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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11

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All the mares egg hunters are now after u
boats.
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In peace, loafing is merely foolish in war, it's
dangerous.
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The spring crop of fool-suggestions is already
too big to be handled.
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Every constable in the country is a spy-chaser.
They'll get 'em, by heck!
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Men who don't want to fight usually fpht
hard when they have to.
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By the way, this is a good time to memorize
the Star Spangled Banner.
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President Wilson's war message apparently
quickly passed the London censors.
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Theories have gone a-cahoodling and a condi-
ton confronts us that cannot be side-stepped.
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Somehow it is much doubted that Germany
will find conscripted Poles dependable soldiers.
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Ambassador Gerard's, 'Don't let us be hys-
terieal," is passed to you with commentator,
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Don't see why London and Berlin should waste
so much time in passing the lie back and forth.
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Before he gets through Uncle Sam may find
it necessary to take a census of our expert liars,
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We are likely to have red, white and blue shoes
this spring; in fact, let everything be red, white
and blue.
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q Maj. Gen. Wood must have known for some
time that his Washington pull was not what it
once was.
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Fitting uniform for the
a broad yellow sleeve band with a white feather
attached.
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Panama is out as a rival of Ell Paso, to Judge
from it's story Of the capture Of a fleet of German
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Now that it has come to a showdown, Mr.. Car
rama might discover he can't carry out Herr Zim-
mermann's orders.
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Secretary McAdoo's three boys are ready to
shake with Ted and his poys-they've volunteered
in the naval reserve.
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The great hope of Americans is that after the
war is over a dollar may be worth more than it's
present value of about A5c.
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With practically every one on the government
pay roll acting as a secret service agent, hostile
plotting becomes more risky every day.
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To be careful is always wise, but it is Just as
well not to forget that foolishness sometimes
struts in the robe of. carelessness.
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People used to show us they were wealthy bv
displaying diamonds. Now they order a baked
potato when at lunch in a restaurant.
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One dispatch says German money is backing
Villa, and another dispatch says It is backing Car
rahza. Betting on two opposing candidates is at
least safe.
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Messrs. Price-jackers, Everywhere, Sirs:
Grub-buyers are already paying war prices, and
liable to get ugly, if you try to make 'em pay
more.
Those petitions to the reichstag asking that
the title of 'The Faithful be conferred on EN-
perot William don't say to what he's been faith
full. It's q cinch it is neither treaties nor inter-
national laws.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
CAUSED ADVANCE IN PRICE

(By Associated Press)
Chicago, April MAY wheat today
reached $2.14. The traders in the
pit were madly excited. Advance was
the result of the decrease in the win
ter wheat crop.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-04-11
Whenever You Need e General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a
General Tonic because 1T contains the
well known tonic properties OF QUININE
and IRON. 1t acts on the Liver, Drives
out Malaria. Enriches the Blood and
Builds up the Whole system. so cents
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-22

ly all OF the protein, which nutrient
is necessary to balance the starches,
sugars, and fats Of q vegetable diet.
Fats, as they are used today, are al
most entirely a luxury, while the pro
tein products OF skim milk are not
considered as such.
Figured in terms of money. digest
ible matter in the form Of skim milk
costs IA cents per pound; in the form
of eggs, $1.03 per pound; in the form
OF porter house steak, 80 cents per
pound; and in the form OF ham, SO
cents per pound. Three pints Of skim
milk and one and pounds Of
bread very nearly furnish q days nu.
triment for a nan at moderately &C
tive muscular work at 9 cost Of only
fifteen cents. When eaten with any
other food milk increases it's digesti-
bility and food value by about FIVE
per cent.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-22
NO. Biz.

