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SHll’S SUNK OFF U.S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 'A—The British steamers,
Stephano, Slrathdene, Westpoint ami Kingston, the Dut
ch steamer Broomersdyk and the Norwegian ship C luist
ian Knudson have been sunk or crippled and three others
have been reported sunk, apparently by German submar
ines, oil the east coast ot the l nited States in the past,
twenty-four hours. The whole story is not yet known but
a flotilla of American ships has been ordered out to rescue |
the survivors. British cruisers arrived on the scene at!
2 this morning but no sign of the destroying vessels have
been seen. 1’resident Wilson is said to be greatlj con
cerned over the occurrence but there is nothing to indi
cate yet that any international complications might ensue.
STOPS U. S. SHIP
NEWPORT, Oct. D. — A still greater sensation was
caused today when it was learned that the German sub
marine l'-5o stopped the United States steamer Kansan
southeast of Nantucket. Nothing more has been learned
of the event and the naval radio lias been dosed to press
investigations so that very little can be found out unless
what it announced from Washington. Captain Smith of
the Kansan says the submarine was without colors. It
was half an hour before the same submarine encountered
the Stratlulene which was sunk at six this morning.
Twenty of the Stratlulene s crew were rescued but fifteen
are still missing. The Kansan says the Westpoint is sink
ing now ami she is going to her aid sixty miles away, file
Stephano was a ship of the Red C ross line. She was the
biggest of the ships sunk and carried forty-four first and
forty second class passengers. Her crew numbered eighty
Admiral Knight reports that American Destroyers res
cued all the passengers. .Mrs. Elsie Vanderbilt and other
society women are housing the people saved from the
wrecks. Four U. S. destroyers brought in two hundred
and sixteen of the survivors yesterday.
(Note: It will be remembered by Gateway readers
that the submarine which arrived in the United States last
Saturday before the sinking of the ships was learned- of
was the U-53. This boat is now said to be the one that
held up the United States ship Kansan and if such is the
case it places her in the belligerent class, which means,
cf course, that she will not be regarded as a merchant
man like the Deutschland.)
TOOK SEVENTEEN DAYS
WASHINGTON, Oct. S—Observers believe that the
arrival of the submarine with mail lor Bernstortl has
some connection with the story that Gerard is on the way
from Berlin with peace proposals. The sub took only
seventeen days to cross the Atlantic but she had aboaid
provisions for three months and many think she escorted
the Bremen and left her outside some place. Commander
Rose permitted the Associated Press correspondent to go
aboard today and even entrusted him with the mail for
Bernstortl', which was in one big single envelope. Rose
tvs he had heavy seas during most of the trip until he
came near Newfoundland but the trip was uneventful.
The submarine was investigated today and it was found
that her construction permitted two guns four and alt
and four torpedo tubes. The commander was questioned
at length by the authorities and during the questioning he
remarked casually that he might never get home. Lieut
enant Wacker, the second in command, today accepted a
silk Hag of the Irish Republic from James O'Brien, a
leader in Irish circles. Taking the flag Wacker said he
would hoist it in honor of Ireland when he sank the next
British ship.
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CREWS UNLOCATED
BOSTON, Oct. 9.—The whole country is amazed to
day by the news of the destruction of shipping right at
the doors of the United States by German submarines.
From the first reports it appears as if Germany had turn
ed her whole submarine arm to the task of ravaging ship
ping in these waters. It is believed, however, that no lives
have been lost although the crew of the ship Kingston aie
r-till missing.
BROUGHT OFFICIAL MAIL !
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Oct. 7.—Commander
Hans Rose, captain of the newly arrived German sub
marine, paid an official visit today to Rear Admiral Knight
at the Naragansett Bay naval station. Captain Rose says
he just put in to deliver the official mail for the German
ambassador and he declined to say whether he had come
to search for the Bremen or not. •
SAW SUBMARINE NAME
NEWPORT, Oct. i>. — Mrs. Henry Wilson, of Wil
liamstown, Mass., who was a passenger on the Stephano
says that an officer of the vessel told her that he distinctly
saw through his glasses the name U-bl on the submarine
that sank the Stephano. The executive officer of the U.
A Destroyer Ericson has returned from Nantucket and
reports that nine ships were sunk in the first swoop and
that three German submarines were operating.
THINK WHOLE FLOTILLA HERE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—Officials express the opin
ion that too many torpedoes were used lor the sinking ot
the nine ships to make it seem possible that only one sub
marine was operating, and the opinion is that a llotilla oi
undersea vessels are now in these waters Irom Germany.
PRESIDENT CONFERRING
LONGBRANCH, Oct. 9.—The officials are said to be
deeply concerned over the destruction of vessels by sub
marines in these waters and it is known that Count von
Bernstorff is to visit the President today although it is
not known whether it is to talk about the submarines or
about the Polish relief. Wilson has also made an engage
ment with Jusserand, the French ambassador, for today.
