Show I Complete Instructions to Arm Ships Given By Associated Press WASHINGTON March 13 13 Corn Com Complete pieto and definite instructions to the armed guar guards ls to be bo placed aboard American merchant craft bound boun l through the German submarine zones have hn been completed by the tho navy de department tlc tlc- and approved ed by Secretary tary Lansing They will bo ho forwarded to thenaY the tho navy Y personnel aboard the merchant craft whenever which are to tobe tobe tobe be armed are rea ready to sail The nature of or the Instructions will not be m made lc public The They p were carefully carefully carefully care care- fully prepared by na navy officials nn and then submitted to Secretary Lansing at whose whoso suggestion son amendment was made It Is planned not to broadcast the tho orders through h the naval service but butto butto butto to turn furnish Ish tho the officer In command through the anne armed l guard on each ship hip with a n. copy when his vessel Is Js ready to sail The nav navy department Is making makinS' every avery effort to suppress all Information re regarding ro- ro garding armed ships such as sailing dates the equipment put aboard by the navy the tho personnel supplied to han handle le letho tho the guns gun or anything that might be of the slightest value to an nn enem enemy It was said officially however that no conflict of or Jurisdiction between the shipmaster and the tho gun crews would arise |