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The Case Of the Gulflight.

In the absence Of full particulars
Of the torpedoing of the American oil
ship Gulhight by German subma-
rine OF the Scilly Islands II would
be we'll to suspend judgment and re-
strain the natural indlgna ton that the
first report Of the incident aroused.
That version gave no details about
the procedure Of the commander Of
the submarine. II left us in the dark
upon the point whether he boa rded the
American ship. examined her papers
and, deciding TO sink her as car
rier Of conditional contraband. gave
the crew and the single passenger
time to get into the boats and save
themselves: or did he commit the
blunder Of installing the Gulfiight for
a British vessel flying an American
nag to mislead the enemy, and fire a
torpedo at her, after (let us hope)
ordering everybody overheard into
the boats?
The first case We have supposed would
bear a resemblance to the destruction
Of the William L. Frye by the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich: the second wouli
bring to mind the warning Of The
United States Government that Ger
many would be held TO "a strict a.
countablity" and that steps would
be taken ito safeguard American lives
and property ana ~ secure 10 Amer
lean citizens the full enjoyment Of
their acknowledged rights on the high
seas" II an American ship were tor
pedoed In the war zone. although by
mistake and with or without the loss
Of American lives.
1t Is evident that the Admin Strd-
tion at Washington must wait for the
official statement of the German Gov
eminent about the attempt To destroy
the Gulhight before taking acton,
which means that two or three days
must pass before the complete case
IL in. The sinking of the William r.
Frye was defended as a legal act be-
cause she carried conditional cont.1-
band and could not he taken TO por,
for condemnation, since that course
"would involve danger to the safety
Of the warship or TO the success OF
the operations in which she is on
gagged at the time" according to Arti'
Gle 40 Of the Declaration of London
which the German Government in
voked; but it was agreed that pay
ahn, ha Ia thu
and cargo. because the treaty Of
friendship and commerce Of July
II, 1909, between the United States
and Prussia, still in force, provide
5ects Of either party could not he con
6scated, compact that rendered AZ
American vessel and her cargo i'm
mune from destruction.
II remains 10 he seen whether tn,
facts Of the attempt TO sink the Gu 7
light are of such a character that III
German Government will again maxi
its stand upon the Observation-Disclosures
treaty OF July II, 1919, after Justify
ing the act of the commander Of tn
submarine under the Declaration &
London. II that should he its course
the necessity would arise to meet tn
charge OF accountability for the ,Os
OF the lives of Americans on the Gulf
light. From any point OF view
whether there was an intent to de
stroy that vessel flying the Americn,
aoo hacouaa sha purri ad contra IN nj a
blunder was made in mistakIng he
for a British ship submarine wa
fare" will he on trial before the oa
of public opinion in America.
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MaytiIne.

CBy a motor,stD
The endars
To time give heed
When touring cars
In fts exceed
Their lawful speed
THE chauffeur sheds
Hts winter wear;
The tire treads.
Each swc.led IN pair,
Around on air,
Road maps uncaHe
Through no design,
And fingers trace
4 thin red line
Like graceful vine.
rne golden prime
az spring IL here;
The glad Maytime
when mead and mere
Are on high gear.
n. M.
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A BRITISH VERSION.
How Lincoln Is Modified TO Suit the
English Taste.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE TiMEs-Str' In
addition to the inspiring words OF tho
Gettysburg speech, would II not be well
at this moment To recall the equally
we'll known phrase of Lincoln:
you may deceive some of the people
all OF tho time, you may deceive all Of
tho people some of the time, but you
cannot deceive all tina people all the
time
This warning truth seems to he as
apposite at this time as the soul stirring
sentences quoted In your leader OF to-
day. WILLIAM NJ. THATCHER.
April l6.
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Long Island Commuters get Delay.

