Washington Post, The (Newspaper) - May 27, 1915, Washington, District Of Columbia FOB RENT OB FOB time by advertising the bouse In real estate tising pages of The N cloudy and cooler tomorrow moderate to fresh Temperature 61. NO. MAY TWO Triumph Torpedoed While At- tacking Dardanelles VANISHES IN 7 MINUTES Majority of 700 Men on Board Reported to Be UNDERSEA CRAFT IS CHASED Vainly Try to Run Down Turkish Blow Struck While Big Wat Vessel Is Supporting Australian and New Zealand Forces on the Shore of the Took Part in Fighting and Was Badly Damaged Much Service Moslem MOWED DOWN BY German Artillery Fire in Galicia Re- ported in Special Cable to The Washington May Times pondent at Petrograd enemy Is a fierce artillery under cover of which certain ments of troops along the front are Military observers con- sider Przemysl at present Is quite safe and there is no reason to apprehend the envelopment and blockade of the conflict Is proceeding on those fronts of Przemysl constituting a con- of the line in all other col- lisions on this The Times correspondent with the Russian telegraphing an account of the Russian retreat from the jec to the describes the German attack on Dunajec as unparalleled In the history of he massed first In tiers of field then howitzers and then the heaviest mobile which by a torrent destroyed the sian through which the enemy In spite of the fury of the attacks the Russians retired and when the San was reached the gap closed and the armies were stiffened by the and here the onslaught was 5 PER CEi Iff Ship Rebate Clause of Underwood Tariff Sustained by HEAVY LOSS IN REVENUE Fats Foreign Craft on Same Basis as May British Triumph has been sunk in the This official ment was made The disaster to the Triumph is de- scribed in a brief statement by the ad- which says that while ing in support of the Australian and New Zealand forces on the shore of the Gallipoll peninsula yesterday the Triumph was torpedoed by a rine and sank shortly The majority of the officers and Including the and com- are reported to have been The submarine was chased by destroyers and small craft until May Be German The official announcement not say whether the submarine was ish or but It probably was of the lattery as the British legation at Athens recently offered a for the sinking of German sub- marines supposed to be in the With the sinking of the Triumph five allied battleships have been accounted for In the Dardanelles by Turkish mines or Of these losses the British have sustained four Irresistible and Goliath One French ship has been sunk the In addition several other allied battleships have at various times been struck by Turkish shells and forced to retire from the fighting in Sank in Seven May Constantinople dis- patch to the says that th British battleship Triumph was sunk by a single and that she dis- appeared in seven Was Built for The battleship Triumph was built at Barrow In 1902 for the Chilean but was purchased by Great In 1903. She was laid down un- der the name of and was a. sister ship of the which also was purchased from Chile and re- christened present war broke out the Triumph has been In operation In both Kastern and European As flagship of the British Asiatic squadron she participated In- the bombardment of the base of last and was reported to have damaged by the of the German Bombarded by After tha fall of the Triumph returned to European waters and early In present year began operations with the other units of the Billed fleet against the In latter part of April the Triumph bombarded the Turkish trenches on the western end of the Gallipoll peninsula afterward went into the Dardanelles to search the trench from a different Here she came under the fire of a Turkish battery on the Asiatic dropped sixteen shells around her and threw three pites on board Set Fire to few clays while landing operations were the Triumph with other in addition to covering the landing bombarded the forts in the Dardanelles to prevent reinforcements reaching the Turks from the Sea of The which was commanded Maurice B. was of 11.985 tons and of Her crew of officers and in times of numbered about 700 The vessel carried four 10- fourteen 7.5-lnch guns and teen and four 8-pounders. In addition she carried two torpedo i PRINCE NOT AT German Crown Princess Also Absent From Child's SpecUl Cable to The Washington Port. May Debats says that both German crown prince and crown princess were during the tism of their Infant who was named Alexandrine The kaiser and empress were both purports to be confirmation of the prospective divorce of the prince and the crown princess received GIRL SEES MOUSE AND Edna of Driven Into Fatal Special to The Washington May 17 years worked all day yesterday In a She returned to her home Just before 6 and as she went Into the house she was by She Into a adjoining the house and fell In a She never recovered and died 3 who attended her asserted that death came from an affection of the lungs by TAFT