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    OMAHA. DAILY BEE
Advertising it the pehda
lam that keeps baying
and telling in motion.
IF
TirE WEATHER
Fair
VOL. MA NO. 55.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21, 1913 TWELVE PAGES.
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FOUR AMERICANS
AMONG MISSING;
BERLIN NERVOUs
Twenty-Fire Passengers Aboard
Torpedoed Linex Arabic Arc
Still Unaccounted For.
STATEMENT OF STAR LINE
German Foreign Office Alarmed
Action Will Lead to Trouble
with V. S.
PRESS COMMENT IS FORBIDDEN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20. Eight
names now appear on the State de
partment's list of American passen
gers not found ptnon; survivors of.
the lost liner Arabic. A dispatch to
night' from the consul at Queens
town, relayed by Ambassador Page
at London, added the following:
Mrs. F. T. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burgess.
J. Kellett.
LONDON. Aug. 20. The Exchange
Telegraph company today received
the following dispatch dated Berlin
via Amsterdam:
"News of the sinking of the Arabic !
caused great nervousness, the foreign
office fearing It would lead to serious
difficulties with Washington.
"Details are withheld from the
newspapers, which are prohibited
from making eommentt."
Revised Litat Given.
NE WYORK, Aug. 20. A revised
list of the surviving passengers and
those unaccounted, for corrected ac
cording to the only despatch received
by the White Star line today, was
given out tonight. It Bhowed twenty
five passengers still missing, seven
teen from the cabin and eight from
the steerage. The list Included four
American: Miss Josephine Brugu
lere, Edmund F. Woods, James lloull
ban and Thos. Elmore.
Messrs. Houlihan . and Elmore de
spatches received by the state depart
ment last bight said . were among; the
saved. ' t
Tonight, however, a deapatch was re
ceived by tha state department from the
.-Asnartoan
eonaul at -Liverpool in which, j 8Bter Mrs. Cjtto Stern, and her hus
md Elmore, together with lirs.-j ban' occupied tV automobile' that
Houlihan and
Urugulere and Mr. Wood wera named as
tour Americans missing. '' : v' ;
.. Others. Mlaelng.
Besides these Americans the revised
list of the Whit Star line gives the fol
lowing: lint of passenger not accounted
for. '
CABIN.
William Bulllvant.
John Dlghton. , ' ,
Mlsa Mary English!
Mrs. Mary E. Eaton.'
Patrick Fitzgerald.
O. W. Lyons.
Miss Marie Mills.
Mrs. John H. Neave.
Mrs. Negus.
Mrs. W. G. Randall.
W. Q. Randall.
Mrs. Frank Tattersall.
Miss Irene Tattersall.
(One name missing.)
THIRD CLASH.
Florence Davey (or Darcy).
Mrs. Mary Harrington,
Mrs. L. Herman.
Thos. McMahon. '
Miss Mary Raddlngton,
Cornelius Sullivan.
Florence Thomas. -
The total number of pesseng-ers who
sailed on the Arabio waa 181, according:
to the company's figures, and of these
IDS were saved. Including 21 of the 26
Americana aboard.
Death of Mrs. Rrwsrnlero Confirmee.
A cablegram confirming the report that
sirs. Josephine Bather Bruguire was
drowned when the Arabio was sunk, was
received today by her daihter-tn-Uw. j
Mrs. . Marlon Brugulere of Codarhurst,
Long Island.
The me.Tsutfe dated ' Queenstown was
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The Weather
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RULERS OF FRANCE AND BELGIUM VISITING THE ARMIES IN NORTHERN
FRANCE The photograph shows a BelgHu staff officer with a map, explaining to
President Poincare the- disposition of the enemy forcss. King Albert is the tall figure
in new khaki uniform, conversing with M. M iicrand, the French minister of war.
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FRANK FUNERAL
HELD INBR00KLKN
Body is Interred in Mount Cannel
Cemetery Early in Morning
After Brief Service.
WJLDOW COLLAPSES AT GRAVE
NEW YORK, Aug. 20. The body
of Leo M. Frank, who was lynched at
Marietta, Ga., was burled today In
Mount Carmel cemetery, Brooklyn.
