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coast on the Is h ana l7tb Augu.t, eau ing
much loss Of lie and property il Galveston and
other n~eiphbouring ports. There we're losses
in the adjacent inland dl%atlicIS. The cotton
in central Texqs suffered u loss of from If,
Teen 10 twenty-five per cent. 1t is asserted
that 10000 cattle were killed On one ran:ll
in Chambers county. The United States
military camp at Texas City was destroyed,
and fourteen soldiers lost their live. there.
The entire number OF the dead at Texas
City IS tfiy-two. At Galveston 300 feet Of
the causew"y connecting the city with the
main and was demolished. Early reports
sud thnt 1000 feet OF the grent sen wall
weIe washed away and the water entering
ut The breach was ten feet deep IL lie
streets.-N. Thomas B1letu, nth Srpt.
, 1915-09-22

north OF tlWey IN Lorraine, and IN the
Fosges our fire againat tie German organ.
ZaiIons appeared particularly efficacious ana
tour enemy muuition depots were exploited.
Near 81. Mihiel Il German Neroplane covered
by our barrier Of fire was attacked with n
machiue-gun by one Of. our aeroplanes
aud dropped abruptly within our lines. III
the region Of Faye, southwest Of Peronne,
the Germans exploited u very powerful mine,
and delivered an attack which wns however
repulscd by our infantry and artillery fire,
a number Of prisoners remaining in our
hands.
\ German official statement says: South
east OF Bray, on the Somme, a widespread
explosion took successful effect behind the
enelny's positions, and a battle Immediately
following was successful, the French suffer
my s}nguinary losses. 4 few prisoners
were taken. Directly west Of the Ar8onue
enemy divisions constructing trenches were
dispersed by our artillery with heavy losses.
Artillery combats continue on Il large part
Of the 'front.'.
Field Marshal Sr John French reports
10 the Wan Office rs follows: 'tSiuce my last
communication no change has occurred in
the situation on our front, but iherc has
been considerable mining activity by both
sides. particularly opposite the southern por-
tFon oi Oul front. winnie east Of Ypre8 our ar
tiIery and That OF the enemy have been ac-
tive.
A Renters despatch from Sofia states
that enlIy on Saturday numerous groups Of
Macedonian refugees, who had been called
10 the colours, passed through the city TO
the training grounds, where during the
entire day animated scenes were Witnessed,
the recruits AND le2ionuries, the ntter
Macedoniaus from Greece and Serbla, nc
clolming their officers and cheering
continuously. All the Mpcedoninus from
the Territory occupied by Greece
and Serbia heve displayed remarkable
enthusiasm, aud the answer to the Gall all
over the country has surpassed expectation,
the number OF men being much greater than
was hoped for, chief" because of the influx
~ refugees. The opposition leaders in nn
audience with Gar Ferdinand declared that
1T WOuld he fatal to the country to continue
ITS neutral policy, and IN order to safeguard
the country against u policy c|ontrury to the
interest and sentiments Of the nation they
recommended the formation of Il coalition
Cabinet and the immediate summonin9 OF
Pertinent. The Gar listened attpDtively to
the speeches and promised to seriously CON
alder the views expressed, and utter the
audience HIS Majesty summoned DR.. Radios
layoff tba Br4D,i4Y 1D4nra ware. five l,oIli-
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seriousness of the position. l have for
months called attention to the dangers If
the present war, aud events alone Will prove
whether | was uuduly alarmed. So far
I regret it has justified my opprehen-
siOns. | have not written without war
rant of facts known to the enemy, as well
as to us, facts winch | would have
thought would have already sobered The
most fatuOus oplimist. | have therefore
felt driven by the jeopardy OF my native
land to sound u note Of alarm. and | hnye
done 70 in the confident belief that, if it
succeeds in rousing us in time to pnt forth
all our strength, we will win. Ii for any
reason | fail, it will be Il sorry comfort to
be able later to taunt the mistakes # those
who now abuse me IN daring TO call otteu-
ton to the coming Storm before it over
Wheims the land"
Toronto, Sep. 21st-The Bishops have
reversed the actions Of the Genernl Synod
which excluded The second verse of the
British National Anthem from the Canadian
SYNOD book, declaring that in time Of war
and tumult HE verse may he sung il the
Churches with perfect plopnety.
10. a. M.
Barhados, ban. 30.12, n. n. Il. fair.
Dominica 1890, f. partly cloudy,
ST. Kits, " 1886. y. f. bright.
4. y. IN.
Barbados, lar. 1000, n. W. cloudy.
Dominica, " 29.85, i. cloudy.
St. kits, =" 29.86, n. +. cIondy.
New Yorh, September 20 h.
Flour, Winter CIrnrs New crop p+n ,aorel 500
Mead. kilndliel per bnrr4I 81 10
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork 20.0O >2IO0
Crystals per 100 H. $42G
'"S"'' 81 test MolaSses Sugar 50 40
Moiasses Ing. lsIds. per gnI.
Liverpool Cotton mlddIing UpInnd 6 81 100
l1xctpu2e, New York &Lomdou. 60.Inys sight
nominal.
Exchange New York nnd LONDON ~ight All
London, September 2Oth.
Dem. CryslnIs "A, 81 28s. c..
MuscnvnIo, ioaun4 terms in
Snspr. bond, ou89% nominal no quotation.
German beei IS I o. b. no further
sales dulin9 the war
Juvn Sugar 9Go/o GIDrnItnr or Channel fot
orders, loating terms, no quotntions now.
DemerIn Rum, nominaI 2. 8 /. Is. 10d.
Trinidad Cocoa, good m%Iddnng lted, tI cwt.
SIS.
Cotton, Medium Fine Stat Liverpool nominal
or h Is Ill
nnk of England Itat4 of discount 5.
OusOls IS
hr44 Ter cent Etnt4s in Paris for cash G7.25
All prices subject TO correction.
Nh. Fred. Lax, one OF the worl rs %greatest
, 1915-09-22

