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FRANK STABBED
IN THROAT BY A
FELLOWGQHVIGT
Another Prisoner Attacks Alleged
Slayer of Mary Phagan at Pen
' Farm, Severing the Jug
ular Vein.
RECOVERY IS HELD DOUBTFUL
William Green Say. He Thought He
Was Doing Right in Making
Assault, but Sorry How.
FLOW OF BLOOD NOT STOPPED
MttXETHJEVIUiE, Ca., July 18,
Loo M. Frank lay in the Georgia
state prison hospital tonight with
what attendants said wan a fighting
chance for recovery. Physicians had
succeeded In stopping the flow of
' Wood from a Jagged wonud in his
throat, made with a butcher knife
In the hands of William Green, a
fellow convict, serving a life term
for murder. The blow was struck
as Frank slept in his bunk in a dor
mitory late last night.
MILLEDGEVILLK, Ga., July 18.
Leo M. Frank, whose death sen
tence for the murder of Mary Phagan
recently was commuted to life Im
prisonment, was attacked by another
prisoner at the state prison farm
here last night and seriously Injured
by being cut In the throat.
Prison officials said that the at
tack on Frank was made by William
Green, who also Is serving a life
term for murder. Frank's recovery
is said to be doubtful.
The attack on. frank, which u made
shortly after 31 o'clock,, was made from
behind. The assailant used a butcher
knife. Frank's Jugular vein was cut, but
nelthT the spinal cord nor the windpipe
were injured.
Knife II Id In Clothtn.
The attack was made In the dormitory.
All lights were out at the timejj Green
is alleged to have had the knife secreted
in his prison clothlngr. m
Bo sudden was the attack that no
guard had time to interfere. Frank fell
1 to the floor, his cries calling tne atten
tion of guardH, who switched on the
lights. Blood was spurting from Frank's
wounds and another prisoner was trying
to make his way back to bed. A knife
made from a file and which the convict
had used In killing hogs 'during the day
was found on the dormitory floor.
Dr. George B. Oompton, the priBon sur
geon, was Immediately called, but before
ho oould reach the prison dormitory two
. rurgeons, who are sorvlng terms in
prison, were at Frank's side administer
ing firBt aid.
Chance to Bevr,
' "I guess they've got me," Frank is
quoted as having said to the doctors when
they reached him. He did not loaw
consciousness. Frank was removed to the
operating room In the hospital where
the wound was dressed. The physicians
had not succeeded In stopping the flow
of blood at last reports. Prison officials
said Frank had a chance to recover, but
that his condition was very serious. ,
Frank was brought to the stateprtson
farm June 22 after midnight from the
Fulton county Jail In Atlanta. A few
hours after his arrival here it wa of
ficially announced that the then Gov
ernor Slaton had commuted his sentence
to life imprisonment.
Less than a week ago the state militia
companies here and at Macon were
ordered held In their armories, a report
having reached the state officials that
an attempt would be made to lynch
Frank. While Frank was on the operat
ing tahle Warden Smith took Green's
statement.
Sorry for Art.
"I'm awfully sorry that I did thin,'
he is reported to have said. "At the
moment I thoupht that I was doing what
was right. I thought that I was doing
something that ought to he done.
"I am sorry because of the criticism
that It may bring on the officials of the
state farm, especially of Warden Pmith.
I would not do a thing in the world to
Injure him In hl position. He had
confidence in me and I have violated
that confidence. I am ready to suffer
the consequences."
Green said that Frank was asleep when
he was attacked. There was only one
knife wound.
After Green made his statement he was
put In Irons and placed in solitary con
finement. A rrore complete examination showed
Frank's throat was slashecd for several
inches ur.il ihe Jugular vein partially sev
ered. fcomc nnliposltv has -been 8iown to
ward Frnnlt by his fellow prisoner ;nce
hi errtvnl tit the farm, but prison offi
cials said nothing had Indicate.! danger
of an nttfi' k on hire..
Green was placed In solitary confine
ment. He Is wiving a .ife term for
murder
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life term, after commuta
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AMERICANS HAYE
CLEANED SERBIA
Typhus Hospitals Actually Closed
for Lack of Patients Owing
to Yankee Care.
