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Show DENIES RIGHT TO SINK SHIP. Germany's Contention in William P. Frye Case Disputed. Washington. By agreement with the German foreign office the state department made public Tuesday night the text of the note sent on June 24 by the United States, asking Germany to reconsider her refusal to settle by direct diplomatic negotiations, negotia-tions, instead of by prize court proceedings, pro-ceedings, the claim presented on behalf be-half of the captain and owners of the American ship William P. Frye, sunk with her cargo of wheat by the commerce com-merce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich. Ambassador Gerard cabled that he had delivered the note cn June i j. The American government declares that inasmuch as Germany has admitted ad-mitted liability for the sinking of the Frye under the treaty of 1828, prize court proceedings, are unnecessary and not binding upon the United States. |