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TOMBSTONE TRUST FINED.
Seventeen Mem hers Must Pa!
From xS to 1000 Each.

BALTIMORE, Sept. l2.-Seventeen menu
hers Of the National Retail Monument
Dealers Association were fined to-day by
Judge John G. Rose in the United States
District Court here in addition to fine
of $4,000 imposed upon the association.
This action followed the entering by
the defendants Of a plea OF nolo con-
tendere In the indictment against them
which charged violation of the Sherman
ANTITRUST law. The individual fines
ranged from $1,000 down to - each
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U-B0ATS' TOLL
ONLY 1S SHIPS
Twelve Big Vessels. Fewest
Since Ruthless Warfare Be-
gan. Sunk in Week.

LONDON. sept. ia marked decrease
in the destruction OF British merchant
vessels by mines or submarines is indi-
Gated in the weekly Admiralty statement
issued this evening. Twelve vessels of
more than 1900 tons ana six of less
than 1900 tons were sent TO the bottom,
as compared with twenty in the large
and three in the small category sunk
the previous week.
To-night's statement shows that four
fishing vessels also were lost.
Following are the detailed figures:
Arrivals 2,T4t: sailings, 2,s6S.
British merchant vessels sunk by
mine or submarine of over 1900 tons,
including one previously. twelve:
under 1900 tons. including one pre-
viously. six.
British merchant vessels attacked
unsuccessfully. including three pre-
viously. twelve.
British fishing vessels sunk, four
This Admiralty statement shows the
smallest number of large British vessels
sunk by mines or submarines since Ger
many last February began her iutens-
fed submarine campaign. The previous
low record was for the week of March
II, when thirteen vessels Of more than
1900 tons were lost.
PARIS, Sept. 12,-The statement Of the
Ministry of Marine. issued this evening
shows that for the week ended Septem-
Der one French vessel of more than
500 tons and five vessels under 1900
tons were sunk by mines or submarines
Two fishing craft also were sent to thu
bottom.
Unsuccessful attacks were made or
three vessels.
ROME, Sept. l2--lt is Officially an.
uounced that during the week ended
September 2 no Italian ship was los
q : the result of submarine attacks or 10y
striking mines.
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DATA FOR PERSHING
"HOPELESSLY LOST"
Important Papers viii Haze
to Be Duplicated.
Special Despatch to The sus.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12,-Lost papers
at the War Department referring to
innortant and immediate needs OF
Maior-Gen. Pershing's force in France
has centred attention here on the neces-
sity of a more direct method of handling
ali matters pertaining to the nations
overseas forces in the future.
The papers, containing data compiled
after weeks OF painstaking and special
lied work by officials here. have been
hopelessly lost In the maze OF "ofiiciai
business and the War Department has
had to give up the search and direct
that the data be compiled again 80 far
as possible.
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U.S.DESTR0YERS
SINK 5 U-B0ATS
American Seaman'S Letter
Tells of Battle Off the
French Coast.
special Despatch TO TsE 81,

AkEuN, Ohio. Sept. 12.--First news
OF a naval battle off the coast OF Fra nee
on August 20, IN which a fotilla OF seven
American destroyers conveying i've
transports was alta Cked by fleet or
u-boats and sank five of them after u
hot action, was made public here to-
day when u letter was received from an
Akron youth now serving with the de-
etroyer hotilla Details of the engaS e.
meut of which the Navy Department
has made no announcement, are given
IN the letter.
Il haven't told You about our battle.
have f." he writes. III | were of lit
erary frame Of mind perhaps | could
tell you about it in such a manner tnat
you could appreciate Al the thrills and
escapes experienced without going too
fully into detail. I'll endeavor TO give
you general idea of what 1t is to be In
a battle with submarines,
"On Monday August 20. about .
o'clock in the morning five transport {
and their conveys of seven destroyers
and two aeroplaues We're just passing,
preparatory to entering the harbor a
F'reuch seaport--delctions made by this
newspaper to conform with American
censorship regulationsl
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>e-crul 'a1'. Deypatca 10 THr sus.

LONDON. Sept. l2.-Medill Mccormick,
who was one of the pioneers in the work
OF making Englshmen better acquainted
with Americans. received great well
come to-day at "A House Of Commons
luncheon. His words aroused prolonged
cheers when ne said
Although | am politically opposed to
President Wilson, ! am ready now to
state publicly for the first time my
agreement with his principles '
Mr.. Bonar Law In welcoming Mr.. Nc
Cormick said:
But for the financial assistance of the
United States the position of the Allies
would have been very disastrous. We
know we now have on our side resources
more than sufficient to win a complete
victory and we know that the American
people have the practical sense to rea!ize
the lessons of the war
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German Mistakes IU>tiy.
By the Associdied Ptes.

