THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURO, PA. GERMANY'S REPLY TO AMERICAN 1 NOTE ON THE LUSITAHIA ISSUE Refuses to Guarantee Protection to American Passengers on Belligerent Ships Situation Now at Crisis. Washington. Arrival of the press translation of the German note con firmed Impression which have been current In official quarters for several days that Germany would refuge to five the assurances asked for by the Cnlted States In her last note that the lives of Americans traveling the high seas on unarmed ships of any nation ality be not endangered. Another Issue Raised. The apparent restrictions placed by Germany on the use of American passenger ships, which are to be given complete Immunity from Interference only If they do not carry contraband, was regarded In many quarters as adding another to the many Issues which have arisen over submarine warfare. Assumption of liability for the loss of Americans In the Lusitanla tragedy was considered to have been wholly evaded by Germany, and the chief principle for which the United States announced that It would omit "no word or act" to see observed was viewed as having been lightly passed over." To Hold Germany Responsible. What the course of the I'nited States w ill be Is problematical. Many of those In official quarters who have been familiar with Germany's pro posals as outlined by Ambassador Gerard In the last few days are in favor of an emphatic assertion by the American Government that It intends to exercise the rights which it holdn uadr International law, placing upon Germany the responsibility for any future violation that may causae a breach In friendly relations. Many persons conversant with diplomatic precedents In the framinR of notes believed that the next stop of necessity would be an advance In the position of the United States, for. Iiavlng asked for assurances and failed to receive them, the field for further negotiation had been considerably narrowed and now requires some as sertion of rights. Brl!n. The text of the German note follows: "Berlin. July 8. "The undersigned has the honor to make the following reply to his Excel lency Ambassador Gerard to the note of the 10th ultimo re the Impairment of American Interests by the Gprman submarine war. The Imperial Govern ment learned with satisfaction from the note how earnestly the Govern ment of the United States is concern ed In seeing the principles of humanity realized In the present war. Also this appeal finds ready echo In Germany and the Imperial Government Is quite willing to permit Its statements and decisions In the present rase to be governed by the principles of hu manity just as It has done always. "Always" Humane. "The Imperial Government wel comed with gratitude when the Ameri can Government in the note of May 15 Itself recalled that Germany has al ways permitted Itself to bp governed by the principles of progress and hu manity In dealing with the law of maritime war. Since the time when Frederick the Great negotiated with John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson the treaty of friend ship and commerce of September 9. 178.ri, between Prussia and the Re public of the West, German and American statesmen have, In fact, al ways stood together In the struggle for the freedom oX the seas and for the protection of peaceable trade. Ir. the International proceedings which since have been conducted for the regulation of the laws of maritime war Germany and America have joint ly advocated progressive principles, especially the abolishment of the right of capture at sea and the pro tection of the interests of neutrals. Would Change International Law. "Even at the beginning of the pres ent war the German Government Im mediately declared Its willingness, In response to proposals of the Ameri can Government, to ratify the Declara tion of Ixmdon and thereby subject Itself In the use of Its naval forces to all the restrictions provided therein In favor of neutrals. Germnny like wise has been always tearious of the principle that war should be conduct ed against the armed and organized forces of an enemy country, but that the enemy civilian population must be spared as far as possible from the measures of war. "The Imperial Government cherishes the definite hope that some way will be found when peace is concluded, or perhaps earlier, to regulate the law of maritime war In a manner guaran teeing the freedom of the seas, and will welcome It with gratitude and satisfaction if It can work hand-In-hand with the American Government on that occasion. "If In the