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1 University ct Ori-P.on 1 ,:'r'r" ebforb Mail Tribune i FORECAST 1 Wilt AM WAISMKIt 'ITKSIl.lV WEATHER Maximum Yesterday 70; Minimum Tmhty Hit. Forlv-Kfxtli Yi;ir. r:i(lv- -JUcvonth Your MEDFORI). OHEfiOW lOXDAV. ()( TOI'.KIJ !). 1910 NO. 171 M mm mm hes busy s nk ng mm off American coast NINF SHIPS IU-BOATS MM mm WIN!! 14 INK! OFF COAST German Submarines, Said to Number Three, Find Easy Pickinq Off Nan tucket American Ships So Thick They Are Asked to Get Out of the Way No Lives Lost Rescued Crews' Landed Story of Seizures Related hy Passengers on Ships. NKWl'OHT, It. I.. Oct. 9. Ky witnesses' stories of the torpedoing of passenger ami freight steamers by German siibmarines off Xuntuckot were told here today not only by res cued passengers and crews but by men of the United States destroyer flotilla which witnessed many of the sinkings. In one instance the American boats were so thick on tho scene that the Herman submarine commander asked the destroyers lteuham and McDou gall to make way for him to blow up his prey. According to another re port brought by men of the torpedo fleet, nine merchant ships were sunk. One of the submarines is supposed to have been the U-53 which visited this harbor Saturday and another was declared to he the U-Gt. Mrs. Henry 3i. Wilson of WIUtatuKtown, Mass., a passenger on the .Stephano, one of the vessels sunk, said Xlmt an officer and Kuvernl of the crew told her that they had distinctly seen the name U-tiJ on the submarine that attacked their ship. Nine Iteported Sunk Six vessels are known to have been Mink and the report that the total of nine was based on a statement of the captain of the Nantucket shoals light ship. The captain said three subma rines were engaged. The list of known submarine vtc 1ime included four British, one Nor wegian and one Hutch vessel. -The identity of the three reported lost had not been learned early today. The British vessels were the freighter "West Point, bound from London for Newport News; tho Strathdeno from New York for Bordeaux; the Kings Inn, destination not stated and the passenger stennier Slephano of the lied Cross line from St. John, N. V. for New York. The Bloomersdijk, Dutch, bound from New York to Kirkwall is also identified as lost. It was believed that no lives had Imm'h lost. The men of the freighter Kingston were reported adrift in open boats but the weather was mild and I I he sea calm. Xi Lives Were Lost Thirty Stephana passengers were American tourists returning from New I'oundland and the Canadian maritime provinces. All came through without injury, but lost nearly all of their personal effects. When the Kricksson which picked up some of the Rtephano boats arrived at the lightship. Commander Miller said he observed a submarine about a mile distant and almost immediately heard three shots from its bow gun. Through the haze he could dimly make out the Sfcphano, the object of the attack. None of the shot struck the ship. The Stephano hove to immediately and sent a message to the Kricsson saying: "Please take off our passengers." (Continued on puge all) SUNK: 700 LOST I'AlilS. U. . !. - The -Inim-llii. fi;i!li;i. un auxiliary rrui-cr carrying -" S'Tliiun mill Kn-ni'li ii.T-. ii- I..ricrliii-1 mill Mink in iMnlicr I liy a -iiliiniiiiiu-. Thirti'iMi hiimlrril M.i'ii iici-.iil hi. liy a Kn-m-li ciui-i-i I l.in'iiil in li'iat- mi tlii' -imthrrn i-i.a-I ul' Sitruinin hint' liwn iii-i-imiiiI -dl I'm- llm- fur. DEVELOP NEW mum Extension of Submarine Warfare to Western Atlantic Not Regarded With Apprehension, But May Pro voke Serious Diplomatic Issue Over Neutrality If Neutrality Unobserved WASHINGTON, Oct. il. Stale de partment