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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1915)
OUR RIGHTS ALWAYS OFF WHERE OTHER PEOPLE'S RIGHTS BEGIN Coos Bay Times Your Paper A Southwest Oregon Paper Hint's what tliu Coos Roy Times Is. A South west Oregon pnper for Southwest Oregon people mid devoted to tho best Interests of tills grout section . Tho Times always boosts and novcr knocks. Iho Coos Bay Times Is proud of its tltlo "TIic I'coplo'a roper," and It strives nt nil times to Uvo op to Its name by devoting its energies to promoting tho people's Interests. MKMDKKH OF THE ASSOCIATED PUKS8 LEAVE (Eons Mxmm mm VOL NO. XXXVIII. As 5 lAbout 1900 Persons, Includ- I .... n.onnnnnxo nnrl Pimi fiy ruoociiyuio aim uiv;v, Aboard the Vessel SOME TAKEN ASHORE ... belief is Most of Those on Vessel were baveci oy Boats Sent to Rescue WARNING HAD BEEN GIVEN Ijlonstei' Vessel Went Down Half on Hour After llclng Toipcdoed Small Houts Mere loweivd Over Her Sides , JilVKS SAVED U (Speclnl to Tho Times.) LONDON', May 7. The U Cuiiiiril Company definitely nMCi tallied that tho lives of the passengers mul erew of llio Ltisltnnln have been I saved. ! iioo are kxied 14 (Of Annotated I'rrM lo Caoa liar TlmM.l XEW YOHW, .May 7. " Cork newspapers report that If :i()0 pus.songers luivo been U landed tit Clonukllty. (SiHflal to Tho Times by Associat ed 1'rOHM.) Xi:V YOI I If, Slay 7. Tho Cu- aid liner l.usllauin, ono of tho larKOt and fastest slilpsurioiat, was korpedoed and sunk I his ufteruoon off the roast of Ireland, ten miles boutli of Klusale. Sho had nlwuud W.l passcngci's. Tho number on nnlctl liieludlng tho crew, to- Ailed about 11)00. She sailed from itlils port last Snturday. In addi tion to her own largo passenger list, Jio carried Hlil passengers trans ferred to her from tho Anchor Lino itctiincr Cnnicronln. A dispatch from Liverpool says It Is not known how many were savil, hut vessels Ifrom all points rushed to tho as sistance. When tho Lusltaiila sailed from Rieru she had aboard 1-.":J possen- Ws. Some nervousness had been jtaused because of tho publication in tho inoriiliig papers Saturday warning travelers that a stale of war exists between Germany and Jitsit Hrltaln and that vessels fly ing thy Itrltlsh flag vero llablo to destruction, Tho advertisement was signed by tho "Iniiierlnl German Embassy," Just before) departure number of passengers, Including Alfred Gwjiiii Vnudcrhilt, received Mrgranis warning llieni not lo sail. S'lHP'H HOATS AFLOAT. fBr AiaoclataJ rrna to Coot Day Tlmec LONDON, Moy 7. A statement by tho Cunard Company Bays: "Tho wnltnnln wus torpedoed without earning and sank almost Imme diately It la known that a largo number of boats of tho ship aro Moat, Every effort is being mado (to obtain tho fullest Information." AFLOAT roil A TIME. in? Auoclital Prraa to Cooa Bar Tlmn. QUEENSTOWN. V.iv 7. The Lusltanla was seen from a siKlial Itatlon nt Klnsnln to bo In dtfficul- fy at 2 12. At 2:23 p. m. sho had rompletely disappeared. This In- fcaies the liner wus afloat 21 min utes after the beglnnlm: of tho trou- Me. ROJH3 1'IIOIIAIILV 8AVRD (Br AuocLteJ rrna to cooa Car Tlmw.J NEW YORK. May 7. Three dis patches wero received and mado pub- P'c by the Cunard lino. Tho first Pa'il tho Lubltanla had a big list and was calllni; for assistance and pat all available craft from Queens Ma wero dispatches to her assist- ce Tho second said that about fenty boats had arrived in tho vic- lnlty where tho Lusltanla sunk and others were making for tho spot. rfle third message, dated at Llv- Pol said: "Galley Head, 4:25 p., 'Several boats, annarently sur-! "vors, southeast nlno miles. A -reek steamer Is proceeding to their Mslstance." . j "'Patches from nthor nnlnts con- I F'foed this news. One said it was' peileved