Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-14
T.
PUNISHMENT
FOR sussex
S|NKER
German People Claim to Feel
Deeply Inundated That
the Submarine Commander
Should Hav, Deceived Them

The Hague. May l3.--Seyere pun
lshment has been meted out to the
commander OF the German submarine
which attacked the British channel
steamer Sussex and caused great loss
of life. II Is generally believed In
Berlin today. though no official re-
port OF that nature has been made
public.
The report is based on popular
indignation at his act In deceiying the
German naval authorities with re-
gard to the vessel which he admitted
attacking. His report. saying that
the ship he torpedoed was not the
Sussex. was implicitly believed un-
I'll the United States presented con-
elusive evidence TO the contrary In
view OF this evidence. the Germans
feel that they have been humiliated.
1t IL not overstating the case to say
that his deception caused as much
Indignation In Berlin as in Wash
ington,
Germany, desiring to avoid break
with America at all costs. has taken
two important steps within a fort
night to improve relations, The sub
marine concessions constituted one
step. The quiet movement to squelch
Teuton plotters and propagandists in
the United States and anti-American
propagandists In Germany constitu-
ted the other step, Ambassador Ger
ard recently received scores OF
threats against his life. The writer's
were inspired by newspaper insinua-
tions that he tipped the Irish rev.
olution to England. Though Ger
many has disclaimed responsibility
for the German bomb plotters In the
United States, Imperial Chancellor
Won Bethmann-Hollweg believes that
drastic moves should be made to con-
vince the United States that Germany
has nothing to do with those ex-
tremists. Conferences on this sub
ject have been in progress in Berlin
for q week.
heard, for instance. that Won
Rintelen will be courtmartialed IL he
returns to Germany Though officials
will not voice any opinion as to the
guilt of the--accused bomb plotters,
they declare that the acts of these
persons are without the kaiser's sane
tion.-
Berlin is chiefly worried over the
possibility that some one may ac-
cidently torpedo without warning a
merchant ship in the belief that u
transport Is being attacked and thus
precipitate a new American crisis.
The kaiser and his officials are par
ticularly anxious that submarine COM
manders shall take no chances Of In
volving Germany and the United
States In fresh controversies.
II the new official submarine or
ders could be made public they would
convince the most slxeptical that Ger
many is as much concerned as the
United States In preventing future ac-
cldents,
Ambassador Gerard won the hearty
praises OF Berlin for his cool and
forceful diplomacy In the U boat
crisis. Throughout the negotiations,
he worked ceaselessly to convince
German officials that the president
did not want war, but expected Ger
many to keep her promises.
Indicating that II Is Germany's
sincere desire to avoid a break, the
German government asked Ave de-
partments what to do when Wilson's
ultlmatum was received,
The foreign department. the trea-
sury and the interior departments
answered. settle honorably II pos
slble." The war and navy depart
ments answered, Settle without en-