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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-20


PovJevati diviziji seveda nj tako nevarna rec ka-
kor postavljat svoj zivot streski Grti IA tarco.
Tam, kJer bi Roosevelt incl svoj dvZijski glavni
stan, ne bi frGale smrtonoSne kroge toda delavci
ne bi bill divzijski generali temvec hi stall ma
ravnOst klavnci
Roosevelt igra sedai enako vlogo kalrSno ie
lgral pred zadnjo vojno Amerike. Tedani pred.
sednik Mckinley je veGkrat izjaNil, da je bila a.
meriskoSpanska vojna najveGja toga njegOvega
zlViJenJa 70 nJegovem prepricanju jc bila Ia vol
ma nepotrcbna. Spanja ie bia ze ma TEN. da do
vol kub avtonomjo. Vse je bilo le vpraSanje ca
sa Spanija nj hotela, da bi delal MEN korak
vtsk. kakor da je izsiljen cd kaksne druge deze-
lie. &c b Sc 'bio par mesecev pocakalo in Spa
MIA puStila ma miru, hi bila kuba brez vojne do
bila avtonomijo. Mckinley nj hotel vome in Sc ie
trudil, da jo prepreGi. Toda gotovi interesran
krogi so pritiskali, podkupljivo 6asopisje jim je
pomagalo, umetno je ustvarilo vojno razpolo
zenje, in predSednik nj incl dovolj moci da hi Sc
mu bill upr
No so McKineya vpraSai kdo je zastopal IL
ste interese, je Odgovor da je bill Roosevelt ma
celu.
In sedaj je Roosevelt zopet tukaj in zopet Sc
trudl da bi ustvaril razpOlozenje IA vojno kate
remu Sc predsednik in kongres ne hi mogla upi-
rat.
Deavstvo ina sedaj nalogo da pokaze svoje
pravo razpolozenje in da prepreci voin paroksi-
Pp."i A"'dnliolo. AihPak ueiaVstVo .
mora sedaJ poJmiti vso svojo naogo. Nasi protest.
imaJo gotov pomen, toda zavedati Sc moramo da
resoiucl1e ne prepreclIo vojne, kakor ie MISC
h'rop Nase deIo bl bio danes veliko lozje, ce hi
st niio delavStvo Amerlkl ze pref postavilo
svoJe noge IN Sc politicno emancipiralo. Tudi ce
Di sedeio poleg Meyer Londona Sc sto socialistov
kohgresn' ne bi moeh reel da lahkO prepretijo
yolno, ee 10 zahteya kapltastiena vecina. Toda
&c " u. o,'o Jeseii oddanlh dva tr m1lJone socia-
HS'ichih glasoV bl ze vSled tega mas scdanj pro.
TEST NSe drugace tehtal
Nevarnost kater Smo danes. nam razodeva
pravo nalogo delavStva. Protivojna agtacija Sc
mora raznasati cd ust do ust, cd hiSe do hiSe cd
delavnice do delavnice; bit mora socialisticna
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-20


