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'?< at IN ARABIC CASE

Loss of American Lives Gives Presi­dent a Crisis.

»,<•«« PLANS FOR PORT JERVIS DAY

Cliamber of Commerce Arrange Glen Spey Trip

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CERMAN OFFICIALS REPORTED NERVOUS OVER SITUATION

Berlin May Claim Arabic Was Being Convoyed and That She Thereby Sacrificed Her Rights.

Washington, Aug. 21.—Now that it Is certain at least two Americans perish­ed in the sinking of the steamer Arabic by a German submarine without warn­ing, officials here are viewing the situ­ation as one of gravity for the presi­dent.

If unofficial accounts of the sinking of the Arabic are accurate there would seem to be only one possibility of avoiding a diplomatic break with Ger­many. That possibility would consist In a disavowal by Germany of the act of the submarine commander and a voluntary offer of reparation.

The record of Germany's increased submarine operations in the last forty-eight hours has added to the fear of officials here that the kaiser's govern­ment has decided to pursue its under­sea campaign in its own way. regard­less of the consequences with the Unit­ed States.

Possible Avenue of Escape. In some newspaper accounts of the

torpedoing of the Arabic it was said she had been convoyed from Liverpool down the Mersey by British torpedo boats, which followed into the Irish sea and St. George's channel. The convoy, according to' these dispatches, bad turned back only a short time be­fore the German torpedo had been launched against the Arabic.

The state department was intensely Interested In these reports because It was acknowledged that if the Arabic w a s under the protection of British w a r vessels she had surrendered all r ights as an innocent merchantman And was subject to attack.

No information has been received tending to confirm reports that the Arabic had any convoys, and the idea Is discredited.

Loss of L i fe Augments Offense. Washington authorities have realized

from the first that the question of the loss of American life in no way af­fected the principles involved In this latest German submarine outrage.

They have pointed out that the Jeopardizing of American life in viola­tion of international law and in dis regard of President Wilson's warning was the real offense that must be dealt with by this government.

The reports from Queenstown and "Liverpool as to missing Americans seem to leave little room for doubt on th i s score, and President Wilson is now confronted with the necessity of ^determining what the action of this government shall be.

I t is taken for granted here that if the unofficial reports of the Arabic in­cident turn out to be true this govern­ment cannot with dignity protest again t o Germany.

TWO AMERICANS MISSING.

G E R M A N O F F I C I A L S N E R V O U S

Herlln, Aug. 21.—News of the sink­ing of the Arabic caused great nerv­ousness, the foreign /office fearing it would lead to serious difficulties with Washington. Details are with­held from the newspapers, which are prohibited from printing com­ments.

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT RESULTS IN DEATH

Pastor Kills Personal Friend and Faoeg Homicide Charge

Ncwburgh, N. Y., Aug. 20^-William II. Hilton, vice president of the board of health, formerly city councilman an«L one of the most prominent build­ers in this city, was struck by an au-tcmoh'le, owned and driven by the Rev. Frederick 10. Whitney, vicar of St. Agnes' church, here today. Half an hour later Mr. Hilton died.

Acting under orders from Coroner Norman Dubois, the police placed Mr. Whitney under arrest on a charge of homicide. He was taken to police headquarters and released shortly af­terward in $1,000 bail, although Dis­trict Attorney Jonathan D. Wilson, Jr., said that no bail bond would be re­quired. The clergyman, who is head of a New York Bible publishing house, is in a state of colktpse. The victim of the accident was his personal friend.

Mr. Hilton was on his way to his home. He alighted from a trolley car at Water and Broad streets. The au­tomobile struck him and hurled him fifty feet. Witnesses declare the auto­mobile was going forty miles an hour. Mr. Hilton was picked up unconscious where he died soon after.

Mr. Hilton was a leading figure in Masonic circles, a Republican in poli­tics and one of the most prominent men in the city. He was seventy years old.

Mr. Whitney will be arraigned be­fore Recorder Cantline Saturday morning.

SUMNER BOARDER KILLED AT LIBERTY

V^hite Star Line Officials Report Loss of Twenty* Passengers.