CRITIC OF LABOR Denounces A. F. of L. Leaders for Exercising Too Much ATTACKS THE CLAYTON ACT Federal Trade Commission Measure Also Condemned hy Former President at Convention of of Sees Greatest Menace in of Big by a vessel and May 31. Southern Special train leaves a. New May dent William H. Taft in an address night at the annual banquet of the tional Association of Manufacturers verely criticised the Clayton anc the Federal trade commission act as to the business interests of the and denounced the leaders of the American Federation ol Labor for exercising a that has become excessive and detrimental to the public weal and the good of Prof. Taft was with Warren G. of declared that greatest menace of American progress Is the professional baiting of big Approves Labor fully said the former the principle of labor But the power their leaders have acquired by the principle of com- bination in their organization has In- and they have cised a tyranny over society and over their own members that Is certainly leading to a reaction and to a restraint of their great powers within proper and lawful Attacks Personnel of Taft said his objections the Clayton act and the trade commission act were that enactment such a blare of trumpets and avowals of hostility to capital In general with little had a strong dency to frighten those whose ment determines the amount of new Investments of capital and thus to re- strict the normal expansion of our business due to the reinvestment of The speaker attacked the personnel of the members of the trade sion not such as to give great lic confidence in their experience or Harding Sees greatest menace of American said Senator the professional baiting of big for which he believes the heads of Industry are tb blame be- he they go un- challenged the popular notion that cor- are masters of AMERICAN SHIP NEBRASkAN IS DAMAGED OFF COAST BY SUBMARINE OR DRIFTING MINE Favored Nation Treaty Rights May Cut Revenue in Refunds This as Court of Claims Judge Decide Retroactive Payments Must Be Appeal to the Supreme Court to Be to Treasury The so-called per clause of the tariff law granting a reduction of duties to that amount on goods ed In American ships was sustained yesterday the Customs Court of which also held that the 5 per cent rebate must be granted on all goods imported in ships of those tries with which the United States has As such treaties exist with the cipal countries of the the effect of the decision Is practically to reduce the customs revenue by B per cent. Goes Next to the Supreme If the decision is sustained by the Supreme Court of the United to which it will be ly In duties already collected must be In a dissenting Judge De Vries pointed out that the majority de- cision means that goods imported in about foreign vessels of favored nation countries shall receive this re- duction in customs Five cent of the estimated customs revenues present fiscal year would exceed and in years to come this total would grow to even It was pointed out that the If It stands the test In preme Is retroactive to the ex- tent that It applies to importations Into the United States since approval of the law more than two years including goods entered In bond and subsequently withdrawn without this Officials See Profound Government decision may have -a profound effect upon the fiscal of the United At present the balance in the Treasury Is under 000.000, though possibly is available to be added to this if With an announced deficit in. the postal and no increases in in- ternal revenue or customs receipts now in talk of the necessity for an issue of Panama Canal bonds was re- vived In view of the prospect of re- customs revenues and the sity of refunding millions already col- payment of some into the Treasury due from the Income is counted on to delay any such emergency for several The decision of the customs court yesterday in part sustained the ruling of the board of general appraisers and in part reversed that Great Reductions In addition Its findings regarding goods from the merchandise from Cuba Is entitled to a reduction of 20 per cent ad as provided by the Cuban preferential treaty with the United and to the further discount of 5 per cent from that The Importers and American and foreign shipowners were parties to the The government held that the clause applied to goods Imported in ships of favored nations as well as those flying the therefore that the section must be held entirely Inoperative unless the favored nation treaties were The main plea before the court on the part of American shipowners was that the favored nation treaties were in fact In this connection the majority decision no department of tha ment thave these ever been repudiated or denounced as or denied force and effect as executory so far as we can Decision Quotes the the contrary they during all the time since their negotiation been respected and en- To now hold them for any In view of these circum- would In any event be sume a grave responsibility and to de- feat them in the face of the tion of the Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice would be little less than the duty of repudiating them can by no stretch of authority with for the very statutes which are now in recognizes their existence and binding and declares in effect that they shall thereby be abrogated nor in any manner affected or is a matter of some gratification tb know that the executive departments our government uncompromisingly in that our treaties shall be observed by The Flamingo to Florida and Seaboard Air Line Ry. new stee train on quick schedule Washington p. corn May 30. 