The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-01

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LAKE the presidsn, of the United
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After che attempts @ es.s 20 ~
unasrseaaafnu With the Enteste
powern have Bern answered ~ tie
intensified esssisustsss OF the war.
the imperial usv~vnasas-tn order 60
serve tAe welfare ef naaktsd In .
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me Imperial government begs 20
sxpress tts confidence that the Amer
team government will warn American
ships against entering barred xonrs
described In the appendix. and that
taking passage or - inE goods On
ships plying between ports In the
barred boues.
sincerely trusting thst the r~on'e
and government OF the United States
will understand the motives for this
rial government hopes that the u~t-
"a states may view the new sltua-
ton from the lofty nights OF Impair
tiaiity and assist. on their part. 20
able sacrificing OF human life.
Enclosed are two memoranda re-
garding the details % the contem-
plated military measures az sea.
War xsses DeassS
The memoirs ndum. which ia an
nexed to the German note. reads az
FROM February I. 1917. within
France. Italy and In the eastern
Mediterranean. such az JutlA nd.
every sea trafrc forthwith viii be
opposed.
In the North sea. the district
around England and France which
are limited by n line OF 20 sea miles
district along the Dutch coast a.
Terscheiling nTe ship. the degree %
longitude from the TerscheilIng nre-
ship TO Udir. a line from there across
a point 90 degrees north. iongti-
tude. TO az degrees northwest from,
there across q point 81 degrees north
and degrees vest. 60 81 degrees
north. Is degrees west. thence s. de-
grees north and 20 degrees west. IN
'U a. degrees north. 20 degrees west
further. o. IS degrees north. Is de-
grees west: then ON the degree iail-
tude ~ degrees north along until 20
sea miles from Cape Finiaterrc and
at 20 sea miles distance along IN.
sranisS north coast until the French
frontier.
,Abou, In tho south editerranean.
For neutral shipping there re-
mains the open sea district west -
Q line from Pc. De Lespaauett until
as degrees and % minutes nattA aud
8 degrees east as well az north and
along the north African coast. be-
ginning degree west western lorgi-
ture.
In order 20 connect this sea dis
trict with Greece. the zone lcadr 20
.es miles broad nsrth or east. fol-
lowing line.
Thtrty-eiEht degrees north and g
degrees east, - degrees north aud
II degrees and 30 minutes east TO
~ degrees north and II degrees ant
- MINUS east 20 - degrees north
and ~ degrees 20 minutes east
From there 70 leads 10 Lnne %
minutes east longitude into Greek
territorial waters '~s~
Neutral ships plying within the
risk. Although precautions will be
taken that neutral ships beginning
February I. on the way 60 the ports
In the barred ronea during an APP
propriAts period. shall be spared. vet
~ ~ urgently advised that they
should be warned aud directed TO
other roads by all means at disposal
Neutral ships lying In ports %
the barred zones can with the same