The evening world. Newspaper, May 31, 1915, Page 2

mu Arive. At 9 o'clock he appeared at the tront portico of the White House panied by his daughter, Miss Margaret Wilson, and her guest, Miss Bones. The President wore a broad black band of mourning around @eeve. He bowed to a group of early morning tourists who had entered Pthe White House grounds and then entered « touring car with the ladies. ‘orders were for a dashing morning drive into the suburbs and country, * Phe President wanted to think things over. Within two hours he re- Pursied to the White House and prepared for the Memorial Day official | @eremontes. _ At 1 o'clock he de! 4 ved an address at Arlington Cemctery over the Graves of the Civil War ucad. Secretary of State Bryan about the name ‘time delivered an address at the dedication of the battleship Maine momoria! + tm the Spanish War section of the cemetery. The President's address, as “well as that of Secretary Bryan, was of the usual Memorial Day character, avoiding direet reference to the German controversy. A graceful act of tribute was paid by Mr. Wilson to the memory of pre- vious Presidents. Hoe sent wreaths to be placed on the tombs of Gen, Grant, Cleveland President McKinley. He also sent wreaths to the _ Staves of several army Generals who have recently passed away, One was : placed on the little memorial fountain erected to the memory of Major Butt, who went down with the Titanic. ARE ADMITTED BY GERMANS +b] agp, | uCCOND wained by the Fronch was the But an Attack Near Neuville penetration of a few advanced p : trenches, which were weakly defend- Is Said to Have Been ed. Otherwine the enemy's attack at this point failed, Repulsed. “At Ostend a coant battery shot down an enemy aviator. “The railway viaduct of Dammer- * BERLIN, May 81—-At the Warikirch was a te-day the following statement outs French attempted yenterday, by our artili The French succeeded only a few Arras and in tho Forest of to break through our front Gays ago in making it ready for use forces, At Arras the en+ after months of labor. forward on the night be- » French Report by the PARIS, May 31.—The French War Office this afternoon gave out the following report: “There were no new developments during the night of May 30-31, with the exception of the check in the region of Notre Dame de Lorette to 4 German attack; this movement was easily repulsed by our troops. “The number of prisoners taken yesterday at ‘The Labyrinth,’ to the southeast of Neuville St, Vans, is one hundred and fifty, including four officers.” oF yesterday ‘\ eral hours of artillery preparation. to the bravery of the Bavarian 4 Raine regiments the attacks end- 40% tm complete defeat for the enemy. were extremely high. the Forest of Le Pretre tho only INS TAKE THO PEAKS NEAR TRENT; FACE BIG ARM Dagna Occupied in King | Vienna Reports Foe Occupied © Wictor’s Advance Into Aus- | Cortina, in Tyrol, but Fled ~~» tran Territory. After First Shot. + EVA, May 81—Italian troops} walls, and al} the valley surrounding coupled Vai Dagna, according | ‘At township. “On the Priull frontier the Aus- Geapatch to the Tribuse from! irisas jong ago sirenginened the pos!- ‘The troops mew opposed to | tions on tue loft bauk of tho Jans commandlt be passages of the river mounting & large Bumver of medium Weight guas. Tuey also strongly avid several punts on Lhe frugal banKn. cov the olty of Goria (Gur te) fe ales, pet ena" r switily.. Noveriheless ton he! a talien ‘leste.) Vieter Emmanuel, it is ure Mii verted. witnessed the v of Ala, in J out! tl Adi lev, Ti eet ing were anew O Aln, where the J doe ever U ine had been de nu Fo} The italien troops lost heav- in forcing thy firet jan intrenchments, an pe KING VISITS ALL THE MILITARY HOSPITALS. Mine Vietur wimmanuet has visited in person ali the military hospitale the frontier in order unded are bein fin their ie line 4 om Tren War beadauas f flowing com on ean paie TYMOLe The iiaiane reaumed thew aertiliery Ore againat works 00 the platens of Por Lavascre, HMestile Spephmonte at the ours, Cortine, but IBGE peeks Weeriy (wenty Wilber worvee border od only seven wiles from 152 M0 ah o,%, advanse Ynrasd Tries to hove beeu bempered SERENE RE ADDED TO CAMADA'S ROLL ty fowds i the tnones } Phe oMeias statement toivwe the Giudicarie Vater, oo the |C Green of New York Among the owen Single aga Wounded, 16 of the In jured Died OTTAWA, Oot, May Ae on ot +s) #element leeued by the Mite | Deparment WS eames wre o4ded to (he ceeeatty et of the Casediunn 7 C Green @ the Tenth Battal | formerty the Vitth. he 7 yast 79s 4 aan an ¥ car wae EVENING WORLD FREN ‘ Betta Fite je ve Mes iy TEXT OF GERMANY'S REPLY: CALLS LUSITANIA SINKING AN ACT OF SELF-DEFENSE Big British Liner Was Armed, Says Berlin Note—Ready to Make Rep- aration in Minor Matters—Asks For Further Parley With U.S. WASHINGTON, May 31—The following is the text of the reply of the German Government to President Wilson's note regarding the German methods of submarine warfare which was delivered to the President at 10.15 this morning: BERLIN (via Copenhagen), May 29.