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GERMANY, IN SINKING LUS1TANIA, CLAIMS

IT ACTED IN JUSTIFIED SELF-DEFENSE

MAN BATTLE

STILL UMDEC1BE0

istro-German Armies Making

i Supreme Effort to Cut

Off Przemysl.

10GRESS EXTREMELY SLOW

ench Report Occupation of

German Trenches Along

Yser Canal in West.

)till Pressing Hard

to Envelop Przemysl

X thr nnr ionrn the urrntml

? proKrrnn necmliiKly I" belnjs mnde

7 the Aimlrn-lirrmHna In the

?allrln rani|inlKn nm! hy the Itnllntia

1 their virtually tinoppoaed Inva

Ion of Auntrlnn territory.

The Teutonic nlllcN nre atlll preaa

iK hnnl to envelop l*r*emyal. Of

lielr "proillKloitn rlTnrt*the Hun

Inn Keuernl otnfl nHnrrti that vnat

umhern of Infnntry, nupported by

,000 Kun?, nttnrked the Itunnlnu

renrhew on 11 front of fifteen mile*

lonj; the ltl%er Snn. nnil ndiln: "In

plte of the enemy'* cnnrmou*

)???, which *lnre .liny 2<) nlone

live amounted to hundred* of

hounandn, It would lie premntiire to

peak of the rc.Milt of thin hnttle,

rhleh I* of -itrnordlnnry Intensity."

In the trent the nlllea hnve oerti

led (ierman trenrlien on the Ywer

nna). nnd cnlnn nlno hnve been

mile hy the allien tienr Xeu vllle-St.

nnnt. In the Arrnn rrclon, In the

e I'retrr fore>it nnd In Al*nre.

< onMiinfInople nanert* thnt the

urk* have raptured with the bny

iift the renter of the allied fortified

renrhen nt AvI Iliirini. nnil pene

rated Into nlllrd territory nt JSed

11I llnlir.

(irrnian submarine* atlll rontlnne

heir operntlon*. The Tlrltlah utenni

r? Tullor hutoor ntid tWenlee aud

he Mnnll I'ortiiBuene ateamer Cyane

n\e l>een Mink, while the White

tor liner Mecnntlp won forred to

tram fn?it In the Irlali Sen to eacape

n underwater boat.

iONDON*, May 30.?Around the groat

tress of Przemysl a mighty battle is

11 raeir.c. The Austro-German armies

; making a supreme effort to cut oft

? stronghold, and free these armies

? operations against Italy and the

ies in the west.

Uthough great, human sacrifices are

ng made, progress latterly has been

tremely slow, as the Russians have

d time to bring up large re-enforce

nts.

North of Przemysl the Russians ap

tr to be more than holding their

n. but to the southeast the Austrians

d Germans claim further headway,

i r.ow command with their artillery

? railway between Przemysl and Gro

K, which runs just south of the main

e between Przemysl and Lember?.

om Lemberg the Russians drew a

go portion of their re-enforcements

d supplies.

I PES Ht'NMXfi IIIfiH

IX CAMP or AM.IES

The battle, is still undecided and

pes run high in the allies" camps

it the Russians can hold their lines

ill the advance of the Italians and

1 strengthening of the Anglo-French

Tiies may compel the Germans to

.thdraw part of their armies from

licia.

In the west, there has been considor

le lighting along the Yser canal,

irre the Fret 'h report the occupation

German treni\es. and in the vicinity

Xeuville-St. Wist, where the French

vanced about a quarter of a mile.

The German official statement says

\t af'er a ten-hour artillery engage

!Rt e of the Yser canal, the allies

?re t< lsed.

rhe . amer Tullochmoor has been

nk .>y a German submarine, while

nsiderahle alarm was caused to-day

a report that the White Star liner

reantic, bound from Liverpool for

mtreal. with many passengers

oard, was being chased. The liner,

wever, escaped.

> dbfimtk COXd.t SIOX

?l'<? MOVK ACHOSS CJALICIA

(Ilj- llllnlrc Be'Ioo.)

