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Show SAILORS HAVE BEEN RELEASED Germany Makes Announcement Announce-ment Before Demands Are Received in Berlin. Berlin, Feb. 1", 4 p. m . via London, Feb. 10, 3 15 a. m The American seamen who were brought prisoners to Germany on the British steamer Yarrowdale, have been liberated. The British steamer Yarrowdale I was one of the vessels captured by ;i German raider in the south Atlantic1 ami taken into a German harbor December De-cember 31 She had 469 prisoners on board, including 72 Americans, who the German foreign secretary stated, were to be interned. The United States government demanded de-manded the release of the Americans and it was announced that Germany had acceded to the demand Later it was announced from A'ashington that the men were being held in j Germany until assurances had been ' ret "ivcd from the United States as to the safe departure of Count von Bernstorff and the cerman consuls land the safety of German war bound ships in American waters. A dispatch from Washington Thursdav said a peremptory demand for the release of the men had been prepared by the tate department and that it would go forward soon through the Spanish am-bassador am-bassador at Berlin. Washington, Feb. 16. News of the liberation of the 7'J American seamen brought to Germany by the prize ship "i arrowdale, came tonight after Prosi-dent Prosi-dent Uson and other administration officials had retired. Their release disposes of one of the most pressing and irritating phases of the German-American German-American situation With President Wilson's approval, a note peremptorily demanding of Germany that the Americans be re leased had been prepared at the state department and was expected to go forward for-ward tomorrow. It was confidentially expected that Germany would free the sailors with-OU1 with-OU1 much more delay. There virtually is no hope here, however, that the hour of more serious trouble with Germany can be postponed post-poned much longer. Many responsible officials have con. eluded that unless there is a prompt and decided change in the general at; liiude of Germany toward the interests inter-ests of the United States, the appear-an appear-an e of President Wilson before congress con-gress to ask authority to afford protee fion to American lives and property is only a matter of days. Any doubt as to the ruthless character char-acter of i he new submarine campaign and Bs violation of neutral rights lon- since has disappeared, and the situation Is made more and more grave daily by aggravating Incidents oo |