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The Atlanta Georgian
The Paper That Goes Home and Stays There
VOL. XIII. NO. 214.
ATLANTA. <iA., MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915.
Copyright, l»«f,
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EVENING
EDITION
SHITS SEIZED IN BLOCKADE
CRUISERS
By JOHN C. FOSTER.
LONDON, Api^l 12.—England's
blockade of Germany netted two
American victims to-day. The steam
ers Joseph W. Fordney and Navajo
\\ere captured by British cruisers and
taken into Kirkwall, Scotland.
The Fordney w’as bound from New
York to Malm'o, Sweden, and the Na
vajo from Galveston to Bremen.
The Fordney, a steamer of 2,408
tons, commanded by Captain Smith,
sailed from New York on March 20.
While her cargo was consigned to a
Swedish port, English officials believe
that its ultimate destination wa.s Ger
many. The steamer is ow ned by the
Merida Steamship Company, and its
port of registry Is Cleveland.
The Navajo sailed from Galveston,
March 3. She is of 1,711 tons and
< omrnanded by Captain Jacobsen. She
is owned by the Western Steamship
Navigation Company and her port of
leg-istry is Sap Francisco.
Battle Off Norway
Denied by England
By HERBERT TEMPLE.
LONDON. April 12.—While London
newspapers to-day featured dis
patches from Scandinavian sources,
reporting that British and German
warships had fought a battle off the
Norwegian coast, in which the latter
had been defeated, the admiralty pre
served silence during the forenoon.
Oreversion of tne “battle" said that
a large number of German warships
had attempted to make their way into
the Atlantic with the intention of
harassing British shipping, buc had
been driven back.
Naval experts declined to accept the
various reports as true, though their
publication was sanctioned by the
Government censor, until an official
announcement was made by the ad
miralty pointing out that if a naval
battle had occurred its results would
have been made known first to the
Government.
Fugitive Comes Back
To See Wife; Nabbed
A fugitive from Atlanta since last
December, when he was indicted in
DeKaib County for liquor selling, L.
M. Tribble, of No. 137 Richardson
«treet, returned to the city Sunday to
?ee his wife, and w'as nabbed by the
police on the old charge.
Tribble was taken to the police
station and the DeKaib officials noti
ced. In a short time Mrs. Tribble, ac-
'(.mpanied by Sheriff McCurdy, of De
kalb County, arrived at the station
and obtained Tribble’s release on $250
pond. Tribble denies the whisky-selli
ng charge.
26 SCHOOLS INSPECTED.
TtFTON, April 12.—The Tift County
Board of Education, accompanied by R.
F. Susey. Superintendent of County
Schools, and Jason Scarboro. Superin-
pnt of Tifton Schools, nave just com
pleted a tour of inspection of the 26
rural schools in the county.
Three Stores
Entered by
Burglars
Burglars were as active as ever
Sunday night. These are some of the
jobs reported to the police Monday
morning: •
The front door of the cigar store of
Nick Chotas. No. 248 Peachtree street,
was pried open by burglars, w'ho took
$15 from the cash register and $3
from a coin box. This was th6 Sec
ond time the Chotas store has been
robbed in two months.
A bag of money hidden in the drug
store of George Moore, Central avenue
and Hunter street, was missed by
burglars early Monday. Mr. Moore
found the front door had been jim
mied open. The cash register had
been thoroughly searched. Nothing
of any value was missing.
Burglars broke into the store of the
Franklin Drug Company at No. 389
South Pryor street early Monday and
ransacked the store, getting nothing
of any particular value. A sack con
taining $35 had been hidden under a
counter in the rear of the store. En
trance was gained by breaking the
lock of the front door.
The Ford automobile of George P
Witham, of No. 88 Williams street,
was stolen Sunday night from in front
of the St, Luke’s Episcopal Church.
J. Scott Todd, of No. 526 North
Jackson street, reported that a “bare
foot" burglar entered his home Sat
urday night and stole clothing. $12 in
money, a silver picture frame and a
gold fountain pen. A suit of clothes
which the thief evidently didn't like,
was found later In the yard of a
neighbor near by. where it had been
thrown away by the burglar.
2 Governors Reprieve
Condemned Carolinan
COLUMBIA, April 12.—Reprieve
until May 3 has been granted Will
Goggans, of NewberiA- County, under
sentence of death upon conviction of
murder, by Governor Manning. Gog
gans w'as previously reprieved by
Governor Blease.
