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VOL;. XLVI NO 127.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 13, 1916.
N:T'5lr.d..,.",,,S SINGLE COPY : TWO CENTS.
THE WEATHER
' UNSETTLED
Former German Spy Under Arrest;
Accused of Attempting Blackmail;
Wife of Ambassador to Be Victim
Self-Styled International Spy
Arrested on Charge of At
tempted Blackmail Smiles
as He Tells His
Story.
LETTERS AS EVIDENCE
Federal Authorities Retain
Documents Found on pris
oner and Will Present
in Court.
SAID TO BE
INNOCENT
.' .,
Letters Explained as Written
by Cousin of Countess
About Home Affairs.
DEVELOPMENTS IN GASE
Washington, Nov. 12. Karl Arm
gaard Graves, a self-styled interna
. tional spy and magazine' writer, was
arrested yesterday by agents of the
department of Justice and charged
with attempting-tcfextort $3,000 from
Countess von Bernstorff, wife of the
German ambassador, by threatening
to publish letters "alleged to contain
matter showing her ' infirmities and
failings." Officials of the embassy
also allege that Graves had in posses
sion what apparently were confiden
tial coded diplomatic dispatches from
the German government to Count von
Bernstorff. . . .
The prisoner told the federal agents
he obtained all the documents from
persons who smuggled them past the
British censors on the steamship
Oscar II. The warrant upon which he
l was arraigned tonight and held on
$2,000 bail for a further hearing
charges him also with bringing into
the District of Columbia letters stolen
in Hoboken, N. J., where the Oscar II
docks.,
Object Jo Word. .
In a statement after his arraign
ment, at which he entered a plea of
not guilty, Graves asserted that he
had no intention of blackmailing the
countess, that he objected to the use
of the word blackmail and that the
papers he had in his possession were
"purely diplomatic" in character.
Much interest -was aroused in offi
cial quarters at the indirect exposure
of the manner in which persons and
officials in Germany apparently are
avoiding the British - censorship in
communicating with the German em
bassy here.
' The arrest of Graves furnished a
dramatic conclusion to' negotiations
which had been in progress for a week
between him and Prince Hatzfeldt,
counsellor of the German embassy.
Graves is said to have come to Wash
ington last week and called at the
embassy.- v - ..
; ' Reputation of Craves.
He-was known there as the man
. who; had .published widely what he
I alleged to be important secrets of the
German war office and the Hohenzol
lerns. He also-was known as a man
who previously had described himself
as a ltimeber of the German secret
service and later as an employe in the
foreign' field of the British foreign
office. " ' .
"The master spy" he called himself.
Officials allege that upon entering
the office of Prince Hatzfeldt he made
it known that he had in Mi is posses
sion the papers which brought about
his arrest today. One letter which he
exhibited was to Countess von Bern
storff from her son, an officer in the
German army. He said, according to
statement made by federal officials to
night, that he had other letters which
would prove "embarrassing" for the
countess should they be published.
The official dispatches were said to
be useless to him for the reason that
1 he could not decipher them. He is
alleged .to have asked for $3,000 in
cash if he delivered, the papers. He1
also is alleged to have asked Prince
Hatzfeldt to prepare and sign a state
ment that the money had been paid
for services rendered the German gov
ernment. -
He Makes Threats.
Embassy officials say Graves threat
cned to turn over some of the docu
ments to White House officials if the
$3,000 was not forthcoming.
The letters showed no postmark and
officials of the embassy were con
vinced that they had been obtained in
some manner from confidential mes
senger whose identity is undisclosed.
Prjnce Hatzfeldt promised to take the
matter uitder consideration.
Federal officials' declare Graves
gave Prince Hatzfeldt, a certain time
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Lowest yesterday..,, 22 33 44 37
Moan tmpratur... 22'. 44 61 44
Precipitation 08 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departure
from the normal:
Normal temperature ,, 39
deficiency for the day 17
Total exctm alnce March 1, 1910- 311
Normal precipitation , .04 Inch
Excess (or the day 04 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 . . . .1S.S0 Inchee
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COUNTESS VON BERNSTORFF,
whose nam is brought up by the
rroat of alleged ex-German spy
on charge of blackmail.
