"Over the Top" Empey Will Write For the Telegraph — Watch For Opening Chapters Scon mk HARRISBURG IpIISSP TELEGRAPH M LXXXVI—No. 302 20 PAGES REGISTERED MEN TO GET LEGAL ADVICE FREE Courtroom to Be Thrown Open For Benefit of Entire City ALL ATTORNEYS TO IIELP Many Face Severe Punish ment For Failure to Note Change of Address At a meeting to-day of the three chairmen of the legal adviser boards whose duty it will be to help all men of draft age in answering the ques tionnaire, it was decided to throw open courtroom No. 1 at the court house for the one and only head- Quarters in Harrisburg. At G o'clock this evening the office will be ready witlt plenty of legal talent to take care of as many as arrive. The decision was reached after a session held by Judge George Kun kle, A. Carson Stamm and Charles C. Stroh' and these chairmen em phasized that a single headquarters hud been decided upon, not for the benefit of the lawyers but for the ac commodation of the registrant who can more readily reach the heart of the city than travel to some more re mote section for a district headquar ters. The chairmen, as one, expressed the hope that the Harrisburg mem- [Continued on Page 10.] Observe Christmas and New Year's Only, Says . United Mine Workers B$ Associated Press Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 19.—Coal miners of the country are called upon to forego their usually extend ed holiday this Christmas time and take only two days—Christmas and New Year's —in a statement issued here to-day at the international headquarters of the United Mine Workers of America. The statement says in part: "The United States is in the grip of a coal famine. Never before has a coal shortage been so acute. "Therefore, out of consideration for the public need, we are calling on the United Mine Workers of America to take only two holidays, (Christmas and New Year's. Our pa triotic duty demands that this be f done. It will be a service the peo ple of the nation will appreciate. We earnestly urge local presidents, sec retaries and mine committees every where to see that this holiday re quest is fulfilled." German Attempts to Approach French Positions Defeated With Loss By Associated Press Paris, Dec. 19.—Two attempts by the Germans to approach French po sitions in the Argonne, near Four De Paris last night, were defeated with losses, the war office announced to-day. The communication adds: "In Lorraine, in the sectors of Fliet-y and Nauroy, our patrols took prisoners, including an officer. "Last night German aviators threw down fifty bombs in the region of Dunkirk. Xo victims have been reported thus far." Fighting Yanks Hunger For Tobacco That Can't Be Bought In France In a letter to his uncle, George F. Ross, of this city. Colonel. Frank R. McCoy, U. >S. A., who is assistant chief of staff to General Pershing in France, made the fol lowing statement: " "All the King's horses and all the King's men' cannot keep the Army supplied with tobacco." THE WEATHER For llarrisburut and vicinity* tien o rally cloudy went her to-niKlit and Thursday! continued mild, wltli loweat temperature to- II Iff It t about 55 dearer*. For 10ntern Pennsylvania: Con tinued cloudy to-nlnht mid Thursday* moderate tempera ture; litflit .south winds. Fiver The Suaiqiielittnna river and all It* brunches will remfiln generally icebound and nearly Ntntionary. A stnjic of about 4.5 feet IN indi eated for llarrisburK Thursday ■nominee. Ceneral Condition* Pressure lias continued to ile crcase over the eastern part of the I nlted States, hut continue** relatively IIIKII over New HIIK- Iniid, whence n rldKe of hitch barometer extends southward to Tennessee. No nieasiirahle amount of precipitation lias oc curred east of the Mississippi river In the last twenty-four hours, except In the Lower SUN.- quehnttna Valley, Northern Michigan and Wisconsin, where small amounts are reported. It is 2 to 18 decrees colder In the \orth Pacific States, over the northern plateau rercion and the fpper Mississippi Valley. The temperature has continued to rise slowly over most of the re mainder of the country. Temperature: H n. ni., 20. Sum Itlses, 7(20 a. m.; sets, 4j39 p. m. Moom First quarter, F>eeemher 21. lil\cr StaKc: 4.5 feet above low water mark. I Yesterday's Went her Highest temperature. 