THE WAR.
THE
LUSITANIA "
CRIME.
“EVERLASTING. INFAMY.”
FEELING IN AMERICA.
SITUATION VERY GRAVE.
MORE FIGHTING AT YPRES.
BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK,
GAVAL ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH „AKOPER'E AGENCY.)
SINKING OF THE "LUSITANIA,”
· TORPEDOED WITHOUT
WARNING.
NEARLY 1,500. LIVES LOST.
{THROUGH REUBER'S AGENCY.)
A SURVIVOR'S STORY.
LINER TWICE TORPEDOED.
WOMEN AND CHILDTEN VICTIMS.
LONDON, May 8th.
1.23 du.
One of the survivors, Mr. Cowper, a Toronto journalist, interviewed at Queens
THE HÔNGEDIG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MAY 10wn, 1915,
EVERLASTING INFAMY,”
LONDON, May ibu
VIOLENT GERMAN ATTACK COMMENCED,
Telegrams from all parts of the world
LONDON, May oth brand the sinking of the Lusitania as an Field-Marshal Sir John French con everlasting infamy,
municates that fighting has continued in The American Press is particularly south west Ypres with no material change scathing in ita comments. It says Gerbeing offected. many ought not to be left for another moment th doubt as to how Civilisation regards wholesale murder.
The Italian newspapers characterise the sinking of the ship as the most atrocious episode of the war.
We recovered a trench lost the day be foro.
SINO-JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS.
ULTIMATUM PRESENTED,
CHINA'S PROBABLE RE
[FRO OUR OWN CORRESPONDEST.]
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NEW MOTOR BOATS.
FOR CANTON AND HONGKONG.
Messrs. Shewan, Tom& Co. have sent to Canton for service there the motor boas Kecchong, oft. long, 163 inches oxtreme draft and equipped with an horse power Brooke motor. The :on trial in. Kowloon Bay, with oight porsons on board, and in a choppy sea, attained a mean spoed of eight knote at 860 revolutions per minute. The boat was built by W. S. Bailey & Co. Ltd., the motor being supplied by the
owners,
boat PEKING, May 7th. Mr. Hioki, the Jopo Minister, re turned from the Waichisopu at 4.30 af The enemy have started a violent attack having proscuted to the Chinese Minister between Ypres and Poet Capelle and an imptum which expires on Sunday. Ypres and Menin, which was preceded by The Chinese Minister made по raply. a heavy bombardment, Fighting con- An Ottowa telegram says that Mr. tinues, and counter-attacks are proceed- Foster, the acting Premier, has declareding. that the sinking of the vessel stamps Germany as an outlaw among fintions
THE EFFECT ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.
New Youx, May 8th. "A message from New York states that there is intense excitement in the Stock Exchange. As a result of the sinking of the Lusitania, there has been a general fall in prices.
The officials at Washington are keenly axious to know whether any American
lives have been lost.
GENERAL.
[TALOUSH HIFISH'S A
AGENCY.J
A SENSATIONAL · DUTCH DECLARATION.
HOLLAND'S NEUTRALITY
CONDEMNED.
ALLIES “ALONE BEST QUARANTEE OF DUTCH
INDEPENDENCE.***
AMSTERDAM, May 8th. The woll-known journal Telegraa), is a remarkable leading article, emphasises the dangers to the Netherlands from a [Tho Lusitania is quadruple victorious Germany. It says that it crew turbine Cunard Liner built in gould mean that Dutch, independence 1907 and registered at Liverpool, JEE sister ship to the Mauritania, she way on tal ended.
the Liverpool-New York run. Her grom" We must unceasingly remind the
tonnage was 21,560 tons, longth 763 feet,
LATER
W. S. Bailey & Co. has also in hand an auxiliary motor boat to the order of for his own use in the pilot service of Captain P. Going, the well-known pilot, the port.
