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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
RUSSIA HAVING
MORE TROUBLE
Workmens and Soldiers Dissatisfied
With Foreign Minister Milukoff
and Demand His Resignation.
(By Associated Press)

Petrograd, May 4-Detachments Of
soldiers have gathered in front Of the
palace which is used as the headquart-
ers Of the provisional government, car
rying red flags with Inscriptions de-
manding the resignation Of Foreign
Minister Milukoff.
The resignation Of Milukoff is de-
manded by thousands Of soldiers and
workmen who marched in the streets
yesterday and last night bearing ban
ners inscribed "Down with Milukof"
The discomfort has been smoldering
for some time on account of the belief
that the minister was not in full SYM
pathy with the views of the workmen
and soldiers.
The executive committee later de-
cided that it must take some action
but that there was no reason to de-
mand the resignation of the provis-
ional government.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
OVER SCORE OF
BOYS TO CAMP
Captain Foley Met With Best Of Sue.
cess While Hefe-Has Gone to
Grenada and Oxford.

Captain Oscar Foley Of the Six.
teenth u. s. Cavalry, who has been
here for three days in the interest Of
the Officers Training Camp which op-
ems at Fort Logan H, Roots, near Lit
tie Rock, Ark, May 9Th, met with
much encouragement while here and
between thirty and forty young men
from this city an dadjoining terri
tory will leave in a few days to stand
their entrance examinations.
A list Of the names Of those who are
going cannot be published at this time
a. no one knows the exact personnel
except Captain Foley. The Captain
promised to advise Mr.. Hays, secre.
tary Of the Business League, and the
press Representatives this morning be.
fore leaving but because Of d rush To
make train was prevented from do.
ing 50. Captain Foley goes. to Gren.
ada from here and will 80 from there
70 the University.
A great interest was manifested il
the training camp plan from the very
nrst and when Captain Foley reached
here he was Immediately beseiged BY
large number Of young men desiroui
Of knowing requirements. The Cap
Tain was here first one day last weel
Tor one day only and announced that
q would spent three days here thia
xesk IL WA greatly pnassds viii
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
(By AssociDted Press)

The British have burst through the
Oppy line and are fighting the blood.
lest and sternest battle Of the present
offensive in an effort to smash the
Wotan line before the organization by
the Germans is completed.
The Hindenburg line was outflanked
and pierced in several places. The
Germans failed to stop the forward
surge Of the British armies toward the
Wotan positions, the last great bar
rier barring them from the road to
Douii and Gambrai and the coal and
iron fields Of Lens.
Reports from behind the lines in
Germany indicate that war junkers
are clamoring for the annexation Of
Belgium.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
BATTERY c Is
IN NEED OF MEN
To Puace Organization on War Foot
ing Over Fifty More Are Need
ed-Will You Join.

Battery C, Field Artillery, has al
ready enlisted between one hundred
and forty and one hundred and fifty
men. The peace footing Of the Bat
terry is one hundred and thirty three
men. The war footing is one hundred
and ninety men. The Battery has been
accepted by the state and probably
will be accepted by the Federal gov
ernment. When it is called out it will
be called at war strength and will
need fully two hundred and twenty
five men to make the total Of one hum
dred and ninety. 81
| Quite a number Of the members Of
the Battery are planning to try to
get into the Officers Training Camp
at Fort Logan H. Roots, which, II they
succeed, means that many less for the
Battery. Some one must fill their
places and some one must fill the
ranks to war strength.
If you can pass the examinations
for entrance to the Officers Training
Camps it is to your interest to 60
there and take the work. If you can
not it is to your interest to join the
Battery because you will have to 60
anyway and it will be far better to
go with a home organization than to
be placed with some company Of con-
scripted men in any branch Of
the service.
The artillery is one Of the best
branches Of the service an Omen who
60 into that part Of the work appar-
emily enjoy the military life more
than those in the infantry.
Battery G, has been organized here,
it Is essentially a Greenwood organi-
zation though It is not going into the
field with the feeling that II is fight
ing for Greenwood anymore than for
the other sections Of the United
States. The fellows in the Battery
are patriotic nd N addition ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04

IoEgYlFRS AND THE NEXT MEETING
PLACE U. DC. CONVENTION CHOSEN
FINAL Session of Twenty First Annual Convention
Held This Afternoon Selection of Next
Meeting Place to be Made Today.
- n R n II u

