Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-12-22
tBy United Press Leased wireD


Washington, Dec. 22.--crlsply.
tersely. America. refused In hor sec
ond nota TO Austria. made public to-
day, to argue details OF the Ancona
sinking. Instead. tho administra-
tion renewed It's previous demands.
which called for disayowal OF the tor
pedoing, for punishment OF tho COM
mander and reparation for lives lost.
The note rested Americas case
strictly on the Austrian admiralty's
own admission that the Austrian
commander blasted the Ancona a-;er
her engines had stopped. and while
passengcrs were still aboard. On
the strength OF this statement the
note branded the commander as will
fully violating international law and
tho humane principles which every
belligerent should obs,rve In the
conduct OF war at sea-; II said his
''culpabIlity" had been established
In any case.
The note concludes:
1T tthe United States) sincerely
hopes that tho foregoing statement
OF Its position viii enable the I'M
perial and royal government to per-
ceiye tho Justice OF those demands
and 10 comply with them In the
Same spirit Of frankness and with the
same concern for the good relations
now existing between the United
States and Austria-Iiungary which
prompted the government OF the
United States to make reply"
Tho note was a refusal to debate
international law and humane prin-
ciples. America said she did not
feel herself called upon" thus to
argue with Austria.
Never In the history OF the sub
marine controversy arising from this
war has the administration made It's
note 10 brief. 30 directly to the point.
Addressed to Ambassador PEN
field. the note follows;
Department OF State. Washington,
Dec. 10, 1915,--You are instructed
to address note to the Austro-
Hungarian minister OF foreign affairs
textually as follows:
'The government OF the United
States has received the note OF Your
Bxcellency relative to the sinking OF
the Ancona, which was delivered at
Vienna on December 15, 1915, and
transmitted to Washington, and has
given tho note immediate and care
full consideration.
& "On November 15, 1916, Baron
Zwiedenek. the charge daffaires OF
tho imperial and royal government
at Washington, transmitted to the
department OF state report OF the
Austro- Hungarian admiralty with re-
gard to the sinking OF the steamship
Ancona, In which II was admitted
that the vessel was torpedoed after
her engines had been stopped and
when passengers were still on board,
6 This admission alone IL, In the view
OF the government OF the United
States, sufficient to fix upon the com
mander OF the submarine which flred
the torpedo the responsibility fol-
having wilfully violated the recog'
nized law OF nations and entirely dis
regarded those humane principles
which every bolligerent should OBJ
serve In the conduct Of war at sea
In view OF these admitted circum
+, stances. the government OF the
United States feels justified In hold
Ing that the details of the sinking o.
the Ancona, the weight and character
OF the additional Testimony corro
borating tho admiralty's report, and
tho number OF Americans killed OF
injured are In no way essential mat
ters OF discussion, The crlpabilit!
Of the commander Ia In any case es
tablished, and tho undisputed fact 4
that citizens OF the United State
were killed. injured or put in jeo
pardy by his lawless act.
1.-THE rules Of international Law
ana tho principles OF humanity whicl
were thus wilfully violated by tn