officials have cuiue to the conclusion that so Car none of Ger many's promises to the United States and none of the rules of international law have been broken in the subma rine raid off the New Kngland const. No official announcement of this view was made, lint it is known to have been reached after review of such re ports as are available. WASHINGTON, Oct. Ger many's extension of submarine war fare to the western Atlantic appar ently is not regarded with apprehen sion by officials here, although it is realized thai it may develop a situ ation presenting- new ami perplexing questions of neutrality. While formal comment was with held today pending receipt of more de tailed reports on the exploits of the U-.'ilt and her possible sister sub mcrsihles. there was little disposition to believe that American interests were menaced. The fact that warning apparently had been given and those aboard placed in safely strengthened officials in their belief thnl Uernuiny is following out her pledge to keep I '-bout warfare within international law. It was pointed out that the geo graphical proximity of the new one of operations to American shores could not in itself impair the legality of properly conducted high sens war fare. Diplomatic Complications Should a submarine flotilla dcvelon a patrol approximating a blockade outside American pruts, however, a serious issue might nri-e. The United States informed Kngland early in the year that il regarded the presence of (misers as i jn.-t ground for offense, although it may be strictly legal. The British government replied it was unaware of tho existence of any rules or principles of international law which render belligerent opera tions which arc legitimate in one nnrt of the high sca illegitimate in au nt her, but nevertheless moved back ils cruisers from the iuimedintc viein-.i it v of American territorial waters. IVegiiining of Activity That the attacks yesterday off Nantucket marked the opening of an organized campaign in the western Atlantic is not doubted here, .Many officials believe that at least two, and possibly a lialf do.eti or more U boats arc assembled for the campaign, and that a supply ship, perhaps n sub mersible of the I h'Utsehlnrid type, also is present. Whatever the Ameri can destroyer flotilla in the area of operations may haw discovered re garding the number of raiders will not be disclosed, however, the navy de partment holding the di-seminalion of such information would be unneutral. HEAD GREEK CABINET ATIIKXS, M. !". I'rulVr.Mir Spy ridor I. I.iimliro.- Im- iiui'immI Pi un iliTlnkp tht' fnrniiition of a riibmet, which prnbiibly will include one or Ivvu other university profoMirs. lie ileelarc the new mini-try niu-1 lie 'Piirated wholly from the prc.-cnl political -trite. PHYSICIAN SHOT BY DISSATISFIED PATIENT HH'.Vin. Oct. p.- hr. .1. i. Wcin. trail wa- -led mill prohahly fatally in ptred in In- ottiee today liy Arthur McLaren of Living-ton, Mont. V' Lau i, Wa- a patient of the phy-ician'- and i- -aid to have been di--ali-licd with hi- trcattiieiil. VVV I W 1 W I I IIIIIIIIMVI T Red Sox Victors in Exciting Game Filled With Thrills and Spectacular Plays Battle Between Southpaws Won by Ruth. HltAVKK' FIKLI1, Uncoil, (let. II. Tin- llor-toii Americans dcieatcd the llrooklyu Nationals by u scare of 12 to 1 in u I'oiirtccn-inniiii; buttle lodav that was tilled with thrills and spec tacular plays. It was a battle of southpaws, In be liuth of lloston against Khcrrod Smith of llrooklyu. Smith went in to defeat ivlien u pinch-hitter, Cluiner, drove over the winning run. There was glory enough tor both victor and vanquished. The crowd numbered -H..'l7:t persons, llrooklyn's defense as well as that of lloston sparkled with brilliant plays. Myers was the fair-haired boy for llrooklyu. lie scored the visitors' ! only run with u four-ply clout to right j ceuicr anil men cut otl a lloston run in the ninth by a nice catch and line throw to the plate, doubling Jam rill. The official box score: BROOKLYN' AH, li. lill. A. K. Johnston, rf ,"i 0 1 I) ti Daubcrl. lb ." (I () . 