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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
CORN WAS WEAK ON
 BEAR|SH REPORTS
List Closed 3-4c to 1 5-Sc Net L0wer-Oats and
 Provisions Follow

Chicago, June 5.-Corn today reversed cidedly weak after a moderate advance. Bearish crop reports appeared to be chiefly responsible for the setback Prices closed heavy, %c to 1ssc net lower, with July s1.a2A to S132ss, and August s1.s3ss. Oats lost Ac to 1c. The outcome in pro- visions varied from 17c decline to a rise of 35c.
 At first commission houses were gen. eraly on the buying side of the corn market, owing to the readiness with which prices had rallied from the in itial furry over the U-boat raid New advances, however. had not proceeded far before selling pressure increased and government weekly weather and crop report showed generally favorable con- ditons had been made public. It was evident that shorts were putting out good sized fresh lines and there was renewal of attention meanwhile to the contrast between the continued liberal receipts and the tagging nature of the general domestic shipping call.
 Announcement that cutting of oats had begun in Oklahoma counted as a bear ish factor in the oats market. Besides. hopes of important export business were not fulfilled.
 Pork and ribs averaged higher, in fluenced apparently by stock yards Ia- bor troubles. Packers selling weakened lard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
St Bernard Man to Leave

St. Bernard, June 5.-(Special.)-The
 Rev. Dr. Jerome Lawrence. o, s. B.. a member of the faculty of St Bernard college. left recently for Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky, to enter the officers training camp preparatory to taking up the work as chaplain in the national army. When the Rt. Rev. President called for volunteers for the chaplaincy number of the younger fathers of the college offered themselves for the serv- ice Father Jerome, who has been ath- letic director of the college and prefect of the senior department for the past II years. was chosen for the position. On the eve of his departure a farewell en- tertainment was rendered him by the members of the faculty and the students of the college in the college auditorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Bonds
Money Market

New York, June 5.-Mercantile paper 4 and months. 6; sterling 60 day bills 472&; commercial 60 day bills on banks 472: commercial 60 day bills 472s4 yer 991s.
 Time loans steady, 60 days 51aGi5s4; 9O days 554@6: six months 5A4e.
 Call money firmer; high 5; low g. ruling rate 5: closing bid. AZ; offered at 5; last loan 5.
 France. demand 57l1A; cables 57o Guildors demand 5O14; cables 501a. Lires, demand 912; cables 910; rubles, deman 135s cables IA nominal Mexican dollars 77. Government bonds irregular. Rail- road bonds irregular.
 London, June 5.-Bar silver 477kd per ounce. Money 2% per cent. Discount rates: Short bills 3h per cent; three months bills 1916 per cent.
 Live Stock
 Chicago, June 5.-Hogs. Receipts, 5000 market opened 10c to 20c higher on bet ter grades; closed dull with early ad- vance mostly lost. Butchers, s16. 6.5O6fl7. 10 prime heavy, SIG. 50Gl16.70 heavy packing $16 a5M16.50; rough heavy, s15. .6CQDl6. 10; se- lected light, s17. l0@l725; bulk of sales 16.50GD1T
 Cattle: Receipts. 4o09; beef steers high, CT. Choice and prime, $17G17.75; medium and good, sl4.6oGl7; common and plain s12 25114,50; cows and hefers. steady te strong calves steady; stockers and feed CTS steady
 Sheep: Receipts, 400D, strong. Lambs higher, top shorn lambs, s17.75; tor spring lambs. s2o5o; best fat ewes. sl475 Kansas City, June 5.-Hogs: Receipts . 1S 800: higher Bulk, 16.5o0l6.75; heavy Ik16 5561lS.6 6O: packers and butchers, sl65l k1675: light, sl6S0@ls.65: pigs. sl6.50ll7 l5 Cattle: Receipts. $500; strong. Prime fel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