The ship Strathdene was a vessel in the lumber trade
formerly between the Pacilic coast and Austiuliu.
ALLIES ADVANCING
PARIS, Oct. 8.—By joint attacks the allies last night
advanced two thirds of a mile on the Somme. The British
also advanced a thousand yards between Gaudecourt and
I ,esbouefs.
ROUMANIANS CROSS AGAIN
ROME, Oct. 8.—Reports from Petrograd confirm the
news that the Roumanians have again crossed the Danube
and have repulsed the forces of Mackensen. No official
notice of this has been received.
. ROUMANIANS WITHDRAW
BUCHAREST, Oct. 9.—The Roumanian armies that
invaded Transylvania, it is admitted, have been with
drawn all the way from Hermanstadt to Brasso to the
Carpathain frontier to defend the passes into Roumania
against an Austrian invasion.
STOCKS DROP
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—Stocks declined three to seven
points today as a result of the submarining of the ships off
this coast. The situation is regarded as very serious.
GREEK FLEET JOINS
ROME, Oct. 9.—The^entire Greek fleet has joined the
allies and is now actually in a state of war with the Cent
ral Powers.
TRANSPORT SHIP MINED
PARIS, Oct. 9.—The transport ship Gallia with muni
tions and two thousand Serb and French soldiers was sunk
two days ago by a mine in the Mediterranean. Nearly all
the soldiers are believed to have been drowned.
CHANGING CLOCK .
IS A NUISANCE
The last issue of the Saturday
Evening Post to hand has an editorial
which looks as though it had been
written for the benefit of Seward.
The editorial is on the changing or
clocks and it calls such an experiment
nothing less than a nuisance and Sew
ard by this time will agree with it.
'file following is the editorial from tin*
Saturday Evening Post:
“Changing the Clock
“No doubt there is something to be
said for a ‘daylight-saving’ scheme
when uniformly applied by national
law to the compact industrial coun
tries of Western Europe. There
would be something to be said for it
if it could be uniformerly applied to
the northern half of that part of the
United States which uses standard
Eastern time. But that would require
uniform action by a dozen states,
which we are hardly likely to get.
As a local movement—involving a
change of the clock in one city hut not
in the next—it would he a great nui
sance, confusing railroad time-tables
and many other intercity arrange
ments. One would n»»t know whether
ten o’clock really meant nine o’clock
or ten or eleven.
“The scheme was elaborately dis- j
cussed in England, for a number of
years and rejected. It is now adopt-,
ed there, and by other belligerents, in!
the hope—no doubt—of getting a lit
tle bigger outturn from munitions
factories; and for a compact industrial
country, which runs on one time any
way, it may have advantages.
“The United States, from coast to
coast, runs on four times. In the vast
stretches of country that are predoini-l
nantly agricultural no daylight-sav-,
ing scheme is necessary, for tiny al-j
ready save all the daylight there is.
Changing the clock has not been ad
vocated here as a national measure—
or even, seriously, so far as we know,
as a state measure. As a merely local
measure it would be a nuisance.
Any industrial establishment that
wishes to save daylight can do so by |
merely posting a notice that, in sum
mer, work will begin and end an hour
earlier. There is, of course, no ob
jection to that; and it may have ad
vantages. But there are decided ob
jections to changing the local time.
An English contemporary somewhat
harshly characterizes the scheme as a
new way to play the old game of
Let’s pretend.”
BOSTON WINS 2 TO 1
IN THEFOURTEENTH
BOSTON, Oct. 9. — Boston won a
wonderful game today in the four
teenth inning by a score of 2 to 1,
giving them the first two games of |
the series. The attendance on the j
first day was 36,617 and the receipts
were $76,489. This means that 1 i11y
players in the world’s series divide
$41,304.3.*. The club’s share is $13,
769.11 each. The attendance today
was 41,017 and the receipts were $81,
626. The game tomorrow will be
played at Brooklyn and Brooklyn will
probably pich the old veteran of the
Athletics, Coombs.
LINK-IT
Brooklyn—
Johnson—m.
Daubert—lb.
H. Myers—r.
Wheat—I.
Cutshaw—2b.
Mowery —.‘lb.
Olsen—ss.
Miller—<*.
Smith—p.
Boston—
Hooper—r.
Janvi in—2l>.
Walker—m.
Hoblitzel—lb.
Lewis—1.
Oardner—2b.
Srott—ss.
Thomas—c.
Ruth—p.
