Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-02-09
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western Newspaper Union Nsvs Services.
Washington. Feb. g. Germany
yielded to Wilson's demands for "im-
mediate release" Of seventy-two Amer
lean eeamen taken from British mer.
chantmen and held ~ prisoners Of
war. Washington also learns that
Germans were within rights In sink.
ing Housatonic. which carried contra.
band. and exercised unusual precau-
lions to prevent loss Of Americans
aboard vessel.
London. Feb. 6.-The American
steamer Housatonic has been sunk BY
. German submarine. The Housa-
tonic was sunk near the Scilly Islands.
The rumor Is current that the Housa.
tonic was sunk without warning. but
the crew saved. One American from
Colorado was aboard. The total mum.
ber OF Americans on the ship was
twenty-five.
The Housatonic sailed from Calves.
ton Jan. and from Newport News
Jan. 16 for London. She formerly
was the Hamburs-American line
steamer Georgia. and American regis
try was granted to her in April. 1915.
Prior to that time she had been laid
up at New Orleans since the begin.
ming Of the war.
Tho Housatonic was summarized At
noon Feb. 8. All Of the officers and
crew were saved BY Q British armed
steamer.
Galveston. Tex. steamship
Housatonic sailed from here Jan. 6 for
London. via Newport News. She car
RED 144.200 bushels Of wheat from
this port.
Boston. Mass.-United States Mar.
shall Mitchell Saturday night took
physical possession Of the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kronprinsessln CO.
celis. The Kronprinsessin Cecelie was
found to be crippled beyond POSSIBLE
ity OF early usefulness.
Philadelphia. = Saturday night the
interned German auxiliary cruiserl
Kronprins wilhelm and Prins Eitel
Friedrich were seized by order Of the
Navy Department. and their crews i'm.
prisoned In an isolation barracks.
Panama.-Four Hamburg.American
line steamships. which have been In
Cristobal harbor. were seized BY the
canal zone authorities.
New York-Word reached the DO
lice that, coincident with the publica.
ton Of the news Of the rupture with
Germany. the Austrian freighter Him.
alaya, which has been lying in New.
ark, bay. an estuary Of New York har.
Dor. has been put out Of commission.
Washington.-Lieut. Hans Berg and
his German prize crew we're removed
from the liner Appam at Newport
News, Va. Saturday by coast guard
cutters. under direction Of a United
States marshal. The ship IL in the
custody Of tie Federal Court pending
appeal to the Supreme Court from q
decision awarding her to her English
owners.
Having voluntarily submitted to In
terment, these vessels actually are in
custody Of the United States govern.
ment. subject to such disposition OF
ships and crews as the government
sees fit to make.
There 10 no intention on the part Of
the United States to seize the German
merchantmen laid up in American
ports as matters now stand. Such 0
step admittedly would be an act Of
war. which the government has nc
idea OF committing.
ArsenaIs and Army Posts Guarded.
New York.-The entire National
Guard Of New York state and The ma.
val militia were ordered out Saturday
night by Gov. Whitman after a con.
ference with Maj. Gen. John r. o.
Ryan. Gen. O'Ryan was directed to
have every arsenal, armory and wa
tershed adequately guarded by the
militiamen, and Commodore Forshew
Of the naval militia was told to pro.
tect all bridges.
Congress Leaders Approve Wilson.
Washington.-Leaders in CONGRESS
without regard to politics expressed
freely their approval Of President WI.
sons course and Of his address.
Washington.-Precautions to safe.
guard naval stations. army posts and
arsenals. and other service property.
were military measures taken follow.