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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
NEWS sTARTLEs WILSON.
Whether Any American Lives Were
Lost, His First coneern-seere-
tary Bryan Awaits Facts.

Washington Destruction of the
British liner Lusitania. with the loss
OF many lives. shocked officials Of the
United States government and spread
profound grief In the national capital.
Although it was not known how
many, If any, OF those lost were Ameri.
cans. the view was general that the
most serious situation confronted the
American government since the out.
break Of the war in Europe.
The warning Of the United States
that Germany would be held to a
strict accountability" for the loss of
American lives" irrespective OF
whether they were aboard belligerent
or neutral vessels when attacked
focused attention on the White
House, where President Wilson until
late in the night read the dispatches
with grave interest The President
made no comment
officials said facts and circum-
stances would have to be obtained by
careful investigation during the next
few days before any announcement
could be made by the American gov.
ernment
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LUS|TAN|AS DEATH LIST, 1886
ll5 OF THESE WERE AMERICANS
Big Cunad Liner, With 2,067 Men And Women Aboard,
Topedoed Without Warning Survivors Reach Shore
Some Landed At Queenstown Die In Hospitals.

one attacking from the port and the
other from the starboard side.
The British Government made the
following announcement:
THE statement appearing in some
newspapers that the Lusitanla was
armed is wholly false"
Given No Warning.
The Lusitania was steaming along
about 10 miles OF Old Head Kinsale,
on the last leg Of her voyage TO Liver
pool. when, about O'Clock In the af.
ternoon. a submarine suddenly ap-
peared. and so far as all reports 20.
fred two torpedoes without warning
at the steamer. One struck her near
the bows and the other in the engine
room. The powerful agents of de.
struction tore through the vessels
side, causing terrific explosions. Al.
most Immediately great volumes OF
water poured through the openings
and the Lusitania listed.
Boats which were already swung
out on the davits were dropped over.
board and we're speedily filled with
passengers who had been appalled, by
the desperate attack A wireless call
for help was sent out and Immediately
rescue boats OF all kinds we're sent
out both from the neighboring points
along the coast and Queenstown.
But within Is minutes, as one sur.
vlvor estimated, and certainly within
half an hour. the Lusitania had dis
appeared.
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j. S. OFFICIALS
MAKE INQUIRY
Consul Frost and Attaches Inter-
view Survivors.
Or. FISHER BLAMES LINE
Brother OF Former Secretary OF In.
terior Says Neither Discipline Nor
Precautions Were Up To the
Standard.

Queenstown.-Wes Frost, United
States Consul at Cork, is obtaining
afiidavits concerning all the material
facts OF the torpedoing OF the Cunard
liner Lusitania from Miss Jessie Taft
Smith, OF Braceville, Ohio; Dr. How
ard Fisher, OF New York, and Robert
Rankin. OF New York.
These survivors will cable TO the
state Department at Washington about
800 words each.
Captains Miller and Cassel, at.
taches OF the American Embassy in
London, arrived here and conferred
with Consul Frost.
No Hope For Missing.
Most OF the survivors are leaving
Queenstown. There is little hope here
that additional survivors will be found.
Representatives Of the Pearson fam
lily claimed the body Of Dr. F. $. Pear
son. They also visited the morgues
searching for the body of Mrs. Pear
son. who is missing.
Marine Superintendent Dodd OF the
Cunard Line declared that he had lit
tie hope that any survivors would turn
up at isolated parts along the coast.
He believed that the death list would
remain about the same as had been
estimated.
The only problem now was to
Identify some OF the dead in the
morgues. The body of ]. c. Brodrick
had been falsely tagged in the morgue
as that OF the purser Of the Lusitania.
(No J. c. Brodrlck appears on the pas
senger list, although a c. T. Brode-
rick, OF Boston. was in the first cabin
Of the Lusitanla.)
Injured survivors OF the Lusitania
are reported to be progressing. Among
the volunteer doctors none has been
more busy than Dr. Fisher, who was
rescued after being in the water three
hours.
Or. Fisher Treats Injured.
DR.. Fisher now numbers among his
patients Lady Mackworth, of Cardiff,
who is suffering from the result of be-
ing a long time in the water; Lady
Allan, of Montreal, who has broken
collar-bone, and DR.. Fishers sister-in-
law, Miss Dorthy Conner. who also is
cousin Of Henry L. Stimson, ex-Sec-
retary Of War Of the United States.
Miss Conor was standing beside
Lady Mackworth when they were flung
into the water as the ship keeled over
Both women we're provided with life
belts and were picked up when at the
point of exhaustion.
Dr. Fisher, who is a brother of Wal.
ter L. Fisher, formerly Secretary Of
the Interior Of the United States, was
on his way to Belgium for Red Cross
duty. His story follows:
1T is not true that those on board
we're unconcerned over the possibility
nf being torpedoed. took the big
liner to save time and also because In
case of a floating mine felt she would
have more chance OF staying up But
ike everybody else aboard felt sure
in case OF being torpedoed that we
would have ample time to take to the
| boats.
Discipline Below Standard.
"I do not know what case is being
made out for the Cunard people, but
I cannot say that either discipline or
precautions were up to the standard" "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13