' 4
3'
COUNTESS VON BERNSTORTF
within which he was to comply with
his conditions. '
' Prince Hatzfeldt- communicated
with the district attorney's office here
as soon, as Graves left his office. An
other meeting was arranged and yes
terday Graves telegraphed from New
York that he would present himself
later in the day. Prince Hatzfeldt
put $3,000 into an envelope, and with
two agents of the Department of Jus-
Contlnuefl on Pare Two, Colunut One.),
ELECTION , RESULTS -DEBRASKTSTODER
Choice of Wet Officers to En
force Dry Law Food for
, . Much Speculation. i
EXAMPLE IN LANCASTER
' .(Fforo a fluff Correspondent.)
. Lincoln, Nov., 12, (Special.) In
consistencies' of the late election and
the result at the polls "apjjeare to be
the topic of conversation more than
any; other thing connected with the
election,. The success pf .. the 1 dry
amendment by a majority of possibly
25,000 and the election of wet candi
dates to enforce the law by majorities
half as large, shows a lack of con
sistency hardly understood, according
to the opinion of those discussing the
situation. Douglas county appeared to
be about the only consistent county
in the state. It went'wet and also
gave majorities for those supposed to
be for a wet program. . .
Inconsistent Lancaster.
Lancaster county, "the hot bed of
dry sentiment, which voted dry by a
majority of several thousand, turned
around and voted majorities for wet
candidates who are expected to en
force the law. A republican sheriff
up tor re-election, one who has made
a record in pulling joints where liquor
had been sold was defeated, while his
successful opponent, who was the sec
retary of a club which this year had
been raided by him for illegal selling
of booze, was elected sheriff in his
place.
No one believes but the state offi
cer elected to enforce the prohibition
law, will do otherwise than try to en
force it, but the fact remains that the
candidate! known to be on the dry
side were defeated. This again brings
up the question whether it gains a
man anything desiring to 'run for
office to pledge himself in favor of
the dry program if those who ask the
pledge allow him to go down to de
feat. : Mr. Bryan's Value.
Most of the "argufyers" are willing
to admit that the amendment would
have, carried anyway had not Mr
Bryan come into the state for the last
days of the campaign, and one man
said he thought it would have carried
by a greater majority if he had not.
They point to the fact that Mr. Bryan,
by his attitude of failure to mention
the names of Hitchcock, Neville and
Reed in his speeches, gave out notice
that they must be defeated, yet all
three of them- were elected by good
safe majorities and so large that they
have" no.t quit chuckling over the
Bryan opposition yet.
, This again brings up the matter of
the value of Mr. Bryan's week-before-election
speeches in 'the state and
causes many of his friends and a great
many of his enemies to question his
worth as a supporter in the future.
Drainage Ditch to Bex
- , -Started January 1
Stella, Neb., Nov. 12. JSpecial.)
Munn & Rees Constructiort company
of Kansas City, has the contract for
the work on Drainage District No.
3 of Nemaha county. The ditch will
drain 3,500 acres of land along, the
Big Muddy bottoms and will be eight
and one-half miles long. According
to contract, the work will begin the
first day of Januarys and must te
completed in 240 working days. The
ditch will shortcj, the channel of the
Muddy to one-half the distance, and
will lessen the danger of floods in
the future.
Freak Election Bet
, j Is Paid at Albion
Albion, Neb., Nov. 12. (Special.)
The most unique wager over the
recent presidential election was settled
here today, when Dr. Howard stood
on a step ladder in the street and ate
a loaf of bread and drank a bottle
of grape jjiice, before a large crowd.
CONTR0L0FHOUSE
UNCERTAIN; MANY
PLANS BEING LAID
. . . .
Republicans Have Majority,
' But Democrats Hoping Some
May Vote Independently
Next Congress.
CLARK MAY BE OUT OF IT
Speaker May . Decide Not to
Become Candidate for
" Re-Election.
THIS SESSION BUSY ONE
Washington, Nov. 12. Members of
the. house of representatives in the
newly elected "Sixty-fifth congress
face one of the most uncertain or
ganization situations in the history of
the government.
