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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08
STORM cuNARD OFFICE

Hundreds Of Relatives and Friends OF
Lusitania's Passengers Await News.
New York, May 8.-Te1egrams by the
hundreds poured into the Cunard line
Offices here today.
AS the day wore on a crowd gathered
at the Cunard offices and by noon the
offices were filled with men and women.
many of them crying, who waited word
of relatives and friends.
Several hundreds more, unable to gain
steam trawler Remington. one Of three
walks. Every clerk in the lines em-
ploy, except 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 lists of passengers. CheckmarkS
in ink indicated those saved.
Most of the inquiries were for pas
sengers in the second cabin-of which
there were more than 600-and In the
steerage.
Survivors Sail For Liverpool.
A message indicating that the SUR
vivors landing on the coast Of Ireland
would sail today for Liverpool was re-
ceived shortly before noon. It read:
Queenstown wires all passengers for
Liverpool now at station waiting for
o'clock connection for Holleyhead. Will
send you complete list as soon as we
can get 1t ready"
No Expiesivsl On Board.
F. p. Gaskell. in charge Of outbound
freight Of the line. denied a report that
there had been picric acid aboard the
Lusitania.
Mr.. Gaskell said there were. no ex-
|plosives. ammunition or any in1amable
material on the ship, a 81 .v
Herbert stuart stbne, eldest son 81
GeneraleManager Stone. Of the Assoct-
ated Press. 10 among the passengers not
accounted for. Mr.. Stone was once
head OF the book publishing company
Of II. 8. Stone & Co.. and founder OF the
Shepp Book and the House Beautiful.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08

London, May 9-The latest avail
able information indicates that
.bout two. thirds Of the passengers
of +ha lu.;tania lost their lives.
There were on board 1,254 passsn-
uers and 665 members Of the crew,
,.urv;vors nevv accounted for 10 7o4.
This indicates death list OF 1,215.
Hopes thas sne ..ss 9. 49, Is.sI ss
sn.9nt % su .s....d +h.t. .ii
.h;n. nu.t;no o.,t from Queenstown
<o aid in the rescue work had re-
ported and snas snere ~ nNS
p!espsss ,iu....s.,.s. ;nnn;r;e. AZ
h.;nr ,ade All alona the coast in 4
the hone that ether rsseuss ssay
havs5 bssn MADE ~ s"'sn
Wpsen pus 80 y. 60. - ' si.s. .sss.rnar.
!. = .sL.I;.xsd that only seventy six
have been saved.
No word has been rses'veo OF
Aasred vs"oe'os ~1 s'
nent men ..:
Ns"s came 'ns'ow,y, es". S"s
" 20 ene co"'es" ~. ..Se:..s.. ...... +
where MOST o' e"0 s's'
landed. ...I
Stores told Oy su'vsvos .""
70 confirm tns san,sr 1po % r'
the Lus'tan'a nso Dss" ss'ssN -
two torPedoes.
r,r.aan h,,rarad nor
London, May s.-rilteeii 'iuhu.eu pe.
sons lost their lives, the British ad-
,,,,ra1tv estimates. when the Cunard
y,,.,+.n,a was torpedoed yester-
..ie' i. .o,d Hood Kin.ale.
nay a1terhoon o
OFF the south coast OF ireland
The known survivors number only
80 ~ @hoaa who were saved 595
o9'. - -. ~ o...s..s "a .ieven
were landed At eueehs .o"n e
ut Kinsale. While nlty-t"o o'llels aie
reported 70 be aboard q steamer. All
I, r...u. shin. torpedo boats, tugs
ene .. -aaa...d
ana In = traWlers hase teo.
In addition to the iiVlns prous ~
shore the bodies Of forty five who died
-. u,.r> drowned have been
I. . ia - - r,,,aarstnwn- Five more are
J. Win.a,. q and II has been reported
=. -. -. .r,,,sd 4rawler. accompanied by
80. 80 a.,,,rg a. 'hoats- has picked up others.
swo - n.ae+ confusion prevails.
-. s..ari, - cnmnilin9 lists Of those
- =. !" n.aorassinr slowly because OF
ssss Is q 70 t - r,,s;on hnt apparently few
~ .aS. 2 49, - 70 as.angars are among the
,...ss-Ss ss
Z ~ NJ - - ..,,r... hnreau" Is informed by
L. L. !. ~ .a,,;rsIty that no later reports re-
49, a.. ".. :. tsa''r ,sitania have been re-
z ss.ae s..sns :. +hst the number Of SURVIVE
~ s1.sss,, .a I've, nav he regarded as
~ :, .nrract
Appa : Irs.,,.,, S1 y = s,,,Sirn made along the
...vt M .hars -is little hope Of find
49, t'....Ss. .,,,,,,,,nr.
'hs nv y, n-,.. s. IA a.,...;S... n.nort.d.
- S".s ~ ...nt -. uas e,van ont hv the
.l.,.,s.. ~ 80 .s.,au.
.s...,n. ~. .n, .+,,r aat forth that
- - no. s1,oe I'd o51 nas-
lne N. nu.. .s.. =, e,e Thia givas
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08
Turk eattsriss Quiet.

