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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
BRITISH CRUISER
DRAKE TORPEDOfD
Victim OF German Submarine Off
The Irish Coast
HAD VISITED ANNAPOLIS
Was One Of Admiral SeymOur's Fleet
That Came To The Naval Acad-
emv Several Years Arn
HAD VISITED ANNAPOLIS

The British cruiser Drake has been
torpedoed and sunk, according to an
Admiralty announcement.
The Drake was torpedoed Tuesday
morning off the north coast of Ire
land She reached harbor, but then
sank in shallow water
One officer and eighteen men were
killed by the explosion. The re-
mainder of the ships company were
saved.
With the loss of the cruiser Drake,
there remains only one ship afloat
of those forming Sir Edward Sey-
mours squadron. which was pres
ent at the Hudson-Fulton Celebra-
tfon in September, 1909 His flagship.
the battle cruiser Invincible. was
sunk in the battle off Jutland on May
81, 1916. The Argyll ran ashore on
the Scotch coast October 2S, 1915
Only the Edinburgh survives.
The Drake was sister ship of the
Leviathan and the King Alfred, and
was commissioned in 1902 Her dis
placement was 14,100 tons; her
length. SIS feet; her draught, 2S
feet. and she carried 900 officers and
men Her armament was two 90
inch, sixteen 6-inch, twelve l2-pound,
and three 3-pound guns. She also
had two 1S-inch submerged torpedo
tubes She made twenty-four knots
an hour
The Drake was well known in East
ern American water, having several
times visited the United States and
Canadian ports. She was the flagship
of the Fifth cruiser squadron which
attended the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ton in New York in 1909.
The loss of the Drake recalls the
fact that she visited Annapolis in
1907, the year of the jamestown Ex-
position She was the flagship of
Prince Louis of Battenburg, who was
commander-in-chie of a special
squadron of warships sent to repre-
sent the British Government at the
Jamestown Exposition. The squad
ron lay off Annapolis for week and
the Prince ond his officers were the
recipients of many courtesies from
the Naval Academy and high Off
cials of the national government in
Washington. Capt Edward Sower-
by was the chief of staff of the COM
mander-in-chief and paid a visit to
Baltimore on the day that mu-
nicipal election was held and made a
close study of the way it was con-
Quoted Captain Sowerby was killed
in the naval engagement with the
Germans at the battle of Jutland
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
ACCUSED MURDERER IS
now IN COUNTY JAIL
l.I7 SDowden, Held In Brandon
Case. Brought Here Tuesday.
erul MAINTAINS INNOCENCE
,...Lo,;,ies Hold That Circumstantia
Evidence Against PrisO@sr
Is Strong.

,,,poYch known 10 but a few per-
1obn suowden, the colored man
~ 4 accused Of the murder OF Mrs
,.g. Nav Brandon, the young wife
valentine Brandon, formerly en-
i.go3 as clerk at the Naval Ex-
.-imcnf Station here, who, since his
-,e., few days after the tragedy
sean incarcerated in the Balti-
~ore CITY jail, is now behind the
1,rs Of tho Anne Arundel County jail
~ calyor. street. this city.
spowden was brought to Annapo-
ogieuv on Tuesday last in GUS
adv Of chief Deputy Sheriff Grafton
oocne f was learned today from
sberia John r. sullivan. The county
sol,ee officials did not give publicity
I. tbeir plans to bring the accused
oorro 10 Annapolis. and but few per-
.ors except those about the Court
House knew Of them, or are now
aware that the negro IS confined TO
tbe Calvert street jail.
snowden. Il is stated, continues in
tho hest OF spirits He was brought
=, Inc city in an automobile in the
earIy mart of the afternoon of Tues
dav The accused negro has stoutly
protested his innocence all along of
! crime that was horrible in the ex-
,rame and which has mystified this
community more than any other case
which tha police officials ever before
have handled. He was put through
ibo third degree at the hands of de-
totiyes and Baltimore City police
officials on several occasions, but at
AN times he has held out that he had
nothing TO do with the killing of Mrs.
Brandon
The county authorities state that
they have gathered the strongest
Kind of circumstantial evidence tend
ing TO establish the negro's guilt, and
they feel it is not unlikely that he
eventually viii confess the circum-
stances of the horrible affair. But
there Is strong belief in many
quarters that the accused man is in
nocent Snowden's case will be fur
ther investigated by the grand jury at
the coming October term of the Cir
mit Court which convenes on 0cto-
ber l5. Snowdens counsel, a col
ored attorney of Baltimore, was here
yesterday and held consultation with
him 1t is expected the accused man
also viii have local counsel Attor-
ney Jerry l.. smith, of Annapolis, has
previously been acting in this capac-
ity
The murder with which Snowden is
charged was committed on August s
last in a house on Second street,
where the Brandons lived.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
Promoted to Major in Army

