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Omaha Bee PART ONE. UNDAY THE WEATHER Fair; Warmer NEWS SECTION PAGES ONE TO FOtTRTEEN. VOL. XLTV NO. 42. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, ATKIL 4, l!)15. SLY SKiTTIONS- I FIT-TWO PAOES. SIXULH COPIES FIVE CENTS. y FAUII1E FATE OF a aa ma a a Illli VORLO GIVES AID Shortage of Corn Throughout Re public Will Make Nation De pendent on Charity, For ' eignert Declare. REPORT OF INVESTIGATORS Committee of Americans and Other Aliens TeU of Frightful Conditions. RESUIT OF BANDIT .WARFARE MEXICO ClTT, Msrch 25. (By Courier to El Paso.) April 3T! A report predicting that Mexico faces a serious situation respecting its food supplies has been made by a committee- of Americans and other foreigners here who have been in vestigating the situation. Vhe re port la part is as follows: "Four years of almost continuous fighting throughout the various parts of the republic has produced a condi tion of affairs In the food supplies situation bo serious so as to threaten a famine of such proportions as to neoessltate world-wide aid. Shortage of Corn. "The fact that farm hands have everywhere been thrown Into so-called armies, that farm animals have been utlllred for like purposes, . that leaders of roving- bands marching- under banner containing fantastic legends about liberty and tli rights of man. which they use as blind to facilitate robbery, pillage ana murder.' have so reduced the crop acre age that by November. 1913. there will be a shortage of 39,370,0( bushels of corn alone, not to mention the other abso lutely necessary cereals, are now well known "to those lnvestibating, who have made a careful study of this phase Of Mexico's Ills. That the effects -of this wanton dev structlon are only Just beginning- to be felt Is due to the great productive riches of Mexico's agricultural regions, where, 'tis said,-the' farmer has but to scratch the soil and drop his seed while God and sunshine do the rest. But self-seeking and self-appointed military leaders have for so long a .time prevented the farm ers even scratching the soil over so wreet nn acreage that Mexico is about to reap the whirlwind it has sown.. . Slnf fof U( in Mealeo. - Corn Is the Uff of life in Mexico, as wheat or Its products In other coun tries. The harvest of this cereal for the tresent' should begin about. the first Of " ; 'November, that Is, eight months from' the date of this writing's f this report.' Vpon' Investigation we find that but five states of Mexico's twenty-seven -have a suffi cient supply to carry ' them over tills period. ' . ' ' ' ' "Oxaca Morelos,"Campeche, tabasco and Chlpaa probably have; enough corn to last them elgbt months if the strict est economy Is employed in using- that staple. ' "This will take care of , a population K ff of 1,700.000. Yucatan with a population of 550,000 produces no corn, . but has the money to buy it In the- United States. This leaves ' the rest of Mexico with a OOO.QOOpopulatlon of approximately 13, 0O9.00O, With a visible supply of approxi mately 673.000 tons, enough to last but three months. ' About next July, then the real pinch of hunger will be felt throughout the length and breadth of Mexico. ' Mast Be Bootfht. ' "What then will be necessary to re-. Ue.ro the consequent distress and prevent, perhaps, the death of thousands from starvation T In normal times It requires 1.800.000 tons of corn to feed these 13, aOO.uoO over a period of eight months. With the visible supply but 7S,O0O tons, this leaves a shortage of 1,126,000 tons, or S9,37O,O0O bushels. This corn must be pur chased from the United States. The present market price laid down at points along the northern frontier Is 90 cents gold a bushel. It 'we allow' IS cents gold a bushel for distribution cost throughout the various parts of the republlo we have a charge of tl.06 gold per bushel for distribution cost throughout the va rious parts of the republic, which will necessitate the expenditure of " S41.