Show ASKS AMERICANS TO 10 DEFER JUDGMENT GERMANY SENDS NOTE ON SINKING SINK SINK- liNG ING OF ARABIC AND LOSS O OF AMERICAN LIVES Expresses Expresses- Regret and Sympathy De Dc- clar Glaring daring ng There Was No Desire on Germanys Germany's Part to Commit an Act Deliberately Unfriendly Washington Count Count von VOll Bernstorff the German ambassador dor on Tuesday communicated to the state slate department Instructions from his government expressing expressing ex ex- pressing regret and sympathy If Americans Americans Americans Amer Amer- lost their lives in the sinking ol or orthe the liner Arabic and asking that the United States delay taking a definite stand In regard to the affair until G Ger Germany r- r many could be heard from This was the first word vord from front an official official of of- German source concerning the tho Arabic Arabic on which two Americans per shed Its receipt was followed by an nn evident relaxation of the the tension tension which had been growing here as days das passed with no indication of or a desire on Germanys Germany's part part to disclaim an Intention Intention Intention In In- of committing an act deliberately deliberately dellb unfriendly toward the United States No attempt was made either at the Ita tae state e department or the White House to o Interpret the ambassadors ambassador's Officials mer merely h. h said that of at course cours the American government would await the German explanation ion of the thc action of at the submarine commander commander com corn mander In sinking the liner Secretary Lansing indicated he lie did not intend to reply to the ambassadors ambassador's ambassadors ambassador's ambassadors ambassador's dors dor's message at this time He agreed to o its publication with a statement that that hat he lie had no comment comment to make Particular attention was attracted here lere by the assertion in the German communication that in the opinion atthe of at the he imperial government the accounts of at the sinking of at the Arabic which have come from England could not correspond cor cor- respond with fact tact These accounts in affidavits by the captain of the ship and American survivors have agreed that the Arabic an unarmed passenger vessel essel essel bound for tor the United States with no contraband in her cargo was torpedoed without warning by b- ba a sub sub- marine |