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WILSON BAS FAITB
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In Speaking to Immigrants In Phila
delphia, Who Are Now Citizens of
the United States, President Wil
son Outlines to Them the Future
Aspirations of This Republic*
At Philadelphia Monday night
President Wilson was constantly In
terrupted by spontaneous outbursts
of applause. Introduced by Mayor
Blankenlmrg, who spoke in distinctly
German accent, a welcome find an
appeal for a single allegiance toK the
United States, the president carried
forward the idea of the welding of
foreign blood In the makeup of
America by pointing out the true
goal of right American citizenship to
be a loyalty not to the country of
one's birth but to the land of one's
adoption. '
Mayor Blankenburg called atten
tion to the fact that like the others
he had come to "foreign shores to
And in the United States a home.”
"Let me beseech you,” he said,
"that Americans are first, last and
all the time, no.matter what may
happen In the world at large.”
"No matter what our personal
feelings for the country we left be
hind, our first allegiance is to the
country of our adoption. I can not
Impress this too strongly on account
of the occurrences of the last eight
months. Thank God we have a man
In tbe White House who knows, who
Is just a man who knows what to
do.”
The crowd Interrupted with a tu
mult of cheers, arose enmasse and
waved the stars and stripes. It was
a remarkable sight.
The stenographic copy of Mr. Wil
son's address in full follows:
"It warms my heart thrt you
should give me such a reception, but
It la not of myself that 1 wish to
think to-night, but of those who have
Just become citizens of the United
States Tills is the only country In
the world which expertrnmi this con
stant and -repeated rebirth. Other
countries depend upon the multipli
cation of their own native people.
This country is constantly drinking
strength out of new sources by the
voluntary association with It of great
bodies of strong men and forward
looking women. And so. by the gift
of the free of Independent people. It
Is constantly being renewed from
gaaeratlon to generation by the same
process by which It was originally
created. It is as If humanity had de
termined to see to It that this great
nation, founded tor the benefit of hu
manity, should not lack for the alle
giance of the people of the world.
Allegtaare Here Is Allegiance to God.
“You have just taken an oath of
allegiance to the United States. Of
allegiance to whom? Of allegiance
to no one, unless It be God. Certain
ly not of allegiance to those who tem
porarily represent this great govern
ment. You have taken an oath to a
great Ideal, to & great body of prin
ciples, to a great hope of the human
race. You have said: ‘We are going
to America, not only to earn a living,
not only to seek the things which It
la more difficult to obtain where we
were born, but to help forward the
great enterprises of the human spirit*
—to let men know that everywhere
in the world there are men who will
cross strange oceans and go where a
speech Is spoken which Is alien to
them, knowing that whatever the
speech, there is but pne longing and
utterance of the human heart, and
that is for liberty and Justice. And
while you bring all countries with
you, you come with a purpose of
leaving all other countries behind you
—bringing what is best of their
spirit, but not looking over your
shoulders and seeking to perpetuate
what you Intended to leave In them.
"Thorough Americans.”
"I carefully would not be one even
to suggest that a man cease to love
the home of his birth and the nation
of. his origin—these things are very
sacred and ought not to be put out of
our hearts—but it is one thing to
love the place where you were born,
and it is another thing to dedicate
yourself to the place to which you go.
You can not dedicate yourself to
.America unless you become in every
respect and with every purpose of
your will thorough Americans. You
cap not become thorough Americans
» If you think of yourselves in groups.
America does not consist of groups.
A man who thinks of himself as be
longing to a particular group in
America has not yet beCome an Amer
ican, and the man who goes among
you to trade upon your nationality is
no worthy son to live under the Stars
and Stripes.
“My urgent advice to you would be
Hot only always to think tirst of
America, but always, also, to think
flrzt of humanity. You do not lov»
humanity if you seek to divide hu
manity into jealous camps. Humanity
can be welded together only by love,
by sympathy', by justice; not by Jeal
ousy and hatred. ^
“The United States.”