milo to pricakovanje, ko je vstopila Italia vol
no, ne ko il je sledila Rumunija. In po mnogih
razogih lahko verjamemo, da bi jo vstop Amer-
Ike podaljsali in zrtve b pomnozile
Govornik prebira Sc druge argumente, XII Sc
Jih pOsluzuJeJo zag0vorniki vojne in prihaja do
zakljueka da so vsi TAXI argument zgreSeni
svoJlh premisah. kadar pa zmanjka vojnim huj
skacem argumentOv sploh, tedaj priha jajo 2 "a
htevo lOjalnosti in ociki ida jstva Toda lojalen
nj tisti, kdor sill dezelo IL egoizma klavnco in
izdajaec nj kdOr jo hoce obvarovat straSne ne
sreGe.
Ia zavedno delavstvo stoji prv vrst zve-
stoba do svojega razreda in ia zahteva od mas. da
sc drzimo protivOinih zakljuGkov Internacionale.
) to zvestobo Sc popolnoma vienna zvestoba do
pravlh, nepOtvorJenih interesOv dezele.
NaJvetja nevarnost ki izhaja iz sedanjega
polOzaJa, je uStvarjanje mogoGnega militarizma
ma suhem in ma morju kateremu dOprinaSajo re
sedaJ nezasliSane zrtve raGun delavskega ljud-
stva. In to dviganje militaristcne poSaSti sprem-
LA politicna in sociana reakcija, Xxi hoGe KRAFT
KEN paralizirati vse, kar je deavstvo dolgi dobi
prdo6ilo tezkimi boji he interest samoohrane
zahtevajo cd delavskega razreda najodlocnejsi
boz proti vojni hujskariji.
Nastopaj joel proti ocitnm pojavom pa ne
smemo prezret vira proti TEN nevarnostim
NoJna Je latentna groznja kapitalistiGnega siste-
ma DO tega vira mora segati mas boz. Protest
prot voJni Sc ne sme izcrpat resoluciji ampak
mora dobiti realen izraz delu "a socializem,
oJacanju socalisticne stranke, stvarjanju tiste
armade, Xxi premaga kapitaizem in odpravi TEN
voJne pOvode in vojno samo.
angleskem ieziku je nato govoril
sodrug Silberstein,
kandidat "a aldermana. Upozarjal je koliko moci
ina delavstvo pri volitvah, ce zna porabiti gla
sovnico interesu svojega razreda. Kapitaizem
le fisti nasprotnik, katerim ne more delavstyo-
sklepati nobenega mru, zakaj nasprotje med de-
lom in kapitalom je naceno Interest obeh razre
dov Sc ne mOrejo spravti soglasje. Doker je
kapitazem je in bo izkoriSGanje Doker je ka
pitalizem, Je gospodarska tekma, katero priha-
JaJo interesn konflikti in vojne Delavstvo ie pa
izkoriScaan in zatrano vojnem casu in mirni
dobi. Razredni boj besni brez prenehanja, do
kler ne zmaga ena ali druga stran Da zmaga de-
lavstvo, 81 mora pa ustvariti mOcno organiZaciio
In mora pa ustvariti mocno organzacioj in mora
odlocno nastopiti svOjem interesu, kadarkoli
ina prliko, da kaj pridobi. Taxa prilika je zlasti
pri volitvah. Sakrat ne smejo delavci nastopati
kot rep nasprotniskh strank, ampak kot zavedni
bOJevniki "a svoje pravice
Nadajnji govornik je bill
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-20

Dopisnik danskega Observation-Disclosures" ie
incl razgovor znanim krminologom in sociali
stom, profesorjem Enrico Ferrijem XII mu ie DO
porocllu rmskega ''Corriere d Italia" dejal:
kesnica sc ne da ustaviti. Italiiansko liud
stvo bo to kmalu obcutilo in spoznalo. da ie biIo
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-20

prevarano, in da sc mora mir skleniti. preden pr
de Sc vega nesreta mad Italijo. Vojna Sc Italij
smatra re "a izgubljeno in ljudstvo Sc boil. da ne
Pride ltailJa ma vrsto takoj, ko bodo centralne
drzave temejito obraGunale Rumuniio Dan.
nunzio naJ izgine IL Italije dokler ina Sc prosto
pot FranciJo, kajt po tel poti bodo po moiem
mnenJu kmalu korakae sovrazne cete v osrsie
Italije.''
Da Je italijansko nacionalisticno casopisie
besno zaradi tega, Sc razume samo OBJ sebi. Tudi
Sc me ne cudimo, da obklada Ferrija zdaialcem
IN nemskim agentom. Tako Sc godi V teh casih
marslkomu, XII ina toliko poguma da izraza svoie
preprlcanJe brez dOvoljenja vsolih vlad Da ie
smesno ocitati Ferriju usluznost napram NcmGiii.
pa We kdOr pozna njegove nazore
Haagu je priredilO delavstvo dne Is. fe.
pruarJa vellko demonstracijo proti neznosni dra-
ginJl pred kraljicino palace in mnstrstvi Po-
iciJa Je morala pokcati huzarje ma pomoG, da so
razgnali mnozico. Draginje pa huzarii MISC pre-.
gna
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-20

