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8Hp Wflk- w1 3 UNIVERSITY MISSOURIAN SEVENTH YEAR COLUMBIA, MISSOURI, SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1915 NUMBER 203 LUSITANIA'S DEATH LIST REACHES 1,214 AT LAST ACCOUNTS Cunard Officials Tell Loss of 150 Americans Frohman IS JAmong Victims. U.S. WILL ACT ONLY AFTER CONSIDERING State Department Asks Berlin for Submarine's Own Storv of Attack. NEW WARNING GIVEN Oueenstown Morgues Filled With Dead Survivors Near Insanity. BULLETIN.

lit I liltril l'rr-N W.W YOHK, Ma) $. The Cunard oilircs tonight estimated that at least 1,211 and possible more than 1,3) persons lost their Hit's in the sinking of the Lusitania. On incomplete reports the had reeehed tonight the) estimated that lictneen l'2T and 1.10 American eitiens went down with the liner and that prohuhl) 75 more per. islied who were residents of the United hut not naturalized citizens. Cult iil Press WASHINGTON, May S.

After talking with President Wilson tonight concerning the issuance of a statement on the Lusitania disaster, Secretary Tumulty at 9 o'clock gave out the following statement: "Of course the President feels the distress and gravity of the situation to the utmost and is considering very earnestly, but very calmly, the right course to pursue. He kiiows that the people of the country wish and expect him to act with deliberation, as v. ell as with firmness." Itj- Press WASHINGTON, May S. The State Department has asked Berlin for a report of the Lusitania disaster. Assuming that the ship was sunk by a submarine, the government asks for a statement by the commander of the submarine.

The British embassy has made no additional statement. The German embassy denies prior knowledge of the attack. fulled Press; WASHINGTON, May S. The German embassy is said to have been advised than the Lusitania was armed, and that she also carried a cargo of arms and ammunition. United Press COPENHAGEN.

May 8. A semi-official news agency states the Lusitania was torpedoed because the German Admiralty was informed that she was carrying ammunition to the Allies. United Press LONDON, May S. Lord Beresford has announced that he will question Premier Asnuith in the House of Commons, asking why a destroyer escort was not provided for the Lusitania. The Admiralty has denied that the Lusitania was armed.

l'r United Press WASHINTON, May S. The government officials here are reticent. It is understood that the President is slated to confer with Chairman Stone of the Foreign Relations Committee and the Cahinet Senator tone, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, declared in a statement that the tragedy is regrettable, but that for us it feems necessary, according to the dictates of good sense, to keep cool. This is a bad time to get rattled, he said, or to act impulsively. "Don't rock tlic boat," he counseled.

Senator Stone said further that the Gulflight incident was more serious than the Lusitania affair, as the passengers on the Lusitania had been warned. The most significant feature of the situation created in America by the sinking of the Lusitania, as viewed hy the officials in Washington tonight, was the fact that the people have not lost their heads. There has been no flooding of the White House and the State Department with messages demanding reprisals, nor have statesmen and citizens flocked there to urge the assertion of America's rights. President Wilson and his Cabinet have adhered a program calculated to prevent excitement. President Wilson planned his usual Saturday morning golf game.

No Cabinet meeting was held. There was not even a conference between the President and Secretary Bryan. All information concerning Americans on the Lusitania and relief work by the American consulate at Queenstown was given immediately to the White House as fast as it arrived. ty United Press NEW YORK, May S. The German embassy again has printed' a warning against trans-Atlantic travel.

I'lilted Press QUEENSTOWN, May S. The latest reports received by Admiralty officials here and by the agents of the Cunard line show the following result of the Lusitania tragedy: Passengers, officers and members of the crew drowned 1,340. Passengers, officers and members of the crew saed 703. United States citizens lost 137. There were 1,199 passengers and officers and members of the crew on board, the passengers being divid ed according to class as follows: First class, 28G; second class, third class, 288.

Many of the victims are women and children. There are 148 bodies in the morgue here and the number will be greatly increased when others known to be enroute here arrive. Of the sur vivors many are in hospitals and under the care of doctors as the result of injuries from the explosion or from exposure. 'iy United Press (By Wilbur S. Forrest) QUEENSTOWN, May 8.

Nightfall founi this little coast city, the port of call for most of the trans-Atlantic liners, a place of mourning. In four morgues the pitiful grotesque bodies of the victims of the Lusitania are gathered. In various places of refuge are others more fortunate alive, but in nearly every instance dazed by an experience that has brought many of their number to the point of insanity. The German toll has fallen heavily, not only on her admitted enemies, but on many subjects of neutral nations. In the morgue I saw two little children, babies, clasped tightly in each others arms, united in death.

