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AMERICAN DOCTOR BLAMES
THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY

the grand entrance. Women. children
and men made a mad scramble about
this boat, which was smashed against
the side. throwing all the occupants
into the sea.
Then two big men one a sailor and
the other passenger. succeeded in
launching second boat. Much 70 my
surprise, this amateur effort was sue
oessful This boat got away and car
lied chiefly women and children. This
boat was successfully launched on the
port side.
We then saw our first glimpse OF
an ofhcer. who came along the deck
and spoke 10 Lady MackWorth. Miss
Connor and myself who we're stand
ing In a group. lie said Don't IVORY
the ship will right itself lie had
hardly moved on before the ship
turned sideways. and then seemed to
plunge headforemost into the sea.
7 came up after what seemed to
be an intcfminable time under water.
and found myself surrounded By swim
mers. dead bodies and wreckagc 1
got on an upturned yawi. where
found thirty other people. among them
Lady Allan. whose collar bone was
broken while she was In the water.
a-goav jdtw pp . . pnhnzx
Or. Fisher Bitter.
Another passenger on the yawi.
man whose name I dld not learn
had his arm hanging by the skin. Hls
injury probably was due 20 the ex-
piosion which followed. This arm was
amputated successfully with a butcher
knife by little Italian surgeon
aboard tramp steamer which picked
me up
This tramp was flying the Greek
nag. hence the report that a Greek
steamer was on the scene. n was
midnight before I arrived M q hoteI
IN Queenstown There I found neither
dry clothing nor a bed. but was com
PEELED 10 sleep on the floor Of the
hotel parlor."
Speaking with considerable bitter.
meas. Dr Fisher concluded u DO not
see how either the Cunarf cornrsnv
or the admiralty can hold themselves
free from blame for this tragedy. The
authorities allowed a great ship load.
cd with valuable cargo 20 proceed
through known dangerous waters
without single torpedo boat a. =
convoy
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JAP STATEMENT
Embassy at Washington Gives Outline
OF Reasons for Making Demands
on China.

WASHINGTON. May s.-Snence
rigidly maintained By the japanese
embassy here throughout the long
course OF negotiations over Japan's
demands upon China was broken to-
night by the issuance Of statement
prepared by the foreign office at To
kio. outlining the Japanese govern
ments reasons for submitting de-
Hands A. this time and reviewing the
various stages Of the negotiations at
Pekinr
since this statement was written. ia.
pan has presented an uItimatufn result
inE iu Chluas acceptance Of revised
dratt ~ the demands and the avertihg
of n great crisis iu the far East ~
accepted the draft eliminates or put.
aside Tor future consideration some OF
tho demands most Objectionable 60 chi
ma. and Do b. understood To- contain mo-
features which Officials of the United
states government regard as coutraven-
INK American 'rcaty rights.
TOXIC May. $50 D ni.-The Japan-
csc EOternmfnt tonight announced that
the naval and military movements in
connection with the Chinese situation
had been cancelled
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INJURED ARE
IN HOSPITALS
THIRTY SURVIVORS OF LUSI-
TANIA ARRIVED YESTER-
DAY IN LONDON
And Are Taken in Charge by AM
bassador Page-Watchers Still
Hoping Against Hope

LONDON. May e.-Thirty survivors
OF the Lusitania arrived in London at
: o'clock this morning.
Walter Hines Page. the American
ambassador. and ]. II. Carter and Ir-
win II. Laughlin. OF the embassy, met
the three trains which brought the
survivors here.
At Euston station. prayerfully await
Ing the arrival of the train bearing
survivors, was Mrs. +. c. stephen. Of
Montreal, whose 1s-months-old son
son and mother have not been men
toned in the lists OF those saved
Her husband. a Canadian officer
was brought from a French hospital
az Dieppe. Thursday. They received
their first news OF the disaster after
his arrival. The husband. who has
weak heart. collapsed. and is now in
London hospital. The baby boy,
with his grandmother. were hurrying
10 Lsaksn- 10 see the ehild's SuRertng
father.
Another anxious watcher. hoping
against hope. was Manuel Klein. the
composer. n brother OF Charles Klein,
the American playwright.
The trains carried those who were
virtually uninjured. They were clad
in borrowed clothes and many carried
life belts. One steerage passenger
had a parrot which had perched on
his shoulder when he climbed into a
lifeboat.
The Hospital List.
The Cunrad steamship company TO-
day announced that the following
Lusitania survivors are in hospital:
John Dyers.
August W. Schwartz OF New YORK.
a Barnes.
Bessie Barber.
Mrs Ruth Logan. Gohden }
Mrs. r. s. Hammond. Toronto.
Mrs. NJ. Touhey. (Twahey. steer.
age)
Herbert Wright.
Mrs. r. Duncan. Montreal. second
cabin.
Mrs ]. Hogan. Steerage
A. McDermott.
William Beaucheap. steeraEe
J. Blaukman. Steerage.
Hugh McFadden. Gait. Ont. second
cabin.
Mrs. Ferrier. probably Mrs. A. II.
Ferrian, (of Peuticon. y. c.
Mrs. Merrell. Mrs VI. =. Merrill.
Toronto. first cabin.
Mrs. W. Chapman. Toronto.
w Kennaway.
Mrs. c. T. Lerthold. miss G. y. r..
Lertold. Chicago. second cabin)
a Fsulds
Matthew Muir. second cabin.
ID. X. Hanes. (possibly J. A. Hanes.
second cabin)
Miss Mary Wakefield. CMrs. A. 4.
Wakefield. New YORK. first cabinJ
Alice Middleton. Steerage.
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SURVIVOR OF LUSITANIA BIT.
TERLY ARRAIGNS OFFIC-
IAIIS OF ENGLAND
For Failure to Provide Convoy.
Raps Cunard Officials Also-De-
scribes Last Scenes on Vessel

