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Shop is we'll stocked with
,erchiefS, suitable for giving-and they
Extraordinarily boxed for sending
Four Handkerchiefs in a box for Soc
linen and lawn, with design in one cor
ner embroidered in white or colors.
Three Handkerchiefs in box for 75c-
a nice grade of linen, in conventional.
medallion and floral patterns, embroid-
cred in white or colors.
Three Handkerchief in a box for 81 co..
linen, beautifully embroidered in white
or colors. and neatly hemstitched.
UPPER MAIN FLooR-THE BON MARCHE.
The sun., 1917-03-20
WAR ORDERS GIVEN TO u S. NAVY;
IS OF VGHANCLA CREW KILLED;
FEAR U-BOAT SEIZED AMERICANS
EIGHT MEN OF RELIEF SHIP
KILLED BY U-BOAT SHE'LL
Dutch Steamer Escapes Submarine but Three Officers
and Five Sailors Who Took to Small Boat Are
Victims in North Sea-

LONDON. March 20.--A boat contain
ing the first. second and third mates and
Ave seamen Of the Dutch steamer Selien
tSelene?), chartered by the Belgian Re-
lief Commission, has been shelled By a
submarine and all the occupants killed,
according to Reuter- despatch from
Stavanger.
The Dutch steamer Selien.' says the
despatch, has reached here (Stavanger.
Norway. bound for New York in bal
last. She left Rotterdam Friday. bear
ing the usual designations of the Belgian
Relief Committee, and was attacked at
o'clock Saturday afternoon by Ger
man submarine.
THE Selien did not stop, but after
some shots lowered a lifeboat, in which
the first. second and third mates and
five seamen embarked. The boat was
then struck by shell and all eight
were killed. The Selien put on full
speed ahead and the submarine disap-
peared."
No Dutch steamer Selien Is listed in
ayaill BILE shipping registers. There Is
The sun., 1917-03-20
RACES TO PORT AS
SHIP RAPIDLY FILLS
Skipper of Sagua, Smashed OFF
Barneg'at, Heads Full Speed
for Liberty's Mud.

Seldom in the Kaleidoscope log OF ship
news has any vessel raced for port to
save herself from laundering as did the
Ward Line freighter Sagua, smashed
abaft the engine room in dense fog off
Barnegat early yesterday morning by
the collier Binghamton. plying between
Boston and Norfolk. The report of the
Sagua's skipper. Capt Bevan, startled
folk ashore. He announced by wireless
that he was coming in full tilt to pre-
vent himself from going to the bottom
and would all creation afioat please give
him plenty sea rooml
He had the engineers force shore UP
the transverse bulkhead separating the
engine room from the after hold when
the ship. under the force OF cascades
and cataracts pouring through the great
gap in her quarter, sank heavily by the
stern. The engineer said II the ship
went ahead at fun speed she might
cheat the sea. and the skipper said Let
her -go!'
To the health officers who boarded
him on the fly AT Quarantine Capt.
Bevan said he wasaon his way to the
flats or Liberty Island to save his ship
by running her into the mud and that
they would have to give him pratique in
flight. They did. seeing plainly his
plight. He said he feared that the
shored up bulkhead might collapse at
any moment should he stop. "On your
way they said in effect
II was not until the Sagua's skipper
had his ship fast in the grip of the mud
that he learned that it was the Bing-
hamton that hit him. She came in last
night ami anchored in the bay with her
bows twisted and broken. Her COL
lision bulkhead saved her from serious
damage. 1t is likely that the Sagua will.
be fioated to-day by the wreckers.
The sun., 1917-03-20
WILL PRESS $l,oOo,ooo SUIT.
Counsel for Honora O'Bricn and
John u. Manning Ready to Act.

