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VOL. 123. NO. 85 i&:- :vA'. lUnited States Destroyers Beach Port With People ... Saved From Six Tor? "JS pedoed Ships. .W .^, V'vV |W Fourteen Babies Taken on Board From Life Boats, Found Bob "'I.'' »#,#* blng on the Sea Off the ,• New England Coast. [By F..W. Getty. United Press Staff Correspondent.] NEWPORT, R. I.. Oct 9.—Dripping with brine which stood out like sweat on their steel sides' from 'pro digious efforts of rescuing.pasBetigers ,of six torpedoed merchant, ships, four '&trW*-4mnriirB arrived here before dawn today, bringing the fl»t stories of the European war carried to Antrim's doorstep. %. While powerfal searchlights flashed and whistles sounded, the destroyer Ericcson—the first to arrive—nosed her way back from the scene of the I operations of Germany's boats, striking terror to shipping off the I New England coast. Of the eighty-one persons picked I up from smtUl boats by the Ericcson, not one was injured. Practically all, however, had lost every personal be I longing. They were without money or baggage of any description. They had only the clothes they wore. For the first time In tfeelr, lives, officers and men of the Ericcson saw babies cooing on the grim warship. Fourteen babies were in the boats the Ericcson found bobbing on the water which had become the grave of the steamer Stephano, bound from St. John's to New York. Many were I sleeping peacefully in the arms of their mothers or nurses as the life boats rocked with the gentle sway of the sea. Almost all night long, the tots had drifted. Only the dim light of a lantern In the life saving «faft and the soft rays of the moon sifting intermittently through the clouds served to light the scene, *hlch but a few hours before had Ren one of America's peace. The passengers of the Stephano wk to the small sboats at 6:30 Sun day evening. They were adrift until •tout 2:30 this morning. There was no sign of hysteria or "igfct, as men, women, and even an e|8ht year old child, told their stories flelng suddenly aroueed from din to* tables, tram little social gather- la*5 In salons and babies hurriedly *a*ened from sleep to be hustled o*«r the side and into life boots. "Wy a short distance away floated a I green monster. The submarine «*ted low in the water, her bulging «oe« and pointed -snout giving her appearance of a giant man-killing Four thousand miles from a home theoretically in "enemy waters" •ndjrith no known base for supplies wel, the Teuton was unloosening r~ it the very doors of Amer- PT1 the flrst very |0ne NO OFFICIAL *. WORD DECEIVED tf President Wilson Has No Com ments to Make on Activ ity of German Subma rines Sunday. WATCHING IT r* & %a^» IHGHTY-ONE PICKED UP t« -r 1 ®larm was given *"d a shot came screaming across the ®°w of the Stephano, many of the Managers refused to believe they _®re being attacked by a submarine. v"ejrJaughed when an officer rushed «y shouting that all must don life Preservers and take to the boats. But *fe serious meln of the crew, tae hurrying about *rf the crew and a (Continued on page 8) 4 of the Real Tragedies of Life When Passengers Took to the Life Boats. .Jta* Pre* Leased nbwpoot, JL l^o*. CLOSELY German Ambassador to Talk With the President This Afternoon at Probably Import .ant Conference. HV [By Robert J. Bender, United Press Staff Correspondent.] AS BURY PARK, N. J., Oct 9.— President Wilson was still without of ficial word early today of the Ger man raids off New 'England, hence withheld any Indication of his atti tude. He was slated to talk with German Ambassador VonBernstorff at 2 p. m. for the first time in many months. The conference was ararnged some time ago for the purpose of discuss ing Polish relief. Until late into the night, tele graphers worked with Washington to learn whether German boats bad violated the protection given by the imperial government given In the past. But no determining Indication came. The deepest anxiety over the sit uation was manifest but official action and official comment were withheld in keeping with the past rules, not to act without full facts. Messages from the state and navy departments early today said these branches were hard at work garner ing information and would rush It through the moment it was obtained. Bernstorffs visit is assumed to be as stated reliably for the purpose of delivering Kaiser Wllhelm's answer to the president's personal appeal for co-operation by European rulers to help starving Poland. Nevertheless some saw in the visit an extra significance in view of the rumored peace moves by Germany as well as the fact that German raiders so spectacularly sunk ships off the American coast. Officials here attach little import ance to the letters delivered by the U-53, pointing out a special German messenger would have forwarded these had they teen vital instead of having them intrusted to an ordinary American citizen. 