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The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Personals.

Senator and Mrs. Francis G. Newlands
Of Nevada have returned to Washington
for the remainder Of the winter. and
have retaken their apartment at the
Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren J. Davis and
daughter, Miss johnson. Of Racine. Wis.
while en- route to Camden, s. c.. are WIS.,
iting Senator Stephenson at the Pow
hatan.
r. Hall Mccormick. Of Chicago. is
spending some time at the Shoreham
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccormick spent the past
two winters in Washington.
i -
Mrs. William L. James. Of Baltimore,
Is the guest Of Capt. and Mrs. Mark
Bristol.
DR.. and Mrs. Francis NJ. Chisholm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Perrin. Of Berke-
sy a spTnfs HsrSt M w and Mr. ana of Mr.
York, are among the recent arrivals Of
interest at tho shoreham.
-,
Mrs. John c. c. Mayon, Of Kentucky !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Il. Green. and Mr..
and Mrs. Roland Bishop. prominent resi-
dents Of Beverly. Cal. are at the Will
lard.
The American Minister to Bolivia and
Mrs. r. A. Thompson have come to
Washington for a short visit. They are
at tho Grafton. -.
Walker w. Wick. John T. Collins. Of
Rutherford. N. j.: the Rev. and Mrs.
Edward P: Newton. and Mrs. v: b.
Hart. of Hyde Park on the Hudson.
N. Y. and Mr.. and Mrs. p. s. Burbank,
OF Richmond, Va, are at the Powhatan.
Miss Maria Dimpfel. Of Baltimore.
who came to Washington for the tea
dance which Mrs. George Barnett gave
in honor Of Miss Wallis Warfield. was
the guest for a few days Of Mrs. d. b.
Merryman and Is now stopping with
Miss Francise Williams.
Mrs. D. Buchanan n Merryman left
Washington today for New York to he
the guest Of Mrs. Arthur Dodge. Later
Mrs. Merryman will visit Miss Adams
at Lake Kehonscon. in New York.
where she Is spending the winter.
Mrs. Austin Sackett. Of New London.
Conn. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Reyburn.
Mrs. John r. Rollins. OF Wellington.
Va. is visiting her mother. Mrs. G.
Sampson. 63l A street northeast.
Mrs. c. d. Merwin will be hostess for
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Dinners and Dances.

Practically all of the members Of the
Cabinet and their wives will be guests
at the dinner which the Secretary Of
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels will give
tonight on the Mayflower.
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An enjoyable event took place in the
ball room Of the Burlington Saturday
evening. when the pages of the Senate
entertained at a reception and dance.
The entertainment consisted Of music
and dancing. and specialties which were
an exhibition of the "maxixe." render
ed by Miss Katherine Cleary and Mr..
James E. Bishop. and a toe dance by
Miss Mary Eaton.
The honor guest was Senator Chiffon
of West Virginia. Mrs. Miles Poindexter.
Mrs. Adele Redick. Mrs. Ethel G. Car
penter. Mrs. Eva Seefey. Mrs. Marcella
Rice. and Mrs. Anna M. Jorkenson.
were the chaperons. The other guests
Held. Miss Alice M. Watts. Miss Nadine
Thelma Briggs. Miss Helen Hardy. Miss
Louise Long. Miss Katherine Cleary.
Miss Mary Juenemann. Miss Mary Ea-
ton. Miss Ruth Tyree. Miss Elnor Grif-
fifth. and John Dodge. Albert F'reer,
Charles Conrard. ex-page: william
Thompson, ex-page: Charles Redlck.
Robert Redick. John d. Williams. ex-
page from Baltimore; Leonard Jorgen-
son, Robert Cater, and James f.
Bishop.
Pages entertaining We're Nelson c.
Carlisle. Everett Held, David Julian
George Smith. George T. Munford. Will
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GOT IDEA FOR BOAT
FROM FLYING FISH
Albert S. Janin, HydroaeropIane
inventor, Gives Up Job as
Cabinetmaker.>