There s to be no truce In the action
for 81 10000 brought by Honora May
O'Rrlen against John b. Manning who
AZ his present age OF SO years Ii just 81
wears Miss O'Brlen's senior. Attorneys
for both sides in the suit, which Is for
breach OF promise, said yesterday that
their principals were determined TO fight
the issue to their last brief.
Suit was brought in Queens county to
get 1t 10 trial as soon as possible. ac-
cordng to Martin w, Littleton, Mr.,
Mannings attorney. stephen G. Bald
win. who Is acting for Miss O'Brien, is
now in the South, but he will return
soon. Meantime attorneys associated
with him are amending Miss OBr!en's
complaint. She alleges that the only
reason that Mr.. Manning failed to FUN
his marriage was the opposition OF rcla-
tlves which developed after the wedding
license had been obtained and the ser
vices OF Cardinal Farley had been OBJ
tained TO perform the ceremony.
The sun., 1917-03-20
REPUBLICANS STILL
HOPE TO WIN HOUSE
They Doubt Whether Conry's
Successor viii Be Seated
BY April rs.

WASHINGTON, March 19.--Republican3
IN washington are not at all certain that
n successor to the late Representative
Michael Conry OF the Fifteenth New
York district will be in his seat to vote
Tor Champ Clark when the gavel falls
on the convening of the extra session.
The election having been set for April
IL. only four days will intervene before
the calling of the extra session. 1t Is
pointed out that there is every indication
OF a hot contest from several angles. and
1t would not be at all strange IL the can
vassing Of the votes on recount de-
manded by one of the contestants would
wake 1t impossible for the visitor to ap-
pear In Washington with a certificate Of
election In time to vote on the organiza-
tion Of the House
Should Conry's successor not be pres
ent, with all other members in their
seats the vote probably would stand on
the Speakership: James r. Mann, 217
Champ Clark, 2l6 absent, 2.
The sun., 1917-03-20
PUPILS TEAR DOWN
PICTURE OF KAISER
Wilson's Likeness Substituted
for Portrait in Wash.
ington School.

WASHINGTON. March ls.-Patriotlc
students in Central High School here
to-day tore down from the walls of 4
classroom q picture of Emperor WILL
lam Of Germany and hung In It's place
a photograph Of President Wilson deco
rated with two American flags. The
Emperors likeness disappeared before
officers OF the school cadet corps had an
opportunity to present to Miss Marie
Siebert. teacher OF German, a resolution
protesting against the presence OF "a
murderer's picture" and demanding Its
removal
Harry Roper. 16-year-old son Of
Daniel C. Roper. recently appointed to
the Tariff Commission. led the agita-
tion begun several days ago against the
picture by turning its face to the wall
several times. Miss Siebert. who Is an
American citizen. insisted that 1t should
remain. saying that she Intended to use
il to illustrate a lecture. Then the cadet
officers interested themselves. and they
were ready to act to-day when other
studen's entered the room during a re-
cess and made the substitution.
The sun., 1917-03-20
NEW FRENCH CABINET
IS HEADED BY RIBOT
1t Includes ViUiani, PainleUe,
Lecaze, Thomas and
Thierry.

PARIS, March l9,-Alexandre Rlbot
has formed the following Cabinet:
Premier and Minister OF Foreign Al
fairs-Alexandre Rbo,
Minister of JuStice-iene Nivlani.
Minister of War-Plul Panleve
Minister OF Marine--Rear Admiral L.
Gaze.
Minister of Mun!tions-Albert Thomas
Minister OF F'mance--Joscph Thicrry.
Minister Of the Inter.or-Lous j.
Malvy.
Minister of Public Instructlon--Julcs
Stecg,
Minister Of Public works--Georges Des-
plas
Minister OF Commcrce--Etlcnnc Glenn
entel.
Minister Of Agriculture - Fernand
David,
Minister OF Observation-Disclosures yio!-
lette.
Minister OF Iabor--Leon Bourgeois
Minister Of the Colonies Andre Mari-
not.
Under Secretary OF Av!atlon-Daniei
Vincent,
OF the above NM R!bot. Painleve,
Thomas. Lacaze. Malvy. Clementei and
Vivani were members Of tho BRAND
Cabinet.
-
COHAN 4 HARRIS THEATRE. NOW.
The sun., 1917-03-20
DANIELS UPHOLDs SENTRY.
Refuses Ciem~ncy to Lieutenant
Who struck Guard.