The Annapolis friends of Captain
Roy M. Jones, Infantry Signal Corps,
United States Army, will be pleased
to learn that he has been promoted to
the rank of Major in the Signal Corps
of the Army.
Major Jones Is a graduate of ST.
Johns College, having attained his
Bachelor Degree in 1910. He also is
graduate of Annapolis High School.
He is son Of Mrs. Mary E. Shelton.
l34 Market street, this city, and a
brother OF First Lieutenant William
j. Jones. of the Fifth United States
Field Artillery, and has seen service
in Texas, Arizona and the Hawaiian
Islands.
Lieutenant Jones, the younger
brother, is now performing service in
France with the American expedition
ary force.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
Missing County Man Located

ReinhoId Cast, Fourth street and
Annapolis avenue. Brooklyn, this
county, whose wife asked the Brook
lyn police this week to locate him
after an absence of more than
month. has returned home. He has
been working at Camp Meade, this
county, and has been so busy that he
could not get time to leave, but he
didn't think his wife would be wor-
ried
Mrs Cast, believing that her hus-
band had met with some accident,
commuI icated with the police. who
were unable to find him, but his asso-
ciates at the camp saw an account Of
his disappearance in a Baltimore
paper and told him he had better re-
turn home and explain his absence.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
Naval Surgeon Aliens Body Here

The body Of David Gordon Allen,
late Surgeon in the United States
Navy, wss brought to an Atlantic port
Wednesday on a British freighter.
He had died on board cruiser cross
ing the Atlantic and his body was
landed at ST. Michsels in the Azores,
TO be shipped home.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
WEBUY SECOND HAND CLOTHES

We want to let the people know we are
S.il buying Second Hand Clothing-lsa-
dies Mems and Children's. Also second
band shoes and furniture Of all kinds
dishes mating and rugs. Drop a post
,2fd er call at the house. Phone 4F-m-
Aearczs 50 Main st.
Look lar the right number. s6u
PAULINE BLOOM,
IS Main st. m15sm Telephone Ann
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
HOSPITAL BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
Superintendent Submits Her Report
For Month OF September
NEW MEMBER ELECTED
Donations Acknowledged For The Pas
Month At Regular Monthly Ses-
sion OF Board Of Managers
NEW MEMBER ELECTED

The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of Managers of the Emergency
Hospital was held yesterday at the
Hospital, corner Franklin and Cathe-
dral streets.
Besides the usual routine business,
the Board, as stated in yesterdays
Capital, elected a member, Mrs. j. w.
Martin, to fill the vacancy created by
the death of Mrs. W. Meade Holiday.
The superintendent submitted her
report as follows:
Patients admitted to hospital during
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
WILL WE'D SATURDAY
MI. Pere A, Wilmer, Of Annapolis, To
Take Washington Bride.

a wedding of local interest will
take place in Washington tomorrow,
October 6, at o'clock, at the home
Of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Milton E. Aries, 1920 | street.
Owing to the recent death of the
brides grandfather the wedding viii
be a very quiet one, and will only be
Witnessed by members Of the imme-
date family Of the bride, Miss Mar
garet Aries. OF Washington, and the
groom. Mr.. Pere Allison Wilmer, OF
Annapolis.
The groom is son OF Prof j. r.
Wilmer, L. S. n, retired, now in ae-
tive service, and Mrs Wilmer
Mr. Pere Wilmer is student at the
0mcers' Reserve Camp at Fort Myer,
Va where he viii return after the
Wedding. lie is in training for war
service and will probably be sent
20 France
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
$1,000 REWARD

