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% VOL. 10, NO. 82, SEMI UNARMED PASSENGER VESSa AtTACKEI Fired on by German Submarin But Missed by Ten Feet. AMERICANS ON BOARE Counsel for V. 8. Federal Industrie Relations Commission Aboard and Will Make Protest. New York, July 17.?The Cunar Liner Orduna, from Liverpool t Mow Vn.l. ?.Ok on. ..V. . Uin miu t, i. I puust'ogers, IE eluding 22 Americans, was attacke without warning by a German sut * marine on the morning of July 9, i was learned on her arrival, here tc day. Twenty miles from the graveyar of the Lusitania off Old Head c Kinsale, the Orduna escaped the Lui itania's fate by one-half a second c time or 10 feet or space, the Germa torpedo churning the water that dli tance behind the liner's ruddei Then the Oruna sped away. She wa followed by the submarine whic rose to the surface manned a gu and shelled the fleeing steamer. The attack was timed at 10 mir utes to 6 o'clock in the morning whe all but a few of her passengers wer asleep. Aroused by stewards, th passengers dressed hurriedly an went to the upper deck, where the donned life belts and took their place at the life boats. They heard th scream of the shells and saw th ocean spit up columns of water wher the missiles struck. When the fir grew not tney were ordered, fo their own protection, to the next dec below. For half an hour th Orduna show ed her heels to the assailant. Throug marine glasses the passengers watch ed the low lying German warshi coming on, but the Orduna's High was faster than the pursuit and afte seven shots had been fired withou effect the submarine gave up th chase. CALL FOR HELP. A wireless call for help was sen out by the Orduna when the torped was seen. She was then 37 mile south of Queenstown. The replj Captain Taylor says in his official re port, was that help would be givei within an hour. It was four hour before the first British vessel, a smal armored yacht, the Jennette, ap peared. Pr/\* *? -* - 1 " ivvcdi win ue maue 10 me unite* Slates government by at least on< American citizen, and possibly oth ers, who were aboard. William C Thompson of Chicago, counsel to th< federal Industrial Relation Commia sion, who went abroad in his oflieia capacity last March and was return ing to make his report, is the pas senger who said today that he woult make vigorous protest to his govern ment. WILL MAKE PROTEST. fAs an American citizen, employed in an official capacity by the gov ernment to go abroad, I feel that should bring the government's atten tion to the attack," said Mr. Thomp son. "I feel that I had a right to returi home on the Orduna, although sin flies the British flag, because she i: a passenger ship. The fact that sin had no munitions of war aboard for Miflert nwiwiww ! 1 ?n near <iay, a gentle wind and a light ripple, while moat of the pas- ( sengers slept. i 0 t ...... ..jiiuiuii. n is unit* snori of marvelous that she was not son; to the bottom with all aboard." AMERICAN BARK AS SHIELD? Whether the submarine hid behind an American ship?the bark Nor mandy front (lulfport, Miss.?was ? point upon which passengers held varying opinions. A small sailing ship with two American flags painted on her side, was sighted ahead short* ly before the attack. Captvin Taylor, suspicious of the craft, changed his course. Soon thereafter the torpedo Q/OO ol nr L * < - '1 ? * D Ol^lll^U. There waft no certainty as to the identity of this ship that- displayed two painted American flags hut one of the passengers thought that he made out her name to he "Normanie" through his glasses. There is no such vessel listed. The American hark Normandy was itnown to be in the vicinity at the time. When she reached \|fverpool July 12 some of her crew said that a submarine had used her as a shield from which to maneuver against and torpedo the -WEEKLY. MISERY AMONG MEXICANS GREAT J 100,000 Women at Mexico City Plead to Red Oo?s for Food and Only 40,000 Were Supplied. 