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FIRST AMERICAN VESSEL SUNK
FIRST AMERICAN VESSEL
BECOMES VICTIM OF MINE
FIRST AMERICAN VESSEL
BECOMES VICTIM OF MINE.
BKRAIKN, Fob. 22. Word Inis been
received here of the first instance of
the destruction of mi American vessel
in tiiu mined waters along the German
shores. The news came today that the
American steamer Rvelvn, carrying a
cargo of cotton from New York to lire -
men has struck a mine off the island
of ttinkuiii in the North sea and was
sunk. Before sinking the entire crew
of twenty-seven men and the captain
were saved by u passing vessel.
BRYAN ORDERS AN
INVESTIGATION OF
SINKING OF EVELYN.
WASHINGTON, l-eb. 22. With the
receipt of the news of the sinking of
the American steamer Rvelyn near
llorkum Island in the North sea, Sec
retary Bryan immediately ordered an
investigation bv the American consul
at Bremen as to the details of the dis
aster and with explicit instructions to
learn the probable nationality of the
mine which caused the destruction of
■ he American ship
FIVE BRITISH SHIPS VICTIMS
OF SUBMARINE BLOCKADE.
LONDON, Feb 21 - The Admiralty
has posted bulletins showing that hut
five vessels of the merchant fleet have
become the victims of the German sub
marines since the inauguration of the
blockade which is held to be small con
sidering tiie volume of shipping enter
ing British ports since tlie commence
ment of tiie German attack, it is
generally held that tiie blockade is
proving fur less dangerous than the
Germans anticipated
SUBMARINE IN IRISH SEA
AROUSES ADMIRALTY
LONDON. Feb. 22.—The torpedoing
of the English steamer Gnmbnk off
Almwich Saturday lias thoroughly
aroused the Admiralty to the danger
threatening the liritish eutnmerce in
the Irish sen. and every precaution is
being taken to safeguard as far as pos
sible against a repetition of the near
disaster of last week. The Oamhak
reports that a submarine was seen
some lime before making the attack
lint was unable lo offer defense owing
to lack of arms.
GERMAN SUBMARINE U. 16
BELIEVED SUNK.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. 21 The finding
of a charred life preserver tossed up io
tfie action of the waves, on which were
certain markings indicating ttint it was
a portion of the equipment of the tier
man submarine I'. 16, lias given rise
to the belief that that vessel has been
destroyed by an explosion at some
point off the Holland coast
ENGLAND WORRIED
OVER FLEET.
LONDON. Keh. 22 Since the infop
tion of the German blockade, the Fug
lish press is constantly clamoring for
news of the whereabouts of the allies
North sea fleet The absence of tit re
ferences to the North Sen fleet in the
reports of the Admiral!' is causing
much uneasiness The press comment
half intimates that half of the entire
licet might he sunk foi all that is
| known concerning if
ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES
CAN CONTROL SITUATION.
LONDON, Fell 22 The fears which
developed with the approach of the
threatened German submarine raid
have now been almost entirely dtsst
isitod, and tbr liritish public are now
settling down lo quietly await de
velopments. The Admiralty has an
nounced that the allies are in a |a>»i
, tion to control any -situation that the
.German threaten to create.
I GERMANS FIND SIXTH
VICTIM IN IRISH SEA.
LONDON. Keli. 22 -Reports received
j here from the light tenders on the fall
of Man, a small island off the Isle of
Man. state that a small Irish coasting
steamer, the Downshlre, was sunk b\ a
German submarine this morning with
in sight of land Details ate lacking but
lit is thought that the crew have been
sa ved.
REPORT SAYS SUBMARINES
MAKING FOR NEW ENGLAND
LONDON. Kell 22.—I'neon Armed
rumors state that a monster German
submarine has eluded the vigilance
of the allied blockading fleet some days
ago and Is now crossing the Atlantic
to some point on tbe coast of the I'nlted
States presumably New Kngland.
where German sympathisers have es
tablished a secret base from which the
German vessel will operate against the
commerce of Kngland The rumor Is
scouted in higher quarters.
