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SHE[[ED TURKISH
FORTS MOUTH Of
OARDANELLES
Italian Fleet Drawing Near to
ConstantinOpIe
ALSO B0MBARDED SAMOSE
Turks Admit Slight Damage But
Claim to Have Burned and Sunk
One Italian Ship

Constantinople, April 1S.-The
Italian fleet began the bombardment
OF the Dardanelles forts at IL o'clock
this morning. The full details have
not yet been received here but the
latest report is that the warsbjns
nave now been withdrawn and have
gone to Lemnos to supposed naval
base
The attacking force seems to have
been comprised of four battleshins
and score OF torpedo boats. Tbkv
hred $50 shells at a range of 5000
yards. The forts replied. and II is
reported that they succeeded in set
ting fire to a battleship which. IL is
stated, sank.
Some damage was done to Fort
Seddil Bahr, on the northern side ~
the entrance of the Dardanelles
where one man was killed and one
wounded. The cannonade lasted for
TWO and half hours.
IL Is reported that the Island of Sa.
mos also was bombarded.
The news of the bombardment
reached this city at the dramatic
moment when the Sultan was driv.
ing IN state TO open Parliament
Ihere were enthusiastic crowds
troops and bands, and in fact there
was the general gaiety of a public
holiday. The news, however. was
concealed by the authorities and not
made public.
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of the cool actions of Mr.. Andrews,
who was the designer of the Titanic.
He made frequent trips to the engine
room while the ship was sinking,
calming passengers on the way and
doing everything possible to pacify
the fears of those about him
Mrs. Dick escaped with only her
nightgown and kimona, but her
husband was more fortunate, and was
able to save his trousers and a coat
She said there was a terrible crash,
and the lights on the steamer went
out but so far as she could see
there was no panic among the first
and second class passengers. A stew
ard of the third class attempted to
break through the lines that had been
established by the officers in making
up the boat crews, and he was i'm
mediately shot dead by one of the Of.
ficers.
Jacques Futrelle. the author, was
one of the first cabin passengers who
parted with his wife and steadfastly
refused to accept chance to enter
a lifeboat when he knew that the I'll.
tanic was sinking under him.
Elizabeth Allen of st. Louis was
one of the first women passengers
saved from the Titanic to leave the
Carpathia. She was accompanied by
Mrs. Edward Roberts and Miss E. A
Mardall, also of st. Louis. The three
women appeared to be cool and Miss
Allen, who is about 25 years old, saio
she was awake when the crash came
"The first crash" said Miss Allen
came at 11.4O p. m am sure OF
the time. Although there was plenty
of excitement, there was no panic
aboard that | could see. The men
passengers and the officers behaved
admirably. All the lights went out
aboard the ship at 2.20 a. m was
in lifeboat in the water for several
hours
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were cleaned enough facts to show
that the great loss of life after the
Titanic struck the berg was due not
alone to the lack of foresight making
the collision possible, but also to the
scarcity OF common sense among men
charged with the keeping of 1900
Ives. There also were hints of Off
cial meanness and 1t seemed to be
a widely spread impression among
dozens of those who survived the dis
aster that hundreds of lives were
sacrificed to what was at least an
inclination on the part of some one
to avoid the necessity of paying
heavy salvage.
j. Bruce lsmay, managing director
of the International Mercantile Mar
inc, the company that controls the
White Star line, was not in evidence
on the pier to explain the conditions
under which most of the passengers
and crew of the Titanic persisted. He
was sought far and wide in the great
rooted Enclosure which the Cunard
line had placed at the disposal of
those who escaped the fatal results
of that maiden voyage under White
Star auspices, but he did not appear
to answer the questions OF scores on
scores of bereaved watchers. Many
were the murmurs against him and
II was noticeable that most of the
Titanic survivors who told of the
wreck and the escape from the sink
Ing ship CLOSED over hurredly that
part of the narrative having to do
with lsmays escape in one of the life
boats that lived to be picked up by
the Cunarder. His name seemed not
TO be a popular topic among any
of those who had crossed the Atlantic
with him.
Aside from the failure to avoid
the wreck and the still more terrible
failure to repair it as far as possible.
stories were told by weeping women
and ashen faced men of lifeboats that
sank with all on board because the
plugs were not in the bottoms of the
craft when they were lowered away
Two whole boatloads went under. il
was said, the lifeboats filing as soon
as they were launched. Once the
boats were in the water with the
plugs out, either it was impossible
to stop the thrush of sea or no one
among the boats crews had presence
OF mind to thrust in the plugs. II
was limited by several survivors that
possibly the men charged with the
escape OF passengers were too much
concerned with their own safety to
make survival possible either for
themselves or their companions.
Rumors Of extraordinary violence
at first were abundant, but they sim
mered down as the tales were thresh-
ed out, until the truth appeared to
be that at least one of the ships
company was killed for tying to get
into a lifeboat ahead of passengers.
Stories OF wholesale shooting below
decks were persistent, however. and
though no one was willing to stand
for the assertion under his own name
That large slaughter of mutinous
members of the crew was necessary.
III y insisted many shots were fired
In the two hours or more through
which the Titanic was sinking.
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|SMAY CLAIMS WAS
ON LAST BOAT TO
LEAVE SHIP
Head of the White Star Line
Tries to Explain
WELCOMES AN INQUIRY
Mrs. Cardeza Says That Ismay Got
Away Safely in Llfeboat Before
it Was Wholly Filled

