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NEW U. S. SHIPS TO
BAFFLE TORPED0ES
Besides Protective Nets the
War Vessels Will Have
Special Construction.

wAsHINGToS, July l2.-All American
warships soon will he equipped with
nets for protection against submarine
attack In addition important changes
are to be made in the design of Amer'-
car ships OF war with "A view to provd-
ing additional protection against tor
redo attack
While Navy Department officials de-
cline to discuss details IT is believed
that the battleships built hereafter VIII
have more compartments,
There is good reason 70 believe that
another important change has been de-
Cided upon as IA result of studies con-
Quoted by Admiral Benson, 'hier OF
Operations Admiral Fletcher and other
officers OF the navy This change IN
wolves the addition to every ship OF an
extra bottom, a plan. ii is understood
which has been followed by Great
Britain. Germany and other first class
naval powers.
Some OF the vessels Of the navy are
equipped with the wire nets that are
believed to afford measurable degree
of safety against submarine attack.
The fact that all will be so equipped in
the near future was made known to-day
by the Secretary OF the Navy.
This net, when released for protec-
ton. materially rctards speed. When
not in use it may be drawn tightly TO
tho siCcs of a ship. thus permitting the
vessel to make its full speed, Nearly
all the war vessels OF other Powers are
equipped with torpedo nets.
Chief of Operations Benson is con-
ducting with other naval officials eX'
tensive studies with "A view of making
changes in the design of warships Les
sons taught by the war in Europe
prompted this course.
Officials decline to Indicate alont
what lines Admiral Benson and his AS
sociates are proceeding. They admit
/ however. that lessons taught by the wal
point to the necessity for changes II
design and the adoption of equpmen
! that will more successfully safeGuar'
dreadnoughts against submarine attack
Admiral Benson has Just returned
from Newport, X. l., where on Saturda,
he had long conference with Admira
, Fletcher of the Atlantic fleet and ON
GERS stationed at the Navy War 'olleg.
II Is known that fleet operations as wei
as organiZa ion and the subject or shil
designing were under consideration
After his arrival IN the city to-day Ad
miral Benson had a talk with Secre
tary Daniels Despite the refusal o
officials to comment on the Newpor
conference there is reason to believ
that strategic plans as well as question
affecting material were under discus
sion.
Several weeks ago the Secretary @
the Navy organized an advisory counc
composed Of himself, the Assistant Sec
retary, the chief of Operations and tn
bureau officers. This Is the militar
body of the navy and It's plans will h
put into effect by direction of Admire
Benson. the chief of Operations.
That Admiral Benson communicate
TO Admiral Fletcher certain plans whic
will be tried out In practice in the con
ing war games is known, although See
retary Daniels declines to answer que'
tions on the subject
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TWO BIG YARDS TO
BUILD SUBMARINES
New York and Newport News
Companies Crafty Daniels
by New Move.

WASH NGroS. July Formal notice
has been received by the Secretary Of the
Navy that the New York Sh.rhuildng
Company and the Newport News ship
building Company. two Of The largest
concerns Of the kind in the Tui'sd states
are about to 90 into the business OF con-
structing submarines The news aroused
great interest among naval officials be-
cause it probably means broader devel-
opment in this type OF war vessel and
will enable the United States IN case OF
emergency to build more submarines
than is possible under existing circum-
stances. There are now only two sub
marine building companies In ihis coUn-
try That there is room for more is
indicated by an apparent determination
on the part OF the present admni-tra-
tion of the Department to ask Congress
to greatly enlarge the submarine no
tllas OF the American navy.
In benalf of the New Nuek and
Newpor, News companies request has
been made that they gct time TO make
bids on the sixteen suoma rin,s author
ized by the last Congress Proposals
T for the construction of these noa'S Were
to have been opened on August >. The
two concerns have asked that ,h~ open
ing date he cancelled in order that they
may have an opportunity t. TIA. The
Indications are that this request viii be
granted.
Representatives of the New York and
Newport News companies wcr" in con-
ference with Mr. Daniels to-day aud
told him of the purpos" Of their con-
Germs to build submarines and Informed
him that they had made arrangements
. to use the designs of foreign builders
Secretary Daniels declined to say what
type of foreign submarines IN" COM
nantes would buill but he Indicated
nlaiulv that contracts had been made
with constructors in one OF the neutral
countries of northern Europe. The type
is said to be modern in every respect 80
far as hull and superstructure ar" con-
cerncd.
The companies want more time in
which to obtain plans and other data
TO nut them in shape to begin operations
Moreover, they have not Yet completed
their arrangements for batteries to equip
their boats
Secretary Daniels said to-day that he
regarded it as of the highest importance
to encourage the growth of the sub
marine industry and that it would be
"A good policy to give the two companies
a chance to bid on the sixteen new
submarines for which money is now
available,
, Secretary Daniels reiter,aed state
ment he made before the lious" NaVa
Committee last winter that the Ch!r
difficulty IN building submarines to-day
7 is in the inability to get batteries will
power enough to give the boats IA wld'
: stcaming radius In an effort 10 hnC
, such batteries hep laced an order abroa,
: lust before the war broke out. DcliveN
? was not made owing to the war
| The head of the Navy Department
admitted that apparently the German
! have solved the battery troubles tina
\ have perplcXed American builders, hu
= Mr. Daniels only smiled when asked /
= his experts had come into possession o
: the secret of the process OF the German
batteries used in submarines.
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ASKS ENGLAND TO BUY
ALL OUR EXPORT COTTON
penditure of $3.50, 600, 900 for Purchase of the
Entire Supply Available Here.