da Sc MOTTO tisti, XII misjo, da mora po sedanji
voJni ostati neizbrisno sovraStvo med narodi.
IL kodanja porocajo da so nemslke pripravc
"a spomladanjsko kampanjo poncm tiru Mem
SKI casopisi pravijo da sc ustavi 20 februar-
Jem yes promet civilne ponike ma zeleznicah.
deloma zaradi pomanjkanja premoga deloma pa
zaradl porabe vseh vakOv "a vojaSke transporte
Ma Nemskem pricakujejo, da povzroGi sedania
kampanja submarinkami veko zmedo in ne
gotovost prevazanju zavezniSkega vojaStva DO
morju in pOkazi zavezniske naGrte.
&c bo to res ali me- pokaze paG SeIe bodos
most. Vsekakor sc pa vidi, da ne bo voina furija
odJenjala, temvec da postane Sc USE bcsnejsa, ka-
kakor doslcj.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-02-20

S-;st n koristi delav-
sksoa liudotva. DSlav-
ci so oprAvi6eni do
vsesa kar produciraio.
This paper 10 devoted
TO the intorssts OF the
working class. Work.
ere are entitled to all
what they produce.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28
CALLED Her FAMILY
TO Her
SIX Wears Ago. Thinking She Might DE- Says Texas Lady, But Now
She Is Well, Strong Woman and Praises Cardui For
Her Recovery.

Royse City, Tex-Mrs. Mary Kill
man, Of this place, says; after the
birth of my little girl. my side COM
menced to hurt me. I had to go back
to bed We called the doctor. He
treated me. but l got no better. I
got worse and worse until the misery
was unbearables L was In bed for
three months and suffered such agony
that / was just drawn up in a knot.
l told my husband il he would get
me bottle Of Cardui l would try it
I commenced taking it, however that
evening l called my family about
me-. for I knew I could not last
many days unlesg had q change for
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28
his 18th day Of July, 1917.
a 9lrd Iokar.

A most surprising Australian bird is
the kookooburra. or laughing inckasA
All ut once i'll the quiet bush como louG
peals Of uproarious. hooking laughter
One rs not inclined to join in the mcr.
r1ment-n all seems as foolish and
weird as if an idiot boy were disturb
Ing congregation in church. When
the source Of the laughter is located it
Turns out to be a silly looking bird,
with clumsy, square body and open
mouth, sitting unconccrnedly on q
stump. - National Geographic Maya.
sine.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28

the better. That was six years ago
and am still here and am a we'll
strong woman, and I owe my life to
Cardu1. I had only taken half the
bottle when I began to feel better.
The misery in my side got less. >. 4
continued right on taking the Cardd
until l had taken three bottles and Z
did not need any more for I was we'll
and never felt better in my life.
have never had any trouble from that
day to this"
Do you suffer from headache, back.
ache, pains in sides, or other discom.
forts, each month? Or do YOU feel
weak, nervous and fagged-out? II 80,
C've Carduts the woman's tonic. 2
trial. r y
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28

!, {. .. Tabier, sheriff CT the Coun-
ty of Berkeley, DO swear that the
foregoing list is, verify believe, cor
rect and just; and that / have re-
ceived no part of the taxes for which
the real estate and personal prop
erty threin mentioned is returned dc
linquent, and that have used due
diligence to find property within ny
county liable to distress for the said
taxes, but have found none.
Z. r. TABLET, Sheriff.
Sworn to and au5scribed before me,
Clerk County Court
this 18TH day Of July, 1912.
6. A. HOBBS,
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28
IHOOL Or MANUEL ARTS AND
ACADEMY

Two Preparatory Courses
zeal, Scientific. =.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28
COM Nj SRCIAL COLLEGE

Sccretarial Course, Accounting
General Course.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28

1867 HOWARD UNIVERSITY 1914
Stephen NJ. Newman, A. NJ, d. D.,
President
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND sclENC.
is A. S. AND 3. S. COURSES
TEACHERS COLLEGE
y. b. and 3. S. Courses in Edu2a-
ZION.
SCHOOL or MANUEL ARTS AND
APPLIED SCIENCES
Il. 5. Courses in ENGINEERING.
Home Economics, Manual Arts.
,cONsERVA OF MUSIC
Mus. b. Courses.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

NJ. ID. Courses in Medicine, ID. d.
S. Courses in Dentistry, Phar. D.
Courses in Pharmacy.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1917-07-28
SCHOOL OF LAW

For catalogue, address Howard
University, Washington. d. c..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
.PtRSH|NG AGAIN IN
CHARGE At FL PASO
Carranza General and Several Sol
dierS Slain by NillistaS-Niila Oc-
cupies Evacuated Posts.

