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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
BOY CIRCLES CITY
IN l3-HOUR SWIM
Robert w. Dowling Goes
from Spuyten Duyvil
Around Manhattan.

Covering a distance of almost forty
miles in the water, Robert W. Dowling,
the eighteen-year-o swimmer OF
Spring Lake, y. j., succeeded in cir
cutting Manhattan Island, for the hrSt
time in history, yesterday. He was in
the water from $50 a. m. until 1919
p. N.
Dowling plunged into the Hudson at
Spuyten Duyvil and plouEhed his way
to the Battery, using the trudgeon
crawl stroke. There was a light north
east wind. Passing the Barge Office
at p. m. he was carried by the tide
over to the north end Of Governors
Island.
A choppy sea had to be faced from
the Battery to Hell Gate, and the
swirmer navigated the distance in two
hours and ffty-seven minutes, alter
mating the trudgeon with the side and
breast strokes.
Robert Z. Bowling, the boys father,
yresidcnt'of the Gig Investment Com
pany, accompanied him the entire dis
tance in a boat, and toward the latter
part of the course swan four miles by
his side His trainer, T. J. Rowland,
was in the boat and fed the swimmer
beef Juice and chocolate every thirty
minutes.
After navigating He'll Gate at 1857
Dowliag met an adverse tide, and did
not complete the three miles to the
New York Central bridge at bath
Street until 1909 p. more than
three hours. The average temperature
Of the water was 6S degrees.
Three weeks ago the boy attempted
the same swim, but was compelled to
give it up. He has been training for
three years under 7. J. Rowland at
Spring Lake.
The witnesses to the feat were Law
renee NJ. D. Mcclure. George Rolando.
Albert V. Bergman. Charles Berry
man, Alex. Mahon, Samuel White, Rob-
ert W. Dowling and the coach.
The time as checked up by Coach
Howland was: Spuyten Duyvel, $3.50;
Grants Tomb, 1925; fifty-ninth
Street, 1921; Forty-second Street.
1897; Twenty-third Street, 1895;
Barge Office, 1906: Brooklyn Bridge,
1857; Blackwell's Island, $40; He'll
Gate, 1857; Harlem River and 121th
Street, 6:l5; New York Central Bridge
at hath Street. 1903; Washington
Bridge, GAS. and the finish mark at
1915.
Affidavits TO this effect will be pre-
sented to the A. A. L., with claim
for the record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
Germany Sees Her Blunder
in U-BOat War-BaHOur
Says This Not Realization of Crime, Wilson's Argu
ments Strength of United States, Led
to Change in Policy.

with extreme reluctance and MANY
searchings of the heart. Admission OF
failure in itself is unpleasant. Though
we cannot regard n government re-
sponsible for the Belgian atrocities as
either scruplous or humane, even the
most reckless government does not de-
sire TO perpetratc unnecessary crimes.
"As TO what the German navy must
have felt about the new policy, we car
only conjecture. But German sailors
are gallant men, and gallant men do
not like being put on a coward's JOB.
They know we'll enough that in the
old days which we are pleased TO re-
gard as less humane than our own,
there was not a privateersman but
would have thought himself disgraced
had he sent TO the bottom unresisting
merchant ships, with all hands on
board; and il can have been no very
agreeable reflection, even to the Ger
man Navy League, that the first not
able performance of the German hect
should resemble piracy, rather than
privateering.
Saws Success Was Not Attained.
1--WE may therefore safely assume
that nothing but hope Of decisive
success would have induced the Ger
man ministers to inflict this new stain
upon the honor of their country. Yet
decisive success has not been attained
and does not seem to be in sight.
81 claim no gifts of prophecy;
make no boast of the future. But OF
the past can speak with assurance,
and it may interest you to know that
while the losses inflicted upon the Ger
man submarines have been formidable,
British mercantile tonnage is AT tins
moment greater than when the war be-
gan.
at is true that by this method Of
warfare many inoffensive persons
women and children as well as men,
neutrals as well as belligerents-hCve
been robbed and killed. But it is not
only the innocent who have suffered;
the criminals also have paid heavy
toll. Some have been rescued and are
prisoners of war, but from the very
nature of submarines il must often
happen that they drag their crews with
them TO destruction, and those whc
send them forth on their unhonoied
mission wait for their return in vain.
Explanation OF the Change.
Herein lies the explanation Of the
amazing change which has come over
the diplomatic attitude of Germany
toward the United States. Men ask
themselves why the sinking Of the
Lusitana, with a loss Of over eleven
hundred men, women and children, was
welcomed throughout Grmany with a
shout of triumph. while the sinking Of
the Arabic was accepted in melancholy
silence.
as il because in the intervening
months the United States has become
stronger, or Germany weaker? Is It
because the attitude of the President
has varied? Is it because the argu-
ments of the Secretary of State have
become more persuasive? Is it be-
cause German opinion has at last re-
volted against lawless cruelty?
mo, the reason is found elsewhere.
Il is found in the fact that the authors
Of the submarine policy have had time
to measure its efects-that the deeds
which were merely crimes in May, in
September are s,en to be blunders."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
Submarine Is Seen
as Torpedo Is Fired

