Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 10, 1915, Page 5

ASKS A DISAVOWAL | OF ANCONA ATTACK. Washington Sends Note to Vienna Demanding Reparation for Americans Lost on Liner. ASSURANCES ALSO REQUESTED WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—The United States has sent to Austria- Hungary a note asking for a dis- avowal of the submarine attack upon the Italian liner Ancona, assuraances that such an act will not be repeated, some degree of punishment for the commander of the submarine and reparation for the American lives lost. The communication started by ca- ble yesterday from the State depart- ment to Ambassador Frederick C. Penfield at Vienna, who was in- structed to hand it to the Austro- Hungarian minister of foreign at- fairs, Baron Burian. Word of the delivery of the note had not been re- reived by the department tonight. Terms Are Firm. Friendly but firm terms, it ls said, characterize the document, which is un- derstood to make a particular point of prompt assurances for the future safety of American lives. Austria-Hungary has never informed the United States whether the commanders of its submarines had been given nstructions similar to those which the German government gave to its commanders after the Lusitania trag- edy. It is understood the note referred par- ticularly to the charge that shells from the submarine killed or wounded some passengers on the Ancona after it had lalted and asked for an explanation on that point. In dispatching the note Secretary Lan- sing acted with the approval of President Wilson. 1t is stated authoritatively that the document, which is described as being comparatively brief and decidedly vigor- ous in tone, was so drafted -as to attempt a settlement of the controversy at once, without bringing on a series of communi- cations such as followed the sinking of the Lusitanfa. Situation Grave, High officials are said to be of the opin- ion that the situation is one which calls for grave consideration, the state of af- fairs having become more complicated since the note was dispatched by repeti- tions of attacks on American oll-carrying vessels in the Mediterranean, presumably by Austrian submarines. News that the note had been sent came as a complete surprise to officlal Wash- ington, the reports which emanated from the state department early in the week being that no positive and corroborated evidence as to what actually had oc- curred when the Ancona went down had been recelved. It was said that the re- ports recelved were fragmentary, con- flicting or contradictory, and that until a reply to the inquiries submitted to Austria-Hungary was recelved, it was probable that no communication would be sent to Vienna. Definite Data Recelved. Tonight it was suggested in some quar- ters that Information of & most' con- clusive nature had come to Socretary Lansing, probably late Monday night, and that it had been decided then that the protest should go forward imme- diately. Whether Ambassador Penfleld had transmitted the reply of the Vienna forelgn office to the list of queries sub- mitted by the United States could not be ascertained. The belief prevails, however, that the state department had received answers of some sort to the queries. In the in- quiry Austria-Hungary was among other things, whether a warning £hot had been fired before the ship was shelled, whether time was given the passengers to get to a place of safety and | after it had come to & standstill and b2- fore the torpedo that sank it was Jaunched. The Austro-Hungarian em- bassy here had not been advised tonight that the inquiry had been answered and jt was said that the Itallan ambassa- dor, who had transmitted much infor- mation upon the sinking of the Ancona, had not furnished the Upited States with anything additional. Dr. Greil's Deposition. The Ancona was sunk in the Mediter- rancan sea on November 9, while bound from Naples for New York. The only testimony of a native American survivor cf the lner before the department is in a deposition by Dr. Cecile Greil of New York. In her deposition Dr. Grell asserts specifically that the liner was torpedoed while the men, women and children in the cabin and steerage were scrambling to get into the small boats. The depart- ment has been this single statement as positive proof unless corroboration was received from some source. Much welght was given, what Dr. Greil had to say. Her testi- mony was considered of so much im- portance that she was taken to Rome, where she told her story to Ambassador Page. A report of this conversation reached the State department recently. After the inquiry of the United States had been before the Vienna foreign of- fice several days Ambassador Penfield reported that more time was desired in which to frame a reply. Late last week Secretary Lansing instructeq the ambas- sador to urge a prompt reply. What Note Sets Forth. The American note, it is understood, sets forth that the United Kingdom can- not believe that the commanders of Aus- trian submarines have committed an al- leged act of lawlesness except under a misapprehension of orders issued by the Austrian naval authorities. It is .de- clared that under methods of warfare such as those employed in the sinking of the Ancona it practically is impossi ble under such circumsatances to remain within the rules of fairness, justice and humanity. The principles of humanity and justice which were championed In notes to Ger- many are understood to also be called strongly to the attention