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Lvil—NO. 137 NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circuiation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Larggst in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population ; GERMAN OFFENSIVE S NOW CRUMPLING Russian Reinforcements Have Caused Teutons to Withdraw in the Baltic Provinces THREATENED BY AN ENCIRCLING MOVEMENT Reinforced Muscovites Alsc Are Advancing to the South of Lemberg—In Eastern Galicia and Bukowina the Rus- sians Continue to Fall Back—Italians Have Taken Montfalcone and Are in Sight of Triest—Heavy Fight- jng Continues Along the Iosonzo River—French Said to be on the Offensive, But Reports From Berlin and Paris Are at Variance—Toll of German Submarines Yesterday: Two British Torpedo Boats, Ten Fishing Vesssels and One Steame: Boats Was About Thirty. 10.15 p. m.—Rus- have arrived in es and in Galicia their turn to at- to the German of- ived tc part of the German force on the Dubysa Tiv- er in the Baltic provinces, threatened an_encircling movement, were ized to withdraw, although in the egion of Shavli and in the Niemen they claim to be making prosress, a Russian resistance. Changes in Galicia Battle. More important, in the belief of mil- | ftary observers here, is the arent change is taking place in the| Galician } cain, wecord- inz to the German account, the Rus- sians are advancing to the south and heast of Lemberg and also are at- s General Linsingen's force crossed the Dniester near Zu- rawana. In eastern Galiciaand Bukowina. how- ever, the Russians are falling back be- the Pruth and Dniester rovers ention, it is believed here, of making the Dnicster their lime of defence from the Rumanian frontier 20 the southeast of Przemy: Affairs at Lemberg. e very strong positions this line and military experts They along say that if they can drive back the Germans woh crossed the river near Zurawana. Lemberg will remain in th, sition to deliver a vigorous offensive, at any rate as soon as the Austrians and Germans begin to withdraw troops for their western and southern cam- paign. It is possible that this withdrawal commenced some days ago, for Dutch correspondents report the arrival of large numbers of troop trains in Bel- gium and the commencement of a Mattle south of Ypres. The official reports, however, make no mention of such a’ battle. Along most of the French front the fighting is similar to that which has been in progress for many months. The French generally are said to be on the offensive, but as to results the claims of Berlin and Paris are con- tradictory. Italians Take Monfalcone. Heavy fighting continues on the Jtalian front, particularly along the Tsonzo river, where the Italians claim to have taken Monfalcone, an import- ant town near the coast. German hmarines continue their actlvity. Today they accounted for two EBritish torpedo boats, while the loss of ten fishing vessels and one steamer, the Erna Boldt, is credited to the underwater boats. Forty-one members of the crews of the torpedo boats were rescued. As_these ves- sels always carry crews of 35 men, it is believed that the loss of life in their einking will approximate thirty, ITALIAN TROOPS ARE IN SIGHT OF TRIEST. Capture of Which is One of the Main Objects of the Italian Campaign. June 10, Via Paris, 3.45 Udine, Ttaly p. m—Italian troops are within sight of the city of Triest. From the hill- tops near Monfalcone they can see the city, the capture of which is one of the ‘main objects of the Italian cam- paign. The ogeupation of Monfalcone is re- garded by Italians as of great im- portanco. Less than a score of miles from Triest, its possession gives the Italians control of the chief rail- way junction of that region. It pre- vents the Austrians from transporting troops or munitions between Triest end Tolmino and Gradisce. Monfel- cone is the center of electrical supply for Triest and has _large shipping yards. ©On_taking possession of Monfalcone the Italians ran up their flag on the yuing of an ancient tower built by the Venctians. The capture of the town is being celebrated today by the Italian troops. PUBLIC STATEMENT ON RAILWAY TROUBLE TODAY Federal Conciliators Are Now in- New r—Loss of Life on Torpedo of the system. Reports were current that the freight clerks look to assist- ance from other brotherhoods on the system while on the other hand, it is stated, the engineers, trainmen and other organizations have signified their intention of not taking part in the ne- gotiations over the freight clerks’ trou- bles. THREE ENSIGNS IMPLICATED IN ANNAPOLIS SCANDAL. Probability That Other Midshipmen Will Be Made Defendants. Annapolis, Mr., June 10—The prin- cipal *development of today’s sessions of the court of inquiry on the naval academy scandal was the implication of three ensigns who received their diplomas last Friday and the probabil- ity that other midshipmen will be brousht in as defendants tomorrow. At the beginning of the afternoon session, Captain Russell, president of the court, announced that Ensigns W. J. Confer, H. H. Harrison and A. V. Struble had been made defendants in the proceedings. The three ensigns have been mentioned in the testimony as having had advance information on the last annual examination. Three midshipmen from the ships of the practice squadron, whose sailing been deferred because ot the in- tigation, came into the court room and they will be in a po- | before today's proceedings began, but they left in a few minutes and were not re. There is a difference in the status of the seven midshipmen who were found guilty by an academy investiga- tion board of alleged use of unfair means to pass examinations and that of Midshipman Rogers, who became a defendant Wednesday, and the three ensigns who came into court this af- ternoon. The original seven defend- ants are under arrest, charged with having knowledge that papers claimed to have been received from an anony- mous source by one of their number were in reality examination papers from the department of modern lan- guages. EXODUS OF FOREIGNERS FROM MEXICO CITY. Special Train of Fourteen Cars Due at Vera Cruz This Afternoon. Vera Cruz, June 10—Arnold Shank- American consul general at Mexico left Pachuca for Vera Cruz to- ay on a special train of 14 _cars which is bringing several hundred ref- ugees from Mexico City. The train is due at Vera Cruz tomorrow aft- ernoon. _The American transport Buford ar- rived at Ver Cruz today with sixty thousand pounds of corn and 20,000 pounds of beans for distribution among destitute Mexicans. W. W. Canada, American consul at Vera Cruz, has taken charge of these food supplies and is endeavoring to arrange with the Mexican authorities for their distri- bution where most needed. It will be impossible, however, to send food to interior points, where the distress is_greatest. The Puford will convey the refugees from Mexico City to Galveston, On the return vovage it robably will stop at Tuxpan and Tampico to pick up refu- gees there. General Carranza is still deliberating over his reply to President Wilson's note, AMERICANS ASKED TO JOIN BRITISH ARMY. But They Declare That No Coercion Was Attempted. Boston, June 1:0.—Orly 48 of 107 young Americans who shipped as hostlers on_the steamer Bohemian, which left here for Liverpool on May 8, returned on the steamer today. Many of those who remained in Fag- land, joined the British army, the r turning men declared. Several said they had been asked to eniist but no coercion” was attempted. Movements of Steamships. Haven. New Haven, Conn, June 10.—Al- though the federal conciliators, Patrick Gilday and Clifton Reeves, were in the bity today, and J. J. Torrester, vice T chairman of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, was at his office, no statement was given out bearing upon the negotiations under way to adjust alleged grievances of the freight Clerks on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. It is under- Btood that a communication will be pent by the concilators to the rallroad cers tonight, and that a public ent will be made tomorrow, It is understood that this communica- jon. vmd o to Gen:ra.l supe:lin‘;enflen( o, of the western grand divi ey EoRR e i (% on ;Madonna, New . Yorl e Gibraltar, June 9.—Passed, steamer Taormina, New York for Naples. Lizard, June .9.—Passed, steamer Rotterdam, New York for Falmouth and Rotterdam, Bordeaux, June 9.—Arrived, steamer Chicago, New York. Liverpool, June steamer Devonian, Boston. steamer Arabic, New York, Palermo, June 6—Sailed, steamer Patria, New oYrk. New York, June 10.—Sailed, steamer Oscar I, Copenhagen. Naples, June 4—&ailed, steamer Buropa, New York. Lisbon, June 6.—Sailed, steamer Cabled Par:o‘lraphs Trawler Blown 5 _rew Drowned. Muiden, Ho” 4& via London, June 10, 717 p. * & o trawler Letty was blown up @*" off Doggerbank, in the North © $* ne members of the crew ‘were aed. . _.ican Consul at Cologne Dead. Culogne, via London, June 10, 9.40 . m.