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TIIE SUNDAY OREGONIAST, PORTLATTO, MAT 9, 1915. AMERICAN COLONY STIRRED 10 ANGER MwLi ilNik JSTlx FOR Chesterfield Clothes Residents of London Would Call on Country to Pro tect Its Own Citizens. 'STRICT ACCOUNT" URGED 6 x Vf .Drowning of Large Xuraber of Peo ple Declared Xot to Stand Alone. Situation of T."tmost Grav ity Is Predicted. LONDON, May 8. (Special.) Dismay and anfOr almost baffling speech pre vail throughout the American colony In London because of the sinking of th l.usltanla by a German submarine, l-eadintr Americans here favor holding a frreat mass meetinir and passing- res olutions calling on the Government of the United States to protect its citi zens traveling by sea. "We cannot see any escape from tha duty of holding Oermany to strict ac countability," said Harry O. Selfrldgre, formerly of Chicago, but now a lead ing merchant in London. "In common, I think, with most Americans. I have al ways approved President Wilson's pol icy of neutrality, though I had no doubt that 95 per cent of our people regarded Uermany as guilty of precipitating a peculiarly wicked war of conquest. Allies Prefer Neutral America. "Many letters reaching me from America show that the writers Imag ine that the allies are depressed, hys terical and anxious for the United States to come to their aid. Those who have any understanding know that there are many substantial reasons why the allies would wish America to per sist in her neutrality.' "Even now I wish it were possible to think that we could get over the Lu sltania horror without war but how can we? The sinking of this ship, re sulting in the drowning of a large number of our people -.perfectly Inno cent neutrals does not stand alone. Germany not only abuses us In its newspapers, but flouts the formal and friendly representations of our Presi dent, and it has attacked our ships whenever it was possible. Grave Situation Depicted. "What we confront Is a crescendo of Indignities and injuries, culminating In the sinking and coldest-blooded crime ever committed by a civilized nation. American opinion, in my Judgment, will force President Wilson to address Germany in severe terms. Germany, If I am not mistaken, far from asking forgiveness or displaying much .humil ity or concern over what it has done, will contend she acted within her rights and will leave Mr. Wilson to do what he pleases. Thus undoubtedly a situation of the utmost gravity will be created. How responsible British public men feel about the destruction of the Lusi tania. and the suffering and loss of life involved may be judged from these remarks made today by one of them: ! "We deeply deplore the fact that) Americans were maimed and drowned because of an attack on a British ship and our heartfelt sympathy goes out to all homes shadowed by this calamity. Sacrifice Perhaps Not Vain. Vlt seems to us that the world will learn much from what has happened. The Germans could deny thaa they committed atrocities in Louvaiu. Dinant, Termonde and other places; they could deny that their armies systematically attacked women and girls In Belgium and France, but they cannot deny that they sank the Lmsl tania. "Men guilty of such an act presum ably would be guilty of the worst con celvable cruelties and abominations. Speaking for myself, I have the im pression that the persons who perished with the Lusitania have not died in vain, but have been, sacrificed that the world might know the true nature of the militarist caste attempting to crucify democracy." EMBASSY NEWS OFFICIAL .Sir Edward Grey Says Two Torpe does May Have Done Damage. WASHINGTON. May S. First official information of the sinking of the Lusi tania reached the British Embassy from London today in a cablegram from Sir Edward Grey, timed 11:30 A. M. today. The cablegram says: "Following Is the latest official in formation with regard to the loss of the Lusitania, torpedoed by German submarines, off the Head of . Kinsale, Vv 7 Tnrr.ln V ... m ' armed trawlers have landed r,8 anrvl. vors and 45 dead. It Is possible that Kinsale fishing boats may have a few more. An armed trawler and fishing trawlers are brn gins' in 100 other bodies. Onlv a few first-nlnaa noaean. ' gers were saved. Ship sank In from 15 to 25 minutes, and It was reported she was struck by two torpedoes." TUMULTY RAPS GARDNER orrice Resents Being U&ed as "An nex to Press Bureau." WASHINGTON, May S Representa tive Gardner, while at the White House tiay getting permlssloin for some con stituents to visit the parlors of the mansion, issued a statement on the Lusitania disaster urg-lns that Presi dent Wilson deal firmly with Germany, and giving: his ideas of what Colonel Hoosevelt would do. When Secretary Tumulty ehard of it h ftssued a statement saying the White House resented Mr. Gardener's "using the executive office as an annex to his press bureau." Kendall Interests Incorporated. IXJSEBURG, Or., May 8. (Special.) Vrticles of Incorporation have been filed by the Kendall Lumber Corpora tion, with capital stock of $1,000,000. Aa soon as Mr. Kendall arrives from the Kast tho organization will be per fected. The new corporation was or ganized for the purpose of merging Kendall Bros.' holdings In this state into one corporation. Suitcase Act Violators Jailed. nOSEBVRO. Or., May 8 (Special.) Royce Jones and Freeman Baldwin, of Roseburg, were today sentenced to a Wm of 13 days In the County Jail aftef they had pleaded guilty of violating the so-called suitcase liquor ordinance. At the time the young men were arrested the officers confiscated. 25 bottles of beerx la subsequent search of Jones' TWO VESSELS WHOSE SINKING'BY GERMANS WILL BE MADE BASIS OF AMERICAN REPRESENTATIONS. ff ' N W A - ff kvi - K fySS yV . -- 7'f1 w sV Ic , f , -, 11 - S s i f ' " 11 l, ' T - ' i ir - f I I , " I v . - ' rk l f ': f - .. :;i -M u ""ll w . m5 i - ' i'; Vrv if - . F oh f vliisa, . . i. ,Vt'51' i J 1 i I', . ' x I' f I --3 ivi. 