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The Denver star., 1918-03-02
M.A.AC.P. ASKS clEMENCY
FOR NEeRe SOLDIERS

| President Wilson on Tues
day afternoon received a dele
gation of four members of the
New York of the National As
sociation for the Advance
}ment of Colored People by
special appointment. The
delegation placed before the
President a petition signed by
twelve thousand citizens of
New York in which the Presi
dent was asked to extend ex
ecutive clemency to the FIVE
Negro soldiers of the Twenty
fourth Infantry now under
sentence of death by verdict
of the court martial which
ktried the Houston riot cases,
and requesting the President
to cause to be laid before him
a review of the cases of the
forty one soldiers of the same
regiment who were sentenced
| to life Imprisonment by the
FIRST court martial. u.
Mr.. johnson, who acted as
spokesman of the delegation,
! said; We come as a delega
ton from the New York
Branch of the National Asso
citation for the Advancement
of Colored People, represent
ing the twelve thousand sign
ers to this petition which we
these ~ honor 70 lay before
Iyou. And we come not only
as the representives of those
who signed this petition. but
we come representing the
sentiments and aspirations
and sorrows. too. of the great
mass of the Negro population
of the United States.
We respectfully and earnest
| ly request and urge that yol
/
extend executive clemeucy to
the five Negro soldiers of the
Twenty fourth Infantry won
under sentence of death by
court martial. And, under
standing that the cases of the
same regiment who were sen
fenced to life Imprisonment
by the first court martial are
to be reviewed, we also re
quest and urge that you cause
this review to be laid before
you and tha, executive elem
ency be shown also to. them.
We feel that the history Of
this particular regiment and
the splendid record for brav
cry and loyalty of our Negro
soldiery in every crisis of the
nation give us the right to
make this request. And we
make it not only in the name
of their loyalty. but also in
1.-The name of the unquestioned
loyalty which today places
them side by side with the
original American stocks that
landed at Plymouth and
jamestown. 4
The hanging of thirteen
men without the opportunity
of appeal to the Secretary OF
War or to their Commander
lin Chief, the President of the
Unite. States, was a punish
mcnt so drastic and so unusu
al in the history of the nation
that the execution Of addition
al members of the Twenty
fourth Infantry would to the
colored people Of the country
SAVIOR Of vengeance rather
The Denver star., 1918-03-02
Prominent Church..n Dead

Pres. H. T. Healing of
Western University. at Quin-
daro, Kansas. died Monday
evening, Feb. a5th. Funeral
was held at Kansas City, Kan
sas. Thursday at 10 a. m.
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TEXAS GIRLS FORWARD
HOMEMADE PRESERVES
To SICK U. S. SOLDIERS


TeNaa gifis, c.r, wits those IN ihp
ruud tannuniiicH Vino are members
n toe iiomo t,ctnnNNfa f'inhs. organ
5000 3, Nfh , ! lAnliuni ~ th"
ftNhe department Ntfirulinse have
Ynuni e ncw WAS VI hflp De soldiers.
Al tNr ungnesiicn 81 Mis l.indfNii
The piiie have accumulated q Hnpris
81 cold cream aud vnHnlinr iars ls
vril As other iara viih screw tope anu
THESE Hrr hel-x flilfH with home made
isJns, iciiics and preserves and foi.
Maidc1 20 the army hospitals ir TaXnH
Coz the use of nniaistr Who uir 100
Tho GIRLS have airfad, provided TOGO
such liia Of mutt fui the soldiers WHO
appreciate the Rlrt
Fte club girls arr also acliyc iu
thtl ista Cloes Nolt Hnl ilom Emma
Nturpef of st iuuia dis h,lon chair.
imam 81 ihe Junior itel Cross tNe Tex
aa g.fiv have received letter ~
cunNnNilaflon toi Die splendid work
thai fhrN tfc duluN
Mrs iundrum WAS lr Corpus Christi
yesterday nuu whiir h+ff she address
cd the south TfSta Summer Normal
that rs in Sessina hNfe Inviting Tho
cooperation of tho teachers - lhv or
ennisaiion and assistance of Homo
" unouiNs Clals among GIRLS "a tA.
lous schools NiN lnndrfm icf last
nisht iot Houston ivt conference.
with the Officers ~ The Young Men's
business League q, iiA' rltA,
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LIMITED HOME RULE
FOR INDIA PROPOSED