EFFICIENCY BRINGS RESULTS
LONDON, July 18. "Miraculous
is the only proper adjective to apply
to the work being done by American
doctors and nurses In Serbia," said
Sir Thomas Upton today, following
his return from his second trip to the
near east with the hospital yacht
"As usual," continued Sir Thomas, "the
Americans excel In organisation and pre
ventive measures. The French and Eng
lish units are doing good work In the
hospitals, but oredtt for the -work of sani
tation, which la rapidly making typluia
a thing of the pant, must go to the Amer
icans, whose magnificent efforts have
made them loved by every Serbian from
the king to the lowest peasant, all of
whom seem fully to appreciate the ef
forts of the Red Cross In their behalf. .
"When I was In Serblt on my first
trip," continued Sir Thomas, "It was un
safe to travel in the country, which waa
then so badly Infected from vermin as to
make necessary the use of antiseptics
night and morning. But on this trip no i
suoh precautions were necessary, thanks
to the sanitation reforms enforced by
Americans. The hospitals are now as
clean as any to be found in Europe,
while hotels and dwellings are beginning
to observe sanitary regulations.
Hospitals Cloned.
"At the height of the epidemic there
were probably 300,000 cases of typhus,
but many typhus hospitals have been
closed for lack of patients. At Ohev
gheli, where Dr. James F. Donnelly, now
Serbia's national hero, died, there were
once 1,400 patients In the American hos
pital. Now there are only three suffering
from typhus.
"At Uakub I ae w m operation the ma
chinery with which American doctors
and sanitary experts are washing the
whole nation. Near the town three long
railroad trains were standing In the midst
of a city of tents. From these tents
there poured an army of naked men car
rying their clothing in their hands. Stop
ping at the first train they deposited
their clothes in a oar where they were
thoroughly sterilized. Then the owner
proceeded to the bath car, where an at
tendant placed him under high pressure
water pipes. When he was completely
scrubbed, the next step was an Inspec
tion by an American, after whloh the
bather received sterilized clothing.
"Members of the Turkish population,
which Is large In this part of Serbia, pro
tested vigorously against disrobing- for
the bath, on the ground that such a pro
cedure violated their religious principles,
but without avail, for the American sani
tary ronimitudon has complete power to
enforce Its regulations. After the army
of men had been treated during the day,
Sie 'Women and children were given baths
during the night.
Hrcliarat Inoculated.
"The next day I saw a whele regiment
Inoculated against cholera with a speed
and efficiency almost Incredible to any
one who does not understand American
methods. Cholera may come again, but
It is no longer feared.
"In brief. It can be said that American
methods of prevention and cure have
saved Serbia from what threatened at
one time to be the worst series of epi
demics ever suffered by a modern nation.
"Dr. Edward W. Ryan has J.OuO pa
t lent a. mostly wounded, at Belgrade In a
hospital pronounced by experts to be of
the beet. Dr. Ryan has not fully re
covered from his Illness with typhus, but
manages to direct the big hospital.
"The whole task U In charge of Dr.
Richard P. Strong of Harvard, to whom
the lion's share of credit for the direction
of the great work must be given. This
Is due as much to his magnetic person
ality as to hie aklli. While Dr. Strong
was in Salonika., the Grecian queen sent
for him to see the king."
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BAD HAIL STORM
HITS OMAHA WITH
A TERRIFIC FORCE
Windows Broken and Shrubbery
Battered All Over the City at
Noon Sunday.
EXTENDS WEST T-'HUYLER
SmalUr ottered
vA 'wb of
W and Hail.
daLage heavy in the city
A bad hail storm which In many
jarts of the city shattered lndow
anes, broke lights and literally
battered the leaves off the trees,
fell about noon Sunday. Immense
hall stones, somo of which were as
much as five Inches In circumfer
ence, fell In parts of the city and
In practically every part more or
less hall fell. The hall storm was
followed by a heavy rain.
The disturbance seemod to be a kind
of a stray jtorm. according to reports
to the railroads, and the heaviest part
of It struck Omaha. The storm area
confuted of but a narrow strip about
two miles wide from Omaha to Schuyler.
South of Scht:yler the storm extended to
Wahoo and around Tutan and Mead.
From Omaha the course ran to the
north toward Ploux City, but In this
latter section no hail fell, merely heavy
rain.
No Hall at Florence.
Flortmoe on the north and Ralston on
the south of Omaha reported no hall.
At Ralston hardly any rain fell, the
storm seeming to keep to the north.
