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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
|» VOLUME XXXXfV BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1913 1*J PAGES NUMBER 311
NO COMPLICATIONS IN'
THE EITEL CASE, SAY
GERMAN OFFICIALS
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WHETHER CRUISER
WIEE BE INTERNED
MAY NOT BE DECIDED
FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
United States Officials to
Keep Secret Time Allowed
German Vessel to Make
Repairs
ACTION ON CASE IS
HELD UP PENDING
* AN INVESTIGATION
w
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Voluntary Releasing of Cap
tives on Board the Ship
Disposes of Neutrality
Phase of Problem
VI
Washington, K»wh 13.—Official* of
the American government have decided
that the time allowed the Merman
raider Prlna Eltel Friedrich to repair
at Newport Newa ahall remain an of
ficial aecret. Whether or not the vcn
ael 1* to be Interned probably will not
he decided until the expiration of thla
time limit, believed to be at leaat three
weeks.
If the Kite I decides to renew her
*\ cruise the United Stntes will keep »e- «
cret not only the time limit tor re- .
pairs but the hour of her departure.
The belief prevails in official quarters
that the vessel eventually will intern,
although the decision of the commander
to have the repairs made has puzzled of
ficials here, since if the ship does not put
to sea it would be useless to pay for tem
porary repairs.
j As for the questions raised by the sink
, irg of the American ship Frye, state de
partment officials did nothing today be
yond further considering facts already
presented. Until the investigation is com
pleted, no ' diplomatic action will be
taken. It Is generally understood that
unless Germany makes voluntary repa
ration a protest will be lodged with a re
quest for damages.
The German embassy, through its naval
attache, Captain Boy-Ed, has investigated
} circumstances surrounding the sinking
of the Frye and is in communication
with Berlin concerning this question as
well as a decision on the internment of
the Prinz Eitel. A decision on these ques
tions Icj not expected for several days, but
the prevailing opinion among German of
ficials here is that the case will not pre
i sent any complications. The belief exists
In many quarters that the usual repara
• tlon In such cases will be made by Ger
many and the Incident closed.
! The voluntary release of the captives
aboard the Prinz Eltel disposed of the
only phase of neutrality which bad arisen
In connection with the vessel's arrival at
Newport News.
CRUISER ORDERED
TO PATROL HARBOR
Washington. March li.—Secretary
Daniels late today announced that the
armored cruiser Brooklyn, receiving
ship at the Boston navy yard, had been
order to patrol the harbor there to
guard against neutrality violations.
Although officials hero continue to
deny that any evidence hud been dis
covered to bear out stories of a plot
to turn German steamers laid up nt
American ports into warships and rush
them to sea, developments of the past
three days have demonstrated the gov
ernment’s determination to take ex
traordinary precautions against any
neutrality violation.
Four warships and a coast guard
cutter now have been detailed lor pa
trol duty in Boston und New York har
tiors.
DRESDEN BELIEVED
HIDING IN CREEK
Victoria, B. C., March 12.—One of the
allied warships, returning from the south
end- of South America, brings the report
that it is generally believed about Cape
Horn that the small German cruiser Dres
den. sole survivor of the fleet defeated
by the British off the Falkland Islands,
U hiding in one of the numDeriess creexs
along the coast of Patagonia and Terra
del Fuego.
The Dresden has not Deen seen since
■he left Punta Arenas soon after the bat
tle. She eluded two British cruisers that
followed her.
The British vessels seeking the Dresden
have requested that seaplanes be sent
which might spy out the Dresden’s hiding
place.
MEXICANS DETAIN
AMERICAN MINER
1£1 Paso, Tex., March 12.—Leonard
Worcester, Jr., an American mining
man, has not been released from the
penitentiary at Chihuahua City, nl
i though the Waahlngton state depart
ment hap made representations Jn , hl»
behalf. Gtorge C. Garothere, who la in
s El Paao, made a complete report today
V of the Incident to Washington.
I Worcester was arrested several weeks
ago in connection with the purclmse
from a Mexican of ora for a St. Lduls
mining company. Hla friends and com
pany officials declare efforts were mpde
to have him released on bond. Mezldp.a
officials say Worcester refused to .Ac
cept the bond releaaa.
