, 1916-08-02

those taken prisoners by the Germans 5,947
officers and 1850 men were French. 9,019
Officers and 1902, 900 men were Rus
slams and 946 Officers and 3d. 900 men
British. The war booty brought to Ger
many in addition to that utilized i'm
mediately at the front, comprised 11,O36
canSon, 400 million shells, $3.50 ma
chine guns and 1856, 900 rifles. Accord
ing to the list of statistics of German wound
ed soldiers 9O2 per cent returned to the
front, IA per cent died, the rest were unfit
for service and we're released. The military
measures of the neutral Powers in conse-
quence of vaccinations, were never disturbed
by epidemics
under arrest to-day on warrants charg-
ing them with manslaughter indirectly
causing the death of one of the victims
of the terrific explosion of ammunition of
Black Tom pier early yesterday morning.
Estimate of the casualties early to-day
placed the number of dead at four with
three others mortally injured, thirty-ive
suffering from less serious injuries, and
eleven to twenty missing. The estimates
OF property losses range from $25, 600, 600
to $45, 100000. Many persons who were
on board barges moored at the piers are
missing and it is feared they have persisted.
In some quarters it was believed that the
total number of dead would reach twelve.
Those under arrest were Mr.. Albert M.
Dickman, agent of the Lehigh valley rail
way Station at Black Tom pier, and Mr..
Alexander Davidson, Superintendent of the
ware Houses of the National Storage Com
pany. A warrant was issued for the arrest
of Mr.. Theo B. Johnson, President Of a
lighterage Company, one of whose barges
with ammunition is alleged to have been
moored at the pier. Several Investigations
were commenced to discover the origin Of
the fire which caused the awful explosion
that destroyed $5,000,000 worth of ammuni-
ton, eighty five freight cars, set blazing
ammunition barges adrift to lombard the
Statue of Liberty and the Ellis Island
immigration Station with shells and shrap-
mel, and shattered windows all over New
York, and New Jersey city.
London, July 3lst-It appears to be true
that Captain Fryatt was murdered by the
Germans, said Mr.. Asquith in the House of
Common this afternoon in reply to u ques-
ton by Sir Edward Carson. "The British
Government, the Premier added, heard with
deep Indignation OF this atrocious crime
against the law of nations and usage Of war.
Coming as it does contemporaneouslv with
the lawless cruelty to the population of Lille
and other occupied portions Of France, it
shows that the German high commanders ua-
der the stress of IA military defeat, have re-
newed their policy of terrorism. 1t is inn
possible to conjecture to what further afro
cities they may proceed, but the Government
desires to repeat most emphatically their
resolve when the time comes that these
crimes shall not go UNPUBLISHED. When the time
arrives they are determined to bring justice
to the criminals. Whoever they may be, and
whatever their position. In a case such as
this, the man who authorized the system un-
der which the crime was committed may we'll
be the most guilty of all. The question Of
what immediate action should be taken is
engaging the earnest attention of the Gov
eminent, aud [ hope to make nm announce
ment shortly. Sir Edward Carson suggest
ed that the House should pass a bill making