LONDON. Sept. L.. - Andrew Bonar
Law. Chancellor of the EXchequer
speaking to-day at luncheon given by
the Empire Parliamentary Association
to Medil Mccormick. Congressman at
Large for Illinois, said:
"ln everything connected with the
military arm the Germans have shown
remarkable results, even genius. But in
dealing VITA questions of human nature
they repeatedly have made mistakes
which have been the salvation of rfle
Entente Allies. No mistake they have
made will he so great in its consequences
as that which drove the United States
into the war
THE Germans lately have been say
ing that the Entente was relying on the
United states as their last hope. | want
to say to you that we do rely on the
United States.
"As Chancellor of the EXchequer l am
ready to say to YOU now what | should
have been sorry to have had to say six
months ago, namely. that without the
United Statess financial assistance the
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DR.. WOOD GOES TO FRONT.
Tear Gas Inventor Called I
France by RibOt.
Special Despatch to THE SuN

SPECIAL Despatch 20 THE SIN-
BALTIMORE. Sept. 12.-Unable longer
to resist doing his bit" at the front
for the safeguarding Of democracy DIR.
Robert W. Wood. the Johns Hopkins
scientist, is now in France. enlisted in
the scientific fight against the Prussian
war machine.
Following the receipt of cablegram
from Ribot, with whom DR.. Wood is
we'll acquainted. the scientist packed his
kit in his laboratory at Easthampton.
l.. l.. two weeks ago. bade Mrs, Wood
and several Of his friends good-by and
took ship for France. He went AS a
Major, and It is known important work
is planned for him.
The tear gas used by the Allies was
formulated by Dr. Wood and transmitted
TO a French associate. Prof. Cotton, in
the first months Of the war.
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BULCARIA'S QUEEN
is DEAD; AGED 56
German Princess Dies in Sofia
Ill Some Time.


Bulgaria died here this afternoon
She had been Ill for some time and
recently King Ferdinand and Crown
Prince Boris and Prince Cyril were
summoned to her bedside
Queen Eleanore, consort to the Car
of Bulgaria. was born princess of
Reuss, ffty-six years ago. Her little
German state had contributed royal
wives for many Of the European courts.
but she gave every promise in early
life of remaining a spinster in her ma
tive land.
She passed much time at the Rus
sian court where she was an intimate
of the Czar and Czarina. There 1t was
that she met Car Ferdinand of Bull
garia. Ferdinand had been coldly re-
ceiyed at Petrograd. and the courtiers
whispered that II he married Fleanore
he would find a surer road to Russia n
favor than by any other path.
Ferdinand wooed her and about eight
years ago she went to Sofia as the
queen. She was then 4s years old. The
court loved her not. but she won her
ways to the hearts of the masses. and
was particularly noted for her care Of
wounded soldierA
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watching News Print supply.

WASHINGTON. Sept. Ito keep
check on the news print paper situation
the Federal Trade Commission Will in
stitute a system Of monthly ana weekly
renorts by manufacturers. The aim Is
10 keen publishers constantly Informed
as 10 the rate of production and con-
sumption and amount Of Paper stocks on
hand.
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Provisional Committee Of
WOrkmen and Soldiers Is
sues Proclamation.
TO CRUSH kORNILOFF
Leaders Plan to Check Re-
vOlt-llOpe TO Avert
BlOOdShed.
COSSACkS DESERT REBELS
l Ukrainian Central Parliament
Calls on All to Defend
Nation in Crisis.
DESERT REBELS

PElROt RAD. sept. I2.--,atchina.
thirty miles south.southwcst Of Pc.
trOgrad. has been occupied by the
forces Of Gen. kOrniloff after II had
been evacuated by Government troops.
Gen. SaNinkofi. commander Of thS
troops defending Petrograd, told the
Associated Press to-day.
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WILL AID EMBARGO.
Argentine Disclosures viewed as
Helping strict Measures.