'As for a new peace move, officials, moluding the president, profe9S to have no Information. There is every Indication that the governemmt sees no early end of the war and plans no part in bringing such an end immed iately. Complied With Law. ASBURY PARK, N. J., Oct. 9.—The German submarine active In the steamship lane oft Nantucket com-, plied with all rules of international law before acting, Secretary Daniels informed President Wilson in a pre liminary report today. Daniels is expected to make formal report later in the day. The presi dent will make no statement unti! complete evidence regarding the sub marines is in his hands. Daniels reported early advices re ceived show no loss of life as result I of submarine attacks and that the Submarines gave full notice of their intentions before sinking any of the vessels. No definite word as yet has been received from the crew of the Kingston which sunk thirty miles off Nantucket, naval reports said. Sev eral U. S. destroyers are in that vicinity. Unable to Locate. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.—The navy department was advised by Admiral Knight by telegraph today that United States destroyers have been unable to locate the crew of the British freighter (Continued on page 7.) DOLL LOST OVERBOARD WHEN GIRL WAS RESCUED doll lost and one mother's hand badly lacerated—these were the only casual ties attending the sinking of the liner Stephano by a German submarine. As one of the small boats was draw ing away from the liner's side, a little girl dropped her doU overboard. Sh9 began crying. Just as the mother reached out to rescue the doll, a wave rolled the life boat against the Stepfe* aao apd baty wgs «pnh«A iy, I S .V 1 FF While Kansan Was Being Ex amined, Another Ship Wire lessed She Was Being Attacked. SHOT ACROSS THE BOW Hawaiian-American Steamer Not Mo lested After the Germans Had Looked Over the Papers. ment after viewing the photograph of the U-63 taken during the tatter's hurried call at Newport Saturday, was taken as conclusive proof that more than one German submersible 4 he same as those depicted on the U-53. The submarine raider did not board the Kansan. Instead the German captain bailed from deck after spot- XContlnoed 2*1 aub Ctofititotion-dlBemotrat KEOKUK, IOWA, MONDAY, OCT. 9, 1916 On New Si! (marine Zone German torpedoes Send Mifiant Ships to Bottom of Sea at Doors of America fBy Fred S. Ferguson, llnlteo-vress Staff Correspondent.] BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 9.—The trans-Atlantic lane over which has flowed a steady stream, of munitions and supplies fon the allied powers from American shores is in the grip of submar. rines of the kaiser's navy todjay. v"? Six unara%d merchantman axe Smown to lie on the ocean bottom south of Nantucket, torpedoed by German submerspbles and late reports have it that two and possibly three more have-been sunk. The vessels positively known to have been destroyed are: The Stephano, 2,153 tons, British Red Cross line, St. Jqhns, N. F., to New York. The Strathgene, 4,321 tons, British New York to Bordeaux. \v,\ The West Point (no tonnage given) British, London to Newport News. The Kingston (no tonnage given) British, destination not iknown. The Bloomersdijk, 3,201 tons, Dutch, New York to Rotterdam. Christian Knudson, 2,538 tons, Norwegian, destination unknown. The passengers and crews of all the vessels are known to have -been rescued with the exception of those of the Kingston. The fate of the men on this ship is as yet unknown. Allied warships are now closing In upon Germany's new submarine zone. The crackling wireless of three British cruisers Is mingling wl$i that of American destroyers out upon the sea on missions of mercy and rescue. Reports to Nantucket, Newport and Boston indicate there la certainly more than one sufamar.ne striking terror along the great International water highway. Officers of the steamer Kansan Indicate beilef that two en emy super-U boats were operating at America's very portals. A dispatch from the United Press staff correspondent at Newport declares Miss Margaret Wilson statsd positively that she saw the name U-61 painted on a life preserver of the submarine which ssnk the steamer ftsphano.. Miss Wilson who was a pa*a«nger on the Stephano, said she looked at the submarine, through galssss and declared she could not-be mistaken on the fetter affif figures she saw. As the fighting submarine which put In st Newport was the U-53, this would definitely account for two submerslbles. At Nantucket a report has befen picked up that two or three submarines are In action and that the number of ships sunk is now eight or nine. The crew of the steamer Kingston one of the six known victims, was still missing today. There Is every hope that the men from this ship may still be adrift or .picked up by aome destroyer which has not yet reported. Good weather prevails off the New England coaat and if the Kingston's crew got off before their ship went down, naval officers bellevq there Is every reason to take an optimistic view of the situation. A total of 