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' niimin in II I Ill I I M tfiMiH u. j.... i MwiiiJii jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuimj..ljj.. rj-ra-w --. 7.rimrv, - 3 SHIP AFIRE BAYS REPORTED DEAD Showers this afternoon and to-night) Sunday fair. " Happens In New York It's in The Evening World" EDITION "Circulation Books Open to AIL tt "Circulation Jiooks Open to All." ,1 . w i' A . Jit.., t PRICE TWO CENTS. ""J !'S'T!:rZT,hlB' NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 13. 1918. L PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS. IN 15 Mow mm III liiidii B M ' m - - aT ' - V aV aV - M I f If If I M 1 inree VON OIL SHIP BLOWS 15 Explosion and Fire Aboard the Cervantes Off 69th Street, Bay Ridge. 30 MEN ARE RESCUED. Members of Crew Blown Into Water Picked Up by Patrol Boats. Fifteen members of the crew of tho Spanish Lino steamer Ccrvautes are reported to have been burned to iteath and eighteen others were se verely burned shortly after noon to day -whoa Are In a deck cargo of oil quickly followed the explosion of the steamer'a 'boilers where she lay at anchor oft the foot of C9th Street In the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn. All of the Injured members of the crow, who wero picked up from the water surrounding the blazing ship by motor boats of the Submarine Pa trol and private craft, -were hur ried to St. George. Statcn Island, and lodged In the Staten Island Hos pital there. The dead, all of whom wero mem bers of the engineer irtaff and lire room crow, are roported to have been trapped below by the flames, which quickly spread over the whole ship. Tbelr avenuo of escape via Hits fit room" ladder being cut off, they were burned to death. At 2 o'clock the Con-antes waa repored to bo In a sinking condition. The flrcboat-s Zophar Mills. William .1 CJanor and Now Yorker, which arrived on the scene a half hour after ihc sending In of tho alarm from the Ray Rldgo Police Station, were un able to draw nearer than a hundred jards from tho ehlp, Which was wrapped In an Incandescent mantle of flame. 4 From tho rescued members of trie crow, few of whom speak Hngllsh. only fragmentary -accounts of tho ex plosion and lire havo been cleaned, The Cervancs, from Halboa, was anchored on the Brooklyn side of tho channel leading to tho Narrows, about a half-mHo from shore. Steam was up In nil the boilers and she was head-on to sea, preparing to make way. Suddenly camo tho explosion, which nrn away a trrcat holo In tho super- utmrtiira Just back of the brldgo amidships and tilted tho slnglo fun nel out of blumb. Fire seemed to Bprlng up all over tho hlp almost in stantly. fiirnurii the hole made by tho ex plosion ETcnt volumes of smoke poured upward. Another column from tho forward deck Indicated that tho dcckload of oil and pisollno had caught fire. Somn o ftho members of tho crew amldshlp wero blown over tho rails and Into tho bay by tho explosion. Others In the fo'c's'Io rf-hed through flames to hurl themselves over side. Heforo five minutes had elapsed the bin ship was seething from bow to Htern and n hush mushroom of dense black smoke had spread high above tho Narrows, From 'both tho Brooklyn and Statcn Island shore small craft put out nt once to rescue those who were strug gllng In the water and steam launch bo from two men-of-war anchored Continued on Second rase.) MEN REPORTED KILLED I AND sirmy orps i oroau nave od,vuu men HINDENBURG IS REPORTED DEAD UP TOTAL $7,521.05 E. H. Outerbridge Leads To- Day's Contributions With I $250 Smallest 25 Cents. E. H. Outerbridge, President of the Chamber of Commerce, to-day sent a check for $250 to The World for the Memorial Fund to Major John Purroy Mltchel. The same mall bore n letter, in childish writing, Jncloalng 23 cents. With these two and n score more con tributions received by The World up to noon to-day a total of J7.527.03 has been