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mmsmm. MHENRY^JPLAINDEALER, M'HENR¥* EUU mm r'i'xflH , m ' k0Z- -: Asm KatfWroGeea Dkisfedions (& CDl^hodes COPYRICrHT 1914- DODD,A\EAD <3£ CQMPAMS/ SYNOPSIS. A curious crowd of neighbors lnvtfl» the mysterious home of Jud|?e Ostrander, county Judge and eccentric recluse, fol­ lowing a veiled woman who has gained entrance through the gates of the high double barriers surrounding the place. The woman has disappeared but the Judge Is found In a cataleptic state. Bela, his Bervant, appears in a dying condition and prevents entrance to a secret door. Bela dies. The Judge awakes. Miss Weeks explains, to him what has occurred during his seizure. He secretly discovers the whereabouts of the veiled woman. She proves to be the widow of a man tried before the Judge and electrocuted for mur­ der years before. Her daughter Is en­ gaged to the Judge's son, from whom he Is estranged, but the murder Is between the lovfjw. She plans to clear her husband's memory and asks the Judge's aid. CHAPTER V-^-Contlnuetf. FOUL CRIME IN DARK HOLLOW ALGERNON ETHERIDGE, PROMI­ NENT CITIZEN, WAYLAID AND MURDERED AT LONG BRIDGE. DIRECT GLUE TO MURDERER Stick With Which Crime Was Commit­ ted Easily Traced to Ita Owner-- Landlord of Claymore Tavern in the Toils--He Denies His Guilt. "Last Evening Shelby's clean record was blackened by outrageous crime. 8ome time after nightfall a carter was driving home by Factory road, when, just as he was nearing Long bridge, he came upon the body of a man lying without movement and seemingly without life. "Knowing that in all probability an boar niight elapse before assistance could arrive in the Bhape of another passer-by, he decided to carry his story straight to Claymore tavern. It was fortunate his horses were headed that way instead of the other, or he might have missed seeing the skulk­ ing figure which slipped down into the ravine with a short cough, hurriedly choked back. He could not see the face or identify the figure, but he knew the cough. He had heard it a hundred times; and, saying to himself, 'That's John Scoville,' he whipped his horse up the hill and took the road to Claymore. "And he was right. A dozen fel­ lows started up at his call, but Sco­ ville was not among them. He had been out for two hours; which, the carter having heard, he looked down, but said nothing except 'Come along, boys! I'll drive you to the turn of the bridge.' "But just as they were starting Sco­ ville appeared. He was hatiess and disheveled and reeled heavily with liquor. He also tried to smile, which made the carter lean quickly down and with very little ceremony drag him up into the cart. So with Sco­ ville amongst them they rode quickly back to the bridge, the landlord coughing, the men all grimly silent. "One flash of the lantern told the dismal tale. The man was not only dead, but murdered. His forehead had been baiterfeu iii with & knotted stick; all hiB pockets hung out empty; and from the general disorder of his dress It was evident that his watch had been torn away by a ruthless hand. But the face they failed to recognize till some people, running down from the upper town, where the alarm had by this time spread, sent up the shout of It's Mr. Etheridge! Judge Ostran- der's fr!c:.1 Let some c^c HIE and notify the judge.' % "But the fact was settled long be­ fore the judge came upon the scene, and another fact, too. In beating the bushes they had lighted on a heavy stick. When it was brought forward and held under the strong light made by a circle of lanterns a big movement took place in the crowd. The stick had been recognized. Indeed, it was well known to all Claymore men. They had seen it in Scoville's hands a dozen times. Even he could not deny its ownership, explaining, 'I lost it in these woods this afternoon. I hadn't anything to do with this killing.' "He had not been accused; but he found it impossible to escape after this, and at the Instance of Coroner Haines he waB carefully looked over and a small red ribbon found in one of his pockets. He was Immediately put under arrest and taken to the etty lockup." A later paragraph: "The detectives were busy this morning, going over the whole ground in the vicinity of the bridge. "They were rewarded by two Impor­ tant discoveries. The impression of a foot in a certain soft place half-way up the bluff; and a small heap