216 survivors have now been landed at Newport from four American destroyers. The Ericcson landed eighty-one, the Drayton six, the Benham, thirty-six and the Jenkins thirty-one. Included among the passengers were many women and fourteen babies. The survivors brought stories scarcely equalled In the lore of the sea since the sinking of the Titanic or the Lusltanla. There is no doubt In shipping circles here that Germany's plana for Intercepting munitlon^carry Ing ships were carefully laid. Elud ing the allied patrol, the submersibles have established themselves squarely In the path of practically all trans Atlantic ships. The regular lane recognized by all navigators Is off Nantucket Light. It Is there that the mon sters of the kaiser's submarine force are lurking. They are In a position to strike any type of ahlp they desire. For Instance, the big American line steamer Philadelphia, with passengers and freight from New York to Liver pool, was In the waters from which the reports of German submarines have come today. The Soandlnavlan Amerlcan liner, Frederick VIII, is somewhere off that part of the ooast, bound from Copenhagen to New York, with Ambassador Gerard aboard. One of the mysteries of the new undersea campaign is the escape of the steamer Kansan, chartered by the French government and carrying an enormous cargo of munitions. PEACE PROPOSALS NOT IMPOSSIBLE Ambassador Gerard May be Bringing Request to Presi dent Wilson to Act For the Kaiser. NOW IS THE BEST TIME If Armistice Is Not Declared, Another Winter Campaign in Europe Will be Started. [Tlie foll{ywln^ dispatch was re ceived by the United Press today In response to a request for comment on the report that Germany has decldcd to ask for peace. It is believed to be of tremendous significance in view of the fact It Is passed by the German censor.] [By Carl W. Ackerman, United Press Staff Correspondent] COLOGNE. Oct 7.—(Delayed.)—It is not Impossible that Ambassador [United Press Leased Wire Service.] Gerard is conveying peace proposals BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 9.—A German to America. Before departing from submarine othsr than the U-53, halted Berlin fie held most important con the Hawaiian-American steamer Kan- ferences with Chancellor Von Beth Ban, officers of the vessel declared on tnann Hollwegg, Foreign Secretary reaching port here today. Their state- yon jagow. Dr. Solff, secretary for the colonies, and several leading members of the reichstag. It is believed here that now is the time for Washington to make peace. Only Washington can do this because operated off the }Iew England covc gjjg possesses such great influence Sunday. After studying the photo- ^ith London end Paris. graph, both officers and men said the ship hailing them was different anl that the men aboard were not Now is the psychological moment for if peace is not made now the war must last another year as the winter campaign is now prepared. An armistice is not mentioned, but It is believed that President Wilson can appeal, to powers and ask them to send special representatives to Washi^gtop to-noseHats -.A PLENTY OF I Raid by German Submarines Off Shores of America, Can Cause Disagreement With England. "UNHEALTHY" GROUND Teuton PI rata Craft Permitted to Use United States as Base, Will Make England Angry. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] I LONDON,* Oct. 9.—Possible dls-, agreement between Great Britain' and the United 9tates as the result of German TT boats depredations off the American ooast was forecast by the Dolly Chronicle today. Counter measures taken by the al lies will hamper American trade 1 and also make it "unhealthy" for American submarines off the coast of the United States, the newspaper as I serted. "The United States disagrees with us when it admitted the D^utschland. but the. disagreement is much sharp er when it admits a pirate craft like the U-53 and fraught with many more inqonveniences for the United States," said the Chronicle. "What & Ml- 4-k ON OTHER SIDE British Advance in Macedonia iery Thunders. GREEK FLEiET JOINED French Transport With 2,000 8oldlsrs on Board, Has Been 8ent to the Bottom by Torpedo. [United Press Leased Wire Service.] 'LONDON, Oct 9.—Pressing their advance on the.allied right wing in Macedonia, the British have occupied the villages of Cavdarmah, OnajwH and Ha&natar, It was officially an nounced today. British cavalry has joined In the pursuit of the Bulgarians and has reached the line of Kararaska-Sal mon-tHomondos. Entire Greek Fleet. ROME}, Oct 9.—The whole Greek fleet has now Joined the revolution ary movement, said an Athens dis patch today. Cannons Roar last Nlght.^^ PARIS, Oct Artillerying occur red skmth ef the Somme and in the region of Roye last night, but the ut most calm, so far as lnftmtry opera tions were concerned, prevailed along the entire French front Transport Torpedoed. PA3US, Oct 9.