Arizona republican., 1916-04-06
All Reports Gathered From Abroad by State Depart ment Tend to Show Ac- tivitv of Submarlnes-No Word From Germany
Republican A. p Leased Wirel


 Wilson discussed with Secretary Lan sing tonight the situation growing out of the accumulation of >eVidence indicating that German submarines were responsible for the recent ma rines disasters. in which the lives of American citizens have been lost or endangered.
 Dispatches received today contain ing the reports of naval attaches at London and Paris regarding the eX- plosion which damaged the British Steamer Sussez and other messages regarding the attacks upon the Brit ish Steamer Berwindale and the Bark .3enSairn, were before the president.
 Secretary Lansing declined to di- vulge the contents of the dispatches. All reports from abroad have indi- cated that the evidence gathered hy the attaches tended to prove that the Sussex was torpedoed The secre- tary said, however. he did not think it advisable to discuss any of the in formation received until it was com plete So far no word has come from Germany in response to Ambassador Gerard's inquiry at the foreign office.
 First official information regarding the attack upon the Bark Bengairn was received by the state department today. II was in the form of dis patch from Consul Frost at Queens town, who reported that the vessel carrying two Americans, had been sunk by shell fire after having re- ceived ample warning and that there were no casualties. Consequent ly in this case at least, officials see no ground for complaint by the i United States.
 It became known during the day that the administration considers that the entire situation now hinges upon Germanys attitude in regard to the Sussex and other vessels about which inquiries have been made. The off cial view was represented as being that it is for Germany to demonstrate the value of promises given to the United States
 A graphic account of the wreck oi the British steamer Sussex with the assertion that the vessel was delioer ately torpedoed and without warning 1 by an enemy submarine is contained 1 in q report by Rear Admiral Grassett to the French General Staff made public here tonight
 ! The report dated at Baulogne March 30, says:
 ] In conformity with your instruc- tions. proceeded to Boulogne, where 1 pd ,al., the attack on the Sussex On Marcl 24 the Sussex. belonging to the Stat, ! Railway Company and running tn, regular service between England an( . France, left Folkestone at 1:25 D. m for Dieppe. This boat carried abou 325 passengers of all nationalities, great number of these being womei and children as well as the Indial mails. This approximate figures i given by the captain; according t. 1 the company there were 3S3 passen gers. The officer in charge of tn control of tickets was severel wounded and taken to Dover He i
 not ill a fit state to furnish partic ulars. She was not possessed of am armament. The crew consisted of ! men.
 Suddenly, without the slightes warning. the captain, who was on tn bridge saw before the port bean
 some 150 metres away, the track c
 a torpedo It was now 2:50 r. m.
 the time of the disaster being exactl
 registered by the stopping of tn
 clocks on board the vessel. The see
 ond officer and deck officer wh
 were on the bridge, also distinctl
 saw the torpedo.
 With great presence of mind tn
 captain ordered the helm hard apor
 and stopped the starboard engine i
 order to avoid the torpedo by turn
 ing to starboard. These two order
 were executed immediately as
 proved by the statements of the en
 gineers of the watch
 The ship was beginning to swin
 off, when, eight seconds after tn
 torpedo had been seen. terrific eA plosion took place. throwing up a
 enormous column of water. Calculat
 ing from the distance at which u . torpedo first had been seen and u
 time which passed before the explos ion, the speed of the torpedo mu! . have been 36 knots, the normal spec , of torpedo.
 The ship was cut in two opposi the bridge: the after part. thanks
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