New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-20
Won BERNSTORFF
UPSET BY FATE
OF THE ARABIC
Ambassador Worried Al
ter He Gets Newsletter
Germans Here Startled.

Tho news Of the torpedoing OF the
Arsbic Yesterday came as surprise
.,d g. shock to local Germans Inc
-. animation which Count Won Bern
-.s-4 tho German Ambassador, had OF
~. sinking Of the big ship was when a
rsvsboy appeared in front Of the h''1-
C,,l,on Hotel and yelled out the news
Of the Extra
4 how was sent out TO get copy
u .bo ambassador skinned over the
t.adl;nes apparently unconscious that
80 vas the centre Of curious ooserVa-
80, from scores of eyes in the LOBBY
us stood still moment. intently ga|-
ING upon the spread out page oeI LORE
him Then he Strengthened up :,
nsn,iblv. threw back his mead a. Il :"
Sofsnce and alertly walked 10 me e'e
80 as cool and reserved as ever
A. cher newspapers arrived the am
baseador sent his secretary uo"n ~
.o.cb tbem. and when he emerged agaIm
,etCr ~ the evening TO take a solllar!
S.nIor on the cool roof garden II wa
.n,;cesbIe that he was preoccupleu az
,rovr;ed He ate sparinGly ana has''''
,o,,red N his apartments early
Strain Tells on Diplomat.
From a person close to the amoasss ..
Gov /, was learned that the welghV y.
Vic official esponsibllItles Is oeet'''l NJ
~ toll upon Count Won bernstein -, Nv
mes in his face have perceEu 'pl! Te' =
ned and the pleasant, reaoy sii'! e.,
former days has gwen way 70 on,
end worried eXprGissiogh a.. an nS' light il
,assador is working DAY anu LII re
. Genuine effort 10 preserve llle.u4? -;
80 between the government OF ms
, .,,Utry and that of the United States
.5 ~, he has we'll defined plans u
,t., erd not always in harmony VIII
70. ~ Tho German Foreign once Is
IN lnovn 70 all who enjoy ms con
fdeDce The personal attacks maze
80, him from time 10 time nave lei
n, unmoyed. but the attacks upon tn'
-o,arnment and people he represent L
"a tho false impressions when ne De
To,,o. have been created through lacf
80 svmnathetic understanding nave
horne heavily upon him.
I, addition 10 this his friends say
,bat worry over the condition OF nj
,IJes+ SON. Prussian cavalry oihcer
80 was three times wounded ana j
row being nursed by Countess Voi
perrs+orF is adding considerably u
his uneasiness.
While DR.. Frederick Elder, the am
bassador's secretary, refused 10 haA'
.nv comment over the telephone las
r;cb+ i, is understood that Count Voi
p1r,etorF feels that the torpedolnl
~ the Arabic by a German submarine
a, tbis time when delicate and mo
r,ertous questions are pending between
tbis country and Germany, was an un
fo,.urate occurrence from a dlplomatl
point Of view. .:-,,.
Tho same view was substantial.
,bared nv many Germans who wer
ssted nv The Tribune last night t.
comment on the sinking of the liner
The frst question which was invariabl.
Were there any lives lost? Wer
all Americans aboard saved :!
Niereck Justifies Act.
"Tbe sinking of the Arabic was
nerfectlv justified and legitimate &C
~ warfare" said George Sylveste
Niereck. editor Of "The Fatherland
"Shp was a British vessel. engaged II
carrying Implements of murder and de
struction to the enemies OF Germany
She had just unloaded large cargo o
munitions and implements of wsrfar
in England Had she not been de
stroyed she would have carried anothe
deathlv cargo to England within
few weeks. If any lives have been los
needlessly II is 70 he regretted. / d.
not. however, place any credence what
ever in the report of the captain o
the Arabic that his vessel was tor
pedoed without warning"