introduced by Alderman "A. r.. Fergu-
son.
An ordinance prohibiting false and
misleading advertising in the city of
Watertown and fixing penalties for the
violation thereof:
Be It Ordained by the City Council
Of the City Of Watertown as fol-
lows:
Section 1. Any person, firm, cor
poration or association, who, with In
tent to sell or in any wise dispose of
merchandise, securities, service, 81
anything offered, directly or indirect
ly, by such person.. firm, corporation
or association, to the public for sale on
distribution, o r with intent to increase
the consumption thereof, or induce
the public in any manner to enter into
any obligation relating thereto, or to
acquire the title thereto, or any In
terest therein, makes, publishes, dis
|seminates, c~irculates, or places before
the public, y causes directly or indi-
rectly to be made, published, dissem-
mated, circulated, or placed before
the public in this city in any news
paper or other publication sold or Of
fered for sale upon any public street..
sidewalk, or other public place, or on
any sign upon any street. sidewalk or.
public ground, or In any handful or
advertisements posted upon any street.!
sidewalk or public ground, or ON d
placard, advertisement, or hand bill
exhibited or carried In any street or
public ground or upon any sidewalk
or On any banner or sign dying across
the street. or from any house, an adj
yertisement Of any sort regarding
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-22
SKIM MILK REDUCES
THE COST or LIVING

E@ENt4EIHtf EEEENg
The fact that skim milk at ten cents
: quart is a more economical food
than meat at ordinary prices has been
ascertained by the dairymen OF sew
eral experiment stations. Professor
Larsen of the South Dakota station
asserts that a quart OF milk il equal
in food value to three-fourths Of a
pound of ~beefsteak, two pounds Of
chicken. two and one-half pounds Of
oysters. two pounds of fish, or two
pounds Of potatoes. It is also more
easily digested than any Of these
foods.
Skim milk contains fully as much
food value as cream. It retains near
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-03-22
BANK LIABLE FOR CASTING
FORGED CHECK.

By forging the "Xp Of George
Kost to q check for 1910 ON
the First National bank OF Puk-
wanna friend obtained the {
money from the Brule Nation
al bank at Chamberlain.
Kost appeared later to with
wraw his deposit and, finding
It gone. sued the Pukwana
bank. He was given judgment
for the amount. The Pukwana
bank then sued the Chamber
lain bank and By ruling OF
the supreme court won the
caaes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
PROBE NOT WORRYING
CHICAGO PACKERS

Chicago, Feb 13.-Chicago packers
are not in the least worried over the
prospects of government investiga.
ton into the high cost of foods, es-
pecially meats, and are waiting, uncon.
cerned. for any action that H. G. Cla-
baugh, head of the local branch OF the
department of justice. may take.
The federal trade commission an
nonnced Saturday it had been in
structed by President Wilson to In.
quire into the high food cost, with
special reference to alleged violations
Of antitrust acts
Il see no reason to believe the in
vestigation asked by President VIII
son will be directed especially against
packing interests here" j. Ogden Ar
mour said. IL don't think the packers
have anything to fear from such in
vestigation."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
H,BBINC'S GRAFT
CASES DISMISSED

Duluth. Feb 13.- Hibbings so called
graft cases were dismissed in dis.
trict court here. marking the close OF
a tempestuons chapter in the history
of the richest village in the world"
On motion OF Warren r Greene, st.
Louis county attorney. the grand jury
indictments returned in November
against officials of iiibbing village and
Stuntz township and other Hibbing
citizens were ordered dropped by
Judge Fesles
Decision TO abandon further prose
cution of the cases followed acquittal
of two defendants. William j. Ryder,
former president OF the municipal
water and light board, charged with
perjury. and c. NJ Atkinson. publisher
of the Mesaba Ore, indicted for pre-
senting alleged fraudulent claims for
printing to the village council Fiji
teen persons were indicted
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
AMERICAN SHIPS WILL ARM
Government Not to Take Any Hand in
the Matter

Washington. Feb 13-Within a
few days the government will find a
way whereby American merchant yes
sells now held i'm port by fear of Ger
man submarines may arm themselves
and resume their sailngs, II was in
timated strongly by officials This
will be accomplished by private
means. The government will not sup
ply guns or gunners direct. nor even
formally advise arming Shipowners
have stated that heretofore they have
been unable to obtain either guns or
gun crews
Officials are still inclined to regard
the latest offer OF Germany to dis
cuss the means of preventing war,
presented through the Swiss minis
ter Saturday, only as an effort to cast
on the United States the appearance
of being belligerent
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
MOONEY CONVICTED
OF BOMB MURDERS

