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THE OTTAWA EVENING CITIZEN 72XD YEAR, Xo. 286. Moderate Winds; Fine. OTTAWA, CANADA, MAY 10, 1915. Min.

36; Max. 56. TRICE ONE CENT. HSAYS METHODISTS AT LARGE NATION OF BLACK HAND AND 138 NAMES IN Declares Methodism is suited. TODAY'S LIST BLOODY HEART DOES ITS WORK "WILL RESENT THIS INSULT Rev.

Dr. Jas. Henderson Publicly Replies to Hon. Robt. Rogers for Terming Rev.

S. G. Bland a "Well-Known Professional Hypocrite." Thunderous Unanimity in U. S. Press in Denunciation 17 Men and 16 WILFUL, WHOLESALE MURDER VERDICT AGAINST EMPEROR, GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS Coroner's Jury Hold Enquiry into Deaths on the Lusitania.

Appalling Crime Contrary to Law of All Civilized Nations. Capt. Turner Had Warning. German Paper Tells of Great Achievement. Casualties Include Killed in Action Others Missing.

of Destruction of Lusitania. Must Americans Sit Down Like Dogs and See Laws Defied. NEW YORK. May 10. Withcoine necessary.

Whilst actual war prompt and thunderous unanimity jf possible Germany having no A list of 38 additional Canadian casualties was given out at nuon today. They are chiefly in the First and Third Battalions and are all men whose next of kin la in tha old coun (Special to T1m Kveninc illien.) May 10. Rev. Dr. Henderson, formerly of Dominion Methodist church.

Ottawa, took a urej we can wipe on: ine Dnny aeep, the newspapers of the United Slates nor army near enough to be met face to face, yet are we not wholly join In denouncing as an unspeakable atrocity the destruction of the fling at Hon. Robert Rogers in Without reprisal for the murder of our cit.zens and the destruction vf Katon Memorial Methodist church their property. There are many dently some simple-minded. Innocent people read these statements and believe them to be true, as evidenced by the fact rhat a few clergymen, but fortunately very few in number, through want of knowledge, are simple-minded enough to venture to reecho from their pulpits some of the misrepresentations being published from day to day in the Grit press of our country. "It might be well for the individual to better study and better understand the true conditions before undertaking to enter upon discussion ttere last night.

German ships at least two German men of war the aggregate worth Ir. Henderson said Mr. Rogers had been reported as calling Rev. try. The list Is made up of 17 killed in action.

16 missing, two died vf wounds and three wounded: 1ST BATTALION KILLED IN ACTION. COLSON. Sergt. William JoJin. Belvedere.

Eng. G1BB, 1'Ie. Andrew, Paisley, many millions of dollars within our reach to make our losses, repudiated Salem Bland a "professional Lusitania and the slaughter of nearly fourteen hundred passengers by a German submarine. "The crime of infamy." one ed tor calls the attack, while others freely use such terms as "murder." "piracy" and Through the editorials runs a tone of tlrm de. mand for prompt and adefnate action by the government at Washing by Germany, good and their owners, ronbed by Germany, whole again.

KLVSALE. Ireland. May 10. (3.57 p.m.) The coroner's jury which has been investigating the deaths attendant upon the Lusitania, returned the following verdict today: "The jury finds that this appalling crime was contrary to International law and the conventions of all civilized nations, and we therefore charge the officers of the submarine, and the German emperor and the government of Germany, under whose orders they acted, with the of wilful and wholesale mur rhfs latest deed of our navy. It will not be the last.

"The English wish to abandon the German people to death by starvation. We are more humane. We simply sank an English ship with panengers who at their own risk and responsibility entered the lone of operations." WAS IT L-39? LONDON. May 10. The Central News has received a despatch from its correspondent at Genoa who says a telegram received there from Munich declares that the German submarine 1-3 was responsible for Vs a man who has known Salem Bland since boyhood." said Dr.

Hen "We must not do either in haste or passion. This catastrophe Is tub derson. "1 resent that charge, and I an sure Sir Robert Borden will nut PITMAN, Pie. Frank Evan, Bir real, the flashlight It throws upon mingnam, the methods nnd purposes of Uer- endorse Rogers In any such language. ton.

SMITH. 1'te. Williim Henry. Bath, many Is too apaliin-r. to leave us in am also sure that Methodism at Lng.

any doubt what awaits us as the lare will resent the insult." THOMAS. Pte. Jacob, Nr. Bond Lngland. bloody and brutal work goes on.

