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The evening world., 1917-10-23
SILVER SHELLS SINKING
Of j BOAT CALLED FABLE
Grew, accusing Captain of Mis-
treatment. Allegc Vessel Fled 10
Escape submarine.

Tua tha steamship silver Shell dId
mo-, 4.ua 'H. fr-t submarine to bc
bagrrd boy un American gunner and
g., ,yus really only II test of speed in
which tine sUyor She'll managed tu get
away from L boat, were, allegations
n.ulgh. ont to-day ~ the Quarter
master or tho ship, John -. Hamlon
who. with fifteen members of the
CROW. preferred charges against the
captain. john r. Charlton. The
charge. ldI before United States
shipping COmmt=Hioucr quinn are
that Cap. charlton mistTcHtcd his
crew bv not feeding them properly
and boy disharglng some Of them in
foreign ports.
Tho crew. version o' the battle with
tho o. boat WIS brought out only inci-
dontglly According to Capt. Charlton's
story. on MAY go whom tho silver shell
wac 1v, dl,. out from Franc" home
Nard bound. slt' was sncilcd bv sub
marine m. captain said ho Ind one
gun aboard. and when the 4 boat came
close enough tho silver shell won't int
action and sank the submarine which
had nrCd Mirty-ulnD shells
The member Of 'u, crew s1y thnt
the SILVER shell vas only forty -olght
hours out OF pnIt when submarine was
sighted. The captain. they say. ordered
full aprrd Jh,od. aud told his gunner not
to mr., Thn gunner disrogurdod orders
they say. but BIZ shells frll short OF the
g. bpyt
The evening world., 1917-10-23
AUTO OFFENDERS FINED.
EIuy Ia court for IsInE streets ~
Public InraHcs.

or lC5 traffic violntors who faced
House In the Traffic Court
to-day moro than nfty were charged
with storing their automobiles for nn
length Of tim" along the
curb and using tho streets as public
garage.
IL wps iuumttyd that ir conditions do
not improve the Traffic Court viii D..
EIycn over to those CHros putif'iv fpr
one or two weeks and that every nutn-
mobile owner NiulWting THIS city urdi-
nance viii y. hnlod TO court
Franklin i, Tausch. "a lawyer. NJ SO.
.nS beverly Road, BrouNlku, was fined
s. for leaving his automobile 1i No.
rla street and ErOadWdy for 49, uu-
utes Three women were fncd fl each.
The evening world., 1917-10-23
SLAIN AT AUTO WHEEL.
Confetti Clue 10 Murder Of Driver
10y Passenger.

Bits ~ confetti were found this morn
ing In the automobile In which Antonio
Caputo was killed last night with a bull
let fired into his neck from behind while
he was driving.
Cuputo was the owner NJ car which
he rented out frequently. lie had two
passengers last night and one OF them
arose and shot him, near jackson Street
and mon Avenue Brooklyn. The
passengers then Jumped from tho car
and Il. appeared.
The confetti in tho car Interested de-
tectlvcs, and they learned that II prohn-
bly, was thrown th"l" 900 AN Itllian we'd
ding SUNDAY ught. bur np connect lon
could ho Stnbhsh'l between the we'd
diu- mud the murder
The evening world., 1917-10-23
SEVENTH DRUG ARREST.
BrooLISu DruWEist Accused Of HnN-
Ing ArmS'S Nco-SHiNarssn.

Tue arrest to-day OF Dr Henry A
Cohen. a druggist, OF 40. l2G Gleumore
Avenue. Brooklyn, hy agents of the De
partmrnt OF Justlc" was th' seventh
since the attention Of Federal authori-
ties was called to tnru- OF valuable
drugs and surEiCnl supplies from the
Army Medical supply Depot al No. J31
Greenwich street.
Dr. Cohen Wa uriguod before
United states Commissioner Hitchcock
and held In 3! 500 ban ior hearing Oct.
a6 Hc is accused by Federal agent1
with hpying m hi, Possession twouty
Government
The evening world., 1917-10-23

