The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-07
UNITED STATES. :.
TO GIVE GERMANY u N
CHANCE CHI TO REPLY
Submarine Situation is Very Grave !;
Cabinet Has Secret
Meeting.
PEACE NOT NEARER
BY CHANCELLOR'S TALK
Feared Many Lives Lost When British
Transport is Sunk; Teutons
Make Gains.

washington, April 7.--Uncertalnty,
solemnity and anticipation mingled
when the cabinet and President Will
son met this morning for the fourth
time to consider the compiled evil
dence of the German submarine &C
tivities and the German-American re-
lations. There is the greatest of
secrecy at all meetings.
It is generally conceded that the
United States is confronted by sit
uation more grave than any which
has arisen since the outbreak of the
war; It has been said that no def
mite steps will be taken by the Amer
lean government until Germany has
replied to the formal inquiries sub
mitted by Ambassador Gerard in the
cases of the Sussex, Englishman,
Manchester Engineer and Eagle
Point.
To Give Germany Chance.
1t is declared that work from Ber-
lin is being waited not so much be-
cause of the information as to what
is wanted, but to give Germany an
opportunity to present her version
and to say what will be done about
it.
In view of the evidence collected
it is confidently believed in many
quarters that Germany will admit
the attack on the Sussex and unOff-
cial dispatches from Berlin have in
timated that such admissions will be
accompanied by disavowal and offer
Of reparation.
Acceptance of such a response by
the United States would depend upon
the measure of punishment meted out
to the submarine commander respon.
sible for the offense. -. ::
Peace No Nearer.
London, April 7.-Peace is nc
nearer on account of the German
chancellor's Reichstag speech. Brit
ish officials scott at the idea of the
Allies to end the war upon the terms
that Germany stated. There is lit
tie prospect of ending the war by
autumn. The Germans have mOdi
fed the peace demands for two rea
sons, first, the Crown Princes failure
to take Verdun; second, the increas
ing seriousness of food problems
The withdrawal of Germany's indem
Unity demands are the most significant
Fear Many Lives Lost.
London, April IA heavy loss O
life is feared with the sinking Of tn
IPeninsular and Orient liner Simla
in the government service as a trans
port in the Mediterranean. TIL
Simla is believed to have been sun]
off the west coast of Greece. It wa
owned by the same company tina
owned the Persia.
Germans Close Cafe.
Amsterdam, April 7.-German au
thorities have closed the cafe name
after Woodrow Wilson by the Bel
gians.
Russians Advance.
Petrograd, April 7.--Russian troop
are advancing on the Turkish Blac
Sea port of Trebizond. The Turk
lhave been driven from the fortifie
positions near Trebizond.
Galician Village Taken.
Petrograd, April 7.-(Oficial)- J.
The Galician village of Svetkavt2
has been captured.
French 1mperiled.
| London, April 1.-THE French pos
Itions at Bethincourt have been in
Iperiled by the surrender Of Harcour
1.-The positions are under terrific bon
Ibardment.
| Germans Gain.
| Paris, April 7.-(Ofcial)-T
Germans have penetrated the Frenc
trenches at Bethincourt on the Cha
) tincourt road.