversy
IBy Associated Press
Washington, June 17.—First official
I news as to the reception accorded the
last American note to Germany in of-
I flcial quarters in Berlin cabled by Am-
I bassador Gerard to the State Depart
ment, gave renewed hope to officials
! here to-day of a favorable outcome
|of the issue between the two coun
j tries.
The ambassador's report. In addition
to giving his own comment, contain
ed German press comments, which
were friendly in tone. His comment
bore out press reports of the favor
able impression made by the note and
said sentiment seemed to be that it
afforded a basis for an adjustment of
the controversy.
I Wharton School Club
Will Be Formed by
Students in City
At a largely attended meeting of
students of the Harrisburg branch of
the Wharton school of the University
of Pennsylvania held last evening in
the newspaper room of the State
Library a committee was appointed to
arrange for the organization of a
Wharton school club in Harrisburg.
The club will have headquarters some
where In the heart of the city and will
be made up of students and graduates
of the Wharton school, with an hon
orary list of men prominent In pro
curing the branch for Harrisburg. Jo
seph W. Kline, of the Public Library
staff, was named as chairman of the
committee, which will report June 30.
GREEKS WANT REGENT
By Associated Press
London, June 17, 10.20 A. M.—The
Star has published a dispatch from
Its Athens correspondent setting forth
that the Greek newspapers supporting
former Premier Venizolos are asking
that the Chamber of Duputies meet
as soon as the results of the recent
general elections are known to appoint
a regent on account of the Illness of
King Constantino.
STEAL TWO SHOES
FOR THE RIGHT FOOT
Robbers were working in the In
terest of one legged friends last night
according to the police. Sometime
luring the night the window at the
shoe store of Howard D. Myers. Sev
enteenth and Swatara streets was
smashed and two right shoes and one
box of shoe polish stolen.
The robbery occurred directly under
the glare of an electric arc light
BRYAN IS AGAINST
WAR PREPAREDNESS
Says It Provokes Rather Than
Prevents Conflicts, in His
Second Statement
OCEANS BEAT BATTLESHIPS
Declares U. S. Can Easily Defend
Itself If Ever Forced by
Belligerent
Washington, D. C., June 17.—As
serting that preparedness provoke*
rather than prevents war and that the
upheaval In Europe was a result o£
the false philosophy that "might make*
right," former Secretary Bryan to-day
in the second of his series of three
statements on "The Causeless W nv" I
submits an argument against militkjy'
preparation by the United States and
praises the course of President Wilson
in the international emergency.
"If any nation is without excuse for
entering into a mad rivalry with the
belligerent nations In preparation for
war. it is the United States," says Mr.
Bryan. "We are protected on either
side by thousands of miles of ocean
and this protection is worth more to us
than any number of battleships.
"We have an additional protection
in the fact, known to everyone, that
we have the men with whom to form
an army of defense if we are ever
attacked, and it Is known also that we
would have the money too—more
money than we would have had if all
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BERNSTORFF WRITES
ABOUT MEYER HOJIX
Embassy at Cedar Hurst Denies
Charges That Germany
"Put One Over"
New York, June 17.—Count von
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
has, according to a statement made
by an official connected with the em
bassy, communicated with the State
Department at Washington in regard
to published stories that Dr. Anton
Meyer-Gerhard, the ambassador's en
voy, was in reality Dr. Alfred Meyer,
privy councilor of the first rank, chief
of the department of army supplies of
the imperial German ministry of war.
Count von Bernstorff returned to
the Ritz-Carlton Hotel here to-day
from a motoring trip to the Catskltls.
It was said In his behalf that he would
make no comment to-day to the news
papers about the charge and that the
whole matter was in the hands of the
State Department.
At the State Department to-day a
telegram was received from the Ger
man embassy at Cedar Hurst, N. Y„
signed by the charge d'affaires, mak
ing a general denial of the published
charges that Dr. Anton Mever-Ger
hard, for whom the State Depart
ment obtained a safe conduct back to
Germany from the allies, was In reality
Dr. Alfred Meyer ,a high German offi
cial. secretly In the United States buy
,war sl| PPlles. State Department
officials will decide later whether to
make the telegram public. Nothing
from Count Bernstorff has yet been
received.
New York Financier
to Be Met by Committee
George W. Perkins the New York
financier, who will address the Har
risburg Chamber of Commerce at a
luncheon to-morrow will arrive in
Harrisburg at 12:45 in the afternoon.
He will be met at the Pennsylvania
railroad station by the following re
ception committee:
William Jennings. David E. Tracy,
and Walter L>. Montgomery. Mr.'
Perkins who Is on his way east after
a busy tour of large cities will be
escorted to the Harrlsburg club where
the luncheon will be held. H* will
leave tor N«w York «.t
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TEUTONS ARE WINNING
SUCCESSES ALL ALONG
EASTERN BATTLE LINE
Germans Concentrating Offensive Efforts in Violent At
tack on Russian Poland; Pushing Enemy Back in
Baltic Provinces and in Galicia; Occupy Villages
Near Shavli; Italians Gaining in Territory Which
Leads to Trent; Turks Rush Trenches on Gallipoli
Peninsula; British Warship Reported Aground
The campaign against tlie Russians,
on which the (ici-mans ure now rai
cent rating their offensive efforts. Is
developing unother struggle In o vio
lent attack in Russian Poland. At the
same time the Germans are pushing
back the Russians In the Bailie prov
inces anil, with the help of the Aus
trtans, in Gallcia.
