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New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
U-Boat Reported
Sunk Off Fire Island

BABYLON, Long Island, July "a
Babylon and the surrounding country
side are aroused over reports of the
sinking of Uboat by a scout patrol
boat off Fire Island Friday night. Mil
ltary and naval officials preserve COM
plete silence concerning the rumors.
Summer residents report having
heard continued firing at sea on that
evening shortly after aeroplanes and
scout patro, s had been seen converg-
ing upon point some five or six miles
out To- day word was brought in that
three red buoys, bobbing over a spot
SIX miles off shore, mark where the
destroyed hostile submarine and its
crew lie In ninety feet of water.
1t is said that an airplaae which
landed near here on Friday evening
partially crippled as the result of n
accident, gave the alarm and that a
scout patrol boat sent the raider to
the bottom with a depth bomb.
Inc point where the buoys are said
to be is four miles closer to shore than
where the San Diego was sunk and the
markers, it is believed. could have no
possible connection with that catas
trophe, save that it is possible that
they mark the grave Of the San Diego's
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
No Distress Signals
From British Ship
ReceiUed by Nauy

BOSTON, July 24.--An official inves-
tigation to-day Of report that Brit
ish steamship off the north Atlantic
coast was sending S 0 S signals had
only negative results as Tar as the 1st
and I'd Naval districts, which cover
the New England coast line, were con-
cerned. Intelligence officers of these
districts reported tonight that no dis
tress signals had been picked up at any
of the wireless stations within THEN
jurisdiction.
The original report indicated the yes
sci was far out at sea. 1t was pointed
out that if such were the case her sig
nails might not be within the radius
of stations in this vicinity.
Officials Of the 1st Naval District
made every effort to-day to locate the
enemy submarine operating off the New
England coast.
Following word of the sinking of the
Robert and Richard on Monday, sea
planes, submarine chasers and other
craft were ordered out to supplement
the regular coast patrol and protect
shipping
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Dirigible and Hangar
Destroyed at Norfolk
Fire at Naval Base Damages
More Than Dozen Airplanes
and Several BUILDINGS

NORFOLK. Va, July 24.-The main
hangar and a dirigible balloon were
destroyed and more than dozen air
planes and several buildings were dam
aged by fire to-day at the naval air
station here.
Buckling of one of the main braces
on the gas bag of the dirigible as it
was attempting q landing caused the
balloon to become unmanageable and
settle on the roof of the main hangar
While attendants were preparing to re-
move the balloon the gas bag exploded
setting fire to the hangar The flames
soon spread to other buildings. The
damage is estimated at less than $50
900.
The dirigible, piloted by Boatswain
Mulleneux, who was accompanied by a
student, was returning from a flight
over Norfolk. The fire will not hinder
the work at the station, Commandant
+. N. l.. Bellinger stated tonight.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
All on Schooner
Sunk BY U-Boat
Are Accounted For

PORTLAND, Me-, July 24.-All those
on the Gloucester fishing schooner
Robert and Richard. sunk by German
submarine off the Maine coast Monday,
had been accounted for to-day
There were twenty-three persons on
the vessel. Three men were landed
at Kennebunkport and eleven at this
port last night. Four more were
brought in here to-day and four men
and a boy were picked up at sea and
taken to Boston.
The fishermen who arrived here to-
day were picked up by naval patrol
boat. The four men and the boy taken
into Boston were rescued at sea by q
tug and transferred to naval boat.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Organized Labor in
Britain Backs Aims
Offered by Wilson,

The American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy made public yesterday a
message from George N. Barnes, Labor
representative in the British War Cab
met, to show that organized labor in
Great Britain is behind Lloyd Georges
peace tomorrow" by accepting the
Wilson formula. The message in part
follows:
ut is generally felt that if the
Allied statesmen could make as clear
to the German people as President Will
son has made it throughout the war
and as Mr.. Churchill did in such strik-
ing language on Independence Day,
that Germany's existence as an organ
lied state would be as safe in the
hands of League of Nations as the
existence of Great Britain and the
United States, the war might be short
even the most extreme pacifist
press has nothing worse to say of the
announcement of the Prime Minister
than that it was belated, and that had
it been made last year, the oppor-
tunity of making peace-an oppor-
tlnity which exists wholly in the
minds of the peace at any price press
might not have been lost.
"But it may be said without exag-
geratlon that the general mass of the
working classes of this country, while
there has been no definite statement to
that effect, have tacitly approved the
statements of the Prime Minister since
the announcement of the war aims by
the Prime Minister in January last
closely followed by the announcement
of President Wilson, and again by the
declaration of war aims of the British
Labor party.
"The subject has been to a large
extent regarded as one upon which all
reasonable men were agreed. If the
Central Powers will only state that
they are prepared to meet this triple
announcement of war aims, which are
Eeld by the Entente countries, then 81
least the end of the war might be
said to be clearly in sight, if not actu
ally present"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
U-Boat F allure Stirs
Wrath of Germans
Public Opinion Incensed at Tn.
fulfilled Promises of
MiIitarists
Especial Dispatch 10 The Tribune