Mr.. Fred. Lax, one of the w0rl rs g~rpateat
FIutists, has thought enough Of ~Bnndmuster
Adams to write for and dedicate to HIM u
piece Of music, Il Flute Solo ''Fautnsia, Satu-
nrlla'. In acknowledging this attention on
behalf of the community Of which Mr.. Adams
is a member we cannot say all that we would
like to, knowing the modesty Of our young
cuuntrymun; bat we cnunot help saying that
we all deeply appreciate aud feel proud of
the destruction conferred on him by Que so
high up in the worlds estimation az is MIR.
Ink. The following is the copy of the letter
accompanying til MS. and we me sure it will
be read with much pleasure by Mr.. Adams
friends.
In Il day or two we will print a sketch of
the life of Mr.. Lax, as we are confident many
of our readers would like to know something
about this celebrated Virtuoso who has taken
such an interest in one of our fellow country
mon.
1903, Edmoudson Ave.
Baltimore, Md, Aug. 18th, 1915.
DEAR MIR. ADAMS:
Have mailed under this cover, Flute
Solo "Fautasir, SataneIIn" (Opera-Balfe) for
Flute Solo. You Will find it Il very thankful
Solo to play, "pretty'nnd deliberately easy,
and brilliant" have written this piece
for you, and hope you will like it.
A scholar of mine, Pro. A.. Soho, Of Bnlti-
more City College and Peabody Institute
heard yon pl"y both Ben Bolt and Mocking
Bird, and gave you splendid e%ucominms.
Write me at once, of acceptance Of dedica-
ton, and your opinion Of Solo, and oDIige,
Yours,
|(siened) FRED. Lax
LjghtbouW's NoU Notes, Sept. 10.
STORM ON THE TEXAS COAST.
A West Indian hurricane swept over Texas
, 1915-09-22
STORM ON THE TEXAS COAST.