of fresh earth near by which, on being dug into, revealed the watch of the mur­ dered man. The broken chain lay with iL "The footprint has been measured. It coincides exactly with the shoe worn that night by the'suepect" . , "The prisoner continues to deny his guilt. The story he gives out is to the effect that he left the tavern some few minutes before seven o'clock, to look for his child, who had wandered into the ravine. He had his stick with him, for he never went out with­ out it, but, finding it In his way, he leaned it against a tree. "He crossed the bridge and took the path running along the edge of the ravine. In doing this he came upon the body of a man in the black recesses of the hollow, a man so evi dently beyond all help that he would have hurried by without a second look if it had not been for the watch he saw lying on the ground close to the dead man's side. • "It was a very fine watch; it seemed better for him to take it into his own charge till he found some responsible pers6n willing to carry it to police headquarters. "He dashed into the woods, and, tearing up the ground with his hands, buried his booty in the loose soil, and made for home. Even then he had no intention of appropriating the watch, only of safeguarding himself, nor did he have any hand at all in the murder of Mr. Etheridge. This he would Bwear to; also, to the leav­ ing of the stick where he said." . "Today John Scoville was taken to the tree where he insists he left his stick. The prisoner showed a sud den interest in the weapon and begged to see it closer. He pointed out where a splinter or two had been freshly whittled from the handle, and declared that no knife had touched it while it remained in his hands. But, as he had no evidence to support this state­ ment, the Impression made by this declaration is not likely to go far He Wat Hatiess and DtcU-. toward influencing public opinion in hie favor." . Deborah sighed as she laid this clipping aside and took up another headed by a picture of her husband. It was not an unhandsome face. In­ deed, it was his good looks which had prevailed over her judgment in the early days of their courtship. Reu- ther had inherited her harmony of feature from him--the chiseled nose, the well-modeled chin and all the other physical graces wnich had made him a fine figure behind his bar. He had had no business worries; yet his tem­ per was always uncertain. She bad not often suffered from it herself, for her ascendancy over men extended even to him. But Reuther had shrunk before it more than once. Was not the man who couid bring his hand down upon so frail and ex­ quisite a creature as Reuther was In those days capable of any act of vio­ lence? Yes; but In this case he had been guiltless. She could not but con­ cede this even while yielding to ex­ treme revulsion as she laid his pic­ ture aside. The next slip she took np contained a eulogy of the victim. "The sudden death of Algernon Eth­ eridge has been in more than one sense a great shock to the community. Though a man of passive, rather than active qualities, his scholarly figure, long, lean and bowed, has been eeen too often In our streets not to be missed, when thus suddenly with­ drawn. "Why he should have become the target of Fate is one of the mysteries of life. His watch, which, aside from his books, was his most valuable pos­ session, was the gift of Judge Ostran­ der. That it should be associated in any way with the tragic circumstances of his death is a source of the deepest regret to the unhappy donor." This excerpt she hardly looked at; but the following ehe studied care­ fully: "Judge Ostrander has from the first expressed a strong desire that some associate judge should be called upon to preside over the trial of John Sco­ ville for the murder of Algernon Eth­ eridge. But Judge Saunders' sudden illness and Judge Dole's departure for Europe have put an end to these hopee. Judge Ostrander will take his seat on the bench as usual next Mon­ day. Fortunately for the accused, his well-known judicial mind will prevent any unfair treatment of the. defense." "The prosecution, in the able hands of District Attorney Foss, made all Its points this morning. Unlesrf the de­ fense has some very strong plea in the background, the verdict seems fore­ doomed. A dogged look has replaced the callous and indifferent sneer on the prisoner's face, and sympathy, if