Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 40, Number 151, 7 May 1915 — Page 1

PALLADIUM VOL. XL., NO. 151 Palladium and Sun Telegram Consolidated, 1907 RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1915. SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS Passengers and Crew Saved Off South Coast of Ireland

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ITALY MAY JOIN ALLIES AGAINST DUAL MONARCHY Dispatches From Frontier Indicate Austria Has Rejected Italian Terms as Belittling the Country.

ON THE VERGE OF WAR Foreign Office Reported Working On Note Excusing Italy's Entrance Into War for Allies. ROME, May 7. Dispatches from frontier points state that Austria has rejected the Italian terms and that indications point to war in the near future between Italy and the dual monarchy. The newspapers display these dispatches prominently, but the optimlsm of the German embassy has not been diminished. Austrian newspapers received here today declarethat acceptance of the Italian demands are incompatible with the dignity of Austria-Hungary. Martial law is reported to have been declared in all the Italian provinces of Austria and Italian residents are said to be crossing the frontier. Cabinet in Session. With Italy nearer to war than she has been at any other time since hostilities engulfed Europe, the cabinet met to consider the latest Austrian note, a communication setting forth with definite finality the attitude of Emperor Franz Josef's government. At the same time it was reported that the foreign office had begun to draft a note to the powers justifying Italy's entrance into the war on the side of the allies. Postpone Parliament. Just prior to the cabinet meeting at which Premier Salandra presided, it was reported that the government had decided to postpone the opening of parliament on May 12. A royal decree has just been published empowering the government "in case of extraordinary circumstances" to suspend all telephone and telegraph service." Whether or not extreme measures will prevail for a few days is a question that cannot be answered, but evidence continues to accumulate to show that the government has decided a course of action. The Vatican has warned all monks, nuns, and ecclesiastical pupils of Austro-German nationality to leave Rome immediately. All trains leaving Italy for Switzerland continue to be crowded with fleeing Germans and Austrians, others are taking passage on ships for Spain. 2 LINERS SUNK BY SUBMARINES IN OCEAN LANE LONDON, May 7. Two more British liners have been claimed as victims of German submarines. They are the Candidate, 5,888 tons, and the Centurion, 5,945 tons. Both were torpedoed near Coningberg Lightship, off I he coast of Ireland on Thursday. The crews of both vessels were savRd. Both ships were owned by the Harrison line. Members of the crew o( forty of the Candidate were landed at Milford Haven, a Welsh port. The Candidate carried a heavy cargo and was caught in the steamer lane, taken by the big trans-Atlantic liners that ply between the United States and England. TWO ROBBERS HOLD UP ANDERSON POLICEMAN ( ANDERSON. Ind., May 7.-- Neighboring towns and cities were today furnished with descriptions of two young men who held up Policeman Louis Swinsord within three blocks of the court house late last night, escaping with his revolver, mace, badge and electric flashlight. An hour later Colvin French, 21. enroute home in the south part of the town, was relieved of $8 in money and an Elgin watch by the same pair, neither of whom was over twenty-one years old. WeatherForecast FOR INDIANA --Fair and cool tonight. Probably frost north portion. Saturday fair. Temperature Noon 69 59 41 Yesterday. Maximum

The Cunard S. S. Lusitania

CHINA AVERTS ORIENTAL WAR BY CONCEDING Official Circles in Tokio Claim China to Grant Demands of the Grasping Mikado. PACIFICTS ARE HAPPY Japan Ready to Go to War at Moment's Notice With Army and Navy Waiting Word. TOKIO. May 7. War between China and Japan has been averted, according to authentic assurances given in official circles here today. It was learned that the Chinese government has definitely decided to grant the demands made by the Japanese government. The news that continued peace between the two oriental empires is assured caused a demonstration among the "pacificts" element, but at no time has the city been excited. The Japanese war office was without confirmation of reports from Manchuria that Japanese and Chinese troops had clashed at Tsien. It was reported from Pekin that President Yuan Shi Kai of China, Is prepared to make representations to the United States, England and France in an attempt to avert the application of the twenty-four demands made in the Japanese ultimatum. Japan Confident. On the other hand the Japanese government is confident that it can justify its present stand and is certain that China will receive no encouragement from any power, be it neutral or belligerent. Japan is ready to go to war at an hour's notice. Her fleet and army are upon a war footing and equipped for a vigorous campaign abroad. Should hostilities begin the first point of attack would probably be Mukden, where fifty thousand Chinese troops are stationed. FALL OFF BRIDGE CAUSE OF DEATH CHICAGO, May 7. -- A coroner's jury today found that Miss Marian Farwell, daughter of a wealthy family of Lake Forest, a fashionable suburb, met her death in a fall from a bridge while suffering a temporary depression following a severe attack of jaundice. Miss Farwell had been ill for several weeks. Last evening she eluded her nurse and a few hours later was found dead in a ravine near her father's home. She was to have married Reginald Foster of Boston, on May 19. TWO WOMEN SAVED I NEW YORK, May 7. --Two women were fatally burned and another seriously injured during a fire which I swept the upper part of the building i at 574 Macon street, Brooklyn, early today. The women were rescued by firemen. They are Mrs. Warren C. Pike, her mother, Mrs. Adelaide Crooks, 85, and her sister, Miss Jennie C. Crooks. They lay unconscious on the floor when rescued. Mrs. Pike end her mother are in the hospital, where it is said they may not recover.