Civilization should abjure Its neutrality. It should rise as one mighty, 1 he statement attributed to Hon. LOVELL, Pte. Stephen, Bristol, LOUISVILLE EDITCflt. Under the caption "the heart of Christ the sword of the Lord and Gideon." Col.

Henry Watttrson says In the Louisville Courier-Journal: "Truly, the nation of (he Black Hand and the Bloody Heart has got Rogers appeared in the report REV. IIi. JAS. HFNOERSON Lng. of his speech before the Montreal Who from his pulpit In Toronto PALMER.

Pte. Ernest North God-like force and as far as Its moral Influence and physical appliance can be made to prevail forbid the riot of Conservative Club last Monday. He ampton, England. the sinking of the Lusitania. GERMANS OFF EXCHANGE.

LONDON. May 1 0. Between 200 and 300 British members of the stock exchange have mobilized to prevent, forcibly if necessary, the Is quoted as saying, in part: made vigorous reply to abuse of Rev. Salem Bland attributed to Hon. Robert Rogers.

EVERSFIELD, Pte. Leslie. Lon of public affair- for. if they have no better knowledge of their Bible and Its teachings than they appear to have when they undertake to discuss public questions, all I can say is, may God have mercy upon the souls of the unfortunate people that depend upon such Individuals for spiritual Instruction and direction. "Of course the ease of Professor Bland is somewhat different, in that he Is a well known professional hypocrite, who has ever been ready to endorse, approve and applaud every crooked act that has ever been known to have been committed by any Liberal.

Such an individual as this, who has never been known when speaking politically to have any regard for either principle or truth, one can well afford to look upon with feelings of sorrow rsther than of anger." hate and debauch of blood that, like a madman, is running amuck among don. Eng. in its work. It has got In Its work not upon an armed antagonist in fair fight on battlefront, but upon the unoffending and the helpless, sailing; BAR'l HOLEMEW. Pte.

Joseph Joell Boyce. Iiorchester, Eng. ARE HIT HARD ILIFFE, pte. Boy 8., Nuneaton, what has always been and -should Eng. ever remain to the peaceful and peace loving God's free and open What under Heaven can be said that has not already been said by the Liberal press in Canada that would create greater strife and division than that which their actions from day to day are creating, for we have, appearing daily, the most venomous, the most contemptible and the most lying misrepresentations that have ever been published in any part of the civilized world.

"The unfortunate part is that evi PAYNE, Pte. Walter Harold. Kid der' CAPT. TURNED WARNED. LONDON.

May 10. 13 52 p.m.) The first lord of the admiralty, Winston Spencer Churchill, stated In the house of commons this afternoon that Ca-ptain Turner of the Lusitania had acknowledged receipt of messages from the admiralty giving him warning and directions for the course he was to take. A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT? AMSTERDAM. May 10. The Cologne 'olks Zeitung says: "The sinking of the Lusitani is a success of our submarines which must ba placed beside the greatest achievement of this naval war.

The sinking of the giant English steamer Is a success of moral significance which is still greater than a material success. "With joyful pride we contemplate derminster. Eng. sea. RANKIN, Pie.

William (formerly 9th Glasgow. Scot. entry of any Germans who might he brave enough to attempt to make their way into the house In disregard of the warning Issued by -the stock exchange committee advising them to remain away. Excitement ran high around the exchange and a huge crowd collected in the vicinity in the expectation of disorders. Only a handful of naturalized Germans appeared In the neighborhood, however, and they did -t attempt to enter the exchange.

BY WAR TAXES 'oint Advanced in Protest Against Proposed Increase XO PIRACY EQUALS IT. 'Nothing in the annals of piracy CRAIG, Pte. William Craig (form the inner man. "Every pulpit In America should send a prayer to God In protest." INDESCRIBABLE HORROR. The Philadelphia Public Ledger says: "As It stands the horror Is almost Indescribable.

There has been nothing like It before. One of the consequences of this war ought to be that nothing like it can happen again." MUST DO FULL DUTY. The Baltimore Sun: "We cannot allow American lives to he endangered in a species of warfare without precedent among civilized nations, and which Is a distinct return to the can In wanton and cruel ferocity erly 9th Auchencairn, Scot equal the destruction of the Lusi land. tania. HANCOCK, Pte.

Chas. M. (form "But comes the fiuery, what are erly th Westbury-on-Trym Trie Crocodile Sheds Tears. in Freight Rates. t-ngland.

DIED OF WOUNDS. we going to do about it? Are we at the mercy of the insane Hohcnzol-lern. nut only through his emissaries Tfcey were hustled away through ixogmorton street, and warned not to return. MOCKLER, Lee. Cpl.