—The undersigned has the honor to submit to Ambassador Gerard the following answer to the communica- tion of May 16 regarding the injury to American interests through German submarine warfare, The Imperial Government has subjected the communication of the Am | erican Government to a thorough Investigation. It entertains also a keen | wish to co-operate in a frank and friendly way tn clearing up a possibie misund ment. GERMAN PRESS SAYS TORPEDOING WILL BE KEPT UP Sneers at American “Shirt Sleeved” Diplomats and Hos- tages Against Attack. BERLIN, May 41.--The Bourse Zel- tung to-day prints @ brief and mild editorial article reiterating that the responsibility for the loss of lives lies with those who “took on board pas-| sengers to use them to a certain ex- ‘tent as hostages against attack.” The Tages Zeitung publishes ex- tended comment from the pen of Count von Reventiow, its writer on | naval affairs. This commentator says that the German reply, together with Germany's earlier assurances of will- ingness and good will, will erroneous. ly be taken to Indicate preparations | to give in, and will lead to “a more threatening” demand for obedience. | To those who expect signa of giving tanding which may have arisen in the relations between the |!" on the part of the submarine of the river Lubacsovka, north of two Governments through the events mentioned by the American Govern. |!™% Count von Reventiow quotes Jarosiau.” from the war zone declaration of, NDAY, MAY 381, 1016. CH CLAIM DEFEAT OF AUSTRO-GERMAN GERMAN LEFT RULED BACK DRIVEN ACROSS RIVER SAN IN FIGHT BEFORE PRZEMYSL Petrograd Reports Capture of 3,000 Prisoners and Many Machine Guns—‘Satisfactory,” Says Berlin Report of Fighting. PETROGRAD, May 31,—Mackenson’s left wing, attempting to encircle Preemysi, has been hurled back across the San. The Russians have occu- pied the villages of Kanikow and Naklo, which changed hands several times in the terrific fighting above Przemysi, capturing 3,000 prisoners, including sixty officers and many machine guns and searchlights, The official statement issued to-; day, announcing these fresh victories rr ana ot ae, PREG ()F ENGLAND RIDICULES NOTE from Przemysl northward had been | entirely cleared of the enemy. The official statement declared “we have foreed the enemy to evacuate the right bank of the Sah to the mouth The statement contained no specific SUBMARINES BUSY AS GERMANS WERE PREPARING NOTE Six Ships of Considerable Size Sent to the Bottom in Three Days. LONDON, May 31.—German sub- marines have been unusually busy while the German Foreign Office waa engaged in the preparation of ite answer to the Washington note. The last few days provided them with @ heavy bag of big merchant ships, These Include the steamer Ethtope, 3.700 tons, and the Tullochmoor, 3,600 tons, which were sunk by submarines Friday In the approaches to the Eng- lish Channel. On Saturday the British steamer Ping Suey, belonging to the Holt line was attacked twice by German un- dersen boats within the space of five hours, but she succeeded in escaping into Plymouth. Another was the steamer Glenlee, of 4,000 tons, which was sunk somewhere between the British and French coasts recently, P, Regarding firnt, the cases of the @———_$__$____ Feb. 4 the phrase which warns vea- claim that an Austro-German force In the North Sea a German sub- | American steamers Cushing and Gul- fight, the American Embassy has al- ready been informed that the German Government has no intention of sub- mitting neutral ships in the war zone which are guilty of no hostile lar attention of the American Gov- ; ernment to the fact that the British | Admiralty, in a confidential instruc. tion taued in February, 1915, recom. mended its mercantile shipping not sels they are likely to be torpedoed, | that crossed the San east of Radmyno | and he intimates that this will be enforced in the future as it has been in the past. The Welt am Montag saya: “Soon! | after the torpedoing of the Lusitania! SENTBY GERMAN and threatened the Przemysl-Lem-! berg railway, has been thrown back across the river. Fighting south of Przemysi contin- ues with undiminished violence, with Evasive and Seeks to Gain Time, Is the General marine sent the Russian ship Mars to the bottom a few days ago. Losé of the British steamers Spennymoor and Cadeby also have been reported. Thus within the space of three days six ships of considerable size have Only to seek protection under neutral! the United States filed a complaint | the result still in doubt. The Ger- Opinion. been sent to the bottom by German acts to attacks A a eres ange fings and distinguishing marks, but| that sounded almost threatening.