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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-25
LATEST TYPE
OF GERMAN
SUBMARINE
GsMvHe cFRIlcft 5
s0.N.XH. SERVICE

Is there any excuse for the pres
ent under-the-sea warfare being
carried on by submarines?
Is there any humane principle in
support Of these daring craftsmen
who fight their battles under sea and
without being observed send many
merchant ships to the bottom and
their crews to watery graves in the
enforcement of the embargo on yes
sels bound to the British Isles
Britannia claims that the raids OF
the submarine Warships are unWar-
rantcd. that the crews of such YES
sells are pirates and will be execut-
ed as such when they are captured
Yet a more humane view of the
question is presented by the men
who fight these battles. a
From the standpoint Of ethics and
International law they can point TO
not only a precedent to the leEit-
imacy4 of such warfare, but even TO
Its humaneness.
The protestations of warning ma
lions who object to the ravages OF
the submarines have been presented
but never has there been any letter
u OF justification for the submarine.
Al state official recently has re-
ceived from German. submarine
sailor his reasons for the attacks
and they present his peculiar code
OF ethics.
Here is his story in brief: He
was assigned to this most hazardous
and almost detestable berth on
submarine boat by his command
and accepted it as one Of his duties.
He didn't reason that submarines
are Objectionable implements Of
warfare and that they ever have
been protested by the British. Or
that the crews Of such vessels may
be taken as pirates by England and a
d executed as pirates. With them u.
was but the order Of the Germany
nav ana they complied with it just
as readily as IL they were assigned
bv the admiralty Of a great battle
ship.
TO the German sailor his assign
mant means nothing. Whatever.
duty he may be required TO perform,
whatever duty he may be asked p
"A accomplish. he always Is a#German.
\ sailor.
55 To most sailors the position on a
submarine is Objectionable in that.
the vessel runs away after striking
its decisive blow. German sailors
saw they don't want to run away.
and IL possible they don't want to be
tnSthe submarine service. However,
q there are German sailors who enjoy
this particular branch Of the naval
work.
IA SAILORS VIEWS.
One or this number recently has
written:
I'VE have destroyed more than 90
marine vessels in the last tW Q weeks
from the time of our sailing from
(this was deleted from his letter by
the German news censor). II has
not been pleasant work, but neither
has war been something on which
either our navy or that OF others
could boast about.
I'VE did not desire to kill. No hn--#
man being who might come in our
path IN ordinary life. were he Eng
fish or French. would meet with the.
slightest act Of aggressivencss on.
i our part. In submarine warfare we
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would not send hundreds of the peo-
pie Of the nation opposing us tosthe
bottom of the sea five could
avoid it.
In fighting blindly against an I'M
seen foe we may have sent many
men, to their death but we were but
carrying on the rules OF ordinary
warfare. we were following the in-s
structions of our commander and we.
were but doing our duty.
Il am not personally bitter against
my anti gonists and do not believe
that anyone Of our submarine serv-
ice feels that way. In the trenches it
may be different a few hundred
yards away is an adversary. It is
just a game Of his killing you or you
being killed You and your foe are
in sight and the battle is a fair one.
But in submarine warfare it is diff.
ferent. Whether the bomb you send
out or the torpedo that IS shot
strikes and damages the vessel at.
which 1t is aimed is; not known to
us until We reach shore and read
the newspapers.
We undergo the utmost hard
ships while under sea. was ma
val recruit and was assigned to a
submarine against my wishes I
entered ship in great seaport
the name of which i am not allow.
ed TO reveal and was with the rest
Of the crew instructed by my COM
Hlander to prepare for actual duty
roaming beneath the seas searching
for vessels that would come with
in the ban Of the orders Of our gov
eminent.
# PLUNGINGs TO
v THE BOTTOM.
When our air-chambers opened
admitting the water and We sank al
most to the bottom OF the sea. ] was
fully determined that the orders Of
our captain were to be carried out,
even if they resulted In our death.
AS this steel vessel plunged to
the bottom of the sea 4 had no re-
morse as to what we we're to do. We
were sailing under the sealed orr
ders OF the naval department. itself
are we knew. ths.. taesa orders were
I vor Of the Fatherland. We were de-
termined to die happily in the en-
forcement of the orders.
AS the little vessel with S12 OF us
aboard sank in the sea with its
chambers wide open. we Cherry
welcomed our risk and silently of
fered our lives to the great cause. of
our nation.
In the turret sat our aptain with
his eye to the pcriscope. Beneath,
our gasoline engines roared while
We sailors sat about on hunks in an
atmosphere Of oxygen and COM
pressed air that almost stifed us.
The compressed air was necessary
9 to preserve the Inside pressure and
keep the plates from buck1lng-:n, AS
we dived toward the bottom Thou
sands Of fish were mirrored before
the glass on one side Of the vessel
as we sank. The very helplessness
OF our position. our inability 10
escape should we meet with acct
dent and our "reminiscences Of the
statement of friends that death by
drowning is painless. encouraged us.
in this great risk.
Our descent into the depth OF the
sea gave us certain encourage
a
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ment. We sailors sat about hardly
speaking. for it was our first plunge
VI to the bottom OF the sea. We were
true sailors and willing to sacrifice
our lives, but there in that great.
dark abyss of the Atlantic ocean,
we concealed the signs OF fear that
must come to anyone who makes his
first descent In the submarine.
We had been used to perils on the
sea; most ofus had been seamen
aboard German battleships, but In
that thrilling dive beneath the water
we all stood cowed. just as I imagine
a man would If he were seated in the
electric chair.
Several hours after our descent
our commander called us to atten-&
ton and from his position in the
periscope tower said that within few
minutes we might be ready to strike
at a real battleship. A torpedo was
in place and we waited nervously at
its side while the engineer slowly
made his way ahead and the COM
mander proceeded cautiously with
his eyes to the periscope.
SHOOTING A
TORPEDO.
Fire" came the sudden COM
mand.- Without looking to see
where our missile of destruction was
to go we pulled the lever that re-
leased a giant torpedo. There we
stood in almost darkness waiting 20
see II our shot reached its mark.
There was a sudden explosion in
the distance. To our men beneath
the sea it seemed as II the earth had
crashed In and for several minutes
H. II
the commander grinning in the tur-
ret and felt that we were rushing
from the scene as fast as possible
It was not until week later that
] learned that one of the greatest
ships in the merchant marine of
Great Britain had been destroyed by
our missile. 1t was said mum Der
of sailors on the vessel we attacked
persisted, and we were sorry to learn
that
1T seems to rue that it is the duty
of the conveys to rescue the crews
&of such vessels. In our short cN-
perience in which time together
with other submarines Of the q. Sc
ries OF the German fleet we have de-
stroyed a total Of one hundred and 4
forty merchantmen and battleshlps
on the high seas.
IVY e nave hearG mat a. numDerE OIL
men were drowned and we regret
their death. All in all we never see
them and to hear they come to their
death through our torpedoes Is dis
tressing to the under-the-sea sail
ors. In one regard it is not like fac
ing a foe face to face and shooting
at him. Yet how does it differ from
warfare in the trenches. Men with
long-range rifles are shooting at 9TH
er men. In the trenches they even
II use periscopes, such as-used ontsub
marines. Men are shooting at men
\ they never see. It seems that the
4 same warfare being waged in the
trenches is being fought under the
4 sea. as far as seeing the foe is con-
cerned. IL
y SIGH'EING5 .3
THE ENEMY. III
Y Several days after our encounter
with the merchantmen. we arose to
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HOW SUBMARINES 7cANTBE AVOIDED