The Ultimatum, which was presented in Japanese, is a lengthy document and gwes China till six o'clock on Sunday to agree to the demands contained in it.. Jnin
The west is 30 ft. long, Ch. 9 us. blames China for asking for the restore-bean, and, in addition to mast and sall, tion of Tsingtas before the post-bellum is fitted with « 26 horse-power Kalvin motor. The arrangements of the vessel are specally designed by the owner for re- tinble and efficient dispatch of the duties of a pilot boat..
settlement had been arranged, and for ignoring the sacrifie of life am treasure. by Japan in reducing the fortress.
Japan charges China with ignoring the special rights acquired by Japan in Bonth Manchurin und Eastern Mongolia as the result of the Sino-Japancao and RussHOW Japanes wars, and also imputes to the Chinese Government lack of sincerity and frankness,
Provided that China accepts the remain- der of the demands as formulated, Japan
ROMANCE OF PANAMA.
THE RAILWAY CAME TO BE
BUILT AT COLON.
BUCHY ILL-WIND.
There is an element of romance in the
is prepared to withdraw the demands in history of the Ragama Railway, which hos the fifth group for future consideration, played so important a part in the history
the construction of the famous canal,
A number of cables reached us of town, said that a sharp look-out was kept breadth 88 feet, and depth 50.6 Her Dutch people," says the journal, "that excepting those relating to Fukien, which of the isthmus and in the initial work of
at
He
two
indicated horse-power was C3,000, and on her best day's run in 1910 she developed a spend of 20:0 knots an hour.]
STRUCK A MINE OFF BELGIAN
COAST.
Germany desires place in the North "Seat" "The i
paper bitterly complains of the neutrality of Holland, and declare
pendence. The victory of the Allies alone
China has already agreed to consider as
separate question. There has born a greater exodus of
It is expected that the Chinese Govern Japanese from the capital to-day.
mont's reply will be that in order to pre
is the best guarantee for Dutch indeserva penes on the East and prevent the pendence.
suffering of innocent people the demands will be accepted under protest.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE
Saturday giving early details of the when the liner approached Ireland. inking of the Cunard Liner Luritania, was chatting with a friend about These stated that the Liner was sunk, o'clock and just caught a glimpse of the githout warning, by a torpedo from a conning tower of a submarino about 1,000 BRITISH DESTROYER SUNK. it is an aim in itself regardless of inde German submarine off the Old Head of yards distant. He remarked the circum- insale at 2.35 p.m. on Friday, and that stanco to a friend, and then saw the track he Admiral at Queenstown had des of a torpedo. The Lusitania was struck in patched four vessels, fivé trawlers, a tug the forward part. There was a loud ex- and a lifeboat to her assistance The liner plosion, and portions of the splintered hull and sent a wireless message saying few into the air. Shortly afterwards Como immediately; big list" another torpedo struck the Lusitania, and was known that the finer had her she began to list to starboard. The crew Lifeboats swung out, and a late message immediately proceeded to get tho passen reported that between 500 and 000 Burgers away into the boats. Everything was vivors had been landed. Many had died, orderly. A six years' old girl appealed and many had to be sent to bosiptals. to Mr. Cowper to save her, and he put her
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LONDON, May 9th.
The Telegraaf demands a strong Hoi The Admiralty announce that the
land, armed to the teeth and ready to destroyer Maori, while operating off the suffer the worst for her honour and Belgian coast yesterday, struck a mine,dignity. The crew took to the boats, when the ship was sinking. The destroyer Crusader. lowered her boats to assist in picking up the crew, but the enemy opened are from the shore batteries, and the Crusader,
TO THE END,
MR LLOYD GEORGE AND THE DURATION OF WAR.
· Lexpon, May 9th, Mr. Lloyd George, the, Chancellor of
ULTIMATUM
PEKING, May 9th. 3.20 p.m.
The Ultimatunt was accepted by the Chinese Government at 1.30 this morning. In compliance with the request of Mr. Hiok the Chinese showed him a draft
It included the words; "Except the five of their reply early on Saturday evening.
writes the New York correspondent of
"The Standard.
