Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 11, 1915, Page 1

Norwich VOL. LVIL.—NO. 111 o 4\&6 "~ The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of ", 0 ALLIES ARE FORCING " A GERMAN RETREAT = Y » A Strfing Movement Made Against the Enemy With Heavy Reinforcements HAVE CAPTURED MANY PRISONERS AND GUNS N \ A~ 3 German Headquarters Admits That Allies Have Succeeded in Occupying Foremost Trenches in the Neighborhood of Carency—Attacks and Counter-Attacks on Both Sides are Continuous and the Losses on Both Sides are Heavy —British Line to the East of Ypres is Holding Firm— Germans are Reported to be Making Preparations for a Further Movement Against the Russians in the Carpathi- ans—Advices Indicate That ltaly’i.s Ready to Take De- cisive Action Should Austrian Reply Prove Unfavorable: In the land campaign in France and Belgium there are intmiations of a strong movement of the allies against the Germans, with heavy reinforce- ments. The French war office reports the capture of many prisoners and guns during the lest two days and German headquarters admits that in the neighborhood of Carency the al- lies have succeeded in occupying the foremost German trenches. The at- tacks and counter-attacks are contin- uous and the losses on both sides are heavy. The British line, notwithstanding a very strenuous week, remaiis tfhe same to the east of Ypres as i wafs on the night of May 3-4, when the British troops were obliged to draw back a little. In the Carpathians the Germans are reported to be making’ preparations for a further movement against the Russians in their new positions, while in the Baltic provinces the Russians have succeeded in inflicting upon their adversaries a check near Mitau While all advices indicate that Italy ie ready 4o take decisive action and that the fime limit fixed for Austria’s reply to'the Italian demands has just about expirgd, no word has come of a break betWeen the Austrian and Ital- ian governments. The final movements of both coun- tries are being veiled in secrecy. WAR NEWS FROM RUSSIAN GENERAL HEADQUARTERS Admits Teutonic Allies Have Crossed Upper Part of Wisloka River. Petrograd, via London, May 11, 12.25 a. m.—The following official statement was issued by general headquarters tonight: “In_the region of Shavli (Kovno) vesterday, our offensive continued with success on a broad front. A Bavarian cavalry division supported by an in- fantry regiment of Prussian guards, which had surrounded on the east our troops operating in the direction of Keydany and Besiagola (Courland) was successfully attacked in the vi- cinity of Jeymistation by our cavalry, which on the night of the 9th pursued the enemy without intermission for several dozen versts. (A verst is about two-thirds of a mile.) “On the left bank of the Niemen and on the front of the Narew there has been a complete lull. On the left of the Vistula we repulsed an attack of the enemy at the mouth of the Nida. “In western Galicia on May 8 and 9 the fighting was chiefly or the Vele- pos-Novotanec front. ~After a des perate engagement the enemy suc- ceeded, in the region of Krosno, in crossing the upper part of the Wis- loka river. “In_the actions of the last week we took prisoner several hundred wound- ed Germans and Austrians. The total number has not been verified.” MISSIONARIES AT URUMIAH ARE SAFE AND WELL, Assurances From Turkish Government Reach State Repartment. Washington, May 10.—Assurances from the Turkish governwient that Americans in Urumifah, Persia, where bandit uprisings were reported some wecks ago, were safe and not in need of financial aid, reached the state de- partment today in a cablegrame from Ambasador Morgenthau; at Coustanti- nople. Hallel Bey, an uncle of the Turkish war minister, is in command of the Turkish regulars sent to Uru- mish at the ambassador’s urgent re- quest. Tn his message today Mr. Morgentbau said: “The minister of war informs me that Haliel has telegraphed that all Americans in Urumiah are safe and well and need no financial assistance. Kurd bandits are believed to have been responsible for the disorders at Urumiah which caused uneasiness as the safety of American and other for- cian missloners there. Since then re- ports from Armenia have indicated similar disturbances there. No det- inate word has reached the state de- pariment as to the Armenian situa- tion, a'though an inquiry was ordered as soon as the reports were brought to Secretary