The automobile hearse and the cars
carrying the Immediate relatives of
the dead men traveled at a high rate
of speed over the six miles route
from the home of Frank's parents to
the cemetery in a vain attempt to
elude newspaper men and photo
graphers. ; Frank's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ru
dolph Frank; the widow, and Frank's
followed the hearse. A dozen other
relatives and friends occupied three
additional automobiles. - A crowd of
more than 100 people wag In front of
the Frank home when the body was
carried out at 0:10 o'clock. Thfrty
minutes later the last of the buriaj
services were concluded at the cemetery.-
About forty curious persons were in
the cemetery when Frank's body arrived
and they Crowded close to the grave dur
ing the services. Perfect order was
maintained. .
Mrs. Lucille Frank, the widow, ap
peared calm and restrained until the
burial service had been concluded. Then
she collapsed and was carried to an au
tomobile. Oak Tree 4 arefally Guarded.
MARIETTA, U., Aug. 30. Watchmen
j today were guarding the big oak tree,
j two milee frfom here on whlc'a the llfe-
aaa uoay or J-eo m. r ran., convicieu
of the murder of ' Mary Phagan, was
found dangling last Tuesday morning,
to prevent souvenir hunters or others
from molesting- It, The tree soon is to
be surrounded by a concrete wall, It la
announced, and thua preserved by the
owner, W. J. Frey, to mark the death
place of the alleged ' alayar of the
PHagan girl.
Meanwhile, the tree is being guarded
night and day. ' It was said that Mr.
Frey had declined an offer of tXf) for
th6 treo n'1 m doing so planned to build
wall about the tragically hlstorlo oak.
visitors to Marietta during tne past
two days have been unusually numerous
and practically all have visited the
scene of the lynching.
War Shares Drop
Several Points at
Market Opening;
NEW TORK. Aug. M.-Overnlght de-
W velopments In connection with the sink-'
" "Jy Ing of the AraMn resulted In extreme
J depression of war shares at the opening
... 5 of today's stork market. losses rang
' $f f Ing 'from S points to S points were' to
,7. 7J corded by Crucible Bteel, New York al.
,..74 Brake, Studebaker, Goodrich, Vestlnb
' f house and Oeneral Motors. United Ktate
74 Steel, In whkh enormous dealing took
... 73 place yesterday, opened with a sal of
10 shares at 73',, followed by J.000 at 73
to 72, against, yesterday's close of 71;.
Representative stocks. Including thjss
... ....
ranway group, yitiar-.a a point or
. -.- , . . . i i , . , .
a state of confusion.
J There was some moderate recovery
'from the opening prices, but the r.iuket
continued to ahow the effects of nurrlol
liquidation, together with ahort teiling
Sales In the first half hour eceed-d !
L0.M ha res. l reaklng all records since
the days Immediately preceding the out
break of the war.
Much of today's early weakness was
attributed to the withdrawal of numerous
buying orders placed with brokera after
30 ' yesterday's close, but cancelled Usfore to
day's opening, when more detailed ac
count of the loss of the flrltlsh liner ap
peared to place the Incident In a more
serious UVht so fr ns the International
situation Is concerned.
Iteco. cries of the I li st half hour were
not maintained, rene wed pressure being
directs! against the apeclaltlea Kail-
00 roads also began to show greater heavi
ness, going lower than at the opening.
I
Boston Man Falls
from Mount Rainier
TACOMA. Wash.. Au. . While climb
ing Gibraltar rock on Mount Rainier with
a party of eastern tourists, O. F. Ordway
of Boston slipped and plunged to death
down a canyon, according to advices re
ceived today. Mrs. Ordway saw her hus
band fall. Ordway's body was recovered
by other membera of the party and la to
be brought to Tacoma, from where It will
probably bo shipped east. The accident
occurred late yesterday.
GERMANS TAKE
NOYOGEORGIEYSK
Last Important Fortress in Poland
Captured, Together nth Twenty
Thousand Prisoners.
BIG GUNS AGAIN VICTORIOUS
BERLIN, Aug. 20(Via Ix)ndon.)j,0j wlny wrtl of h eiiy
Official anncnincsment waa madejtsaie transportation was eamplotely
here today of the capture of the Im-lcut off from many polnta wlUUn the St.
jiortant Russian fortress of Noto
georgiersk with more than, 20,000
men. The statement follows:
"The fortress of Novogeorglevsk,
the enemy's last bulwark in Poland,
has been captured after stubborn re
sistance. "Toe entire garrison, including
over 20,000 men. and an enormous
titock of war material, fell Into our
hands.
"The emperor left for Novogeorg- about six miles northwest of Union at
ievsk in order to give the thank, of;"- , "rZ OSL E
ninisen ana tue isiueriana o me
leader of the attack, Oeneral
Beseler and his troops."