That little damage was done to the.
corn in the storm area, are report to
th railroads. Trunk gardens and some
of the smaller grains suffered, but very
little of the corn.
Train service wan not In any way
hnmpered and telephone and telegraph
wires did not suffer greatly. The tele
phone irompany reported that In the
south part of Omaha some of the lines
were out of order as a result, but tbat
all would be repaired and In full work
ing order this nvmlng. Toll wrlres were
not affected, exoept at a few points be
tween Omaha and Fremont. At Water
loo, where an extremely heavy rain fell,
the Union Pacific track was consider
ably softened, but trains were not at
all delayed.
Fremont Depot Hit.
At Fremont the Union Pacific depot
was struck by lightning, but no damage
resulted, a few bricks being torn loose
from the steeple being all. Two tele
phone wires were struck by lightning In
Council Bluffs near the School for the
Deaf.- - . ...
The BiirMngton reported hard halt
storms at Chalco and Tutan, but that
at Ashland only heavy rain fell. West
of Ashland the force of the storm dimin
ished and west of Greenwood no storm
at all was reported.
irvington was not included In the hall
and storm area, although a mile south
and west hail damaged corn to consid
erable extent In a quarter-mile strip,
in Benson fruit was damaged severely,
apples, peaches and other fruits In the
orchards there being beaten from the
trees.
Green houses In Benson and the west
ern rart of Omaha were damaged
severely, but those In the north part
of the city did not suffer at . all.
niar L,oaa at Bennington.
BENNINGTON. Neb., July lS.-(SpeclaI
Telegram.) Farmers will lose heavily
in this vicinity from, the storm of to
day as the hall and wind beat down
small grain fields, blew over the corn
of farmETAOlN ..N NN..N..N
and also blew down some buildings
and trees of farmers living In tho wake
of the storm. On the big Wayland Ma
gee farm about 60 per cent of tho oats
were pounded down to the ground and
from 6 to 26 per cent of the corn is
down, but this has a chance to straighten
up.
The width of the storm area was
about two and a half miles and the
damage will I considerable.
I.oaa at fSreenhonaea.
Hailstones as big as hens' eggs and
Imbued with sufficient energy to batter
holes in the roofs of street cars and srllt
shingles on houses, fell over a large area
In the Lake M&nawa district yesterday
afternoon. The huge greehouses of the
Wilcox company sustained damages that
the owners place at $36,OuO. AH but about
(Continued on Page Two. Column Three.)
Lansing Gives Out
Paraphrase of Note
Presented at London
WASHINGTON. July Secretary
Lansing made public a paraphrase of
the note preamiCed by Ambassador Page
on July 24 to the British government
to conserve the rights of American clt
Isons in cases being tried by British
prise courts. It has not relation, he
said, to the general note on contraband
still In course of preparation. Ths
praphraae issued by the state depart
ment follows:
In view of differences whlcht are
understood to exist between the two
governments as to the principles of
law applicable In ('rise courts pro
ceedings In cases involving American
interests and In order to avoid any mis
understanding as to the attitude of the
1'nlted fetates In regard to any such
proceedings the government of th
United Elates Informs the British gov
ernment that insofar as the Interests of
Amerluut citizens sre concerned It still
Insists upon their rights under the prin
ciples and rules of International law as
hitherto established govemtfna; neutral
trade in time of war without limitation
of Impairment by orders 4n coancll or
other municipal legislation by the Brit
ish government and will -not recognlro
the validity of pries court proceedings
taken under restraints Imposed by Lrlt
lsh municipal law In derogation of the
rights of American citizens under Inter
national law.
HOW THE GIRLS LOVE A SOLDIER Scene "Somewhere in England" during prac
tice march of recruits.
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YILLA PREPARES TO
HEETjCARRANZA
masses His Forces for Battle with
Troops of Former "Supreme
Chief."
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IS WITHDRAWING NORTHWARD
WASHINGTON, July lS.-General Villa
la massing; his forces to meet the Car
ronra army under Generals Obregon and
H1K at Torreon, socjurdlng to Information
received here tonight at the Villa agency
here. State department advices today
confirmed previous reports that Villa
had abandoned Aguaa Callentes and
Zaratecas, the latter a strong natural
stmtegto point, and was withdrawing his
forces northward.
