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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-08
REPORT CAUSES PROFOUND
SENSATION IN MARKET
Wall Street Shaken From Center to
Circumference by Sinking
of LuSitanin.
BIG DECLINE IN VALUES
Break Is Most Furious in Last Half
Hour, When About 6OO, 900 Shares
Change Hands, II Record Without
Precedent.

NEW YORK. May 7.-wall Street
shook from center to circumference
to-day when confirmation OF the sink
ing of the Lustania was received
Early rumors limiting at the disaster
were discounted in many quarters, but
later circumstantial details were fol-
lowed by general collapse of the
market amid such excitement as has
not been witnessed since the inception
Of the war.
The news created n painful impres-
sion in all circles.
The belief was generally expressed
that the situation had reached AN acute
phase. so far AS it might affect the at
titudc of the government at Washing
ton. Later reports saying M lives had
been lost were regarded as "A saving
clause in tho situation, since it was
supposed TO minimize the possibility
of complications between the United
states and Germany.
The break in the market values came
after three hours of dullncss and
irregular price changes. the only fea-
ture UP to that time being fresh ac-
tivity in Bethlehem Steel. which at
tanned new high record Of I59 That
stock was the first TO feel the effect
of the wave OF selling, falling to 1870
with no immediate quotations. West
inGhousc Electric broke 81 points
Amalgamatcd Copper, -. and many
others, standard shares as we'll as
stocks OF untricd merit. from : to 10.
The decline was most furious in the
last half hour, whSn about 10000
shares changed hands. a record un-
precedented in the annals OF the en-
change.
Toward the close buying orders.
which probably originated from high
banking sources, checked the decline.
and recoveries of 8 to - points en-
sued. What had threatened to be Il
demoralized finish proved to he merely
a weak one. Total sales amounted to
l,ifl 900 shares.
So far AS could he learned, the I.usi-
tania did not carry any American
securities
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NEW YORK. May 7.-Among the
Lusitania's passengers were:
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt of New York
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebert Hubbard. OF East
Aurora
u. y. Thomas. tho wealthy Welsh
coal operator. and his daughter, Lady
Mackworth. the English sufraEettc.
Charles +. BowrinS, head of the firm
OF Bowring Brothers, and president OF
the ST. Georges Society.
Fredrco q. PadiIla. -consul-gencral
for Mexico in Great Britain.
Leo VI. wabacher. Baltimore.
II. i. Sonneborn. Baltimore
Commander j. Foster Stackhouse
London.
n. \. Thomas. Cardiff. Wales
Julien de Ayala, Cuban consul general
At Liverpool
l.eoniias Bistic, Atlanta
w Broderick-Cleo;c, san Antonio.
Tex.
DR.. Howard Fisher, New York
Charles Frohman, New York
John w. Mcconnell. Memphis. Tenn.
c. Harwood knight. Baltimore.
Miss Elaine n. Knight, Baltimore.
Sir Hugh Lane. England.
Justice Miles Forman. New York.
Charles Klein. New York
y. l.. Hopkins. presiden, Newport
News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com
pany.
+. +. Gauntlet, foreign representa-
tive of same company.
Frank Partridge. London.
Gerald 4. Let's. London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden II. Hammond.
William s. Hodges. OF Philadelphia
his wife and two sons.
:. NJ. Knox, president Of the New
York Shiphuildinc Company Camde II.
William Sterling Hodges. Paris rep
resentative of the Baldwin Locomotive
Works.
Harry J. kczcr. vicc-prcsidcnt of the
Philadelphia National Bank and wife
Paul Compton, vice president Of the
Surpass Leather Company, OF Phila-
delphia.
Miss Il. Martin. +. j. Gautlett. New
York; Miss May Maycock. Violet
Henderson, Uno Mardurud, Thomas ID.
Levin. ID. \. Thomas. Cardiff, Wales:
7. j. NJ. Evans. ~ Il. Clarke, w. q.
Burgess j. n. Charles and daughter.
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LEPER ESCAPES FROM JAIL
Authorities Making Every Effort to
Apprehrnd Lunar1i.

