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NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1915,

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NO

GUNS

U. S.

PRZEMYSL IS RECAPTURED

BY GERMANS AND AUSIRIANS

IN A DESPERATE ASSAULT

Guns Seized at the Outer Forts

Are Used by the

Invaders.

r.

tyANY PRISONERS TAKEN.

"Most Remarkable'Feat of the

War," Say London

Observers.

VIENNA (rla Berlin wireless), June

1 Przemysl fell before the armies of

V, General Mackemen at 3.10 A.. If. to-

ey, after a three weeks el.

Many prUonera, cannon eea-

sine guns and large' supplies; of loeaj

ad war munitions were captured by

ha Aintra.Qerman armlea. The main

ti&Y of the Russian army la reported

TO De rcircrtwwfc -

alone the railway leading" to Lembefg.

X terrific bombardment by Auatrlan

and. German howlttera and. forty-two

centimetre guns broke the northern

forta to plecei. Large bodies of Aus'-tro-Oerman

troops rushed Into the

t-a.pi. driving the enemy back through

th town. German cavalry la harass.

Ins; the Slavs who are retiring upon

antrencbraenta In the vicinity of Mos

claka. The capture of the great Qallcian

fortress gives Mackensen undisputed

Control of the Jaroalau-Prremyal Hall

way for forty miles to a point south

priemya'.' Tho railway runs paral

lel to tho'new battle front the Bus

ajaw are now attempting to form bo

fclnd Przemysl and la of Immense

Hrateglo value. It enables the Aua-tro-aermana

to suddenly concentrato

largo bodies for heavy smashes at the

Russian In Ihe direction of Lemberg.

rh. war nrfleo early tbla afternoon

bad no estimate of the number of

Husalan prisoners taaen, nor 01 m

nn ithm-'41de. It was admitted

hat Mackensen'a orces loat heavily

fa attacking tho tuter rorm. jiui m

nemyo lossea are reported if jo ap

palling.

a Mmninilnlv email force of Itus-

laos made the final aland against

aata Aiiatro. Oermana. All day yester

day, trnlnloada of Iluaslan troops were

korrled eaatwara from rrsemysi w

,rmm nt entrenchment evidently pre

pared several weeka ago, Only troops

enough to man ins guns snu w i.iv

(Continued on Hecond Pag)

MISER'S SON WILL

HEAP MR SQUaDROM.

PHncf Adalbert lo Command

AuJlro-Cerman Alnhlpi Sent

AKilntt Italy.

OKNKVA, Jtm I. The KalMr.

tblrd ton, Vrinr Adsll-ert, lu r

rlvol at ! Austrian naval b- f

P(la t take fviminuiM 'f tt" Autn.

Orrwan air jualoii orllti

...n Hktv I'rlni'i Adklbrit I

Milrly yaar nt "

OIllCAOO. Juria I - -Kiilalen

.1 in av.rl a lflk of.ll.bbO

ivaia

atlMl r niifs 'i,"

lO'dsy Uffltlala of cllanUa

ak4 ffiM i'f Hi uMuiu

lo ml with 'i'i Hi nt aiiiiit to

S ibul lr'r Tiiiiip; 4l laid

irifor tu dtmandf fur e lu.

aftaae.

BELMONT BETTING

TO BE PASSED ON

Two Held in-MineoIa Court on

Charge of. Bookmaklng at '

Race Track.

(fiiwdil to Tin Kmilng WotM.)

VXNEOLA, L. L, June . Chartee

Jarndorf of No. 1841 Bovonth Avenu

Manhattan, and Lewis JS. PyattNo.

ifi Tenth-Avenue, Manhattan, 'wtre

held this morning to'awalt the action

of the Grand Jury by Justloe of the

Peace Walter It. Jones.

The men were arrested at Belmont

Park on May 28, -accused of book-

making. At a postponed hearing this

mornlnji Con stab I o John Thompaoh

of Oyster -Bay testified that on May

28 and 27 he had placed beta with

Jarndorf and that Pyatt was doing

business in a ulrallar way.

Both Thompson and Charles Kase-

boom, an Investigator In the District

Attorney's office, said that on May 27

they saw groups of n doaen or more

men stundlng about the alleged book

makers, who were writing on slips of

pupqr which were given about and

after examination returned. Thomp

son nald that Jarndorf asked him

what he wished and he replied:

"Want to Uy a bet."