21>. I.owes temperature, 15. Mean temperature, 22. formal temperature, 32, PROMINENT PENNA. NEWSPAPER EDITORS GIVE TH VIEWS ON FACTIONAL WARFARE Leaders of Republican Party in This State, They Say, Must Get in Line With Popu lar Sentiment or Step Aside; No Time Now For Personal Bickering; Strong Party Alignment Is Demanded for Coming Gubernatorial Campaign; Big Men Needed to Win; the Issues Must Be Met Squarely The Harrisburg Telegraph in its issue of November 23 published an editorial under the cap tion "Get Together," in which it deplored the factionalism and personal differences which threaten to divide the Republican party in Pennsylvania on ne eve of an important gubernatorial,' lative and congressional campaign and recommended as paving the way for that harmony of action which is essential to victory at the polls next year "a general conference of disintei Died Republican leaders who are looking more to the success of the party as a whole than to :he particular fortunes of any special group or groups." This editorial was widely quoted by the Republican newspapers of the state and the Scran ton Republican, commenting thereon had this to say: "The Telegraph is right in saying that the great rank and file of the Republican party in Penn sylvania will expect harmonious action and will resent any other course. Wise leadership will look to the composing of such differences as now exist so that in 1918 Republicans will present a united front not only in maintaining themselves in the state, but in increasing the Republi can representatives at Washington so that eventually the national administration will pass into the hands of the party of Lincoln, Grant and McKinley." With these two editorials as a keynote the Telegraph addressed letters to a number of promi nent Republican newspaper editors throughout Pennsylvania asking their views on the pres ent political situation. Their replies follow: BIG MAN IS NECESSARY TO WIN Eugene T. Glering;, editor Wilkes- Barre Record. "Everybody who knows anything about political af fairs realizes Jhat the chances cf the Republican party in the guber natorial campaign of next year wilj be considerably diminished if the factional spirit is not soon put out of the way. The party will have enough to contend with even though harmony is restored. It will labor under a very great handicap if there is a trace of factional ill-feeling. Do mestic issues will not count for much in the campaign, with ;he pos sible exception of prohibition or lo cal option and woman suffrage. The crtliber and standing of the candi dates will be paramount. A candi date whose principal recommenda tion is that he is the choice of fac tional politicians will have little show. The full strength of the Re publican party must be cast for an acceptable party candidate to pre vent defeat. An ideal candidate would be a man who has not been mixed up in political affairs, who has had nothing to do with cither faction, who has distinguished him self in business or in some other ca pacity, preferably one who has come into the limelight since the begin ning of the war. It is to be hoped that the leaders will have the good sense to rise above their squabbling." TWO LIGHTLESS NIGHTS A WEEK ARE DECREED City to Have Signs Dark to Conserve the Coal Supply To-morrow night, Harrisburg, in company with all other cities in the United States, will be lightless, as far as the display signs of the city are concerned. This was the announce ment of Koss A. Hickok, county fuel administrator, this morning, follow ing the receipt of a communication issued last Friday by the Federal Fuel Commission. The order went into- effect last Thursday and pro hibits the lights of all "gay white ways" on Thursdays and Sundays. Mr. Hickok stated . that he would place the order in hands of C. M. Kaltwasser to-day. Mr. Kaltwasser is out of town to-day, but placed himself on record some time ago as being willing to comply with any ruling the fuel commission might [Continued on Page 19.] Negro Nabbed on Charge of Assault on Woman Paul Hunter, colored, was arrested this morning charged with assault ing a white woman in Walnut street, near the Technical High school, about 7 o'clock, while she was on her way to her work. The woman's screams attracted the attention of the crew of a pas sing car, and men who were going to work. The negro (led, and a state policeman, who had heard the screams, pursued him to State end Fourth streets. He fired his revol ver into the air to cow the negro, who stopped when he heard the shot. At police headquarters the negro declared that he fell to his knees on the icy pavement, and in fall ins, threw hin hands out to the wo man to prevent his fall. The wo man works in a downtown store. Police desire to withhold her name. Says Germany Will Win; Interned at Fort Douglas By Associated Press Salt City, Utah, Dec. 19. Herman Frederick Wilhelm Bahbel, an alien enemy, is under arrest to day on instructions from Washing ton and will he interned at Fort Douglas for the period of the war. Bahbel. it is alleged, recently ex pressed the opinion Germany would win the war and get even with the United States for taking the part of the allies "if it took forty years. HARRISBURG, PA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 19, 1917, FACTIONALISM HURTS BOTH PARTY AND STATE Elmer I J. Schuyler, Editor the Ga zette and Hulk-tin. Williamsport— "Replying