An ATLANTIC PORT. oct ga
coal laden schooner ran Hshorc of the
New England coast last night whil'
mixing for port under full ho1dwHy
The vessel pounded heavily and resisted
ffnttH by crews from CoHat guard
totiou 10 get her into deep wutor Re-
,nrts to-day indicated that the schooner
vas leaking badly, although hop" wtF
oppressed that she would be nOutod
AT high water
The evening world., 1917-10-23
is HURT BY RUNAWAY CAR,
Trolley in Tow nrcnh> '""'''"N
aud ,;o.s Do,,n Hroohly" Grnuc'

A trolley car In tow broke iis couphns
on suff grade at 39th street. near
Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn. THIS tnorn'n x.
and after dcsccndng tho hill collid'd
with a auu car iu which there were
twenty messengers. Fourteen " them
suffered l.eht injuries and another,
Mlrn,.l Davren. the conductor, suffered
broken leg
The only man on the to"ed car "'7
Conductor Davrcn. lie could nave
Jumped. but instead DE ran forward ana
changed tho gong to warn pedestrians
He caught the attention of Patro'hHn
Abraham Nelson. who whiskcd some
girls off the track just in time. The
stnl car was knocked almost OFT It's
trucks. one end ot tho towcd cnr was
damaged.
The evening world., 1917-10-23
SHOOTS MAN AND SELF
IN COLUMBUS AVE. SHOP
Slrs Slarlt Pedestrians q, IuCti.
inis Row Between Greek
Partners.

lu what W1s niI 10 be- upHl u,..
business matters two mon were shot 300
20 fruit store near the corner u. Goth
street and Columbus Avenue tN'. rNt'r-
noon. The fru't store. which I'd n'..
closed Tor several davs. was oondu't,d
M two Grcca pll'ucr4 TIC .l'nN ul
The men Involved ir tho shooting ruu.d
not be learned IN The confusion follow 'ua
The shooting. which aroused prtruus u
Holley's restaurant. across tho street.
Tho story ~ first told. was thu or"
man shot another and then turned %,
revolver upon himself
The evening world., 1917-10-23
FIXES CHICAGO FOOD PRICES.
state Administrator Aris on suEnr.
Potatoes and Flour.

CHICAGO. oct 23.-l'or tho first time
In tho history OF the United states. a
Government representative has fixed
the fair" prl," uf certain fouIstuns.
Harry 4. Wheeler, foui Administrator
" Illinois, to-day announced lho proper
price Tor sugar, putHfuo, and flour.
GroCcrz for the most past have agreed
10 uui the prices INTO effect. Flour Is
S2g6 10 S3.1S q b1r, uurt'ors ~ To A6
cents peck ami sagsr Z to Nls cents
.
The evening world., 1917-10-23
Out To Win ?

TF you're after success It's
/ n good idea to take a sug-
gcStiOn from men who
have already found the way.
For instance, in the mat
ter Of the shoes you wear.
Notice the man who has
reached the top in your line.
Hes there because he sets
the pace for the rest. It's a
safe bet he wears comfort
able shoes.
And In brain work the DIR.
4. REED CUSHION SHOE
Is as important ns In foot
work. The famous cushion
improves your mental attitude
in your campaign to win.
30 time lost IN "brcaking
in" these shoes. Most styles
- To 80.
The evening world., 1917-10-23
san Francisco sends Iutcrned Ger
mans 10 JERSEY,

TUILADELPUIN, ~ o. 70
S,Nty.Hvo officers from seized German
merchantmen who had been Interncd
pt sam Francisco arrived To-day al the
.mmigratIon station Jt Gloucester, y. j..
where they viii hc lodged during the
per.ud uf tho Wag. The crews uf the
vessels were sent 90 Hot Springs. " c.
The evening world., 1917-10-23
The Edith RubeI Trio
In a Pleasing Concert
By Svirester RduIing.