QUEENSTOWN. May .. 11:15 a. IN.
injured survivors Of the Lusitania
are reported TO be progressing this
morning. Among the volunteer doc.
tors none has been more busy than
Dr. Howard Fisher. Of New York. who
was rescued after being in the water
three hours
Dr. Fisher now numbers among his
patients Lady Mackworth of CardiT
who is suffering from the results Of
being long time in the water: Lady
Allan Of Montreal. who has a broken
collar bone. and Dr. Fishers sister-in-
law. Miss Dorothy Conner. who also is
a cousin OF Henry L. Stimson. ex.sec-
retsry Of war Of the United states.
Miss COnnOr was standing beside
Lady MackwOrth when they we-e
lung into the water a. the ship keel.
cd over. Both women we're provided
with life belts and were picked up
when AZ the point Of exhaustion.
Dr. Fisher who Is brother Of wal
ter l.. Fisher. formerly secretary Of
The interior Of the United States. was
on his way 20 Belgium for Rcd Cross
duty. His story follows:
IL is not true that those on board
we're unconccrncd over the possibility
N being torpedoed. took the big
liner 20 save time and also because In
case of floating mine felt she
would have more chance OF staying
up. Bat Ike every body else aboard
felt sure In case Of being tOrpedoed
nat We would have ample Tine 20
take 10 the boats.
7 do not know what case e. being
made out Tor the Cunsrd people. but
: cannot say that either discipline or
precautions were up 20 the standard
Poor Discipline.
When ! heard the crash I rushed
r. the port side 10 onicer was IN
sight An enort was belns made 10
lower the boat swinging just opposite
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SURVIVORS OF DISASTER
ARE DAZED FROM SHOCK
SAW VANDERBILT
Thomas slidell OF New York Saw
Millionaire Just Before Ship
Went Down.

LONDON. May 9-Thomas Slidel.
Of New York. Who was interviewed In
London to-day. said he saw Alfred g..
Vanderbilt on the deck OF the Lust
tania as the vessel was going down.
Mr.. Vanderbilt. who could not
swim. was equipped with a life belt.
but be- gsllantly took II on. Mr.. Slidel
said. and placed IL around the body
Of young woman. lie then went on
to seek another life belt The snip
sunk a few seconds later.
Mr Slidell said that he and Her
bert Stone. Of New York. were sit
ting In the smoking room BY tnem-
selves when the FIRST torpedo struck
the ship. Both men intuitively knew
what happened and they slmultane-
Ously uttered the word torpedo"
Together they left the room and
went on deck. which already had
acutely Tilted. Mr. stone made for
the upper side Of the deck while ldr.
Slidell moved downward
This was the last that Mr. sliden
saw Of Mr. Stone
subsequently be asked number OF
survivors bus could not ind any one
who had seen Mr. Stone thereafter.
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GIVE VARIED ACCOUNTS OF
V S 5 Els DE-
STRUCTION
Graphic Description of Final
Scenes-Many Deeds of
HerOism Recorded

