Secretary Daniels, in a speech in Cleveland on April 6, disclosed the fact that a great fleet of American vessels, including battleships, was operating in the war zone.
Announcement was made in Tokio on March 28 that an agreement had been concluded under which Japan promised to turn over to the United States 450,000 tons of shipping.
President Wilson issued a proclamation on April 11, giving Secretary McAdoo control of the principal coastwise steamship lines.
Charles M. Schwab was appointed Director General of the Emergency Fleet Corporation April 16.
SUBMARINE BLOCKADE
Sir Eric Geddes gave in the House of Commons on March 19 figures of shipping losses which are given in detail elsewhere in this number of Current History Magazine, also figures made public by the British Admiralty on March 21 are given elsewhere.
The Royal Mail steamer Amazon and the Norwegian steamship Stolt-Neilson, commandeered by the British, were sunk March 19.
The steamship Conargo was torpedoed in the Irish Sea March 31, and the lifeboats were shelled.
The armed boarding steamer Tithonus was sunk March 28, and the sinking of the steamship Carlisle Castle was reported April 2.
On April 1 the Celtic was torpedoed off the Irish coast, but reached port in safety.