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NOT EFFECTIVE
Submarines That Participated In War
Game Were In Bad Shape
Investigation 10 Result.

WASHINGTON. May Twin un-
official reports indicating that half OF
the IL submarines assigned to parti-
cipate in the var game with the At
lantic fleet were at least partially in
effective. Secretary Daniels today an
nOunced his determination To make a
thorough investigation 10 find the
cause OF. and n possible. a remedy
for. the too frequent breakdOwns OF
the navy's underwater craft
With the growing importance OF
the submarine az an instrument OF
warfare said the secretary. Il feel
that too much Importance cannot be
paid TO this branch 81 the service
and every effort Of the department
will be directed to inspecting the rec
Ords made by the submarines during
the recent maneuvers The subma-
rine Il sull In an experimental stage.
and the boat Of two years ago. as
compared with those now in active
service abroad Is probably even more
comprehensively obsolete than an au-
tomobile Of three years ago
In Bad shape.
"Of the 10 submarines which came
TO New York for the msneuvers. one
was unable 20 proceed. the various
others suffered from hreakdowus no
cessitating repairs OF great or less inn.
portance which took them out Of the
game for varying Lengths of time Re
ports. unofficial. give a number vary.
ing from five To- seven a. the total
submarines effective during "a certain
period OF the maneuvers.
In the meanwhile. the plans for tho
% new submarines authorized by the
sixty third congress are being pushed
with all possible speed. and am
greatly pleased with the rapid and ~.
hcient work of the bureaus Of construc.
ton and repair and steam engineering
in THIS matter Bids viii be invited
FOR their actual construction next
week These boats include two more
Of the new sea EoinE submarines
which We are going 90 try and make
the last word in such boats
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MAJESTIC SUNK BY GERMAN
SUBMARINE IN THE
DARDANELLES.
Princess Irene Blown Up While
Undergoing Repairs at Sheerness.
Hart Fighting in Galicia

LONDON. May p. 1O:45 p. m.-The
British battleship Majestic. another
OF the ships supporting the allied
army on the Gallipoli peninsula. was
torpedoed and sunk by a German sub
marines this morning Nearly all the
Objects and crew were saved
Al about the same time the steamer
Princess Irene. which was built last
year for the Canadian Pacific British
columbia coast service and which was
taken over by the admiralty al the
commencement Of the war. was acct
dentally destroyed by an explosion
while al anchor az Sheerness. where
she was undergoing repairs. All her
crew. numbering $50 except one sea
man. and, besides. IS dockyard work
men who were aboard az the time. lost
their lives
The Majestic. which was the oldest
battleship on the active list OF the
British navy Is the sixth capital shin
lost by the allies since the beginning
OF the operations against the Darda
nelles. and the second which has fallen
a victim to German submarines which
recently arrived In those waters
The submarine menace is n grow
ing one both In the Aegean sea and
nome waters. and these vessels pro-
mise 10 take an active part in the oper-
afiOns in the narrow waters % the
Adriauc where as in the Aegean.
numerous Islands afford good shelter
While the warships are able 10 90.
cape them In the waters around the
British Isles. with The increase in their
numbers the carrying on OF soa-borre
trade becomes more and more hazar-
dous The admiralty st11 believes
that the American steamer Nebraskan.
now on her way 90 Liverpool. was
torpedoed and. In addition. the British
steamer Morwonn. bound for Canada.
aud the Danish steamer Beatty have
been sunk by submarine. only n few
days ago the commander 90 a subma.
rinc Informed a Danish captain that
he had no orders Co sink Danish YES.
sells
Fighting IN Galieia.
Amidst the activities on land and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-28
POTTERS ELECT
Result Of Referendum Throws Election
To Menae Of East Liverpool as
President

EAST LIVERPOOL. o.. May 81
Omcial announcement was made At
headquarters here today that the fol.
lowing officers had been elected by the
National brotherhood of Operative
Pottcrs by referendum vote.
President Edward Menge. East
Liverpool
Secretary ry-treasurer-John r. Wood.
East Liverpool
e-presidents-- Frank Hutchius.
John Randolph. Sheldon Moore and
George Martin. Trenton. ~ j.. ~ r..
Burgess and John Stingler. Fast Liver.
pool. Thomas Woods. SebrIng. Ohio
The annual convention of the
brotherhood viii b eheld in Atlantic
City the first week in July
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SUCCESSOR TO FISHER.

