The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-04-27
HISTORY OF SUBSEA
DISPUTE WITH BERLIN

anu Germany nad It's beginning oh
February 4. 1915. A chronological rec
ord OF subsequent steps follows;
1915.
Feb 4-Germany notifies United
States she will start submarine war in
waters adjacent to British isles on
Feb is
Feb. 10-United States notifies Ger
many it will hold her to strict &C
countabiity" for any loss or injury to
Americans as result of submarine war.
Feb. 20--United States suggests to
both Germany and Great Britain ces-
sation of their Illegal activities.
March 2S-British steamer Falaba
sunk; 100 lives lost, including one
American.
April 2S-American steamer Cush-
ing attacked by German aeroplane.
May American steamer Gulflight
attacked by German submarine; three
Americans lost
May 7-Lusitania sunk; ia Ameri-
cans killed
May 13-President sends first Lusi-
tania note to Germany, saying United
States will omit mo word or act" to
preserve its rights.
May 2S-Germany replies to United
States note. lodging issues raised by
Wilson
June 1-Germany offers reparation
for Gulflight and Cushing attacks.
June S-Secretary of State Bryan
resigns from cabinet
June Second Lusitania note sent
to Germany by President Wilson.
July S-Germany' S rejoinder received
by United States.
July 9-Steamer "Orduna" attacked
without warning by German subma.
rine
| July 21-Third American Lusitania
note sent to Berlin informing Ger
many that further attacks would be
regarded as deliberately unfriendly."
July 25--American steamer Leela,
nav sunk.
Aug. 1S-Count Won Bernstorff as
sures Secretary of State Lansing Ger
| many will end submarine warfare on
passenger ships.
Aug. 19-Liner Arabic sunk, two
! Americans killed
Aug. 27-Von Bernstorff promises
complete satisfaction.
Sept Germany promises to sink
no more liners
Sept. 4-Liner Hesperian sunk mys-
teriously.
Sept. German note on Arabic re-
ceived by United States.
Sept. 9-Germany explains attack
on Orduna.
Oct. 5-Germany apologies for at
tack on Arabic. disavows act of sub
marine commander, and offers indem-
nifty to United States.
Nov. Italian liner Ancona sunk.
with loss CT American lives.
Dec. 6-United States calls Austria
to account for sinking Ancona.
Dec 15-Austria replies and at
tempts to start argument on fact.
Dec 19-United States sends rejoin-
der to Austrian reply. demanding COM
plete backdown.
Dec. 22-Japanese steamer Yanaka
Maru sunk in Mediterranean.
Dec 29--Austria backs down and
apologies.
Dec 30 - s. Gamer Persia sunk in
Mediterranean. United States Consul
McNeely killed.
Jan 5 - United States senate de.
bates ACCESSIBILITY of warning Ameri.
cans off helligerent liners
Jan. 7-Von Bernstorff gives United
States new assurances on German sub
marine policy, insisting safety of non.
combatants will be considered
Jan. 1S-Secretary Lansing sends
rote to allied powers suggesting they
disarm merchantmen or United States
will regard them as auxiliary cruisers.
Feb l0-Germany informs United
States after March l it will attack all
armed liners without warning.
Feb. Ex-senator 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-Germany 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 warming 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 tables McLemore
resolution of warning.
March 24-English steamer Sussex
attacked by submarine several Amer.
leans seriously injured
March 25-British steamers Man.
chester Engineer, Eagle Point and Ber
wyndvale attacked.
April 1S-Wilson decides to lay en-.
tire case before congress after cabi.
net approves note to Germany inform.
ing her United States will not argue
submarine matters any longer.
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