HEAVY BOMBARDMENT OF RUSSIANS OPENS WAY FOR GERMAN SUCCESS

BY FREDERICK WERNER. International News Staff Correspondent. BERLIN, May 7. -- Tbe Russian army in western Galicia between the Carpathians and the river, which was defeated by the Austro-German forces under Gen Von Mackensen, with heavy loss, was first demoralized by heavy bombardment, such as the British launched against the Germans at Neuvo Chapelle before making infantry attacks. An official statement, giving details of the first stages of the battle was issued here today. It says: "The Russians were completely taken by surprise. Our concentration of troops had been completed on April 30. Our air men and artillery were favored with fine weather and dry roads, enabling them to display their full activity. On May 1, we began to bombard the Russian positions, which during the preceding five months had been considerably strengthened. As many as seven lines of trenches had been dug by them at some important points. PAGE CONFIRMS DESTRUCTION OF ATLANTIC LINER WASHINGTON, May 7. -- Ambassador Page at London cabled the state department confirmation of the sinking of the Lusitania. "Lusitania torpedoed off the Irish coast this morning," the message read. "Sank in half an hour. No report as to passengers." CUNARD HEAD SPEAKS. LIVERPOOL, May 7. -- S. J. Lister, general manager of the Cunard liner services at Liverpool, gave the following to the International News Service. "We have received information .that the Lusitania was torpedoed when ten miles south of Kinsdale Head. Just previously the Lusitania had sent out a wireless call, 'Come at once, we have a big list.' " The Cunard manager announced at 6 p. m. that he had received confirmation of the sinking of the Lusitania at Kinsdale. The Lusitania had 1,918 souls on board, including 665 of the crew and 1,253 passengers. It is apparent that the Lusitania was sunk without any warning. Mr. Lister added that if any passengers were saved they would be landed on the Irish coast and brought here. TORNADO KILLS TEN CLARKSDALE, Miss.. May 7. -- Ten persons are reported killed and at least twenty-five injured and property valued at half million dollars was destroyed by a tornado that swept through a narrow strip of country through this section of the state early today. The dead are tenants of cots ton plantations, and many are negroes, FINDS DEAD IN RIVER SPICELAND, Ind., May 7 Mrs. Eliza Payne, wife of John W. Payne, a prominent resident here, committed suicide by drowning in a shallow stream near her home. The body was found by members of the family.

"During the night preceding the attack our infantry had seized positions close to the enemy's lines. All through the night of May 1 our artillery maintained heavy fire against the enemy's trenches, enabling our engineers to cut the wire entanglements of the Russians. At 6 o'clock on the morning of May 2 we opened an overwhelming artillery fire over a front of many miles which continued without interruption for four hours. Russ Offer No Resistance. "At about 4 a. m. our columns stormed the enemy's positions. The Russians, demoralized by the severe bom-

