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Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
IDENIES REPORT
LUSITANIA ARMED
Government Says it Carried No Guns
and Company Says No Explosives
in the Cargo.
STATEMENTS ARE MADE PUBLIC
BULLETIN.


LONDON. May S.-The British
government today made the follow
ing announcement:
The statement appearing In some
newspapers that the Lusitania was
armed is wholly false"
NEW YORK, May s.---F. p. Gas.
kell, in charge of the outbound
freight OF the Cunard line. denied Il
report that there had been picric acid
aboard the Lusitania. Mr.. Gaskell
said there were no explosives. ammu-
milton or inflammable material on
the ship.
Telegrams by the hundreds poured into
the Cunard offices here today making
inquiries regarding survivors OF the Lusi.
tanla.
AS the day wore crowd gathered at
the Cunard line office and by noon. the
offices were filled with men and women.
many OF them crying, who waited Tor
word OF relatives and friends aboard.
Several hundred more, unable to crowd
into the offices. crowded the Sidewalks.
Lists of survivors issued were scanned
anxiously.
Hundreds Are Missing.
! Every clerk in the lines employ, ex-
cept those engaged in making out lists
OF survivors as they dribbled In from
Liverpool was put to work answering
inquiries. The walls of the offices and
the counters were placarded with pas
senger lists showing all aboard. A check
mark in ink was placed opposite the
names OF those reported saved There
JSere many white gaps between the cheoa
marks.
Most OF the inquiries were for passenY
gers in the second cabin-in which there
were more than 6O0-and the steerage
Many women begged beseechingly fol
word OF relatives.
| a message indicating that the survlv'
ors landed on the coast of Ireland would
sail today for Liverpool was received
shortly before noon. 1t read:
"The Queenstown wires all passenger
for Liverpool now at station waiting FOL
Q o'clock connection for Holyhead. VIII
send you complete list as soon as VI
can get II ready"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
TEUTONS ANNOUNCE
CAPTURE OF lIBAU
German War Office Reports Rus
sian Port on Baltic Sea
Taken.
ONE OF THE OBJECTS OF RAID

BERLIN, May S.--(Via London }
---officiaF announcement was made
at the German war office today that
the city of Libau In the province of
,Courland, Russia, had been captured
by the Germans.
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
ION the greater part of the front there
we're yesterday the usual artillery duels,
in which places namely at Ypres, north
of Arras. in the Argonne and in the
hills OF the Meuse increased violence
from time to time.
Fight In VOsges.
IAN infantry battle took place in the
Vosges. Only in this section did the
French attack our positions. At Stein
bruck. on both sides of the valley OF the
river Fecht. they attacked after pre-
liminary fire of artillery, which lasted for
hours. All these attacks resulted in fail
ure, with heavy losses TO the French.
In the eastern theater of the war the
troops we sent against the city OF Libau
took possession Of this town yesterday.
Sixteen hundred prisoners, eighteen can
non and four machine guns fen into our
ha sds.
Southeastern theater: The pursuit OF
the defeated enemy by the army under
General Mackenzen and such troops of
our allies as Joined this army. was con-
tinued steadily throughout yesterday.
Our advance forces crossed the river Wis
loka in the neighborhood Of Krosno yes
terday evening.
Russ Cut off.
THE joint action OF all parts OF the
enemy engaged In this advance led to
The cutting off OF not inconsiderable Rus
sian forces. Consequently the total mum
ber of prisoners taken In the Gallclan
arena since the end Of April should 50
far have been increased 20 about T0O0
men. Thirty-elght cannon, including nine
OF heavy caliber. have been~taken from
the Russians"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Americans to Blame
for Their Fate, Says
Cologne Gazette

AMSTERDAM, May s.-CYIa London.)-
A dispatch received here from Cologne
quotes the Cologne Gazette on the Lusi-
tania incident as follows:
There is no German living, who will
not regret this incident and pity the
travellers drowned. They. however, are
responsible for their own ruin, since they
trusted their fate to vessels which would
pass through waters that was the scene
of war Americans, and some Americans
Of high position. suffered by the destruc-
ton of the Lusitania, we are doubly
sorry but 1t was their own fault"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Lusitania Delayed
at Dock, Says Note
Passenger Writes

