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5 LOST IN SINKING
OF AMERICAN SHIP
BY GERMAN "SUb"

AN ATLANTIC PORT Nov. l3--
News Of the destruction by II German
submarine of the American steamer H..
brought here tuday ay "a survivors Of
the crew. Eve II tn crow w"r" Killed.
The vessel was Su:k III tn" Bay az
RlS..ay. about Il hundred mi."$ from th'
French coast by AN unseen torpedo.
who's" explosion Killed lin" 1y'. tl'm. ti"
survivors said. rh,y w"rg picked NJ
by a Danish ship W." days after 'h'
sinking.
The ship. owned hy In" Lurk"nha"h
Steamship company Was II 2.?-? t"uS
gross and WAS built in iA>i ~ N"w Gas
lie England. Sh: lrft Nrw i1rk. pr-
toh'.r IS
Two other I.uckcnt1rh st"in":S hHE"
previously figured in Suhmar nc tur"un-
ters. The Lewis l.vrk"ttfsch WiS tor
pedo"d and sunk early III October with
the loss Of naval gunner AMI Ian" "I
her crew. Nrother. III j. l.. Lackru-
bach escaped destruction with ;l"' AID
OF an American destroyer after engaging
a sIlh,unrirr i'll 81 four hour nEnI in
which S..I"u of her crow and two naval
cuun.rs were. w"und..,t "u October ~.
Tn. liv" man killed "n ,h" H. y. Lack
cnharh war. members "t tn" "ng:n" room
fore. Th.. survivors escaped IN Iw"
small boats They experienced r"Ieh
weather with wind and SHOW. and w"r"
in an EXHAUSTED coAd!ti"u when ri"I"d
up by tn" Danish shp whlch brought
ihctn ~ this port.
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Lieut., HigginbOtham,
BIuefie|d Man, Slain
on the French Front

BLI1EF1ELD Nov. i3.--E"m$ reached
hc,c today of tho death Of Lieutenant
Iumcs IT, IIiEciuhnlham. Il former Hiuc-
fielder on the haiti'ii"lIs "f France.
Lieutenant IIigEiuh"lham enlisted III IN"
hospital rnrps of Australians. nj III" i"-
ginning nf the war. His adSanr" WAS
rnpd and when killed h" WAS first
lieutenant. He wnS through the cn!ir"
Dartancllcs campaign and was seriously
wounded thrice. each time recovering
and returning 10 duty Thi" is III" ErS'
l,hcucldcr reported killed. nrtwith-
standing the fact that there arc NOR"
than Il sCor" Of former EIu"iirIdcrS
fiEhting in thu German ana AUSTRIAN
armies. and ~ many in III" French and
English armies. llirginb0thhin's grand
father WAS tho founder nf thlS city.
Letters from France IL relatives III Tins
city hear tn" gratifying news That
Summers county. West Virginia. soldier.
Kenneth Caldwell. was the soldier VIII"
shot and fatally w"und"d rlrt first Ger
man killed by American soldiers sine"
the arrival rf tn" first rHr"dlti"nary
forces. The German WAS Il mail carrier
for ticrmanS and refused To halt. Caid-
we'll being the sentry who shot and
killed hiIh
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Campaign Against Disloyalty, i'm Judge
Dayton'S Court, Will Be Far-reaching
|, ", ", CAMPAIGN Of
DISLOYALTY ALLEGED
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

STErEENVILLE. Ohio. Nov. l%.-
Thar mrmhrrS uf the !. W. W. have br"n
active In this rnuluy and have been re
spunSibc for many fires on cUul mining
property Is the firm belief OF the Hu-
IhurItiCs here. 1t iH believed that a
rOUG"nl rated effort is being mad" 10
destroy Gu:ll mining property and up l."
III" present time many thousands of dol
lars damage has been done. In fact,
these men have been So active that the
coal companies Mt Iiuhryvillr and Ram
scy have placed E!WrdS on their prop
critics at night ami no on" without hiSl-
ness about the mines Is allowed 10 ap-
IroHch them.
1t has been known for SorIr time that
II band of l. W. W. m"iubGrS hnd conn:
Ia this section from Oklahoma and thcS..
IRE thr men believed to b" active WIN
thr torch. The last depreciation re-
ported was that Of acting fire T" the
powder magazine ut l;umsry and II VAS
only tn" quick work of the men uH
guard that saved the explosive from let
ting go The fan house WAS also At
tackled and the lives or rlany miners
were in danger. The authorities arc
doing everything possihl" 10 apprch"ri
the guilty mon and il caught they viii!
be severe - dealt with.
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IN
CONTROL OF THE
EX 7 RE MIS- I 5.
.KERENSKY-KORNILOFF
ARMY IS DEFEATED,
Excesses of Every Character.
Being Committed in the
Russian Capital