&13.750 gold to prevent a devastating famine. By that time the purchasing power of the Mexican peso will have dropped to 1) cents gold, so, due to the unconscion able, ignorant and selfish attitude of the military elements of all factions, Mexico will find herself called upon to expend 413.t37.60s. pesos to prevent the larger part of her population from starving to "Ueath. "Where Is this money to come from? ' With a bottom price-scraped treasury (Continued on Page Three, Col. Three.) The -Weather Forecast till T p. m. Bimday: For Omaha, Council muffs and Vicinity Fair; wanner. Te sera tare OsMha Yesterday. tKg 34 .13 34 W 42 4t 4K t.I l l tA ; Ml Mj M I f p. ra U (omsarmtl c Laea I Rrrar4. 1S14- XHIX 1S12. lliKhest yesterday... I xj et yesterday.... .Mi-an temperature.., Precipitation Temperature and ... wi 3s o m ... M ; Jt ... 44 :4 43 61 W .00 .0 .00 preclpltatloa depar- furea from the normal Normal temperature 43 rvficUnrv for the day Tutul iiuiU i-iiy since March 1 , 2v Normal precipitation 07in h I N-fif-leni-y for the dav 07 inch Tutsi ra'nfail slme Usrch 1....1 o7 ln tics Kxi-ess ain-e March 1 0. Inch 1 1, licl-ncy for cor. period. 1K14. .04 tot li fcxcen fir or irtod, i:M 1 la Incoej , Ia. A. Vi iXtill. Lj-ai 'orscaslcr. I . Hour. WARMS I Urn. I 3 p. 1,1. l nlViili4er ' P. m. fAJiJi 5 P- ni- 1 D b m 1 J V ' VV " rvr""' -: .s S. T - t -- SY v APPOMATTOX J)AY , i IS TO BE OBSERVED i -... . -. .- - Veterans iot the ,0ml War to Meet j Friday and Recall Incidents of Lee'g Surrender to Grant. MEETING AT CqUET ; HOUSE ; Fifty years of peace,, between the states, following the ' civil war,' will be memorialised next Friday even ing In court room No.' 1 In thetourt house, under .the , auspices of . the Omaha posts of the Grand Army' of the Republic The occasion has been designated as "Appomattox, day," and will be observed all over - the United States. The commander gen eral of the Grand Army has issued orders. "The day will be observed py schools and churches of the nation. General Grenvllle M. ( Dodge of Council Bluffs will preside - at the local celebration. A. L. Sutton and Rev. Ulysses G. Brown will be the speakers. Prof. Jones lyre club will furnish the music, and Rev. T. J. Mackay will "offer the invocation. The governor and his staff, officers of the Nebraska National Guard and other 8 will attend the observance here. The progrm will start at 8 o'clock. Superintendent Graff of , the public schools has sent to nU principals Instruc tions to bring to the attention of the children In an Interesting and' convinc lng manner the story ot the surrender of General Robert IS. ie to General Ulysses 8. Grant, which event, marked the close of the war between the north and the south. The . spirit of Appomat tox day will be brought out In tlie his tory lessons. . Story of the Surrender. At the public observance to be held In the court house the speakers will re view the tragic events leading up to the fall of Richmond and ot the suojugation of the army of northern Carolina by the army of the Potomac.' They will relate how Lee met Graut at Appomattox Court. House. April , and the story of Grant's magnanimity in his hour of victory will be retold,. The stories of Hpottsylvania, Cedar Creek, Shenandoah and other battles will be reviewed. These words of La will be repeated: "Men, we have fought through the war together; I have done my best for you; ipy heart Is too full to say mora." The story of the reconstruction will ultto be told; of how tliu sisterhood of states was resumed, ard the people of north and soylh reunited under one flat! Hobart Williams, V12 North Thirty third street, who served during the civil er as captain of company r. One Hun dred and Klfty-flrst New York volun teers, relates this stoiy In connection lth the surrender of le to General Grant at Appomattox,-April 9. Ilobart Williams Was There. "At daybreak, April i. the Sixth corps charged in front of Pert Fisher and broke the confederate lines, entered their vurks and to the rWhl sol left, bkini i:: i:y irl'-oniM. Iu:i;ia- tie tiay IConuniKd on I'ajjv four, Columa four.) 1 i -t p. IIS Easter Lilies vi" .,-1(1 '' ; 7 1 .... ' Z ' v f a. . ... ...v,v...:v.:l! - r "f v ' 1. NOT READY TO CALt- IV- : --'OK -'M A :ELECTI0N OHAMp -V'JlFliKS'- ROOMS n .st 1 trV-n . w ".w 1. v t . . e tm, m i vtoTeinor-Juoreneaa wui jroiAissae qamatwn. pnr.Mejrgejr,vote 4 ' for- Day or Two. A r..::i s :JLU-- ' ' TlfUIlSDAY IS . THE , LAST 1 DAY v: .:: M'.r-TTT'-.