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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1915-07-08

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16

drer were calling on Mr. and Mrs. VIII
Ham Jones Mondsy evening.
Mrs. william Turner ana niece. Doro-
my. were calling Of Mrs. william Cald-
well. Of Bis Wheeling creek. Tuesday.
NJ. and Mrs. John Davis have return
ed home AFTER spending some time with
Miss Emily Davis.
Mes~rs. Frank and Lewis shepherd. OF
Big Wheeling creek. were business call
er- on send iiill Tuesday.
Mr.. ". u. Kent WAS The guest OF her
mother. Mrs. George Fox Tuesday.
FIR. -. r. Jefferson has returned
home after spending ccvcrai days paint
inr o. Elm Grove.
Mr.. Edward Franeia and son John
we're calling 10 Elm Grove on business
Tuesday.
Mr.. Harry Morris. 81 Pine Hlli vas a
business visitor on sand H!ii Tuesdas.
hr. Harry = Davis a. calling ON Mr
=. ". Campbell. % Nj Union Wednes-
NJ. william Eccker wss calling on "
y. Kent TUESDAY evening
Mr.. ChIH. Weeks 81 TriadelDhl'
pass-d through here The week deliver
Alr Wm. Luse was d busin..s caIlct
lu Viola Wcdut sd1y.
Mrs Annie sheldon 81 wheeling ID
q spcndlug several days here aH Eues
NJ. j. g. Kent and drughtar Heller
we're Euest- Of Mrs W. 10 Kent. Wed
uesdas.
Mr GIeu winters celebrated his t2t,
birthday at his home Saturday. Apr
ION. hy entertaining few of he Ittl'
we're Misses Beuiah snd Alice iisvir
rrfhclla aud Gwcrdciyr Brown and Lsi
oa White and Mr. cecil Winters
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
EIGHT DROWN
When Melting Snow From Mountains
Causes Two Dams to Overflow.
Much Damage Done.

HOLBROOk, Ariz.. April I5-Tor-
rents from the melting snow OF the
White Mountains overwhelmed two
reservoir dams on the Little Colorado
river near ST Johns last night and
today. drowned eight persons, dam.
aged property TO the extent OF about
half million dollars and left more
Than 10000 acres OF an irrigation pro-
Jeot to The exigencies OF dry farming.
until new dams are built.
Weakened by burrowing gophers.
the tO-foot eaTthen dam at Lyman. ~
miles south Of st. Johns. was the first
10 give way at II o'clock last night
Here nve MeNicsns and three grand
children Of Mrs. Rachel Berry. . mem.
Der o. the State legislature. lost theiI
lives. Rushing northward. the huge
well or water rolled into the town of
st. Johns. which is the county seat
or Apache county. and submerged
sections OF 1t 10 q depth OF three feet.
Hunt dam. a smaller dixie OF SINH
lar character. twenty miles north OF
st. John. next collapsed and the fool.
sweeping through the channels and
canyons Of the petrified forests there.
assailed the village Of Woodruff.
twelve miles south of Holbrool; and
raced into this town tonight.
Ample warnings had been given.
however. TO everyone in the danger
zone as soon a. the Lyman dam went
out.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
ZEPPELIN RAID
Two tirships Visit Cast Coast OF ENG
lsnd-considerable Property
Damage Results.

LONDON. April &c. 3:1G a. m.-Two
Zeppelin airships visited the east
coast OF England shortly after mid.
night. dropping bombs on several
towns. doing considerable damage 20
property A. far AZ has been ascer.
tanned. only one person. a woman.
was injured. u II said she was only
slightly hurt.
The sirship dropped four bombs on
Maiden. In Essex county. 30 miles
northeast 81 London but no damage
resulted Bombs also we're dropped
IN tho Heybridge basin. two miles
scross tho river These set fire 20
some buildings Tho airships came
up the Biackwater river and over the
marshes. and cifcied
At Lowestoft. on the North sea In
Sunolb county. three bombs we're
dropped. considerable damage result.
inc - house property IN the center Of
the town. 4 lumber yard also was set
on IRE The window panes In many
houses were shattered Three horses
belonging 70 the railway company
we're killed
Previously the air craft had visited
southvold. ~ miles south % Loves.
toft. and having missed striking thar
town with its missiles went on TO
Halesworth, eight miles inland u
then returned again 10 SouthwOld and
dropped six bombs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
GOVT TO ASK
DELAY in SUIT
ATTORNEY sRANpEIs WILL ASK
CONTINUANCE WHEN CASE
COMES UP TODAY
What Action Government Will Take
10 Not Known - Officials
Will Not Talk.

