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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
PHILPOT WINS OWN
 GAME OVER MERGER

Athens Ga, May 5.-Philpot won his own game against Mercer today, to O with a double in the second inning. SCOT ing Satterfield, who had reached first on fielder's choice and advanced to sec ond on an infeld out. Georgia got only two hits off the delivery of Rentz. The score: RIFE scaoreia ? 6 Mercer ............................ Batteries: Philpot and Rawson; Rents
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TRAVELLERS RALLY
 AND BEAT PELICANS

New Orleans, May 5.-Piling up six hits and seven runs in the tenth inning, Lit tie Rock won today's game from New Orleans, II to 4. Walker relieved Rob- ertson after the fourth inning when the visitors had scored three runs and pitch went to pieces Score 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
CRACKERS WALLOP
 LOOKOUTS TWICE

Atlanta, May 5-Atlanta took both games of a double-header from Chatta- nooga today, to and to l. One of the largest crowds of the season sat in overcoats and furs in chill north wind through the double bill Sheehan held Chattanooga to three hits in the second contest. The scores:
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SUMMARY Two ba SC Hits-Kauffman. Home Runs-Johnston, Clark. Stolen Bases-Johnston, Mcdonald, Ca ton. Double Play-Caton to Johnston. Base on Balls-Ponder q Wells 0. Left on Bases-Nashville 10, Birming- ham 4. Struck Out-Ponder ?, Wells f. Time of Game-1:30 Umpires-Kerin and Pfenninger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Prolonged It

From Tft-Bfts.
 Two English workmen were discuss ing the war.
 Tt will be an awful long job. sam." said one You see. these Germans is tak'n' thousands and thousands of Russia T prisoners and the Russians is takin' thousands and thousands of German sians will be in Germany and all the Germans in Russia. And they they'll start all over again, fightin' to set back their 'omes"
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South Atlantic League

At Macon: Macon B. Charleston 3 0O innings, darkness)
 At Augusta: Columbia S-3, Augusta To. bus l.
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Summary: Double plays, Cable to Reilly to Munch. Struck out, Sheehan 5, Bacon 8. Base on balls, Sheehan 1. Sacrifice hits. Moran. Pitler Bacon. Hit by pitched ball, Sheehan (Hyatt, Bacon (Moran). Time, 2:o5. Empires, Chesnutr and O'Toole.
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Totals ....... 30 3 6 A aBatted for Knowlson in ninth.

CnallanOOSd f-..,........ .. 'VVv LII Vvo-o Summary. Three-base hit, Mayer Two base hits, Jansen Mayer. Graf. Sacri- fee hits, Merritt, Pitler, Peters Moran. Struck out, Day f. Bases on balls, Day l5, Knowlson 3. Stolen bases, Pitler, Bow den, Cable Reilly, McDonaldf Double play, Munch to Bridwel. Hit by pitched ball. Merritt (McDonald). Hits appor-
 toned, Merritt with 3 runs in 4 Is in nings; Knowlson with runs in 2-3
 innings. Time, 1:5o. Umpires O'Toole and
 /.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE
White Sox Helpless
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reds Down Cubs

Chicago, May 5.--Cincinnati hit Hem drix hard in the first inning today and easily won the final game of the series, 7 to 4. Aldridge, who replaced Hendrix. pitched good game. The locals rallied in the ninth inning, but could not over- take the lead of the visitors. Score:
 R. H. k. Cincinnati ............ 500 900 O01-7 10 c Chicago ............... 900 600 OOi-4 Z Batteries: Schneider. Knetzer and Kuhn; Hendrix, Aldridgc and Wilson, Ell liott.
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The Barons led from the very start, for Doc Johnston hit the first ball thrown by Dick Wells, the star slabs man of the Vols, over the right fleld wall for circuit tour Elmer Ponder, Moley's most dependable hurler, did some fine work on the hill, squeezing out of many bad holes. His liberal policy in the early frames of the game, however, kept the fans con- tinually in hot water and not until he strengthened in the latter part of the game was victory assured.
 Moley's men continued to play wonder ful ball. They felded well in the pinches and hit when hits meant runs. TWO ot the Baron tal1ies came the result of drives over the right held wall. Danny Clark drove the ball over the fence in the sixth inning while Johnstons blow came in the first round
 KORES FIELDS WELL
 Timely hitting accounts for the remain ing two tallies. The Barons hit Dick Wells rather freely but sensational held- ing behind him prevented a safe hit in many instances. Kores, on third, was particularly active in this respect the Vol third -sacker knocking down a number of swift drives and converting them into outs.
 Wells didn't do his share, however. He gained no experience from the terrible blow Doc Johnston gave the ball in the opening stanza, but he profited more as the result of Clark's smash. Danny Clark drove in another tally, while Eddie Me Donald delivered in the pinch, scoring the fourth run.
 The Vols had an oportunity to score in the opening round, but Ponder frightened and worked out successfully. Howard Ba- ker was walked and Sheehan hit grounder to Caton. With a double play in sight Caton booted the ball. A double play came on the next man, however, for Pete Knisely hit grounder to the Kid and he touched second and doubled Pete at first. Baker took third on the play. O'Brien hit a grounder to Caton for the final cut. sssF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
TEXAS LEAGUE

