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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
DANES LOSE i5O SHIPS.
2IO Seamen KILLED I'm Destruction
of Boats.

LONDON. May ga Copenhagen des-
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany says that since the beginning Of
the war Denmark has lost $50 ships
through submarines or mines. The de-
struction of the ships has been accom-
panied by the deaths OF 2l0 Danish sea-
men.
Thirteen survivors from the Nor
weeian steamship Madura have reached
land. Their vessel was shelled and sunk
by a German submarine. Two men were
killed by she'll Are and seven were
wounded. The survivors report that the
submarine gave no warning and fired on
the men as they were lowering the boats.
Twenty three survivors. including the
captains wife. from the Russian ship
Lynton. 2,351 tons gross. have reached
land. They say their ship was sunk by
a German submarine without warning
and that they were shelled while getting
into the boats.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
CALL $6OO,0OO,OOO
CITY'S BIT TO LOAN
U. S. Makes Public A1lotments
Hopes for Record Over
subscription.

WAsHINGToN. May 22.--Wnat every
section Of the country Is expected to do
in unloosening, its purse strings for the
Liberty Loan was officially announced
tonight by the Treasury Department.
The figures made public are the mini
mum. The maximum. 1t is hoped. will
be such an oversubscription as has never
before been recorded in the history OF
any nation.
In les tentative allotment of bonds the
Treasury Department has adopted two
bases of estlmating-a s2,000.000.000
issue and one of $4,000. 900, 900. the lat
ter designed 10 meet the possibility OF
any one section failing to take the
amount estimated. The tentative allot-
ments. maximum and minimum, by re-
serve districts follow:
Boston S240, ,000. 900 to $500. 900. 900 !:
New York, 5000 900. 900 TO $3.50, 900. 900 ::
Philadelphia. sli0.000.000 to sl,5.00o,-
900 Cleveland. slSo.000.000 to $780,
600, 900 Richmond, $4,000. 900 TO $780,
900. 900 Atlanta, s60,000.000 to s1o,-
900. .000 Chicago. $3.50, 100000 to s325.-
600. 900; st. Louis. $4,000. 900 TO $780,
1000. Minneapolis. ssO.O00.000 to
500. 900. .o0O Kansas City. 100000. 900
to sl25. .0O0, 900; Dallas. si0,000,o00 TO
900. 900 to s175.000,000.
Analysis OF the tabulation shows that
the three reserve districts with head
quarters at Boston. New York and Phila-
delphia are expected to take 40 per
cent. of the loan.
Minimum tentative aliotments by
States, estimated on the same basis
show the following as each States ap-
proxmately proportionate share:
Maine. s16.50o.000; New Hampshire
$40. 500 900: Vermont. slo,000.0O0: Mas
sachusetts. s144,o00,00o Rhode Island
$4,000 900; Connecticut. s40.0oo.00O
New York. s555, 100000 New Jersey
$4,000, 900; Pennsylvania, 5000, 100000
Delaware, $4,000, 900; Maryland. $685.
00o. 900: District OF Columbia. ss.50O,-
900: Virginia. s1s.500.o00; West Vir-
ginia, S13,5OO. 900 North Carolina. S10.'
100000; South Carolina. ss,500,000
Georgia, s1G.5oooOo; Florida, $4,000
900; Alabama, 100000: Mississippi
5000. 900 : Louisiana. s13,500,000.
Texas, $4,000, 900 Arkansas, $1,000,
900; Kentucky. $4,000. .000< Tennessee
$4,000, 900. Ohio. s93,000.000; Indiana
s36,O0O.O0O Illinois, 100000; Mich
/ igan. s50.OO0,00O; Wisconsin. $4,000,
| 900: Minnesota, $43.000.0O0: Missouri
! $50. zoo. 900; North Dakota. slo.o0o.o0o
South Dakota, s9.500.000; Nebraska
$4,000, 900; Kansas. s20,0o0.o00; Mon
tana. $4,000 900; Wyoming. s2,50o,000
| Colorado. s14.O00.000 New Mexico. 81.
! 500, 900; Oklahoma. sl4,500.000; Wash
ington. $l7.500, ,000 Oregon, $l0,oo0,000
/ California, 100000; idaho. $4,000.
600 Utah, S6.500.000; Nevada, $500,
900 Arizona. 100000.
These figures represent only tn
minimum expected from each State
which is expected to top the minimum
by as many hundred per cent, as pos
I sible.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
FORCED TO WAR,
REPLIES WILSON
President Answers Represen-
tative Heflin's Inquiry as
to L. S. Course.