Edward The seven and a half per cent, in sending his odious system of government nnd debasing theories of cust- Cecil William (formerly 9th Ism affecting superiority to our doors crease in the customs duty on all imports from the United States and and proclaiming them, but bringing Fruithill, Ireland. WOUNDED. WESTON. Pte. Samuel, Man chaster.

Eng. SIXTY BOMBS B0NARLAW his war of conquest and rr.ur-ler other foreign countries and the ad- LUSITANIA CARRIED NO ARMAMENT Collector of New York Port Says Ship Had No Armament Either Mounted or Unmounted. most brutal practices of barbarism. Our government will know how to deal with this case and it will not need any urging from the press to tts full duty. We can safely leave it in the hands of a president who fears nee of five per cent, on imports across the line of our transit and travel over the high seas, which are ours to sail as we list, without let or MARTIN, Corp.

Island of from Great Britain recently imposed Coll. Scotland. as a war tax measure is proving ex INN ELL. Lee. Cpl.

George hindrance from man or monarch, from him or from any one on land pensive to some firms. (formerly 9th Duncon, Scot. Gad but docs not fear man, and who will preserve the peace as long as it is humanly possible to do so." SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS. or water? we paid $45,000 in war tax alone 3RD BATTALION KILLED IN ACTION ast month," Mr. C.

O. Shaw, mana- MUST WE SIT QUIET? 'Must we as a people sit down cr the Anglo-American Leather The Chicago Tribune says: "To BROUGHALL. Pte. Derlck, Wart- ARE DROPPED AT SOUTHEND German Aircraft Got to Coast in1 Early Cloudy Morning But Did No Damage. SAYS MURDER MOST FOUL Leader of Opposition Asks What Will Great Nation Do Whose Citizens Have Been like dogs and see our laws defied.

Company, Huntsville, told the the slaughter of the Innocents in ingham. England. railway commission today, at the re our flag flouted and our protests whistled down the wind of this lord- Belgium and In Poland has been added the slaughter of the innocents LONG, Pte. Henry, London. Eng.

PAYNE. Pte. Charles Faver- ling's majestic disdain? sumed hearing of the eastern freight rates case, in support of his protest against the proposal of the railways on the This last mas "Must we as a nation emulate at sham. Eng. MISSING.

to increase the rates on leather. sacre violates all previous laws of the seas. It accords with the law of the seas recently promulgated by the German government and announced BAILEY, Lee. Sergt. Daniel Lon once the Impotence In which we are held by him and thus throw up our hands in entreaty nnd despair, say "Howvlid you come to pay such a ing to the Insistence of autocracy.

don. Eng. ARNOLD, Corp. Thomas, London, Eng. ALDERTON, Pte, William, Lon to the insolence of vanity 'Thy will by it In American newspaper advertisements a week ago the morning on which the Lusitania sailed, is law'?" don, Eng.

LONDON, May 10 Incoming passengers on trains from Southend, seaside resort in Eteex, report an Whether the American government THE COURIER-JOURNAL. "The Courier-Journal will not go ASHBOURNE. Pte. Bertram Noel, will ucqulesce In the new German law Leamington Spa, Eng. of the seas Is a question which will the length of saying that the pre NEW YORK, May 10.

The collector of the port, Dudley Field Ma-lone, last night denied that when the Lusitania left New York she carried with her guns either mounted or unmounted. This contradicts the statement made officially by Berlin that the Cimard liner was really warship because of such an armament and the intimation that Germany, regarding her as an auxiliary cruiser, was justified in torpedoing the vessel. STRICT INSPECTION. "The Lusitania was inspected in the customary manner," said Collector Malone, "and no guns were found on her. Any report that she large amount in war tax?" asked J.

V. Orde, K.C., counsel for the Dominion government. "The increased customs duty; nnd we paid it willingly," replied Mr. Shaw. He said that leather manufacturers cannot stand an increase in the freight rates.

Conditions were never so bad with them as they are now. In the last three months leather sales have fallen off fully fifty per cent, and his company had been forced to pile up $500,000 worth of sole leather. Mr. A. O.

Beardsmore. head of the agitate all American hearts today sident should convene the congress LONDON. May 10. "Our enemies have reached a degree of Infamy, culminating in the destruction of the Lusitania. which It is simply hopeless to attempt to describe," said Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition in the house of commons, in a speech toduy.