-r. (From a Staff Correspondent.) j Lincoln.' April ' 8. -r-'( special.)' Gojernor Morehead will probably no(j issue a proclamation calling' the spe cial election provided' fn sepate fle No.' 2 for Great Omaha until some time the fore part of next week.' Tjie governor is taking time to look into the matter-thoroughly and will pre pare .the proclamation tn plenty Jof time.' ' Senate file No. 6, the lighting bill, had not reached the executive this morning, so that it is not known what he will do "with it. There is little doubt but the official signature will' be affixed, though it might not be. I ' Tkan4r t.mmt It.. The legislature adjourns next .ThursdaV officially, but may run until Saturday. The work ia being rushed out pretty fasti the senate this morning' passing twenty eight bills. The disappropriations . ara yet to run the gauntlet of the upper house with the probability that - they ' will go back to the house for a conference com mittee. . . '. 4 LJttle opposition was made in the sen ate in the morning session on the twenty eight bills passed, most of them being unimportant. Among the bills that passed on third reading was house roll No. , with senate amendments extending the terms , of county officers from two to four years and putting off, the next election.' until after the next presidential election year,' which is 1918. , . ... t , L j i t'omnilaslouers -Not. Icrladrd, The senate amendment does not Ipolude county commissioners, who , are ejected alternately. There was lit tie oppoaitlon to the bill and much warm support from the advocates of . the short ballot, prin ciple. Only four registered against the bill on third reading. They were: Nailery of Box Butte, Robertson of Holt, Ruden of Knox aad Wilson of Dodge. What the house wlll do with the bill Is a matter of conjecture. . The original house bill,' by Hofftnelater, merely-provided that the county attorney inuat be years of age. This has been' stricken out. . ' Tm Bills Killed. Practically the whole morning w.is spent on third reading. However, two hoUKe bills were killed on . the . recom mendation of standing committees. .One of them provided for the nonirtlan election of county and state superintend dents and ' the other than' no 'candidate beaten at the primaries may run later by petition. A senate bill to this effect was passed earlier In the session. ' aWoIbIc Waablaatea ANulilmtuta, WASHINGTON, April 3 8(eclal Tele 8 rain.) Miss K gnla K. Macdonald of Omaha has been appointed a clerk in the Treasury department. John Uoiun of Fremont county, Wyom ing, has been Mpointsd a surveyor in the laud elites field service. 1 - - - ? ill I 7 V 1 BS gf --..v ; v 1 N L V RITESTFOR'CAHADA tuoay ;U-iae Mate ana seryice J r; : d t to, Be;Held-hU;'Aerr BjjjUAL, fWILL ',BE, 0N '. MONDAY ' 'Arrangements i for the 'funeral of the la'te tyiUfani'.T; Canada, .who died at St. Catherine's hospital early Sat urday mornlngi will not be com- pleted-untll the. arrival in Omaha of William V.'- Canada,' his son, who is expected, to come from Chicago Sun "da'y 'morning." ' ; " ' ' . The burial wlllktake place Monday, and H is thought that Nebraska City -will' be the last-resting-place -of ... , .... . utu uunr, -" ' Pallbearers have been named as fol lows:"' M7 R. Murphy,' N R." Denny," M. N. Fllnn, Ed Benton, Council Bluffs; L. Blendorff, "W.. P. Thomas, Frank Chit tenden and Dan B. Butler. .' In the event that' the body is sent to Nebraska City '' for burial, a committee composed, of the following will accom pany: F. J. McBhane, sr.; 1 Blendorff and O. W, Shields. The Nebraska City Clks