Evening journal., 1915-07-22
Bv The United Press.

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WASHINGTON, July 22.-The Ger
man note was sent forward from
Washington to Berlin. a o'clock last
night, State Department officials an
nounced today II Is believed practi-
cally all of the note had reached Ber-
lin by 10 o'clock this morning.
The note was sent via Copenhagen
and will be decoded and translated in
Berlin by Ambassador Gerard today
for presentation to the German for
eign Office on Friday morning. The
reply will be made public here on
Friday
News Of the communications dis
patch came like a thunderclap. The
administration had kept ite plans SO
secret that not the slightest inkling
had gained currency Of its action un-
III. as It was believed, most of the
message had actually reached its des-
tination.
Even after the announcement that
the note had gone, the State Depart
ment was extraordinarily reticent.
Secretary Lansing said he would
make a statement. however, little
later in the day.
Il was understood that forecasts OF
the message we're substantially cor
rect. the matter of dispatch having
been the only one on which the admin
istration had caught the correspond
ents mapping
The note declares in emphatic terms
that this government will view with
grave concern further loss Of Ameri-
can lives by the unwarned torpedoing
of a merchant vessel, asserting that
such an action cannot be regarded
otherwise than as threatening hitherto
peaceful relations between Germany
/ and the United States
This is the final warning to Germany
that an incident Of the kind will be re-
garded as an unfriendly act Which
might possibly precipitate breach o
diplomatic relations.
Reports today we're conflicting
whether In this connection the word
"unfriendly act actually we're aincor
porated in the note. They were il
the original draft Later il was re
ported that the words evidence o.
unfriendliness" had been substituted
with the addition that a new sub
marine disaster involving American
lives might disturb friendly relations
| Following the conference last night
between the President and Secretary
Lansing, Il was understood the "un-
friendly act" clause had been rein
corporated with some notifications
An important subject not touched
on in the note. II was learned today
is a demand for financial reparatior
for American lives lost on the Lusi.
tania. The question of collection oI
monetary damages from Germany fol
the families of the American victims
is left open. There is no question bu
that such demands will be made later
The administration. however. did no
desire TO inject money matters, n
this time, into the more importan
questions in dispute.
The State Department has not ye
received the treasury's report on th'
alleged attack on the Orduna, so ~
reference TO II Is made in the note
Increased hope for successful solutio
of the German question was manifest
official cir,les today, possibly due TO th
temperate tone. not only of the Amer
can press, but also of the semi-oiiici'
Berlin newspapers.
Despite the Orduna case, which ha
been unoficially disavowed by German
and not yet fully established here, SON
officials believe German AmbassadC
Bernstorff spoke with authority when }
told Secretary Lansing that German