Frenchman to make a railway across the As long ago as 1847 the: Colombian Government granted a concession to 18
isthmus, but he was unable to raise the
money even to make a survey, and in the following year the right was transferred to three Americans, William H. Aspin- wall, John L. Stephens, and Henry Chauncey.
These promoters had in view the trans- port of the immigrants bound for the recently opened California country, and Aspinwall already had started a steam- ship line between Panama and San Francisco. The discovery of gold in California, paved the way for the raising of the necessary money for a start.
One message gave the Lusitanic's pas-in a boat, bat he feare that her parents after ninety minutes. was forced to leave the Exchequer, speaking at the dinner of articles in Group V Mr. Hioki insisted only seven miles inland to Galin, the
Bangers as comprising 290 first class, 062 were lost. Mr. Cowper himself got into becond class and 261 third class. The hot boat. Some of the boats could crow numbered 008.
not be launched owing to the list, and
the boste and retire.
. It is reported from German sourers
The Lusitaniæ was; first seen to be in had to be cut away, as the rassel was that the crew of the Maori, and the bort.tuat a son of Mr. Asquith bad been severe
difficulties at 2.12 p.m. and she die sinking. There were many women in the appeared at 2.33.
second-class and about 40 children ender
The following farther details came to and yesterday
PROMINENT PASSENGERS.
LONDON, May 8th:-
6.10 m. Though precis figures are, up to the present, not available, it is now certain that less than 800 were saved from the Lusitania.
It is reported that Mr. A. Vanderbilt,- The American millionaire, is among the frowned. Other prominent personages aboard included Mr. Charles Forman the Empressario, Mr. Forster Stackhouse, the well-known explorer, Mr. Horbert Stone, Bon of the Manager of the Associated Press of America, and Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., the Welsh coalowner.
Survivors state that many passengers Kere killed or injured by torpedoes.
DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS,
LONDON. May 8th.
3.30 p.m The gravest feara ure entertained" re- garding the fate of some distinguished Americans, including Messrs. Vanderbilt and Pearson, (millionaires) Messrs. For- Joan and Hubbard, the authors, Mr. Forhman, the theatrical manager, and Mr. Stone, publisher.
ONLY 653 SURVIVORS OUT OF 2,160
LONDON, May 8tă.”
7.25 am
a year old.
LINER UNARMED.
LONDON, May 8th. 3.05 p.m. The Admiralty announce that the news paper report that the Lusitania was armed is wholly false,
PASSENGERS SEE THE SUB- MARINE FIRE
LONDON, May 8th. Some of the passengers on the deck saw the submarine, about half a mile away, fire two torpedoes.
PATHETIO SCENES AT CUNARD OFFICES.
Loxpox, May 8th. -Thore were pathetic scenes at the. Cunard offices when relatives and friends realised that 1,509 were dead or missing. FRANCE ANGRY AND NEUTRALS HORRIFIED.
LosDox, May sth. France is overcome with anger at such a colossal murder.
crews of the Crusador, a total of seven officers and 88. men, were made prisoners and taken to Zeebrugge.
turn.
the
from what it is today, and constructing But railway building in 1860 was far fifty miles across a country which had the
year's work, when the line had been rui reputation of being the most unhealthy in the world was no easy task. After a
the Newspaper Press Fund, mentioned on the audition of the words" which are oney gave out altogether, and
promoters did not know which way to left for discussion.");
Three times during the night thaRIAL OF SPANISH MULE TRAING. ly wounded at the Dardanelles. He also Chinese requested the Japanese Minister said that he was often asked how long the to agree to the omission of Group V war was going to last. Hy-could-only entirely. The Minister was obdurate, and reply in the words of Alwaham Lincoln: finally the Chinose submitted
The Ultimatum Was received...in Till the object is attained.” Mr.
