, 1915-08-21

'AC CCN1'~ 1890
"R0yal Edward had not occurred sooner,
through the vigilance and efficiency of the
Navy. The "Daily Mail" says "Ihe fact
that we conveyed troops to all quarters Of
the world and that perhaps two million lives
have been entrusted to the guardianship of
the fleets during the past twelve months,
and that this is the first transport sunk,
throws the lamentabIe loss on Saturday into
vivid relief.
The pre- vious transports attacked were
the "Wayfare', which was torpedOed IN the
Irish SEA, but was not sunk, the loss Of life on
her being five, and The "AIanitou' which was
attacked by 4 Turkish torpedo boat in the
Aegean Sea without being damaged, fifty
four lives being lost on her through the
breaking Of a davit.
Washington, Aug. 20th-The United
States has accepted both Germany's alterna-
tive proposals regarding he own. p. Frye.
Germany's proposal for payment without
prejudice to her view Of the Prusso-Ameri-
can Treaty, is accepted with the addition
that this is done without prejudice to the
American contention that it is unlawful to
siuk American ships carrying contrabond.
Pending the arbitration of these discord-
aut interpretations, the United States
asks Germany's intention regarding her
naval policy.
New York, Aug. 20th-The disclosures
made by the "World'' regarding the
German procedure are Of unlimited
quantity and serious in their contents.
For example, it is disclosed that Germany
has been active in securing control Of
munitions and factories, while simultane-
ously c%ontending that the traffic was unlawful,
and that the protest to tho State Depart
meut a9ainst the British Order in Council
was promoted by German funds. The
Deutsche Bank gaye Count Won Bernstorff
q single credit Of 81 100000 for such uses,
from the German Ministry Of the Interior,
and the correspondence mentions a fee Of
10000 to District Attorney jerome. The
disclosures have caused a sensation regard
ing a pernicious meddling in American affairs
uuimuginable ON behalf Of any other Govern
mept, and which is being condemned by oil
but the German faction.
ST Kits, I9th-At q large and well re-
presented public meeting held here to-day
at which Captain A. Roger, I. S, O., the
actg. Administrator, presided, the following
resolution was passed: "Be it resolved that
this meeting is in full accord with the views
of the Government that q contingent OF the
Defence Force should be Immediately raised
for fighting under the flag of the Mother
Country and in defence Of the Empire in
the present European war, and that this
meeting pledges itself to support the meas
ure IN seyory possible way A recruiting
Committee was appointed and some fifty
names have been sent in by those DESTROYS
of Joining the contingent.
Kingston, jamaica, Aug. 18th-The 8t'rm
that passed over the north side of this island
on Thursday night and Friday morning last
is reported to have damaged the southern
ports Of Haiti.
Port Antonio, Jamaica, was isolated for
several days, communication being cut off,
but 40 lives were lost. Fruit and banana
civilizations have been badly hit. AT Dry
Harbour the velocity of the wind reached
about 100 miles an hour, doing damage to
buildings and civilizations. The Parish Of
Hanover also sustained some damage to crops
and buildings, but no loss Of life is reported.
The high water caused by the force Of the
storm was enormously i'm, gined to be "a tidal
wave and was responsible for much OF the
damage to the ports, wharves and lighters.
The storm took a W. N. ". course and
pissed onward to the Gulf of Mexico.
Washington, Aug. 20th-Mr. Thompson,
the United States Consul at Queenstown, has
cabled as follows "At nine-thirty yesterday
morning, fifty miles from Queenstown, the
G ! "Arabic" was sunk in eleven inmates.