'cVec'ut DisputcH 10 nc IYtOune)
WASHINGTON, July 24.--German
public opinion is incensed against the
military leaders who led the nation
into the conduct Of unrestricted sub
marine warfare on the promise that it
would compel Great Britain to sue for
peace within six months. An official
dispatch from Berne to-day says:
ut is reported that, in German polit-
lcal circles, the rumor is current that
unrestricted submarine warfare was
ance being given by navy headquarters
that it would cause England to beg for
peace in six months.
"The Pan-G German newspapers have
always denied that this assurance was
given. The last number Of the Re
view das Grosser Deutschland puh-
fishes an article by Deputy Won Calip
Massaucn, of the Reichstag, confirming
the rumors which have Just been re.
called, and which were relative to
conference on August G, 1915. with
the chlefs Of the parties of the Reichs-
tag. Bethmann- Hollweg affirmed that
the submarines which Germany had at
her disposal, and those which would be
WlNiit SIX InO0JnS would
be sufficient by March /, 1916, to con-
duct successful submarine war
against England. The same conclu
slons are reached in a memorandum
drawn by the chief of the admiralty
staff, Won Holzendorff, and handed
over, by the latter, to the Imperial
chancellor han. on February 12, 1916.
The chief of the staff explained
why the submarine war offered. in
February, 1916, very much more favor
sn1 able prospects than the year before.
The following passage is found in the
memorandum:
The new submarine warfare has
such means of action at its disposal
that, even taking into consideration the
increased means of defence of the
enemy, extraordinary results NAV be
depended upon, as we'll as the GER
talnty that England will see her ton
mage reduced to such a point that. in
the next six months at least, she will
be compelled to sign the peace
The proved failure of the sub
marine warfare is causing keen jrrj
tatlon among the German public tow
ara those who, by false promises.
nave led the nation astray."
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Cubans Ready to
Take Active art
II, War on Kaiser
Will Give Both Material
and Men, Declares Cen
eral Marti

General Jose Marti Zayas Bazan,
Secretary Of War and Marine of Cuba,
arrived here yesterday on his way TO a
mountain resort, where he will pass his
first vacation since Cuba entered the
war. At that time General Marti was
chief of staff of the Cuban Army and
was sent by President Menocal to
Washington to work out plan of CO.
operation with the United States.
"Cuba is heart and soul in the war;
said General Marti, "and all that we
have, all that we can produce we will
give cheerfuly to help win it.
"When war began we had first Of all
to exert all our energies to fortify and
protect our coasts and to put down
German propaganda. Our navy worked
hand in hand with the American navy
patrolling our waters.
at was soon recognized that our big
gest contribution to the Allied re-
sources) would be sugar, and we have
accordingly done all we could to in
crease the production. We hope this
year to have a crop of more than $780,
900 tons. This was made possible main
ly through the splendid work Of our
$500 rural guards who protected the
cane fields from German spies, and the
fine patriotism of our laborers who re-
sisted all efforts of our enemies to TO-
ment strikes.
"Cuba is ready to give not only ma
terial but men as we'll. A bill for uni
versal military service for the dura-
tion Of the war, now before the Cuban
Congress, is certain of passage. A con-
ci6pra h la Duu1 hpr Of ron, M iOOPH and
on-commissioned artillery officers are
in training at Pensacola. Fla, and a
number of American officers are help
ing to reorganze the Cuban army. A
squadron of airmen will be sent to the
Western front in the near future"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Ten Torpedoes Used
In Justicia Attack,
One Suruiuor Say.

