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New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 / Various New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 / Various Author: Various Title: New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Publisher: Project Gutenberg Tag(s): april; british; troops; germany; war; german submarine Contributor(s): Giese, W.F. [Editor] Versions: original; local mirror; HTML (this file); printable Services: find in a library; evaluate using concordance Rights: GNU General Public License Size: 125,447 words Grade range: 12-15 Readability (Flesch) score: 48 Identifier: etext15480 The Project Gutenberg eBook, New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 Author: Various Release Date: March 27, 2005 [eBook #15480] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT HISTORY; THE EUROPEAN WAR, VOL 2, NO. 3, JUNE, 1915*** E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Linda Cantoni, Joshua Hutchinson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/5/4/8/15480/15480.htm[3/08/2010 16:08:00] New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 / Various See 15480-h.htm or 15480-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/5/4/8/15480/15480-h/15480-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/5/4/8/15480/15480-h.zip) The New York Times CURRENT HISTORY A Monthly Magazine THE EUROPEAN WAR, VOLUME II April, 1915-September, 1915 With Index Number III, June, 1915 [Illustration: (logo) THE N.Y. TIMES] New York The New York Times Company 1915 CONTENTS NUMBER III. JUNE, 1915. THE LUSITANIA CASE (With Map) PRESIDENT WILSON'S SPEECHES AND NOTE TO GERMANY History of a Series of Attacks on American Lives in the German War Zone Page AMERICAN NOTE TO GERMANY 409 GERMAN EMBASSY'S WARNING AND THE CONSEQUENCE 413 German Official Report 413 British Coroner's Verdict 414 German Note of Regret 415 England Answers Germany 415 Captain Turner Testifies 417 Lusitania's First Cabin List 418 DESCRIPTIONS BY SURVIVORS Submarine Crew Observed 420 Ernest Cowper's Account 420 Charles Frohman's Death 422 http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/5/4/8/15480/15480.htm[3/08/2010 16:08:00] New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 / Various Alfred Vanderbilt's Heroic End 423 Klein and Hubbard Lost 423 GERMANY JUSTIFIES THE DEED German Official Report 424 Britain's Denial 424 Collector Malone's Denial 424 German Foreign Office Note on Neutrals 425 Dr. Dernburg's Defense 426 GERMAN PRESS OPINION Comment in Germany and Austria 427 German-American Press Comment 430 FALABA, CUSHING, GULFLIGHT Case of the Falaba 433 Case of the Cushing 434 Case of the Gulflight 435 AIM OF GERMAN SUBMARINE WARFARE 436 By Professor Flamm of Charlottenburg THREE SPEECHES BY PRESIDENT WILSON "AMERICA FIRST"--Address to the Associated Press 438 "HUMANITY FIRST"--Address at Philadelphia 441 "AMERICA FOR HUMANITY"--Address at the Fleet Review in New York 443 TWO EX-PRESIDENT'S VIEWS Mr. Roosevelt Speaks 444 Mr. Taft Speaks 446 PRESIDENT WILSON'S NOTE 447 By Ex-President William H. Taft ANOTHER VIEW (Poem) 447 By Beatrice Barry IN THE SUBMARINE WAR ZONE 447 By The Associated Press AMERICAN SHIPMENTS OF ARMS 448 By Count von Bernstorff AMERICAN REPLY TO COUNT VON BERNSTORFF 449 MUNITIONS FROM NEUTRALS 451 Colloquy in the House of Commons GERMANY AND THE LUSITANIA 452 By Dr. Charles W. Eliot APPEALS FOR AMERICAN DEFENSE 455 THE DROWNED SAILOR (Poem) 457 By Maurice Hewlett WAR WITH POISONOUS GASES (With Maps) THE GAP AT YPRES MADE BY GERMAN CHLORINE VAPOR BOMBS Reports by the Official "Eyewitness" and Dr. J.S. Haldane, F.R.S. DR. HALDANE'S REPORT 458 THE "EYEWITNESS" STORY 459 http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/5/4/8/15480/15480.htm[3/08/2010 16:08:00] New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 / Various WHAT THE GERMANS SAY 462 THE CANADIANS AT YPRES 463 VAPOR WARFARE RESUMED 471 TO CERTAIN GERMAN PROFESSORS OF CHEMICS (Poem) 478 By Sir Owen Seaman in Punch SEVEN DAYS OF WAR EAST AND WEST (With Map) 479 By a Military Expert of The New York Times AUSTRO-GERMAN SUCCESS 484 By Major E. Moraht THE CAMPAIGN IN THE CARPATHIANS (With Map) 486 Russian Victory Succeeded by Reverses ITALY IN THE WAR (With Maps) HER MOVE AGAINST AUSTRO-HUNGARY Last Phase of Italian Neutrality and Causes of the Struggle DECLARATION OF WAR 490 FRANCIS JOSEPH'S DEFIANCE 490 ITALY'S CABINET EMPOWERED 491 ITALY'S JUSTIFICATION 494 By Foreign Minister Sonnino GERMAN HATRED OF ITALY 497 ITALY'S NEUTRALITY--THE LAST PHASE 499 German, Serbian, and Italian Press Opinion ANNUNCIATION (Poem) 503 By Ernst Lissauer THE DARDANELLES (With Map) 504 ALLIES' SECOND CAMPAIGN WITH FLEETS AND LAND FORCES "WAR BABIES" 516 From The Suffragette of London THE EUROPEAN WAR AS SEEN BY CARTOONISTS 517 (With a Selection of American Cartoons on the Lusitania Case) WHAT IS OUR DUTY? 533 By Emmeline Pankhurst THE SOLDIER'S PASS (Poem) 536 By Maurice Hewlett THE GREAT END 537 By Arnold Bennett GERMAN WOMEN NOT YET FOR PEACE 540 By Gertrude Baumer DIAGNOSIS OF THE ENGLISHMAN 541 By John Galsworthy http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/5/4/8/15480/15480.htm[3/08/2010 16:08:00] New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 / Various MY TERMS OF PEACE 545 By George Bernard Shaw A POLICY OF MURDER 546 By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle THE SOLDIER'S EPITAPH (Poem) 548 From Truth THE WILL TO POWER 549 By Eden Phillpotts ALLEGED GERMAN ATROCITIES REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT And Presided Over by The Right Hon. Viscount Bryce Formerly British Ambassador at Washington WARRANT OF BRYCE COMMITTEE'S APPOINTMENT 551 PART I 555 PART II 580 SCRIABIN'S LAST WORDS 591 CHRONOLOGY OF THE WAR 592 THE DRINK QUESTION (Poem) 612 From _Truth_ [Illustration: H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH Queen of the Belgians. Though Born a Bavarian Duchess, She Has Equaled Her Husband in Devotion to Belgium (Photo from Bain News Service.)] [Illustration: KRONPRINZ WILHELM AND HIS FAMILY The Kronprinzessin Cecilie and the Little Princes Wilhelm, Ludwig Ferdinand, Hubertus, and Friedrich (Photo by American Press Assoc.)] The New York Times CURRENT HISTORY A MONTHLY MAGAZINE THE EUROPEAN WAR JUNE, 1915 THE LUSITANIA CASE http://infomotions.com/etexts/gutenberg/dirs/1/5/4/8/15480/15480.htm[3/08/2010 16:08:00] New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 3, June, 1915 April-September, 1915 / Various President Wilson's Speeches and Note to Germany History of a Series of Attacks on American Lives in the German War Zone President Wilson's note to Germany, written consequent on the torpedoing by a German submarine on May 7, 1915, of the British passenger steamship Lusitania, off Kinsale Head, Ireland, by which over 100 American citizens lost their lives, is dated six days later, showing that time for careful deliberation was duly taken. The President's Secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty, on May 8 made this statement: "Of course, the President feels the distress and the gravity of the situation to the utmost, and is considering very earnestly, but very calmly, the right course of action to pursue. He knows that the people of the country wish and expect him to act with deliberation as well as with firmness." Although signed by Mr. Bryan, as Secretary of State, the note was written originally by the President in shorthand--a favorite method of Mr. Wilson in making memoranda--and transcribed by him on his own typewriter. The document was then presented to the members of the President's Cabinet, a draft of it was sent to Counselor Lansing of the State Department, and, after a few minor changes, it was transmitted by cable to Ambassador Gerard in Berlin. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, May 13, 1915. The Secretary of State to the American Ambassador at Berlin: Please call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs and after reading to him this communication leave with him a copy. In view of recent acts of the German authorities in violation of American rights on the high seas, which culminated in the torpedoing and sinking of the British steamship Lusitania on May 7, 1915, by which over 100 American citizens lost their lives, it is clearly wise and desirable that the Government of the United States and the Imperial German Government should come to a clear and full understanding as to the grave situation which has resulted. The sinking of the British passenger steamer Falaba by a German submarine on March 28, through which Leon C. Thrasher, an American citizen, was drowned; the attack on April 28 on the American vessel Cushing by a German aeroplane; the torpedoing on May 1 of the American vessel Gulflight by a German submarine, as a result of which two or more American citizens met their death; and, finally, the torpedoing and sinking of the steamship Lusitania, constitute a series of events which the Government of the United States has observed with growing concern, distress, and amazement.