Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 4, 1916, Page 1

WHEN AWAY FROM HOME The Bee is The Paper * you ask for; if you plan o0 e absent more than & few days, have The Bes malled to you. THE O VOL. XLV-NO. 171. R, . ST DAILY BEE. THE WEATHER. Unsettled OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1916—TEN PAGES, On Trains, at Notel News Stands, eto. 5o SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. = GENERAL DODGE, |THREE DEATHS IN WAR VETERAN, CALLED TO REST “ieeisimnsatee Prominent Resident of Council Bluffs Succumbs at the Age of Nearly Eighty-Five Years, PIONEER* RAILROAD BUILDER One of the Men Who Joined the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans with Links of Steel. TO HAVE MILITARY FUNERAL General Grenville M. Dodge died Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock fol- lowing a long {llness at his home in Counell Bluffs. General Dodge became very ill some time ago and for the last week was unable to take any nourishment. Arrangements have been made for a military funeral. Four companies of the Iowa militla from Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Shenandoah and Glenwood will form the Iowa bat- talion, and five companies of the Ne- braska National guard from Omaha will take part. The General's Family, General Dodge had three daughters, Mrs. Montgomery, Mrs. Frank M. Pusey | and Miss Annle Dodge. Both of the Iatter two reside in New York, where the general’s wife also lives andy has lived for many years. All live on Riverside drive. Mrs. Dodge went to New York many years ago for the purpose of per- mitting their daughter, Annie, to prose- cute her art studies, Mrs. Dodge did not come. She is old and very ill. They have been estranged for many years, but the husband amply provided for her and her daughter. They never ceased to be friends, General Dodge had several grandchil- dren. gomery, sons of his daughter, are men of prominence. Grenville lives in Philadel- phia, and Langford is a mnaval officer. He is commander of the destroyer Hamil- ton. Mrs. Eleanor Parker is the daughter of Mrs, Montgomery. She is in New York with the other members of the family. There is one great-grandson, Grenville Montgomery, in Philadelphia, The gen- eral has ome sister, Mrs. Baird, at Boulder, Colo. The General's Career. The death of General Grenville Meller Dodge marks the passing of one of Towa's most distinguished and best lovea eiti- zens. It marks the passing of a man who was known not only throughout the length and breadth of his adopted state, but a man whose name was famillar Lhroughout the United States and one whose fame had spread to foreign lands. General Dodge was the last of the de- partment commanders of the federal armies of the civil war. He was also the last of the men who concelved and wrked to a conclusion the problem of linking the Atlantic and Pacific oceans fogether by rail, for it was General Dodge who in 1 great measure was responsible for the construction of the Union Pacific rafl- road, much of which was builded under his supervision, thus placing his home city and ‘Omaha on the great transcon- tinental highway. Elghty-Four Years 014, General Dodge was born in Putnam- ville, near Danvers, Mass., April 12, 1831, His father conducted a little booxsture in the postoffice buflding in South Dan- vers and here young Dodge worked even- ings during the winter. He was a great reader and recently he told a caller that when a.boy in the store he read about all the books on the shelves, llking best those that dealt with sclentific topics, not caring for fiction or anything of the kind. Summers young Dodge found employ- ment driving the delivery wagon for the village butcher. In due time he was graquated from the village school and in 1546 entered the Norwich university at Norwich, Vt., taking the military and scientific course. Four years later he was graduated as a clvil engineer and the following year he entered Captain Part- (Continued on Page Two, Colunm One.) The Weather “orecas 7 p. m. Tuesday Tt an! Gounell Biutts ana Weinity Unsettled Tuesday: no important change In temperature Temperatures at Omaha Yeaterday. Comparative 1913 Highest yesterday y Lowest yesterday Mean temperature Precipitation ure w’fii’"fl;‘;‘ the normal at Omaha since March 1st, and two yea Normal temperatunre Kxcess for the day ........ Total deficiency s nce March 1 Norma)] precipitation Deficiency for the 2 Total precipitation since March Deficiency since March 1. Deficiency for cor. period, | Deficiency for cor. period, 191 Repo Btation and State of Weather. enne, clear . Davenport, clear Denver, clear Des Moln 18 % N N T M Sheridan.’ clear . Sioux City, clear Vi tine. part clondy. A. WELSH, PERRSLRLRE L gs T 232=3azaRRERE- Grenville and Langford Mont- | and precipitation depart- | compared with the last| '|in Chicago and have been sent for. FAMILY IN A WEEK Carstens Dies Monday mas and Sister Sunday. | SON AND WIFE HAVE PNEUMONIA — | Following the death of her hus- | band, August F. Carstens, on Christ- | mas day, and her sister, Catherine Maukepiang who 1ived with her, Sun- day morning. Mrs. Amelia Carstens, 4402 Leavenworth street, died Mon- day morning. Grief over the death of her husbdnd and sister was re- sponsible for her death. Mrs, Carsten was 76 years of age. Her sister, who died the day before, was 77 years old. Both were born in Germany. A double funeral of Mrs. Carstens and her sister will be held at the residence Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, To complete the tragedy Mrs. Carstens’ only son, Henry C. Carstens, and his wife are confined at Lister hospital, seri- ously {ll with pneumonia. In addition to her son and daughter-in- law Mrs. Carstens is survived by five grandchildren and one great-grandson. Schmidt Attorneys Allege Misconduct on Part of Jurymen LOS ANGELES, Ca. Jan 2.—Alleging that the jury which convicted Mathew A. Schmidt of first degree murder last Thursday had misconducted {tself, at- torneys for the prisoner made a motion today for a new trial on the charge that he murdered Charles Hagerty, one of the | twenty men killed in the blowing up of [u;a Times bullding by James B, Mec- | Namara, five years ago. Hearing of argu- | ments on the motion for new trial was | deferred as per the stipulation entered |into last Thursday until Wednesday, January 12, On the same day David Caplan, alleged accomplice of Schmidt and MoNamara, | Wil appear to have his case set for trial. He is also charged with the murder of Charles Hagerty. Both Schmidt and Caplan were in court. Schmidt appeared cheery and spoke smil- ingly to Caplan. “I did not see anything in the papers 'You are slow this morning. Reports that Caplan had something to confess and would do so have been printed, The motion submitted today on behalt of Schimidt, besides citing a large number of legal points and precedents, alleges that the jury which convicted Schmidt after a deliberation of forty-six minutes was guilty of misconduct because {ts members had been permitted to take motor car rides and on varlous occasions had been allowed to dine at home, Explosion on Ship at Brooklyn Dry Dock NEW YORK, Jan. 3—One man was | killed, ten were serfously injured and elghteen others are missing following en explosion and fire today on the steam- ship Aztec at a Brooklyn dry dock. MR. AND MRS. SULLENBERGER OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING PONCA, Neb., Jan. 3.—(Special)—Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Sullenberger celebrated their golden wedding anniversary New Year's day at thelr home in this city. Both are well known throughout the county since thelr arrival here in 1869, when they took a homestead a mile west of the present site of Newcastle. After a few years' residence there they moved to what was then the little town of Tonia, where Mr. Sullenberger and a few others ran a saw mill. During the grasshopper times in Dixon county Mr. Sullenberger was a member of the relief committee. In 1878 he moved to Ponca with his fam- ily and has since resided here. In 1§78 | | he was elected to the state senate. He | was a member of the county board of | supervisors in 1576, the same year when | | the Covington, Columbus and Black Hills railroad was bullt into the county from Stoux City, | After his return from the state senate Mr. and Mrs. Sullenburger ran the Cen- |tral hotel here until the year 1880, when | he bought the durg store which was | located in the building now occupled by |the E. E. Rice grocery store. Later he was for many years county surveyor of Dixon county. Mrs, Sullenberger is 74 and still joys the best of health, Thelr son, Wilson, of Des Moines, Ta., and daughters, Mrs. Bert Wood of Coun- cil Bluffs, la., were present at the cele- bration. Their son, Linn, is a missionary in Gautemala City, Mexico. | MRS. KENNETH M’RAY IS DEAD AT LINCOLN (From a Stafl Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 3.—(Special.)