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V .- --V-t.-' THE WEATHER- 1 ------ t " i, . " Fair Friday and probably Saturday; not much change In temperature. BACK HIM UP! When a mannfactureT advertises his sooda in this newspaper, retailers car rying these brands should lMick him up. It Is not philanthropy, it 1 elf-Interest. Mr,, -ve w m m -. . w . m - rk aa u ssj ! rm -m .... : - VOL. XCVI NO. 172. DR. DUMBA NO LONGER ACCEPTABLE AS ENVOY TO THE UNmi) STATES Request for His Recall For warded to the Austro-Hun-garian Government, ADMITTED THE CHARGE, Proposed Plans to Instigate, Strikes and Cripple Legit imate American Plants. "Flagrant Violation of Diplo matic Propriety" is Charge. TVashiiigton, Sept. 9. Ambas sador Penfield, at Vienna, has teen instructed to inform th Austro - Hungarian government that Dr. Constantin Dumba no longer is acceptable as an envoy to the United States, and to ask for his recall. Secretary Lansing, formally an nounced the action tonight. It ras the answer of the American government to Dr. Dumba's ex planation of his intercepted letter to Vienna, outlining plans for handicapping plants in this coun try making war supplies for the Allies. ' Aote to Foreign. Office. Ambassador Penfield was instructed by cable yesterday to deliver the fol lowing note to the foreign office: "Mr. Constantin Dumba, the Austro Hungarian ambassador at Washington, has admitted that he proposed to his government plans to instigate strikes in American manufacturing plants en gaged in ' the production of munitions of war. The information reached this government through a copy of - a let ter to the ambassador to his govern ment. The bearer was an American citizen named Archibald, who was traveling under an American passport. The ambassador has admitted' that he employed Archibald to bear offlqial' dispatches from him to his govern ment "By reason of the admitted purpose and intent of Mr. Dumba to conspire to cripple legitimate industries of the people of the United States and to in terrupt their legal trade, and by rea son of the flagrant violation of diplo matic propriety in employing an Amer ican citizen protected by an American passport as a secret bearer of official dispatches through the lines of the en emy of Austria-Hungary, the President directs me to inform your excellency that Mr. Dumba is no longer acceptable to the government of the United States as the ambassador of his imperial ma jesty' at Washington. "Believing that the . imperial and royal government will realize that the government of the United i States has do alternative but to request the re can of Air. Dumba on account of his improper conduct, the government of the United States expresses its deep re gret that this course has becom necs sary and assures the imperial and royal government that it sincerely desires to continue the cordial and friendly rela tions which exist between the United States and Austria-Hungary." Request Created Sensation. Secretary Lansing's announcement as delayed that the note might reach wenna before its publication in this country, News that Dr. Dumba's recall had been requested created a sensation in the capital. It had been known in offi cial circles that President' Wilson and Secretary Lansing regarded his con duct as a grave breach of propriety but lhere had been a well-defined impres ari that the only immediate step wouM be the cancellation announced today of the paSsport of Archibald, the American who carried the intercepted dispatches. , ' Mr. Dumba left yesterday for the summer embassy at Lenox, Mass., to await whether the government was satisfied with the explanation e made J -Mr. Lansing Tuesday. He Had come 10 Washington on his own initiative after news of Archibald's detention had Seen established. - "-.V Antro-HungariaM Warned. tnoffiri-j llir ; ... i fhat "e frank lv iHmi.j honlnv Amnlnveil ihibaid and having made plans for "'uiorawme- Aiistrn-Wnntraplan- labor ami Handicapping American plants maki "ST munitions for the Allies. . At the embassy it was. stated that the am- ba cSrfirtr Vin T 1 a. J. - J ITtAin a io ;-.:.ve widest publicity to a decree arn i Austro-Hungarians notto aid tho manufacture of munitions for enemies of their country and that this as the only step contemplated in or- rrassing plants and calling out lab j"niussaror, who was said to be tak ng no action toward putting his Ideas ito efff.ct pendlng further instructions from Vienna. . - J .J1!5 choice of Archibald as a dis-Aul- b,;:arer both for the German and a "-Hungarian governments, it was c ared, was without orders or sanc- w-rm abroa tnrn everywhere it waB admitted Wnight that tVia oltn.ttnn mloht nrATO serious one in its-effect upon . rela- antinued on Page Eight.) - ; ;- - : . &2lEsL22& 3 5 V.