Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-31
Official Text of the Reply
of Germany to America

A., sisEfzr % tA- British passenger
stsaEsss f.as3taaia. the German gov
era=ses has already expressed 90 ths
rsgtrsi xoVsrazsnss Concerned rs
kssz rszrss thas easiEsas % their states
Lost sksis lives.
~ou tsfs occasion the imperial E0T-
erurssat. Eossssrs eaanos escape ths
iaprsssioa that esrtaln isportant faces
haviuE q direct bearing on the sinking
o' ths L,zsitaaia Ray have escaped the
sttsntioa % TIE &zsrieaE EoseTu-
rases
In re irssrss. % q clear asd con-
slsts gaGsrstan4lrE. WEiea r. the ain
% sota Esvsrszsnss. tss imperial gov
srrssst eosst9sFs C. srss necessary %
eauvises itself that ths Information ae-
essslbts 90 hosh Esveruzasats about the
facts % no eass - eozpists aEd 30
zeenr5-
TIE E1vsTu=ers % the rnited
States proceeds oE The Assumption
thaS the LzsitarlA eozi4 BE- regarded
as &C ordiaary urGrrasf uzsrehAatmaa.
Tie Imperial EoVsFumrat allows itss.f
De- tkts coeusctiou 90 point out that the
t.gsitasia vas ore o: she largest and
fastest British merchant ships. baiit
VIA Eossru@sat fgsas So sz auxiliary
cruiser. Ga4 carried expressly az such
81 tas Navy Ltss- fssgsd b. the Brit
lsh admiralty.
~ft ts f1rthsr knovu 90 ths imperial
r1vsrumsut. from Trustworthy reports
from ifs aEsats and aeufrai passeu-
gers. that for a eonsifsrahis tine pTac-
ffraltY all tEs more valuable British
rscschaufn1sn have been equipped
vita eanaou and sruzgnttion and other
Nsaposs an9 manned vith pers1ns Who
have bssu specially trained "a seTv-
iaE Euas- Ths Lgsitazis. TOO. accord
iez % iaforsaatioa rscsived here. had
eenaor aboard. wkieh we're mounted
anf eoaesaIsd belpW decks
Ships attack Submarines.
-Tbs Imperial government. further.
has ths houor 20 dirset the particular
astsHtioa % the American Eovcrument
90 ths fart that TIE British admiralty.
iu a confdsutiaf Instruction issued ia
Fs6ruarr. 1915. recommended tts
msrcarfits shipping nos only 90 seek
protseti7a uafsr neufrsi flags and dis
tinE4isfinE MARKS bat also. wbiis thus
ftsEstsT5. Coz attack German subrna-
rises b. rammirE As a special incl
tafioa 90 mercaansnasu Co destroy sub
marines tse BRITISH E1FsrumeEf also
offered hfEh prizes ant has ALREADY
paid sues rewards
Tie t9reriat F8vsrum~nf. tn sirv
81 feFsr facts iatgb5fabiF Eu1wu 90 tf.
ts arab,F fo reFarf BRITISH merchant
nee ir ere zarr % naval oprrauGnE
specified tF IRE atmiraity stan or the
German ssVv ss 'grfrfsGlrt. GrruEar
e1rlrssrGTrs r1usFgusctiy are no long
% able Co observe the CUSTOMARY rrsg-
tsuoss of the prize law. uhsra they
before afwars followed
uash War Material AbsaFd.
~FInaIfr. th~ Imperial sovs umeat
raGss po.Et ogs particularly tfat ere
t.aslfasts 90 Zee Lass trip. as on ear
I.sr occasions. casrtFt CanadtsE troops
asf var material. tariuaiaE 90 less
gssr $500 cases 0f ann 2sifiae. tatret-
ca f1~ she drssFuegt1r o. che brave
grrrsr soldiers Who are t1iftilrF
ste.r tgFF with sr.f-saeFlders and de-
gos.oa Gel ths fsthsrtand's service
~rhs Ceruas government believes
scas iE vas setinE Be- testified self
f-trns@ Eel SEEKING Win au taT means
% varfa-r at iss disposition Co. pio-
sser the lives 81 lFs soldiers By de-
ssroYtnz sanssr5gt9a latrrfra f0T enc
sas@ys
Amsrirnn Law Violated
TIE Bsitise seigsiaE company mast .
sage bssa aware % ths danger Co II
Eles tEs passer EFrs aboard tAr Lasl- .
.asia we're exposed gatsr these coudi- I
.tars. TIE ea@panT ia r@barGlaE .
.ksra. HosWtsssssn65aE this. aftefaFtrd .
isisssrassiF % use tss lives % AaFFt-
san cffiEsns az pFassetioa for ere an F.
uanfs5oe sbaara ard acted aEaiass me f.
lear pTosisl6ss 1f ths Aa-~Fiesa Law. .
sNiee expressly proslbifs tks forward I.
~ % passengers GO sAiss esFrytnE I.
sas=azition. sn4 provides psaalty .
ssrst6r. The eoeapany. tssFefoTe. e.
gansortT EgfitT % tas death % 90
aasT passengers
~-rke-s ean b. 90 dou6t. according
% tss Gefsits FspoTt 90 the suhzza-
sass eo@maa4srs WkieA is faFtheT
seeraasd - all osesr tafoTraatioss.
sas tke qules stskisE % the Last
ssss is priasfitF sftrisstabls 90 tee
-Eefssiou % ere aEameE rt9a sajrtzeut
ssse6 ~ = torpedo TIE Lasitzaiz e
asssassrs woai6 Otherwise. ia all
z-ssz proeasglisVs have teen saved
srEs tssps~5si s1gsTeeesrt eoasieisgs
- -rrertf1ss9 fsets Important
nsszE 90 rscoazsaseG tEss4 10 the At
sssivs sxaraiassies % tGs AEsriesai
1VsrunzEut-
FinAl Deeisssa Hitkksia-
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rf.skassirE Sc sssf esefst0a On the
sszsz.fs aEsaEesG e. eoo1sctto1 vita
u siakssE % tts Lzs3taaia gatii re-
rsvs % zs answer frpsa ths Arzsrf-sz
spsr-=srs. feels tzseiise. te coz
.sslae. 60 recall ksrs sEa GOV that !
teok eexsiz&Ees vita satissaetios
{ tas rsdiasaFT proposals sasszittsd .
y sEs Crstss states EgvsrusasEt 90
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