The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-11-16
WANTED FOR MURDER.
William Hohenzollern


Underneath the flag lies the dripping body OF
little girl
This one shields from the Irish sunlight the poor
little body of boy
That one hides the lfeless corpse Of beautiful
mother.
Kinsale's watchers see them passing by through
a thckening mist of tears.
The stretcher-bearers march along with faltefing
steps and with sobs that cannot be uttered IN their
hearts.
1t is the Gethscnane OF humanity on Gay III
May in kinsac in Ireland.
They are carrying drought the streets OF the Int
tie town the bodies of the Lusitlania victims.
The victims of the saddest tragedy for the world
since that of Calvary.
Standing over there with misty eyes are men who
will solemnly sit in judgment this tragedy and set
down the words of condemnation that Will 1--we and
burn as long as humanity shall think and feel and
walk uprightly.
Only few hours behind this procession of horror
and woe before which world stands with bowed
head and shamed face and streaming eyes stately
palatial ship steaming toward the Irish coast
Friday, May 7, 19l5-cver memorable date
Two thousand one hundred and sixty human
beings were on board the Lusitania, bound from
New York to Queenstown
1t was British steamship # thfX v 4yaFr0 line
flying the flag Of Britain. ~ 49,
Britain and Germany were at war
Germany had sworn to sink, by torpedoes fired
from submarines, every boat the seas flying the
British flag.
On the Lustania were scores of American citizens,
men, women and innocent little children
German officials in America had issued warning.
The Lusitania was to be sunk
1t was unbelievable.
-7~ Germany not at war with the United States.
Among the, Lusitana s passengers were many
distinguished Americans:
alfred Vanderbilt, Ebert Hubbard Ch6Ies Frol-
man, Charles Klein-many mole A. .M
The day was clear. You could see far over the
ocean that Friday afternoon.
Some were chatting Some watching. All
were hoping. The Irish coast The arrival
hour nearing
Charles Frohman saying to Rita Jolivet:
why fear death? 1t is the most beautiful adj
venture life offers u.s..
Ten minutes after two of the clock.
Cutting wide white cash through the green
waters comes a torpedo from German submarine
pirate boat, 1000 yards off there, dimy visabe on
the horizon. Then another
No warning.
The great boat is wounded to death.
Calmly Alfred Vanderbilt hands his febet to a
woman and folds his arms.
There others like him.
Heroes of whom the world was not worthy.
In the waters thousand died.
See them passing by.
On the stretchers, between the dm-eyed mourners
in Kinsale, these victims Of German fury and fright
fulness.
That human eyes could be forced to see such
things!
Forced to see them and not take a solemn oatl
before God that the blood of these slain should not
cry in vain for justice?
Who can imagine such callous humanity outside
Germany? .r-,
'Who did this thing?'
knsale's coroner and his jury answer
Listen:
eve find that the deceased met death from pro
longed immersion and exhaustion in the sea; eigh
miles south-southeast of Old Head of Kinsale Ma,
Z 1915 owing to the sinking of the Lusitana by tor
pedoes fder by German submarine II T.. ...-
We find that the appalling crime was committed
contrary to international law and the convention
Of all civilized nations.
"We also charge the officers of said submarin
and the emperor and the government Of Germany
under whose orders they acted, with the crime 0
wholesale murder before the tribunal Of the civze,
world
WILLIAM HOHENzOLLERN, FACE YOUI
JUDGESi
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