THE PfilNZ EITEL j
WILL NOT LEAVE j
AMERICAN PORT
UNTIL WAR ENDS
—CAPT. H. H. KIEHNE I
Captain of American Ship
Sunk by German Cruiser
Positive Warship Will Be
Interned
DECLINES TO GIVE
AUTHORITY FOR
HIS STATEMENT
Cruiser’s Captain Reiterates
Intention of Leaving Just
as Soon as Vessel is Made
Seaworthy
Newport News, Va., March 12.—“I
;an say positively that the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich never will leave this port
until the end of the European war.”
This declaration was made tonight
•o a representative of the Associated
Press by Capt. H. H. Kiehne, master*
>f the American sailing ship William
E\ Frye, which the tier man raider
lestroyed in the south Atlantic ocean
lanuary 28 last.
Captain Kiehne hud Just bade fare
well to Commander Thierichens of the
Herman cruiser, had paid off his crew
md was leaving for Washington to re
real the details of his ship’s destruc
tion directly to heads of the govern
ment.
“Why do you make such a positive
statement?” the American captain was
isked.
“That 1 will not say,” he replied, “but
[ know she has come here to stay un
til the war is over.”
Notwithstanding- this the compandor
d£ the Kite! Friedrich tonight reiter
ated that it is Ills purpose to leave
American waters as soon as possible.
Reason for Action
Regarding the reasons for the sink
ing of the American ship Frye by the
Herman cruiser, it was reported to
night that officers of the converted
cruiser reached a decision after finding
in the Frye’s papers a record that the
•hip with its cargo of wheat was bound
for “Queenstown, Falmouth or Ply
mouth for orders.” Under the British
proclamation of contraband, it was
pointed out that foodstuffs were
-lassed as conditional contraband if
.•onsigned to a fortified port. Plymouth,
England, is a fortified port.
Captain Kiehne also threw addi
:ional light tonight on the coming of
he fcitel Friedrich to this American
port and insisted that the German com
mander did not choose Newport News
lazardly as a port of safety.
“After February 20,” said the cap
:ain, “the Germans entire*./ changed
:heir tactics. Up to that time when
ever a smoke smudge was sighted
:here was a cry of ‘Alarm, Alarm. Ev
:ry man was ordered to the guns arid
:he ship sailed straight for the .smoke.
\fter the sinking of the Willerby there
was a change.
“From then on the Friedrich ran
from everything. On the last three
lights 1 knew that the officers were
getting the wireless from British
•ruisers. On the last two nights her
ore passing into the Virginia capes i
lie order to the crew was ‘Everybody to
he guns; nobody to sleep.’ On the last
light two of the British cruisers were
vithin 10 miles of us.”
Captain Kiehne said that several of
he German officers asked him 10 or
2 days ago if he knew where they
vere going to land.
“I told them I knew they were go
ng to Newport News, where they
•ould find a good shipyard,” said
Went Due West
•'Then they asked me what l con
■ideied the best course to follow to
jscape detection. I told them to hang
-o the longitude right up and then
:o strike due westerly Into the coast.
1’hat is exactly what they did."
Two of Captain ICiehne’s crew re
fused to accept payment today because
of a decision based on statutory law
that they were entitled to wages only
until January 28, the day the Frye
wus sunk. All other members of the
crew accepted payment under protest
and urged that the German govern
ment should pay them for 43 days spent
on board the raider.
But despite their shortage of pay the
crew of the Frye tonight sent "with
their compliments" to the German
cruiser eight kegs of beer for the crew
and cigars for the officers’ mess.
Late today a naval board of three, un
der orders of Rear Admiral Beatty, head
Bd by Naval Constructor Dubose, lnspect
sd the Eitel Friedrich. Under regulations
which require that all warships coming
Into American ports be examined, they
made a survey of the ship. Naval Con
structor Dubose would not discuss his
report, which will be forwarded to Wash
ington at once for Information guiding
officials with reference to the request of
the Friedrich's commander for time to
repair his vessel. Other members of the
board were Lieutenant Commander Nor
ris and Lieutenant- Allen.
