The Washington herald., 1916-08-25


Company's messengers.
The commandant of the New Orleans |
navy yard yesterday reported to the
Navy Department that the transport
Hancock, route from New Orleans to
Vera Cruz, ran aground at the mouth
of the Mississippi River during the night
when she was just entering the Gulf of
Mexico. She is in twenty-four feet of
water. Assistance has been sent.
American Vice Concul Blocker at Piedras,
Negras, Mex. yesterday afternoon report
ed to the State Department that DR..
Walter Stub and Malcolm Muir, who
were arrested there on a charge of being
American spies. had been released from
prison by the Mexican authorities but
were still under surveillance.
Secretary Of State Lansing stated yes
terday afternoon that the department
again has called upon Great Britain TO
reply to this governments protest against
British interference with American mails
on the high seas.
Secretary Of State Lansing and soIon
Menos. Minister from Haiti Yesterday
signed protocol. under the terms OF
which the United States will esta blish
a financial prOtectorate over the island.
Secretary Lansing refused to give out
the details of the protocol until it has
been ratified by the Senate
Funeral services for James F. Bailey,
who died Wednesday, will be held at his
family residence, S2f NJ street southwest.
at $50 o'clock this morning, after which
requiem mass will be celebrated at St
Vincent de Paul's Church at O'Clock
Funeral services for Charles w Kirk
ley, who died yesterday, will be held this
morning at 10 o'clock at his residence,
Ridgecrest, MulhaIl Station. Va
The funeral Of Anon II. Bradley. Of New
York City who died at the residence of
his sister, 1122 East Capitol street, on
Tuesday. was held yesterday at 4 O'Clock
under Masonic auspices.
The Potomac Boat Club mas not received
the announcement 1t expected in its
efforts to raise 5000 for the entertain
ment and preparation for the delegates to
the Middle States Regatta to be held next
month. Another appeal to the business !
men for assistance will be made
Speaker Clark announces after return
ing from Maine that the prospects for
Democratic success at the State cleo
tion on September II are exceedingly
bright. At his suggestion a number of
the Democratic leaders OF the House will
visit the Pine Tree State after adjourn
ment to aid the two candidates for the
United States Senate
The home of Mrs Matlain Iorenzie,
1854 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, was
entered and ransacked some time be-
tween Wednesday midnight and early
yesterday morning and silverware valued
at $50 was stolen.
Benjamin Kraft. % years old. GOT o
street northwest. is at the Georgetown
University Hospital suffering from in
juries to his left leg received in a collision
with an automobile while riding motor
cycle yesterday afternoon at FoxhaU
and New Cut roads northwest
Lewis Schaffer, s years old, was thrown
from a wagon driven by his father, Will
lam Schaffer, 1921 Prospect avenue north
west, yesterday morning, when it turned
over at Foxhall and Conduit roads. The
child was injured about his head He
was taken home.
Frank G. King. "a years old. a painter.
of Vienna, Va, is at the GeorgetSwn
University Hospital suffering from shock
and other injuries, not of a serious ma
ture, received when he fell three stories
yesterday morning from a scaffold on
the Western High School Building, where
he was working
Elizabeth Fleming. IS years old. 500 o
street northwest, and a 1-year-oId bqbv
were thrown from wagon Yesterday
morning at Tenth and aWter streets
southwest, and slightly injured. They
were taken to the Emergency Hospital.
Damage amounting to s25 was done by
a fire OF unknown origin yesterday after
noon at 434 Four-and-a-half street south
west. occupied by w. l. Cogswell
The sidewalk at Firs- and B streets
southeast, on the House Office Building
corner, has dropped to a such a degree
that will soon make it unsafe for travel.
Complaint has been made to the District
officials, but no effort yet has been made
to remedy the unsafe condition.
Speeches are pouring into the folding
rooms of both the House and Senate in a
volume that will swamp the local post
office If they are all put into the mail at
the same time
The government is preparing for the
105 days weighing of mail to fix the
rates which railroads WI pay for trans
porting their baggage. This means from
five to ten joos for each Democratic
Congressman and three to four for each
Republican member who is close to the
administration. The positions paw from
$3.50 to "a per day and are exempt from
civil service.
British Seize Mails.
Berlin (via Sayville wireless), Aug. "a
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Over !
seas News Agency states that the Dutch
steamers Ryndam and Prins Frederi,
Hendrix were held up by British war
ships and their mails seized. >