—Albert Hemingway Michelson, the American consul here, died today at a hospital after a three days’ illness from pneumonia. Albert F. Michelson was born in An- napolis, Md., in 1878. He entered the American consular service in 1901. BECKER'S LAST APPEAL TO 5 COURTS OF NEW YORK. Brief on Motion for Reargument of Case Filed With Court of Appeals. New York, June 10.—The last ap- peal to the courts of New York for the life of Charles Becker, sentenced to die in Sing Sing prison during _the week of July 12 for the murder of Her- man Rosenthal, the gambler, was made today when his counsel, Martin - Manton, forwarded to the court of ap- peals at Albany a brief on a motion for the reargument of the case. A copy was filed in the district attorney’s office here. The court, Mr. Manton claimed in his brief, overlooked two facts of capital importance to Becker which did not appear in the first trial, but were established in the second trial by the state’s principal witness, Jack Rose, the informer. The brief says that inasmuch as Rosenthal had threatened to expose Becker in a New York newspaper, Becker must have known that any at- tack on Rosenthal at that time would be attributed to his agency. The ques- tion that should have been presented to the jury, states the brief, was whether Rose, who hired the gunmen, was animated by a desire to save his own life, which was already imperilied, according to his own testimony, by Rosenthal's representations against Jack Rose to Jack Zelig, a gang lead- er, or if he engaged the gunmen at the Instance of Becker to kill Rosenthal. The only purpose of the crime in the latter contingency, it is argued, would have heen to prevent Rosenthal from doing something which he had already done—that is, publish charges against Becker; and to keep him from at- tempting something which he could not accomplish—namely, Becker’s indict- ment for bribery and his removal from office. If the question instanced had been submitted to the jury, there could be little doubt that the defendant would have been acquitted, the brief con- tends. NOTE TO GERMANY CREATES A FAVORABLE IMPRESSION Generally Regarded in Washington That Critical Stage Has Been Pas: ed. Washington; June 10.—A copy of the note was delivered to Count Von Bern- storff, the German ambassador, late this afternoon. He declined to com- ment, saying that would have to be left fo the reply of his government. In diplomatic circles generally the note seemed to create a favorable im- pression. In quarters friendly to Ger- many it was said that the document confirmed a belief held since Count Von Bernstorff's recent interview with President Wilson, that the critical stage had been passed and that, with the Amegecan viewpoint clearly before it, the German government would be able to find a way out of the dilemma that would satisfy the United States. Meyer Gerhard, now on his way. to Berlin, as personal representative of Count Von Bernstorff, is understood to have been instructed to outline the attitude of the American government in a way that will merely supplement the statement of position in the note. In German quarters no response from the imperial government is looked for until after Gerhard reaches Berlin, perhaps ten days or a fortnight hence. One phase of the note which at- tracted much attention in diplomatic circles was that relating to mediatory steps on the part of the United States looking toward a reformation of war- fare on the seas generally. In this connection it was suggested that the chief difficulty might be an, insistence by Germany that the allies refrain from interfering, not only with food- tuffs consizned to her civlian popula- tion, but With raw materials of all inds. PROGRESS OF WILLIAMS, . ROE MURDER CASE. Counsel For Defendants Says That Both of the Accused Will Probably Take the Stand. Litchfield, Conn., June 10.—After the defense had rested late today in the murder trial of Isaac N. Williams of Bridgeport and Harry Roe of Poughs keepsie, N. Y., the court granted the request of the state's attorney to re- open the case. Adjournment was then taken until tomorrow and it will be next week, in all probability, before the jury will render its verdiot, Immediately after the defence had rested, State's Attorney Warner en- deavored to have two letters read to the jury. One, purported to have been written by Mrs. Roe, mother of Har- ry, to Williams, was found on the person of Arthur Pfaefflin. This let- ter was excluded. The state’s attor- ney then read part of another letter said to have been written by Williams to his brother, Jacob, and his sister- in-law in Bridgeport. After reading a few lines, the state’s attorney with- drew the letter and asked the court for permission to reopen the case, which was granted. Counsel for the defendants stated that both the accused would probably take the stand. Taft Declines to Discuss German Note. Albany, N. Y., June 10.