The Seattle Star Newspaper, May 10, 1915, Page 1

| : - What Are We Going to Do About It? at Ar e Going to Do About It? DMITTEDLY, the sinking of the Lusitania was a terrible act. But so is all war. The destruc- battlefields and every one of them be: shot by German shrapnel, there would be no call for even tion of 1,500 lives, 100 of them Americans, is a ghastly demons n of warfare’s horrors. a diplomatic note of protest from our government. But so is every other phase of the present European struggle. NOW, THE ATTACK ON THE LUSITANIA, WITH ITS RESULTING CASUALTY LIST, a Perhaps, after all, there are certain technical justifications for the torpedoing of the Lusitania LIES IN A CATEGORY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THOSE TWO IMAGINARY INSTANCES. without first permitting debarkation. TO JUST WHAT DEGREE OF RESPONSIBILITY AMERICA SHALL HOLD GERMANY IS A Our efforts to hold Germany to “strict accountability” for the loss of American lives must be MATTER FOR DEEP STUDY, COHERENT, UNIMPASSIONED REASONING AND JUST JUDG- 4 a relative matter. MENT. If, under certain conceivable circumstances, American life was taken by Germany, that act President Wilson, if given opportunity, is quite capable of solving the portentous problem. might be sufficient justification for us to declare war immediately. The way for all of us to help him is to desist from foolish clamor—-put aside race passion—to If, on the other hand, 100 American tourists should venture foolishly onto one of the present think calmly, not only of this episode, but of what war would mean. i PAY ONLY IGHT 1 |ONE CENT Nepition FOR THE STAR The Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News “nat a VOLUME 18. NO. 64. SEATTLE, WASH., MONDAY, MAY 10, 1915. ONE CENT Niw'sranps, 3 EWS STANDS, Se U.S. May Demand Indemnity; } Germany Offers Sympathy | Berlin, in Note to serra Sere | THE WATERY GRAVE OF SUNKEN nen | Germany Expected to Refuse Predicted Request of | Puts Blame for Death of 100 President; Cabinet Will Discuss Lusitania Disaster i England. attend Tomorrow: Will Wait for Complete Details. BERLIN (Via Wireless to London), May argh co | department in as 4 ° ° A eerste 7 var teapeer eywepechy for the loss of WASHING TON, May 10.—It is predicted among high offi als here that a demand will be made, following Rgiéci@eekk tn the Lusitania the meeting of President Wilson with his cabinet tomorrow, for an indemnity from the German govern- The German foreign office repeated that responsibility ment for the loss of American lives on the Lusitania, and assurances that such an attack will not be repeated. for their deaths rested with England. Regret was expressed That Germany will give such a promise is regarded as extremely unlikely. eee te Scum’ comers upon England's promises in- _ The president is expected to submit to the cabinet a tentative program for dealing with the grave situa- The note of condolence added that all British merchant tion brought about by the torpedoing of the Lusitania and the loss of more than 100 American lives. vessels are generally armed and had frequently tried to ram The president remained in his study alone for hours yesterday and last night, but whatever decision he has Sirnerion. a sidsiiaibe baglag'td tn; reached toward pe hen — — of his career can only be tentative because of the lack of full re- ‘or this reason, it was stated, search of the v - ports concerning the sinking of the great ship. 2 rele and they cannot be treated like ordinary merchant Detail must be awaited from Europe. It will be a week before all reports are in hand. BS ae Se es canan enter; If the Lusitania was armed, it is realized here that Germany has an excellent defense. : ment as expressed by the foreign | But this is denied not only by the British admiralty, but by Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port of ieitce tetay printed out that the Ne ret Malops.s statement | is based upon an inspection of the liner before she sailed on her last trip, nm and Secretary Bryan continued tc keep silence today. There was no indication that an extra session of congress was being considered. : A break in the diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany is regarded as improbable une _ less Germany adopts an unfriendly and unyielding attitude. me ae \ a ee Frohman Talks of Death as He Dies LONDON, May 10.