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WHITEAWAY'S
"Sink on Sight" Submarine Warfare on Ships of Neutral Countries
CLAIMS
GERMANY CLAIMS
RIGHT TO SINK
THEORETICAL'
U.S. LINERS
Dutch Vessel First Victim SOLDIERS ENTERTAIN THEMSELVES BLITZKRIEG MAY
Of Latest U-Boat Campaign
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
BERLIN, FEB. 14 (UP).—HITLER'S ORDERS TO ADMIRAL RAEDER TO COMMENCE UNRESTRICTED WARFARE ON ALL NEUTRAL VESSELS SUBMITTING TO THE BRITISH CONTRABAND CONTROL WILL APPLY, THEORETICALLY, TO SHIPS OF ALL NATIONS, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN.
Under U.S. neutrality legislation, American ships are not permitted
to touch at any European ports except those in the Mediterranean.
But even if they submit to contraband control at Gibraltar whilst en route to
or from Mediterranean ports, German submarines will have the theoretical - right,
In effect, Germany has: under the new "sink on sight" decision, to torpedo them.
decided that all ships submitting to Allied contraband control will be treated as having
lost neutral status.
Whether U-Boat commanders will actually torpedo American
Many Ships In U-Boat Campaign
Torpedoed, the
or Japanese ships will, the same
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
Washington Silent
State Department
LONDON, Feb. 14 (UP).-British and neutral ship-right to sink American liners.
ping alike
on
SOLDIERS listening to their own dance band at a camp 'somewhere in England. Photo courtesy of B.B.C.
Advance Posts In
4
Red Hands
officials 31 Washington decline to comment on The German claim that she has the Diplomatic quarters in the U.S.
HELSINGFORS, Feb. 14 (Reuter),-A Finnish jbeen issued in an attempt to minimise!
the importance of the torpedoing of official communique issued to-night admits for the first
Netherlands liner Dergerdijk. Channel
suffered to-day from Germany's latest capital believe that the statement has campaign of frightfulness on the High Seas,
BE LAUNCHED BY HITLER SOON
LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuter),-“The second phase of the war will soon begin," said Sir Edward Grigg, Parlia- mentary Secretary for the Ministry of Information, speaking at Altrincham, Lancashire, to-day.
Hitler, he said, might launch a great offensive or might hold his hand. If Hiller took the former course, he said, the British people would rise to the occasion as they always had done in the past.
Germany had the advantage:
of a much longer preparation in time of peace and her stock of munitions were certainly very large, he continued.
It would be significant Indeed it she failed to deliver a carefully pre- pared and massive blow.
Alluding to the Prime Minister's distinction between wor alms and peace alins, Sir Edward Grigg ob
of served that peace ahms would necessity remain a dream until the war alms were, realised,
There could be no future but degradation and darkness for Europe and for Britain if the military power of Germany were, not destroyed, he spid.
Four Things Needed
Four things, he added, were needed for victory.
They were raphi expansion of the
Allied fighting forces already formid-
The largest victim was the 12,300-ton Blue Star Line's the was sunk in the English time that the Russians have occupied advance posts in the table thought they were vastly increns-
steamer Sultan Star, which has been torpedoed 200 miles south of the Irish coast. -AN-S.O.S.-signal from the
Sultan Star, one of the largest MORE NAZI
merchant ships thus far sunk in the war. states that she was torpedoed shortly
o'clock this morning.
after 11
The last wireless message was] transmitted at 11.42 am.
It announced simply: "Crew now
leaving ship."
The Sultan
Stur. which was launched at the Commell Laird yarda
SHIPS OUT
which
Britain Blamed
A later message from Berlin states.
Mannerheim Line.
Another official communique
tist Germany charges that British issued to-day states that on the WORLD WAR
SAYS QUO
of munitions; strong ed; output
buoyunt national inances, and export trade.