"On what!" said Jarndorf.

"Goodward," he replied.

A price was given ut 10 to 2.

Kaaeboom testified to seeing slips

of paper passed to various persons,

who, after examination, made mo

tion toward their clothing and re

turned the slips to Jarndorf and

Pyatt.

Counsel for the alleged bookmakers

said the action of thelr'cllents were

not those of professional bookmakers,

as no records or recording of; odds

were given. The Justice said he did

not agree with this and that it was a

subterfuge to defeat the law,

TAFT PRAISES WILSON

FOR STAND ON GERMANY

"If We Had a Jingo In Ihe While

Home We WoiiIJ Nov He at

War," Says Ex-Presldeht.

I'UII.AUKM'IUA. June I,-"If we

had had a JUio In the White lfou,"

said forinr I're'ldent Tuft In an ad-

drM at the rommrntemant of IJryu

Mawr Collage to-day, "this country

would now be at war with Oarmatiy."

"Inataad," Mr. Taft said, "our Chief

i:srutlv Is a man who pir'lita

hit fiporullillll)' and reallta that,

trunaldarlng the tarupar of trio (Qil,

a tin ij til hit hand would pluna-a u

Info an lnlriiatl'al conflict "

Mr Taffs uMrM oulllnlns hi

d-aa at l'i a f;naiiiit baala fur III

triuil'nul paaie ttua laraaly tli

same si the one h lllvred In Clave

land Muy If whn ha urgad the Kitah

tlalimant nt u world's paa- liugue

with a court t aoltlo International

dlnriitre ly arbltratt'iii.

A iorificiif will Ih lit Id In Indo-

, iidrire Hall, I'lilladalphla, on Jun

1 17, lu ifinaldar t).o trtuiillahmanl of

1 siirli m IrlMitial. Mr Tad will pttslde

at lbs utMtlox, . .

BY GRAND JURY

CARRIED BY

REJECTS

II

LI

Managers of Rector's, and Reis

enweber's Convicted of Vio-

lating Theatrical Ordinance.

EACH' IS FINED $50.

May .Appeal From 'Magistrate

Krotel's Decision Some Res

taurant Keepers Are Satisfied

Magistrate Krotel held in West, Bide

Court to-day- that all performances

In coatumeby.elngera.and dancers In

restaurants are, In effect, theatrical

a

performances and are violations of

tho law unlesa restaurants and cafes

presenting such attractions are pro-

CABARE

SHOWS

MUST GO UNLESS

ICENSED AT S500

tectcd by theatrloal licenses, which renowe1( nut suggests that euch.mat

coat 1300 a year. He baaed hla opln- lcrfl nay now bs controlled by the

Ion -on 'an ordinance, passed on Marcn

10 by tho Board of .Aldermen which

forbids any eort'of a performance. In

rcatauranta, which, pay. only the fee

of $50 a year covering a permit for ntecl Corporation, for the moment, nl

donclrig. moat matched' the International sltu-

The decision was rendered In the

cases of Paul Salvln, proprietor of

Rcctors. and John Wagner, manager

of Relsenwcber's. The case of llomnr

Mallow, munager of the cafe of the

Hotel Walllck was postponed because

the Inspector who caused Mr. Mallow's

arrest had forgotten his notes. This

caso will bo heard on Friday.

Halvln's coao was tho first heard by

Maglstrato Krotel to-day. 'Inspectors

Wahlcn and Glynn testified that an

electrln sign outsldo Hector's adver

tised' on May 27 an "All Star Cost In

Up and Down Broadway." They went

Inside, the Inspectors snld, and saw a

performance of singing and dancing

by, performers In costume on a atago

with footllgriu ana nxei scenery.

Taking part In the show they aald

were gins wno cuungca ineir cos

tumes at Intervale.

Mr. Halvin said tho stage had been

formerly used by the orchestru. Tho

how, he said, was discontinued as

aoon as ho learned that thero was a

question aa to hla right to present

such a performance. Magistrate

Krotel found him guilty or a .violation

of the law and Imposed u fine of ISO.