~Mrs, en- Kenneth Mcllay, wife of the chief clerk | in the office of the secretary of state, died very suddenly this morning. Early last week a child was born to Mr. and Mrs. McRay and it was supposed that she was getting along nicely. This morn- ing, without warning, she passed away. Mr. and Mrs. McRay were married only about a year ago. Her parents live | MRS. WILLIS REED HEARS OF ILLNESS OF FATHER (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 3.—(Special.)—Mrs. Reed, wife of the attorney general, was calleg to Malvern, Ta., early this morning by & message announcing the very se- vere {liness of her father, T. M. Alshop of that city, who is & years of ag Mrs. Reed has been under the doctor care for several days, but took an early train for Jowa. During the day Mr. Reed received another message that Mr. Alshop AMERICA PLANS | FORCE AGAINST COMBINED FOES Army and Navy Authorities Propose to Spend Over Billion Dollars to Defend the Western Hemisphere. Powers from Pacifio and At- lantic Seen. SOLDIERS FOR TWIN CONTINENTS TO DEFEND MONROE DOCTRINE Possible Assault by Two Foreign | WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Possibil- ity of a combined attack by two for- elgn powers to break down the new pan-American doctrine evolved from maintenance by the United States and acceptance by South and Central American republics of the Monroe doctrine is one of the fundamental bases for the national defense plans formulated by army and navy stra- tegists. They believe it essential in the formu- lation of a national military policy, it was learned tonight, to provide against the eventuality of an assault upon the doctrine by elther an Asiatic or a Euro- pean power, or even by an alllance of two such powers, which might hurl forces simultaneously at the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Ultimate Alm of Plan. A navy equal in strengtk to those of any two world powers, except Great Britain, and an army prepared to fight for the integrity of the pan-American idea anywhere in pan-America, is the ultimate aim of the plan of the military experts. Ten years is the time the navy general board believes the United States has in which to prepare for a readjustment of world forces which follow the European ‘war. In setting 1825 as the time when the United States navy should equal any afloat—which means reaching the two- power standard of the British navy-—the board estimated that much time would elapse before the shock of the presemt war passed sufficiently to permii any of the belligerents to look to South and Central America {or colonial development or trade aggression. Plans.of the army war college would be consummated In six years. The army officers take the position that the United States must have sufficlent troops and troop ships to land forces in any threatened pan-American country to meet an invader, : Poliey Aggressive One. | All these preparations, it is now known, have been presented by strategists to the administration as essential to support the Monroe doctrine, so that the United States may be able to act alone, it neces- sary, to preserve its ideal of no entan- gling alliances. Such ideals, the military students have stated, impose new duties on the United States—duties that require something more than a pollcy of mere passive resistance. While the administrative branch of the | @overnment has submitted to congress s definite plan which contemplates an in- creased expenditure of more than $1,000,000 on the military and naval establishments in the next six years, all other agencles of the government are acting to unify and harmonize the Pan-American nations. To students of diplomacy the Pan-Ameri- can declaration of President Wilson in his opening address to congress; the declarations for Pan-American unity made to the Pan-American Scientific con- gress are by Secretary Lansing and the general effort for unity of all the Amerl- cans on a basis of friendship and equality, take on added significance when con- sidered in connections with the admint- stration’s preparcdness plans, A Significant Faetor, The recent announcement that the am- bassador from Argentine, Brazil and Chile has ben selected by the United States to represent it on the commissions provided by the peace investigation treaties with France, Great Britaln and Italy is regarded as one of the significent | factors in this connection, Significance dlso is seen In the dis- closure that an effort to postpone the Pan-American congress on the ground that sufficient time had not heen given to prepare