Arizona republican., 1916-03-27
President Wilson is Gather ing Information From Ev- cry Available Source Be- fore. Passing Judgment on Status of Sinking
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 WASHINGTON, March 26.-Official information upon which President Will son will decide whether the sinking of the Steamship Englishman and the damaging by an explosion of the Chan nel Steamer Sussex were the results of acts of violation of international law, is being gathered from every avail able source by consular representatives of the United States in England and France Tangible evidence of some kind tonight momentarily was expect ed by the state department.
 Dispatches already received indicate that several Americans were injured or killed on the Sussex in the disaster. Four American citizens who were aboard the Englishman and who were said in dispatches yesterday not to be among the rescued still are unaccount- ed for
 Only one dispatch of importance con- corning the explosion which damaged the Sussex was received by the state department during the day. This con- tained an affidavit made in London at the American embassy by two Ameri- can survivors, Edward $. Huxley and Francis E. Drake, of New York. Both swore that the explosion occurred without the slightest warning" and they credited the commander of the 1 Sussex as saying that he saw the wake of torpedo before it struck his vessel. 1 Another statement in the affidavits, officials seemed to consider significant, had to do with strange sailing vessel which hovered near the Sussex after | the explosion, and which in response to signals for assistance from the chan nel steamer sailed away and disap- peared. Press dispatches quoting a 1 Belgian army officer as saying the sub marine probably had hidden behind the strange vessel, which apparently dis regarded all the traditions and law of | the sea in failing to Succor a vessel in distress, were read with interest. 1 Professor J. Mark Baldwin and his wife and daughter reported in press dispatches as being missing or injured, were declared to be safe in cablegram dated today in Boulogne, received here | I . A. Sterrett, a sOn-in-law. MT. Ster- rett, however, accepted as true press and official state department dispatch es containing information that Miss Baldwin had been seriously injured.
 He had cabled to his father in law for additional information.
 i Information regarding the Sussex, which had been received tonight did not, high administration officials say convince them that the vessel was the victim of submarine attack One mem Der of the cabinet, who discussed the situation with the president said that reports at hand were by no means con- elusive.
 The administration, while fully re- aliZing the possibilities of the situation | should the indication in press dis patches be borne out in the official re- ports, will take no decisive action un- less proof positive is forthcoming. The 1 course of the United States will be de-
 cided upon by official reports from it's
 own officers.
 | Should either the Sussex or the Eng lishman have been torpedoed the Unit ed States would consider the act to be
 a most fragrant violation of the rights
 of humanity, the principles of interna
 tional law and the broad assurances
 regarding the conduct of submarine
 warfare which have been given by the German government There is no evi-
 dence, or even suggestion. that either
 of the ships was armed, so no defense
 could be offered on that score
 In this connection it is probable that tbe United States will not issue for the (Continued on Page Six)