BERLIN REPORTS BRITISH
TRANSPORT SUNK.
ItKRLIN, Kelt. 22. Reports receive.
I here from Belgian sources lead to thej
belief that a British transport loaded i
j with troops and convoyed by a war }
v essel has been sunk by a submarine at f
some point near the Belgian coast.
COMMERSE RESUMED BETWEEN
FRANCE AND ENGLAND
PARIS, Feb. 22.—Commerce between
I France and Kngland has been resumed
land vessels aro now leaving for tho
! west coast of Rrltlun The vessels de
i parting from the French Atlantic sea
ports are taking a wide angle to reach
the Irish Channel.
A LOVELY SOUTHERN LASS
|
Mrs. Sheldon, Down in Dixie, 2/th.
AMERICAN PLANTS CAN
HANDLE U. S. NEEDS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Congress
man H. I\ Hobson, (luring ;i conference'
of tho House Novnl Committee, stilted
that the belligerent nations of Europe1
are ordering such quantities of war
material from rifles to submarines from
the manufacturing plants of America
ihat those plants ran continue business
with the highest possible elTirieny in
case the Trnited States should by any
chance he involved in tin- war and have
need of their facilities.
WESTERN ZONF !
ALLIES CAPTURE TWO HUNDRED
NEAR VERDUN.
PARIS, Fell 21 Substantial gains
were made by the allies in the region
of Verdun and the recent German at
tacks have been utterly wasted Fol
lowing the sixth assault by the enemy
the French forces initiated a series of
determined counter attacks which com
pletely overwhelmed the German lines
and resulted in tlie capture of two hun
dred prisoners, three machine guns and
two of the latest type of trench motors.
The Gorman offensive at other points
have been repulsed with severe losses to
the enemy.
A MILLION PAIR OF SHOES
for allies.
PARIS, Feb. 22.—Orders have been re
ceived from Canadian firms for one
million pairs of shoes to ho delivered
with all possible dispatch. The con
tract has been placed with one of the
largest New England shoe houses and
the factory capacity will he pressed to
the limit. It Is considered certain that
the shoes are for the use of the soldiers
of the allied nations.
GERMAN AEROPLANE
ATTACKS ENGLISH TOWN.
HliAINTUEE, England, I V!>. J.’- An
aeroplane, (lying high above the city,
commenced dropping bombs upon this
place nt an early hour today but with
out pausing any great amount of dam
age, The attack was made without
warning and the inhabitants were
badly frightened but suffered no in
jury. The several bombs dropped ex -
ploded in open spaces and the damage
to property was inconsiderable. Xo
provisions have been made for the de
fense of the city against aero attacks
owing to tlie distance from the coast,
the town being situated almost in tho
heart of Essex and is in no way im
portant.
NORTH SEA
MASS OF MINES.
THE HAGUE. Eeb Dutch
aviator, returned front a flight over the
North sea, says that the waters of thnt
sea are a veritable mass of Pouting
and buoyed mines. The airman states
that countless lines of mines extend in
every direction and were easily nbserv- j
able from the high elevation of the.
plane.
DREAM ORANGES DATES
The Dream management announces
that the shows will be limited to three
performances for the next few weeks,
the same to be given on Tuesday, Wed
nesdays and Sundays. The mid-week
performances will display the same
pictures and the Sunday program will
be displayed for one day only. The
program for Tuesday and Wednesday
will consist of two comedies and an
equal number of dramas, the leader be
ing an interesting detectivo story en
titled, a Chase Across the Continent
In addition the drama, The Escape, and ,
the comedies. When Women are Police
and Percy’s Wooing, will be shown, the
former being of especial merit as a
laugh provoker
THAT MILITARY DRAMA
Down in Dixie, Saturday night.
ATTENTION ALL EAGLES
Don’t forgot noxt Tuosday availing
Bachalors social to Married Eagles.
Immediately after Lodge meeting
Whitt 8,30 Banquet 10, Danoing 11 to 1.
Wardell. Chairman.