LONDON luly s. Limited home
rule fof Mdin ana tho creation n
necessary legislative machinery is
recommended in report yhich has
neon prepared toi presentation tc par
iamoni hN Edwin samuel MuntipU.
secretary f0 India and iNuon chelms
ford. ltslos amt gov eruur general OF
India Wnich WAS mtdt pnhlie tonight
hN the government The document
WIS siEueH al ~imla on April 2 ny
tlr Moutagu and iufnu Chelmsford
and has the concurrence Of the indlAn
thf indian council aud the
Inemhefs ni the mission which accom-
panied Mr. MnutstEu ON d ViHif There.
The report deals with ceerN asprct
pi indian problems aud difiieulties
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SPLENDID RESPONSE
FOLLOWS CALL FOR
WAR STAMP PLEDGES

Pledges So tho Nucges County War
SAVINGS quota continue 90 be reported
10 Comfy Manager vs. g. Bailey vino
81 confident that shortly he Will he
able 10 Announce that the county al-
iuimcnt of s3i2.UOn has been fuzzy
pledged Thus fat tho actual sales
aud pledges of Nueccs County total
arpr0yimnteh $3.50. Oun leaving So GOO
yet .to Dr. subscribed iu pledges
Late reports TO reach Manager
l,ailoy include,
District quota Hedges
Agua Duloo 10000 81 100
shredder 500 $50
TulosA 800 400
ln the city 81 Corpus Christi $3.50
pledge cAids we're gent out and of
ths number = zoe signed pledges have
been returned 40 tho committee III
outside districts S.afa ni tiic cards
were sent oui and g,3i9 wcrc sent bach
f,llcd out
lu the fifth city ward 61d Of the
adult residents of the ward pledged
themselves a. purchase specified
awngui ~ wnr stamps Tue total
adult population OF ihe ward is p60
lotronilia community loads IA per
capita pledges. fifiy-fWo adults OF
that community pledged 81 FOO all
avernge pledge svr adult OF 1892
Twenty min, negroes nf Corpus
CHRISTI pledged sos which Is pen
capita ni Xli
On the fnu ih atty wngd sla of iho
700 adnlts pledged themselves to puf
alHsc spcclfcd amount OF war
stamps
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BAPTISTS IN CHARGE
or SUNDAY CONCERT
AT SOLDIERS CLUB

on sunday afternoon Ht : O'Clock
thcre VIII boz i pntriotic-sacred CON
ccit st the Soldiers Scashore cub to
which both civilians and soldiers are
cordially invited
The concert ON SUNDAY afternoon
viii ~ undcr the auspices Of the First
Baptist church Various churches of
the city Will n their turn take charge
Of these eouceffs
The fdliowuH irtercstluE program
has bccn planned fol tomorrow after
noon Au enjoyable feature Of which
VIII bc tho community singing lei hy
}. W krknatuck
Community ginging conducted by u
~ iNirknatritk
Spln-I T., AicCurdN
Reading YOU mag and My l'lar
Miss nellie Trihhle
Song. lei d, Jno " kirl,pairics.
Hcading Miss Carrie stevens
ralk Non minutes Rev Huleu h.
Carroll
SOLO. kiplmg's Recessionul David
L. OImcshtf
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NOR TUAR


