Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-29
Teutons Announce New Campaign Will Re In
 augurated Today.
ASSURANCES GIVEN
 SECRETARY OF STATE
German Ambassador Announces NO Vessel Will Be Attacked Unless Submarine Knows Positively
 It Is Armed for Oifense.

government notified the United States today that it's new submarine cam paign against armed enemy merchant men is justified under international law, and will be launched as planned on Tuesday.
 At the same time, officials of the state department and German em- bassy said they were not apprehensive of new submarine difficulties while negotiations are pending.
 The German ambassador told Secre- tary Lansing that no passenger ves- sels will be attacked unless the sub marine commander has positive proof that it is armed.
 Semiofficial warning was given later from high administration quarters that Americans will take passage on enemy passenger vessels, armed for offense at their peril.
 Secretary Lansing received the Ger man communication without comment. He announced afterward thar the United States will take no further action until the appendices to the Ger man memorandum, giving what Ger many contends is illegal use of arms Uy IIleICHdHtfliSH, ID ICCciVCu II ioilI Berlin.
 In this connection the report reached Washington today that these appendices had been seized by the British government from the Nieu Am ,sterdam. taken from the state depart ment diplomatic pouch and are now held in London. Officials adisolaim knowledge of such seizure, but they admitted they did ilots know what had become of the appendices since they were dispatched from Berlin by Ams bassador Gerard. das .I9 Ni t,f as ir0l
 Officials admitted also that seizure of diplomatic pouchy especially the pouch containing the important photo- graphic copies of British secret or ders, would raise serious question between the United States and Great Britain. .DYnS3 H9Y.st
 They refused to comment until Qffi- cial reports are available, ,u la.
 The communication from Berlin, de livered to Secretary Lansing, holds that the, announced submarine cam paign does not contravene earlier as surances given the United States that no unresisting liner will be sunk with out warning. 4e iqst.e f,.,tfs 4
 The German ambassador submitted to the state department also infOrma- ton concerning the orders given Brit ish merchantmen to use arms offen- sively against German submarines. He gave a list of g instances where armament had been used illegally in attacking submarines. ss,Y. .o..~
 Baron Zwiedinek, the Austrian charge d'affaires, later visited the state department and notified Secre- tary Lansing that the, Austrian gov ernment fully subscribes to the posi- tion of it's ally. Germany. The Aus trian charge did not leave mem- orandum.
 Following the visit of the Teutonic diplomats, it was said on high official authority, that while the United States recognizes the right of Great Britain to give such orders as it wishes to commanders of merchant vessels, if proof is established that orders were given to use armament offensively, merchantmen of immunity from sub marine attack.
 It was definitely indicated that if Germany proves such orders have been issued. there will be speedy set clement of the entire submarine con- troversy. including the Lusitania and Arabic cases.
 Officials would not admit that the American diplomatic pouch has been seized, but it was positively learned that diplomatic mail to the Nether- lands legation at Washington was seized and detained. The charge that Amsterdam diplomatic mail had been violated created widespread discus sion, especially as the United States is already vigorously on record against mail seizures by Great Britain.
 With the arrival of the German memorandum today, the position of both the United States and Germany became clearly outlined.
 The German government was asked to give the United States assurances as to whether the submarine cam paign against armed merchantmen contravenes her pledges. In the reply to that request, Germany has devoted herself wholly to offering proof that her former pledges still hold good. No issue was raised as to the princi- pal involved, as to the right of belli- gerents to arm for defense. Germany waived the point as not applying to the present case, and told the United