Bryan’s attention by the Russian ambassador. RUSSIAN TROOPS HAVE DISLODGED THE TURKS. Have Driven Them Back the Southwest of Olti. Petrograd, Via London, May 10, 9.20 P. m,—e‘he following official statement from the headquarters of the army of the Caucasus was issued today: “In the direction of OIti our troops Ekave dislodged the Turks from their positions and have driven them back to the southwest. In their hurried retreat the Turks abandoned - large quantity of tents and munitions. “In the direction of Tabriz the Turks have been driven from South to Pass and we occuied the villages there.” ITALY AWAITS FINAL REPLY OF AUSTRIA. In the Meantime Important Decrees Are Being Withheld. Paris, May 10, 9.30 p. m.—"“The gov- ercment of Italy today eawaits the final reply of Austria,” says a Rome des- patch to La Liuerte, “in the interim the publication cf important decrees which were signed at the last meetin, of the cabine.L ras been withheld. learn from an e:cellent source that un- less the Austrian answer arrives be- fore midnight tozight, or if the reply is unfavorable Iituly will consider the negotiations term.nated.” 92 LUSITANIA VICTIMS BURIED AT QUEENSTOWN Townspeople Stood with Bared Heads as Coffins Were Conveyed to Ceme- tery. Queenstown, May 10, 11.45 p. m.— Ninety-two passengers of the Cunard ine steamer Lusitania, who formed part of that pitiful handful of maimed, dead and dying brought ashore with the survivors of the disaster that fol- lowed the attack on the vessel by a German submarine last Friday, were buried this afternoon, with services that have no parallel in history. Under a cloudless sky and to the strains of hymns played by British soldiers they were laid to rest two miles behind Queenstown in a ceme- tery bursting with spring greenery and tucked between hills flaming with gorse. The services at the graves be- gan at 4 o'clock and at half past four the sod of Ireland was being shoveled upon the coffiris. Queenstown never sensed the full horror of the Lusitania disaster until today. Up to the time when the long stream of coffins began to disappear over the hill behind the town there was about the affair what, with the continued searches for survivors and the bustle about the morgue, some- thing of the unusual and theatric, but when the funeral started the real- izatién came that each of these cheap coffins held a body and that in the Atlantic, less than twenty miles away, there was over a thousand more—all victims of a German submarine, The townspeople stood hatless near- ly all forenoon as the coffins were con- veyed to the cemetery ALTON B. PARKER COUNSELS FORBEARANCE Confident of Ability of President Wil- son to Cope h Lusitania Affair. New York, May 10.—Alton B. Park- er, democratic candidate for the pres- idency in 1904, issued this state- ment today: “The attempt to per- suade the public what action the Lus- itania disaster requires, the president is to take, is unfair to him and may work great injury to us. He alone must bear the heavy responsibility of decision—and greater there cannot be. No one knows it better than he. For both personal and patriotic rea- sons his best efforts will be put forth. We all know this to be true. Why, then, do we not let him alone? Why not ‘give him_time? There is cer- tainly no need for hurry. On the oither hand there is every reason to male haste slowly. “Have we forgotten the Maine? Can we not see President McKinley, stand- ing with his back to the wall in the face of the hoarse cry of angry men demanding war—and his refusal to hurry? He saw his duty to the people and performed it. True, in the end war came—but not as a result of pas- sion—and in the meantime the senti- ment of the world had come to our side. “The president has information that we have not. When to announce a decision may be almost as important as what that decision shall be. Let us all pray that those who will be heard because they canmot act may be induced to desist until the man chosen by the people to decide shall have performed his great task.” Strong Feeling Against Germans in England. Newecastle, England, May 10. 10:20 p. m—The sinking of the Lusitania and the manner in which the deed was hailed in Germany has aroused strong feeling here against Germans being al- lowed to continue doing business in this city. A big crowd, composed mainly of women, paraded the streets today, smashing the windows in the establishments of the German pork butchers. Tz Bring Frohman’s Body Home. London, Mav 10, 5.40 p. m—The body of Charles Frenmran will be taken to the United Statts by the steamship New York, which sails from Liverpool Satnrday. & Ce od Paragraphs % l‘\:fl More Bodies Found, ‘ork, May 11, 2.08 4. m.