LONDON. May 30.?The great move

ross Galicia has not yet reached a

finite conclusion; that is. we cannot

t say whether the Austro-German

my operating: upon the San will ultl

itely pierce the Russian center?

lirh is. of course, the objective it has

fore it?or give up the attempt ag

pelass. v

The position is thiB: The Austro-Ger

advancing upon a line more than

n miles long have massed the greater

rt of their forces (chiefly German

rotations) in the center of this line.

?)vinK a very compact group which

counted for at least a third of their

t;?l numbers, like a sort of bolt which

,s provisioned by and dependent upon

c great central railways, which is

e backbone of the Galician system,

d runs from Cracow to Liemberg,

rmich Tarnow, Jaroslau and Prze

ypl.

The bolt thus moved along this cen

^1 railway at the rate of five or six

|e5 a flay pushed the Russians con

jually back at points of its impact,

d compelled the remainder of the

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Advance Guard of Reunion Hosts

Has Already Arrived

Here.

CAMP STUART OPENS TO-DAY

Visitors Pouring Into Capital of

Confederacy From Every Di

rection by Special Trains.

Though the skies ar# heavy with

clouds and dark with the threat of

rain, there is no dampening: of the

ardor of those veterans who are al

ready gathered here for the greatest

of all the Confederate reunions h<?ld

during the last twenty-five years.

There were many who arrived in Rich

mond yesterday, and the familiar gray

of the Southern uniform was seen in

the lobbies of all the hotels and about

the patherlng places on the streets.

Wherever was gathered a group of two

or three men there was at leaet one

t'onfederate soldier, ready again with

)ils yarns of the days of 'fil and "65,

and full of anticipation for the delights

of the renewal of old acquaintance

ships.

Though the reunion proper does not

begin until to-morrow morning at 10

o'clock, there are various preliminary

exercises to be held to-day. The Con

federated Southern Memorial Associa

tion, which will be presided ov?r by

Mrs. Shelton Chieves, of Petersburg,

vice-president, because of the illness j

of Mrs. \V. J. Rehan, president, will

open Its sessions in the Jefferson Hotel

auditorium this morning at 11 o'clock.

The opening meeting of the Sons of ,

Veterans will be held in the City Audi

torium to-night at S o'clock. The '

usual Hollywood Memorial parade will j

be held this afternoon, beginning at 4

o'rlork, and starting from Fifth and

Franklin Streets. All the local mill- |

tary commands will take part. The i

parade will be led by an escort of j

mounted police, under Major Werner ,

and <"'aptaln R. R. Sowell. The me- i

mot'ial address, which was to have ?

been delivered by General Bennett H. j

Young, commander-in-chief of the I

Cnlted Confederate Veterans, who is j

too ill to attend the reunion, will be

delivered by Judge George L,. Christian,

a Confederate soldier of distinction and

renown.

CAMP STI'AIIT OPENS FOR

VETERANS THIS MOR.M.Vi

TIuj city is ready for its visitors.

Camp Stuart, at the State Fair Grounds. !

where 6,000 Confederate soldiers and

visiting militiamen will be quartered,

has been prepared for those who here

will have their, home. Cots have been

placed in the Administration Building,

north of the race track, and in a near

by building a banqueting hall has been

arranged. Here it will be possible to

seat 1,000 men at a time. Ample pro

vision has been made to feed them.

Tons of fresh meat and canned goods !

will be taken to the grounds daily, and i

there will be on the grounds a suf

ficient number of cooks and waiters to i

attend to every physical want. The !

militia will be quartered in shelter '

tents, which they will bring with them. 1

and will bo cared for in other fashion

by the general reunion committee with

out cost to them or the State. The

only expense which the State will have

to bear will be, that Incidental to the

transportation of the troops and equip

ping the officers with mounts. As

there will not be a sufficient number

of available horses in Richmond to pro

vide for all the officers, warrants for

the transportation here of horses will

be issed nnd honored.

MKniCAI. GRADUATES TO

AII) l.V RELIEF WORK

Aside from the provisions made at

Camp Stuart, headquarters for the

various associations nnd relief stations

for the veterans have been estab

lished in all parts of the city. Dr.

