Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-22
MAY ASK KAISER
TO EXPLAIN THE
ARABIC ATTACK

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cided the attitude OF the American gov
eminent
Some OF the facts already received by
the State department are considered by
officials IS conflicting and Secretary
Lansing wants these apparent inconsist-
encies cleared up before proceeding
Little New Data.
The two cablegrams from Ambassador
Page contained no Information whatever
! regarding the physical features Of the
4 attack on the Arabic. one said the White
Star line officers informed the ambassa-
dor that Mrs. Bruguiere and Edmund
Woods were the only Americans missing.
that Paul 'Bruguiere was confident that
/ he saw his mother In the water and was
sure that she was lost.
The second message said Vice Consul
Thompson had Informed him that Mr..
and Mrs. Brugulere and J. J. Reilett
I should be added to the list Of survivors.
The name OF Mrs. Moore should be
changed 10 Leopold Moore In the list OF
survivors. leaving the missing only two.
Dsd Not Try 90 Escape.
LONDON. Aug. 2i.-Although no Off
cial report on the sinking Of the Arabic
has been received, II IL learned on in
quiry IN official circles here that the
British government Is satisfied that the
Arabic did not attempt TO escape or to
ram the submarine which sank IT,
This conclusion n the result Of state
ments made by Captain Finch ana other
survivors. All agree that the submarine
was not sighted until after the torpedo
was fired. The Arabic. instead OF trying
to escape. had been slowed down for the
purpose Of ascertaining whether assist
ance could be given to the steamer Duns-
ley, previously torpedoed. British Of
ficials scout the idea that the Aarbic
waa attempting 10 ram the submarine. !
They say that by doing 70 Captain Finch /,
would have been almost certain TO strike I
the Dunsley and wreck his own ship.
Statements thus far received maintain
without exception that no warning was
given by the submarine.
Tweptv-OPe OF Crew Missing.
QUEENSTOWN, Aug. n.--An amended
list Of the missing members OF the Ara,
bios crew places the number at twenty
one instead OF forty, a. previously given.
According to the revised figures Of
missing passengers and members OF the
crew. the total death list 10 thirty seven.
In accordance with instructions from the
State department 1T Washington. the
American consulate IL procuring affi-
davits from American survivors bearing
particularly upon the assertion lthat no
warning was given BY the German SUBJ
marine which torpedoed the Arabic.
Statements Of this nature already have
been taken from Mr.. and Mira p. w. A.
Collins. zealah Covington and Mira Y.
shrlmpton.
vh p Not Bsing Conveyed.
LONDON, Aug. 1i.-The British gov
eminent today authorized the statement
that the steamship Arabic was not being
conveyed when Il was torpedoed by q
German submarine.
The following statement was given out
today at the offices OF the White Star
line; SM
I'VE are IN ia position 70 state that the
following passengers reported missing did
not embark on the Arabic: Maurice
Davis. Mrs. Fisher and Mr. sand.g
An amended list Of passengers lost on
the Arabic gives a total Of sixteen, which
with the forty members Of the crew, who
were lost, places the number Of dead a.
fifty-six.
H"ay OF Aras BEu1uteros
NEW YORK. Aug. a.--The body OF
Alrs- Josephine L. Brugliere. one OF the
Two Americans lost with the Hrabic, has
been found. the White star line announced
today This was based on q conversation,
Il was said. with Mira Marion Brugulere.
the dead womans daughter-ln.law, who
was quoted as sayins sho had received
cable message 70 that effect
Young Mrs. Bruguiere also was quoted
by representative OF the line as having
aaid that the body Of her mother-in-law
French maid. Margaret Boudet, had been
recovered. too. Nine Boudet. one Of the
two maids who sailed with sfrs. Bruguiere
had heretofore been listed among the sur
WHO'RE, !.
II wac said that thu oablegram received
by Mrs. Marion Brusuiere contained no
details. -
Two noaies washed Ashere.
! NEW YORK. Aus. 2.--A cablesrana re-
ceived today BY the White star line hero
stated that tho bodies OF two victims of
the Asapio had washed ashore near
oueensto~n. ons body was that %
woman. presumably. cabin passenger,
and the other Of = steward. The bcdios
had not been identified
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