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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
ARMED SUBMARINE
OF KA|SER'SFLEET
REACHES NEWPORT
Leaves Message for German
Ambassador and Then Quits
American Waters.
is IN TERRITORY OF US.
LESS THAN FOUR HOURS
Pays Official Visits and Slips Out
While Allies Warships Receive
Warning.
GERMAN U-B0AT SAILS
AWAY IN THREE HOURS

The German armed submarine
U-5s steamed into Newport yes
terdby afternoon. and the first
person to greet the commander.
Capt. Hans Rose. was press
correspondent to whom he de-
livered Il letter from the German
foreign office for Ambassador Won
BernstOrff.
Capt. Rose then made official
calls on the two American ad-
n,irais in port, and his calls were
returned promptly.
Immediately after receiving the
return calls he sailed beyond the
three-miIc limit.
The I-53 had enough provisions
aboard to last three months.
Capt. Rose declared the sole
purpose of his trip across the
ocean was to deliver the letter.
The submarine was in American
waters n little over three hours,
but before she got away the
w.rships of the allies had been
warned of her presence.
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AMERICAN SHIPS
SENT TO BOTTOM
Harvita and Columbia, Accord
ing to Message Received
From ArchangeI.
OTHER NEUTRALS SATTACKED

LONDON, October s, :3S a.m..-Two
American ships, the Harvita and the Co
iumbia, have been sunk, according to a
dispatch received by the Norwegian min
lister in Petrograd from II. A. Falsen, the
Norwegian consul general at Archangel,
Russia, according to a Reuter- dispatch
from Christiania, Norway.
The dispatch says that great difficulty
has been experienced in obtaining accu-
rate information. The dispatch from Con-
sui General Falsen said that besides Nor
wegian ships the American ships were
sunk. y French steamer also was at
tackled. but escaped undamaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
SEEKS DEATH SECOND TIME.
Norman Scott Leaps From Second
Story Window at Casualty Hospital.

Norman Scott. twenty-eight years old.
of 40 Florida avenue northwest. who has
been patient at Casualty Hospital for
several days. following an attempt to
commit suicide by swallowing poison,
jumped from 4 second-story window at
the hospital early this morning. pre-
sumably in a second attempt to end his
life.
He was taken to the Washington Asy-
lum Hospital for observation. II was
found that he had broken his right arm
and had received cuts about the head
and face.
Scott had been employed for some time
as an electrician at large department
store.
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Foot Ball Stars in Guard.

Mr.. Wilson was intr oduced by Prof.
Irving Fisher of Yale, member of
the Roosevelt conservation commission.
and Hugh Gordon Miller. a New York
progressive, who denounced the lead
ers of his party who have gone over
to the republicans In the delegation
also was the Wilson guard made up
of former foot ball stars. The Presi-
dent said, in part:
I'VE are indeed at a critical juncture
in the affairs OF the world. and the
affairs of the world touch America
very nearly. She does not stand apart
Her people are made UP out of the
peoples of the world Her sympathies
are as broad as the extended stocks
of national governments. There is
nothing human that does not concern
her. And in the midst of this situa-
tion We are about to determine
whether we shall change the line OF
our national policy. Every line of
that national policy has been aues-
toned, but no diagrams have beer
drawn of any other; every one of the
lines handsomely projected in the las,
three and half years had been ques-
toned and condemned.
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ALLIES DRIVE CLOSER TO BAPAUME:
BRITISHFORCES CAPTURELE SARS
French Garry Line Forward 1000 Meters
Northeast of Morval in Somme Battle.
Berlin Reports Repulses for Enemy.

