The state herald., 1917-02-09
GERMAN U-BOAT
SINKS US. SHIP
coLoRADoAN ON HoUsAToNIc
WHEN LIVES OF rs AMER.
icANs PERILED
BRITISH RESCUE CREW
FEDERAL OFFICIALS SEIZE EIGHT
INTERNED GERMAN SHIPS
AND HOLD CREWS.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

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yielded to Wilson's demands for Elm
, mediate release Of seventy-two Amer
lean seamen taken from British mer-
chantmen and held as prisoners Of
war. Washington also learns that
Germans were within rights in sink.
ing Housatonic. which carried contra
band. and exercised unusual precau-
tions to prevent loss of Americans
aboard vessel.
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 num-
ber OF Americans on the ship was
twenty-five.
The Housatonic sailed from Calves.
ton Jan. and from Newport News
Jan. l6 for London. She formerly
was the Hamburg 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.
The Housatonic was summarized at
noon Feb. 3. All of the officers and
crew were saved by a British armed
steamer.
Galveston, Tex. The steamship
Housatonic sailed from here Jan. G for
London. via Newport News. She car.
ried l44.20O bushels OF wheat from
this port.
Boston. Mass.-United States Mar.
shal Mitchell Saturday night took
physical possession OF the North Ger.
man Lloyd liner Kronprinzessin Ce.
celie. The Kronprinzessin Cecelie was
found to be crippled beyond possibil.
ity Of early usefulness.
! Philadelphia. - Saturday night the
interned German auxiliary cruisers
Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel
Friedrich were seized by order OF the
Navy Department. and their crews i'm.
prisoned In an isolation barracks.
Panama.-Four Hamburg.Americ
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.
tion 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 vere removed
from the liner Appam at Newport
News. Va. Saturday by coast guard
cutters. under direction OF United
States marshal. The ship Is in the
custody OF t-c Federal Court pending
appeal to tho Supreme Court from n
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 1T to mako.
There is no intention on the part of
the United States to seize the German
merchantmen laid up In American
ports ms matters now stand. Such n
step admittedly would be an act of
war, which tho government has no
Idea OF committing.
Arsenals and Army Posts Guarded.
New York,-Thc entire National
Gunrd OF New York state and the ma.
vnl militia Were ordered out Saturday
night by Gov. whitman after n con.
ference with Mai. Gen. John F. o..
Ryan. Gen. o'Ryan was directed to
have every arsenal, armory and wn.
tershcd adequately guarded by the
milliiamen. and Commodore forshcw
OF the naval militia was told 10 pro.
tcct all bridges.
Congress Leaders Approve Wilson.
wnshing'on.-Lcaders in Congress
without regard TO politics expressed
freely their approval OF President WI
sons course and Of his address.
washington.-Prccautions TO safe
guard naval stations. army posts and
arscnals, and other service property
were military measures taken follow
Ing tho severance OF diplomatic rcla
tions with Germany. President WI
son conferred briefly after his addruss
TO Congress with Secretary Baker and
Secretary Daniels. The conference. 1,
was stated. had TO do entirely with
precautionary stcpa nlthoueh Tho s.r