LONDON. May %. 1857 %. m.-Ad.
miral Sir Henry Bradvardinec Jack.
son has been appointed frst sea lord
N the admiralty. to take the place of
Admiral Lord Fisher. who resigned re-.
centB owing to differences with Win.
stOn Spencer Churchill then arst lord
- the admiralty Admiral sir Ar.
thur Knyvot Wilson viii remain With
The board of admiralty IN an advisory
canacLII
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$50 OF cRFW SAVED

LONDON. May %. 2.6s A. M-A
Dispatch to the Times from &C. Mu-
dros correspondent says that $50 men
% the crew u the British battieshlp
Triumph. which was sunk Wednesday
BY a submarine in the Gulf OF saros.
were saved
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oREerAN KING IMPROVES.

ATHENS Via LONDON May ~.
11.f7 y. M-kinE Constantine passed
restful night. and the doctors de-
cIdod today that another operation
would be unnecessary Thoy REGARDED
The patients condition generally I'm
proved Tho kings temperature af
moon today was $50 and his pulse SO
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SWORN STATEMENT MADE
BY CAPT. OF NEBRASKAN

ed States government had received to-
night messages from Ambassador
Page and Consul skinner AZ London
and statement from Captain Green
.of the American steamer Ncbraskan.
but from all Information thus Tar avail
able II has been imposs ihle TO determ-
Inc whether the explosion ON the Ne
braskan Tuesday was caused By
mine or a torpedo
Many officials are inclined 10 the
theory that the ship struck a floating
mine. though they arc Withholding
judgement pending a full report Nav
al officers say the upward explosion
In the vessel a. described by Captain
Green Is OF the character which Is
more likely 20 have been caused by q
mine than a torpedo.
Ambassador Page reports that ha
had begun an inquiry. sending Naval
Constructors attached To the American
embassy to make n complete examiu.
.ation-upon the Nebsskan's arrival
.at Liverpool. where she was due to
night
Any diplomatic action as result
Of the incident will be- deferred until
there II definite proof of the cause of
the explosion. should IL deveIop that
the vessel was torpedood. the fact that
her flag had been lowered few min.
utes before. az sundown. would have
no bearing upon the action OF the
American government. which always
has insisted upon the exercise of the
right OF visit and search before an
attack upon any merchantmen.
Similar Case.
" IL Is proved that the Nebraskan
was partially wrecked by a mine. the
case would be similar 10 the mishaps
TO the American cotton ships Evelyn
and Carib. which struck mines. the re-
sponsibility for which has never been
fixed
Count Won Bernstorff. the erman
ambassador. today formally presented
"a memorandum TO the state depart-
ment stating that the mines laid by
Germany were Of such a character as
would become innocuouS when unloos-
ed. Previously the British government
had given the United states similar
assurances. The laying Of mines for
the sole purpose Of intercepting com
merce was forbidden by The Hague
convention. but there has been no gen
eral rule by which the prohibition
could be interpreted as II has been
claimed that all mines used In The
present war have been laid for offen-
siVe or defensive purposes
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EInHT nRoWNrn

KANSAS CITY. No. May "a
heavy rainstorm that broke over Ar.
kansas. Kansas. western Missouri and
eastern Oklahoma this afternoon. fol.
lowing yesterdays rains. increased the
rising waters and almost cut on com.
munication with the districts
Meagre reports tell OF az least eiaht
deaths either by drowning or ughtn.
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GREATER WHEELING CHAR
TER RATIFIED BY MA
J0RTrY OF $50.
Great Interest Taken In Election
and Unusually Large Vote
Was Pooled. The Results.