Ardmore, Okla.-Three persons were
injured and much property damaged
here by heavy windstorm. 1t was
reported that Wilson, Okla, near here,
was hit by storm which blew down
40 buildings, but that no one was seri-
ously injured there. Winds of almost
tornado proportions were reported
over wide section Of Southern Okla
homa.
At Ringing, Okla, church was re-
ported blown down, but no one was
seriously injured. In the Petrolia oil
fields, near Wichita Falls, Tex, 25 der
ricks were wrecked and several houses
damaged. The ward school here was
partly unroofed and several children
injured.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
FIRST TRANSATLANTIC
VICTIM.

The Cunard Liner Lusitania
was torpedoed and sunk of the
coast OF ireland. ten miles south
OF Kinsale.
The vessel carried 1883 pas
sengers, OF which lsS were
American citizens.
officials OF the Cunsrd Line
in London announced that the
ship had been torpedoed without
any warning.
Reports indicate that the Lusi-
tania sank fifteen minutes after
being struck.
II was the Lusitanla, whose
flying OF the American dag last
February on her way from
Queenstown to Liverpool. in or
der TO protect her against Ger
man submarines. that caused
considerable astonishment on
both sides OF the ocean.
Washington is expected TO
make strong representations to
Germany as a result OF the tor
pedoing Of the Lusitania with
out warning.
The Lusitania's cargo was
valued at about S750.0OO and con-
tanned a large quantity Of war
supplies. Her manifest included
100000 pounds OF brass and cop
per wire, s66,OOO worth of mill
tary goods and san cases Of
ammunition valued at S2O0.024,
all OF which was contraband OF
war. The ship itself, Cunard
officials said, was covered by
s5,O0O.0O0 war risk insurance.
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sto,5oo,ooo EACH DAY.
Debt or Great Britain Wellnlgh
Doubled.

London.-ln one OF the shortest
budget speeches on record. he being
on his feet little over an hour David
Lloyd George, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, gave the British public fur
ther insight into what the war is cost
ing the nation, The expenditure at
present, Mr.. Lloyd-George said. was
G21OO,OOO (s1O,5OO,O0O) daily, and he
added that II the war continued for a
year Great Britains bill would be up
ward OF G1,136 $4,000 (about s5.6S2,-
17O,OO0). The debt Of the country, ac.
cording to Mr.. Lloyd-George, already
had been almost doubled and stood
we'll over the $5 900 ,O00, 900 mark.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
DR.. COOK SEEKS FAME AGAIN.
VIII Attempt Ascent OF Mt. Everest,
HimaIayan Peak.

