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LUSITANIA . TORPEDOED; IJ49LOST Great Liner Is Sunk By Submarine' 1,916 WERE UN BOARD More Than 100 Americans Die; Ship Given No Warning. SINKS 8 MILES OFF IRISH COAST Only 767 Pesons Rescued From Gigantic Liner—Vanderbilt, Frohman,. Klein, Hubbard, Forman Go Down With Ship—Four Torpedoes Fired by German Subsea Craft and Two Find Their Mark. QUEENSTOWN, IRELAND — Ger. many’s submarine warfare cost 1,149 lives when the giant Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk a scant eight miles off the Irish coast. Os these, probably more than 100 were citizens of the United States. In that number are now inchided the names of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, multi-millionaire; Elbert Hubbard, author and lecturer; Charles Klein, noted playwright; Justus M. Forman, playwright and author, and others well known in England and the United States. No trace' can be found of them, and their friends, who have been searching the villages of the south Irish coast, reluctantly, ex •j pressed the belief that they must .have perished. The body of Charles Frohman, New Tork theatrical manager, was brought to Queenstown. There were 1,916 persons aboard the ship when the submaine smashed two torpedoes into the starboard side, literally tearing two great sections of the hull in pieces. Most estimates T>lace the total number of survivors at 767. Few In First Cabin Escape. There were 290 first cabin passengers, of whom 106 were Americans. Only there have been reported alive. There were 599 in the second cabin, of whom sixty-five were Americans, and the survivors’ list so fa r Reaches only 700. There were 361 persons in the third class, of whom seventeen were Americans, and there were 667 in the crew. The death list will be added to because some of the survivors in the hospitals are not expected to survive the shock of their, experiences. The heavy loss of life among the lirst cabin passengers is believed to have been due to the calmness and self-possession they displayed in face of danger. .Most of them were at luncheon when the steamer received her death blow and declined to join the rush for the boats and life belts. They believed the Cunarder would remain afloat until assistance could arrive. A considerable proportion of those at Queenstown are members of the crew, including Captain Turner, with the first and second officers. All the other officers are believed to have perished. Women Saved First. There is no evidence, however, that the time-honored rule df the sea, “women and children first,” was violated.. At least one of the survivors, a Toronto newspaper man. gives evidence that there was no panic among the crew ana that the sailors acted promptly in getting the passengers into the ship’s boats. Apparently every precaution had been taken against a surprise attack by a submarine. Lookouts were on the alert constantly as the giant steamship speeded toward the Irish coast. Difficulty was experienced in launching the boats because of the heavy list of the Lusitania almost immediately after she was torpedoed. Several of the frail craft evidently capsized as they were launched, or son afterward. Life Belts Save Many. Many of the passengers owed their rescue to life belts, which kept them afloat until they were picked up by boats. Among this number was Lady Mackworth, daughter of David A. Thomas, the Welsh “coal king,” and Julian de Ayala, Cuban consul general at Liverpool. / Investigation ha‘s failed to reveal that the steamier was given warning of the proposed attack by the submarine, which appears to have been lurking off the Irish coast bent upon destroying the largest and fastest ship engaged in transatlantic traffic. Lookouts Sight Periscope. The lookouts sighted the periscope of a submersible a thousand yards away and the next instant they saw the trail left by a torpedo as it flashed on its course. Then came a terrific crash as the missile pierced the liner's jslde, followed almost immediately by

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W. T. TURNER Captain of Lusitania Which Was Torpedoed by Germans. WiMr i silA another which littered the decks with wreckage. The course of the liner was at once turned toward shore. Four torpedoes apparently were fired ta the Lusitania, but only two of them found their mark. The first torpedo struck absolutely without warning in the stokehold. Splinters of steel flew high in the air and the great boat shook from stem to stern. Almost immediately afterward another explosion followed. The second torpedo completed the tragedy. Fumes from the explosive permeated every section of the smashed steamer. Many of the passengers fell to the clock unconscious. Others staggered