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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-] VOLUME XXXXV _ 'BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 15)ir» ' 12 PACKS NUMBER f> I A STRIKING EXAMPLE HAS DONE FDD RIVED / _ Congressional Muscle Shoals Inspectors T#ken Over Hale’s Bar by Chatta nooga Delegation OBJECT LESSON IS SENT HOME AND VISITORS PLEASED Hospitable Hosts Tender the Delegation Informal Din ner and Take Them Over Famous Battlefield Rt nrnn w rnornT^ nintlnnoogH, Mny II.— tSpednl.) The He ms »***«»«* River Improvement iis Norlntion illsp’ji; eil today the "method Iii Its mndnesN,** In other words, Bio representative* of the people of north \lnItnmo presented to visiting moiuhorM of Congress In Hole’s hnr nn object lesson. As is known, the association is in sisting that Congress harness the power wasted daily in Muscle Shoals. Some years ago the Tennessee rive*’ in the environs of Chattanooga net only was permitted to expend its n ergy in wastefulness blit to Impede navigation and progress as well. But the government entered into a contract with individual citizens of Tennessee and these individuals in *»*ven years and at an expense of $!!, (''*0.000 completed Hale’s bar. As a re sult slack water is provided for nine miles above Chattanooga, making a pool 42 miles in extent and overcom ing six miles of dangerous section, t ie Tot. the Suck and the Skillet, lor countless years terrors to navigation. And the visiting members of Con giess were shown by this object lessor; the Muscle Shoals of the future, its dangers and hindrances eliminated, and iis latnet power harnessed to do the bidding of man. Lesson Strikes Home The visitors, accompanied by a tram load of Alabamians, reached this city early this morning. A large deW* tion of residents of Chattantooga greet cl the special at the station. The guests were transported in electric oars tc the summit of Signal mountain e.nr there at the inn were given breakfnsi and entertained far above the clouds From the inti the visitors were drive 10 the river landing and there pu phoard the good ship "Chattanooga. Lown the stream for 20 miles the packet plied until the dam was reached And there the lesson struck home. The members of Congress, feu o: whom had previously seen this work the greatest yet completed in the Ten nessee, admitted their surprise, t,m thrilled with pleasure in reveling Ii tne accomplishment of a daring am scientific enterprise. They realized the time of their thrill that what ha» been done for Chattanooga could b< done for Sheffeld, Florence and Tus lumhia, and, indirectly, to the whcl« • f Alabama, that even as Hale's ba had induced the coming to the Tenm-s ace city of innumerable manufacturins plants. Muscle Shoals, chained, woulc make of north Alabama a veritable 3 hive of industry. Visit Famous Battlefield From the dam the party was let w lling captive to the battlefield o ( niekamaugrt where in 1863 the seuti a.»d the north bathed the ground witl the blood of their boys. In the event of 11k* members of Congress w'ere guest of honor at an informal dinner ovc which, in the capacity of toastmaster Representative Moon of Tennessee prt siiled. Tomorrow the journey of the vis! tors will ho extended to Knoxville near which Harriman creek and Cane; firk will he inspected. From the lat ler site the party \<ill divide*, the rep rcsentatlves of the government scat Rring throughout the* United State to tneir respective homos and the Ala bamians turning southward with *h "Warrior river as their next object»v Joint. As a result of the enterprise of th Tennessee River Improvement assoc .a * tion in bringing to Alabama'.nieniLi v o" the Senate committee on commerc gnd the House committee no ri ei rnd harbors. It Is evident that r.iuscl Fhoals will soon lie assail'd by ongl neerlnp; skill under the anspRvs of n enthusiastic governme nt, that, the wor : begun in 182S ami abandoned for ver ous causes, will be taken up again an carried within a reasonable length c time to its logical conclusion. | THE WAR SITUATION Paris, May 11.— (10:50 p. m.)