I have looked at mothers clasping tightly to their still forms their babies nursing babies that they clung despairingly to as the undertow from the sinking liner carried them down to death. And in the midst of this pathetic assemblage I found the body of Charles Frohman, the greatest of Am erican theatrical managers, equal in death with the poorest of the third cabin victims who had been his fellow passengers. All the survivors agree that at least two torpedoes struck the great ship. literally blowing the bottom out of her, maiming her engines, and leaving her helpless hulk on the sea to sink. For a few minutes many of the passengers and: the crew were hopeful that the vessel could survive, only finally to make a wild rush for life preservers and a fruitless attempt to get into boats that it was possible to lower.

They declare that the nauseating fumes of the- high explosive which wrought the Lusitania's doom, permeated every quarter of the ship carrying unconsciousness to some of the victims. Fred J. Gauntlett of Street, Washington, D. was completely exhaust ed by his experiences and very bitter because of lack of warning given the victims. "If America does not go to war to avenge the Americans who lost their lives by this violation of all of the known rules of international warfare, I shall feel like renouncing my citizenship," he said.

"This was murder, criminal murder, and Count Von Bernestorff was the criminal premedi-tator of It I saw the first boat launched over the port side of the sinking Lusitania. It was filled with women and little children. It was dashed to pieces against the listing side of the ship just before the davits could be cast loose. These women and little children were drowned before my very eyes." Robert Rankin, of Ithaca, N. a mining engineer, said: "I was standing on the deck talking to Thomas Bloomfield of New Y'ork, and Isaac Lehman, a Canadian, when I saw part of a conning tower and periscope of a submarine.

I exclaimed: 'That looks like a Bloomfield said: God, it is a Almost be fore he had the words out of his mouth the explosion followed. The vessel was deluged with black smoke and a rain of debris fell about us. The second cabin passengers rusnea through the barriers toward! the deck. The steerage passengers also were panic stricken. When the water was within twelve feet of the deck I missed my companions.

I Jumped overboard and swam to starboard. There I was picked up by one of the starboard lifeboats." ISy United Press QUEENSTOWN, May 8. The town hall has been converted into a norgue and the rooms are lined with coffins. According to advices today, the liner's crew was orderly at the crisis. The mortality amfang salon passengers is the highest in marine history of disasters where any lies were saved.

Mrs. M. N. Papadopoulo of Athens, an expert swimmer, was saved exhausted after three hours in the water where she made vain attempts to save her husband, who is probably lost. "I was ordering coffee In the salon," she said, "when the ship was almost broken In two by the explosion.

I donned the life belt. Finally a fishing boat rescued me." Betrand Jenkins of New York says that he saw one lifeboat capsize. A few women and children were rescued, he said. Miss Bramwell, an opera singer, was one of the women in this boat. Jenkins later saw her here.

Thomas Welsh, a collier owner, said that he was lunching when the vessel stopped, shaken from stem to stern by an explosion that threw her forward on her beam's end. "All realized that the unexpected had happened," he said. "Officers and men rushed toward clearing the life boats and pacifjing the panic-striken passengers. Many were stunned mentally by the immensity of the disaster. Women hampered the launching of the boats by clinging to the davit ropes.

Ten boats were launched. There was no warning of the attack and the ship sank in fifteen minutes. That anyone was saved is due to the smooth rpa and the daylight. I do not believe that the portside boats were 'eer launched. The ship Immediately headed for the shore, but made little progress." The steamer Heron and two trawlers reached here this morning with more than a hundred bodies, the majority of them women.

They were taken to the town-hall morgue. There are harrowing scenes on the quay. Bedraggled, terror-stricken women and children and men survivors stand about in scant clothing. Twenty-two survivors died here last night. KANSAS TEAM WINS AT TENNIS "Dix" Teachenor Proves Himself in Annual Dual Tournament.

The University of Kansas tennis team defeated the Missouri team in the annual dual tournament here yesterday afternoon, three matches to two. In the singles Captain "Dix" Teachenor of the Kansas team defeated Captain J. F. Loomis of the Missouri team 6-2, C-l and Bland 6-1, 6-4. The other singles were won by Missouri, Newton being defeated' 6-0, 6-2 by Loomis and 6-4, 7-5 by Bland.

In the doubles Teachenor and Newton easily defeated Loomis and Jesse, 6-1, 6-0. Wednesday the University of Oklahoma tennis team will come to Columbia to play a dual match with the Missourians. Thursday the Tigers will leave for Lincoln, to play in the Missouri Valley Conference! Tournament. JURY FREES MRS. CARMAN One Hour's Deliberation Exonerates Woman of Murder Charge.

United Press MINEOLA, N. May 8 One hour's deliberation was sufficient for the jury in Mrs. Florence Carman's case to return a verdict late today exonerating the wife of the Freeport physician of the charge of murdering Mrs. Louise Bailey. Mrs.

