The evening world. Newspaper, August 5, 1914, Page 3

| } PRESIDENT V WILSON OFFERS HIS SERVICES AS MEDIATOR BETWEEN WARRING NATIONS + Good Offices Made to Apply Now or Any Time in Future to All Gov: ernments Signatory to Hague Conference. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—President Wilson to-day offered his, Good offices to mediate in the war of European nations. He sent the following message to the German Emperor, the! Czar ot Russia’ the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, the President of | France and the King of England: As official head of one of the Powers signatory to the Hague convention, | feel it to be my privilege and my duty, under Article 3 of that convention to say to you in a spirit of most earnest friendship that I should welcome an opportunity to act in the interest of European peace, either now or at any other time that might be thought more suitable, as an occasion to serve you and all concerned in a way that would afford me lasting cause for gratitude and happiness. WOODROW WILSON. The President’s message to the foreign governments was transferred to the State Department and from there to the Embassies of the for-| eign nations involved, for transmission to their home government. The first of the week the Administration was disinclined to offer it: good offices, believing it would be more successful to wait until! after some decisive crisis such as an enormous battle, before taking the| step. The enormity of the war crisis, however, determined President Wilson that it was his duty to make this effort to clear the war atmosphere of Europe. The messages leave the way open, in case of present refusal, sa negotiations in the future. The proffer of good offices was not sent to the governments of Servia and Montenegro because those countries are not parties to the Hague Convention. making of their own initiative for several days, it appeared probable LALORRAINE SALS [3 | WITH FRENCHMEN From informal inquiries which American diplomats have been! ABOARD CHEERING | _so to officials here that England and France might accept the tender of good! offices. An acceptance by Great Britain, it is presumed, would mean, similar action by her allies, Russia and France, All eyes here are turned on Berlin, where, it is believed, the decision on mediation really lies. RS. WILSON S GRITICALLY Sic FAMILY CALLED —— ‘ President Constantly at Bed- side of Wife and Daughters Hurrying to Her. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-—Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the Prasi- dent, is critically ill at the White House, and to-day her condition be- came so alarming her two daught- ers, Mrs. Francis Bowes Sayre and Miss Margaret Wilson, who have been absent from Washington, were summoned back to the Capital. Mrs. Wilson, who was taken sick last March, is suffering from a com- Plication of nervous aliments, President Wilson is much dis- treased over his wife's condition, and has been at her bedside constantly for several days. All official Wash- ington Is gravely concerned over the patient It was while sitting beside his wife, his constant heipmate and adviser, that the President wrote his message sent to the European ned heads to-day appealing to them to si-+ their conflict and discuss peace, Only those in closest touch with the President have known of the severe strain under which he has been dur- ing the last fortnight Not only the press of domestic legislation and ap- pointments, but the burden of direc- tion for the relief of Americans abroad and the prevautions for pres- ervation of stable financial conditions at home have fallen upon him, James Auto PARIS, Aug 5, om Ben- nett, publisher of the New York Ietald, Was among those called upon to give up thelr automobiles and horses to the Government, . GERMANY’S CABLE TO THIS COUNTRY | CUT BY BRITISH Fatherland and Austria-Hun- gary Debarred From Com- munication With World. a Germany and Austria at 1.30 o'clock this morning were cut off from com- munication with the rest of the world. England ordered that the two war- ring nations be placed “incommunt- cado,” and instantly orders went out to every cable company and to every telegraph company, that no message, no matter what its