The evening world. Newspaper, May 17, 1915, Page 1

President INA EDITION PRICE ONE CENT. World), NEW YORK, MONDAY, MAY WILSON REVIEWS 8030 MEN FROM BATTLE FLEET AS BlG THRONG CHEERS -+-— ——_- Demonstration for President at Lun- cheon Given by City—Big | Guris Roar as Battle Fleet Is Reviewed. | Rain and coll winds had no effect upon the warmth and patriotism of the reception given tovlay by the people ot New York to President} Wilson and the officers and men of the fleet. | All the time he was in sight of the immense crowds that thronged the streets the President was cheered almost deliriously. His reception at the luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel this afternoon was a terrific ova- tion, There he made the only speech of the day, The daylight public festivities wound up with the review of the fleet | this afternoon and hundreds of thousands stood in the rain along the west! Weat Hinder Lightahip, Wireless mes side plerheads and on the souking slopes of Riverside Park and Washington | \YO* MINier Pigniollp, MIN Wen Mes. Helghts to cheer ay the Mayflower steamed around the fleet to the accom |Siler to tie Musteh fvlalion lol Mt Piniment of booming cannon. | bron, elght naval biphines darting The magnificent tribute to the President began at the moment he!to the attack above the channel. stepped ashore from the Mayflower at the foot of West Forty-tirst Street.| Th Vii # cloed in abo The vicinity was jammed with men and women who paid no heed to the drizzle that soaked them to the skin. \ Ali the way across town to Fifth Avenue the President was cheered by enormous crowds. The rain made no difference to him or to them. The rolling of the cheers was like the rolling of thunder for volume As Mr, Wilson dismounted from the ¢-—————————— car at the entrance to the reviewing | jaunty gait of ' stand at Forty-second Street and | They looked as fit as figlters Fifth Avenue, it seemed as if every ]ChOWa Went wild with appreciation police whistle for half a mile around |CARRIED ON A WAVE OF EN gave 4 long, shrill blast, and in the THUSIASM. midst of that din there arose a tre At the close of the review the Pres {dent was carried thusiasm from the reviewing sta mendous roar of cheering. It lasted | for more than a minute, The Presi- | dont seemed deeply affected as he Hotel Bil In 7 raised hia hat, bowed gravely and|ride of five blocks he was cheered by ascended to his place of review. | hundreds of thousands w Tho head of the parade had been | almost to worship. lim. halted ineantimo at Fortieth Street,|was almost hysterical, and when the Presidential party was| As the end of the 9 On aw wave the re that s » seemed Their joy de swung in place a signal was given that] past the stand Mr. Wilson came down started it again. the steps to his car. The rain was Trumpeta blared, and the bands falling briskly and the air was cold. burst into the strains of a triumphal mareh as the column came on ‘There was a little rain, but no one seemed ¢ nscious of it. Officers and men 6Wabg by at salute with the ; But the crowds on every side that jammed the sidewalks so that some were almost suffocated set up a cheer (Continued on Second Page.) j battle far FIGHT BPLANES. BATTLEINTHE AR WITH A ZEPPELIN ea German Machine Attacked and Damaged After Raid to British Coast. LONDON, May 17.—In a spectacular uds over tho eght English naval Dunkirk station at- rbove the el English Channel aviators from th tack and severely damaged one of English the Zeppelins that bombarde coust towns alons the Downs early to- day, dropping forty bombs Official despatches to the Admiralty brought word of the thrilling air fight Tho avi nounced, was officially ors, tt an- were subjected to a heavy fire from the but escaped without casual The Zeppelin was first attacked by Hyglish aviators nlong the British and driven out to sea near t airship's machine guns, co t close rang ppelin, firin| hora