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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
GIANT SHIP ATTACKED
BY GERMAN SUBMARINE
NEAR |RELAND'S COAST
Lloyds Message Indicates Vessel May Have
Been Beached and Passengers Saved-Many
Prominent Americans Sailed With Ship

LIVERPOOL, May 7.-(2:35 p ma large steamship
has arrived the of the sinking of the Lusitana and
is rendering assistance
Tugs patrols and other boats which responded the Lus
tanias distress calls took life boats in tow Motor fishing
boats reported have taken of the Lustanas life
boats into tow, starting with them for Kinsale harbor
The local office of the Cunard line wired the Kinsae
agent to render every possible assistance.
The weather off the coast of southern Ireland is clear
One report circulated here this afternoon that the
Lustania had been orpedoed about o'clock this morning
but remained aoat until about this afternoon giving the
passengers about IL hours dsembar Twenty
said to have left the Lusitania filled with passengers and
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
First Report of Overwhelming
Defeat States the TeutOniC
Allies Used Same Tactics
Employed by English.
400 CANNON ON CARS
LINE FIRE IN SALVOS
Infantry Attacks Follow, Driv-
ing Russians from Three
Lines of Defense to Fortified
Positions.

VIENNA. May Credit for the
military plans which resulted in the
defeat of the Russians in western Ca
rcia is given to Field Marshal Baron
Conrad Won Hoetzendorf chief of the
Austrian general staff, in a semi-otfi-
cial statement given out here today.
Archduke Frederick, Archduke Carl
Francis Joseph, heir TO the Austrian
throne; Field Marshal Won Hoetzen-
dorf and his staff, all went 10 the front
on a special train and witnessed the
victory.
The Austro-German forces advanced
over an extended front. the like of
which had not before been known in
history. The bombardment of the
AustrO- Germans was of unprecedent-
ed fury. Four hundred cannon were
trained upon one point on the Russian
line, firing in salvos that Jared the
mountains like earthquake shocks
The northern end of the Teutonic
allies battle front was held by Aus
trian and Hungarian troops, the
southern end by Germans, Austrians
and Hungarians
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
TORNADOES TAKE
MANY LIVES IN
SWEEPING SOUTH
.Thirty-Seven Killed and Almost
100 Injured in Series of
Storms - Property Damage
Amounts to 100000.

ATLANTA, Ga, May Thirty
seven lives were lost and between IS
and 100 persons were injured in a
series of tornadoes that swept over
northern Louisiana, southern Mississ-
ippi and sections of Tennessee and
southern Kentucky last night, and
early today Much live stock was
killed, property damage to the extent
of about $1,OOO.0OO was done and
thousands of acres of rich bottom
lands in southern Mississippi were
oyerfiOwed.
Twenty-one lives were lost and As
persons injured in Arcadia Parish,
La. II were killed and at least 25
injured in southern Mississippi one
person met death in Atlanta and at
Hum boldt Tenn. 10 were killed and
three were injured. The SunfiOwer
river in Mississippi rose 10 feet in five
hours as the result of torrential rains
which is flooding the surrounding
country and drowning much live
stock.
Atlanta Record Broken.
In Atlanta two inches of water fell
in less than two hours, breaking all
records All street car traffic was
suspended for a time and the streets
were swirling torrents. Trussell, a la
borer. was drowned.
The greatest damage was done in
a narrow strip of country starting at
Friars Point. Miss and ending near
Jonestown. Many cotton gins, plan
tation stores and houses OF tenants
were demolished.
Torrential rains accompanied the
heavy wind and many inland streams
exceeded their banks flooding thou
sands OF acres Of rich bottom lands.
In the Sunflower river district many
head OF cattle were drowned.
Nearly all the buildings on the
stock farm Of King and Anderson.
near Friars Point were literally
blown away. Fifty mules, frightened
by the tornado. ran wild and were
drowned while attempting 10 swim
the swift current in a bayou near the
King and Anderson farm.
Today's storm is supposed 20 have
been an extension of the storm in
Arcadia Parish. Ia, Yesterday in
which Is negroes were killed.
Wires Are Down.
Wires are prOstrated in every di-
rection and traffic on several railroads
is badly handicapped.
Mrs. Sarah Hays was killed at Hum
hoIdt. Tenn, Hardy Hays. her son,
was fatally injured and Mrs. Hardy
Havs was badly hurt: so barns were
blown down. orchards uprooted and
many homes in the city were unroof-
ed by the tornado.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
ARBITRATION ON SOME
POINTS MAY BE ASKED
News That Peace Is Practically
Assured Between Two Ma
tiOnS Causes Demonstration
in Land of Mikado.
WHAT JAPAN DEMANDS OF
CHINA.

