VOL. XLT
SECOND MIEIPI TO
FORCE® STRAITS
- TURKS OFFERED STUBBORN RE
SISTANCE BUT TROOPS WERI
LANDED.
.HEAVY LOSSES REPORTED
Bome Sensational Happenings.—Turk
ish Troop Bhlp Is Bunk and Big
Warship Bet on Fir*. •« J
London.—After serious fighting in
which the Turks offered a stubborn
resistance, British troops, according
to an official statement Issued have
established themselves pn the Galll
poll Peninsula and advanced a con
siderable distance toward the Nar
rows of the Dardanelles, while the
French have cleared Cape Kum Kaleh
on the Asiatic side of the Straits,
of Turks.
Thus, it may be said, that the sec
ond and most serious attempt to forcp
the Dardanelles has been fairly
launched. The Turks under German
officers placed every obstacle In the
way of the invader* but against the
fire of the Allied fleet and the gal
lantry of the army they were forced
to fa}! back. The Br'tish forces lost
heavily in the operation.
Six points were selected for the
landings, which began at daylight of
April 25" At five points th*y were
successful immediately but at the
sixth near Seddul Bahr the troops
were unable to advance until the
evening. The Australians and New
Zealanders landed on the west coast
of the Galllpoll Peninsula, directly
across the country from the strongly
fortified Narrows. The other BrUish
troops disembarked at the extreme
end of the peninsula and by the
twenty-eighth when It was decided to
give the men a rest and time to en
able the positions to be consolidated,
they had reached Krlthia, on the
road Which runs along the penlneula
and over which they will loin their
comrades from the dominions. ,
The French took possession of Cap*
Kum Kaleh after they had previous
ly attacked toward Yenl Shehr to ther
south on the Asia-Minor coast
While this wa» proceeding the
fleet, besides covering the landing of
the troops kept up a bombardment of
the forts in the Dardanelles and pre
vented reinforcements from reaching
Turkey from the Sea of Marmora.
One Turkish troop ship was sunk by
the Queen Elizabeth which is be
lieved again to have fired her big guns
across the peninsula, directed by air-
The troop ship was sunk off
Maidos a town well Inside the Nar
rows, which later the battleship Tri
umph bombarded and set on fire.
FLETCHER PRESIDENT AQAIN.
Re-elected Head of Southern Com
merlcal Congress.
Muskogee, Okla.—Senator Duncan
TJ. Fletcher of Florida was re-elected
president of the Southern Commercial
Congress here by the board of direc
tors. The other officers also were
re-elected.
Senator Fletcher had served three
previous terms. Dr. Clarence J. Owen,
Washington, was re-elected managing
director; T. S. Southgate, Norfolk,
Va., first vice president; Albert P.
Bush, Jr., Mobile, Ala., second vice
president and William H. Saunders,
Washington, treasurer. Mrs. Louis
O. Lindsley, Nashville, Te'nn., was re
elected president-general of the
women's auxiliary to the Congress.
Views regarding the effect of gov
ernmental influence upon business
widely at variance with those express
ed by George W. Perkins of New
York were voiced by Edwin F. Sweet,
Assistant Secretary of Commerce, at
the final session of the Congress.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
JOHN J. HENDERSON
Aftorney-at-Law
GRAHAM, N. C.
Office aver Nattoaal Bull of Alaanee
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WARD K MOSER,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
GRAHAM, - - - N- O. „
Practice in Slats and Federal
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THE . ALAMANCE GLEANER
OVER THE OLD NORTH STATE
Brief Notes Covering Happening* l«
This State That Are of Interest to
All the People.
Several are reported killed la (
storm near Laurinburg.
The commencement at Oxford
College begins May 23.
Llncolnton by a large majority vot
ed down commission form of govern
ment
A big wind and rain storm did con
siderable damage In Anson county
recently.
Lightning destroyed a big barn and
all contents, including two mules at
Statesville.
Shelby elected Col. J. C. Gardnei
mayor over J. C. Smith by a majority
of two votes.
Most crops in the section of Rock
flih, Hoke county, werre totally de
st royed by a severe hailstorm a f«*
days ago.