into unconsciousness 4 saw him APP
preach the engineer and whisper.
For Gods sake, man, keep your
for we may get out Of thi f;
Eve later learned that BY keeping
the engine ahead and by clever.
imaneuveringsthes comnlanderh had in
the darkness escaped the threaten
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Ing hattleship and when we were
awakened we We're atsours naval base
ready to undergo repairs.
So submarine warfare is not en-
signed to q special task and We in
tend to do our, d lty. For every ten
that perish In the ,de ction ofsssas
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the surface to empty our ballast
Y tanks and get fresh air We we're up
but half an hour when the
commander sighted a column OF
smoke to our leftin the open sea off
the coast of France and ordered our
descent. The ballast tanks again
slowly filled and we descended until
our priscope barely showed.
AS / said, our periscope was yis-
ible. It was broad day light and
someone in the crows nest OF the
#on-coming vessel spied it. Before
we could descend and while we were
about a quarter Of a mile Of our
supposed prey,sa shot rang out and
our Deriscope was shattered. Our
commander ordered our immediate
descent We opened all our tanks
and went to the bottom Of the sea. IA
few minutes later a great bulk
passed over us and we recognized
the form Of this great terrier Of the
sea that we had intended sinking.
TT passed above us as a cloud
passes over the sun and we lay in
the weeds and mire on the. bottom
\ of the sea as il we were butfa. bar
nacle that might attach itself to this
great ship. For many hours 1T
5cruised about for its orders were to
sink any submarines that might be
sighted and the sinking ola subma-
lrine was considered a great achieve
ment. .5 s 5e Il
"In the small space Of the living
room Of this submarine We sat about
anxiously awaiting to ascend. Al
ready the air was becoming exhaust
ed OF it's oxygen from our long stay
beneath the surface. The gasoline
motors also had taken away a sup
ply of air. our oxygen auxiliary
tubes were almost exhausted and
the first signs of the stupor and ex-
haustion, that comes from lack OF
air. was stealing over us.
Many OF us started bleeding from
the mouth and nostrils. Others
groaned and 5layed back. Yet We
We're German sailors and not one
uttered a word. Our commander
sat grimly at the base of the shat
tered periscope. He.could but dim
~ see the outlines OF the threatening
vessel above him and with the rest
Of US thought we were doomed to
death under water.
DEATH UNDER
TIE SEA. 4
Then came our most grim realt-
n LdllOu.4 4DEt1LLl III LIE 5Ap11dIIHE& Was Y
not by drowning. but by that slow
and painful sphyxiation IN whicha
dozen men In a small room Chamber
for air and cannot get It. In which
the blood bursts forth from their
ears. eyes and nose and they have
no relief until the stupor that pro-
ceeds death. We were not even to
receive the ordinary natural relief
that visits sailors above the sea
when they go to their deaths under
the waves. They might have q
chance to be rescued. but we were
Gagged rats. g 5 Nj.
Finally most Of us fell IN. a stu
por only to be aroused a half hour
later by the commander and the en-
gineer jerking us to our feet and
y commanding us to wake up. The gal
liant commander had kept to his
post. had fought off the lethargy
that overcanle us and had succeed
ed. AT the time WesRereS fallin OF
ILL., h5gcfEl 111s
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21