The Chinese government must
consult Japan before placing loans
or granting concessions for rail-
way building; disputes in ManchU-
ria concerning Japanese settlers
must be tried in Japanese courts;
the Chinese government must
grant 10 Japan Joint farming and
manufacturing enterprises in Mon
golia. Japan TO take over the
treaty rights in Shantung enjoyed
by Germany: the Japanese to Sc
cure the privilege of establishing
schools churches and hospitals on
land leased from China, Japan to
finance and control the proposed
Nan Chang Chao-Chow-Fu railway
system.
There are other dem 3nds. but
the foregoing are the most i'm
portant.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
RUSSIANS DEMoRALIzED.

BERLIN, May THE Russian
army in western Galicia. between the
CarpathianS and the Vistula river,
which was defeated by the Austro-
German forces under Gen. Won Mack
enzen, with heavy loss, was demoral-
the British launched against the Ger
mans at Neuve Chapelle before max
ing infantry attacks.
An official statement giving details
of the first stages of the battle was
issued here today. 1t says:
The Russians were completely
taken by surprise. Our concentration
of troops had been completed on April
30 Our airmen and artillery were
favored with fine weather and dry
roads, enabling them 10 display their
full activity. On May we began to
lombard the Russian positions. which
during the preceding five months had
been considerably strengthened. As
many as seven lines Of trenches had
been dug by them at some important
points.
During the night preceding the at
tack our infantry had seized positions
close to the enemy's lines.
Maintains Heavy Fire.
"All through the night of May l our
artillery maintained heavy fire against
the enemy's trenches, enabling our
engineers to cut the wire entangle-
ments Of the Russians. At 8 o'clock
on the morning of May we opened
an overwhelming artillery fire over
a front of many miles which continued
without interruption for four hours.
About 10 a. m. our columns stormed
the enemy's positions. The Russians,
demoralized by the severe lombard
ment. offered little resistance at many
points and fed in disorder AT some
places the resistance TO our advance
was not worth mentioning. By even
ing we had taken the first and second
lines and on May the main positions
of the cars forces had been pene-
trated At this time our troops had
advanced 10 miles and had taken at
least 10000 prisoners, many dozens OF
Guns about 40 machine guns and a
great quantity of other war materials. ="
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
THE WEATHER.

INDIANA-Fair. cooler to
night. probably frost IN north
portion Saturday fair.
LOWER MICHIGAN - Locai
rains and cooler toaight in east.
fair and cooler in west portion
with frost; Saturday fair. cool
OF IN east portion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07

PEKIN. May Following confer
ences between Prest Yuan Shi Kai
and his advisers today strong belief
was expressed that the Chinese gov
ernment - prepared 20 cOucede most
of the demands of Japan. leaving the
balance 10 arbitration. If this report
Is true. war has probably been avert
ed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
Latest Bulletins
From War Zone

GRIMSBY, England, May T.
The trawler Don was blown up
in the North sea Thursday, prob
ably by a mine. Seven members
of the crew were killed. Two
survived and landed here today.
ATHENS, May Three Rus
sian. aviators operating from the
Russian Black sea fleet flew over
Constantinopue. bombarding the
city from the air. According to
dispatches received here today,
great damage is believed 10 have
been done. Shells fired from
Russian warships against the Tur-
kish forts upon the BosphOrus fell
within 10 miles Of the Turkish
capital.
BERLIN. May IA further
gain has been reported by the
Germans east of Ypres in West
Flanders. il is announced in an
official statement issued by the
German war office today. Seven
machine guns, a mine thrOwer,
tured from the British.
Attempts of the British 10 cap
ture the German positions at
Hill No. 60, southeast of Ypres,
i'm Belgium were repulsed with
heavy loss.
French attacks against the Ger
mans at Steinbrueck, In the NOs-
ges mountains were repulsed.
.CONSTANTINOPLE, May T.
The annihilation of a battalion of
the allies troops by Turks in the
fghting on the DardanelleS is an
nounCed in the following official
statement given OUt here today:
In the Dardanelles fighting an
enemy battalion was annihilated
on Nav g. As a result of Our at
tacks against the allies left wing
near Avi Burnu, part of their
strong entertainments we're taken.
More than 100 rifles and one ma
chine gun were taken, In our
operations on the night &C May 3.
against Sedd- FL Bahr. the Turks
inflicted heavy losses upon the
English. Three machine guns and
a quantity of ammunition were
captured. Altogether we captured
10 machine guns
LONDON. May THE Turkish
line of communication between
Smyrna and the Dardanelles. over
which the Turks were transport
ing troops. guns and supplies. has
been cut by the destruction Of a
railway bridge 10y a British aviator
operating from the AnglO-French
fleet. it is stated in a dispatch
from Athens today.
\ telegram 10 the Daily Mail
says.
The allied troops after a series
OF short engagements. in which
the Turks lost heavily. captured
the heights facing Souain Dere
Fort on the Gallipoli peninsula.
These heights lie four miles west
OF Kilid Bahr and their possession
promises the speedy reduction OF
Souain Dere. which covers kihd
Bahr"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
LONDON, May THE Lusitania is reported to have
been flying the American flag when torpedoed had used
the United States emblem two former occasions

