Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1915 — BREAK WITH AUSTRIA NOW SEEMS PROBABLE [ARTICLE]

BREAK WITH AUSTRIA NOW SEEMS PROBABLE

Unofficial Advices Say That Vienna Wall Deny U. S. Demands About Sinking of Ancona.

That there is grave danger of a break with Austria over the Ancona incident is felt in Washington and unofficial advices received there Tuesday indicated that Austria’s forthcoming reply to our last Ancona note would be far from acquiescence to our demands. The advices also indicated that German diplomatic relations were also prepared for a break. That the break might be avoided by several developments was acknowledged, but counterproposals which Austria is expected to make are not apt to avoid the severance of relations. Germany is implicated by having supplied wasps and siibmarines to Austria after having acceded to the demands of the United States to give to all vessels the right to first be searched and give nom-comibatants a chance to escape. That .the situation is assuming the aspect of a crisis is the opinion of Washington dipolmats and of the newspapers. The official message from Austria may considerably change things, however, and it is sincerely hoped that the crash may be avoided.