"I am sorry for the man who seeks
to make personal capital out of the
passions of his fellow men. He has
not the touch and ideal of America,
for America was created to unite
mankipd by those passions which lift,
and not fcy the pasetons which sepa
rate and debase. We came to Ameri
ca, either ourselves or In persons of
om ancestors, to better the ideals of
■mb, to make them seek finer things
than they had seen before to get rid
of things that divide and to make
‘ that oatte. It was
accident no doubt
lyetluai
from man, group from
group, Internet from Internet, In tbe
United Statee, la striking at Ita very
begrt.
A Beckoning Finger of Hope. -
“It la a very Intereetlng circum
stance to me, in thinking of those of
you who have Just sworn allegiance
to this great government, that you
were drawn across the ocean by some
beckoning finger of hope; by some be
lief, by some vision of a new kind of
Justice, by some expectation of a bet
ter kind of life. No doubt you have
been disappointed in some of us.
Some of us are very disappointing.
No doubt you have found tbat justice
in the United States goes only wHh a
pure heart and a right purppse as It
does everywhere In the world; Hp
doubt what you foun^l here taldv not x
seem to touch you, after all. wfthHhe
complete beauty of tbe Ideal which
you l^ad conceived beforehand. But,
remember this, if we bad grown at
all poor in the ideal, you brought
iKyou. A man does not
go out tOi seek the thing that Is not
In hlm\ \ man does not hope for the
thing ttmt he does not believe in, and
if some of us have forgotten what
America believed In, yiju, at any rate,
imported In your own hearts a re
newal of the belief.
The Dreams of America.
“That is the reason that I, for one,
make you welcome. If I have In any
degree forgotten what America was
Intended for I will thank God If you
will remind me. I was born In Amer
ica. Youdreamed dreams of what
America was to be and I hope you
brought the dreams with you. Ho
man that does not see visions will
ever realize any high hope or under
take any high enterprise. Just be
cause you brought dreams with you,
America is more likely to realize the
dreams such as you brought. You
are enriching us if you came expect
ing us to be better than we are.
Klbow to Elbow, Heart to Heart. •
"See, my friends, what that means;
it means that Americans must have
a consciousness different from the
consciousness of every other nation
in the world. I am not saying this
with even the slightest thought of
criticism of other nations. You know
how it is with a family. A family
gets centered on Itself if it is not
careful and Is less Interested In the
neighbors than It Is In Its own mem
bers. So a nation that Is not con
stantly renewed out of new sources Is
apt to have the narrowness and prej
udices of a family; whereas, America
must have this consciousness, tlmt on
all sides It touches elbows and
hearts with all the nations of man
kind. The example of America must
be a special example. The example
of America must be the example not
merely of peace because It will not
fight, hut of peace because peace Is
the healing and elevating influences
of the world and strife la not. There
Is such a thing as a man being too
|>roud to fight. There Is such a thing
as a nation t>eing so right that It doe*
not need to convince others by force
that It la right.
What There is In America.
“So If you come Into this great na
tion aa you have come, voluntarily
seeking something that we have to
give, all tbat we have to give la this:
We can not exempt you from work.
I sometimes think he Is fortunate If
he has to work only with his hands
and not with his bead. It Is very easy
to do what other people give you to
do. but it Is difficult to give other
people things to do. W’e can not ex
empt you from work; we can not ex
empt you from the strife and the
heart-breaking burden of tbe strug
gle of the day—that Is common to
mankind; we can not exempt you
from the loads that you must carry;
we can only make them light by the
spirit in which they are carried. That
Is the spirit of hope, it is the spirit of
liberty, it Is the spirit of Justice.
“When I was asked, therefore, by
the mayor and the committee that ac
companied him, to come up from
Washington to meet this great com
pany of newly-admitted citizens, I
could not decline the invitation. I
ought not to lie away from Washing
ton, and yet I feel that It has renew
ed my spirit as an American. In
Washington men tell you so many
things every day that aro not so, and
I like to come and stand in the pres
ence of a great body of my fellow cit
izens, whether they have been my fel
low citizens a long time or a shert
time, and drink, as it were, out of
the common fountains with them
and go !>ack feeling that you have so
generously given me the sense of
your support and of the living vital
ity In your hearts, of its great Ideals
which made America the hope of the
world."
HOW SHIP WAS SUNK zi
GRAPHIC STORY OF TORPEDO-
INO OF LUSITANIA
by the
BATTLES WITH MADMAN.
