File No. 841.857/240
The Secretary of State to the Chargé in Germany (Grew)
[Telegram]
Washington,
December 9, 1916, 6 p. m.
3652. Department advised that British S. S. Barbara , with Americans on board, was sunk by a German submarine in the British Channel October 20. The vessel was carrying cargo of coal from Philadelphia to Hartlepool.
Please request the Foreign Minister for prompt investigation and report.
Lansing