- ""'wmamm . nim.irum n mi --If Dr. Konstantln T. Dumb. MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS BIG LOAN First of Series of Negotiations for Foreign Credit. MAY TOTAL $500,000,000 Will be Held In Morgan's Library In New York Anglo-French Com mission Expected to Arrive on Steamer Lapland. New York, Sept. 9. The first of a series of negotiations to float here a foreign credit, popularly believed to total about $500,000,000, will be held tomorrow in the private library of J. P. Morgan. Prominent New York financiers, -including the presidents of some of the city's strongest" banks and trust com panies, will be present, informally rep resenting the American syndicate which probably will attempt to under write the loan; on the other hand, rep resenting the British Empire, France and perhaps Russia, will be the six members of the specially appointed Angle-French commission. The members of this commission are believed to be aboard the susn steamer Lapland, due here tomorrow forenoon. They will be the- guests or Mr. Morgan during the afternoon and at 2:30 will be given a reception m nis library, at which they will meet some of the men who hold . America's purse strings. No announcement was forthcoming tonight as to the commission's plans. It was learned, however, that tomor row's conference probably will be the first of.a number to be held with rep resentative men of the American finan cial world from - every section of the United States. May. Invite Other Bankers. It was considered likely that bank ers from Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, .Atlanta, Mem phis, Kansas City, Denver, San Fran cisco and other large cities would be invited - to visit the commissioners in New York and discuss the details of their undertaking. It was said no attempt would be made by any one group of powerful bankers to monopolize the commission or to attempt to direct its energies. The conflicting interests of dominant financiers will be subordinated as far a a noBslhle. it was said, in .a whole hearted attempt to meet the commis- sion half way in its ae.a' to. fna: just me preseui. wuiii"- ... The commission wm uo giveu um widest opportunities to familiarize it self with the situation, ana it is as sumed that its - program will include a vart amount of preliminary work be fo.c actual negotiations on terms of th3oans are begun. A visit by tho commission to financial centers of var ious sections Of the United States is believed to be within the realm of pos sibilities. ' . ' - ' ' " No more eminent aeiegation oi nnaii ciers have ever crossed the Atlantic on a single ship, in the opinion of bank ers here. " ' Europe's Ablest Financiers. The chairman of the commission. Baron Reading. Lord Chief Justicef England, is , regarded as one of the foremost financiers of his country, and his associates represent both the gov ernment and financial elements, of Great Britain. .France also is sending two of her ablest financiers, Octave Homberg. of the orelarn office, and Ernest Mallet, regent of the t Bank of When these 'men sit uown tomorrow ; . r Continued on Page Two.) ' ...-.. !-;: jM x i r?w J) Si & V'i WILMINGTON, ST. E N WEST Crown Prince Determined to Break Lines of French. IN ARGONNE DISTRICT Berlin Say 2,000 Prisoners and Number of Machine Gnu and Mine-Throw er Were Captured Mpve - meat Slow la the East. 4 RUSSIANS CAPTURE 150 OPPICBKS AND 7,000 MEN I. Petrograd, (via London), Sept. 10. -An official communication announces another big Russian success in Eastern Galicia. Fol- lowing their reported victory at j xarngpoi, 11 is statea tnat soutn U west of Trembowla .the Russians captured 160 officers and 7,000 men and that the Teutons re- treated hastily toward' the river Strypa. The communication adds that the Russians' captures since Sep- tember S, on the Sereth front ti- Jtal 383 officers, over 17,000 men JL and a great quantity of guns. ! I"I-I"M"I -I"M -M"I"l London, Sept. 9. The German crown prince is making another determined attempt to break through the French lines in the Argonne, and Berlin says 'he has captured trenches over a front of one and a quarter miif s and to a depth of from 300 to 500 meters captur ing 2,000 prisoners, 8 machine guns and 64 mine throwers. Paris admits the Germans have gained a partial suc cess but declares that n most instances they were thrown back with heavy losses.' Fighting was in progress all yester day and throughout the night and was still, going on when the last report was issued. This doubtless, is the Ger man reply to the artillery bombard-jpCatu-WjiiCh- thWtAJliea'ept-up-fot-fif-" teen'' days, but which now seems to be dying down without any infantry at tacks following it, as had been antici pated. Instead, except for heavy gun action south of Arras, bomb throwing seems to have taken its place. s Slow Flgrhting In East. . Along the eastern front things are moving more slowly afain after the Russian offensive in -he southeast in which they claimed a substantial vic tory, had helped o livei up matters. From the Gulf of Rig-i to Olita, south of Kovno, the Germans svate, the sit uation