The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-07-20
Submarine Attacks
Big Liner Bound For
America
Continued from Page IS, Col u

CONTINUED from rage 10, oci. Il
Orduna to escape was probably justi-
Her subsequent actions, they
believed. could be upheld in the in
terest Of self-defense.
Murder Policy Pursued.
Irrespective of whether or not a
signal was given to the d to halt
or whether the shots fired by the Ger
mans came without warning, the view
which impressed officials tonight was
hat German submarines had not
abandoned their attempts to destroy
enemy passenger vessels whether car
rying ~contraband or not, and that
American citizen seemed still to be
subject to hazards from which nder
previously accepted rules Of interna-
tional law, they should be
Secretary Lansing said tonight he
would have no announcement to make
on the case until it was brought to his
attention in some official way by
Americans who were passengers on
the ship. The British embassy may
| submit the statement of the Orduna's
captain for the information Of the
American government.
UneaSineSS Increased.
| It had been confidently believed that
| as a result of the informal expressions
| of Count Won BernStOrff, the German
ambassador, and press dispatches from
| Bcrl1n concerning the care Uc1IS ~
ercised by German submarines, that
| Americans on board passenger vessels,
at east, would be safe from attack.
The incident increased the general I'M
easiness which has been felt since the
last German note failed to give the
assurances asked for by the United
States.
The belief was general tina when
President Wilson laid the entire sit
uation before the cabinet next Tues
day there would be insistence by many
cabinet officers for a much more en-
phatic pronOuncement Of the lnten-
ions of the United States thar might
otherwise have been the case, but for
today's reports of the attack On the
Orduna.
The only important case of attack
without warning that has occurred
since the L~usitania was sunk IS tha'
of the American steamer Nebraskan
also bound for the United States, anG
without cargo. Germany has eX'
pressed regrets for that occurrence
and agreed to pay damages, but it wa:
pointed out tonight that the Onltee
States tOOk the position in it's frs
note after the sinking Of the Lusita
MIA that expressions Of regret and Of
fers Of reparation do not lessen tn
dangers to American citizens on tn
high seas unless followed by a discon
ltlnuance or the pact1ce complained OF
!, Orduna Changes Matters.
Although Secretary Lansing, afte
an exchange Of letters with Presiden
Wilson, has practically finished tn
draft Of a note which will be dis
|cussed by the Cabinet net Tuesday
it was considered possible hat som
references might be made to the cas-
!, Of the Orduna as tangible evidenc
, of Germany's failure to refrain fror
: attacks without warning on merchant
T men carrying Americans. On thu
: other hand, officials may decide t
. await a report from Ambassador &c
rard as to the German government
version Of the affair.
: That the American note to Ger
8 many probably would be written i
. the light Of the Orduna's experienc,
however, was indicated by officials.
The Next Note Brief.
f No intimation has been given g
yet in official quarters of what til
American note would contain, but
was admitted among those in author
ity that the communication doubtle.
would convey some hin Of the pul
g poses and intentions OF the Unite
q States in case there was a turtle
violation Of it's rights. The note prol
ably will be brief.