The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-11-03
Diplomatic Relations May Be
Severed With Germany
VIOLATION OF A PLEDGE
That Was Position of the Wilson
Note Written On April
Is Last
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

UNITED Press Dispatch.l
London, November IA teIe-
gram received at the American
embassy from Wesley Frost,
American consul at Queenstown,
gives the names of the following
Americans as lost on the Marina:
Daniel Thomas, Wilmington DEL;
J. Brown, Roanoke, Va; Brown,
Charlottesville, N. c.; George
Seabury, Fayetteville, N. c.;
House, Norfolk, Va. Consul Frost
procured a joint affidavit from
the Americans who reached
Crookshaven and similar docu-
ment from the American surviv-
ors at Bearhaven. The affidavits
agree that the Marina was tor
pedoed without warning.
London, Eng, November L.
Five Americans are missing and
are believed to have drowned,
when the British liner Marine
was torpedoed last Saturday. The
United States consul at Queens
town is taking the deposition of
twenty eight Americans who
teen more, who were landed at
crookshaven- These witnesses,
it is understood, declare that
the Marine was torpedoed with
out warning.
Cork, Ireland, November 1.-Depo-
sition of fifteen American survivors
of the steamer Marina are being
taken here by American Consul
Frost. In this disaster several Amer
leans were drowned
The steamer was torpedoed early
Saturday on the way from Glasgow
to Boston. The torpedo. it is related.
tore great hole in the side of the
vessel. Twenty minutes later the
vessel went down. Captain Brown
was among the last to leave the ves-
sci. He leaped from the deck to es-
cape the exploding boilers, missed
his footing on the life boat, fell into
the sea and was lost. AS the great
steamer listed to one side, life
boat, filled with refugees, capsized,
and all the occupants were drowned.
The passengers and crew members
who escaped in the life boats, were
exposed to the weather for eighteen
hours and suffered terribly with the
cold.
Confronted With Problem.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, November 1.-The
foreign office and the state depart
ment are confronted with most
serious problem in the torpedoing of
the steamer Marina, according to the
crescent outlook of things. Six Amer
leans are believed to have persisted,
having been given no chance to
save their lives. 1t is very grave
situation.
1t is understood that the German
government is seeking the report OF
the captain of the submarine with all
possible haste. If the affidavits of the
Americans and other passengers are
to the effect that the steamer was
torpedoed without warning, the Ger
man government will be face to face
with a most serious problem. In THAI
case the United States government
will without doubt demand full ex-
piation of the offense, together with
the punishment of the submarine
commander. If this is not done, dip
lomatic relations with Germany must
be broken off, in accordance with the
ultimatum of the United States in
regard to similar offenses on the part
of German submarines. 1t will be re-
'membered that the American gov
eminent definitely took this position
-, HI nf
President Wilson Informed.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Binghamton, N. Y, November l.
President Wilson is being informed of
every detail of information that can
be cleaned in regard to the sinking
of the British liner Marina. The presi-
dent has given instructions that no
pains shall be spared in ascertaining
inst v-hat tho i~cu-'rtanceS were. A
speciai 'nes~cgo h"s been sent to the
American charge d affairs at Berlin.
instructing hi!2 to find out all he
can On the su ject and inform the
American department of state. On
tbie report. il 's believed, will depend
largely the action Of the American
government in The natter. 1t is not
believed th"t c1t definite statement
in record to tn natter will emanate
fro-~1 TO Ar,or'e@n government for
several days " is desired to give
ar--p.c tire 18th to this government
and - the 'o-nian government for
:. frIl '-v~"+' gatiOn.
camnaira Not to Affect Probe.
Associated Press Dispatch.]
Washipg+ on, November 1.-Secre-
ta~y lansing authorized the formal
statement today that the progress of
the political campaign would in no
way affect an investigation of the
submarine attacks. and there has
been no change in the United States
governments policy.