The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-03
With Berlin Acquiescing In Princi-
pies Laid Down Regarding
Neutral Shipping and Lives,
President Believes Crisis Ended
TEUToN AMBASSADOR
NOTIFIES OF ACTION
Grand Admiral Won Thpitz, Faith
er ofKaiser's Submarine War
Methods, Retires SimuItan-
eousIy With Action Of Berlin
ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirsls,.)

(Ass0clated Rress " feoerAl WhoiessD
WTASHINGToN, September 2 =
w With the formal announcement
to the state department that Germany
bad agreed to accept the principles
laid down in the last American note
in the carrying on Of her future sub
marine blockade Of British waters,
President Wilson is reported as beliSv!
ing that the threatened break with
Germany need no longer delay the prop
er carrying out of the American plans
for substantial increase in both
Army and Navy. These plans may be
proceeded with now because the sus-
picion that they might be DIRECTED
, against Germany and thus become a
further cause of tension can be no
longer entertained.
Germany Meets Demands
Ambassador Won Bernstorff, in
formal note to Secretary Lansing, an
nounces that his government has
agreed to practically everything de-
handed in the American notes, follow
ing the sinking of the Eusitnnia IN
which the United States called for the
carrying on of the submarine warfare
in a way compatible with the law Of
warfare as laid down in international
agreement and in such q way as to
recognize the ordinary law or tamanity.
Rights Of Neutrals Recognised
The German ambassadors note to
Secretary Lansing says that "insLruc-
tons have been issued to German COM
manders that liners must not be at.
tackled by submarines without warn
ing in the future, providing they do
| not attempt to fee or to resist when
ordered to halt" prior TO search on
the sea. "This policy" the note
adds, twas determined upon before
the sinking of the Arabic" -.
This is a substantial recognition Of
the rights of neutrals and is regarded
generally as satisfactory.
Won Ttrpttz Resigns
Coincident with the news that Ger
many has agreed to substantially modi-
fy her submarine tactics comes the an
nouncement from Berlin that Grand
Admiral Won Tirpitz, commander Of
the German high sea feet, who is gen
orally held responsible for the sa5ma-
rine policy of the German admiralty,
has temporarily resigned because OF
Ill health and will take q holiday.
General satisfaction over Germany 5
reply is heard, even Theodore Roose
welt, in a statement made ut Oyster
Bay, agreeing that ION the face of it,
the German note is gratifying"
Reply Satisfies Roosevelt
Germany's reply will be satisfactory,
,ays Roosevelt, "if amends are made
or the American lives lost in the tor,
pedoipg, Smelling and sinking of the
Arabic, Lusitania, Gulhight and Fala,
ba, but let me call attention to one
thing: If the German announcement
merely states that the future policy
is to stop German assassinations by
ceasing to torpedo liners, the policy
gives Germany no claim for any graft
tude from the United States"
American Steamer Attacked -.
COineident with the note of Won
Bernstortf came a despatch via Boston
that a German submarine had yester
lay fired twice upon the American
steamer Ruth Stark, bound from Liver
pool to Boston. The first firing was
done apparently as warning to the
steamer to stop, but the second firing
was apparently aimed. After the iden-
tity of the American vessel had been
established she was allowed to proceed
without further molestation.
Arabic Submarine Captured
No official announcement was sent
out directly by the British admiralty
regarding the German announcement
that it was feared that the submarine
which had sunk the liner Arabic had
either fOundered or been sunk by a
British destroyer, inasmueh rs the
craft had not reported, but unofficial
statements have been made that the
submarine was captured and tOWed into
a British port.
Ambassador Page cabled from Lon.
don that submarine had been lost in
the vicinity of the attack upon the