Mr.. Salvln pleaded that ho, had taken

off tho show, but the Magistrate held

that atne testimony oi me inaiicciorn

showed a clear violation of the'terras

of the ordinance of March 80,

A similar decision waa rendered in

the cunn of ItoUenwounr'a. Inspectors

Untitle.'! shout a performance by elrls

in coatume, nut mere waa no nwp

in Mil. (mianca. Tha i)rforinance waa

given on a dancing floor aurroundad I

by labt's. Maglatrate Krotal held I

that thla was Just as much of u rlola- I

tlon as though tlin rfnriiimica wnr

given on a stage with foolllghts and

tceiifry

At the r'IUf Nt Of rmioael for

HaUnnwf lr'a he iontpornd llnal so

tlon In thla C4a until June II to give

opportunity for tlm filing of a brlaf,

Jtelkanwaber's wilt appeal Mr

Halvin aald he had not dcll-d what

to do.

The derision of MaalMrut K nil el

prartltally wipes out Ilia itaUiurant

"cabari-l" p-r-.foriiiaina, fur fw re.

tauruut muiiMgars will ("! Ildu taaing

out a IbOO a ar IlKalrlral (liaiiM

for ihe pilvllege of giving a fin show

to pultons A great many rtMUrant

propiP tira urn highly euad Ml Uk

ouli-oiiia U'l-iiuan f a flvalry UtK'ii

I riistauranta In Ihn wuy of ehilMraio

poductlona wtia Ici-orilnv dlaaslroua,

fei ii f Wurii, aiiiioi. iiiiuteir,

p'kpqil'lerit over III li'iltd mv )t

of rnipl'iyriietit, lxi l(lr rnmin, flfi,.

Ova ytsrs oil, a iKJimakir l,,t linn

lf In Ihe ii'l Ihtt Hm -nt ii hla

rooni'at No. 1Kb llnt'''i Avrnue

11m waa lakeii lo Ilwwir IIMWIal

rUaa. , .

SUIT TO DISSOLVE

U. S. STEEL LOST

BY GOVERNMENT

Action Was Brought Under

' Ahti-TrustLaw Appeal '

Is Likely.

TRENTON, N. X, June l.-Tnf.

Government's motion asking for aa

Injunction ' and dissolution of the

United States Steel Corporation was

denied in an. opinion In tho United

States Court this afternoon.

' The 'decision hold' that tho foreign

trade of the corporation Is not a vio

lation of tho Sherman Law. It holds

certain price, fixing agreements, which

followed' tho' Gary dinners, but which

atopped beforo,the bill was filed, to

have been unlawful.

Tho decision ullowa the Government i

t , . ;urjHdcUon of the

biu llCh, price-fixing pracUcea are

new Federal Trkde Commission. i

WASHINGTON, Juno S.-rNewa that

tno Government had' lost Its dlssolu-

,ion eult aK.inat tho United Stutee

atlon in Interest. Tho oult Is re-

, Rardcd us probably tho most Impor-

tiint nntl-trust suit ever brought by

. the Department of Justice.

Undoubtedly it win bo appeaieu io

the Supreme Court of the United

States because the Government will

bo unwllllHK to leave uch question

aa were' raised unsettled except by

the highest court-In the land. With

out knowing details of the decision of

the court ut Trenton officials to-day

preferred not to comment.

On Oct. 26, 1911. the Department of

Justlco filed a, petition in the United

Statca Circuit Court In Trenton against

tho United States Steel Corporation

and subsidiary companies, charging

tne,n wlth ,,CI"K an unlawful comnln.

tlon In restraint or trudu unci a inon.

opoly or attempt to riiunopolr.

Tho steel corporation, on March II,

1(12. filed un answer ih-nylng the al

legations and adding thut the organ

ization of Its HtlliHlcllurleM wiih noriiiiil

and a nect-HNjry devuloinintiit of the

times. The answer nlno cot forth that

the corporation hml t-li-apni-d tho

produrllon of slrrl to the consumer,

had nxtendeil tho home marki-t for

steel products and' tmd IiichuwiI un

I foielgn .trudn lu themi produris,

Henry p. llrown or I'hlludtlph la wa

nppolnted'ileclol Vaiiilner' lo condui t

the .hcarlnga whlrh leiuii lu the full

of 1I2.

Ilearlrifc-a were rloaed In the aprlng nt

1(14, 'and on'Oi't. 20 final argument

was Ix-gurt before tlm I'nlted Htati-s

Circuit ()urt of Appi-ula In I'hlla.

iklplila.

