The farmer and mechanic., 1915-08-24
GERMANS NOW NEAR
CLASH WITH DENMARK
Americas Interest Aroused
When Teutons Persist in At
tacking British Submarine
Grounded On Neutral Shore
of Danish island; Unrest Re-
ported in Balkans
(Ry the Associated Pressl

tRy the Associated Pres~l.
London, Aug. International
questions, including those between
the United States and Germany aris,
ing from the sinking Of the steamer
Arabic with the loss Of two Amerl-
can lives, and between the United
States and the allies as the result of
the declaration of cotton as absolute
contra band, loom large in the news
of the day.
There continues to be much Specu-
lation as to what action. if any. the
United States Will take with regard
to the Ara bic, especially as the eVi-
dence of officers and passengers goes
to show that the Ara bic was not cons
VOyed and received no warning Of an
impending attack. 1t is asserted that
inasmuch as no one aboard the
steamer saw the submarine there
could have been no intention on the
part of Captain Finch to ram the
underwater craft.
In respect to the declaration of cot
ton as cOntraband, it is expected her2
that America will offer less serious
| objection to this step than TO the or
der in council under which cargoe>
from America now are dealt With.
Germans Arouse Danes.
America is particularly interested, i
the Indignation aroused in Dennarl
and the whole of Scandinavia as tn
result of the attack by a German de
stroyer on the British submarine e.
after she stranded on a Danish island
According to the British official &C
| count and reports from COpenha ger
the E13 went aground Thursda
morning. The officers and crew Wer
Inr o..
ders from the Danish naval authori
ties, who had given them "A hours I
accomplish the task, when Germa
deStrOyerS appeared on the scene
One of them, after firing tJrped
which missed it's mark, is reported I
have opened fire with her gurs eve
after the crew had abandoned tn
submarine which was atire.
The British official account says tn
German destroyer fired at the men /
the water with machine guns an
shrapnel Not until after Danish de
strOyers got between the German
and their prey did they cease firms
; the report says.
80 of Crew Killed.
Half of the thirty members of tn
: submarine crew were killed and the
bodies Will be sent home in Danis
Warship Those who escaped Will |
? government has protested to German
! while the press of all the Scandlns
e Wan countries expresses its cOnce1
: at the violation of neutral territory.
b The activity of German Submarln
e also has brought a protest from u
:. Spanish government, which has lodge
t a claim for the sinking Of the steam
: iSidOrO The German am mb2sSador 9
t pressed his regret at the accident
Y the Pelia Castillo. has been sunk al
t it is expected another claim Will
a filed.
g Telegrams from the Balkan capita
d say TurcO- Bulgarian relations ha
It reached the breaking point and tn
e Turkey is strengthening her forthc
" tions in Thrace because OF the fe
a of a Bulgarian invasion. No op
III breach between the Bulgars and I
l. Turks is likely. however. until 81
n earia learns whether the Serbian pa
f. lament which has been IN secret g
sion for three days. is willing to &C
l. Macedonia to her
m Greece il Uneasy.
le Nenizelos is back IN power
n Grece but il is questionable whetf
i he will be ready to join the all
K as he was before the political CT
f and the dispute with King ConstS
as tine which caused his downfall ea
ne in the year
ne Bevond reports of a naval enga
Id ment in the Gulf of Riga in viii
IL according to German reports.
At Russians lost one destroyer and I
st gunboats and the Germans one
r streNer while each had other vess
e damaged, there has been little ne
e. from the fighting areas. This pa
activity in the Gulf of Riga where