Mr. Bonar Law's re and all days until the decision is an nd advise it to declare against these air raid there in which serious property damage was done and which caused some loss of life. WESTCLI FF-ON-SEA. ASHBOURNE, Pte. Frank Vernon, Leamington Upa, Eng.

ASHFORD, Pte. William Henry, Birmingham. Eng. ASHLEIQH, Pte. Allan Arnold, Limerick.

Ireland. barbarians a state of war." the news- nounced. (Continued on Page Two). paper continues. "This may yet be- r.

KOUHTVVON BERNSTCRFFI hams-- "I LONDON, May 10 (10.15 a. THREE GERMAN WHEAT PRICES marks -were delivered on the occasion Two Zeppelin airships are reported of the presentation of a medal to! to have dropped bombs on Westclin-Captain Bell of the British steamship on-Sea, near Southend, but no fa-tal-Thordis, which rammed a German itieg have been reported. iieardmore Leather Company, Toronto, supported Mr. Shaw's The Hun Ambassador at Washington ATTACKS MADE WERE HIGHER LUMBERMEN PROTEST. Appearing in behalf of the Cana Told Meoretary Bryan of Ills "Deep Regret Thst The Krents of T-he War Had Id to the Loss or so Many American IJves." BARTON, Pte George, Cleveland, England.

BEATTY, Pte. ohn Joseph, Coote-htll. Ireland. BEATTIE, Pte. Edward, Manchester, Eng.

BEARD. Pte. William Wln-chinhampton. Eng. Pte.

Harold Leo, Birkenhead, Eng. BERTRAM, Pte. William (formerly 13th Edinburgh, Scotland. BIGGS, Pte. John William, Northing, England.

dian Lumbermen's Association, Mr. Canada's Export to Britain Frank Hawkins, the secretary and submarine off Beachy Head in February. "This is not an act of warfare." Mr. Bonar Law continued, "it is simply murder, most foul, most unnatural." WHAT WILL NEUTRALS DO? WEATHER CLOUDY. Warning of the approach of hostile aircraft was given Southend at 2.

52 o'clock this morning. Several machines took part in the raid, but whether they were Zeppelins or aeroplanes the residents were Un French War Office Reports Repulse and Taking of the Union Farm. tariff expert, again sought to prove BERNST0RFFS Decreased But Financial Return Greater. that the request of the railways to advance the freight charges on lum ber is unreasonable. Prior to the as the weather was Saying that up to the present no ah-'e to ate "DEEP REGRET' "effective protest" had been made by cicuaj Bombs strut houses in various latest application the railways had gone the limit as far as the rates on lumber are concerned; they have gone as far as it is wise for them to any neutral country, he added: "What will happen now? The great proud nation the United parts of the town but no deaths have been reported.

One man and his wife were badly burned in a fire PARIS, May 10 (2.30 p.m.) The French war office this afternoon gave out the following statement on the progress of hostilities: "Three new German attacks to the go," he said. "Between Ottawa and That "Events of War" Led was Armed is incorrect. Beyond the goods mentioned in the manifest, which has been made public, nothing was carried on the ship." THE MANIFEST. 1 In the manifest were listed the cartridges for small arms which the Lusitania carried, but there was no trace of any guns such as could have been mounted after she left the harbor. The inspector's examination at the docks is as thorough as can be made without actually opening all the shipments brought to the piers.

NO TRACE OF STEFANSSON Mounted Police Inspector Phillips Reports from Fort MacPhreson. Montreal the summer rates were ADZICH, Pte. Vuko (farmerly atn Nlksich, Montenegro. BARRETT, Pte. William H.

(formerly 9th Bakewell, Eng. 5TH BATTALION DIED OF WOUNDS. CHALMERS, Pte. Warner, Ayr, Scotland. LIEUT.

CHADWICK. normal and the winter rates A report to the trade and commerce department by Mr. J. E. Ray, trade commissioner at Birmingham, shows that while wheat exports to Great Britain decreased by 335,045 hundredweight the increase in value was 550,000.

The increase in the value of British imports generally for the first to Loss of So Many American Lives. States is the neutral country most closely affected by this latest outrage. The simple fact is that citizens of that great country have been barbarously murdered. It is not for me to say what their action ought to be. but I feel sure the United States Mr.

W. R. Dunn, of the Interna started by an incendiary bomb. One resident told of three bombs dropping near his home, none of which caused damage. It is that several shops were burned at Leigh, a town near CiMitkenH nil ard BatH tional Harvester Company, Hamilton, north of Loimbaertzyde were re-j puihied yesterday.

