The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-22
GRANT j. S. DEMANDS.
COUNT Won sERNsToRFF TELLS
oERmANY's STAND IN SUBsEA
WAR CONTROVERSY.
KAISER YIELDS TO WILSON
Ambassador Calls on Secretary Of
State Lansing and Promises Subma-
rines VIII Warn All Passenger Ships
in Future-Note to Great Britain.

IN Future-Note 10 Great BRITAIN.
Washington. Sept. 2.-Germany has
accepted in principle Americas inter
probation of the rules under which her
submarines may operate. Count Won
Bernstorf. the German ambassador. so
informed Secretary of State Lansing
on Wednesday.
Germany's action is accepted as the
greatest diplomatic victory OF the war.
On leaving the state department Count
Won Bernstorf stated that he consid'
cred the submarine issue. as raised in
the cases of the Gultiight. Lusitania
and Arabic, closed incident.
U. S. Sea Policy Right.
The ambassador said that be had
been directed by his government TO
notify the United States that hereafter
no merchant vessels will be attacked
by German submarines without first
being warned, visited and searched
and opportunity afforded for their pas
sengers and crew to escape. He said
that he had not taken up details at
this time. The question of payment
for the Lusitania and Arabic victims
and of formal disavowal would be dis
cussed by him later with Secretary
Lansing.
Ambassador Won Bernstorff filed the
following official memorandum with
Secretary Lansing:
Dear Mr.. Secretary: With refer
encS to our conversation of this morn
ing | beg TO inform you that my In
structions concerning our answer to
your last Lusitania note contains the
following passage:
Liners will not be sunk by our
submarines without warning and with
out safety of lives of noncombatants.
provided that the liners do not try to
escape or offer resistance.
Although | know that you do not
wish to discuss the Lusitania question
until the Arabic incident has been def
nitely and satisfactorily settled, de-
sire to inform you of the above be-
cause this policy Of my government
was decided on before the Arabic in
cident occurred
Il have no objection to your making
any use you may please of the above
information.
Il remain. my dear Mr.. Lansing.
Very sincerely yours,
tSigned) - BERNSTORFF.'
Statement by Lansing.
Secretary Lansing commented as
follows on the statement:
In view OF the clearness of the fore
going statement it seems needless to
make any comment in regard to 1t
other than to say that 1t appears 70 me
a recognition of the fundamental prin-
ciples for which we have commended"
With the German situation serene,
the administration, it was authorita-
lively stated, will now press hard for
redress from England for her inter
ference with American trade.
Arabic's Foe Sunk.
Liverpool. Sept. 1.-The German
submarine which sank the White Star
liner Arabic was sunk the following
day by a British patrol boat. This
fact was confirmed here. While the
submarine was engaged in trying TO
hold up the Leyland liner Nicosian. a
British patrol boat came up and
shelled the submarine. All the mem
bers of the submarines crew lost their
lives.
No Peace Moves Made by Britain.
London, England, Sept An high
off c;o 1 ~ = ;c
thOritatively that recent rumors of
peace have no foundation in any step
taken by the British government or in
any statement issued here from au-
thoritative sources.
The following expression was OBJ
tanned from a high official who de-
clined permission to use his name:
Il am inclined to believe that Ger
many is making some move in the di-
rection of peace. but | can state that
England has absolutely no intention
of making at the present time any
concessions other than those enunciat-
ed in Premier Asquith's famous Guild
hall speech on November 9 last, when
he said the irreducible minimum Of
terms included the restoration of Bel
GUM, security for France against ag-
gression, the rights of existence for
small nations and the overthrow Of
the Prussian military machine OF
course the sole decision does not rest
with England as. for instance. France
must judge what constitutes her safe
" from aggression"
U. S. Waits on Beligerents.
Washington. Sept. 4.-The United
States will make no further efforts to
bring about peace in Europe until it
has received information that its good
offices will be welcomed by both sides
IN the conflict This was asserted au-
thoritatively here in official discus
c;opc Of tho rpaccaCa from, DnDo Do,o