Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 10, 1915, Page 1

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LVIL.—NO. 110 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915 EIGHT PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Girculation in Norwich is Double That of Any M er Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population REPORTS FROM THE BATTLEFIELDS Teutonic Allies Declare They Continue to Press Back HARROWING DETAIL) OF SEA CATASTROPHE ‘Events Following the Explosion Narrated by Sur- vivors of the lll-Fated Steamship Lusitania 14 YEAR OLD GIRL DISPLAYED HEROISM Helped Stewards Fill a Boat and Retained Composure Throughout the Ordeal—Death Roll is Approximately 1,500—Total Number of Survivors 764, of Which 462 Were Passengers and 302 Crew—144 Bodies Have Been Recovered—87 Identified and 57 Unidentified— It is Now Believed That ~ Unidentified Dead to be Pomp, a Battery of German Subma- yines Were Awaiting Lusitania—Public Funeral for Held Today, With Military Queenstown, May 9, 5.30 a m— #rwecty-three miles from this port as the crow flies an irregular smear of fiotsam on a calm sea marks the grave of the Cunarder Lusitania, first trans- Atlantic liner sunk by a German sub- marine. Forty-nine of 1,200 souls who perished with her lle in improvised morgues in old buildings bordering Queerstown harbor. They elther were icked up dead or succumbed after ding. Additional Deaths Expected. The 645 survivors here are quartered in hotels, residences and hospitals, eome too badly hurt to be moved. Two groups, clad in misfit clothing, left town Saturdey afternoon and evening boura for Dublin by rail and thence by boat to Holyhead. The injuries of same are so serious that additional deatns are expected, and nearly all are %00 Gazed to understand fully what bas heppened. Stories of Survivors Disagree. The survivors do not agree as to whether the submarine fired one or two torpedoes. A few say they saw the periscope, though many attest to tracing the wake of foam as a pro- Jectile came towards the vessel. The only péints in which all concur is that the torpedo struck the vessel a vital blow amidships, causing her to list al- most immediately to the starboard. In this careening fashion she plowed for- ward some distance, smashing the life- boats' davits as she did so, and making the launching of boats well nigh im- possible until headway had ceased Difficulty in Launching Lifeboats. How far the Lusitania struggled for- ward after being struck and how long it was before she disappeared beneath the waves likewise are points upon which few passengers agree, estimates of tne time she remained afloat rang- ing from eight to twenty minutes. At eny rate, the list to starboard so_ele- vated the lifeboats on the port side so as to render them useless and it is said only two on that side were launched. The first of these, accord- ing to the custom of the sea, was filled with wemen and children. It struck the water unevenly, capsizing and throwing its sixty occupants into the sea. The Lusitania even then was making considereble headway, and these women and little children were Ewept to death in spite of the attempts of two stokers to rescue them. These stokers, according to the passengers, were arowned. Lifeboats Broke Adrift. After that several boats were launch- ed successfully, but the steamer’s list &rew more perilous, the decks slanting 1o such an angle that it was imperative for all to cling to the starboard rail. Many by this time had donned lifebelts end jumped. Several lifeboats broke 2drift_unoccupied and the sea became a froth of cars, chairs, debris and hu- man bodies. Crew Behaved Well. Two stokers, seeing a drifting boat, dived overboard, recovered it end pull- ed in nearly forty persons, mostly women. The Lusitania’s crew mean- ‘while adhered to the letter of the in- structions which had been given them and the discipline was rigid, although one or two subordinate officers are said to have told a group of passengers who nad cumbed into a boat that there was no immediate danger and advised them to remain on deck a while longer. Whether this was due to the fact that these cubordinates lost their heads or to their conviction that the ship's bulkheads would save her, never will be determined, but that such an inci- dent cccurred is attested by Ernest Townley, a resident of Surbiton, Eng- land, who was returning from a. busi- ness trip in America. Survivors Are Dazed. All day yesterday in hotel corridors, halls and reception Trooms survivors sat listlessly, still too dazed to discuss what had occurred. They were dressed in a varfety of garments. Some were crying softly. In front of the small Cinard offices on the waterfront a crowa surged, clamoring for news of father, mother, brother or sister. Further down the street a crowd cramned the small government tele- xraph office, where three clerks and ithree operators strove desperately to keep abreast of the ever-growing stream of messages. Dead in Four Morgues. In four morgues lay the dead, women in some cases side by side with