Berlin Hails News of Destruction of Big Cunarder Lusitania With Satisfaction HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH LXXXIV— No. 107 LINER'S DEAD MAY TOTAL 1,300; GRAVE SITUATION FACES U. S. GRAVEST SITUATION SINCE OUTBREAK OF WAR NOW FACES U. S. Extra Session of Congress Is Now Talked of in Wash-| ington Circles, but Noth ing Definite Has Yet Been Done OFFICIALS AWAITING DETAILS OF DISASTER Cabinet Fears Representa tions to Germany Will Not Entirely Satisfy American People For Loss of Fellow Citizens By .Associated Press Washington. May B.—Sliockwl and appalled by the tragic aspect of the I.usltania disaster as hourly develop ments disclosed Its magnitude and probable loss of 137 American lives President Wilson and his advisers are waiting for all facts and for a crystal lization of public opinion lo aid In lay ing out the course the United States will pursue In this latest international complication—the gravest the Presi dent has faced since the outbreak of the European war. Nowhere in administration circles is there any disposition to minimize the situation, but President Wilson while seeking fa<ts hopes that the country will assume an examining al titude and reserve full judgment until all complete information is at hand. As more details began coming in ac tivities at the While House and the executive departments of the govern ment disclosed how much administra tion officials realize the tensity of the situation. Secretary Bryan cabled Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to Informally ask the German government for Its report on the disaster and to Ambassador Page at London he sent messages urging re newed efforts to aid the suffering and gather Information. Cabinet officers who had planned a week-end holiday away from Washing ton cancelled their plans. STONE ISSUES STATEMENT Chairman Stone, of the Senate For eign Committee, issued a statement counselling calmness and advising 'don't rock Ihe boat." Chairman Stone pointed out that qualifying circum stances must be taken into consider ation because the Lusitania was a [Continued on Page ».] Vastness of Disaster Must Impress Wilson, Says London Editorial By Associated Press London, May 8, 4:39 a. m.—Dis cussing editorially the Lusitania dis aster, the "Standard" says: "An American citizen is an Amer ican citizen whether he he a compara tively obscure passenger on a West African liner, the captain of a tramp steamer, or a millionaire traveling in state on a trans-Atlantic floating pal ace. But the vastness of the Lusitania disaster cannot fail to Impress Wash ington with a more vivid sense of its responsibility." FRENCH ARE INDIGNANT By Associated Press Paris. May 8, 4:40 a. m.—The sink ing of the Lusitania has aroused deep indignation here. The press charac terizes the torpedoing of the steamer "as an act of supreme cruelty sur passing everything yet perpetrated and violating the most elementary senti ments of humanity." Only children fear the dark Show others there is nothing to fear in the present situ ation and there will be nothing to fear. This Is the time of all time for the V. 8. A. to make vast strides. —Let's all get busy. Buy-It-Now THE WEATHER For Harrtsbnrg and vtclnltyi Fair aad slightly cooler to-night and Randar- For Eastern Pennsylvania! Fair and somewhat cooler to-night and Sunday! moderate neat alalia. Temperatnrei * a. m., M, Sunt Rises, 4i58 a. M.i aeta, 7iofl p. m. Moon I New moon. May IS, 10i31 a. m. River Stacei 4.6 feet above low water mark. Yesrterday'a Weather Highest tem per at n re, 73. lowest temperature, 34. Mean temperature, 64. Normal temperature, S&, WHERE THE LUSITANIA WENT DOWN AND J ** W " Et !n LUS ' TAN ' A WAS _____ c ' ~~~ •#***§>>> \ ® THE BASE FOR GERMAN WFf MANY YANKEES ARE AMONG DEAD, BELIEF OF AMERICAN CONSUL List of Victims of Latest Tragedy Is Now Being Made Up at Queenstown PROMINENT MEN DROWNED Names of Vanderbilt, Frohman, Hubbard, Forman and Klein Not on Records By Associated Press I/ondon. May B.—Fourteen hundred persons lost their lives, the British Admiralty estimates, when the Cun ard line steamship I.usltania was tor pedoed yesterday afternoon off Old Head, Kinsale, on the Irish coast. 'Hie known survivors number only 658. while, there were 2,160 souls aboard the great liner when she was attacked. Of those who were saved, 595 were landed at Queenstown and eleven at Kinsale, while 52 others are reported! to be aboard a steamer. All but one of i the rescue ileet of torpedoboats, tugs,! and trawlers, which went out from Queenstown have reported. There Is | a slender hope that fishing boats may have rescued a few more. In addition to the living brought ashore, the bodies of 15 who died of injuries or were drowned, have been landed at Queenstown. Five more are at Kinsale, and It has been reported that an armed trawler accompanied by two fishing boats has picked up 100 others. The work of compiling a list of those saved is progressing slowly because of I the indescribable confusion at Queens : town, but apparently few first cabin i passengers are among the rescued. The ; United State 9 consul at that port can i account for only 51 Americans saved 'out of 188 who were aboard. His I roll does not include the names of Al i frcd G. Vanderbilt. Charles Frohman, l F.lbert Hubbard. Justus Miles Forman, I the author, or Charles Klein, the play right. Of the Americans aboard 106 were In the first cabin; 65 In the sec ond and 17 in the steerage. The heavy loss of life among the [Continued on Page 8] Captain Turner Stood on Bridge Until His Ship Went Down; Saved Later By Associated Press Ix>ndon. May 8, 8:02 a. in,—Captain Turner, of the Lusitania, stood at his post on the bridge until his ship went down and was rescued three hours aft erward wearing a lifebelt, according to D. A. Thomas, the Cardiff, Wales, coal magnate. "Onr course was shaped for shore Immediately after the torpedo struck " I he said. "There Is a difference of opinion ns to whether the steamer was struck by more than one torpedo, but ! I heard only one." 45 SURVIVORS IiAXDED London, May 8, 1:50 p. m.