WAsH;NGroN, March 10. - Secretary
Daniels to-day defended his action In re-
fusing to entertain appeals OF his naval
advisers for clemency toward Lte,r
Thomas NJ. Tipton. the navy's most ex-
pert 9unnery officer. who has been dis
missed from the service on n charge OF
intoxication.
He not only was intoxicated. but
struck the sentry and used profane Ian
guasc." was Secretary Daniels's explana-
ton
II would like to say" said Secretary
Daniels, that any naval officer who be-
comes intoxicated and assaults a sentry
will be dismissed
The sun., 1917-03-20
TWO MORE SHELLED.
Seven Men Killed ON Relief ship
Despite Safe Conduct.

AMSTERDAM. via London, March 20
A Rotterdam despatch to the HdndeIs-
Lldd says:
Two Of the five relief ships. which
with letters of safe conduct from the
German legation were en- route north
ward, were shelled by a German sub
marine in the so-called safe passage
Seven men were killed aboard the
Tunisie, which entered Stavanger. The
other vessels continued on their voyage"
Two steamers named Tunisie are
listed, one OF them Belgian of 2,467
tons. which was last reported sailing
from New York January S and arriving
at Rotterdam January 2s. The other
is a French steamer.
The sun., 1917-03-20
CITY FOOD PLAN IS KILLED.
State senate Votes Down BiIl,
ri to 3.

Albany. March 1s.-The Se,atc by a
vote OF 33 to IS tonight killed a bill in
troduced by Senator Gilchris, permitting
the Mayor of New York city and the
Board OF Estimate and Apportionment
to purchase necessaries of life. including
food and clothes. and resell them at such
prices and in such quantities to inhabl-
tants Of the city rs might be deemed
wise.
The bill was introduced IN the excite
ment attending the so-called food riots
In New York II developed tonight that
the city authorities had TO desire to see
the bill passed and Senator's Brown and
Sage Joined with Senators Wagner.
Walker and Boylan In opposing 1t.
The sun., 1917-03-20
SOCIALISTS TO DISCUSS WAR.
National Convention"
Set for st. Louis April :.

CHICAGO, March 1.-THE national
executive committee of the Socialist
party to-day sent out call for what is
termed IAN emergency national conyen-
tion" 70 consider the attitude of the or
ganization toward impending war. The
convention will he held in St Louis, Mo.
beginning April I.
officials OF the party said the date for
the national convention had been fixed
for September. but the critical situation
confronting the country prompted the
issuance OF call for an earlier meeting.
The sun., 1917-03-20
20 HARVARD MEN DIE IN WAR.
sixteen Killed In ActiOn-414 En-
listed for Service,

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. March 19-Twenty-
nine alumni and former students of Har-
ward University have died as a result OF
the European war, according to statistics
made public to-day. Sixteen were killed
in action, four were lost on the Lusitania
and the others died of sickness or in
juries at tho front
4 recent statement showed that 474
Harvard men had enlisted for service In
the war,
The sun., 1917-03-20

