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THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, THURSDAY, MARCH 30,1916.

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jntlnued from Page One. but the crowd in the saloon undisturbed. The policemen more attempt to "let out’* by up the winding stairway to r and trying that door lock on it was Just as seas When they tried it the first time, y retreated to the entrance and once pounding on the door. Pedes1 “■ the commotion, stopped it continued on their way

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thirty minutes had elapsed n hours to the patrolmen— ■J the saloon walked over to

door and unlocked it. The policemen, fhat embarrassed, hurried on up the

earn m charge of the division tt the saloon a short time later to the proprietor. It was said ,nt was assii ing the patrolto solve the case, the mys-

of which seems to be "who locked

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Ons Possible Explanation. An explanation for the mysterious afmight be found in the fact that Dan the saloon keeper, has informed arsons during the last year that

were ‘laying on" the saloon

cufc, which haa been operated up-

began passing through peculiar frequency juat

led in stopping the

persons for staging a night previously to the ce at the motor speedway, use the administration refused to and others to give & Sight ight Smith and others .. the plans for which be in favor with authorities, taken on the ground that

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GROCERY AND TWO HOMES GALE STREET DAMAGED.

CRIPPLED WOMAN RESCUED

that further negotiations between the state department and Carranza might result in the Mexican government making certain concessions by which the shipping problem would be made easier. The army desires authority to place guards over supplies in transit, even if the goods must move as commercial freight. Because of vhe feeling that the railroad will not solve the transportation problem under conditions Imposed for its use, the operation of motor trucks between Columbus end the field base will be continued for the present RETURNS SAFE FROM MEXICO.

Mice, gnawing on matches, are believed by firemen to have been responsible for a fire, early today, that destroyed the greater part of John Cave's grocery store, a one-story frame building at 2630 North Gale street The flames spread rapidly and attacked two adjoining houses before firemen could get them

under control.

T. H. Shi Her, whote -omo adjoins the burned grocery, rescued his crippled wife from his home while the Are was eating j Its way into her bedroom, and later collapsed from a stroke of apoplexy. Dr. T. A. Odell, who is treating Shlller. said today his conditloh was serious. Shiller Is sixty-live years old. and It is supposed the excitement overcame him. Shlller carried his Injured wife from the house after he had been awakened by the arrival of Are apparatus. Cave said the roof of the grocery building was burned oft and that nearly all or hla stock of goods was damaged by the water. He estimated his lass at *3,000. The roof of the Shiller home. 26^6 Gale street, was damaged and the side of the home of John Stafford, 2624 Gale street, was damaged a similar amount. Cave said that part of his loss was covered by insurance. The fire apparently started on a shelf in the rear of the store on which several boxes of matches were stored. The Are had gained much headway when discovered and firemen experienced considerable difficulty In controlling it. Firemen say they were delayed In getting to the fire because of the condition of the streets in the neighborhood.

Lafayette Man Found Mining Property Had Not Been Molested. [Special to The Indianapolis NewjsJ LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 30.—Clifford Crowell, president of the Purdue Alumni Association, has just returned from a six weeks’ visit in Mexico. He made the trip from Mexico City to Monterey and Quatero without being molested. For fifteen years Mr. Crow-elf has been interested in valuable mining properties in southern Mexico and he found that his property had not been molested. He said that the condition of the country' in the eastern section is fairly good and that order is being rapidly restored. ,

Cigarette Causes $3,000 Fire. (Special to The Indianapolis News]

GAKY, Ind., March 30.-The smoldering butt of a cigarette thrown on a basement floor caused a *3,000 loss by fire at the bakery of Charles Martin. The cigarette was dropped by a porter. Martin lost *10,000 in a Are here in 3913. and several years ago a Are at Indiana Harbor

