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ALL ATLANTIC LINES
May BAR "SLACKERS''
Two More Companies Refuse
Passage to Men Of Mill
tary Age.

LoNIos Nov THE White star and
Anchor steamship lines nave followed the
example of the tunard Line in refusing
passages to men Of military age. II -
stated that all the transatlantic lines
will probably follow suit In tins policS.
According to the Daily Ndifs lANer-
pool correspondent, the American lIne
has considered the question At lsnsth'
but mas POSTPONED "A uctiui;" decision.
Nt u meeting of Liverpool business
m"n resolutions were adopted ursln;
the Government to forbid men Of mill
tary az. from leaving the country with
oui special permits. such action by the
Government is expected soon.
The Tim.s correspondent ~ Dublin
states that trains from counemara and
the south, last Friday and Saturday,
were pack Il with farmers and laborers
intending to emigrate. The tunard
Compauy's action stopped tNis rush.
The travellers were disappointed. Those
expecting to sail o. the SaNonia return
ing November II wee sullen and down
cast and Ycfused TO talk
John Dillon, writing in the Ftreuidh's
journal. asserts his conviction that con-
scription will never he applied To lrs-
land II, urges Nationalists to rcmon-
stratc with Young men who are silly
and cowardly enough to try I" flee not
to fear the imagined ConsCrlptlon.
Regarding the question Of ll'sh
emigration to America Joun Redmond.
the Irish leader, said to-day
II fancy this emigration will stop now
al once. II was due entirely to a misap-
prehension of those who though, that
conscription had been enacted. That of
course is no excuse II rs very cow
ardly of them to try to cmigrate. The
whole oInnion Of Ireland is dead against
IT, It will he stopped. They are re
cruiting by thousands every week IN
Ireland
The Manchester GudrdaH commcnds
the 900 lrishmen If military age who
we're refused passage from Liverpool on
Saturday by the cunard company. 1t
says:
"I'or country whose popu|ation has
been hal>ed by misgovernmen', while
England's has doubled, the response OF
Ireland to the call 10 the colors, has been
creditable.'
The rccruitahlc margin is not large. II
adds II believes that the stream oe
emigration to America cannot be
stopped Mr.. Redmond will visit the
Irish troops on The western front soon.
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'Th" English deputies know all this
iull well This knowledge is daily Caus-
ing the beautiful calm. comfortable feel
ingS OF secu'itN ON which the British
Parliament SO long rrdcd itself to
cvaporate.'
Furthcr the hI',;;Cit CitaHC declares
England, as Lord l.dusdowuc with
British cSuiCisin has already admitted
VIII Use troops elsewhere in order to
prevent ~" passage of Germans and
AuSir'anS through Bulgaria, because the
campaign in northern Serbia is taking
such a course THAI in all probability the
serbian troops will no, much longer be
able 10 ree 1T the attack"
Major Mpra't in III. TdGcbldr voices
the only dissenti'I note. lie insists that
tho solution Is 10 be found not in Serbia
but in France.
"A foreign writer remarked lately"
hc assets. "whcn the whole world be-
came excited about the progress of our
Offensive in Serbia that the whole de-
riSlun of the war would fall in the ", st.
pnc can either agree with prophet
or reject his opinion, according as one
regards tho overthrow of France Oh the
one hand or the deep wouuding of Eng
land ON tho other hand To he more de-
cisvc. Ns an immediate consequence Of
the whole situation, the main force OF
tho French army IN France is more
clearly within reach of our arms than
tha; of the English army, l:ngland's
strcagtlL
I'VE can break the other opcrat ions.
with thos" which are Proceeding in the
Serbian theatre. and overthrow France
only il We or our allies link other opcr-
atiuns with those which are proceeding
IN the serbian theatre. The overthrow
Of France, however. can resul, in English
iS.1l tinIl f GI,lt a. nf al ,,t
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TURKS TO SEND FOOD,
GERMANS ARE TOLD
Posters Bid People BE Patient
Until Army Occupies Con-
>tantinoplc.
>o,c.o, caalr D,,oatcl I, Tar sr>


''N''H' N"'' 81 ~" bn"P Ndtfs
Rotterdam correspondent reports serious
food riots i'm Berlin during tho last f-v
,ays , rr,fessin,,,i ,,,.,,, ,,.,,., ,,... ,,,,
.o,,,
''"' "''N N'Sn 'H herhh
says ne WtS aStounj"d 10y the gravity
Of the situation. He asserts the Ger
man pennla are mn, starving In, go,
ferirg from tho s,,,r.,,y ~ f1ts -,
which they have always h,c, ,',u..
toned
The ,;n,arun,,rt 10, 40. .sfort T., ..,,,,,
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SAY MINES SANK 70
SHIPS IN THE THAMES
L Boat Slipped by Nets and
Spread Disaster. Swcde
Officers Insist.

