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Show SAYS ARABIA NOT IN NAVAL SERVICE WASHINGTON", Dec. 25. The preliminary pre-liminary statement to this government by Great Britain saying the steamer Arabia, sunk by a German submarine without warning, was not nt the timeand had not been in admiralty service was sent on today to Germany. Announcement to that effect was made at the state department where, as in the case of the Marina, on which six Americans Ameri-cans were lost, no comment was added. Further facts are expected from Great Britain shortly and possibly a reply from Germany. |