out RI tho MAJ" uf contradictory
statements regarding the situation in
liu$*ia the sali-Nt fact seems TO stand
forth that the BolShcviki forces still
are in control OF t'"trngrad. \ wireless
dispatch received in London announces
tn" complete defeat of the followers Of
Premier knrrnSky and General korni-
loft. Monday. in fighting near Tsarskoe-
Sriu. Will" in l'vtrugrad the recalci-
TRAITS arr declared tu be maintaining
the uppc: hand against the military ca
slrts nud other ahhcrcnts Of the keren-
Sky regime. Dispatches from Denmark
assert that adv:crS received there were
tu IN" rfirrl that ih'. BnlShcviki SOL
dicrs and sailors in PctroErId are COM
hitting I'll kinds nf cxccsses and that
the p"puarc iS terror stricken. 2
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Now. gentlemen. let us have the whole
truth. After each consultation ! found
myself r"nN ncrd thnt tn" truth had de-
Parted from tn" ranks nt my Minister'S.
do not know what actually trans
p:rrh ~ IN" capital from IN" lhttcr part
OF February - IN" day "h whlcR inc
actual outbreak took place. E.
Dissolved Duma without cznr's Per-
mission.
|: iS true. during th"S" days | con-
:;iautly demanded tn" truth from my
Minister'S. but they would not aIuunlnt
u, with il. on tn" last day uf Frhru-
AIRY | myself wrote III" proclamation OF
my ahdicatinn. which fifteen days later
j signed in the presence OF two Generals
and the Committee nG the Duma who had
travelled to obtain my signature In sucni
such 4 document.
/ afterwards learned that when the
workingmen made serious demonstra-
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lister. NJ r"kravaSki. l'hin"h mc the MOST.
nah decided Ia u,.,i>r hIm my lrn"
Miui$t' T. but my imp"rtuui,"S I" ham t"
remain II III. office Il Will" longer were
tn II" HNii,
| again sent i"r my uuri"S, lnIl"r-
inE them T. riv" In,. advice. hut III" con
dIt!"n ih"! held 'ut was 10" cruel and
IinnCr"pIabr.
Divorce Your Wife," Czar's Royal
Raative's Ultimatu
rn IN" r,ndItluu they would h"ip and
counsel M. They h'IrtI'SSiy pr"p"S"d
that div"rd my wifi" and send her !"
remote r"gun$ How could comply
with such arrurl demand" She l'V"f
me and she lad always been my best
companion All friend. She had Tor t'n
years secluded herself in voluntary S"li-
tudc in orderto give mr daughters ano
Il son. She ad brought them UP for
me in the mos simple manner that was
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BY EEYWoop BRoUN.
(Accredited to tho PerBhing Army In
France for the New York Tr1oun
and The Wheeling euisencer.)
Copyright, 1917, by The Tribune Asso-
cAtion.)

