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DAILY RGB EDITIOIJ TO ADVEKTISEK8. Tlit Cast Oregonlan lias the largest paid circtitRtloa of auy paper in'Oregou, east of I'ortland, aud ovr twice the circulation to 1'endleton of any oilier newspaper. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER --------- J M-- VOL. 26 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1915. DAILY EVEilEiG EDITIOZ Form-ant for r'jiMtprn Oregon br the I iiltol Mate W catlH-r OtwerTr at Portland. Probably showers tonight ami Sun day; cooler tonight. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 84D7 ZD i L u i i "i i i" W V A ii il li i W I J 1 iwcv 0 D Q LU u U I q 0 ill IT (1 PASSEI AMU Si I SO ion WAS STRUCK Two Torpedoes Launched Against Lusitania by German Submarine Vessel Sinks in 15 Minutes. BUT LITTLE PA11C OH BOARD Those on Ve"el Seemed Too Dazed to Ileultie What Had liawwncd Children Caught In Fastenings of Life Koala llaiiier Iaunclilng Xo Warniug of Attack Given. QUEENSTOWN, May 8. D. A. Thomas, a Welch colliery owner, told a thrilling story of the disaster. "We were having; . luncheon when suddenly the venue I atopped and shook from stem to stern. There was a tremendous explosion well forward which seemed to throw the liner on Its beam ends. We hadn't believed It possible that an attack would be made. The first explosion was fol lowed by another of equal force. The steamer shuddered and almost Imme diately began to list to port Officers and men rushed on deck and the work of clearing the lifeboats began. There was little panic. Everyone seemed too dated t realize what had happen ed. For a few minutes we were In clined to believe the Lusitania would slay afloat. Hut the constantly In creasing lint showed there was small hope. Many passengers were Tunning here and there about the decks, though the officers tried their best to pacify them. Many women were hysterical and some Infants In arms were caught In the fastenings of the Iionts, thus hampering launching. Al together 10 boats finally were swung overside. "We had no warning of the attack. The Lusitania sank within 12 or IB minutes after being hit the first time." Aill TiRPITZ WORK PRAISED IH $11 SHIP COPENHAGEN. May 8. Dispatch es from Berlin state that hundreds of telegrams of congratulations have been received by Grand Admiral Von Tlrplti. The newspapers, It Is said, highly praise the work of the sub marines which they declare avenged the loss of Admiral Von Spee's squad ron In the battle with the British off the Fulklands. WEST END TOWNS Will BET FREIGHT BY TRUCK FROM COLUMBIA RIVER russian port of libau on baltic Taken by Germans BERLIN, May 8. Libau, a Russian port on the Baltic sea has been cap tured, an officii statement announc ed. Libau Is one of the chief cities of the Baltic provinces of Russia against which the latest German campaign U being directed. It had been bombard ed at Intervals by German vessels. , llr'tlsh Regain Trendies. PARIS, May 8. The British re captured at the point of the bayonet part of the line trenches in Flanders previously lost to the Germans, with heavy loss to the enemy, it was offi cially announced. BODY OF CHARLES till IS FOUND WHERE SHIP SIN LIVERPOOL, May 8. The body of Charles Frohman, the noted Ameri can theatrical man, was found near where ths Lusitania sank. , a cable gram from Queenstown announced. . NEW YORK, May 8. Broadway mourned the loss of Charles Froh man and Charles Klein, two of the most noted men associated In the the atrical profession In this country. It is generally believed both have per ished. QfEEXSToWX. May 8. A tele- nhnna m.cgo ira from IfinffRlllA ftnid that of 14 of the Lusitania survivors who were taken there, five died from exhaustion and other injuries. Passengers Carried as Shield for War Cargo Says German OFFICIALS OF CIXARD I.IMCR HF.XY CIIARCKS MADE BY li;l!Ul lt(J. Rumor Scouted That American Vessel is Victim of Torpedo IJXEK NKV YORK IS REPORTED TO HAVE MET WITH DIS. ASTER. XEW YORK. May 8. A wireless message received stated the Ameri can liner Xew York was proceeding safely to Liverpool. This set at rest rumors circulated that the Xew York had been attacked. NEW YORK, May 8. An official of the American