Show ARMENIAN I I CONSIDERED CLOSED Official Advices Show Steamer Was Sunk in Consequence lence of Efforts to Escape I wa Wati Washington hin to on July hal X J. a. Official advices ad ad- vices ices to c Ilie h tate state department toda today c established that the tho British liner Armenian Ar Ar- attempted tt to escape the time German Ger man 81 submarine submarino which sunk her In Inconsequence consequence of or her hiet efforts to evade c capture F ador Ja Tago e reported report d that the thc Armenian originally had been heen b by the tile British government but that th the requisition was as as canceled 6 her sailing from Newport News Previously I th the British government lo had Informed Ambassador Page c that the thc was engaged ed Iii n l admiralty bust bust- toss Her Hol status is not regarded as essential essen by hr officials in view of the fact that th the sinking of n a ship making le- le attempts attempts- to l escape capt Is held to tob tobi b bi hll ju Justifiably International law o 50 o Tar fm na as as' as tho the United States State Is concerned con on trued tl the thc c Incident to be bo closed Mho ruo state sLite was advised d today that thai tout four oua 5 survivors 0 of the Armenian Ar Ar- Im ha left loft for ci Newport va Ne from Bristol on omm th the the- itt and tifty-aix tifty lx oth on eli the Ia via Cardiff This a coulta for Cor sixty of or orthe the m members of oC the new There no nu |