The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
Congress to Act On Sussex
and Englishman Cases If ills
Shown Steamers Were Tor.
pedoed
NO SUBMARINES BUT
GERMANS OPERATING
IN BRITISH WATERS
CircumstantiaI Evidence Will
Be Accepted by State De-
partment-President Deter
mined on Course Indicated
in Last Submarine Note

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'''1' MAR On %''---f resioeht
"its"n Is through writing notes TO
Germany on submarine warfare II
proof Is obrafnaa ,bat either 80
ma e''i'ei INC eiiah-
l,.Ii,.,i - sussex or the steamship
~ 'lS"i"aH Was iorpedoed without
HaiflHE ne WI submit the facts 10
oolEi fSS Tor us consideration. y
ne iipuSe ana Senate will then de-
eide whether thls go"ernmeHt should
2reaN on diplomatic relations with
'"i many or take other measures to
GUAM satisfaction.
HtS 'nior nation was forthcoming
'"h'Shl from authoritative sources.
anu Is accepted In official circles az
accurately stating the position of the
a"inlhls'rauon
u vas definitely learned by the
STATE department today that no Amer
leans lost their lives on the Sussex
FeHr OF them were injured, two OF
mem seriously They were:
Mss Eliza beth Baldwin. Baltimore,
serious.
f'enrge Herbert Croker. Jr.,
Flfco burg, Mass. fracture OF skull
JoShHa -. Armitage. New York.
shork ana bruises.
Wider G Penfield, Hudson. Wis,
minor injuries.
American on Other ship Killed.
one American, r Buckley was
killed when the Engiishman was sunk.
pfesumahl ny torpedo Off the north
coast or England
mas hoI heen positively deter
'nihed from state Department report.
that me sussex was torpedoed. The
l1lA OF evidence points, however. to
= Sugniarlhe ATTACK Three Americans
III a'ilu', IFS 10 the state Department
SNs"r 'i'e4 sa" the wake or the tor
PeTg.
ne Ch.tPd states consul at Rou-
~ 80 ne "a q ne had been advised hy
S,I,.,i 80 "'ieeF mat a piece or ironze
Lo' s ~ ~ ne part or torpedo. had
~, '' s. ~ lne nun or me sussex
ttheht VII act on
tIt., e'!a9oEe II u Is ahahie
M ct,sss, ~ ~ =, esiuen.e 'ha'
a,,r,,,,,,.,,I ,.',tI, ~. pe.oSu- MS was
observation-disclosures, 80 W
host :" a 49, ,NeI1le may De 'ne
eve, NAV. no ,,raro man
ara ne,.er :, =, u.n. ~. ,fG II1i
nhatfrall,, ~, - au - az en
nor inSiet on a,.idarco ~ ~ ~
itv Of the submarine -, !. 80 ... aso,s
thaf tho vessel VA ,ornasooa rs
state Denartr,ent ass,,,,a a.
fact tbat onl, Carmany ~,
operating Submarines IN thn
around The Rrttjsh Isles
II was pointed out how.r.r ,ss.
the fact the stare Den.rtr,.rt I.
read, ia art an rlrc,,,sta,.taI
4ance and without evidence - ~. -
ttonality Of the snhmarins a.. ~,
rqesr il is preiudicinr ths c.sa
MING Theor, sin TerahIa
Secretary Of State Tapsinr 10 ~. -.
att -rer+7+,7 frnr1 -nvi,terra -, $50
him thar tho Sussex Vas ,ornssass
The mine theory has no, 49, A..
rosea Or Naval or4rers uhn.s .e,,
ians have bean asked trdIcsta -.
he fact the yee~sl was str,,cL T., 49,
low creates rho nresup,nt,on that ~
struck a r7tne
Anbsssador Sham :, c.h,. ,os..
informed the stats panartrrsrt ~,
the route taken hv ths su.,sx frar,
L'olIt,sto,e IN Dfanna ~ t,a or,, -.
that has been omen IN neutral nas-
r4nrers ThAv bava no. haan n.~..,,.
ted 10 cross the channel vts ~.
RolrIogne- E-olkssto,a ~ 49,.
Soirfhanntop routes .Tba c,astr~ -
tha. routes MN. rresv,,nd ~ 80.
haen taken az nrecanttops~x r,...-
IRE owing TO the presence ~ n,,re.
Acting under jnstructtor. ~ thA
STATE Denartment Amhassador shsrr
at Parts ia bending averv ararv-w Il
determine the causa ~ the Susas~ a,s-
ester He advised the dena r+msr, "a.
day that he had sent Maior Tnrr
military observer and rdeu,.r.nt
smith assistant naval atfarhs "a
Ronioene win letters addresssd - In
cal officials 10 facilitate their masking