New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-23
Berlin Places
The Azores in
Barred Zone
Declares Islands Have Be-
come Important Bases of
the Enemy
Admiral Says u. S.
Has Built Forts
Germany Also Closes Chan
mel to Greece in the
Mediterranean

AMSTERDAM, Nov. pa new Ger
man barred zone, dispatch from Ber-
lin announces, has been established
around the Azores, (which have become
in economic and military respects i'm
portant hostile bases Of Atlantic navi-
CATION"
The extension of the German mari
time barred zone is announced from
Berlin in an official memorandum
which says:
"The hostile governments are en-
deavoring by the intensifcation OF
the hunger blockade against neutral
countries TO force out to sea neutral
cargo space, which is keeping In port,
and TO press it into their, service.
As hostile shipping and shipping
sailing in hostile interest are be
ing supplemented by violent meas
ures, the German government IN us
struggle against Great Brltain,s
domination of violence, when
tramples under foot all rights,
especially those of smaller nations
finds itself obliged 10 extend the
field of operation of its submarines.
It adds that the extension prin-
eipally consists of the establishment
of barred zone around the Azores,
which had become in economic and
military respects important hostile
bases of Atlantic navigation, and IN
closing a channel 10 Greece hitherto
left open in the Mediterranean. as It
had been utilized by the Nenizelos gov.
eminent not so much for the supply OF
the Greek population with foodstuiis
as for the transport Of arms and am
munition."
Outline New Zone
The memorandum then details at
length and specifically the extended
zone around Western Europe, the eX-
IRENE points touched being a point
three miles south Of the Farce Islands
in the north, 43 north latitude in the
south and 80 west longitude In the
west. The new barred zone around the
"enemy base in the Azores Is outlined
thus:
From 80 degrees north latitude
and II west longitude to Al north
latitude and q degrees 40 minutes
west longitude, to "a north latitude
and "a west longitude, TO AZ degrees
80 minutes north latitude and 81 west
longitude. 10 81 degrees north lati-
tude and 81 west longitude, 10 30
north latitude and 20 west longitude,
to 81 north latitude and 20 west
longitude, and thence back TO the
starting point" i~@s
- Grant period of Grace"
II is stated also that the neutral and
u II nit
Azores and Greek barred zone may
safely leave by the shortest route be
fore November 20 and they are granted
"an adequate period Of grace" if they
entered the barred areas without fore
knowledge Of the extension.
According TO information from The
Hague the new German barred zone
regulations mean that the free zone
along the Dutch coast from the Scheldt
to YmuideD has been narrowed by
about thirteen sea miles, whereas IN
the north large sections Of the So
called free channel to Udaire Island
are widened by about the same ais
lance. Thus communication with Great
Britain is rendered more difficult, but
Dutch fishing boats obtain greater
scope for their operations.
The "Handelblad" angrily comments
on what it terms the apathy Of the
Dutch government in the face Of Ger
many's action.
The German newspapers express sat
isfaction at this prompt reply to what
they say was the boast of David Lloyd
George that he no longer feared the
submarine. The "Lokal-Anzeiger" an
ticipates that the allied conference in
Paris will, at the suggestion Of the
United States, decide on a complete
blockade of Germany. II says the Ger
man government is rightly using its
superior naval warfare and has taken
measures against such ruthlessness.
The Azore Islands are in the North
Atlantic about two-thirds of the way
between the United States and EuroDe
and belong TO Portugal.
An Amsterdam dispatch last Mon
day said that German Vice-Admiral
Kirchhosef, writing in the "Neueste
Nachriehten," declared that the United
States had established herself OIL the
Azores and constructed Notifications at
Ponta Delgada." he attempted TO point
OUT that such possession would
threaten important German world ship
routes and interfere with connections
with Germany's colonial possessions.