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Evening star., 1909-08-29
new YORK BANKS.

NEW YORK, August os.-The state
ment of clearing house bankers for the
week shows that the banks hold $685..
575 more than the requirements Of the %
per cent reserve rule. This is decrease
of $2369,575 in the proportionate cash re-
serve as compared with last week.
The percentage of actual reserve of the
clearing house today was 1851.
The statement of banks and trust COM
panies of Greater New York not reporting
to the clearing house shows that those
institutions have aggregate deposits of
81, ,39s. 27O, 7OO; total cash on hand, s155,-
9s3.3OO, and loans amounting to s1.226,-
S4O.3
Money on call, nominal; time loans
hrmer; sixty days, 2Aa3 per cent. and
ninety days. 3k per cent; six months
per cent.
The statement follows: Loans, $685.
397 500, increase 81, ,4O1 800: deposits. ST.
404. .O41 300. decrease $2.547 100; circula-
ton. 51,277. 800, increase 1891, 100: legal
tsassgs' snsais deersass 49,
reserve, 1863, 1858, 800. decrease $1,000, 500:
reserve required, $351.01O.325. decrease
1886, ,925; surplus, $1S,359. .575. decrease s2-
800, ,575; United States deposits. SIS, 76S, 600.
decrease 1867. 125.
The Financier will say:
The statement of the clearing house
banks of the city of New York for the
week ending August % showed an in
crease of 1851. 900 in loans, decrease
of LII 100 in cash. slight decrease Of
$649, 400 in deposits, and an increase of
S5O9,9OO is circulation. The banks, ac-
cording to the best estimates gained
slightly from the interior last week. and
also In smaller volume from some Treas
ury operations, so that the decrease in
cash is not reasonably explainable. The
result of the weeks movement was to
reduce reserves by $1,6OS.750 bringing
the present surplus down to s17.952. 775.
The statement Of the trust companies
seems to show that loans are being shift
ed to those institutions, the gain last
week by the trust companies and state
banks in that item having been $S.121,-
300 These institutions also report an
increase OF q little over S1.OOO,O0O In
cash. while their net deposits rose
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

CHICAGO. August 2s.-Predictions of a
radical increase in receipts in the north
west caused sharp slump in wheat
prices here TODAY. final quotations show
ing net losses of s.a7s to 11sa1Ac. Corn
and oats also closed weak. while pro-
visions were firm.
Complete reversal of sentiment marked
trading in the wheat pit compared with
the previous session. Instead of decided
buoyancy a heavy tone prevailed through
out almost the entire day. A little firm
ness was manifested early in the session.
owing TO an advance of s. to 7sd in the
price of wheat at Liverpool. but before the
end of the first hour the market became
quiet. The close was almost at the low
est point Of the day.
Rains in Kansas and Nebraska brought
out liberal sales of corn, which resulted
in material declines in all deliveries. A
decline of cent in the price OF cash corn
at Kansas City and half-cent decline
tions. The market closed weak, with
prices down y TO q compared with yes
terday's final quotations.
Trade III the oats pit was dull. The
fact that receipts here during the week
were the largest on record was an inn
portant factor in creating the heavy tone.
The market closed weak, with prices 1aaas
70 &a7sc below the previous close
Provisions were firm. notwithstanding
the weakness OF grain. AT the close
prices were 2i2 TO 7Iaa1oc higher.
Cash-Wheat-No = red. 1O6a1 .o71a; No.
2 red, 1.oSa1.o4: No. hard. lola .06. No.
hard, a5a1.o2; No. 2 northern. 1.o1a1.04;
No. 3 spring. aSa102.
Corn-No. :, 6sa6sl4; No. 2 white. 69aD;
No. yellow, I0i2a71; No. B, SO. No. 3
white. 6siaa6a; No. yellow, 7oAa701a
No 4. 651aa651s.
osts-No. .. 35l.a35is: No. white. ssa
asia: No. 3. 81: No. 3 white. 36a3Tis: No.
4 white, 35a36. standard. 372aa3S1..
ST LOUIS. August 2s--Wheat-No. 2
red cash. 1.02a1.0I: No. 2 hard 99a1 .05;
september, prs; December. 9ois.
Corn-No. = cash. ssh: september, 64Fs;
December. 53a. No. white, T0aT0i2.
Oats--No. cash, 20: September, 36A
December. 3SI4. No. white, 50.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, August 2s-
e-Wheat-September 9iIs; December
p2.s May. 91: cash. No. hard. 1.OOss: No
/ northern, 937s No. northern. 96ssa97ss
No northern, 941sao5h.
F'lour-First patents, 5.50a5.75; second
second clears, 34oa3.50.
Brsn--In 1o0-pound sacks. 19.soa2oOo.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. August 2s.-
Wheat-No I northern, 1.05a1 .06: No .
northern. 103a1 .o4: December. 9S7. asked
Rye-No. ]. I3a14.
Corn-December. 55ss
Barley-Standard. 81. Ma 3, 51ae4: No
4. IS.
DULUTH, MINI, August 2s.-Wheat-
No. hard, 1.017s; No. I northern. l. 00ss
No northern. 9s%: September. '9sA
October. 94is: December, 3S; May. 96a4.
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NEW YORK CATTLE.

