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Evening star., 1917-03-14
Bapaume and Peronne
Both May Be Given Up,
French Critics Believe

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 14.-Great Importance
is attached by French military writers
to the continued British successes on
the Somme. The Matin says that it
looks very much as If the Germans do
not think they could hold Bapaume and
Peronne any longer and are preparing
to evacuate the two cities Reports
from aviators show that all along their
inner lines the Germans are blowing
up bridges and culverts. burning NUM-
tions and provisions. while trying to
mask the withdrawal of heavy guns by
heavy firing with field guns.
German staff headquarters on the
Somme front is said to have been
moved back ten miles. The Matin
thinks that the German staff at first
planned strategic retreat, so as to
delay and upset the British plan of at
tack. but that this scheme was frus-
trated by the tactics of Gen. Cough.
Instead of using cavalry against his
retreating foe. Gen. Cough maintained
contact by the methodical and destruc-
tive use of artillery. The result. ac-
cording to the Matin. was that the Ger
mans were caught in their own trap.
and their retreat. which was at first
intentional, became almost rout
under the continuous pressure of an
adversary superior in material and
initiative.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
WAR TELEGRAPHER DIES.
C. A. Tinker Passes Away in Winni.
peg-Was Lincoln's Friend,

Word has been received here of the
death in Winnipeg, Canada. Monday
of Charles Almerin Tinker. one of the
four cipher telegraphers stationed in
the War Department in this city dur
ing the civil war. Mr.. Tinker was a
personal friend of Abraham Lincoln
and had often related how the former
President used to call on him to learn
the latest news by telegraph from the
front
Prior to his coming to this city as
cipher operator Mr.. Tinker was at
tached to the United States Military
Telegraph Corps and served at a num-
Der of points where battles were
fought He was one of the four mem
bers of the corps who were in pos
session of the service code used in
sending all official war information and
orders.
Mr.. Tinker. who was eighty years
old is survived by a son. Arthur L.
Tinker, of Connecticut and.a daughter,
Mrs. Tracey Smith Of Winnipeg, Can
ada.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
HE COURTS.
Court Of Appeals.

Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice Robb
and Mr. Justice Van 0rsdel.
Thomas s, Kennedy: Henry. W; Driscoll;
Scott F. Kittredge were admitted to practice.
argument commenced by Mr.. Reeve Lewis for
appellant and continued by Mr.. c. W. Fair
bank for appellee.
Patent appeal No. 1857. Porter ct al. agt.
Rider: argument commenced by Mr.. Alexander
T. Porter in propria persona, continued BY MI
H. v. Briesen for appellee and concluded by
Mr.. Alexander T. Porter in propria persona.
Patent appeal No. 10se Dreckschmidt aEt.
Schaefer ct al: argument commenced by Mr.. l..
G. Kingslard for appellant continued by Mr.; J.
c. Higdon for appellees and concluded BY Mr..
L. C. Kingsland for appellant.
Patent appeals Nos. 108S and 1907. o. W.
Thum Company agt. Dickinson: argument com
menced by Mr.. r. l.. Chappell for appellant.
continued by Mr.. r. e. Liverance for appellee
an concluded by Mr.. r. l.. Ohappell for appel
liant.
Patent appeal No. 1899. weisbrod ast. sisson
argument commenced by Mr.. c. s. Butler for ap
pellant and continued by Mr.. P. Il. Truman fol
appellee.
Patent appeal No. 10e4 Stevenson sgt. Par
ker: argument commenced by Mr.. W. ". Dodge
for appellant. continued by Mr.. ]. II. Milans fol-
appellee and concluded by Mr.. W. W. Dodge fol
appellant.
Patent appeal No. 1905. Griggs Cooper a
Co. agt. Federal Coffee Mills Company: argued
by Mr.. II. s. knight for appellant and submit
ted by Mr.. George E. Tew for appellee.
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In Memoriam.