ton" he said, 'thosc cargoes were held
up for examination az to their dcstina-
tion. Even II you make cotton contra
band you will still he faced with the
shipments coming from America to neu-
tral countries which must be held UP
unless II can be shown that the ma
terial Is not destined for Germany.
Sooner or later. no matter what we
do we will find ourselves in the same
difficulty, which is the difficulty pre-
sented by the fact that we do not COM
mand every road into Germany because
many of those roads lead through ncu-
tral countries. 1t will consequently he
necessary 20 bear this fact IN mind.
which hope will be done in all future
discussions"
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GERMAN CRUISER Is
DESTROYED IN FIGHT
The kOcnigsbcrg Is shot to
Pieces by British WarShipS
in East Africa.


LONDON. July l2.--'The River RufijL
which flows through German East Africa
and smpties into the Indian Ocean. was
the scene of "A naval engagement be
tween two British river monitors and
the German cruiser koenigsherg on July
L. The Koenigsberg was severely dam
aged, but not until her guns had killed
four British sailors. A week later the
river monitors returned and completed
the work of destruction. The Admiralty
issued the following statement regarding
this exploit tonight
On July the British river moni-
tors Severn and Merscy entered the
River Ruff and opened fire on the
German cruiser i~penigsbcrg, shell
sheltered there since October The
Koenigsberg replied and her shells
struck the Mersey twice, The moni-
tors guns hit the koenigsberg six
times and after six hours of inter-
mittent firing aerial scouts reported
that the cruisers masts We're stlll
standing A SalvO from the monitors
started fire amdships on the koen-
ingsberg, and one gun which had been
firing up to this time was slcnced.
During the action the koenigsbcrg
probably was incapacltated.
H. NJ. S. Weymouth supported the
monitors. and II. NJ. s. "ionecr en-
gagged the guns at the mouth of the
river. ON July II further attack
resulted in the tota, destruction. of
the Koenigsberg.
During the first attack four British
sailors were killed and four wounded
by one shell which struck the Mer-
sey. During the second attack two
men on the Mcrscy were wounded,
The commander in chief reports that
the task of the monitors was eX-
tremely difficult, owing to the jungle,
which runs down close to the water,
and to the difficulty in accurate aim
ing,
The Koenigsberg kept to the Eas
African coast when the war began am
cut "A wide lane throuch British com
mcrce, including a defeat Of the Eritls
cruiser Pegasus on September Is
Finally the heavier British cruise
Chatham got after her, and when IN
pursuit became too no, the koengsber
took to the Ruhji River and crawled u
into the jungle bordercd river SIX mile
/ from the coast
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EDISON HEADS NAVY
BOARD OF INVENTION
Accepts Secretary Daniels IN
vitatiOn to Prepare COun-
try's Defences.
OTHER NOTED MEN TO AID
Way to Fight Submarine Peril
Will BE Sought-Inventor
Approves Plan.