..SmltfifteM has the Red, White and
''Blue road color scheme idea through
the town Clayton and Durahm are
now painting to the Wake county line
Messrs. Preston Ferguson, Luthst
Gravltt and Lewis Shelton suffered a
pretty bad accident when their auto
mobile turned turtle neaT Quaker Gap,
eight miles north of King.
A terrible accident occurred savsn
or elgfet miles south we* t of Btates
vllle when Mrs. David Hartllne, an
aged lady, fell on a saw and wa* so
badly Injured that she died In a short
time. •
With the recent extension of the
city limits, the population of Wllmlng
toa is now 32,473, according to figures
compiled from the records of the
health department census of the city
and county for the year 1914.
Two persons killed and two stunned
by lightning at the Travis-Hooker
farm, one mile from Farmvllle. Those
killed were Mr. W. K. Walnwrlght,
age 74, and Mrs. Dave Brock, aged 42;
those Injured are John Blandford and
Master Josepha Walnwrlght.
Dr. Owens G. Kennan of New York,
son of Mrs. James G. Kenan and
brother of Graham Kennan of Wil
mington, was pasengers on Lusltanla.
DOctor Kenan was In Wilmington two
or three weeks ago on his way to
Palm Beach, Fla., to New York to
take passage for England.
The prospects for the lettuce sear
son, which has not been so promising
lately, are now much Improved since
the refreshing rains and cutting Is now
going on at a lively pace all over New
Hanover county, with the result that
several refrigerator cars and several
hundred baskets go forward daily.
Price* are considerably higher on the
Northern markets, ranging from $1.36
to $3 a basket, according to. Quality,
which Is generally good now.
NORTH CAROLINA MARKET.
Price* of Cotton, Corn, Oata, Pea*,
Butter, Egg*, Etc., on North Caro
lina Market* During Pact
Week.
Ahoakte—Cotton, »Ho; corn, 9Sc-tl bu:
oata, 70c bu; soy beans, 12 bu; pes*, it
bu; sweet potatoes, 75c-fl bu; Western
creamery butter, 3>c lb; eggs, 16c do*
Alrlle—Cotton, ( J-8c; corn, $96-11 bu;
oata. 75c bu; aoy beana, 12.2S bu: peas,
12 bu; sweet potatoes, lt.it bu; Western
creamery butter, Mc lb; N. C. creamery
butter. 30c lb: eggs, 16-lSc dos.
Chsrlotte—Cotton, 10c; corn. Mc bu;
oats, 70c bu; soy beans. 11.7S bu; peas.
11.7S bu; sweet potatoes, 11.60 bu; West
ern creamery butter, Mc lb; eggs, 18c dos.
Durham—Cotton, 9Kcj corn, 98c-II bu;
oats, 66c bu; peas. 12.26 bu; sweet pota
toes, $1 bu; Western creamery butter,
Ssc bu; N. C. creamery butter, S6c bu;
eggs, 17V4-20c dos.
Elmore—Cotton, 9c; corn, |1 bu; oats.
74c bu: peas. It bu; sweet potatoes. 11
bu; N. C. creamery butter, 16c lb; eggs,
20c dos.
Fayettevllle—Cotton. H4c; Corn,' 90-95 c
bu; oats, (6c bu; peas, 12 bu: sweet pota
toes. tl bu; Western creamsry butter, 220
lb; N. C. creamery butter, 10c lb; eggs.
17-17Hc dos.
Greensboro—Cotton. 10c; corn, $1 bu;
eats. 70c bu; peas, $2 bu; sweet potatoes.
11.26 bu: Western creamery butter, S24c
lb; N. C. creamery butter, 12c lb; eggs.
15-17 c dos.
Hamlet—Cotton, IKc; corn, tI.M bo;
oats, 75c bu: peas, 12 bu; sweet potatoes.
$1.25 bu; Western creamery butter, t*o
lb; N. C. creamery butter, 100 lb; eggs,
20c dos.
