Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-30
TELLS OF UNSUCCESSFUL
ATTACK ON LINER ORDUNA
Memorandum From German Govern.
mcnt Is Made Public in
Washington.
DATED IN BERLIN SEPTEMBER 81
as Fairly rs July o Commanders Had
Been Given Instructions Not to
Sink Large Passenger Steamers"
Without Warning.

WASHINGTON. October 2o-A mem
"randum from tho German govern
ihcht explaining the unsuccessful, ar
tempt of submarine to tor,,,,,, IN.
.Ghard liner Orduna WAS m,J, nubIic
nero tom !Sht. II reveals thut ,s c,,I.,
as July ., last. more than a oath 10
iorc the attack upon the Arah,c Cor
man ;t mmandcrS had instructions. no,
70 s'hE large passenger steamers
without warming.
Tho document also contains ,,
statement that the same .uhr,,r,,,.
fthat attacked the OrIunn ,,.,,c,, ~.
american bark NormantIc. and ,h,u.,b
'l"'n" hcr carrying Contr;tband al
~" ner TO proceed unmolestcd be.
go WAS no guarantee that the
"ou'd be rescued If lcf; to their
i"'c IN small boats. This 10 rocor,,
as significant, In conucc,ior I'll 49,,
'''S' note q! the United States m ,r,
Ease OF the William T. FRYE i'm whir,
GERMANY was asked for Assurance.
.n"' u American vessels carr.ir. con-
;'n"hi were sunk, pending arhitri.
''oi 81 treaty rights. the crews .n,lI
no' DC subjected to the risk or small
boats in tho open sen
oHDUNA MEM0RiND,M
DATED SEPTEMBER \
INC orduna -rncmorantlum d,,cJ i'm
I'M Scptcmhcr 2. was given on, with
,,iI other correspondence supple
n,eh'arN 10 the second instalmcn, of
t"'icn white boob issued yes
terday by the State Department r..
text follows:
about quarter past seven on Tho
morning OF july ., last, 4 ,;ern,, .n',
marin" sighted a steamer. from three
W NV hllieS away. ANA a Na!!inu. yos
""ou' mile away. The steamer
80 preceding without any nag or
neut,"i marking and was taken FOR a
SiH'tl! enemy steamer by the command
or -! the submarine on accom-, ~ a.
u!iHcuItE OF observation caused bv m.
"hia'orabie weather. The commands
u'''"cd nrst To attack the steamer sun.
merger "nd fired torpcdo.ut the ycs.
SCI winch missed it's mark
"op'ng TO catch the steamer above
','' water the submarine arose and
r.i"se" INC steamer on the surface. Tn.
steamer ala not stop when a ,sho, .,
warming was fired, and therefore scv
crai shells were fired AT her which ,,ia
ny strike her as tho submarine way
pitching about ana the dtstarc. n.,,
great The submarine then ,roc>.,".,
90 me sailing vessel which ,vus .ho,yn
10 DC the American bark No-m.ndi.
bound from New York TO Ii.crnooI
WIN II cargo Of lumber. Although tho
uhrso contained contraban'i. the sail
INK *"easei was permitted to continue
her voyage unhindcrcd. rs IL w,s I'm
poHS'Ulc " guarantee that the GREG
would be surely rescued In the small
. noats II. the ship were sunk.
II. first attack or thc Ord,.n, bv
q torpcdo was not in accordance win
inc EXISTING instructions. which pro.
wac that large passenger steamers are
only TO be torpcdocd after previous
warning, and after the rcscu!uE OF mas
sengers and crew. The faiiur. 70 OBJ
serve the instructions WAS BASED Oh an
error winch Is at any rate compre-
hcnsible. aud the repetition OF which
appears 10 be out Of the question. in
we" OF the more explicit instructions
'FSucd III the meantime. Moreover the
commanders Of the submarines have
been reminded that IL Is their duty 10
exercise greater care and TO observe
carefully the orders Issued"