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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21
In Public Speech Lauds Great
Singer for Work in Raising
Huge Red Cross Fund

Just before Madame Nellie Melha,
who win be heard in concert here to-
night, left Australia. she was tander.
ed, at great gathering held in her
honor, one of the most magnificent,
and at the same time, deserved t-ib-
utes. ever paid singer.
At a. great reception held in Mel
bourne last month the famous diva.
who arrived In Honolulu yesterday
and who passed today seeing the
sights here and in being entertained,
was the guest of honor. The affair
was an expression OF gratitude at Mel
ba's efforts in behalf of the British
Red Cross funds. Concerts given by
this famous singer Melted more than
e30,009 ($150, O00) for the cause,
In thanking Madame Media for her
gracious and successful work, Sir r.
Munro Ferguson, governor-general OF
the commonwealth. said:
I'VE cannot let MelDa leave Austria.
LA without an expression of gratitude
and admiration for all she has done
to bring aid to thousands of gallant
men stricken down while fighting I'M
.utI lHc COlOIS VI tnC kAAktOo IA enGsA
war for freedom.
Our own lads from Gallino.i--'o
whom we extend our heartiest wei
come tonight-bear witness to the
gratitude she has won from his mai
esty's forces in the field: and We know
that she has also won the undYing
thanks OF the other countries whose
griefs and wrongs have wrung our
hearts amongst which ] would spc-
cially name. ruined. yet living and I'M
daunted, Belgium and Poland.
ut is a wonderful achievement for
one woman to have raised E30.Q0o-7-
even though that woman be the great
est artist of her time and Australians
most illustrious daughter.
Share joy In Triumph.
We share Madame Melba's joy in
her triumph as we thank her for all
the help and pleasure she has given
us. we honor her for those great
qualities Of head, and heart, and ini-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

Lieut., and Mrs. John Hinemon, Lieut..
and Mrs. Irving Phillipson and the
hosts.
On Thursday Capt. and Mrs. Clar.
ence Day gave a charming dinner of
eight covers. For a centerpiece a
large silver bowl filled with white car
nations and ferns was used, the flower
motive being echoed in the dainty
tissue candle shades and also in the
place cards, which we're white carna-
tons. The guests we're Mai. and Mrs.
William Crnikshank, Capt. and Mrs.
william Chitty and Mr. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Kimball OF HaleiNa.
4
~ last Saturday Capt and Mrs. Edgar
Carey gave most enjoyable movie"
party after an attractive dinner, at
which they entertained for Miss Lau-
ra Williams, Lieut.. and Mrs. Joseph
Topham, Lieut.. and Mrs. Jesse Laid,
and Lieut. Carl Fosnes. Pink candle
shades and q low bowl of pink flowers
lent the color note to the prettily APP
pointed table.
Lieut.. and Mrs. George Harris were
also dinner hosts on Friday, entertain
ing for Capt. and Mrs. Edward Carey,
Capt. and Mrs Joseph Janda, Miss
Laura Williams, Lieut.. James Ulio
and Lieut.. and Mrs. John Hinemon.
e
Lieut.. and Mrs, Joseph DAILY enter
tanned at dinner at Haleiwa on Wed
nesday in honor of Miss Orgie of Mem
phis, Tenn. Other guests we're Mr..
and MRS. Woods and Lieut., Ballard
Lyerly.
Capt. and Mrs. Henry Fales on Fri
day evening gave a dinner of eight
covers, entertaining for Gen. and Mrs.
John Wiser, Col and Mrs L. w. "
Kennon and Capt. and Mrs. Campbell
King
Lieut. Eugene w. Fales returned to-
the post en- Wednesday, after spend
ing a delightful two weeks leave as
member of the Knudsen house party
on Kauai.
Mrs. Alfred Brooke of Philadelphia
is visiting her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter Pridgen.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

Capt. and Mrs. Campbell King gave
q dinner ON Tuesday in honor Of Miss
Laura Williams, guest of Capt and
Mrs. Edward Carey At this affair
yellow was used for the dainty decor
atoms and carried out in flowers, silk
candle shades and airy butterfly place
cards. Covers were placed for Miss
Laura Williams, Capt and Mrs. Ed
ward Carey, Maj Williams Guignard,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