Miss ,cc-c "a, returned Sunday
to her hone II HclIarsburg after a
few days visit with her sister, Mrs.
George W. Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Cummins and Carl
White of Richmond, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs Allie White.
Mr. and Mrs. J. r. Boyle and daugh-
ter, Imogene, of Richmond, were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Boyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Mikesell and E.
c. Mikesell notored to New Madison
Monday and attended funeral.
While there E. c. Mikesell heard the
famed Richmond Pearson Hobson, who
is speechmaking over Ohio in the in
terests of the "drys," and reports his
speech scholarly effort.
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C0rns and CanOuses

Don't endure foot agony. Here
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known. Two tablespoonfuls Of
Calocide compound In warm foot;
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corns and callouses can be peeled
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bunions. 1t acts through the pores.
removing the cause. Large box Of
Calocide twenty-five cents at any
drug or general store. Prepared At
Medical Formula laboratories, Day.
ton, Ohio.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21
FUNSTON WANTS
SECRET SERVICE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Gen. Fun
ston this afternoon wired the war de-
partment urging the employment OF a
corps of secret service agents along
the border to obtain advance informa-
ton concerning such raids as at Ojode
Aqua early today, in which three
American soldiers were killed and
eight wounded. He said in this way
only can the Mexican guerilla warfare
ne stopped. The two American SOL
%iers wounded in addition to the six
mentioned in dispatches from San An
tonic we're a private from Troop G,
Third cavalry and a private from
Troop D of the signal corps.
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Dolly's Daily
Chats
Fruit EritterS,