PuuA ApEIPIrIA. Nov. s-Ofiicers II the
Swedish steamship Tomsk, which arrived
here to-day from Baltic seaports by way
"f Newcastle. England, told of the de-
struc;ion of twelve large steamships at
the mouth OF the Thames on October 12
The Tomsk sailed from Newcastle on
October lf. where she had stopped for
supply of bunker coal, for Philadelphia
with a general cargo. When m Scar
borough Head the following morning the
Osceoa. laden with 10000 tons of am
munition and explosives for the troops At
the Dardanelles. Mas encountered,
capt. Wiborg and his officers. who
were on the bridge, caught sight OF n
German submarine heading for the Os
ccola. The latter vessel turned quickly
and started on n zigzag course. mar
rowly missing the Tomsk In her
mane,ivres. Fortunately both ships were
fast and soon got away from the sub
marine. which dived into the sea.
While the Tomsk was at anchor for
the night near Goodwins Sands her
officers learned of the sinking OF twelve
steamships and the loss of their crews.
The story was told by the pilot. who had
brought the ship through the mined
channel.
on tn. night Of october L.. he said.
n German naval vessel, as far as could
be learned. had made its way through
the openings OF the steel nets spread
across the Channel between England and
France and proceeding up To, the mouth
Of the Thames planted a number Of
mines and then escaped. ON the follow
ing morning, no vessels being allowed
TO proceed during the night. twelve big
steamships of different nationalities
came up and one after another struck
the floating mines and We're blown TO
atoms, sinking with all their crews, So
far as the officers of the Tomsk could
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MAJOR CREIGHTON KILLED.
EngiishmRW We'll Known Here
Dies at Front In France.

News of the death In action in Franc
on September - of Major Charles Ju-
liam Maitland Aiakgill- -Crichion was re.
ccived yesterday bS friends at tho New
York club. whore he lived when here.
by cable from the Earl of Rothes.
Major crchtou's intimate friend. He
was widely known In this country and
was tho owner Of the Cooper ranch IN
Santa Barbara. Cal. one Of the show
places of the Pacific coast lie went
to the front with the Tenth Gordon
Hghlanders.
Major Maitland -Maksill-Crichton was
30 years old He lived at Monzie CAS-
tie, Pcrthshrc, and Largo, F'ifeshirr.
and was a relative OF the Earl of Lau-
derdala and II member Of tn" Royal
Company Of Archers. the Kings body
guard in Scotland.
In 1909 he married Miss Sybil Earle,
daughter ~ the late Twynihoe W. Earle
Of RramshWt. iAphook, Hants. They
mad two children,
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Consensus Is That IncOnclu-
sivc End Of Struggle Would
Bc a Calamity.
THINK WAR MUST GO on

'pet,hi rabis D,.p1tch 10 TnE srN
LONDON. Nov. s.--In view OF the in
sistcnce II the neutral press that negoti-
ations are being carried rn 10y Germany
and Great Britain THE SrN's corre-
slrndent has requested statements from
some ~ tho mos. prominent men in
Great Britain. Tn. replies received to
date are given below.
Sin EDw ARD GREY II IAN add nothing
- what Was recently said in Parliament
by Lloyd George w. should not think
Of entering into any peace negotiations
except in common with our allies. in ac-
cordance with the agreement of Septem-
Der 3, l9li.' THIS has always been
made perfectly clear"
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>crbiR's Fate nm Example.

"Scrbia's fate. then, is the beacon for
all peoples who dare aspire to great
uess by such methods. There is pun
ishmcnt in the present. especially for
those who do not wish TO believe IN
punishment in the hereafter.
"rhc present defeat will open for the
Balkan states the possibility Of calm
and propcc Development in the realm Of
true civilization, TO which they have as
surrdy won the right by such streams
OF blood"
The Hamburger AdchIichfcn has the
following to say about the latest pO-
ltical changes among tho Allies:
While England is thinking only Of
herself and wishes her allies tn the devil
he they called Serbiaus, Belgiaus, French
or Russians, she does not want to trouble
herself to maintain even a Scmblanc" Of
decency. The French rushed forward
their heaviest artillery Aristidc BRAND
had to relieve Niviani. the hoaster. and
form monster Ministry after thu Eng
lish pattern. Meanwhile Joffrc Was sent
to London under orders to pierce the
thick hide Of the English at any price.
During the summer he went Ia Italy
and carried on negotiations at 'icn. Ca
dorna'S headquarters, but returned to
his own quarters empty handed. That
which the belauded victor Of the Marue
could not contriNe to do to Italy he viii
certainly not succeed in doing among
the fish boodcd English
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Sir Edward Grey. II. &. Wells
and Conan Doyle Belicye
End is Not in View.
MANN MORE HOPEFUL