New York, April ID. Bruce Is
may, chairman of the Board of Direc-
tors of the International Mecantile
Marine, made the following state
ment last night on the pier shortly
after he had come ashore from the
Carpathia
I'm the presence OF and under the
shadow of tragedy so overwhelming
ones feelings become too deep for
words. The White Star Line and its
officers and employees will do every
thing possible to alleviate the suffer
ing OF the survivors and the relatives
and friends of those who persisted in
the disaster The Titanic was the
last word in shipbuilding, and every
regulation of the British Board of
Trade was strictly complied
The master, officers and crew Of
the Titanic were the most careful
men in the service. | am informed
that the Senate will investigate the
circumstances of the wreck | hearth
ly welcome such an inquiry, as the
company has nothing to conceal, and
any aid or my associates or the
shipbuilders and navigators can rem.
der will be placed at the disposal of
the committee"
lsmay was surroundede By a group
of reporters and questioned regarding
how he managed to save himself.
Il was on the starboard side OF the
vessel and entered a collapsiole life
boat"
Was your boat the first that was
launched?' was asked. His face
flushed and for several seconds he
did not say word.
What's that, what's that?" Ismay
asked. The question was repeated.
and then he turned his back and
walked away. ...
My boat was the last to be
launched" lsmay replied. Il cannot
say II any women were drowned. or
II they were prevented from getting
into the lifeboats. II was impossible
for me to be everywhere at the same
time, and much that happened es-
capped my observation. No person
was lost from the lifeboats as far as
J know, and cannot say II any were
killed in the crash"
lsmay added that he was asleep in
his stateroom when the accident oc.
CURED. The crash woke him IN. he
said. He explained that the whole
bilge OF the Titanic was ripped off
and that the vessel sank two hours
and twenty-five minutes after the
ship struck the ice barrier
Regarding the time the first mes.
sage was sent from the Carpathia TO
the office of the White Star line in
this city telling of the accident to the
Titanic. lsmay said. as far as he
could remember the wireless was
transmitted at 10-or II o'clock a m
on Monday.
According to Mrs. w. ]. Cardeza
OF Philadelphia. after she arrived
in the Ritz.Carleton with T. l. NJ
Cardeza, j. Bruce Ismay. managing
director of the White Star line. not
only was safely seated In a lifeboat
before II was filled, but he also select.
ed the crew that rowed the boat
Mrs. Cardeza said Ismay knew Car
dezza was an expert oarsman and he
beckoned him into his boat. Cardeza
manned an oar until lsmay's boat
was picked up about two hours after.
ward
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WOODRUFF DISPUTES FRANKLIN
White Star Office Did Know of Wreck
Monday Forenoon.

New York, April 19.-Timothy 7.
Woodruff gave out information yes.
terday tending to show that tbe
White Star people did know on Mon.
gay night that the Titanic had sunk
or was about to sink Mr.. Woodruff
came down to directors meeting at
the Offices OF the Union Typewriter
company just after 1890 o'clock O,
MONDAY morning. AS he entered the
meeting he turned to Arthur X. Gin.
uly. the secretary of the companv
ana asked him to call up the White
star offices and get latest news Of
the Titanic.
MI Gilluly delegated the task to
ms assistant, George Smith. The
latter got in touch with the White
Star told whom he represented and
asked for information. This is the
message which he took down ON
paper as it was told to him.
The Titanic is still floating. All
the passengers have been taken ON
by the Virginian and the Baltic. The
Titanic will sink in half an hour
Ihis message was read to a stem.
osrapher, who wrote ii out on a
machine, according to Mr.. Woodruff
The statement was handed to him
about 1910 a. M, he SAYS.
Mr.. Woodruff has no connection at
All with the White Star line or the
international Mercantile Marine
among those present when this piece
OF information was received were
president J. w. Earle of the type
writer company, A. Barton Hepburn
president Of the Chase National bank
ana {. W, Seaman, another director
OF the Union company.
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WRECK DUE TO SPEED
Second Officer Says Attempt Wa.
Made TO Break Record

