v REVULSION OF FEELING SWEEPING AM ERICA M AY FORCE DECISIVE ACTION i "“Will Sinking of Lusitania Prove Another Maine Disaster?” " Washington Is Asking—Official Circles Realize Sinking of Liner and Destruction of American Lives Presents Most 1 Serious Crisis of War So Far as This Country Is Con cerned—Judgment Reserved. COURSE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE NOT KNOWN President and Cabinet Confer and There Is Talk That an Extra Session of Congress May Be Called—Believed This Is Forerunner of Similiar Attacks Yet to Come—Adminis tration Leaders Plainly Fear Public Opinion Will Sweep Government Off Its Feet, It Is Said. / _ [From The Tribune Bureau.] Washington, May 8.—Stunned, astounded and appalled by the horror of the fate of the Lusitania, torpedoed unwarned off the Irish coast, official Washington today is squarely face to face with the gravest international situation which it has confronted since the Eu ropean war opened. It is impossible to predict with any certainty what will be the consequences of the carefully planned attack on the great liner, which has resulted in sending many hundreds of noncombatants, of women 1 and children, including, apparently, many Americans, to the bottom. 4 “Will the sinking of the Lusitania prove another Maine disas ter?” That is the question Washington is asking since the latest dis patches have swept away the earlier reassurance and have made plain the scope of one of the greatest marine catastrophes of the cntury. What the administration plainly fears is that American public opinion, roused at last from its lethargy, will flare up in a flame of indignation that will sweep the government off its feet. It is recognized that although it is possible to say, from a technical view point. that the case of the torpedoeing of the Lusitania is not greatly differ ent from the Thrasher case, in so far m as the Americans who have lost their J lives are concerned, yet, from the ™ standpoint of moral effects, this is an utterly different proposition. Opinions here are at variance as to what will follow, so far as government al action is concerned. Many believe the administration will be driven to call an extra session of congress. President Wilson will consult with his cabinet leaders, today, and other advisers. Thus far, it Is not admitted that an extra session will be called. Opinion is general here that the tor pedoeing of the Lusitania is the prel ude to other similar attacks and that Washington has to face not only this affair, but that it will probably have to face others like it. X. Officials, with Ups sealed but worn ® and haggard, as If from a sleepless night, are thus far saying little and making no predictions. They are ask ing for reservation of Judgment until the facta can be had and to be allowed time to act, not on Impulse, but in the light of complete evidence. "The administration will not act has tily. Twenty-five years from now his tory would not Justify us if we went to war with Germany over this affair.” This comment from one of the high •est and strongest men in administra tion circles indicated clearly today that the president and his advisers will try in the crisis caused by sinking the Lusitania to take a careful and delib erate course and will try to calm the public. More clearly than ever it became plain that the administration will try to hold down public opinion and avoid a breach of relations with Germany, and that officials are apprehensive in the turmoil caused by the submarining of the Cunard liner that public indig nation will bring great pressure to bear upon the government. Demand Explanation of Germany; Calmness Urged Upon Americans Washington, May 10.—The United Btates will today direct Ambassador Gerard to make inquiry of the Ger man government for its report of the facts concerning the sinking of the Lu sitania. This became known after con ferences between higli officials. The ambassador will be instructed to make his preliminary inquiry as a basis for whatever steps may eventually be taken. High officials privately said the situation was very grave. The usual course would be for Am bassador Gerard to ask the German foreign office and the German admir alty informally for the reports they have received from the commanders of the German submarines. That would be apart from any explanation which may be asked later from Germany as to her reasons or purposes in the act. Officials at the state department pre pared the instruction to Ambassador Gerard, which will be brief and will be dispatched some time today. "We are infoming ourselves as rap idly as possible regarding Oie Lusi r tania matter.” said Secretary Bryan to I day, "and we are doing what we can for those injured. We will get all the l information we can." Chairman Stone, of the Senate fore ign relations committee, made a state ment today which in part is as fol lows: "It seems to me that good sense dictates that we keep our heads until we get our bearings. It is a bad time to get rattled and act impulsively. We can not overlook the fact that the Lusi tania was a British ship flying the British flag and subject at any time to be put into actual naval service of the government. Indeed, it is stated that at the time she was attacked she was carrying military reservists to Kngland for service in the British army. True, there were American citizens aboard, but it must not be forgotten | that they went aboard a belligerent I ship with full knowledge of the