LONDON May 7-The Cunad liner LutaRa torpedoed ty
German submarine 233 O'Clock this afternoon Atlantic
about eight miles off the head of KnSda
o Ireland.
Practically all reports received Lusana sank
but oydS report received at 528 said that would he
beached
The Lustana bound for Liverpool from
1,4OO including prominent
At 5:25 O'Clock this afternoon UOydS issued saving
that the LuSana believed have been blown up
machine board the vessel but stated that impossible
details
eve have Details" said the Lloyd statement pas
SengerS and crew, but considered probable that they
In addition to the boats dispatched from southern Irish ports
steamers hurried Liverpool Waterford and Cork British
deStroerS which patrong coast Ireland
and St Georges Channel sent at full speed toward Kneheai
Despite the LOd report that the passengers
Adered safe the belief general here this evening that
life might have been
Here's Distress Message
The disaster came in dis
patch from Queenstown which said
LANDS End wireless reports the following distress call
the LuStana Come at Big list Position miles south #
KnSale
Subsequently word received here that all the available craft
the harhoTS the southern of Ireland had been dispatched
to the LuStanaS assistance.
At 4:59 P Queenstown dispatch reported the receipt
message from KinSa1e SAYING
about 20 boats of the sort belonging the usitana
vicinity where she sunk About boats making
spot to render
The following dispatch Gaeyhead about 90 miles south
west of Knsalehead time IS later received t
miraly:
Several boats apparently filled with survivors the Lusna
sighted nine miles southeast Greek proceeding To
assist"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07

Cunard officials emphasized the
word "unconfrmed. but stated
that they were making every pos
Sible effort to ascertain the truth
or falSity of the report. That they
believed it true. was indicated hE
the fact that they Immediately
transmitted by cable to England
the full passenger list of the Lu>i-
tania.
Sailed Last Saturday.
The LuSitania sailed from New
York for Liverpool last Saturday
with 1888 passengers, the larg-
est number carried east bound hr
any transatlantic liner leaving
New York this year.
Among the passengers were the
following: Alfred Vanderbilt
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Ebert Hubbard. Da-
vid A. Thomas. a multimillionaire
commercial mine owner 0f Wales.
Lady MaCkwOrth. a daughter of
Mr.. Thomas and one OF the few
titled militant SutfragiStS, AlcXan-
der Campbell, general manager
OF John Dewar and Sons. Charles
CONTINUED OK PAGE IL
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07

NEW YORK, May I. - The
Cunard line this afternoon con-
firmed the report that the Lusi-
tania had been torpedoed. Up to
2:3O p. m. ii had received no in
formation as to the fate Of the
passengers and crew.
The following statement was
issued at the Cunard line office
at :O5 o'clock this afternoon:
"The Cunard Steamship Co.
has received an unconirmed re-
port of the LuSitania having been
torpedoed off the coast Of Ire
land.
ANY information positively
confirming or denying this report
will be promptly notified by the
Cunard company.
Many wild and conflicting re-
ports were in circulation when the
statement was issued by the Gun
ard line One was that the LuSi-
tania had been tOrpedoed at $40
o'clock this morning. Another
was that the liner had been tor
pedOed al , O'Clock this afternoon
and had sunk in 80 minutes.
In giving out their statement,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07

