The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-21
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Official Bureau Reiterates There Will Be No Let-Up
 By U-Boats.

Berlin, Feb. 21 (by wireless) )-"It must be repeated again and again that whoever dares to penetrate the barred zone perishes in it, says the Overseas News Agency (the official German press bureau).
 German newspapers point out,' it declares, "that for several days the British authorities have kept secret the amount of the losses of Entente merchant ships in order to make the British people believe that there is no more submarine danger. But the British public will soon be undeceiv- ed
 JAS to the destruction of German submarines since Feb. 1, German competent authorities know nothing For Decision Now. Count Georg F. von Hertling, Ba- varian Prime Minister and chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federal Council, is quoted by the News Agency as follows:
 we hold that the war must now in all circumstances and by all means be brought to decision. Field Mar shal Won Hindenburg recently stated that theoretically the war could be continued indefinitely, as our losses were considerably smaller than our increases in men; that our frontier walls on the east, west and south were unshakab]e and that our eco- homie life was continuing as formerly, although on a smaller scale than in peace times, yet in a reliable, safe fashion.
 
 "Our adversaries, however, can also in theory continue to fight indef- nitelt, provided they can maintain the importations of war materials across the seas. Therefore, if we wish to bring the war to an end we must cut off these importations s'The means to accomplish this lines in our submarine navy. The war draws nearer it's termination. The final struggle will be of the greatest dreadfulness, but it must be fought to the bitter end.''
 An announcement by the same agency states:
 Brand Whitlocke the American minister at Brussels. will with his staff continue work for the relief commission. After the breaking off
  many and the United States the governor general made it known to the minister that the continuation of his philanthropic work fer the com mission would be welcomed. Denies Flag Lowering
 ''The flag on the building occupied by the American minister was never hauled down. The minister never dis cussed this question with any mem ber4s of the German administration. Apparently his only discussion of it was with the Spanish minister, who replied that Minister Whitlock could fly the flag as long as he continued his work. The entire question is now of no practical importance, as the minister is keeping on with the work. "Attache Herter, who was con- nected with the American Embassy | in Berlin and had been temporarily
 employed in Brussels, received word 1 from MT. Gerard that he should re- turn after the rupture
 1 (Christian N. Herter, who was loaned by Ambassador Gerard to 1 Minister Whitlock was subjected to I much annoyance in leaving Belgium | d1u was dI CSCOo ny IOl pCCIy
 official at Mainz on his way to Switz-
 erland, 1t was stated in a despatch l from Berne on Feb. IA. He was re- leased after few hours detention l, The Overseas Agency also quoted from the F'rankfurter Zeitung the fol-
 lowing communication, which, ac-
 cording to that paper, was issued by
 the Swiss Federal Council:
 'The action of pr. Paul Ritter, the i Swiss Minister at Washington, in
 reference to the reopening of nego- tiations between the North Ameri- can and German Governments was | taken without instructions from the
 Swiss Federal Council or from the | Foreign Department.
 "Concerning the contents of com
 munications between Berlin and 1 Washington, which were merely
 transmitted by the Federal authOri-
 ties, obviously nothing can be said at
 this time."