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8 rTT THE SINKING OF THE 1 STEAMER GULFL1GHT: I 1 Chief Officer Tells of Torpedo- ' ing of Vessel. i UH' THE S<J1L.L,Y 1SLAINDJS | i When Attacked Gulfiight Was Flying l.nige American Ensign Six by Ten Feet in Size. ( Washington, May 11.?The state i department late today made public a sworn statement by Ralph E. a Smith, former chief officer and now 3 master of the American steamer t Gultlight, describing the torpedoing s of that vessel May 1 off the Scilly , t Islands. When torpedoed, the officer j c says, the Gulflight was flying a large s American ensign six by ten feet in j 1 size. He said he saw the submarine , a but "could not distinguish or see any ' t flag flying on her." t Chief Officer Smith further says, I thot shortly before the submarine o was sighted two British patrol boats, r the Iago and Filey, took positions on o either side of the Gulflight and or- i dered he rto follow them to th<> ti Bishop Lighthouse. t "I personally observed our Hag 1) was standing out well to the breeze," t the officer stated. ' t The text of t'aptain Smith's state- 1 nient follows: "I am Ralph E. Smith, now master of the steamship Gulflight. At the commencement of the voyage 1 was) chief officer. The ship left Port Arthur on the tenth day of April, l!?ir>. s about 4 p. m. laden with a tank car go of gasoline and wooden barrels of ' lubricating oil. The voyage was uneventful. When about half way ' across the Atlantic the wireless operator told me there was a British I cruiser in our vicinity and that he j had heard messages from this ship ; , the whole time since leaving Port Arthur, but she made no direct com- ^ munication with our ship. The j ] British ship seemed to maintain the , comn rlictunpa from tic until nliont I three days before we reached the ! mouth of the English channel. "On the first day of May about 11 o'clock in the forenoon, we spoke wo British patrol vessels named lago and Filey. We were then about 32 miles west of the Bishop Light house. The patrol vessels asked where we were hound. After informing them we were bound for Rouen they ordered us to follow them to the Bishop. The Filey took up a position of a half-mile distant on our port bow. The lago off outstarboard quarter, close to us. We steered as directed and at about 12:32 the second officer being on watch, sighed a submarine on our port bow?slightly on the port bow ?steaming at right angles to our course. The submarine was in sigh: for about five minutes when she submerged about right ahead of us. 1 saw her, but could not distinguish or see any flag flying on her. "The Gulflight was then steering about true east, steaming about eight miles an hour, flying a large American ensign, size six feet by ten fee*. nit: u urn was <100111 suuui, <100111 eight miles an hour in force. I per- . sonally observed our Hag was standing out well to the breeze. Immediately after seeing the submarine I went aft and notified the crew and came back and went ?>n the bridge and heard the captain make the re- 1 mark that that must be a British submarine as the patrol boats took no notice of it. About 12:50 an explosion took place in the Gulflight, sending vast quantities of water high in the air, coming down on the bridge and shutting everything off from our view. After the water cleared away our ship had sunk by the head so that the sea was washing over the fore deck and the ship appeared to be sinking. I went im-' mediately aft to see to the boats. On , my way I saw one man overboard on the starboard side. The water at I that time was black with oil. The 1 boats were lowered and the crew got into them without delay of damage. ] After ascertaining there was no one 1 left on board the ship I got in my boat and wo were picked up by the j patrol vessel Iago and were advised < by her crew to leave the scene. We j proceeded towards St. Mary's but the dense fog which then came on prevented us getting into the harbor that night. "About hair-past two in the morn-1 / 1 Don't Carry a Handicap Through Life. Did you ever stop to think that your every action, every thought, J your disposition and your character are influenced every day by (he condition of your liver? Failure in life may be the direct result of a disordered liver. Dr. Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys will keep your liver in perfect conditon. Get a bottle. For sale by all druggists. Dis-; fributed by the Murray Drug Co., j Columbia, S. C. te # I ng following I saw Capt. Alfred unter, master of the Gultlight. who iad been sleeping in the room of the kipper of the Iago standing in ilie oom with a queer look on his face, asked him what his trouble was ana le made no reply. Then he reached or the side of the berth with his lands, but did not take hold. I went n the room, but he fell before I cached him. He was taken on dock is the cabin was small and hot. After caching the deck he seemed to re ive and said: " 'I am cold.' After that he had ipparently two fainting attacks and hen expired in a third one?this beng about 3:40. "We arrived at St. Mary's Scilly, ibout 10 o'clock on the morning of .lay the second. The Gulflight was owed to Crow Sound, Scilly. on ilic econd of May by British patrols t ml 'ommander Oliver, senior naval oilier of the port of Scilly, sent ior ome one to come on board the Gulfight and I went and the ship was nchored about 6 p. m. I again left he ship that evening?she being hen in the charge of the admiralty, visited the ship on Monday. I went .ut again on Tuesday, but it was too ough to get on board. To the best .f my knowledge there was no examnation of the vcr.scl made by divers intil Wednesday about 3 p. m. unil members from the American enilassy were present. The divers at his time made an external examinaion only of the ship's bottom and eft the ship with me at 5:40 p. m." ltto Klcivclimanii Dies from Wound. New York, May 13.?Otto ! '. .'leischniann, president of the Meischmann Vehicle Company, and on of the founder of the Floischnr.nn bakery business and its famous ireadline, died late todr.y from a revolver shot he fired into his breast it a hotel here. Now Honor for Dewey. Burlington, Vt., May 12.?Adniral George Dewey is the new commander of the Vermont Command?ry of the Military Order of th* Loyal Legion. He was elected last night at the annual meeting. IN MKMOHIAM. In memory of our beloved father Mr, D. A. Gregory, who departed this life May 1, 1!?15. We miss thee from our home, deal papa. We miss thee from thy place, A shadow o'er our life is cast. We miss the sunshine of thy fao? Thy fond and loving care, Our home is dark without thee We miss thee everywhere. In pity the death angel beheld you And came from the world of ligb To comfort you in your sorrow, And bore you from our sight. Dear papa, he has gone and left as Earth tli-> lor.^ly casket keeps, And the sunbeams love to linger Where our dear papt. sleeps. 'Tis hard to give him up. For love has bound the heart, 'Tis hard, so hard, to speak th* words We must forever part. We miss him more than tongue car tell, His place at home can ne'er b< filled: With sad, submissive heart? we bow Obedient to the Master ? will. HIS CHILDREN. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Whereas, one-third of the free holders and one-third of the elector: r>f the age of 21 years, residing ir Fork Hill school district. No. 25 have petitioned the county board o! education to order an election to de termine whether or not an additia tax of 4 mills shall be levied on al real and personal property for schoo purposes. We hereby order said election t< be held by the trustees in said Fori Hill school district. No. 25, on Fri day, May 28, at Primus. At which election only such elec tors as return real or personal prop erty for taxation and exhibit theli tax receipts and registration eertifl cates shall be allowed to vote . The opening and closing hour: shall be the same as in all genera elections. V. A. LINOL.E, W. B. TWITTY, J. K. CONNORS. ^ a# r/lnnoMAn l Otimy mmiu \n imiukuiw... NOTICE OF ELECTION. Whereas, one-third of the free holders an(i one-third of the elector of the age of 21 years, residing ii Flat Creek school district. No. 43 have petitioned the county board o education to order an election to de termine whether or not an additions tax of 3 mills shall he le.ied on al real and personal property for schoo purposes. We hereby order said election t he held by the trustees In said Fla 'reek school district, No. 43, oi Saturday, May 29, at the schoo house. At which election only such elec tors as return real or personal prop erty for taxation and exhibit thei tax receipts and registration certifl cates shall be allowed to vote. The opening and closing hour shall be the same as in all genera