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NOTE ON THE FRYE CASE.
G~rmany Says Reference 10 Pri,-
Court Was Merely Formal.

WasHISGToN, May 2+.-In response to
an inquiry from the United States
Government Germany has informed the
state Department through Ambass ,dor
Gerard that formal reply To the last
American note on the Frye case is being
prepared and viii soon he delivered.
The German Government cxpla med
that the action OF Admiralty authorities
in announcing a date for hearings on
the Frye case before a prize court did
not mean that the German Government
had necessarily thereby rejected the re-
quest OF the United States that the case
be not sent to prize court and that this
tion did not constitute a reply to the
hote OF the United States on the sub.
jcrt.
The Ambassador was told by the Ger
man Foreign Dffice that the notice in
question had 20 be issued in compliance
with German law. but that this action
was wholly independent of diplomatic
negotiations.
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BRITAIN S7IFFENS
POLICY TOWARD US.
To Adopt More Stringent Atti-
tude Regarding Exports to
European Ncutrals.
CITES OFFICIAL FIGURES

LoNpoN. May 24.--The British Gov
ernment plans TO adopt an even more
stringent attitude toward American ex-
ports to Holland and Scandinavia than
II has in the past. according to nforma-
tion obtained tonight from a high
source
Great Britain plans to use the United
States own figures to show that since
the war started there has been tre-
mendous Increase in American exports
to neutral European ports British ofi-
cials assert that the figures fled in
Washington prove what Great Britain
has been asserting right alo"E, tina,
Germany Is getting food and other sup.
plies from the United States through
neutral reghbors. Shipments 20 these
neighbors have increased MANIFOLD. AMI
have reached a size unnecessary for the
countries to which they are shipped.
American exports to Germany have
fallen on from many millions to few
thousands of dollars. 1t is argued that
American shippers cannot he suffering
much, as their Representatives before
the prize courts have contcnd"d.
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HONOR LYNDON W. BATES. JR.
PrORrcssives Pay Warm Tributes {"
Memory Of LusitRniR Victim.

Oscar $. Straus VAS the principal
speaker at y meeting Of the New York
county committee Of the National Pro-
gressive party. held in Bryant Hall
7s3 S.Nih avenue. last night in memory
OF the late chairman. I.indou W. Bates.
Jr.. who was lost on the Lusitania. lie
eulogzed Mr.. Bates az a man Of sterling
qualities and pointed out the nspira-
ton OF his life
"Men OF such Calibre," he said. wear
n crown % hottest martyrdom"
George W. Perkins in a short address
spoke of Mr.. Bates as a man Of action.
He mentioned his desire as member
OF the Belgian relief committee to get
to Belgium as soon ms possible,
"He took the l.usitania to save two
DAYS in the Journey" said Mr. Perkins
Ever unmindful OF himself. he would
often step aside In the belief that other
men were better fitted than he for GER
tain work"
"a life worthy OF envy" sums up the
sentiments expressed by Bainbridgs
Colby.
Other speakers were Judge William
l.. Ransom, William II TIotchkiss and
state Chairman Walter A. Johnson,
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KAISER SEEKS L. S. FOOD.
Germany Said to Have Formed
plan 10 Get suppIics Here.

