davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20
The STORY OF L BOAT 90.

a. told by capt Won Peckelsheim. descr.b-
irs nis experience. on an "a lay voyage
This be- the FIRST time story has been
,.rittsn bv the captain - a German A.
Boat engaged boz warfare. Now Appearing
in The NeW York World every DAY. Begin
reading DO Tomorrow -Adtt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20

The Times Square Hunt Club held its
first run Of the season last night, JUS
before theatre time.
A SILVER fox led a merry chase down
Broadway, making a score Of stout gen
ucmen i'm evening dress perspirc most
of The starch out Of their shirt bosoms
The fox now occupies cell at the
West Forty-scventh Street police sta
ton. He may remain there indefinitely
After one glance at the manglcd thumb
Of Philip G.. Dollard. master Of fox
hounds, Lieutenant Upwood and his
minions announced in chorus that they
would lease the cell 10 its furry occu-
pant for life before they would attempt
TO take it out again.
In the five minutes intervening be
tween the time the fox broke cover al
Fortv-fourth street and his taking to
Garth in an Eighth Avenue saloon, a
dozen middlc-agcd men showed bursts
of speed that no one could have be-
lieved they harbored. several portly
dowagers ran themselves into case Of
bcaves. at least ono huntsman in even
inc dress came a cropper over an ash
can. and Master Of FoN Hounds Dollard
had most of his right thumb chewed of.
Altogether it was most successful
hunt.
"M. +. H." Starts Quarry
To tho anI = H." goes the credit Of
starting the quarry. When not ioE
hunting by electric light Mr poiiaId
Ii,os 80 ost Fas. l76th Street and Is a
New York Central brakeman.
At Forty-fourth Street and Broadway
he paused on his way 10 the theatre last
night to pick up a valuable muG that
some ono had dropped beside pile Of
timber. The muf growled and then
gsiloped down Broadway That did not
seem right to Dollard, who Is not a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20

The Yarrowdale was captured b. the
newest German raider, supposed TO be
the Moewe, before December II, and on
that day was dispatched from the South
Atlantic TO Germany with most OF the
men Of the crews of several ships that
had been sunk by the raider.
Among the lO7 neutrals held as pris-
oners are supposed to be ffty-four
Americans taken from the British
freighters George and King George.
Sixty-three Americans shipped on the
two vessels at Philadelphia as hostlcrs.
according to an announcement by the
British consul general in that city.
Most Of the men were from New York.
Nine Of them were landed az Pornsm-
buco on the Hudson Msru, the first Of
the prison ships which reached port
with 237 captiyes. All those landed st
Pernambuco were freed Immediately.
The landing Of the nine Americans
has been confirmed by the American
Embassy AT hlO Nt 'aANAANa INV NV
came 20 be separated from the other
ffty-four has not been explained. IL is
presumed that the Yarrowdale could
hold no more prisoners.
Although the German official sta,e-
mont does not tell what port the Var
rowdale reached, it evidently is a Ger
man harbor. The fact that the prison
ship has been in port for nineteen days
without any announcement OF the fact
by the Germans lends color to the be-
lief that she is at some North Sea
haven. Had she reached a neutral port
the news would have become public
weeks ago.
Her success in getting through the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20
l6 Germans Run Eng
lish Liner YarrOWdale
Through Blockade
ARRIVAL ON DEC. 81
WAS KEPT SECRET
Neutrals Imprisoned for
Serving on Armed Brit
ish Ships, Says Berlin

Berlin, Jan. l9-The British
steamer Yarrowdale was brought
into harbor on December 81 as a
prize by a prize crew Of sixteen men,
says an official statement issued to-
night. She carried 400 prisoners,
the crews Of steamers captured by
"a German auxiliary cruiser" in the
Atlantic Ocean.
The prisoners on the Yarrowdale
were from one Norwegian ard seven
British vessels. The cargoes of the
captured vessels, the statement adds,
consisted principally Of war ma
terials for the Entente Allies and
foodstuffs. Three of the vessels
sunk wer armed British merchant
men.
The bringing in Of the Yarrowdsle,
the statement continues, had been kept
secret for military reasons, but. in
view OF the statement Of the British
Admiralty on January II, it was de-
cided to make the news public. The
prize crew OF the Iarrowdsle was
commanded by Deputy Officer Bade.
witz
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20