bardment, offered little resistance at many points and fled in disorder. At some places the resistance to our advance was not worth mentioning. By evening we had taken the first and second lines and on May 2 the main positions of the Czar's forces had been penetrated. At this time our troops had advanced four miles and had taken at least 20,000 prisoners, many dozens of guns, about fifty machine guns and a great quantity of other war materials." JAPS' FIGHTING STRENGTH SUPERIOR TO CHINESE Japan's war strength aggregates 1,400,000 men, China's less than 65,000. Japan's peace strength aggregates 217,000 fully trained soldiers, China's less than 120,000. Statistics on the armies and navies of the two nations follow: JAPAN. Reserves, well trained... 1,170,000 Total war strength, trained....................... 1,140,000 Peace strength............. 217,000 Available men.......... 7,021,078 NAVY. Full complement, officers and men ........................47,289 Naval reserves, excellently trained.................... 114,000 9 dreadnoughts 10.000-20,000 tons. 13 battle ships (4,126-14,356 tons). 4 battle cruisers (27,500 tons). 13 armored cruisers (7,570-14,600 tons). 2 first-class protected cruisers (6,594 tons). 14 second-class protected cruisers (3,082-4,950 tons). 5 third-class protected cruisers (2,920 tons). 5 gunboats. 4 unprotected cruisers. 3 torpedo vessels. 57 torpedo boat destroyers. 57 torpedo boats. 15 submarines. CHINA. (1) New army 152,000, of whom but 120,000 are only fairly well trained. None of the troops is regarded as capable of offensive warfare or withstanding white or Jap attacks. (2) Provisional police, worthless as soldiers. (3) Manchu Eanner contingents. (4) Residue of "Green Standard" forces. (5) Rural militia, of no military value. (6) Mongolian or Thibetian guards. Total reserve, undrilled or partly drilled.................. 400,000 Total available.......... 41,420,000 NAVY. 2 second-class cruisers 4,300 tons. 11 third-class cruisers (875-2,500 tons. 3 torpedo gunboats 349-1,000 tons. 4 gunboats (215-411 tons). 16 first-class torpedo boats. 6 second-class torpedo boats. Full complement of men, 2,500.

TEUTONS EXECUTE THREAT TO SEND CRACK ATLANTIC LINER TO BOTTOM AFTER WARNING ITS PASSENGERS

CLUB TO HELP CITY CLEAN UP FILTHY HOUSES Dr. Smelser Asks Co-operation for Removal of GermLaden Menaces of Public Health. DESCRIBES CONDITION Survey by Charity Bureau Shows Numerous Deaths in Buildings Where Disease Got Start. Cleaning the city of unhealthful buildings in similar condition to the one at 800 and 802 North Sixteenth street, ordered razed by Building Inspector Hodgin yesterday, is the work cut out for the Commercial club committee on public health. Dr. S. G. Smelser, city health officer held a conference with E. M. Haas, secretary of the Commercial club relative to co-operation in this matter. The committee has organized for tne year and will meet again shortly. Members of the committee were active during the visit of Dr. Cofer and D. W. Dennis, one of the members is now writing articles on tuberculosis for publication. William H. Romey, chairman of the committee, said he was not prepared to say what steps will be taken until the committee met. "I think some action should be taken in cleaning things up," he said. Tell of Conditions. Dr. Smelser said there are many houses in the city being occupied by families, many with small children, which are in as bad conditioh as the house Inspector Hodgin ordered razed yesterday. The houses are not confined to the north end district between Thirteenth (.and Sixteenth streets, but are other places in the city as well, the health officer said. Many old shacks which have been standing for years past the normal life of a building, are being rented by the owners who refuse to relinquish them while there is opportunity of securing a small amount of revenue. Probably the tuberculosis survey taken by the Central Charity bureau through the Earlham students who are co-operating, will be brought into use. In these statistics are revealed repeated deaths taking place, in the same houses, although often in different families, indicating that the houses are infected with the germs. Nothing definite has been heard from the United States public health department regarding the expert premised this city. The last letter received from Surgeon General Blue said the survey experts in the employ of the department were busy on ether important matters but a man will be sent as son as one is available. EXEMPT MILLIONS OF PROPERTY HELD UNDER MORTGAGES Almost a million and a quarter dollars is estimated as the total mortgage exemptions filed with County Auditor Bowman previous to May 1. The exemptions have been tabulated and counted but will not be totalled for about thirty days. The number filed is 2,156, fifty-one more than last year, the total of 2,105 was $1,096,170, averaging a little more than $500 apiece. So many were filed lor the full amount of exemption allowed, $700, this year, it is believed the average will exceed that of last year. Townships and corporations are represented in the list of exemptions as follows: Abington, 22; Boston, 23; Boston corporation, 1; Center, 68; Centerville, 29 ; Clay, 39; Greensfork, 8; Dalton, 44; Franklin, 59; Greene, 54; Harrison, 9; Jefferson, 64; Hagerstown, 39; Jackson, 49; Cambridge City, 44; Dublin, 31; East Germantown, 5; Mount Auburn, 2; New Garden, 55; Fountain City, 9; Perry, 60; Washington, 36; Milton,' 8; Webster, 30; Wayne, 199; Spring Grove, 4; Richmond, 1,164.

