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R. J. HOWARD DIES AT FRONT.
Member ~ Well nOwn 81. Louie

ST. Lows. March c:-Richard J. How.
ard. &c years old. mcube OF u promi-
nent -. Louis family. has been killed in
action IN France. according TO a cable
gram received hy his mother to-day
from the British War once.
Howard was married in New York on
December ~. 1913, 20 Miss Dorothy
Levy. a vaudeville actress, whose stage
name was Dorothy Dale. They lived to-
gether q month and a day Howard oh
tanned a decree OF divorce in -. Louis
on June %. lalI. upon IN. testimony Of
private detectives that they had seen the
actress hug and kiss a man not her hus-
band. and that she drank fifteen high
balls in one night in n rathskeller.
Howard Went 20 England "A wear ag,
and obtained a commission in the Eng
lish army as q Lieutenant IN the SCOT
fish Black Watch regiment,
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SUBMARINE ISSUE
CAUSES PRESS REVOLT
Several Berlin Newspapers
Fight Abandonment Of
Tirpitz Methods.

BERLIN. via Amsterdam. March 22-
For the first time in decades GERMANY
witnesses an open journalistic rebellion
against the Government. The pr.s as OF
the country is divided into two camps.
one composed Of the Government CON-
irolled or inspired organs the other
apparent. the majoritN-a large num-
her OF leading journals. including the
Tdoes:ciiuno. Tdeg'ichc Rundschdu,
Post and kreu;:ettbnD. The bone OF
contention ~ the question whether or
not the submarine campaign is 10 be
openly discussed In the Reichs,ag.
DIR. Won Bethmann-Holiweg. the Igr
perial Chancellor. backed by the Cleri.
calls. Socialists and Radicals. his ers;.
while enemies. and a large following
among the National Liberals are agains,
an open debate. while the Other side
led by the Conservatives. demand II IA
all costs Petitions are lring circu'
lated throughout the empire in connec-
ton with resolutions adopted by the
National Liberals and Conservative
urging a relentless L boat campaign
against merchantmen.
The Socialist bcrs in the Reich
stag have decided to present the fol
lowing resolutions
THE Reichstag expresses the eNpec'
tation hat In the negotiations concern
ing tho employment OF the submarine
Weapon everything will be avoided
which would damage the just Interests
OF neutral States and effectuatc an I'M
necessary sharpening and %
the war.
The R~cichstac expects. on the other
band. that the government VIII dc
everything 10 bring about an early peac,
which will insure the integrity OF th'
empire. it's political independence and
economic freedom OF development"
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continued rom First PAGE.


tont several meters. The Germap War
Ofhce empha sizes. however. that the
Russian attacks are continuing.
wore favorable than in the north
ssc'ns TO be the development Of the new
T'ena'Ne IN the southwest, from tho
nusS'ah point OF view. Here the Rus
10" energy IL again concentrated upon
.ne strongly fortified approaches tn
|zernowitz. the Bukowina capital.
Captare Austrian Position,
me cars troops yesterday captured
.ne Osciezko bridgehead, a position
~hicn the Austrians had stubborniy held
Tor the last six months and which the
russians failed to take in the previous
great offensive in the southwest. The
town OIL Csciezko already In in Russian
hands. Thus the Russians are now
again seriously menacing Zalez aieski,
an important railroad junction due
south. This is practically the key to
C~zernowitx. Dispatches received here
by way Of Rome already report the
evacuation Of the capital Of the Buko.
wilma.
The German onicial report was as
follows:
The great offensive movement Of the
RUSSIANS increased In extent. The
points OF attack have become more nu-
merous. and advances followed eacn
other without interruption at several
places throughout the day n night.
The strongest storming attack was
again directed against the front north
west OF Posavy. At this point the
losses Of the enemy reached an ex-
traordinarily high figure. eve for the
numbers OF Russians in action.
During a successful counte attack
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HARD FIGHTING IN RUSSIA:
GERM AN LINE is PIERCED