DILLON. In sad bnt loving remembrance ~
our dear mother SARAH DILLON. who d.-
IT'S Il. 1918. !ni BY 'f HER Err LoSfSG SATsHrER. i2s %
DoNoHuE. In loving memory Of THOMAS "
DON0HUE who left us two years today.
March IL, 1915. ELLA MAE DoNoHUE.
HALE. In loving remembrance Of our dear
daughter. MARY ALICE BEATRICE HALE.
who denartsd this life seventeen years aee
today. March IL. 1900.
His words the happy parents hear
And about with joy divine:
% ss.II siIs. 5. ;ol.v., .,l We %s. ss,s. and are
BY her PARENre. .
HARRIaAN In loving rrmembrane. Of our deer
By HER SONS. :.
NORTON. In sad but loving remembrance Of
our faithful and devoted husband and father
ROBERT T. MORTON. who denarfed this life
three years ago today. March II. 1914.
Cod takes our loved from homes
But never f-or, onr hearts.
BY HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN. .
RUSSELL. In ssd but loving remembrance Of
our dear mother. ALTA q. RUSSELL tn.s
Berkley,. who departed this life three year.
ago today. March H. 1914.
Cove from earth. yes gone forever
Tesr-dimmed ewes shall gaze In vain:
We shall hear her voice nh. never
Severmore on earth again.
Yet. again we hope 10 rnee. thee.
When the day Of life ia fed.
And in heaven with jor to greet thee.
Where farewell tesrs are shed
AND 80" WIFE WIFE WT VIOLET nn SiiG p HoWIIN Il So"H; kNn
FRIEND. MRS. MINNIE NoAKEs.
STUDT In loving remembrance ct nv deer
wife and my dear mother. CORA NJ. STTnr.
who died one year ago today, March u. 1915.
Called from this world for a peaceful rest
called hr Cod. who trnw~th hest
HELEN
WELLS. In sad loving remembrance. Of mn,
dear father. JOHN W. WELLS who entered
INTO eternity nine years ago todsv. Ms-rh IL
1aOS. and my dear mother. NARY J. WILLS
who ,o1n entered into eternity one year ago March
BY THEIR SON JOHN T. WELLS. AND FAM.
lily.
dear mother. MALvENIA WILLIAMS who
died one year ago today. March H. 1917.
On you dear mother. could always depend
And know I had one sincere friend.
md all the hours earth you
Your heart to me was always bent.
! mics her and mourn in silence unseen
And dwell on the memories Of joys that have been.
Unknown and forgotten bv she may be-
Brt the grave that contains her 10 ssrreh fo me.
BY HER DAUGHTER AND soN-IS-LAw,
MATTE AND VINCENT WHITE.
WOOD. In sad and loving remembrance of our
dear father MOSES A. WOOD who departed
this life one year ago today. March IA. 1915
Rest on. dear father. thy labor 10 Ger:
Thy willing hands will toll
a faithful father. both true and kind
nv is tsuer fithfF you sSTid not rnsav s1s
WALTER.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Curfew Hours at Playhouse.

The curfew went into effect at the
Playhouse. 1914 street northwest, last
night. The ban against dance music
after L o'clock at night recently placed
on the institution by Justice Stafford
of the District Supreme Court became
operative through the filing of an un-
dertaking by Admiral Seaton Schroeder,
with the Fidelity and Casualty Com
pany of New York as surety, to indem-
nifty George P. Eustis and Eldridge E.
Jordan, owners of the property, against
loss by reason of the injunction should
the District Court of Appeals reverse
the decision of the lower court Admiral
Schroeder claimed that the noises were
kept up into the late hours and that it
was next to impossible to sleep at his
home, which adjoins the Playhouse
Evening star., 1917-03-14
SAYS WIFE DESERTED HIM.
Maurice Conrad Files Suit for a
Limited Divorce.

Alleging that after twenty-seveu
years Of married life his wife deserted
him March IS, 1916. and has not since
offered to return to him. Maurice Con-
radi has filed suit in the District Su-
preme Court for limited divorce from
Agnes T. Conradi. The husband tells
the court that when he returned to his
home March Is, 1916, he found moth
ing to eat. one roomful of furniture
and a shower bath missing" and his
wife could not be found, nor had she
left any word as to her whereabouts
The husband, through Attorney J. H.
Adriaans. tells the court he was mar
ried October il, 1888. and has three
children. all of full age and married
He declares that since the alleged de-
sertion his wife has resided in Balti-
more.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Gen. Cough an Irishman.