I "To the east of St. Georges our marine fusiliers took possession of Cnion Farm, verv tronelv forti- objected against the attempt to boost Lieut F. J. G. Chadwick.

who is the rates on the company products. WASHINGTON, May 10 Count will not be guided merely by the dropped forty or fifty bombs reportel wounded, is the only eoa ol three months of this year compared fled by the Germans, and also of a Bemstorfl, the German ambassador, Mr. and Mrs. F. J.

Chadwick, of 286 ARGUMENT TO FOLLOW. The case is proceeding. It is ex there, called on Secretary of State Bryan to nation among other nations of the SIXTY BOMBS DROIT ED. Sixty bombs were dropped by Daly avenue. He1 was educated in thie city at the Ottawa University, later going to the Royal Military College Kingston, graduating from the pected that all the evidence will he submitted for and against the application today and before adjourn world." day and expressed "deep regret that the events of the war had led to th-j loss of so many American lives." with the corresponding period or position further to the east.

They 1914 was approximately $7,250,000. made about 30 prisoners. Bacon, cheese and wheat were the "Dunkirk was again bombarded commodities most favorably affected, this morning at about o'clock, two There was a decrease of $1,799,875 in shells being thrown. the value of canned salmon imports, the region to the north of Ar- anj a decrease of $626,760 in im- raa we have maintained ali the im- most of but aircraft at Southend, EFFECT ON NATION. Mr.

Bonar Law said that if them fell on the Deacn or o-neritnere wjln honors about one year the nlapna whro Ihpv evn'nripri harm. fi, tha ment the board will set a date for the argument. Tiie most able coun sel and rate experts of the railways The Mounted Police, after scouring the Arctic regions, have been un of the Lusitania had the ef- IefBly. one bomb -dropped near a intercolonial Railway When war wae he believed It would upon the ship on were 1.200 German doclared, and enlifeted with the 74th feelings not only of British soldiers civilians who had been interned. I New Brunswick Fusiliers, at Monc-but of the whole nation, "then we i A British aeroplane went in He was later placed in the can thank tlhe Germans for this last ftnd drove the hostile aircraft out to Cyclist Corps of the -'1st Canadian Instance of their barbarous meth- sea.

division. Letters have been received ods-" I A report was received from Rom- i by his parents from him regularly, 1 ford that a Zeppelin had been seen 'the last arriving last Friday, it was ports of flax or linseed. I portant gains reported in the com- imunication of yesterday evening. nel in the right ami, while flshtin "Along the rest of the front, par-in the trenches. Desjardins stated I ticularly in the Airgonne and in Al-that his battalion left England for sace at Sillakerwasen there was a the front on Jan.

20, and it was only 'continuation of the artillery fight-five days later that he was wounded, ing." able to secure any trace of Explorer Stefansson. After a half hour's conference between the ambassador and secretary of state the foregoing statement was, by mutual agreement, given out by the secretary. While neither the ambassador nor Secretary Bryan's statement mentioned the Lusitania disaster by name, it was known that the two officials talked of it specifically. It was the ambassador's first visit to the department since the disaster. The secretary received -him immediately and greeted him cordially.

A report has been received from will be lined up against tne most able counsel and rate experts of the railways will be lined up against the most able counsel and rate experts the organization representing the shippers can command for the argument. Today's hearing is the eighth. The first was held when the snow was on the ground and it may be that the Judgment will not be given till the migratory birds have migrated and the snow is here again, as there is such a volume of evidence of a technical kind to be carefully analyzed. LT. W.

SCHREIBER "When the shell struck me I Chought it was all up and I fainted," writes that neighborhood, apparently in dated April 19th. He said that they difficulties, but whether in conse- were comfortable quarters, and he Inspector Phillips at Fort MacPher- Deslardins. "Just imagine, it was CONTINUE TRAINING AT LANSDO WNE PARK was enjoying the beat of health. Lieut. Chadwick was censor for hie twenty-four hours before 1 was found son, under date of February.

Hi states that the southern expedition under Dr. Anderson was wintering on Coronation Gulf and that all were DIPQ fC YTOT TMDC quence of an unfavorable wind or of WUUINU3 having been hit was unknown. youi, 6T wen jOTTAWAN GETS and taken to the hospital at Armen-tleres. during which time I was los oorpis. lie was entered in tne cam bridge Research Hospital with i gunshot wound in his leg.

well. Two boats are with the party hen Ambassador Bernstorff came from Secretary Bryan's office he nar- Lt. Chadwicks father received a rvnown in wueDec. cablegram from his son at noon to 17 11 I 1 I I I Hi Permanent Depot for Divisional Engineers. The divisional engineering training depot at Lansdowne park now day, stating that he was doing well while a third, the Mary Sachs, had been sent north to search for ths missing explorer and establish caches.

