The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-07-15
Ships MUST BE MARKED
And We Are Asked to See
That They Garry No
COntfaband.
ARRIVAL DATES REQUESTED.
TO MINIMIZE THE DANGER OF
MISTAKES BY TEUTON
SUBMARINES.
ARRIVAL DATES REQUESTED.
GERMANY DENIES ALL GUILT
And Accuses Her Enemies of Design
ing the Destruction Of the
German Nation.

Washington-The German reply to
the American note OF June 10th, stat
ing the stand of this government for
the rights of United States citizens,
was handed by the Foreign Office to
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin The
work Of reducing it to code was i'm
mediately begun and it was forwarded
to the State Department.
The text as given to the press fol-
lows:
Berlin.-The undersigned has the
honor to make the following reply
to his Excellency Ambassador Gerard
to the note of the 10th ultimo re the
impairment of American interests by
the German submarine war:
The Imperial Government learned
with satisfaction from the note how
earnestly the Government of the
United States is concerned in ceeing
the principles of humanity realized in
the present war. Also this appeal
finds ready echo in Germany, and the
Imperial Government is quite willing
to permit it's statements and decisions
in the present case to be governed by
the principles of humanity just as it
has done always.
The Imperial Government welcomed
with gratitude when the American
! Government, in the note of May Is,
! itself recalled that Germany had al
ways permitted itself to be governed
by the principles of progress and hui
mainly in dealing with the law OF
maritime war.
Since the time when Frederick the
Great negotiated with John Adams,
Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas JEFF.
ferson the Treaty of Friendship and
Commerce of Sept. 9, 1855, between
Prussia and the Republic of the West
German and American statesmen
have in fact, always stood together in
the struggle for the freedom of the
seas and for the protection of peace
able trade.
In the international proceedings
which since have been conducted for
the regulation of the laws of maritime
war, Germany and America have joint
ly advocated progressive principles
especially the adjustment of the
right of capture at sea and the pro
lection of the interests of neutrals.
Even at the beginning of the present
war the German Government imme
diately declared it's willingness. in re
Spouse to proposals of the American
Government, to ratify the Declaration
OF London and thereby subject itself
In the use of it's naval forces to all
the restrictions provided therein in
favor of neutrals.
Germany likewise has been always
tenacious of the principle that war
should be conducted against the
I diultu anu OIBhHlLtu lOIGes Oh an
enemy country, but that the enemy
civilian population must be spared
as far as possible from the measures
of war The Imperial Government
cherishes the definite hope that
some way will be found when
peace is concluded or perhaps
earlier. to regulate the law of mari
time war in manner guaranteeing
/ the freedom of the seas. and will wei
come it with gratitude and saHsfac
ton II it can work hand in hand with
the American Government on that oc
casion
If in the present war the principles
which should be the ideal of the fu-
ture have been traversed more and
more. the longer it's duration. the Ger
man Government has no guilt therein.