line this afternoon scouted a rumor in circulation that the steamer New York, an American vessel due at Liverpool, had been tor pedoed. Officials declared they had received no word from the London office. They are not worried by the rumor and attributed it to nervous ness as a result of the attack on the Lusitania. ' Ell 8111 FULL REPORT UT VICTIMS 0 TO DEATH WREN SITA1IA SIS Germany Asked to. Furnish Details of Survivor Tells Story of How Women Disaster Based on Statements of, and Children, Crazed by Fear, Submarine Captain. Struggled for Their Lives. ko mmm given yessel ship goes down like stone Survivors Landed at Canadian on Way to England Says Say That Torpedoes Big Liner Was Simply Shattered When First Torpedo Struck Sec ond Completed the Work of De struction Saw Torpedo Coming. Storleg from Queenstoni Were Sent After Lusitania Without Fir Allowing passengers to Seek the Small Boats. CLEVELAXD. Ohio, May 8. Dr. Bernhard Derburg charged that the British government carried passen gers on the Lusitania as a shield for an Immense cargo of war munitions, when asked If he anticipated the Uni ted States might be drawn into war by the Lusitania disaster. Derburg said: "That is a question I cannot discuss. I can only say any ship flying the American flag and not carrying contraband of war will be as safe as a cradle on the sea, but any other ship is not exempt and will be as unsafe as a volcano or as the Lusitania." NEW YORK, May 8. Answering Derburgs charges Cunard l'ne offici als stated the Lusitania carried no am munition or war munitions except a few cases of small cartridges. It was also denied the Lusitania was fitted up as a British auxiliary cruiser and man of war. SHEEPMEN OF 2 COUNTIES LOST $65,000, ESTIMATED REC'EXT COLD RAIV, WIXD AXD SNOW EXTAII, DAMAGES IX MANY SECTION'S. ThoURh west end towns want a permanent road to the river and will never stop until they get It they are going to make use of the open river at once according to G. L. Hurd of Htanfleld. "J. F. Bagan of Stanfleld has purchased an auto truck he will use for hauling freight from the Umatilla to Hermlston, Stanfleld and Echo," says Mr. Hurd. "As business develops he will se- cure more trucks. Ha has In- vestlgated the rates to Umatll- la and the rail rate, from that point to Inland towns and finds he can haul by truck at less than the short haul rail rates and make a good profit" NEWS SUMMARY General. Moro than 13tM) persons perish when Lusitania sinks. Thrilling stork's aro told of scenes as Cunard liner (toes down. utMiA itrautrcmont palls on Renin for explanation o ftorpedolng of Lusi tania. Local. live bids received for $10,000 water bonds. West end towns to make use of open river at once. 30,000 Morrow county sheep bought for eastern market. Alleged swindling solicitors run 'to earth here. Colorado sheriff finds fugitive here. Stanfleld planning for big county fulr. Having purchased 30.000 head of sheep for eastern markets, C. E. Rude, I well known stock buyer, has returned, to Pendleton from a buying trip lnto Morrow county. As a result of hid trip there will be more than J100.000 sent Into the sheepmen of that sec tion. Mr. Rude visited all of the localities, v.hre the sheep Industry flourishes; and estimates that the loss Inflicted i upon the flockmasters of Umatilla and Morrow counties by the recent j cold rain, wind and snow can be, conservatively placed at 165,000. Some of the sheepmen suffered much worse than others, he states. He blames some of the herders who tried to re turn their flocks to the corrals In the face of the storm Instead of al lowing them to drift with the storm until some sheltered spot was found. Mr. Rude purchased 9000 sheep; around Heppner and the balance of the 30,000 out of Shaniko, Mitchell, Antelope, Monument and other points He will receive them here about the last of the month. . WASHIXGTOX, May 8. The state department cabled Berlin asking Ger many to make a report to the United States on the sinking of the Lusitan ia. The rcsquest desires that the re port be based upon statements of the commander of the submarine which attacked the liner, assuming that the Lusitania was sunk In this manner. In effect the Urlted States will ask