The movement has been In progress
some time. Villa troops are said to have
torn up the railroad as they retreated.
Carransa forves have garrisoned Aguas
Callentes and Zacotecas and are prepar
ing to press on to Torreon, where Villa
'is now In conference with General
Itaoul Madero, Joan Marlajurado and
Manuel Saasvedra. planning "to meet the
attack, and also for a campaign in Ooa
bulla and Nuevo Leon.
Am are lea Plan.
General Feliie Angeles, Villa's chief
lieutenant, who has been In Washington
studying the attitude of this government
toward Mexico, left today for Sonora on
a mission for Villa to General Maytorena.
Angeles plans to rejoin Villa in about
two weeks.
Concerning reports of a battle at Agua
Prists. In which Maytorena's troops were
said to have been defeated, the Villa
agency Insued this statement:
"General Trujllla, with 400 men was
attacked by 1,0(10 Carransa troops. After
defending his poult Ion for four hours, he
succeeded In breaking through the en
emy's lines, carrying with him all his
equipment and losing only slightly. He
joined with General Acoata's column at
Anlvacachi, where another battle will be
fought."
Villa Troops Surrender.
LAREDO. Tex., July IS Four hundred
Villa troops under Cardenas have sur
rendered to Ctirranza's forces. It was
claimed in a dispatch from Carransa
sources In Monterey, received In Nusvo
Laredo tonight.
it was said a large Carransa command
had arrived safely at Tarn pi 00 from Vera
Crus and would proceed to Monterey t.o
participate in the campaign westward
against Villa at Torreon. The purpose
of this campaign, military authorities in
Nuevo Laredo pointed out, was to strike
at Villa from the north and west simul
taneously with Obregon's expected attay.-k
from the south.
I'atly skirmishing was reported arrDund
Paredop, a Junction Hint between Mon
terey, baltlllo and Torreon,
( alles' Warning,
NOG ALES, Aril., July IS Governor
Jose Maytorena, Villa commander of
Bonora, Issued a statement today In an
swer to a decree against operation of
Kouthern Pacific trains by General Cal
les, Carransa chleftliin at Agurn I'rietra,
stating that Calles was virtually under
American protection- nnd unable to dic
tate terms to the railroad company.
Calles, In the decree, warned travelers
against using the railroad between No
galea and Guaymaa because trains would
be attacked.
"I mUht J'lHt as will declare wr;r on
the United States for the same reason
Calles does on the Southern Pacific rail
road," declared Maytorena. ,
Farmer Is Killed by
Bolt of Lightning
CRAIG, Neb., July 18. Rec(al Tele
gram.) Alfred Kwanson. a fanner liv
ing three miles west of here, was struck
and Instantly killed by a bolt of light
ning during the storm tcdny. He waa
standing in the barn with his tvo sons
whsti the lightning si rick him. Both
boys were quite severely burned, but
the barn was not damaged at all. Swan
son was about 60 years of age.
Coloralo Brewery to
Turn Out Malted Milk
DKNVER, Colo.. July 18 Coot's brew
ery at Golden, one of the largest In the
state, will on August 15 discontinue the
manufacture of beer, it was announced
today, and employe the same force of
men In the manufacture of malted milk.
The plant la said to represent an Invest
ment of 81.000,000.
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Crosses Given Show
Germans' Bravery
TIER LIN, July IS. (Vln Wireless to Bay
vlllc). "As Illustrating the bravery of the
German troops in the present war," says
Uie announcement made today by the
Overseas News agency for transmission,
"tho fact Is noticed that since the war
began Sii.OTO Iron crosses of the first class
have been distributed.
"The regulations require that a soldier
must have earned the cross of the second
class before the cross of the first close
can be conferred on him."
NEBRASKA LAD ON
TORPEDOED BOAT
Jesse Osborne Tells of Submarine
Sinking the Mule Boat
Armenian.
IS TRIMMED OF HIS MONEY
BALTIMORE,.. Md., July 1 8.-
(Special elegTram.) Their advent
urous souls satisfied for the rest of
their days, Jesse Osborne, 20 years
old, of Sidney , Neb., and Louis
Eckert, also 20, of Greenfield, O.,
who were aboard the British mlue
ship Armenian when she waa tor
pedoes by a German gubmarla op
June 28, reached Baltimore today.