chil- Aren. grouped like toys. The body of Charles Frohmen, his features placid, lay face upward in a bare room in an old bailding on the hillside a hundred yards from the water's edge. Around him were ranged fifty bodies of both sexes, over which attendants were bend'ng, sorting and ticketing their be- longings. Battery of Submarines. Those men best fitted to chronicle the last moments of the Lusitania— Eibert Hubbard, Justus Miles Forman, Charles Frohman, Albert Gwynne Van- derbilt and others—apparently all went to their graves with her. Her speed at the time she was struck is various- iy esimated from eight to twenty-one knots. When forced, the liner could do twenty-five knots, outstripping even the tastest and latest submarines, hence it is the belief of survivors and Cunard line officials that a battery of nnderwvater craft, numbering perhaps four or five, lay in wait in the clear sunshine of Friday, posted advantage- ous'y along the route it was surmised the vessel would take. It was easy to keep all but the tips of the periscopes submerged, and then for the craft nearest her to let go torpedoes. The first train to arrive here yester- day morning carried attaches of the main Cunard line offices at Liverpool, imcluding Capt. William Dodd, the ma- rine superintendent, and Dr. Duncan Morgan, the medical superintendent. Suffering from Wounds and Shock. The former busied himself with re- lieving the material wants of surviving passengers and crew and the identifica- tion of the dead, while the latter at- tended tho injured, several of whom were suffering from eevere Wounds and shock. Aid and Sympathy Extended. Every train for Kingstown and Rosslsre carried complement of sec- ond and third class passengers and memters of the crew. Most of the first cabin survivors, sadly few in number, will remain here temporarily. The towrspeople have been genmerous in exterding aid and sympathy to the survivors, none of whom was able to save more than the clothes on “his back. Many are dressed as they would have heen if the disaster had occurred at night, for the explosion and the long struszie in the water virtually denuded them. Captain Turner appeared yesterday morning in clvilian clothing donated by a locai banker who has extended the hospi.ality of his home to the com- manaer. Later in the day he dressed in tae stained uniform which had been dried £nd walked with bowed head down the streets, recognized by few among the crowds. TRAWLER PICKED UP 146 OF SURVIVORS Saw Many Dead Bodies That Were Horribly Mangled Queenstown, May 9.—The captain of a trawler which arrived in the harbor soon after the accident with 146 sur- vivors, mostly women and children, when reproached for mnot staying on the chance of picking up more sur- vivors, said: “There were many left in the water, but they were all dead and many so horribly mangled I thought it bet- ter to bring ashore my boatload of suffering women, as they could not have stood much more.” These women presented a pitiful sight as they wandered aimlessly about searching without hope for lov- ed ones who must have gone down with the ship. Relatives and friends of passengers who had gane in high spirits to Liver- pool to meet the incoming ship be- gan to arrive here yesterday to search for the missing, but the small roll of survivors meant heartbreaking _dis- appointment for most of them. Among the number was William Crichton, a prominent business man of London and a former resident of Baltimore, who searched in vain among the sur- vivors and in the morgues for a trace of his wife. SURPRISED THAT CAPTAIN FOLLOWED REGULAR COURSE Naval Officers Say Lusitania Was Instructed to Take Middle Channel. Queenstown, May 9.—Queenstown was almost as much dazed by the tragedy as those aboard the Lausi- tania. The questions on every lip are: “Why did Captain Turner pursue the usual well known Cunard Line course 50 close to the Irish coast at medium speed and why was not the big liner convoyed ?” Several naval officers here state that the Lusitania received wireless orders to take a course in the middle chan- nel, but the ship’s wireless operator declines to say whether or not he re- ceived such orders. All day long morbid crowds sur- rounded the temporary morgues where the bodies of 149 victims await ident- ification. Although few have been identified, many bear evidence of hav- ing occupied the first class cabin. In striking contrast to most historic sea disasters, the rate of mortality among first class passengers seems to be heavier than among any other class on board. A large proportion of those saved are members of the crew, but this 1s not evidence of lack of dis- cipline, as most of them were picked up from the water. 