is unchanged, wl."e their cen ter from that point to and beyond the Pripet marshes continue to advance. Thence to -the Rumanian frontier the Russians still are the agressors; they are endeavoring to prevent an invasion of Bessarabia. On the whole, the Russians appear with fresh supplies of Am munition, -o be making a better stand. They are aided, doubtless, by vhe rains which are turning the roads into quagmires. The only news from tho Dardanelles come from TurkiBh sources which re- (Continued On Page Eight.) ASK FOR ASSISTANCE OH THEDYESITUATION Committee of Master Dyers Calls on Secretary Lansing. Ask Him to Endeavor to Meet Germa ny's Conditions for the Release of Goods Now Detained In German Ports. Washington, Sept. 9. A committee representing the Master Dyers Asso ciation, of Philadelphia, headed by D, F. Waters, president, today asked Sec retary Lansing for assistance to-relieve the dye-stuff situation. They declared no new practical methods had been de veloped for the manufacture of dye stuffs, that supplies were about ex hausted, ; and that the situation could be relieved only by releasing dyes now detained in German ports.' TTnder certain conditions, they said. Germany . would release those goods. They asked Secretary Lansing to en deaior to meet Germany's conditions, Secretary Lansing promised to do eve rything possible. The delegation also conferred with the department's foreign trade advis ers who said the Department of Com merce had no information that any con siderable quantity of dyestuffs was in rinded in the S167.000.000 worth of eoods now - on the Rotterdam docks consigned to America. As for the dyestuffs now in Germany, which the American textile workers desire to get out, the trade advisers nointed out , that Germany had made this . impossible by insisting that Ger man manufacturers be supplied with American cotton in exchange for the dyes, although Great Britain, France andTtaly have declared cotton cpntra- band. y " : . " ' . . New York, Sept.- 9. Three deaths and eight prostrations was the result of today's intense heat. It was the hottest September 9th . in 31 years. More than 10,000 people are at Coney Island tonight sleeping on the beach. GERMANS CAPTUR TRENCHES i-ViV' iv?? -5.' ' .-. f. -..-.. li1 C., FRIDAY MORNING, COMMEND EFFORTS BEHALF COTTON Bankers' Resolutions on Pres ident and State Department TAFT MAKES ADDRESS Says Practically All Radical Reforms Attempted Through Politics, Rail roads and "Bl Business' Have Palled of Purpose. Seattle, Wash., Sept. - 9. President Wilson and the State Department were commended in resolutions adopted to day by the American Bankers' Asso- ciauon ior tneir enoris io oDtain a modification of the cotton- contraband orders by belligerent powers. The resolutions state that the re cent contraband declarations threat en to affect seriously the marketing of the cotton crop. They praise Pres ident Wilson for "commendable zeal and great efficiency in warding off im pending calamities." The association's annual convention adjourned today after electing James xv. jjyuuu, oi Francisco, president, and Peter K. Goebel, of Kansas City, vice president. Kansas City was award ed the 1916 convention. The cotton resolution offered by Rob ert F. Maddox, of Atlanta, follows; j n .... . me ooxxon Mesoiunon. 'Whereas, the cotton crop of 1914 was marketed at low prices with con sequent loss and hardship to the plant ers of the cotton growing states and all those connected in any manner with the production and sale of cot ton : 'Whereas, following the advice of recognized financial " and agriculturr authorities me planters greatly re duced the acreage planted in cotton this year, in their endeavors to pro mote as far as it lay within their pow er the general welfare; Whereas, the recent declaration by belligerent powers that cotton is con traband now threatens to seriously af fect the marketing of this season's crop and work great hardships; 'Whereas, the President of the United States and the Federal Reserve Board .fcfve fihpwn- ,cjmmffidae:.eagaaa;i great . efficiency in iorecastmg and warding off similar impending calami ties, "Resolved, That this convention com mends the President of the . United States and the State Department for the efforts which have been already made looking to a modification of the said contraband order and that it is hope of this convention that these efforts wijl be continued until the threatened peril to this great industry is averted." Causes Halt to Progress. FoVmer President William H. Taft today told the bankers that practi cally all of the radical reforms at tempted in connection with politics, railroads and "big business" "had failed of their purpose, causing the nation to halt in its progress, and that there must how be a "retracing tc the line of ' moderation and justice." In giving ah "economic and political summary of the generation just clos ing," Mr. Taft said that the latest outstanding feature appeared to be the widespread growth of the spirit of the brotherhood 4of man, despite the fact CContlnuea on .Fage jsigbt) GOnONMANUFAGTURERS - 4 .