Bailey was shot dead by a bullet from a revolver put through the window in Dr. Carman's office. BRITISH DESTROYER SUXK The Hits German Mine Ene- mj's Fire Prevents Rescue, lly United Preii. LONDON, May 8. The Admiralty announced tonight that the destroyer Maori had been mined and sunk yesterday.

The Maori struck a mine off Wielingen. The warship, Crusader, lowered boats to assist the crew, but the Admiralty says that the enemy opened fire from its shore batteries and the Crusader was obliged to retire and abandon her boats. THE WEATHER For Columbia and vicinity r.ilr and not mnrh continued cool Sundar. For Missouri: Miir Miniuy chanpe In temperature. Irfiral Data.

The hlKhest temperatnrp. In Columbia Frldav was (V and the lowest Friday nlcht was ISO; precipitation .00. A year ago Friday thp highest was 02 and the lowest 4i; precipitation, .00 Inch. The Almanac. Sun rose today, rcft'l a.

m. Sun sets. p. m. Three Journalism "Grads" Who.

Heard the Call. TffliinTTirTig i i ii iii '5 wuWtw ill flE lJUn HnAjnHH Three of the ''Old Hoys" UIiu Came Back Siegcl Rowng l'lio-tographer, Who Took These Pictures; J. Harrison Brown, lies Snnford Howard, Mo. JOURNALISM WEEK IS eLOSEDJHANQUET Champ Clark Tells "Made- in-Missouri" Din That State Is Grea THREE 'PHONE TALKS Baskets of Souvenirs Include Products From Safety Razors to Talcum Powder. Workers from every field of journalistic activity have been in Columbia and have returned to the scenes of their labor.

When Walter Williams, dean of the School of Journal-Ism of the Unhersity of Missouri, brought to, a close the "Made-in-Mis-souri" banquet held in Rothwell Gymnasium Friday night, the Sixth Annual Journalism Week, the largest ever held here, passed into history, leaving the visitors of the week with thoughts of a higher journalism and the resourceful character of the State of Missouri, set forth at the banquet It is estimated that about 250 persons attended the banquet There were newspaper men from all over the state, from the small town and the city, writers, illustrators and publishers of national reputation, advertising men, former students of the School of Journalism now active in their profession and tw0 running east and west and two holding public office, including north and south. He closed by wish-the speaker of the National House of jng the best of success for the School Representatives. Many women were of Journalism, there wives of the newspaper men LllN Exra Arranged present or women active in the writ ing game. Champ Clark, speaker of the House of Representatives, struck the key- THE '0TES" MAX. W.

I. Meng, the Biggest Visitor. note when he said that the banquet was a demonstration of a former statement that if a second Chinese Wall was build around Missouri, the necessities of life and most of the luxuries could be produced inside. Mr. Clark devoted most of his speech to a history of Missouri.

He told of the interesting facts in the state's development in the early dajs and disclosed the personal side of many or Missouri's well known statesmen. Has Produced a Noteworthy Sajs Clark. "I would have the history of Missouri taught in every public school in the state," he said. "The children should be taught that from the very foundation of the state her public men have measured up wih those of any state in the Union. No state is stronger in both Houses of Congress than Missouri.

But Missourians know more about the history of Rome than they do of their own state. "Missouri has never had a president or a vice-president" he said, "but I came mighty near relieving the state of that defect." He said he thought the best public service he had ever rendered was in connection with the University and spoke of the law that requires that two-thirds of the public revenues go to the state's schools. "I want to see Missouri's public schools the best in the country," said Mr. Clark, "and I want to see the University of Missouri the best state university in the country. It should not be necessary for Missouri boys and girls to go outside of the state to receive their education." Commenting on a statement of Acting Governor William R.

Painter regarding the number of convicts in the state penitentiary, Mr. Clark said he would take the convicts out of the penitentiary and put them to building rock roads. Four good state roads should be built in Missouri, he said, in Baskets for the Baiuiuetor.s. But the banquet had other features than Champ Clark and "other good Missourians" who spoke. A minature newspaper, called the "Made-in-Mis-souri Banquet," was distributed at each plate as the menu.

The menu contained news of the banquet and of the School of Journalism. Before the close of the evening a supplement to the newspaper, a picture of the banquet with the names of those present, was distributed. The menu, printed on the front page of the edition, follows: Creamed Sneehreads Pickles Uadlsiies Pried Chicken Potato Chips Asparagus Iteaten Itiscult Old Log Caliln Ham Candled Sweet Potatoes Hot Hulls Corn Pone Itutter Jelly Pecan Ilread "Delicious" Salad Uneoda KNcult Strawberry Shortcake Chuer Le-if Wafers Vauilli Ice Cream Vanclio Sandw lilies Salted Pecans Coffee Cheese Mints Cigars Soferlan Water Certified Milk Cider fSlngersnaps Crape Juice Everything served at the banquet was "made in Missouri." At each nlate was a basket containing souve- I nirs of products grown or manufac tured in Missouri. Everything from a lead pencil to talcum powder for the women and a safety razor for the men was included. In the center of the floor stood a large keg of cider with plenty or Missouri-grown gourds from which to drink.