—Former President Taft, who appeared here to- night before a constitutional conven- tion committee, declined to discuss the note to Germany. He laughed loudly when some one suggested him as a | possible successor to Willlam Jennings Bryan as secretary of state. has been an evening filled with hu- mor,” he sald, “so Why not end it with a joke?” Three Arrested for Theft of Auto, Torrington, Conn,, June 10.—Word was recelved here_ tonight from the Poughkeepsie, N. Y., police that the three men who are alleged to have stolen an automobile from a local gar- age have been arrested in that city and have made a complete confession. The men arrested are Winslow Law- Venezia, Providence and New York. ‘Marseilles, June S.—Sailed, steamer rence, aged 19, and James Dupuy. aged 23, both of Winsted, and Fred Gefitz of Nyack, N. Y. 3 German Version of Frye Case INSISTS THAT IT MUST GO BE- FORE PRIZE COURT UNDER TREATY OF 1828 Which American Vessels Carrying Contra- band Can Be Destroyed—It Is Not Is Interpreted to Mean That Believed America Will Acquiesce. ‘Washington, June 10.—Germany, a note on the case of the William P. Frye, an American ship sunk by the Prinz_Bitel F-iedrich, has informed the United States that it interprets the Prussian-American treaty of 1828 to mean that American vessels carry- ing contraband can be destroyed. Pay- ment is promised for the destruction, but the right to destroy is asserted as a logical inference from the lan- guage of the treaty. Prize Court Must Pass Upon Legality. In reiterating that she stands ready to pay damages for the losses to Amer- ican citizens occasioned by the sinking of the Frye, Germany insists that a prize court must first pass upon the legality of the capture of the vessel The argument advanced by the United States that a prize court is unneces- sary since compensation is promised whenever there is a violation of the treaty of 1828 is rejected. The liabil- ity for the sinking of the Frve is still admitted, but Germany contends the case was “not a violation” of the treaty. What Reply Will Be Is Not Known. Just what the reply of the United States will be is not known definite- ly, but in official quarters it is con- sidered certain that the American gov- ernment will not acquiesce in the new interpretation given the treaty by Ger- many. nder the general principles of interrational law the right to destroy a prize is granted only in extreme military necessity when the cargo is certain of condemnation and official here contend that the German com mander who éxamined the paper the Frye did not have indubitable evi- dence concerning the character of the cargo. OBITUARY. Rev. William H. Curley. Fall River, Mass.,, June 10.—Rev. ‘William H. Curley, pastor of St. Peter's and Paul’s church; died today after a three days’ illness. He was a native of Newport, R. I, ‘tioned here for the past eight years. Cotton Cargo Afire. New York, June 10.—Fire in the cot- ton cargo of the Amierican ship Bayn- hilda Wday caused damage estimated at $200,000. Virtually all of the 3,500 bales aboard were so damaged by fire or water soaked as to be almost a to- tal loss. The Brynhilda, formerly a Brittish vessel, wa sloading at a Brooklyn pler and was to have sailed for Archangle, Russia, tomorrow, Surface Car Stri e at Chicago Proba- ble. Chicago, June 10.—Belief that a strike of elevated railroad employes in inevitable increased today with the announcement that leaders of the unions declined at their meeting this morning to meet company representa- tives and discuss plans for arbitrating their differences. Two Killed on Railroad Track. Hartford, Conn., June 10.—John Bar- rita, aged 17, of this city and a_man believed to be Barney Felba, residence unknown, were struck and killed by a northbound express on the New Yorlk, New Have nand Hartford railroad near here tonight. They were walking on the tracks. and had been sta- | Bryan Appeals to American People ASKS THEM TO HEAR HIM BE- FORE PASSING SENTENCE. WANTS PUBLIC VERDICT Declares If Verdict Is Against Him He Will Ask No Mercy—Would Lead the World “Out of the Black Night of War Into the Light of Day.” Washington, June 10—William Jen- nings Bryan, in an appeal addressed “to the American people” tonight asks them to hear him before they pass sentence upon his laying down the portfolio