Show ARMENIAN INCIDENT CLOSED IS BELIEF v WASHINGTON July 3 The The Brit ish liner Uner Armenian tried to escape pe the tite German submarine submarino which sent her herto herto herto to tho the bottom because o of ot her efforts to evade capture the state department department department depart depart- ment learned today Ambassador Page reported that the Armenian at one time had been re requisitioned re re- by the British government government govern govern- ment but that the requisition was cancelled before she sho sailed from Newport Newport New New- port News Previously the British government go had bad ad informed Ambassador dor dOl Page that the ship was engaged in business Her lIer status is not regarded as es essential essential es- es b by officials in view of oC tho the fact that the sinking of ot a ship makIng mak mak- ing repeated attempts to escape is held to be bo Justifiable under International law So far tar as the United States Slates is concerned con con- corned tho the Incident seems to be cl closed The state department was advised d today that four tour survivors org of ot the Ar Ar- had left leCt for Newport News from Bristol on tho the Victoria and six fifty others on the via Cardiff This accounts for tor sixty of ot the tho members of the crew There W were re no passengers |