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$50, 900 STARVED TO
DEATH IN ALBANIA
More Than 100000 More Nav
Die. Says W. W. Howard.
Relief Worker.

PARIS, April lin Albania alone In
the asst eighteen months 10000 persons
have died ~ starvation. according to
William W. Howard. secretary Of the
Albanian Relief Committee. More than
500, 900 may die before normal conditions
are restored. he added.
Mr.. Howard. who came here from Al
banIa. left Paris to-day On his way to
New York, where he hopes to he able
to equip another relief expedition. He
says that the conditions In Albania were
due to the failure of the crops on ac-
count Of the excessive rains
The famine has weakened the persons
remaining alive and typhus fever may
become epidemic. The war has paral-
lied and industry In the coun-
try. although. Mr.. Howard says. the peo-
pie are not taking ny part in the war.
The Christian Work relief ship Al
bania. which Is carrying the fourth ship
msnt 81 supplies, is still IN the Mediter-
rancan.
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SPECIAL cable Despatch to TRE SuS.

SpSctdi (dtte Despatch TO TTG Sun.
LONDON, April ~ tWednesday).--The
problem presented by the German sub
marine war IL 30 serious. so far as Eng
land Ia concerned. that II dwarfs the Zcp-
pelin issue into relative insignifcancc.
according to Robert =. Houston. member
OF Parliament for Liverpool and one OF
the best known British ~shipowners.
MOI merely the price Of the whole ma
tons foodstuifs," says MIR. Houston. but
the question Of whether or not these
foodstuhs will be available depends upon
solving the shipping problem"
The menace now threatening Great
Britain must he rcmov radically. ac-
cording to Mr.. Houston. whose views are
contained In al interview to which the
D0Ay Mail this morning gives great
prominence.
at IL a national question which con-
Germs every home" he aid ~ esti-
mate that since the beginning OF the
wal more than $50 oceangoing British
merchant vessels, representing about
100000 tons Of dead weight carrying
capacity, have been lost from all causes.
Neutral ship Owners shy.
between onc-third and one-half Of
the nations o. supply is already "a ing
on neutral ships. II Germany Is per-
sistent In sinking every vessel She can
Brighten us. Already neutrals are shy
about sending us cargoes. II is natural.
too. seeing that they can find full EN-
ployment for their ships at profitable
freights without coming to these waters
at all.
'Ger,nany's policy a 10 give her
c~n mercantile fleet when peace IL de-
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u BOAT WAR MENACES
ENGLISH FOOD SUPPLY
R. P. Houston, Member of Parliament, Urges Radical
Action-More Than $50 British Merchant
Ships Have Been Destroyed.

clafcd a prep undertaking influence that
would never oui,erwise have been hers.
This policy Is bound 10 fail IT the other
countries follow the example OF Portugal
aud seize the German ships In their
waters"
Mr.. Houston suggests that every shi ,
rot really needed for military and nava,
service should Immediately be released
for commerce. lie says vast economics
In shipping could be affected BY a less
wastefu, employment OF ships BY the
Admiralty and other Government de-
~par;ments, particularly By the War "
fec. Tie describes the waste as ilm-
tntable n urges restricting tae de.
mands OF the Allies and OF the neutral
nations vino, although they have Ger
man ships informed In their waters and
are suffering severely from n shortage
Of tonnage. do not use these ships.
spsin's Policy Assaulted.
He mentions Va rticulsily Spain.
which nation, he points out. while
II srboring many German ships. IL
getting the beneh, of British com
mandeered tonnage for wheat from
Australia. Nj. Houston further ad
vocates by diplomatic arrangements to
confscatc a German ship In neutfal
waters for every allied or neutral ship
sunk and also TO capture mem owned
cargo. nc ira,ter under what nag 1t IL
carried.
Commenting On the interview. tho
Daily MAJ says that forty-two British
ten allied and thirty neutral ships have
been los, since the new submarine cam.
paigu began on March 1. The ;o,al ton.
mage OF these vessels is more than
2.200. 900 tons.
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SAY SUSSEX HIT NINE.
Gern,an Reports Also Assert CsD-
tain was KILLED In Attack.

