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IRISH MUNITION
SHIP BLOWN UP
UPON CAPTURE
Casement Trial Brinns Out Details of
Capture of German Shin Sent With
Supplies for Irish Revolutionists
Witnesses Tell of Capture of Prls-
(V oner at Tralee.
l.nXHOX, May 1(1. For hours Ihw
morning etowtU of people Mood ill
line n round How street police station
waiting fur the reatimptimi of tho ar
raignment of Sir liogpr Cnpmenl on
charge of high treason in connection
villi ttin Sinn Fenn tplipllion.
Tin1 lirl wilne ol tin- duv win
Mury nuriiiiuii .n tvpicnl Iii-li girl,
who wn the I rit witiiPx-s to identify
Casement n ono ot the men who land
ed from tho German submarine at
Trnlee. Slip testified xhp w three
men jmxsing n fiuniyiitil gate curly
mi flood Friday morning.
Sin- was nxki'il Iiv A. II. Hnlkin for
flu- prosecution whether mIip could
identify nhv of the throe num. She
n-pfinl, "Yi's xir," and (minted to
Casement. Th pr.-onor bowed hi
head and scribbled inorc diligently
thmi cut m tho md of piiHr.
Sergeant Kxumlncil,
Sir Frederick Smith, attorney gen
ornl, conducted tin1 exuminnttuu of
Sergonnt .lohu 1 1 hiii no of tho roynl
Irish eoiixtnbultiry, who hak miiii
lnoni'd by McCarthy when he found
the boat. It wn Sergeant IItnrne
who arrested Cnxoment near Tinlee.
' Tin sergeant inid that, uecomnn
Jpd hy Sergeant Kilcy, he senrched
the country round and nt length
found in Hip old fort "a man- tho
prison in tho dock the tall mini.
Cueinent." The xctgennl centinued:
"I uked hun xvbn he s Ho anid
his name win lUahnitl Mutton, that
)d home wax at iHmhnm Huck. Hint
he was an author and that he had
written a hook on the life of St.
Brendan."
I lea me asked tho prisoner whence
lie had come, ant! he replied, Dublin.
To u lurtlier ftietuni ho said he
had no passport. '
Artcnuis Jones of counsel for tho
defense, iixkcd Heaine who! her ho had
aeon Kcrgcunt IMIev take from Case
ment a document six tntr an aepouut
of hi mo einenU in fleruinny. Houroe
replied: "Xo, but there wn a small
mi per, written in a foreign language.
that wa taken from Casement."
Colllnt. star WiliKKs
' The Mar wilne. from the -tarid-
wint of liuniau iuteioxt wao Man in
Collin, n fanner' lad of I 'J vc.n-,
who uiik palled to identify Ca.eiiniit
an one of the men arrested iinr
Tralee. Mai tin, a handomc little
chap with a rich Inh brogue, tW
with evident ptido how ho had (ln.n
Cacnieit and a tHoiotublo in ln tun
for xeveral uiilex viheu Hf piioumi
wa beinir taken to beadiiuartei .
At the afternoon eion ilie pri-e
out ion produced urtlier ictimnnv
roffiirtluw evcnlx altendnitf tho jinc-t
ul'Cnxonient and Itailuy. Much oi thix
wa eorroboralivc. An Irib chauf
feur told of havinu lueu -ent with hi
ear for ome mem one nf uhoni -me
the name of Muleuhay, but whom the
cliaiilleur now recogniied ax liailey.
C'oiixlublcx told of Hailed urre-t.
Itotailx of the fate of the Oerman
hip And, winch was beat out from
Kiel with nu and ammunition to fnl
lill in pint proiui of iuiitune
Mid to hae been made by the Oer.
mnu, weroRixen bv Sidney Waghorn,
a xigiial man on the British patrol
fchip Mine Hell. wl(o kaid:
r,'eiiiMii Illeu L'p Slilp.