V eenstown, Aug. 21.—Two Ameri­cans among the twenty-five who were passengers on the Arabic are still miss­ing, and there seems to be no Imme­diate hope that they have survived.

These are Mrs. Josephine S. Bruguiere of New York, Newport and San Fran­cisco and Dr. Edmond F. Woods of Janesville, Wis.

The latest compiled figures give a to­ta l of twenty passengers, cabin and steerage, not yet heard from, regarding fourteen of whom sufficient Investiga­t ion has been made to cause the steam­ship company to list them as definitely missing.

U BOATS SINK TEN MORE.

Stepped Out of Way of One Train in Front of Another

Liberty, Aug. 20—William Buchan­an, of Brooklyn, a boarder at the Sum­mit House, was instantly, killed, at 2:40 Wednesday, while walking on the (). & W. tracks near his boarding place.

He was walking south as train No. 21 was going north. He stepped from in front of the train onto the south bound track in front of train No. 2 When he was reached a few minutes later life was extinct. His skull was crushed, his back injured and the right side of his head and face was cut and scratched.

Mr. Buchanan was a widower, about 40 years of age; and leaves three chil­dren, who were not with him at the Summit house, where he has been a guest during the past four weeks.

STORK MUCH COAL.

Seven British, One Spanish and Two Norwegian Sent to the Bottom.

London, Aug. 21.—The sinking of ten more steamships—seven British, one of Spanish and two of Norwegian reg­istry—by German submarines is re­ported.

In addition, the Leyland liner Nico­t i an , 4,007 tons, which sailed from New Orleans for Avonmouth and Liverpool on Aug. 1, -was attacked by a subma­rine and damaged, but not sunk.

Arable Destroyer Reported Captured. London, Aug, 21.—It is rumored that

«ln< jiubiuiirlite which sank ilu« Arable h, being iaken in (hii-iMisiiown UM u pil'/n by 11 puirol boni. The admiralty doe:» not eonili in i lu> 1 enoi i.

About 150 men are employed by tho New York, Ontario & Western railroad at their coal storage plant on tho Green flats near Cadosia. They have now stored at this point at the present time about 80,000 tons of chestnut coal, about 35,000 tons of stt ve coal, 32,000 tons of buckwheat coal, 20,000 tons of pea coal and 10,-000 birdseye. Thoso who profess to know, say that they have, hardly got started to store coal. There is room for about 45,000 tons of stove and chestnut, then that part of the plant will be filled to capacity.

BANK IS SUED

Monroe, Aug. 20.—A suit has been commenced by tho village of Mon­roe against the Monroe National bank in the court of Justice J. B. Gregory. It is to recover $40 interest on an ac­count of that financial institution. It la a l l e g e d i t ie bank" r e i ' u a e d in p a y

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The committee arranging the at­tendance at the Glen Spey fair an­nounce that a drum corps from the Munnich Brothers ' cornet, piccolo and drum band will head the procession following the pathfinder car. Mr. F. D. Fowler acting as pathfinder, will direct the route of the parade through portions of the city preceding the drum corps, which will also go to Glen Spey to provide music both go­ing and returning. They will be con­veyed to the fair in the auto bus of the Rutan Auto Co., which Mr. Peter C. Rutan has generously donated for the day. The committee report that quite a number have already signified their intention of going with their automobiles for the day. It is de­sired that all, who intend going, join in the procession and proceed to­gether to Glen Spey. The start will be made promptly at 10 o'clock at Hotel Mitchell. Let everyone who can take a holiday and show our Glen Spey friends that we are interested in their endeavors.

EXCHANGE OF PULPITS

An exchange of pulpits has been ar­ranged by the pastors of several of the churches tomorrow. The follow­ing is the schedule:

Baptist—Rev. A. B. Boynton in the morning and Rev. Willard Conger In the evening.

Presbyterian—Rev. F. S. Simmons in the morning and Rev. Warren L. Steeves in the evening.

Reformed—Rev. E. V. Kruizenga in the morning and Rev. A. B. Boynton In the evening.