LONDON, October british and
French have again Joined forces in an
extended attack against the German
lines on the Somme front. The British
attacked from the Albert -Bapaume
road, while the French attack was
along the line of the Peronne-B Bapaume
road.
Gains ranging from a quarter of a
mile to two-thirds of a mile were made
and the Anglo-French front was con-
siderably Strengthened out. The two
forces now are engaged in an advance
along the two sides of n triangle
~. d by the two roads, the apex Of
which is Bapaume.
The British captured the village of
LIE Sars, which lies about a mile and
half northeast of Courcellctte, while
the French. according to the war Of
fee communication, brilliantly achieved
all their objectives
The text of the British statement
reads:
This afternoon, in cooperation with
the French on our right, our troops
attacked from the Albert sapaune
road to Lesboeufs Between Gueude-
court and LeSboeufS our line advanced
from 600 to 1000 yards. We captured
the village of lie Sars and made prog
ress to the east and west of it.
I'm spite of the bad weather during
the last five DAYS our aeroplanes have
done valuable work and have dropp d
a large number of bombs on the
enemy
"All objectives Gained"
The French statement of tonight
says:
North of the Sonme our infantry.
in conjunction with the British. at
tackled from the front of Morval-
Bouchavesnes and brilliantly attained
all it's objectives. Our line was carried
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CARRIES NO PEACE PLEA
Berlin Denies Gerard Bears German
Request for Intervention
to End War.

BERLIN, October 7, pm. via Lon
doh' october O. az a.m.-The story
circulated abroad that the America n
ambassador, James w. Gerard, is the
bearer of an appeal from the German
Emperor for peace Intervention hv the
United States is declared autbor;ta-
lively here to be absolutely without
foundation.
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Anxious About Bremen.

There were rumors. without apparent
basis. that the German merchant sub
marine Bremen, long overdue. might be
expected in the wake of the warship.
Some naval officers expressed the
opinion that the fighter had escorted
the Bremen across the ocean, and
others that she was searching for the
merchant ship. The first question ~ked
by Capt. Eoze when a motor boat came
aloneside was. Have you heard from
Bremen
When he was told tAat there vas no
news Of the missing craft his face be-
came grave but he made no comment.
To the naval men generally the most
interesting fact disclosed by Capt Itone
was that he had been at sea seventeen
days and sun had provisions for three
months, abundant fuel and needed 40
repairs. Not SO much az a b.ti!e Of
water Was taken aboard Bud tHs ship
was srlci. and span.
The G-55 was first sighted tram
Land al l:45 O'Clock this afternoon as
she was entering the inner baFbDf, -s-
corted by the United s'0frs s8bfas
rine ~ The american AsG Geen
outside for maneuvers since morning
and was returning when sb. came up
@ith the German. The gJ-z GFawiuH
near the stranger and ms king DDt Aor
! type sent a wireless message 80 Ihe
shore headquarters of Admiral EuiYhI
who relayed the word II the appear
+ anco Of the TF-53 10 the Navy Der..rf
ment at Washington. The American
submarine preceded the yihii0f into the
harbor.
/ The first report Rad II 'bat !. wns
the Bremen which waE canning liz a
! newspaper man who rad watched for
weeks for the merchant submarine
/ climbed TO the tower of thr fulfsd
states Engineers office and ylth The
aid ot powerful psiass.s made out Two
! guns on tire submarine.
Delivers Dispatch to Correspondent
/ A few minutes later he Wha Ia a
/ motor boat making for the craft ana
! was rewarded by being taken aboard
The U-53 had made her wsy through
the tieet Of thirty seven United States
warships, including destroyer1 and sub
| marines. to an anchorage 200 yards to
u Continued e2 Second Pags.)
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STEPHANOU DECLINES
TO FORM GREEK CABINET