NEW YORK. Feb. s.--Albert g. Janin.
cabinetmaker. ha. quit his Job.
1t was a good Job, and paid him s6 a
day. but he doesn't need the money
now. For the next ten years Of his life
at least he can. sit back in his easy
chair and watch the money roll in.
|. The other day the board Of examin-
ers-in-chief or the Patent Office sent
Janin q telegram. It informed him
that he. and not Glen II. Curtiss. was
the Inventor OF the hydro-aeroplane.
The boards decision was unanimous.
and now Janin will get royalties on
every hydro-aeroplane that has been
manufactured is being built now, or
will be built within the next decade.
Janin has been living at Rosebank.
staten Island. and he says he will con-
tinee to live there. I'VE will estay
here. where was born and reared. -
aats for me. The ,r.t thing viii be
around 1t for the kids to play in.
i've got the knacK Of inventing
things in my blood" he continued. my
great-grandfather. Antoine Janin. in
vented the percussion cap for cartridges
In France years ago. I got my idea for
the hydroaeroplane when I was a
cadet on one Of the Ward Lines coast
wise steamers. Standing on the bridge
| used to watch tho fiying Ash and
the sea gulls. and l wondered why a
dying boat could not be invented that
like a gull My friends laughed at my
first drawings. made in 1900 but Lne
capitalist gave me 5000 to buy .
motor
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PYRAMID 500 FEET
TALL IS IN CHANNEL
Submerged Washington Monu.
ment" Endangers Navigation
in Alaskan Waters.