QUEENSTOWN. May 9. $40 a.
m.-Twenty-three miles from this
port, as the crow flies, an irreau.
lar smear Of fotsam on a calm sea
marks the grave Of the cunarder
Iusitania, first transatlantic liner
sunk by German submarine.
One hundred and forty-nine Of
loo souls who perished with her
lie In improVised norques In old
buildings bordering Queenstown
harbor. They either were picked
up dead or sueeumbed after land
ing.
The 645 survivors here are quar-.
tered IN hotels. residences and
hospitals, some too badly hurt 70
be moved. Two groups left town
Saturday afternoon and evening.
clad IN misft clothing, bound for
Dublin BY rail and thence BY boat
20 Holy Head. Some are 90 seri.
Gus that additional deaths are e..
peeted. and nearly al are too
dared 70 understand fully what
has happened.
The survivors DO rot aaree -
20 whether the submarine fired
one or two torpedoes a few say
they saw the perlseope. though
many attest 20 tracing the wake
of foam ss q prolectiie came 20
ward the vessel The only points
In which al concur is that the
torpedo struck the vessel q vital
blow an1idships. causing her 20
list almost immediately % the
starboard. IN this careenino
fashion she piowed forward some
distance. smashing the ffeboats
davits az she DID 90. ard making
the launching of boats we'll nigh
impossible until headWsy hsd
ceased
How far the Lusitanis struggled
forward after being struck. ard
how long u was before she de
appeared beneath the waves Ike
wise are points upon which few
tconunued on Fags Hirhtl
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LONDON. May Q. IL D. m.-"The
nameless dead"
Thus Superintendent Dodd OF the
Cunard company dashed any lingering
hope that there might be further sur
vivors of the Lusitania.
So far as can be ascertained. about
200 persons escaped when the Lusi-
tania took her fatal plunge after being
struck by German torpedoes. but OF
these IS have since died from ex-
posure or from injuries. The death
roll as estimated here totals well up
to fifteen hundred.
Lord Mersey IL 10 conduct an In
qulry into the sinking OF the vessel and
until that begins. official opinion as to
how the Lusitania came TO be caught
and why so many lives were lost, will
remain secret. The general unoffi-
cial opinion is that several German
submarines were assigned to the task
of attacking the Cunard liner and thar
they maneuyered her into a position
where she could not escape.
Passengers say that for some time
before the Arsf tsvpsdo ,Aias Ard the
Lnsitania had altered her course. and
they ascribe this TO the fact that one
of the German submarines had shown
herself. sending the big liner in the
direction where other underwater
craft were waiting to strike with their
deadly torpedoes
The submarines. naval experts be.
lieve. are of the latest type, OF pro-
baby 1.40O tons and much more pow
erful than any possessed by other
navies.
Travel Unaffected.
Beyond anger at the Germans. the
catastrophe has had no effect on lhe
British people. Steamers are arriv.
ing and departing as usual and even
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764Lives Saved; Hope For Others Abandoned
Will LEGISLATURE RE-CONVENE?
b MAI BIRTH THANKS
WILSON FOR VETO

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May s.-The
biennial convention OF the order
Birth Abraham opened here to-day
with more than 500 delegates from all
sections of the country In attendance.
samuel Dorf. the grand master. In his
annual message. voiced the thanks of
the order TO President Wilson for We
toing the immigration bill. and to the
members OF Congress who had op-
posed the passage of the measure.
Distress among the Jews in Europe.
caused by the war. was dwelt upon.
and several changes in the constitu-
tion of the order were recommended
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REPORTED GOV. HATFIELD
WILL ISSUE CALL FOR EN-
IRA SESSION TO-DAY
Another Report Was Call Would
BE Issued Thursday for Body
to Meet in Ten Days

peeial Dispatch 20 the TntsIiiEencer.
FAiRmoNT. w. Va. May g.
" was learned here on authorita-
tive information tonight that
Governor Hatfield will issue a call
Tor special session OF the West
Virginia legislature this week.
One statement was that the call
would be sent out from the eseeu-
tive ofhees tomorrow morninq and
the session would be not later
than Thursday OF this week, an
other was that the call would 90
out Thursday for a session to con-
'ene within ten days.
The purpose Of the session 10 to
provide money for the continu-
anee OF the administration and IL
10 stated a plan 10 being worked
out by Governor Hatfield and his
friends, is the best possible under
existing conditions. Governor
Hatfield was In Weston Friday
night, clarksburp Saturday and
returned to Charleston Saturday.
His visit TO Weston was to confer
with Senator George e. White. In
Clarksburs the governor met Sen
ator A. q. MeCorb OF Preston
county, and the cIarksbura Re
publican leaders. No Information
could be obtained here as to the
scope Of the legislation proposed
by Governor Hatfield at this time.
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MINE STRIKE
is SETTLED
MINERS AND OPERATORS GET
TOGETHER AT CLEVE-
LAND SATURDAY
All Mines in East Ohio viii BE
Going by Middle of June-Many
Start at Once

