Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-24
Both Steamers Are Warned
First and Both Crews
Reach Land.
STEAMER ATH0S MAY
HAVE BEEN TRANSPORT
With Adjournment Only Week Off
President Gives No Indication of
Going Before Congress.

Sinking of two more vessels by Ger
man submarines, both with an Ameri-
can sailor on board, was reported to
the State Department today by Ameri-
can consuls. In both cases the vessels
were warned and the two Americans
landed safely. The vessels sunk were
the Norwegian steamer Skrim and the
Norwegian bark Blenheim.
Consul Osborn, at Havre, said the
Skrim was sunk by bombs planted in
the ship after warning had been given
The Skrim was unarmed. in ballast and
bound from Treport to Cardiff, twenty
miles from Treport. She was sunk on
February 10. The crew, fourteen in
number, included Louis Pinto. a Porto
Rican. They were rescued after twen-
ty hours in small boats.
The bark Blenheim. according to Con-
shellfire after it's crew had abandoned
the ship, and without injury to any of
the ships personnel
Blenheim Sunk Off Fastnet.
The Blenheim was of 1929 tons and
sailed from Pensacola. January 10, for
Greenock. She was sunk February %.
thirty miles south-southwest from
Fastnet, Ireland.
Consul Frost said the master signaled
submission Immediately after the first
shot was fired by the submarine and
was accorded consideration. The sub
marine towed the lifeboats until a
British naval vessel appeared. The
crew was landed at Baltimore. Ireland.
at $50 pm. the same day. without in
cident
The cola A,rar;oao an boor,, ua.
Solomon Troiche. born in Porto Rico.
whose parents reside at 1855 Montgom-
cry street, San Francisco.
The Blenheim was unarmed and with
out wireless.
No Indication From President.
With adjournment of Congress one
week of. President Wilson today gave
No indication of when he will go be-
fore that body with a statement on in
ternational relations. and Secretary
Lansing was out of the city on three
day vacation. After yesterdays cabi-
net meeting, officials were unusually
reticent. and the next regular cabinet
meeting will not be held until Tuesday.
Ordinarily some move OF the President
would be looked for soon after con-
ference with his cabinet advisers.
Temporary excitiment created yester-
day by news that an American mission
ary was drowned when the French
liner Athos was torpedoed was allayed
today by press reports that the vessel
was being used as a troop transport
and was conveyed by two destroyers.
A summary of the consuls dispatch
given out by the department follows:
Robert Allen Haden, Presbyterian
missionary, stationed at 500 Chow.
China, was drowned when French
liner Athos was torpedoed without
warning 210 miles east of Malta. on
the nth. When the ship was struck
he went to the aid of the Chinese on
board. Otherwise would probably
have been saved. Reported large num-
Der of troops on board. Not definitely
ascertained If ship was transport
A later dispatch from Consul Keb-
Nnger said the Athos was carrying
troops and may have been a trans
port The dispatch added that Haden
was drowned while going back to the
ship to assist some others, and that
the submarine showed neither flag nor
number by which she might have been
identified.
Enjoys Official Reception Held Off.
Baron Zwiedinek. charge of the Aus
trian embassy here, Is said to have
been told during a call at the State De-
partment that until relations with his
government become more satisfactory
no arrangements would be made for the
official reception of the rev ambassa-
dor, Count Tarnowski.
Secretary Lansing, who has gone to
White Sulphur Springs, w Va, took
with him confidential secretary fa-
miliar with all the government codes
as matter of precaution in case a
new crisis should develop, but will en-
deavor to keep his mind as free as pos
sible from perplexing details.
Only the important dispatches will
be sent to him. He is said to have
been working recently on an important
document for the President, which now
is believed to be completed
The question of arming American
ships has been further complicated bv
a second request from P. A. s. Franklin
Of the American Line not only for guns
but for gunners. While the govern
ment has sanctioned the CARRYING of
guns, no official thinks the government
also will provide gunners al this time.
Aside from other difficulties the pIac-
ing of national gunners on a private
ship would make her status question:
able.