Offered for information leading to ar
nst end conviction of the person who
stole fscM side Of Ford Auto in Winter
Saa Garage on Sept. 2Sth, NEW AUTO
NASlNG described as follows: S0xS Port
-e Daisy Tread. This is an unusual
'feaa En- S0x3 tire. watch and report 70
Wl,w II. c. wHITEFoRD.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05

Madame Petrovs is truly at her best
in Exile" Colonial, Saturday, mati-
nee and evening. adv. 2to5
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
Money to Loan on Mortgage

/ have on hand the following sums to
loan at six per cent. interest. on first
mortgages on real estate: $1,000 for
three years. $1,000 for two years. Also
a fund of $500 and one of $4,000 for
such period of time and In amounts to
suit borrower.
RIDGELY r. MELVIN. =
10-5-m Attorney.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05

Ms. Garrison, baskets of corp..and
apples, basket of peaches and basket
of apples; Mrs. Steiner, 6 water
melons; Mr. Walter Smith. l gall
lon ice cream, beets; Mr.. C. Schnez4
haupt, l basket sweet potatoes; Mrs.
Sheppard, 2 baskets apples; Mrs Mil
Ter, l basket grapes; Mrs. Kraft. bas-
ket cabbage, potatoes, grapes; Mrs.
Garrison,basket of apples, peaches.
The Managers of the Hospital have
decided. in view of the present in
creased cost of living, that the prices
of the wards and rooms must be
raised, which increase will take eff
feet December 1st.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
THE CAPITAL

.. IKE a letter from home.
eeo !. that It follows you where
~ orer YOU go. 3Octs. a month
By mail =
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-05
THE WEATHER.

For Maryland
Fair tonight and Satur-
day; cooler Saturday.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
PLACED UNDER LICENSE
Distributors of Food Go Under
U. S. Regulation.
Manufacturers, Jobbers and Retailers
Are Affected BY New Pro-
visions.

Washington. Nov. 2.-The food ad.
ministration will place at once under
license for the duration OF the war
100000 manufacturers, jobbers and
other distributors Of staple food. No
licenses have yet been mailed but
these who have sought licenses need
not be apprehensive unless the vio-
late the food control act.
Nearly $4,000 application blanks al
ready have been called for by dealers
and requests now are pouring in at
the rate of 1000 per day. Thousands
of licenses have been filled out and
will be mailed to the affected dealers
as soon as booklets containing COM
plete rules and regulations have been
received from the printer. The food
administration estimates that when
the lists are complete there will be
about 100000 licenses, including i'm
porters, packers, Gamers, manufac-
turers, wholesalers, commission men,
brokers', auctioneers, storage ware
housemen together with retailers do
ing more than 100000 business an
nua1ly which embraces mail order
firms and chain stores.
Even Small Dealers Affected.
Small dealers will not be licensed,
but will be controlled through regula-
tons controlling wholesalers. The lat
ter will be required to cut off supplies
OF dealers of any size who exact ex-
orbitant profits on necessities of life.
The licensed foods include beef.
pork, and mutton, fish, poultry and
eggs, milk, butter, cheese, -four, sugar,
cereals, lard, beans, peas, fruits, vege-
tables, several lines of canned goods
and other products.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
ACCEPTS CHARACTERISTIC
HertIing Becomes Teuton Premier,
Also of Prussia.

HcrtIin9 Becomes eUton FrenieT,
Also of Prussia.
Amsterdam, Nov. 2.-According to
dispatches received here from Berlin
Emperor William received Count Won
Hertling, and Won Hertli1g accepted
the imperial chancellorship and the
office of premier Of Prussia.
DIR. Karl Hellferich, secretary of
the interior and vice chancellor, and
Herr Waldo, president Of the German
food regulation board have resigned.
Frederick Won Payer, Progressive
member Of the Reichstag, the dispatch
said, is to be appointed vice chancel-
lof and Herr Freidberg leader Of the
National Liberal party, will be given
the post of vice president Of the Prus-
sian ministry.
Count Won Hertling has accepted the
following demand of the Reichstag
majority, according to the Vossfche
Zeitung:
First-That Prussian electoral re-
form be carried out.
Second-That political censorship
and the state of siege be abolished or
mitigated.
Third-That the foreign policy be
conducted en- the basis Of the German
reply to the Pope's peace note.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
FOE PLANES OVER SAMMIES
Germans Are Seen In Air Over AM
erican Trenches.