San Francisco, Feb 12.-Thomas J..
Mooney, labor agitator, was convict
ed of murder by jury in superior
court here for a bomb explosion cost
ing ten lives at preparedness parade
July %, 1915.
When the jury announced the ver-
diet MONEYS mother began to scream
and the courtroom was thrown into
violent confusion.
Miss Anna Mooney, sister OF the
prisoner, collapsed. The mother be-
came SO violent the judge ordered her
removed. Screaming and fighting she
was dragged from the courtroom.
Mooney his wife, Rena Israel Vein
berg, Warren X. Billings and Edward
Nolan were arrested within a week
after the explosion of the bomb. All
were indicted for murder. Billings
was found guilty and sentenced to life
imprisonment
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
MERCHANT CREWS ARE
NOT HELD PRISONERS

Washington, Feb. 13.-There are
two classes Of German ships in Ameri-
can ports.
Those interned are war vessels, such
as the commerce raiders Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, Kronprinz Wilhelm and
such naval vessels as the gunboats
Cormorant at Guam and Geier at Hon
olulu.
The crews of these vessels, as well
as the ships, being part of the German
naval forces which have taken refuge
In neutral harbors, are interned as
prisoners for the duration of the war
under provisions of international law
and The Hague conventions.
The status of the warbound German
merchantmen Is different, and SO is
the status of their crews.
The merchant ships are not interned
in any sense of the word, but are re-
naming In harbor Of refuge They
are free to put to sea at any time and
take their chances with the enemy
warships.
Their crews are In the same status
as any other aliens coming to the
United States. Amy one of them may
be admitted to the country on fulfill
ing the immigration requirements.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
METHOD TO DETECT
SUBMARINES FOUND

New York, Feb i3.-A method for
detecting the presence OF submarines
has been discovered, but the details
and the question OF whether the Unit
cd States or one OF the entente allied
powers possess the secret are being
carefully guarded, II was learned here
after a special meeting of the naval
consulting board
The meeting, which was behind
closed doors, was devoted almost en-.
tirely, it was said, to a discussion of
the international situation and the
part this country would play in the
event OF war
Reports were read from subcommit-
tees on aeronautics. aids to naviga.
ton. chemistry and physics. food and
sanitation, fuel and fuel handling, in
ternal combustion motors lifesaving
appliances, mines and torpedoes, ord
nance and explosives, production. or
ganization, manufacture and standard
ization, public works, yards and docks,
ship construction. steam engineering
and ship propulsion, submarines and
transportation and communications
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
INTEREST AT WASHINGTON
officials Speculate on Drop in Number
of Ships Lost

Washington, Feb Whether the
sudden drop in the number of ships
reported torpcdoed was due to better
British patrolling, armament or de
struction OF submarines Is not known
here. The figures for the next few
days, however. viii be watched with
the deepest interest as indicative OF
whether the German attempt TO starve
out England can be successful.
In this connection British officials
here claim, their figures show that
four boats out of every five that are
armed, even with stern gun, com
plete their voyages In safety.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
AMERICAN VESSEL
SAILS FOR FRANCE

New Yark, Feb II. ~ The U-boat
blockade was deiel by the tank
steamer Gold Shell. which put out
from Wilmington. flying the Stars and
Stripes and bound for France
Ii will be followed by two cargo
boats of the Kerr Steamship com
pany. Oriental line, the Rochester and
the Orleans. which will quit New York
harbor for Bordeaux
Neither is armed nor have they
adopted the barber pole" Identified.
tion stripes prescI.4ed i'm Germany's
note.
These three craft are the first to
dare the nigh seas since Jan. 81. when
the United States broke with Ger
many.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
First American Ship Sailing
Since U-BOat Decree.
OTHER LINERS AT GOTHAM
Cunard Steamer AndanIs and Italian
Steamer Giuseppe Verdi Reach Unit
ed States Port-BrItish Liner Cedric
Prepared to Depart.