A pyramid Of rock rising over 600 feet
from the bottom Of the channel to with
in seventeen feet Of the surface has been
discovered by the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. This rock, which is described
by Field Engineer Daniels In a report to
Secretary Of Commerce Redfield as q
Submerged Washington monument" 10
one Of twenty-one dangerous obstruc-
tions to navigation discovered In forty
two miles of Alaskan ship channel by
the wire drag method.
Secretary Redfield calls attention to
the discovery as Justification Of the re-
quest he, has made Of Congress for an
appropriation making adequate provis-
ions for the survey and charting Of the
American coasts.
Tho cost OF the twenty-one hidden
rocks discovered was $676 each. secre-
tsry Redfield added, but the cost Of the
wreck Of the steamer California was
thirty-one lives and 100000.
Figured on a money basis" Mr.. Red
field continued. this wreck alone would
pay for the location Of over 400 pin
nacle rocks or would run wire drag
party for twenty field seasons of three
months each"
Four pinnacle rocks in the vicinity In
which the recent discoveries were made
have been made known to navigation
, through causing wrecks, and the rocks
+; are now named for the ships they wreck
| ed
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lam Jorgenson, Clarence Frick, Douglas
Seeley. Raymond Schreiner. and John
Sprecklemyer, page to the Vice Presi-
dent
The members Of the Junior law. and
the Junior engineering classes of the
Catholic University are to hold their
annual prom on Thursday night In tht
ball room Of the new Graduate Han.
As this is the only dance held by tne
patrons are Judge and Mrs. William II.
DeLacey. DR.. and Mrs c. H. McCarl
thy. pr. and Mrs. A. E. Landry, pr.
J. B. Parker. Dr. and Mrs. J: 3. o'Con-
nor. Or. and Mrs. Frank O'Hara. Mr..
and Mrs. G. A. Weschler. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. +. Borden. Mr.. and Mrs. A.. J.
scullen. Mr.. and Mrs. M. P: Doran. Mr..
G. J. Homelt. and Mrs. H., F. Wright.
dent. James g. Kelly; vice president.
William j. Coughlin. secretary. George
A. kehoe. treasurer Joseph J: O'Leary
the Law School-President. Michael G.
Luddy; vice president, Charles f. Dun
can: secretary. Thomas J. Stapleton;
treasurer. Samuel H. Hartman: student
council. Richard J. kavanaugh.
General committee is composed Of
Luddy. Rex F. Gilmartin. Leo J. Hinch-
cliff. Arthur G. Sullivan, Thomas J.
Stapleton. James O'Connell. jr.. Paul v.
Waters.
James O'Connell. jr:. G. II. Heine. r.
J. Kavanaugh. c. e. Duncan. and John
F. Smith form the deception committed
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes will be
dinner hosts on the evening Of Febru-
ary Is. There will be about thirty-six
guests for the dinner. others coming in
for dancing later.
The young ladies' Of the Bristol
School will entertain at a dance next
| Saturday night.
Major and Mrs. William Connor will
give dinner saturday night compli-
mentary to Col. and Mrs. Harry Hodges.
Senator and Mrs. Willard X. sauls-
bury entertained at dinner last night.
when their guests were the swedish
Minister and Nine. Ekengren, the At
torney General and Mrs. Gregory. the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
nev General and Mrs. Charles Warren.
Gen. and Mrs. Albert Mills. MIR. and
Mrs. c. C. Glover. DR.. and Mrs Ralph
jenkins and Captain Bassett.
The University Club will inaugurate
evening Of this week. Dinner viii be
served In tho dining room and the dance
later will be held in the lounge.
Sir Cecil and Lady SPRING Rice will
entertain a few guests Informally at
dinner on February. IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Keep will be
hosts at an Informal dinner on Satur.
day evening.
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at home this afternoon. but will re-
ceivc Informally next Tuesday at the
Burlington.
The Congressional Club will entertain
Miss Hartmann and Miss Ludere as
the guests of honor Friday afternoon
at 1 o'clock, at a musicale at the CLUB
house. 2oO1 New Hampshire avenue. An
Informal tea will follow a' b O'CLOCK
Mrs. w. F. willet is receiving infor-
mally this afternoon at her homo on
Park road. Miss Frances Weedon and
Mrs Orlando Smith are at the tea table
and Mrs. James Pugh Is at the punch
bowl.
Mrs. Thomas Dunn has cards out for
from | to Z o'clock, at her residence,
1916 Sixteenth street.
Mrs. Charles Downer Hazen will be at
home Monday at her apartment In the
connecticut, and on the following Mon
days in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. r. Winston will give
a reception tonight at Madison Hal!
with palms. ferns. American Beauty
roses and red carnations. The young
ladies' OF the school will receive with
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston. Miss Elizabeth
Matthews, OF Mississippi. and Miss Ethel
Thomas. OF Virginia, will preside at the
tea table, while Miss Cornelia Gregory
Of Virginia, and Miss Judith Bourne. OF
Kentucky, will serve punch.
Mrs. ]. c. s. Blackburn will not be
at homo tomorrow.
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n n RS. JOsEPHUs DANIELS was
NE the guest Of honor at q
lVl luncheon given today by Mrs.