Chicago.-Dr. Frederick A. Cook. the
explorer. announced that he would at
tempt to climb Mount Everest, In the
Himalayas, the highest mountain in
the world, this summer. He will sail
from San Francisco with party of IL
persons on May 27, he stated, and OK.
poets to reach Nepal. In Northerr
India, In July. The expedition. he
said. would require seven months.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
INCOME TAX ROLLS IN.
Likelihood OF Bond Issue Is Now Past,
Say Treasury Officials.


Washington.-All danger of neces.
city for bond issue to forestall a
threatened Treasury deficit is believed
by Government officials to be past. The
first substantial receipts from the in
come tax are beginning to come in.
The net balance in the general fund
OF the Treasury, which has been fall.
ing off at the rate OF from s500,000 to
s1.00O,000 day since the first Of the
year, has remained stationary at about
S1S,000,000 for the past three or four
days, and even increased by 100000
one day this week. Early returns
from the income tax come from small
taxpayers. The payers Of large tax
hold off until the last two or three
days in order to reap the benefit Of
their interest. The interest on some
income tax payments amounts to as
much as 800 a day, according to the
Treasury The large taxpayers, how
ever, pay the bulk OF the income tax.
There are 1O1,71S persons who pay an
average OF $50 year tax, making a
total tax of $3,051,540. There are A
taxpayers who pay an average of $780,.
900 year, or S4,400,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
BRITISH wARsHlPs TO MOVE.
viii Give Clear Field For Maneuvers
OF U. s. Fleet.

Washington. British warships
which have been lying off the New
York and New England coasts, will b,
temporarily withdrawn so they may
not interfere with the success Of tn,
maneuvers Of the Atlantic fleet, which
begin May is. Notice to that effec
has been communicated to the Nav
Department by the British Ambassa
dor here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
ENSIGN sToLz KILLED.
Fell From Flying Machine At Penss-
cola, Fla.

Washington. Ensign Melvin L.
stolz, Of the Navy Aviation Corps, was
instantly killed while making low
altitude fight at Pensacola, Fla, ac-
cording to an announcement by the
Navy Department. The message said
Stolz fell out of his machine, head
FIRST while making a dive. Ensign
stolz served with the aviation detach.
ment which did scouting work at Vera
Cruz during the American occupation
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
FLEW AMERICAN FLAG.

British Foreign Office Justified Use
BY Lusitsnia In February.
London.-It was the steamer Lusi
tania whose flying Of the American
flag in the month Of February, on her
way from Queenstown to Liverpool, in
order to protect her against possible
attack by German submarine, caused
considerable astonishment on both
sides Of the ocean and resulted In the
issuing Of statement by the British
Foreign ofice justifying the use of a
neutral flag under circumstances such
as those.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
AuERTA SENDS FOR FAMILY.
Former Mexican Dictator To Settle On
Long Island.

New York.-Gen. Victoriano Huerta
likes New York so well that he is
going to settle down and become a
commuter. The former dictator of
Mexico has leased a large house on
Long Island and his family is coming
here from Barcelona, Spain, to join
him. Abraham Rather, adviser and
interpreter for Huerta, confirmed the
reported intention Of Huerta to make
the United States his home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
AID TO SOUTHERN CHURCHES UP
Methodist Extension Board Discusses
Plans.

st. Louis.-An executive session to
discuss plans for aiding churches in
the Southern States was held here by
the Church Extension Board of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
The report of the Rev. w. F. McMur-
ray, corresponding secretary, showed
a capital fund in the hands of the
board of S671 900, an increase of $780,
600 during the last year. The total
receipts last year were $S95,OOO. The
College of Bishops took part in the
deliberations of the board.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
10 TRAwLERs BLOWN UP.
Five others Sunk BY German Sub
marines Since Sunday.