MEDFoRD. Ore. May s-"The Lusi-
tania is now being held up and there is
a report the captain has lost his nerve.
but think We will get off all right"
This is an excerpt from a letter re-
ceived here from New York from Miss
Dorothy Conner. one OF the Lusitanis's 8
passengers. She wrote just before the
vessel sailed.
Miss Conner is daughter OF Mrs. John
Conner, wealthy ranch owner residing
near here, She was accompanied by her
brother-in-law. DR.. Fisher OF Washing
ton, d. c., and she intended TO join her
sister who iiyes In England and engage
in Red Cross work In Belgium.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Tumulty Resents
Belligerent Talk
by A. P. Gardner

WASHINGTON. d, c.. May s.-Rep-
resentative A. p. Gardner, while at the
White House today getting permission for
some constituents to visit the parlors of
the mansion. ISSUED a statement on the
Lusitania disaster urging that President
Wilson deal firmly with Germany and
giving his ideas of what Colonel Roose-
welt would do.
When Secretary Tumulty heard of II
he issued statement saying the White
House resented Mr.. Gardners using the
executive offices as an annex TO his press
bureau"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Italy Decides Upon
War Against Turkey
And Teutons Leave

GENEVA, Switzerland (via Parin'. May
S-The Tribune publishes dispatcr from
Rome saying the Italian government has
decided, owing TO the recent uprising In
Tripoli. to notify Turkey that It consid-
cred void the treaty of Lausanne. Such
a notification. the Tribune says. would
amount 10 a declaration OF war.
Passenger trains from Italy are crowded
with Germans and Austrians. 4 number
Of German correspondents from Milan
and Turin have arrived at Lugano.
After the uprising OF rebels near Misza,
Tripoli. last month II was reported from
Rome that the insurgents we're being led
by Turks
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Strong Feeling
Manifested Against
Germans in London

LONDON, May S-Tho feeling OF re-
sentiment against Germany over the tor
pedoing Of the Lusltania was so strong
on the Stock exchange this morning that
the British members united and turned
all their fellow members OF German origin
and also all German clerks bodily out OF
the house.
The British members have arranged to
have petitions put up In every market
on Monday, asking the committee to eX-
clude all such members from the house
and this in spite of the fact that the
members of German origin all have
naturalization papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
AMERICAN VICE CONSUL
AT CHEMNlTZ MISSING

LONDON, May sc. RilbouFns Foote.
American vice consul at Chsmnitz. Is
missing. according TO an announcement
made here today by the Central News.
This organization says Mr.. Foote left
his post month ago for America, Moth
ing has been heard from, him since, and
IL is thought that he has been stopped
by the German authorities. Mr.. Foote
IS a native Of Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
YanktOn Doctor
Among Survivors

YANkToN, S. d., May s-Cspecial Tele-
gram)-Dr d. v Moore, prominent
fsnkton physician, on board the L.us-
itania cables that he Is safe in Queens
town after terrible experience ana is at.
tending the injured.
SIOUX CITY Ia, May S-Dr. u. V.
Moore Of Yankton. on his way 10 Eng
land 20 enlist in the British hospital
corps. cabled the Journal that ne saves
his life by clinging 10 a keg. lie was
picked up by a patrol boat
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
STEAM TRAWLER
PENNINGTON is SUNK

LONDON. May s.-Cs:i5 a. MA dis
patch 70 the Central News from Aber-
deem says the steam trawler Remington.
one Of three which escaped from a Ger
man submarine Sunday, was sunk by
shell fire from a submersible off Aber-
deenshire at 4 o'clock yesterday (Friday)
afternoon. The crew was saved BY a
Norwegian steamer.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Count Won Bernstorff
Stays in Seculsion

NEW YORK, May S.Count Won Berns-
torff. German ambassador TO the United
States, who reached this city last night.
remained IN seclusion today. At the hotel
where he was staying Il was said he had
gone to Washington. II is understood that
he left orders not to be disturbed At
the entrance Of the suite usually oocu-
pied by Count Won Bernstorff = guar
was stationed today.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
WOrkmen Pay Only
Cent and Fourth a
Copy for Paper

DAVID CITY. Neb.. May s.-To the
Editor Of The Bee: notice IN your paper
May a statement that the grand lodge
Ancient Order of United Workmen. il
paying Il cents per copy for their Off
cial paper. This statement is false We
pay 1it cents per copy. Please insert this
statement in your paper
A. NJ. WAIlLING.
Grand Master Workman
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Causes Sensation
In the Netherlands

