Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-04-29
HISTORY OF SUBSEA
DISPUTE WITH BERLIN

waters adjacent to British isles ON
Feb IS
Feb l0-United States notifies Ger
many it will hold her to strict &C
countability" for any loss or injury to
Americans as result OF submarine war
Feb. Counted States suggests TO
both Germany and Great Britain a ces-
sation Of their illegal activities
March 2S-British steamer Falaha
sunk; 100 lives lost. including one
American
April 2S-American steamer Cush-
ing attacked by German aeroplane.
May American steamer Gulhight
attacked by German submarine, three
Americans lost.
May 7-Lusitania sunk; ia Ameri.
cans killed
May 13-President sends first Lust
| tania note to Germany, saying United
States will omit mo word or act" TO
preserve its rights
May 28-Germany replies to United
States note, lodging issues raised by
Wilson
June Germany offers reparation
for Gulfight and Gushing attacks
June S-Secretary of State Bryan
resigns from cabinet
June 9-Second Lusitana note sent
to Germany by President Wilson.
July Germany rejolnder received
by United States
July 9-Steamer "Orduna" attacked
without warming by German subma-
rine
July 21-Third American Lus;tania
note sent to Berlin, informing Ger,
many that further attacks would be
regarded as deliberately unfriendly.~
July 25-Anerican steamer Leela-
nav sunk.
Aug. 1S--Count vor Berustorff as
sures Secretary of State Lansing Ger
many will end sub marine rfare ON
passenger ships.
Aug. l9-Liner Arabic sunk, two
Americans killed
Aug. 27-Von B9rnstorff promises
complete satisfact on"
Sept. 1-Germany promises to sink
no more liners.
Sept 4-Liner Hesperian sunk mys-
terioysly.
Sept. German note on Arabic re-
ceived by United States
Sept. 9-Gernmny explains attack
on Orduna.
Oct. 5-Germaly apologies for at
tack on Arabic. disavows act of sub
marine command er, and offers indem-
nifty to United S ates.
Nov. Italian liner Ancona sunk,
with loss of American lives
Dec. 6-United States calls Austria
to account for sinking Ancona
Dec. 15-Aust-ia replies and at
tempts to start argument on fact
Dec 19-United States sends rejoin-
der to Austrian reply, demanding com
plett backdown.
Dec. 22-Japanese steamer Yanaka
Maru sunk In Mediterranean
Dec 29-Austria backs down and
apologies
Dec 80 Steamer Persia sunk In
Mediterranean, United States Consul
McNeely killed
1916.
Jan. g. United States senate de-
bates advisability of warning Ameri-
cans off belligerent liners
Jan. 7--Von Bernstorff gives United
States new assurances on German sub
marine policy. insisting safety OF non
combatants will be considered.
I'm. 18-Secretary Lansing sends
note to allied powers suggesting they
disarm merchantmen or United States
will regard them as auxiliary cruisers.
Feb 10-Germany informs United
States after March it will attack all
armed liners without warning.
Feb 21-Senatr. Stone, chairman OF
senate foreign relations committee,
Chairman Flood Of house foreign af.
fairs committee. and Senator Kern OF
Indiana call on Wilson at White
House and tell him congress wants
Americans warned off armed ships
Feb. 24-WilsOn makes public letter
to Stone declining to warn Americans.
Feb 27-GermaEy informs United
States its order will go into effect.
Feb. 29-Wilson demands that con.
gress defeat resolutions warning Amer
leans off armed ships
March 3--Resolution of warning in
troduced by Gore tabled by senate
with provision in It that sinking Of
armed ships. resulting In death Of
Americans, would be cause for war.
March House tbbles McLemore
resolution Of warning
March 24-English steamer Sussex
attacked by ubmarine-several Amer
leans seriously injured
March 25-British steamers Man
chester Engineer. tagle Point and Ber-
wyndvale attacked.
April IS Wilson decides 10 lay en-
tire case before congress after cahj-
net approves note TO Germany inform
ing her United states will not argue
submarine matters any longer.
Djscouraging Company.