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SWISH, GE-PLUNK, BOOM, SPOW
U-BOAT VICTIMS SINKING
FAST AND FASTER
London, Feb. 24. Seven Dutoh
steamers sunk Thursday night, it was
announced today. Were: Zaandyk,
Noorderdykj Komland, Gasterland,
Pacatra, Lenado and Bandoang.
Crews of all safely landed.
London. Captain and six of crew
of British steamer Gredadier, 1,004
tons, killed when vessel was sunk to
day. Remainder of crew safely land
ed. British steamer Trojan Prince,
3,196 tons, also sunk.
London. England is unit behind
Lloyd ueorge. wnoie neanea ap
proval of sternly restrictive measures
which premier outlined yesterday be
- fore house of commons was express
ed on every hand today. ,
The only fault British newspaper
editorials found with speech was that
perhaps it was trifle more pessimistic
as to present situation than was jus
tified. o o
DENVER VICE HUNT HITS RICH
YOUNG MEN
Denver, Colo., Feb. 24. A vice ex
pose which will reach into the heart
of Denver society and drag in the
names of more than 100 prominent
men and young girls is promised by
the Arapahoe county authorities in
connection with information filed in
the Littleton county court, charging
four rich young Denver society men
with contributing to juvenile delin
quency. The men named in the charges are
Philip Friedrich, former manager of
Lakeside, an amusement park; El
mer Wilfley, son of a wealthy min
ing man; L. Allan fiarth and John
' Joslin.
They are accused of taking a 16-year-old
girl to a roadhouse at Pe
tersburg, in Arapahoe county, and
getting her drunk. The incident,
which is alleged to have taken place
on the night of Jan. 19, is only one
of a long series of revels and de-1
bauches in which scores of men and
more than a dozen girls are said to
have taken part during the past year.
"There was virtually nothing that
men or girls could think of doing
while intoxicated that was not done
at these parties," said Deputy Sheriff
McNamara.
NONUNION JANITORS BEATEN
SKULLS ARE FRACTURED
Two men who acted as strike
breakers on the striking office build
ings janitors were injured, perhaps
fatally, early today. Frank Danney,
42, 220 S. Peoria, was hit with brick
while passing Washington blvd. and
Peoria; skull fractured. Basil Issac,
48, 713 N. State, attacked by three
men in rear of 15 Wt Superior St.;
skull fractured.
MANY DEAD IN PATH OF TOR
NADO THAT SWEEPS SOUTH
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24. The gulf
states emerged today from the most
severe tornado this year. Early re
ports that dribbled into Atlanta in
dicate many persons were killed or
injured in the collapse of buildings.
Dispatches from Sylacauga, Hol
lins, Midway and Stewartsville, Ala.,
stated that seven persons lost their
lives, most of them school children
who were trapped in wrecked class
rooms. .Four negroes were reported
dead at Whitsett, Ala.
Lithonia, Ga., telephone messages
coming in over hastily-reconstructed
wires gave two negroes dead in early
reports, while six children lost their
lives at Georgetown, Miss., it was
stated.
Owing to hampered communica
tion with the stricken district it was
impossible early today to get more
than meager reports of the tornado
that swept the states.
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Springfield, Mass. Proffered large
potato in payment for pre-dinner
cocktail, Bridge street cafe bartend
er rang up 15 cents and gave-custom-er
5 cents change.
