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REARIN BERLIN REFUSES TO ABANDON THE UBOATWARFARE Says England and Her Allies Have Made No Restraints in Consideration of Neutrals, Criticises United States For Not Trying to Prevent "Acci dents" American Citizens Have Met With.'. GERMANY STILL HOPES FOR AN AGREEMENT Bogs to Reserve Further Conimuni - cation on the Matter* Until Certain Points Are Ascertained.-Clainis to Have Made Several Concessions to United States Which Would Have Saved American Lives Had .They Been Accepted. Germany's answer to the American ultimatum has been received at Wash. ington breaking the tension of the long wait since the United States note was delivered to the Imp'drial Govern. ment on April 20th. It is very likely that upon the Teutonic reply hangs the future happiness and -friendliness of. the two nations. Berlin, May 5.-Via wireless to Say. Vylle--Following is the ' text of the note of the German Government in re ply to the American note respecting submarine whrfare. -delivered :c0n Thursday by Gottlie.b,.von Jagow, the foreign secretary to, .Amnbsiador Qe. rard: I "The undersigned on behalf ot -the Imperial Gdrmhn Goverfiment has th honor to present to Iis Excollency JAMES W. GARARD Uited States Ambassador to Germany the Ambassador~I of the United States. hir. James W. Gerardi, the -following reply to the note of April 20, regard. ing the conduct of Germnan .submarine warfare. * "The German Governmenit handed over to the proper naval authorities for early investigation the evidence concerning the Sussex as comrI(at. ed by the Government of the United1 States. Judging by the reutsta the investigation has hithei'to yielded thet German Government is alive to the possibility that th~e ship mentioned i the note of April 10 as having igen torpedoed .by a German submarine is acttally identical with thi Sussex "The Gornian Government begs to reserve further communiceation On the matter until certain 1)oints are ascer. taified, which are of decisive import. Ance for dstablishing the fadts'of the case. Should it turn out that the com-. 'mander was wrong in assulming the ?epset to be a mian.of-war the German uverament will not fail to draw the cohequences resulting therefromn. rik .conection wyith the .case of the States miada' a series of staternents tiV. 'zt- gist bf Which is the assei'tionrthat b ~e iicident is ,to 'be cotisidered but en'4fe tristancesof a deliberate method ino erfnaedestruction of ves s ~.els of aU sorts, nationalities and des P 4 tinatioi by, German subruarine. comn. 9 ma gvenlngt ur- p. c4sdiopud te the asqertIon , The, Gpart'06 e ht, hoyevyer,. (hlnks a nite ~ti -115Y, A.. WCEO 'To'j~~ U' UBOAT WAR0 EMPEROR WILLIAM the present stage of affairs, more Ipar ticularly as the Government .of - the United States omitted to substantiate the assertion by reference to concrete facts. "The German Government will only state it has imposed far-reaching re, straints upon the use of the submarine weapon. solely in consideration of neutrals' interests, in spite of the fac that these restrictions are necessarily of advantage to Germany's enemies. No such consideration has -ever been shown neutrals by Great Britain and her Allies." Submarine Orders. "The German submarine forces have had, in fact, orders. to cond'uct the submarine warfare in acc6ldance with the general principles of visit aid search and the destruction of mer' chant vessels, recognized by interna tional law, the sole exception being the conduct of warfare against enemy trade carried on enemy freight ships :encountered in the wart z9no surround ing Great Britain. With regaird - to these no assurance has ever been giv. en to' the Government' of the United States. No such assurances are con tained in the deplaration of February 8, .1916." Claim Errors Occurred. "The German Government cannot admit any doubt that th.ese orders were given or are executed in good faith. Errors actually occurred. They can in no kind of warfare be avoided altogether. Allowances must -be made in the conduct of naval warfare against an enemy resorting to all kinds of ruses, whether permissible or illicit"o "Unavoidable" Dangers to Neutrals. "But apart from 'the possibilit'y of errors, naval warfare just like war fare on land, implies unavoidable dan gers for neutral persons and goods entering the fighting zone. Nyen in eases where thie. neaval action is con fined to-ordinary forms of cruiser wvar