HUNS' NEW SUBMARINE POLICY
INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED ARMED MERCHANTMEN TO BE SUNK ON SIGHT 5y Telegraph—Proas Association—Copyright ' Washington, February 28. Coiint Bernstorff, German Ambassador, has. been instructed to inform the Dnitod States that Germany's assurances regarding the Liisitania and Arabic cases only apply to peaceful merchantmen. Germany contendß that armed merchantmen arc subject to destruction without warning.. It is reported that submarine. commanders have received instructions to begin work at midnight on Tuesday. . Germany bases her contentions on America s own instructions to port authorities, that armament aboard a merchantman creates a presumption that t'ho vessel is armed for Sefence, Germany,also relies on the United States' iLttitude'deallna wltlTltallau merchantmen, wiiicli bad been notified that tbej must remove guns.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2708, 1 March 1916, Page 5
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117HUNS' NEW SUBMARINE POLICY Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2708, 1 March 1916, Page 5
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