French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-04-18
Washington.

The big American naval Collier, Cy-
clops, carrying 81 passengers, 10 Off
GERS and 221 men in her crew, has
been overdue in an Atlantic port since
March Is. The navy department an
nounces that she was last reported at
a West Indies island March 4, and that
extreme anxiety is entertained as to
her safety. The vessel was bringing
a cargo Of manganese from Brazil. The
Cyc1ops had one engine damaged when
she left the West Indies, but the navy
have occurred that would have delay
ed the vessel.
Two German fighting planes were
shot down inside the American lines
in France by Lieuts. A. S. Winslow of
Chicago and Douglas Campbell of Cal
;fornia, Each man downed one ma
chine. One of the machines caught
fire and was destroyed; the other but
slightly damaged. One aviator was
injured; the other escaped unhurt, but
was taken prisoner.
After an attempt by the Germans to
drive the Americans away from the
right side of the Mouse north of st.
Mihiel, sixty-four dead Germans were
left, together~wit some prisoners, and
the Americans held on to the vantage
point sought. 4
The bronze statute, at the instance,
it is said, of President Wilson, is be-
ing taken down in sections, and will
be packed away. The shaft was a
gift of the present emperor of Ger
many.
The reply of the United States to
the recent statement of the Neither
lands government bitterly protesting
against and denouncing the action of
the United States in taking over the
Dutch ships in it's ports has been
made public in the form of a memo
randum, a copy of which has been
sent by Secretary Lansing to the Meth
er1ands legation. 1t is shown to have
been an act Of necessity, and that in
stead of being an injustice the step
results in real benefit to the Dutch
shipowners and people.
A dispatch from M~onrovia, the CAPT
tai OF the negro republic Of Liberia,
says a German submarine of the larg-
est sea-gOing type on April 10 appear
ed In that port and bombaFded the
wireless and cable stations there. The
submarine threw score Of shells from
her deck guns into the wireless sta
ton, causing much damage. She had
just turned her attention to the cable
Office when a steamer was sighted,
and the submarine took to her heels.
In the first three days of the Lib
erty Loan campaign $212, 005, $50 was
subscribed In eight Of the twelve fed.
eEal reserve districts, the treasury de-
PAEtment announces.
American marines have been landed]
at VladtHostok as well Gs British and
japanese forces, according to adpices
tom that place.
With American troops joining the
British and Japanese naval forces In
protecting life and the vast stores of
war material belonging to the allies
at the Siberian port OF VladiyostOks
the enterprise is given a distinctly III
ternationaI character which, it is be-
lieved in Washington, should quiet
fears OF the Russians and. should have
a r~eassuring effect upon them.
Reference in Vienna dispatch to |
the Berlin Tageblatt to peace discus
sions carried on at Vienna by a PRO
fessor Anderson" of Washington, has
puzzled Washington officials. But it
is recalled that months ago, just be-
fore the United States declared a state
of war with Austria-Hungary, a man
named Anderson transmitted a report
on conversations he had held with
Count Andrassy, a former Austrian
premier, and Count Aponyl, Hungart-
an statesman, for many years identi-
fed with The Hague tribunal and
movements in behalf of. universal
peace.
A message from Zurich, says Chan
cellor Hertling has been called to Ger
man headquarters by the kaiser to dis
cuss the revelations concerning the
Austrian emperor's opinion about AL
SAGE and Lorraine.
Felix Taskowsky, former quarter
master on-a small steamship in gov
eminent service, died in oil fumes "at
an Atlantic port" in = vain attempt !
to rescue two civilians doing repair
work in a compartment in the hold.
T~he-Fepairers did not appear after
some time had elapsed and Taskowsky
volunteered to be lowered into the
hold, where he found the men uncon-
scious. AS he was being drawn to
the deck with one of the repa:rers
he losthis hold and fell to his death. |
France has been called upon to aid /
in fastening the movement of Ameri- |
can troop across the sea by sending
additional officers for the training
camps in the United States. .
Sir John Foster Frazer, member of
the Canadian parliament, in an adj /
dress in New York City, said that the
United States would have a million
and a half soldiers in France by. Christ
mas.
Grave warnings are -bpipo sounded