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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12

hours before they were made pubic
in Washington, this particular cable
has not been received in Buenos Aires.
though later messages have. and the
Argentine government Is not enabled
to act officially on the latest develop
ment OF Teuton craftsmanship.
The cable company with which the
message was filed, the State Depart
ment and the navy censors of out
going cables all declare that the
message was not delivered.
The result is that suspicion has
been aroused that some place. along
the cable line German agents have
again been active and diverted this
important document.
Three routes might have been used
in transmitting this message and II
could not be learned here last night
which one had been used. One cable
runs through the Azores, one via
Hayti and one via Panama. 1t is moi
considered possible that at any OF
these points the message could have
been interfered with. Those concern
ed. however. have already instituted
an investigation. This will be parti-
cularly keen with regard to certain
South American points where 1t Is
known that German influence is
strong and many Germans are re-
siding.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
STATEWIDE PRIMARY
Held in MARYLAND
Mayor Preston Wins Partial Success
in Baltimore Fight.

Baltimore, Sept. II. - Statewide
primaries were held in Baltimore City
and the counties of Maryland today,
Probably due to the thoughts of war
there was considerable apathy in the
city. The Republicans were practical
ly united, except for several local OF
fices, and a straight ticket was
nominated.
The winners for the several offices
for which there were two or more
candidates can thank their city leader
William +. Stone, for their success
Mayor Preston won a partial success
with his candidates who are favorable
to annexation. City Solicitor S. S,
Field, whom the mayor put up for
The legislature in order to lead the
city's fight for annexation, won out
IS did also Purnell Hall, whom the
mayor fought tooth and nail.
Former States Attorney Albert S
Owens defeated D. Keste Fisher (the
latter the mayors candidate) for the
nomination for Judge. John ]. Mahon.
the Democratic city leader, lined up
his forces with those of Mayor Pres
ton.
John S. Kelly. a leader of one of
the Democratic factions here, fought
them, and pulled several candidates
through.
Later returns show the defeat by a
substantial majority of City Solicitor
Field, the Mayors candidate for the
Legislature. This is a hard blow to
Mayor Preston, as Field is his per-
sonal representative whom he wanted
to lead the fight for annexation in the
Legislature,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Fiftieth German Plane
Winged by Buynemer

Paris. Sept. 1.-THE Official COM
munication issued by the war Of
fee last night says:
ON September and five Ger
man machines were brought down
in aerial engagements. In the
course OF the last week our pilots
continued their exploits. obtaining
the following results:
Capt Guynemer brought up. to
fifty the number of German ma
chimes which he has DESTROYED.
Sub-lieutenant Nungesser gained
his thirtieth victory and Capt.
BeurteuN his twentieth"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
PROBE Death
Of MRS. king
District Attorney Finds Pa
pers in Case He Classes
Important.
(By the International News service.)

New York, Sept. u.-Afton Means,
a brother of CASTOR B. Means, one
Of the principals in the Mrs. Maude
\. King death mystery. was quizZcd
by Assistant District Attorney Dool-
ing today. Means arrived here this
afternoon from North Carolina. He
went to 1l55 Park avenue, the former
home of his brother and Mrs. King.
Dooling called OH him there. Later
Means was driven to District Attor-
ney Swann's office. where he was
further questioned.
After visiting several persons who
. knew Mrs. King and CASTOR Means,
DOoling returned to his office this
afternoon with a mass of letters,
kilograms and other documents bear
ing on the case. He described the
material gathered as of great i'm
F! portanCe." Dooling declared he had
Information that deeed of trust, by
/ which Mrs. King drew only the in
{ terest on her fortune was i'm opera
] tlon as late as last November. He
also ~has information. it is said. that
{ this trust decd was terminated
: through some legal proceedings last
: December. He does not know yet
what has become of the King prop
crty since that time. He also OBJ
i tanned information today that Mrs.
I King executed a new will a little
+ more than year ago and also has
documentary evidence. 1t is said. that
| Mrs. Robinson was not informed OF
I her daughters death until twenty
| four hours after 1t happened. though
she was in AsheviIle, only a short
distance away at the time.
| fa gofI haF
cd DOoling that CASTOR Means was
aware of the contents of the new
will and was named as executor in
| il.
District Attorney Swami announced
| today that he had communicated
with the North Carolina authorities
and asked for a full report on the
autopsy and put his office at their
! disposal in the endeayor to solve the
mystery.
Charlotte. y. c.. Sept. 11.-WilIiam
Marsh. a member OF the coroner's
jury. declared today that there were
certain things about the coroner's
inquest / did not like.
we found the only decision we
could under the circumstances. Our
duty was to find a decision in accord
ance with the evidence which was
presented to us. But I thought that
If the coroner decided that it was
worth while to make an investigation
to see If there had been foul UIay, It
would have been worth while TO have
gone more fully into the case.
In one matter, for example. I be-
lieve that when the coroner's physi-
clan was asked to make an examina-
tion of the body he should have fBsde'
a complete Investigation. rs IL was,
when We asked him about the broken
ankle, he said he had not taken off
the stocking to investigate it.
There also was a discrepancy in
the testimony brought in. The negro
chauffeur swore that he drove the
car back 80 feet from the spring at
the order of CASTOR Means. The lat
ter swore that he had given no such
order. Although the county attorney
cross-questioned the witnesses, this
was not cleared up"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
NJ ADOO PERSONALLY
EXPLAINS BOND BILL
Treasury Secretary to Appear Be,
fore Senate Committee TODAY.

Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
appeared yesterday afternoon before
the Senate Finance Committe IN order
TO explain the Sll.O10. .e,0 600 bond bill.
Several questions were asked by mem
bers. In the main. however. the Sec
Tetary did most OF the talking. There
will be another meeting today. The
committee hopes that the bill which
has already passed the House will
be reported 10 the Senate Thursday OF
Friday and will be hurried through.
The measure provides S7,5Sg 3DO. 900
worth OF per cent bonds Of which
S."0o 10000 is to take care Of already
authorized foreign loans. New loans
Of AGh.o6. .o0o Will he given 10 the
allies In addition TO the bonds, the
Secretary is authorized to issue s. =
o00,0,1,OC0 in short term Treasury
certificates and the same amount in
war saving certificates.
The war savings certificates will he
issued in small denominations of s.
or more.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Hun Aviators Drop Bombs
Upon Unprotected
British Town.
BRITISH MAKE TRENCH
RAIDS ON WEST FRONT
Successes Reported in Reconnoiter-
ing Actions by Allied
Forces.
tBy the International News ser,ice.)

tBy the International News seryice.)
London, Sept. ll.-Five women were
wounded by bombs which fell upon a
hospital in Dunkirk in a German air
plane raid upon that naval port early
today. the Paris war Office reported.
Fighting operations in the west
were confined in the last twenty-four
hours to trench raids and reconnoiter-
ing actions in which both the French
and British registered successes.
Artillery action predOminated on the
Austro-Italian front The Rome war
office admitted today temporary
penetration of the Italian line by the
Austrians west OF Lake Gards, be-
tween the ConCeI Valley and Lake
Lodro. The invaders were, however
Immediately driven out An Austrian
attack at the mouth Of the Tumsvo
River was stopped short by the
Italian barrage fire.
In Albania Italo-Frsnch forces
captured a trench TO the southeast OF
Bcrst.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Painleve to Organize
New French Cabinet

Paris. Sept. 11-President Poin-
care tonight asked NJ. Painlcve, min
ister Of war, TO form a new cabine-
NJ. Painleve accepted the offer.
NJ. Poincare's decision was reached
after lengthy conferences with the
president of the chamber OF deputies
and the senate
The Socialist party has definitely
Withdrawn its support from the gov
erenment and refused its collaboration
In the formation of a new cabi- et.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
American Gunners Win
In Sea Battle With Huns
Three Holes Shot Through L. S. Ship In
Fight; German Crew Surrenders After
Desperate Struggle.

him with a broadside, but he would
not haul down his ColOrs.
I'VE then closed in on him TO
about 100 yards and took his wheel
man and quarter master on the
bridge with our machine guns. He
then struck and we took aboard
twenty-one officers and thirty-hVe
men, most of them wounded out of
y es,ew-. CT los which shows the SUI
periority of American gunners. We
tried to tow the Ulan, which was the
name OF her, into port. but she sank
twenty minutes later.
so you see we have now been un-
der fire three times and never a
scratch. thank the Lord. A division
OF American troopers licked hell out
of bunch of boches near Lens yes
terday which was the first time the
American flag went into battle in
France. We are in this to win. and
that's what we are going to do.
Your loving son."
ssT
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Daniels PREPARING
SHIPBUILDING Plan
Secretary Feels Sure Congress Will
Appropriate $300,0OO,OOO Asked.