Hendersonvllle—Corn, 90c bu; oats, 72e
bu: soy beans, $2.26 bu: peas, $2.21 bu;
N. C. creamery butter, !2o lb; eggs, lie
dos
Mn*ton—Cotton, |Uc: corn, $1 bu: oata,
75c bu; soy beans. If bu; peas. $2.26 bu;
sweet potatoes, 16c bu; N C. creamery
butter, ssc lb; eggs, 19c dos.
New Bern—Cotton. 914e; com, soc bu;
oats. (7c bu; soy beans. sl.(t bu; pees,
12.20 bu; sweet potatoee, (0c bu; eggs,
18-20 C dos.
Salisbury—Cotton, 9%c; com, $1 bu:
eat*. 72* c bu; eoy beans, |1.7» bu; pea*,
$1.76 bu.
Scotland Neck—Cotton. t%e; 4tom. 9*c
sl bu; oats. 70c bu; *oy bean*, s2.li bu;
peas, $2 bu; sweet potatoee. II bu; Weet
ern creamery butter. !2c lb: N. C. cream
ery butter, soo lb; eggs, 16c dos.
Shelby—Cotton. 19c; corn, $1 bu; oats.
74c bu; eoy beans, J1.7» bu: peas. $1.71
bu; sweet potatoee. $1 bu; N. C. cream
sry butter. lie: eggs, lie dos.
Wadeeboro—Cotton. 9Uc; com, 99-Ho
bu; eets, (9c bu; peas, li.tt bu; N. C.
creemery butter, lie lb; eggs, 11-llc dos.
Wilson..Cotton. 9 l-lc; com, f*c bu;
oe« Mc bu; Wsstsra creamery butter.
14 tic lb; N. C. creamery butter. Mc lb;
esse. 16-20 C dos.
Woodland—Cotton, 9 He; com. Me bo;
sweet potatoee. 76c bu; N. C. creamery
butter. Me lb; eggs, lie dos.
•H-*«c; com. Me bu;
?at«, Mc bu. (M, lI.M bu; sweet pota
'>••• bu; Weetern creamery batter.
,c n>: N. c. butt*r, lie tb;
egg*. l(-2Se dos.
Norfolk. Vs.—Cotton. 9(J-9.71c.
N*w OHsas* Butter. 12-82 He:
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Charle* Frohman, on* of the most suc
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one of the victim* of the lllfated
Lusltanla. Hl* body wa* recovered.
SCORES SWEPT TO DOOM
F. J. GAUNTLET, OF WABHINO
TON, TELLB BTORY OF BINK
INK OF THE LUBITANIA.
-, : '■ —•
Women and Children Plunged In Maw
a* the Great Oceon Liner Heeled
Up and Bunk.
Cork ( —"From the day we sailed
we complacently spoke of the possi
bilities of the German menace, but
no one believed It, for we scorned
the idea of being torpedoed," said F.
J. Gauntlett of Washington, who was
traveling with A. L. Hopkins, a 'pas
senger who Is among the missing,
and S. M. Knox of Philadelphia, who
was saved.
"A number of us were going over
on business. It was shortly after 2
probably ten minutes past—and I was.
lingering In the dining saloon chat
ting with my friends, when the first
explosion occurred. We knew at''
once what had happened.
"Shortly the ship listed perceptibly.
I shouted to the others to close th*
ports. Some of us went to our births
and put on lifebelts.
"On making our way to the deck
we were Informed that there was no
danger and we need not be alarmed,
but the ship was gradually sinking
deeper Into the water and efforts
were made to launch the boats.
"Fifty or mors people entered the
first boat, and as it swung from the
davits it fell suddenly. I think most
of the occupants perished. Other
boats were launched with the greatest
difficulty.
"Swinging free from on% of them as
it descended, I struck out, swimming
strongly and steadily for a piece of
wreckage which I observed. On
reaching it I foOnd It was one of the
collapsible boats, but I had to rt; the
canvas with a knife before I could
get it open. Another passenger climb
ed into' it, and between us we were
able to get about thirty people,out of
the water. While we were thus
engaged I noticed that the Lusltanla
was gradually sinking.