Von
German Socialists
Oppose Annexation
of Any Territory
PARIS, Aug. 20. A manifesto againat
annexation of conquered territory by
Germany addressed to the German chan
cellor by commltteea of the social demo
cratic party and the socialist groups in
the Reichstag, is published today by Hu
manlte. The document points eav that the party
joined the present struggle with the rest
of the German people to defend national
existence and Importance, not to make
conquests.
"Every Infringement by force," it says,
"of the autonomy and Independence of
a people contains the germs of future
wars and Implies In Itself a dangerous
coalition of enemies against Germany."
The manifesto Is dated June 25, but
never yet. It Is stated, has been published
in Germany.
Sulzberger Estate '
' Goes to Children
NEW YORK, Au. .-The will of Fer
dinand (juIxWrger, president of the Bull
berger and Sons Company of America,
I which was on file here today, disposed of
an estate of more then t2,0u0,0u0. One
son, Pinion, who Uvos In Sydney, Aus
tralia, was given a share-in a trust fund
of fJ0,0O0.k The residuary estate was di
vided among ctuliberjcr'a seven other
sons and four daughters.
"Mr. Sampson
of Omaha"
He was once almost
. as famous as Mutt
if Jeff or Mr. Jigs
Read the fascinating
story, with illustrations,
recalled by the recent
death of the originator of
the character of Mr,
Sampson, in the Sunday
Dee.
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RAISING WATERS
MAR00NST. LOUIS
City Cut Off from Suburbs by
Swelling Flood, Four Feet
in Union Depot.
STREET CARS ARE STALLED
ST. LOUIS. Mo., Aug. 80. By the mid
dle of the afternoon every automobile
road and street car line leadlna; from St.
Louis to the surrounding suburban towns
had been closed by the rising waters.
The first regiment armory and the Cole
seura will be open tonight to house su
burbanites who cannot get home.
Four feet of water entered the subway
of the Union station, the underground
passage through which baggage and mall
Is handled. Street car service to suburbs
waa discontinued on many lines. Cars
were unable to ret to Maplewood, a town
?
Louts limits.
Mayor Kiel ordered street department
trucke U- take life boats from the city
harbor to Maplewood to help in the work
of rescue. All available city automobiles
were hurried to the suburbs.
Policemen borrowed autoraoSlle trucks
from factories to haul row tots from
the parks to the flooded districts. At
; noon, one fire engine company in the ex-
treme southern part of 6t Louis, had
taken 115 persons from their homes.
A Valash train from Omaha was
stalled north of Delm&r station, which Is
them to get out.
In tno sixteen and one-half hours end
ing at ll:3(i a. m., the rainfall In St Louis
was S.2 Inches the heaviest rainfall here
since the government records have been
kept. At lioon the downpour continued.
Colorado Germans
Protest War Loan
DENVER, Col.o, Aug. SO. The Germart
Amerlcan Alliance of Colorado, through
its executive committee today, dispatched
a letter to President Wilson protesting
against the proposed flotation of a Brit
ish war loan In the United States. The
Alliance contends that such a loan would
be in violation of neutrality.
MALVA WHITE SHRINE TO
PICNIC AT SEYMOUR LAKE
Malva White shrine will enjoy an outing
at Seymour Lake Country club, Friday,
August 27. The afternoon will be spent
at -nrds ana boating snd there will be
a dinner-dance In the evening. The So
journers' club, headed by the president,
Mrs. A. A Wtdemycr, will be In charge
of arrangements for the afternoon. Mrs.
Wedemyer vlll be assisted by Mrs. J. B.
Bodnar, Mrs A. L Smith, Mrs. William
Berry snd Mrs. John lloujrloa. The So.
Joumers' club Is the social organisation
of the White Shrine.
BREAK BETWEEN ITALY
AND TURKEY IS NEAR
ROME, Aug. .-(Vla Paris.) A rup
ture of relations- between Turkey and
Italy Is considered Imminent. Pelsy In
sctlon on Italy's psrt Is ssrrlbed to her
desire to do her' utmost to conserve the
Interests of Italians who still remain In
the Ottoman empire, who are now esti
mated, at 12,000 In number.
Entente Offers Bulgaria Part
of Macedonia; Kavala to Serbia
ROME. Aug. l.-(Vla Paris. Aug. JO.)
