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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
PORT OF BOSTON
REOPENED TODAY

BOSTON, June 4.-Ths pert Of Bos-
ton was reopened for coastWiss traf-
fie today under strict regulations Of
the FIRST naval district
The Metropolitan liner Belfast ar
rived here safely today after passing
through the zone in which German
submarines have been operating.
Her passengers remained on deck
throughout last night Her officers
reported the waters along the Allan
tic seaboard swarming with patrol
vessels and searchlights constantly
playing. The Belfast was conveyed
part Of the way.
All furloughs have been cancelled
in the nrst naval district
NEW YORK, June 4.--The port Of
New York has been opened, Il was
announced at headquarters Of third
naval district today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

eauss the submarines daysd not fol-
low her farther.
IN was the Bristol which rescued
the crew Of the schooner BdWard Il.
Cole after the Coles men had been
adrift IN their smail boats for several
hours. II is suspected that the
U-boats trailsd these small boats for
the purpose Of destroying any vessel
which might attempt q rescue, e. the
submarines hove IN sight immediately
after the Coles crew had been taken
lon board the Bristol.
Capt Frederick Hart. . veteran
Massachusetts, skipper. commanded
the Bristol He said the U-boats wers
big fellows." which could 90 sixteen
knots an hour. His own vessel can
steam only twelve knots. and when
the submarines appeared and the
Bristol started for shore the Germans
began 70 gain on her. Captain Hart
sent every available man down into
the engine room to put on an steam
possible for the tWenty-nYemils run
70 land
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
.LLPATROL BOATS
now Huntington
RAIDING U-BOATS

Germany has failed to gain any
military advantage from her spec
taeular U-boat raids off the American
coast.
And. II she intended TO terrorizs the
American mind, she has failed like
wise 70 accomplish that
These two facts stood out IN bold
relief today In the wake Of the start
ling news that Teuton U-boats had
been operating since May Is off our
coast, bagging probably twelve or
more vessels Of various types, but
missing any cargo or troop trans
portR
Big Hunt o.
Secretary OF Navy Daniels was an
thOrity for the fiat statement that
American naval strength abroad
would not be diverted to home shores
because Of the foray. Germany. he
suggested to the House Naval Com
mittee, wanted strongly to dent the
American lineup abroad. 80 she per-
haps could undertake Important naval
actions over there
Every available scouting vessel was
on the hunt today for the raiders,
variously reported numbering from
two to five. All up and down the
coast, naval district commanders act
ing under their own authority, sup
plementei by special Navy Depart
ment orders, had out destFoyers,
U-boat chasers. airplnnes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
2 CAPTAINS TELL
OF EXPERIENCES
ONBOARDRADER

NEW YORK, June 1.-Two cap
tains among the forty-sight sur
Vivors Of the vessels sunk within
the past ten days OF the Atlantic
coast BY German U-boGts, today are
relating their experiences while
eaptiVes aboard the German sub
mersible,
The U-boat Is described as being
about 800 feet long. There were
seventy-six men in the crew, and
there were two six-inch guns
mounted, one forward and one aft
Captain HolbroUk, Of the Hattie
Dunn, whose home Is at Tenants
Harbor, Ne, told the following story
Of how he and his men had been
kept prisoners for eight days on
the submarine:
MIstOok "sub."
1--WE left New York for Charles
ton in ballast on Nay %, and when,
two days later, we were about AZ
teen miles south u Winter Quarter
lIKhtship, bowling along under an
breeze, I heard q she'll pass
near the vessel. Then came another
shell, which fell perhaps . quarter
OF q mile away.
Il was not taking much notice, be-
cause I believed the vessel, which l
saw about two miles away, was an
American submarine at target prac'
tice. A third she'll exploded close BY
US on the weather quarter, and knew
that whoever Il was they wanted US
to stop.
IT brought the vessel up into the
wind. The submarine, with her SUI
perstructure and coming tower show
ing plainly above the water, came
within 200 yards, and saw that she
was Tying the tWo-cOde letters 'AB,
meaning stop Immediately.
Given Tea Minutes
Prom q stan at the rear end Of the
suPsrstructure fiutteFed q small dag
Of the imperial Germany navy. An
offieer and three men came over In a
small boat, not over IL feet long. In
perfect English the officer told US to
get into our boats and that we had
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
MAY BE 5SUBS,
REPORTS INDICATE

