Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-25
AUSTRIA To ASK ABOUT
MERCHANT SHIPS ER|NING
Arrival ur Italian Steamer. With
Gua, Mounted, Hrin"- puco-
inn 10 f'.uni Nyain.
WANTS 10 KNOW [. =. POSITION
Vienna prohah'y WIZ Notify This
Government rln' vi. Sur', Yes
sci i.ncountercd Il. Submarine viii
nc Stunt. Without Warming.

WASH IN,iTcN. january e Arrival
Of thc ii"!i.m .'-.u".v Verona ia New
York today Nitl, t'vr .-ui-s uou:!iru IA
hcr >t"ri, prohuhl- Will result 80 .he
.\uS,ro- i;Gt-artin government tnkin-:
up dipoma,icaiiy with ~" rnit.d states
all the tr"ai ,!u"stiou. inVclv.d il,
h" rrnir. o. merchant Hhirs Cor tie
t"rSiv" pilruo~r.
1t VAS Indicated .p-ut-:h, That raron
':ricn HVi"ul"c!s. charge OF the .huStyu-
linES'!tj"H r'nha>-t here. would i.If",ia
his government pr"Iuptiv o. IT," .l.rj,':,!
OF he Vo"o.,a II ne had no, ...rrady
don" 81. "ut ihgt u" would ..,il uuon
Srcvct"l| I.Ir'ir= IN Inv ncnr ru.urn
:" determine Tie Dusitiou or tho United
states ~ r"s;.tfd (" rernitttr" tn" liner
70 sail "lth tile GUMS mounted
II WAS Frequently p"@dictrd ir r.u-
tome diplomats circles wlicr IN, ilul,
ian stenile" Giuseppe Nr.di was al.
loved +" sri! rcrcutly froiu Ncw Yoyl,
With Guns m"untcd thar :, conrtunfua.
t'an GA IA" subject va" immediately ..
follow the "rriV;l of the itai!au tniu
similarly armed
l. "a> 'uthor:taiivcIy stated to-l.irht
'h@i IN" A"*'ro-' 'lranria" government
nr""a"!y wpu'd Inform the ;-ui,.d
states mat ant armed snip encountered
by "a NuStri:,H submarine woul. H..
feSffdS" ~ war,iiip. ana SUM-! Win
oui "irninc. regardless OF who mich,
happen 10 Ic aboard
'h' vienna government j. present
go '"k'hg the position TIM, GUNS on :,
hl"iIhaif; snip rDuGut under m, rrc...,t
2'i"u"'st 'ngas H. used for I.,.r.i,.,
purposes MS contention is based ;.ri
HW''ii uo"t Tia" grouIid that ur,. s,,h.
h''t'tH" Witch might CON. clos. .,,.,,.i.
20 al! afine" snip TO ordcy her 10 ..,.r
i'nmeh!at"iN would court dc.,ruc,in,.'
Sins'r ShcN irm aur, s,i.s: rs
st"He ""o'rd the Verona being sur
ticlcn: TO sink thc smaller y..s.,l
"' 'H' '"\ OF CHANGING RULES
iNniE COSSIDEI,,pIn>
ma" h""n admitted r..r.utI, =, $50,
oihcla! "ir","S that the urru,,~, ,
'ihS!ht, the rnlas ret.Hr.iin:c III. ~
~ : al m"r"haUt Sims .n,,ir
,,.,.,' '''', ""'"'S. which were Raid dow ),
49, N'F>!iirs of No Tcutou.c. .,,i...
~ We" active on Tho hI.,b s.,. B.
S'!sl rn'sr consideration.
u" p,h"i prevails ia certain ,,f,.
,'iN1's ,hai = communication :,n,,,
UHS"r!an rovr.lm.ut y,.,i
''''' an ~" United states d.,..
~ upoh definite rules apn,jr,t,,. %
"nS'd conditions on the sea- 20
ic,,, sN'' ~ TIE hcerinS Of im.r'
.r,,. 'h'pS or The hFh seas
present attitude Of tho ;.,i,.,
- mat a Tcrchantuau bn.
rl-hl I" arm for dcfcu.iy, 10 =
"l'r nat after being warned. i, NJ
"S''l!" ''sc! from capture l,v r.,,,r',i,,..
,"r "i1 ana aecing. During III. H!:-i,i
Tie merchant shin u.s,,,,es
~ ~ .u:c % war vessel yhicl, sh.,
H"ihiai'S unit! she "apj,ula,.s aud
comes 10 "a STOP
'ce stopped. the commander of ,..
s"oinariHc must observe ali ru,, ~
llle'iih ti0nal !aw 81 regard TO ALLOWING
''hc 70" naSSen&crS and crew 10 reach
a place o: safety.
IL T""t"nic tiploma,ic circles TO-
h'Ehi IT was claimed tna' the il!lcS IL,
i"Eard :" merchant ships arninr FOR
i"'"nS" dated back TO the days ~ III
tHc%, ana that ia no sense couId they
&c considered as applicable 10 the var
Tar. which now is being conducted by
submarines