ATHENS. October king Constan-
tine today personally called at the
home of Dionysios Stephanou and ask
ed the aged statesman, who Is i'll in
bed, TO form a cabinet. The political
activities of Stephanou date from the
time of the great Greek premier. M.
Fricoupis. in whose cabinet in 1894-5
ne was minister OF foreign affairs.
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SHIP AF|RE, DOOMED;
ALL TAKE TO BOATS;
RESCUE CRAFT NEAR
Ward Line Steamship Antilla In
Peril 12O Miles East OF Wlr-
ginia Capes.
IS. O. S." CALLS MANY
VESSELS OFFERING AID
Crew of Forty-Six Aboard Liner, But
Number of Passengers Not
Yet Known.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Octo-
Der 1.-The Ward line steamship
Antilla, with an unknown number
OF passengers and a crew OF forty
six, is on fire at sea, 120 miles
east of the Virginia capes, &C
cording to wireless messages
picked up by the operators at
Cape Henry and at other stations
in this vicinity. Many other
steamships and two revente cut
ters are rushing to respond to
her IS. O. S" calls for help, one
of the latest messages from the
Antilla stating that "All on board
are taking to the boats"
The burning steamship, which
sailed from Guantanamo. Cuba,
September so for New York, is
apparently in the center OF TWEEN
ty-slx or twenty-seven ships,
which have taken up the wireless
calls and are spreading them
broadcast. There is great con-
fusion of wireless, as the drama
Of the sea is being played out on
the lonely waters, but one vessel,
whose name was missed by the
land station in the confusion, OBJ
tanned an answer from the Antilla
shortly after 9 o'clock tonight
when she inquired if there are
passengers aboard the Antilla.
The reply was a laconic "Yes,"
giving no details OF numbers.
Steamship Somerset Nearest.
The steamship Somerset is said by
the wireless operators to be nearer to
the Antilla than any other vessel. She
sent radio message at $50 O'Clock
tonight that she was proceeding under
full steam to the location of the first
message sent. by the Ward liner The
revenue cutters Onondaga and Apa che
were dispatched to the location given
by the Ant1lla Immediately upon re-
celpt OF the first message from the
Ward liner, telling Of her plight, which
was picked up by the wireless oper-
ators at S:3i O'Clock tonight This
message was directed to the coast
guard station at Cape Henry and asked
that cutters be sent at once.
The last message from the antiIIa
dated at 1905 o'clock prn stated that
the passengers and most of the crew
mad taken to the small boats and that
the wireless operator expected to be
forced to leave at any minute In this
message 1t was again urged that ships
coming to the rescue of the Antilla
should come at full speed.
Once Under British Registry.
NEW YORK. October THE steam.
ship Antilla sailed from Guantanamo
Cuba, on September 30 for New York
She was under command of Capt
Blackadder, and carried a crew of for.
ty-six, The vessel is owned by the
New York and Cuba Steamship Com
pany, with general offices here. and
was built iE Westhartlepool England
in 1904. Her gross tonnage is 3.s5:
and she is 35s feet long. Forrnerl,
she was under British registry and was
known as the Luristan.
Officials of the company said to.
night they had received z !nessa ese sa Y.
ing that the vessel was on fire. but
giving no details. The AntiIla the,
said. was loaded with sugar and lum,
ber and was due to arrive here tomor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08

No feauer Crofton is listed in the
maritime records. but the American II
steamer Crcfton Hail. formerly of Brit
ish register, sailed from New York
September 9 and was last reported Sep
tenlber IS ESQ miles northeast OF Bar
bados. She was bound for Mcutcvideo.
The Crofton Hall was of J,773 tons and
was commanded by Capt Kflvert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08

forward 1900 meters northeast of Nor
val. 1t crowns the western slopes of
the Sally -Saillisel ridge, the whole Of
the Bapaume road to about 200 meters
from the entrance to Sally and skirts
the western and southwestern fringes
of the st. Pierre Vaast wood, whence
it continues over Hill 100 to south of
Bouchavesnes.
Large assemblies Of enemy troops
reported north of Saillisel were caught
by the concentrated fire of our bat
teries.
South of the Somme and on the right
bank of the Meuse there were violent
artillery dueIs There is nothing on
the rest of the front to report
Attacks Checked, Say Berlin.
Todays army headquarters state
/, ern front says:
Army group of Prince Rupprecht
The great artillery battle on the Somme
has now spread to the front north of
the Ancre and has increased in inten-
Slty South OF the Somme, especially on
both sides Of NermanGoyiUers.
our curtain of fire almost complete
~ suppressed attacks of the enemy be-
! tween the Ancre and the Somme and
also suppressed an attack between
Lesboeufs and Bouchavesnes against
troops of Gen. Won Boehn and Gen Won
GARNER, which was arrested at the ont
set: Only southwest of Sally did hand
to-hand fighting develop. with weak
enemy detachments which advanced 10
our lines
"A French attack from the Denie-
court Fermandovillers Lihons front
aGa!Eat the sector Of Gen. kathon led
10 pItter hand-to- hand engagements
near Nermandovillers, which were de-
cided to the advantage of our brave
SchleSWig troops, against whose stub
born resistance the efforts of the
french 1alled during the whole month
Of July in the same region. Moreover
all the enemy's attacking waves broke
down under our fire.
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STEAMER CROFTON BURNS.
Montevideo Report Believed to Refer
To Steamer Crofton Hall

MONTEEIDEO, October THE
steamer crofton. bound from New York
was burned this morning. The pas
sengers &ere saved and landed
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Berlin Claims Successes.