WASHINGTON, May 22.-No nation that
ity could longer have borne the over
whelming wrongs that Germany inflicted
upon the United States, President Wilson
declared in letter restating the reasons
for the nations entrance into the war
written to Representative Heflin of Ala
bama and made public to-day at the
White House
Mr., Hehin had written to the Presi-
dent saying some of his recent utter
ahcee on the war apparently had caused
confusion over the Issue with Germany.
In restating his position the President
again made it clear that the United
States has no quarrel with the German
people, but with an autocracy (which
acts upon purposes to which the German
people have never consented"
The letter follows:
1T is incomprehensible 10 me how
any frank OF honest person could doubt
or question ny position with regard TO
che war and itS objects. / have again
and again stated the very serious and
long continued wrongs which the I'M
trated against the rights. the commerce
and the citizens Of the United States.
The list Is long and overwhelming No
nation that respected itself or the fights
of humanity could have borne those
wrongs any longer.
Our objects in going into the war
have been stated with equal clearness
The whole OF the conception which
take TO be the conception of our fellow
countrymen with regard TO the outcome
of the war and the terms of it's settle
ment I set forth with the utmost ex
plicitness in an address to the Senate
OF the United States on January % last
Again in my message to Congress OF
April 2 last those objects were stated IL
unm.s,akable terms.
a 81 can conceive no purpose in seeking
10 becloud this matter except the pur-
pose of weakening the hands OF the Gov.
ernment ana making the part which the
! United states Is to play in this great
struggle for human liberty an inefficient
and hesitating part. We have entered
! the war for our own reasons and with
, our own objects clearly stated. and shal
! forget neither the reasons nor the OBJ
[ jects
.'There Is no hate In our hearts for thu
German people. hut there Is a resOlv,
which cannot be shaken even by misrep
/ resentation to overcome the pretension'
Of the sutocratlc Government which act,
upOn purposes TO which the German peO
pie have never consented"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
GERMAN CASUALTY
LIST is 4,245,8O4
Almost 100000 Killed.
Slightly Wounded I 800, 900.

Special Gable Despatch 10 Tue suN iron, the
London Times,
LONDON, May 22.--The total number
Of German casualties reported in the
official German lists at the end of April
was 4,245,s0i. The killed. deaths from
wounds. less severely wounded. deaths
from sickness and prisoners numbered
more than 100000. nearly 1000, 900
OF whom were killed. The slightly
wounded were given as 100000.
Casualties reported in April are given
as 42,S3S. including 43oS prisoners and
missing Field Marshal Haig reported
the capture OF 1900 Germans in that
month and the French reported taking
more than 10000 more
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
THE WEATHER FORECAST
U-BOATS CAPTURE
3 SWEDISH SHIPS
Submarines in BOfhnion Gulf
Aided by Zeppelins.

STOCKHOLM, May 22.--Several light
house stations report that German SUBJ
marines have captured three Swedish
steamers loaded with freight for Fin
land. Numerous submarines apparently
are patrolling the Bothnian Gulf. work.
ing In conjunction with Zsppelins, which
frequently are seen at different points
OF the east coast of Sweden.
Traffic to Sweden by water routes re-
Gently was temporarily stopped.
CoPENHAGEN, May 22.-Three Swedish
steamers. the Lizzie. the Goeta and the
kaell, which II is assumed were cap
tured by the Germans Off the Oerikder
Lighthouse. have. been taken to)a Ger
man port. according to advices received
by the Politiken from Stockholm to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
SHE'LL KAVALA BY SEA AND AIR.
Thirteen Warships and ~ Air.
planes lombard .Egean Port.