With a few districts still in doubt,
the republicans appear to have 1 a
plurality or four or five members and
a possible majority pf two or three
when it is- figured that an independent
elected in Massachusetts and a pro
gressive elected in Minnesota prob
ably will vote with them for organiza
tion ouraoses. Independence of ac
tion has characterized a number -of
the re-elected members on the repub
lican side, however, and their attitude
toward- democratic legislation in the
last few years has given democratic
.leaders cause for hope that some of
them might carry their independence
into the organization of the next
house.
i No Material Change.
While there might be a -few changes
when the official returns are counted,
the chances are that these would not
materially alter the general result. In
view of that, democratic leaders re
rarrl it imnrnhable that President Wil
son .will call an extra session of the
new congress next spring. Then the
organization fight would not corne uo
til the regular session in December,
1917. ' . wk' ")
As matters stand the candidate' of
the republicans for speaker will be
James R. Mann, the present, minority
leader, and Speaker Clark generally is
regarded as the democratic choice to
succeed himself. Already, however,
there are rumblings of uncertainties
because of the close political division.
On the republican side there are re
nnru of disaffection .against the
minority leader. Consequently, there!
is gossip among some .republicans re
garding the advisability of naming an
other man as candidati for speaker.
;:.i,.; 'Uvely.-'ane. fcomuig. "ZTiz
Tbrre arc certain to be some inter
esting and lively party (conferences
on botn : Siaes oeiore organization
tickets are finally launched. . As the
Hmnrrat annarentlv will be in the
minoritv. some of the friends' of
Champ Clark, are not certain that he
will De a candidate to succeea nimscu,
Unless he can be elected speaker
they prefer that he abandon that race
and become a candidate for minority
leader, the post he field for ; many
years before the democratic as
cendany in 1912. Such a development
might precipitate a lively contest
within the democratic ranks with
Claude Kitchin, the present majority
leadership. '
The congressional result in New
Mexico is doubtful, the chances now
favoring the democrats. In Pennsyl
vania there are two districts and pos
sibly three, where the soldier vote
when counted, may change the re
sults. In two of these republicans and
in one a democrat, have been elected
by small majorities on the face of the
returns reported. In the Tenth North
Carolina, district, Britt, a republican,
is claiming the election over Weaver,
democrat, by thirteen majority.
Fordney a Leader.
In theevent of republican organiza
tion of the house, majority leadership
under seniority rule, would go to Jo
seph W. Fordney of Michigan, who
automatically would become chairman
of the ways and means committee.
Among the majority members ot that
important committee, which would
have charge ot taritt revision, will De
Representatives Ebenezer Hill of
Connecticut, 'Longworth of . Ohio,
Gardner of Massachusetts, Moore of
Pennsylvania, Green of Iowa and Fair-
child of New York as chairman of the
appropriations committee, and with
him, in control of this committee,
would be former Speaker Cannon and
Representatives blemp of Virginia
Good of Iowa. Mondeil of Wyoming.
Vare of Pennsylvania and Davis of
Minnesota. Among other important
probable changes would be Hayes of
California, to succeed Olass of Vir
ginia, as chairman of banking and
currency; Cooper of Wisconsin for
Flood on foreign affairs; Esch of Wis
consin for Adamson, Georgia, on in
terstate and foreign commerce; Vol
stead of Minnesota for Webb, North
Carolina, on judiciary; Albert Johnson
(C'anttnnMl o Pt Two, Column Three.)
One American . , '
, On Torpedoed
Steamer Arabia
London. Nov. 12. The American
consul at Bombay, India, states that
only one American, Paul Ruttledge
Danner. was on board the British
Steamer Arabia, sunk November 6 in
the Mediterranean, says a Reuter dis
patch from Bombay.
The Peninsular and Oriental liner
Arabia, according to a statement by
the British admiralty November 8.
was sunk without warning by a sub
marine. All of the 437 passengers and
all of the crew with the exception of
two engineers, who were killed by the
explosion, were saved by vessels
which went to the rescue. 1 he Arabia
was homeward uounn irom Australia.
