The Cambria Daily Leader

5.30 Edition. I I

 I LUSII AliA'S usi I III AAGEN -——————— Welsh Coal Owner's Allegations 1 I WHAT WAS LINER'S SPEED ? r'Mr. Vanderbilt's Sacrifice. ) The list of survivors issued by the Cunar d Company, 'despatched from Queenstown last night, comprise 498 pas- sengers and 270 members of the crew; the names of four stewards saved not yet being obtainable. The stewards saved, including four steward boys, num- bered just short of 100, and the survivors included six stewardesses, 55 firemen, 30 trimmers, and 26 able seamen. Up to 11.30 p.m. Sunday 57 bodies remained unidenti- fied. 87 were identified, made up of 65 passengers and 22 crew. Thirty passengers and 17 of the crew are injured. Seven hundred and sixty-eight souls are saved according to latest information. It is now* reported that the assassin rubmarine which sent the Lusitania to I he. bottom of the sea "with more than 1.400 of her helpless passengers and crew ) wa-s the 139. one of the latest and most. powerful type. To this craft will belong sinister fame such as has been attached U no hip hitherto in history or legend. ACMunbo- trom survivors reveal the dis- aster in all its completeness and horror. In a graphic phrase the Lusitania s cap- tain describe* the suddenness of the ves- sel's einkir.g- "Well, she was just. taken ir'om under me. Whether the liner was struck by one, two, or three torpedoes it is impossibly to say- The accounts differ. Some of Hie explosions were of the bursting arA compartments. Many of the passengers insist. quite independently of I uiui another, that, just before the di*~ ftster the Lusitania had changed botli speed and course. From half-speed she ran up to full speed ajiead, and her course ?came rigyag. One passenger ?&ys t.hat just before she was hit the ve&- tei made a "tremendous swerve round." The ve*s<d was torpedoed in a vital part -the boiler ho^ise and engine room. She at once assumed a heavy list to star- board. t No Panic, But Self-Sacrifice. I There was no panic. Lifebelts were ) Aerved out. a6 far as possible. The tradi-i iional practice was followed of "women and children first." Many instances of self-sacrifice, are des- cribed. 31 r. Alfred G. Vanclerbilt, the American millionaire, who^evished, was I last seen by one of the crew giving up hisI, lifebelt to a woman passenger. Many of the htewarde&ses lost their lives in help- ing to save the women and children, From 15 to 20 boats WHe lowered. Owing to the list, only those on the star- boa rd" side were available. There was no time for orderly action. The second boat emptied most of its occupants into thci "water while being lowered. The last boat, filled with ifremen, fouled the davits and capsized. All the men were drowned. Large numbers of passengers, men and "women, did not go for the boats, but threw themselves into the sea, trusting to their lifebelts. Many of them were saved after three or four hours in the water. Three survivors declare they were sucked down into the funnels and then fihot out again by the escape of steai-n and Ras. In the bouts the behaviour of the women was splendid. One of the boats "Wp.s ieiking badly. and the women did not cease baling for two hours. No Precautions Neglected. I No precaution was neglected by the ship's officers durmg the voyage. On Wednesday all the lifeboats were stripped of their canvas coverings and swung out on the davits. Each contained water casks and cases of biscuits, and was ready for immediate launching. Life-saving drill also took place. On Friday speed perceptibly slackened, and when the passengers assembled at tnid-day it was announced that only 488 knots had been covered in the twenty-four hours, and the lowest guess won the day's Pool A Black Object, I About the same time, when the liner "liS off the Fastnet lighthouse, 75 miles wo,t, of (Queenstown, she tan into a fog, | itn,i her speed was further reduced to 12! j knots. The weather gradually cleared, and an hour later some of the. passengers noticed a object with a dome-like projection about two miles away. At the £ flme time the liner took a zig-zag course, but the object disappeared, and the direct ,course to Queenstov n was resumed. At 2 o'clock the Lusitania was 30 miles ,from Queenstown. The weather was now "beautifully fine, and the sun was shining brightly. Speed had been increased to I 16 