present war the principles which should be the Ideal of the future bave been traversed more and more, the longer Us duration, the German Government has no guilt therein. It Is known to the American Government OVER 100,000,000 IN U. 8. Population Increased 1,698,000 Last Year, Officials Estimate. Washington. The population of continental United Stales has passed the 100,000,000 mark. Estimates made by the United States Treasury Depart ment place the number of Inhabitants of the nation at 100,725.00. This was gain of 143,000 for June. The In crease for last year Is estimated at 1,698,000. how Germany's adversaries, by com pletely paralyzing peaceable traffic be tween Germnny and neutral countries, have aimed from the very beginning and with Increasing lack of considera tion at the destructlun, not so much of the armed forces as the life of the German nation, repudiating In doing so all the rules of International law and disregarding all rights of neutrals. North Sea War Area. "On November 3. 1914. England de clared the North Sea a war area and by planting poorly anchored mines and by the stoppage and capture of ves sels made passage extremely dangerous and difficult for neutral shipping, by that actually blockading neutral coasts and ports contrary to all International law. Long before the beginning of submarine warfare England practical ly completely Intercepted legitimate neutral navigation to Germany also. Titus Germany was driven to a sub marine war on trade. "On November 14, 1914, the English Premier declared In the House of Com mons that It was one of England's principal tasks to prevent food for the German population from reaching Ger many via neutral ports. Since March 1 England has been taking from neu tral ships without further formality all merchandise proceeding to Ger many, as well as all merchandise com ing from Germany, even when neutral property. Just as it was also with the Boers, the German people Is now to be given the choice of perishing from starvation, with its women and children, or of Minijuibhing Independ ence. War "For Sake Of Peace." "While our enemies thus loudly and openly proclaim war without mercy un til our utter destruction, we were con ducting a war In self defense for our national existence and for the sake of peace of an assured permanency. We have been obliged to adopt a submarine warfare to meet the declared Intention of our enemies and the method of war fare adopted by them In contravention of International law. "With all Its efforts In principle to protect neutral life and property from damage as much as possible, the Ger man Government recognized unreserv edly in Its memorandum of February 4 that the Interests of neutrals might suf fer from the submarine warfare. How ever, the American Government will also understand and appreciate that In the fight for existence which has been forced upon Germany by Its adversaries and announced by them. It Is the sacred duty of the Imperial Government to do all with Its po ver to protect and save the lives of German subjects. If the Imperial Government were derelict In these. Its duties. It would be guilty be fore God and hlFtory of the violation of those principles of highest humanity which are the foundation of every na tional exIsUnrc. Blames Adversaries. "The case of the Lusitanla shows with horrible clearness to what jeopard izing of human lives 'he manner of con dueting ar emplojed by our adver saries leads. In the most direct con tradiction iit international law, all dis tinctions between merchantmen and war vessels have been obliterated by the order to British merchantmen to arm themselves and to ram submarines, and the promise of rewards therefor, and neutrals who use merchantmen as travelers thereby have been exposed In an Increasing degree to all the dangers of war. Sparing Lusitanla Would Have En dangered U Boat. "If the coininrmdcr of the German submarine which destroyed the Lusi tanla had caused the crew and passen gers to take to the boats before firing a torpedo this would have meant the sure destruction of his own vessel. Aft er the exp rieures In sinking much smaller and less seaworthy vessels, It was to be expected that a mighty ship like the Lusitanla would remain above water long enough even after the tor pedoing to permit passengers to enter the ship's boats. Circumstances of a very peculiar kind, especially the pres ence on board of large quantities of highly explosive materials (word omit ted, possibly "dissipated") this ex pectation. In addition, It may be pointed out that If the Lusitanla had been spared