NH the guest Of honor at a
kvx luncheon given today by Mrs.
Baldwin. wife of Capt. T. A.
BALDWIN and her sister, Miss Judge.
Among the guests were Mrs. A. s.
Burleson, Mrs. Joseph Dorst, Mrs.
Robert Hinckley, Mrs. A. c. Ducat.
MRS. Charles Fowler. Mrs. Dewitt
Talmadge. Mrs. Leigh Palmer. Mrs.
Delos Blodgett, Mrs. Samuel Reber,
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill. Mrs.
Perry Heth. Mrs. w. w. Wotherspoon.
Mrs. w. L. James, Mrs. Martha Manley
Jordan, and Mrs. j. c. Frazer.
Mrs. Connor, wife Of Major Common,
U. 8. A., was hostess at a luncheon of
twelve covers today in compliment 10
Mrs: Junius Parker. of New York.
Bridge followed later in the after
noon.
Miss Margaret Niche. daughter of
Major Robert e. l.. Niche, is enter
Sf Miss rhs pdrs Ssns
ter Of Col. and Mrs. Joseph H. Dorst.
Mrs. Edwin H. Pearson and Mrs.
Charlie Wilson are at the tea table.
Mrs. Althouse, wife of Commander
guests at bridge this afternoon.
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson has sent
Ss1d SS, sSeSr reSrusry nHr is luncheon at the Will
Mrs. Walter Bloedorn is entertaining
at bridge this afternoon in her quarters
Quick, wife Of e Capt. .yes Mason Quick. Z:
9. NJ. c. There will be twenty guests
for bridge and q number Of other p o.
PIE have been asked for tea. Mrs.
nx.f Ia
tine. and Mrs. z: p. Parker will ASSIST
Mrs. Iloedorn. The table will be decor
ated with a gilt basket filled with law
ender end white sweet peas and the
prixes will be handsome brass trinkets
Tor the desk and library table.
Miss Anna Bernice Mcwilliams and
James Cary Petty, both Of Washington.
byterian Church, by the Rev. DR.. Jonn
gown and carried a bouquet Of violets.
Mrs. M. w. Flynn was matron Of honor.
The marriage Of Miss Mary Porter
Earnshaw. daughter Of MIR. and Mrs
Richard Jackson Earnshaw. and John
Melish Couden. of Cincinnati. will take
dence Of the brides parents. 1925 Clif.
ton street. The Rev. J. H. Melish, OF
New York. the uncle of the bridegroom
and s the Rey; J: J. Dimon; rector Or OF f,s' st
mony. Miss Margaret Cecilia Earn
shaw will be her sisters only attend.
ant ]. Sale Poston will act as best
man.
A reception for the few guests who
witness the ceremony will follow. The
young couple will make their home In
Cincinnati.
Mrs. Kingsbury. wife Of Col. II. r
kingsbury, will entertain at luncheon
Aext Thursday afternoon.
The bachelor officers stationed at Fort
Myer, entertained q riding party fol
lowed by a buffet luncheon at the Of.
licer's club, last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Favelson gave a recep.
lion in honor Of the marriage OF their
daughter. Celie. on February I. at their
homo, 1913 Eighteenth street. There were
over 100 guests from Washington and
Baltimore, including Miss Rose White.
of Baltimore, the maid Of honor. and
Morton Steiner. Of Washington. best
man. Miss White and Joseph Goldstein
Gang during the evening and Miss Mary
Cordover and Mr.. Apfelbaum gave ar
exhibition Of the Brazilian maxixe.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
President to Attend Fair,
Reaching Frisco March 21

President Wilson has definitely as
sured Senator-elect James ID. Phelan.
Of California. that he would attend the
Panama Pacific exposition. reaching
there March n. The President said that
II there is an extra session Of Congress-
his trip necessarily will be curtaileA
A member Of the Cabinet will be des-
ignated TO go to San Francisco Febru-
ary 20. to represent the President at
the actual opening Of the fair.
The Presidents trip will be made by
rail In July he will go to tho Panama
canal to take part in the exercises In
cident to the formal opening Of the
waterway.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Rear Admiral Stockton
To Address CIV. Chemists

Rear Admiral Stockton. retired. pSesi-
dent Of George Washington University.
will be the principal speaker at the
annual banquet of the Chemical Society
Of the institution February ~.
Among the other speakers will be
DR.. Charles F.. Munroe. dean Of the
School Of Graduate studies; DR.. Howard
l.. Hodgkins. dean OF the College OF
Arts and Sciences; and Assistant Pro
fessors Otis Dow Sweet. Edwin a. Hill.
and Hiram c. McNiel. i. +. William
PAIL will be toastmaster. The COM
mittee in charge OF arrangements is
composed OF Rueben Schmidt, Claude
r. Beneman, and Carl r. Snyder.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Architects New Home
To House Kindred Bodies

The Washington Architectural Club
has set afoot plans for the construction
OF a club home which. It is intended.
will be suitable for the housing Of all
kindred organizations in the city, with
meeting rooms and headquarters under
one roof AT a nominal rental.
A permanent building committee al
ready has been appointed, and will take
under consideration suggestions which
have been requested from members as
to the size and location OF the pro-
posed building.
In addition to these plans. 1t Is pro-
posed to have in the general quarters
an auditorium of sufficient size to ac-
commodate all conventions OF architects
or similar professions which come to
Washington.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Round-W -World-and-Wed
Wager Is Over Half Won