George Ross, head of the medical and

ambulance committee. has enlisted

every graduate of the Medical College

of Virginia to assist him through the

reunion, and, with Superintendent Mor

lok, of the Memorial Hospital, has ar

ranged that four hospital tents shall

bo erected at advantageous < points

along the line of march. To each tent

will be attached a physician, a grad

uate nurse and two pupil nurses. Med

icinal supplies will be provided, and

attention will he given to those who

fall by the way from sheer exhaustion

or suffer from accident. For the more I

sorious cases. Superintendent Morlok !

has opened a ward in Memorial Hos

pital, and has provided fourteen beds.

IT necessary, other hospitals will open

their doors.

spkciai. onnKiis

ISSUKD TO POLICE

Major Werner has also issued orders

to every member of the department to

show every courtesy and kindness to

the. veterans and to afford them every

aid. All the troops of Boy Scouts will i

also be used alone; the line of march,

and they, too, will render assistance

and Rive information. It will be their

duty, according to orders, to meet

trains and to escort visiting veterans

to their temporary domicile and to ren

der such other assistance as may lie

within their power and as the regula

tions of the organization require them

to perform. The Boy Scouts are ex

pected to he of Invaluable aid.

Arrangements have alao been made

to furnish water and refreshments

along the long line of parade, and

Fhort halts will be made at stated in

tervals, so that the veterans may not

be exhausted when they reach the

court of honor. Here seats will bo

(Continued on Eighth Page.)

Richmond Opens Her Gates to

WILL VIGOROUSLY SEEK

TO END CHAOS IN MEXICO

Various Leaders to He Informed That

They Must Stop Fighting

Among Themselves.

CONDITIONS -ARE INTOLERABLE

President's Statement, Which Will

Be Issued on Tuesday, to Demand

Immediate Action, Otherwise Out

side Influences Will Restore Order.

M ASHIN'GTO.V, May 30.?Th^re were

plain indications to-night that from |

now on the administration will vigor- |

ously seek' to end the chaos in Mexico.

Until President Wilson makes public on

Tuesday a statement he has prepared,

details of his plans will not hr- known.!

but it was understood to-night that the <

various Mexican leaders will be in- '

formed that the time has come for them i

to stop fighting between themselves

and agree on a government whlcl) the

United States can recognize.

It is expected that the statement will '

recite famine conditions in the southern i

republic as Duval West and other gov- !

ernment agents have portrayed them. I

The President will point out how pa- j

tiently the American government has '

waited for the Mexican factions to ad- j

Just the problem themselves, and how '

helpless the Mexican people .generally j

have become in the hands of the mili

tary elements.

The statement which is to be sent to j

all the factional leaders will not an- j

nounce the course the United States ex- j

pects to pursue in case an agreement j

does not follow, but will point out that ?

conditions have become intolerable j

and must be remedied by outside infill- |

ences if there are no elements within

the country with sufficient capacity to

wrest the republic from its state of

anarchy.

The advisability of placing an em

bargo on the exportation of arms and

ammunition has been urged as one

means of putting a stop to fighting]

there.

CONDITIONS IX MEXICO

PICTURED AS DEPLORABLE

A Red Cross statement issued to

night pictured conditions among the

Mexican civilian population as deplor

able, with famine spreading from city

to city and through the outlying dis

tricts.

"Conditions are growing steadily

worse," said tho statement. "At Mon

terey several thousands arc fed daily.

Multitudes are on the verge, of star

vation.

"At Durango food supplies are be- j

coming so scarce and the cost so high

that the poorer classes are unable to

buy.

"At Tampico all food is about ex

hausted. Conditions In outlying dis

tricts are worse, and tales of the star

vation of the poor peons are constantly

coming Into the city.

"At Vera Cruz and in the surround

ing country famine conditions prevail.

At Jalapa the general condition of tha

town is appalling.

"On the west coast the inhabitants

are reported as starving. When a boat

load of corn was brought into Acapul

co, the rush of the people was so great

that several children were trampled to

death, and a number of women in-1

Jured.

"In Mexico City the situation Is

(Continued on Second Page.)

WHITE STAR SHIP CURSED ]

BY.GERMAN SUBMARINE,

Liner Megantlc, Carrying Many Pas- '

senders From Liverpool to Mon- |

treal, Finally Escapes.

