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New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
|IAL IOBE CURED
|ebb Fined $50 and Costs
 Police Court Today.

samos T. Meskill was ieni- kyilliam webb, one of the
 arrested Wednesday af-
 han he came up for trial
 nurt this morning. Prose-
 sriey George w. Klett told That there was a possibility |night be cured Of the drug inasmuch as u friend hau |pNy for Wsebb's care in a nttl q cure was effected, he he Hospital cure might do Ia good than l jail cure. A NO and costs was ;,apoA cI Understanding thRt Nreob so
 al until cured. Felt of Hartford avenue was Ito ten days in jail for ttho peace. the case being |ned from March 2?. Nor N his attorney, entered an has being fixed at S100. a into trouble last Saturday 8cctric hall wacn n fair was { 8there, and was arrested by :rpe. When asked by At
 why he had arrested Felt. sCp said: For telling :na . II Ts@a for saving he could Eed. and I thought I ~ouia it ne could"
 &rt,,d that hc and one ht
 were in the kaE during 4part of the evening ncd get a pack of cignrnttns. feturn passes as bo laet Mi lost one. He expla;naL Ahc pass. but the door man,
 crson, refused to admit in.s
 e insisted that Griffin be
 .s1 enter with him until
 D. who was present, eject Ind when, as he testified, se abusive, he decided to
 t also.
 SaNe said that the offense Meant and that an officer
 be permitted to use his
 authority simply because
 insisted on his rights. Nj ISIett replied: "We 4-ell have anarchy in this Fc going to have no respect Nice"
 3rien, fined S10 for drunk
 breach Of the peace, put For his arrest on his wife. 4 had not been working for land his wife seemed to be
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
David ", ConIon.

The funeral of David W. Conlof was held from his late home. 9S Ire. mont street, this morning at 1( o'clock. Services were conducted bJ Rev. John T. Winters. pastor of St Marys church. Interment was in St. Mary's new cemetery.
 The bearers were James O'Brier and John Lyons of this city. Franb and Joseph Morrison and Mr. Casey of Hartford and Jonn' Trudo of Bris. tol. The flowers bearers were Franci, and Frederick Conlon of this city,
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
GOVERNOR SIGNS PLAN.

Augusta, Me, April "A plan pro viding for the reorganization of the Boston and Maine railroad was signed by Governor Curtis today. It will not become effective until the enact ment of similar legislation in Mass achusetts and New Hampshire.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
ping Is Expensive. rk Evening News. }

h GNC11ln5 4NS"s,) barned to dance, haven't &asked the sweet creature. by dancing?"
 answered, "but it is ter vemuch more expensive Aained."
 nt?"
 wo had to pay tho darc- N and buy dancing pun ps x ki.tci o. dresses to wcnr. q to practice dancing Ut To needed music for that, . hnve the piano tuned; e found that none of us we'll enough. Emily had Ing music lessons. and we q victro1a to supply the Emily could acquire pro- ic keys. It cost a great ! c."
 ed"
 wasn't ail. We found rs were terrible for danc- laG parquet floors put in, Father a months income. ] Id fashioned dining room
 the way and we had to dollars to buy a new one
 hook up to the ceiling *als. And even then we
 for the partitions proved o we took out tiie parti- ade one big dancing room $ flownstnirs. And lately
 wo can't give any sort N sb,c dance in this little D contract tAis week
 use enlarged"
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
PAYS lTE TO BISMARCK
IS Wreath Bearing ln-
 gro the Iron Chancel- m an Iron Time"

En an Iron Time."
 Ipril 2.-SpeaHing at the of the centenary of the Rsmarlx in the Reichstag br. von Bethmann-Holl- |perial chancellor, said;
 |smarck created, no Ger Dow to be destroyed. Our raging around the empire, deefat them. He taught bnly God, to wage war enemy and to believe in Thus we will fight and live for the emperor and hment was received with Iuse and the president of lag called for cheers for
 The audience responded Ihlly and afterward sang
 Siegerkranz." < r sent a wreath, which
 the foot of the Bismarck bore the inscription:
 fon Chancellor in an Iron Fersary of Bismark's birth ted with great enthusiasm A majority or the houses lated with the national
 r was represented at the ht the Reichstag by his
 NJ grandson, Prince Will
 the Crown Prince. All Estates participated in the
 Prince Otto, Bismarck $ las a prominent figure. ..
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
REMIT DUTY ON JEWELS.