An invitation from Secretary OF the
Navy Daniels to head an advisory board
of civilian inventors to develop improved
methods for conducting war on land and
sea has been accepted by Thomas A.
Edison. It was announced yesterday in
night:
The United States is far behind in
these matters, ! believe 1t is highly i'm
portant for board OF civilians, made up
of engineers from leading industries. TO
be formed to look into the feasibility OF
ideas developed by young men. While
all ideas that will he submitted may not
he feasible, at least they will have the
benefit Of expert judgment and advice.
I'm addition TO the advisory board
of engineers would also suggest a
department OF experimentation. where
ideas might be tried out The cost
would be nominal only few acres
of land would he required with proper
buildings and "A corps OF efficient men
calculated to carry out experiments un-
der the direction OF those suggesting
them after they have been approved.
The European war has served to
draw attention to the fact that many
American ideas and inventions have
oeen alo"eu 10 sup py' ahd IL TINS mat
ter is put off until the war is over there
is danger of it being forgotten"
Ny hd'soh received the letter from tne
secretary on FRIDAY 'ast MI i'anlels
i'tn''oi'eu several propiems 10 pe ialu
os'o'e the prpPoseu oodru' h''uu'hs that
Vi submarine warfare saying ne
'housht 'ha' the navy. win Mt .'di-
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A oppressive Republican Congress
= @ Nuu has b en- speaking In the stats
O Noith Dakota writes TO THE SUN
,H'ttu as follows:
."N son f. very strong out here. Ihe
'arU"rS are prosperous, the price OF
vhca' is high, prospects for good crop
Cpc rui and President Wilson's conduct
A" our troubles with Germany has
Strengthened him very greatly.
\ prog Sssiye Republican and friend
- S'.ttor LA Toilette writes 10 IHE
S.N 'l,m Wisconsin as follows:
President Wilson is very strong IN
Wisconsin, but the continued d,pression
j. 'u-uess Is likely to weaken MIN as
candidate at the polls"
Democratic leader in southern Call-
rf, but a man whose Judgment Is
.''fF good, writes:
'!r', dent Wilson undoubtedly would
'.'Y this state against any opponent
i' would draw heavily from both Pro-
fss''n- and Republicans The business
WatHn is unusual because OF the two
'EuoS'ous being held in the state this
lrau Trade conditions. the result OF
''" European war, are already slowly
NroliUg and are about the same as
,.'N have be n for some months past
.."n} mes are unfavorably affected
'.''}' Eastern travel TO the cxpos!tio
'H0 '.' very large amount of money
''"p -I ~ IN the state by Eastern
''H' lis year have considerably Off ct
'' -'...l uufavOra BILE condition OF
= f,gg' lirau editor In central In
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continued OF Fourth Page.
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Friends Of Lloyd George Think
Time Is Ripe to Urge Him
for Premiership.
MOVES THINLY YELLED
Sir Henry Dalzicl's Attack on
Ordnance Chief First
Open Attack.

I.oNpoN. July l2.--rr'me Minister AS
quith in the House OF Commons tonight
had to listen to an avalanche of ques-
tons from every part Of the House,
answers to which would have explained
every political charge. scandal and in
trigue. voiced publicly or privately. in
England in the last two months
The shortage OF munitions, neglect to
have a Minister of Munitions ten months
ago. the charges against Major-Gen. Won
Donop. chief of the Ordnance Depart
ment. and hosts of other matters were
included in the questions which de-
scended upon him, but to all Of these the
chief of the Coalition ca met returned
a steady refusal.
out OF it all there comes the growing
opinion that there is a movement well
backed to force MIR Asauith out OF the
Premiership and have him succeeded by
MIR. Lloyd George. There is no an
nounced leader in this movement hut II
is in the air. and the recent Haldane-
Lloyd George controversy only adds 10
the strength OF the belief
II would be AN old story to repeat
how the British public expected
n victorious advance on the west
ern battlefront when spring came
Only little less old is the story
of how the actions have been indecisive
and how England has suddenly realized
that a shortage in high explosive shells,
machine guns and munitions of war
generally was responsible for the bitter
disappointment
All this has been made known in an
atmosphere of scandal and bitter re-
Grim nation. Questions In the House or
Commons have been for the most part
the manner in which 1t has been sought
to drag out the story of the failure to
conduct the war as it should have been
conducted. These questions generally
have not been answered but naturally
they have in themselves conveyed the
answers which the members asking them
wished to extract. namely that there
has been on the part of the Government
wholesale and gross neglect of bust
nesslike handling OF the needs OF the
army at the front.
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u. S. Reply TO Germany
in About a Fortnight
FALSE REPORT OF
ATTACK ON WILSON

WINDSOR. VT, July 12.-lt Is
understood here that there is a rumor
current that President Wilson has
been attacked at Cornish. THE
Sun correspondent is authorized to
state that the report is without any
foundation.
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SAY TURKS WANT PEACE NOW.
Italian ConsuIs From Asi" Minor
ExDect Immediate Pnrleys.

