Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-14
furnished with AMdav-
is and Other infor-
nation on the Arabic
Case-Germany May
Change Position and
Disavow Command
er's Act
10 WORD FROM
VIENNA ON CASE
OF DIR. DUMBA

Washington. Spet. 13.-Con'
:erences today between Presl'
dent Wilson and Secretary Lam
sing and between Secretary
Lansing and Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador
brought the situation growing
bit of German submarine actlvl'
rs to the following status:
dD-The German ambassador
has been furnished with the evil
s.nee Of officers and survivors Of
the Arabic, all agreeing that the
Iasr was proceeding peacefully
when torpedoed without warning.
and has been advised that the
United States desires a d'savowa'
ss the attack and reparation for
the American lives lost.
i2l-The evidence will be sent
by Count Won 6ernstorff to the
Berlin foreign office, to which II
has no. been available before and
probably 10 days will eiapse before
Berlin can be heard from. In
some quarters il is believed that
the foreign Office upon examining
the evidence. may change ITS po-
siton and disavow the action CT
the submarine commander who, It
was claimed in the last note, sunk
the liner because he thought she
was about 70 attack him.
(3)-The United States has at
hand all information on the case
as II now stands and is ready to
decide upon it's course, but action
may be delayed until Count Won
6ernsto-i has had time to ex-
change communications with his
government.
l4l-Wnile the United States
will not consent to arbitration OF
principle nor Of question in
Volvins the safety OF American
lives il mas accepted Gernanys
assurances that peaceful liners will
not be torpedoeo without warning,
and # Germany desires to arol-
trate the amount OF indemnity, the
question Of whether the Arabic &C
'ualy attempted to attack the sub
thee the submarine commander
in believing he was about to be at
lacked, that probably viii! be
agreed 10.
Conference With President
lie President and Secretary Lans
!ns were in conference for nearly a
hour and later Count Won Bernstein
spent half an hour with the secretar,
40 announcements were made. II wa
Sa'c in wellinformed circles, how
yer, that although the American gov
eminent was not pleased with tn
Ara5ic note. the situation was con
SoeFed far from hopeless. The Ger
IsA ambassador is understood to hav
gwen wide latitude by his foreign OF
1'e n handling the negotiations Whlc
as call TODAY was intended TO initiat'
=. Inc exchanges from now on prob
ANY VIII come through him. and II
seherally believed that settlement {
ae ARABIC case will mean prong
nearing Up Of the entire submarin
question, including the question {
,sparation for American lives los
WIN the Lusitania.
An indication Of the close attentio
-ae President is giving the foreig
,''ua'lon and the gravity with whic
$ regards il, was given today whe,
= oeclln!ns an invitation to delive
"a ADDRESS the latter part of tn
1onth he said:
we are all hoping and pray that II
.As may clear, but we have no col
". over that or this side of the wat,
!. " Is Impossible to predict any pa
q 'he course of affairs"
The Dumba Case
No word has come from Vienna whe,
s ~. Penfield is presumed to ha,
s'Vefed several days ago the note i,
ng the Austro-Hungarian govern
tsensInuea on Page 12-EoI. y
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