thousands of cases of am munition would have been sent to Ger many's enemies and thereby thousands of German mothers and children robbed of bread winners. "In the spirit of friendship where with the German nation has been Im bued toward the Union and its in habitants since the earliest days of Its existence, the Imperial Govern ment will always be ready to do all it can during the present war also to prevent the jeopardising of lives of American citizens. ine imperial Government, Iherefore, repeats the assurances that American ships will not be hindered In the prosecution of legitimate shipping and the lives of American citizens In neutral vessels shall not be placed In Jeopardy. While the nation's population has been growing by leaps and bounds, so has the amount of money In circula tion. The Treasury Department state ment shows that on July 1 the per capita circulation was $35.59, against J34.53 on July 1, 1914. On July 1 there were In circulation $3,585,140, 626. against $3,419,108,368 a year ago, and $816,231,000 on January 1, 1879. The largest circulating medium Is gold certificates, of which there are $1,076, 637,759. The amount of national bank notes In circulation is $786,643,647. Wants Distinguishing Marks. "In order to exclude any unforeseen dangers to American passenger steam ers, made possible In view of the con duct of maritime war by Germany's ad versaries. German submarines will be Instructed to permit the free and safe passage of such passenger steamers when made recognizable by special markings and notified a reasonable time In advance. Tbe Imperial Gov ernment, however, confidently hopes that the American Government will assume to guarantee that these ves sels have no contraband on board, de tails of arrangement for the unham pered passage of these vessels to be agreed upon by the nav.vl authorities of both sides. "In order to furnish adequate facili ties for travel across the Atlantic for American citizens the German Govern ment submits for consideration a pro posal to lncrcsse the number of avail able steamers by Installing In passen ger service a reasonable number of neutral steamers under the American flag, the exact number to be agreed upon under the same condition as the above mentioned American steamers. U. S. Citizens Cannot Protect Ships Of Belligerents. "The Imperial Government believes It can assume that In this manner ade quate facilities for travel across the At lantic Ocean can be afforded Ameri can citizens. There would, therefore, appear to be no compelling necessity for American citizens to travel to Eu rope In time of war on ships carrying an enemy flag. In particular the Im perial Government is unable to admit that American citizens can protect an enemy ship through the mere fact of their presence on board. "Germany merely followed England's example when she declared part of the high sea an area of war. Consequently, accidents suffered by neutrals on en emy ships In this area of war cannot well be judged differently from acci dents to which neutrals are at all times exposed at tho seat of war on land when they betake themselves Into dan cerous localities In spite of. previous warnings. "If however. It should not be possible for the American Government to ac quire an adequate number of neutral passenger steamers, the Imperial Gov ernment Is prepared to Interpose no ob jections to the placing under the Amer ican flag by the American Government of four enemy passenger steamers for passenger traffic between North Amer ica and England. Assurances of 'free and safe' passage for American pas senger steamers would extend to apply under the Identical pro-condltlons to these formerly hostile rassenger steam ers. Asks Good Qffices Of Wilson, "The President of the United States has declared his readiness. In a way deserving of thanks, to communicate and suggest proposals to the Govern ment of Great Britain with particular reference to the alteration of maritime war. The Imperial Government will always be glad to make use of the good offices of the President and hopes that his efforts In the present case, as well ss In the direction of the lofty Ideal of the freedom of the seas, will lead to an understanding. "The undersigned requests the Am bassador to brln? the above to the knowledge of the American Govern ment and avails himself of the oppor tunity to renew to his Exrellency the assurance of his most distinguished consideration. Ton Jagow." HOLT'S BOMB WELL TIMED When Steamer Arrived At Halifax, After Delay Due To Storm, Flames Had Reached Into Second Hold, But Danger Is