The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-03-15
UNARMED VESSEL
WAS T0RPED0ED
LONDON HEARS SAME WAS DONE
WITHOUT WARNING.
ALL AMERICANS ARE SAVED
Consuls IN 5ernstorff Party vii Try
All Honorable Means to Avert
War With America.-French
Win Victory.

London, March 1.-THE unarmed
steamer Algonquin recently transfer.
red from British to American regist.
cry was torpedoed suddenly without
warning Monday. All twenty-three
Americans in the crew were saved
The submarines however refused to
assist them.
The Algonquin valued itself as high
as 100000 sailed from New York
February 20, with one million five
hundred tons cargo of foodstuff for
London. She was commanded by
Captain Nordberg a naturalized Amer.
lean and flew the stars and stripes.
She was steel steamer of 1900 tons
built in 1898. She was owned by the
American Star line of New York. She
was 245 feet long.
Relief Ship Sunk.
London, March 14.-The Norwegian
steamer Lars Fastenaes bound from
America for Rotterdam with grain for
the American Relief Commission. has
sunk without warning outside the
blockade zone, according to the Nor
wegian Mercantile Shipping Gazette.
This announcement is contained in an
Exhange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen.
The Central News says that the
steamer was sunk in the North Sea-
No steamer under the name of Lord
Fastenaes is listed in available ship
ping registers. The Lars Fastenaes
is new Norwegian steamer of 1853
tons net. She was last reported as
sailing from New York December 10,
for Rotterdam arriving at Louisburg,
Cape Breton, on the Goth.
To War On u. S.
London. March Ia - The Daily
Chronicles Amsterdam correspondent
sent dispatch to the effect that two
of the largest German submarines, Of
the Deutschland type, are now acting
as supply slips for smaller craft OPP
Grating In the Atlantic.
Four other of the largest submarines
also are about to be commissioned for
similar services.
Great efforts are being made to sink
shipping, especially between America
and England.
Germany is attempting TO perfect a
plan whereby, in case of war with
America, a decisive submarine cam
paign could Immediately be put into
operation.
Miami, Fla, March 13.--At a meet
ing of the Florida naval militia here
r. NJ. Thompson. former naval officer
and president Of the Naval Academy
Alumni association Of New York, said
he had positive information'' that q
German submarine was lurking of the
coast of Florida, waiting for the overt
act precipitating war with Germany to
begin destruction Of American com
MERGE"
Will Try to Avert War.
Copenhagen, March 14.-Returning
consuls from America in the Bern
storff party will try honorably to
avert war between Germany and the
United States. They will advise the
government that the Mexican plot was
a mistake. The tatement was made
by members of the party just before
the leaving of Bernstorff yesterday.
Bernstorff appeared old and careworn
when he left here.
French Win Victory
Paris, March IA. - A sweeping
French victory was announced in to-
days official war statement. The
French captured the Romainville farm
and four other different places. The
French have gained strong positions
in the enemies lines between the
Mouse river and the Apremont, they
also have improyised many of the
war statements assartpd