Two Greenville Policemen are Shot
anil Assailant Wounded.
While attempting to get Walter
White, a crazy man,- out of Ills home
at Greenville Chief of Police J. E.
Holcombe and Call Officer Bridges
wer% seriously, if not fatally, wound
ed Tuesday afternoon and White
himself seriously • shot by Sergeant
Cooksie, who broke into the house
and fought a duel with White. White
ran his wife and children away from
home and the officers were called.
They tried for three hours to induce
him to come out. but he refused.
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■Titanic ITalius.
Suits against the Oceanic Steam
Navigation company,- Ltd.—White
Star Line—arising out of the los$ of
the Titanic for claims aggregating
upwards of $18,01)0,000, came upi.be-
fore Judge Mayer In the' United
States District Court Monday upon
application of the steamship company
to have liability limited to amount of
passage money actually paid to com\
pany.
GBEAT SBIP
Turner with his
beeide him directing tbe hopeieea
fight. In the water men and women
struggled for their lives. Five boats
remained entangled at the davlte.
With a final lunge forward the
Lusitania sank. (Not more than 20
minutea had elapsed since the first
torpedo struck'her. She
head.
big liner tool
oat of those n
[ IS DETERMINED
ON COURSE TO PURSUE;
NOTE IN\PREPARAT101
down Tha fo „ 0 ^
hei>
ilung
Lusitania
at the Wht
ler
Aa Liner
rifle. - \. \\ \\
How tbo Lusitania was sunk, the
story of the fight to save tho passen
gers, the struggle for life in thl
water after the giant liner disappear
ed—the story of what happened la
the great marine tragedy, was re
lated by survivors. While the.*e is
much conflict In tholr narratives
from them have been gathered fr-cts
which, when assembled, form a story
which stands only second 'o that of
the Titanic disaster.
The Lusitania was steaming dong
on the last log of her voyage to Liv
erpool, making 16 knots. It was
about 2 o’clock In the aftcrnoo.n The
day was clear and calm. The zun was
shining brightly.
It was a beai tlful day at ser..
In the morning tho speed of tho
vessel had been reduced by Capt.
Turner when off Fastnet, probably In
fear of scattered mines. The ship
was gliding along smoothly. Most of
the saloon passengers were at lun
cheon. Some had quit the salcon and
were on deck. A majority of tho sec
ond class end steerage passengers
also were on rfock.
Passengers lolled in steamer chairs
icki
whe
chat\
of tt
lantld
the st
Frol
\tpst
swirjini
SomA stn:
ied clear
that
most of
ty.
)m cloked
ith It
res.
|wh|
ko
hut
emeu
haa
thos
cks
maelst
hundreds upol
A great hole
re the Lusltani!
t there poured
utes before had
ln^ gall^ on the gleaming
steamship on the At-
ats went down with
he \shoye seen', through
^laases\ in\ the maiids of one*of the
Coast gharfi there appeared to rise a
curtain \of \vapcb- apd smoke \ which
ihung low, obscuring^ the scene. When
the veil lifted the ship was Kobe.
From what aunvivors say It is safe
to assume that nearly everyi one In
the water within a radius lof 100
yards of the shlp\wh|en It sank was
caught in the under drag, \ \
Many of the boats which were
overturned had been 1 righted with
great difficulty. To others still bot-
om up swimmers clung helplessly.
Many clung to wreckage. Boats
cruised about, picking up the survi
vors. ^ 1
First of the rescue boats to arrive
was p trawler. Quickly the first boats
were emptied and then shoved off
with oarsmen to pick up further sur
vivors. v» hen the last of the survivors
was taken aboard tbe ships sped for
land, most of them to Queenstown.
First aid was administered on board
but many of those rescued were be
yond hidp and died on the way in
ring statement on the
lident wan made public
House Wednesday by
Secretary Tunkulty, after a conference
with the president: \ \\
"The coum\of the president hi
been determined. It will be announ
ed Just so soon gs it Is proper to pu
iish the note npv in preparation."
