Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-03-28
(SH|P THEFT
 |Ies OPERATING ! ALL OVER WORLD
|;t;ss of This Gang are c.id to be Wide
 spread

.o Aires. March 27.--Belie1
 w ySsidespread international or.
 .,ar a is at work stealing mer.
 a'f 5 from steamships is express.
 renort of the United States
 ], 'o of commerce in Argentina
 ar,ber investigated the loss of
 ,s 1sAn merchandise by pilfering
 ssinsplying to this port and
 I1l ".aht the same characteristics
 ,;hIe in thefts of merchandise
 Italy. Spain and England as
 me a United States"
 investigation was made at the
 of the allied chambers Of
 s,ee which asked all the mem |a make similar investigations.
 increase in pilferage during
 4 few months had been alarm
 ssys the report. "An effort nade to deduce from the evi- f,sss received the value of the goods
 hut this was impossible altho reral terms it would seem to nto hundreds of thousands of B in gold. 2 curious feature developed
 was that pilferage occurs with ency in articles sent by parcel
 for which there is no recourse
 value has been declared.
 ,e thefts have all the character
 of systematized robbery by peo- Tho know the merchandise and know the pecularities of the ers. It would seem, moreover,
 a widespread international or
 ation was at work for the same Icteristics are visible in thefts Ierchandise from Italy, France,
 and England as from the Uni Btates.
 he house imported a lot of 30
 mobiles. It is the custom of
 factory to pack the set of tools he special corner of the case. A
 was cut into this particular er of 29 cases and the tool sets
 removed. Apparently the les knew exactly where to look the articles they desired.
 mother house which imports dry s found that zinc-lined cases had opened, the silk contents remov- Ind an equal weight of coal put the cases which were nailed up. her house which also imports goods had several cases of silk t completely ,rifled and in the were found cotton goods of an TOT quality. Each of these involved losses amounting to 7 MO,0OO in gold. One export silk from Europe, with the idea 'eivng the thieves changed his pf acking and also his ship but the thieves went di- \ packages and rifled them n they knew beforehand what 'ntained. Two separate ship each containing 15O,OOO sew |thlnes needless were stolen. | pty boxes arriving in Buenos llthough in this case the ship ve W complete security that the l1A ldlse was loaded on the steam Ioper condition in New York. &pt makes his custom house
 m harmony with the ship
 ments received from abroad st pay duty on goods that british steamship companies 5 And more recently the Ameri- nsnlp companies have includ- e.f es bills of lading a clause l1ect that the steamer will responsible for pilferage in Tn which loss can be cover l 'nce companies are increas- i, rates and threaten to Il more increases. The at the steamship companies captains is a direct invita- theft on board s theft increases, insurance increase and the eventual
 to legitimate commerce to De very grave.
 pinlon of responsible mari- T rance agents and adjusters n close touch with the situ- nat the only remedy is for snlp companies to reassume liity for pilferage and in are unwilling to do SO ntal pressure should he o bear to compel them to this clause"