tilted re directly ble, which sped eastward at 40 miles an hour, ‘Bhe avi he cloudy unt r the big 8 Zeppelin One by the huge 1 m- f enoke mediately tarke columea ivose through the cloudy, ‘The crew of the dirigible quickly throw ne out bags of ballast a e pose te 1 heteht of 11,000 feet townward | prtiy rife Iplomsly imander | Ade | clouds. Th corps Wirelossed t miraity that he had every reason tol i ‘ believe the Zeppelin was so badly | © e t damaged she would be unable to then W proms) make lund. t Ge an tin . CALAIS, Vrance, May 17,—A4 Zep. | “pledging t to his ‘ i pelin, coming from the Chiénnel, flew| enunciated in the be note to tii over Calals last night. It droppe man Covernmer bombs on yarlous quarters of the ci killing two children and woundi: ‘The property damayg woman was} slight | After its raid the Zeppelin aw og ip the direction uf the sea. sailed LUSITANIA AND GULFLIGHT CASES DMDED BY GERMANY 2 $2--———__—-- Berlin Reported Ready to Make Full Amends for Attack on American Ship—Reply to Be Pacific. BERLIN, The Hague) States note will draw a distinet ln: May 1 (via Germany's reply to. thy bet stated on the th tania incidents, It can be best authority that fo far as reply will leave nothing to be desired by the Gulflight is coucernet America, Every possible Will be offered in the inating this incident from the controversy Neither American oliizens here 1 United ween the Guiffl@ht and the Lust: hope of elim: 14 P AMERICA ASKS NOTHING FOR HERSELF EXCEPT WHAT SHE HAS A RIGHT TO ASK FOR HUMANITY---WILSON SPEECH TO-DAY THE PRESIDENT REVIEWING THE GREAT NAVAL PARADE REPORTED ARRIVAL OF KARLSRUHE AN ERROR | ; Captain of the Orta Mistook he British Berwick German Sea Raider Tie r POINT, Vin. May by a rumor that the fedonniser Karke Jrube wa oe Virginia Cage } Hut the warst 1 vd reporte Pr Orthia ae the [by the Don | German sb ritivh witli es BERLIN STILL INSISTS LUSITANIA EXPLODED © German press expect that moa 1] British Losses, Outside of Ware German reply will be of a nar ile my ' " cause a crisis, In the a ¢ eral tone all were identical hips, to) Date 460,628" unofficial statements sini eh was typical, waa from the | London) Admit if the note at the ¢ German Catholic Union of Maltimore Office, the moat interesting fact AVAH= | ponvesenting 8,000 members, tt ine | BERLIN, via wireless to: Sayville, able Is the obvious air of optimism, J the spirit of the President's 17 —Commenting on the Apparently based on the belief ‘hat nd pledged “allegiance only to Mipiah atakernp ne Fite AB America has not yet, but ultimately flag.” but conein with the | inte Xplosion of ammunition will, get and give consideration Mement that the nization was | caused the f n rapidly, Germany's point of view initing in praye 4 peaceful so- | the Merlin Taseh tha The apparent luck of 1 Hon might be reached seetion § ofan Ameri 1 ind the acceptance by t Moreen} Dr, Connta Dumbit, the Aun-| in Ik? fited the ca ‘ comes of Amer protestat an Ar hada fe Ania ex friendship {8 reflected in the pr neo +t Re ry Heyany Thin law © Tage enting on unotticudl outline f) dud other Stare 1 1h oth lt ow “ea pre ,and coupled with regret Ut! The Impression pre he haata snd oa tine for every captain B hot receRnls ie Avored to Nie wath | ea plusive w vny's Submarine wartor view toward assisting Gnu peaceful ld mo meer 8 merchantmen bs ou ‘ i ement of the siiuation with Ger | Tagen 1 statu fense aguinst Bogland tarvation | many Kliow ol responsibility for assault on German ne mitoataan tts knows chal (ne Aust Aw t @ Leusit ‘ Abandonment oy German 1 tenor and ¢ Her Y,tlie | aa he eu 1th th Me her in Cie bani Paid ' Gern ‘ the d Vol preventin le Le Anw WASHIN he ma 1 ¥ ptanee of the pein entions, tough ‘i ne ii or other arrangemen bo be effective during the present war. ty teat “THAW'S TRIAL DELAYED against ting ¢ | appe » the Court of Appe by [the Attorney-General to-day resulted t in a postponement of