"K.iih (iu( Fnda cxiiinie.' the
Dint It 1 w.i- '.n patrol ilut oil the
(Continued on pat ii) "
S
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Silli.lo Mj 1., tf.i
manv. la .. i.ott iirtnn.i to Amv
tar l.anxinti i c'ouut 'ou litrn-(orff
toda wain.- a ut ra 1 uovernMt nt-. thai
men ham slnps flinu ncutiul Ua
ntukt obc) ihe proxislon of interna-J
tlonal law in regard to their conduct i
wnen siopi.n ' .i iiirmin uiuna-
i in. in i 1 1 i i n in ii. ii-'i i
GERMANY
WARN
era
CAPTAINS
I
ENTENTE ALLIES
CAUSE HOPELESS
STATES 1LTKE
Grrman Chief of Staff Says Enemy
Cannot Accomplish More in Future
Than In Past France Exhausted,
Russians Deadlocked, Britain Pow
erless, Italy Beaten.
IIKKI.IX, May HI. The Mxition ol
thp eential powerx juxtit'ipx tlic opin
ion that the entente nllip will not be.
able to apcotnplih tnoi in the fiiluro
than they havp in the pnxl, which i
''nothitiit," in the opinion nf l.icuti'ii
nnt neiiPial Count llelinutli Von
Mnltke, chief of the xupplcmotilnry
sjciipial luf f of the Opiiiinn iiriny, p
prexpd in an interview m anted to thp
llerlin eorrcxpondent of the Hungar
ian new'paper. A-vilajt.
Iiiinllod; Complete.
France. yx (lencriil Moltkc, nl
ready hax nearly all her available ie
xenex in the field mid ban iccruitcd
Iipi yoinip'".t men ti an extent evcped
iuc that of the central MiHcrx. Ah to
Kimland, even if lie adoplH cimipul
ory xenice, that iiicaxiiic will add
onl a few thmoniid itieu to the force
xhe alrendv hax in the lipid and will
have little cited in determininir the
war, in the opinion of the Kenornl.
The Kuhmiucs be deelarex, aie un
nlde to nxxuinp a ueneral offensive,
and the linex of thp eentral powei-x
in Hiixxiu niv xo xtionjr they cannoi
be breached, while the Italian hIhihI
in the naine place they did a year
ago, and it ix inconceivable that the
can bii'ak the Auxtrinii line.
in rexMuxe to a fpiextion n to
whether he believed the I'niled State-,
wonli continue to t'ui)iih amtniinitioii
to the alliex, even in cnc of a breach
of diplomatic relation- or nefu.il war,
or whether it would retain the am
munition for it -elf, nonet al Von
Moltke replied:
American I'o-ltkiu.
."J am firmly eonvineed that noth
ing will hinder America irom contin
uing to fnrnixli ammunition. Amer
ica denirex to do buMiic-x, and her do
xire ix eomprehenible. Her chief
anm ix good buxinexi.. President "l
xon hax heretofore i-ued no prohibi
tion upon the excitation nf ammiini
tion, nor will ho in the future. The
Amctii'iiii- dcclaic tb.it the are not
Molntinu' nctiiialilv l iiiiiiution cx-poii-
bciMii-i- i)i, v woiiM al-o hae
jl.ldK I III Ill-Ill ll lllllllh.il- ,i n"
VILLA RECOVERS
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Coliuubux, X. M., May 10.Frau
cUco Villa has recovered ftom hi
oiind eutirely and has been hu-
lor Home week attempting to raixc
a new army in the tat of nurangn,
aoeording to a "ton- told lure today
b u Mexican who w.i cuptured m
the engagement at Ojo Axulc. Inte
in April.
Cuxulrymen are riding hard on the
trail of (.mail bund of bandilx in the
icinitv of Kubio ranch, I went v mile
from hero, where three Vdlutax mere
xluin by un American forage detach
ment yexlerduv. It wiih reported
that then- arc about fiftx in the band.
Julio C.mlcn.i-. I'lie of llio-c luin,
ll.nl eliillmii;. iijiln .itllic th.lt in o---'iiU
..,rt'. i..it.d ,u tin i. ml ii,n
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! BRITAIN STANDS PAT
WAIIIX(f'l(X . It i . M., Ii! -I
In Kiilirb .iiuli.i-.nl .r. Sir ( --il
Spun, Kite, mid . ni.ux (fHiisiii2
md.ix tb.it bis noxcriiiueiit un- stm-
B c to eliminate the dl.x uml intcr-
ti rentes to litaiU xxbn b lb9 lulled
Niatc i ogam about to pioUill but
ih.it Great Hrilaia culd (. relil-
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WOUNDS
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Informal AHrccmcnt Ratified Where
in De Facto Government Is Given
Chance to Show Ability to Control
Situation In Northern Mexico While
Americans Remain for Time Deln).
