Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1918 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

BIG ITALIAN STEAMER IS SUNK Steamship Hilazzo Destroyed by German Submarine in Mediterranean. New York, Jan. 11.—The Italian steamship Hilazzo, 11,477 tops gross register, was sunk early in December by a German submarine in Mediterranian waters, according to word received here. It* is understood no livea were lost. The vessel was launched in 1916 and was employed entirely for. freight traffic. The Milazzo was 492 feet long with a beam of 65 feet. VICTORY FOR BRITISH WOMEN Bill to Exclude Sex From Suffrage Beaten by Lords. London, Jan. 11. —Lord Loreburn’s amendment to the representation of the people bill, by which it was sought to exclude women from the suffrage, was rejected in the’house of lords by a vote of 134 to 69.