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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
KRONPRINz IN
U. S. PORT TO
GET REPAIRS

NORFOLK, Va. April "a
With the U. S, naval TUG Pa.
tusent standing guard, the Ger.
man converted cruiser kron.
prinr Wilhelm was taking on
supplies at her dock at New
port News today. where she
ran In yesterday after more
than eight months o. com.
meree raldlna.
Surrounding the German
vessel were half doxcn Brit.
lsh steamships ,li awaiting
horses 70 be TRANSPORTED 20
Europe for use on the battle
front
The kronprlnr Will not In.
tern.
This was the positive asser.
ton Of her commander. Capt.
Paul rhlerfeldt.
Ae lnslstsd that tho cruiser
would dash 20 sea as soon "a
fresh supplies are on board
and necessary repairs have
been made
No official cognlEanco has yet
been taken OF reports that the
Kronprink Wilhelma clearance
from New York last August was
Irregular
The kronprinz started It's career
as raider after leaving New York
"a cargo and pasHonger.carrying
vessel on August T.
Capt Thierfeldt admitted today
that his vessel cleared for
bremen. The authorities declare
an investigation will be made into
the circumstances OF the clear.
ancc.
The bottom OF the vessel IL GOV.
cred with barnaeleH Tho port side
Is damaged from aft the pilot
honse to the first.class saloon en-.
trance. The decks are torn up and
the inside OF the cabins wrecked
where coal was poured into the
bunksrs.
Several 81 the vessels plates are
sprung below the water line aud
considerable water has been ship.
ped
The Kronprinx had llst OF II
degrees 90 port when Newport
News was reached. and. In addition
10 these troubles. her engines ar.
IN bad shape.
Admiral May Lese Job
The failure OF tho British vea.
sells of the capes 10 prevent the
krouprlnz from entering port Ia
likely TO cost the English admiral
his command, II IL believed here
The success OF the warahip IN
reaching Newport News. following
so closely that OF the PrinE Eitsi
Frederick. IL believed certain to
have made stir In the London
admiralty.
We are too speedy 20 be eaugh,
unless they take Ne nnawaren.
was the only comment OF Capt.
Thierfeldt on his success 10 .lud.
ing the British shlpa We can't
afford 10 remain here long. how.
ever. There IL too much work 20
be done az sea"
Wants to Get Supplies
Capt. Thiorfeld, requested that
Port Collector Hamilton attend to
necessary formalities OF inspec.
ton a. soon as possible. so that
the weasel might make haste In re-.
pairing.
Permission was also asked TO
take on vegetables. water and 9th.
or supplies and so tons OF coal.
No pretsnss has yet been made
OF furnishing necessary fuel sup.
plies for n transatlantic voyage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
Three MORE CRAFT
TORPEDO VICTIMS

LONDON, April l2-The largest
British merchantmen TO fall vic
tim to German submarine was
torpedoed today and Is being
towed 10 Queenstown.
The vessel is the Liverpool $. s.
Wayfsrer. II IL a ship OF s,599
tons. The Wayfarer Is said TO be
In sinking condition.
News Of attacks upon two more
vessels by German submarines
reached here today when the crew
OF one OF the vessels reached Brix-
ham. and advices from Plymouth
reported the second being towed
In that port
Ten members Of the crew OF the
Glasgow steamer President were
brought to Brixham by fishing
boat.
They declared their vessel was
sunk Off the Eddystone rocks Sat.
urday by the VA.
The French steamer Frederic
Franek was brought to Plymouth
slightly damaged
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
Chapter XXI
PUTTING THE YARD IN
SHAPE

Don't waste a foot OF that back.
yard. Remove all obstacles akin
TO It's barren state. such as rubbish
heaps. barrels and boxes and such.
and burn them. Have all the un-
burnable things carried away. or
bury them in one corner OF the
yard. Wood ashes can be put on
the land and turned under.
Clean up the yard thoroughly. re-
moving all the sticks and stones
that have collected there. You are
out to make every foot OF ground
produce food. and II Is Just as easy
20 cultivate the whole backyard as
a small part OF II. and far more
profitable.
Among the grass of your back.
yard there has undoubtedly been
a full share OF weeds. When the
earth Ia turned these weeds will
shoot up again. some far ahead OF
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12

