Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-09-01
Won %BERNSTORFF
SAYS PREPARATION
WILL Be OFFERED
Statement of Won Jagow Borne
to Washington BY Ambas-
sador-Germany Will
Make DiSav0Wal.
SUBMARINE WRANGLE OVER

Ing FeaCure OF 1nteTuaC1OudA
Dispute-May Make Re-
paration For Lusitania.
Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
dor, acting on instructions from
Berlin. notified Secretary Lansing
today that full satisfaction would
be given to the United States for
the sinking of the White Star liner.
Arabic. The ambassador said that
Germany would make more than 6
mere disavowal. if it is found the
Arabic vas sunk without warning.
Count Won Bernstorff called at
the state department early and
conferred with Secretary Lansing
nearly half an hour. 1t had been
suggested that perhaps Germany
was ready also to make reparation
for the Americans lest on h LUIS
itania, but that subject did not
come up at today's conference. The
disposition of the Germany en-
bassy is to take up n step at q
time.
The ambassador did not make
public the extent Of the instruc-
lions from Berlin on which he
acted. but it was understood they
conceded entirely with the state
ment of the German chancellor in
Associated Press dispatches from
Berlin yesterday. expressing the
Willingness Of the German govern
ment to make fullest PREPARATION
II it is found finally that the Ar
able was torpedoed without warn
ing. So far the German admiralty
has received nc report from it's
submarines which were operating
i n the Arabic's vicinity. Furth-
nv ~ ~oVYn{on%{1 N~ n@~v
expected from Berlin to the Ger
man ambassador and to the state
department from Ambassador
Gerard. which will advance nego-
tiations to a point where attacks
on passenger carrying ships will
be definitely discontinued. at least
while the subject is under further
discussion. The crisis between the
two countries now is regarded as
having passed into the realm Of
diplomacy.
The German ambassador frankly
stated after his interview with Mr..
Lansing that his instructions embodied
the declaration by the Berlin govern
ment that it would give full satisfac-
ton to h American government. That
he declares. meant much more than g
disavowal. OF course, he said, the Civ
ing Of satisfaction would depend on sI..
circumstances of the attack on the
Arabic. The German government did
not known yet he said. whether the Ara.
bic was Junk by a German submarine
and without warning. but If investiga.
ton proves that to have been the case.
Germany will make full reparation.
The ambassador believes the negotia-
tons yer the Arabic would be fol-
lowed nv tho N@erO<SnkS@~-
Lusitanfa, in view of the official state
ment in Berlin h a submarine policy
satisfactory to the United States would
be announced.
Count Won Bernstorff said he did not
see h message sent to the state de-
partment by Ambassador Gerard.
1t is known. however. that Ambassa-
Gerard's dispatch agrees with
Count Won Bernstorffs advices that
submarine commanders have been in
structed to attack no more peaceful
merchant ships without warning.
theless. will press for a clearing up OF
the entire submarine controversy before
it will consider the Arabic and Lusi-
tania incidents closed.
President Wilson plans to remain n
Washington, however, until the con-
troversy is finally cleared up.
Washington, d. c.. Aug. 27.-Future
relations between the United states and
Germany were regarded much more
hopefully here today than for many
weeks.
Administration officials believed in
dications from Berlin that the imperial
government was striving to adjust diff
ficulttes growing out OF Germany's sub
marine warfare presaged an ultimate
peaceful settlement.
The feeling OF confidence in Official
circles was due to two things. One was
assurances by County Won Bernstorff.
the German ambassador, and the other
Ambassador Gerard's report from Ber-
lin, which outlined the substance OF q
conference with Foreign Minister Won
Jagow. confirming unofficial advices
that Germany prior to the sinking Of
the. Arabic. g adopted q policy de-
signed to settle completely the whole
submarine problem.
TWO important developments in the
and Germany further reduced the ten.
sion Of the situation and were taken to
fOreshadow q declaration from Berlin
on h subject OF submarine warfare.
which would eliminate that source OF
discord between the two countries.
Count Won Bernstorff. the German
Ambassador. called upon Secretary
lansing and informed him that the
statement presented Tuesday by direc-
ton OF b Berlin foreign office saying
there wa no intent TO cause the loss
liner Arabic Wa destroyed was intend.
"a to imply that German submarine
commanders had been ordered to at
tack no moro merchantmen without
warning.