sympathy there is, is centered entire­ ly upon the wife, the able, agreeable and bitterly humiliated landlady of Claymore tavern. She it is who has attracted the most attention during this trial, little as she seems to court it." We- omit further particulars which followed to save repetition; but they were carefully conned by Deborah Scoville. Also the following: "The defenee is In line with the statement already given out The prisoner acknowledges taking the watch, but from motives quite opposed to those of thievery. Unfortunately he can produce no witnesses to sub­ stantiate his declaration that he had heard voices in the direction of the bridge while he was wandering the woods in search of his lost child. No evidence of any other presence there is promised or likely to be produced. It was thought that when his wife was called to the stand she might have something to say helpful to his case. She had been the one to ultimately find and lead home the child, and, silent as she had been up to this time, it has been thought possible that she might swear to having heard these voicee also. "But her testimony was very disap­ pointing. She bad seen nobody but the child, whom she had found playing with stones in the old ruin. Though by a close calculation of time she could not have been far from Dark Hollow at the instant of the crime, yet neither on direct or cross examina­ tion could anything more be elicited from her than what has been men­ tioned above. Nevertheless, we feel obliged to state that, irreproachable as her conduct was on the stand, the impression she made was, on the whole, whether Intentionally or unin­ tentionally, unfavorable to her hus­ band. "Some anxiety was felt during the morning session that an adjournment would have to be called, owing to some slight signs of indisposition on the part of the presiding judge. But he rallied very speedily, and the pro­ ceedings continued without interrup­ tion." "Ah!" The exclamation escaped the lips of Deborah Scoville as she laid this clipping aside. "I remember lfls ap­ pearance well. He had the gboBt of one of those attacks, the full force of which I was witness to this morn­ ing, I am of thi? now, though, nobody thought of it then. I happened to glance his way as I left the stand, and he was certainly for one minute without consciousness of himself or his surroundings. But it passed so quickly it drew little attention; not so the attack 6f today. What a mis­ fortune rests upon this man. Will they let him continue on the bench when hie full condition is known?" These were her thoughts, as she re­ called that day and compared It with the present. There were other slips, which she read. The fate of the prisoner was In the hands of the jury. The possi­ bility suggested by the defense made no appeal to men who had the unfor­ tunate prisoner under their eye at every stage of the proceedings. The shifty eye, the hangdog look, out­ weighed the plea of his counsel and the call for strict impartiality from the bench. He was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree, and sen­ tence called for. This was the end; and as she read these words the horror which over­ whelmed her was infinitely greater than when she heard them uttered in that fatal courtroom. For then she regarded him as guilty and deserving his fate, and now she knew him to be Innocent. When her eyelids finally obeyed the dictates of her will the first glimmer­ ing raye of dawn were beginning to scatter the gloom of her darkened chamberl CHAPTER VI. The 8hadow. Bela was to be burled at four. As Judge Ostrander prepared to lock his gate behind the simple cortege which was destined to grow into a vast crowd before it reached the cemetery, he was stopped by the sergeant, who whispered in his ear: "I thought your honor might like to know that the woman--" "Have you found out who she Is?" "No, sir. The man couldnt very well ask her to lift her veil, and at the tavern they have nothing to say .about her." "If s a email mat&efc I will see her myself today and nflr out what she wants of me, Meanwhile remember that I leave this house and grounds NEW LAW WOULD •'AFFECT HUNTER f ' BILL INTRODUCE*) IN LEGISLA­ TURE WILL INTEREST 8P0RTSMEN OF 8TATE. CHANGES OPEN SEASON DATES <& 4 "Have You Found Out Wjho She is?" absolutely to your protection for the next three hours. - I shall be known to be absent, so that