, UCUtABk PI lD Untd'T P.C

l-rf8 OLUB WUNI DC

SHIFTED, SAYS BARR0WSWra

' . Hllt'lrfVC HACH I'urie, 1400, in. 11-

' """ ' in two yiar.'il'lui four furlniK H'.

I'reelilent llirrowa of llii InlrrnalloiiKl .iirn rrl, lot (Murpliy),.4 lo I. in t

lU.LwII liuo to-duy dn.-. reixrt

Dial the Hi-wmU, N J. t'luU would ho

'Shifted tu lUrrlalmrM' or Vnik, I'm . !

" " ' iwir aupuuri uy nci iii

"Thar la aheol

ly i) truth lu tha

leimfl," dl'Ur'l I'reel

'li HI llarrowa,

have H valUlMa lroi,ery In Unit

territory and w Intend tuMlt'H rlslil

In Nftwark llaaelmll hurlrieei It not

very good ariywlun ihla eon "

GERMAN ARMY MAN FINED.

l.leul, SaluMUH I'lraila lialllr

I'aalitiMa rrauil

UUI Harry It Hal',inon ul

Hi 1'r -

iiiiiortliif

llrsM 2

I lliari aliny. a llltlijtirr ill Ilia Imports

arm ixriins nrm oi r!i'niui

I'o. of tin Iti llfwlwar. Ln'M

sulliy IM eflefiiyni flui Julr.' Hunt

III l, a I'rlinlnal Ikal. ll of Hie )'Hiiil

Hlalrinl I ourt fo an Indli linenl liais

ing Mill air) foul I'lliela itn,vuiitiitl4iy

lu difraH'l h- I'll led HUlei by iiiaatng

hi nil!. imtiUfi mi tit

ifiu m Hiiir.itiavni r tt

lM,rrl of mill, whlio

whlilj alui UtM.'intffellifW. l6f (U.fiiryl, t fair ij 'flnia

r mlraliaiid w,r l-t Unkfoae Jl-'l lloritKom

r, il..tll..'1'l Hie lita I ery dy I'siialllla, Alledo, rllater

niriufai iiiela In r Plurem.a and itallna alao ran II

Jati.tVl wwilh r,f r-'inlraliai.d

Iii ron-rariarii

nt -uniMtr lull

iiainy and An'ri waa fnrnarded from

I a ey o Italy I4 Hi" t'unardrr Car

pilhla. ,

Juis Hunt ss4 IUiuia litJ.

THE

GERMAN

AUGUST BELMONT'S

FRIAR TO WINS

OPENING EVENT

Jockey1 Dugan" Whips Odds

Oh'CIiolce'Nearly a Quar-"

Mer of a Mile to Land First

BTOMOflT f AUK,' If. T.', June S.

A ri)rUb)glylg crowd was' at' the

track faU afitfBoon considerlnlg the

uaphkaaant , weather, conditions. The

win Maw streag down theatretch

bthtad the fleld which ran out . of the

atralfbtaway and fast" time wat re

corded, in these, races;. (

yiflflT IUCK. t

F'tarawl 1000 xVlxit Mm rurtaoci,

tnltkt. ,rM 2.84. . Off t ip. Tlx. 0.54 a B.

HUnsmu:woa'auflT:(ilaraiair. Wlanf r, oh.

neat. Tnasw. . a BIMnth. , . ,

rin. - Btiins.

2., Print et Ctmt. ltO.((Vii'ton) 7-J P-to

.i..MnH7, 107 IPwjw) u xi -

SorttceadOiili lira. (

Tom' Haaly scratched' Ormeadale

for the eeaihsi' event,- leavlnir Bel

montVa Trial- .Rook, an odds-on-cholce,

4 .Vttar Jlqck. won.. but. only

after Dugsn had whipped him- for

nearly -a quarter of a mile. Prince

of Combjroced(ln front from tho start

to tho fjnal eighth where he weak

ened' bttdlf. 'He, however, easily boat

Murphy, the only other starter, for

thelplucti moljcy. ,

HKOONI) 1UCB.

for llltK-)tUM aa4 iMiimli tf "O": fit

lurloon. "! n.u--. Vvti .f.al, Off 9M.