TIEN TSTN, China, May 27.-The
japanese minister to China. Eki Hiod,
has prepared to leave Pekin. japanese
troops are being moved toward the
.Aauchurian valley. which connects
Peltin with the trans-Siberian system.
Russia has massed "a big army in
Mongolia which would probably in
wade northern China in cooperation
with Japanese forces if war is de-
clared
PEKIN. May Following confer
enCes between Prcs't Yuan Shi Kai
and his advisers today strong belief
was expressed that the Chinese gov
ernmeut - prepared 20 cOncede most
Of the demands of Japan. leaving the
balance 20 arbitration. If this report
Is true, war has probably been avert
ed
TOXIC. May War between
Japan and China has been averted. ac-
cordinS to authentic assurances given
in political circles here today. II
was learned that the Chinese govern
ment has definitely decided 10 grant
the demands made by the Japanese
government. The news that continued
peace between the two Oriental en-
pires is assured. caused a demonstra-
tiOn among the "pacihcist element
hut at no time has the city been eX-
cited.
PacinciSts Are Optimistic.
Despite the apparent nearness Of
war between Japan and China over
the latter cOuntrys refusal 20 aCcede
10 certain economic demands of the
Japanese. all the agencies for peace
furnished by diplomacy had not yet
been exhausted today. PaCihcists
hoped that the Japanese ulttmatum.
cahled 10 Pekin, would furnish the
basis for further negotiations which
would avert hostilities.
The Japancse war office was without
any confirmation OF reports from Man
churia that Chinese and japanese
troops had clashed at Tsinem.
IL was reported from Pekin that
Pres't Yuan Shi Kai Of China is pre-
pared 10 make representations 10 the
United states England and France IN
an effort to avert the application OF
the "a demands made in the japanese
Iltimatum.
ON the other hand the japanese
government is confident that IL can
justify its present stand and Is GER
tain that China viii receive no en-
co3lragcment from any power be IL
neutral or belhgerent-
War Demonstrations Held
WAR demonstrations took place
today and great crowds gathered pc
fore the government buildings waving
japanese flags and calling for action
against Japan's enemies Fears or
an attack against the person or the
chinese minister led the war ONCE
&c offer an honorary guard OF troops
for the Chinese legation.
Japan is ready 90 go 10 war at an
hours notice Her fleet and army are
upon "a war footing and equipped for
a vigorous campaign abroad. Should
hostilitics begin the first point or at
tack would probably he Mukden,
where $4,000 Chinese troops are sta
toned.
PEKTN. May This city remains
calm despite the mOmentous events
which are impending in the Chinese
Japanese relations Prcs't Yuan SRi
kai conferred with his edyisers and Is
reported 20 have professed the belief
that Japan would modify her de-
mands
However. war preparations are still
going on. Tn any event. however. 10
fs likely there viii be no decisive
developments ~ a hostile character
before SUNDAY. The government Is I'm
constant communication with the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-07
NEAR WAR;
CABINET MEETS
TO DISCUSS NOTE
Foreign Office at Rome Begins
Draft of Note to Powers
JuStifying Entrance Into War
on Allies Side.

ROME. May T. Dispatches
from frontier points state that
Austria has rejected the Italian
terms and that indications point
To war in the immediate future
between Italy and the dual mon
archy. The newspapers display
these dispatches prominently, but
the optimism OF the German en-
basSy has not been diminished.
Austrian newspapers received
here today declare that accept
ance of the Italian demands are
Incompatible with the dignity of
tria-Hungary
Martial law is reported TO have
been declared in all the Italian
provinces of Austria and Italian
residents are said 10 be crossing
the frontier in large numbers.
ROME. May With Italy nearer
TO war than she has been at any other
time since hosulities engulfed Europe.
the cabinet met today 10 consider the
latest Austrian note-a cOmmuntca-
tion setting forth with definite finality
the attitude OF Emperor Francis JO-
seph's government At the same time
it was reported that the foreign Of.
flee had begun TO draft a note To the
powers Justfying Italys entrance into
tnt - ttI on the sue OF the alleS.
Just prior 10 the cabinet meeting,
after which Premier Salandra presid-
ed. il was reported that the govern
ment had decided To postpone the
opening OF parliament on May ..
\ royal decree has just been pub
lished empowering the government "in
case of extraordinary circumstance. "
TO suspend all. telephone and tele-
graph service.
Whether or not extreme measures
will be postponed for "A few days. is "a
question that cannot be answered. but
evidence continues TO accumulate SO
that the government has decided upon
a course Of action. The vatican has
warned all monks. nuns and eCclesi-
astical puniis Of Austro- German ma
tione5iIy TO leave Rome immediately.
All trains leaving Italy Tor SWltzer-
land continue 10 be crowded with fiee-
ing Germans and Austrians' others
are taking passage on ships Tor spain
Prince Won f3uelow. the German am
hassador, VINO held a three hour con-
terence ygith Baron Sonnlno, the
Italian foreign minister last nsnt'
has sent several long cablegrams IN
cipher 10 Emperor William personal
Is. In Berlin.
Italy continues her war prepara-
tions The latest men 90 be called To
the colors are the caribinecrs and the
customs guards. They a. assemo-
ling now
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-12

