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AS PROTECTION AGAINST sUsMA
RINES. v. s. MAY ARM ALL =
7a=s MERCHANT SHIPS. "a 50 o.
.DETAIN u AMERICANS
WILL RELEASE YARROWDALE's
CREW WHEN TEUToNs ARE RE-
LEASED, SAYS zIMMERMANN.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-The State Department
Monday made public a memorandum
presented by DR.. Paul Ritter, the
Swiss minister. acting for Germany.
proposing discussion with the Unit
ed States over the new submarine
campaign Germany proposes to nego-
tate for the safety of American ship
ping, provided the commercial block
ade" of England is not interfered
with. The American government has
replied that itgcannot enter negotia-
tons unless Germany restores the Sus-
sex pledges and withdraws proclama-
ton of unrestricted submarine war
fare. Esig -rrl 'i} II. at, II
Washington. e. Administrator off
Gals began Monday to share the i'm.
patience Of shipping men over forced
detention of American vessels In home
ports because of Germany's 'U.boat
war. This feeling appeared likely to
hasten the solution Of the question OF
armament for merchantmen. The solu-
ton will probably be direct or .indirect
issuance by the Navy DEPARTMENT Of
guns to merchant ships desiring them
81. FIJI Fiji n sssf Il Y 1 i 1,
London.-The American Commission
for relief in Belgium has been official
ly notified by the German authorities
that the Americans will sfwithdraw
from participation in the irplief work
in Belgium and northern France, This
step was taken lin reply to an order
from the German authorities that
Americans must withdraw from the
provinces of Belgium and Northern
France, leaving; only Few sotS their
representatives, headed by Brand
Whitlock, American minister to Bel
GUM, in Brussels. s5iE
Berlin.-Foreign Secretary thinner
mann Monday informed the Associ-
ated Press that he had requested the
Swiss government to make inquiry in
Washington regarding the status Of
the crews of internedl German ships in
American ports.
Pending an answer the seventy-two
Americans taken by tina German raid
er and brought in sbys the Yarrowdale,
whose release had been agreed to. are
being held in Gsri4any, the foreign
secretary stated. " AAs &ES
During the last week recurring ru-
.mors have reached Berlin by way Of
London, in which 1t was announced
that the United States government
had seQuestered the German ships and
interned their crews.
"In regard to the Yarfowdale pris.
oners," the foreign secretary stated,
these men had been taken off armed
merchantmen and their status had
been established They will be liber-
ated Just as soon aswe1learn the fate
Of the German crews IN lA1lmre American
ports.,',r hats,rstrt II ae,d, yIgIfa
The release of the Yarrowdale pris-
oners was agreed to with Ambassador
Gerard on the eve Of the break IN re-
lations, but the possibility Of the Ger
man crews being fnterhed ia the Unit
ed states prompted the admiralty to
rescind the orders liberating q the
Americans held with the rest Of the
Yarrowdale prisoners. ...-...-.4..~..-~-..--. -.
It is! pointed out hsresthatathissa Cpl.
sode is further Illustrations. of the
menace growing out 81 the,lack of IA,
cilities Of free intercommunication
nv both countries, h6lHnp u@tj9hisiI
Herr zimmerman Areafhrmed his
previous statement that sthe Ameri:
cans now in Germany Will be permit:
ted to move about unmolested and be
perfectly free toFleaye the country
whenever they desire seYen IT, the
breaK threatens to reach the ultimate
stage.
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