Ell Paso, Feb. "a Carranza gen
eral was slain and several soldiers
on both sides killed in lighting today
near Santa Ysabel west of Chihuahua
City. Both sides claim the victory.
1t is reported here that 5000 men un-
der General Dieguez. who were sent
north to reinforce Chihuahua City,
surrendered without a fight to villa
after being marooned two DAYS near
Escalon, without water.
General John J. Pershng again is
in command OF FL Paso district and
received a great civic welcome today
on his return. The Fifth, Seventh.
Eleventh and Thirteenth cavalry,
which is. marching from Column bus
here, will be stationed at Camp stew
art in camps formerly occupied by
the Fourth. Eighteenth and Sixteenth
Pennsylvania infantry
All the posts evacuated by the punt
tive r;pedtion now are held by Viii
ils.aa and Villas drive on Chihuahua
CITY has been resumed
Santa Rosalie again was captured
today by rebel forces.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
MERCHANT TONNAGE
LOSS VERY HEAVY
Total ships sunk During War Reaches
1851, of Which fS4 We're
sunk In January.

New York, Feb. 6.--The destruction
of merchant tonnage, due to subma-
rine mines and kindred war causes,
was greater during January than in
any previous month, according to
statistics published today by the
journal Of Commerce.
The gross tonnage lost was 1885,
a91, involving the sinking OF 81 ves-
sells. the statement says. and this
brings the total destruction during
the war TO 4,3GS.766 gross tons, or
a.361 ships. The heavy January
showing is attributed to the activi-
ties of one or more German raiders
in the Atlantis.
British shipping suffered heaviest
in January, according to the statis-
tics, with ffty-four vessels destroyed.
Norway ranked second, with thirty
four ships lost, and France third, with
twenty-five. No American. German
Italian or Turkish merchant vessels
were reported sunk.
Throughout the war British gross
tonnage destroyed amounted to ASS.
alT. or more than one-half the total
of all nations, with Norway and
France standing second and third
The loss OF United States gross ton.
mage stras been 24.556. representing
ten ships Entente losses have been
73 per cent of the total and Teutonic
20 per cent. according to these sta
tistics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
BOILING TELLS HOW
He TURNED ON LIGHT
Only Recently Knew of Message sent
Over Firms Wire by
Essary.
HE THEN DEMANDED ALL
FACTS SHOULD COME or,
An Infrequent Visitor at White House
and Never Discussed or Heard Dis
cussed Any Questions OF State
Probe Nears End

Washington, Feb. 6.-R W. Boli-
ing. President Wilson's brother-in-
law and member of the stock broker
age firm OF F. A. Connolly & Co.. of.
this city. was again examined for sew
eral hours today by the house rules
leak on the presidents peace note.
Mr.. Boiling declared he did not know
until after he appeared before the
committee several weeks ago that a
message was sent over ConnoIly's
wires by J. Fred Essary. a CORES
pondent, outlining the terms OF the
peace document. Boiling then de-
manded that Essary should make all
the facts known. He testified that he
House and had never discussed state
questions with anyone.
Probe Nears End.
An end of the leak investigation
during the current week was IN sight
when the committee practically
wound up the phase Of it's inquiry
dealing with the Connolly telegram.
J. Fred Essary, II. W, Robertson
member of the Connolly Arm, Ed
ward Roper telegraph operator for
the Connolly firm: William Ramsey.
a local business man. and Earl God-
win. newspaper correspondent. were
on the stand today. The witnesses
added nothing startling to the story
of the Essary-Connolly- Hutton mes
sage Of December 20. Mr.. Goodwin
appeared voluntarily and referred in
his testimony to the ethics OF the
newspaper profession.
The committee tonight paved the
way to recall F.. A.. Connolly. who.
testified earlier in the hearing he was
the author of the telegram to Hutton
and Company, which Essary and Ro-s
per have testified was written by Es-
sary, Sherman l. Whipple intimated
tonight that the investigation may b.
closed with the examination Of te1as
than half dozen additional witnesses
and without the committee returne
ing to New York. sss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
wHIsKEY CAUSED DEATH.
bat Jury Finds Was Given without
Criminal Intent.

