Show DENIES RIGHT TO SINK SHIP germanys germanas Germ anys contention in william P frye case disputed washington by agreement with the german foreign office the state department made public tuesday night the text of the note sent on june 24 by the united states asking germany to reconsider her refusal to settle by direct diplomatic negotiations instead of by prize court proceedings ce the claim presented on behalf of the captain and owners of the american ship william P frye sunk with her cargo of wheat by the commerce raider prinz eitel friedrich ambassador gerard cabled that he be had bad delivered the note on june 26 the american government declares that inasmuch as germany has ad bitted liability for the sinking of tho the frye under the treaty of 1828 prize court proceedings are unnecessary and not binding upon the united states |