son. Miss Halloran, Miss Malone. Miss
Harker, Miss Rosenhaum, Miss Webb,
Miss Katherine Lenihan, Miss Bonnie
Scott and Lieuts. A. X. B. Lyman.
Charles Lyman, Abraham, Edgerly,
Halloran and Capt. Mudd
g
Ladies' night at the officers club
was unusually gay last Monday. when
five tables of bridge players assem-
bled and had q most enjoyable even
ing. Mrs. Malone acted as hostess
and also carried off highest honors at
the game. Mrs. Malone was awarded
the pri5e-a set Of Japanese salad
plates and chop dish. The players
were Maj and Mrs. Dashiell, Capt.
and Mrs. Lincoln, Capt. and Mrs. Bell.
Capt. and Mrs Cochran, Capt and
Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Harker, Mrs. Leni-
han, Mrs. Greene, Mrs Calder, mrs.
Richardson, Miss Richardson, Miss
Halloran and Lieuts Edgerly and Alb
raham.
There are rumors afloat to the ef-
feet that there will be a very large
Dul IutOIIldl uduCc given a. + OtL Olldt-
ter the latter part of next week. Ad-
vantage viii be taken of the opportu-
nifty of having the officers of the
Maryland out before they leave for the
coast. Hops in the post have been
postponed Cor several weeks on &C
count Of the troops being In the field,
but the entire regiment will be in the
post next week. The dance will also
answer as "despedida' for the young
folks of the garrison returning to their
colleges and schools.
g
Miss Lucy Webb of Alexandria, Va.
has been house-guest at the home OF
Mai. and Mrs. Lehman for the past
week, leaving yesterday for Fort Ru-
ger.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Mathews went to
Schofield Barracks on Friday evening
to attend a dance given by the officers
and ladies of the LIST Infantry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21
THIEVES BLOW UP
TWO PosToFFIcEs.

4 = h.
DENVER, Colo.-Denver postal au.
thorities have been notified of the
robbery of the postoffices In three
states, two after the safes were blown
with nitro-glyc The first report
came from Fort Steel, Wyo., where
the safe in the postoffice was dyna-
mited The robbers got $7.85.
At Heaton. N. NJ, near Gallup, the
postoffice building was burned The
money In the safe may be saved. All
the postoffice property was destroyed.
including a large number of stamped
envelopes,
The inspectors are said to be on the
trail Of the robbers who blew the safe
of the postoffice at aOlathe, Colo.
They obtained 800 in money and took
blank money order forms numbered
from 34,975 to. IS 900.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

evening at the picture show all were
keen for further excitement and were
in the best of humor for a party of
this kind. The principal features of
the evening were eating and dancing,
of which all had their fill, breaking up
in the wee sma' hours Maj. and Mrs.
M. J.. Lenihan chaperoned the party.
Ladies officiating at the chatting dish
es were Mrs. Lenihan. Mrs. Mathews
and Mrs. Calder. The guests includ-
ed Mai. and Mrs. Lehman, Lieut.. and
Mrs Mathews, Lieut.. and Mrs. Man
chester, Lieut. and Mrs. Sloan, Lieut..
and Mrs. McAndrew, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Barker, Lieut.. and Mrs Fredendali,
Mrs, Greene. Mrs. Hardigg. Mrs Cal
der, Mrs. Richardson. Miss Richard
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

Mrs. Alfred Brooke of Philadelphia
is visiting her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Lieut.. and Mrs. Walter Pridgen.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

Several officers OF the Greek army
including the commander of the gar
rison at Athens, Colonel Constantine
poulos, have resigned.
William iFhaws the aviator serving
with the French army, declared his
aefoplafIe was 6hot TO ribbons while
flying above the German lines.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

Lieut.. Eugene w. Fales returned to
the post en- Wednesday, after spend.
ing a delightful two weeks leave as
a member of the Knudsen house party
on Kauai
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21
Fl. SHAFTER SOCIETY

Especial Star-Bulletin Correspondence)
FORT SKATER, Aug. 21-Mrs
Douglass T. Greene was hostess on
Tuesday at a very attractive after
noon tea given to meet Mrs. Robert
G. Calder and Mrs. Carl A. Hardigg OF
the I'd Infantry. Mrs. Calder was
Miss Maude Martin before her mar
riage and Mrs. Hardigg was Miss
Mary O,Brien. Both have numerous
acquaintances in Honolulu and are
very popular.
The quarters of Mrs. Greene were
testefully decorated in pink with large
baskets of flowers of the same shade
throughout the house A large basket
of pink carnations and forget-me-nots
was used as centerpiece for the tea
table Mrs. F. A. French served the
ices and Mrs Charles S. Lincoln pour
ed tea. The young ladies of the gar
rison, including Miss Ann Halloran,
Miss Maggie Mae Richardson, Miss
Elizabeth Rosenbaum, Miss Dorothy
Harker, Miss Gertrude Malone and
Miss Lucy Webb assisted Mrs. Greene.
The guests were Mesdames French,
Atkinson. Lincoln, Jamerson, Malone,
Harker, Cochran. Lehman, Parker,
Scott, McAndrew, Richardson, Pres,
ton, Knowles, Sullivan, Barker, Whee-
Ter Manchester, Crystal, Fredendall,
Reed, Mathews, Wright.
-
There was gay house warming at
the new bachelor apartments in the
cantonment on Wednesday, christen-
ing the new home of Lieuts. Sylvester,
Polhemus, Jones and DR.. Deiber AT.
ter spending the early part of the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-21