fare neutral persons and goods re peatedly come to grief. "The German Government has re-I Peatedly pointed out the dangers from mines that. have led to the loss of numerous ships. Some German Pepper in This.' "The German Government has mnade several proposals to the Gover-nment of the United States in order to re du~ce to a minimum for American trav elers andl goods- the inherent dangersI of naval wvarfare. Unfortunately the Overnment of the Unitedl States (de (cided not, to accept the proposals. H-ad it necepted the Government of the United States would have been instrui mental in preventing the greater part of the accidents -that American cit izensfl have met with in the meantime. "The Ge-man Government -still; stands by its offer to come to an agreement along these lines." .Makes Further Concession. "As the German Government re peatedly declared., it cannot dispense with the use of the submarine weapon in the .conduct of warfare against enemy trade. The German Govern ment, however, has now decided -to' make a further concession, a'daptinig methods of submarine 'Wvar to the in ercests of neutrals. - . -I "in reaching this decision the Ger man Government 'is actuated' by con sideratbons which -are above the level of disputed question.". .Sacred Principles of Humanity. "The German Government' attaches~ no less importance to, the sacred Princ.iples of humatify than the Gov ernment ok th~e United States, It G again fully takes - Into aocount - that' both governments -for many yeare co. D opera'te'..in. deve~oping intern'tional law in conformity. with these princi pls the utimate object. pt which has ti and~ lan to confine garfagon 0ea an~ ~a t' ryned for'ces of' belligeiry ebt an ~egua4'd s far Ras possible It of ,~r-r But; albraligh tise( En~d er'at-iens, droiortei dg~, 'tt~~ alonei wblild ,iot~ )i~dr b rt cf' cupag oetitn- - Puts .Blatne9.n England. "For In ans.wer .t6, 'the apieal -by the Government Of the Uited Sttps on, behalf of the. sacred princiidlesi of humanity and International law the German. Government must. repea. oide Inore with all. emphasis, that it was not. -.the German, but the British .Goy. ernment which Ignored all aceepted rules of International jlaw and ex. tended this .terrible watr to the llies .nd. property of non-combatants, hav Ing no regard 'whatever for the inter e Pts t and righis of neutrdisand non. combatants that throulih this method of warfare have been severely Injured. Had to Resert td Submoarines. "In ielf-defense against the Illegal conduct of: British' warfare, while fighting a bitter struggle for National existence, Germany had to resort to' the hard but effective weapon of sub marine warfare. - Touches Upn England's Attempt to . Starve Gertany i "As matters stand the. German Gov ernment cannot but reiterate regret that the sentiment of hu1manity which the Goverdnmenteof the United States extetds th such fervor to ihe un happy victime.'of -subnare .warfare arne ot extehded' with the .lsame warmth of feeling to manymillions of women and children- who, reord Ing to the avowed Intention of the British Governnent, shall bestarved and who,by stiferigs, shillforce the victorious armies 6f the Central Pow ers into Ignominious capitulation. Refers Often to Great Britain. The Germent ofnthentj id agree ment e with the erman~ poople, fals to understand thi's discrimin ton, all the more. as It has .repeatedly. and ex plicitly delardd its'elf ready 'to us e the submarine weapon".Iid str10't Conl formity with e rules of Internationa law as recognized before the outbreak of the war, i Great Britin likewise was ready to adapt the conduct .of warfare tofthes.e ruleas. "Several attempts made by the Gov ernment of the United States to pre val upon the British Government * to act accordingly failed because of flat refusal on the part of the British Government. Moreover Great Britain again ando again has violated interna tional law, surpassing all bounds In outraging nelftrl rights. The latest measure, adopted by Breat Britain declaring German bunker coal contra band and establishing conditions un der which English ,bunker coal alone is supplied to neutrals is nothing but an unheard-of attempt by way of exaction to force neutral tonnage into the service of British trade war.'