The youths have applied to the
police for help, not against the
kaiser, but against a waiter, who
used Osborne's name to get some
money fraudulently. Both advent
urers are well educated and the sons
of well-to-do parents.
Ralph Williams, a waiter on the
st carnal p Wlnlfrexllan. on which the
two Americans were brought back to
the United States from K.ngland. la the
man the police are seeking. When they
arrived in Baltimore Williams piloted
the westerners to a boarding house here,
and while OeUjrne was out be stole
letters from his pocket, telegraphed the
senior Osborne at Sidney for too, signed
the real son's name and having the
letters to Identify him was given that
amount of money by the Western Union
Telegruph company.
Tell of Torpedo.
This morning Olorne and Eckert ap
peared at headquarters and told their
stories. In speaking of his trip young
Osborne said:
"It was an awful experience. The
German subnvuino was about two miles
from us when we first observed her. She
sent two shells across our bows as a
command to heave to. but our oavptain
thought bo could otitrpeed her.
"Then the undoi-Mva boat began shell
ing us, killing a number of the crew,
and finally planting a shell In the
smokestack, which cut off the draft of
the furnaces.
"Our captain then signalled that he
would surrender, but eveu after the
signal the German kept shelling the
lifeboats, which were swung out over
the side."
Italian King Target
For Austrian Gunners
I'DINE, lUly, July 1 (via Kugano and
Paris). King Victor Kmmanuel recently
stood his ground 'while he and a group
of officers were the targets of Austrian
gunners, refusing to retire to a place of
safety because he was Interested in
watching a young Italian soldier who was
trying to cut the wire entanglements In
front of the Austrian trenches.
Tho king marked the progress of the
wire cutter attentively from the time the
latter left the Italian lines. The ruler
and the officers about him attracted the
attention of the Austrian, who for a
time shelled (hem.
Young Tecumseh Boy
Killel aFalls City
TECUMSEH. Neb.. July 18 (Special
Telegram.) Harvey Ward, the S-rear-old
son of John M. Ward of Tecumseh, was
run over by an auto In Falls City this
afternoon and killed. John M. Ward la
a member of the firm of H. T. Word
4- Co. of Teeumaeh. well known bridge
contractor '
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MACHINISTS PLAN
TO STRIKE MONDAY
Union Chiefs Consider Inducing
General . Walkout in Other
Manufacturing- Industries.
THOUSANDS OF MEN INVOLVED
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 17.
Unless there are some unexpected
developments In the Industrial situ
ation In Bridgeport within the next
thlrty-slx hours, the machinists In
the employ of the Remington Arms
and Ammunition company, will go on
strike Monday noon or toon there
after.
An announcement that the strike will
bo called for that ttme was made today
by J. J. Keppler, International vice presi
dent of the Machinists' union, after he
had made an tinsjuc'cessful attempt to
place before Major W. W. Penflnld, works
manager of the company, the demands
formulated last night at a strike meet
ing of the machinists. ,
Plan Sympathetic Strike,
Simultaneously with this announce
ment came another from Mr. Keppler
that representatives of the union were
considering 'ways and means of having
meohanlcs In other manufacturing com
munities of New England strike In synv
Pary. Frank Jennings, one of the machinists
union's vice presidents, having the hand
Hug of the New England affairs, said
that the proposed striko would throw
out of employment between 20.000 and
110,000 workers In Urldneport. According
to the present plans of the union, it was
said, the machinists In the Remington
plant would be called out first, and if
the demands of the union were not
granted them the machinists In twenty
plants being operated by sub-contractors
for the Remington company, should be
called out.
Already Taken Ballot.
Joe Falco, organiser of the Hod Car
riers' union, stated that his organisation
had already taken a strike ballot and
that it had been approved by the general
oommlttee. If the muchinests walk out.
the hod carriers will fellow them, ths
organiser said. Buch a move would In
turn Involve the brlcklifyers engaged in
the new buildings. The drop forgers.
engaged In the manufacture of bayonets,
were also considering what action they
would take, It was said.
Exceptional measures were taken today
at the Remington plant to keep strangers
from the enclosure. Additional guards
were said to have been placed on duty
tonight and work on the new lighting
system was being rushed so - that ths
t ulldlngs could he kept brilliantly lighted
at night.