all " the nassengers were laved LUSITANTASUNK Hi" GERMAN II B if 1 A n I N A dlrpatch from Queenstown Bald: Established JH7K Tho ('(rust Mall. E-flLL LIS SAVED prominent passengers - (Special to Tho Times.) NEW YORK, May 7. Tho list of first cabin passengers ubonrd tho Lusltanla In- eluded: ALFRED GWYNN VANDEIl- MLT, of New York. LADY ALLEN and mnld, or .Montreal. JULIEN DE AYALA, Cuban Consul-Gcnernl ot Liver- pool. CHARLES FitOHMAN, of New York. (Dramatic man- ngor.) 4- Mil. AND MRS. ELBERT IIUIIIIAUD, East Aurora, N. Y., (Editor Philistine.) LADY MACKWORTII, Car- dlff, Wales. , Coast People. SEATTLE, May 7 Among tliosu aboard the Lusltanla were J. F. Arter, Will Crothors and wife, of Ta- coma, and .1. W. Qullllnn, of Spokane. .MltDKORD (.'MIL TllltRK Ilr Aatoclalr.1 I'rna to Cooa liar Tlmn MKDFOHD, Or., Mny 7. Miss Dorothy Connors, of Medford, sailed on the Lu- sltnnla to servo ns a nurse lu the lCngllHh Red Ciosa. Till! LL'SITANIA llullt In 1007 at (ilasgow. f Gross tonnage, 32,000. Horsepower, 72,000. Longth, 790 feot. llrcadth, SS foot. Depth, G0.C feet. Speed, 27 knots per hour. Captain, W. T. Tumor. Owned by Cunard Steam- ship Co., Ltd., of Liverpool. In 190S broko trans-Atlan- tic speed record, crossing In four days, 15 hours. Later beaten by sister ship Mourotanln In four days, 10 hours and 41 minutes. "A largo stoamer has Just arrived In the vicinity and apparently Is ren dering assistance. Tug patrols, etc., aro now on tho spot taking the boats In tow. Motor flBhlng boats with two of tho Lusltanla boats aro mak ing for Klnsale." I'RESIDItXT IXI'ORMKD (Special to Tho Times.) WASHINGTON, I). C, May 7. President Wilson was Informed of tho sinking of tho Lusltanla and the White Houso officials showed keen anxiety. No comments wore mado. ' 1IOATS ASSIST. (Speclul to Tho Times.) LONDON, .May 7. An official an nouncement (his evonlng statos that tho Lusltanla remained afloat at leaso twenty minutes after being torpedoed and that "twonty boats woro on tho spot at ono tlmo." l'AGi: SENDS WORD (Special to Tho Times.) WASHINGTON, D. C, May 7. Ambassador' I'ago nt London tele graphed "Tho Lusltanla was tor pedoed and sank within thirty min utes. There Is no news of the passengors yet." REPORT FROM LOXRO.V (Special to Tho Times.) NEW YORK, May 7. A dispatch from London printed on tho Dow Jones Nows nureau tlckor states that a roport to Lloyd's says the Lusltanla has been sunk off Kln sale, Irolaiul, 1JOATS WERE FLOATED (Special to Tho Times.) QUEENSTOWN, .May 7. News was received hero from the steam er Lusltanla at 3:25 p m. It was stated that beroro sinking her life boats were over her sides. SERIOUS FOR U. S. fDr Aaaola.a4 Fiwa to Cooa Bar Tlraaa.J WASHINGTON, D. C, May 7. News or the torpedoing or the Lus ltanla struck official Washington like a bomb. While disposed to MARSHFIELD, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1915 EVENING EDITION. Tl VESSELS SUNK Germans continue raids ox merchant ships Steamer Candidate Hound for ,1a- inalcn Torpedoed and Steamer Ceutiirloii Also Destroyed ENGLISH OWNED Dr Aiioetatrd Vntt to Coot tlaj Tlmn. LONDON, May 7. Tho Candidate was built In Liv erpool in 1 U00 and was of 3S2G tons net. The Centur ion had rtSu I net tonnage, llolli vessels wcro owned by a Liverpool firm. Dr AaiorlatrJ Prow to Coos liar Tlmn. LONDON, Mny 7. Tho Urltlsh steamer Candidate, bound for Ja maica, was torpedoed by a Herman submarlno off Wnterford, Ireland, yesterday. Tho crew was saved. At about tho samo time tho British steamer Centurion, bound for south Africa, was also torpedoed. Tho crow was saved. CLEAX-UP-WEEK await full dc'tnlls boforo expressing an opinion, all administration offi cials realized that tho Incident is probably tho most hoiIous Washing ton has had to faced slnco tho