caused him a loss of *50,000. |

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Continued from Page One. lieve that the classes would be placed in such a position as to block exits, such as halls, fire escapes and stairways. He said if such condition is found that he would order the corridors cleared. For Fireproof Construction. “One thing is going to be done, if I have my way,” Hilkene declared. “When an ordinance is submitted to the city council to amend the present building code, I will recommend that all school buildings of two stories that are erected in the future be of fireproof construction. I have had trouble in the past in inducingthe school board to build iron stairways in additions to old buildings, and on one occasion, when they objected because an Iron stairway coet more than a wooden stairway, I offered to permit the public to have an opportunity to express its opinion as to whether or not I was right. In this case the iron stoirway was built. “The cost of an entirely fireproof building is not much greater than the other kind, and in my opinion there is no excuse for building anything except a fireproof structure for school purposes. I do not believe the school board would be pleased with such recommendations, but I am going to insist on it, just the same.” Debris Under No. 16 School. Mr. Hilkene visited school No. 16 today, and said several unfavorable conditions were found there. He declared that debris washed under the building In the flood of 1913 still was there. The building is equipped With self-releasing doors, and he declared that “the doors are so difficult to open that you almost have to use a bar of iron.” Mr. Hilkene said that there is no cause for public alarm over the school situation, but he declared that conditions gradually are growing worse, as is admitted by members of the school board. As far as is known, the board has announced no

has been discussed.

IK M HAS Bj|,ii wM Continued from Page One. part* of the United States for which the troops had asked. Reports received at the base cantonment hospital at Columbus spoke well of the stamina of the men at tbe front, the percentage of sickness being at a minimum despite the burning sun of day and sharp chili of night to which the troops are exposed. A few cases of heat prostration have been reported, four negro infantrymen, who recently finished a detail of duty in the Philippines, being brought t« Columbus today. Major Elliott said h*- has already shipped from El Paso supplies sufficient to feed the expeditionary forces in Mexico for thirty days. Merchants of El Paso and vicinity are besieging the army for contracts. Major Elliott told them they were free to transport supplies to Casas Gmndes, but must do so at their own risk. They were told, however, that the field quartermaster probably w ould buy such goods after they reached their destination.

WILL BUY AEROPLANES.

War Department Authorizes Purchase of EigHt for Pershing. WASHINGTON, March 30.-I remediate purchase of eight aeroplanes to b® sent at once to Brigadter-General Pershing was Authorized today by the war department A special board of signal corps officers baa been ordered here to inspect and test the machines. The board will be composed of Captain Virginiua E. Clark, head of the department of motors of the aviation school at San Diego. Cal.; lieutenant Thomas do W. Milling, bead instructor at the San Diego school, who are now en route here from the Pacific coast, and Lieutenant B. Q. Jones, of the signal corps. Reports from Major-General Funston lay stress on the need for more flyers with the advance columns in Mexico. Of the eight machines which accompanied the expedition, two have been destroyed and four others have been temporarily disabled. leaving only two In service. A portable machine shop to repair damaged aeroplanes on the field, has been sent Into Mexico. More horees are also to be sent General Perehip. Several hundred are being bought in California and an estimate for tOdO more haa been sent to the congress. Every cavalry horse in the army remount stations haa been sent to the border. * x

ORDERS KEPT SECRET.

Gtneral Funaton Get* Code Message

From Washington.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. March SO.— Washington haa imposed strict secrecy on Major-General Funston regarding plans for using the Mexican-Northwest-ern railroad to send supplies to the American froope. General Funston received from Washington last night a code believed to have contained ini for use of the Northwestern orders that supplies be tendered for

Continued from Page One. toxication when he could have no purpose to do anything. The want of a purpose to kill would have been much stronger if he had had the revolver on his person and immediately in a maudlin condition drawn it and killed Bruce. “It is to be observed that there was a change of venue taken from the regular Judge of the Allen circuit court having Jurisdiction of this offense. On the hearing that matter was iqulred into and It was stated by counsel for the petitioner that that change of venue was taken at the request of the regular judge, which suggests strongly that that judge was unwilling to play the role which was to be assigned to him, to-w’it, of accepting a ple£t of guilty of the crime of manslaughter. Another Judge Called. “A judge from another circuit was called in, who consented to the acceptance of such a plea, which had been agreed to in advance by the prosecuting attorney and counsel for the petitioner after he had been imprisoned from the time of the homicide on March 27. 1914, until September 28, 1914, a period of more than six months. This delay before bringing the matter up for disposition was doubtless to give time for public indignation to

subside.

“The petition for clemency is signed by

and es

letition Is

a very great number of the most prominent and influential citizens of the city of Ft. Wayne. • • • We all know how easy it is to get signers to a petition * * * and es-

pecially is this true where the pi

in the hands of powerful and influential friends of the petition, such as it the case here. It is to be noted that among the petitioners the name of the regular judge is not found, neither that of the prosecuting attorney who agree to the ac-

ceptance of a plea of manslaughter. ‘T regard this as an atrocious crime and

that the minimum term of two years is a quite inadequate punishment for this offense, and that the general public of Ft Wayne, will look upon his liberation now, as an outrage and a miscarriage of justice and a discrimination In favor of a criminal who, on account of family connections, has powerful influences to

operate In his behalf.”