consent to any terms Of peace that would
deprive them Of any Of their territory.
1T is quite possible. however, that all
the nations engaged would he glad to get
out OF II. providing they could do 20
without paying any iOdemnities TO each
other, that IL each one pay its own
expenses. each Lation foot its own bills
without insisting upon any penalties
from others.
Il think it H. quite certain that Ger
many stands very little chance indeed
Of winning. and II she is beaten the
Allies Will have very little chanc" Of re-
ceiving anything from her. because IL is
quite iuipossbl. for the Germans 10 pay
for tn" troubl" they caused. and the
very fact that they cannot pay ought to
have strong infiu-ur. on France and
England 20 bring the war 10 "a close as
early a. possible
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PASTOR AGAINST PROHIBITION
infringement of PersonaI Rixbts,
lie Tells COlicagurs,

PiTTsRCRG. Nov. s.--Declarirr tba.
prohibitlon of the liquor trafhc is i'm.
practicable ard that such action deprive.
ci'izens OF their constitutional rights, the
nev. John :. Young. pastor of the wcs,
End fresbytcrian Church. startled his
Fellow ministers ct the weekly meet.n,
to-day OF Presbyterian clergymen.
have said. and now say" went or.
the Rev. Mr.. Young. THAT am not an ad p
vocate OF prohibition. The saloon to-day
is the destruction OF our American eli
zenshlp. but prohibition. which is directly
against the Constitution OF the United
states. will never cure the evil
Men must be educated TO leave iIuuor
alone. No other way will be found, in
my opinion. to correct the evil. And
unless our Constitution is changed see
no other way to avoid depr.vlng a man OF
his constitutional rights"
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'vORWAERTS" is SUPPRESSED.
socialist Paper Irritntr> Govern
mrnt on Food Price Question.

>pecm '0hic Ut'phich 10 rur S,>
l.nNDuN, Nul. >,--l.ate adNir,s from
IicIliu Tonight stalar that tine ,icru,uI
socialist organ. ldrlCdCrfS. has again
been suppressed presumably for criti-
cisiug the Government for is failure to
lower the food prices
The |orUd'uS mas been conspicuous
of late Ia tur demand that IN, Goyorn-
m.uj anpuun'" on what conditions ,;,r-
many would agre" to make peace, This
agitation Is believed 10 have something
to do with the suppression Of the paper.
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BERLIN, via Amsterdam. Nov. S.
The German press rejoiccs in the politi-
cal troubles and the Cabinet crises of
III" Allies and insists that the Kaiscr's
campaign in the Balkans has terrified
the British. who. il is asserted by the
papers here. are determined to abandon
Serbia 10 her fate
note of warning Is voiced To tine
remaining Balkan neutrals by the Noel
h.s"he 'olkss.itnhJ, which says:
I'VE Germans support our Austrian
and Hungarian brothers with all our
hearts in this campaign. However.
were the task all our own 10 eNtin-
guish tine subterranean fire which set
ahlaze the European powder magazine
VIC would say
'Serbias fate IS fulfilling Itself with
uhcanny rapidity.'
I'VE would say II without affected
regret, hut in the sense of awe which
ovcrcomcs us when the punishment
reaches the offender, even il he de-
served 1t tenfold.
Tho puuishmcn; is heavy, terribly
heavy for tine Serbian nation, winch NO
doubt IS capable and courageous, but
which must suffer for the crimes of
It's leaders. Atonemeut and punishment
must exist in the life OF nations even
as in the life of individuals or families,
il not to-day then tomorrow. In the
mills Of III" gods the day Of reckoning
here shall restore the moral balance
which has been 50 rudclS upset by muir
dcrs ia Belgrade and SaraJ"vo that
many had begun to doubt the right
cousncss of history.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-09
T. w. LAWSON'S HOME ROBBED.
NaIunbIcs Worth $1,000 Taken at
Egypt, Mass, Country Place.