"S. O. S." CALL CREATES ALARM

Finally Outdistances Pursuer and

Continues on Journey?British '

Steamer Tullochmoor Shelled and

Sunk hy I'nderscn Boat.

QUKKNSTOWX, May 30.?The White j

Star liner Megantic. carrying many

passengers from Liverpool to .Montreal,'

was chased by a submarine off the

south coast of Ireland early to-day but

csca peel.

Much alarm was caused here to-day j

when an "S. O. S."' .call, was received

from the liner reporting that a sub

marine had been ?*sighted. "The first

message was followed soon", however,

by another, saying'.the Megantic had !

outdistanced the submarine, and she j

was then sixty miles southeast of Cork

harbor.

Later a third message from the ?

steamer reported that the captain had j

evaded the submarine, that his'ship was j

well to the westward, and that he was!

proceeding with all on hoard well.

STEAMEn TULLOCHMOOR

SHBIXEO AND SUNK |

BARRY, .WALES, May 3ft.?The Rrit

ish steamer Tullochmoor, 3,52ft tons. |

was shelled and sunk by. a German sub- !

marine on Friday night. Th" crew es

caped and has landed here. The Tul- '

lochmoor was''in ballast from Genoa!

to South "Shields. The Tullochmoor i

was built , in 1S99, and was owned by j

the Moore Line, . Ltd., of Newcastle, i

Eng.

CREW GIVEN TEN MINUTES

TO LAUNCH I'll I'. Ill BOATS '

LONDON, May 30.?The Tullochmoor

was steaming off Ushant (westernmost

of the islands off the coast of Brittany,

France) Friday evening when halted

by a shot from a submarine, according

to a Central News dispatch from Barry.

The underwater boat, Captain Holford

said, was only fifteen yards away.

The German commander gave the

steamer's crew ten minutes to launch

their boats, and the twenty-six men

rowed away without their personal ef

fects.

"The crew of the submarine," said

Captain Holford. "nntde no attempt to

board the Tullochmoor, nor was I

asked to show my ensign or tell my I

nationality. The Germans kept tiring '

Into the ship until she went down. The j

steamer was the. target for nearly ?

forty shots before she disappeared."

The Tullochmoor's crew was rescued

by the Spanish steamer Olizzara, after

spending three hours in the boats.

CREW OF THE GLEN LEE

SAVED WHEN SHIP IS SUNK 1

LONDON, May 31.?A dispatch to j

Lloyd's from Ushant, Northern France,

says the French vessel Dixie has passed

there for Brest, having on board the

crew of the British steamer Glenlee,

(Continued on Second Page.)

LOW SIDE TRIP FARKS TO POINTS!

on or via Southern Rwy., anrt to Baltimore

during Confederate Reunion. Tickets sold

June 1-5. Inc. Special ealllns Baltimore

boat Sunday, June 6th via historic York

River and up beautiful Chesapeake Bay. Iri

quLro 007 E. Main Street.

GRAVE DISAPPOINTMENT

FELT IN WASHINGTON

Dissatisfaction at Failure of Germany

to Answer Demands Reflected

in Ofllcial Circles.

NO WORD COMES FROM WILSON

Expected. However, That Prompt Re

ply Will Re Sent Concerning

American Government's Under

standing of Facts.

\\ ASH!N'GTO.V, May 30.?Germany's

reply to the American nolo concerning

tho sinking of the L>usltania with a loss

of more tjian 100 American lives pro

ilucerl a feeling of profound disappoint

ment here. Dissatisfaction at the fail

ure of Germany to answer the demands

of the United States was reflected In

governmental circles generally.

President Wilson had retired early?

before the text arrived?hut from a

reading of the summary published to

day and Ambassador Gerard's forecast,

he had an accurate impression of what

It contained.

Secretary Bryan would make no

comment. Other Cabinet officers were

reticent, hut there was little conceal

ment anywhere that the answer from

Rerlin had produced a grave, situation

in the relations between the United

States and Germany. Just what course

of action the United States will pursue

is undetermined.

Press dispatches giving the text of

tho reply came during the evening, and

were sent to tho White House. The

nflicisj,l .text from Ambassador Gerard

arrived just before midnight and will

be placed before the President early to

morrow. Thero will be a Cabinet meet

ing on Tuesday.

