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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-14
GARCIA PRIETO
DICE!QUE NOHAY
ANENAzA De
UNA CRISIS
Ell actual Gabinete -diio- permane-
cera por 10 menos hasta que Sc
abra ell ParlamentO
LaS PFRlODIC0S COHERTAH IA fEHSURA
ISPUESTA DICFRO0 QUE klGg StRI0
OcURRE EN- EL G4b!HETE
Servicio Especial para IL rRENSA.

MADRID, mayo 13.-El senor
Garcia Prieto, Presidente del Con-
sejo, declare hoy !a prensa que no
tenia fundamente cl rumor que ha
circulado, respecto Que ameaace una
nucva V grave crisis. Fl Marques
de Alhucemas declare que NADIA ha
ocurrido hasta ahora que pueda JUS
tif;car In crisis ministerial de que
Sc habla en- publico.
Comentando las declaracioncs del
Primer Ministro, los peri6dicos todos
dicen que Ia censura impuesta sobrc
las noticias politicas, que cada vez
es mas estricta, demueStra que algo
serio ocurre en- el gobierno : todo
clio hace que Sc crea en- que una
crisis eS inminente.
El Sr. Garcia Prieto inform6 a los
representatives de la prensa que es-
tuvieron a entrevistarlo para solici-
tar de el una declaration ca:egC RIGA,
que ratifica su declaration de que
ningma crisis ministerial amenaza-
pa en- Ia actualidad.
Esa crisis de que sc habla puede
ocurrir-dije el Presidente del Con-
sejo de Miaistros,-pero no sera tan
pronto como So cree. Por 10 menos,
el actual gabinete permanecera en-
el roder, sin cambios de ninguna ne
turaleza, hasta QUE el Parlamento
abra sus puertas para iniciar su nue.
vo periodo de sesiones.
Los comisionados del gobierno
que fueron encargados de llevar .
cabo una completa reQuisici6n de
trigo en- las provincias, terminaron
su trabajo y rindieron va su informe
respective al gobierno. En- dicho in
forme declaran que hallaron cue ha-
bia existencias de trigo en- cantidad
tai, que serviran para mas de un
mes. Esas existencias las tenian los
principales molinos de harina de
las provincias los cuales Sc las
comprarcn los agentes del Gobierno
al c0ntado.
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FL PUGHISTA SULLIVAN VISTA
Al CORONEL ROOSEVELT

TelcgraMa Especial para la rRENSs.
NUEVA YORK, mayo 13.-John
L. Sullivan, el famoso pugilista que
ha cfrecido sus servicios Roosevelt
para Ell saso de que le sea permitidO
encabezar una expedition cue vaya a
luchar a Francia, tuvo una en-revis
ia con ell famoso coronel, cuando
:,abia probabilidades de que al fin
Sc orgaaizara Ia expedition, y dijo
que el formaria parte de ella
no como Official, sino como simple
soldado
Agrego que estaba disponiendosc a
hacer una gira por todo el pals para
hacer propaganda en- favor de Ia idea
del Coronel Roosevelt, "el inico hon.
bre en- America de quien tiene nliedo
el Kaiser.
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VA A PROH|BIRSE FL HsO De
CERfAlES En- IA FABRI-
CACION De lIC0RES
Ell sEhADO APROBO UNA LEY En- ESE SEN
TlDO, Y SOLO FALTa La AQUlFSCEhCIA
DEL COkGRESO PARA PORERLA Ih YICOR