Made to Break Record
The second officer of the Titanic
said:
i was asleep in my cabin at the
time | jumped overheard on a raft
The ship struck the iceberg at IL 25
o'clock Sunday evening and founder.
ed two hours and half later The
Carpathia appeared about half an
hour later The ship struck the
black side Of the berg. not head.on.
but crashed into II on her side.
First officer Merdock was on
Watch at the time and Captain Smith
was on the bridge. The night was
clear. There was no moon. The
ship was going forward AT the time
at fun peed. The first lifeboat 10
leave the Titanic had Few passengers.
Another boat had seventy-eight. Men
VINO Jumped overheard tried to get
INTO some OF the boats, but were
beaten OF. as the last boats TO leave
the doomed ship were overloaded"
The second officer would offer no
opinion as TO who was to blame ont
II was the unanimous opinion Of
members OF the crew who were ones.
TONED he said, that II was the fault
OF responsible officials who were AZ.
tempting to make a record Grip
The second officer rushed on deck
When the ship struck He helped
women and children into the life.
boats There was practically no dis
order, he said, the lifeboats leaving
with little difficulty. The chivalry of
me male passengers, he said. was re.
markable and that Of the women was
magnificent as several Of them do.
elined to leave the ship without their
husbands or fathers, and had to be
forced to enter the lifeboats.
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TAFT LOSES SIX DELEGATES

Washington, April 1S.-The deser.
ton of the Taft Southern delegates 10
Roosevelt continues, according to
Senator Dixon. The desertion yester-
day by seventeen delegates from Ala.
oama, Georgia. and other states was
followed today by the loss Of six OF
South Carolina's eighteen, including
half OF the delegates at large. The
Following telegram was received at
Roosevelt headquarters:
Columbia, S. c., April IS.
Senator J. NJ. Dixon.
We are delegates at large 10 Re.
publican National convention from
south Carolina. The convention was
held February 30 and instructed for
Tart. At that time Col. Roosevelt
was not candidate and II did not
appear that President Taft could nSt
De elected. Since Col. Roosevelt en-
tered the field II Is evident that he
Is the choice OF the great mass of RE-
publican voters in the states that
elect Republican nominees. II also
became palpably evident in statea
where the popular will has been test.
ca that II will be impossible for Mr..
Tart to be elected even II nominated
and we have therefore reached the
conclusion that our duty OF the party
ana the country demands that we
should vote for Col. Roosevelt and
we shall so vote.
W. c. Andrews, Sumter, s. c.
j. X. Levy, Florence, s. c.
a similar message was receIved
from G. M. English, district chairman
First Congressional district; M M
Morrison, First Districts Frank q
Young, Seventh District and J. n.
GOODWIN Seventh District Of South
Carolina, "S"
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ILLINOIS DISTRICT DELEGATES
Roosevelt Carries All But One Of the
20 Conventions

Chicago, April l9.-Carrying out
the preference shown at the recent
primaries, republicans In congresslon.
AZ conventions Wednesday in each OF
the 20 districts In Illinois elected del.
egates to the national convention TO
De held In Chicago. The result was
~ delegates instructed for Col.
Roosevelt and two for President Taft.
The two delegates for Taft were
elected In the 9th (Chcago) district
They are Charles J. Happel and w
y. Cooke. In the 18th district Len
small OF kankakee. known as the
Lorimer candidate for governor in
the primaries, was instructed for
roosevelt Eight delegates at large
VIII be chosen at the state conyen.
ton at Springfield today.
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CLOSE ON cARPArHlA
Californian Saw No Bodies and Pick
ed up No Survivors

south Wellfeet, Mass. April IS
We are In communication with Cali.
iornian, which reports having PASSED
the scene Of Titanic disaster AZ 8 g0
q. m, on Monday after arrival OF the
Carpathia, which had taken aboard All
SURVIVORS survivor Californian has no bodies
aboard and did not see any
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-19
DoRR UNDER ARREST
Alleged Murderer of George E. Marsh
Found in California

