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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
TWO UNITED STATES CITIZENS
LOSE LIVES WHEN ARABIC
is SUNK BY GERMANS.
ENRouTE TO NEW YORK
Prompt Action by Captain and Crew
Prevents a Heavy Loss of Life
When the Boat Is Struck.
Sinks in IL Minutes.

London.-The White Star liner Ara
bic was torpedoed and sunk on her
way to New York by German sub
marine at 9:15 o'clock on the morning
of Aug. 10, southeast of Fastnett.
The steamer, according to the White
Star Line, was attacked without warn.
| ing and went down in IL minutes. OF
the 423 persons on board-181 pas
sengers and 242 members of the crew
-42 are missing and are believed to
have perished. Most of those not ac'
counted for belong to the crew. At
least five passengers are reported
missing. Two of this number we're
Americans.
| The two Americans lost were Mrs.
Josephine Bruguiere Of New York and
Edmond T. Woods. Mrs. Bruguiere
was thrown into the water and was
kept afioat for some time by her son.
Louis, who was forced to relinquish
his hold when he was struck by
piece of wreckage. Nothing was seen
of Woods after the steamer was
struck.
Most of the missing members of the
crew belonged to the engineers staff.
They remained at their posts and went
down with the ship.
| Capt. Finch and the other officers OF
| the Arabic assert that the submarine
gave them no warning. They declare
the torpedo was fired as they were go
ing to the rescue of the steamer
Dunsley, which had just been torpe-
doed.
That the loss of life was not much
| heavier was due to the preparations
made by the officers on entering the
"war zone,' to the fine weather and to
the splendid discipline maintained by
the crew. Life belts had been placed
on the decks and the lifeboats swung
out AS soon as the ship was struck
RATS were flung over the side. Many
/ persons thrown into the water were
saved by climbing on these RATS.
The Americans who reached Queens.
town were cared for by the United
States consul. With the other passen.
gers, they left Ireland for England on
Aug. 20. They lost all their baggage
and many of them wore borrowed
clothing until the consul had provided
| for them.
/ The Arabic carried 2,283 bags Of
mail, mostly for the United States.
The mail included several hundred
bags from Sweden, Norway, Holland.
Switzerland, Spain and other coun.
| tries
The torpedo that sank the Arabic
struck her on the starboard side, 100
feet from her stern. The vessel had
left Liverpool on the afternoon of
Aug. Is, and was on southerly course.
we'll off the Irish coast, doubtless with
a view to avoiding the submarines
which frequent waters nearer the
| shore.
When the vessel was some so miles
west of where the Lusitania was sunk
in May the German underwater boat
rose to the surface and launched a
| torpedo The craftsmanship of the
Germans was deadly accurate and the
big liner settled quickly and disap
peared from view.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
RUSSIAN ARMY IN DANGER
Fall of the Novogeorgievsk Fortress
Opens Way to Petrograd and
Riua-cxar's Loss Heavy.


Lo.don The garrison Of Novo-
6 eorgievsk, left behind by the retreat
ing Russians to delay the Teutonic
advance, has surrendered after per-
forming that task for just fortnight.
Berlin on Aug. 20 announced the
canture of the fortress with its 700
guns and a large quantity of war
material The spoils have not yet
been estimated, but they probably are
large, for the Russians had hoped the
earthworks around the fortified camp
would enable it to hold out much
longer than it has done. 1t now is
expected by military observers here
that the other Russian fortresses-
Brest-Litovsk, Grodno and Ossozwetz
soon will fall.
After the fall of Kovno, Won Hin
denburg commenced again an often
sive from the Gulf Of Riga to Kovno,
with the object of taking Riga and
the whole Warsaw Pelrograd Rail-
way from Wilma northward. He is
meeting with stubborn resistance and
may be denied even the possession of
Riga, unless the German fleet sue
ceeds in entering the Gulf of Riga.
There seemingly is danger of this
line being forced by direct attack.
Six Austro-G German armies, strength
ened by the corps which have been
investing Novogeorgievsk, are con-
verging on the Russian center, which
is behind the Bug and along the rail-
way from Brest-Litovsk to Bialystok
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
Investigate German Spy system.