The Tribune says this morning that
il is IN possession of tho main features
of German plan fur a stetdv shipment
of foodstuffs from this country to the
Fatherland. the carrying out OF which
embraces a plot to hondwink Corsuis and
port officials ny means Of consignmerts
hat are apparently in keeping with
neutrality regulations.
II saws that preparations have henn
made within two weeks for shipping
100000 worth Of goods and that IL $
proposed to continue shipments valued
az a Ike amount each week Ships have
been secured and local banks nave ar
ranged ~ finance operations The first
cargo has not been shipped. however.
because Of the manner i'm which Amer
can business men willing To bcre:it by
tn" plans have been scared by the sink
irg Of the Lusitau!a.
The TrtbanS says that tho head q"
the German forces engaged in the scheme
s \ Young man known as Mr. Hansen,
with headquarters IN the Office of tho
Trar sa;iantic Trust Company. william
and Liberty streets He belongs 20 an
artist tocratic German family and is called
The Chef' by his associates H!s sub
ordiratcs include pr carl SchImme
Of ~ chambers street. the Tribuu, saws.
and IL is a part II pr. Srh'mmel'S dut o.
t. arranG" details. He recently offered.
II is stated, 4 commission mouse business
to the amount of $4,000, 900 a month T
they would guarantee to get foods;uffs
for Germany, saving there would Il" no
question Of ownership while they were
on the high seas. as payment VIII he
withheld until the cargocs were safe .r
a neutral port
"lf the goods are American owned
and consigned To neutral port" hc
said, the British and French VIII .et
them alone"
lie promised tha' the ships containing
the consigrments would he immune from
German submarines and said that tho
bank making the necessary loans could
be protected bv deposit !r German
banks, II necessary
The goods were ~ hc shipped 70
Malmo sweden, opposite Copenhagen.
Denmark, and th"nco 'ranssh,pped across
the Baltic Sea , Swinemunde. GERMANY.
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1000 ALLIES DEAD
IN GALLIP0LI FIGHT
Turks Report Repulse of At
tack on Southern End
Of Peninsula.

CoNsTANTIS SoPLE. via Berlin. May -.
Official announcement was made here
to-day OF a repulse of the French and
British forces yesterday near Sedd-el-
Bahr. on the southern end OF Gallipoli
Peninsula. Two thousand allies were
left dead on the field. according to the
announcement. which is as follows
THE enemy on Sunday attacked near
Sedd-el-B Bahr under the protection OF
his batteries and feet. but notwithstand-
ing the fact that ne had reenforcements
we repulsed ,he attack. The enemy
lef. 1000 dead on the field and We cap
tured IA machine gun, During the fight
our fire caused a hostile aeroplane to fall
into the sea"
Additional debark tions have brought
the total Of French and British troops
landed along the Dardanelles up TO 90
600, OF whom about 1000 are said TO
be incapacltatcd by illness. The original
landing force was $4,000.
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WANT LEAGUE OF NEUTRALS.
Letters 10 tnti- \rmR mont Body
Advocate That Step.

Strong conviction that whatever the
Substance Of Germany's reply to the
Presidents note the issue with Germany
must he settled otherwise than by arms
IL reflected in the letters which the
Americsn League TO Limit Armaments
is now receiving from its members
Several methods Of dealing with Ger
many are advocated In the letters.
chiefly the assembling of league ~
neutral nations and complete non-in-
'ercourse, and many writer's assert that
either Of these methods would he more
effective with Gevmany than formal
warfare. while others speak only Of
their moral aversion 10 all wars
The sun., 1915-05-25
JANE adams GOES TO VIENNA.
herman chancellor Received Peace
Delegates In berlin.

AMSTERDAM, May 24.-Miss Jane Ad-
cams ard the other members of the COM
mlt'ee appointed by the Women's Peace
Conference at The Hague TO visit the
'ouHIreS at war in connection with the
movement for peace allied upon Chan
cello. Won Bethma Hollwee yesterday.
according to despatch received here
from Berlin.
me despatch adds that the Chancellor
sd'a h" has sympathy with the object
Ne women have in view. Later in the
uay the delegates left for Vienna.
nhefe an audience with the Emperor
S'ato,s Joseph has been assured them.
The sun., 1915-05-25
BRITAIN ASSURES u, s,
ON SHIPPING QUESTION
Admits Washington Was Not a
Party to Agreements
Reached.


