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New Britain herald., 1918-01-15
ARSON SUSPECT HELD.

Richmond, Va, Jan. 15.-Walter Spoermann, arrested near Morrison. Va, on the charge of attem mpting to set fire to the army magazine near there and who was brought here and held in the city jail this morning, is being taken to Washington this afternoon in charge of federal officials presumably on the way to Baltimore.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-15
Now for Beautiful Evening Gowns Al Much Less Than Actual Cost
 Come Early to Get Yours

GOWNS  A Y,  choi in of  tonsa Iacean
 
  o and these cost)
New Britain herald., 1918-01-15
Regarding back bills, the board will

Regarding back bills, the board will not pay them inasmuch as they were not contracted by the town. The calls were issued by private parties and therefore the board fails to see where it should assume any liabilities that have not been sanctioned.
 The resignation of Oscar Benson of East Berlin as a member of the Board of Relief was received. MT. Benson feels that the pressure of private busl- ness prevented him from filling the duties of the office. His resignation was accepted and William H. Web ster was appointed to fill the vacancy.
 Storm Hits Trolley Service.
 The second severe storm within week has again raised havoc with the trolley service between Berlin and New Britain. Cars were delayed any, where from Is minutes to nearly an hour while making a run today. Much difficulty was encountered in climbing the hills on South Main street and from the foot of Damon's hill to the end of Berlin street line. No attempt was made to run on schedule as this was practically impossible. The com bination of rain and sleet made tho rails so slippery that the cars were DaToly dDl6 to move dC some pldCeo along the line.
 Sleigh Parties to War Rally.
 A number of local people are plan ming to attened the big war rally which will be held at Athletic hall in East Berlin on Friday evening of this week. Should the weather per init, the great majority of them will travel to the meeting by sleigh. From all indications, there will be good enough sleighing on Friday even- ing to warrant large number of parties who prefer to go by the old fashioned way rather than take a chance on the uncertain railroad con- ditions. The Liberty chorus will go by sleigh and it is planned to have the choruses of Kensington and Berlin street go together. The members are asked to meet at the railroad station at 7:45. R. O. Clark of East Berlin has issued an invitation to all mem ! bers of the Home Guard to attend and , will provide refreshments after the 1 rally.
 IeC1air Estate $9.035.14.
 An inventory of the estate of the the district probate court and includes the following items which make a 1 total valuation of S9,035.14.
 Property in Berlin adjacent to the 1 property of Thomas Ensign, $500; l property adjacent to property of Mrs. William Pierce, s250; property adja-
 cent to property of Thomas Kenney, | s20O; household articles, S100; cash l in Berlin Savings bank, $2,703.74;
 cash in Savings bank of New Britain, | S1,435.79; cash in Society for Savings,
 $3S.11; six tons of hay, s60; five 1 shares New Britain Savings and Loan association, $31O; bills receivable, $50:
 blacksmith shop equipment $137.50. | Berlin Briefs.
 Mrs. c. M. Jarvis, who is visiting 1 her daughter, Mrs. H. P. Schauffler, 1 of New York, is expected home this 1 evening.
 S. Herman Gross. the well-known debater and public speaker of New 1 London, is visiting relatives in Ken l sington.
 The new overcoats for the Home 1 Guard were distributed at the drill l last evening.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-15
BERLIN SELECTMAN
 IN FRIENDLY MOOD
filling to Confer With New Bri-
 tain Fire Commissioners
REGRET "RED TAPE'
Estate of Leon Le Clair Inventoried at $9,035 by Appraisers-Storm Af- Are Off.