San Francisco, April 2.-Orders from Washington have been received by J. o. Davis, collector of the port, to admit free of duty four packages of jewels valued at $4S6,517, sent to the Panama-Pacific exposition for display by the Legion of Honor of France. The duty oh the packages would have been twenty per cent. ad Valorem.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
CANADIAN TROOPS INSURED

Hartford. April 2.-Insuring the lives of soldiers starting out for the European war would seem to the or dinary layman a hazardous enterprise yet that is just what the Aetna Life Insurance company of this cty -. has been doing and has something in the neighborhood of $2,000,0OO of such risks on Canadian soldiers
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
SIGNS COMPENSATION BILL.

Albany, N. T., April Ex-Governor Whitman yesterday signed bills amending the worklnens compensa- tion law by providing for direct set clement of claims between employers and employees and for advance pay ments to injured employees.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
HIGH SCHOOL COURSE.

Indianapolis, Ind. April 2.--Tn- mates of the Indiana Boys Reform school at Plainfield. will take up the study of an elementary nigh school course in few weeks
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Child Dies of Burns.

Mary Cassano, aged two, who wat burned while playing near q bonfire in Finncgan's alley Wednesday night died at o'clock this morning at her home. 420 Main street. The remains were turned over to J. NJ. Curtin and company and were inferred in St Mary's new cemetery today.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
Rose GoIec.

The funeral of Rose Golec, aged ono year and four months. was held this morning from the church of the Sacred Heart and interment was in Sacred Heart cemetery. The child died yesterday at the home of heI parents on Alden street
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
ORIGINATED IN THREE
 CASES OF TEXTILES
(Continued From First Page.)

the banker called the attention of his employe to the conflicting statements he had made, Swoboda explained that he had studied at Heidelberg. Mann meja became suspicious, however, and discharged Swoboda in 1913.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02
GENERAL VON kLUCk,

gloom in this city. Since tho retreat from Paris General von Kluck has been in command Of the German op- erations 6n the north bank of the Aisne, near Soissons. He is ono Of the kaisers mainstays.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02

Washington April Mrs. Whitelaw Reid has made public let ter from Queen Mother Alexandra. English Red Cross president, thank ing the American society for it's work in the European war zone.
New Britain herald., 1915-04-02