NEWPORT NEWS. Va June A.
There may be I'VE or more submarines
operating of the Atlantic coast. II
reports reaching naval officers here
are to be believed
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commGn-
dsnt Of the Norfolk navy yard, said
two U-boats had been sighted on the
Virginia capes. and Rear Admiral Nc
Lean. commandant OF the Fifth naval
district said in addition to these two
others were reported on the New Jer-
sey coast. and one on the coast Of
South Carolina
Neither officer had been advised
Of any engagement between Amsri-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
Washington In No Danger
From Submarines

NORFOLK, June 4-There does not seem to be
the remotest chance that the hostile craft now in
American waters will undertake to force an entrance
to the Chesapeake and come up the Potomac. To do
would be almost suicidal it is explained Not only
are American patrol boats literally screening the
mouth of the bay but submarine nets were laid
there long ago, and it is almost impossible for a
U-boat to pass them.
In no event now possible to foresee win the bay
shipping itself be subjected to the submarine risks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
BALKS U-BOAT BY
HUGGING SHORE

AN ATLANTIC PORT. June A.
Running into shallow water on the
New Jersey shore saved the coal
steamship Bristol, owned By the
Coastwise Transportation Company,
OF Boston. from destruction yester-
day. Pursued BY two U-bOats the
Bristol sped toward land. attained
shallow water, and escaped only be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
PREMIER RESIGNS.

LONDON. June 4.-Premier Bro
aueville OF Belgium. has resigned.
said q dispatch from Havre 1.-THE seat
Of the Belgian government) today.
King Albert has appointed NJ Coors-
man. former president OF the cham
Der, 81 his successor.
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| but ten minutes allotted us o get
clear Of our vessel
They placed bombs along the sides
OF our vessel and blew her M Imme-
diately. In the meantime putting an
armed German sailor on board the
small boat In which were seven men
and myself. This did not give me
time to rescue my personal effects
and nautical instruments, and so /
lost them all Ny men only saved
what they stood In
Perhaps I would have been given
more time IL the commander OF the
submarine had not seen the Haup-
paug, under full sail. about four or
five miles away. Like Us, the Haup-
paug was light and, ] understand,
bound from Portland to Newport
News.
BOth Crews Aboard.
They destroyed Captain SWeeney's
fine new Schooner. after ordering him
and his crew TO take to their boats,
and within half an hour both crews
were on board the submarine and
both the small boats had been placed
on the submarines deck and dashed
down.
I'VE were kept below for several
hours until the submarine picked up
Captain Gilmore and the Edna at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Then,
guess, the commander thought he
had done q good days work, for he
was in excellent humor. and told US
captains that We could on deck and
have a smoke. He did not extend
liberty to the others that day, but
later they got their chance once in
4 while.
Submerged Often.
I'VE ubmerged many times during
q man like myself who is not used to
IL, IL was an unpleasant experience.
The pressure OF submerging resulted
in smashing our boats, dashed to the
submarines deck, and in a few days
they were kindlinE wood and thrown
away"
Captain Holbrook says that his most
Interesting experience was on Mon
day, May q, when he had dinner with
the submarine lying in twenty-eiEht
fAthoms OF water. It took forty-five
minutes to submerge, the captain said.
There were times, he said when he
could hear the wireless in operation.
Listened to Bulletins.
zone night the suffering was so
loud it awakened me. They were send
ing messages either to another ship
or to some shore station. Every night
the operators listened to press bull
Ietins sent out from America. Une OF
them tcld me OF the battle drive now
on in France.
They also said that a whitehead
torpedo factory had been blown up in
Austria last week. The engineer that
ran the Diesel engine told me that
he had been an engineer on the pas
senger steamship George Washington
OF the North German Lloyd Line,
which piled between New York and
Bremen before the war"
1--WE captains had plenty to eat"
Capt. c. NJ. Gilmore. Of the schooner
Edna, said. They told US we might
go where we pleased on the subma-
rine, and into any room except when
we were submerged At that time
we had to stay In whatever com.
partment We found ourselves"
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can Warships and German underBsG
raiders, which had swept away the
splendid isolation Of America and
brought the merciless German war
ct the sea 5000 miles across the At
laDtic to the threshold OF American
homes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
RAIDER CAPTURED,
new YORK HEARS