Fruit Fritters.
Banana fritters are delicious, so are
orange. All fruit fritters may have
the cupful and a half OF chopped
fresh fruit added after the fruit is
lightly busted with powdered sugar:
or stewed fruit drained of it's juice
and seeded, if need be, may be used
when the fresh fruit is out of season
Rather novelty among the fruit
fritters is one made of grapefruit.
For grapefruit fritters the grapefruit
is divided up small, seeds removed
and drained slightly. If it Is too juicy.
Add to it six macaroons that have been
powdered. dust with sugar and add a
teaspOonful OF vanilla. Mix we'll with
the batter and fry delicately. Serve
in a napkin with a syrup sauce flaw
Qred with pistacio or with the maple
and walnut sauce SO often used on
ice cream.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21
DEAD NAN GETS
HAVEN BLAME.

NEW YORK. Oct 11.-When
Charles 8. Mellen. former president Of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad. today resumed the wit
ness stand in the United States dis
trict court to tell his inside story" Of
the financial gyrations that assomp-
anied the gobbling up BY the New
Haven OF the transportation facilities
of New England. steam. trolly and
water, It was reported the defense. be-
fore the conclusion Of the conspiracy
trial would spring surprise by laying
all the responsibility on a dead man,
J. p. Morgan.
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"A Buby's Birthday.

Baby's coming is anticipated with
great joy, and it is of the utmost i'm
portance that great care is taken to
make this important event . happy
one.
Mothers Friend, applied external
~ and to be had Of all druggists, -
Of the greatest value for it robs child
birth Of its agonies and dangers,
makes the mother comfortable and
helps make baby strong, healthy and
vigorous. It is effective and depend
able and has been used successfully
for many years. Definite instructions
are furnished with each bottle.
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TO HONOR
SOUTHERN FOLKS

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 21.-Al-
though the exposition will not Off
cially honor the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy until Monday, gath
ering of nearly 1900 southern wom-
en- were present today to participate
in functions of their own devising.
After paying their respects to the
hostesses of the various state build
ings, the United Daughters were en-
tertained It '':Nchcor in Old Faithful
I'm ty thtir ~21irCrni2 sisters.
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W. MANCHESTER, O.

Mrs. Benjamin Somers and daugh-
tiers spent Thursday in Eldorado with
Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence WOolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. M. DAVIDSON are
entertaining the Misses Kessel OF
Columbus, o.
Mr.. and Mrs Asa Leas entertained
Mrs. Nina McLelland OF Greenvllle,
Jacob Leas of Arkansas, and Mrs.
Anna Leas to dinner Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Barnes entertain
ed Mrs Ella Kinsey and daughter
Margaret of Eaton, Saturday and Sun
day. They we're also guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Trone Monday.
Miss Belle Radabaugh spent the
weekend with relatives at Cedarville.
Taken Suddenly III.
CIT Radabaugh Of Lewisburg, was
taken suddenly i'll Sunday evening
while max short call here. He
was taken to the home CT his uncle,
J +. Radabaugh where medical atten-
tion was given.
Mesdan-es Orlard Trump and chill
dren a-H "! .'Hm Arens and children
spent Sa,' = afternoon and evening
With c.; - Ids.
Mr.. : George kessel ard
family {. .as,le. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Sar =: and Mr. and Mrs.
George Dav ee~r # New Paris, we're
cntc,taircd ~-..'' .,'. tho home CT
Mr.. and '! " : II
Mrs. f go. = in Rich
mond In,
Rev. He -, tItrp o. Of Eaton,
filled his '>2-'ai appointment here
Sunday evt7;i". lie tas entertained
to dinner Tie h1:ne Ct Mr.. and Mrs
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Hans was not killed. and that he was
we'll except for a hurt on his right
arm. which the picture showed was
bandaged. and that he had been cap
tured by the French. The picture
which Mrs. Ebeling recognized was
snapped by Edward Salisbury, chief
of an ambulance squad of the Ameri-
can hospital in France.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21
PURE, RICH BLOOD
MADE BY HOODS

