Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
Germany to Make Disavowal
of Deliberate Plans
to Kill.
TEUTON REPLY
TO BE BROAD
Will cover lusitania, Arabic and
Other Cases -AdmiraI Won Tirpitz
May Be Removed From Head Of
Navy For Disobsyine Government
instructions Regarding Submarine
Warfare.

Washington, Aug. 2S. - Further de.
velopments IN the situation with Ger
many, now await the German govern
ment's report on the sinking Of the
Arabic. State department officials ex-
pect to receive this as soon as the
meanwhile negotiations are at stand
still. Count Won Bernstorff has been
instructed to open with a disavowal Of
intention Of his government to cause
a loss Of life when the Lusitania was
sunk.
These exchanges. which are to be a
continuation of the diplomatic corre-
spondence, will not be encouraged by
the United States until the case of the
Arabic has been satisfactorily disposed
Must Show Sincerity First.
It Is believed that Germanys sim
cerity in her announcement that un-
dersea war on passenger vessels had
ended must be established before the
Lusitania discussion can continue.
Reiteration by American officials
that rights Of neutrals will be insisted
upon Is taken by German officials to
mean that when It is established Ger
many has modified her submarine
policy, England will be asked to relax
the blockade against foodstuffs for
Germany. German officials believe the
change of their policy will permit an
acceptance by the United States Of the
concessions which Germany will make
when negotiations are reopened.
I The state department now regards it's
case on the Arabic as made up as far
as British and American sources are
concerned. There now remains only
the German presentation to afford the
department a basis for final decision.
There was no conference today be-
tween Secretary Lansing and Count
Won Bernstorff, and it is, understood
the latter probably will not again call
at the state department until his gov
ernment Is ready to submit the state
1r1ss17iis 3: has promised in regard to the
Arabic incident.
Won Tirpitz May Lose Job.
Admiral Won Tirpitz, Germany's sea
lord, may be relieved from office as a
result Of the submarine concessions
made to the United States.
This directing officer of the German
navy. the real father of the submarine
plan to destroy commerce with Eng
us
cent men, women and children, still
Is fighting the proposal Of the Berlin
government to respect rules of human
ity and international law on the high
seas.
Blamed For Arabic's Loss.
There 10 8 suggestion in diplomatic
circles in Washington that Won Tirpitz
is really responsible for the sinking Of
the Arabic
It is even said that when directed
to issue instructions to the submarine
commanders not to attack passenger
liners, save under the recognized pro-
cedure, ne failed to do SO, leaving those
commanders to act under the old in
structions.
Now Seeks TO Sway Kaiser.
OF far greater moment at this juno
ture, however is the prospect that Won
Tirpitz will endeavor to induce EN-
perors William to stand behind his cam
paign and to refuse to make the con-
scessions which the chancellor has
granted thru Herr Won Jagow, Ger
man foreign minister, and Count Won
Bernstorff, German ambassador at
Washington.
In this connection 1t is worthy Of
notice that Count Won Bernstorff is
iaborsns cnergetically to induce his
government to make q formal and
binding declaration to the United
States similar to the informal repre-
sentations which have been made. and
which are satisfactory as far as they
1n To this government.