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Show FIRES ON GERMAN SfilP Liberian Customs Gunboat Gun-boat Makes Hostile Advance Konakrey, French Guinea, West Africa, Af-rica, Jan. 15. News has Just been received re-ceived here that the Liberian customs gunboat Lark has bombarded a German Ger-man steamer of the Woerman line off the coast of Liberia. The reason for thin action is not given. ' A German guardBhlp from Kamerum has sailed for Liberia. ' 1 The Woerman line runs steamers from Hamburg around Africa. London. Jan. 15. The Liberian customs cus-toms gunboat Lark reported today as having fired on a German steamer off the coast of Liberia, is 740 tons and wab formerly a yacht of Lord Rothschilds. Roths-childs. She was purchased by the Liberian Li-berian government In September of last year with the object of stopping ships coming Into ports that are not open to the trade of the world. Tho six guns on board the Lark are a gift of the British government. Her commander com-mander Is Captain Bunge. a member of the British naval reserve. EHA GOLDMAN AND REI1AN ARRESTED , THEY ARE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY CON-SPIRACY TO RIOT. .They Were About to Hold a Meeting s Contrary to Law When They Were Escorted to Prison. San Fraucieco, Cal.. Jan, 14. Emma Goldman, the notorious anarchist, and Ben Reltman, who is widely known as tho "King of the Hoboes," were arrested late last night as they wero about to hold one of tho eight meetings meet-ings they had previously announced, f.nd lodged in the city prison on olght charges of conspiracy to riot "Riot" is defined by the state statues as the assembly of two or moro persons at a meeting whero measures are advocated advo-cated where, If they are actually carried car-ried out, would lead to riot. The police po-lice acted on the theory that each one th TnppfificfR announced constitut- ed such a conspiracy, and ball was fixed at $1,000 cash or $2,000 bond on each count. William Buwalda. who was dishonorably dishon-orably discharged from the army and sentenced to five years" Imprisonment on Alcatraz Island, the federal military mili-tary prison here, by a court martial for shaking hands with the Goldman woman, at a meeting held by her some months ago, was also placed under arrest becauso ot his vigorous protest against the action of the police tonight to-night Buwalda was but recently given giv-en his liberty under a pardon rronr President Roosevelt. ' |