IslcGrama Especial para Ia pRENSA.
WASHINGTON, mayo 13--I.as
industries vinicolas del pals estan \
punto de recibir I'M golpe de muerte
FL Senado ACADIA de aprobar Ia
enmienda 4 Ia ley que prohibe
el uso dc cereales, granos, azl-
car jarabes en- la manufacture de
bepidas alconolicas. Muy acalOrado
fuc el debate sostenido en- Ia Alta
Camara al ser diScutida la ley, y IA
votaci6n muy renida como 10 demues-
ira el hecho de que la apro5aci5n
fuera obtenida por treinta ' ochO vo-
It's contra treinta y dos. Medic dia
duraron los debates Y en- Su tranScrr-
so Sc pronunciation energicos discur-
sos en- pro Y en- contra de Ia ley.
Sin embargo, antes de que pueda
ser puesta en- practica sera pre:isa
Ia aprobaci0n del Congreso, ignoran-
dose hasta ahora cual sea el sentir
de In mayoria de los representatives
sn esta question.
FL p3rrafo he Ia ley enmendada di-
ce como sigue:
"Desde e. 10. dc Septiembre de
1917 V durante el periodic de la que
IRA con el gobierno imperial de Ale
mania, sera ilicito el uso o empleo
directa indirectamente de cUalquier
clase de cereales, granoS, aZIcar .
jarabes para la production de leo
res embriagsntes en- cualquier forma
0 de cualqriera clase, entendiendoSe,
sin embargo que no debera conside
rarse ilicito el uso de jarabes para
la fabrication de aquellos licores quo
la ley permite elaborar, y Sc advier-
te adem&:s que tanlpoco Sera ilega!
la manufacture de alcohol de l.
cores embriagantes que Sc emplecn
para la induStria er investigator
mes cientfficas bajo las reglas que
ser:in prescritas por el Secretario dc
Hacienda"
"La violacion de esta ley sera cas-
tigada con una multa de cinco mi!
pesos con prisi6n\de mas de tres
amos"
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Ell Senado deciidira hoy sobre
las Ieyes de espionaje y
formation del ejercito
Tenese la seguridad de que Alta Cdmara oprobord
proyecto de Ia expedition de Roosevelt
El Coz. trata de que Sc ponga avotacion nueva-
mente el asunto de la censura la prensa


WASHINGTON. mayo 13.-Dos
asuntos de gran trascendencia, que
han venido siendo largamente discu-
tiaos en- el congreso, seran resueltoS
definitivamente en- las Sesiones de
manana.
El proyecto de ley relacionado con
Ia organization de un gran ejercitc
nacional, V en- el cual proyecto Sc en-
cuentra agregado el relative 4 n ex-
pedici6n del ex-Presidente Roosevelt,
que ma ocasionado verdaderas dispu-
tas, ser3 resuelto manana y seSun
todas las probabilidades, Ia resoIucl9r
sera favorable, este es que el con-
greso dari su completa aprobacidn al
proyecto presentado por Ia Secreta-
ria de Guerra. -.
Sc esrera que el Senado dara tam
bien su aprobaci6n a la reforma pre-
sentada al proyecto por el ccronel
Roosevelt, en- Ia que solicita que Sc
lie autoricc para nlarchar los CAM
pos de batalia de Francis, con IA ex-
pedici6n que ha organizado y La cual
erogara sue propios gastos. Parece
que en- efecto, Ia oposicion qua habsa
en- Ia alta canlara hacia 81 proyecto
del coronel Roosevelt ha venido nuy
q nnenos Y que Ia mayoria de les Sc
naaores estan convencidos de que es
conveniente autorizar el envio de Ia
expedition del ex-presidente, al tea
tro occidental de Ia guerra
Otro de los asuntos de gran iulpor
tancia que resolvera el senado seri
ell relative Ia ley del espionaje. Di
cha ley sera votada en- Ia session d
nanana y segln 10 que Sc dice, e
eobierno esta tratando de consegui
que la alta camara ponSa de nuev
9 votacion la secci6n de dicha ley GU
Sc relaciona con Ia censura
prensa, pnes no esta satisfechc co
la resolucion anterior.
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Ell ORISPO DE NUEFA YORK
DIO LA BIENVENIDA A BALFOUR

NUEVA YORK, mayo I5.--El
Obispo de Nueva York, Charles Brent
dio la bienvenida al Jefe de Ia Co.
mission Inglesa en- la Catedral de San
Juan el Divino, a nombre de la dio-
cesis. Fl noble ingles asistio a los
oflciales celebrates en- dicha Cate
dral, acompanado del Mayor Mitchell.
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servIeio Especial para Ia pRENsA.