Paris, May s.-A dispatch from
Tenedos to the Havas Agency says
that altho the bombardment Of the
Dardanelles is being continued by the
allied feet. all Of the Turkish batter
les - Tar as the end of the narrows
nearest Constantinople have ceased
firing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08

Washington, May s.-Dr. Howard T.:
Fisher, brother Of Walter y. Fisher.
former secretary Of the interior, whip
was on the Lusitania, going to the Red
Cross unit in Belgium, cabled to his
wife today that he was safe.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08
BRITISH TRAwLER SUNK.

Remington Torpsdoed by Submarine
OF Aberdeenshire.
London. May S.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Aberdeen says the
stea mtrawler Remington, one OF three
which escaped from q German sub
marine Sunday, was struck by shell fire
from a submersible on Aberdeenshire
yesterday. The crew was saved.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-08
T.-R. BULLETIN
NEWS OF THE DAY
Tho Maatinar,

The Weather,
Sun rises May 8 at Al -ets at 1908.
Iowa Fair toni2 -. i Sunday:
portion tonight.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30

upper and the neither millstones
would render perfidious Bulgar and
unspeakable Turk alike into pulp.
This would leave the Austro- Ger
mans with three distinct failures in
succession; for they have failed in
France and Flanders; they have
failed in Russia, and to fail in the
Balkans would leave them no place
else to fail.
Beyond question the Prussian
war makers could still go on fight
ing, backing gradually out of invad-
ed territory on all sides into their
own stronghold. They might go on
fighting this way for years; but,
turned back from every direction,
they could continue such a war only
to their final collapse and irretriev-
able ruin.
II, as the Germans expect, Rou-
mania is now going in with the al
lies, dragging Greece along with
her, this war may end sooner than
could have been conceived so lately
as yesterday.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
POLICE DOG SAVED
BY TWILIGHT SLEEP"
Difficult Operation Performed On
Valued Animal Under
New Method.

NEW YORK, Oct. p..-Sherlock. ter
ror Of fleeing burglars and one OF the
most efficient police dogs on the canine
staff Of the New York police depart
ment. submitted quietly to painful
operation few days ago under the
new twilight sleep" method. Sherlock
never whimpered or showed a disposi-
tion to bite. although he was not un-
conscious.
Sherlock suffered a bruise on his ear
while chasing a burglar about a month
ago, which developed into so bad
cyst that the dog, valued at 5000. SEEM
ed unfit for further service.
The operation, according to DR.. AL
fred Oberle, OF the Society OF Preven-
ton Of Cruelty to Animals, who per-
formed It, appears to be highly sue
cessful. and Sherlock will be back on
duty In a few weeks.
This Is not the first time twilight
sleep" has been used on animals by the
society. Horses, dogs. and cats alike
submit quietly to ma jor operations
without having their vitality Impaired
by the usual anesthesia. DIR. Oberle Is
convinced that twilight sleep" will be
OF considerable benefit to veterinary
surgery.
Or, Oberle has performed ma ;or
operations on horses in twilight sleep"
the horses standing up. not hobbled or
restrained. Without the twilight sleep"
the operation would have been exceed
4igly painful.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Porto Rico evidently does not wish
to run the risk Of goosestep inva-
sion, and regards with equal antip-
athy the possibility of the scepter
of Neptune being waved over her.
The Unionist party, the most power
full in the land, has dropped from
its creed the prayer for independ-
ence, substituting therefor merely a
petition for home rule. Travellers
returning from the Philippine
Islands declare that in those Ameri-
can possessions. also. the desire for
a severance of relations with pater-
nal America is rapidly diminishing.
There's a reason. Were either of
those possessions a dependency of
any other great power, it would be a
participant in the world-convulsion
that will end, no man knows how.
If either were independent, it would
have to breast it's own storms and
fear lest a covetous nation should
seek to appropriate it. There is
well-grounded fear among the dimin-
utive states that they exist as indie
pendent nations by the sufferance of
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
WASHINGTON AND ELECTION