lack OF enthusiasm around Fourth
OF July time.
Go into the corners OF your yard
and along the fence lines and cut
any Wild vegetation that Is brave
enough to show itself And keep
doing this all year. Besides civ.
Ing you n lot OF exercise. operating
on the weeds assiduously with a
hoe will make next years work
easier.
See that your fences are proof
against the neighhors chickens n
you are 10 save your crop aud your
comDosure
To read all the donts and ad.
monishments that are given would
discourage. Il seems. the small
gardener But II isn't as hard as
II would seem. There Is hardly a
chance of the beginner not getting
crop. and a good one. II the work
" taken real seriously.
You will be sure to do exception.
ally we'll with one or two things
and these will encourage you to
greater effort.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
ENCLAND'S QUEEN elizabeth
COULD WHIP Z PENNSYLVANIA
IN SEA FIGHT, SAYS CATHMANN

navies OF anywhere near her
sixc could sink her with perfect
safety 20 themsslvenl
That 10 the declaration OF
Louis oa,hmann. consulting en-
aineer, Inventor and specialist
In armor and high explosive
shells.
He fully agrees with Herbert
Quick that the Pennsylvanla rs
outcisssed by the Queen eliza.
beth Of the British navy and by
many other ships In other ma.
vies.
II admit the pennayivania's
dimensions. tonnage, speed and
armament, should make her
most formidable vessel" he con-
tinued. "hut the fac, Is SHE is
OBSOLETE BEFORE SHE is
COMPLETED. and the Califor.
MIA and all other vessels Of her
class arc obsolete before they
are laid down.
1.-THE Queen Elizabeth could sink
or destroy 10 such obsolete ships
In an open sea fight. for the British
vessel. because Of I,s higher speed.
could choose It's range and position.
and, using is-ineh guns. It's shells
can carry 900 pounds OF high es.
plosives.
Could Fight Long Range
with such shells against obso.
lete armor-plereina shells used In
the American navy, the British YES.
sci could destroy any number OF
American ba,tIeships at long range
before the American vessel could
even penetrate the sis.lneh armor
on the British ship.
THE Queen Elizabeth is using
high explosive shells. Nobody is
silly enough TO assume that she is
firing armorpiercing shells AT the
Notifications in the Dardanelles
"All the navies OF Europe have
abandoned the use OF the armor.
piercing type of shell In favor OF the
high explosive. because OF the enor
mously superior destruetlveness OF
the latter.
aunt the contention OF tne
navy department officials that the
Pennsylvania can hit nalf again as
often ms the Queen Elizabeth on
number of guns
Wouldn't Pierce Armor
IL do not know. but am prepar.
ed to admit that the Pennsylvania
guns may be of much higher veloc.
fly.
Even assuming all this. the ar.
mor-piercing shells OF the Pennsyl.
vanla cannot possibly be effective
NJ a range Of. say. eight miles. be
cause an armor-piercing shell. to be
effective. MUST HIT THE TAR.
GET At RIGHT ANGLES. 9TH.
ERWISE 1T WILL NOT PIERCE.
The high explosive shell, on the
contrary. may hit at any angle; It
oxplodes against the side of the
chip, driving the ARMOR BACK.
WARDS WITH IRRESISTIBLE
FORCE. and II the hit Is anywhere
near the water line single shot
will sink any ship In existence
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12

uisut. ssthmann Z. enc ~ the Errste~t
ins rntns. % ARTILLERY ard praJ~sth~s w
tho world asrmsny'. adspstan Of hls
.naa .hinr high -spie~ise pyoI~.tii~. made
"a possible to destroy the f~sts. COSTING
naIiIien.. at fiexs. >amnr ssa Ant@srp
aathrnsrn is Of s~rrnsn birth. but has
been n n.fnssiis~d rttfsen ~ the allied
-is ate. for tho pas, 90 y~srs. Ills fir.s
offes Of ~. invention YES Go our own
ordnance department.. bet they passed "
M and he then ..id n an a roysitf
hast. TO the krupps. u - aid thsf the
japanese arc the eaiy athe- nation using
H. hut tho ierrifi. s,sssss deal, ~ tho
uux~a tiisss~th'. guns In tho parhs-
r~lis. Indicate thai EnEiand 10 up 70
.nun on high explosive praJrctiies- -
Fditsr,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
SAME OLD STORY
in SAME OLD way.