LONDRES, mayo l3.-El Almiraa-
tazso Drodujo hoy IN inforr,e dande
cuenta de que una peQuena flota bri-
tanica llev6 cabo un fuerte benz
bGrdeo scbrc Ia base de submarines
alemanes de Zeebruge.
.Ase@ura el informe Official que e.
ataGue tuvo magnifieOS resultados
debido : Ia cooperation de los aero
pianos V g!obos dirigibles cue fueron
lleyaGos al efecto. Cinco conhates
aereos sostuvieron las maQuinas vo-
ladoras britanlcas con las alenanas
que salieron Ia defenSa. Las bate
rias de terra. de Zeebruge. contes-
tarcn viporosamente el ataQue de la
audaz flotilla.
les danos causados en- Ia base de
submarines son de gran eonsidera-
ci6n, segin las obServaciones de los
aviadores. Los alen,anes periieroa
cincc aeroDlanoS en- los combateS Cue
sostuviercn con los aviones :ngleses.
J-I-"-,.ua hSprrisi para "a YhENSA-
LONDPES, r1avo 13.-Cn E2cnsaje
de Rotterdam dice Cuc el ataquc lie
Ia flotilla britannica a Ia base de sub
marines alemanes de Zeebrugc fue
de terribles efectos. Dos grandes
tejados que ocultaban los submarines
refugiados en- el puerto, quedaron
completamente destrludos, Y Sc cree
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FUE BOMBARDEADA LA
BASE De SUBMARINES
ALEMANES DE ZEEBRUGE
Una flotilia inglesa, ayudada por aeroPanos,
cause grandes destrozos en- dicha base
I'm mensge de Rotterdam dice que hubo 63
muertos mas de 100 hsridos, y que fue-
ron destruidos algnnos Submarines

que varias de eSas embarcaciones Su-
mc1gihles fueron inuti!iZadas.
Los GanoS causados por los cafoneS
de IA flotilla inglesa en- n pohlacion
fueron de gran .nonta Y las perii-
das de vidas, de bastante considera-
ci0n. Sc asegura que perecieron Sc
senta tres personas Y que los he
ridos pasan de cien-
Las noticias anteriores han llega-
do a esta ciudad burlando IA censu-
"a establecida por el gobierno ale.
man para todas las inforRaciones Sc
mejantes esta.
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LAS NOTICIAS DE BERLIN CON
TRADICEN LAS DE LONDRES

BERLIN, mayo 13--Cficialmente
Sc anancio hoy que varios monitores
ingleses habian atacado la base de
submarines de Zeebruge, sin causar
danos de ningrna especic. e infor
me est:i concebido en- los siGuientes
terminos: "Tarios monitores enemi-
gos, aprovechandose de una gran
niebla que habia, bombardearon lee
BRUCE desdc una gran distancia. No
nubo ningunas perdidas de vidas.
Los danos materiales recibidos son
de escasisima importancia. Dos ae-
roplanos del enemigo que cocperaron
en- el ataque fueron destruidos ror
maquinas de, esa misma especie que
salieron ccmbatirlos."
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1917-05-14

Compre usted sus ibros- en- espanol a
Ia Casa Editorial Lozano, 118 North Sta
Rosa Avenue. San Antcto, Texas. Es
Ia mas barata.
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FUE BOTADO IN kUEVA YORK
Ell PRIMER CAzA.SUDHARlhOS
ASi 10 AHUNCl0 0FICiALHEhIE La SECRE-
TARIA De GUERRA De Los ESTADOS URlD0S

feiegrams' Esfesiol para La pRENSA.
WASHINGTON, mayo 13.-La Sc
cretaria de Marina anuncio hoy, off
cialmente, que la semana pasada fue
lanzado en- los astilleros de Nueva
York, el primer casa-submarinos de
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los que Sc propone poner en- servicio
el gobierno de los Estados Unidos,
para hacer frente la campaha ale
mana.
DE acuerdo con los informes pro-
porciorados hoy a la prensa, los ciu-
dadanos americanos que formaban Ia
tripulaci6n armada del vapor "Azte-
ca''-el cual fue hundido por I'm sub
.narino aleman-seran los primeros
americanos enlistados en- ell ejercito
que desembarque en- Francia, despues
de la declaration de guerra de los
Estados unidos al Imperio germani-
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
English Farmers
Urged to Plant
Fields to Grain

