The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-12-22
TO COMPLY
L NOT ALLOW BREAK WITH
NCLE SAM OVER ANCONA
NL SATISFY DEMANDS
Perons Close to Official Representa-
3yes OF Teutons in Washington
Say Issue Will be Settled Satisfac-
toriIy to Requests Of United States
No Desire to Break.

Unofficial information has reach
ed Washington that the Austrian
government not only recognizes
the gravity Of the issue created by
the sinking Of the Ancona, but viii
endeayor to avoid a rupture with
this government, and that Berlin
Is en6eayoring to persuade the
Vienna government to adjust the
difficulty.
A dispatch from Vienna received in
Geneva by way Of Buchs, SWltzer-
land, and sent to Paris Wednesday,
states that President Wilson's note
to Austria regarding the Ancona in
eident has produced . profound i'm
preston in government and political
circles. The note is said to be repre-
sented by a minority.
It is generally believed in Vienna,
says the dispatch, that Austria. VIII
give satisfaction and will pay an in
demnty, especially as she has large
interests In America. Baron Won
Burian, the Austrian foreign minis
ter, has called a special council to
discuss the matter.
Baron Erich Zwiedinek, the Aus
trian charge, spent forty-dve minutes
at the state department N conference
with Secretary Lansing over the An
coma case, The conference was held
under an appointment sought by
Baron Zwiedinek.
At its close neither participant
would comment on what took place,
Il was made plain in state depart
ment circles, however, that nothing
was discussed but the Ancona case
a. report that Baron zwiedinek had
asked for his passports was officially
denied and regret was expressed that
such a rumor should gain currency
In quarter close to the German
and Austrian embassies there is evi-
dent congdence that the Ancona is
sue viii be- satisfactorily adjusted
and that there viii be. no, break II
relations between the two eounE.1es
q In q trustworthy diplomatic q1ar.
ter the suggestion was made that the
Austro-Hungarian government prob,
ably would respond to the American
demands with an explanation that j.
the submarine commander who sans
the Ancona shelled the vessel after i
had stopped, following a chase by The
submarine, he had exceeded hi:
authority, and that on such basi:
the Vienna government would dis
ayow the. act, punish the commander
and make suitable reparation for ths
lives Of Americans lost.
In the same quarter It was sug
gested that thu Vienna government
might find it difficult to say that tht
submarine commander had disobeyet
orders, because no orders had beer
issued covering the rule Of conduc
: to. be observed with respect to tht
treatment Of merchant vessels afte.
they had been stopped, but that
since there was nothing in the IN
sfructions given to Austrian subna
rine commanders that would perml
them to make such an attack after {
pesseI had stopped, the. act could o'
/. dfsayowed as having been made o!
an officer exceeding his instructions
Such an answer-that is, one quail
flied with an 1thif'' If hf'''-would be disap
pointing to the United States govern
ment. According to the unofficia
information reaching Washington, i
appears to be the idea that such
response by the Vienna government
would be calculated to open an op
portunity for discussion between tht
two governments over the facts ant
thus avert an actual break in rela
tons.
In any event, It IS asserted il
pSarters close to the embassies O.
the Teutonic allies, the Austrian gov
eminent VIII not break relations Will
the Uniter States ann will endeavol
to make a satisfactory answer to the
American note, and il there is rup
ture the responsibility will rest upo1
the United States.