Lynn, Mass, April 1S.-William A.
Dorr, arrested in Stockton, CAL last
night for the murder of George E..
Marsh, will be held by the California
police to await the orders of the Mas
sachusetts authorities.
In the meantime Chief Burckes has
turned the matter over to District At
torney Atwill, who put the case be-
fore the Essex county grand jury at
Newburyport today.
If an indictment is returned a pol
ice inspector will start west with ex-
tradition papers.
Funeral services for the murdered
man were held this afternoon.
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u the Farmer Is industrious

the soil will not be lazy (Chlnese pro.
VERDI II the husband carries insur.
ance' his widow and children will not
oe needy National Life Insurance
Company OF Vermont. Mutual !
Earle 5. kinsley General Agent
Mead Building, Rutland, VT
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ENGINEERS TO STRIKE
Give Roads Until 8 Tonight to Com
ply With Demand

New York. April 19.--Notice was
given today by Chief Stone to the
railroads east of the Mississippi and
north of the Ohio that the engineers
will strike tonight at o'clock UNI
less their demands are complied with.
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RhAhtN was UIONs
trated when she reached the pier.
In telling her experience she said.
saw Mr., Astor and his wife. 7
saw them part As the boat in
which was Mrs. Astor was leaving
he stood on the rail and waved his
hand, throwing kisses"
Mrs. A. o. Becker, one of the sec.
ond class passengers OF the Titanic
arrived on the Carpathia with her
three children. She said she heard n
crash on the steamship and, gather.
ing her children together, got 10 the
deck She said there was no appar.
ent great excitement as the officers
OF the steamship had the situation
we'll in hand
Mrs. Becker said she saw Colonel
Astor on the deck when she got there
and he was cool and collected and
acted In a very brave manner
Mrs. Vera Dick and her husband
Albert A. Dick OF Alberta. Canada
were both loud in their praise of the
conduct and herolsm of the officers
and crew of the Titanic. They told
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-19

49, " hdNAh'llAl neglect
asi executive Incompetence we're told
"a Pier 10 -, North River after
oclo-k last night when the Cunar.
go 'arp2ih1 rrrivei there with
about $50 survivors ID the wrecked
Waite Star liner Titanic. In scenes
~ riot hist rofulted from inefficient
nAnslEg - t1a ihrofg awaiting the
arrivals amid excitement verylng on
paaic. imcns conditions that made
% difcuii to ho'd any one 70 a nara.
ave ior tso minutes 90 a time, there
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-19
TITANIC DISASTER DUE
TO EFFORT TO MAKE
FAST RECORD
Company Demanded Speed Not Safety
Ship Barrel, lrenbIed From, Shock and Passengers Did
Not DreunI of Danger at First Male Passengers
Behaved NobIy But Lack of Boats and Rats
Sent 1895 to Their Death

Neu York. April 10 With the Car
paihla In and the story OF the loss
of the TltAnic toll by hundreds of
Survivors. interest turns to the cause
and ID ls unquestiOued that Il was
wholly due tc a bad attempt TO make
= record.
The presence Of the icebergs and
The probable dGngr were known to
al on board and both Captain Smith
ant j Bruce lsma.G resident OF the
line. were appealed 10 but without
result The ship sped on without the
slightest reduc ion RI speed and with
out even cOmpeten lookOuts as the
result proved.
CaptFln smith aid r Bruce lsmay
aud some of their wealthy passengers
sore az dlnEef for three hours Sun
Any night and welt from there TO
bc0 The ship Vas making % or "a
knots when she struck.
Major Arthur Pc ichon OF Toronto.
an officer Of the Queens Rifles, direct
ly charges hat the disaster was due
O. the worst kind o. Incompetence on
the part OF the officers
Had Captain Smith been On the
bridge. says Major penchon. instead
pi NJ dinner or hal O decent .ookut
been Kept. there NEED have been no
acrideti. for the ice hers lowered nun
dtvds Of feet In the air and was Wis
Gle Tor miles. yet the engines were
not even reversed Until the moment
ihe ship struck
Ttat be Titanic did not strike q
berg mostly uucer water is proved
by the fact thar biz masses OF ics
isL frcm tho sides Of tue berg anil
isnded on the upper deck OF the shi .
81 feet above the water
MaNr Pencion states that the fact
that be d. alive Is due TO the fact
that be- was ordered into one OF the
boatf by Second Mate Lyntalis 10
keip nanagn The boat. and he has a
written state ment from Mr. Lyniali.s
10 thai eject
Major Pcncaon states that he talk.
"a Aith President Charles n. HAYS
just before leaving the ship and that
Str Hays insisted that he wreck
would remain sfoat Tor eight hours
az ltas' and that help would reach
them beiocr that tine
]. Bruce lsnay VIA the first Wit
ness before the Sen ate Investigating
committee todGr. but little was learn.
"a from him. tie stated that he is so
years old end that he b. the manag ng
director o. the While Star line. but
had al. oiateiy nothing 10 DO with he
management ., the Titanic. which
rsa wholly In charge of Captain
Sialtt
.te stated nat he was IN bed when
The ship struck the iceberg and re-
tlAined ihefs for some time as he did
nu think he accident was serious.
De denied TIA. the ship had been
tra'eling az full speed and thot ght
hat Dc eas slowed town because of
ne proximity OF the lcebergs
De STATED that thHre was no dis.
order ard rat the buats wee gotten
away a. raiidiy AS possible. He went
taio bat No. whh,h was the last
fn lcale the thip. Re did not enter
Che boat un'n all The women and
chtldru In sight had been taken on.
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t'eH York April 10 The following
tahulaton % the pasieng and crew
on loard The Titanlr together with
those saved and lost has been com.
fii'd nom the hgur n In the state
meui Issued b. the committee of pas.
seugcrs.
Approximate numbrr OF passengers
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TALES OF SURVIVORS
Many Instances Of Courage and Self
Denial.

