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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
French Cruiser Is
Sunk by Submarine
American Destroyers Rescue
All Except Thirteen of
Vessels Crew

PARIS, Aug. 1.-THE old French
cruiser Dupetit Thouars has been SUM,
By German submarine, it is officially
announced to-day Thirteen of the
crew are missing. American destroyers
rescued the remainder.
The Dupetit Thouars was cooperat-
ing with United States naval forces in
protecting Atlantic navigation.
The text Of the official announcement
reads:
"One of our old cruisers, the Dupetit
Thouars, which was participating with
the American navy in the protection of
navigation in the Atlantic Ocean, has
been sunk by a German submarine.
American destroyers rescued the crew,
OF which thirteen are missing"
The Dupetit Thouars was an armored
cruiser, built at Toulon in 1899. The
vessel was ASP feet long, with a beam
of 60 feet and depth of "a feet and
had displacement of 1857 tons. She
had an indicated speed of % knots per
hour and carried an armament of two
finch, eight 6-inch and four 3-inch
guns. The ship was also equipped with
Two torpedo tubes. The normal compile
mcnt of the Dupetit Thouars was $40
men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Berlin Newspapers
Oppose Active Aid
For Soviet Forces

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 17.-German in
tervention in Russia, to assist the Boil
sheyik government, is strongly op-
posed by the "Germania," of Berlin,
which is in close touch with Chancellor
Won Hertling. The newspaper declares
that Germany's sole interest in Russia
lies in the restoration of orderly con-
ditlons. Germany therefore has been
friendly to the Soviet government.
Continuing, the "Germana" says:
"But if we should intervene to up
hold the Soviets or any other govern
mcnt, we could not possibly succeed, in
asmuch as the decision in this matter
is the Russian peoples own>affair."
Berlin newspapers of all shades of
opinion, including the "Tagliche Rund-
schau." the "Kreuz Zeitung." the "Tage-
blatt" and the "Vorwarts," express
themselves as opposing Intervention in
favor Of the Boshevik
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Russia S Racial Enmities
Expected to Assist Allies
w. NJ Narpovch Says English Should Have Little Trouble
Establishing Contact With Czecho-Slovaks
the Volga
Especial Dsrctch TO The 7',ibune)

Especial Dispatch to The 7',ibune)
WASHINGTON, Aug. I'M. NJ.
harpovitch, Of the Russian Emba ssy. g
native of Georgia in Russia. who
WAS at Tiflis after Turkey joined the
Central Empires, declared to-day that
it will not be extremely difficult for the
British forces at Baku, on the Caspian
Sea, TO establish contact with the
Czccho-Slovak troops on the Volga,
through the fundamentally Of the pro-
ally Armenians and Gcorgians and the
Nationalist Russians in the Don re-
gion.
M. Karpovitch disclosed the fact
that German forces sent through the
Black Sea for a time had occupied
Tifiis.
The Bolsheviki never were strong. he
SAID, IN the spaces separating the Brit
lsh and Czecho-Slovak expeditions.
Both on the Volga and on the Don ami
IN the Caucasus and ~Transcaucasia
the absence of an industrial prolc-
tariat has provided no soil for the
Planting Of Bolshevist ideas, the
masses being composed Of peasants and
small land owners.
Mr.. karpovitch said it was "wonder-
full and splendid" that the landing of
Allied forces on the northern coast of
Russia, the dispatch of japanese AMI
American troops to Siberia and the ar
rival Of British expeditionary forces at
Baku occurred simultaneously.
Never Pro-German
The people of Russia never have
been pro-German, he stated, but many
of them have thought that the creates
force in the world was Germany's,
therefore making it a supremacy happy
coincidence that the appearance Of
Allied forces in Russia at three ex-
tremities of the country took place at
the same time as the magnificent Allied
victories in France.
These occurrences, Mr. Karpovitch
said, will make an important impress
sion upon the imagination of the Rus
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Crew of Madrugada
Brought Safely TO Port

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA Navy
Department report to-day announced
the arrival at an American port of 3,
Norwegian steamship with the crew
and naval radio operator from the
American schooner Madingadah. De-
partment officials said the name evi-
IDENTIFY was garbled and that the men
rescued undoubtedly belonged to the
power schooner Madrugada, shelled Of
Winter Quarter Shoal on Thursday.
The Madrugada was under the Amer
ican flag when she was sent to the bot
tom. 1t was learned that the shin
cleared as an American craft, but was
TO be turned over to a Brazilian firm
on arrival at Santos, Brazil.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Says italian" Tried
To Get Men to Desert