17Ilu.E graceful modishiy gOwned
tuur- women lent color to the
..l. yr Aooitan Hall at con-
...' '..y sJy' last night Thcy were
E1.Dh Iubci, vloilnist; Mabel Hoe
w.', ',nllist, and Katharine Swift.
lInIs, forming The Edith Rubel
TIH. Miss Rubcl, leader OF tho or
,u2Illon, IL 10 be congratulated
.ppu tho pleasing programme she
presented and upon the fine ensemble
p.uyinr Of herself and her associates.
Miss Roomaot won tho 1000 prilo at
Io Institute of Musical Art two years
.g0. She has skill and a lovely tone.
Miss swift was making her debut
She 90 the daughter OF our dead
friend, Samuel Swift, long time music
critic W m" Mail. When she was
light che was quito sure that her
mission In life was 70 sing Brunnhildo
guI Isolde at tho Metropolitan Opera
HJus. bat Fato would seem TO have
diverted her talent to the piano. She
played with % modest assurance that
Is full NJ promise.
a Beethoven trio. a Coreili sonata
for cello and piano. and a Smetlna
trio first put the muslcianship Of the
three to the test. but IN the Danish
.oik song, "Agnetc and the Norman"
hy Herman Standby and In three
dainty Debussy pieces. arranged by
Wright they fairly captivated the
audience. Resides there wore Percy
Gru'ngcrs MY Robin IL TO the Green
wood Gone" and Sandby's Nor
wegian Bridal March,"
The New York Community Chorus
will begin rehearsals this evening in
the Great Hall Of the city College foI
the concert which II will give for the
The evening world., 1917-10-23
CIVu War Veteran, ~, Accepted n
Army Musician,

OKLAHOMA CITY uhe. oct. 23.-
Gyore. " blake snvcnt. .thrco year s
old DlNII Wa veteran. Wa. nrrtptcd hv
tho local lwu r'Du .up ed. uou horu
io-dtr for surN'r, iu tu, HNrI Infantry.
NV. .un ID. chief mu-iCiau
The evening world., 1917-10-23
Women! Keep It On Dresser!
Never Let CornS Ache Twice
Instantly! Few drops stop corn-soreneSS'
then corns and calluscs shrivel, loosen
and lift out with fingerS-No pain.

with the fingers. Not q bit
of pain or soreness is felt
when applying freezone or
afterwards. II doesn't even
irritatc the skin or flesh.
For a few cents one can
now get rid of every hard
corn. soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, a., well as
painful calluses on bottom
of feet without any pain.
Ladies'. Keep IT on the
dresser. Advt.
The evening world., 1917-10-23

week. THE Messiah Is to be SUNG
under Harry B3rnharts l'idershlP'
"kida' has been Cuos"r Iof tl'
opening of the Metropolitan opera
season two weeks from neNi M"lu"S
night. Caruso viii be- tad"mcs'
The evening world., 1917-10-23

The New York Community Chorus
will begin rehearsals this evening in
tho Great Hall OF the City College for
the concert which II will give for the
soldiers at Camp Upton In Christmas
The evening world., 1917-10-23

HS The world owes thanks to
\. ~ the genius in Cincinnati who
III discovered freezonc.
~ Tiny bottles OF the magic
E~~A fluid can now he had at any
IW MI drug store for Il few cents.
III All You simply apply few
i!SI drops Of this freeLOne upon
IN q tender, aching corn or II
Ys hardened calus. Instantly
M the soreness disappears and
To shortly you will find the
corn or callus SO loose and
VIZ ,hriyeled that you lift it of
The evening world., 1917-10-23
buy a Liberty Bond
One Dollar Will Start You!

Everyone can afford to buy
United States Government Bond.
Everyone should buy one and help
win the war.
COLGATE & CO., Established 500, New York
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
Renunci6 al matrimo.
uio antes que rasurar-
Sc los bigotes