of the Austro- Hungarian government in this communi- cation. Warning before submarine tacks 1s insisted upon. While every op- portunity is sald to be left for an amica- ble reply, the belief prevails in usually well Informed circlés that the communi- cation is more vigorous than any dis- patched to Germany while the contro- versy with that country over the con- duct of submarine warfare was in prog- ree however, to The Au Contention No intimation could be obtained tonight whether the United States had determined whether any “misinformation” appeared in the statements of the occurrence asked, | inclined mnot to accept | CANADIAN CAVALRYMAN WORKING IN FLOODED TRENCH—The Canadians now in training in England be- fore being sent to the fighting front are put under condi- tions closely resembling actual warfare. CANADIAN CAVALRYMAN IN FLOODED TRENCH. S SR SR L @inre Frem, d ship tried to escape, and that when it finally came to a stop after being hit several times, fifty minutes was given in which the passengers might have taken to the boats. At the end of that period it was claimed another vessel appeared and the subma- rine submerged and torpedoed the Ancona, which sank at the end of another pe- riod of forty-five minutes. It was denied that any lifeboats were fired at, but it| was sald that some of the loss of life| was caused by failure of the commander | | of the Ancona to act promptly. | The Italian statement on the subject | alleged that no warning was given before | the submarine started shelling the ship, | which immediately came to a stop and| that shells were exploded on the decks | of the vessel and in the lifeboats, killin and wounding many passengers. Just how many American lives were lost on the Ancona never has been defi- nitely established. It is known that sev- eral naturalized citizens were lost. Re- | ports on this point, however, have been 80 conflicting that the State department never has been able to compile an ac- curate list. The text of the American note, it was sald tonight, will be given out for publication in the morning papers of Friday. Asquith Replies to Question Regarding Peace Negotiations LONDON, Dec. 9.—Any peace proposals of a serious character made by the Ger- man allies direetly or throflgh a neut a! | power will first be discussed by the | entente governments, according to a | statement made to the British house of commons by Premier Asquith. Until this contingency arose, ths | premier added, he could give no futher | pledge. The premier was replying to a | request of a soclalist member of the chamber for a pledge that no megotia tions besed on the evacuation of con- quered territory should be rejected ly | Great Brita'n without the knowledge of | | parliament. i —— | The Hablt of Tak Cold. 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Culls from the Wire | Resolutions contaming plans for a change in demurrage rules 5o as to re- lieve the congestion of export freight and promote a freer ‘distribution of freight cars, were formulated by the committee of reélations between rallways of the American Rallway association at Chicago to be presented to the Interstate Com- merce commission at Washington The Cambria Steel company, Lacka- wanna BSteel company, Ne rt News Shipbuildi company, oungstown Btecl and Fube ‘company and eliher ihe Inland or Iroquols plants near Chicago are to be merged into another gigantic steel corporation. The deal will &0 through within the next ten days if plans do not miscarry, according to J. Leonard Replogle, head of the syndicate which purchased the 240,000 shares of the Cam- bria Steel company held by the Penn- | ylvania Raflroad company. | ' Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the president, will preside at a session of the annual convention of the American Civic association which meets at Wash- ington December 2. Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of Sing Sing_prison, in an adaress before the Washington' branch of the woman's de- partment of the National Civic Feder- ation, advocated the indeterminate sen- tence @s the only effectual means of dealing with criminality. ‘oman suffragiets from western states told of thelr fight for the ballot at ths session of the annual convention of the Congressional Unlon for Woman Suf- | frage. Pi were made for an active campaign among western congressmen for support for the Susan B. Anthony | federal “suffrage amendment | " American Minister Russell at Santo Do- mingo has been instructed tain whether the Dom sire the ald of the United States in re- ! habilitating _ the republic’s finances through e plan similar to that recently put into effect in Haitl 1 000) | Kaiser Postpones | | sterdam, T0 ASK REICHSTAG | FOR TEN BILLIONS German Legislature Will Be Re- quested at Its Meeting Today to Vote Huge War Credit. PEACE PROSPECT DISCUSSION. BERLIN (Via London) Dec. 9—The Reicshstag will meet at 10 o'clock | tomorrow morning. First on the order of the day is the speech of the | imperial chancellor dealing with the | political and military situation. The | Reichstag then will discuss the socia- list interpellation regarding the prospects for peace. The Reichstag will be asked to vote a credit of 10,000,000,000 marks (approximately $2,500,000,- supplementary to the 1915 budget. His Son's Wedding Till ‘After the War’ LONDON, Dec. $—Emperor William has fixed the date for the marriage of his youngest son, Prince Joachim, to Priscess farie of Anhalt for the end of February at Potsdam, says a dispatch to the Ex- change Telegraph company from Am- which gives a message from Cassel, Prussia, as authority for the state- ment. “The marriage was to have taken place before Christmas,” says the dispatch. | “The emperor and empress hope that the war will be ended by February and they therefore postponed the marriage cere- mony until that time. Should the war not have been concluded by the date set for the wedding the ceremony will be ex- tremely simpl WILSON'S MESSAGE IS NOT EXCITING BERLIN BERLIN, Dec. 9.