Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-04-26
STEPS IN THE DISPUTE
chronological Record of Chief DeveI.
opments In Submarine Con.
troversy.


chronological order
1915.
rep. 4-Germany notifies United
States she will start submarine war in
waters adjacent to British isles on
Feb. Is.
Feb. 1O-United States notifies Ger
many it will hold her to strict &C.
countability' for any loss or injury to
Americans as result of submarine war.
FEB. 20-United States suggests to
both Germany and Great Britain ces-
sation of their illegal activities
March 2S-British steamer Falaba
sunk; $50 lives lost, including one
American.
April 28-American steamer Cush-
ing attacked by German aeroplane
May American steamer Gulfiight
| attacked by German submarine; three
| Americans lost.
May 7-Lusitania sunk; ia Ameri-
cans killed.
May 13-President sends first Lusi-
tania note to Germany. saying United
States will omit mo word or act" to
| preserve Its rights.
May 2S-Germany replies to United
States note, lodging issues raised by
Wilson
June Germany offers reparation
for Gulfight and Cushing attacks
June S-Secretary of State Bryan
resigns from cabinet
June Second Lusitania note sent
to Germany by President Wilson.
| July Steamer "Orduna" attacked
without warning by German subma-
rine.
| July 21-Third American Lusitania
note sent to Berlin. informing Ger
many that further attacks would be
regarded as deliberately unfriendly."
July 25-American steamer Leela
nav sunk
Aug. 1S-Count Won Bernstorff as
sures Secretary of State Lansing Ger
many will end submarine warfare on
passenger ships.
Aug. 19-Liner Arabic sunk. two
Americans killed
Aug. 27-Von Bernstorff promises
complete satisfaction"
Sept. Germany promises to sink
no more liners.
Sept 4-Liner Hesperian sunk mys-
teriously.
Sept. German note on Arabic re-
ceived by United States
Sept. Germany explains attack
on Orduna.
Oct. Germany apologies for at
tack on Arabic, disavows act of sub
marine commander. and offers indem
nifty to United States.
Nov. Italian liner Ancona sunk,
with loss of American lives.
Dec S-United States calls Austria
to account for sinking Ancona.
Dec 15-Austria replies and at
tempts to start argument on fact.
Dec. 19-United States sends rejoin-
der to Austrian reply, demanding COM
plete backdown.
Dec. 22-Japanese steamer Yanaka
Maru sunk in Mediterranean
Dec. 29-Austria backs down and
apologies.
Dec. 30 Steamer Persia sunk in
Mediterranean, United States Consul
McNeely killed.
1915.
Jan. s. United States senate de-
bates advisability of warning Ameri-
cans off belligerent liners.
Jan. 7-Von Bernstorff gives United
States new assurances on German sub
marine policy, insisting safety of non
combatants will be considered.
Jan, 18-Secretary Lansing sends
note to allied powers suggesting they
disarm merchantmen or United States
will regard them as auxiliary cruisers.
Feb. 10-Germany informs United
/ States after March l it will attack all
armed liners without warning.
| Feb. Ex-senator Stone, chairman of
senate foreign relations committee,
| Chairman Flood of house foreign af-
| fairs committee, and Senator Kern of
Indiana call on Wilson at White
House and tell him congress wants
Americans warned off armed ships.
Feb. 24-Wilson makes public letter
to Stone declining to warn Americans.
Feb. 27-Germany informs United
States its order will go into effect
| Feb. 29-Wilson demands that con-
press defeat resolutions warning Amer
leans off armed ships.
March 3-Resolution Of warning in
PRODUCED by Gore tabled by senate
with provision in it that sinking of
armed ships, resulting in death of
Americans, would be cause for war.
March House tables McLemore
resolution of warning.
March 24-English steamer Sussex
attacked by submarine-several Amer
leans seriously injured.
March 25-British steamers Man
chester Engineer, Eagle Point and Ber-
wyndvale attacked.
April 1S-Wilson decides TO lay en-
fire case before congress after cabi-
net approves note to Germany inform