or 18 knots. Many of the passengers were at lunch- Xo convoy'had been met. Periscope of a Submarine. I Suddenly the periscope of a. submarine appeared on the starboard side, only 200 I Y4rds away, and a quivering line of foam, I such as a seal makes when swimming, with his nose just below the surface. vras seen aproaching the liner. A seaman on the look-out shouted through his megaphone, Torpedo to starboard, sir." and at once the order rang down to the engine-room, Full •peed ahead." Almost- simultaneously the torpedo struck No. 1 stokehold. A Rieat wave of water splashed on the t deck, and a shower of debris ro-se III the air. Three or four minutes later, while the Passengers were hurrying on deck to ru what had happened, a aecond tor- pedo hit. the engine-room. This caused I graver daiiiago than the first, and the I ship at onoe listed heavily- Suffocating Fumes. I Suffocating fumes followed the (1];- pksion. Even then most of the pas- sengers had every confidence that the liner would remain afloat. A few of the women and children were frightnerl, bnt some of the passengers, H is said, re- mained in ilia saloon, finishing their lunch. Owing to the quickly increasing list the boats on the port side could not be lrwered, hut those on the starboard side were filled with women and children. Members of the crew who were not en- gaged in launching the boats went among the passengers seeing that as many as possible were provided with Ufa- belts. Third Explosion. I Then the first tragedy happened. While I one of the lifeboats was being lowered tho cleats jammed, and forty or fifty women and children were tilted into the sea. t Above the creaking of the davit ropes, the sound of voices, and the shuffling of feet came the noise of a third explosion- The pirates had struck again to complete their foul crime. As quickly as human hands could loosen ropes or bodily lift terrified women and children over gunwales the remaining boats were lowered. The list became so great that it was diffi- cult to stand on deck, and the starboard rail sank almost- to the water's edge. These passengers who had not entered the boats were marshalled on the port side. Many, wearing lifebelts, leaped into the sea. The giant funnels snapped under the 6train, and fell, killing a number of people. As the list reached an angle of ninety degrees the army of people on the port side slid down, scrambling, and try- ing vainly to save themselves, until they reached the water and were engulfed. A moment later the liner plunged, head down, and sank. MR. D. A. THOMAS. I Startling Allegations Against Crew. I Mr. D. A. Thomas, in the course of an I interview given at Queenstown, made some remarkable allegations. He said that while he heard praise given to the crew, he had not been particularly im- pressed by their conduct. We were told there was no danger and that we should he well looked after, but the crew looked after themselves. There was no question of bravery, of organisation, or of discipline. There was absolute panic, and they crowded into the boats. There were shouts of Women and childrenfird: bÙt there should ha.ve been a feA- revolvers to enforce the order. The portholes were never shut, and no attempt was made to shut them. The collapsible boats were fastened to the ship, and so far as I could see most of them remained fastened. Some were cut'loose, but when they were opened they were found to be full of holes. The boat into which I got contained about 60 people, and it began to leak soon after it was lowered into the water. We baled it out, and afterwards seemed all right. Fortunately, it was absolutely calm." Personal Experiences. Asked about his own experiences, Mr. j Thomas said that he had just, finished luncheon, and, with his daughter, was i leaving the dining-room when the torpedo --he only heard one—struck the ship.! They did not take very much notice of it j at the time, but thought they would go on deck and see what was happening. Even on deck they did not realise at first I that they were in real danger. About seven minutes after the explosion he went; to his cabin, and found that his lifebelts had gon?. He discovered three, however, in a cupboard, and gave two to officials who asked for them, though there seemed to be a complete lack of discipline and a panic among some of them. Some of the crew were very