nature, should be transmitted to any address in either the German or Austrian empires. To make sure of this the German trans-Atlantic cable was cut and the only direct link to the Western Hem- Isphere was severed. ‘This cable ran from Emden, Germany, to the Azores Islands and then to New York. The cutting was done somewhere near European shores, The Western Union Telegraph Com- pany immediately sent out notice that it would not accept messages ad- dressed to the two countries. The French cable, running from New York to Brest, France, was only tuo happy to do likewise. Military censors have taken pos. | sexsion of all cable offices in Canada. The most used routes run from New York up to Nova scotia and New: foundland, before dipping under tho Atlantic. ‘Both ends of the lines in Canada and Europe are now under strict supervision. The Pacific Ocean cables have been placed under the censor's ban, like- wise, to prevent any communication getting into Germany by thia devious | round the world route. The German fleet and the German colonies in the Far East are absolutely cut off from home. This cutting of the cable leaves the United States without any direct means of communication with Ger- many. It is possible to route mes- soges for Germany by way of other hations, but this would entall long delays, if not entire failure of deliv- ery. | British Sailors Give Answering Volley and All Sing the | Fics | Marseillaise. The French liner La Lorraine sailed for Havre at noon to-dey with such a farewell of tears and cheers, wav. ing of flags and tooting of whistles as this harbor has not known since clvil war da . There were 7 re- serve soldiers of the French army and many officers among her 1,400 pas- sengers. From soon after daylight until the ship was out of sight dowa the bay the pier was in a fervid uproar of French patriotism. Men and women, with numbers increasing to two thousand wearing the tri-color in their hats and coat lapeis and waista. stood at the gangplank and sang the swelling chorus of the Marseillaise for three and a half hours, breaking in on the song only to utter frantic cheers as reservists went aboard sing- ty and in groups. Along the rails and in the rigging of the Minnehaha of the Atlantic Transport line, British sailors and stokers swarmed and volleyed cheers at the Frenchmen. Every ferry and tug passing the pler saluted with a whistle blast. Passengers and crews waved their hands and cheered, BRITISH SAILORS CHEER FROM OTHER SHIPS. The ship was delayed tw) hours tn sailing, Capt. Maurras, who has been impatient of the doubts of the owners and agents of his ability to elude pur- suing German crutsers, took time to visit Capt, Haddock of the Olympic, which had just arrived, and got the Hritish skipper's best advice as to friendly and hostile cruisers likely to {be encountered along the eastbound consulate, At half past 11 the Consul appeared at the pier at the head of seven hundred of them in column of fours. ‘The din of cheers and singing which had been deafeningly continuous, was | doubled when the column reached the | hysterical patriots at the gangplank, which had been enlarged by the nu dreds, who’ had been put off the ship while saying thelr farewells, A moment later A nt Agent Cauchois van into the pier, told ¢ Maurras that) th reno cables and that he might go. As the ebip lid back inte the stream all the Popelation. lane, Consul d'Anglade took advan- tage of the delay to wait until the last | minute reservises reporting to the | 'H PRESIDENT OFFERS | me hs oe nse! ~ > vtech i Si., Regular Army. 1,290,000 720,000 24,500 42,000 82,000 60,000 2.888,500 Were . tee bags MEDIATION T0 THE F EIGHT HUNDRED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY WORLD'S GREATEST W eae Pan as Sten TRIPLE ENTENTE AND ALLIES, Total Rererves, War Strength. 