Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-21

l U01iniCe SelIIeHlSAI MY kSAS5idphA comm ni1ation with Mexico is entirely l interrupted.'
 Secret Wire May Be Compromised. ''September 1, 1917.
 l "A friendly minister regrets very much the communica ton made at l Berlin to Molina to the effect that tele gra Phic instructions to me were con i templated. He fears that the secret wire may he compromised. The Ar 1 genuine government las published all reports and drafts as well as the in {, strnctioEs sent to me through Molina respecting the last note.
 i No 1oS. September l. ''I can, in fact l am allowed only seldom to see she president. The gov ernnent here is ready to commlnicat te ! details aboGr the ships through Molina. ] Please show no anxiety i In addition to tine I-uxburg mes i sases. there were thirteen telegrans : from the Eerlin foreign office to Lux burg at Argentina They follow: | "Eerliu to Buenos Aires ] No 137, July 3. 1917.
 For naval attache. In reply to tel
 egram No. s4. He is one of our i agents.
 ! -Eerlfn to Buenos Aires cAhout, Note From Zimnermann. ! No. 149. Proposal agreed to if ! formulated in thcs following terms: i Eierma ny allows six ships of moderate i'size in the blockade area wnii" on their present. JOttfle" nefS ana pack pro- , vided they are net congoyed. Instruc- 1 tiOns are being issued accordingly. As i it is not absolutely certain that in | formation can be given in time com is unintentionaIiy sunk. Argentina promises that in future her ships will keep away from the blockade area and Argentina ships are to remain un- harm ad if they neither carry contra =
 band nor undertake any hostile enter, prise. I ;'uthorize you to sign d
 protocol in accordance with this. If the palliative fpara Sraph) above re- ferred to. cannot be obtained you should declare to the president verbal " that the imperial government, in fuH appreciation of the value of the continuance Of the historic friendship q weH-founded conf dence that incl dents productive of harm to Argentine ships will not occur again in tie fu- , ture- Very secret. for your personal information Argentine ships will be treated with forebearance as far as they can be recognized. It is quite impossible to make an express com munication to that effect to the Ar
 genuine government on account of oth- CT neutrsls and of military considera- tions. The desired Toro note will be handed to the Argentine minister ztAfMERMANN." "Gerin to Euenos Aires. tAbout) 1 August S. 1a17. No 157
 "Please telegraph the names of the ships which have been sold. Have you made use Of the second alternative in telegram Number IA wis a wis the president.
 l '(Sisned.) "STRITMM."
 |. Notes From kuhirnann.
 ''I3erln to Buenos Aires. (About) Ausust H. 1917. No. 161.
 ''Pleas Sc. as far as possible. deal with the president and in answerins last tat fLnf af Ia pA
 corcum stances we are prepared to pay
 compensa ton for Toro. As rega Fds
 safety for Argentine ships in future,
 please refer verbally to explanations
 riveu to Areentire minister hero as
 well as to tha declaration which you
 were empowered to make. For your
 information, in answer to compla ints
 from other neutra1s. the payment of
 that part of the cargo was for Swift zeIland shou1d necessity arise. Ac- knowledge by telegraph.
 "(Sigaed.) "KUHLA1ANN"
 H"Berlin to Ruenos Aires (Aboutl
 August F. -19t7. No. 163.
 Reply to No. e4 The Argentine
 minister is receiving here only general
 the note, in accordance with instruc- tions in our teiegranas Nos. 1S1 and 149 is left to you. You are empowered 1 to an1aalp,,e 8 submarine visit should
 politicS Sllitary situation allow.
 'Sighed)
 | "KUHLMANN"
 Berlin to Buenos Aires. No. 165
 August Is, 1917. Reply to No. 63.
 Tn case of rupture of relations, request legation to go to Chile, hand Swedish legation.
 "fSigned)
 WON DEMBUSSCHE" 1 Berlin to Buenos Aires. No. 1e6 , August 15, 1917. Reply to No. s5 Proposals agreed to in their form,
 one indemnity for Toro to be agreed Ito in accordance with telegram No l1G1; two. agreed to provide as is ! implied by; three. war, zone remains
 excluded and our interpretation of in
 ternational law is not narrowed by any F addition. Three agreed to. If above l suggested agreement suffces to pre- , vent rupture of relations previous . instructions are cancelled as an agree ment is preferable"
 Berlin to Buenos Aires No. ITO 7 August 21, 1917.
 "TeIegrsnn No. s, and draft of note t '-rhe matter will be dealt with as 2 lspeedily as spossibfe. Draft of note 5 will probaEA be sent through the Ar , genuine nns$sSter Secret instruction. f "KUHLMANN." SsBerIin to Buenos Aires. No. 172 August 25, 1917.
 Sparina Must Remain Secret.
 Reference to my telegram No ITO the proposed spax7ug of ships must ab. I solutely remain secret otherwise sub
 marine war wauld Dc endangered A 2 blockade area rests on the principle , of retaliation, not on internationa , law, the note must contain s linnita. l ton, in this sense. Full conpensa ton is guaranteed in regard Anthe : Toro, but in view of the precedent in volved this is to be attributed not ts lIberality but to the circumstances of the case; that this course Is justi fled by the facts. A draft note or 3 these lines will follow through tn, Argentine minister Please await ifs