subscribed. Of this amount 450.25 was received this mornlwr. Though the largest contributions were smuller In number to-day. the smaller contributions were more nu merous. Many letters were rvcelvod inclosing 12, Jl and 50 cents. The Brooklyn Dally Kagle sent Its "100 mite." B. Y. Gallaher. Vice President of the Western I'nlon Telegraph Com pany, sent $30. And "No Name" gave 23 c. (s. The largest contribution to tho fund yesterday was $250 from tho Journal of Commerce. Samuel Un- tcrmycr contributed 1330. With the two larger subscriptions this morning, B. II. Outerbrldgo and Tho Brooklyn Dally B.igle, camw tributes to Major Mltchel and lauda tor comments on Tho World start In a fund to perpetuate his memory. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIVE OF A SENSE OF JUSTICE. Mr. Outerbridge wrote: "Your starting a fund tor a suitable me morial to the late Mayor Mltchel was more than a kindly thought It was exprnsslvo o' a bense of Justice and affection which you rightly frit the citizens of New York would bo eag erly glad, through this means, to ex press. "Mr. Mltchcl's work In tho several public ottlces ho held In this city will, of course, alwnys bo his greatest monument In history and in tho minds and hearts of his people. He and his 'work here were truly national asuots because they accomplished results In uplifting tlin standard of municipal administration and in manifesting that, In what Is perhaps tho most dilllcult city In tho world to govern, high principles, humano Instincts, un flinching courago and persistent ap plication and energy, made of Its government a pattern that all cities of tho country may well dcslro to emulate, and made It most highly re spected at home and abroad. "Coupled with these flno attributes of character was the attractiveness of youth and tho personal charm which endeared him In a singular way to thoso who were brought In intimate relations with him. "Tho testimonial in his memory shown by tho citizens of New York at his funeral was perhaps a belated expression of tho people's feeling, but It was nn outpouring and a silent ex pression which will have a high idu cational valuo to nil young people who were privileged to sco It and Continued on Fourth Page.) t WANT TO OAIN WEIOITTt rtthtr John', MadlrlM mtkei bw Huh tod tuud rail ititofth, Adit, IN BAY; 1, 18 OTHERS INJURED MITCHEL MEMORIAL: i FUND DONATIONS 100,000 TROOPS ABROAD; N. Y. DIVISIONS FORM PART OF 675.000 ' 33 1,000 Americans Actually on Fighting Line, Gen. March Announces. ASSIGNMENT OF UNITS. 90,000 Soldiers Sent Across Since Last Week and Rate Keeps Up. WASHINGTON, July 13. Ameri can troops overseas and on shipboard en route has passed tho 1.100.000 mark, Gen. March, Chief of Staff, told Senate Military Committee mem bers to-day aUXhclr. weekly con ference. This represents an Increase of- more than 00,000 since last week. Of the Americans abroad 331,000' ore in the lighting line and the others. Gen. March said, have reached a stugo of training which would make them available In an cxtremo emergency. More than 230 American alrplhncs had been shipped to France up o July 6, Gen. March said. Three unray corp of from 22o.OQO to 250.000 men each have been dull nitely organized from American di- visions In France. Gen. Marcm nni.nre.1 later at the weokly con- ference with newspaper lcn- Major Gen. Hunter Liggett, com mandlng the 41st (tho Sunset) Dlvl slon, National Guard, has ben detailed as temporary commander of tho First Army Corps. Commanders for I tho Second and J nil u havo not yet been designated. Gen. March had little to say re in irardlng thu military situation France, but stated that thn shipment of troops was proceeding without any let up whatever, the samo rate being maintained for July as for previous months. In announcing thu organization of tho Army Corps. Gen. March showed that fivo Bcgular, nine National Guard and four National