14-YEAR OLD NEW YORK GIRL A REAL HEROINE Aided Stewards in Filling a Boat With Women and Children Queenstown, May 9—The brief time elapsing between the torpedoing and sinking of the Lusitania was long il Cabled Paragraphs An Additional Survi London, May 9, 8.20 p, tional survivor of the L. ‘ala dis- aster made known this cvening in Arthur Dixon, of New York, a second class passenger. . aaai- enough to_develop a heroine in the personof Miss Kathleen Kaye, 14 ears_old, who was returning from ew York, where she had been visit- ng relatives. With smiling words and reassurance she aided stewards in filling a boat with women and children. When all were in she climbed aboard the lifeboat as coolly as an able sea- man. One sailor fainted at his oar as the result of a hard race to escape swamping. The girl took his place and rowed until the boat was out of danger. None among the survivors Dears as little sign of her terrible ex- periences as Miss Kaye, who spends most of her time comforting and as- sisting her sisters in misfortune. The dragging of lifeboats was ex- plained by a number of passengers and members of the crew by the statement that the second torpedo severed several steampipes from the engines. The Lusitania had been sent full speed ahead when the first tor- pedo was seen and it was impossible to stop her headway by reversing the engines when the necessity for low- ering the boats was realized. WAS IN A LIFEBOAT WHICH CAPSIZED. A Youthful New Yorker Tells of the Events Following Explosion. Queenstown, May 9.—G. D. Lane, a youthful but cool-headed second cab- in passenger who_was returning to Wakes from New York, was in a life- boat which capsized by the davits as the Lusitania heeled over. “I was on the ‘B’ deck,” he said, “when 1 saw the wake of the trpe- do. I hardly realized what it meant when the biz ship seemed to stagger and almost immediately listed to star- board. I rushed to get a life belt, but stopped to help get children on the boat deck. The second cabin was a veritable nursery. Many young- sters must have heen drowned, but I had the satisfaction of seeing one boat get away filled with women and cLildren. ~ When the water teached the deck I saw another lifeboat with a vacant seat, which I took, as no one else was in sight, but we were too late. The Lusitania reeled, so sud- denly, our boat was swamped, but we rightéd her again. “We witnessed the most horrible scene of human futility it is possible to imagine. ~When the Lusitania had turned almost over she suddenly plunged bow foremost into the water, leaving her stern high in the air. Peo- Dple on tke aft deck were fighting with wild desperation to retain a foothold on theal perpendicular deck while they fell Over the slippery stern like crippled flies. Their cries and shrieks could be heard above the hiss of escaping steam and the crash of bursting boilers. fien the water mercifully closed over them and the big liner disappeared, leaving scarce- Iy_a ripple behind her. Twelve lifeboats were all that were left of our floating home. Tn a time which could be measured by sec- onds, swimmers, bodies and wreckage appeared on the space where she went down. We were almost exhausted by the work of rescue when taken aboard a trawler. It all seems like a horri- ble dream now.” PUBLIC FUNERAL TO BE HELD AT QUEENSTOWN For Unidentified Dead, Among Whom Are Probably Several Americans. Queenstown, May 9., 7:30 p. m.— Captains Miller and_Cassell, attaches of the American embassy in London arrived here this afternoon and con- ferred with Consul Frost. Most of the survivors were leav- ing Queenstown today. There is lit- tle hope here that additional sur- vivors will be found. A tender cruis- ed about the scene of the disaster all last night but reported today that no bodies had been found. The search, however, will be coninued. Representatives of the Pearson fam- ily today claimed the body of Dr. F. S. Pearson. They also visited the morgues searching for the body of Mrs. Pearson, who is missing. The body identified as Brederick is that of C. J. Broderick, a Harvard geologist, who was on his way to Bel- gium to work for the American re- lief cmmission. His body had been mistakenly tagged in the morgue as that of the purser of the Lusitania. Marine Superintendent Todd of the Cunard Line declared today that he had little hope that any survivors would turn up at isolated ports along the coast. He believed that the death list would remain at about the same as estimated. The only problem now was to identify some of the dead in the morgues. A number of unidentified dead, in- cluding probably several Americans, will be buried on Monday. The fun- eral will be public and there will be a military and naval escort. ARRANGEMENTS FOR BURIAL OF VICTIMS A General Funeral Service to Be Held ¢ Over 139 Coffins. London, May 9, 9.03 p. m—A Central News despatch from Queenstown says that according to the present arrange- ments for the burial of the victims of the Lusitania the coffins will be borne from the town hall at 9 o’clock in the morning, but that the funeral procession proper will leave at 3 oclock in the afternoon for the ceme- tery. The head of the procession will be formed at the Cunard offices. A special high mass will be cele- brated at St. Coleman’s cathedral, with the bishop of Cloyne officiating. Me- morial services also will be held wher- ever it is practicable. A general fu- neral service will be held at the ceme- tery over the one hundred and thir- ty-nine coffins. SURVIVORS OF LUSITANIA 462 PASSENGERS, 302 OF CREW 144 Bodies Have Heen Recovered, of Which 57 Are Unidentified. New York, May 9.