to the beats and were helped on board. Many Boats Made Useless. The steamer was listing to starboard and many of her boats were useless. The loss of life caused by the torpedoes themselves and the explosions they caused must have been terribly heavy. The tragic freight of bodies taken to Queenstown bears evidence of havoc wrought. Many of these taken ashore were seriously injured and more than a sdcie died after they were removed to Cork and Queenstown hospitals. A long line of stretcher-bearers marched from the piers as tugs and trawlers arrived. The .people of the Irish city opened their homes to those who had been saved and everything possible is being done for their comfort. Probably no event of the war has caused such intense excitement in London as the sinking of the Lusitania. Enormous crowds surrounded the officers of the Cunard Line all ’ night, scanning the bulletins received from Queenstown. The company annoucod that an accurate list of survivors would be compiled as speedily as possible, but that the immediate needs of these saved were being given first attention. - GERMANY SHIFTS ’ BLAME TO BRITISH BERLIN, GERMANY — The following dispatch has been sent by the German foreign office to the German embassy at Washington: “Please communicate the following to the State Department: The German government desired to express its deepest sympathy at the loss of lives on board the Lusitania. The responsibility rests, however, with the British government, which through its plan of starving the civilian population of Germany has forced Germany to resort to retaliatory measures. “in spite of the German offer to stop the submarine war in case the starvation plan was given up, British merchant vessels are being generally armed with guns and have repeatedly tried to ram submarines, so that a previous search was impossible. “They cannot, therefore, be treated as ordinary merchant vessels. A recent declaration made to the British parliament by the parliamentary secretary in answer to a question by Lord Charles Beresford said that at the present practically all British merchant vessels were armed and provided with hand grenades. “Besides it has been openly admitted by the English press that the Lusitania in previous voyages repeatedly carried large quantities of war material. On the present voyage the Lusitania carried 5,100 case of ammunition, while the rest of the cargo also consisted chiefly of contraband. “If England, after repeated official and unofficial warnings, considered herself able to declare that that boat ran no risk and thus light-heartedly assumed responsibility for the human life on board a steamer which, owing to its armament and cargo was liable’ to destruction, the German government in spite of its heartfield sympathy for the loss of American lives K cannot but regret that Americans felt mere inclined to trust to English promises rather than to pay attention ot the warnings from the German side. (Signed) FOREIGN OFFICE. ;

HE GOT BLACK HAND MONEY Police of Hammond, Ind., Foil Black Hand Letter Scheme. HAMMOND, IND. — After an al! night vigil, the Hammond police arrested George Nowrac™ “ten tele- . phone poles south” from Ivan Kra- ■ pac’s saloon in East Hammond, where J Krapae, according instructions in I a Black Hand letter, was lo lay a j package containing a $104) bill. Krapae, in the last month, had re- : ceived several letters and, with the i aid of the police, laid a trap. Nowra- | caj came along at daybreak, sat down 1 ! beside the telephone pole and, after tying ms shoe strings, slipped the letter w ith the marked bills into his i pocket. He says he was an innocent finder, but the police are holding him for further investigation. He was employed as a section hand. DOCTOR-NURSE TANGLE IS ON Evansville, Ind., Doctor Begins N®w SIO,OOO Slander Suit. EVANSVILLE. IND. — Dr. Clarence Hartley brought a SIO,OOO suit f(.r alleged slander against Dr. W. R. Cleveland, president of the city board of health and one of the trustees of the Boehne anti-tuberculosis camp. The charges are almost the same as those brought in the suit for the same amount filed the day before against Dr. G. C. Johnson, superin- ; teadent of the camp. It is charged that Dr. Cleveland cir- s culated reports of an alleged intimacy ; between Dr. Hartley and Miss Ella ' Rehsteiner, former head nurse at the anti-tuberculosis camp. . ONE BY ONE THEY ARE GOING Roberts Official Quits Public Works j Board at Terre TERRE HAUTE, IND. — The resignation of H. S.