WASHINGTON. April 15.-Fur,her
evidence that the government expects
TO have a hard fight on its hands I'm
the injunction proceedings brought by
the Riggs National bank against Sec
rotary McAdoo and Comptroller OF the
Currency Williams. was given today
when government counsel announ ED
that a postponement would be sought
when the case comes up tomorrow in
the District OF Columbia Supreme
Court.
Louis ID. Brandeis. special assistan,
attorney general in charge OF the case.
was not prepared 10 tell tonight lust
how much time he would ask from the
court. II was indicated, however. that
he would seek a continuance for at
least a week and IL was thought prob
able that the government would not
be ready TO go on until week after
next
Mr. Brandeis was unwilling TO dis
cuss the case. II was believed. how
ever. that the fact that postpone
ment viii be sought shows that the
government does not expect TO make
Its main plea against the Jurisdiction
OF the court: but will seek TO answer
the allegations set forth in the banks
bill OF complaint. which charges
Messrs McAdoo and Williams with a
conspiracy 70 wreck IL and with a long
persecution.
II this proves TO be the case IL IL
possible that the court will ASK Tor
light outside that furnished in the Dill
and the answer and the arguments OF
lawyers That Is what those who are
following every move in the case are
o ntip-toe 70 hear. The witness chair
probably will be occupied By most or
the bank officials and some OF the
most prominent men In Official life.
In a statement issued tonight form
or Senator Bailey. % counsel for the
bank. denied that any other National
bank had any part In the pending pro.
ce@dinRs or had been consulted about
the suit in any way
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
WAR BRIEFS
French Statement.

PARIS. via London. April 10. tmid.
night The following official state
ment was issued By the war office to-
night:
TO the north Of Arras, we have
gained brilliant success. which com
pletes that of last month. The whole
spur southeast Of NOtre Dame de 10
rette was carried with the bayonot BY
our troops who now hold all the south
eastern slopes as far as the outer
woodland fringe Of Ablain-St. Nazdire.
We took 100 prisoners. who in
cluded several officers. and three
trench mortsrs and two machine guns.
AT Thicpval and La Baisselle In
the region Of Albert. the enemy az.
tempted two attacks. which were i'm.
mediately checked
"ln the ArgOnne. AT Bagatelle. our
artillery demolished one OF the princi-
pal German trenches. Further Ia the
east. at la Neurissons. We repulscd
an attack.
AZ les Eparges. the enemy deny.
cred three counter attacks during the
nirht Of April 1915 with the object
of relaxing the eastern salient tie
was repulsed and suffered heavy loss.
cs. a. noon. no violently bombatdcd
the position. but did not attack.
At Montmare VOC we repuised
a counter attack and on the ground
taken on tho 18th We confirmed the
inventory Of our booty. which included
two quick fires. two trench mortars.
machine gun. several hundred rifles
end thousands Of cartridges and gre.
uadea
In The forest OF Le Pretre We re-.
pulsed an attack and took some pris.
oners. A German aviator dropped
bombs on the hospital ~ MourmeIou.
iy way % reprisal for tho lombard.
ment 81 Nancy by n Zeppelin. one Of
our aeroplanes dropped Eve bombs ON
the German headquarters All the
proieCtiles feli on tho buildings In
which the imperial star was Installed
~ Mezieres and Charieville We also
bombsrded the station % Freibure IN
BreisEau
FINALLY. a nying squadron OF L.
machines dropped bombs with com
plcte success on the German military
buildings az Ostend our aeroplanee
were violently cannouaded tut ell 70
turned unscsthed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
TEACHERS UNFIT
Majo rity OF seeiolosists Obtain
knowledge From Books and
Not Experience.