ALR>Ny. May 3 The Public Service
Commission has suspended until July
the proposed Increases In communication
rates on the Long Island Railroad Sew
cral hearings Ia this case already have been
given by tn" commission. which j. deter.
mined that the rates shall not go into effect
until their reasonabeness has been agreed
upon.
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Governor WHITMAS's decision 20
give hearings on the appropriation
bills inspires the hope that the action
of Legislature and Governor will not
he as bad as the intention Of the
Legislature was.
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st. Louis continues to be the one
big league town where the man who
goes to see baseball game may rea-
sonably hope to watch a prizehght
for the same price of admission.
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~ sSr friends uho favor be unh manu-.
scrtpfs and Illustrations for publication uish
to have rejected articles returned heD must
In su csses send stamps for that purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-04

London ONCE Bingham House. Arun-
del street. Strand.
Paris once. Rue de la Michodiere. on
Rue du Qustre septembre.
Washington once. Hlbbs Building.
Brooklyn ONCE. i0s Livingston street
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Pure piracy.-The Colonel
Dr. DERNBt'Ro will regret more than
ever that the Emperor invited the
Colonel to dinner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-04

II OLIVER OSBORNE will send his
present address TO the United States
District Attorney for this district
much will he forgiven.
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In the Fish Market.

Fret shah--Lend me nvs bones'
Second Shad--sorry. old chap. but ]
have only q thousand left.
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AMERICAN SINGERS
FOR METROPOLITAN
Gatti-Casazza Announces Plans
for 1915-16-Several
New Faces.
DESTINN NOT REENGAGED

The annual announcement OF Giu'lo
Gatti-Casazza. general manager of III.
Metropolitan Opera Company. made pub
lie yesterday. contains details Of several
important new features for the season
Of 19i5-1s, among which are the ee
gasement OF three American singers ,nl
the proposed production OF the nrs,
opera in Spanish on the Metropolitan
Opera stage,
The American singers engaged FOR
next season are Helen Warrum lyric
soprano. who sang for two years with
the Chicago Grand Opera Company and
afterward In Europe; Edith Mason
lyric soprano, who has been a member
Of the operas of Nice and Marse!lles
and of the Opera Comique in Paris. and
Henri Scott. bssso. recently n leading
member Of the Chicago Grand Opera
Company
Other important new engagements in
clude Maria Barrientos. "A Spanish coli
oratura soprano. who has sung at la
Scala OF Milan. Covent Garden. Buenos
Ayres, Warsaw, Madrid and Parts
Julia Heinrich, soprano from the Ham
burg Opera, and Giuseppe de Luca,
formerly first barytone Of La Scala in
Milan and the leading opera houses o,
Rome, Naples. Lisbon, Petrograd
Buenos Ayres and London. Carl Holy
has been engaged as stage manager. re.
placing Loomis Taylor. who Joins the
new Chicago Opera Company Holy
comes from the Grand Ducal Opera OF
Mecklenburg- Schwerin.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-01
GERMAN MOTIVE SEEN"
Maurice Leon Says Kaiser Seeks
Revenge for War shipments.

THE German Government now re-
veals plainly Its motive for sinking
American ships and massacring Ameri-
can citizens at sea-" said Maurice Leon
yesterday.
III Is convinced hat Wa will not fight
no matter what the p~rovocation and
is determined to exact the blood OF our
citizens In revenge for our refusal to
change time honored rules of neutrality.
As long as the Germans could they
have bought here all sorts OF war ma
terial. Now that II Is increasingly diff
cult for them TO smuggl. them through
adjacent neutral countries they way In
dtgnant because we are willing TO sell
war material to their adversary quite
as readily as We have been To sell such
material to the Germans.
Germany has now been wI:;rg war
AGAINST us for some time AMI she sx-
Iiosses In unmistakable Language he,
determination TO continue SINKING Our
shir- and massacring our citiz ms. Her
plan is to cause discussions in ,ur m dst
by using arguments concerning the ship
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GERMANS GIVE GROUND.
Reported To He Advancing
on Saint-Julien

Sptc'T tdDfs DespittH 70 HE StN.
LONDON, May 31.-The allied troops
are advancing on Saint-Julien, according
to a message from the correspondent OF
the Daily Mai In northern France. h
German line Is said TO be greatly weak
med and IL giving ground northeast OF
Ypres before vigorous attacks which
have been preceded by an effective bonn
bardmcnt of the German trenches. They
have made desperate efforts to hold their
positions and are said to have been or
derel by the ,iermaG Headquarters
star to hold their ground at any cost.
The ground which the Germans won a
month ago Is gradually belre pierced at
various points, says the correspondent.
The resistance has been Of "A desperate
character, every cottage, clump of trees
and every wall being held unit! the last
with grim determination, Their line In
no longer the regular lire that 1t was
following the advance in this region, but
now is an Irregular series Of hastily i'm
provised forts practically all the way
between Ypres and Dixmude.
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TAKE CASE TO HAGUE"
Prof. Baldwin OF Yale uphOlds
Point Made by Germauy.

