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THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR
TORNADO SWEEPS
I
EAST LEAVING 35
Whole Families Killed and
Much Property Destroyed
In Missouri
BODIES BURIED IN RUINS
OF WRECKED HOMES
Ten Minutes Of Disaster
Worst In History Of City
Of Cincinnati
Thirty-five persons ar
known to have been killed, 70
wore injured and .".() arc min
ing us n result of tornadoes
which swept Cincinnati, south-
era Indiana, Illinois and Mis-
souri and Kentucky. Kstimnfcs
today of the damage from the
storms which wrecked these re-
ginns last ni;ht put the proper-
ty damage at so.OOO.Onn. Th,.
casualties were as follows:
Known
Dead.
lnj M.
Cincinnati
Indiana ,.
Illinois , .
Missouri .,
Kentucv .,
.. 21
50
Missouri " 20
Totals ,u 70
Cincinnati, Ohio, ,lilv s. T. t0l
taken by the tornado which struck Cin
cinnati last niulit and within ten min
utes brought down upi.a the citv the
worst disaster in its history grew'hour
ly today as ruins were searched and the
river dragged for bodies.
The police estimated early in the .lay
that at least forty perished. Fifteen
lie known to have In en killed and more
bodies are expected to be found as the
city proceeds in gathering the sturni 's
harvest of dead.
Three fnmilies are believed to have
been eomjiletoly wiped out. This would
account for eleven dead alone. They
no the families of Meyer and Israel
Teiiiiabnuin and ' Mrs. Fsthcr Cohen.
The latter was taken out of her wreck
ed home by rescuers, but died in a
hospital. The others are still buried in
uie w-recange. i mess tliey happen to
be frunil alive, the entire families will
have been lost.
Known dead In Cincinnati.
Mrs. Ksther Cohen, :ifl.
Pagan, tiii, killed in collapse
of building.
.lames Allen, chief officer of Ohio
Humane society, killed bv falling roof.
Irene lilntthiinr. li. collapse of build
ing. t'lmrles Klein, cook, collapse nf house.
I.ce Spicer, ."0, drowned when sliantv
boat overturned.
(Iraee Splcer, hij V.ife, also drwned.
IfHchael Teiineliaiitn, 4, suffocated in
debris.
Ileiiny Fberson, killed in wreck when
IViii'sylviinin (rain was blown from the
track.
Ccorgo Allen, Birmingham, Ala.,
killed I'ennsylvnnin wreck.
Fast ley Cndt, (negro) Nashville,
Tenn.. killed rennsylvaiiia wreck.
Cni leiitified tnnn.
Max t riggers. ."0. bode found in deb
" Sixth nnd Mound streets.
Si. lie Tennebaiim, L':'.
Walker. ncurri found in
'"ins at 7,14 West Sixth sircet.
Four coaches nf n Pennsylvania pa
' iu'er train were blown from the track
""'I tolled down n sti'ep em ban lie cut at
Hechmont, a suburb of Cincinnati.
nche, which were crished like egg
hells, while sixteen injured who were
"oere, were rushed to hospitals.
I'"lice and firemen were sn btiv to
' digging in the ruins of buildings
'' i'li iniuiti and its suburbs for dead
1 minted that no n.vi.rato estimate
"' 'hi' pmpertv dulling,, was possible.
' was believed, however, that the dun
would Hmoiint to about fl .noonon.
''" " of buildings were levelled. Ibg
'"ti '' throughmt the . ity wee brok-
i. tu. uses were unrnofc I, chen h steep
' 1 Mown 0ft and the street's littered
" 'III debris.
At i'i:.10 it,.,t riuhtli street the fj'n
'''s of Meyer and Israel Te'Ccbauni
" re entombed in the reins f their
h'nei' when the house partially col
'I'd. The f'roitnre whs then twd
"I bi'lnre the storm for over 'I lin ks
w,'"f It fell to piece", b'irving the
1 ,v "f Mrs, Ksther ru'ici, s;.;er ot
h" Ti'tiio-bniims,
Tin' totv bouts Com, iv anl Hick lid
'li were sunk in the mi I ile of the I Oi,o
Thrir crews of thirteen men 'e
"'.-ltlg.