of secretary of state in the midst of international stress, - Good Intentions. Confident that the public will credit him with honorable _intentions, Mr. Bryan frankly says that good inten- tlons are not enough and that if the public verdict is against him, he asks no mercy, asserting that men in pub- ic life must be willing to bear any deserved punishment from ostracism to execution. Refused to Conform to Old System. Interpreting the American note to Germany on submarine warfare, which he reufsed to sign, conforming to the “old system” of diplomatic stand- ards, precedents for which “are w ten in characters of blood upon most every page of human history and characterizing himself as a cham- pion of the new system—persuasion of force—and al- instead as_an humble follower of the Prince of Peace, the former secretary of state pleads for the United S to lead the world ut of the black night of war into he light of that day “when swords shall be beaten into plowshares.” Will Issue Another Statement. Tomorrow Mr. Bryan will issue an- other statement, an appeal, he says, to “German-Americans.” The nature of this appeal he would not discuss. (Continued on Page Eight) INQUIRY INTO WHETHER ILUSITANIA WAS ARMED. Federal Grand Jury Convened at New York Yesterday. 10.—The federal late today to New York, June grand jury 'convened investigate the allegations that the Lusitania was an armed vessel when it left this port on its last voyage. Gustav Stahl, a German reservist, who made an affidavit alleging he saw four six-inch guns on the Lusitania before she sailed, was the first wit- ness called by Assistant United States District- Attorney Roger B. Wood. Stahl does not speak English and was interrogated through an interpreter. It is understood that the afdavit he made was not executed at the of- fice of the German consulate here as first supposed, but was sworn to be- fore a city notary After he had given his Stahl was pla testimony ced under arrest on a charge of perjur: It is understood that it his testimoney he stuck to his story that there were guns on the Lu- sitania. Belt Pulled Arm From Shoulder. Hartford, Conn., June 10.—Jeremiah Askin, 25, is in St. Francis hospital with an arm missing and likely to die as the result of an accident at an Elm- wood factory today. While attempting to adjust a belt his arm was drawn into e machinery and pulled away from the shoulder, entirely. He is un- married. 150,000 Horses Shipped From St. Louis Bast St Louis, Ill, June 10.—More than 150%00 horses have been ship- ped from the national stock vards here to the British, Franch, Italian and Bel- gian armies, it was stated today. ROBERT LANSING A PILOT IN STORMY DIPLOMATIC SEAS Under the present administration |President Wilson has used the coun- the office of the counselor for the|selor as a pilot through the stormy state department has taken on a new |diplomatic seas whipped up by the importance. the counselor performed only those duties waich o indicates. was zdv secretary of s Under former presidents ! European war. The man who te | has carried on the enlarged duties of the counselorship is Robert Lansing, as acting secretary, takes the place of —the man who helped untangle knots. | Willlam Jennings Bryan. Condensed Telegrams There are 1,500 totally blind soldiers in Paris. Three Wesleyan students have been censured for intoxication. It was reported in Madrid that an epidemic of cholera has broken out in Vienna. Leading interests in the copper mar- ket are quoting 20 cents a pound for the metal. Mayor Mitchel returned to New York from his trip to the San Fran- cisco Fair. The Plant liner Perry, that went ashore near Halifax, N. S., is expect- ed to be a total loss. The shortage of coal in Spain, caus- ed by the prohibition of exportation from England, is serious. Ninety per cent of the Italian re- servists abroad have returned to Italy, or are on their way there. Knox Booth, missing United States revenue agent surrendered to the au- thorities at Montgomery, Ala. An effort will be made immediate- ly to recruit nearly 35000 more men to go to the front in France. A dispatch from Rome declares that the statement that the Pope will is- sue a “White Book” is untrue. Gold to the amount of $2,500,000 re- ceived from Canada, was deposited at the New York Sub-Treasury. The first annual meeting of the Na~ tional Conference of Girl Scouts will be held in Washington, June 10-12. Fear of war disputes caused the city commissioners of Hoboken, N. J., to call off the Fourth of July parade. The British War Office authorized