PROMPT A.\!iWEn CKIITA1N'

to nr. si;xt to nioii lin

From a previous knowledge of Presi

dent Wilson's position, it was general

ly predicted to-night that a prompt an

swer would be sent to Rerlin, perhaps

within twenty-four or forty-eight

hours. This is expected to give the

American government's understanding

r>f the facts?that the Lusitania was

unarmed and carried no concealed guns,

lhat she sailed from the United States

a peaceful merchantman, and that un

iler all rules of international law and

humanity, the vessel should have been

visited and searched and her passen

gers transferred to a place of safety,

whether she carried ammunition or not.

American law does not prohibit ammu

nition from being carrlcd on passen

Kor steamers. It will he asserted, but.

only self-exploding material, and liners

in the past have been permitted to

carry arms and ammunition by special

ruling of the State Department on the

meaning of Federal statutes.

Germany's failure even to discuss

the reparation demanded by the Amer

ican note and evasion of the rc<mest

that guarantees be given that Ameri

can vessels and lives be not endan

gered in the future, are the main points,

however, which tho United States gov

ernment, it was generally believed to

night. would advert to in the second

note. The expressions of regret and

offers of reparation for unintentional

attacks on neutral ships are expected

to have little weight in determining

the nature of the response of the

United States. When tho note of May

13 was sent, it was pointed out that

(Continued on Second Page.)

WITHHOLDS FINAL

REPLY TO DEMANDS

OF UNITED STATES

Will Make No Further Decision Pending

Receipt of Answer From Washington

to Note Delivered to Ambassador

Gerard on Saturday.

ASKS FOR COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING

ABOUT ACCESSIBLE FACTS IN CASE

Berlin Declares It Is Not the Intention to Submit Neutral

Ships, Guilty of No Hostile Acts, to Any Damage by

Submarines or Aviators, and in Unfortunate Inci

dents Which Have Occurred Regret Has Been Ex

pressed and Indemnification Offered?Torpedoing of

Lusitania Done to Protect Lives of Kaiser's Soldiers

by Destroying Ammunition Carried on That Ship In

tended for Enemy.

BERLIN' May 30.?Germany withholds its final decision on the demands

advanced by the United States government In connection with the sinking of

the Lusitania until the reccipt of an answer from the United States to the note

which Herr von Jagow, the Foreign Minister, has delivered to Ambassador

Gerard in reply to tho American note received by the German government of

May 15.

In its reply, the German government declares that it la not its Intention

to submit neutral ships in the war zone, which are guilty of no hostile acts, to

attacks by submarines or aeroplanes; that It Is investigating the circumstances

in connection with the attacks on the American steamers Cushlng and Gulfllght,

and that In all cases where neutral vessels, through no fault of their own, have

been damaged, Germany will pay Indemnification.

The reply urccs that in the case of the Lusitania, which Germany alleges

was armed and carried large stores of war munitions, "it was acting in justi

fied self-defense In seeking with all the means of warfare at its disposition to

protect the lives of its soldiers by destroying ammunition intended for the

enemy."

The German government recalls the. proposals submitted by the United

States government to Berlin and London, designed to end the submarine war

fare, and shutting out of food supplies from Germany, which, it declares, failed

of their purpose hecause of the refusal of the British government to agree

to them.

Text of German Reply to Amtrirna Note.

The following is the text of the German note:

"Tho undersigned has the honor to submit to Ambassador Gerard the fol

lowing answer to the comrunlcation of May 15, regarding the injury to Ameri

can interests through German submarine warfare:

"The imperial government has subjected the communication of the Ameri

can government to a thorough investigation. It entertains also a keen wish

to co-operate in frank and friendly way in clearing up a possible misunder

standing which may have arisen in the relations between the two governments

through the events mentioned by the American government.

"Regarding, firstly, the cases of the American steamers Cushing and Gulf

light, the American embassy has already teen informed that the German

government has no intention of submitting neutral ships In the. war zone, which

are guilty of no hostile acts, to attacks by a submarine or submarines or

aviators. <">n the contrary, the German forces have repeatedly been instructed

most specifically to avoid attacks on such ships.