—The following official note concerning th operations in the Dardanelles was issued tonight: “On the evening of May 8, the Franco-Brltiah forcea operating In the sout f of the Gallipoli peninsula, delivered a general attack supported by the allie fleet against the Turkish positions, which already had been penetrated tl day before. “Our troops, with conspicuous spirit and courage, carried at the point of tl bayonet several lines of trenches on the heights in the neighborhood t Kf-ithia. On May 9 tippy consolidated and fortified themselves on the grour conquered the previous day. The Turk* have made no attempt to dellvor counter attack." London, May 11.—(9:52 p. itu)—The British war office made public tonigl the following communication: “Yesterday afternoon the Germans mads andther attack east of Yprea I the neighborhood of the Menin road. Although they Subjected our trenchee 1 a very heady bombardment and made their Infantry advance under cover i l poisonous gae, their attack failed. V “During thia attack our shrapnel inflicted very heavy casualties on tl W enemy when they were In mass formation, literally mowing them down. || "Today there has been artillery aetlone on the greater part of the front" ■ London, May 11.—(10:55 p. m.)—The admiralty tonight Issued the follow!* ■ statement: ■ “A Turkish official communication, coming by way of Berlin and Amata 1 dam, says the Australian submarine A. E.-2 has been sunk by Turkish wa li tbipe, while trying to enter the 8ea of Marmora, and that tho crew of thn I. officers, and 29 men were taken prisoners. ■ ( -Mo confirmation oCthia report, so for, hM boon roaolvoB at IM a**iralfe ■ V -V* \ 4 AMERICAN ENSIGN i PLAINLY VISIBLE' WHEN VESSEL WAS First Officer of Sunken American Steamer Sends Sworn Report of Incident to the State Department SUBMARINE WAS IN SIGHT 50 MINUTES BEFORE THE ATTACK I Ship Was Struck Without Warning—Not Positive as to Nationality of Under sea Fighter Wanlt|iigton. May I I.—'The state de partment late today made publle a HViurn statement by Ralph E. Smith, chief officer of the American ateamer Gulflight, describing the torpedoing of thni vessel May I off the Selll.v Islands. \\ hen torpedoed, the officer says, the Gulflight nia flying a large American ensign si* by ten feet In size, lie said he Nan the submarine but “could not distinguish or aee any flag flying on her." Chief Officer Smith further says that shortly before the submarine was sighted two British patrol boats, the Iago and Filey, took positions on eith.tr .vide of the Gulflight and ordered *ier to follow them to the Bishop light house. “I personally observed our flag was landing out well to the breeze,' Uu officer stated. The text of Captain Smiths state ment follows: "1 am Ralph E. Smith, now master of the steamship Gulflight. At the commencement of the voyage 1 waa chief officer. The ship left Port Ar thur on the loth day of April. clout 4 p. m.. laden with a tank cargv. oi gasoline and wooden barrels of lubricating oil. The voyage was un eventful. When about half way across the Atlantic the wireless operator told o < there was a British cruiser in on* vicinity and that he had heard mi os sa ges from this ship the whole time since leaving Port Arthur, but she no direct communication with oi to oui' ship. From the sound of lh( wireless messages given out. by the British ship she seemed to maintalr the same distance from us until about three days before we reached the mouth of the English channel. SPOKE TO BRITISH PATROL VESSEL "On the first day of May, about U o'clock in the forenoon, we spoke tvvc British patrol vessel* named iago anc Filey. We were then about 22 milei west of the Bishop lighthouse. 11k patrol vessels asked where we wen oound. After informing them we wen bound for Rouen they ordered us t< follow them to the Bishop. The File} took up a position of a half mile ais tant on our port bow: the Iago of cur starboard quarter close to us. AVi . a*cored as directed and at about 12:22 'he second officer being on watch . sighted a submarine on our port b v • —slightly on the port bow—steaming at right angles to our course. The sub marine was in sight for about fin minutes when she submerged ab.rn right ahead of us. I saw her but couk not distinguish or see anything flymi on her. "The Gulflight was then steer'n? ! about true east, steaming about eigh m'les an hour, flying a large America] i «• i sign, size six feet by ten feet. Th< i w ind was about south, about eigh miles an hour in force. 1 personal!.’ i observed our flag was standing ou well to the breeze. Immediately afte i seeing the submarine I went aft am notified the crew and came back sn< went on the bridge and heard tin captain make the remark that thu . must be a British submarine as th patrol boats took no notice of it • About 12:60 an explosion took pla in the Gulflight on the bluff of th • starboard how. sending vast ouantlth «*f water high in the air. coming dow i n the bridge and shutting everythin; ■ *»ff from our view. After the wate • cleared away our ship had sunk by tn h*-»nd so that the sea was washing ove • the fore deck and the ship appeared ti - be sinking. ' WENT TO SEE iiaOUT BOATS “Immediately after I went aft to se - t(, the boats. On my way I saw on a man overboard on the starboard suit k. The water at that time was blank wit - oil. The boats were lowered and th tl crew got Into them without delay o f . I* (Continued oa Pas* Two) v __THE NEW STANDARD __ | - u_^ iSIioI. THROUGH ENGLAND Not Since War Began Has Anti-German Spirit Been So Keenly Marked. Lusitania- the Cause London, May 21. p. m.)r-N>ver pi nee the war bes;an has such a wave of anti-German feeling surged through the country as at the present time. It is due entirely to the sinking of the Lusi tania. Workmen are refusing to labor alongside men of German birth, whether naturalized or not. In many towns premises occupied by Germans have been damaged or de , stroyed and even the exchanges in Lon don and provincial towns are barring the doors to persons of German blood. There have been riots in Liverpool, Manchester, Salford and Birkenhead. Tn Liverpool Germans have been interned and those who are naturalized subject* of Great Britain have been advised to go to interior towns or seek internment. Many have decided on internment. Newspapers demand that all the 26.000 : Germans still at large should be similarly treated. Deputations from ^he Stock Exchange, , the Baltic Exchange, Lloyd's and the Lorn • Exchange, after a meeting tonight on the steps of the Royal Exchange, marched to the House of Commons and presented a petition to the attorney general, which I called attention to the grave danger that I exists by allowing alien enemies to remain , at large in tlie country. • A public meeting will be held at the . Mansion house on the subject, of alien enemies. It will be the forerunner o^j » l meetings of protest all over the country. Before the adjournment of the House , of Commons tonight Sir Henry J. Dal , ziel urged the government to intern all r alien enemies, while Lord Charles *er«8 • ford expressed the view that unless some » definite policy were adopted “there would - be very serious doings in the country.” > Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the op position in the House, also spoke of the seriousness of the situation. H J. Tenant, under-secretary for war. said the matter would be considered by » the cabinet tomorrow and a statement i made to the House of Commons Thurs day > SOCIOLOGISTS END CONVENTION > Houston, May 11—The Southern Soetolog _ icai congress concluded its fourth annual convention hert tonight. The next meet ing piace will be selected by the execu tive committee. John Ihlder of New York, financial see ” retary of the National Housing assocla B tlon. a speaker at the final session. advo cated municipal governmental control as a remedy for had housing conditions, which " he declared were largely responsible for d high Infant mortality ratios and the prop agation of Inefficiency and Immorality. ® 8. P. Brooks, president of Baylor uni versity, Waco, Tex., who was elected pres ident of the congress last night, urged the • delegates to Inaugurate health crusades '■ In their localities. d | , . • TODAY’S AGE-HERALD 1—Wilson will Insist on explanation. Shoals inspectors shown what lm n provement can do. A Two great battles In progress. .* Must take action, say leaders. ^-Banquet given bankers. •—United States Is In agreement foi • ' China's Integrity. 4— Editorial comment. 6—Underwood to address bankers today Programme of cotton seed men given _ out. • Huddleston grand master Odd Fellows *—Society. r- 7—Think nations will accept peace pis ns r. t—Sports. . a *—Henderson back from shoals trip. 11—Markets. m . ®* \\ L TWOOF GREATEST BATTLES OF WAR NOW IN PROGRESS Fighting on Belgian Coast and in Galicia Reaches Gigantic Proportions—Allies Take Offen sive in West and Push Teutons Back Aiound Yser Canal—Russians Still Gaining Grounu London, May 11.