Tuesday will be election day. In
three States it will be decided
whether the number of voters shall
be doubled by letting the women ex-
ercise suffrage. In other States
policies will be determined, officers
elected, the course Of politics direct
ly determined.
In Washington nobody will vote.
Nobody can vote in Washington. A
few Washingtonians who have re-
tained their rights of citizenship in
other communities will "go home"
= vote. No voter can have a
'home" here.
Why wouldn't it be a good idea
for Washingtonians with the desire
to be real Americans, honest citi-
zens, to come downtown Tuesday
morning with bands of crepe on
their arms? Then to march over
to the Capitol and parade before
the members of the committee that
is considering the fiscal relations
between the District and the Federal
Government?
1t might at least be a fetching
reminder Of something else that is
wrong about Washington.
Maybe the half-and-half is all
wrong. Maybe the National Gov
eminent pays too much or too little.
Nobody is very certain.
But one thing is perfectly GER
tain. People in Washington do not
and cannot exercise the rights that
American citizens ought to possess,
in directing their own government.
Why not make election day a day
OF mourning in Washington
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
ROUMANlA IN THE WAR

Germany apparently expects Rou-
mania to enter the war against her
Immediately. If, after all the false
alarms of recent months, this should
now happen the Near East diplo-
macy of the allies would be largely
redeemed. Greece could not possibly
stay out longer, and Bulgaria, unless
the Teutonic war makers after fif-
teen months of vain struggle should
prove themselves superhuman, would
get what all civilization undoubtedly
believes is coming to her.
With the Russians pouring troops
through Roumania against Bulgaria
on the one side, and France, Italy,
and Great Britain crowding her on
the other, the question would soon
cease to be what must become of
valorous little Serbia. 1t would be
how soon the grinding between the
The Washington times., 1915-10-30

the larger powers. and that the war
in Europe tends to make such pow
ers less considerate of small states.
Porto Rico and the Philippines
have feasted at the table Of good
government. They had eaten the
fruits Of Imperialism, and been ex-
plotted by absolutism. Until they
came under the rule of the United
States they did not know that there
existed anywhere on earth a benevo-
lent government, founded upon prin-
ciples of justice, that respected an
ideal more than the chance of gain.
The word america" means some-
thing to the Porto Ricans and the
Filipinos. 1t is the fulfillment of the
promise of security, of liberty, and
Of justice. 1t means the realization
Of the natural desire of man to pur-
sue happiness. It is guarantee
that under the aegis of American
ism all men shall be free and equal,
and enjoy the fullest opportunity to
develop the gifts with which nature
has endowed them.
One is tempted to believe that the
struggling peoples of Porto Rico and
the Philippines are beginning to
have a finer appreciation of the
word america" than have some of
the hyfends in the United States.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
TILE FISH BACK AGAIN

Uncle Sam, who has been in the
hsh business for long time, is
striving to introduce to the public
through the Bureau of Fisheries "a
strange and handsomely colored
fish," which, SO far as is known, man
had never seen until May, 1879. One
OF the Gloucester fishing boats
brought in last week five tons of the
recently discovered tile fish and for
a week they have been on the menu
cards Of numerous hotels and res
taurants in New York.
This is a deep sea fish which
weighs from five to fifty pounds and
is found on the grounds about sixty
five miles due east of Atlantic City.
One point Of their habitat is about
fifty miles southeast of Montauk
Point, Long Island, the end of the
shoal being fifteen miles south of
Nantucket Shoals Lighthouse.
The tile fish was first taken by
Captain Kirby, Of Gloucester, in
command of the schooner William
V. Hutchins, while looking for cod,
in water varying from eighty to a
hundred fathoms. Using four travis,
each a mile in. length and bearing
about one thousand hooks, he caught
two thousand pounds. Nearly all the
p fish were thrown overheard. but a
few were kept to cook. Captain
Kirby stated that they were "the
finest fish he had ever eaten" The
travis were put over again and he
salted all that he caught.
Prof. Baird found that Captain
Kirby had discovered a new fish,
Then something happened. Whether
it was a severe storm that occurred
in that region at that time or a
straying of the Gulf stream, the fish
died in the waters changed tenn
perature. At any rate, in March of
1882 the master of vessel reported
that he had sailed for sixty-nine
miles through mass of dead and
dying fish floating on the surface.
The Government, from all the re-
ports it was able to gather, esti-
mated that the dead fish covered an
area 107 miles long and twenty-five
miles wide and that upward of
1,40o,00O,OOO tile fish had perished.
Now, however, the fish are back
again after an absence of thirty
three years.
The qualities Of the tile fish and
the accessibility of the grounds
make it especially adapted to the
fresh fish trade, and as the fish is
excellent when lightly sailed and
smoked like finnan haddie, the sur
plus can always be cared for.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
GERMAN AMMUNITION SUPPLY