WASHIXGTOX. Mnv Kl.-fleiiprul
Carmnzn has ngivod to .Major (len
oral Scott's iuforutnl midemtauding
with Clenernl Ohregon, which proxidea
that Cnrrnnra fnrcea wlmll oMdenvnr
lo hIiow their ability lo conlrol the
xiltmtioit in iinitheiu Mexico while
American troop, remain for the time
iHMIIg.
WASHINGTON, May 16. The net
remilt of tho military confurencoa at
Kl l':io i icported today br Major
General Scott to Rtxretary Itaker,
tins been to ronvlnce the Carratua
Koveriinieut that the United Statu
nan no other purpone in I let opera
tion in northern .Mcxlro than to
mtniup out brlgHiiilMap. and a a eon
(Mliienre there oxIhIh nuhfttautially
an unwritten umlertandinK that tho
Carransa force shall endeavor to
demontrate thnlr nhlllly to handle
the iltuRtlnn ai th neeeaaary first
step toward withdrawal of the Amorl.
can punitive exposition.
Oeneral Srott believe Oeneral
Ohiegon Ix acting In good faith and
that the border situation Is less crit
ical toilav.
Police I'ainil Dlsttlct.
To carry out his sharo of the plan
General Obrogon has agreed to oc
(iipy and police thn I'nrral dlMtrlct.
icourlng tho mountainous region
xveat of that town In search of the
remnant of VIIIh'h followers lie
also agreed to oatabllith h strong
patrol line along the .Mexican side of
the Itlg llflud country to prevent In
cursion such as that at Glenn
Springs. For that purpoKe General
Obregonjiat ordered Into thoso le
gions 10. OflO troops under General
Trevlnn, said to he the most efficient
field commander In the Cairnnxa
army.
Atlvteo ta the war and slate de
partment Indicate that the move
ments are being earrled out
promptly.
Another Important element, and
one which American army officers
regarded as most vital to General
I'oishlug'i line or communication.
was cleared up by General Obregon's
ugreement not to bring the large
tnrre of Carransa troops In Honors
through Pulpit pass Into General
Pershing's rear. While the war de
partment I satisfied of General l'ei
xuIiik'h equipment to eaie for his
tone In nnv in umntunc. the poa
Miitlitv of a laige Carransa force be
tiiK moved to hU rear was regarded
with Koine concern.
SlrciiKtlien Itonlm' Patrol.
On their side, General Srott and
Geneial Kunston assured General
Obregon that precautions would be
taken by American commandera not
to dispose their forces so as to em
barrass the operation of the Mexi
can troops, and also that the lorl-i
patrol on the American side would
be strengthened.
As to Villa himself nelihci mr
lean nor Mexican offiduU ho-m to
have any knowledge of his prx. nt
whereabouts, or anthing poitlx' to'
show he (a still alive. General Ol.
regon believe him desd.
The first obstacle encountered by
the American conferees at Kl I'aso
was the necessity of convincing Gen
eral Obregon that the expedition aft
er Villa un not'un intervention step
fToutlnued on juice two.)
F.
W S It I fiTON. Mai Hi The
tate depurtmeiK todax ush adxlsed
m (lie release ot four seamen, three
A merit ao and one Chilean, Impris
oned at Acupulco, Mexico, on the
charge of being Implicated in the
blolng up of a steamship Tbd men
left for San Francisco aboard tho
hteanikhlp Ms fai'r
Hun mt It ah h.,V '''f' $1
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A
APPROVED
CARRANZA
Wim PARTY 10 FORCE SUFFRAGE
Women prominent In (be woman's put (v. (lie ncu hurfmge limlj lo Ih
oigaiilcil on flu ot or ivpiililliau louxeiilloii. Top, left, lis. i;iln .XI,
lleau of MoutuiHi; rlgtil, Mix. H. X. Ilaiily or Lincoln, Sell.; In-Iou, Mr..