Staples are plentiful among the whole salers. but trading was a little off yes- terday. Local gardens are cutting deep into sales.
 The federal food board makes nu- merous changes in it's list this morning. Some nice shipments of live stock are reported from day to day, with prices holding firm.
 Quotations were as follows:
 Poultry Fryers-1 to 1ja pounds, soc lb.; lbs, 50c lb.
 Guineas-40c to 5oc each. Roosters-15c ID.
 Turkeys--Live, 2131@3oc lb. Ducks-2oc lb.
 Hens-25c lb
 ggs-v'holesale, 32@33c. Eggs -Retails, S7@4oc.
 Fish Perch-10c.
 Salt Water Trout--15c.
 Red Snapper-Headless and drawn, 1Sd 1sc.
 Gray Snapper-Headless and drawn. uhc.
 .An!let-9G1oc.
 Spanish Mackerel--20d221sc Virginia Red Fin Crokers-1oc.
 Meal and Feedstuff Hen Feed-s4 per 1Oo-lb. sack. Mixed Horse and Cattle Feed-$59Q69. C. s. Meal, ' per cent--$H. Peanut Meal-S56.
 Cremo Feed MealsH-
 Old Style Hulls-s9.
 I.msless Hulls-$20.
 Corn-s19S.
 Corn Cnops-A
 No. White Oats-s1.00 per bushel. Choice Pea-Green Alfalfa-s sA per ton Southern Alfalfa-S32.
 No. l Johnson Grass--$26.
 Clover and Timothy-$32.
 Shucks-S12.
 Fruits and Produce Bananas-Sl. 75QDz.25. Bananas, Jumbo-S2.5 50G3. Oranges-California s650d7. Lmes-Imported. sl.50@1.75. Florida Celery-$3 crate. Snap Eeans-sL 75@2. Lemons-s10G12 English Peas-s275 hamper. Water,nelons-3oa5oc each. Blackberries-s3 crate Pineapples-s450 per crate. Live Stock (Union Stock Yards) Feed Steers: Good to Choice-12-14c. Medium to Good--10Qp12c. Common to Medium-9010. Grass cattle. according to weight quality and flesh. Steers--10@12c. Fat Cows-9@ He. Mdium Cows--S4 4ec yurters-7@Sc Cannres-6@7c. Heavy Bulls--9 10c. Light Eulls-SQe9c. Oxen-S 011c. Fat Yearlings--y % 10c. Medium Yeariings-S@sc. Vealers-10W12c. Hogs:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

steers, s16.sod17.5o; dressed beef steers s1S6i16. 75; southern steers, SSdl6; cows' $7. .z0a14; heifers, s9a15; stockers and feed CTS, $S5od15.75 bulls, $S.5oall5o; calVesi S 5OQ1325
 Sheep: Receipts, 40o0; higher. Lambs, S15. .50@20.65: yearlings, $l4glS; Wetneis' $12916. 50; ewes, S11Ql6. st. Louis June 5.-Hogs: Receipts, 15,-- 200; lower. Lights. sl6.70@16.So; pigs, SlS.S0 or: mixed and butchers, sl6.5oQl6,So; good heavy, S16. 6oG16.7o; bulk, $16.50G16So. Cattle: Receipts, 4S0o; strong. Native beef steers, s1l.5O@176o; yearling steers and heifers, S950@15.5O; cows, S7,ooCplS.'s ! stockers and feeders, $S.5o@l2; falr to beef cows and heifers, ss@13-50; native calves, S7.75@14.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2SoO; strong. Lambs s14dl7; ewes. $l2@l4; canners and chop pers S1d10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Stocks Open Strong But Later In
 The Session Suffer Reactions
uy JOHN C. MOSES

C. mOSES
 close. It finally closed at 25.S5s. with ;hs general dgt firm it g to SS points up. After the publication of the very favorable weekly weather report, Octo- Der sold off to 22S5c. or back to within points of last nights closing figures. Reports of a further demand for cotton out of the local stock, held July rela- lively firm, however, and the market soon steadied up again on renewed covering. The government may allow the use of lower grades on all it's out put. Liverpool and domestic trade were dealers in July, evidently cover ing straddles on hedges.
 Corn turned around and reversed it. self yesterday, due to bearish crop re- ports. Oats are being cut in Oklahoma which news acted as a bearish factor in that staple. Exports sales failed tu
 materialtze. Pork and ribs averaged higher Packers were sellers of lard and the market went off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
THE VITAL PRINCIPLE

