The Washington times., 1915-11-15
RECEIVES REPORT
ON ANC0NA LOSS
Lansing Has Gable From Am.
bassador Giving 232 as
Number of Survivors.

A report to the State Department to-
day from American Ambassador Sharpe
regarding the sinking OF the Ancona
gave the number Of survivors as 232. but
did not detail the circumstances OF the
attack.
Sharpe's report was from the French
ministry Of marine. which had its In
formation from the Drefect OF Bizerta.
where number of survivors were
landed.
"a submarine which sank the Ancona.
according TO concorded information.
was from so to 100 meters long and
armed with two fairly large guns for
ward and two smaller ones aft"
said the French ministry's statement.
Save One American.
or l6l survivors cared for at Sisi. in
Abdella. one American woman was res
cued.
No information was given as to the
submarines nationality.
Secretary of State Lansing and Am
hasssdor Won Bernstorff. It is admitted
at the state Department will renew
their conversations with reference to the
Arabic. tho Lusitania. and the general
subject of submarine warfare within a
few days.
Cn,ess the Ancona case stirs up fresh
trouble in the submarine controversy.
It is assumed that the differences will
be adjusted.
Still In Dark.
No steps have been taken In the An
coma case. The State Department Is
stili In the dark es TO what occurred
when the Ancona was attacked by the
supposed Austrian sutmartnc. The ad-
vices which the department had re-
ceived up TO this morning dealt with
lists Of survivors and details having no
bearing on the question OF warning. -
ing on Iifeboats. and the Ike.
The American consul at AlEiers has
been sent to Bizcrta to take testimony.
\ question OF fact. with contradic-
tory official statements from tho Ital-
ian and Austrian governments. IA
squarely before the United States as
to whether the Italian liner Ancona
was given proper warning before be-
ing torpedoed. Regardless of Vienna
and Rome, it is evident that the Ad-
ministration must secure Its own evil
dence.
, Acceptance by the Austrian gov
ernment OF responsibility for the at
tack on the Ancona leaves the United
States no alternative. but to conduct
future diplomatic negotiations with
Austria.
Two Missing Links.
Action by the United States must
be predicated upon the determination
Of two Observation-Disclosures warning
was given and whether the Ancona's :
lifeboats were fred on while being
lowered.
Because Of the important differences
between flat contradiction In the italian
Administration is resigned to q consid-
cradle lapse Of time before determining
II any action bv the American Govern
ment Is demanded.
American Ambassadors Page at Rome
and Penfield at Vienna. will be relied
on to furnish the state Department the
facts OF the disaster. Their reports.
including the official statements Of Italy
and Austria. will guide the action Of
this Government. President Wilson and
Secretary OF State Lansing will then
form their own Judgment from tho affi-
davits OF the Ancona's survivors.
See New Problem.
Whether the forty-fve minutes alleg-
cd to have been given the Ancona was
sufficient time for the rescue of pas
sengers. and whether the submarine was
justified In sinking the ship before all
pass sengers had gotten off because Of al
legged approach of another steamer are
new and knotty problems.
Conflict in the reports OF tho gov
ernments involved and in the story
OF the Ancona's survivors may be-
| cloud the issues that sufficient and
definite evidence upon which TO oase
! a Lrotest may not be obtained by the
State ID rSartment.
Or. Ceceile l.. Greil. OF New York,
and Giuseppi Torrisi. the two Amer
| ican survivors. OF the Ancona. are er
TO Cure q Cold In Ouo Day