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WILL u. s. ACT NOW?
ASK LONDON EDITORS
Doubt If AncOna Will Call
Forth More Action Than
Did Lusitania.
TO "DEFEND ~NEUTRALS"?
sptc,ol cobic De.patca to TuE SIS.

special Cable Despatch TO TuE srS.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-The Times, COM
menting this morning on the sinking
of the Italian passenger steamship
Ancona, says:
whether American opinion will he
moved by a deliberate repetition OF the
crime which at first moved her SO
deeply We cannot pretend to surmise.
We can hardly anticipate that, the fate
OF the Ancona will do moro han the
fate of the Lusi,ania. Arabic and Hes
perian. The Austrians doubtless know
az well as tho Germans that some
months before the Lusitania was sunk
Presidcn; Wilson warned Germany that
II she destroyed American lives his
Government would hold her to n strict
accountability and hat months after
lie Informed her that n repetition OF
such acts would he regarded as de-
liberatcly unfriendly.' But they also
know what followed these dlgnihed an
nouncements and probably have taken
the lesson to heart"
Thu Daily Chronici. says:
at will be interesting to hear the
American Governments opinion whether
me excuse maj the AflCUnh ran away
is valid in view Of the facts that she
was full Of passengers and, being out
ward bound. could not have been carry
Ing munitions.
'lf "A single American citizen was
drowned We shall perhaps hear Of II.
but II the Victims were only Italians
or non-American neutrals presumably
this latest atrocity will not Interest
Washington more than so many others.
Yet 1t provides II striking commentary
on certain German pledges, Of which
Washington was tho recipient"
The Daily Telegraph says:
The other day IL was announced that
the United States was the champion OF
neutral nations. That claim was made
In reference to mere matters OF trade,
The Germans have now committed a fur
Their murder on the high seas which GER
tainly has involved neutral II not Amer
lean lives and was committed after q
solemn warning from Washington
The newspapers generally assume that
the subma rine that sank the Ancona was
"A German craft. mainly because the ex-
cuse put forward. that the Ancona wss
trying TO escape. emanated from Berlin
The fact that Germany IL not formally
at war with Italy IL regarded as neg
lig!ble. as 1t is contended that the for
maiities of warfare long ago have beer
: abandoned.
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FEAR TURKS SLEW JERsEYMAN
NontciRir Relatives Hear of W. VI.
Gcddes'- Death in Smyrna.

MdSrcL,IR, y. J.. Nov. lO-Word has
been received by Mrs. Bridges, wife q.
tho Rev John Jay Bridges. formerly of st.
Johns Episcopal Church. OF the death OF
her brother. Walter NJ Gcddes, at Smyrna,
Asia Minor. OF Monday. Mr.. Geddes
was employed by the McAndrews- Forbes
Company OF Camden. licoricc manufac-
tur.rs, In their foreign field.
His last letter to Montcla!r relatives
gave every Indication that he Was well
and 4, is feared by his relatives that he
was the victim Of foul play. At the out
break of the war Mr.. Geddes's wife and
young son came home and are nov with
Mrs. Goddess mother in Pittsburg. Re
sides his wife and family and the sister,
there IL surviving a brother. William l..
Geddes.
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ITALIANS KEEP UP OFFENSIVE.
Pierce Mountainous Ridge 4
Upper COrdevOle valley.
.specia, cable Despatch 10 THE svs.

Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SuS.
ROME, Nov. 1O.--The following officiaI
report from Gen. Cadorna was issued
at the War Office tonight:
In the Giudicaria sector the Aus
TRAN artillery bombarded our posi-
lions on Monte Lavanech. Monte Me-
limo and the Gina di Pallone. Our
batteries replied effectively.
In the upper Cordevole Valley our
offensive operations are continuing.
We have begun tho attack on the
mountainous ridge between Monte
Sief north OF the Col di Lanai and
Monte Setteas, and have succeeded IN
penetrating IT at several places.
On the Isonzo front We repulsed
an attack on our positions on the
Mzrli tMonte Nero region) and exc
cuted bold raids against the Austrian
defences, In the PLAYA sector our ar
tillery activity continues.
Our aeroplanes lombard yester-
day the railway stations at San Dam
icle, Nabresina and other towns in
the CarsO region.
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KRUPP PROFITS TO CHARITY.
German Ordnance Firm 10 Give
nividcnds 10 Relief Funds.

