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Show 11C OF THE YASAKU KMU IS GAUSEOFWORRY An American Being Aboard, I the U S Will Address In quiries to Germany, Turkey, Austria NO WARNING GIVEN DOOMED VESSEL New Violation of Interna tional Law May Comph cate Negotiations Over the -iner Ancona WASHINGTON Dec The sink i-K of the Japanese steamsh p Yasaka ilaru -will be marln the siilnept r.f f lomatic negotiat ons by the Un ted I States if it is establ shed that an Amer L wan citizen was on board vhen as de I scribed in oflicial ad ces rece ed to f day a submarine of unknown nation L ality torpedoed the vessel w thout warn injf This became known ton "ht after f the state department had offic ally an ' t nounced that it had no record of an F American pasiort having been granted ft to W J Leigh a survivor of the d s F aster who has been called in consular ig and press dispatches an American cit k zen Should it develop that Leigh actually t is an American ti7en the state depart jj. ment will feel justified in addressing inquiries to Germany Austria Hungary y and Turkey in an effort to establish the nationality of the submarine It is considered practically certain how , ever that the craft was Austrian as if it is said in Teutonic quarters here that there were no German or Turkish sub marines operating in the Mediterranean near where the lasaka Marn wa3 at tacked Additional Complication State department officials, are await s mg information in regard to Leigh with I considerable anxiety If he is entitled 'f to the protection of the United States the fact that he was aboard the liner undoubtedly will complicate the nego ? tiations with Anstna over the sinking of the Italian steamer Ancona s -hero have been no developments in f the Ancona negotiations and none are expected before he reply of the Vi i foreign offices is received, proi t ably some time this week Officiate fhere do not seek to minimize the se nonsnesg of the situat on as there has beer no indica ion that Austria will accede to the American demands On the contrary a strong intimation has eome from an authoritative source that the reply may not meet with the ap E proval of the United States i In "Vienna the view apparently s rather optimistic, according to onfi 3 dentaal advices from Embassador Pen ft field The embassador has cabled a brief rev ew of Anstro Hungarian rnh , He op n on wh h nake t a ear hat the tone of or t c 1 on ent ee has softened to a n kel 3ej, ee 1 s regarled a i 1 lopn ent id. o ble to au am cable adjustment Another Horror Offic al nevs e e ed to lav of the torpedo g ot he i rench teamer A llle de la C otat added st U anothe aggra vat ng o rcumsta ce to the s t ation wh le there ire bel e ed to ha e been no Amer cans o board the French essel the inc de t has served to em phasize the mportance of an immed ate understanling with A str a as to the r ght of a bell gerent warsh p to s nk an enemy merchantman w thout warning and witl out prov d ng for the safetv jof pass ngers and crew The tate department todav nstruct ed Edward L ell Br stow consular agent at Port Sa 1 to nter ew Leigh uu aiteiopi to aeterm ne wtiether he s an American e t ze Press d s patches ha e nd catei that he was born n (h a of Am rca parents and was on h s way rrom England to China aboard the lasa a Maru If these reports prove true state department of ficials said and Le gh has failed to announce his tueneh p he has lost h s r ght to cla m protect on from the United States government |