A SURPRISE MORE THAN EXPECTED as soon as he was able to be D1U IN. 1. 1. JUD an questions by saying he could not talk, being under a promise to Secretary Bryan that anything should be said iby the secretary. His only real response was that he had no ap- IS GIVEN MONTH TO PUT IN HIS DEFENCE moved, he was going to stay with Mr.

ing blood and had nothing to eat and only a sup of water in my canteen. I was fifteen days In the Ar-mehtieres hospitail, and we could hear hear the cannonading which was going on when the big fight came off at Neuve Ohapelle. This war is a butchery. The Germans are merciless, even killing our wounded and torturing prisoners. Cemeteries are found almost every 200 yards.

The Huns don't like cold Chadwick sister, Mrs. Plunkett, at nas 210 or all ranks under Major J. A. McKenna. It is expected that this depot will be continued at the exhibition grounds until the war is over, where new recruits will be con R.

S. Richardson Appointed Superintendent of TV; William-Winnipeg Divi War Responsible for Hitches in Litigation. i-L-jMLuicju wiLu iiMjiaent Wilson. Both Secretary Bryan and Count Bemsrorff steadfastly refused to comment upon or' interpret the state department's announcement, but it was inerpreted as meaning that the Mrs. Amory of Toronto, Met Her Soldier Sons.

tinually brought in and the thoroughly drilled men sent on to the front. Thirty-five signallers arrived last week and more men for the field sion. steel, and when we charge they generally give us a volley, and if that doesn't stop us they scramble out of their trenches and run, so that we FVwtmarnoek, Ireland. CABLES TO RELATIVES. The relatives of C.

H. Mac-laren have received a cablegram stating that he is quite well, and carnie safely through the big fight. Lt. Robert Thackray, who was wounded over a month ago, returned to the firing line on April 19. He has cabled home that he came through the latest fight safely.

Caipt. Willis O'Connor also cabled to Ottawa that he was safe, the cable arriving last week. NEPHEW OF MINISTER. Lieut. R.

D. Thexton, mentioned in Saturday's casualty list as wounded. don't have to dishonor our bayonets engineers will come in from time to by sticking such pig. I am almost tlma. The following officers have been at well now and expect to go back to QUEBEC, May 10.

Private advices received here yesterday announce that Lieut. V. E. B. Schreiber of Quebec City has died from wounds received while fighting in France.

The late Lieut. Schreiber was well known here and was a prominent figure in social circles. He came here from England so-me eix years ago and was connected with ithe surveying of the line of the Transcontinental railway. He mar-gied about four years ago Miss Gab-Irielle Latue, daughter of the late Hogar Larue, prominent in conimer-ipiai, financial and social circles in Quebec City. He enlisted in England during the early months of the war, visiting relatives first.

He was in the second artillery brigade. He has a brother attached to the British nacy, in command of a submarine. POPE BENEDICT MUCH IMPRESSED AT OCEAN TRAGEDY Many are the hitches In litigation whrch have been caused by the war. Mr James E. Johnson held a promissory note against Messrs.

A. E. Bannerman. W. J.

Qulnn, A. W. Macdonald, J. Ogle Cross, Dr. A.

T. Shilling-ten and J. J. fJ-allagher, directors of the Bronx Realty Company, for $1,500 and interest. It was for money loaned and judgment have been oibtained against four of the parties.

However Dr. A. T. Shillinarton is serving at the front and a-moaesaoor nad, for his government, expressed deep regret, not only for the loss of life on the Lusitania, but for the Americans lost in the torpedoing of the American steamer Gulflight and for the one American lost on the Falaba. Constable Assaulted.

Constable Joseph Fox tried to do an act of kindness for William Lennox on Saturday evening hut all the thanks he got was a black eye and (Canadian Associated Press Cable.) LONDON, May 10. Mrs. Armory, Toronto, one of the survivors, on reaching London from Queenstown, was -met by her two sons on the Canadian contingent. She was intending to pay the boys a surprise visit. The first ttiey knew of her being aboard the Lusitania was the receipt of a telegram from Queenstown saying she was safe.

The third eon is -Mr. R. S. Richardson, who for some time has been assistant superintendent of the Halifax and St. John district of the Intercolonial railway, with headquarters at Xloncton, N.B., has been appointed superintendent the firing line inside of ten days.