The vital principle which is recognized and emphasized by Director General Mc- Adoo IS the very one over which an issue was raiscd when the Sherman anti trust law was adopted and other legis- iaticn put upon the statute books to re-. strain the so-called trusts and to pre- vent monopolies. Those who favored great combinations of which the United states Steel corporation is a conspicuous example. and will be unless the United states supreme court tears that corpor- atlon to pieces, have asserted both be- fore Congress committees and before the public that these combinations make pos sibie great economies in the production or commodities and also the maintenance of high prices paid for labor as well as the securing of constantly increasing markets both in the United States and abroad. That has always been the posi-
 ton taken by Charles M. Schwab. Many
 times Judge Gary, of the United States Steel corporation, and George w. Per- kins have by public addresses and com munications, stated that the public is in no danger of oppression occasioned by what is called big business. provided these combinations are wisely regulated and controlled by the government Mir. McAdoo is convinced that by a merger of the four great express companies the express business can be handled in most efficient and economical way. Ii Dvill be possible to eliminate duplication of effort. It will be possible to prevent waste. It will be possible to secure through well co-ordinated direction the highest efficiency in the express serv- jcs Az the government itself has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

PS eS -@-E The stock list opened strong yester- day, but the lead did not last lons' reacting all along the line. There has been much profit-taklng of late, which fact caused the reaction. Marine pre- ferred was the only noteworthy feature of the apathetic noon hour, rallying 2is points on announcement of tomorrow meeting of the directors. Coppers de- veloped heaviness and some active in dustrics yielded again to slight pres sure. Steels, equipments and rails pc came more reactionary in the final hour, but shippngs and sugars har- dened. rhe closing was irregular Liberty s14s sold at 99.e2 to 99.7o; first 4s at 9Ss9 to 9S.42. second As at 9S'oz to 93.96 and 4ks at 95.46 to s5.6O.
 Cotton was featured yesterday by the rise of July, that month going to 29.sos' which was g points over the previous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Jacoby Is Elected
 to Head the Shrine

Atlantic City. N. J., June 5.-Elias Ja- coby, for IT years law partner of former Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks, was elected today imperial potentate of the imperial council, Ancient Arabic Or der of the Mystic Shrine. Other officers included Ernest A. Cutters. Savannah, Ga, high imperial assistant rabban.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Married in Greensboro

Greensboro, June 5.--(Special- NJ. H. Hook and Miss Lillian Beard. daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Charles Beard. were married yesterday at the Methodist parsonage, Rev, G. K. Williams officiat- ing. Sergeant B. Hook arrived here yes terday morning and the marriage of Miss Beard was great surprise to her friends. Mir. and Mrs. Hook left for Hattiesburg. Miss, where he is stationed at nearby carnn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Bic Vanderbilt Estate Offered

Oakdale, N. Y. June 5.-Mr. and Mrs. w. K Vanderbilt. Sr.. have offered their huge estate here. Idle Hour.' to the American Red Cross to be used as convalescent hospital for soldiers The estate is hundreds of acres in extent. bordering on the ocean shore of Long Island. The Vanderbilt home on it will accommodate 15e0 patients
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Smear Market

New York. June 5.-There were no changes in raw sugar prices which hd. re re main at the fixed level of 4'9eoc ao5e sel Cnbas. cost and freight, equal 10 o-VOoo for centrifugal The committee .. norted purchases of 52loOo pass V Cuban and 5000 Honduras.
 In refined there seems 10 pe 1,,,iraroents of the trade which as yet have @ only been of fair proportion, al though the demand is expected to, to aos aas crease crease, iil the very near future Prices are unchanged at 745c for fine grant, Ia ted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
THE FUTURE OUTLOOK