NEW YORK. August 2s.-Receipts
beeves. 1.43s; nothing doing in live cat
tie; feeling steady for good; weak for
others. Exports, CTS cattle and $685.
quarters of beef.
Calves-Receipts, 500; steady feeling for
prime and choice; easy for medium
grades; sales of common to good veals,
500 to 9o5; grassers and buttermilks,
nominal Dressed calves quiet and un-
changed.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts. 3270: sheep,
steady: prime and choice heavy lambs,
steady; others slow and unevenly lower.
Sheep, 3.5Oa4.5O: lambs, 6.25 to 7.5O for
Hoss-Receipts, 2,O12; nominal quota
tions, $50 to 8.35: prime, heavy. $40.
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NEW YORK FRUITS.

NEW YORK, August 2S.-The market
for evaporated apples is quiet, but prices
are we'll maintained with fancy quoted at
ss4a9l2, choice at sask, prime at 714a71s
and common to fair at 5a6A. Prunes are
unchanged with quotations ranging from
2A to liz for California and from 6 to
for Oregon fruit. Apricots remain firm
with choice quoted at 10a1Ola extra
choice at 1O1sa1OA and fancy at 11a13.
Peaches are quiet with choice quoted at
5I4a6. extra choice at 614a6s4 and fancy
at 7asla. Raisins are dull with loose
nuscatel quoted at 3Iaa41s, choice to
fancy seeded at 4Aa6, seedess at 3s4a5ls
and London layers at 1.15a12O.
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ure to go through. Owners of several
of the properties are dissatisfied over
the appraised value put upon them and
threaten withdrawal from the arrange
ment This hitch in the deal has in
spired several of the underwriters to
move for release from their contracts.
The negotiations may be described as
in critical state, although it is too
early to call them off entirely.
Yankee Genius to the Fore.
The universal Yankee can be depend
ed on usually to take quick advantage of
chances to make money. The latest IL
lustration of this is the promotion of
large company to buy or build line of
colliers to ply between the United
States and Argentine, the purpose be-
ing to take coal to the South American
republic and bring back hides. The new
basis of the combination. Those be-
hind il see large profits in the tonnage
both ways.
The put-an'-call broker startled the
sportively inclined statistician with the
statement that a tape crimper had just
jolted him with proposition to bet any
part of $1,000 that on par value there
were more dollars in the share capital of
the steel trust than there had been min
utes since the birth of the Savior. He
(the crimper) came down town the next
day with this exhibit:
Minutes since the birth of the
Savior Il 800 years. 36s days to
Dollars in original share capitaiiza-
tion of steel trust
Common .S5OO.4 $4,000
Preferred ......... 5o6 413 COO
Preferred .--.-. $3.50 0sl 600
Common ..-........ a0S 3o3000
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The gamble would, therefore, appear to
hinge on careful wording of the prop0-
sition whether framed in the present or
past tense. All OF which goes to show
that during dog days the devil is ever at
the elbow of >the idle human, even in
crystally pure Wall street.
A great truth which has been dawning
on Wall street for more than year is
that Hartman grew to be bigger, strong
er and more important than his creators.
it was during panic times that he made
this particularly plain to the insiders It
was then that he changed from taking
orders from the big banking interests to
giving orders to these same interests
orders that were obeyed.
The street will soon be accustomed to
seeing that active group of stocks selling
"ex-Harriman.
Steel, in the industrial list. and Atchi-
son in the railroad list are the two stocks
that have stood out most prominently in
resistance to the slumping tendency which
was so much In evidence this week There
were others, but these were most notable.
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MANCHESTER COTTON.