—Seven ad- Btbicial Boglen feam ts iioyen, ad- landed at Baltimore last evening from & patrol beat, Japaneso Cruiser Refloated. Toklo, May 10—The Japanese cruiser Asama, which ran ashore on the coast of Lower California on Feb- ruary 4, has been re-floated, accord- ing to officlal announcement made here. The Asama_will probably be docked and repaired at San Franclsco. Dr. DoPage Identifies Body of His Wife. Queenstown, May 10—Dr. De Page, medical director o fthe Belgian Red Cross, arrived here today and posi- tively identifled the body of his wife, Wwho was a_ passenger on the Lusi- tania. The body of Madame De Page ‘was sent to London and thence will be taken to Brussels. SAYS VANDERBILT WORE A HEAVY OVERCOAT. Dr. Owen Kenan Heard Mim Exclaim “They Have Got Us Now.” Queenstown, May 10.—Dr. Owen Kenan of Wilmington, N. C., who is on the Lusitania’s passenger list as coming from New York, was found seriously ill in a hotel late this aft- ernoon. Dr. Kenan said that as he went down with the ship he saw Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt leaning against a gateway door and that Mr. Vander- bilt called out to him, “They have got us now.” \ Mr. Vanderbilt, according to Dr. Kenan, wore what looked like a very heavy overcoat around which a life belt had been buckled. Dr. Kenan did not see him come to the rail of hoe steamer. Dr. Kenan declares that he went down twice. The first time he was submerged it seemed as if he had gone to the hattom. He kept his eyes open and finally saw the light. Then his head protruded from the water, but stayed there only lon genough for him to get a couple of gasps of air. He was pulled down again and came up almost underneath two boats. He was picked up a moment later. Dr. Kenan was ill when he went into the water. His condition is still serious, but he probably will recover. MEMORIAL SERVICESlHELD IN QUEENSTOWN CHURCHES For Sixty-four of Unidentified Lusi- tania Victims. Queenstown, May 10.—An early morning train brought nearly a hun- dred friends or relatives of passengers of the Lusitania to Queenstown from various parts of the Britis hlsles. Among those who arrived was W. L. Griffiths, of the Canadian office in London, who desired to extend aid to the Canadian survivors. Past the coffins of the sixty-four unidentified dead filed weeping men, women and children, who took this last opportunity to seek their friends among the dead. This delayed the funeral procession, the entire forenoon being devoted to last efforts to make identifications. All the churches in Queenstown held memorial services this morning. SAW FAMILY OF EIGHT LOST WITH LUSITANIA Crompton Family of Philadelphia— 8ix children, 6 Months to 12 Years. Queenstown, May 10.—Father Cow- ley of London, who was a colleague of the late Cardinal Newman and who was among those saved from the Lus- itania, sald today: “lI saw the Crompton family of Philadelphia all lost, including the father and mother and six children ranging from six months to twelve years of age. Fath- er Clark was referring to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Crompton and their children. CARRANZA TROOPS HAVE REOCCUPIED PANUCA. In the Oil Welil Region Near Tampico —Villa Troops Evacuated. Washington, May 10—Carranza troops_have reoccupied Panuca, in the oil weil region near Tampico, accord- ing to advices from Mexico today to the state department. The Villa force which captured the town about ten days ago, evacuated May 5 and the Carranza force marched in. Fight- ing continues, however, at Ebano, about 30 miles from Tampico. Capture cf Panuca by the Villa troops caused considerable apprer sion here, as it gave one faction con- trol of the producing wells of the re- gion while the other controled the shipping terminals at Tampico and Tuxpan. British embassy officials feared the oil. supply needed for the British navy would be threatened. The Villa vy issued a state- ment todaj ng the recapture of Panuca but giving no details of the present situation. The statements al- so announced that General Obregon had been driven back from Leon, a distance of sixty miles. M’ADOO -AND WILLIAMS ASK FOR DISMISSAL OF SUIT Brought Aga‘nst Them by the Riggs National Bank. Washington, May 10.