WASH NGroN. May 2i.-Tr" British
Government through Ambassador
Spring-Rice gave to-day the assura nces
desired by the United States as TO its
und rstanding Of the unofficial character
%. conferences which have been taking
place between officials OF the State De-
partment and o' the Rrt!s1 Embassy IN
regard 10 shipping questions.
The British statement was entirely
satisfactory to the state Department.
III is not yet certain whether or not the
conferences abruptly broken on by the
state Department last Saturday viii he
resumed. Since Friday the State De-
partment has been referring shippers to
;he British Embassy and il has not v, t
developed whether or not there will he
The sun., 1915-05-25
COALITION CABINET
NOW NEARLY FILLED
British Lord ChanccllOrship
and Ministry Of Munitions
Not Determined.
PLACE FOR IRISH PARTY
Special Cab'c Despotck 10 Tur srx.


l,oSpoN. May % ,TuesdayD The
Thncs announces this morning that sew
eral Of the important posts in the coali-
tion Cabinet have been allotted
The only two serious outstanding
questions concern the Lord Chancellor.
ship and the new post. Civilian Ministry
OF Munitions. Neither appointment has
been made. but the latter will in all
likelihood go to NJ. Lloyd George. Chan
cellor Of the Exchepuer in the preser,
ruiorists
The fnanc."rs OF the city are anxious
that Mr.. Lloyd George shall remain
where he ls." the Times continues. hut
10 Is greatly attracted 10 the now mu-
nit.ons post. to which place the Govern
mert is determined to appoint only n
very strong man"
The Times advocates the appointment
Of MIR Lloyd George. but falling him
favors Mr.. Ronar Law. who has
stronger business qualifications than
almost anybody else in the House of
Commons. The newspaper also asserts
that &, has heen definitely settled that
Winston Churchill shall remain m the
cabinet
Much interest IL continues Gen.
tres in tho meeting OF the Irish party a,
Dublin to-day. which Joha Redmond
has convened 20 consider the ofYer o,
Prime Minister AsGuith Of place in the
cabinet 1t is understood that Mr.. Red.
mond adheres 10 his wish not to share
IN the Government. but the leaders OF
ine coalition want him. lie is being
pressed to reconsider. The oiRclal view
IS that the Cabinet vii! no, he nationa'
IN its widest sense unless the Irish Ma.
t"Halists a"e represented Several o'
the Younger member, of tna' party are
most willing to JON. hu, the decision
rests with NJ. Redmond"
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The packing Interests are said 20 have
suffered severely from long delays Of
ships. fi-aly resulting in vessels and
cargocs being released. rather than from
the ctr-o"s which have been seized and
condemned.
In THIS poir; the State Department Is
inclined to support the packers. on
cials have reached the conclusion that II
T. not awful for the British TO hold car
es several weeks on a mere suspicion
Until they have mad time to make invss-
t,gati,n and satisfy themselves as To- the
bona fides Of the cargo and consignee
1t IS probable that II no special action
IS taken by the Department on his
point IL will form one OF the chief con-
,entions of the next note sent to the
British Government The packers have
T. dcfray all expenses of such delays
for when Cargoes are released the owners
have no claims for damages
Most OF the mea; cases are in prize
court and with these the state Depart
ment can have no concern until de-
cision - rendered and denial Of ius-
tiCe claimed Cargoes To the value OF
- 900. 400 are before the prize courts
Most Of this value is represented in
four cargoes seized last fall when
slipped consigned "to order" Since
men packers have ceased shipping 80
ord"r"
After these cases were pu; in prize
court. negotiations were begun between
the British GovCrnmout and representa-
t.vcs rf the packers to settle them out
uf court Tus British claim that the
grkerS made such n settlement impos-
sihle by demanding sNorhitan; prices for
the meats, the packers assert that the
British Government went back on It's
promise To purchase these cargoes. The
The sun., 1915-05-25
SAYS MORE SPEED COULD
HAVE SAVED LUSITANIA
Montana Doctor Saw Subma.
rine Half Hour Before
Liner Was Hit.

