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TITE MORNING OREG ONIAN. SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1D13. 3 SINKING OF VESSEL SIS WASHINGTON Repeated Threats Lead to Be lief Attack Was Planned Long in Advance. EMBASSY NOT SURPRISED Gorman rIpIoinats Say That Because Lusitania Carried Arms and Ammunition They Kxpccted She Would Be Victim. (Continued From First Pan?.) terror It might spread among ocean travelers generally. Information gathered among officials of the Government and in diplomatic quarters confirms the belief that plana for the destruction of the Lusitania were made several weeks ago. First, the German embassy was instructed to advertise in the leading newspapers ol the United States, warning passengers against traveling on belligerent ships. Anonymous warnings then were sent to individuals who proposed sailing on the Lusitania. Day Chosen in Advance. Most significant or all were letters received here from officials in Germany by private persons saying that the Lusitania surely would be destroyed. Frcm the day the ship sailed from New. York, officials here have received inquiries from many sources almost daily as to the safety of. the vessel. One official was told with much posi tiveness early today that this was the day selected for the destruction of the Vessel. The Navy radio station at Arlington has been on the alert for news and from time to time has been reported as having picked up messages saying the vessel was sunk.' Inquiry at the Navy Department each time failed to confirm the reports and they were not circu lated because it was feared they would spread unnecessary alarm. At the German Kmbassy here, while no comment was made as to whether it was known there that rtie vessel was to be destroyed, it was said the Km bassy knew the Lusitania carried arms and ammunition and, being advised of the resolution of the German Admiralty to attack ships that carried such con traband, officials had believed she would be attacked. Question of Armament Raised, There was a disposition on the part of the Germans to inquire also whether the Lusitania carried any guns on decks, which might place her in the class of a warship and make unnec essary, according to the laws of inter national warfare, the giving of a warning. The officials at the State Department said they had not heard that the Lusi tania carried any guns. At the British Kmbassy it was revealed that early in the war, after the United States Government had been consulted on the question of small guns for the big liners, the advice was given by the State Department and heeded that no guns be carried on the decks. The British Kmbassy heard of the disaster through news dispatches and . offered no formal comment, though officials said the attack was abso lutely inexcusable and constituted a most flagrant violation of all the rules of international law. Officials of the United States Gov ernment were slow to express any opinion on the diplomatic phase of the disaster. Secretary Bryan declined to comment on the course of this Gov ernment. There remains little doubt, however, tonight in weil-inf ormed quarters here that the incident will become a matter of diplomatic corre spondence between the United States and Germany when complete informa tion Is received. Ambassador 1'age reported briefly on the sinking of the vessel, but official information as to whether the ship re ceived warning, whether she was con voyed by British warships and con cerning the extent to which lives of Americans were placed in Jeopardy by the attack or subjected to dangers on the high seas will be sought through the American Embassy in London and the Consulates in Ireland before a de cision is reached on the course to be pursued by the United States. When the German Admiralty pro claimed the waters around Great Brit ain and Ireland a "war zone" and warned neutral vessels against the dan gers that lay therein the United States did not admit Germany's right to place hazards ill the way of American ves sels or lives. There was no distinc tion drawn then as to whether t,he rep resentations of the United States cov ered Americans traveling on belliger ent or neutral craft, but officials in formally disclosed later that the note had been purposely phrased so as to cover both contingencies. .Iciprlrfin A'otc Possible Index. The language of the American note was everywhere recalled tonight as a possible Index to the policy to be pur vued. The discussion at the time arose particularly over the misuse oT flags by belligerent vessels, the Lusitania lt.