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Liner's Loss

Of 362 Lives In War Drama

ADVENTURE OF HIGH SEAS TOLD FOR FIRST TIME

N adventure on the high seas in which 362 British enilors and U.S. soldiers lost their lives was disclosed Inst month 17 years afterwards, by one of the survivors.

the

The episode concerns last voyage of the armed cruiser Otranto, and the man who told the tale was Commander A. B. Campbell. He broadcasted in London.

011 September 27, 1918, Otranto steamed out of New York

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER · 23,

LAWRENCE FILM

French Prison Reform

lending a convoy of vessels carrying American Negotiations liave been concluding for making a film of Lawrence's troops to France.

randerad by the young actor Walter

Bad luck dogged the convoy.famous book "Lawrence in Arabia," The weather was unusually bad, and work, will begin soon in England. and the ships, crammed from The part of the famous man will be stem to stern with troops, had Hudd, thanks to his great likeness to plough their way through with Lawrence. The picture shows mountainous seas against which Walter Hudd as "The un crowned they could make but little head-King of Arabin't the likeness is

striking.

wny.

Influenza Plague

To add to the terrora of a night-

mare voyage a plague of Spanish LOVE BETRAYS

influenza broke out, and many of the troops and crew died.

It was a convoy of death, and many young American soldiers found a resting place in the Atlan- tic.

When the Hebrides came in sight every soul in the convoy was thinking that the next 24 hours would see the ships safely in an English port. But there was a new disaster.

SHE

GIRL SPY

PLEA TO MAN

MEANT TO DUPE

HORRORS OF DEVIL'S ISLAND TO GO

Purls, Sept. 10,

The horrors of Devil's Island, most important of France'a penal settlements, will soon be. come legend with the putting into effect of the French Govern ment's projected reforms by Governor Georges, Lamy, newly appointed head of the colony.

The first step that Governor Lamy intends to take in his efforts 20 transform French Guiana, of which Devil's Island Is a

part, nto a prosperous and respectabio Colony will be in the form of Improved conditions for the 1- berated convicts who must spend ten years of isolation there after having served their sentences of hard labour.

At the present time it is es timated that there are about

called-in the colony. Most of 2,000 of thene liberes as they are

them are left to their own resour ces and in many cases are reduced to dire helplessness. With the stigma of crime upon them and shunned by French colonials who | have Interests there, they frequent- ly attempt to escape and in most enses perish in jungle or swamp.

Hoping to eliminate this system gradually, Governor Lamy will institute in the meantime a series of nieasures which will help the "liberated convict" to earn u living and regain his self-respect. The reforms are being rushed to realization as quickly an conditionn

of

Salvation Army 'Aids

The Salvation Army already is paving the way for improvement social conditions. It has established a fishing station near Cayenne and is organising a can- ning factory so that these men without a country can find employ- ment. Colonials engaged In business there are encouraged to them as. Aervants or employ

permit, Brest, Sept. 10, A BEAUTIFUL woman spy, who came to this naval port with the avowed Otranto, riding in big seas, intention of using her came into collision with one of the

Kashmir, with charms to secure secret in- troopships. S.S. terrible results,

formation for a' foreign Otranto was crippled, and

the accordance with orders was left Power, confessed to behind while the rest of the con-police during her trial, voy, now comparatively safe from which ended to-day, that she the submarine menace, made (or had been herself betrayed port,

she Loss Of 362

by love for the man

In

In heavy seas Otranto was would have duped. dashed to pieces on the rocky She had neglected her orders const with a loss of 862 Ilves..

The survivors of Otranto still and "double-crossed" the country talk of the extraordinary gallantry which paid her, and seamanship shown by Lieuten- ant Craven, the commander of the destroyer Mounsey, which went to the assistance of the stricken ship and was instrumental in saving their lives.

He carried his destroyer in a torrific sea between the wreck and the shore and took off many of Otranto's men.

One of the survivors Have a graphic description of the collision

almost the only detail of the disaster that were revealed at the Lima,

The central figures, in this drama of love

labourera,

Authorities point out here that although Devil's Island has given its name to all the penal settle nients in French Gulana, it is actually only a small part of that colony, the most important, con- viets camp being located on the mainland at Cayenne. Devil's Island, itself, is one of three islets known as the lles de Salut and

located 35 miles off the coast of French Guiana. The other two are called St. Joseph and le

and espionage were Lydia Os- wald, a beauti-Royale. ful blonde, des- cribed as a Ger men girl, and the young Count Joan de Force- ville, a member of

wealthy Lydia Oswald. Parisian family and an ensign in the new cruiser La Galissonniere, considered to be the last word in naval construction.

to

Lydia was to-day sentenced nine months' imprisonment. She has already been seven months in gaol. The officer was nequitted.