New York. Feb. 13.-The arrival of
the steamship New York brought the
number of American transatlantic
passenger ships at this port to four.
The New York sailed from Liverpool
On Feb. 3 and passed through the sub
marine war zone without incident
The New York was the first Ameri.
can ship To leave Liverpool after Ger
nlany's war zone decree went into eft.
feet. She passed through the danger
zone without sighting war craft OF
any kind. her officers said
II was common comment among the
passengers that Germany's decree
caused very little excitement in Eng
land as far as they could observe. the
feeling there seeming to be. they said
that Germany was already doing all
she could to win the war and the de
cree would not change the outcome
The Cunard liner Andania. from l.iv-
erpool Jan 81 and the Italian steam
er Giuseppe Verdi from Mediterran.
can ports reached their docks here
The British liner Cedric which sail
ed for Liverpool without passengers
will carry 5000 sacks of mail which
have been delayed here for the past
week aboard the liner ST. Louis
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
DIVER BLOCKADE FAILURE
BrazlI's Reason for Not Joining the
United States.

Rio Janeiro, Feb. 12.-Foreign Min.
lister Lauro Muller, in replying to
President Wilson's suggestion that
other neutral nations take the same
position as the United States In re.
spect to the German submarine cam
paign, will inform Washington that
Brazil has declared 10 Germany that
she does not recognize the submarine
blockade as effective The note will
further say that Brazil leaves with
Germany the possibility for all
acts from which Brazilian merchant.
men may suffer in violation inter.
national law
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
Annual Report of State Marshal Har-
qadine Made Public.

St Paul, Feb. l3.-The story of a
year on the trail of the fire fend is
told briefly in figures between the
fiery red covers of the 1916 report of
State Fire Marshal Hargadine 1t
shows 1892 fires. resulting in s4,963,-
533 of losses in Minnesota in 1916
Carelessness with matches is charg-
ed for Isl fires, causing $139.975 Of
property damage during the year In
Minnesota.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
KAISER CALLS CONFERENCE
German Leaders VIII Discuss Subma.
rine Campaign.

London, Feb. 13 An important
conference at headquarters has been
called by Emperor William, presum.
ably to discuss the submarine ques.
tion. says the Exchange Telegraph
company's Amsterdam correspondent.
DR. Won Bethman- Hollweg. the i'm
perial chancellor. and high army and
navy officials will attend and 1t is re-
ported, the correspondent adds. that
the possibility of negotiations with
neutrals for modifying the terms OF
the recent German memorandum will
be discussed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
DEFENDS HOLDING GERARD
German Official Gives Reasons for Un-
usual Action.

London, Feb. IL. - William Won
Stumm, the German under secretary
for foreign affairs, in an interview
printed In the Amsterdam Handels-
blad, says Germany regrets she was
compelled to take the measures she
adopted against Ambassador Gerard.
but that the United States had pre-
vented Count Won Bernstorff, the re
firing Gerroan ambassador, from tele-
graphing that he had received his
passports.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
STAND BY AMERICAN FLAG
Advice Sent Out to Minnesota Ger
man-Americans.

st. Paul. Feb. IL. - julius Moersch
president OF the Minnesota union oi
the German-American, National alli
ance, has sent out letter, In German
to all the branch unions in the state
saying:
IF America should declare war on
Germany there is only one duty for
German-Americans and that Is stand
by the flag of your country Our
hearts may bleed and break, but that
does not relieve us from the necessity
of fulfilling our duty to the land OF
our adoption"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
To LEAVE THE
UNITED STATES

Washington. Feb. 10. 3 80 p. m. -
Special. Several members of the
families of officials attached to the
Austro- Hungarian embassy have ar
ranged to leave the United States
with Count Won Bernstorff and his
party. This is regarded as ar indi-
cation that a break with the United
States is feared
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
British Wages Increase.

