Connecticut western news., 1917-02-08
Rev Complications
 Over lj-BO2tS. AMERICAN IS KILLED,
Army and Navy Puts CanSor-
 ship on Movements.
PRESIDENT IS ANXIOUS.

Administration Settles Down to Policy of WatehfuI Waiting For First Overt
 Act by Germans In Defiance of United States In Submarine War. Immediate Break Averted by News
 That Housatonic Was Warned and
 Her Crew Saved Before She Was
 Sunk by U-Boat.
 Preparing for any eventuality but hoping to avert hOstilities, President Wilson is facing three developments.
 They are:
 The handling and protection of Amer ican shipping which. clearing from an American port, may go down to death and destruction ill the German subma- rine zone. precipitating physical clash between the United States and Germany.
 The status of Austria. which ill a for mal note has indorsed the German dec laration of relentless submarine war fare, practically forcing the United States to take the same position toward her which has broken out between this country and the German government.
 The reported killing of an American citizen by a submarine after she had sunk British vessel on which he was sailor. The victim is said to be Rich ard Wallace of Baltimore.
 He was on the steamer Eavestone. according to all official report from London.
 The report states that after the crew of the Eavestone had taken to their boats they were shelled by the subma- rine. The captain and three seamen. including Wallace, were killed, and the second mate waS seriously wounded.
 Near Break With Austria. ! With the war machinery of the gov ernment running at top speed in prepa- ration for any possible development the state department urged American Shipowners to the utmost caution. American ships were advised against sailing into the German submarine zone. The state department. however
 made clear that American vessels have full right to sail. that they are not or. UClCu OL 1GddCSlCh llOl lO Sull dlku W III be fully protected ill their rights on the seas.
 Austria's latest note to this country
 was not made public, but it was clear that it contains complete indOrse-
 ment of the German submarine war fare declaration and that Austria is prepared to back her ally. Officialdom including the Austrian embassy, recog- nized that break impended. President Is Anxious.
 Arrangements are proceeding slowly for the departure of Count von Bern storff and the German embassy staff.
 The state department has begun an eff fort to obtain from the entente allies safe conduct to protect the ambassa- dor and his staff on their way to Ger many. Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin has not been heard from since instruc- | tiOns were sent him to leave his post. President Wilson spent an anxious Sunday watching for news from the
 war zone. Accompanied by Mrs. Will
 son, he attended his usual church serv- ices during the morning. He was plain 1 ly worn by the events of the last few | days and nights, and he walked with a stoOp, bowed under the weight of the ! responsibilities of an impending wal:
 A short automobile ride with Mrs. Will son in the afternoon was the only re- taxation of the presidents day. It was with relief that the president greeted an official report on the sinking
 of the Housatpnic which related that
 not only had the American ship been
 warned, but that the submarine which sank her aided in the rescue of the crew.
 | The status sf the relations between
 the United States and Austria have be- | come a matter of pressing importance. Count Tarnowski. the new Austrian
 ambassador, has so far not been given | an opportunity to present his creden 1 tials to either Secretary of State Lan- sing or President Wilson. s.~-. A nnta fnnHaa ras-triA transmitted by ] Ambassador Penfield at Vienna has
 been received at the state department
 out officials refused to discuss it or to 1 make its contents public. It was said
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