the ‘Thaw sani- a _— BY ABSENCE OF WIFE‘: eviews Great Land Parade and Warship Fleet Che Circulation Booka Open to All. by The Pree Potdishing New WEATHER Clear Tweedey, few pi | = ng te night Coot, ‘irentation Books Open to All” } AGES PRICE ONE CENT -¢2—--—- NO NATION'S HONOR QUESTIONED, SAYS ~ WILSON AT LUNCHEON o= |President Gets Enthusiastic Greeting at Biltmore and Lauds Daniels in Speech Telling of Pur- pose of Navy. |THE SPIRIT OF HUMANITY ALONE BEHIND US,” HE SAYS hat the spirit of this nation is one of service to humanity was the keynote of an address delivered this afternoon by President Wilson at the ste m given in his honor and to the officers of the fleet at the Hotel ) Biltmore, He aroused his auditors to tremendous enthusiasm by. this stivtement ' “The luspiring thing about America, gentleme | Nothing for herself except what she hay a right for humanity {teelf, | Wo are privileged to stand for what every nation would wish to stand for.” Uhe President paid a high compliment to the navy and Its personnel. The navy, he declared, stands tor nothing but the mission of America. The verbatim report of the President's speech follows: Hot an occasion upon which, it seems to me, that it would «whe forme to make many remarks, but | would deprive myself of a great gratification it 1 did not express my pleasure in being here, my | gratit for the splendid reception which has been accorded me as the Htative of the nation, and my profound interest in the navy of the | United State | “This i iy repre “That is an interest: with Which | was apparently born, for it began sien Twas a youngster and was ripened with my knowledge of the Ulairs and policies of the United States. 1 think it is the natural instine- tive judgime AL OF the people of the United States that they express their Power appropriately in-an efficient navy, and their interest is partly, 1 Huse tht navy somehow is expected to express their charae- Vhere that character is understood, but we may occasionally touch others Ameriga stunds tor PAYS TRIBUTE TO SECRETARY OF NAVY, Vithin our own bor g our borde pad wha + ae Hit before T speak of the navy of the United States t want to take the first public opportunity | have had to speak of the Secre- tary of Che Nays, to express my confidence and my admiration, and to say that he bas my unqualitied for | have counselled with him in vite fashion, 1 know how sincerely he has had tt at heart that every the navy dor vnd handles should be done and handled as the people wish them handled--because eMetency is something into every well-considered detall of tu the extent of listing the Ideals of « So that when | speak my support Navy | am merely speaking my support of what 1 more (han organtaation feney runs personnel and method, WiMlicleney run joe doove every personal interest retar the true lover of the nayy to desire and to propose, for the navy of United States is a body specially trusted with the ideals of America, | ike to image in ny thoughts this ileal, These quiet ships lying In the vey haye no suggestion of bluster about them —no intimation of aggression Vhey are commanded by n thoughtful of the duty of citizens as well as the duty of oficers=-imen acquainted with the traditions of the great service which they belo: men who know by touch with the people of the United States what rt of purposes they ought to entertain and what sort Af discretion they ought to exercise in order to use those engines of forge 45 engines to promote the interests of humanity “For the interesting and inspiring thing about Amertea, gentlemen, Is that she asks nothing for herself except what she has a right to ask for humanity itself, (Applause) We want no nation’s property; we wish to question no nation’s honor; we wish to stand selfishly in the way of the {development of no mation; we want nothing thet wajonnaet get by our own ‘ ee ene eat enna me at a a al a ES EEE asi a : ea