CHICAGO. April i5.-The ma jority
of teachers OF sociology in schools and
colleges are unfit. for the reason that
their knOwledg comes through books
rather than practical experience. &C
cOrding TO testimony given before the
United States commission on indus
trial relations to-day by Professor J.
G. KENNEDY. teacher Of economics at
the University OF Chicago. and last
week elected alderman from the
Twenty-seventh ward on the Socialist
ticket.
Before coming 20 Chicago. the wit.
ness was teacher at Cornell and
Identified himself ~ practical goci.
OlOgist by stating that he made = 30.
cial survey 81 the packing industry in
lsiO-i9ii FOR the University Of chi.
cago Settlement.
His reports Of facts Of the invcsti.
cation were published In pamphlet in
1911. The manuscript wss submitted
10 an editing committee Of the Settle.
ment. consisting 81 its directors. They
declined to publish his Interpretation
and conclusions" based. o." said. on
facts. To This he thought they erred
DO the packers contribute 90 the
support Of the University Settlem.u 7"
asked Frank p Walsh. chairman Of
~" commission
% think Armour a Company nav
the expenses % head nurse In that
department OF the settlement" r..
plicd the witness
Have Ultcricr Motive.
Answering another question. he
said
y think that rich men and corpor-
ations contribute 70 charities. settle.
meuts and other so.called welfare
propositions 20 divert public attention
from the real evils Of society"
Professor Kennedy said his survey
was accomplished by permission 81
the packers. who gave him access 20
their book upon representations that
the INJURY was 10 b. strictly scienti-
&c. Witness said an attorney for Ar
mour and company, 20 whom BY pre-
vious agreement. the manuscript was
submitted wrote 20 the editing com
wittro that the facts atahlished BY
the investlEators we're accurate. but
hat the conclusions. which were m
oncct that low wages were AZ the Dot
tom ~ all the evils OF the existence OF
the unskilled labor 40 the yards. ana
that the labor union offered the onlv
solution went beyond the hounds
agreed 90 when the books we're omen
90 ~ his Inspection
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
LlTTI.ETON

LITTLETON. April I5.Air. and Mrs.
James Wade have returned home after
short visit with relatives in Barnes
Mr. Frank Youst. Of Fsirmont. Is WIS.,
iting friends In town FOR few days.
Miss Nell Brady returned To her home
Ia Washington. Pa. after a short VISIT
with friends IN town.
Mrs. owen slider and daughter. Dinsy.
sp-nt sunday Ina Glover Gap.
Messrs. Robert crow. Charles Kobetr.
spent sunday With friends IN Glover
Misses Belle Mechanics. Mary slider
visited friends IN Glove Gsp sunday.
Miss Mary Dillingham; L. visiting
friends iu McMccheft FOR n few days.
Miss Pearl Huggins. Of Warrington. 10
visiting her parents here for a few days
Mr.. james Sole has returned home at
ter a short visit with friends in Hun
Mr.. Jack camel spent sunday In
Me-srs George Lemiey and oscar
Butcher, Of Hundred. visited friends
Mr. a. 4. Odbort. OF Fairnont. was a
business visitor hero Tuesday.
Miss Flossie Connewsy. 81 Board Tree.
spent Tuesday with friends in town.
Mr.. Wallsce NcFail. OF Fairmont.
spent Tuesday In town.
Mrs. Rose smith Was shopping a.
Wheeling Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs Spencer Carcney are hero
from Ciarksburg for the funeral OF the
iatter's father. ~. l.. HI.
Miss Laura BALDWIN. or AcundsVillc,
spent a few days with friends IN town.
Mr. Earl Mc MaEters spent Thursday
with friends IN Hundred.
Miss Laura white visited friends Ia
Hundred Thursday.
Mr.. Pete Garrison returned home after
a short visit with friends IN fairvisw.
Miss Neono Henderson H. on the sick
iirt this week.
Mr' Leo Niiicrs spent Thursday with
frisnds IN Fairmont
Mrs. Charles MusFroye u on the siol;
list this week.
1lrf Harry Musgrovc ara two chill
drcm aro spending rev days with
friends in fairmout.
Tho Ladies AID society met az the
home 81 Mrs. Gan Brady Thursday ar
4eruOOu.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
.LEHIGH WILL
PLACE BIG ORDER
WILL SOON AWARD CONTRACTS
INVOLVING EXPENDITURE
OF $1,000 900.
President ef Road Takes Occasion 20
Compliment Wilson and Ms
Administration.