an adequate sclentific program was met by the statement that the United States was insilently desirous of taking prompt steps to further the spirit of Pan- American accord, confidently, sympathy and mutuality. South American capitals | uniformly report that the congress is re- garded there as more political than scientific and that approbation of the sentiment of Pan-American unity is freely expressed. | Information Not Revealed. | What confidential information the army war college and the navy general board may have gathered concerning the inten- tions of any certain power or powers is not being revealed; but there are certain matters of general knowledge which are known to have entered into the study of | possibilities upon which the theory of a | two-power attack upon the Monroe doc- trine was based. With the military problem agreed upon and defined the two boards of strategists were asked what, in thelr opinion, would constitute adequate national defense. Their answer was to bulld a two-power navy and organize a federal army of sufficient size so that a portion of it could be used in any southern country against a forelgn invader without impair- the safety of the United Btates itself. Board’s Recommendations. To~ accomplish this the general board then recommended for the mavy: 1. Authorization in 1916-17 of $300,000,000 in new ships, as aguinst a total invest- ment in fighting equipment now afloat durln(' the last thirty years of $489,686,581. 2. Construction of “four battle cruls- ers and four dreadnoughts under this pro- pram. 3 Expansion of ship bullding facilities to admlt of even heavier building pro- grams in succeeding years. For the armys the war college recom- mended: 1. Expenditure in 1916-11 of approxi- mately 600,000,000 to produce a moblle was better, (Continued on Page Three, Column Two.) i 3 LATEST VIOTIM OF SUBSEA WARFARE—British P, & O. liner, Persia, which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean sea, with a loss of 300 lives. JAPANESE FLEET IS SENT 10 SUBZ Mikado Starts Three Armored Cruisers to Canal to Protect Its Commerce. SUBSEA SINKS TWO MORE SHIPS TOKIO, Jan. 3.—Announcement is made by the Jiji Shimbo that a squadron of Japanese warships will sail for the Suez canal, presumably to protect Japanese shipping. It is sald the armored cruisers Kasuga. Tokiwa and Chitose have been as- ed for this service. Japanese Frelghter Sunk. TOKIO, Jan. 3~The owner of the Japanese freighter Kenkoku Maru has been advised that the vessel was sunk by a German submarine in the Mediter- ranean on December 20. The members of the crew were landed at Cannes, France. The Kenkoku Maru was under charter by a forelgner. It was loaded with hemp at Manila and salled for Italy and Eagland. The Kenkoku Maru was a steamer of 3100 toms. It salled from Manila November 6, Dritish Snip s Sunk. LONDON, Jan. 3~The British steam- ehip Glengyle has been sunk, There are about 100 surviyors, The Glengyle salled from Shanghal for London on November 25. It was last re- ported at Singapore oh December 6. Its route would take it through the Suez canal and the Mediterranean, and it may be assumed it was sunk in the Mediter- ranean as were the Persia, Ville de la Ciotat, Yasaka Maru and several other steamships. ‘The Glengyle was one of the largest steamships which has been sunk since the activity of submarines in the Mediter- raen became pronounced. Ifs gross ton- nage was 9,3%. It was owned by the Glen line of Glasgow and was the largest steamship of that line. The Glengyle had been in service only a comparatively short time, having been bullt at New Castle in 1904 It was 60) feet long, 62 feet beam and 34 feet deep. Its master was Captain Webster. The Glengyle had on board about 120 persons, passengers and crew. All with the exception of three Buropeans and seven Chinese were landed. So far as is known no Americans were on board. The Glengyle, which was homeward bound . from Shanghal, was sunk in the Mediterranean on Sunday. This was its second voyage. Davenport Man Lifts Lid to Test Mulet Law Repeal DAVENPORT, la.. Jan. 8-—The first step in the fight of the Jowa Liquor Dealers’ assoclation to test the validity of the repeal of the Mulct law, making Jowa dry, was taken this morning when was opened at 7 o'clock. A crowd of said to have been sold. About 7:30 o'clock two speclal agents. from the . attorney general's office entered the saloon and told the proprietor and’ barténders to close up. The growd was put out of the place and a conference