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY in
FEANrE. Nov. l0.--A second attempt +"
raid tho American trenches has hccn re-
pulsed
The Germans adopted new method
and planned a smaller scale operation
Than the previous one. Thtr" was no
artillery preparation. II was strlctlE
Surprisr attack. The enemy brought his
machine guns within IL couple Of hun
,lrrd wards uf the first line trenches and
put down harragr
Our duuGhhorS replied with automatic
rifles grcuad"s and rifles. AS soon hS
the machine gun ficc ceased they show
cred tn" ground i'll front "f til" trench
with hand grcnadcs. Signals for bar
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To my liking. | never held th.' thr"n" SO
dear that would $acrillr" III" low ana
affections of my Mi" ana rhi'dr"n 10
cling /" il Il whIl' longer. My duty.
therefore. wa riIIn. II Russia must
hav" Il rul"r wh" viii %arrItir" th" love
nf his viii. AMI children. then ii WAS
plain Ihui coIllh no longer remain -
III" throne. iIiStmry had. frequently
mad, such rIrIuaud>. hut h!d not ""l'-
slider my S,.lf famous ar .r"a: enough :"
runuir such Il p"rIidE.
Regrets That He Did Not Abdca'e
Earlier
Jur,. more | regret that did not early
im February. "fi"r my ahhictiI"m mani
irStn e. lhc pun:I.
Al. IN" end Of February | ordered the
convucaIiun nr the Parliament with The
hope that Il leader would be found i'll IT,
ranks whom could select for my Prime
Minister. Until the discovery OF such Il
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Dicz Ccpfueu-,

JAN .AEMY.-Munday Nuv.. 12a--t By
The Associated E'rcs$. .)~-'icnrral pl:.:.
tho n"w chief general staff. J man 80
sturdy buld an" Il manner vibrattic
with energy ana rc.crNe force. l"ni@ut
received the correspondents attached L"
headquarters. Referring ~ The pres
cncr rf those representing the press -;
I.uly and IN" alli"d countries, the gen
,ral said III" f"lt sure Of their C"-uI"v
elton at the present solemn moment
adding:
81 hn not luubI that all will aid IN
the common end "f rlucdating and "l"
waiting the public mind :" thai all Will
he animated toward. that victorious re-
suit Ia which rur country looks forward
even IN tho difficult and terrible expert
CurCs IF the present day.
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FIFTY W. W. MEN
ARRESTED In RAID

OMAHA Nch.. Nov. 13.-Fcdcral Of
Ulcers and the pulice today raidcd a
meeting Of the Industrial Workers Of
the World. arrrstinE about fifty persons
The meeting WAS made up Of dele
gates claiming to represent North and
South Dakota. Minnesota and Nebraska.
The convention" met here Monday. but
none OF It's proceedings has been made
public.
United states Marshal Flynn. Police
Captain IIcItficld and n posse "ntrr'd
the hall late today. arrested all the del
ccaics md seized All the records thpt
could lac found. TN" officers declined IL
stat, the xrrunds upon which the raid
was rna,lc cNcciu that the orders came
from Washington. The prisoners. In
ciudin; ono WOMAN. were held iur IN
ycStiSatiGn.
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WASIIINGTOE. N"v. i".-All men VIII"
qualify in IN" officers training camps
VII, b. given commissions and nrac'ic>t-
Is nil Of ;h.,n wJi! hr assigned imm'-
hiatrlv To active service. cIth"r WIN
troops or Il; service $ch""iS. Secretary
Baker announced to-day that r"-Siud.
OF th. situation had disclosed that /
yu,!Id h. unnecessary tn place ANY coin
sid..r:,hlr number at tn" camp graduates
on tho inactiv" list.
?'h.: ;truruu""d intention ~ IA" h"i''''-
r,..,,t Il. aS:;igIt "a ;lCiiv" S"rvic" "n!E 4
sr,,iI ,,.rc.ntag,. -; IN" mHn wh" VIII
,.,,u,!..r,. ,h.ir ,.uurS, in thc S"r"nd
s.r;rs u! camps rhiS month caused 4
:ln,d .f protests from friends ANA r"!A-
,iv..,s -! tn" ,n"n. rh" PLAZA hal been !"
rumIaisSiun rnanE Of tn" Stud"'tS ''s r'-
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Kerensty Defeated.