BERLIN, via Amsterdam. Nov. l0.-A
surplus OF about .4,oOo,o00 marks
$50, 900. 000) Melted by the krupp works
during the year past. instead of being
paid out In dividends to h stockho'd-
ers, will be devoted to charity. OF this
amount 20. 900 900 marks N5, 900, 000)
will 20 to the relief fund for the fam.
lilies OF soldiers killed In battle. while
300. 900 MAJ ks t325,OoO) will be con-
tributed to he general relief fund. It
was announced to-day.
The profits of the Krupps last year
amounted to 5000. 900 marks t2l.500,-
OOO). permitting Of payment Of a "a per
cent dividend. Only a IL per cent. div
idend has been paid, however.
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INFANTRY
Fighting With Hand Grenadcs on
Peninsula Reported.

CoNsrANTISoPLE. via. London. Nov.
i0.-The official Turkish statement fol.
lows
On the Dardanelles front artillery
due.s continued. II the mouth of the
Azmakdere our artillery destroyed a
bomb mortar position north OF Mess
tantepe. Near Ari Burnu and sung
hubair there we're infantry engage
ments. with violent hand grenade
iighting on both sides. Our artillery
there effectively bombarded enemy
trenches. Some minor artillery sue
cesses were gained.
on the Sedd-el-B ahr front there was
light infantry and brisk artillery fire,
with bomb engagements. two enetny
monitors and one torpedo boat par
ticipating.
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FOUR BRITISH SHIPS
SUNK BY U BOATS
Transport TOrpedOed in Med
Recommendations Other
steamships Lost.
CALIFORNIA; DESTROYED
Special cable Despatch 10 THE suS.

NPf'fIf 'uofF equiv "" 49, 49,
LONDON. Nov. 1o.-Teuton submarine
activity, in spite Of the best efforts of
the British feet. has been transferred TO
the Mediterranean. Following the sink
ing of the Italian liner Ancona, the War
Office tonight that an enemy
submarine had attacked the transpor.
Mercian by gunfire In the Mediterranean.
killing t~wenty-three men and wound!nS
Rfty. Thirty NOR. are missing. The
MercIan was not sunk, but reached har-
Dor. The Official statement does no.
name the harDor.
In addition three British steam
ships and one French vessel are
reported sunk to-day. Whether
these were In the Mediterranean or not
Is not announced. and even the method
of their sinking Is not mentioned. the
recent policy of the Admiralty being
merely TO announce the loss OF vessels
without giving any details whatever.
The three British steamships we~e the
Leyland liner Californian. the Clan Mac
alls,er and the Moorina. The French
steamer France, Of about 1000 tons. was
also sunk in the Mediterranean.
Recent dispatches stated that German
submarines had succeeded In escaping
the vigilance Of the British patrol boats
at the Straits of Gibraltar and had en-
tered the Mediterranean. This an
nouncement followed n considerable
period In which there had been very
little submarine activity. Cnofhcial re-
,,orts also told of the losses OF large
numbers OF German submarines.
Although some of the L boats. the
number IN not known. succeeded In get
ting through the straits, two more when
attempted TO follow them were sunk by a
British cruiser off Gibraltar to-day, ac-
cording to advices from Algeciras ie-
ceived at Madrid. No details were given
In the despatch.
The Californian had been In the ,'ov-
eminent service for some time and the
Moorina presumably was in the sam.
service, since she has not bAen reported
recently In the mercantile shipping rec
ords. The Clan Macalister was last re-
ported AZ a commercial vessel when she
arrived M London on September IL. The
Californian was a vessel of 4,03S Ions
net. built at Dundee in 1902. She was
AL feet in length. The Moorina reg
istered 1859 tons and the Clan Macal-
lister $685. tons.
Three vessels were reported sunk by
German submarines In the Mediterra-
mean earlier In the week. Ambassador
Won B+rnstorff announced on October is
tina German submarines recently had
sunk twenty-three vessels, including four
transports. in Mediterranean waters.
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special cable Despatch 10 TnE Sun

NVtCFHT NUUTF "eSVHF0W To IHE Jun
VIENNA, via London. Nov. l0.--Tha
Austrian Wa Office issued tho following
report on operations ON tho Italian
front:
Tho Italian artillery was more
active yesterday. We repulsed at
tacks aRains, the southern portions OF
our positions at Podgora and against
Zagora, near PLAYA, as well AS attacks
against the Col di Lana.
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STIR UP ALBANIA.
Austrian secret Agent Working
There for Months,

