Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-01
AMERICAN KILLED IN THE
RECENT RAID MAY CAUSE
UNITED STATES TO DE-
MAND INDEMNITY.
ENGLAND ATTACKS LIQUOR
King George and Royal Family
Offer to Take Pledge as an
Example.
AMERICAN KILLED.

Washington, D. c., March 31.-
Diplomatic official interest tonight
centcred about the latest interna.
tionaI diplomatic situation be.
tween the United States and bel
Iigerents, created by the reported
death oS Leon c. 3Thrasher, an
American, wien the British liner,
FaIaba, was sunk by German
submarine. GRAY. possibilities
are hinted at, and officials refused
to discuss the case pending the
arrival Of official word regarding
the case.
It 10 expected Ambassador Page
will submit full report, II given
confirmation Of reports Of Thrash.
er's death. It is suggested the
German position will be to place
responsibility for destruction Of
the Falaba upon the captain, con-
tending his effort to escape rem
dered his vessel liable to attack
under rules Of international law.
London, March 31.-Two German
submarines, the U-2S and another
which has been operating off the west
coast of England the past few days,
have added two more British steam.
ers, the Flaminian and the Crown OF
CASTLE, to their list of victims, to.
taling five since Saturday evening.
There was no loss of life on the
Fiaminians and the Crown CASTLE, the
crews of each being given barely time
to get into the boats. In the case OF
the latter the submarine fired before
the crews left the steamer and shots
passed along the bridge on which the
captain and apprentice were standing.
Between His Legs.
The shell passed between the legs
of the apprentice. The Crown CASTLE
was sunk by shell fire and torpedo
,--qs used on the Flaminian.
AS an offset to this the French de.
stroyer is believed to have been sunk
by ramming a German submarine of
Dieppe. AS destroyers have been un.
submarines operating on the British
coast, ship owners have petitioned the
government to be allowed to arm their
vessels.
The heavy losses of life in the sink.
ing of the Falaba and the Aguila1
aroused storm of indignation
throughout the country and a demand
was made that the crews Of the sub
marines be treated as pirates if cap
tureG. r
Drink Question Uppermost.
The question of drink absorbs the
public interest. The king through his
secretary sent a letter to the Chancel
lor of exchequer emphasizing the ne
cessity of taking some action to stop
excessive drinking. and offered per
sonally 20 giys up the use of alcoholic
liquors and to prohibit use in the rOya
household.
In order to prevent further delay al
Liverpool the docks have, decided to
incorporate dock hands in the army
voluntarily; thus giving them both
army and regular pay.
There is little news of land opera
tions. In the east. Russia is holding
the Germans and in the north and
central Poland there is great effort
to force way through Uzsok and
J.upkow passes. There is some of the
heaviest fighting of the war in prog
ress in the Carpathians and both
sides are laying claim to successes.
The British steamship, South Pac1
tic, bound from Glasgow for New
York, sunk last night in a collision
with AN unknown vessel of Arran
an island on the west coast OF Scot
land, The crew was saved.