Pending action by Congress on his
request for appropriations of more
than $500, 900, 900 for additional destroy
ers, Secretary Of the Navy Daniels is
driving ahead with his program.
In confidence that the sum will be
appropriated, it became known yestsr-
day that number of shipbuilders al
ready are extending their facilities Is
line with the departments plans, and
that the government is seeking options
on land required for the proposed
three governmental plants for destroy
er construction.
Department experts are working out
plans for the quantities of materials
that will be required and tor the sys-
TEN which will be employed in distrib-
utinS work. Approximately $50 addi-
tional destroyers are contemplated in
the program.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
National Forests Open
To Cattle and Sheen

Uncle Sans national forest
ranges at this time are carrying
approximately 100000 more cattle
and 200, 900 more sheep than in or
binary years, as a war emergency
measure. Ordinarily the national
forests furnish pasturage for about
$500. 900 cattle and horses and T.
100000 head of sheep.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
BERNSTORFF GETS NEW POST

London, Sept. 11.-Count Won
Bernstorff, who was recently ap-
pointed German Ambassador to
Turkey, has arrived at Constanti-
nopIe, it was learned in a cable
gram from Amsterdam today.
Count Czernin- Won Chudenitz, for
eign minister OF Austria. has re-
turned to Vienna after a confer
ence in Berlin regarding the CEN
trail powers reply to the Pope's
peace note.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Passing Through Camp
Baker Is Unrecognized

Chillicothe, Ohio. Sept. 11.-Unrec-
ognized as he stepped off train Sec
retary of War Baker paid a flying
visit of inspection at Camp Sherman
today. His visit had not been an
nounced and officers in charge had
not learned of his arrival until the
Secretary was hiking toward the
center of the city. In the walk from
the depot he passed many officers
and enlisted men who did not know
the war head.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Brooch Worth $4,000
Unclaimed of Finder

No one had claimed the diamond
brooch, set with twenty-one stones,
which was found yesterday morning
lying on the street in front of the Will
lard Hotel by George Holbrook. cash.
ier of the National Hotel, at a late
hour last night.
According to the police regulations,
which say that II an article found is
not called for within six months, it
will be given the finder, Mr..
Holbrook may be rewarded for his
good eyesight by being made the
owner of the jewel worth about 5000.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
tBy the international News Service.

JBy the International News scrNice.D
New York, Sept. 12.-The follow
ing letter was received here this
morning:
4 Port in France, Aug. 1S-Dear
Father-Rcceived another letter
from you yesterday and was some
slaS to receive II. L wrote to
George yesterday. care the U. s.
consul at Glasgow, and hope 1t
reaches him. We are now laid up
for repairs with three beautiful
holes shot in our ship, the result OF
a brush with a German destroyer
off Landsend. Luckily there were
none of our boys killed. Two were
slightly wounded and l skinned my
shins getting to my gun on the hur-
ricane deck. But! You should
have seen what we did to the Hun!
We fought at about 1000 yards
range and our third shot took his
forward gun fair and then we raked
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Here Is What the Navy Depart
ment Does Not Know:

The nationality of the merchant
vessels
Whether or not they were con-
ToyCd. ....-
What the character of the vessels
was, except that they were not
troop transports.
Whether any lives were lost on
the merchant vessels.
Whether any American ships or
lives were lost.
What the merchant vessels were
doing of the coast of France, any
how.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
Sec. Daniels Cables French
= Government for Full Par
ticulars of Fight.
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
WESTWEGO IN BATTLE
Error in Decipherins First Dispatch
Sent Startle Throughout
Capital and Nation.

