NO 120.
Denounces Sinking of Lusitania
England Fighting for Small Na
tions, He Claims.
LONDON, May 11—Lord Asquith,
prime minister of the British empire,
announced to parliament last night
that the sinking of the Lusitania was
an unjustifiable act and that the neu
tral nations of the world were of one
accord that the aggression of the Ger
man military government must be
curbed for the good of humanity.
The prime minister also appealed
to neutral countries to uphold Eng
land, France and Russia in the strug
gle to maintain the right of such
small nations as Serbia and Belgium
to exist and not become the prey of
any military power that might be
raised in European countries.
“England’s fight,” said Asquith, “is
for humanity. The empire is fight
ing to maintain the integrity of Bel
gium and to uphold its treaty rights
and force the German military power
to respect treaties it has made and
also insure to neutral nations, like
"Belgium, the right of existence and
free government. The sinking of
merchant vessels has crystalized the
sentiment of neutral nations for the
Allies.”
Parliament gave the prime minis
ter a rousing reception. No interrup
tions were made even by those who
had come Do the session to put ques
tions to the government regarding the
sinking of the Lusitania. It is now
realized that the admiralty of Great
Britain has done exceptional work
to date and that the loss of the Lu
sitania, while regretable, was unavoid
able.
Twenty residents of Valdez will
leave on the Admiral Evans for An
chorage.
BURIAL
LUSITANIA DEMI
\
Ninety-two Victim* of German Sub
marine Given Military Funeral
At Queenstown, Ireland.
V
QUEENSTOWN, May 11.—The city
authorities yesterday gave a military
burial to ninety-two of the victims
of the liner Lusitania, which was
sunk by a German submarine. The
streets from the churches to tbeceih
etery were lined with bare-headed
residents of the city. Troops stood
at attention as the bodies were borne
by in all manner of wagons, ispress
ed into service, as the number of
hearses were not sufficient bo care
for all the bodies. Many bodies ot
women and children were given bur
ial. i
The burial was the most dramatic
ever seen in this city. The people
were calm but sullen and the spirit
of revenge is clearly seen in the
faces of all. Enlistments in the army
have been heavy since the report of
the submarining of the passenger
ship.
CO
DEAD MU
.
( KINSALE, Ireland, May 11—The
cbrwMAr’s jury whiqfi investigated the
sinking of the Cunard liner Lusitania
reported today that tht) sinking was
willful and deliberate and Without
Justification in International law. The
Jury called upon the government to
take some action looking to the pun
ishment of those guilty.
ALLIES START GENERAL IN
LONDON, May 11—The long ex
pected advance movement by the new
ment with an attack in force by the
British and French armies has com
menced. The beginning of the of
fensive campaign started last Sunday
and the flghtihg has been constant
Day and n&ht the big siege guns and
field batteries oif the 'Allies have been
pouring a terrific fire Into the Ger
man trenches following the bombard
infantry. The result has been a gen
eral advance all along the battle-line
from the sea to the, Lorraine forts.
The gains, while slight, have been
secured without heavy losses and
have been general all along the line.
Hold Allies Landed At Dardanelles.
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 11.—The
war office issued a report today telling
how the Allies troops landed on the
shore of Gallipoli peninsula. The Al
lies placed 3,000 infantry and machine
gun, batteries in an old hulk which
drifted ashore. The Turkish troop3
paid no attention to the supposed
wreck. Under cover of darkness the
soldiers in ttye boat crept upon the
Turkish guards and easily captured
one of the most important forts, which
LONG HERALDED CRUSHING OF GERMAN LINE STARTED LAST
SUNDAY WITH PARTIAL 8UCCESS—GERMANS GIVING GROUND
SLOWLY—ALLIES USING TREMENDOU8 AMOUNT OF ARTIL
LERY AND AMMUNITION—BERLIN REPORT8 CONTINUED GAINS
, • M ' *L r.' U. * V ' I if
IN THE WE8T GALICIA CAMPAIGN—RU86IAN ATTACHE AT
TACHE AT WASHINGTON ADMITS RU88IAN DEFEAT, BUT
CLAIM6 THEM UNIMPORTANT AND CARPATHIAN OFFENSIVE
CONTINUING.
covered the landing of the balance
of the troops. The commander of the
Turkish fort, a German officer, com
mitted suicide when he discovered
that he had been to blame for the
loss of the position and the capture
Of the big fort without opposition. -
Military Expert* Jubilant.
Military experts here are jubilant
as they claim that the advance has
demonstrated that It is now a ques
tion of ammunition and guns and that
the Allies will make constant gains,
working towards the German border,
crushing slowly the huge German
military machine by weight of artil
lery and big gun fire.
Munition Factories Busy.
In all parts of the British Isles the
big factories are working day and
night turning out the tremendous
amount of munitions needed to keep
the forces at the front supplied.
Every available lactory has been
taken over by* the government or is
working under contract with the sec
retary of state for war. The sup
plies are being constantly rushed
across the Channel to the continent
al army.