LONDON, Sept. l2.-All developments
connected with Sweden's breach OF neu-
trality seem to have reached a stand
still, probably in an effort to let the
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SENATE BACKS
ALIEN DRAFT
Resolution Passed Affects
100000 i'm /. S.--Ger-
mans Must Serve.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 12.-!Impatience
in the Senate with the Admins
trations policy of delay in dealing with
the question OF alien slackers in the
United States was reflected in the
a,acrity with which the Chamberlain
JON. resolution providing for the appli-
cation of the seleCtive draft to all aliens
Of the United states was passed to-day.
Under the terms OF the resolution as
amended in the Senate to-day all alien
residents are subject to the draft II oil
military age. and except in such in
stances as existing treaties may forbid
such conscrption, or where under Fed
arla law such alien residents are IN
eligible 10 American citizenship More
than 1000, 900 may he added to the con-
scriptjon lists by this measure.
Several weeks ago the Senate passed
tho NcC,mber resolution authorizing the
President through the State Department
10 enter into negotiations looking to the
conservation of aliens of nations with
whom the United states Is now III alli-
,nce by and with the consent or the
allied Governments.
state Department slow.
The weeks have passed and from time
IA time Senators representing states OF
" rsa alien population have asked of the
state Department what progress was
haing made In every instance they
h,ye heen. 40 they to-day alleged. put
on with the statement that the hesolia-
tions were progressing
| The ioint resolution as amended IN
the course of to-day's deliberations pro-
,,iaed for the extension OF the operation
| ~ III. selective draft to all ahen resi-
dents even including the aIleiS oW'i'S
| allegiance to the Central Powers SuC"
| aliens may he Conscripted TOT service III
| the nom comhatant orGth'zdtious v. '.I.
| nau, army. while the alien residents OF
,na other powers may he conScrip,ed tor
Ina, service in the fighting with the
| coors. .,,,,,,i,,,, o.,
Eoreipn Relations spoke III opposition
to the resolution
Lodge Backs Measure.
senator Lodge said: Il don't th'nN
! n,,a can differ as to the necessity
or the sCrupulouS observance OF tn'
sanctitv of treaties. There is specne
| nrobibition OF the compulsory ehlls'
/ a
,hres nations and impaired to other
tToaties by the favored nation clause
7 would be the last to suggest anything
that by any possibility could be con
sidered an abrogation by Congress or Z
treaty. ~
NO bill that trenched on the proper
comfy OF friendly nations wltA eaoI
other, or still more upon treaties
would receive my support. In my
Judgment this measure Is so drafted al
TO guard against these transgressionS.
senator Chamberlain, author OF th'
iolnt resolution, said he had taken thu
matter up with the State Department
and they simply advised him they ha'
taken It up with the diplomatic rep
resentatives and thus far there had bee,
no answer. "As matter OF fact ther
are some OF the allied nations that ar
insisting that their men be subjected Il
the draft
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AYRES
RIOTERS BURN
GERMAN BLOCKS
Scores of Buildings De-
strOyed in Wild Anti
TeutOn Demonstration.
KAISER'S ENVOY OUSTED
Count LuxburG to Receive His
Passports at Legation
To-day.

BUENos AYeEs. Sept. 12.-The down
of the widest disorders tonight in con-
nection with great anti-ierman demon
stratlons in which thousands took part
Many of those in the mobs carried
buildings were set on fire. Several
blocks of German business houses in
Gale % de Mayo were destroyed.
Among the structures attacked were
the German Club. one OF the finest
edifices in the city, and the building Of
a German daily. La Union. As fast as
fires in these buildings were eStin-
guished they were started again.
Mounted patrols and the entire fire
department kept rushing from one part
of the city TO another in an attempt TO
puell the riots and put down the flames.
In several instances police who were
attempting to shoot at those welding
torches were set upon by the crowds
and dsarmed. stones few freely.
I.uNbnrg Given Passports.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken by the authorities to protect
Count Luxburg. the German Minister,
ing to receive his passports. which were
sent at noon to-day to the German Le-
CATION by the Argentine Government.
The passport issued to Count Won
LuNburg reads:
oneidering that his Excellency
Count Karl Won Luxburg, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary Of the German Empire. is leav-
ing the Argentine Republic the au-
thorities of the republic are hereby
requested to protect him IN his passage
to the frontier.
Given at Buenos Ayres Sept l., 1917
Valid to the frontier"
The Argentine Minister at Berlin has
been instructed to inform the German
Foreign Office that Count Won Luxbure
has been handed his passports and &c
ask for explanations regarding the tele.
gram disclosures.
Argentina also has asked the German
Government for a fun explanation OF
its present policy OF sinking Argentine
ships A rupture. the officials say, Is
not necessary II Germany IS inclined tc
make concessions. but If she does not dc
so ii is certain there will be break ir
diplomatic relations.
Text of Note of DismisSaI.
The note sent by Foreign Minister
Pueyrredon to Count Won Luxhurg, il
which the German Minister was rendered
his pa asspoTts. reads:
"Mr. Minister: You having ceased
to be persona grata to the Argentine
Government that Government has de
Clded to deliver to you your passports
which | transmit herewith by order @
his Excellency the President Of the ma
ton.
The introducer of embassies has IN
| structions TO assist YOU in your i'm
mediate departure from the territor.
! of the republic God keep you
1t was officially announced here to
| day that If Germany failed to disap
| prove OF Count Won LuXburg's action
Argentina would recall her Minister a
| Berlin If the Berlin Government dis
| approved of his course the status Qu'
| WoIll he Inaluta ned
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The Greenbrler-White sulphur springs.
wost Va, Ideal time for the cure. Only
one night from New York.--Adp.
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All Night vigil.

