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FACES GRAVE SITUATION SINKING OF IASITAMA I'liOliLKM KOli I'NITKD STATKS. i Submarine Sends lairge Passenger Vessel to llottoni.?Many Americans l<ost. As the result of the sinking of the' Cunard liner Lusitanla. by a German submarine, the United States faces the gravest crises since the beginning of the European war. Some weeks ago,' when Germany proclaimed a "war zone" around the British Isles, the, United States issued a note to Ger-' many, in which it was stated that Germany would be held to a strict accountability for the loss of any! American lives. On board the Lusi-j tania when it was sent to the bot-: torn Friday were 190 American pas-.! sengers, most of whom met death.1 The list of dead includes several j " Americans'of much prominence, in-! eluding Elbert Hubbard and wife. I 1' ! Aiirea LtW >uut5 vauuciuiu, viim ?v.o i Frohman, Charles Klein, and others. 1,500 Lost. London. May 9.?Latest estimates here put the death roll in the sinking of the Cunarder Lusitania at well upj i < to 1,500. Superintendent Dodd. of the Cu-| nard Line, today dashed lingering \ hopes that there might be further j survivors in a statement that said: "The only problem now is to iden-' tify the nameless dead." So far as can be ascertained about! 700 persons escaped when the liner sank after being struck by German torpedoes, but of these 45 have died from exposure or from injuries. Lord Mersey is to conduct an in-. quiry into the disaster and until that' % I begins; official opinion as to hoy the Lusitania came to be caught and why 60 many lives were lost, wil> remain a secret. The general unofficial opinion is that several German submarines were assigned to the task of attacking the liner and that they manoeuvred her into position where she could not escape. ' Altered Her (\>urse Passengers say that for some time before the flrst torpedo was fired the Lusitania had altered her course, and they ascribe this to the fact that one German submarine had shown herself, sending the big liner in the direction where others were waiting *\ to strike. i Beyond anges at the Germans, the catastrophe has had no effect on the British people. Steamers are arriv- : ing and departing as usual and even steamers to Ireland are being freely . patronized. The heavy loss of life on the Lusi- ! tania was due, passengers believe, to 1 the fact that some officers at least re- 1 , assured them, after the first torpedo struck, that the Lusitania would re- ' main afloat. Preparations were made ' to launch the boats, but before this] could be done, a second torpedo lift ! the steamer and she listed so badly 1 Yj'X' ' I that the crew could only work the ' f boats on one side of the ship. j1 Anotner iacior was me extreme confidence of the passengers them- * selves in the infallibility of the wa- 1 ter-tight compartments. The Lusitania was not in the Brit- j . ish navy list for April among the: merchant vessels commissioned as; naval auxiliary craft and Cunard of- ' ficials deny that she ever was used for that purpose. ' f . (Jrave Situation for I". S. jl Washington. May 9.?What 'action ' the United States government will 1 take as a result of the sinking of i the British liner Lusitania. with a 'loss of more than a hundred American lives, is tonight an undetermined question. President Wilson during the last ; twenty-four hours has been studying every phase of the case from its legal, and humanitarian aspects. That he' feels deeply distressed over the incident and realizes the people of the. United States expect him to* express I in some pronounced fashion their indignation. was announced in the statement issued from the White house last night. Nothing more was added today to * the few significant sentences of this I utterance?that the president was| "considering very earnestly, but very | calmly, the right course of action to pursue," and that "he knows the people .of the country wish and expect ' him to act with deliberation as well as with firmness." \ Until all tli? official reports are re-' ceived from Ambassadors Gerard and Paste, at Berlin and London, re-j spectively. it was n<>t expected that any action would he taken. Studying Situation. The president spent a ?juiet day: apart from his official family?and; for tlie most part alone. He went to church in the forenoon and took aj ride after luncheon. Most of the time he seemed preoccupied and talked little to his companions. He sat in his study, it was said, in deep Thought, undisturbed for hours. Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo dined with I him tonight, but it was understooi no reference was made to the situa lion. It was the first time Mr. Mc Adoo had visited the white housi since he was operated on a few week ago. When the president went motorin; lie rode alone on the front seat, re volving in his mind the most im portant problem of his administra tion. When he returned to his desl tonight he found the pile of tele grams had increased. They had beei coming in scores from all parts o the country. Many urged the adop tion of severe measures. Severa among them, a few from working men's organizations, advised a dec laration of war as the surest prevent ativp of further affronts to Americai dignity. Others suggested a sever ance of all diplomatic relations un til adequate reparation and apolog: was made. Still others counselled i peaceful course, but advocated firm ness. A few messages justified tin sinking. Secretary Bryan, who spent tin day at home also, received many mes sages bearing on the situation simi lar to those that came to the whiti house. Prominent Americans Perish. Among the well-known American whose bodies have not been recover ed and who consequently are believ ed to have perished, are Alfret Gwynne Vanderbilt. Charles Klein the playwright; Justus N. Format and Elbert Hubbard and his wife. The body of Charles Frohman, o New York, theatrical producer, al ready has been brought ashore a Queenstown. The hospitals of Queenstown an filled with the injured among the sur vivors and the morgues with tin dead. Judging from the recitals of sur vors there was comparatively littli panic on board the Lusitania whei she went down. Xor is there any thing to show that the rule of th< sea favoring women and children ii the work of , rescue was violated Many of the liner's lifeboats wen rendered useless by the fact that sh< listed so sharply that they could no be used. Had Faith in His Sliip. Many of the passengers did no belive the Lusitania would sink ai quickly as she did. Consequently they did not join in the rush for th< lifeboats, but evidently preferred t< trust in their belief that the water tight compartments of the vesse would keep her afloat until sucl time as help came out from the Irisl shore, less than ten miles away. I is related that some of the passenger; even detained to put on life belts. It is estimated that theTe wen about 190 Americans on board the Cunard liner. So far as could be ascertained at this time fewer tliar 70 Americans were saved. Conse juentlv the death list of Americans is about 120. Either two or three torpedoes struck the Lusitania. One report says the first projectile was followed by two others striking in quick succes^ sion. Another report has it that two submarines took part in the Dnslaught, one attacking from the port and the other from the starboarc side. I From Cunarri Officials. Liverpool, May S.?Alfred Booth manager-director of the Cnnarc Steamship Company, made the following statement to-day: "1 desire to send my heartfelt sympathy. wherein all the Cunard direct srs and managers join, to relatives and friends of the American passen gers murdered by the German subma fines. "1 am certain the whole civilizec world is as one in loathing for this treacherous attack on innocent lives so many of whom were women anc children." President Grappling With Problem. Washington. May S.?Presiden \\ tlson, upon wnoni me eyes 01 u:< world are foeussed at the preseu moment. studied in quiet seclusioi to-day the aspects of law and fact it connection with the sinking by i German torpedo of the British line: Lusitania. with a consequent loss o many American lives. The great human tragedy couplet with the responsibilities of the hour caused the President to deny himsel to all callers, even to members of hi official family, while he turned ove in his mind the course to be pursuei by the United States Government ii one of the most serious crises in it history. The only glimpse of the working Hi' Hip President's mind was eivei when the White House to-night issti 0(1 its first formal comment on th disaster. The announcement \va made that the president realized tli country expected him to deal wit the situation "with deliberation a well as firmness." After a conference with the Presi dent at the white house this even Secretary Tumulty said: "Of course the President feels th |distress and the gravity of the situa 1 tion to the utmost, and is consider- r - ins very earnestly, hut very calmly, ? - the right course to pursue, lie knows jl e; that the people of the country wish si and expect him to act with deliberation as well as firmness." .Mary Pickford in "The Eagle's I _| Mate." in .*> reels. Thursday.?adv. < S. C. Boosters Special: > To. f San Francisco, Cal. I Leaving JUNE 18,1915 i Persons using this train will celebrate I ? /v rrmtt r* ? t\ AW WIT t TT 1 SUU1H IAKULIM DAY At P Panama=Pacific International | Exposition F ? Which lias been arranged hy the Governor for JUNE 28,1915 " 7 tl ! 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