Despite the intense interest with
which the raiders work is being fol-
lowed here, official dispatches do not
as yet indicate that American rights
have been violated in any way or that
the cruiser has exceeded her privileges
under international law.
Moot qustions of international law
are involved however, in the conver-
sion Of a merchantmen into COM
merce destroyer on the high seas. The
United States and Great Britain have
refused to recognize the legality Of
such conversion. II American ships are
sunk BY such converted vessel or
American cargo on other ships Is lost it
is expected that this country will press
claims against Germany for damages.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20
St. Theodore, Armed by
CaptOrS, Is Searching
South Atlantic
APPEAL FOR HELP
SENT TO LANSING
Question of Neutrality
Raised by Destruction of
Merchant Vessels
r!'rom Tie Tribune BureauI

Washington, Jan. 19.-Dispatches
TO the State Department from Rio
de Janeiro reveal that a second
raider has been put in commission
in the South Atlantic. The Moewe,
if that is the name of the first one.
has mounted two guns on the capt
ured steamer Saint Theodore and
placed German crew aboard her.
She is now operating as an auxiliary
cruiser.
The department was careful to
announce that the report was based
on hearsay.
The publication of this dispatch
by the State Department, however,
has raised a serious neutrality ques-
tion. German sympathizers believe
it is improper for the State Depart
ment to disclose any facts about the
movements of belligcrent war YES
sells. This information is tele-
graphed to Canada and from there
sent out to the British fleet
The dispatch TO the State Depart
mcnt was received two days ago, but
through some error was not called TO
the attention Of Secretary Lansing or
other high officials until to-day. A sec
ond dispatch, giving details about the
sinking Of certain vessels and the land
ing OF their survivors, referred to this
first message. and search was at once
started. It was found that the mes
sage about the St. Theodore had been
filed without having been read.
Armament Limited
The authorities here have no means
OF knowing how many vessels the
Moewc is able 10 equip in this way.
She is limited principally by the num-
bcr Of German sailors she is able 10
spare. Armament, Is is pointed out,
could easily be provided for by capture
of armed enemy merchantmen.
Concern is still felt for the safety OF
the crews and passengers not yet land
ed from the vessels reported sunk. Or
fcials believe these persons will turn
IN eventually. Submarines frequently
have TO choose between abandoning
their prizes or riskng the passengers
lives in open boats. but cruiser, which
can take prisoners on board, is not
placed i'm this dilemma.
The cablegram from Pernambuco an
nouncing the landing there Of the II.
Theodore's crew. including nine Ameri-
cans. by the Japanese steamer Hudson
Maru. another Of the raiders prizes,
was sent by Consul Stewart The con-
sui said that the other ships captured
were believed to have had no Amerl-
cans aboard
American Rights Not Violated
Despite the intense interest with
which the raiders work is being fol-
lowed here, official dispatches do not
.bat American rights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20
Takes in Captured Cargo

The official statement follows:
"The English steamer Ysrrowdalc, Of
$500 tons, was brought into harbor on
the 3lst of December as prize by a
prize crew Of sixteen men. Jhc had
aboard i69 prisoners, namely, the
crews Of one Norwegian and seven
English ships which we're captured by
one Of our auxiliary cruisers in the
Atlantic Ocean.
"The cargoes of the captured vcs-
sells consisted principally Of war ma
terial for our enemies from America
and foodstuiTs, including 5000 tons OF
wheat and 1000 tons of -four and I 900
horses. The Yarrowdale had on board
1T motor lorries, one motor car, $500
cases of rife cartridges, 10000 rolls
Of barbed wire and 5000 tons Of steel
bars, besides a large quantity of meat,
bacon and ssusages.
"Of the vessels sunk, three Of tho
British were armed. Among the crews
OF the captured vessels arc l03 sub
jects OF neutral states, who, as we'll
as enemy subjects, have been removed
as prisoners OF war, in so far as they
had taken pay on armed enemy vessels.
The commander Of the prize crew is
Deputy Officer Badewitz.
Slap at British Admiralty
THE bringing in Of the Yarrowdale
has been kept secret up 10 this time foe
military reasons. which, in view of the
Pritlsh Admiralty statement OF Janu-
ary II. were no longer operative.
ut is noteworthy that the British
Admiralty resolved to announce TO the
British public these losses. which date
from some considerable time back, only
when the losses were made known 10
the neutral world by the arrival OF the
japanese prize. the Hudson Maru, in a
Brazilian harbor"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20
WEATHER

-, and warmer to-day -To-mor
low overcast Moderate,
variable winds.
rui Report on rage -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20

Continued on page 10. column =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-20

DRINK DIR. BRU >Iss kUMNss AND BE
on good terms with our stomach. -Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

Pierpont Nor
gan, IT,. was the
central figure in
a long line Of
prominent New
York bankers
and Lib erty
Loan workers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-04

