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Show WILL PROCEED WITH CAUTION. i Reports That Gulflight Was Torpedoed Torpe-doed Not Taken for Granted. Washington. Pending an official In-' vestlgatlon of the circumstances of I the wrecking of the American steam-. er Gulflight in the English channel. the United States government will de-1 de-1 fer diplomatic representations, as well as any pronouncement of policy. Secretary Bryan announced .Monday that he did not wish to make any pre-1 dictions as to the course of the Aiiier-I Aiiier-I lean government's policy until all the I facts were In its possession. Officials were careful not to take ' for granted the truth of reports that a German torpedo struck the Gullliglii. I Until there Is definite proof, no state- ment bearing on the delicate point of responsibility was deemed expedient. |