the kaiser's foreign office If Germany Is responsible for the sinking of the Lusitania. Ql'EEXSTOWX, May 8. According to stories of survivors the Lusitania was torpedoed without "warning. The first torpedo exploded in the stoke hole. Splintered steel flew high In the air as the great boat shook from stem to stern from the shock. A s pe on explosion followed Immediately. This torpedo completed the tragedy. Fumes from the explosives permeated every section of the smashed steamer. Many passengers fell to the deck un conscious, while others, staggering blindly, made their way to where life boats were being lowered. Within a few minutes after she was struck the Lusitania listed rapidly and sunk In from 1 to 15 minutes. j WASHIXGTOX. May 8 "All we reed to tell the public is we are ar riving at the facts as fast as pos sible and doing everything possible for the injured." was the statement of Bryan. Pressed for information the secretary said someone on the Lusitania saw the submarine's peri, scope seemingly uphold ng the theory ( that the vessel was torpedoed. He would give no further Information. It could not be learned whether a cabinet meeting will be called. I LATEST REPORTS SHOW THAT ONLY 703 WERE SAVED Figures are Regarded by the British Admiralty as Approximately Correct-English Govern ment Criticised for Not Having Cruisers to Convoy the Steamship-Prominent Americans Given up for Lost-Britain Awaits Information of America's Attitude on Destruction of Vessel BIDS FOB $40,000 BOND ISSUE OPENED BY COUNCIL The opening of bids for the $40,- j 000 water bonds, for the summer street sprinkling contracts and for thej contract of building the new lateral j to the north side sewer system was practically ail that was done at the (Continued on page five.) QUEENSTOWN. May 8. How wo men, maddened with fear were assist ed into lifeboats and Innocent men, women and children were drawn to their death by the fearful uderdrag created when the Lusiatania sank, while harrowing and pitiful cries of terror swept over the waters during the last moments of the torpedoed Cunard liner was told by Ellason My ers of Stratford, Ontario, a survivor. Myers was en route to enter the Brit ish navy as a cadet. "I had Just come to the upper deck with two friends for a game of quoits." said Myers, "when one look ed over the side and Immediately cried out In alarm. He saw a streak coming through the water. 'There Is a torpedo coming right at us," he shouted. We watched the torpedo speeding toward our ship until It struck. There was a terrific explo sion and we rushed to the boat deck Just as a huge quantity of splinters, debris and masses of water fell; around us. Four minutes later, a sec ond torpedo struck. It simply shat tered the hull. The first was enough to have sunk the vessel but the sec ond completed the destruction. Women Panic Stricken. "Many women were panic stricken. I met one entirely crazed by fear. I tried to calm her and helped her In to a boat. I saw another boat nearly swamped I Jumped aboard one of the boats and the others followed me. We pulled for all we were worth. When we were about 2000 yards away the Lusitania sank. "The shrieks of the unfortunate passengers as they were drawn down by the Buctlon were appalling. We had to pull hard In order to get away and not be drawn under ourselves. "In the meantime we saved as many as we could and our boat was crowded to capacity. The ship simp ly sank like a stone at the finish, the bottom being literally torn out by the explosions. The screams coming from the water during the final mo ments were terrifying. Although many passengers had adjusted life belts they were drawn down like stones by the terrible suction. Strug gling to the last to save themselves, men, women and children went to (Continued on page eight.) Steamship Lusitania Which Was Lost r : . . . . i : ..