Queenstown, Sept. 5.-The Hes
perian, of the Allan Line, with $50
passengers and crew of 300, bound
from Liverpool for Montreal, was
torpedoed by a German submarine
off the Irish coast at $3.50 o'clock
last night.
The torpedo struck No. bulk
head forward on the starboard side.
The quartermaster saw the subma-
rine about one moment before the
torpedo was fired, and hailed his cap
tain to stop, but before Captain Main
could take action the torpedo nit the
ship.
The torpedo struck close to the
surface, throwing a column of water
to the top of the mast. The explo-
sion was less injurious than in other
cases because the projectile was
near the surface. The bulkhead
doors were closed Immediately. The
ship settled about six feet by the
bow. There was no panic. One
boat was spilled from the davits
The survivors were landed at
Queenstown at $50 o'clock on Sun
day morning. About $50 were res
cued. The rescuing vessels immedi-
ately returned TO the Hesperian,
which they should have reached
about p. m.
Officers Return TO Ship.
No Hesperian officers are now at
Queenstown. The captain and
twenty men never left her, while the
other officers returned to assist in
towing her into Queenstown. A
wireless message says she may re-
turn under her own steam, as the
engines are intact, probably arriv-
ing at 8 o'clock on Monday morn
ing.
The best information obtained
from the survivors indicates that no
warning was given by the subma-
rine.
There were "a Canadian inva-
lded soldiers aboard the Hesperian,
also two Americans. one named Dal-
las. The survivors are being amply
cared for in Queenstown, which is
becoming used TO submarine disas-
ters. IL is hoped they will be able
h. recover their property aboard the
damaged ship.
Twenty Passengers Injured.
The force OF the explosion was
tremendous, and of the passengers
landed at Queenstown, many OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
Sept. /, 1918.

London, Sept 5.-Arthur J. Balfour,
First Lord of the Admiralty, has sent
the following letter to the British
press:
Much has been written about Ger
many's military methods and aims on
land; not much about her aims and
methods at sea, yet, in truth, the two
are so intimately connected that neith-
er can be understood apart from the
other.
"In 1900 Germany first proclaimed
her policy OF building a fleet against
Great Britain, an from the point Of
view of her own ambitions the policy
was a perfectly sound one She aimed at
world domination, and against world
domination the British feet from the
time of Queen Elizabeth to the present
has always been found the surest and
most effectual protection. The Germans
have every reason to be aware Of the
fact, for without the British feet,
Frederick the Great must have sue
cumbed to his enemies, and Prussia
would scarcely have shaken of the
Napoleonic tyranny.
Freedom on Land Due TO British.
Whatever may be thought about
the freedom of the seas in any OF ITS
various meanings, the freedom OF the
land is due in no small measure to the
British ships and British sailors.
at takes time, as well as money, TO
cf q
men were too wise to suppose that they
could at once call into existence
navy able to contend on equal terms
with a power which, as they saw clear
" enough, was the most formidable
obstacle to their aggressive projects
But they did not on that account doubt
the immediate advantages which their
maritime policy conferred upon them.
They calculated that powerful Meet,
even though it was numerically IN
fcrior to that of Great Britain would
nevertheless render the latter impo-
tent, since no British government
would dare risk a conflict which now
ever successful. might leave them IN
the end with naval forces inferior TO
those of some third power.
This is the policy clearly though
cautiously expressed III bhS Ae'NN'
preamble 10 the navy bill. II is neces-
sary to add that the German Navy
League entertained much more ambl-
tous designs.
$50 far neither the designs of the
German government nor those Of the
German Navy League have met with
any measure of success. The British
fighting feet has become relatively
stronger than it was thirteen months
ago. and there is no reason to suppose
that during the future course of the
war this process is likely to be ar
rested.
New Policy Devised.
at is indeed plain that after six
months Of hostiltes Admiral Won Tir-
pitt and the government which ne
serves arrived a. the same conclusion.
They saw that the old policy had brok-
en- down and that a new policy must be
devised. Submarines. they thought.
might succeed where dreadnoughts and
cruisers had failed.
The change, no doubt, was adopted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
STREETS OF GOLD
FOR KUSA, OKLA.
Will Use "Sludge, Not Good In
tentions, for Paving.
LIB, Tslerr.nh % The Tribune ]

