Evening star., 1915-02-05
WATERS ABOUT GREAT BRITAIN
ARE DECLARED A WAR ZONE.
Germany's Admiralty States Its Action
Endangers Neutral Vessels-Eng-
land Is Aroused By Action.

BERLIN, February S, by wireless teleg-
raphy to Sayville, N. Y.-The German
admiralty has issued the following conf
munication:
1.-THE waters around Great Britain and
Ireland, including the whole English
channel, are declared a war zone from
and after February Is, 1915.
Every enemy ship found in this war
zone will be destroyed, even II 1t is i'm
possible tosavert dangers which threaten
the crew and passengers.
Neutral Ships in Danger.
"Also, neutral ships in the war zone
are in danger as in consequence OF the
misuse Of neutral flags ordered by the
British government on January 81, and
in view of the hazards of naval warfare.
it cannot always be avoided that at
tacks meant for enemy ships endanger
neutral ships
"Shipping northward, around the Shet-
land Islands in the eastern basin Of the
North sea and in a strip of at least thirty
nautical miles in breadth along the
Dutch coast is endangered in the same
way"
Causes Satisfaction.
The entire German press greets with
satisfaction the admiralty's declaration
The headlines of several papers speak
of the announcement as blockade
The Post declares it is blockade and
must be so considered.
Neutral shipping" says the Post, sis
given time to take refuge in safe har-
bors. Only after measured period dc
all merchantmen going to and from the
British Isles run into danger. Then, to
| be sure, men and freight. not only or
British ships, but under neutral flag
are doomed to sink.
English Conditions Accepted.
The Taglische Rundschau says:
I'VE have accepted Englands battle
conditions. We let England
play its role, and assume ours with all
its rights and obligations. Let him
| guard himself who feels like coming
between us"
| The Lokal AnZeiger declares Eng
lands own weapons are being turned
against herself, and when Germany de.
stroys the English yoke under which
tho world has suffered for centuries -
If will have accomplished high his
tor,ca1 mission and freed the world
from one of its most dangerous
The Tageblatt says England's con-
duct to which the new decree is an
answer. has been an admission 1t could
| NOT defeat Germany with weapons
which Germany realizes are not incon-
siderable. The paper expresses the
opinion that neutral powers will suffer
losses from the new declaration. but
] declares these losses will be small
compared with those which England
| imposes upon them.
All England Stirred.
LONDON, February 5.-Although re-
| ferring sarcastically to Germany s
threat to bottle up the British Isles
nv means of submarines as a paper
blockade" England Is stirred today by
| this latest development in the marine
I situation as she seldom has been since
the outbreak of hostilfties. The press
napimously subordinates all other war
news. The foreign Office statement
Following quickly the publication OF
the German decree indicates that the
| government authorities take the Ger
man threat as one requiring a prompt
counter stroke. AS the statement says,
.the authorities are considering more
stringent measures against German
| trade.
The ministers are treating the subje ct
as Of particular urgency and q full
.of1cial statement as to tho attitude OF
Great Britain should be Forthcoming
shortly.
Denounced as Threat Of Piracy.
"The pompous decree threatening sud