BERLIN. via London, April f1.-The
overseas News Agency to-day rave out
the following despatch concerning the
sussex from Athens:
"A Greek naval officer who was on
board the cross Channel steamboat Sus-
sex when she was damaged by IN explO.
sion makes a report Of the occurrence
In which several Greeks lost their lives.
The officer asserts that there IL no rea-
son to he icve that the Sussex was tor
ledoed and declares that the vessel must
have struck a mine, possibly one Of
British origin. According 10 this repVrt
the Sussex carried only four l~ifeboats.
which were not sufficient to accommo-
dat. the passengers and crew.
The captain of the Sussex was killed
when the explosion occurred. and the
call Tor help gave the wrong position OF
thu ship. AS a result Of this error the
arrival OF aid was delayed n the num-
Der Of victims increased"
According to the official report made
% the French Government and for
warded to Washington Capt. Moufet
Of the Sussex was not killed in the at
tack On his vessel. but made the follow
lug statement concerning it:
81 perceived about ESQ o'clock the
wake Of "A torpedo about $50 yards to
port. ! Immediately ordered the helm
thirty degrees to s~tarboard. and in order
To accelerate Shc ordered
the ~stoppage OF the starboard engine,
which was Immediately done. Notwith-
standing all my efforts l could not avoid
the projectile. which hit the bow OF the
Sussex on a lire with the foremost and
produced a formidable explosion, carry.
ing away all the front Of the vessel up
In tho first airtiuhf hnll baad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
TRACING Won PAPEN CHECKS.
Grand Jury Listens to Testimony
ny Tanker.

The Grand Jury which Is investigating
the alleged plot OF capt. Hans Tauscher
aud other to blow up the Welland Canal
yesterday heard j. RluIne, manager %.
knauth, Nachod Il Kuhnc. The reason
for calling Mr., Blumc WAS to ascertain
what he knew about the checks drawn
by Capt, Franz Won Papcn and cashcd
through Enauth, Nachoh 4 kuhnc. The
Grand Jury is tracing the money whirh
was furnished by Won Papen and which
is believed to have gone to capt Tau
schcr and others In connection with the
alleged plot.
The Grand Jury will meet again Thurs
day and hear one or two other Witnoaseo,
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CALL u. S. UNJUST.
Germans Say Nations Honor 10
Questioned In I BOat Cases.

BERtIN. April ll.-Much bitterness has
n'en caused here by reports that Ameri-
cans are questioning the honor of the
German Government without waiting for
a presentation of all the facts In the
Sussex and other cases.
The Berlin newspapers to-day re-
printed several American newspaper
editorials charging that Germany has
violated the pledges given by Ambas.
sador Won Bcrnstorif.
The belief here is that the l. boat
commanders have received such explicit
Instructions that there is little posi-
bility that they AVE violated either in
tcrnational law or the pledges Germany
gave America.
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ALLIES ANSWER
SEIZURE PROTESTS
Memorandum Has Been Sent
to Ncutrals, Commons
Is Told.
AIR DEFENCE ASSAlLED

NVft'uT 'UOW WftVuV" To TUE W
LoNpor Apri, ii.-Sir Edward Grey
stated IN the House Of Commons to-day
that The British and French Govern
ments had presented = memorandum to
ncutra's who protested against the seiz-
ure Of enemy property passing through
their ports. Tie declared that the efec-
t!vcncss of the economic blockade was
being maintained in every way possible.
Premier Asuuiti described TO the
House Of Commons the general results
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
GREECE REDUCES ARMY.
HaIf of Troops sent HON to do
Spring Plantins.