Henry G. Weisaerber, Democrat
defeated James n. RIddie. Repub-
iesn. for board Of control, at the
city election yesterday by a mar
row margin. bringing to q eIose
one Of the hottest campaigns
that has been ~agsd since the
election Of Or. 7, N. -askins four
year, ago over Mr.. Weisosresr.
With q fair majority the Great.
er wheeling Of Dayton Plan char
ter carried over the present
amended charter, changing the
complexion of the city govern
naent from an elective 20 an ap-
pointlVe BODY. BY far the hot.
test Tight was waoed on these two
propositions, resulting In a ma
Jortty for the winner Of $50 votes.
The Amended charter received
3oe5. and the Greater Wheeling
ehsrtsr received a total Of s,743
votes.
Although they lost tthe board
OF control member, nevertheless
the Republicans upheld their
former reputation by taking a
vast majority Of the eounoIInen.
In the First Braneh, five Repub-
lieans mostly new r,embers, were
named to this branch with three
Democrats. With five hoIdovers
IN this branch the Republicans
retain the balance Of power, ten
members 70 six members, there
being three Democrat hoIdovers.
Without a doubt this election
was the hardest fought for years.
especially the fight for board OF
control. Neither Of the men made
much outward show, but their ..In-
terlor" campaign was one that
counted. Mr. weisserber received
a total Of 3.4eo votes against Mr..
Riddles 3,S7s votes giving hin, a
plurality Of 102 VoteG Albert L
Bauer. Socialist, received sos
votes
Extreme Quiet
One striking feature OF yesterday
'lecion was the extreme quiet tina
prevailed. One would hardly have b,
ieved by outside appearances that IN
largest vote that has been poiled 10
some time was exercising the right q
suffrage. A total OF 7.15O votes wa
cast.
The polls opened at o'clock yestei
Jay morning and closed at o'cloc
IN the evening. At o'clock the frs
precinct. Precinct I I'm the Third ware
was in and ready TO report. In thi
ward the vote on the charter was e,
actly alike. while the Republican men
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Was a Torpedo-

LIVERPOOL. May 2S. 2:56 a. m
Ihe American steamer Nebraskan
which was disabled Tuesday night by
an explosion of the coast of Ireland
arrived here shortly before midnight
The captain said
saw no submarine. but am Ger.
tain II was torpedo which hit us
Moreover. a submarine could not
nave failed 20 see our name and ma,
uonality. which was outlined IN huge
letters on our sides"
The members of the crew of the Ne.
braskan were agreed that the explo
sion was undoubtedly caused by a tor
pedo.
The forward part Of the ship is com
pletely wrecked.
Yet Undecided.
WASHINGTON. May 27-The Unit.
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wAsHrH0ToN. May 27-Forecaats
ohio-unsetted Friday, probably
ahoFera south saturday cloudy.
west WirEtnia- Unsettled Wffdnv
prohably Showers Saturday partly
cioudr.
western Pennay1vanta=unnett rrf-
davi Saturday partly cloudy.
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ber for the board OF control had .
slight lead.
From that time until 10 O'Clock the
returns poured into the treasurer's Of
fee. one precinct after another. At
(cOnsnusd ON Page Hlsvsn-)
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COUNCIL REPUBLICAN
By A LARGE MAJORITY
THE WINNERS
BOARD OF CONTROL
HENRY Z. wEleoEReER. (oD.