1418 N. T. Long Report Cabled Here by Ambassador Page Will Be Deciphered and Given to President Message to Owners Throws Doubt on Exact Cause of Which Was Bound for This Turns Forward Holds Full of Code Proposed by Argentina's Conferees Is Indorsed Vessel Creeps Back Was Says British Chamber of Commerce Committee Approves AMBASSADOR PAGE CABLES LONG REPORT TO PRESIDENT WILSON Ambassador at cabled a long report on the incident to the State Department last It is being and today will be placed before President May American stearner Capt. from May 24, for Delaware mine or was torpedoed yesterday by a submarine at a point 40 miles west-southwest of off the south coast of The sea was calm at the The crew at once took to the boats and stood by the It was BOOH ascertained that the Nebraskan was not seriously She had been struck forward and her were full of Crew Returns to The crew returned on board and got the vessel under No lives were lost the The Nebraskan did not carry any The foregoing information was re- today by the British admiralty In and it was at once to the American Immediately she was struck the began calling for help by Hawaiian Steamship owners of the received a message from the Nebraskan's relayed by In which the captain said the vessel had been struck by either p. mine or a and that he had turned back and was ing to The text of the which was signed by was as by mine or 48 and in lower hold. No The of the United States ON SECOND DROP 203 AERO BOMBS SAVE 227 IN SEA CRASH French Aviators Make a Raid in German U. S. Battleships Rescue All on Liner HURL 50 MORE NEAR DOUAI Teuton Aeroplane Is Brought to the Ground hy Joffre's Air Fleet and Two Occupants Are Are Made Against Aviation Supply Stations and Railway May war office issued the following communique the of May 25 our showed great activity along the entire front and they were successful In several endeavors to bombard the They threw down In all 203 Many Large Bombs these 82 were large bombs of a weight of 10 kilos 22 pounds 14 shells weighing 100 kilos and 55 weighing 43 kilos together with other efficacy of this fire was proved at several particularly at the German aviation located at to the southeast of where a hangar and a. machine were set on at the reserve aviation camp at Grand to this east of St. a hangar was at the St. Quentin Railroad where the gasoline supply tanks were Railway Station the course of the preceding night four shells were thrown from the air on the railroad station at Doual The outbreak of a In the vicinity of the freight depots was German aeroplane which was ing over Parts this morning came into contact with a squadron from the In- trenched It dropped out on near Our aeroplane having been waited for the return of the The which was loaded with four was brought to the ground by one of OUT aeroplanes near region of two German aviators were Fifty Shells aeroplanes have successfully dropped 50 shells of 90 kilos on the Ija near The hangars and machines on the ground were The pilot of the machine which defeated German aircraft was awarded the military for hia and the was ARE LANDED IN NEW Steamer Hit hy Freighter In Thick Convoyed to Port hy the While the South Carolina Brings 77 Cargo Badly New May saved from possible death when the liner collided early today with the tramp steamer Joseph J. Cuneo oft shoals were brought safely to port tonight by the battleship South which In the The convoyed to Ambrose lightship fby the battleship Texas reached tne harbor before her gers and anchored down the She was drawing 36 feet of water and much of her containing foodstuffs for valued at a lion was A hole In her side below the about the width of a plate was stopped with The was under- her own steam to this port. Met by The steamer Thomas and relatives sengers and officers of the American line went down the bay to meet the South Carolina to take on board rescued left here for Rotterdam yesterday with 54 cabin and 23 third class The crew numbered abou 150. The Cuneo left Boston last nigh for Shortly before o'clock this In a heavy fog both steamers rammed each The wireless operator of the Cuneo sent ou a which was picked up by several of the Atlantic fleet battle ships In- the having Just com their war Battleships to The battleships South Caro Una and Texas the Be fore their arrival the passengers and