—Miss Rita Jolivet, the actress, who was res English press had admitted that,; on previous voyages, the Lusitanta carried quantities of munitions and admitted that included in the cargo carried on her last trip were 4,500 cases of small arm ammunt carr RRRE tion. cued from the Lusitania, today A " ‘ 4 Put Blame on England told of how Chas. Frohman mot aoa q te Hie RVR The seizure of German shipping in American ports is also looked upon as unlikely. a It was pointed out that the lin-|] alized on death as the liner sank ap of British Isles, showing where the gigantic tra antic liner ee Ee ek Ee 4 Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk. Arrow indicates course of steam. ship and cross point where she went down, off Kinsale, near Queens-| ae . Bodies of Unidentified Men, Women and Children Are Buried in One Huge Cra BY W. 8S. FORREST ia ic tales almost certainty ac | GAPT. TURNER TESTIFIES HE KNEW HIS | © '| SHIP WAS TO BE ATTACKED BY GERMANS| We were standing on the deck,” said Miss Jolivet. “There was confusion all around. Mr. Frohman smiled, then turned to me and said “‘Why fear death? It is the most beautiful adventure in life.’ A short time later Frohman was drowned. His body was one of the first recovered ers carso was chiefly contra band. Continuing, the note stated “If England, after repeated offi efal and unofficial warnings, con sidered herself able to declare the boat ran no risk, thus light-hearted ly assuming responsibility for hu man lives, Germany, despite heart felt sympathy over the loss of American lives, cannot but regret that the Americans felt more in- clined to trust to England's prom- ises than to pay attention to warn (re wiien Ie BROTHER OF LOCAL (United at QUEENSTOWN, May 10.—W counted for, the latest figures of the Cunard company place the ‘ota an editor of the Louisville Cour. cy can, in wanton and cruel | uttmber of dead in the Lusitania disaster as 1,149, CARTRIDGES ONTHE | WOMAN PERISHED ferocity, equal the destruction of the Lusitania According to latest reports, 115 Americans perished when the big | KINSALE, Ireland, May 10.—Capt. Turner of the Lusitania | Rat, comes the query, what are we going to do about (tt | Cunard liner was torpedoed by a German submarine and sent to the bot said he had received information that an attempt woul ABOARD LUSITANIA Are we of the mevey of the ineane Nehenestiorn, only through hie emis-| tom: 114 bodies have been and 87 have been identified de to sink his ship on the voyage which proved to be the LINER, HE ADMITS, testes coating bie ofious syeiem of Severnment ond Gentes Mowion hie cae at The bodies ¢ passe among those identified. Included liner’s last. G superiority to ‘ prociaim! em, but bringing his war o t a i Sevquenl sea soarder ne wf our tranait aad travel over the high among them ix Charles Frohman American theatrical promoter Z Gert Troe peotitios at the inquest held in connection with : SW YORK, May 10—Herman| Mrs. Dorothea Madison, 315 Cor-| which are ours to « oF hindrance from man or monai The total number of persons saved is now placed at 767, Of this the death of the five victims of the German submarine’s torpe- : NEW YORK, Ma erma pag 8 eal dl, oh : do whose bodies were landed here. The captain said the vo: Winter, assistant New York man-|yell place, Seattle, only daughter tauss Wes pecote, 5 ead cme cur jaws defied, number 465 are passengers. : age had been without incident up to the time the Lusitania w 6 a c est w im the wind of this lordiing'’s maje Although it is still a matter of speculation whether the Lusitani ager of the Cunard line, today/of Frank Walker, pioneer lumber. jed and our protest whistled down th ind of this lordiing’s maj cai aaa