"Sacred Hope"

He said: "A"big sea" was run ning at the time. Otranto was steaming along the Irish const when it was seen that the Kash mir was too near. Every attempt was made to avoid. a collision, but the ships came rapidly together and the other boat crashed into

Lydia Oswald was closely Otranto on the port side amid- ships. The troops and crew show. examined during the trial yester- el splendid nerve.

day. She broke down in tears und said:

Lifeboats Smashed

•

mission to Brest,but almost at once "I was paid money for, thia fell desperately in love with this officer whom I thought to make my

"I eunnat speak too highly of the courage and the seamanship of the young officer, Lieutenant Craven. Although Captain David- dupe. son, of Otranto, told him that it I love him so much that # was impossible to bring his ship was unable to Carry oui alongside in such a sen be insisted mission, and I never sent the

lightest information.

on doing so.

"It was not until the situation became desperate, with two life- bonts smashed, the ship settling. and the destroyer holding on to us .with extreme difficulty that Llou-

tenant Simmons,

of the American officers, shouted, 'Every man for himself!!

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"He had promised to marry me, and I let him understand that our liaison was crowned by sweet and sacred hope." During the trial she wrote to the in which she says: "Darling, think count from her prison cell a letter

of our child."

"Then overy man jumped as his

"Will Marry Har". chance care, and in a few minutes the destroyer was crowded. A

When Count de Forceville, who great wave washed over her and has admitted that he fell madly some 10 or 12 men were carried in love with the beautiful spy, waS given the message he replied: "I "Nothing but the magnificent

will resign if necessary, but I will seamanship of Lieutenant Craven marry Lydia." could have saved so many."

away.

Five hundred and ninety-five men of Otranto were saved by Moun- Bey,

SALESMAN SAM

No incriminating documents were found in Lydia Oswald's luggage, she nevertheless was charged on her own confession

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Is often accompanied by Edgar. 10 Language or vegetable will do. 11 Other clues may not be spotted,.

but this one is sure to be. 13 With Nathaniel's help, I've

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19 Made by an Eighteenth Century Introduction (three On Devil's Island, there are five

words, 4, 1, 3). 20 Smartest in the stable. or six exiles only. They are all 21 Finishing with a mixed spirit? reported to be state prisoners and 23 No noise with this breakage. enjoy more privilege than ordinary |24 In his famous dream he was convicts. They are said to have followed by a ram. private hourer and United Press.

with

servantų.--

attempted espionage, which is punishable with two years' imprisonment.

The future of the young officer, who is under open arrest, is still undecided,

At Every Danco Since her arrival in Brest Lydia Oswaki, who speaks perfect English, French, and German, and was always beautifully dressed, was the adored of every young naval officer in the town.

Much to his 'companions' chagrin, she selected the Count de Forceville as her favourite. She was seen in hla company at every. dance and fete, and at the Naval Ball at the Opera.In Paris a week before her arrest, her beauty made her the most LON- spicuous Woman in the room:

A certain quantity of opium was found at the count's flat nahoru,

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Freund for writing action.

28 You must take what's left.

20 Free from obligatten.

32 Always holds woman.

33 In it is considered separately by

It is alone.

24 Nogle all, and thus,

35 Let Berlin, e.g., be turned from

making war.

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This way if you want to get any- where:

3 Golfer who always takes his toil.. 4 Shelter of inefcient.

"Ah!

he taxed her pal" with having forty-two faces (anng). 6 Never closed,

7 This shade almost makes one

U. S. ELECTION

RETURN OF ROOSEVELT PREDICTED

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tired.

8 Look into this: there's one entry

at least. 12 Popular river with ardent Aus-

tralians,

14 Concerning the art of war. 15 The dev, he will.

18 Foolish, like the writer, when..

ond over the eight.

22 The debris left covered the

island.

25-None-pluckier-than-the-little-

sporting saint.

28 Stick a pin in a wig.

27, Paymaster with money bag. 36 He can produce a good "Punch." 31 Well-known Scottish valley.

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He further predicted the re- election of President Roosevelt "without serious opposition."

Also he said, "It would be Los Angeles, Sept. 22.

foolish for the Republicans to Senator William G. McAdoo, make the Constitution an issue of Democrat of California, to-day the 1936 campaign, but naturally

and it is alleged that he and Lydia Buld that the Third Darty in 1936 we will be glad to have them do often smoked opium together. would be "quite negligible".

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