Evening star., 1915-05-15
THE WEEK
EpftOme Of Events Ending MaE
Is, 1915.
THE AFFAIR OF THE LUsITAN1A

President Wilson. in note generally
commented upon by the American press
as firm and satisfying to American
dignity, demanded of Germany guar
antees of the freedom of the sea 10
neutral nations and individuals, cessa-
tion of German unwarned attacks on
merchant vessels carrying noh-coii-
batant>+ reparation for the deaths ~
Americans lost with the sinking OF the
Lusitania, and disavowal OF the ihfu
man destruction of neutral IRE anu
property, as the individual acts OF the
German naval officials directly per-
petrating them Former President lait,
commenting on the situation provoked
by the sinking of the Lusitania. ursed
calmness and support OF president
Wilson: former President Roosevelt
urged prompt and forcefui ACTON
speaking of the sinking of the Lusi-
tanil an act of piracy.
Germany, in 4 circular TO heutI''i
nations, assumed responsibility lot
losses sustained by neutralS AS fesul's
of submarine attacks on Vessels .io.
engaged in hostile or unneutfal ser -.
German authorities put respolsloiii'A
upon Great Britain for the submarine u { {
warfare necessary repfis;'i ,oi
attempt to Starye the civilian popula-
ton of Germany. Great Britain unoef-
took an official investigation OF tie
Lusitania affair: the cor"ners jury s,t
ting at Kinsale, Ireland, over me
bodies of the dead victims OF 'ht
guilty of murder. Count Won per,
storff. German amOassador TO .he
United States. expressed regret ,li.'l
events of the war have led TO the ioHS
of so many American lives; an ahohA
nous letter threatened the destruction
he
Washington. Justification of the tras-
edy by DR.. Bernhard bernburs. former
German colonial secretary, caused con
sideration of the desirabIlltN OF MS
presence in the United states .! tne
government Efforts to recover bodies
Of the dead. LOO of which are sun
missing were continued kiots III
London resulted in destruction OF Iei-
man shops: the British government de-
cided to intern the nationals of all en-
emies. anti ti-t;erman demonstrations oc-
Cured in Johannesburg. south AFRICA.
PROGRESS of the War in Europe.
At the cost of $4,000 soldiers. the
Austria-German arms drove back the
Russians thirty miles in the hrpa-
thians, with the battle still raging. The
allies and Germans were engaged in
fighting on the west front in "A battle
northern France. Windbock. capital of
German Southwest Africa, was cap
tured by British forces under Cen.
Botha. The British battleship Goliath.
with loss of $40 lives, was sunk by a
Turkish torpedo. going to the bottom
of the Dardanelles: the forces of the
allies made further advances on CALI
poll peninsula. claiming $4,000 casual
ties for the Turkish defenders. In an
aerial raid within forty miles of Lon
don, four German Zeppeiins dropped
bombs on a number of English towns.
The italian cabinet rendered it's resis-
nation. supposedly from opposition to
war policy: serious anti-German riots
in Rome followed: Italy was reported
on the verge of entering the war. The
names of the kaiser, the Emperor of
Austria. the King of Wurtemburg and
the Crown Prince of Germany have
lAbeen ordered by King George of Eng
land stricken from the list of Knights
i of the Garter