Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1915-06-24
GERMANS ARE ANGRY
OVER SINKING U-29

Claim the Submarine Was Rammed by
q British Tank Steamer-Britain
Denies 1t.
Berlin, June 18, via London, June
t0.-A statement given out by the
German Admiralty to the effect that
the German submarine U-29 had been
rammed and sunk by a British tank
steamer after the vessel had been or
dered to stop, is expected to have an
important bearing on the German
American negotiations. German ma
val officers and the public at large ask
how it is possible for German sub
marines to treat merchantmen in the
way requested by the United States,
or to take steps to ascertain the ma
tionality of ships displaying neutral
flags in the war zone, SO long as Brit
ish captains adhere to the rules laid
down by the Admiralty.
The announcement published by the
German Admiralty regarding the fate
Of the U-29, which was made in a
most positive form, and as if the Ger
man Admiralty had conclusive evil
dence upon which to base its state
ment, will in the opinion of we'll in
formed persons here, make a deeper
impression on the public mind than
would almost any other possible event,
Captain Weddingen, the commander
of the U-29, was a popular hero in
Germany, ranking in popular esteem"
with the army eader, Field Marsha.
Won Hindenburg. The loss of the Ger
man undersea boat under the circum'
stances, prominent Germans say, I'M
doubtedly will stiffen the nation in the
belief that it is impossible to intro.
duce any changes in submarine meth
DDS so long as Great Britain does not
at least withdraw it's instructions re.
garding neutral flags and attacks up.
on submarines.
Under the headline of "Weddiger
and the American Note" The Kreue
Zeitung in a leading article today re-
sumes consideration of submarine
warfare. The newspaper declares that
the fate of the U-29, as announced by
the German Admiralty, demonstrates
the danger of first investigating and
then sinking ships, and raises the as
sumption that the German successes
would have been much greater if this
consideration had been discarded.
"The incident further shows plain
ly," the newspaper continues that sub
marines should not torpedo even en-
envy merchantmen without first halt
ing and searching them. 1t would be
a complete surrender of the advan-
tage due to technical superiority the
German submarines and that is not
possible.
1--WE have all due respect for Amer
ica's business interests but we must
reserve the right to try to keep Amer
lean ammunition from u enemies
without scruple and with all the means
at our disposal, and to cause every
conceivable damage to Great Britain
in the war of destruction which il
forced upon us.
Therefore the American demand t,
render ineffective our submarine wa
against ese'g ship carrying ammuni
t \ and passengers is for us who'll
inn. IS H,la."
Count Reventlow, the naval critic, i
"a leading article, along a similar weir
says:
ut is a moral duty to extract eve
possible advantage from the subma
rlne weapon. Germany cannot let thi
weapon be shut up as in a cage who's
bars are formed by threatening note
of the United States and by inter
national regulations.
"Now is the time for Germany t
inform the world clearly and sharpl
that it will not let limits and restric
lions be drawn by other Powers t
govern the manner of using it's sub
marines"
TYA W ~