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RUSSIAN STRATEGY

... Germany's war zone.'* Telegrams have also been sent to travedlexs who were known to have bo-'ked passages the famous liner Lusitania, warning them that the vessel would be torpedoed or destroyed, and advising them to cancel their passages. Needless to say ...

Published: Monday 03 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 444 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SCENE OF THE DISASTER TO THE LUSITANIA

... SCENE OF THE DISASTER TO THE LUSITANIA. 1 . . . ~,,, ~ v ., iOui may the Coast Ireland, and shows tin locality of Galley Head, between which point and the Old Head, Kinsale the Lusitania was bo rpedoed and sunk a German submarine. v ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 46 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A TRUSTED OFFICER*

... THE CUNARD. Captain Turner, who was in command of the Lusitania, is the second senior officer the Cunard Fleet. He began in the sendee boy and has grown with the line. Before commanding the Lusitania Captain Turner had commanded th© Mauritania and Aquitanoa ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 117 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

1,978 PEOPLE ON BOARD

... 1,978 PEOPLE ON BOARD. NEARLY 600 SURVIVORS REPORTED LANDED. The giant Cunard liner Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine yesterday afternoon off the Head of Kinsale, south of Poland. The vessel was on voyage from New York Liverpool, ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 763 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TFTE TyKKDS MJSKCUKTr BATtTKDAY

... East Coast. It is evident, too, that, in spite of the threat which the Germans in America issued before she sailed, the Lusitania followed her usual route, and it is probable that, counting upon this, the Germans had made elaborate preparations for attacking ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 619 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

German threat, will accept the warning as any justification of the murder of American subjects. One would think ..

... American estimation, for the outrage could not have been perpetrated in ignorance of the fact that Americans boarded the Lusitania last Saturday. It is possible that Germany may plead that her warning ought to have been heeded, but the more probable i ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 350 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OPINIONS IN LONDON

... was torpedoed the Lusitania sent out the distress call, Come at once, are listing ten degrees/' Commander Bellairs, M.P., said, in an interview, that he was absolutely without details, but it came as a surprise to him that the Lusitania had been torpedoed ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 477 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ANXIOUS ENQUIRERS

... returning on the Lusitania after a lecture tour in America. An American gentleman stated he had cabled to his wife to cross by the Lusitania, as, added, she was the only boat that could get away from German submarines. The captain of the Lusitania, Captain J ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2308 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Nelson's Victory attained her birthday yesterday, having been lannchfd May 7th, 1765. She affords an ..

... Victory attained her birthday yesterday, having been lannchfd May 7th, 1765. She affords an interesting comparison with the Lusitania- It. was m her cock-pit that Nelson died after Trafalgar, and itlsbv her that 'h® , gireat tradit.ioais the Navy are kept ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LATEST NEWS

... LATEST NEWS. LUSITANIA ISAST K TOO KINSA It definitely ‘tatted. that bestidea the landinK j].! at ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 75 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LINER LUSITANIA TORPEDOED AND SUNK OFF IRELAND: “MANY LIVES SAVED.’

... classes belonging to the Lusitania are in the vicinity the spot she sank. About fifteen boats are making for the scene render assistance. The weather is reported to be beautifully fine with a light south-east wind. The Lusitania had lifeboats to accommodate ...

Published: Saturday 08 May 1915
Newspaper: Leeds Mercury
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 378 | Page: 5 | Tags: none