At San Antonio: San Antonio 1. Fort Worth 0.
 At Houston: Houston O. Dallas 1. At Galveston: Galveston o, Waco 3. At Beaumont; Beaumont 3, Shreve- port s.
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%Batted for Ledbetter in fourth.

iSitlle ROCK wv WY ' -
 New Orleans ..............-.Ol Ol5 VUV VU VI 4
 Summary: Hits apportioned. hits With A runs off Robertson in 4 innings; hits with 4 runs off Ledbetter in innings.
 Earned runs, Robertson 4, Walker o. Led better 4. Two base hits. Walker. Chap
 man. Baumgardner. Three-base hits Walsh, Weiser, Kennedy. Stolen bases,
 Tincup. Sylvester, Covington, Manning, Nixon 9 Sacrifice hits, Knaupp ?, Yard ley, Nixon. Walker. Tincup Double plays. Robertson to Miller to Baker;
 Covington to Walsh to Covington. struck out Robertson i. Baungardner 2. Walker 2. Base on balls, Robertson 5, Ledbetter l 3, Walker ?, Baumgardner 1. Wild pitch,
 Robertson. Hit by pitched ball, Walker Manning. Yardley). Time. 2;14 Umpires, 1 Moran and Hart
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American Association

At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 2, St. Paul Q.
 At Louisville: Louisville 5, Milwaukee T. All others postponed, rain.
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North Carolina League

NAt Charlotte: Charlotte 5-0, Raleigh 1-7
 Nt Winston-SaIem; Wineton-Salem 6-7 ;lASNevtlle S-e (S4eond gar1e Il innings.
 ANpurham: Durham 20, Greensboro 8
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International League

At Montreal: Montreal F, Providence 4. All others postponed, rain.
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BARoNs sCORE AGAIN

After Doc Johnston pasted the first ball offered him over the right field wall near the foul line, the Barons didn't have an- other chance to score until the fourth. Cecil Coombs singled to center but was forced at second by Southworth. Al FL lis hit a grounder to Stark who fumbled. Danny Clark drove a safety to right and Southy romped across.
 Tn the fifth the Barons added another tally. With two men down Doc Johnston bunted down the third-base line and beat it out. He promptly swipcd second and scored when Eddie Mcdonald drove a single to center Eddie stole second but Cecil Coombs ended the session with a grounder to Stark.
 The fourth Baron marker came in the sixth when Danny Clark lifted the ball over the right field fence for a homer The ball sailed over the top of the wall by 10 feet. It went over the fence be- tween the scoreboard and the fagpole- It was the longest hit seen at Redwood in many 0 day.
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Score by innings:
 Memphis ......,................ O00 Oo2 O0--2 Mobile ..................... 900 OO0 O10--1
 Summary: Two- base hit, Layden. Home run, Bratchi. Sacrifice hits, Manda, Ha- ger, Beall. Double play. Watt to Golvin. Bases on balls, Hoyt 3, Bennett 4. Struck out, Hoyt 3, Bennett l. Time. 1:25. Um- pires, Breitenstein and Morgan.
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Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday St. Louis 1, Chicago 0. Cleveland Detroit, rain. Boston. Washington, wet grounds New York Philadelphia, cold weath- er
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Results Yesterday
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago, at St. Louis. ! Cleveland at Detroit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Results Yesterday

Cincinnati :, Chicago f. Brooklyn Boston, rain. Philadelphia New York. wet groun Is St uis-Pittsburg, rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

In the last loo years more thap 1000 poo Bibles have betn districuftd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
HOW THEY STAND
SOUTHERN LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Birmingham 4, Nashville l. Little Rock II, New Orleans 4. Atlanta 6-3, Chattanooga 31. Memphis 3-2, Mobile Il.
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VOLS TIE COUNT

