The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-20


have been rushed to the big Ger
man owned wireless at Tucker
ton and Sayville. The reason is
not announced. It is presumed
to protect the station from anti
German demonstrations and to
permit the seizure in case of q
break with Germany.
London, April president Will
sons note reached the embassy at
Berlin at eleven o'clock this morning.
It is the last word on the submarine
crisis and is an ultimatum to Ger
many. Ambassador Gerard at Berlin
received confidential message from
Washington this morning.
Will Not Yield.
Well informed officials here do not
believe that Germany will yield.
They are of the opinion that diplo-
matte break is possible. They base
their views that the German govern
ment in statement said that the
submarines were the most effective
weapon they had in fighting England.
They believe that a concession on the
part of Germany at this time is i'm
possible
Seeks Interview.
Washington, April 20.-With a
choice of a break with the United
States or changing the method of
submarine warfare, resting squarely
with Germany, Ambassador Bernstorf
today is seeking an interview with
Secretary Lansing. Secretary Ian
sing refused an interview yesterday.
President Wilson made public his
last word yesterday afternoon In a
note to Germany. -r:e~- :>----, ~
"Unless the imperial government
should now Immediately declare and
effect an abandonment of its present
methods of submarine warfare
against passenger and freight carry
ing vessels, the government OF the
United States can have no choice but
to sever diplomatic relations with the
German empire altogether"
"If," says the note, ''it is still the
purpose of the imperial government
to prosecute relentless and indiscrimi-
nate warfare against vessels of COM
merce by the use of submarines with
out regard to what the government
of the United States must consider
the sacred and indisputable rules OF
international law and the universally
recognized dictates of humanity, the
government of the United States Is
at last forced to the conclusion that
there is but one course to pursue"
Believe Sussex Torpedoed.
The note asserts that information
in the possession Of the United States
establishes conclusively that the
channel steamer Sussex was torpe-
doed without warning and that the
torpedo was a. German manufacture.
The conclusion that the torpedo was
fired by German submarine, 1t aoas'
is considered substantiated by Ger
many's disclaimer.
The note declares that if the Sus-
sex had been an isolated case tne
limited States might regard 1t as pos
sible to hope that the officer respon-
sible had been negligent or violated
his orders, but that unhappily this
terrible example of submarine war
fare does not stand alone.
Fails to Appreciate Gravity.
Germany is informed that the
United States gained the impression
from her recent communication that
the imperial government failed to ap-
preciate the gravity of the situation
which has resulted, not alone from
the attack on the Sussex, but from
the wholesale method and character
of submarine warfare as disclosed by
the unrestrained practice of the COM
manders of German undersea craft
during the past twelve months and
more in the indiscriminate destruc-
tion of merchant vessels of all sorts,
nationalities and destinations.
An appendix to the note which
deals entirely with an analysis OF the
facts in the Sussex case discloses that
American army and navy Officers
found in the Sussex screw bolts which
correspond with those found on Ger
man torpedoes in possession OF the
French naval authorities at Touion.
The screw bolts are used to fasten
the "war head" to the air chamber.
The Yeoman lodge will meet at the
home of Mrs. H. F. Schmidt, SOC
Third street, tomorrow night at $3.50