BIDS for at least two hundred 40 foot
motor submarine Chlscrs for the protcc-
tlon or the Atlantic coast viii be Openei
by the Navy Department on Wednesday,
The number viii not be Limited To 200
as the Navy wants a. many OF these
vessels as builders can supply and in the
shortest pos !h,e time, Specifications have
been sent - more than one hundred
builders. IN add!;.oU - this, Secretary
Daniels to-day Gjr" ted the New York
Navy Yard TO proceed AT once with the
construction OF sixty submarine chasers
Forty are 10 be LAID down s!multane-
ously The yard quoted price Of
100000 each for the boats complete. oX-
cep: the machinery. Delivery viii begin
n from sixty to S.Nty-,ight days and
the boats Will then be delivered az the
rate Of one every thee days
10 provide against The danger Of at
'aci.s 10y German raiders or submarines
along thc coast the Navy Department
aas made surveys of privately owned
motor craft all along the entire Atlantic
'"tb ard. II host,.ties come before the
submarine Chdscrs contracted for are
comp etod the navy will proceed ut once
to arm ard equip these craft and put
them INTO active sCrv ce without delay.
The cost Of the submarine ch sers, the
auN!llarics. the guns and equipment and
the employment Of additional personnel
in this connection Will all come out Of
the national emergency fund. About
s40,0D0,00 viii be spent in this plan.
Arrangements for this expenditure yir-
tually have been completed.
The sun., 1917-03-20
WILSON SPEEDS
NAVAL DEFENCE
Authorizes Daniels to Spend
$115.OOO,OOO of "National
Emergency Fund"

WASHINGTON. March 19.-President
Wilson to-day authorized the Navy De-
partment TO spend the sl15,O00, 900 ma
tonal emergency fund which Congress
placed at the nations disposal as a war
preparedness measure. The announce
ment that this step had been taken was
made by Secretary Daniels following
an hours conference at the Navy De-
partment with the President. This
emergency expenditure will be covered
by a bond issue
decision as TO the date and charac-
ter Of the issue OF bonds to furnish the
emergency revenue authorized by Con-
sress need not be reached for some time.
The Treasury Department may use what
part Of the general fund is needed by
navy requirements from time to time
and not issue the bonds until reimburse
ment OF the general fund Is necessary
Tue decision means that the real work
OF preparing the country for Immediate
uefence and for safeguarding the Allan
TIC coast against attack vii! now De be-
gun orders have gone out for the pur-
chase of submarine chaSers, Auxiliary
cratt TO he armed and used for coast de-
fence and for the employment OF extra
men In the navy's auxiliary forces.
The sun., 1917-03-20
Yale seniors Han Dinner Drinks.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, March 1s.-Yale's
senior class to-day voted TO dispense
with the use OF Intoxicating liquors at
It's class dinner In June. The same vote
will govern future reunion gatherings
OF this elias. unless to-day's action should
be rescindsd
The sun., 1917-03-20
Speeding Up Shipynrds.

The President and Secretary Daniels
agreed upon a Speeding up plan all along
the line The President authorized Mr.
pinie.s 70 waive the eight hour law in
the navy ana employ men on A ten hour
basis, with extra gay for overtime as
an inducemeut. Orders to this effect
went out Tonight Al the same time
private shipyards on navy work are to
be on ten hour basis at once. Some
of these yards probably will work two
shifts a day.
The question of communicating pri-
raie yards. for which a proclamation by
the President would be required has not
been heci"ed upon and the mobilization
OF the United States naval forces. sec
rciary rauc.s sad. Is still! under con-
silcTatlOa.
Several features OF the mobilization
n'an OF Admiral Benson. chief OF naval
operations, were put into effect to-day
|, was decided to graduate the nrst c 50
at the Naval Academy ncNt Saturday.
thereby providing 172 additional Young
officers for active duty The second
class az the Academy will be graduated
on September Ard wiz provide 1871
additional officers
The sun., 1917-03-20

Dutch motor tank Se.ene OF ass tons
gross which was last reported sailing
from Philadelphia January 81, bound
for Gothenburg Sweden.
The sun., 1917-03-20
Followed by Subn,a rine.

