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/ opinion that the United States must nov
/ take decisive action to curb the subma
] rine activities OF Germany where neutra
I lives are placed in jeopardy.
AS several Of the survivors are in Eng
| lish and French hospitals suffering IRON
| injuries the death list may be Increased
within the next few days.
c. II. Crocker. who Is in hospital
at Dover, is reported to be In serious
( condition, and a fracture of the Skull Is
feared.
w q. Penneld also an American. is in
the same hospital as Mr.. Crocker at Dover
The Sussex which has been beached
i'm Boulosne harbor Is being examined
by Naval Lieutenant Smith and captain
Boyd OF the United States Embassy IN
Paris. to determine If possible whether
the ship was damaged by mine or tor
pedo.
TOLL OF A DAYS U-BoAT WARFARE.
Sinking of the Brltish liner Minneapolis
in the Mediterranean by submarine was
confirmed today. A Lloyd's dispatch says
that all on board the vessel were saved
with the exception Of IL men, who were
killed by the explosion that shattered the
ships hull Earlier reports had indicated
that all on board were lost
The Minneapolis formerly an Atlantic
Transport liner. was used by the Brit
ish Government as a transport. ana u is
reported that II was destroyed near the
spot where the French auxiliary cruiser
La Provence was torpedoed
Five allied merchantmen have been sunk
by German submarines within "a hours.
They are the British vessels Cerne. hhar.
toum. St Cecelie and renay.Bridge ana
the French steamship Hebe.
Dispatches received at midnight an
uounCed the destruction OF the St Cecelia
and the Fenay.Bridge, but news OF the
loss of the Khartoum, Cerne and Hebe
did not reach London until noon today.
The torpedoing of the Khartoum is be
lieved to have been accompanied by the
loss OF nine lives, as only two survivors
have been landed
OF the three ships reported lost in to-
days advlces the lShartoum was the
largest. 1t displaced 3020 tons. The Hebe
was a vessel of 1494 tons.
Eighteen survivors of the Hebe were
saved. six officers and II men OF the
Cerne were picked up.
TRENTON, y. j.. March 27.-Prof. and
Mrs James Mark Baldwin and their
daughter Elizabeth all of whom are now
reported as survivors of the Sussex disas-
ter are former residents of Princeton, N
j. Mrs. Baldwin is daughter of the late
William Henry Green, of the college town.
and sister-in-law of Colonel william
f.ibbey of that place. Mrs. Baldwin and
Miss Baldwin were in Princeton Few
weeks ago. the latter serving as brides
maid at the wedding of Miss Elizabeth
Marsh Libbey.
Wilder c. Penfeld of Wisconsin. re-
ported injured in the same disaster, is
a Princeton Rhodes scholar. He was man
ager of the university baseball assocta-
tion in 1912 and played a regular tackle
position on the varsity eleven that sea-
son.
PARIS. March 27.-The opinion in of.
fetal circles is that the United States will
take decisive action as the result of the
of American lives on the
channel liner Sussex, which the Ministry
of Marine asserts was torpedoed.
Joseph Reinach the famous historian.
declares that the attack was directed
against the American Stars and Stripes
and accuses President Wilson of dilatory
tactics.
WHAT is WILSON GOING TO DO?"
Professor Renach's view of the sit.
uatiou. as 1t involves the United States, Is
as follows
ITS against the American stars and
stripes that the assassin who attacked the
Sussex fired What is President Wilson
going TO do now? Already he had humil-
lated America in the eyes of the world,
and charged his conscience with every
crime against humanity oil the high seas
since he allowed Germany to trife with
him, following his dilatory policy in the
face OF the Lusitana disaster. Probably
he will plead justly that he has pushed
his policy of patience and leniency to the
limit, because he was duped by Germany's
attitude on various occasions,