New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-01
Germany Tells America Where
and How Her Ships May Sail

Berlin (by ,cireleSs to SayciHe) Jan. 3l.-FolIow-
ing is the amer (n1emOrGBdamJ referred TO IN the
German note:
From February l. 9I7 within barred zones around
Great Britain France, Italy and in the Eastern Medite
ranean outlined in the following. all traffic forth
with will be opposed Such barred zones
In the North Sea, the district around England and
France which is limited by line twenty nautical miles
the district along the Dutch far the erscheng
Lghtshp the degree of longitude of the Terschelng
Lghship Udir; line from there the point 6Z
degrees north latitude, longitude, westward along 62
degrees point three nautical miles south of the south
point Of Farover (aroe islands, from there the
point 81 degrees north - degrees west o. degrees
north l5 degrees west; then 81 degrees north, 70 de
grees west AZ degrees north 20 degrees west further
to 43 degrees north degrees then degree at
ude 43 degrees north the point 20 nautical miles from
Cape Finstere and 20 nautical miles distance along the
Spanish north far as the French frontier.
2O-Mile Lane in Mediterranean
Concerning the south in the Mediterranean: For
neutral shipping there remains the district west
of line from PIT de les Paque to SO degrees 70 minutes
north and degrees well north and west OF
90 miles broad along the North African coast
beginning on - degrees west longitude.
To connect this sea district with Greece the
leads 20 sea miles in width north east following this
line: 38 degrees north and degrees east 50 degrees
north and ! degrees 80 minutes east to "a degrees
north and degrees 80 minutes east to "a degrees north
and y degrees 80 minutes From there leads to
zone 20 miles broad west of Il degrees 81 minutes
east longitude into Greek territorial waters.
Neutral ships plying within the barred zones do so
at their own risk Although precautions being taken
to spare neutral ships which February are on the way
to ports the barred during an appropriate delay
vet is urgently be advised that they should be warned
and directed to- other routes by all means available
Neutral ships lying in ports OF the barred zones can
with the same safety abandon the barred they sail
before February and take the shortest route into the
open district
The instructions given to the commanders OF Ger
submarines provide tor sufficiently long period
during which the safety Of passengers unarmed enemy
passenger ships is guaranteed.
Americans en- route to the blockade OF enemy
steamers are not endangered the enemy shipping hrms
prevent such ships in time from entering the zone
Conditions for American Ships
Traffic of regular American passenger steamers can
go unmoested IT:
A. Falmouth is taken as the port OF DESTINATION
and If,
B. On the going and return journey the Scliy
Islands. as we'll as the point so degrees north, 20 degrees
west be seered on. Along this route German mines
will be laid;
c. If steamers on this journey bear the following
special signals which only they will be permitted 10 ds
play in American ports:
coating of paint on the ships hull and the
supersrucure in vertical stripes three metres broad
alternating white and red;
On every mast a large flag of checkered white
and red on the stern the American national hag;
During darkness the national flag and the coat
of paint 10 be az easily recognizable possible from
distance; and the 'hi rs must be completely and
brightly ILLUMINATED
d. If only one steam & runs each week in each d.
rection arriving at Falmouth on Sundays, leaving ra
mouth on Wednesdays.
E. If guarantees and assurances are gwen by the
American Government that these steamers carry no con-
aband (according to the German list of contraband)
Two copies of maps which the barred zones arc
outlined added.