Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-14
MAY Be CASUS BELL|
VESSEL OF 1903 TONS CARRYING
FOODSTuFFS AcoSTED BY SUB.
MARINE MAD SENT TO BOTTOM
PROPERTY OF AMERICAN
STAR LINE.

New York, March 1.-THE 1903
ton American Star Line steamer AL
gonquin. flying the stars and stripes
was torpedoed and sunk by German
submarine, March II. No lives were
lost Captain Norberg, the vessels
commander was a naturalized Ameri-
can citizen There were nine other
Americans in the vessels crew OF "a.
The following cable was received here
today at the Offices of the American
Star Line from Capt. Norberg
"U boat sank Algonquin, March IL
All saved
The cable was sent from Penzance,
where the crew is supposed to have
| landed.
/ Dispatches reaching New York from
4 London stated that the vessel was
sunk without warning. The American
Star Line had received no confirma-
ton of this report. The vessel was
not armed according to officials Of the
American Star Line
The Algonquin was a steel screw.
three masted steamship, built In 1888.
She was originally owned by the Ca
madam Steamship Company and was
sold by them to the American Star
Line. She sailed from New York Feb
ruary 90 for London with cargo OF
provisions.
Sunk Without Warming
London March 1.-THE American
= steamer Algonquin, laden with
, foodstuffs. from New York, was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German sub
marine without warming on Monday.
All on board were saved according
to dispatches reaching London today.
The survivors were picked up in
open boats by British patrol.
Assistance to the crew seeking to
escape frcm the sinking vessel was
refused by the Z boat commander,
according to dispatches. The scene
of the sinking was not given.
The Americans in the Algonquin's
crew were
First ofticer-F G Yorkey, De
troit
First Assistant Engineer-Frank
Johnston.
Second Assistant Engineer-AleX
ander Paul, Brooklyn.
Third Assistant Engineer Edwar I
Zimmerman, Brooklyn.
Boatswain William T Holmes,
, Pittsburg
A. r. Forman, Baltimore.
Frank termason, Gloucester, Mass.
Allen Hopkins, Ellsworth, Maine.
One dispatch received here this af-
!, terncon stated that the Algonquin
was sunk by shellhre.
= One Step Nearer War
= Washington, March IA Sinking OF
j, the American steamer Algonquin by
h German submarine simply has
brought the United States closer to
q actual hostilities,"
9 That is as far as officials would &C
, today The loss of the American Stal
Liner has been expected Sinking o.
half dozen other craft will surely
d, come. But none Of them is armed
!. They do not include in their saillng'
the "armed neutrality" which Presi
,. dent Wilson has outlined will b'
II attitude of the United States to Ger
y. man aggression and ruthlessness
Germany must accept responsibilit.
for the next move by this government
When she sinks an armed Americal
liner armed under international lay
for defense she will commit an ac
= Of war. Onicals made this very plan
- to-day. They pointed out that up Il
the present the attitude Of the Unite
as States was one OF tolerance.
n That tolerance will end whel
u American vessels protected Amerlca
lg sailors are attacked Secretary o
IN state Lansing when asked toda
er whether the sinking of the Algonqu'
met any sudden action by the Unite
States characterized II as an addition
al straw to the camels back
That IS the attitude Of the Unite
T. States. There can be no deytatio
from the plans as outlined by Pres
od dent Wilson. The policy Of the unl
.t ed States absolutely hinges on It's o'
ot Goreomont of It's plan OF armed nel
re trality, Support Of this plan is indl'
ed ated BY the action Of China IN brea'
ho lng off dispomatic relations VII
Germany.
Washington. Mar IA The Unite
States Is not party to any negoti'