The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-05-14

ton, The Tribune says, would amount
to a declaration of war.
Passenger trains from Italy are
crowded with Germans and Austrians.
A number of German correspondents
from Milan and Turin have arrived at
LuganO.
After the uprising of rebels near
Misza, TripOIi, last month, it was re-
ported from Rome that the insurgents
were being led by Turks.
Berlin, via London, May 8-Official
announcement was made at the Ger
man War Office today that the city of
Libau, in the province of COurland,
Russia, has been captured by the Ger
mans.
The War Office announcement
says:
''The troops we sent against the city
of Lii'au took possession of this town
yesterday. Sixteen hundred prisoners,
Is cannon and four machine guns fell
into our hands.
''Ehe pursuit of the defeated enemy
by the army under Gen. MackenSen
and such troops of our allies as join
ed this army was continued steadily
throughout Yesterday. Our advance
forces crossed the River WislOka in
tn, ne;ghbOrhOOd of kr0sno yesterday
evening.
''The joint action of all parts of the
army engaged in this advance led to
the cutting off Of not inconsiderable
Russian forces. Consequently the to-
tai number of prisoners taken in the
Calac;an arena sine. the end of April
had SO far been increased to 10000
men. Thirty-C ght cannon, including
nine of heavy caliber, have been taken
from the Russians"
L;bau recently has attained great
import ance as Russian seaport. Il
had a population Of 1850 in 1897.
For SEINE days, German forces, led
by Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
have been advancing into the Russian
Baltic provinces, Il region which here
t0fcrc has escaped the ravages of war.
II was said in B,riin that the Field
Marshal's object was to take Libau
and Riga, another port, and harass the
Russian communications with PetrO-
grad.
Paris, May S-The French War Of
flee in this afternoon report on hos
tiEties, says:
an Belgium yesterday at daybreak,
the Germans delivered violent at
tack against the British lines near st.
Julien. This attack WAS repulsed and
the enemy suffered heavy losses.
go the south of Ypres, al Hill No.
so, thu British troops yesterday re-
captured a further section of the
trenches lost by them three days ago"
Queenstown, May S-Clinton Ber-
nard of New Ycrk City, one of the
first cabin survivors OF the Lusitania,
had this to say of his experience:
"Th,re was not as much excitement
as one would expect IN such catas-
trophe. When | saw the ship was sink
ing | jumped overheard. | had no life
belt, but / picked up a bit Of flotsam.
Finally / got to an upturned boat
and chung 20 that. Later, with some
others who swan to this boat, we
managed to right it. Then we climbed
in and started to rescue as many peg
pie as we could reach.
"'The German submarine made no
attempt to save anybody. We saw 1T
for moment, just before it dove. The
first torp do struck Us between the
first and second tunnels. The Lusi-
tania shook and settled down bit.
Two other tOrpedoes quickly follow
ed and soon finished the ship.
"Four or five of our lifeboats went
down with her and the tremendous
suction as the liner was nngulfed,
dragged many people down also.
"The noise of the explosion was not
very great. The first torpedo burst
with a thud and we knew that we
were doomed. We had flOatod about
two hours in our small boat before the
first rescue steamers arrived. Pre-
vious to this time some small shore
boats and fishing smacks came along
and helped us.
Rev. w. H. Simpson, passenger
in the second cabin, saved himself by
cIingiHg to an upturncd boat.
"After a struggle we filled this
boat with al we could rescue" DIR.
Simpson said. ave tied a pair of
trousers to an oar and hoisted it as a
signal of DISTRESS. A big trawler came
along and took us aboard.
"When we were struck | was in the
saloon. Life, belts were handed around
but the people did not want to put
thom on. and they rushed to the deck