A West Indian hurricane swept over Texas
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Man :!ll[I With nessesF
Befo Grand,Jury

AnRunsually large number Of wit.
nesses testified before the grand fury
today. Clerk of the Circuit Court W. s.
Black being kept busy during the
greater part of the day administerine
the oath to men and women summon.
cd to testify. Judge w. s: Raymond
was o nthe bench all day hearing mo.
tions In chancery. n ( S83S3 2
The grand Jury witnesses include
Joseph =. Tenant, Cliff Brage, Cor.
don Cunningham. ". L. Horner. II. C,
Hedges. George Washington, John To.
rome, r. E. Harden, Dorsey M. Polling,
Floyd johnson, Herschel P. thinner,
Robert Harden, Brice .Jolliffe, Thomas
Helmick.l Snowd Thorn, Trainer Gump,
,Dlnsel Huey, Joseph Smith, Harold
Winkler, Clyde Hall. D. H. Grimm,
Walter Hawkins, Lindsey Holbert, X,
Joseph, Claude Loomar, Virgil John.
son. Nimrod Haught, W. c. i Wilson,
Luther Jenkins, John Shandor, Rosa
shandor. John Stout T. J. Mason, John
Randolph, J. C.. Smith, James Smi{a,
III. u Grimm. George Rodahaffer, q,
y. Fleming, John Leach, Guy wit, j,
y. Simmons, John Croft, John a. Fort!
ney, James Ice. Jerome Cline, Guy
Mpagroye, Miss Georgiana Dunn, Car.
,oline Washington, Smith Hood IN
u snider, Sidney Jones. d
~
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HEADS SMASONS
OF " VIRGINIA.
Elected Most Worshipful
Grand Masterati Today's
Session.
BANQUET [ THIS EVENING
Members Of Fraternity Con-
tinued to Arrive in the
City all Day.

The Grand Lodge, Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons, In session here this
afternoon elected T. Wilbur Hennen
to the office Of Most Worshipful Grand
Master ofSWest Virginia. This is the
highest honor that can be conferred by
the Blue Lodge In this state. Mr.. Hen.
men previous to being elected to this
high Office held the title OF Deputy
Grand Master.
n. Wilbur Hennen has been an as.
ssiduous worker in the Masonic Lodge
for some time. He is Intellectually
capable Of holding the new title and
from the interest he has taken In the
work OF the lodge In Fairmont and
elsewhere Is entitled to the new honor
bestowed upon him.
The Grand Lodge held a continue.
tton OF the school on instruction today
and will continue until time for the
banquet, which will be served at the
Temple at $3.50 this evening. Dozens
of fine turkeys have been roasted and
stuffed for the occasion. All sorts Of
vegetables and fruits and an enormous
amount OF fine pastries vii be on the
tables There are 600 covers laid.
The banquet will be served BY! go
walters selected from the local lodge,
who will be ID! charge of Harry Engie.
After the repast the members Of the
Grand Lodge Ein ole Into The room fol
the closing session OF the school of
instruction. 4 After the .exemplifeation
Of degrees the reports Of the commit.
tees sappoisted to look after the Ibusi.
ness end of the meeting will be heard
and suggestions either rejected or ac.
cepted. ssssisl
The opinion that there will be 600
Masons here to banquet at the Temple
tonight seems to gain steadily as the
number Of visitors increase. AT the
time for the Grand Lodge to convene
this morning thereiwere fully 500 here
and the trains entering the city today
broughtEat least 100 more.
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D. a. R. viii Study
Colonial Women

The Year Book of the William Hay.
mond Chapter, Daughters Of the Am.
erican Revolution has been issued and
yesterday was mailed to members Of
the chapter It is an attratlfely ar.
ranged volume, and the program out.
lined for the years course is most in.
teresting. The principal subject for
study which Is embodied throughout
the year is women Of Revolutionary
and Colonial days.
Among special social features out.
lined are "a Colonial program for Feb.
rnery 22i at the home Of Mrs. e. c.
Frame, and O luncheon at the Country
Club on Flag Day, June II.
The next eetfng Of the chapter
will be- on ednesday November t17 al
the home OF. Mrs. J "a. Flickinger5 on
Quincy street. The program deals with
thelwomen Of the IMayfower. =
u The Year Book committee Is com.
posed Sofi Mesdames WISH Conaway, @,
O. M9rftt, a a. Lehman and Frank
S.l1tsEA8s 3 Eis-
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GREAT NAVAL
BA.II|.L||E|NiTHE|.
BALTIC SEA
British May Have Attacked
German High Seas =
Fleet. 4.s4s.
I.ASTFDiTWFNTY MIRIITEg
Doors and Windows of
Houses on Shore Blown,
Open.