- Hickman, president of the city board of public parks, was received by Mayor Gossom. No explanation was given by Hickman. I It is reported that Gossom.and Hicl I man had some differences, and that I Gossom had accused Hickman of try ing to dictate to him. Hickman received his appointment , from Roberts at the beginning of the Roberts’ administration. He served as a city councilman during the Gerhardt administration and voted for the “salary grab” ordinance desired by Roberts-. TRADING STAMP MEN SCORE Federal Courts Tie Up Act Enacted by Indiana Legislature. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. — The temporary restraining orde r preventing the enforcement of the new trading stamp tax law, passed by the 1915 session of the Indiana legislature, was made a temporary injunction by three United States judges in the district ccurt here, after about thirty county rrcsecutcrs who were named among f the defendants had given consent. No date was set for arguments on a motion to make the injunction permanent. The injunction is asked by Sperry & Hutchinson, a trading stamp concern. PUT ON TRIAL FOR MURDER Italian Charged With Slaying Officer Who Caught Him Stealing. BLOOMFIELD, IND. — Frank Torricelli, thirty-five years old, an Italian, was placed on trial in the circuit court here, charged with the murder of Fred Cromwell, a nig’.t policeman, at Linton early in the morning of Feb. 7. 4 Cromwell was shot and killed when he surprised a burglar at work in the store of Lewis Friedman. Torricelli left his room thirty minutes before policemen went there to arrest him. He was captured.in Los Angeles, Cal. GIRLS MAY TABOO~BOUQUETS Evansville, Ind., Graduating Class Says They Cause Heartaches. EVANSVILLE, IND. — High school girls here will vote 'on whether the time-honored custom of receiving bouquets over the foot lights at high school commencements shall be abolished this year. It is held that the custom causes heartaches among the girls who do not receive flowers. The class has gene on record this year in favor of I dresses costing not more than $5 and no flowers will be carried. ROB STORE OF S3OO BY RUSE Cashier Is Called to Front While Till Is Looted at Rear. LOGANSPORT, IND. — When Miss Helen Gross, cashier of the Simon Gross grocery store here, left the building to wait upon a man who had driven up in front of the building, a j stranger entered by the rear door and 1 in her absence stole a bag from the i cashier’s desk containing S3OO. The loss was not discovered until after the men had departed. sheriffllayer is freed Case Against Terre Haute Election Official Dismissed. TERRE HAUTE, IND. — The charge of murder against Wesley I Mitchell, the Progressive election : sheriff, who shot Deputy Sheriff Peter : Feller on election day last fall, was dismissed. L

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tINDIANASTATEHEWSt Even Meal Tickets Turn, i ELWOOD, IND., — When Joseph Seegar, a foreigner, was arrested on assault tnd battery charges, he r plied by asserting that Joseph A dros, the plaintiff, was also the husband of Mrs. Seegar and father of a child which Seegar was supporting. Allegations were made that Mrs. Seegar has been married to both men without having been divorced from either, and the unusual matrimonial tangle apparently was satisfactory to the trio until Andros is alleged to have sought a monopoly of the wife’s affections while not contributing to the support of the family. The matter ig being investigated. Guarantees Dog; Must Pay. VARSEILLES, IND. — A verbal guarantee as to the qualities of a hunting dog given byjra Wineguard to Bert Evans when Wineguard sold the dog to Evans, cost Wineguard S2O in court here. The dog was given a reputation by Wineguard as a good hunter of “coons,” skunks and “possums.” On trial he proved utterly worthless for such purposes, according to the plaintiff. < Expert to Save Berries. NEW ALBANY, IND. — In an effort to stop the shrinkage m the production of the “extensive berry fields near here, which have decreased a third in late years, Dr. C. L. Sherer, an expert pathologist of the department of agriculture, is making an investigation. He was engaged b> Representative W. E. Cox at the request of the Floyd Knobs Fruit Growers’ association. Robbed in View of Neighbors. EVANSVILLE, IND. — I. 1.. Beidelman, chief clerk for a local railread, was held up in the glare of electric street lights near his home in a fashionable residence district and, though neighbors were on porches near by, robbed of his pocketbook. The holdup men evidenced their seriousness by drawing a revolver when Mr. Beidejman hesitated and shooting into tfb air. Hospital Suit Compromised. SHELBYVILLE, IND. — A suit filed by Patrick H. McCormick and others against the Sisters df Mercy,» a charitable organization, incorporated at Jeffersonville, seeking to quiet title to what is known as the Banker hospital property at Columbus, Ind.a property valued at $7,000, has been settled here by a