The comment has been frequently made since the director general commanded this merger to be made that it sets forth by example and illustration per- haps the most remarkable change that has taken place in the tempre of the American people toward combinations consultations. coordination and cooper aton. It Is true that it is the govern nent that is now doing this. although it is a curious fact that one depart ment of the government is now occupied with an attempt to persuade the su- preme court to declare two of the largest combinations to have been organized an operated in violation of the Sher- man antitrust laws. And yet the several mergers whic.i Mr. McAdoo has com manced and over which he has author ity arc on the face of them in direct violation of the sherman law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Naval Stores

Savannah, Ga, June 5.-Turpentine firm 451lc; sales. s2; receipts, 22o; ship ments, none; stock, 2S, l5s. ,ov7.
 Resin firm; sales, 7s2 receipts l0o'' shirments, none; stock, s2,s4S ,.
 Quote: B, D, E. F, G, H. s7.4o; l. sGsv' K. ST. 80; M, s7.So, IN, SEQ; we, sS.4o' wv SS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Federal Food Board Makes Quite Number of Changes This M0rning
Fly JOHN c. MOSES
By BRIGGS
eht yud sAso sht ss tA

Choice Corn ,yss Y st9 HssIg HsssIgss,d1is qsss a1s Choice Corn Fed Hogs 1ss 9tSou iss lbh 14i1@15c. ------ Choice Corn-Eed---Hsss-- --sa--ts--5ss lbs---13Q14c. Light Pigs. PorsbWoa arselsc. Best Heavy Rough Hogs-14@14lsc- Half Fat R9yEh al ogsDllsai satssgq pound less tRah bd abaxs si xssR sPfiSes.bsrut
 Hides and Tallow webwoq Green Salt -Hides--l4e11S----------- Half Cured-13@14c. Green Hides-12d13c. Dry Dry slIat sals nisss Hsess sass. esss Sheep skins-Bekfll s1lpnss st sidT Horse Hides-$H5o0k st hoidw topn Ginsegg-SqS.f 1sd tuods lui91s3 Colt -25G20c. eldri.s7 e1om ai Sherling gs-25G70 Coat Skins-60970c- Hog Skins-l0a25c. Beeswax-S2QD34c. Tallow-12@14c. hvT< Washed rYoolz-fGaE. el,4pv elsar gTssaAhes Ws..A 59|.Ss woE s -SSosae
 Cotton
 ssriss sass maieesfal'nnss2AD.sA.Alp!, A.Alp!, z ss,. s'E's9 'Es'ss95,IIaASnsd sd..::::.:: ...::::..:: < x
 Pig Iron Coke spasa' iasa ssg;i;ss T1, .ss.oe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
New Orleans Futures
Spot Cotton

I New Orleans, June 5.-Spot cotton steady and unchanged. Sales on tne spot ss7o, to arrive 200; low middiins' o1os. raceints. 25s7; stock, 37S145
 New York. June 5.-Spot cotton steady; middling, 29-soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Railroad Schedule

Corrected to May IF, 1918 Arrival and deport1re of passenger schedule figures pubiisbed 4as t9forma- BIRMINGHAM TERMItath xRATIoN
 southern Hallway SxsteW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

and is now one of the best customers of the express companies. this consideration no doubt weighed considerably with Di- rector General McAdoo in ordering this great and truly monopolistic but not dan gerouslY monopolistic merger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
HubbardEEas. ACo.

Cotton NTerchantsI i11t NE Sguare, N. change, New OrlsAtfh t:netA An1 Exchange, New York Produce B&6hahGS. Associated Members LiverpooF Gptton Association. sale of Cotton and CptkbnASeed Oil for future delivery. Speotal Mention and liberal terms given for corrSt gnments of spot cotton for delivery. Correspond ence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Port Cotton