0 Washington, July 19.?Depart ment dispatches today from Nogales confirm earlier reports of the victory of Carranza troops over Villa forces I at Anavacachi, Sonora. The triumphant forces took possession of Cananea. American Consul Silliman reported the arrival of large supplies of food at Vera Cruz and that wireless eomd i munication between Vera Cruz and o Mexico City probably would be esi ! tablished today. d Famine conditions in the capital j are described by a Red Cross report ! received today dated July 1. It says | more than 100,000 women on the j previous day applied to the internad I tional committee for food. Enough I iui uiny iv.uuv was available. I "Where formerly 200 people a clay ' ; went to the slaughter house to get n the blood that is saved and given away," the report says, "there are P " ( now 2,000 daily besieging the gates. * ; "Near there the other day 20 people were seen struggling to get pieces n of a dead horse. | "Infants in arms are given food enn ! tirely unsuited to theim and that is e 1 causing disease among adults. The e i resultant infant mortality consequently is very high. Adulteration v of food is causing stomach trouble, " according to physicians, e j "Most of the misery already manie | fest, not to mention that which is to e i be heaped upon this land in the e weeks to come, makes the task of re,r lief almost hopeless. From inter k 1 views with those who have been working at the problem for weeks >. i past, all of the relief that they can h | give is but a touch of what needs 1.1 to be given. p I "One man vouched for as reputable t! and trustworthy, who has Just rer turned from the United States by wav t of (E1 Paso, Torreon and other points e to the north, reports a marked change for the worse has taken place in the region through which he t passed in the last three weeks. He o mentioned Aguascallentes as being In a | great distress." i- MANY CONGRATULATE THAW, a 8 Stanford White's Slayer Greeted on Every Hand. Atlantic City, N. J., July 17.? j ; Harry K. Thaw, who arrived here late last night after having been set 0 free under bail by the New York su, preme court, took two dips in the ocean today and shook hands with hundreds of persons. Early in the day he shunned crowds, but later he disregarded the gaze of the curious and tvent about as he pleased. He said he would go to Phelidelphia Sunday and leave for Pittsburg Monday. Wherever he went Thaw was stopped by men and women who wanted to shakci his hand. ^<^'ill Plant Trees to Warn Motorists on Lincoln Highway. Clinton, Iowa. July 19.?Varieties 01 trees, instead of printed signs, are to warn motorists of railroad cross1 ings, bridges and dangerous turns in the Lincoln highway, according to announcement today by Klnier C. Jan?en, chairman of the American Inst! tute of Architects' general committee 1 on the highway. Mr. Jensen said the I tree feature was part of a comprehensive plan for restoration and preservation of nature's beauties along I i the trans-continental road. . 1 Russian stearipr Leo?a story that ' the Normandy's captain denied. The I^eo was tornedoed 20 miles approximately from the place where the Orduna was attacked. The Nor1 . mandy's crew said the submarine had ' i held them up on the evening of July 1 9. The Orduna was attacked the same day. but in the morning. "BRUTAL MURDER"?NEARLY. The CunarJ linf made public Captain Taylor's official report in which he stated that he received not the leaHt warning of the attack and that "It was almost another case of brutal murder." This report nssert ed that the Orduna was attacked under ideal conditions for submarines LANCASTER, S. C. FRANK'SCONOIItONSTIL CRITICALBUIHASCHANt However, Blood Poison is One < Chief Dangers. PHYSICIAN IS HOPEFU * nrn, wie .^Ksailanl, Shown no F morse and Says He Was Called "From on High" to Kill Frank. Milledgeville, Ga., July 19.?T | condition of Leo M. Frank, suffer!] i^rom a serious knife wound in 1 throat inflicted by William Creen, J fellow life-term convict at the Gee gia prison farm here, remained cri ' cal tonight. Dr. G. D. Compton, t i prison physician, announced, ho ' ever, that he was hopeful of FranV recovery. Possible blood-poisonii from infection is one of the chl dangers, he said. Creen, questioned further hv nr on officials today, said he believ that he had been called "from < high" to kill Frank, whose dea ; sentence for Mary Phagan's murd ! recently was communited by Govt i nor Slaton, nov; retired. He indie: I ed no remorse as he had done ii mediately after the attack Saturd I night. "1 only wish that I had had mo strength," Creen said. "I think have done my duty in this matter ! well as my strength allowed. I t lieve that God has helped me. don't think that I ever did wrong I my life." Green is partly paralyzed in 1 left arm and Frank's physician l lieves that this fact probably sav j Frank's life, as Creen was unable hold him while he used the knife. Warden Smith said today Gre ' had spent much time recently rea ing the Bible. Should Frank die Green nrnhnii would be tried for murder. No <1 elslon has been reached ns to wh I action