brave, and did everything they could for the passengers. He was on the deck, which was the level on which the dining-room was situated. There only one woman there, and a boat was about ten feet away. The woman was ex- claiming excitedly, Let me jump," but she did not offer to do so. I asked," continued Mr. Thomas, if there would be room for me, as there were no more women about, and they replied that there would be. Still, the woman did not jump, but continued to cry, Let me Jump, for God's rake. Jump,' I said, for I could feel that the ship WM on the point of Wz)aug. I gave her ft, push forward and sh? jumped afPlr  into the boat, and. stepping npon the! taunt rope, I aho jumped into the boat." The End of the Vessel. I Even then their troubles were not over. for the boat was still attached by the davit ropes to the ship, which was now plainly on the point of sinking. They managed to cut them just in time, but the ship was rolling over, and it looked as though oue of the funnels would swamp them. Either the ship or the boat moved slightly, averting the danger but bring- ing another with it. for a wire rope now descended towards them, only just miss- ing them. Then the ship went down only 10 or 12 feet away. "'They say," Mr. Thomas went on, "that her bow went down first and her stern came up, but my observation was that she rolled gently over and sank. When we saw her sinking we thought we were doomed too, but there seemed to be no suction, and though less than a dozen feet away we felt nothing." I Na,,al Protection ii. id Speed. j Mr. Thomas remarked that he had seen the German warning side by side with the advertisement of the Lusitania in the New York papers, and brought it with him to show his friends in this country. He had thought little of it-, for they had been told they would be protected when they reached the danger zone. "Why were we notprotected ? he asked "Other ships have been. why were not we? Then, also, why were we going &o slowly? The Lusitania can do 25 knots, but she had been doing an average of 20 or 20! knots, which was about four-fifths of her speed. We were told the reason was that some of her boilers were out, but why were they out? She could obtain plenty of good American coal, but by going at a reduced speed she was saving 1,500 tons on the voyage. At the time of the explosion she seemed to. he going slowly. Why was it she was going slowly and why were we not protected when the danger was known? H Upton the arrival at Queenstown, Mr. Thomas stated they were hung up for a quarter of an hour because no one had received instructions to allow them to land. It. almost seemed as if the autho- rities were waiting for their landing tickets. There were women on board perishing through the cold, but they had to wait with the reft. I LADY MACKWORTH'S STORY. I Afloat in the Sea for Nearly Three Hours I Lady Mackworth, daughter of Mr. D. A. Thomas, who was picked up after haying been in the water for nearly three hours, tells the following btory: When the torpedo struck the Lusitania I was stepping into the lift with my father, after lunching. We had been wondering whether we should have any thrills going up Channel. Everybody had been talking of the prospects of a chase and really half expecting it. A small thud best describes the noise as the torpedo hurt. My father remarked that. he did not think the Lusitania could be sunk by one torpedo, and hurried off to see what was happening. I went; straight upstairs to get a lifebelt., and to we missed each other and did not meet again until we were landed sepa- rately at Queenstown. Leaving the cabin, t I made straight for the boat deck. There was no rushing about or crowding in oor- ridcrs, and I saw no signs of panic. The boat deck was crowded, but everybody was calm. Seeing some friends, I walked over to them to wait for my fathe.r. and we all stood quietly on the port side. Thought They Were Safe. I 1 saw two boats filled, but there was not a chance of getting into them, and mean- while we were comforted and reassui-ed by someone saying, It is quite safe; the watertight doors have been closed and the vessrl won't sink." We all thought we were safe and with friends, and I shook hands. Directly after the explosion the boat had heeled over to starboard and we had been holding tightly to the port rail. Just as we were told all was safe