| mang are aweeping the fusnan | P submarines and six lives have been submarines or aviators. On alee, while thus disquiseé, to attack| More than twenty years ago Amert- i lost. Furthermore, the transatlantic trary, the German forces have re] Gere, submarines by ramming, As| can diplomate won for themselves! ‘Tenches with a terrific fre and gain. | sonnewi a liner Megantic had a narrow escape " 4 ) | But! NDON, May 31.—¢ ent f tt German sub- Dratediy been instructed most ape} oi. incitation to Mmerchantmen the title of ‘shirt-sleeved diploma-|'* «found at certain points jut y ‘ommenting| from an attack by a iu aur | cifically to avoid attacks on such ships. If neutral ships in recent months have suffered through the German submarine warfare, owing to mistakes in identification, it is a question only of quite Isolated and exceptional cases, which can be attributed to tho British Government's abuse of flags, together with the suspicious or culpa- ble behavior of the master of the ehipa. The German Government, in all cases in which it has been shown by its investigations that a neutral ship, not Iteclf at fault, was damaged by German submarines or aviators has oxprenned regret over the unfortunate accident, and, if justified by condl- tions, offered indemnification. ‘The cases of the Cushing and the Guiflight will be treated on the same principles, An invdstigation of both cases is in progress, the result of which will presently be communicated to the Embassy, The Investigation can, if necessary, be supplemented by an international call on the Interna- tional Commission of Inquiry, as pro- vided by Article IIL of The Hague Agreement of Oct. 18, 1907, SAYS FALABA WAS WARNED, GUT TRIED TO GET AWAY. When sinking the British steamer Falaba the commander of the Ger- man submarine had the intention of allowing the passengers and crew 4 full opportunity for @ safe escape. Only when the master did not obey the order to hea » but fled and summoned help by rockets, did th» German commander order the crew and passengers, by signals and m phone, to leave the ship within ten minutes’ time, and fired the torpedo only when suspicious craft were has- to the assistance of the Falaba. Hegarding the lom of life by the sinking of the British passenger steamer Lusitania, the German Guv- ernment has already expremved to the neutral Governments concerned i's keen regret that citizens of their stotes lost their lives, On this occasion the Imperial Gov- ernment, however, cannot escape the impression that certain important factr having « direct bearing on the sinking of the Lusitania may have escaped | attention of the American Government ar and com the Imperial Government considers it frat neces leary to convinee Itself that the in. about the farts of the cane ie completes and in accord INHISTS LUGITANIA CARRIED | MOUNTED CANNON The Government of the United Hales proceeds on the » that the Lusitania enw’ on ordinary un The Imperial ¢ owe Meelt in thie eon on te point ut thet the Lawtania wan one of tue sreent eet Fritieh merehant whips bull with Goveromente funde as ah ausiliary eruinet and carried eaprenaiy os auch tn the navy liet ta | pued by the Hritian Admiraity Ht ie further the Impertad Gover ports from pasernaers (het for «4 considerable time prectiontiy aj) (he more valuable Pritien = merchantmen equipped wiih connen end emrmeni- thon and other weapons and manned with persons whe heave been trained in serving wune The Lusitania according SATE EE SPS to destroy submarines, the British Government also offered high prizes and has already pald such rewards. The Imperial Government, in view of these facts indubitably known to it, Is unable to regard British mer- chantmen in the zone of naval op- erations specified by the Admiralty staff of the German navy as “un- defended.” German Commanders consequently, are no longer able to observe the customary regulations of the prize law which they before always followed, Finally, the Imperial Government must point out particularly that the , Lusitania on its last trip as on earlier ‘occasions, carried Canadian troops and war mfatertal, including no less than 6,400 cases of ammunition | tended for the destruction of the brave German soldiers who are ful- filling their duty with self-sacrifice }and devotion in the Fatherland’s ser- vice, The German Government believes that it was acting in justified self- defenes in seeking with all the means of warfare at ite sition to pro- tect the lives of it Id by do- stroying