"If neutral ships In recent months have suffered through the German sub

marine warfare, owinp to mistakes in identification, it is a question only of

quite isolated and exceptional cases, which can be attributed to the British

government's abuse of flags, together with the suspicious or culpable behavior

of the masters of the ships.

"Tho German government, in all cases In which it has been shown by it?

investigations that a neutral ship, not itself at. fault, was damaged by German

submarines or aviators, has expressed regret over the unfortunate accident, and,

if Justified by conditions, has offered indemnification.

Invcfltlgatlon of Cunhlne and Galfllffht Case*.

"Tho cases of the. Cushlng and the Gulfllght will be treated on the earn?

principles. An investigation of both cases is in progress, the result of which

will presently be communicated to the embassy. The investigation can, if

necessary, be supplemented by an International call on the. international com

mission of Inquiry, as provided by Article III. of Tho Hague agreement of

October IS, 1907.

"When sinking the British steamer Falaba. the commander of the German ?

submarine had the intention of allowing the passengers and crew a full oppor

tunity for a safe escape. Only when the master did not obey the order to hea.ve

to, but fled and summoned help by rocket signals, did the German commander

order the crew and passengers by signals and megaphone to le^ve the ship

within ten minutes. He. actually allowed them twenty-three minutes' time, and

fired the torpedo, only when suspicious craft were hastening to the assistance

of the Kalaba.

"Regarding the loss of life by the sinking of the Rritish passenger steamer

Lusitania, the German government has already expressed to the neutral govern

ments concerned its keen regret that citizens of their states lost their lives.

"On this occasion, the imperial government, however, cannot escape the

impression that certain important facts having a direct bearing on the sink

ing of the Lusitania may have escaped the attention of the American govern

ment.

Seeks t'lrnr Understanding About I.unltnnla.

"In the interest of a clear and complete understanding, which is the aim

of both governments, the imperial government considers it first, necessary to

convince itself that the information accessible to both governments about the

facts of the case is complete and in accord. The government of the United

Stsitcs proceeds on the assumption that the Lusitania could be regarded as an

ordinary unarmed merchantman. The imperial government allows Itself in

this connection to point out that the Lusitania was one of the largest and

fastest British merchant ships, built with government funds as an auxiliary

cruiser, and carried expressly as such in the 'navy list' issued by the British

admiralty.

"It is further known to the imperial government, from trustworthy re'ports

from its agents and neutral passengers, that for a considerable time practically

all the more valuable British merchantmen hav? been equipped with cannon and

ammunition and other weapons and manned with persons who have been spe

cially trained in serving guns. The Lusitania, too. according to information re

ceived here, had cannon aboard, which were mounted and concealed below decks.

"The imperial government further, has the honor to direct the particular

attention of the American government to the fact that the British admlialty

in a confidential instruction, issued in Februarj, 1915, recommended its mercan-'

tile shipping, not only to seek projection under neutral flags, and distinguish-,

ing marks, but also, while thus disguised, to attack German submarines by

ramming. As a special incitatlon to merchantmen! to destroy submarines the

British government also offered high prizes, ami has already paid such rewards.

I'nnlile to llennrd Mrrrhnntnirn ?? "Undefended."

"The imperial government, in view of these facts, Indubitably known to

it, is unable to regard British merchantmen In the zone of naval operations,

specified by the admiralty staff of the German navy as "undefended." German

commanders, consequently, a.rf no longer able to observe the customary regu

lations of the prize law. whic hthey before always followed.

"Finally, the imperial government must point out particularly that the

Lusitania. on its last trip, as on earlier occasions, carrie.de Canadian troops and

war material, including no less than 5,400 ca*e? of ammunition Intended for the

destruction of the bravo soldiers who are fulfilling their duty with self-s&crllco

and devotion in the Fatherland's service.

"The German government believes it was acting in justified self-defense in

seeking with all the means of warfare at its disposition to protect the lives of

its soldiers by destroying ammunition Intended for the enemy.

"The British shipping company must have been aware of the danger to

which the passengers aboard tho Lusitania were exposed, under these condi

tions. Tho company, in embarking them, notwithstanding this, attempted de-,