LoNpoS. April li.-Wire!cs. des-
patches fiom Rome state that half Of
the army which Greece has kept in arms
since the development of the war near
the Greek borders has been temporarily
released from service.
: The step was taken to enable the
spr!nx planting to b. done.
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that the air committee has not sufnci,n,
power to handle the air defence OF IN
British Isles and should oe replaced nv
an air minister.
Harold J. Tenant. Under sccretsrv
Of State for War, stated that two mem.
bers Of the air committee had resisnsa
on account Of their differences, bu, addsd
that there Was no friction among tbs
members. Ho referred to Lord DsrSs
and Lord Montseu of Beauiieu. whAss
resignation WAS announced YESTERDAY
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tons TO Berlin he accompanied by repre-
sensations TO lopdou and that President
Wilson's best solution OF the submarine
issue with Germany would be to have
Great Britain and her allies modify the
blockade.
Although Germany's Arm stand has
somewhat undermined the determination
of certain members Of the Cabinet TO
press the issue there has been no change
in Secretary Lansing's plan TO gather all
the cumulative evidence Of German SUD
marine attacks with a view to action
j., the President.
This evidence. backed by what is now
auihoritaiively described Ms irrcfutable
proof that the Sussex WAS torpedoed. VIII
be at the Presidents disposal by the
end Of the week. The President will
ihe., decide whether he vii submit u TO
Congress or transmit, IL 10 Berlin with a
renewal Of q diplomatic request that sub
marine warfare he modified 80 that these
incidents will not reoccur.
The hope IL expressed in qua rters
close to the Administration that Ger
many's resentment against the United
States and her announced nrmDess OF
policy may not be as real as II seems.
As a matter Of diplomacy 1t is pointed
out thai Germany may believe that Arm
ness of policy and refusal 10 compromise
al the outset may cause the President to
welcome any more conciliatory policy
on the part Of the Berlin Foreign Office
later.
Pussltng Feature.
one feature OF the situation which is
puzzlinG here Is that the United states
10 adopting a policy OF the utmost Sc
crccy. whereas Germany seems willing
hat all the facts become known to the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
TO c u MORE PORTS.
AIlies AI~O said 10 Intend "a lsc
Island of CythtO.

LONDON. April ~ "wednesday =. In
addition To Aigos,oli and LiNuri the AL
lies intend TO occupy the mainland ports
OF katacolo and kalamata. as well ~
the island of C.thio ,kytheIa), bet~ cen
the mainland and Crete. an Athens dss-
patch to the Daily .NeWs states. A pro-
tecting line is 10 be continued through
the island studded Aegean. the despatch
ud,iA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
POPE TO APPEAL FOR POLES.
Britain viii Permit Food ImpOrts
for Them, u IL said,
Npeciai 'ahh Despatch 10 The ST.,

"V''"" F"t TF6V"V'H 10 IHE SUN,
ROME, April 1.-THE Pope has &C
"cded to the petition of the Polish Relief
C1pmittees, presided over by Henry
Stenkiewicz. n has agreed to ask
Englands consent to tho importation
OF American foodstuffs into Poland to
feed the starving people.
The correspondent Of THE Sun is in
formed by a diplomat that the importa-
ton of supplies will be consented to
and the provisioning Of Poland facili-
tated provided the Pope viii guarantee
that the fnods,uns will not he used BY
the Austr!ans aud Germans.
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Ambassador Gerard Gets Germsny's
Reply On SUSSEX Case.

BERLIN. April 1.-THE American
Embassy to-day received the German
0overnment's reply to the inquiries
from the United States Government re-
garding the steamship Sussex and four
other vessels which have been Junk
or damaged.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
TWO MORE SHIPS SUNK.
Dritish and Italian Steamers Re-
ported Destroyed.