“The evidence upon which Goggans
was convicted was circumstantial, and
doubt as to his guilt has arisen since
conviction," it was said at the execu
tive offices. “Governor Manning is
making an investigation in this case,"
the statement added.
Germany Reports
Business Activity
BERLIN, April 12.— On order to show'
the excellence of industrial conditions in
Germany the Trans-Ocean News Bureau
gave out the following information to
day:
“The Vulcan Shipbuildine Company,
of Hamburg, which built the Imperator,
has declared a 6 per cent dividend: a
German steel syndicate during March
shipped 335.000 tons of Essen tinplate:
the Essen Wrought Wire Works has
raised prices 16 per cent, but its fac
tories are working full time.'
Frenchman Finds
‘Third Sex’ inU.S.
CAMBRIDGE. MASS.. April 12 —
Robert H. Leroux. Parisian editor now
lecturing here, pays his respects to the
“new wqlfoan,’' as follows:
“I made a particular study of
.American women students. I found that
the tendency was to produce a non
productive third sex. In France there
is but one recognized vocation for wom
en- marriage."
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one candidate.
FOR CHIEF
Chairman Farn, of the Police Board,
and also a supporter of Police Chief
Beavers, Monday still was able to keep
locked up the official records of the
secret meeting of the Police Commis
sion of Saturday night. A majority
of the Commissioners backed him in
the move to keep from the public the
activities of the Police Commission,
and it appeared that they would con
tinue to uphold him until his special
committee appointed to investigate the
efficiency of the police department is
able to make a report.
A few new details of what was said
at the probe behind the locked doors
Saturday night came out Monday.
Fain scotched Chief Beavers while he
was under the piercing questions of
Captain James W. English and Cyun-
cilman Edwin Johnson. Chief Beavers
winced visibly again and again un
der a grilling, tending to show what
sort of discipline is being maintained
in the department.
Upholding Fain Their Aim.
It would have proved an exciting
session indeed had not a majority of
the Commissioners sat around the
table in silence, only taking part suf
ficiently to uphold Chairman Fain
They had made him chairman and
they seemed committed to helping him
carry out his policy.
That policy, it was the consensus
of opinion in political circles Monday,
is to “whitewash" the charges of in
efficiency against Chief Beavers and
the police department and give them
a clean bill. And this reputed policy
flaunts squarely in the face the wide
spread criticism and dissatisfaction
with the present administration of the
police, without any investigation,
when a majority of the Police Com
mission are new' in the business, hav
ing attended only two meetings.
The “whitewash" is expected to be
applied, despite the fact, too, that the
five mo9t experienced men on the
commission are firmly against the
program.
Four members of the investigating
committee—S. A. Wardlaw, J. D. Sis
son, Dr. C\ J. Vaughan and Robert
Holland—were elected to the commis
sion for the first time in March. Rob
ert Clark is the only old member and
the only one w'ho is not more or less
committed to Chief Beavers.
English Would Talk.
Captain English made this interest
ing statement to newspaper men:
“Gentlemen, 1 would like to discus?
the meeting with you, but a majority
of the commission voted that the
chairman alone should do the talking.
I guess it will all-come out, though,
sooner or later."
The members who are upholding
Chairman Fain are S. A. Wardlaw, of
the'First Ward; W. A. Vernoy. of the
Third Ward: Dr C\ J. Vaughan, of
the Fourth Ward; J. D. Sisson, of the
Fifth Ward; Andy R. King, of the
Ninth Ward, and Robert Holland, of
the Tenth Ward. They, with his own
votes, elected him chairman.
Excuses All Farmers
From Service on Jury
AUGUSTA, April 12.—In considera
tion of the fact that this is cotton
planting time with the farmer?, Judge
Speer has excused from further serv
ice at this session of the United
States Court all jurors who are farm
ers.
Court will continue for a week or
ten days longer, but none except city
jurors will serve.
Rich Legacy NoBalm,
Widow a Suicide
GRIDLEY. ILL., April 12—Al
though left $50,000 by recer* death
of her husband, Mrs. Timothy Kear
ney became so despondent over his
demise that she committed suicide by
hanging at her home near here. She
left several children.
