The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-04-29

l.. " -f.r DEr Jess al. less .r-r~g.f- -.
.. -.-.ralGts OF any kind. and 5...
. ...r.I their attacks w..sa.r r.rr
-.-. ..- against vessels OF ever ra.
-.-.-.- and bound upon every sort r-
-"ra-..
Neutral Vessels DESTROYED
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from. -,,..-ar nor, -, - ''--''
g.,. DESTROYED arnra ,,,', ...'..- '..' 10
n..r....-.r- owner biz. .-, W
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g-.-r-4 and -r,,,,.,r.,r
before. heinz, fired mon 80. -
sometimes 1a-.arga~. or cr,...... -
.a.r yo.crsa<.d rh. ,n,- -. ".
b,.rr allowed ?, ,,r,. ?, .r. .E:-.-
.oa,- t.ror. sna W.. s.r, 80 .ro I....
tom
"Hr.- agsi7 and qo,fr r., .,.,.-:-.
r,- boon ,rfr-.,, ,,,, .,..,...'.
ship, boats allowed 10 rbosa or ho,-G
lVna+ tn:. grvar-rra,+ f,-....... 80.
rarra~ r,. baro.rad 1.-,--.,,. -.
f,rrgy.r rr.ua5y ~, ,ra ..,.. -, -.
fashion with srcb a--.,4,n, -,
stances as ., mako j. cro....r,- -.
.a.. ,,...~r.ra os -,,.b , or. g., =
II be- car7or ba carrfed IN n...,,,,.. 49,.
most paIpabIe violation Of The dictates
alike Of right and humanity What
ever the disposition ana intention NJ
the imperial German government =
has manifastIv Droyed ir7Do--fh1a for II
% keen such methods Of arracl, unor
the commerce Of its enemies within
the bounds ser hv eithar tha reason or
the heart of mankind
In February Of the rrasan- vna- tba
Imperial German government irfor-,,ad
this government and the other rar-r-,r
Governments Of the world thar II had
ra.s,. - believe that the cova-nr,. NJ
OF ur,. r..'- had armed All NOR.
rha.- r...... .s a-... h ovn.rebin and
.l1 SVEN e r.-. =..l-r -,1nrs 70 attack
any submarine .. u. they
might encOur,,r v.r.. -,. .... =
that the Imperial German -..-.--..rf
felt justified in the r.-~g.7..4r IN
treating all armed mercra-t~.a. or
belligerent ownership as auxiliary YES
sells Of war, which il would have the
right to destroy without warning.
"Tba rau, y, ratiors hos 1o,, -aoo,
nizad tho rigb+ or r,,o-,r,,,r.,,,o, .,
% --,- o-,,,, for ,-o,,c.;c,, ., 49,. -,
N -e,aI ,t,acl, tbo,,ob ~ No. -, :,
such circumstances ar -bair or.r riel,
Ir.t rho rrrrarioI Comm, ,v,,.o-,,,,,o,,.
claimed rba riobt 70 cot traea nrda-
s-ardi,gs aside +, cir,,,,,,,tor,o.,
which :. daar,a,5 o,troo-,Iir,,-,. r.,
tho forms IN u.bicb :, arror,co5 i,s
nurnoea TIM. still r,r,ba,. 20 -oIov H.
restraints ir ba5 n-o,-ior.l,- rroFassa,
its wirIiDgrass and dasi-o 70 IN, ,,,or
tho oraratiors os its sr,,,,,a-;,as CO..
riad Tho ,r,ir ir,-,rico.io-, IT. - IT,.
vasee,. ,rb,cb u.o-, not or,,,,.I -,.o,,ra
c+iu ba avo,,,,+ from, Ia.,,r,,c+i,-, ,,,i,r
ont u-orrip., a,5 tho, rar,o-,oI .o.o,,-
would no .coordad +La,r no.,onoo-,
end c-ou.s. br+ oro, +bo+ 1ir,f.o+io,
!, II uas o,-.- Dr,c.ioobi. - obsor,.o
II bas !, foot co,stit,to,. M obool, ..
al rror +ba 5ostr,,c+io, os sbir- or
eye-,- so-+
"Agoi, ord agoir .bo r-,na-ioI CO..
man oo,.or-r,or- Lo- oi,.ar ,bi,, co.
c-pra,. its sorar,r, oss,-oroas ttot =.
1eos+ ro..a,go- sbins uorrd NOT ~
,brs 5aa1+ u.it, a,d va+ II hos ac,i,
ord ogoir ,orr,i..od its ,,,ao-soo oor,
manders to disregard hose assurances
with entire immunity. Great liners like
the Lusi'ania and he Arabic and mere
Ferry boats like the Sussex have been
attacked without a moments warning,
2Ometimes before they had even be-
come aware that thC wore in the pres
ence Of an armed vessel Of the enemy
and the lives OF noncornbanant pas
sengers and crew have been sacrificed
wholesale in manner which the gov
ernmcnt OF the United States cannot
but regard as w-nton and without the
slightest color OF justification. No
limit cf any kind has IN fact been set
= the indiscriminate pursuit and de-
struction Of merchantmen OF all kinds
and nationalitieS within the waters.
constantly extending in area, where
these operations have been carried on;
and the roll OF Americans Who have
lost their lives on 5hips mus attacked
ana tpSFrO' ed l2S gro" month DN