Past Halifax, N. S. A bomb placeo aboard the Atlantic Transport line! Minnehaha probably while she lay at her pier In New York caused the ex plosion and fire at sea, In the opinion of the ollicers of the steamer which put in here for examination. The explosion occurred In No. 3 hold and was of terrific force, shaking the vessel from stem to stern. Those of the crew who w-era forward at the time were fairly stunned by the shock snd two sailors were hurled Into the air. Flames followed quickly and for two days and two nights the crew bat tied heroically to save the ship. There is no doubt In the minds ol the officers that Erich Muenter, allai Frank Holt, or confederates, were re sponsible for the explosion, which oo curred at 4 15 o'clock on the after noon of July 7, the date upon which Muenter predicted that some vessel, of the name of which he appeared un certain, would be destroyed. The plans were frustrated by the fact that the weapon of destruction was placed with miscellaneous freight forward and so was separated by stout bulkheads from an enormous cargo of ammunition, which, with other inflammable munitions of war intended for the Allies, tilled the aTtei holds. SWITZERLAND TO ISSUE LOAN. $20,000,000 Needed To Cover Cost Ot Mobilization. Berne, Switzerland, via London. The Swiss Government decided to Is sue a new loan of $20,000,000 to covei the cost of mobilization. The loan will bear 4V4 per cent, interest and will b issued at 96 CONVICTS TRIED TO SAVE HIM. Murderer Of Policeman Hanged Ir West Virginia Penitentiary. Moundsvllle, W. Va Matt Jarrell 28 years old, was banged at the State Prison here for the murder of Silas Nance, town marshal of EBkdale. Be fore going to the gallows, Jarrell con fessed the crime. Convicts In the penitentiary attempted to save Jar rell's lite by collecting money among themselves with which to send an at torney to Charleston to plead with Got. H. D. Hatfield, but the executive refused clemency. ALLIES GAIN TIME 51 Check Given to Austrians Pre vents German Offensive. FOR A NEW CAMPAIGN Attacks In Woevre, Heralded As Gen eral Movement, Cease Assistance Sent Archduke Ferdinand In Southern Poland. Indon. The check which, the Rus sians have imposed on Archduke Joseph Ferdinand's army In Southern Poland and the additional strain which this has placed on the German Gen eral von Mackensen's army to the right has postponed, it Is believed in military circles here, the threatened German offensive In the west and there Is now a possibility that the Allies will be the first to take the offensive. In support of this It is pointed out that the attacks by the German Crown Prince's army In the Woevre, which the German press announced was the commencement of a general movement forward, have ceased and what fight ing is going on along the western front consists of artillery engage ments and a few Isolated attacks and Counter-attacks by Infantry, which make little or no difference In the position of the opposing forces. So far as the Germans are con cerned, military observers assert they are bound to carry out their offensive against the Russians until there Ib some derisive engagement, such as the caiiture of the Lublin-Cholm rail way, which, It is asserted, would have been In their hands befoie now If the Austrians advancing toward the city had not been driven back. P.eports from neutral sources are to the effect that to make good their efforts against the Russians the Ger mans are moving troops which were Intended for the western front to the east. There is no confirmation of the re ported Italian victory on the Corslo plateau, but dispatches from Rome say the Italian troops are making good progress in their work of cap turing the mountains around Triest, which they hope to take before com mencing the advance on the city it self, thus avoiding a bombardment of the town, which is largely Inhabited by their compatriots. British Regain Trenches. Paris The following official com munication was issued by the War Office: 'In the region to the north of Arras our troops completed the dlslodgment of the enemy from certain elements of the trenches, where he had been able to maintain himself along a line which we originally took on July 8. "To the north of the station at Souchez an enemy counter attack, de livered during the night, was re pulsed. "Upon other sections of the front violent cannonades are reported, in the region of Nleuport, In the sector of the Alsne, as well as in Uuralne, in the forest of Lepretre, and near the Moncel bridge. "One of our aviators sent a German aviator to