GERMANY'S REPLY TO UNITED STATES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2501, 30 June 1915, Page 7

GERMANY'S REPLY TO UNITED STATES

ON LUSITANIA CRIME, AND OTHERS REPORTED TO BE OF FAVOURABLE TONE ' Br Telegraph-Trees Association—Copyright Washington, June 28. Unofficial advices received at the Stats Department from Germany state that the reply to the American Note rotative to submarine warfare, and tho sinking of the Lusitania and other vessels, involving the lives of "American citizens, is of a favourable character. Details, however, arc not known. GERMAN OFFICIALDOM REALISES THE ISSUE. (Roc. June 30, 0.35 a.m.) Washington, June 29. Mr. Gerard (United States Ambassador at Berlin), emphasised the good influence produced in Germany by Mr. Meyer and Dr. 'Gerhard (who recently visited America), who made it clear to German officialdom that white America is not disposed to go to war she insists on a satisfactory reply to the Lusitania Xote. Officials in Washington are hopeful that Germany intends to protect the lives of non-combatants travelling on regular passenger ships of any nationality. THE LUSITANIA "DEATH NOTICE." * Recent American files contain many references to the Lusitania crime. From one of these we reprint the notorious "death notice" which was published in the American press, alongside tho Atlantic sailings, prior to the' sinking of the great liner. Its appearance next to tho Cunard advertisement the day the Ltisitania sailed was held by Germany to absolve her from all blood-guiltiness:—

fThe above is an exact reprint as near as our type will allow of the announcement and advertisement as they appeared in a New York newspaper.] THE ONLY- iIESORT: "SINK WITHOUT WARNING." By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. June 29, 8.30 p.m.) . Amsterdam, June 2D. A German Navy League manifesto, dealing with tlio activities of tlio American munition factories, says: "Our fleet is not in a position to break the English chain of munition transports in such a manner as the blockade regulations require. It is (lie holiest duty Germany to prevent as many cargoes of ammunition as possible from reaehiug Britain." The manifesto adds that tho soarch of contraband-carrying sliips of the size and speed of the Lusitania is impossible, a view which would be acceptcd even by President Wilson's naval advisors. The only means, therefore, is sinking without warning. * ' CAREER OF THE SUBMARINE PIRATES 6000-TON LINER SUNK IN THE IRISH SEA. London, June 28. The 6000-ton Indra liner, Indrani. bound from Glasgow to Montreal, was torpedoed and sunk in the Irisli Sea. The crew was saved. ' A submarine -sank tho British collier Lucena, off Ballycotton. The crew was rescued. TRAWLERS SEEN TOWING PIRATE SUBMARINE. Montreal, June 28. Passengers by tlio steamer Grampian report sighting off tlio Irish coast some trawlers towing towards the land a capsized German submarine. WHEAT BARQUE TORPEDOED. (Rec. June 29, 8.30 p.m.) _ , , London, June 29. Tho barque Dumfneshirc, bound from San Francisco to Dublin with wheat, has been torpedoed. The crow landed at Milford Haven.