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Show German Ambassador to United Uni-ted States Hopes for Settlement Settle-ment After Further Negotiations. CONFERS WITH LANSING Believes Danger of Rupture Reduced Government Will Do All in Power to Prevent Break. Washington. Julv 16 Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, told Secretary Lansing today he believed be-lieved the German reply to the last American note on submarine warfare presented opportunity for settlement of the controversy by further diplomatic diplo-matic negotiations The ambassador conferred with the secretary an hour and later talked with Assistant Secretary Phillips In the absence of President Wilson. Secretary Sec-retary Lansing was unable to inform the ambassador what course the United Uni-ted States would pursue in its next note but he heard with much interest inter-est Count von Bernstorff's explanation explana-tion of the purposes of the German government to satisfy public opinion at home on the maintenance of submarine sub-marine warfare, and at the same time to maintain friendly relatlpns with the United States. Germans Will Avoid Complications. The ambassador ts personally convinced con-vinced there will he no repetition of the Lusitania disaster and German submarines now are exercising great precaution to avoid incidents which might inflame public opinion in the United States With that idea in mind he urged that the United States take advantage of the intimation in Berlin's reply that Germany would be willing to have the entire question of freedom of the seas mediated with Great Britain through the United States. Such a course American officials have intimated might be more -welcome if accompanied by some assurance that during the pendancy pen-dancy of the negotiations American lives and vessels would be safe from attack and danger Interview Very Satisfactory. Count von Bernstorff refused to reveal re-veal what had taken place at today's conference beyond saying it was a very satisfactory Interview and that he felt encouraged to believe the dan-qer dan-qer of a rupture in relations had been reduced. Ho based his optimism opti-mism on the view that the German government did not want a break and would do all in its power to prevent one. TTe is confident that the United States holds a similar view. The ambassador is strongly of the opiniou that diplomacy will be able to settle the issue. Tho ambassador's interview was entirely en-tirely informal. lie came without special instructions from his government. govern-ment. That, however, is not un- usual as he would be expected by his foreign office in such a situation to exert every influence toward bringing about an understanding. Long Report Sent to Berlin. He sent a long report on his visit by wireless to the German foreign office. Secretary Lansing would make no statement on the conference. confer-ence. The torpedoing of the American steamer Nebraskan for which Germany Germ-any has expressed regret and promised prom-ised reparation, also was discussed. The note from Austria-Hungary on war exports was not discussed, it was stated on the highest authority oo |