President Wilson virtually complet
ed Wednesday tho note ha will send
to Germany as a result of t^e sinking
pfythe Lusitania
It ask# Germady\for an accounting
>rlthe series of violations af Ameri-
in\right# ih the yr\r zone—mot only
-and a guarantee
repetition of un-
German Isubma-
IMS OHOSI smr
mubi isir. .use »«*•
RINE SANK GULFLIfifT
TIOL BOATS ON GUARD
or played at quoits. Others lined tho! Tugs trawlers remained on the
railings, peering anxiously out ovar | ocene to pick up the bodies of those
the water. For there was much ner-i drowned. Many rescued were severe-
vous tension duo to tho ever present,'Y mai.ned from the effects of the ex-
• plosion which segttered steel frag-
perll of submarine attack.
On the bridge a sharp lookout was
being kept. Shnrply at 2.05 ths sig
nal was given from the bride:
“Full speed ahead."
The liner plunged forward under
( the new impetus. The whole of the
ship's rombany seemed to feel tbe
thrill of the new movement. Pas- ; B t,ip Vut w as picked up three houls
senders on deck flocked to the side. mter. He had been able to sgve htm-
Suddenly a cry rose from scattered ge |f with the aid bfi* '* ,e helLand bis
points of vantage on the starboard expertness In swimming
side. “There's a submarine.” ' ' v - r -
About a thousand yards off the
starboard bow passengers saw break-
lug the sun-glinted surface the sleek
hull of a dreaded under-water craf .
It rested for but a moment on the
surface, then as quickly submerged.
This apparition was the only warn
ing given. There was an Impetuous
rush to tbe side of the ship on the
saloon deck. On tbe saloon deck,
faces reflected more of curiosity than
fear. Among the other classes aboard
excitement fast gained hold and panic
was Incipient. Anxious eyes were
turned to the bridge.
The first flush of the excitement
had Just passed when there arose
ments broadcast.
Survivors generally are agreed that
no warning was given by the subma
rine and that everything within hu
man power was done to save all on
board. -* ,
Capt. Turner went down with hjs
k' “ T" ^
SHOT AND THROAT CUT;
INNOCENT NEGRO KILLED
Greenwood Shocked and Arowaed—
.Mysterious, Atrocious Murder •
1%
of Inoffensive Negro.*
The city of Greenwood was shock
ed Tuesday morning to learn of a
, horrible murder committed Monday
I night in the very heart of the town.
l*Joe Townsend, an inoffensive and
. . I well-behaved negro, was shot and his
more ominous cry from the watchers: | throat cut tlme durlnK the
There's a torpedo coming straight n , Khl by per80n9 unknown. He died
at .. . . ' , I after being rushed to the Greenwood
From the point where tho 1 hospital. Joe lived In a little two-
marine sani a great while streak. room hou8e ln the yard of Mr8 s H
the track of the torpedo was traced. I McGhe< , on Ba , 1( , y Clrcle .
t was aimed slightly ahead of the M r. McGee stated that he was
Lusitania, but as tbe liner plunged rouiied a l|ule before three o clock
forward at great speed, the track i <p ue8day morning by groans coming
seemed to veer more and more to- from the re3r of hi , residence. He
ward a point amidsh ps until it struck he at flr8t thought the negro had
fair between the first and second fun- u(fered a 8evere 9udden inne89 and
nels with a dull thud. i phoned for a doctor before going out.
, : a9 f r< ‘ Bt < , tear, ? K l 0f a1 ' He secured a physician, but by the
followed by a terrific explosion in the t , me be t out ln lhe d Joe had
stoke hold. The ship trembled from; draf , ged hlm9a | f back Into his house
ov«xr*-\ w r\ avcxwx I r% *-* ^4 Lr a a a a a rm # «■» 1 17 tr * • «
Another physician was called and
WILL BRING THEM HOME
The Cunard Steamship ,company
has announced In Now York Wednes
day that U twill bring back to the
United Statee the body of every
American who waa.g' victim o( the
Making of the Lusitania at the ex
pense of the steamship company. If
the bodies eaa be
stem to stern. The decks seemed to
rise under foot. The liner settled as
If sorely wounded. A great column
of steam and water rose and coal and
wood splinters were hurled high and
fell in an avalanche on tbe upper
deck.