UosroN. Nov. S.--Thomas W. Law
sons country place Dreamwold AT Egypt
was looted and about $1,000 worth OF
jewelry, valuable books and curios
stolen. Mr. Lawson spent the week at
Winchester and did not learn until Sat
urday of the theft, which occurred ear
lcr in the week.
During his absence the only persons
at the house were two servants. hut they
spcnd most of their time In the do
mestics' quarters, the stolen articles be-
ing taken from the library and adjoin-
ing rooms. There were no Indications
of any doors or windows having been
forced.
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HINDENBURG TO SAIL SEAS.
New Worth German Lloyd Liner 70
Bc Named After General.

AMSTERDAM, N1a London. Nov. S.
The /ucrich'r /"uu1N'S Iiremcn Corre-
spoudcUt says tn" North German Lloyd
proposes 10 build a $1,000 ton passenger
liner, = sister snip To the Columbus, 10
be called lliud.nburG.
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QUEEN MARY ACTS FOR KING
She Rr,i Jews British Troops and
Einds Them >pick aud span.

LoNuuN, Nov, :. Queen Mary took
the place ur King George to-day in re-
viewing Ia" troops Al salisbury Plain,
Tn" Queen expressed to the commanders
great appreciation of the sruarlue.s of
the men.
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>Decid, cabic Desnfch 10 TnE suN,
ATHENS, via London Nov, S.--The
newspaper Hssiid says France is lend
ing Greece 40. .0OO, 900 francs $4,000 ,0OO)
and. in addition, furnishing 10000 tons
Of flour.
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Lord Milnor attacked the censorship.
saving: What is Tn, u.s. Ia dea'ihS
with German ucrogr,uns and lies which
went all over the world Notwithstanding
dclction"" He iustauccd the story 81
the British sailors numbering the crew
of "A Suukrn GERMAN submarine, whl"h
vas suppressed in England hut Was
spread broadcast over tn" world. with
the result that foreigners regarded 81
lcnrr I'm England as an admission ot
gull, This sort OF thing. n" said waS
only u part OF the general policy of dis
turtIuc III" news
This l. only INri Oi The general rolicY
~ dlstorting the news. said TIM speaker.
He said that the wa news printed n
England In constantly 'duytor"d' in an
optimiSti. direction for the Eugli~',. hf-
nc"r~ from th' front he oNplautd, had
uf,rn tnd him that III. ';rrWuu reports
u' engagements were often mo," irusI-
worthy tnau ~, B.iiSh
Speaking Of serbia, Lurd I.ur'hurn de-
clHrrd ttI when the Greek crisis came.
70 found thr B"lu~u people completely
pt,al?lrd. lui,i Genera. Jnrrc came
{, London. h said. ,h,rc was uu, uuly
weakness bu. something Nh, breach ~
iiith. TIry 'u,I Serbia that she should
not h' tn prey tn sinister ard uSf,uiuus
-ch, nl'S uGt she l. e p.c! - tu";u.
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EyplRins "t.iob"'s" seizure.

Then. continued Lord tuIzon, atlet
HAVING invented falls, statement, II re-
pcatcd il after II mad been officially
denied and then declared 'lit the denial
was untrue. Ia these circumstances tho
Government authorized the action under
the defence of the realm act. Tls
Gl0b' Wa duly warned, nat pc sisted N
publishing false statements.
Lord I.auSdowMo alsu referred t. SIC
stanley HuchmHsler's warning. lie de-
,ldrcd that the new Spipcrs would not
h, allowed tu concentrate an attack on y
particular Minister with the OBVIOUS obs
ject ot diving HIM uut OF Office.
RegardluG CcnsorinG German aeros
Erdus, h' SAID the enemy had attempted
10 circulate poisonous, and malignant
statements. An instance Of this. he -,
Wa the wholly false and malcyoleuC
accusation against the Indian troops tha
circulation Of which would have greatly
damaged the British position in linda.
"Why should the English press hos
come agents advertising German calum.
MES and lies ." asked Lord Curzon lee
trrriug to Sir STANLEY Buckmasters
hint last week Of checking the cri;i.
clsms of MlDistcrs, he said that the OF.
dinary political attacks on Ministers
differed altogether from the attacks in
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snInnirn Attrncts nrItnin.

