The Washington times., 1917-02-01
DEAD LINE IS ESTABLISHED
AROUND WATERSOF ALLIES
Supplement to Note Indicates, Confines
Of Zone Where Campaign, Inaugurated
Today, Will Be Waged on Shipping.

The supplement to the German note,
presented to the State Department By
Ambassador Won Bernstorff, outlines
precisely the boundaries Of the zone
where "sea traffic will be stopped
with every available weapon" It also
announces the immediate beginning
Of the campaign.
The text of the official communities
ton reads as follows:
From February 1, 1917, sea traffic
will be stopped with every available
weapon and without further notice
In the following blockade zones
around Great Britain, France, Italy,
and In the eastern Mediterranean:
Draw Dead Line.
In the northi
The zone IL confined by q line at
a distance Of 20 sea miles along the
Dutch coast to Terschelling fre ship
the degree Of longitude from Terschell-
ing fire ship to Udsire, q line from
there across the point62 degreesnorth,
degrees longitude tot 81 degrees north
S degrees west, further to q point
sea miles south Of the southern point
of the Farye ca Islands, from there
across point e. degrees north 10 de-
grees west to 81 degrees north 10 de-
grees west, then 81 degrees north 20
degrees west, Al degrees north ~
degrees west, further to 43 degrees
north Is degrees west, then along the
degree of latitude 43 degrees north to
20 sea miles from Cape Finisterre and
at a distance Of 20 sea miles along
the north coast Of Spain to the French
boundary.
In Mediterranean Waters.
In the south:
The Mediterranean.
For neutral ships remains open:
The sea west Of the line PIT des Espi-
quette to IS degrees 20 minutes north
and degrees east, also north and
west of q zone sixty-one sea miles
wide along the north African coast,
beginning at degrees longitude west
For the connection OF this sea zone
with Greece, there Is provided q zone
of q width OF twenty sea miles north
and east of the following line: Thirty
eight degrees north and 8 degrees
east to 3S degrees north and 10 de-
grees west to 81 degrees north and IL
degrees 30 minutes east to "a degrees
north and IL degrees 80 minutes east
to "a degrees north and % degrees
30 minutes east
Risk Assumed.
From these leads q zone twenty
sea miles wide west OF % degrees 80
minutes eastern longitude into Greek
territorial waters.
Neutral ships navigating these
blockade zones do so at their own
risk. Although care has been taken
that neutral ships which are on their
way toward parts OF the blockade
zones on February I, 1917, and have
come in the vicinity OF the latter will
be spared during a sufficiently long
period, it is strongly advised to warn
them with all available means In or
der to cause their return
Neutral ships which on February /
are in ports OF the blockade zones
can with the same safety leave them
Provision For Americans.
The instructions given to the COM
manders of German submarines pro-
vide for a sufficiently long period
during which the safety of passen-
gers on unarmed enemy passenger
ships Is guaranteed.
Americans en- route to the block
ade zone on enemy freight steamers
are not endangered, as the enemy
shipping firms can prevent such ships
in time from entering the zone.
Sailing of regular American pas
senger steamers may continue /undis-
turbed after February 1, 1917, is:
ta) The port of destination is Fal-
mouth.
port course is taken via the Scilly
Island and point so degrees north
20 degrees west.
o. s. Shipping Identified.
(c) The steamers are marked in
the following way, which must not be
allowed to other vessels In American
ports: On ships hull and superstruc-
ture three vertical stripes one meter
wide each to be painted alternately
white and red. Each mast should
show a large flag checkered white
and red and the stern the American
national flag.
Care should be taken that during
dark national flag and painted marks
are easily recognizable from a dis
lance, and that the boats are well
lighted throughout
Id One steamer a week sails In
each direction with arrival at Fall
mouth on Sunday and departure from
Falmouth on Wednesday.
(e) United States Government guar
antees that no contraband (accord-
ing to German contraband list) Is
carried by those steamers.
The wireless text OF the annexed
memorandum says regarding neutral
ships in entente ports:
Neutral ships lying In ports Of
the barred zones can with the same
safety abandon the barred zones II
they sail before February 8 and take
the shortest route into the open dis
trict."
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