Capt. Middleton says he saw no sub
marine during the attack, but that one
OF the engineers thinks he saw perl
scope. The captain saw Two oily strcaNS
on tho water about thousand yards
from the steamer which he took to be
the tracks of torpedoea The Vigilancia
was flying the American flag and had
her name ana a flag painted on each
side. speaking Of his experience In the
boat Capt. Middleton said:
After rescuius as many OF the crew
as possible Ia the boats we had biscuits
and water. At night fred distress sig
mas Several times by the glare OF the
lights l saw a submarine following US
fifty Yards from the boats between 10
o'clock Friday night and ESQ O'Clock
Saturday morning, but Il made no at
tempt to help us. We suffered great
hardships In the boats. one man Of the
engine room staff is paralyzed as re-
suit OF exposure
Third officer North OF the Nigllancia
was born In Denmark, but was a natu-
rallied American The name OF ErE'-
rcer Adcholde was not contained IN the
list Of the crew given out In New YORK
sunday night. This list said that there
were forty-fve men In the ships com
many, of whon twenty-one. including
capt Middleton, were Americans. Two
OF the Americans were naturalized clt.-
zens and one Canadian, had taken out
his first citizen papers
The sun., 1917-03-20

THE GREENBRlEn--whit sulpbur
Only one night from New York.--Adv,
The sun., 1917-03-20
Raid British Trenches,

The enemy raided our trenches early
this morning In the neighborhood of
Loos and northwest OF Ypres. A few
of our men are missing
Our a!rplanes did much valuable
work yesterday In cooperation with
our infantry. Enemy troops were en-
gagged successfully with machine guns
The sun., 1917-03-20
Wilson Indicates That State
of War Now Exists
With Germany.
QUESTION BEFORE
CABINET TODAY
Administration a Unit in
Backing President in
His Plans.
COOPERATION WITH
ALLIES CONSIDERED
Submarine Chascrs May Be
Sent Abroad to Work
With Allies.

WASHINGTON, March 19.--President
Wilson gave every indication TODAY
that he considered a state of war yir-
tually to exist with Germany. Subter.
fuge and disguise regardin the exact
state OF relations between the two
countries have almost been swept
away.
Orders have been given to the navy
"hich can only be construed as actual
war measures. Conviction has dis.
placed doubt as TO Germanys inten.
tion in the mind Of the President.
Every member Of his Administration ia
now believed to share the same view.
Positive action that will comport with
this new state Of mind can be ex-
pected.
News received from Plymouth that
fifteen men. some of them Americans,
had been drowned when the American
merchantmen Nigilancia was sunk
without warning by German subma-
rine, added, IL possible, to the already
grave view Of the situation held here
as result OF the destruction of the
Vigilancia, the Illinois and the City Of
Memphis.
Wilson Stil Deliberate.
Whether the President will hasten tho
extra session of Congress already called
Tor April l6 or viii take additional
steps to protect American commerce
"thout this move was not disclosed to-
hisht. No official pretended to know his
pans and the general view was that
, ne was sun considering the question in
MS usual deliberate way.
Cabinet meeting probably vii, ba
held tomorrow afternoon. and ar that
time the situation arising out Of the
new acts OF aggression on the part Of
rernany Is expected TO be thoroughly
canvassed
Inc President in person gave the orders
Today TO the navy 30 prepare for
action
The four measures which he author.
i2ed as war measures ia a conference at
Nle Navy Department were:
expenditure OF the sll5.oOo, 900 ma
t.oNai emergency fund to be used by
the navy in buying submarine chasers
yards. 80 navy
Suspension NJ thc eicat hour law in
private as wei as Government Yards 10
ru5h WORK on slips, guns ana supplies
for the navy.
immediate cCi r'rIctlon Of moro than
zoo submarine ,Aiscrs in Ci5vcrnnent
ana privat" wards t. be ready in from
TWO 10 ~" months TIM, to combat GeE
maH submarines.
Graduation ot the fi~st class " mid
shpm"u A. the Naval Academy Uaxt
saturday, and "f tho second ,.,s, NEXT
September.
The sun., 1917-03-20
Submarine Followed Sur
vivOrs 80 Yards Behind,
but Gave No Aid.
MEN IN LIFEBOATS.
HELPLESS, TWO DAYS
Drifted About From Friday
Morning Until Rescued
Sunday Noon.
MEMPHIS'S CAPTAIN
AND FOUR ARE MISSING
LifebOats Found With Over
coats and Ships Papers
Abandoned.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE suS.

