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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-30
Naval Stores

Savannah, December 29.-Turpentine firm, 5a14c; sales 79; receipts 127; ship ments. S2; stock. 15.S2a Rosin, firm; sales, 1855; receipts, 7S1; shipments, 1Oso; stock, 75,115. Quote: A. B. $5.4O c, D. s5.45; E. $5 471a; F, $50; G. s555; H, s5 65: I, $5. 800 5.S5; K, s6; M, $6.5o; N, s6.75 VIC. s7; wv, $7.25.
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Liverpool Cotton

Liverpool, December 29.-Cotton, spot steady; good middling S15d: middling, 7S2d; low middling, 7.3sd Sales. 5000; speculation and export, 800.
 Receipts, 19.000; futures quiet; Decem- Der, 7.56d; December-January. 7.55lkd January-February. 7.55d; February March. 7.5313d; March-Aprl, 7.511ad; April May, 7.461sd; May-June, 742d; June July 7.S1ad; July-August, 7.34d; August september. 71Sd; September-Octo 7.O21ad; October N November, 6. .97Isd
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English Money

cent; closing bid, IF per cent; offered at PA per cent.
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Dry Goods Market

New York. December 29.-Cotton goods markets were strong today and sheeting mills arranged for overtime work on bal goods. Yarns firm. Burlap sold at rec ord prices in carload lots. Knit goods very firm
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Meats

KFacKers SeIIIng Prlce) Extra Ribs-11c. Bellies-121ac. Butts-49c. Pork Loins-13c. Neck Bones-6c. Breakfast Bacon--2o925c. Spare Ribs-10c Supreme Hams-171bc Skinned Hams-17Hc White Leaf Lard-10a4c: compound. 10L q
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Creamery Products

w WHoIesdIers SeII1ng Prico) Creamery Butter-35c; process butter 2934c; oleomargarine. 14Q23c; country but ter, 25c.
 Full Cream Cheese-19c
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Cotton Seed Oil

New York. December 29.-Cotton seed oil was about steady with a small even ing up trade. Final prices were rn- changed to 1 point net lower. Market closed easier Spot, ss.50@S.52c; January. S.500S. .52c; February, S47QS.49c; March, S46GS.47c: April. S5O@s.5Sc; May. $s57@ s.5Sc; June S.60Gs. 65c; July, 8. .661S.67c. Au- gust. S.71@s.72c. Total sales. 11,9O0.
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Live Stock

St. Louis, December 29-Hogs: Receipts 6500; market higher; pigs and lights. $575 @6.70; mixed and butchers, $6. 40d6.90; good heavy, $6.75@69O.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500; steady: native beef steers, E.50d9. 50; yearling steers and heifers $s.50@9.5O; cows, $5.5o17; stockers and feeders, s5@7.25; Texas and Indian steers. s525@S50; cows and heifers, $40 650; native calves, $6@9.50.
 Sheep: Receipts, 3700; lower; yearlings $6.50@S.50; lambs, $S@9. 50; sheep and ewes, $5.50@65O.
 Kansas City, December z9-Hogs: Re- ceipts, $500; higher; bulk, $6.35Q665; heavy, $6.60@6.70; packers and butchers, $645@ 670; light, s625d6.55; pigs, $5@590.
 Cattle: Receipts, 43O0; steady; prime fed steers. $9a950; dressed beef steers. s650GD $50; southern steers. s5d6.75; cows, $4d 675; heifers, $6d9: stockers and feeders, $5.50@S; bulls, $5G6.25; calves. s60950
 Sheep: Receipts, 4S00; lower; lambs. s8.5o@9.30; yearlings, s7uS wethers, s6Q 665; ewes, s5.2S0l6.25.
 Chicago December 29.--Hogs: Receipts, 44,00o; higher; bulk. s6.25@6.65; lights. seq .860; mixed. $620G6.75; heavy, $6.20G6.70; rough, $6.2006.30; pigs. $59610.
 Cattle: Receipts, 16,000; firm; native beef steers s6.15Q975; cows and heifers, $2 2S00 $40: calves. s675ff1O.50.
 Sheep: Receipts. 20O00; weak; wethers, se.50@7; ewes, s4.5006.45; lambs, $725@9. 75
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Metal Market

