Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-11-17 | Page 1 | Steamer Was Sunk by Germans

UU STEAMER WAS SUNK BV GERMANS Sailors Aboard Submarine Wore German Uniforms German Flag at First Hoisted. Paris, Nov. 17, 5:45 a. m Investigation Investi-gation by the Italian government bar. disclosed that the submarine, which torpedoed the steamer Firenze was a German, says the Rome correspond-. correspond-. cnt of the Journal. Passengers and crew of the steamer, all of whom , were saved, arc said lo agree that the sailors aboard the submarine wore German uniforms and also that the German colors were hoisted first, although al-though the Austrian flag was substituted substi-tuted later. If the Firenze, an Italian steamer, was sunk by a German submarine, It might be regarded by Italy as an act of war. There has as yot, been no declaration of hostilities between Italy It-aly and Germany. oo