The liner appeared to falter, then
steadied as the helm was swung over
and her course was directed for land.
But before she could answer to her
helm a sec. nd 'dorpedo pierced her
bow. About four minutes intervened
between the two. Some passengers
state th-t not only a second but a
third torpedo struck the ship. It is
generally believed, however, that the
explosion of the second torpedo was
mistaken for the impact of a third.
It was while the ship was making
21 knots with a heavy, list to star
board that the order was given, im
mediately after the second missile
struck, to lowe' the boats.
Among the saloon passengers rela
tive calm prevailed. It was the gen
erally accepted Idea that the Lusi
tania would float. Cool heads coun
selled calm and the more timorous
were quieted. Many of the first cabin
passengers went about their depar
ture leisurely, some even remainjng
at table until luncheon was conclud
ed.
■ Below the scene enacted was wide
ly different. Women, many of them
\yith babies in their arms, became
1>anic stricken. Officers and passen
gers did their best to calm them.
Fumes arising; from the explosion
permeated the ship and many fell un
conscious to the deck. Meanwhile the
crew struggled valiantly to lower the
boats. But due to the .high speed of
the vessel and the heavy list the
boats fouled the davits or could not
be swurfg out to clear the side.
Finally upward of 20 boats were
put Into the water. Several were
swamped when they struct^ the wat.er;
others were capsized in tbe swell
from the ship.
Life belts had been distributed
among the passengers but many pas
sengers did not Trait to equip them
selves with th» preservers: Some
Jumped over the side and were
knocked unconscious when they
struck: others leaped with life belts
on and swam to overturned boats,
there to await the crowfng of oth r
swimmers to right* the craft.
Slowly the Lusitania filled forward
and her bow dlppod deeper into the
water.Finally the Mg liner slowed
down not seemed to settle as If she
The
• . . a .. . —. _ —
the party entered Joe’s house, notie
Ing blood on the ground for the first
time. The physicians found that
Joe's throat had been cut and while
he had sustained horrible gashing
cuts, no artery had been severed, and
the physicians said that he was not
necessarily fatally wounded and that
he must be carried to the hospital,
Joe was conscious but • in great
pain and kept saying something about
being shot. Further examination re
vealed the fact that he had two bul-
i let wounds in his body. He was
I rushed to the hospital, but died
shortly after being carried there.
The only thing that could be learn
ed from him was that two white men
had cut his throat and then shot him
twice. He said one of them wore a
derby hat. He said he could not
identify them. He said they told him
they w'ere looking fori a negro named
"Sam” from Greenville. Nothing
more was learned from him. A bul
let from a 38 calibre pistol was
found in his bed.
The whole community is aroused
over the brutal murder, taking place
in the very heart of the town, the
mgjn residence section, of Green-
wkluL Very probably a large reward
wW be offered. The police and other
officers are at work on the case, but
no clue has developed as yet.
note, titow ap-
will be sent to
»'be presented
jient. Its final
iised carefully
day th|
jlrpveil by tlie .cabinet
hansador Gerard
t# khd Berlin feoverm
details are 'being re
Members of , the cabinet who allways
have advocated a vigorous foreign
polity 'are satisfied with Its tArms^
conservative Inejubers alpprove itialso
Th^t 1 in maintains the( dignity! and
hohor qf the Utaited Slates is Iheir
unanimous opinion
The president, it is bald,
{■Ilk tbe gravity of meaning int the
note an<J is prepared for any even
tualities that ihay follow Its presenta
tion,
The ndte does tot say lexactly v hat
the Course of the United States will
be ih cake of a refusal! n01, would
the president’s! advlsjers indicate
Wednesday beyoqd saying that each
new development would jbe consider
ed as it qrose.
In offlqlal quarters, hoiwever, even
tual severance oif diplomatic lela-
tions with Germany is declared not
impossible If there Is no abatement of
the German practices.
The announcement from the Wnlte
House was taken to mean that the
American government observing the
usual diplomatic amenities, would
await receipt of the communication
In Berlin before making it public- At
first, there was sotne suggestion that
the communication be sent personal
ly by the prenidenjt to Emperor Wil
liam, but Mr. Wilson deijermined that
ft should be addressed hot to an in
dividual, but to the German govern
ment and through tt to the German
people.