New York, December. 29.-Copper firm; electrolytic, s22Q23. Iron steady. un- changed. Metal exchange quotes tin firm: spot, s39.50 bid. At London spct copper, eS5 17s Cd; futures, GS6; eeetrolytic. G10S. Spot tin, 21S7 5s; futures, ei6S 5s. Anti mony, E125. The metal exchange quotes lead offered at s5.40. Spelter not quoted. At London. lead. s29 IFS 6d. Spelter, E90.
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Future quotations were as fn1lows
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RELIEF FUND FOR SUFFERERS STARTED Lord Mayors of England Head Movement for
 Relief

London, May s.-The lord mayors 1f London and Liverpool have started re- iief funds for the Lusitania sufferers.
 Members of L1oyds say today they did not believe the sinking of the Lus- r ania would affect shipping, and de- clared sailings would continue as usual.
 The London Standard has a dispa tch from Queenstown saying that when the German torpedoes exploded they emitted suffocatIng and sickly fumes. which supplied many passengers.
 Central News dispatch iron, Queenstown says: Tt now apneaTa clear that majority of the Lusifanis,a ,a victims are to be found among tha first class passengers and crew. Queenstown impresses one today aa a vast morgue. Bodies of several yo,Inr American women of handsome appear ance are among those awaiting iden- tification
 "1he spectable at the market hall fs poignant beyond expression Most of the bodies there are of women. Some of them are without shoes and others are wearing only one shoe, evidence of hurried attempt to free themselves of hampering attire"
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$7,5O0, ,OOO Insurance

New York. May S.-Insurance on the Lusltania, it was said today amounted to $7.50o,00o.
 The vessel was valued at s10,OO0. 900. Her cargo was reckoned at s735, 900. It is un- derstood the line carried one-third of the insurance, the remainder being di- vided among Lloyds and other underwrit- CTS. About one-half the insurance on the cargo was taker by local underwriters and the rest by Lloyds.
 The Lusitania carried 250 bags of mail. She had no specie aboard. On her mani rest the largest single item was listed as .,cartridges and ammunition 4200 cases. sle2,4Oo, consigned to London. The next item in value was a consignment of furs. valued at S1sooo, for Liverpool.
 miscellaneous items included sheet bra ss, copper wire and various manufactured goods, hundreds of tons of beef and bacon and many thousand pounds of butter. cheese and lard.
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B0rah Issues Statement

Boise Idaho, May S.=Cnited States senator William E. Borah of Idaho. a member of the Senate foreign relations committee, today issued the following signed statement:
 "I do not anticipate any decisive &C., ton or any change of policy upon the part of the authorities at Washington lased upon the sinking of the Lusi- 'tan,a. That disaster and the loss of the lives of American citizens would be calculated ordinarily to arouse great feeling throughout the country and doubtless the American people do feel oeeply upon the subject. but to my mind the sinking of tho ship of foe upor which happens to be found Amer ican citizens is by no means to be com pared with the act of hunting out, rob- b'ng, ravishing and murdering Ameri- can citizens in neighboring coun- try
 We have lost more citizens In Mex ico than we will lose on the Lusitaria and as our policy with reference to Mexico seems to be we'll settled and accepted, there Is no possible reason why we should apply different pol ICY toward Germany. l don't antici- pate any change of policy because oi this unfortunate affair.
 T am expressing my view as to what our policy will likely be rather thpr what 1t should be. don't hesitate to say that do not agree with the peace at any price policy.
 This republic should face world In arms rather than have 1t said thai American women may be ravished and American citizens murdered on the very doorsteps of the republic. And yet in saying this I would noi expect war as result of such pol icy We are far more likely to keeT out of war in the long run by bold determined policy of protection to American citizens than by the policy of indifference. The world accepts the standard We ourselves set up and treats us accordingly"
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In regard to her submarine warfare. This
 weapon of ours may hit the enemy as
 terribly and as painfully as the 42-centi-
 metre guns. Indeed, it is a more terrible
 menace.
 England now knows that our subma-
 rines will not allow the best and most valuable prize to escape their attacks. but will continue to destroy them wher- ever they meet them. The English, of course will make a terrible cry about this
 so-called barba rous method of warfare by
 Germans, but will say nothing about the
 great quantity of war material for Eng land and her allies which was on board the Lusitania.
 Moreover, at least two guns of 12-cen timetres were mounted on the liner, which
 was so equipped as to be able to infiict
 mortal injury on any submarine she might be able to get near. This made it i'm possible for submarines to take any steps
 to save the passengers before torpedoing
 the ship"
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World Is Stunned by Horrible Enormity
 of Steamer Disaster
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appear but there was little consolation for those who had not already heard from their expected friends or relatives.
 Nothing that the Germans have done since the outbreak of the war has so aroused the anger and determination of the British people as the sinking of the Lusitana. This anger Is shared by the Americans in London who had relatives or friends aboard.
 Members of the stock exchange in- sisted upon the withdrawal of all mem- bers of German birth. although national. ized. At many places throughout the country, these nationalized British sub 1ects were made to suffer for Germany . action. In one large shipbuilding plant at Wallsend the workmen threatened to strike unless those employees with Ger man names were discharged. and the com pany, although badly in need of work men, was compelled to grant the demands German barbers and other Germans, whose presence in the country has been tolerated since the war began. also found themselves boycotted. But there have been no disorders of any kind.
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Should Have Heeded Warning