a more careful watch than ever, is necessary. Not a man, boy or child is to climb the fence. I may rely on you?" "You may, judge." "On my return you can all go. I will guard my own property after to­ day. You understand me, Bergeant?" "Perfectly, your honor." • • • • * • • Spencer's Folly, to the Judge, ap­ proaching it from the highway, was as ugly a sight as the world contained. He hated its arid desolation and all the litter of blackened bricks blocking up the site of former feastings and reckless merriment. Most of all, he shrank from a eight of the one corner still intact where the ghosts of dead memories lingered, making the whole place horrible to his eye and one to be shunned by all men. The cemetery from which he had come .looked less lonesome to his eyes and far less omi­ nous. No sign remained of pillar or door­ way--only a gap. Toward this gap he stepped, feeling a strange reluc­ tance in entering iu But u6 had no choice. He knew what he should see-- No, he did not know what he should see, for when he finally stepped in it was not ah open view of the hol­ low which met his eyes, but the purple- clad figure of Mrs. Averill with little Peggy at her side. He had not ex­ pected to see the child, and, standing as they were with their backs to him, they presented a which, for some reason to be found in the myste­ rious recesses of his disordered mind, was exceedingly repellent to him. The noise he made should have caused Deborah's tall and graceful figure to turn. But the spell of her own thoughts was too great; and he would have found himself compelled to utter the first word, if the child, who had heard him plainly enough, had not dragged at the woman's hand and so woke her from her dream. (TO BE CONTINUED^) To Be First Sixteen D«ys of October for Prairie Chickens--More Game Wardens Will Be Needed if Measure Passes. Springfield.--The state's grand army of sportsmen shotgunists, who dream away idle hours in town oiling hunting boots and looking over guns, may now indulge in some off season excitement. While pining for the woods and streams they may exercise their sport­ ing emotions watchiug the progress in the legislature of the state fish and game commission's proposed new law. The bill was introduced in the house by Representative A. M. Foster of Rushville, chaifman last session of the fish and game committee, now headed by Arthur Roe of Vandalia. PerhapB the most cheerful promise contained in the bill is that a hunter may ship the product of his prowess. So long as the game is not to be used for commercial purposes, he is free to send it anywhere within the state. Another provision lifts the limit on prairie chickens from three to twelve, but the birds are given a balancing advantage by a change in the open season dates. At present the season is from November Id to November 25. But if there is a snowfall, prairie chickens huddle together so that one shot will kill a score. The Foster bill sets the open season back to the first sixteen days of October. For the first time since Illinois be­ gan regulating hunting, the bill pro­ poses an open season on cock pheas­ ants--the first four days of October. The squirrel season is advanced. Now it runs from July 1 to November 15. In the bill it is set from August 14 to v January 1. The same change ia made for doves. If the bill becomes a law it will create vast game preserves in Illi­ nois, especially along the Illinois river. Provision is made for co­ operative establishment of reserva­ tions by the state, land owners and clubs. Seven wardens at $2,000 are created; there are now six at $1,500. The commission wants 115 deputy war­ dens to work the year around at $1,200. The existing force is sixty and as many more are used in the shooting season. Judges Fail to Obey Law. Only one of the sixty-five circuit court judges in Illinois up to a few days ago had compiled with the law requiring that a biennal report be made to the speaker of the house of representatives. The sole report was from Judge Harry Higbee of Pittsfield, a Democrat in the Eighth judicial cir­ cuit and now sitting in appellate court of the Fourth district. That no re­ port had come from any of the four­ teen Chicago judges was commented on as significant in connection with the bill now pending in the house to increase their number. The biennial report is supposed to cover the work of the ctrnrt and any suggestions the judge may care to make as to remedi­ al legislation. Judge John Gibbons is said to be the only Chicago judge who makes the report with regularity. Such a report also is required by law from the judges of the supreme court. Secretaries for Legislators, Springfield.