Trentman is a brother-in -law of Stephen B. Fleming, of Ft. Wayne, a state sen-

ator.

Seidensticker and Arbuckle, in their recommendations to the Governor, said they believed Trentman was not responsible mentally at the time of his crime. They recommended a parole on the condition that he abstain absolutely from Intoxicating liquors. Pardons and Paroles Recommended. The pardons recommended are for: Carmelo Cardarella, sentenced from Dekalb county August 17, 1915, two to fourteen years, for assault and battery to kill. Hubert Gillum, sentenced from Switzerland county, December 16, 1914, two to twenty-one years, for manslaughter. The paroles recommended are for: Edward Stanton, sentenced from Vigo county November 6, 1914, two to fourteen years, for rape. William Johnson, sentenced from Allen county, September 16, J908, ten to twenty years, for burglary. John Ferriter, sentenced from Morgan county, October 12, 1897, for life, for murder In the second degree. Maddox Bruce, sentenced from Vanderburg county, November 30, 1914, two to fourteen years, for forgery. Eugene Ballard, sentenced from Marion county, February 12, 1913, five to fourteen years, for robbery'. Benjamin Peak, sentenced from Fountain county, November 20, 1911, ten to twenty years, for burglary. Anthony B. Trentman, sentenced from Allen county, September 28, 1914, two to twenty-one years, for manslaughter to state prison < unfavorable recommendation by President A. D. Thomas, and- favorable recommendation by Adolph Seidensticker and James T. Arbuckle). Commutations Recommended. ^ Commutations of sentence recommended are for: • Claud Sullivan, sentenced from Knox county, April 10, 1914, ten to twenty years, for burglary; recommendation tp reduce sentence to two to fourteen years. James Bristow, sentenced from Marlon county, July 9, 1909, ten to twenty years, for burglary; recommendation to reduce sentence to two to fourteen vears. Clarence Reed, sentenced from Vigo county, October 20, 1909, for life, for murder: recommendation to reduce sentence to two to twenty-one years. Ray Sheridan, sentenced from Cass county, January 14. 1815, five to fourteen years, for robbery; recommendation to reduce the sentence to two to fourteen

years.

James William Delph. sentenced from Laporte county December 19, 1908, for life for murder to the state prison; recommendation to reduce sentence to two to twenty-one years. Clemency Refuted. Among the more important cases in which clemency was refused by the board were the following: Otto Batsel. sentenced from Evansville June 13, 1912, for life for murder. Sherman Keller, sentenced from Wayne county December 14, 1908, for life for mur-

der.

Fred Cassell, sentenced from Marion county April 22, 1909, for life for murder. William Walker, sentenced from Allen county February 29, 1912, for life for murder. Oscar Lowrv, sentenced from Vanderburg county October 14. 1916, for life for murder. John Roby, sentenced from Orange county April 18, 1906, for life for murder. E. E. Gray, sentenced from Greene county May 22, 1899. for life for murder to the state prison (paroled July 18, 1913), and now asking pardon. This case was stricken from the docket. The Case of Ferriter. The Jqhn Fierxiter case, in which the board recommended a parole, is a famous case in Indianapolis police history. Ferriter shot and killed Charles Ware, a policeman, under unusual circumstances. A gang of toughs, under the name of “the Boo gang,' Infested certain districts In the city, and Ferriter had been drawn in with them. The police were “tipped off” one day that the gang was drinking beer in an alley, and Charles Ware was sent to break up the crowd. Ware met Ferriter coming down an alley, carrying beer. In eome manner some of the beer was splashed on Ware s clothes and he savagely struck Ferriter, accordli.g to testimony before the board. His blows knocked Ferriter down several times and then Ferriter was taken to a corner, from where the policeman sought to call a patrol wagon. Ferriter sat down on the curb and War® again struck him on the head with his mace, the board was told Thereupon Ferriter, it is said, drew out a revolver of an ancient pattern, cocked It with his thumb and—the spring in the hammer being broken—1st the hammer fall bv raising his thumb. The shot went true and killed Ware. Punishment Too Severe. In the case of Clarence Reed, the Vigo county man, convicted of murder and for whom commutation of sentence to a manslaughter sentence is recommended by the board, the members declared that

originally. Reed, a colored man, shot William Haywood, another colored man, who had stole his wife from him. The William Delph case, from Laporte county. Is an old one before the board. According to the testimony before the board, he shot Sarah Meachen, his moth-er-in-l&w, when he aimed at Mark Feightener, a man with whom he had been in a drunken quarrel. The mother-in-law stepped around a corner of the house just as Delph pulled the trigger. His wife had remained faithful to him throughout his imprisonment and removed to Michigan City, so that she might be near him and visit him as often as possible at the prison.