SPRINGFlEl.D. ILL, May 7.-Angelo
Lunarhi. lcper, escaped from Jail at
Highland Park last night. This infor-
nation was wired 10 the State Hoard
of Health Tonight. and the board i'm
mcdiately notified the authorities at
Chicago and nciehborinG cities to make
every effort to apprchend Lunardi
Lunardi was brought to this coun-
try on North German Lloyd steam
ship from Italy, and the Federal au
thorities ordered him dcportcd Be
cause the steamship company had been
put out of business by the war. il was
impossible for them TO comply with
the order. Last week steps were
taken to have the leper placed in a
State institution, where he soon was
to have been transferred.
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THAW MAY GET JURY TRIAL
Presiding Justice Intimntcs lie Is in
FnyOr of This Course.
| lSnecial 10 The Times Dispntch.l

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
NEW YORK. May ..-Attorncy-
General Woodbury. faces failure in his
latest attempt 10 have Harry *. Thaw
sent back TO Matteawan. if the Appel
late Court coucurs in the opinion of
Presiding Justice lngraha:I.
The state authorities to-day APP
pcarcd before the appellate branch in
application for Il writ of prohibition to
restrain Justice licndricl<. OF the Su-
premc Court. from submitting the
question Of Thaws sanity to IL jury.
Woodbury. held that Justice Hcndrici<
exceeded his authority under habcas
corpus proceedings in deciding TO sub
nit the issue to jury.
There is no doubt that jury trials
under habcas corpus proceedings have
been had hundreds of times" said .Ius-
ticc lngraham The question was
taken under consideration.
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MUNSEY CUTS PAPER PRICE
His sunday New York Press To he Re-
duccd From > Cents 10 Cent.

NEW YORK, May Frank a. Mun-
sey on May % will reduce the price of
the Sunday edition Of his New York
Press from . cents to cent. IL was
announced to-day by the editor and
publisher.
Mr.. Munscy explained tiris rTriicni
departure from the practice which has
been in force in the metropolis for
years:
"In New York and its immediate
vicinity there are between 100000 and
i0.000,000 people who can be reached
by Sunday newspapers he said. "Out
of this number. | believe there are
many who would buy sunday news
paper that is filled with news instead
of nubGub and costs. only penny.
The Sunday Press. such as pur-
pose TO publish. Will contain Il minimum
of twcnty-four pages. and will he de-
voted entirely to news.
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RICHARD OLMEY ACCEPTS
Becomes A.ncricnn Member of Pence
Commission with France.

WASHINGTON, -. c., May 7.-Rich-
ard Olney, Secretary of state under
President Cleveland. has accepted
President Wilson's invitation to be-
come American member of the commits
sion provided for in the recent peace
commission treaty with France.
Charles II. Crane, of Chicago, has
accepted a similar place under the
treaty with Russia.
In announcing the appointments to-
day. Secretary Bryan said several other
commissions under similar treaties
would be named soon.
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usitania which sailed out of
o She sunk by German
submarine which sent oedoes crashing
How Of the lusans
be told but the official statements admiralty
midnight accounted for not more than 5oo>or 500
ships steward. landed gave
his persons wereos
There dead and wounded
have died But not name of rescued lost of
The lustana Old Head of
reports
aas One struck her
no1a% Gs"n terrific
IS s"f III SaT %4
aa n e sa S Seee
% % 3 P @ Ssn ns s a the
as one survivor estmaeaana certainly
' s % Britain ss s 1s5ss Head
Hs sHs that the Joy es many n 0s @ %
'"Ss S's"5 sns world OF s @
] % % s a e s Sss ass sso~
men'ane ns aea in Ds cHP,2 s
;'% 's ] sis. Offices in Liverpool
the AZ n iaSi s Tn s ship
n shortly sT e ns '0Ppos M g AND aaRG InhRG
feeed s"s GPad Po ins that @ m
euGS had Ssen Re g paan
definite
- ''' 'ee' ieeei'eu
The publication excitement in Wal,
during the last hour OF trading fell
a = f "i'' ~oe'on
The Lustana with whom 1873
the Of warning published
ships did so at the risk the ships being
published dnotr
from - -
WARNING PARTICULARLY FOR II
in
the
oassy intended
reminded
her allies Great Britain
imperial
hat travellers sailing in the
-, no a.
This afternoon and tonight
begcd
Among the weknown
Charles Bowring
Brothers. Alexander Campbell
London Elber Hubbard publisher
operator
the Rev Basil W. Maturin Enga 1"0
with
letters OF warning All deprecated the
and Charles T.
that the speed of immune from
In addition those Lutana carried ,brtr
six sailed
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The ZNSiIa7ia
SOME OF PASSENGERS
ON LINER LUSITANIA
Among the Saved