The Vols scored a, tieing tally in the fourth but it was only temporary, as the Barons came back and added one in their session. O'Brien was walked Dick Kaufman was also given free ticket to the initial sack. Art Kores drove long fly to right field which Couthy captured after hard run, with no ad- vance for the runners. Dolly Stark popped to Clark. It began to look as though Ponder would squeeze out of another dan gerous hole but Gabby Street squashed this idea when he singled to center, SCOT ing OBrien. Wells popped up to John ston for the final out.
 The Vols had runners on the paths in every inning except the fifth and ninth. but Ponder twirled airtight ball with the hassocks populated and only three men reached third in addition to the one who scored.
 The Barons had runners on the paths in every round except the third, seventh and eighth The Barons scored in four of their eight innings. Only one hit was wasted. this coming in the second wher Danny Clark singled and was left on the paths.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
GEORGIA ALABAMA LEAGUE

Results Yesterday Rome 1. LaGrange 0. Anniston {, Talladesa 5. Griffin 10, Tri-Cities ,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Games Today No games scheduled today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Games Today St Louis at Cincinnati Pittsburg at Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Today Birmingham at Nashville.
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OLdiS .-.......... ol Slit for Watt in ninth.
 **Hit for Bennett in ninth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

The annual loss in this country from hog cholera exceeds $50,000, ,0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
THE BOX SCORE

Totals ............. 31 A 1S *Batted for Wellington in ninth,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
Want men TO
JOIN GUARDS:
DUTYAT HOME

Men wanted for the United States
Guards, National Army. for duty within
the confines of the United States
The above T. the notice that L. being sent
out over the country today. Fifteen thou
sand men are desired for this service. but
they must be- between the ages of rs and y
and between I'll and 45-not within the
draft agn-and the pay j. $50 Il month and
M with board. clothing and medical atten-
tlon.
-. II. ShcarCr sergeant in charge nf the
United States army recruiting station III
Corpus Christi. will recruit for thi. dis
trct- and every postmaster ~ authorized
! ~ accept applications and notify the re-
cruiiIng officer al Corpus Christi. 3l5
Federal building.
The United States Guards will MT .c.
service abroad, but will be used for duty
~ the United States. An effort will be
~ recruit 2'5O0 men i'll Texas. The ,utie,
~ the guards will be- The guarding of Unit
81 States property IN the United States.
such NJ munition plants. and aI govern
mcnt property.
Sergeant Shcarer also reminds thc nub-
~ that all branches ~ the United State.
army. the National army. and the National
Guard. are now open for enlistment fnr
men between the ages uf III and III and
from II ~ 45. There j. great demand
Tor clerks. chauifcur-. electricians tele.
graph operators, mechanics, team-tcr..
and ~ fact tor men with any trade ur Who
has any certain line specialized.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
Crosses Irish Potato
With Dahlla Result

EUREKA, Cal. Dee. ia. Hickman
an aged gardener Of this city, has succeed
ed in crossing the familiar Irish potato
with the dalia, the combination producing
a species Of potato which i believed to be
far superior 10 that found ordinarily on
the market. With the new potato one may
have flowers for the decoration Of his home
and when the plants have reached maiuri-
fy. potatoes for hiS dinner
The main value Of Ilickman'- potato
dahla comes from the fact that the plant
follows closely the dahlla type and hence
should be immune from the blight, the
great potato scourge Of the norihfcSt The
new potato j. said To have flavor far "a
perior 70 that Of the ordinary potato 1t
bears heavily.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
Urges Pfohition Of
Fireworks Displays

AUSTIN. Texas. Dee ln Absolute
prohibition "t thc display ui lny tircworE W
Nh Texas during thr rumiu- Christmas
holidays i- urgently recommended hy S. MI.
lngli~h. state tirr marshal Ivy rommun-
cation addressed to thr Mayors. tire chief
and tire mur-hul- In ihc various cities aud
towns of thc State
III would Ikc to know that in thi- crit
Ical time" says Mn. In-l-h. "that nut wv
piece nf Fireworks would br exploded m
TrNa- during thc holiday WITT 1917. Thi-
"tiirc' this state and ihr nation arr dc-
pending on you gentlemen tu -cc tn W that.
ln your respective cities and towns. yuur
ordinances nrc strictly observed and thut
thc watchw"rd ol vour citizenship durin.
thr holidays -htll hp conversations"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19

u. West, Augu~tin CcIaya. Ira Webster. "
X Jones =. 4. Canale>, John Bartlett. n.
y. Rentfro, Amo, Rich.
"Ihe office III the Brownsville commit
tee viii he AT Room 200. second floor. Mcr-
chants National Bank building IN Browns
wife. Texa>, and the place of transa ctfnr
busine~, of the san Bcnito and Harlinren
committees viii b. by said committee,
hereafter announced
THE law seems to contemplate that
each rcgi~trant 20 before some one VI
these committees. each ~ whom will ~
authorized 10 swear vou 10 the answer, III
me questions ~ the QUESTIONABLE which
has been Or will he mailed IL vou ~ The
local hoard. and ~ assist you ia CORRECTLY
answering said questions.
''lou will bear iii mind that vour An
>wers must be made out and sworn Ia and
the Que~tlonnairc returned To the loacI
board ~ Brownsville within seven davS
from the date the local board mails The
same tO Num'
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
Trotzky Outlines the
Demands OF Russia

LONDON Dee. l9.-The Russian rep
rc>eniatIves have been ordered IN Leon
Irotzky. the Bol~heviki foreign minister. III
demand of the central powers WI the peace
conference ~ Brc-tlitoy~k whether they
agree io make peace without annexation.
and indcmntie~ and 'un the principle III
self dctfriiou NJ nations Trotzkv ~ ~
ported ~ have invited allied participation
On the threat that trcatie, will w broken
and separate peace arranged Clear I'LL
dication~ ~ the Russian internal situation
n Russia are still lacking.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
SLOW SUPPLY
RIFLES DUE
TO CHANGE
DECLARE
MAKERS

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dee l9-Sev-
eral months delay in supplying rifles. pri-
vate ordnance manufacturers told the sen
ate military committee today, resulted
from the war departments decision to
modify the Enfield rifle. Factory and ma
chinery changes. the committee was told
reduced the output of Enticlds for Eng
land and the production will not run to the
maximum until next May. a contract with
the war department 10 produce modified
Eniield> was not completed until last July.
ii was testified 1t was October before the
machinery changes could he completed to
begin the output.
How the ordnance manufacturers. an
tlcipating the government war orders,
spent millions of dollars in preparation on
the chance that war orders would follow
while the army ordnance bureau refused
to act, was related by manufacturers The
manufacturers agree. however, that the
war departments decision 10 change the
type Of army rifle even though il involved
delay in deliveries was 4 wise one because
IL enabled the American army to use the
very superior grade Of ammunition
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
ATT0RNEYS|N
EACH CITY TO
BE ADVISERS
LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD ANNOUNCE
NAMES OF LAWYERS IN CAMERON
COUNTY WHO WILL HELP THE
REGlSTRANTS AS ADVISERS.

Attorneys residing IN every town III
Cameron county have been appointed n
assist the registered men IN the work Ut
filling out the QuestionnarieS. the first III
which, numbering one hundred. werc sent
ont today by the Cameron County Local
Board. The legal advisory board III Cam
eron county, composed of Judge James A.
Graham, u. NJ. kibbe and Oscar Ill Danry,
announced today that the assistance ut
these attorneys may ~ obtained TN the
registrantS without charge. and the regis
trants are not only urged to secure such
assistance but are requested IN the board
10 do -. IN order that the quc,tionnaric-
may be- iilled ont a. accurately ~ pos
siblc.
The following notice waS sent out IN rcg
I~lrants under the -cIccti,c draft law t.
day:
This ~ ~ inform YOU that under the
provisions Nj said ~clcctiyc draft law, the
undersigned having been duly appointed
~ legal advisory board for Cameron
county, Texas, with instruction. w assoc
clate with ourselves such additional a.
Sl~iant, III may be thought advisable ~
furnish promptly and efficiently such aid
~ all rc@l~tranI- under the -clcrtvr draft
Law ~ they may require III answering the
various questions propoundcd Ia The Ones
tIonnaire which has been ur will hc mail
ed - YOU by the local board TOR Cameron
county.
This H. ~ inform yuu that sand assist
anre will ~ furnished free WI charge and
~ notify you that the following commit
tees NJ lawyers and laymcn Will ~ ready
70 serve You III Harrington, San Bcnitu and
Brownsville during business hour, from
and including December ~. 1917. IN and
including January II, 1917, on MT days cx-
cept Sundays and legal holidays.
The local committee at IIarIingcn IN
composed of John II. Myrlck. III. II. Burrh-
ard, =. r. Johnson. ". r. Jourdan, n. III.
Brown, a. u. Brooks. Gordan I'LL. III. ID.
Seago and :. g. Moore
The local committee At san Bcnito \.
composed of Samuel Spears. II. b. Rn-
bard-. y. N. Logan. J. W. Mothcr,hcnd. NJ.
q. B. Morrison, q. II. Whitley. John II.
LomaX, !. J.. Crawford and Eulon Sterling.
''The local committee ut Brownsville !,
composed of James N. Graham. n. NJ.
klbbe, Oscar q. Dancv. Robert a. Kitchen.
j. g. George. X. y. Crcagcr. William =.
West, +. 4. Yates, u. H. Goodrich, II. NJ.
Williams, \. u. kowal~ki. I'LL H. Yates.
county Judge: i. W. Neahury IIarbert
Davenport. i. +. Green, u. u. Cole. Frank
.C. Pierce. T. II. Forio. james u. Wells. NJ.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
10 PEOPLE ARE
KILLED, many
INJURED in
AIR RAID
IN NIGHT
lliy Associated Press. }