COPENHAGEN, via London, Nov.
ia cannonade Of great intensity
was heard yesterday In the neighbor.
hood Of Fehmern belt In the Baltic
sea. tits believed by those who heard
IT to have been the result Of a British
submarine attack on the German
squadron.
The firing lasted 20 minutes and
was Of such violence that the doors
and windows on the Rocky Harbor
were blown open. Houses ayibrated
as though in an earthquake.
The elweather was sothick It was I'm
possible to observe details Of the en-.
gagement.
Fehmern sound is a channel less
than one.fourth Of a mile broad sepa.
rating the Prussian island of Fehmern
off Fehmern from the mainland of
Holstein. Fehmern lies about 81
miles east Of the entrance to Kiel har-
bor. .ss !,
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Auto Aceid lent at
Fairmlo al Fifth

IA collision at Fairmont avenue and
Fifth street between automobiles own!
ed by the J. M. Hartley & Sons de.
partments store and the Good Tre
q Rubber company at IL: 30E o'clock
This forenoon resulted in considerable
damage to! each car.
u The accident occurred when the
Hartley car turned into Fifth street,
the other car striking on the rear ana
side. Leigh Hustead was the driver
Of the Hartley car which is q motor
delivery truck. On the car with Hu.
stead was Bernard Coz, his helper.
The Goodyear car is light run
about. 1t. was driven by C.. c.. Berner,
Of Pittsburgh. In the car was H. !P..
Kennersiey, Of Akron, o. Berner and
Kennersley are both officials OF the
Good year company. ~ M
A rear wheel and the fender were
broken on the Hartley car, the dam.
age amounting to SIS. Both i lamps
we're broken on the Goodyear car,
the damage amounting to $40.
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FIRE IN WHICH -FOUR children
PER|SHED FOLLOWED incident
Motorboat Trip on
Underground Lake
oFFlclALsiMAY MAKE 1T TO FIND
CAUSE OF WASHINGTON
si,ss, fl. ST. SLIDE.

Although the earth movement at
the big slide in Washington street has
APPARENTLY ceased, temporarily at least,
the threatening condition OF the hill
side continues to be a source Of worry
to officials OF both the city and the
baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com.
pa4y.
Astrip in a motor boat over the hid.
den lake in the abandoned coal mine
from which the water that caused the
slide Is believed by many engineers to
have! come Is being discussed by city
OFFICIALS today. In case investigations
being conducted on foot by Commits.
sioners Ira Smith and "a. L. Lehman
assisted by City Engineer Shrewsbury
Miller does not reveal the source OF
the water which caused the slide Il
Is possible that the proposed under.
ground trip in the motor boat may be
taken by city officials early next week.
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4. 0. HITESHEW TO-
Be EL.KS' ORATOR
Wood County Prosecutor.
WILDE Here for Memoir
ial Services

Hon. H Q. Hlteshaw, prosecuting
attorney Of Wood County, OF Parkers.
burg has been chosen by Fairmont
Lodge No. 8. B. P. o. Elks, to deliver
the annual memorial address at the
Lodge Of Sorrow to be held at the
Grand Opera House on Sunday, De.
cember, 8. at 2.So o clock. .-,i,-5Ii.:s,- e..
Complete arrang gementss for the me:
mortal service has not, been; announced
but the committee in charge OF the ser.
vice Is working out details and will
beready in the near! future to announce
the programme
The committee In charge OF the
service is composed Of R. T. Cunning.
ham, A. g. Martin, Arch Brownfield, w.
d. Evans and DR.. C H ,Neill
Exalted Ruler Bert s. Leopold will
conduct the service on; this, occasion
and will be; assisted by other officers
OF the local lodge, Dr. Neill has charge
OF the musical end OF the programme
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PLANS COMPLETE
F0|R'.CEINTI[|NNlIAL ! ! ]. / \ /: ! ! |
Presbyterian Congregation
Withhold Services All
NextlWeek.

