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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23

He had a long interview with Premier
Asouth this afternoon, and It Is gen
orally supposed that the final sever
a7cc then occurred. Later he bade
farewell al the Admiralty 70 the heads
Of tie various Departments.
Perhaps The most striking feature OF
the entire crisis has been the way IN
which the ordinary Liberal members
Of the Commons we're determined 70
;ettison Nh Churchill The fact that
leaving at this stage viii almost en-
danger his entire career weighs with
them not the slightest. They have one
set reply 70 any expostulation:
He nearly smashed the party be-
fore on the Ulster plot This time
he has smashed the government. We
are finished with him for good. He
can 90 and form a party q his own
along with F. Z. Smith. # he likes.
Winston Churchill has sent the fol-
lowing message on the situation 10
"Reynolds's Newspaper:
ANY public man who at this mo
ment nourishes any thought except that
Of wagirg war against the enemy by
the most effective means should never
be forgiven by his fellow-countrymen.
The newspaper receiving the message
predicts that Mr.. Churchill will be a
member Of the coalition Cabinet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
TRY TO GET FOOD
TO MEXICO CITY
Relief Committees To Be Aided
by Representations from
u. s. Officials.

Washington, May %. Efforts TO re-
open railroad communication between
Vera Cruz and Mexico City, with
view TO relieving the food famine
which IS causing demonstrations in the
capital were renewed to-day by the
State Department. Consul Silliman, at
Vera Cruz, and the Brazilian Minister
At the capital were requested 10 urge
the Carranza and Villa officials TO per
NIT food shipments over the line. The
international Relief Committee in
Mexico City, it was stated could handle
the situation adequately If the trans
portaion problem could be settled.
The Vera Cruz line is reported TO be
in operation TO Pachuca.
Mexico City continues 10 suffer from
shortage of food, especially corn.
State Department dispatches to-day
said that when an attempt was made
yesterday TO distribute corn TO eight
thousand people there was not sufi-
cient supply, and about two hundred
and fifty people tainted during the
crush.
The Villa agency here gave out to-
night the following telegram from Chi
huahua:
Convention forces inflicted a dsas-
trous defeat upon the Carranzistas at
Celava. capturing the town and caus-
ing overwhelming losses to the enemy
in killed. wounded and prisoners. Our
cavalry pursues with great vlgor the
remnants Of Obregon's scattered army,
which is fleeing 70 the south. where IL
will be met by General Zapata's
troops"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23

boards, tables and chairs lay in piet-
uresque disorder. An hour ago the
restaurant had been one Of the most
elegant in Europe. It's floor was laid
with rich red Brussels carpets, the
walls were decorated in white and gold
and mirrors, with magnificent chande-
liers hanging from the ceiling. Now
the whole room was a picture OF tho
most CHASTITY devastation. Two shells
had entered just by the lower part OF
the long row of windows. Their splln-
tiers had torn gaping holes IN walls
and ceilings. The plaster ornaments
had fallen down and now lay shivered
into fragments, and the carpets had
almost disappeared beneath the thick
white dust The windows had been
smashed 70 atoms Mirrors had
cracked into all sorts Of curious starry
shapes and threatened 20 collapse
altogether II touched. All the furnl-
ture lay about in little bits. The Ia
blecloths had been torn 20 shreds. Yet
in the corners Of the room, more par
ticularly the western corner, the tables
were still standing, but glasses ana
crockery had, Of course. been smashed.
I noticed the bases of claret and cham
payne glasses still standing, whilst
the bowls had been shivered % pieces,
leaving an edge like an irregular saw
blade.
When the bombardment began some
fifty officers had assembled together
for dinner in this room, and some or
them had already begun TO eat. Most
of them had been seated IN the west
ern end of the room, and had thus
miraculously escaped death. But at
a window in the eastern corner OF
the room surgeon, Dr. Llppe, had
sat down with an Adjutant OF the Ma
val Brigade, and they had already be-
gun their meal when the bomoardment
commenced. A she'll had burst its
way through the lower half OF this
very window. Probably the hotel had
already been struck by a couple OF
/ shells, and az the two gentlemen had
perhaps felt that they were rather too
/ exposed where they were, II seems that
/ DR.. Lippe had got up TO go away, but
| he got no further than the other end
If the table when he was literally torn
10 shreds by the shell, which struck
him right in the back. What was left
of his body lay flung forward on the
floor. the head resting on the arms IN
a pool of blood All that was left OF
the uniform was few ragged tatters.
A piece of one of his legs was found
under a table at the other end of the
room, and all the rest Of him, in the
form of blood stains, organs and bow
els and their contents, were spattered
about the white walls and ceiling and
the tablecloths. DR.. Schonfelder, who
had hurried to the spot. could do
nothing but order the remains OF his
colleague 10 be gathered together in
a table cloth and carried 20 mortuary
The Adjutant, who was badly wounded
in the head, was taken to the nearest
hospital. A fine-looking Landsturm
soldier. who was in the restaurant to-
gether with his son. told me that all
The other diners had got out OF it
alive, but most of them had been
hurled to the ground by the air pres;
sure, and some had been cut and
bruised by the flying splinters. They
we're dazed for the moment, but soon
recovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
SUE J. H. HAMMOND
FOR S1,50O,OOO
Two Men Charge Engineer
with Illegal Financial
ManipulationS.
a. TeI.Erarh q The Trihune ]

