The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-13
GERMANY'S REPLY.
Full Text of Won Jagow, Minister of For
eign Affairs, Given.

Berlin, April 13.-The German reply t,
the inquiries of the American govern
ment regarding the steamers Sussex
Manchester Engineer, Englishman, Ber
windvale and Eagle Point is as follows;
"The undersigned has the honor to in
form your excellcncy, Ambassador Ger.
ard, in response TO communications oil
the 9th and 30th ultimo and the Sd in
slant regarding the steamers Sussex
Manchester Engineer Englishman, Ber.
windvale and Eagle Point that the men
toned cases, in accordance with our notes
of the 30th and 3lst ultimo and the 4th
and 9th instant, have been subjected to
careful investigation by the admiral staff
of the navy, which has led to the follow
ing results:
"First-The English steamer. Berwind-
vale-a steamer which was possibly the
Berwindvale, was encountered on the
evening Of March Is in sight of Bull
Rock light, on the Irish coast, by Ger
man submarine. The steamer, as soon
as she noticed the submarine, which was
running unsubmerged, turned and steamed
away. She was ordered to halt by a
warning shot. She paid no attention,
however, to this warning, but extin
guished all lights and attempted to es-
cape The vessel, which was then fired
upon. 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 the steamer was not es-
tablished; IL cannot be stated with as
surance, even with the help Of the de-
tails which were furnished by the Ameri-
can embassy, that the above described
incident concerns the steamer Berwind
vale. Since, however, the steamer sunk
was a tank steamer like the Berwindvale,
the identity of the ship may be assumed.
In this case, however, the statement
made that the Berwindvale was torpe-
doed without warning would conflict with
the facts.
"Second-The British steamer English
man-this steamer on March "a was
called upon to halt by a German sub |
marine through two warning shots about |
20 sea miles west of Islay (Hebridesl. |
The vessel proceeded, however, without |
needing the warning and was therefore 1
forced by the submarine by artillery fire /
to halt after an extended chase; where /
upon she lowered boats without further
orders.
After the German commandant had
convinced himself that the crew had tax
en- 20 the boats and rowed from the ship,
he sank the steamer.
'Third-The British steamer Manclfes-
ter Engineer-It is impossible to estab-
Iish through the investigation up to the
present whether the attack on this
steamer. which. according to the given
occurred on March 27. in the
latitude OF Waterford. is attributable to
, German submarine. The statement
-erarding the time and place Of the in
,ident gives no sufficient basis for in
-estigatiog. IL would therefore be de
,irable to have more exact statements Of
he place. time and attendant circum-
stances Of the attack reported sby the
American government in order that the
nvestiCation might thereupon be brought
% a conclusion.
@Fourth-The British steamer Eagle
steamer IN the forenoon of -,
gsrch 2s WIS called upon 10 halt BIZ
serman submarine through signal and
rot about loo-not l3a-sca miles from
ne southwest coast of ireland. but pro- ?
eaded. She was thereupun fired upou {
util halted. and. without further orders, 4 J.
rwered two boats. in which the crcw 7
COX their places After the commsad- &
ut had convinced himself that the bosts. 2