Casey and Dollie Kimbrough, quar-
tette of Greenwood's own talented
daughters.
! One of the features of the program
was an interpretative dance, ."The
Butterfly" by Miss Louise Saunders,
Of Starkville, whose artistic dancing
brought rounds of appreciative ap-
plause from the large audience. Miss
Saunders is recognized as one of the
best interpretative dancers in the state
and it was a great pleasure to all as
sembled to witness her dancing last
evening.
Mrs. Virginia Redditt Price, the Di-
vision President, in pleasing manner
introduced Mrs. Mary l. Goodwin, of
Biloxi, Historian of the Mississippi
Division, u. D. C. whose address
pertaining to her years work was
heard with interest.
At it's close Mrs. Carrie Willing
Ramsey, with graceful speech pre-
sented the medal for the prize essay
to Beauvoir Chapter, which was gra-
ciously accepted by member Of that
fortunate Chapter.
Mrs. A. McC. Kimbrough, an en-
thusiastic member of the Varina JEFF
ferson Davis Chapter, made beauti-
full address in presenting the loving
cup for best "reminiscences to Beauvoir
Chapter. Her talk abounding in ten
der sentiment was counched in the fol-
lowing exquisite language:
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
Madam President, Madam Historian,
Daughters Of the Confederacy,


Daughters of the Confederacy,
Ladies and Gentlemen:
1t is with pleasure and pride that
l present to the Mildred Maury Chap
ter this elegant loving cup as testi-
monial Of appreciation for the splend-
id work, keeping alive the spirit of the
"Old South"
The "Old South" has not forgotten
and the "Young South" will ever re-
member the great lessons. Of. heroic
6,ithfulness which is its finest inher-
itance. There are signs already many
and fast gaining in number and signi-
ficance that the "Lost Cause" was new
er lost, that the principle for which
the men in grey more than fifty years
ago fought to hold high before the
world is working now, to the redeem
ing of the nation. Ignorance and pre-
judice and the sad mistakes are pass
ing like cloud and the South is winn-
ing at last. fair recognition, and her
Cause as it is clearly understood will
be vindicated.
The leaven is spreading but few
short weeks ago a prominent son Of
the North unhesitatingly said that the
success of our country in the war with
Germany would depend largely upon
the South. Well did he know that
here in our beautiful Southland are
descendants of the men who composed
the grandest army the world has ever
known. Napoleon's dramatic words:
Soldiers from those piramids forty
centuries look down upon you" may
cast in better mold, be applied to the
thinning grey line. Soldiers the CEN
Continued on Page Four)
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
WATCH ALIEN HOMES FOR MU.
NITIONS.

Claysburg, Pa, May 4-(By Union
Associated Press)-A rigid watch has
been established over the homes Of
aliens in Blair County becauss Of the
suspicion that quantities Of munitions
are being secretedly stored. The step
has been taken as the result Of 4 sud
den search by the authorities. At
nearly every house, out Of 800 visited,
revolvers, rifles and cartridges were
confscated. But few Of the owners Of
the houses were naturalized. Drastic
action has been taken because at ev-
cry weekend jollifcation shootings
have been the most important on the
program.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS.
WORKMEN EXPECTED
TO GO BACK TODAY.

Amsterdam, May 4-(By Union As
sociated Press1- Advices received
from Vienna state that several thous-
and workmen who quit work on May
Day have promised to return to their
duties today as the result Of an ap-
peal made to them to resume work
"in order to manifest inshakable SOL
idarity with the working classes the
whole world over and ) discrimination
to rebuild the 'International' which
Aav been Disrupted By tha wlr,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
Il four o'clock this afternoon the
/ Sc..,.utiou was still in session and
4. se.ection of the next meeting place
~ not been reached. The session
y. taken up with committee reports.