Baltimore. May %. John Hays Ham
mond. the mining engineer and fnan-
cicr, is the defendant in two suits for
an aggregate. with interest, of more
than 81 800, 600 damages. instituted to-
day in the Superior Court here. With
out interest or the costs Of the case
the claims are respective for 100000
and S477 800. a total Of S1,437,0OO.
One suit was brought by Willard D.
Doremus and the other bv Addison G..
Dubois. both of Washington. Each al
legged that by the financial manipula-
tons Of Mr. Hammond he was frozen
out of the General Cotton Securities
Company Of Delaware and deprived OF
interest in that company equal in value
10 the amount of claim for damages.
The declarations were fled and sum-
monses placed in the hands of a dep
uty sheriff TO catch Hammond as he
went through the Union Station on
train from Washington to New York.
The notice was served on Hammond
en- the train.
Doremus says that in November.
1910, he lost certificates for 5000
shares Of preferred and $500 shares
Of common stock of the General Cotton
Securities Company. valued at $780,
600 Hammond is charged with finding
the certificates and refusing TO return
them. In the other suit Dubois al
leges the loss Of certificates for $500
shares Of preferred and 2.275 shares
of common stock in the same manner.
John Hays Hammond, at his home,
903 Park Avenue, last night character
ized the suit brought against him by
Willard D. Doremus and Addison 6.
Du Bots as "a hold-up game
81 have not single share Of the
stock they are suing me for he said.
They were al turned over 10 J. p.
Miller four years ago, after we gave
up our option, and | have had nothing
to do with the company since. There
is nothing to the suit. II was all
thrashed out before in the courts
and it was practically thrown out.
But as long as there are enterpris-
ing lawyers, there is no law 70 prevent
them especially if their clients are
easy from starting such suits. 1t
seems peculiar that the papers were
served on me as | was returning
from Washington yesterday, after !
had been there a week But ! am go
ing back tomorrow night, and may
have something more to say about the
case then
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
BOLTS HIT POLES
AND CAUSE PANIC
Pedestrians Flee as Lightning
Strikes in Brooklyn
Hospital Damaged.

During the thunder shower that
broke Yesterday afternoon bolts Of
lightning played around fagpoles in
Brooklyn, caesing terror among pedes-
trians in the, streets.
One bolt struck fifty-foot pole on
the Hilton Building, az Fulton and
Smith Streets, hurting the gilt dome
10 the street Men and women passen-
gers, frightened by the crackle and
flash Of lightning, rushed out of car
standing at Smith Street waiting TO
cross Fulton.
A sixty-foot granite spire on the
Memorial Presbyterian Church, al
Seventh Avenue and st. Johns Place,
was also struck.
From the roof Of 1875 Nassau Street,
occupied by the Cary Manufacturing
Company. the lightning plucked a
sixty-foot fagpole and splintered it
into a thousand pieces. Delicate gyro-
scopic aeroplane cquilibrators on the
top floor were not injured.
A panic was averted in 81. Roses
Free Home for Incurable Cancer. II
Jackson Street, Manhattan, by Sister
Rose and the nurses after the build
ing had been struck. They assured the
patients that only a small corner of
the roof had been damaged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
PUTS YEARS WAR COST
AT S17,400,0 900, 900