--'., ' - IN SEMI-ANNUAL MEET Will Discuss Effect of War on Cotton Industry. President Duncan In ab Address, Said He Believed Industrial Prepared ness and Military Prepnred- Should Go Together. New London, . Conn., Sept. 9. The 99th semi-annual meeting of the Na tional Association of Cotton Manufac turers opened at Eastern Point tonight with an attendance of 300 members and guests. Sessions will- continue through Saturday. The effect of the war in Europe on the American cotton industry will be one of the features of the discussions. The president of the association, Al bert Greene Duncan, of Boston, in an. rr " ,Tr"' ,i v tk. industrial preparedness should go hand in hand with military preparedness. 'We have," said Mr, Duncan, "for many years relied on our splendid iso lation, and neither in military prepara tion norJn the full development of our resources have we ever built up : that' independence, as a nation, tha has been, ' in relations '-between man and man, the keynote of our government from its inception.' ,'."" v-''" .'."' "A the expanse of oceans which separate our shores from possible foes have made, us indifferent to admittedly inadequate provisions for defense, our separation from the -severe commercial rivalries of, Europe have closed 'pur eyes to the necessity of commercial in dependence. Serene in our determin ation not. to be a party to any Euro pean struggle, we, never imagined we could be the victims of a quarrel hot of our own making, nor .-.that-, any pos sible embroilment- of other nations could be. so far-reaching that we should suffer-. from its effects in ' our world trade relations and . even Jvour domestic . affairs. ' ' , r -'- v ; '.;' t ' "Military preparedness'and industrial preparedness should go - hand . in hand. . '-'- (Continued: on Page Two) ; 'p. SEPTEMBER 10, 1915 LONDON IS RAIDED BT THE ZEPPELINS Twenty Killed in Attack on the Heart of the City. NEARLY ALL CIVILIANS Berlin Reports Heavy Explosions and Numerous Fires 'Were Seen in Factory Districts No Amer- leans Were Injured. 4 BIG LIST OP CASUALTIES IS RESULT OF AIR RAID JU . ' London, Sept. 9. The official f statement given out here gives JU J. the following list of casualties in 4 last night's air raid: I Killed 12 men, 2 women, and JL six children. ! Injured seriously, 8 men, 4 wo- men and 2 children. ! Injured slightly, 38 men, 23 ! women and 11 children. 4 One soldier was killed and 3 were injured. All the other vie- Z tims were civilians. No Ameri- JU JU cans were killed or injured. I-IM"I"H JU 4 Berlin, (via London), Sept.- 9. The chief of the admiralty staff has issued the following report: "Our naval airships attacked during the night of September 8-9, with good results, the western part of the city of London, the great factories near Norwich and the harbor works and iron works at Middlesboro. There were heavy explosions and numerous fires were observed. "Our airships were heavily fired at by hostile batteries,' but all returned safely." In their latest Zepplin raid over Eng land . the Germans apparently have succeeded at last in striking at the heart of London. The inference may be drawn plainly from various cable dispatches which nave passed the cen spsjvthmjt the German aeronauts 3 drop" ped. bombs on the eld city oh London' proper, in the region which contains the hotels, business district and the old landmarks famous the world over. In this district there are normally thou sands of American. tourists at this time of the year, although their number is far below the average this summer, on account of the war. . ... The Germans, in their Zeppelin at tacks, have aimed . repeatedly at Lon don. They have succeeded previously in dropping bombs .Within the- metro politan district, but so far. as is known no earlier attempt produced the effects of -dnesday night's raid. It appears significant that the; British authorities in announcing the. result of the at tack, confined themselves . to an ac count of the casualties making no ref erence to property damage as was done in earlier announcements of the kind. It may be inferred that bombard ment was of so serious a nature as to arpuse fears on the part of the Amer icans in London that their friends in this country would be alarmed for their safety. The censor passed a dis patch stating that there were no (Continued On Page Eight.) TMBTEEIl CORPSES OF F-4 Unidentified Bodies Will Interred at Arlington. be Four Identified Dead Will be Sent to Relatives Nine Bodies of the Crew of the Fated Sub ma- ; rlne Not Recovered. Honolulu, Sept. 9. The dead of the submarine F-4, in eight caskets, draped with the American flag, were placed to day aboard the United States steamship Supply, to be sent home. Shortly af terwards the steamer sailed for San Francisco. Four of the bodies which have been identified, occupied separate coffins and will be sent to; relatives. The fragmentary remains of only nine oth- lew of me crew ot zz were recoverea from the debris-Hlled' wreck, and these occupied the' four other coffins., "which will be sent to the National . Cemetery, at Arlington,: VaJ ' ' : " ''.;" -. As ' the funeral cortege, escorted, by three artillery companies and a military band, ? moved ; through the streets, crowds.: stood with bared heads. .Flags were at half mast.