the ship started to right herself, but after a minute or two she suddenly canted still further to starboard. The slope of the i d-eck was getting very steep. People said another torpedo had struck the ship, but I felt nothing of any second explosion. They could lower no more boats from the port side, and the two I had seen filled were both capsized, though I was told Ij they afterwards righted themselves. I Toppling Right Over. I Looking over the side I saw one boat hanging almost vertical. The ship heeled over faster, to starboard, and as we looked we could see one funnel very nearly horizontal. It was obvious that the ship must go right over in a few seconds. My friend and I then scrambled over to the starboard side, ready to jump overboard. We were in a little group of people, and as the water rose gradually up the sloping: deck we were forced back by the retreat of the others. My friends Dr. Fisher and his sister-in-law got in front and took, their chance to leap. I had no chance to jump. The next thing I knew was that the water was rising around me. I was in momentary terror lest I should he caught by some part of the ship and dragged down. That was my chief auxiety. ) Struggle in the Sea. Apparently I was caught by a piece of rope. I thought I was going to drown, and felt that it was going to be a very unpleasant death. As I was drawn down I swallowed a lot of water, till I suddenly 1 remembered to ke-ep my mouth tightly j shut. I must have gone down some depth! and became partly unconscious. The next' I I remember is that it seemed to be getting light again. I was approaching the sur-i face, but I only realised it very dimly. I i However, I was conscious enough to grasp ] the top of a small packing-case and hang oil Other people and bits of wreckage i were all around me, crowded together in It small space, but soon we began to drift! ,apart. On all sides people were calling for help to those who were in boats or rafts. I shouted too, but I was too far away. There seemed to be dozens between the I boats and men, so I lay on my lifebelt with the packing-case lid in front of me. I was not tired, but I felt very cold, and I remembered wishing that I would loee consciousness. I was not frightened; I was much too dazed to be frightened, but I longed to get into a boat in order to be warm. ) After the Ordeal. I In the end I did become unconscious. and the next I remember was when I came round on the deck of the Bluebell. In dock a sailor kept saying to me: "Now you are getting better," and I could not think why he should talk like that, for I fancied I was on the dock of the Lusi- tania. I was in the water for two and three-quarter hours, but I must have been unconscious for a great part of that time. My father, I learned, jumped into I.the. last boat US it wae beiog lowered.

Two Out of Seven! SWANSEA SURVIVORS Return This Afternoon. POIGNANT SOEKES. Little Helen Smith and Her Deliverance. Two of the Swansea survivors of the Lusitania disaster. Mrs. Owen and the little six-and-a-half year's old girl, Helen Smith—whose father, mother, and brother are believed to be drowned—returned to Swansea to-day. The home-coming was very distressful. Mrs. Owen, who has lost her two boys, was almost in a state of collapse, and indeed upon her arrival at Manselton, the doctor who visited her gave peremptory commands that she was to be seen by no one until she had re- covered from her state of distraction. The two families who left New, York on the Lusitania were: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred F. Smith and two children (one a baby of five months). Mrs. Owen and her two boys (ages ten and seven). Mrs. Owen is the 6ister of Mr. A. F. Smith- Her sister-in-law (Mrs. Smith) who is among the lost, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Jones, of Cocil-strcet, Manselton. Little Helen Smith. I It will be remembered that little Helen Smith—the daughter of Mr. Alfred P. Smith (whose father was for years master of Mr. Talbot's yacht Lyn-x) was saved by a brave Canadian journalist, Mr. Cowper, of Toronto. He nestled her with- in his arm as he swam for safety. Helen, after being landed, was pro- vided with warm clothes and a flower- decked hat. and she was as happy as any six-year-old child ever was in possession of a new doll they had bought, to solace her. Her childish trust