"ftmt, J'.1M.- Ilrt iir.. .Wo ruilti iiliwt

w. Winner, b. m. li llnmontlrk KUil

Ukuw, If, 0. JUIUnbrck. Tflnw. K. W. lliff

iwr," Ilo- - Ihttlas.

lih. Hone. Welclil. Jorke;, Htr. f'l. bh.

l.,lloieui.l, its llltmti 3.1n

I.sKllk.nn) tin, 114 lllcrrll. .. . 5 -3

a. .Aitnoloff, vi llvplrr) 12 5 2

Alo. ra f-Mlrte; l.ft l puU

Kertdil ll Will, l-arlixruck,

Housctnald, uiiotlicr favorlto ut u

prohlbltlvn price, won tho second

race. Hho 'broke In front und stayed

there. Kilkenny Hoy,-whipped In the

Mtrotch, threatened for a momont, but

never got nearer thun u length to

Housemaid. AatrolOKy ppparently. waa

outclaSned und got third money with

out any contention because I'rulrle

was left at the post.

Tiiliui iuci;,

for Uuewkl lel llpatnl: tflllni) 600

d'lM; vne mil nJ t.Uleeiitli l'iut.a.i-u. .UK

.l.:iO.- TKm; ). J . Hurt pnA, .Woa- mII,

IVlnntr, b, , If Hluen-UUO 'I'Malle. Owner, II,

(). lltlfrabMli, Tiflner, ;, IV, llaffnrr, ,

Mb- ' " li-tilnt

Wi. Ilorw. W.lfM. loektj. Mir, 11, Hli.

l.,lllii T).Ull-(llrnl.. 4A

2,,l(ciibUri), III iHut.rll) ... II 10

Onlr two itarteri. '

HcnUlial Ht Hlm, Klkir., a, M, Mllltr

lllue Thistle, won thn (wo hnran rurn,

third on the card, lu a gallop, He

walled on ltrpubllcan until limy

reached tho home tun), then ciiiue

away easily, .

OORVAL. RESULTS.

I'lrat Ituce )'ur, 8400, for three-year-old

and upward: selling; five

ami ' u liifir furlnti!iK-c'oli)r, 100

(MrAt). 7 to o i, 1 and I lo ,

firm-, IiiImii,. 10 it'Uveri. fi to l z ,u

I and riven, aeconil .Mre, IUS

IHinytll). 10 to I. 1 In I anil even.

Illlrd, Time, 1,0k, Mnna (J.. Ml l'l-

and 1 lo i, frt)Tar llrueli, 107 (Mat

i ill i, io ., b io uimi s io . ,"roii'i,

r. 1 .... t f

116 ll'lavarl. 1 (if I.

i.urir i, 'am,

4 in

io it iriiro Timr, . i i.i

Jo

llernateln, Happlriera, C'Uufty. Will

I'aah, rlriiipler

alao ran,

HtalwaM ar

rii liar

la

TMIHII ItACr, I'urao 4'0 for linen

yir oiiia arm upwarqi Minnai nv ant

a half fililonaa illlrd Man, 1 1 & (Jark.

on), I (if I. j to aril t lo ut nrali

Vlli-y. W l('ier). I lo t. I In 4 and I

lo . ji,d; llaartlialona, III (Talllii),

i r aim 4 lo t. iniro. Tlina,

U. lllna, Hlnala, Maraand,

1 .01 i I;

i;aniiM ant uiri

an1 Uira.l alwi ran

lu, I'OI'IITII IIAI'i: l'iir ItbOi llirre.

year-olla aril Uiwril liainlleai all

rurionae -llaiH flay. 1 1 T t title

laicalf 1.

ven. I in i ami oul. won, Depoetl, f 01

(Millllnx, 0 lo i, I to I and even,

'ee'ond. llrlar Tatli, 101 (Tarliii), 4 to

1 lt'"1 ' 10 Y Time. I II,

Hlawr Helen, Kawaaaa arid l'fola-

lil aleo ran

LOUISVILLE RESULTS;

t It If a j io !.. ..... . a . j

UM mrhnd, Or; tH MCf'rj.

u.iw ir.....i ha i . ..a-

rnutuelf paid irroll airala-lil l 10,

rUr lit t),i,w f;ia. (lalirln, bar

14 4f,. sbtw . 10) tVungfelluw tliow

IMP . ... . .

I IICITAMIA

LUVI I

it

AFFIDAVITS "

MAN WHO SWEARS

LUSITANIA CARRIED

1ST

Gustave Stahle'Is Declared to

Be Ciose to Gerrnan .