MANY PASSENGERS REPORTED SLIGHTLY INJURED.

B. & 0. S. W. TRAIN DERAILED

FLORA, 111.. March 30.-Rae Robinson, engineer, of Washington, Ind., was killed this afternoon when Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern passenger train No. 2 was wrecked, one mile west of here. William Mullen, fireman, was seriously injured. Many passengers were slightly injured. The cause of the wreck is unknown. The engine, a mail car, a baggage car and one passenger car were derailed.

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placed bombs ship.

In different parts of the

Sailors Leave Ship. The crew of the Matoppo feared the man and when the steamer hove in sight of the Delaware capes her course was changed and she sent up a signal for immediate assistance and at the same time a boat load of her crew went over the side to come ashore and summon help because the man threatened to blow up the ship. A tug boat and the steam pilot boat Philadelphia responded to the call. The coast guard crew stationed at Cape the ship. A.tugboat and thes team pilot boat picked up the ship’s crew who told the story of the holdup. The man was brought ashore and is now In Irons at the custom house in Lewes. He has in his possession money and papers belonging to the captain and, the mate of the Matoppo. Federal authorities In Lewes have communicated with the United States district

att<

attorney at Wilmington, Del.

RUSSIA GETS RAILWAY GRANT

May Construct Line Across Manchuria With China's Permission. PEKING, March 30.—The Chinese governmeht has signed an agreement permitting Russia to construct a railroad in Manchuria. The railroad will give Russia control in northern Manchuria, in compensation for the railway rights granted to Japan In southern Manchuria. Japan has concurred in this arrangement. The new line will run from Harbin, on the Siberian railroad. In a northerly direction across Manchuria to Aigun, near the Russian frontier. A branch line will be built from Mergen southward to Tsitsikhar, near the Mongolian border, where it will form a junction with the TransSiberian road. The new railroad will be 661 miles long. The route is part of that formerly negotiated for by Americans. Russia will raise money for the construction of the road by floating a loan of £5,000,000. W. W. Cooke, Biologist, Dead. WASHINGTON, March 30.-Wells W. Cooke, a biologist of the department of agriculture and one of the foremost American authorities on Mrd migration and distribution, died here today of pneumonia. MUD BY II.

Continued from Page One. identified an unknown man as the person to whom he sold stolen tires after Hulse had threatened to kill him if he did not identify “some Jew.” Wade Scott, when a witness, told of being so brutally beaten by Hulse and other policemen at the armory, that both his eyes were swollen shut. He was compelled to stand on a newspaper, he said, to keep the blood from falling on the floor. Dr. Clarence O. Marlatt, jail physician by virtue of an appointment from John Kitley and Charles Maguire, Democratic county commissioners, told of attending the injuries of Duncan and Scott the day after the assaults. He said Duncan’s left hand was swollen three times Its normal size. Scott’s eyes were swollen shut and he had to be led about the jail, according to the doctor. Duncan exhibited a scar on his right wrist that he said was due to the chain handcuff cutting the skin. * When-he was in the county Jail his wounds gave him much pain, and his hand was much larger than a normal hand. Duncan said he is variously employed by several prominent persons of the city. He mentioned as his present employers, James McIntosh, of the National City Bank; George J. Rowland, a mining operator; James W. Noel, 1701 North Meridian street a lawyer; Dr. W. A. Shitner, living In North Pennsylvania street, and Mrs. A. M. Parry, 1929 North Meridian street. The case against Hulse is the first In Indiana to be tried under the third degree statute that was passed in 1913. Because of this It is attracting more than usual tttentlon, and Is being contested more by both state and defense than the ordinary misdemeanor case. The jurv is not permitted to leave the custody of’the bailiff, and local newspapers have been barred from it at the request of the Hulse

defense.