was moving, even to tears. In her quaint way she said: I Everybody's sorry for me because daddy and mammy have gone. but. they'll come i back. Mummie's coming on a:\other boat 60011. I Her stalwart rescuer. Mr. C'owper, took the dear little orphan to England. He I was prepared to take her back to Cali- fornia, but Mrs. Oweu (a sister of the child's father) then took change of her. The gratitude of the family to Mr. Cowper I is profound.. Only Two Out of Seven. Mrs. A. I'. Smith was a daughter of Mr. and Mr?. John .Tones, 81, Cecil-street, Manselton, and their grief at her IkaJh I was soothed by the news that her daugh-. tor Helen, 61 years old (who went to Ell- wood, Pennslvvania, U.S.A., with her parents when less than a year old), had been saved. Mrs. Owen, of Gore-terrace,! Swansea, a sister of Mr. Smith, wired onj Sunday and again this morning that she was returning with Helen, and the family paid several fruitk-ss visits to the II railway stations the first about four o'clock this morning. Had these telegrams not been received they would have known that Helen was alive, for they recognised her, in the Lon- don Press photographs, in the arms of II her rescuer, Mr. Ernest Cowper, the Tor- onto journalist. Mrs. Owen and Helen are the only sur- vivors of the party of seven who sailed from New York in the Lusitania. Arrival at Swansea. I When Mrs. Owen and little Helen Smith stepped on to the Swansea Vic- toria platiorili at one o'clock to-day, here was one of those little scenes that are too deep for words, that make any- one -within several yards feel an in- truder. To meet them had come Miss Owen and Mrs. Howell (a friend), with Mr. and Miss and Supper Jones. Mrs. Owen, whose face was evidence of harrowing (sorrow and much exposure, cried bit- terly, was almost distracted.^ and, lean- ing on htir friend's shoulders, went wearily to a taxi. How she had been saved from the 5ea she could not remem- ber. Yes. her boys were gone; they were with her five minutes before. And they had told her that Mrs. Smith and her five-month's-edd baby had been disowned, but that her brother, Mr Smith, was saved. She had seen many dead bodies, but had not found her loved ones. The Innocence of Childhood. Helen, on the other hand, pretty brightly dressted, flowers in her hat, a doll in each arm. was as bonny us a child ever was. Her grandfather and her auntie gobbed as they saw in her something of their lost one, but Helen was jubilant. Oh! to remain children and treat catas- tronhe thus I Father and mother gone? Yes. hut a gentleman" rescued her, and he took her to an hotel and he bought her these clot hes. Be photographed? Of course, all smiles; had been taken several times, and had seen herself in the papers. She went iu the taxi, too. SWANSEA STEWARDESS SAVED. I Mr. Harry Phillips, of 149, Bryn-road, I Swansea, received a telegram from Glas- gow on Sunday evening, stating that his sister, Miss Polly Phillips, of Glasgow, a stewardess on the Lusitania. was amongst the rescued. He and his family .were naturally gneatly relieved at the l receipt of the good news, which came while they were at church, for they had suffered much anxiety since receiving aj message on Saturday that Miss Phillips | was on the ill-fated liner. Miss Phillips has Leen in the service of the Cunard Company for some three or • four years. Her sister, Miss Fanny Phillips, who also lives at the home at Glasgow, is also a stewardess for the Cunard Company. She, too, has had the experience of being shipwrecked, for she was on the Anchor Line boai Columbia. which ran aground off th,? coast of Ire- last last June. There was ao We Ip?t, ?owaver? ?n tbat 0CM4 on,

  &E!!EL)n? w!0!t) en!!TMMn SOUTHEND* I Incendiary Bombs Dropped. Little Damage to Property Done. One Woman Killed. The Exchange TeJegraph Company re- ceived a private message this morning stating that at 3 a.m. Southend and West- cliffe were visited by an enemy airship, which dropped several bombs. Some of them appeared to be incendiary bombs, as a number of fires were caused to private property situated in Westclifl at West-road, Ceylon-road, Hamlet Court- road, and the outlying districts. So far as is known up to the time one or two persons were injured, but the ex- tent of the material damage could not be ascertained. In some cases the bombs did not explode. The inhabitants were