Thaw Is Followed by
Crowds at Atlantic
City the Whole Day
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J. July 1
Jlarry K. Tr.aw, who arrived here late
last nlirht after having been set free un
der ball by the New York supreme court,
took two dls In the ocean today and
shook ha mis with hundreds of persons.
Early In the day he shunned the crowds
that lingered about the corridors of the
beach front hotel where he Is staying,
but later ho disregarded the gat of the
ourloiis ami did as he pleased. He UjUI
newspaper men who are constantly with
him, that he would go to Philadelphia
late Bunday afternoon, remain there over
night and leave for his home In Pitts
burgh somo time Monday.
Thaw spent tht forenoon In his room
and about noon he tried to take a stroll
aling the board walk. A crowd soon
followed him and he sought relief In a
public bath house, where he hired a
Itathing suit and took a plunge In the
ocean under the ea of his private de
tectives. Hundreds of persons stood on
the wooden way or In the sand watching
him dispirt himself In ths water.
Hoy Injared by Hinder.
AVOCA, Neb., July 1H. Special.) Clsr
ence Streeter. the 10-year-old son of Peltr
Htreeter, a f aimer living near Nebraska
City, was badly Injured while In the field
with his father, who was fixing a hinder.
A wheel was taken off, when the ma
chine tipped and a lever struck ths boy
lu the back, tearing lose several ribs.
ii WASHINGTON SEES
SAME VON TIRPITZ
IN LATEST H HOYE
Attack on Liner Induces TJ. S. Offi
cials to Think There is Nothing
to Report of Change in
Subsea Policy.
SITUATION GROWS MORE GRAVE
Administration Circles Consider
German Action Adds to Strain
Already Existing.
AWAITING FULL INFORMATION
WASHINGTON, July IT. Into
the gravo situation that has devel
oped between the United States and
Germany over the sinking of the Lus
ltanla was Injected another issue yes
terday, when It was revealed that tho
British steamer Orduna, carrying a
score of Americans, had been at
tacked by a German submarine.
Should first reports of an attempt
to torpedo without warning be borne
out, It was Indicated In official quar
ters that the United States probably
would regard the Incident as adding
a grave element to the already
strained relations between the two
countries.
Lacking Information as to the circum
stances of the attack, officials were un
able to predict tonight to what extent ths
Orduna case would aggravate the situa
tion; but they thought the question
would certainly compel serious considera
tion by President Wilson and his cabinet
in formulating the next step in ths policy
of the Vnited States townrd the activities
of German submarines and the safety
of Americans on ths high seas.
7o Chanare In roller
Although the Orduna escaped unhurt,
this. In the vlow of officials, does not
relieve the case of grave possibilities.
The fact that a belligerent merchant ship
bound for the United States with Amer
icans on board and without arms and
ammunitions or contraband cargo, which
has been ths reason assigned for the
provocation for previous attacks, was as
sailed while Its hAsssMsnsrs-rsa a1trr -svn
jvlnced many that the theory they had
entertained of an actual change In tha
practice of German submarine cnmmnal-
ers sppsrently had been dissipated.
one point on which the entire case so
far as the United States Is concerned mav
hinge Is whether any attempt was mads
to halt ths Orduna by the customary
warning signals, either by flag, mega
phone or shots across the bow of the
vessel ,
As yet the ease Is not officially be
fore the State department; but as soon
as some of the passengers file their
statements of what took place, the ques
tion will undoubtedly be brousht to the
attention of the German government for
a report from Its submarine commander
on the n.ttack. The case Is believed to
be different from that of the Anglo- Call-
rornlan and the Armenian, which were
ordered to halt but repeatedly attempted
to escape capture. According to the
rules of International law, even though
neutrals sre on board, the use of force
Is held to be justified to compel sub.
mission.
Assert No Warn in Olven.
Ths captain and officers of the Orduna
hava stated that no warning or signal
had been given when ths torpedo was
seen streaking through ths water. Of
ficials here thought therefore that any
attempt made by the Orduna to esc
was probably justified. Its subsequent
actions, they believed,' could be upheld
in the Interest of self-defense.
Irrespective of whether or not a elgnal
waa given to the Orduna to halt or
whether the shots fired by the Germans
came without warning, the view which
Impressed officials tonight was that Ger
man submarines had not abandoned their
I attempts to destroy enemy passenges ves
sels whether carrying contraband ounot.
and that American cltlsens seemed still
I be subjects from bayards which seemed
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