—(10:40 p. m.)—With two of the greatest battles of the wa in progress—one between Arras ar.d the Belgian coast, and the other in West ern Galicia—to say nothing of operations In the Dardanelles, and lesser en gagements along the eastern and western fronts, the armies of the belli gerents are now fully occupied. The battle in northern France and Flanders might be divided into thre« From the coast to Dixmude the Bel gium*, supported by French marines, have taKen the offensive, and. besides repulsing German counter attacks, have gained a footing on the right bank of the Yser canal. Around Ypres. particularly to the east of that town, the Germans continue to attack the British lines and again are us ing gas and a tremendous amount of ar tillery. but. according to the British ver sion. without making any impression. Farther south, as far as Arras, the French continue their offensive and have made material progress, capturing a num ber of Germans, with guns and machine guns. Great importance is attached to the French operations, as it threatens the German lines of communication for the armies on the Oise and the Aisne. The battle doubtless will not be decided for days. According to the French report, the Ger mans. their railway lines having been damaged by allied airmen, have brought up reinforcements by motors. These have been met by the concentrated fife of the French artillery, in fact, the artillery is becoming more and more the determining factor in the war. Around Ypres tho Germans before launching their attacks, which have been delivered on successive day*, thoroughl: searched the ground with heavy and Ugh guns, subjecting the British to a bom hard men t such a* the.\ themselves re reived at N'euve Ghapelle. Officers am men who have escaped from it state tha the trenches were utterly destroyed nm the ground churned up hy the shells. Nevertheless, the British found som kind of shelter, and mowed down the Ger man infantry when K tried to advance. There are no signs of the German at tacks slackening. The Germans are rc ported to he < on cent rating more levies i Belgium, ready to take the place of n support those on the firing lines. In deed, many believe that the biggest el fort yet undertaken to reach the Frenc coast ports is now underway. The Russians are making desperate el forts to stop the Austro-German onrus in western Galicia and are fighting stub bornly rear guard actions, in an endeavn to hold the Germanic allies until reii ton emerits can come up. Despite the sr rious reverse they have suffered in th ] western part bf the province, the Rus sians continue attacking in eastern Galict and along the eastern section of the Cat pa this ns. At the other end of the line, in the Ba tic provinces, the Russians apparent l have brought up a force sufficient! strong to drive back the German raldej threatening Mitau. Seemingly they at leaving the Germans in undisputed pin session of Uhau for the present. INTERNATIONAL LAW TRAMPLE# UNDER FOOT, SAYS BRYCE London. May 11.—(7:35 p. m.)—"Interna lional law has been within the last 1 months more completely disregarded, cat down and trampled under foot than think it ever has within the last foil or five centuries,'' said Viscount Bryce formerly British ambassador at Wash button, on presiding at a lecture on In ternational law*liere today. "Apart from the cruelties to the Innc cent population of Belgium which ha been subjected to worse treatment tha that which befell combatants,'’ he cor tlnued. ySliips not engaged In wartik operation^ have suddenly been sunk an tnclr crews drowned. "The technical legal description of p rates was that they were enemies of th hums.r. race. They are everybody's er emles alike. They are wild beasts on se and a danger, not to one particular iis tion, but to all mankind, and neutrals wi be just as much ultimately Involved « are the nations at war.” Viscount Bryce added that the Germa Ideas that they terrify nations was at other of the numerous mistakes the Gel mans had made. • ■ • f « ■ « ■■■' • « 1 I VANDI KBII.T'8 BODt 4 / RKPORTKI) POUND 4 -- 4 Queenstown, May 12.