CHICAGO, Mario 6.Joseph F.
Miluleo, 'residente en- esta ciudad, de
c;di6 que era mas conveniente tener
bisotes que mujer, cuando su novia,
Hiss Mary Medric' lie presento Ia al
ternativa de rasurarse de renunciar
ella. Mikuleo habia va obtenido Ia
licencia matrimonial Y todo estaba
listo para la ceremonial del enlace,
pero un dia antes de que esta Sc We
rificara, Miss Medric lie manifesto
su future esposo que Sc veria mlcho
mejor sin bigotes Y que debia rasu-
rarselos. Con motive de la demanda
tie la noHia Sc suscito una discussion,
que termino con un ultimatum.
"Yo, o tus bigotes. Elige, dijo Misc
Medric."
'Eres muy exigente, respondid
Mikdulo. Prefiero mis- bigotes cual-
quiera mujer del mundo."
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
FL traco enrc Mexico Veracruz esta practicanente
s4spendido, pues los rebedes han destruido Ia via,
icccndiado puentes y esaciooes dado
n.lerte las quarniciones carrancstas
ES DEpL0RABIELAS'TUACI0N DEL PUEBLO
EN- e. INTERIOR DEL PALS

ca3Go e: tr:fico sin ningunas interrup
ciCnas. pucs QUO el gobierno don.inab&
ba dasaa /, ciuGad de Mexico @2sta
este puerto, = cu&aLo Sc iaici6, Sc
vi6 ciaramcntc qae los rcbe!c;es dc
miuaa q 10 largo &c IA via f5r-ea, )
uue es entertainments impossible para
ci "ob;erro :e facto manteG=- alberta
Ia communication fercocarri!e-a.
F.r los uItimcs dias, TICS treacs han
sido des:roZ@&cs cerca De Can.ar6n,
solo treiata miIlas de! paerto dc
Ec1acruz : :nuertos los oficiaies Y 50:
Gadcs Del eobierEo de facto que Sc an
coGtraban De guarniciGa en- la refer
da eztaci6n. F. tr;ifico qued5 in.err~:n
pido pcr complete : se!o dcspues dc
dos seAaan&5 pudo llcgar Feracry;z
correspondeac;a. = este con grande5
,I,;icueS3es. rCes el tra2 mil::ar
. cue II train tut atac21o en differences
ruatcs POI los re5e!1es.
L. eStSciJa &c Cordoba y las pro
riedadas CUE ali renia una poderosa
emprc-a ;n%,esa, fueroH destrljdas
Ta..6i.n "a cstaciGn de Atoyac, sitaa-
da entire Cordoba : Ve-&cruz, fu6 in
rcndiaGe 2or les rebel,ies, los que ALI
n;c;eron dcScarri,ar dos trenes de pa
aje.cs : c:rGa Ell el curso de n Ill
tim! semGna.
Eeont7,icamente, el pueblo en- e! in
.erior del rais. esta er neorcs condi-
Clones CUE en c.,:l4uier tempo de! pa
zaGo regimen.
Como TO Sc. hacc 81 tr&nsporte Ge
comestiblas ' tcdas las Industries
permaaecaa inactiv&s, to3os aGuelIos
a-c - s. encven1-an prcst&nGc sus
scr"icios eH c! ejtrcito del gobic:no dc
sacec. Sc kal!an Ell Gep!orGblc Situa-
ci6n. pues no pueden hacersc de los
c,cmeatos necesarios para 81 sub
slstcncia. Las napas, cl .naiZ otros
artic&les han desapacecido por cam-
pleto ' gran nGmero de families sc
alimentan de legumbres y fTItas.
Gran n1Ir;ero de enapresas america
ras han sufrido grandes pcrdidas 4
eausa Ie Il ir1posibilidad en- que Sc
aan enconrado de enviar sus produc-
toS : les n5ercados de consume. lnfi-
nidad ac proteSc2s sc han heeho ante
n Sacretaria DC 3stadc pcr conducto
de, c-nsai Canada, pero no han tenido
n:acIn resulCaGo
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
HV2IO Il IX-PHESDERIE pE
PORTUGAL, SGNjjR ARRIAGA