"Women and children, under the
protection of men, had clustered In
line on the port side, and as the ship
made her plunge, down a little by
the head and heeling at an angle of
nearly 90 degres, this little army
slid down toward the fttarboard side,
dashing themselves against ' each
other as they went until they were
engulfed."
Mr. Gauntlett said that be heard
only one explosion, and the whole
tragedy was over in twenty minutes.
LATEST OFFICIAL .ESTIMATE.
All Burvlvor* Ashor*.—l,lM Perish
ed Whrfn Liner Went Down.
The latest estimate of lives lo*t as
a result of the torpedoing of the Cu
nard liner Luaitanla by a German
lubmarlne off the Irish coast Is 1,198.
It 1* believed that almost all, if not
all. the survivors, have been brought
ashore and there Is little hope of re
covering any other passenger* alive.
Of the dead many are women.
Three stories from Queenatown de
■cribe the bringing In of the bodies
of a great number of women, many
of them still unidentified. The
Queenatown docks are the temporary
resting places also of the bodle* of
ssvsral children. Ons dead- mother
■till Is clasping In hsr rigid arms ths
body of her th res-months-old baby.
Whan ths Lusltanla left New York
May 1, she had on board 1,901 souls:
1.161 passsngsrs and WO craw. Ths
passsngsr* wsrs made op of 191 In
ths first cabin. 199 In ths second and
Ml In the stssrags.
Hubbsrd Forssaw Danger.
Cincinnati, Ohio.—"l may meet with
a mine or a submarine over there, or
I may hold friendly convsrss with a
•tray bnllst In the trenches " Thus
wrote Elbert Hubbard to his frtsnd.
B. W. Edwards of this city, shortly
bsfors hs boarded ths Lusltanla.
Ths letter, now in the hands of Mr.
Edwards, was ons of the last things
that Mr. Hubbard ever panned. He
wrote Mr. Edwsrds about his plan*
tor getting Interesting instds news
and view* of ths grsat war at first
band.
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, X
Even after peace is declared, the
reading public will have a long
coarse of war fiction togo
through.
ORAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 13,1915
THE CUNARD LINER, LUSITAMA
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1 ■ -*•*-" C —3 *> V'~ - ~ .. W
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The great steamer Lusltanla was one of the largest and speediest trans-Atlantic liners. S!-e was built In
Odasgow, launched July 7, 1906, and started on her maiden trip September 7. ii»o7. Tiio Lusltanla was 785 feet
long, gross tonnage 32,500, net tonnage 9,145, and hsd accommodation for 564 first-class passengers, 500 sec
ond class passengers and 1,300 third-class. Her captain waß W. T. Turner-
TWELVE HUNDRED LIVES LOST;
LUSITANIA, GREAT OCEAN LINER
VICTIM OF GERMAN SUBMARINE
Two Torpedoes Strike Vessel
Sending Her To Bottom In
Fifteen Minutes
STORIES OF SURVIVORS
About 120 Americans Are Lost.—
Many Victims Are Women, Bod
lu* Brought to Land.
London.—Ths Cunard liner Lusl
tana, wbloh sailed out o'f New York
with more than 2,000 persons aboard,
lies at tho bot'om of the ocean off
the Irish coast. - She was sunk by a
German submarine, which sent • two
torpedoes crashing Into her side while
the passengers were at luncheon.
The Lusltanla was steaming along
about 10 miles off Old Head Klnsale
on the last leg of her voyage to
Liverpool when about 2 o'clock in
ths afternoon a submarine suddenly
appeared and so far as all reports
go, fired two torpedoes without warn
ing at the steamer. One struck her
near the bow* and th* other in ths
engine room.
The powerful agents of destruction
tors through the vessels side, caus
ing terriffic explosions. Almost im
mediately great volumes of water
poured through the openings and the
Luaitanla listed.
Boats which were already swung
out on the davlta were dropped over
board and were speedily filled with
passengers who had been appalled by
ths desperate attack. A wireless call
fof help waa sent out, and Immediate
ly rescue boats of all kinds were sent
both from the neighboring points
along the coast and Queenatown.
Within 15 minutes, as one survivor
sstlmated, and certainly v.ithln half
an hour, ths Lusltanla had disap
peared.