MANCHESTER, England, August cs.-
The recent indications of an improved
demand on the cloth market have failed
to materialiZe, and the weeks turnover
was again disappointing. The persistent
advance In cotton has made manufactur-
ers raise quotations, which buyers are
unwilling to pay. India bought some
light fabrics for immediate use, and
South America absorbed the usual mis-
cellaneous descriptions, but in other di
rections business was difficult to ar
range.
Yarns experienced a better inquiry,
and, although business was below the
average fair sales were effected at an
advance of Il. Owing to the reduction
of stocks, spinners were enabled to adopt
firm attitude.
Evening star., 1909-08-29
FOREIGN MARKETS.

LONDON, August oS.-Money was
easily obtainable on the market today
and discounts were easy.
Trading on the stock exchange finished
the week dull and irregular. Some of
the home rails hardened on better trade
reports and foreigners were supported
moderately, but the rest of the market
was inactive.
American securities were dull on either
side Of parity until near the close, when
prices hardened fractionally, only to de-
cline again. The closing was uncertain.
the anxiety regarding e. H. Hartman s
health being the unsettled factor.
BERLIN, August 2S.-The tendency Of
prices on the bourse today was strong.
PARIS August 2s.-Trading on the
bourse today was quiet and prices were
firm.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

NEW YORK, August 2s.-Imports of
merchandise and dry goods at the port
of New York for the week ending August
Il were valued at $15.O79. .e63 Imports
of specie for the port of New York for
the week ending today were s67,I59 sill
yer and sS2406 gold. Exports Of specie
from the port of New York for the week
ending today were $239,056 silver and
So $40 gold.
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CHICAGO CLOSING STOCKS.

CHICAGO. August 28.-Closing stocks:
American Can, common, 1914; American
Can. pfd.. S2s4: American Telegraph and
Telephone. 1895; American Shipbuilding,
common. Go; Booth Fisheries. common.
20; Corn Products. common. o3A; Chicago
Subway, 20; Chicago Telephone, 1854;
Diamond Match. 100; Streets Stable Car,
common, Az: Streets Stable Car, pfd.,
105: Swift & Co., 10; Sears Roebuck.
common. 1925; Sears Roebuck, pfd., 114l4:
Peoples Gas, 115I2
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new YORK METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK, August 2s.-With the New
York exchange closed and in the absence
of London cables the metal markets were
quiet and practically nominal, as usual
on Saturday. Tin is reported steady at
so. 3Oa30 20; lead Is quoted at 4.30a4. 40
and spelter at 5.70a5.S0. Local dealers
quote lake copper at 1300a13.371s; cleo
trolytic at 12s71sa1s. 12ls and casting, at
II. 621aa12.S71a Iron remains quiet but
steady at recent prices.
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NEW YORK DRY GOODS.