Apprehended Friday night in Pitts
nargh, Giro Lucchi, another man in
ne group which the Department OF
Justice is striving 70 show received
rs Inspiration at the Office of the
Croatian newspaper, "Narodn List"
edited BY Frank Zotti, at 81 Park Row,
Is now on his way, under close guard,
% this city.
Luechi, whose home is in Brook
IN, is believed 70 be the agent
whom Arthur Sacher, Zotti's clerk,
. said to have sent to Camp Dix to
PERSUADE drafted Italians to desert.
According to the afidavits of five SOL
aers, Lucchi went among them declar-
las 1t was foolish to take up arms for
ne United States and assuring them
nat If they would apply at the home
u Arthur Sacher, at 43o Sixty first
Nreet, Brooklyn, they could get civil
an clothes and money, and so get per-
Ranently free Of army work.
IN order to gain admittance to the
amp, Lucchi is said to have obtained
:; certificate Of Italian citizenship from
.ae Italian consulate here. The De-
mtlman. of Justice holds that he &C
st'rss tiis through misstatements and
...ssc3r.sentations- Il is upon the
.ssonical charge Of saving 80 obtained
elslzenshlp certificate that he was
arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
New London Girls
In Indian Pageant

NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. IT,
many New Workers. Of the summer
,''ony here are actively Interested in
~, :, L"ndon's pageant. TO be presented
=. ,"0fsday afternoon by Mary l. lobe,
p BE mountaineer and explorer, on the
an.eIot Avenue estate Of Mr.. and Mrs.
mesery Caldwell Dawson. Forty
,syth2 girls from Camp Mystic will
Sc PAT in an Indian masque. ar
e1.s sd oy Miss lobe, and there will be
xasnc dances under the direction Of
~ a.yaret Crawford. all proceeds will 90
France. '~'ie''s"' N"''o'e" u
n'aong those in the play are Katha-
e.. ,5ronson, Mabel and Emily Dun
se.. helen Harmon, and Martha Tai
SSz ., o. Nsx York: Emily Joyce, Of
os'1vr.nrnorc College, and Lucy Oliver,
knoxville, Tenn. The play tells a
sna OF the determination of the Pc
~. indiana by the Mohe1ans and the
il. "n'ai settlers under John Mason.
"a acton taking place on Pequot Hill
g, w. Ifsat Hill, now occupied by Camp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
attooed Kaiser To
Be Cut From Chest

BALTIMORE. Aug. l7.-Arthur Ran
dolph Martin, Of Paden City, w. Va,
who used to be tattooed man in a
circus, is going to decorate the Marine
Corps just as soon as ne RECEIVERS from
an operation that soon will be per-
formed.
Prominent among the landscapes and
portraits which adorn his body is a
picture OF the Kaiser tattooed on his
chest The operation will consist Of
removing that picture.
"I'lI be back to enlist in few days"
he told recruiting sergeant, "but first
I'm going to the hospital and have the
skin that has this thing drilled into it
removed and new skin grated in its
place. A fellow was just telling me
what an sll-iired lot of baths marine
has to take. and I certainly don't want
to enlist until / can take my clothes
off without running the risk of getting
licked every time I do it,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18

sian people and have tremendous moral
effect.
Explaining the situation in the Trans-
caucasus, where it is believed the Brit
ssh forces from Baku will undertake a.,
advance into the Caucasus, Mr.. Kar-
povitcn stated that after the signing
OF the treaty of Brest-Litovsk the
situation in that region became most
complicated. There are three princi-
pal nationalitics inhabi.ing it, the
Georgians, the Armenians and the
Tartars.
The Georgians and Armenians are
Christians. and historically have been
opposed to the Turks. The Tartars,
however, have the same religion as the
Turks. They were loyal under the en-
prc.
Feared Allied Aid
The arrival Of British forces al
Raku, Mr.. Karpovitch believed, will
work great and immediate change in
Transcaucasia and in tho Caucasus.
What the Gcorgians and Armenians de-
sired and what the Tartars feared was
Allied assistance. The display of force
made by Britain will have the effect of
giving new heart to the Gcorgians and
Armenians and at the same time intimi-
dating the Tartars, possibly reconvert-
ing them. Mr.. karpovitch stated that
British prestige is very great in the
Central East.
1t is his opinion that the purpose Of
the British expedition is not to DESTROY
the oil wells and return TO Mesono-
tarnia, but to establish q base at Baku
for operations purposed to assist
Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Every Six Minutes
A Merchant Ship
Moves at u. S. Port
United States Shipping
Board Charts Activities
Of 1000 Vessels