ROME, July 12.-ltalian 'onsuls VINO
have arrived here from Asia Minor eN-
press the conviction that the Turks are
determined to sue for a separate peace,
believing that course to be the ohiy
salvation open to them.
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Special cab,e Despatch 10 Tnr srN

LONDON. July I2.--Sir Henry Dalziel
suggested In the House of Commons to-
day that Great Britain buy up the entire
American cotton crop available for eX-
portation. He calculated that 10000
600 $3.50, 600. .o0O) would be required to
make the purchase. The suggestion was
made In the course of a debate on the
cotton contraband question.
Lord Robert Cecil. speaking in re-
sponse to Sir Henry Dalziel. said the
question undoubtedly was one of great
Importance and was causing grave inter
national differences. He pointed out that
not only are Great Britain and Germany
faced with the cotton problem hut also
such great producing countries as Amer
lea and other neutral countries, which
consume as we'll as raise large guam
titles.
1t will therefore be necessary, he said.
to devise policy which will respect the
rights of neutral countries and AT the
same time safeguard the legitimate IN
terests of Great Britain and prevent
cotton from being imported into Ger
many.
He declared. however, that he doubted
very much If cotton is reaching Ger
many and said that the Government is
now acting on plan which II believes
will prove reasonably and substantially
effective.
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pursue. No orders have yet been sent
for the Presidents private car to come
north for the trip home
II was learned that the President
never read the unofficial text OF the Ger
man note as published In the newspa-
pers. He has. In fact, been reading very
few newspapers while here. eNcepi edl-
torials collected and forwarded from the
White House.
Much interest was manifested to-day by
the President in the many newspaper
clippings and "A few kilograms received.
Among the latter was one from "A Ger
man American society requesting tha'
the shipment Of contraband be stopped.
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President Asks Lansing to
Prepare a Memorandum
Sees No Crisis.

WINDSOR. VT, July 12.--Relations Of
the United States with Germany are in
grave but not critical situation. a
note In rejoinder to Germany will he
sent, but probably not for some time.
at least not for fortnight.
These are the views OF President Will
son. which THE SuN correspondent is
able to state upon high authority.
There is nothing in Germany's reply to
thi' Governments protests against her
submarine warfare that makes imminent
breach of diplomatic relations or more
serious results.
The President feels that the Adminis-
trstion must proceed slowly and care
fully. lie does not believe any crisis
'f United states relations with Ger
many is present or imminent
President Wilson received by mail
from the State Department a copy of the
official text of the last German note
to-day lie spent the entire afternoon
in studying 1t. instead Of taking his
usual afternoon automobile ride. He
read and reread the German reply sew
ersl times
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No COncIusiOu Formed.