Once more. aH ever when asked
FOR improvements. the Puget Sound
Traction. Light 4 Power company
iE on the verge OF calamity.
Loud walls OF abJect grief have
arisen since the public service
commission ordered the company
to extend It's Fauntleroy and Alki
point lines TO Virginia street that
through service might be pro
vlded
The company. ~ forced 10 put
through the Improvement. will lose
$4,000. II says. And this fact. or
fancy. has been set forth In fine.
large petition. which Federal Judge
Neterer will hear April II.
Meantime Judge Neterer has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
GROWING MUSHROOMS

Amateurs are cautioned by
experts not 10 attempt mush-
room growing on a large scale.
The amateur who wishes to
grow the family supply In the
cellar may prepare a bed by
obtaining stable manure with
out much straw. and turning II
over at intervals OF three days
until we'll mixed. Three turn
ings are usually sufficient
Then add one-third OF It's bulk
In fresh earth. When this mix.
ture cools. lay out the bed In
one.foot squares. Then. with a
dibble. make holes in each
four inches deep and into
these put spawn one inch
square. covering no. In less
than two weeks the bed will
be covered with spawn.
Then a layer OF loan should
be spread over the bed. and
firmly leveled with a spade.
Then the bed il covered with
three or four inches OF straw.
II extremes OF heat. cold,
draught and moisture are
avoided results are quite sure.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12

Judgment Of $500 for Nora s.
Johnson against A. o, Johnson for
auto accident affirmed by Olympia
supreme court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12

WASHINGTON. April Ia
Tire newly launched bat;leship
Pennsylvania 10 not only no, the
most powerful battleshlp IN the
world, but any ba,tleship In
British. German or Japanese
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12

INDIANAPOLIS, April IA
Prison sentences OF from three
20 sls years and fines ranging
from $500 TO $1,000 we're I'm.
posed today upon Terre Haute
politicians convicted of con
spiraey as a result, OF election
frauds In vi9o county at the
lac, election.
Mayor Don Roberts was sen.
fenced 10 serve ais yoars In the
federal prison at Lcsven~orth
and fined 5000.
Sheriff Dennis Shea and Ell
acmar, Judge OF the elreul,
court. were eseh sentenced 20
serve five years and fined
$1,000.
Harry Montgomery, prssider,
OF the Terre Nsute board OF
works. Geo. Erenhsrdt a mem.
Dor of the board; Ed Drlseoli.
assistant city engineer. ard
Thomas Smith, were each sen.
fenced 10 three years inprison-
ment and fined $500.
aa-assars.a-a--------------
Rockefeller Foundation will spen
.000. 600 to study animal diseases
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
DENTAL
and
OPTICAL
PRICES CUT

No such low prices
or strictly high class
Dental and Optical
cork were ever offered
"A Seattle or elsewhere.
Tou need not hurry. as
ny low prices Will con
inus while the hard
lines last.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12

temporarily choked the public serv.
ice commissions order.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12
Edwin j. Brown, D. d. S.

seattio's Loading Dentist
Mental Department., 7i3 First Ave.
Union Block.
opticnI Department, 105 first Ave.
Washington Block.
he sure aud Come To 700 and si5
First Ave.
Oman evenings until : and sun
days until for people who work
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-04-12

Rockefeller Foundation will spend
81 900. 600 to study animal diseases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
BARNES ASSIGNED A SALARY CLAIM AGAINST ]. B. LYON Excerpt From Minute Book of Albany Journal Con-
 pany Introduced at
 Syracuse

Syracuse, N. Y, May 6-An excerpt from the minute book of the Albany Jour- nal company in the supreme court here to- day during the trial of William Barnes libel suit against Theodore Roosevelt purported to show that Barnes assigned to that corporation a salary claim of $20, GOO against James B. Lyon, founder of the Albany printing concern which bears his name. The claim, it was said, represented salary for two years and for the assign n.ent the trustees authorized giving MT. Barnes a general release from all existing claims against him held by the Journal company.
 The Lyen company and James E. Lyon have been mentioned many times in pre- vious testimony.
 Excerpts from the minute book were read by counsel for Theodore Roosevelt after objections by Barnes attorneys had been overrued. The minute book was in. troduced at the afternoon session. During the morning session Justice William s Andrews ruled that Colonel Roosevelt could not testify about local conditions ir Albany.
 The colonel then went on the stard for cross examination. He remained there long enough for William M. Iy. ms, chief counsel for Barnes. to in. form him politely that he had no de aire to question him. It probably Wal the coloneIs last appearance on tho witness stand.
 Both of today's sessions were de voted to testimony in regard to putll, printing and additional evidence of thi. nature will be presented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
TIE STATE SEEKS
 ID CORRObORATE
 MAIDS TESTIMONY
Charge Detective Tried to Bribe Celia Coleman to Change Story Regard
 ing Mrs. Bailey Killing