LlSBOA, Portugal, Mario 6.-Ayer
a las cncc media Ge IA noche Sc
ananci6 en- csta capital Ia rllcrte del
es.-prcsiIante de Ia Renub.ica, Sr.
Manuel dc Arriaga.
Gl ext;nto fue el primer Presiden-
te Constitutional! &c z Repibiica, ha-
biendo sido e!ecto pa-2 ese puesto en-
1911. Pc- muchos aHos eI finado Ges-
e!npen6 ma ci:edra en- Ia Uni' ersi-
dad de Coimbra y fue cl Dreceptcr de
lengua mglesa del eX-Rey Manuel Y
del Duqne de Oporto. Tambien fue
Procurados General en el gobierno
provisional de Portugal Y desempe-
haba csc cargo crando fu6 e!ecto pa
III ccunar ia Presidcncia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
FIFE ApRREEEIIIfil9'L)IDO TN AlEuAH ACCIUISSAADO
DE GRAVES nAQlHNACCll()NES
Sc dice que trsts ba de vclar algunas fabricas
de pertrech0s en- el Estadc de Nueya York

tal vez traiga como c0nsecucncla el
arrasto de orros varios individuos La
policia de esta ciudad esta trabajan-
do de acuerdo con IA Ge Nueva Iorl;
Y con les agentes de n neutralidad
Gus estan a las 6rdencs del Admins
tracor de II Aduana &c Nucva York.
La deseHci1n de Kolb Sc efectu@ cn
un pequeno MOTEL que Sc halla 81
tuado frente al r2Celle de la Linea
Hamburguesa- Americana. Su c:laTto
segun So asegura, habia sido usado
enc laboratcrio. Aderlas de las
bor:,5as. n policia encontr6 tubes &c
bronco : c2bre, parecidos a los cue
Sc usan en- los barcos. Las bombas
est.in Iahricadas con esta c,ase dc ma
terlal,
Tambien Sc encontraron en- e. Guar
to. IN frasco de p6lvora negra, bo-
telIas con @asolina, benzina Y alec
hol. var:os instrumen.os, trlnItroto-
luo! = ot;os obietos y substancias.
Las bornhas segtin declaration de al
gunos peritos. son de III nuevo tlpo
su fabrication demuestra ser sen-
ella Y que el que Ia hiZo es un hem
bre de talento.
FL detenido nego los cargos que
Sc le hacian. asi como que tuviera
connection alguna con Ia fabrication
de las bombas. mnanifestando que 81
cuarto fUa Gsado para ese proposito
por un indiyiduc ouien solo conocla
por e1 nonibre de "Karl", pero del
cual ignoraDa su actual residencta,
.Agreg6 el detenido que era native
de Colonia, Alenaania y que vino a
este pals POGO despues de ,y~. esta-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07

~ -f' - ~ sea- -. % - ''---'-'
TET2ACTUZ. Earzo G--L7s IT,
zas .eas'4ez ran dezarsoi.aao @raa
act.vis3&d natre cst~ pUe-,2 ' = ri--
lad dp lI1yico. 10 .a~@o del fe---g.,-
l-T &C ,omynica q dic?aas im2orton-
tos 3c%lacioaea. P-@cti~a.ac"te. {, rG,s:-
fico IN un"dado suspen.;i'.o- rue= solo
hay tre-, de cuarAo ea cuan,.o. : este
tras Ge inauGitos cziueT:os d. p2rc2
de las fuoIzas del eya.grro De fac,o
: los eEiplcaios De los ferrcearziles.
Los rcbe!dss. ccnvencid9s de g2c
Carrarza no tic&e suf;cieate Hc,,er
para c9raatirlcs : mvcho maHos pa
r. aniqu;lar!os. han on:-&do CT una
in::si.ada act!yid2d. 4uenando r-gn-
tes. aeztrr,-erdo - -z-;as parties i2s
Ifaeas ferrocarrileras : yna5ando :
los pG"stcs avaa1a,lcs 3e ms fug-z,s
csyra2cis5a=. ere nan ziAo eXteaAjios
4 10 l-,r~o del f5r.c@a-r:, cen Cb'eto
de .nantaner alberto q tr4:iro. % c:se
no IA sido possible rcal;zar.
los ne@ocice h&a quedado H&~2i'za-
dos en- toda Ii region sur &e Ia Re-
pGblica : e7 los Estados Dc Tc-acT'l2,
Tlaxcala, Ncreios. ere-, n indus;ria
azucarcra In qucdado ?rs:c-ie2meatc
paralizaGa causa de Ia imposib;lil2G
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
Sc SUS2tNDfRAH LIS GlRaN-
. THIS IHDiT!DUAIES IN Cuba
& G0HGsf5j bIsJUTE IN PROfECIo De
LEY iNTGaEaNDD Al fE[}EDiAIf Pa
Ii EiGEla ESl 9!IEAfi!9AtIaH