Helping Russian* and Serbians.
The British are sending large
amounts of war supplies to the
Greeks, Italians, Serbians and Rus
sians.
Russians Admit Defeat.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—TheRus
sian military attache, Col. Golejevski,
admitted today that the Russian
forces operating in western Galicia
have suffered a defeat, but asserts
that it has been but a temporary
check which will be overcome as
soon as reinforcements can be sent
to the point of attack.
Says Reverses Non-important.
The reverses to the Russian arms
are declared to be unimportant by the
attache here, as they do not affect
the general advance of the Russians
into Hungary.
Germans Claim More Gains.
BERLIN, May 11.—The successes
of the German troops in west Galicia
continue and the Russians are con
stantly being forced back. The Rus
sian flank is now in great danger and
the czar’s officers have been compel
led to stop all Carpathian operations.
DON’T WANT U.S.
ENTER THE WAD
London Papers Hope United States
Remains Out—Expect American
Ambassador Berlin Be Recalled
LONDON, May 11—The press of
this city is not in favor of the decla
ration of war between the United
States and Germany^, which seems
imminent, because of the loss of
American lives when the Lusitania
went down. The editorials all seem
to favor the recalling of the Ameri
can, ambassador to Germany and the
giving of Count Bernstorff his pass
portp and allowing the (matter to
rest at that. The displeasure of the
American government will thus be
shown and the United States will not
be drawn into the conflict.
It is clearly realized here that with
the exception of the American navy
little help could bo given the Allies
by the United States for many
months, probably not until the vfery
end of the war. The British navy
is now fiiily able to control the Ger
man navy and prevent its making
raids to sea so that the United
States has little it could give to the
cause of the Alliejf
That some action will be taken by,
the American' government' is expect
ed. The news of the result of the
cabinet meeting today is awaited here
with keen interest.
PISSED COMMONS
Bill Asked for By Lloyd-George To
Stop Manufacture and Sale In
Manufacturing Sections Passed
LONDON, May 11.—The bill intro
duced by Lloyd-George to place the
manufacture and sale of liquors in
the districts of the empire where the
war supplies are being manufactured
under the control of the military
branch of the government passed the
House of Commons' at the session
last night.
It is expected the bill will pass
the House of Lords without opposi
tlon, as it affects only the manufac
turing districts and the drinking of
liquor is decreasing the efficiency of
the skilled workmen who are rushing
the work of giving the army plenty
of munitions of war.
TEDDY ROOSEVELT
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His Remarks About Germans Places
Him In Danger of Assassination
_Little Attention To Trial
. SYRACUSE, N. Y„ May 11—The {
police have been forced to place a
heavy guard over ex-President Theo
dore Roosevelt as it is feared that
his remarks regarding the sinking of
the Lusitania, in which he calls the
head of the German navy a murder
er and demanding instant action by
President Wilson to maintain the dig
nity of the United States, has caused
a number of threatening letters to
be received by him. United States
secret service detectives and special
men from the local police force guard
him every minute of the day, while
strong details of police guard his ho
tiel.
The Lusitania loss has taken from
the Roosevelt trial the interest it
held a few days ago.
Attorney General Asks for Dismiss
af of Remaining Indictments
and Cases End.
WASHINGTON, May 11—The at
torney-general of the United States
has requested the dismissal of the
last of the Alaska coal land fraud
indictments and the cases are now
all cleaned up. The last indictments
were against Cornelius Christopher
and Judge Simmons, who located coal
claims in the eBrlng River district.
The cost to the government of the
many trials and investigations is said
to be fully $500,000. Special agent
after agent was sent to Alaska at
great expense to secure evidence.
The trial at Chicago was expensive,
as witnesses were brought from Alas
ka, from Seattle and other parts of
the United States. The trial in De
troit and that in Seattle helped to
add to the government exxpenseand
in none of the cases tried could the
government secure a conviction.
The land office cancellatflons, how
ever, still stand but thp claimants
hope to force the government to issue
patents, as no fraud has been proven.
RIGGS RANK CASE
IIP IN COURT
Government Attorneys Ask for Dis
missal of Suit, Claiming Lack
of Evidence.
WASHINGTON, May 11.—The at
torneys for Secretary of the Treasury
William McAdoo, and Comptroller of
the Currency Williams, appeared in
the district court this morning and
asked for the dismissal of the suit
brought by the Riggs national Bank
.against the government officials,
charging attempts to wreck the Riggs
bank. The government’s attorneys
insisted that the charge lacked evi
dence to substantiate it.
The government is represented by
a long array of legal talent. The
case is now under advisement and
but few people here expect
case will be dropped until a _
In court on the charges has beet
made.
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Original Bondholders Intervene
Through Seward Attorney—More
Suits Expected.