—a fur ther telegram has Just been received by the British officials from Cork stat ing that 4S more survivors from the X,usltania have been landed at Queens town from a drifter. HARRISBURG. PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1915 BAN ON WAR AS RESULT OF THE LUSITANIA'SSINKING Bitter expressions from people in general on the sinking of the Lusi tania brought a ban on war pictures in flarrisburg to-day. Captain of Police Joseph P. Thompson requested managers of local picture theaters to cut out all exhibitions bearing on j the European war for a day or two. Captain Thompson said: "I find the feeling in Harrisburg very bitter. I was told that in two theaters last night war pictures were hissed. Expressions heard on the U.S. ORDERS HIGH OFFICIALS SAY SITUATION IS GRAVE By Associated Pfess Washington. May 8. —The United States Government to-day directed Ambassador Gerard to make Inquiry of the German Government for Its re port of the facts concerning the sinking of the Lusitania. This became , known after conferences between high officials. j The ambassador will he instructed to make his preliminary Inquiry as j a basis for whatever steps may eventually be taken. High officials prl •; vately said the situation was very grave. V ! PASSENGERS BADE ! EACH OTHER FAREWELL I > - Rescue Boats Reaching Queens- 1 town Are Carrying Bodies Found Near Scene i . By Associated Press Queenstown, via London, May 8. ' 10.10 A. M.—The various craft that ) yesterday afternoon went out from j here to the scene of the Lusitania dis aster returned to Queenstown last night and early to-day. All of them . brought survivors In greater or lesser ' number. It Is now estimated here that six hundred will be the outside number of those saved. No trace has [Contlnned on T. R. Defines Disaster as "An Act of Piracy" Special to The Tetetrafh i Syracuse. N. Y., May B.—Colonel Roosevelt characterized the sinking of the Lusitania as "an act of piracy." : "I don't know enough of the facts," said the Colonel, "to make any fur ther comment or to say what would be ' proper for this government to do In the circumstances. "I can only repeat what I said the i other day when the Gulflight was sunk. I "I then called attention to the fact j that months before the German war ! zone was established and deeds such las the sinking of the Lusitania were f threatened that if such deeds were i perpetrated they would represent t nothing but mere piracy. * "I hear the ship carried the Amer- * lean flag. Whether that wa« an act 6 of deceit or whether she was under <! American register I do not know." b streets to-day were rather severe against those said to have been re sponsible for the loss of the Lusi tania. "I do not know how far my au thority extends in this line, so X will simply make a request that the man agers do their part to prevent any trouble. I understand the war pic tures are usually shown on Wednes- , days and Fridays. It won't hurt to keep war pictures tinder cover for a short time." i BERLIN HAILS NEWS WITH spin Gentian Newspapers Print Story in Big Type and Commend Naval Policy By Associated Press London, May 8.. 11.18 A. M.—The Exchange Telegraph company has re ceived to-day the following telegram from Copenhagen: "Berlin newspapers print the news of the sinking of the Lusltania In col lossal type and hail the successful tor pedoing of the ship as a new triumph for Germany's naval policy. The gen eral Impression Is that England has got what she deserves." 82 Merchant Vessels Attacked in War Zone Eighty-two merchant vessels of the allies and neutral nations have been torpedoed or mined in the "war zone" about the British Isles since Germany's submarine blockade became effective February 18. About two-thirds of them were sunk, the remainder limp ing to port. According to press tabu lations. 570 lives have been lost on these eighty-two vessels, not Including any that may have been lost In the sinking of the Lusltania yesterday. AXOTIIKR VWMVI.KR SUNK London, May b. A. M.—A dis patch to the Central News from Aber deer says the steam trawler Benning ton. one of three which escaped from a German submarine, was sunk by shell fire from a submersible off Aber deenshire at 4 o'clock yesterday (Fri day) afternoon. The crew was saved by a Norwegian steamer. PBESIDENT RECEIVES REPORTS Oil DISASTER Arises Early and, Following Cus tom, Goes to Links to Play Golf AWAITING DEVELOPMENTS ! U. S. Will Take No Steps Until All Available Information Is Received By Associated Press Washington, May B.