Gen. Cough, who is mentioned in the
Paris newspapers as the field COM
mander in the British operations
against Bapaume, is presumably Maj.
Gen Hubert de la Poer Cough, COM
mander of the Sd Cavalry Brigade.
Cen Cough is an Irishman, and prior
to the war, then a colonel. received
prominence as one Of the officers who
threatened to resign if British troops
were ordered to force Ulster into ac-
ceptance of home rule. In the early
days of the war he was praised by
Field Marshal French for his conduct
in the fighting following the battle
of the Marine, and was promoted to be
a major general in November, 1914
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Conducts Bible Studies.

Two sessions of the Bible institute
conferences being conducted here by
Rev. James n. Gray. dean Of the Moody
Bible School of Chicago. were held yes
terday at the Metropolitan NJ. F..
Church. DIR. Gray conducted a Bible
study in the afternoon on the "Epistles
of the Romans. while in the evening
he took for his subject How Do We
Know Jesus Christ Was God?"
Modern Cults Which Antagonize
Christianity" is the topic of this after
Moons discussion. The services are be-
ing conducted under the direction of
Rev. Harry Mitchell. pastor of the
church.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Had Advantage Of Heights.

The Germans have always hitherto
had the advantage OF the high ground
and ths villages. possession of which
have been bitterly contested. have been
nothing but pulverixed ruins which Of
fered no shelter for the soldiers. Where
fires are not burning the country back
of the German line looks green and
wonderfully inviting.
The German positions on the Loupart
line had been completely registered by
the British guns on Sunday morning,
and that afternoon the heavy artillery
commenced it's work of destruction.
Thirty hours of the terrific shelling was
all that the defenders could withstand.
One prisoner said that he was the only
survivor of a squad of ten who were in
= dugout which was blown to bits by a
British shell.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
STORY CALLED RIDICULOUS.
Denial of Rumor That Capt. Boy.Ed
Recently Visited Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March H.
Stories published here yesterday that
Capt. Karl Boyd. former naval at
tache at the German embassy at Wash
ington, was in this city as recently as
week ago. and linking his name with
the alleged smuggling plot involving
the two interned German commerce
raiders at the Philadelphia navy yard,
are declared to be without foundation
by Frank Garbarino. head of the local
bureau of investigation of the federal
Department of Justice. The stories
were to the effect that Capt. Boy-Ed
had come here presumably to visit
young woman prominent in social
circles in Philadelphia and Washing
ton. to whom he had been reported en-
gagged prior to his dismissal from this
country in December, 1915.
- The stories are ridiculous on their
face" declared Garbarino.
Evening star., 1917-03-14

DIED.
cRowELL. Departed this life Tuesday. March
13. 1917. at Georgetown Univeraity Hospital.
vii. Of Fr.nH crow. Of fsffs, county va
Funeral from her niece's residence. 1905 Wander
street northwest. Friday. March ie. to Sacred
Heart Church At o'clock. lnterment at
Mount Oliret cemetery. 10
DENTON On Departed thi. III: Tus:d.y March ss
her daughter Mrs. Hattie Howard DEN
ton: l74s 10th street northwest. Ars. JANE
DENTON. widow Of the late Henry Denton
and sister Of Mrs. Adelaide Bowie and Mrs.
Mary White.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
DUKE. On Tuesday. March Is. 1917. at 9 pm.
at Emergency Hospital. CHARLES NJ. be.
Charles ". and Mamie Duke Of Richmond Va.
az the chapel Of. Thomas s. serseon, loil 7th
street northwest.
Interment At Richmond Va.
EUELL. On Monday, March IL. 1917. at 6:l5
9eai. % cLAsA M sSsnfs sE%sIE1 s EuELI Seiev.d wife
of J. Harvey Euell and mother Of Margaretta
Funeral from Asbury NJ. z. Church northwest
Friday. March 16 at l pm Relatives and
friends invited. Raleigh. \. C.. papers
please copy 10
GORE. Departed this lifs TUESDAY March 1s,
1917. at 6:45 pm. at the residence Of her
daughter. MIS-. u Anna MllieT. 1901 oils piafe
northwest, MARY MARTHA GORE. wife OF
Truman Gore.
Funeral Thursday afternoon at pm. from her
late residence. Interment at Clarksburs. W.
Va
GREER. On Wednesday, March Il. 1917. at
7:l5 am. RICHARD V. GREER. in his
eighty-seventh year.
Funeral from his late residence. I2ss Crittendsn
street northwest, Friday, March 16, At 1890
am. lnterment private. ID
HUGHES. Departed this life on Tuesday, March
13. 1917 after brief illnesa, RUTH ".
HUGHES. beloved daughter Of the late Eliza
beth Hughes West and Winter J. Hughes.
stepdaughter OF Leland s. West She also
leaves a host Of relatives and friends.
We loved her. yes. we loved her.
But Jesus loved her more.
And with fareweis unspoken
She has gone TO the other shore.
Funeral from Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
on Friday at l PM, Rev. James Z. Willis,
pastor.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Seven Cruisers Authorized.

