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Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) - May 7, 1915, Oakland, California Japan settles its trouble with China the weather Cloudy Tiki Erht Fau sat Only West wind. Last edition vol. A Xxxii two cents sunday five cents. Oakland California. Friday evening May 1, 1915. 24 pages no. 7t the Cunard liner Lusitania which was torpedoed and sunk off the coast. Asseng ers aboard the great liner include noted persons several Oakland names appear on Roll of ship by to Dox. May iq.-5-a to Rhanor Tele graph company says it is not How Many of the Knitl passengers shared of lip on were j. P Gray a were j. P. Gray a forty first Street his daughter in Law. Tin Liam Gray and her five year old son Stewart lie three left Oakland just a week ago today and were bound for 1? Edenborg. Scotland where sirs. . Gray is with her Mother tiers. Myra. Beach Gray s son William Gray is in Vork City. In Stoma engage prevented Hia from a Coro Pankins his wife and i boy on the european trip. Sirs. Gray and her Mother have been Iii Edinburg for the past several months visiting another Daugh Ter of Crays who is the wife of a prominent major in the British army Ana now at the front in Flanders. Mrs. Gray and her aged Mother were to have returned i a Short time with. Gray their Dane Ter in Law and their grandchild. I Tarn Beach the father of mrs j. P. Gray is at the Gray residence in a party first Street. He is 85 years of age and ill. The Netts of Ibe Torp doing and Gitt Kitty 0f the big liner has not been told to. Him. He received a letter from his laughter mis. 3. P.-. Gray yesterday announcing that mrs. Beach and herself could not re turn Home As they had expected because of the serious illness of Beach. San fun Ciscanu aboard Arine destroys liner near by associated press citizens protest against Davie-ism1 monster rally tonight at be Liberty for Bilger adherents the apathy with which the electorate viewed the municipal primary three weeks agro has disappeared and everywhere a vital interest is being taken in the Campaign being made for the general election tuesday. The City has been stirred As never before in a local election and in every precinct there is Promise of a big vote being a great citizens army of men and ordinance amendments on the ballot Hare almost been lost sight of. They have not been discussed at tie Politi Cal meetings and Little interest is be ing taken in these four referendum propositions. Bilger comme vexed. It is As a reaction against the tac tics pursued by John Davie. Many times candidate Lor mayor that the City wide protest has been made. Bilger has conducted his Campaign in Francisco say wire to new York was answered by giving permission to the local canard office continued on Page 2, col 4 women have organized As precinct workers in behalf of the candidacy an to honorable manner presenting Liim prank it. Bilger for mayor. A House i to the voters As a Man who has j to House Canvas is being made and made a Success of his private affairs. I i i 321o reports live coins to the i a ters of the citizens committee that j a constructive program. But in the there is a growing sentiment through Campaign of invective and abuse that out the municipality in favor of i is a soft launched by Dave and the Bilger. I so called committee of one Hundred interest is being taken in the the fights being made by the candidates for Council and the school Board the bulletin. Flu. Washington May 7. Ambassador Page at London cabled Lusitania torpedoed and sunk within thirty minutes. No news of passengers crisis is passed in far East bulletin. Washington May sane program of Bilger has Al j most been forgotten and the out i standing personality in the Campaign has become that of Dave the de j aunt Gator. The meeting tonight at Liberty j Alayho Jse will be in effect a protest j 1 against the Datoc political tactics. A number of neighbourhood meetings night and to be held tonight tomorrow will voice the same protest. A Section of theater be re d Greet. Washington May 7. President Wilson was informed of the sinking of the Lusitania and White House officials showed keen anxiety to learn whether any american lives were lost. No comment was j battleships Hizen and the Battle i served tonight for women Anil their Kong of Are arc Nasiru at escort committee in charge is Xvi ugh Are prepay Rizig at desirous that the mass meeting j Casebo for possible operations j should be representative in its Char official against China. A second squad Acter and a cordial win be it i i that under Admiral Nawa has has been arrived and is hastily embark news of the Torp doing of the Lusitania struck official Washington like a bomb. While Dis posed to await full details be fore expressing opinions All administration officials realized that the incident was probably the most of German sub sources late today Eastern crisis and that a favourable ing supplied set tement Between Japan and i rear Admiral Kami Aora s China is in Prospect. Sheet incl diff the battleships i it to i go r Tow. Sagami Ouwo has been of j to dated that Over i goo names win be the London May Jered to the Gulf of i has received a dispatch be in readiness to take aboard ing concerning the candidacy of in from peeing saying that a Jmp-1 minister Ioka in Case of Neces i and showing the change in j anese ultimatum to China Wassity. The police Are protecting j presented to the chinese Goy j professor Ariga japanese and i Bein offered in favor or Bavie. Eminent this afternoon. Viser to president Yuan Shi Chaser a Imog favor. Bottom More the Centurion the Central portion of the City it and the candidate. Just where these conceded and the inside residential chips were attacked has Tiv a extended to he women voters. A circular letter urging the Candi j has faced since the beginning of Bilker was signed today Byj Ftp Over 250 businessmen members of jul civic commercial fraternal and j labor copies of the j the presence letter have been made and Are Beine 1 off the presented for signatures. It is an j Ireland and along the line of travel it Trinia. Would follow in going Liverpool was made known in a indication of the general feel j dispatch from Glasgow last night which recited that the British Steamer had been in Atlantic Ocean off the Irish coast. This was on april 29. Ships 1. _ More inducing the who speakers As a chinese a i conceded and the inside residential i ships were attacked has not been spy and j District win prove to be strongly pro made known but their destinations continued a 2, col contained Pip age 9. Col 1 continued Oft Page 8, cob 2-5 Queens town Ireland London May 1 the Crew and passengers of the Lusitania sunk by torpedo today were All saved. New York May 7.-the canard liner Lusitania one of the fast est ships afloat was torpedoed and sunk this afternoon off the coast of Ireland ten Miles South of Kinsale. She had aboard 1253 passengers. She sailed from this port last saturday May 1, and carried in addition to her own Large passenger list 163 passengers transferred to her from the Anchor liner Cameron a. The news of her sinking was announced by the local office of the canard line and was based on Cable advices received from the Home of fice of the company from Liverpool. Three dispatches received in the order named were made Public by the line and read As follows we received front the land s end wireless station news of repeated distress Calls made by the Lusitania asking for assistance immediately. Big list position ten Miles South of Kinsale. Subsequently received Telegram from Queenstown that All. Available Craft in the Bor had been despatched to assist scores of Rescue boats the second message to the local office read Queenstown p. Twenty boats of All sorts be longing to our line Are in the Vicinity where the Lusitania Sank. About fifteen other boats Are making for the spot to Render assistance. The third cablegram was dated Liverpool and read following received by admiralty Galley head p. It several boats apparently survivors Southeast nine Miles. Greek Steamer proceeding to dispatches received Here from London Liverpool and at town confirmed the news. One of the messages said it believed that All the big liner s passengers had been saved. According to a London dispatch put out by the Dow Jones ticker at a late hour this afternoon the Cunard steamship co. In London issued an official statement there tonight declaring that the Lusitania had been torpedoed without warning and Sank almost the text of the statement follows the whole concern of the Cunard company is for the safety of the passengers and Crew. The material loss does not count As it is covered by insurance. Steamers Rush to scene the Lusitania was torpedoed without any warning and Sank Al most immediately. It is known that a Large number of the Large boats of the ship Are afloat every Effort is being made to obtain the fullest in formation which will be published immediately upon receipt when the Lusitania sailed some nervousness had been caused be cause of the publication in the morning papers of saturday of an advertisement warning intending travellers that a state of War existed be tween Germany and great Britain and her allies that the War zone includes the Waters adjacent to the British Isles that in addition with the notice Given by the German government vessels flying the Flag of the English government Are liable to destruction in these Waters and that travellers sailing in the War zone on ships of great Britain or her allies do so at their own risk. The advertisement was signed Imperial Ger Man this warning apparently did not cause Many cancellations for the ship sailed with a very full passenger list just before the continued on Page 2 Ial

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