BLUE DANUBE IS
• COMMANDED BY
' BRITISH FORCE
ABOARD S. S. ALEXANDER, on
the Danube, Hungary, Aug. 20 (Cor
respondence of Associated Press).—
Sir Ernest Thomas Troubridge, ad
miral commanding the Danube, for
the inter-allied commission, in an
interview on bis flagship today
described the success which so far
has marked the efforts of the com
mission “to promote the commercial
use of the Danube” since June 1
when control of the river passed into
its hands.
Tbe commission, which is tempor
ary, is responsible to the Supreme
Economic Council at Paris. Its other
members are the Marquis de Bellow,
captain of the French marine; Count
Dentici, an Italian colonel, and Henry
James, on American. The prompt
and effective manner in which trans
port facilities on the Danube were
restored by the commission is well
known to all observers of events in
the Balkans. How it was accom
plished is another story.
Admiral Troubridge, who partici
pated in the naval defense of Bel
grade in 1915 and in the great Ser
bian retreat, is credited with his col
leagues as doing much toward re
construction in southeastern Europe.
For twro years he was a representa
tive of the British war cabinet at
Saloniki and came north with the
advancing armies, reaching Belgrade
on the day the Austrians fled.
^ “Early in November of 1918,” he
said, “there was not a single steam
ship available for service on the Dan
ube. So we had to begin at the very
beginning. It was the aim of the
Austrians that all shipping should
escape up the river to safety beyond
Vienna. But as tbe ships raced north
ward they were fired upon from the
shores by the Jugo-Slav revolution
aries. As a result, many of the
crews deserted and a number of ships
were surrendered or beached. This
gave us a nucleus for the reorganiza
tion of service.
“Every difficulty confronted us. We
had to secure and organize new
crews, repair machinery and landings.
The armies had to be moved and an
immense volume of traffic awaited
handling. Also there was a great
shortage of coal. We secured some
along the river, and later from Sara
jevo. but the great bulk had to be fur
nished by Great Britain. Three thou
A sand tons were supplied regularly
each month. Service had been re
sumed to Semlin. permitting connec
tion with the railway terminus; to
Panchova and to Novi-Sad..
“As rapidly as possible steamers
were put in operation up tbe Save 1
and down the Danube. The ravi-;
^ taillement and fuel supply of several i
* countries and the movement of
armies and refugees awaited this
service.
“When the steamer service was
„ turned over to the government at
Belgrade on July 1,” continued the
admiral, “we were handling commer
cial freight at Belgrade at the rate
of 3,000,000 tons a year, and there
was available passenger and commer
cial service from Belgrade for an
average daily distance of 1,600 miles.”
The jurisdiction of the commission
is from Sulina, at the mouth of the
river, to New Ulm, in Bavaria. Steam
ers ply on various sections of the
river from Sulina to Paya. Naviga
—
tion is impossible between Baya, 111
miles south of Budapest, to Pris
bourg, a like distance to the north
This section of the stream is con
trolled by the Magyar revolutionist:
and is heavily mined. The sectioi
of the river from Prisbourg to Passav
in Bavaria is open, and the commis
sion is now actively engaged in res
toring trafftc from Passaw to Ulm
The restoration of through traffic oi
the great river highway therefor*
awaits only the restoration of nor
mat conditions in the Magyar area.
In addition to his control of com
mercial traffic Admiral Troubridg*
is in supreme command of the allies
naval force on the Danube, whicl
embraces a total of approximate!:
thirty craft, British, French, Serbian
Jugo-Slav and Rumanian. Thif
force is almost a new creation, th<
crews representing a dozen nations
and the ships coming from man:
sources, some of them being prizes o
war.
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WITH THE PACIFIC FLEET, SA>
FRANCISCO, Sept. 4 (by Associated
; Press).—“Passing out the Dope” is
the title of an editorial in the Iasi
edition of the “Gunnery Bulletin,’
issued aboard the New Mexico, flag
ship of the Pacific fleet. It gives
suggestions for the treatment of civi
lian visitors aboard the ship.
It follows in part:
“Ever since we have been on th(
west coast we have been throngec
almost daily with visitors curious tc
get a glimpse of life in the navy
Most of them have never been aboarc
a man-of-war as big and modern as
the Newr Mexico, and, of course, thej
are going to ask questions to which
to us, the answers seem apparent
Think a minute, though: There has
been a day w'hen to all of us a shij
wras just as strange and just as new
and we asked exactly similar ques
tions.
“Of course, the temptation to give
a fool reply is strong, but, fortunate
ly, few of us have succumbed to that
temptation. Howrever, such state
ments have been heard as the follow
ing: ‘Now these shells (referring to
the anti-submarine shells in the
five-inch gun casements) are for tar
get practice, because the blunt nose
makes a bigger hole in the target
and it is easier to count the score,’
and others just as asinine.
“That may be funny, but it is not
true. As we said, incidents like that
are rare, but they should not occur
at all.
“The sole reason this navy of ours
has for its existence is to protect
the United States and its people, and,
as tie expense of our existence falls
on the people they have a right to
know the truth about us. We are a
form of national insurance and the
nation should know as much about
us as it does of its fire or life insur
ance. Send them away satisfied
that they are efficiently insured.”
bib MKr, IS KAblNIi
IN STANDARD OIL PLANT
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—Five alarms of fire have
been turned in for a fire raging in the
plant of the Standard Oil Company
along Newton creek, Long Island City.
The plant covers many acres.
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In the United States Commissioner’s
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.—In Probate.—
In the matter of the Estate of Ver
mund Martin Olson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, administrator of the estate of
Vermund Martin Olson, deceased, to
the creditors of and all persons hav
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
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Administrator.
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