Danner, who had been engaged in
Young Men's Christian association
work in India, according to his par
ents in Cambridge, Mass., was return
ing on the Arabia to spend a furlough
at home.
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Record of Vote in
Reviewed by
Willcox Issues Statement
Showing Fluctuation of Re
turns Four Years Ago,
STILL WAITING FOR COUNT
New York, Nov. 12. A statement
showing the fluctuation of the lead
between President .Wilson and
Colonel RoosevcJ"' California in
1912 frorn.' .0V -r a month
after j; $$Aow the state
fi.?
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i' iavor oi nooseveti
was first credited with
Ltfirman William R. Willcox of the
repuDiican national committee to
(show precisely why the republican
national committee , cannot at this
time concede the election of Mr. Wil
son and must await the official count
in this and other states."
statement reads, "that Mr. Wilson was
statement read, "that Mr. Wilson was
first in the lead; that subsequently
this lead was taken by Colonel Roose
velt and that finally the delegation to
th.:' electoral college from California
was divided, two electors being for
Mn Wilson and eleven for Colonel
Roosevelt.
From Chronicle Files.
"The fi,les of the San Francisco
Chronicle show the following:
"On-Wednesday, November 6, the
day after election in 1912, the Chroni
cle said the indications were that Mr.
Massacre of Men
And Women After
Attack by Zapistas
Laredo, Tex., Nov. 12. An indis
criminate massacre of nearly 100
women, children and Carrann sol
diers, who were traveling on a train
near Contreras, State of Morelos,
which was attacked by Zapata fol
lowers, is reported in Mexico City
newspapers received here today.
After the attack on the train, the
dead lay in piles beside the can, the
papers state. . ' --"
ERRORS IN NORTH
DAKOTA VOTE COUNT
Republican Chairman Hears of
Irregularities and
, Take Action.
Will
WILL PBOSEOUTE INQUIRY
Fargo, N. D., Nov. 12. Chairman
William Lemke of the North Dakota
republican state central committee has
received reports indicating errors in
handling ballots in Burleigh county,
as well as other irregularities, and will
prosecute inquiry to determine the
possibility of a recount.
The republican national committee
has authorized Lemke to place repre
sentatives at every county canvassing
board meeting next Friday.
Dakota Is Adding
To Figures Against
' Equal Suffrage
Pierre, .S. D., Nov." 12. (Special
Telegram.) Returns coming in up to
this evening' add slightly to the ma
jority against suffrage in the state,
putting the figures at 4.455 against
that issue. The prohibition vote is
growing, and now stands at 9,463 ma
jority, which indicates that it will go
over the 10,000 mark. Returns today
have put the Richards primary law
further behind, with 1,078 against it,
but it is yet close enough to go either
way on the counties yet to make re
turns. The presidential vote on the high
est candidates on each electoral ticket
gives Hughes 48,944 and Wilson 45,
696, but the lead over over 3,000 would
be under 2,000 betweem the highest
democrat and the lowest republican
elector. Indications are that Hughes'
lad will not go over 4,000, if it
reaches that figure. ,
Stolen Auto and
. Alleged Thief Are
Found at Omaha
Broken Bow, Neb., Nov. 12. (Spe
cial.) Floyd Bauman, charged with
the larcency of a $1,000 roadster from
Joseph Molyneux, of this city and
who was arrested by the police in
Omaha at the instance of Sheriff Wil
son, was brought here by the latter
officer Friday night. The car dis
appeared from its garage early on
the night of November 9th and the
arrest followed within twenty-four
hours. Sheriff Wilson went to
Omaha late Thursday night and with
the vo-operation of the city police
located the missing automobile in a
private garage. Prosecutor Kelly had
Bauman appear before County Judge
Ford Saturday afternoon, but at the
request of the defendant's attorney,
the preliminary hearing was continued
to November 21. The court fixed the
bonds at $1,000, which was furnished.
Electric Light Plant
At Odell Is Burned
Beatrice. Neb., Nov. 12. (Special
Telegram.) The 'electric light plant
at Odell, twenty miles southwest of
Beatrice, was destroyed by fire early
this morning from an unknown cause.