Attack on the Indictment. Most of the two sessions of court yesterday were spent in an attack on the sufficiency of the indictment against Hulse. This attack, belated and unexpected, resulted from the objection to the introduction of certain evidence. After bearing three hours of argument on the questions, Charles F. Remy, who is sitting as special judge in the trial, ruled against the defense. “The court holds that the objectiona to the indictment are not well taken,” said Remy. “The indictment is sufficient to apprise the defendant fully of the crime with which he is charged. The defect? pointed out. if they are defects, are not such as, in the opinion of the court, would tend to prejudice the substantial rights of the defendant on the merita The court, therefore, overrules the objections to the evidence offered by the

state.”

Kph Inman, leading counsel for Hulse. objected to Duncan telling of Hulse’s assault because he aserted the "venue of the offense’ was not charged in the indictment. He also objected to other evidence that might be offered during the trial by the state. He contended that the burglary statute pleaded in the indictment was improperly pleaded by being listed as an act of the “legislature” instead of the "genera! assembi He also contended the burglary act does not contain tbe word "garage,” and hence waa not applicable to Duncan’s arrest, and that the third degree law is only operative after a charge formally has been made' by affidavit. Information or in-

dictment.

Alv&h Rucker, prosecuting attorney, and Claris Adams, deputy, argued against Inman’s contentions and they • ‘ ^ after which

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Continued from Page One, court the French heavy guns from the Argonne were directing their fire on the Malancourt and Avocourt woods. Guns Roar on Other Side*. Aside from the infantry attacks and counter-attacks in this region, a heavy bombardment has been in progress from Avocourt northeastward of Bethincourt, a distance of five miles. There also has been a continuation of the sporadic outbursts of artillery fire to the north and east of Verdun, and In the Vosges mountains the French batteries have been keeping up their usual bombardment of German organizations. In mining operations in the Argonne the French have blown up German posts, and between the Oise and the Aisne have disnersed German convoys with their guns. The Germans report that In a hand grenade encounter they recaptured from the British a mine crater at St. Elol. The Britlah declare they have consolidated all the ground gained on March 27. Release French Forces. The official communication having revealed the fact that the British armies have taken over a length of the line previously held by the French,” says Reuter’s correspondent at the British headquarters in France, ‘‘T am permitted to make reference to it. The new dispoaltions were carried out with great skill and secrecy and the result of them has been the release of large French forces who were manifestly of great value in another area. At present the British are probably holding something like onefourth of the entire length of the western front, extending in an unbroken line from the Yser to the Somme. “Although the hour of the British army may be at hand,, it is not yet, nor Is there any reason to believe that the Germans will succeed by their attacks on Verdun in upsetting the prearranged strategy of the gre|nt coming offensive.” Lowlands Become Morasses. Although a thaw has set in on the Russian front and the rivers are flooded and the lowlands turned into morasses, hard fighting between the Germans and Russians continues from the Dvinsk region southward. Near Lake Narocz the Germans have been driven out of a wooded sector and their counter-attacks repulsed by the Russian fire. German trenches have been taken by the Russians in the Oginski canal region. The Russians have been on the offensive along the Strlpa river region and on the Bessarabian front. In the latter region the Russian artillery is very active: The repulse of vicious Italian attacks on the northern slope of San Michaels and near San Martino on the AustroItallan line is chronicled by Vienna. Austrian airmen have bombarded Italian railroad lines in Veneta. The Turks turned to the offensive against the Russians in the coastal sector of the Caucasus, but the Russians beat them off with heavy casualties and forced them to retreat.

LEGAL EVIDENCE IS DEMANDED BY I). S. Continued from Page One, bined into one general indictment, which will make the issue clear cut. Should Germany disclaim responsibility for *he disasters, the United States will continue investigations. If conclusive proof that the ships were torpedoed without warning is obtained, the United States probably would act promptly. Mine Theory Untenable. The very number of apparently unwarranted attacks which recently have occurred is regarded by the administration as particularly significant. The number is said by officials to have disposed of the theory that the explosions might have been caused by mines. Some of the cases, it was pointed out, have occurred in localities where theie is no possibility of mine fields hiving been laid, because of the depth of the water and the distance from shore. What is described In high administration circles as tbe extreme gravity of the situation makes it necessary for the United States to proceed with the utmost next step. A have aU developed from the best testimony and evidence available. Information is being or will be collected through American embassies and consulates, naval experts, officers, crews and passengers of ships reported to have been attacked, and the governments whose Hags the ships flew. It is assumed that the British, French and Netherlands governments will be quite willing to follow the example set by the Italian govei.iment in the case of ' Ancona and supply the state department on its request all information they hare gathered through tneir own sources. Evidence Seems Conclusive. While all the recent cases under investigation will play important parts in the final consideration of the situation, the case of the Sussex undoubtedly will form the cardinal feature. Officials are impressed with the completeness of the evidence available regarding details of the Sussex explosion, the declaration of passengers that they saw the wake of a torpedo and. above all, the fragments of metal which were found and which have been described, as parts of a torpedo. These pieces of metal will be examined by American ex-

perts.

First official information concerning the sinking of the Eagle Point was contained in a dispatch received late yesterday from Consul Frost, at Queenstown, as

follows: “British

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GREECE MAKES PROTEST.

Takes Up Bombardment of Salonica by German*. ATHENS, March 30.-The Greek government has protested to the central powers against the bombardment of Salonica last Monday. The mayor of Salonica telegraphed King Constantine asking that the population of the city be protected against future raids. The funerals of the victims of the aerial attack were marked by shouts of “Down with barbarians and criminals!” One of the bombs fell in front of the house of General Moschopoulos, commander of the Greek forces in Salonica. Four German aeroplanes were brought down in the air raid over Salonica. Two of the machines were shot down as they tried to approach the water front, and the others were brought to earth later during a chase by French machines. The aviators in all four of the machines were killed. Another Attempt Reported. PARIS, March 30.-A Havas dispatch from Salonica says that another aerial raid on that city was attei .pted yesterday by German aeroplanes. French airmen engaged them and compelled them to turn about without accomplishing their object. Several bombs were dropped on" 1 Orfanl, but did no damage. MINISTER QUITS, IS REPORT.

Russian War Office Head Said to Have Resigned. LONDON, March 30.—The Russian war minister. General Alexei Polivanoff, has resigned, according to a Reuter dispatch from Petrograd. General Ccouvaieff has been appointed to succeed hlu.. General Polivanoff was relieved from office at his own request, tleneral Chouvaieff has been director of the commissariat department of the ministry of war. General Polivanoff was appointed minister of war by the emperor last June vo succeed General Soukhomlinoff. After General Soukhomlinoff’s resignation there were reports that he had been held responsible for the shortage of munitions which had seriously Interfered with the operations of the Russian army. Recently General Soukhomlinoff was removed by imperial ukase from the council of the empire. GERMAN CONSUL DETAINED.

Held by French Pending Release of British Official. LONDON, March 30.—The German consul at Salonica, who was deported from that port, has been detained by the French government at the request of the British government pending the release of the British consul at Sniraz, Persia, it was brought out in the house of commons today. The British consul, with other British residents of Shiraz, is being held at Ahram, Persia, by German emissaries, it was declared. Colonel Charles Edward Yate, member of East Leicestershire, who brought the matter up in parliament, suggested that the German consul and other officials resident in a British concession in China be especially detained until the British from Shiraz were released.

SWISS UNDER ARREST.

Accused of Getting Secret Information for Central Powers. PARIS, March 30.—M. Bekmann. director of the Berne bureau of information, has been arrested and has admitted having employed prohibited means of favoring a foreign power through the information.” says a Havas dispatch from Berne under date of March 21. "He is German born, but in 1904 became a Swiss bw naturalization. “M. Bekmann,” adds the dispatch, "is said to have procured secret information for the central powers. He was arrested on orders from the military authorities.”

FOUR AIRCRAFT SHOT DOWN.

Eight Austrion Officers Captured in Raid on Italy. ROME, March 30.—Four Austrian aeroplanes were brought down during the air raid over Venetian provinces on Monday last, and eight Austrian officers were made prisoner, according to the latest official reports. The raiders failed to inflict any damage of significance, it is declared, and only a few persons were

wounded.

Spy System Discovered. PARIS, March 28 (delayed.)—Discovery in the Greek island of Corfu of an elaborate organization for providing information and supplies for submarines is reported in a Rome dispatch to the Journal. About forty persons, including the keeper of one of the principal hotels, have been arrested and will be removed

to France.

