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Show GERMANY WILL KEEP PROMISE Government Ready to Meet United States Half Way If Sussex Was Torpedoed Erroneously. Berlin, April C, 12:20 p. m. -Via London, Apr! 7, 1:07 a. m. James W. Gerard, the United States ambassador, ambassa-dor, conversed yesterday with Alfred F. M. WIramcrmann, undcr-secretary F. M. Zimmerman, uuder-secretary of foreign affairs, regarding the submarine sub-marine situation. It is understood that the foreign office of-fice had no information to convoy to the ambassador regarding the Sussex and the other steamships in which the United States government has manifested an interest, but that there was an intimation that Germany Is undoubtedly ready, as indicated in Dr, Zimmormann'fl statement of April 3, to thei Associated Press, to meet ho United States more than half way If It should develop that tho Sussex was torpedoed erroneously. s |