When the passengers realized that
the Lusltanla was doomed they
found that most of the boats uf~the
port side were so Jammed because of
the great liat of the vessel that they
could not be lowered and last seen
of them by the more fortunate pas
sengers who had secured place* In
the *tarboard boats or who had
jumped overboard and had been pick
ed up, they were lined on the sloping
decks awaiting their fate, doubtless
even then Relieving that with land so
close they would *tlll be saved.
However, the torpedoes had torn
such gaping botes In the liner that
she did not remain afloat for more
than 20 minute*, and the call* for
help which the wireless sent out. al
though anawered quickly, could not
bring the rescuing steamer* In tim*
to be of any service
Clinton Bernsrd of New York, s
first cabin curvlvor of ths Lusltanla.
■aid of hi* axperience*:
I jumped overboard. I bad no life
belt but I picksd up's bit of floataam.
Finally I got to aa upturnsd boat and
cling to that Later, with aome other*
who had iwam to thl* boat, w* man
aged to right It and climbed In and i
started to rsscus those ws could
reseh.
"Ths Oerman lubmarlne made no
attempt to *avs anybody. We *aw It
for a moment juat before It dove.
"The firat torpedo (truck ua be
tween the first and aecond funnel*.
Th* Luaitanla ahook and settled down
a bit Two other torpedoe* quickly
followed and *oon finished our iblp.
Four or five of our llfeboata west !
TeL'sreaCeld iaOse Day.
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Qrove's signature I* on each box,
SS cents. adv.
About the only favorable thing
that is now being ssld of the liquor
traffic is that it has been the direct
canse of aome exceedingly fine
temperance oratory.
down with her and the tremendous
suction as the llnor was engulfed
dragged many down.
"The first torpedo burst with a big
thud, and we know that we were
doomed.
"We had floated about two hours
In our small boat before the first "res
cue steamer* arrived. Previous to
this time some small shore boats and
fishing Bmacks came along and help
ed us.'^
The Rev. 11. W. Simpson, a passen
ger In the second cabin, saved him
self by clinging to an upturned boat.
"After a struggle wo filled this boat
with all we could roscue." Dr. Simp
son said "We tied a pair of
trousers to an oar and hoisted It as
a signal of distress,
"A big trawler cams along and took
us aboard.
"When we were struck I was in the
saloon. Lifebelts were handod around
but the people did not want to put
them on and they rushed off to the
deck Just as they were."
A cabin steward gave the following
account:
"The passengers, a large number of
I whom were seriously injured by the
explosion and by splinters from the
| wreckage, were all at luncheon. The
I weather was beautifully clear and
1 calm. Wo were going at about ( 1C
j knots, and were seven or eight miles
i south of Galley head when we were
! struck by one torpedo and In a mln
j uate or two by two "more. The first
1 explosion staggered us, shattering the
| gigantic ship. The Lusltanla disap
peared In 20 minutes after the first
torpedo struck,
j "It was a terrible sight, hut the
passengers were surprisingly cool.
We did not get a moment's notice
from the submarine. It appeared sud
denly above the surface on the star
board bow It disappeared as suddely
aB It catne Into view, and was not
seen again. It did not attempt to
save men, women or children, but left
1 them to drown like rats In a trap when
the great ship sank like, a stone.
GERMANY DEFENDS DEED.
Polnta to Warning and Beeka to Shift
Blame to Owner*.
BerUn, via Wireles* to London.—
The following official communication
waa Issued:
I '"The Cunard liner Lusltanla wa*
torpedoed by a Oerman submarine
and aunk. The Lusltanla was not
•nly armed with guns, a* were re
; cently most of the English mercantile
steamer*, hut. as la well known here,
ahe had large quantities of war ma
terial In her cargo.
"Her owners, therefore. knew to
what danger the pasengers wore ex
posed. They alone bear all the re
aponnlblllty for what has bappende.
"Germany, on her part, left noth
ing undone to repeatedly and atrongly I
warn them. The Imperial ambaaaador
In Washington even went so far aa to
maks a public warning, *o aa to draw
attsntionwto tbl* danger. The Kng
llah newspapers sneered then at th*
warning and relied on the protection
of the British fleet to safegard At
lantic (raffle.''