Efficiency pen
nants won by
the u. S. Bat
tleship Texas
created great
interest along
the line OF
march. On the
left Captain
Victor Blue
a n d c o m .
mander ]. W.
Timmons.
On the left
B e n a m i n
Stro ng. jr..
governor OF
the Federal
ReserveBank
OF New 7 DIRK
Distric ct.
speaking in
behalf OF the
Liberty Loan
Poki ThompsoH
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
TWICE HAVE / SEEN the KAISER

By d. L. Hanson. Of the vigllantesl.
Twice have seen the kaiser. once a
July Thursday Ia 1910 az the Norwegian
Industrial Exposition IN Bergen. He
was kneeling on an outspread handker.
chief in order 90 examine the under
parts of "a made.iu.Norway automobile.
from which be looked up az times and
dictated brief sentences 90 an adiutant.
who stood erect beside him. note book IN
hand Such had been his custom when.
ever his yacht. the "Hohenzoilern." had
laid into Bergen Tor supplies that sum.
mer 20 I was told by a director Of the
exposition. From that l. an American
business man. drew high opinions Of
William Of Germany's abilities as lead.
er of an efficient people
-Four days later the kaiser was IN Koe-
nigsberg, dedicating his twenty.seventh
palace. OF course he made n speech.
which 4 then In Edinburg. read with
uvidity-hadn't seen bis royalship
meeiing. etc7 % the many me unit
Cot sentiments that remarkable ha.
rangue contained. Gull this gem. ITO
one only do ] owe any responsibility
for my actions as kaiser. to God Al.
mighty and 10 him alone"
Joined IN the laugh that went the
world around AZ that sentiment. but
wise men In Germany laughed not IN,
Hamburg many leading merchants hung
Grape IN their windows. while IN Frank.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14

furt am Main an Indignation meeting
was held, as was also done in various
other cities. Nor was the press silent.
The chancellor Of that day-von Bulow.
was il not2-interviewed the loquacious
and meglomaniacal wearer Of the crown
and afterward handed out that this
would positively be the last Of all the
bad breaks William would mako
promise that was broken shortly after.
resulting in the resignation Of Won Blu.
low
Twenty-Five years OF peace, the gift
Of the kaiser" to the world. We were as
sured. was celebrated two years later.
but Germany's keenest analyst. now
doing prison sentence in Berlin. thought
otherwise; The speeches Of the kaiser.
rejecting as they have. his frame Of
mind. will eventually precipitate Ger
many into the position Of being the ag-
gressor in a worldwide war" said Lieb-
knecht. And We as a people, are getting
softheaded by listening TO these vapor-
ings." he went on 10 say. AL Of which
meant six months for lese ma ajeste TO
this clear thinker and unafraid speaker.
There the explanation of the nation
al psychology which enabled the kaiser
the leader Of the Junkers. not their tool,
70 pull of the invasion Of Belgium, Of
Luxembourg, the raplne Of Louvain. the
sinking Of the Lusitania. the violation
Of the women OF Flanders and Picardy
why continue the Infamous list-amid
the applause Of his people, professors
and ministers Of the gospel alike shout
ing their approval in blasphemous
phrases
Megaiomania? Yes no question about
il, and al the same time the most con.
tagiOus and malignant anment that has
ever afflicted this sorely srnitten human
race OF ours. The cure is that pre-
scribed By Doctor Woodrow Wnson-ab.
sOlute eXtermination OF the Hohenzol-
lerns. root and branch.
But / saw the kaiser twice: the second
time. when few days later his yacht
the ~Hohenzollern." steamed bow TO
bow with my Newcastle-bOund boat out
through Bergen ford towards the open
Atlantic II was a summer night. fair
as ever God sent 70 this world. and the
mountains looked down in serene ap-
proval as the royal yacht with her con.
voy steamed homeward 70 Germany. the
kaiser's vacation being over. At the
ford mouth our courses diverged. the
kaiser's 20 the south. 20 Swinemunde
while ours lay straight west. ! turned
my glasses on the ~Hohenzollern" for
last look al royalty. On the bridge stood
the well-set-up figure Of the kaiser. at.
tired in blue coat and white trousers.
looking the picture Of ruler. Suddenly
out Of the North Atlantic swept one OF
those storms for which that coast is not.
ed. Darkness enveloped the kaiser. the
royal yacht and It's convoy, the rain
poured and the wind blew a gale for five
minutes. Then the sky shone blue
again but-of the royal yacht. its prince
~ passenger and the convoy not a sign
was 10 be seen!
Prophetic may that be Of the immedi.
ate future, when there shall be no more
Hohenzollernism on the face Of this
earth.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
DICKENS IN HARPERs.
His Novels Were Circulation Builders
In Wartime.

