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Show GERMAN REPLY GiVENEMBASSY Government Denies That Submarine Sub-marine Fired on Lifeboats Containing Members of Crew. Berlin, Nov. 20, 10:30 a. m. Via London, Nov. 21, 8:45 a. m. (Do-layed). (Do-layed). Secretary Joseph T. Grow of tho United States embassy received today tho German reply regarding tho sing of tho British steamer Rowan-moro Rowan-moro and three steamors HoBt in September. Sep-tember. In regard to the Rowanrnoro, the German government denies that tho submarine fired on tho lifeboats containing members of tho crow and maintains that tho men on the Rowan, more owe their lives to the precautions precau-tions aken by the Germans and the skill with which their operations were . carried out.. In respect to two of the remaining steamers in question, the German government gov-ernment states that were not sunk by German forces and maintains that the Antwerpen, the third steamer, was destroyed de-stroyed in full accordance with the rules of International law. The Antwerpen was built at New- port News for the Standard Oil company com-pany and was on her maiden trip to London when she was sunk. She was a vessel of 11,300 tons. oo |