Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-07-25
WAR WOES TOLD
IN dutch RECORD
Orange Book Made Public
Shows How Neutral Has
Met Dual Difficulties
NATION CAUGHT IN
PUZZLING CROSSFIRE

THE HAGUE. July 25.--The long
expected Orange Book, covering the
period from October 1915. TO July Of
the present year. has been issued. 1t
wildly illustrates the difficulties with
which Holland has had TO deal, owing
to her geographical situation be-
tween the belligerents. The record
shows that disputes have arisen now
with Germany and again with Great
Britain, the progress Of which was
followed with the deepest interest,
not unmlxed with anxiety, by the en-
tire Dutch nation.
The Orange Book has been delayed
for months in the hope that some
settlements OF the questions at issue
would be reached, hut several mat
ters are still in suspense, It says, and
some apparently in hopeless dead
lock.
Sinking Of Tubantia.
"The principal of these matters is
The sinking Of the Dutch liner Tuban-
tia. which is at the same stage that
had been reached June 9, when, on
the ground Of elaborate technical evil
dence. Germany declared the incident
closed. that no German warship had
sunk the Tubantia and insisted that il
was likely that a torpedo which had
been previously fred at British
warship had remained afloat and
come in contact with the liner.
To this portion of the Orange Book
footnote by the Dutch Government
adds that Holland maintains its prev
ious attitude that a German torpedo
sank the Tubantia and says the
Dutch Government has determined q
leave nothing undone to obtain addi-
tonal light on the matter, and has
asked further information from Ger
many. with which confidential con-
versations are now proceeding.
Another case dealt with is that Of
he destruction in April by a German
submarine OF the Dutch steamer
Berkelstorm. Holland sharply de
handed full reparation for this &C
and especially protested against TIT
German submarine oortmander's al
legged utterance that all goods boun'
FOR England we're contraband, and al
ships bound for England would b
sent to the bottom.
Sinking Defended by Germany.
Germany on July justified IN
sinking Of the Berkelstorm, but ir
vited the owners OF the cargo
board the steamer to make the
claims TO the Hamburg prize cour
Germany denied that the sutmariI
commander used the worhs con
planned Of. declaring they were "ei
tirely contrary 10 the instructions
the German Admiralty"
Holland, on July IS, however. CON
planned that the ships papers had nc
been sufficiently examined and main
talned that the destruction OF tn
Berkelstorm was illegal
The Orange Book says that answer
are still expected from Germany al
TO whether the explosions on the Hol
land-American Line freighter Fem
dix. while bound from Baltimore To-
Rotterdam, and on the Dutch steamer
Rotterdam, were caused by German
torpedoes.
II would be considered OF much
greater Importance to American-Ger.
man trade and deeper chagrin to the
British blockaders could the Bremen
make a sudden appearance in New
York Harhor. among British an,
French ships
Captain Koenig. in a talk 10 Ger
mans last Friday night. said that h
would see them again in a few weeks
and intimates that he expected (
make frequent trips TO this port 1
the Deutschland. Neither the capital
nor his officers. nor the members q
his crew. are nearly as confident a
they talk Members OF the crew hav
told German friends here that it is
terrible risk a constant peril. an
that the nerve strain is too severe {
be long continued.
II is believed certain by German
here that. if the Bremen is lost, car
tured or sunk. it will end the under
sea German-fmerican traffic, as tn
experiment is too costly to be re
heated