Norfolk. Va. Feb. s,-The coroner's
Jury, in conducting an inquest at IL
o'clock today over the body of Lennic
Bailey. fve-year-old colored boy. held
that death resulted from a drink OF
whiskey given, with no criminal intent,
by Thaddeus Robinson.
The testimony submitted to Coroner
r. s. Right and the jury was that
the father of the child had himself
taken a drink from the bottle and had
directed that a drink be given the boy,
who had been sick for some time with
the hope of improving his condition.
Death from commissions resulted two
days late at st. Nincents hospital.
Thaddeus Robinson. seventeen-year-
old coiored boy. will be given a hear
ing in the juvenile court this afternoon
on the charge of giving whiskey TO q
minor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
PUTS END TO SALARIES
OF ABSENT SOLDIERS

City Auditor Crenshaw reported yes
terday to the administrative board that
according to agreement former city
employees who were called away for
service in the national guard now on
the border. will not be continued on
the pay roll of the city after February
/. Up to this time a number of men
VINO We're members of the state militia
and subject to duty when the troops
were called away. were receiving their
full pay from the city by a special
ruling of the council This agreement
was made to expire February !. and
the auditor notified the board that the
men had been removed from tho list
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
MANY DROWN WHEN
BRIDGE GOES DOWN

spokane, Washington. Feb. g.
The Pnst-strect bridge, under
construction across the Spokane
river. just under the falls. col
lapscd late this afternoon, carry
ing down thirty men. twenty-six
Of whom were working on IL.
The entire bridge Is wrecked.
The cause Il unknown a. vet.
-Four bodies have been re-
covered and one man Il dnac-
counted for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
HAVE CONCEALED WIRELESS.
Germans Alleged to Have Plant on
Spanish Coast.

Dion, France, Feb. 6-The news
paper Noroste today prints a transcript
of telephone message alleged to have
been sent from here to the German
consul at Madrid advising him of the
departure of A ship for Balboa to load
iron ore for a foreign port.
The newspaper also alleges the ex-
istence of a concealed wireless station
10 supply Information to German sub
marines regarding the movements of
ships.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07

The aggregate tonnage sent to tho
bottom today alone is $3.50 tons in
excess OF the total tonnage destroyed
in the first five days of the new war
fare from February I to S. inclusive.
during which period only 4l,ss7 tons
were sunk.
The total tonnage destroyed since
February l, up TO tonight-as report
ed by official and unofficial sources in
London-amounts to SO, 467 tons.
If today's rate should be maintain
ed, the U-boat blockade would mean
the destruction OF a million and a
half tons a month or half million
in excess Of the figure estimated in
Berlin dispatches
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
TO USE WIRE NETS
Harbors to Be Protected Against
Submarines.

New York. Feb. 6.r-The steel trade
was reported today TO have received
plans and specifications from the navy
department for the construction OF
wire nets to be used In the protec-
ton Of harbors against submarines.
Contracts for steel chains for the
same purpose had already been let,
IL was said Rds were being taken
also. 1t was reported. for 1000 tons
Of steel for iirgiblc balloon hangar
at Pensacola, Fla.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
UNITED STATES WILL
NOT Be HURRIED INTO
WAR IN ANY EVENT
WIN Determine ny Careful Iuvcstiga.
ton What Constitutes an covert
Act" Demanding Action.
ENNISTOSE SINKING
NOT OF SUCH CHARACTER
Was British Pro, isionai Collier. and
Attack Which Resulted In Dcat.a~
OF several of Her Crew Does Not
Furnish Cause of War.
By T. r. ~AETN ILL,
international News service Staff
{arlSs~ psudent