Washington.-Th evidence in the
possession of the government regard
ing the activities of alleged German
spies and the ramifcations of what is
claimed to be an illegal propaganda To
overturn the policy of the United
States, will be carefully considered at
q cabinet meeting. 1t was learned
also that the president, who is conver-
SAINT with some of the more important
details, has called upon the heads Of
all departments to submit to him at
once a digest OF all evidence or infor-
nation so far obtained.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
FLOOD VICTIMS NUMBER 20
Meramec River in ST. Louis County
Higher Than Ever Known.-Does
Immense Damage to Property.

st. Loais.-The Meramec River
fined on either side with thousands OF
pleasure resorts, club houses and
summer cottages, went several miles
out of it's banks Aug. p, swept away
most of these buildings and increas
ing to 20, it is reported, the number OF
lives lost in st. Louis County as a
result of the flood which followed the
recent rainstorm here.
The Meramec began rising at the
rate of foot an hour early in the
morning and by night still was going
up Hundreds of persons had been
marooned in club houses and cottages
along the river by the first rise sew
eral days ago, following 40-hour rain
fall, and hundreds of others had gone
to the river Aug. %, hoping that II
would recede and permit them to res
cue relatives, friends and their water
soaked possessions.
Six persons were said to have been
drowned at Valley Park and two al
Meramec Highlands, but details were
not available early in the night. Many
other persons were missing and the
fear was expressed by county Off
cials that the death list might aggre-
gate several score persons.
Approximately 5000 feet of track on
the ST. Louis & San Francisco Rail
road near Moselle, Mo-, was washed
out by the Meramec.
Appeals for help were sent to St
Louis tonight and hundreds of volun'
teers Immediately responded.
Unconfirmed reports said that every
building on either side of the river
from Clinton to Pacific, distance OF
35 miles, had been carried away by the
flood. In Valley Park alone, 1000
families have been made homeless.
The flooded area is estimated at LOG
square miles.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
uLTIMA1uM TO RouMANIA
Germany Insists that Ammunition Be
Allowed to Go Through to Turkey.
Troops Concentrating.

London.-A Reuter- dispatch from
Sofia says:
..Private advices from Bucharest
state that 1t Is feared there that Ger
many has sent an ultimatum to Rou-
mania regarding the right to transport
munitions for Turkey through Rou-
manian territory. The Roumanian
cabinet is firmly resolved not to grant
this permission.
MANY cars laden with war material
are held at Predeal, village near the
Tomos Pass, where it is reported
Roumanian troops are concentrating
Troops also are massing at Jassey,
200 miles northeast Of Bucharest, ana
the petroleum regions have been heav-
lily garrisoned."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
DUMA PRESIDENT SAYS a CRUIS.
ERS AND 7 TORPEDO BOATS
SINK IN RIGA BATTLE.
MOLTKE AMONG THE LOST
Big Battle Cruiser Was Sister Ship
of Famous Goebens and Was
One of Germany's Best.-Kai-
ser's Fleet Retirs-

London.-A dispatch to the Central
News from Petrograd says:
"The president of the Duma has an
nounced that the Germans lost the
battle cruiser Moltke, three cruisers
and seven torpedo boats in the Riga
battle"
The announcement as sent by the
correspondent says:
"In the Riga battle the Germans lost
one superdreadnought, the Moltke,
three cruisers and seven torpedo
boats.
THE German fleet has withdrawn
from Liga Bay.
"The Germans tried to make a de-
scent near Pernpvin, Pernigel, off the
east coast of the Gulf of Riga, some 35
miles north of Riga. Four barges
crammed with soldiers took part in
the descent. They were repulsed by
the Russians without being extermi-
mated and the barges captured"
An official communication issued
Aug. % says:
ne G0TIudu uoot udS IclC tAo 0uAA
of Riga.
"Our destroyers in the Black Sea
have sunk more than hundred Turk
ish boats"
The German battle cruiser Moltke
was a vessel of $4,000 tons, and car
ried ordinarily a complement of 1,1O7
men. She was a sister shipsof the fa-
nous Goeben, now a part OF the
Turkish navy and known as the Sui
tan Selim.
The Moltke was armed with ten IL
inch guns and twelve 6inch guns and
twelve 24-pounders. Her armament
also included four 20-inch torpedo
tubes She was built in 1911 and had
a speed of about % knots.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
ATTACK WAS TREACHER0US
Survivors of Steamer DunsIey, Which
Was Also Sunk, Say Germans
Hid Behind Their Boat.