—(3;03 a. m.l 4 There Is a persistent rumor current 4 here that Alfred Gwynne Vander 4 blit's body haa been recovered on 4 the Irish coast. Webb Wade, Mr. 4 Vanderbilt's secretary, is Investt 4 gating the- rumor. v 4 The Dally Mall asserts that the 4 body of Alfred Gwynne Vander 4 blit'has besn found, and Is being 4 taken into Qfieenstown. i iv v • - ' VJiUFV • S GAVE WOMAN LIFE BELT ANI) JUMPED I OVER TO HIS DEATI New York. Ma.v II. A more detailed n 0 count of the death nf Hindoo W. Bate; t Jr., a member of the executive committc 1 of the Belgian relief commission, wh r went down with the Husitania. la cor mined in a cablegram received here toda - by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hindoo \\ - Bates, from their younger son, Hinde Bates. It aays: "I learn from Dr. Houghton that hi s Rox (Hindon, Jr.’s family nickname), an i Herbert Stone dived overboard at tli - same time, evidently Just after Mrs. Pea ft saw Rox last. Dr. Houghton struc i wreckage on his head; they dived Into 1 Pox had no overcoat on. All three ha - given their life belts to wimen after ha\ ft ing had them on." This message confirms previous account * cabled from Queenstown saying that M - Stone and Mr. Bates plunged into ti 1 sea after giving up their own'life pr< 8 servers. The Dr. Houghton is Dr. J. ' Houghton, who was saved. Mrs. Pearl n the wife of Dr. F. Warren Pearl of Ne York, who has been quoted In cable di patches as saying that she saw Mr. Btoi and Mr. Bates go clown. Mrs. Pearl .hf been left in their care by Dr. Pearl whi * he went to search for missing members t the family. -Dr.,and Mrs. Pearl and t? ‘ of their children were saved. Two oth ? children and two nurses employed by tl ! family are m'ssing. | To Protect Stockholder* f New York, May 11.—The latest move I connection with Chicago, Rock laland ai j Pacific Railway company, now under r | celversltlp control, was the formation t f day of a committee to "protect tl I equity" of the shareholders. The coinml } tee. It la stated, has formulated no defl ■ tte plana and claims absolute ludepen [ once of any special Interest. WILSON WILL INSIST ON AN EXPLANATION ....—•; —JACOB >1. DICKINSON Former Secretary of War Issues Strong Statement \ - , on Sinking of the Lusi tania—Urges Calm De cision Chicago, tiny II.—Jacob tl. IHckln non, Secretary of W nr under President ’I aft. Issued I he following statement here today* * * #*I regard the |H*swl»>llltles of the destruction of American lives* on the I nsltaiiia ns even mere momentous to the nation than those Involved lu the civil tvor. question of ninltjtnlnlng republican Institutions was then In volved, because, except ns tm «he prin ciple off aeeeaalon, the con»tlt*Wlon« off the two governmcBts were p*aoti‘*nlly the same. I have no doubt* that If the south had succeeded, disintegration tvoiiId have act In anil that long before this all the states would have keen re united under one government. •The outcome of the present condition may involve us in a career, in comparison with which, looking to the life of our na tion. the puss’pities of the civil war, in any event, were nut comparable. Some Action Needed “It is not likely that Germany will dis avow the purpose to destroy the Lusitania with full knowledge of the fact that this involved many American live*. In view of the result and the warning given b> our government to Germany, some proper ac tion must be taken, or the American gov ernment will incur the contempt of the v, or Id and the contempt of a vast num ber of its own people. “What action should be taken should not be declared in advance bv those wlic are not officially responsible to the whoL people for the grave results that may foi low It would he unwise to have Uu public mind committed to particular hnei of action before the administration shal declare Its purpose Our judgment and ut lerance- as to what course should hi taken should be held in suspense so tlm the public, without preconceived. Be views, shall bo ready with an open mind t< j consider the course the admin Istratloi I may adopt Our nation bus stood con sis I ,*?ntly 4>er pea<“ and a chi' ration, and th I exhaustion of all proper peaceable metn j ods to settle international differences be j fore resorting to arms. . “It is especially important that a pe riod of calmness