—The Cunard Steamship company tonight announced the receipt of the following cablegram from Liverpool: “Up to midnight Queenstown advises total number of survivors 764, includ- ing 462 passengers and 302 crew. “One hundred and forty-four bodies recovered, of which 87 identified and 57 unidentified. Identied bodies com- prise 65 passengers, 22 crew. “Number of persons injured: 30 pas- sengers and 17 crew. american Action is Undetermined PRESIDENT = STUDYING PHASES OF AFFAIR. LEGAL IS DEEPLY DISTRESSED Until All Official Reports Are Received from Ambassadors It Is Not Ex- pected Any Action Will Be Taken. ‘Washington, May 9.—What action the united States government will take as a result of the sinking of the Britisr liner Lusitania, with a loss of more tahn a hundred American lives, is tonight an undetermined question. President Wilson during the last 24 hours has been studying every aspect of ihe case from its legal and humani- tarian aspects. That he feels deeply dist-essed over the incident and real- 1zes iLe people of the United States expect him to express in some pro- nounced fashion their indignation over it wos indicated by the statement is- sue” {rom the White House last night. Considering Course of Action. Nothing more was agded today to the zew significant sentences of this utterance—that the president was con- sidering very earnestly but very calm- 1y the right course of action to pur- sue end that “he knows the people of the country wish and expect him to act withi deliberation as well as with firm- ness.” Awaiting Official Reports. Uniil all the official reports are re- ceived from Ambassadors Gerard and Paige, at Berlin and London, respect- ively, it is not expected that any action will be taken. The president spent a quiet apart from his official family—and for the most part alone. He went to church in the forenoon and took a ride after luncheon. Most of the time he seemed preoccupied. He sat in his study, 1t was said, in deep thought, un- disturbed for hours. Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo dined ith him tonight, vut it was understood no reference was made to the war situation. It was the firsi t.me Mr. McAdoo had visited the White House since he was operated on a few weeks ago. Telegrams from All Parts of Country. Wuen the president returned to his desk tonight he found scores of tele- day graws from all parts of the country. Many urged the adoption of severe measvres. Several, among them a few from workingmen's organizations, urged a declaration of war as the surest preventive of further affronts to American dignity. Others suggested a severance of all diplomatic relations until adequate reparation and apology was made. Still others counselled a peaceiul course, but advocated firm- ness A few messages Justified the sinking. Secretary Bryan, who spent the Gay at home, also received meny similar messages. Visits Philadelphia Today. The president plans to go to Phila- Zelphia late tomorrow to deliver there late in the evening a speech which ob- servers generally believe will give ex- pression to his own feelings on the situatior _produced by the sinking of the Lusitania. He is to address a meeting of four thousand naturalized Americans, arranged for several weeks ago by the bureau of naturalization of the department of commerce to launch a sysematic campaign for educating new citizens to a right understanding of their duties. Mr, Wilson will re- turn. Tuesday evening and e few hours later the regular meeting of the cab- v:ill take place, when it is gen- y expected he will lay before his advisors the policy he has in mind and asl. their counsel. Questions of Law Involved. On the guestions of law involved in the sinking of the Lusitania, the Wast.ngton government long ago stated its position to Germany. Law officere of the government were unani- mou; ir their opinion, shared by the presidexst, that there is no warrant un- der iaw or reason for the destruction of an unarmed merchant ship, even of an enemy, without warning the pas- sengers at the time the ship is en- countered and transferring non-com- Phatants to a place of safety. Berlin Official Statement, The official statement from Berlin which came by wireless admitting that a German submarine had sunk the Lusitania, and pointing out that the pig gner “was naturally armed with gun®” was widely commented upon by officizia. DEATH ROLL ESTIMATED AT CLOSE TO 1,500 The Only Problem Now Is to Identify the Dead. London, May 9, 11 p. m—*“The only problem now is to identify the dead.” ‘Thus Superintendent Dodd, of the Cunard company, dashed away any lin- gering hope that there might be fur- ther survivors of the Lusitania, “So far as can be ascertained about 700 persons escaped when the Lusi- tania took her fatal plunge after being struck by German torpedoes, but of these, 45 have since died from expos- ure or from injuries. The death roll as _estimated here totals well up to 1,500. — NAVAL DEMONSTRATION IN HUDSON RIVER Ships Are Lined Up for a Distance of Four s, New York, May 9.