---A mileage allowance in the guise of ia appropriation for a secretary for 'each member is provided in a bill introduced in both houses of the legislature. Senator Boehm of Chicago, a Demo­ crat, presented the bill in the senate, while Representative Fieldstack of Chicago, a Republican, sponsored It in the house. The bill appropriates $1,000 for a secretary for each member. It is un­ derstood, however, that those back of the measure expect to offer to com­ promise by making the amount $500. An emergency clause is attached to the measure so that it may become effective in time to reimburse mem­ bers for their traveling expenses dur­ ing the present session. A bill introduced by Representative Moore of Wethersfield, a Republican, provides a salary increase for future sessions. This measure makes the bi­ ennial salary $5,000 instead of $2,000 and raises the postage and stationery allowance from $60 to $100. A mileage allowance of ten cents a mile also is Included. Representative Lyle introduced a bitl placing employees of the legisla­ ture under civil service. Representa­ tive Flagg presented ft bill requiring all committee clerks to be expert ste­ nographers. A "safety first" measure was intro­ duced by Senator Roos in the senate. It prohibits trespassing on railroad tracks. An Optimist. When you hand a lemon to an op­ timist he will dig up a little sugar and a little something else and a little hot water and make himself comfortable. --Cincinnati Enquirer. ABOVE SUCH LITTLE MATTERS How a Foreign Tour .Affected^ the Business Attitude of a Brook­ lyn Grocer. A thrifty Brooklyn grocer, who be­ gan his career of success driving a de­ livery wagon, became ambitious after he had bought out his former em­ ployer and for two or three years was doing far better than ever and thought he would make a European trip as others were doing who hadn't as much money as he had. He arranged his business for a three months absence and sailed away on a big ship, says the Argonaut In due course be returned, and bis foreign experiences had puffed him up amazingly. He stuck to his grocery, but he looked down upon it with dis­ dain and never lent a hand to his clerks as once he did. One day he was standing in front looking over the arrangement of the various articles usually displayed in front of groceries, and a lady came by who was one of his old customers. £fce looks* aveturiL • niute-tt.M Xqe what she wanted and found It. "Oh, Mr. Blank," she said, "what are the potatoes worth?" But he made no reply. Not he. "John," he called to a clerk inside, "John, come out here and tell the lady what potatoes are worth." Value of Cheeriness. Who can estimate the medicinal power of one cheerful life in the home --of one serene, balanced soul? The workman who rejoices in bis work and laughs away his discomfort is the man who is sure to rise, for it is what we do easily and what we lifce to do that we do well. The most of us make our backs ache carrying useless, foolish burdens. We carry luggage and rubbish that are of no earthly use, but which sap our strength and keep us jaded and tired to no purpose. If we could only learn to hold on to the things worth while, and drop the rubbish--letting go the useless, the foolish, the silly, the hamperers, and the things that hinder--we should not only make progress, but we should mIsd keep ^ Fencing Off Italy. The Italian government is often greatly annoyed by the smuggling of large amounts of contraband goods across the Swiss border into Italy, re­ sulting in a great loss of revenue. Steps are now being taken which it is hoped will stop this lawlessness. Plans have been made to fence the whole of the border with heavy metal netting and customs authorities look upon the scheme with great favor. This form of barrier has been tried along several parts of the frontier, but it has been found that the fence alone is not sufficient. The new fence of wire netting is nine feet high and along the top ate to be fastened at short intervals a number of bells which will summon the customs in­ spectors the moment a person tries to cross the border. Of course this necessitates the employment of a large force of inspectors, who will be provided with police dogs to run down the offenders.