The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-18

vised the American embassy Aug
16 that the ship, despite the warn.
ing, was entering into an area Of
operations with full knowledge Of
the DANGERS" the communique
went on.
'The reich government therefore
must decline responsibility if the
ship should suffer any damage as
a result. Responsibility must rest
solely with the United States gov
eminent.
Besides, the reichs government
pointed out the circumstance that
final notification regarding the de-
parture Of the American Legion
REACHED the foreign office only at
noon on Aug. 16 although Aug. 10
was expressly designated to the
american embassy beforehand as
the latest time for a report re-
garding the final course"
Germany underlined her formal
proclamation of the sea and air
blockade of Britain with the dis
closure that newly-sown German
mines already had sunk or dam
aged three big ships near the Isle
of Man, on the Irish sea.
Every Neutral Ship
EVERY neutral vessel sailing in
to this region in the future is run
ming the risk of being destroyed
said an official statement.
Authorized sources explained this
meant unlimited sea warfare by
the German %airforce and navy all
around England, with the exception
of Irish territorial waters.
The blockade was announced on
the only day of the week in which
there were no great massed day
light raids or bitter aerial combats
over England.
DNB, official German news agen-
cy, however, said Nazi raiders Inn
tied their forays today to early
morning attacks on ports along the
British west coast and to scouting
flights over the English Channel,
North sea and the british interior.
The wireless said the paucity OF
air battles was because "the Brit
ish fighters have slowed up"
The news of the ship sinkings
was related by DNB, official Ger
man news aeency shortly after the
blockade had been announced. two
of the ships sank, the agency SAID;
the third moved away, listing bad
lly. They were not identified.
BY Mines
The damage was done by mines
laid lover a great radius" by the
German air force last night, DNB
explained. It said that where mines
previously we're laid principally IN
English harbors and river mouths,
they now have been strewn IN the
steamer lanes Of the open sea, all
around England, including the
Irish sea and St. Georges channel.
Earlier, a single suomarine was
declared to have sunk $500 tons
of British merchant shipping in a
guarded convoy.
The blockade decision was COM
municated in notes to all neutrals
except the United States and Ar
gentina, which already have for
hidden their ships to enter belliger-
ent zones. (Imperial Germany de-
clared unrestricted submarine war
fare. during the last war, effective
February /, 1879
Planes Busy
Today the Germans aimed their
planes all the way across England
to Wales and the Bristol channel
and announced they had struck
heavy blows at the harbors OF Card
iff, Bristol and Newport.
DNB, the official news agency,
said a new and bigger type OF
bomber, a veritable flying battle
ship, was being used. This is the
DO-215 bomber, a two-motored
craft which has heavier armament
and carries more bombs than its
predecessors.
Nevertheless, authorized sources
said the present raids on England
were pin pricks" compared to
what is coming.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-R-The
Bay Of Biscay, declared by the
British admiralty to be dangerous
to navigation, is being used by
American freighters under neutral
ity act provisions allowing trade
with Spain and Portugal. 4
Growers Dissatisfied
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