UoioiiimI Sippy of Chicago. a
GAPLAN JURY
SIILL HOPELESSLY
DA CD Y
I.O.n AMil.l.l s i I. 1IN o. I'AUIS. M.,v i, I!,, Unbind
Little, it an.x. .io.i. - xxa n,.ilo m, ,, . Knn.li ..s,.!i..n m the
toxtaid a xeidnt ilium- the mulil bv Avocotnt I ami ebo u lliH :HM
jurrx in the i.i-e o Davnl Caplan, ti (.imtinuc'. m cm due.- to lodav'x
aceoiding to tlne xxlio heard the French oil ieiul npoit. A eak Ocr
Kounthi of xiguioux debute laxl uiulit muu nttu k with t-rcnudes northwest
and ngiiin foday. Apparently the two J 0f Tln.i imont i.um wax n-pulxod. Jn
refuxalx of Judge Frank K. Willi , the Woexie slu-lliuK is proceeding
yexteiday to neeept a disagreement Jub.ng the si-, tois-nt Ki.v and Moidain
ufter two dayx of delilierution by tlto ' wllo. tbi the ict o the front there
jury had spurred the men, who xtood )k ipiiei.
"xexen to live in the caxe to greater!
effoiln in uttemptx to coin c it each
other.
When Judge Willis called the jur-
orx into court Inxt night and directed
ntteution to the expense of the trial
and the large xolumo ol evidence pre
kented in the case, in xxhieh Caplan
wax chnrgt'd with niiinier for hi al
leged complicity in the destruction of
the Urn Angeles Timex building in
11)10, he indicated ho did not consider
two and n half duv ol deadlock mif-
fieient proof, n x erdic ! eoojd not bo
reached. He charged tho jurors '"
continue their eon-nb ration of (be
iiise. altboiijb olio i- of the inroi,
eoiitinnt'd.
AMERICANS SAEE
WASHIXHTOX, !.,
can cotniautiitte- l--
HI.
Allien -
the Mexii.ui
FROM BORDER RAIDS
border are hum -.ii. iom r-uls sm,
ilnr lo that al : mi virnigs, nilinin-'ces
isUutiou olfieuil v, . coutldt'iU I"-
day. They inilnatt,' that with addi-'
tionnl I nited M.tUs Iroofw and nn-
lioi.al guardsmen being dlstributt tl
.ilon.' the horde i oulx a general nnti-
iinric.in outbn.ik beyond the lioi
lei. I .irrausa -oliiei- uirtielpati
t oultl eudangt r Aim rican boiil
toun-. Such -n ojiHiii'iik i coii-id-eti-d
highly jiiipioli.iiilo b oltn-ials
hi n .
In connection nli the further con-
feieuce, set tor t
ministration mi
Scoit, chief o i -'
relumed yex i '
was suggexti'.l
clex that the i
coiiccrinng cj'"
v!iib it is I h n i 1 1
II I 'i . M .III ll
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BOMBARDMENT
ft
FRENC
SIILL CONTINUES
The text of the st.,t,iiieul f.dlewa:
'tin the lelt bunk of tke Meuxe
there xxiik a lively bombardment of
our in.itin in the woods of Avo-
J court and nc.ir Ihli J(M. On the
.right bank a -mall (leiman hand
grenade iillaelv noilliwe-t ot Tbiuil-
mout I ii nn mis completelv repulsed.
"In the Wocxrc there x.i uitillery
fighting in the eciors of Fix and
Xmilaitiwllc.
"The mi. hi on the i.i .. tlir front
j u- icl.iiiv. i ilm "
, -
niini rr lrmn inn
( K (-H KrrKN II IH
llUULLL IvLLI 0 JUU
i
' XSMIM.TON, u ll I In s.-n-.tti
v i ejection of I'rciddcnl NXiKon'n
imi! million of (ioi'K- Itnlib-e to the
f il ral trado lominUiloa, in th
jotilnion or adiuluistiutlou orrit luH,
will not arret t Mr. Huldee's lulim an
, til th" pitsint m". ton of louaiexA
i cl it I .i ii- i '!' yomc liold,
fur the pn-milcut 10 gixc auotber ie
appoinimnnt ti .Mr. Itublee ut
'the end of tbo pn ncn office. Mr
ltublee ush ai hi office today and
'there wti, no -U.hh tli.a be would
leave In i.o-l
PORTUGUESE REPEL
FAUIs, M.. It. !
ulliiiallx
Mnrtiuci,
v s n llavax
repotted from l.ouiti.