"We can all play our part in one or other of these four branches of national effort. In particular wo em save-and-bear-the-shortage_of_many_ things which we normally enjoy", he sald.
Only on the Summa sector, stemy China Fights On Samet could by rationing and by penging
has the
Attempts To Run for any damage neutral ships may foremost supporting points but a
The Blockade
RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14 60 tons of in 1930, was the largest freighter in (Reuter)-With the Blue Star fleet.
sten Maerak, well-known on the Far Eastern run. She was torpedo
ed by a German U-Boat in the North Bea The crew of thirty men were re- .scued.
She was the last of ten German vessels lying there to sail.
Л
uiter as a result of German attacks while en route to British harbour." the Matement adds.
authorities at the statement by the In the direction of Kuhmo (Centrul
ļ
Hitler's Now Orders
pean war. There is no Asiatic war. There is a world war.
"Whether here, where you have
(
LATEST
ANSWER
(LIKE THIS PHOTO)
IS IN THE NEGATIVE
Hitler Rejects Pan-
American Note
BERLIN, Feb. 14 (Reuter),- Germany replied to-day to the note sent to all belligerenta na regards the establishment of a 300-mile security zone around the Americas.
The reply welcomes the desire of the repubiles 10 maintain strict con- neutrality and anys that the templated regulation would repre-
Among other places, the Russians schloved, settles nothing by itself ported from rensing terislon, ro-Britain and France, under, guaranted
warships, without any rights or Karelian Isthmus the enemy Justification whatsoever, ure compell continued their heavy attacks on | Ing neutral ships to enter British harbour and are searching thein on Tuesday: the High Sea thereby creating a new
While the Government is doing all the communique, British right to themselves."
"Britain alone is solely responsible succeeded in occupying some of our
Fronts As Allics food prices he anid, and in other ways trying to lessen harships, it was thrust checked them in front of our
LONDON,. Feb. 14 (Reuter). necessary to stress that hard times; supporting points.
altead. Iny Everywhere else, the
"Let us face them proudly, for no. chemy's At the National Liberal Club
over marched attacks were repulsed with heavy to-day, 250 were present at a generation of men U.S. Not Concerned
losses for the attackers,
cleaner banner for WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Reuter). Thousands were killed and dozens luncheon in honour of Mr. Quo beneath
I tanks were left in front Tal-chi, the British Ambassador nobler goal," he concluded, coffee, fard, colton and grain overlegally sink sta of dust ove
in London. aboard, the German freighter,buata could legally sink an American of our
Iship forced into a British Control port: The Oghting is continuing.
Speaking on the inter-nctions Tankers Destroyed
North-east of Lake Ladoga our Almost simultaneously with the Uruguay, 5,846 tons, of the only after it had been ascertained that sinking of the Sultan Star cume news Hamburg-South America Line, the vessel's cargo exceeded 60 per troops dispersed all enemy attempts of war in China and Europe, Mr. few tanks Quo said: "There is no Euro- of the loss of the fritish tanker slipped out of Pernambuco to cent. of contraband destined for to thrust forward and a
Germany's enemies,
were destroyed.
200,000 MEN Cretafield, of 10,191-tons, which was day.
Little concern is shown by the Battalion Mowed Down rither
mined or torpedoed off the
CALLED UP north-east coast of Scotland.
Berlin spokesman defending the sink- | Only 28 of the crew of 41 were
Ing of the Dutch vessel and saying Finland), one Russian baltalon was hardly started fighting, or in Asia,
ROME, Feb, 14 (Domel)-Mark-sent an nmendment of international saved. Eighteen of the survivors
At the same time, the Koenigsberg, that American ships holding the same town down and several "nesta" were where we have already drained our
German warships have observed have been sent to hospital with minor 0,460 tons, the Norddeutscher Lloyd status would be fair victims.