Chambers Buried at Anderson. {Special to Toe Indianapoiia News}

ANDERSON. Ind.. March 30—The body of Lafayette Chambers, a former resident of Anderson, today was brought from Rushville for burial here. Mr. Chambers is survived by his widow and on© da ugh

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Consul Frost Immediately was instructed to gather additional information. Press dispatches from Canada have made the flat assertion that the Eagle Point was on government service. The state department had no information on this subject If the ship was a government auxiliary the United States, of course, would not be concerned in the attack on her. Torpedoed After Stopping? Further state department dispatches regarding the sinking of the steamer Englishman said the vessel was shelled .nd torpedoed. At first this information was taken by officials to mean 'that the ship was trying to escape when she was sunk. Later, however, it was made clear that the vessel was shelled while trying to escape, but that when torpedoed she had C< The position*01 the United States is that a submarine is operating within the law when she shells or torpedoes a merchant ship trying to escape. As soon as the merchantman capitulates, however, she Is entitled to immunity from further attack. The dispatches to the state department do not make it clear whether all the members of the Englishman’s crew were removed before the vessel was torpedoed and additional information on that poini is being sought. If the members of the crew were removed, difficulty over the case of the Englishman may be obviated. Rescue Boat Fired On. For the information of the state department, American Ambassador Page at London today forwarded a report that the British destroyer which aided in rescuing survivors of the Sussex had been fired on twice by a submarine. Ambassador Page said that his information was not official, but appeared to be authentic and he sent the report for what it was worth to the department. State department officials believe that Ambassador Page’s information tended to substantiate press reports of the alleged attack on the destroyer. Von Bernstorff in Conference. Count von Bernstorff. the German ambassador, confeTed today with Counsellor Polk, of the state department, over what were described as purely commercial questions. It wt* declared that the submarine Issue was not taken up. THINKS NEW CAMPAIGN IS ON.

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At the conclusion of the speeches, the Progressive Liberal party offered a resolution to postpone indefinitely the resolutions designed to hamper the chancellor in his dealings with America and other neutrals. These resolutions, offered by the National Liberal and Conservative parties, directed that the government should make no agreement with a foreign power limiting the use of the submarine except with respect to passenger-carrying,ships. If an attempt is made to revise these

resolutions in the reichstag, the Progres- uaxillFE 1 nan sive Liberals will move an amendment*■RR■ lirKt UAILY For the last sentence reading: "The lib- — — —

erty of the use of the submarine weapon shall be reserved in negotiation with foreign nations,” they will offer as a substl- ♦ e Lw-l viVt ••o c-a • “T'Hzx HHast*tv r\t tYio

tute the phrase: “The liberty of the use of the submarine against Germany’s enemies shall be reserved in actual and fur-

ther negotiations."

Though the government is expected to issue some sort of statement on the meeting, every effort has been made to keep secret the actual statements msd# by Von Bethmann-Hollweg and Admiral von Capelle. To insure secrecy, the relchstag’s Inspector personally supervised arrange-

ments for the meeting.

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Submarine Let Go Two Torpedoes at Destroyer Near the Sussex. LONDON, March 30.-A submarine fired two torpedoes at a British destroyer picking up survivors of the Sussex disater, but both shots missed the target, it was learned from an authoritative source last night The attack occurred at about 3 a. m., last Saturday, twelve tours after the Sussex was damaged. The destroyer was plotting up a boat loaded with Sussex passengers. REPEATS ITS ASSERTION.

British Officials Believe Terrorism Is German Policy. LONDON. Mfrch 30.—That German submarines have entered on a new campaign of terrorism, despite all assurances to the contrary from Berlin, was the view unanimously taken by British officials today. In the first two weeks of the new U-boat war on armed merchantmen, begun March 1, the submarines proceeded cautiously, apparently under strict orders from Berlin. During the last fortnight sinkings have averaged from three to four ships a day. Admiralty officials said today they have positive proof that U-boat commanders have exercised no discrimination/ but have torpedoed without warning numerous unarmed ships, attacking often tn the darkness. Statements Sent to Washington. Sworn statements concerning reported attacks on four veesels, aboard whlih were Americans, ar« now en route to Washington. The British steamer Eagle Point, reported torpedoed without warning. entered the German-Amerlcsn controversy through the fact that Joseph Gieeson. of Boston, was a member of her crew. The other ships were the Englishman. Sussex and Manchester Engineer, The American embassy at Paris today forwarded to Washington the sworn statement of Captain Mouffet, of the channel liner Sussex, that he saw a tor-! pedo approaching while on the bridge of the Sussex and tried unsuccessfully to maneuver his ship out of danger. Sayt He Saw Torpedo. The torpedo. Captain Mouffet said, was about 200 yards off. Had he not swung the liner about, it would have struck amidships, causing-very large loss of life Few lives would have been lost, he said, if there had been no panic. The bodies of several of the Sussex’s victims probably never will be identified. In the fore part of the third class quarters, wrecked by the explosion, were found charred bodies of women and children, their faces mangled beyond recog-

nition.

