Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-21
AMERICANS LOST ON ARABIC;' TENSION EXISTS BETWEEN.
 GERMANY AND UNITED STATES
Tension Spreads in Official Cir CleS of Washington Over the. Torpedoing of White Star Lin- CT Arabic Off Irish Coast.
FINAL DECISION IS
 NOW WITH PRESIDENT
Possibility Exists That ArabiC'S
 Movements Were MiSinter- preted By the Commander of German Under Water Craft.

WASHINGTON Aug. 2O-Tensiou increased in official quarters tonight when consular messages, forwarding anidavits from American survivors Of che Arabic brought the definite nfor- nation that the vessel was torpedoed without warning and probably some Americans lost. It seems that but one point remained to be cleared up whether the Arabic attempted Co ram the submarine or change the liners course Go assist the already sinking British steamer Dunsley nearby Was misinterpreted by the German sub marine commander as a hostile ap- proach.
 The attitude of the American gov enment for the moment is receptive. It Is anNiously awaiting accurate de- tails and reserying judgement as to whether the action was deliberately unfriendly.'
 The final decision rests with the President He will make no state ment The general trend of comment was that the American government had reached a point where she must now decide whether to sever diplO- matc relations with Germany.
 The President mottred to Philadel- phia to see an occulist He consulted Lansing before leaving and conferred with him again tonight In addition to waiting for information from Amer ican survivors. the embassy at Lon don and American consuls. officials expect some word from Ambassador Gerard at Berlin to indicate whether the attack without warning had the sanction Of the German government
 Should Germany offer an eXplana- ton. asserting there were qualifying circumstances such as an attempt by the Arabic Co escape or ram the sub marine, the disposition on Germanys part to discuss the case, in all likeli- hood would be construed here as a disavowal of any intention deliberate ly to violate the principles for which the United States has contended.
 Officials here have found it difficult to reconcile the act with the previous declarations from Germany that the purpose ul submarine warfare was to prevent the carriage of munitions of war to the Allies. The Arabic was bound to an American port and car ried no coutraband The censorship in Great Britain press dispatches on the disaster, created the impression perhaps that facts are being withheld which might affect the case vitally official messages, however, are not subject 10 censorship and confidence prevailed that within another twenty four hours the details of the torpedo ing will be definitely learned
 HEAVY TOLL
 NEW YORK, Aug 2O - Fourteer steamers, with a total gross tonnage of 4769S, have been sunk in the las forty-eight hours by German submar ines This toll which establishes g record for 80 short a period, is more than twice as heavy as that levied by underwater craft in the preceding week Three other vessels were re ported torpedoed and may all another 26,965 tons to the aggregate destroy ed in the past two days. As far al known there was no loss of life ex cept on the Arabic.
 The recrJdescence of submarin,
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