ROME, Nov, lO.-Albaula has been
oyerrun for the last three months by
mysterious persons in the garb of Cath
Ollie missionaries who have now been
discovered to be disguised Austrian offi-
GERS. sent there to prepare an insurrec-
ton timed TO coincide with the invasion
OF Serbia.
These officers We're well supplied with
money. which they probably distributed.
They failed, however. In their well pre-
pared plans for u running. owing to
the vigilance OF the allied neets.
The insurrection. therefore. has been
delayed. but the officers are now an
nouncing 10 the Albanians that the ar
rival Of ammunition is near at hand.
The Bulgarians are reported to be speed-
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porch climber. Make 100000 Haul

STA MroRp. Conn. Nov, l0.--Jewelrv
valued at about 10000 was stolen last
night from Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Weei
of Noroton. Porch climbers entered
their house while they were at dinner
and made OF with much OF their collec.
ton, which was In their room on the
second fioor Of the house, This was n
OF four similar burglaries here within
the past two nights.
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RUFFO Ia BE SAFE.
Gatti-Casaxsa Thinks singer, Hav-
Ing No L. =. Contract, Didn't Sail.

The anxiety felt for the safety Of
Titta Ilurfo. the Italian barytone. who
was reported to he a passenger on the
sunken Italian liner Ancona. bound for
New York, was allayed yesterday when
~ was learned that Mr.. Runo was prob
sly not OF board, not having signed a
contract with Clcofontc Campanini for
III. coming season Of opera in Chicago.
Giulio Gatti-casazza Of the Metro
pOlitun Opera Company said that Mr.,
campanini had told him on the trip II IN
italy u few weeks ago hat Mr.. Ruffo
would no, come 10 America this season.
and II was therefore thought very i'm
probable that the singer had booked
paSsag" on the Ancona. Il. j.. Johnston
"Npcessed u similar opinion,
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BRITISH DESTROYER LOST.
Louis stranded In Mediterranca q
Grew saved.

LONDON, Nov. 10.--The following on
cial statement was issued here to-day
The British torpedo boat destroyer
Louis. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Harold
ID, A. Hall. has been stranded in the
eastern Mediterranean and has become
a total wreck. All the officers and
crew are safe,
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ITALY ANXIOUS.
Austrian ms Moving On the LOvtchen.
Bulxars On Albania.

LONDON. Nov. l0.-Dr. Il. J. Dillon,
special correspondent OF the Daily Teie-
graph, telcgraphins from Rome. con-
firms the report that Italy Is concerned
with regard to the Austro-Bulgarian
movement toward the Adriatic with the
view to preventing the Serbian army
from escaping TO Montenegro. He says (:
The Austrians are moving toward the
Lovtchen. the Bulgars toward the AL
bantam coast. The latter would rem
der useless the Italian occupation Of
Avlona.'
The writer implies that Italy intends
to take military action with the object
OF preventing the realization o. the
Austro- Bulgarian aims.
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MAIN SERBIAN ARMY
ALMOST ENVELOpED
not been counted. Thus far 5000 prs
oners taken at Nish have been counted
The Austrian Report.

The Austrian war Office issu-i he
following statement to-day
The forces OF Gen. Won koevess have
taken the height OF Okluita, southwest
Of Ivanjica. and havc captured sew
cral Serbian trenches on th" Jelica
plateau.
Near kraljevo the Germans are ad-
~yancing on both sides of tho Thar
River. Southeast of Krusevac We have
captured some ground IN mo Alex
sinao sector.
The Bulgarians have repulsed the
Serhians on the lower NOvava in the
Nish-Aleksinac front.
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ing toward Albania to supply Ga. S..
banians with arms and to enlist the
aid by means of an uprising sains tis
M~ontenegrins at Scutari. AGAINST il,
Italians ut Avlcnd. and against tie
Greeks NJ Rcrat unless the lu'tr- JOS
the Bulgarians.
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The Louis was built in 1913, She
was one of the /. class of destroyers,
26O feet long and of 96J tons displace-
ment. She carried three I inch guns
and four torpedo tubes. Her normal
complement was 100 men.
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Gutxon Borglum. the sculptor. was
sued In the supreme Court yesterday by
the New Netherland Bank on u promis-
sorry note for $500. The complaint
alleges that the note was executed on
July II last and was payable Sep
TENDER II.
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GERMAN CRUISER DESTROYED.
Copenhagen Hears Undinr's sister
ship Wa. Riown Up.