u WITH the selection Of the next meet
mo p,ace for the Convention and trans
.etiou Of some routine business mat
: - this afternoon the twenty frs
annual convention of the Mississippi
r;vision of the United Daughters o
the Confederacy which has been il
session in this city for the past fou'
daw will come to a close. The elec
t;ou of officers took place this morn
ing Those elected and the offices the!
will hold for the coming term were:
Honorary President, Mrs. Sarah
Dabney Eggleston, of Raymond.
Honorary Vice e-President, Mrs. Mary
R. Wallace.
President, Mrs. H. s. Quinn, of West
Point.
First Vice President, Mrs. ]. c.
Johnston, Of Friars Point.
Second vive-President, Mrs. H. F.
Simrall, Of Columbus.
Recording Secretary, Miss Alice
lamkin, Of McComb.
Treasurer, Mrs. Dubose, of Charles
I, ton.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. T. ].
Dukemimie, of West Point.
Registrar, Mrs. Lloyd Magruder, of
Etarkville. .
Recorder of Crosses, Mrs. P. l..
Patrick, Of Laurel.
Director of the Children of Con-
federacy, Mrs. Emma McGregor, Of
Hattiesburg.
Historian, Mrs. N. D. Goodwin, of
Gulfport.
Organizer, Mrs. J. T. Burney, Of
Waynesboro.
Editor of Official Organ, Mrs. Net
tie Storey Miller, of Forest.
Associate Editor, Mrs. T. B. Hollo-
man of Itta Bena.
A delightful luncheon was served
in honor of the members of the con-
vention, Division officers and visiting
Daughters at one o'clock tbs after
noon at the beautiful home of Mrs. 7.
R. Henderson. A detailed account Of
the lovely affair will appear in the So
cial columns Of this paper tomorrow.
Last Nights Session.
A large audience gathered at Men,
orial Hall last evening, every seat be-
ing taken and each occupant delight
ed with the exercises which was of a
historical nature and of an interesting
variety.
The invocation was lead by Rev.
Josept Rennie, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, followed by a
lovely vocal solo, "A Birthday" by
Mrs. A. C. Metts. Other beautiful
vocal selections were rendered by Mrs.
A. M. Holley and Misses Jane
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
SEVERELY CRITICISED.
: (Rv Associated Press)

London, May "A Petrograd dis.
patch says that Novaia zhizn, the So.
cial Democrats organ and other ex.
treme left newspapers severely criti-
else Foreign Secretary Milukoff's note
to the Allies asserting Russia's deter
mination to vigorously push the war
against Germany. The note will be
discussed this evening at an extraor-
binary general meeting at the council
of workmen and soldiers delegates.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
BRITISH TWO
WEEKS AHEAD
Balfour Receives Gable Stating Ad.
vance ON Western Front Greater
Than Expected.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, May 4-The British
forces on the Western front are two
weeks ahead Of the attacking sched-
ule according to a. cablegram received
today by Secretary Balfour from the
foreign office. The advance, is said,
has been faster than expected and the
losses smaller. The small loss is at
tributed to artillery preparation and
to the fact that the men are not allow
ed out of the ring of the guns.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
SURVIVORS HAD
NO CLOTHING
Captain Charles Edwards of Amer
ican Steamer Reached Shore Bare.
footed-Alm0st Naked.
(By Associated Press)

Londonderry, May Captain Char
les Edwards of the American steamer
Rockingham, was barefooted when he
arrived here late Wednesday night and
thirty two members Of the crew were
scantily clad. They were cared for by
the American Consul.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
COTTON, GRAIN
And PROVISIONS
New York Closed Ten Points Down
and New Orleans Five to Nine
Down-Spots of.

The New York cotton market closed
ten points down today and the New
Orleans market was off five to nine
points. Spots at New York were off
10 points and rs off al New Orleans.
Sales 3,215 bales. n r
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
WHEAT PRICES
GO MUCH LOWER
Agreement Between Canada and
America Causes May Contracts
to Lose Twenty One Cents.
(By Associated Press)

Chicago, May 4-As result Of the
Canadian-American agreement to reg
ulate grain prices May wheat at the
opening today declined twenty one
cents bYshel, July ten and three
quarters cents and September six and
one quarter, cents. .
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
NEW YORK HOPES TO LEAD RE.
CRUITING LIST.