-"-. ..':, . ::.' ' ' : Governor L. B. Plnkham, Mayor : J. G. Lane and military and naval officials had places: in the procession, and at tended the services Tield' at the naval sUtion. ; - - . . .. ;, The four identified bodies were those of .George T. Ashcroft, of Los Angeles; Ivan I Mahan; tiima, tmio narj.es a. Wells, Norfolk; Vs., and; Frank H. Her- k Indianapolis, Sept. 9. Only eleven jurors had been; accepted; at adjourn ment of today's jsesslon of , the trla.1 of May Of Joseph. E. BelL indicted for -conspiracy in connection with the election of" X914:y,Many challenges;..were. piade todajr broth sidear': r ON WAY TO AMERICA Rhode Island Judge Killed for Revenge It , 1 Judge Willis S. Knowles. Withing a few hundred feet of his summer home at Lake Moswansicut, at Scituate, Judge Willis S. Knowles, who far seven years presided over the Eighth district court at Providence, R. I., was shot to death. Rigorous in his punishment of of fenders, the judge had many enemies His life had been threatened repeat edly; on more than one occasion shots had been fired at him; several warn ing letters had been sent to him; he had confided to his friends that he believed he was in danger, and, on iiie suggestion, he always armed him self with a revolver when driving or walking about the country. AGED LADY KILLED Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols Robbed of $10,000 in Jewels. EIGHT UNDER ARREST Hall Boy, Charged With the Homicide, Helps to Run Down His Accom plices Hope to Make Still Other Arrests. New York, Sept. .9. After re-enacting late today in the Nichols home the part he played last night in the crime resulting in the death of Mrs. Eliza beth Nichols, an aged widow, at the hands of masked men who robbed her of gems worth $10,000, Owney Talas, the hall boy formally charged with homicide, was taken around the city by the police in an effort to run down his accomplices. - The police picked up seven men and announced they hoped to make more important arrests . soon and obtain trace of the stolen' valuables. ' An autopsy by Dr. Otto H. Schultz, assistant state medical examiner, dis closed, it was announced, that Mrs. Nichols was afflicted with chronic kid ney disease and . enlargement of the heart. Dr. Schultz said he found abra sions on the forehead, but declined to reveal the exact cause of death. His death certificate attributed death to assault. The slayers did not obtain the large lamount of gems and jewelry they sought. The police found intact a strong box in which Mrs. Nichols kept gems worth from $250,000 to $500,000, and believed that the only booty of the burglars was the rings and ear rings taken , from Mrs. Nichols ' while they were ; struggling.! with her in an effort to obtain 'possession of the key to the vault." Held as Witnesses. - The cook and the maid in the Nichols home were : sent by - the police to ' the House of the Good Shepherd to be held as material witnesses..' The other seven persons ' detained are" said to be fre quenters of pool rooms where the three men' sought by the police have been accustomed to go. Talas, the police say, allojved the three , men ' to enter the Nichols home where they tied up the maid, the only other person , in the house besides himself and Mrs-VNichols, and then they went to the third floor. The-men re mained .up, stairs about 15 minutes ac cording" to' Talas and then returned to the first :loor; where Talas opened the Ajoorrfort them too m out. Talas told the police that he knew nothing of the assault on his employer. .'. Mrs. Nichols was the widow of James E.. Nichols, Who was one of the found ers . of the wholesale grocery firm of Austin, Nichols & Company. MAIL BEING HELD UP. Pope's Letters Ssld to Have Failed to ,: ' i: : Reach Destination. Cologne, via London, Sept. 9. The Koelnische yolkszeituhg, .the leading Catholic organ in Germany, says offl cial correspondence of Pope Benedict, with the papal nuncio of Munish, post ed at Rome, has not arrived at its des tination . in several instances. Letters containing ; the appointment of Bishop of Gnesen and Posen are among 'those alleged to.be- missing. , . : -:,J- The' newspaper ., invited the . Italian Lgoverqment. to investigate. tHBIP 111 UUII I Willi llWIIIi. WHOLE NUMBER 39,318 GERMANY REGRETS LIVES WERE LOST And "Particularly Exnresses This Regret on Account of the Death of Americans." NOTE ON THE INCIDENT Would Submit Question of Granting