LONDON, July 24.-The news Of the
sinking of the Justicia first was an
nounced by the Belfast Evening Tele-
graph"
One of the crew of the Justica is
quoted by the newspaper ns asserting
that ten torpedoes were discharged at
the Iusticia. -Four of the approaching
missiles, he added, were exploded by
gunfre from the ship.
"Thc Telegraph" says that land had
just been lost sight of when terrific
explosion shook the Justicia. The crew
speedily was mustered on deck, but it
soon was ascertained that the damage
was so trivial that the liner would re-
main afoat for a sufficient period to en-
able her to be towed to port.
A tug pulled alongside the liner for
this purpose, when two more torpedoes
were fired by a submarine, which had
not been sighted. These missiles
missed the target passing between tn !,
liner and the tug.
Further attempts were made by the
submarine to torpedo the Justicia dur
ing Friday night, but all failed, and it
was not until Saturday morning, and
efter the submarine had expended nu-
merous torpedoes, that the destruction
of the ship was accomplished.
The fnsl attempt was made early
Saturday morning, when two torpedocs
hit the ship. One struck the engine
room, causing a violent explosion, and
the other penetrated forehold.
The liner was in tow at the time, and
as she diu not sink until after 2 o'clock
in the afternoon there was lots Of time
to transfer the crew to other rescuing
ships.
From three to eight submarines are
said to have been concerned in the at.
tack on the Justicia, according to "The
Daily Mail"
torpedo boat destroyers which accom-.
panied her raced to attack the enemy
and dropped many depth charges.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Liner Sunk by
8 UBoQts in
20 Hour Fight
Continued fr>m page l

is proved by Copenhagen dispatch
telling of the rejoicing in Germany.
The Justicia carried no passengers,
but her crew numbered between 600
and 700. She was returning to the
United States after bringing over
American troops
Frequently submarines have been re-
ported working in pairs, but this is
the first time that as many as eight
have concentrated on single ship.
The Germans say the Justicia was
provided with torpedo nets. and that
though she frequently has been at
tackled, no torpedo ever before reached
a vulnerable point.
The sea was calm at the time the
ship sank, and the rescue work was
carried on uneventfully.
The Justicia was launched at Belfast
this year and was the last word in ship
building. Within a week announce
ments have been made of the loss of
the Carpathia. $4,000 tons; of the Ba-
runsa, $500 tons, and Of the United
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
"London Times" in Edito'
rial Considers Probability
of General Election
George Defends Cave
Premier Replies to Northclife
Attacks Against the
Home Secretary
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Cable to The Tribune)

tSpectGt CGbto To me IriOunp)
Copyright. lals by The Tribune Association
LONDON, July 4.-Indirectly this
mornings editorial in "The Times" in
which the probability of general cleo
tion is considered and the issues are
described, has a bearing on the present
labor trouble.
"The Times" virtually attacks the
pacifist labor leaders when it says a
great proportion Of the labor party's
candidates are drawn from those who
think the "noble ideal of a league Of
nations can be made to do duty for vic
tory" 1t would clear the government
of all who hold such views and would
make Lloyd George, like President Will
son, s"undisputed master in his own
house"
Lord Northclffe is apparently very
much dissatisfied with the Lloyd
George government as it exists to-day,
but whether the Premier is prepared
to take his advice on all problems in
connection with general election
seems doubtful.
Premier Defends Cave
Tonight letter from the Premier
to spondent is being circulated
among the newspapers. Lloyd George
takes this means of defending Sir
George Cave, Home Secretary. who has
been the target of the Northcliffe press
because he hasn't followed it's dictates
in regard to the enemy alien problem.
II cannot understand the personal
attack on Sir George Cave" writes the
Premier. "The policy with regard to
the treatment of enemy aliens is the
policy of the government, for which
the government and |, as its head, ac-
cept the fullest sponsibilty."
That paragraph might be taken as a
direct challenge to Lord Northcliffe and
declaration of complete independence
on the part of the Premier, whom "The
Times" advised this morning to shake
off the men who stay his hand when
he seeks "the final elimination of enemy
influence from our social and economic
life"
Dispute Carried Further
Northcliffe's Evening News" carries
the dispute between the government
and the newspaper owner step fur
ther by the following reply to Premier
Lloyd georges letter regarding Sir
George Cave:
If that policy is the policy of the
government. then we wish to say that
everything we have said about Sir
George applies equally 70 each and all
of his colleagues.
"Mr. Lloyd Georges loyalty to his
colleague may have it's pleasant side,
but if he cannot enforce his will on his
ow. cabinet he will lose something in
fnitely more valuable than the per-
sonal support of individual members of
it or even that of political cliques to
which they may happen to belong"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
British Paper Lauds
y. S. for Food Saving