par ot the crew had been to the The fog cleared about 7 o'clock and the sailors assisted In the passengers to the South Most of the passengers of the were foreigners returning Only were The after passing quarantine anchored and await high water to morrow morning before proceeding to he WORE NATIONS MAY FOLLOW Financial and Business Delegates Continue Efforts to Bring About Clear Understanding of Desires Needs of Southern Many Hold Scheme for Gigantic Ship Combine Is Not INDEX TO TODAY'S Battleship Taft Criticises Labor Clause Held American Ship Ships at Discuss Arbitration Predicts U. S. Will Enter Pressing Back Terms to Italy Blockades Cool to British Ships Won War Three Americans Roosevelt Policies Lovell Gets Alexandria Memorial Pish Visit Start Golf New Car Conferences between representatives of he financial and Business Interests of he United States and delegates from South and Central America attending the pan-American financial were continued yesterday In the effort to bring about clear understanding of the de- sires and needs the southern There was no general session of the and the oratory that marked previous meetings gave way to ments of facts about the conditions ing the various and the for credit and cash to aid In their Chamber of Commerce Men Act During the day the announcement was made that the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States had given Its unanimous approval to the recommendation of the delegates from Argentina that a code of tion for settlement of commercial disputes be established as between that country and the United The actual drafting of plans probably will be turned over to a committee of American business men and members of the Ar- gentine An understanding of this sort between Argentine commercial organizations and those of the United States is expected to lead to similar agreements with other American The committee on which has consideration what many of the regard the most Important question which the con- ference Intrusted its work to a which is not expected to report until Not Say Various reports -In circulation might result troth the transportation conference scheme for a gigantic steamship combine to In sure regular and safe tation between North and South The corporation was to be backed by all the Interested Some of the Influential men con- ference last night the proposition as neither desirable nor It was pointed out during the dis- cussion of this subject that so far as the United States is concerned Its cial representatives have no authority to enter into any negotiations this and that it Is well known that private capital in the United States is re- to go Into enterprises without assurances that be modification of the navigation laws and amendments to the act by the last Another tion talked over contemplated the of steamship lines by the respective governments the bonds of which should be government Bonds of this character backed by stable governments in South or Central it was would prove attractive investments to the in the United Look to Sentimental It developed yesterday that while comparatively few of the visiting dele gallons have concrete proposals which will immediately attract capita from the United the genera feeling is that the conference will have a sentimental value which later should result in something more tangible than the present interchange of Talk was revived officials of the possibility of a In the Federal reserve law which would permit a combination of banks which are members of the Federal reserve system to establish a large bank In South or Central which In turn could found many Such a it might prov a powerful lever In advancing trade between the two sections of the hemi Against the S. At the Panama conference the visit ing delegates explained that Panama suffers because of the presence of United States commissary in connection with the Panama CanaL They said country would get more business am more customs receipts if it were re They also said the of the republic is injured by the differ rules established by the Railroad a United State It Is understood that there will be a unanimous report from the Nicaragua group recommending the passage of tb treaty between country and th United States which is now awaiting ratification In the American Th members of the refuse to see the bugaboo of aggression which is held up by some 6 their The final report group wll rendered later in the Tha each will be replete with interesting and useful matter is the of CONTINUED Rerce Assaults Delivered Against Franco-British GETS New May Grace ately star of who in private life is Mrs. Adolph wife Of a retired rear won a verdict in the supreme court today against the New Era Producing Company for She alleged 'the producing concern broke a contract by which it had agreed to pay her a. week as leading lady in Rule of last ERIE PRESIDENT Use of Private Car hy Eight Men la May D. president of the Erie Railroad the Erie Railroad and the Delaware and Hudson road were indicted today by a special Federal grand Violation of the interstate commerce laws is The indictment that in 1912, W. B. former president of the Diamond Rubber and seven friends were allowed the use of a private car for a trip from Akron to upon payment of eight Under the interstate commerce law a private car can be allotted only upon payment of 25 full HERB BALUN BREAKS Head of Re- ported in Serious May dispatch to the Daily Mall Copenhagen says that Herr director of steamship last week was for treatment to nerve clinic at His condition Is reported to be PREDICTS U. IN WAR Robert Bacon Thinks Germany Is Insulting DELAY CROWNING INDIGNITY Hostilities Between This Country and Kaiser's Empire Coming Sure as Night Follows Despite Those in Government to Whom Is More Precious Than He May 27 Secretary of State in Mr. Roose left for home aboard the Philadelphia between the United States and Germany is coming as surely as nigh follows said Mr. Germans are calculating on the feel ing In the United States cooling off and now tell us Germany will ge around to the case in a week or which Is another In suit to the American feeling for massacre of Its off? I think not May Try to Calm those government whc believe peace more precious than try to make the American peo pie Of unfortunately have not the same Other passengers are Sir Edga Phillip son Of the Charles who perished on Raymond secretary to George T. Amer lean Ambassador at th Rev. O. D. Christian and Mrs. Chris John A. Jerome K. Jerome A. S. John J. Mclntyre and Mrs. M. M. Gilbert among th The sailed cabin AT Duke of Rutland Declares Troops Suite From Lack of May The Duke of land claimed certain knowledge thai the troops at the front are actually suffering from a want of ammunition in a speech he made today at Leicester He said that the forget of the military .Is to and added that not part of high explosive sheila necessary being In some he reg went into the trenches with a couple of hand in a conflict would be of as much use as so many to Berkeley mm 9S Baltimore and May 30 from a. m. Entry Into War Fails to 3 Weaken Galicia GERMANS ACTIVE IN FRAME MEET NO CHECK invasion of Austria Continues Only Light Being Offered to the Invading on ward the Isonzo River at Three Field Marshal French Tells of Hard Fighting Around Ypres Claims Steady Gains Since the First of Aeros Active Around May called upon to face another enemy in whose troops have crossed the eastern the Austrians and Germans have not relaxed their efforts on the other In middle Galicia they have re- the offensive against the sians along the River San and claim to have met with further while in Flanders and Artois the mans according to the French to make furious attacks in effort to regain the ground taken from them in recent weeks and to hold that which they took from the in the region Official Reports Except for the German admission that the British have captured part of their trenches to the northeast of the reports of the belligerent headquarters continue to contradict each one side claiming the other says that all attacks were repulsed with heavy The who have crossed tha Austrian frontier to the along front of 80 toward the Isonzo River have not yet met with any ous In fact no important battle is expected until the invaders reach the river as it is here that the are Progress at The following was Issued by the British war office first array continues to make progress east of A division carried laet night a group of German capturing 35 and this morning It cap- tured 1 21 men and a machine May 1, the first army has pierced the enemy's line on a total front of over 3 On this the en- tire hostile front line system has been captured on a front of and on the portion the first and second line trenches are in our The total number of prisoners taken IB 8 officers and other Ten machine guns in all have fallen into our Italy Continues May resulting in the occupation of trian territory all along the frontier from Lombardy to the Adriatic are claimed in an official statement Issued tonight by the war Italian troops have seized various towns in the Trentino and forced their way through mountain On the lower Isonzo attacks were continued to gain the line of the The are reported to have re- destroying bridges behind Italian aviators bombarded coriet aear the gulf of Austrians Not May which have Invaded Austria along a line near the running north of the gulf of continue to advance toward the Isonzo at three forcing the Austrians to Apparently the Austrians thua far have made no determined The Italians captured 200 prisoners Casualties on both have been Police Authorities of London Put Many Respirators in Every May 21. The city of don police authorities are taking pre- cautions to protect their officers and men from the effect of poisonous bomba should London be raided by an enemy Although the police are not provided with has been supplied with a large as a precautionary i i Girt of Hr