Capital and Nation.
The American people were
startled and thrilled yesterday
afternoon by the publication of an
official announcement from the
Navy Department that a fleet of
merchant ships. under the Amer
ican convoy, had sunk six Ger
nan submarines when the U-boats
made a massed attack upon them
off the coast of France. Two of
the ships were reported sunk.
They were considerably more
startled. but not so much thrilled,
when, some hours later, another
official dispatch announced that it
was probably one" submarine
which was sunk. A serious
.rror" had been made in tran
scribing" the official dispatch at
the Navy Department.
Second Dispatch is Quieting
Washington, official and unof-
hcial, upon reading the second and
corrected ervsion, remarked, "Oh,
well. another one of those things.
Who's to blame this time, and
what happened. anyhow"
Here is what the Navy Depart
ment knows.
German submarines. on September
.. made a massed attack on a fleet
Of merchant vessels steaming of the
French coast. Two of the vessels
were sunk and probably one of the
submarines.
Here is what the Navy Department
does not know:
The nationality of the merchant
vessels.
Whether or not they were convoy
cd.
What the character of the vessels
we're. except that they were not
troop transports.
Whether any lives were lost on the
merchant vessels.
Whether any American ships or
lives were lost.
What the merchant vessels were
doing OF the coast of France. any
how.
American Vessel Engaged
Sometime during the night a dis
patch came to the Navy Department
from the naval attache at Paris con-
tanning the report of the captain of
the American steamship Westwego,
which had arrived at a French port
September s. The Westwego had
been one Of the ships engaged in the
brush with the submarine The Paris
dispatch came to the Office of Com
munications. There it was decoded
and transcribed.
ut 1870 yesterday morning, Secre-
tary Of the Navy Daniels received
newspaper correspondents. He was
smiling and pleased.
Gentlemen" he said. II have good
news"
He then handed to each man a
copy Of the dispatch as he had re-
ceived it from the Office Of Com
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
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j. 5. STANDSPAT
IN RUSS CRISIS
Advices Awaited Before Ac.
ton Is Taken By State
Department.

Neither the United States nor the
Russian Embassy here is yet officially
recognizing the seriousness OF the
Russian crisis. No advices have been
received from American Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd in three days,
but ii was stated by an administration
official that the benevolent attitude Of
this government toward Russia would
| be continued at least until official
news OF a new state Of. affairs in
/ Petrograd has been received.
At the Russian Embassy a number
| Of the attaches spent the afternoon
! seeking permanent living quarters in
/ Washington. They have been occupy
ing during the summer a house that
! Is no longer available. and despite the
I seriousness OF the situation in Petro-
| grad as revealed by press dispatches
they are seeking apartments for which
they can have a long-term lease.
No Official dispatches were received
I by the embassy yesterday. An unofi-
| ctal message early in the day told Of
( the resignation OF the Kerensky cabi-
net. This. however. was later eN-
planned as a movement 10 give the
( young premier A free hand.
Eject of Crisis
The revelation Of KorniIoff as a
traitor came as a distinct surprise to
the embassy here. Only few days
ago Ambassador Bahkmcteff gave il
as his opinion that the German ad-
vance on Riga would result only in
making effective the reforms to army
discipline which Kornilonf had advo-
cated at the Moscow conference.
Allied diplomatic opinion here stiH
Z insists that grave as the Russian
crisis is, II viii have but little effect
in the total weight OF the opposition
TO Germany. The word brought here
/ from Paris some days ago by the new
Greek minister TO the effect that Eng
land and France had eliminated Rus
sia from their plans as an important
factor i'm the war against Germany
was confirmed here yesterday.
II is believed here that no matter
what the disruption OF Russia from
within may amount to she will still
Keep as many Germans busy as she
has for the last year. This is pre-
dicted even in the event that he Ger
man armies should attain a complete
victory over the Russians. ANY terri
tory conquered. it is believed. will be
so restless under the yoke as to de-
mand the constant presence Of large
bodies Of German troops.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
DENIES new TRIAL
To BOMB THROWERS
Mooney Loses in California State
Supreme Court.

San Francisco. Cal, Sept. Ii
The State Supreme Court this aft
ernoon denied the motion for a
new trial for Thomas J. Mooney,
convicted and sentenced to death
for murder as one OF the alleged
conspirators responsible for the
preparedness parade bomb explo-
sion here July %. 1916. which re-
suited in the death of ten persons
President Wilson asked Gov.
William Stephens last May to in
tervene to commute or stay execu-
tion of sentence in MONEYS case
until investigation Of the charge
OF "frame-up" could be made with
reference to the indictment against
Frank c. Oxman for attempted su-
formation of perjury.
Oxman was chief witness against
Mooney.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
BRITISH STEAMER is SUNK.