br. Carl r. Foss. a young physician
or Harlem. Mon. who sailed In the sec
"nd cabin OF the torpedoed Cunarder
Lusi'ania. arriving yesterday by the
American liner New York. asserted that
he saw through his field glasses from
the deck of the doomed ship half an
hour before she was struck German
submarine and that the speed of the
I.usitania. which he estimates was not
more than about fifteen knots was not
increased. \ few minutes later, the
doctor says. the ship altered her course.
which indicated to him that the ships
officers also had sighted the peril
In relating the story OF his expert
ences DR. Foss said he wished 20
preface 1t with the remark that he
heartily condemned the policy OF a
steamship line saving fuel at the cx-
pense OF human life." his idea being
that III Capt. Turner OF the Lustania
had been going at full speed or more
than twenty-five knots she would not
have been torpedoed. This point of
view is held by large number of the
commanders of other British liners who
have recently arrived here and who
have not hesitated to express their
sentiments.
The local Office OF the Cunard Line
says that the Lusitania was not con-
serving coal; that she averaged more
than 21.50 knots on the trip, and that
Capt; Turner had no instructions to
save coal. Why the liner slowed down
while nearing the Irish coast. a local
representative OF the line said, would
be the subject OF an investigation. Capt.
Turner himself had testified that he was
trying TO make the bar lghtship in the
Mersey at high water in the morning
and that 1t was necessary to reduce
speed to do SO.
DR. Foss censured the conduc, OF some
stewards, stokers and other members
OF the crew. but praised the men pas
sengers for their attention to women
and children. lie noted large num-
Der of the crew rushing UP on deck
and equipping themselves with life pre-
servers. which they pulled out of big
chests on deck. They made no effort.
the doctor says. to assist the women
and children to fnd life belts.
After DR.. Foss had gone below. feel
ing confident that the ships comma nder
had seen the submarine that the doc
WI Hdh SlEHttu 6nO tndt every
thing would he done to elude danger.
the torpedo hit the ship forward
I'VE were just finishing lunch" he
said. when the explosion. which was
far forward. came. almos; lifting us
Off our chairs. We were stunned for a
moment. Then We gathered ourselves
together and many went to their cabins
for life preservers The ship listed so
swiftly that feared to go to my cabin
4 .,,I
out life preserver. ! saw many OF the
stewards putting on life preservers.
The ship listed so rapidly and so
far that finally decided to jump over
board. after finding life preserver.
went over at the stern. being careful
10 dodge the propelers. When came
to the surface | saw boatload OF
people lowered from near the stern
thrown into the swirling water created
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BRITAIN RUSHES CASES.
Four ships Have Bc~n Released
since May 10.
Spec,ai Cdbi, D,spafch 10 Tur sr~

LO&DuN, May 1.-THE Admiralty IL
row eNercis ng de,patch with reference
to American clrggcs seized by British
ships -Four ships have been released
since MAY - aud their carroes either
sent for final adjudication to the Ad-
miral'y or held for purchase by the Gov
ornment Seven other cases, British.
Norwegian ani Greek ships, with nom
American clrGoes have been also set
tied. In the case OF one American cargo
the ship was held up less than a week
The cases decided since May 10 are
those of the Rom >dalsfjord with a cargo
OF cotton from Galveston The cargo
is taken for purchase and the snip re-
leased the olaf Kyrre, whose cargo
has been held for purchase; he Libra,
the cargo of which has been sent TO the
prize court and the ship released
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RUSSIAN WAHSHIP SUNK.
I,4OO Of Crew Reported Lost ~
the Black Sea.

BERLIN. by wireless TO Sayville May
24.-The Overseas News Agency gave
ont the following to-day:
According to Bucharest despatch
the Russian armored man-o'-war Win
teleimon ,PanteleimonJ has been sunk
with 400 men in the Black Sea"
The sun., 1915-05-25
CONFER WITH ASQUITH.
Probable Nembcrs Of Coalition
Cabinet Meet Premier.