al the point where small inroads were
made in our lines eleven Russian off,
GERS n $40 men we're taken prie-
oners. During many other engage
ments south and southeast Of Riga,
near F~riedrichstadt. west and south
west of Jacobstadt. south of Dwinsk.
north Of Vidzy. and between Narotch
II Wiszrief lakes, our brave troops
repulsed the enemy completely, In
fiic,ing the greatest possible losses on
him. and during counter attacks took
away more than 500 prisoners from
the enemy. The Russians did not sue
coed at n point in gaining any sue
cess. Our losses were slight in all
these actions.
The following official Austrian state.
ment was received here tonight:
The enemy yesterday increased his
offensive almost on the whole north
eastern front. On the Strypa. In the
kormyin district. the Russians ad.
vanced. but were almost everywhere
repulsed
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POPE LACKS NEWS OF MERCER.
uasu't Received Letter ar Protest
NO Complaint From Germany.
sp.cial Cabie Dsspatch 70 THs su>

RonE. Marcn 9Th. 0~Ss'rro'orc
Romano officially announces that the let
ter of Gen. Won Kissing. Military Gov
ernor az Belgium. to cardinal Mercer
and the Cardinals pastoral letter which
caused Won Bissing's protest nav" no;
a,eu received by the Vatican.
The paper points out that the Pope.
therefore,. is powerl.ss g. intervene ThIs
lruourcemer. is a result OF Cen, o
B~.ss!ng's statement that the Belgian
prclatr WIS allowed 20 90 - Rome ~.
The condition that the poni!f guarantee
moderation uu the part Of Cardinal M.r-
Ger in his uttcraNc"S.
TIE correspondent OF Tttr + = IL
frru.i tina; such a guarantee was ~,
asked and that had il been asked il,
would not have been given, since II,
would haze been Unnecessary The COR
respondent is authorized to deny Tho -
port that Germany has ~compldirci u
the Pope against Cardinal MERCER
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GERMAN GAINS GROW.
Hrriin Tells Of Capture Of More
Trenches and Men.

E-h 'H, Via London, March 2c-.Army
,t1.quar'ers issued the following state
n,at To-day regarding operations in the
sss'
pl'HC ,he work OF clearing up the
ta''.ou,,iS after the attacks OF March
9 IN.'hcast Of Avocourt and owing to
t4 o.'aslpnal capture of additional
ifc'.acs from the enemy outside the
40 ed sectors the number of wounded
! ,l.,'- adptured there has been in
c'eas'I TO js officers and 2,a1+ men.
Arti.'ry battles continued on both
sae, ~ the MeuSe with great violence.
a,''"..-H Al times they becam me less in
tt'.'
s. ph"r--Nt 'Seppois le Haut) the
f''n.N lg,Iu attempted to make up
10 '"' check they suffered on Febru-
- ~ They were repulscd with con-
80 ,nlc jos,"s.
.h.r' enemy acroplaacs were put
oti - acton 10y our avistors in aerial
G-is u'ul~ north of Verdun. Two
ca a'" behind our front northeast
v' H'H"gucuA The third crashed down
In iau'
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FAY REPUDIATED BY
ALLEGED PLOTTERS
Separate Trials Asked for
Kienzle. BrOnkhOrst and
Breitung.
ACCUSE EDITOR RATION


