Now being refitted to serve as a
flagship for the new Turkish Navy,
the old German cruiser Goeben is still
seeing service after its thrilling World
War episodes. The Turkish Navy
will use it in the Black Sea and the
Sea of Marmora. Under the direction
of German contractors the Turks are
building a large modern drydock and
naval base on the Gulf of Isrnid, 25
miles from Constantinople.
One kind of a diplomat is a woman
who can make a man believe he
knows more than she does, says the
Chicago New£
RED CROSS CHIEFS
RUSK TO FLORIDA
Disaster Relief Director
Baker Recalled From Flood
Areas in West.
; By thr Associated Press.
Nation-wide relief machinery of t >i»*
j American Red Cross was at work to
; day carrying aid and comfort to tlie*
■ thousands left Injured and homeless
, In the wake of the Florida hurricane
From a score of sources its hastily
| marshaled forces sped to the scene of
disaster, while other of Its units at
home were preparing supplies to he
shipped to the devastated area
The call to action came quickly after
Gov. John W. Martin, in a telephone
message, had made an urgent appeal
for help, lie authorized the National
Red Cross headquarters here to take
complete charge of all relief work.
Supplies to Be Sent.
Complying with his request. Robert
' S. Parker, head of the Red Cross unit
in Atlanta. Ga., was directed to ship
six carloads of supplies at once to
Miami and to prepare to send more as
soon as the demands of the situation
were known.
