The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-13
TEXT OF BERLIN REPLY
 ON SINKING OF SUSSEX

Berlin, (via London) April 13-The following is the text of the German note on the Sussex, dated April 10:
 The undersigned has the honor to inform your exce1ency. Ambassador Gerard, in response to communities tions of the 29th and 3Oth ultimo and the 34 inst. regarding the steamers Sussex, Manchester Engineer, English man, Berwindvale- and Eagle Point, that the mentioned cases, in accord ance with our notes of the 30th and 21st ultimo' and the 4th and 9th in., have been subjected to careful 1nvest1- gatfon by the admiral staff of the navy, which has led to the following results:
 First. The English steamer Ber- windvaIe A steamer which was pos- sibIy the Berwindvale was encounter ed on the evening of March Is in sight of Bull Rock light, on the Irish coast, by a German submarine. The steamer, as soon as she noticed the submarine, which was running sub- merged, turned. and steamed away. She was ordered to halt by a warning shot. She paid no attention, however to this warning, but extinguished all lights and attempted to escape. The vessel was then fired upon till halted and, without further orders. lowered several boats. After the crew entered the boats and received enough time to row away the ship was sunk.
 The name of this steamer was not established; it cannot be stated with assurance even with the help of the details which were furnished by the American embassy, that the above de- scribed incident concerns the steamer Berwipdva,1e. Since. how ever, the steamer was a tank steamer S7x Jo 1nn the ship may be assumed. In this case, however, the statement made that the Berwindva1e was torpedoed without warning would conflict with the facts. /
 Case of The Englishman
 Second The British steamer Eng lishman. This steamer on March 24 was called upon to halt. by a German submarine through two warning shots about twenty sea miles west of lslay (Hebrides). The vessel proceeded, however, without needing the warn ing and was therefore forced by the submarine by artillery fire to halt af- ter an extended chase; whereuporf she lowered boats without further or ders.
 After the German commandant had convinced himself that the crew had taken to the boats and rowed from the ship, he sank the steamer.
 Third. The British steamer Man chester Engineer.-It is impossible to establish through the investigation up to the present whether the attack on this steamer, which, according to the given description occurred on March 27. in the latitude of Waterford, is attributable to a German submarine. The statement regarding the time and place of the incident gives no suff1- cient basis for investigation It would therefore be desirable to- have more exact statements, of the place, time nd attendant circumstances of the attack. reported by the American gov ernme11t in order that the invesuga- ton might hereupon be brought to a conclusion.
 Case of The Eagle Point
 Fourth The British steamer Eagle Point-This steamer in the forenoon of March 28 was called upon to halt by German submarine through sig nal and shot about one hundred-nof one hundred and thirty-sea miles from the southwest coast of Ireland,