? Again Criticises United States. "The German people know that the Government of the United States has the power to confine the war to armed fopces of the belligerent countries, In the interest of humanity. and'mainte niance of international law. The Gov ornixient of the United States would have been certain of attaining this and had it been 'determinied to insist irgainst Great Britain on the incon trovertible rights to freced om of the seas. But as matter-s stand the Ger nan people are umdler- the impression hat the Government of the United states, while demanding that Ger nany'. strulgglinig for' existence. shall 'estr-ain the usae of an effective weapon and while. making compliance ..with hese dlemoands a condition for main enance of relations wvith Ger-many onfines itself' to protests' against- ii. egal methods addpted b~y Germany's nemies. Moreover, the Ger-rian peo he know to what considerable extent 5 enemies are supplhied with all inds of war material from the Uni ed States." -9N-VA .ENT.P, .ranA.ba.aortoU..td'tae "It .ill jereor, b2Ageto tontoa ta-cno-udth Umst .;mstr -Edfe' a'r'f'I * ost1. WAHINGTON WOODROW- WILSON concessions, it has been 'guided not alone by the friendship conecting the two great' nations for over one hundred years but also by -the thought of the great doom which threatens the entire. civilized world should this cruel ahd sanguinary war be extended and prolonged." Twice Tried to Bring About Peace. "The German Government conscious of Germany's strength -twice 'within .he last few months announced before the world its readiness to make peace ,on 'a basis safeguarding dermany's .vital interests, thus indicating that it is not Germany's fault if peace is still withheld from the Nations of Europe. The Geripan Government feels all the more Justified in, declaring that re sponsibility could not be borne before the forum of mankind and in history if after 21 months of the war's dura tion the submarine question under dis cussion between the German Govern ment and the Government of the United States were .to take a turn so riously threatening -maintenance of peace between the two nations. Will Not Attack .Neutral Ships. "As far as lies with the German Government, it. wishes. to prevent things from taking such a course. The German Government. moreover, is prepared to do its utmost to confine operations of the war for the rest of its duration to the fighting forces of the belligerents, thereby also insuring freedom of -the seas, a principle upon which the - German Government be -lieves,'-now as before, that it is in agreement with the Government of the United States. Shall Not be Sqnk Without Warning. "The German Government, guided by this idea. notifies the Governmdnt Qf the TUnited States that German na val forces-have received the following order: 'In accordance with the gen eral principles of visit and search and the destruction of the merchant yes seis reengnized by international law such yessels, both -within and without the area''declared "a naval war zone, I shall .not be .sunk without warning and without saving human live~s un less ths ship attempt to escape or offer resistance.' introduces Restrictions. 'But for neutrale, cannot ..expect a that Germany, forced to fight for ox- t istence.' shall,.for the sake *of neutral f interests,, restrict 'the use of aix. effec tive wesupon if the enemy is perrpittted I to continue to apply at will niethods C aft warfare violating rules of interna-' tional law. Such a aemand would be 0 [ncompatible with the character of 8 leutrality apd the German Qovei'n- a nent is cguvince'd, that the Govern nernt of theo United States does not g hink of making such a demand, know- r~ ng that,. the .Government of the.. Uni ed States repeatedly declares thatsit b s determined:to restore the principle f freeddin of the seas, frora whiatever Luarter it has bee'n violated."0 "Accordingly the German Govern. g lent is confident that i,consequence e f the new orders .4sued to-the naval . erces thes Government- of. the .United itates will also .now consider -all -im- a ediments removed which' -may - havea 'een in- the way of mutual co-operation oward restoration. of the freedom of he seas ditting the war, as dugg'erted.R n thue note of July. 235 15, athi it does Lot dloubt that tlie Government of the. Jnited ,States will now demand and in--. -1st that the British government shall e orthwith observe the rules of-interna- e lonallaw iniversally rec~gnized-before d he war as are laid downr i the notes des >resented by ~thie 0.6verments of th'e en Jnited Stetes, to the Br'itish. Govern, ho nent