Kusa, Okla, Sept. 5. The main busi-
ness street Of Kusa will be raved with
material which contains both gold and
silver. Il is the residuum or "sludge"
from a zinc smelter here.
An official Of the town site company
has completed arrangements with the
smelter people TO save the waste mate
rial. The paving will be done in sixty
DAYS. Much Of the ore. one hundred
tons of which will be smelted daily,
carries rich gold and silver values.
When the gold value is sufficiently
rich 10 defray the cost Of shipment
il is sold 10 smelters. II found to be
insufficient it will be used on kusa
streets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
Dumba Admits, Defends
Plan to Cripple Factories

tb) Telegraph 70 The Tribune
r Leno1, Mass, Sept. 5.-Dr. Constantin
l.. Dumba, Austro- Hungarian Ambassa-
.t soi' admits that James Z. j. Archibald,
fle american correspondent arrested in
I.-ohaon, was dispatch bearer 10 the
..,-S'FIan government, and that the let
~ written in New York on August 20
I'm regard 70 proposals 70 tie up the
ii-HeIhuiaeturing Of munitions in Bethle-
IN ana IN the middle West was bona
,ee ,e.spatch 70 Foreign Minister Burian
~ 'enna. In this letter DR.. Dumba
~. We can disorganize and hold up for
r,sls ,'.I'es u not entirely prevent, the
51ulacture Of munitions in Bethlehem
81. sno NE middle West, which. in the
,if.thlon Of the German military at
,fiehe' is Of great importance, and am
- - Vut"eighs the expenditure Of the
money involved"
~. VI, Dumba also admits that an at
,W 70 embarrass the munitions
S,sH's ss's by calling out Austro-Hun-
Ssssnt has been discussed. and that
wy "kely IN the event this is done a
No9'lnued on page 2. column 3
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
COUNT Won BERNSTORFF
SILENT ON HESPERIAN
German Ambassador Could Not
Be Found al Usual Places.

Count Won Bernstorff, German Am
bassador, could not be seen last night.
He was not at the German Embassy a.,
Cedarhurst nor at the Ritz-Carlton.
Prince Hatfield, counsellor Of the
embassy however, made il clear that
the count would make no comment on
the sinking Of the Hesperian until re-
ceiving advices from his home govern
ment. Dr. Fritz Elder, the ambassa-
doris secretary, said he had not seen
the count all day, but he was positive
no comment would be made.
The Sabbath had no effect on the bus
tie Of affairs at Cedsrhurst, and an al
most steady stream OF telegraph mes
sengers entered the embassy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
NEW TREASURE TRAIN
ON WAY TO NEW YORK
Carries Third Shipment of Gold
and Securities from London.

Bangor, Me-, Sept. 5.-The third
treasure train, bearing millions OF dol
lars in gold and securities from Lon
don. by way of Halifax. to strengthen
British credit in New York, is expected
to pass through this city tomorrow
afternoon.
While the asual secrecy is being
maintained by officials, it was learned
tonight that the train would consist OF
seven cars. 1t will be preceded by
pilot engine and car TO test out the
roadbed in order to lessen the chances
for accident
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
HOBOES WILL TAKE DAY OFF
Outing and Speeches at Fort George
on Their Programme.

Even the hoboes will knock of 10
day and celebrate. Fort George will
be the scene Of the annual Lnbor DnY
outing Of the knights of the road, who
will indulge in games and speeches,
and wind up by round-robin
wrestling match with Mulligan stew 4
Ia jungle. The international Brother
hood Welfare Association speech in
itself will listen TO J. Eads How, Cora
D. Harvey and other speakers.
Plans for the outing were made yea
terday at the first regular Sunday
meeting Of the association to be held
in the new quarters at 1913 Fourth
Avenue. Free transportation on the
railroads was discussed favorably.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
TEN KILLED In TWO
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Electric Car and Railway Train
Strike Machines Near Roches-
ter and Glens Falls.