—Secretary Me- Adoo, Comptréiler Williams and Treas- urer John Burke today petitioned the district supreme ccurt to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction the suit brought against them by the Riggs National bark, charging conspiracy to wreck the institurion, Counsel for the officials clfimed that the suit is in effect against the United States, whict niay not be sued in equity without consent; that the plaintift hae a piain and adequate rem- edy at law, and that no cause of action is stated to give jurisdiction to a court of equity. The point is eleo made that the suit is prematurely brought, in that ap- proval has not teen refused by the treasury officiais f the Riggs bank as a depository for oiber national banks. Movements of Steamships. Siasconset, Mass., May 10.—Steamer Noordam, Rotterdam for New York, signalled 400 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock 4 p. m. Tuesday, Isle of Wight, May S.—Passed, steamer Rotterdam, New York for Rot- terdam. Genoa, May 8.—Arrived, steamer Duca Degli Abruzzi, New York. Kirkwall, May 9.—Steamer Oscar II, New York for Copenhagen, (Arrived.) Bordeaux, May 8.—Saliled, steamer Niagara, New York. Glasgow, May 8.—Salled, steamer Corsican. Montreal. Lusitania Deaths Wi@_ Murder ACCORDING TO VERDICT RE- TURNED BY CORONER'S JURY. AN APPALLING CRIME Contrary to International Law and the Conventions of All Civilized Na- tions Was the Murderous Attack on an Unarmed Liner. Kineale, irelaid, May 10.—The ver- dict rendered ty the coroner’s jury which investigated the deaths resulting from the torpedcing of the Lusitania follows: Ceozoner’s Verdict. “We %ind that the deceased met death from prolonger immersion and exhaustion in the sea _eight miles south-southwest of Old Head of Kin- cale, Friday, May 7, 1915, owing to the sinking of the lLusitania by torpedoes fired by a Gerraan submarine. An Agpalling Crime. ‘We find tnat this appalling crime was commitled contrary to interna- tional Jaw and the conventions of all civilized nations. “We also cuarge the officers of said submarine and ke emperor and gov- ernment of Germary, under whose or- ders they acted. with the crime of wholesale murder before the tribunal of the civilized world. “We desire to cxpress sincere con- dolences and sympathy with these rel- atives of the dcceased, the Cunard company and the United States, many of whose citizens perished in this mur- derous attack cn 2n unarmed liner.” Second Torpeco Was Deadly. Coroner Horgan said that the first torpedo fired br the German sub- marine did s:ricus damage to the Lusitania, but that, not satisfied with this, the Germans had discharged an- other torpedo The seocnd torpedo, he said, must have been more deadly, because it went through the ship, hastennig the w1k of destruction. Couragz Manifested. The character.stic courage of the Irich_and Br.tish people was mani- fested at the time of this terrible dis- aster, the coroacr continued, and there as no_paniz. He charged that the i “ley on the German government ani the whole people of Germany whu ceuaborated in the ter- rible crime.” Asks for Wilful Murder Verdict. “I propose ts ask the jury,” he con- tinued, “to es{tin the only verdict possible for a self-respecting jury, that the men in charge of the German submarine were guilty of wilful mur- der” Doors of Compartments Were Burst Open. Ship’s Bugier Livermore testified that the W ertight compartments were closed, bu: that the explosion and the force of the water must have burst them open. Tie said that all the offi- cers were at their posts and that ear- lier arrivals of the rescue craft would not have saved 1. e situation. Captain Testifies. Captain Tur..er testified briefly. The coroner ed }im: “You were awure threats had been made that we :hip would be torpe- doed We were,” -¢ captain replied. nec?” o, sir. hat precartions did you take?” “We had ali the boats swung when wve came within the danger zone, be- tween the pasmrg of Fastnet and the time of the accident” DEFENSE RESTS IN ROOSEVELT LIBEL SUIT. Court Denied Four Out of Five Motions of Plaintiff’s Counsel to Expunge Testimony. Syracuse, N. Y., May 10.