civilians as well as soldiers to fire on hostile airships whenever they appear. Italian residents of the Swiss Can- ton of Ticino will establish a_hospital on the Italian side of the Swiss fron- tier. Colonel Count Peter Benckendorff, son of the Russian ambassador to England, was killed in action near Kovno. Saugatuck Congregational church, Westport has received the $10,000 be- quest of the late Bradford R. Wood of Albany. German submarine prisoners will hereafter be accorded the same treat- ment as all other German prisoners in England. Rumors rife in Washington that Sec- retary Daniels would resign were de- nied both at the Navy Department and White House. The Italian Postmaster at Milan was ordered to organize the mail and tel- egraph service in the recently occu- pied Austrian territory. Between 6,000 and 8,000 delegates are at Atlantic City, N. J,, for the con- vention of car builders, master me- chanics and raflway supply men. Many women in the town of Brix- en, in the Austrian Tyrol, have asked to be allowed to join the Austrian army and fight in the ranks of sol- diers. Found dead in the Delaware River at Phillipsburg, N. J., Miss Josephine Schooley, thirty, a somnambulist, was believed to have wandered to her death. The first heat prostration of the season was recorded when Lawrence Sullivan, a_printer, Wwas overcome while watching a parade in The Bronx. The nine Roosevelt strike deputies cnovicted of mansliughter and in- dicted for murder, were released at New Brunswick, N. J, in bail of $2,500 each. Prince Eited Friederich, second son of the Kaiser, who holds a_ commis- sion as commander of the First Bri- gade of the Imperial Guard, arrived at Prezemysl. Thomas McNulty, 42, died at Glou- cester, N. Y. of wounds received when shot by his supposedly insane father, who then attempted to kil himself without success. The giant Cunard liners Mauretania and Transylvania, formerly plying be- tween English ports and New York, arrived at the Dardanelles carrying French and English troops. The French Government awarded the Cross of the Legion of Honor to Sub-Lieut. A. J. Warnerford, the young Canadian aviator who on’ Mon- day destroyed a Zeppelin over Bel- gium. Attorney-General Barker of Missouri began suit in the Missouri Supreme Court to oust from the State the St. Louis Merchants’ Association, because they charge 50 cents a car for weigh- ing grain. A man giving the name of Pate, and claiming to_be an American citizen, and Mme Wasser, born in British Guinana, were acquitted by the Paris permanent courtmartial on charges of theft and espionage. In an address before the graduating class of the Connecticut Literary In- Institution at Suffield, former Presid- dent Taft advocated a presidential term of six or seven years with in- eligibility for re-electon. Salvat Brockton n Army Home Burned. Brockton, Mass., June 10.—Fourteen ‘men were obliged to flee from the Sal- vation Army industrial home early this morning in their night clothes when fire swept the building, at an estimated loss of $5,000. Supt. James Fales and Arthur Kenyon were obliged to rush through flames. Both had their hair singed and Fales suffered injuries to hie leg. A stray dog harbored at the home gave the alarm. The cause is undetermined, thought tobe accidental. at Texas Press Association Endorses Wilson’s Stand. Corpus Christi, Texas, June 10.—The Texas Press association at the open- ing o fits 36th annual convention here today with 350 delegates present, adopted a resolution expressing “un- reserved endorsement” of President Wilson's stand “in the present world crisis, NOTE IS PERSUASIVE, MILD, FRIENDLY Formally Asks Assurance of Measures to Safeguard American Lives and Ships on High Seas - ALTERNATIVE IN CASE OF REFUSAL NOT STATED Asserts That German Government Was Misinformed When It Assumed That the Lusitania Carried Guns—Op- portunity is Given Germany to Submit any Evidence to the Contrary—Informs Imperial Government That the Stand Taken by the American Government is Based On the Principle of Humanity as Well as Upon the Law Founded Upon That Principle—United States Ever Ready to Act as an Intermediary Between Belligerent Nations, and Cordially Invites German Government to Make Use of Its Services in That Way, at Its Conven- ience. Washinzgton, June 10.