roused from their elumbérs by the noise of the ex- plosions, and the military and special constables were called out. Explosive Depot Attacked. I It ie also stated that bombs were dropped on Canvey Island, where there is a large explosive depot, and it is feared considerable damage has been don. I Two Zeppelins. I The Press Association's Southend cor- respondent says: At 2.45 this morning two Zeppelins were observed over Westcliff-on-Sea. Fifteen bombs were dropped, but no are reported to have been lost, or any personal injury sustained The bombs fell mainly into tJJe roads, in the fields, and on the beach. Two houses were set on fire and a yard belonging to Mr. J. C. Flaxman. builder, in South Church-road, was also tot alight. The Zeppelins made off in a north* easterly du-ection. I A Woman Killed. I Another Southend report states that three houses are well alight in West- road, WestcliK-on-Sea. A shop front was blown in in Hamlet Court-road. A bomb fell in Salisbury-avenue, but I little or no damage was done. A woman is reported to have been killed. In Southend two or throe houses were set on fire Another bomb fell in Silver- dale Avenue. Over the Thames. ] The Press Association's Grai?(?6cr?d cor- rfPondet- 6a.r: Shortly after thr o'clock this mormug an enemy aircraft vari observed over the mouth of the Thames. The forte opened .fire, and it is reported that the aircraft was eiriken oR. A Ifcter message from Southend says: Over forty incendiary, and, as far ae is known, two explosive bombs, wcro dropped. The woman killed wras Mrs. VvffftVy, residing in North-road, Prittlewell. It appears she was in bed with her husband when an incendiary bomb crashed through the roof and set the bed clothes on fire. Beth were badly injured, and when the rescuers entered the house the, woman was dead. Her husband was removed to the local hospital, where he now remains. Southcnd-on-SNI. is the popular Essex watering-place at the mouth of the Thames estuary, and forty-two miles east of London. This is the near- est point to London that hfto yet been ii-( It,"d by an .>eniy airship. Canvey Lland. heio ii is slated bombs were also dropped, is -ii))-:t n\? iailes -cit Southend, i u the estuary of he lhari.es Was Zeppelin Hit. Ihe Press Association's Komford corres- pondent, states: At 3.30 this morning a Zeppelin was oon flying in a north- easterly direction by officials on duty at Romtord Kailway Station. It. had appar- ently come from Purfleet. or Southend, and appeared to he in difficulties, either in consequence of wind or through having been hit. Tho police were at once notified. The airship evidently had turned just before reaching Romford, and was returning to- wards Chelmsford. TRAVELLING LOW. Special Constable's View of Zeppelin. A graphic account, of the visit of a Zepeplin to Lcigh-on-Sea, after dropping bom IKS on Southend was given to a Press Association representative this morning by Mr. Charles Salt, a special constable of Leigh. Mr. Salt; was not on duty this morning, but being awakened hi the noise of the engines of the raider, he hurriedly dressed and made his way to the spot where special constables had received instructions to assemble in the event of a visit from hostile craft. The. first; intimation I had of the raid," said Mr. Salt, was the noise of the engines, and immediately afterwards —at about ten minutes to three-there was a tremendous explosion, evidently from an explosive bomb. I could see thp Zeppelin. She was only about -100 yards up, or so it appeared to me, and it is sur- prising that she did not do more damage from so low aTi. altitude. Shortly afterwards the warning hooter from Southend whs heard at Leigh, and at once the airship rose higher and passed almost out of sight until 1 could only just discern her turning back. Within twenty minutes of'the first ex- plosion a hundred or so people had turned out in Leigh to obtain a persona l, ex- perience of the raid, added Mr. Salt. In the neighbourheod of the spots when the bombs had fallen, the streets weP9 packed with men and women, eager to -ee the amount of damage, caused by the aerial visitor. I myself helped to carry to the police station some of the bombs which she dropped. A third dropped in the garden of a house, one in a street, and a fifth plunged through the roof of a house without setting the building on lire."