compromise. Watch Buried Year Runs. WARSAW, IND. — A year ago Martin Hartman, a farmer, lost a valuable gold watch. Tuesday, while he was spading in his garden, his shovel turned up something bright. It proved to be the watch. After being cleaned the watch started to run and appar ently was as good as when it was lost. Seriously Hurt at Saloon Opening. HAMMOND, IND. — Rafael Conspesapa of Chicago was injured, probably fatally, by the premature explosion of an aerial bomb at the celebration of the opening of the Roby read house near here. The lower part of his body was torn away. Fatally Hurt by Traction Car. • ANDERSON, IND. — Mr. William Milner, forty-one years old, a factory employe of Ingalls, was fatally injured when he was struck by a Union Traction freight car near Ingalls while he was walking from Pendleton. He died at a hospital hree. Victim Dies of Scalds. FORT WAYNE, IND. — Fred Dcenges. a machinist’s helper in the Wabash shops, who was badly scalded when he fell into a vat of boiling water and lye, died at St. Joseph’s hospital. Motorcycle Rider May Die. FRANKFORT, IND. — .Mr. Willard Marsh, eighteen years old, suffered a fracture of the skull when he was thrown from a motorcycle he was riding. It was said he would die. Telephones to Consolidate. ROACHDALE, IND. — A deal for the consolidation of the Union Telephone company and the Citizens Telephone company, competing here for eight years, has been closed. ■ ‘ I May Die From Harrow Injuries. BLUFFTON, IND. — Mr. Frank Haynes, twenty-six years old, a farmer, was injured probably fatally when he was run over by a harrow, a disc cutting into his skull. Votes to Incorporate. JASPER, IND. — The town of Jasper, at a special election, voted to incorporate as a city by a vote of 261 for and 259 against or a majority of 2 votes for the incorporation. Dies in Midst of Prayer. HAZLETON, IND.—While in the midst of a prayer concluding the church service? ht Shiloh church, Mrs. C. L. Ford died suddenly of heart faihee. After Chlronractors. EVANSVILLE, IND. — Dr. S. W Dermitt, chiropractor, is under arrest here; charged by the state medical board with practicing medicine with,out a license.

GERMANY WOULD 1 DICKER WITH U. 8. Proposal to Call Otf Submarine Raids Coajitionally. BRiTAIH MUST QUIT BLOCKADE Position of U. S. and Germany Wide Apart on Rights of Neutrals—American Government Insists Crews and : Passengers Are Entitled to Warning Before Torpedoing. WASHINGTON, D. C. — Germany would like to dicker with the United States regarding her submarine attacks on American life and property. The basis of the bargain which Germany would like to make is this: That Germany will abandon her submarine operations involving losses to neutrals if Great Britain will permit foodstuffs to enter Germany. I Germany holds: All that ha s been done has been after repeated warning. What were Americans doing on the Lusitania after the warnings issued in notes to the American government and published in the American press? Responsibility rests with the English government, not with the German government, for the loss of life. The Lusitania’s passengers preferred to \ trust in the protection of England I rather than in the warnings of Gerj many; they did not get any protection from England. i The Lusitania was carrying contraband of war. (The statement that she was armed is not put forward for/ Germany since Collector Malone’s otjfcial denial of the German charge.) She was practically under the orders of the British government. She was carrying military persons. Therefore the United States should not ; have permitted her to carry passengers out of American ports in view ! of the warnings given. Warning had been given of what might happen and, as the British govvessels to attack German submarines no further warning could be given. She was torpedoed and sunk just as other British vessels will be torpedoed and sunk to the limit of the ability of the German naval forces. ■ The loss of life is regretted b»t the blame is not to be placed upon Germany, and it does not alter the German point of view. I Fighting for Freedom of Sea. ; Germany is fighting for the freedom of the seas. Great Britain exercises a tyranny over the seas. Neutrals should realize this and act accord’.n; - ly If Great Britain would observe the law the seas would be free and there would be no occasion for reprisals. i The underlying issue as presented to the United States in its role of a neutral and quite apart from the charges Germany and England nal.e against each other is: U. S. Widely Differs. Shall the United States, as a leading and neutral power, permit the Germans to upset a ceiAaries-old principle of warfare? Should the German rule be permitted to prevail, all nations will have to