risk ' and after official warning by the Ger- j man government. When on board a | British vessel they were on British soil, i Was not their position substantially equivalent to being within the walls of a fortified city? 1 exprrSS HU upilHUH ai uuo unit. am merely suggesting reasons why we should maintain our equilibrium and not 'rock the boat’ until we know what we arc about. "Aside from the possible loss of American lives, let us ask ourselves just where we come In. At the present moment and with the light now before me. I confess that it appears to me that I from our standpoint as a neutral na tion. the tlulfllght case presents a more del irate and serious complication than the raso of the Lusitania.” Among senators at the capital there was a general feeling of alarm, but all refrained from entering into public dis cussion while awaiting developments. The opinion prevailed that the loss of American lives and the manner in which the Lusitania was destroyed would arouse public opinion tremen dously. Secretary Bryan reached his office early and immediately went into con mulattd because of the scarcity of in formation of an official character. The fact that the Lusitania was a British ship, firing a I ritish flag and had contraband of war aboard, did not reinovi from the minds of officials the ever recurrent thought that a hostile soil murine deliberately destroyed the • with knowledge that hundreds . r ip fenseless neutrals and women and , '.ipjren ■ ere aboard. I per—where that aspect over > ..imd tile legal phase of the ease, f bile there Is said to be no pre cedent in international .law for the at tack without warning on a belligerent merchantman, it was realized that de fense mi«rht be made on the charge that guns were mounted on the deck. That, however, the British government has denied. in many quarters it was thought probable representations to Germany will be general, covering all the cases of attack on American vessels. In official quarters and among diplo matists. there was apprehension that Lhe American people might not consider representations sufficient. A special session of congress has been talked of, but there ha* oeen no intimation of it is yet from any official quarter. FIVE-GENT BREAK IN THE PRICE OF WHEAT Slump Due to Sinking of Lusi tania — British Freight Ships Held Up. Chicago, May 8.—A break of more than 5 cents a bushel in the wheat market today was attributed chiefly to trade disturbances due to the sinking of th.e Lusitania. July wheat, which closed last night at $1.31, sold down today to below $1.26. It was said a large number of British freight steamers about to sail from the United States had been stopped tem porarily. The extieme fall in wheat was near ly 6 cents before the collapse ended. July touched $1.25%, a total descent of 5%c. In the end the market was rally ing, with July final quotations $1.26%, The Ontario government has made a law that every motion picture operator must put in a full year’s apprenticeship before receiving a license to carry on that trade. Motion picture theaters are Increasing so rapidly in that province that the inspector is calling for the ap pointment of an assistant. GERMAN PRESS PRAISES : SINKING OF LUSITANIA; ■■ i Berlin Newspapers In Colossal Type Hail Feat as “New Triumph \ of Germany’s Naval Policy” and Declare That “England 1 Has Got What She Deserved,” Says Copenhagen. London, May 8.—The Exchange Telegraph company has re- i reived today the following telegram from Copenhagen: ' “Berlin newspapers print the news of the sinking of the Lusi- < tania in colossal type and hail the successful torpedoing of the ship t as a new triumph for Germany’s naval policy. The general impres sion is that. England has y the army under General Mackensen ind such troops of our allies as Joined his army, was continued steadily hroughout yesterday. Our advance ’orces crossed the River Wisloka in the lelghborhood of Krosno yesterday eve ling. “The Joint action of all parts of the irmy engaged in tills advance led to he cutting off of not inconsiderable Russian forces. Consequently the total lumber of prisoners taken in the laliclan arena since the end of April ihould so far have been Increased to ibout 70,000 men. Thirty-eight cannon, ncluding nine of heavy caliber, have >een taken from the Russians." MANY NOTED PERSONS ON DEATN LIST \lfred G. Vanderbilt, Charles Frchman, Charles Klein, Her bert S. Stone, H. L. Fisher Are Among Missing. VIANY OTHERS AMONG DEAD jist of Survivors Fails to Show Names of Many Prominent Americans and Titled Europeans. Washington, May 8.—American Consul Frost, at Cork, cabled the state department late today that among the list of identified dead of the Lusitania’s American passen gers were Charles Frohman, Mrs. Amelia McDonald and Patrick Gallon. London, May 10.—Alfred Gwynne anderbilt apparently perished when lie Lusitania went down, according to message to Ambassador Page, from lie United States consul at Queens iwn. London, May 10, 4:48 a. m.—The "lines Queenstown correspondent says hat some of the survivors who have rrived there report that Alfred Gwinn Vanderbilt was drowned. Queenstown, May 8, 4:36 a. m.—Ev ry effort to find Alfred Gwinne Van lerbilt and Charles Frohman among he survivors of the Lusitania landed lere has failed. New York. May 8.