LONDON. April 1.-THE British steam
ship Eii~eton. Of 2,A1 ions. has been
sunk. The crew has been picked up.
The vessel was unarmed.
Llo.d dis reports The torpedoinc u the
Italian steamship Cnione.
The Dutch steamship Rijndijk. which
was damaged by a mine last week OF
Tie Scilly Islands. has been beachcd, but
her cargo has been damaged by water.
The members OF the crew OF the Brit.
ish steam hip Eastern city. whose sink
ing was announced yesterday. have been
landed. They SAY that their vessel was
sunk by a submarine.
The british steamship Eilaston sailed
from Philadelphia on February II fc'
Queenstown with a cargo OF l2.ojy.tv1
pounds % sugar.
Three I'alian steamships are named
the t'nione. the largest of these being
Of 1897 tons. She was engaged N Il. ,Ir
betw EEL Italy and South America.
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MN and Its Preservation nv lv.
n,ch.rd ": Muller. SI,5O postpsid.
UNs W uAlR aud the Qusrtxiamp
treatment 'Nsgelschiniat> Transi
:. hy, ~, Richard W. Muller
rice $40. All bookstores,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-12
PORTUGAL ACTS IN AFRICA.
Troops Occupy kiOnRa ON German
t%OlOny's Frontier.

l~isEoS, yia London, April 1.-THE
following statement was issued by the
Portuguese Government tonight:
Portuguese" troops occupied kionEa.
on the southern frontier OF German
East Africa. which was taken from
Portugal by Germany in 1894, in
defiance of treaty obligations.
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he o cuiation by Portuguese troops of

The o curation by Portuguese t. o O OF
Kionga is the first military act resulting
from thr recent break between Germany
aut Portugal, caused by the ~latter's con-
'iS alton of German informed ships. The
reference to G~ermany's act in 1885,.
termed u treaty violation, indicates that
the taking of Kionga Is merely the
1rst step toward "a campaign against
the German colony.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-06

Washington.-President Wilson is
expected Immediately to appoint a
successor to late Supreme Justice
Lamar. Notified number of very i'm
portant cases now demand attention,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-06

New York. - Steamship Santa
Clara of Atlantic & Pacific line has
been badly damaged in the straits of
Magellan, but is not lost, according
20 cable adVices. -,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
CHAPTER XXI.
IN THE WOODS.

The feud between the two ranches did
not o with the death OF Blass Car
dross, and that it did not do so was
due in large measure to the resentment
and desire OF personal revenge OF one
man.
That man was the cowpuncher. Bill
Grange, who had been taken on the RAJ
coon river outfit upon his dismissal
from the Loop. He had always been
an unpopular member OF the Loop OUT
At; and though not the sort Of man Of
whom 9 dangerous criminal ia usually
made. he was crafty and revengeful
over petty affronts.
Buck Brannon had incurred his jeal-
ous enmity through Kilrain's marked
favor forsthe younger man.
His n attempt to render himself
an object Of interest to Jess had been
nipped SO ruthlessly In the bud that,
although Grange had never repeated
the audactty, he had never forgotten
the discontinue. He had lent him
self readily .as an informer to Blass
Cardross. and It had been his fate to
meet disaster once again through Jess
Kllrain's influence and her father.
Therefore. Grange had resolved to
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25

Commissioned while the nations ships
of war
Were called for duty home to try the
cause
For which this poor, deluded exile gave
His manhood and his life.
Near set of sun
The cry of Sail was heard, and then,
Against his will, they hurried him be-
The startling call to quarters reached
his ear;
And ere the roll of drum n boats
vain whistle died away
There came a distant boom that
reused a hope
He yearned to realize. A moment more.
A deaf'ning sound, that shook the very
keel
Awoke his heart with Joy. He knew
and hailed
The truth. The land-his land-was
now at war.
The foe-his name, it mattered not to
him
Had struck the challenge blow and
filled his soul
With fire.
O love of country. Thou art
- lasting as
The faith OF childhood. Thou are
stronger than
The love of life-the fear of death,
This exiled penitent, this %prodigal
u lloI11e, WOulu prove lll1lSGll
a man.
He cried for help to free him from his
bonds;
Alloy there! Men on deck. For love
of God
Let me not perish in this cell. Unbar
the door,
Take off these chains and arm me for
the fight!
Oh give me air and light beneath the
flag;
My blood will wash away my curse!"
But all
Was vain.
A tearing shot that ploughed through
side
And prison bulkhead walls, made clear
A passage wide enough through which
He sought his wild desire.
But ere he reached the deck, the foe
had dashed
His ship beside, and countless fierce
wild men
Were leaping down among the feeble
crew,
Who battled hard, but vain, against
He saw the flag the enemy displayed,
"A nag unknown, unseen by him before,
lhough strangely like the one he
cursed-noW loved
80 much-would die in it's defense.
lie Wrenched a cutlass from a diving
hand,
And hewed his way among the priva-
teerS.
Where'er he struck, the way was
cleared of men
Like wheat before the blade. His
strange demean
ana antique garb amazed the foe, until
1t seemed he'd drive the boarders to
their ship.
AT last his wounds o'ercame his mad
dining strength,
And, sinking to his knee, was soon
disarmed,
But spared the murd'rous stroke by
one who knew
HIS name and story from a child.
HIS glazing eye turned wistful toward
that flag,
NOW dropping low, as if to mourn for
him:
My country! thou art now avenged!
my life
My wasted life-I give to thee-to
thee"
i. H. Brown.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
CHAPTER XXI.
CAUGHT.

