EXTRA!! EXTRA!! EXTRA!! EXTRA!! EXTRA!! HARRISBURG lisSiii TELEGRAPH I-XXXIV— No. 106 -ALLIES LOSE HEAVILV ID ENGAGEMENTS Oil MPOpiHJI Bombardment ofDandanelles' Fortifications by British and French Proceeding Successfully, According to London Dispatches AUSTRIA PREPARES TO MEET ITALY ON FIELD Hopes That Differences Ex isting Between Two Coun tries Would Be Settled Peacefully Are Reported to Be Fading; Germans Leaving Rome Official cnr.suncenient Is made in a dispatcn from Constantinople that severe losses have been inflicted on the French and British troops which land ed on Gallipoli Peninsula. It is said one entire battalion was annihilated in an attack on the left wing and that in another engagement the British lost heavily, both in men and war munitions. Reports reaching London from the Dardanelles, while «.untalning no new details of the land fighting say that the bombardment by the allied fleet of the Turkish fortifications is pro ceeding successfully. Some of the forts at Chanak and Kilirt Bahr and probably others on both sides of the straits up to the narrows are said to have been silenced. Results Still in Doubt The exact status of affairs in the great battle of Western Galicia re mains in doubt. German and Austrian • reports of a spectacular victory are! increasingly optimistic. They state that the resistance of the Russians i>! heing broken down steadily and that j the whole Carpathian army of the Russians has been placed in a precar ious situation. Petrograd advices however, while conceding a nieasim of success to the Teutonic allies. sa\ these claims are greatly exaggerated ■ w The Russian war office announces u , victory In a battle near Strv. i n the Carpathians further east than the, scene of the present main battle. Hops that Italy would settle peace fully her differences with Austria ap parently are fading as speedily as they were revived a few days aso. The I Austrian governmtnt is reported to I have informed Italy of the extreme concessions it is willing to make, and Austrian-' and Germans in Rome are represented as having lost confidence in a favorable outcome. A German school in Rome was closed on receipt of a telegram from Berlin and the exodus of Germans from Italy is con tinuing in inceraslng numbers. Aus tria is making energetic mllitarv prep arations for a possihle attack by Italy BRITI ,H STEAMER TORPEDOED By Associated Press London. May 7. 12.56 P. M.—The British steamer Candidate was .tor pedoed by a German submarine yes terday at Waterford, Ireland The members of her crew were saved. At"STRIA READY FOR ATTACK By Associated Press Paris. May B.—Austria is continuing to make extensive preparations for de fense against a possible attack bv Italy, according to a dispatch to the Petit Parlsien from Turin. Railway service was suspended for six hours last Friday and Saturday at Graz and Pabache to permit the passage of mili tary trains carrying artillery and am munition to Trieste. Show the American Spirit This is the time of all time for the U. S. A. to make vast strides. Let's all get busy. Buy-It-Now THE WEATHER For Harrlahurit nnrt vicinity: Rain thl« afternoon and to-night; Sat urday fair unil >iimrnhat cooler. For Kaotern I'ennaylvanlai Haln to-nlicbt; Saturday partly elouiiy and unmruliat cooler; modf rate to freah aouthvreat to neat n imlt. River The main river will ri*e -lowly or remain nearly atallonnry. The tributaries n lll probably rlae an a rwult of the Keiieriil rain In dicated Cor the "uaqurbanaa Val- ley In the next tnrnty-foar K boura. A ataace or about 4X feet may be expected for llarrlaburs Saturday morning. General tondltlona The atorm that nan central over Weat Texua, 1 hiiraday morning, haa moved rapidly northraatnnrd and now cover* the l,ake He aclon and the ( entrai Valleyn niib Its center over U larnnaln. It lias caused aeneral rains east of the Itorky Mountains In the last tneaty-four hours, except In the Atlantic States. Tempera tore i * a. m., M. !»un: Hlses. 4iOO n. M.i aeta, 7H>4 p. m. Moon: Bfew moon. May 13. 10i3t p. m. River Maaet 4.6 feet above low nater mark. f esterdaj'« Weather Ftlarheat temperature. TS. I,«neat temperature, 4*. Mean temperature. SB. Normal temperature, 58. LUSIT ANIA TORPEDOED AND SUNK NEAR IRISH COAST; • \ ■ ' ■ r? I'Mll.tl "•" ' ** s • '$ »V<> ■ • > ' PASSENGERS' FATE IS I, NOT YET ESTABLISHED; Believed, However, in New York I Offices That All on Board Were Saved By Associated Press New York. May 7. —The Cunard ' Liner Lusitania. one of the fastest)• steamships afloat was torpedoed and I sunk this afternoon off the coast of I Ireland ten miles south of Kinsale. She had aboard 1,253 passengers, j She sailed from this port last Satur- 1 day. May 1, and carried in addition' to her own large passenger list 16 3 1 passengers transferred to her from I the Anchor liner Cameronia. yhe news ot her sinking was an nounced by the local office of the' Cunard Line and was based on cable i advices recetved from the home of fice of the company in Liverpool. Three dispatches received in the or- ; der named, were made public by the line ano read as follows: '•We received from the Land's End wireless station news of re peated distress calls made by the Lusitania asking tor assistance at once. Big list. Position ten miles ! south of Kinsale. Subsequently reeelved the telegram from Qticcnslown that all available craft in the harbor had been dis patched to assist." The second message to the local ' office read: "QueenstnWn. 