Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 31, 17 December 1914 — Page 1

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VOL. XXXX., NO. 31 Palladium and Sun-Telegram ' Consolidated, 190? RICHMOND, IND., THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1914. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS

NAVAL EXPLOIT PROVOKES JOY IN FATHERLAND Germans Say British Warships Were Damaged and Probably Sunk in Engagement Following Raid.

RAIDERS GET AWAY Three English Squadrons Pursue Sea Fighters But Fog Enables Victors to Escape Toward Home. BY FREDERICK WERNER, (Staff Correspondent The International News Service. BERLIN (Via Wireless), Dec. 17 Official information given to the press today asserts that British warships were damaged and possibly sunk in he naval engagement that followed the German bombardment of English const towns. All the German ships escaped uninjured. It is asserted. The great feat of the German squadron is being celebrated throughout Germany. Flags are flying from public buildings and houses. The German newspapers proclaim the attack of the warships upon the English coast, and their subsequent escape Made from three squadrons sent to Intercept them as the most daring exploit of the war. Admiralty's Statement. The admiralty today gave out the following dispatch from the commander of the German North Sea fleet: "Our high sea forces approached the east coast of England early Wednesday morning and bombarded the fortified towns of Scarborough and Hartlepool. The operation was wholly successful. A brisk engagement subsequently ensued in which damage was inflicted upon the enemy's ships. Jt is possible that some were sunk, but we can not affirm this positively, 3 the engagement was fought in a fog that concealed the actual results. "Though three squadrons of the British navy tried to trap our ships, ell succeeded in escaping." Believe Twenty Killed. Reports received here from English sources state that more than twenty persons were killed and eighty wounded at Hartlepool. They also state that considerable damage was done there, as well as at Scarborough. The English contention that these towns are unfortified is flatly denied here. It is asserted that the British official statement that forts replied to the German warships refutes any claims that the places were unfortified. Hints at Aggression. "The bombardment of English coast towns possibly heralds greater events to come," says the Berlin Zeitung, but this is the only newspaper to hint that the German fleet has embarked on a course of general aggressiveness. The Tageblatt says. "Once more our naval forces, braving the danger of scattered mines in the North Sea, have shelled English fortified places. The exploit is a notable one, and the fatherland is to be congratulated for its efficient naval forces." "This is not merely a daring cruiser raid or mere throwing of bombs," says the Neueste Nachricten, "but a regular bombardment of fortified places. It is further proof of the gallantry of our navy." The Tage Zeitung expresses satisfaction because the attack comes so soon atfer the battle off the Falkland Jslands. AUTOMOBILE FIRMS TO DISPLAY AUTOS AT NATIONAL SHOW Richmond Plants Plan to Send Twelve Models to Grand Central Palace in New York, Jan. 2-9. Every Richmond automobile company will be represented in the New York automobile show Jan. 2 to 9. Probably twelve Richmond made automobiles will he on exhibition in the Grand Ceutral Pala e. The Davis company will send a sixcylinder, slx-pnssenger car showing the new type of divided front seats; n. four-cylinder, five-passenger touring car and a four cylinder roadster. Throe of the Wayne Works models will be exhibited. The arrangements are being made by the Indianapolis Hales office of the company. A Pilot "light six." Pilot "73" touring car and a Pilot "light six" chassis will be exhibited in Section C-18 by 1he Pilot Motor Car company. The cars will be shipped next Tuesday. The Pilot probably will have the largest representation as far as members of the company are concerned. The Westcott Motor Car company will show two of their four-cylinder, five-passenger cars and one six-cylinder touring car. Richmond automobile company officials who are preparing to attend the Fhow are C. E. Hayes, Herbert Van Etten, George E. Seidel, Theodore Hill, George W. Davis, William H. Cummins. MITE BOXES HOLD $66 'I'he sum of $'. 27 was realized from the Red Cross mite boxes placed in the Richmond f.torf-8 by the Federated lubs, and the members of the L, A. j R. The boxes hitv. boen nut abide' until after the Clivintmus rush, but' "will be distributed again Konielime ' luring January.