Fourth of July
Here? Yes,
for Greeks
Atlanta Greeks Sunday celebrated
their “Fourth of July"—that is, the
ninety-fourth anniversary of their in
dependence from Turkish rule.
The celebration, which was presid
ed over by President Athanasopoulous,
of the Greek colony here, w as held in
Red Men’s Hall. The Rev. Mr. Petri-
dis opened the program with prayer,
after which he delivered an impres
sive address. Among the other speak
ers was Vafladis, Greek Consul, who
commended the veterans of the Bal
kan war, several of whom were pres
ent. The children of the Greek school,
which is only six months old, rendered
songs and recitations under the di
rection of their teacher. Miss Kaliopi
Papadimitraopoula. The Danaos
Lodge was led in an exhibition march
by Tom Tsakbpoulos, the president,
and as the Greek national air and
“Dixie" were played, there was rous
ing applause, given standing.
The decorations of the hall consist
ed of Greek and American flags and
portraits of President Wilson and
King Constantine. The festivities
closed with the serving of refresh
ments and dancing, featured by the
Greek dance of victory by the school
children.
Wife Slayer, Aged 65,
Begins Life Sentence
AUGUSTA. April 12.—Allen D. In
man, aged 65, a prominent Burke
County farmer of Midville, has been
sent to the State farm to begin a life
term for murdering his 35-year-old
wife. The jury found him guilty,
with a recommendation to the mercy
of the court. Judge James K. Hines,
Judge R. L. Brinson and Judge W. H.
Davis, attorneys for the old man, ar
gued that he was afflicted with emo
tional insanity because of her infi
delity.
Inman killed his wife several
months ago at their home at Midville
as they were separating for the fourth
or fifth time, w'hen a dispute arose
over a dvision of the household ef
fects.
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2 Fur Dyers Killed
In Strike Outbreak
NEWARK, N. J., April 12.—Vigor
ous steps were taken to-day by the
police to prevent another outbreak in
the fur dyers’ strike, such as that
which occurred yesterday, when Mor
ris Rubin and Abraham Novak were
killed and three other men were
w'ounded. The police received infor
mation that a number of the strikers
at the plant of A. Hollander & Sons
'had armed themselves and were
swearing revenge.
Three hundred employees of the
plant struck last week, demanding
more money and better working con
ditions.
Marks of Beating on
Boy,4,Found onStreet
The police searched Monday for the
parents of a little 4-year-old boy who
was picked up on the streets Sunday
with his head and body bruised, ap
parently from a severe beating.
At tl>e office of the juvenile proba
tion officer, B. B. Posey, the boy said
that his name was Bob Gilreath, tilt
"uuld give no clew as to where his
parents live. He was found near Ma-/
rietta and Forsyth streets, ragged
dirty. He is a bright little cha
has made many friends at the city
juvenile detention home.
Plan Third Meeting
For AtlantaWorkmen
A third great mass meeting: on May
16 Atlanta workmen was planned Sun
day by the central committee of the
Federation of Trades at the l^abor
Tern pie.
On April 18 at the Forsyth Theater,
Atlanta unionists will hear addresses
by George L. Berry, president of the
Pressmen's Union, and Mrs. .^arah Con-
boy, an organizer of the American Fed
eration of Labor. There will be a spe
cial musical program, directed by J. P.
Mathiessen.
Marquis Della Chiesa,
Pope’s Brother, Dead
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
GENOA. April 12.— Marquis Della
Chiesa, brother of Pope Benedict XV,
died enriv to-dav.
TDINTERN
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.. April 12.—
"We got in wdthout being seen by tHe
enemy and we can get out in rhe
same way."
This statement'was made to-day by
Captain Paul Thierfelder, commander
of the last of the German raiders, the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, which safely
dashed past the cordon of enemy
cruisers off the capes yesterday, just
before making formal request on Col
lector of the Port Hamilton for per
mission to make necessary repairs to
his ship.
Sixty-one prisoners on the raider,
taken when she sank the British ships
Tamar and Coleby, were put ashore.
This action was taken on request of
British Vice Consul Kenworthy.
Preparations also were made to take
on board 150 tons of coal and provi
sions for three days. The Germans
had asked for 300 tons of coal to be
used pending the making of repairs
and while the question of internment
and length of time of stay her*» was
being determined, but Collector Ham
ilton, after consulting with Washing
ton. permitted the ship to have only
150 tons. Fifty tons of water also
was put aboard.