lodgo.wtuj, In. all probability take a prominent, part in the ceremonies. . Bervjces will, be held In the local Klks' lodge room at !:90 o'clock Sunday after noon, j v Tb body of Mr. ' Canada In , at the Ileafey & Heafey undertaking paHorsf but It will be carried to the Klkrf. quur- ' 'J s I v i i : ' tors Runday, where It will' lie In staU Is evidenced from the surface indications' until the hour set for . the services The" In official reports. Apparently the Aus IClks' male chorus of twenty voices will trlnns have gained there a success of con sing and Frank T. Hansom will off the Islderable proportions. ... . eulogy. ' Following i the aervli-es at thai Klks'. rooms, the body will be taken back to the undertaking establishment, where It will remain: until the funeral,. Monday. Horn In Kentucky. William, T- Canada was born on a Ken tucky farm, near BmlthlaniV. seventy years ago, having come from colonial stock (that fought for American liberty dirtng the revolutionary war. tills grand father and his father's site wss a, close personal friend of Daniel Boone and de voted much ot his life to taming the wlldneu. Even when William T. Can ada was born, . the country around Sinlthland was new and the boy, was de prived of the advantages of education ex cept such as the' country schools, which were none too good, afforded. ' Karly Life- aa Farm, i Toung Canada attended school In -winter and worked on the farm summers until he waa 14 years of age. Then he evinced a great liking for horses and 4n the Kentucky tracks for some years fol lowing Jockeyed numerous horses to vic tory. Subsequently be worked in a store and along ta IM0, when the war tended the north and south asuuder, he cast his lot with the" south, where" he had always lived, enlisting as a private In the Third Kentucky regiment of volunteers, serving three years and having la the meantime been promoted to the poult Ion of first lieutenant. TaracS Toward I be orlb. The war left the old Kentucky home denuded of everything of value, and real izing that the recuiwratlun was going to le slow, young ranuda t a rind Ms f-e (Continued on Fage Four, Column Thicej BULGAR& IHYADE SERBIA, SWEEPING BY BORDER GUARD Irregulars Capture Some Towns and Fighting- Reported Along Boundary of the Two ' Countries. LOSSES ASSERTED SERIOUS Austria Is Making Preparations to Surround and Cut Off Monte negro from World. HUNDRED THOUSAND ENGAGED PARIS, April 3. Hostilities be tween Serbian troops and Hulgarian Irregulars have broken out along the border. An official statement, is sued at Nlsh. Serbia, as forwarded to to Havas agency, says that the Bul garians overwhelmed the Serbian frontier guards and occupied Serbian territory. The statement follows: "I.ast nlsht about 2 p. nt. Bulgarian Iwgulnr wearing military uniforms at tacked lit larne numbers our outposts at Valandovo. Our frontier guards, over whelmed by superior numbers, were forced to give ground and retreated In the direction or the railway station at Btru mitsa. Hold All llelahl. "At 8 a. m. the Bulgarians occupied all the height on' the left bank of the Var dar. The losses on-both sides were se rious. "Wounded snUllci-s state that the Bul garian bands maneuvered and fought under the. direction of Bulgarian officers. The number of troops ngnged was slightly more than a regiment. "Neighboring frontier posts Immediately sent reinforcements. The result of the battle Is still unknown and detail are lacking." , - F.fforln of Austria.-, HOME, April 3. (Via I'arls.l Dis patches received here from Octtlitje, the! capital of Montenegro', Indicate that Austria-Hungary Is endeavoring .to cut off Montenegro from ajl communication with the outside' world and thus starve It. The dual monarchy la described as sur rounding this small state with over whelming forces of Croats on the moun tains, In addition to a garrison of 40.000 men at Cattaro, which prevents any com munication . with . Hersegovlna and the Adriatic. , Against 'about 100,000 Austrlana, Monte negrd can oppose only 15,000 men with limited artillery. . Something like 70.000 people from villages In Bosnia burned by Austrian -troops hava taken tofitgc In Montenegro. ' . Villa's Commander . . Kidnaps Vassar Girl When Love Spurned IJ.S ANGELES, Vn-V, April S.