ammunition intended for the enemy. Tho British shipping company must have been aware of the danger to which the passengers aboard the Lu- sitania were exposed under these con- ditions, The company in embarking them, notwithstanding this, attempt- ed deliberately to use the lives of protection for American citizens the muni age! the clear provisions of the American law which expressly pro- provides « penalty therefor, The com- pany, therefore, is wantonly guilty of the death of so many passengers. ‘There can be doubt, according to the definite report of the submarino's commander, which is further con- Armed by all other taformation, that the quick sinking of the Lusitania is primarily attributable to the explo- sion of the ammunition shipment caused by & torpedo, The Lusitania’s paneonge would otherwise, in ali human probability, bave been saved. ATTENTION OF VU, & GOVERN. MENT RECOMMENDED TO | PROVE FACTS. ‘The lmperias Government considers the above-mentioned facts important | enough tv recommend them to the at- tenlive examination of the American Government The imperial Government, while withholding ite final decision on the jemand» advanced in connection with |the sinking of the Lusitania wntil | receipt of an anewer from the Amer: ican Government, feele impelled, in leonelusion, Ww | ehat it tool | tom of the nducting om Ger by te readiness wier upon & discussion of (heee propusals, then demonstrated ood intentions in amyle fashion The realization uf these proposals wae det ie well known, the y sttitude ff the ob ow 1000 COSENTIALLY ALIKE. WAMHINGTON, May 01-—Mate otticrase compared day (be Usts.’ Consequently one judges the tone and the contents of the Ameri- can note by a standard different from that customary in Europe, The} German Government, therefore, has) not become excited over the Wash- ington note; on the contrary, It has replied in all calmness,” TURKS LOSE 00 INFGHTING REN ATOARDANELE Officiat Report Declares That Important Position Was Taken by Storm. CAIRO, May 81.—In a combat for the possesssion of trenches and earth- works on the Gallipoli peninewia, Turkish troops were defeated with a loss of 2,000 in killed and wounded, An official statement from the head- quarters of the allied ex; editionary forces to-day estimated the French lonses at 300. Under heavy fire from Turkish artillery, the French stormed and captured an important redoubt on the extreme Turkish left. The Turks frst pressed forward “|hibits the forwarding of passengers| under a violent artillery fire that! charge of printing information useful ou ships carrying ammunition and} forced the French to evacuate several|to enemies of Great Britain was be- the French! gun to-day against The Times, and rthworks, Al uiso against the printers of that pap- trenches. Before re’ troop blew up the few hours later they reformed and drove the Turks from the newly gained ground at the point of the bayonet. Turkish reinforcements en- deavored to support the retreating enemy forces, but became demoral- ined, under crows fire and lost heav- ily. in a an FIRST CLASS MEMBERS OF LANDSTURM MUST JOIN COLORS AT ONCE AMSTERDAM, Holland, May (via London) ~The Keichsanselger of Kerlin bas published an order ealling o the colors all Oret clase members if the Landeturm, or (he Dual reserve in Germany must re- ot une § and June Hermans outside of Geruauy as 8000 | as possiise | AUSTRIAN BOMB AGAIN | ENDANGERS AMERICAN | | CONSULATE IN VENICE, | WASHINGTON, May 1 -—Amerteas | Coneui Carrell, Venios, reported we tne | |Hrute Department to-day another! | Austrian weriad wtiack om the ety May #7 | | A bomb fell meee the Consulate, be cee offieiad ene of the mote wooure in the | the defeat suffered by Mackensen’a on the German reply to the American left convinces the War Office that the note concerning the Lusitania incl- seeond attempt to surround Praemya) dent the Manchester Guardian says: by a grand assault and reckless ex-| “The German Note does not even penditure of ammunition has been, reply directly to the American re- defeated. quest that such actions as the sink- “In the Shavii region we continue int of the Lusitania should be dis- to press back the Germans defending “vowed, and that they should be dis- Skahiany and Kelmy,” said the offi- | continued, cial statement, “Near Sawdenil we! “Almost as offensive is the surges- took sixteen guns, many prisoners tion that before the submarine can be and much booty. On the middie and condemned for not having given the lower Dubissa, the enemy offensive crew and passengers time to escape, on Saturday falled in repeated at-, it must be shown that the Lusitania tempts to cross the river, | was duly equipped with life-saving “Fighting in the Dneister and Do- apparatus as ordered by the Titanic lina regions in Southeast Galicia con- conference. Unues with great stubbornness. The “In a word, the United States is of- Goa rahe bank ot on eoiteas mm" | cored the prospect of a prolonged con. troversy over points of detail, but no Bertin Report. “isavowal of what has been dono— BERLIN, 1s to London, no acceptance of the principles of May 31.