West End Reformed—Rev. Steeves in the morning and Rev. Kruizenga in the evening.

SELL HKTWEEN CARS; BOTH LEGS TAKEN OFF

Trainman Benjamin Black Seriously Injured at Pond Eddy

TUINMAN McOANN INJURED

Erie trainman Clarence D. McCann of por t Jervis was admitted to S,t. Luke's hospital at Newburgh on Fri* day night with a severe injury to his hand. While making a coupling on Conductor Bacon's train, the New­burgh local, at Woodbury, his hand was caught in the coupler and crush; ed. He was hurried to the hosp i t a l His relatives in Port Jervis were no-titled of the accident.

WILL PLAN F O R GRAND RALLY

The delegates and officers of the Holy Name societies of Orange, Sul­livan and Rockland counties will meet at St. Mary's hall in this city at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon to make final arrangements for the grand ral­ly of the Holy Name societies at Port. Jervis on the afternoon of Sunday, September 12th.

Erie Trainman Benjamin Black of the Delaware division of the Erie had both legs amputated at St. Francis hospital Friday night as a result of injuries received in an accident at Pond Eddy.

Black was running on an eastbound way freight train which was in charge of Conductor John McLaughlin and Engineer Adam Kantz. At Pond Eddy the young man was going over the top of the cars when he slipped and fell between the cars to the tracks. The firoman heard the man's yells and the train was stopped. Black was found along the tracks with one leg severed below the knee and the other leg bad­ly mangled about the foot. He was I laced on board the train and was hurried to this city where he was ad­mitted to St. Francis hospital. Drs. Ctddeback and Swartwout, Erie sur­geons amputated both legs below the knees. His condition was critical at the time he was admitted to the hos­pital as he was suffering from the loss of blood and shock.

The injured man's father, James E. Black, his sister, Miss Lizzie Black, and brother, Ellwood Black, who re­side near Barryville, were notified of tho accident and came to St. Francis hospital at an early hour this morning.

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Case Makes Situation Serious.

OFFICIAL DISPATCHES CONFIRM PRESS REPORTS

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HAPPY JACK KILLED I BY AN AUTOMOBILE

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British Government Issues Statement That Arabic Was Not Convoyed—More Bodies Are

Washed Ashore.

BOOST THINGS THAT M BOOST PORT JERVIS

That is Why One Man Has Given $10 To Sky Line Drive

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The people of St. Mary's • church havo arranged for their summer nights festival on the evenings of Aug. 30 and 31 and September 1st. On the first night a chicken supper will be served and a band concert will be rendered by the Port Jervis band, on the second" night moving pictures and vaudeville and on the third night a masquerade barn dance In the new building. The affair will be given for the benefit of the new building fund and the guests are assured of a godd time on each night.

Monticello, Aug. 20.—"Happy Jack" Brady, the umbrella mender and well known character in this vicinity, was struck by an automobile on the Toll Gate Hill, about 7:45 o'clock Thurs­day evening, and instantly Jdlled. shortly before the accident he was seen by Mrs. Lix sitting on the edge of the road mending an umbrella. A J. McCullough, who was returning

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home saw the car from a distance and saw it swerve out from the center of the road, hitting Brady squarely. The car slowed down for a minute and then put on more power and drove

Out of sight. When Mr. McCullough reached the

man he was dead. Sheriff Winner, who was notified, went to the scene at once and drove to Fallsburg to see if he could get any clue to the owner of the car and. the driver that struck the man, but found no evidence The Investigation will be continued. Coroner Cauthers gave a permit for the removal of the body.

John Brady was a civil war vet­eran, and Sergeant McM'illen had made out his pension papers for him for years, although his home was in Paterson. He was a regular visitor at Monticello every three months and sometimes oftener, and everybody knew him.

IN LOCAL COURT

KRIE LEAGUE NOTES

The Salamanca Erie league team defeated Hornell on Thursday after­noon by a score of 14 to 13.

The Susquehanna league club, the leaders of the western division, ar­rived here on train 30 this morning to play the Port Jervis nine at Tracco Park.