LONDON, March l9-NothlnR has been
heard from any source regarding the
fate OF Capt. Borum and four Ameri-
leans and four other sailors Of the City
OF Memphis. A British patrol boat
picked up the captains boat, which
showed signs of having been hastily
abandoned. The occupants had left their
overcoats In the boat. Fifteen men Of
the Nig'lancia, including several Amer
icaNs, were drowned.
1t is hoped that Capt Borum Is now
on some friendly craft without wire
less but It is possible that he has been
captured by German submarine Brit
ish officials are unable to explain why
tho captain and men should have aban-
doned the ships papers. which were
found In an empty biscuit tin. Subma-
rine commanders. anxious to get all in
formation possible regarding American
vessels now In the Atlantic, might hold
Capt. Borum aboard the submarine and
pump him and then put him in with
some other crew.
4 despatch from Plymouth says that
Nfteen members Of the crew OF the Nigi-
lancia lost their lives when the steamer
was torpedoed by a German submarine.
The survivors were In lifeboats from
Friday morning until sunday afternoon.
The sun., 1917-03-20
what Course 10 Pursue.

With the orders given to-day revealing
a dctcIHniDat for the first me- on the
part OF the President and other c'Hclals
to face the fact ODn thing stands out
clearly. ard that Is thar up u date the
country Is without a policy rcgar l.ng the
scope OF It's operation OF the war now
seemingly close at hand, This is al-
mitten even 10y officials.
The question that now looms large ana
must be decided in short time is this
Shall this country. recognizing war 10
exist. pursue plan OF naval cooperation
with tho Allies that would permit il 10
The sun., 1917-03-20

Whether any OF the submarine chascrs
will be used against U-boats IN the barred
zone was not definitely disclosed by Sec
retary Daniels to-day. Ii Is said that
these craft will be sufficiently strong to
operate in heavy seas and can make the
trip across the ocean without mishap,
and that their armament will be OF suiri-
The sun., 1917-03-20

Cewtinxed on Third Page.
The sun., 1917-03-20

Comttmved on Ftfth Pope.
The sun., 1917-03-20
Americans Among Dead.

Among those drowned were several
American citizens, including Third ott-
Ger Neils u. North and Third Engineer
Carl Adeholde. This Information was
given out by capt. Frank \, Middleton
~ New York. who with the survivors
Of the Nis.Iancla has reached the main
land and probably viii make ahldavits to-
morrow before the American Consul.
Capt. Middleton said To-day that his
vessel was sunk withou, warning. IL
VAS 10 O'Clock Friday morning, with
the weather clear. when the ship was
struck by torpedo on the starboard
side near the No. 3 hatch. Two tor
pedoes We're fred al the steamer, but
the first passed harmlessly astern. Be
tween seven and ten minutes after the
steamer was struck she foundered.
Two llfeboaLs We're lowered from the
Sigilancla and the crew OF forty-three
men got into them. Owing TO the swell
OF the ocean, however. twenty-five men
we're thrown into tine waite" The boats
of the captain and the mates picked up
ten OF the men, but the other fifteen
Were drowned.
The sun., 1917-03-20

centssssd on SovrtA Psss.
The sun., 1917-03-20

Coxnnued on Third Pegs.
The sun., 1917-03-20

No Dutch steamer Selien Is listed In
available shipping registers. There is
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-13

The wheel for Pleasure Cars that have Flat Tire Tn Old its shot, without Then anot
 
 overheard chains travel without chains when their wind by flat tire exclaimng hats History Exit A WHEEL OF GINGER WITH 9 LIVES