.;. a. @ ,s q. z .s .s .s 's a. q 's q g t' .@ c. K. SNOW Q 2. RUBY e .. q. s. q. $. q. 2, a, .- ..' e v e -s q '.'
 Chester Kingsley Snow, 4O,'a na- tive of New York, having been born near Norwich the day before Christ mas. 1874. came to Alaska to secure the wherewithai for his education. Now he likes the country 30 well that he has forever abandoned his youth full hope of becoming the head of Q foundry of knowledge, and expects to spend the remainder of bis life on the last American frontier. Representa- tive Snow is an earnest advocate of dry Alaska.
 When Mfr. Snow was six years old his parents moved to Bloomfield, a town in Davis County, Iowa, which is six miles from the border of the Houn' Dawg State. His education came from country school to which he had to hike three miles daily. When he be- came fifteen years old. and was the proud possessor of his first long trou- sers, Mir. Snow entered the Southern Iowa Normal School, at Bloomfield and studied pedagogy for thrse years. Then he went to Western Nebraska and at IS was teaching school in the little town of Hemingford. Alter he had saved Q small part of small salary he registered at the State Uni- versity in Lincoln. for two-year teaching course, The result of his in- eustry was lie diploma
 The year of 1897 found Mir. Snow the principal of the Whitehead public schools, in the Black Hills of Dakota. Inspired by reports of the richness Of the newly discovered gold districts of Alaska and the Yukon, Mr. Snow resigned his position and came to the
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-12

Coast. He sailed from Seattle, for Dyea, in January. 1898, and was among the long train of prospectors who cer- ried their packs over treacherous Chilkoot Pass during the rush. He was on the Lake Lindemann side Of the divide on April 8, 1898, the date of the fearful Chilkoot holocaust, when O score of persons were swept to their death by Q snowsiide In the Pass
 In Dawson, Mir. Snow contracted Q chronic case of yellow fever, as the gold craze was characterized in tbose days. There ia no place ln the North land that the Ruby iawmaller has not visited. He has travelled Che entire width oi Alaska within the Circle stampedlng to an of the discoveries Between 1903 and 1907 he hit the trail for several camps among them being the Kobuk, the KoyulSuk and the Chandelar.
 Before the second legislative ses- sion Is over Representative Snow and Representative Moran and Getchell expect to have a twelve years lot. err party to commemorate an exper- lence which they shared in 1903, and which had all but been forgotten un- tll the three wore brought together by this session. In 1903, Moran, Snow and Getcheii were member8 of Q stam. pede to the Kobuk. They sailed from ,lSeewallk on the river boat Riley but were frozen fast in tho ice oi Boring Sea, near the mouth of the Kubuk, for eight days.
 Representative Snow also Is news paperman. He once was a reporter on the Nome "Nugget when Gov. J z. A. Strong was the editor and own or of thot paper. He also worked on the Nome Gold Digger" At the present time he Is part owner of the Record-Citi weekly paper pub lished at Ruby, on tho Yukon. He 10. cated in that camp permanently in 1911. during the second stampede. The 19O7.S rush to Ruby hod proved to be @ failure Prior to going to Ruby for the second time, Mir. Snow carried the overland mall. by dog.sled, between Che Yukon and Iditarod.
 The figure thirteen has entered once quite prominently into Mir. snow's life He was the thirteenth man to reach Ruby during the second excitement The hoodoo number, he says has no terrors for him.
 Representative Snow is 9 Democrat but was elected to the Legislature on Non-Parisan ticket defeating AZ fred D. Maltby Of Iditarod by less than hundred votes. He is unmarried He belongs to the Pioneers, of lgloo No. 5. Ruby and holds membership in the Eagles and Moose lodges az ,vor