The plant OF the Americana British
Manufacturing Co. at Bridsenor|
Conn.,, is operating night and day -
fill an order for guns and shells. Tor
the United States.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12
FOOD SQUIRTING IN
STOMACH CAUSES
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin' ends all stom.
ach distress in five
minutes.

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion Of the food did the
damage-do you? Well, don't bother.
If your stomach is in revolt: # sour,
gassy and upset, and what you Just ate
has fermented into stubborn lurnps,
head dizzy and aches; belch gases and
acids and eructate undigested food
breath foul, tongue coated--iust take
n little Pape's Diapepsin and in five
minutes you wonder what became of
the indigestion and distress.
Millions OF men and women today
know that it is needless to have a bad
stomach. \ little Diapepsin occasion
ely keeps this delicate organ regu-
lated and they eat their favoritc foods
without fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care of
your liberal limit without rebellion:
il your food is a damage instead Of
a help, remember the quickest, surest
most harmless relief is Pape's Diapep-
sin which costs only fifty cents for a
large case at drug stores. It's truly
wonderful-it digests food and sets
things straight, so gently and easily
that it is really astonishing. Please
for your sake. don't go on and on with
a weak. disordered stomach; it's SO I'M
necessary.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12
$4,000 CHRISTIANS
IN PERSIA Ex|LED
When Turks and kuTds Captured
Cities Formerly Held by Russians.

New York, March 12.-The horrors
of the great war have now brought
suffering and exile - mnre ian So
900 ief.nceless Chrlsrlll people y,
nortnw es:ern Persia ucc.ei ~, II
statement given out by newly organ
lied Persian relief CO Inuittce. he
invasion Of Persia nv ihe capture ty
Turks and Kurds of the cities of
Urunia, Tabriz and other cities which
had been held by Russian troops,
drove the Armenian and Assyrian.
people, in fear Of massacre, either out
J of the country into Russia or into the
] American missionary compounds in
j Urumis, and Tabriz The flight from
Urumia began at midnight on Janu-
airy 2, the people having only q few
nlol,tnts' notice of the approach of
the Kurds and the need of flight.
Rev. J. = Barnard, a missionary of
the archbishop of Canterbury's mis-
sion OF the Church of England, who
left Grumia with the refugees in view
Of the approach of the Turkish troops,
writes. Practically the entire Chris
tian u I.ulation of the Urumia Plain
and neighboring districts were in
flight as we left. AS far as the eye
could reach in both directions was
a constant stream of refugees, some
times so dense that the road was
I one I never want to see again Many
old people and children died on the
way.
Fled to Russia.
Most of the refugees who fled to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

The Christian inhabitants Of Tabriz
and Salinas have left, except those in
Tabriz who are protected by the
American consul"
From Tabriz Rev Frederick n.
Jessup writes Everyone is seek
ing shelter with us, French, Belgian,
Swede, Austrian, German, Turkish,
Armenian and even Moslems. The
Armenians are in great terror and ev
eryone breads the Kurds and their
coming. We have been advised by.
our consul to withdraw from our
other properties and to concentrate
here in the school compound. We
have permission to receive Eu-
ropeans asd our own people among
the natives. For two days refugees
have been coming in. All our
school buildings are given over to
them. All benches have been taken
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12
STOPS HEADACHE,
PAIN, NEURALGIA
Don't suffer-! Get a dime pack
of DR.. James Headache
.@ Powders.

You can clear your head and relieve
4 dull splitting or violent throbblng
headache in moment with Dr.
James' Headache Powder. This Old
time headache relief acts almost magi-
cally. Send some one to the drug store
now for dime package and few mo-
ments after you take a powder. you
win wonder what became of the head
ache, neuralgia and pain. Stop suffer.
ing-it's needless. Be sure you get what
you ask for.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12
ConsulS Send Cables.


dren."
Consuls Send Cables.
The American Consul in Tabriz,
Gordon Paddock, cables:
Appeal Red Cross and friends tel
egraph money aid many thousand des-
titute refugees"
The American Consul at Tiflis ca
bles:
FIftefn thousand Persian Christian
refugees Caucasus. Local authorities
doing best, but funds needed return
them home. Fourteen thousand refu-
gees mission premises Urumia desti-
tute. Fifty thousand dollars urgent
ly needed. Telegraph funds Tabriz"
Falls Upon Missionaries.
For over seventy-fivc years Amer
lean Christians have carried on ms
sionary work among these people in
Northwestern Persia and for the last
generation Anglican missionaries from
England and Roman Catholic mission
aries from France have worked among
them. The disaster which has now
fallen upon the people falls upon them
all Unfortunately and includes many
Moslems that have been subjected to
the same hardships and loss as their
Christian neighbors. Relief funds will
be distributed wherever there is great
est need without regard to sect or ma
ionality.
The American missionaries of
Northwestern Persia are all at their
posts and have filled their compounds
end buildings with refugees. A re-
lief committee mas been organized in
bril-
". s. Nanneman, VI. D.: Re. Robert
Nj. r.abaree of Tabriz has gone to Tiff
lis to work with local committee OF
leading native Christians. Relief in
Tiflis will be supervised by this con-
rnittce, Mr.. Labaree and the Ameri-
can consul.
Left Homeless and Destitute.
OF all those throughout the world
who are suffering on account of the
wGr. mono have suffered more or in
greater innocence than these ,hou-
sands Of poor people who have been
driven from their homes in The depth
of winter and left homeless and des-
tftate- They must be cared ror in tho
cities TO which they have Ted and
now that The Turks and kurds appear
TO DC Withdrawing from Persia must
be returned to their destroyed homes
and ena oled 60 re-esta bIish them
SeiVes- The need is urgent and ap-
peal1ng but the amount needed is not
unn11lted; hundred thousand dol
lars VIII meet the pressing immediate
need.
An American committee with Rob-
ele T. Speer, chairman. will be respon-
Hlpie LOf the prUrnpt Forwarding ard
ulStf1o0tion Of funds Sc 900 have al
1"aoF oeen forwarded from the Red
cross End from the missionary socie-
''e' ana l'r. taunenran has cabled
acknow1ed giug the recent of thi.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

Russia made their way to the city of
Tif1is. The long journey of the thou
sands of fleeing people was made from
Urumia in the depth Of winter with
no provision for the journey, afoot
through snow and rain and cold. One
Of the refugees, John .Mooshie, a
naturalized American citizen and SUI
perintendent of the Day Schools in the
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

With her daughter, Mrs. George L.
Carnegie, she sits next to IhaW and
seems cheerful. At some OF the tes-
timony she smiled ThaW is fghtlng
to prove that he is sane. MIS-. IhaW
and her mother were snapped on
their way to court ......>-.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

Urumia Plain, writes from Tiflis:
During the ten days journey we
have witnessed a long chain of men,
women and children from Urumia to
to DjOulfa most of them walking in
cold and mud, without food or shell
ter. We have seen many women and
children; dead on the way, as they
could not endure cold and fatigue.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

New York, March 12.-Still sticking
to Their son, Mrs. Mary Conley Thaw,
the aged mother of Harry K. Thaw, is
an interesting figure at the trial of
Stanford Whites slayer before JUS
tice Page, charged with conspiracy
in escaping from Matteawan asylum.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

amount and stating that $4,000 had
already been expended and that relief
would be required for several months.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

out and people are coming all day
long bringing rugs, provisions and
bedding. Some refugees from Ma
ragha have absolutely nothing. Some
have walked the so or so miles in
the winter cold and blizzard leaving
everything leading or carrying chill
dren."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-03-12

Any foreign
ward to the
ignated for =
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-31
ENGLISH POLITICAL uPHEAvLA.
Newspapers Make Attacks on the Gov
ernment's Policy.

