New Britain herald., 1915-02-24
Official Notice Received.

l Washington, Feb. 24.-Official. mo- l tice of the sinking of the American l steamer Carib was received at the | state department in this message | from American Minister Van Dyke l at The Hague "Carib reported sunk l in North Sea outside route prescribed 1 by German instructions"
 German Embassy's Statement. The German embassy here today is sued a statement giving the courses which vessels bound for German ports should pursue in order to be perfect ly safe. The statement follows: Tn connection with the deplorable loss of the Evelyn all circles inter ested in shipping to the North Sea and the nearby waters are again ad- Vised to follow the German admir- alty's instructions:
 "A-Merchant vessels bound for the Elder, Elbe, Weser and Jade rivers must first make Lister deep buoy; those bound for the Ems should make directly for it's mouth. P1otage is compulsory from Lister deep buoy. Vessels are permitted to make the German coast and to enter or leave the mouth of rivers between sunrise and sunset and in clear weather. Ap proximate position of Lister deep buoy latitude 55 degrees, minutes, 45 sec onds north, longitude 8 degrees, IT minutes, 30 seconds east.
 Shipping Not Imperilled.
 "B-Shipping north of the Shetland Islands, in the eastern area of the l North Sea and in a strip of at least 1 thirty sea miles in width along the | Netherlands coast is not imperilled.' l
 The matter is to be discussed fur l ther.
 The crew of the American steamer 1 Carib, which was sunk by a mine off 1 the German coast. is reported from l German sources to have been saved 1 but the whereabouts of the sailors is l a mystery.
 Taken to Holland.
 It was reported, also, that part of 1 the crew of the American steamer 1 Evelyn, sunk by mine off the Ger man coast, was being taken to Hol- l land.
 There are indications that the allied 1 fleets in the Mediterranean are at l lacking the forts along the Dardan- i elles in earnest Though no details l have been received relative to the re- cent bonn bardment, the statement of | the British admiralty referring to | ''The interruption of operations on | account of weather conditions indi- ] cates that the fleet is still standing 1 by, awaiting favorable opportunity to 1 renew the actiOn.
 Germany is still celebrating Field 1 Marshal Won Hindenburg's advance over the Russian frontier from East Prussia, but official statements claim no marked progress since the Russians ! fO11 ooly fhnir viii fin1 limo 1y,1 tain districts of East Prussia former ly held by the Russian invaders. Ger man civilians have been notified to re- turn to their homes.
 Proposals have been made by the United States government to both Great Britain and Germany suggest ing a basis for an understanding on the subject of foodstuffs for the civil ian population of belligerents and submarine warfare against merchant ships.
 These proposals have been guard ed with the utmost secrecy and their l nature has not been revealed by officials who are reluctant to discuss them because of the delicacy of the 1 negotiations.
 Germany has offered to abandon her submarine warfare if assured that l ships laden with foodstuffs for Ger many will not be intercepted by Great Britain.
 Ambassador Gerard yesterday for warded a report from the American consul at Bremerhaven saying the l steamer Evelyn was destroyed by mine: that the crew left the ship in three boats, one of which is missing, the other two being picked up by a German scout ship.
 Cabinet Discussed Situation.
 President Wilson discussed with his cabinet yesterday the general situa- ton produced by the declaration of a submarine war on merchant vessels, and it was said later that the replies from England and Germany to the informal representations would nave a considerable bearing on the hnal course of the American government
 The Carib Insured.
 The Carib was the second snip ln-