Social Dispatch To- ths tn-eIiigencer
CLEVELAND. O.. May Between
1900 and $1,000 coal miners will re.
turn TO work by the middle OF June
as the result Of the settlement yester-
day of one OF the longest coal strikes
In the history Of the industry.
The strike started April /. 1914.
when the miners demanded that they
be paid on = mine run instead OF a
screen basis, and insisted that their
demand for a. cents a ton was equiva-
lent 10 the rate OF 69iz cents a ton
under the screen system Under the
mine run system the miner is paid
for all the coal he produces. both lump
and slack. Under the screen system
the miner is paid only for the lump
coal
Leaders OF the Eastern Ohio Oper-
ators' Association. who agreed yes
terday 10 pay the ~ cents ton
mine-run scale. after the miners
made certain concessions in rules and
working conditions. said to-day that
all of the forty-two mines affected
should be in full operation by the
middle OF June. Some Will resume
work this week.
Miners viii Return.
When the strike started l5.OOJ men
were affected. Between 2.OOn ana
5000 Of these found employment IN
other fields during the thirteen
months OF strife. but are expected TO
return.
The strikers received dement's from
the United Mine Workers organfza-
tion during the greater part of the
strike and their families. for the most
part. continued 20 live in houses
owned by the coal companies Rent
for these houses will be taken out
OF their pay wnen the mines reopen.
some Of the coal companies lost
the bulk OF their business during the
enforced shutdown. but it Is under
stood that sufficient orders have now
been booked ahead to consume the
entire annual output estimated at
l5.oV0.o0O tons. Companies when
lost business are not expected to have
any difficulty in marketing their pro-
Duct.
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the steamers 10 Ireland are being free
ly patronized.
The heavy loss OF life on the Lusi-
tania was due. in the belief OF rescued
passengers. to the fact that some OF
hcers at least reassured them, after
the FIRST torpedo struck home. that
the Lusitania would remain afioat and
could make Queenstown. Prepara-
uons. II Is true. were made TO launch
the boats. but before this could be
done. a second torpedo lift the steam
er and she listed so badly that the
crew could only work the boats on
one side OF the ship.
Another factor was the extreme con
hdence OF passengers themselves In
the infalltbility OF the water tight CON-
partments. According TO steward,
they would not believe. even after the
second torpedo struck. that the ship
would go down. and realized their ter
rible position too late. Then II was
that many jumped into the sea- few
TO be picked up. the great majority 20
perish. Others. including many OF the
first class passengers. were in the
cabin at the time and went down with
the ship
The IusitsniS VAS not in the British
navy list for April among the mer-
chant vessels commissioned as naval
auxiliary craft. and the officials of
the Cunard company deny that she
was ever used for that purpose.
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BIG PLANS FOR THE STATE
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

Special Dispatch TO the lntelligenccr.
Z CHARLESTON. W. Va. May -
Preparations are practically COM
pleted for the entertainment here.
May IL. 13 and Il. OF the State sun
day School Association. Among the
features OF the convention will be- a
great parade through the streets.
Thursday. and following this children
representing all the Sunday schools
of the city viii participate in a pageant
entitled The Children of Many
Lands" The Charleston chamber OF
commerce has passed resolutions urg-
ing all business men OF the city 10
unite in decorating the city for the
occasion. declaring that one of the
largest gatherings ever held in the
city Il expected
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PUBLIC FUNERAL
Collins VIII BE Borne From City Hall
This Morning and Funeral viii
BE Held This Afternoon.

LONDON. May .. 9:O3 p. m-A
Central News dispatch from Queens
town says that according 20 the pres.
cnt arrangements for the burial of the
victims Of the Lusitania. the cofHns
III be borne from the town hall az
o'clock In the morning but that the
funeral procession proper will leave
az 3 o'clock in the afternoon for the
cemetery. The head Of the procesalon
viii be formed ~ the Cunard offices
special high mass will be- cele.
brated az 81 Coleman's cathedral. with
the bishop of Cloyne oficiaung Me.
mortal services also will b. held
wherever 80 o. practicable A general
funeral service Will be held at the
cemetery over the 13g cofHna
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BOTH ARE SAFE
Liner New YORK and French Steiner
Ia Toursine Arrive Safely IN Port
Voyages Uneventfut

