The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-11-12
UNITED STATES NEWS
Bids for Giant Destroyers

washington, NOV. 1U.-blus IOT Tue !
construction Of four giant destroy
ers-the largest ever built for the
American Navy were submitted for
opening today at the Navy Depart
ment. These are designed TO carry
in addition TO the regular armor,
four torpedo tubes and two anti
balloon guns. When these are COM
plete there will be sixty-eight de-
stroyers in the Navy. There is a
predicted increase in the naval
building program this year brought
on by the lessons learned from the
European upbeaval.
Restores Trafio in North Atlantic
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British
Ambassador, on the 9th. notified the
state Department that an agreement
has been made with Denmark, Swe..
eden and Norway that goods des-
tined for neutral consumption only
will pass freely into these countries
il consigned TO special persons with
certificates Of guarantee against
transportation. These negotiations
have been going on for some time
between Great Britain and the
commercial interests Of the United
States and the Scandinavian coun-
tries. The agreement is satisfactory
70 all concerned, as it restores nor
maj conditions in the North Allan
tic traffic.
Land Slide in Panama Canal May
Prevent Large Men Of War Pass
ing.
On the 9th Gov. Goethels reported
thirty feet Of water in the Culebra
cut where the land slide occurred
recently. For this reason it is a
question whether a fleet Of British
d.eadiIaughts can pass through. The
banana canal is open to vessels OF
war of all nations. The only
condition is that they do not
remain in the canal longer
than is necessary for theiI
passage and that they remain
at the entrances no longer than ii
necessary for them to coal and take
on supplies. The cost Of moving ar
average dreadnaught fleet through
'fthe canal is estimated at s87 500.
Hogs Victims Of Disease.
Reports from Evansville, Ind.
! state that a strange disease ha'
broken out among the pigs of man,
! farmers of that section. The au'
thorities are making investigation
Some fear it is the foot and moutl
disease. Many hogs have died.
Pottery Industry Affected
The extensive pottery industry a
East Liverpool, Ohio, on account o
) quarantine placed against the foo
and mouth disease, was affected OIL
, the 10th when the Federal. inspec
tors ordered pottery managers I
: cease packing earthen ware in ha
r or straw. Workmen in the packin
sheds were sent home, and the wor
of fumigating material was com
e menced.
i War Horses Burned
!, Reports from Norfolk, Va, on tn
= 10th say that 500 horses bound fo
st. Nazaire, France, were burned I
death when the British STEAMSHIP
:. Rembrant took fire off the Virglnl
I Capes. II is said that the officer
: of the Lamport and the Holt Lin
were notified that threats had bee
il made by some of the crew who ar
4 thought to he German spies. Sh
is 10 miles off Cape Henry in a bad
~ damaged condition.
c Many Killed by Exploding Mine
= Naco, Ariz., Nov. i0-General May
u torena renewed his assault on III
u Constitutionalist garrison of Nae
$ Sonora, last night. A long skill
:, mish line of Villas troops closed
I on the town. A mine, one of I'll
II garrisOn's defenses, was exploded
the attacking party passed over I'll
bridge. Fifty-eight were killed an
many injured. The rest fled.
Intim atoms Against Football Play
ers Resented by Students
a Ann Arbor, Mich, Nov. i0.-Micl