The Cramps bid was based on the
understanding that the company would
not also be required to construct a bat
tie cruiser. as its plants are not of suf-
ficient capacity to build both scouts and
battle cruisers at the same time.
Seven of these vessels were author
lied by Congress, to cost S5000,O0o
each. but as the department was able to
place contract for only one at that
figure the limit of cost was raised to
$6.O00,e0 each for the other six
Representatives of the shipbuilders
submitted bids today in response to ad :
vertisements sent out for the third time
by the department
The President is authorized in an
emergency to require private builders
to construct vessels but navy officials
hoped that such action would not be
necessary in this case
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Germans Make Raids in East

BERLIN, March IA, by wireless to
sayville. n Y.-An extensive raiding
operation by German forces on the
Marayuvka river, in Galicia, in which
Russian mining preparations were
broken up, is announced in today's
army headquarters report
Evening star., 1917-03-14

Special military units. designed to
permit the enlistment of men previous
iy rejected because of physical or other
disa bilities, are being formed in the
province OF New Brunswick. Canada.
One of the new bodies is a so-called
bantam battalion" composed of those
whose small stature kept them out OF
regular infantry organizations
Evening star., 1917-03-14

From London Opinion.
Sergeant Instructor Ito rather dull re-
cruit)-In this movement. Private Smith.
you brings the rife smartly onto the left
shoulder; In case you don't know which is
the left shoulder I'll tell you for your
Identification. as the sayin Is that 1t is
the opposite one to which you shakes
'Ands with!
Evening star., 1917-03-14
DIED..

JOHNSON. Departed this life March 9. 1917.
after a long and painful Illness. NARY JOIN
Annie Young. william r.. Albert. samuel.
Taylor and the late Hannah Brockenbcfough.
Gone. but not forgotten
Funs.,l from her Lat. r.sidsnss es 21S street
First Baptist Church, eth and q streets south
s,.n vest st o:iock R,i.s,ve' nt and friends are
LuLEY; On March q 1917! IN Denver. Col;
PERIE AuGusIINE ANDERSON; An beloved
the late Justice Thomas II. Anderson and Mr..
Fuaersi from 1881 New Hampshir. svenus t"-
morrow afternoon at $50 O'Clock. lnterment
At Rock Greek cemetery.
SARAH. widow of Elmer T. Mcintosh. aged
l. seventy-three years.
wise's undertaking establishment. lnterment
at Oak Hill cemetery. All friends invited TO
attend. H'
MITCHELL. Departed this life Monday. March
12. 1917 ALICE MITCHELL Of 1ti4 coreorsn
| Funeral a. = O'Clock Thursday. March IS. fron
winslow's chapel, 18th and streets north
west-
KoNCU1E. On Tuesday. March 10. 1917. at
Providence Hospital. Or. JAQUELINE A.. be-
loved husband of Gwendoind FairfaI Mon
| Notice of funeral hereafter.
PEARSON. On Tuesday. March Is, 1917. At s:so
pm, at his home. springvale. Fairfax county,
Va. JOHN SANFORD PEARSON. in the sew
enty-seventh year of his age.
| Funeral Thursday. March Is. at IL an. from
Arnon Chapel.
PENN. Entered into rest on Monday. March -.
1917. at $50 am. at the residence OF his
parents. 1926 Gales street northeast. WILLIAM
II. PENN. Jr., beloved son Of william and
Annie Penn.
| Funeral from his late residence Thursday. March
15 At $50 a. m, thence TO Holy Name Church.
on 11th street between and x northeast.
soul.
PRIMUs. Departed this life Monday. March
! IL lgi.' At 20 am art.r short illness.
| Irving J.. frimus and daughter Of the late
| George W. Chapman and Enc Chapman.
Funeral Thursday March IS at 40 pm. from
! her late residence, SOC street northwest.
All friends invited.
RICE. On Monday, March -. 1917. nt ::1s
| pm. SOLOMON RICE. beloved husband 81
Hattie Rice aged sixty-eiEht years.
Funeral Wednesday. March H. at PM, FROM
his late residence, 1874 Monroe street north
| west.
THAcHER- On March 10, 1917. in the o5ai val
ley. CAL. ELIZABETH b. SHERMAN, widow
Of the late Prof. Thomas A. Thacher NJ Nov
| Haven and granddaughter Of Roger Sherman.
aged ninety-three years. She was the mother
of Mrs. William Kent
| wApDEY. On Tuesday. March IL. 1917. at
p.m.. FELICIA f.. beloved daughter Of the late
! njamin =. and Henrietta Wad6ey.
Funeral from her late residence. 330a Prospect
| avenue. Thursday, March Is. at pm. In
| terment private.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Building Permits.

!Bailai.g psrmlts ~srs issusd today to ths
6. o. wslksr. 70 build cwstial at IL a
saset eeuxhwvst; afehisset ~. 9. Laplay
ss3,dss. iss:r: sssiH.ssd ssst; T;SoS .ns,. ,.,u,
iAs At eod 14th street northwest; estimatsd
'';s. f:'9 s..,. 70 ,,,.,r ,..s,. in til. r..r ..
% otxsot noe&AWoot: esemAted cost, $500.
Chap1n.o oaen NaAufactuxi1g Company. to 70
estimated cost, $1,000
3. Askia, 10 rspair dwelling at 1925 ~ stree,
southwest; est1DaNod cost, $50.
J. B. Ch1lfy, to erect garage In tho rear OF
3oo1 l1th street northwsst; estimated cost, elS5
Evening star., 1917-03-14

beyond IL in quite good shape. A .
matter of fact Grevillers was the first
touch OF real civilization the Tommtes
said they have had IN many moons.
Why" said one stalwart Australian
today. do you know there are regular
houses in Gfevillers with real roofs on
them." What this means to men who
have fought 80 long in the slough of
mud Of the Somme valley can only be
grAsped by those who have lived amid
the hideous scenes Of destruction.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Storm Is Encountered.

A storm broke shortly after the steamer
was sunk and it was with great diff
Guilty that the survivors kept the life
boats afloat, the heavy gale causing the
sea to become very turbulent. Moran says
Evening star., 1917-03-14
SCOUT CRUISER BIDS
WITHIN COST LIMITS
One Concern Willing to Build Two,
Even Though It Means Loss
Of Money.

cruisers received at the Navy Depart
ment today probably insure immediate
placing Of contracts for all the ships.
Four companies submitted figures
With the exception of the bid of the
Union Iron Works Company of San
Francisco, all were direct and within
the million dollar limit set by Con-
gress
The Cramps, Philadelphia. lowest
bidder offered to construct two ships
at s5.s5O.OO0 each. one in thirty months
and the other in thirty-two. Modif1ca
tions in design proposed by the com
pany would reduce the price to $500.
600 each.
Evening star., 1917-03-14

It Was the toughest sea that he has ever
witnessed. though he has made two pre-
vious trips across the ocean.
After being picked up the rescued men
were taken to Franco, went from there
to England and from Liverpool to Bos-
ton. where they arrived in January.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Speeding-Up Costs Extra.