be- ginning of tho wnr. riitsT inti'ORTS. (Special to Tho Times.) NEW YORK, May 7. The Cu nard steamship company nnnouucod today It had received from Its agents in Engln dnaunnshrdluotao agents in England an unconfirmed report that tho steamship Lusltnnia was torpedoed off tho coast of Iro laud. Tho Lusltuula sa leldctaoln land. Tho Lusltanla sailed last Saturday from New York and was duo lu Liverpool today. STUXS STOCK MARKiri' Pr Aaat.rUtaa' l'r to Cooa Ita, TlmM.l NEW YORK, May 7. Tho stock market was stunned by tho nows. A torrent of selling ordors poured In from overy direction. Prices in wnr specialties broko 15 to 30 points. MESSAGE TO COMI'ANV Ilr AnocUto.1 rrcaa to Cooa liar Tlmea.J LIVERPOOL, Mny 7. Tho Echo lias been Informed that tho mes sago to tho Cunard lino reads as following: "Lusltanla torpedoed and sunk at 2:33 this afternoon off Ktnsalo. Thoro Is no word of hor passengers or crow who number over 1900." LOCAL PEOPLE KNEW THE LINER Joseph lint rows, Who Was Here, Rode on Uvv and Rev. I trow li ning Saw Her. August r'rlzeen was local agent for tho Lusltanla. Joseph Harrows, fathor of Mrs. Pugsley, sailed Feb-1 runry 12 on the Lusltanla for 1iIk homo lu England. He arrived thoro' safoly. Hor noxt dnto of sailing from Now York was May 29. Rev. Robert Drowning, of Mnrsh flold, In '1908, when tho Maura tanla was first on tho run, madu , tho trip in hor from Now York to Liverpool, and met tho Lusltanla, then putting out to soa. Sho car ries four smoko stacks and In man euvering nt hor berth was so large that several big tug boats wore nl-j ways necessary to warp bur In nnd out from tho docks. i MASTER OF VESSEL PROMINENT MAN Captain Turner Was Made Com mander of llritlnli Naval Re ' servo by the Admiralty Capt. W. T. Turnor, Who was muster of tho Lusltanla on this trip, was captain of tho sister ship, the Mauretunln, and evidently thoro had been a transfer ror this trip. Tho regular master of tlio vessel Is Captain J. T. W. Charles. An ex ceptional honor had been conferrod upon Capt Turner by tho Urltlsh Admiralty, making him on honorary commander In tho Royal Naval Ro sorvo. It Is said that this honor was never conforrcd upon any other ship master In the mercantile ma rina. Captain Turner was born In Liv erpool and slnco 1878 has been In, the service ot tho Cunard Line, with tho exception or a period spent under sail to qualify for promotion. Ho holds an extra master's cortl ' ficato, a medal or tho Humane So 'ciety for saving life, has been en- EXPECT CHIHA 10 HIE OP Believed Country Will Con cede to Japan All the Da mands That Were Made CASE IS HOPELESS Ultimatum is Formally Pre sented but Contains Some Modification of Original AMBASSADOR IS INFORMED Japanese Fotclgii Minister Tells llet-, rcscutnthcs of (letter ('ouuti'kvt ' About. Feature of Document Of lulyrost to I'nlted States I WILL SETTLE WASHINGTON, D. ('. MAY 7. Information from u high official .source late today Is that tho far Easter crisis bus been averted nnd u faornhlo vselllcment between Japan and China Is In prospect. tUr Ataot laid I'rraa to Cm liar Time PEKING, May 7. Ekl Hlokl, tho .lapancso minister to China, went to tho Chlncso foreign office this after noon nnd present oil the Japanese ul timatum which Insists that Chtnn nc cede to the demands presented by tho Toklo government. Previous to thin action, tho secre tary of tho legation visited tho for eign offlco nnd Informed Vice Min ister Tsao Yulln hat (lie Japanese d modifications of ultimatum contain tho 2 I demands pri sontcd by Toklo. PROIIAHLY TO CONCEDE PEKING, May 7. Thoro Is good reason to bollovo that China Is pro paring to concede, everything demand ed by Japan, realizing tho situation Is hopeless. Tho possiblo outcome, to tho present teuso situation is not gen erally