SAVANNAH. Ca, Feb. s.-Norman
Gratham, Of Austin, Quebec. Canada.
who bet his 640 acre farm against
$4,000 that he could walk around the
earth in four years and get married
on the way, now has nothing more
to do except tramp $4,000.
He and Elsie Robin, q telephone
operator of this city. were married
last week and Gratham IL now on his
way again, while the young woman
awaits his return. Charles Neill, Of
Orange. N. j.. who met Gratham a
year ago in Ireland, was best man.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Shoots at Fence to Scare
Boys; Peppers Eye Out

WOODHAvEN. N. Y. Feb. s.-When
George Hembach was snowballed by q
crowd Of boys yesterday he hred q
vollev Of birdshot at q board fence to
frighten them.
Paul Ferrora. fifteen years old. was
peeping through q knot hole. Two Of
the shot struck the boy. destroying tho
sight Of one eye and endangering that
Of the other eya
Hembach was arrested. and in tho
Jamaica court was held to await tho
result Of the boys injuries.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Set March rs as Date
For Cornerstone Laying

The cornerstone Of the "omen's
Memorial building. which Is being built
as q home for the American Red Cross
and as a memorial to the women Of
the civil war. will be laid on March ?6
Former President Taft will speak.
Work Is progressing on the founda-
ton for the building. in the square
bounded by Seventeenth and Eighteenth
and D and r streets northwest. di.
rectly north Of Continental Memorial
Hall The Boyle Ro bertson contracting
firm, OF Washington. has the contract.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
French Inventor Wins
In German High Court

BERLIN. Feb. s.-The supreme court
Of Germany, in deciding a patent law
suit against a Frenchman residing in
Paris, stated that Germany was at
war with states and their armed
forces, not with private citizens;
therefore. the private rights Of for
eigners could be abrogated only by a
special law.
The German law. the court stated,
did not recognize the doctrine that
war must be conducted by damaging
private property.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Ten Barrels of Lost
Fruit Sold by Police

NEW YORK. Feb. S.-Ten barrels OF
fruit which a forgetful person left at
Fifty-sixth street and Second avenue
last week and never came back for.
were auctioned off today in q stable
bv Alfred w. Thor. police captain in
command Of the East Fifty-first street
station.
For half an hour Thor praised the
quality Of the luscious apples and pear.
and finally got q bid Of $50. which will
be turned into the police pension fund
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Arm; But Not Word

WINSTEAD. Conn. Feb. S.--On her
way to church with her husband. Mrs.
But she had made a New Year reso-
luton to attend church every Sunday in
1915. So when helped to her feet she
Insisted. despite her pain. on going to
church. She sat through the fun
service and did not have surgical aid
until she got home.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
News Items of Washington Society

the Womans League, National Junior
Republic. at the luncheon given BY the
Federated Clubs on February 10 at the
old Masonic Temple. Ninth and II
streets. Mrs, Howell Smith, president
Of ID. c. U. ID. c.. and Mrs. Nora Ben
Jaman. Miss Garry Feachy, Miss Pansic
Wilson, Miss Helen Griffith, Miss Vir-
ginia Griffith. and Miss Ethel Griffith
will assist.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
u. S. Destroyer O'Brien
Makes Good in Speed Test

PHILADELPHIA, FEB. 9.-The tor
pedo boat DESTROYER O'I3ricn returned
to Cramps shipyard after successful
trial trip off the Delaware capes. In the
test for speed the vessel maintained an
average Of 3085 knots for four hours.
The contract called for % knots an
hour. ......
After finishing touches the O'Brien
will be turned over to the United States
Government,
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Teas and At Homes.

Mrs. Frank G. Odenheimer will give
small tea at the Gainsboro next
Monday In compliment to Mrs. Joseph
T.. Ransdell and Miss Lillian Powell Of
Louisiana.
Mrs. Clarence B. Muller will not be
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Time for Col. Alexander.