Berlin. May 9.-Q2:40 a. m.)-Count Won Raventlow, the naval expert says in the Tages Zetung:
 'The American government probably will make the case the basis for die'S- matic action but it could have rfeven a.{ the loss of American lives hF 7paraniiate instructions. It Is the 1sarasn RoVarrl- ment's fault, therer as7 rot take Germany's war zones enough
 The writer declares Atfifsr thaf Germany had full and trustworthy ir- formation that the Iusitania carried a cargo of war material as she had on previous trips.
 The Lokal Anzelger also assures that the steamer was carrying muni- tions of war, maintaining that this and the fact that she was fully armed cruiser. complet1y justified her destruction under the laws of war fare"
 The Kreuse Zeitung, after referring to the warning issued by Ambassador Won Bernstorff, adds: "If citizens of neutral states were lost with the sunken ship, they must bear the full blame"
 Some papers further justify the sinking of the steamer, because on previous occasion she resorted to the expedient of flying the American fla g. Germania, the clerical organ, depre |. cates probable attempts by German, s antagonist to make moral capital against her out of the sinking of the steamer and the loss of life.
 The paper says: "We can look for ward to such efforts with clear con- science for we have proceeded cor rectly. We can only answer those who place their sympathies above justice iEat war is war"
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mander was saved. He was terribly brok-
 en down when he landed Friday evening,
 but after strong cup of tea and a short
 rest he seemed to recover and appeared to be nearly normal today
 None or the survivors has any com plaint to make regarding the actions of
 the crew. All agree that everything pos slble was done under the circumstances. The first train loaded with survivors left Queenstown this afternoon en route to London.
 First cabin MT. and Mrs. W. KeebIe.
 Toronto; Ernest Townley Toronto: Mir. and Mrs. G. w. B. Bartlett, London: Mrs. Hammond.
 Second Cabin: MT. and Mrs. H. P. Meyer, Miss L. Parry (listed Pavey). John Wilson. H. McFayden. Miss Chrissie Ait ken, Miss B. Williams. Thomas J. Will
 Hams, William Inch, Mrs. Robert Hall.
 A. Gadsden. l. Jackson (the passenger list contains the names of Isaac and Thorn ton Jackson). Mrs. Florence Whitehead. Henry Birchalt. Cyril Wallace Francis ]. Lucas, Edward Negris, Miss Gerda Nell son. John Walsh. Mrs. Catherine Gil hooley, James steart Kept, Mrs. c. Stewart. D. J. Slattery, Miss Elizabeth Peacock. Sidney Taft, William Campbell. Miss Ada Manby. w. R. Haldane. R. Al. Mckenzie, Miss Grace French, Mrs A. e., Burdone and infant, Mrs. Margaret Gov and child, Mrs. R. Anderson and child. Miss Annie Richardson. G. w. Bilbrough. Fred J. Rolls, Mrs. J. P. Marichal and
 three children. MT. and Mrs. Jhon Lewis and child. David Michael. Martin S. Payne, MT and Mrs. Elsmore Pelle, Miss Elizaoeth Rogers, Mrs. Herbert owens, MT. and Mrs B. B. w stroud Fred s. Judson, Mrs. c, Hall. AL | Ian M. Beattie, Mrs. P. Amortun. Mrs. John Freeman. Miss Irene Fish. I Mrs. Christie McColin, Thomas Sumner. Eris Gardner. F. Prickard. Mrs. A. Bas. ten, Mrs. Fanny Marshall, Mrs. J. A.
 McFarauar Stanley Roberts, Joseph Ais ton, Miss Grace McFarquar. Miss Kitty McDonnell Mrs. Herbert Secchi, Herbert
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DrlPearson Identified

