The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-02-24
CargOes En- Route From U. $.
Valued at $s,O00,OOO.
All Shipments Were Consigned
to Holland Govt.
MAY FORCE HOLLAND IN WAR
Ruthless Acts Viewed With
Alarm at Washington.
Believe All Seven Sunk i'm Sim
gle Submarine Attack.

The total of Dutch tonnage sunk in this
one day is approximately $500 tons.
Lloyd's lists the vessels as follows:
The Zaandyk Cor Zaandiikl was stee!
screw steamer. of 4,1S9 tons registered at
rotterdam and owned by the Holland
American line.
steel screw vessel of 716G tons, regis
tered at Rotterdam and owned by the
Holland American line.
The Eemand n steel screw steamer
of 3170 tons. registered at Amsterdam
and owned by the Kinink Hollandsche
The Gaasterland was steel screw
steamer of LODI tons, registered at Rot
terdan and owned by Scheepvaartea
The Jacatra was steel screw steamer
OF o,3I3 tons, registered at Rotterdam and
owned by the Rotterdamsche Lloyds
The Menado was a steel screw steamer
OF o,s'f tons, registered at Rotterdam and
owned by the Rotterdamsche Lloyds
The Dandoeng. 5S51 tons, is not regis
tered IL Lloyds list
New York, Feb. 24.-The destruc-
ton of Dutch ships by German sub
marines as reported from London in
wolves the loss of vessels and cargoes
valued at s11.600,000, according to
estimates made here today by agents
CT the lines owning the seven ships
sunk.
Eight million dollars was the esti-
mated value of the Dutch vessels. The
Manado, owned by the Rotterdam
Lloyds. and the Bandoeng, owned by
the Royal Dutch LIoyds, each carried
a million dollar cargo of tobacco and
other valuable goods, such as skins
from the Dutch East Indies, consigned
to the Dutch government
The Noorderdijk, of the Holland
American line, carried $500 tons of
grain worth $500, 900. from New York
TO Rotterdam.
The Jacatra, owned by the Rotter-
dam Lloyds, also carried 100000
worth of grain from New York for
Rotterdam The other three vessels
destroyed, zaandijka, Eemland and
Gaasterland, were in ballast.
60 to so Per Cent Cargocs Grain.
According to latest available fig
ures, the total Dutch tonnage afIoat
was 100000 prior to the destruction
| OF the seven vessels reported today,
which tota1ed 3d. 500 tons. All cargoes
ed to the Dutch government when
ever they were on voyages to Holland
and from 60 to 80 per cent was re-
quired to be grain whenever the ships
sailed from United States ports with
the Dutch government debating the
character of the balance of the
cargoes.
Five Dutch ships carrying several
other cargo are now in the harbor
of Halifax being examined by the
British authorities there it was relf-
ably reported in shipping circles here
today. These vessels were tied up in
New York ports for some time after
the German submarine procla nation
was made public and sailed for Rot
terdam only after the ARRANGEMENT
made with the British admiralty by
which the ships could put in at Hall
fax, instead of Kirkwall or Falmouth
The ships now at Halifax will not
have to touch at the British Isles and
thus may avoid the U-boats zone.
Washington Stirred.
Washington. Feb. 24.-The tremen-
, dous destruction of Dutch shipping
during the last two days is regarded
here as the most acute phase of the
international situation. 1t is regard
/ ed even as bringing nearer the prob
: ability of a break in diplomatic rela-
r tions between the Netherlands and
: Germany. So far Holland has only
, made protests against destruction OF
z her neutral ships by German subma-
rines, but the startling operations re-
2 ported yesterday and today are ex-
pected to arouse a wave of popular
indignation in the Netherlands. which
} that government may find difficult
) to Withstand even should it desire to
do so.
: The situation for Holland in rela-
/ ton to Germany as it is observed
! from Washington is growing more
= and more difficult. Officials and diplo-
mats here will be surprised If the
government does not take some ac-