N. irlv iwentv pcr-ons were c
'" ruin, lit huilduigs ni ,-;, :,7u. ,"'.'
""I "7 1 West Sutli street. A boar I 1
' 11 in the cast end was b' "'e I. One
i I an I one ir.-r.. have been r
' I there n far an I tb runs are
"'! I bcnii ,ar. hej bv relic in f.re
' Ml.
'H i- f.1lt.,u. I.u.ll. W li.g .on K.14 sen
dninat'el. Hie l.i.s ( . ti .f'
DEAD Id ITS IKE
(Continued oa r lix.)
U. S. CAVALRY PATROL
1
Brownsville, Texas, July 8. Twelve'
shots were fired from ambush today at ;
the I'nited States cavalry patrol a mile'
east of here. Soae of the troopers
was hit. j
It is supposed the assailants were
Mexican bandits. :
The attack has brought the situation
near to a crisis, as the result of the
threat the sheriff received that the local
bnnks would be attacked by the bandits.
The Brownsville authorities have asked;
for more troops. :
The sheriff has been notified that the
banks here may be attacked by Mcxi
oau bandits operating in the vicinity!
of Mntamoras, Mexico. An effort has
been made to round up the brigands
during the past few days. Officers have
killed two border bandits at Uavniond
ville. Pitched Battle Raging
Pmiglas, Ariz., ,luly s. A pitched
DANIELS. TAKES OVER
WIRELESS STATION IN
SERVICE
Washington, July S-The government '
today took over the wireless station at 1
Sayville. I., I. j
Charges that this country's neutral
ity lias been constantly violated by
the Hermans who use the Savville sta
tion for communication with Berlin!
have been under investigation by the
government for some time.
Secretary Daniels unnoiineed today
that lc had scut Captain Hullird, head
of the radio service, to take possession
of the- ISivYvillo Mntiun in the- name of
the I'nited States. j
Henceforth it will be operated by the!
government as other similar stations,
have been operated. i
Violation of this government's neu
trality was given as the reason for tak-!
ing over the station. .
Ibinicls said he acted under the leg !
i.slative order issued August 5 in which
President Wilson directed that "one
or more high powered radio stations
with the jurisdiction of the I'nited
scutes, shall be taken over by the gov
ernment to be used or controlled by it,
to the exclusion of any other use or con
trol, fur the purpose of currying on
General Verdict Was That He,
Had Not Proved Good Wit
ness For Himself
New Vork, Julv s llarrv K. Thaw
spent an uncomfortable session in Ins
sanity trial here today.
Ile was called to the stand by the
state and grilled as to his aliened be
lief that a ring of millionaires had run
spireil to keep him in Matteawan and
prodded as to his views on other rnat-.
ters which the prosecution claim iiuli-'
cute Stanford White's slayer is in-aiie.
Thaw was visibly nervous and when
noon recess was taken the general ver
did was that he bill not proved to be;
his own best wiHioj. i
During a psrt of his examination!
Th.iw fought with Deputy Attorney ,
lieneral i ook, mailing sarcastic answers
to his questions. At other times he'
hilte.l uncii-ily in his seat and tiuitii
bled his replies in almost i na lid lb lc
tones, Thaw's own law vers frequently
ad'. isi. him to "just answer the q i.-.
tiun" when the wime-s stwpi a dis
position to antagotiir.e ' 'ouk.
The examination nf Thaw .eal
ihiefly with th" previous trio's and his
attitude toward William Tracers
Jerome, who a-ted as proscci.tor in his
niur.ler Im!) anl was eiicl a
spe, tal criii.cl for the ! ft"r Thaw
esi a( e. from Matteawan.
One of the lirst ipesti ins ,.,f pei-ity
Attoriiov In'iicial link, wts:
"Do mij lieiicve Wili.ain T'a'ers
Jerome is in "pirn. ,'n several
n.-h cn I'l keep y..u 111 M .Itenwan .' ' '
"Mv .-...i !!-! t.d. I e " k: but 1 .1 . not
believe there is H t y S e'll ei'llspira. v
tiov.." Tiun re; lie ', "N. i'her d" I
thmk vi'i are in bag'ie with I'.y
i. ill -.ri'iire. f..r tie same p"rw.''
TI. a w :! he ...'.bf"l .IrMii' mo
tives be a' -e the at'""ie,v f. Ilow.-.J hm.
Io I'a'ift i. He -in I he on b rstoo.l he
New Vols law t-.rt.ji !c the ' i f
t : , i . I I'.'". p rs(iiik' e. aps-1 1ui;-i
bevorid it" b"' ie-s the s'a'e an 1 on
....j i.-nt'v J.-nre's a t.vil.-s nr.-l
him.
The w '.'.-s wis xi.i'dy n-rvicis as
I oos runtil've I th; III' '( q .. boillig :
(CvicLtincJ on I'ae Kiht.)
SALEM,
OR BULLETS
battle is raging today six miles south of
this city between 2.000 Cnrran.iatus
commanded hv lieneral Polias Callea
and 1,000 Viliistas led by tieneral Tru
jillo. The roar of battle can be dis
tinctly heard here. Window are rat
tled by heavy detonations. A cloud of
dust and smoke can be seen hovering
over the field.
According to reports brought in by
fugitives from the fighting zone, Calles
and his men sallied out fromg Agua
I'rieta at ti a. m. lie inor the Viliistas
four hours later. The fight began im
mediately. Viliistas In Retreat.
Laredo, Texas, Jjuly S. I'nrrauziata
forces have dislodge, I the Viliistas in
a battle between llieumole and Faro
Ion, according to reports here today.
Losses on both sides are said to be
heavy. The Viliistas retired upon Tare
don where the fighting was renewed.
OF GERMANS
communication with bind stations in
Kurope, including code nnd cipher mes
sages."
Secretary liedfield notified Daniel
that the Sayville station was under
private management and that applica
tion to the commerce departnient for a
license had been refused.
Lieutenant (I. R. Clark of the navy,
will be given actual charge of the Say
ville stction,
Secre-uiy Hedfield, It whs learned
this afternoon, recommended that the
government take over the Sayville sta
tioii. He notified Secretary of the
Navy Daniels that the stock in the
Sayville company wus owned indirectly
by Uormnny. Consequently he said he
believed the I'nited States should oper
ate the station, turning over the re
ceipts to the owners "to avoid any
question of unneutral messages and He
cure efficient commercial communica
tion with (lermanv.
Washington, July N Captain Nullnnl
notified the navy department at 1:1,1
this afternoon that he had taken over
the wireless station at Sayville, L. 1.,
for the government.
111 Fated Liner Carried No
More Than Ordinary Car
go if Munitions
London, July S. The liner I'alaba,
sunk by a Ccrmau submarine was not
armed and illrried no gieater cargo of
munitions than in ordinary peace times,
was the official finding ni' Lord Mersey
:i ti tin ii in ed today.
Lord Mefi'.v euiidiicteil the investi
gation into the sinking of the I'aluba.
Leon I'. Tluesher. mi Ameiican, was a
passenger on the liner and perished
when the vessel wj:s torpedoeii The
oll cial repott staled that the I'alaba
carried thirteen tons of eartmUes mid
gun priwiler. The lite saving equip
merit was adequate. Lord Mersev found.
"We are not iiut!ioiie. to ileleimini'
the enernv's lioht., but we leild that
the sihmare ilol not yive women and
clnl.lien pitssenyers t, reasonablv oppor-
tuiiitv t ape,-' Lord .lelc ' re
Holt stilt,', I "U II, ', ..l,,, I..
'hat the cmuiiinielei pinion q not only I
to sink tne liner. In, I to sacrifice the
lives of those aboard There is ev oleiice
that the crew llli:l,e, end Jeered at
those st rolling in the water."
The decimation ot the Hermans to
res -lie the diowning pi liters and
crew was charm teried ss "probablv
I'istil lablc on a-'i ornt of th" obvious
,:i iik'. r t'i the solot ai me. ' '
The tiitman claim that the I'alaba
ci,t up rockets eallmg for iissi.tnre
was . , lured not In hrve I n iil,in
t.ati-d.
Man's Foot Growing
Smaller-Woman's Larger
sail I'rsi- s.ii, . T i ) v S The nf '
font is ifrnwitiii sn alb-r. while woman's
pe !al extreu.ities iir. oiu,usv losing
the.r dauil ilie-s, M ordllig to Hcerv
H'lt-biier. C,i.iio ,1,-liiite to the N I
I"! al Mme 'ol Leatlier Finders eon-1
v ntion in -,ion lo-ie tod.o. j
1'. m ise the average wommi insmts'
on w,arirg sho too suoill f,,r lr.'
liowier he 1.."1. .he has iiiiir" corns
hsri the averaje ;n.lti. (
Tin- d. Ict.it. a.'r. e that tl,. high
her for WrnO'cri and th ( ubin ! el
fur men are , ),, ., k, I
OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1915
LINE OF GERMAN
I
German Defenders Slaught
ered In Trenches In Souch
ez Region
BERLIN ADMITS LOSS
, OF WORKS TO FRENCH
Russian Reinforcements Are
Rushed To Front To Halt
German Drive
Paris. July S. Nlmtghter of the tier
man delenders of a trench near the
village of Souchey. 1y ft French balal
lion and fierce infantry engagements
at other points along the western bat
tle front were rcpiulcd in the official
communique from the war office to
day.
Itloody liayonet fighting was reported
north of Soiiche.. Ily storming the
trench in which the (iermans were an
inhibited, an approach to the village
was opened up, it was slated.
North til- the road fiom lletliune to
Arras fierce infantiy fighting was re
ported. About St.' Mihicl both the
French and ticrniiin troops are being
heavily reinforced. The enemy is niak
ing desperate rushes against, the
French positions but all are being
maintained.
'Lively fighting is in progress along
:he entire line between the .Mcusc ami
Moselle," the eoiiiiiiuniqui illumed.
"Soissous was subjected to heavy
bn.iibardiiieiit bv the eneniv Inst uiuht.
but no koi ions military damage was
Germans Admit Losses.
Herlin, via wireless to Loudon. Julv
M. Penetration of the (iernian trenches
b.V the l'i h on a half mile front in
a furious battle west of Soiiihe. was
admitted in an official statement from
the war office today. In violent conn
ter attacks, however, the (Iermans were
declined to have driven the enemy out
with heavy losses.
German Drive Halted.
I'etrogiad, July S. The arrival of
fresh supplies of auimiinit ion in the
Russian lines has halted the Herman
drive toward Warsaw from the south
and the eashvard sweep of tieneral von
Linsiiigen 's forces throiieh (lalieia.
Smith of Lublin the Kussians have
also been strengthened by reinforce
ments which have been brought up.
Traiuloiiils of shells have arrived ami
with these to he fed to the gnus, the
liermau advance has been cheeked. The
production of amiiiiiiiit ion has been
greatly speeded up since file govern
ment eoiniiiissiiiiier of supplies cmifcr
red with the manufacturer recently
ami within a few weeks the Kussians
will be ready to assume the offeuiive
everywhere, the officials declared to
day.
The official report from the war of
lice emphasized that shell fire from the
1,'iissiaus hail halted Field Marshal von
Mm hcnsoii between the Hug and Vis
tula rivers. Sn effective wim the Slav
fire that they were able to take the
I'lciiBivc there. In n sharp engagement
around Krasink J'MI prisoners weie Ink
ell. Fvery An-lro lerman attack made
in Calicia with. a the past 'Jl hours has
been repulsed, it was declared
Italian Alniien Active.
Home, July ".--(ireat aelivitv by the
Italian aerial l"iee was riq.'iited to the
war ofli. e tod iv bv fleneral liidoina.
An Austrian iiviator camp was bom
blilded. bond's 'Iroppeil upim the lint
it. ''lirriiMin an l aoiiniiiiition trains and
-u ly stations littacked.
In an ii' i i ;i I 'not upon an aerial .ninp
al Aisovia .'eia fires were stalled
:i nd a number of enemv nirirall are
tielieved Ioim1 been desiroved. A.ia
tors were aj-o siieeessful in dioiqnni
liomiis upon li" (imtx Karrisnn Kiel
tints to the ncr'll of flpleitui a diriKlble
Lou, Lh r ili-.l i i u v u iii iii r i li 1 1 ion tiaiiia
and supplv .'iMins. The railwiiv sta
tion at Null.- till was bombarded bv
an av nitor.
if the net,,.',,! fiperat ions, (ieneial
sdiit na 's rep i sa.d :
"iior idv:ii,.e around Oorit ami
over tin ail- plateau is proc Iinu
nti-f;n tnrili , Since July i st have
lal.eii 1 ,4oo r soiicm. ' '
An Anstr.;ii siilnuarlne sank th
Italian artiini- I cruiser Amalti m ttie
ot. per Adriui yesterdav, it was olfi
ally nun
v. as on o
1 I today. The crmscr
ly when it was attack
v eift. A maturity ol
men was saved.
first big warship to be
Itaiv or Aostna siinc
. the two count no
it
ed by the et
I he i rcw lit 1
This is tl,
lost of eillt
hostilities b
began.
BEUBIAK Ei:8ERVI8T8 GOINU
Aberdeen. I'-.sh., July V- Forty two
-crt.niti te-ef -Is an , u pcit" today
to ttifir list,-, land t parti.i.at in
Hie Liiri.p. s'i iwr. The men, who Wi fe
null siirlnn -r woodsmen, will prob
ably gii to ti e I anadinii east coast
wh.ie thev I fiibaik on I Lnlnh
steanu r for F. rope.
i TAKEN
AT BAYONET POINT
HOLT'S ACTS INSPIRE
USE OF FIRE, POISION
AND GUN BY MAD MAN
Redwood City, Oil., July S. Kvi
dently inspired by the acts of Frank
Holt, nssaialnt of J. 1'. Morgan. Carl
Arnswuld, na;od JO, a discharged serv
ant, early today fired the mansion of
C. K. Cumberson, San Francisco capi
talist, shot his former employer twice
in the shoulder and dropped dead as he
was being locked in jail after being
arrested. Arnswald had taken poison.
Numerous newspaper clippings regard
ing Holt's days of terror were found
in his pockets,
The Cumberson home and barn were
completely destroyed by the fire start
ed by Arnswald.
Owing to the fiendish preparations
he had made for working vengeance
because of being discharged Inst April,
lie is believed to have arrived here
last night from Milwaukee, going inv
mediately to the Cumberson estate. He
first poisoned a watch dog, a horse and
two cows in the barn, lie then emptied
the water tank, spiked the pumping
machine and emptied the gasoline from
three automobiles in the barn. Arris
wald first set fire to the barn mid then
to the house. Neighbors hurried to the
scene to fight the lilue, but found
the water plant out of commission
and were helpless.
Arnswald was hiding in a chicken
barn while more than a score of neigh
bors were viuiily endeavoring to fight
the fire, While the excitement was at
MAY INDICT 20 FOR
Both German and English Of
ficials Under Shadow of
Suspicion
San Francisco, July 8. Twenty per
sona including, it is believed, the con
sular representatives of two belligerent
nations, will be named in four indict j
ments to be handed down by tint fed-i
oral grand jury in the district court!
late today. The true bill" aie the re (
suits of investigations going on for Ihcj
past month in the case of the steamship
Sacramento, which delivered an H l!
ton cargo to the Herman l'licific. fleet:
off Chile last November; and the cane
of recruiting men hero for the llritish
armies, both alleged violations of,
United .States neutrality laws.
The indicli its will in' placed on thei
secret file according to l ulled Stiitosi
Attorney John W. I'rcston and thej
nnmes iif the indicted individual will
not be given out until they are in
custody. The men Involved are in
various parts of the country, from this
city to New York, I
la the Snefnineiitii case, Indictment,
nre diawu on two depurate charges, the
making of false manifest and the mak
ing of false delivery. I
la the llritish recruit cases, one in-1
dictuient name one or more individual
charged with hiring find retaining men
for service, in the llritish armies; the
second will inline others charged with
conspiracy to gel men for service in.
the llritish armies. I
In bulh cases it is admitted, the
fiimls needed to swing the deals, have!
been traced to th insular oflices of
ierinanv mid Knuland. TI ritfiiinl
source of the funds wa either .New ,
Voili or ashiiiiilou, f. I-. 1
The investigation into the Sacraaieii
to case, it is charged bv federal of
filial, has been blocked Ihiouuh the
alleged tampering with witnesses who
refuse to answer ipicstiiuis.
Mniiv inline. in lodav ' in 1 1. uu-n t
are not residents of this iitv and il
mav lake weeks define all have I, 'in
caught.
Merely rutmshed Money,
Washington, Julv x Altlioug
was niiderstiiod todiiv that the tfo'
inent will not permit te. li n I. abtn
interfere with the prosecution of a.
of foreign i,'overiimc:iti iudo led
h it
. em
s ti.
jelits
for
re' railing in 'his rountrv, tbe -h
II, Ctlt of isti WHs reported to be
pa i
ri, II-
idcriii,r n point which h been r
axed
(I oiitiniicl on I'agii Kight )
THE WEATHER
(ingmi: M,..
crs tonight, '.
er interior wi
p..,!,.
fair
Friday
.1 OS
west
cr eust p,-rtlnll
Snlllll to Wesl
Willi.
fX';,-4 .'..' rT
-SL
PUIPl? TU'rt
1 iUULj 1VU
its height he stepped out and wildly
asked for Cuinbersoj. At tho snnie
time he caught sight of hia former em
ployer, whipped out a revolver and
fired three shots. Two took effect In
Cumberson ' shoulde,. A dimen men
jumped upon Arnswald and disarmed
hi m while t umberson was rushed to the
; lluling hospital where it was said his
I wounds were not serious,
j "There is no need of putting me In
jail. I am going to die," Arnswald
; told his captors as he smiled gleefully
j at the sight of the burning buildings.
! Ile was merely believed to be insane
and was hurried into nn automobile,
i mid rushed to the jail. As he wus be
ing walked down the jail corridor to a'
! cell a few minutes Inter, he collapsed
and died. The dead animals on the
Cpniberson estate show signs of strych
'nine poisoning and Arnswald is be
lieved to have taken some of the puis
' on himself after carrying out his pro
. liminary work of destruction.
Arnswald uinl his wife had been cm
ployed on the Cumberson estate for sev
eral years. Last April he was found
beating his wife and was dinchu rged,
! going to Milwaukee. Mrs. Aruswnld
I remained here.
I The authorities are today eadeavor
, ing to learn whether Arnswald brought
i nay baggage with him hei'e. They be
lieve he might have brought dynamite
or other explosives to use in case his
' iirsou pin ns failed.
AGENT OF DEATH IS
Downy Product Used To Stuff
Death Dealing Shells Of
Germans
London, June L"-. --(Hy Mail to New
Vork.) -I'lilton melius gunpowder; gun
powder melius shells and shells menus
death to our soldiers. Ileruianv and
Austria daily fire ,r,imO bale of cotton
through guns at ships ami men of the
allies. It is the duty of the llritish
government to declare collon absolute
eoiiliaband of war.
This in substance today Is the argu
ment famous chemist of Kugliiinl are
pulling In the gov eminent. Headed by
Sir William Haiusav, the chemist nre
telling the government that cotton
menus life to the Herman, Austrian nnd
Toil, i-li guns that daily belch death to
the allied forces. The majority of this
cotton, they sin, is shipped from the
I'mii-d Stales through Hi aiidina via and
eventually reaches llnrmanv.
The chemists have combatted the
argument that Ameiiea, greatest cotton
growing uinl exporting coniilrv ill the
world, could I me offended if cotton
wcic made ubsoliile emit rabaiid. Man
Chester alone, they have told the govern
incut, can buv at an cucelleiil price the
entire American collon crop and use il,
too.
This is what the llritish chemists
have told the government: (luiipowdei'
Imlii v s not inade of charcoal, salt
poire and sulphur. Today il is made
uf cnttoii. To convert cotton into atC
explosive il is dipped ill nitric acid,!
tln-ii v iii-lie, I and dried. It i then gun j
cotton. Ilnlish cordite i two third"1
gum nt Ion. Ceruiaa ami Austrian i'l I
plosives are the same.
Without ijiincotton . Ileriuanv, Aus
tria and 'iuikev canuol use their uons;,
thev eaiiiinnt ciirrv on the war to anv,
adv anlaue ' ottou does not grow in
I er inn a v and cannot be cheili na 1 1 v
ma nn fm I ore,! there Turkey's output is
,.-ll..,ble
One shot from a great lli-ruum I'
. elil lltiel re liowil.er of Ihe l.e that
red' I the foils at Liege cons, unci
l'"t pniinds of niiiuottiio. 'Hie same
at nit would provide lil'l shots fiom
a fold iuii or sonidi mini, Is from an
airnv ritle licrmauv and Austria im ,
poll nn aveisge of "OH tons of cotton
nu ll .III V.
The llnti-li chemists are asking Kng
bun I to sice every bale "f eiitton tiVelv
to rea.li '.erioanv. Thev have oatbered
it, formation t, show that there is more
intlnll t . i , I it v in ships at llothenbi-rg,
fcAe,(,.n than ever in historv of Ihe
pi.ri. I.'.crv bale is .lent i nc. I f,.r Her
nun'. li.M-.ri ships daily Hre making
f'-r prio th iillv everv ne itral port in
bnro,e Hnll.nid. Ilcufiiark nnd tireece
for timi.ihs b.i' c si'pii!ie. fiernianv with
cMtnn wi'hnot endangering fheir
in utrallt V .
ADIUATIC IH HA IK
Liverpool. J llv H 'the While
Mar lintr Adr aiic, arrived here
sutclv this evening from Nw
Vork.
'I I, " yr litest bltkiely hns been
cf!t for the vessel owing lii rum
ors that she would be nttacl-cd
bv a iicrooifi siibmnrine upnit
eiiti-rmg Hnii.lt water.
fiPVTC 0N TRAINS AND NEWS
vLfciNlO STANDS FIYB CENTS
III! RACES FOR
PORT
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MUNITIONS AFIRE
Minnehaha Carried 15,000
Tons of War Supplies
To Europe
THEORY OF "DYNAMITE"
TRUNK IS SCOUTED
Officials Of Line Say Fire Is
Not Threatening High
Explosives
New York, July 8. The big Ll.ntli)
ton liner Minnehaha is racing toward
Halifax today with a fire in her hold,
threatening mi enormous cargo of moni
tions aboard the ship.
Captain K. S, A. Claret, command
ing the Miiiiiehiihn, reported Ihe fire,
which he said was in hold three, to thw
Atlantic transport line offices here late
last night, lie said he was then Sill
in lies east of Halifax, but was miiHiiig
for that pott nnd that the fire win
not serious. The line officials with
held the news of the captain's wire
less report until i o'clock this morn
ing. They refused to confirm report
as to the exact nature of the Minneha
ha's cargo but it was pointed out that
no mention was made of the liner's de
parture in the ordinary suiling lists.
The ship slipped quietly from tho har
bor without any ii n no n in'c me it t of her
leaving,
C. V. Thnmiis, an official of the At
lantic Transport line, declared the fact
t hit t Ihe Minnehaha carried no passen
gers rendered the Ulna that Holt slip
ped his "dynamite trunk" nbonnl lh
ship absurd.
Thomas confirmed the report (hut
the Minnehaha carried 1.1,000 tons of
it tit inn ii it in n, lie said, however, that
while the vessel was being Ion, led ev
ery precaution was taken to keep
stln tigers away from the dock.
The fire aboard tho liner caused the
greatest speculation as to whether the
Minnehaha might b the ship on which
Frank Holt, assailant of J. I'. Morgan
and capital bomb planter claimed he
placed a bomb before rtiinmittiug sui
cide in Ihe Mlneoln jail. Another the
ory was that a member of a band of
(leroian spie, known to be keepinf
close watch on the departure of all mu
nition currying vessels, might have
set the M i ii n Ii it 1 1 it on fire. Holt, it
believed, might have planted a hiiuil)
in the Minnehaha, believing Hint she
sailed Saturday. The fact that Ihe de
parture of the liner was kept would ac
count for Holt's miscalculation. Of
fi.'inls of the Atlantic Transport line
said I lit' v had not been idviscd a to the
cause of the fire.
The news of the Mate aboard the
steamer weakened the stuck market.
At the line officials issued the
following statement:
"The number three hold eontaiiicd
only general cargo and no munition.
All a in iti n in I ion aboard Is carried la
the hold aft.
"The Minnehaha Is one of Ihe most
Icrn freighter at sen. The crew
libers I lien and Is especially fit
ted for fighting fires. Therefore we
do not belieVK the fire to be serious."
According to the best available in
formation, the Minnehaha has 1.1,000
Ions of iiinmiinition of all kinds n board
The vessel's riorrnul S I is hi knot
an hour. Al this r!" she should reach
Halifax tomorrow.
The Minnehahii Is steel, twin screw
liner of 11,71 1 tons, Hon feet long and
t ; r, f,,,,i I, nun, hhe was built in I ."hi at
llclliist and i registered f rum there.
- he Minnehaha is a four deck ship.
Mlc is eipiipped W itll Wireless.
A wireless message received from
it pi ii i ii F. S, A. I Inrel, en under 'f
the liner, this afternoon ninn'inn ed
that tin- fue aboard the rhip win, h hail
been reported earlier in Ihe dnv was
caused bv an explosion The late word
fnoii upturn I larct .iiii-ed a sciioiiion
in -hipping i if -b . It Wll. believed to
iudo ale Hint the statement of Frank
Hull, inpilul bomb p'aiit'-r and aa.lnnl
nf ,1. I'. Moru'ini, Unit he had plm e,
Yiantitv of d nit'iiile upmi a trans
Atlantic liner, wa" "ol an idle lm.nl.
I a pl a i ii liir-f did not state in his
iin-sage what lis, I a,i , the explonon
and declared licit Hie ti'e w;is under
control, but officials of the Aliunde
Trail-poll line M. In, .ltd that Holt
claim of liai in pl i e I a bomb aboard
II llllcr. whl. h he believed to be Ihe
I'hila b I Inn or the !-a a was tin:
limit III. civ evpliiiuMntl.
II was (..nn I i'l on' hete that the pief
of ilo hahn at fifty eighth and
in ri h i i r i v erv near to those of th
I hiludclphii! and Snx 'tiia. 'Ho' Miiioe
Kiln i w.is a, so scheduled to sail from
S.-w York on hu'iirlav, the dnv oa
win h Holt -ail the liner which he et
p.-i ted to lie sunk xestenlay departed.
Iiwing to bciiitf delaved in loading,
however, the l iiinelialui did not get
nwtiv until Sou lav and then her do
iiirtuie was shrouded with as much
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