Show iw GERMANY AGAIN IS ASKED TO EXPLAIN questioned AS TO WHETHER STEAMERS WERE SUNK BY GERMAN submarines no action ha has been taken by the president which in any sene Sense may be considered as a de pe mand or a protest washington secretary lansing with the approval of president dent wilson has ambassador gerard to inquire of germany whether any ot of Us its submarines nub marince torpedoed the british channel steamer sussex upon which twenty five american citizens wen wert traveling or the british boree horse hip ship englishman which went down with a loss ot of one american life lite As tho the situation now stands the united states has no conclusive proof that a submarine attacked either elther ship but all evidence at band hand indicate indicates that oat boch were torpedoed without warning upon tho the response of the berlin foreign office to mr gerards enquiry may depend the next step of abe ithe american government at this time it Is wade made clear that no action baa has been taken which la in any sense may be construed as a demand or a protest S president wilson laid all the state departments reports on the subject before before hie his cabinet it was after tho the kiec ting that secretary lansing allow jed ad it to become known that it had bad been peen determined to mako make aa an inquiry at of the german government later it was learned that instructions already had ai been forwarded to ambassador gerard |