—Four out of five motions to strike from the rec- ord parts of testimony offered in be- half of Theodore Roosevelt were de- nied in the supreme court here today. The motions were made by counsel for William Barnes, who is suing Colonel Roosevelt for $50,000 damages for al- d libel, after the defense had rest- OBITUARY. Dr. George C. Bailey. Hart'crd, Conn, Builes lrgeon e today, vative of Enfield and Hartford nearly 30 He was jo= 22 years a member 5 cheo: district committee s ont of the founders of St. Francis hospital and president of the corporation. Bishoo laurence Scanlon. Salt Lake City, Utah, May 10—Lau- rence Scanlon sicnop of the Salt Lake diocese of the Roman Catholic church, and a pioneer 1ni-sionary of the west, died here this afternoon after a long illness. Bishop Scanlon perary, Ireland, was born at Tip- :pt. 29, 1843. He was sent to California as a missionary im- mediately afte: h's ordination in 1868 and came to Salt Lake in 1873. When the Sa.t Lake G'acese was created in 1891 he was madec the first bishop. { New Britain Girl in No Danger. *'New Britain, May 10.—Miss B. Ger- trude Rogers, daughter of D. O. Rogers of this city, is connected with the girls’ school at the Vilavet of Van now said to be besieged by Turks and Kurds. Relatives of Miss Rogers re- ceived a letter from her last week, in which she said that no real danger was felt at that time, Forest Fire at Newton. Newton, Conn., May 10.—Several hundred acres of land were burned over and half a dozen houses and barns were barely saved from de- struction by a forest fire which, dis- covered early yesterday morning, swept this vicinity during the entire day and is still burning. President of Stock Exchange. New York, M:y 10.—H. G. S. Noble was re-elected vresident of the New York stock exchange toda: Three arrests were made Sunday in the New York police campaign against park vandals., Germany Regrets Lossof Americans DESPATCH RECEIVED FROM FOR- EIGN OFFICE, % OF RETALIATION ACT Agalnst British Government for Plae- ing Embargo on Food for Civilian Population of Germany—Says Re- sponsibility Rests with England. Berlin, via London, May 10, 6.41 p. m.—The following despatch has been sent by the German foreign office to the German embassy at Washington: “Please communicate the following to the state department: Says British Government Is Respon- sible. “The German government desires to express its deepest sympathy at the loss of lives on board the Lusitania. The responsibility résts, however, with the British government, which, through its plan of starving the civilian pop- ulation of Germany, has forced Ger- many to resort to retaliatory meas- ures. British Merchant Vessels Armed. “In spite of the German offer to stop the submarine war in case the star- vation plan was given up, British mer- chant vessels are being generally arm- ed with guns and have repeatedly tried to ram submarines so that a previous search was impossible. “They cannot, therefore, be treated as ordinary merchant vessels. A re- cent declaration made to the British parliament by the parliamentary sec- retary in answer to a question by Lord Charles Beresford, said that at the present practically all British mer- chant vessels were armed and pro- vided with hand grenades, Carried War Materials. “Besides, it has been openly admitted by the Bnglish press that the Lusi- tania on previous vovages repeatedly carried large quantities of war ma- terial. On the present voyage the Lu- sitania carried 5,400 cases of ammuui- tion, while the Test of her cargo con- isted chiefly of contraband. Should Heed Warnings. “If England, after repeated official and unofficial warnings, considered herself able to declare that that boat ran no risk and thus light-heartedly assumed responsibility for the human life on board a steamer which, owing to its armament and cargo was liable to destruction, the German government government in spite of its heartfelt sympathy for the loss of American lives, cannot but regret that Americans felt more inclined to trust to Eng- lish promises rather than to pay at- tention to the warnings from the Ger- man _side. (Signed) “Foreign Office.” HARTFORD OFFICERS HAVE EXCITING CHASE FOR ROBBER Chased Through Streets and Shot Be- fore He Was Captured. Hartford, Conn., May 10.