wIik'Ii ot-iuinally expired l-Vlirmir.i
Ii.i 'in; ? it t x t ?iwW-<l lit I ho i ? ?|??? ?
<?(' III" I ?;jt? !I go VOl'tlliieii'
The ships utiI. ;i up i ? ?aI? d ?11? ?
than -1 ??M0 I'll' 11??!!:>ml A<n> i tea
I .in* liis rc< ei\ a r i"Mt ili.it t lie
i rt'Wk of the ZuamlijK and lh? Nnor
?!? rilijl; w i r*? :i \ ?-<!
Tin l''orc if:ii .M i n ist r> iu-n<i; .nade
tln> r..iiowi;i^ :iimouiit-cinviit.
"When unrestricted submarine war
fare was |irni!aitniMi. the Nothrrliiml.'!
SUVfrninriit not only protested nuain.-t
it. hut insisted that the ???riiKin uo\.
eminent should take i'.uc that no Dutch
ships then on route to or from l'ut?-h
pot ts slioulii he victims of the n< w
measure ? !?rmany iln lnnd h< r will
ingness to d" this. hut tiddtd thai it
was import- Mi to guarantee absolute
sii fcty."
Tlx statement say.' furthc-r iliat the
seven ships iiii pcdotil availed thoiu
so!\- s of :i <;<-r:n;in ufl'i r tu ?il '>n l-'eb
rttar.x Tluy ?f rc t" sail together
on a westerly course otfl i>f tin danger
miii- ami ilu n prm-ct-d to their destina
tions. The report then mentions th>
ilispat<'h received from the Dutch inin
1 irter in I.ondon. announcing the dis
aster. which adils that tlir ships wore
ti?rp< uoed w ithnut examination of their
papers. The communication ends Hli
the stut'-nient that it is believed all
the crews were saved.
\ iosski.s am) ? wu;or.s
v m.i i-:i> \t s?ii.mitMittu
H N social i-il l't t'; - ;
M:\V YullK. IM.i'wr: "1 The do
iru? l. -ti of 1 Mitch ship l\\ ?;>!!ii!iu
- iihitiar';ii' ? . a: reported iron: I >? > 11 <1 ? - ti.