New orleans: Middling, soc: re ceints. 25s7; sales 4170; stock, S1s. .lio. rs1reston: Middling, 30.50c; receipts, 255s: sales, 472: stock, 22S,S2l. o Mobile: Middling. 2sc; receipts os' stock. 13.32f.
 Savannah: Middling, 29.25c; re- ceipts, 7s1; sales. s5s' stock aas'S9o. Charleston: Middling, soc; re- -eeipts. 1S6, stock, S9,9s5.
 Wilmington: stock. S6,s5s.
 Texas City: Stock. 36,63o.
 Norfolk. Middling. 2S.ooc; receipts' s3 sales. ss6; stock. 7S,s5o.
 Baltimore: Stock. 22s26
 Boston: Middling, 2s.5oc; receipts, ss0; stock, 16.10o-
 Philadelphia: Middling. so.15c; re ceipts, TAT; exports, ss9l; stock' ios'- 365.
 Minor ports: Receipts, 25S7; exports 3123: stock. 20,151.
 Total today. Receipts: 9Sfs' exports 13,114; stock, 1,20s.S42-
 Total for week: Receipts, 56,254; ex- ports, 54.SS0.
 Total for season: Receipts. 5.s41s9s; exports. 3.772.4S5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
HANDLING OF
 EXPRESS PROBLEM
By HOLLAND

New York. June 5,-(Specal, )--Appar- ently Director General McAdoo plans the incorporation, possibly by federal char ter, of the four express companies which by his command are to become one and to be known as the Federal Express company. Almost all of the large ex-
 press companies were not joink-stock organizations, but Instead were and are
 co-partnerships, and it has seemingly
 been found advantageous to maintain
 that relation, although for purposes of convenience the different partners find
 their interests visibly represented by cer-
 tificates, the par value of which had
 been fixed at $l00
 The announcement from Washington
 states that the four great express com
 panies whose business is to be taken over
 will be operating companies for the new
 concern. The new company is to have
 somewhat the relation to the four com
 panies which the United States Steel
 corporation bears to it's subsidiaries, but not exactly that relation. The Federal
 Express company which Director General
 McAdoo has created by virtue of his
 UNeiOtAsy 70 'AAtPiy ltiC t1lDOul-
 ment of the four companies. The ar
 engagement appears to be somewhat com
 plicated and perhaps has not been fully
 worked out But this fact stands con
 spcuous: The great express companies of the United States are now to be merged. Five years ago if proposition for the merger of the express companies of the United States into one had been urged it would have met with unquali- fled disapproval. The charge would have been made that if this were done a giant monopoly would be created More over. 1t would have been said that a single corporation possessing the business which the express companies do would be in position to dictate arbitrary terms to the railroads, and even to enforce contracts which would be advantageous to the express companies but of no ben- eft to the railroads.
 Now there win be no discussion of a critical kind occasioned by the actior; of Director General McAdoo in estab-
 fishing an absolute monopoly of the ex- press business. For it will be borne in
 mind that this unified company will be under government control and must sub- ---'N " pS~Ai I'VE" 5"s@eioHs ttS BoNcfHiHcHtsii authority imposes. Furthermore, the government is to be in sense share holder for to the government will be paid share in the profits which the business may furnish. That share ap-
 pears to be somewhat large, for Wash ington announces that into the hands of the director general or his subordinates
 are to be paid 5oA per cent or a trifle
 over one-half of the gross earnings of the company. and out of 49A per cent of those earnings the company must pay all expenses and taxes and divi- dend of per cent upon it's capital stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
WHAT IS THE CAPITAL STOCK :?

The use of the term capital stock in- dicated that this great merger is to be capitalized and the presumption is that the capital stock will ultimately reach $S5. .o0o,o00. There may be some difficulty owing to state laws about adouting the name of Federal Express company. In order to avoid difficulty of that kind, which not even MT. McAdoo can over come, very likely another name than Federal will be used to identify this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

prices unchanged. Good middlifag. 22.o6d; middling. 2l.5id; low middline, 21.01d; good ordinary, 2o.0ld; ordinary. 19. .49d; sales, 20O0. including 100 American: no receipts Futures closed unsettled; new contracts. June 21.Sod; July, 21.1Sd: Au- gust 20 33d: September, 19sod; October ls.s4d old contracts, fixed prices. June 20.59d; June-July, D.51d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Chicago Futures
Produce Market