An Atlantic, Port, Sept 1.-The
British freight steamship City of
Corinth, a vessel of $50 tons gross
register. owned by the Ellerman lines,
has been sunk by a German submarine,
according to reports received here in
marine circles. The City Of Corinth
was last reported leaving yladivostock
for London.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
New Treasury Issue
Was Over Subscribed

The recent issue of So00l,oo0
Treasury certificates of indebtedness
closed yesterday. after being over
subscribed.
This announcement was made by
the Treasury last night. The amount
of oversubscription has not been de-
tcrmined yet.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
FEAST PICKETS
FROM PRISON
Cameron House Tenders
Celebration to Women
Leaving Occoquan.

Welcoming back the six militant
pickets who had served % days at
the Occoquan work-house, the women
of Cameron House last night breathed
defiance to the law. and every speech
favored the continuing of bringing
their cause to the attention OF the
President, through silent sentinels.
Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont, the mil
lionaire society leader of New York
We'd with the six freed pickets as an
attraction for the 100 or more women
who filed the banquet table on the
second floor of Cameron House.
Mrs. Belmont, bedecked with jew
els. read her carefully prepared speech
in the course of which she gave
warning to the Democratic party.
"Such an administration, IL it does
not cease its cowardly persecution
should be shorn of power in the next
Congressional election"
I,troduee Former Prisoners
Mrs. Donald Hooker. of Baltl-
more. acted as toastmistress. she
introduced the six prisoners tha'
were and each made a brief speech:
They were: Miss Lavinia Dock, OF
Pennsylyania; Mrs. Grace Upton
watson, of Chicago; Miss Gather
inc Flanagan, of Connecticut; MISS
NataIia Gray, of Colorado; MISS
Lucy Ewing and Miss Edna Dixon
of washington.
All Of the women were pale and
apparently weak, but none made
any protest over the treatment re-
ceived at occoquan.
Mrs. Watson said that upon their
departure the matron had replied
that the latchstring was always
omen, and Mrs. Hooker advised in
a later introduction that the wom-
en- would avail themselves of it.
Representative Baer Speaks
Representative Baer, of North
Dakota, who was one of the speak
ers, said that he had tried without
avail to have a hearing upon his
resolution calling for an investiga-
ton of the trouble about the White
House, but was assured no action
could be taken until after the con-
yening of the next session of Con-
gress.
Picketing will be resumed when
the President returns to the White
House, but the date for the next
appearance of the pickets has not
yet been determined.
None of the women released yes
terday will be in. the next parade
of pickets, but enough new ,volun-
teers have been secured to con-
tinue the work indefinitely.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
PERPETUAL MOTION CLOCK.

Stockholm. Sept. 11.-It is asserte 4
that an approach toward the solution
of perpetual motion has been made by
Theodor Dieden. of Karlsund, and that
n clock of his invention has been run
ming continuously without other agency
than varying atmospheric pressures
since November, 1916,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
RADISHES LIKE SAUSAGE.

Los Angeles. Sept. 11.-Luther Bur
bank has a rival in Helen Kinney. Z
years old. Miss Kinney pulled some of
her radishes and found them Of
strange appearance. Three radishes
were linked like sausages. In each
instance the top and bottom link were
red and the center white.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
MINE SINKS ITALIAN SHIP.

the sinking of the Italian ship Um-
berton l by striking a mine. While
conveying merchant vessels through
the Mediterranean Sea, was brought
to an American port by a Norwegian
steamship.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-09-12
BATTLE With U-BOATS:
OFFICIALS ARE IN DOUBT
Doubt Surrounds Sinking
Of German Submarines

An element of doubt still sur
rounds the sinking of at first six.
now one, German submarines by II
fleet of merchant ships under
American convoy. which was re-
ported in an official announcement
given out at the Navy Department
yesterday. The exact status of the
reported sinkinss eained from Of
fetal sources at midnight follows: