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Officials Withhold Comment Regarding Latest Attack by German Submarine.
NEW CASE HELD PARALLEL TO THAT OF WILLIAM FRYE
Oplnion Maintained That American Ship Should Have Been Free From Attack, Although
Carrying Contraband.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Details of the sinking of the American steamer Leelanaw by a German submarine were today awaited by officials of the United States government, pending: which they were reserved in their comments.
A full account of the vessel Is not expected until the American consul at Dundee, Scotland, has completed his investigation. The inquiry was to begin there today with the arrival of the vessel's crew.
Only meagre accounts of the sinking of the steamer have been received here. The episode, however, is the subject of considerable informal discussion, coming so soon after the delivery of the American note to Germany.
The course to be pursued by the American government will not definitely be determined until all the facts in the case have been received. It is probable, however, that the procedure will be the same as in the case of the American ship William P. Frye, when the United States disputed Germany's right to destroy American ships even if carrying contraband. Officials here are of the opinion that the Leelanaw should have been free from attack.
8HIP SURVIVORS ATTACK.
Captain of Britisher T?lls of Encounter With Submarine. NEW YORK, July 27. —Captain Humby, of the British steamer Turnwell, which arrived today from Swansea, reported that after sailing from Liverpool, on June IB, he encountered a German submarine thirty-live miles off Turkar. The submarine fired several shots from a rapid-flrer at the Turnwell, and the crew of the latter took to their boats.
The Germans then "boarded the Turnwell, Humby said, exploded several bombs in the empty holds and abandoned the steamer to attack the Brit-
ish coasting steamer Trafford. After sinking the TrafTord, the submarine crew returned to the Turnwell, but before '.hey could do any further daittto the teamer, British patrol boats appeared and the submarine disappeared. The Turnwell's crew returned to their vessel after having spent four hours in open boats. The leaks were plugged up, and, with all pumpe wortcing, the ship reached Milford Haven, where repairs were made. The Turnwell then continued to Swansea.
ITALY LOSES COMMANDER.
General Antonio Cantore Is Killed on Isonzo Front. /TJDINE, Italy, July 27.—General Antonio Cantore has been killed In battle on the Isonzo front. He is the first officer of that rank lost by Italy. He won a general's commission by the heroism he displayed during operations in Tripoli.
General Cantore had charge of actions which resulted in the occupation of Ala and other villages near Roverto in Trentino. Armed only with a riding: whip, he directed his men from the most exposed positions, declaring he would be ashamed to run less risk than his soldiers.
DELINQUENTS PAY TJP.
Only Two Fall to Settle Income Tax Assessment. All but two of the delinquent corporations and Individuals who subjected themselves to an additional tax of 5 per cent, through not paying their income tax before July 10, have made a settlement and these two are expected to pay before the first of August, according to the officers of the local revenue office. The amount which is still outstanding is but little more than $60. But four corporations and individuals made themselves subject to the additional tax.
REPORTS THEFT ON CAB.
William Glover, 115 Kent avenue, reported to the police Tuesday that a blue enamel pitcher and Ave silver forks had been stolen from a street car Monday night. The police say Glover was taking the articles home when they were taken.
Joseph Huberti, 608 South Tenth street, reported that thieves had stolen 12 chickens from his yard during the night.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
WILLIAM CRANE.
William Crane, 55 years old, died Monday evening at 7:30 o'clock at St. Anthony's hospital after a four months' illnesB of dropsy. The body was taken to the Ryan morgue to await word from a brother, E. L. Crane, of Tippecanoe City, Ohio, where the deceased formerly lived. The deceased had been living in West Terre Haute for the past year. Arrangements for the funeral will be announced latar.
MRS. JOSEPH ALUS IS.
By Special Correspondent. GREENCASTLE, Ind., July 27.—Mrs. Joseph Allee, who was injured in a runaway Saturday afternoon, died as a result of internal injuries. Mrs. Allee with hor daughter-in-law was driving down a steep hill, when the harness broke and allowed the tuggy to run on the herse. It began kicking and Mrs. Allee was either kicked by the horse or struck something when she fell from the buggy. Her death, the attending physician said, was due to compression of the brain. The funeral was held this morning.