Internment Expected.
While the officers and men of the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, as did those of
the Eitel. insist that hey will put to
sea again, there is little doubt here
that she will follow the course finally
adopted by her sister raider—intern.
It is understood the same course
will be followed by United States of
ficials in this case as in that of the
Eitel. The Naval Board will deter
mine the time necessary to make * he
necessary repairs. Then the ship will
be given th» customary time limits, 24
hours additional, to sail or tie up.
Since she left New York, August 3,
on her mission of destroying mer
chant ships of the enemy the Kron
prinz Wilhelm has had a thrilling
cruise, with narrow escapes from
capture by British cruisers. She also
sank fourteen merchantmen, valued
at $7,000,000.
The United States authorities re
quested Captain Thierfelder to give
immediate reply to the query as to
the duration of his stay In American
waters. The German commander
then notified the customs officials that
it might be necessary for him to in
valid some of the members of his
crew here because they are suffering
from beri-beri,
Parallel to Frye Case.
Captain Thierfelder was asked if he
could throw' any light upon the fate
of the German auxiliary cruiser Karls
ruhe, which is reported to have been
destroyed at sea. but he said he cou;d
not.
The sinking of the Norwegian bark
Semantha by the Kronprinz Wilhelm
is regarded here as a parallel case to
the sinking of the American ship Wil
liam P. Frye by the Prinz Eitel Fried
rich. Officers of the Kronprinz Wil
helm declare they were Justified in
sinking the Semantha because she
carried wheat—a contraband.
As yet the question of the regular
ity of the Kronprinz Wilhelm’s clear
ance papers, when she sailed from
New York on August 30, has not been
called into question, but It may be.
Commander Thierfelder cleared his
ship for Bremen, but the ship was
warned by wireless to discontinue her
voyage, while at sea. and she was
then fitted out as a commerce raider.
The naval tug Pauxtuxent. whi^h
guarded the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, has
taken up her position near the Kron
prinz Wilhelm and will keep watch
and ward over ^iat ship.
It was reported that Count von
Bernstorff, the German Ambassador,
would come here to confer with Com
mander Thierfelder.
Tells Willard
How to Knock
Out Devil
CHICAGO, April 12—“Jess Willard
rendered society a magnificent service
w'hen he retired to private life and to
obscurity the notorious degenerate
Jack Johnson.”
Thus spoke the Rev. A. D. Thibe-
edau, of the Sheridan Road M. E.
Church, in a sermon on the recent
world'? championship fight at Ha
vana. Also, he gave Willard some
tips on the w r ay to knock out sin. Here
are some of them:
Punch the devil every day as
effectually as you did Johnson.
Shun the white lights of Broad-
wax. They are the guideposts to
hell.
Don’t let the pretty powdered
parasites w’ho will be on your
trail make a fool of you.
Qansas water beats Broadway
booze a mile.
Buy an automobie and take in
lots of ozone.
Cean living is your capital.
Don’t overdraw the account.
NEW CITY CLERK NAMED.
V ALDOSTA, April 12.—At a special
meeting of City Council J. R. Dusen-
berry was elected City Clerk to suc
ceed T. N. Holcombe, newly elected
Ordinary of Lowndes County. Mr.
Holcombe, who succeed? the late S.
M. Varnedoe, as Ordinary, will be
sworn in to-dav
Postmaster on Trial
For Misappropriation
AUGUSTA. April 12.—The trial of
Samuel A. Hall, former postmaster at
Midville, has begun in the United
States Court here. The Government
contends that Hall misappropriated
$2,500 of postal funds while post
master. Attorneys for the defendant
assert that every dollar which the
postoffice was claimed to be short
was promptly paid.
While. Hall, a prominent and well-
to-do citizen of Burke County and of
Midville. was postmaster in name and
the work was done by an assistant.
His attorneys claim that Hall himself
sent for a postofflee inspector to check
up the books, and a shortage of $2,500
was discovered, whereupon Hall pro
cured the money and turned it over
to the inspector.
TINS!
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PETROGRAD, April 12.—Russian troops are now twenty
miles within Hungarian territory, and have reached the valley of
Ung River, south of Uszok Pass, according to a dispatch received
here from the Carpathian front to-day. It is asserted at the War
Office that this rapid advance of the invading troops will render
the positions of the Austro-German forces at Uszok Pass untenable.