Are OH.
 The local board of selectmen held leir regular meeting at the town all yesterday afternoon. The ques- on of most interest was whether the oaSd should accept the offer of the 'ew Britain fire commissioners re- arding the use of the apparatus ot nat city, and also as to the payment the two bills which were presented Ito Berlin for the occasions upOr (which the New Britain departmen was called on for aid. The following Eettar was sent to the New Britair board:
 To the Board of Fire Commits
 sioners,
 City of New Britain.
 Gentlemen: At the first reg ular monthly meeting of the
 Board of Selectmen held since the reception of your draft of
 agreement, relating to calls for aid from the inhabitants of the
 town of Berlin, of your fire ap- paratus, your communication was before the board for considera- tion. Had we been advised prior to it's reception, of your desires in the matter, we would gladly have met with you in conference and tried to arrive at some satis- (fsctory understanding While we all realize that fire is a danger ous element, difficult to control at times, the first moments after 8 discovery are of vital importance, \ and if our individual citizens, B who are well able and willing to
 pay for the use of fire apparatus,
 are to be denied the privilege
 o@ sending a call for help direct to the department, because of red tape imposed by the officials, and the property owner must first l locate a member of the board of selectmen, whose duties daily call
 them to places not easy to locate
 hastily, and he, in turn, send in q call to the fire department for
 assistance, much unnecessary loss ] of time is likely to result. It
 wsuld seem to us advisable that & we meet your board in confer
 ence ana try to agree on terms
 satisfactory to both communities.
 We enclose the forms of agree
 ment for further consideration I and trust we may have the pleas
 ure of meeting with you in early
 conference
 & Sincerely yours.
 & WILLARD I. ALLING,
 GEORGE B. CARTER. JAMES BROWN
 Board of Selectmen.
 Berlin, Conn, January IS. 1918.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-15
If You've Boys, Take Note of These

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
TWO OFFICERS
WITH YANKEES
Die Of WOUNDS

WASHINGTON. May 25.--Twenty-
three casualties listed by the war de.
partsncnt today showed four killed
In action. four dad of wounds. three
from disease. four severely wounded
and eight slightly wounded.
Lieut. Albert r. johnson. Collins.
vile. Conn. died Of wounds: Lieut..
L-s H. Knapp. Danbury. n. H.. died
Of disease. and Capt James Norman
Halt fiscr. firwt lated A. missing. waz
definitely named as prisoner
The iis foiiowsi
KILLED ~ ACTION; Corp. Robert
". Kirsmsn. clifry, Ky; privasss Zen
Charlton. Ia. Charles G. sturdevani.
Upton. Ind.
niKp or WOUNDS, Lieut.. Ai.sr, "
johnson. coliinssiiis. conn.. rrivates
i~sr~nes >. puts.u. cussse Tony
ksisnssy. sen,leysl,is. Pa Prank !.
DIED oF DISEASE; lieut.; lee Henry
Knapp. psnbury. ~. II Private willis
Mcfarland. Ruiioeheiiie, Ca; Engineer
Louis o Forster. baltimore. Md.
wouNDEp mIoHTtr Srs' Neal
bray. t.vFeths. Ky. Mechanic James "
Myers. clarksburs. ". Va. Prlvstrs
Noble ~ Ivy. Evansville. Ind Vito Ma
nsiiis. Ruth. New. Earl ~ Moran. Dell
Rapids. 4 d: oottiisb Hsrknan. Fsiion.
Mont. James w sanpsir. New Rich
rnond. Wis. Charles u. sandridEe. Bun
WOUNDED SEVERELY Corp. pan,si
Doyle. Syracuse. y. n: Pyivatss Samuel
cash. Milwaukee. Via. Charlie &ccury.
Gambler. n. G.. zcb v. nlsmmons. Ashe-
yiile. -. g,
PRISONER Cprr,ieusly reported miss.
lnsi capt. James Norman Hnil. Col
faa. Ia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
IS HUN SAILORS
EXECUTED after
SUB BASE RAIDS

AMSTERDAM. May 2s.--F1fteon
German raiiors were tried Mt ostend
In connection with the British naval
operations which resulted I'm the
blocking OF Oetend and Zessbruggc
harborn. according 20 reports from
Brugos brought here today BY fish
crmen.
Thirteen OF tho sailors were ere
cuted. The other two were scntenc-
ed 20 20 years imprisonment.
The sailors executed probably were
among those on guard at Zeebrugge
and Ostend. when the British made
the during raidr. The element OF
surprise figured largely In the oper.
ations. particularly In the last one.
at Ostrnd.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
AMERICANS LIKE TO SING
KEEP HOME FIRES BURNING"
IN EARSHOT OF BIG GUNS