NEW HAVEN. May 31.-I'rof. Simeon
Il. Baldwin OF Yale said Germany
offers TO have the facts settled by an
International commission OF inquiry. I
think ws are obliged by the terms %
the treaty between this country and
Germany. drawn up N The Hague. to
join her In pursuing hat curse. When
the fads are ~ascertained, we shall first
he prepared to answer the underlying
questions. first. whether under inter-
national law In the twentieth century
A strategic area or war zon can be
marked on on the high seas at the will
Of one nation In time of wal with the
view of preventing commerce with its
enemy, and second. whether submarines
IN preventing II can attack without
warning an enemy's ship carrying am
munition and registered in the naval
reserve OF It's nation.
The submarine has developed into "A
very formidable engine of war since it's
invention in Connecticut during the Rev
olution. Nobody doubts that a subma-
rine can torpedo an enemy's ship of war
in actual service without warning. what
ever loss or life may result. Can "A slow
moving submarine torpedo an enemy's
ship of war not In actual service when
IL is n faster vessel and running away
from It? All these questions of inter-
national law are proper subjects I'm my
judgment to be inquired into and settled
by impartial judges n methods such
as we have agreed with Germany to
make use OF in cases where the two ma
lions fail to agree. The fundamental
point is whether the United States will
keep to their agreement in the Hague
treaty. ] think they should"
Prof. George Trumhall Ladd said
w had every reason to expect just
such "A reply as we received. II was
entirely evasive n leaves the United
states to take one OF two stands-a
backing dow from the original de-
mands made or IN appeal to force. 1t
Is forward or backward for us now"
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GERMAN TRENCHES
TAKEN BY FRENCH
Paris Reports an Advance in
the Region North Of
ArraS.
HEAVY GUNS AT WORK
Special CaJI, Despaich 20 THr srv.

Special caJi, Despatch 20 THr srN.
PARIS. May 3l.-The War Offi'c am
nounccd fresh gains tonight in the re-
gion north of .Arras on the Souchez-
Carency road. Some German trenches
were captured near Souchez and nifty
prisoners were taken.
otherwise. according to the night COM
m%unique. the day was not marked by
important infantry engagements. the
Germans having conten;ed themselves
with an artillery bombardment of the
French front, making no attacks,
The official night communicate was as
follows:
Along the User Canal there was an
artillery duel.
In the region north Of Arras We
made progress. on the Souchez-Ca-
rency road we pol the Mslon mill and
some German trenches which extend
from the mill to the sugar factory in
Souchez. We mad about nifty pris-
oners.
In the region OF the Labyrinth"
after having repulsed a German
counter attack during the night OF
May 3O-31. We organized the positions
conquered. To-day the enemy has
made no infantry attacks and has only
bombarded our front.
AT the edge OF lie Pretre wood there
was a mild artillery exchange. Dur
ing the course of yesterdays fighting
we captured two mltrailleuses
The afternoon communicate told Of a
check to a German attack last night In
the region of Notre Dame de Lorette.
II follows
There were no new developments
during the night of May 3O-3l. with
the exception Of the check to a Ger
man aAtack In the region or Notre
Dame de Lorette. This movement was
easily repulsed by " troops.
The number Of prisoners taken YES
terday at the labyrinth" to the south
east OF Melville ST. Vast were 100.
including four officers.
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u. S. WAR WITH GERMANY
FATAL TO ALLIES--USHER
Noted Writer Says 1t Would
Deprive Them Of
Munitions.