The plant was owned by James Barry
and was valued at about $4,000. Resi
dents of the town by hard work saved
the buildings adjacent to the plant.
California
Chairman Willcox
Wilson had a safe plurality over
Colonel Roosevelt. The democratic
state chairman claimed the state by
20,(XX).
"On November 7, the Chronicle
said that a storm had delayed reports
and that no figures were available
from four counties. Returns from
3.668 precincts out of ,372 gave Mr.
Wilson a lead of 6.237.
"On November 8. the Associated
Press announced that Colonel Roose
velj was in the lead 130 votes. Six
changes had been made in the vote
from Los Angeles in the previous
twelve hours, each change increased
the lead of Colonel Roosevelt. With
three Los Angeles precincts out and
136 precincts elsewhere in the state
out, the Wilson vote stoocV at 280,
125, and the Roosevelt vote at 280,255.
Wherefore of Collapse.
"The collapse of the Wilson
plurality was due to the way election
figures in Los Angeles had been com
piled. The democratic chairman
placed the Roosevelt majority in that
county at about 13,000.
"The clerk of the county was ap
pealed to by political leaders for an
accurate count. He made a semi
official tabulation of the returns,
which showed startling discrepancies
from the results obtained unofficially
by political headquarters and newspa
pers. Much of the disrepancy was due
to the scratching of Wallace, who
headed the progressive electors.
"On November 9 returns compiled
from 4,293 precincts out of 4,372 gave
Colonel Roosevelt 281,497 and Mr.
Wilson 280,843. - -
"On November 13 returns from all
but five out of 4,372 precincts gave
Colonel .Roosevelt the state by twenty-four
votes.
"On November 17 it was announced
that Secretary of State Jordan went to
Los Angeles to take personal charge
of the count. '
"In November 24 it was announced
that the district court of appeals in
Los Angeles had thrown out one pre
cinct which had given Colonel Roose
velt a majority of 104. ,
"On December 4 the Chronicle an
nounced that if there were no more
changes due to court decisions and to
the auditing by the secretary of state
there would be, according to the offi
cial count, two democratic electors
and eleven progressive. A change of
ten votes would elect another demo
crat, it was said."
Mr. Willcox had a conference with
Charles E. Hughes today, during
which the situation was discussed. No
announcement came from Mr. Hughts
in regard to his own plans. Mr. Will
cox said afterward that he and, he
thought, Mr. Hughes, would remain
here until the first of next week. He
said he did not expect official counts
from the doubtful states to begin com
ing in before then and it would Uo
more than week at least before they
were complete. He would not venture
a guess on how much longer than that
it might take. . j
, Willcox Statement. - V
Later Chairman 'Willcox gave out
this statement: 1 V V'.'
"The national committee is ' not
raising the cry of fraud nor is it go
ing out searching for fraud, ' We
have received any number of com
munications, signed and unsigned by
telegraph, letter and telephone alleg
ing fraud, from all parts of the coun
try, but in all cases the communica
tions are referred by us to state of
ficials for investigation.
"The national committee ia simply
in the same position as state officials
who are waiting for the result of the
official count and whose duty it is to
certify what electors have been
chosen." - . ' .
, Split Not Likely.
Los Angeles, Cal Nov. 11. A dif
ference of only 654 votes was found
today between the highest and lowest
of the democratic electors in the
semi-official count conducted by the
register of votes. Election officials
expressed the opinion these figures
made it seem unlikely the official
count would result in splitting Cali
fornia's electoral vote.
McChord Promises ,
Relief From Coal
Car Shortage Soon
Louisville, Ky., Nov. 12. Immedi
ate relief of the coal shortage in cer
tain parts of the country is promised
by .proposals approved late today by
Commissioner C. C. McChord.
These proposals emanate from rail
road representatives present at hear
ings in connection with an investiga
tion by the Interstate Commerce com
mission into the question of the ex
change and return of freight cars by
railroads.
It is proposed that every railroad in
the country begin at once the return
of all foreign coal cars in its posses
sion as fast as they are unloaded. If
there is no load for them going in the
general direction of their home lines
they are to be returned empty.