—Sixteen battle- ships, numerous gunboats, submarines and auxiliary ships lined up for a dis- tance of four miles in the Hudson for the naval demonstration drew a crowd estimated at one million persons to the shores of the river today. It was said that only 60,000 of this number were able to board the ships for inspection purposes, the remainder being content to admire the sea fighters from the heights of Riverside Drive. Joseph L. Myers Saved. New York, May S.—A cable mes- sage received tonight placed the names of Joseph L. Myers of this city on the list of survivors of the Lusitania. The message came from Mr, Myers to Harry Angelo, Jr., his business partner and read: “Safe in hospital in Queenstown.” The two men are in the lace importing business at 178 Mad Madison avenue, under the firm name of Angelo and Myers English Wreck German Shops FURY AROUSED BY SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA. RIOTS IN LIVERPOOL Contents of Several Shops Were Piled in the Streets and Burned—Police Unable to Cope with the Outbreak. Liverpool, May 9, 11.35 p. m.—The attacks upon German shops, .which began yesterday, were renewed to- night as the result of the fury arous- ed by the sinking of the Lusitania. Most of the rioters were women, many of them relatives of the sailors of the Cunard line. Several shops were wrecked and the contents piled in the streets and burned. A Large Number of Arrests. A large number of arrests were made, although so many police have joined the army that the Liverpool force is now hardly able to cope with the_outbreal. The torpedoing of the Cunard liner Lusitania roused ill feeling against the Germans here to fever heat and a mumber of shops owned by Ger-mans were wrecked today. Police Forced to Use Batons. Windows were broken and the con- tents of the stores were scattered about the streets. Fifty policemen were called out and made twenty ar- rests, but the rioters were so violent in their efforts to rescue comrades that the police were forced to use ba- tons to quell the disturbance. DIGGING GRAVES FOR THE UNKNOWN DEAD Military Pomp Will Mark Public Fu- neral at Queenstown. Queenstown, May 10, 1.45 a. m.—This has been a day of the dead in Queens- town. Most of the survivors of the Lusitania left for their homes. No survivors were added to the meagre list and the only figures augmented were those of the identified dead. No additional deaths were reported at the hospitals. While soldiers toiled in the grav vard of a church on the hill digging graves for the unknown dead who will be buried there tomorrow, groups of relatives and friends of the passengers’ went from morgue to morgue—some finding what they sought, others turn- ing away to continue their search, with ebbing hope. ~The public funeral tomorrow which a - representative of the vicerde of ireland will attend, will be too large for the ordinary facilities of_Queenstown ‘and Cork and truck will be pressed into service to carry the coffins. The funeral which will be in charge of the general commanding the dis- triet, will be marked by military pomp, such as is accorded those who die in the armed service of their country, REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF A TEXAS MAN Was in Water For Nearly Three Hours, Clinging to Various Objects. Queenstown, May 9. remarkable escape was that of R. J. Timmis of Gainesville, Texas, who was Treturning to England for his yearly visit, accompanied by his chum, R. T. Moodie, also of Gaines- ville. Both men gave their life belts to steerage women just as the Lausitania sank. Timmis, who is a strong swim- The most mer remained in the water, clinging to various objects, for nearly three hours. Then he was taken into a boat which he still had the strength to _assist in rowing. The boat began picking up from the water all those showing signs of life and the first person rescued was the half-unconscious _steerage woman to who Timmis had given his lef belt. Moodie sank when the ship went under, and although he was a good swimmer, he was not seen again. Moodie was ready to jump when Tim- mis, who previously had given his belt to a woman, sald: “There is a steerage woman with a six months old baby. Moodie stripped off his belt. Apparently both he and the woman had persihed SAW A. G. VANDERBILT ON DECK AS SHIP SANK Was Equipped with a Life Belt, but Gave It to a Young Woman. London, May 9.