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Every six
minutes merchant vessel arrives and
another departs from American ports.
From North Atlantic seaports there is
a departure every eleven minutes one
for Europe every forty minutes This
rate of operation does not include yes
sells in the service of the army or
navy.
The merchant fec. of 1900 ships
under the control of the United States
Shipping Board is run as railroad, on
time schedule. The duty Of measuY-
ing ships performances. with their
tasks, is lodged with the planning and
statistics division of the Shipping
Board, headed by f. II. Gay, formerly
dean Of the Harvard Graduate School
Of Business.
Obviously, the division must know
the tasks in detail, and so it coordi-
mates with the War Industries and War
Trade boards in determining and pro-
vidng for the country's needs from
abroad. 1t works on month to month
schedules, or as far in advance as it is
feasible or possible to forecast.
Works With All Departments
In planning the use of ships the divi-
sion works with the food adminstra-
ton in determining the Shipping re-
quirements for food with the War
Department in correlsting shipping
with The requirements of the line Of
supplies for the Western front; with
the War Industries Board in seeking
solution of the problem of bringing
necessary raw imports into the coun-
try, and with the War Trade Board in
preparing the lists of essential imports
and exports.
AS the country has gone more and
more on a war basis, it has been re-
garded necessary to limit the list Of
essential imports to less than 100.
Data on the ships and their trade pro-
vide the basis for operation Of the
vessels under the Shipping Board's
control. Likewise records are kept of
neutral vessels coming to this country
or linking up with its foreign trade.
Thus the division checks daily about
1000 vessels, 500 Of them being those
of the Shipping Board, 5000 engaged
directly in American commerce and
$500 scattered over the globe and
trading for the most part with the Al
lies or their colonies. Roughly, one
fourth of the merchant ships Of the
world are watched by the Shipping
Board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Germany Approves Sug-
gestion Made by
Her Ally
Archduke Stephen
May Win Throne
w;,l Send Troops to West
ern Front in Return
for Concession

london, Aug. 17.-Germany has
..oved the suggestion made by Aus
' '.e .hst an Austrian archduke be made
r;.o II Poland, the "Lokal Anzeiger,"
= Berlin. says it understands. Arch
srte Karl Stephen. it says, probably
u, hs named. Other German news
..,srs also say Stephen will be chosen.
Tho archduke has long prepared him
-. for the role OF Polish King. When
.-;,.d from the Vienna court many
..rs ago he took up his residence at
r,.cow. setting up Polish household
and frequenting the aristocratic Polish
clubs.
Vic children were taught the Polish
language. One of his daughters mar
I'D Prince Jerome Radziwill and an
,.hsr is the wife of Prince Czartoryski,
the Polish leader.
Germany has made concessions "a
.,,tr;a en- the Polish question in con-
,.ouence of the strong stand taken by
rmneror Charles and the Austro- Hun
sar;an government, according to in
formation received by the correspond
en-. of "The Daily Mail" at The Hague,
70 which 1.-THE Mail" gives much prom
inence.
It is possible there will be no per-
.onal union Of the crowns Of Poland
and Austria. but the King Of Poland is
certain to be an Austrian archduke,
saws the correspondent, who adds that
the discussion at German main head
quarters had the following basis:
The Germans demanded that Austria
send to the Western front from ten to
fifteen divisions of picked troops, con-
duing themselves to the defensive or
the Italian front. Emperor Charles and
bis advisers made the counter demands
that Germany make further declara-
lions regarding Belgium, guaranteeing
evacuation. restoration and an indem-
nifty, make a powerful movement in the
direction of peace, and chat the Polish
question be solved in manner favor
able 10 Austrian wishes.
The advisers of the Austrian En-
peror, it is declared, emphasized that
the opposition Of Austrian military and
public opinion to the transfer Of troops
10 the Western front was universal.
This opposition could be quieted only
il the government was assured of Pol
,sh support, which could be obtained by
securing from Germany concessions GA
the account Of Poland, and if the public
could be shown the German government
aad been influenced in the direction Of
another strong effort to obtain peace.
Short Of this, Austria would not send
troops to the Western front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Russia to Get Farm Tool.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.~-Advices
received through official channels state
that Swedish agricultural implement
combine has closed, through the offices
Of Germany. advantageous contracts
for large deliveries of its products
destined particularly for districts in
Russia occupied by the Central Powers.
The same firm also has made large
sales in Russia through Petrograd.
Payment for the farm machinery and
implements is to be made with copper,
tin and oils. The Swedish firm ne
gotated with the Bolshevik govern
ment for the supplying of enormous
orders, for which payment was to have
been made in supplies stored at Arch
angel, but these negotiations fell
through.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Floyd Gibbons, Chicago War
Writer, Decorated bv France

