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Show WORRIED OVER THE SUBMARINE U. S. Government Sees Nothing Noth-ing Ahead But a Break With Germany. Washington, March 29. Tho accumulation ac-cumulation of circumstantial evidence indicating that Germany has engaged upon a campaign of submarino warfare war-fare which has no regard for tho rights of American citizens traveling on merchant ships of belligerent nationality, na-tionality, tho administration considers, haB created one of the most serious situations which has confronted the United States since tho beginning of tho war In Europe. Every agency open to tho state department de-partment tonight was being employed In an effort to father an unimpeachable unimpeach-able array of facts regarding the explosion ex-plosion which damaged tho British channel steamer Sussex, the sinking of tho British ships Manchester Engineer, En-gineer, Englishman, Eagle Point and the Dutch steamer Tubantla, and tho alleged firing of a torpedo at the French passenger ship Patrla. All of these ships carried, American Ameri-can citizens and all apparently woro attacked In violation of German'ys recently-renewed assurances to the United States. The next step of tho United States Is said authoritatively to have been determined upon. Unless Germany, In reply to the Inquiries made by the United States through Ambassador Gerard, makes some statement to cause the department to chango Its present intentions, it Is understood that all the recent aggravating incidents inci-dents will be combined In one gen-oral gen-oral formidable indictment which will bring the entire subject to a clear-cut fssue. Should Germany admit responsitm-ty responsitm-ty for any of the attacks and attempt to satlsfytho United States by saying that a mistake had been made, offer to make reparation and to punish the submarine commander, the Issue would not by any means be disposed of. In the event of Germany disclaiming disclaim-ing responsibility for the disasters, the United States will proceed with Its Investigations to determine to its own satisfaction whether the evidence which now strongly indicates that the Sussex and other ships were torpedoed torpedo-ed without warning, can bo regarded is conclusive proof. With such proof before It, the government probably would act promptly. The very number of apparently unwarranted un-warranted attacks which have occurred occur-red recently is regarded by the administration ad-ministration as particularly significant. signifi-cant. It became known during the day that the state department had heard unofficially the suggestion that German Ger-man submarine commanders were acting under strict instructions, such as were advocated by Grand Admiral von Tlrpitz, to torpedo every neutral vessel, as well as belligerent-owned, approaching tho British Isles As tho United States was advised, the new orders to submarines which went Into effect March 1 provided tor the attack at-tack without warning of all armed merchantmen of the entente allies. What Is described in high administration adminis-tration circles as tho extreme gravity of the situation makes It necessary for the United States to proceed with the most care In preparing for the next step Especial effort is .being made to havo all the essential facts In each case developed from the best testimony and evidence available. oo |