NEW YORK, August 2s.-The day was
rather quiet in the dry goods markets.
but shipping rooms in jobbing houses
were kept busy after the regular closing
hours. Cotton goods and yarns are now
being affected by the approach of a gov
ernment crop report due next week, after
which time it Is expected that mills will
be more ready to sell. Linens continue
very strong. Burlaps are steady. and in
fair spot demand Fine cottons are very
strong.
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As to That.
Frosa Life.

Frosa Life
Interrupting her husbands mutterings.
the fair young wife says:
Before we were married you would
have been delighted to have buttoned my
dress for me-"
Strengthening UP and mopping the per
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F. K. Smart in Good Standing Again

NEW YORK, August 2s.-F. Is. Smart,
a member of the consolidated exchange
who was unable to meet his contracts
Yesterday. today paid his balances and
was restored to his former standing on
the exchange.
Evening star., 1909-08-29
London Gets Record Gold Shipment.

LONDON. August pa record con-
sisnment of gold from South Africa was
| landed at Southampton this morning. It
| ia valued at upward of S5.761 .O00.
Evening star., 1909-08-29
Market Discounts Misfortune.

The stock market has been discount
ing every misfortune that could pos
sibly happen in the event of the serious
illness or death of Mr. Hartman. The
slump in the Hartman stocks was only
to have been expected. They had lat
terly been unwisely advanced and In all
probability would have broken badly IL
Mr.. Hartman had come back in con-
dition tit to fight Jim Jeffries or win
marathon. AS for the rest Of the stocks
on the list they have not been set back
to amount to anything and are in
good position to recover promptly when
the scare gets out Of the street. Looked
at in cold blood the nervousness Of the
past week or ten days is without JUS
tihcation. Underlying business condi-
tions warrant the most optimistic at
titude on the part of individuals and
the public. The nation and the people
thereof are buoyantly solvent and in
spired by a splendid impulse to go for
ward and upward Such condition as
this gives no excuse or reason for de-
spondency or disquiet in the stock mar
ket Such being the case, 1T is reason
able to look for early recovery and inn
provement.t
The s60,000,00o consolidation Of coke
companies having headquarters in the
Pittsburg district is IN danger OF fail
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New York Bonds.

Total sales for the day, SCI 800 shares.
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Devil Always at Elbow.

Present share capital
Preferred .... $500 OSf. 900
Common ........... 50S. .3O3. 900
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Boston Stocks and Bonds.

BOSTON. August 2s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
Aged Speaker is Aroused by
Senator FowIer'S Excoria-
ton in Open Letter.
PROMISES TO MAKE FUR FLY
AT NEXT SESSION
Says he Will Call Friend TO Chair and
Talk Lengthily-Will Deliver Severe
Castegation to Some Professed Re-
publicans-Will Expose Record OF
MaIcOntents-HisL Language Will be
Masterpiece OF Vlrillty.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Aroused by as
PERSONS cast on him by Congressman
C. NJ. Fowler in open letter yesterday,
Speaker Cannon today said he would
make the fur fly" when congress
meets again. He said he would take
the floor and talk lengthily.
Cannon said: 4 intend to call a
friend OF mine TO the chair, take the
floor and speak as long as / am al
lowed | tell you the fur Is going to
fly. Some people who profess to be
republicans will get the severest casti-
CATION you ever heard Of intend to
call spade a spade. Some Of the
people who are ranting about the
present tariff bill framed and support
ed the Dingley bill. Their present ram
page is hypocrisy. Some men who
are talking about legislation being
stifled will have their record shown
up at my hands. Your old Uncle Joe
is going TO talk in language that any
one can understand, and / promise
that for virility 1t will rank as my
masterpiece. II is time that someone
showed these malcontents just where
they stand"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
In Fight for DeSchuteS Cam
yon He Wins Great Victory
From Hartman.
SECURES a YEARS STAR1
OVER HIS GREAT RIVAL
Judge Bean Renders Decision Which
Enjoins Hartman From Occupancy
of Disputed Territory-AttOrney
Cotton Is Stunned-AnnOuces he
VIII Secure Injunction Compelling
Hill Men to Use Only 200 Foot
Strip.