Correspondence Of The Associated Press.)
London, March 25.--In an effort to
stir the English farmers and workers
on the land to a realization of the
danger of starvation that, he says,
threatens the country, Sir Arthur Lee,
director general of food production,
a new department created as result
of the intensified submarine cam
paign, has issued this appeal:
ITO all ploughmen and workers on
the land: In the trenches German
shells come over on Sunday as well
as on weekdays, German submarines
are just as active on Sundays as on
any other day. The enemy takes no
holidays. He uses every hour to de-
stroy your country and kill your
brothers.
will you not work every hour
from daybreak to dark, weekday and
Sunday, for the next. few weeks?
Your work now may make just the
difference between winning the war
and losing it"
Sir Arthur's appeal speaks volumes
for the seriousness of the food situa-
ton in England. 1--WE have got to do
our maximum amount of planting by
the end of April" he said. 1--WE have
got to work Sundays and holidays or
our crop will not. be a success. 1t is
our best answer to the submarine
menace and the sooner the people
realize it the sooner will they conquer
the danger of starvation" ~ g.:
Sir Arthur is making stupendous
efforts to carry out his program OF
tilling the soil and planting all the
seed possible by the end of April.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Nebraska Boy at
Rhodes Ready to
Join the Colors

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Oxford, England, March 25.-Twen-
ty American Rhodes scholars have
volunteered to train in England
should the United States declare war
on Germany. Their names will be
forwarded to the War department in
Washington through the London en-
bassy. If permission is granted to
join training corps, either English
or American, it is expected that they
will receive some training under
American officers.
Some OF the volunteers have had
considerable previous military train
ing. Several have been cadet officers
at state universities and polytechnic
schools or in private military schools
in the United States. Those who have
volunteered to train in England are:
R. P. Coffin, Maine; Wyatt Rush
ton, Alabama; w. c. Bosworth and
R. L. Grismer, Vermont; w. c.
Prickett, Delaware; L. S. Lafitte,
Florida; F. w. Rogers, Arizona; S.
S. Sharp, Wyoming; P. F. Good, Ne
braska; D. P. Miller, Colorado; w.
w. Stratton, Utah; P. Newhall and
S. H. Paradise, Connecticut; D. T.
Nelson, North Dakota; w. S. Bur-
well, Rhode Island; ]. H. Binns,
Washington; f. v. Nash, Missouri,
and H. R. Bigelow, Minnesota.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
One Thousand Australian
laborers Going to ENGLAND

Correspondence Of The Associated Press)
Melbourne, Australia, March u.s.
One thousand laborers are to be dis
patched to England by the Australian
government at the earliest moment.
The commonwealth authorities lately
received cable advices from the i'm
perial authorities that there was in
Great Britain serious shortage of
strong laborers for construction work
and help in that direction would be
welcomed. The commonwealth Of
fered 1000 men.
Railroad construction hands and
the like will be given the preference.
They will be exempt from British
military CONSUMPTION. Free steamer
passage to and from England will be
granted. The rate of pay will be ap-
proximately IS cents an hour for
fifty-four-hour week.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Japan Prepares to Meet
Tariff Barriers Here

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
Toxic, March 30.-Prediction that
all the nations of the world will adopt
protective tariff policy after the war,
in order to check the importation of
foreign goods and encourage home
manufactures, was made by Viscount
Ichiro Motono, the foreign minister.
in an address before the Japan For
eign Trade association. The best way
to meet the situation which would re-
suit, he said, would be to carry on
manufacturing industries in the coun-
try where the goods manufactured are
to be sold.
I'm such country as Russia, where
industry still is in an infantile state"
he said, "such enterprises can be car
ried on with the best possible result
and to the best imaginable advantage.
l strongly recommend this theory to
our enlightened merchants"
Viscount Motono urged the Japa-
nese manufacturers to stop the expor-
tation of inferior goods, which, he
said, was damaging the commercial
reputation of the Japanese empire.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
WORLD IS TOO SMALL
FOR TWO FACTIONS
H. L. Stimson Tells Business
Men This is a Mans War
Which Money Cant Win.
WANT SAFE PLACE TO LIVE