The German statement says:
"Transylvania-Over the whole east
ern front the allied CTeutonic) troops
are making progress. They have close
ly pursued and pressed back through
the Geister forest the retreating enemy
and have repulSed the rear guards.
During the repulse OF Rufnanian at
tacks on both sides Of Rothenthurm
pass two officers and 1873 men were
made prisoners.
south of Hatszeg the frontier height
of Sigleu was wrested from the Ru-
manians. Ground has been gained near
OrSova.
Bitterness apparently is being dis
played in the fighting between the Teu-
tons and Rumanians in Pennsylvania,
according to Berlin. The number OF
prisoners is insignificant in proportion
to the results obtained. A striking ex-
ample of this is shown in the German
official report of Friday announcing
the Rumanian defeat in the Sinca sec
tor where thirty cannon We're cap
tured, but only a few hundred prisoners
were taken.
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Rumanians Resume Drive.

Rumanian troops have resumed the
offensive in the Caneni and jul valleys
in Pennsylvania, says the official state
ment issued by the war office today.
The official statement issued from
Austro- Hungarian general headquarters
tonight reads:
Near OrSavo, on the Danube. our
troops again gained ground. South OF
IiatSzeg Rumanians lost their frontier
mountain of Siglea. Austro-Hu" garian
and German troops are marching
through the Ghost wood to pursue the
enemy. who is Offering weak resist
ance Rumanian troops on the Tran
sylvanian front We're repuiscd at sew
eral points"
An official statement issued by the
AuStro- Hungarian war office today, an
nouncing the capture of thirty big Ru-
manian guns in eastern Pennsylvania,
says:
''Rumanian front: In the fortified
position on the western border OF the
Geister forest the enemy was attacked
and completely beaten by Austro- Hun
garian and German troops under Field
Marshal Won Falkenhayn. We captured
twenty eight field guns. two heavy
pieces and thirteen machine guns. Two
officers and 220 men were made pris-
pners.
Further north in the region of
homorod and east of NaEyaros our at
tack is progressing favorably. We
captured two officers and 202 mem
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Makes New World Record.

Lieut.-Capt. Hans Rose, who hung up
lew worlds record in bringing an
armed submarine in battle array across
the Atlantic, said that ne had called
at Newport simply to mail a letter to
Count ven Bernstorn. He required
neither provisions nor fuel and would
be on his way, he said, long before
the twenty-four hours during which a
| belligerent ship may remain within a
/ neutral harbor had expired
/ The submarine was in American
| waters little more than three hours
I assuming that she continued to sea
! after submergiug. Within that time
/ the German commander paid official
/ visits TO Rear Admiral Austin NJ
/ Knight. commandant of the second
! naval district. and Rear Admiral
| GleaVes. commander of the destroye.
| Force of the Atlantic feet, who was on
| board the flagship. the scout cruiser
Birmingham. Both American officers
| returned the brief call promptly
| While these formalities were being
exchanged wireless messages were
| carrying to the ships of the British and
| French patrol feet off the coast and
| warning that hostile submarine had
| slipped through their Gordon and
| might be expected in the open sea
! soon. At the forts and the naval sta
! tion, the feat Of Capt. Hans Pose
! which had taken every one by surprise
i was the one subject of conversation to-
: night. and there was much speculation
! as TO her mission and whether it was
{ confined to the postage of letter to
the German embassy.
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Country Clamors for Definition, I,

when the whole country is clamor-
ing for definition it is legitimate to
take it where you can get it, and the
definitions are backed by certain
things that have already happened in
our politics. One branch of that party,
the collateral branch to which 1 have
Just referred, backed as candidate
for the United States Senate in the
state of New York Il man whose avowed
position in respect of international af-
fairs was unneutral, and whose inten-
tion was. if he became member of
that great council upon international
affairs at Washington, to promote the
interests of one side in the present war
in Europe.
Therefore we are warranted in be-
lieving that if the republican party
should succeed, one very large branch
of it would insist upon what its lead
er has insisted upon--a complete re-
veral of policy. and, in view of the sup
port the candidate l have referred to
in New York received. that reversal of
policy can only be a reversal from
peace to war. If they do not engage in
Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
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was repulsed.
Bulgar Positions Taken.

