Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-13
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European War News

was torpedoed by German subma-
rine IL miles off the coast Of Ireland.
II sank in fifteen minutes. The Cunard
officials assert that the attack came
without warning Relatively few Of
the 291 first-class passengers were
saved. Trawlers which reached
Queenstown had a hundred bodies
aboard. The latest reports indicate
loss of life of about 1000 persons.
One hundred persons succumbed af-
ter being taken to hospitals.
There were on board the Lusitania
1,251 passengers and crew of BIG.
The liner and cargo were valued at
$10,000,000, on which there was insur-
ance of $7,5O0,000
When the Lusitania sailed from New
York she had aboard 1910 passengers.
Some nervousness had been caused be-
cause of an advertisement warning
travellers that state of war existed
between Germany and Great Britain
and her allies and that travellers sail
ing in the war zone do so at their
own risk. The advertisement was
signed Imperial German Embassy"
S. M. Knox, president of the New
York Shipbuilding company, Camden,
and William Sterling Hodges, Paris
representative of the Baldwin Locomo-
tive works, were among the prominent
Philadelphians who were passengers
on the Lusitania, which was sunk by
a German. submarine.
The London Daily Mails CORE
spondent at Rotterdam says proc
lamation has been posted in Antwerp
declaring that Germany has annexed
Belgium. The proclamation is dated
May s.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Bliss Thompson of
Seymour, Ind. who were the only
known Indiana people who were on
the Lusitania, were on business trip
to the old country. Mr.. Thompson
is secretary and sales manager of
the Blish Milling company of Sey-
mour.
On the New York stock exchange
intense excitement followed the news
of the disaster to the Lusitania. There
was wild rush to sell and prices
fell away within one hour from 10 70
80 points in war specialties and five
to ten points in the more stable is
sues.
Another stride of the Germans to-
ward Dunkirk and Calais is reported
from Berlin. The British have lost
the whole of Hill No. 60. southeast
of Ypres.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt, who was aboard
the Lusitania, is reported drowned.
Ebert Hubbard and Daniel Frohman
of New York we're on the Lusitania
when it was torpedoed
Among the Americans saved from
the Lusitania were the following: Miss
Jessie Taft Smith, Braceville, o.;
George Kessler, New York; Gen. II.
B. Lassetter's wife and son, London;
c. H. Bretherton and family. Los
Angeles. Cal.
Three Russian aviators, operating
from the Russian Black sea feet. flew
over Constantinople, bombarding the
city from the air. According to dis
patches received at London great dam
age is believed to have been done.
Lafayette Young of Des Moines, Ia,
former United States senator, and
his companion, a former United States
deputy consul at Berne, Switzerland,
were arrested at Innsbruck, Germany,
as spies. Both were released with
apologies.
Over two thousand French prisoners
were taken by the Germans, and the
French we're forced to evacuate a po-
sition in the ALLY forest, it was Off
cially announced at Berlin. The
French casualties were extremely
heavy.
Domestic
Snow has fallen in northwestern
Kansas, in a section of the Panhandle
of Texas and at Denver Killing frosts
prevailed over Nebraska, the Dakotas,
Montana and Wyoming.
Lester Poust. twenty-eight, and
Charles Holes, thirty-two, are dead,
and Celia Sewers is believed to be
dying as a result Of shooting and
suicide at Jersey Shore, Pa. The trag-
edy took place when Poust found Miss
Sewers and Holes together.
A call was issued at New York to
suffrage leaders by the national board
of the National Woman Suffrage asso-
citation for conference to be held in
Chicago June 60 The purpose of the
conference, 1t was stated, was ito dis
cuss the Sixty-fourth congress"
The jury in the DR.. Harold A. Ron
aids case at Nation, ILL.,, was instruct
ed by the judge to return a verdict of
not guilty. Ronalds had been charged
with numbering his wife on New
Years night.