Tho United States naturally seeks
financial reparation, but its protest
now la In the name of International
law and humanity to obtain a guar
antee that such tragedies will not be
Master Quoted as Saying '‘"Ibafi
be a British Subi
troyers Directing
American Vessel Took no N<
, Attacking Diver.
The', state department has
public a sworn statement by Ral
smith, former chjcf officer, now
ter of the American steamer
light, describing the torpedoing :of
that veasel May 1, off the Scill/> Is
lands. When torpedoed, the off|cpr
say^ the Gulfllght was flying a larie
American ensign Six feet by ten feqt
in size. H6 said he saw the subi^i#-
rine, but “could not distinguish qr
see any. Hag flying on her.”
Capt. I Smith fqrthe>r says tta
shortly before the submarine
sighted two British patroj boats, l
lago and', Filey, took positions o
either side of the Gulflight and or
deredi hei( to follow them to th
Bishop Li
"I personally “ observed our fla,
was standing out well to the breezesi’l
the officer stated. The text of Cajitl
Smith’s statement follows:
“I am Ralph Smith, now master
the steamship Gulflight. At the cor
mencement of the voyage I was chibf
officer. The ship loft Port Arthur An
the 10th day of April, 1915, laden
with a tank cargo of gasoline and
wooden barrels of lubricating oil.
The voyage was uneventful. When
about half way across the Atlantic
the wireless operator told mo there
was a British cruiser in our vicinity
and that he had heard messages from
this ship the whole time since leav
ing Port Arthur, but she made no di
rect communication with or to our
ship. F'rom the sound of tbe wire
less messages given out by, the Brit
ish ship she seemed to maintain the
same distance from us until about
three days before we reached the
mouth of the English Channel.
"On the 1st day of May about 11
o’clock in the forenoon wo spoke to
two British patrol vessels named
lago and Filey. We were .then about
twenty-two miles west of tbe Hisbop
Lighthouse. The patrol vessels ask
ed where we were bound. After In
forming them we were bound for
Rouen, they ordered us to follot
repeated, and tbe live# of non-com- them to the Bfchop. The Filey took
AMERICANS ARE IN PERIL
Mexican Soldiers Hushing to the Res-
& J
[ cue of A’oihen and Children.
With 500 Mexican soldiers and a
band of armed Americans reported as
trying tp rescue them, a colony of 65
Americans, including women and
children, were striving Friday to
fight off Yaqui Indians from -their
homes near Esper&nza, south of
Guaymas. They situation was re
ported as critical.
Gov. Maytorena> relief troops are
proceeding to the aid- of the Ameri
can with difficulty, as the railroad Is
only partly repaired. Several Ameri
cans have been reported killed In the
fighting.
batants sacrificed.
While high officials were retlctent
in dlscuiwlng Its contents, it was
agreed the note voiced the intense
feeling of the United States over re
cent occurrences In the war zone.
The communication lays stress on
the Inhumanity of attacks, without
warning, on merchant vessels. It re
views in a general way every case In
the war zone In which the rights of
American citizens have been trans
gressed—the sinking of the Falaba
with the loss of Leon C. Thresher, an
American: the attack by German air
men on the American steamer Cush
ing; the torpedoing of the American
steamer Gulflight. while flying the
American flag; and finally the de
struction of the Lusitania, with the
loss of more than one thousand non-
combatants, and more than one hun
dred of them Americans.
The .note, while firm and pointed,
doe* not abandon tones of friendli
ness, giving room for a disavowal by
Germany of her acts or an abatement
of her practices.
Germany is called on for an expla
nation of her past and future course,
but the note leaves open the steps
the United States will take to compel
an acquiescence in its position. It
calls attention to khe fact that while
warning advertisements appeared In
tho newspapers, the United States
government never was Informed that
the Lusitania would be torpedoed.
Irrespective of that, however, the
position is taken that the serving of
notice to do an unlawful act neither
justifies it nor makes it lavyful.
GUILTY OF MURDER
GREEK KING BERIOUHLY ILL..
