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Show SHARP ISSUE MAY BE RAISED WITH UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. .Tan 20. The German admiralty statement that the neutral sub-in sub-in th crews of vessels captured by -'an raider In the south Atlantic -moved as prisoners of war" Heated question if any ihem. on whether "ir vessel, and-. W.i . No p.. any of the . rflidef "ere other The state department, out that a vessel cannot warship unless it is under n.. . flies t he naval flag and is man., naal crews. The German admiralty statement made jus i at t his time, when the armed ship Issue between the two countries is becoming be-coming more complicated, was taken to foreshadow a more pronounced attitude as to t lie question on Germany's part. It was said at the state department today to-day that if American diplomatic and consular con-sular officials abroad did not report whether Americans were among the prisoners pris-oners an inquiry would be addressed to the Berlin government. |