three miles out from the outermost points of the two capes. The U $.
 $. Alabama has been stationed at
Evening star., 1915-11-22
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. November 22-The cot
ton market opened barely steady at an
advance of points to a decline of .
points, with January selling at 11SO,
March at 1902 and May at 1917 on the
call. Liverpool was rather better than
due, and the census report showing s.
l7f,194 bales ginned to November IA
this year, against 1I,671, ,210 bales last
year. was just bout in line with bull
ish predictions The publication OF the
figures. however seemed the signal for
quite good deal of scattered realiz-
ing, a good deal of which appeared to
come from southern sources, and prices
soon weakened, with January selling
off 10 11.65. March at il.e1 and May to
l2.01 during the early trading.
Futures opened barely steady: De
cember. ll.G5; January. IL so: March,
l2.p0; May, l2.l1. and July, 1924.
The market was hteadicd at the ca rly
decline by spot house buying of near
months and moderate demand from
houses with Liverpool connections.
Trading became very quiet on rally
of 6 or Z points, however, and the mar
ket showed little feature during the
middle of the day. with January ruling
around 11.70. or about 5 points under
last nights closing figures.
r The market remained quiet during the
middle Of the afternoon, with prices show
ing little further change. and ruling about
or points under last nights closing
figures
Evening star., 1915-11-22
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS. La, November 22.-
The bullish ginning returns caused only
momentary stead!ness in the local cot :
ton market today. First prices on the
near months were > points higher, but
heavy selling was felt before the first
call vas over and prices quickly sagged
Half an hour after the opening the
market stood at a net loss of points.
Futures opened steady. December
ll.48; January. 11.65; March, 1l.S3; May,
l21o: July, 1920.
The market was steady in the afternoon
but trading was in small volume At l 80
o clock prices were at a net decline of 4
to points.
Spot cotton-Steady. unchanged. Sales
on the spot, ass bales: to arrive. $50.
Good ordinary. 9,37; strict good ordinary.
Ss3; low middiing 1886 strict low mid
ding. 1i.ol: middling. li3S: strict mid
ding. l1.63 good middling. 1876 strict
good middling, l2.32. Receipts, 6,SS5
bales stock, 303.943 bales.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO, Ill, November 22,-Hogs-
Receipts, 1900 head strong at Satur-
days average. Bulk. 6.00a6.60; light
565a6.5 so; mixed. 5.s5a6.70; heavy. 6.00a
SIS: rough. 6.00a6.2s: pigs, 3.75a5.60
CattIe-Receipts. $4,000 head; weak
native beef cattle. j.75a1020: western
steers, s4oa8,35; cows and heifers. 2.70a
$40; calves, 6.00a9.75.
Sheep-Receipts. 10000 head; firm
wethers, 5.70a6.25; lambs. 6.60a8.S5.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, November 22.-Flour-
Quiet: spring patents, 5.4Oa575; winter
patents, 5.45a5.6o.
Pork--Steady: mess. 1l-o0a1l $50; fam
lily. 2.00a22 so; short clear, 1s.50a20 90.
Beef-Quiet; mess. 16.5Oa17.00; fam
lily. 1900.
Lard--Easy; middle west, s.2oas3o
Enthusiastically; New Orleans open
kettle, 4Qa51.,
Hay-steady: prime, 1921; No. /,
1.30; No. ., 1.20; No. 3, ] l.d0al.0 ship
ping. 80.
Hides-Quiet; Bogota, 30a3I; Central
America, 80.
Leather-Firm; hemlock frsts. 33a34
seconds, 32a33
Evening star., 1915-11-22
New York Sugar Market Firm,

NEW YORK. November 22-Raw
sugar Arm: centrifugal, At: molasses
4.eO: refined quiet; cut loaf, $50; crushed d
$50: mold A, 6.45; cubes, 6.25; xxx
powdered. 615: powdered. go; fine
granulated, 500: diamond A, 800; con
fectioners' A, $50; No. l, 5.75.
Sugar futures opened f1rmer today on
covering by shorts and some support
from trade interests. At noon prices
were 3 to 6 points higher.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, November 22--Cotton--
Spot steady. Good middling, TAO; mid
ding. 7G6; low middling. s.5S. Sales.
10000 bales; for speculation and ex-
port, 1000 bales. Receipts. H. 900 bales.
Futures quiet. November 6.s5; Novem-
ber December. 6.s2A: December-Jan-
uafy, 8.s2is: Januard- February, 6.s2:
February March. 6.SlH; March April.
6.so1z; April-May. $50; MayJune. ESQ;
June-July. 6.7s; JuIy-August. 6.76;
ugust-September. 6.66. September-Oc
tober, 657k October November. 6.34h
Evening star., 1915-11-22
LONDON MONEY.

LONDON, November 22.-Bar silver,
Is Nd per ounce Money, 4aAH per cent.
Discount rates. short bills and three
months. 5Aa5x.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Washington Stock EXCHANGE.

SALES
Capital Traction ] at sITx
washington Railway com 10 al ST
htfeentAaier Linotype, :! 49,.
.af'f caH-WsshingtDn Railway ~ $1,000 al
G.apEcFshone com. a 1o+
washington Gas ss, $1,000 at IIa
Evening star., 1915-11-22
NEW YORK,