1 II Myers, cf (i I. i n (I Wheal, If .- (I u II 0 I'utshaw, 2I. " (I 0 (i. .. iMowroy, ;H .' 5 II I ,"i 1 Olson, ss L II 1 .1 n Miller, c ." (I I I II Smith, p 5 0 1.7 (Il HARD FOUGH PITGHERSBATTLE Totals 4;i 1 "li :, "One out when winning run scored. ISOKTOX Alt. I!. 1111. A. I'.. Hooper, i f. ( II J 10 Jaiivrin, 2b li I) 1 ,"i n Walker, cf :i II (I I II Walsli, ;i n li ti n llohliUdl, lb 2 II II 1 u McN'ally II 1 II II I) Lewis, If ; ii n ti o Gardner, lib .1 0 II 7 1 '"Gainer I II I (I 0 Scott, mi 4 1 i ' 8 II Thomas, c 4 tl 1 4 0 Until, p .") (I IJ 4 0 Totals il 7 111 1 '.McNally ran for lloblitzcll in four teenth. Mlutted for Gardner in fourteenth. SCOliK 11Y INNINGS Brooklyn Hill nun (inn mm mi Huston mil nun nun win m o SL'.M.MAIiY Two-ba-c hits, Smith, Janvrin. Threc-biiM' hits, Scott, Thomas. Home run, .Myers. Sacrifice hits, Lewis CJ), Thomas, OUon (lit. Double plays, Scott, .Janvrin and lloblitzcll: Mowrcy, Cnishaw ami. Daubcrl : My ers and Miller. Left on bases, llrook lyu ,), lloston (I. First base on er rors, llrooklyu 1, lloston 1. Ila.-cs on balls, off Smith li, liuth il. Hits anil earned runs, off Smith 7 hits and 'J i runs; off Kuth, li hit- and 1 run in; fourteen inning-. Struck out, by! Smith Z, by Kuth I. I'uipiics: At ! plate. Dineen; on ba-e-. Vuigley; Icll j field. O'l lay: right field, ( 'unnullv. ' Time, ' :.TJ.' ' j The iiatioiinl coaimi: ion annuunc- ' ed the following official figures fori today's game : I Tolal receipt-. ..J.iiJii ; players' j -hare. .44,lil.ll4: each club's share, j 1I.H72.IS; national coiumi-Mou' j -hare, H,'.'li2.liu. Attendance ligure 41,:J7.'I. I'AIIIS. Oct. "I. . fin.- o the larg- c-t Au-lrian war-hip- blew up re cently at I'ola. according to a pre di-patch from Zuiirh. The di-pateh -a rcfilliee- tnoa I la llu.l t in liloiiglit the news pi Switzerland, but Ibey did not know the cau-e of the cxplo-ioti. .V ,v, v. WITH E I LONDON', Oct. !). Tlie ltritish forces which cios-ed the Strumn river on the eastern end of the .Maco donian front li;ic cxtendcl their positions north and south, occupying several more villages it was officially announced todny. ATIIKNS. Oct. !!. Serbian Iroon in considei'ablc force have crossed the Onia river at two points jutd are advancing rapidly to the northward. They have captured the village of Skoclm ir, taking Hill MuliiHans prisuuers. 1 S(tKIA. Oct. s. ia l.omlon. Oct. 11. On the -eetioii of the Macedonian front south of .Moiiastirthe, Serbian have abandoned tlicir attempts to ad vance on account of (heir defeat Fri day, the war oliiee announced today On the Struma front the British an WHY I AM FOR WILSON I!y WIIJJA.M IIANI-KV ( I'l iii cssiv Nniiiinci' I'"!' 1'. S. Si'iininr in Oreo-mi in 1) Wiioilniw Wilson is a oitict, honrsi, sincpii'. scii'ii- (ll'ie and well KWlh bottom of the herd mi, 111' uxfi l!ir toji and taking ehaiiees on it oinir down. . After the fleet ion is over and the excitement eools down. Unpins will be known as the republican Parker. score lAfmm - v i E E I I'KTIIOfiUAH, Oct, !).---The reat 'battle in Yollivuiu, ca-t of Vladimir 'olynski, is cont inuiu.u, the war of I lice announced today, and the Kus- jsians have succeeded at some place: j in entering the Teutonic lines. Th ! positions taken have been consolidat cd, the statement adds. LONDON, tht. !i. iSril i-h trooos established po.