Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 242, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1916 — FEAR U-53 ERROR WILL DRAG U. S. INTO WAR [ARTICLE]

FEAR U-53 ERROR WILL DRAG U. S. INTO WAR

Three Nations Apprehensive Over Future Actions of Submarine —No Mistake to Date. - a Long Branch, N. J., Oct. B.—President Wilson and government officials here expressed deep concern tonight over the sinking of the four" British steamships off the American coast by a German submarine, hut up to a late hour no official word had been received indicating that international complications would follow. The government officials were plainly worried over the situation, and made efforts to get all information obtainable. The questions of administration officials centered arouid whether any Americans had been lost and whether the vessels were warned in accordance with international law. It was stated that no hasty action would be taken. Washington, Oct. B.—lt was the conclusion tonight of administration officials generally that so far there had been nothing in the operations of the German submarine which. Is contrary to international law or to the promises made to the United States by German? in connection with the latter’s submarine campaign. Apprehension was apparent not only in government circles but at the British and German embassies.