to your favor of Decem ber 1. The Republicans of this sec tion of the state—and of the whole of Pennsylvania outside of Phila delphia and Pittsburgh, I believe — are entirely out of patience and heartily disgusted with the way the pol'tical "war lords" are carrying on. The rest of Pennsylvania does not care a rap about the scraps of Phila delphia and Pittsburgh, and at tempts that are made to inject them irtr the politics of the state are bound to be destructive not only to the Republican party but to the Commonwealth as well. ' The Gazette and Bulletin is—and has been —against individuals plac ing factional and personal advantage, above the party welfare and the gen eral good. "It 's time for the rank and file of the party to have something to say— and I believe the rank and file will be emphatic in condemnation of facUonlsra and dissension when op portunity is offered, 'unless differ ences are composed and harmony achieved." GEN'L CLEMENT GETS REHEARING BEFORE BOARD National Guard Commander Ordered Before Second Committee * By Associated Pras Washington. Dec. 19. —Major Gen eral Charles M. Clement, command ing the Pennsylvania National Guard division, but who had been found physically unfit for duty in France by a medical board, has been ordered before a second bourd by Secretary Baker to whom he ap pealed for a rehearing of his case. Major General Clement is a resi dent of Sunuury. He was com mander of the National Guard of Pennsylvania when that division I made such an excellent record at the Mexican border, was one cf the few National Guard commanders ad vanced to major general in the na tional service and retained in com mand of his division when the troops were called into the national service for the war with Germany. Karly in the fall ho was sent to France by the government to ar range for the arival of the Penn sylvania division there and shortly after his return it was announced he had been retired on half-pay duel to age. TItKATY WKLIJ HKCKIVEI) By Associated Press Heme, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 18.—The text of the new commer cial treaty with the United States was published in Switzerland to-day find caused an excellent impression everywhere. All the Swiss newspa per;. express the warmest gratitude ' of the Swiss people to President Wil son and the American government. PETER PAN DRINKS MILK TO AID RED CROSS And while we are mentioning the thousands of persons who are joining tiie Ked Cross this week, let us not forget Peter Pan. Peter Pan is a cat. He belongs to Mrs. Frank Oyster, 3211 Riverside drive. Mrs. Oyster has subscribed a single dollar In the name of Peter l'an; imd because all dollars spend Peter Pan's dollar Is doing quite as much good as any one else's dollar, although Peter Pan would hardly believe that. Now any one might say that it is easy to subscribe a dollar for a cat HARMONY AND STRONG CANDIDATE .T, M. nioss, Editor Tltiisvlllo Her ald.—"Your letter of December Ist, suggesting that good might follow a frank expression from the Repub lican newspapers of the state re garding the gubernatorial situation is timely. Now is the time when Re publicans must counsel together re garding the future, and counsel wisely, if the cause of Republicanism is to prevail at the next election. To triumph the party must have the courage to meet every issue squarely, and upon the liquor question it must be prepared to take advanced ground. I am firmly of the opinion that no man who cannot command the united support of the temper ance people of the state can be elected. Upon this issue the next Re publican candidates must stand all four square. It is to be the issue paramount to all others next No vember. "Personally I can think of no more available or better qualified man to lead the party in that contest than that distinguished merchant and publicist, as well as staunch Re publican, Hon John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia. I say this without dis paragement of the half dozen other party leaders whose names have been mentioned in connection with [Continued on Page B.] 10 KILLED IN AIR RAID OVER CITY OF LONDON One Enemy Airplane Brought Down, Another Destroyed by British Flyers By Associated Press London, Dec. 19. Ten persons were killed and seventy injured in London during last night's raid. Outside of London five persons were injured. The following official communi cation in regard to casualties was given out: "Last night's air raid casualties were: Ten killed and 70 injured tn London; only five injured outside London. "Several fires occurred. The | material damage was not serious. There was no damage to naval or military establishments." One of the German airplanes which took part in last night's raid over England was brought down and another is believed to have been I destroyed, the war office announces. | From 