NEW YORK, November c2-Butter--
F'irmer: receipts. 1864 packages cream
cry extras. ninetytwo score, 32a321a
creamery higher scoring. 33a331a /; firsts.
2Sa31 seconds. 25a27.
Eggs-lrregular: receipts, 4.O11 cases
fresh gathered, extra fine. 43a44 extra
firsts. 40a42; firsts. 35a39 seconds, 2Sa34
nearby hennery whites, fine to fancy,
60a63; nearby hennery browns. 3Sa46.
Cheese-Ftrm receipts, 834 boxes /;
state whole milk. flats. held, specials,
1612 do. average fancy. 16A do, cur
rent make. specials. l6A: do, average
fancy. 16.
Live poultry-Prices not settled.
Dressed poultry-Firm; western fresh
chickens. barrels. 16a23; fresh fowls iced,
12ha17: turkeys, 15a2S.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Corn Yields With Wheat.

Corn gave way with wheat. The mar
ket was also influenced by prospects of
larger receipts. After opening Z to Is
lower, prices underwent a little add
tional decline.
Oats followed other cereals down
grade. Buyers were scarce.
Provisions rose on account of the
average weight of hog arrivals here
being the lightest on record 1t was
assumed that lard production would be
hindered.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
NEW YORK COTTON.

Quotations furnished by W. b. Hibbs & Co.,
members New York Stock Exchange New York
Cotton Exchange and Chicago Board Of Trade.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
BALTIMORE.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 22.-Wheat
Weak; spot No. red. 1.10% spot No.
. red western, 1.14A November No. .
red, 110&; December No 2 red, 110a4
steamer No. red, 1865 receipts, 1oo,-
997 bushels
Corn-Quiet: spot contract. old 70;
new, 671a; year, Sc: January, 65ia
steamer mixed, 65i:; receipts, 15,272
bushels.
Oats-Easier; No. white, 4lAa41A
No. white, 37a3S; receipts 223,7S7
bushels: exports, 330,4s6 bushels
Rye-Easier; No. 2 western export,
l.0s; receipts. 1884 bushels
HayJ-Quiet: No. timothy, 26.5O
asked: No. l clover mixed, $500 asked
Grain freights-Firm; steam 70 Liver
pool. per bushel, 20d December; picked
ports, per quarter. IS December.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
WASHINGTON GAS BONDS
SCARCE AND STRONGER
Sales Were Made at 106-Good In
vestment Demand Shown for Other
Favored Issues.
Better Strength in Mergenthaler.
No Activity in Utility Shares.
B. & O.'s October Statement.
BY I, A. FLEMING.

With the exception of a limited vol
ume of odd lot trading in stocks and a
display of strength in bonds there was
neither life nor activity on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange today
Washington Gas 5s were strong at
1o6. ne WHICH on this movement, and
Railway As were firmer at S1i2.
With the bond market, generally
speaking. enjoying about the best ac-
tIvity and the broadest trading OF
years. there is no reason why local is
sues should not attract more attention
In the stock list the only feature was
little higher bid price for Mergen-
thaler Linotype shares. as compared
with the closing of last week. Other
wise the market was too narrow to re-
Quire comment.
Evening star., 1915-11-22
WHEAT SUFFERS BREAK
ON INCREASED RECEIPTS
Northwest Reports and Lower Cables
Aid Bear Market Today-open-
ing Ranges Downward.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, November o2.-Wheat
suffered a decided break in value today,
owing mainly to larger receipts north
west and to lower cable quotations.
Predictions of continued favorable
weather had an additional bearish eff
feet and so. too. did reports that a COM
plete blockade of Greece was in opera
ton. Besides. there were reports that
Scandinavian steamship line to the
United States had been compelled by
war difficulties to abandon all traffic.
Opening prices here, which ranged
from Y to 1a11s down, were followed
by slight rally, then a setback lower
than before
Evening star., 1915-11-22
DAIRY MARKETS.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. ILL.,. November Butter
Steady: creamery, 23a31
Eggs-Steady; receipts, 1908 cases;
firsts. 2Ska29A; ordinary frsts, 26 l2a
27k, at mark. cases included, 2Oa29.
Potatoes--Higher: receipts, sixty cars
Michigan and Wisconsin whites, 5Sa66
Minnesota and Dakota whites, 60a67
Minnesota and Dakota Ohios. 6Oa64
Poultry.Alive, lower. fowls. II;
springs. IL; turkeys, old. 16: young, Tia
Is; dressed turkeYs 22a23
Evening star., 1915-11-22
LIVERPOOL,

LIVERPOOL. November 22.-wheat-
Spot No. 2 Manitoba, lis Slad: No. 3,
lis Sd; No. hard old. 12s 4d: No 2
hard. new. lis 4d: No. 2 Chicago. new,
lis I'd.
Corn-Spot. La Plata, rs I'D
F1our-Winter patents, 42s.
Hops-ln London (Pacifc COAST, f4a
60
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Financial Notes.

