Show Submarine Which 0 Attacked Exceeded Orders Is Admitted by Germany V WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Sept 13 Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's explanation of the attempt attempt at at- tempt to destroy the Cunard liner Ord illa on July 9 is that the submarine submarine sub sub- marine commander violated his instructions which were vere not to attack any liner but that because o of f the weather veather he was unable to make male out the character or nationality of the The fhe bound from Liverpool to Ne York NewYork l of l with some I passengers b of oti f Vh whom nl two twenty were ere Americans ans w was VaS as attacked by a as torpedo which barely y missed her and then was as shelled by the submarine submarine sub sub- marine until she was vas out of range To substantiate the statement that the German Gelman commander was vas inclined to follow v his orders order s i it t is stated that he soon after allowed ved the Normandie carrying a cargo cargo of lumber to pass ass unmolested The German explanation which comes in in the form of a note was vas laid before President Wilson v today by Secretary Lansing and may figure figure fig fig- ure in in discussion of the submarine issue with Count von van Bernstorff the German ambassador I |