The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-03
HERMAN NOTE ON FRYE
CASE Is AT HAND
Aloax With British Notes VIII Be
Given to Public "Wednesday
Morning.

Warrington. D. c.. Aug. 2.--The
u&rIaan note regarding the sinking OF
ne American ship William r. Frye
ana Great Brftain's supplemental note
II reply TO American representations
toenrding the British blockade and
fnfnrference with American COM
merce were received today at the
6kafe Department \ second British
notAs concerning the seizure OF Inc
Neches. also was received.
The United states ecntends that un-
der the treaty with Prussia IN 1873
&he Frye case should lie adjusted
thrcugh diplomatic channels. whereas
7ernany has 9eli tnaT II Was mat
fer FOR prize een-. adjustment. In is
slart note the t-nir"d States asked Ger
many to reconsider ITS decision. main
faining that It %ovld not recognize
nrise court ruling as binding.
N view of the American attitude
there was nauch speculation here to-
day as 70 wt1s. Germany's latest reDiy
contains white the 1'-cd states viii
not receie frrm IT'S position. II was
An5d today that - cg.'s the German re-
rly included an announcement Of a
prize court issision 1t would not take
any STEPS to prevent the owners from
accepting the award II they are SANS
Ned.
Contention of Germany.
Gernanys reply 10 the last Amer1-
can note on the sinking of the Ameri-
can steamship william T. FRYE by the
auxf,iary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich
began to arrive today at the State
Department The time for its puhliea-
ticn will be set later.
Eermanyv is ContendinE' for her
right TO destroy and pay for the FRYE
under the Prussisn-American treaty
Of 1925 The United States denies the
right to destroy the ship. There ap-
pears to be no question of the pay
ment Of PREPARATION by Germany, but
there is q question over whether 1t
ehaN be paid directly by diplomatic
exchanges OF shall go through prize
court, Germany takes the latter view.
To Be Published Wednesday.
Great Britaiu's supplemental note
n reply TO American representations
On interference with neutral shipping
reached the state Department today
and will be published in Wednesday
mornings newspapers, with the note
received last week on the same sub
1ect and third note regarding de-
tention of the American stes mer
Neches, which also arrived today.
Gerrnany's first response to the last
American note on submarine warfare
has come from the admiralty, which
has requested that American ships
have American flags painted on their
e5des in proportions large enough 10
Be recognized at distance by SUBJ
marine commanders. Many American
ehirs are painting the national coiort
on their sides now. hut II is said they
are painted too small.
AMhassador Gerard transmitted the
request in a message, Daraphrase OF
which. given out by the State Depart
ment, follows;
.aThe American mbassador Mt Ber-
lin has been informed by the German
admiralty that merchant vessels wish
ing TO indicate their neutral national
aty by painting their national coiors
on the ships sides often commit the
mistake of painting these signs toe
small, so that they cannot be recog-
nized at some distance. The foreign
Office requests. American steamship
companies be accordingly informed"
The dispatch brought out no com
naent in official quarters, but 1t was
plain that evidence OF a desire by Ger
many TO avoid attacks on American
ships was gratifying.