ed. within earshot of the big
guns. TO so into action.
When Director Nee would say;
"Whai1l we sing. fcllowsy Name
IT," calls would 20 up on all
sides for Keep the Home
Fires Burning" "Silver Threads
Among the Gold" There's n
Long. Lone Trail" MY Bonnie
Lies Over the Ocean," Little
Gray Home In the West" and
MY Old Kentucky Home"
Pure Gold nj Bottom
Boys whose thoughts 60 back.
thousands OF miles across The
ocean to their mothers and their
swcethoarts. can generally be de.
pended upon IN "a pinch" a col.
onel said to me one evening, az
he STOOD on the outskirts OF the
crowd listening TO the singing.
These boys think they have
to show a rough exterior TO one
another in the army but. at rock
bottom. they're pure gold" he
added.
Letter writing Increased three.
fold among the boys after they
reached the threshold OF the big
battle. The boys have no Ilu.
sions as to what they're getting
into. They're determined that IL
shall be said OF them. IL they die.
that they gave q good account OF
themselves.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
Who'll Open Home
to Soldiers Wife
and Little Child7

Dear Cynthia Grey: My hus-
hand enlisted tn the army three
month. axo. lie uMs - years of
arr. hut strong and abba. and h.
talked u over with ~. Ana pr
suadeA me u vas ths coiy thing
for him to 20 ~ uncAs Sam n~~d.
I'd svswy man Who was physical.
~ fgt- Aifho u was hard 10 let
him 70. pewhAS. nev~r 10 re
turn. I Was proud OF him.
lie xnsd he had more to hgh,
for than som. men. = wife and
child. and afsrr tho war he would
not IKE to think he h~i failed
to do his bit.
Since then. have been work
ing and boarding the baby. and
Mssr Gr~y. IL ~ very hard not to
have her with me nights. She
In neariy years Old. and I am
AFRAID she may not get the care
and training she would have
had only for this terrible war.
I would IKE TO ret a room
with some refined people who
would be happy to lock after and
board my little Esrl. and could
he with her In the evening and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25

SUMNER MAN IS
AWARDED CROSS
AS DEATH COMES

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES
IN FRANCE. May 2f.--tNight)-
The official communique issued at
American headquarters tonight said.
Confirmation has been received
that American aviators brought
down two German planes May 81
There is nothing new on any Of
the sectors occupied by Americans.
The war department today issues
the following supplement- 10
PernhinK's report: "
on wednesday afternoon. First
Lieut. Walter V. Barnsdy. signal
corps, Sumner. Wash. and Second
Lieut.. Kenneth II. Colbert. u. y.
marines, Orange. ~. j.. were fatally
injured by the accidental fall Of an
aeropiane in which they were act.
ing respectively aH pilot and OBJ
server. Both officers died during
the night.
In the evening both were decorat.
ed with the Croix de Guerre. with
the palm, for excellent. faithful and
CONTAGIOUS work In numerous for.
mer flights. Their valor in opera.
tons in Selcheprey on April 20. un.
der heavy fire and under adverse
weather conditions was especially
mentioned"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25

sunday. have 90 work during
tho day. and later on. when l re
orive my allowance from the
government IL will be easicr. Al
present II In rather hard. I am
- years Of ago. can furnish the
best OF references and would be
able 10 pay somcthing toward
the carr Of my child and for the
rom. have AL Of my meals
downtown.
Ny husband ln grtcved TO think
that am unable TO have our
baby with me-. II you can sssss,
me In any way should be very
giad. SOLDIERS WIFE.
Here's n fine chance for tho
great. patriotic. humane spirit %
Seattle 10 help win the war In a
nrw wayi Who viii adopt this
soldier daddy's child and itn
mother for a period u the war.
or until Hhe feels strong enough
TO assume the cntir. responsible.
ityg
Miss Grey has their name and
address and will give IL 10 inter.
.sted responsible parties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
by &. &. LYON
Star Reporter With Persbing's
Army In France