Coal-carrying roads have promised
that as soon , as a fair proportion of
missing equipment is returned they
wilt raise embargoes which have been
placed upon shipments in their cars to
sections which are now suffering from
a scarcity of coal.
Commissioner McChord asked the
railroad representatives making the
proposals to indicate to him Monday
what the intentions of their lines were
in regard to carrying them out.
Mexicans Celebrate;
Denounce Americans
El Paso, Tex., Nov. 12. Reports
of a celebration at Santa Cruz de
Rosales, about fifty miles southeast
of Chihuahua City, by Villa bandits,
have been brought to the border by
Mexican refugees and reported to
agents of the American government
here. These reports vary, but agree
that a parade and celebration was held
there and speeches made denouncing
Americans and. Chinese. Americans
were blamed for Mexico's troubles by
the speakers, according to the refu
gees' reports. Following the celebra
tion three Chinese were killed in the
plaza, according to the same source.
MRS.' CARRANZA RETURNS
TO MEXICO Senora Venustlano
Carranaa, wife of the Provisional
Presidant of Mexico has returned
from El Paso to bar own country
to join hor husband at Quorataro,
near Mexico City. -. . . r
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PRISONERS OF WAR,
TO GET MAIL FREE
Postal Regulations Permit Letters-
and Paroels to Go'
Without Postage.
BOW
TO RBACH XTHEM
The prisoners of war relief commit
tee, with headquarters at New York,
which is looking-efter.tht interests of
German and -rtf)u -"pr-isoners of
war, sends out the following informa
tion as to how prisoners may ' be
reached bjjmail: '; .
"The. United States Official Postal
Guide. of July, 1916, on page 114, No.
8, contains the fotowing regulations
regarding mail sent to prisoners of
warr , .".;". ,-
" 'Exemption from A all postage
charges applies in the countries- of
origin and destination, as well as in
the countries through which the mail
passes; to correspondence addressed
to or coming from bureaus of infor
mation concerning prisoners; to or
from soldiers prisoners in belligerent
countries or interned in neutral coun
tries, and to any article admissiblcvio
the mails exchanged between Canada
and the United States when addressed
to or mailed by a prisoner of war in
either, country., Sailors and civilians
on interned vessels and in war prisons
and camps are assimilated to soldiers
who are prisoners of war, , i
" 'In addressing mail the name of
the addressee must be followed by the
Vords "Prisoner of, War." I
" 'All mailable articles( letters in
their usual and ordinary form, post
cards, prints, commercial papers, sam
ples, complying with the postal union
regulations) are acceptable free of
postage.
"'There is no exemption from the
payment of the registration fee of 10
cents, nor from the payment of post
age at the rate of 12 cents a pound
or fraction thereof on packages sent
by international parcel post.'' .
"It must be understood that the last
named regulation subjecting parcels
to ordinary rates holds good with one
exception, via.: Ordinary parcels
(fourth-class matter) up to a weight
of four pounds six ounces, and which
may be sent free of postage to prison
ers of war interned in Canada because
according to page 14, item f, of the
Postal Guide, such parcels are admis
sible to the mails in transit between
Canada and the United States.
"In all cases, and especially when
sending parcels to Canada, contents
of the parcel should be distinctly stat
ed on the wrapper. -. - -
"Detailed regulations- and sugges
tions are also contained in bulletin
A.-B. No. 11 issued by the prisoners
of war relief committee, 24 North
Moore street, New York City. .This
bulletin will be sent on refiuest., The
office of the prisoners, of war relief
committee stands ready to advise' in
all difficult and complex questions re
garding correspondence with prison
ers of war." . i. i . '. ' ,' ; :: -.
Union Pacific Will ' ;
rMd More Empties Here
(Prom a SUtf Correspondent),
Lincoln, Nov. 12. (Special.) After
questioning the right of the State
Railway commission 46 inquire into
the action of the road in shipping
empty freight cars to Oregon because
it was interstate commerce, the Un
pacific Railroad company has now no
tified the commission that it will cease
doing so and as a consequence, En
gineers Boyer and Gregory ,who were
sent out inthe role' of Sherlock
Holmes, have been notified to return
to the home station. -
The complaint was that empties
were hurried to Oregon, where they
could be used to load hay and grain
for points along the road. Tomor
row notices will j be sent to shippers
to report if the promises made are
carried out. , ;' ' i ' ' '' -., i
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GERMAN SUBSEA
SANK AMERICAN
SHIP COLUMBIAN
Wirehss Dispatch to Paris
From Madrid Gives the -Nationality
of Under
water Boat. .
