Show II I AMERICA REPLIES ON SINKING OF FRYE Asks What Trend Teu Teu- tons' tons Naval Operations Will Have ve in Future WASHINGTON Aug 17 The Am American reply to Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Ger- many's last note not on the sinking of the American Amerie n sailing ship William P. P Frye Prye made public I here today by the tile state department department department depart depart- ment accepts the proposal that damages be bel fi fixed ed by a mixed commission and that the disputed disputed dis dis- dis- dis p ted tr treaty aty provisions f ns b be ba submitted submitted sub- sub to arbitration at The Hague but calls on Germany I for tor ct a statement ate n meanwhile as to whether she intends t to th l conduct her r future naval ria operations in accordance cc with her per Interpretation of ot the tho Prussian jean treaty or those of ot tho the United d States Tho The note is regarded as 88 putting the noted case caso well on the tho way to a a. set set- It is addressed by Secretary Lansing to Ambassador dor a-dor Gerard at Berlin The Tho note noto follows Text of Note I Yc You u are arc instructed to present the following note to the German Gennan minIster minister min mm- ister for tor foreign affairs Un Under er instructions from m my govern government J government govern govern- ment I 1 have tho the honor to Inform your our excellency in reply t to l your our note of or July 30 in regard to the claim for reparation for tor the sinking of or the William Wil- Wil liam P. P Frye Fre that the tho government of or orth th the United States Stats learns with regret l that at the objections lr urged ed by It against the submission of or this case casetO caseto caseto to tho the prize court for tor decision have not commended themselves to the Imperial German Genno 1 go government and IlI It Il that tho the reasons presented pro pro- Rented by hy the imperial German government gov gov- for tor submitting thIs case to the prize court t have failed t to remove tho the objections objection's of or the government of tho the United States t tl to the a adoption of that course As this disagreement has been reached after the full tun pre- pre n of or the views of or both governments governments gov gov- In our previous correspondence correspond correspond- ence a R. further exchange of or views on the questions in dispute would woul doubtless doubtless doubtless doubt doubt- I less bo bo be unprofitable and the thc government government govern govern- ment of Qt tho the United States therefore sovern-I sovern welcomes your excellency's suggestion that some omo oth other r way should be found f for r s settling thia case Tho two methods of ot settlement propos proposed proposed pro pro- pos posed d as alternative suggestions In your excellency's n note te have been ghen given gh en en enc c careful consideration and md It is believed bo- bo that If It the they c can n be bo combined EO so tho that they may both bo be adopted they will furnish a lL satisfactory basis for tor forthe tho the solution of or the questions at la- la suc su suc C. C |