New York. June 5-Butter steady; re- ceipts. 17.715; creamery. higher than ex- tras. 431A@44c; creamery extras. 92 score. 4Sc; frsts, 41@12Mc. Eggs, steady; re- ceipts, 22970 fresh gathered extras. 3715 d3Sc; fresh gathered storage packed firsts, 35n36c; regular packed extra firsts, 3e@S7c: firsts, 331smG5c. Cheese, firm; re- ceipts, 70iO; state fresh specials. 23@231sc; average run, 22lan22%c. Live poultry firm; no prices settled; dressed firm; fowls, s21sQs6c; turkeys. 25@39c; no chickens quoted.
 Chicago. H.. June 5.-Butter, un- changed. Eggs, receipts. 21,6o6 cases. un- changed Potatoes. higher; receipts, D cars; Wisconsin. Minnesota and Michi- gan bulk, $l .05G1 .15; sacks, $1.2OMl.3o; new receipts, 40 cars: Triumps, sacks, s2.1oI 2 25 Poultry alive unchanged.
 St. Louis. June 5.-Poultry, butter and |eggs unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 3oc; receipts, 2o9o; shipments, 3S31. sales, 909; stock, lS4.797.
 Memphis Middling, soc; receipts, l1l6; shipments, 30l1; sales, 450: stock. Sb5, ,o43.
 Augusta: Middling, 29.50c; receipts, Ill; shipments, 1504; stock, 95,10l.
 St. Louis: Middling. soc; receipts, 1442; shipments, 126S: stock. 19,065
 Cincinnati: Receipts, 65S; shipments. 14o; stock, 1z,5lG.
 Little Rock: Middling, 29c; receipts, e35; shipments, 4s7 sales. 4S7; stock, 17,145. Total today: Receipts, 6952; shipments. 10 2l1. stock S43,G5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06

Chicago, June 5--Corn No. yellow. s1.6s; No. yellow, s1.56; No. yellow. s1.35@145. Oats No. white. 74H @75c; standard. 74a4 a75Ac. Rye No. 2, nomi- nal barley. s1.o0@136; timothy, -s5.O0@ e 500; clover, nominal; pork. nominal; lard, s24.07, ribs, s21.7@ 22.25.
 St Louis. June 5.--Corn No. ?, $1.47@ 149; No. white. $15sG1.65; July s1.34h. Oats No. 2. TIE @72Ac; No. 3 white, 74hc; July, 65 7sc bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Dry Goods

New York. June 5.-Cotton goods trad ing today was of filling in character with price fixing talk prominent. Yarns were unchanged. Raw silk and silks were quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Cotton Seed Oil

New York June 5.-Cotton seed oil was dull but quotably higher. No sales were reported Prime crude, 17.5oc; prime summer yellow, nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Rice Market

New Orleans, June 5.Rough rice nom- nal and unchanged. Sales. none; re- ceipts, 5l sacks. mllers, 5l. Clean rice unchanged. Sales. Honduras. 300 pockets; receipts. 2s27 pockets. Polish, 62065c: bran, 3S040c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
c.,s sU,naddaaruessss @ g.. sFP D., <,

s. R Stew to. lO1-2 woodsyxs $ hm, tla. and cotton .sekdy6tkS2 3HaE13T3 |ahs cor respondents yDo/ r&3H< oi Direct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool. June h-cotton. spot quiet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Cash Grain

St. Louis. June 5.-Poultry, butter and eggs unchanged
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-17
INTERNED HUNS STEAL BOAT
Kill Guard, Capture Dutch Submarine
at Java, and Make Their
Escape.

San Francisco.-How the crew OF
an interned German ship at Java cap
tured n Dutch submarine and escaped
from the port with 1T, was told by
Fritz Won Ebelshon, a Dutch citizen
visiting here.
The submarine had just returned
to Java after six-months' cruise, and
all of the crew except an anchor
watch were being entertained at a
banquet on shore when the Germans,
stealthily leaving the interned Ger
man ship Graf Won Luttwitz In a row.
boat, made their way to the side Of
the submarine and boarded her, TAX
ing the anchor watch by surprise.
One of the Dutch sailors was killed
and the others were held prisoner,
while the Germans. manned the sub
marine and escaped. Won Ebelshon
declared the censorship had been very
strict and he did not know whether
or not pursuing vessels ever recap
tured the diver.