rush into the building of submarines and the carrying of contraband on the seas will be so difficult that every nation will have to provide within its own borders sufficient supplies of war material to carry it through a prolonged struggle. The German argument that the real freedom of the seas is to be obtained for neutrals by compelling Great Britain ’to permit importations of food into Germany is not accepted as justifying the attacks which have been actually delivered by Germany against the American flag, American life and American property. Submarines Not Above Law. The United States recognizes the right of Germany to use submarines, but only subject to the same laws as govern the use of warships. These are to attack enemy warships; to stop, visit and search merchant vessels suspected of carrying contraband. It adds the right to destroy contraband cargoes and the vessels carry- ! iiig them if it is impossible to take them into port, with the limitation that non-ccmbatant passengers and crews must always first be put in a place of safety. This limitation the United States regards as not only the law of nations but the law of humanity. * Germany’s warnings, whether in official communications or in newspaper advertisements, are not accepted as altering the case in the least. A man I >who warns his neighbor that he is nbout to murder him. does not by that , warning justify his commission of the : 'act. Americans cannot be deprived of ,their rights on the high seas by Germany w-aming them that they will be in danger if they go on the high seas. Lusitania Had Rights. The Lusitania was in no sense a ' warship, and was not, therefore, le- j gaily exposed to attack as such. She was not armed. She was not under the orders of the Briush government, but engaged in the passenger trade; the fact that she was subject to requisition by the British government does |

: WOODROW WILSON I President, in Solitude, Studies |j_ All Angles of the Great Crisis. ♦ ' Bl ® 1313. bv American Press Association. not affect the case. Advice to the Lusitania from the British admiralty cannot be regarded as equivalent to orders. The Lusitania was carrying contraband of war. She was subject, therefore, to stoppage, visit and search and seizure and destruction of t!ia contraband portions of the cargo Only the most strained interpretation o’ the rules Germany claims to be fighting for would permit the destruc. tion of a giant passenger carrying ship because of the presence of a relatively insignificant amcv.nt of war material in her holds. Even were that permitted, Germany wag required by the laws of nations and the laws of humanity to set passengers and crew •n a place of safety before destroying the Lusitania with the Gnlflight and Cushing cases cons'.'tute not only violations of the laws of humanitv, of international law, buY also violations of the laws for which Germany claims she is fighting—the declaration of London —and finally of the treaty of 1828 between the United States and Prussia, which Germany has just said she considers to be in force. v BATTLES ON NEAR CONSTANTINOPLE Turk Losses in the Dardanelles Repoited al 45,000. fTHENS — Vigorous bombardment by the entire allied fleet of the Turkish fortifications along the Dardanelles and sanguinary combats for strategic positions on the Gallipoli peninsula continued. The fighting for ferocity and continuity has surprised even long-drawn-out combats X)f the Balkan war and the loss of life on both sides is very much greater. The Turks hold excellent positions, well protected by artillery and the allies are compelled to advance a yard at a time, digging themselves in as they push forward. ' Lose Thousands. The Turkish losses in killed and wounded alone on the peninsula number 45,000. It is stated that every hospital in Constantinople is filled to overflowing, and that temporary hospitals have been established. In order to prevent the people of Constantinople knowing ■ just how heavy their losses have been many of the wounded are now being sent into interior of Asia Minor tor treatment. Germans Driven Back. LONDON, ENG.—With the British and French line re-enforced by about 160,000 men, a stupendous battle that is expected tb lead to a decisive result is being fought north of Arras with all the fury of which the combatants of both sides are capable. Repeatedly the allies have hurled their ranks against the Germans for two days along a front twenty-?ix miles long, both inflicting and suffering “heavy losses.” Declares Attacks Repulsed. The net result to date appears in favor o fthe Anglo-French troops. Ger. many’s official report announces that the “great Anglo-French attack” was begun, directed against German posijtions “east of Richebourg, east of Fleurbaix, east of Vermelles and at Ablain, Carency, Neuville and SL I-ourent.” The “repeated attacks,” it goes on, “have been nearly everywhere repulsed -with heavy losses for our opponents” and “in the case of the British attack about 500 prisoners have been taken.” The official report from Berlin, however, admits one German reverse. “Only in the region between Carency and Neuville,” it says, “did our opponents succeed in establ?shing .themselves in our foremost trenches. A counter attack is now proceeding." j