Mart Alleii 90, a member ot one uf
ihD pioneer ana best known families ut
south TeNHs died Friday moon lt his
rome ON the psn after a hriei illness.
/, bad lived m Nuecfs County fni the
srCairf uart 1f his life heinE engaged
10 farmmg aHd stock raising
To is suf .iVcd bN five chiidrCn aud
iAo hroihcr.. Gal Allcn Of CalallDu.
tnd johl Allen 81 Wiiacy county and
hy one sister Mrs T.. r. OLIVER
Tho Gauera VIII be held sunday. ni
lanRemcuts in detail 20 he announced
10 the Sundat issue of tho Caller
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Private Samuel Weed, with the
American Marines 10 France. and the
FIRST Corpus CHRISTI hos 10 pe Wounded
there. has written his brothers hero.
That bee was shot in the arm and s
nov in "a hospital in Paris oud getting
along splendldiy
Private Thomas r. cBiIders Of Port
land whu IS statS0SeG. in san Antonio.
and is now lu the 9aso hospital ut
camp Travis, Mould like 20 hear from
some % the AuEug people uf CORPUS
Christi ana Portland H. tells on the
kindness of the Rod Gross. nurses. and
shows through his letter that spiit of
iruc patriotism and expresses the de-
thc pond. Private Chiiders address
Is section - Ward 8. base Hospital
Camp Travis.
a csblooram was received yesterday
from William Crocloi advising that hp
had arrived safely In England lio
is the son ~ All. and Mra ~ H..
Cracker lying 81 1929 Mesquite
street otheIs In the same contingent
with HtiAatc Crucher inCluc Bart g.
bcWiit Tonne Lee MuUrN. Waiter
Netfers Roland Il. Cntchtl and "a
number of other Corpus Chusti boys
County Judge Frank clarkson Of
hUtAl County Nas no the citF Thurs
dny. to attend the Fcrnusuil rais nin
DuNal county Ferguson rs Nors strong
vain the voters and Viii get aa 04et-
whtiming mn oritN over Hobby iu sine
primary election said Judge Ciafk
son HE said mat crop conditians In
Ais county were never better ana no is
predicting & record cotton crop.
Wade S. Nichols, a Corpus Christi
boy who attended thu FIRST officers
winning Il FIRST HettouoncN has been
promoted To- captain Captain Nichols
n with ihr ordnance department ANA
is stationed al camp STANLEY
William Faux. a Corpus CHRISTI boy
and f0fmDt encaiatlun nauAgei ui Fhe
easier uho hts been in Franco fut d
number VI months is "a cadet iu tne
FLYING corps has been gwen "A commits
sion as lieutenant aud H. nov in actual
flying Service Ia France.
Tom S. Fowler. postmaster al Arm
strone. Wilacy county. was in ihC
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kANsAs cITY AvIAToR pIes

KANSAS CITY, July 3. News os
tae death 81 Charles w. Jackson, lr,
"a kansis Cifs student aviator ~ Sell
fridge Aviation field Mount Clemens.
Mich WAS contained la iol"gfuiu
from The conlmandaut received hy The
Young mau'N Parents here tonight
Jaakson completed his practical
dying course az san An,calO, Texas.
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TooAY.s LocAL cAlENpAR

Bgt SIS DAYS move rcmaiu for wo-
men go register II sou wan, 80 vote
la the juN 81 primary election you
must secure registration certificate
before iuly H. from Che office Qf the
couaty iaA collector,
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SEVENTEEN AMERICAN
WAR VESSELS LAUNCHED

WASHINGTON. Juiy g Seventeen
American wif vessels Wcrc launched
naftment announced tadaN, ana tise
ketis of eight others We're Aid. Tho
GRAF, puf overheard included fourteen
dosiroyers sunhoat and two mime
,.,e,sftr1S
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local weather forecast fur fCitA
GeaorilS sass ush, % ecnti northeast
io southeast winiss
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HOME ECONOMICS CLUBS

MRS. l.. LANDRUM, ORGANIZER
SUPERVISOR STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRi
CULTURE GIRLS CLUBS HOME Economics AND
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Big ieaguo scorca in the Caller
every day IN the week.
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Mrs s. vi,efho and Miss Thsn
Ni,efho of Beaumont afc gucsD at iaa
NucreH ilutci
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MI and alrs s. Juck and I.eonaya
Nfuch ~ TSl,r Mrs Marios Herz nnd
sidney Herr ~ waco. arc visiting Nj
and Mrs JnscYh ilirsrh
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POWDER PLANT DAMAGED

