Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 3 | Austria's Reply is Displeasing to U. S.

AUSTRIA'S REPLY IS DISPlEASING TO U U. U S' S WASHINGTON Feb 26 Austria Austria supplementing her request 1 st for tor more In Information fn- fn n forma formation formation- ton concerning the American protest against the Uie submarine attack on the American tank ank steamer Petro- Petro lite in the Mediterranean has Informed the United States that her version ol ot the affair I is that the submarine commander commander com corn mander maher thought the was an enemy ship disguised under the American American Ameri Amen can flag that he he d upon her as the ship changed her course and he be be believed believed be be- she w wail wad S about to ram him liim and that the captain voluntarily furnished provisions provisions' to the submersible Secretary Lansing Lansing- said today that thai Austria's c communication was not a re reply reply reply re- re ply to the American protest and could not be either acceptable or unacceptable All the facts available to the state department havo have be been n sent to Vienna and a further reply is being awaited