earth In the neighborhood of Altklrch. He fell within sight of our lines." Attack Met At Souchez. Berlin, via London. The German Army headquarters staff gave out the following official statement: North of Yores the English repeat ed their attempts of July 6 to take nnnspsslnn of our position on the canal. The attack failed, with heavy loss to the enemy. "Due north of Souchez. on the Ablain, the French made an attack In the afternoon, which met with a Ger man attack. The fighting continues. "A French attack on Frlcourt, south of Albert, was easily repulsed. A trench captured from the enemy the niEht before last northwest ot me Beausejour farm was lost on the fol lowing morning. "P.etwepn Aillev and Apremont French hand-grenade assaults were successful. in hi fnrpst of LeDretre an at tack which was prepared for by henw artlllerv Are broke flown in front of our new positions. The enemy's loss was heavy. An assault nnnn nur nosltion southeast of Sonder- nach and southeast of Muenster was beaten off. "Our airmen attacked Btatlon build ings at Gerardmer. "The situation is unchanged in the eastern theatre. "In the southeastern theatre a local fight has taken place in the region south of KraRnlostav (34 miles south of Lublin), which everywhere was In our favor." TWO SUBMARINES SUNK. Italian and Austrian Craft Go DOwn In a 'Duel. Turin. Divers, operating for the re covery of the Italian submarine Me dusa in the Adriatic, have discovered another submarine, evidently Aus trian, nearby on the bottom. It is evident that both were sunk la a sub marine duel. TURKS BOMBARD ALLY CAMPS. Great Fire Started In Environs, Con stantinople Reports. Constantinople, via London The following official statement wa3 Issued at the Turkish War Office: "Our Anatolian batteries, which had moved forward, successfully bombard ed enemy camps at Teke Rurun, on the frontier near Seddul Bahr and an Infantry division which was ad vancing. A great fire broke but In the environs ot Teke Burun." RUSSIAN AND HEROES OF EVERYDAY LIFE VMtUIAM,HUWy SMt I CAN MAY All JUHrtta at Mirtr (Copyright) Surrender Unconditionally to General Botha. THE CAMPAIGN WAS BRIEF Former Commander Of Boer Forces Leads the Operations Against Ger man Southwest Africa and Achieves Success. Pretoria, South Africa (via. In- don). General Botha, commander of the forces of the I'nlon of South Africa, has accepted the surrender of all German military forces In German Southwest Africa. The Germans sur rendered unconditionally following the issuance of General Botha's ulti matum whlrh expired at 5 o'clock Thursday evening. With the excep tion of the necessary army of occupa tion the citizen army will be brought home as quickly as possible. After suppressing the rebellion against British authority in the I'nlon of South Africa, General Botha took command of British operations against German Southwest Africa and headed an Invasion of that territory late In February. His operations were re ported to be uniformly successful. The forces under his command cap tured Olymblngue on May 4. Two days later It was announced that he had occupied the important railway junction of Kariblb and other stations after a march of 30 miles over a water) less waste, during which the troops suffered severely from heat, thirst and hunger. The road to Windhoek, capital of the German territory, was opened by the occupation of Keetmanshop. Windhoek was taken May 13 without opposition on the part of the German forces. Martial law was proclaimed throughout the conquered territory. Reports from London recently have stated that the surrender of all the German forces was expected soon. British military experts have contend ed that General Botha has conducted a masterly campaign. German Southwest Africa Is located on the west coast of Africa, extending; from the Orange River to the Cunene Itlver, about 900 nillos. It lies be tween Portuguese West Africa and Cape Colony, extending eastward to the British sphere. The area is 322, 450 square miles. The population Is 79.556, chiefly Hottentots and bush men. The European population in 1913 was 14.816, of whom 12,292 were Germans. The military force, Includ ing police, Is given in the latest re ports as 2,992. HOLT TO BE BURIED IN DALLAS. Widow Insists On Having Hit Grave In Her Home City. Dallas, Texas. Frank Holt will be buried In Dallas. This announcement wis made by a local undertaking com pany. Holt's wife and father-in-law previously had planned to bury Holt at Ithaca, N.. Y. "My daughter first yielded to our wishes that the burial be in Ithaca, N. Y., so that she