Paris, May 22-Captain Edmond
Thery. widely known as an como
mist, estimates that the total mill
tary expenditures for the first year
Of the war will be $4,000, 900, 900
francs 1000. 900. O00) for the seven
allies and $4,000, O0O, 900 francs ST.
4oo,ooO,00o) for Germany. Austria
and Turkey. This makes an aver
age Of 100000, 900 francs (sl,44o.-
Oo0.o0O) month. PAP, zoo, 900 francs
S4s.4OO.O0O a day and 10000, 1000
francs $4,000, OOO) an hour.
He believes the economic powers
OF Great Britain, France and Russia
can support the strain much more
easily than their opponents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
Rostand Lampoons Grief
Of Bernstorff Over Lusitania
French Poet in Aexandrne Verse Pictures German
Ambassadors Visit of Coincidence to President
Wilson After Loss of American Lives.
By c. INMAN BARNARD.
Paris Correspondent of The Tribune.

Pans. May Edmond Rostand. in
an epic poem Of twenty three AlcNan-
drlne verses the same metre he used
IN "Cyrano De Bergerac' describes
Ambassador Bcrrstorf's recent visit
20 President Wilson 20 express regrets
for the Lusitania victims. II is en-
tltlcd Les Condolences. II fills two
columns 90 the front page Of "Le
Figaro" Briefy summarized. it runs
as follows:
For his mourning call at the White
House BernstorF arrays himself In
black. Shortly after the last vcstiEe
o. the IuSitanis is swallowed by The
waves the ambassador appears before
President Wilson, who stands erect.
while behind him are the spirits of Lin
coin. symbolic Of virtue, and Of Wash
incton. pcrsonifyinC glory. Ru, these
phantomS are invisible TO BernstorF,
who = he could see them might per
havs have rctraceG his steps Rut
BcrnstorF. with an unassumlng gest-
urc. declines 20 he seated, and, with a
pe-fumcd handkerchief in his fingers,
as Il ready 20 intercept stray tear.
and with a suhdued, discreet cough and
sympathetic sigh, the soft-toncd am
bassador says:
Il come in behalf Of his majesty. my
imperial master. William. to express
his sorrow:ul concern that he dOEns
20 share with you on the occasion Of
your mishap. DO not at this painful
moment insist upon details, but please
note that ] came promptly. shall be
brief and retire speedily, fully aware
tha. you must feel that ! ought 70 have
paid you this visit Il goes withou,
saving that we are sorry for the fate Of
tho women and children, but YOU
should see the kilograms that Won Tir-
pitt receives. Il IS a grand success
1or our navy. and, As ! remarked 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
BRONX BOY LOST
IN GALE AT SEA
Wanderlust Leads Lad TO Death
Off Costa Rican Coast While
on WaV TO Japan.

Jack Kelly Thulman. nineteen.-year-
old son of John A. Thulman, OF 2493
Valentine Avenue, The Bronx. and a
former student OF architecture at Co
lumbia University, is reported to have
been lost at sea OFF the Costa Rican
coast on February 2, when four
masted bark in which he was travel
ling to Japan struck 4 fierce storm.
Letters and cables received by the
father from Kobe. Japan, indicate that
his son was washed overheard.
Afflicted by wanderlust, Thulman and
his ehum. Ralph Williams, decided TO
see something Of the world.
The BOYS were on the first ship 10
pass through the Panama Canal. Let
;crs were received from Thulman from
Colon. They left Panama on February
5. on the bark John Ena, and made
for Kobe Nothing has been heard
from either boy SINCE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
ALLIES ADOPT USE
OF POISONOUS GAS
Berlin Says New Weapon
Is Employed Around
Lille and in ArgOnne.

London, May 22-The Germans are
delivering strong attacks on the Brit
ish lines north Of La Bassee. all Of
which have been repulsed. according 20
the official reports from the Allies
front, while the French have made
slight gains north of Arras. The
Allies, according to the Berlin report
are using poisonous gases in the hght-
ing southwest OF Lille and in the
Argonne.
A dispatch from Sir John French,
British commander-in- chief. says:
There was a violent artillery en-
gagement yesterday evening to the
northeast of Festubert, and some in
faltry fighting. We made further pro-
gress south of Quinque Rue"
The French War Office statement
says; 49,, .,.o5
a strong attack 70 the north OF La Bas-
see and have inflicted on the enemy
heavy losses
In the sector TO the north OF Arras
the enemy bombarded our positions
violently, but our artillery replied sue
cessfuly. In spite Of this lombard
ment we took several additional houses
in the northern part OF Ablain and
made some prisoners.
"Our troops completed yesterday
evening the cleaning up OF the
trenches known as The White Way,
situated to the south Of the Lorette
heights. During the night the enemy
made several counter attacks. lie was
repulsed, and he suffered heavy
losses
The German army headquarters re-
port says that British and French at.
tacks yesterday TO the southwest OF
Neuve Chapelle and on the heights OF
I nrn+.n ,unrn rnnlfls ad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23