I'oAiignt'KO K:ist Alma,
)atoi from J.i-hoii uihIci' .xcsler-
''...I ibc'Hieriiians, nb
. ' . lw snnx,
"" "I tbi in I i M.i. i. mi tin
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REGULAR ARI
WAR STRENGTH
TO BE 261,500
Revised Figures Agrcttl Upon hy
Conferees Show Ponce Strcntjth
211,000 National Guard as Reor
ganized Totals '157,000, Makini
718,500 Available in Case Conflict.
WASHIXnTDX. Mnv in.- Hevixed
figure on the army reorganisation
bill na agreed upon by the house and
xennle eoufereex and xubmittwl to the
senate today by Chairman Chnmber
lain, show Hint Ihe new army will be
ex on larger than announced when
iineemonl wax reaidied laxt Satiir-
Inx.
Curefnl nnnlyxi ahowx the maxi
iniim slreHgth in time of (teace will
be 'JI 1,0011 nfficeraaiid men, including
J'l.OOn alaff troopx, l'bilippine xcouta
nid nnnxxigued leeruitx, ami that the
ar xtreiiglh will be 2:111,500 oflieers
.mil combalant troopx, which, with
-Uiff lrnoM, xcotitx, He., added, will
bring Ihe aggregate maximum
-trcnglh of the legular army lo '2(11.
00. The national guiiid, as reorgan
ised, Mould irilal t.i7,nlt), milking a
total of 71S,.'illO axndable.
tJwul Mill, Sajs One George,
"The result of the work of Ihe
conferee, -while Hxsiblv dixnpnoint
ing (o some few who hnxe mado hob
hie of certain features-,'' Senator
Chamlteilain told the xennle, "inuxt
ax n whole be welcomed bv all who
arc i-enximuhlo and unprejudiced g a
good bill. For the fiixt time in our
hixlory we have proxidctl for an army
Dial ii well Iwlimeed throughout and
Iwbieli will bp an et'llcient fighting
machine. It proxides for troop
eouah for tbo tmHred avteiMu
garrisons and Ihe remainuig troops
ut home will I to xneh a will make un
complete In-made- and dixixioiix, ami
the leuular a nnv will no longer be u
bit iiinl ini-s collection of tvuiiueiita
an. I battalions u it ha heretofore
been, due lo piecemeal lcgilntiou of
former xenrx,
'The compunv units will no longer
be skeletons, but real xxorking units
of about two-third war strength. An
infantry company will be 1110 men in
teuoc and l.io in war. A troop of
cavalry will bo seventy in peace and
10.1 in war; a battery mil be Fill men
in peneeand 100 in war. i
llositixo (In pi ICiilnrgctl,
"The olficors' reserxe corps mid
Ihe reserxe oflieers' trnining eorpx
hnxe been adopted ax written in both
original bill. They provide fur (be
education, xoleetiou and traiiim of
civilian in time of peace for tho du
ties of oflicerx in time of war, and lo
a great extent thev will ohxiutc Ihe
haxty select ion of untried and un
known iierson for commixxions on
tho outbreak of war.
"The national guard will hnxe
greater inducements lo improve and
progress than wax hoMd for before
this xeai, and it will In- on trial dor
nig the next IVw year- to proxe that
I lie claim, made by its representa
tives were correct. Tune alune oau
tell In il,, r ili,. I, mi uml yminl will
'"'' "- l'1 -is .in uiiioitiint I ictor
in id '
HFIII.IX. .Mux In. 'III,. i,,nl-e b
the (itriiniiis of several atiink-.
iiguuixt xjsiiioii- on Hill .101, wuli
xuugiiiuaiy loxx. - to the French, rs
announced in tolnV war oi'hcc
stutenifnt.
The text of the t.tteinent xavs;
"Western frent: Minor opurnfion
nt several iiointx led to the capture of
a number ol ilnlixh and French pris
oners. "On the west bank ot the Mouse
sex era! weak attacks by Ihe French
against our ioit.oux on Hill .104 were
repulsed with sunguiuaix losses by
our artillery, infuntrx und machine
gun lire.