3 BRITISH SHIPS SUNK BY MINES

SOUTH SHIELD England, Dec. 17. The steamer Ellerwater was sunk by a mine off Flamborough at midnight. Twelve survivors landed here today. Six men were lost. Her crew said that another vessel had also been sent to the bottom by a mine, but they did not know her Identity. CREW REACHES 8HORE. SCARBOROUGH, England. Dec. 17. The British steamer Princess Olga struck a mine six miles from here early today and sank. The crew of eighteen men reached shore In two boats. The sailors stated that Just before the vessel was blown up they sighted a steam which was laying mines. CANADA FEARS RAID. HALIFAX, N. S., Dec. 17. Fearing a German raid upon the Nova Scotian coast, large business houses are taking out heavy insurance. One sugar refinery has been insured for $2,000,000. TRUST COMPANY WANTS INTEREST OF DR. RUMELY Dickinson Bank Sues Former Manager of Corporation to Get Interest on 430 Shares. RUMELY HOLDS OPTION Promised to Buy Stock of Will Gaar After Visit to Richmond Plant in Fall of 1913. The Dickinson Trust company, holding in trust for Will Gaar, heir of the late J. M. Gaar, 430 shares of M. Rumely common stock, has entered suit against Dr. Edward A. Rumely, president of the Interlaken school and formerly general manager of the M. Rumely corporation. This matter is of particular interest in Richmond because of the big banquet tendered Dr. Edward A. Rumely early in 1913 when he, with a special train and almost 200 Rumely officials and employes, visited the Gaar-Scott branch for a day. Rumely was hailed as a financial genius when he entered Richmond because of his work hi bringing about the organization of the big manufacturing corporation. Many prominent Richmond men paid him highest tributes in after dinner speeches and Dr. Rumely gratefully reciprocated by predicting a great future for M. Rumely and for the Gaar-Scott branch in particular. Takes Option on Stock. That ho was Bincere In his belief of the future of the company Is evidenced by the fact that he took an option on the 430 shares of stock held in trust by the Dickinson Trust company, agreeing to buy it after several years at $97.50 a share and to pay' interest until the purchase was made. It is said Rumely stockholders are anxious to dispose of their holdings at $9.50 a share. A short time ago the stock would hardly have brought sevem if purchasers could have been found, but new banking arrangements made by the corporation is said to have influenced the slight increase. In the suit filed by the Dickinson Trust company $1,075 is asked as interest on the 430 shares of stock held by option. According to the trust company Dr. Rumely has neglected to pay the semi-annual interest as he agreed to. The interest Is figured on the par value of the stock, according to the contract which Dr. Rumely entered into. SUBSTITUTE VISITS PATIENTS OF NURSE Miss Tracy Parker Handles Work While Miss Benner Recovers From Fever. Miss Tracy Parker of Indianapolis, a visiting nurse, took up the free nursing service in Richmond today as a substitute for Miss Florence Benner, who is In the hospital recovering from typhoid fever. Miss Parker has been engaged In visiting nurse work in Indianapolis and received special hospital training for the service. With Miss Benner's reports as a guide she was able to begin active work Immediately. The Domestic Science association was enabled to start the visiting nurse work again by the good response in the Central Charity bureau financial campaign. About one-seventh of the money which is donated to charity this year will be used in visiting nurse work. GRADS MEET JAN. 15 Alumni of I. U. to Observe Foundation. Superintendent J, T. Giles, said today that the local alumni association of Indiana University, would probably observe the Foundation Day of the university on Jun. 16, which has been designated as the date for the observance by all local alumni associations. The day will bu observed at the university on Jan. 20, as it was impossitjle for former president William H. Taft, who is to he the speaker, to be present on the fifteenth.

ENGLAND FRIGHTENED BY RAID FORTIFIES EAST COAST LINE

Torpedo Boats Patrol East Shore, Hydro-Aeroplanes Scout Through Sky, Searchlights Sweep Waters, Soldiers Sleep on Arms to Prevent Second Exploit of Daring German Sailors Portions of British Isles in Panic.

SUMMARY OF DAMAGE i BY GERMAN SHELLS SCARBOROUGH 51 killed, 200 wounded; 150 buildings razed or damaged; 40,000 residents flee to Hull or York. HARTLEPOOL AND WEST HARTLEPOOL 55 killed; 115 wounded; 200 buildings damaged; ships In harbor wrecked; 15 of dead reported to have been school children. WHITBY 2 killed; 6 wounded; Whitby Abbey and other public buildings damaged. BY HERBERT TEMPLE, European Manager of International News Service. LONDON, Dec. 17. Every agency of the army and navy co-operated today along the British coasts to prevent another such attack as that directed by a German fleet against Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby on the North Sea, when at least one hundred and eight persons were killed and many more were wounded. Flotillas of torpedo boat destroyers steam up and down the coast; fleets

of hydro-aeroplanes wheel through the on the continent. The immediate opsky, throughout the night powerful ! erations has been a strong impetus to searchlights swept the waters and enlistments. Many residents of coast soldiers in the fortresses and trenches j towns are fleeing to the interior.

along the eastern coast slept upon their arms, ready at a moment's notice to spring to their guns to repel another surprise attack. The government press bureau issued a revised list of casualties at Hartlepool, this morning. It was contained in the following statement: "According to latest official reports the number of casualties among civilians at Hartlepool, when that place was shelled by German warships yesterday is: Killed, 55; wounded, 115." 2 Dead at Whitby. A dispatch to the Star from Scarborough said that fifty-one had been killed there and 200 wounded. Two persons were killed at Whitby and two wounded. Although the government press bureau has given but vague intimaMORE MEN TO GET WAYNE WORKS JOBS Clements Announces Increase of 50 Workers to Force for Dec. 28. E. B. Clements, president of the Wayne Works company, said today that arrangements are being made to employ fifty more men on Dec. 28. In making the announcement, Mr. Clements said he sees no improvement in conditions. The company has kept a force of 150 at work through the winter. Orders have been coming in beyond the capacity of the force to fill. Mr. ; Clements said the company hopes to continue to taKe on a rew men every few weeks after the first of the year. "I do not believe conditions are any better however," Mr. Clements said. , "I cannot see any spring to the mar- i ket. It is as dull as it has been, In the past." TRACTION COMPANY MAY RAISE FARES Robert I. Todd, president of the T. II. I & E. Traction company, made an announcement to Governor Ralston which may be of some importance to : Richmond commuters. Mr. Todd told the governor that his traction lines would join with the Union Traction company in inaugurating the "copper zone" system of charging for transportation. This matter is now before the public utilities commission. If placed in effect it will allow the company to charge two cents for each mile. All interurban fares west of Rich mond will be increased if the public

utilities commission hands down a re- near Karasund. Two Turkish officers port favorable to the traction com- and twelve soldiers were taken prisonpanies. era.

RUSS FORCED INTO BEFORE BY FREDERICK WERNER, International News Service Starr Correspondent. BERLIN, Dee, 17, Iby Wireless) The Russians have been forced to retreat everywhere in Poland, says an official report from the German general staff issued here today. It states also that French attacks in Flanders have been repulsed, "Yesterday," says the report, "the French continued their attacks from Nieuport without any success. Attempted attacks by them at Zillebeke and Labassee were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. "The intention of the French te throw a bridge over the Aisne at Boissons was prevented by our artillery. French earthworks east of Rheims have been destroyed by our artillery. "No news is at hand from the East Prussian frontiers. "The Russian offensive against gilesia and Posea have completely

tions of a naval battle in the fog which shrouded the North Sea when the attack was made yesterday morning it is believed that a spirited engagement was fought. The Daily Chronicle says that accommodations were prepared at Cromarty, Scotland, during the night for fifty wounded sailors. The British government has 350,000 soldiers scattered along the eastern coast of England and Scotland, many of them recruits in training, but all are armed and can be used to repel any land raid. The admiralty is pre

paring to send a number of long range t rt ; i- .i t Fresh x-iucu guus lu iu fast tuabi. r icsu i trenches are being dug at the strategic ; points, forts are being strengthened, j fresh ammunition supplies are being j shipped there. The North Sea fleet : will probably be strengthened at once. England Thoroughly Aroused. All of these precautions of the land and sea branches of the British milltary establishment show that England centuries. The war has been brought home to England's threshold. The fact can not be disguised that portions of the British Isles are in a panic. The German attack has over shadowed even the gigantic operations Aided by the fog, the seven German cruisers which brought death, destruction and panic to British soil, escaped, but It had a narrow escape from the English fleet which went out to engage them. The speed of the German but not before broadsides had been

executed. It is believed that the guns j strike. Just whv the strike was called of the British ships did considerable ! we do not know. This shop is the damage to the Germans. When theionlv 'closed' foundry in the city, that German ships drew off they dropped is a foundry where onlv union men are mines in their wake and the English i employed, and we have made no effort had to proceed cautiously to avoid j to freeze out the union. What men these. ! we let off were the least valuable to One of the three German ships that'us and thev were lot off because we shelled Hartlepool was a battle j did not have the work for a full force. cruiser.. Fragments of shell picked up This action was not a blow aimed at