WITH THE AMERICAN
ARMY FIGHTING IN NORTH.
ERN FRANCE WITH THE
BRITISH AND FRENCH Con.
trole Amcricain). May ss.--rhe
Y. VI. G. A. has done "A most val.
liable work. thru it's musicians
and entertainers here. In break.
ing the terrible tension that
must necessarily hang over the
army just before a big engage
ment.
Every evening Y. NJ c. \.
song leaders went from battalion
to battalion. assembling the boys
and having them join in songs.
I went out several evenings
with young fellow named Nee.
who. In civil life, In a profess.
sional song director.
They're for Other Times
Nearly every soldier had been
provided with one OF the Y NJ.
&. IA SOLDIERS song sheets
containing some 65 soldier songs.
In the list were "Cuddlo Up a
Little Closer" ~ Wish | had n
Girl" ''Oh, You Beautiful Doll"
'Oh. Ny Darling Ciementine.
'Polly.W oliy- Doodle" and others
OF similar mushiness.
But not once did | hear sol.
der call Tor ono OF these songs.
They were popular stuff In the
carefrec. roIlicking days back in
the rest camps. but the boys had
no heart for them as they walt
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
15O, 600 ACRES
OF TIMBER LAND
OPEN IN OREGON

WARRINGTON. May es.--About
100000 acres OF valuable timber.
dairytng and agricultural land has
oeen opened to the public in the
Portland land district. Oregon. the
department. OF the interior announced
today.
4 Applications for not more than 100
acres per person should be made
70 the Portland land office between
June - and July IL. The Land is
covered with brush and timber and
- 10 sell at the government price
u $3.50 an acre.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
POSSES KEEP UP
HUNT AFTER MAN
ESCAPING CELL

CORVALLIS. Ore. May H.
POSSES are following tho path of
JEFF Baldwin. escaped convict. sher.
iff Gclatiy. OF Benton county. began
today search thru the country
about Blodgett and west OF here.
Two boys were sccn leaving New.
port for Independence last week
Later ono of them was acen In the
company OF n man closely resembling
the outlaw. Tho boy carried "A 50.
calibcr riblc.
Later the man appeared at a ium.
ber camp. bat tho boy has not been
seen for n week. IL ia feared that
Baldwin killed. the boy and took his
gun.
Eight members Of the military 20.
lice arc Huil aiding the shcriffs OF
Benton and Lincoln counties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
WASHINCTONIAN
AMONG THOSE IN
CASUALTY LIST.

WASHINGTON. May s5.-iif.
tythrce men. all members OF
Company u. ssth infantry. fourth
division. were reported lost In
the sinking Of th~ British trans.
port Moldsvis. tho war d~part.
ment reported today.
Gro. y. buchanan, Of Msn-tt1.
WASH. n among those reported
lost.
Torpcdolng Of the vessel in the
English cAlnnel proved an especial
shock. because troop ships thcre
have been virtually Immune from
German attack. German submarines
have practically not dared 10 venture
into that zone. because OF the mines.
nets and dcstroycrs 10 plentifully
scattered there.
In this case. Il Is assumed that
luck played large part In the rcu-
son action. for the British report
showed no pcriseope was sighted. de.
spite the clearness Of the night.
The names folia~s
CORPS. sr~d Chsprrii. fhiiadelpNts
Roy n. shcnk. Lancaster. rA. rrivut-u
Cesar q. Armstrong;, bridgeport. DALE. .
Andr~w Blseks~li. Hominy. OKLA. Goo.
n noessits. fsrwe. ~ d. clyde v.
hlaisy. North Trey. VT kr~sia "
iioytsy. >crth Trey. VI i.s.iie q HraeN.
en-. Rpyaiton. Milan. walter q. Brackrs.
~, caoad. Nina. Win. A Browa Hoyt-
willie. Utah: G~e -. us~hsrsn. Ns.~st~.
Ws~h.; Entii Bucher. vi C-ntro. Cal jos
p. catlan. Mi~ank.e, Wis Fr~d n
CauweiL Fall River. Mass iauts v.
Castro. San jose. Cal; Edwts l. Claus.
inx. Grafton. via, Virgil G Cook.
Hobart. okia: WIN. 3 croatt. rors
pep~re. Wis Herman ps.ni,
Ssw York CITY Herman ". Dt~rks
Braunfeln. Ten. Gerard Ekei. West ANA
Wis Pred Gerhart. ChteaEo. Ea~ ara 4.
Cert. Manitcwoe. Wts r~d-aid Gett~s-
berg. fsdGsos Fstis. VIZ; Gsis~pr~
Crset. tAe2si. Italy. Cha. y. Harkl~r.
Niiivilie. Cal. rhsaa~us Heaxex. Mea.t
vnls. Tea. T. NJ. Knip~. 81 raat. Mtnn I.
John kosnr. Mtssavf ave. sguth Mi'
waukes; Henry G. L@ainx. Strnu.hurx
IN. John n f.Ar<en. Chicago. nsra~y
II. williams. pison. Ky frans t<wnn-
dsakt. Chtca<o. Clyde N. Lindsay. cfsrtr-
bgrx. Mi-L. Aetoa w, i.1nd~ti. south
Jas. Aecsrthr. Dcstoo. Frank
Messfany. steninxton. M. J~ssr Mars.
xa~ihyvnle. IN. itudesrh Mthle. p~pere.
wa. Ics~s Mrone. otney. IN: Prank
odeIi. Blyth~vifie. Ark. Emil J. rsosh.
iAnkizs. ~ ID: Frank noss. Rics fAs-.
wh.. lee RAISER. Ccdarvffis. w. va.
" alter q. antt~r. Nee Hartford. X. Y.
Jeha Schah. rort.ncush. % Jca shsr-
man. Fort vostrn. ~. ~ fswss Y. spiss
N~i~oe. via. Rsy svsrtr. tT~.saas Hsii.
o. Manrie- O. s~~~tiana. Albany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25