LOEln'N. N"v. l:.-Tht complr,e de-
feat "f Premier kcrensky and GsneraI
kornlcff ~ announced in Gussian
cpm mmunr'at"n received here by wirelesH,
Tho. acknowledgement follows: =Ei
"fc#i"rdny after bitter fighting nea:
TSarsl."c-S"l" III" revolutionary army
completely dcfr;:ted the counter rcyolu-
tiorary forces nf kcrrnsky and kornf-
loft. In the nam" Of the revolutionary
government ! order opposition la all
enemies Of the rcvulutionar democracy.
and the taking Of all measures necessary;
T.. r'ert: tho c;lp;ur, uG kercnskr II
also forbid ST niIar adventures which,
are ndangrriug the success of the revo-.
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Continued on Page Ten.)

crn Italy. says 'hr official statement L..
sued today 10y tho German war, office.
The trHt Of thr statement reads:
italian front: IN the Satu Communal
we wrrstcd Monnr l.ongara from tho;
Italians. -.
Troops advancing in the mountairtH
between the Guyana and the Ctsmo.1
valleys took by storm tho Leone work IN
the Casoni di. Campo and the armored
fort on the Casoni di Lena Fonzaso ;is
in our possession. 80. =
"On the lower Piavc there has bcGn
an increase in the artillery fire. -
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HOW THE "5AMM|ES" D0NNED
SURPRISE ATTACK BY GERMANS

rage by the American artillery brought
"A quick response. and the German raid.
crs. finding everybody ready for them,
retired without attempting an attack on
the trenches. -
Retired In Haste.
Several charges such as were used to
blow UP the harbcd wire entanglensontB
in the previous thrust were found. but
they had not been exploded this time, In
dicating the Germans had retired In some
haste.
We were allowed to-day 10 visit the
battalion which was subject to the first
German attack. The men seemed to-
have snapped back 10 normal altar the
griillng which they received a few hours
following their entrance Into the.
trenches
The Gcrmans put an artillery barrage
on Il small sector last night, but kept IT,
up for only few minutes anI evidently
III
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AMERICAN AIRMEN IN
RAID OVER GERMANY

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE, Nov. 13--(By The
Associated Press)-Alnerican ARMY
aviators have participated In bomb
ing raids over Germany, and have
been doing observation duty Mt va
rious points Of the battle line.
The avtators are officers of the
regular army, some of whom had
been flying before the United States
entered the war. Others of them
are men who have been on duty at
training centers.
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appointed 4 Liberal Minister "E"h "'-
li... Il thit hr wouid bc Il strong l'!h"''il
Mutlst.r AMI would r"cnncir H." ''"F-
.rurn.a; xith t!tr pr"ri". Which, my WI"
St:ungix recommended him tor IN" post
o;tn uf ih'- strongest REASONS Sh'' Ea''
mnv | should select him w;L$ 'nit II"
w"uld Ia. :,rir-ptaht' !" "ur Allies:
t:ar!v in t'"b: ;I.lry OF lJtI. th- peoples
a;l;aEuuI&iu against IN? Gpv"ruiu"ht ma"
b.,Om.. &tr"srly art!t u!a;" During ms
dat.>; / prayed Hrd..uil.. itrrl"rInE ti"'i 70
Liy.. M. wisdom ~ IT,. end ;hat | lnIEn'
lrai my country "ut ~ an iInrcih'hs
ami threatening tragedy. But II must
hai... been tn" VIII Ut cod: the dlSS"iu-
ton Of ih.. !Ithrrland was rapidly ap-i
preaching.
Minister'S. one after another. resigned
and | realized my utter hclpl"sSneSS IN
the face of the approaching disaster.
The decision Of my new Foreign Min
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ALL OFFICERS OF THE SECOND
CAMP INTO ACTIVE SERVICE

S"rvt nffirrrS and allow th"m |" return
~ Iivil;Iu status unit! n""d"d-
Places Tor many "I those commissions
.l now ar, 10 Il" provided 10y creating.
divisional urganiZa;I"nS among the rrgu-
lar regiments in III" United States. The
reIn- ;ud"r will h. assigned either tn
various staff corps whore additional
uT,,rrS ar. needed or u" attached ~
various army units .AS Sup"rnurn"rari"S
t.,r rUri her trn;UInE.
Sine. II iS prtrt>ral,y certain that at
least :;ia nun nor" National army n"n
wi. H.. .'.I.l.rl Out 10y spring. L. make ur
lh.. FIRST million hrIft"d n"n the. add-
ii"ruti "ffiC"rS will h" needed at that
sam. artd officials II: Y" h'cid"d thai II
would IT,. h"tt"r to keep them actively
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AMERICAN CASUALTIES

