AMERICA AND THE TEUTONS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2768, 11 May 1916, Page 5

AMERICA AND THE TEUTONS

THE PEACE REPLY AND THE SUBMARINE WAR CONTROVERSY Bj Telecraph—Press Association—Cojjyrislit New-York, May 9. The New York "World" says that President Wilson's reply is' perfect, Assuming that Germany desires peace, the reply makes unmistakably clear the terms upon which it can bo secured. PRESIDENT UNDER CRITICISM. New York, May 9. The Republican newspapers continue to severely criticise the action of President in sending another Note to Germany, which is simply giving Germany the chance she seeks to continue negotiations. AN EXPLANATION FROM AUSTRIA THE ATTACK ON THE IMPERATOR, Washington, May 9. The State Department, having received A-ustria's explanation of tho attack on tho Russian barque Imperator (394 tons) by a submarine, will take no further action. Two Americans were on board the vessel. OCEAN BOMB-ASSASSINS GERMAN-AMERICAN PLOTTERS SENTENCED. New York, May 9. Fay and Scholz have been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. Daesche was sentenced to two years. [Fay and his brother-in-law, Scholz, were arrested in New York in connection with plots against the American export of munitions. Fay confessed to dynamite plots for the placing of bombs in munition ships. He was a lieutenant in the German army. The police who arrested! Scholz and Fay found in their, possession dynamite caps and trinitrotoluol. Tiho men had equipped a motorboat, containing detailed maps, showing

the position of the docks. Fay rented a warehouse at Hoboken, where the police found five mines fitted with appliances for attachment to ships. The clockwork of the bomb was operated by the water. The men were arrested when they were testing a bomb, and Fay offered the police a bribe of to release him. Fay confessed that, knowing that damage done to war factorios could. be easily repaired, he ■h&il conceived the idea of attacking munition ships, and therefore had left Germany with his invention in order to wreck the Allies' ships sailing out <rf New York. He admitted that he had been' working in conjunction with, the German .Secret Service, which he said had been very active in. tho United: States in encouraging attempts on factories and ships.] THE.SUBMARINE WAR FOUR-MASTED SHIP TQRHBDOED. Brest, May 9. The four-masted ship Calgate has. been sunk by! a submarine. Twelve of the crew were picked up, bnt a boat containing fourteen is missing. . ' Qireenstown, May 9. All the crew' of the White Star liner Cymric were saved. FIVE OF THE CEEW.KILLED. . (Kec. May 10, 9.40 p.m.). ' London, May 9. Further particulars of tho sinking of the Cymric show that, a submarine .-at-, tacked tho Cymric at i o'clock in .tne' afternoon. The explosion of the'torpedo killed five of the crew. ' Tho vessel 'remained afloat for eleven hours, and when she sank the 107 survivors took to the ship's boats/and attempted, to make for a South of Ireland'port.'" A Dutch l steamer picked them up, after they had been eight hours in the boats. The Cymric was carrying a general cargo. '