—The United States in its latest note to Germany, made public tonight, formally asks the imperial government for assur- ances that measures hereafter be taken to safeguard “American lives and American ships” on the high s The alternative in case of refusal is not stated. It was this note to which William Jennings Bryan refused to attach his s nature, resigning his portfolio of ecretary of state and thereby precip- itating a dramatic cabinet crisis. Rob- ert Lansing, secretary of state ad in- terim, signed the moccunication, which went forth with the approval of Pres- ident Wilson and his entire cabinet. Friendly terms characterize the doc- ument, which renews representations made in the American note that reach- ed Germany on May 15 after the Lu- sitania was torpedoed and sunk with a loss of more than 100 American lives. The German government, it is declar- ed, “must have been misinformed” when it assumed that the Lusitania carried guns. as official information is at hand to corroborate the original contention of the Washington govern- meni—that the Lusitania was an un- armed passenger ship which, since it did not resist capture, could not be sunk without transferring passengers and crew to a place of safety. The communication informs Ger- many-that it is “on the principle of humanity as well as upon the law founded upon this principle that the United States must stand. Opportunity is given to Germany to submit any evidence that. American of- ficials did not execute their tasks thoroughly in inspecting the Lusitania before she sailed, but the cardinal fact—that the liner was given no warning and made no resistance and was primarily a passenger ship—th American government declares thro “into the background any special cir- cumstances of detall” and_lifts the case “out of the class of ordinary sub- jects of diplomatic discussion of inter- national controversy.” The issuance of another statement by Former Secretary Bryan coincident with the publication of the note to- night added to the surprise in_official quarters at the character of Mr. Bryan's argument. High officials said the note employed the very process- persuation—which Mr. Bryan advo- cates and did not necessarily lead to war. The text of the note follows: Text of the Note. The text of the American rejoinder to the German government’s reply to the note following the sinking of the Lusitania, follows “The Secretary of State, ad interim, to the American ambassador at Ber- lin: “Department of _State, June 9th, 1913. “American 'Ambassador, Berlin: You are instructed to deliver textually the following note to the minister of for- eign affairs: “In compliance wtih Your Excellen- cy’s request, I did not fail to transmit to my government immediately upon their receipt your note of May 28, in reply to my note of May 15 and your supplementary note of June 1, setting forth the conclusions so far as reach- ed by the imperial German government concerning the attacks on the Ameri- can steamers Cushing and Gulflight. I am now instgucted by my _govern- ment to communicate the following reply: ‘Washington, Freedom of Open Sea. “The government of the United Stdtes notes with gratification the full recognition by the imperial German government, in discussing the cases of the Cushing and the Gulflight, of the principle of the freedom of all parts of the open sea to neutral ships and the frank willingness of the imperial German government to acknowledge and meet its liability where.the fact of attack upon neutral ships ‘which have not been guilty of any hostile act' by German aircraft or vessels of war is satisfactorily _established; and the government of the United States will in due course lay before the im- perial German government, as it re- quests, full information concerning the attack on the steamer Cushing, Contention About Steamer Falaba. “With regard to the sinking of the steamer Falaba, by which an Amer- ican citizen lost his life, the Zovern- ment of the United States is surprised to find the imperial German govern- ment contending that an effort on the part of a merchantman to escape cap- ture and secure assistance alters the obligation of the officer seeking to make the capture in respect of thé& safety of the lives of those on board the merchantman, although the vessel has ceased her attempt to escape when government of il 1 States, how- fever, does not understand that the im- perial German government is seeking in this case to relieve itself of lia- bility, but only intends to set forth the circumstances which led the com- mander of the submarine to allow yimself to be hurried into the course hich he took. Germany Misinformed About Lusitania . “Your xcellency’s note, in discuss- ing the lo: of American lives resulting from the sinking of the steamship Lusitania, adverts at some length