London.-To the nine trawlers, the
sinking of which by German sub
marines was reported Wednesday. an
other victim was added. A Norwegian
steamer landed Thursday the crew OF
the trawler Sceptre, which was tor
pedoed 30 miles off Peterhead. This
brings the total number OF trawler
victims of German underwater boats
since Sunday up to Is. The sub
marines seem to be making deter.
mined effort to prevent English from
procuring fish in the North Sea.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
ITALIANS ARE INDIGNANT.
Feeling In Rome One OF Depression
over Disaster.

Rome, via Paris.-The sinking Of the
Lusitania has caused profound inn
preston in Italy. Anxiety is increased
by the fact that there were several
Italians among the passengers. The
feeling in Rome may be described as
one of indignation at the killing Of
neutrals and measures to end such
proceedings are being urged on all
sides.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
FIRED AT POTATO; SHOT BOY.
Woman sharpshooter Acquitted OF
Manslaughter BY Jury.

Salem, Mass.-Mrs. Juanita Griffin,
who shot and killed Michael f. Garvin,
aged 16 years. during a sharpshooting
act at Lynn Theatre in May, 1914
and her husband, Robert w. Griffin,
manager of the act. were acquitted of
manslaughter charges by jury here.
Mrs. Griffin testified that when she
tried to shoot potato from the Gar
win boys head the lad moved and the
bullet penetrated his brain. The Grif-
Ems conducted their own defense.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
SINGLE TILL II, HE WEEDS NURSE.
Relative OF James c. Blaine Bride OF
Washingtonlan.

Philadelphla.-William e. Barker,
II years old, of Washington, and Miss
Mary Victoria Blaine, AZ years old, a
distant relative OF the late James G.
Blaine, former Secretary of State, were
married here. Miss Blaine was MI.
Barker's nurse and they had known
one another for about four years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
IMP PERlAL GERMAN
EMBASSY"

The big Cunard greyhound was com
manded by Capt W. T. Turner, OF
the British Royal Navy reserve, with
Capt. J. C. Anderson acting as his staff
officer Both were rated as the best
seamen in the transatlantic trade, dar.
ing yet cautious.
Captain Turner and other officials
of the great liner did not fear any
trouble from submarines upon the
Lusitania's present trip. They laugh
ed at the German warning and en-
couraged the passengers, telling them
that the express steamer would be
met in the Atlantic by British war
ships and escorted safely into port.
When Captain Turner's attention
was called to the German warning, he
said:
81 wonder what the Germans will
be up to next? 1t doesn't look as II
they had scared many people with
their warning, according TO the looks
Of things on the pier and our pas
senger list"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
TAFT DEFERs TO WILSON.

Confident President VIII Follow a
Wise and Patriotic Course.
Milwaukee.-"The news Of the sink
ing Of the Lusitania is most distress
ing" said former President Taft on his
arrival here from Madison. ut pre-
sents situation of the most difficult
character, properly awakening great
national concern. do not wish to
embarrass the President or the Ad'
ministration by a discussion of the
subject at this stage of the informa.
ton except to express confidence that
the President will follow wise and
patriotic course"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
NOTICE

Travellers intending TO embark
on the Atlantic voyage are re-
minded that a state OF war exists
between Germany and her allies
and Great Britain and her allies;
that the zone OF war includes the
waters adjacent to the British
Isles; that In accordance with
formal notice given by the I'm
perlal German government YES
sells flying the flag of Great Britain
or any Of her allies are liable to
destruction in those waters, and
that travellers sailing in the war
zone on ships Of Great Britain or
her allies do so at their own risk.
(Signed)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13

Washington.-A cable TO the State
Department from Consul Frost, at
Queenstown. places the total survivors
of the Lusitania at 645. Probably
1900 bodies have not been recovered.
The persons not listed, the depart
ment reports. are almost TO a GER
tainty dead"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
TORNADO KILLS SIX.
Scores OF Houses In Oklahoma and
Texas Blown Down.