--Pathfinder. Blackfish in Cape Cod Bay. A school of blackfish which has i& the waters of Cape Cod bay for several days, has become stranded on the beach, near Provincetown. Blackfish were very plentiful forty or fifty years ago, but after 1888 none were Been until in the fall of 1911. Blackfish are also called "pilot whales," deriving this name from the fact that in a school one always acts as Uie guide. They are very valuable for the oil they produce. Each mam­ moth fish contains about a barrel of oil. * A blackfish is a sort of miniature whale, varying in length from six to twenty-two feet, and weighing from 400 pounds to a ton each. Their skin is as smooth as satin and jet black. Years ago each fishing shanty along the cape shore was equipped with its whaling equipment--dory, harpoons, try-pots and lances. Each time a school of the mammals was Biglited there was a contest, in which the first on the scene was the winner.--Ex­ change. Correct. Aunt--"You've counted up to eight nicely, dear. But don't you know what comes after eight*" - Elsie--"Bed time." SOME OF THE LARGEST BATTUU, 8HIP8 IN FRANCO-BRITISH FLEET L08T. 2 630 DIE ON FRENCH SHB5 ^ ••.ag British Admiralty Admits Heaviest •fi'-i",ii .39. . ;*pr Blow of Naval War in Sinking of the • •m Dreadnaught Irresistible, Ocean anci ..- Bouvet by Mines. ^ jtii* ' //%'* • sfi mm Minimum Wage Law Up. The minimum wage bill of the Wom­ en's Trade Union league of Chicago was introduced by Representative Burns. The bill creates a commission of five members, four of them to be appointed by the governor and the fifth member by the other four. Two of the members are to be representa­ tives of employers and two of the em­ ployees. The commission is given power to investigate conditions in the different trades and to fix minimum wages for women and for minors. A fine may be imposed by the commis­ sion . on employers who fail to carry out Its orders. Argue Over 8horter Workday. Representatives of employers' or ganizations, the State Federation of Labor and various labor unions ap­ peared before the committee on indus­ trial affairs of the lower house of the legislature to urge or oppose the passage of Representative McCor- mick's bill providing for an eight-hour workday for women. Under the exist­ ing law the workday for women is limited to ten hours. Agnes Nestor of Chicago, president of the Women's Trades Union league; Elizabeth Maloney, member of the Waitresses' union of Chicago; Mary Anderson, a shoe worker; Oscar S. Nelson, state factory inspector, and John H. Walker, representing the State Federation of Labor and numer­ ous other bodies of organized labor, spoke in support of the bill. Just before adjournment Francis Killduff of La Salle, representing the Illinois Retail Dry Goods association, spoke briefly in opposition to it. Dudley Taylor of Chicago, attorney for the Employers' association of Illi­ nois, and John M. Glenn, secretary of the Illinois Manufacturers' associa­ tion, were present in the interests of the organizations they represent, and both plied the speakers with questions. Miss Nestor told of the strain under which trades are operated, declaring eight hours' work now being much more trying than were ten hours' work in the same trade a few years ago. She told of the progress made in other states, many of which have adopted the eight-hour workday for women. Factory Inspector Nelson told of the weaknesses of the present ten-hour law and suggested changes in form for the new law If enacted. Mr. Tay­ lor questioned Nelson with Bome sharpness, bringing out the .fact that they had clashed in previous encoun­ ters. London, March 22.--The greatest!*; blow suffered by the allieB on the seas ' since the war began was administered by the Turks Thursday, when drifting mines in the narrows of the Darda­ nelles blew up and sank three of the largest battleships in the Franco- - Turkish fleet while the ships were . ; 4 bombarding eight of the Turkish forts. The ships destroyed are the 15K00G- - f'yv'4 ton British second line battleship lire-' i V<;' 8istible, the 12,500-ton British battle- ship Ocean and the 12,205-ton French - battleship Bouvet In addition, the . British dreadnaught cruiser Inflexible and the French battleship Gaulois]:•'.,/$£•:.