December.28, 19o4 and Nvm ~er 5, .1915. - 4 Nvm 'Should step' t1ei e1Ktr oe~'A he object it desires to have tho-laws ha 4k hbutly followed by al belligor- eh 11g.natjons, .the -German -Government is rouldaIthen -be facrhg' new. $ituattodi e h hm Q ft itsaoo , P r -~-trgik e -- 6 ~ OVER Hipp OIg. f tkIW asd Ofr Natiem THE NEWS Of TH S0UTl What is Taking Place in the South land Will Be Found In Brief Paragraphs. Mexican News Mexican military men believe that the withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico will take -place in about two months. The Mexicans say that in view of the dispositions to be made by Gen eral Obregon in co-operation with the American forces, the hunting down of the bandit groups in Chihualua and Durango can scarcely take more than two months. On assurances from General' Car ranza that the bandits are dispersed the northward movement of United States troops will attain full speed. It is probable that no Amerioan troop movements will be begun until the formal signing of an agreemenit by the two governments. Brigadier General Pershing, com manding the expeditionary troops, i8 planning for every possible future de velopment. Every report' of the ad vanced cavalry columns and those reaching Chihuahua from the border are studied thoroughly in an attempt to obtain a proper perspective. The scattered .bands of Villa foow ers are being given no rest. Columns of. American cavalry are riding - mercilessly on the trails* o: the scattered bands of two or three or singly, who are making their way far into the mountains to- escape the Americans. President'Wilson has received an appeal -to intervene in the' cases of the Mexicans recently convicted in the' federal court of murder in' con nection with- the Villa raid on Colum ba.-s 14.. The president telegraphed the governor of New. Mexico request in; information about the cases. European War The British' government has decid ed to release the thirty-eight Germans and Austrians -taken from the Ameri can steamship China. The release of these' men will be ordered immediate ly. A mob swept through the streets of Charlottenburg, a suburb of Berlin, Germany, plundering butter shops and smashing signs and windows of other butter shops and meat shops, includ ing the municipal meat shop. The riot In the s'uburbs of Berlin was due' to. indignation aroused over the insolence of clerks towairds pur .hasers of meats and ,butter. A Rome, Italy, dispatch, announces .hat the submarine Bernouille sank in enemy torpedo boat in the lower idriatic .sea. Five enemiy aeroplanes made a raid )n Brindisi, Italy. The French flagship Patie brought lown a Zeppelin at two o'clock in he morning at Saloniki. Fouer . Igih rebel leaders have been ixecuted. . John Redmond asked. len ency for the' great mass of those in ,olved. The Zeppelin L-20 has been drniven shorec and completely destroyeti on lhe wvestern side of H-afso, Norway. lomne of the crew were rescued.. On the sector of Le Mort 'Hlomme, ~ortheast of Verdun, the French have aken additional German positions in n attack and captured in the opera Ion about a hundred .prisoners and our machine guns.; Except around Verdu-n, 'the entire rench -and Belgian .front is quiet ox ept for- artillery duels. A German aeroplane droped bombs n Deal, England, but only one per m was injureod, and but slight dam. ge done to property. A Ger-man attack against the Bel ans to the north of Dixmude was 'ported along the western front.. In the other sectors *rtillery bori3 trdmnents only .are reported... A German.- attempt to assume .the fensive'against the Russians at Rag-. sehear: Ri ga, was put do~~n. German aircraft have bombed sey al Russiari positions in the Gulf of ga. A Russianlair squadron delivered an tack against the German' naval 'base Windau, Vourland. j'he .Tyrks are still fleeing from ,the issians -in. the .Dlarbekr region. of la. Minor. 06nstantingpje i'eports the 'drivhng round'in' the Balck' sea by a.