yey Mond Nereaes Mer paid : mine i ra - sate re torpedoed, but added that he had been informed on attegt aa said it was true the Lusitania had! may of the Puget Mill Co., who for about 4,200 cases of cartridges I behold, we m to be made. Piewse God, as all men on earth I si a nation, as Europe, several years was third stewardess | and all the world shall know, we are Ame explode, Capt. Turner told me t« there was no doubt that there were ane. Capt. Turner denied the Lusitania carried guns. at least two torpedoes: -* on the ill-fated Lusitania, Monday| © CHICAGO PRESSE, German Rg bel and ene 4 bee . ea err aaa the first torpedo, seen by several passengers, de-| The captain sald he was on the bridge as his vessel w d «418 to be held responsible for the loss of life, because England lure canal hE era a ed i TEE MAERA Os proaching the Irish coast. ESENTENCE FRANK learned that her brother, Fred} 0 16 08 O40 yrs hoping that the presence of Americans would pro- stroyed the otlan P sdiget omg ey Bas eae for the second peli Big hilt ered j R Tin, second purser, went down) tect the ship against German attack. mis “She was not.” with the vessel. | SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER—Consideration for the laws of war Gigantic Funeral Held in Queenstown “What precautions did you take when you learned that an aty & TO DIE ON GALLOWS Mrs. Madison, with her brother, | vanishes in the face of so great a catastrophe, which violates the great tempt was to be made to sink your ship?” } 7 Thruout Sunday and last night, preparations were being pushed tor er law of common humanity. oes made the maiden voyage of the yi endow ta Sadpoian ty tata a Wecariatoan: white tne “We swung out the lifeboats as we came within the angel q ATLANTA, May 10—Judge Lusitania. She remained with the | WILLIAM J. BRYAN, secretary of state—This is no time to “rock | the bigxest, mee ‘al in i “ oe 0 Q " cn she Gel bit mala te ¥ zone. They remained out from the time we passed Fastnet te the B. B. Hill today resentenced vessel for 18 v Ken. | the boat.” awn ound a panne o cc le es aye ne fie h ia els in time of the accident. Leo Frank to die June 22 for Several years ago Mrs. Madison NEW YORK TRIBUNE—What can there be left for men or nations) the old chureh nib drate ee : nls gle lead. igging the grav “Willful and wholesale murder” was the verdict returned ‘ the murder of Mary Phagan. came to Seattle and served as| to do but resort to that method which in all ages has been the last re-| In which the bodiew of the vic inv ere DiAea. id Ne against the kaiser, the German government and the officers and The previous sentence was in- stewardess on the Hill liner Min-| sort against tyranny and anarchy? | This old graveyard i one of the pret leat. apo min all elssa: pen crew of the submarine which sunk the Lusitania, following the in- terfered with by Fr: p- nesota. At present she ts engaged | GOV. JOHNSON, California—Personally, | believe in an absolute,/ one side is the spr serge weird h tonendl so - wont i nh wrappe quest. ; peal to the U. S. supreme in a similar capacity in the Admiral | strict and real attitude of neutrality. in mourning, its waters presen ed a 4 ‘e ; i “ i ee vaad court. ‘ine | service, TELEGRAAF, AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND—It is no longer outrage: Clear and calm, Its surface dotted with boats, the water shimmered | ‘ , ous; it has become fiendish. Only the spontaneous protest of the en-| in the light of a warm sun, which poured its rays down upon scencs The citizens of the city and hundreds from outlying communitfhs | tire civilized world, from which Germany has separated itself, can be, uch as were never before witnessed In this old Irish port did everything possible to show their sympathy and respect tofuy, be answer to the latest provocation Three distinct funeral processions wended their way today from the} Houses were draped with crepe. All flags floated at half-mast, and une ay" SPEAKER CHAMP CLARK—The les people talk about the disas. temporary