-elf having flown an American flag to escape attack from German subma rines. The United States remonstrated with Great Britain over such use of the American flag and said at the same time in a nofe- to Germany: "If the commanders of German ves sels of war should act upon the presumption that the flag of the United States was not being used in good faith and should destroy on the high seas an American vessel or the lives ' of American citizena it would be difficult to view the act in any ther light than as an indefensible violation of neutral vghts which it would be very hard Indeed to reconcile with the friendly relations now happily existing between the two governments. "If such a deplorable situation should arl3c. the imperial German government can readily appreciate that the Govern, inent of the United States would be con strained to hold the German govern ment to a strict accountability for such acts of their naval authorities and to take any steps that might be necessary to take to safeguard Ameri can lives and property and to secure to American citizens these full enjoy ments of their acknowledged rights on the high seas." officials, however, were careful to point cut tonight that' if no American lives were iost there might be many qualifying circumstances which would remove from the present Incident the vital interest that the United States otherwise might have In It. It was Indicated, for-example, that a marked division of opinion had existed among legal authorities as to whether a hostile vessel need give any warning to a merchantman traveling under con voy, for the exercise of right of visit and search to determine the presence of contraband under such conditions obviously would imperil the safety of the attacking vessel itself. On the other hand, it had been urged that under no circumstances can an unarmed merchantman be attacked unless resist- VESSELS OTHER THAN WARSHIPS SUNK SINCE WAR BEGAN. February IS Norwegian steamer Nordkap, struck a German mine in the Baltic Sea. All the crew perished. February 19 Nordkyn, a Norwegian steamer, sunk by striking mine near Bronholm Island In the North Sea. All the crew drowned. February L'O British steamer Cambank torpedoed off Amlwych Bay, In the Irtsli Seiu Three members of crew killed and another drowned. February yi) Norwegian steamer Bjarka 'Struck mine In North Sea. Crew saved Tebruary 21 Irish coasting steamer Downshlre torpedoed off the Calf of Man In the Irish Sea. Crew saved. , February "1 American steamer Evelyn sunk by mine oft Borkum Island In North Sea. Captain and 27 of crew saved. February 24. Rio Parana, British steamship, torpedoed off Eastbourne. Crew saved. February 24 Oakby, British steamship, torpedoed by German submarine off Rye. Crew rescued. Fobruary 24 HarpalinrT, British steamship, on way to Newport News, tor pedoed and sunk off Beachy Head, Three of crew killed. February 24 Brlttsn steamers Western Coast and Deptford sunk off Eng lish coast, either by mines or torpedoes. On sailor lost life on the Deptford. The crew of the Western Coast was rescued. March 7 British steamship Bengrove sunk by torpedo off Ilfracombe. Crew rescued. March P British steamship Langisian torpedoed off . Scarborough. Thirty seven of crew of as lost. March British steamship Blackwood torpedoed and sunk off Hastings. Crew saved. March 0 British steamship Princess Victoria sunk off Liverpool. March 9 Reuter's dispatch reports fire of the allied steamers sunk by the German submarine U-l. The three named were the Britten steamship Uulwich. crew saved; the French boats Villo da Lille and Dlnorah. March It British steamship Adenwen torpedoed in English Channel. Crew rescued. , March 12 British steamship Indian City sunk off Scilly Islands. Crew saved. March 12 British steamship Headlands sunk off Scillv Islands. Crew March 12 British steamship Antlaluslan torpedoed off Scilly Islands. Crew saved. March 12. British steamship Florazan sunk off mouth of Bristol Chan nel. One member of crew missing. March 13 British collier Invergyle sunk off Crosswell. Crew saved. March 1S British steamship Hartdale torpedoed off South Rock in Irish Channel. Two members of crew loBt. March 13 Swedish steamer hanna torpedoed and sunk off Scarborough. Six of crew lost. March 14 French steamship Auguste Consell aunk off Scilly Island. Crew saved. . March 14 British steamship Atlanta torpedoed and sunk off Inishturk on the west coast of Ireland. Crew saved. March 13 British steamship Fingai torpedoed and sunk off the North umberland coast. Six members of crew lost. March 15 British steamship I-eeuwarden sunk southeast of Maas, Holland. March IS British steamship Glenartney torpedoed and sunk off Beachy Head. Of crew of 41 one member drowned. March 10 British steamship Hyndford torpedoed off Beachv Head. One member of crew killed. March' 21 British steamship Cairntorr torpedoed and sunk off Beachy Head. Crew escaped. March 23 Dutch steamship Meda sunk off Beachy Head, crew saved. March 27 German steamship