WASHINGTON. April rs. An
nouneement that the Iyshigh valley
Railroad will soon award contracts in
yolying an expenditure OF almost ST.
100000 as a result OF improved busi-
ness conditions at this time. ~as
made In a letter to President Wilson
from r. u. Thomas. pregids n OF the
road. which was made public tonight
At the White House with the consent
OF Mr. Thomas. Details we're not Civ
-e9 but the letter added that n. road
contemplated additional Expenditures
"ss conditions improve IN the manner
believe they will"
Dir. Thomas wrote the Prssident to
deny that he meant any criticism Of
the administration in saying IN a re-
cent statement after a call at the
White House that the prosps rity OF
the railroads depend largely upon the
attitude OF Washington Officials.
MY FIRST impulse" Wrote Mr..
Thomas, upon learning that political
capital was being made OF an .osiatea
paragraph In my statement. was 10
ignore the matter. I fully appreciated
the fact that you are engrossed with
Affairs OF state OF vital Importance to
the welfare OF the country. and m,
sure that the manner in which YOU
nave safeguarded the interests OF th.
country inspires the confdenc. aud
Arbitration OF every American citizen
Erroneous Interpretation.
since II appears. however. that a
wholly erroneous Interpretation is be-
ing placed on that portion OF my state
ment which has been made the subject
OF editorial comment. | now feel IL nv
duty to call the matter To your atten-
ton.
1t seems to me that 9 careful read
ing OF the entire statement cannot
leave the impression OF critics OF
your administration. | said among
other things that business should face
the future with confidence; that the
adjournment OF Congress enabled Won
10 keep your promise that business
was 10 have a rest: that the manner
IN which the country had solved the
financial problems forced upon as bv.
the war. due I'm large measures of
course. to the new federal reserve
act, demonstrated that the country
was fundamentally sound. These sen
timents certainly cannot be regarded
as reflection either on YOU or ON
your administration"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
M. L. HILL DIES
AT LITTLETON
PROMINENT POLITICIAN An o
WIDELY KNOWN OFFICIAL
VICTIM OF APOPlExY.
Deceased Was Native Of Ohio County
and Was One OF Best Known
Republicans Of State.
Special Dispatch to The Inteiiigcncer.

Special Dispatch 90 the Inteiligencer.
LITTLETON. w. Va. April l5.-
Martin Luther Hill. ex-deputy internal
revenue collector OF the Wheeling dis
trict. ex-postmaster of Littleton. pio-
neer resident OF this village and prom.
inent Republican. died this morning
at 1855 o'clock OF apoplexy. The de.
ceased was in his eightieth year and
death came so suddenly that Il was
sad shock to the entire community
in which he was almost reverently
loved and respected.
About . o'clock last night Mr.. Hill
stepped out into HIS front yard and a
few minutes later was found PROSTATE
OH the ground. Physicians were called
and he was found TO be suffering with
apoplexy. but IL was impossible to
save his life.
Born in West Liberty.
The deceased was a native OF Ohio
county, having been born at IVES,
Liberty. lie was q staunch support.
er OF Abraham Lincoln when he first
ran for the presidency and has bcen
consistent and active Republican
over since. Al the time Of the out.
break OF the Civil war he was deputy
luNtIndi revenue cOllecfOr IN the
Wheeling district and after the war he
established his residence in IIttleton
where he had lived ever since. We
served three terms as postmaster here
having been appointed twice by the
late Congressman H. u. Dovener and
once by ex-Congressman William r.
Hubbard.
Besides his wife. Cecilia. the de.
ceased is survived by the following
children: Clark Hill. chief water ten.
der on the L. s. Battleship Texas:
Mrs. George +. Smith. Wellsbu-e:
Mrs. Halle HinchlIffe. Steubenville
o.. Mrs. Jessie Carney. Clarksburg
and Mrs. Earl Wilson. now in lou.
mania.
Funeral services will be conducted
Saturday morning a. 10 O'Clock hy
Rev. ID. Il. Orr. pastor Of the Llttleton
Methodist Episcopal church and inter.
ment will be At sand Hill cemetery.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
LIBERTY BELL TO pE
sEFr TO PANAMA EXPO