—The transport Gal 'lia, carrying 2,000 French and Serbian troops, has been torpedoed. The tor ped» exploded the transport's cargo of munitions. Up to the present 1.362 soldiers have been rescued. The survivors were landed at Sarrinia. [•Presumably the big French liner Gallia is the transport sunk. The Gal lia was built in 19-13, displaced 14,968 tons and was 574 feet long with a 62 foot beam. She was registered at Bordeaux and was in south Atlantic service before the war.] Russians Capture Trench. PETPROGRAD, Oct. 9. Ttusslan troops forced the Austro-German lines in the region of Vladimir-Voly nekl and captyred Austrian trenches south of Shikhalln, after repelling enemy attacks, it was officially an nounced today. In Robudja the Russians are *orti fying newly conquered positions. Russo-Ritmanlana Withdraw. SOFIA, Oct. 9.—After several days of unsuccessful attacks against the Bulgarian lines on Dubrudja the Russo Rumanlans have withdrawn to their former positions, it Nwas nounced today. officially an Offensive Continued. LONDON, Oct 9.—The British con tinued their new offensive north of the Somme last night, establishing ad vance posts east of Le Sars in the di rection of Butte De.Warlencourt, about two miles trom Bapaume, it was offi cially announced today. For the first time since the opening day of the allied offensive the fighting extended north of the Ancre brook last night. The British successfully discharged gas at different points and entered German trenches, returning with prisoners. At Neuville St. Vaast and also near Loos, several raiding parties entered onemy trenches, inflicting many cas ualties, taking a number of prisoners and destroying machine guns. Torpedo Boat Raid. PETROG'RAD, Oct. 9.—Six Russian torpedo boats raided the Black sea ports of Slmsun and Sinop, destroying fifty-six Turkish sailing vessels, it was officially announced today. THE WEATHER Fair and warmer Tuesday. Local temp—7 p. m. 78 7 a. s. "-'irSMOTSl m. 50 EIGHT PAGES E That Was the Record Earlyi This Morning of Raid on American Coast by the German Terrors. nO- JJOBB OF LIFE Not Known How Many 8ubm«rsible4( Took Part In Sunday's At tacks oa Morohant "T 3^4 t»tsi bfl NBTVftPOaVT. R. I., Oct 9. of nine ships have been sunk German submarines up to an early! hour this morning, according to anJ officer of the destroyer Brlccson, ar riving here. This officer said he snderstoodj more than one submarine was surely taking part in the attacks. He said,' information at Nantucket was tiiaC two and possibly three submarines, bad been sighted. H9s Information was all from Nantucket and con forms to reports given there as tai messages picked up from wireless flashes. One report declares there were tw«* submarines—the 53 which put in Newport Saturday, and the 54. Anaap other report mentions the 61. Ther is no way at establishing deflnitel. how many submersible! are on thai scene. All latest Information is that th has been no loss of life. All pai gers from steamers which were sun! have been taken off the Nantucke' light ship and have each been landei or are enroute to Newport aboari United States destroyers. Passen gers from the Stephano and crews ofl the Strathdene. the West Point, thaj Kingston, the Bloomersdijk and thai •Christian KudBon, were taken off d*uiv ing yesterday afternoon and late last| night. Great City in Danger. BOSTON, Mass., Oct. dm* .-•T' t*' '-sM 9.—Grave* fears are felt here today for the steamer Great City, which sailed from Boston late yesterday, before the di» rectors of her line learned of the sub-, marine- activities off Nantucke^ Shoals. The Great City is bound for St» Nazarre, France, with a big cargo for the French government. She is carrying about 7,000 tens of steel, 500 horses and several hundred tons of feed and grain. On the Search. NANTUCKET, R. I.. Oct. 9.—Allied cruisers are cruising off Nantucket, shoals in search of German subma rines. Wireless messages picked ujk early today indicate that three Brit Ish cruisers have arrived only a few, miles off Nantucket. The British vessels are apparently llsteming in oji all wireless in the hope of getting some report as to the whereabouts of the raiders. Aid for Wage Earners. DES MOINBS, Iowa, Oct. 9.—Mun icipal aid for wage earners this win-, ter, in view of the high cost of liv^ ing, was suggested by Corporation Counsel H. W. Byers, former attorney general of Iowa. "This action," he said, "should be based upon the assumption that with the present scale of flood prices, it will be impossible for the man who makes $2.50 a day or less to support his family. SUPPLY SHIP ATTENDS SUBMARINE ON THIS SIDE Larger Boat Carries Plenty of Torpedoes for the Fight er to Use as Needed. {United Press Leased Wire Service] W^HINGXOni Oct, 9^-Advioes to the navy department from the New England coast have convinced the de partment that the U-53 had a convoy —probably a supply ship in the form of a larger submarine built to carry munitions, but .pot to fight. The In formation on 'which this belief is based, is not revealed, but the exists ence of such information became known, today. il g|