Five More Ships Sunk. Five vessels are reported to hayjg been sunk during the last twenty-four hours— three British steamers, the Kilbride, Lavinia Weetoll and Deadfa; the Dutch steamer Duiveland and the small Russian schooner Ottoman The total number of British ships sunk since the beginning of the new German submarine campaign is twenty, The British steamer Berwindvale was attacked today, but not sunk. The British steamer Minneapolis, which was torpedoed without warning in the Mediterranean last Wednesday, remained afloat according to a Reuter dispatch from Malta, and attempts were made to tow her into port. About 200 of the crew of the Minneapolis were landed at Malta and eighteen men are missing.

Berlin Admirality Willing, However, to Examine Pieces of Metal. BERLIN, March 29 (via Copenhagen, to London, March 30).—The admiralty announces its willingness to examine the pieces of an alleged torpedo found in the boats of the ’lubantia. The admiralty reiterates, however. Us earlier statement that it is absolutely certain that no torpedo was fired by a German naval vessel against the Tubantia. Was With British Destroyer. COPENHAGEN. March 80.-The Rotterdam correspondent of the PoliUken says that according to evidence gathered by the Dutch ministry of marine, the Dutch steamship Paiembang was torpedoed while she was lying alongside a British destroyer which «<as engaged in picking up mines. The inference Is diawn, the correspondent says, that the Paiembang was sunk by a submarine which intended to destroy the British warship and not the Dutch merchantman. 101G. BIM. FOIB

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BERLIN, March 30.-The submarine “crisis” hi the German reichstag has passed, with a victory for Chancellor von Bethmann-Hoiiweg, who urged a conciliatory policy toward neutrala Leaders of all pa.-ties today expressed their satisfaction at the explanation made by the government at a secret session of the reichstag’s main committee. They were particularly impressed by the speech of

Continued from Page One. of Mr. and Mrs. James Blake, who lived for more than fifty years at the old Blake homestead, northwest corner of Capitol avenue and North streets. He was a graduate of Hanover college. Board of Trade Secretary. For many years Mr. Blake was secretary of the Indianapolis Board of Trade, and prior to that time he waa for several years connected with the Western Union Telegraph Company. During the time he was secretary of the Board of Trade he also was chaplain of the Boys’ Reform school at Plainfield. He resigned as secretary of the Board of Trade and chaplain of the reform school when he was appointed superintendent of the Indiana School for the Feeble-Minded, at Ft- Wayne. He was the first superintendent of this institution and served there from 1891 to 1895. His health failed while there and he spent several years In a

sanatorium.

Mr. Blake was prominent In Y. M. C. A. work and helped organize the Y. M. C. A. in Indianapolis. He also was prominent in church work and was an active member of the Scottish Rite. His father, James Blake, was one of the pioneers of Indianapolis and at one time owner practically of ail of the property extending from Capitol avenue west to Blake street, which street was named for him. and north of North street for

more than a half mile. Prominent in Indianapolis.

“Mr. Blake was one of the most prominent young men in Indianapolis in church and religious work forty years ago," said Dr. W. N. Wishard. who had known Mr.

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Blake for many years. “He was a man of genial personality and very popular among all lasses of people. He was very active in all church, social and busi-

ness activities of Indianapolis.

•He built Blake’s row. a row of brick buildings on the east side of Senate avenue, extending from North street to Walnut street. He was at one time very wealthy, but had financial reverses ip the

panic of 1873.

“His father. Colonel Blake, was a member of the First Presbyterian church organized in Indianapolis in 1828, of which my grandfather, the Rev. John M. Moreland, was the first installed pastor. No man was better known or more beloved In the years of his activity here.” Mr. Blake is survived by two nieces Mrs. John Kurtz, of Indianapolis, and Mr# J. O. Haugh, of Anderson, and one

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