ST. Lows. May 31.-"If we want, Ger
many to win. then go to war with her."
declared Roland q. Usher, professor of
history in Washington University and
author of Pan ~Germanism.' In COM
menting to-day on the German reply to
the Wilson note.
Prof. Usher believes that war with
Germany would cut or the Allies supply
of ammunition from this country. since
we would keep all the ammunition we
could make. and II Germany could ac-
complish this 1t would be an excellent
excuse for drawing the United States
into war. He said
The question uppermost in the minds
of Americans is. will Germany's note
lead to war? Not unless Germany
wants war. There Is nothing In the
Lusitania incident which makes war be-
tween this country and Germany in
evitable.
IF II Is the object of the United States
to make the lives of Americans safe
while travelling on the high seas. war
cannot attain shat end. and wal is no
remedy for the Lusitania disaster.
n Issue Larger
"Osr issue IL "A larger one thar this,
however. II goes far beyond the causes
and results OF the sinking of the LUST
tania. That Is merely an incident, but
II can be made the basis Of an excuse
for war. The whole thing depends on
Germany.
TT would be easy for her to use
this issue to make war. Her replies
attf lA M fra ...l "a. 49,. A. ---a
can people afame and arouse them to
such al extent that 1t would be difficult
for the Government to control them.
The have some interest in
going to war with the United States.
Their chief desire Is to stop the stream
OF munitions from this country to the
Allies. Germany conceives that II we
went to war with her we would begin
Immediately to train an army here and
would keep all our munitions at home.
Thus the Allies SUPPLIES would be cut off
Germany's chances OF winning
would be infinitely greater.
1.-THE next few months are the critical
months of the war. IL Germany wins
she must do so before January. II will
take the Allies some years to beat her.
but they will beat her In the end abso-
lutely II she cannot win in the next few
months.
Now the most important factor in
this crisis Is ammunition II Germany
could cut OF the Allies supply from
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FIGHT GAS WITH SODIUM.
hyposuIphide SIuirted Into Air
RENDERS tsphyxiant Ineffective.

SPECIAL table DesDatch TO TnE Sun.
PARIS. May 3l.-Scientists aiding the
Var bureaus have discovered, II is be-
heVef. a means whereby the poisonous
gas hlled bombs of the Germans can be
rendered ineffective.
representatives OF the British War
unce are here now purchasing hundre l.
" ord!rdry garden syringes, such as are
used for watering flowers. With these
Y Is planned 70 squirt hyposulphide II
S1lum into the air as the poisonous
gases reach the lines. The soldiers are
70 b" supplied with masks covering the
mead soaked in some chemical coated
van sIN'"rlno 10 prevent evaporation.
london automobile buses, II IL dis
covered, have shown an unexpected
unity in the treatment OF gas victims.
u me victims can be picked up i'm
msdldte'y and rushed to a hospital at a
.sh speed it has been found that the
benefit.
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Germany "a better Fra m e
Of Nind"-Dean kirchwey.

The German reply TO the Presidents
note has done nothing Ia relieve the
tension created by the sinking Of the
Lusitinia." said Dear George W KirCh-
wcy OF Columbia. - the contrary. IT.
indIreCtion and its apparent effort 20 he
cloud the issue nave only aggravated
tho situation. The plain. outstanding
fac, Is that Germany has no intention
Of abandoning her Illegal naval opera
tons unless Great Britain can he in
duced TO raise her blockade against Ger
man God supplies.
con the other hand. there IS an oh,i-
Gus Effort 10 conciliate American opinion
and. 10y raising issues Of fact. to gain
tim. cor further negotiation.
AS our aim Is not war. hut the pro-
lection of neutral and especially Ameri-
can rights by peaceful means IL possible.
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FIRM STAND
IN REPLY TO BERLIN


the German submarine warfare against
merchant and passenger vessels In
wholly contrary to the plain dictates Of
humanity and the fundamentals Of In
ternational law as recognized for four
centuries. Our President has stated
that he was under n sacred duty to
maintain the rights OF the United States
and Its citizens. These rights have been
violated by the destruction of American
vessels and American lives by a kind
of warfare which In February last we
denounced to Germany and the entire
world AS a method outside the pale Of
civilized warfare and which We would
not permit to interfere with the rights
of our citizens.
Under such circumstances the time
for mere legal discussion or bubble
has elapsed. Either n method OF war
on the high seas. which necessarily re-
suits In the destruction OF neutral ships
me American lives must be discon-
tinued by Germany as in clear violation
OF universally acknowledged internal
tional obligations or the sacred duty
or the United States must he fulfilled
by acts. The possibility Of fulfilling
this duty by mere words has gone by"
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RUSSIANS DRIVE
INVADERS BACK
ON ALL FRONTS
Cross the LubaczOwka and Cap
turc Town Near
JarOslav.
TErTONS IN SOUTH
RETIRING. SAYS REPORT
s,,c,ai cabie Despatch to Tnr suS.

