Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-30

submarine commanders were acting IN
der secret Instructions such as adj
'ocatcd by Grand Admiral Won Tirpity,
10 torpedo every vessel as we'll az
nei'iGerent owned. approaching the
fritlsh Isles There has been no Of
fetal confirmation whatever OF the Sc
crci-ordcr report However, the mum =
Der OF disasters Ia unarmcd mcrchn nj :
men recently caused some officials IN
cfcuit The suggestion. because of the
gravity OF the situation. especial effort
IS being made to have all essential
'ncts IN each case from the best evil
dcnco available. Information is being
collected through American embassies
and conSulatcs. naval experts, OIL e-s
crews ana passengers of ships reported
10 nave been attacked. and the govern
nents whose flags the ships flew
II is assumed that the british.
French and Netherlands Sovernmen,s
VIII be willing To follow the exampl,
oi the Italian government in the casa
~ the Ancona. and supply the State
u, department with Information gathered
through their own sources
or all incidents under Investigation
! the case of the Sussex undouht DIV
VIII form the cardinal feature OF.
hclalS arc impressed with ,he com
picien"sS OF the evidence including the
declaration of passengers that they
Sa" the wake OF Il torpedo and above
all the fragments of metal which woro
found, ana which have been described
as parts OF "a torpedo. These niece,
Oh metal WIZ he examined by American
experts.
DESPATCH FROM GERARD
/ HoMENTAKILY ENpEGTtu
/ ~ "iSPdt'h from Amh1 ssador Gerard
/ reporting tn" result of The inquire.
! nc mas bee" directed To make con
! ''n'"E me SUSSEX. the Englishmar
and the Manchester Engineer was OK
pccted moincntarily tonight
! Count Won BcrnstorH, tho C;orr,.,r
ambassador. returned To WASHINGTON
Tonight from New York He snid h.
mad no word OF any kind from his rov
crhincni relating TO the recent dcyelon-
mcnts
| Firsl ofiCia, Information conccrninc
! IN" sinking Of tho Eagle Point was
contained III a dispatch received later
I IN the daN from Consul Erost ar
Queenstown This read as follows
british steamer Eagle poin, torpcdo.
/ "d yesterday without warming 100 miles
FROM land. MI saved. one Amcri.
can"
/ CONSUL Fros' Immediately was In
s'rucicd 10 gather additional inrorna
/ iion l'rcss dispatches from Canada
last nigh, said the Ei,xle Point was
IN government service. II the Eagle
/ Point WAS government auxiliary. the
United states, Of course, would not be
concerned in the attach upon her.
Further state department dispatches
regarding the Sinkiu. Of the steamer
+nSlishmam said the vessel Was shell
cd and toTpcdord, later disra, ches
. made IL gear that the vessel was she'll
/ cd whiif tryin. 10 escape. but ,ha,
/ whom torpedocd sh" had come TO 3
: stop.
The position OF the United States
| is that II submarine is operating with
I ia the law when She shells or tor.
7 ncdo"s 4 Workmanship trying 10 cs-
cape. As soon as the merchantmen
/ Capiiulat"s, however. she IL entitled
TO immunity from further attach
/ The state Department does not know
! wh"thcr all she EnrlishmanS cr, "
| w.r" removed before the vessel was
torpcdo"d and additional Information
is helm" sought II the crew was ~.
. moved. difficulty over the case OF the
Euglishman may I've obviatcd