NEW YORK. June 4-n was per
sistentiy reported here today that
one Of the German submarine feet
bsA been captured and taken 70 Sta
Dietcn. Statsn Island, while its crew
was taken prisoners TO BrOoklyn
navy yard. There was no ofncial
cordrnaatioh 6t either place.
According 60 the report, the U-boat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
SIS CITY OF ROME
ARRIVES IN PORT

AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 4-The
Savannah Liner City Of Rome has ar
rived safely IN port hera- Fears had
been entertained for the vessels
EafeeS- BscadSs OF ne U-boAt aetivi-
ffea f5-e7
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
JACOB HASKELL
SURVIVORS LAND

BOSTON. June THE Merchant
and Miners liner GreeiAn came into
Vineyard Haven today carrying sur
yfvors OF the schooaeF Jacsb HRslEan
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04
My TOrPedOes Are for
Transports Only, Boast
Of UBOat Commander

NEW YORK, June 4A'T won't
waste a torpedo on anything less
than a troop ship. Torpedoes are
too expensive"
This was the declaration Of the
commander OF one submarine to
Captain Gilmore, OF the schooner
Edna, who was: held prisoner
aboard a submarine for a week.
was caught near Boston yesterday
and towed- here. The prisoners are
said to have been brought into The
harbor on patrol bat which, when
held up by a warship, signaIed that
it had prisoners aboard.
No official announcement has been
made Of the capture Of a submarine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

'mANnhTTSc Apollo, ga II 1t. a.e.
LlAHINU1lSL y TODAT-SIR FORBES
ROBERTSON IN MASKS AND FACES"
FONORROW-DOROT DALTON in
sTYRANT FEAR"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

CmlNO TO-DAY AND TohoRRow
MkHMU WILLIAM FARHUA in
.sRoTGH AND READY"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

naNOF7T ToDAY-FRANK KEESAN
tNAhULN IN THE RULER q TEE
ROAD TOMORROW = ME- PA-
TR0VL N THE LIVE AASk-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

CRANDALL' Se saE2z Fas9 Z GoI ana
TO-DAY - PAULINE FREDERICK IN
RESURRECTION" TOMORROW -
BERT LYTELL N THE TRAIL TO
TEPTERnAY4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

mnmhTTBC TheateE, eth 4 y stn.
UNANUhLL , TO-DAY AND ToMeR-
ROW-END BENNETT In '@fHb BIG
ciFsT SHOW on EARTH
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fPANDAIJsS K 5I.t 81 &c e. "A
TO-DAY AND TOMORROW = AASEs1'
nTTTlZ %
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ADJUSTMENTS


toTUTDTT OPENS AT $50 P: NJ.
lMNWTN NARGARITA FISHER IN
I 49, m -. 'sThe Primitive Woman"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

RANDALL'S as p. eR R4:! :. F.
rODAY-ETREL CLAYTON IN THE
JOURNEYS END" TOMORROw-MAR-
GUERrTE CLARK IN RICH NAN.
POOR NAN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-04

.DAVnAITSC American. LIST &RL
SIAHfNDhLL y TOD AY NADGE
KENNEDY In NEARLY MARRIED. "
TOMORROW - BILLIE BURKE IN
sTgVE'S DAUGHTER"
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
NEW LITTLE RIVER AND MIL.
LER COMPANY COMPLETE
Company of 4th Arkansas Formed by
Little River and Miller Counties
Joe TOland Second
Lieutenant.

Texarkana's new military company
has 107 men who have been examined
and accepted. Major J. H. Wharton,
commander Of the battalion to which
the company will be attached, was no.
titled today at Ell Dorado that the COM
pany is ready to report for duty. Cir
cl.it Clerk Fincher Eason of Miller
county will be captain; Bryant Harp
er, also of TeXurkana, will be first
lieutenant, and Joe Tolond of Ash
down, second lieutenant. Seven school
teachers, some of them principals of
schools, are among the enlisted men.
Bssices, there are eight 5ookkeepers,
two drummers and one district court
clerk. There are eight cooks
twenty-five men are from Little
River county, 63 are from Miller
county, Is are from Texas, from
Louisiana and 2 from oklahoma. The
members Of the company are all very
enthusiastic and are eager to be sent
to the battle front in Europe.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
ALLIES HAVE SUPERIOR NUMBERS
Situation in West Causes No Anxiety,
i Says General Maurice.