FUfLtUTfpffIA krr1 IEAseler.
ara eufImnu teUTIIia TODAY decided 81
u low toe historic Liberty haii co. na
cent Goo the Panama Pacific sFrUaItiur
Ecsulutious proridirr fD. its trip arruss
tho fuutIUHHf were unanimously adopted
BY both hrturrea Mayor HianEenbrfr
the resolution and urit minor details
ROW remain o. complete The arrange
rnaUf".
No drte rrs been made for ssrdlre
fnf bell witch win DO exhibited fr the
Perusf ivarH building o. tho exposition.
but Dr. cannot 90 until after isis g or
that day tf ia 90 DO made fhe feature %
~ ln1epenieuce DAY celebration in Phil
Hrafrnfr
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
AIRMEN DROP soMss AND
iNJURE SCHOOL CHILDREN

AMSTERDAM. via London. Aprii
10. 4:2t =. m.-Dispatches received
from Frieburg IN Bareisgau Grand
Duchy Of Baden. announce that a hos
tile airmsn dropped bombs there A.
noon yesterday. killing six persons
and injuring a large number. most OF
them school children.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
FIVE rEousArD VILLA
DEAD. SAYS ABRnxor

NERA ~Rtz. Aprii f5.-"Fivs thous-
and - The Enemy dead were counted
lurirE the movement rorthward from
telaya siN thousand prisoners and for
~ fieid Pieces we're captured"
This o. General OhreGou'a SUMMARY
~ the result % fighting about Ceiaya.
where he reported today he had Fafnad
y decisive Victory over the fOrcra %
GENERAL villa. The ringing 81 church
Tells ana the paradlnE ~ soldiers and
ctgene conveyed the news ~ the report
- 'arranza victory 90 the public
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
MURDER CASE
HAS new ANGLE
VICTIM IDENTIFIED. AND THIS IS
FOLLOWED ~ ARREsT OF
HER LOVER.
Latter stovtiy MsintsIed tis limo.
eenes After Many Hesrs Of
Gross Esaminstion.

NEW YORK. April is.-Ssw York'-
latest murder mystery assumed new
angles today after the police had es-
tablished 10 their apparent satisfac-
ton the identity OF the victim ss Miss
Claudia Hansbury. OF LsnsingburE. y.
y. ARRESTED Rafaele viullo. q ~ell-to-
do contractor. and charged him with
hornicide. The new element was the
discovery in Troy. y. Y. OF Mrs VII
liam II. Bury. who was formerly Miss
Claudia Hsnsbury. and who erroneous
iy had been reported missing.
The spot where the slain girls body
had been found. IN a vacant lot Of the
Asor estate in the Bronx, was her
trysting place. according to John y.
Mckenna. Waterman on the estate.
Mckenna told detectives that he had
seen q girl and a man near the spot
on several occasions. The girl he
Identified a. the one whose body lies
In the morgue. the man as viullo.
stoutiy Denied Crime.
viullo. whose fountain pen. the po-
lice assert. was found near the body.
stoutly refuted. after many hours OF
cross examination. the accusation that
he had caused the girls death She
looked like a girl he knew not long
ago as Claudia ne said. though he
could not be sure II was she.
lie could not tell the last name of
tse woman he knew as Claudia, he
said. and he had not seen her for five
months.
The police announced late tonight
they had learned that a Claudia Hans.
bury had been married December in
New York to a son OF a man named
ODonnell. OF No. 90 Garfield place.
Brooklyn. The father Was summoned
by the police. and agreed to visit the
morgue tomorrow to view the body.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
NARRATIVE FILED
Lengthy Document riied 4. Fsdsral
Court In Manufactursrg Asiaht q
Hsat 90. Case.