16 to 20 raiders, divided into | six groups, endeavored to reach London but only five succeeded in j dropping bombs on the city. | There is reason to believe another raider dropped %into the English Channel, says the report. A British pilot fired two drums of ammuniton into a raider as it was dropping bombs on London from a height of 13,000 feet. After the main attacks of the raid ers ceased a single airplane 'flew over London at about 9 o'clock. The raider is known definitely to 1 have been hit by the fire of an anti craft gun and finally dropped into the sea oft Kent. and no one be any the worsg for it. But not so—not so. For Peter Pan, the Oyster eat, is earning his dollar. He is drinking skim milk these days. Instead of cream—and he doesn't whimper. He also has his meatless days, just like the rest of us. Wheth er he sneaks out. and catches a wan dering and untamed mouse on the days Mrs. Oyster thinks are meatless, no one knows. Anyway, Mrs. Oyster has had Peter Pan's dollar rung up for him. His entitled to wear a Red Cross button* HEADS REFUSED TO PREPARE FOR WAR, IS CHARGE "Utterly Impossible to Make Ordnance Department Bealize Possibilities" MADEMANYDELAYS Manufacturers Appealed to Crozier, and Went Ahead With the Work By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 19.—How ord nance manufacturers, anticipating ■ the government's war needs, spent \ millions in preparations on the J charice that war orders would follow j while the army ordnance bureau re fused to act, was related to-day by manufacturers to the Senate Com mittee conducting the war inquiry. The manufacturers, agreed, how ever, that the War Department's de cision to change the type of army rifle, even though it involved a de lay in deliveries, was a wise one, be cause it enabled the American army to use a very superior grade of am munition. Efforts Entile But of the manufactur ers, their witnesses said, to get the ordnance bureau to give it* ordois for guns on .the certainty that war was coming, were futile and after Ihe war was started delaying changes in specifications were made. Vice-President Stoddard, of the | Marlin Arms Corporation, declared that when he offered to begin work on guns on the certainty that war was coming. Colonel Rice, of the ordnance bureau told him: "We're not interested." "It was utterly impossible fo make the ordnance department lea llze the possibilities of war," said Mr. Stoddard, "and we simply folded our tents and went home." Wanted Delay Afjler the manufacture of rifles began, it was testified, Colonel Thompson wanted to delay produc tion several months by insisting on new standards, but the manufactur ers appealed to General Crozier, chief of the bureau, and went ahead with the work. All the witnesses agreed that the new Browning machine gun now being manufactured for the Army is superior to any other weapon of its kind in existence. Several months' delay in supply ing rifles, private ordnance manu facturers told the Senate military committee to-day resulted from the War Department's decision to mod ify the Enfild type. Machinery changes, the committee was told re duced the output of enfilds for the Army production will not return to maximum until next May. Contract with the War Depart j ment to produce modified Enfilds I was not completed until last July, I President Henry C. Kimball, of the Remington Company testified. It was October, he said, before ma chinery changes could be complet ed to begin output. Delay in congressional appropria tions. Kimball also stated, further j delayed the output. His firm hesi tated to take a contract in the ab sence of definite appropriations. Secretary Daniels Appears to Testify in Inquiry By Associated Press Washington. Dec. 19. Secretary { Daniels and Paymaster General Mc- Gowan of the Nevy, were the first witnesses summoned to appear to-day before the House Naval Subcommit tee delegated to begin an investlga- I tion into the Navy's war activities. I Chairman Oliver, of the subcommit tee, announced that part of the ses sions would be public but those at which subjets considered Navy sec rets, wera discussed would be hid in executive session. The purpose of the investigation, he said, is to learn what the Navy has done and give it a clean bill of health if the facts warrant. Best Fighting Men Will Face Americans in France By Associated Press With the French Army in France, Monday, Dec. 17.—Before signing the armistice with Russia, Germany, according to the assertions of nu merous prisoners, withdrew all sol diers between the ages of 21 and 35 from the divisions on the Russian front. These were replaced by older men and recruits of the 191 j) class, thus nominally retaining the same formations on the eastern front as in the past. The divisions now oc cupying the western front lines, con sequently, are composed of the best fighting material at the disposal of Germany. $200,000 I-OSS IX BALTIMORE FIRE By Associated Press Baltimore, Dec. 19.