London, Feb. 6.-Maj Cen. Fred
erick B. Maurice, chief director Of
military operations at the War Office.
todey resumed his weekly interview
with the Associa ted Press after a
month abroad.
'fIhe chief event of military i'm
portance in the past month";? he said
has been the continued movement Of
the German troops to the west front.
We long ago calculated the rate at
which this movement could be carried
On and it is not going on any faster
than needed. The Germans sre now
stronger on the west front than at
any time during the war, but they ere
not yet numerically equal to the Brit
ish-French forces. That being so, ]
co not know that the situation at
present causes us any great anxiety
General Maurice, who waS in Paris
during the recent cir raid, declared
that the air defenses of London are
far more complete and effective than
those o. Paris.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
AsHDONh TO GET NEW
INSURANCE RATING
Actuarial Board Engineer Here to
Test Plant Tuesday-Will
Be Placed In the
5th Glass.

Engineer Murphey of the State Ac-
tuarial Insurance Board was in the
city Tuesday with his assistant to
test out the light plant and the city
water plant with reference to the in
surance rating. After doing this a
meeting of the commissioners and
council was held at which Mr.. Muir
phey made his statement of findings.
He stated that Ashdown would be
placed in the 5th class which will
give us an insurance reduction of
from to per cent I!e could not
name the exact rate because that was
beyond his jurisdiction. He said that
We would be entitled to 4th class
rate if the light company had suffici-
ent power to deliver the required
amount of water. Mr.. Morgan of the
light company was present and stated
that while he admitted he had not
sufficient power to come up to the 4th
class requirements he was laborina
under the disadvantage of pumping
through discharge pipe that was too
snail. The pipe was three inches Iat
the pump and reduced to Il inches
through the meter be ore discharginS
into the tank. This Increased the COS:
to linn and kept him constantly pump
ns, He said he was pumping for 4c
when it Was costing him from to &c
per thousand gallons. Mr.. Murphey
agreed that the average cost of pump
ing over the state IVES 7c.
E!r Morgan stated that he had an
option on an engine and dynamo in
New York that would bring the plant
to full requirements If Installed. He
vas desirous of making some new
arrangements with the board. MIR,
Murphey stated that the new rate
would be in effect from the time the
Actuarial Board was notified that
plant was ready, which was in De-
cember.
The council met Tuesday night, but
nothing of unusual Importance was
done
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
ASKS REHEARING OF BONE DRY CASE
Attorney General Plans to File
Motion With Supreme
Court Soon.