.John Psve,s,ol. m ,bon, sd,,or ~ the
p-...,..... -, - ,.-..,... -
'ue"Ne "v"'""'' ""'
fore Judge Julius NJ. Mayer In the
United Statcs District Court Yesterday
.. A.. .,,..a -, a.. ..u.. .ra,,s,
a' "'"e -
ftopert ray Dr' HerDeft Nieh1'e' WIN
Breitung and the others who are
cb,roca nit, c~ors,,r,cv tn cor,r,i, muir.
80, -
oer on the hish seas oE attaching oomos
TO ships leaving this port with ammu-
milton for the Allies. According to
- - So
oe""o '|oe"E' at,orheA ior ~ NI.nn"e'
,he alleged conspiracE mad us eNis'e"ce
so'eIF w 'he m'hn OF MI fta'norn'
VT hoe"N asNco 'uuse .na.er ~
grant a separate triai 10 ms ciiehts' "
Nlenz.e ana EngeiDert ronkhorst Dr.
kienzle. n young ermar mad been
dragged into the ~corspir',cy, the attor-
ney said. because OF a row which kienzie
had with Rathom.
Engelbert Bronkhorst. Mr.. Loewy as
serted, was Included In the conspiracy
merely because his work as a road
mender at Dr. Lust's spnitatium at But
Ter. y. j.. had required the use Of dyna-
mite.
John y. S~tanchHeId. attorney for Max
Breitung. cousin OF Edward y. Breitung.
unker and steamship agent, presented
an affidavit setting forth his clients
relations with Fay in support of Brei-
lungs motion for "A separate trial.
After several %luncheons and a short
pleasure trip In Fay's motor boat, the
latter. Rreituny says, asked him TO get
some chlora,e OF potassium. Not know
ing what po.assiiim was used for and
- a.
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BERNSTORFF DENIES
new TRADE EMBARGO


WAsuiNCToS. March 80 Couu' Won
Beinstorf. the German Ambassador
conferred with acting Secretary Of stat"
Polk to-day relative TO a misunder-
standing between tie two G,vefnnents
over the embargo which Germany ma
placed on certain goods which American
merchants Otherwise would be able 20
import fIom Germany win the consent;
of Great Britain. The United states has
received Information that a rev M
barge has been put into effect. bu; Count
Won Betnstorff told Nj. Polk that 80 "a
as he knew this was not IN" case.
when the British orders in Council
Went INTO effect las; year with the oh.
ice, OF cutting off the German export and
import trade exception was made for
American merchants who already had
contracted for imports from Germany
before March Of last year. In the mat
ter of dyes,uffs and other materials III"
Rritish decision mad an important bear
In. on America industries. hu. " de-
va,ored that Germany would not allow
Great britain to dictate terms COM
cernAg German imports TO America, 40
far A. y. could he prevented.
The German Government prompt"
! put into effect Il Law prohibiting the on
| por, Of materials which American manu-
'acturers badly rceded. The object ~
this. according 20 certain well informed
suurC,s. Vas to "mp1as'2e y" neon
venience whi,h tho B!itish orders n
Council caused the United states.
srr.s. hoe ls.., y.IrIyNl nflsSlfe 70
, entity by American business interests
! mon the state Department with a View
to procuring articles which can only
| come from Germany. This accounts Tor
the interest which the United states
| Government takes N the case.
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GERMAN WARSHR DISABLED.
"ue Destroyer In Battle on Bel.
gium IL lowed Into Port.

LhN'pE, March 22.-An Amsterdam
ueSpatoh quotes the Telegr0d| as saying
.naI one az the German destroyers which
"as engaged with four British destroy
ar !. OF "" Belgian coast on Monday was
u.saD'ed and a number Of sailors were
wounded.
Inc paper says that the German de-
.@no!ers were conveying several trawlers
tn' a German submarine WAS also neal
~ pie Of the German warships was
""ed TO port and several Of her wounded
.'eefs were taken TO Bruges for treat
.,o'her Amsterdam dispatches state
10y me air attack on Z~eebrugge by
siA'y,hve French. British and Belgian
..'opianes resulted In the death Of zoo
Ssvpis, Heavy damage ~ done TO the
ava base by the bombs dropped by the
~@.erait including the destruction Of
"'eral big German coast Astenos guAA.
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BRITISH FLIERs MURDERED
RUIing Tells Com mons Air service
IL FaiIare.

LoSpoN. March 22.-tIn a debate in
the Housc OF Commons to-day on the
subject OF aerial activity Pemberton
Killing. former member OF the Royal
Flying Service. who recently was elected
10 the House on a platform calling for
further developments in the air service,
said that owing to defective aeroplanes
british ,.siators were being murdered.
There was no reason, he said. why all
the Zeppeiins in Germany should not be
blown M within the next half year.
Harold ]. Tenant. Parliamentary
I,nier Secretary for War, replying on
behalf Of the Government, SAID that
strong language a not necessary I"
AWAKEN the Government to the impor-
lance Of the subject.
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JARS DUTCH
Tuban tiR Case Stirs People Despite
Governments Attitude.