The program for the Centennial Gel.
ebration Of the Presby yterian church,
which will be. celebrated beginning on
Sunday, November "a, and extending
through the week following lis now
In the hands Of the printer and will
be issued within, q short time.
gAsummaryf ofathe program as pre-.
pared by the differept Organizations
OF the church Is ase foilows;S s.: Z
On Sunday forming; November IA,
DE- sH.S G. SStoetzer; pastor of the
church, will preach "a historical sermon
which will be- largely reminiscent..
On Sunday. afternoon at Z 8 ! o'clock
various ministers OF f4thei eicityIwill give
brief addresses and extend i greetings
to ithe Presbyterian church I on the
occasion of the celebrat ton Tits one
hundredth anniversary. r. :.
On Sunday night prominent mem.
bers of the. church. will give. addresses.
Hon. b. L. Butcher Will lad ddress the
service on The Personnel 3 Of the
Founders and Early Memberssof the
Church" Ext Governor a. B. Fleming
will give talk on "REMINISCENCES o.
Boyhood Days In the Early History
Of the Church, -
L The Christian EhdeayorJ Society will
have charge, Of the Monday night ses.
sion and an address Will sbe given BY
Rev. Louis E.F Black. president OF the
VI IL . = y
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Suspected That Bad Blood
May Have Led to Desire
for Revenge.
CHILDREN BURIED HERt !
Services Were Held in First
M. E. Church and Inter.
ments in Maple Grove.

That the authorities at Austen bave
q difficult proposition before then, Ia
determining the cause ofithe death by
burning sthe four children Of O. Il.
Hunt who. were buried at the Maple
Grove Cemetery here this morning.. ii
clearly indicated from the story told
oy the father Of the children today.
The Hunts lived In an eight.room
house which was quite q distance
from the Austen school Ibuildine. Near
by, perhaps so feet away, there swas n
shanty housing about is italian men
and one woman.
According to the story, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hunt took the oldest boz, age i13 years,
with them and went to arrange for 4
house 10 mintues walk nearer tha
school house. They wished ID moya
Tor two reasons. The main purpose
was to get away from the italian
house, for the reason that about two
weeks ago several Italians Attempted
TO assault Alice, 10 IL year old daurh.
ter, while she was on her way homo
alone. She managed to get away from
them, however, and ran into the home
OF some German people close by and
stayed there until she was escorted
home In safety. After that there was
more or less aniinosity existing ID.
tween the gang OF Italians and tha.
Hunt family. The other reason a
moving was that Mr.. Hunt wished hIs
children to be nearer Tho school ana
IN q more settled section. 1'75I ~
StnrA 3fhoF a tta,,s = Ss,l Z. - IT,
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Ship Went Down Before
People Could Reach
the Boats.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Submarines Menaced Ship
That Offered Aid and it
Disappeared in Dark.

CAPE BON, Tunis. Nov. 11.-one
Of the Ancona's officers named salge.
mini, who sayes that toward noon he
sighted two submarines which by rea-
sons Of the steamers siren, a thick fog
and tho reduced speed Of the liner,
were able to approach unobserved.
The nearest was about 900 feet long
and carried three.inch guns on her
bow and stern. The other submarine
drew across the Ancona's bow to pre-.
vent any attempt to escape.
Continuing, the Ancona's officer
said: sat first shot the captain of the
Ancona ordered out the boat. The
eight boats had hardly touched the
waterEwhen the liner sank by the head,
.engulfing the remainder OF the pas.
sengers and crew who had taken ref.
Iuse on the poop deck.
The eight boats keeping together
steered q southerly course. After trav-
cling a considerable distance they
Isighted a ship with lights out.
The survivors lighted flares and the
ship approached them, but the subma.
Esines who were following turned
lsearchlights on her and she abruptly
changed her course and disappeared
I'm the might.
The boats then separated. Twenty.
SIX persons we're landed at 8 Tuesday
morning on the Cape Bon peninsula,
where they ylwere taken In By the Euro
Ipean Inhabitants
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LIVELY evening
IN G.RAY|S ! FLATS
Stones Thrown By Children
Led to a General Engage
ment of Inhabitants.