Japanese, "unaccompanied by a copy in Lloyd George said he hoped, under God, Chinese, which is contrary to diplomatic that it would not end before then. The supreme object of the war was the freedom of Europe and the overthrow of the
Then a bad wind and good luck came, to the enterprise. A sailing ship, bound for the mouth of the Chagres River, where it was customary to land passengers for a canoe trip up the river to within 18 miles of the Pacific, was unable, or account of storms, to put in there, and instead landed its curgo and humah freight at Colon, the starting point of the railway.
THE SUBMARINE PIRACY.
A WEEK'S RESULTS..
LONDON, May 9th The Admiralty announces that German submarince sank during the week ending May 5th Ave British merchantmen Prussian military ambition to dominate living a total tonnage of 11,000 tons, and the world. It will cost Europe a ghastly sixteen fishing vessels aggregating, 3,000 price he added, “of which we must ba inclusion of a reference thereto clearly way never has passed a dividend, and has tons. The arrivals at and sailings from | préparéda
British porth totalled 1,604.
A WILSON LINER SUNK,
LONDON, May 9th. The German submarine U.30 sank the
usuage. It enables Japan to state her case to the Powers two days before tho Chinese Statement can be published.
Japan has hitherto claimed that the articles in Group V represented merely her desires; her insistenes upon the
shows an intention to press for their acceptance at an opportune time.
The Japanese Legation regard the reply as not quite satisfactory but as accept able.
pay our share, or fall for ever into a degrading vassalage. Hur dreds of thousands of our solders are doing their duty, and there are two
It is feared that the submission of the millions more who are equally as gellant." Chinese Government may occasion trouble Wilson liner Truro, of the Scottish LIQUOR DUTIES IN ENGLAND. at Shanghai, but the Peking authorities
do not fear any local disturbance.
GROUP V. LONDON, May 8th.
The articles in Group V. are
·Mr. Lloyd George announces the with- drawal-of-the-beer and wine-duties, and folloy the probibition of the sale of spirits under
coast, The crew were saved.
A GERMAN REPORT.
LONDON, May 9th. A-Berlin -communiqué-claims that the three-years of age. Germans bave occupied Libau. FRANCO-BELGIAN FRONT.
franоcGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HOME
RACING.
LONDON, May 8th. The result of the race for the Jubilee Stakes was
Neutral countries are borrified by the BRITISH REPULSE VIOL. I..
outrage, and say it will cost Germany. dear.
EXTREMELY GRAVE POSITION IN
AMERICA.
ATTACKS.
GERMANS' HEAVY LOSSES.
PARIS, May 8th. A contmuniqué says:- WASHINGTON, May 8th.
The Germans -violently attacked the The Official Press Bureau says that
The opinion in official circles to-day is British near St. Julien. They were re sitogether there were 658 survivors from that an extremely grave situation has pulsed, suffering heavy losses. The tho Lusitania. Forty-five bodies have been created. been landed. The total number of people
on board was 2,180.
It is unofficially reported that 22 died it Queenstown after landing. Most of the officers of the liter perished. Cap- tain Turner was saved.
The Admiralty state that the number of survivors already given are approximate. ly correct. There is little hope of further
LATER
survivors.
FOR
U.S. GOVERNMENT ASKS
GERMANY
INFORMATION.'
WASHINGTON, May 8th. The Government is requesting the Ambassador at Berlin to ask Germany for a report on the facts of the sinking
of the Lusitania,
Despite the President's appeal for
British re-took more trenches on Hillco, ARTILLERY DUELS.
A
PARIS, May 9th.* The evening communiqués reports artillery duels on the whole front. French battalion rushed a strong German work west of Lens,
Three German attacks at Bois-le-Pritro were abruptly stopped.
The French have progressed nearly a Queenstown, making the dead and missing coolacas, officials are privately of opinion kilometro on the right bank of the Fecht,
A further 45 survivors have arrived at
1,457.
that the situation is very grave.
in the direction of Metzeral.