NEW YORK. May 9-The steam.
ship New York. Of The American line.
which sailed from this port for Liver.
pool last Saturday. arrived At Liver.
pool NJ Sis o'clock this afternoon. a..
cOrdinE To- a cablegram received az
the local offices ~ the line The New
York few tho American flag.
Owing 90 the Lusitania disaster.
many inquiries rerc received hv tho
officials ~ the American line regard.
Ing fhe New York The liner sailed
from here ON the same day as tho
fusifania
Tho steamship IA Touraine. of the
French line. which left this port on
April "a. arrived a. bordeaux on Sat.
urday afternoon. according 20 cable.
gram received today by the local II.
fees ~ fhc line
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ACTION OF UNITED STATES
Is STILL UNDETERMINED
PRESIDENT WILSON NOW
FACING THE GRANEST
QUESTION OF CAREER
Speculation as tn Decision Is Rife
But No Word Of Any Kind
Comes From White House

WASHINGTON. May s.-what ac-
tion the United States government
will take as a result OF The sinking OF
the British liner Lusitania. with
loss OF more than a hundred American
lives. IL ronight an undetermined ques-
tion.
President Wilson during the last "a
hours has been studying every aspect
OF the case from its legal and humani.
tartan aspects. That he feels deeply
distressed over the incident. and re-
allies the people OF the United States
expect him to express I'm some pro
nounced fashion their Indignation
over II. was indicated by the state
ment issued from the White House
last night. -a.
Nothing more was added today 60
the few significant sentences OF this
utterance-that the President was
considering very earnestly but very
calmly the right course OF action to
pursue" and that ''he knows the peo-
pie of the country wish and expect
him TO act with deliberation as well
a. with flrmness."
Until all the official reports are re-
ceived from Ambassadors Gerard and
Page at Berlin and London. respec-
lively. II is not expected that any ac-
tion VIII be taken
The President spent a quiet day
apart from his official family-and for
the most part alone He went to
church in the forenoon. and took a
ride after luncheon. Most OF the time
he seemed preoccupied and talked
little To his companions. He sat in
his study, Il Is said. in deep thought,
undisturbed for hours Secretary and
Mrs. McAdoo dined with him TONIGHT.
but IL was understood no reference
was made TO the war situation. II was
the first time Mr.. McAdoo had visited
the White House since he was operat.
ed on a few weeks ago.
Varied Public Demand.
When the President went motoring.
he rode alone on the front seat revolv-
ing in his mind the most important
problem OF his administration. When
he returned to his desk tonight he
found the pile of kilograms had in
creased They had been coming in
scores from all parts OF the country.
Many urged the adoption OF severe
measures. Several, among them. a
few from workingmen's Organizations,
advised a declaration OF war as the
surest preventive of further affronts
to American dignity. Others suggest
ed a severance OF all diplomatic rela-
tions until adequate reparation and
(Continusd on Page Eight.l
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LEAVING ITALY
Austrians and Germans Are Fleeing
the Country as Fast as Possible.
Call 70 coiors Issued.

PARIS. May 2. $40 y. ma dis
patch from Bellinzona. Switzerland. TO
the Temps. today. says
Austrians and Germans are Zee
ing from all parts OF Italy. All trains
In the direction Of the frontier are
packed with Teutonic passengers. in
Guiding merchants and officials
Special trains have brought 5000
Germans from Rome. Florence and
Eoiogne. On route for Germany Lu-
ganO is nlled with refugees
Notice has been given ~ the sus-
pension from today of the telephone
service across the frontier and Of the
suppression OF a great many passen-
ger trains
AN German and Austrian Journal
lists have left Italy"
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DIED FROM APoPLExY

Special Dispatch to ne Intelligence.
CHARLESTON W Va May g-M
=. Hsggerty. for twelve years a mem
bcr ~ the Charleston police force. and
captain FOR a number of years. who
retired only a few DAYS ago. today
suffered on attack Of apoplexy. from
W hich he died DE was a Democrat.
end retired when the new Republican
administration took charge of the a..
fairs of tho city. following the recent
election Hc Was g years old. and is
survived By bis wife and four chill
dron
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sUFF sPEAkFR-

Special uieratrn to fhe rnteu rer.a..
CiiARLESTON. vs.. Va. MAY y
Miss ida " Craft ~ New York. noted
suffrage worker. is hero FOR short
speaking campaign Boz Charleston
She viii spend two weeks in Weqt
Virginia ~ This time and u b. er.
pected to get the organization com.
pleted THE summer for the state wide
campaign FOR fhe adoption of the pro.
posed equal suffrage amendment 70
tho constitution
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ATTEMPT TO AssAssNATE
oEN. oARzA. OF MEXICO

WASHINGTON. May s.-At attempt
TO assassinate Rogue Gonzales Garza.
the convention provisional president OF
Mexico. was made early to-day BY
troops led by General Barona. former
military commander Of Mexico City. a.
cording TO dispatches reaching here to-
night from the Mexican capital Baro-
mas troops were repulsed after severe
fighting. with losses 10 both sidse.