The Seattle Construction and Dry
Dock Company, which already has a
contract for one similar ship at less
than s5,000.0 900. offered to build another
in thirty months at $5.s75,o0o. Figures
were submitted on the basis of an
eight-hour day, and the government
would assume the cost for any speed
ingup expenses.
The Fore River Shipbuiiding Com
pany proposed to build two ships in
thirty and thirty-one months time at
$500, 900 each.
The proposal of the Union Iron Works
stated that because of high freight
rates and cost of labor on the Pacific
coast the ships could not be built
there within the million -dolla r
limit As an act of patriotism, how
ever. the company proposed to under
take construction of two. at a fiat price
OF s6,0oo.ooo each. in thirty and thirty
one months
Evening star., 1917-03-14

Plans have been completed for the
erection of q coal briquet plant at Nor
capacity of forty tons an hour Of six
teen-ounce briquets.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
CARDS OF THANKS.

HARRIS. We wish to extsnd to our many rela-
tives and frieDds ef the community our heart
felt thanks for their many deeds Of kindness
and words Of sympathy. and 10 the eoworkers
and employees Of the senate once building and
the Bethlehem Baptist Sunday school for their
lovely floral tributes during the recent be-
reayement Of our little boy. JAMES NJ
JAMES n. AND REBECcA II. HARRIS. =
MONTGOMERY. We wish to sincerely thank
and express our appreciation to our many
friends for their sympathy. kindness and 1cral
tributes at the death Of our beloved and de-
voted Wife and mother, MARTHA A. MONT
GONERY. THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1917-03-14
British Now Holding
"Promised Land" Which
Commands Bapaume

From stafr Correspondent of the Associated Press
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, March 13. via London. March
14-The ridge overlooking Bapaume
from the northwest, which has come to
be looked upon by the British as a sort
Of promised land ever since the battle of
the Somme began last July. passed into
the hands OF Gen. Haig's troops today.
For the first time since the great strug-
gle on this front opened the British have
the advantage of the highest ground, and
can now look down upon the famous
German stronghold and a wide extent OF
the country beyond.
British officers believe they they are
now in a position to take Bapaume when
ever the word is given. Grevillers was
CAPTURED last night, and the new British
lines stretch along the ridge which runs
northwest from that point to the out
skirts of Achiet lie Petit. point still
strongly held by the Germans.
Artillery Post Taken.
Ir this latest forward movement tho
British have taken possession of the not
ed Loupart wood, consisting of grea.
clunps of trees situated on the shoulder
Of the high ridge and overlooking the
entire somme battle frcnt. This wood
has masked a great number of German
batteries and from it hostile shells have
lained upon the British for eight months
past It's capture nas 1een y, me me ,.i source
staff as ii was one Of the most formidable
artillery posts the Germans had establish-
ed in the western theater.
The country about Loupart wood and
Evening star., 1917-03-14

60 Through Positions.
A further retirement of the Germans
on front Of between 1000 and 5000
yards and to an unknown depth 10 re-
ported by Reuter- dispatch from tho
British front in France. The movement
was still in progress when the dispatch
was sent.
The British have gone right through
strong German positions in Loupart
wood and seized the village of Grevil-
lers (west Of Bapaume). The retire.
ment followed a heavy British bonn
bardment and was made under cover
Of haxy weather
Evening star., 1917-03-14
Destination Is Changed.

After leaving Gibraltar. however. the
cattleman says, the destination Of the ship
was changed TO Saloniki
1t was after the ship had landed at that
port and left the mules and was on its
homeward voyage that it was torpedoed
about 5 30 O'Clock in the afternoon. One
of the lifeboats ca psized, causing num-
ber Of the mon to lose their lives. while
the survivors remained eight hours in
open boats before they were picked UP by
an English trawl
Evening star., 1917-03-14
SINKING OF THE RUSSIAN
| DESCRIBED BY SURVIVOR
Thomas Moran Was Aboard Leyland
Liner That Was Torpedoed
December ID.

Thomas Moran. pipe filter Of this city,
who was one Of the survivors when the
steamer Russian of the Leyland line was
torpedoed and sunk December II. two
days cut from Saloniki, Greece, today
told the story OF the sinking of the ves-
sci to a reporter of The Star Accord
ing to Mr. Moran. who shipped as a
cattleman on the steamer, twenty Eight
men. including seventeen American cat
tlemen. lost their lives in the disaster.
Mr.. Moran says the ship left Newport
News November Is last year with cargo
Of 1,4oo mules. purchased by the British
government and booked to be sent to
Alexandria, Egypt.