Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-10-14

less fought the ship purchase bill to
a finish in one session, and supported
ii later only after important modi-
fications on which he had insisted
He made a dramatic struggle against
the Presidents eight-hour bill, and
evaded signing it as presiding officer
after it had been passed calling
Senator Hughes of New Jersey to the
chair for that purpose. He also clash
ed with Administration plans on the
Philippines bill, desiring to assure
the Filipinos of independence in four
years, and winning his point in the
Senate, though the House threw out
the amendment.
While government remains even
technically representative, such men
are valuable in public life They may
be often mistaken, often wrUng-nead-
ed, CLten narrow. They may toJalI.
lack constructive statesmanship. But
they are Americans Of the old school,
with their sovereignty under their
hats, and may often check party
laundering There are some Demo-
Gratis who would be glad if Clarke's
protest against the ship-purchase
bill and against the eigbt-hour bill
had been successful.
Washington, Oct. 9.--Thc state dc
partment officials have announced
they do not consider International
law violated, that Germany has not
broken her pledges by the raid OF
two or more submarines on neutral
shipping off the Atlantic coast sun
day. At least six vessels were sunk.
Read Admiral knight has reported
to the navy department that al
though the American destroyer flo
tilla has continued its search for the
missing crew of the British steamer
Kinstoniana, sunk by German sub
marines, he thought it likely that
they were picked up by some east
bound merchantmen.
The other vessels sunk are: Chris
tian Knudsen, Boomers Dix, West
Point. Strathdene and Stephano.
Submarines U SO and y G1 are be
lieved to have sank the vessels. Mum
erous stories are told by survivors
of the vessels.
Just Herded Its Victims.
Newport, Oct .9.-Arthur Gray
wireless operator on the Christian
Knudsen. told how the ships came
within range of the U-boat raider of
Nantucket Sunday so fast that they
had to wait while one after another
were disposed Of He declared th.
the Knudsen was ordered to steam
alongside the Stephano while tina
vessel was being destroyed. All let.
in life boats safely and were final
picked up.
Lansing will confer with Wilson
Shadow Lawn, Oct. 9.-Secretary
Lansing is coming here for a con-
ference with President Wilson TO-
morrow concerning the German sub
marine raids. Concern centers in
the possibility of what might happen
if the raids are continued, Count
Won Bernstorff, is is understood was
informed by President Wilson that
the United States would insist on
strict observance Of the pladges Ger
many had previously given not to
violate American neutrality
Entente Allies on Submarines.
London, Oct. 9.-The text OF
recently sent to neu-
tral governments by the entente al
lies concerning the admission OF bel
rgerent submarines, declared that
the allies considered it necessary, In
order to safeguard their belligerent
and commercial rights to urge the
reutraIs TO take effective measures
with a view Of preventing suomar-
ines making use of neutral waters
roadsteads and ports. 1t asserted
that the neutrals should refuse them
admission.
Was Only One Submersible.
rJewnort K. l., Oct. 9.-The
wholesale raid on foreign shipping
sonth of the Nantucket light ship
SUNDAY was the work of one sub
marine according to reports from
American naval officers. Rear Ad-
miral Albert Cleaves, commandlhs
tho torpedo boat destroyer flotllla
which did such heroic rescue WORK
said all the reports agreed that ohly
ono raider was concerned. This
boat was presumably the German
as. which called at Newport satur-
day and then put to sea. They ue-
c,ared the U-boat is very fast ana
cleaverly handled.
number of the survivors oil the
sunken boats substantiated Admlra'
Cleaves. while others said they saw
two submersibles.
The U-boat apparently had more
work than it could take care OF ana
was Obliged to request one steamer
~ wait for it's turn while another
was nut out of commission Ihe
raiding then ceased, The NUMBER
destroyed remains six
Much Depends on the President
washington, Oct. $50 much de-
pends upon President wilson's oe-