Mineola. N Y. May 6--The prosecution in the case of Mrs. Florence conklin Cars man, on trial for the second time charged with the murder of Mrs. Louise D. Bailey, brought forward new testimony today in corroboraton of Celia Coleman, a negro maid in the Carman home, who has been the states chief witness,
 Celia herself supplied new testimony in continuation today of her examination as witness against her former mistress, when she declared she had been offered $500 to change the story she had told at the first trial when the jury disagreed. Celia said the offer was made to her by a negro detective
 Following up this new development the district attorney put on the stand George Turner. a negro, who not only corrobo- rated Celia in regard to the alleged brb- cry of her. but was permitted to testify that she had told him on July last of Mrs. Carmans alleged admissions regard
 ing the killing of Mrs. Bailey
 The district attorney, cross examining Mrs. Ida Powell, sister of Mrs. Carman. put questions intended to show that Dr. Carman, husband of the defendant. knew that woman who was in the physi- clans waiting room the night of the shooting had gone to Canada. Two young women were in the waiting room then, and pr. Carman and his family have maintained they did not know who they were.
 Did pr Carman tell you that one of these young women wrote 10 him and said it would ruin him to testify at the first trial?" Mrs Powell was asked She answered No"
 The defense, opening it's case late today, called MT. Helen Corby, niece of Mrs. Carman, and her husband. Charles, Mir. and Mrs. Platt Conklin. Mrs. Carmans pa- rents. and 10-year-old Elizabeth Carman, who testified that at the time of the shoot- | ing and subsequently Mrs. carman was | in her room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07

Far up in the Russian Baltic provinces. heretofore untouched by the war. the Germans are attempting to advance to- ward I.ibau and Riga; on the East Prus- sian frontier they are engaged in series of battles. and with a big gun are bonn harding at long range, as they did Dun kirk, the Russian fortress of Grodno; in central Poland they have had to defend themselves against a Russian attack; in Western Galicia they are attempting with all their strength to smash the Russian flank and compel the Russians to aban- oon the Carpathian passes which they gained at such cost during the winter
 In this western Galeian battle the Ger mans claim to have made a still greater advance and to have crossed the Wisloka river well to the east of tho Dunajec river which until few days ago formed part of the Russian front, and to have put their hands firmly on Dulila pass,
 In conjunction with this attack from the west the Austrians are attempting to drive the Russians from Lupkow pass, farther to the east. and with success, according tc the German account. In all the Ger mans claim to have taken 4uUOO Russian prisoners since the offensive was under taken last Saturday night. The Austrlans put the number at more than 00.00o and express the belief that the whole Rus sian third army will be destroyed. These reports show that the Austro- German blow is meeting with the greatest success on the northern slopes of the western Carpathians, for towards the up- per Vistula the Russians appear to be in their old positions
 Despite the claims of tho Austrians and Germans. the Russian representatives in 1 the European capitals reiterate that the victory has been greatly exaggerated, ane | the public is waiting to hear what Grand | Duke Nicholas. commander in chief of tn, | Russian forces. has to say about it. | The Germans also claim series of sue | cesses in the west They report that the, l are continuing their progress southeas l of Ypres which, however. is hardly born out by Field Marshal French, who say
 that the British have recaptured more Q | the trenches which they had lost on HI
 50 and that fighting is still progressin' in that neighborhood, while elsewhere tn Germans have shown no disposition | lattack.
 There are reports that the German are about to make another determine
 effort to take Ypres, which Is con sdered the key to the French coas ports. The Pail Mall Gazette says:
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THE WAR SITUATION

Vienna and Berlin continue Russians the Carpahans declare that
  by Teutoni allies Vienna
  n W -
 
  O by Par M " of in
   Q WY = aoainst the utmaum its legation Pekno
  states through Secretary san has
  adhence   tribute 4o the peac of
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out qualification.