TIPPERARY ON A RAFT. í How the Choristers Cheered up Survivors. Mr. Spencer Hill Aberbeeg, the pianist J of the Royal Welsh Gwent Singers, told' how "Tipperary" was sung under circum- stances truly strange. Mr. Tom Williams Pontymister, Mr. Gwyn Jonas, and him- self, and a number of others had suc- ceeded in getting together. "After we had been floating about -for some time," he said. some ox the mem- 1-ers of our party started singing, r Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow,' and I don't think I have ever heard it sung with more feeling. "Then some of the women began to cry, and as that would not do we struck up Tipperary.' and then they laughed. I It was remarka,ble how Tipperary went. If seemed to cheer us, and the tune was taken up by several people in the other boa-ts which were floating about. Alto- gether it was an experience I don't want' b have a repetition of." Followed Instructions. Caiptain Turner, in an interview, says that he followed Admiralty instructions as to the course he took. It is clear that the point at which the attack was made was just the point at which such a vessel might be expected at such a. time. As to sueed, it is reported that the vessel was going considerably under her average, and Captain Turner, in rc-fereii c-e to this sf a I c-- ment, is reported to have said that there v-ao no reason for running her under forced draught." THREAT WITH REVOLVER. I American and the Launching of a Boat. I Mr. Isaac Lehmann, of the New York I Government Supply Service, was sitting in the smoking-room with a friend. He declared he heard the torpedo fired. 'Tt struck with a terrific explosion in the neighbourhood of the engines. "I said to my friend," his dramatic story continued, C( "Ve are hit. We had better get out.' When I ran out of the smoke-room there was no excitement, and I thought immediately about getting the boats lowered. The boat on our side was let down so suddenly that one of the ropes I snapped, and 30 people were thrown into the water." Mr. Lehmann ran to his room for his belt and revolver and returned to a boat which was not being launched. He de- J manded it to be launched and he says one ) law replied* "The orders' are not to launch the boats." He went on: "I drew my revolver and said 1 would c-hoot the first man who did not launch the boat. Finally it. was lowered and about 20 k people got into it; but it c-an-is back again to the side of th? ship and about a dozen people must have been killed or injured." Mr. Lehmann was thrown into the water when the Lusitania sank, and he kept himself afloat 2\ hours by placing two oars under his lifebelt. Dr. Jowett's Opinion. Aew lork, Sunday.—In his pulpit yesterday, Dr. Jowett declared that the Lusitania affair ii-as pi-emeditat(,(] murder." Paleolithic Savages." Melbourne, Sunday.—The Age eays that the Allies are lighting, in effect, a race of paleolithic savageg." The Pope's Horror. Kome, Sulidav.-Tho Pope was deeply impressed by the sinking of the Lusitania, expressing horrow at the catastrophe, and hoping that the American rulers would be able to avoid a further massacre. Advertisement Reappears. The infamous German advertisement of warning which appeared in the news- papers prior to the sailing of the Lusi- tania, reappeared on Saturday, when the Cuntord liner Transylvania fiailerl with 879 passengers. A few of the passengers— about a dozen--cancelled their bookings. No Guns Carried. New York, Monday .—The "New York tribune" states that the Collector of the Port, Mr. Malone, denies that the Lusi- tania carried guns, either mounted or un- mounted, thus contradicting Germany's assertion to that effect. The Lusitania, lie said. was inspected in the usual man- ner. No guns were found on her. Any report that she was armed is incorrect. Beyond the goods mentioned in the mani- fest, which has been published, nothing was carried in the ship. Germans' Unholy Joy. Amsterdam, Monday.Commoliting to- day on tl"e sinking of the Lusitania, the "Koelnische Yolkszeitung" ays:- "The sinking of tho Lusitania is a suc- cess for our submarines which must, be placed beside the greatest achievements in this naval war. The sinking of the great British steamer is a success, the moral significance of which is still greater than the material success. With joyful pride we contemplate this latest deed of our Navy, and it will not be the last." Continued on Page-Three-J

I S. Betting1: 13 to i WaU' Xiociked. f WING-tfAN BEAT REDWOOD. Ect-tins1: 5 to I on Redwood, DTTNHOUt BEAT YORAT. Bet-tins; 7 100 2 ca Duatoim. Salaries of Union Officials, Swansea Guardians Duties and Sal- aries Committee fMa afternoon hoard appeal by Mr. ll. H. EMn, general etc. of tho National Union of Clerks, for an increased eeale hf salaries for the in- door staff and relieving officers. The application, with others, was referred to a sub-committee. For Late News and SperUng See Page Three.