¡ destroyed.
blood and our resources, it is the Ing the first tangible result of meet- injuries.
freighter, sailed from the Amazon
There was lively patrol activity in ene war, waged by the same op- Ings during the post days of the international regulations. They there The tanker Dritish Triumph (0,000 delta, but is
other sectors. s reported to have stopped
posing forces.
Supreme National Defence Council, tore enunot be considered as different tong) sank after hitting a mine, Five later at Galvota Island some 75 miles AMSTERDAM, Feb, 14 (Router), The communique also mentions that "So my first desire is to enter n the Italian Government to-day called from other belligerents, for Britain of her crew of 42 ure missing..
American continent and have mour the neutral victims is the down the estuary, presumably await--New Instructions that mem pilliess the Finnish air defences were in cavout against the thinking which in to the colours 200.000 additional men and France have possessions on the
on virtually all neutral volved yesterday in number of air effect would say 'Get the thing set of the 1910 and 1920 clanges.
The mobilization is believed to established important bases there. 2,300-ton Danish motor-vessel Kiring instructions from Germany, worture
The whereabouts of the La Coruna, vessels have been rent to German battles and Finnish planes continued tied in Europe and everything elne
Germany, therefore, suggests that America Hamburg-South
Line submarine commanders, according to to successfully bomb the enemy con- shall be added unto it.
have been made us a precaution vessel of 7,000 tons, an oil-burning news reaching here from Beriln. centrations and encampments,
"A European settlement, however against the
the Balkans.
of the United States, should accept an passenger ship, are still unknown.
The Dutch vessel, Berzerdijk,
even for Europeans,
Count Canky, the Hungarian For- obligation not to use these possessions which was sunk on February 12. Is bombed Vilpurl. Harwood At Rio
believed to be the first victim of
"The Chinese coast meanя It is estimated that during the day
eign Minister, is shortly visiting Home and islands as starting points of buses these new messuurek,
several hundred enemy planes were
much to you as the Baltie and the to again confer with Count Clano, for military netlon. The "Telegraaf's" Berlin correspon-in action over the country.
Balkans in every vital interest that the Italian Foreign Minister. In a statement to the Press, em-
you have,” LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuter)-Five phasised that H.M.S. Hawking was not dent, reporting what he was told at Finnish fighters and air defences shot the down 17 enemy planes, according to the Wilhelmstrasse, formulutes men are believed to be missing from Involved in any incidents with Ger- German Handpoint us follows: confirmed reports. the British Triumph, a London tanker man ships, thus ruling out the possi "If u neutral ship is homeward
Finn Counter-Attacks of, 8,501 tons, which capsized after bility that the cruiser could have
vebound or bound for a neutral county, an explosion in the North Sea. been concerned in the scuttling of the it will be torpedoed if it has
is
announced ofcially
that Twenty-one members of the crew Wolfsburg which, like the Wakamo, traband aboard."
successful counter-attacks wore car
on the Karelian were landed at an East Coast port is reported to have opened her sea-
The correspondent belleves that the ried out today
to cocks off the north coast of Brazil and 21 at another port.
The 10 ye
year old wireless operator when a British warship was sighted commander of the submarine which Isthmus. The fighting is stated
It is learned unofficially that H.M.Sneted on his own responsibility sinco
rank the Bergerdijk could not have have been particularly sanguinary. 'told how twice in two months he had
The Russians fiercely bombarded rescued from oil tankers sunk Hawkins will remain at Rus for 40 the action was opposed to all tradi- the Mannerheim Line. been by explosions. This bad
been his hours instead of 24 as at first report tions of the German Navy. Hence he In Complate Control second voyage on a British boat and ed. The need for slight repairs to her must have been acting on instructions WITH THE FINNISII ARMY, Feb. on each occasion be had been ship-machinery is given as the reason.
amounting to a sort of a "blank cle- 14 (UP) is announced that wrecked.
que" for destruction.