-“-Herbert Stuart itone, elder son of the general man ger of the Associated Press, is an ther American passenger not aecount (1 for. Young Mr. Stone was well mown as the one time head of the book tublishing firm of H. S. Stone & Co., rnd the founder and editor of the Chap took and the House Beautiful, two uccessful magazines. Washington, May S.—Dr. Howard L. '"isher, brother of Walter I,. Fisher, nrnior secretary of the interior, who ,-as on the Lusitania, going to the Imerican Red Cross unit in Belgium, allied to his wife here from Queens own today that he was safe and well. A state biological survey, suggested y the < >hio academy of science, is be lg undertaken with state appropria ion of $2 500; a number of the colleges f the state arc co-operating. The reparation of duplicate material and sparate collections for the colleges and they educational institutions is the rimary pature of the work. Many Noted Persons Among Victims of Submersible Attacl Off Coast of Ireland Which Sent Giant Cunarder to Botton Within Few Minutes—Two of Four Instruments of De struction Fired at Range of 1,000 Yards, Declared to Have Found Their Mark. FIRST CABIN PASSENGERS DISPLAY HEROISM Wealthy Travelers Last to Leave Sinking Vessel—Women and Children Put Off In First Boats—Scores Reported to Have Been Wounded By Explosions In Ship’s Holds—Many Drowned Struggling In Water—Many Die After Reaching Shore—Queenstown Vast Morgue. London, May 8.—1:51 p. m.--The British gov ernment today made the following announcement: “The statement appearing in some newspapers that the Lusitania was armed is wholly false.” London, May 8.—More than 1,200 persons lost their lives, th« British admiralty estimates, when the Cunard line steamship Lusi tania was torpedoed and sunk yesterday afternoon off Old Head, Kinsale, on the Irish coast. This statement was given out by the admiralty today : “The best available information sets forth that the Lusitania had aboard 1,241 passengers and a crew of 665. This gives a total of 1,919 souls on board the liner when she was torpedoed. “An admiralty statement this morning placed the number of sur vivors at 658. Later a report from Ireland said 45 more had been brought in, making 703 known survivors and a death list of 1,216.” Of those who were saved, 640 were landed at Queenstown, 11 at Kinsale and 52 others are reported to be aboard a steamer. It is pos sible that a few others have been landed by fishing boats at other points. One dispatch said that several survivors had been landed on i i li__J ouvereigii lsituiu, nctii uoucju^ou. In addition to the living brought ashore, the bodies of 45 who died of In juries or were drowned, have been landed at Queenstown. Five more are at Klnsale and It has been reported that an armed trawler accompanied by two Ashing boats had picked up 100 oth ers. The work of compiling the list of those saved Is progressing slowly be cause of the Indescribable confusion at Queenstown. But apparently few Arst cabin passengers are among the sur vivors. The United States consul at that port can account for only 51 Amer icans saved out of 188 who were aboard. His roll does not include the names of Alfred Gyynne Van derbilt, Charlee Frohman, Elbert Hubbard, Justus Miles Forman, the author, or Charles Klein, the play wright. Of these Americans 106 were in the first cabin; 65 in sec ond and 17 in the steerage. First Cabin Last To Leave. The heavy loss of life among the Arst cabin passengers Is believed to have been due to the calmness and self possession they displayed In face of danger. Most of them were at luncheon when the steamer received her death blow and declined to Join the rush for the boats and life belts. They be lieved the Cunarder would remain afloat until assistance could arrive. A considerable proportion of those at Queenstown are members of the crew, Including Captain Turner with the Arst and second officers. All the other of Acers are believed to have perished. There Is no evidence, however, that the time honored rule of the sea, "women and children Arst,” was violated. At least one of the survivors, a Toronto newspaperman, gives evidence that there was no panic among the crew and that the sailors acted promptly In getting the passengers Into the ship’s boats. Apparently every precaution had been taken against a surprise attack by a submarine. Lookouts were on the alert constantly as the giant steamship speeded toward the Irish coast. Diffi culty was experienced In launching the boats because of the heavy list of the Lusitania almost immediately after she was torpedoed. Several of the frail craft evidently capsized as they were launched, or soon afterwards. Many of the passengers owed their rescue to life belts, which kept them afloat until they were picked up by boats. Among this number was Lady Mackworth, daughter of David T. Thomas, the Welsh "coal king", and Julian De Ayala, Cuban consul gen eral at Liverpool. Had No Warning. Investigation has failed to reveal that the steamer was given warn ing of the proposed attack by the submarine, which appears to have been lurking off tne Irish coast bent upon destroying the largest and fastest ship engaged in trans Atlantic traffic. Tlin Irw.lrmitu a ( ir Is t tv rl fha norloCfinA Cit a submersible 1,000 yards away and the | next instant they saw the trail left by j a torpedo as it flashed on its course. , Then came a terrific crash as the mis sile pierced the liner's side, followed almost immediately by another, which littered the decks with wreckage. The course of the liner was at once turned towards shore. Four torpedoes apparently were fired at the Lusitania, but only two of