In Wartime.
Wartime editors ~ magazines today
are alert Tor new material. and the same
was true during the civi war. as Is
shown by the records OF Harper 4
Brothers. the publishing house. which
Is this year celebrating It's centennial.
having been established In 1917.
Al the conclusion u the war the cir.
cuiation Of Harper's Magazine for some
reason fel Off This shrinkage was 20
great that Fletcher Harper seriously
considered the adv.sabnity OF terminal.
ing its publication But In June. 1864,
Dickens's Our Mutual Friend" began
az serial.
In December "Armadale." by wnkle
Collins. was begun. and with that issue
the demand rapidly Increased. until be-.
fore the story was completed Harper's
Magazine had reached lts former circu.
lation.
This is interesting az showing the In.
nuence OF popular serials upon the cir.
culation Of a periodical.
Dickenss novel. Martin Chuzzlowit." "
was published 90 1874 by Harper a
Brothers. IN seventeen numbers. and the
sales were chiefly made through news.
boys then a new institution. Upon one
occasion. while waiting for the delivery
OF the numbers James Harper made
them a speech which stimulated the en-.
thusiasm of the young venders. who
welcomed MS remarks with extravagant
approval
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
OIL AND GAS NEWS

or it would have no; resulted in the
razing OF nearby tanks.
Gray OIL & Gas company. on the Sid.
more farm, on the south line OF ll4-3.
is drilling at $50 feet and the same
company in the center Of the same
section is drilling at 1850 feet. The
company has not begun work on its
deep test to be drilled on the Paul
Smith farm, in section 22-43.
Sinclair Oil & Gas company No. 3.
on the Astral lease. in 1923, is drilling
at about ll50 feet This is the loca.
ton where a rotary is being used.
Hivick & Slack have completed their
well No. on the Mobley farm in Sec
tion l3-4-3, and has the well on the
pump. No. is starting 10 spud and
No. is a location.
Michorn OH company. on the Mobley.
In lS-4-S, is having trouble with its
No. 3 on account Of having encountered
quicksand.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
THE HONOR ROLL

Here is the honor roll OF the frs;
twelve states filing their quota Of vol.
unteer recruits for the regular army
Idaho. Illinois. Indiana. Michigan. Mon
tana. Nebraska. Nevada. Oregon. Penn
sylvanla, Utah. Wyoming. and Califoc'
mia.
Only four OF these twelve. II will be
noted. are east Of the Mississippi river.
Only one, Pennsylvania, Is in the sec
ton generally referred 20 as ~the east"
The south Is conspicuous by It's ab.
sence. The west shines.
And they used 20 say the west and
middle west were hopelessly apathetic
about the war,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
HUMBLING LIE PRrssIANs.

We are pounding a sense Of infer.
iority into every pore OF the German
mind, said Lloyd-George in a receot
speech. "As long as the Prussians have
an idea Of superiority in their minds
Europe viii not be a decent place for
people 70 live in peace. Il viii be
easier after this The Prussian has
many virtues. but a sense Of humility
has never been among them. The Prlg-
sian Is now being taught the virtue u
humility with o fierce and relentless
lash"
This is not a mere bombast. II is the
sober truth. so admirably phrased tha.
It sheds bright light on the funda-
mental fact Of the war.
The British premier is a good enough
psychologist 70 know that the only i'm
portant thing about a mon or a nation
Is the way that man or nation thinks.
Il Is OF no avail 70 chasiise people for
wrong doing II their minds remain un-
chastised. Prussianism, as we know IT,
Is a disease OF the Prussian soul which
has apparently infected the soul OF
the whole German nation. Il Is the dis
ease Of sinful pride.
II shows itself as a naughty sense
Of superiority 20 all the rest Of man
kind. II Il al the opposite pole from
the Christian virtue Of humility. Il;
IL diametriczIly opposite 10 the self.
obliterating quality Of mind that we
expect 10 find In a gentleman" Ger
many has become the bully among na.
tons
II IL literally true that there will &c
no living with Germany until Germany
learns humility. Unfortunately. 4.
seems Incapable Of the lesson except
through bitter suffering. So the task
In which England and her allies have
been engaged becomes also our task.
In accomplishing II ve shall have to
use the weapons that Prussianism itself
has forged. We shall have 20 apply
hunger and fire and sword.
II is a tremendous undertaking. TO
cast out that devil Of Prussian pride
But we have faith that we can do H.
And when the Prussian governing class
is reduced 70 a proper state Of humil-
ity. and thereby rendered inofensive
70 the just and law-abiding portion Of
mankind that seeks nothing except
through peaceful competition. then Ger.
many viii be once more a good neigh.
Dor. as she was IN Olden days.
The spirit Of the German people need
not be broken in the process. Only,
they VIII be regardful Of others rights
az well as their own. And In ihe
change Of heart they may acquire an
honest selfrespect which they couid
never feel while puffed up with the dan.
gerOus and silly delusion Of superiority
20 the rest Of US mortals
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
OKLAHOMA RURAL CARRIER
Is HELD As ROBBER
Charged With Cutting Mail Sack and
Accusing Negroes.