QueenstoSn, May S.-(6:55 D. m.)-The
 pooy or pr. F. s. Pearson of New York
 and Lowell. Mass, was identified in one
 or the morgues here this evening.
 It IS now regarded a virtually certain
 that all of the most prominent persons
 apoarc the Lusitania perished
 F. The liner listed so perilously to star board after the first great thrush of water that all but two boats on the port side were damned. The first boat launched was almost filled with children. will whom were a few women It capsized 2 It struck the water, and all were swent away although two stokers gave their lives in attempting to save some of them One hundred and seventeen stewards and stewardesses of the ships comple- ment of 416 were saved
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Refuses Statement

Queenstown. May s.--Captain Turner. commander of the Lusitania, has refused so far to make any formal statement. His nrst remark on landing was one of quiet irony.
 We'll" he said. Tt is tho fortune qf war"
 The captain secluded himself during the night In apartments over the town bank, but was able to be about today in uni- form. He displayed great grief over the loss or his vessel, but has exprsssed no opinion on the action of the Germans.
 Captain Turner remained on the Lusi- ta nia's bridge until the structure was sub merged, and then climbed up . ladder, as would diver from tank. When he reached the surface he erasped an oar and then chair. He clung to the chair for nearly two hours. and finally when the chair turned over he flung up \ eoid- braided arm.
 This was seen by member of the crew In one of tho boats and thus the com-
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Ehrhardt. Mrs c. Pye, Mrs. Stanley Cutchinson Mrs. John Wolfended. f :. second and third cabin: Arthur Scott, Alice Scott. MT. and Mrs. Edward Riley ana two children, Mrs. Susan Coleman, Bridget Lee, Mrs Margaret Hallagher' Joseph Clancy, William Brown, Theo-
 dore Diamandies, Edward Simpson, W. Dawson. Patrick Mckinley, Rose Good
 win, MT. and Mrs. Smethuse, Peter Han ley, Henry c. Ashman, Thomas Mat
 thews. Alfred Hasketch Annie Rowan, John McSweeney, Della M. Kilkenny, Miss McClintock. Robert Farrnw '---
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Creates Deep Impression

Berlin. May 9.-(via London, 3:so a. m ] Destruction of the Lusitania has made deep impression here. While the loss of the lives of neutrals is regretted, the sinking or the steamer is Justified, be- cause 1t is alleged, the Lusitania wa 8 a fully armed British auxiliary cruiser. It is also assumed here according to semi-official statement that the vessel $ hold was full of war munitions.
 The fact that the German amba ssatlor at Washington published an advertise- ment immediately before the Lusitania sailed, warning Americans against talk ing passage on British steamers is re. garded by Germans in Berlin as fully ex- onerating the German government from blame.
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PitifuI Appearance

Queenstown, May S.-The women landing here presented a pitiful an pearance. Some were covered only win blankets. Many children were without their parents.
 The funerals of most of the British victims will be held at Queenstown Sunday.
 Two stokcrs have confirmed the re- port that the steamer was struck bv two torpcdces. The first entered No I stokehcld and the second the engine room.
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Sidelights On Greatest Ocean
 Tragedy Since Titanic Went Down

London. May s.-d1:1s a. m.)-An Ex- change Telegraph dispatch from Copen- hagen says:
 Berlin newspapers print the news of the sinking of the Lusitania in colossal type and hail it as a new triumph for Germanys naval policy. The general inn pression is that England has got what she deserves"
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To Receive Contributions

Washington. May s-Miss Mabel T. Boardman, chairman of the relief board of the American Red Cross. announced to- night that the Red Cross would be glad to receive contributions to a fund for re- lief of destitute survivors of the Lusi- tania and families of the victims.
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Justice Will Find Hour

Paris, May s.-(5:45 p. m.)-The Journal Des Debats, referring to the Lusitania, says:
 "The moment will come when the pro testations of the human conscience will have their effect Justice moves with heavy feet, but it manages, neverthe- less. to find it's hour.
 One is compelled today to ask the question whether Germany is not seeking to antagonize all the world in order to have an excuse in the eyes of its people for the inevitable equalization. The tor redoeing of the Lusitania is a military exploit of the same quality as the burn l ing of Louvain and the destruction of the Rheims cathedral"
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Spoke of Submarines