-Kld-naped by Major Antonio Tovar, Villa commander at I Pas, lower California, Miss Joseflne Canaliea, daughter of a wealthy Mexican; lajid pwner, Is held .a prisoner aboard the ' little Mexican steamer Santiago, which Is bound up the coast, according to Jacinto Canallxa, the young woman's father, who arrived here today. Mr. Canallsa asked officers up and down the California coast to keep watch for the vessel and the girl. Miss Canallsa is 22 years old. . She was educated at Vassar college and Is said to be the fiancee of a young American. the-tf"" "1in' 1 1 Pas. Tovar"s attention She reoently returned to the ranch near s were re jected, says the father, and a few days ago he appeared at the ranch wlth soldiers, shot two of the ranch retainers end, binding the girl, took ' her aboard the Santiago, which steamed out of La Fs bound north. Austrians Claim Important Success in the Carpathians VIENNA (Via London), April 8-The fighting in Bukowlna, according to Infor mation' obtained from private sources. appears to be of more Importance than The-llussians haa massed in force to checU a threatened Auatro-Hungurian in vasion and reoccupled northern Bukowlna. They are said to have attached consider able weight to this operation because of the effect it might have on publio opinion In Roumanta. Austrian advices are to the effect that the Russians were completely defeated and driven hack Into lleasubeiia with very heavy losses in proportion to the numbers engaged. Frederick M; Smith Near Death's Door LAMONI, la., April 8.-8pecial.)-The Zion Rellgto general convention. In ses sion here yesterday and today, elected Prof. J. A.'Ounsolley of OraceUnd -college as president, with Arthur E. McKlm of Kansas City as secretary. Telegrums received here yenterday con veyed the Intelligence that Frederick M. Smith has suffered a relapse and Is again in a critical condition in bis temporary home In Worcester, Mans., where he has been studying tor th last year at Clark universitv. This news cast a gloom over the hun dreds of delegates and visitors gathered In this place, and a rigid fast has been observed all day and many prayer serv ices held, that this young man may be re stored to health and be able to make the journey and be prevent at the opening of the general conference on Aplll i, at which time it I hoped by the Latter lay Saints he may ba i l on n and ordained to bs uresiderit of that church as ucieisor to bis father, the lata Joseph fuillli. PRINZ EITEL IS STILL JH HARBOR Rumors that Raider Had Slipped Out of Newport News Under Cover of Storm Untrue. WIRES ALONG COAST ARE DOWN WASHINGTON. April 3. A whirl ing gale and snow storm which en veloped the Virginia capes last night and today did not tempt the Oerman auxiliary cruiser Prlns Eitel Frled rlch to make a dash for the sea through the cordon of hostile cruis ers outside, and at a late hour today an official government dispatch from Hampton Roads said the Oerman raider still was moored to its wharf. S4art Crop of Ramnra. The storm which drew the curtain of secrecy over the Print Eltnl for a few hours by destroying all means of com munlrstlnn with the Hampton Roads dis trict, save wireless, started a crop ot rumors saying the Germnn orulser had dashed behind the curtain of snowflakea and pat the watchdogs at the entrance to Chesapeake has. The governmental na-ency got In tourh with Newport News, Va. and established that the Prlns Rltel had attempted no new darlns exploit. The storm which swirled from Hat ters had ripped down telephone and telegraph wires until early today New port News, Norfolk, the Virginia capes and the surrounding country were entirely cut off -. from communication except by wireless, which was entirely In the hands of the Navy department. And In the In terest