Arizona republican., 1915-12-09

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 was seen exchanging signals with the submarine"
 received, it was probable that no communication would be sent to Vienna.
 Tonight t was suggested in some quarters that information of a most conclusive nature had come to Secre- tary Lansing probably late Monday night, and that it had been decided , then that the protest should go for ward Immediately. Whether Am hassador Penfield had transmitted the reply of the Vienna foreign office to , the list of queries submitted by the United States could not be ascer- tained.
 The belief prevails, however, that
 the state department had received answers of some sort to the queries
 In the inquiry Austria Hungary was asked among other things whether d warning shot had aeen fired before the slip was shelled. whether time was given the passengers to get to | place of safety and whether any shots were fired at the ship after she had come to a standstiu and JVlOit Itte tOi lJNuO lIldl SGlh UGT was launched. The Austro- Hungarian embassy here had not been advised tonight that the inquiry had been answered and it was said that the Italian ambassador, who has trans , mitted much information upon the sinking of the Ancona, had not fur nisned the United States with any thing additional.
 The Ancona was sunk in the Med iterranean on November 9, while i bound from Naples for New York The cnly testimony of native American survivor of the liner before the department is in a deposition bv Dr. Cecile Greil of New York In her deposition pr. Grel asserts pedoed while the men, women and children in the cabin and steerage were scrambling to get into the small boats. The department has been inclined not to accept this single statement as positive proof unless corrohoration was received from some source.
 Much weight was given, however, l to what Dr. Greil mad to say Her ! testimony was considered of so much importance that she was taken to | Rome, where she told her story to Ambassador Page. A report of this conversation reached the state de- l partmcnt recently.
 After the inquiry of the Cnited | States had been before the Vienna i foreign office several days. Ambassa- l dor Penfield reported that more time was desired in which 10 frame re- | ply. Late last week, Secretary Ian sing instructed the ambassador to urge | prompt reply
 | The American note, it is under stood, sets forth that the United States cannot believe that the com manders of the Austrian submarine have committed an alleged act of l lawlessness except under @ misappre- l hension of orders issued by the Aus trian naval authorities, l. is de- clared that under methods of war
 fare such as those employed in the sinking of the Ancona it practically | is impossible, under such circum- stances. to remain within the rules
 of fairness, justice and humanity. i The principles Of Humanity and
 justice which were championed in
 notes to Germany, are understood to
 also be called strongly to the atten- tion Of the Austro- Hungarian govern ment in this communication. Warn | ing before submarine attacks is in- sisted upon. While every opportunity
 is said to be left for an amicable reply, the belief prevails in usually
 well informed official circles that the lcommunication is more vigorous than anything dispatched to Germany
 While the controversy with that coun- try over the conduct of submarines
 in warfare was in progress.
 No information could be obtained tonight as to whether the United States had determined whether any
 transformation" appeared in the
 statements of the occurrence which
 have been issued by the Austrian Iadmiralty. The Austrian contention was that a warning shot was fired. that the ship tried to escape, and that when she finally came to a stop
 after being hit several times, fifty
 minutes was given in which the passengers might have taken to the 1 boats.
 At the end of that period it was
 claimed another vessel approached
 and the submarine submerged and
 torpcdoed the Ancona which sank at
 the end of another period of 45 min
 utes. It was denied that any life
 boats were fired at, but it was said
 that some loss of life was caused by
 the failure of the commander of the
 Ancona to act promptly.
 The Italian statement on the sub- ice. alleged that no warning was
 given before the submarine started
 shellirg the ship which immediately
 came to a stop, and that shells were
 exploded on the decks of the vessel
 and in the lifeboats. killing and twounding many passengers.
 Just how many American lives
 were lost on the Ancona never has been definitely established. It is
 known that several naturalized citi-
 zens were lost. Reports on this point , however have been so conflicting that the state department never has beer able to compile an accurate list. The tex Of the American note, it wa: said tonight, will be given out fol pu.Dlicat ton in morning papers ot