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Show CARLOAD OF NAVAL SUPPLIESSTOLEN Chicago. Nov. 5. A carload of naval na-val supplies, said by tho police to havo been stolen from tho Maro Island Isl-and navy yards at San Francisco, valued at about $15,000 was seized by federal authorities in tho Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy railroad yards near Hawtnorne, 111., today. The supplies wero taken on a writ Issued by United States Judge Kcne-saw Kcne-saw M. Landls. Tho car was billed to a smelting and refining company with a plant hero. Government Investigators said thoro bad existed a band, of thlovcs which has been robbing United States naval yards ot supplies aggreatlng several hundred thousands of dollars. Tho government agents havo been working for several months attempting attempt-ing to locato shipments ot stolen materials. ma-terials. It Is belloved today's discovery discov-ery will result In disclosing further cases. Tho carload consisted of moro than 50,000 pounds of coppor and brass used In tho construction of battleships. bat-tleships. Tho car was consigned to tho smelting smel-ting and roflning company by a San-Francisco San-Francisco agent. It left San Francisco Fran-cisco October 1 and arrived In the yards last Sunday. Federal officers ordered tho company to hold tho car until -federation nctlon could bo taken. ta-ken. Yards Astonished Vallejo, Cal.', Nov. 5. Nows that a carload of copper and brass supposed suppos-ed to havo been stolen from tho Mnro Island navy yards had been seized near Chicago was received with astonishment as-tonishment nt the yards. Lieut.-Com-mandor W. H. Standley. acting commandant, com-mandant, said that no inkling ot nny such thoft existed. Sales ot copper and braBs Junk had been mado within with-in tho past mouth, but not sufficient In amount to mako up anything Uko a 50,000 pound car lot. |