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Show ANCOKA WAS SUNK WnHWJUHlG Washington, Nov. 1 - Secretary Lansing personally receivcl today from Mncchi di Ceilore, Italian ambassador, am-bassador, a communicutlo-i addressed by Italy to all neutral nations, de-nounring de-nounring as "an unparalleled atrocity," atroc-ity," th sinking of the 'tilian steamer steam-er Anona, with scores of neutrals and other ncn-comba'ints ab;ard. The stiittment recites the circurr.- ' stances o.' ihe auad; chafing that "without t.ven p bWmc shot." of : warning fiom the attack' ns suhnia- i rine, the Aei&el was .sht'llcd and that i the kill'i. and woundng of pas- i Bengers continued a for tne ship had stopped. No reference is made to the nationality ct the submarine. As yet Ambassador Penficld Ins not been instructed to call at the Vieniri foreign r.'f'ce for information, but he probably wll' be sho "t1 ' in view of the issuance of a statomert by th Austro-Hungnrlan admiralty d'jscrio-iug d'jscrio-iug the DttPck. Upon receipt of the racts as slated In Vleana, the Washington government govern-ment wll tonsUer whether any rights of American citizens have been violated. vio-lated. The admiralty statement which has bean seen by offcials here in the press, z at varioi'v wnh that of Italy. It declare' that the Anco na attempted to escape and only after repeated shelling was brought to a stop. It is further ola'mcd by Austria Aus-tria that rho passengers ?nd crew were given 45 minute? to escape in small boats and the charge that the submarine fired on the boat is de-niqd. de-niqd. While officials are dlsjnclinod to comment in vie of the contradictory contra-dictory statements, the belief Is that the entire submarine ivar'art ynd the obligations of a submarine commander comman-der to soe that neutrrlF arc in a piacc of safety before destroying a prize, will be taken pp by the Uniteo. States with the Austrian govonmeut. |