Newspapers Make Attacks on the Gov.
ernment's Policy.
London.-Christma passed without
heavy fighting anywhere on the Euro
pean fronts. The united kingdom
however, witnesses a general abandon.
ment of the truce between the polit-
ical parties, which was observed dur.
ing the early months of the war, and
which apparently was cemented for
the duration of the war when the coal.
ition government was formed.
The last week has seen a steady
growth Of the newspaper attacks on
the government, the general burden
of which is slowness, lack of fore
sight and decision, and mismanage-
ment of the Dardanelles campaign.
While all newspapers disclaim any
partizan motives, all the more promi-
nent ones participating in the opposi-
ton belong to the conservative party
with the exception Of the Manchester
Guardian.
The newspapers generally hold Pre-
mier Asquith responsible for the con-
duct of affairs.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-31
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMl
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSYREADERs
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

The Rev. Samuel S. Marquis, dean
of st. Paul's cathedral, Detroit, sailed
from Bergen with Mr.. Ford.
Replying to written question by
P. A. Molteno, member OF the house
of commons, Premier Asquith this
week gave the total British casualties
up to December as 528.227.
Contracts for 100,O0O,OOO hand gren-
AIDES for the French government were
placed recently with a syndicate of
eastern Pennsylvania iron founders.
The price was not stated.
F. Herman Gade, commissioner gen.
eral Of Norway to the Panama-Pacific
exposition at San Francisco, has been
appointed Norwegian consul at Chi
cago in succession to G. II. Haugan,
Director Nils Voll has been named
Norwegian consul at San Francisco.
Joy prevailed in the hearts of Pitts
burg's school children Christmas eve
as result of the announcement by H.
c. Prick, millionaire coal magnate,
that he will pay in full, as Christ
mas gift, all the accounts of the 1000
children depositors in the Pittsburg
Bank for Savings, which was closed
recently.
At Grass Valley, CAL, Joseph Peona
died Saturday making the fourth death
among eight me Wrapped in a small
building and overcome by gases OF
burning powder the day before at
Barndy City, in Sierra county. The
men sought refuge during the detona
ton of II tons of powder used to blast
an earth bank
The present depression in the Amer
lean lumber industry has greatly in
creased the interest in the export
trade and it's possible development
For this reason the department OF
commerce through the bureau of for
eign and domestic commerce, has been
sending out experts to study the pos
sibilities of the most promising mar
kets
The Cerro de Pasco Investment com
pany of Jersey City filed certificate
of dissolution with the secretary Of
state recently. The company's author
lied capital was $1O,O00,000 and it's OBJ
ject was to build and operate railroads
Among the stockholders were F. w
Vanderbilt, J. P. Morgan, the estate o.
j. P. Morgan, Henry c. Prick, Ogder
Mills, Phoebe Hearst and Florence A
V. Twombley.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-31
MINING NOTES


The Douglas mine; one of the old
est properties in the Pine Creek dis
trict of tn Occur d'Alenes, has been
taken over under a three-year bond
by the Anaconda Copper Co., for $780,
900.
Through the efforts of d. K. Nc.
Donald, pioneer Spokane real estate
dealer, the Brooklyn Mining Co., cap
italized for 100000 shares at 10 cents
each, has been formed to take over
and operate the old Brooklyn mine in
the Phillipsburg district, near Max
vile, Mont. The group Of five patent
an option to purchase and lease the
property Of the Occur d'Alene Mining
and Concentrating Co., one of the
earliest corporations operating in the
district, has been given to A. Swan of
Burke. The option price is $150,O0O.
payable $4,000 on January 1, 1917.
$4,000 January l., 1918, and $4,000
January 1, 1919.
New York Metal Market.
The metal exchange quotes lead Of
fered $5.40. Spelter not quoted.
Copper-Market firm. Electrolytic
$21@21.25.
Iron Market steady and unchanged.
Bar silver, sac.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1915-12-31
MAY SHOOT ETHEL DEsERTER..
United States Would Let Germans
Enforce Penalty.

Washington.-Shou the sailor cap
tured after escaping from the Ger
man raider, Prinz Eitel, be tried by
courtmartial and convicted of deser-
ton, it was stated authoritatively at
the navy department recently, this
government would have no right to OBJ
ject even if the death penalty be i'm
posed.
The confines of the Prince Eitel are
to all intents and purposes German
territory, over which German military
law has full jurisdiction. 1t was
stated that the commander of the YES
sci could summon a drumhead court
martial, try the sailor and order him
IShot in full view of the American ma
rinewssn arding the navy yard.
Regarding, the order given the
American marines to wnrevent the es-
cape of members of the crews of the
interned ships it was stated at the de-
partment that following the escape of
| the officer and six men of the Prinz
Eitel some weeks ago in a yacht, it
was left entirely to the Judgment of
the marines to determine whether or
not to shoot any of the German sail
ors who might try to get away.