NF'TFT T"UTU T0FTHFVF To :" SFT'
LoSpoS, Nov. 1.-THE Daily MutPs
Copenhagen correspondent says II Is re-
ported that the German cruiser rauei
lob was blown up IN the Baltic last week
either 10y ~ German mine or a British
torpedo.
tn. F'raucnlob Is a sister ship of the
Jndlue, which was recently sunk in
the Baltic by u British submarine.
The three vessels OF this class have
Il displacement of ",115 tons and "A
length of 32s feet. They carry ten ~
inch guns and have a speed Of about
twenty-one knots. They were completed
In 1903.
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with ',sard TO bringing pressure On
Austiia-liungary than In the case of
Germany.
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EASTLAND COMPANIES
OFFICERS ARRESTED

Chicago July 3,-The most irnportan.
move toward the investigation Of Ne
Eastland disaster and the punishment Of
those who may be found responsible tor
it was the arrest on the order Of States
Attorney Hoyne Of Walter c. Steele.
secretary treasurer Of the ST. Joseph
chicago Steamship company, owners Of
the steamer.
Captain Peterson and twenty-nine
members of the Eastland's crew had
already been put Under arrest. and Cor
oner Hoffman had ordered the arrest
OF every official OF the Indiana Trans
rorratlon company, which had leased
the boat for 10 days excursion.
The States attorney late In the dan
issued an order TO let no one get away
until responsibility for the tragedy had
been nxed.
He had Capt. Il, Peterson. Chief En-.
gineer G. Erickson and ether orficers OF
| the boat. together with thirty of the
crew. at his Offices at the criminal court
building. There they were examined by
Charles Center Case, Jr. and Edwin
Raber. two Of his assistants The
prosecutor himself spent the day with
Coroner Hoffman carefully going over
Many theories are advanced as to the
cause ~ the disaster Tho real cause
may not be known until expert testimony
is presented TO the federal grand jury
next week
Several probable causes lave been al
| vanced;
! l. rcrowding-Thirtv-two hundred
tickets are said to have been sold for the
| 70
tors say that only eco persons went
aboard-the number allowed by law.
| .. Uneven ballast The starboard side
water ballast tanks are said to have bean
fullest and the mort side tanks empty.
Members OF the crow say the ballest
pumps were started only after tho boat
BEGAN To list. The rush of passengers 70
the other side OF the boat did the rest.
| There is also a report which cannot he
verified that the water ballast had been
pumped out OF the ship as the passen-
gers were received aboard so ms to light.
en- the steamer
| s. Probable unseaworthness-It is de-
clared that the Iastland was condemned
on Lake Erie as unsafe and was altered
before being brought 10 Chicago last
year. her top deck being tsken off The
Eastland suffered several mishaps on
Lake Eve. but without loss of life
| Federal Judge J NJ Lands has ordered
a federal grand Jury investigation of the
catastrophe Twelve deputy United States
marshals were sent out with subpoenaes
| for a panel of sixty men The new grand
| Jury is ordered Ia convene on Thursday
| afternoon
| This is the first time in Chictgo that a
special federal grand jury has been or
dered to investigate a disaster, II was
Explained that It WAS because vessel
plying tho navigable waters OF the Uni
ted states had sunk al her pier ana II
lies Within the province ~ the federal
government to ascertain wherein the
blame lies.
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VICTIM OF EASTLAND.
Mary Goyett Learns Tint Her brother
(hnrIcs WIS Drowned.

Miss Mary Goyett of Park street re-
ceived telegram sunday STATING
that her brothor. Charles Goyett. was
one of the victims of the Inflated East
land, which turned turtle at the pier
In Chicago. The details as received by
Miss Goyett We're very mcagre. The first
telegram received Saturday stated that
all of the party of her relatives were
safe but sunday she received a tele.
gram from her brother. Lysle that
Charles was not to be found and later
came telegram saying that the body
would arrive here Tuesday evening
Charles, who is l6 years of age, was
with a party of nine relatives all of
whom had Just got aboard the steamer
when she listed Following is a state
ment printed by the New York World.
given out by Lysle Goyctt:
"Lysle Goyett. number l.953 South
Ayers avenue, Chicago. said: My wife
and | had Just entered the boat and
We're I'm the crowd on the main deck
near the gangwaN Then | heard some
one shout get back and we were
pushed over to one side. \ moment
later tho boat started to list. We were
all panic stricken and could do moth
Ing. | lifted my wife in my arms and
out of an opening on the upper side of
the boat as it slowly went over"
The boys father George Goyett
formerly of this city, was also one of
the party and In the last telegram re-
ceivcd il was stated that he has re
ceived injuries. Charles was employed
! by the Western Electric company. BE
sides his fathr" and sister he is sur
/ Vived by three brothers, Cornelius W.
! IN~ln n. and IrAmNis L
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THIEVES LOOT BODIES
OF BOATS VICTIMS