them found their mark. The loss of life caused by the torpe does themselves, and the explosions they caused, must have been terribly heavy. The tragic freight of bodies ta ken to Queenstown bears evidence of the havoc wrought. Many of those ta ken ashore were seriously injured and more than a score died after they were removed to Cork and Queenstown hos pitals. A long line of stretcher bearers marched from the piers as tugs and j trawlers arrived. The people of the I Irish city opened their homes to those who had been saved and everything possible is being done for their comfort. Probably no event of the war has caused such intense excitement in Lon don as the sinking of the Lusitania. Enormous crowds surrounded offices of the Cunard line all night, scanning anxiously the bulletins received from Queenstown. The company announced that an accurate list of survivors would be compiled as speedily as possible, but that the immediate needs of thrtse saved were being given first attention. The press of London expresses in tense indignation at the tragedy. Queenstown, May 8, (via London).— The various craft that yesterday went out from here to the scene of the Lusi tania disaster, returned to Queenstown last night and early this morning. All of them brought survivors In greater or lesser number. It Is now estimated here that 600 will be the outside num ber of those saved. No trace has been found of either Alfred G. Vanderbilt or Charles Frohman. The latest rescue boats to arrive are bringing mostly bodies of the dead picked up from the water at the scene of the disaster. The dead now here number 124 and many of them are women. The naval and military authorities o( Queenstown are rendering every assist ance possible In the removal of dead and In assisting the injured to hos pitals. The manager of the Cunard line has taken ample hotel accommo dations, as well as rooms In lodging houses, and here the surviving rfe be ing sent. Queenstown has never wit nessed such a scene before. The dead are being conveyed to morgues and un dertaking establishments and numbers of motor cars have been brought Into service to take the injured to hospitals. The less serious injured are being helped ashore by sailors and soldiers. Both men and women rescued. If they are able to walk, refuse to remain in their hotels. They haunt the docks, waiting and watching for friends and relatives. Many of the survivors are still be wildered from their terrible experience and their accounts of the sinking of the Lusitania are not entirely clear. It Is to be noted, however, that one and all unite in eulogizing the manner In which the ship's officers behaved. Five minutes after the Lusitania was hit with the second torpedo amidships, she had listed to such an extent that the lifeboats on one side could not be launched at all. The work of getting as many people as possible, for the most part women and children. Into the lifeboats that could be got clear was at once undertaken by the captain and officers and men of the Lusitania, and performed efficiently and with heroism. The scene as the big liner went down is described by the survivors as heart rending beyond words. Battling for life, the passengers called to relatives or friends or bid each other goodby. The small boats which had gotten away from the side of the liner picked up a good many survivors, who with life belts or clinging to wreckage, were floating on the surface of the water. But soon the boats were all crowded. Those boats were In turn picked up by rescuing steamers coming at full speed from shore points, but In many cases four or more hours elapsed before res cuers reached the scene. In many cases the only work left for the rescue work ers to do was to collect from the water the floating bodies of the dead. Sev eral passengers were taken aboard trawlers severely injured, only to die before thev could be transferred ashore. SAVED BY A “HUNCH.” Boston. May 8-—A premonition of dis aster was responsible for the fact that Edward B. Bowen, a wealthy shoe dealer, whose name appears on the "list of saloon cabin passengers who sailed on the Lusitania.'’ heard reports at his home in Newton of the disaster to the liner. "Friday night,” he ex plained, "a feeling grew upon me that something was going to happen on the Lusitania. I talked it over with Mrs. ■ Bowen and decided to cancel passage.” RESCUE BOAT SWAMPED. Dublin. May 8.—The motorboat. Elizabeth, has arrived at Kinsale and reports that at 3:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon she picked up two lifeboats containing 63 and 16 survivors of the Lusitania, respectively. A Cork tug took the rescued to Queenstown. They were mostly women and children. The pas sengers said that, owing to her list to port, the Lusitania could not launch many of her lifeboats. 188 AMERICANS ON BOARD. New York, May 8.—There were 18* American passengers in all aboard the Lusitania, according to a compilation made late yesterday at the Cunard of fices. The British numbered 956, and other nationalities made up the re mainder of the 1,253 passengers aboard. X BULLETINS. } ,111' c 1 > * A A A. A BATTERIES SILENCED. Pari*. May 8.—A dispatch from Ten edos to the Havas agency says that al though the bombardment of the Dar danelles forts is being continued by the allied fleet, all of the Turkish bat teries as far up the straits as Nagara, at the end of the narrows nearest Con stantinople, have ceased firing and ap» parently have been destroyed.