An official communication from Pe
trograd contains the admission that
the Germans have occupied additional
villages near Shavll, in the Baltic re
gion. but states that the Russians Re
gained lost ground near Przaanysz-
It is in the vicinity of Przasnysz, which
lies to the north of Warsaw, that the
Germans apparently are making their
most determined effort on the Polish
front, although tlie fortless town of
Ossowetz is again l>eing attacked.
The Galieian campaign has reached
a critical stage in view of the con
tinued success of the Austrians and
Gciuuuis. The Petrograd communi
cation says little of the Imttle along
the San, but states the Russians have
won some advantages In the lighting
farther south In the Dneister region.
Official advices from the Italian
army headquarters represent the Ital
ians as gaining advantages all along
the front, particularly in the Adige
Valley, which leads to Trent. On the
Isonzo front, where centers the battle
for possession of Triest, Italian suc
cesses also are claimed.
The Turkish forces on Galllpoll
peninsula have taken the offensive.
An official statement from Con
stantinople says heavy losses were In
flicted on the French and British, but
an announcement from London is to
the effect that the Turks were repulsed
In an attempt to recapture lost
trenches.
According to a Constantinople re
port. a Turkish aviator has seen a
British warship of the type of the Aga
menon aground near the entrance of
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ROCKVILLE SCHOOLHOUSE COLLAPSES , ►
1 Kocikville.—John McGregor, boarding at 222 Chestnut |
I street, Harrisburg, a resident of Lancaster, was killed, and k
j I John McDaniels, 554 Primrose street, Harrisburg, and W :
' ; lord Zimmerman, a brother of Policeman Zimmerman, of ■ ;
| Harrisburg, were injured when the old schoolhouse whi ' *
they were helping to tear away collapsed at this place this
j afternoon. McGregor, who worked for M. G. Grossman, ® ?
down the joist
' i supporting the roof when the whole gave way and fell on fj p
I i
j him, pinioning his head to the floor and crushing it. Mc- ! 1
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! , te nslly, but will recover. They w ' •
* Hospital by the police ambulance. McDaniels
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Harrisburg. Governor Brumbaugh to-day appointed
, E. J. Kell, of New Bloomfield, associate judge of Perry ' |
; county, succeeding Judge L. C. Wox, deceased. The com
!: mission is dated June 15. and Mr. Kell will likely serve h ' '
* ; the August court. Mr. Kell is teller in the First National
I Bank, New Bloomfield. He formerly lived in Saville town ' »
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< ■ ship where he was a justice of the peace. He also servec'
j one term of three years as County Treasurer. I j
\ I Harrisburg. Causing considerable dissatisfaction t<
; hundreds of Cumberland county farmers, five rural mai. 1 |
; routes. have been eliminated by consolidation with other
| routes. The carriers have either been dismissed or trans- | i
® ferred and the addresses of many farmers changed.
Williamsport, Pa., June 17.—Dr. Moses Friedmann, form- (
I er superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School, on trial in
the U. S. Court on charges of graft was to-day acquitted.
' 9 ' Berlin, June 17, via London, 5.10 P. M. Dr. Anton ' '
Meyer-Gerhard, who sailed from New York, June 4, on a
I mission to the German government for Count Von Bern- 1 '
6torff, reached Berlin last night.
, MARRIAGE LICENSES '!
Edward Brink and <*race May Baton* city.
Edward M. Rennet. El laa bet k town* and Annie M. Wilton, Valmnt
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Jamea R. Ferrla and Mary Staplea, Steelton. 1 '
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♦ POSTSCRIPT
the Dardanelles, her deck almost sub
merged. Official denial was made at
London yesterday of reports that the
Agamenon hud been sunk.
On the Dneister Teutonic forces
have suffered several severe repulses,
but their check thus far has not been
of sufficient moment to offset Russian
losses.
In the west the allies have resumed
the offensive north of Arras. Tho
French claim progress there as well
as south and southeast of Souchez,
east of Lorette and In "the. labyrinth."
It is expected the munitions contro
versy in England will be settled to-day
with the introduction in the house of
commons of a measure which bars
compulsory service in the manufac
ture of munitions but provides for vol
untary enlistment for such work.
These volunteers would be subject to
military discipline, with suspension of
the usual trades union rules and the
substitution of compulsory arbitration
for settling disputes. Regulation of
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Two More British Ships
Sunk by Submarines
I,ondon, Juno 17. (12:00 a. m.)
The British steamer Trafford of 234
tons has been tor|>cdoed and sunk by
a German submarine. The crew was
saved. The attack took place in St.
George's channel.
San Francisco, June 17.—The oil
tank steamer Besabla, under charter
of the British government, was sunk
by a German submarine off the coast
of North Scotland Monday, according
to a cablegram received today by
Robert Mitchell, treasurer of the Gen
eral Petroleum company from An
drew Weir, a British oil financier.