The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-11-02

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London. Oct. 3l.-A private telegram
received at the American consulate this
afternoon from Crook Haven a y that
a number of Americans were drowned
when the British steamer was torpe-
doed by q German submarine.
Washington. Oct. 3I.-Destructior OF
the British horse transport Marina BY
a German submarine without warning.
with possible 1ess Of American HseS
and b endangering Of he lives OF
seven American citizens in the German
submarine attack on the British
freighter Rowanmore, reported from
Queenstown today by American Consul
Frost, contain possibilities OF resiying
the submarine issue tive the Uni
ted States and Germany. Officials re-
aIiZe investigation may Disclose there
has been no violation Of the German
pledges TO the United States.
Nevertheless. the first reports, incom-
piete and transmitted by the An1eri-
can consul as provisional caused
come un~easinesS-
The report on tie destruction OF the
Marina refers to the ship as British
horse transport" If ii turns out tina
she was In fact in the transport ger
vice OF the British government, II may
be found that the mixed crew OF Brit
ish and American horse trainers could
claim none of the immunity against at
tack without warning that attaches to
a merchant ship.
orders were dispatched at once 20
gather all information to determine the
status of the Marina and her crew.
Although no American lives were lost
| IN the submarine attack on the rowan
more and the ship altered her own
status If she made an attempt to es-
cape, officials were disturbed by the
reaort that the boats were sheiled after
they had cleared from the abar-
doned ship. The facts are expected
to be determined by investigation,
which was ordered begun at once.
Carried Mixed Crew.
DISPATCHES to the state department
say mat the Marina when sunk mad q
mixed crew of British and Americans
and that she WAS sunk BY gunfire,
without warning
Consul Frost At QuesnssoHn spsal-
fled that the information he trans
nftted was provisional" Investiga-
ton will be made at once to determine
the atatus Of the Marina n the ma
ture If thtsnstaek 10 determine whether
any OF th& German pledges TO tne
United states hay been violated
!, The state department issued thlf
summary Of Consul Frost's dispatch.
The British horge transport Marina
with a mixed crew OF British aId
Americans was reported sanE WiIhoa.
warning by German g~ubrnarine gun flrf
at 4 u. m. October %, 100 miles west
of Cape Clear, In an official report re-
cefYed at the state department TO-DAY
from Consul Frost at Queenstown
T~hirty-four Of the crew Of 1G4 hays
been anded at Crookhayen, while y
others presumably those in boats ] ant
3 are missing. Consul Frost Says MI
information so far is purely "proyfs,
ional-"
sheiied in Life soata.
Survivors Of the British freignte
Rowanmore sunk by z submarine sfte
nearly an hours chase, were ghelfef
after they had axe 10 their boats
according to aUother official cispatcl
from Consul Frost. No casualties yer
reported.
: The freighter was bound from Bal
tirnore tn Liverpool, with a nAe'
!, cargo, and was attacked by h subras
rine On the 18th. II miles southeast o
: Cape Clear. and after 80 minutes at
= tempted To escape had her steerini
gear hort away. Thereuron sh
stopped, the report rays. and signalie
that she was abandoning ship Tn
submarine sheiled the boats after the
had cleared the ship, TIE vessel VIZ
: torpedoed at 1880. sinking al 2:Ao-
SeEer Americans were on board, IN
Guiding five Filfpfnoes and two nativ
Americans, George Murphy. Of Brook
iIu. and Albert sesseler. oe Boston