walker.
The United states assay office IL
100 per cent enrolled for Mercy Mon.
day.
The Hellenic association win dance
saturday night at Douglas hall for
the second Red Gross war fund
drive.
An aiiniKht dance for the Red
Cross will be given at Drcafnhnd
Saturday night by Joe Schermcr,
manager.
on Mercy Monday. the entire gross
receipts OF the three regular Der.
formances Of the Monte Carter Mu.
steal Comedy company. at the Oak
theatre. win be turned over 90 tho
Rcd Cross.
Every dime taken In goes intact
10 the Red Cross.
The regular twohour musical
comedy show viii he given.
The regular prices win prevail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
INDIAN SHOOTS COWBOY
AS DRAFT MURDERER

CARSON CITY. New. May a.
An Indian trailer named Pascal late
yesterday shot and killed Paul Wal.
tor. cowboy draft evadcr. who killed
Sheriff Mark wildes when wildes
tried to arrest him. Gov. Boyle had
offered 81. 1000 reward for Walter.
and posses were on his trail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
elise LET'S RED CROSS
USE VACANT PROPERTY

The Washington Securities Co,
which In headed by G. W. elise,
wealthy banker and land owner,
has donated the use OF 10000
square feet of vacant property at
corner OF Fourth ave. and Vir
ginia St. for five years. to be
used by the salvage department
OF tho Red Cross. ". &. Henry
is putting M a building for the
department there. elise Is one OF
the wealthy men mentioned by
the executive committee of tho
Red Cross war fund canbaign az
slow 20 make a cash return.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
RED CROSS TO
CHECK CAPITAL
Continued From Page One !

Of 500 was asked. lie took out n
wallet filled with bills of large do
according 60 the solicit.
ors. and fiahed out OF u tho smaIles,
bill OF ala 81 bill. This he gave
them. They refused 20 take II. and
finally he offered them S.. and said
he did not care TO wear the Red
Cross pin on his coat lapel. anyhow Z"
Foster Is tho attorney who has a
sign on his door in German.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
81 MISSING IN
SECOND SINKING

CORK. Nay .ss-Thirsy ssv.n pr
Sons w~e missing today from ue
British steamer inniscarrA. which
was torp~doed and sunk early yes
tersfsy while bound from fr~heuari
10 this port Five Of her crew were
saved
Tho rnnsscarra was n steel rteame<
of i.tfe tons. built In 1914. she vas
s.so5 feet long and was owned by
the City OF Cork Steam Packet Co
and registered at Cork.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
FAIRBANKS FAILS TO
CONQUER ILLNESS

INDIANAPOLIS. May 2s.--Chas.
W. Fairbanks today was reported to
be Just holding his own In his fight
against Bright's disease. No i'm.
provement was made In the last "a
hours. 4, is announced today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25