might be spared the ordeal of the funeral," said Mrs. Holt's father, the Rev. O. F. Sensabaugh, In making the announce ment, "but later she lnsinted on Frank being buried here, were she expects to mnke her home." U. S. CAVALRY FIRED UPON. Supposed To Have Come From Mexi can Raiders. Brownsville, Texas. Twelve or 14 shots were fired from ambush on United States cavalry troops a mile east of here. The bullets spattered overhead and around the horses' feet, but caused no injuries. No trace of the shooters, supposed to be Mexican raiders, bas been found. The situa tion from, raiders is rapidly getting more serious, and Brownsville has asked more Federal troops for protec tion. "BAD BOYS" BRAVE 60LDIERS. Nearly 20,000 Inmates Of English Reformatories Serve With Honor. London. England's "bad boys" nearly 20,000 of them have become heroes in the trenches In Northern France. Figures given out here show ed that 19,649 former inmates of refor matories and Industrial schools have served with honor In the army and navy since the war began, and that three bave been awarded Victoria Crosses by King George for gallant conduct fm nam. HnftflV SMS I 1 I'imul mlC X I MM TAV Alt. J"""" Uo NT Of HliH .A GERMANS VE UP WEST AFRICA fowit Ml J ARC l . ha Y LIVES LOST Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri Suffered. PROPERTY LOSS $3,000,000 Ohio, Missouri, Indiana, Oklahoma, Iowa and Illinois Swept By Winds That Wrecked Buildings and Took a Heavy Death Toll. TORNADO FATALITIES. Ohio. Killed. Injured. Cincinnati 35 105 Indiana. Vlncennes -1 4 Greencastle 1 7 Marllnsville 1 6 Missouri. O'Fallon 2 20 Gilmore 1 6 Dardenne 8 9 Wentzvllle 1 Total property loss and de struction to crops is estimated at about 2.000,000. Chicago. According to latest fig ures, nearly 50 persons perished In the tornado-like storm, originating in Western Missouri and sweeping through portions of Oklahoma, Iowa, Southern Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. The greatest damage appears to have been done in and around Cincinnati. Dispatches from that city say 35 are known to be dead. The total may go higher when all the devastated district is thoroughly searched. Alarming reports to the effect that one or more towns in Missouri had been bbliterated were not borne out by later dispatches. There was great , destruction of property and crops were beaten into the ground, but the loss of life was scattered. St. Charles, Mo., was the chief sufferer in that State. At Bedford, !nd., the storm took the form of a combination of hail, water spout and tornado, and continued for an hour. About 15 houses were re duced to kindling. The five-room resi dence of Elmer Johnson was lifted and carried 75 feet. Johnson, his wife and four children were all badly Injured. At Indian Springs the home of Clara Sanders was torn to fragments and two five-year-old children, twins, were killed. The family of Clem Owens was preparing to retire when the tor nado lifted their home and scattered It over a radius of half a mile, and three members of the family were bad ly hurt. AUSTRIANS SINK CRUISER. Italian Armored Ship. Amalfl Sent Down By Submarine. Rome. The Italian armored cruiser Amalfl has been torpedoed and sunk by an Austrian submarine in the Adriatic. Official announcement of the destruction of the warship was made by the Ministry of Marine. Almost all the crew were saved. The Amalfl carried 684 men. The official announcement of the loss of the Amalfl follows: "While an Italian squadron was re connolterlng in the northern section of the Adriatic Sea an Austrian sub marine torpedoed the cruiser Amalfl, which afterward sank. "Before leaving the ship the sailors cried: 'Long live Italy!' "The crew was almost wholly saved." This is the hardest blow suffered by the Italian Navy In the war' with Aus tria. AFTER ACCOMPLICES OF HOLT. Secret Service Men and Detectives Be lieve He Must Have Had Aid. New York. Secret Service men and detectives working on the Holt-Muen-ter case centred their efforts in the search for Holt's accomplices If he had any. The thoroughness and wide scope of his work, they think, makes It seem almost certain that be had some aid. U. S. TAKE8 WIRELESS. German Plant Violated Neutrality and Is Seized. Washington Secretary Daniels an nounced he has sent Captain Billiard, head of the Government radio service, to take possession of the Sayvllle wireless station in the name of thi United States. It was stated It would be run by the Government' like the other similar slations under its con trol. Neutrality violation! were given as the reason