Washington, Feb 6.--The United
States will determine on its own re-
sponsibility and on Investigations
made by American officials what shall
constitute the overt act" violating
Germany's submarine pledges, which
must precede open hostilities with
Germany.
The United States Will not be huT-
ried into war on account of any &C.
currence which full and complete in
Nestigation does not establish as the
covert act fNed BY President Wilson
RS necessary before he Will ask con-
gress to authorize the next step"
With these statements from the state
department and the declaration from
the White House that principle and
right, not expediency, will control
the administration III the present
crisis, Washington once more settled
down 10 wait and prepare.
Go Over situation.
President Wilson and his cabinet
went over the international situation
at length today. The considered
plans for full preparedness for any
eventually. and the causes which may
bring about an emergency. After the
cabinet meeting the presidents ad-
visers declared that the situation was
unchanged and that there was no I'M
provement." One immediate problem
had been disposed of. however. The
state department made 1t clear that
the death of Richard Wallace, killed
in the submarine attack on the British
provisional collier" Eavestone. was
not the overt act" that would plunge
the United States into the midst of
the seething European turmoil II
was stated that the death Of Wallace.
while International 10
was not of nature to force the mo-
mentous next step" In the German
crisis.
Eyes on Submarine Zone.
Tonight all official Washingt
turned its eyes apprehensvely toward
the German submarine war zone For
twenty-four hours the full scope OF
Germany's new decia' NJ ion OF ruth
iessness" TO both he -.-~t and neu-
trail shipping ha... > = live. The
five days of gre we'd neutral
shipping to clear lac &oue of destruc-
ton had expired. Administration Of
ticials feared that any hour Nigh.
bring forth the report of American
which would force President Wilson
to the next step" he announced his
intention OF taking, While the death
of Wallace was disposed OF and the
situation relieved to that extent. it
was made clear that the next ship
sunk in the war zone may provide all
the essentials of the covert act for
which the President is waiting and
which he is hoping will not occur.
America Silently Preparing.
While Washington waited it work
ed. The smoothly oiled war ma
chinery of he republic continued to
move rapidly toward complete prepar-
alton. The big. grim State. War and
NAVY building was overrun vii
clerks. officials and army and navy Of
fcers. Fastening the details Of emerg-
frortipnsA an Thira PAY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
SURVIVORS LANDED.
Spa nIsh Crew suffer Terribly From Elk
po~ure. Two Dying

Brest. Feb. s.--The captain and
twelve men of the Spanish steamer AL
Rorta, which was sunk by a submarine,
have been landed here by steam
trawler. They were adrift for forty
six hours before being rescued and
two sailors. Bartholme Paregan and
Jose Urevos. died as result of their
privat tons soon after being taken
aboard the trawler. The other refu-
gees had their hands and feet frozen
and are in the seamens hospital. Sew
eral of them are in grave condition.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-07
Grave Fears Expressed For
Safety Of Bulk of Adelaide .
Passengers
DESTRUCTION OF
SHIPS ALARMING
If Rate Is Kept Up Million and
Half Tons Of Shipping Will
Be Destroyed First Month Of
Operation

tBy International News Servicc.)
London, Feb. e.-Fifteen ships,
of 1850 tons aggregate. wCrc
the toll of the first day Of fnu.
hedgcd U-boat warfare. The Pc
Rod of grace given by Germany to
neutral shipping In the barred
zones expired early this morn
ing, and the days havoc raised
by the U-boats is believed to he
indicative OF the proportions to be
maintained hereafter in Ger
many's campaign to starve out
England.
The vessels sunk today included
seven British, Ave Norwegian. one
Russian, ono Swedish and one
Spanish ship.
There is nothing in the reports to
show definitely that there was loss oil
life. Grave fears are. however, enter
tanned for the bulk of the passengers
on the Commonwealth and Dominion
liner Port Adelaide. of S,1sf tons
Only ninety-six of her passengers and
crew are thus far reported to have
been picked up at sea. The vessel,
captain was captured by the U-boat
A list of the ships sunk today fol
lows:
Port Adelaide. British. s,1s1 tons.
F1oridian. British, ATT tons.
Wartenfeis. British, ASH tons
Californian. British. 4,3o3 tons.
Marley Pickering, British, 4,13'
tons.
Cerera Russian. 3,51e tons.
Palm Leaf, British. 3.20s tons.
Thor IL, Norwegian. ALA tons.
Songvoi. Norwegian. 2.0s9 tons.
BEDFORD. British, t-955 tons.
Wasdale. Norwegian. 1856 tons.
Rigei, Norwegian. 2.76f tons
Brava1la. Swedish. 1853 tons.
Tamara, Norwegian, 453 tons.
Algeria. Spanish. 2,117 tons.