The narrative Of testimony in The
case Of tie Manufacturers Light a Heat
Company vs. fhe state Public Service
Commission which o. % 60 into the rec.
ord on appeal from the federal court tor
20 the q. q. Circuit Court ~ Appeals.
was filed iu federal court here yssttl-
day.
AttornsFs for both sides have been
several months Boo TrcuarirE the nara
tive. which 10 considerably shorter t.Hn
The original testimony. though u cove
ers two volumes.
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FORMER GOVERNOR DEAD

BURLlNGTON. W. April 10 60
Former Governor Urban A. Woodbury.
died tonight aged 20 years lie had
been 80 Tor several months following
a stroke % paralysis and was brought
home = few days ago from Batftr
Creek. Mich whore be- was under
medical treatment
Governor Woodbury. was veteran
~ tho civil war
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-16
ALLIES ASSUME
NEW OFFENSIVE
AND CLAIM ADVANCES IN TeR.
MAIN WITH CAPTURE o.
MEN AND GUNS.
Let Up Occurs In Russian Attempt 70
Get Through carpsthisns-Mueh
Close Fighting.

Again the allies have assumed the
Offensive on the western line Of bat.
tie and. according 20 Paris. have made
gains In Terrain. captured officers and
men and guns and repuised German
counter-attacks.
There has been trench nghtinK.
combsts at the point OF the bayone,
artillery engagements and what n
termed successful raid over the
German military buildings at Ostend
by nfseen allied air craft. One aero
plane Ia asserted TO have dropped Ave
bombs on the headquarters OF the
German imperial star AZ Mezieres and
ChArleviile In reprissl for the alleged
throwing OF bombs by a German ayia.
tor on Q hospital at Mcrrmelon.
While there has been somewhat OF
a let-up In the viciousness OF the Rus.
sian attempt TO get their armies
through the Carpathians and out on
the plains Of Hungary. hard fighting
continues In some sections. Both Pc.
trograd and Vienna assert that all
attacks against the respective forces
were repulsed. That scarcely any
IL Indicated by the fact that In one
tion made OF activity IN this region.
II was on the spur to the south OF
Notre Dame de Lorette. on a western
battle front. that fighting with the
bayonet took place. PaA declares
that the entire sector was taken by
the French troops. who are now In
slope as far "a Ablain-St. Nezsire In
At IN Do 81
the main trenches of the Germans
were demolished by the artillery FIRE
OF the French. while fierce German
counter attacks were repulsed in the
region OF Albert. at lie Neurissons
Nontmare and Les Eparges and In
the forest Of lie Pretre. Near Les
Eparges the Germans are said to have
lost heavily.
Two Steamers Sunk.
In the naval warfare two steamers
have been added to a long list OF those
that have gone to the bottom as n re-
suit OF torpedoes or mines-the Dutch
steamer Katwyk. loaded with grain
for the Netherlands government, and
the British steamer Ptnrmlgsn. -Four
Dutch trawlers also were said to have
been seized by the Germans and TAX
en- into Cuxhaven. They were report
ed to have been released later. how
ever. The cause OF the disaster ia
the Katwyk whether torpedo or q
mine. has not been determined. but
the Ptarmigan was sunk by torpedo
and eight men OF her crew OF seven
teen were drowned.
% In the eight months OF fighting. from
August to April l 4. the total casualties
among the British forces were 1879,
347 men.
Great Britain. in answer to pro
test by the Chilean government
against the sinking of the German
cruiser Dresden in Chilean territorial
waters by q British cruiser squadron
has acknowledged the charge and Of
fered full and ample apology to
Chile"