4.59 P. M.—Wire be gins about twenty boats of all sorts he- , longing to our line are in vicinity [Continued on Page 7.] List of Passengers on Lusitania Announced By Associated Press New York, May 7.—The following is a list of the first cabin passengers aboard the Lusitania: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams. Boston. , A. H. Adams. New York. Allen and maid. Montreal. M:s« Anna Allan. Montreal. Miss Gwen Allan and maid, Mont real. M. X. Allan. N#w York. Julian de A.vala. Cuban consul gen eral at Liverpool. James Baker. England. Miss M. A. Baker. New York. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. B. Bartlet, Lon don. .1 J. Battersby, Stockport, England. Mr. and Mrs. Albert C. Bilick, Los Angeles. Cal. Leonidas Bistio, Atlanta, Ga. J. Black. New York. Mrs. A. DePage, New York. C. A. Dingwall, Chicago. Audley Drake. Detroit. Dr. Howard Fisher, New York. Mrs. F. H. Brown. New York. William H. Brown. Buffalo. N. Y. Mrs. Burnside and maid. New York. Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bruno, Mont Clair, X. J. M. G. Byrne, New York. M. Cohen. New York. Miss Dorothy Conner. New York. Mrs. William Crtehton, New York. [Continued on Page ".] Foreigners in Rome See Early Entrance Into War By Associated Press • Paris. May 7.—A Havas dispatch from Bome says the Austrian ainhas- ; sador is reported to have handed to Foreign Minister Sonnlno at a confer ence afternoon the Vienna cabinet's final proposals to Italy con taining the extreme concessions the dual monarchy is willing to make. While the utmost secrecy is observed ] regarding thes« concessions, Austrtans j nnd Germans in Bome have lost con- j fidence In a favorable outcome of th© ■ negotiations. Prince von Buelow. the German ambassador also called upon < Baron Sonnino >esterday afternoon. i HARRIS BURG. PA.. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1915. 1,900 PERSONS ON BOARD THE LUSIT ANI A SUM OFF IRISH COAST JAPAN'S ULTHTIIM i PRESENTED TO CHII Delivery Made to Foreign Office!] by Japanese Monster This Afternoon DEMANDS ARE MODIFIED Peking Dispatch Says China Is ; Prepared to Concede Everything By Associated Press Washington, D. C., May 7. The United States, within the last twenty four hours, through its embassadors abroad, has consulted Great Britain, France and Russia, as the allies of Ja|Mtn. to learn their attitude toward the present status of the Japanese- Chinese negotiations. By Associated Press I Peking, May 7. 6P. M.—Ekl Hioki, the Japanese minister to China, went to the Chinese Foreign Office between \ 3 and 4 o'clock this afternoon and I presented the Japanese ultimatum I which insists that China accede to the demands presented by the Tokio gov j crnment. Previous to this action on the part of the minister the secretary of the legation visited the Foreign Office and informed Vlce-Minister Thao Yulin that the u'timatum of the Japanese government contained certain modifi cations H-f the twenty-four demands j presented by Tokio. ! Peking, May 7, 5.05 P. M.—There Is good reason to believe that China is prepared to concede everything de manded by Japan, realizing that the situation Is hopeless. This possible outcome to the pre sent tense situation is not generally comprehended in Peking; consequent ly a number of foreign residents, as well as Chinese themselves, are to [Continued on Page 18] CREIGHTON MSB CHARGES OF HOYER Declares Former Mayor Did Not Appreciate the Danger of the Uprising Washington. n. C.. May 7.—.The federal Industrial Relations Commis sion to-day continued its examination of witnesses as to labor conditions on the Pennsylvania railroad when G. W. Creighton. general superintendent of that road at Altoona. Pa., resumed the stand. He testified in answer to state ments made before the commission yesterday by Samuel H. Hoyer, former mayor of Altoona, In connection with the strike in the Pennsylvania shops there in 1911. Replying to the testimony given by Hoyer. Mr. Creighton disputed other testimony that the Brotherhood of [Continued on Pajre 18] TAKE RED CROSS MONEY London, May 7.