erican Trenches.
With the American Army in France,
Nov. 2.-Conditions in the sector in
which the Americans are stationed
continues normal. The artillery work
continued. The weather was showery
and much colder.
For the last two days there has been
considerable aerial observation. Late
Tuesday three German planes flew
over the American trenches
So great is the enthusiasm among
the Americans to go on patrol that the
french commander has ordered that
none Of the higher grade officers per-
form other than the irregular duties.
1t is the duty of the junior command
officers and the noncommissioned Of
icers to go with patrols, but the Of
ficers of higher rank, such as majors,
we're anxious to go out.
The quartermaster now has supplies
for several days within reach of the
American position, as precaution
against any transportation difficulties
with the bases.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
French and British Reinforce
ments Reach italian Line
on TagIiamento Front.
ARE NET WITH CHEERS
Believed That Arrival Of Assistance
Means Hating of Austro-Ger-
misunderstanding
Hordes.

Washington, Nov. 3.-British and
French reinforcements have arrived
at the Tagliamento front in Italy,
Rome cables state. The Allied troops
were enthusiastically welcomed by
the Italian populace and soldiers. The
dispatches gave no indication Of the
strength or nature of the reinforce
ments. Italian correspondents at the
battle front were quoted as firmly OF
the belief that the invading Austro-
German-Turkish-Bu horde will
be stopped.
Italian Coup Thwarts Enemy.
Rome, Nov. 2.-The Italian forces
under Austro- G German attack in North.
ern Italy have effected withdrawal
on ~rne line of the Tagliamento with
the third Italian army nearly complete
the war office announced today.
"Thwarting the plan of the enemy
by the rapidity Of their promtiy-de-
cided on movements and by the brave
resistance of the covering units which
have detained it's advance" reads the
official statement, "Our troops. have
effected the withdrawal on the Taglia-
mento in spite Of the extremely GILL
cult strategical conditions. The third
army is nearly complete, a beautiful
example of strength and unity.
"The First and Second cavalry divl-
sions, especially the heroic regiments
of Genoa and Novara and the untlr-
ing aviators, are worthy of mention
to the admiration and gratitude or
the country
Teutons Withdraw; siavs Pursue.
Petrograd, Nov. 3.-Another with
drawal of German troops on the North
ern Russian front is in progress the
war office announces. The announce
ment follows:
"On the northern front in the direc-
ton Of Riga the enemy at some points
is withdrawing to positions previous
ly prepared:
"The retreat is taking place with
the enemys rear guard in continual
contact with our accommodating de-
tachments and there are no possible
grounds for supposing that this re-
treat will permit the possibility OF. his
throwing his troops on to any other
'front.'"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
CANNED FOOD PRICES LOWER
TO Come Down At Once BY Hoover's
Orders,

Washington, Nov. Am immediate
drop in prices of canned vegetables
is predicted by the food administra-
tor as result of putting into opera
ton the license system for wholesale
dealers. Canned goods, it was said,
can be sold at less than the present
market prices.
Dealers charging more than reas-
enable profit are liable to forfeiture Of
their licenses to do business.
Retailers, too, will be controlled to
an extent. Those charging more than
the food administration considers just
will find their supplies cut off in
orders to wholesalers to cease furnish
ing them with goods.
The food administration yesterday
warned dealers who have not applied
for license blanks that they will be
charged with violations of the food
law if they continue to sell goods.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
NORWAY SENDS KAISER NOTE
Protests Sinking of Conveyed Mer.
chsntmen in North Sea.

London, Nov. "A dispatch from
Copenhagen says Norway has present
ed a note to Germany in connection
with the sinking of Norwegian steam
ships in the convoy of neutral mer-
chantmen which was attacked by
German cruisers in the North Sea last
mouth.
The note calls attention to the fact
that year ago, after the sinking of
Norwegian steamships in the Polar
seas, Germany was notified that the
Norwegian people would consider any
new case of the kind violation Of
the laws of humanity.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
Her Qualifications.