FIRST BRANCH COUNCIL
First Ward
EDWARD MekoWN (R)
Second Ward
LANES G. RICHARDS (R)
Third Ward
THOMAS FOX (D)
Fourth Ward
p. J. ouiILIoAN CO..
FMh Ward
GEORGE CONRAD (R)
Sixth Ward
JOHN STEIN (D)
Seventh Ward
WILSON coNNELEV (R)
Eighth Ward
n. LEE ROBINSON (R)
SECOND BRANCH COUNCIL
FIRST WARD
JOHN p. KINDEIBERoER (R)
JOSEPH REAss or
LEE HEDGES (R)
WILLIAM DRAKE (R)
SECOND WARD
HENRY FRoHME (D)
L. W. FRITZ, (R)
n. PEFFERMAN (R)
THIRD WARD
WILLIAM wINTERHAITER (O)
J. 8. BUTTS (R)
W. n. HARE (R)
FOURTH WARD
HARRY 6ARRET (D)
EDWARD PIANkEY (D)
ALBERT ERB (O)
FIFTH WARD
JAMES n. ZINK (R)
FRANK CHURCH (R)
JAMES A. IAsHLEY (R)
SIXTH WARD
THEODORE WAGNER (D)
c. W. kREITER (D)
GEORGE L. REIsTER (D)
3. J. KILLEEN (D)
JOHN n. IAScH (R)
SEVENTH WARD
q. e. ADAMS (R)
c. e MUHLEmAN (R)
o. A. MORGAN (R)
EIGHTH WARD
ARTHUR HoNEcKER (R)
WILLIAM kIEIOSING (R)
JOSEPH ARmBRUsTER (R)
PHILIP kUNTZ (R)
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Fighting in Galitia
midst the activities on land and
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12

cafe and many others. In each OF
them. the Girl, piled with wine by her
companion. had passed checks. most.
iy for amounts ranging around s25
apiece. according TO the police.
The girl said she and the man
came from Havana 70 New York to
sether. She left Now York to come
tSpetroit last June and has worked
m an artists model since.
The Man" and she had parted.
but on Tuesday ~ she sat In the
Baldwin cafe. sne saw her old sweet
heart and he saw her. Then the
round Of taxicabs and champagne
and cafes started.
When the detectives took up the
trail OF the pair the man had dis
appeared. but the girls Detroit lover.
still faitAful. came to headquarters
10 plead for her release. Merceie
addressed Detective, Emory Brooks
- "senor." when he interrogated
her.
She would not explain how she
happened to obtain the Irish name
Of Murray.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12

Here's another one for Detroits
gay Lotharios: Isl &.
II . married woman nnds IN am.
ity. leaves her husband because OF
her love for this af,nity. and then
sues her husband for divorce 20
that she may marty her new soul
mate, who should pay her lawyer
the husband or the afhnityf
Frank Dumbovich. who once had
a home at No. 1904 Russell-st.. and
n faithful wife and two children.
alleged that stephen Csska. once
q boarder IN his homo. had stolen
the love Of his wife. and. therefore.
should be made to pay her expenses
In the divorce suit. The contention
was made In Judge Mandell's court.
Thursday morning. during Dumbo-
vich's suit for damages for alleged
alienation Of affections against Cas-
ka.
The jury dsliberatsd . little less
than an hour. and brought IN Q YER
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
Come On, Lotharios, Here's
Another Poser for You

dict for e400. Caska did not con
test the suit. Dumbovich sued foi
$1,000. The fee which Dumbovich
viii have TO pay to his wife's at
torney was not included In the S40C
verdict. this amount having been
awarded a. q balm TO Dumbovich's
injured feelings.
Judge Mandell. In charging the
jury. declared q man II entitled tc
recover damages for the loss OF his
wife's love. even though she 10 q
worthless woman.
From the evidence In this case.
said the court "it is plain that the
wife OF the plaintiff was not much
Of Q wife to him. Nevertheless. Q
man may suffer humiliation wher
the affections OF the wife are alien
ated. and he IL entitled to recover
damages for his sufferings.
Csska, according to the plaintiff
left Detroit, when he learned thai
Mrs. Dumbovich had fled suit fol
divorce.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
ALDERMEN TO
CONSULT d. u. r.