, Athena. Greece, sends oat a dis
patch Friday aaytng that King Con
stantine was saffarfhg free# pleariry.
and that the general condition of the
ktag »** ca»Mfi« w id cap read alarm
More are !■ eoaetaat at-
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Kin sale Jury Indicts Officers of Crew,
Kaiser and Government.
The coroner’s jury Investigating
the deaths of five persons drowned
when the Cunarder Lusitania was
sunk by a German submarine off the
coast of Ireland last Friday returned
a verdict at Kinsale, Ireland, Monday
charging “the officers of said subma
rine and the emperor and govern
ment of Germany, under whose or
ders they acted, with the crime of
wholesale murder before the tribu
nal of the civilized world.”
The verdict follows: “We find
that .,the deceased met death from
prolonged immersion and exhaustion
In the sea eight miles sduthwest of
Old Head of Kinsale Friday, May 7,
1915, owing to the sinking of the
Lusitania by torpedoes fired by a Ger
man submarine.
"We find that this appalling crime
was committed contrary to interna
tional law and the conventions of all
civilized nations.
“We also charge the officers of
said submarine add tbe emperor and
government of Germany, under
whese orders they acted, with the,
crime of wholesale murder before the
tribunal of the civilized world.
"We desire to express sincere con
dolence and sympathy with the rela
tives of the deceased, the Canard
company and the United States, many
of whose citlsens perished In this
murderous attack on an unarmed
Genaafca Waned to Leevw.
Naturalized Germans living la
Liverpool kave keen advised to leave
khat town owing to Ike danger doe to
riotiag since the Vam of tho Loot-
up a position of a half-mile distant
on our port bow, the lago off our
starboard quarter close to us.
"We steered as directed and at
about l- ~ the iteroad officer being
on watch, sighted a submarine on
our pint bow, slightly on the port
bow. steaming at right angles to our
course. The submarine was in sight
for about five minutes when she sub
merged 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 Ameri
can ensign, size 6 feet by 10 feet.
Tbe wind was about south, about
eight miles an hour in force. I per
sonally observed our flag was stand
ing out well to the breeze. Imme
diately after seeing the submarine I
went aft and notified t lie crew and
came back and went on the bridge
and heard the captain make the re
mark that that must he a British
submarine, as the patrol boats took
no notice of it.. About 12.30 an ex
plosion took place in the Gulflight on
the bluff of the starboard bow. send
ing 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 eo
tbat the son was washing over the
fore deck and the ship appeared to bo
sinking.
“Immediately after I went aft to
see the boats. 0\my way I saw one
man overboard on the starboard side.
The water at that time was black
with oil. The boat^ were lowered
and the crew got into them without
delay or damage. After ascertaining
there was no one left on board the
ship I got in my boat and we’were
picked up by the patrol vessel lago
and were advised by her crew to
leave the scene. We proceeded to
wards St. Mary’s, but the dense fog,
wlii^ii then came on, prevented us
getting into the harbor that night.
“About 2.30 v hi the morning fol
lowing, I saw.Cr.pt. Alfred Gunter,
master of the Gulflight, who had
been s'eeping in the room of the
skipper of the lago, standing in the
room with a queer look on his face.
I asked him what his trouble was and'
he made no reply. ■ Then he reached
for the aide of the berth with his
hands, but did not take hold. I went
in the room, but he fell before I
reached him. He was taken on deck,
as the cabin was small and hot. After
reaching ‘he deck he seemed to re
vive and said:,'! am cold.’ After
that he had apparently two fainting
attacks and then expired in a third
one—this being about 3.40.
“We arrived- at St. Mary’s Scilly,
about 10 o’clock bn the morning of
May 2. The Gulflight was towed to
Crow Sound, Scilly, on the 2nd of
May, by British patrol vessels, and
Commander Oliver, senior naval of
ficer qf the port- of Scilly, sent tor
some one to come on board the Gulf
llght and I went and tbe ship was
anchored about 6 p. m. I again left
the ship tbat evening-—she being
then In tbe charge of the admiralty.
I visited the ship on Monday. I went ’
out again on Tuesday, but It was too
rough to get on board. To the beat of
my knowledge there was ad exami
nation of the veeael made by dlverw
ufttll Wednesday about S p. m., whea \
members from tbe American embassy
were present Tbe divers at this
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