to certain information which the imperial German government has received with regard to the character and outfit of that vessel and Your Excellency ex- presses the fear that this information may not have been brought to the at- tention of the United States. It is stated that the L was undoubt- edly cquipped v ced guns, sup- plied with trz rs and special ammunition, transporting troops from Canada, carrying a cargo not permitted under the laws of the United States to a vessel also carrying passengers and serving, in virtual effect, as sm auxi 1o the naval forces of Great PBritain. Fortunately these aro mat- ters concerning which the government of the United States is in a position to give the imperial German govern- ment inform: Of the facts al- leged in Your Excellency’s note, if the government of the United States would have been bound to take official cognizance in performing its recognized duty as a neutral power and in enforcing its national laws. It was_its duty to see to it that the Lusitania was not armed for offensive action; that she was not serving as a transport; that she did not carry a cargo prohibited by the statutes of the United states, and that, if in fact she was a naval vessel of Great Britain, she should not receive clearance as a merchantman; and it performed that duty and enforced its statutes with scrupulous vigilance through its regu- (Continued on Page Eight) MOB LYNCHES MAN AT JEFFERSON CITY, ILL. Was Implicated in the Murder of a Wealthy Retired Merchant. Johnston City, Til, June 10—John Strando, arrested in’ connection with the murder last night of Edward Chapman, a wealary retired merchant was taken from the local jail tonight by 2 mob and hanged, Several persons were injured in the fight that resulted when Strando’s countrymen, members of the foreign colony of Johnston City, who are em- ployed in the mines near here, tried to rescue him after he had been sus- pended several minutes. Three companies of militia are en route here tonight to prevent rioting between the townspeople and the foreigners. Governor Dunne _ tonight _advised Mayor Barlow of Johnston City that companies of militia had been dis- patched from Shelbyville, Benton and Cairo, Ills. Two other men arrested with Stran- do were taken to Marion, the county seat, tonight because the authorities feared renewed attempts at lynching. Strando is said to have confessed complicity in the murder and to have revealed the name of the man who shot Chapman. PAID $2 BORROWED SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO Parties Concerned Are Spanish War Vets—Loan Was Negetiated in Camp. Norwalk, Conn., June 10.—Seventeen years ago when the Connecticut volun- teer regiment for the Spanish war was in_camp in South Carolina, Patrolman John H. Smith of this city, and John Peters, were mates in Company L, sharing the same tent. Peters bor- rowed $2 of Smith, Today he was paid the loan. Clarence Brush of this city had paid a visit to the Soldiers’ home in Noroton and was asked by a vet- eran there if he knew Mr. Smith. On replying that he did the veteran ex- plained that he borrowed some money from Smith while at Camp Merriam, 17 years ago, and wished to pay it back. Mr. Brush offered to be the medium and Officer Smith has the money. Smith and Peters have mot met since war times. Disapproves Navy Promotion System. New York, June 10.—Rear Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow, commandant of the Newport Navy yard, addressing a gathering of prominent men at a luncheon of the Navy League, as- torpedoed. These are not new cir- cumstances. They have been in the minds of statesmen and of interna- tional jurists throughout the develop- ment of naval warfare and the gov- ernment of the United States does not understand that they have ever been held to alter the principles of human. ity upon which it has insisted. Noth- ing but actual and forcible resistance or continued efforts to escape by flight when ordered to stop for the purpose of visit on the part of the merchant- man has ever been held to forfeit the lives of her passenzers or crew. The . serted today that the promotion sys- tem of the navy was ruinous, that men able to stand entertaining were advanced, while their sea experience was sadly neglected and that the age limit was wrong. Killed in Auto Accident. New Bedford, Mass., June 10.—Rob- ert Butler, 40 years old, son of Willlam P. Butler, merchant of this city, was killea in ‘an automobile accident this! morning when the car which he was driving crashed into a heavy coal| truc R