The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-01

promptly allege that the Armenian
was practically a British auxiliary
transport in the service of the enemy
government. and. therefore. properly
subject to destruction by German
naval forces wherever encountered
Washington officials admit that there
might be some force to this conten-
ton, but assert, on the other hand
that the Germans harlly have the
right 10 ignore the obliga ton of put
ting the crew of the Armenian in a
place OF safety before slnking the YES
sci, unless 1t could be proved that the
Armenian actually had the status of a
government ship. 1t was regarded
as doubtful that the facts of the char
ter of the Armenian. II she was under
charter, would give her the status of
a public ship.
other points for which the depart
.ffeift has called on Consul ARM
strong for more detailed information
are whether the vessel was armed
and IL she rsisted the German subma-
rine. Officials desire to know whether
she was called on to stop and sub
nit to search or whether the sub
marine began firing at her without
notice. The consurs statement that
a shot carried away the wireless house
OF the Armenian is taken here to in
dictate that the submarine must have
shelled the Armenian, and it is de-
sired to have more details regard
ing this.
Report Is Not Clear.
There is some confusion In Con-
sui Armstrong message. He makes
IL clear. that the vessel was torpe-
dode at o'clock In the evening,
twenty miles west by north OF Tra-
vose Head. Cornwall. and that twer-
ty-nine men were lost and ten In
tured His list 6f the Americans
missing is not clear, however. 1t is
not certain whether all were negroes
or not. and the full names and adj
dresses of those mentioned are not
given in all cases. He speaks OF four
OF the Americans reported as missing
as having been picked up later by
the submarine, whether the U-3s or
noa he does not say. while other
survivors were brought into Bristol
last night after havin.s ben picked
up by a Belgian trawler and British
destroyers.
List or Missing.
The State Department gave out the
following with regard to the case OF
the Armenian:
The department has received
ca Diagrams from the consul at Bristol,
Eng. reporting That the Dominion
line steamship Armenian, from New
port News. was torpedoed and sunk
at s p. NJ. June %, twenty milas
west by north Of Trevose Head. Corn
| wall by German submarine U-3S; that
the Marconi house was struck by a
I shot and that twenty-nine men were
| lost and ten injured. The follow
! ing Americans horse attendants are
I missing: f. Williamson. address un-
| known. j, NJ Monroe. New Orleans;
! r. NJ Cranberry. Montgomery, Ala:
! s. r. Sutton, Cartersville, Va: Harry
/ stone. New York city; Cattle Carpen-
! ter Brown. Harrisburg. Pa: DR.. j. 8.
/ Vivo, Porto Rico; H II. Brooks. or
! West. chief foreman. naturalized
/ American London: Julius Henry,
King william, coloren: j. Smith.
| Portsmouth, colored; Wall, Foley. Lit
! tie. Newport News. colored; Leroy
| PJackson; John Speed RichmonS.
coIored; King. Small. Rickert, oakes.
! Norfolk. coiored.
DIR. Vivo Picked UP.
T TT Is reported 70 the consul that
! Dr. yivo and three OF the negroes
{ were picked up by a subna rine. Other
Survivors were picked mp by the sTsl
/ efar trawler Professor Stevens and
Transferred to two destroyers AZ noon
yesterday. and brought into Bristol
! last night"
That The Gaze Of the Armenian.
teven Il all the points now In doubt