PRESIDENT TO TAKE IT UP
State , Department Will Lay
Matter Before Him This
' Week. - v ,
MUST CLEAR SOME POINTS
Paris, Nov. 12. A wireless dis
patch from Madrid says that it was
a German submarine which sank the
American steamship Columbian. . -
Berlin. Nov. 12. (By Wireless to
the Associated Press, Via Sayville,
N. Y. The official report of the com
mander of the German submarine,
which sank the British steamship
Rowanmore, on which there were sev
eral Americana, says the Rowanmore
disregarded the submarine's signals to
halt, makin it necessary for. the sub
marine to fire a few shots in order
to gbrinsr it to. . ' ,
The Americans on board, as far
as can be learned, consisted pf several
negro firemen. -. : I
No report has been receiwd on tbe .
case of the British steamship Marina,
which, with iitty-two Americans in.
the crew, was sunk by a submarine
off the Irish coast.
Inasmuch as it was Sunk on the
same day as was the Rowanmore, a
report is expected soon. Three oiher
cases of the1 sinking of steamships
have been submitted by the American
embassy to the foreign office. These
vessels were destroyed in Sptember.
No evidence was presented in this .
connection to indicate that Germany's
assurances in regard to the conduct of 1
submarine warfare have not been ob
served. ' ' .N " '
Affidavits obtained by the Ameri
can consul at Liverpool said the
Rowanmore attempted to escape, but
that the submarine continued to shell
its 4fter it stopped. . .
Six Americans on the Marina; which
was armeo witit a y-incn gun, lost
their lives. ' American survivors said
under oath that the vessel was tor
pedoed without warning. -' '
' WiU Be Laid Before WUaon. . - i
Washington, Nov. 12. The case of
the American steamer Columbian, re
ported wk off the Spanish roast, will
he laid before President Wilson- by
the State department early next week
as part of a general summary of re
cent submarine operations construed
by some officials as forecasting a radi
cal change in the German policy.
Information regarding the Colum
bian will be so incomplete tonight that
no official would predict what part
the case might play in final determina
tion of this government's course. Late
in the day the American consul at
Balboa forwarded the report that the
vessel had been sunk thirty miles off
Cape Ortegell and its crew saved, but
no details were given. The dispatch
immediateuy was called to the atten
tion of Secretary Lansing. ,
. Points to Be Cleared Up. .
Points to be cleared up before a de
cision ia reached involve the questions' s .
of Vliethcr the vessel was fired on .
without warning, whether it carried
contraband, and whether it attempted
ti escape. The report received, sev
eratdays ago, (hat the Columbian was.
being shelled by a submarine, ted
many officials to believe that it prob
ably was running away, thereby sac- ,
rificing immunity from attack. If it
carried contraband and was properly
warned, the case may resolve itself
into a question of indemnity.
All available facts regarding the
Columbian will be collected as soon as
possible. Information in the case of
the Marina, Arabia and Lanao also is
stilt incomplete, but every report re
ceived so far regarding these vessels
will be placed before the president as
soon as he returns to his desk at the
White House.
Big Docket for District i -1
Court in Dodge County
Fremont, Neb., Nov. 12. (Special.) .
When the November term of dis- .
trict court opens Monday the largest ;
docket in the history of the county is
scheduled for hearing. Two murder
cases and two other cirminal cases
are listed, while thirteen civil suits
will be heard. The case of Judge Lee
Estelle of Omaha, against the Omaha
Daily News, which was tried here
three years ago and sent back by the
supreme court, is set for November 7. ,
Judge Estelle was given, a verdict for
$10,000. He sued for $60,000, alleging
libel through the publication of a -letter
in the paper published by the
defendant. ,
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