"An nttiit k HL'iiiii-t ;i -tilit nl ot our
'" i" I" !. il i "f iv I . I' I ,t,
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GERMANS REPULSE
FRENCH
ATTACKS
AGAINST
n mm. h
PHONE RATES TO
Public Service Commission Refuses
Application to Increase Rates
Farmer Party Line Switching
Charijes Increased Rcconnectlon
Chanjc for Delinquents Denied,
In an niilcr ixxited today the, slale
public aervice eoiiuniaaioii granted
pennixNion to the llnlne Tolpphona t
Telegraph emiimny of aoitthpm Ore
gon to ine roaxe it farmor party lino
switching rate at .Medford, Gold Hill
and Itogiie' Itiver. The company ttlxo
asked for eniiiioii to increase it
rales in those towns and Jackson
ville, but tbi the commixxion denied.
Farmer mrty line switching rate nl
Med lord were increased from $7.20 n
year to $8.10.
Concerning the Jncksotixilla ease,
the coinmixxion says:
"The installation of Ihe toll chame
between Medfonl and .laekaoiirlllo
now nreseulH itaelf for ennaiilorafloii.
It was iihiii this point thai tho greater
jtortion or the testimony at Ihe hear
ing wax introduced. The utility's eon
leiitinn is that its earnings are not
xuffieieul lo carry on its huatnoaa
and meet il interext iwymsuta, and
that the immeilinn of a reasonable
loll charge, as n source of rovenne. ix
juxlified. In opHitiou, it is eon-
tended that Ihe xprxico xvaa voluntar
ily instituted by the eomKiy, and hn
existed for a lone- nemul of tnuii! ilmt
such serviee hn bud nn infhtunim up
on investmeiila and tho gnucrnl
growth and upbuilding in tho com
munity, mid that tho ajtiielUm of a
toll charge is unreasonable.
lllfl.Mlnvlllo tls,
""""Sfedfordrone of the hirr' ollie
of .laekxon county, and Jacksonville,
the eouuly sent, are situated approxi
mately six mile apart. Tht oom
paav maiutuin separate eiclmngea in
the two oitiex. These e.vehatiges uie
conncr ted hy trunk lines, and il ix
for sen ice over these trunk linea the
loll charge is xougal. In addition the
compunv maintains a toll line eon
nectiiiK the two cities for the lean.
mission of long-distance calls. The
local exchange nit ex, inxofar an a
eommou sen ice exists, are tbo samp.
The company ha ISM subscriber
stations in Medford and Kt(t uh
se liber stotionx in .Iscksoa villa, luilb
of which numliera include nrntei line
xtalion. To inxlall a loll charge he
tweeu Medford and Jacksonville for
local service -vutcbinir would result
in the xegregntion of these einhsuv,
into separate units. With 1801 sub
station, m Ihe one, and only I.'IO sub
stations in (he other, thia manifestly
would result in unjuxt discrimination
Hi rule os against the subscriber ut
Jacksonville, if the preseut schedule
were continued. Moreover, the earn.
mission in prescribing the prtaeut
ratex for these two cities, srave due
conxjderation to Ihe free serviee be
ta eon them, and '" now eiiuiinatc
siieh free serviee would lofricaliy xall
for a readjustment of both the -..d-fonl
amt Jacksonville exchange rate.
An adjustment of these rates to a
just, reasonable and not unjustly dis
ci imiualorv basis under the ooudi
iioux winch would obtain with the
abolition ol tin tree aarvioe would
ii -nit in a diminution in revenue lo
tile IllllltX.
Klfecl on .iHeKMittv ilie.
I 'n-idernhle teshmouy was pro
lie i ! bv n-iileiiis of Jacksonville to
tin- i't ii-i i
i i n iiu
ili. 1 1 the free service be.
- twii t-vc halites hud a ma-
fContlaued on page two.)
BRITISH DENY TURK
T
l.OMioV. Mil It. A Turkish of
fltlal stutemem ic-evived here today
sus:
"An enemy monitor which attempt
ed to enter a harbor northweat of tha
Island of Kesten came under in r
prlte fire of our artillery, bunt Into
flames and floundered. Several ex
plosions were heard."
Regardlug this report, the British
admiralty says:
"There is no truth lu the state-
I ini'iit th.iF one or our monitors hud
i. v,. . i m on !niitl her cau-ied ''
inn. null, i or llonuib it'll."
JACKSONVILLE