AMSTERDAM Cvia London), May s.
The news of the sinking OF the Lusitania
has caused tremendous sensation in
Holland The Amsterdam newspapers
published numerous extra editions and
the keenest interest was displayed as to
whether any Dutch passengers were
among the missing.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
ChiId browns In Crock,

HASTINGS. Neb.. May S.-(speclal Tel
egram.)- 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman sybrandts of Glenville, ac-
cidentally fel Into a ten-gallon crock
full of water today and was drowned
when found by his parents.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
STILL BRINGING In
SURVIVORS TO LAND
Many of Those Rescued from
Doomed Liner Are Women, Ac-
oording to Reports,
NUMBERS ARE SERIOUSLY HURT

QUEENSTOWN, May S.--(Nia
London. The various crafts that
yesterday afternoon went out from
here to the scene of the Lusitania
disaster returned to Queenstown last
night aud early this morning. All
of them brought survivors in greater
or lesser number II is now esti-
mated here that coo will be the out
side number Of those saved. No
trace has been found here OF either
Alfred G, Vanderbilt or Charles
Frohman.
The latest rescue boats TO arrive
are bringing mostly bodies OF the
dead picked up from the water az the
scene OF the disaster. The dead now
here number l24, and many OF them
are women.
The naval and military authorities OF
Queenstown arc rendering every assist
Enco possible in the removal OF the dend
and in assisting the injured TO hospitals.
The manager OF the Cunard line has
taken ample hotel accommodations as
well as rooms In lodging houses, and
here the survivors are being sent.
Many Seriously Injured.
Queenstown has never witnessed such
scene before. The dead are being con-
veyed TO morgues and undertaking es-
adjustments and "A number of motor cars
have been brought into service TO tako
the injured TO hospitals. The less seri-
GUS injured are being helped ashore by
sailors and soldiers Both men and women
rescued. II they are able to walk. refuse
to remain in their hotels, They haunt the
docks, waiting and watching for friends
and relatives.
Many of the survivors are stlll bewild-
cred from their terrible experience and
their accounts OF tho sinking OF the
Lusitanla are not entirely clear. 1t Is TO
be noted, however. that one and,eall
unite in eulogizing the manner In which
the ships officers behaved.
Ship List. Quickly.
Five minutes after the Lusltania was
hit with tho second torpedo amidshlp II
had listed To such an extent that the life
boats one one side could not be launched
at all The work OF getting rs many peo-
pie, for the most part women and chill
dren, Into tho ifoboats that could be
got clear. was at once undertaken by tho
captain and officers and men OF the
Lusitania and performed efficiently and
with heroism.
The scene as the big liner went down
is described by the survivors az heart-
rendlng beyond words. Battling for Ike.
the passengers called TO relatives and
friends or bade each other gooAhvc.
Many Picked Up.
Tho small boats which had gotten away
from the side of the liner picked up a
good many survivors, who with life belts
or clinging to wreckage were floating on
the surface OF the water. But, soon the
boats all were crowded, These boats we're
IN turn picked up by rescuing steamers
| coming at full speed from shore points,
but In many cases four or more hours
e.apsed before the rescuers reached the
! scene. In many cases the only work left
for the rescue workers to do was to col
lect from the water tho floating bodies of
the dead Several passengers were taken
aboard trawlers severely injured. only to
die before they could be transferred
ashoFe.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
TRAVELLERS AGAIN
WARNED OFF SEAS
German Advertisements Once More
Appear in New York News
papers.
SAME AS RECENTLY PLACED

NEW YORK, May S.--There were
frequent mentions during the day. OF
the fact that the advertisement
placed by the German embassy in
New York newspapers the morning
of the Lusitania's sailing, has reap
peared in the newspapers today.
simultaneously with the reappear-
ance of this advertisement the Lusi-
tania's name was stricken from the
advertisements of the Cunard line.
Revision of List.
At the offices of the line 1t was an
nounced at noon that IL was known that
seventy-nine of the first cabin passengers
had been saved. according to lists com
piled from their own advices and other
sources. A revision of the passenger list
placed the total number of passengers
aboard at 1884. The crew numbered 6G5,
making a total of 1919 persons on the
ship.
Cablegrams from abroad telling of the
safety of passengers. OF saying their fate
was unknown. were received here today
by relatives OF those aboard.
Captain Isaac Emerson. father-in-law
of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, made public q
brief cablegram received today from the
Vanderbilt agent in London. The sender
estimated the number OF survivors at 6GC
and said Mr.. Vanderbilt was "still miss
ing" Mrs. Vanderbilt is with her father
here.
Coal King Safe.
r. NJ. Bryan received a cablegram tell
ing of the safety of d. A. Thomas. the
so-called British coal king. who was
rescued. with his daughter. Lady Mack
worth. and his secretary. Reese Evans.
C. W. Bowring of Bowring & Co., own
ers of the Red Cross line. was in the
water four hours. according to a cable
gram received by his wife. The message
dated Queenstown. May g. read;
''Torpedoed without warning, port side
Jumped overheard starboard side. In the
water four hours. No III effects"
Mr.. Bowring Is president OF the ST.
Georges society here.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Turkish Batteries
Far Up Straits Are
Reported Silenced