From Petrograd comes a report,
which seems to be regarded in Lon.
don as worthy Of consideration, that
the failure of the Germans to press
their attacks against Dvina and
Riga and capture those places, has
been due to a lack of ammunition.
1t is added that the Russians are
now amply supplied; they have been
receiving stores all summer by way
Of both Archangel and the trans.
Siberian railway, while their own
facilities for turning out these
necessaries Of war have been i'm
mensely increased despite the loss
of many important plants in indus
trial Poland and adjacent territory
now overrun by the Germans.
One of the wonders of German
preparedness for the war is the
facility with which guns and ammu-
milton have been kept ready in what
ever quantities. it seemed, might be
needed. There were, Of course, vast
reserves when war began; but these
could not always stand the stress of
such demands as have been made on
the long fronts east and west,
month after month. Germany did
not expect war so long as this
has lasted. She did not expect to
be hopelessly cut off from the out.
side world. for it was no part of her
plan to have England among her
enemies at this time. Despite all
planning and preparation, despite
the magnificence of the German in
dustrial machinery for turning out
whatever the war requires, it is still
impossible to believe that at the rate
of consumption for the last fifteen
months Germany and Austria can
make their munitions works keen
pace with consumption.
1t is partly a problem of getting
materials, some of which must by
this time be very scarce in Ger
many; partly one of finding the
skilled labor; and finally, of getting
together machinery and establish
ments with capacity to turn out the
immense quantities needed. 1t is
impossible to believe that in the long
run Germany and Austria can keep
pace in this regard with their en-
emies. Exhaustion will be slow, if it
shall come; but the two countries
have for long time been securing
for needed metals; copper has been
in the greatest demand. The out
side world has been permitted to
know almost nothing about the
measures Germany has taken to in
sure her ammunition and arms sup
plies; but it may be regarded as
certain that another year of the war
will impose requirements for which
no foresight could have provided.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30

In round numbers. to ss7. 900 600 n few
years later.
"By taking tho figure, shaving IN.
wealth OF the District" ne said, 1--WE
find the wealth now ia four times what
IL was forty years ago. and there are
twice as many people here, Therefore
we all should be twice as well on
I'VE ought to be, but the Government
yesrs seo @ IN no ,nnst ,9Ie h ne ,ba % ,gSes, &
his Increase is 10 per cent. The labor
Ing man is worse on now that he was
tor,y y years ago. because u costs 80
M ke.inv o,,n,aa ,r,r, ror, ,,,u
son st.;.men, made tw.ntv'thrn.
vesra go H. .,hioh NJ Iohaso, .aid
~ that ti,,o tharo no. ,,ora nnntras, IL
Wa.hinetnn hatxecn "thn disniav and
nomn ~ n,sn,.i ,,sn ~ s,a hnnS 90
~. no,,art ~ .,har' ,han ,ha'.
uas IN on,, p,,ronno, san,;., "' '''e'e
was III my T"''pe"" e"p'.'
Quotes Senator Root.
Mr. Kee,ev then turned IN se,.,or
pao,.. s.aa,,, T. ~. So. L.. ,,,,.,..
ROOT speech IN tne senate iast WINTER
when he spoke OF the people OF the Dis
trict as wards of the nation
"This surpests the fast disa appearinx
Indian .gono,.. ,horo ,ho.n ,,,.ra !,
=. na o. go O., nie,h,' Saa
iev soid 'oo" ""u ''o's' WI 'ee
..It n,,,h, 20 ,,,.o,. v,, 4, ,,. ,,,
cede yo' are GOOD Tna,sns sa,d Sem-
gpn. ~"u A""'""'' oau 'e"
ator .ows oh.'.En' ha ,,, ,,.v,, a.. ,. -,
vorw onnd rndtans :. 49,, -
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
Fresh Air Crank Pleads For Open
Windows In Street Cars.