The council committee on public
utilities met wednesday to discuss
q proposed ordinance, similar TO the
Junction line ordinance. to compel
the d. q. r. to extend service on
the Baker line to West Jefferson and
Dearborn-aves.
No d. U. r. representative was
present. Several railroad tracks
cross Dearborn-ave. at grade. and
Corporation Counsel lawson told
the aldermen that there might be
some dinicuity IN forcing the com
pany TO give service under tho pro
posed ordinance. He said II would
be too costly for the city to station
police oflicers at the different cross
ings to see that the trains did not
block the avenue for more than fve
minutes at time.
The committee finally decided to
hold q conference with tho d. u. r
oficials and find out what the com
psny is willing TO do to better the
service. At the same time the com
pany will be asked to repair the
Brush-st track foundations.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
ROOMING HOUSE
MAN SUES POLICE

George f. Ferguson, who with his
wife, Lillian, formerly conducted q
rocmins house at No. 80 Park-pl..
appeared In the circuit court be
fore Jrdse Lamb Wednesday morn
ing a. plsintiff In suit for s10,-
o0n DR. nascs against Patrolman MUIR
dock Mckenzie and the Detroit po-
lice department.
Two girls and two young men en-
tered tho Ferguson rooming house
about three years ago. and McKen-
zie, after following them placed
Ferguson under arrest as disor-
derly persons. oThe charge against
him was dismissed by Police Justice
Stein. Ferguson now claims the
$4,000 for false arrest.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
ENACTS STREET
CAR ACCIDENT
BEFORE COURT

A Fourteenth line street car ran
right through the circuit court In
which Judge Shepherd was sitting
. man got on backwards, and was
struck by an ambulance-that is, ali
this happened In pantomime, with
Judge Shepherd and lawyers acting
as stage managers.
In the suit OF Anton Anderson
against the Detroit Ambulance Co.
Axel Petersen, a friend Of the plaint
IN. took the witness stand to show
just how the accident happened.
There are the steps OF the street
car" said Judge Shepherd to the
witness. now show us how your
friend got or" The steps" were
the platform of the witness stand.
"The cars going the wrong way"
said a lawyer Have It go towards
the jury"
The Judge agreed that the car
should run In the direction of the
jury. Petersen turned around, wait
ed long enough to permit the cal
to start again. and then proceeded
to jump on backwards. The stenog
rapher. sitting behind. moved sew
eral feet as Petersen was about tc
fall.
!, Then the ambulance came along
Petersen showed Just how his
friend got in front OF the ambu-
lance, was knocked down, and car
ried into q nearby drug store.
Anderson is seeking $4,000 dam.
ages.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
SUN LIFE MAKES
BUMPER RECORD

The Sun Life Assurance company
Of Canada closed the year with the
strongest statement In its history.
IL again maintained its leadership
among Canadian life companies in
amount OF new assurances issued
and paid for, assurances In force.
assets, surplus and income. new as
surances issued during 1914 totaling
s2.ls7. 900.
Assurances in force now total
over S21s,1ss 900. In view Of war
conditions II is particularly inter
esting TO note that the compsny's
mortality for the year was only 70
per cent Of the expected--a highly
satisfactory showing. II is further
stated that up to Jan. 20. 1915. after
nearly SIX months of war. the com.
pany had received notification OF
only three deaths of its policyhold-
ers resulting directly from the war.
The net loss on two of the three
claims was more than Offset by the
profit In the third. an annuitant.
Assets increased by Ss.4s1.ooo to
4.1s7 900, the largest annual In
crease In the compsny's history. A
favorable feature Of the
years operations was an Increase a
more than 4s per cent in surplus
earnings, net surplus now standing
at s6.GO3.7e3.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
TO TEST LEGALITY
OF CITY BONDS

To satisfy II. Lee Anstey q Liv,
insstoue OF New York. purchasers oi
the recent issue Of city bonds. the
city will institute q friendly suit in
the local circuit court to clear up q
legal objection TO sewer. public
building and public lighting bonds
amounting TO e1.3o0.00o.
In studying the legality OF the bond
issue eastern experts have discov
cred that when the first verdier bill
Was declared unconstitutional In
1909. there was one section that the
court did not pass upon definitely
They have asked the controller to
obtain q court ruling on this one
point. To get the case into court
the controller viii refuse to sign the
bonds and the common council win
then mandamus him.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
DEMAND TONER
NAME FOR STREET