Koenigsberg reported to have struck mine and sunk. March 28 Steamship Vosges sunk by shell fire. Chief engineer killed. March 2S African liner Falaba torpedoed in St. George's Channel of Mil ford Haven off the coast of South v ales. Carried crew of 96 and about 1fl passengers. Of this total only 143 were rescued, of which eight died later from exposure. Among those drowned was L. c. Thrasher, an American citizen. March 28 British steamship Aguila sunk off the Pembrokeshire coast. Car ried crew of 42 and three passengers, of which 23 of crew and one passenger were lost. Marh ?S "Dutch steamship Amstel, blown up by mine off Flamborough Head. Crew rescued. , April 1 British steamship Crown of Castillo sunk by submarine off Scilly Islands. Crew saved. April 1 British steamship Flaminlan sunk by submarine off Scilly Islands. Crew of 39 rescued. April 1 British steamship sunk by submarine off Beachy Head. Eleven of crew of 18 drowned. , April 1 French steamship Emma sunk by submarine off Beachy Head. Two members of crew of 21 rescued. April 2 Dutch steamship Schieland sunk by mine in North Sea. One of crew killed. April 2 British trawler Gloxlana eunk by submarine. Crew saved. April 2 British trawler Jason sunk by submarine. Crew rescued. April 2 British trawler Nellie sunk by submarine. Crew saved. Apr'.l 2 Norwegian bark Nor sunk by submarine In North Sea. Crew rescued. April 2 British steamship Eaton sunk by submarine off Devonshire coast. Crew saved. April 3 French sailing ship Farquerette sunk off Etretat, France, by sub marine. Crew rescued. April 3 British steamship Lockwood sunk by submarine off Start Point, De vonshire. Crew saved. April 4 Dutch steamship Katwyk sunk off North Hinder lightship. Crew of 23 saved. April 4 Irish steamship City of Bremen sunk by submarine off Wo La Rock In the English Channel. Four members of crew drowned. . April G Russian bark Hermes sunk by submarine In English Channel. Fifteen of crew saved. April 5 British steamship Olivine sunk by submarine off the Isle of Wight. Crew rescued. April 6 British steamship Northlands sunk by submarine in English Chan nel. Crew rescued. April 6 British trawler Agantha sunk by submarine off Longstone. Crew saved. April S British trawler Zarlna blown up in North Sea. Nine men killed or drowned. April 10 French bark Chateaubriand sunk by submarine off Isle of "Wight. Crew saved. April 10 British steamship Harpalyce sunk by submarine In North Sea. Thir ty members of crew lost. . April 14 Swedish steamship Folke blown up off Porterhead, Seven men and women were rescued. April 15 British steamship Ptarmigan sunk by submarine. Eight of the crow of 17 were lost. April 18 Greek steamer Ellispontes torpedoed in North Sea. Crew of 21 and Dutch pilot rescued. April 18 British trawler Envoy sunk off east coast of England. Crew res cued. April 23 British trawler St. Lawrence torpedoed In North Sea. Two of crew killed. April 2r Norwegian barks Oscar and Eva and Swedish steamer Ruth tor pedoed, Norwegian steamer Caprlvl blown up by a mine and Finnish steamer Frach torpedoed in the Baltic. . May 1 British steamer Rdalea au.ik off Scilly Islands. Russian steamer Svorono attacked off the Blasket Islands. Crew rescued. May 1 British steamer Fulgent torpedoed off Skelling Rocks. Nine sur vivors. May 2 British trawler Colombia torpedoed off Belgian coast. Seventeen men perished. May 2 French steamer Europe torpedoed near Bishops Rock. Crew res cued. . May 6 British steamers Centurion and Candidate torpedoed off Irish coast. Crews saved. CHINA AGREES TO Ing capture or attempting to run a blockade. LUSITANIA IS BLOWN UP (Continued From First Page.) to pass dispatches based merely on rumors. It is expected that the Admiralty will issue a statement as soon as au thentic facts are available. A dispatch from Queenstown says that the tug Storm Cock has returned there bringing about 150 survivors of the Lusitania. principally passengers. among whom were many women, sev eral of the crew and. one steward. Describing the experience of the Lu sitania, the steward said: "The passengers were at lunch when a submarine came up and fired two torpedoes, which struck the Lusitania on the starboard side, one forward and the other in the engine-room. They caused terrific explosions. Ship Lists Immediately. "Captain Turner immediately or dered the boats out. The ship began to list badly immediately. "Ten boats were put into the water and between 400 and BOO passengers entered them. The boat in which I was approached the land with three other boats and we were picked up shortly before 4 o'clock by the Storm Cock. "I fear that few of the officers were saved; they acted bravely. , "There was only 15 minutes from the time the ship was struck until she foundered, going down bow foremost. It