Spoke of Submarines
 Cork, May S.--"From the day we sailed we frequently spoke of the pos abilities of the German menace, but no one believed it. for we scorned the idea of being torpedoed," said r. J.. Gauntlet of Washington, who was travelling with A. L. Hopkins-among the missing-and S. M Knox of Phil adelphia, who was saved.
 "A number of us were going over on business. It was shortly after 2-- probably 10 minutes past-and was lingering in the dining salon chatting with my friends, when the first cx- plos.on occurred. We knew at once what had happened. Shortly the ship listed perosptibly I shouted to the others to close the ports. Some of belts.
 "On making our way to the deck We were informed that there was no danger and we need not be alarmed, Lut the ship was gradually sinking deeper into the water and efforts were made to launch the boats.
 Fifty or more people entered the first boat and as 1t swung from the davits it fell suddenly. I think most of the occupants perished. Other boass were launched with the greatost speed.
 swinging from ono of them as it Descended, I struck out. swimming g strongly and steadily for a piece of wreckage which observed. On reach- ing it I found 1t was one of the col Iapsible boats, but I had to rip the canvass with a knife before I could get it open. Another passenger climbed into 1t and between us we were able to get about 30 people out of the Wal ter. While were were thus engaged noticed that the Lusitania was grad tally sinking.
 Women and children under the pro- lection of men had clustered in lines on the port side and as the ship made her plunge, down d little by the head md heeling at an angle of nearly go degrees, this little army slid down to- ward the starboard side. dashine themselves against each other as they went. until they were engulfed."
 Mir. Gauntlet said that he heard only cne explosion and the whole trage iy was over in 20 minutes.
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Was Not Armed

London. May s.-Q :51 D. m.)-The British government today made the following an- nouncement
 The statement appearing in some news papers that the Lusitania was armed is wholly false.
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Prices Recover

New York. May S.--To those who expected developments from the sink Ing of the Lusitania would create havoc in quoted values, today's stock market must have been a disappoint- nlent. Prices fell in headlong fashion sr first, but recovered with such ease on substantial buying as to leave few traces of early declines.
 In the first 15 minutes losses of 3 to 10 points were general but absorp- tive power overcame selling pressure and restored values all around. Net changes showed few material losses. except in the group of speculative spe- clalties and even there initial reces- sions were largely effaced.
 Wall street began the day with many mfsgivings. There were informal con- ferences between its officials and lead ing banking interests the result of which was apparent in supporting or ders that followed the initial declines The situation was thoroughly in hand and at no time was any necessity seen for exercise of repressive measures.
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a profound impression in Italy. Anxiety is increased by the fact that there were several Italians among the pas sengers.
 The feeling in Rome may. be described ar
 one of indignation at the killing of neu- trals. Measures to discourage such pro- ceedings are being urged on all sides.
 London, May s.-q:27 D. m.)--E. E. Kill bourn F'oote, American vice consul al Chemnitz. is missing, according to an an nouncement made here today by the Cen tral News. This organization says MT Feote left his post a month ago for Amerlca. Nothing has been heard from him since, and it Is thought he has been
 stopped by the German authorities.
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Cornell Wina

Cambridge, Mass. May e.-strength in the weight events enabled Cornell to win from Harvard on the annual dual meet to- day 69 1-3 to 57 2-3 Six dual records werc broken, five of them being better than last year.
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Father Drowned

Mobile May S.-Gregory M. Luce, presi- dent of the Bay City Export company. received cablegram today from Miss Irene Paynter of Liverpool, saying that her father, c. E. Paynter, British repre- sentative of the export company, was drowned when the Lusitania went down. Miss Paynter was also a passenger but according to her cablegram she "miracu- lously escaped
 Tho Faynters were returning to Liver peal fsera Mobile
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Another Torpedoed

London. May S.-r:T ?. m.)-The British- steamer Don of Goole has been torpedoed by German submarine off Coquet Island, near the Northumberland coast The crew was rescued
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Chattanooga Friends Lost

Chattanooga, May S.-(Special.) )-Re- ports of the survivors from the Inflated Lusitania fail to contain the names of Reginald Purse and wife, of Chattanooga, who were passengers on board and friends here believe that they must have been lost.
 Purse was an artist and was taking his Wife to her English home for a visit,
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THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. May s.-Weather fore east for Alabama, Tennessee, Missis- sippi and Georgia: Fair Sunday aud Monday.
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May iaes,is 'es Received

efT efk. May any inquiries were leea eaF Nice of the Amer lcan iiny- -.ety of the liner New York, w..ach sailed from this port for Liverpool last Saturday under the American flag.
 Late today the company officials re- ported it had received cablegram from Liverpool, relaying a wireless message from the New York saying all was well aboard and the vessel would reach Liver pool tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
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FrsAnass Bsay Rsesvsrss

Queenstown. May A-rhe body of Charles Frohman, the theatrical manager of New York. has, been recovered and taken to Queens town.