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The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
BRITISH STEAMSHIP
TORPEOOED AND SUNK
BY GERMAN U-bOAT
Vessel Lands New Zealand Troops
at a British Port and Is De
stroyed While en- Route to New
York for an Oil Cargo.


An Atlantic Port Sept S-Ncws of
the destruction Of the s.igg ton Brit
ish steamship Turakinn by torpedo
from u German submarine August -,
wUs brought here today by several
mrmh, rs Of her crew who arrived
ON an American passenger ship from
Great britain. The ship had but re-
Gently landed at british port "a de-
tachmcnt Of 1909 Ncw Zealand troops
ana as on her way to New York ia
take a cargo of oil.
According tn Charles West refrig
orator engineer of the ship. three
members of the crew lost their lives
from the explosion Of the torpedo
The othvs, az In an, escaped IN life
boats aud wer" picked up eight hours
lated by a British destroyer. The at
tack occurred about ls0 miles ont
and although the Turakinu was
armed. there was no chance To use
the gums. as the U-hoat did not show
herself The vessel was owned by
IN" Sew Zealand shipping companS
and was built in ia0s az Newcastle
England
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF
STEAMSHIP LINE is IN
DfsFAvoR WITH EMPEROR
BY Associated Press


Zurich Switzerland. sept S. Ac-
cording to the Neueste Weiner Journal
Niennal Albert Ballin. director-gen-
cral Of the Hamurbg American steam
ship line and long favorite of En-
peror william. has fallen into dis
favor In officialdom because OF criti-
eism of the policy of the government.
The emperor. who never before failed
to send birthday congratulations to
Herr Baiiin. this year ignored the an
uivtrsary
Among Hamburg ship owners. Herr
iinlln's attitude Is disnpproved. as Il
Is thought his sharp condemnation of
the governments policy Is likely 60
diminish German prestige abroad. tNo
adyices have been received as To the
nature of Herr Rallin's criticisms Of
the government.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
MESS NGES SHOW EXTENT
or SWEDTN'S INTRIGUE

Washington. Sept TIE state dc
Tartmout today made public certain
communication from Count LuNhnrr
the German charge at Bucnn~ AIRES.
to the Berlin foreign office dispatch
I'D through the swedish legation tu
Ciuher. relating to the critical dipio
matte situation which prevailed bee
tween Germauy and Argentina.
The following was ISSUED 40 tho
filtr department
The department of state has socur-
.d certain tclcgrams from Count Luz
burg, German charge a. affaircs ~
Huonus Ares, a. the foreign office az
Berlin which, ! regret to say, were dis
p,tchcd from Burnos Aires hy IN,
swedish legation as their own uffciu
messages. addressed to the Stockholm
foreign office.
The following are translations o
the German text
MAY ~. 1919. Number ~. Thi'
government has now released German
aud AUSTRIAN ships on which hitherto
u guard has been placed. In consc
uucncc or the settlement or the Monte
I'roteeldo case there has h'Sn u grca
change In public feeling, Govern
m,nt viii In future only clcar Argcn
tine ships ~ far ~ las Pulmas.
bcg that the small steamers Oran an'
Gunzo. 3i1 Of January tmchnln'
which sailed 3I~i) 3OO ton~ which ar'
tnowD nearing isorIcauN With view
"a changing the nag. may u" spared
~ possible. or els" sunk without
trace heing lclt cSpurlOr Ncr>"nki)
tsignedl "'IhNburg.'
July 3. 1917. Number 80. lcari
frnm a reliable source the acting m'il
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
AMBULANCE DRIVER is
CITED FOR COURAGE AND
GOODNESS UNDER FIRE
By Associated Prsss

Paris Sept s.--Hobin Jay FLYNN
Of san Francisco, "a driver of section
one Of the American ambulance. was
citrd to-day Tor courage ana GOODNESS
under fire. lie distinguished himself
particularly on August 10 when, a
she'll having destroyed the body Of
his car. he continued to carry wound
ed men from % p"rilous advanced post
in a first line trcuch along road
constantly under the fire ot gas
shells The car WIS the fourth
which hns been destroyed while h,
was driving
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08

Omaha N"h., sept S--GeorEe v.
Gilmore, a prominent Omaha rnan-
ciyr. former president of the National
League OF building ana Loan Asso-
riatiou aud president ~ the omaha
Young Mems christian Association,
died today az York llarhor Maine,
whore he has been spending the sum
mrr lie was % ycarE old
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
NuSTRINNS REC NpTURE
GROUND FROM ITALIANS