will be taken if Frank r j covers. Think Crcen Acted Alone. Atlanta. Gn.. July 19.?The per tentiary committee of the Georg house of representatives fhte tod; voted to table three resolutio which would have provided for a le 1 islative investigation of the attai made on Leo M. Frank at the sta prison farm at Milledgeville. Tv resolutions calling for an in vest it; tion wore introduced early toda and later Representative Campbell Newton, introduced a resolution pr riding that members of the lowhouse personally investigate the ma ter. Members of the committee sa they believed that William Creen. tl convict who attacked Frank, aloi was involved and that there was i negligence on the part of the pris< officials. ROUMANIA HAS NOT REFUSED AUSTRL Negotiations still in Progress?tie man Oltieials Will Not Give Details of Proposals. Merlin, via London, July 19.Gerntan officials decline to discus the Austro-IIungarian proposals I Roumania, which have as their ol ject assurance of Roumania's nei trality and perhaps even particip; tion in the war against the Entenl powers . No denial is made that such pr< posals have been made but Germany knowledge of the nature of the terr torial and other concessions offere by her ally is regarded as confldentit and inquirers are referred to Austrc Hungarian sources for details. It I an open secret that one phase of th negotiations has to do with shit ments of munitions to Turkey pas? lng through Rounmania. These nt gotiations have not reached a d? cisive point and it is considered cei tain that a negative answer fror Ftoumania has not been received. The negotiations between Turke and Bulgaria have not yet been con eluded. Turkey is willing to mak certain territorial concessions in th Ad-lanople district to give Bulgaria the desired rallrond route to the sea but a point escaping genera) atten tion is the fact that Turkey demand In return but merely passive neutral Ity, as heretofore, but pnrticipatloi or at least soipe form of pressur against Turkey s enemies. TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1915. LVAST GERMAN ARMY !E| SMASHES RUSSIAN UNI of Greatest Movement of War is Started by German Armies. L. BERLIN CLAIMS ADVANCE r ? '.e- Pftronrad Admits SIr?ic Force* Stubbornly Are Met renting. Other Fronts Quiet. v,.. i >? *- - - - - uuuuuu, juiy i?.?Attention now ng is centered on the gigantic operations he in the east, where fighting is in full a swing in nearly every section of the >r- Russian line from the Baltic to the ti- Dnelster. he Gen. von Buelow is pushing the w~ : German advance toward Riga on the northern end of this line. The moveaF ' ment is being conducted by cavalry on a scale exceeding anything heretofore during this war. Berlin claims ls* a steady advance and Perodgrad cone<* cedes that the Russians have fallen on back after a stubborn contest. On von Buelow's right is Gen. von er ' Eichorn, who is being held up by the great Russian fortress Ossowetz. On von Eichorn's right is Gen. von G?ll witz, who captured Prznsnysz ant] now is pressing an attack on thr Narew and its tributaries. re . j On the famous Hawka and Bzura R8 lines there is comparative quiet, >e- whlch also is reflected on the southI west side of Warsaw, but to the jn southeast the movement against Lublin, which was temporarily checked, again is in#full swing. )e. The Russians must fight a defene(j sive battle for possession of Warsaw ^ t or abandon all of Poland, and military observers here believe Grand pJ1 Duke Nicholas very likely to adopt A. the latter course and withdraw his armies intact, ily These tremendous German activi|? ties in the east suggest that the Teu at tons have little reserve to devote to e- their western campaign, offering the entente allies a respite either for the completion of munition supplies or a ii- concerted attempt to recapture Lille, ift Another view holds that the best f-y service her allies could give Russia ns at this time would be the forcing of R- the Dardanelles. It is possible the fit allies may combine both suggested attP tempts, but it is certain that for the k'b time the war's center of gravity has a- shifted to eastern Europe. The Italians report some progress of in the mountains east of Trentino, ?" where the invaders now are striking f"" towards one of the two railroads serving Austria's Trentino forces. The South WaleR sonl strike situa id (4 tion continues serious with the belief growing that the only solution lies in io government operation of the mines )n (luring the period of the war. MEN