THE WEATHER REPORT Max. temp, yesterday 81(

Min. temp, yesterday 46 Min. temp, today 56 Temp, at noon today .76 Wind Southeast Rain last 24 hours Trace Rain for month 3.21 Rain for year 27.77 Last year, same date 28.48

Francis Mayo, an Italian, was ar­rested by Officer Michael Higgins on Friday night for entering a vacant house at 139 Jersey avenue. The man was arraigned before Justice Bevans this morning and stated that he came to Port Jervis from Susquehanna on a freight train and seeing the vacant house, went into it to sleep. Justice Bevans ordered the man out of town.

Edward Dixon who was arrested by Officer Gray Friday for being drunk and disorderly, was ararigned before Justice Bevans tnis morning. Sen­tence was suspended.

John Cronk and Charles Giblin were arrested this morning by Chief of Police Prank A. Brown and Officer Stephen Campbell on a charge of petit larceny. . They were placed in the city jail and will be given a hearing later.

OOCIIEOTON MAY GO DRY •/

WENT DOWN F O R DRINK While working In the field several

hundred feet from his house, Monday, Edward Eagin noticed an unusually wot spot. Tracing the source of the water he found a round hole about four inches in 'diameter bored into the ground down over three feet to his half-inch lead water supply pipe, in which were three small holes close together, from which the water was escaping. It was evidently the work of lightning some days before.

HELD BABY PARADE Ifiamesha's big baby show and float

contest was held at the north end of the lake on Monday at three o'clock Babies of every variety, size and description were on hand to compote i'nr I ho cash pdwa. Tho aiVa.lv wan ituder the able , direction of Mr.

The Callicoon Democrat says:. I t looks as though the town of Cochec-ton was doomed to go dry. There is in the hands of James Cornwall, jus­tice of the peace, a petition asking that the question of license or no, li­cense be submitted this1 fall to the voters of the town of Cochecton. The law requires that everyone who sings the petition shall do so in the pres­ence of a notary or some one quali­fied to administer an oath. A goodly number of prominent citizens have already signed it. f;

I BOY SCOUTS MEET

At a meeting of the Boy Scouts of America which was held in their council rooms on Fowler street on Friday evening they decided* to hold a council Are on Mount William In Elks Park in the near future. AS <bo plans have not been completed <b<«. date will be announced later.

Ji'lMlOIUJ I > . E 4 ' I J I N . I < ;

Boost the things that will boost us, I consider good policy. Port Jervis is fast coming to the front; we all see that. Nowhere are two movements that I look upon as very efficient means to create and, preserve the prosperity of our city, and they are th*e Chamber of Commerce and Sky Line drive. The C'hamber of Com­merce, I have always considered fav­orably and was delighted when through the hard-headed common sense of some citizens the two bodies, the board of trade and the business men's association, united their forces. With Mayor Lybolt, I wofcdd say that the collapse of the Chamber of Com­merce would be a calamity to the city and a disgrace to our business men; however, I was pleased when informed that there was nothing to fear for the existence of the Chamber of Com­merce because even the delinquent members are paying their dues. The Sky Dine drive was a different matter. All thought it wise to keep the twin mountains from private own­ership and possible defacement to the detriment of the city; and praised the clear-sightedness and public ' spirit that prompted the procuring of them for the people but no one dreamed that anything could be done with them for the present. . Now the eyes of the people are being opened once more by the construction of that marvelous highway, the Sky Line drive. My eyes are open and I told the gentlemen who asked me to contribute to the road fund that I would gladly give ten dol­lars as a starter even thougti-. I have meagre means. Without seeking pub­licity I wish to send this small offering through the papers, five to the Gazette and five to the Union. My purpose in so doing is to help call the attention of the citizens to this grand work, so that every one giving a little we will help the men to keep right on with the work. The Sky Line drive will work wonders for this town. I would strongly advise the entire community to turn out tomorrow afternoon to see the finished part of the road.

Port Jervis, N. Y., August 21, 1915.

CITIZEN.

