Show NW SECRET CRT PEACE PACI MOYE HINTED AT V I CAr CAPITAL IT Al t. t Hope That Next St Step p Can Be Avoided Co Continues Con Continues to Grow in Official Official Of Of- U. U V S S. S Circle Circles BULLETIN LONDON Feb 20 Frederic C. C Penfield American amb ambassador Sa dor lIar at Vienna is j said B by Reut Reuters rz Amsterdam correspondent correspond t to have delivered to the Austro Hungarian fore foreign minister a cl clearance arance and final j definition of V Austria Hungary attitude regarding regarding regard regard- V ing submarine warfare BULLETIN V VV V LONDON Feb Feb 20 TIie V Norwegian c collier r from Glasgow to Gibraltar was was sunk by shell fire Saturday Two Americans were on board herThe her V The crew took to the boats The Americans on the vessel were re John Guerre of Los Angeles and Frank of Keene N. N H. H By John Edwin Nevin International News Service Staff Cor Cor- I respondent WASHINGTON Feb 20 V V Because there thee is s serious doubts in the fhe minds of Pr President sitt nt Wilson regarding the real intentions mien mien- of the officers at the head of ot Iho German submarine activities no action h has s been taken to relieve ve the ship blockade in American pOrt port portz l The president officials closest t to him assert believes that the next few Cew days day will show Just how Germany Intond intends intends' to press her hostile measures against ag neutrals That is tho reason why he will take no action to lo have the tho American line linc resume its Us sail sailingS sailingS' logs The Thc fact that Hint the officials lI of or that line continue to put the tho question of ot sailings up to the administration willI will not hurry action officials say President I dent lent Franklin has been heen told how to resume sailings sailings' and has lias been told that this country will Insist that the rights right of ot his vessels shall shan bo be protected V He lie can can arm them It If ho lie so desires but under existing circumstances tho the furnish either oither United States will not Dot guns or or gunners gunner But tho present policy pol pal icy of oC tho administration Uon will not bo be changed unless Germany changes the issue V HOPE GROWS V Simply because there ha has been no overt crt act by Germany German the hopefulness hopefulness hope hone that a next step can be 09 avoided continues to grow In official circles It is accepted hero that the breaking of or diplomatic relations has I lied lIart a salutary y effect on the Ule orders to toI submarine commanders Of or course It IK is not known and probably cannot be bo I learned whether r direct instructions to avoid creating a new Is issup u with tho the United States has bus gone goue to 10 German I submarine submarino commanders Naturally I ItI It if such orders have haje been heen issued they thaT would not ho bo permitted to become I known inasmuch as It would be con |