The sun., 1916-08-16
REPRISALS BY
British Civilians t. De Killed 81
Air Benbs, DaPalong Case.

BERLIN (by wireless to sayvilie). Aug
1.-THE Government mas transmitted to
the Reichstag a White Book In regard
to h case o; the British patrol boa,
Baralong. members of whose crew are
reported to have killed Germans from a
submarine sunk BY the British q year
ago. The White Book contains oficial
German and British documents. The
final report. according to q statement
given out to-day by the Overseas News
Agency. says:
The German Government. replying ia
the declarations Of the British Govern
ment ! nregard to the C>rhGan memoran
DUN of January 10. 1916. on the Bara.
long case Gin which Germany rejected
the British proposal to submit the case
to a neutral board). said that 1t had de-
cided. on OF the British Govern
ment's attitude. that II was impossible
to continue negotiations.
AT the same time the Government
announced It would take reprisals OF a
nature corresponding with the provoca.
ton. adding. OF course. the Government
has declined to respond to the crimes
committed by the British seamen by
carrying out similar reprisals: for In
stance. the shooting Of British prisoners
OF war. But German airships will con-
vince the English people that Germany
has the means Of preventing from going
unatoned the cruelties Of the officers and
crew Of the Baralong.'"
The German reply points out that for.
merry particular consideration was given
In employing Zeppelins for military pur-
poses to the civilian population. although
there was unavoidable danger to civil.
ians. but said that in view Of Tho Bara-
long incident n different attitude would
be adopted. The Governments purpose
10 quoted as follows by the news agency
"Airships will be used against England
within the limits Of tho law Of the ma
tions without any other regard. Every
airship which throws destructive bombs
on London or other defended towns OF
on towns which contain establishments
OF a military character vii lcause Eng
land to remember the BaraionE case"
LONDON. Aug. 15.-Baron Sydenham
inquired In the House of Lords to-day
whether tho Government considered that
commanders Of German submarines had
adhered to the declaration mad to the
American Government in May In regard
to sinking vessels without warning. and
whether Austrian submarines were bound
by the same conditions. The Marquis OF
Crewe. Lord President Of the Council,
replied that the more public attention
was called to the "monstrous proceed
ings' Of submarines. pending the tim
when It would be possible to make a
definite declaration on behalf Of the En-.
tente Allies as to the policy they pro.
posed to pursue regarding them. the bet
ter II would be from every viewpoint.
The Governments information wal
that since the undertakings have beer
given to the American Government -four
British and three neutral ships had been
sunk without warning by submarines
all most certainly German. Another
neutral ship. he continued. was attacked
by a torpedo without warning. In the
forty lives were lost.
The Marquis said It was impossible 70
avoid the definite conclusion that In the
seven cases there had been clear viola.
ton Of the undertaking given by the
German Government. Those cases mighl
be regarded a. proved. In addition there
were q number of others in which ships
had been sunk AID lives lost In circum.
stances which made 1t seem highly prob
able, although 1t had not been SO def.
ini,ely proved. that there had been
breach Of tho undertaking. In these
cases the Government would not say tina
the letter Of the undertaking actually
had been broken by the German Gov
eminent or It's servants.
The Italian steamer San Giovanni Bat
tista, OF 1867 tons gross. and the steam
err Tell, $500 tons. and the Italian sail
| ing vessel Rosario have been sunk. Par
| Of the Teti's crew was landed at Genoa
A despatch from Bilbao say hat thu
] Spanish steamer Pagassarri. 1887 tons
has been sunk by a German submarine
| The crew wal saved.