WAsHiNGToN. March 22.-The Dutch
Government is determined 10 remain neu-
trail If possible. according to confidential
news from Amsterdam. dcspit, the sink
ing of the Tubantia. The state of indig-
nation among the Dutch people on ac-
u or the sinking - so pronounced,
however. that fear IL expressed IN some
quarters that action of some sort will be
demanded 10y the people If the result Of
the divers Investigation should prove
that the vessel was torpeloed.
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LONDON THINKS TUBANTIA
VAS SUNK BY DESTROYER
Dutch Liner Said to Have Been Torpedoed by Germans,
but Not by U Boat-Two Other Sinkings Re-
ported-Holland Delays Protest.

Skodsborg. supposed TO have been tor
pedoed n sunk without warning on
sunday night. has tclegraphcd to the
owners of the steamship that the cngi-
neer and two fremen are missing and
probably were Killed. and that the second
officer and a sailor were seriously in
jured.
Much popular Indignation IL being ex-
pressed. 1t IL reported that Denmark
VIII protest to Germany regarding the
attack.
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FIGHTING AT
sr''''h Report says SttuatiOu
There IL Cnchangcd.

hr"~1' 1Lie Despotck 10 The SuS.
I'NN0%, March 22.--The following re.
po' from British headquarters in
f'an.' Wis issued tonight by the Off
Sal process bureau;
''".' night W encmy mine explo-
SION T.. ,"d TO infict casualties on our
troop
I.'1' w. grenade fighting in the
M" ~'rt'"rs northeast Of Vermelles.
Whom ~,hduging the situation.
I'"itN "" successfully bombarded
,' '"'nuN's positions southwest of
.1m.'llart with guns and trench
NO 'tl.
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~cHEisriASIA. March IA invest!-
CATION OF the sinking of the Norwegian
s.ipS Silius and l.angeii TO ascertain
whether or not they were victims or
GERMAN ,urpedoes has been requested by
the Norwegian Foreign Office IN a note
20 the German Government.
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u BOAT NEAR THAMES.
tailOper IIGhtshtp at Mouth ri
river RrpOrtrd TOrprdOrd.

t%.oSpoN. March GET was reported
here to-day that Galloper iIghtship. In
the North Sea near the mouth of the
Thames River. has been sunk by a Ger
man submarine.
a Central news despatch from The
Hague says that two German suD-
u arincs operating In the North Sea
save not reported rs several weeks.
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l">noN. March .--Tua japanese
steamship ii,koku Maru Was pos, ii a.
missing a. IIoyds ;J-day. She left
Portland. ore. on November \ with a
cargo Of wheat Tor the orient and Brit
ish ports. Sh" was last reported At
~S.ngdpor" on December %.
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BIG NOW ON.
EnxIisk Correspondent says Ras-
sinns Forestan Enemy.

LONDON. March 23.-The Petrograd
correspondent Of the Morning Post de-
scribes the Russian activity as a drive
westward to anticipate a German Of
fcnsive.
THE exten, OF the Russian front he
Jays indicates the employment OF large
forces. TIL movement means very much
more than could be suspected from the
studiously mild phrasing OF the official
bulletins. The great Russian move has
begun
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KING ENTERTAINS WOUNDED.
lie and Queen Hosts DAILY at Van.
Special cable Despatch 10 TUE Sr'

W." "VTT =" NJ ~
LoSDoN. March 22.-king George and
Queen Mary are giving "A series OF con
certs and vaudeville how at Buck.ng-
ham Palace for wounded soldiers. About
"A thousand OF the wounded attend the
shows daily. The King and Queen and
other members OF the royal family are
present, presiding over the performances.
assisting at the tea tables and chatting
with the men.
The performers include a large num-
Der OF Americans. among whom are Joe
Coyne and Ethel Levcy.
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CIVIL SERVANTS TO ARMY
Unmarried Eligible Men Are
Taken From Government service.
Specio, cable Despa,ch 10 TRr SrN,