New York, May 4-(By Union As
sociated Press)-As a result Of the
celebration Of "Navy Week." by New
York, which concludes tomorrow, this
city hopes to jump to the lead in re-
cruiting. Officers Of the navy declare
themselves pleased with results 20 far,
but say that there is room for great
improvement. 1t is hoped that to-
morrow will bring the biggest rush in
recruits.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
BRITISH MAKE PROGRESS.
(By Associated press)

London, May 4-The British last
night made progress northwest Of st,
Quentin and northeast Of Hargicourt,
capturing Malukof Farm, the war Of.
flee announces. The British maintain
ed the hold on Fresnoi and the posi-
tions captured in yesterdays drive.
The British were compelled to fall
back from advanced positions captur-
ed in the neighborhood Of Chesrisy
and the Astrade- Arras-G Cambria road.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
ENJOYS AT CHICAGO.
(Bv Associated Pressl

Chicago, May 4-The French ENJOYS
arrived at noon. Marshall Joffre and
Premier Viviani were greeted with
cheers when they stepped from the
train. Major General Barry and May
q Thompson received them.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
USED MACHINE
. GUNS ON CROWD
Reports Tell Of Serious Revolt in Ber-
lin on May Day-Other Reports
Say No Strike.
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam, May 4-Maasbode, Of
Maestricht, says that serious revolts
occurred in Berlin last week. Accord
ing to the paper the mob became SO
menaciYrg that smHshine guns. were
used. The story is not confirmed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
AMERICANS PICKED UP.
lBy Associated Pressl

London, May 1.-The missing boat
from the Rockingham with fourteen
men has been picked up by 4 British
steamer, the admiralty reports. !,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.

May 4. 1917.
Local Hsta, Greenwood, Miss.
For the ~ Hours Ending at Z A. N.
Temperature: Highest : 50 degrees
Lowest : SO degrees
At z .. m. So degrees
Precipitation -- OF inches
River Stage.7 am 3O.S feet
Change in "a hours down 0.8 feet
J. H. STEPHEN,
Local Observer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
REPORTS ARE CORRECT.

(By Associated Press
Copenhagen, May 4EAs far as can
be learned, from German newspapers
permitted to reach here the reports of
the failure of the May Day strike
movement are correct in the main.
The papers indicate strikes in some
places.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04

the result Of his work here.
As sssn as they can ~ secured .
list Of those who are to try the sx-
amiastions will b published,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
HOUSE STRIKES
OUT CENSORSHIP
Espionage Bill Pr0babiy. WIN Dsfsp-.
ed-Today's Vote Test Of
Strength.
(By Associated Press

Ny Associated Press)
Washington, May 4--The House BY
. vote cf two hundred and twenty to
one hundred and sixty seven today
struck out the censorship section Of
the espionage bill.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
FRENCH MAKE PROGRESS.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, May Further progress wal
made by the French last night in the
Champagne region, the war Office an.
nounces.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
Won TARNOW LEAVES.

! New York, May Count Won Tar
now, unreceived Austrian Ambassador
to the United States before sailing to-
day issued farewell greeting to his
countrymen here and gave them the
advice to "honor the land whose hos-
pitality they enjoy and in which they
earn their livelihood.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
CAPTURE HUNDRED THOUs-
AND.
(By Associated Pres,

(By Associated Press)
Berlin, May 4-The British yester-
day succeeded in taking Fresnoy and
q Small portion Of the foremost
trenches near Bullecourt," the war Of
fcs announced today. The battle is
continuing today. The Germans have
captured ntors tl6n ! hundred thous-
and prisoners.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
COLLEGE BASEBALL GAMES.

Tennessee and A. & M. Play This Af-
ternoon at Starkville.
Clemson VS.. Auburn at Auburn.
Vanderbilt VS.. Georgia at Atlanta.
Virginia vs.. Yale at New Haven.
South Carolina vs.. Erskine College
at Columbia.
Tennessee VS.. Mississippi A. & M.
Starkville, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
NEW ORLEANS MARKET,

Closed 5 to 9 down.
New Orleans Spots 1880. rs of
Sales 32l6.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
NEW YORK MARKET.

ClosedlO down.
New York Spots 2O.05-10 off.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
BRITISH SKATER OPPY LINE
IN BLOODY STRUGGLE TODAY
Making Desperate Effort to Reach Wotan Line
Before Germans Complete Organization Of
that Position French Advance.


night against positions won by the
British yesterday but were repulsed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

Forecast.
Mssissippi-Fair tonight and cooler.
Saturday fair.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
DESPERATE COUNTER ATTACKS
(By Associated Press)

British Headquarters in France,
May 4-The Germans made desperate
counter attacks throughout the entire
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
WANTS BANK CONDITIONS.