CHICAGO, Aug. 17-Floyd Gibbons
a special correspondent of THE Chicago
Tribune' in France, has been awarded
the CroiX de Guerre with the Palm bv
the French war ministry. according to
special cablegram from Paris to "The
Tribune" General Petain's citation
states that Gibbons was seriously
wounded June 5. while going to the
aid of wounded American officer.
"this giving proof of the finest devo,
ton" Mr.. Gibbons is the first Ameri
can correspondent to get the French
war cross for specific act of bravery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Carranza Averts
Crisis With Allies;
Changes OilDecree
Tax Is Modified After ". S.
and British Protest at
Proposed Rates

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE
threatened crisis in the relations Of
Mexico with the Entente Allies and the
United States apparently has been
ayerted by modification of the new
Mexican oil tax decree by President
Csrranza
1t was learned to-day that on August
II Carranza, in effect, cancelled pro-
visions Of the decree Of July 81 un-
der which undevcloped oil lands might
be seized by the Mexican government
upon failure of their owners to make
declarations and submit to what they
regarded as excessive taxation.
The decree of July 81 was an amend
ment Of one issued in February, which
had given serious concern to the Of
fcers of the British and American
navies because of its interference with
the supplies OF crude oils, upon which
their Dattlesbips and destroyers were
dependent
In addition to representations
through diplomatic channels from
Washington and London. the American
oil producers in Mexico appointed a
committee to confer with the Mexican
government to seek an equitable adj
lustment Of the points at issue. They
we're willing to pay any reasonable in
crease in the rate Of tax on oil pro-
duced and exported. but feared that
the new decree would put them out Of
business and amount to virtual confis-
cation of their properties.
The modification made now hardly
VII! be wholly satisfactory, but it was
said to-day that it appeared to make
concessions paving the way for clear
ing up the situation- between the gov
~rnments concerned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Three Red Cross Men
Wounded by Foes Shells

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-Three
American Red Cross men were wounded
by German shells in the recent Franco
American drive.
Advices to Red Cross headquarters
here to-day say Lieutenant ]. L. But
tertield, of New York City, was felled
BY shrapnel while leading an ambu-
lance section; w. A. Fox. of Buffalo.
ambulance driver, received a number
Of shell splinters in his body, besides
being gassed, and Captain George B..
Karr was hurt by bomb dropped by
an enemy aviator, being severely
wounded in the hip. All will recover.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Thirteen More of Enemy's
Aces" Reported M;ss;,.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17-Thirteen
OF Germany's leading aviators have
peen listed as missing in actior since
s sry, i, according to an official dispatch
avlators who have been thus l;sted
and the number of Allied macb;ne,
with which they were credited VIZ,
9rlnging down are: Leo Wenhardt "A.
Mensh kof. 80; Bongartz and Buckler
50 each; Billik. 81; Wuesthof. 20: vo.
lurcheck: ~; kirchsteiner n; Puet-
ter 70; Winisch, Fredercks and PIN
hardt, y each, and Richardt. 20. 'NN
The German high command. while
Sparlng OF planes, the dispatch saws
has been most prodigal in the exposure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Eighth German Army Placed
In Command Of Won Kathleen