comprehended In Peking, con sequently n number of foreign rea douts, as well as tho Chlnuso them selves, today aro packing tholr per sonal belongings nnd otherwise pre paring for eventualities. POWERS INFORMED Hr AoocUlel I'rna to Cooa Oar Tlmn. TOKIO, Moy 7. Ilaron Knto, tho .lapancso foreign minister, Is under stood to havo Informed amhusKadnrs of other powers that tho ultimatum to China, which expires at p. m. Sun day, was accompanied by additional modifications of Japan's domnmlH, notably the questions minting to munitions and advisors, which Intor osted the United States. Tho general opinion In diplomatic circles here Is that China will submit. Menuwallo Japan Is making extensive prepara tions for a possible rupture, Warships and transports are held in londluess for Instant action. CLEAX-FP-WEEK ATTACK 11 FAILURE FRENCH CLVIM (JER.MAXS RE PULSED 11V THE ALLIES 117 Aaaoclato.1 I'rraa to Cooa Da, TlmM.l PARIS, May 7. Tho official stutemonl this afteruoou says: "Tlio Germans delivered an attack yes terday at UaKatollo in Argonne, which resulted In complete failure. At tho remainder or tho fiont, par ticularly north or Ypros ami lu tho region or Vauquols, there have boon violent urtlllery engagements." CLEAX-UPWEEK gaged In transport work, Is an old meiiibor or tho Mercantile Marine Sorvka Association, and has u soat on Its executive council, DISTRESS CALL Ilr Ammi1iI! I'rwa to Cuoa liar Tlrara. NEW YORK, May 7. A dispatch from London set forth that assist ance was bent to tho vossol. A cablegram was preceded by tho fol lowing message: "Liverpool, May 7. Lnndsond wlroloBs roports dis tress calls mado by Lusltanla as follows: 'Come at once. Dig list, nosltlon ten miles west of Kln sale.' " A third cablo dispatch road as follows: "Quoonstown, Moy 7. All available crart In harbor dispatch ed to assist." s MS ID SHIP First Shipment to East Coast to be Made Via the Big Steamship Alvarado ' MARKET PICKS OP North Bend Mill and Lumber Co. Sends First of 1,000,- 000 Shipment South ORDERS FOR SIX MONTHS .Mill Employing IOO Men Willi lag ging Crew, .Manager Stepheitson Dechmvs MniKi.-t SlmuW (iroiilcr AOUvlty Thau In Mniflhs Cook Ilav's first shlmrient of lum 100 Men Wlthl. lunger Slcpheitsoi ber throughthe Panama Canol to tho 1 Atlantic coast hasbeen ordered and the big stenmsifi Alvarado of tho ' Swayno niulllpyt lino Is expected hero for the cargo within tho next 10 .days, according tiy on announcement nindelils mornlnf iy George Steph , enson, manager of iho North Ilcnd j Lumber Company. v When tho Yellowostono sailed yes- tcrday from San Francisco she had 'aboard 300,000 feet or u 1,000,000 fett order of lumber bound for tho Orient. Tho corgoo Is to bo tran i shipped In San Frnueiseif lo tho Dol lar boats. Lumber orders to tho Atlantic coast are on tliu increase, said Mr. Steph enson, uiul Is an Indication of a grow ing market, thought thoro has been little Increase lu tho price. There Is ono exception however, and this Is tho spruce market, Woilc (hcrilino For two days tho North Head Mill, nnd Lumber company has been work ing tlmo nnd a quarter In tholr hor-' ry to get out tho shipment for tho Yellowstone. Thoro nro orders at tho mill for tho next six months, said Mr. Stephenson nnd with butter prospects In sight. Tho mill Is mini employing 100 men, counting those lu tho log ging camps, according to tho innn agor. On Dry Dock On discharging hor cargo lu San Francisco tho Yellowstone will go on dry dock and is not duo to leave there until May 15, Tom James tills morn ing stated tho Daisy Freeman Is leav ing thoro today, coining hero for linn- l her.. He dons not know If sho will go , into Portland on this trip. i Hits llcfu I'lisl, i Tho Alvarado of tho Swayno nnd I lluyt Hue sailed from Portland a few , weeks ago under charter