followed. The speclal agents are working under the direction of Attorney General Cos- son of Iowa, who is here to conduct the fight for the state. They are G. A. Brun- son and G. E. Bidwell. John Hill, the proprietor of the saloon; two bartenders, Louls Wendel and E. A. Gelsker. and o porter, Henry Nissen, were placed under arrest by the speclal officers and turned over to Sheriff Eckhardt Later John Schnack and J. J. Naven, | their places, werd arrested. All were released on their promise to appear. It is probable that the criminal action against the men will be dropped and in- Junction suits will be started in the dis- trict court and the cases be brought up for trial immediately. Great Oleo Plant in Denmark Burned LONDON, Jan. 8.—The destruction by fire on Sunday night at Adrhuus, Den- mark, of the odeomargarine and oil faec- tory, ome of the country's largest In dustrial establishments, Is reported by the Copenhagen correspondent of the Ex- change Telegraph company. He acds that this will temporarily put an end to Scandinavia's entire manufacture of oleomargarine, since this factory was the only one of its kind in Scandinavia. The establishment is sald to have been In- sured for £1,000000 with a British com- pany. - the saloon of John MUl in Davenport, | men gathered in the place and liquor Is | two other saloon keepers who had opened | |CAN HOLD TRADE OF SOUTH AMERICA Roberts Says Question Whether It Reverts to Europe depends Upon American Merchants. BUSINESS IS GROWING FAST WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Whether the foreign trade of South America reverts to European markets after the war, will depend largely upon the interest shown now by American in- vestors, sald George B. Roberts of the National City bank of New York, in a paper he read today before a sub-division of the Pan-American Sclentific congress. He sald that for the last six months South American countries had Imported more heavily from the United States. “The exports of South America h not fallen off as much as the imports, he added, “and are coming more largely to the United States than heretofore. ‘This applies particularly to coffee, cocoa, hides and wool." Mr. Roberts explained that the finan- clal crisis in a number of the South American countries at the time the Buro- pean war began was largely responsible for the difficulties of business men’ v those countries. The waltisprevented them from receiving thé financlal aasiat- ance they perhaps would have recelved, especially in Argentine and Brasll. Regular Trade Interrup: “But, as it was” he sald, 1 the countries of South America suffered by the ourtallment of credits to which they ‘were accustomed, ‘the Interruption of regular trade and the stoppage of con- struction work. Importations have been largely reduced in all lines. “South America's trade with Germany practically has ceased, and Importations from all countries except the United States have been largely reduced. It is probable that a fair share of the new trade divgrted to this country by the war will be fermanent. Much depends upon the interest taken by the United States in the development of South American enterprises. Trade will be created by in- vestments in South America. Bryan Endorses Lansing's Plan, ‘Willlam J. Bryan has declared in favor of the administration’s recent suggestion for a Panamerican convention for arbl- tration of boundary disputes. ‘““This evolution of the monroe doc- trine,” Mr. Bryan sald, “enforced by the United States alone into a Panamerican- ism, supported by all the American res publics jointly, will not only insure solidarity of sentiment, but will by the union of their strength, lessen the ex- penditures necessary for thelr protection from possible attempts at invasion.” Mr. Bryan also advocated the adoption of his proposal, while secretary of state, that the United States underwrite bonds issued by Central and South american countries to develop their resources. Villa Making Way Toward Border Near Columbus, N. M. El, PABO, Tex., Jan. 3.—Arrivals from Chihuahua City report today that advices brought there by some of General ¥ran cisco Villa’s personal following declare he is making toward the border In the direction of Columbus, N. M., with about @ dozen followers. Rumors of the kill- ing of Villa by General Carransa's troops were discredited today in dispatches from Casas Grandes. Dispatches from Chihuahua City today declared that the telegraph line between Madera and the capital had been cut, but that Villa troops were sald to be entering Chihuahua City and surrendering horses Miller to Answer Charged YORK, Neb., Jan. 3.