London, Sept. N.-In the !Icrmada
sector on IN" front northwest Of
Trieste, ia" Austriuns have recap
turcd ground gained by the Italians.
according 10 an official statement
from the Austrian war office received
here. today The statement says the
Italians can no longer boast uf hav-
ing gained q yard Of ground Up 10
IN" present time, according to the
announcements the Austriuns have
taken more than GOO0 prisoners In
the Hcrmuda region
According to the announcement the
Austrians pressed back the Italians
from Monte san Gabrielle northeast
of Glorizig The Italians are said To
have fled.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO
DRAFT JAPS RECEIVED
FROM GENERAL CRoWDER

Trenton, y j., sept Instructions
not to draft Japanese were received
here today by the adiutInt general .
office from Provost Marshal General
Crowder as a result of the action Of
the local CONSUMPTION board at Plain
field. y. j.. which had accepted ard
certified one young man of that race.
The conscriptcd Japanese had made
no claim Tor exemption and appeared
Rratifed at being accepted for the
national army saving he would h'
gin dto serve.
Protest however was mud" hN the
japanese ambassador ana Genera
CroWdrr called the attention uf m
state authorities to the fact mat inp.
anese may not hc called
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
PETR0GRAD AND MOSCOW
THREATENED BY FAMINE,
REPORT TO STOCKHOLM
by Associated Prs,s

stockholm, sept IA food crisis
In P"rograd aud Moscow is reported
In Idvic"s received here from Hapa-
aud1 VI. Jurenew, Russian minis
ter Of communications. is said to
have asked NJ. pieschehonotf. minis
ter of supplies 20 take further extra
ordinary measures 20 save these cities
from famine, saying supplies on hand
IN porograd would suffice only Tor
ten days and that conditions Ia Nos
COW Wcre worse.
All the bread IN Moscow has been
distributed. Arrangements have been
u,Hde to keep continuous comipunict-
tiuu hy means of special trains uc-
tween the supply centcrs and Pr,ro-
Eftd ana MOSCOW
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
GERMANY is FACING A
COAL SHORTAGE, STREET
LIGHTS DISCONTINUED

Copcnhnpcn. sept S,--Difficulties
with the winter supply of fuel IN
Germany already are being felt The
era Of voluntary or compulsory seloc-
ton of thc nttest establishments for
survival IN various branches of trade
ana industry already has opened, and
business VIII hc concentrated In these,
while others Will shut down cNcepi
those supplying heat and light The
city of Stettu already has suspended
street lighting entirely On account ui
lack ~ coal
Tho German press and pubic &C,
Tor the moment far moro keenlv In
tercsttd in problems of fuel ana fnot
than m politics.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
Legation in Buenos Aires Acted
as a Secret Means of Communi-
cation Between German Charge
and Berlin Foreign Office.
STATE DEPARTMENT GIVES
OUT COPIES OF MESSAGES
Were Dispatched by the Morse
men as Their Own Official Mes.
sages to the Stockholm Office
Details Of Plan Barred.

Wnshingtnn Sept slow sweden
legation in Argentina. acting as u
secret means of communication be-
tween the German charge In Buenos
Aires and the Berlin foreign office
transmitted Information OF the sailing
Of ships and directions for their de-
strucuon by submarines was revealed
today In official dispatches made pub
lic by the state department
Copies - official dispaiches sent
10 the Bcrlin foreign office hy Count
LuNnurg. the German charge IN
Hucnos Aires, In cipher through the
swedish legation there us it, own
communications. were made public by
secretary Lansing, without any com.
mcnt as TO how they fen into the
hands OF this government. or any in
digation Of whnt is to come As the re.
suit Of the disclosure
Copies Of the state department
announcement were delivered AZ tn,
same time they were made public %
the Argentine embassy and the Swtd-
ish legations here.
llesides revealing the means IN
which Germany used sweden in hci
Vaccinations in Argentina. the dis
patches show how the German charge
AT the time Argentina WAS having q
critical diplomatic controversy viii
Germany over subm1rine destruction
of her ships. was sending through IN,
Swedish legation Information uf th'
Raiiiugs OF certain vessels with recon
msudatons that they be- sunk with
outleaVinR aHy trace aud ~ othe
dispatches was informing hi. g,,"ru
mcnt how tu regard Arg"ntina's pro
tests against tho destruction uf h"l
shipping.
Objcsr of United States
In The absence of any official com
mcut whatever ON the discloSurD~ b
appeared that the manifest purpos"
pt the United States In publishing th'
correspondence were two. FIRST ,n SHOW
the relations 'b,tWccn Germany AN,
sweden. AZ least So flr 1- the legl
tiuus IN Argentina were concerned, an,
second, 10 disclose Ia Argoniina. wher
GERMAN Influences seem to have bee.
strongest in AN South America tn
manner m which the G-rmln diplo
matjr agent az her capital was Civ
trg secret Instructions for the de
structinu nf her shipping and the man
crument IN dealing with Argentina
diplomaticnlly Germany recent
gave Arpentian promise that u,
more of her shipping would bee sub
m1riend In violation of int"runtinur
law. n was announced that Arg"'
tuna accepted Germuny's promise As
satisfactory solution tu the sltuatio
which threatened "a break In diplO
matte relations. Il not actually war
Raron y Akorhi"l the Swcdis
charge d'affuircs, knew uf the con
tents ~ the dispatches, or hc woul
mot have allowed them to go furwar'
~. said hat not having amy advice
from his own country h" would no
comment on the matter at this time.
~ the Argentine embassy n w
said any statement would hc mad
later
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
rETTISu SNIP DELPHI
~ SINkk BN ~ tN NEiNt