—Thomas Slidell of New York, who was interviewed in London today, said, he saw Alfred G. Vanderbilt on the deck of the Lusi- tania as the vessel was going down. Mr. Vanderbilt, who could not swim, was equipped with a life belt, but he gallantly took it off, Mr. Slidell said, and placed it around a young woman. Then he went off to seek another life belt. The ship sank a few seconds later, Mr,_Slidell said that he and Her- bert Stone of New York were sitting in thes moking room by themselves when the first torpedo struck the ship. Both men intuitively knew what had happened and they simultaneously ut- tered the word “torpedo.” Together they left the room and went on_deck, which already had acutely tilted_ Mr. Stone made for the upper side of the deck while Mr. Slidell moved down- ward. This was the last that Mr. Slidell saw of Mr. Stone. Subsequent- Iy he asked a number of survivors but could not find anyone who had seen Mr. Stone thereafter. A NEAR PANIC TOOK POSSESSION OF WOMEN. As People Were Rushed to the Boats —Liner Settled Rapidly. Queenstown, May 9. — Dr. J. T. Houghton, of Troy, N. Y., one of the survivors, said there was no_ reason to fear any danger after the first ex- plosion, as_ it was believed the ves- sel would be headed for Queenstown and “beached if necessary. Just then, said Dr. Houghton ,the liner was agal nstruck, evidently in a more vi- tal spot, for it began to settle rapidly. Orders "then came from the bris to lower all boats. A near panic took possession of the women. People were rushed into the boats, some of Which were launched successfully, sthers not so successfully. Condensed Telegrams an crop report for May places the condition of wheat at 92. The Red Star liner Lapland from New York arrived safely in Liverpool. ..A lemon weighing four pounds is on exhibition at Sparta by Mrs. Henry H. Bull. Minnesota and Crop prospects in D Tollowing the Dakotas are excellent, heavy rains. G. Clymer Brooke, prominent bank- er and clubman, died at his home in Philadelphia. Hick Colgan, famous wolf catcher, living near Atchison, Kan., has cap- tured 729 wolves. Ten persons were killed in an ex- plosion that blew up a powder fac- tory at Fontana Liri, Italy. Joseph R. Keim, a_prominent wool- en manufacturer in Phflu(_lelphl:x, died at his home there, aged 85. The Elgin Motor Car Corporation was incorporated at Dover, Del, with a capital stock of $1,000,000. At the annual meeting of the Al Chalmers Co., at Wilmington, retir- ing directors were re-elected. After much diving, another cable has been made fast to the sunken subma- rine F-4 in Honolulu harbor. William H. Hearst, Premier of On- tario, is _confined to his home in To- rnto, suffering from pneumonia. Scores of firemen were overcome while fighting a fire on_the steamer Conostata at her pier in Brooklyn. After nearly twenty years of work, a concrete seawall along the entire San Francisco water front has been com- pleted. The United States submarine L-1 completed her trial trips off Province- town, Mass., meeting all tests sat- isfactorily Yeggs entered the postoffice at Bli- endaie, Del.. blew open the safe, and escaped with stamps and supplies valued at $600. Practically all the works in Lanca- shire, England which ordinarily man- ufacture textile machinery tre now making munitions of war. Accprdi the Treasury amount May 1 was $3,49 g to a statement issued by Department, the total of money in circulation on ,035,8 A proposed amendment 1o stop Dox- ing in New York was introduced in the constitutional convention at Al- bany by Lemeuel E. Quigg. An _anonymous donor forwarded { through the Girard Trust Co., of Phil- adelphia a check for $10,000 to the American Red Cross Soclety. It was announced on London that the underwriting of the $25,000,000 por- tion of the 6 per cent. 5 year Argen- tine loan had been completed. The schooner Bessie Brown, New York for Virginia ports, was wrecked and will be a total loss, near Cobb Island, Va. The crew was saved. Lieut.-Gen William Henry Beau- mont De Horsey, who commanded the famous Light Brigade In its charge at Balaklava, died in London, aged 89. After acknowledging the theft of court funds, Charles Olah, justice of the peace at Franklin, N. J., shot and_killed himself in jail at Newton, N. J. *Believed to be suffering from a ner- vous breakdown, Alderman Cassius W. Ranney of Newcastle, Pa, shot and seriously wounded himself in his of- fice there. Construction of a new furnace at the eamless works of the United States Steel Corporation at McKeesport, Pa., for making shrapnel “bottles” is be- ing rushed. Great Britain has requested the Egyptian government to prohibit the exportation of cotton to all ports ex- cept those of France, Russia, Spain and Portugal. Richard D. Olney, of Boston, form- er Secretary of State, was named by Secretary Bryan as the American member of the commission under the peace treaty with France. The hydro-aeroplane built for Vin- cent Astor of New York was wrecked during a_ trial flight at Marblehead, Mass. Clifford Wegster, the aviator, suffered a fracture of the arm. The French government will within a few days introduce a bill in the Chamber of Deputies to prohibit the manufacture or sale of alcohol in any form during the duration of the war. Lester Poust, a_machinist, shot and killed Charles Holes, a_bartender and wounded his sweetheart, Celai Sowers when he found her in a room at Jer- sey Shore, Pa, with Holes. He then killed himself. The contract for construction of the lighthouse tender Cedar has been awarded to the Craig Shipbuilding Co., of Long Beach, Cal., for $234,500. The completion is promised in 12 months. The Cedar is for use in Alaska. Warning against orders to ships of the navy to steam at “critical speed” is contained in the report of the spe- cial board that invetsigated the breaking of the battleship Connecti- cut's shaft during the recent ma- neuvers. Ten members of the crew of the Cu- narder Carpathia claming to repre- sent 110 other members of the crew, called at the Cunard Line offices and demanded their pay, refusing to sail on the ship, fearing she would be torpedoed. ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT OF MEXICO Made by Troops Led by General Bar- ona—Attack Was Repulsed. Washington, May 9.—An attempt to assassinate Roque Gonzales Garcia, the convention provincial _president’ of Mexico, was made early today by troops led by General Barona, former military commander of Mexico City, according to despatches reaching here tonight from the Mexican capital. Bar- ona’s troops were repulsed after severe ghting, with Josses to both sides. the Russians in Gilicia RUSSIANS CLAIM ATTACK IS LOSING ITS VIGOR Berlin Asserts Germans Have Captured Several Villages in Flanders — British Commander-in-chief Says All At- tacks of the Enemy Have Been Repulsed With Heavy Losses and That the British Line is Firmly Established— Newspaper Dispatches Report Austrians and Germans Fleeing From All Parts of Italy—Japan Has Cancelled All Naval and Military Movements Begun in Connection With Her Demands on China. In the fighting that is in progress along its battle lines in Belgium and France and in Russia and in the Car- pathians both the triple entente and Teutonic allies claim successes at va- rious isolated spots. None of them, however, except possibly Austria and Germany, record successes on a great scale. Even the statements of the Teutonic allies are reiterations of the Teports past that the Russians c tinue to be pressed back In the Galicias and the Carpathians and that Hungary is free of enemy forces Petrograd noes not deny the gains claimed by the Teutons, but declares that the Russians are fighting back hard at certain points and that the attacks of the Teutons, while un- diminished in vigor, are becoming less frequent. On the western line Berlin declares that the Germans have driven the al- lies out of strongly fortified positions near Ypres and that they have cap- tured several villages in Flanders. Sir John French, the British commander- in-chief, takes issue with this state ment and says all Germany's attacks have been repulsed with heavy losses and that the British line is firmly es- tablished. A repulse of the Germans euport, the capture of lines of over a front 4 1-3 miles near nd the taking of a front of about 2 1-2 miles in width farther east are chronicled by Paris. Newspaper despatches, Switzerland to Paris, report Austrians and Ger- mans fleeing from all parts of Italy. A Geneva despatch asserts that six hundre dthousand Italians have been concentrated at Verona, 25 miles from the Austro-Hungarian frontier. The Japanese government has an- nounced that all naval and military movements begun in connection with her demands on China have been can- celled. A GERMAN ATTACK REPULSED BY FRENCH Between Nieuport and the Sea—Teu- tons Suffered Heavy Losses. :30 p. m—The fol- ommunicatoin was is- sued tonight: “Between Nieuport and the sea the Germans made an_attack, but were repulsed. They suffered heavy losses. “The British troops have gained ground in the region of Fromelles. “To the north f Arras we made im- portant progress and also in the di- rection of Loos and to the south of Carency. In the latter sector we cap- tured at some places two and at other places three lines of trenches, tending over a front of seven kilo- metres (about 4 1-3 miles,) which were strongly fortified. “We have - established ourselves in the village of La Targette and in half of the village of Neuville-St. Voast. in width. We took more than 2,000 is four kilometres (about 1 1-2 miles) T}'{E conquered ground at some places prisoners and six cannon. “In the Champagne we repulsed an attack near St. Thomas, on the edge of the Argonne forest. At Bagatelle we were able to verify the extent of the losses sustained by the enemy in yesterday’s attack. The Germans had used, without success, asphyxiating bombs and burning fluids. “On the rest of the front, notably in the forest of Le Pretre and at Silla- kerwasen, artillery engagements took place.” AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS FLEEING FROM ITALY Trains in the Direction of the Fron- tier Are Packed with Teutons. Paris, May from Belli Temps toda: “Austrians , 4.45 p. m—A despateh ona, Switzerland, to the says: and Germans are fleeing from all parts of Italy. All trains in the direction of the frontier are packed with Teutonic passengers, including merchants and officials, i “Special trains have brought 3,000 Germans from Rome, Florence and Bologna, en route for Germany. Lu- gano also is filled with refugees. “Notice has been given of the sus- rension from today of the telephone service across the frontier and of the suppression of a great many passen- ger trains. “All German and ists hae left Italy.” EIGHT TURKISH TRANSPORTS