LONDON, July 24.-In conmsr.;,.
upon the review of the food s;.u..;.s
given by Herbert C. Hoover Amsr;.Ou Ars.ou
Food Administrator, The ManchsS,s. ,ua,
Guardian" calls attention to the ~ nr;.sl
factor in the fortunate result-"tbpe y. '.l.' -.
tonishing response of the Amsr;rsr
people to the. appeal that they shoulI
economic to help feed u.s." '''
The American government rei.c,ed
the motion OF attempting a rationing
system for its enormous and var;s',
country" the newspaper continues g ,sG NJ
the tremendous reduction in Amer;c.u n
consumption which has secured sun'
plies for the Allies has been achievsd
by the organized exhortation Of 9e ~ !.
100000 householders in the Tinted
States. Next to raising their armies,
this Is the most memorable Of ali
proofs of Intense earnestness of tbs
American people,"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Parents Curb Career
Of Mascot at Mills
Richmond Hill Youngster, After
Failure to Enlist, Is Adopted
bv Soldiers

Ralph Nugent, jr.. of Richmond HILL
l.. l., the year-old son of
Police Lieutenant Ralph Nugent, of
the Greenwich Street police station,
wanted to be a soldier the worst kind
of way. The only thing that prevented
him achieving his desire was his age
Barred from enlisting, though he had
tried it once or twice, young Nugent
did the next best thing. Some time
ago he appeared, bright and early one
morning, at Camp Mills, announced he
had come all the way from Columbus,
Ohio, to look for his brother, and then
and there was adopted by some Of
the soldiers. And-more wonderful
than all else in the estimation Of
Ralph, he was given a uniform of
honest-to goodness khaki.
All of which might have been all
right had Master Ralph seen fit to
take his parents into his confidence.
He didn't, though, and in consequence,
his father, through police channels, had
carried on a search of the country from
coast to coast for the past several
weeks.
Lieutenant Nugent, suspecting his
son might have managed to get into
the army, even visited Camp Mills on
two occasions, but it is not at all GER
tain he would have recognized the
slim, but soldierly-l oking chap brave
ly astride an army mule, as his son.
Yesterday morning, Lieutenant Don
nelly, of the Quartermaster's Depart
ment, chanced to pick up one of the
many thousand pictures of the missing
boy which had been sent broadcast
around the country. He thought he
detected a resemblance to the young
lad from Columbus.
Without saying anything to the boy
+ he sent for Lieutenant Nugent and
yesterday afternoon, the lieutenant
! accompanied by Mrs. Nugent, went to
the camp and cruelty ended Master
Ralnh's adventure
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Britain, Proposes
To Make Strikers
"Work or Fight''
By Arthur S. Draper
(Specia, Gable to The Tribune)

Copyright, l9ls. by The Tribune Association.
LONDON. July 24.-George Henry
Roberts, Minister of Labor, speaking
on the munitions strike this afternoon,
declared that at present the strike is
against the state and is not a matter
between employers and employees. He
said he was sure that public opinion
would agree that the strikers ought
not to be exempted from the operation
of the military service act. and that if
they persisted in withholding their
services at time of national emergency
it was only right that they should be
called up to fight.
This means that the government pur-
poses to deal with the strikers by with
drawing their certificates exempting
them military service. II after the
withdrawal of the exemption certificate
any worker remains idle for period
OF seven days the Ministry of National
Service Immediately calls him for the
army.
According to munitions officials. the
secret OF England'S enormous munitions
output has been its extreme mobility.
In 1t the ministry has been able to
transfer workers from one factory TO
another as they were needed, and the
government cannot consent to any dim
mutation OF their powers, although
they are willing to confer with au-
thorized representatives of the union
regarding improvements in the applica-
tion of the powers
The governments uncompromising
attitude means that trial of strength
is imminent between that part of
labor which practically claims the right
to dictate the governments policy
toward the workers and the govern
ment.
1t Is believed that if the men con-
slider themselves fighting for a prin-
ciple, they may prefer the army to
an acceptance of the governments
"embargo," whereas, if the question
is looked unon onlu as hards In tha
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Cabinet Crisis DELAYS
Austria S New Budget
Especial Dispatch to The Tr,buuel