Three long-distance telephone addresses were made at the banquet, two by Former Governor David R. Francis and Walter B. Stevens, the newspaper correspondent, who talked from St Louis, and one from Charles TRACK MEET TO M.U. BY 11 mO 54 2-3 Tigers Take Dual Contest With Ames on the Aggies' Own Field. SIMPSON IS BEATEN Packer Bests Missouri Star in High Hurdles, but "Boh" Comes Back.

Despite the fact that "Bob" Simpson was unable to win from Packer of Ames in the high hurdles, Missouri won the dual meet with the Ames "Aggies" yesterday afternoon in cold and wind on the Ames field by a score of 72 to The big hurdler came hack, however, winning first in the low hurdles and the running broad jump. Ames was strong in track events but proved weak in the fiield. In the shot put and discus, had a clean sweep, winning ail three places in both events. In both the half-mile relay and the hilf-mile single events, Missouri was unable to place. Niedorp was first in the quarter and Daggy ran a good second in the 220-ard dash and in the low hurdles.

The summary; Insert pt. il.isli first: Simpson. Ml .........1 1. IIUl llfll. Pole v.inlt 1'lnjtl Powell.

Ml-souri. tie for first; Missouri. t. ith two Ann-, iiieii fur third. Height.

11 fwt Iik Mile- Ami's, first, senmd and tliird. Tlnn-. not xIvpii. IHsi-iit tlirnu Driiinin. Missouri, first: W.irri-n.

Missouri, second; Teux, Missouri, tliird. Hist.imv. not shell. 1JO y.inl hurdles P.icker, Ames, first; sduiiisuu. Missouri, second.

Time. :1.12-r. IIikIi mill liurriis. Ames, first; Council. Ames, set ond- Willi mis, Missouri, ami Volie, Ames, tie for tliird.

not uhcii. Shot put W.irren. Missouri, first: I'lnyd. Missouri, Mtond: Iirumni. Missouri, tliird.

Distance. feet imhes. 410 v.ml d.isli Niedorp. Missouri, first: second tliird not received. Time, not Khen.

d.isli- Ames, first; I.i;rsj Missouri, second. Time, not shell. ISro id jump Simpson, Missouri, first': scionil and tliird not shell. IMst.ince. ill feet Inches.

Il.ilf-mlle run -Percv. Ames. first; Meftz. Ames, second; third, not recched. Time.

hurdles Simpson, Missouri, first; D.ipc.v. Missouri, second; P.icker. Ames, third. Time, not Riven. Two-mllp rim- V.

Kline. Missouri, first: soi ond third not reeehed. Time, not Mile rel.iy Ames, first. Tlino. ttrll.l-Ti.

Half mile rcl iy Ames, first. Time, not slven. S. Keith, president of the Kansas City Commercial Club. Painter Calls Some Attention to the State Penitent iarj.

"Missouri is the greatest state in the Union because she has the greatest men and women," said Acting Governor Painter in his address. "The longer I live the more I loe Missouri and the more I know I am going to live and die in Missouri. has reason to be proud of her accomplishments along nearly every line," he continued. "But there are some things of which Missourians should not be proud. We have the largest penitentiary in the world.

Gathered in one small area surrounded by a stone wall are 2,700 convicts. There are tonight sleeping in one cell, 10 by 12 feet, six men. Missouri is ashamed that such a condition could exist wiUiin her borders." Speaking of the recent University appropriation of the state legislature. Governor Painter said that Missouri gave more this year to the University than she ever gave before. "It is true that she did not give much for buildings but she gave more for actual education," he said.

Judge Henry Lamm occasioned much applause when, in his speech, he suggested Walter Williams as a candidate for governor of Missouri in 1916. Short talks were made also by L. M. Defoe, president of the Columbia Commercial Club; P. P.

Davis, president of the State Board of Agricul-ture; H. S. Sturgis, president of the Missouri State Press Association, and Butler Ames of Massachusetts, a former congressman. Crowd Reran Coming Sunday; Beak' Spoke Monday Night. While only 190 visiting journalists registered at Switzler Hall, it Is estimated that the attendance during Jour nalism Week totaled at least 300.

There were many present who failed to register. All the meetings of the week were open to the public and many outsiders attended, aspecially at the night meetings. As early as last Sunday the crowd began to arrive; Monday saw a good crowd here, and that evening a fair-sized audience occupied the University Auditorium to hear George B. (Continued to Page Four) dl 4 "MX Jl.