—John B. Meakin, 25 years old, wanted in Bos- ton for'a number of daring robberies, was arrested here late today, after an exciting chase through the streets, dur- ing which Meakin and a passerby, Mrs. Lena Bickoff, were slightly wounded by bullets from Detective Melberger's revolver. When Melberger attempted to ar- rest Meakin in Sheldon street, near Main, Meakin caught the detective off his guard and knocked him into the gutter and ran away. Melberger fired his revolver, the bullet striking the sidewalk and glancing upwards, hit Mrs. Bickoff in the back. The bullet first struck a steel in her corset, how- ever, so the wound was a slight one She is in a local hospital, but her con- dition is not regarded as serious. In the meantime an officer came to the detective's assostance and they pursued Meakin in an automobile. A bullet, fired from the machine, struck him in the side an dhe was placed under arrest. He is in a hospital, but physicians say he is not seriously hurt, A HOLD-UP MAN CAPTURED IN HARTFORD Had Committed a Number of Daring Robberies in Boston. Boston, March 10.—Search for a man who committed a number of dar- ing robberies at the point of a revolv- er in this city a month ago, in one which a policeman was wounded, re- sulted in the arrest of John B Meakin, at Hartford, Conn. todal. A Boston inspector who went to Connecticut vesterday with a warrant for Meakin said the man was caught after a long chase, during which he climbed fences and a hen house, jumped an embank- ment and fell into a creek. He was shot in the side by a Hartford officer. REVIEW OF NAVAL FLE_ET NOT ABANDONED Rumdr to That Effect Set at Rest by Secretary Daniels. New York, May 10.—The battleship Rhode Island, last of the big fleet as- sembled in the Hudson River, arrived this morning and anchored far up the river with the other ships of the At- lantic fleet which President Wilson will review on May 17. The Rhode Island was detained by experimental gun practice in Chesapeake Bay which was completed Saturday last Satur- day. Rumors spread during the day that the review of the fleet had been abandoned and that President Wilson and Secretary Daniels would not not come to New York at this time. It was also rumored that Major Gen- eral Leonard Wod, commanding the department of the east of the army, had been hastily called to Washington for a conference. These rumors were dispelled when an official statement came from Secretary of the Navy Danjels from Philadelphia that no change in plans for the review had been made or were in contemplation. It was also learned that General X‘Ih)g. was addressing a club in Summit Argentine Congress in Session. Buenos _Aires. Argentine Republic, May 10.—Pres'dert Victoriano De La Plaza opened the session of congress Condensed Telegrams Prisoners In Sing 81 eon crowd- the prison n:udl?c um to hear Henry Ford speak. One milllon persons are expected to visit the Atlantic fleet during its ten- day stay at New York, Italy will begin restrictions on the importations of cotton from ship- i:%ontl leaving forelgn ports on May Fifty inmates of the Connecticut re- formatory, taken from the first grade, were out to work at road bullding yesterday . Col. L. Mervin Maus, Surgeon Gen- eral of the Eastern Department of the army, was honorably retired on his 64th Dbirthday. # Acting Mayor George McAneny of New York issued an appeal for funds for the relief of sufferers from the Lusitania disaster. Charles McCormick, aged 63, of New York, was arrested at Evansville, Ind., as he was trying to break into the police station there. One thousand union carpenters are idle in Indianapolis, as the result of a lockout order issued by the General Contractors’ association. The General Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, met in Brooklyn with delegates present from all over the country. It is estimated in Vera Cruz that by next November Mexico's corn shortzge will amount to 39,370,000 bushels, as no crops have been planted. Richard Vanderwoll, aged 80, leap_ ed from the third story window of his home in Paterson, N. J. His bedy was impaled on a picket fence. The total number of tons of food food supplies shipped from the coun- try up to May 8 by the Commission for Relief in Belgium was 408,716. The names of seven Americans, all privates, were on the list of a fresh Canadian casualty list issued at Otta_ wa. They were among the wounded. Ensign Melvin L. Stolz of the Navy Aviation Corps was instantly killed when he fell from his machine as he was making a dive at Penascola, Fla. On hearing of the death of Charles Frohman, Maud Adams collapsed at Kansas City, where she was playing. She recovered and gave her perform- ance. Garry Sink and Frank Brady both of New York were drowned when their rowboat from which they were view- ing éhe fleet in the Hudson River cap- sized. The Brooklyn historical pageant that ‘was