The general Russian advance into Hungary through the passes
and over the Carpathian crests will be made over a front of 125
miles. Great masses of troops are being carried to this front over
the Galician railroads.
In an attempt to lighten the pressure being exerted by the
Russians at Uszok Pass, Austro-German troops have unsuccess
fully opened a new offensive in the Opor Valley about Stryj. Sev
eral battalions for days have been making violent attacks about
Stryj in an attempt to cut the Russian lines of communication.
This effort had been foreseen, however, and the attacking forces
have suffered heavy losses without gaining any ground.
Germans Claim Victory in Woevre
Coach Saves Boys in
School Fire; Missing
ASHBUR.NHAM, MASS., April 12.—
Aahburnham House, the new boys’
dormitory at Cushing Academy, the
eo-educatlonal preparatory school,
was burned to the ground to-day.
The 'one hundred or more boys
housed in the two-story building es
caped aftier many thrilling rescues,
but Frank L. Hardy, chairman of the
Ashburnham Selectmen and head ath
letic coach for the academy. Is miss
ing. After helping many of the boys
out, Mr. Hardy returned to telephone,
according to Chief Kngineer Davis. He
has not been seen since he dashed
back Into the building.
Aviator, Near Death,
Not Through Trying
CHICAGO, April 12-H. M. Hassell,
an aviator, narrowly escaped death by
drowning in Lake Michigan. He w'as
flying the hydro-aeroplane owned by
Harold F. McCormick, son-in-law of
John D. Rockefeller, when the machine
collapsed when he was HA miles off
jhore over the lake.
The collapse of the machine resulted
from his driving into an “air pocket.”
He w«#s floundering around in the wa
ter when Fred Htanes, a gardener em
ployed by Cyrus H. McCormick, pulled
out to him in a canoe. Hassell was
suffering from cold when he was
brought ashore
“I’m not through trying, ’ he said.
Second U. S. Cruiser
Sent to San Domingo
WASHINGTON, April 12.—The
cruiser De? Moines to-day was or
dered by Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels to proceed Immediately to San
Domingo to protect Americans and
their interests there. The order was
issued on request of Minister Sulli
van. The cruiser Nashville already
is at San Domingo.
Minister Sullivan, in explanation of
his appeal for help, said new political
disturbances had been developed in
the republic and the presence of an
other warship was desirable.
OMEGA TO BUILD CITY HALL.
TIFTON, April 12—Omega, 9 miles
south of Tifton. in Tift County, is go
ing to have a city hall and guard house.
The Town Council has purchased a lot
and is considering olans for a bulldinr
Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian.
BERLIN, April 12.—Complete suc
cesses for the Germans all along the
battle front in the Woevre district, In
France, is claimed in a detailed state-
j ment from great headquarters. This
communication, which was issued to
day, dwells upon the exceptionally
heavy losses suffered by the French
in the fighting between the Meuse and
Moselle Rivers, and denies the claim
of the French War Office that Gen
eral Joffre*8 forces stormed Combres
Heights. This engagement, which
will probably go down in the history
of the war as “the battle of the
Woevre," has proved one of the most
fiercely contested since hostilities be
gan.
The statement, in full, follows:
“To April 7 French attacks were
exclusively directed against both Ger
man wings.
(Note—These wings stretch from a
point north of Verdun In an ir/egular
line to the forest of Le Pretre (Priest
Wald), thence to St. Mihiel,)
Fresh Troops Open Attack.
"Subsequently the French opened
attacks against the center of the Gor
man line. After assembling fresh
forces near St. Mihiel (on the Meuse
River) late on the 7th, the first at
tack against the German center was
made from Selouse wood, five miles
north of St. Mihiel, against our po
sitions at Seuzey and La Morville.
The enemy was repulsed, leaving
many dead and wounded upon :he
field, and in addition we took two of
ficers and 80 privates prisoners. Dur
ing the night of April 7-8 there were
artillery duels at several points, par
ticularly at Combres Heights and also
between Regneiville and May-en-
Haye; in addition, infantry attacks
were delivered. Two attacks by the
French southeast of Verdun, near
MarchevilJe, broke down 100 yards in
front of our lines.