An Atlantic Port Sept, s. The
British steamship pelphic, OF S,2I3
toms. one uf the White star Line
fleet. has been sunk by German
submarine. according tn word re-
crivod tuday, The crew were saved.
Adviccs from the same source Also
reported that the British stednisiip
MiddleseN, formerly known as the
KiiEht bachelor. vessel Of i.2Sl
tons. likewise under convoy. bad heen
sunk about the same time as was the
Dclphir. The M,ddlescN was built ir
t91l at Glasgow ana was lWrNd 10y
the federal steam navigation COM
pauy of London.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
aEIMNN NAVAL FORCES
OBSERVED ~ THE BAITiC

Stockholm, sept Sit is reported
hy IN" SvensKa pnPbladrt that Ger
man naval forces of considerable
strength have been observed In the
southern Baltic taking northcrly
course, Tho leading squadron. II says.
consists of submarines and torpedo
boats. with cruisers following them.
II o. believed To- be the German Baltic
elect, reinforced hy part of the high
seas fleet \ great naval attack on
RuSsiln baltic ru1st towns is eX-
prrtpd
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
ROOSEVELT STRONG FOR
SUFFRAGE; MAINE PEOPLE
ARE TOLD TO VOTE YES
Ry A..nclAted rt.ss

Bangor Maine. sept s. Former
President RooscNclt sent tins tel"-
gram today 10 the Maine suffrage cam
lupu committee.
i earnest hope that AS a matter
uf plain ju. tice the people uf Maine
will vote yes ON woman's suffrage %
special election on the suffrnge
amendment viii be- held Monday
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
our Reply snli. England.

Washington, Sept, N.--Great Britain
has advised the United states that
President Wilson's reply To Pope Ben
edicts peace proposals. Is In effect
Great Brit1in's reply as was indicated
recently In n statement hy Lord Cecil
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
Figure ON Transport system.

Washington Sept S.-A Joint
board of army and navy officers
headed by Captain William II. Shoe
maker of the navy has been appoint
ed to work out a system 10 be en-
ploycd IN getting American troop
transports across the Atlantic In
safety
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
JUDGE HOOK TO DECIDE
ON REcEIvERsHrP FOR
THE KATY NEXT WEEK

New York. sept. Son compilation
Of arguments upon the question OF
appointing an additional receiver for
the Missouri. Kansas \ Texas Rail-
way company IN the federal court
hero today, Judge Hook announced
that he would give HIS decision In 81.
Louis In about week.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
WILSON IS BRANDED
AS AN AUTOCRAT BY
GERMAN CATHOLICS
The Centrist Party, Commenting
on Presidents Reply to Pope 8
Peace Note, Declares America Is
Ruled With an Iron Hand.

