Show ANCONA MATTER MAY BE AMICABLY SETTLEr WASHINGTON Dec 21 Pend n re ce pt of Aus r a Hungary s rep to the second American note regard n- the s nk ing of the I a an steamsh p Ancona Baron Frich Zw ed nek charge of the Aus ro Hungarian embassy s conduc ng or fo m ng a bas s to cond ct nformal negot at ons w th Sec etary Lans ng look ing toward an am cable sett ement of the controve sy An lnt mat on to that effect was received at the state department to day af er the charge had conferred at some ength wlh t e sec e ary It is understood Baron Zw ed ne s a tempting nego a ons s mi ar to hose onth cted by Count von Eernstorff the German embassador fo ow ng the s nk ng of the steamsh p Arabic It s cons dered p obab e howeve hat such negot at ons cannot deve op to an mportant s age un af er re elpt of the next formal commun cation fron Austr a Hunga wh ch s expected some t mo w th n the next week |