The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-13
|VllL CONTINUE TO BLOW Up ANY SHIPS
WHICH HAPPEN TO CROSS THEIR Path


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ing tne nner Was attempting 70 ram MS
supmersiDie:
| BUT the Danger tnat the Arabic m
cident VIII De repeated with posslplc
ioss OF more american nyes, mas my
Deen averted, the United Press was
INFORMED on the Dest autnoflty. Iho
tderman amoassador frankly toid tne
etate department tnat similar MS
tskes Dy German suDmatlne con-
MandepS may occur N tne iusuleuns -
less America induceS ifeat brltaln -
resc'nd her alleseo oroer % melcnans- s.
men % ram supmarsnes ON slent:
aroltrai decision goes against her. GAf-
many wll admit ner LIABILITY for nm
encfa! damages on account OF the tWo
American lives lost BY the sinking OF
the Arabic.
But the question or uture my
takes" was lett stu at Issue. Inls u
very critical point. Germanys pos!
ton as Ambassador bernstorn indlcac
90 70 the state department tooay, -
are not TO be blamed II they torpe ec
any merchantmen tnat makes Wnat
tney peheve 70 pc 3 nostlle move. IN
view OF the aAeged oruer OF the britssI
ladmlra!ly tnaL submarines must ue
rammed, the Y Doats nre IN gfea! oaa.
ger ACCORDING 70 the herman point oi
view ana ~ aA cases germany W. VIII
give the suuMarine connns'nuer Ing
dement, OF the douDt.
FOR this reason, IT was polnted out,
mistakes nke the one wnicn caused
the Arabic's destructlon' are APT 20
continue occurring. Tne only aitefna-
i've, accoroing 70 the German view
! is for the BRUSH 20 revoke tne anes-
cd ramming order: u was sugges.'
eo that II the uniten States Wlsneo 20
prove nersen really neutra! snc
Wouiu tahe tnlg Mateer UP WIN tne
LONDON aomiraty:
That the aamlnistI Would go e
| ttne Br1tisn Win S1ch sugsestlon aS
the one mace ~ GeIlnany ser was ooe.n- 'e.1,
60 most unIiheiy: NeveTthe!ess Hltn
MISTAKES Ake tne ArADac mlstake
scneduled 70 occur agam ana asalo,
tne sisuatlon Mas Eecosn nl1eo as NOS.
deiicate ano iiAeiy 70 pecome criti'as
at any moment.
The Issue % ciouded.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-German
AMoassaoor beInstorn wall ten Tug
state department, 1t was learned to-
day, that such incidents as tnat OF tne
Arabic VIII continue 70 occur until
Great Britain disavows orders to com
manders OF mercnantmen 70 ram suO-
marines On all OccaSlOHS Es
The state department VIII pe gwen
to understand that Germany looks 70
the United States to undertake TO Sc
cure such disavowal from the briish
IS means according 70 the German
viewpoint, OF proving Americas real
neutrality.
It will also be stated that BY lui
satisfaction for such incidents as that
lot the Arabic. Germany means only
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viii pe Apso.u.ey usy
many vlo"s .no 4,.n ~ 70 ee.e s,r 49,
.roversies oser enS soss - usI q.
nves N ine .,.,..a, ,n
Iaa as.nacn ,,a % sno Amarsc.ns. p r,ght. -
trararsa the war vona n heiIirerent
shins
rha,. r.s tha has+ eronnd -,r ho.
l,,ae 10. Amhaasador Pernsforf, had
haa, dafnite,v "tnrned down" Nv ma
r,.,,t an the af,,1I satIsfa ction.'
fs.wa
Captain Won Paten, military attache
I n BernstorfY's embassy. will be sent
home If the state department wishes,
Il was ascertained. without further
d,scussion on the sole condition that
he be given a safe conduct.
Bernstorf came to Washington, It
developed. prepared to explain any
thing concerning which the admins.
itration may wish to question him. but
had no definite appointment.
mun' ms. q = VAS @ stated stated by officisls that