LONDON, May as.-The Simultaneous
attack by thirteen warships and twelve
airplanes on Kavala. n seaport on the
.Egean. opposite the island OF Thasos is
reported in to-days Bulgarian War
Office statement, Several houses were
destroyed. according 10 the announce
ment. but no military damage was in
fic,ed, one of the airplanes was shot
down.
Tho Berlin report tells Of artillery ac-
tivity on both banks of the Vardar. be-
tween Lake presba and the Ccrna. and
on the Struma. Serbian and British
aviators successfully bombarded enemy
depots. the Paris statement says
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
TARNOWSKI'S PARTY
SAFE IN ROTTERDAM
Ex-AmbassadOr Designate and
200 AuStrians and Germans
Reach Port.
specio, cable Despotch to TIE suS.

Spcrtdf tGO(s DesDdtch 10 IHE SlN
ROTTERDAM, via London. May 22.-The
Holand-America steamship Ryndam
with Count Adam Tarnowski Won Tar
now. the Ambassador whom Austria sent
ington did not receive. and zoo persons
associated with the Austrian diplomatic
and consular corps in America and the
German service in China aboard, arrived
here safely yesterday.
Some OF the prominent passengers ar
ranged concert a few nights ago. in
tending to give the proceeds to the Ger
man Red Cross. but the captain refused
to sanction such a disposal OF the funds
The money was finally directed sent TO
the Dutch Red Cross.
Prof. Kuno Meyer. late OF Harvard,
lectured in German during the voyage,
denouncing British rule in Ireland II
was a curious fact' that only Austrians
attended the lectures Two hundred OF
the Austrian passengers left here to-day
In the direction of Berlin \ special
train carried them across the border into
10 proceed to Vienna. Admiral Paul Won
Hintzer. dismissed German Minister TO
Pekin, was on the train.
Only one submarine was sighted by
the Ryndam during her voyage across
the North Sea. The undersea craft just
showed above the surface for a second
or so. then dived Its nationality was
unknown. The sight caused n panic
among the Austrians. In the last two
nights. when the ship was in mine laden
waters the Austrans. donning life pre-
servers. remained awake all night. while
the American and Dutch passengers re-
| tired withou; fear
/ Before crossing the Atlantic the Ryn-
( dam put In at Halifax. where examiners
passed four days examining the lugga ge
and relieved Austrians and Germans of
money and jewelry. More than $500
which was taken will he held until after
the war, then returned to It's owners.
Count Tarnowski declared that his
I visit to the United States had been most
enjoyable. None of the party had any
complaints TO make in regard TO the ex-
animation Of the ship by the British
authorities at Halifax. a prominent
Austrian from Chicago described the at
titude of the British officials as most
courteous.
BASEL. Switzerland, May - - DR.
Constantn Theodor Dumba, dismissed
Austrian Ambassador to Washington
has been named by Emperor Charles
among hfty-nve Nfe members OF the
Chamber of Seigneurs. according to a
Vienna despatch to-day Others on the
list named with the former Ambassador
at Washington are Field Marshal vor
Hoetzendorff, Gen. Krobatin and Col.
Gen. Boehm- -Ermolli
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
FRANCE TO LIST ALL COAL.
Decree Drawn to Prevent HOarding
by the Wealthy.

PARIS, May 22.-Maurice Viollette.
Minister Of Subsistence, to-day presented
to President Poincare decree which
will be issued tomorrow. requiring all
persons who possess more than one ton
OF coal to report to the authorities before
June 20 on the amounts they have. All
coal stocks not reported will be subject
to requisit!on.
The purpose of the decree Is to prevent
the laying In OF large stocks for the win
ter to the detriment OF those who are
unable to buy In advance. Dealing in
coal, except through licensed merchants,
will be prohibited.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
France Honors Harvard Man.

PARIS, May 22.--John Edward Bolt Of
Harvard University. whose home IL at
Brookline, Mass. a member Of the Amer
ican Ambulance Field Service. was cited
to-day for distinguished services per-
formed in September last. Bolt carried
wounded men from the nrins some under
violent Smelling.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Armour Take. sI.ooO.Ooo Of Loan.