Pure blood enables the stomach.
liver and other digestive organs to do
their work properly. Without 1t they
are sluggish. there is loss Of appetite.
sometimes faintness. a deranged state
Of the intestines, and. in general. all
the symptoms of dyspepsia.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes pure
blood. and this is why 1t Is SO very
successful in the treatment OF so
many ailments. Get II today.-Adv.
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WRINKLES LOCATE
LOST BROTHER

CHICAGO. ILL.,. Oct. 21.-Because
her brother wrinkles his forehead
when he is surprised, Mrs. Anne Ebe-
ling recognized newspaper picture
of Hans Sick, soldier in the Ger
man army, and learned for the first
time since the war began the where
abouts of her brother. She wrote a
letter to Mrs. Hans Sick in Holm,
Schleswig- Holstein. and told her that
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21

The famous Charley Brickey the highly educated toe
monopozed the field goal business Harvard
supposed Bckey the only
had the knack ropeng the leather ball
the end OF his boot However that the
sion wrong and that although Harvard misses Be
this the Crimson still has of
In Saturdays against Virginia Eddie captain
of the Harvard eleven proved beyond doubt that mighty
either absorbed of the education
pedal has received training
ward captain practically the
field goals and those who witnessed the
Brickey could not have furnished exhibition
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21
JUDGE BAKER DIES

GOSHEN. Ind. Oct 21.-John H. Ba.
ker. SO. retired judge of the United
States district court for three years.
a member of congress from the Thir-
teenth Indiana district. and who prac-
ticed law here nearly half q century,
died today at his home here following
an illness of less than three weeks.
Infirmities of age and stomach trouble
were the causes of his death. His
widow and q son. Judge Francis E.
Baker, of Chicago, survive him.
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FREIGHT WRECKED

UTICA. n. Y, Oct. PA freight
wreck on the New York Central near
East Creek, east of Little Falls, tied
up traffic over all tracks for several
hours this morning. A bursting air
hose on freight train caused several
cars to crumple and spread over the
six tracks. While the wreckage was
being cleared away, passenger traffic
was diverted to the West Shore road
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GERMAN SHIPS
SUNK By WASP

BERLIN. Oct. 21.-(By wireless)-
Six German steamers have been sunk
in. the Baltic sen by British subma-
rines. the admiralty admitted today.
1t was stated that In addition to send
Ing Zeppelin airships to hunt down
the submarines. "other counter meas
ures" had been taken which were ex-
pected to limit tho damage caused by
the British raiders. The losses, 1t
was said. have caused no interruption
in German commerce in the Baltic,
and merchant steamers continue to ply
between Scandinavian and German
ports.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21
STRIKE SETTLED

SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Oct. FL
Conditions for a settlement Of the
strike at the General Electric plant
were more favorable today than at
any time since the men quit work.
Mayor Schoolcraft Is comforting with
the board OF trade and a committee
will wait on the company's officials
in the hope of settling the strike by
arbitration.
The strikers this morning did not in
terfere with those who returned to
work.
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RICHMOND SELECTED

TERRE HAUTE. Oct. 21.-Rich-
mond was chosen az the 1916 conven-
ton city of the state conference OF
the Daughters OF the American Revo-
luton at its closing session here today.
Mrs. Henry A. Beck Of Indianapolis
was reelected state regent. All other
officers with the exception of Mrs.
Anna r. Sanke of Terre Haute. cor
responding secretary. were reelected.
Mrs. Frank Bates succeeds Mr. Sanke.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21
CREEKS DIG TRENCHES

LAUSANNE, Oct. 21.-Greece Is
heavily reinforcing its army on the
Bulgarian front, according to the
Greek Journal. Important infantry
and artillery forces have been sent
to the border. Trenches are being
constructed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21

English chemists have succeeded in
producing substitutes for hard rubber
and leather from seaweed
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21

Hypodermic injections of water will
often induce sleep II the patient thinks
morphia is being given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21

The Fushun coal fields of Man
churia, operated by Japanese, are be-
lieved to be the richest in the world,
containing more than SO0,U0O,000 tons
of bituminous fuel.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-21

Forest fires are 80 severe on the
Pacific coast that the smoke floating
over the ocean is peril to navigation.