The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-02-27
AMERICAN KILLED
IN CARIB TRAGEDY
Pensacola Man and Two
Spaniards Lost Lives, State
Department Learns.
VESSEL SUNK?
Lifeboat Bearing Name. Theodore
Palmer. New London. Picked
Up in Ocean.

That one American and two Spaniards
lost their lives as a result of the sinking
OF the American steamship Carib. pre-
coast. was made known yesterday in a
dispatch received at the State Depart
ment. Another dispatch indicated that
all members of the crew of the American
steamship Evelyn, sunk near where the
Carib went down. have been rescued.
While recognizing the unfortunate ef-
feet the loss of American life will have
upon opinion in this country. officials are
still of the belief that so far as the cir
cumstances rearding the Carib are now
known, there will be no serious cOmpli-
CATIONS with Germany as a result of the
disaster. So far as can he learned, the
Carib was not on the course prescribed
for her by the German admiralty
Assistant Engineer William Bazzell
Pensacola, Fla, was the American who
lost his life in the Carib disaster.
Lifeboat Picked Up.
The department received from the con-
suatc at Copenhagen yesterday a dis
patch stating that Danish newspaper
had reported the arrival at Esbjerg OF
the Swedish steamship Vala, which, on
February %. picked , in midocean an
iron lifehoat bearing me name OF Theo-
dore Palmer. New London. This finding
Of the lifeboat was regarded as evidence
that the vessel has gone down.
No vessel known as the Theodore Pal
mer 10 registered, hut a vessel named
the Palmer. with New London as its
home port, is registered. This vessel Is
a 14-ton steamer. with crew of five
men.
The British Ambassador Yesterday for
mally notified the State Depa rtment Of
the declaration by the British govern
ment of a blockade of the coast of Ger
man East Africa, beginning midnight.
February 8-March !. This blockade 10
to extend along the whole coast, includ-
ing islands, four days grace being allow
ed neutral vessels to clear from the
blockaded area.
Administration officials are pleased at
the favorable reception accorded in Ber-
lin to the proposals Of this government
looking to the establishment OF n modus
vivendi with respect to he German war
zone operations. as they affect neutral
shipping, and the British policy with re-
spect to the passage OF foodstuffs into
Germany.
London StIII silent.
The silence Of the London government
on the subject however and the in
tensely antagonistic attitude voiced by
the British press are regarded as cast
ing doubt upon. the prospects for a
successful conclusion of the negotiations
1t became known yesterday that the
German government is opposed to grant
ing any concessions in the interests Of
the safety OF neutral shipping except
such vessels as are not engaged in the
carrying of contraband to England and
her allies Tho In
dictated in an authoritative quarter, con-
templates concessions only with regard
to vessels engaged In wholly neutral traf-
fic with Great Britain.
Confer on Note to United states,
Berlin via Amsterdam. Feb 2s-Im-
perial Chancellor Won Bethmann- Hollweg
and Foreign Minister Won Jagow held a
third conference this afternoon to dis
cuss the reply that will be sent to the
American note suggesting solution of
the difficulty presented for neutrals by
Ensland's food war against Germany
and the latter country's retaliatory sub
marine arfare
While the reply has been only tenta-
lively formulated, it is understood that
it will wholly accept some of the suG-
gestioRs made by the American govern
ment and will suggest changes in others
that will serve as the basis of further
negotiations. One of the suggestions
readily accepted was that the bellie-
erents agree to abandon the use Of float
ing mines.
Sale Of ships Urged.
Copenhagen. Feb. S-A movement to
bring about the sale Of ships by bellig-
erents to Scandinavian interests. is be-
ing promoted by the Scandinavian ship