spscidi cable DssIdfch 10 THE Sun.
prrRooRAp, May 3i.-The official re-
AR, OF the Russian General Stan made
,,b,ic tonight declares that the entire
c.-man and Austro-German movement
In the eastern field OF war is not only
checked but that in many sections where
!, week age the Russians were falling
hack they have now assumed the often
svc.
The Russians are continuing the pres
r,rs in the Shawl region near the shores
a, the Baltic and they are taking pris-
o,.rs In the pilltza River region south
IVES, OF Warsaw. The Lubaczowka
River northeast OF Jaroslav and south
cas-, OF Sieniawa has been crossed and
the town Of Monasterzh captured, while
in the southern field the checks admins
tered have resulted in the capture Of
many Austro- German prisoners and ma
chine guns. The statement follows:
In the Shawl region the Germans
continue TO resist the Russian Often
awe with strong artillery fire. The
fighting generally in this region con-
tinues satisfactorily to the Russians.
On the Pilltza River front OH the
upper Vistula between May IL and
May II We captured 200 officers and
SSH men.
Fighting progresses satisfactorily
along the San, the Russians continu-
ing the offensive. On the night OF the
30th Sunday We crossed the Lubac-
zowka and captured Monasterzh. in
nicting heavy losses OF the enemy.
The offensive Of the Austrians and
Germans from the line of Jaroslav and
Radynno eastward has been stopped
By the Russian fire.
In the trans-Dniester region on the
10Th all the attacks OF the enemy on
the front OF Zadtrwach. Bolexhow and
Yawprow were repealed with heavy
losses. Afterward on the night Of the
seth the Russians assumed A decisive
offensive, which is proceeding salts
factori,y on this front, and the enemy,
dlsotdered, has begun to retreat.
More than 1000 prisoners and thirty
machine guns have been taken.
There Is no change In the other dis
,ricts.
The following official statement re-
sarding the operations in the Caucasus
also was issued:
In the Caucasus on Thursday our
advance guards fought an insignif-
cant engagement with the Turks near
Antoine.
One Of our Cossack regiments in
ficted a terrible def,a on the kurds
near Myschivine. in the region of
poltakh.
In the district Of Nasten we cap
tured a Turkish motor boat and sew
sral sailing vessels.
On Friday in the direction of Oily
there were u~nlmportant engagements
tetween scouting parties.
In the din, elton OF the coast there
was the usual firing. Toward the Van
our troops occupied tn villages of
shekeTbruias and Homjine Pass on
the way TO Dizaguiaverska. as well as
the Village of I,esa.
Near th- village Of Ma~ntcherloff
ne troops came In contact with this
TURKS.
Elsewhere. the situation was un-
changed.
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Henry Clews. at simply spars for more
time. ! hope. however. that the Presi-
dent will be firm but temperate in his
reply"
II have no public comment to make
on he subject at present" said Senator
O'GDrman.
Il have absolutely nothing to say"
was the comment II George W. Perkins.
Joseph II. Choat had no {. mmcnt to
make on the German reply
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-01
WILSON RELIED N
Paul Fuller Says President VIII
Act Promptly and DrcisiveIy.

The reliance OF the American people
on PRESIDENT Wilson prior to his note
% May ~ has been amply justified"
said Paul Fuller. I'VE NAV have the
same reliance now that he liz as much
alive to the interests OF humanity. the
requirements OF decent warfare and the
dignity or the United States as any
other citizen in the land.
IA Is quite able inc willing to cope
with this situation in the way Il de-
serves. I have no misgivlngs that tho
'ierman note will be dealt with In the
same a that the sinking Of the Lust
tania was dealt with-with promptness
and unmistakable clearness."
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GERMAN RESERVES CALLED.
'"" Glass Members Of Landsturn'
eUW mOard to COlOrs.

HhhTt''"M Via London, May al
s o.. order calling to the colors all first
M,aSs W''.l''gs ~ IN, I.andsturm, or the
,r $50, '"s'i': forces, has been published
"Cne E"trhsGu. ciGer of Berlin.
c""'''Ht - excepted in the order.
nI"hNs In Germany are called Il re-
c c e'"'c June s and June 10 and
nnaHanS OUTSIDE Of Germany as soon as