there showed that the invading man-of-war used 10.11 inch guns against the port. DEVISES TIN BOOTS FOR HEALING BURNS Physician Employes Unique Method in Treating Injuries of Will Bookout. An interesting method of treating the burns of Will Bookout of Hagerstown is being used by Dr. Derdoff of that town. It is believed Mr. Bookout will entirely recover within a short time. Casts not being available to keep the bandages from the burns, the doctor had made a pair of tin boots and a tin arm casing. The soles of Mr. Bookout's feet are the only places which are not burned. Padded tin and the upper part of the boots are made so that no part touches the flesh. Cloths are wrapped around the tin to keep the temperature normal. Mr. Bookout was in danger of gangrene and he suffffered intensely when the medicine cloths were removed from the bare flesh. The wounds are now being treated with medicines before the boots are placed on. No cloth bandages touch the burns but an arrangement is made by which there is a circulation of air over the wounds. The injured man is resting comfortably. More than two weeks ago, Mr. Bookout overturned a can of coal oil i na stove. In the explosion he was burned and the house was set on Are RUSS CRUISER SINKS GERMAN STEAMER BY LEASED WIRE.l PETROGRAD, Dec. 17. The German steamer Derentl has been sunk by a Russian warship in the Black Sea FULL RETREAT IN NEW ATTACK OF broken down, In the whele of Poland the enemy was forced to retreat after fierce and stubborn frontal attacks. The Russians have been pursued everywhere." Gain New Successes, With Cracow as their base, AustroGerman forces are directing two sharp attacks against the Russians. The following official review of the operations in Poland and Galicia was issued; "The first actual successes against the Russians in the last few days appear to have been achieved by the Austrians in Western Galicia. Here the Russians have been attacked simultaneously on two sides. On their right they were attacked by the Aus-tro-German offensive from the eastward of Cracow, on their left their front was attacked directly from the fcouth of Cracow. The report that the Austrians are following up the retiring enemy from he couth shows thatlpf

STRIKERS TIE UP RELIANCE SHOPS; TO GUARD PLANT Union Men Charge Efforts of Firm to "Freeze Out" Organization Led to Walk-Out.

HUNT DENIES STORY Secretary Says Company Knows Nothing of Causes and Refutes Alleged Blows at Moulders' Body. With one exception all the shop employes of the Reliance Foundry, about seventy in number and members of the i Moulders' union, walked out this morn ing ana a striKe was otticlally declared. It was decided to call a strike yesterday following the visit to this city of an agent of the International union, and this morning one of the men reported for work. A member of the strike committee said today that the shop would be nipktrt and Pl'drv offnrt mnHo tn nra. vent non.union moulders from workft 5 tU. . V JUM 11V V. M MM no case will be resorted to, the committee representative said. An effort to "freeze out" the union on the part of the foundry management, the discharging of several of the active union men and a cut in wages for some of the employes are among the causes assigned by the members of the strike committee for the calling of the strike. Company in Dark. "The management knows nothing about the refusal of the men to report for work today," said Howard Hunt. secretary of the company, this after-1 noon. "We have not been officially j notified of the action taken by the I men but we presume thev are out oni the union. There was a re-adjustment i of piece work prices but we tried to be nerfectlv fair in this matter. We have recognized the union committee and have acceded to what demands were made upon us." Members of the strike committee were in session this afternoon at local Trades' council headquarters and it was announced that the strike com auiwuii-t - - mUtee would make a pub icstat

rTh. 1 v thev were pernmn of the gift distribution commitmnrrmr I nf ill fn sav inrv were ir-

fectly justified in the action they have taken, which is the climax of differ - i Kf,OQr. ,h union and the management. NEW CRUISER READY. LONDON, Dec. 17. A speed record was established in the construction of the light cruiser Caroline, which was turned over to the Admiralty today. The keel was laid down January 28, 1914; she was launched September 21, and delivered today, satisfactory trials having been made on Dec 15. KING PETER IN BELGRADE. NISH. Dec. 17. King Peter returned here from Belgrade today and received an enthusiastic reception. He will remain here for some time. The Weather FOR INDIANA Fair tonight; not so cold; Friday Increasing cloudiness and warmer, probably followed by now. TEMPERATURE. Noon 13 YESTERDAY. Maximum 19 Minimum 4 below Local Conditions Fair tonight, Friday increasing cloudiness followed by snow and rising temperature. General Conditions The second-coldest record of the month ocurred this monlng whenthe temperature was 14 degrees below zero. The coldest place in the United States was Bismarck, N. D.. 26 below. Parkersburg, W. V., experiences theco ldest December day on record, with temperature 6 degrees below zero. A 6tormnow over the west is expected to bring cloudy weather ands now before aSturday. W. E. MOORE, Weather Forecaster. POLAND AUSTRMERMANS the Russians are being forced northward upon their forces lying in Western Poland, Russians Withdraw Flank. "The report of the withdrawal of the German column which bad advanced through Hlawa shows that the Russians recognized in time the menace to their right flank. The old positions resumed by the Germans are Btrongly fortified and can be held a long time under normal conditions, even against superior numbers. "That the Austrians were obliged to evacuate Belgrade after having retired before the enemy's forces south of Valjevo, points to the advance of an unexpectedly strong Servian army. The assumption also appears justified that the Austrians may possibly have withdrawn troops from Servia for use in Western Galicia, trusting to the chance that the Servians are incapable any further decided afiensiMk,

