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SUCCESS AFTER SUCCESS
CLAIMEDJY RUSSIANS
Progress of Czar’s Army a Series of Fights on An Increasing
Scale—Report Austrian Defeat With Five Thousand Killed
and Many Prisoners
London, 3:12 o. m—The Patrograd
(St, Petersburg} correspondent of the
Post sends the following on the oper
ation* on the Russian front:
"Russia i* scoring success aft«r
success against Au*trla and I* mo
mentarily expecting new* of a signal
victory.
"The commander-in-chief on th*
Austrian front apparently plan* to
drive In strongly with one army from
the east, starting from tile Russian
Provinces adjoining Roumanla and In
the meantime merely alma to restrain
the Austrian advances Into the Polish
province*, thua keeping Austria on
th# alert along the line of two to
three hundred mtlea.
5,000 Killed,
"While pushing temporary atl
vancos In south Poland the Russians
a ere forcing their way westward
from Podollu and Bessarabia upon
I.ttnberg. When the Austrians finally
realised these plana they attempted
to turn the Russian left flank near
Halle, near the Junction of tha Onlta
Lips river with the Dniester, and a
TERRIBLE EFFORTS ARE
TELLING ON GERIIAANS
“No Army That Ever Existed Could Endure and Survive
Losses in Last Few Days ” Says London Correspondent
London, S:11 a. m, A Chronicle
correspondent, writing from on un
named town In the Deportment of
Komme, Tuesday, says:
"The superiority of th* RrlMah ar
tillery, coupled with th* pluck of th*
British Infantry, la rapidly telling on
th* Oorman attackers
"A few more daya such aa Sunday
and Monday and the Herman army In
\tiding northern France will have de
atroved Itaelf completely.
Blotted Out.
“No army that ever exlated could
BLEASE ASKED TO AFFORD
RELIEF TO S. C. DEBTORS
Carolina Executive Promises to Give Matter His Careful Con
sideration-Resolution Adopted at Conference Wednesday
Columbia, 5 C. —Tha* Govern cm ltlcaen
nee naked to daclarn an extenelon of
Indrhtednoae to Inaur* relief to tha
dahtora of thta atata In the preeeitt fi
nancial rrlala nt u secret conference at
hla office yesterday of representative*
from 33 of <t counties, became known to
dey
That no relief can be expected from
the national aovernment tn the preaent
crisis la related In the reeolutlon
The Reeolutlon.
Columbia, 8. C., Hept. 2. 1814.
A meeting of farmers, and thoae In
terested In farming Interests wus call
ed by Governor lllenae. In hla office,
at It o'clock, noon, on Wednesday.
By special request the governor,
Major John G. Richards was called
from hla campaign In the rtedmnnt
section of the state to nttend this
conference and to advise with thoae
called In consultation. Major Rich
ards himself being a prominent mem
ber for many years of the Cotton Aa
soclatlon and Farmers' Union, and for
several years representing and fight
ing for the farmers on the floor of
tha house of representatives.
The Representatives
In attendance upon the conference
were representatives from Abbeville,
Anderson, Aiken, Barnwell. Beaufort,
Berkeley. Charleston, Cherokee, Colle
ton. Dillon. Edgefield. Fairfield, Flor
ence, Georgetown. ON'S Ml wood, Ker
ehaw. Usurers, l.ee. Lex -
Ington, Marlboro. Marlon, Newberry,
< iranrrburg, Richland. Saluda. Plck
ene, Sumter. Spartanburg. Union, Wil
liamsburg and York Countlea. These
acmlemen were present to dtecuaa
some manner by which the farmer*,
the ehato cropper*, the tenants and
the renters of South Carolina could
be relieved In the present financial
crisis,
Upon Cotton Crop.
After a full and free dlscuaslon.
Major John O. Richards offered th*
following reaolutlon:
"Whereas. It Is admitted and real
ised among the money-borrowing ele
ment of our state and the farmers who
are entirely dependent for th* sup
l»irt of themselves, their wives and
children, upon their cotton crop, and.
whereas. It has been admitted hy thoae
high In authority that no relief can
he expected from the national govern
ment In llte present crisis, and.
whereas. It Is realised by all cltlsena
of our stale, of whatever rlaas or pro
fession, that the only aouree from
which real relief can come la the gen
eral assembly of our state, and that
said general assembly can only be
placed In a position to rentier such re
lief. by set ton of the governor of th*
stste. be It
Special Session.