'P''" ""'' P'Sp"'" 7" lHE StN
LONDON, May 2t-Conferentes were
held today IN Downing street at which
Premier Asgu'th. David Lloyd George,
Honar Law, Mr. Balfour. Austen cham
herlain and S!i Edward Carson attended.
Smaller conferences were held later No
Information was ohtainable as 10 when
he coalition Cabinet will be announced
Winston Churchill. who is generally
believed 10 he doomed 20 go. spent the
day a. the Admiralty. where he was
rushed with husincss Apparently he
was unruiiieG by the recent develop
mcnts
The sun., 1915-05-25
Cas-. Against "Nstion" Film Ends.

The National Ass iation for the Ad-
yancement Of the Colored People yes
ter,iay asked the permission o! Magls-
tiate Herbert OF the Jefferson Market
po!!ce court to withdraw its complaint
against ID. W. Griffith and Harry r.
Aitken, producers of the Birth or a
nation Aim, and the case was dis
missed.
The sun., 1915-05-25
Special Cabie Despafch 10 Tur sr>

LoNpoN, May 24-Thc press bureau
issued tonight a statement from James
W. Gerard the United States Ambassa-
dor at Berlin, representing British in
terests there. to the effect that thirty
zine British officers kept In solitary cor.
nnement in Germany row receive soil
diers food. -Four more officers from
Frankfurt, 'arlsrune aud Torgan are 10
he interned togcther, allowing them to
communicate during their exercise
periods,
The sun., 1915-05-25
TURKISH VESSEL SUNK.
Submarine Destroys GunbOat 81
Years Old.

CoNsrANrINoPLE. via London. May "a.
The Turkish General stan has issued
an official statement saying:
THE twenty-five-year old gunboat
Pelenk-i-Deria was sunk this afternoon
by a hostile submarine. Two of the
crew were killed. but all of the Others
escaped without injury
The sun., 1915-05-25

OplFST. l. I, May 2i.--As the rosu'.
~ injuries received hy falling from a
tree on Saturday afternoon Bryan,
l. Young. postmaster and justice If
the peace. H. dead. He was 80 wears of
OF age, marr.e ed and the father Of three
children.
The sun., 1915-05-25
Say 4. =. Mail Is Opened.

BERLIN. via wireless to SayvlIlo. l., l..
May a4.--The Government Press Bureau
issued to-day dispatches from ROtter-
dam In which II IL charged that the
British censors opened American mail
for Holland aboard the American liner
Philadelphia.
The sun., 1915-05-25
ireland 10 Have, Racing ms Usual.
SD,c,oi Cob,, D>spatch TO THE suN.

LONDON. May 24.-~The Government
has announced that there will be no in
reference with racing In Ireland this
year
The sun., 1915-05-25

Special Cable UfspdFch 70 THE StN,
ATHENS. May EFT Is Ieported from
authoritative sources that the British
submarine which penetrated the Darda-
nelles to the Sea OF Marmora sank three
Turkish transports. and that 1000 troops
were drowned.
The sun., 1915-05-25

The Russian battleshlp Panteleimon
has a complement OF 740 men. according
to naval reference books. She was built
in 1897. had a displacement OF l2.5S2
tons and carried four l2 inch guns.
sixteen inch. four 3 inch. six 3
FOUNDERS and Ave torpedo tubes.
The sun., 1915-05-25