The Japanese legation continued yes
 terday it's efforts to persuade the Chi nese government to concede Japan s demands without the necessity of serv.. ing the ultimatum, which was re- ceived early yesterday.
 The secretary of the legation vls- tied the foreign office and informed Vice Minister Tsao Yulin that the le- gation had received the ultimatum aud that it would be presented unless China agreed to Japan's 24 demands before z o'clock in the evening. Tsao fulin immediately visited Yuan Shi kai anu after conference with the executive and other members of the government, conveyed to the Japanese legation the following further concessions CT ina reiterated, regarding Shah : tung province that she would grant Japan everything that already Tau been granted to Germany there oy treaty.
 What China Agrees To China agreed to grant Japan the right to work mines in south Aen. churia and caste srn Mongolia; that all disputes between the Japanese in Man. churia of whatever nature shall be un7 der Japanese jurisdiction; that schoois and hospitals may lease land rom the Chinese, thereby reserving land owner | ship, to grant concession to 'apih
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
What China Agrees To

Washington, May 6.-The silence consistently maintained by the Uni ted States with reference to the Japanese Chinese negotiations since they began nearly four months ago was broken tonight by the issuance of statement by Secretary Bryan explaining the American governments 8 position.
 The statement was prepared earlier in the day after consultation with President Wilson. While press reports had told of Japan's decision to send sn ultimatum to China, no official in- formation had been received to con- tirm this tonight
 The American government in It's p-o- nouncement in effect reiterates its ad- herence to the open door policy and the maintenance of the territorial in tegrity of China and points out that there has been mo abatement of it's interest in the welfare and progress of China" The sole interest of the United States is declared to be that the negotiations between Japan and China may be concluded in manner satis- factory to both nations" and thus con- tribute to the peace of the world. '
 Ready to Assist
 The statement was interpreted in some quarters as meaning that while no tender of good offices would '.o made by the Washington government the services of the United States were at the disposal of both countries should they desire the assistance cf any third power to bring about a dip- lomatic settlement of the questions Ut issue.
 viscount Chinda. the Japanese am bassador and Kai Fushah. the Chinese
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
U. s. WILL PROTECT ITS TREATIES WITH CHINA

minister, sought separate interviews
 with MT. Bryan late today but declined to discuss the object of their visits. IL is believed they were shown copies
 of the statement of the American po-
 sition The text of the statement fol- lows:
 s.In order that there may be no mis- understanding of the position of the United States in refrence to the nego- tiations pending between Japan and
 China the following announcement Is made. sfs sA tfs
 ,sAt.the beginning of negotiations the Japanese government conditionally in- formed this government of the matters companied the information by the as-
 surance that Japan had no intention of interfering with either the political in dependence or territorial integrity of China, and that nothing that she pro- posed would discriminate against other powers having treaties with China, or
 interfere with. the. "open door policy to which all the leading nations are com mitted. .
 This government has not only had nc | thought of surrendering any of its treaty rights with China. but 1t has never been asked by either Japan O, China to make any surrender of these rights There Is no abatement of Its interest in the welfare and progress of China and it's sole Interest in the pres
 enti negotiations is that they may be concludedi In ma nnsr satisfactory tc both lions, and that the terms of tho |aEreefnent VIII not only contribute to the prosperity of both of these grea, oriental empires but maintain that cor
 dial relationship 10 essential to the
 future of both. and to the peace of the world. l No remarks accompanied the state pent nor was there any further ex- planation of the purpose of its B. l stance 1t this time
 ] It was noted in many quarters. how
 tCsltinued sn P.ss Tweuve,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
HAS NOT HEARD
 OF ULTIMATUM

Washington, May 6.-Officials here said late today they had not heard of Japan's ultimatum to China except through press dis patches. A few minutes later the Japanese ambassador called at the state department and went into conference with Secretary Bryan.
 On leaving the department the ambassador told newspaper men he had not been advised that his government had sent an ultimatum to China, nor had he heard any suggestion of mediation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-07
TO LECTURE ON
 FARM METHODS

New York. May 6.-Prof. Koeplin Ravn, said to be the greatest authority on the composition of soils in Europe. arrived from Copenhagen today on the steamship Hellig Olav. He comes at the invitation Of the department of agriculture and will lecture in number of American un- versailles on Danish farming methods, sup pementing the work of pr. Maurice F. Egan, American minister to Denmark in introducing Danish farming methods in the United States