Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-29
Not Modified by Order to
Treat Armed Merchant
men as War Vessels.
GOES INTO OPERATION
ss AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
CHARGES Britain With Instruct
ling 'Shipnasters to Attack
Submarines.
PROOF AWAITED FROM BERLIN
L. 5. Will Nor Act II American Is
Injured on OGensircly. Armed
Vessels.


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lInerchant ship to carry guns for do
9Sfersivc purposes II was rot now and
FSncvcr has been. con,endiur that .,rueri-
7. cans could travel with ilumuuit, on
&sships having orders 10 act ofrcnsivciy.
S9i; was sail thni II the claims we're
por,au, bearing upon the future att
/ tudc OF this rovcrumcn,
con, ri ,bc .,c,ii,I r.,;, .
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- I .' i''''' an" 'NuSu'"" s"oIharlh'S
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''"' ''"'''''E 9'''th Una inc depart
"ent would not act anon the cas-" Of
an american Who sustained injuries
aho"rd a vessel which ~ could y" lcfi-
nitcly established 20 10. offensivol..
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mere to-uiEhi Indicated HAT tho Ir., :
iS:l E"rrrnnlcn; probably would con-
edt allegations Of tcrmany that BRIT
ish ships armed os,.usi!,ly for dcfou..
sire in reality armed for nff,usi., nm,
boses. ], w;ts sata ,ii,, Erittsb ,u..,c-r
had nor l.c,, instructed f., ,,,, ,
submarines. tJ,,t n, 40 ,,,. 49,
had been told /, d., cy.ry,nin.
hlc m ,x,id ~,
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~ "'''''h| near enough
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. ,, 'N" I" use 'hcir guns.
'"'''ES considered. the state De-
r,,.,;hi,;, zoo !" iee' 'hht the
,,,ftj,,,iti.. ,risi,, ''o'' OF
as a result, Of th. nov ,:.rn,,,
Austrian policy. The holicf of ot,;c;,i.
that commanders nj. German and A,sY
trian submarines will not attocI, win :
out warning armed merchant vessels
upon which there may IL. American.
was strengthened by the declaration =,
the German note received TODAY me-.
\ luicscch in hy Austria through baron
y Iwicdinck, charge or III, Austrian cu, .
bnssy here that tie orders issued !,
the naval commanders ,,crc so formu
la,cd rs TO prevent The dcstu,c,iou of
enemy liners ON account Of their
armament. unless such armament is
proved.
In the not. presented by Coun; Won
Bernstorff several references are made
10 declarations of the United states
Z IN the previous cor: espondenc, in the
llisitnnin case. Thci. were strong in
anations to-day that administration
leaders arc inclined ia resent the rem
fesentation Of certain expressions with
out the text In which they appeared
holding that in doing the German
government is Withholding. tile attitude
Of this government 1T is even argued
that should the United States reply to
& TIC note presented to-day. il may take
! occasion to correct this.
TO BE CONSIDERED
=" PRESIDENT TODAY