JAMES PAXTON.
By Special Correspondent. GREENCASTLE, Ind., July 27.— James Faxton, aged 86 years, died at the home of Mr. and Mrs. O. Lee Reeves. Deceased is survived by one brother, Daniel in Boseman, Montana, and one brother, Henry in Flemingsburg, Ky., where the family was born and reared. Mr. Paxton lived here «lnce he was eighteen years of age and for many years was in the blacksmith business here. The funeral was held this afternoon. Rev. Younger officiated.
WILLIAM BRITTOJT.
By Special Correspondent. HTMERA, Ind., July 27.—William Britton, aged 60 years, died of brain fever, at his home In Hymera, Sunday morning. He leaves a wife and eix children, Mrs. Walter Julian, Georare, William, John, Mabel and Fred. The funeral services were held Tuesday.
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struction by torpedo boats in the Blaok «ea of forty coal laden sailing vessels. The text of the communication follows: "In the direction of Tukum towards Shlock (midway between Tukum and Riga) the enemy's offensive which begin Saturday was repulsed witn the assistance of ship guns (evidently on vessels in the Gulf of Riga). "North of the Nlemen the enemy approached the Pomewlz-Keydany front On the road to Kovno from the southwest there has been some fighting. "On the Narew front the enemy continues unsuccessfully to attack our position on the Pissa river near Slnvatki. South of Rozan, after a stubborn encounter with the Germans who had crossed the Narew we threw them back in the region near the mouth of the Orz as far as the village or that name. "Southeast of Pultusk (north of Warsaw) the enemy's, attacks were repulsed. Small engagements were begun with /the advanced defenses "of Novogeorglevsk. "On the left bank of the Vistula enemy attacks on Ivangorod's advanced works were repulsed with success. Between the Vistula and the Vieprz the artillery duel continues. "Between the Vieprz and the Bug the battle continues with great intensity. On the 25th the enemy attacked along this whole front with the exception of the immediate vicinity of the Vieprz. "North of Grubechow the enemy delivered an energetic attack with strong forces but our troops repulsed almost all the assaults and successfully counter attacked. There has been no change on this front except in a few villages which passed from hand to hand. "There has been no fighting on the Bug or the Dniester. "In the Black sea on Sunday, our torpedo boats, operating in the coal region, destroyed forty sailing ships laden with coal. They also destroyed a new coal shaft and a suspension bridge."
2 SUBMARINES WREAK
LONDON, July 27.—Apparently determined to demoralize the British fish supply as muoh as possible, two German submarines have appeared suddenly among the Ashing fleet off the north ooaat of Scotland and by shell fire sunk nine trawlers.
PROSECUTOR PROTESTS.
Complain* of Leniency Shown by City Court. When Judge Newton in City Court Tuesday afternoon fined John Coleman, a wife beater, $500 and 180 days on the penal farm and then suspended the fine and sentence, Deputy Prosecutor Arthur Thomas arose and protested. Newton cut him off by saying, "The court will take the responsibility."
Coleman's wife said he beat her and took her to a disorderly house. In court, the wife pleaded for leniency for him.
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Roach should return from Indianapolis, he being the leading attorney in the case. J"udge Beal said he would the case under advisement until Roach's return but that he had personally called Long into court ana wnat he would be examined then and there. Following the examination Beal told Long that unless there were ynforeseen developments he would not be required to appear again. "Extraprdlnary" Case.
Ballard In askin® for the continuance of the examination referred to the case as "extraordinary" and admitted thftt there might be some technicalties in the case which Long did not understand. In replying Whitiocjc said he would show before the case was completed that it was "more than Extraordinary." Judge Beal said to Attorney Ballard that he would not waste any time in ruling on the motion to dismiss the suit.