‘‘Rooolvod, That th* governor of
South Carolina be. and he le hereby,
requested to call a special session of
the general assembly, to be convened
at such date as In his Judgment will
hrlng forth the needed relief through
legislation, and that
when It convene*, be requested to
pass regardless of actional polities:
"First. A bill such as In their Judg
ment Is wise and expedient for the
extension of all Indebtedness for such
period as m*v he calculated to Insure
sure relief to the debtors of this state.
"Second A bill, under the |xdloa
powers of the constitution, restricting
Ui* .acreage In oottoo throughout the
sanguinary fight took place there two
days ago. The Austrian* were alg
naily defeated, losing 5,000 killed and
many prlaoner*. Including one gener
al, 22 guns, a standard and quantities
of Supplies.
Series of Fights.
"Apparently the progress of the
southern Russian army from Podolla
In flat Ida has been a series of fights
on on Increasing scale until a third
river, known a* the Foul U pa, was
reached. The fight for the possession
of the valley of the Foul 1,1 pa was se
vere The Austrians had realised the
strength of the Russians and had
strongly fortified a naturally for
midable position. This was carried
after an obstinate fight. The Aus
trian force, a whole army corps, lost
about half of Its strength.
"These actions occupied the Rus
sian left, her right still being In Rus
sian territory. It Is evident that all
(he actions were part of a concerted
movement with the surrounding of
lumber* as Its objective, thus dealing
a death blow to the Austrian de
fense,"
endure mid survive the terrible losses
sustained by the Germane In the last
few days. Whole divisions of Infan
try have been blotted out and shatter
ed and the German ranks are begin
ning (o show demoralisation.
"In the latest assault the Germans
manifested unmistakable eigne of un
steadiness, were seen to waver and
frequently lo break and flee In confu
sion As a result of tills prolonged
battle the German line haa advanced
a few miles but has not gained any
marked or decided advantage.
Stnte, for the year 1916.
Immediate Relief.
"Third. That said legislature be
further requested to pass at said extra
session only such legislation as will
give Immediate relief to the cotton
producers of this state, and that said
extra session of the legislature Is par
ticularly requested to deal only with
such questions as are of vital Import
ance to the people of thla state at
this time.
’’Fourth. That the members of the
said general assembly when they meet
111 said special scshloii, be requested
to pass n bill giving to themselves
sufficient compensation to pay them
selves for the actual expenses Inci
dent to their attending said session,
and that they ho requested not to
claim as pay for said session the reg
ular salary as provided for regular
sessions of the general nseembly, un
der tile constitution and statute laws
of our stnte.
"Fifth. That the attorney general
be requested to call only to hia as
sistance Itt said extra session, not
more than three of the solicitors of
this state, hih4 that he employ not ex
ceeding six clerks for the engrossing
department during said session.
"Respectfully,
"JOHN O RICHARDS,
"W A STUCKEY,
“JAMES NORTON,
"Committee"
ACCEPT PLAN
FOR COTTON
OBLIGATIONS
New York Cotton Exchange
Votes Unanimously for Liqui
dation Scheme. Big Step To
wards Reopening
New Yorkc-*The New York Cotton
Exchange unanimously accepted today
the plan evolved by Its committee and
representatives of the Liverpool Cot
ton Association to liquidate Interna
tional obligations In cotton. This la
regarded a* a big step toward the re
opening of Ihe exchange.
Liverpool—it haa been decided to
admit to the ballot for American cot
ton all orders for liquidation of ot>en
contracts. Including straddle and Am
erican Interest.
FROM GEORGIA
Washington. b.C. Appointment of the
following to the United States military
academy in 1915 was announced today
Georgia Alonso <l. C Overman. IViug
)as. Roswell g Msjette. alternate, Jeeup;
Jatnea W Anderson, alternate. Bruns
w I k
North Carolina Maxwell M. Conven
ing. elteruat*, Merton.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GAr
Left Wing
of French
Retires
Withdraw to South on Right
and Centre Situation Same,
Says Despatch to French Em
, bassy
Washington.—Advices of the with
drawal of the left wing of the allies
toward Paris and the removal of the
French capital to Bordeaux was con
tained In a private dispatch received
at the French embasay today from
Paris The cablegram bears yester
day’s date.
