On Wednesday afternoon the news reached London that the 'Nebraska,'
a liner of 4,400 tons in ballast, sailing under the American flag to America, had been torpedoed off the Irish coast The crew took to the boats, but the vessel did not sink, and was ultimately brought into port. Unleu it turns out that the damage was from a mine and not a sub- marine, the incident cannot be ignored by the United States Government. The New York Tribune says If the vessel was torpedoed by a German submarine, Mr. Gerard !should be recalled, Count von Berastorif should receive his passports, and diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany should cease. If Germany decides to sink ships carrying the American flag we shall presently be at war. If the Nebraska ' was torpedoed we are bound to conclude that Germany has made her decision."
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