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AUSTRIA’S FINAL SOP TOITALY IN Belief Is GGunnent cf Victor Emmanuel Will Reject It. TURKEY IS STUMBUKG BLOCK 9 * Italian Government Likely tc Declare War on Ottomans for Aid of Latter to Tripoli—Pepe Asked to Guaran-. tee Concessions—ltaly Doubts His Ability. Rome, May 12. —A note informing Italy of the maximum concessions Austria-Htmgary is willing to make in return for a promise that Italy will continue neutral, was handed to the foreign minister, Baron Sonnino, by the secretary of Prince Von Buelow, the German ambassador.’ Your coreespondent has learned from a diplomatic lsour.ee that the concessions are the following: 1. The cession of the Tretanto. 2. The cession of that part of the Friuli still in Austrian hands, including the crown land of Goerz and Gradisca as far as the Isonzo river. 3. The restoration to Trieste of the autonomy enjoyed by that city, which includes exemption of its citizens from military service, an independent administration and other municipal privileges. 4. Autonomy for Istria and for all communes having a predominant Italian population. 5 The cession to Italy for four islands on the Dalmatian coast. 6. Recognition to e Italy of a free hand in 7. Privileged commercial treaties between Austria and Italy. Italy Won’t Reciprocate. These conefssions on the part of Austria, which were unsolicited by Italy, as during the negotiations the Italian governmer 1 rejected previous minor offers as inefficient, but did not advance any specific demands, are new offered vneo-3’tionally. It is believed here that T’aly will not make reciprocal ogticps-igrs. a.qy •It is understock ♦hTt she will sigh no ‘ tieaty but will retain complete freedom of action the Mediterraneon and may even declare war on Turkey on account of the alleged support given by the Ottoman government to the rebfels in Tripoli. The general opinion here is that Austria is depending for Italy’s acceptance of the concessions On the understanding that the pope will guarantee the immediate execution of the Austrian offers. Pope Benedict was asked to intervene to this extent by the kaiser and Emperor Francis Joseph and accepted on the sole condi- .. tion that Italy should give her reply bv today, before the arival of the new Russian ambassador, who is due here in the afternoon, • Doubts Guarantees, Despite the optimism- of the neutralists there is reason to believe that Austria’s offer will be rejected on the ground possibly that Italy does not consider the pope’s guarantee effective, while Germany has already refused to give the desired guarantee that the concessions will be put into effect at once. HOW WAS GULFLIGHT SUNK? Captain Says He Was Compelled to Follow British Ships into Trap. Washington, May 12.—N0 evidence received* here has established with positiveness that it “was a German torpedo which struck the U. S. oil steamer Gulflight. However, it is not felt that there is any reasonable doubt on this question. Ambassador Page has forwarded a statement by Captain Smith of the Gulflight. He states that his ship was virtually seized by the two British patrol boats and ordered to follow them to Bishop Light, lie saw the submarine ahead, but noting that the patrol boats' apparently took no noice of it, he felt assured hat she was a British submarine. He didn’t see the torpedo coming. Officials here consider this strange and are anxious for the admiralty’s report fro mthe patrol boats. DR. DERNBERG KEEPS SILEFfT Has Nothing to Say Regarding Reported Invitation to Leave. New York, May 12.—Dr. Bernhard Dernburg, former imperial German colonial minister, now special German emissary to the United- States, was asked if he had any comment to make in regard to reports emanating from Washington to the effect that the American government is about to invite him to leave this country. “I beg to be excused from commenting on the subject,” said Dr. Demburg. K Dernburg Irritates. Washington, May 12. —The irritation of President Wilson and other officials ove r the activities and utterances of Dr. Bernhard Dernburg in the United States has reached a pdiut which is likely soon to lead to an effort to bring about Us eliminatiutt from this country. _ ♦*“ • . •