4,590,000 3,280,000 4,000,000 476,500 781,000 180,000 222,000 208,000 240,000 7,444,500 9,988,000 Italy and Colontes.. TRIPLE ALLIANCE Population. Regular Army. 64,923,998 870,000 51,840,378 890,000 16,206,371 1,260,000 STILL NEUTRAL 96,476,000 250,000 a volces of those on board and those ashore were merged in the Marsell- laise—even the British sailors on the innehaha tried to sing it—-and the liner’s band tried in vain. ‘The Lor- raine was lost in the mists before the demonstration on the pier ended by a general embracing of everybody, friends and strangers alike. GRIEF OF WOMEN FOLLOWS THE CHEERING. The emotional strain of the cheer- ing and singing broke down all self control and the hundreds of women who went to the ship to say good-by to their husbands, sons, brothers and sweethearts gave way to grief. Even those who were aboard only on busi- hess and knew none of the passengers went about with wet Mayor Mitchel, who went to the ship to see his friends, Mr. and Mrs. R. E, Dagues and Collector Dudley Field Malone, whose friend Father Paul Renaud of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, were among those in the decks and cabins before tha all- ashore order sounded, The mother of Lieut. Duquesne swooned after calling down the blessings of Heaven on her son and on France, and was carried down the gangplank by two weeping strangers, Ohe of the last persons to leave the ship was Louls Mouquin, who was there to wish good luck to thirty- seven of the cooks and waiters from his restaurants. Many employees from the Belmont and Claridge hotels were on board, he said, and he did not belleve a French chef or waiter would be loft in New York in another week. The Lorraine: uttered a prolonged deflant blast of her whistle as she pussed the Vaterland. There was no reply LUSITANIA SAILS WITH WAR. SHIP ESCORT. Deapite hostile war vessels reported off the coast, the seven miliion dollar Cunard liner Lusitania, with 100,000 in gold and 200 passengers, slipped out of her pier at 1.20 A. M. to-day and headed for Liverpool. As a prize ves- sel she would be second only to the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, which raced back to America when within a few hundred miles of England to avoid capture, A cordon of foreign cruisers about the entrance of the harbor was said |to consist of the German Dresden, | Strassburg and Karlsruhe and the} jconverted steamship Kronprinz Wil- helm; the British Berwick, Bssex and Lancaster, and the French Conde, Friant and Descartes, ‘The Lusitania was due to nail at | midnight, but Capt. Paddy Dow re- ceived orders to wait for an import- ant message, belleved to be from one of the British cruisers off the Hook About 1 o'clock Chief Officer Johnson, | who had been sent to the British Con- | ySulate, returned to the pler in an automobile with a sealed communica- | ‘thon to the commander. “AIL lights out! the order a few minutes later, repeated from one EX-LAX tat er Se - Mpa ee te 1N into the river, Star Olympic to the harbor in the night. The officers on the Cun- arder intimated to passengers before the ship left that they would have a warship escort part of if not all the; way to Liverpool, It was understood to be the plan, in case the German cruisers became troublesome, for the British and French warships to engage them, | while the liner escapes at a twenty- seven knot clip. For speed the Lusi- tania has everything afloat beaten ex- cept some of the torpedo boat. de- stroyers, | CONVOY FOR LUSITANIA ON: WHOLE TRIP. | It is understood the Lusitania is being convoyed by the cruisers Lancaster and Essex, and part of the way will have the Berwick, The plan was for the latter to return and join the French Conde. The big ship ts to make the trip with no lights show- ing except her running lights, All passengers had notice that lights in the staterooms must t> blanketed, d ofl lamps were placed in the pas- weways to replace the electric lights. ° Among the Lusitania’s passengers were Richard Harding Davis, Philip Halsey Patchin and W, G, D. Morgan, war correspondents, and Mra, Davis, Mrs. Horace Lee Washington, wife of the American Consul-General at Liverpool; Willlam T. Hoilingworth, who is going to make an effort to bring back to America his wife and family, eight in all, at a seaside resort in France; aston Menier, the choc- olate manufacturer, who ts going to get his family at the same resort; Mra. J. J. Barker, otherwise Laura Guerite, who will replace Ethel Levey in the London Hippodrome, and Joaquin | Bonilla, the Right Hon, Charles Booth, | J. J, Cawthra, Herbert Corey, Sheldon Leavitt Crosby, Walter Dunkels, E. 1, | Gibbs, Philip Legrand, Mr, and Mra, | 0. H. Porter, Guy