Following this Inspection, the Eitel
Friedrich, having heen scraped and palnt
Bd below the water line. It was announced
she/would withdraw from drydock to
morrow and move in one of the ship
yard piers to await Information from
Washington as to the request for repairs.
Collector of Customs Hamilton today
sent to Commander Thlerlchens the fol
lowing latter, after he had been Informed
tt the commander’s opinion that It would
PRINCIPALS IN DUAL LIFE EXPOSURE
URJ. \
JAMES 1
DUDLEY* /
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VIMINiUS J. MAYO «,
THAW CASE WITH
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Recess Declared by Court
Until This Morning and
Body Is Locked Up
for the Night
New York, March 12.—The jury sit
ting in the case of Harry Kendall
Thaw and four codefendants oti trial
charged with conspiracy was locked
up late tonight after it had deliber
ated for nearly five hours and failed
to find a verdict.
Thaw, who had been waiting void
from tlie jury room in the sheriff's
office, directly above the courtroom,
was taken back to the Tombs prison to
spend the night.
In the hope that a verdict ultimate
ly might be found, the presiding su
preme court justice and attorneys for
both sides remained in the criminal
courts building until 11:22 o’clock.
Then Justice Page caused tiio an
nouncement to be made that he had
decided to declare a recess until 10
o’clock tomorrow morning. Thaw will
be brought back from the Tom os to
the sheriff’s office at that time.
The jurors, it was apparent, from ques
tions asked when its foreman came In
f >r* instructions, seemed to he divided on
the question as to what Thaw’s legal
status was at the time of his escape, and
what part his belief that he had a right
to flee should play in the determina
tion of a verdict.
The case went to the jury late today
after completion of the rross-examlna
tior- f Thaw and the delivery of oloaUig
addresses to the Jury by attorneys for all
the interests concerned. In his charge t.o
the Jury, the presiding justice said that
the question of Thaw’s sanity should enter
into the case only insofar as he might no
shown to have a mental capacity to enter
into a criminal act and Intended to do so.
At 11:22 o’clock the jury was ordered
locked up for the night und a recess of
court was declared until 10 o’clock to
morrow morning.
The Thaw’ case went to the jury at
5:29 p. m.
The Thaw jury went to dinner at 6:50
o’clock. Indications then were that no
report from the jury could be expected
before 9 p. m. at the earliest.
When Mr. Cook concluded his address
to the jury Justice Page had the fore
man determine whether his associates
preferred to go on with the case or
recess until tomorrow. The jury elected
to continue and Justice Page began his
charge.
He said that it was not necessary for
the people of the state of _>Jew York
to prove that the parties to an alleged
conspiracy had come together in order to
prove the conspiracy.
“If they act in concert,” said Justice
Page, “that is sufficient to establish their
participation. Previous acquaintance Is
unnecessary. If you find that the ac-j
tions of the codefendants here were so
timed that they acted in concert with!
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WIFE OF RICHES!
Mrs. John I). Rockefeller
Passes Away at Tarry
town After Long
Illness
Tarry town. X. Y.. .March 12.—Mrs. John
L>. Rockefeller, wife of the richest man
In the world, died suddenly today in
her 76th year at tlie Rockefeller country
home In Pocantfoo Hills. She had been an
invalid for a year, but during the last,
few months her health had ho improved
that the rapid turn for the worse which
her illness took early today was not an
ticipated by her family.
For this reason it happened that the
only relative at her bedside when she
died at 10:20 a. m. was her sister. Miss
Lucy M. fc^pelman. Her husband aud her
JSOli, Jo.in J . rtofkefoiler, Jr., *1/ e at
Ormond, Fla,, where they went—Mr.
Rockefeller, Sr., on February 28, and his
son last Friday, accompanied by his wife—
believing that Mrs Rockefeller was grow
ing better. Notified by telephone early
today of the critical change in her condi
tion, they left at once for Jacksonville,
where arrangements were quickly made
for a special train to bring them to New
York. They were expected to arrive some
time tomorrow evening.
Mrs. E. Parmelee Prentice, one of Mrs.