DIPLOMATS WORRIED
OVER GERMAN REFUSAL
WASHINGTON. Sob *.’1 Germany's
refusal to recede from the position she
has taken in regard to the win /.one is
giving the* diplomats much concern am.
t lie situation is geimralh eon.sideie*
\ e \ grave State officials. U llll
guarded in theii statements. sn\ Unit
the refusal <>i the Gorman government
pres«»nt mans possibilities of the Pnlted
States being ultimatelv inva.lv.-d in the
!■!ur«»pean imbroglio
It is generallx considered that
the premiseus planting of mines is un
warranted from ever> point of view,
and this, with the refusal to insure the
safeguarding of neutral vessels which
..mpelled to pass through the
waters of tile effected zone In order to
teach their destination in neutral ports
- the subnet of grave consideration.
The President and his advisers are
carefully reviewing the situation but
hate given no sign of the prospective
ittiiude of the government. It is
thought that a renewal of the coaver*
sations with Germany will again prove
equally unproductive of satisfactory
results and it is probable that the gov*
• ■rument will await some overt act be
fore making further reply to either the
German or British notes.
The Daily Nugget, $2.00 per mentS*
GERMANS TAKE MANY
PRISONERS NEAR PLOCK
I
RERUN. 1VI, ■: The reports of th<
war office indicate that General von
flindenberg is planning to strike at
the Russians through East Prussia and
the greatest concentration is develop
ing at points north of Warsaw The
German forces are tlso deployed along
a line parallel to the Fialtic shores port I
of the Nionian river The Russians are
being driven i-;ei at nearly every point
from the Nionian south to the \ Istula
The German offensive i long the
Warsaw front has been resumed ind
the lines are being pushed rapldlv for
ward east of Pluck The Polish l>l
vision has swept over the lirst line oi
the defenses below the Vistula driving
the Russians slowly eastward Him
dreds of half frozen Russian troops
have fallen into the hands of the Ger
mans near Plonk
GALICIAN REVERSES ARE
ADMITTED BY PETROGRAO
I’ETROORAU. I'ef, war oilier
bulletins admit that the Russian arms
have suffered severely in the reeent
fighting in Galicia, tin armies operat
ing to the westward of lTzemvsl have
been compelled to fall hack on the hill
side Intrenehments west of Snnok to
await reinforcements and artillery The
Russian lines before Warsaw are now
prepared to meet lie- renewed offen
sive of the Germans and ii is declared
that they are notv Impregnable Ap
proximately three million troops are
now intrenched from points north of
the Vistula to close to the Galician
in,rrl'is and covering practically the
lirendth of Western Poland. Tile gov
ernment has provided the army with
vast stores of supplies and many hun
dred pieces of artillery.
AUSTRIANS CAPTURE RUSSIAN
POSITIONS IN WEST GALACIA.
VIENNA. Pel) 22 The Austrian
I forces operating in west, r nOalacln
continue victorious at many points
along the Ponjek river and have cap
tured the advance positions of the Rus
sians dong tite line west of Tnrnovv
The Russians have also been compelled
t.. fall hark to the north and west of
Tariiow abandoning several lines of in
treiichments l.itth' has been heard
from the Austrian armies following the
Russian retreat from upper liukowiuu
hut it is generally believed that the
Russians have evacuated the entire
district
GERMANS BEATEN DECISIVELY
NEAR OSSOWICE
PETROORAP 1-Vh 21 The War
oilicn has annoiinrrd that the German
right below Warsaw has again tssumed
the offensive and has been steadily
pressing forward along the Russian
front hut without success, the Germans
being beaten neat the fortress of os
sowiee north of the Bzurn, after a
stubborn artillery battle German at
tacks are reported from points along
the Vistula amt north of I.odz. hut with
little gains. The Russian lines below
Augustowo are reported to he intact.
GERMANY BELIEVES CAN
NOW TAKE WARSAW.