—President Wil j son arose early and read the newspa j pers ana such official dispatches about j the Lusitania as had been received be ] fore breakfast. H.e went, as is his cus -1 torn on Saturday to the golf links, leaving word that if any important de tails were received they were to be sent to him immediately. Telegrams from friends and rela tives of passengers on the Lusitania began arriving at the White House early in the morning. They were im mediately referred to the State De partment. There was every Indication at the White House that while President Wil son was deeply shocked at the loss of American lives, he was determined to ] await developments before determin j ing on a course of action of the United I States. Officials reiterated that he I would take no steps until all available [ information had been gained. Messages Awaited While an air of gravity pervaded the White House, officials went aboat making arrangements to receive di rect all messages being sent to the State Department and keeping the | President in close touch with all i branches of the government. The chief concern of administration officials was the state of public opinion when details begin to come in. I Ambassador Page at London advls 'cd the State Department that he has Instructed the consul.at Queenstown to care for the survivors and to fur nish money where it Is needed. Two American army officers have been sent to assist. His message said: "I have instructed our consul at Queenstown to care for bodies of dead and to give all help to sick, to aid the survivors who lost all cash, and I have sent two army officers, Captain Miller and Captain Castle." Cunard Line Offices Put in Busy Day; List of Rescued Prepared By Associated Press Queenstown, May 8, 10 A. M.—The bodies of victims fro mthe Lusitania are arriving on every incoming boat. The Cunard Une Warehouse, which is being used as a temporary morgue, al ready has been filled and sixty more bodies have been taken to the town hall. Others are at the hospitals to which were taken those whose condi tion appeared most serious. Two chil dren who were brought ashore clasped in each others' arms, have not yet been identified. SIO,OOO KIRK AT HAtiKRSTOWN Hagerstown, Md„ May B.—Fire at noon yesterday destroyed the factory building of the Hoch Manufacturing Company in the southern section of the city. Tht loss is between 18,000 and *IO,OOO. 16 PAGES • POSTSCRIPT. LOSS OF AMERICANS MAY CAUSE AN OPEN BREAK WITH KAISER 142 Yankees Are NJW Believed to Ha ve Perished; Berlin Says Destruction of Vessel Is Another Triumph For German Naval Policy; Captain Turner, Rescued, Stood on Ship's Bridge Until It Went Down; Wealthy Men, Theatrical Managers, Playwrights and Authors Are Among the Dead; Extra Session of Congress Talked of in Wash ington. Washington, May B.—The State Department this aft ernoon announced that 142 Americans are believed to have lost their lives in the Lusitania disaster. Queenstown, May B.—The body of Charles Frohman, the theatrical manager of New York, has been recovered and brought to Queenstown where it is now being em balmed. The latest available information indicates that about two-thirds of the persons on board the Lusitania lost their lives. The number of passengers is given by the Cunard steamship representatives in New York at 1254, and of the crew as 675, a tota' [Continued on P«#;e 7.] (Other Lusitania n«w» on pagea 7. a snii 11 ). i i G»n«va, Switzarlaad, via Paris, May S, 3.20 P. M.—The it Tribuna publishes a dispatch from Rome sayeimg the Italian f , government haa decided, awing to the recent uprising in f J * Tripoli, to notify Turkey that it considered void the tieaty > 1 of Lausanne. Such a notification which the Tnhuna says g | < • would amount to a declaration of war. \ ] Washington, May B.—Representative Gardner, while at 1 L j I the White House to-day getting permission for some con- T , stituents to visit the parlors of the mansion issued a state- I | < I ment on the Lusitania disaster urging that President Wil- ! son deal firmly with Germany and giving his ideas of what | > , Colonel Roosevelt would do. When Secretary Tumulty heard of it he issued a statement says the White House re- t ' , sented Mr. Gardner's "using the executive offices as an an- ' , ' ncx to his press bureau." 1 London, May 8, 2.13 P. M.—The feeling of resentment * * ® against Germany over the torpedoing of the Lusitania was I i so strong on the Stock Exchange this morning that the * > I British members united and turned all their fellow members lof German origin, and all German clerks, bodily out of the 1 ! house. , Washington, May B.—Captain J. B. Miller, of the Coast 1 and Geodetic Survey, is among those missing on the Lusi- I * tania. His family at Erie, Pa., telegraphed to the Survey Dc- ' • partment to-day for information, j | New York, May B.'—Captain Isaac Emerson, father-in- 1 > law of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, made public a brief cablegram , | received to-day from the Vanderbilt agent in London. The 1 * sender estimated the number of survivors at 600 and said ( Mr. Vanderbilt was "still missing." I \ Berlin, May S, via London, 3.50 P. M. Official an ( , nouncement was made at the German war office to-day that | ► ' the city of Lioau, in the province of Courland, Russia, had been captured by the Germans. , < ? London, May 8, 1.25 P! M.—E. Kilbourne Foote, Ameri can vice Consul at Chemnitz, is missing according to an an j l nouncement made here ta-day by the Central News.' This ' ' organization says Mr. Faote left his post a month ago for - 1 ' man authoritioo. Mr. Foote is a native of Ohio. I
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