Show GERMANY again IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN EMU questioned AS TO WHETHER STEAMERS WERE SUNK BY GERMAN submarines no action has been taken by the president which in any sense may be co considered soldered as a demand or a protest washington secretary landing with the approval ol of president wilson Wl lson h hs i d ambassador a to marf u ot or germany rm ill y whether alerd y 0 of E I 1 itji JJ ut anar 8 torpedoed the thea e flonnel 11 st L im r UP 0 litch ant cants fi jave yd iya r we t tr or ohp t BrItis li horew hor 4 A ship ip 1 which werft down with a of 0 one Ami american erlean life Ys ya the situation now stands the ulsted united states has no conclusive proof that a submarine attacked attached either ship but all evidence at hand indicates that both were torpedo torpedoed bd without warning upon tile the response of the berlin foreign office to mr gerards inquiry may depend the next step ot of the american govern government at this time it is made clear that no action lias has been taken which in any sense may be construed as a demand or a protest president wilson laid all the state departments reports on the subject before hla his cabinet it was after the meeting that secretary ed it to become known that it had been determined dei to make an inquiry of 0 the german government later it was learned that instructions already had been forwarded to ambassador gerard |