was a dreadful sight." No Warning Cilveti, Says Company. The Cunard Company gave out a report from its office In Liverpool, Baying: "The Lusitania was sunk without warning." A message from Liverpool says: "Qiieenstc-wn wires that First Of ficer Jones thinks from 500 to 600 saved. This Includes passengers and crew and is only estimate we are able to make. In meantime we are going through hotels,' lodging-houses, etc., tonight and will wire tomorrow full est possible details. In meantime in jured and dead are taking up all our attention." The Cunard office later gave out the following dispatch: "Queenstown wires Storm Cock is landing about 160 passengers and crew. It is reported by the Admiralty that trawlers Dock and Indian Em pire have about 200. Tug Flying Fish about 100. Three torpedo boats 45, and four dead. We are putting those landed up at different hotels and boarding-houses, but we cannot gtv a list of the survivors before morn ing, as the passengers are in such state that their immediate wants must be our first consideration." . Old Head Is Noted Landmark. Where Great Britain's fastest mer chant vessel went down Old Head Kinsale Is a landmark that has brought joy to many travelers, as it always stood as the sign from shore that the perils of the voyage across the Atlantic were at an end. The line, whose boast has been that it has never lost a passenger in the Atlantic service, has now lost the ship that dodged the lurking enemy off Nan tucket Light the day after war was declared and later startled the world by flying the Stars and Stripes. The British Admiralty is discourag ing the publication of surmises and guesses regarding the dead and in jured. Even before the crude details are known the British press is asking editorially what the United States will say to this event and how she will hold Germany to the "strict accounta milit'y" mentioned in previous diplo matic correspondence. NEWS MAKES STOCKS FALL tContlnued From First Page.) tlon. A cabled newspaper report saying that everybody was safe received late in the afternoon, it was thought at the office, was responsible, In a measure, for this situation. The Cunard officials had no confirmation of the report that all were saved, though they expressed the hope that it was true. The first definite answers regarding survivors came after 9 P. M. in a message from Liverpool, which was im mediately made public. It read: "The Admiralty have had a message from Queenstown saying between 500 and 600 landed at Queenstown, Includ ing many hospital cases, some of whom have died. Also number landed at Kinsale. Few of Survivors Listed. The offices of the Cunard line closed shortly after. 11 o'clock tonight and officers of the company said there would be no further information coming from the line until the offices opened tomorrow. ". The late messages received tonight from the Cunard line ofTlces In Liver pool Indicated that no definite con firmation .would be forthcoming to night, as the officers were giving all attention to the persons saved from the ship. Among the last messages received were several saying that individuals were safe. In these messages were the names of George Kessler, a New York wine agent; Miss Jessie Taft Smith, Braceville, O.; Mrs. H. B. Lassetter. wife of Genoral II. B. Lassetter, and their son, P. Lassetter. of London. Mrs. Lassetter. and her son were booked from Sydney, Australia. MODIFIED DAD Japanese Ultimatum Omits In sistence on Supervision of Internal Affairs. MILITARY SUSTAINS YUAN Pekin Government Confident That Xo Outbreak Will Follow Peo ple or Capital Still Un aware of Situation. PEKIN, May &. Japan's ultimatum was presented to China yesterday, but in a modified form, which the Chinese government is prepared to accept. Japan omits all items In group V of the amended list of demands. Group V Includes the stipulations against which China raised the most vigorous objections. The decision of Japan to defer these matters 1s made known in an official communication of 3500 words, which was issued here today in regard to the Japanese ultimatum. The principal provisions of group V have to do with the appointment of Japanese military and political advis ers for China and for Japanese super vision over the manufacture or pur chase by China of munitions of war. The Japanese government instructed Eki Hioki. Japanese Minister at Pekin, to advise China to give due regard to Japan's wishes and to the conciliatory spirit of the Tokio government, in view of which Japan believes China had given a satisfactory response. Compliance Being Drafted. The attaches of the Foreign Office were at work all night translating Japan's ultimatum and drafting the terms of, China's compliance with the demands,' which will be submitted to Yuan Shi Kai and the state