Army Di visions have been used to mako up the thre corps COMPOSITK OF FIRST ARMY jpanslon of our pcoplo In the ecnomlc CORPS JY DIVISIONS. domain and, naturally, also security The tlrst corps Is composed as fol- In regard to tho future, lows: First division regulars, under "Tills is complotoly In conformity Major Gen. BuUard; second division with my point of view In regard to regulars, Including Marines, under j Belgium, but how this point of viaw Major Gen. Bundy: twenty-sixth can bo established in detail depends (New England) division, the first upon futuro negotiations and, on Hits division sent to France, under Major! point I am unablo to give binding Gen. Hlward; forty-second (Itain-1 declarations." Continued on Fourth I'age.) SPECIAL NOTICE TO READERS The United States Govern ment through the War Indui triet Board hat called on all Newspapers throughout the United States to CUT OFF allowances for unsold copies on and after JULY IS, in order TO SAVE WASTE. Therefore newsdealers will order only what they can actually sell. You are re quested to place a standing order with your newsdealer to insure getting si copy of The World. IN THREE CORPS l TO KEEP BELGIUM Will Restore Country After Using Her as Pawn, He Says. ' Denial COPENHAGEN, July 13, that Germany Intended to retain Bel slum was made by Count von Hert- m the courso of his speech before tho iteichstas Main Committco on Thursday. "The present possession of Belgium onlv mean thnt wn hnvn a nawn for future negotiations." tho chancellor said, -we hac no intention to keep1 Belgium in any form whatever." "What wo precisely want as ex- pressed by us on Feb. 24," th Chun-I cciior continued, "is that after the war. restored Belgium shall ai " solf-ucpendent stato not bu subject to anybody as a vassal and ahull live with us in good, friendly re-1 lations." , "1 havo held this point or viow from the beginning in regard to Bel- clum and I still hold It to-day. Th.s aldo of my policy Is fully In conform ity wiUi tho general lines, thu direc tion of which I yesterday clearly laid before you. "Wo aro waging the war as a war of defense as wo havo done from the very beginning and every Imperial istic tendency and every tendency to world domination has been roiuoto from our minds." "What we want," continued ihe Chancellor, "is thu Invincibility of our territory, open air for tho ex- HERTLING DENE GERMANY MENDS During his address the chancellor s:;' referred to Hussla as follows: "Ho I gnrdlng the east, we stand on tho i basis of tho peace of Brest-Lltovsk, : and wo wish to see this penco curried lout in a loyal manner. That Is the wish of tho German Imperial Admin- I ' Istratton, and it Is supported In this I by the chief of tho army admlnlstra ( Hon," I Van Prr In Quit II I'nu-f.r rnmni ! Ulrtatr I'ollrr. ' A-MSTi:itDAM. July 13. Confirmation was received here to-day that vice - chancellor von Payer has tiled his re-iig. nation, to be effective In the fvent that Admiral von lllntie. tne new Forelim .ir and po,Sf,theT..(Jehrm;;,V Impeachment of Former Una iianlan MtnlXrra Aakeil. ni'ciiAitKST, itoumania, Friday, juiy mouonPU!n A German raiding party which advanced upon the British lines in impeachment of the memben of the for- Flanders, in the Metcrean sector, was repulsed. The German artillery ra.'SlJSSii Atveo adivity durin lhc nihl 00 thc Randcrs fronl and PPte tbe entry of Itoumania mto the war. ',Beiumont-Hamel. FIELD MARSHAL AND KAISER HAD A VIOLENT QUARREL BALKANS DRIVE TO A FRONT Rome Reports ThaJ Offensive Begun i Amsterdam, juiy 13 (By As.ocia.ted Pre.). Field Mar in Albania Is Designed to Crush !8hal von HindcnburR ! dd. according to the neW.PPer Le. Bulgaria and Turkey Then Aus tria Will Be Attacked. LONDON, July 13. The i tended to smash Bulgaria and Turkey and to lead to the complete military overthrow of Austria-Hungary, is believed to be under way, with llaluns, French, British, Serbians, Greeks