Rockefeller’s two daughters, was sum*
moned from New York hut failed to ar
rive before her mother’s death. The
other daughter, Mrs. Harold Fowler Mc
Cormick of Chicago, is in Switzerland
recuperating from an Illness. Her hus
band was about to sail tomorrow to join
her, but cancelled his passage and came
111 Since 1912
Until the arrival of Mr. Rockefeller fu
neral arrangements will be held in abey
ance. but it was thought at the Rocke-1
feller house today that burial undoubtedly
would take place in Cleveland, where the
Rockefeller family plot is loc|ted. It
was thought probable that funeral ser
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%jMSS lltUAN may
Mrs. Florence Mayo, who lives with
her three grown daughters in Scranton, '
Pa., announced that she was the midi*
voreed wife of Virglnlus J. Mayo, head
of the Mayo R adiator company of New
Haven. Conn., and that when he married
her in 1890 he said he was a widower.
Although she had not seen him in 13
years, she said there could be no doubt
of his identity. She said she recognized
his photograph and several quoted state
ments which she said were the same he
had used when they lived together.
If tho story from Scranton is correct,
this Mrs. Mayo Is the third known wife
of Mayo. The lirst would have been the
one he described as dead when he married
Miss Florence Weeks of Scranton. The
second would he the Scranton Mrs. Mayo.
“Mrs. Dudley,” In Brooklyn, never went
under the name of Mayo.
ZAPATA I IS
U. S. Demands Early Pun
ishment of Offenders and
Reparation for Dead
Man’s Family
Washington, March 12.—Encouraging
advices telling of the relief of the food
famine in Mexico City through the evac
uation of the capital by the forces of
General Obrcgon, the Carranza comman
der, were beclouded today by the news
that on the entry 'of the Zapata troops
John B. McManus, an American citizen,
was murdered—shot down in his home,
the door of which had been sealed with
the coat of arms of the United States,
and over which flew the Stars and
Stripes.
Instant demand was made by th Bra
zilian minister on behalf of the United
States government for the punishment of
those guilty of the crime. After n con
ference between President Wilson and his
cabinet. Secretary Bryan telegraphed the
Brazilian minister approving of the ac
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THE PRINZ EITEL FRIEDRICH’S
CAPTAIN TELLS OF VOYAGE
Newport News, Va., March 12.—Captain Max Thierichens, commander of the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, merchant raider for the fatherland In the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and destroyer of an American ship,
today broke his seal of silence since he reached anchorage in an American port.
The German commander whd brought his ship and prize crews here last Wednesday said he had been too busy
to talk for publication until now and he consented to say a few words:
1 was never interviewed, ine capiam
said smilingly, as he sat In his cabin
of the Friedrich In dry dock.
The commander was asked if his his
toric raid of the seas was over.
‘‘Fest welter,” be exclaimed In German,
meaning, as he explained, "We haven’t
given It up by a long way."
The officer emphasized his statement
with a slam of his fist on the table, and
continued:
"We had luck, and we shall have more,
I hope.”
“As you know,” Commander Thierlch
ens continued, "we cruised for days with
out seeing a thing off Chile. Our coal
was almost gone. We were really In a
bad way. Then one day we sighted a
sailing ship flying no flag. A squad went
aboard and demanded that she show uer
colors. She admitted that she was the
Frenoh sfiTp Jean.
“When wo read the signal wig-wagged
back by our boarding craw it was as If
a roast pigeon were to fly into the moutn
of a starving man. ‘French ship Jean,'
came the message, ‘loaded with best Car
diff ooal.'
Heavy See Running
"But that was not all. There was #
heavy sea running, and we did not dare
come alongside without risking smash
ing both hulls. Bo I gave orders that we
sail her to the. nearest place. I found an
Ideal place called Faster Island on an
atlas. Our crew took her oyer, but later
I offered the French a chance to sail
their own ship under our orders with pay
and they accepted.
“But this was too alow for us so ws
iiux iif (■ k a e.nain aim iuwe« net. >***«;„
we weie under way again we sighted an
other ship. We made her out as the
English boat Kildalton and took after
her with our towline perking along be
hind. We soon finished her and then pro
ceeded till wo reached Easter Island with
our prise. We landed and when wo found
there was no particular danger wo rested
and quietly coaled. It was like feed
ing a hungry man."