Berlin. Thursdny. Sept g Wia Lon
dom. Sept. e. ODclaycdD The Ko-
man catholic centrist party has ISSUE
a formnd statement dealing with
president Wilson's reply To- the peace
note of Pope Benedict. luusmuch ~
this statement is making the round
of the party press IL may he taken
for granted that It reflects the official
view of is sponsors. IL urges that
the presidents message. although
phrased in a tone which is considered
offensive should be considered who'll ;
In the light Of It's essential and OBJ
iective principle.
The declaration discusses the dis
crepnucy between the war aims set
down In President Wilson's message
and those proclaimed by the entente,
adding that In this respect Mr.. VIII
sons reply ought to prove acceptable
The statement then deals with the
presidents demand that the German
people stand surely for their govern
mcnt saying
Ignorance Of the President
"Whpt Mr.. Wilson has 10 say co1-
cernine the characterization of th,
German empire has only demon.
strntcd the helpless ignorance of this
learned president of the United states
| lie does not seem 10 have the SliEhtc-'
conception ~ German conditions
| otherwise he would have avoided. Ia
connection with such q momcntous
| message, conmring mp comparison
between methods of government ai
| the Geran empire and those obtaining
a. Washington.
Where Is the more democratic sys'
tenn 10 be- found today Berlin oi
Wrshington II in truth there stand.
,today at the head OF any helliger"n'
lnation a real nutocrat. he may b,
found IN the United states. Nowher,
else has q ruler attempted To sun
press the right and desire OF the pe",
| pie To cooperate iu the government
Dmocrn,ic Reforms.
Long before MIR Wilson arrogatoi
tn himself the right to demand demo
!tratic reforms iu Germany our gov
Iernmcnt hJd granted prueSian cleC
ltnral reforms and We have IA" king
plrcE, that az. re enrdia. l-Bm.NN "
pledge that the general direct euilt
land secret ballot IA" most lihrrl
lrlc,turul franchise I'm the world wil
become an institution in Prussia. W
also have the definite promise of M,
| .hanrcllur. Dr Micha"li- that he vii
lseck tu achieve NOR, intimate con
lttct with parliament and h" has -
leo"d tl,th already redeemed TIM
lpledge In part
The events which led mp To- IN,
lhreak in diplomatic relations hctwcci
the United states ana Germany fol
llowel hy the declaration uf war h1y'
mot become sufficiently clarified u
permit final verdict I'm any case
remains FOR MS 20 devise ways AN
Imcans 10 arrive 1T an uudcrstundin
with Mr. Wilson We consider mos
stupid the threat OF the pan- -Germa'
press that peace discussion with sucl
a fellow is wholly out ui the question
espcCially iu View of the fact tha
Mr. Wilson win continue 10 be prosi
dent of the United States for severi
years more. Most OF MS are hardl
Inclined to carry on the war under al
circumstances 10 1871"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
80. .OO0 PRISONERS ARE
CAPri RED BN ITALIANS

Rome, sept s., Morc than thirty
thousand prisoners have beet. taken
during the Italian offensive. the war
office announces
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08

Topeka Kan. sept N.-- Arthur
Bonebrakc. l6 years old. won the
state golf championship today from
n. t. Armstrong of the Topeka Coun-
try club in the tenth annual tourud-
mcnt of the Is. = e.. \.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
An Explosion, Said 10 Have Been
Accidental, Occurs at Govern
ment Plant Near Philadelphia
Two of Those Hurt Are Women.
ooMMANDANT AND AIDES
MAKING THOROUGH PROBE
Carelessness Of Worlmen Caused
the Accident, II Is Believed;
Fire Breaks Out and Spreads
to Other Small Buildings.
By Associated Pr...

Philadelphia. Sept. S.--Three work.
men are known to hase been Killed
and twcnty-ihree persons badly in
jured In an explosion at the Frankford
arsenal here early today. According
to workers. the explosion was acei-
dental, there being nothing to Indicate
that Il was caused by an outside agen-
cy. Two Of the twenty-three injured
are young women.
Major Montgomery. commandant
of the arsenal. and his aides are in
estigaiing the explosion and decline
10 make any statement unit they
have completed their inquiry. Care
,essness of workman, II was be-
lieved. was the cause Of the accident.
The explosion occurred in one OF
three small buildings known as de-
t0nating dry rooms where the primer
caps for three and ak inch shells and
small arms cartridges are dried. The
building In question has fits wallis
packed with cindcra and every precai-
tion was taken 20 prevent accidents.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
GERMANY D|STORTS
FACTS TO PUT BLAME
FOR WAR ON SLAVS
Important Parts of the Testimony
at the Trial of Gen. Soukhomli
noff Are Deliberately Sup
pressed by Teutons, Is Claim.