KKUL1X, Feb. -T. -General von ifiu
■ 'enbiTg has again directed his efforts
I.. the task of taking Warsaw and ha*
the Russia ns floundering toward that
1.1 mi t following his latest offensive
gainst the defenses along the lower
Vistula It is generally believed in
Berlin that the Russians have »j
weakened the defenses of Warsaw dur
ing the attempt to penetrate Into Kant
I'rusMia. that the Germans will have
i• 111 little difficulty in breaking through
The German commander Is now forcing
the Russians to give buttle on the twice
fought over battle Helds between the
Vistula and the town of I.odz
AUSTRIANS DEFEATED IN
GREAT BATTLE BELGRAOE.
1’KTTlN.ir.i I'eb i’ll—Servian ad
vices indicate that the defenders of
Belgrade have surprised and defeated
tile \ustrlnns in a monster battle along
the Danube at n point across that rtver
. fmm the Servian capital. The report
slates that the Austrians have been ut -
icily confounded at the sudden move
mi-nt of the Serbs and it Is now con
sidered doubtful If they ran carry Bel
grade
DANCING CLAS9 POSTPONED.
On account of Eagle's Bachelor night
the Miner’s Home Club Dancing class
will meet Wednesday instead of Tu«
i tlay night.
GENERAL WAR
SHIPYARD CONTRACTS
AGGREGATE HUNDRED
MILLION.
NEW YOKE, Feb. 22.—Conservative
estimates of the orders notv being filled
by United States shipyards for foreign
demands places the total at the enour
mous sum of one hundred millions.
The contracts consist largely of ar
mour plate, guns and war crafts of nil
descriptions up to the size nf destroyers
of the second class.
CANADIANS CAREFULLY
WATCHING DETROIT TUNNELS.
DETROIT, Feb. 22.—The Canadian
secret service men are keeping a quiet
watch of all passengers and railway
employees passing through the tunnels
under the Detroit river, fearful lest an
attempt will be made to injure this
great artery Into Canada.
GERMAN MIGRATION
ABOUT TO COMMENCE.
BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 22.—The
receipt of a note from the Qorraan
Chaneellnr. by the Swiss authorities.
asking tin- utlituile of the Swiss na
tion regarding the passage of a large
number of German civilians into or
: through tlie Swiss republic is lieiieved
lb mean that the migration of wealthy
German non-comhntnnts is about to
I fommonee
•MINE TRAWLERS THREATEN
IsWEDISH NEUTRALITY.
ST< iCKlit 1I..M, I'eli. V- Tile SweU
! isli government has seized four Swed
ish trawlers, which are said to have
been engaged in mine hunting under a
set ret agreement with the English Ad
|
miralt? The vessels were found drug
ging for mines along the south coast
of Sweden. The commanders of the
vessels hale been imprisoned
GERMANY SAYS CANNOT
'ALWAYS DISTINGUISH NEUTRALS
COPENHAGEN, Feb Merlin has j
advised the Scandinavian countries ]
| that she cannot guarantee that the
submarines of the blockading licet in
English waters will always be able to
distinguish between bona lido neutral
steamers and those of the nllies flying
neutral flags. The statement Is made
that tlie allies’ vessels are using neu
tral flags indiscriminately, tint largely
those of America and the Scnndlna
vlan countries It Is declared that
smri's of ships are passing through the
North and Irish sens flying neutral
Hugs and because of a lack of certalnt>
as in nationality, have not been harmed
by the German vessels. The report In
dicates that the same statement wilt
he made to all other neutral powers
RUSSIANS REPORTED CARRIED
OUTER DEFENSES BOSPHORUS
ATHENS. Feb. 22 A Bulgarian dis
patch received today states that th*
outer defenses of the Bosphorus wen*
carried by the Russians at midnight
Friday after a concerted attack of the
army and the Russian Black sea fleet
Persistent Inquiries, however, have
failed to confirm the story owing to the
fact that telegraphic communication
with Constantinople is broken and all
wires are reported down.
CROWING INDICATIONS POINT
TO 9EWARD: R. R. TERMINUS
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—Those in
t,,ui h with the progress made In the
work of the Alaska Engineering Com
mission state that the indications are
dally growing stronger that the Presi
dent will select the Seward route far
the proposed trunk line to the interior