iverpool.-Survivors Of the steam
er Dunsley, torpedoed by a German
submarine just before the White Star
liner Arabic was sunk, declare the
German craft hid behind the Duns-
ley hulk to sink the larger vessel.
They assert they had been ordered of
their ship and were in lifeboats when
the submarine concealed herself from
the approaching Arabic.
The survivors say the submarines
submerged, went around the Dunsley's
stern and then launched the fatal tor
pedo. They say the German boat bore
no number.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
CITY UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
100000 causeway to Mainland IL
Partially Destroyed.-No Panic
in Galveston,

Galveston, Textile sea has re-
turned to normal here on Aug. 19 and
the last rain storm following the hur-
ricane stopped in the morning. The
number of dead here was not known
exactly, but was estimated at less
than 20. Eight bodies were seen float
ing in the bay on Aug. 10, but it was
not known whether they came from
Galveston or were washed out from
the mainland with the outflow Of the
tide.
The city Is under martial law, with
soldiers patrolling the streets and on
guard in hotels. Galveston appears
to have suffered outwardly much more
from wind than from water. The hur-
ricane ripped loose all manner OF
debris, littering it everywhere. The
city's most serious losses were the
partial destruction of the $2,000,000
causeway, four miles long, connecting
the city with the mainland, and the in
terruption of the water supply. The
causeway was the only regular means
of communication by rail, wire or We
hicle.
Only small boats ran to the main
land, so that the ely temporarily Is en-
barrassed for an adequate ferry SER
vice.
There is no evidence that there was
panic during the storm. In the Galvez
Hotel, which stands practically on the
sea wall, the guests the night of the
hurricane danced until midnight. Then
the lights failed and the dance stopped
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
Cooper Wins EIgin Auto Race.

Elgin, Ill.-Earl Cooper, driving q
Stutz car, on Aug. 20 won the Elgin
3OO-mile auto race, with Anderson, also
driving Stutz, coming in second, af-
ter an exciting duel between the two
drivers for the premier honors which
was not settled until Cooper finally
flashed across the finish line. Both
men fought it out nip and tuck.
Ralph de Palma, after leading the
field for the first four laps, went out
of the race on his sixth lap because OF
broken rocker arm, re-entered later.
but after covering 176 miles, formally
withdrew when he discovered he was
then 90 miles behind Cooper, who was
leading.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
100 LOST IN HURRICANE
Texas Gulf Towns Battered and De-
vastated by Terrific Tropical Hur'
ricane,-Galveston Wrecked.

Dallas.-Galvesto and the entire
gulf coast of Texas have suffered
loss of life estimated at over 100 and
millions of dollars in property, as re-
suit of the terrific hurricane which
swept South Texas.
The city of Galveston has probably
borne the brunt of the great storm.
The first reports, received here Aug.
IS, which were the first messages out
of the stricken city in three days, tell
of heavy loss of life and an immense
property loss. The great sea wall was
probably all that saved the city from
complete destruction.
A message sent out Of Galveston by
courier and received here Aug. 18, is
as follows:
"Stormswept and battered, with a
loss Of only IA lives, Galveston today
emerged from one Of the most severe
storms known in the history of the
Gulf of Mexico. However, about 500
houses have been crushed and the
island is covered with debris. Four
of the dead are United States soldiers
and 10 civilians.
"The IA lost their lives in an at
tempt to reach the fremont Hotel dur
ing the height Of the storm. Several
thousand persons were quartered in
that hotel.
Zone thousand feet of the sea wall
has been washed out, one breach OF
25 feet being directly in front of the
Galvez Hotel. It was through. this
break that most of the resident section
of the city was flooded.
Three fires ragged Monday night and
the fire loss was great.
Three bath houses and 400 resi-
dences on the bay front were crushed
and the wreckage is floating in the
bay. The water made clean sweep
along the boulevard.
"The storm reached its height at 3
o'clock Tuesday (Aug. I'D morning,
when it's velocity was go miles.
"The greatest need here today is
water.
Martial law has been declared. The
mayor issued statement that outside
aid will not be needed"
Direct word from the stormswept
communities of the Southeast Texas
coast is bringing details of the tropi-
cal hurricane which put Galveston,
Houston, Texas City and scores of 9TH
er cities and towns in dire peril. With
large sections of the district yet un-
heard from, the death list was more
than 100, the heaviest reported loss
hei1g from Virginia. Point, Opposite
Galveston The property damage may
exceed $50, 900 900, with Galveston con-
tributing half that amount.
According to information available
the deaths were recorded as follows:
Virginia Point 80, Texas City 1S,
Galveston Il, Morgan's Point II, Syi-
van Beach 8, Houston 2, Hitchcock Z,
LaPorte Z, Port Arthur 5, Lynchburg 3,
Seabrook 8.
Property loss estimates were vague,
except in a few instances. Houston.
Texas city and Port Arthur advices
gave fairly definite figures for those
places, but most of the other towns
reported in such phrases as "consid-
erable,' "very heavy" and mot yet es
timated."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
Ice Ii the Atlantic.