Copenhagen. sept S.--With the ar
riyaluf l,ussiHu newspapers, some
light Is thrown uu the campaign
which the German government has
been conducting ON the strength Of
testimony brought out at the trial
uf General Suukhumliuon IN Petro-
grad FOR high treason Accounts of
the trial in the Novo" Nrvmya Of
petroErJd show that iu the attempt
to prove that Russia was responsible
for beginning the war. tn" Germans
deliberately suppressed important
parts of testimony given by General
JHnuschkcvit"h. former chief of the
Russian general staff
IL appears from IN" \uVoc Nrcmya
that General Jdnuschkrvitrh testified
reports had been received that Ger
man mobilization already was secret
~ IN progress.
On the following day q dispatch
was received from the russian ann
bassador ~ Bcrun confirming that
the German mobilization was in prog
ress. The emperor then expressed
his thanks to General JanuschkeVitch
Tor not having revoked the mohiliaa-
tiun order
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
WEAR A COAT OF MAIL
WHEN YOU GO CALLING
ON CABARET SINGERS

Chicago. SEPT S-Dr Loon II.
Quitmtn. wh" vas shot under m,H.
terious circumstanrci while in the
apartment of Miss RUBY Dean, q cab
aret singer, Thursday night died to-
day amer making q statement tu the
police saving the shooting was "un-
Intentional" llc contIndicted q pre-
vious statement that Miss Dean dolih-
.cruteN shot him
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08

istcr for foreign affairs who IL n no
tortous ass and angiophilc. declared IN
u secret Session Of the senate thai N.
geniina would drmnnd rrom IIcIiin u
promise not To sink anN more Arecn-
tine ship II not agrSd "a. relations
would he broken OFT. recommend
refusal and IL necessary, calling IN
tho mediation of spain.
"'IuNhurg.' q"
July y. 1917. Number o.: With
oui showing any tendency to maxi
concessions, postpone reply Ia \rgcn'
time note nnlll receipt of further re-
po1s. \ change of ministry II prpb-
able. ~ regards argentine st1ancr~
! recommend cithrr compelling them
10 turn hack, sinking ihslS without
leaving any traces or lctiiTg them
through. They are all quite small.
IuXhurg'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
I'rompt Work Saves Iiuildings.

Fire followed tho EXPLOSION and
spread to several other .smaif build
ings known as the artillery assembly
unit. IN these there werr three and
six inch shells. hut prompt work on
the part of arsenal employees aud city
firemen saved the buildinga aud their
contents from destruction.
Today's explosion was the second
fatal one to occur Within the past five
months. Two men were killed by the
bursting of shrspnel fuse In the
high explosives building last April.
Three Investigations were under
way soon afier todays explosion. IN
which federal officials the police and
coroner participated
The monetary loss Is estimated at
about $4,000 Three small buildings
were destroyed together with about
So .000 detonntors.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08

The foregoing dispatch gives the
first intimation from a Russian
source in regard to the testimony
which the German chancellor. br.
MiUhachH sHid earlier IN the week
ostn hlishcd "irrofutahiy that 1t WAS
the military party around the RUS
sian emperor, and not Germany.
which chose the time for thch war.
The principal point made hy Dr.
Michuelis WAS that the l,ussinn cul.
pcror. convinced of the German ems
peror's desire Tor peace, ordered can
collation. uf the mobilization order
hut that "J couple of criminals dis
regarded the order and thwartcd It's
execution 80 reference was made
boy the chancellor To the suppressed
testimony which is now ~ hand
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
NEW MEXICO WEATHER

Tonight and Sunday, generally fair:
not much change IN temperature.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-08
LOCAL WEATHER

Maximum. 81: minimum. So: range.
3s; , a. m. 80; enst wind. cienr
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-20
IL. PUTS new
Rates IN EFFECT

Since the Injunction secured By the
pubic utilities commission prohibiting
the lnter.Island Steamship Co. from
raising its rates has been dissolved.
the new schedule Of rates announced
a. TO go into effect on October have
been reestablished BY the company. :
The new schedule had been IN force
only q few days when the Injunction
was secured which caused the com
pany to 60 back to q freight and pas
senger tariff in effect in 1913. p
Before a hearing in the case could
be secured a period Of about go days
elapsed during which the company OF.
ficials maintain they lost many thou
sand dollars, or about Is per cent o.
the gross business OF the company
When objection is made to the ne q
rates, which makes the fare to isIG &c
points about Is cents to q 81 ND r
than formerly. it is pointed oat'th'
the Inter-Island raise Of rates Is oni :
about 10 or IS per cent, although Z y
shipping board has increased t a.
freight rate between San Francis *
and Honolulu nearly 100 per. cent.