AT REMINGTON WORKS TO STRIKE \ All Kil'ort* to Bring About a Settlement of Diniculties Have Failed r* and Men Will t^uit Work. Bridgeport, Conn., July 19.? Negotiations to bring about a settlement of the difficulties between the machinists of Bridgeport and the Remington \rms & Ammunition )_ Company, engaged on a gigantic scale J" in th*? Bianiit'actiirn *\f' war nninifint.g l" for the allied armies, have failed. e Labor leaders announced tonigh' that the tlrst of the machinists woul l throw down their tools and walk out 3 r.t noon tomorrow and that within a week all work In the Remington ^ shops and in the shops of sub-contractors would be at a standstill. ' Just how far the strike might 3 spread in other manufacturing com ? munities of New England, the labor ?' leaders were unable to estimate. The annnoncement was made by !* John A. Johnston, vice president of the structural ironworkers, after a meetinir in the machinists' hall. 11 which was attended by members of the machinist' union and by more y than a dozen heads of international " labor organizations. Mr. Johnston " said that'flt 4 o'clock this afternoon b "the last moment of the time we i ?Kr#?e(j t0 allow the man I conferred * with in New York in which to ar* range a settlement, if he possibly s could, I was called on the telephone. * The man said this to me: 'I cannot 1 do anything. I have tried my best. e Yon can suit yourself as to any action you will take.' " BET.ftTTTivr niTPPKmrvT ON "UNFTEIT STATES ? ' ? . People Wouhl Sturve Without Aid . From Thin ('ountr>?Still Menaced by Famine. New York Special to The State, 5 July 18.? Present conditions in Be'gium are described in a letter recently received at the offices of the commission for relief in Belgium, 71 Broadway, New York, from a representative of the commission, who has i been all over the country in the work of distributing food. The letter is from Hainaut. Tha writer says in part: "Conditions in Belgium today are | perhaps no better nor worse than they have been depicted in previous publications in America, but they are different from what the people of America would imagine. One can not conceive of a whole nation, outwardly so tranquil, living with so piany superficial indications of their old prosperity, and yet all the time threatened by hang r. "Those who have traveled merely from city to city may imagine that Belgium is not threatened seriously. In Brussels patesseries are going and superficially there tre many signs of normal life. If for the moment every one seems to have food, >t Is because the generousity of the world, acting I through the commission, is accom! plishing its great task. Every day it appears that this population of 7,000,000 is absolutely dependent upon the commission for its sustenance. y>o not let the wave of enthusiasm that has passed over America spend itself. Start another wave. Keep starting them. Belgium cannot sliou' to you in return, but she knows what you are doing. She is dependent, grimly dependent, upon us in order to sustain life. Other countries are i perhaps as badly off as Belgium, and Belgium is only too glad to have the i world extend its charity to other nations. that arc in suen dire need, but it is we in the provinces who really know how easily, how suddenly Bel( gium would met t starvation if the , supplies from America ceased com, ing for even a short time " That the comission is aware of the fact that Belgium's supplies can hold out for only a short while is evidenced by the chartering or new ships and the hastening of cargoes of food to Rotterdam. TV I'M IS IX Skit HI A. Reported That the Disease is Now Weill I"rider Control. New York, July 18.?Ten American Red Cross nurses, relieved from duty after a period of service in Serbia, were landed from Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht Erin at Malta to assist in caring for wounded of the allied armies brought there from the Dardanelles, according to Dr. S. 11. Hodge of Knoxville, Tenn., a Red Cross surgeon, who arrived here today on the steamer Cymric from Liverpool. The nurses were landed Dr. Hodge said, after the military officials of the port had made an appeal to Sir Thomas, setting forth that they were short of medical assistance. The American nurses with Dr. Hodge accepted the offer of Sir Thomas to go to England while his yacht was at Saloniki. Several of tin* nurses had just recovered from attacks of typhus. l?r. Hodge declared typhus in Serbia !s now well under control. SW1TZKK* >1\V llltlNti I1KI. IKK. Movement 