The entente powers, according to a posi
tive statement made by the Sofia corre
spondent ef the Giomale D' Italia, have
offered to Pulgaria that part of Mace
donia, given to It by ths Serbo-Bulgar-Ian
trea'y of l'J12. with the light of Im
mediate occupation. The controversy over
the part of Macedonia contested by fcer
bia and the cause of the second Balkan
wsr will he settled after the present war
enda.
Proportionate compensation Is to be
given to Serbia Including the city of Kav
ala with the districts of Kaveia, aud
c
TEUTONS PRESS
ON LAST LINE OF
RUSS DEFENSE
Proposition to Remove the Seat of
Government Back to Moscow
. is Being Considered at
Petrograd.
K0VN0 IS IN GERMAN HANDS
Fierce Battle Continues on Lino
from Brest'Litovst to Osoweti,
with Teutons Gaining.
I GERMANS AGAIN MENACE RIGA
I I.nMO' Alls- 91) A til. Ana.
trlans and Germans press onto the
last of the outlying fortresses stand
ing between the Russian capital and
the Invaders. Petrograd Is discussing
the advisability of removing the gov
ernment to its ancient scat at Mos
cow, always considered the heart of
the nation. Kovno Is now definitely
In the hands of the Germans. The
riarcking movement of Field Marshal
Von Markensen grows more threaten
ing hourly, and It would not be sur
prising If Grand Duke Nicholas
should abandon ail efforts to form a
new line wiih Brest-Lltovsk as the
pivot
From Brest-Lltovsk to Ossowets. which
seems to be withstanding the assa tilts of
the heavy German guns belter than any
other fortress, fierce fighting continues,
with the advantage In favor of the in
vaders. Riga has again become the cen
ter of a struggle on land und sea.
Petrograd states that tne Rimslun war
ships protecting the Oult of Itlua were
compelled to draw In closer, owing to
the superiority of the German squadron.
Tarka Cheek Britons.
The landing of British troopa at Suvla
bay. Galllpoll peninsula. Is regarded here
as a partial diss ppoint men t. The Turks
hsd concentrated their forces In the
Ansae sone, a little to the south, but
were able to send troops north In tlms
to prevent any Important advance by
the landing forces. It Is bkieved here
thst no forward movement of conse
quence Is likely unless the British are
j reinforced considerably.
Italy and Turkey appear on the brink
of an open rupture. The Italian publlo
expects war, which would give their
army, and navy an opportunity to co
operate with the allies In the Dardanelles
movement.
On the western front the French now
hold the cross reads between Lens and
Arras, which was In possession of tho
Germans," and formed a wedge. In the
allied line.
The capture of Novogeorglevsk had
been foreseen since the fall of Warsaw.
When the general Russian retreat wss
made from the Warsaw salient. Grand
Puke Nloholas, ths Russian commander-In-chief,
elected to leave a garrison In
the fortress rather than evacuate this
position, as It was recognised that the
only question was how long the defend
ers would be 'able to hold out
Ths grand duke's decision apparently
was due to the strategical position of
the fortress. So long as ths Russians
retained It they were sbls to stop com
munication on the Vistula liver. Novo
georglevsk Is nineteen miles northwest
of Warsaw and is situated at the Junc
tion of the Vistula, NareW and Wkra
livers. On account of Its position It waa
described by an Associated Press corre
spondent, who visited it yesterday, as a
second Vlcksburg.
For nearly ewo weeks the fortress had
been completely Invested by the Germans
and several of the outlying forts were
captured earlier in the week. Nvoo
georgievsk was strongly defended and
was said to have been equipped with
sufficient ammunition and food supplies
for a long period.
Its speedy capture doubtless represents
another triumph for the great German
and Austrian siege guns. Pieces of the
heaviest caliber were brought up for the
ettackr
Freajch Offletal Report,
PARI 8, Aug. to. The French war of
fice this morning gave out a statement
on the progress of hostilities which reads:
"There has been continued activity on
the part of our artillery along the banks
of the Olse; to the north of the Alsne In
the Chamnagn district, along the front
at Lasllle.
"In the Argonne there was fighting
with the mlnea I ntha region of Vienna
la-Chateau and fighting at close range
with bombs and hand grenades In ths
sector of St. Hubert and near Marie
Therese.
"On the heights of the Llnge and of
Schratsmannele, the German losses have
been very heavy. We found a large num
ber of dead German soldiers In ths
trenches 260 yards long which ws occu.
pled."
Woaaaw Dies of Saake Bite.
YANKTON, Aug. !0.-(8pee!el.-Tank-ton
relatives have been notified of the
death, at Capa, Stanley county, of Mrs.