(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Aug. 21.—Ofllcial d is­patches to Uio slate department con­firmed press reports tha t the Arabic was torpedoed without warning and that at least some American passen­gers lost their lives. Officials hem make no attempt to minimize Uio sit­uation. Everywhere the severance? of diplomatic relations with Germany is discussed as likely if it develops t h e Arabic* was deliberately torpedoed without regard to the question as to whether she made hostile approach Upon the submarine..

Tho state department announced that Ambassador Gerard will prolmhly l>e invited to ask the German govern­ment for mi explanation of the Arabic sinking. *Thc state department 's a t t i ­tude is tha t if the German government has any facts, which in its opinion mitigate the circumstances of Uio a t ­tack, such as an a t tempt of the Arabic to escape or resist submarine, It should in? given an opportunity to p r e ­sent Uiom. Today's announcement i n -dictates there may be some exchange o t diplomatic communications before President Wilson takes any action.

Two Bodies Washed Ashore Now York, Aug. 20.—A cablegram

was received by the White Star C<*.» stated two unidentified victims of t h e Arabic; were washed ashore nea r Queenstown. One body, tha t of a w o ­man, Is presumably a cabin imsscnger. Tho other is Unit of a steward.

Body of American Found New York, Aug. 21.—The body of

Mrs. Josephine L. Bruguiere, one of two Americans lost with the Arabic* has liecn found, aceordiiig to an a n ­nouncement of U4» White Star line.

Dead Number 56 London, Aug. 21.—The amended list

of passengers lost on tho Arabic given the total sixteen, which with forty memliers of tho crew places t he n u m ­ber of dead a t fifty-six.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE I R E C T 0 R S MEET

ho first meeting of the board of di-ctors of the Chamber of Commerce

for the new year was held last even­ing. The chairman of the departments were in atendance and if the spirit and determination manifested means anything it indicated that the Cham­ber of Commerce will be even a more potent factor in the interest of Port Jervis this coming year than it has been in the past twelve months. When fifteen or twenty men in any commun­ity band themselves together aod ag­ree that an. organization must go ahead it will.

President Hammond appointed as his executive committee the four vice-presidents, Messrs. F. D. Fowler, George Happ, Jr., L. A. Johnson and Lloyd Stevens. This action was rati­fied by the board of directors. They also ratified the actioji of the execu­tive committee in their decision, to return the subscriptions to the in­dustrial fund to the donors.

The president said he had,' been asked by a resident of Milford wheth­er it would be possible, through the Chamber of Commerce, to interest the people of this city in support of the trolley system to Matamoras a n / Mil ford. No action was taken last even­ing mi the }»opo;;hio)i will probably be prc'ienled at. ;• later date. Many mattera <>i' routine hnninesM were Iran Miieied, ineludinjv the granting' nf two weeli. ' i y a e a f l n n t o t h e a o e r e t a r y , w h i e . h h e w i l l la . l te h i t h o n e a r f u t u r e .

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Arabic Not Convoyed London, Aug. 21.—The British gov­

ernment has authorized the statement that tho Arabic was not being con­voyed when torpedoed.

Cymric Was Convoyed New York, Aug. 21.—The passengers

and crew of the White Star liner Cym­ric asserted on the arrival here today that the liner had been convoyed for thirty-six hours after leaving Liver­pool, August 11, by relays of British warships. Several passengers said a periscope of a submarine was seen. The Cymric took practically the same course as the Arabic.

E. V. Springer of New York, told of an alleged discovery by British aur thorities of a plot to poison respira­tors purchased for the use of troops in trenches against chlorine gas. I t was found, he said, the sponge a t tach­ment had been impregnated by a s ­phyxiating poison. The report is cor­roborated by Miss M. B. Gloss, a SL. Louis newspaper woman.

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Will Annex Poland Berlin, Aug. 21.—The German press

commenting on Chancellor von Beth-mann-Hollweg's speech in the Reich­stag expresses the general opinon that the government contemplates the an nexation of Russian Poland, a StM which meets with almost universal a p ­proval.

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