st. Johns, N. F.Icebergs are pres
ent in the waters about Newfoundland
much later than usual this summer, ac-
cording to reports by mail steamers
from Labrador. Large numbers OF
bergs we're sighted, some of them
stranded in shallow bays or on the
outer submerged lodges and some drift
ing southwark towards transatlantic
lanes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
U. s. PRESS cENsuREs ACT.
Torpedoing Of Arabic Almost Univer
sally Condemned.-Recali OF Am
bassador Gerard Is Urged.

Brooklyn Eagle.-Assuming that all
the circumstances are as reported, the
first step he (the president) must take
a step that can no longer be avoided
without national abasement and hui
initiation, is TO send Count Won Bern
storff out of the country and stimuli
taneously recall Mr.. Gerard from Ber
lin. After that, Congress could well
be assembled to provide for whatever
may be forced upon us.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
Is of Crew Drowned.

Houston, Tex. - twenty-five mem
bers of the crew Of the government
dredge San Bernardo, which sank in
the intercostal canal below Galveston
during the hurricane. are believed to
have been drowned.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26
u. S. Awaits offleIaI statements.

Washington n.-Judgment still is sus-
pended by the United States on the
torpedoing of the liner Arabic with a
loss of two American lives.
Until official information is receiv-
ed there will be no statement of the
governments position and high ofti.
Gals will not discuss the subject.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26

New York Evening Sun-The out
standing fact is that after all remon-
strances and all warning the German
navy has again outraged the laws OF
international acceptance for the regu-
Iation of war at sea; it has again in
fringed every principle Of civilization
and humanity. In doing so it has
recklessly imperiled the lives of Amer
ican citizens. How are we to regard
this course of conduct? Are we to
submit to 1t tamely?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26

Louisville Times The sinking of
the Arabic was at best an attempt at
murder. If lives were lost it was MUIR
der without excuse. The period for
further indecision must be cut dras-
tically short if the United States Is
rot to be perpetually shamed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-08-26

Portland Oregonian- attack or
the Arabic is challenge, definite and
defiant, to President Wilson to fol
loy his words with deeds.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-23
Curly Admits postponcpcut

Ell rASO, TEN. February 22.-Jack
Johnson. the Colorcd champion will
not HGht Jess. willard. the whit. chal-
longer. at the JuareZ race course on
March o. This was virtually admitted
thus Afternoon by Jack Curly. who is
,i2AlnG the contest. Curlcy made this
admission "ft"r he received the news
that johnson WAS in Havana. and that
II was impossible for the champion to
leave there III time To reach here on
the specified cate. In addition john
son would require at least Il week =
time 10 set in good shape
'urlcy. tho promoter, declared how
Ger, that h" believed Johnson would
arrive at Suar'> within a short time
after the original date. Carranau OIL
Gals hay" announced they would ar
rest Johnson on the ground that he is
fugitive from justice in the United
states.
Jc'Ison called from cuba to-day
that if it were considered iinposeible
10 hold tn. fight in .Iuarez. the bout
could he held in Havana CUrlcy. how
ever declared he would not consent
since all matters had been arranged at
JUarcz
ourlcy declared again to-day that no
other boxer would Toe substituted for
Johnson. lie said that Johnson would
reed ~ least a weeks training ut
jCa:cH before tho nrht This week
" It'll the time required for TOhuSou'S
TN through Mexico. even should he
encounter no great difficulty would
make u impossible for him TO nght
MIrch i.
Willard i continuing his training at
ms camp On this side OF the boundary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-23
T0UCHARD AND WASH8URN
WIN INDOOR TENNIS DOUBLES
Brhr aud PrII Are Defeated by Title
holders in National Championship
Mitch,