elections. V. A. LINGLE, W. B. TWITTY. J. K. CONNORS, County Board of Education. ?) , ) ' ' & ' ' ' ' THE LANCASTER NEWS MAI FULL REPARATION TO BE DM DEMANDED OF GERMANY (Continued from Page One.) I ( : ful act neither justifies nor legalizes Cole {it. ' 8.?The suggestion is conveyed i mat uic UVIUIOU UI ; course, could not have intended to I destroy innocent lives and that consequently the German submarine xinn commanders must have misunder- sa stood their instructions. The Amerj lean government Indicated its hope that this will be found to be true. J and a cessation of the unlawful prac- Pre8 tices thereby will result. plea 9.?In conclusion Germany's at- Stat< tention is called to the earnestness disat i of the government and people of the dent I United States in this situation. It is a g8 i made plain that the United States cans | will leave nothing undone either in velt j diplomatic representations or other that action to obtain a compliance by Ger- in w many to the requests made. a thi The note throughout is couched in light triendly tones, but is unmistakably tnat firm. By the suggestion that Ger- othe man submarine commanders must "i have misunderstood their instruc- drav lions or that the German government (his could not have intended to destroy volt, innocent lives, room is given t'or a init disavowal by Germany of the prac what tioes in the war zone and an assur- of m ance that future attacks will be pro- jng hibited. thus In executive quarters intense in- - j terest prevailed today and news of with what the American note contained ture I was eagerly sought in the govern- tion meat departments and in diplomatic the j circles generally. on t Some international lawyers and this i diplomats who have followed closely rega Germany's course siruc beginning the Was | submarine warfare were of the opin- days j ion that a compliance by Germany blue with the terms of the American note Lee. would not be surprising and even ] I that such a course would not be a de- ac^ parture from previous expressions. deli Germany has maintained, it was the contended, that the submaiine ac- won tivity was begun only because Kng- coui land would not permit foodstuffs and whh . j conditional contra nana destined m * clvilans to reach Germany an 1 be- |,US I cause the neutrals by their protests ,iro, r had been powerless to effect un a;l- Won herence to the rules of international can, law by the allies in questions of con- quj traband. Should Germany announce an , her intention to abandon submarine UR| ! warfare, it was believed by some no^ diplomats, she would not necessarily (bal make a stipulation, but would state , ' lier expectation that the United l(|ot States as the greatest neutral, would ,, secure equal guarantees from the t-ror allies on questions of contraband. ()ffe In the event that Germany took ( the opposite course and refused to tjon comply with the wishes of he United p)et States, high officia's declined to pie- ai>a diet what steps would be taken be- whi J yond indicating that the Weshington p]e( government would deal with each de- out velopment in the situation as it i arose- tith Reports that Americans had been tim advised to leave Germany on account mui of the critical state of relations with or j the United States were declared by wj,j . officials to be wholly unfounded. be i Americans in all belligerent coun- pre' . j tries were advised by the state de- wro 5 partment at the outbreak of hostili- is i 1 ties to leave the danger zones and no are ^ especial instructions have been given wro . since to American envoys in Europe, giui 1 Messages continued to flood the offe J White House and state department mo1 today suggesting various lines of poll- " 3 cy. Conspicuous among these was a cou c personal letter from former Presi- feet dent Taft expressing his confidence vlei . | in and his support of Mr. Wilson in sea - i the situation. He gave his own sug- con r gestions of what should be done by fori " | the United States, which, it was said, mei , I did not differ materially from the nc 1 : course the President had adopted, and The White House let it be known tliat the President was highly grati- of fled over Mr. Taft's action. mu It became known tonight that pov - justice department officials are giv- ho ing consideration to the question of to whether publication containing mat- roe: s ter such as editorials seeking to Jus tlfy the sinking of the LuBitanla