Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-02 | Page 1 | Teuton Admiralty Order No Terror to Italians

I ADMIRALTY I ORDER NO TERROR TO IT Merchantmen Merchantmen Will Car Carry y Guns Ro Rome e Notifies United Stats States Stat s.- s. t. j. j ROME March Marll 1 4 via Paris Delayed Delayed Delayed- The Italian ambassador ambassador ambas ambas- at W Washington Count Ma Macchi chi has b been e en instructed to l notify the Am American r m government that notwithstanding the Austrian and German Geiman decrees r regarding the sinking Of armed merchantmen Italian merchantmen merchantmen mer mer- will continue to c carry rry arma ar- ar ar ar- ma e y f V 4 t r V. V am ambassador lj also has has' b been been- in toP to sa say sayna ih na it ri r men will wiH use their artillery only for Cor defensive purposes WASH March Marc 2 Count Count Cellere the tho Italian ambassador dor conferred 1 today with Secretary L Lansing presenting the he views of his government armament arn of merchant ships It was said that the Italian governments government's reply to the American memorandum is not final and that its formal answer will be a a. joint one with its allies The information being presented presented pre pre- seated now it was said was a statement statement state state- ment of the reasons which had actuated actuated actuated ac ac- ac- ac Italy to arm merchant ships hips which hitherto had carried no guns