. The housekeeper of the Hotel Ser
verin, in quest for housemaids, rel
ceixes many applicants and not few,
requests for a trial at the job through
the mail, says the Indianapolis News.l
One young woman wrote from smalt'
town in an adjoining state that she:
would like to have a try at hotel house,
keeping and offered this inducement;
II mtwenty-two years Of age, have
brown hair and eyes, and weigh 13a
pounds. I have never been sick two
days in my life. Folks say I am nice
looking and have kind disposition"
1T sounded good" said the hotel
housekeeper, ''but wrote the young
woman that we were keeping a hotel
and not running matrimonial
agency"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
WILL TURN GERMANS BACK
Message Sent italian Premier BY
Lloyd George.

London, Nov. 2.-Premier Lloyd
George has sent the following mes
sage to the Italian premier, Vittorio
Orlando, in reply to the latters tele-
gram Of Wednesday,, affirming the
solidarity of the two nations:
ut is source Of real satisfaction
to us that the friendship between the
Italian and British peoples is about
to be cemented by the cooperation OF
their armies with the gallant soldiers
of France. on the same battlefield. I
am confident that Italy and her Allies
will not only stem the tide OF the
enemy advance, but in due course will
roll it back forever"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
Canadians Gain Ground.

Canadian Army Headquarters in
Flanders, Nov. 1.-THE Canadians,
having gained further footing on the
Passchendaele ridge after bitter fight
ing, have now we'll established their
front line within a few hundred yards
of the ruined village of Passchendaele.
Opposed by troops as formidable as
any in the whole force of the Teu-
tonic empire, the Canadians, in meet
ing them hand to hand, gained one
victory after another. No fewer than
four counter-attacks have been re-
pulsed with heavy German casualties.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
63, Neoro Rioters In Court.

San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 2-Onder
a heavy guard, 63 negro soldiers
charged with n.utiny and murder il
connection with the Houston rioting
in August, were marched into the
courtroom at the post chapel at Fort
Sam Houston. Only 63 of the "a
defendants answered, one being sick
The courtmartial was speedily organ.
azed. Preliminary statements as to
conditions in Houston at the time Of
the riot;ng were agreed upon, and the
tntrodl ctic:, of testimony vas started.
The .3J2t o. - Was crow =
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
Steamer Finland, Homeward
Bound, Torpedoed in For
eign Waters.
REACHES PORT SAFELY
Great Ship Slightly Damaged, Secre-
tary Daniels Announces-No
Lives Lost-No U.Boat
Sighted.

Washington, Nov. 3.-Secretary
Daniels announces that the American
transport Finland was torpedoed in
foreign water while homeward
bound. There was no loss Of life
and the transport returned to port
under her own steam.
Daniels Statement.
The damage to the ship was slight.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels state
ment said:
"The Navy department has received
dispatches stating that the transport
Finland was torpedoed while return
ing from foreign waters. The damage
to the ship was slight and she. re-
turned to port under her own steam.
The Finland was Under escort but no
sign of the torpedo or the submarine
was SEEM"
The Finland is the second transport
to be attacked while returning from
it's mission to Europe.
The Antilles on October IL was tor
pedoed and sank, with the loss of 81
lives.
One of Largest U. s. Ships.
The dispatches to the Navy depart
ment regarding the attack on the Fin
land stated that no submarine was
seen, as was the case in the attack on
the Antilles.
Whether the Germans are using a
new system in hiding their assaults
on transport ships is question
puzzling naval authorities.
The Finland is 12,70O-ton steamer,
commanded by Captain Jensen. She
was formerly a Red Star liner and
was built by Cramps in Philadelphia
in 1902. She is $50 feet long and is
one of the largest steamers flying the
American flag.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1917-11-08
U-BOAT TOLLS DECREASING
Eighteen Vessels Sunk Past Week,
rs Week Before.

London, Noy. 2.-Fourteen British
merchantmen Of more than 1000 tons
were sunk by mine or submarine in
the last week, according to the al
nliralty report. Four vessels under
LEGO tons also were sunk, but no
fishing craft.
The British losses of merchantmen
for the current week shows a consid-
cradle decrease rs compared with the
previous week when II vessels ex-
ceeding 1000 tons and eight under
that tonnage were sunk.