NEW YORK. May 7-tmonE the
Inst messages received were several
stating TINT individuals were saved.
In these messages were the nnmcs
Of George Kesslcr, n New York wine
agent: Miss Jessie Taft Smith,
Braccville. o.; Mrs. II. II. Lnssrtrr.
wife of General II. II. Lnssctcr, and
their son, y. 1.nSscter, of London.
Mrs. LnSsctcr nn1 her son were
booker from Sydney, Australia.
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CUNAF2D LINER LUSlTANIA SENT TO BOTTOM
WITHOUT WARNING BY GERMAN SUBMARINE;
ONLY 900 OF 1000 ON SHIP ACCOUNTED FOR
Within Fifteen Minutes After Being Hit by
Powerful Agents Of Destruc tion, Which
Cause Terrific Explosions, Big Vessel Sinks.
ABOUT TEN MILES OFF IRISH COAST
WHEN ATTACKED BY UNDERSEA BOAT

Wireless Calls for Help Sent Out and Immediately Res
Boats of All Kinds Start Both from Neighboring
Points Along Coast and Queenstown--Life ifeboas on
Distressed Ship Speedily Filled With Passengers
Who Had Been Appalled, by Desperate Blow.
Among Those Who Reach Shore Are Many Dead
and Wounded--British Admiralty Discourages Publ
cation Of Surmises Regarding Dead and Injured.
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tSor rcial Gable TO The Times Dispatch. !
CHRIS, May According to the
II Fps. the position OF the German
battery OF big guns which bombarded
Dunkirk was detected near Dixmude
by French aviator. who descended TO
within 500 feet of tho concrete ease
mates sheltcring the battery. The
aviator photographed the position,
which" shortly afterwards was deluged
with 1000 French shells There is
every reason 10 believe that the battery
was destroyed. the Temps says.
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HOPE THAT CHINA AND JAPAN
MAY AVOID IiOSTIIITII:S

LONDON, May THE Times, in n
leading editorial, expresses the hope
that China and Japan may spare man
kind the misery of another visitation
of war, but adds:
This hope is not encouraged by the
latest messages from Tokyo and
Peking. Nevertheless, there seems TO
linEcr the feeling in both capitals that
matters may not go TO cxircmities.
This expectation is no lon:j,r entirely
shared In Washington. where the sit
ua,ion is being closely watched
''Japans victorious expulsion of the
Germans from Chinese soil and from
the Far East gave her opportunities
which ii was manifest she would use.
She was not likely to forego this oc-
casion of imprcssing upon China once
70: all that she is Il great power.
we believe Japan would be hardly
less ill-advised than China were she
10 permit matters even now TO proceed
TO cXtremities. Denial by Washington
that anything has been initiated to-
wards actual mediation has a siGniG.
canoe in the present state of American
feeling. which can scarcely be missed
in Tokyo
The high reputation for sagacity
men have acquired all over the world
would. undoubtedly. he impaired were
she short-siGhted enough now to take
the course likely to arouse the jealousy
and hostility of the other great powers
after the Ea;aopean war. This war will
not last forever. and in the period OF
great commercial activity which Will
follow II in the Far East. the good will
and confidence of the others will be of
Importance to her. Nothing could
prejudice them more than the suspicion
that, while they were involved in "A
life and death struggle in Europe, she
seized the, occasion to press her pri-
vate interests to their hurt.
I'VE expect. even now at the
eleventh hour. that she will exert her
high abilities to avert Il catastrophe
and to justify once again British con-
fidence in Japan and British sympathy
with all Legitimate development and
expansion of her interests in the Far
East"
CREDITS ASKED ny MINISTER
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY
PARIS. Nav 7-Alcxandri Rihot
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ABOUT INDICATED.
LONDON May 8 (o:5i a. MA Dublin dispatch to the
of life u abou ut
ALFRED G. VANDERBILT REPORTED
to he imeS-D Dispatch
S-A G.. Van-
in
CAPTAIN AMONG THOSE
LONDON (i:2O Turner, of Iusan
thoSeSa saved
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STORY OF REPEATED
THREATS AND WARNINGS