Dernburg, Berlin HOSTS her flags eel
ebrating our victory. You must allow
me % conceal a tear.
81 assure you that Germany future'
though It may not be on the seas IS
surely under the sea. All who. heed
less OF our warnings, persist IN navl-
eating the ocean become our aGgres-
sors. You cannot Teproach me with
want Of tact. You have only 20 eN-
anime this magnificent tear OF rock
crystal that now falls from my eye.
But also bear IN mind that when your
people whistle 'Tippersry' and when
Roosevelt plays with his rife we cry
out 70 you Hold. enough, Why DO
your princes Of gold take part IN these
reckless adventures For instance. a
Vanderbilt, for having given 10
woman his lifebelt, met his death. But
all were duly warned, and the victims
got only what they deserved. Do not
allow this 10 occur again. BY the way,
Just let me know when the funerals
will take place. The disaster has
caused a boom on the Berlin Stock
Exchange. and | want 10 order some
beautiful flowers and wreaths for the
victims"
As Bernstorr, having accomplished,
NJ the kaiscr's bidding, his errand Of
condolence. withdraws toward the door,
President Wilson, firm and determined,
conscious of hand grasps Of the
spectres Of Washington and Lincoln,
eazes at the suave ambassador and
says: I'VE shall see about that by
and by
The verses Of Rostand will he re
cited AZ Odeon tomorrow By Nile.
Methivier and also at the Sorbonne
by a leading actress of the Theatre
Francois. They have the ring and
swing and the malicious irony Of Ros-
tand az his best.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
KIND, HE'S CALLED RIPPER,
Man who Tries to Reward
Child Has to Run for Life.

Because man asked seven-year-
old Minnie Kruger TO read the names
on the door bells of her home, 300
East Ninety-frst Street, for him yes
terdav and then tried 20 force her TO
accept a cent for her service, The cry
OF ripper" was raised and the stranger
had TO run for il 70 escape Mlnnles
irate father.
When the man offered her the cent
Minnie refused it and backed into the
hallway. He presented it 10 her again,
and when she still refused 10 accept
il. caught hold Of her and tried to
press the coin into her hand. Then
Minnie screamed. Tenants took up the
cry and Minnie's father rushed at the
man. who was still standing. Devil
dered. in the vestbule. The stranger
turned and ran for ms NC. Mt
kruger caught up with him at
Ninetieth Street and First Avenue. but
tho man shook him of and escaped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
SURVIVEDLUSITANIA,
THIEF TELLS POLICE
Wearing Uniform Cap of Lost
Liner, He RObs Hospital
Box in Hotel.

Wearing a uniform cap with Lusi-
tania stamped upon it in gold letters.
a we'll dressed man wandered into the
Claridge taproom yesterday afternoon
and robbed the contribution box be
longing TO the Hospital for Consump-
tives. He told the police that he was
William Charles Russell. a steward on
the Lusitania, who had been picked up
by the tank ship Niagara after the
liner sank.
Employees Of the hotel believed him
to be an official of the hospital until
they discovered the box had been pried
open instead of unlocked. He departed
with assurance, but in about an hour
reappeared sat down in the lobby Of
the hotel and smoked cigar serene
ly.
When arrested Russell protested in
an English accent against "this out
rage"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
SAYS FRANK CASE
IS GEORGIA'S ALONE
Governor-Elect Harris Says He
Would Consider Plea for Glenn
ency Only on That Basis.

Macon. Ga, May 22.-Governor-elect
Harris. in a statement here tonight,
declared that only Georgia's interests
would be considered if the question Of
granting clemency TO Leo VI Frank
was brought before him. The state
ment of the Governor-elect, who will
take the oath Of Office June 26, was as
follows:
You can just say for Nat Harris
that il the matter of dealing executive
clemency 10 the condemned man is TO
be considered by him the entire
outside world will not be taken into
confederation one bit. 1t Is entirely
a Georgia matter, and II ! am to con-
slider the case shall consider II alto
gether from a Georgia basis, with the
Interests Of Georgia and the interests
Of Georgia persons ut heart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
NINE OVERCOME BY GAS
Seven Women Dragged from
Basement Three Seriously III.

