The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-19
The American Government
Rests Case on Admiral
tvs Admissions.
LAST NOTE WILL GO
TO VIENNA TOMORROW
Demand for DisavOwal. Rep
aratiOn and Punishment
of Captain Stands.

WAsuINGToS, Dec. 1s.--Austria must
back down or diplomatic relations be-
tween the United States and tha, coun-
try will be severed. This is the de-
cIsIon that President Wilson Is under.
stood to have reached to-day.
Rejecting all the counter proposals
, set forth by the Vienna Government for
a discussion OF the Ancona affair. a new
note will be sent to Austria tomorrow
/ that to all intents and purposes will no
an ultlmatum.
This move was decided upon after the
/ President and his advisers are said to
/ have reached the conclusion that the
/ reply OF the Austrian Government to
| the hrs, American note was intended as
an evasion.
The President approved the draft Of
/ the note before ne went to the Galt
+ home to he married.
/ Tn. new note will not consent t. a
legality OF the submarine attack. nor
will It accept Aus,iias invitation for q
hill ut particulars upon which tue
American demands were made.
/ referring again {. the fact that the
American Government rests it, cas- pr'n-
cipail, Oh Aus;lla's own admissions as
g , .n ,.
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the so"a rr'a''o''s 'e'"e' ''''
The demands are
n That the Austrian ""vrrnmen.
dpnounce the >heiiinv ana SINKING I"
IN. \ncona while persons were stiii on
hoard u. "illrgai and indetensioie'
,., That she make reparnuon TOT
the American iN's 'hu' we''
90 That she punish the comman'
der Of the Austrian submarine VIM
perpctrated the deed.
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-, 49,, -, ,he FAC, that the
.,,,a,,ar, nf IN. Austrian Admiralty
S'''e"''", IN. ;,c,d-n, o.
cnrrss confirms the understanding OF
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= 80 ,,a sr,L Win persons still on
: hoard
II WAS on this statement by the Ad.
r nir,lty that the United States based
Us original demands, and II Is apparent
now tnat the only way by which Aus
,ria can escape compliance with lhs
American demands without bringing
I about an immediate rupture In d'p'o
matte relations would De for the authors
. ties at Vienna To repudiate the Al
3 r,,raI,y statement and offer to presen
= convincing evidence that It's or's'ha
version OF the attack was Inaccurate
=
= Austria Has Her Choice.
,,, .,,,, . course ther,
II Hus,'I" a,.ar,irg a crisis. bu
may 'e ,t'e,as % stand nv the origina
II she c"''''nue. run,ure seem
; Ao'h'r"''y I''',na according to tn
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"as".,.t' nac,,,n significance is At
~ Wv" ' ,rn sact that in making publ
, tacheu ~ u" -, ,ax, n, IN. Austria,
= to-da! 'he o'l,o"' -, .,so gave on,
reply nctrs''.s 70, ,hs Austrian All
= the oiiN'"' ,ra,mnItted IN hin
a mirai's S.as ,.,e I,,hassy last month
py 'ne ,a,, as s.nt nv wireless wa
t. rms s'h.e'".e o ,r hrackets bein
:. AS toHo"s NY 'so Washin,ion corres,,on
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;. dent 10 MAKE ''e 49,,
a Oiiiclal Au"ro-h 'hsarla,'
: spread false reports apout sihN'he
d io,l S,,h,oarine Gred one shot
q ioi,o"s .r's nrow upon which
r before 80 an .r...d ,ccnrdinp Itol
s. steamer ne" ,,u,;an ,u,t a,,thori,ies which
e order ioil i'A' '''n,, ,,,hn,ar,pe" sun
Is runs nee VI s" s,sa,n.r and con.
e marine fursuen - on,,,
tinued hrins' S.ea'ne' ''op''' ''''
= when hit several u'hes, ..,,
'e submarine allowed lthoso o,i ,a,, ponn
- forty-nVe minutes IL, ~ S',, nn,, !,
II steamer, where panic reisheu' ou' onIy
x ,,,,.,.l and Iwere ocCupiell prin-