Realising that the examination might take some time Judge ptjftl told all the attorneys present, And there were many, that all arguments scheduled for the morning would be postpone^. Not an attorney left.
The statement made by Lon# to Attorney Whitlock in the presence of hi® wife, the attorney, Steele and Herman Iteming, the written authority of Long to Whitlock for him to dismiss the suit and the original complaint were marked aa exhibits.
When Long was handed the complaint that he had signed at the instigation of Ballard he said he did not know what it was, but he supposed it was the original complaint which hftd been given him while at work at the iron mill.
Knew None of Them.
He said Ballard might have attempted to read the complaint to him before it was signed, but the noise in the mill was so great that he never understood the document and did not now thoroughly understand it. He said he did not know whether or not the facts In the complaint were true, that he did not know it was a complaint against any one, but thought it was a petition to oust Gossom. He admitted he did not know any of the defendants in the complaint and that he had heard of none of the defendants previously with the exception of Steele, who he knew to hold some official position, but as to what one he did not know. He said he would not know Joseph Roach now If he saw him.
He told of going to Ballard's office Saturday and asking to be released from appearing and said Ballard told him at that time that he would rather wait until Roach came back from Indianapolis. He said Whitlock, Deming and Steele came to his house Saturday night where he made out the statement in which he asked that the action be dismissed.
Judge Beal then asked Long if he now wanted the suit dismissed and Long said he did so far as his part was concerned. Long told the Judge he had never been in court before.
On a cross-examination on the part of Ballard, it was sought to be shown that the man had sworn to an untruth when he made the statement that he had never seen the original complaint until he had signed the statement asking dismissal. Ballard sought to show Long had seen the complaint In his office Saturday morning. Long said he meant by the statement that he had never seen nor did he understand the complaint to which he had signed bis
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Ballard said: "It looks though they were going to fight, but I always did like a two sided argument."
GUARD HELD FOR DEATH.
Governor Orders Militiamen Tried for Killing of Walter Dowell. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., July 27.— Frank L. Bridges, adjutant-general of Indiana, has been ordered by Governor Ralston, commander-in-chief of the guard, Immediately to prepare papers and order for a court martial for Edwin F. Ball, of the national guard, who shot Private Walter Dowell, of Madison, as the latter was attempting to escape from the custody of Ball. Ball was doing provost duty and had arrested Dowell because it was beleived the guardsman was smuggling liquor into the annual encampment of the national guard at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Dowell died from effects of the bullet wound.
The governor said he had been impelled to order a eourt martial for the trial of Ball because he had heard on his return from his western trip that Ball's case in the Marlon county criminal court had been dismissed during the governor's absence.
RECEIVER FOE NASHVILLE.
Court Ou«t« City OfTiciala Under Tenneaaee "Ouster Law." NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 27.— Chancellor Allison today appointed Robert Vaughan. a master in chancery, receiver for the city of Nashville. Soon afterwards Judge Mathews in the circuit court, In response to proceedings under Tennessee's new "ouster law," suspended from office Mayor Hilary E. Howse and Commissioners Robert Elliott and Andrews.
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name until after the signature been affixed at the mill. He reiterated the statement that' he had seen Ballard 'tor the first time when he appeared a.t the mill. He said he never saw Ballard point out the defendants' names in the complaint before he signed, but said that such a thing might have bteen done. He said he never saw Ballard swear him to the complaint. He said, however, that teveral of the men in the mill would have signed the petition to remove Gossom from the office of mayor. At this statement, Mayor Gossom smiled. iBitter words between the attorneys followed this line of questioning and the court was compelled to order hoth attorneys seated.
Calls Ballard "Reformer," The name ojt Councilman Charles Hanley was injected by Ballard who asked if he was employed at the Highland plant. An objection by Whitlock Was overruled and the witness said he was. Ballard th'^ihr asked' if he was'not one of Long's superior officers. Again an objection frojfh Whitlock was overruled and the witness answered "No." Ballard then sought by questions to show that Hartley would, through his influence at the mill, seek to have Long discharged if he did not withdraw from the' suit. Whitlock took exception to the statement of Ballard accusing htm of unprofesstonallsm and corruptness, saying as he sat down, after being ordered to do so by the court, that Ballard would be doing something else shortly Instead of attempting to giiA 'notoriety as a reformer.
