DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD; DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
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STEAMSHIP DACIA, TEST-CASE VESSEL
LATEST ADDITION TO AMERICAN NAVY
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OFFICERS AND CREW OF LOST
SHIP IN NEW YORK BUT
ONE PERSON MISSING.
CAPTAIN TELLS OF COLLISION
Fruit Vessel Washingtonlan Struck
and Sunk by Schooner Elizabeth
Palmer Near Fcnwlck Light Off Del
aware Breakwater.
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Now YorkIn a collision near tl.e
Fcnwlck lighthouse early Tuesday the
Anjorlcan Hawaiian fruit steamer
Washingtonlan was mink and the
Amerlran neliooner Elizabeth Palmer,
which rammed her above tho docks,
was run ashore. Fifty-three persons,
comprising the officers and crow of
the two vessels, were landed In Now
York Tuesday night by tho Old Do
minion lino steamer Hnmllton of Nof
"folk, which picked them up near tho
scene of the accident, nbout twenty
miles southwest of tho Delawnro
breakwater. Tho "Va3hlngt0nIan sank
within ten minutes after tho schooner
Btruck her and nil hands on both
crafts wore ordered to tho boats.
II. Mqycr, water tender on tho Wash
ingtonlan, was missing when tho men
were mustered for roll call on the
docks of tho rescuing ship. Ho was
soon shortly beforo tho men took to
the lifeboats and Its Is presumed by
his mates that ho went below for some
of his effects and was caught In rush
ing waters.
According to Capt. George Carlisle,
who was in charge of the schooner,
the accident happened about 3:30 a. m.
The schooner, undor full sail, was
headed southwest by south and mak
ing about eight knots per hour when
the Washingtonlan was sighted,
"It was evident that tho steamer was
moving In n direction that would havo
taken her across our bows and that
our lights wore seen to late to avoid
Us," said Capt. Carlisle. "We struck
tho Washingtonlan head on, making a
hole In hor almost nmldshlp, tho force
of tho Impact smashing in the bow of
the schooner. Wo Immediately broke
away and went ahead about a mllo
before our courso was checked. Wo
saw tho Washingtonlan go down 'after
remaining afloat for about ten min
utes. While there was a somowhat
heavy sea running, tho wind was com
paratively light and only a light hazo
was in tho air. Thlrteon men and ono
woman, tho wife of John Anderson,
the steward, were aboard. Wo took to
the lifeboats as soon as our docks
wore awash and were picked up two
hours lator by tho Hamilton, which
had responded to wireless calls for
aststanco sent out by tho Washingtonlan.
Supt. J. a. Tomllnson, of tho American-Hawaiian
line, after talking with
Capt p. D. Broadhead, of tho Wash
fngtonlnn, Raid ho had not obtained a
(totalled statement about iho collision,
hut eald ho had been tola thore was a
liazo and confirmed Capt. Carlisle's
report that tho WaBhlngtonlan had
been struck nmldshlp on the starboard
side. Boats woro Immediately launch
ed and the men put out for tho light
ship, which was about ono and one
halt miles distant, but were picked up
by tho Hamilton.
Tho WaBhlngtonlan had n crew of
forty. Sho left Honolulu bound for
Dolawaro breakwator Decombor 20
with a full cargo of sugar, passing
through tho Panama canitl January 18.
The valuo of the ship and cargo tho
superintendent placed at $1,500,000.
Capt. Carlisle valued tho Elizabeth
Palmor at $125,000. He was In com
mand for this trip only, relieving Capt.
Wallace, who is sick. When tho S.
O. 8. call was sounded by tho Washing
tonlan the Hamilton was only a short
distance uway.
Oats Seized by Federal Officials.
Washington, D. C. Seventy carloads
of oats intendod for export shipment
havo been solzod by the federal nu-
' thorltles on tho ground that tho grain
was adultoratod within tho meaning
of tho food and, drugs act. This action
was announced by tho department of
agriculture with warning to grain
shippers and donlers that adulterations
ot grain will uo longer bo tolorated
and that tho prevalence of tho custom
In the past will not affect logal pro-
" ceedlngs against future shipments
found to bo adulterated." Dy tho mix
ing of low grade barley, weed seeds,
dust and wator in shipments ot grnltih,
, tho department says shippers and deal
ers have hoe able to realize largo
pr'olHs duo to tho fact that tho grains
f aro soldby weight.
Macaroni Plant Destroyed.
Davenport, la. Flro destroyed the
plant of tho Crescent Macaroni and
Cracker company hero, causing a loss
of $250,000, Insurnnco was $150,000.
Now York. A motion to havo Har
ry IC Thaw sent to Dollovuo hospital
so that St might bo determined there
whether ho wns sano was mado Mon
day by Thaw's attorneys nt his ar
raignment in the supremo court hero
on a charge of conspiring with others
In effecting his oscapo from tho Mattea
wan asylum in August, 1913.
Catasaun.ua, Pa. Announcement
was made by a local firm of tho ro
celpt of an order from tho Russian
government for 1,000,000 horseshoe.
Tho plant Is running day and night.
London. It waB officially an
nounced by tho admiralty thut tho
British armored merchant vessel Vik
nor had been lost off lroland with nil
bands. Tho vessel, it was stated, either
struck a tnlno or foundered.
Baltimore, Md. Josiah Millard,
age 89, a personal friend ot Abraham
Lincoln and foreman ot the grand
Jury which convicted Jefferson Davis
of treason, married Miss Martha A,
;8treks, 63 years old, hero Bunday.