Little Rock, Feb. 6-Motion for re-
hearing of the case in which the Su-
preme Court ruled Monday that under
the terms of the bone dry law 1t is not
illegal to bring liquor into the state for
personal use probably will be made
soon by Attorney General John d. Ar
buckle. Mr.. Arbuckle said last night
that he will make such motion but he
declined to say on what grounds he
will ask the rehearing. He also refused
to name the date on which he will take
such action.
In letter to the Gazette yesterday,
George Thornburgh, superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon League, urged the
enactment by towns and cities of ord
inances forbidding the importation of
liquor into their Jurisdictions. This,
Mr.. Thornburgh said will in a meas
ure prevent whiskey being brought in
in suitcases.
Mr.. Thornburgh said that the pro-
hibitionists are disappointed at the
decision of the Supreme Court, and
that they hold to the views of JUS
tice Humphrey in his dissenting opin-
ion that the "bone dry" law covers
transportation in valise and suit cases
the same ss in checked trunks. He
said that he wished the other judges
might have taken the same view as
Judge Humphrey took.
An ordinance prohibiting whiskey
from being brought into a city or
town, he said, will cover the point de-
feated by the Supreme Court.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
BRITISH TRANSPORT T0RPE.
DOED WITH 2,l79 j. S.
TROOPS ABOARD; 267 LOST
Tuscania Lost While Under British
Convoy En- Route to France-De.
tachments From Many States
Aboard Illfated Liner.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Nineteen hun
dred and twelve of the 2,179 American
officers and men on board the Cunard
liner Tuscalnia, torpedoed and sunk in
the war zone, were reported accounted
for in a dispatch to the State Depart
ment from the American embassy at
London.
The disaster was officially an
nounced by the War Department
which had received only meager ad-
vices without names of survivors or
victims.
The department issued this state
ment:
"The War Department has been Of
idcially advised that the steamsh hip
Tuscania was torpedoed end sunk and
that survivors numbering LOO, as
far as could be ascertained, were
landed at Buncranna and Larne, in
Ireland. There was total of 2,179
United States troops on this vessel.
No names Of persons lost has been re-
ported to the War Department and
no names of survivors was reported.
Addition particulars are promised as
soon as received"
Units OH Board.
The War Department announced
that it's records showed the following
were on board the Tuscania:
Headquarters dete chment and Com
panies D, E, F, Of the Twentieth En-
gineers.
1O7th Engineer Train.
1O7th Military Police.
10th Supply Train.
No. 100 Aero Squadron.
15Sth Aero Squadron.
213th Aero Squadron.
Replacement detachments Nos. l
and of the 32nd division.
Fiity-one casual officers
The Thirty-second division is COM
posed of National Guard troops from
Michigan and Wisconsin. The divi-
sion trained at Comp Macarthur, Tex.
Conveyed by British.
It was announced that the Tuscania
was manned by British sailors, with
a British naval guard and was con-
voyed by British warships.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
FOURTH ARKANSAS
Gov. BrOugh Hopes Fourth Arkansas
Reg. VIII Be Complete This Week.

Little Rock, Feb. by the end of
this week, or early next week, Gen.
Lloyd England hopes that the Fourth
Regiment will be complete. The min
imum strength required is 1442, of
which 1900 had been reported the
first of the week. When 1900 have
been enrolled, Gen. England will make
a request. for an inspector to inspect
the companies that they may be mus
tered into the Federal service. A
training camp will soon thereafter be
established for the officers. so that the
men may be put into training a. quick
ly as possible, !,
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
Must Serve Penalty of BriDe.

Little Rock, Feb. 6-Announcement
by Governor Brough last night that he
will refuse pardon to Samuel Crock
EFT Sims, of Hazel, Ark, means that the
former state senator must begin serv-
ing his one year sentence in the prison
today.
Sims was convicted of a ccepting
bribe in exchange for his influence
during the 1917 session of the legislst-
ture. Two months ago his conviction
was affirmed by the Arkansas supreme
court but Governor Brough granted
him sixty days reprive in order that
Sims might arrange his business af
fairs before entering the prison. Last
night the governor said positively
That he would not extend the reprive
nor pardon Sims.
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
LITTLE CHANGE BRITISH SHIP Loss
Ten Ships OF Over 1890 Tons Were
Sunk During the Past
Week.

London, Feb. 6-The Admiralty re-
ports Is British merchantmen sunk
by mine or submarine in the past
week. OF these 10 are 1000 tons or
over and five were under 1000 tons
Four fishing vessels were also sunk
The British losses of last week are
approximately the same as the pre-
vious week, when nine British mer-
chantmen of more than 1900 tons and
six lesser tonnage were destroyed
The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-02-09
SOUTH MUST SUPPLY NORTH
WITH SEED corn

The northern states are short of
seed corn, according to letter re-
ceived by W. C. Lassetter, Director of
the Agricultural Extension Division,
from the Government officials at Wash
ington who state that the northern
farmers are very anxious to secure
seed corn of varieties that will ma
ture in 80 days or less. They say If
such corn cannot be secured from the
South there can be very little corn
planted in the northern states next
spring. If you have any seed corn,
be sure to fill out the following blank
and send to w. c. Lassetter, Old State
house, Little Rock. Do not delay
since it will take some time to bring
the seed corn together ,at concentra-
tion points before it is shipped North:
Name of variety of corn on hand for
sale
Quantity of seed for sale
'--''------'
Price per bu in lots of bu. or more
Less than bu lots ...........,.,..
No. bu. ear corn for sale...................-...,
No. bu. shelled corn for sale,.............-.-,..
If you have seed corn for sale sign
here:
Tate ............... ...191. .
Geo. M. Johnston, County Agent.