Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-05
TO CALL GERMANY TO ACCOUNT.
Wilson and Cabinet Decide 60 Demand
Rsparation For Loss Of Lives.

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Wilson and Cabinet Decide 20 Demand
Reparation For Loss Of Lives.
Washington, May 5.-The United
States will call Germany to account
for the loss Of American lives and
property occasioned by German war
craft In the war zone. including the
British isles, which was established by
the Berlin decree.
This was the decision reached by
President Wilson and his cabinet at a
meeting at which all the recent in
stances of injuries suffered by Ameri-
cans in the, region of German sub
marine activity were discussed. The
cabinet also considered the presenta-
tion to the British government Of
strong demands for the acceleration of
the disposition of prize court proceed
ings involving detained American car
goes.
Will Protest on Four Deaths.
The president and the cabinet de-
cided to embody all the American COM
plants of injuries sustained in the
war zone in q single note Of protest
to Germany. This protest will include
demands for reparation for the death
OF Leon G.. Thresher. the American
passenger who Lost hjs life on the
FalAbe whea u was destroyed by q
German submarine and for the deaths
Of Captain Gunther and Two members
OF the crew OF the Gulhight. as well az
for damage to the vessel, if it tran
spires that q German submarine was
responsible for the injuries.
It Is possible, also that complaint
will be lodged with the German gov
ernment concerning the dropping Of
bombs/supposedlyl by a German aviator
on the American steamer Cushing, al
though 1t does not appear that any
persons We're injured or the vessel
damaged thereby.
Gulhisht Case Gravsst Incident.
The case of the Gulfight was dis
cussed by the cabinet with the realiza-
tion that it is the gravest incident Of
this character which has come out of
the war so far as the interests Of the
United States are concerned. The
matter was only briefly considered,
however. for the reason that the presi-
dent and his advisers do not wish to
form any conclusions until all Of the
Information it is possible to procure is
at hand.
Ihe most that can be said OF the
Gulfiight case tonight is that If the in
vestigation substantiates the accounts
in the press dispatches ting United
States will demand reparation for the
injuries involved.
When the cabinet met the only In
formation available consisted OF two
brief cablegrams from Consul stephens
at Plymouth and the press reports Of
the stories told by the officers Of the
Gu1fight.
Submarine Not Identified.
According to these OFFICERS, sub
marine was sighted. but. apparently
they could not determine whether it
was German or other craft. Twenty
five minutes therssfter the. Gulfiight
was torpedoed without warning, it is
said.
!, Unless further information be OBJ
tanned it is possible that the identity Of
the submarine will not be established
conclusively: unless Berlin should ad-
NIT that 1t was a German craft. Ann
sbassador Gerard at Berlin has been
expected to inquire Of the government
whether It was German submersible
that torpedoed the American tanker.
II It was the craft will probably soon
arrive at its base and a report from
Ambassadors Gerard may be expected
shortly thereafter.
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