New Britain herald., 1916-02-04
New Instructions Forwarded by Berlin to BernStorl Represent Extreme Limits of Kaisers Concessions
 in Case-- Eight Words in Suggested Sentence
Lansing Refuses to Discuss Any
 Phase Whatever of Negotiation

German Capital Holds View That Ot
 of the Most Serious Crises of Wt
 Has Arisen in Connection With I
 cident and That It Is Impossible
 Foresee Outcome From Any Ind
 cations-Bourse Reflects Tensio9
 Berlin. Feb. 4, via London, 12:20l m.-Information reaching the Asd ciated Press today indicates that untI no circumstances will Germany adTI that the sinking of the Lusltania VI an illegal act. The new instructid forwarded to Ambassador Won Ber1 torff. according to this infornati1 contains simply one phrase of the n| formulation of the proposed note regret for the sinking of the Ll1 tania. The suggested sentence short. consisting of only eight wor1 and does not contain the word 1l gal" It represents the extreme liE Of C4ermany's concessions in the Lu tania case.
 Most Serious Crisis.
 The view entertained here that of the most serious crisis of the v has arisen in connection with Lusitania case and that it IS possib1e to forsee the outcome fir any indications here. The result. the negotiations appears to hiii sClely on the one word illegal
 In the way of an agreement tween the United States and GerIna stand only these seven letters, pressing the conception which Prd cent Wilson and Secretary LansI insist must be embodied in the G| man formula expressing regret the loss of American lives aboard Cunarder. Germany Stands Firm. l The Associated Press is inform authoritatively that Germany cand and will not designate as illegal sinking of a liner by any submaril Virtually no other difficulties in way of settlement remain, and new instructions forwarded to Al hassador Von Bernstorff on Tuesd I contain merely the new formula which it is hoped to satisfy WashiiI 1 ton without humiliating this counq | Although the suggested sentences l cording to a reliable version, c1 | sists of only eight words and does l | contain the word illegal" or chari | tcrize the sinking of the Lusitanial such, it goes otherwise to the fI 1 thest extent possible toward meetI American desires. Possible Basis of Settlement
 pr. Alfred Zimmerman, under-sl i retary for foreign affairs, in an int l view with the Associated Press, | pressed the hope that the new form IA forwarded to Ambassador Bernstorff would offer possible baI of settlement. However, he made effort to conceal the gravity of a situation and was most explicit in statement that Germany had reaclI the extreme limit of concessions as under no circumstances would a cede the illegality of her submarI campaign in the war area.
 '"The government is willing to everything in its power, and has df everything in it's power, to m American wishes he sald, there are limits beyond which friendship snaps.
 Not Push Demands.
 q do not understand AIllerle course. We had thought the
 marine issue settled and the Luslta question on the way to arrangemt had agreed to pay indemnity all that-when the United states st denly made it's new demands, WI if is impossible for us to accept
 You must not push your demar M too far. You must not attempt 8 humiliate Germany."
 pr. Zimmerman declined to discsE trese new demands or the insvrl tions to Count Von Bernstorff mE precisely, but left no doubt that tH whole crisis centered on SecretsN Lansings demand that Germa d d'savow the sinking of the Lusi sai as an act contrary to internatioiM law. The under-secretary dccla repeatedly that Germany could
 possibly admit this procedure illegal or make concessions wh virtually would take the submarl weapon out of her hands. He asse e1 again and again that if the UnitE States desired to drive matters toM breach Germany could go no furtl < to avoid it, and that the breass with all it's lamentable consequencN must come.
 Most RcgrettabIc Phase.
 The most regrettable phase of tM