The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-03-31
WILSON TO SEND
NO MORE NOTES
U. s. Action Sussex TO Be
Fixed After Probe.
NEW SUBMARINE PROOF GIVEN
President Will Go Before Congress
With Facts Before Break-WilI No,
Dismiss Bernstorff Without Recit-
ing Wrongs Suffered by Americans
Mo DisavowaIs Go.

Washington, Mar. 28.-Official re,
port from the consul at Bristol, Eng
land, that one American was lost in
the sinking of the Dominion liner
Englishman, presumably by torpedo,
was followed by an authorita-
tive announcement that President
Wilson has decided to lay the
entire submarine warfare controversy
before congress as soon as all the
facts on the sinking of the English
man and the channel steamer Sussex
are available.
This decision promises to bring the
matter to focus in the immediate
will determine definitely the stand OF
America toward Germany on subma-
rine warfare. A break or an amicable
agreement with Germany will then
hang on the decision of congress.
No American Lost on Sussex.
1t Is learned that no Americans have
been lost on the Sussex, the last
American hitherto reported lost hav.
ing been found safe in Paris. Reports
from Dover, however, announcing that
a coroner's jury there had returned
verdict that the Sussex was to-
pedoed by IAN enemy submarine"
promised to make the matter vital
AS result, it is said in official cir
cles, President Wilson has decided to
write no more notes but to take the
matter before congress and ask def
mite action.
Previous to the announcement D:
the decision it was asserted in off,
cial circles the state department had
decided to hold Germany to strict ac-
count if it was determined that the
Sussex and the Englishman were tor
pedoed without warning.
Report BaIdwns SAFE.
Ambassador Sharp at Paris cabled
the state department that Professor
and Mrs. J. Mark Baldwin and daugh-
ter of Baltimore were among the
Americans saved when the cnai Il
steamer Sussex was blown up in mid
channel on Friday.
Ambassador Sharp early in the day
had reported that the three were lost.
Ambassador Sharp's telegram fol-
low:
"Glad to report that according to
definite information, Professor Bald
win, wife and daughter, are at Wine
reux, near Boulogne. Miss Baldwin
seriously injured.
(Signed) SHARP"
Saw Torpedo Coming.
So far as the state department has
teen advised the circumstances thus
far developed are:
First.-That the quartermaster of
the Sussex saw the torpedo coming
and sheered away in the hope of es-
Gaping.
Second.-That three American pas
sengers swear they distinctly saw the
wake Of the torpedo.
Thfrd.-That a bronze fragment
was found on board the Sussex which
French officer Says" was a part of
German torpedo.
Lieutenant Smith, the American
naval attache in Paris, has been d.
rected to examine the fragment. II
his opinion should coincide with that
of the French officer, President VIII
son will conclude that the circumstan.
tial evidence is sufficient for action.
German DisavowaI Don't Go.
In case It is ascertained a German
submarine sunk the Sussex 1t is DE.
clared positively that the German
government will disavow the act OF
the commander, punish him, offey
reparation and satisfy the American
government that the outrage. was In
direct violation or the instructions Is.
sued by the German admiralty.
But the President is at the poin,
where such steps are of no conse
quence. The fact that Germany gave
explicit assurances that passenger
ships would not be torpedoed without
warning, nor sunk until passengers
and crew had been given an oppor
tunity to escape.
Turkey Disavows Persia Slnkino.
Washington, Mar. 28.-Turkey in
formed the United States It was not
a submarine of the Ottoman govern
ment which sunk the liner Persia In
the Mediterranean last winter with
loss OF American life.
Berlin Claims Transport Sunk.
Berlin, Mar. ga French trans
port carrying troops away from Sa
loniki struck a mine and sank with
large loss of life, according to Athens
dispatches, says the Overseas News
Agency. Only seventy-three persons
were rescued.
London, Mar. 28.-The foregoinf
may refer to the sinking OF the British
liner Minneapolis in the Mediter
ranean, reported from Marseilles
The Minneapolis was believed to bt
in the government service in Mediter
ranean waters. The Marseilles repor
said that the Minneapolis was tor
| pedoed.
Three More Ships Sunk.
London, Mar. 2S.-Three more ship.
| two British and one French. have