HARANh. Cuba, Mario 6.-Las
e.rart:as constitucionales van a ser
saa%cnuidas cn tcdGs aque!las parties
LcI LAS :Hena@adas 20. el IAo"lmIen
to revoiuc;oaario ccat.& el go5iernO.
E! Coar~e1o esca discItiendo TT pro-
yeo.e Z, ley por el cual Sc ;Gltoriza al
Preti&on.e, general Miro &. Memo
chi. III .rspe2det las ga"&nt.as in
u;yiia-les Qle correspondent todos
los c3baaos de acuerdo con II Cons
.::saciin. pves Sc trata De cmplear mo
Ji.h:s r-Iica!es para coIl5atir c! mo
v:rn:..I.o .svoIucionario que, 4 peSal
as los asIuarlos del robierno, cont
nGa uesa-roi!andose en- gran parte
jei pais.
In C&ma-a de Represen .acioncs
aprobo hoy ei proycc:o de ley, el que
ha p2a1Go nj 3enaGo para su revis.0n
::.a il .ii.a Camara esta discuti5nLose
dich4 ley con. t@LI atenci5n y no Sc
SAB, aln 81 ap-obara Ia resolution de
IL C;.marl de Representatives. Y au-
.orizaca ri P"csideate para qle deere
.e Ia suspension de garantias. A pc
II da IN ogosici0n que Eay, Sc crac
qu= el SeG@io &p.coar& Ia refarida
Icy, !ola:Tdo en- c4"n,a que Sc CTata
&e yone. en- v;gor nledidas ieveras
para ohii@ar q los .evolucionafios
dcrOner 81 actituG hos;::i.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07
YOH ECHHARDT MI REyIDI0
Il CARTA DEL H!E:STR0
IIAFtRHsA
Il REPRfSEaTaSTt De btEKRRiA En- N;;;Xs::-
GO HAcf DECifRilssii00HsEE5 III ESS SiSiI10
ryicio Especial para - paENsf

SCrvicio Especial para - raENS'
CIUDAD DE MEXICO, Mario 6.
En- una declaration cue hizo aver
en- esta capital, el Ministro de Ale
mania. H. Won Fckhardt, dijo cue 81
81 Dr. Zimmerman, el HIinistro de Re
laciones Exteriores de Alemaria, la
habia enviado 5rdenes para lugrar
una alian=a con Mexico : probable
merte con el Jap6n: con el PROPOSE
10 dc envolyec I estes paises en- una
guerra con los F,st2dos Unidos, en-
case de que estes abandonaran su
actitud neutral. jaHlas tales 6rdencs
habian llegado su poder Y cue por
10 tanto n:ngun paso Sc habia dado
por Ia Legaci6n alealana en- Mexico
con el pror6sito dicho.
Va el Gtinistrc habia negado ante
riormente, que tuviera conocimicnto
alguno sobrc las instrucciones de re-
ferencia, V su declaration hecha aver
tiene por objeto ratificar aquella y
dejar rerfectamente aclarado este
punto.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-03-07