PARIS. May s-A dispatch from Tenc-
dos TO the Havas Agency says that al
though the bombardment Of the Dards-
nelles forts Is being continued by the al
lied fleet, all Of the Turkish batteries as
far up tho straits as Niagara, at the end
OF the Larrows nearest ConstantinOple.
have ceased firing and apparently have
been destroyed
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Schwind Named =
Bryan's Secretary

WASHINGTON, May S-w. F. schwind
of Lincoln, Neb.. has been appointed
temporarily as private secretary to Secre-
tary Bryan. He succeeds former Con-
gressman Ferguson of New Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09

Mr.. Schwind is a lawyer of the carital
city, who has devoted his time alternately
TO the law and to the southern land pro-
motion business. He has been identified
with the Bryan campaigns at different
times. OF late he has spent much OF his
time at Francitas, Tex
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
The Weather

For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Pair. warmer.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Comparative Local Record.

Temperature and precipitation depar-
lures from the normal at Omaha since
March /, and compared with the last
two Nears:
Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-09
Normal temperature

Normal precipitation -....'.''.' u inch
peficiency for the day........- II inch
Total rainfall since March l.. 2.S inches
deficiency since March H.. 2.5s inches
DeIiciency for cor. period 1914. ~ inch
EScess for cor. period. isl9..,. 2.l2 inches
Arizona republican., 1915-04-06
ARIZONA EASTERN IN
 CONTEMPT OF ACC.
Railroads Fail to Appear in Contempt Proceedings Following Order for
 Data in Three Cent Fare Case

Failure to answer the order of the corporation commission to appear and show cause why it should not be pun ished for contempt yesterday caused the Arizona Eastern railroad to be in contempt of the states rate making body.
 The order, citing the company to show cause why fine should not be inn
 posed for contempt. followed the fail ure of that corporation to furnish data ordered in connection with the three cent fare case. When the case first came up for hearing it was shown that a number of railroads in the state had
 not made statement of earnings as divided between freight and passenger
 business and the commission issued an order prescribing rules for the prepar- ation of such a statement. and stip-
 uated that the data should be filed by a certain date. The roads in the state with the single exception of the Arizo- ma Eastern complied with the order. Contempt proceedings were held yes terday Leslie C. Hardy, assistant at : torney general appearing for the com l mission. There was no appearance for the railroad company The law stipu- ,, lates that when any public service cor poration shall be in contempt of the than s1G0 and not more than $500O to be recovered before any court of com- netent jurisdiction in the state.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-06
ONE WAY ID GET AN OPTIMISTIC VIEW HERE

In spite of the impression that times are not quite what they should be, they are pretty good in Phoe- nix, better than most people think they are. Folks are inclined to dwell upon the past. There is at least one firm in Phoenix that knows better. The McDougall X Cassou company had the best day last Sa- turday in the seventeen years of it's history in this city. Its sales were heavier than they had ever be- fore been on any Saturday. The activity was not confined to any one line of goods, but extended through all lines.
 The complaint of dull trade is largely a matter of habit. The ay- craze merchant will say that trade is not what it ought to be but when he is pinned down to comparison of his business with a corresponding day of a year ago he will admit that business has picked up since he formed the habit of complaining that it was dull.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-06
CANThA TO BE SUNG
 BY CHORUS OF LADIES
First Appearance of Ladies' Chorus
 at Woman's Club to be This Afternoon

As new and pleasing feature of the musical work of the Woman's club. chorus day will be celebrated this afternoon The membership of the club contains many pleasing voices. and the combining of these, into well trained chorus is a step in the advancement of the art in this city
 The beautiful cantata by H. E. Warner, 'The Golden Valley,i' will be presented by the chorus today. Mrs. J. E. Walker has had charge of the training of the ladies in this new feature. and the affair promises to be one of the most pleasing of the musical treats of the winter.
 The solo parts will be taken by Mrs. Arthur Gibbons Hulett, soprano, Mrs. R. M. Taffel and Mrs. Ancil Martin, zo-sopranos and Mrs. H. J. Jessop, contralto.
 As an added feature of the after- noon, a group of dances, by Mrs. Paul Mathers and Miss Mabel NO- vinger, assisted by six young ladies will be presented.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-06
WOMAN $ PAGE ! ID BE FEATURE
New Department of Big Sunday Republican Meets with Instant Response from It's Thousands of Readers

In Sundays Republican a new de- partment was inaugurated and judg- ing from the interest it has created is an innovation that was appre- ciated by every one of the thOus- ands of readers of the big morning daily "WOman's Varied Interests was given a trial and the jury has brought in life verdict. In re- sponse to many phone inquiries and personal calls The Republican an nounces this morning that the pop ular page will be a feature of every Sunday edition.
 It will go one step further and in the columns of this page will reply to any queries relative to civics, household hints, fashions and en- tertaining.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-06
Tont0 Basin Promises To Become Another
CoaliDga Oil Field

The Miami oil and Development company, having complied with all the requirements of the law, will immediately commence operations in the Tonto Basin Oil Fields The company is composed princi- pally of the business men of phoe- nix, and other cities of Arizona who have preceived from the first that a discovery of oil in the Roose- welt district means a much needed impetus to every line of business in the state; in fact millions of capital will at once be invested here and Arizona will pulsate with prosperity. The Tono Basin oil Fields have been compared very favorably to the Coalinga fields of California; and but a short time will lapse now, in their opinion. when the history to of Calfornias great oil field will be retkated
 On the goth of January, the Tonto Basin Oil company now operating near Roosevelt. reported a discov cry of both oil and gas; this fact proves that the vicinity of their l well tntlt lS al utposlt Ol oil.
 The Miami Oil and Development company has acquired what is look ed upon as the cream of the oil bearing land at Roosevelt, and ow- ing to the discovery of the company now operating there, this prc position carries with it much merit.
 Oil in the Tonto Basin means new cities, new railroads. new industries and prosperity, especially for Iiioe- nix.
 The operations of the Miami Oil and Development company will be watched with much interest by all those interested in the welfare of the state.
 The company is practically financ- ed and but a small portion of the capital stock will be offered to tue public at 121sc per share.
 ' A small investment in this com pany may make you independent. All communications should be ad- dressed to the Miami Oil and De- velopment Company. 13S North First | Avenue, Phoenix, Arizon gb a.
Arizona republican., 1915-04-06
FEDERAL COURT S UNDER WAY
Grand Jury Gets Down to Work Grinding Out In dictments Against Unusu- ally Small Docket-Civil Division Heavy

While awaiting the first report of the federal grand jury, which was organized yesterday morning Judge Sawtelle made minor rulings and set a few civil cases for argument, and
 thus the April term got under way.
 With the smallest criminal docket
 yet in the history of the PhccuiN
 term, the court finds itself with con
 siderable left over stuff in the way
 of civil cases, but still. the ses-
 sion will not be as busy as usual.
 Judge Sawtelle and his private secretary Robert Kramer, arrived
 from Tucson, and the minfOns of the
 law gathered to attend the first near
 ings before the new grand jury.
 The jury was drawn quickly, and
 sent to it's room to begin the con-
 sideration of indictments drawn u,.
 by U. s. Attorney Thomas A. Flynn yesterday that the jury may pursue some investigations on it's own hook.
 and may possibly swell the list of criminal cases by turning out few new indictments.
 Frank Stewart was chosen fore man. The rest of the jury, off Cially listed, is as follows:
 Guy Acuff, J. T. Alexander, 4. Brunenkant. A. L. Clark, Sam Chis- holm, I. s. HOvater, John Knight, A. H. Kent, w. E. Lyall, Sherman F. Lyon. J. O. Pruitt, Henry Ries. F. Slater. Thomas Spaulding, A. B. Williams. George w. Kane, J. NJ Fogle, o. B. Ruggles and c. Me- kee
 An interesting part of today's ses- sion will be the hearing of 3rgu- ments in the suit of the Pacific Creamery company to recover re- paration awarded by the interstate commerce commission against the Southern Pacific company Charles Wolf represents the plaintiff and J. C. Forrest and C. w. Durbow the defendants.