ADMIRALTY SUSPENDS NORTH SEA SHIPPING

LONDON, Dec. 17. The admiralty today suspended shipping over 80 miles of water lying between New Castle-on-Tyne and Flamborough-head until further notice, because of danger from mines dropped by German warships yesterday. Marine insurance rates at Lloyds advanced sharply because of the German raid. MERCHANT GIVES BOYS' TROUSERS FOR XMAS FREE Auto Truck Travels Over City Collecting Goods Promised Solicitors by Many Generous Citizens. FUNDS REACH $300 Distribution Committee Gets Right to Provide Clothes for Any Children Found in Need. Toys, clothes for children, shoes, candies and other contributions for the city Christmas tree, the glories of! which will be revealed to the youngsters of Richmond at the Coliseum Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock, poured into the city building thi6 morning in a steady stream. One big hearted merchant sent forty-five pairs of boys short trousers. This afternoon an auto truck se-

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I " .c? u " lng various coninoutions ! nlca haf d been prom used t o th e sollci- J iu ' if D i ! ! Drou"nt ln 118 nrst Duraen ?1?!'e865Th : eer one no . unload V1" wnal a onaerrui cnristmas spirit; nas Peen nsed in this community and now e-"emeiy anxious tne citizens are l nae eer y"'e DO' ana glrl en"j JOJ a ver me,rr. , r a . . A . . i I.,..;'""1 r . . Si . 6I.

evening and it has been decided to I . " " l" V TV T T . distribute a large number of them ' if mrae r ? nJ. BS theKwln5.er some time the first of next week to ' 8 S"mImer; but thl? the homes of the poorest children. pohce, reP m, no5 support A list of such children is being comh hr- f du.ring the, thr? raidni th r,nmM hn fnrnished hv ! summer months. June, July and Aug-

the teachers in the various public and m puuiit auu Vmnrnfhlnl cr-hnnlu hv tfiA fpntrsl the C entra, lee H. L. Monarcn. buperiniena , " . . '""--""'" - ; instructea ms principals to name a representative from each of their ; schools on Mrs. Monarch's committee, i which also includes the members of council and other city officials. Each parochial school has also been invited to name a representative on this committee, which meets at the Commercial club rooms tomorrow evening. From the big store of contributions this committee has it will also be able to give the poorest children things more substantial than toys. In the various schools of the city today children were requested to bring contributions for the poor boys and girls to their schools tomorrow and these will be collected Saturday. With the cash contributions received today, a good part of the money com S 'V" V; mas tree fund will be in excess of $300 , by Saturday. Use can be found for ; every penny contributed. Members of the police department today subscribed about $20 to the fund. At a meeting of the executive eommittoo tact nlfht a renort from Secre-: iuuii ' - n " - i heVentmf Bureau Z ' rerfvS. at j ng that the cases of twenty-eight chlldren reported as having insufficient I clothing so that they could not attend , the Christmas tree celebration, had been investigated with the assistance ! of the school principals and it was j found that all the children except five had been cared for and that these; would be provided for by the bureau, i The gift distribution committee was j given the authority to provide for any j children with clothing If it was found that they were In need of it. Truant Officer Bishop informed a committeeman that ne wouia promptly maKe . provision for any child reported to i him as being in need of shoes or! clothing. ICE FREEZES THICK ENOUGH TO HARVEST For the first time ln years and possibly the second time in a quarter of a century, ice cutting will begin in Y. . , "1 . . 1 i nienmona Derore i unsunas. In two or three days ice on some of i the ponds and on Morton lake is expected to reach the required thickness, i eight Inches. The shallower ponds are j frozen over with six inches of ice, ! free from snow and of excellent qual-i itv. Thistlethwaite's pond, north of the city, where much of the ice supply is usually secured, will not be ready for work as soon as other ponds, according to Otto Rettig of the Union Ice company. Mr. Rettig says the ice on Thistlethwaite's pond is from three and a half to four inches thick, the depth of the pond and the fact that it is fed with springs causes it to freeze slowly, No arrangements have been made to harvest the ice on Morton lake this year, C. W. Jordan of the Lake and Park company, said today. The lake is ' now the biggest ice producing field in i the vicinity of Richmond, but ice har-! vesting ia prevented by the absence of j storage houses. The ice houses near the lake burned down two or three i Juitaxs ua.