-l- lo the ea-t of Saiv antl in fhc diicelion of Ihilti' dc W'arleiicourt. I TAI.'IS, Oct. 7. The lull continues 'on the Soinnic front. Today's ofli ; cial anuounccMtcnt says the nihl 'pa--ed quietly all alomr the battle i line in I'Yuiicc. iisiiiLT armored motor ears. In Dob ! rinl.ja, Kiissian and liumatiian forces I arc Miid lo have rctiren. I'diii-ptcd polit ic-il sriciitist. iinil in tlie linii' of tin' iirpsciit i-i'isis ill tile Ktlloip;ili Wins lie is most iili'al and oiioi't line. It's lll 111 till' lCOll' lo ri'-i'li'ct him. Tcrsonally I am oilier, to siiipoit him to tlii' lii'st of my ability. It is lime Tor polit ii-al parties to f ottl of e.visl- eliee, or else la v 1 heir I'ollll- dation on DroMierit v from instead of startiii at tin.' rA KIU lb Wl SAYS PINCHOT T1PIC0-1Y0 Amos Pinchot, Brother of Gifford Pinchot, Who, With Brother, Fol lowed Roosevelt Into Progressive Party, Gives Reasons for Support ing Wilson in Present Campaign. My A.MS I'INt lloT. NKW VOKK, Od. il. Kor Muite a ood while it has been faiilv clear to most .of us that uoosevclt, lYrkin ind the -teel trust old uard roii) iroiind them have not been interested in the things which the progressive party stood for. in fact, they have effectually thrown all liberalism antl democracy overboard and are now playing pure, old-fashioned republican policies. Colonel Uoo.-evell steeled the pro Hi'essive ship as lony; as the sailmi was jjood. Hut when it ot into rouyh water he promptly chunked back to the republican craft. And, incident ally, he did not lake much with him Policy of "Americanism" It is true that the colonel says thai he is obliged to desert the pro-jressiv camp only on account of the sudden appearance of a greater principle. ; paramount issue, lo ,vit, "American ism." Mr. Knot, Mr. Taft. Mr. I'er- kuis. Wall street in general and the steel trust in particular, are uuaui moiisiy ior 'wmencuiiisin. I hey art "absolutely and uncompromisingly i'avor of the fnitcd States." This is extremely reassuring. To my mind, there is some incoiisif, leiiey in waving the American flu with one hand and exploiting the pub lie with II thcr. 1 would have yreut deal more faith in our exelusiv proprietary pre-election brand o Aniei'icanisiu i it hail more support outside the ranks of the machine poli ticiaris ami industrial buccaneers. Ann iiue .Mr. ifsnn, on the om haml, and Ihihcs, Woosevell ami I'er kius, uti (he other, embody in their at titudc toward society 'he turner cmi flict between demoeracv and absidut- isin that is yoin- on. in this country The republicans, as a whole, .stand for the idea that the country should la governed by a small !iroup of effi cient, powerful personu.ucs wut will icll the pie what to think and what to do, mid make (hem do it. Men likt J 'resident Wil-on seem to me to statu lor the opposite idea la) donor racy, after all, with all its mi-take ami inefficiency, i.s the wiser plan because it allows people In think for themselves, and teaches them to unv ern themselves by overnin theni-M-lves. N( iil l ulily I'nllcj The republicans denounce Mr. Wil son or his attitude in regard to (icr inany and the Kuiopean war. They say, no douht sincerely, thai Mr. Wil son, throu-jh Jiis leadership, should have ''molded public opinion" into a more ttjrcssive attitude irrespective of conM'oilcnccs ; lloit We have been j carele-s of our honor, and inunv of ! (Continued on Last l'ase) ; NKW Yol:K, u.