The report that The i.usitania was
'orpedoed without warning created a
profound sensation for il was the first
case in which this threatened pro-
cedure has been carried out with
Americans on board belliCercnt YES
sci. The sinking of the liner brought
TO light story OF repeated threats
ana warnings which have reached high
officials for several days past of n plan
by the German admiralty TO sink the
Lusitania for the psychological effec;
IL would have on Great Britain. and the
terror IL might spread among ocean
travellers generally.
Information gathered among officials
OF the government in diplomatic uuar-
ters confirms the belief tina, plans for
the destruction of the Lusitania ware
made several weeks ago First the
German embassy was instructed to adj
vcr,isc in the leading newspapers i'm
the United States warning passengers
against travelling on bclligerent ships
Anonymous warnings then were sent
to individuals who proposed sailing
on the Lusitania. Most significant of
all were letters received here from Of
icials in Germany by persons, stating
that the Lusitania surely would he de-
stroyed.
NO COMMENT MADE
At GERMAN EMBASSY
At the German embassy here, while
no comment was made as to whether
ii was known there that the vessel
was 10 he destroyed, il was said the
embassy knew the Lusitania carried
arms and ammunition. and. being adj
rised of the resolution of the German
admiralty to attack ships that carried
such contraband. officials had believed
she would be attacked. At the en-
bassy and among diploma lists friendly
to the Gerinanic allies there was
general satisfaction. amounting almost
TO relief when first reports came that
no lives were lost.
The British embassy heard of the
disaster through news dispatches. and
offered no formal comment. though of
hcials stated the attack was absolute
ly inexcusable. and constituted most
fiagrant violation of all the rules of
international law.
Secretary Bryan said he was graft
fled at hearing reports that no lives
were lost. but declined 10 comment on
the course OF the government.
Ambassador Page reported briefly on
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japan has waived points in her
demands 40 thinR. mud thinn hns
announced TINT other propOsnIs Of
the Tokyo government viii he ne
rcpfcd. This is considered ns giving
m brighter inspect 10 the situation.
Su'd hs possibly nNrrtinE rupture.
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RUSSIAN FORCES
STILL RETREAT|NG
& BEFORE 7EUTONS
Vienna Declares Desperate
e Attacks Are Being Re-
pulsed in Carpathians.
PETROGRAD SAYS GREAT
BATTLE is IN PROGRESS
Bad Weather Prevails in West,
and Little Fighting Takes
Place There.
ITALIAN SITUATION Is ACUTE
Newspapers Express Opinion That
Only Miracle Can Keep Italy
Out of War.
ITALIAN SITUATION is ACUTE
Newspapers Express Opinion That
Only Miracle Can Keep Italy
Out of War.
Sanguinary Fighting
Still Raging in East

SANGulNARf lighting continues
~ between the Russians and the
Teutonic allies In GnlicIn md I'm
the Cnrpnthinps. Vienna nssert.
TINT the Austr0-Grrmnns ARE In the
district OF PIisno and .Jn,io, east of
Wfsl0kn. md TINT the RussInns stIii
arc rctrcntinE, pursued by the Tcu-
tons. who urc advancing ncrOss the
BeskIds.
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The opening Of the linlinn Pnriia-
mcnt, vet for Mny IL. Inns been post-
poned by roSni decree TO NIny 20.
Meanwhile, the situation in ItnIy
In snid 10 he growing more tensr,
and the newspapers express the
"pinior -hnt only It miracle now rnn
keep ally out OF the Mur
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From Courinnd To the Cnrpathiuns
hoth berlin md PetrORrnd cIaim
successes AZ Nnrious points. Bnd
weather prcvniIs In the west, and
hut little lighting hns taken pincc
there.
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In addition 4" the Lusitnnin. Ger
mum submarines hnyc scnt two more
British steamers to 'hc bottom OF
the Irish ronst-thc Rndidnte and
the Centurion. The rews Of both
vcsscls were snv ID.
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STATES
MAY Be FORCED
TO TAKE ACTION
Protective Steps Probable
in View of Strong Warn
ing to Germany.
MARKS CLIMAX OF SERIES
OF VERY GRAVE INCIDENTS
Predicted That Formal Repre-
sentations Will Be Made Cow
ering All Cases Involved.
SENSATION IN WASHINGTON
Belief Prevails That Plans for De-
struCtion of Ship Were Made
Several Weeks Ago.
MARKS CLIMAX OF SERIES
OF VERY GRAVE INCIDENTS
SENSATION IN WASHINGTON
Belief Prevails That Plans for De-
struction of Ship We're Made
Several Weeks Ago.