of American neutrality the Navy department drew the curtain tight. Coaled, provisioned . aa4 repaired, the rrlnt Kltel has been .lying at its wharf today a mystery, leaving unanswered the question whether Commander Thlerlrhens would finally elect to Intern his ship and men for the war or attempt a dash through the fan of allied cruisers which have hovered outside the three-mile limit beyond the capes. The chance of an unnrmored shin breaking through the cordon was re garded as so small by naval officers that It had een the almost general opinion the last moment of Its time expired. But such a storm as today's makes every lane out to sea a comparatively safe mine and many admirers of the German commander, recalling his daring exploits In seven months at sea roving, befora he came to Newport News, would not be surprised if he accepted the fortunnte op portunity the elements afforded. Lusitania, With Big Passenger List, is Delayed by Storm NEW YORK. April 1,-The liner Lust, tanta, due to sail at 10 'clock today for Liverpool, was held up at Its dock by thick weather and a heavy snow storm. Us officers said It wotHd be held so long as the storm lasted-till tomorrow If necessary, .. , Aboard the Lusitania were 8.10 passen gers, the largest since the- war began. Among them- were Richard Croker and his bride, v and Mme. Lalla Vandervelde, wife of the Belgian minister1 of state, who has collected nearly .K,oiO here for the -relief of Belgium. Captain Turner expected two fast Brit ish destroyers would meet the Lusitania near' the' Irish coast and rnnvnv ih. j steamship to Liverpool, where It Is due to. arrive 'on Friday.- Care had been I taken that no suspected persons should I be allowed on board, and It was 'stated that a sharp lookout would be kept for submarines when the steamer approached the' British' coast. , Contest for Rock ' Island Control Takes On Another Phase . NBW TOllK.'Aprll a.-The contest for control of the Chicago, Rock Island I'aviflc Railroad company assumed a new phase today when the proxy committee made known the names of the following stockholders to be voted for as directors at the annual meeting on April 12: . "W. Kmlin Roosevelt, capitalist, rail road and bank director; William J. Matheson, merchant and bank director; Timothy S. Williams, president of the Brooklyn Rapid Tranalt company, and Charles Hayden, senior partner of Hay ren, Htone & Co., bankers, of this city and Boston." j In making these selections, the commit (tee states that It has hMn Mni-i ...i.i.. by a desire to procure for the stork hnt.u ers "the benefit of the advice and serv- lees or gentlemen of high standing and wide experience." Widow of Slain Man Admits Complicity PAOLA. Kan., April I. -Mrs. Maude McElheney, widow of George B. McEl heney, postmaster at Loulsburg, Kan., was cross-examined t.day at the pre liminary hearing. of Iloscoe Hornbaker, a rural mall carrier, who Is held in oou nectlon with the murder of olcElheney. The postmaster was shot to death In his home In Loulsburg in October, 1913. Mrs. McElheney testified that her relations with Hornbaker. both before and after her husband's death, were Improper, that Hornbaker several times proposed that he trade wives with McElheney and that an one occasion he urged her to put poison in her husband's food. UNIFORM SALES BILL GETS JUST THE REQUIRED VOTE (from a Plaff Correspondent.! LINCOLN. April s.-(Bpec!al.)-Repre-aentattve Hunter's hill, H. R. 711, for the tiniform sales law recommended by the American Par association;, passed the house by the skin of Its teeth Friday afternoon. The speaker fliat announced that it had failed to pars, but It was found that two or three members had bunged their vot and this (gave the bill iuel the uietled number fifty-one. while thirty-one were lust in the negative. RUSSIANS MAKE SERIES OF GAINS III CARPATHIANS British Military Experts Believe the I Long Struggle for Passes Into Hungary is Nearing a Final Decision. STAGNATION ON THE WEST LINE Allies Are Keeping Germans in tho - Dark ai to Where Big Thrust is to Be Made. DELAY FORCING DARDANELLES The Day' War Nexus HtSSIA, ia aeaat-offlplal aa. with Hair's aeslre ta aMala thai territory- sboat the head ef tha Adriatic, Inhabited chiefly by pae lla of Itallaa stock. Rossi wowld ot opooao still farther eapaasloa, oat waras Italr to prose Its olalana o a solat which aatarht brio na another ooaflfrt later. BRITISH BMIAII1 at Rosa dowled! a report that Lord Rosoborr or' "r other person Ls ajolaar to Kosaa on a special salaaloas (or Great Britain. VIR7V1VA REPORTS assort tnat tho llaslana, who seat la reinforce meats la the hope of aralolagt a da Halve Tletory ta Bskewlaa, ha to boea defeated aad forerd to T treat. BRITISH STEAMER LOCKWOOD waa torpedoed last alsjht off tha eoast of Devonshire, Easjlaad. UR.NKRAL JOrrSK, the Fraaett coramander-ln-chlef, Is ejooted aa predicting that tho war will boom cone to aa end, to tho adraataa-a of the allies. LONDON, April S.thO IluctuJ ating struggle In tha Carpathian seems to be nearlng its decision, ac cording to dispatches reaching Lou-' don. By successive rushes amid lea' and snow, Russian'troops are said to have carried a series of Austrian, lines, and In the view of British ob-j servers they bid fair soon to break! through In force between the Lupkow! and Usiok passes. In the west conditions bordering on stagnation prevail. The allies' are keeping the Germans In the dark, as to when and where tha big thrust! will come. The British press. In addition to belna universally outraged that the Oerman hould- protest to the American embassy regarding the secresatlnn r k. of submarines now held as prisoners of "r. is maxing much of the death of Leon Thresher, the American wh i. his life in the sinking of the Kalab., ."What, will Waahington do?" auks to day's Westminster Uasette. and other' papers debate along the same lines. .As the weeks puss. the operations la the Dardanelles appear likely to be moral and more protracted; even the London! papers are today Inclined to admit thati the Turkish positions, perhaps, have not' yet been seriously damaged. The discussion , for and against abso lute prohibition of alcoholic liquors oon-' tinues. Will Build Special. ; : ' Ship to Recover .." Lost Siibmarinea "NEW YORK, April ..-Plans for at large "mother ship" of .a new type in tended to raise submarines disabled aa jas mo r -a at llonolulti are under con- (Biuerauon at tne New York navy yard lt was said today. A vessel of the typo' ! ,1 1 If Dual .....IJ . J -""-"" De.iwion as largo aa; any of the present submarm. ...J sun wouia do constructed on a new de- sum With a portion Of the umter hollowed as to enable the "mnih,, .hi to stow awsy the submarine after leav-j'i lng the bottom of the sea. It would ba equipped with chains long enough to, reach to a great depth and with en.i gines sufficiently strong to lift a waters logged submarine' unaided. British Steamship; Lockwood Sunk by ! German Torpedo! LONDON, April 1-The British steomee1 Lockwood was torpedoed by a Oerman, submarine Friday night off Start point.' in Devonshire. The members of tho' crew were saved. A German submarine pursued the Louko wood for several miles before being able to gain a position from which it couldi discharge its torpedo. The projeotllo struck the steamer about aft of the en. glne room and the crew ot twenty-five found time to lower a life boat. Later thsy were picked up by a trawler and brought into port. The steamer Lockwood was owned in London. Built in 1X96. It wss ot S77 net' tons and 234 feet long. . .1 A. E. Cady Very 111 At His Florida Home: (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April .-Speclal TtleJ gram.) Max J. iiaehr, consul at Berne, Swltserland, who will sail from Newl York tomorrow for Havana, stated today' before leavlui; Washington, he had re-1 celved a tulegram from A. E. Cady, Jr.J stating that his father. A. E. Cady of St. Paul. Neb., was seriously III at Indian! Klver City, Kla., wheic I lie a ell kuowu' Nebraska!) has li-ige Interests.