, , Consulate Here. .

IS A 'MAN OF MYSTERY.

Cunard Line 'ORIcial Declares

' His1 Affidavit '"Abso

lute Falsehood."

OusUve Stahle, who submitted an

affidavit , to, the , State Department

through , the German Ambassador,

Count Ton Bernstorff, in support of

the German contention, that the Luil

tanla was armed when she was tor

pedoed, la elosely connected with the

German Consulate In tbla city tad

baa Indicated In oonVerf atlo'ns that be

a a German navy reservist, accord

ing to, acquaintances In the furnished

room, house In, which he lives at No.

20 Leroy Ktreet.

Btahle, In .hla affidavit, swears he

raw four guns of twelve or fifteen

centimetres on the decks of the Lust

tanla before sho suited. Ho claims he

went, aboard to visit A, Ioltoh, a first

cabin i steward, and supporting uffl

duvits signed by 31 sephlno Weir and

a. man named Grlere claim they heard

Leltch say hn was not afraid, aa the

Lunlt.in.la carrlod guns.

At thn offices of the Cunard T.lne to

day an examination of the list of thn

crew and other employees on hoard

the I.usltanla nhuwed the tiiiiun of A.

leltch, or uny.namo resembling It, dovs

doe not appear.

'Furthermore," ssld an official of

thn line, "a man with a nuuie like that

would not have been takun as one of

the crew without ramful Inveatlgu-

tlon, These aftldavlts ure absolute

falsehoods. No steward wan nllowed

to have a visitor aboard the ship. It

wiii never left unguurded for u mo

ment and no one could huve wandered

ulinut us this man any a tin did,

"Thero was a force of apnclal pollen

on duty nil the tlmn und only thine

with tlcketn wr-ro ullowed on board

t'upt. II. .1. Itolxirts, I'lnr Hiipnrlntund.

nt, an Aincrkiili cltlznn, waa on duty

nil thn time the I.uiltnnlit wui In port

und he hua made uftldavlt tliuio wern

no , gum' aboard, Tim Kualtanla was

uliaolutely unarmed,"

Two women who vrrll at the

lionrdlllg huuan ut llli a.iiun time ua

Klahle and hla roiuiuiiiuii mil who

huve been friendly with I limn are

known aa Johunuu Morrlaoli mid Mur.

gurt Jfima Deapatrhi-a from Wash.

Ingtoli refer In the altlduvlt of a

Joaephlnn Wiilr, il-acrlliwl ua u

bosrdlng lioili kevpr.r Juliuunu

Morrison uld Htiilile hiul told lnr

he Was formt-rly a puyinitaler on una

of the North Herman J.loyd ahlpa, now

laid up In llpiiijkm

"1 belva lie bus been In the em

ploy bf tint (Jt-rimiit Consul," aha aald,

"and I think hn got a to III Consulate

every morrllne:, i'rom a talk I hud

with him I beive he la u ;i(in.oom.

lulaajoilMd offlur. u reattrvlat III Ilia

Herman navy, He drraara will and

he aiH haa .llly of money J I

and hla rompumoii liuvW Inen vay

rallKiiit."

Acting filiul (Jeneral HolTerifi'liler,

In a statement mu'ti at tlm Uermaii

f'orjaulatn Oil aflerriiri, aald n did

riot know Hlalila and had liefer aiin

hlin. H tefu"-l lo dlaus Ilia mul

lar furllir, ilMtlriK that uiiylhlug of

u p'dltlt-al nature would haw lu ouru

from Hie Harinari l.'iiihaaay

The two women 4 1 III Imardlng

holll deriM Ihaf knew rllulllw ut lllk

friend l-for iiiy ruei ii,mi lliera,

They my a man numed Hirirl'h Har

deiil ers wa a lOflltaill aaaNiala of

rltalil until two weeks ago, whan he

udvMir axitfeajea.

GUNS IS RESERV

HI1IH1

WILSON IS STEADFAST

HE MADE ON GERMANY

Affidavits Cpncerning Arms on

the Lusitania Are Regarded at

Trivial and Incompetent and

Will Not Be Accepte4 as Proof.