—(Speclal Telo- Deputy United States Marshal left this morning ver to the federal court on the charge of attempting to rob the Bradshaw postoffice. Miller was shot by Marshal Trump and has been in the | Lutheran hospital here the last two weeka. Burned While Rendering Lard. KEARNEY, Neb, Jan, 3.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Desperately burned wh'le render- ing lard at her home on Sunday, Mrs. R. Babcock lies at her residence here, perbaps fatally injured. The fire in the house was extingulshed by the fire de- partment with a small loss. Lireaks Arm by Fall, KEARNEY, Neb, Jan. $.—(Special Tele- gram.)—lcy walks claimed another victim In Kearney yesterday when Mrs., Meta Sonneland slipped and broke her arm near the elbow while walking along Rail- road street. RUSSIANS ADVANCE BEYOND THE STRIPA General Ivanoff Gains Ground as Result of Heavy Fighting on Southern Flank. TWO OFFENSIVE ACTIONS CLASH LONDON, Jan. 3.—The latest dis- patches from the southern extremity of the Russian front indicate that heavy fighting is continuing, with the Russian army of General lvan- off gaining ground. One correspondent reports that these operations began with an of- fensive movement on the part of the Austrians, designated to straighten their line. and that after repulsing the attack, the Russians assumed the initiative, It is evident that the Rus- slan advance has now extended a considerable distance beyond the Stripa river. In other dispatches it is aaserted that two great offensive actions clashed, the Russians having advanced as a threat againat the Teutons In thelr Balkan oper- ations, while the Austrians and Germans felt the necessity of Improving their posi- tions against the attack expected from ‘General Ivanoff early in the spri Whatever, may be the facts, thers i§ m France Releases Men Taken from f American Ships WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 3-~The State department was officially ad- vised today that the Fremch govern- ment, in response to represéntations made by the United States, has ordered the immediate release of Germans re- cently removed from American ships on the high seas by the French cruiser Dis- cartes. The advices were received through the French embassy. The State depart- ment also was Informed that the men arrested would be turned over to the American consul at Fort de France, Mar- tinique, where they were taken for de- tention. Four American steamships were heid up near Porto Rico last month by the Descartes, which in each case removed one or more Germans or Austrians, Chief Steward Schaade was taken from the Carolina on December 8. On the follow- ing day one German and two Austrian members of the crew of the Coamo were taken on board the Descartes. On De- cember 15 the purser of the Borinquen, Willlam Garbe of Brooklyn, was re- moved. The fourth vessel held up was the San Juan, from which two second cabin passengers, (ermans, were re- moved, IS AN | Punishment of the Subsea Commander Scarcely Salutary | LONDON, Jan. 3—Commenting on the | sinking of the Persla, the Westminster | Gazette sayi “It the German and Austrian naval departments had timed and continued thelr action with the deliberate inten- tion of reducing thelr respective foreign offices to absurdity and prove by one satir and tragic touch that the ‘pun- ishing’ of thelr shigmen and thelr ex- planations offered to the Ame-ican gov- ernment were but a contemptuous flum- mery, they could scarcely have done better.” The Pall Mall Gazette says “The mockery of President Wilsons protest and the derision of the ameads offered could scarcely have taken a more wanton or insulting shape. “Berlin and Vienna, We ware say, are quite prepared to work upon a conimer- clal tariff in their slaughter of Amer- fean citizens so long as Washington s content to put price on them." MRS. BIESENDORFER DIES AT AGE OF THIRTY-THREE | Mrs. Hannah Biesendorfer, wife of Jo- | seph Biesendorfer, died yesterday from | heart trouble. She was 33 years of age, d was born and reared in Omaha. She was the daughter of Mrs. Catherine Barry . In addition to her mother, Mrs. Blesendorfer is survived by her husband, one son, five brothers and three sisters. Funeral services will be held from the residence, 3404 South Thirtenth street, | | AUSTRIA ASKS A SUSPENSION OF JUDGHENT State Department Instructs Penfield to Make Inquiries as to Na- tionality of U-Boat Sink- ing Persia. B WILSON LEAVES FOR A CAPITAL President Will Come Back to Take Personal Charge of Situation, Agnin Become Acute. WILL SEND NOTE TO TURKEY BULLETIN, WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Germany no longer contends that the Lusitania could be classed as an armed vessel, & content'on which was advanced as a justification for the dstruction of the ship with more than 100 Amer- fean lives. Secretary Lansing dis- closed today that the contention had been abandoned in the course of the negotiations for settlement now in progress between the United States and Germany, BULLETIN. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—8ecretary Lansing indicated today that the United States probably will take no step in the case of the Japanese liner Yasaka Maru, torpedoed in the Mediterranean because W. J. Lelgh, the only lost passenger who was sup- posed to have been an American. never established his Ameriean eiti- zenship. Leigh was born of American parents in China. WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 3~The new International crisls brought on by the Teutonlc submarine campalgn in the Mediterrancan moved forward swiftly to- dav. President Wilson las cut short Lis honeymoon at Hot Springs, Va., and will leave there tonight, arriving in the capi- tal early tomorrow to take personal charge of the sit: Baron Zwie charge of the Aus- trian embassy, assured Secretary Lans- ing that should it be found that an Aus- trian submarine sunk the Persia with loss of American life his government ‘would promptly give reparation and rat- isfaction. He asked that judgment be suspended until all the facts wers known, The State department ructed Am- bassador Penfleld at V! v to. make in- quiries for to determine tie pationality of the submarine and develop the facts in the case. » Consuls and consular agents in the vicinity of Alexandria were instructed to gather affidayits from the Perala sur- vivors and any others which might throw light on the situation. The fact that the Persia mounted vne sun was disclosed in a dispatch from American Consul Garrels at Alexandria. What effect that will have on the situa- tion, however, cannot be definitely Jeter- mined until it s known whether theigun was mounted for offense or defense. Everywhere in Washington in afficial and in diplomatic circles and st the capi- tol, where congress reassembles tomo: row after the holiday. recess, the situs- tion was Viewed as most eritical and fraught with grave eventualities. Chairman Stone of the senate foruign relations committee, conferred with Sec- retary Lansing at the secretary’s invi tation, but was non-committal aboit ‘he visit. Senator Stone admitted thal the submarine crisis had been discussed and that he expected to confer with President ‘Wileon on the latter's return tomurrow. He sald he did not kmow whether tho crisis would be oconsidered by the foreixn relations committee “just yet." There seemed to be a growing impres- elon In officlal quarters tha: tomorrow the president may call the congress leaders together and acquaint them fully with the situation. win s Notice to Turkey. Secretary Lansing said that some ace tion would be taken to formally notify Turkey and Bulgaria of the attitude of the United States toward submarine war- fare so that all the central power bel- ligerents operating in the Mediterranean might not be uninformed. Mr. Lansing was asked foday what the attitude of the State department would be If information developed that Austrian submarines In the Mediterranean were commanded by German aaval officers. The secretary said the department was inclined to let the nationality of the ves« sel itself determine the responsibility. It is possible that Ambassador Gerard (Continued on Page Two, Column Four.) THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY mber of lMves of the liner Persia, but it is feared the death lat will exceed 200, Washington ment regarding the sinking of the ship. SINKING JAPANESE FREIGHTER Kankoku Mura by a German sub« marine was announced in Tokio today. Japan has decided to send & squadron to the Sues canal waters. UNDER STRICT REGULATION the Henry Ford party has been givenm permission to pass through Gere many to The Hague. NO AMERICANS ARE BELIEVED to have Mediterranean LY GERMANS RECENTLY from American ships seas by the Fremch Wednesday morning at 8:30 to St. Cath- erine's church at 9 o'clock. Interment lwfllhhfld]l‘pfll—.m i cartes have been l by the French