CHICAGO. Feb. s.-Col. Charles AL
exander, Rhode Island millionaire. in
dicted on a charge OF white slavery"
today was given another two weeks
in which to plead. Alexander's indict-
ment followed charges made by Jessie
Cope, OF California.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
Plan Colonial Ball.

PLANK for the colonial ball to be
given February % at Elks Hall by
the Jun Tor Auxiliary Of the Young
Womeen's Hebrew Association will be
discussed at a meeting Of the auxiliary
this afternoon at 1880 Tenth street
northwest .'-
The Washington times., 1915-02-09
The Clearance of Women's Suits
Suits at $l8.75
Originally Priced Up to $45. 90.

A very fine assortment of these Suits;
good models and splendidly made through
out with every regard for style, quality
and Individual preferences.
Broadcloths, Gabardines, Serses, Poplins
and Novelty Cloths
In brown, navy blue, black, green and
plum, and sizes "a to a.. Some are fur
trimmed; all coats lined with the best
satnS and silks.
The Washington times., 1915-02-09

These are elegant garments in every
particular; many of them copies of the
best imported suits. They show the latest
modes and finest materials.
Broadcloth, Gabardine, Poplin, Serge, and
Broadcloth combined with Broadtail.
Plain tailored and trimmed styles, in
navy blue, Russian green, brown and
are included Sizes "a to ~.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
STOLE $1,000 AND A BANKER
President to Walk Ten Miles
Into Hills With Them.

Fort Smith, Ark, Feb. 26.-Two
masked men late today walked into
the Bank of Havana at Havana, Ark,
ten miles west of DanviIle, Yell coun-
ty, and finding Dr.. J. z. Mechem, "a
years old, president of the bank, alone,
stole nearly $4,000 in cash from the
safe and kidnapped the physician.
About $3.50 o'clock a telephone mes
sage was received at Havana from the
physician announcing the robbers had
released him on Blue Mountain, ten
miles southeast of Havana, and that
he was en- route home. A large posse
is in search of the robbers.
Doctor Mechem telephoned that the
robbers on leaving the bank building
told him that at the least outcry they
would shoot him. They hurried out of
town toward the mountains. Ten miles
from the city the robbers sat down
to rest and told the bank president he
was at liberty.
The robbery was discovered by Miss
Mercy Mitchell, cashier of the bank,
on her return after a brief absence.
She discovered Doctor Mechem miss
ing
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-06
1903 MILLION FOR MILITARY
Sentiment Is Growing for Adequate
Means of Protecting Rights of
the United States.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Without dis
senting vote the Senate today passed
the Army Appropriation bill, carrying
approximately 1O3 million dollars,
while the House aided in clearing up
legislation for the session nearing the
close by passing the 6-milliOn dollar
FortifcatiOns bill
The only debate on the Army bill re-
lated to action of the Senate commit
tee in striking out of the House bill
provision which would prohibit the
use of stop watches and other so
called scientific shop management
methods in government plants, and
deny appropriations-for payment of
bonuses to employees.
An all day discussion of the ma
tionaI defense marked the passage of
the Fertilization bill in the House.
Representative Sherley of Kentucky,
in charge of the measure, declared
there was no danger of American for
tifications being destroyed by a hos
tile fleet; that the feet of an enemy
would not seek to reduce foEtresses if
it had control of the sea and would
not waste ammunition shooting from
a range of twenty-one thousand yards.
Mr. Sherley admitted there might
be danger of bombardment of some
cities, but insisted that the cost OF
fortiying all coast cities would be too
| tremendous to consider.
Representative Mann asked why
Great Britain and the Allies, having
control of the sea, did not lombard
German Notifications
at is a great deal better for them
to undertake to bottle up Germany's
feet replied Mr.. Sherley, and con-
troll avenues OF trade than to risk go
ing up against the German fleet and
Notifications, with almost the certain
| ty that they would be unable to sub
due them from the sea- In the Darda-
nelles it is different. They are there
undertaking to attack those forts to
get to given place, but their success
remains to be SEEN"