Jennings, La. - Six persons, one
white man and FIVE negroes, were kill
ed and score Of persons injured in
tornado which struck Mermentau.
La. It was said the wind struck the
town suddenly from a southwesterly
direction and that several buildings
were destroyed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13

Inc ldLesE eSunldlb Oh lives lOhL as
q result Of the torpedoing OF the Gun.
ard liner Lusitania by a German sub
marine OF the Irish coast is 1856. II
is believed that almost all, If not all,
the survivors have been brought
ashore, and there is little hope of re-
covering any other passengers alive.
Among the well.known Americans
whose bodies have not been recovered,
and whose consequently are believed
to have perished. are Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt. Charles Klein, the play
wright; Justus Miles Forman and FL
bert Hubbard and his wife.
The body Of Charles Frohman, Of
New York, the theatrical producer, al
ready has been recovered and brought
ashore at Queenstown. The hospitals
of Queenstown are filled with the in
jured among the survivors and the
morgues with the dead recovered from
the sea.
Bodies OF Women and Children
Brought In.
or the dead many are women. The
stories from Queenstown describe the
bringing in Of the bodies Of a great
number OF women, many Of them still
unidentified. The Queenstown docks
are the temporary resting places also
of the bodies Of several children. one
dead mother still Is clasping in her
rigid arms the body Of her S-month-
old baby.
When the Lusitania left New York
May l, she had on board 1901 souls
l.251 passengers and $50 crew. The
passengers were made up Of POI in the
nrst cabin, 500 in the second and 36l
in the steerage The list Of survivors
shows so far that about 80 irst-class
and IS second-class passengers were
saved. The first cabin passengers
were at lunch when the unheralded
German attack sent the liner to the
bottom. It is noticeable that com
paratively few frstclass passengers
were saved.
Judging from the recitals Of sur
vivors there was comparatively little
panic on board the Lusitania when she
went down. Nor is there anything to
show that the rule Of the sea fayoring
women and children in the work OF
rescue was violated. Many OF the
liners lifeboats were rendered useless
by the fact that she listed so sharply
that they could not be used.
Did Not Think She Could Sink.
Many of the passengers did not be
lieye the Lusitanis would sink a'
quickly as she did. Consequently they
did not Join in the rush for the life
boats, but evidently preferred to trus
in their belief that the water-tigh
Commandments Of the vessel woulC
keep her afoat until such time as hell
came out from the Irish shore les
than 10 miles away. II is related tina
some of the passengers even disdainet
10 put on life belts when these wer,
handed to them.
Either two or three torpedoes strucl
the Lusltania. One report says tn
FIRST projectile was followed by tw
others striking in quick succession
Another report has it that two sui
marines took part In the onslaugh
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
Big Battle Beginning.

While official Petrograd is inclined
to treat matters in Galicia with more
or less unconcern, private dispatches
state that a battle OF enormous pro-
portions is beginning.
Indications that the Russian army
operating in the Carpathlans is in.
adequately supplied come from Berlin
Thousands Of prisoners wore only
a cap as a uniform" says dispatch.
"They were in civilian clothing and
complained OF being insufficlently fed
These prisoners unite in saying that
the Austro-German artillery fre was
APPALLING, especially at Gorlice. There
the Russians fought stubbornly and
endured a terrible fire four hours, dur
ing which time divisions dwindled to
regiments, and regiments to COM
panies. All the staff officers of one
division were killed or wounded. Sew
eral generals also were killed or
wounded. Gorlice was set afire by the
bombardment and totally destroyed.
The Russian southern wing was
broken through on a front Of "A miles,
and the Russians were forced to aban-
don not only their first line. but vii
lages behind their front which served
as quarters for the Russian center"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-05-13
GERMANY GAVE TIMELY
WARNING.

Advertisement That Showed They Had
Planned This Would Be the Lusi-
tanla's Last VOYAGE.
New York.-Just prior to the sail.
ing Of the Lusitania the German En-.
bsssy had warned persons against 60
ing abroad, because Of the dangers
from submarines, and the following
advertisement was inserted in Ameri.
can newspapers: