Show I FRIEND OF I THE PEOPLE EOPLE To receive attention every question question ques I tion must bear the name na-me and ad address address ad ad- dress of the person sending it it This does not necessarily mean that the name will be published when the question is answered only the in initials initials initials in- in will be used if the questioner so desires No attention will be paid to queries to which the name and andI address of the sender are not ap ap- I I I I I Editor The Telegram How many hours before the scheduled scheduled scheduled sched sched- sailing of the Lusitania on her last voyage was was was' a notice posted in the New York papers by authority of the German government warning American American Amer Amer- ican citizens or other neutrals not to II book passage on the liner as it was to tobe tobe be sunk M- M H. H A. A I The German Getman embassy's Sy'S warning i iwas i I was first published in the morning I newspapers on May I 1 1 the day that the Lusitania sailed on her last voyage I The boat was scheduled to leave at 10 I o'clock that morning Owing to delay I in taking on the passengers of the howe however er she did not ac actually actually ac- ac j ac I I leave until until about bout 1250 1230 Your I understanding of the terms of the German notice is is' is not strictly correct as it made no mention of the Lusitania Lusitania Lusitania Lusi Lusi- tania by name and did not therefore state that it was to be sunk The wording of the notice was as follows Travelers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists exists' between Germany and her allies ames and Great Britain and andI of war includes in in- in her allies that the zone zono I the waters to the Brit Brit- I ish Isle that in accordance with formal formal formal for for- mal notice given gi by the imperial German German German Ger Ger- man government vessels flying rl ilg the I flag nag of Great Britain or of ot any of ot her allies are arc liable Hable to destruction in I those waters and that travelers sailing in the war var zone on ships of Great I Britain or her allies do so at their own I risk Imperial German Embassy I I Washington JD P. C. C The notice was I published again on May 8 the day after the Lusitania was sunk k FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram Please fell tell me how much pay a corporal corporal corporal cor cor- in the French army gets monthly in war time tin and peace time A. A B B. B B B. B The yearly base pay of ot a French corporal is about 31 Additional pay I Is given for children for belonging to the Legion of honor lonor for prison dut duty for marches and maneuvers for being stationed In Paris because of ot the high cost Of living and there are allowances allowances allow allow- ances anees for service expenses incident to commands office expenses etc Base pay operates in times of peace as well as of war but the allowances for tor extra pay are of course greater in war time e. e il FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram Can a man of ot I Catholic religion be elected president I I o of t the e United States C. C R. R I Yes FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Edit Editor r Telegram Is the news coming from Great Britain to this country via cable censored cen cen- by the United States government govern govern- i ment Is there a law prohibiting steamers laden with explosives from carrying passengers No FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE Editor Telegram 1 Can an electoral ticket be split 2 What is a congressional district district district dis dis- 1 That electoral ticket on the ballot ballot ballot bal bal- lot can be he split Voters may choose electors individually and this sometimes sometimes some some- times results in a list of ot electors in a I state divided between the political par par- ties 2 A congressional district is an arbitrary division by the state generally generally generally gener gener- ally so established as to include in the territory a population sufficient to be entitled to one congressman at least According to the latest apportionment by law 1910 there is one member of ot congress for each of population FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE I I |