Diaduinenos (100/30) Wrack (10/1). Lanius (8/1)
Fifteen started and Diadumenos voll by a head, a short head separating second and third,
[Telegmus received on Saturday, înd published in an "extra" on Sunday, will be found on page 6.]
AS
Art. 1-The Chinese Government shall employ forceful (authoritative) Japanese `as -Advisors-in-political, financial and military..
Chinn
of
affairs.
Art. 2. In the Interior Japanese shall have the right of ownership of land for the building of Japanese hos pitals, churches and schools.
The seven miles of railway became popular at once, and despite the high rates charged, the route was so much better and faster than the Chagres River route to the saure point that the company From that day to this the Panama Rail prospered, and money poured in again.
paid from 3 to 1 per cent, yearly.
It was in 1850 that the work was begun on the railway, and five years later, on ran across the continent, | January 28th, the first railway train was The road was
a trifle over 17 miles long, and reached
height of 3ft.
way of the Isthmus, and Panama, was once European trade for the Orient went by
The roadbed followed exactly the trial of the olden more a land of plenty
Spanish male trains; but now,"instead of carting treasure in the shape of looted" gold and jowel, the treasure train carried manufactured goods for far-away coun- "tries. -
THROUGH NEW COUNTRY.
In 1869 the first railway, agross the United States was completed, and much of the freight trade and most of the werk: diverted from the passengers. Panama route, but still the line continued to make money. In 1981 the French
D
Art. 3. Since the Japanese Government Canal Company, preparing to start work and the Chinese Government have had many the waterway, nezdad the railway. The Frenchmen found it absolutely cases of dispute between Japanese andl Chinese police to settle cases which caused essay, in fact, to carry out their plans, and they purchased 69,887 of no inconsiderable misunderstanding, it is the 70,000 shares of stock for £58 a share for, this reason necessary that the police and assumed charge of the line. important places (in China) shall be jointly When the United States in 1804 bought administered (by Japanese and Chinese), or over all the rights to the Canal it ob- that the (Chinese) police department of tained this stock, and also bought ap those places thail
employ¦ numerous by private purchase the remaining shares, Japanese for the purpose of organizing and so that to-day the Panama Railway is improving the Chinese Police Service, owned by the United States, us is the Art. China shall purchase from steamship branch of the service. The line Japan a fixed ratio of the quantity ci muni is to-day one of the most complete in the tions of war (say, above 0 per cent.), or world. The old rails have been replaced. Juping bull establish in China a jointly with lb. ones, and it is doubled-tracked worked arsonal Japanese technical experts Bost of the way. One hundred ton oil- ROYALTY AND DRINK,
to be employed and Japanese material to be burning locomotives are used, and the **passenger and goods cars are the best. purchased. Now that, following. King Gorge's
made. Art. 5.-China agrees to Japan's right to example, all the members of the Govern-huild a. milway connecting Wucbang with As the Panama Canal, like the railroad, tent have banished alcoholic beverages Kinkiang and Nanchang Also a line is following the original trails of the first adventurers, it has been, necessary from their tables, a passage in Spencer, hetween Nanchang and Hangchow. Also a Walpole's Life of Lord John Russell line between Nanchang and Chaochen. to relay some of the ling, so that to-day forms curious reading:"William IV. Art. 6 China agrees that in the Pro. it is running partly through a new was at first very bitter against the vince of Fukien Japan shall have the right the United States pays dividends and country, This first railway owned by Whigs, but gradually softed. On Novem to work mines and build railways and to is run strictly on business principles. ber 28th, 1830. Lord Melbourne wrote to construct harbour works (including dock Colonel George W. Goethals, the canal Russell. The King highly approves day fixed for the opening of Parliament,ards) and in case of employing foreign builder, is the president, and there never has been a suspicion of any of the graft snd begs that everybody will dine with capital Japan shall be first consulted.
Art. 7China agrees that Japanese sub of the playing of political favourities that jects shall have the right to propagate everyone said would make a Government- religious doctrines in China.
owned system.
him after the Council, and drink two bottles of wine a man.'"
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