A 4o-pound Hoover cake. elabor
ately decorated. has been presented
to the Rcd Cross Civilian Relief de.
partment by Otto Kirkbach, pastry
baker. Of the Bon Marchc The cake
will be sold next Monday. after be.
ing exhibited in the Bon Marche
window. The cake Is 30 per cent
substitute. and In decorated with an
elaborate frosted version OF the
lighted capitol at Washington. u. c.
The High School Teachers league
has reached the 100 per cent mark
for Mercy Monday.
At n raid on the Elks' lodge Fri.
day night, Chief OF Police Warren
and some OF his TRUSTEES took in
si75 for jay.waikinR. A few mo.
ments later they fined Spanish
American War Veterans $50 for the
same offense.
Policeman j. w. Rose h taking In
5000 an afternoon at Second ave. <,
and Washington st. from jay.walk.
ers.
sergt. G.. Adams and Corp. r.. X.
HOLSTER. United States marines,
have donncd police stars and are
aiding the goaded policemen In the
apprehension OF the elusive jay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
Die
IN SINKING OF
BRITISH VESSEL

LONDON, May es-Flfsyslx
ADwirna xeadlars WIN sim M
secsuused Ter sarty today IN IL
tsrps1sing Of ~ I1rseAsh Mw-
cnnlIle crutw MseAnvin- Ths
vsnsel was sank In shs Engtinh
channel eas4y ThnrxAsy morn
ing. while tr.nspmting American
troops
The missing WERE all in on~ com.
part-neut and are believed TO have
been Killed by fte explosion Of the
TORPEDO. An officers and tn~1nbcrs
OF the crew were saved by British dc.
stroyers forming the convoy.
The Moldavta was struck ut n m.
There was bright moonlight. but the
submarine was not seen before the
attack. Efforts were made to keep
the ship afioat. She SINK in about
an hour.
There was no panic. and the trans
fer Of the soldiers and searn~n to the
dcstroycrs was made without a
hitch.
The soldiers lost all their belong
iogs except the clothing they wore,
but were rcoutfitt~d when they land
ed at a channel port
All were given temporary ieave.
The Moldavfa was a steel twin
screw steamer Of $500 tons. built in
1905. she was secs feet long. had a
beam Of $50 feet and draft OF
24s. She was owned by the PENN
sular 4 Oriental Steam Navigation
IN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
CALIFORNIA; Is WOUNDED

OTTAWA. Ont. May al. Cut
Ter. OF Sacramento. Cal, was listed
as wounded In today's Canadian cas-.
uaity list
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
E.cspc Cut or

1T IL supposed that the force of
the explosion cut off the means 81
escape for several m~n who were on
the troop deck The survivors lost
all their personal belongings
1T was n situation calling for the
utmost courage and stcadinca.. The
men responded nobly and sang as
they took to ihe boats. They gave
three cheers as the Noidsvta sank. -
Tho survivors are now NJ a rest
camp. They are enthusiastic over
the splendid work OF the ships on.
GERS and crew and Of the British De.
stroycrs.
Il have learned little yet. except
that the men got off the boat In or
derby fashion," declared Maj Gen.
Riddle. commander OF American
forces In Gr~at Britain. following .
visit 90 survivors of tho MoidaviA-
Most Of the men were asleep at
the time Of the explosion" aid cn~
officer among the survivor. but
therv was no diso~d~r. No one WAS
drowned. All casualties occurred al
tho morncnt Of the explosion.
After the ship Was struck her Of
rc~rs kept on. hoping TO remain
Afloss. but wss~n IL Was sc~n that
this was impossible. British destroy.
ers picked us up. The men we're
most COURAGEOUS"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-05-25
]. s. COLORED
TROOPS FIGHT
AROUND vERDUN

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN LORRAINE. May ss.-(Nightl--
American negro troops are holding n
portion OF the West line OF Ncrdun.
in connection with French forces. II
n nov permitted to announce. Head.
quarters declare these Americans arc
making an exceptionally good show.
tng In the trenches"
For some time unofficial dis.
patches have mentioned American
tcrcea operating In the Areonne ~.
nton. This Is an important AREA II
tnceutlrs the Aryonne forest and the
cley a. ST. Menhold. which Is six
111oo hack Of the line.