morgues through the narrow streets of the old town, and| covered throngs lined the stre as the funerals moved by, s 7 Veen, the Weer off the country will be. then over the hill to the cemetery | The burial services at one long grave were even more sorrowful and | ‘ ———_ ODORE ROOSEVELT—Our own self-respect demands that we Unidentified Placed in One Grave | pathetic than at the scores of others. . i@ Either Monday afternoon This 1s merely the first install aide y our notice to Germany that in the event of any wrongdoing 4 In this grave the swollen bodies of 50 unidentified men, women and Tuesday morning, referendum ment and represents signatures ob.| et the expense of our citizens, we would hold the German government Each procession was the same h irst came an escort of police, (en) ohildren w placed _ j titions bearing 5,000 names will be|tained in Seattle alone,” he said, | to strict accountability, This phrase can only mean that action will be/ a detachment of troops, immediately prec eaing’ ten. iorse lorries, aac 1 They were victline whoee to'ved-ofes:had:heuaitihiils ina nn filed with Chtef Registration Clerk |“The total needed is ‘something| taken by us without an hour's unnecessary delay carrying a casket containing the body of an innocent victim of Europe's | 4.) William A. Gaines at the Prefon-| over 19,000 for the entire state. TAGEBLATT, BERLIN—We lament with sincere hearts the fate great war taine building, according to a state The re ment by President Oliver T. Erick-\ rected ag f the league. ‘by z a d carriages following the lorries were mourners,| \yzs ° . * rendum campaign is di-| of those lost on the Lusitania, but we know we are completely devoid In wagons and carriag ; lowing it Will Ship American Bodies Home nst seven laws passed|of blame. The Lusitania was a warship on the list of English auxiliary | friends and relatives of the ont legislature cruisers and carried armament of 12 strongly mounted guns. ' Rringing up the rear wer the people of Queenstown | the bodies of Americans who have been identified and ordered re ae ——————| turned to theif homes will be sent back across the ocean on the first steamer Cunard tugs which were sent off Kinsale to continue the search for bodies returned today, reporting the water was now so rought that it was impossible to drag for bodies ; | Scores of Americans were arriving today to search for missing rela nao) pl | tives and friends C 2p ———— ' aan tar WHAT'S OUR, WE CLEAN Hundreds of cablegrams have been received from Cans COME IN NORMAN] | HAVE Acooie fel | I'm sorry | ATE. | WAVE ANOTHER HORRY DIDN'T eD | NESSUM. | HAD | United States, in which descriptions of missing passeng { \ THE PLATE , FP ) TAKE THAT LITTLE L) NORMAN L THAT COOKIE "CAUSE ONE NORMAN — ———————=-—_ | You HAVE Cookies nb ENOUGH , BUT THERES | ind pleading tlt every effort be made ,to locate them. 4 STOOL OVER THERE i — iF \ HADN'T A BaTeN ) WAVE ANOTHER. GUESS, Li co ENOUGH ¢ NO FUN IN JUST 3 Consul Frost has workea incessantly. For two days and two nights a aaa pF , 1: | IT, | WouLD STILL "re eae HOME Now HAVIN? ENOUGH , Ne BAS Tenialned et is, Obsce car nouL see) Se. at , @ | \MAVE IT ToeAr ie 73 ae : ie oer |Offer Reward for Vanderbilt’s Body | W. Webb Ware, an attorney of London, arrived here today and of | fored an unlimited amount of money for the reco’ of the body of Al- fred G. Vanderbilt, Two survivors told of seeing Vanderbilt surrender a life belt whi@h he had donned to a woman When he gave over the life belt, Vanderbilt sealed his own fate, for | he could not swim. | Ware asked that a tug be sent out of Kinsale to search for Vander. | bilt's body, but Capt. Todd, the Cunard navigation director, advised 2 | against this. i | It was agreed that the spring curents would be sire to Wash up most iJ of the bodies still in the water, an@ that they may be picked wp along the coast rather than from the sea | Attracted by offers of large rewards, fishermen in great, numbers: are watching at points where bodies might be carried up le ~~ tide