First Inning—
Brooklyn: Johnson flies out to
Walker. Daubert fouls out to Gard
ner. H. Myers batting for Strengei
hits over Walker’s head into deep
center and crosses plate tor a home
run before the ball is returned to the
infield. Wheat goes out. One hit;
one run.
Boston: Hooper retired by Smith.
Janvrin out same way. Walker fouls
out to Daubert.
Second Inning—
Brooklyn: Cutshaw grounds out to
first base. Mowery out on high fly
to Janvrin. Olsen fans out.
Boston: Hoblitzel thrown out at
first by Olsen. Lewis singles. Smith
tries to catch Lewis off first. Gard
ner forces Lewis, Mowery to Olsen to
Cutshaw. Gardner out at first, Mil
ler to Daubert.
Third Inning—
Brooklyn: Miller out. Smith
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SERBS ADVANCING
LONDON, Oct. 7.—The Serbs have reached within
sixteen miles east of Monastir and are reported to he still
advancing. Reports from Sofia are that the Russo-Rou
manian attacks in Dobrudja have been futile. This even
ing’s word from the Somme front shows that things are
quiet there.
DENY GERARD STORY
BERLIN, Oct. 8.—The officials say the story that Am
bassador Gerard is on the way to the United States with
peace proposals is unfounded.
TEUTONS CAPTURE KRONSTADT
BERLIN, Oct. 8.—The Teutonic allies have recaptur
ed Kronstadt in Transylvania and are now progressing
cast in that theatre while the Roumanians are falling hack
faster than they advanced in the beginning.
REPEATS GERARD STORY
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—Charles Sabine, president of
the Guaranty Trust, has reiterated the story that Ambas
sador Gerard is really on the way across with proposals
for peace from the Kaiser. Sabine says he makes this
statement to safeguard Wall Street.
doubles to right held but goes out,
Hooper to Walker to Scott. Johnson
singles but gets out steuling second.
No runs, two hits.
Boston: Scott triples over second
base. Cutshaw throws Thomas out at
lir.st base. Brooklyn intield playing
on the gia*s. Scott scores when Cuf*
shaw fumbles Ruth's grounder. Ruth
out at lirst. Janvrin forces Hooper at
second, Olson to Cutshaw. One run,
one hit.
Fourth Inning—
Daubert walked. Brooklyn trying
hit and run. Scott takes Myers
grounder and Di.ubert and Myers out,
Scott to Janvrin to Hoblitzel. Wheat
out. No runs, no hits.
Walker out. Hoblitzee walks.
Lewis hits into double play, Mowery
to Cutshaw to Daubert. No runs, no
hits.
Fifth Inning—
Brooklyn: Cutshaw fans. Mowery
out to Janvrin. Olsen singles. Mil
ler flies out to Hooper. One hit, no
runs.
Boston: Cutshaw’s fast fielding of
grounder retires Gardner at first.
Seott out. Thomas triples along left
field foul line. Olsen shoulders
Thomas at second. Official scorer
calls the hit a triple. Buth strikea
out.
Last \i Ninth Inning—
Janvrin doubles to left when Wheat
is unable to get under his texas
leaguer. Walsh hatting for Walker,
hits to Mowrey who fumbles and al
lows Walsh to get to first and Janvrin
to third. Hoblitzel flies to Myers
who throws Janvrin out at the plate.
Lewis purposely passed. Gardner
goes out. Brilliant fielding by Brook
lyn in this inning held the score to a
one to one tie and sent the game into
extra innings. One hit, no runs,
llth Inning, Last 4
Boston: Hoblitzel walks for his
fourth time. Lewis sacrifices. Hobli
tzel going to second. Gaynor batting
for Gardner and McNally runs for
Hoblitzel. Gayner singles, scoring
McNally for the winning run. Buns l
hits 1.
Final Score—
Boston 2; Brooklyn 1.
LOWELL CREEK TAKES
OFF TWO SMALL HOUSES
The flood in Lowell creek put the
Fourth avenue bridge out of business
on Saturday night and also took away
two cabins belonging to Mrs. N. B.
Morgan which stood on the bank near
Fifth avenue. The cabins had just
been moved there. One was 12 by 14,
the other was 8 by 10 and the loss to
Mrs. Morgan is about $200. Council
man Dubreuil of the street committee
is working on the bridge today and it
is likely that at the city council meet
ing tonight arrangements will be
made for a permanent crossing there.
In places the piling that holds the
water pipes of the Electric company
was washed out but the pipes remain
ed in place.
FLOODS ALSO DO DAMAGE
ON GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
For a time yesterday part of the
tracks of the government railroad waa
under water and the wagon road was
converted into a river. The flood was
caused by the jamming of logs at the
bridge at SnowF rivfr. Some of the
small bridges have settled and some
ballasting has been w-ashed aw'ay but
the damage is not believed to be very
extensive.
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