Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, Supplement 1, The World War

File No. 857.857/82

The Consul at Havre ( Osborne) to the Secretary of State

[Telegram]

Havre, February 23, 1917.
[Received 4 p.m.]

Norwegian steamer Skrim, unarmed, proceeding in ballast from Tréport to Cardiff, was sunk by bombs by German submarine, after warning, February 19, 20 miles from Tréport. Crew 14 including Porto Rican, Louis Pinto, were in lifeboats about 20 hours. Depositions captain and Pinto taken.

Osborne