OTTAWA. Nov. I3.-'Th'. names. 81 the
Following .\n"ri':su= a:'I"ar III iud;tE 5
Canadian casu;,ls.! last:
Wounded: =. =. CErr!c. Seattle,
Wash: Elmer &:iv"rs. S"wch E"rk'.i'y'
California: NJ y Wads;ey. ttint. Mich.
Dice. OF wnunds: Edward Er"wn. Ne"
t'as,l.. Pa. gaSS"d; .. J. liurr>. John
snr city. Tcun.: J. r"drrc$. l'h;!itd"L-
i.hia.
Woun,i.d: nnh"rc Hard. E;ettI" I'r"'k
Mich. I. liAruuvtn. tIttShurEh Ia
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Nicholas Writes His Personal Account the Russian Revoton

tions and bread riots broke out cvery-2
where tn" nuna became strongly an
taEunistlc to the Government, and my
Government in my name. dissolved IL:
My Government had no authority from
me To dissolve the Duma- Naturally thS;
Parliament ACCUSED me for having thus
lefIrd them. and rs naturally their
hatred and dislike OF ME was augmented
IL the highest degree. But credit Is due
to the character Of that body that they
refused To be dissolved and continued,
their function. ignoring the false man,
date that was proclaimed by my Minis
ters i'm my name. AS nil Russians know:s.
il was this Dumu THAT conducted tho
Revolution.
Cautioned His wife. ~
Those were agoniZing hours for me.
Each day for hours prayed taud ~
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ltahau Report.

ROME. Nov. 1l.-.tt;l@ks 10y tho Tcu-
tonic allies along th~ AsueJ plateau
rr"nt hnvr been lepuiscd by In" Italians
according u tn, official communication
ISSUED today.
The communication adds that the en-
'my. with tho xii ni large boats crossed
ihr river at XcnZon and established II
E"idErhc;ld, hut lhat they were r"puls"d
Ly the Italians toward the riyrl bank.
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PARIS. N"v. l%.-The Temps CORE
Sr"ndrnt on the Italian fruntirl says
that General Iad"rna. the former COM
mnndcr-in-chcf. has declined tn" offer
10 represent Italy ur the lntcr-Allicd
military committee.
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Another Version.

STIpCkHDI.M. MonEGy. Nov. 12.-Tel
grams from Finland announce the ~
rival at Premier kcrrnSky In PetrognA45
with his 'r""ps. Finnish ncwspapaf1i
declare unr"s"rN"dly that the Bolshevts-
III already has h""n uvrrthrown. zi:tf.$
messages from Moscow and southern;
RUSSIA annnunr,. She country IS in COM.
plctr control at the toSSackS.. who &C.
knowledge IN" leadership Of Kerensky.
The lSrl$h"vikf troops were defeated
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TIE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l3.-Forecast:
West Virginia, western Pennsylva-
mia and ohio-Fair Wednesday and
Thursday.
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German Statement.

BERLIN, Nov. i3.-Funzaso and Mont
l.onsnra have been captured BY the
troops invading North.
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MANY WITNESSES
SUMMONED BEFORE
u, s. GRAND JURY
special - The IntrlliEcncer