Chicago July 70 Tho horrors uf the
Eastland tragedy were not confined to
the plcd-up heaps of dead men and
women and boys and girls OF to the cries
and entrcatios of relatives attempting
to get into crowded morgues.
\ detective sergeant sWore a mighty
oath when he saw pocket had been
slashed out of coat tina covered a
dead man. lie took out his revolver and
fingered it,
If / could tnd the man who did
that" he said, ia shoot him dead,
Here, YOU see, a watch has been broken
from that chain There's tie with the
stckpin gone. You can tell a ring $
been wrenched off that dead finger It's
a shameful crime"
Many of the bodies in the Second Regi-
ment Armory bore evidence of being
searched. Pockets were torn away. cut
open. turned inside out parts Of iewelry
had been taken from some bodies, bits
of earrings, a lavaliere torn off It's
chain
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EASTLAND CALLED
"CRANK OF THE LAKE

Chicago. July %-"The Eastland was
the crank of the lakes, and as far as
know, the only crank ON the lakes" said
w. j. Wood, naval architect who was
called by the owners in 1903 to correct
faults in the boat. In 1901 Wood made
representations to Capt. Ira Mansfield
| local steamboat inspector. which resulted
in an order to cut off the top deck of
| the vessel and to keep the water ballast
compartments filled
"The deck was cut off" Mr. Wood said
yesterday. but 1t would hc impossible to
known whether the other conditions were
fulfilled. The design of the vessel would
not permit its operation as other vessels
are operated. and great care had to be
taken at all times
The Eastland was built by the Port
Huron Shipbulding company. and on It's
trial run in 1909 failed to come up TO
specifications. according to Wood. who
was one of three judges to pass on its
performance.
THE gang ways were not Watcrtight."
said Mr.. Wood land | was called on to
correct that fault as we'll as some of the
other faults in the interior Of the hull
1t was most important that the water
ballast compartments should he filled at
all times. 1t was also important that the
passengers should not crowd on one side
Of the upper deck II seems To he ovi-
dent that the passengers We're not whore
they belonged when this accident hap
,pened.
The fault in thu Eastland was i'm the
man, ! told the builders at thu time |
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PRESIDENT STARTS
AN INVESTIG ALTON

Cornish. \, II. July y. President will
son to-day ordered that n complete in
Vestlgaton be made by the department
of commerce into the sinking OF the ex-
cursicn steamer Eastlaud in the Chicago
river with a consequent loss OF many hun
dred lives. Acting Secretary Sweet of
the department sent him word that the
causes of the disaster would I've looked
into, and the President directed that
nothing he left undone to Tx the respon-
sbillty,
The President also dispatched a tele-
gram to Mayer Thompson of Chicago ex-
pressing profound sympathy and sorrow
over the loss OF life. In conversation
with friends he expressed horror over
the entire affair and although he is keep
ing his mind open as to whether any one
was responsible for the loss of life he
is convinced that everything possible
should be done to prevent n recurrence
of the disaster
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Of the 2,480 on Board at Time
of Catastrophe 1912 Have
Reported as Safe---400 of
the 588 Unaccounted For
Are Believed to Be Alive---
1873 Still in River.

Chicago, July 25-The death ship Easand tonight had
given up bodies The estimated total of those who
death the Chicago river yesterday morning when
the bearing 240S excursionists rolled at
her dock remained at approximately thousand Of the
board at the time of the catastrophe
1912 including the of r. have reported themselves
safe Of the 58S thus remaining unaccouned for it is be-
eved hundred alive and that 1873 bodies still in
the river
About three bodies recovered to-day. By
divers had concluded that all bodies had been removed
those that may have been crushed into the mud under the
Easands port side and those that had the river
with the current Under the glare of searchlights and
lights strung about the ship continued their work
night.
The Easand lies her side in the with divers still
laundering through her CHASTITY interior and burrowng
der her in death search while Chicago appalled, is Just be-
ginning to realize the real significance Of of the greatest
disasters While the grieving thousands who lost
dear walked through the morgue the second regiment
gazing into the faces Of the dead half hope half
in despair Chicago citizens and city State and federal official
turned their attention to Investigations that bring forth
explanation of the catastrophe and the work of provd
ing relief for those left destitute.