—(Via London, Dec. 9.) —The German newspapers received no di- rect reports on the opening of the United States congress and President Wilson's message. The possiMlities of securing an independent news service by wirele from the United States are being utilized to the most insignificant extent by the German press. The newspapers were sup plied this afternoon with a resume of the message transmitted by way of London, but as yet there has been no comment on Mr. Wilson's declarations regarding In trigues and conspiracles against Ameri- can neutrality. The dispdtches from London arrived so late that only a few of the newspapers were able to print the bare telegrams. Comment on the message, however, pre sumably will be restricted to a minimum, as in the case of the conviction of the Hamburg-American line officials in New York last week B — Read The Bee Want Ads—It Pays, —— Raise for Big Pour Operators. CINCINNATI, Dec, 9.-One thous: telegraph operators of the Cleveland, o cinnati, Chicago & St. Louls rallroad will recelve an increase in wages that will cost the road 346,00 yearly, according to an agreement reached today. The tele- graphers had demanded increases total Stops Any Cold In a Few Hours T BEE: OMAHA 'MELBA HOLDS HER PLACE WITH OMAHA | FRIDAY Wonderful Australian Diva Again Charms a Multitude of De- voted Local Admirers. By HENRIETTA M. REES, One of the greatest favorites of all the opera stars is Madame Melba, and Wednesday she appeared at the Auditorium under the auspices of the Associated Retailers of Omaha, upon what is known as the Charity Concert course, Omaha again paid its enthusiastic tribute to her won- derful singing As at the other concerts given in this course, the vast auditorium was well filled, with hardly a vacant seat on the lower floor and only a few back rows empty in the gallery. To judge from the general and spon- taneous applause which was given to each artist on the program, every one of the large crowd thoroughly enjoyed the music. Double encores were demanded after several num- bers, and the prolonged applause brought at least one encore and many bows of acknowledgement for each number, but the first two. Melba's Volee & Marvel. Madame Melba's voice is in its prime Clear as crystal, brilliant, and full of that same purity of tonal beauty wh'e has made it one of the world's greatost. One 1s impressed at each returning visit with its wealth of tone, its power, and Melba contributed three numbers t program, *The Mad Scene from Ham- let,” by Ambroise Thomas, and a v ber, “Addlo,” from “La Boheme, “Chant Venetian,” by Bemburg, waltz song, “Fe Saran Rose,” which Melba has made her own and without which no Melba concert wou d be complete. Madame Melba roe t» dramatic heights in tha first number. which is a tremendous composition, mak- ing taxing demands upon the singer. “Addio” Melba sang in Omaha at last visit and her interpretation of tis and the Venetlan song were eatisfy ng to the utmost. The brilliant waltz sons was sung with all the ease noticeable throughout the entire program and it d and and t e by Arditi, ! lighted, as always, with its scintillat ng joyousness. Madame Melba was most graclous with encores, and at the last when the audi ence would not be content without an- other, she sang Tosti's “Mattinate,” to her own accompaniment. Her Assistants Capable. Madame Melba was as fortunate in her assistants as was Miss Farrar, for both Miss Harrison and Mr. Parker were worthy to be upon the program, and Mr. St. Leger was an excellent accompanist. Miss Harrison is a thorough mistress of her instrument, playing with a mu- elclanship and fluency of technique that instantly won her a sure place in favor of the audience. soe s a novel and unique ‘“‘Orientale,” by Caesar Cul—remarkable for its effect of orfental instruments and “Prize Song” from the “Master Singer a lovely adagio by Schumann and the Krelsler “Leibesleid.” Miss Harrison re- sponded to many encores. Baratone n Hit, Parker endcared himsel? to the audience at the start by singing the “Prologue” to “Paggliaccl” in Englisy He 18 the possessor of a magnificent bari- tone volce, rich, powerful and of great range. His enunciation is remarkably distinct, He sings with taste and dra- matic force. His numbers were well chosen and coniained, beside the “Pro- logue, two Strauss songs which were ex- cellently interpreted, the “Don Juan' Sercnsde by Tschatkowskl, a number full of dazzling brillla Mr, Parker is one of the finest baritones who has been heard for some time, and his muny en- cores and hearty applause wers well de- served. The third concert of the series has up- held the high standard set by the first two and there is cause for much re- joicing in musical Omaha. Mr. Bee Want Aas Produce Results. —— David Starr Jordan PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 9.—David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Leland Stanford jr., university, is suffering from bron today. 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