for the step. ARE rut tniMit NmlDlSISTOl THE ALABAMA T Fire Breaks Out on Battleship Close to Magazine. MANY ABOARD AT TIME Hour's Hard Work Required To Extinguish the Fire Callers Quickly Hustled Ashore. Philadelphia. Five hundred visitors were aboard the battleship Alabama, flagship of Rear-Admiral Helm, com mander of the reserve fleet, at League. Island Sunday afternoon, when Ore was discovered under the forward tun ret of 13-Inch guns and dangerously close to tho magazines. Immediately the reverberant sound of an alarm gong began booming through the big craft, whereat the crew divided Itself, without undue ex citement, into two parts, one-half fighting the flames and the other hustling the outsiders down the gang plank. Fortunately (for there was enough gunpowdor aboard the ship to blow her Into smithereens) the Are was dis covered by a Jack tar of the starboard watch before it ' had gained much headway. However, it took an hour of stiff work on the part of the sallon to subdue the flames, which at one time were so threatening that a squad of men were ordered to stand by and be ready to flood the magazines. In an Incredibly short time every body but the crew were ashore, while those aboard, tense, perfectly con scious of the1 danger, fought the Are with a concentration and precision. Their efforts were directed by Lieut W. C. McCracken, in command of the ship. The smoke at first was so den that the exact location of the flamei was difficult to find. All the electrical currents in the vessel were shut off soon as the the discovery was made, so that the firefighters would not be In danger of receiving shocks. The men used portable lights, crawling in and out of the manhole-like openings of the turret and working In shifts. The Alabama only recently returned from patrol duty off the Virginia Capes and her magazines were loaded to the beam with ammunition. Rear Admiral Helm was not aboard when the fire occurred, but upon returning and learning of the way the jacklea behaved he was quick to commend them. It is believed the fire started through a short circuit. LUSITANIA DESTROYER CAUGHT? Boy Passenger On St. Paul 9aya Sub marine Was Captured. New York. The German submarine whlrh sank the Lusitanla has been captured by the British in one of the Knelish Channel nets and the ollicers and crew imprisoned. This was the statement made By Charles Lewis, 15-year-old son of nartner In the firm of Lewis & him- monds, of 581 Fifth avenue, who ar rived with h.H aunt, Mrs. J. Sim- monds. 'on the American liner o- I'aul. Mrs. Simmonds corroborated tbe boy's story. Thf erew were flu etlr placed m prison, and ifb mention was made of the capture, because the British Gov ernment feared an uprising of the peo ple and a general public demand that the crew be hanged. "The submarine was either the 1-4 or the U-29, I can't remember which," said Lewis. "The officers after their canture admitted it was their boat w hich destroyed ttje Lusitanla." ALLIES LOSE 136 IRCRAFT. Majority Are Brought Down By Ma chine Gun Fire. Berlin. June 28. Occasionally an nouncement Is made that "an aviator of the enemy" tas been shot down. but such reports do not give an ade quate idea of tbe extent of the war on aeroplanes. Anmrriine to the German otliciai lmlpmented to some extent by foreign newspaper reports, the Germans, Austrians ana Turns na tile aircraft ud to June 22. Of these the largest number, namely 57, were lost by the French. The English iom 47. SHOT FOR COWARDICE. Berlin Reports Execution Of Eight Russian Officers. Berlin (wireless via Sayvllle). R 1 reported from Riga on the Gulf of Riga, Baltic Coast that eight Rus sian officers, including one major snu three non-commlsslo'ned "officers, were court-martialed and shot on June W for cowardice displayed In the face ol the enemy. JAPAN AND RUSSIA IN PACT. New Alliance Between Former Enemies Reported Near. Honolulu. A .new alliance between Japan and Russia is reported by Toklo dispa ches' to local Japanese papers to be Imminent. Advices received say that the reported alliance is nearly In final form. TO HAVE BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY. Governor Capper Invites All Children In Topeka. Topeka,. Kan. Governor Cappf' will be 50 years old next Wednesday and has invited all children under 1 years In Topeka and Kansas to be bi guests on that day at a monster birthday party. He has leased all tM moving-picture theatres in Topeka for tho day for the entertalnmeut of nU quests. China has 5,352 postoffloea. 6 DAI
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