"On account of the turning move
ment of the Germans toward our left
wing and In order not to accept battle
under conditions which might have
been unfair our troops withdrew to
ward the south and southwest," It
said.
Center and Right.
“Our forces have Btopped for tha
time being the enemy In the Rethel
regions. The situation remains the
same in the center and on our right.
In western Prussia two Russian army
corps have suffered a reverse Wit one
that can be repaired, between the 2ith
and 29th. The Investing of Koenlgs
burg In eastern Prussia Is now nearly
complete."
DELLA CHIESA SUCCEEDS
THE LATE POPE PIUS X
(Continued from preceding page)
He was apoplnted substitute secre
tary of state In 1901 and In 1907 was
elected to the post of adviser to the
Holy Office.
Papal Nuncio.
Tn the same year he was appointed
papal nuncio of Madrid In succession
to Monslgnor Rlneldlnl, but this ap
pointment was cancelled three days
later. This Incident had occurred Just
before he was made archbishop of
Itolongna. When Monslgnor Della
t’hlesa was given this post It was de
lared in Rome that it was mainly
with the object of combatting modern
religious ideas, Bologna being the
headquartero of the National Demo
cratic League, whose members advo
cated what Is known as “modernism"
In religion
Condemned Tango.
Tn January, 1914, while still at Bo
logna, the present pope Issued a pas
toral letter strongly condemning the
tango.
it has been 174 years since the time
of the last pope Benedicts. In his
election to the papacy in 1740, Car
dinal Prospem Lambert!** assumed
that title. It Is an Interesting fact
that the new pope was Afchblshop of
Bologna while Pope Benedict* XIV
was born In Bologna.
American Cardinal*.
According to a dispatch from Rome
dated at 2:50 yesterday afternoon
and received In New York early today
Ihe White R tarLlne steamer Canopic
bearing Cardinals Gibbons and O'Con
nell lo Rome was not due at Naples
until tomorrow. Therefore tt Is prob
able that neither of these two Amer
ican cardinals participated In the elec
tion of the new pope
On Italian.
That the choice fell on a cardinal of
Italian birth coincides with traditions
and with expectations on~ account of
the disturbed conditions In Europe.
It was at the ago of 24 that the new
pope was ordained In the priesthood.
He soon attracted the attention of
Cardinal Rampolla, later secretary of
stale for Pope I.eo XIII.
As secretary to the secretary of
state Cardinal Chtesa was brought
Into notable prominence throughout
the Catholic hierarchy, hut his posi
tion was not at that time of cardinal
let rank, tin the accession of Pope
Plus X Monslgnor Della Chlosa con
tinued in the secretariat until Decem
ber 14, 1907, when Plus X gave him a
noted promotion to the position of
archbishop of the Important see of
Rolgna. For seven years he adminis
tered the see of Rolgna with notable
success, until In May last Pope Pius
X named lilm among 13 members of
the hierarchy to receive the red hat.
Full Title.
The full title of the new pope In
addition to Benedlcte XV will he pope
bishop of Rome and successor of St.
Peter, supreme pontiff of the univer
sal church, patriarch of the west,
primate of Italy, archbishop and
metropolitan of the Roman province,
sovereign of the temporal dominion of
the holy Roman church.
He Is described as a man of great
spiritual character and one of the
■most highly esteemed in the hierar
chy.
PETTO ASK
TAX TO RAISE
1100,10,000
Washington,—President Wllsqn will
appear before a Joint session of con
gress tomorrow afternoon at 12:30
o’clock, to ask for a war tax measure
to raise 1100,000,000 annually. This
announcement was made today after a
' '»lt of Democratic Leader I’nderwood
to the White House. In his message
the president will not advise means
of raising the money
SECRETARY DANIELS OFF.
Washington.— Secretary Daniels will
leave late today for Bar Harbor. Me.
where he will speak tn the Maine cam
paign tomorrow nigh* He will speak
In Watervtlle. Me, Saturday night and
then go to Bluff Point. N Y.. to spend
the week-end. Monday he will speak
at Vergennem, Vermont. In connection
with a celebration of the centennial
of Commodore McDonough’s victory on
I-ake Champlain. Tuesday he will de
liver an addrea* at Plattsburgh, N. Y.,
where th# victory also it to bt com
memorated.