should intervene in or ■ dor that our action may not be prompte* by excitement and our judgment cloudis by passion. Could Let Into War “In the present inflamed and feroclom state of the German mind we could easil: get into war. *1 lived in the midst of the four year of civil war. and need no prophet t< forecast to me what It means. Any actioi c that may lead to such a result should b« taken calmly, deliberately and with a ful | appreciation of the consequences. “Some of those who are most forwnn \ in urging the administration to extrem measures may be most backward if a tim of great sacrifice* shall come. “If war cobles it should only be upoi the condition that we are clearly in th right, and in such event our people shoulc with a full appreciation of the possiblll ties, resolve to sacrlllce themselves an 1 what they have to the utmost needs u ' the country. “I have great confidence in the Presl dent, and believe that he not only wl 1 sustain our national dignity, but will ex haust all peaceable means, consistent wit our national dignity, before committtn 1 our country to war.” i y * Queenstown, May 11.—(11:25 p. m _ ’I he identification of 10 of the den picked up durilig last night by tl Dutch tug Poousee, chartered by tl i unurd company, 20 miles west of tl spot where the Lusitania was sunk w :■ the only Incident of the day tending i lelleve the depressing routine, r Among the 1H dead brought in h I Up- tug only two were the bodies * Americans—Mrs Stewart Mason * !" Poston and Mrs. Della London, wife i i, 'Drone* Condon of New York. Tl p American consul claimed both and wl 0 send them to the United States. Ten bodies from Baltimore and tw " from Castle Townsend were exptcu V to arrive at Queenstown this afternoc on the tug flying Fox, but an ohdu , ale coroner insisted on a formal lr quest before releasing them and it v ; doubtful tonight when the hodii would reach here. At this, delay A 1 .red (IWynne Vanderbilt’s Kitglish so* H rotary, Webb Wade, entered a vlgorfti .j protest, saying he would motor to Ba ttmore if he could expedite matters: y * he hesitated to lake the trip, featir to pass the bodies, which might l rt started for Queenstown at any momei There is considerable indlgnat!« among some of the survivors, who a; . full measures to recover the floath 8 d^ad have not been adopted, hut. tl r. Canard officials assert that It Is a ». most Impossible to charter tugs or c.f or craft, as ail of them have bei _ commandeered by the British adml i Hty. The tug Poolsee was found H this lmrhor only by chance. There- are plenty of British war era *’ available for the search, but it Is co l® iddered .that It would be inviting *u i murine "attacks to cruise around t fccene of the disaster. )f ___ *r ♦ 4 ANTHONY WILDING KILLED. 4 London, May 12.—(2:44 a. m.) -An 4 tliony F. Wilding of New Zealand. ,n 4 former lawn tennis champjnm of 1(j 4 Great Britain, and who sp\erul 4 times has been « member of the E>" 4 Australasian team in the Davis cup 4 matches, has been killed In the >e 4 iighting in the Dardanelles. M' t- 4 Wilding was a second lieutenant in i- 4 the royal marines. »- ♦ Jf llt'IMI ,in..,ii,.,.,n^«..,'—»■ U.S.TO DEMAND THAT GERMANY ABIDE BY ESTABLISHED RULES - First Step in Policy Which America Will Follow Re garding Lusitania Disas ter Made Public ASK GUARANTEE THAT AMERICANS BE GIVEN FUTURE PROTECTION President and Cabinet at Conference Agree Upon Draft Embodying Ameri ca’s Views on Situation Washington * May 11.—President Wilson had virtually decided tonight on the first step in the policy which the United States government will pursue as a result of the sinking of the British liner Lusitania with the loss of more than 100 American lives. The President will act promptly--within a day or two. A draft of a •communica tion to be sent to Germany was submitted to the cabinet today and approved unan imously. While no official announcement, was made, it was learned that the United States would present and insist upon an explanation of the series of Incidents which have occurred since the proclama tion of a war zone around the British Isles, the sinking of the Ualaba, causing the death of Leon O. Thresher, an Amer ican citizen, the attack by* German atr , men on the American steamer Cushing, the torpedoing of the American steamer