POLICE BLOTTER HOLDS OVER 900 ARRESTS IN 1914 Nearly Half of Year's Offenders Visit City Jail After Too Prolonged Sessions at Various Bars.

ROBBERIES DECLINE Year's Record Disprove Theory of Crime's Prevalence During Winter MonthsAugust Holds Record. Up to the present time over 900 arrests have been made in this city since the first of last January. 905 to be exact, and the 1914 record of arrests will be slightly fn excess of the 1913 record, which was 918. The 1914 record, it Is expected, will be close to 913, the charges ranging from IntoxJ- ! cation to murder. In 1913 there were four murders but so far this year there have only been two murders, both occurring in the month of October. No indictment was returned against one of these murderers and he was released. The other man pleaded guilty and is now serving a life sentence. Nearly half of the arrests made this year have been for public Intoxication, which has been the normal average in Richmond for a number of years. Of the 905 men. women and children arrested to date 448 have been slated for public intoxication. Last year of the 91S arrests 459 were for intoxication. Thefts Show Decrease. There has been a noticeable decrease in thievery in this city this year. Thirty-seven arrests for petit larceny were made, twelve arrests for grand larc eny and six arrests for burglary. for petit larceny, seven arrests for grand iarceny and nine arrests for burglary, But the citizens of Richmond were much more combative last year than they have been this year; perhaps the condition has Deen influenced bv tne President.s plea for neutrality and the maintenance of peace. In 1913. 134 people were slated on the charge of assault and batterv but so far this year only 90 arrests have I bj .u : been made on this charge. 1 ust. more arrests were made than .v ,v .u .v. 1 auy ULL"rl muuiua oi lue year. ( months 294 people got thbad of tbe law- and in A ,i cm c f ilio itsr-rA m.mKA. f .Arri.A ONE MINE LAYER IN AMERICAN NAVY TO DEFEND COAST Rear Admiral Fiske Shows Unpreparedness of U. S. to Defend Atlantic and Pacific Shores. WASHINGTON. Dec. 17. Despit ' American coast, the United States navy has only one shin equipped to lay submarine mines, the bouse naval committee was told today by Rear Admiral Fiske, a member of the general board of the navy. Admiral Fiske said this nation ' should have more mine laying- ships than Germany on account of the longCkT coast line of the United States. yers TDf vBun'er ' nif. n s,fen"0"fl-r, to, thU rtl ott m .J1,8 8 Zl He said the admiral should not be a6k?d to discuss such weaknesses in Public. Objects to Testimony. . 1 ,were n unfriendly nation." 8aid Butler, "that is exactly the kind. ot information I would want We tell the world we have but one ship to lay mIm;" " The other nations know it any 'T" Interjected Representative Hob- "" " ' . a ret me jiwijiip ui lu- u mit-u oiaies kjiow the truth or else we will never get any more ships." Admiral Fiske said further with regard to mines and aircraft: "I think it is well known that we are behind other great nations in the use of mines and aircraft and ln case of an attack upon our coasts the need would be keenly felt. If we should become involved in a war we might be attacked very quickly." lie estimated that Germany has 20,000 mines available. Asked about the attack yesterday on Hartlepool ed the opinion that if some submarines had been there the German attempt would not have been made. "Are we not in better condition today to control the 6ea than ever before?" Representative Witherspoon asked. , "No, because three other nations, have made greater advances than we have ln the development of their navies." WAGON JITS BUGGY An Adams Express wagon skidded into a buggy on North Eighth street late yesterday, breaking off a rear wheel of the lighter vehicle. The express wagon turned out of the car tracks and the sudden release of the rear wheels from - the tracks caused the back ena or tne wagon to crasn against" the buggy. " The damaged wheel was replaced with a new one. xKo one was in the buggy at the tims.