During his study of the note this
afternoon the President read certain
phrases and paragraphs aloud and made
notes He was cngrossed during the
afternoon in the consideration of the one
question of the reply TO be made. II can
he stated, however, that the President
has as yet formed no definite conclusions
and that none will be formed until after
he consults his Cabinet and other OIL
cials at Washington. Meantime the Pres
ident is maintaining his position Of refus-
ing comment.
Col. r.. NJ House it is learned. is he
ing consulted by the President in the
situation. They exchanged communica-
however. for a personal conference.
The President is maintaining a calm
attitude If he is worried over the situ-
alton ne does not show IT, This morning
he played the best game of golf since
he came north. He made the eighteen
holes in about 90 strokes and over
whelmingly defeated Dr GraysOn.
Mr. Wilson has not sent any com
municatiou to be delivered to the Ger
man Ambassador by Secretary Lansing
II was stated tonight that such step
would be impossible. as the President
has formed no conclusions and therefore
could not give the Ambassador any idea
of this Governments probable course.
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y step taken to-day by the President
toward this Governments response was
request sent to Secretary Lansing to
prepare for the Presidents guidance "A
memorandum of his tLarsing'sD views
regarding what course shall be adopted
and also full statement of inter-
national law precedeuts governing the
situation. The President was advised
tina, Mr.. Lansing has begun work upon
;ht memorandum
The President also decided that il
viii not he necessary for Mr.. Lansing
to come here This decision is open to
change, but unless unforeseen circun
stances arise the Cab'"et premier's pro-
posed trip here is definitely abandond.
Further delay in returning to WASH
il gton was also decided upon by the
President. II seems probable that the
fIecident will not leave here before the
lSsser part OF this week or the first of
next week, but almost certainly in time
tQ meet his Cabinet oa TUESDAY OF next
week for the consideration OF wha,
course OF action the United States shall
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That the army has not adequately
been supplied was openly admitted In
the appointment of Lloyd George III the
coalition Government as Minister OF Mu-
uitions, whose duty 1t is To rcctify past
faults.
MIR. Lloyd George himself in every
speech admits this and only two weeks
ago said he thought he could hear the
( first workings OF the machine. which
| critics of the late Government declare
ought to have been working ten months
ago.
II Is, however. simple. obvious, not
discussed and not diScussable that Eng
land is ten months late III realizing
what ought to be done in the way of
supplying her troops at the front with
what would enable them to push vic
toriously forward except as regards
food and medicine and medical care, all
of which are beyond question unsur-
passed,
All this the people know and they
are determined matters shall be put
right but they only know 1t indirectly
from the questions put in the House or
Commons and from Lord Northclires
steady hammerng in his papers, from
articles written in the British weekly
/ from vague rumors and also from grave
statements as to the seriousness of the
7 couutry's position deliberately made by
,.,.o,,,,, r,,r,o, Nalt.r
suNI llle'' -, - ,ho Ioc,I Gov.
~ I'ons' ', ,'a Iio,I csory. nim-
self
Mixed with all these mystitNing and
pesslmstic reports OF which the Pubic
are only half told are stories OF poll'!ca
intrigue which cause ieehhe OF III
security and doubt as 10 Whether even
.s 90,
the newly formed 'oalltloh ''oNer'h'ie"'
is doing what Is necessary,
Sir Henry l''lziei. S'Iohs L'oe'" ~
preclpltated halterS ny "."Nihs o't
attack in me House vi No''''''p,'s VI
Major-feh. Sir S'ah'eS w" '''loi'
Master-''ch''", va , -, -,
mas chan"hee" '''e .'onv' ',,', o., ". a.
rid OF hlm as respohS,o,c' ,o' nls ue
partment was co'c''"e' !" NV ''''' '"e'
No Minister or Cnue' 'e',e'''S li"'
spoken IN suplo'l Vi -, I''',,S, oS
George hlmselr mas Salu sin'pI. u,''' wa
Is a matter Tor la'er c"''N'uei a''p,',
Then rev days ia'eI ronu iia'1"',e ta,n'
former Lord iiish 'n"ice',c' "as .,'
AT great meeting AT 'he .S't'o''nl nv
eral Cluh' Inc chaI '''''n VI ''o ,','e.',''
read letter from iIe','e' HsIu,'n, WV
was then III France W.T." i-oru Ni''ne'.,' .,I
Mr., Balrpur anu o'he' ''e''pe'n VI Wv v"
tablr"l ne lettei "'' az :"
logy oi Lora ,ia''',''' WIZ, WIN i,.., ~,
qulth u.Sc'''u 81" ,,,,t ,,,, ha,
trlehn iro" "no'n me "''u ai,na '' ~
opinion. In his speech Lord haidah
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The Country's Demands.

her, in the last three days II is believed
,hc country is demanding two things
, ,. ,
j. "' '''"', ,,i,, .,, "
Sthhu lah'h ny 'i''
TIA" luSNailla '"N' an" NV P''"',P
lhNoN'd III WV '""'''"' NV '''"' wv
also
=. h''p '' = n,''" '''"7 '"' "
any 'ollh'' "'' '''"'"''S'
study of editorial cNpression has
,,.,,,trcad officials that these two de
,,a,,Ls an IN. mart of the ncNspaper
',,,,,,,,,t,,ors define the limits within
uhirh the Administrations course must
H.. l,il in writing the next note TO