The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-09
BRITISH LINER SUNK BY
TORPEDO FIRED WITHOUT
WARNING FROM. DIVER"
One American, Believed To Be Mem
Der Of Cre,O, Kno,on To Haze Els
capped; Women and Children prss-
efgefs Mis$Ng and Death Feared
(Associated Press BY Federal Wireless.Y

VIZ February STbe steady stream Of reports of
capital for the last F e~ da Sr' e asae
o shmsS yessaK with he despatch from American Consul
ts same oa who sent the message Of
len Of tbs Ri.s liner California orpedoed by sub
marine Mlthept WARNING yesterday afternoon
least 9ps American Isl known ON board the Cali
orp3 warning the German submarine fired the
9rPed9es that sBt to her fate He is believed have
esesPed all Othe including number Of and chill
dTep the pef missing and it feared they
chs q the hundreds who were murdered by the German
submarine sank the Cunard liner in
sans waters psarlyi two years ago %as," #..
Fsssnsd ARssap believed to be John Lee Of Mont
supposedly amember the
geometry ToRPED0 STRIKES VESSEL AM1DsHIPs
The cateR heHefFpbo quoted by Consul Frost that
subpaF9e Of attack but fired two opedoes at
sss dragging many with her Nothing
SAID as to weher the submarine sheed the life boats as they
WhetR hs won tot murder Of which is
regarded here exactly parallel with the attack the Channel
liner Sussex and the anard liner Lustana viii be regarded by
PRESIDENT Wilson sufficient with Germany remains
uncertain Y The President was asleep after tremendously hard
days work when the qrmal despatch from Consul Frost
eed at the state and awakened to hear the
which will be him early morning 1t he who
must make the decision regarding the -. .
ESCAPE JUST A FORTUNATE ACCIDENT"
That the officials Of department realize seriousness
of the sinking Of the California this time only plain by
the in which they received the intelligence night They
admitted that the Geman submarine commander did kill Am
ecanst because he any precautions against
thing, but merely fortunate accident. XII.
1t is merely affair of hours before the wholesale destruction
which the German submarines perPrang catches American
his or her lawful business and slhm Then believed
nothing the hand of the people q the nation and that the
President will instantly call upon congress for declaration of
against Germany ~ e.. ". .&s-. ~. '...
One of the most important taken yesterday by the United States
the by Secretary of Lansing
American ship liberty their ships they
please and send them prepared the last the aggression
of the Germans The United States government will German
refugee ships which German have wreaked injury
....% REITERATES do NOTHING POLICY"
The policy of doing nothing force further the strained relations
with Germany officially reiterated The administration taking
the greatest to that the rights of the foreign and
of foreign property violated Furthermore officially
stated that nowhere have German ships been seized United
States claimed title them 1t is auoravy that the
only action taken the and their under guard
and protection obstruction of navigation the violation Of
the laws to which they subject Necessary precautions taken
to carry out this policy, it is declared. 80
1t frankly stated in official circles that the United States stands
square by its position that the German blockade by of ubma
illegal and that the proposed methods of warfare will be
tolerated they oyerstep the bounds laid down by international law
The sinking of American vessel illegally will Immediately lead
to Is the expressed opinion in official circles,