Hugo. Okla. July i4.-Carl Matthews
"a years old. rural mail carrier between
Antiers and Nelson. was held 20 the fed.
cral grand jury under bond Of $500
here. charged with cutting "a mail sack
IN an alleged fake robbery July g.
Ninety dollars entrusted 10 Matthews
by Oscar Salus of Nelson Tor deposit
ir an Antlers bank was recovered from
under a log after aMtthews is said 20
have confessed that be faxed the rob.
bCry.
Matthews said that two negro rob.
bers on horseback held him up Failure
20 find horse tracks at the scene of the
supposed robbery led 20 the accusation
of the carrier
Matthews refused 20 plead az hear.
ing before United states Commissioner
Humphrey. He. dld not testify.
a $3.50 remittance expected by mail
that day was not sent
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
Looked Like an Attack.

Omaha Bee: The late Blshop Edsal
Of Minnesota, was very strongly op-
posed TO the too-short skirt. the too
decollete blouse, the too-transparent silk
stocking and other vagaries Of fashion.
Bishop Edsal once began a sermon q
Duluth with the words:
1 shall take my text from Revela.
ton but the ladies need not start-I
have no intention Of attacking modern
dress"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14

pounds constitute the metal load OF the
projectile.
One pound Of copper is used in max.
ing "a Lebel rifle cartridges Every 1875
OF these cartridges consume pound
Of spelter and a small amount Of nickel
Steel consumption per shell varies moro
widely with the different types. A fin.
ished 33inch shell contains pounds
l5A ounces Of steel. the steel shell
weighing 6 pounds 5A ounces and the
diaphram s1s ounces.
Just 80 complete chemical and me.
chanical operations have TO be gone
through with great accuracy. precision
and carefulness, before white cotton.
mixed with sulphuric and nitric acids.
becomes smokeless powder.
And after, with elaborate processes
the powder is made at the Picatinnv
arsenal. 1t must travel from Dover. n. ]
j.. TO the Frankford arsenal. outside
Philadelphia, there 70 be but an ele-
meat in the 40 complete manufacturing
and assembling operations that are re.
quired 10 make an American rifle
cartridge.
A rifle is a more or less simple-look.
ing mechanism, but 10 make this rife
1928 separate manufacturing opera.
tions must be executed.
One round Of 3.inch shrapnel means
355 operations; to make an automatic
pistol 6l4; and for the terrible little
mitrailleuse or machine gun, 1890. The
lightest 3-inch field gun is made at
Watervliet arsenal near Albany. weigh
ing when finished l3S,OOO pounds and
costing $4,000 and wound about with
$1,000 pounds Of wire Its disappearing
carriage involves as many as 5000
separate parts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
WARS DEMAND ON METAL.
IL Is Using Up Millions Of Ton, for
Shells and Bullets.

New York Sun: Up to the date the
warning allies Of Europe have placed
orders for 3S,000,OOO shells in the United
states. This means a lot OF valuable
metal going to waste. for these orders
require total Of lOl 100000 pounds Of
copper 46,750.00O pounds OF spelter and
l73,250 pounds Of lead.
A British 1S-pounder, or 3.3.inch
shrspnel, requires pounds 9Is ounces
Of brass. containing 66 to 70 per cent
OF copper. or nearly 3& pounds. A
small copper band around the shell
adds "a ounces, making the total COD.
per 4Oi pounds. Spelter CONSUMPTION
per shell Of this size is about 1877
pounds. Lead bullets weighing 7q2
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-14
Gard Of Thanks.

We desire 10 extend thanks 10 all
who have shown a disposition 10 assist
the telephone operators in their recent
trouble, and as the discontinuanee OF
your phone can result, in no advantage
to the operators under present condL
tions having no desire 20 further In
convenience you. we suggest that all
who desire may install phones without
prejudice 20 the organization.
STRIKE COMMITTEE.