Assistant District Attorney Doolins
did not sleep on Tuesday night He
stayed in the Means apartment all night
and until 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
running his eye through the mass of
papers in the fibre trunk while Alton
Means alternately answered questions
and snoozed on couch.
In the forenoon Means and his father
in-law, Henry Dietsch. who also as
sisted CASTOR Means with his affairs,
we're taken before the Grand Jury to
he sworn as witnesses. They were
then excused, but will be summoned
again to-day. and from now on the
Grand Jury will do little else than peer
into the strange circumstances in the
life OF Mrs. King that were brought to
light by her death by pistol shot in an
obscure Southern town.
with the death of Mrs. King the
New York District Attorney has nothing
to do" Mr.. Dool!ng said last night.
"Our only task is to ascertain whether
or not there was conspiracy. larceny.
forgery or other fraud in this county
in connection with her property. and If
there was to present the offenders for
prosecution. II we get any evidence Of
value bearing on what happened in
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MEANS'S TRUNK
SEIZED.TOS SIFT
KING TRAGEDY
Papers Examined to Ascer-
tain Whether There Was
Plot to Rob Woman.
FORTUNE MAY BIZ GONE
Her Business Manager Was to
Get $95O,OOO According
to Agreement.

The contents OF a brown fibre trunk
seized yesterday in the apartment Of
Castor b. Means at 1855 Park avenue
and now impounded by the Grand Jury
have given the District Attorneys office
for days Of study in its effort
to find out whether the death of Mrs.
Maude A. King in Concord. s. c.. was
the elimination of conspiracy to rob
the twice divorced and once widowed
woman of her fortune.
The Brown trunk, which would now
be on its way to North Carolina in the
care of Castor Means's brother Alton II
Assistant District Attorney Dooling had
not grabbed it and kept Alton Means
here under Grand Jury subpoena. has al
ready yielded papers regarded as highly
interesting and perhaps of serious i'm
portance by the Investigators.
Some Contents Of Trunk.
They include:
A copy OF the mysterious second
will OF Mrs. Kings husband. James
c. King OF Chicago. which CASTOR
Means says he found and which, II
genuine, would give Mrs. King about
s2,000.000 to add to the Si.000.000
she did receive from her husbands
estate.
\ form of agreement whereby. If
the agreement was ratified, CASTOR
Means would receive $950,000 from
Mrs. King for recovering for her AN
immense sum from the King estate.
presumably through the new will, and
Carl l.. Schurz, "A New York lawyer.
would receive for his assistance per
cent. of the amount recovered.
Cancelled checks and other papers
indicating that CASTOR Means had aC-
counts in New York. Chicago and
North Carolina banks: that a man
whose initials are W. Il. T. and who
is supposed to be a relative of Cas-
ton Means speculated heavily in cot
ton futures. was seldom or never a
winner and In two Transactions this
year lost 365,s65: that checks paid to
brokers in behalf of this man were
drawn by CASTOR Means that $780,
coo credited to Mrs. King in a New
York national bank was all checked
out this year; that Mrs. King ap-
parently contemplated a marriage
which would he her fourth; that Mrs.
j. Benson Foraker, daughtern-law
Of the late Ohio Senator borrowed
or received thousands of dollars from
Mrs King, with whom she lived at
one time. and that trust funds of
which Mrs. King drew only the in
come were converted into cash "A year
or 50 ago.
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whistle Gives Warning.