Special Table Despd'ch 10 Tar SrN,
LONDON. March a2-Thc military au-
thorities are searching the Government
depa rtmen,s for single men eligible for
military service. Large numbers have
been taken In the last few days and
women have been put In their places.
4 news agency announcement pub.
lished to-day says that eight groups Of
married men will be called TO the colors
on Saturday OF this week and Monday OF
next week.
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The chinese ~Tcicgrdpu ADMINISTRATION
advises mat rr!Nat" international icle-
graph service with kVAns.i. lNWcicNpw
ana Yuma rrut noes Is suspended WITH
furthc" upi'..
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TURKS QUIT ARMENIAN CITY.
E~acuRtr Ersin9Rn aud Dratroy
Munitions M Russians Advance.

AMSTERDAM. March 2:-The city Of
Erzingau. IN Armenia, has been evacu.
a;ci by the Turks. according To des.
patches from bucharest to-day. Tn mu-
rltions depot was blown up to prevent its
capture by the advancing Russians.
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Lo%po>. March 22-The official Brit
-i ~,asualty list .sSi"d to-day contains
the, names of 30 officers. OF whom 70
were klllcd. aud o. asa men. 90 whom
30 were Killed
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ARTILLERY Duet Lively.
Ne afternoon communicate said:

Te afternoon communicate said:
IVES; Of the Meuse the artillery
DE was very lively in the region
c. Mt'tncourt. Esnes and Hin 304.
\ particularly violent fire was d.
rc.'cl against Haucourt Hill.
Eas, of the Meuse the bombardment
vs. .n'cnse in the region OF Vaux and
pamlour,
There were no infantry actions. The
rrh' was calm on the remainder OF
u font.
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Pages Report an Securities Com.
Ing.

SPECIAL CdJ!e Bcspn'c. 10 TINY ST..
LONDON, March .2.--The evidence col
lectcd by .Amha ssador Page In explain /.
ton of the British attitude In the ssiz-
ure Of securities and Great Britain's for
nal reply will he forwarded TO the
United states Government this week.
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AMSTERDAM. va London. March %
T. - reported that the crews ~ Dutch
steamships are refusing to SAL unless
the vessels are vonNuNed hy aJrships.
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Erzingau. a fortified city and the head.

Erzingau. a fortified city and the head
quarters of tho Ninth Turkish Army
Corps. - about eighty miles ives, %.
F.rlrrum TIL. ciptur, ~ the city opens
.he WAY of the Russian armies toward
SNas. .u important '.;y further west.
and 10 kht'put and western Mesopo.
flfn.A
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FORCE
Way INTO WOOD
WEST OF MEUSE
Wake slight Gain in Series Of
Assaults on HaucOurt
Position.
REGION OF VAUX
Under HEAVY FIRE
>,,c.di cabi, D,spdtch 10 TnE srS.