The captain explained that before he
landed the crews of the Jean and the
Kildalton he ascertained that an English
man's yacht was In the harbor and that
word could easily be taken for their re
lief.
Next to coal the greatest need the Eltel
felt in her long Journey, the commander
said, was water. Not only for drinking,
he explained, but for washing. Because
of the water shortage, he said, the Eltel
anchored in the rain belt, near Pernam
buco, and spreaded all sails—not per
pendicularly, but flat—and waited, and
In 48 hours the rains descended and the
tanks were Ailed.
"We were out of the track ol
liners,’* said the captain, "and could
hardly believe it when we saw the
French steamship Florlde appearing."
Her* Commander Thlerlchens pi.used
to-give word of sincere praise for the
Florida's captain.
“There Is a real gentleman,” he said
with enthusiasm, referring to Captain
Hotsslon. "At first his patriotism and
the loss of his boat made It hard for
him to compose himself on our boat,
but later when he had accepted the sit
uation he bofe his position like a true
gentleman.
Planted Flawem
| The commander's glance chanced to
(all on a few green sprigs of wheat
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KrUVVlilfS Aioill ii UOA III mo .....
clow.
“You can’t imagine what that little ]
growing green meant to us,” he said. ,
“Even in the cities you can at least
look into a florist’s shop. But through
these months on the sea we yearned
for it. Ho when we reached Easter
Island we filled baskets with earth
and then a competition began. All we
had to plant were beans and peas and
we soon found that they were not
growing. Wo were just about ready
to give up evej; seeing our window
gardens green when there came a
wheat ship. We planted some of it
and you see it is growing.”
A strange little Christmas tree at
the captain's elbow, still bearing its
gold and candles, was a relic the of
ficer said of the Christmas celebra
tion. On the stand was a souvenir of
the captain’s forty-first birthday, cel
ebrated yesterday in this port. It was
an elaborately framed poem, which the
commander smilingly explained was \
the present of the noncommissioned of
ficers “Gesangverein.” kater, as the
commander went on deck, the author
was personally congratulated with a
warm handshake.
Hanging on the wall in the cap
tain’s cabin was the shell of a tropical :
fish and lying on the table were pho
tographs which the captain proudly
displayed as his “farthest south” rec
ord. They, showed two great icebergs
and a wide grey ice field.
“We went far south of the Horn,"
he explained, “for it was after the bat
tles on the coast and we were afraid
of the straits. Then we were up in
the tropics, shooting sharks."
“Despite the changes of weather
and the hazards of the cruiss,” the
commander added as the interview
closed, “we have not lost a single life
and the crew we have toduy is the
same to a man as that which left
Tsingtau many months ago and ready
to take another chance."
COMMISSIONER KOLB
10 AID IN SEARCH FOR
I -
I Shortage Is Reflection on
His Department, Says
Commissioner
I - _
jAPPEARS BEFORE
PROBE COMMITTEE
Shortage in Billingsley's Vccounts is j
Over Bight Thousand Dollars.
Says Special Examiner
J. H. t’raig
By t*. S. BETTY
Montuomery, March 12.—( Special.»
Dcclarlna that he considered the whorl
nice In C. limner Hlllliur»le> **» acc«»untw
a reflection upon himself nw well as
upon the former pure food nod driiu
clerk of hlw department, (-apt. Ileuhen
F. Ivnlli, former commissioner of fi*rl
eiiltnre anil Imluwtrlew, this afternoon
went before the joint Iegtwlatl%e In
vewtigntina committee anil pledged hlw
effortw to the committee In Itw search
for Mr. Illlllnawley.
Mr. Billingsley’s accounts have been
checked short l>y Special Examiner .1.
IT. Craig to an amount exceeding 0
and, although a warrant was dworn
out for him by K\a miner Craig short
ly after his report to the investigat
ing committee, the former pure food
end drug clerk had not been arrested
jit S o’clock tonight. Mr. Billingsley is
said to be in Elmore county, where
his parents live, but officials .t the
capital had no Information of his
whereabouts at the time tho warrant
whs issued, lie has not been in Mont
gomery for nearly two weeks.