} were damaged by the gunfire from the * forts. Nearly every man of the 630 in the crew of the Bouvet was lost with the, ship, but almost the entire crews of; the Irresistible and the Ocean were saved. This tremendous loss was admitted •Wi : m 4'M #3 Laundrymen Elect Officers. Gilbert McCoy was elected presi­ dent of the Laundrymen's association of Illinois in closing session of the twenty-fourth annual convention. The other officers elected for the ensuing year were as follows: First vice-pres­ ident, A. E. Anderson, Kankakee.; sec­ ond viefc-president, George Nagel, Chi­ cago; secretary, C. H. Atwood, Gene- seo; treasurer, O. Larson, Chicago; sergeant-at-arms, J. McLaughlin, Chi­ cago; members of executive commit­ tee, W. O. King, Blue Island, and B. M. Gaddis* Alton, The convention city for 1916 was not selected but will be named by the executive committee meeting in six months. Quincy, Peoria and other cities have presented invitations to the laundrymen to meet in their cities. Col. 8mith Would Be Governor. Col. Frank L. Smith of Dwight, at the Union League club at Chicago made formal announcement of his can­ didacy for the Republican nomination for governor. O. K. on Eight-Foot Waterway. Governor Dunne's plan for an eight- foot waterway from Lockport to Utica, connecting Chicago with the Gulf of Mexico, has been approved by the ex­ ecutive committee of the Chicago As­ sociation of Commerce. May Enter Gubernatorial Race. John G. Oglesby of Elkhart, former lieutenant governor, and son of for­ mer Gov. Richard J. Oglesby, is ex­ pected by his friends to enter the race for Republican nomination for governor in 1916. I Illinois Fire Losses Heavy. Looses in Illinois have been severe recently. A fire at Champaign Jumped an 80-foot street and narrowly escaped becoming a conflagration, causing a loss of $300,000. Quincy also had a bad loss, the third within a week. For Lyman Trumbull Statue. A meeting was held at Chicago for the purpose of discussing plans to in­ duce the legislature to appropriate $25 000 for a statue of Lyman Trum­ bull, who was a United States sena­ tor and a justice of the supreme court of Illinois. Before his election to the senate Mr. Trumbull had served in the Illinois legislature and had been secre­ tary of state. He served three terms in the senate, from 1855 to 1873. At the expiration of his third term he re­ sumed the practice of law In Chicago. He died in Chicago, June 25, 1896. Ban on Risk Concern*. Rufus M. Potts, st"t? insurnricc su­ perintendent, has revoked th«, licenses of the following fire insurance com­ panies for failure to file their annual statements: Anchor Fire Insurance company of Des Moines, Ia.; Austin Fire Insurance company of Dallas, Tex.; buffalo Commercial InSMrance company of Buffalo; Central Union Ptre Insurance company of Kansas City; Citizpns' Fire Insurance com­ pany, Charlestown, W. Va.; Commer­ cial Fire Insurance company of Wash­ ington, D. C.; Commonwealth Fire In­ surance company of Dallas, Tex.; In­ ternational Fire Insurance company of Dallas, Tex.; Lumber Insurance com­ pany of New York; North Carolina Home Insurance company of Raleigh. N. C., and United American Fire In* suranoe company of Milwaukee, Wis In an official statement given out by vj| the admiralty. Official dispatches^,.,- ^ telling of the sinking of the Bouvet from Constantinople via Berlin, be­ sides telling of the sinking of the Bou­ vet and saying the Irresistible was . (yEM7':ji "put out of action," also claim that a British torpedo boat was sunk, but the English admiralty has not con- | firmed this fact. •• •_ -| The admiralty's statement is as fol- lqws: A "Mine sweeping has been in prog-: ress for ten days inside the straits. A general attack by the British and! French fleets was opened on the morn­ ing of the 18th against the fortresses in the narrows. At 10:45 a. m. the superdreadnaughfc- Queen Elizabeth and the battleships In* flexible, Agamemnon and Lord Nelson^ ... , ^ bombarded forts J., L., T., XT. and >4| || and the battleships Triumph an«t ^lv jS Prince George bombarded batteries F^ * E. and H. A heavy fire was opened? on the ships by the enemy howitsert - 1 and field guns. T « "At 12:22 p. m. the French squad*' ^ ^ ron, consisting of the battleships Suf* fren, Gaulois, Charlemagne and Bou« ^ ^ ; vet, advanced Into the Dardanelles ^j and engaged the forts at closer range, ^ Forts J., U., F. and E. replied strong*. , ^ ^ f l y . T h e i r f i r e w a s s i l e n c e d b y t e a v * 4 - ~ battleships inside the straits. Alt rj ^ the ships were hit several times dar* f ^ ing this part of the action. ,' vM "At 1:25 p. m. all the forts ceased ^ j firing. The battleships Vengeance, Ir» \.J I resistible, Albion, Ocean, Swiftsuro | and Majestic then advanced to relieve ^ : <ij the six old battleships, which were Int ^ 3 | side tbc straits. " "As the Frendh squadron, which ha«l- .