to tho 11, M. , McCormlck Lumber company, hound through tho Panama Canal to tho east coast, from which sho Is soon I returned. Whore Iho Orient shipment Is go lug Mr, Stephenson did not know 'other than that It probably will bo bound to either Japan or China as Hume nro points of call lu the regular Dollar boat trade, CLEAX-IP-WEEIC SECRETARY HOUSTON ARRIVES' AT 'RIVERSIDE, CAL. TODAY Will Make Tilp to See lteeiiue liutls In Thai Part or the State. RIVERSIDE, Cnl., Muy 7. Secro lory of AKrlctiltuie Houston Is hero today to muko an Inspection of An gels fonmt. A visit will bo made n all National rorest territory on tho Pacific Coast. CLEAX-UP-WEEIv DEATH TOLL HEAVY TUEXTV-ONE LIVES LOST IN HIG I STORM Wind Devastates Part or Ijoiilshiun I ami Mississippi Causing Prop I I'lly Loss of $.100,000 tllr .H4nlateJ Trtaa to foua liar Tlwu.) NEW ORLEANS, Muy 7. Tho death toll of the wind storm which devastated Acadia Parish in South western Louisiana and Coahoma County In Northwestern Mlsslslppl today stood at 21. All but ono wero nogroos. Forty-five- porsons were Injured Tho property loss wus hulf a million. S VISIT NG FORESTS . A Consolidation of Times, Coast mul Coos llnv Advertiser. e EY .PROPOSE TO DIVIDE PROPER ri'l IM.Vptt'l.Mix lll.'lll'l'f lltcj f.tit i i.i-.i it -,,', iti'.ifi iwitrt .ttt !'. It. WulUt Expected lleie Soon For Confeivnee Already Considered A. S. Hammond or North Rend was hero today. Ho has Just returned from Eugene nnd says that there Is a new plan under consideration for settling tho Kinney affairs. Since Receiver' Watters has been unable to market , nny of It, the proposal Is to divide' tho property under the appraised val uation among the creditors. F. H. Wnlte has partly agreed to Iho plan and whether It goes through, Mr. Hammond says, will depend on how liberal a settlement Mr. Wnlte will mnko to leavo something for the gen eral credotlrs. Mr. Wnlte is expected hero soon. Major Kinney, Mr. Hammond says, Is grndually railing, according to his last advices from tho State Hospital at Salem. CLEAX-l'P-WEEK TOTAL LOSS EARLY .MORNING FIRE DESTROYS IIAXGOR DWELLING Rclougcd To .1. (. Young. Miss Juno Voting and Itrotlfr Flee In Night Clothes Tho eight room dwelling or J. C. Young, at llaudor addition to North lleud was totally destroyed by fire at five o'clock this morning. The loss Is 3,000, pnrtlally covered by In surance. Flro Is believed to have started In kindling behind tho kit chen stove. Miss Juno Young nnd brother Herman, sleeping upstairs, had a narrow escape, fleeing lu their night clothes, Tho flro deportment was uiutblo to gel water on tho fire. Only a few pieces of furniture woro saved. CLEAX-UP-WEEIC CRIMINAL CASES OP CHARGES AGAINST SEVERAL DISPOSED OF IX COURT I lilt I Henderson Paroled ami Has Re turned lo Xoilb llond Shoivs Acquitted COQUILLE Ore., May 7. Ilrltt Henderson yesterday lu tho circuit court pleaded guilty to pastdng a "no fund" check nnd wih paroled after receiving n out) to flvo years sentence. Ho has returned to North llond. Roy Shields pleaded gqllty to ob taining money under fulso pretensos and was sentenced to from one to flvo years lu tho penitentiary. Ho forged a check and cashed It at llrldge. The Jury In Ihocnse of Nova Hatch er, charged with contributing to tho delinquency of a minor girl, wok dis charged. Carl KiiHolo, on tho huiiio churgo will bo tried tomorrow. It. Shores, who drove a man out ot town with a gun because or In sults to his wire was acquitted. Ho claimed he Intended turning the man over to the officers. District Atttiruow Llljtuivlst dis missed the charge against 1,. Mast for selling liquor lu a dry territory rive years ago, Tho witnesses wero gone. CLEAN-UP-WEEK REFUSES LETTERS (Ilr Aworlat! I'rraa to Co-. liar Tlm. WASHINGTON, I). C, May 7. President