W3R BULLETINS
BOMBARDED CATTARO.
Rome, fvia Par it, 2:37 a. m.) —The Gironale D’ltalia says British and
French warship* have bombarded the entrance to the port of Cattaro,
Austria, with the evident Intention of destroying the wireless station and
the semaphore signals.
1,000 mines.
London, 6:41 a. m.—A dispatch to Reuters from Tokio says the Jap
anese have occupied Seven islands i»ea- r Koachow and have swept up
more than 1,000 mines scattered by the Germans In the waters adjoin
ing their Chinese stronghold.
TO INVADE AUSTRIA,
Rome, (via Pari*, 1:30 a. m.)— A telegram from Nish, says the Ser
vian* are preparing to invade Austria as the Austrians for days have fail
ed to confront the Servians.
Washington,—Chinese officials have called the attention of American
consular officers at Cheefoo to the lending of several thousand troops by
Japan on Chinese territory at Lung-Haien. This, Chinese claim, is a
distinct violation of neutrality.
GUARDING BERLIN.
London, 6:20 p. m.—A dispatch to the Central News from Amsterdam
declares that telegrams received there from Berlin set forth that the
German capital is being guarded by several army corps.
CUT OFF.
Washington.—State department officials have had no cablegram from
Ambassador Morgenthau at Constantinople for three days and the belief
prevails that cable communication has been restricted.
TAKE 10 GUNS.
Paris, 3:15 p. m.—“A German cavalry corps marching toward the
foreHt of Compiegne, on the left wing of the allied forces, engaged the
English Tuesday, September Ist. The English captured ten guns.”
REMOVE WOUNDED.
London, 3:00 a. m. —A dispatch to The Chronicle from Paris states
that orders have been issued for the removal of all wounded from Paris
to Rennes and Nantes.
KILL 100 CHILDREN.
Paris, (via London, 6:02 p. m.)—• A dstpatwh from Petrograd (St. Pe
tersburg) says the Austrians destroyed a maternity hospital over which
the Red Cross flag was flying, killing 100 children.
MUST LEAVE.
Paris, 2:55 a. m.—A Havas Agency dispatch from Antwerp reports
that all foreigners who were not registered August Ist must leave the
city at once.
AMERICANS STRANDED.
London, 2:26 p. m.—The American embassy was advised today that
200 Americans are stranded at Ostend. Ambassador Page la trying to
get money to them.
ZEPPELINS NOT LOST.
Berlin, (via London, 6:40 a. m.) —Official denial has been Issued to all
foreign representatives that Zeppelins or other dirigibles have been shot
down or otherwise lost.
Second Balaklava Was Charge of
Ninth British Lancers
London, 3:40 a. m—The Dally Mail’s
correspondent behind the British lines
describes the charge of the Ninth
Lancers at an unnamed spot during
the recent scries of tactical retreats,
as a second Balaklava. He says:
"Terrible havoc had been caused by
shells from a battery of eleven Ger
mans guns Inside a forest near the
Belgian frontier. It seemed impossi
ble to silence their fire until the
Ninth Lancers made their attempt,
riding straight at the guns under a
Again Bombarding Malines Aiming
at Steeple of the Cathedral
London, 8 a. m.—A dispatch from
Antwerp to Reuters conveys this of
ficial announcement:
“The Germans are again bombard
ing Malines. aiming at the steeple of
the cathedral, a prominent landmark.
"Movements of the German troops
In the direction of Assche, six miles
northwest of Brussels, gave rise to the
belief that the Germans were con
templating a movement toward Ter
mende, 16 miles eaßt of Ghent. How
53 Killed
in Riot on
Board Ship
Passengers on German
Steamer in Pernambuco Har
bor Insisted on Vessel Con
tinuing to Destination. Bodies
Thrown in Sea
New York.—A Hot aboard the German
steamer Bluecher, an anchor In the har
bor of Pernambuco, Brasil, In which
three of the Blueclier'e crew and fifty
of her SOO steerage passengers were
killed was described today by passengers
aboard th Brasilian steamer Sao. Paulo
upon her arrival here from Bras!.lan
ports whence she sailed at the com
mencement of th* European war.
Put Back.