NEW YORK, February @2-Gustav
Touchnrd ana William Washburu won
The naiionnl Indoor tennis doubles
championship on the courts OF the .Scv-
.Hth Regiment .trmory to-day. In tn"
Tina! match OF the tournament Touch
ard aud WaShhurn. holders OF the
Eastern doubles titles. defeated Karl
Eehr and I L. Pcll in five sets. scored
81 90 80. So o. G-3
N" result Was somewhat unexpected
- bchr and pcll were regarded -, the
stronccs; title ContcndcrS. Touchard,
on his side OF the net, was The general
that directed the mancuvrcS which
brought about a successful outcome
ana added the doubles, as we'll rs the
singles indoor championship TO his
kecpinr
Whic uncertain AT times Touchard
"ulNo!lcyrd and outdrovc both Eohr
and Fen He WAS quick 10 discern
bchi's propensity 10 edge over into
FcllS territory and made the most OF it.
Washburn was weak on service bat
he made amends 10y his fine vollcying.
prick cross court shots and ability TO
PICK out openings in the rallies
ic!! cud.avorod to make UP tho err
ratio play OF his partner lie worked
MS, hackhand splcndidly and a, half
NoilcyS IN rapid cXshaugcs with Touch
ara and WaShburn kept the big crowd
apUlauding.
King smith won the final Of the con-
ISOLATION singles. He beat O. s. Grocs-
beck OIL, 60.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-23
Richn2o2a College
6aahezhaN 5alad
SPIDERS AGREE TO PLAY
FOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIP
Howitzers Will Meet Collegians in
Three Games to Determine
Title.
FIRST G. ME TOMORROW
Richmond College Prepares for Con-
test With Randolpll-Macon ON
Saturday Night-iSoth Games AT
\ IlowitZers' .lrnory.
FIRST GAME TOMORROW

Arrangements for 81 series Of three
games 10 settle the basketball cham
plonShip of the city. were completed
Yesterday, by representatives OF Rich
mond College ana the Richmond How
itZers. The first game will lie played
Tomorrow night on the Howitzcrs'
STAGED next week.
The artillerymcn are the UndiSputcd
while thu coliceiams are supreme in
their ranks. AS the teams played by
them are not the same, there has been
considerable agitation to settl" the
question OF who shall he termed tn.
champions OF the city. The college Of
hcials readily cou.2utni 10 meet the
militiamcn in three games
AS the lIOwitZcrS are nj their best
under the Amateur Athletic Union baS-
kcthall Jules while the Spiders pia Y
chiefly under collegiate regulations.
be played half under each set OF rules.
This Will he done in justic. 10 both
teams; other ARRANGEMENTS we're IN
regard TO the officials. the choice cen
trinG on 'Piker" hughes and "Iigg:e"
Hargraves, both former Virginia Poly
tcchn!c institute stars
T!ay yellow Jackets Saturday.
WhIlc the game tomorrow night will
prove of unusual intcrc.t, involving as
II does the Championship OF The city.
iirI ro,. iI,is :. ,iinh LII HG'i
still more importance. IN Saturday
night Randolph Macon VIII be mrI in
q game when win decide the cham
pionship Of II" Eastern Virginia Inter
coliegiate Division. shnu.d Richmond
College lose. II he spiders down the
yellow Jackets, ne Two teams VIII le
tied Tor first place. ANA will probably
meet again to 'l"i"r an. the cup win .
ner. The gam. '.ill -, played on the
Ho"ltZcrS' court.
While Coach Frank podson and Car
tain "H.inic' l-Gub..;t are making no
rash predictions. ;hc Spider uu.mr IS
WZ!orking hard to ut In tr,',, FOR the
Yellow Jackets. Tho AshlnndcrS won
AT the previous meeting played on its
own floor, and has Il clean slate in the
cup series. The remaining teams are
out OF the running entirely.
The two games Will begin at $40
o'clock, and will be proceeded by In
tercstinS prcliminDrics between other
local teams. Tho uowitzcrs' court is
recognized as the best playing floor
in the city. ana fast, snappy games are
10 be expected.