PRIVATE CORRIGAN. Owing to a mistake In the transmission of the casualty lists by the militia department, the next of kin of Corporal J. W. Corrigan was given tached for training at the depot: Lt. S.

M. 'Mercer of 4th F.C.C.E., Montreal; Lt. A. C. McDougall, 3rd F.C.

C.E., Ottawa; Lt. J. I. Calvin of Kingston, Lt. R.

M. Calvin of Kingston, Lt. Ear! Weatherbie of Halifax, Lt. Maurice Pope of Ottawa, Lt. N.

M. Scott of Montreal, Lt. J. R. Don-nan of Alberta, Lt.

W. B. Pennock of Montreal, Lt. E. L.

Dunsmore of Kingston, Lt. W. H. Dawson of as his mother, Mrs. J.

Corrigan, Ot wrote his solicitor, Mr. Arthur Ellis, already at the front, and Mrs. Am-nrv'a mother, aged 89, widow of a tawa. Corporaa Corrigan is a mar that he wanted to dipute the claim a. uisiocateu wrist.

The constable met Lennox on the corner of Wellington and Sparks streets, the latter ried man with a family, and his wife Wihen the case came up before Judge of the Fort William-Winnipeg division of the National Transcontinental railway, with headquarters in Winnipeg. This division, by the way, is the most important on the N. T. R. The announcement of Mr.

Richardson's promotion will no doubt be pleasing to his many friends in Otta resides at 1905 Chateaubriand street, MacTavish this morning, his honor Montreal. Mrs. Corrigan stats that Kingston. Lt. F.

A. Ritchie. Nova ruled that Mr. Ellis should have a Crimean veteran who won the Vic-toria Cross, is still living in this country. THE WEATHER.

month in which time he would ob she was not even notified by the mil- Scotia. Lt. Bruce Ross of Ottawa, Lt. tain an affidavit from Dr. shillington itla department that her husband Page of Virginia (former Canadian), was an officer of the 3rd Field Company of Canadian Engineers of Ottawa.

His people live in Edmonton, but he was employed in the militia department here before the war broke out, and took out a commission in the Ottawa company of Engineers. He Is a nephew of the minister of militia. TWO HULL BOYS. The naimfi of two HuJl boys. Privates Emlle Desjardins and Alfred who left with the first contingent, appear in the casualty lists as having been wounded.

Oespatis, whose parents reside at had been wounded, and feels very Lt. G. H. McCallum of Ottawa, Lt. wa, for he was general yardmaster hurt at the slight accorded her.

setting cut his 6ide -of the case. lt would be a pity, the judge pointed out. not to give the defendant a H. Cavanagh of Nova Scotia, Lt. E.

S. Smyth of Berlin, Lt. Oliver of PTE. W. MeCONNELL.

Walter McConnell. whose looking as though he had been through a war. He had a deep cut over the right eye and his head was bleeding. The constable offered to take him to the nearest doctor and have him fixed up. but Lennox turned on the constable, hit him on the right eye and dislocated his left wrist.

Another constable intervened and they arrested Lennox, after they had taken him to a doctor who sewed up the wound over his left eye. In police court Lennox was sentenced to a week in pail for assault. for the Canada Atlantic Railway in this city for several years. When the C. A.

R. was taken over by the Grand Trunk, he accepted an offer from the C. P. to become general yardmaster at Smith's Falls. Three years ago Mr.

Richardson chance to put in his defence because he sway serving his country. Mr. W. C. McCarthy is acting for Mr.

Johnson. nr.me appears on the casualty list as ROME, Via Paris. May 10. 2.10 1a.m. Pope Benedict was deeply impressed by the sinking of the Lusi-itmia and requested Cardinal Gas-parrl, the papal secretary of state.

being wounded. Is the eon of Mr. Con TORONTO, May 10. Rain fell yesterday in the lower St. Lawrence Valley, but the weather this morning is fine throughout the Dominion.

Light frosts occurred early this morning in parts of Ontario. Forecast: Ottawa Valley and Upper Ft. Lawrence Moderate to fresh westerly winds; fine today and Tuesday. Temperatures: Prince Rupert 54-42; Victoria 5S-48: Calgary 50; Winnipeg 70-36; White River 48-2; rad McConnell, a well known farmer who resides on the Aylmer road just Ito let him have alt the particulars above the Eddy farm. He -is 21 Ottawa and Lt.