Finnish troops now have complete On December 2, 1930, he was an
The Germans say that the British control of Suomussnim and the operator nssistant wireless
on the
must hold up ships to search them at Kuhmo, highway despite repeated tonker San Calisto which struck a
sca instead of taking them to a con- Russian air attacks. Kuhmo village
(Reuter).—IL LONDON, Feb. 14 mine and sank, He received internal
trol point in the Downs.
is no longer subjected to Russlan injuries necessitating an operation.
Merciless Rovengo
artillery Are, indicating that the was reported from Ankara to-day that
LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuler).-Hitler is now on shore leave He had only just recovered when
Russians have commenced to with Mr. Anthony Eden would Dutch ships are thus faced with the he joined the British Triumph.
hus been officially Repulse.. Egypt. This The British Triumph was attacked
two eals, bern on her Inst trip to sea. LONDON, Feb. 14 (Router)His prospect of being mercilessly torpe- draw their heavy artillery to the Turkey before returning home from In England. No, it is not Der Fuchrer but a cat from H.M.S.
frontler,
It is understood that at least 35,000 denied in London.
The Repulse, which has been sunk He is called Hitler, by enemy aircraft at Great Yarmouth Majesty the King yesterday presented doed without explanation if they
A reporter who went on board roadstead only a fortnight ago. new colours to a battalion of the Irish enter Britain's sphere of sea control russian bodies are lying in the battle-
time and time again by Goebbels but extends Guards on the parade ground of which, practically speaking,"
field:..
ESBJERG, Feb. (UP). The in otherwise unharmed, is now, in II.M.S. Repulse reports that she's Naval Defenco Plans
over the whole world.
British Volunteers Theoretically, American stilps
tels. Danish Navy announces that a Danish dock so that she can get a rent and quite cafe und sound" despite Goch- LONDON, Feb. 14 (Router),WeWellington Barracks,
The King then went to the Tower
LONDON, Feb, 14 (Router)-In Inspection boat is bringing four Ger- her men can get ahore leave.
Half of the crew returned from An officer, told him that although are ceaselessly engaged with plans of London where he presented colours touching at Gibraltár are liable to be for putting into execution defensive to n battalion of the Welsh Guards.
the House at Commons to-day It man pilets who were forced to land torpedoed under the new rule, maosures and couhler-menniros. On both occasions he wore the Feeling in Holland is particularly was stated by Capt. O. Peajte, Under in the Faero islands. The men will shore leave to-day and the other half the ship had no heroic sagas to sing,
in a bo interned at Ifald where there is a are now enjoying their holiday.she hud put in 130 days' steaming be These can only be judged. by reuniform of Colonel-In-Chief of the bitter that Germany persistently Secretary in the Home Once
With them went one of the ship's fore returning to the base. PLEASE Turn To Pago 5.
PLEASE Turn To Page big. Internment camp. PLEASE Turn To Pago 5. regiments.
Twico Torpedoed
Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood,
KING PRESENTS
NEW COLOURS
It can-
Tho
Informed political circles state that' Referring to Mr. R. A. Butler's Hungarian-Rumanian relations have re-assertion in Parliament on Janu-not yet taken a turn for the better nry 31 that Great Britain Intends to and the forthcoming conversations udhere firmly to the Nine-Power between the Foreign Ministers of Treaty, Mr. Quo Tai-chi said: "Every Italy and Hungary will have import- year since 1922 maltes that Treaty's ont effects on the Balkan situation. provisions more useful and more in- dispensable to international order and
to prosperity, especially
Anglo- American security and prosperity na well as to Chinese welfare."
Eden Not Going To Ankara
14
vlalt
Soo Back Pago For Further Lato Nows
More Battalions
To Be Raised
NEW DELHI, Feb, 14 (Reuter), Orders have been issued for the rais- ing of three more battalions for the Indian Territorial Forces.
Recruiting starts as soon as por
sible.
"HITLER" IN ENGLAND FOR A SPOT OF LEAVE