MEM YORK July b Fire damaged
the plaui ef the Hercules Powder
COMPANY IN <cnville. \ D. TINS after
noon Investigation showed that none
of the employees were Killed Oh in-
iured
Aroerdiug to officials ~ the conn
pany The five may have started from
= cigarette thrown Into a giyccr-
Inc wat
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AIRS W. !. Hammer and daughter
leNse to-day FOR fcnnsNitpnin. where
They viii apcnd tic summer
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vi. l. Iandfum spcnt priday O.
the tiiy
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CORPUS CHRISTI
'.'SoCIETY.' -
Miss J.snsu. ouns,, aseissy Editor
Phone 20

Miss Jeanette ounst, sse,ssy Editor
Phone 2us
soeia. Affairs Today
Z.
Gnir ffnnAlg seaoly "a moot AZ
fou, r'ciock ln the Parish House ~
ths Episcopal church
panro To- enlisted meu 40 the sea.
shufe riuh.
Personals
SIR Jnsrph Green ~ Hucbpoti
spvnt Friday W The ciiS
Ailas HatiD cnhn OF san DicRo. n
visiting re'H'itfs 70 ne cify
Airs w. d. Hammer and daughter,
leNse to-day FOR rennsNiN nniu. where
thev VIII apcnd the summer
Mi nud Aira s. luck AMI Ieonard
Nfuch ~ TSl,r MrH MArioa Herr nnd
sidney Herr 20 waco. arc visiting MI
and Mrs. Joscrh lirseh.
Mr ara Mrs. ,. =. Hall ana SON
Miss Sarah GfaYtpn Chambiira. Mics
i.orlua Mckinney and Miss Kathleen
Wilson 81 licepiilr are tiMflur Mr.
and M,s ~ " Jones'
Mrs s. vttcfho and Miss ghse
Niiefho of Beaumont afc gucsn at tae
Nuccea iloicl
MIS- 0. landfum spcni Friday Ga
the cts
Mrs E ~ lAnnafora has returned
from dcliehiful visit I'd kausas Cltg
Patriotic Entertainment
Tho patriotic entertainment eigtn ly
the ladies NJ the Fiiat Methodist
ceufgh Thufsdu, night waa quito "a
suctths.
Thatc was nrre nt'ordaner ana
ne audience waH most arptrci tive 90
the drliFhlnH program
The little unts dressed in tho
nBtfnna coiots fufmci the flag which
was an especially attractive feature
Miss Mary Mcrlc Hili read Your
Flag and Ny Flag"
The NHmp of Dio Glory" was given
by Miss Fatfic stevens
Musirai numbers by Misses iiiii nnd
fuvcstei were enjoyed
Tho history or oar flag wHs well
given ht tw9iNe litti" boys who ea1
"a representation ~ Guy slae frum fleT
10 The perseni lnfc
Mrs Clcmmcf dressed ns tho Goi-
drsA ~ l.iherty SANK The Stnf
SpnnEigl Bnuuor' She was aacntn
fanied tn TIN fosirum by two boN
scouts Deihnfi haven ana i.uuif Las
ton ono bearing cold SlaiY." ASA tho
Other the Christian FLAG After the
singing ~ thc National Anthem each
Toy pledged ailegispce 90 his flag
onward Christian soldiers" suur
hy the audience closed the program
:. !. I.
Dance az The Nueees
finp ~ the most enjoyable DANCES
~ tho season was given by the Nu.
Gees Hotel management on Thursdn5
evening
The banquet han and sun pnri0r
were crowded with dancers. au0 MANY
OUT of town people we're present. az
wcl as army officers and mon
M orchestra furnished delightfui
music during the evening
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City News 4: -:
!: !: in Brief