—A dispatch from Havre to the Dally Telegraph says Prince de I,tgne. president of the Bel gian Red Cross, reports that General" von Biasing, the German governor of Belgium, has dispossessed the Red Cross from Its powers and seized funds amounting to 200,000 francs. MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN !l TECH Hi SCHOOL Blaze Discovered by Janitor Gum pert at 6.45 O'clock While on First Round -j ENGINEER LOSES HIS BOOKS Steam Indicator Destroyed; Ceil ing Drops; Fireproofing Saves the Building j A fire, whose origin is baffling the | school authorities, was discovered in the southeast corner of the engine room of the Technical high school this morning by Chief Janitor Gum pert at 6.4 5 o'clock as he was making his first round of the building. That the building was not consumed may be attributed to the fireproof con struction of the building, against which the flames could make little progress. A pile of valuable hooks , on history and mechanics belonging to Engineer J. Grant Koons. which were 1 in the corner and furnished fuel for j the flames, were destroyed. His loss ( is S2OO. The damage to the building Is slight. 1 No theory has been advanced as to the cause of the fire, which must have ; taken place some time after 10 o'clock last night, when Mr. Gunipert left the school. A hasty examination of the electric apparatus indicates that It is ; all in good shape. While it might , have been a "mouse and match" fire, ' the Tech Janitor says there were no matches In the room. i The entire engineroom was smoked, part of the ceiling in the southeast corner being so badly parched that it ' dropped to the floor. About fifty i square feet of tiling also dropped to | the floor because of the heat. A val uable steam indicator was destroyed , by the flames. Officials of the School Board went over the situation to-day 1 with a fire insreotor In an effort to 1 solves the mystery surrounding the blaze. The damage will be repaired at once. INFERNAL MACHINE P I CAUSEOFDISASTER?; t One Ramor Has It That Ship Was Not Torpedoed, as Ship Line Declares ; ' By Herbert Temple, European Manager • j International News Service. i j London, May —The Cunard liner i ! lAiHitani.-i was blown up and sunk off . ( the southern coast of Ireland to-day. r Up to 8 o'clock no definite i information as to whether there had . been any loss of life had been reached, i .Most of the reports received here • state that the Lusitunia was torpedoed i by a German submarine, but one i rumor has it that the Lusitania has been blown up by an infernal machine ■ on board. The Cunard Line asserts • ! that the Lusltania was torpedoed with- I I out warning. Ship Was Afloat 20 ° Minutes, London Says^ I I o London. May 7, 8.52 P. M.—Official F announcement wag made this evening s ' that the Lusltanla had remained afloit c at least twenty minutes after beinjr l i torpedoed and that "twenty boats were • on the spot at the time.' PASSENGERS WERE WARNED BEFORE BIG STEAMER SAILED Told the Lusitania Would be: Sunk; Precautions to Exclude German Spies THE LUSITANIA launched at Cilosgow, June 7, 1900. Cost $7,000,000. Tonnage, 32.500 tons. Hot speed, 27 knots. Knginos' horsepower, 70.000. Built to carry passengers as fol lows: First cabin. 550: second cabin, 500; Uiirtl caliln. 1,200. ' 1 ade late to day at the Cunard offices. on, May 7, 3P. M.—Office sof the Cunard Steam- , I 1 that : y lives were saved." I i '••• May 7. The Lusitania is reported to have ' ' been flying the American flag when torpedoed. It had used 1 < | ! States emblem on two former occasions. ' > i . or:., 'Aiay —Cork news;-.:-.: report, according , i ; dispatch received by the Cunard Line late to- I J day . 300 passengers have been lanue iat Clonakllty. I London, May 7, 6.40 P. M.—The fact that the Lusitania , f went down during daylight and vessels from Queenstown • ? were cn their way to her rescue within a short time after ( , was in trouble gives grounds for the hope in London that | f ~ ' there 1 . been no great loss of life. - - ( 9 New York, May 7.—According to a London dispatch ! put out by the Dow-Jones ticker late to-day, the Cunard | i Steamship Company in London issued an official statement ' ' j • the:e to nig ing that the Lusitania had been tor \ l pedoed without warning and sank air. ... immediately. ' ' ■ ; London, May 7, 7.35 P. M.; —No information as to the j i the passengers and crew of the Lusitania was avail- ® > able ir London up to 7.30 o'clock this evening. < I / Queenstown, May 7.i—The Lusitania was seen from the I J signal ion. at Kinsale to be in difficulties at 2.12 p. m. At 2.33 p. m. she had completely disappeared. I ► New York, May 7.—The Dew-Jones Company ticker ( servi £m- a report from London declares the Lusitania was f , < beached and passengers and crew, according to Lloyds were saved. MARRIAGE LICENSES We " Fa,rTfew . 20 PAGES * POSTSCRIPT.