Captain Kolb, under whom Mr. 'TU1
ingslcy served, declared to tho com
mittee that he was greatly surprised
to know that a clerk of Jits depart
ment had failed to account tor all
money and stated that he had endeav
ored to get him to come to Montgom
ery to answer allegations, but that he
had been unsuccessful.
Examiner Craig made another ro
port on Mr, Billingsley's hooks ..o tin*
investigating committee this afternoon
but tho contents of the report wer* not
given out. it is known that Mr. Craig
has begun an examination of the de
partment from its establishment in
March, 1911.
PLAIN TO PROFIT BY
NEW DISCOVERIES
V’lfWiijifttiui, tfartb 1*.%-,Secretary Dane
announced today that the United States
buteau of mines hud entered Into a co
operative arrangement with tho Aetna
Explosives company of New York, for tho
development on a commercial scale of
tho process discovered by Dr. Walter !•'.
Itittman, a bureau expert, for the manu
facture of benzol and tuiuol from petro
leum. Through Dr, Pittman's discoveries
it is expected bases for dyestuffs and high
explosives heretofore utmost exclusively
imported from Germany will be drawn
from petroleum and independent producers
may double their output of gasoline.
The announcement was made after to
day’s cabinet meeting, and after Presi
dent Wilson had approved the plan. Sec
retary Dane, as trustee for the public,
already had applied for patents.
Under the agreement the Aetna com
pany undertakes to devote the stun of
not less than 1200,000 to the construction
ot apparatus and machinery necessary
to make exhaustive tests of the new dis
covery. Development work will be carried
on in Pittsburg.
“It is expected that the co-operation
will be productive of great benefits,” said
Secretary Dane, “inasmuch as it will en
able the process to be tried out immedi
ately on a lurge scale of operations, and
will permit tho bureau of mines, at an
early date, to publish the full details of a
com mercially workable process.
“The contract expressly provides that
all devices, improvements, processes and
Inventions of any kind evolved la tho de
velopment of the process shall be sub
ject to patent by the bureau of mines
for the benefit of the public. The work
will be carried on under the direct super
vision of Dr. Riltman, who will have ex
clusive control and direction of the ex
perimental work.”
MEXICANS LIKE
PRESIDENT’S REPLY
Vera Cruz, March 12.—It was announced
today in official circles that President
Wilson's acknowledgement of General
Carranza’s reply to the Washington note
relative to conditions In Mexico City hod
pleased the officials at Carranza’s head
quarters, who regarded the reply as con
ciliatordy.
The people in Vera Cruz are not in
formed as to what in transpiring in Mex
ico City. It is officially admitted that
Carranza's troops have evacuated the
city, and it is assumed that Zapata troops
have taken possession.
John R. SNIimaii 1ms transmitted to
General Carranza the Washington request
that Carranza permit the movement of
Red Cross supplies over the portion of
the railroad between Vera Crus and Mex
ico City which he controls. It is said
General Carranza will not object to the
transportation of these supplies.
DAUGHTER OF PAGE
ENGAGED TO MARRY
l^ondon, March 12.—<10 p. m.)—Walter
Hines Page, the American ambassador,
’and Mrs. Page have announced the en
gagement of their daughter, Katherine, to
Charles Creely Loring, son of the late
Gen. Charles Rorlug of Boston.
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
I— Look for no complication In the Fbtel
case.
Thaw jury deadlocked.
Kolb to aid In hunt for Billingsley.
British cruiser sunk.
3—Governor designates clean-up week.
3— What the war is oostlng.
4— Editorial comment.
6— Climax of Fashion Week today.
Protest against split tickets.
Negro killed by Jitney bus.
B—Society.
7— Urges changes In judiciary system.
8— Sports.
II— Markets.
12—Terrible stories of Kurd invasion.
BRITISH AUXILIARY
CRUISER LOSTSAYS
OFFICIAL REPORT;
200 LIVES ARE LOST
The English Admiralty An
nounces Sinking of the
Bayno While Engaged in
Patrol Duty
CRUISER BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN SUNK
BY GERMAN TORPEDO
English Seek to Prevent Re
inforcements in East by
Taking Sudden Offensive
in the West
Rondon, March 13.—(12:45 a. m.)