Standing, Prof. and ; Mrs. F. P. Purvis, Mr. and Mra, A. W, Tait and Judge John J, White, An interesting passenger who booked at the last minute was Lieut. Jobn Cyril Porte, the English aviator, who was to try to cross the Atlantic In the Wanamaker airship America, He} will join the aviation corps of thi For Constipation | The Delicious Laxative Chocolate ax relieves constipation, regulaten | the stomach and bowels, stimulates the liver and promotes digestion, Good for young andold. Léa, 25c. and $0c. at end of the boat to the other. Then, all druggists, | Outside Sandy Hook the Lusitania] The Anchor was picked up by the British cruiser|1t# sailings for the Mediterranean. raat tee Essex, which had convoyed the White| 7/8 means that the Italia will mot tion and because of ea! earlier |= with only her side and mast lights| British army. All told, the Lusitanta showing the big steamer glided out| carried only 93 first cabin passengers, 71 second cabin and 76 third class. e yesterday cancelled Bradshaw 5 Go-- Formerly 15.00 to 75.00 Entire Stock Women’s & Misses’ Cloth & Silk Coats & Capes.. Formerly 6.60 to 50.00 WASHABLE DRESSES 75 1.00 1.50 Formerly up to 2.60 UPON A DEPOSIT OF 25% go out on Saturday, ‘The Anchor line service between New York Glasgow will not be disturbed, pews ever. ‘There have heen no disturbances in the sailing schedules of the Interna- tional Mercantile Marine Company. The White Star liner Adriatic leave to-morrow as for Liver- pool. The Minnehaha ns trian nek, neport will sail fo on on Saturday, and the Olympic for Sretnaartos on Bat- urday forenoon. The American liner St. Paul leaves at 10 A. M. ie | for Southampton. A big crowd wil go away on the St. Pauli for Plymouth and Southampton. nce further notice the Scandina- vian- | eyes a will aot Ni sean Ck VIII. wilt TWO GERMAN LINERS RACE TO PHILADELPHIA TO ESCAPE WARSHIPS. day: faithout Nght Hamburg-American Line also arri: to-day, Both ships were a day of their achedul ‘The Bi twent ‘here ia up at “ine wet nett with tix days, have’ lett since ei insurance rates are 90. practically prohibitive, » criti WILLIAMS QUITS SENATE COMMITTEE WHICH FAILS TO SUPPORT MEDIATION. WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.—Senator Bharp Williams resigned to-day John memiver of the Foreign Relations Committee, becaure, committee had gaits Adminiatrath a FH are ayn) Reserves, 4,480,000 1,410,000 6,040,000 950,000 bot | Susting attitude” hase of other goods * regarding to lf heat should drive your Try the iced tea of just Dawson KILLBRIDOR, York Fire De: partment, Hook and Ladder Nos. 18 an@ Ss: Funeral Friday ot 9 P. M. Calvary. M’OQRATH—On Breas, retired momber of tate S Teesday, Aug. 4, Deloved sister of Michael McGrath, | Funeral from ber aunt's Grath’s) residence, No, 478 ii Brooklyn, Friday, Aug. 7, at 0.38 Requiem mace Prospect Park 10 A. M. HELP WANTED—MAI 0 nt, 00 00d, wae, at Moly Name ‘weet ene Pree te fever HELP WANTED—FEM: 2-24-26 West S4DSt. NY. 5.00 Entire Stock Women’s & Misses’ Cloth & Silk Suits 5.00 10.00 2.50 5.00 2.50 5.00 1.00 Entire Stock Lingerie & Linen Waists Formerly 1.00 to 5.00 50 1.00 Sizes 6 to 14 42.50, 58.50 | No restrictions on our sale goods. We exchange, credit or refund without question. ¢ANNOUNCE THE CONTINUATION (THURSDAY) OF The Greatest Sale This New Store Has So Far Held - which involves the purchase and sale of the S. Blumenkron Stock at 50c on the Dollar Mr. S. Blumenkron, having become permanently associated with Bradshaw & Co., has sold to us the stock of Women’s, Misses’ and Girls’ Apparel with which he 4 conducted a department in one of Brooklyn's largest and most prominent clothing stores. This store having been reorganized his lease was cancelled. All Linen Suits Formerly up to 25.00 Taffeta Silk Coatees Value to 6.50 1.00 15.00 10.00 Entire Stock Women’s & Misses’ Summer Dresses Formerly 5.75 to 55.00 15.00 Entire Stock Women’s & Misses’ Summer Skirts Formerly 2.60 to 10.00 2.00 1.50 Entire Stock Girls’ Summer Dresses LAWN AND VOILE DRESSES 1.00 2.00 3.00 Formerly up to 7.60 Furs at Half Price ALL FURS PURCHASED WILL BE HELD AND STORED WITHOUT CHARGE UNTIL WANTED. Hudson Seal Coats, 69.50, 77.50 Skunk Sets, 34.00 Caracul Coats, Fox Sets, 20.00 15.00 20.00 * 3.00" 2.50 | 25.00"