Thomas Jackson, a negro, played
the part Of q regular Wild West bad
man last evening about 8 O'clock,
shooting up" the main street OF Grays
Flats in an alleged attempt to "perfor.
ate" Mrs. Elizabeth Sanders, ne.
gress, with bullets from a big revolver,
according to Information disclosed in
Justice :of; the lPeacelM r. Musgroye's
office before whom a warrant for
Jackson's 8 arrest was sworn. out.
B Constable w. H. skinnerof Pavpaw
district, after q thorough Investigation
of the case in behalf of the county and
state started after Jackson today arm.
ed with the warrant from Justice Mus.
groves Office. Constable Skinner ali.
SO has a surety Of the peace warrant
for Emmet Dockey. who Is said to be
implicated In the disturbance last
evening at. Grays Flats. !'}t ~
The trouble started, according to In.
formation in the hands Of ComstabIe
Skinner, when the children OF Jackson
Dockey and Mrs. Sanders began pelt.
ing each other with stones In the prir.
cipal thoroughfare OF Gray's Flats,
Soon the entire population Of the mic.
turesque; little village, numbering near.
lys 100 persons, had crowded into the
street The parents, IL IS said, took
up the children's Quarrel and endeay.
ored to stop the fighting with rocks.
During the strenuous efforts u TO
bring peace In the village jackson is
alleged to have fred y hisl revolver
twice, close to Mrs. Sanders, both shots
failing to hit anyone. Mrs. Sanders,
It Is said, then hit Jackson over the
head with 10 board, and her husband,
Robert Sanders, disarmed Tho alleged
bad man. \ z sli,t
! Dockeyl lisSwanted BY TIE officers be.
cause he is alleged to have threaten.
ed to shoot Roosevelt Sand ders, q son
Of the woman, who; narrowly escaped
the bullets.
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e, B, Robertson !. !
Funeral Services Ii

Funeral services over the body Of
Elmore B. Robertson, whose death T.oc-
CURED on Tuesday. were held this, af.
ternoon from the residence OF Jhis
mother. Mrs. Josephine Robertson on
High and Monroe streets. Rev. G; e.
Goodwin, of the First M. E. church,
conducted the services and was as.
sisted by. Rev. H. G. Stoetzer, Of the
First Presbyterian church.
4 Tomorrow morning the body will
be taken to Curwinsyille. Pa. fort in.
terment.
Harry Colwell. Of Pittsburgh. a
brother of Mrs Robertson, has arrived
here and will accompany the body to
Pennsylvania as will Mrs, Robertson
and Mrs. Mary Martin, the latter a sis.
ter Of the deceased.
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.27 27Americans 4.f
Among the Lost

Z, WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. IL
About 27 Americans are believed to
have been lost with the torpedoed
Italian liner Ancona. according to a
cable to the State Department from
Ambassador Page at Rome.
The Ambassador said the probable
victims Of the tragedy were Alexander
Patattivo, his wife and four children,
Sof New York, and Mrs. Frances Mas.
colo Lamura and about 20 unnamed
third class passengers.
II. having definitely been established
through Official channels that Ameri.
can citizens, women and children,
were passengers on board the italian
liner when that vessel was sunk by
the fire on an Austro.H Hungarian sub.
marine, the United States Govern.
ment is made q directly interested par
ty5and the submarine issue. this time
With Austria Hungary, once more
brings forth its toll Of human life to
oyershadow all other issues In the
international situation.
Whether American citizens were
killed or whether the destruction OF
the elAnconai was carried out under cir
cumstances which gave the attack le-
gal justification has not yet been as.
certained.. 1t cannot be told therefore
at this time, how acute an issue this
incident Is to raise between the Unit
ed States and Austro.H Hungary.
Most of the lost are women and chill
drenl and there were women and chill.
sdren among the Americans aboard the
lAncona.
Eonelof the most significant facts in
gthe case that developed today was the
haste with which Berlin intervened in
the situation to throwsoil upon the
threatening waters. Reports from,
Berlin purported TO give assurances
that the fAnconai had fled after having
been warned. Berlin's manifest inter
est IN this case led to the suspicion
today here that the lAncona was sunk
by German and not by an Austrian
submarine. It is reported the ,subma-
rine flew, the Austrian colors. but Ger
man submarines have used foreign
colors often and only German subma-
rines have been reported as operating
IN this part Of the Mediterranean.