CHICAGO, May 22.-J. Ogden Armour
to-day subscribed for sl.o00,000 worth
Of the Liberty Loan bonds. 1t was said
by Mr.. Armour's associates that the
subscription will be on his personal ac-
count wholly and had no connection with
the packing firm of which he is the head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
WILL LEND ON BONDS.
Frank A. ysndePltp Announces
Low Rate Of Interest,

The City Bank Of New York will make
loans aggregating S1oo.00o,0o0 on Lib
erty Loan bonds at w per cent interest
announced In Newark yesterday. He
was speaking at a meeting OF the north
ern New Jersey committees In the New
York Federal reserve bank district. AL
most 500 financial men attended the
meeting. Of which Uxal II, Mccarter,
president Of the Fidelity Trust Company
was chairman. 4ett ~
Dwight Morrow OF J. r. Moraan & Co.
and q. Herman kinnicutt. general chair-
man Of the northern New Jersey COM
mittees, were the other speakers. Mr.
Morrow said that the northern New Jer-
sey districts would bh escectsd 10 sub.
scribe for ss2.S7+.0op. Ok wh.c,l SeSark's
share 10 a20,5so.0e
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
URGE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,
Socialists Raise can for New Form
of Governments.

Special cable Despatch 10 Tur Sun.
ROME. May 22.--The activity ofGtsllsn
Socialist leaders. who recently were dili'
gently asitating peace move. is now
being exerted In another direction. IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Fire Sweep. Japanese City.

TOXIC. May o2.--All the public build
ings and $500 houses In the city OF
Yonezawa have been destroyed by fire.
Yonezawa Is an important town in the
Prefecture OF Yamagata. with $4,000 In
habitants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Home. for my heart still calls me
Home, through the danger zone,
Home, whatever befalls me,
will sail again to my own
Wolves of the sea are hiding
Closely along the way,
Under the water biding
Their moment to rend and slay.
Black is the eagle that brands them.
Black are their hearts as the nigh'
Black Is the hate that sends them
To murder but not to fight.
Flower of the German Culture.
Boast OF the Kaisers Marine,
Choose for your emblem the vulture,
Cowardiy, cruel obscene
Forth from her sheltered haven
Our peaceful ship glides slow,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Allies Reject PROPOSAL.

THE Austro-German proposals were
Internationally rejected by the Allies.
who informed the Central Empires that
peace &oud be impossible unless II were
sued for publicly and on condition that
terms submitted by the Allies would be
accepted.
LAS the Austro- German proposals were
confidential 1t was not considered nee.
essary to publish them unless an allu-
sion to them had been made by the
German Chancellor. whose late visit to
Vienna was known to have been con.
nected with the failure Of such a peace
effort"
THE SUNS correspondent in London
on showing the foregoing despatch to
the best informed authority In Great
Britain was told that the Rome corre-
spondent had INDUCED in "inquisitorial
anticipation" IT was explained that the
Central Empires had submitted no peace
proposals Of the character indicated. but
that the allied Governments had been
anticipating that such move would he
made soon. This authority's statement
was as follows:
at may come at any time. There Il
good reason 10 believe that II would he
an excellent move. the obvious move for
the Central Empires to make now
Everything In their situation dictate.
such move. which is likely to he made
at any time"
THE SrN's informant declined 10 indi-
cate whether there was special authority
for believing that such proposals were
about to be made. but ne was positive
In saying that they might be expected
Immediately. Nor would he indicate the
probable attitude of the allied Govern
ments toward such proposals
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23

Noiseless in flight as a raven,
Gray as the noodle crow.
She doubles and turns In her bearing,
Like a twisting plover she goes,
The way Of her westward faring
Only the Captain knows.
In lonely bay concealing
She fingers for days, and slips
At dusk from her covert stealing
Thro' channels feared by the ships
Brave are the men, and steady.
Who guide her over the deep,
British mariners. ready
To face the sea VOLTS leap.
Lord OF the winds and waters,
Bring our ship to her mark.
safe from this game OF hide and seek
With murderers in the dark
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
BOUND, by Henry van Dyke.

THE following written by Dr. van Dyke on
the battle front in France and the
Uboat peril through which he had to
hama
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-05-23
Obvious Course Open tOCen-
tral Empires, British
Authority Says.
ROME HEARS OF 1T
Reports Action Already
Taken by Neutral DiplO-
mats in Berne.
IMPELLED BY HUMANITY
Offer Rejected Because Pub
licity Was Denied, Italian
Capital Says.
IMPELLED BY HUMANITY
Special Gable Despatch 10 The sus.