—General Mackensen's offen- naval warfare which she assumed ve around Praemysl is proceeding Germany would be anxious to uphold, itactorily according to official and not a word as to any change of the region of Praemysl, we have mind or policy. The submarine war and js to be pursued as before, and Amer- pushed ‘forward ‘in ‘a morther ely gereoom: = sald lean ships and citizens may take the | risks.” statement. The Pall Mall Gazette ridiculed the LONDON TIMES SUED Se amines Bolo one ving) Caran FOR CONSRCIPTION PLEA)» soldiers and added: “If the slaughter of the Lusitania’s passengers is defended by the asser- British Government Declares It|t!on that she was carrying ammuni- ” tlon'ts England, we wonder what ex- Gave Information That Was |cuse Germany will offer for tho at- tempt to tofpedo the Hiner Megantic Sunday while she was outward bound for Montreal.” The Westminster Gazette said the Ger reply was “precisely what waa expected,” “It merely secks to gain time,” anid the Gazette, American note was forwarded, the Germans bave given the moat practi- cal evidence that they do not intend to discontinue submarining.” The Birmingham Post, a leading conservative new declared it believes President will reward the reply as “mere rizing ond as tantamount to a re "and that he people of the Uni support him in any action he may take.” “Useful to the Enemy.” LONDON, May 31.—The first im- fortant newspaper prosecution under the Defence of the Realm Act, on the er and Major E. H. Richardson, a re- tired officer. The prosecution is based on # letter writeen by Major Richard- | son, published in The Times of May | 21, which said: “he jast of the French | reserves are out, At the present mo- ment young raw recruits have been called up. ‘The letter was a plea for conserip- tion, Public Prosecutor Hodkin eaid the Freneh Government bad com- plained uf ite publication, The state- ment, whether true or false, waa ew ouluted to give confidence to the Ge mans and rene the Allies, the Prosecutor /_ A. DON’T BORROW PUFFS, Germe tn Them, le Doeter'es W. toe to the Sommer Girt, VULADMLIMIA, May S1—More trouble in store for the summer girl’ They've mage her the butt of al) of jokes, patrolied the beaob perk with cope, emulated (he ond style of ber bathing wuit : borrow & powder | Departament FOR poult of Health « ey at Sul'es, Special i me phone LT de borrowers by bag + gues AC, oe Lirias Bae cant & e teleed then rn ne moe BN ete te verelioniote ebeut to neal BEEN AN—On mh (nee Cullen), elowed wite of Peners: from ber tate revitenee 2 or. Tweeter Jemet at © theese to the Church of borromen, where & evieme repuinw mane WINTE-Ov Mey 2% departed trom thie the, LAI WINTER te ete 686 peer. 44 Metterd ot. Mow “Almost daily since the | Btates will | mersible, There is also the case of the Ameri- can ship Nebraskan, torpedoed, It is charged, by a submarine. London observers are drawing at- tention to these cases, particularly in connection with the presentation of the German note BG AQUTANA ASHORE ERSEY, SREPORT TODAY Lapland’s Officers Will Not Confirm Story — No News by Cable or Mail. Passengers on the Red Star Mner Lapland which arrived from Liver- pool to-day, brought the information that the for: Cunarder, Aquttanta, |the largest British ship afloat, now commandeered for use as a transport, is aground on rocks and in bad shape in the Mersey. No such news bas reached here by mail or cable. According to the Lapland passen- gers, they passed close to the Aquita- nia which was surrounded by lighters to which was being transferred an immense quantity of munitions and stores, The big vessel, they declare, appeared to have taken in a lot of water and had a bad list, The Aquitania, if the Lapland’s pase left on May 19 or 20 |sengers wero correctly informed, her dock at Liver carrying thousands of troops bound | for the bi lem, Wale ae in the harbor anon a shoal, The troops | dinemba 1 and then \t was found ary, the Lapland people say, to r the ebip in order that abe Dt be repaired The officers of the Lapland would not confirm the report brought by the engers about the Aquitanla, Phey the British Government has not pa wald been sending troops trom Liverpool, IMPRESSIVE DECORATION DAY UXTRA SPECIAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY She oksense ta tiMone Space bor KY Nial ass, High Grade Bon-Bons and Chocolates OF oe nominee A WM Chuecdaien