six blasts on the whistle warned us
a SUB had been seen and commanded us
10 90 to the lfeboats. There had been
so mary drills in this that every one
thought this was Just another false
alarm, Before We got to the boats one
Of the guns on this ship fired, breaking
all the windows Every one cheered
When We got there we could see oil
and hair padding floating on the water,
so our gunners scored, which caused tho
cheer.
zone of the other transports fired ard
raised one about half out Of water, hut
as far as We knew did not do much
damage. \ destroyer discharged a
depth mine which registered another
submarine. y transport rammed an
other cutting it almost in two. There
were two more hit by shrapnel shells.
making a total of five sunk in about an
hour IT was reported that Germans
could be seen in the water hut | didn't
SEQ a one.
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An important fact I'm favor II t,,"
Government is that the president Of th'
new uklaine Parliament and IhLaWe
representative here has lssucG orders to
resist Korniloff by force tud loyally -
support the petrograd Government, u ~
feet order is being maintained in tIs
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II did zee one shell tear off the whole
coming tower and then bubbles al he
spot. An this time the twelve ships
were marnuyring around, always trying
to edge a little closer to port, You see
they kept turning so II n submarine
comes up and sees the ship by the time
they get down and submerge and fire
the torpedo the ship will he out of range
81 could see two torpedocs tha; just
messed the mark, II either one had
struck about 1000 men would have had
a duCking. II was very exciting to
watch the firing and the Rcroplanes
dropping bombs on top of what were
supposed TO be submarines.
"'rhe official report posted on the ship
said five submarines were sunk and
many German survivors picked up from
the ---- In the afternoon. OF course,
there wasn't a great deal of danger of
any Americans being drowned even IL
they torpcdoed us, but | tell you there
were some scared ones on board
guess | was too much interested to he
| scared but after 1t was al! over | was
nervous"
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GREAT BEAK SPRING WATER the
case OF six glass stoppered bottles.-Adr.
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The Premier issued a statement to-g
day to the effect that he would tolerate
no compromise 4 decree was pro-
mulGated handing over to tho courts as
rebels. Gen kornloff Gen. DenIkine,
commanding the armies IN 'he south
western front; Gen. Lo}lomsly chief OF
the General Staff; Gen. Markofl chief
Of the Headquarters STAFF ON the south
western front and NJ MiSiiako|f, Assist
ant Minister of Roads and Communca-
tions.
News of actual fighting between the
kornilof forces and those of the pro-
visional Government "a not being made
public, but Indications here seem to be
THAT there have been no large forces en-
gagged. Publication OF unofficial state
ments concerning measures of public
safety has been prohibited. Circulation
of the Kornilof manifesto also has been
stopped
The measures for the defence OF the
capital are complete. Troops upon
whom the Government can rely continue
to arrive, while the small minority OF
KorniloT sympathlzers in Potrograd ap-
pear thoroughly cowed
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t'ErRoGcAp. sept l2.--The prov si"ual
military committee Of the Workmens
and soldier group, in proclamation to
all the committees of the armies at the
front and the navy, declares that all the
regiments in the capital and outskirts
support the Government
1t announces that the committee has
decided TO organize departments for sup.
plying the needs OF the army and for
creating a bond between the regifnental
for creating a union with the army or
ganizations, Il department for the de-
fence of Petrograd and police purposes.
as well a. secretarial departments. All
will start work forthwith
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Text of the lion.

The proclamation continues
18th" Forty second Army Corps and
the entire garrison of Viborg have
placed themselves at the disposal OF the
Workmen's and Soldiers Delegates and
the Government. Similar news has been
received from Gatchir.a. thirty miles
south heouthwest of Petrograd. and Kron-
stadt. while reports from Moscow. Tver,
Foltava. Odessa. kiev. TzaEitzin and the
Caucasus declare that the army and
Workmen's and Soldiers group are
wholly loyal and taking all measures to
mobilize the military and civil forces to
crush the aGherents of Kornioff, who
were deceived into the belief that petro-
grad was in the hands OF the MaXimal-
!sts and that the provisional Govern
ment had been deposed."
1t says, in addition, that the All Rus
sia Executive Committee Is working in
close unity with the Government, and
reports a number of arrests OF officers
and others.
Formal statements by Cabinet mem
bers to-day report the situation as i'm
proving steadily, but the official op-
timsm Is Offset b. feverSh efforts to
place tho capital in a state OF defence
and to prevent a cOordinated movement
OF the army against the Eerensky
Ministry.