Call Sent Out to National Banks by
Comptroller.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 4LComptroller
of the Currency today issued call for
the conditions Of National Banks at
the close of business on May first.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04

Take ths Daily c0mponwsaltA
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-04
1sHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY

GREENWOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07
LODIBURG

Mrs. Lula Avitt and three children, OF
Clifton Mills, visited Mrs. Walter AID.
kisson last Sunday.
Mrs. b. F. Hardin bought a fine
Young rooster, light Brahna, of Mrs.
Wallace Parks last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Avitt visited their
daughter, Mrs. Clabe Dowell, of Har-
dinsburg, last Saturday and Sunday.
Rev !. b. Hutchison filled his regu-
lar appointment at Walnut Grove last
Saturday and Sunday.
B. F. Hardin has so much improved
that he can walk around little in the
house, bu; will have to miss the cleo:
ton this year. This is the first one he
has missed since being old enough to
vote, which has been 40 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Parks and son,
jesse Hardin, of Frymire, visited Mrs.
Parks parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Hardin, last Sunday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07
GARFIELD.

d. H. Smith was in Louisville last
week.
Mrs. Lewis Jarboe and two children,
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dennis.
Steve Haynes and son, Gordon were
in Hardinsburg Monday.
Lofts Lucas of near Custer was here
Friday enroute to Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Gray spent Mon
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Gray,
Harmed.
Will Priest who died Wednesday night
was buried at Garfield cemetery Thurs
day afternoon.
Miss Winnie Pool who is teaching at
Custer was here Friday enroute to
Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Dowell and baby,
Emma Lee were In Hardinsburg We'd
nesday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07
RAILROADS ARE
GOOD EXAMPLES
OF Corporate Patriotism Doing
All They Can To Prevent
Blockades In The Distribution
OF Food And Other NeCeS-
saries.

The following extract from recent
sermon of Rev. James w. VALENTINE,
d. d, prominent pastor of Chicago,
setting up the railroads is an example
of true patriots.
81 believe in the patriotism that shows
its worth by its work. l want patriot
ism that is four-square in peace and in
war | want a patriotism that resents
external insolence, crookedness and
atrocity. want patriotism that resents
internal greed and exploitation.
"The man who makes profit on the
unbuttered bread of widows and father
less children in days like these
'He who takes meats and fruits and
vegetables from the tables OF the homes
where the one picture on the wall is of
the man in khaki
"He who will cause cabbage and pota-
toes to rot eggs and fowl to grow stale,
that he may extort his full pound of
flesh from heart broken women and
crying children
They are felonious, they are atrocious,
they are scum on Americas melting pot.
/ would chain them hand and foot and
march them to Earth's icy pinnac.e,
where they might stand as frozen statu-
any, to receive the scorn of God loved
world for a thousand generations.
Capital has its supreme opportunity
to show that the genius and spirit of its
captains is broad, mighty and devoted
to the public good. Labor has an equal
opportunity to show that its fight for its
rights is not tainted with base greed
that it does not lie in wait for an oppor
tunity to take advantage of public con-
dition to force an increase of wages, re.
gardless of national welfare
1--WE a;e justly proud of some of our
labor leaders a d of thousands of patrio.
tic individuals in the labor We are en-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-07
Saxton Dutschke and two daughters,
of Louisville, visited their aunt, Mrs.
Ida Noting ham, last week.
Cut the Ship In Two,

II was passenger on one Of tho
old fashioned sailing steamers going
from London to Australia In 1888"
said a traveller. "In the Red sea We
ran plump into vessel, and our boat
cut 1t entirely in two, so neatly that 1t
might almost have been done with q
huge knife. We went clean through
her, and the men on the vessel struck
stepped from the two halves Of that
ship on to our deck. The injured ves-
sci went down within a few minutes
after 1t had been struck. The thing
was so strange that when the captain
Of the vessel we had struck went back
to London an investigation was held.
and 1t was substantially proved that
the officers had with design got In the
immediate track Of our vessel in order
to bring about collision in the hope
that they could collect insurance mon
ey. The captain and some Of the Off,
GERS were punished by Imprisonment"