J. L. Green, the Seward attorney,
this morning filed suits in interven
tion in the cases against the Alaska
Central railroad. The suits are start
ed by E. A.-Shade and C. D. Shade,
Chicago bankers, and by J. P. Thomp
son, also of Chicago. The former
owned $200,000 worth of the original
bonds of the Alaska Central rail
road, -while Thompson owned $44,000
worth of the bonds.
The interventions are made in
the suit by the Alaska Northern
against the Ballaines, who now own
the Seward townsite, while the oth
er suit is the case of Otto Hanson
to have the sale of the road to the
Alaska Northern company set aside
upon the grounds of fraud.
A multiplicity of suits are antici
pated in the Seward litigation.
ALASKA—Just out, large complete
map of Broad Pass district, showing
government railroad survey, trails,
mining camps, mineral deposits, Tiv
erp, creeks, cahins; $1.00, Alaska
Pacific Exploration Company, Smith
Bldg., Seattle.
WILSON DID NOT
OOTLINE POLICY
In His Address to Philadelphia Citi
zens—Cabinet To Consider Lu
sitania Sinking.
■
WASHINGTON, May 11.—President
Wilson has issued a statement to
day denying that the speech he made
last night in Philadelphia outlined
the administration’s policy towards
Germany. The president states that
not until the cabinet has fully con
sidered the situation will the policy
of the government be decided upon.
The president insists that we must
wait for the report from Ambassador
Gerard at Berlin, who has been ask
ed to investigate and to demand from
Germany’s foreign office a statement
on the reasons for the sinking of
the Lusitania and the loss of Ameri
can lives in spite of the warning giv
en to the German government that the
United state's would hold the kai
ser’s government to a strict account
ability.
The tension in official circles is
still heavy. That the government
may become involved is feareA by
many. Just what course wouid be
followed is speculative, but the gen
eral opinion is that the United States
should recall its ambassador to Ger
many and dismiss Count Bernstorlf.
Hank Chesterman will try his for
tune at Anchorage.
ALASKA CLUBS TO
PUT LICENCES
Court of Appeals Decides Against Log
Cabin Club In Nome—Affects
Local Clubs.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May II.—The
circuit court of appeals for the Ninth
district today decided that the Log
Cabin Club of Nome, which conducted
a small bar exclusively for the use
of its members, must pay a license
fee of $1,000 the same as any other
saloon. The court held that the fee
must be paid where drinks are sold,
even if the sales were restricted to
the membership of the club. The
case came up on an appeal from the
district court at Nome.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
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FRANK TO HANG
• ON JUNE 22
Resentenced Today In Atlanta—Attor
; . J
neys Will Ask for Commuta
tion of Sentence.
ATLANTA, Ga., May 11.—Leo
Frank was resentenced today to be
hanged on June 22. The sentence was
passed by the state supreme court
judge, following the receipt from the
United States Supreme Court of a
certified copy of the decision which
denied Frank a new trial upon the
plea that his constitutional rights had
been taken from him during the trial
of the case in this city more than a
year ago.
The attorneys for Frank will im
mediately start the work of trying to
secure a commutation of the sentence
to life imprisonment, and after that,
his friends assert, they will have time
to secure the necessary evidence to
convince the governor of the inno
cence of Frank.
The case has caused the people of
this city much concern and the gen
era] opinion throughout the United
States that Frank was railroaded be
cause of the fact that he is a Jew
has caused the better class of the
citizens of Georgia to desire that he
be given a new trial. The fact that,
the trial judge was called upon to
station troops around the courthouse
during the trial and also sit on the
bench between a military officer and
a policeman, and his fear to allow
tte defendant or his attorneys in the
court room when the jury returned
a verdic*, because he expected the
verdict would be an acquittal and that
the mobs would take Frank from the
room and hang him, has brought a
doubt into the minds of many that
possibly Frank was not given the
fair trial that the people of Georgia
desire every accused man to nave.
PRESIDENT SPEAKS
Makes Guarded Address But Denoun
ces Loss of Lusitania—Asks Peo
ple To Be Calm.
PHILADELPHIA, May 11.—In the
speech delivered here last night Pres
ident Wilson called upon the people
of the United States to remain calm
in the present crisis and allow the
governmentt to handle the foreign
'situation without Interference by the
Jingoes. The president urged the
people to remember that the United
States wants peace, and, while the
administration has not receded from
itts position, that the sinking of
merchant vessels was unjustifiable,
and that the loss of the lives of
Americans would result in the gov
ernment holding Germany to a strict
accountability, yet the American gov
ernment expected peaceably to con
vince the government of Germany of
the injustice of the sinking of the
Lusitania and the killing of American
(Continued on page 3.)
VICTORIA MORS
WRECK BUILDINGS
VICTORIA, B. C„ May 11.—Yester
day the mobs again broke loose and
wrecked such property as belonged to
the German residents of this city.
Six German-owned stores, a large
brewery and many private residences
were completely wrecked, while It
required the garrison from the coast
forts to establish order as the mobs
were beyond the control of the po
lice. The people are greatly aroused
because of the sinking of the Lusi
; tania and hundreds of enlistments of