For q time Jess saw no living crea-
ture on the wide expanse of the prairie.
She knew that most of the men that
day were far distant on the western
ranges. where many head of cattle had
been shifted before they should be
brought to the more sheltered runs on
the nearer approach Of the winter.
She forded the creek, and some dis
lance farther on not, indeed, without
some misgiving. for the river still ran
high, crossed the Raccoon itself on a
much safer ford than the one over
which Buck had swan his horse that
other day.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
Our FLAG.

Now can the world nee more the glory
OF this our flag. emblem of liberty,
NOW can the tyrant quake with direst
AS DER his land our banner shall an
pear.
No selfish aim shall lead our flag
astray,
No base desire shall point our banners
way;
Each star has told a tale of noble deed,
Each stripe shall mean from strife a
nation freed.
Our glorious past when first with thir-
teen stars
field of blue with white and bright
red bars,
Our flag led on in battles fierce array,
AND freed the land from mighty Bril-
tain's sway. Z.
since this time when first it was
unfurled.
Our flag has proved the noblest In the
world.
From Cuba's shore out to Manila 8ay
It's mighty folds protecting fly today.
Beneath this flag with patriotic pride
For freedoms cause great men have
gladly died
Our noblest sons beneath its folds so
free
In conflict died for Cuba's liberty.
Float on. dear flag. our nations great
est joy,
Thy starry folds no despot shall de-
stroy;
Stretch out thy arms till war forever
cease,
all the world is universal peace,
ChaS. T. Alison
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-05-25
General Wheeler at SANTIAGO.

into the thick of the fight he went,
pallid and sick II wan,
Borne in an ambulance to the front, a
ghostly wisp of a man;
But the fighting soul of a fighting man.
approved in the long ago,
Went to the front in that ambulance.
and the body of Fighting Joe.
Out from the front they were coming
back, smltten of Spanish shells
Wounded boys from the Vermont hills
the Alabama de.ls; -"
Put them into this ambulance: I'll ride
to the front" he said,
Ano he climbed to the saddle and rode
right on, that little old ex-confed.
From end to end of the long blue ranks
rose up the ringing cheers,
And many a powder blackened face was
furrowed with sudden tears,
AS with flashing eyes and cleaning
sword, and hair and beard of snow.
Into the hell of shot and shell rode
little old Fighting Joe!
Sick with fever and racked with pain.
he could not stay away,
For he heard the song of yester year
In the deep mouthed cannon's bay
He heard in The calling song of the
guns there was work for him to do.
Where his country's best blood splashed
flowed round the old Red,
White and Blue.
Fevered body and hero heart! This I'M
ions heart to you
Beats out in love and reverence-and
to each dear boy in blue
Who stood or fell mid the shot and
she'll, and cheered in the face Of the
foe,
AS, wan and white, to the heart of tho
fight rode little old Fighting Joe!
James Lindsay Gordon.