"Iiut, stay. We forget Mcssrs. AS
quith, Kitchener and Balfour, vino have
formed themselves into war committee,
They win supervise everything they will
especially devot" stitcsmanlikc attention
to preliminary ARRANGEMENTS for the
ultimate colonization OF Shionica, a tit
bit which is expressly to John Bulls lik-
ing, at the mere anticipation of which
he already IL smavking his bestiul lips"
The same paper is jubilant over the
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Word Of the fro reached Police Head
quarters during the afternoon and i'm
mediatcly a special police snvestiga-
tion was begun with the object OF bring
ing to light any detail OF the loading
and departure of the Rochambeau u
which might be of value regarding the
cause of the fire The French liners
pier. like all the waterfront where
ships in danger of incendiarsm are
being loaded, had been guarded by
Police Capt Tunney's men ashore and
by police craft out In the river. Up
TO the time the Rochambeau sailed the
detectives ON guard had seen nothing
that aroused suspicion.
Mr.. Faguet denied rumors about the
bursting OF sugar bags being hois,ed
aboard the Rochambeau disclosing fire
bombs. Recent fires on ships leaving
this port for ports OF the Allies had a
tendency to strengthen the suspicion
that the fire aboard the Rocha rnbeuu
might have been caused by plotters.
The Rochambeau has 72l persons
aboard, including III cabin and 80
steerage passengers Thirty Ameri-
cans are among the cabin passengers
Henri lie Franc, an officer of the French
Aviation Corps. who was wounded in
the Argonne and came here to buy
scroplanes for his Government and in
cdentally recuperate, Is going home by
tho Rochambeau
The vessel is equipped with the latest
fire hghting wartime apparatus and
more lifeboars than IL necessary for
the accommodation of all aboard. There
were several liners within hundred
miles Of her when she sent her mes
sage and the sea was calm.
Hours before news of the fire on the
Rochambeau was Officially announced
from the Offices of the line 1t WAS tho
talk along the waterfront that there was
a fire on the liner and that she was
putting back to Halifax. This news be-
came common property of shipping
circles early in the morning, whereas il
was late in the afternoon before II was
announced that the ship might turn bacl,
on her course. 1t was Also said that tho
fire was not in the forward reserve hold,
but in hold No. 3.
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French Ship Off Halifax Re.
ports Flames in Coal
Bunker.
HAS LARGE CARGO
OF WAR MATERIALS
Thirty Americans i'm First
(abin-NO Danger.
Says Captain.

The French liner Roc namheau. quad
, ruplc screw turbine. and one of the ,nos
popular steamships in the Atlantic trade
since the withdrawal OF tho big and
svi6;er craft due TO war. was reported d
yesterday afternoon with fire in her re-
serve coal bunker. in position un-
named. but supposed TO be east of Hall
tax and within less than half a day OF
that port. Paul Faguet. general agent
of he French line. received this messag.
from Capt Juham OF the Rochambeau
at $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon:
I'VE are lighting hre in the reserve
coal bunker. IL We do not succeed We
will put into Halifax. Everything ali
right. No danger
The message was in French and Mi.
Faguet gave out the foregoing a. the
translation. lie said ma; he believed
the fire probably was caused by spon-
taneous combustion and that in all prob
ability few If any of the ial passengers
aboard the Rochalnbeau knew of the
existence OF the tire. II had happened
before on French and other liners that a
bunker fire had been in existence u day
the officers without passengers knowing
anythns about it until aftcrward.
sure Fire L. Accident.
Mr.. Fasuet said he was aware that
because OF the wartime excitement and
the finding Of incendiary bombs In
possession of German conspirators who
were bent on destruction OF muni,iun
Vessels there should be alarm
about the Rochambesu: but that he
earnestly believed that the nre In she
reserve bunker, we'll forward and far
from the cargo aolds, was due to acct
dent. lie doubted whether ho would re-
ceNc additional messages from Capt
Juhdm. lie was inclined to believe that
the captain was On his way 10 Bordeaux
The concluding sentence Of tiie message
indicated that tine fire was not To be re-
sarded as serious.
The Rochambeau carries a cargo Of
about 5000 tons. including larse guam
tity of war material. In the latter are
four boxes of auto trucks, 2.54l cases OF
cartridges, 1000 cases of empty cart
Ild2es. 20 cases OF machine guns 81
bundles of steel, 300 cases of brass and
copper rods, - cases OF copper rings,
200 reels OF barDed wire. 25i TASKS of
quicksilver and a Large number OF pump
Ing and other machines for Use in
trenches and factories
Mr.. faguet said thar every bit of the
RochamDeaus cargo had been inspected
and great care taken that robody hut
persons known tn officers and crew was
permitted aboard wh!l. the ship was
loading. OF course. it was possible that
somethn- that might have caused the
bunker Dire might have been put In the
coal but Nj. Fague, WAS inclined to
doubt l..