The Carpathia reported that there
were 1O5 alive out of passenger list
which the White Star Line figured at
2,lSO making loss of LAYS lives
The statement from the Titanic's pas.
sengers says there were 745 rescued
out OF n passenger list of 2,34O The
list OF names furnished on the Car.
pathia on her arrival shows
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-20

been asked only a few days ago, who
in Mississippi is our foremost citizen?
should have unhesitatingly said: c.
Fl. Alexander. Coming from college
where he ranked with the highest, he
located at Starkville to practice law,
and when yet a youth he entered and
led the fight to rid Oktibeha county of
carpet-bag rule. The first character
istic of the good citizen, is one who
fully meets his duty to his family.
Having married while in Starkville
his home was blessed by the gift of
six sons, and the result of the fathers
training of these is proof of good citi-
zenship. He was kind, considerable,
just, gentle. good and great. He was
the especial friend of the young law.
yer who always found in him a wise
preceptor. He was one of the best
friends and supporters of the Young
Mems Christian Association. He fully
realized the true citizens duty az
we'll as his privileges. He took ar
active part in the commercial ant
financial affairs OF his people, but 4
was as lawyer that his character
shone most brightly.
1t was in the great battles fought ii
behalf of prohibition that he distin
guished himself as 4 citizen. His en-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-20
MEMORIAL SERVICE
CONTINUED From Page one.)

His white plume has, for years, been
seen on every battle field for the right.
1t was fitting that this man who was
ever ready to stand alone If it meant
to stand for the right. should have
been seemingly permitted by Provi-
dence to go down into the waters un'
attended and alone. He was gentle as
ne was brave; strong as well as
gracious. Indeed prince has fallen
Mr.. Alexander as Citizen.
There is land that is fairer thar
day." was sung by the congregation
and Mr.. Campbell introduced Hon. H
is. stevens, who spoke Of Mr.. Alexan
der Is q citizen. saying + ! ha!
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-05-20

qualification of any selfish ambition,
but in keeping with his life of con-
sistant desire to meet the obligations
of the true citizen.
Whatever avenue of service opened
to him he was ready to enter. In clos
ing Mr.. Stevens offered the prayer
that God may raise up other young
men to adorn the citizenship of Mis-
sissippi like unto Charlton H. Alex.
ander
A Worker In the Church.
Mr.. Campbell said, that Mr.. Alex
ander was a lawyer who put the
church first. In all her councils his
leadership was active and wise. He
was ruling Elder in the Presby,
terrain church and as such, met the
highest ideals. He invited DR.. Currie
to speak of him as an Elder DR.. Cur
RE referred to a scene thirty years
ago next November. when he, him
self came before the Presbytery fol
admission as minister. 1t was ther
he had his first impression OF tn,
father of the man whose memory W,
now revere. What he learned thei
and afterwards OF this good man caus
ed no surprise when shortly after
wards he found the son active an
earnest in the sffairs or the church.