LONDON. May 22.-THE SUNS Rome
wired the following un-
qualified statement to-day:
Peace proposals have been conf
dentially made to the Allies by the
Central Empires through neutral diplo-
mats in Switzerland. So far as can be
ascertained pourparlers were solicited
on the understanding that the Austro-
Germans were determined to fight un-
til exhausted, wherefore, it was urged.
it would be better to reach an UNDER
standing based on mutual concessions
than to prolong the war, compelling a
resort to such desperate measures as
the devastation OF occupied territories.
the death Of prisoners and the death
from starvation Of non -combatant in
habitants of occupied areas. since ii
would be impossible TO continue feed
ing them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-14

chances for observation. Being NOM
ors Of the Headquarters company and
under the direct command of the regi-
mental adjutant, Capt. Frank E.
Drake. the right hand bower of the
colonel, comes directly into view and
in contact with headquarters from
whence most promotions are made or
approved.
The present strength of the band is
26 containing six comets. six clarinets,
four altos, four tromboncs, one saXa-
phone, one piccalo, two base horns and
two drums.
Military Aspect
The bard gets its military aspect
through the drum major who acts in
the same capacity and rank as first
sergeant, Cthe top'D: the leader acts
as director and is one of the most
privileged characters in camp; the as
sistant leader ranks as sergeant. two
duty serGcants four corporals, two
first-class musicians. four second class
musicians and IS third-class musicians
form the organization.
The hand is Il part of the Hcadquar-
tors company which includes the non
commissioned staff, made up of the
rcgimental sergeant major, quarter
master sergeant, subsistence sergeant,
three battalion sergeant majors and
two color scrgeants. also the mount
II scouts
An incident that served to make the
81 Maine band famous and quite pop
ular while on the border last year. oC-
CURED after the Missouri troops ar
rived. The Missourans were q noisy
bunch and quite domonstrative, early
morning and late At night, they would
start singing and keep it up until it
got monotonoUs, always singing the
celebrated Hound Dog" song and were
inspired by the presence of genuine
Missouri hound which was presented
to them by Champ Clark. the innocent
cause Of this notorious ditty This
song seemed to impregnate the atmos-
phcrc Of tho ID Maine camp. which was
close by, and every one was either
whistling or singing it through force
Of habit, hut the climax came when the
"a Maine hand was giving a concert in
the Plaza one evening and they burst
inrlN III ono o. rf"lf SclHct2oNS WIN
The "1Tourd Dog" thcn tho greatest
rit in thcir career took n'nco. ,hn band
hccamn famous ~ Two wells or the
'Tieeorr;a~e. Tho d rc+ ti~o of NAV
irr tho "F1cund no~" e'cr row. and
everyone DELIGHTS in ',cn"irr #.
Young Mascot
Much excitement was caused in the
company street when a Young mascot
was brought into camp. It was in the
shape Of a puppy hound dog ana the
little fellow quickly became the object
Of much discussion. the question Of
who was to be the keeper and train
or. to which all volunteered. Then
was the question of guarding him
against the designs Of the "regimental
dog -robbcr;" his position in the band
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-14
ROTARIhN CET-70-
CE7HER, PORTLAND

Portland, Me-. Aug. 13.-The get-togeth-
er spirit Of New England Rotary clubs,
the working out ST details for the insti-
tuition of new clubs in the various New
England states and plans for the big Ro-
tary convention in Kansas city in 1913
whereby the New England clubs would
be represented In body. were the fea-
lures Of the convention of presidents and
secretaries OF the New England Rotary
clubs which began Saturday and ended
shortly after 2 In the afternoon. The
meeting took place in the State Of Maine
room OF the Falmouth hotel and was at
tended by delegates representing clubs In
all sections Of the New England states.
The attendance was large and District
Governor Willard ]. Lansing presided
Various matters were discussed of In
terest only to the club members, and dur
ing the convention the ladies Of the party
were entertained at the Portland Coun-
try Club by Mrs: James f. Mariner, wife
Of the president of the Portland club.
Auto rides about the city and along the
Cape shore and the Foresides featured
the afternoon and many OF the delegates
left Saturday night for their homes>
Following were the official delegates
present: William c. Bamburgh. Boston;
Hugo A. Clason, Providence, r. l.; AL
fred C. Fuller. Hartford. Conn. George