Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-20
TEXT Or FINAL. NOTE SENT
BY PRESIDENT TO GERMANY

nSs"~ 1A~nsea8
can have no choice but to sever diplo-
matte relations with the Germans EN-
pire aitoEetlfer
THIS action the government of the
United states contsmpIntes with the
gravest reiuetances but feels con-
strained 70 take In behalf OF humanity
and the rights Of neutral nations"
Appendis:
The appendix 10 the-note under The
caption statement st facts Iii ss1ssex
case accorppanyfng note to German
gbrernfnent Of April ts, 1915" follows.
The. French channel steatner. Sussex
employed regularly in passenger SER
vice between the ports Of F'oIlsestohe,
England, and Diepne, France. as It hrs
beer for years tF'rancil' foreign efftcee
left F'0ikeztone for Dleppe ut ! Is p.
IN. March "a, 1915 with S25 or rnSra
passengers and crew og Atty tlifea
men Declaration OF Captain MaEf-
fstt Rear Admiral Grassett's repnrt9
The pa ssenrers, among whom were
about twenty five, American citizens
telegram London embassy, MarFsyl z,
and Parts embassy, March sand 2S1
wer" Of several narfoualities and many
If them we're women and children and
nearly half of them subjects of asn-
trat- states. Report nj T'0H7rnas1der
Saylas ana I,ierItenurt Smith, Rear
4 cirnlrar cfrassett's r%p1rt1
The sussex carried no nrY7aartterss
French foreign Dfrice. report 81 Conn
nandp- SayTPs ana LaerTterant Srffth;
aridavfts Of American passsY1ssers}'s
has nerHr beer er1Yrinvcd aa p trarp
<hir. and yvns following n route urst
used for transporting ,Tunrs from
Great britain 20 France r1}rittss adj
mfraIty statement: French foreiarf or
IceN
Saw Path Of Torpsdo,
The atoarhr prbrasfed On its course
air71oat due south after passing DungA-,
ness Declaration of r,aptair rM0ufgerf.
The yvaa Their was clear and the saE
smooth taftft1avtt& IT Edna savle. John
II rIe,4 r'er. Gertrude " WarrAUl. At
, - p m when 'he SIissex wHs abbut
hirtaer7 mites from Dr'rrpr"ss, Cdas-
laratfnu ~ captain Aonrfaf1 the nap-,
vain # me %ssaDi. who WIS on the
ar;fgA saw about $50 meters from tlre
s1in, IN tho pnrF aide, he waite az q
-orredn Declaration NJ captain Mouf-
fs!) Il was also seer very clearly NV
he 4rst officer ard rhe hratswTir wto
vera with the captain o0 the bridge
rsnnrt - Rear \ tlrffr'nI tIrassnttb
immediately :he captain 2>a~a' >rti@rs
to yor-: the helm, and srtSr ne star-
board eagts1a~ Declaration nf ''@ntatu
NoufYeti tNe plIr1ns" 'elng tn Swfrsr
n. veSscf 10 starfInard go AZ 10 dodge
10 torpedo hv allowing i 30 1ass
iinrg the port NcT IN a ljnn- f'Nmv@T-a~
ny with :hn Uttered rnrtreo # he
stAau1a- F&nFnra ntfybs-s-- 'I7a vazssi
,,n1fld he turn al FAR anSFirh rs avoid
,,rogsfrge +hn 0nrrsa # th@ tnrTi"rY6. he
.ar+or STRUCK he hu1f at an 1ngie d
short distance Frrvvsrd u 'l7e ridge.
avuIodad. DESTROYED the entire fnrward
part If no steamer IA far hack as me
fire. water ttEht 5uiith~ad, Carriad
vsav no Fo~srrTasf WITH ne wiralsss
pizYtt and Killed or fired about
efr,rtv ~ tt1s@s =t-e<srYts rs7T scsstrsf (dac
laratzor Of captain Hougat: report Of
Rear 4 duiral C7raiaHet c@pnstticr q
FJeurv < Beer1 A. lie tne No either
:..ssei 7gas n srrht rafff*vits@ af'
S3r77rraT r P@r7fs r " TulbprtSor.
Crhn : FTnarie~ M 0thsrsf.
Many Witnessed" Approsch.
THE arurnant1 ~ lie tnrpefb wss
witnessed by several other PERSONS on
ne vassaFs fafffRavfts Of Samuel r.
Ffeyaf~. FFerry 3. Beer, Gertrude w,
Ta~wnY1).
ore ar these. an American rftIzAT
-,ar1ad Henry s. F3eer~uNsis. learning on
the pert rail about TEN fens behind tE3ss
bridge and gaZiug srawarf when hsS
saw me approaching torpedo a mont 100
ards away and exclaimed to hls wife
ard companions n tOrpedo," imnnetft-
afefv go1ovtug HIS excIamatien, the
missile struck The vesse! Disposition
n |Ierr-. : Beer and Mrs. HelrFS S.
Reerf II
In @rrr+f7s- rr-+obora rtor Or the fart,
that the captain saw the torrsae ccrr-
ing toward the %asGeI. g" the sworn
sra. errerf. If the. engineers on duty
that -he order E, port the helm and 10
sr0r, ne cardboard engine WIS received
and 9bevnd (Rapdrt " admiral Cirss-
qottl Va reasonable explanations caas
be given for his unusual ORDER other
than that the captain saw something
which caused him % change his courSst
sharply 10 starhoarf.
Ewteree Is. CorotGsi~e
IN addition to This evidsnce, which
would IN ifse'f appear conclusive Esiar
the agent If destrN1etiGH was a tor
Dedo. is that Of Lieutenant Smith
United sstatea navy. attached 10 ths'
American embassy az parts, whe acc
hy Major Logan, ". 81 NJ
Of he embassy went 70 BotiIogne. in
sDer+ ed the hull Of the SUSSEX ana per-
soyAFlv found henestn the mass Of wa
er- soaked debris OF the wreck fifteen
,,t.aas. ~ metal which they retained