The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 7, 1915, Page 1

ens of Ballard, Leschi Green Lake. Park, Heights, West Seat AST e, and the rest of the city We The Seattle Star oes to be a bend otand.” the perk EDIT rast: board decides to spend $1,300 for a Weather Forecast—P. ee tor, beni souets. an aaa The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News roe av wHATTAA a tA mR PRA. : High to | Uetiibiaerero dies 8 VOLUME 18, NO, 62 SEATTLE, WASH., FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1915 ONE CENT 2 titttys ann " NVWS STANDS 1 | | LUSITANIA IS SUNK BY GERMAN | | PROMINENT AMERICANS AMONG PASSENGERS | tetanic ttt ve to oo ao ee ene en emp ne nt PPP PALA LP ALA ALLL PALL SUBMARINE; 1,400 FOLK ABOARD pit nn LONDON, May 7.—(7:30)—No reports of loss of life in the sinking of the Lusitania have been received up to this hour tonight. There is a general feeling of relief about the crowded Cunard line offices. NEW YORK, May 7.—(4:25 p. m.)—The Cunard company gave out the following cable: ‘_iverpool—A Cork newspaper re- ports 300 passengers landed LIVERPOOL, May 7.—The latest information regarding the Cunard line offices here at 7:20 p. m., stated that the Lusitania was \struck by a torpedo at 2 p. m., and sank in 33 minutes. NEW YORK, May 7. The Cunard officials gave out the |fourth cable received as follows: “LIVERPOOL, 2:33 p. m.— Queenstown wired—‘Large steamer just arrived in vicinity ap- parently rendering aid. Tugs patrolling on spot, taking boats in tow. Motor fishing boats with two Lusitania boats bearing prob- ably for Kinsale end. Have wired Kinsale agent to render every assistance and to advise us if any boats are towed in there.’ ” Late this evening the report reached here that the vessel either |was beached or sunk in water so shallow that she can be salvaged. | | LIVERPOOL, May 7. —The giant Cenunned liner Lusitania, with a heavy passenger list of American citizens, was torpedoed and |sunk off the Irish coast this afternoon. No loss of life is reported jas yet. Small boats of every description were rushed from Queenstown to Old Head of Kinsale, off which point the liner was torpedoed. | An unconfirmed report reaching here said the Lusitania was beached. The first word that the liner was in trouble was picked up by wireless at Landsend. It reported that there was a very decid- ed list to the steamer and that assistance was urgently wanted. Later Queenstown also picked up appeals for aid and the port authorities rushed everything possible to the aid of the steamer. The sinking of the Lusitania with |her up was the wireless station at! passengers from the liner. It is many American passengers was the hardest blow of the war to date 3 far as neutral commerce was concerned | The reports received here are Lands End. The appeal was urgent and immeaiate orders were sent to points to get every avaliable craft to the scene. said the Lusitania’s own boats were used to care for her passengers. On all of her recent trips these boats have been swung overside and their covers removed ready for any fragmentary, but all agree that the liner began calling for help by wirele 2:33. The first to pick The fishing fleet from Kinsale was early on the scene and began the work of taking on eventuality and is possible that this precaution may be due to the sal- board the | vation of passengers. LIFEBOATS ARE SIGHTED Lusitania leaving dock at New York with record number of pas- sengers to cross Atlantic this year. NEW YORK, May After an-)ceived appeared to indicate that a;port last Saturday. She carried L Ld bd M P ] ° ] ouncing the receipt of reports that |catastrophe was being faced nearly 1,400 passengers, among om," pe Lusitania had been sunk by a A third cablegram received | whom are Alfred G. Vanderbilt, El- Lusitania Most Palatia he Lusitania ‘had been sunk by a| A, third cablegram re whom are Altred @, Vangeeti 2 . ° this afternoon ed that the fol “Liverpool! — Following re- (others well known in this country. of Liners on the Atlantic lowing & had been 1 ived ceived by admiralty from Gal- | Just before the stear p sailed from Qu 1, timed 4:59 p.m ley Head, 4:25 p. m.: Several | any of the passengérs received “Old head of Kinsale wires: boats apparently filled with telegrams from mysterious sources “*About 20 boats of all sorts survivors southeast nine miles. lourists | Japs Yield Americans Northwest * f 2 Pp jot to ake e ye jeer Suites for Wealthy on Famous Craft) beionging to the Lusitania are Creek steamer proceeding to Sere ucieething hkhserrieigied 1 int here the assist.” . = 7 ba Were Veritable Apartments. | Cosfanth. aah le At 2:15 this afternoon fj.|pen to the big liner. These tele | et | i rtabout fifteen boats are es of the Cunard line e Lat. rams following the publté ation of a | The magnificence of the I | a pair of royal mail and ing for the spot to render tory were crowded with people at- ii advertisement Issued by Ger. | tania, the most famous leviaths expr steemers greater thon stance. Weather clear.’ y the news. As yet there|many, warning a Americans | of the dee anytht at. They were built The last message fi axcitement 1 the against traveling in the war zone. 5 | with the with t operation of BY oe eiteh atained Many of the friends of the pas- | | {sh admiralty and could moun Laces avanti sengers hysterically implored them s s desired, 12 six-inch guns. ‘Chea A evident, however, that |to cancel, but so far as is known no set Aa stin made the situation one did so. The Lusitania is com: si ania TEDDY SPRINGS A br ithare wan tau eit Capt. ‘W. T Rumer, anxiety w York and she soon es. nia 8 ailed from_ th | tabli LITTLE SURPRISE other te record for the run | turian and Candidate, and on Wednesday sunk the ship Earl of Latham. The admiralty has sent a flotilia of fast destroyers to search for the undersea boat. ened the peace of the Orient for weeks. The decision of the cabinet evidently met with general ap- proval 'n Tokio ne : — | eros the ocean, doloe It" pra BEDROOM IN ROYAL SUITE OF THE LINER LUSITANIA TOKIO, May 7.—Peace be- WASHINGTON, May 7.—That| pour residents of the North. | ‘cally in five Sar gle fsa BY BOND P. GEDDES e Ge e ent would r . 1d | startling achievement at the | gypacusE, May Completins tween Japan and China was as | the German ernment would 6°) west are listed ae passengers | tin Ming vig eis ature ‘ ay 7 pleting fured today when the Tokio | Pludiate any responsibil on the Lusitania, which was | now holds the record trom heir report to prove that Wm the United States for the Lusitania : ania, n r h < rnes,, jr. profited by alloged Government withdrew from ite | 41°. (0: was the general opinion ja| ‘torpedoed by the Germans. stown to New York of four font Lain aU atau Mom atare list of demands made upon ic ‘ They are: J. 8. Arter, Mr. and | days, ten hours and fortyone | Printing “graft” in New York state, «A att vut|. Mrs. Wm. Crother of Tacoma, | minutes ‘or Col. Roo: n the fifth group, which, {| and J. W. Quillian of Spokane Her turbine: engines, a: dari plunged anew into stacks of official from the start has been ob. | tude would yasful experiment of th Noxious to the Chinese, and te a H produced © 70,000 | | The unexpected appearanc ‘ basey tn ‘NO ! DESTROYERS SEEK ‘ower and drove the 45,000. | of Gilbert C. Bishop, former « aia threatened to plunge the [aay the veasel knots, or approximate. | of Barnes’ Albany Journal, who h wo nations into war. Americans against on SUBMARINE BOAT ly 30 statute miles, per hour, | been missing since 1913, surprised All other concessions seught | British ships. Of course this M4 The boat was 787 feet long, a few | the attorneys for Barnes, It is sold by Japan are to be granted in | ing, followed by the sinking o | feet shorter than the later | Bishop is the only person able to effect, it Is said ta toda vessel, caused comment concert LONDON, May 7.—The Ger- | Mauretania, and 87% feet In |identify entries made in Barne r , Y la possible foreknowledge by the| man submarine which sunk the | team. When carrying a full load | ledgers with regard to state p and only the working out of | embansy of what was to happen, biit| Lusitania le believed here to be | who drew 37% feet of water. Sho | ing contracts, Barnes’ lawye details remains to close tne ne- | that was wholly unofficial | the same which yesterday sunk | burned 1,000 tons of coal a day strenuously endeavor to impeach Qotlations which have threat- | the two 5,000-ton freighters Cen. On her nine decks st could thet mony of Bishop PRESIDENT LEAVES Secs amem AT NEWS MISSING PRISONER , SHOWS UP AT PEN s pagsen ided for in most sur vator® r WASHINGTON, May 7. — | President Wilson had juet fin | E, on which was t othe tact Cae An! 4 ished lunch when Assistant Sec: | BLAME SUBMARINE aac gy oy te cone weed Neil MeKinnon, county Jail ira Japnnébereilares ‘tt Ne comment was vouchssfed. rooms, smoking room and a ty who | was on by eget Pea aad » Japanese minister in Secretary Bryan hurried from LIVERPOOL, May 7. The ee eg eto the stern |doWntawn and failed to return. 1 luncheon to the state depart- | Cunard line manager says that | vf tis ho ply fo the ator | was learned Friday, boarded a train ment. the Lusitania was sunk by a | Soot in any’ weather for Walla Walla, carrying the pa pe The department was much submarine. He received the For the more wealthy pers which commit him to the pen » demands, | uonet, Every effort was being following wireless from Old | suites were {tentlary for six months to 15 yeu Frere thinese | made to establish communica- Head of Kinsale at 5:49: “Toe | were pract! At noon Friday Sheriff Hodge re should employ Aduleces| tion with consular agents near- Lunitania was sunk by a sub. | ments, They galved: the following 4 mn fn all political | and imil,| est the acene of disaster. marine at 2:33 p. m, eight | two bedrooms arden Henry Denmm: tary affairs 4 ‘At the state department {t was| miles south by west of Old ing rooms, p baths yo. ware pieaente, Bupaele as Oth emands were that China|said the Lusitania and Fabala dis Head of Kinsale.” | room, so that perfect seclusion el {nnon ENG Contes o should ire fixed r of asters fell in the same category and| - | could be enjoyed | aig ; is rs “« Maia se ber war mu trom is or undoubtedly would be handled along) Antwerp, one of the four larges The Lusitania and Mauretania | as defen: ant." Sen il nti fleatio coo te in the establishment of |precisely similar li so far as} orte In the world, is 53 miles from were built at the vatigation o! and adv 86 party should be con au nal, | America’s interest was concerned, (the sea, the British government, which fined bere.