Passengers and Crew Reported Saved -- British Coast Towns Send Vessels to Ai din Rescuing Survivors -- Submarines Lurk in Path of Ship Lanes -- Almost 1,400 Passengers Aboard When Liner Clears New York for Last Trip Following Warning from German Embassy That Atlantic Travel Beset With Danger.

CUNARD OFFICE IN NEW YORK ADMITS LOSS

Prominent New York Financiers and Agents of Allies Contracting for Supplies Here Aboard -- British Reservists Returning to Join Colors Listed Among Ship's Passengers -- Extraordinary Precautions Taken When Boat Leaves New York to Prevent German Spies from Planting Infernal Machines Aboard VesseL

LONDON, May 7. -- The Lloyd agency reports that Cunard liner Lusitania has been sunk off Kinsdale, Ireland, but gave out no details. The Lusitania is reported to have been beached- Her passengers and crew are believed safe according to Lloyd's agency. NEW YORK, May 7. -- The Cunard office confirmed the sinking of the Lusitania. The ship sailed from New York to Liverpool last Saturday, with 1,388 passengers. The Cunard liner was torpedoed by a German submarine at 2.33 o'clock this afternoon in the Atlantic ocean, about 8 miles off the head of Kinsdale on the south coast of Ireland. Practically all reports received here state that the Lusitania sank, but a Lloyd report received at 5:28 said she had been beached. INFERNAL MACHINE POSSIBLE CAUSE. At 5:25 o'clock Lloyd's issued a statement that the Lusitania was believed to have been blown up by an infernal machine on board the vessel, but said it was impossible to get details. "We have no details," said Lloyd's, "as to the passengers and crew, but it is considered probable that they were saved." Among the passengers were : Alfred G. Vanderbilt. Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Hubbard, David A. Thomas, multimillionaire coal miner; Lady Mackworth, a daughter of Mr. Thomas, and one of the few titled militant suffragets; Alexander Campbell, general manager of John Dewar and Sons; Charles Frohman, the theatrical producer; Charles Klein, dramatist.; fifty-one representatives of Canadian firms supplying England with war material, and at least 100 British reservists who were going to join the colors. PASSENGERS WARNED TO STAY ASHORE. Just prior to the sailing of the Lusitania the German embassy had warned persons of the danger of going aboard because of the danger of the submarine. The following notice was published in the New York papers : "The travelers intending to make the Atlantic voyage are warned that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; that the zone of war includes the waters adjacent to the British islands, that in accordance with the notice of Germany, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain or any of her allies are liable to destruction and that travelers sailing on ships of Great Britain or her allies do so at their risk. Signed Imperial German Embassy, Wash., D. C, April 25, 1915." The Cunard was captained by W. T. Turner of the British royal navy reserves. Just before the Lusitania pulled away from the pier stewards reported that fifty passengers had received telegrams and messages warning them to cancel their passages. At the same time it is said that mysterious men speaking with a foreign accent circulated among the passengers warning them that sailing meant death. Extraordinary precautions had been taken by the Cunard line to prevent German spies from getting on board and to keep, any packages of explosives from being smuggled aboard the ship.

Report All Passengers on Liner Saved. All on board the Luiitania are reported saved. The liner is said to have been beached. The news that the Lusitania had met with disaster came in a dispatch from Queenstown, which said: "Landsen wireless reports the following distress called by the Lusitania, 'Come at once big list position, 10 miles south of Kinsdale." Word was received here later that all available craft in the harbors of the Southern coast of Ireland had been dispatched to her assistance. At 4:55 p. m. a Queenstown dispatch reported a dispatch from Kinsdale saying that about 20 boats of the type belonging to the Lusitania are in the vicinity. About fifteen boats are rushing to the Lusitania to give assistance. The following dispatch from Galleyhead, about 20 miles west of Kinsdale, sent at 4:25 p, m. was later received by the admiralty. "Several boats apparently filled with survivors of the Lusitania sighted 5 miles southeast A Greek steamer is proceeding to assist." In addition to boats being sent from Southern Irish ports fast steam, ers were rushed frcm Liverpool, Waterford and Cork. British destroyer which had been patrolling the coast of Ireland and the St. Gelrges channel were sent toward Kinsdale head. Despite the Lloyds report that the passengers and crew were considered safe, the belief was general here that the loss of life might have been very heavy.