To the Editor of THE TIMES.
Reading the letter from the Sufferer"
in The Times. / feel stirred to defend
the fresh-air cranks who are assailed
so Vindictively l am one Of those
cranks myself
Last Monday night went to a lodge
meeting and not having an automobile.
! was compelled to travel with the pro-
letariat In the street car that runs
down Georgia avenue. The ventilation
OF this car was just what Sufferer Is
asking for. Nary window was open.
nor was there the slightest draft. About
ten minutes after boarded the car be-
came very sick. and wondered II ! had
eaten something which disagreed with
me. My nauseau increased and II SEEM
ed as " | were about to become vio-
happened to think that o little fresh
air would do me good. and. opening a
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
One Year Ago Today in the War

German submarine sank the British cruiser Hemes Dover
straits, Germans gained ground Ypres, epused French
counter attacks claimed regoupng Of
heater which Russia described out" said the fight
ing there yet decisive
repuse with the Russians the San and Sri
rivers and the nternng Of 649 Russian officers and
Russian soldiers to October 2s claimed by Austria
Russia claimed the plan break the
failed and that Russians advancing Prussan
'front.' The allies asked Turkey explain bombardment
Of Russian The Russian fleet attacked Turkish warshps
the Black Sea- England prepared protect Egyptian pos
sessions.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
Congress Heights Mail Service Lin
tied, He Says.

To the Editor OF THE TINES
wish to thank The Times for giving
publicity to the effort OF citizens of our
locality to prevent the Impairment of
our mail service. One statement was.
however. misleading. The rural route
used to go by our house. and now does
not so II we desire to get mail 1t has
to be put in box not In our vicinity.
While in one way this Is not denying
us service. practically 1t IL. 1t would
not he denying the merchants of Wash
inGton mail service II delivery In the
city was limited to three times week.
but thin k they would consider 1t very
c. c. FLETCHER.
Congress Heights Oct 2S
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
GERMANY AND WHITLOcK


will have been reached, if this coun-
try shall submit to any German de-
mand for the withdrawal of Min
lister Brand Whitlock from Belgium,
while German and Austrian plot
tings against the security and self
respect of this country continue on
our own soil.
When Brand Whitlock's report on
the murder of Edith Cavell. was
first published, there came from
German sources denials of its ac-
curacy, with assurances that Mr..
Whitlock had repudiated the story.
1t became evident later that he had
not repudiated it at all, and that
he stood by the story as it was first
given to Nthe world.
Then the Germans took a new
tack. They decided that Whitlock
was an undesirable person to have
within their lines in Belgium, and
now the demand is voiced from
press, public and publicists that the
United States shall withdraw him
from Belgium. There is a certain
justification for this, in that Mr..
Whitlock has calmly gone ahead do
ing business in Brussels, assuming
that it is still Belgian, instead of
moving off to Havre, where the
present seat of the Belgian
government is located. If Ger
many had been disposed to take
umbrage at this, il should have
manifested displeasure long ago. In
stead it permitted Mr.. Whitlock to
remain there, making no protest
against the assumption that this
seemed to involve, that Belgium was
still a nation and that it's territory
even back of the German lines was
under a sovereignty that the diplo-
matte world should recognize as Bel
gian, not German.
All these conditions Germany was
willing to overlook. But when Brand
Whitlock gave to the world an hon
est, straightforward account of the
Cavell murder, Germany became in
tensely agitated. Now the insistence
is that he must not remain longer
on soil under Germany's control. He
must be recalled by the United
States, or else his recall must be
demanded by Berlin.
There is temptation here to paral-
lei the cases Of Lieutenant Fay,"
German army officer, under arrest in
New York for making war against
America on American soil, with the
cognizance and support of high Ger
man authority, and Whitlock, strug-
Cling in behalf Of decency and hu-
manity to save the life of a woman
condemned to death by a military
court. Is it possible that the United
States would submit to such hu-
initiation as withdrawing Whitlock
for doing what he has done, while
Won Papen remains in this country,
while agents Of German diplomacy
plot against our peace and industry,
while bombs are manufactured and
factories are fired, and ships are as
sailed on the high seas, in violation
of American authority and neu-
trality?
The case of Wh;tlocL 10 nushod
from Berlin, will become presently
one of the most difficult diplomatic
incidents that has arisen between
the two nations. There should at
least be a warning, prompt and
sharp, from Washington, that this
affair is not one to be developed
recklessly into a first-class diplo-
matte difference.
The Washington times., 1915-10-30
j. s. BALKS SCHWAB
IN STEEL PLANT DEAL

BALTIMORE. Md. aOct. 3o.-Informa-
tion today that the Federal Government
has halted the plans Of Charles NJ
Schwab for the acquisition OF the Spar
rows Poirt plant Of the Maryland Steel
Company. is believed here to indicate
that the Government will take over the
plant for It's own sh!p-building purposes.
1t was learned from an authoritative
source that Mr.. Schwabs attorneys
were In conference In Washington yes
terday with Attorney General Gregory.
who disapproved OF the effort of the
Schwab interests to acquire the prop
erty.