SCrNigiG E>nrt iaI par. LA PEENSA.
EOBOKEN. y. J. Mario 6.-Fritz
Kolb, individuo de nacion2liGad ale
mana fua aprehandido aver en- esta
ciudad. per sospeehas Gc cons9ira-
ci6n para destruir las pIantas de aiu-
niciones en- este pals. Las artorida-
des federales exprcsaron q n:cHcS, n
creencia de que con eSa detenci5n i:a-
bian frustado IN complot dc esa NJ
turaleza. fundandose en- que Ia poll
cia encontr5 en- el cuarto del indiyi-
duo de referencia dos bombas.
Gichas bonbas Iban = ser erp;ea-
das en- un intento contra n vida del
presidente Wilson. segin los ruTo-
res qre han circulado aqui; pero Ges-
pues de una investigation practicada
por las autoridades federales. Sc lie
go In conviction de que el proyec-
to de los conspiradoreS iba dlrl@ito
tan solo "a destruction de las plan
taS de munlcloneS, para maDed!F que
estas surtieran los pedidcS cue tie
men penGientes nara los aliados.
La policia irforTn6 tambien 4 las
autoridades cue tenian datos que po-
dian servir quiza para hacer alguna
luz en- les sin;estros cue oeu-rieron
mace algun tempo en- las plantas &c
Ia Canadian Car and Foundry Com
panv. Black Tom Y KinsSland, de
este Estado, en- los cuales Sc perdie-
ron grandes cantidades de municio-
mes que Sc estaban almacenando para
los aliados.
Tanto las autoridades federases,
como Ia policia reservada lnformaron
que Sc esta siguiendo una pista que
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WASHINGTON, Mario eel te-
ma de las conversaciones c. esta ca
pital es hoy p0r hoy Ia question dc
81 81 pr=sidantc Wilson tienc faculta-
des para aruar los barcos mercantes,
de acuerdo con la Constitution, re-
quierc indispensablemente Ia 2utori-
zacion del Con@rcso para clio. .M;ens
tras q! tcma da lugar . miles de
discusicnes Interpretations de In
ley. un purto parece que esta fuera
dc duda, Y es el que Sc rcfiere Ia
facuitad del presidente para cscoltar
los barcos americanos. hacienda uso
para e!lc de las unidades de Ia Ar
mada de los Estados Unidos.
Tai acci6n sin embargo, In encon-
trado oposicidn por parte de la>Secre-
:aria dc Marina, que oarece tener
para clio especiales .ragnnes dc estra-
tegIa. Otro paso sc sugiere en- cam
bio. fin de poder solucionar el pro-
hlcma de reierencia, V es el de que el
Conseio Naval tome su cargo la
flota mercante americana Y con tai
:.lotivo arme dichos barcos como au-
xiliares de ia Marina de los Estados
Unidos presten sus servicios con
csc caracter
Ell presidente parece inclinado 4
Greer que ciertos antiques estatutos
que Sc hallan atn eli vigor, pudieran
imredirle obrar en- el case de propog
cionar armas para los barcos mercan-
tes, rero algunos de sus conseieros
sostienen que Una Interpretation mas
amplia y veridica de esas leyes de-
mostrarian que nc tienen aplteacion
Il IA Situacion prescntc. -a.r-
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LOS BARCOS AMERICANOS ES-
TAN ALA ESPECTATIVA.

NUEVA YORK, Mario 6.-En Wis
"a de Ia incertidumbrc que reina. accr
ca de ST Sc obtendri el permiso para
arynar los barcoS mercaates 0 no, los
proDietarios de estos decidiecon es-
perar por algGn tempo mas antes
de determinar 81 sus embarcaciones
debcn salir cxponerse los riesgos
de los submarines. AleInos propie-
tarios han suspendido los preparati- !
vos que estaban hacienda para mon
tar canones en- sus barcos, EN- espera
de yer las providencias que toma ell
gGbierno.
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Ligget fue nombrado
Mayor General en- sus-
titucion de Funston

Te.egr1ma Especial para Ia PRESSA.
WASHINGTON. Mario 6.-Ei
Prcsidente Wilson eXpidio hoy NOM
bramGcnto de Mayor general del ejer
cito americana, en- favor del Briga-
der general Hunter Ligget, fin de
cubri: In vacantc que qued6 con Ia
muerte del Mayor General Frederick
Funston. FL Coronel Francis j. Ker.
nan fue ascendido Brigadier Gene
raj, otras promocioncs de oficiales
infcfiores con objeto de ir cubriendo
todas las vacantes de los assemblies.