Wilson's refusal to fur nish tho Industrial relations com mission with copies of tho corrwi pondeuco with former Governor Am nions of Colorado on the coal strlka was explained at tho White House today with a statement that tho prosldent did not euro to take any part In tho controversy between Chairman Walsh and John D. Itoeko rollor, Jr., ovor Wulsh's aasoitlon that tho ugeut or Rockefeller wrote u letter to tho pronldout for Amnion. to sign. CLEAN-UP-WEKK CLEAN-UP-WEEK -- KILLED IN WRECK Ut Aaawlatxl I'taaa to I'ooa Oar Tlw LOS ANGELES, Muy 7 - Six prfrsoug are known to be 'killed and a number Injured 4 in a collision between a Pas- f adoua Interiirban electric car and a freight train on a 4 4 bridge spanning the Los An- 4 gples River ' 1 No. 246 One Reason He Resigned As Mayor of North Bend Was to Plan His Campaign TO MOVE FORM CITY TO MOVE FROM GIT! Home Will be at Shore Acres But Will be Often in San Francisco WILL LAY OUT PLATFORM Has Keen Studying Situation and Will llao Definite- Plan for Policy On Whlchyto Make Itaco When Tlmo Coma I. J. Simpson of North llond will ho a raudldnte for congressman from this district. That was ono reason why ho announced that ho would re sign ns mayor of Norlh llond. Mr. Simpson authorizes tho Times to say that he would start planning his cam paign and that ho wns positively a candidate for congress. As presldont of tho Simpson Liim her Company Mr. Simpson's tlmo will be much taken up nt present and during tho next yenr ho will bo In Sou Francisco a good deal, Wltllo on Coos Hay ho will have his residence at Shoro Acres. Ho will move thoro from his town house at North Rend lu n few weeks. Mr. Simpson has been studying tho coast situation nnd Is rormulutlng his Ideas so he will havo a definite plnt rorm in his campaign. Ho expects to make a vigorous campaign. CI.KAN.l'P.WEEIC "SAFETY FIRST" IS THE MOTTO" AT WOMEN'S .MEETING Association of Three States Holds Gathering In Washington lliilld- lug at Hie Exposition I Ilr Aaant lain I'rraa to ('(mh. tar Tlrara SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. "Saf ety first" la tho building of rondti Is tho principal tuple at tho an nual convention or tho women's Pa cific Coast Good Roads association, which convened Thursday In Wash ington statu building at tho Pan-ama-Paciriu Exposition, More than 300 delegates from Washington, Ore gon and California nro present. CLEAX-UP-WEEIC 'I'AF'll SPEAKS (Ilr AMorlatKl 17mm lo (V liar Tlinra ) MADISON, Wis., May 7. Former President Talt, addressing (ho Wis consin Legislature yesterday comple mented President Wtlsun for tho policy of neutrality "which ho has so couscleutlotisly followed." Ilo also declared against a chaugo lu tho preiont International rule vhioh would prohibit noutrul countries furnishing food stufrs and ammuni tion to tho belligerents. Ho said ho favored an arbitration court ot the greater notions "which will nmho war lu tho future Imposulblo." DAMAGE CASE IS COMPROMISED Waller Rliiile Gels SI ,000 and Is Guaranteed Woik Willi County for a Certain Period, A compromise wns affected be tween Walter Itliulo and tho coun ty. Whilo employed on tho rock pilo near Myrtlo Point on November I, Rhulu's hand was blown off, Ha rocehed $ 1 000 and wua guaranteed u position for 021 working days. CLEAN-UP-WEEK Mllllfoiiiii leaves fS.ilO Sunday looming with special fishing par Ill's for Coos 1th er. DROPS ROMIIS Ilr Awaclato.1 I'rraa to Cooa Dar Tlmn. PARIS. May 7 Tho Allies 4 first attack ot tho war on Constantinople is reported In ' au unofficial dispatch from 4 Athgns. It Is said threo Rus- slsu aviators flew ovor tho city and dropped several bombs which aro bolleved to 4 liuve caused txtouslve jlam- .ige. .Mall PLMSIMPSON IS OUT UN UH T N ROAD IRK J ijli.natiiPrwCTwm gagaagwiiiiiHi