Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-18
Famous British
 Order-In-COunCiI
MADE PUBLIC WITH OTHER DIP LoMATIc CORRESPONDENT
ABSOLUTE BLOCKADE
Vessels Bound to or from Germany, # intercepted, Must Discharge Car goes in British Port.

Washington, March 17.-Six dip1o- matic notes were made public tonight by the state department, constituting the entire correspondence of the last few weeks between the United States and Germany and between the United States and Great Britain and France, relative to the abandonment of sub marine attacks on merchant ships, the shipment of conditional Contraband and foodstuffs to civilians 7n a beIh- gerent country, the use of neutral flags by belligerent merchantmen the removal Of mines, and the proclama- tion of a virtual blockade by the al- | lies against Germany.
 l U. s. Asked for Definition. | The communications revealed that i the United States government. rea1iz- | ing the difficulties of maintaining an effective blockade by a close guard of an enemy coast on account of the new l ly developed activity of submarines, asked that "a radius of activity be defined. Great Britain and France re- piled with the announcement that the i operations of blockade would not be conducted outside of European wa ters, including the Mediterranean.
 While Germany agreed, it is dis closed, to abandon her submarine at tacks on mercantile of any flag ex- cept when they resist visit or search, provided foOdstuffs were permitted to reach her civilian population. | ne or Lue COTTeSQOn- dence cleans the slate of diplomatic notes and leaves the United States confronted with the question of whether it will acquiesce in the form of blockade announced by the allies | or make protest. President Wilson protest will be made and officials al ready are gathering material for 1t.
 The notes are about 5000 words in length and conclude with the now f0 fich dor ioI1 follows:
 Order in Council.
 Whereas, the German government has issued certain orders which in violation of the usages of war. pur- port to declare the waters surrounding the United Kingdom a, military area, in which all British and allied mer- chant vessels will be destroyed ir- Irrespective of the safety of the lives of the passengers and crew and in which neutral shipping will be exposed
 to similar danger in view of the un- certainties of naval warfare; and,
 Whereas, in a memorandum ac-
 companying the said orders neutrals are warned against entrusting crews, passengers or goods to British or all He'd ships;
 Whereas such attempts on the part of the enemy give to is Majesty an un- questionable right of retaliation:
 No Risk to Neutral Ships.
 "tAnd whereas, His Majesty has therefore decided to adopt further measures in order to prevent commod- ities of any kind from reaching or
 ures will be enforced without risk to
 neutral ships orSto neutral or non-
 combatant life and in strict observ-
 ance of the dictates of humanity:
 And, whereas. the allies of His
 Majesty are associated with him in T Q
 restricting further the commerce of Germany:
 "'His Majesty is therefore pleased by and with the advice of his prtvy dered as followst
 No Vessel to lAny German Port. } "'One-No merchant vessel which sailed from her port of departure after } the first of March shall be allowed to proceed on her voyage to any German
 port.
 Unless the vessel receives a pass ! enabling her to proceed to some neu- . tral or allied port to be named in the pass. goods on board any such vessel
 must be discharged in a British port
 and placed in the custody of the mar shal of the prize court. Goods so dis l. charged, not being contraband of war, shall, if not requisitioned for the use 5 of His Majesty, be restored by order
 of the court, upon such terms as the
 court may in the circumstances deem l to be just to the person entitled there No Vessel from Any German Port. '''2-No merchant vessel which sail
 ed from any German port after the
 first of March, 1915, shall be allowed , to proceed on her voyage with any goods on board laden at such port. "'Au good laden at such port must
 Continued on page six.)