The Bluecher was hound from Bueno#
Ayres for Hamburg under the German
flag but upon learning that war had
beeu declared between Germany and
England she put back to Pornuambuco.
She had aboard, the Sao Paulo’s pas
sengers asserted, several million dollars
for London and SOD Spaniards and Por
tuguese In the steerage
Riot Started.
When Pernambuco was reached the
steerage passengers Insisted that the
ship proceed to her destination and upon
the refusal of the blueeher's officers to
do so a riot started Th* bottles of the
steerage passengers who were killed
were thrown overboard, according to th*
Sao Paulo's passengers Nine German
stupa were tied up at Pernambuco when
the Sao Paulo sailed
ONLY TEN RETURNED.
Berlin (by way of Coponhagon and
London, 9:10 a. m.l—The Tagebtaat
publishes a dispatch from Thorn, tn
Fast Prussia, describing an alleged
scouting expedition. A steamer equip
ped with machine gun* and carrying
about seventy soldiers steamed up the
Vistula Into Russian territory, reach
ing a point not many miles from Nlex
ama The parly landed to reconnot
ter the country and was attacked by
Russian coaaacka and cavalry. Only
ton German* returned with the
steamer.
hall of melinite and lyddite.
Reached the Goal.
"I have not been able to get re
liable figures ’as to the distance they
rode, but they reached their goal.
Nothing could stop them. They reach
ed the guns, killed the gunners and
put the guns out of action.
"Men who saw the South African
war say the hottest firing there was
childish compared with what the Brit
ish troops have undergone since their
arrival In France.”
ever, the Belgian troops have been re
inforced on account of the necessity
of preserving control of Waasland.
The enemy advanced from Brussels
to Assche yesterday but could not
penetrate further north.
"Ninove and Alost, 16 and 15 miles
respectively from Ghent In different
directions, have been occupied by the
German*.
In the provinces of Antwerp and
Llmbourg the situation is unchanged.”
SURRENDER IN
THE sms
Landing of British Troopß
Quickly Done---German Gov
ernor General Gives Himself
Up
London, 10:25 a. m.—A despatch re
ceived here from Wellington, New Zea
land, declares that the governor of New
Zealand has received a message stating
thAt the German governor of Samoa has
surrendered and that he has been taken
with other German prisoners to the FIJI
Islands.
The landing of British troops in
Samoa was carried out -with great ex
pedition. The union Jack was hoisted
over German Samoa at half-past
twelve In the afternoon of Aug. 29.
The Samoan, or Navigator Islands,
In the Pacific ocean, up to the present
time have been owned Jointly by the
United States and Germany, each
country being In possession of two
islands.
Vpolo and Savll were the German
holdings.
The British force which took pos
session of this German territory was
sent from New Zealand The an
nouncement of British occupation was
first made through London. Aug. 30.
The FIJI Islands form a British col
ony 650 miles southwest of Samoa.
CONFERENCE IS
POSTPONED
Columbia, S. C. —The conference at
Atlanta today of governors of the nine
principal cotton producing states to
discuss means of averting financial
loss to the producers through failure
of the cotton market has been Indefi
nitely postpones by Gov. Locke Craig,
of North Carolina, who called the
meeting Inability of th* governors
to attend It given aa th* reason In a
laiacrara received hero today.
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Says Germans Killed Their Own
Severely Wounded
London, 5:25 a. m.—The Ostend cor
respondent of the Express quotes
Leon Hiard, senator of Hainsault, as
testifying “that the Germans killed
their own severely wounded on the
battlefield, only tending those who
would soon recover.”
There are many signs, according to
the dispatch that the Germans suf
fered heavily at Mons. Returning
remnants of those who were in the
fight spoke bitterly of British courage.
One force of 250 British, it Is stated,
USE CRUISER AS FERRYBOAT
FOR AMERICANS TO CROSS
Paris, 12:45 p. m.—lt has been decided to use the American cruiser
for transportation of Americans from Havre to England. The British port
probably will be Southampton. This ferry service will begin as soon as
the Tennessee reaches Havre from Falmouth.
