Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-29
Washington Says Attack On U. s. Steamer Is Deliberate Insult And Prompt Apolo- gy Expected SAYS OUR RIGHTS
 GROSSLY INVADED Case Of Petrolite, Shelled In Mediterranean Last Decen1- Der, Threatens Breach With Austria
(By Review Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, June 2s. = The American rejoinder to Austria regard ing the Austrian submarine attack on the American steamer PeuSlite, made public today by the state department describes the act as "a deliberate in- suit to the flag of the United States and an invasion of the rights of American citizens" and requests prompt apology. punishment of the submarine commander and payment of indemnity.
 Prompt Amends Expected.
 In vigorous language the commun- ication sent week ago today. makes it clear that the United States gov ornriant believes the facts of the case entirely different from what the Austrian submarine commander re- ported them to be. and that immediate amends are to be expected.
 The Austrian claim that the Petro- lite's captain voluntarily gave up sup plies taken from the steamer by the submarine commander is flatly con tradicted. as are the claims that warning shots were fired across the Petrolite's bow before she was shelled and that her appearance was such as uo justify the submarine commander in mistaking her for a cruiser
 Case Lonu Pending.
 The attack on the Petrolite, Standard Oil tanker. occurred in the Mediterranean, December ,. A pro- test sent soon afterwards on prelimin- ary reports from the tanker's captain and crew brought the Austrian com munication to which the new Ameri- can note replies.
 The rejoinder. which is in the form of a memorandum from Secretary Lansing to Ambassador Penfield lt Vienna is in part as follows:
 Partial Text of Note.
 Evidence obtained from the cap tain and members of the crew of the steamer Petrolite and from eXamina- tion made of the vessel under direc ton of the navy department con yinces this government that the Aus tro-Hungarian government has ob- tained an incorrect report of the at tack on the steamer With particu- lar reference to the examination made by the foreign office the following in- formation briefly has been offered:
 No shot was fired across the bow of the steamer as a signal to stop. When the first shot was fired the captain was under the impression that an explosion had taken place in the engine room. Not until the second shot was fired did the captain and crew sight the submarine which was asiern of the steamer and they posi- lively assert that neither the first nor the second shot was fired across he bow of the vessel.
 Contradicts Austria.
 "The steamer did not swing around in a course directed toward the sub marine, as alleged in the report made by the Hungarian govern nent. but the captain at once stopped the engines and swung the vessel brnadside to the submarine and at right angles to the course to show neutral markings. which was mani festly the reasonable and correct course 10 follow.
 "The submarine commander admits that the steamer stopped her engines. The captain of the Petrolite denies that the vessel was ever headed 10 ward the submarine and theeXplana- tion of the steamer made by naval engineer constructor corroborates this statement, because. as he states, the shell which took effect, striking the deck house which surrounds the smokestaek, was fired from point 45 degrees from the starboard bow. This was one of the last shots fired and indicates that the ship was not headed toward the submarine. even up to the time the submarine ceased firing.
 The submarine fired approximately F shots The majority of the shots
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