Thirty-five per cent Of the Chicago
Pneumatic Tool Company has been
pledged to the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany.
\ new Overland car at S615 was re-
ported by the Wall Street Journal a S
cause for weakness in the motor stocks
last Saturday
The total bank clearings of the Unit
ed States Tor the week ended November
20 were $t.2i2, 4S6.369. as compared With
S4,915 100000 for the previous week and
s2,Sls,3s5-9O0 for the same week of
1914
There was no improvement in point
OF activity during the afternoon and
the market closed without feature and
without special changes in quotations
y sale or United States per cent reg
lstered bonds was reported. large
oiock, al SO. as compared with arecent
quotation at 81
Evening star., 1915-11-22
Baltimore & Ohio Earnings.

The october statement of the earn
ings of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company. was issued this morn
ing.
The figures show a total operating g
revenue for the month of S10,004, ,431.
an increase of S2.04S,735. as compared
with the gross revenue of the same
montn j year ago.
Maintenance of equipment. way and
structures, ana all other necessary up
Keep expenses showed larger payments
than fer the same month in 1914, SO
much SO that the total operating eX-
penses increased SS46,22J, while the net
operating revenue increaSe $l,20o,5l2
Evening star., 1915-11-22
POWDER STOCKS.

ouotstions furnished by W. B. Hibhs & Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25
PORTLAND YOUTHS =
ARE INTERCEPTED
+ IN,TRIP TO BANGOR

Struggled up close together in the far
end Of an empty freight car two,
none too warmly clad youngsters, who
gave their names as George Early,
age II, and Walter Cumming, age IA.
and their address as Washington ave-
nue., Portland, were found by PATROL
man Merle Colby on an early freight
Wednesday morning as the train pull
ed UP at the station. They said they
were going to Bangor. They didn't
know why, but they wanted to go,
anyhow. Patrolman Colby. taking
each by the hand brought them to the
City building and put them in the de-
tention room of the women's depart
ment. Neither George nor Walter was
exceedingly crestfallen with the in
terruption Of their plans, but Of the
two Walter was more anxious to re-
turn to home and mother. When Spe-
cial Officer Ralph Sturtevant came on
duty he communicated with the Port
land chief Of police, who tried to get
in touch with the boys parents. The
Cummings boys mother sent word to
have the boy returned, and he was &C
cordingly sent home on an afternoon
train. Young George had an all-day
wait, for his parents were not reached
until the evening, having been at
work all day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25
BEGINNING NEW .
EFFORT TO SAVE
LIFE OF BECKER

Albany, N. Y, March 24.-Another
effort to save the life of former Po-
lice Lieutenant Charles Becker, VINO
is under sentence Of death for instl-
eating the murder Of Herman Rosen-
thai was made before the court or
appeals today. Martin T. Manton'
Becker's attorney asked the court to
reverse the Judgment of conviction re-
sulting from the second trial and 10
give Becker one more chance to de-
fend himself before a jury. The case
will be continued tomorrow.
During the three hour argument, the
wife of the condemned man sat in the
courtroom and took frequent notes OF
the proceedings. Manton attacked tho
testimony Of James Marshall, a Negro
witness, at the second trial who came
into prominence recently by reason OF
conflicting affidavits which he made
concerning what he knew of the homi-
eide. He also contended that the Sec
ond trial was staged" in an atmos"
phere hostile to Becker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25
AT
tanner TRIAL is
CONTRADICTORY