postponed last fall because of the European war will be given on May 21 and 22 at the Twenty-third Regiment Armory. Lewis H. Titus and Frank Noon, hoth of Glen Cove, L. L, were drown- ed in Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Me., while navigating a canoe through theice. Governor Lister of Washington re- ceived an appeal for $10,000 from Grant county farmers, who want the money immediately to fight the crick- et pest. One hundred Columbia students, representing forty nations met and or- ganized a club to be know as_the International Club of Columbia Uni- versity. Damage estimated at $20,000 was done to the general store of Frederick Unzer at Mineola, L. 1. The fire is believed to have been accidentally set by thieves. Asserting that her husband is a Ger- man spy, an ingrate and a swindler, Mrs. Emil Braun of Lakewood, N. J., obtained a warrant for the arrest of her missing spouse. Fire Comissioner Adamson of New York announced the appointment of a, special board to work out a scheme for giving recognition for meritorius service to members of the department. Frank Galvin of Berlin, Germany, auto race driver and his mechanician, Chappie Dashcach, were seriously in- Jured while training for the 500_mile race to be held there May 29. The car was totally wrecked. ..The cases of the one hundred elec- trical contractors and union leaders recently indicted charged with violat- ing the Sherman law, were called be- fore Judge Landis in the United States district court at Chicago, Although blackjacked by robbers, Albert Hitpold, cashier of the Sam- uel Supples Co., envelope manufact- urers, held on to the payroll of 1,500, beating off the robbers and after- wards causing the arrest of onc of them. Frank Tower, fireman on the Lusi- tania, has survived the three greatest marine disasters in history. He was a fireman on the Titanic and escap- ed; on the Empress of Ireland and escaped and has now escaped from the Lusitania. The feeling of resentment against Germnay over the sinking of the Lusi- tania was so strong on the London Stock Exchange that the British mem- bers united and bodily put out the of the house members and clerks of Ger- man origin. In view of the grave situation caus_ by the sinking of the Lusitania, the Congressional party touring the Ha- walian Islands discussed a plan for quick return trip to San Francisco in securing the cruiser Maryland for a case of an extra session of congress. Mrs, Albert Bruning, wife of a New York actor, was thrown from her horse while riding near the Bruning summer home at New Hartford, Conn., and died as the result of injuries received. She received a fractured collar bone and iaternal injuries. Mr. Bruning was riding with her at the time. She was 45 vears old. Marine Insu:ance Rates Advance. New York, May 10.—Marine insur- ance rates have rdvanced from 75 to 100 points since the Lusitania was surk. A rate of 2 1-2 per cent. on cargoes destined for London, 2 per cent. for Liverisol and 1 3-4 per cent. for Glasgow prevailed today. It was sald that the upward tendency had been checked ira that policies were today with the 1cading of his massage. beins freelv offered at these rates. ther Paper, and Its Total Clroulation Is the Largest In Connoct_iogt_ln Proportion to the City’s Population Course United Statasfl Pursue INTIMATED BY PRESIDENT PHILADELPHIA SPEECH, n TO REMAIN AT PEACE But Seek to Convince Germany Tha Sinking of Lusitania Was an Injus: tice to Mankind—Given Great Ova tion at Close of ‘Address. Philadelphia, May 10.—Presidenl Wilson gave to a gathering of 4,00{ naturalized Americans tonight the firs intimation of the course which thi United States government probably will pursue in the situation resulting from the loss of more than a hundre{ American lives on the British line! Lusitania. He spoke by implication but his hearers interpreted his re- marks as meaning that while th( United States would remain at peact it would seek to convince Germany ol the injustice to mankind of the tragedy of last Friday. America Must Show Special Example ‘“‘America,” he said, “must have the consciousness that on all _sides it touches elbows and touches heart witk all the nations of mankind. The ex- ample of America must be a special example. And must be an example noif merely of peace, because it will noi fight, but because peace is a healing and elevating influence of the world and strife is not. “There is such a thing as a man be- ing