No News of Vandarfcllt.
Washington. American Consul
Frost at Cork sent the following
cable to the Stats Department:
"Please assume that persons not
listed a* either aurrlvora or Identified
dead are missing and almott certain
ly dead. No newa of Vamlerbllt,
Stone, Shields, Myers, Hubbard, For
man nor of tbelr bodle*." ,
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Washington.—After a conference
with the president at the Whits
House, Secretary Tumulty said:
"Of course the president feels
the distreis and the gravity of the
situation to the utmost, a.nd is con
siderlng very earnestly, but very
calmly, tl.e right course of action
to pursue. He knows that the peo
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llm to act with deliberation as wall
as with firmness."
FACTS ABOUT THE LUBITANIA.
Every Thing About the Great Ocean
Liner Was Colossal in Dimensions.
Ni*w York.—The Lusltanla Is th*
twenty-ninth vessel to be sunk or
damaged In the first week of May In
the (Jertnun war zone about the
British Isles.
Most of these vessels were torpe
doed by German submarines, although
In some cases It has not been estab
lished whether the damage was In
dicted by mines or underwater boats.
During the last fortnight German
submarines have carried on the most
active campaign of any time slnco the
war began.
The Lusltanla was one of the larg
est trans-Atlantic liners and was ons
of the speediest. She was built In
Glasgow in 1906 and wa* 785 feet
long. Her gross tonnage was 32,500
and her net tonnage 9,145. She was
owned by the Cunard Steamship
Company, Ltd., of Liverpool, liar
captain was W. T. Turner.
The was a product of the
race for speed which was carried on
for years amoftg trans-Atlantic steam
ship companies, particularly of Eng
land and Germany. When the Lusl
tanla was launched she was the won
der of the maritime world. Her mas
tery of the- sea from the standpoint
of speed »an undisputed.
. Marine engineers were particular!)
Interested in ttte great engines' by
which Uhe Lusltanla was propelled,
which were regarded as a distinct de
parture. Instead of the usual typo of
reciprocating engines, her builders In
stalled turbines. These engines de
veloped an Indicated horsepower of
70,000, driving four shafts, each of
which carried a three bladed pro
peller.
The launching of the l.unltanja on
June 7, lUO6, at Clyde Hank, was at
tended with elaborate ceremonials.
She left on her maiden trip Septem
ber 7, 1907, This voyago was herald
ed as a rare for the world's record.
Gorman steamship companies said
her time of live days, f,4 minutes,
was not In reality a record. Later
she made an undisputed record of
four days. 11 hours, 42 minutes, but
that aubse'iuently was beaten by th*
MuurelanH),
In January of last year the Lusl
tanla rescued the crew of the little
Canadian brlgatlne Mayflower which
wa« drifting wrecked and holplesa
1.000 miles from the Canadian shore.
Kvery thing about the l.usltanls was
of colossal dimension. Her rudder
weighed C 5 ton*. She carried three
anchor* of 10 ton* each. The main
frames and bebms plat ed end to end,
would extend 30 miles.
Chsrles P. Sumner, general agent
of the Cunard line In New York, is
sued a statement just before the
Luaitanla left New York tie last lime
saying her voyage would not be at
tended by any rlak whatever, as ths
liner had a speed of 25 1-2 knots and
was provided with unusual water
tight bulkheads Marine men aald that
In thfrlr opinion the Lusltanla could
not be sunk by any single torpedo.
Japan Cancel* Mllltsry Movement.
Toklo.—The Japanese Government
announced that the naval and military
movement* In connection with the
Chlnsas situation bad been cancelled.
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A man of public affairs muit
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few lawsuit* without interference
with hi* regular dutie*.
TOLL AMONG FIRST
GLASS PASSENGERS
LARGE PROPORTION OF CREW
BAVEO BUT NO LACK OF DIS
CIPLINE WAS EVIDENCED.
