The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-09-12

OuutknuS0 kkOtU rage ~
from reaching Britain, even from
neutral countries, and that Q
blacklist Of commercial firms deal
Ing with Britain would be, drawn up.
The first report Of British seizure
Of contraband from an American
freighter came from Pensacola, Fla.
A. s. Mills, naval stores exporter
said he had been advised that 600
barrels Of roein consigned for Ham.
burg had been taken when the Wa
terman line freighter Warrior
touched London.
Asked whether American and
other neutrals' ships would be
sunk by submarines II contraband
was found aboard, o German
spokesman said Germany would
follow the generally recognized
principles of international law,
namely, If It should be impossible
to bring such ships into German
harbors, they would be SUNK"
Since the British fleet has had
the entrance to the Baltic blockaded
since the beginning Of the war, Ger
man submarines have no means Of
escorting prizes to German harbors.
Awaits OfIlcial Report
The state department announced
that IL was awaiting an ofi,cial re-
port on the Wacosta incident before
deciding what action, II any, 1t
would take. The United States neu-
trfality law, as It presently stands,
forbids the shipping Of arms. mum.
tons or implements Of war" to bel
ligerents, but It does not forbid the
shipping Of foodstulfs, and the Ger
man embargo on foodstuffs TO Brit
ain appeared to offer o possibility
Of conflict between the American
and German governments.
President Roosevelt's plan for
amending the neutrality law would
place munitions shipments on q
cash and carry" basis-reQuirinS
countries purchasing munitions
from the United states. to transport
them In their own ships and pay
cash-but even II amended along
presently planned lines, the law
would not prohibit American ships
from transporting foods to Britain.
Stringent A Britain
German spokesman said the Ger
man list OF contraband would be as
stringent as Britain's, which Is de-
signed to shut OF German sea Com
merce entirely.
I'm the economic warfare forced
on her by Britain, Germany Is not
only able to resist every ressure Of
blockade and every form Of British
hunger warfare, but 10 reply TO II
with the same methods" the Ger
man spokesman said.
The Wacosta was erroute from
Glasgow to New York and carried
general cargo In addition to pas
sengers. She had accommodate
for eight passengers but was be-
lieved to be carrying more because
Of the exodus OF Americans from
Europe.
Four More Ships Sunk
German submarines continued
their relentless warfare on British
merchant ships and with four more
casualties reported Monday, British
losses In nine days were raised TO
IS. In every case but two the ships
were torpedoed and In oil but two
cases, the British crews escaped IN
lifeboats. The casualty list:
Athena IL, 465 ton passenger liner
torpedoeed OF Ireland; more than
100 passengers and crew still miss
ing.
Regent Tiger, i0,i25.ton tanker,
shelled; crew rescued.
Magdapur, 8,64l tons, torpedoed:
fate Of crew undetermined.
Manaar, 7,242-ton armed freight
or, sunk In battle with four sub
marines of Portugal; II Of crew Of
90 missing.
Pukkastan, 5000 tons, torpedoed
OF Lands End, England, crew Of
So saved.
Winkleigh, S,055 tons, torpedoed
In Atlantic, crew Of 81 rescued.
Royal sceptre, 4,e63 tons, torpe-
doed on Portugal, crew recued.
Rio Claro, 4,0e6 tons, torpedoed
near Azores: crew rescued.
Olive Grove, ASIA tons. torpedoed
OF ireland, crew. OF 80 saved.
Bosnia, 2,402 tons, torpedoed or
Scotland, one Of crew killed. others
saved.
ooodwood, ares tons, torpedoed;
crew saved.
Biairogie, 4,425 tons, torpedoed on
Ireland: crew OF 80 rescued by UNI
ted States liner American Shipper.
Cartavon, i,777 tons, shelled and
sunk by submarine; crew OF ~ res
cued.
Firby, 4,see tons, torpedoed In
Atlantic; American Liner scanpenn
rescued crew.
German Losses
The Germans have lost four iner-
chant ships and one warship, un.
identified, which was reported by
the Danish newspaper Berlinske Al.
tenavis 10 have struck O mine In
the Baltic and sunk after o German
trawler had take naboard part OF
the crew. The information came
from O swedish steamer which was
nearby.
The other German losses were
the Carl Fritzen, 0.b04 tons, sunk by
British warships In Atlantic; the
oiinda, 4,b70 tons, sunk by O Brit
ish warship Of Uruguay; the Inn,
2,e67 tons, carrying passengers,
scuttIed by her crew In mid.Atlantic
when British warships approached;
and the ffelfrid Bisinark, tat tons,
sunk by O mine In Baltic and seven
OF crew OF IL reported drowned.
There was no loss Of life In the
sinking Of the Carl Tritsen, olinda
and Inn.
France has lost one ship, the Ia.
mara, which was torpedoed. There
had been no reports on The rescue
OF the crew.
Two Dutch ships have been sunk,
the Wiliom Van Der xaan, 1890
l0na whiah driftad into A baltic