and aer advising the repetition of such acts it ] can be kept out of the mails under thii 1 the provision of the pennl code, mak- ? I ing it an ofTense to circulate "matter tha II of a character intended to Incite n arson, murder or assassination." rjK t Some officials think the law might be eg n construed to apply to published speeches of a similar character. Dr. Dernburg's utterances still are >- being given attention In high official <] r quarters and it is strongly intimated wai that some step will be taken to end B6a 3 this activity. It was suggested to- ^ .1 day that the Oerman embassy might jn be informed that I)r. Dernburg, a sta' German subject, was making himself offensive to the American gov- j^'e ernment and people. 25c \ ' ,? I ' { 14, 1915. ISEVELT WANTS |r? PROMPT ACTION p >nel is Not Pleased With the President's Speech. 1=1 ^0$ [NA IS AN EXAMPLE s for Deliberation, the Colonel js, Was Before Sending "Strict - Accountability" Note. 'racuse, N. Y., May 11.?Former ident Roosevelt tonight made a _ for prompt action by the United saves ! m on account ot the Lusitania plaints iter while commenting on Presi- an(j Wilson's speech of 1> st night to ^jeg fQ] Lthering ol naturalized Ameri- and ?(W in Philadelphia. Colonel Roosewas particularly interested in part of the President's speech m J hich the latter referred to "such A4a ing as a man being too proud to springs Bit " and ":\ nr.tion oeing so right it does r.ot need to convince : y ^ rs by force that it is right." think that China is entitled tojjj ^^11*1 ; all the comfort she can from | statement," said Colonel Hoose- T "and it would he well for th? 4* ? I ed States to ponder seriously J t the effect upon China has been ]L lanaging her foreign affairs dur- V As the last 15 years on the theory enunciated. f the United States is satisfied $ occupying some time in the fu- T the precise international posi- T that China now occupies, then United States can afford to act ? his theory. But it cannot act on jS theory if it desires to retain or in tiie position won for it under w hlngton and the men who in the J \ ?~ i of Abrahom Lincoln wore the ;? under Grant and the gray under jib I very earnestly hope that he will jj Sua promptly. The proper time for j' beration was prior to sending message that our government "U~"l Id hold Germany to a 'strict ac- Kj utability' if it did the things ;? ch it has now actually done. The 150 babies drowned on the <> itania, the hundreds of women tvned with them?scores of these nen and children being Ameri- - s?and tne American snip, tno ? flight, which was torpedoed, offer eloquent commentary on the act- * working of the theory that it is - .. = necessary to assert rights and t a policy of hlood and iron can ' 1 efficacy he met with a policy of id and water. ? I see it stated in the dispatches n Washington that Germany now rs to stop the practice of murder Xjl7"E d the high seas committed in viola- jfj ^ i of the neutral rights she is Iged to preserve, if we will now 111 Amerii ndon further neutral rights, good mea ch by her treaty she has solmenly HTt^ iged to see that we exercise w ithmolestation. profit. Such a proposal is not even en- We're id to an answer. The manufac- health. ] ; and shipment of arms and am- . v . . .in DUBmCi lit ion to any belligerent is moral immoral, according to the use to ing* W< ch the arms and munitions are to pmnll nro put. If they are to be used to ggjgg k'ent the redress of hideous ngs inflicted on Belgium, then it Our CU immoral to ship them. If they kind beca to be used for the redress of those mea ngs and the restoration of Belm to her deeply-wronged and un- 1^7 n nding people, then it is eminently '&1 to send them. Without 24 hours delay this ntry should and could take ef.ive action by declaring that in \ of Germany's murderous oflfenagainst the rights of neutrals all lmerce with Qermany shall be Ihwlth forbidden and all comrce of every kind permitted and ouraged with France, England I the rest of the civilized world. 'This would not be a declaration war. It would merely prevent Ar7 nitions of war being sent to a wjj] ver, which by its conduct has iwn willingness to use munitions slaughter unoffending men, wort and children. 'I do not believe that the firm astion of our rights means war, but TW1 Is well to remember there are Cent ngs worse than war. 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