bulgarian positions north of Polar,
north of Lake Ostrovo, We're captured
yesterday by the Serbians. a large
number of prisoners and much booty
also We're taken.
In the region of the Cerna river the
Serbian troops have debouched from
the Kama koalan plateau and advanced
detachments have reached the Bella
Noda river, about sixteen miles east
of Monastir.
In the region of Lake Butkova the
Italian forces have passed to attack.
Bulgarian forces have repulsed
strons attack by entente troops on
the Macedonian front west of the rail-
way from Monastir to Flerina, it is
announced in today's German army
headquarters statement.
Inc rome dispatch today. which an
nounced that the Rumanians again
have crossed the Danube and invaded
Bulgaria, also gives color TO the official
declarations of Bucharest and Petro-
grad that Won MackenSen'S men slowly
are being forced backward in the Do
brudja, it declaring:
The battle in Dobrudia has been
very violently resumed, but the pres
ence of the Rumanians on the shoul-
dets of the enemy paralyzes his ac-
tivity.
The latest Rumanian declaration
says: "In Dobrudja the Rumanians
have captured trenches from the Teu-
tonic and Bulgarian forces The Rus
ians have occupied two villages and
have repealed attacks, advancing on
the right flank.
Berlin declares that the enemy at
tacks at various points between the
Danube and the Black sea were re-
pIIIsed
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Lines Becoming Clear"

Fortunately the lines of this cam
paign have recently been becoming
very clear indeed. The choice is a very
definite one, which does not require
any subtle analysis for its determna-
ton. On the one hand there is 4 party
which is united. made up of congenial
elements, and which has determined
its direction by its performances and
not by its promises. You know what
the democratic party has accomplished.
You know that it neither can turn
back nor desires TO turn back. You
know that it is united as never united
before, and you know that there is
no conflict of counsel within its ranks.
You have a compact and. therefore, ir-
reSistible force to accomplish some
thing in particular.
Some very interesting things have
happened in the democratic party in
the last three years and a half. When
l went to Washington L went with
certain men in my mind who had long
been influential in the counsels of Con-
gress who. was told, We're reac-
tionaries, men, l mean, in the demo-
cratic ranks. And I want to say for
these men that no wheel horse in har-
ness ever pulled harder than they did
in the direction of the party's program
of progress. SO that / can testify that
back of me as leader of the party
there is an organized, enthusiastic and
determined team that is ready to do
teamwork and obey every signal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-10-08
..Associated for Unavowed Object"

"On the other hand, what have We? 1t
battles description. Men of every sort
and variety of purpose. l will not say
united, but associated for an unavoweG
object More interesting than that and
more ominous than that. shot through
with every form of bitterness, every
ugly form of hate, every deba sed pur-
pose Of revenge and every covert de-
sire to recover secret power a party
made up, like the occupants of the
ancient cave of Adullum. of everybody
discontented and iusurgent against
existing circumstances and therefore
not very happily in conference with
one another.
what would happen if the republi-
can party should succeed on the 7th
of November? If ! were a leader of
that party l would be afraid to get
elected, | would know that nothing but
futility and disappointment awaited me.
Because. oddly enough, the only dis
tinct definitions of purpose come from
the collateral branches of the family.
The only articulate voice, q very ar
ticulate voice, processes opinions and
purposes at which the rest in private
Shiver and demur-
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NEWPORT. r. T., October 7-Seven-
teen days from Wilhelmshaven, the i'm
perial German submarine U-53 dropped
anchor in Newport harbor today.
Almost before the officers of the
American fleet of warships through
which the stranger had nosed her way
had recovered from their astonishment
the undersea fighter had delivered a
message for the German ambassador
and, weighing anchor, turned Brenton's S
reef ightship and disappeared beneath
the waves just inside the three-mile
limit.
As she came and went she flew the
black and white coIors of the German
navy. gun was mounted on the for
ward deck and another aft, while eight
torpedoes plainly visible under the for
ward deck, gave mute assurance that
the warship was ready for a fight AT
the drop of the hat
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WEATHER.

Fair today and tomorrow: probably
cooler tomorrow; gentle shifting winds.
becoming northwest tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 10 pm: Highest. So; lowest, SO.
Full report on page 5.