Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-03
CRISIS CALLS
WILSON HOME
President Hurries to Wash
ington Because Of Sink
ing Of Ships.
GRAVE SITUATION
VIEW OF CAPITAL
President Cuts Honsymoon Short and
sssks to Hire spsoial Train-De Details
Of Sinking sf Persia Indicate Amsri-
can Consul Robsrt MeNeslsy Mas
Lost-sinkins Of Ship GIsnsyIs May
compIieats situation.

washington, Jan. S.-fIeSl0eiLt " -
son will return to the capital tomorrow
to take charge Of the new crisis caused
by the submarine campaign in the
Mediterranean with loss of American
lives.
After conference over the tele-
phone between the president and Sec
retary Lansing. it was announced that
the president would start back to
washington tonight.
Secretary Lansing announced that
he had instructed Ambassador Pen-
field to ask the Austrian government
for any information which would es-
tablish the nationality OF the subma-
rine which is said to have sunk the
Persia.
eituation 10 Grave.
1T was stated authoratively that the
destruction of the British liner Persia,
with the loss OF American lives, and
the destruction Of the British ship
Glengyle had put q grave aspect on the
relations of the United States with the
Teufonic powers, and that the presi-
dent considered 1t necessary at once
to confer with the cabinet to shape the
course Of the government.
The situation al It exists today was
described ~ paralleling the crisis
which was caused by the sinking OF ti1e
y1ArNha 1sooeso suurAncea
4 Ia rS1 q - tS t1Se Representation OF
the Emitted states on the destruction Of
the Luaitania. "
Special Train Ordered.
Alti1o the best railroad officials at
Hot Springs could do was to start the
president home tonight White House
officials asked the officials to get q
train ready to start from Clifton Ford.
Va, this afternoon, calculating that the
president could travel to Clifton Ford,
less than fifty miles, by motor.
American Consul Lost.
The state department gave out two
dispatches containing Information re-
garding the sinking of the Persia. The
/ first from Consul General Perkins at
Cairo, follows:
"P.. and o. steamer Persia torpedoed
forty miles southeast Of Crete, Thurs
day. 1:o5 p, M. without warning. VIA Ma
tiOnality submarine unknown as not
syisfble. Sank In 1--WE minutes. About
yS50 passengers and crew, including
uanany women and children. About $50
abaved. Survivors picked up after thir-
fty hours by British destroyer Mallard.
American consul McNeeley.
t)proceeding to post at Alden. lost. De-
ckaiis given me by high Commissioners,
1whose military secretary, Bingham, is
survivor. Can obtain affidavits II de-
{sired."
1 Sinks in Five Minutes.
The second was from Consul Garrels.
lat Alexandria, Egypt It follows:
] 4P. and o. liner Persia, carrying ~
y IN. sunk 9. sec :eee niles northwest
Presumably torpedoed.
3Second OFFICER Bromley seeing torpedo
track. Vessel sunk In about Eve min
utes. Two Americans aboard. Charles
II. Grant. mant ger Vacuum OH COM
pany, Of Calcutta, - safe In Alexandria.
Robert Ney McNeeley assigned consul
Of Unltsd STATES at Alden, most prob
ahiy lost. or total 430 passengers and
crew, 125 landed Alexandria Jan. l..
3fcNeeiey last sesn in wate-. In view
fact sunken vessel being armed, does,
the department desire tho affidavits?
& The department hiss advised the COM
suits that II does desire the affidavtts. \