Rochester. Sept. 5.-Five persons
were killed to-day. when their automo-
bile was struck by an electric Ger trav-
cling at high speed on the Erie Rail
road crossing on the land owned by .he
State Agricultural and Industrial
School, about ten miles south Of Roch-
ester.
The dead are Stephen s. Emerson.
seventy-three. of Rochester; Louis
Lawson. fifty. Of Spcncerport: Florence
Truesdale, twenty-four, of Spencer
port; Nellie Hayner, forty-fve. Of
SDencerport. and Mrs. Edith Keith,
forty-seven. Of Washington.
Glens Falls. y. Y, Sept Five
persons were killed here late to-day,
when an automobile in which they were
riding was struck by Delaware &
Hudson passenger train. The driver
of the car was seriously hurt.
The dead are Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Norton, Of Whitehall; their daughter,
May, nineteen; Mrs. John Norton,
thirty, and granddaughter, Edith,
aged five.
After striking the car the train went
nearly an eighth Of a mile before II
could be brought to stop Three OF
the bodies were found on the engine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
Liner Torped0ed UnWarned;;
No American Hurt; Washington
Trusts U-BOQf Had justification
BERNsrORFFs PROMISE TO UNITED STATES.

NV dear Mr. Secretary
VIII this morning beg 10 inform
you that instructions concerning your last Lusa
note contain the following passage
Liners will be sunk by submarines without warn
and without safety of the lives Of noncombatants provided
that the liners do try offer resistance
Although know that do wish discuss the Lusitania
question till incident definitely and satisfactorily
settled desire inform Of the above because this policy OF my
decided before the Arabic incident occurred
have objection your making please OF the
above information
remain, my dear Mr. Lansing
Very sincerely yours,
Sept /, 1915. j. BERNSI IOKrF'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
Army PLANE FALLS,
BADLY HURTING FLYER
Flight Lieutenant Injured in
Brownsville Accident.

Brownsville, Tex, Sept. 5-An army
aeroplane fell shortly before dark to-
night, near the aviation camp, several
miles outidc OF brownsville.
Flight Lieutenant Joseph c. Morrow,
jr., was reported badly, il not fatally
injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06

Montreal, Sept. 5.-Andrew A.
Allan emphatically states that the
Hesperian at the time she was tor
pedoed was a passenger ship, not
transport. She carried no organized
troops and no munitions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
KILL THE UMPIRE" REALITY
Lad Stabbed in Back in Dispute Over
Foul Ball.


With the score tie at the begin
ming Of the ninth. Ray Duffy, the ter
ror Of all pitchers who try TO demol-
ish the Exeters Of Manhattan, stepped
TO the bat The Senecss Of Laurel
Hill spread out at Queens Boulevard
and Hults Street, Long Island City.
Strike tuhl" cried the fourteen
year-old umpire, Carl Reddiel, Of 219
East Thirty-seventh Street. Manhattan.
The next one connected. While Dufv
made tracks for first base the umpire
called the ball a foul.
Kill the umpire" came the usual
cry, but when Reddiel shouted that
he had been stabbed in the back the
crowd melted away. Detectives were
looking for Duffy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
WEATHER

CLOUDY AND PROBABLY SHOWERS
TODAY FAIR TOMORROW.
Ye.terdsy's Temperature;
High. "a; low, 6s.
Full report on Page S.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-06
GUARANTEE

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If You Want 1t.
See Editorial Page, Fret Column.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20