The admiralty announces the loss of
the auxiliary cruiser Itayunn while the
vessel was engaged in patrol duty.
In its statement of the disaster the
admiralty says:
“On March II wreckage of the
Hayano and bodies were discovered
and circumstances point to her having
been sunk by an enemy torpedo.
“Right officers and Itt men were
rescued, but it is feared that the re
mainder of the crew were lost.
"The captain of the Belfast steamer
Custlcreagh reports passing Thursday
mro-illng a quantity of wreckage and
bodies floating in life bolts. He attempted
to search for possible survivors, but was
prevented by the appearance of an enemy
submarine, which gave chase for 20 min
utes."
The Bayano was a comparatively
new steamer. She wus built at Glasgow
. in 1913 ami was owned by Elder &.
Kyffes before being taken over by the
British government and fitted out us
an auxiliary cruiser.
The Bayano was of 3500 tons dis
placement and -115 foot long.
The Belfast correspondent of the
Dally Telegraph says the Bayano was
torpedoed Thursday morning at 9
r’clock tiff Corse wall Point, Wigtown
shire, Scotland, and that nearly 200
lives were lost. The vessel had a
crew of about 2J6 men on board. TJ *
cruiser sanK a most immediately.
Wigtownshire is the southwesternniost
county in Scotland. 'It lies on tho nortn
channel, which leads into the Irish sea
from the Atlantic.
The lg survivors of the Bayano were
rescued by the Belfast steamer Bal
merino. They were afloat on a raft. An
other steamer picked up one of the
Bayano'b lifeboats, which was adrift and
also two of her rafts. Tho survivors were
landed at Ayr.
The captain of the Balmerino, in an
interview with the Daily Telegraph's
correspondent at Belfast, said that the
collier was on a voyage from Belfast
to Ayr when at 8:30 o'clock Tnurs
day morning, four miles from Block
heud, he saw a low-lying object In the
water. Ills first Impression was that It
was a submarine, but on closer Inspec
tion a cluster of men were observed
making signals with garments at
tached to an oar.
When the collier got closer tho crew
of tlie Balmerino found two rafts and
ship's boat upturned with 26 men on
them.
"Two of the men,” said the captain,
“had no other clothing than shirts and
others only their sleeping garments.
All were more dead than alivo from
wet, cold and exposure, but cheered
us as we neared them. Boats were
lowered and tlie men were transferred,
which took a long time owing to the
difficulty of moving the wounded and
famished members of the group.”
Eighteen Removed
The captain said that two of the
rescued men were so far gone that tn
another half hour he believed they
would have perished. Eighteen of tin
men on tho raft, Including two doc
tors, were removed to the Balmerino.
After these were safely got aboard -j,
boat was making a second Journey to
the rafts when the armed merchant
man Tara arrived on the scene and
took off H»© remaining eight sur
vivors.
“The men were given warm cloth
ing and restoratives,” continued tho
captain. "They were overjoyed at their
rescue. They said the Bayano sank
within a few minutes after being tor
pedoed.
“There was a terrific explosion and
the vessel went down by the bows.
The explosion created a great amount
of damage and some of the lifeboats
(Continued on Png© Eight.)
SUNDAY’S AGE-HERALD
Among articles by Women writers ill
tomorrow's Age-Herald will be the
following:
"Anw Now We See the Delectable
Powder Puff at Work Again," by Dolly
Dalrymple.
Mary Chamberlain contributes '"Kid
Cops' In New York."
Marlon Harland's subject is “Your
Husband's Favorite Keclpe."
Flora Milner Harrison writes on "Im
provement Associations of Birmingham
Schools Have Done Most Excellent
Work.'
Frances Cowles takes up "The Lon
don Family."
Among striking articles on foreign
topics will be:
"Warsaw Fiddles While Poland
Burns," writes Byron Lomax from
Warsaw.
"Fresh Meats for European Soldiers."
is by Frank G. Carpenter.
Among other articles worthy of nots
will be:
"Henry Clay and Modern Soigne,’
Bill Vines.
"Up and Down Broadway," Allen
Griffin Johnson.
George Randolph Chaster continues
his novel. "Runaway June."