14-YEAR OLD GIRL HEROINE
Storle* of Heroic Work of Re*cu*r*
Among th» Paesenger* of the lll
fatsd Oomui LI nor.*
Queenstowa.—ln striking contrast
to most hlstorlo **a disasters, the rate
of mortality among first class psaaen
gera of the Luaiatanla seems to be
heavier than among any ether olsss
on board. A large proportion of thoae
saved are members of the orew, but
this I* not evidence of lack of discip
line, as most of them were picked up
from the wster. The captain of a
twaler who arrived In the harbor soon
after the accident with 141 survivors,
mostly women and chlidrsn, when re
proached for not staying linger on the
chance of picking up more survivors,
said:
"There were many left is the water,
but they were dead and many were
so mangled I thought It bcttar to brirg
ashore my boat load of suffering wo
men. as they could not have stood
much more."
These women presented pitiful
sight as they wandered aimlessly
about, searching without hope for
loved ones who must have gone down
with the ship.
Relatives and friends of passengers
who had gone In high spirits to
Liverpool to meet the Incoming ship,
began to arrive here to search for the
missing, but the small roll of sur
vivors meant heart-breaking disap
pointment for most of them.
The brief time elapsing between the
torpedoing and alnklng of the Lusi
tania was long enough to develop a
heroine In the person of Mrs. Kath
leen Kaye, 14 years old, returning
from New York where she bad been
visiting relatives. With smiling Word*
and reassurance, she aldsd steward*
In filling a boat with women and chil
dren.
When all were In ahe climbed
aboard the lifeboat as coolly aa an
able seaman. One sailor fainted at
his oar and the girl took his place.
None among the survivors bears a*
little sign of ber terrible experiences
as Miss Kaye.
The dragging of the Itfeboata was
explained by passengers and mem
bers of the crew by the statement
that the second torpedg severed sev
eral steam pipes from the engines.
The Lusltanla bad been sent full
speed ahead when the first torpedo
was seen and It was Impossible to
stop the headway by reversing the
engines when the necessity for lower
ing the boats was realized.
The most remarkable escape was
that of R. J. Tlmmla of Oalnesvllle,
Texas, who wa* returning to England
for his yearly vl*lt accompanied by
his chum R. T. Moodle,* also of Gaines
ville. Both men gave their life-belt*
to steerage women juat a* the Lusi
tania sank. Tlmmls, who Is a strong
swimmer, remained In the water,
cllnlng to various objects, for nearly
three hours. Then he wa* taken Into
a boat which he still had the strength
to assist In rowing.
The boat began picking up from the
water all those showing signs of life
and the first person rescued waa the
half-unconscious steerage woman to
whom Tlmmls had given his life-belt.
Moodle sank when the ship went un
der, and although lie was a good
swimmer, he was not seen again.
Moodle' was all ready to Jump when
Tlmmls, who had previously given his
belt to a woman, said:
"There Is a steerage woman here
with u six months-old baby." Moodle
promptly stripped off hi* left-belt, but
It seems both he and the woman
perished-
Or. J, T. Houghton of Troy, N. Y„
a survivor, said there was no reason
to fear any danger after the first ex
plosion. as It was believed the vessel
would be headed for Queenstown and
beached If necessary. Just then, *ald
Doctor Hougloton, the liner again was
struck, evidently In * more vital spot,
for It began to aettle rapidly.
Orders then came from the bridge
to lower all boats. Women became
panic-stricken. People were rushed
Into the boats, some of which were
launched successfully, others not so
successfully.
O. D. I-ane, a youthful but cool
headed second -cabin passenger who
was returning to Wale* from New
York, was in a lifeboat which cap
aired. "I was on the 'B' deck," he
said, "when I saw the wake of the
torpedo. 1 rushed to get a life belt
but stopped to help get children on
the boat deck.
"The second cabin was * veritable
nursery. Many youngster* must have
drowned, but l.iaw one bost get away
filled with women and children. When
the wster reached the deck I saw an
other lire-boat with * vacant seat,
which I took gs no one else wa* In
alght. The Lusltanla keeled *o sud
denly our boat w*« swamped but we
righted ber again.