sion to the grounds. and seven more were escorted from the grounds to departing railroad trains.
 Regular attendants at the fair and that the crowds were larger than ever. but 1t is officially reported that the paid admissions were less than last year. This is due in part to the in- crease in number of concessionists and the rentals may more than make up
 On Chndren's day the potato race was won by Howard Gordon of Rock vile, with Howard Burdick of Wes- terly second. Lester Wilcox of New London was second in the sack race for boys under Is. Howard Burdick boys under 16.
 Ex-Councilman Simon P. Nichols of Westerly was one of the judges of grain and vegetables.
 Miss Irene Stapleton of the Westerly high school was first in the prize speaking contest, her theme being Plea of Constance De Beverley. and ston, was second, her subject being Lochinvar. Miss Ruth Barnes of the Westerly high school and Miss Gloria Pihl of South Kingston
 F. Stewart Greene of Westerly was | awarded first and second premiums for landscape in oil, first for marine pic | ture in oil, second for design in oil | first and second for landscape in wa | ter colors, first and second in still water color. first in marine in water color, second for landscape in pastel first in fruit pastel, first in figure pas- | tel, first for drawing in crayon. first | in pencil drawing, and grst in per and ink drawing. India ink drawing display of photographs. Garniche draw ing, drawing for illustrations and dec | orative design. Mrs. Harriet Maine | Greene received first and second pre- miums for flowers in oil, second fol marine in oil, first for design in oil in which she competed with her son F. Stewart Greene.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
WESTERLY LAWYER BRINGS SUITS
Judge Herbert w. Rahbun, Acting for Thomas F. Foran Brings Suits in New London County Superior Court Against S. Curtis Eggleston and Wife of North Stonng ton and Byron Billings of New London-Washington County Superior Court Convenes Today.

Judge Herbert W. Rathbun, with law office in Westerly, acting for Thomas F. Foran of New London, has brought two Suits returnab1e to the superior court for New London county on the first Tuesday in October, and for the past three days Deputy Sheriff Casey has been busy serving the, papers in the cases. as in addition to serving notices on town clerks and every sav- tngs bank in New London county he has served notices on officers resident in New Haven of the Mantle Menhaden Oil and Guano company, the suits be- ing an outgrowth of the failure, the affairs being now with Attorney Frank L. McGuire of New London as receiver. The suit is based on a note of 1000 endorsed by Thomas F. Foran. S. Cur tts Eggleston and Byron Billings, given to Benjamin L. Armstrong Dec. 1, 1910, as part payment of 10 shares of the company stock, in which Eggleston was an officer. The note has been renewed several times and it was finally col- lected from MT. Foran. who was the equity and the plaintiff claims the deed of transfer from S. Curtis Eggleston to his sister. Ida Randall, should be de- clared null and void and the property held to respond to any judgment held on this action. It is also claimed that lOT IsIG pSGL tWO UT I1lEcc yCt1IS ESSIS- ston has transferred bank accounts to his wife to escape the conditions that now exist. and 1t Is asked that these transactions be set aside.
 The first suit dS brought against S. Curtis Eggleston. Nellie Eggleston, his wife. formerly oe North Stonington, now of South Lyme, Ida B. Randall, wife of Henry c. Randall and sister of Eggieston. Sheriff Casey attached in this suit four tracts of land in North Stonington, comprising $40 acres, which formerly stood in the name of Eggieston, but was transferred to Mrs. Randall his sister, Nov. IS, 1914. The sheriff also attached $1,400 in the Nor wich Savings society bank, $500 in the 6Selsea bank and $250 in the Dime
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-20
STONINGTON
Annual Town Meeting to Be Held This
 EVenins-Other Local Notes.

For the first time the annual meet in gof the town of Stonington will be held in the evening and 1t Is expect ed that there will be a large number of citizens in the Borough hall this evening to participate in matters of Vital interest as matters that will per tain to the conduct of the town for the ensuing year will be considered There are 9 propositions in the ofl- cial call and. aside from the finances the most important matter, one that is of interest especially to the work ingmen, is the proposition that the polls be opened on election days at 6 o'clock instead of g in the morning. The vote passed in town meeting eight years ago, providing for the removal of the inner iron fence of the Pawca- tuck bridge will be revived and, in addition the meeting will be asked to authorize the laying of concrete walks on the planldng to conform to the walks on the Westerly section of the bridge. There is so much business crammed into the meeting that 1t is feared that it will not be all completed when the time arrives for those from the Pawcatuck and Mystic sections to leave on the last trolley cars for their homes. With this fact in view there may be some curtailmeent in debate. Not including the towns proportion for state highway work and for school | improvements, the town debt has in- creased SIS, ,399.50. The town highway | commissioners have kept their work well within the appropriation. show ing a balance of s33s.3e. In 1909 the indebtedness of the town was about s2oOo; | stonington Pointers.
 A W. Havey is some peach raiser and marketed some Saturday that averaged larger than any ever before seen in the local market One peach was nearly eleven inches in circum- ference.
 Party lines should be completely