- - - - . .. LONDON, May 8. Only 703 passengers and members of the crew of the Lusitania were saved, while 1346 probably per ished when the giant Cunard liner was torpedoed yesterday by a German submarine off Kinsale, according to reports received by the admiralty at 2 :15 o'clock'this afternoon. At that hour the admiralty had received no further report of rescues since a dispatach from Queenstown announcing that 45 additional survivors had been landed there during the morning. This brought the number of persona known to have been saved up to 703 which figure the admiralty regard as approximately cor rect. It is evident that the sinking of the great liner has brought about a political crisis in England. It is already certain that the government will be swamped with pointed inquiries when parliament reconvenes on Monday from members who favor reprisals against Germany or equal violence. Great criticism of the admiralty has been voiced for the failure of the government to provide the Lusitania with an es cort of destroyers in view of the fact that anonymous warnings had been given that the liner would be attacked. PROMINENT AMERICANS ON BOARD BELIEVED TO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN GREAT DISASTER NEW YORK, May 8. In no list of the survivors which have been given out have the names of Alfred G. Vanderbilt, Elbert Hubbard and Charles Frohman appeared. Friends here have abandoned hope that they have been saved. ENGLAND AWAITS ATTITUDE OF AMERICA IN VIEW OF NOTE TO GERMANY IN FEBRUARY LONDON. May 8. British officials are anxiously awaiting information from Washington as to the plans of the American government and the extent to which President Wilson will fol low the American threats in the note to Germany delivered in February stating that the Imperial government will be held to "strict accountability" for the loss of American lives or ships. It is understood that the British ebvernment will exchange views with Washington so that an understanding will be reached before parliament reconvenes on Monday. The loss of life on the Lusitania has aroused England more than anything since the declaration of war was made against Germany. British citizens are asking curiously and Americans almost angrily, how the president will be able to maintain neu trality. WASHINGTON, May 8. Owing to the sinking of the Lusi tania, Secretary of War Garrison has abandoned his contem plated trip of inspection, saying that he did not want to be ab sent when such "interesting things are happening." He was to have left tonight. At the state department and the White House, officials were reticent. Stories that an extra session- of congress was be ing contemplated lacked confirmation. Chairman Stone of the senate foreign relations committee asserted that technically the attack on the American tank steamer Gulflight was more serious than the sinking of the Lusi tania. ine laixer, oeing a tintisn snip, was subject to German attacks, he said, and Americans sailed at their own risk after full warning had been given. i.' J'!' ..; rf-Se.'TV f'-i, A.,--"-'" ' r. ' "" f'--.W ' . v ' - ' -- ' ' ' . It I Here Is how the g'ant Bteamshlp Lusitania looked upon a recent sailing from Xew York harbor in the early days of European hostilities. The estimates of lives lost In Its sinking off the coast of Ireland are placed at over 1300. Many of these are Amsricans. Consul Kepurt. WASHIXGTOX. May ft.Covul Laureat at Queenstown cabled the state department that the numVr of survivors was 634. Itovlswl Statement Ivdied. XEW YORK. May & A revised statement by the Cunard line showed of life boats and retorn to the Hner the Lusitania was 49. TiUsitaula Xot Armed. LOXDOX, May The British ad miralty at 1 50 o'clock this afternoon issued an official denial that the Lust tanla, was armed. Warning Again Issued. XEW YORK, May 8. The Herman embassy again printed an advertise ment In newspapers here warning Americans that travel to Great Krit a!n and France ti dam.-er.ms The advertisement was th t'n t t oho printed on the d.iy th.. i.m,imri t sailed. Hritlh Sliim T,rHl,-, LONDON'. May 1 The Itnt -H steamer !ntin was torp.'d 1 a i I i irn off the .North co-t of Ireland. VMIm-4 at Mftrgiip. QfEEXSToWX. Mo- The !-.,.!. ies of 14 victims Wi re In ih mrg-i here tonight. Said "Slil All IHkIiI " QfEEXSToWX. May H - Mr, t charge that many pa- m-ri of th Lusitania were pcruail-d t- '-t n the numht-r of bailors f'om hr n by st-vanlH ho ran t-i th JI of the vessel rryinif .h--' all r!ht, h wouldn't sink." rn m ol. t,y I! . (CoatliiUei on pag IM )