Special - The IntrlliIcncer
PHILIppI W. Va. Nrv. l$.--\ctS "t
espionage and disluyalty against The
United States government in this 'i;nc
vi war arc t. BE- thoroughly investigated
ut the term OF the Federal court WI i'h
upvned here today with Judge ASTON q.
Dayton on the bench, Developments
on The opening day revealed that the
government agents have been operating
in Barbour and Marion counties, and
that the first acts OF the court viii b.,
u investigate alleged violations IN th"Ss
counties. In his charge 20 thu grand
Jury. Judge DAYTON devoted most Of his
lime TO diSloyalty and eSpionaEs. and
indicated by his charge that hc expects
the court to bring swift and sufficient
punishment t. all persons who ar" not
loyal 70 their country.
The Mann1ngton End
\ large number of witnesses tr"m the
vicinity OF MaunInStun were examined
by the federal grand jury today. Tonight
many others were summoned and VIII
appear before that body tomorrow. II
il alleged that disloyal uttcranceS on
the part ot Socialists in NanninStop was
the cause OF the wholeSale Sumnlontng
Of witnesses from that section Govern
uleI1t secret Ser.icc agents have been ~
work In Mannngton for weeks past.
The Barbour county situation Is a
comnlex affair. doveIaiiins. il Is said
tonight diSlcyalty. Intimidation regard
INK the recent draft and the purchase of
liberty bonds. as we'll as publication IN
4 newspaper OF alleged d;Sloyat utter
ances In this county. also secret SER
vice men have been operating.
IN Barbour County
Today a large number OF witnesses
we're summoned from: the town OF Bel
ington where 1t IS sad Il bank fell lar
below its quotS in the sale OF Liberty
bonds. Among those Summoned Is l..
t. Thompson editor Of BcllnStCn
newspaper who is ordered 10 bring the
files OF that paper from April hrSt 10
November twelfth into court. II IS al
legged that this newspaper published b
speech delivered by Former Attorney
General Wic!.crsh IN which was later
satisfactorily eNY aimed by WickerSham.
For publ;catiop THE speech. the paper
was refused I. use of the mails ana
was delivered as subscribers by au-
tonobileS.
II IS said tonight Barbour countEs
unusual showing as 10 the draft ths iacI
that the Belugton bank WIS unable 10
s.lI its war bonds and the publication
Of th.. article mentioned were the causes
fur the wholesale $ummoninG OF citizens
nf the county before the federal grand
Jury.
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(cortinucd from Tuesday,
when | appointed Frotopopov /" the
ministry OF the Interior, believed had
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-20
Wounded Men as Teachers.

Women by thousands have taken the
places Of man teachers called to the front,
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AMERICANS REPORTED
IN PLOT TO KILL KAISER
Two Said to Have Been Caught and
Executed in Germany-Rumor
Not Verified.

AMSTERDAM, July 20.-An attempt
on Emperor Williams Life by two
Americans was reported today by q
person who states that he knows the
circumstances. According to his story.
two men managed to get near the en-
peror at great headquarters on July
8. before the emperor went to Vienna.
The men were seised by detectives, the
tale goes. and were found to be In pos
session of reviewers. 1t IL said thess
men. both Americans. had been prom
ised large reward by an American
millionaire for killing the emperor, and
that they were shot twenty-four hours
after their arrest
No names or further particulars are
available. and the story has not been
confirmed.
The foregoing II an eIaborattHr Of a
Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam last
night. which said tho story must be
treated with necessary reserve.
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BATTLED WITH AU.B0AT
THOUGH SHIP WAS ABLAZE
fGun Crew Of Moreni Congratulated
On Fight BY German
Commander.

A report Of the chief petty officer in
charge Of the gun crew on the Ameri-
can tank steamship Morsni, sunk by
.gunfirs from q German submar ine
Juno II on Cape dc Palos, gpain, after
:two-hour tight, has been made public
by tho Navy Department. It Celebrates
on ofacial description Of the battle
made public several weeks ago.
In his report. A. Cepnssaki. the gun
crew ofncsr. says that with the ship
ahrs, he snd two 6unnsrs went for
ward and manned the forward gun,
with which We fred four shots before
the firing pin went out Of commission.
coming closer she steamed full speed
astern, 90 that We could not see hor."
The Drew then took to the boats,
which the submarine later approa ched,
to allow the commander to congratu-
late the gunners on their light, -Four
Of the Nofsnfs merchant
crew lost their lives.
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Urges United States to Prepare.

Mr.. Finlay urged the United States
to take time to prepare against such
exhaustion of our technical skill and
professional equipment
Except to make place for physical
training In her schools, which il not
yet generally prescribed OF enforced,
President Finlay said there is little
change In the French curriculum.
France. after an Unsuccessful expert
ment fifteen years ago, withdrew mill
tary training from her public schools.
While In France Mr.. Fin1ay took steps
to bring about q closer cooperation
between the universities of that eeuH-
try and the United States.