and According to the Associated Pres tliere declare the Italian and Allied perfecting a sipgle front, extending Salonica on the Aegean Sea. I Other Inessjges from Home "ying 'Austria is about to crumble." Unofficial advices place the number of Allied troops in the Ualk ui;-. at close to a million, including Italians, French, British, Serbians and Greeks, BE RAT HAILS CAPTOllS AS LlDEHATOltS. ROMli, July 13. "The Albanian advance is continuing rapidly," r. semi-OfllCKtl Statement declared to-day. "The enemy is making only sporadic, rear guard resistance, lie '.as abandoned and failed to destroy abundant war material, which lias been captured by our forces. "The population of Bcrat hailed our troops as liberators." FRENCH STRIKE AT NEW POINT AND GAIN BELOW M0NTDIDIER Follow Advance in Picardy Yesterday With Blow Further South and Capture a Farm. FRENCH REPORT PARIS, July 13. In an operation carried out last night on a front between Montdidier and the Oise, the French pushed their advanced po-:s forsvard a distance of approximately 500 yards in the vicinity of the Porte Farm, the War Ollice announced to-day. ITuo Porto Farm Is In thu vicinity of Anthtull, norths eat of Com plcgne. This farm, tuKOther with tho Uiges Farm, together with the Loges Farm, nearby, was captured by the French In a local operation on tho ovcnlnx of July e. tTo-day's gains follow those of yesterday In Picardy. Petaln's troops advancHl on u three-inllu front north of Matlly-Italnoval (eight miles northwest of Montdidier anil six miles north of CantlRny, which has been taken by too Americans) and broke Into tho enemy's front for a distance of a mllo and a quarter. The village of Castle, uu the Avrc Itlver; the Ancliln Finn, a mllo and a half south of thu village, and sev eral other strong positions were stormed, and iOO German prisoners al ready havo been Bent to tho rear J Following is the text of the day's report from the War Ollice: "Between Montdidier and the nlriit advanced their forward posts Farm. 'Successful raids were carried I ' Avre (,soumeasi oi Amiens;, in uic region oi tne uise, on me .Marne, and ; jn jlc champagne, resulting in Hie taking of prisoner!)." ' OFFICIAL BRITISH REPORT. 1 LONDON, July 1 3.-Successful minor enterprises were carried out by the British last night on the Flanders front, near Vieux Berquin and Merris, as a result of which ninety-?ix prisoners were taken and a few ma. chine guns captured, the War Office SPREADS OF 200 MILES general offensive in the Balkans, in- Montenegrins in the lighting. correspondent in Rome, despatches troops in Albania have succeeded 200 miles from the Adriatic Sea to quote political and military leaders as Oise the French in the course of the: 500 metres in the region of the Porte out by French, troops north of the: . r si . . announced to-day. Report From The Hague Says the Kaiser and Von Hindenburg Had Serious Differences Over Drive Toward Paris, and -That General Was Stricken With Apoplexy. (Nouveiles. His death t said interview with the German Emperor at Great Headquarters. For teveial days thc.j have been r-'tent repot ts that Gen. von Hindenburg was gravely ill at Great Headquarters at the Spa. The Emperor and the Field Marshal are declared to havo had serious differences of opinion concerning the German offensive toward Paris. The Field Marshal died from congestion of tho brain. The interview between von Hiiulenburgnd Emperor William 00- in'curred on May 16, Les Nouveiles says, 1 stroke which ultimately resulted in The newspaper says its information was obtained ",from good source in the occupied district of Belgium." Tho newspaper Nouveiles, which reports the death of tho Uermaii li ader, Is a newspaper in the French language published at The Hague. In tho lust tx ni.intns there havo been scvurul rumors of the death of Field Marshal von Hindenburg and there have been many reports that tin