This is mans war, and DOM,
forget it," said Henry l.. Stimson
former secretary OF war, in his ad
dress on "Americanism" at the Com
mercial club rooms at noon.
Don't underestimate the tasl
which now lies before this nation
Why, some men even think, and
one place where l spoke recently tn,
chairman OF the meeting even wen
so far as to say, that we are coming
in at the home stretch OF a struggl,
already decided.
1T is healthy tor us that there ar,
two big factors, through no agencies
OF our own, protecting US now. 1t i
well to remember that the battle-worr
lire over in France is holding the mac
hull OF autocracy by the nose; ant
that a certain grim feet sails thu
North sea under the command of
man who has never yet failed of do
ing his duty in the right time.
War Will Take Men.
There are others who want to de
bate about how far we should get into
the war. Some men think we are only
going to furnish money to fight tn,
war. II will take more than that. /,
will take men. No wiser thing ha.
been said than when the president
went before congress and said thi.
war must be waged in full co.opera.
ton with those who are now our
allies. The war cannot be fought with
money alone.
II could never believe that with the
opinions they have expressed about
Wall street on other occasions, there
are people who would like to hide
behind Wall streets skirts in a time
like this"
Praises Western Spirit.
Mr.. Stimson praised the Split oil
the west in this crisis and said on his
tour during the week he had found the
people possessed of the feeling that
the world is no longer big enough to
hold the two great opposing systems
--autocracy and democracy. They
want to make this world wholly free,
a place where decent people can sleer
nights without fear that the great au.
tocracy will bring all its might to-
gether with the scientific intelligence
Of its people into a raid Of destruction
during the night"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
GRAIN And PRODUCE
War Booms Cash Grain Mar
ket to Unprecedented Height
ALL Records Smashed.
PHENOMENAL, GAINS MADE
PHENOMENAL GAINS MADE

1inaua' april Z, l9li.
The local cash grain situation was ex-
iremely bullish again today and all cereals
sold several cents above the previous high
levels
Wheat was especially strong the No. 2
hard selling today at s22th and S2,25, a
gain Of lOc over the previous high prices
and almost &c over the bulk of Thurs
days sales
The local cash demand for wheat was
very strong, anc while there were receipts
OF two days placed on the tables there
were very few, II any, samples carried over
A noticeable feature of today's market was
the fact that only one car of wheat sold
for less than s2.00. while the bulk Of the
offerings sold around s22o to $2.25,
No. hard wheat ranged in price from
s2,2o to s2.24h; No hard brought from
s2,l4 to $2.lS; sample wheat sold from
sl.95 to S2.l3, and spring wheat ruled from
s2.O6 to s2.2s.
The trade in corn was very active on the
advance and the cash inquiry for the cereal
was excellent.
white corn topped the market with sales
Of No, white at si,Ssh to SISSY, while
the better grades of yellow brought from
1871 to sI.Sl% and mixed corn ranged In
price from sl.29h to $f.3ih.
Oats were comparatively strong at an ad
vance of &c to 2hc. and the demand for
this cereal was very good.
No. white oats was quoted at 69i5c:
standard brought 69Ac; No. white sold
AT Csc ana 69c. and No. white brought
from 6s1ac to 6s%c.
Rye and barley were quoted higher. but
there was practically no trading in these
markets on account Of the extremely light
receipts of these cereals
Primary wheat receipts were LIS 0oH
bushels and shipments 100000 bushels.
against receipts Of $4,000 bushels and re-
ceipts of $3.50 bushels last year
Primary corn receipts we're l.12s000 bush
els hnG shipments 10000 bushels, agat lst
receipts of $4,000 bushels and shipments
Of 6b5,000 bushels last year.
Primery oats receipts were 1.335,o00 bush
els and shipments 1.461, 900 bushels AGAINST
receipts of $4,000 bushels and shipments Of
10000 bushels last year
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Money Withdrawn in France
Invested in War Loans