Portland, Aug. 24.-James ]. Hill,
empire builder, gained great victory
today over L. H. Hartman, railroad
king, in the fight between the Hill
and Hartman interests for control OF
the right of way of the Deschutes can
yon, which is the key to the mastery
of central Oregon and California val
leys, and as assured outlet at San
Francisco of the Inland Coast line.
Hill was given at least years start
over his rival by the decision Of JUS
tice Robert S. Bean of the federal
court in which the Hartman interests
were temporarily enjolned from the
occupancy>of the disputed right of way
IN the canyon. Attorney Cotton rep
resenting Hartman appeared stunned
by the decision, and announced that
he would ask for an injunction COM
peIling the Hill men to use only 200
foot wide strip to which the court
gave them absolute right.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
SWEEPING T|TULAR CHANGE FOR
D. R. & \. DIVISION OFFICIALS

departments managed by any of the
above should be addressed simply to
assistant superintendent" the deslg-
nation of a particular assistant sup
erintendent to handle specified classes
of correspondence and kilograms be-
ing matter for the superintendent's
office.
In explanation of the change in IT,
tular designations the order issued has
the following;
"'rhe notifications of pre-existing
organization and methods herein or
dered have been carefully worked out
to expedite the company's business
by the reduction and simpliflcation OF
and records. It is ex-
pected and believed that officials and
employees will insure a successful out
come by lending their usual intelli-
gent cooperation and support"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
SHIP SUBSIDY BILL
WILL Be PASSED

San Francisco, Aug. 24.-At BAN
quet rendered the members of the con-
gressional party enroute to Honolulu
last night a number of congressman
assured the people of the Pacific coast
that the ship subsidy bill to build up
the American merchant marine will be
passed by the house at the next ses-
sion. Congressman A. ]. Brachfeld Of
Pennsylvania, said: 1--WE are a posi-
tive joke among the nations in mari
time matters. My suggestion is to
add or 9 millions to the expenses Of
running the government for the pur-
pose of encouraging shipping by sub
sidizing merchant lines between our
ports and those of South America,
and the Orient" Other members ex-
pressed the same views.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
WILL PROCEED
WITH BUILDING
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
SHOWS SUCH INTENTIONS
Has Asked for Plans of Grounds and
Other Information Relative to Prop
erty-City Surveyor Kimbrell Pre-
pares Data-COnstruction may be
Delayed Pending Increase In Ap-
preparation.

That the postoffice department ev-
identity intends to proceed with the
erection of the new federal building
on the property recently acquired in
this city, is indicated by instructions
just received by Postmaster Brown,
These instructions were to secure
bids on the work of making a cor
rect survey and plat of the grounds.
The purpose of this is to furnish
the department data as to the exact
location of the ground and the shape
in which it now is. The altitude of
the property, the street grades, side
walk grades and sewer and water
connections are all desired. The de-
partment also wishes to know the
number of trees that are on or about
the property.
All this information is now being
prepared by City Surveyor Kimbrell
and will be forwarded to the depart
ment as soon as completed. 1t is be-
lieved that soon after it is received
in Washington that contract bids will
be advertised for the erection of the
building, though it is possible that
actual construction work will be held
up for some time pending the sue
cess of the movement started to Sc
cure an increase to the appropriation.
so that the building may be made
large enough to accommodate the
federal court which is to meet here
once each year.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24

