Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-04-20

/ La their possession as they did not be-
iieve the pieces formed part K OF 'tiie
vessel The inspection OF the hulladis-
cioseet that the vessel WIS wrecked by
an external explosion, theq boilers be-
ing intact. and that short distance
forward &C the bridge was a large dent
showing that the vessel had received a
heavy biew the direction OF the I'm
paet being from abaft the 5hearu along
O line at an aG,fteSaugie with tfieskee!
s0t ttre vessel Gfseport af Lieutenant
Smith eabled April ~ This comedies
WITH ana cnrrobdrntes the view that
the vesset was Swinging TO starhoHrd
ana away from the torpedo when
struck
M Mot Parts of q Mine.
The pieces syf fnetat wf7fef1 the Ar1er-i
lean officers had ceiiected were conn
pared by Lietftanasft Smith LieHssnant
Commander Sayfes ards Mstor Logan
with mines ard nfans or mines irt pos
session Of the FrefIch naval authors
ties al Benlogne9 Raehefnrt and Tout
Idn, and British naval authorities @at
psrtsnFaHtli THESE officers are post
tive In their opitfion that these pieces
OF metal were nat parts NJ mines. CITE
port ef G4ie,Tteuant Smith, cabied April
2 and 81.
r.. Among tilsse fifteen places ff metal
were. two screw FrnIts showing ths4 ef-
fsssts OF an explosions. whioh we're
stafrnrrff with AK" and scr, on tho
faces of the head OF ore and "ft''s ard
."5S't ON the faces OF the head OF tho
other clTi exsmtH5ns German torE
ffesfsas in possession ut the French
naval at1fhsritie.sa Il T., T7euton5ana Of the
a
mouth tsIa Aryiarieau officers found
that Identical screws witch the letters
'sUn and q Yumser. we're employed TO.
fasten the r''war's head fESopfp to tina
air chamber Isgeuteuans Smiths rs-
ports, cahIef April 81 and IT,.
IS Positively Identified
Ttie screws used tn French ara FTrfes-
E4ff tovpedoesr have no markings and
arg OF y slightly different size, tESaIme
rspertsf Furthermore. the AFstertpaf
0ffscers,a werR able, by caSnuarfssn and
clnse examination 10 positively ider@s
ttSF ag1d 0Fsite all the Remaining thtr--
taerr pieeeRz OF metal rs parts Of. d
German torpedo. az failfstss:
FRA glsterTt 8 part 0f inner seat Of
water relief valve Of engine tIIve
Fragments ] ana Z, pGstts bands OF
ersfTre rEasrri casting
fragments RI 10 inclusive and IN,
parts IF engine cylinders
Fragments If. H. :, ljya PARTS Of
Stsef wart3a8d sttlt Tearing The dis
tineti@e red paint uoY1ruan to German
torpedo var hpade- (Rsport of Biau.-si
tenant Smith rahiptf April Isl.
In view Of these authenticated facts
there can ne na reasonable doubt that
ret s4lsgese was t0rpefoed and that.
the torpedo was at,f German n8ssstfsats
tlIra as rys vsssei2 waa- saerf flPI arlysf
person. on the Sussex the conclusion IS
lrresfstfhlea ttgat che torpedo wasst
lauftcnsti without warming frnru q s1h-ai
marine which YVES Submerged as tres
lime Of he attack and ren7atnett be-!
neath the sfrrfAces after thag eSpsastorr.
Isarsrrayry's c.x-e evidences. 4
Tire GoseEusios, Eflsts4 raaefad from
the. evidence (thes afTfdavi.s iteira
those Of American citIzans) cuEi@rtssa
by the department Of state ts SUD
sfanttated by. the statements in thu I'M,
pp-+af. governments note NJ April ID,
1916 According to those statements.
Ky 4 German submarine torFseeined
n srearnars one and ons-i1ait mites
sof1th&ast Of E3fritrs~sss banis.s
DEPARTMENTS cnrnrsasft---Fiie point
az attnttg liz eraetty' in she course
taken by ttisa s;itssex~ sitter paas,sig
DHnaesess and about hzls a. mile from
the pgseeg where sh..s captain asa the
sfsssest statass ne WAS Z orYsa5sfs
GRp Tie attaris took plaeesat 2.5S
ocltcE p. M CAntrast European tifne.