WASHINGTON. July PA diplo-
matte telegram from Berne to-day
states that the budget commission of
the Austrian Chamber of Deputies has
as,dJourned, Professionally. discussion of
the budget on account of the resiens-
ton of the Won Seydler government.
~ me dispatch, based on advices from,
Vienna, continues:
The Austrian Chamber has rejected
by vote of 215 to 1872 the Czech
motion relating to accusations against
Premier Won Seydler and former Min
lister. of the Interior Toggenburg. aris-
ing from their decree dividing Bohemia
into districts.
The Chamber began the discussion
OF the motion, proposed By the chiefs
Of all of the parties, which reoniros
the government to furnish precise ex-
plantations of the events on the South
west front. The debate was secret
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Constantine to Wed
Brother to American
Greek King Thus Hopes to &c,
Money to Regain
His Throne

PARIS. July 24.-Prince christopher,
brother of former King Constantine of
Hfeece, Is reported to be about to
marry a very rich American woman
who is now in Switzerland, according
to a Geneva dispatch to the Temps"
The dispatch says that the former
King, who is now financially embar-
rassed, counts upon this marriage to
obtain means for financing a campaign
for the restoration of his throne.
The "Temps" correspondent SAYS that
Constantine is therefore working ear
nestly to bring the marriage about and
that his brother-in- law, the German
Emperor, supports the nlan
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Derides American Army,
Gets Thirty Days in Jail

MIDDLETOWN, N. Y. July "a
Simon Engle, twenty-eight years old,
native of Holland, was sentenced to-
day by Recorder II. NJ. Starr to spend
thirty days in the county Jail for sedi
tious talk.
Witnesses testified that Engle de-
rided the American army and said that
American soldiers would reach Berlin
only as prisoners of war. No lawyer
could be found to appear for the de-
fence, and Engel argued his own case.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Gompers Warns u. S.
Of Wire Line Sabotage
(Specio, Dispatch to The Tribuus>


ATLANTIC CITY, July 24.-Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor predicted the
success of the government control of
the telegraph lines.
"Government ownership of telegraph
lines has been on the programme OF
the American Federation for twenty
years he said. "The federation Is
satisfied, feel certain, the action will
turn out satisfactorily. First, the ser
vice viii be much better, and, second
the rights and standards of the en-
piooyes will receive better and just con-
sideration.
at will be we'll for the government
to watch out lest the manapements of
the companies may not undertake ia
practice system of sabotage and try
to make 1t appear the government con-
troll is a fallure
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
; Dead and 3 Missing.
San Diego Casualties

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The num-
Der of dead and missing from the
cruiser San Diego, sunk last Friday off
Fire Island, New York, has now been
reduced to six, Secretary Daniels said
to-day.
Three of the six men were killed bv
the explosion which caused the sbin
to sink. The three men still missing
are:
Blaine, Clyde c.. Lomita, Cal.
Harris, John Paul, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Munson. Andrew. St. Paul. Minn.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Luxburg Reaches Germany
On Swedish Motor Sh;,

LONDON, July 24.-Count Won Lux
burg, former German Minister to Ar.
gentina, has arrived at Gothenburg on
board the Swedish motor steamship
Suecha, on which he sailed from Buenos
Ayres on June 9, according to a Copen.
hagen dispatch to the Exchange Tele.
graph Company.
The dispatch adds that Luxburg pro.
ceeded at once TO Germany.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Rumania Is Considering Bill
To Give Full Rights to Jews

LONDON, July PA bill granting
equal political privileges to Jews is
being prepared by the Rumanian gov.
ernment, according to Bucharest ad-
wees. Full political rights will be
granted to Jews who participated in the
war and who were born in Rumania of
Rumanian born parents, and to Jews of
professional callings who at the time
OF the 1916 campaign had been in prac-
tlce ten years.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25
Coventry. Workers Strike;
Thousands of Women Out

COVENTRY, England, July "a
Most of the workshops here arc virtu-
ally idle to-day, owing to the strike
of skilled workers in the munition
plants. Before the work for the day
can begin the machines must be set
for the women. AS the men who do
this are on strike. thousands of women
were thrown out of employment. This
is in spite of the resolution of the
unions directing the members to re-
main at work until ballot could be
taken on the question of an embargo.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-25

States supply ship Westover. Tho Ger
mans arc making strenuous efforts on
the sea to counteract the poor show
ing Of the spring Uboat campaign.