—Revised esti mates of the losses caused by the tire early to-day which destroyed a four-story building in the business center of the city and damaged two adjoining buildings, placed the total amount at $200,000. Morris Broth ers Company. Inc., clothiers, and the Southern Commission Company were the principal sufTerers. Five firemen were slightly injured. H.MCJ MAKES CHANGES By Associated Press London. Dec* 19. —Field Marshal Halg, commander-in-chief of the British forces in France, the Times s;*ys 4t understands, is making im poitant changes in his headquarters staff which up to this time has vir tually been unaltered since he took over the supreme command. CITY BEGINS ITS FINAL DRIVE FOR THE RED CROSS Twenty Thousand Loyal Men and Women to Be En rolled by Nightfall CANVASS WHOLE TOWN Plenty of Time Remains For Others to Join War Unit Many New Members Added to Red Cross A total of 1,222 new members ■for the Keel Cross Christmas Mem bership Campaign was announced this afternoon at local campaign headquarters, 216 Market street. The grand campaign total is 15,- 174 members. Workers are en thusiastic and expect to bring in several thousand more signed ap plications this afternoon. Harrisburg's great drive for Red Cross memberships came to a climax to-day with a thousand loyal men and women scouring the city in a final effort to bring in enough sub scriptions to hold up the record al ready made for deeds done in the The city was "thrown wi<Je open." That is each and every worker was released from the precincts that they heretofore had been confined to in the house-to-house canvasses, Workers declared that if any home in the city cannot fly from its win dow the flag of membership, that it is the fault of the householder, as virtually every man has been ap proached and asked to do his bit for the battling Yankees. 20,000 By Night Every indication this morning was that by nightfall the city member ship will have totaled 20,000 men, women and children. This is 10,000 short of the goal and is the first time that the city has failed to hit its mark since the war began. There was no discouragement, however, among the workers and a large number of subscriptions are expected to be recorded before | Christmas. When the workers began their final canvass this morning, 13,952 persons had joined their hearts and their dollars with the flag and the I men who have given their lives to | the nation. The subscriptions were ' divided as follows: Women's team 2,498 Men's team 2,456 Industrial committee '. 287 Booths 725 Total membership for Tues day 5,966 Totail for Monday 7,986 Grand total 13,952 His Sacrifice Many little tales of struggle and sacrifice are told by Red Cross mem bership campaign workers. One ; woman, whose name is withheld I for obvious reasons, was asked by a I solicitor to contribute to the Red j Cross. "My husband is afflicted with [Continued on Page 15.] Stewart McEwan, Golf Instructor at Park, Dies; Pioneer at Game Here The world of golf in Harrisburg was grieved to-day to hear of the death of Stewart McEwan, one of the finest notables in the ancient game of Scotland which has in the course of centuries been adopted everywhere. Mr. McEwan passed away at his home, 2157 Atlas street, last evening, at the age of 39. He is survived by his wife and four brothers, the latter being in Scotland. Mr. McEwan, a professional at the game, had met many of the cleverest I men in America and abroad. Born a Scotchman, be came to this country principally for the purpose of teach ing the game. When ha settled in Harrisburg his zeal and skill very quickly aroused golf talent and they were lucky who came under his tutel age on the Reservoir links. The funeral, will be private, from the late home, on Friday afternoon. The Rev. Dr. Ellis N. Kremer, who had been one of Mr. McEwan's most appreciative pupils in the art of golf, will conduct the services. Mr. Mc- Ewan was for years connected with the Harrisburg Park Golf Club, and did much to build up the game in this city. Lightless Night Order Applies to Theaters By Associated Press Washington, Dec. 19.—Requests by vaudeville theaters for exemption from the recent lightless night order on the grounds that their patriotic services deserve recognition, was de nie l to-day by the fuel administra ticn. The theaters had cited the fact that they had permitted use of their stages by four minute-men and by solicitors for Liberty bonds. Red Cros and other patriotic funds. York Buys Its Potatoes For a Dollar a Bushel Tn a communication to Harry D. Reel, city inspector of weights and measures, C. F. Borgel, inspector at York, quotes the price of potatoes sold in that city at $1 a bushel, and 80 cents a bushel for seconds. The letter is in reply to an inquiry made nfter publication of a report from York county that potatoes were sell-! ing at from 60 to 75 cents a bushel less than in Harrisburg. According to Inspector Borgel the potutoes t.old In York are brought in from the county, the longest haul being about fifteen miles. Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION ITALY HOLDS IN FACE OF HUN On Italian Northern Front Austro-Germans Persist in Strong Efforts to Find Weak Spot in Defenses in At tempt to Reach Venetian Plains; Despite Heavy Losses Inflicted Upon Them, Teuton Forces Strike On the Italian northern front the Austro-Germans persist in strong ef forts to find a weak point in the Italian defense and through it to rush south to the Venetian plains. Checked east of the Brenta last week the invaders, despite the heavy losses Inflicted upon them by the Italians have struck at two new points on the line between Asiago and the Piave. • Monte Solarolo, between the Brenta and the Piave has become the center of fighting in this sector. Ber lin claims the capture of some Italian positions there and the repulse of Italian counterattacks. Vigorous attacks in this region, Rome says, were repulsed by the defenders. West of the Brenta the Austro-Ger mans have attacked in the moun tain region and Berlin says morn than 1,000 prisoners were captujed. There has been'no change on the front in Franco. Infantry flgr.ting has not increased and the artillery continues to be active In certain sectors. Russian representatives have been t 4 T BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE OF % 1 X -'.OOO IN ITALIAN DRIVE X BER !, DEC. 19.—AUSTKO-GERMAN FORCES f J YESTERDAY STORMED THE ITALIAN POSI : J| X TION ON MONTE ASOLONE AND THE ADJOIN- 4 J ING HEIGHTS, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL 1 STATEMENT ISSUED TO-DAY BY THE GERMAN * T STAFF. MORE THAN 2,000 SOLDIERS WERE 2 I 1 I 4 4* ORGANIZE STATE TO PUSH STAMP SALE J J ' | T Philadelphia, Dec. 19.—Publishers of newspapers, % fofficers of benevolent associations and clergymen at- T X tended a meeting in t'his city to-day in the interest of i|i 4* the v„ ivings campaign called by Louis N. Hammer- T X lin;.., ol N.v Yot president of the American Associa- * X l ' c: ' C n f -"S 1 newspapers. It is proposed 'J| § to crgani e Pennsylvania in an effort to increase the 3® •4* 4 T GERMANS ACTIVE IN FLANDERS II • London, Dec. 19. -German patrols wer active last night i. Flanders, near Passchendaele. Otherwise there | 4* were no operations of conseauence, the war office T T reports. , BRITISH BOMB ENGEL AIRDROME 4 London, Dec. 19.—The successful bombing by British 'T ' Ju naval tu r.itt of the Engel airdrome, behind the Geraian 4" T* lines in Flanders, is announced in to-day's admiralty T •J# statement. ♦J T GENERAL SARRAIL RECALLED 'I 4* Washington, Dec-18. —Reports from Athens state that "3* 'I 4# General' Sarrail, who has commanded the entente forces "p on tli .' >ni in front ince the allied base was estab- 2 4# iish S-il'.-ni! i, has been recalled to be succeeded by 4 IT General Guillemet, also of th French army. It is not [|i 4 known whether this move presages any change in the pol- T icy the allies have pursued at Saloniki, which for months 2 *?* past ha been just sufficiently aggressive to keep the ccn- ( jJ • tral powers uncertain of the entente intentions. 1 4* 4 | MARRIAGE | lleiilien Clunker. Center, and Hiildii M. Yohn, AndMOnhurgi T i John I. Colile, Hllxiiltethlown, nml KlUnhetli W. UiiiKrk'h, Middle- & "7. s town. ™ ordered by T_,eon Trotzky, the Bol sheviki foreign minister to demand of the central powers at the peace conference at Brest-Litovsk whether they agree to make peace without annexations and Indemnities and "on the principle of self-definition of na tions.-' Trotzky is reported to have invited allied participation on the threat that treaties will be broken and a separate peace arranged. Clear indications of the internal situation in Russia still are lacking. Transport Torpedoed; 10 of Crew Lost; Submarine Is Sunk By Associated Press Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 18. —The old French cruiser Chateaurenault, em ployed as a transport, was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean on the morning of December 14 and the submarine which attacked her later was destroyed, according to an nouncement made to-night by the French Minister of Marine. The passengers on the Chateaurenault, all of whom were either soldiers or oliicers, were saved. Ten members of the crew were lost. The French cruiser Chateaurenault was laid down in 1896. She was 442 feet long with a beam of 55.7 feet ant' displaced 7,89 8 tons. Her com plement before the war was 600 men. Besides being used as a cruiser formerly the Chateaurenault had been fitted as a mine layer.
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