Rheims, Aug. 24.-Glenn H. Cur
tiss. the American aviator and NJ.
Paulham, representing France, d.
vided the honors of the second day of
aviation week, the former in a thrill
ing flight just before dusk yesterday,
in which he lowered the speed record
for the course which measures 1-5
miles to five minutes 35 2-5 seconds,
the latter making two impressive high
altitude flights Of 49 1-2 and 56 kilo-
meters, respectively, in the endur-.
ance test for the Prix, de Lacham--
payne.
Curtiss' performance began just as
the time limit for the start of the
Prix de LaChampagne was expiring,
when the American enthusiasts had
abandoned hope of seeing their rep
resentatiye take the field. Bleriot
only a few minutes before had clip
ped 16 seconds off Lefevre's record.
Suddenly at the end Of the field cry
went up, "The American is starting"
All eyes were strained to that par
ticular point where Courtlandt Field,
Bishop, president of the Aero Club OF
America, and a crowd of other ad-
mirers- surrounded Curtiss.
With a preliminary run along the
ground of one hundred yards the ma
chine rose lightly and shot by the tri-
bunes at height of so feet. 1t was
going a terrific pace with. the wing
level as a plane. Curtiss made the
last turn under the mistaken impress
sion that the finish line was closer.
He descended so close to the earth
that many thought he had touched it,
but perceiving his error he mounted
quickly, crossing the line majestical-
ly. An instant later the signal was
hoisted that he had made a record.
Curtiss said that he had not pushed
the machine to its limit, adding that
the most interesting incident of his
fallen rivals strewn around the
course.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
WESTERN JOBBERS
WIN A VICTORY

Washington, Aug 24.-The circuit
court has made n permanent iniunc-
tion restraining the interstate com
merce commission from enforcing
the order to COMPEL the railroads to
give proportional through rates from
the Atlantic seaboard to Missouri rlv-
er points. This famous Missouri riv-
er case is a distinct victory of west
orn jobbers over eastern competitors
II will effect the jobbing center west
of Missouri river controlled by St
Louis, Chicago, Denver and Kansas
City.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
BALL|NGER WAS
IN THE WRONG

Washington, Aug 24.-That the fed
eral forestry service is bitterly OPP
posed to the policy of Secretary Bal
linger in pushing to a settlement the
so-called Alaska coal land cases in
volving lands worth nearly billion
dollars was developed today when Taft
turned the matter to Attorney General
Wickersham for a decision. II is
charged that Ballinger didn't heed the
protest of I. B. CLAWS chief of the field
division when he charged that the
Cunningham Coal Lands were fraudu-
lently obtained. Assistant Forester
Price said today that the forestry bu-
reau believed with CLAWS, that the
claims should not be settled until the
charges were fully investigated.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24

By an order that has just been is
sued by w. Bollons, division super
intendent for the o. r. & N. company,
the former titles held by division Of
ficials, such as division engineer, etc,
have been abolished and from now on
all those officials will be classed as
assistant superintendents.
AS a result of the rule just promul-
gated the following titles have been
done away with, master mechanic,
division engineer, chief dispatcher and
travelling engineer. Instead there will
be seven assistant superintendent on
the Oregon division and they will be
as follows: j. ID. Matheson, ]. r.
Langley, A. f. Stotler, A. Buckley, W.
u. Borden, j. f. Corbett and j. c..
Shea.
Instructions are also given that cor
respondence intended for any of the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-08-24
TWO HUNDRED AND
FIFTY ARE DROWNED

Buenos Ayres, Aug. 24.-Two hun
dred and fifty eXcursionists aboard a
German steamer lost their lives to-
day when the vessel was rammed at
the entrance of Montevideo harbor by
the Columbia, another excursion
steamer. A fete was in progress at
Montevideo and thousands of excur-
sionsts were bound for that city.
When the collision occurred there
was panic aboard both vessels. Be-
fore the lifeboats could be launched
the German (name not ascertained
yeD sank. Scores of passengers
jumped overpoard and were drowned
The captain of the German boat was
saved but he attempted to end his life
but was prevented. The vessel sank
in few minutes preventing escape. A
misunderstanding of signals is report
ed to be the cause.