Powell or Ottawa. Wounded, Not Missing. It was incorrectly stated in this morning's issue of The Citizen that Capt. C. L.

Sharman, Ottawa, and Lieut. Whitley, Ottawa, both of the First Artillery Brigade, were listed as missing. According- to a private Incident to the disaster. His HoJl-iess expressed horror at the destruction of the liner and sympathy with the victims. He said he hoped the Ross Binkley Dead.

HAMILTON. May 10. Relatives of Ross Binkley, former -captain of the Toronto Argonauts Big Four team, received official notification today that he had been killed in action. News of Binkley's death first came in a story cabled from London. His relative were hoping that there Sault Ste.

Marie 46-34; Toronto 56- A False Rumor. A rumor was in circulation air over the city today that President Wilson had been assassinated. Inquiries made in Washington brought the 60 Charlevoix street, was employed as a mill hand at the J. R. Booth mills at the Chaudiere.

and enlisted in August with the G. G. F. G. Mrs.

Despatis had not received a letter from her son for the last Ave weeks, and the letter from the militia department was the first intimation that she received that Iher son had been wounded. Ernile Desjardins has a wife and child residing at 30 Helene street. He enlisted with the first contingent 38; Kingston 52-34; Ottawa 56-36; was appointed toy the management of the Intercolonial to straighten out the Halifax terminals, a work which tie did with eminent success. His nejt appointment was as general yardmaster of the I. C.

and he later was elevated to be assistant superintendent of the Halifax and St. John division of the road. He was -born in Napanee. and attained his present position through his own perseverance, ability and Integrity. Like many other successful railtoad men he started life as a call boy.

He will take over his new position without delay. No News Misses Allan. years of age, and at the time of enlisting with the G. G. F.

G. last August, was working on his father's farm. He has am uncle residing at Hull, Mr. George McConnell, motor-man on the Hull Electric railway. WAS KNOWN HERE.

Geoffrey Dunsford, of the 16th Battalion, Who is reported wounded, lived In Ottawa several years ago. He was employed In the office of the International Portland Cement Company for three years, and when he left Ottawa he went to Vancouver, B.C., in which city he enlisted. His I quick reply that the rumor was ab American government would1 be able to madte future disasters of the kind Impose able. The newspapers, without distinction as to politics, strongly criticize German methods in the sinking of Lusitania. Even the Obeervatore Romano, which, although It la the Vatican organ, has not previously concealed its German proclivities despite that the Vatican Is neutral.

Joins In the universal protest of the Italian newspapers over the destruction of the liner. I cablegram to Major General Hughes both officers are wounded, but not missing. Change of Address. Mr. Taylor McVeity, Barrister and solicitor has moved from his late offices in the Booth Building, to solutely false.

Where lt started is hard to tell, but The Citizen stafT was kept busy denying: the rumor to people who rang up wanting to know all about it. Montreal 68-40; Quebec 62-36; St. John, N.B., 56-50; Halifax 64-42: fit. John's, 42-34; Detroit 82-38; New York 68-48. The solution of the problem of clean nrilk rests with the -womn in the kitchen.

Will she buy Ottawa Dairy Milk, or will she not? Ottawa Dairy Milk is never anything els but clean. Phone Queen 1188 or 161. at Blind River, where he was em might have been some mistake. Barred Cotton Exchange. LIVERPOOL, May 10.

The board of directors of the Cotton Association passed a resolution today setting forth that no naturalized German or Austrian henceforth be permitted to enter the cotton exchange. ployed as a carpenter when war broke out. In a letter received by his wife last week, dated April 10, and -written from the Shorncllffe military hospital, England, Desar-dins states that he received his parents live In England. Anniversary of Fire. Today Is the 12th anniversary of The Best Way to convince yourself of the worth of an article is to use it, at least try our collar work and be convinced your collars last longer and are more comfortable when laundered by Th Room 16, Central Chambers, Elgin 81.

Princess Theater. See the greatest Canadian battle scene ever shown on screen. To- wound in the fighting whk9h took (Canadian AssoHated Preiw Cable.) LONDON. May 10. No further news has ben received of the Misses Allan or of Miss Braithwaite, who were on the liasUaoia, Princess Theatre.

Seats of the Mighty, in reels. Late Small Art. Small Ads. received too lite for classification will be found on Page 61. Princess Theatre.

See the greatest Canadian battle rcen ver shown on a screen. To-ay Tuesday, Wednesday. olsxe round Anmentierei. Where tie the second big Ottawa-Hull lire. May was strucJc by fragment-of wfrraj-i J.

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