Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1915 — DEMANDS OF U. St CONCEDED BY AUSTRIA [ARTICLE]

DEMANDS OF U. St CONCEDED BY AUSTRIA

Lengthy Reply to Second American Note On Ancona Case Says UBoat Commander is Punished. The Austrian reply to the second American note on the Anoona case states that the commander' of the Austrian submarine has 'been punished for not sufficiently- taking account of the panic on 'board the Ancona, which rendered the disembarkation more difficult. A promise of indemnity was also made. The Austrian reply further expresses the hope that Washington will be able to supply the particulars of how .the American citizens were affected, but in event of such evidence being lacking and the United States being unable to state how the American citizens came to their deaths, the Austro-Hungarian government “is ready to pass lightly over this deficiency and indemnify damages, whose proximate cause cannot be fixed, and hopes thereby that the inoident will be regarded as ended.” The note agrees that sacred laws of humanity should be taken into account also in war. The note expresses a want to maintain relation with the U. >S. and it seems now that the possibility of a diplomatic break has cleared away.