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Show GERMANY MUST MAKE REPARATION UNITED STATES WILL DEMAND FULL PAY FOR SINKING OF AMERICAN VESSEL. Believed by Government Officials That the German Government Will Admit Error of Naval Commander Comman-der and pay Damages. Washington. Unless the Gormnn government voluntarily offers to mako restitution for the destruction of the American ship William P. Frye, sunk by the converted cruiser Prlnz Eltel Froldrlch in tho South Atlantic, and expresses rogrot for tho occurrence, strong protest will bo mado by tlio United States with a requcBt for reparation. re-paration. Probably no announcements concerning con-cerning tho case will bo made, It was said by high officials, until an investigation inves-tigation of all tle facts has beon completed. com-pleted. President Wilson said on Thursday that a searching inquiry would bo conducted. Officials were unanimous In tholr opinion -und it wub shared largoly by diplomats that the commander of tho Prlnz Eltel had no right to "send tho Fryo to tho bottom. It was considered consid-ered probable by of flclals that tho German Ger-man government would admit tho error er-ror of the naval commander aui agreo to mako tho UBual reparation Somo officials thought sufficient amends, after af-ter tho payment of damages, would bo tho court-martialing of tho German officer. It was mado clear at tho state department de-partment that whatever action would ho taken as a result of tho sinking of I the Fryo would bo entirely disassociated disasso-ciated from the questions arising, out of tho entry Into an American port of tho Prlnz Eltel desiring tlmo for repairs. re-pairs. The vessol could thorcforo do-part, do-part, leaving tho quostion raised by the destruction of tho American ship to be settled through diplomatic channels. |