Correspondence of The Associated Press)
Paris. March 25.-Depositors in the
French savings banks withdrew about
900,000,000 francs more than was de-
posted during the first thirty months
of the war. Now they are ,depositing
about 100000 francs day more than
they are drawing. Higher wages, less
idleness, and the greater use of the
labor of women in mechanical trades
are supposed to be responsible for
this increase in savings despite the
increasing cost of living.
Approximately 500,000000 francs of
the total Withdrawals during the war
was invested in war loans, it is esti-
mated.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08

'HiRnest yesterday TlsoweSt during
twenty four hours ending at s a. M, 18th
meridian time. 1.-THE lowest temperature for
twelve hour period ending s a. m.
Rainfall for last twentyfour hours at
Iowa stations: Alta, IS: Carroll. 30; Clar-
india, SO; creston, 30; Des Moines. 10;
Estherville. rs; Fort Dodge, so; Sioux City.
,l6.
Summary of the corn and wheat region:
Light rains occurred In east and north Ohio
and southeast Michigan. and light to mod
crate precipitation was general In the Mis-
souri, valley and adjoining sections, includ-
ing northwest Missouri. northeast Kansas
east Nebraska, west and central Iowa. eX-
IRENE south and west Minnesota, South Da-
kota, south and west North Dakota and
southeast Montana. Snow occurred ir north
ern and central portions of the above area,
and the weather Is unseasonably cool over
most Of the district, and In eastern sections
killing frosts occurred as far south as
southern Kentucky with freezing tempera-
ture throughout the spring wheat belt and
northern portion Of the winter wheat belt.
Minimum temperatures were IL to 20 in
North Dakota.
L. A. WELSH Meteorologist
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08

Sheep-A sharp usturn In lambs at the
extreme close of IT, week left prices al
the highest levels ever paid here and fully
a quartz higher than the close week ago.
Markets were very slow the first four days
OF the week. Mondays trade was about
ssteady, but Tuesday, after a few lambs had
sold steady, packers succeeded In buying
the bulk Of the supply 15@25c lower.
After closing last week at the highest
prices in the history Of this market. shear
ing lambs started easing of Monday. and
by the close OF the week fair to decent kinds
were being bought at prices that were
around quarter under last Friday, $4,000
1880 being the spread for these classes
Fairly feshy, heavy-fleeced lambs, the kind
that are most desirable. have been lack-
ing all week, but most traders are not quot
ing as much decline here as on other grades
and since the upturn in killers on the close
are quoting best. shearers up to s147b.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: Lambs
light and handy. s1475@15.25; lambs,
heavy, s14.25@14sO: lambs. fresh shorn,
s1l506p1225 lambs, shearing. $14.00 @l475;
yearlings, good to choice. $500 1s.7b;
yearlings, fair to good, $12.00@13.00; weth-
ers, fair to choice, sl1.50@12.75; ewes. good
to choice. s11.4O@12,25; ewes, fair to good,
sl0.O0@1140; ewes. plain to culls sLooQ
$50
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
Women Window Washers
Won't Scale the Heiuhts

Correspondence of The Associated Press.)
London, March 30.--London is a
city of dirty windows. This is espe-
cially true of the windows of the large
office buildings and the hotels Wom-
en- cleaners have been employed, but
they have confded their work to the
windows nearest the ground. Most Of
the work is at dangerous heights and
the insurance companies have refused
to insure against accidents to women
window cleaners.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-04-08
France Importing Its Food
Supplies from Africa

Correspondence of The Associated Press)
Marseilles, March 25.--This second
port of France received from north
Africa 100000 tons more of foodstuffs
in 1916 than in 1915. 1t is at the same
time one of the explanations for the
extraordinary activity at Marseilles in
war time. and evidence of the in
efficacy Of submarine operations on
line OF supplies.
All the merchantmen plying be-
tween the African colonies and France
follow routes that are most easily
watched by submarines, yet during the
year of the greatest submarine activ-
ity since the war began, France re-
ceived far more, instead of less. sus-
tenance from across the Mediter-
raneatl,