>•]»; eLgaged the forts in most brilliant. fashion, was passing out, the Bouvety was Mown up by a drifting mine an<t^ sank in 86 fathoms of water north o#| the village of Ajen Kios in less thaite three minutes. f } ^ ^ ; "At 2:36 p. m. the relief battleship* renewed the attack on the forts, which again opened fire. >:; "At 4:09 p. m. the battleship Irrestst* lble quit the line, listing heavily, and at 5:50 p. m. sank, having probably struck a drifting mine. At 6:05 p. m. the battleship Ocean also was struck by a mine. Both vessels sank In deep water and practically the whole of their crews were removed to safety under a hot fire. "The French battleship Gaulois was; , damaged by gunfire. The British bat* * % tleshlp Inflexible was hit by a heavy "fc fjg shell, damaging her forward controF"^ position, which requires repair. -y 'The damage to the forts effected!, . "<{ by the prolonged direct fire of th«* s <*,•« very powerful forces employed can* 1 not yet be estimated. The losses ii* ships was caused by • mines drifting? with the current, which was encoun* tered in areas hitherto swept clear. --4| "The British casualties in personnel - ^ were not heavy considering the 6cnl5; ; of the operation, but pn»ot'c»»«y tb%;^ whole Of the crew of the Bouvet wa% ^ lost with the ship, an internal exp!o» - sion having apparently supervene^ the explosion of the mine. , ^ ; "The battleships Queen and Implao/£ ,« able, which were dispatched from Eng"^-. Jjj land to replace ships damaged an<t? • casualties suffered in anticipation this operation, are due to arrive iraj? •: mediately, bringing the British flMt ; J again to its original strength. -ftfri "The operations are continuing a» V ample naval forces are available. "On the 16th Vice-Admirai Carden. who had been incapacitated by illnes% was succeeded as chief in tomman4L . by Rear Admiral John Michael Dero. beck, acting with the rank «t miraL" . . Confer on Important Matter. The constitutional convention reso­ lution, which passed the senate by an almost unanimous vote, is being con­ sidered in the lower branch of the Illinois legislature this week. A two- thirds vote--102--in the house will put the proposition up to the voters of the state to say whether they want a revision of the basic law. The house Bat In committee of the whole Tues­ day to hear arguments. Delegations from all sections of the state met with the house at that time to urge the passage of the resolution. Indorses Waterway Report. John Ericson, city engineer of Chi­ cago. has written Representative Igoe as follows: "I consider the report of the engineers on the waterway mat­ ter one of special merit. They have treated this subject in a practical manner and it deserves Ibareful atten­ tion at the hands of the legislature. The carrying out of the project recom­ mended by Governor D^nne and the board of engineers is, in my opinion, desirable and will be of much benefit to the people of the states." Doorman Wins Rich Girl. > New York. rJarch 23.--Isabel Ben* helmer, eighteen years old, daughter of C. D. Bernheimer, eloped with Jamen Murray, a doorman. Word of the maf* riage was telephoned to. Mr. Beta* helmer by his daughter. 100 Bare to Shut Doers. Kinwn City, Mo., March proximately 100 of the 611 saloons IB Kansas City will close "for the moral goed of the community" as a result of action taken by the board of potto* commissioners. 'Sir •4 .?x. Many British Officers Slain. Berlin, March 20.--Information en out by the Oversea News Agen«|p';^f>"-^p and attributed to the London Daily | Citizen enumerates S4S officers an#.,* - ^" ̂ 15,330 privatea In a partial Hat of Brtfr ish dead. „ [ Prlbilof Islands Are "Dry.* Washington. March 20.--The Prfbt • lof islands have gone "dry." Kegel* tlons announced by Secretary of Cony*, mprce Redfield prohibit the taktng alcohol <K>Wohollc ttwe o. ar­ ts land* ',A1 i E * • , • * , \ * < • . . . • '