-Trirk submain~e of three Rutssian steam r'he British government has at last cided: on conscription,; and Premier quith announces that a bill to that [ 'Will soon .be introduced in the . ase of coynmons. . IWo steangers..under chartgr py The ericar i -.crnmiliion for relief I gium .hav "znet. with' mishaps at '.T British steamer H'endonhall B beenj siik~ and the Swedish "stearri ' M'Iidland' liaa been daniaged' and ' being tolted .into Bilackdeep. thepis. disgtatches state that' nortli - - ipirus . a~ been p3'cige 3de aek givfl ~mimnjaratiop, uidr 9iWeks.a elfina' Ajfo buhdred iforty 61) the 'end 6A.he first~v , ."q 'the wari 'A" Shipmefts o igh 4 %D ' Sah and shr1.elr orhgngI ftom the. Vnited.. Stat's Zqt. t rate of ,A .iilon'dlla fort dai A half millIon, dollr pr o der is going1 fronw the nited S to the entente allies Aall. Firearmos and cartridges Value.at more than five million. dollarl went t6 Europe from the.United Atates du the month of March, The French tool a portion .of a'ra ter in sapping operations atou)nd the Argonne forest. Berlin reports that streng. Frehob attacks from LoMort iHeme :to &e north of Verdun were repuljed It has been offlcally annolinceah Ottawa, Canada, that two troop a y1w carrying 3,000 officers and men, haiv arrived safely in England. - It is claimed in London thud the Irish rebeliori was planned in "Gre many. On the Ruielan. tnint the Germans have captured Itussian positions to the south of 'Naroc.LAke and taken 5,600 prisoners, including i' - a officers, together with one n ;' machine guns and 10 mine - Russian 'efforts to; reclaim It.! ground were futile. Wasbiington The concensus :, opjinio r the press of the Uniteds Stat :. opinion of statesmen in is that the German. note dent." However, it is fur h here that diplomatic rela Germany depends entirely 4.h, , many keeps the promises .,+.. note. All world's exports re,! broken by the United Si the. month of Marob this in fact, doubje the March five years. For the last nine m oeu' from the United States . neaily three billion dollp. Rear Admiral Capertor Santo Domingo to put * activities of factional le. to overthrow the Jimine. It is believed in Wa the, impeachment procee(. Domingo against Preside, simply. a- political trane to overthrow Jinlinez, merit in fact. The president, speakir, ing of the national serv itary encampment for voiced the sentiment t and integrity of the must not be tampered , pressed confidence i1 the patriotism of the gret mass of foreign-born citi zens, and said they would rush tQ the support of the flag and' follow it with cheers. At the openi'ng Pf the national ser. vice s6hool militairy encampmeht for young women, the ladies were -very military in character, wearing khaki, and being drawn up in militar'y or der. They raised the American flag over the encampment, during the rais ing of which the President delivered his nddress. Philippine independence is a dead issue, so far as this session of con gress is concerned.' The bill grant ing Philippine independence in four years was decisively defeated in the house, despite the effort .of adminis. tration's 'efforts to procure a favor able vote. 'Ishirty-one Democrats joined~ the solid Republican minority in laying the Philippines independence bill on the shelf. Prosperity is growing in the Uriit ed States. Federal agents report on April business, and predict that -the future outlook is good in virtually every section of the country. Domestic The women of the Methodist Epis copal church have raised during the last fiscal year $3,432,505 for home missionary purposes, it is reported at the general conference in Saratoga, N. Y., of that church. All doubt that existed in Savannahx Ga., that the police are serious about enforcing the law ,has been dispelled. More than a hundred places haveial ready been raided and wagonloads of booze confiscated. It Is stated 'that action .against lawbreakers - will he continued., A Chicago dispatch announces -that former Senator William Lorimer wasn found not guilty of conspiracy in con. nection wvith the failure~ of the La, Salle Street Trust and Savings bank, at which he ,was 'president, by a jury in the federal court there. In a, running- fight in the -hilla .near lore, Okia., a poske - headed by. Bhey. ff Barger. of..:Muskogee county, shot4. md killed Joe ,aiyd .Dave. Smitli, .out aws,- said .to- be sons of "!Famous" imith, .a notorilous bandit of, teririto.. 'lal days. The* fugitives ..used' rfot tuna stolen froi9 'edunty offleiaJ a; rear~ ago when Dave Smith 'escape4 rom jail. The two carried adfe-blow ng apparatus. None of the posae 'was njured. . - Two: men are known .to have been illed -and fepr probably fatajly, wound d -and a score ,perlously hurt Wyhon Pittsbur'g, Pa., mob attaclgdc tjie Ed ar Thompson works where a striie ra. in .progress. TWoothougand, cit. en deput.19s 'have Je sorn fint r~esetve. dyr' in iitta' .;,' 'he problem in reebltrq d:the