Indemnity for Arbitration in Hague. ; Berlin, (via London), Sept. 9. In its note to the United States on the" sink ing of the White Star Liner Arabic, the German government says it "most deeply regrets that lives were lost through the action of the commander; it particularly expresses this regret -o the government of the United States, on account of the death of American cit izens," and adds: "The German government, is unable, however, to acknowledge any obligation to grant indemnity in the matter even if the commander should have" been mistaken as the aggressive intention of the Arabic." Text of the note follows: Details of the Sinking. "On August 19 a German submarine stopped the English steamer Dunsley about 16 nautical miles south of Kin- sale and was on the point of sinking me prize Dy gunnre after the crew had left the vessel. At this moment the commander saw a large- steamer making directly toward him. This steamer as developed later, was lha Arabic. She was recognized as an en emy vessel, as she did not fly any flag and bore no neutral markings. 'When she approached she altered her original course, but' then again pointed directly toward the submarine. From this the commander became con vinced that the steamer had the inten tion of attacking and ramming him. "In order to anticipate this attack he gave orders for the submarine to dive and flred a torpedo at the steam er. After firing he convinced himself that the people On board were, being rescue in 15 boats. "According to his instructions the commander was not allowed to attack the Arabic without warning and with out saving the lives unless the ship attempted to escape or offered resist ance. He was forced, however, to con clude from the attendant circumstances that the Arabic planned a violent at tack on the submarine. "This conclusion is all the more ob vious as he has been flred upon at a great distance in tH-e Irish sea on Au gust 14, that is, a few days before by a large passenger steamer, appar ently belonging to the British Royal Mail steam Packet Company which he had neither attacked nor stopped. "Most Deeply Regrets." "The German government most deep ly regrets that lives were lost through the action of the commander. It par ticularly expresses nls regret to the- government of the United States on account of the death of American cit izens. "The German government is unable. however, to acknowledge any obliga tion to grant indemnity in the mat ter, even if the commander should have been mistaken as to the aggressive in tentions of the Arabic. " "If it should prove to be the case that it is impossible for the German and American governments to reach a har monious opinion on this point, the Ger man government would be prepared to submit the difference of opinion, as being a question of international law to The Hague tribunal for arbitration, pursuant to Article 38 of The Hague convention for the pacific settlement os international disputes. "In so doing, it assumes that as a' matter of "course, the arbitral decision, shall not be admitted to have the inn portance of a general decision on thef permissibility or the converse under in-i ternational law of German submariner warfare." NOTE IS RECEIVED President and Secretary Lansing Pre -jioretl to Consider- Germany's Excuse. Washington, Sept. 9. Germany's note. regarding the sinking- of the Arabio reached the State Department by cable- today soon after the arrival of a mall; report from Ambassador,' Page at Lon don enclosing affidavits -Of the Arabic's survivors. - Its text was not given out here, but officials indicated that it had been dis-i cussed accurately in a general way by Berlin press dispatches. With all available Information con cerning the case at hand President Wil son and Secretary Lansing now are In a position to consider the course to be pursued by the United States. In. con nection with the German explanation they will give consideration to the assurances given since the Arabic in cident that German submarine com manders are under instructions, to de stroy no more liners without warn ing. ', The sufficiency of the German excuse for attacking the Arabic is believed to hinge largely upon the liner's move ments just, before the explosion. The affidavits of survivors, it is understood, indicate that the vessel -was only zigzagging . in the hope of escaping a torpedo. -. New Question Sprung. Outside of a narrow official circle it. was not known in Washington' until i the Associated Press tonight received, the text of the memorandum from Ber- Hn that Germany had refused to admit; any. obligation to pay indemnity for the loss of Americans with the Arabio, even if it should prove that the subma-J rlne commander - was mistaken in be-i lieving the? liner, intended to attack him. Secretary Lansing during the days . V C (Continued on Page EljutJ j ON ARABIC i? is i.j A ' Mil 5 i 'i i it'-.. -.j.';VVV ; t' :-:- f. .: ft . V y -.... t 1 " J v.