New York. March A.-A mass OF con-
Trajectory testimony was given before
United States Commissioner Houghton
today when Miss Rae Tanner. who re-
Gently brought suit against James w.
Osborne, former assistant district attor-
ney, for alleged breach of promise, was
arraigned for a hearing. The proceed
ings will be concluded tomorrow morn
ing and at that time the commissioners
will decide whether Miss Tanner. who Is
charged with using the mails to defraud,
should be held for the action Of the grand
jury. The charge is based upon bundle
Of letters which Miss Tanner is claimed
to have mailed to Mr.. Osborne. whom
she says she knew as "Oliver Osborne
prior to the time she fled the suit asking
SIC, 900.
Slade & Slade, attorney for the defend
ant. placed upon the witness stand her
three sisters, Rose, Dora and Ruth. and
j. F. Stafford, clerk Of the Hotel Ken
sington at Plainfield, N. J. Rose and
Dora Tanner both declared James w. o.
borne, who was sitting in court with his
wife and son, as the man who had called
upon their sister Rae and represented
himself to be "Oliver Osborne" q ranch
man Of Santa Rosa, Cal.
"Oliver,' they declared. had given their
sister q diamond horseshoe and two Ola.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25
FORMER GOVERNOR COBB is NOT
CANDIDATE FOR US. SENATORSH|P

In a letter to the managing editor
of the Lewiston (Maine) Journal For
mer Governor William r. Cobb an
nounces that he will not be a candi-
date for the Republican nomination
for U. S. senator at next years pri-
maries. The letter follows:
March %. 1915.
Mr.. Arthur G. Staples, Lewiston, Me.
Dear Mr.. Staples-I am in receipt of
your letter Of March 22d. in which
you ask for the Lewiston Journal
whether or not 1 intend to present
myself as a candidate for the Unit
ed States Senate in the coming prima-
Ties.
You are good enough to say that
my decision may be a matter of more
than individual concern, and suggest
that I make a public announcement of
my intentions. Under these circum-
stances I do not hesitate to answer
your question as fairly, as definitely.
anG as courteously as you ask it, and
to state that governed by personal and
business reasons alone, 1 shall not be
a candidate for the office in question
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25
ASK PROTECTION
OF MISSIONARIES
AND REFUGEES IN
PERIL in RUSSIA

Washington, March A.-Ambassador
Morgenthau, at COnStantinople. was d.
rected by the state department today to
ask protection from the Turkish govern
ment for American missionaries and ref
ugees reported in peril at Urumiah, Per-
STA.
Secretary Bryan cabled Ambassador
Morgenthau. after official notification
reached the department from American
consul stationed at Batum, Russia, that
the Americans at Urumiah were endan-
gered and that an attack upon the Amer
lean mission there had been led by the
Turkish consul, Raghib Bey, at the head
of 700 Askaris.
How to get relief to the imperiled Amer
leans in such remote spot was resi-
ously considered by officials Of the depart
ment. The nearest American ships. 1t
was explained, were the cruisers Tennes-
see and North Carolina in Mediterranean
waters. and It would be raph1cally
impossible for them to reach the scene.
1t was determined. therefore, to make
immediate representations to the Turkish
government.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-25
CALL ATTENTION
OF GERMANY TO
BOMB ATTACK ON
RELIEF STEAMER

Washington, March 24.-The United
States government today decided to
call to the attention Of the German
government bomb attack reported to
have been made recently by German
aeroplane on the Belgian Relief Com
mission steamship Elhand in the vi
entity Of the Dutch coast.
Early in the day, American Ambas-
sador Van Dyke in a message to the
state department detailed the incident
and said representations concerning
the attack already had been made to
the government at Berlin by The
Netherlands.
Secretary Bryan looked into the
matter and later announced that the
American government also communi-
cate with Berlin at once. Minister
Van Dykes dispatch reported that the
Elfland was laden with foodstuffs for
the Berlin commission and that the
ship flew the relief commission flag. 1t
had not expected attack because of
these circumstances but was har
raised by a German aviator who
dropped five bombs. one of them fall
ing so near the ship that fragments
OF bursting shell were strewn over the
Elfiand