council this morning at 10 o'clock. The reply will be delivered to M. Hioki, the Japanese Minister, tonight or Sunday morning. The Chinese note will review China's case, answer the charges contained in the ultimatum and accept the demands without' qualifi cation. The government expects no serious revolutionary outbreak from the peo ple. The military leaders have assured Yuan Shi Kai that their support would continue. It was learned today that in -the course of Vlce-Mlnlster Tsao Yulin's visit to the Japanese Legation, he pro posed verbally to meet the Japanese railroad demand, to grant school and hospital privileges, offered to bestow land without compensation on Japanese and proposed to withdraw China's three requirements regarding Shan - Tung province, namely, the return to the status quo before the war, China's par ticipation in the peace conference and compensation for damages in the Kiau Chau campaign. The final Chinese proposals, there fore, refused only to authorize Japan to supply half these arms used by China; to participate in the conduct of Chinese arsenals; to appoint Japanese advisers to China and to preach Bud dahism in tiic republic. Future Requirements Not I. Iked. The Chinese dislike the requirements insisted upon by Japan that China rec ognize Tokio's right to reopen these questions at a future date, but they will accept these features unless the fed irreconcilables in the councils of President Yuan Shi Kai succeed before next Monday in altering the President's decision. The ultimatum complains of the Chinese attitude in advancing the ar gument that the Japanese position was designed in part for presentation to foreign countries. It is considered curi ous that the ultimatum is written only in Japanese, while all formal documents have been written both in Japanese and Chinese. The Chinese public Is quite unaware of the trend events took today. Long lines of Chinese carts all day long slowly dragged their way through the rain into the legation quarter and to the railroad stations, taking bullion and other articles of value to be placed under foreign protection. 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Base In Ireland Reported. Some officials of the State Depart ment were inclined to credit reports that a German base for submarine raids had been established in some hidden cove, known only to the native smugglers on the Irish coast. The torpedoing of the British super dreadnought Audacious off the Irish coast, generally supposed to- have been the work of a German submarine, nu merous raids on smaller craft in the same region, and now the sinking of the huge Lusitania, in the opinion of i these officials, indicated clearly that the German underwater craft were working from some nearby point. Navy officials, however, did not share this view. They pointed out that the Lusitania was struck at a distance, ap proximately of less than 1500 miles from the German coast. This would be easy cruising distance, it was said, for the newest American submarines. Lone lademea Trips Reported. Information has reached the Navy Department to the effect that German submarines have completely circum navigated the British Isles, making voyages of 5000 or 6000 miles. If this is true (and the report apparently was accepted at face value) the underwater ambuscade to which the Lusitania fell victim was comparatively a simple matter. Germany is known to have put in commission several new submarine craft recently, and it was thought by Navy officials that when the plan to sink the Lusitania was drawn up, it was decided to send a dozen or more of these boats into the track which the liner probably would follow to lie in wait for her. Judging by reports of her position at the time of the at- tack. It was said, the Lusitania fol lowed her regular course on her last voyage. Some Navy officers thought they saw in the warnings published in this coun try before the departure of the steamer that she would be attacked, an intima tion that the ship would he blown up from inside during her voyage. Noth ing in dispatches receiyed today tended to confirm this view of the incident. CITY HALL CLEANING ON Decoration and Jiepairs Bcjrin a Part of Week's Campaign. Spring housecleaning was started yesterday at the Cny Hall. A force of men was put to work cleaning off the white sandstone fence kui rounding the building. It is proposed to ha a the inside of the building cleaned soon. Workmen recently completed the re pair of the pavement about the build ing and the park bureau is getting ready to adorn the windows of tlm building with attractive flower noxes. Artnouncement" q "Thrifty Alexander" has arrived and today will begin tell ing his story to parents and children of Portland. J. 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