SUNK BY THE RUSSIANS Six Off the Bosphorus and Twe in the Sea of Marmora. May 9. Austrian. journal- Paris, According to news from a reliable source in Constan- tinople, says a desepatch from Athens to the Havas agenc six Turkish transports have been sung by the Rus- ans off the Bosphorus and two others have been sunk in the Sea of Mar- mora. The Turkish army, the despatch adds, has left Adrianople in the dai- rection of Midiah, a seaport on the Black sea ITALIAN ARMY OF 600,000 MEN READY TO TAKE FIELD Now Concentrated at Verona, 25 from Frontier of Austria. Geneva, Switzerland, May 9, vi Paris, 3.30 p. m—An Italian_ ar 600,000 strons, fully equipped and ready for the field, has been concen- trated at Verona. Verona is a fortified Italian city sit- uated at the base of the Tyrolese Alps, 25 miles from the frontier of Austria- Hungary. TALE OF CAPTAIN OF FIRST RESCUE BOAT Scenes of Grief and Suffering Became Almost Unbearable. Queenstown, May 9.—Captain David Murphy, of the trawler Stormcock was the first on the scene with a rescue boat. His story follow fter first of all I gathered in a lifeboat 52 persons, most of them wWo- men and children, and before I com- pleted my load I had twenty blessed youngsters aboard the old Stormcocl Several of them were without thei mothers, but all were taken in charge before we reached harbor by kindly women who forgot their own SOrTows in_ministering to other: “One old lady of 78 years had been in the water iwo hours, but was as spry as anyone. Many women fainted on reaching our decks and when re- vived begzed pitifully to be allowed to retain their lifebelts, as they were overmastered by the fear that the sub- marine would return to complete its work of destruction. Several died aboard my boat, and the scenes of grief and suffering became almost un- Dbearable, The little Stormcock brought 150 persons to Queenstown.” Master-at-arms Williams of the Lu- sitania is the proudest member of the remnant of the crew, for it was his keep eye which caught the flash of gold braid on Captain Turner's arm when the commander was about to throw up his hands after being in the water two hours and a half. 3 Hope dies hard in the human heart and friends and relatives of the miss- ing are running down rumors that sev- eral boat loads of survivors have been landed in remote coves on the Irish coast while two schooners which took part in the work are said here to have sailed for Liverpool with a number of rescued aboard. Although the passengers discussed submarines all the way over, few, if any, believed that the Lusitania would be struck. They referred to the pos- sibility almost with levity. R. K. Timmis, who talked with Cap- tain Turner after landing, stated that the captain said bitterly: “We didn’t have a chance. I knew that when I felt the torpedos’ impact. Mr. Timmis added that the captain told the helmsmen and staff captain on the bridge to save themselves, but Captain Turner remained at his post. The staff captain was lost but the helmsman was saved. THOUGHT LUSITANIA WOULD REMAIN AFLOAT Passengers Were Reassured by Some of the Officers. Queenstown, Ma —The heavy loss of life on the Lusitania was due, in the belief of rescued passengers, to the fact that some officers at least reassured them, after the rst torpedo struck home, that the Lusitania would remain afloat and could make Queens- town. Preparations, it is true, were made to launch the boats, but before this could be done, a second torpedo hit the steamer and she listed so_badly that the crew could only work the boats on one side of the ship. Another factor was the extreme con- fidence of the passengers themselves in the infailibility of the watertight compartments. According to a stew- ard they would not believe, even after the second torpedo struck, that the ship would go down and realized their terrible position too late. Then it was that many jumped into the sea—a few to be picked up; the great majority te parish. Others, including many of the firs( class passengers, were in the cabin at the time and went down with the ship. The Lusitania was not in the Brit- ish navy list for April among the mer- chant vessels commissioned as naval auxiliary craft and the ofiicials of the Cunard company deny that she ever was used for that purpos PASSENGERS TELL OF : LIFEBOAT INADEQUACY Assert That Only 5 of 34 Lifeboats Were Successfully Launched. Queenstown, May 9.—The stories of lifeboat inadequacy grow as the pas- e able to take a cooler view aster. A number of the sur- vivors maintain that only five out of the thirty-four lifeboats which were swung out were successfully launched. Others assert that a general order for lowering the boats was not given untll the second torpedo struck home. Yef all admit as many passengers as pos- sible obtained seats in such boats as were launched. Fifty-two persons were picked up by one boat alone and sixty-four were found packedinanother. The collaps- ible boats proved surprisingly efficient as unexpected havens for many strug- gling in the water, probably saving more lives than the regular Hftboats.