Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1917-03-16


ser warfare. which involved prom
Use not to sink any peaceful ships with
out warning or providing for the
safety of those aboard.
With the coming of winter and the
chilling storms which sweep the North
sea. submarine warfare (was trans
ferrcd to the warmer waters of the
Mediterranean, and then finally was
much restricted until the spring Of
1916 On March the submarine cam.
paign was resumed with renewed ruth.
lessness.
Campaign Is Renewed.
The Patria OF the French line. car
rying no armament whatever, sailing
from Naples to New York. was at
tackled without warning by subma.
rine north Of Tunis. Passengers and
crew saw the torpedo pass harmlessly
under the Patria's stern and some saw
u periscope. The Patria put on full
speed and escaped further attack. but
had another narrow escape In the snme
way the next month. Americans were
on board In both instances.
With the renewal OF the submarine
campaign the destruction OF ships
sometimes numbered as high 40 ten
In one day. but only those cases which
involved Americans are treated here.
On March o, 1915, while lying at an
Choir In Havre roads, the Norwegian
bark Silius was torpedoed and sunk
without warning. survivor of the
French steamship Louisiana, torpedoed
fifteen minutes previously 500 yards
away, swOre he saw the submarine.
There were seven Americans In the
crew of the Silifs, and one was injured.
The next great passenger ship de-
stroyed was the Dutch vessel Tuban-
tin. While In the North sea, sailing to
Rio de Janeiro. an explosion rent the
ship asunder, and she sank. Three
Americans were passengers. All per-
sons on board were saved except one
Russian. Germany dlsclaimed respon-
sibility. The Dutch government made
an investigation which indicated sub
marine attack.
On March IS, 1916, the British steam
ship Berwindvale. with four Americans
on board, was torpedoed without warn
ing Off Bantry. Ireland, but no lives
were lost.
On March "a, 1916, German sub
marine chased the Dominion steam
ship Englishman. bound from Avon
mouth to Portland. Me-. and while the
crew was attempting to abandon the
ship, shot away her starboard life
boats. After more firing, as the crew
was leaving the ship, the submarine
torpedoed and sank her. One Ameri-
can Of the crew was among the ten
lost.
elimination Of Atrocities.
On the same day came the culmina-
ton Of the long list Of submarine out
RACES which caused President Wilson
to lay the whole situation before con-
gress, and to notify Germany that un-
less such methods Of warfare positive
ly were discontinued and declared at
an end, the United States would break
Off diplomatic relations. 1t was the
destruction of the French Channel
steamship Sussex. between Folkestone
and Dieppe. Every bit of evidence
went to prove that the ship was tor
pedoed without warning.
On March 81, 1916, the British ship
Manchester Engineer. outbound from
Philadelphia, was torpedoed and sunk
without warning 10 miles south OF
| Waterford. Two American negroes
were In the crew of 80. All on board
were rescued.
On March % the British steamship
Eagle Point was shelled by German
submarine 100 miles south of Queens
town. The Eagle Point gave up her
attempt to escape, and her crew OF AZ,
which included one American. took to
the boats in heavy swell and a
stormy wind. Finally all were saved.
The submarine sank the ship with u
torpedo.
After Germany gave her promises as
| the result of the Sussex notes, there
was a temporary lull In submarine
warfare, but within few weeks IL
began again.
The next development came when
Germany carried the submarine war TO
the American side of the Atlantic. On
Saturday, October 7, 1916. the German
war submarine U-53 entered Newport
harbor unannounced, delivered pack
age OF mail for the German embassy
and departed as swiftly as she had
come. Within the next 4S hours she
sank six ships within sight of the
American coast-four British. one
Dutch and one Norwegian. With the
assistance of the American destroyer
fiotilla, all lives were saved. II ap-
peared that in each case the subma-
rine commander had given legal warn.
ing and permitted the escape OF pas
sengers.
Americans Epdanoered