Seven women and two men, dish
washers in the restaurant of J. J. Dodd,
523 Broadway, were overcome yester-
day by gas from leaky meter and
were dragged unconscious from the
basement where they were at work,
by police and fremen. Sophie Loeb
acker. 3lS East Tenth Street; Julia
Tomocritz, 169 Avenue B, and Annie
Stevosman. e5 East Fourth Street, are
in a critical condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
S0UITHCHOOSES
NEW MINISTER'S,
CONSULTS KING
r,.premier Balfour Del
u ioitely Appointed First
lord of Admiralty.
crCHENER'S CRITICS
ONERSHOOT MARK
o..,,cc for ASquith limited
Tp O'Connor a Likely Mem
Der Of New Cabinet.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23
Standing in Line of Fire.

One can hardly be in a more danger
Gus situation than the one we had been
EXPOSED to. We had been right IN the
middle of the she'll fire, and yet got
away unscathed. The shells had
struck. some in front Of US, some to
the east of US, and the machine guns
seemed TO be trained for the lower
floor of the house adjoining. the 1T,
toral on the left. Several shots had
made their way through its WINDOWS
We afterW ards discussed this remark
able within OF fate
How is it that not a single shot MT
our hotel?" | asked. The British
ought 70 have seen that the German
fire was directed from our street cor
ner. and the men serving the guns
we're the only human beings in sight
on the whole front" -,
"Well, il might seem so, but with
the rapid movement of the ships 1t
must be difficult TO tell where the IRE
comes from. Possibly they may have
had their attention fixed on the har-
Dor. in the belief that we had torpedo
boats lying there. Several shots went
in that direction"
I hear" said another, that the
VI
times. and that one or two officers
there were killed. The Majestic is a
large white monumental building, and
the British no doubt thought they
were making a good haul. =.
In the 1910 edition of "Baedeker"
the Majestic Hotel appears under the
name of Grand Hotel des Bains. Since
then il has changed its name and
probably its proprietor. It's handsome
white frontage had been badly
knocked about by the six shells which
we had counted. and which had torn
great gaping holes in the walls. On
the pavement outside lay huge piles OF
stone, bricks and masonry, and we no
tees the fragments of one of the orna-
mental plaster angels with wings lifted
for flight, but which nevertheless, by
the irony of fate. had ended its days
in millions OF fragments on the stone
pavement.
Restaurant Devastated.
We went into the lobby, where cup
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23

80 later a horrible crash strucf Our
ears, announcing that some house
frontage had been hit. and followed by
the clatter Of bricks and stones SMASH
ing 10 the pavement.
The second destroyer, which | could
not see from my point OF vantage was
blazing away as cheerfully as the first.
As we could not even see when she
fired, the protection OF our pillar was
still more illusory. The two Germ an
guns fired five or six shots each.
Whether they did any damage, / do
rot know. As the street sloped up
ward toward the front, the reco'l was
very severe, and the guns had to pc
pulled up afresh for each round. The
laying OF them was combined with CON
siderable difficulty. The whole affair
was over in twelve minutes. The de-
stroyers turned almost completely
round and steamed with all speed back
towards the west, firing continuously.
According 10 the German officers they
fred about thirty rounds. They also
used machine guns. But the distance
grew, and after a while me firing
ceased altogether.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-23

''"'Ael7 Dtdiut uiNhiiie
here Us Il most strange situation in
.'Eaid % Nr Churchill. Since he has
ven forced our Of the Admiralty he
ANS 90 leave the government and
..'h ms regiment in France. and IN this
mas the hearty good wishes Of the
.o.Tcen members Of the Liberal Cabl-
~ WHO blame hlm for the crisis
80 VINO want 20 see him well out OF
ye government. On the other hand.
ne Inlonisfs who have so bitterly at
GI,1ed Nr Churchill since he deserted
IeH party are now seeking 70 force
~ 80 70 remain in the Cabinet. The re-
may be that while his friends
snt TO get rid Of him his political
,,spolhents may compel him TO stay IN
~ Nsolnet and take the portfolio Of
ts or the Colonies.
- agreed IN all Liberal circles.
,.,NeVef. that Mr. ChurchilPs political
s'ef is momentarily finished. Every
A.. expects an announcement early
D.. week that he has gone 20 the
=" as major Of the 18th Husssrs.