"We witnessed the most horrible
scene of human futility It I* possible
to Imagine. When the Ltultanl* bad
turned almost over she suddenly
plunged bow foremost Into the water,
leaving her stern high In the air.
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NO. 13
I TO KEEP DOWN INSECT PESTS J
Bird Hoase* In Field and Garden Are
a Profitable Investment In
Many Ways.
Before erecting bird homes to at
tract the feathered songsters without
whose presence successful gardening
1a Impossible, one should Unit deter- '
mine the kind of birds to which hla
premlsetfHre adapted. The question
usually next arising Is aa to the nam
ber of birds that can be accommo
dated. Unless grounds are large, it
Is generally useless to expect as tflßl
ants more than a pair of each ape B,
except martins. However, the si: \«-i
• lar Intolerance shown by most V a
i during the breeding season to c' ■* 0
ol their kind does not o;ara.Ut _
tween those of different species. A
dosen different kind* of birds will
pursue their several modes of hunting
and raise their families on the same
lot, but rarely two of the same sort.
Of all our house birds, martins alone
are social. The fact that there Is ft
JL
Food Shsltar—No. 10, Side View of
Food Shelter. No. 11, Food Shelter
Set on Top of Poet. No. 12. Food
Shelter Interior, Showing Buet Bas
kets.
Umit to the possible bird population
on any given tract must be tak i
into consideration. When the prov
able tenants have been decided upcr.'
the selection of sites is in order, to:
the site often decides the style of '
bouse that la to occupy it. In the
final placing of bird houses, care should
be taken to have them face away from
the winds prevailing In weath
er. The strongly developed homing
Instincts of birds can be relied on to
attach them to the neighborhood ■»
where they first saw the light, and
the Identical pair* which nest In the
houses provided for them one yeer
will often return the next season to
enjoy the samfe bounty and protectioy.
The Illustration shows one of the
best Ideas for building bird shelters.
England Must Pay Loeees.
Washington.—Senitor Hoke Smith,
after a call at the state department,
declared that unless the cotton ships
from the United Btates now held in
English ports were allowed to proceed
on their neutral destinations Great
Britain "would be forced to pay very
heavy damages."
Wilson Will Stsy in Wsshlngton.
Washington. President Wllsr-,
plans not to establish an office *t tits
summer White House at Cornish.
H.. but to spend most of his time l
Washington. He will make sever t
brief trips to Cornish to visit his fam
ily and short cruises on the yacht
Mayflower. It wa* said at the W1
House that these plans were made not
because the president looks on
European or Mexican . .situations ,n
specially critical, but because »
thinks It his duty to remain in Wa- v
Ington as much as possible.
Abltration Award Signed.
Chicago.—An arbitration award a* J
vanning to some extent the pay of S>,
000 locomotive engineers, firemen ar i
hostlers on 98 Western rallrcvls w s
signed here by officials. Adi sentiir;
opinion was filed on behalf of the
Brotherhood of Engtnemen, In whli
the arbitration was branded as a In.:
ure and the Newlands law unde *"
which K was arranged, an lm-.dequa' t.
eevlce for aettlement of Indus'rial d: s
pates. The award, effective May Iv
and binding for one year only.
President Yuan Has Not Reached De
cision Regarding Them.
Peking.—With the new draft of the
Japanese demands on Chins interest Is
aroused in the nature of the modifica
tion of the modification Japan has
made In the original document. Pres
ident Yuan Sbl Kal and his adviseni
have examined the. demands aa amend
ed. but no decision has been rached
and they are likely to be the subject
for further discussions. Group ono
and group four of the original demand
have not been altered from the form
to which the Chinese Government al
ready baa agreed. Group one relate .
Shan-Tung Province and group four
relate* to refusing a third Power, any
Island, port or harbor along the China
coast.
■ r
S tors tad Rssponslbls For Collission.
Montreal.—The Admiralty Court In a
decision held the collier Storstad re
sponsible for the collision with the
liner Empres* of Ireland In the St.
Lawrence May 1914, which cost '
approximately 1,000 Uvea In the sink
ing of the liner with nearly all aboard.
No blame whatever wa* attached to
the captain or crew of the liner, the
court held.
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