“In the Forest of Ailley, the French
succeeded in recapturing part of the
trenches they had lost the day be
fore. An attack 'delivered at dawn
in the Forest of Brule and three night
attacks on the western edge of the
Forest of Le Pretre were repulsed.
“In the afternoon and evening of
April 8. the enemy was active at sev
eral points on our front. He attempt
ed to advance from Selouise Forest,
hut failed. Severe fighting raged for
some time in the Forest of Montmare,
the French being repulsed with the
bayonet.
“Again the French attacked in the
Forest of Le Pretre and other attacks
were made near Regnieville and south
of the Orne, but all were repulsed.
Trenches Captured by French.
“During the night of April 8-9,
heavy fighting took place on Combres
Heights, the French hsing reserves.
The following morning they succeeded
in occupying some trenches we had
evacuated, owing to the severe ar
tillery fire directed against them.
However, these works were not taken
w-ithout a hot contest. During the day
ye succeeded in driving the French
from part of the trenches, and we
maintained our principal positions in
their entirety. A fresh French at
tack with superior forces obliged us
to evacuate part of our entrenchments
again.
“During the night of April 8-9, the
remainder of the Woevre front was
generally quiet, with the exception of
the Poorest of Montmare. where the
French delivered some unsuccessful
attacks. They were chased back into
their posit ons by the Germans, who
captured two machine guns. On the
following < ay the French again at
tacked in that region, but the attacks
broke down with extraordinarily
heavy losses.
"On the south, the F’rench renewed
their assaults against our northern
wing, between the Orne River and
Combres Heights in # the vicinity of
Marcheville. Between midnight and
morning four attacks were made upon
a front of six kilometers, but all were
repulsed with severe losses.
"On the night of April 9-10 French
mine-throwers and howitzers were ac
tive. In the afternoon of the 10th the
F"rench advanced on the whole line
against our position on Combres
Heights, breaking through at one
point and reaching the foot of the
slope before the attack broke down
under the fire of the advancing troops.
Our troops maintained our position
north of the Caxnbreg Heights.
500 Frenchmen Dead on Spot.
“Part of our position was main
tained through a counter attack. The
opposing attack was stopped by our
artillery. During the night the enemy
bombarded the village on Combres
Heights.
"To go back to April 9 on the line
between Spada and Suezey, a series of
unsuccessful attacks were made by
the French. We took 71 prisoners.
Minor attacks at Ailly failed. French
attacks on the Regnieville—Fay-en-
Haye line were repulsed with extraor
dinary losses. At one point, north of
Regnieville, we counted 500 dead,
“On the vening of April 9 at Croix-
de-Carmes, in the area of the for
est of Le Pretre, we captured three
blockhouses and two communicating
trenches, as well as two machine guns
and 59 prisoners.
“On April 10 there was an artillery
combat all along the line. Our aerial
observers noted that the French were
throwing up fresh earthworks and
bringing up reinforcements. These
were heavily bombarded by us.
“The enemy did not attack at
Eparges. At the foot of Combres
Heights strong French forces were'
bombarded by our artillery. On the
10th the French made only one at
tack In the forest of Le Pretre, and
this was repulsed. This day, like all
previous ones, ended in complete Ger
man success on all fronts. All trenches
lost in these fights were recovered,
with the exception of a small and un
important portion."
(Note—The French have laid stress
upon the importance of their capture
of Eparges. but the'German report
makes no mention of fighting there.)
Ship Sunk, Another
Chased Upon Rocks
LONDON, April 12—The British
liner. aWafyrer, a vessel of 9,599 tons,
is the latest victim of Germany’s sub
marine warfare and the largest mer
chant vessel that has been torpedoed
since the war began.
Announcement of the attack on the
Wayfarer was made to-day shortly
after news had been received on the
destruction of the small steamer
Guernsey while it was trying to es
cape from a submarine in the English
Channel.
The Guernsey, bringing a cargo
from the channel islands, was wreck
ed FTiday night while It was attempt
ing to run away from a submarine be
lieved to be the U-31. It crashed at
full speed upon ricks almost In the
shadow of a lighthouse that had been
darkened because of the war.
Seven members of the Guernsey s
crew, including Captain Woods, were
drowned.
The Wayfarer, built in 1 *''»•' Bel
fast. hailed from Liverpool and was
known as a “Harrison liner.” The
steamer was 505 feet long and had a
breadth of 58.3 feeL