too proud to fight. There is such a thing as being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.” Tumult of Applause. These remarks precipitated a tumult of applause and patriotic enthusiasm attended by a waving of thousands of small American flags. The president made no direct reference to the Lusi- tania tragedy, but the audlence did not hesitate to read the application of his statement. Humanity First. The sentiment expressed in the president’s speech was epitomized later by one of his closest advisers as “hu- manity first.” While it had not yet been determined, he said, exactly what steps would be taken by the United States in the present crisis, the idea uppermost in the president’s mind was to show whatever course is adopted— no matter how vigorous—it will have as its objective the good of humanity, Introduced by Mayor, Introduced by Mayor Blankenburg, who, in distinctly German accen spoke of the welcome and an appe: for a single allegiance to the United States, the president carried forward the idea of the welding of foreign blood in the makeup of America by pointing out the true goal of right American citizenship to be loyalty not to the country of one’s birth, but to the land of one’s adoption. Love for Native Land. “While you bring,” he said, “all countries With you, you come with a purpose of leaving all other countries behind you—bringing what is best of their spirit, but not looking over your shoulder or seeking to perpetuate what you leave in them. I would not cer- tainly be one who would suggest that a man cease to love the place of his origin. It is one thing to love the place where you were born and another thing to dedicate yourself to the place where you go. You can’t be an Amer- ican if you think of yourself in groups. America does not consist of groups. A man who considers himself as be- longing to a national group is not yvet an American. * * * * Think First of Humanity. My advice to you is to think first not only of America, but to think first of humanity and you do not love hu- manity if you seek to divide humanity in jealous camps. Patriotic Setting. The president was constantly inter- supted by outbursts of applause. He spoke clearly and so quiet was his au- dence of 15,000 that he could be heard distinctly in all parts of the great hall, Everywhere the American flag, and red, white and blue bunting were dis- played and a band during the evening played patriotic airs. Some of the passages in his speech which caused the greatest enthusiasm were these: America Created to Unite Mankind. “I am sorry for the man who seeks to make personal capital out of the passions of his fellow man. He has lost the touch and ideal of America, for America was created to unite man- kind by the passions that lift and unite and not by the passions that separat® and debase mankind. * * © “The man who seeks to devide man from man, group from group, inter- est from interest, in the United States, is striking at its very heart. * * * “I was born in America. You dreamed of what ‘America was to be, and I hope_you brought the dreams with you. No man who does not see visions will ever realize any high hopes or undertake any great enterprise.” Renewed Spirit as an Amerlcan. In his peroration the president said that he had felt that he ought not to be away from Washington, but after coming he found that the gathering had renewed his “spirit as an Amer- ican.” “In Washington,” he said, “men tell you so many things every day that are not so, and I like to come and stand in the presence of my fellow citizens and drink out of the common fountain with them, feeling the sense of their support.” Tremendous Ovation at Close. There was a tremendous ovation as the president finished his speech. Aft- erward he returned to the station and' entered his private car. He is due to leave for Washington at midnight and will arrive in Washington early tomor- row. Becase of the present status of in-, ternational affairs, extraordinary pre- cautions had been taken to guard the president during his stay in Philadel- phia. Seven hundred and fifty police- men had been detalled for this duty. Seven detecttves acted as a personal bodyguard for Mr. Wilson and rode directly behind him through the streets. In addition hundreds of po- licemen led the procession and brought up the rear. The city troop acted as a guard of honor. This was the for- ty-fifth time the troop has thus ese earted a oresident.