has been In poor hratlh. A despatch rtvrlved In London yesterday from Tho Haguo quoted a Dutch traveller from Germany as declurlng that a report that the Field Marshal was III and unable to participate In tho j work at army headquarters had spread all over llermany. German nirwa I papers worn not permitted to mention tho rumor. Thu traveller added that Ren. I.udeudorfl, thn first Quartermaster (Jrnrrul, had taken over the Field Marshal's Uiillca as Chief of the General Staff. Keeping step with reports of tho NAVAL AVIATOR KILLED IN FALL OF SEA PLANE Machine Bearing lirrbin Andrews Crihes to Farth Ilnsign Parks Probably Fatally Hurt. CHATHAM. Mass.. July 11. linnlgn AmlrnAH, u navsl HVlator. was klll-d ami Biislgn Tarks probably fatally In jured In the fall of a emplane nn thu hnicil hrrr to-iiay. The mncliln cruHhi'd to earth ami Instantly I'uUKht Dm. Ttm sr,iilno started nut from the avlutl'in camp In n for and apparently the pilot hut IUh brnrliuca, GERMANS KILL FIVE BELGIAN PEASANTS IN FOOD RIOTS lllteen Also Injured at City Market in Brussels Wlien Soldiers Requisition cgetables. AMKTKIlDAM. July IX Five IlelKlan peasant were kllliil und (If tern were injured l (ieriiun soldiers during u riot In thn cll market at Ilru.o.irU Wednesday, It was learned hrrr tn-day The tioiilil" rt'Mllti'd from German of ficers nnulKlUonliHi v'Kiitblra. CALLS 12,143 DRAFf MEN. lanar Flint Anol Ann- mnnn aoii.ww inr jiant. Marshal Onerul Crnwder to-day Imufd the first of the August draft rail" rumnimitnir 1MI3 men for npeclal terliniral education to start for schools bftween Aug. 1 and 18, (If the mm called. 11,989 are white and 16 negroes. It is contemplated to rail apprnxl. inutel 300.000 men during August. To (inarit 'ae I'rimi lllaraar. WASHINGTON. July 13. Senior Surgeon C. C. Pierce of the Public Health Service has been appointed an Assistant Burgeon General In charge of a newly created division to combat Insidious diseases, partlo- ularly in f he vicinity of army cam pa. to have occurred after a stormy. 11 was followed by an apoplectic the Field Marshal's death. Field .Mr. , health have been spatehes from Germany Indication that the Field Marshal and tho Km peror had had disagreements cou. ecrnlni; the German offensive move ment in tho west. Lite In May Field Marshal von Hindenburg was reported 111 wlfli typhoid fever at Stnissbur, Tim Field Marshal on June IS was r: ported by tho Tribune of Geneva )h suffering from an acuje ncrvouj c'lsease. Tho newspaper declared it had lenrned from it rellablu sjuno that his , i-apaclty was much affiled and that he was confined In a privato sanitarium. It added tliut tho Field Marshal hud taken no ru--ponalblo part In the offensive oa tlio western int. At the outbreak of the war Field Marshal von Hindenburg wu u tie... eral In retirement. Ho was eredlt.,i with evolving and carrying out tho campaign against tho Itiiaalam m Hist Prussia which resulted In thu erlou.s Busslan defeat at Tannen burg, for which he was promoted to Field Marshal. He continued to com mand the tlerman forces on the Bus man front until Aug. 30, 1916, when he was appointed Chief of the Oen. eral Staff in succession to Gen. von Falkenhayn. When he became Chief of the General Staff Gen. Ludendorff, who had acted as his Chief of Staff on the Busslan front, came with him as his right hand man with the title of Chief Quartermaster General. Gen. von Hindenburg was born in Poscn Oct. 2, 1817, tlie son of an offi cer. In 1SB6 he entered the Third Begiment of the Guards and took part In Prussia s war against Austria, Later he was advanced to the rank of Major, and went to the War Depart ment In 1SS3 as Chief of Division. From 1331 until 1896 he was com. mander of the Slat Infantry, and dur ing the following four years waa Chief of Staff of the Eighth Amy Corps, In 1(00 he waa placed In command of (be ilth Division aad la lHSjfr.tW 5 j lit r .aaaaaaaaal 1