WASHINGTON. Aug. IA diplo-
matte telegram from Switzerland to-
dav says the "Berliner Tageblatt' an
nounces that General Won Kathleen has
been appointed to the command of the
Sth Army in eb!ace of General Won Kir-
bach. who is succeeding General Won
Eichhorn, lately assassinated, as com
mander of the German forces of occu-
patton in Ukrainia.
General Won Kathleen was commander
Of forces in the operations at Riga
and in the West at the battle Of the
Somme, and also in the offensive of
the past spring. Before the war he
was Governor of Mayence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
President and Marine Min
lister Visit Franco-Amer-
lean Fleet Base
View u. S. Depots
Impressed by Our Methods of
Quick Unloading of Freight
Transports

PARIS, Aug. 17.-President Poincare
and Georges Leygucs, Minister Of
Marine, returned to Paris to-day after
visit Of two days at French
port, where they closely inspected the
Franco Amer naval bases, and were
enabled to obtain a first hand view of
the cooperation Of the two navies in
combating German submarines. In
mediatcly after their arrival there re-
port was received that an enemy sub
marine had just been sunk by French
patrol, while it was confirmed at tha
same time that another submarine had
been destroyed by an American patrol a
few days before
Inspects L. s. Works
President Poincare made a minute
inspection of various American install
latlons at the port, being especially in
terested in the hydro airplane station.
While the two officials we're at the
port convoy was sgnalled coming in.
and the President embarked on war
vessel and went out toward the sea to
observe the arrangements made for the
loon, hydro -airpanes and rapid destroy
ers cooperated perfectly in preventing
any submarine attack which might have
been made. The convoy came into the
harbor with each vessel keeping in per-
feet line until the anchorage was
reached
Chases a U-Boat
After this President Poincare went
on board destroyer and participated
in the chase of an Allied submarine
somewhere below the surface. The
chase lasted fer an hour, and if the
submarine had been German the pur.
suit would have ended disastrously
Tor it,
The visit of the officials was extended
to the American depots, which have
implicitly transformed the port A re-
port was handed the Pres idcnt showing
that convoy which arrived recently
from America discharged 10000 tons Of
materials in ten hours: thanks to the
efficiency of the American arrange
ments.
Admiral Wilson received President
Poincare on board a repair ship, where
d medallion bearing the inscription
"Commemorating the Union Of France
and America was presented to the
President. Later. President Poincara
examined the new type of American
destroyers and reviewed newly arrived
American troops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Norwegian Protest
Is Sent to GERMANY
Neutral Complains of SINKING
of Freighter Off Ameri-
can Coast

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 1.-The Nor
weglan government has sent protest
to Berlin as a consequence of The sink
ing of the Norwegian freighter Som
merstad off the American coast on
August 10, according to the "Norres
Siofarstidende," of Christjanja
The Norwegian Foreign Department
announces that another Norwepien
vessel. the Frida, vas fired on bT =
submarine on August 10 and oresnrn'
ably sunk. A lifeboat from the shin
with four wounded, has arrived in nort
IT IS stated, and it is feared ten men
were lost. ~ '''e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Japanese Soldiers
Land in Vladivostok
And Get an Ouaf;or,
CBy The Associated Press)

NLADlvosToK, Monday, Aug. IL
Japanese forces have landed and Joined
the British and French. The Allied
contingents received ovations at many
points on their way to the front The
British occupied the first line and sent
cut scouting parties
The presence of tho Allied forces is
creating an excellent effect among the
Czecho- Slovaks. The Japanese were
most efficient looking as they paraded
in heavy marching order through the
town between silent lines Of townspeo-
pie. They were reviewed by naval and
military officers at Czech headquarters.
where their commander was warmly
congratulated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
BolsheUiki Admit End
OF Reign Is at Hand

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 1.-THE Social
Demokraten" publishes report sent
from Petrograd, August s. by Swedish
"advance on Moscow" is expected to
result any day in the Russian govern
nent officials returning to Petrograd.
The latest Soviet mobilization has been
a total failure and the Bolsheviki
openly admit that the end of their
power may come within a few weeks
or even days. The newspapers in
formant says that former Russian Of
ticers are being shot by the wholesale,
and that thus far more than LOO have
been killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-08-18
Martial La.u at
VIadiuostok To Be
Declared by Allies

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Allies unan
imously are agreed on the necessity of
proclaiming martial law at VladivostolS
owing TO the threatening attitude of
the local BoIsheviki. according to a
dispatch to 1.-THE Mail" from that city
under date of Tuesday.
A secret meeting Of the workmen to
organize denomination of protest
against the holding of members of the
Soviet as hostages by the Czecho- Slo-