by the propcllcrs by the smashing OF
the boat up against the hull OF the
ship
Men and women we're drawn into the
Whirlpool OF the screws and hurled out
again dead or terribly manged.
'One man whose arm was cut of
and was injured otherwise managed to
Keep a'oat on a piece of wreckage.
! swan to him and held his head above
the water until he died in my arms.
Not far away was woman with one
arm enfolding her little girl and the
other cl!ng!ng to piece OF lumber.
| pushed them over toward boa;
with about twenty-five persons In II
and helped them aboard. There was
no room in the boat for another soul.
so ! swan TO another lifeboat about
200 yards away.
Helped Women In Water.
AS neared the boat. which was
partly waterlogCed, ii turned turtle.
throwing everybody into the sea. Mary
chung to the bottom but some. utterly
exhausted. sank without sound The
boat righted it-elf and those VINO sur
vived the accident got into Il. | helped
two women drifting near In lifc pre-
servers into the boat and struck out
n'sSeIl l"r lilr raIt Win only seven
or eight men aboard | was tagged out
completely and could not raise myself
onto the raft. The men dragged me
aboard
While I was In the water saw
the l.usitania sink. She plunged down
bow frst and just after she vanished
a mass Of wreckage and bodies gushed
up 10 the surface"
Or. Foss and castaways with him
on the raft were taken on by the tug
lnc'an Empire and landed at Queens
town He said that many of the New
forks 10 cabin passengers were very
nervous or the trip from Liverpool over
the possibility OF a submarine attack,
fearful that even IN. American flag
migh; not protect them Some Of the
passengers wore pneumatic life preser-
vers for the first two days OF the trip.
sleeping in them
The sun., 1915-05-25

The Pelenk-i-Dera was built at Kiei
in 1890. Her displacement was $50
tons. She was used as a seagolng
depot ship for the torpedo boat fotilla
The sun., 1915-05-25
PACKERS PROTEST
TO BRYAN TO-DAY
Want support of L. s. Against
British Practice Of De-
tanning CargOcs.
no EMBARGO on MEAT

wAsHiScToS. May 2i.-An engage
ment was made n; the state Department
to-day for representatives Of the chief
meat packing firms of the United states
to discuss with officials tomorrow the
grievances which the meat shippers have
against the British Government on ac-
count of de;en;ions and seizures OF
American meat cargoes.
The packers here were Joined tonight
by Alfred Il. t'rion. chief counsel for
Armour a Co, who has been represent
ing the American packing interests IN
London for several months. He came To
this country especially for to-morrow's
conference ~ the state Department and
will return to London on saturday.
While the packers consider that they
have serious ground for complaint
against the British Government. they
repudlated reports which had been put
In circulation earlier that in retaliation
the American firms would refuse 10 sell
meat to Great britain II was pointed
out that meat packers are organized
to do business at a profit and not TO
sacrifice their greater interests for the
sake OF the less
Va EmbarKO Planned.
In this connection Arthur Meeke-.
vice. president Of Armour a Co, issued
to-uigh: the following statement:
THE rumor that the Chicago packers
are c, nsiderlng disseminating their ship
rents ,o England as a means Of fore
ing settlement Of their claims igainst
the English Government - unfounded.
Such 4 proceeding never has even been
suggested or discussed We are trying
with the best feeling toward every one
concerned t. hnd u happy sI.uiion Of
trying situation, but I regret to say
We are making ri W progress. our gem
eral counsel. Mr trlon. after confer
ence with the state Department to-mor-
row, is returning to London on Satui-
day"
Those in Washington for the confer
ence with state Depa' ;nent officials. he
sides NJ Meekcr and Mr.. trion. are the
following: \ mour a. 60, Charles !.
Faulkner. Jr. Swift 4 90. q. I. Swift.
Jr.. Robert VI air: Morris eco, Ehomas
T. Wilson. president James Jac 'b'on
Sulzberger Sons n CO.. r. T Sulzberger.
VI ,r~is Roscnbach. W. r. Brown.
state Department officials are not yet
Informed as to Just what the packers
wish TO take M with them. hut II was
indicated here to-day that the chief COM
plant Of the packers and the point on
which they will ask support of this
Government is the British practice u
OBTAINING meat Cargoes on suspicion.
while their representatives in neutral
countries make iuvestigations as to the
oonsgnees.