The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-09

were "shrieking out loud" Specifical-
ly he blamed Commander Lansdowne,
saying: ''In my opinion the ship ran
deliberately into the center Of the
storm for at least half an hour after
danger signals had been shrieking out
loud. With the ship having sufficient
power for steerage way, she easily
could have got out of danger. / stand
ready to prove this from the evidence
presented to this court"
Captain Heinen criticized certain
structural changes in the Shenandoah,
and said he had heard from many
members Of the crew that they mis-
trusted the airship because of her con-
dition.
Lieut.. j. B. Anderson, aerologist on
the Shenandoah, testified that Com
mander Lansdowne disregarded his
advice to change the course.
A MOTHER misfortune befell the
4 "A navy in the ramming and sinking
of the submarine S-51 about twenty
miles from Block island. Struck by
the steamship City Of Rome, she sank
Immediately and Of her crew of SO
men only three were saved. Every
effort to save the men imprisoned in
the vessels hull was made, but in
vain, largely because of stormy
weather and swift tides. After sew
eral days divers brought up the bodies
Of two Of the victims, and operations
to recover the others and to raise the
submarine were continued Blame for
the distressing accident has not yet
been fixed
ERMANY accepted the invitation
~ Of the allies to conference on a
security pact, and this week the for
eign ministers are assembled In Locar-
no, Switzerland, discussing the terms
of the proposed treaty designed to
give lasting peace at least to western
Europe. The Germans sought to stip-
ulate that their country should be
purged of guilt for the war, but this
was firmly refused by England and
France. Probably the request and it's
rejection were designed to satisfy the
nationalist in both Germany and
France.
N DISTINGUISHED statesmen from
~ thirty-six countries are in Wash
ington attending the sessions of the
Interpa union. The confer
.ence was opened Thursday with adj
dresses by Secretary Of State Kellogg
and Senator Mckinley of Illinois and
response by Baron Adelswaerd of
Sweden. president Of the council of the
union. Silly friends Of various fac
lions in foreign lands took advantage
of the arrival Of certain of the dele
gates to exhibit their Stiffness. For in
stance, Gen. Richard Mulcahy of the
Irish Free State was mobbed, both at
his landing in New York and on his
visit to Philadelphia, by Irish re-
public sympathizers; and the Italian
delegates who are Fascists were at
tackled by anti-Fascist Italians in New
York.
MO SETTLEMENT of the French
' debt was reached because M.
Caillaux was unable to offer terms
that the American commission would
accept, and the negotiations have been
suspended indefinitely, the French mis-
sion returning to Paris. However, a
tonn0r0rv orronoan,ant xroe ,,o..o~..5
by Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
and this was carried back by M. Call
laux for submission to the French par
lament, which probably will agree to
it gladly. This plan is that France
shall pay the United States $4O,0OOOO0
year for five years and that at the
expiration of that period the discus
sion of the definite funding of the debt
shall be resumed. The sum suggested
amounts to l per cent interest on the
total French debt with accrued inter-
est. In reality the payments by
France would be increased only $780,
100000. as she has been paying a like
sum annually as interest on the A. E.
f. war stocks she purchased in 1919.
M. Caillaux could not commit him
self on the American offer. because, as
he explained. he was vested with full
powers to reach a conclusive settle
ment but held no mandate to sign
temporary makeshift agreement. But
he assured Mr.. Mellon he would sup
port the plan before parliament.
Caillaux's final offer, which was
found unacceptable, was that France
should pay $40,000000 annually for
the first five years, $60.000,000 annu-
ally for the following seven years, ard
800, 100000 annually for the next Sc
years, thus spreading payments over