J. Hemec, aged It years, who was bitten
by a rattlesnake Wednesday, and died
In the evening. The deceased was the
mother of Mrs. Frank Knapp of tba StaSs
hospital, and of Mr. Frank Petrlk of
Utlra.
Seres, with the right of Immediate occu
pation. t
Bulgaria on its side renounces forever
pretensions to Salonika. Vodlna and Ua
kub. It promises also to declare war
Immediately upon Turkey aUled by funds
of the four allies. Bulgaria, the corre
spondent declares will receive further ter
r it oris I concessions la Turkey.
It Is Ulleved that Serbia and Grnece
will give way und.tr pressure by the en
tente powers, but negotiations will le
lengthened by 'he reluctance ty the khi
of Grew tu convent to any couceaaiui.s
of terrltor
PRESIDENT AWAITS
OFFICIAL REPORT
It is Generally Admitted in Wash
ington that Grate Problem
Confronts United States.
WILSON GOES TO PHILADELPHIA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.- The of
ficial details upon which President
Wilson will decide whether the sink
Ing of the White Star liner Arabio
I was an act deliberately unfriendly to
the United States, were still lacking
today, and meanwhile the president
and all other administration officials,
while realising fully the gravity of
the new situation between the United
States and Germany, were keeping
their minds open.
President Wilson left ths White House
early to motor to Philadelphia to visit
his oculist, and motor back to the capital
this evening. When he has a deep prob
lem, It Is the president's habit to seek
seclusion, riding through the country side.
Only two official dispatches had been
received, and they gave the fruits of no
Independent Investigation, merely trans
mitting the reports of ths While Star
line. The United States will decide Its
course upon the reports of Its own of
ficials. Ambassador Page forwarded a White
Star report that the ship was torpedoed
without warning, and Vlee-Consul Thomp
son at Queenstown, made a similar re
port. Neither accounted for Mrs. Joseph.
Ine 8. Burgulere and Dr. Edmund Woods,
the two Americana still missing.
New Points Are Raised.
WASHINGTON. Aug. . While of
f trials are keeping their minds open dur
ing the hours which will be required foi
assembling the official evidence, tbey are
thinking about these points:
Whether any Americans have been lost
snd whether ths Arabia actually was tor
pedoed without warning. Whether the
Arabic, having bean convoyed on the
beginning of its voysgs had, under In
ternational law, partaken of the character
of its convoy and waived Its right ss a
non-combatant. Whether by proceeding
to the vicinity of the steamer Dunsley,
which had Just been torpedoed, the
Arabic's commander Introduced any
qualifying circumstances by violating the
rule of the British admiralty which for
bids a ship to risk Itself by sttemptlng
to assist another, which has been tor
pedoed. Attempt at Rearae Jastlfled.
A view prevailed that an attempt by
the Arabio to succor those on another
torpedoed ship wss Justified and was
not affected by the British admiralty rule
which was made as a matter of policy
for warships and waa not a matter of
International right. Whether the Ara
bic's . movement toward .the Dunsley
might bs Interpreted as an attempt to
ram the submarine Is snother point to
be developed.
Secretary Lsnslng refused to discuss
these or any other features of ths case.
There la no attempt In official quarters
to minimise the situation confronting ths
president if investigations develop a vio
lation of American rights in defiance of
the last note to Oermany, which give
notice In final terms that another sink
ing like that of the Lusttanla would be
considered an "act deliberately up.
friendly."
The prospect of severance of diplomatic
delations with Germany again cams for
ward, but It was understood that If such
oouree should be decided upon it would
not Immediately be announced.
LINCOLN HAS MYSTERY
IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT
. (From a Staff Correspondent) t
LINCOLN. Aug. SO. (Special.) A col
lision between two automobiles a short
distance west of Lincoln Is enveloped In
a great deal of mystery. Last night
about 10 o'clock a man who refused to
give his name, entered the Lincoln hotel
covered with blood, and went direct to
his room. An examination of ths reg
ister showed that the room was occupied
by William Wilson of Philadelphia. H
would only say that an automobile In
willed himself and three comrades were
riding was run Into by another car oc
cupied by four men and both cars were
overturned In the ditch. All of the oc
cupants were hurt, some of them quite
! severely, but no one appears to be able
Jto locate any of the Injured persona
WOMAN INSTANTLY
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
STrCKNKY, t. D.. Aug. SO.-Mrs. Clar
ence Johnson, aged 36. was . Instantly
killed by ltchtnlng on the banks of Fire-
'steel rreek, some miles from here, where
'shs hsd gone for the purpose of fishing,
i When a thunder shower appeared she
started for home. The lightning struck
the umbrella she wss carrying and then
passed Into her body. Two children who
were with her at the time ran to the
house and gave the alarm. Mrs. Johnson
was one of the most popular women of
her community. About five years ago
she graduated with honors from the
Planklnton High school.