011 l oot to Import Dyi1* stud Chemists for America. Washington, July 18.? Importation of a corps of Swiss dyestuff chemists to aid in the development of the new American coal tar dye industry is the latest project of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce in its effort to meet the American dyestuff famine. Dr. Thomas H. Norton of the bureau made public today a statement saying that the plan, which already has been successfully tried by Russia. would be the logical development of the present scheme, under which the United Stales coal tar crudes are to be exported to Switzerland, manufactured into dyes and returned to this country. Two Swiss dye chemists, through the bureau, already have begun negotiations with American firms to undertake the establishment of plants in this country. 9 IS. $1.50 A VKAR ; WILSON TO SEND REPLY 1 TO BERLINJHIS WEEK President Returns to Washington from Vacation. CONFERS WITH LANSING. RoukIi Draft of Note is Completed and Will l?e Submitted to Cabinet Today. Washington. July 19.?President Wilsnn * ' ucuciai) causing today | discussed in detail a draft of the note to be sent to Germany this week informing the Imperial government what the United States will do if there is further violation of American rights on the high seas. The return of President Wilson from Cornish, N. H., gave Secretary j Lansing his first opportunity to confer on the policy to be followed as the result of Germany's failure to satisfy the demands made in the American note of June 9. It was understood the President and Mr. Lansing found they had. reached about the same conclusion? that the next communication to Germany must be of a definite character, making it unmistakably clear that the United States cannot be expected to remain passive in event of another attack on an unarmed and unresisting shin with a loco of t, g- - - v.. .% tv/uo Ul /llliCI I" cans. The note probably will contain fittle or no discussion of the principle already treated at length in previous communications. Prompt action in dispatching the note generall was forecast. Tomorrow it will be submitted to the cabinet and possibly may be rivised again at Friday's meeting. In official quarters it was agreed the communication would be on its way to Berlin bySaturday. I Although it is not certain whether reference will be made to the attack on the Cunard liner Orduna, it is known that the incident has swept aside previous suggestions that the next communication would take into consideration that German submarine commanders in actual practice were conforming to the rules of international law. Secretary Lansing was at the White House for more than an hour. It is understood he obtained the President's final decision of the extent to which the purpose of the United States should be stated in the next note. Wilson and Lansing Confer. Washington, July 19.?President Wilson returned from Cornish, N. H.. this morning. His train was on time and he drove at once to the White House to begin a conference with. Secretary Lansing and other officials preparatory to tomorrow's cabinet meeting which will take up the American reply to Germany's latest note on submarine warfare. Soon after the President's arrival he went to his desk in the executive offices and received Secretary Lansing for a conference. The President has been in frequent coinmuni, t (a 111 tl?.* ? ? ?-* - .. ...... .... nniciRi) Ullll-IK II1H absence and both have been working on a draft of the reply to Germany. The President and Secretary Pan in^ were expected to discus- formulation of the policy which the I'nited States intends to follow as a result of the ]; i German note. \ t< ntative drtift of the American answer had been prepared. It will tie submitted to the cabinet tomorrow and the revised draft probably cabled to Berlin before the end of the week. The new note in all probability will set forth definitely the consequences of further violation of American rights. Slat on is (iricvrtl Over Frank's Injury. Seattle, Wash., July 1ft.?Surprise and regret at the attempt on the life of Leo M. Frank hv a fellow convict at the prison farm at Milledgevile, CJa., were expressed by former Governor John M. Slaton of Georgia, who was here today on his way to San Francisco. "I do not believe the attack on Frank could be traced to any outside influence working for Frank's destruction." he said. "I believe that the criminal mind, aroused perhaps by newspaper reports, was responsible. Frank was put in the safest place for him in the state."