Opinions jtfS^tp.ilie justification of Ballard in obtaining Long's signature to the complaint differ, hut talk has been current that action would be taken to bar the attorney from practice at the local bar*. Frank Fox said in regard to the case: "They have found one man who is not afraid of them and wq will show them before this case ha* been decided that ,t|ȣy.' .haye. .'atiiTSA.' UP a hornet's nest. Of course I own the property in question, but it is an investment and if they, wish it"! cap furnish some Interesting reading by procuring the names of all those who own property ir. the segregated district."
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him that federal sanction for Increasing the boat's carrying- capacity without change in construction "was arranged" and that he. (Pedersen) was told to go to Grand Haven, Mich., and get the certificate.
Completion of a relief fund of $300,00 for the aid of the families of the victims is expected to be attained before the close of the day.
SCORES OF FUNERALS HEL.D.
Even ,More Scheduled for Tomorrow, Named "Black Wednesday." CHICAGO, July 27.—Scores of funerals today passed through the streets of Cicero and other west side suburbs that suffered heavily 4n the Eastland disaster. Tomorrow, which will, see the passing of many more of these silent processions, has been named as "Black Wednesday" in Cicero.
Free funeral services have been oror vided for those families left destitute and plans have been completed for community funeral services in the various churches of Cicero and neighboring suburbs.
EASTLAND VICTIMS INSURED.
Companies Say $500,000 Will be. Paid Out During Week.
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CHTCA.GO, July 27.—Insurance managers estimate that between 60 and 75 per cent, of the Eastland victims carried policies, the average amount being $300. They say $500,000 will be paid to families of victims during the week. Several of the skilled workers of the Western Electric company carried policies of $5,000.
Several Chicago representatives of Insurance companies have omitted the customary red ta.pe and started to pay the claims. In many Cases these payments have prevented applications to relief institutions.
BLAMES TUG FOR TRAGEDY.
Manager of Eastland Company Saya Boat Was Pulled Over. CHICAGO, July 27.—William H. Hull, general manager of the company which owns the Eastland, advances the theory that the vessel was overturned by the pulling of a tug that had been engaged to pilot It to open water. "My theory was that the boat was resting on the bottom of the river," he
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said* ''Then, Tvhen the tug pulled, over she went. ..The river probably was not-deep enough at that point, for (the Eaatland. We have plenty of water at our own dock, but, perhaps, the river had filled in at the place she was docked'Saturday. "My information is that a rear line was fast and that it. pulled off the ca.p of the piling when the tug pulled. When the piling, gave way the tug pulled over the boat. in a hurry If that theory is not right I have not- the slightest Idea of what caused the accident. The boat was safe. It was not the hoat." "vr
OPENS BIG IAND TEACT.
WASHINGTON, July 27.—Secretary Lane signed an order today openftig jfor settlement more tjian two million acres of dry farming land in Hardin, Perkins and Corson counties in South Dakota. The order is effective September 10. 5, ....
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NORWEGIAN SHIP FID
AMSTERDAM, July 27—The Norwegian schooner Harbo was attackel turd set on fire Sunday by a German submarine. The crew, which has landed here, Was given five minutes to get into the boats. The captain says he saw three other boats on fire near the spot where the Harbo was attacked.
The Harbo was a three-masted bark btiilt in 1878 at Port Elgin, N. B. She .was owned .by H. J. Stangeby, of Chrlstlanla,
COPENHAGEN, July 27.—The Dart-, ish steamship Noglll, bound from Gothenburg, Sweden, for the river Tyne and laden with railway ties has ieen sunk in the North sea by a German subm*ir*ne* The crew of the steamer was landed at Wllhelmshaven, near Bremen.
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