-t. !i. .Murine in I siirance rale- I rom Atncricau to lim: lish ports today jumped 1 to ") (mo.1 cent in con sci pieiu'c of the Oertuan ubmii fine ope rat ion s. I (at cs to i Havre aitil Itordeaux increased from ! :,'h and j'l of 1 per eenl to "i per cent. Smite brokers w cic n - k t ti : for I t iiia--. t la u lie ins n ranee it- hi-li a 1 Ml per eefit and others refll-ed to ; iplttte rules nt jill. I 'I'm Smith Ameiie;i jiiitj ih" I'anama ciiual the rates jidvain cd Iimii 1 t and 1 . of I per cent lo J per cent. The (puliation- maikcd the hi-.Tst j advance in ntie- -iio-e tliat which j followed the new-, of tlie operation o! tlie Or nil aii ra ulcr Much c in the 'Soiiih Atlantic uhcii tlu-v advanced J rom 1 4 ul' 1 per cent to o per tent. AIR 1CANS NOT DESERTED AT Admiral in Charge Breaks Long Sil ence to Pronounce False Charges of Cowardice and Desertion, Bungling and Treachery in Tampico Incident Fletcher Also Talks. ; V. liy GKOlUiK CltKKL. NKW YOUK, Oct. 9. Out of the so-called ''Tampico incident'' have oiiie charges that shame the I'nited States hefore (he world. The nation stands accused of cowardice and de sertion; a secretary of the navy with bunirlin'r. treacherv and imiss deceit. Admiral II. T. Mayo was in com mand of the American naval forces at Tampico. The entire "incident'' centered around him. He is, there fore, the one man aide to speak with authority, and to pass accuratelv upon the truth or the falsity of the eharues. Listen to his testimony: Jliiyo's Testimony "It is misrepresentation to say that Ameiicnn citizens in Tampico were deserted in an hour of imminent dau ber. "It is distorting facts to say that Americans, rohhed of the protection of their own flu if. were forced to seek refuse under Ihe colors of a foreign power. "It is not true (hut tlie Tampico af fair was marked bv yross bunjflimr. The J'net that close to ItlllM) Americans were taken out of tlie city, without hiss of life or destruction of property, i u result that ouht to speak for itself. "I have no interest in parties or political controversies, hut I have a very deep interest in the honor of tlie I'nilcd States, (he 'ride of (he Ameri can navy. It is (his honor and this pride that I am elad to defend auahist aspersion and misrepresentation." Interview Volunteered The interview, held on the deck of the Yankton in Hampton Uoads, is the first word from Admiral Mayo. His lips have hecn locked in obedience to the immemorial law of the navy that officers may not speak or write -publicly without permission. This per mission was ivcn to him by Secre tary Daniels as the result id' a wide spread insistence that the "one man who knew" should be allowed to "five all the facts in the ease. The letter from I he secretary lo Admiral Mayo was not an order, how ever. It contained the simple state ment that the people were entitled to jibe truth about Tampico. mid that i Admiral Mayo, unless disinclined. -hould feel at perfect liberty lo tell his story without fear or favor. Confusion IUuI One glance at Admiral Mayo briny; the inescapable conviction that neither tear nor favor would ever play a part in the expression of his view. Simplicity, eouruye ahd independence are written in every line of his strong face. "It i- my pleasure lo comply with the su'juc-tiim of the secretary," he said. "Confusion is u had thinif when the ifimd name d' the country is at stake. "More than anything else. I resent Ihe way they are liittin at See! eta ry ItauieU over my shoulder. I know lit tle of politics. 1 care less. I heiicve that Mr. Daniels' whole effort is to increase the efficiency of the navy ami that bis nets have been what he deemed lor the inteie-t of the navy and the country. Certainly no sec retary of the navy within the past (Continued on page iu) WASHINGTON. Oct. P.- The navy department bean today preparations to establish a patrol of warships a loiiy 'be north Atlantic coast p. make ccitiiui that Am"'iean neutrality is not violated hv tlie tierman subuiuriuo raid oti allied shipping,
