The evening world., 1915-02-22

60 steamer Evelyn ON toe Vorms"
49, ben 70 delay the ssndinS Of re-
Britain and 0eruany concsrning IN
some decree. TAis was oniciaily ann
Unui al The facts are known the
unsted States Government can make |
no move ~ 20 the destruction OF the
Evelyn. II she was In German waters
when she hit . mine there viii pe
Gmall chance OF sustaining claim
TOE damages. i
Tue only mesngs 20 far rece'ved
was from American Consul Fse At
Brsmsa, who reported that the Eve
tyn had bssn :bsown up." but DID NOT
glvo the cause.
One Osbjsct Of inquiry by the wash
ingtou 0ovsrnmsnt II the nationality
os ths mins that blew up the Evelyn
The news dsspatch from Berlin givins
a account Of the mishap says this
hes been undetermined. The Evelyn
had sailsd from New York 70 Bremen
@ Jan. = with . cargo Of cotton. sRs
struck . mine on the German island
q norieum, north Of the coast Of Hol-
laal. tn mine might have been
placsd ~ the Germans. British or
Dutch.
Secretary Daniels to-day ordered
Commander Walter II. oherardi.
American naval attaehs At Berlin. to
! Investigate the case.
Ths American note to Germany
waning that country against attacks
On American vessels In the see sones'
q war applied only 70 submarines.
since ths outbreak Of the war the
Neeth osa has hen sninsd In both Ger.
many ana orsst Britain and IN added
warning was givsn 70 neutral com.
marco by The German rtply 70 the
|Ameriean nota last week In announcing
that niAss would b strswn In ths
yalaes. .suyfgundie6 oteNt Britain ana
ireland and In ths EnStish Channel.
'~TAis incident y not thing for the
6euassS - ~ s3sitsd sbout," said
CAAlrmAa yeoeA ci ~ Houae vorsiga
A6airs Com@ittss. TT wAs N sooi,
dent without question. shipping In.
lssoots kaew that ssetion Of the 80
WAs mAnsa. II vessels Ass esnt de-
liteeately into mined waterA acci.
deats q that Kind may b expsctsd.
4 xhs Evelyn b Shs f,rst ship Insured
With ths United states Bureau Of
War Risk Insuranos 10 b lost since
u bsgAn operations several months
lea. Insufanos on ships and oargoes
aneantins 10 more than essooo. .ooe
~ bosn writtss.
TAs Bureau has earned In premiums
|aees than oeoo.eeo. 90 that II b abls
10 stand ~ Arst lose without resort te
The Appropriation made BY Congress
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We have no lnformation sAout n,
sinlsing Of the Evelyn outside Of III,
Arssf reports that have appeared Il
} ne DapssA ! am inclined 10 eehsv'
that thscs was no pslot familiar witl
NE mine dslds on the Holland coas
On board.
ne osrman oovssnmsnt has 10
peeeedly sAggsstsd that vessels boun'
Tor German ports pass Into the Nortl
! - around Tie northern coast o
; Scotland and pick up pilot familia
with the German mine fislds At Liste
Keys Buoy. Our cAptsins ere ad
vissd 20 follow that route but, O
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weys ieu - tnsr own dlscretion.
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