New Britain herald., 1917-02-01

for a criminal attempt to force Ger many into submission by starvation.
 In brutal contempt of international law, the group of powers led by Eng land does not only curtail the legltl- mate trade of their opponents but they also, by ruthless pressure, compel neu- tral countries either altogether to forego every trade not agreeable to the Entente powers or to limit 1t ac- cording 10 their arbitrary decrees.
 The American government knows the steps which have been taken to cause England and her allies to re- turn to the rules of international law and to respect the freedom of the seas. The English government, now ever, insists upon continuing It's war of starvation. which does not at all af- feet the military power Of It's oppo- nents. but compels women and chll- dren, the sick and the aged 10 su11er for their country pains ana pr1va- tions which endanger the Fltallty or the nation.
 As to British Tyranny.
 Thus British tyranny mercllessly in creases the sufferings Of the "orld' indifferent to the laws or nuiiiaiil'y' indifferent to the protests o1 lhe heu- trals whom they severely harm, ln- different even to the silent longing TOT peace among England's own ali'es' Each day of the terrible struggle causes new destruction, ne" su'1er- ings. Each day shortening 'le war l will, on both sides, preserve 'ne lile l of thousands of brave soldiers ana De l a benefit to mankind
 The Imperial Government could not | justify before it's own consclehce' oe- 1 fore the German people ana oefore history the neglect of any means oes- tined to bring about the end Of the war. Like the president Of the Unit ed States, the Imperial Government had hoped to reach this goal by nego- 1 tiations.
 After attempts to come to an under standing with the Entente powers l have been answered by the latter with 1 the announcement of an intensified l continuation of the war, the Imperial 1 Government-to serve the welfare of mankind in a higher sense and not to 1 wrong it's own people-is now com- pelled to continue the fight for exist 1 ence. again forced upon it, with the l full employment of, all the weapons which are at it's disposal.
 1 Sincerely trusting that the people l and the government of the United States will understand the motives for 1 this decision and its necessity, the Im-
 perial Government hopes that the
 United States may view the new situa-
 tion from the lofty heights of inn partiality and assist. on their part to
 prevent further misery and unavoid- 1 able sacrifice of human life. Enclosing two mem oranda regard ing the details Of the contemplated military measures at sea, I remain, etc. (Signed.)
 . J. BERNsTORFF. How Americans May Travel. .
 Berlin, by wireless to Sayville- Following is the annex (memoran- dump referred to in the German note:
 From February l. 1917. within barred zones around Great Britain, France, Italy and in the Eastern Med iterranean, as outlined in the follow ing, all sea traffic forthwith will be opposed. Such barred zones are:
 In the North sea. the district around England and France which Is limited by line twenty nautical miles; the district along the Dutch coast as far as the Terschelling light ship, the degree of longitude of the Terschelling ,ightship to Udir; a line from there across the point 62 degrees north latituGe, R longitude, westward along 62 dhsrees toEa point three nautical mtles sosathaof the sout1 point of Faroe IslandsD from thera tae point 62 de grees north t&1ree& west, to e1 de
 grees north, e1rses west; then 5 degrees north deErees west; t'
 47 degrees swest: Chen on degree lati
 tude 43 degrees nartn to the poin 20 nautical miles from Cape Finister
 and 20 nautical miles distance alonl
 the Spanish north coast as far as tn l French frontier.
 2O-Mile Lane in Mediterranean. Concerning the south, in the Medi
 terranean: For neutral shippin
 there remains open the sea distric
 west of a line from Pt. de les Pa
 quett to 3S degrees 20 minutes mort
 and 6 degrees east, as well as mort
 and west of zone 60 sea miles broa
 along the North African coast, be
 ginning on-degrees west longitude.
 To connert this sea district wit
 Greece, the zone leads 20 sea mile
 in width north or east following thi . line: 3S degrees north and de . tgrees east, 3s degrees north and 1
 degrees 30 minutes east to 34 degree north and II degrees 30 minutes eas to 34 degrees north and 22 degrees 3
 minutes east. From there 1t leads t } a zone 20 sea miles broad west of 2
 degrees 30 minutes east longitude int
 Greek territorial waters
 Neutral ships plying within tn 1 barred zones do SO at their own risl