The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1917-11-09

e01Iuet re Imperial government Of
r seems to us II there ever was q
Just cause for war, Germany gave the
United States that cause
Our flag was repeatedly fired upon,
the property of our citizens destroy
ed. and the lives Of men, women and
children were sacrificed without warn
1ne.
Besides the piratical sinking OF our
ships and ruthIessly destroying life
ana property, Germany endeavored to
1ncite our negro population to insur-
rection.
She sought to incite Mexico and
Japan to invasion. She blew up bridg-
es, set the incendiary torch to some
Of our munition plants and endeavor-
ed to corrupt our congress.
One of our representatives in con-
gress said upon the floor of the house:
eff man will not fight under these
conditions he would not fight If an en-
envy entered his home and outraged
his wife or daughter in his presence"
What we have stated is not mere
assertion.
The record shows that twenty-four
American ships were attacked by Ger
man and Austrian submarines and
other Teutonic raiders since the out
break of the European war, and be-
fore the United States became a party
to It.
OF this number eight were destroy
ed by submarines, and one, the VIII
liam P. Frye, by the German convert
ed cruiser raider. the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich.
In addition, one American ship, the
Cushing, was attacked by a German
airship on April 20, 1915.
Lest we forget, we reprint the list:
William p. Frye, January %, 1915.
Sunk by German raider, Prinz Eitel
Friedrich. Crew taken off.
Cushing. April 20, 1915. Attacked
by German airship.
Nebraska, May /, 1915. lTorpedoed
by German submarine.
Gulflight, May 20, 1915. Torpedoed
BY German submarine. Proceeded.
Leelanaw, July %. 1915. Sunk by
torpedo and shell fire.
Oswego. August IA. 1915. Fired on
ten times, but made port
Communipaw. December 8, 1915. Fir
ed on, but proceeded.
Petrolite, December 5. 1915. Fired
on by Austrian submarine repeatedly
after vessel had stopped
Seaconnet. June IS, 1915. Damaged
by mine or torpedo.
Kansan, October -, 1916. Fired on
U-53, leaving United States. Struck
mine after reaching other side. Six
men injured in mine explosion.
Tango (Philippine). October %,
1916. Destroyed by German subma-
rine.
Columbia. November Z. 1916. Sunk
by German submarine.
Chemung. November 2s, 1916. Sunk
by Austrian submarine.
st. Helens. December 10, 1916. At
tackled by German submarine.
Rebecca Palmer, December IA, 1916
Fired on by German submarine. Dam
age slight.
Galena, December is. 1916. Fired
on by German submarine.
Sacramento, January 8, 1917. Fired
on by German submarine.
Westwego. January 81, 1917. Stop
ped by German submarine, but allow
ed to proceed
Housatonic, February 8, 1917. Sunk
by German submarine.
Lyman M. Law, February 10, 1917.
Burned by submarine.
algonquin. March ~. 1917. Sunk
by German submarine.
10y " aShpnis, warren 10, 1917.
Sunk by gunfire.
Illinois, March IS. 1917. Sunk by
submarine.
vigilancia, March is, 1917. Sunk
by submarine.
This list of course does not include
the sinking Of the Lusitania, in which
so many American lives were lost,
and which sent thrill Of horror
throughout the civilized world, and a
cry to high heaven manlfestly more
piercing and appealing than the blood
of Abel.
MT. and Mrs. A. A. Winer, in order
TO celebrate the sixteenth birthday of
their son, Frederick, last night pre-