The Day 'a War News
TWENTY OR MORIS persoas are be.
Ileveel to have I oat tkel lives
wbea the User Arabio wae sank
by m Geraaaa ambsaarlae yesterday.
Aaaoag the eight waseeagers mlsa
tag are two A as erica as. The others
alealaar saesabera of the erew.
The goTrseat at Washington Is
withholding eonanaeat watll defi
nite official laforsaatlen Is ra
ce I -red as to whether Asaerloan
lives were lost.
NOVOCF.OROI1SVSK, the strong
Rasslnn fortress northwest of
Warsaw, which the Rasstans eon
tinned to hold after tbey alien,
dward the Polttb capital, has been
takrn by the (.rrnians.
HKITltlOH !. AMI Barua Eraktar,
Mrtilah slraaurrt, have been sa.lc
ar Crnuaa sHbmarlura, trir
trtna belaa t.ated.
RUMORS OF MORE
ATLANTIC LINERS
rSENTTOBOTTOM
New York Heart Nicotian, Lapland
and Boyio Torpedoed, but Ion
don Announce! the Last ; .
Named at Safe.
AMERICANS ON THE LAPLAND
Apparently, Britiih Censor li Hold
iny Up Pren Reports to
United States.
WHITE STAR MEN ARE WORRIED
LONDON, Aug . 20. The report,
that the steamer Itovlo has been'
sunk Is untrue according to the Press
Association which says the steamer
arrived at Liverpool today and pro
ceeded to Manchester.
It n mora Alarm.
NEW TORK. Aug. . -Messages from
Bngland to the White Star line offlcej
here, apparently suffered from the Eng
lish censorship today.
Only one dispatch, one detailing certain
I changes In previous lists of survivors an.t
missing and escaped the censors blue pen
cil. The lack of definite news from abroad
was balanced by a host of rumors that
tried the nerves of officials and left them
tonight In a keen state of apprehension
as to the fate of at least one more largo
steamer In or near tho war sone, the Lap.
land, which sailed August 12 from this
port for Liverpool with 318 passengera, In
cluding thirteen Americana snd a capacity
cargo of war munitions and other sup- '
piles.
vie Reported Loat.
It was reported that the liner Bovlc, a
freighter departing from New York, Au
gust 8, with a big cargo, but no passen
gers for Manchester, had met the Arabic's
fate. Word that the Bovlo had been sunk
wss received In a press dispatch hero
from London at 1:9 p. m. today. Nearly
four hours previously a private shipping
firm in this city hsd received cable ad
vices reporting the sinking. At : to
night, however, the White Star line had
heard nothing of It
A third report dealt with the steamer
Nlooslan of the Lsyland line, a sub.
sldlsry to the International Mercantile
Marine company, owners of the White
Star line. A rumor that It. too, had been
destroyed by a German U-boat was cur
rent but. like many similar rumors that
agitated ship owners recently, lacked
verification.
Coupled with this rumor, whose source
could not be learned, was the report that
It was a troop ship. This was dbrpeped .
by maritime records, which showed thst
it sailed from New Orleans August 1 for
Avonmouth and Liverpool. The Nlcoslsn
is a slow steamer and shipping men estl-
mated that It waa Just about due to ar
rive In war sons wsters. It carried no
passengers.
A New B oat.
The Nlcoalan la a new boat, built In -
xjui; tno ijovio wras an oia timer, whose
keel was laid In Belfast twenty-three
years ago. The latter was a twin screw
steamer of ,iS3 tons, was 470 feet long
and could make thirteen knots.
Officials of the White Star line were
frankly anxious about the Lapland. The
aame report of disaster circulated hero
was current In Queenstown regarding the
Lapland. A dispatch from there, how.
ever, said It was thought probable It waa
confueed with the Blstol liner New Tori
City, which fell prey to a submarine yes
terday. The New York City's crew of
fifty-three and Its captain were Undo
at Queenstov.n today. This vessel, like
wise, was a British liner. It wss a
freighter and left this port July 7 with
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