Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-08-26
IT, saTO Demand
FULL D|SAV0WAL
Won Bernstorf's Note on
Arabic Unsatisfactory
to Washington
EVASION is SCENTED
President Wilson Declared to be De-
termined TO Secure Assurance for
the Future.

/ Washington, Aug. 26-Count VOL
Bernstorff, arrived in Washington
; shortly after midnight and at 1873
! today called on Secretary Lansing
! He declined to discuss the interna
! tional situation until after his confer
: ence at the State Department.
Berlin, Aug. 2G-Germany's posi-
! ton regarding the sinking of the
! Arabic, on the facts thus far obtain
able, was laid before the State De
partment at Washington today. 1t i.
believed to pave the way for peace
/ full settlement.
Ambassador Gerard last night cab
: led to Washington a long code mes.
sage. He refused to discuss the con.
tents of this communication, but eE.
pressed the conviction that the Ara
bic case will be settled without a
break between the United States and
Germany.
Gerard's cable went forward after
two conferences, which marked the
beginning of the informal discussions
through which, it is believed, the sit
nation will he adjusted satisfactorily
AT 1:3O yesterday afternoon the
American ambassador conferred with
Foreign Secretary Won .Jagow. At
p. m. an official Of the foreign office
called at the embassy fer second
conference. 1t was after this last
conference that the cable message
was sent to Washington.
The admiralty today had not ye'
received reports from German sub
marines operating in the region II
which the Arabic was iorpedocd anG
was unable to state officially whether
the liner was summarized or mined.
Washington, Aug. 26-Failurc OF
Count Won BernStorn, the German
Ambassador, to come TO Washington
yesterday. as WAS expected, for con.
ference with Secretary Of State Ian.
sing, served to strengthen the opin,
ion in Office circles that something
! more definite than the Ambassador,
telegram of Tuesday must he looked
for from Germany before it can ht
said that the crisis over the sinking
of the Arabic has entirely passed.
The communication from the Am
bassador, while indicating a dispnsi.
ton on the part of the German Govern
ment to avoid trouble over ;he Arabic
case. is not accepted by officials here
as 4 disavowal Of the submarine at
tack. On the contrary, the state
| ment Of the Ambassador, questioning
| the accuracy of the evidence collect
ed to mean that Germany, far from
being prepared to apologize. may in
tend to deny responsibility for tb'
| loss of American lives.
! It is now expected that the Am
hassador may come to Washington
Monday. According to reports whic
reached here yesterday from New
! York the Ambassador does not un
derstand that the he has been invit
ed to come here by Mr.. Lansing
When asked whether he would com
municate again with Count Won Bern
storff and indicate his willingness t
see him, Secretary Lansing decline
to say.
In the meantime additional infol
nation, which, came to the State Dc
partment from Ambassador Pag,
tended to confirm the original re
ports that the Arabic was attacke
without warning and under circun
stances which indicated a deliherat
disregard by the submarine commar
der of the last warning of the Uni
ed States TO Germany. In view {
> Count Won Bcrnstorff's telegram d.
claring that the German Governmel
felt that this evidence could NJ
Correspond with the facts" thel
is strong prospect that sharp i
sue will vet he drawn. 1t was admi
!, ted at the State Department hoy
: ever, that some of the necessary !:
' formation from Ambassador Page
still lacking.
According to friends of Count vc