LONDON, Dec. l9.-Tcn persons were
killed and seventy injured III London dur
inc last nights air raid. Outside of Lon
don five persons were injured.
One ~ the German airplnncs which took
part ~ las nights raid over England was
brought down and another H. believed ID
have been destroyed. the war office an
nounceS. From sixteen ~ twenty raiders.
divided into AK groups. cndavorcd t0 reach
London, but only five succeeded in drop
ping bombs on the city. All the British ma
chimes which engaged the raiders returned
safely.
There " reason to believe that another
raider dropped into the English channel.
says the report. a British pilot fired two
drums ~ ammunition into u raider ~ ii
wa~ dropping bombs on London from
height MI thirteen thousand feet After
the main attack the raiders ceased a sin
glc aIrplanc flew over London about q
o'clock. The raider H. known definitely IN
have been destroyed IIc was ht bv fire
from anti-aircrait guns and finally
dropped into the ~ea off Kent Two NJ ihc
crew NJ three were captured alive IN an
armed trawler
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
us. Sub Rammed
By Sister Vessel

WASHINGTON, u. C.. Dee. ln. Nine
teen hives were lp~t Monday when INV
American submarine F- wa~ rammcd ANA
sunk IN the submarine F-3 in home wu-
ter during fog Monday afternoon. Thc
F-3 wa- noid amaged and picked WIZ five
"f the survivors VT her victim.
Secretary MI Navy Daniels who lu-t
night announced the disaster gave wv
further details
One Texan, John r. Bell, seaman. was
among the men tu lose hi- life WV thc FL.
ilI~ mother, Mr. j. HI Bell. lives in Sill
bee. Texas
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
Daniels Gives Review
Of What Navy Is Doing
tRy Associated rrcss.N

WASHINGTON, II. C. Dee. ln.-Scrre-
tarN Daniels before INV house naval sub
ccommittec investigating thc navy- war
activities. gave general review VIII what
the navy ha- been doing. lc told how the
navy IN now building four capital and 9th
XII important ships.
Discussing submarine rha-cr-, Scrrr-
tary Daniels said they were regarded a-
necessity and there was "up great rn-
thu~ia~m' about them u- weapon rnr
permanent effectiveness
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
Wheat Condition Is
Lowest On Record
tI;y A.: iciatcd Press.)

WASHINGTON, D. Il. Dee. lg.-The
winter wheat planted th, year, one " the
largest acreage ever ~own III the country "
history. showed ~ December | the lowest
condition On record. a forecast III only
540.Oo0. 600 bushels " made TN the depart
ment of agriculture. The final production.
however, viii ~ above ur lower than the
quantity. depending ~ conditions here
after. Winter wheat ~own this fal fnr next
years harvest aggregates ~ 10000 acres
and IT, condition on December was 79.3
pcr cent ~ normal, the department an
n"unccd The acreage ~ four Ter cent
more than the revised estimate MI acres
~own in the fall WI 1916.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-19
Sub Which Destroyed
Warship Sent Down
'Ey Associated Pre- ID

PARIS. Tuesday. Old French
cruiser Chateau Renault employed ~ N
transport. was torpedoed and sunk III the
Mediterranean ~ea December l4 and the
submarine which attacked her was later
destroyed. It was officially announced tn-
night. All the passengers who were sol
dicr~ or Officers. were saved. Ten mem
ber~ "f the crew were lost. The Chateau
Rcnault displaced 1895 tons Her compile
mcnl before the war wa- ~ix hundred men.