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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1917
Page
5
Experts gauge wartime value of German and Austrian steamers sunk or stranded, estimating hundreds of ships worth massive sums. The Valeriand rests in Hoboken after dual war losses, with other vessels like the Matador noted for size and price, indicating vast maritime assets tied up in harbor.
El Paso residents planned a chamber of commerce junket to several western towns after a cattlemen’s convention. The delegation, including members from Deming to Phoenix, would visit Deming Silver City and other locales before a lengthy pilgrimage.
New York February reports that rock material will be used to form the foundation of a government fort at Rockaway Point. The fort will front the Atlantic Ocean for 610 feet and extend 2,000 feet inland toward Jamaica Bay.
The California sank nine minutes after torpedoing. About fifty passengers and crew are missing with 28 reported dead. Lifeboats were launched without panic. several survivors were rescued and hospitalized as nurses and doctors tended the injured. The purser's body was recovered and survivors were landed the next evening.
The California was torpedoed near ten am Wednesday with 162 survivors and 41 missing. One American aboard was John A. Lee master at arms from Montgomery Alabama. Three women and two children were among the missing and 28 crew members drowned. The ship’s loss prompted concern over war risks and neutral responses.
New York report notes the poignant private sorrow of John M. Little, a resident, as he endures the loss of his family in California. The feature frames his silent grief and its impact on his life and stance on the tragedy.
Official cables report the British liner California torpedoed without warning off Queenstown. Thirteen listed missing include Calgary, Vancouver and Toronto residents. Survivors landed at Queenstown. American John A. Lee from Montgomery, Ala. believed aboard crew. The ship sailed Jan 29 from New York for GL with 196 crew and 71 passengers carrying war material.
Washington telegrams report that official sources say none of the sinkings yet meets the overt act for war with Germany. Officials believe the overt act is only a question of time as more details on the California and other ships come in. President Wilson reserved final decision awaiting fuller reports.
Franz Bopp former German consul general and Lt. George Wilhelm Von Brincken posted 50000 to appeal their conspiracy conviction in U S district court. Brincken benefited when co defendant Crowley and Margaret Cornell surrendered with 26000 bail. E H Von Schack posted 25600 yesterday totaling 75000 from patriotic Germans and German Americans as bonds were raised after Germany severed relations.
In Berlin the U S embassy lists about four hundred Americans seeking passports to leave Germany for Switzerland or Scandinavia. One fourth are temporary visitors. three fourths are naturalized citizens or children of such. Many await papers after American representatives depart. Notable correspondents linger while others plan to depart later. Secretary Grew has presented more Americans approved to accompany Ambassador Gerard. German state department must pass on the applications.
A proposed senate bill by Senator Mattox would shift counties by assessed valuation, dropping Pima into the third class with Greenlee and PIN and altering pay for county officials. The plan, tied to a 1912 act ruling, awaits further action as valuations rise and rest of classifications adjust.
Washington orders all American consuls in Berlin to report to Vice Consul General Harold B. Quarton who leads in the absence of Julius G. Lay. Albert Lee Gray Jr. and others are reassigned while several vice consuls move to Stockholm Copenhagen and Washington.
The report indicates salary changes cannot take effect until the current term ends, with the committee on county affairs distributing the measure as part of county government reforms under existing statutes.
Viscount Bryce, former British ambassador to Washington, comments for the Associated Press on the war crisis. He argues German threats, submarine warfare, and alleged atrocities show desperation and a drive to dictate terms, while Allies reject a peace that rewards conquest. He cites Belgian civilians, Armenian killings, and Belgian forced labor as evidence.
In Phoenix on Feb 8 the lower house heard department heads seek higher funding. The afternoon session moved to Tempe Normal School for state business while the senate handled routine matters and the introduction of "requem" bills.
A long list of residents and guests visits Nogales and surrounding towns, including Mr and Mrs J Coemey of Milwaukee, Rev J Crome of Suelistrum, Wis, J W Traylor of Kenner, H McSwais of El Paso, and many others arriving for business and social engagements. The crowd includes people from Los Angeles, Chicago, Dayton, Prescott, and beyond, with rail connections noted.
A Pacific railroad train carrying 60 officers and men of the 22nd Battalion of Prime Canadians derailed just before reaching a city. Five cars rolled down a steep embankment injuring more than nine people. Battalion medical officer K Ruesen and a reporter were badly hurt and may not recover. The crash was blamed on a broken rail.
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