Private Samuel Weed, with the
American Marines 10 France. and the
first Corpus Chr,sti hoy 20 ne Wounded
there. has written his brothers hero,
That be- was shot in the arm. ana s
now in a hospital in Paris. und getting
along splendldiy
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from William Crocgoi advising thar ht
had arrived safely IN England lie
is the son ~ Ali and Aia ~. H..
Cracker, liViug 81 1929 Mesquite
street Others In the same contingent
with lttAatc Crucher inCluc Bart 9
Dewitt. i-onniv Lee MnticA Waiter
Netfers Roland r. tlutchtl and
number oi other Corpus Christi boys
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Aiir iuarph Green 81 Huchpnf'
spvnt ftlday 10 The ciis
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Mrs r. g. ilAnnaforl hae rctm
from Aolirhiful visit ID kausus &
=. =. -
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Socia. aftaira Today
GlfiH fihnNlg recieiX "a mont A
fun r'riock IN the Parish llu,Ue ~
ihc Episcopal church
Danre To- enlisted mru ai the Sesa
shute club
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12
MORE COAL THAN EVER
IN COUNTRY'S HISTORY

record for bituminous and anthracite
coal mining during the first half of
the coal production year.
The bituminous tonnage was 311,-
216,00O. an increase of 33,41S, 900 or
twelve percent over the record break,
ing production of the corresponding
period in 1917 The anthracite pro-
duction from April to Sept. % was
51,651 900 tons which is 1.072,o00 or
81 percent over last years figures. /
These production records were es,
tablished in the face of many handt-
caps, chief of which was reduced
man power in the mines. It is esti1
mated that the draft took between
SO, 900 and $4,000 coal miners during
the last year, while PROBABLY as many
men left the mines for other war in
duStrtes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12

representatives to witness the dam
age done to Greek territory. Repair
alton will be asked at the peace con-
ference.
Germany Is crunrbIins Ediface.
lBy Robert J. Bender, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-President
Wilson's diplomatic thanking move
ment at Germany's rear Is accentuat-
ing the difficulty Of the kaiser, now
struggling to save himself from the
peace trap he tried to spring on the
allies.
Reported unqualified acceptance by
Austria and Turkey OF the presidents
fourteen principles for peace, leaves
Germany in an extremely delicate
position. She must either yield to her
vaasals' demands or lose them, In the
opinion OF experts here.
Today Prince Max is expected to
appear before the reichstag and dis
cuss Germany's reply to President
Wilson's inquiries.
With the German armies retreating
steadily under the constant blows OF
Foch in the west and with Germany's
vassals in the east crying for peace.
the position Of Max is the most inter
esting of any OF the long line of chan
cellors that have passed like phan-
toms oyer the reichstag rostrum since
the war broke out.
Interior conditions are worse than
at any time in the history OF Ger
many. According to reports to this
government, the Indications increase,
that Germany is a crumbl1ng edfffce.
One of these says in part:
Even the hospitals are no longer
revictualed The alimentary condt'
tions are lamentable. Bandages, ETC.,
are absolutely lacking. Well known
physicians state that the race is lost
and will not be brought back to it's
old standard for many years. The
we'll known Professor Bier reports
that the German people will cry for
mercy before six months, IL the allied
bombardment OF towns continues and
the day when this arrives, no govern
ment will be able to stop the pressure
of the people for peace at any price.
The people have suffered too much not
to succumb to this ceaseless anguish
Austria, too. is hard pressed-even
more so. In addition to the constant
uprisings Of the oppressed national1-
ties within her borders the people OF
Hungary are now demanding sep
arate government and officials here
look to see this granted by Emperor
Charles in his desperate efforts to
democratize his dominion and save
his throne.
All these conditions are expected to
have had their respective parts in IN
fluencing the kaiser ON his reply to
President Wilson.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12
egotiating With Allies for Armistice Similar
to That of Bulgaria, Leaving Ger
many in the Lurch
HER ARMIES HAVE BEEN WRECKED
Austria Hungary Also Expected Soon to An
nounce Acceptance of Terms Laid Down
by President Wilson.
[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent

[By Raymond Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-With the
allied armies driving ahead in the
near east to reestablish their front
on the Danube river, Turkey is &C.
celebrating her efforts to withdra W
from the war.
Following tentative negotiations
with the allies reported for the last
few days, Turkey is now said to be
sending an appeal to President viii.
son-probably similar to that of Bull.
garia-urging his aid in obtaining for
Turkey an armistice and her retire
ment as Teutonic ally.
Her position as belligerent is be-
coming more and more dangerous and
her surrender is expected momen-
tarily, to prevent complete disaster
| General Allenby has wrecked Tur.
keys armies and once the allies re-
establish the Danube front, Turkey
will be cut off from all hope of aid
from Germany.
When the allies get this waterway
under fire of their guns, barges bear
ing munitions to Turkey via the Black
sea must cease their operations and
the Ottoman empire will be wiped
out of the war.
This accomplished, the Darda-
nelles will be thrown open to the
allied fleet. Odessa opened as base
for reconstruction of an eastern front
in Russia-and the plight of Austria
will become increasingly serious.
1t is possible, therefore, that Ger
many is exerting every pressure to
hold her ally in line or engineer
Turkeys exit in such fashion as to
get what salvage she can out Of the
ruins. For that reason, officials here
are Withholding comment on the
latest reported Turk maneuver until
official advices are at hand.
Rahmy Pasha, governor of Smyrna
is now in Athens seeking a separate
peace with allied repres esentatives
there. Though he Is 4 youne Turk,
he Is anti-German and has stead
fastly refused to yield to the pro-
German Enver and his vassals at
Constantinople. He is ambitious to
be Independent Of Turkey proper and
is dickering on that basis with allied
leaders at Athens, advices say.
Greek Premier Venizelos, entering
devastated sections of Macedonian
Greece cabled details to the Greek
legation here today.
The population of Seras has been
reduced from $4,000 to 5000, Veni-
zelos reported.
"The condition in which he found
the city is so appalling that no words
can describe the horrors and atroci-
ties committed by the Bulgarians" the
official statement from the Greek le-
cation declared "The remaining in
habitants look more like ghosts than
human beings. The German atroci
ties in Belgium could be considered
child's play compared to what the
miserable Greek populations Of east
Macedonia have experienced
The Greek government is urging al
lied and neutral governments to send
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12

TRANSPORT
DESTROYED
At Least $50 U. S. Soldier
Perished as Result of Col
lision in Fierce
Storm.
ON SUNDAY MORNING
Georqia Men Lost When Otranto with
900 Aboard Met Disaster
of the Coast of
Scotland.
ON SUNDAY MORNING

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service.
| LONDON, Oct. 12-Conservative
estimates early today placed the
number of soldiers lost when the
British steamship Otranto, acting as
| an American transport, was sunk IN
collision with the Kashmir. at 15O.
The Otranto was dashed to pieces
on rocks Of the Scottish coast early
Sunday morning after she had been
rammed by the Kashmir during a
fierce storm. Capt. F. H. Heimeri
army medical corps, unattached
whose home is at Hamden, N. Y, ar
rived here today with thirty sur
vivors of the crash.
Three hundred and seventeen sol
diers and 100 members of the Duran
to's crew were rescued by British
estroyer, he said.
Captain Heimer. interviewed by
the United Press, said the COLLISION
occurred at nine o'clock Sunday
morning.
"a raging storm was in progress"
he stated, with high seas sweeping
across our decks when the kashmlr
hit us amidships. The GOODNESS and
calmness of the soldiers are wonder
full They Jumped 70 attehtioh' ae
their appointed places, awaiting COM
mands without panic
"There were 100 sick cases below
and I believe they were all lost We
f,oated an hour and quarter after
the collision. When a British de-
stroyeE drew up alongside. our lro boys ,
diers aboard OF those left aboard
many must have been lost"
others declare there were 900 sol
d,ers aboard. Unstinted praise is
being heaped on Lieutenant Craven
who commanded the British DESTROYER
Mounsly and rescued more than zoo
men.
Most of the soldiers on the trans
mort were Georgia men, all casualties
fnrobably smeaning replacement
units). Red Cross workers met sur
viyors of the lost ship in which they
landed. supplying them with cigar