NO WAR WITH GERMANY

IS THE WASHINGTON VIBry.,

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Bg 8mmuel

naelal Hlalf CareuaaaJaal

. -WASHINGTON, June 3. While the visit of Ambassador Von BpV

storff to President Wilson yesterday and his endeavor to bring tuW t

belter. understanding In Germany of America's purpose Is commefidid fa

official circles, a dfstictly bad impression lias been created bv his sersJter

to the State Department almost simultaneously affidavits declaring the

Lusitania was an armored ship.

The contrast between the attitude of President Wibon and the trivial

affidavits of four persons, obtained by German agents along the dodes,

is so strong as to have aroused a hostile feeling. In some Quarters It k

classed as another example of German

Questions of construction of

merchant ships and the petty affidavits concerning the Lusitania are coit-

sldered by ttie Administration as wholly Irrelevant to the prlndpl in

volved in tills country's demands that submarine warfare arainst irauxMt

non-combatants must cease.

Tke President Is steadfast B (,( determination to pnleet

American clUiens In trarelllag wurreier llielr leglUaat baiUeu

calls them upon the hljfh seas. Ho Is nut to be swerved fnu ty t

uaramonnt principle hj Oerwan attenpU to confise the Issm b

raining question as to facta which an International eeirt wttd4 -hold

were Immaterial, Irrelevant and Incompetent.

Councilor Lansing of tho fetato Department said to-day that IntarnaV

tlonal law rocognlxed ofTeiulvo und defensive armament for merchant Tta

hcIn. Aa early as last Bcptembor the Uiipurtment Issued Instructions to

customs cdlclals rcgardltig examination of vessels to asoertaln whether Uef

wero armed. Ill only two casea were reuorts made nt armH ik..t.U

Ono was Utq Whlto Btar liner Adriatic' whlcli bad several guns mountod

wiicn suu ssiieu i rum nw iura cany in tno war, but these fuaa ware

rumuvt-d on hur arrival In Kngland, The second case was that of a akto

urrirlng ut rhllsdelphta tarrying four tuns, but those were removes' kf

Ucr bwiiorN.

Tliu fads upon wlili-li the (lerman Government asked agreement, tt tt

no practically certain', will be treated by the note as Irrelevant with oa

uxccptloti, It is understood that the

was a oeaceful cruiser, did not resist

other polnU ruined by Germany aro

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IWIIUIIS.

It whs reltnratt-il at Hie Htatn Depsrltntnt to-day that while affidavit

filed there by the (Wmaii KuiUsay, contnidlng that the Lusitania W

urmrd, had bien cart-fully vonaldered, tho proof of the United B tales that

tlm Lualtsnla was iiuarnit-d was bcund rurilon,

Aliumt cut off from inmiiiunlrallon with lUrlln by the faulty worklH

of Ihi' win less, von llrrnsturff has revived the ancient prlvllegta of aa Anv

bassador lu represent the prrson of his own eortrslin, and as an lalf

inedUry bftaeafi Kalaor and 'resident Is sseklng to bring about aa aa

able Mlullon of tliu differences lx-twnn (be two govuriiBunts.

The Aiutrlcuu Iirpailintut of Hlute has placed at hi disposal tto

fsrlllilrs of cable couiinuiiicatlon with llarlln, Mesaea despatched Bf

Ibis (Jurerument have tun tight to go In code through Ihe Kaitlsn naitr

ship without sloMan. Ily this mrans the Ambassador scat last nlfht to

bis home (lovrrnmrnl long messages reporting his Interview wits tfc

I'rrsidenl, selling forth llm anlmatlag inollres of this OomnMeat tM

the aisle of public opinion In this rouutry, both of which apparently Jm

betn iiiisuudwrstocd In llrrlln. j j

Hut in Hi mean nine i;ount too

p. w igh( lo the llrrlln Foreign Office

togrthtr The- Kalssr'a Uuvertituent

stood Ilia nir.ntr aims oi uio Ainrrirsn oemsnas. rresiaeat Wilson m

hit demands III Ihe spirit of an appeal on behalf of humanllv and Ida rla

..r frlaiiftlv neutral. Hrr von Jarriw. Iha flarmati Varmtmn u I I ii.

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I ranllel In farms of technical law and

j catch the blabsr net of tho AatrtUi.

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blunders in diplomacy.

international law about armament an

note will restate that Ihe LuilataaU

capture, and was unnrmaH an th

dveuied Irrelevant under Ihe law

uernstorrr hopes to bare eonvei 4

and paved the ws for better e4tVi

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