WASHINGTON. May 7.-Torpedoing
Of the British liner Lusitania with
scores of Americans on board shocked
Official Washington to-day as had no
other incident since the outbreak of
the European war.
The feeling was widespread that if
any American lives had been lost. the
United states. in view of its strong
warning to Germany. would ne con-
fronted with the necessity of taking
protective steps to safeguard the lives
OIL ITS citizens on the high seas
Thc warning of the United States
that Germany would be held to "a
strict accountability" for the loss of
American lives irrespective of
whether they were aboard bclligercnt
or neutral vessels when attacked.
focused attention on the White House.
( where President Wilson until late in
the night read IN. dispatches with
grave interest. The President made
no comment.
secretary Bryan. Counselor Lansing
senators ana members OF the House
VINO were in tn" city waited up TO "a
late hour for definite news OF the pas
senEers and crew of the ship Earlier
in the day they construed the positive
lives had been lost AS final. hut latter
advices dashed their hopes
officials said facts and circumstances
would have to be obtained by careful
investigation during the next few days
before any announcements could be
made by the American government.
DISPOSITION IL NOT
rO TAi<E HASTN ACTION
The disposition among high officials
WAS not 70 take hasty action. but 10
await the British admiraltys report
and results OF the Investigations by
Ambassador Page.
Although Congress is not in session.
chairman stone. OF the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee. and other mem
bcrs Of the committee are now in the
city. /; is expected they will be con
suited by President Wilson before he
decides on the policy To be pursued by
the United States.
The sinking OF tho I.usitania marks
the climax OF a series of incidents
since the announcement OF the Ger
man war zone decree. concerning which
III" American government has been
silent. |, is now predicted that. even
though IL developed that no American
lives We're lost on the I.usitania. gem
eral representations Will he made by
the United states covering all the cases
involved, the death OF Leon C.
Thrashcr. an American citizen, when
the British steamer Falaba was sunk;
the dropping OF bombs on the Amcri-
can steamer Gushing. and the attack
on IN" stcalser Guitlicht, which was
wrecked with a loss OF three American
lives.
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Z In the Eastern CnrpnthInnx
Vienna declares the Austr0-t;crmnnn
nre repulsInE desperate Russinn mt
tncks. PctroErnd says the lighting
In Gnlicin between the NistuIn md
the tnrpnthlans hns consumed the
character of Ercnt hnttic."
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CREDITS ASKED by MINISTER
VOTED UNANIMOUSLY

PARIS. May 7.-Alcxandri Ribot
of Finance, addressing tho
Chamber of Deputies to-day on the
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Continued on Third Pagc.)
Evening star., 1915-06-06
MASONS TO PLAY THEIR
BASE BALL GAME JULY 3
Arrangements Being Made for Big
Contest. Proceeds of Which
Go to Charity.

With A host OF willing workers Civ
ing their best efforts to make il an ar
tistic. social and financial success. the
annual Masonic ba Sc ball game, to he
played at American League Park July
3, promises to set new records along
all lines. All of the proceeds go TO;
charity.
Albert G. McChesney. who heads the
committee on arrangements: William
G. Belts, known generally. in base ball
circles. and who is acting in the ca
pacity of general manager; Moftitt
Bradley and Merrill Vaughn, mana ger
and assistant pilot of the Temple team.
and o. W. Roaker and P. Hazleton.
leader and abide camp of the outland-
ers' combination. are all busy with the
details and in corralling material.
There is a superabundance of base
ball talent in the Masonic fraternity.
and players are responding in a way
that insures class of play far above
the amateur average. Many of the men
who will take part in the contest are
numbered among the cream of the
District, and there are numerous 9th
ers who will take fame" Off the shelf
for dusting.
Practice will be begun by the rival
combinations shortly. and each is hard
set for victory.