Residents on upper ST. Antoine.
st. dislike the unpleasant notoriety
which is daily given the name OF
the streets by the "doin's" OF the
Inhabitants at the lower end. They
have placed in Aid. Barnett's hands
petition asking that the name. be-
tween Mt. vernon-ave. and Phila-
delphiarave. be changed to Philadel.
phia court. The petitioners suggest
that there is some dignity connected
with q name like Philadelphia court.
whereas the name st. Antoinest.
appears daily in the police news.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
CLEVELAND GIRL,
STAGE STRUCK,
WON'T GO HOME

Miss Gladys Evans. OF Cleveland.
o., wants to take up a stage career.
which Is entirely opposed to her
mothers wishes. but as Gladys is
21 years old, Mrs. T. Z. Evans. Of
Cleveland. the mother. appealed to
the police in vain for aid in forcing
her daughter to go home with her.
Detectives Potter and Van Mort
wick aided Mrs. Evans In locating
her missing daughter, but there
their duties ended.
Miss Gladys left her home two
weeks ago with Mrs. Margaret West
o fair diyorcee OF Cleveland, accord.
ing to the police.
Mrs. Evans was greatly worried.
and when she heard that Gladys
was in Detroit. preparing to put on
Q vaudeville act with Mrs. West, she
came here and appealed to the 20.
lice for aid.
Miss Gladys and her vaudeville
teammate we're found In the Fair.
far hotel. and Gladys and her moth.
or held a reunion In Inspector
George Larkins' once.
He advised the girl TO 90 home
with her anxious mother, but
Gladys was obdurate. Inspector
IArkins informed Mrs. Evans that
there was nothing more that he
could do. as the girl was of age.
Mrs. Evans Is staying in the LII.
brary Park hotel, and is still trying
to induce Gladys TO go home with
her.
The Detroit times., 1915-03-12
Artists Model Accused
of Passing Worth
less Checks
WINED AND DINED
IN CAFES HERE
Police Can't Find Male
Companion in Many
Orgies

Mercsls Murray. artists' model. %
years old. and strikinsly handsome.
With the beauty OF the Castillian
belle. 10 held In the women's deten-
tion station on q charge OF forgery.
and Detectives Mite and Snyder and
several cafe propristors who cashed
checks that were freely distributed
by the beautiful young woman. are
waiting anxiously for the report on
The checks from the Detroit Clear,
tng House associauon.
The story Of the pretty young
woman's adventure 10 q romance
with Q tinge Of southern seas. an old
love A6air. and Wild. Wild night
- Dsfroit. with busy taxicabs and
yoppns champagne corks and Him
and i1sr.
And the end Of the story came
when q woman couldn't keep q Sc
srsG but warmed by champagne.
ted others In the gay cafes that
hsr friend who was buying the wine.
snd smiling on her after months Of
separation, was one OF the cleverest
chcck men IN the business.
Tho word reached the detectives.
They nsbbed the young woman In .
room at No. II Elisabeth-st. east,
wednesday afternoon. She had
moved the day before from No. 171
Columbis-et, east Her Detroit
svssthsart. abandoned since the ar
rival Of the old love. n said to have
Daaysd . part In the case.
Msrcsle was very much intoxica-
~ from champagne when she wss
arrested. She talked much. and
TALKED saily. but when the detec-
dives asked her about the man who
had accompanied her on two nights
rvvsiry In Detroit cafes, her lips
ttghtened.
She n . Spanish girl. and she told
the police she was born in Buenos
Ayres.
In Havana shs met the man who
vas with her In the taxicab rides
snl tho champagne consuming con-
tsSts IN Detroit cafes They visited
the wayne. the Netropole. the Cass