tfTt1' uOIS b'sput'" ~ Z
PARIS. March ??-After a particularly
Nav, commandment extending through
-. nigh, on the small Haucourt hill. a
m,,s over a hail mile southwest of the
,li,re o! Malancourt. on the west BAN.
4, ,he Meuse. the German infantry was
..r. mo action to-day and succeeded In
,,lrins a foothold on the height.
THIS was n OF a series Of attempts
wade hy the Germans to advance in this
r.,or. The bombardment. which was
hegun li.t night as a preliminary to the
attack. COVERED the region Of Maian.
eou-. Esnes. Haucourt hill and Hill 304.
The French guns replied energetically.
directing special attention to Malancourt
zooi and .Avocour; wood. which Ia the
Southeastern part of M%alancourt wood.
g. severe was the French fire on the
A~,ocourt position t',at the Germans were
unable 10 leave their trenches. In spite
o. various attempts.
Both the afternoon and the nigh, com
mIniluts report ar intense artillery
bcmhardment on the right bank OF the
Neuse. on the front Douaumont-vaux-
nam,oup, indicating preparations by the
Germans for a resumption OF the in
.4n;ly attacks in ;iis sector.
Reports were isceived here this after.
tcon trough Dutch channels that the
kaser has returned to the western from,
ard that what the reports term the
final assault on the fortress Is about
70 BEGIN.
stopped At A~vocoart Wood.
The official communicate issued ~ the
i-ench War ONCE tonight sa
In Belgium our artillery directed a
fire against the trenches and corr.
m%ynicat.ng trenches OF the enemy's
second l!ne in the region OF Steen.
s;raete.
North OF the .Aisne. we bombarded
tr sector OF Ville-aux-Bois.
J. ;he Argonne there were concen-
trltions OF our fire on the German
organ cations to the north of lie Four.
oe-rarjS, at La File Morte and in the
N'0tfaucon-Nantiilois region.
Between La Haute C~heyauchee and
II 80 mine lighting resulted to our
advantage.
We homharded with particular in
t., y the Bots de M~alancourt. west
@ ~. Mcuse. After a violent bonn
tflmont which lasted all day. the
e. mans directed several attacks on
vnr front between II extremity OF the
p l'.tN ocnurt and the village Of
!i'iu,uirt. Al attempts made by
- 'r'ry TO dcbouch from the Bots
t''oyourt were stopped by our bar
- ar" and our infantry fire.
I'll" enemy was able to obtain a
fo'tr"ii Oh the small Haucpurt height,
about 4 hl.omctcr southwest OF Malan.
o.;
last -. the Meuse there was an
ir''-sc boinhardmcut in the region OF
polaulnont and NauX.
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THREE or CREW KILLED.
Denmark Expected 4" Protest sup
posed TOrp~dOing of steamship.

Sperlsi cable Despdici 70 Tnr StV
CoPrNHAGES. VIA London. March e.
The captain ~ the paniSA steamshi,
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Three rOrpedOrs Fired.

The captain Of the Dutch vessel Pa
lembang has informed the Admiralty
that beyond question his vessel was
torpedoed and that h. believes three
torpedoes were fired. The .irrt. he says.
did not explode but caused - tt"mcr
of the vessel. Imnedi~elN afterwdrd
there was an explosion forward hnd
then another aft. The chief officer. the
boatswain and one OF the deC>t1ands
saw the wake of the last torpedo.
ON account Of the position -! the
vessel. which had aimost stopped. II
In impossible. according to the captain.
tina, the Paleinbang was mined. The
explosion in such "A case must have been
on the port side because OF The running
tide. whereas the explosion was actu-
ally siarhoard.
An Amsterdam despatch says that
reports have been received of the tor
pedoing Of the small Dutch
Arscheffer.
A Reuter- despatch from the Hague
states that the Dutch Foreign Office has
that no representations con-
corning the sinking Of the Tubantia nave
been made by Holland 10 Germany,
Although the Dutch Minister 20 Ger
many had been instructed. a. a result
OF the statements OF officers OF the Liner
that she had been torpcdo"d, 10 ASK
GERMANY to couduc: az Investigation.
these instructions were Withdrawn when
the German Munster 10 Holland MADE
"A declaration FOR Germany
II ~ stated that German" has gwen
Holland assurances with reference to
tn. Tubantia which stopped hollands
determination to press .tn.a to IN
yestigate.
II IL reported that the lutch Govern
meut ~sympathiZed with III" sailors | mon
which sent delegates to The Hague Ia
ask that measures bc taken to protect
Dutch shipping. The Minister OF Marin"
incidentally suggested the north of Hol-
land route. II IL not known whether he
promised definite protective measures.
II is understood that the attempt TO
determine the method Of sinking the
Tubantia by examination has failed. \
rotterdam newspaper states that the
| Nieuw Amsterdam. scheduled :" sail to-
day. did rot leave Rotterdam.
The Amsterdam Haufci>Glpd .nd
other putDl papers az. :rduE N saving
that they do u.i believe thai Germany
made any invest ga'ou a.. Inquiry among
her submarine commanders. who are
said to be IN wireless ,mTunIratou
with German submarine bases. before
| DENYING responsibility fpr the disaster
In proof q their assertion tn" pap'rs
state that IN al ,;h.r cases % DUjcl
steamships being alta kel u took sew
eral weeks for III" ';ermau Admiralty
to investigate