The marriage was in accordance with
it wtoh of Millard's flret wlta
The steamship Ducla, formerly of tho Hamburg-America lino, was purchased by E. N. Ureltung, but Great
Britain refuses to consider tho transfer of registry an act In good faith and the vessel becomes tho subjoct of a
test case
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Some of tho striking employees of tho American Agricultural Chemical company who were wounded In a pitched
battlo with deputy sheriffs, at Roosevelt N. J. Ono of tho men was killed and several were fatally shot.
TOWN HIT
View of tho watorfront und pier of
of Gorman Zeppelins.
THE TRUCE
A French
well between
soldier and a Gorman Infantryman lining tholr buckots at a
tho battlo lines In northern Franco.
GIVES WARNING TO MINERS
Slanallno Apparatus, It U Believed,
Will Be Instrumental In Saving
Thouiands of Lives,
A signaling apparatus, which may
bo destined, In tho words of Emporor
William, "to savo thousands ot lives
in the coal mines ot tho world," was
formally presented to hU majesty somo
time hko 1 ccordlug to a cable dis
patch "rii-Hn
BY BOMBS FROM THE
Yarmouth, ono of the EngllBh towns
AT THE WELL
Tho contrlvanco, which is tho Inven
tion of Privy Councilor Habor and
Doctor Oolser, is an acoustic indicator
celled a "firedamp whistle." Its pur
pose Is to wurn minors of tho approach
or existence of noxious gas in n pit
In amplo time to enable thorn to re
treat to safoty.
Tho underlying prlnclplo of tho
mochanlsm Is that a whtstlo blown In
puro air produces an evou-toncd, con
tinuous sound wave, while a uhlstlo
blown In air charged with noxious
fuses sends forth tones arylng from
ZEPPELINS
which suffered from tho recent raid
GENERAL FOCH
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Now and hlthorto unpublished pho
tograph of General Foch, commander
of tho Ninth army corps of France.
a shrill tromolo to a perky staccato,
depending on tho extent ot the atmos
pheric adultoration.
Tho now firedamp whistle, as exhib
ited to the kaiser, is a slmplo metal
cylinder, 10 Inches long and 2 Inches
in diameter, operated by means ot an
nlr pump. Its sound tones uro aud
iblo at a dlstanco of over 300 feet.
Experiments carrlod out with puro
and poisonous gases for tho benefit of
tho kaiser revealed tho dlfferoncof
of tone bo clearly that thoy could not
bo mistaken.
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The fighting fleet of tho United States was increased by one vessel a few
itroyer Cushlng was launched at Qulncy,
war hero after whom It Is named. Tho
of 29 knots, carrying four rapid-fire guns
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General Cnrranza has sent to Boston to study tho public schools for ono
Left to right, they are: Elcosa Espenosa, Eulaha Gurman, Mary Martinez,
ON GUARD IN POLAND
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German soldier on guard duty In
tho snow In Poland, wrapped In hoavy
furs und with ear protectors.
Reaoonable Assumption.
"I always havo my doubts ot tho
man who dofonds honesty by declar
ing that ho hasn't a crooked bone In
his body."
"You think ho may bo exaggerat
ing?" "Yes. I'm afraid that ho may not
know any moro about his own short
comings than ho does about physiol
ogy." FACING SHORTAGE OF GLASS
England Feels the Effects of War In
Lack of Material Which Ger
many Furnished.
Tho shortngo In plato and sheet
glass, duo largely to tho heavy de
mand for temporary barracks In tho
training camps, cnllB attention to Brit
ain's dependency on forolgn glass mak
ers, particularly tho Gorman. As tho
result of tho war Groat Britain's Ira
1 Dortatiou ot window glnss has been ro-
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Mass., and was christened by Miss Marie L. Cushlng, daughter of the Civil
Cushlng Is an oil-burning boat of tho latest type, 305 feet long, )vlth a speed
and four twin torpedo tubes.
CARRANZA'S COMMISSION OF TEACHERS
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This remarkable photograph of tho battleship Now York, taken as It waa
passing under Manhattan brldgo, shows a close view of tho fighting tops on
tho lattice masts that aro peculiar to tho battleships of the American navy.
Though machine guns can bo mounted in tho tops, their main valuo is for
observation and gun control.
duced by four-fifths. Only about 30
per cent ot tho glass used in the
United Kingdom has been ot homo
manufacture.
Belgium was a good second to Ger
many Is supplying Great Britain with
glass, with Austria as third.
Germany's great specialty Is flint
glass, and Britain has beon almost de
pendent on her for chemical aud scl
ontlflc apparatus. Tho reserve stock
of chemical apparatus and surgical
glass Instruments such as hypodermic
syringes and X-ray apparatus is rap-
days ago when the torpodo-boat de-
year these Ave Mexican school teachers.
Mary Arias nernal and Oliva Espenosa
FIGHTING TOPS
idly diminishing, and British manu
facturers aro not yet prepared to sup
ply tho deficiency.
British glass makers aro bandit
capped in the matter of one of thiT
most important "I raw materials, pot
ash, with which Germany supplies tho
world.
Ono ot tho London factories has built
a now addition with a view to employ
ing tho trained glass .workers among
the Belgian refugees. But most ot tho
makers feel th,t flprmnn goods will
again dominato afterMh.fi, war.
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