The necessity for such a ferry s*’ dee by the Tennessee is found in
the fact that there are so many Air. T ans in France today wanting to
get quickly to England that the chan.iel steamers cannot accommadte
them all. As soon as it is known when the Tennessee will reach Havre
the French government will arrange for special trains from Paris to move
the Americans. There are here today a large number of other Americans
who have come from Switzerland and who also want to get to England*
Belgian Private Decorated For Killing of Py ace
Von Buelow in the Battle of Haelen
London, (10:35 a. m.) —A despatch
from Amsterdam to The Central News
says the shot which killed Prince von
Rueiow, one of the German generals,
whs fired by a Belgian private named
Rosseau who has since been decorated
by King Albert for his conduct in the
battle of Haelen.
Rosseau was lying badly wounded
Describes Second Aerial Raid on
Antwerp at Dawn
London, 7:00 p. m.)—The Antwerp correspondent of the Central News thus
describes the second aerial raid upon Antwerp by a German Zeppelin which
he said occurred just before dawn:
“i was awakened by a rattle of rifle fire from neighboring roofs and the
crash of exploding bombs. I was jus tin time to see the airship disappearing
southward at a. tremendous height. There was incessant rattle of shots from
rifies and machine guns from the dark ened town and shrapnel conuld be seen
exploding like metorites in the trail of the flying marauder.
“There was no panic, the people remaining indoors until dawn when they
gathered in small groups on the street corners to discuss the outrage."
50 ZEPPELINS ARE REPORTED
READY AT ANY TIME
London, 5 a. m.—Two American oil engineers who have reached Lon
don from Rumania via Budapest and Berlin report that Breslau and the
whole of Silesia is heavily mined.
Food was extremely cheap in Berlin, they say, and all restaurants
had largely reduced their tariffs. Business was proceeding as usual
though recruiting stations in Unter Den Linden had hundreds of men
waiting to be taken Into the army. They visited the flying station and
estimated that over 50 Zeppelins were in readiness to start at any time.
There were also, a hundred or more aeroplanes there. Scores of aero
planes were seen in the air at one time by them.
From the general conversation they heard while In Germany they
gathered that there would be a combined attack by the naval fleets at an
auspicious moment.
PROCLAMATION TO THE
INHABITANTS OF PARIS
Parie, 3:05 p. m.—Gen. Calient, commander of the army defending the
city today issued the following proclamation to the inhabitants of Paris:
"Tho members of the government of the republic have left Paris In
order to give a new Impetus to the defense of the nation. I have been
ordered to defend Paris against the invasion. This order I will fulfill to
the end. (Signed)
"GALIENI, Military Governor of Parle
Commanding the Army of Tarls."
2,040 ARRIVE ON
THREE VESSELS
ATN.Y.TODAY
The Four Six Inch Rifles
Mounted on the Adriatic
Won’t Prevent Her Sailing
Now York.—Th* American Line
steamer New York arrived from Liv
erpool and Queenstown today with
953 passengers, th* majority of them
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
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must have accounted for thousands ot
Germans. All along their line of re
treat they had prepared a defense
made with bags full of potash found
in a neighboring factory. Through
them were placed maxims and on top
German helmets. The first time the
Germans came up to this seemingly
frientjily line the maxims spoke and
soon no Germans were left.
Mons Is reported to have suffered
heavily anr Its whole neighborhood
has been devastated.
among a group of dead comrades when
he saw a German officer standing beside
his horse and studying a. map. Pick
ing up a rifle from beside a dead Ger
man, Rosseau fired at the man, who
proved to be Prince von Buelow. Ex
changing his hat for the German gen
eral’s helmet and taking the general's
horse, Rosseau made his way to the
Belgian lines.
Americans. Among them was A. A.
Artec, American assistant secretary of
state.
The steamer Maracas, which reach
ed port today, reported the British
crluser Bristol at Trinidad on August
26th. The next day the Maracas
passed two more cruisers, one French
and the other British, both heading
for Trinidad
Six hundred and sixty-nine passen
gers, nearly all Americans, reached
port on the Italian steamer San Gug
lielmo from Naples.
The Greek steamer loannltm
arrived from Piraeus and Patras
419 passengers. 318 in the steers*
Few were Americans.
The presence of fotir slx-tnch rifle*
mounted fore and aft on the Whtti
Star liner Adriatic was regarded by
customs officials as no bar to hei
sailing for Liverpool today. Th<
Adriatic's owner* claimed eke was
still a merchant ship. '