Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1916 — NOTE HERE; BREAK FEARED [ARTICLE]

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Kaiser Insist** Right, to Sink Armed Ships; Washington Disappointed in Reply. Berlin. May 3. Germany's reply to the note of the United States, which was made public today, defends Garmany's submarine warfare. Germany does not regard the reply as final. In the response the opportunity Is asked to make further representations to the United States, particularly in regard to the Sussex. The note declares that the German government has restricted her submarine activities to her own disadvantage and to the advantage of the allies. Washington, May T».—Official Washington today was well-nigh convinced that the long-antici-pated diplomatic break with Ger-many-.cannot .he avoided. Publication of the unofficial text of the German reply, which, it is accepted, Ls in every way accurate, came as a most unpleasant surprise to those who have been expecting that the American viewpoint would be met.