Gulflight unci finally the destruction with out warning of the Lusitania, with a total loss ot more than a thousand liven. ■ Voices Intense Keeling 1 In what ar*- descrloed by those familial with the document, as firm sml utftnfs* taka hie terme, the President voices the intense feeling of the United States oxer these* happenings, and in the name of in ternational law demands an adherence ; by Germany to the established rules of I maritime warfare. The note asks that some assurance or guarantee he given hereafter that unarmed merchant vessel* i carrying nonoombatants be visited and searched when encountered on the high seas by the German navy and passen | gers and crew transferred to a place of , safety before any prize Is destroyed. » The President points out. it is under I stood, that the United Staten, in its note which said Germany would be held to 1 “strict accountability” for any attacks on ■> American vessels or lives had not admit ted any right on the part of Germany to carry on such methods of warfare, and , declares, moreover, that the giving of of . fleial notice of an intention to commit an unjust Ida hie act did not justify the ! act or make It la wful. J Will Act Firmly What will follow in the event of a re fusal by Germany to comply with the j expressed wishes of the note, about to he sent, no one of the President's offl l dal I'Ainilx would predict. They said the President was determined to act flrm * ly and d**a! with each situation as It arose. It xvas pointed out. too, that in his speech at Philadelphia. In reference to peace, Mr. Wilson xvas expressing mere ly an ideal that he wished America could and would follow. Persons familiar with the President’s (point of view, indicated, however, that lie was by no means unprepared for or unaware of the possible eventualities of the pit sent crisis and knew that circum stances and events over which thu United States might have no control might make vigorous action necessary. } The circular from the German govern d mem to neutral countries, assuming re o sponslbillty and promising reparation for e any damage In the war zone to noutrul vessels will not affect the determined ' eourro of the President. It xvas consld ,s ered by the cabinet today there is no ” guarantee in it that the lives of Ameri cans will be safeguarded, as submarines •N' cannot, accommodate passengers or crew of the vessels they attack. V * What the President eonclusiotyi wor# f Is known only to himself. Witttlh an * other day or two, certainly before the ** end of the week, an announcement of ine first step in the policy Is expected. ** The impression was gained In ex J ccutive quarters after the cabinet n meeting that while the President had not definitely determined on the exact i ourse he would follow, he had prac s tically decided to ask Germany to fur i.ish some assurance or guarantee that tiler# would be no repetition of 'he " Lusitania tragedy, which would %«»!! |s that unarmed merchant vessels with 1 * neutral passengers dboard would at ’ ** least he visited by searchers and non ~ combatant.- removed to a pl»A Of **;£• >,‘ ty. before the ship's destruction as a *• prize. M Whether the request for a guarantee LV ioi* the future would he accompanied " by a demand for full reparation to the \v families <f ttie American victims or ' whether action on the Lusitania case ’’ itself would be postponed until Gcr n liiapy.’s attitude toward the flrat re quest wnn disclosed are steps which th# 1,1 President is understood not yet to hav# settled lu his own mind. i-*. 'lake Vigorous Attitude It is recognized that a refusal by u- Germany to meet such a request would present a serious situation, hut there i., no disposition among the President’s t advisers to let thin deter them from * the enunciation of a vigorous atli 4 tude * A canvass of officials well informed on • the Situation developed the far t that they ♦ were convinced that the' President would ♦ follow a course which would be consist ? cut with the dignity of the United States f and leave him free to adopt, if necessary. ♦ a more emphatic line of action as the at f tit tide of Germany was revealed. ♦ I? developed during the day that aerl $ mis consideration had been given to the 4 status of l>r. Bernhard Dcrberg, former ! (CoiUiKel Faso Twslrt*