'Mi ? s fr 4 t z ti '$'. a! I Vt-f -lit: 'WA-55- " v fill t rif,- A n I ! TOPLCSITAXIA AND CAPTAIJT W. room 12 more bottles of beer were taken by the officers. AMERICA LINER SAILS The Philadelphia Has 940 Passen gers Off for Liverpool. NEW YORK, May S. The American liner Philadelphia, sailing for Liver pool today over the route traveled by the Lusitania, steamed away with full cabins and with berths in the steerage at a premium. The usual scenes of animation at the pier were replaced, however, by an atmosphere more sub dued and sober. The Philadelphia has aboard 940 passengers. ITALY, TOO, IS INDIGNANT Sinking of Lusitauia Causes High Feeling in Rome Today. ROME, via London, May 8. The sinking of the Lusitania has caused a profound impression in Italy. The feeling in Rome is one of indig nation at the killing of neutrals. Meas ures to end such proceedings are being urged on all sides. NEW YORK IS SOBERED Continud Prom First Pae.) American liner. New York, due in Liverpool tomorrow. Stars and Stripes Relied On. The American liner Philadelphia steamed today with cabins full. Per sons pointed to the Stars and Stripes floating at the liner's stern when the possibility of danger was suggested to them. Wliat was taken in shipping as an Indication that the German Govern ment had no intention of abating its programme of torpedoing British ships from American ports -was the reap pearance in the . newspapers today of the advertisement of the German ETm bassy, warning travelers that they took passage on British ships at their own risk. It was reported that the . ad vertisement would appear regularly every Saturday in the future. Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, was at his hotel in New York today, but remained in seclusion. A guard stood at the entrance to his suite and all messages of Inquiry were refused. It was given out by the hotel management that he had left for Wash ington. SURVIVORS RECOUNT PERIL ConUnud From First "Ps. streak in the water and shouted: 'There's a torpedo, coming straight at us. We watched it until it struck us, with an awful explosion. Then we rushed to the boat deck. Just as we got there a huge quantity of wood splinters and great masses of water flew ftll around us. Womu Frenaled Wit Fur. "A second torpedo struck us about four minutes after the first. J went BELOW MAS T. TURNER, HKR MASTER. below to get a life belt and met a woman who was frenzied with fear. I tried to calm her and helped her into a boat. Then I saw a boat which was nearly swamped. I got Into it, and with other men bailed it out. Then a erowd of men clambered into it and nearly swamped It." DUNSMUIR SOUGHT SERVICE Son of Former British Columbia Of ficial Anxious to Go to War. VANCOUVER. B. C, May 8. James Dunsmuir, Jr., of Victoria, lost on the Lusitania, was a son of James Duns muir, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1906 to 1910. Enlisting for service overseas with a Western cavalry regiment, he became tired of delay in being sent forward and de cided to go to England in the hope of being attached to one of the regiments likely to be dispatched to France al most immediately. He was in C Squadron of the Second Canada Militia Reserve. PRESIDENT NOT HURRIED (Contlnud From First P. the government. Indeed, It is said that at the (time she was carrying military reservists to England for service in the British army.' True, there were Ameri can citizens aboard, but ti must not be forgotten that they went aboard a bel ligerent ship with full knowledge of the risk and after official warning by the German government. When on board a British vessel they were on British soil. Was not their position substan tially equivalent to being within the walls of a fortified city? Gulfllgrbt Case More Serious. "I express no opinion at this time. I am merely suggesting reasons why we should maintain our equilibrium and not 'rock the boat' until we know what we are about. "Aside from the possible loss of American lives, let ua ask ourselves just where we come in. At the present moment, and with the light now before me. I confess that it appears to me that from our standpoint as a neutral Na tion the Gulflight case presents a more delicate and serious complication than the case of the Lusitania." " "We are informing ourselves aa rapid ly as possible regarding the Lusitania matter," said Secretary Bryan today, "and we are doing what we can for those Injured. We will get all Infor mation we can." LUSITANIA DEAD ARE 1194 (Continued From First Pagt.) others, striking in quick succession. Another report has it that two sub marines took part in the onslaught, one attacking from the- port and the ether from the starboard side. 61r Hugh Lane Notable Passenger. NEW YORK. May A notable pas senger on the Lusitania listed among the missing was Sir Hugh Lane, di rector of the National Gallery of Ire- land. Pho tos AMERICAS TANKER GCLFLIGHT AND TEH. CHICAGO IS LOSER Foreign Exchange, However, Is Duplicated in Advance. SOME MAIL MISSES BOAT Actual Loss to Banks by Lnsitania'e Sinking Will Not Be Great, Say Officers Parcel Post and Expressage Is Lig-ht. CHICAGO, May 8. (Special.) In the strong box of the Lusitania at the bot tom of the sea off the Irish coast is approximately $5,000,000 of money, foreign exchange and other valuables belonging to Chicagoans. Of this, 3, 000.0U0 consists of foreign exchange be longing to the First National Bank. This paper, however, was largely dupli cated before it left the bank and it is not expected that the actual loss will be great. Had the postofflce department not prescribed shortly before the Lusi tanla's departure that all malls In tended for her be especially directed to the ship, the amount of Chicago treasure aboard her would have been much greater. In addition to this tact two large Chicago banks the Illinois Trust & Savings and the Continental & Commercial National Bank are con gratulating themselves that the bulk of their mails missed the boat. Postmaster Campbell said today that it was impossible to tell how much in the way of money-orders issued by the Chicago postofflce was on board. He said It was impossible to determine this because many persons purchas ing foreign orders do not dispatch them immediately. He believes that little parcel post mall was on board. 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