London, Feb. 13.-Wages of 6,000.-
000 working people have increased
about $3.50 to So a week during 1916,
employment has increased until the
demand Is greater than the supply
and the price OF food has gone up 81
per cent since the war began, accord
ing to the official review Of the board
OF trade.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
CHINA ADDS VOICE
TO NEUTRAL PROTEST

Peking. Feb 13.-China has added
her voice 10 the neutral protests
against Germanys unrestricted sub
marining.
A note handed the German minister
here voices the protest One sec.
ton reads:
China protests energetically to Ger.
many against the measures proclaim.
cd on Feb | and sincerely hopes that
the rights of neutral states will be re
spected and that the said measures
VIII not be carried out
If, contrary TO expectations. this
protest be ineffective China will be
constrained, 10 its profound regret, TO
sever diplomatic relations II Is un.
necessary to add that China's action
is dictated by a desire TOR further
peace and the maintenance of interna-
tional law"
Berne, Switzerland, Feb 13.-The
Swiss note Of protest against Ger
lhany's submarine policy has been dis.
patched to Berlin
As previously forecast il is couched
in vigorous language The punch
in the note is in this sentence:
The federal council gives notice
in advance Of all legal reservations If
it happens that the means pat into ef-
feet by Germany and her allies are
applied to the destruction of Swiss in
terests or property"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13

Cramped muscles or soreness follow
ing a cold or case of grippe are eased
and relieved by an application of Sloan's
Liniment. Does not stain the skin or
clog the pores like mussy ointments or
plasters and penetrates quickly without
rubbing. Timber up your muscles after
exercise. drive out the pains and aches
of rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago
strains, sprains and bruises with Sloan 8
Liniment Get bottle to-day. At all
Druggists, 25c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
RELIGIOUS EDUCATOR DIES
Rev. =. A. Cast Taught Hebrew in
Pennsylvana Seminary.

Lancaster. Pa, Feb. Is. - Rev DR..
Frederick Augustus Cast. widely
known in Reformed church circles and
as a teacher of Hebrew and OF Old
Testament science in Franklin and
Marshall theological seminary. was
found dead in bed He was eighty
two years old
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
STEAMER AFRICA
SUNK BY PLUNGER

St Paul, Feb. 10, $3.50 p. m.-
Special: The following advices have
been received by the American Press
association.
London -Lloyds shipping agency
this afternoon announced that the
White Star line steamer Africa, 12,-
600 tons gross, had been sunk. Part
of her crew landed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
TROOPS CLASH
AT MATANzAS

St. Paul, Feb. 13. $50 p. M
Special The following advices have
been received by the American Press
association:
Havana. Cuba. An encounter has
occurred in Matanzas province be
tween government troops and rebels,
according TO a report received here
today. The rebels were defeated
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
POPE WARNS RULERS OF
CENTRAL POWERS.

: New York. Feb. 12 - The
: Sun prints the following dis
: patch from Rome.
: The pope has warned the
: kaiser and the emperor of Aus
: trial Hungary that the decision
: to resort to submarine fright
: fulness is certain 10 ALLEVIATE
: the sympathy of neutrals, In
: Guiding himself.
: The pope added that it would
: justify reprisals by the allies
; and demand for the disinteg-
: ration OF Germany and Austria
: after the war
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
Ford Peace Bureau to Close.

London, Feb. IA Reuters dis
match from The Hague says that the
Ford peace bureau, established by
Henry Ford, American manufactures,
will be closed March 1 on account OF
the breach of diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
Breaking OF Agreement.

The release of the Yarrowdale pris
oners was agreed to with Ambassador
Gerard on the eve of the break i'm re
lations, but the possibility of the Ger
man crews being interned in the Unit
ed States prompted the admiralty TO
rescind the orders liberating the
Americans held with the rest OF the
Yarrowdale prisoners
1t is pointed out here that this epi.
sode is a further illustration of the
menace growing out OF the lack OF
facilities and opportunities for free in
tercommunication by both countries
Herr Zimmerman reaffirmed his
previous statement that the Ameri-
cans now in Germany will be permit.
ted to move about unmolested and be
perfectly free to leave the country
whenever they desire, even if the
break threatens to reach the ultimate
stage.
This intention is based on the inn
preston prevailing here that the
United States is not contemplating
any steps with regard to German civil
ians that might compel Germany to
reconsider the position she has now
definitely taken.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-02-13
Bio British Steamer Sunk.

London, Feb. 1S-The sinking OF
the British steamship Netherlee is re.
ported by Lloyds. The Netherlee, 4,
227 TONS. was last reported departing
from Philadelphia Jan. 81 for Dun
kirk.