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"Sink on Sight" Submarine Warfare on Ships of Neutral Countries

GERMANY CLAIMS "THEORETICAL

RIGHT TO

SINK

U.S.

VESSELS

Dutch Liner First Victim MUSSOLINI CALLS UP 200,000 MEN AS TENSION CONTINUES IN BALKANS

Of Latest U-Boat Campaign

.SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BERLIN, FEB. 14 (UP).—HITLER'S ORDERS TO ADMIRAL RAEDERĮ 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, under the new "sink on sight" decision, to torpedo them. In effect, Germany has decided that all ships submitting to Allied contraband control will be treated as having

U.S. WILL HOLD BOTH

POWERS

RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIBLE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ·|

lost neutral status.

Whether U-Boat commanders

will actually torpedo American

or Japanese ships will, the same quarters state, "depend on

circumstances."

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Washington Silent State Department officials WASHINGTON, Feb, 14 (UP).—It is indicated here that If Washington decline to comment on Germany torpedoes Americani ships which are forced into belligerent the German claim that she has the walers by the British blockade, the United States will hold both right to sink American Bners.

Diplomatic quarters in the U.S. countries responsible.

capital believe that the statement has Vi The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, hurriedly conferred been issued in an attempt to minimise with the British Ambassador, Lord Lothian, this morning, following the importance of the torpedoing of Netherlands liner Bergerdijk, the the German warning that sho retained the theoretical right to sink which was sunk in the English any American ships consenting to the British contraband control.Channel.

"The German statement Js a violent, illegal, threat," said Senator Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations! "A later message from Beriln states

Commliice.

He added that Great Britain could remove the "very grave danger" by refraining from forcing U.S. ships to enter belligerent

waters.

More Ships Torpedoed In U-Boat Campaign

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

LONDON, Feb. 14 (UP),—British and neutral ship ping alike

suffered to-day from Germany's latest campaign of frightfulness on the High Seas.

The largest victim was the 12,300-ton Blue Star Line's steamer Sultan Star, which has been torpedoed 200 miles south of the Irish coast.

AN S.0.S. signal from the

Sultan Star, one of the largest MORE NAŽI

merchant ships thus far sunk in the war, states that she was torpedoed shortly after o'clock this morning.

The last wireless message transmitted at 11,42 a.m.

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It announced simply: "Crew now leaving ship."

SHIPS OUT

Attempts To Run The Blockade

Britain Blamed

tiat Germany charges that Britich warships, without any rights or justification whatsoever, are compell- ing neutral ships to enter British harbour and are searching them on the High Sea thereby creating a new British right to themselves."

"Britain alone is solely responsible for any damage neutral ships may suffer as a result of German attacks while en route to British harbour." the sintement adds.

U.S. Not Concerned WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Reuter), -Government quarters state that U- Soals could legally sink an American ship forced into a British Control port jonly after it had been ascertained that the vessel's cargo exceeded 50 per

cent. of contraband Germany's enemies.

destined for

authorities at the statement by the Berlin spokesman defending the sinic- ing of the Dutch vessel and saying! that American ships holding the same fatatus would be fair victims.

Little concern is shown by the

Hitler's Now Ordars

„AMSTERDAM, Feb. 14 (Reuter).

ITALY

JUGOSLAVIA

LIBYA

RUMANIA

BULGARIA

TURKEY

EGYPT

SUEZ

SYRIA

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” ·

ROME, Feb. 14 (UP).—Italy has called up the 1919 and 1920 classes for regular military service.

Service is obligatory for all able-bodied men five feet or over in height.

:

Diplomatic quarters acquainted with Italo-Hungarian relations consider that the reported presence of a Hungarian military mission in Italy indicates an impend- ing Italo-Hungarian union with King Victor Emanuel as Emperor of Hungary, in similar fashion to the Italo-Albanian union.

It is understood that the Hungarian mission consists of General Staff technicians and its presence represents the first step towards a union.

Superhuman Defence By Finns As Reds Dent Lines

JAPAN'S TERMS

-WITH-

TH--WANG-

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, Feb. 15 (Domel),~ The terms agreed to, between Japan and Wong Ching-wel were explained in the House of Peers this morning by the Gov- ernment.'

A secret session of the House was called in order to hear the basic terms for an adjustment of relations between Japan and the Wang regime.

Japanese Life At Stake

By RALPH FORTE

Well-informed circles in Buda- pest are frankly amused by these reports, and point out that the rumours of an anschluss have been circulating in Hon. gary for over a week.

Such a union is rogarded in Budapest as being extremely im- probable at the present moment, especially in view of the fact that Italo-Hungarian relations, for from improving, have worsened as a result of Hun- gary's hostile attitude towards Rumania..

Indications of continued tension

between Hungary and Rumania ap-

UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT WITH THE FINNISH FORCES ON THE KARE- LIAN. ISTHMUS, Feb. 14 (UP)-The Russians, after 13 days of intense battering which had no precedent since 1918, have succeeded in denting the Finnish lines attack on Rumania in the Hungarian east of Summa, where they have captured several "Pesterlloyd" In · this morning's fortified positions.

peared with publication of an inspired

Government's oMcial organ, the

Issue.

Finnish G.H.Q. claims, how- OFFENSIVE Hungarian youths resident. In the

ever, that the strategical situa- tion is not affected by these advances.

The actual Mannerheim Line is not endangered, and its big guns are not heavily shelling the positions gained by the Russians in an effort to pre- vent them from consolidating gains.

their

Elsewhere, all Russian attacks have been repulsed,

No Man's Land in a desolate, shell-pooked waste of Bussian corpses and tanks. Thousands of dead bodies lle between the Finnish

and Russian trenches.

"As You Word"

WEAKENING

Breathing Space As Reds Mass Again? By EDWARD BEATTIE UNITED PRESS WAR CORRESPONDENT

HELSINKFORS, Fob. 14, (UP).There is every indication that the great Russian offensive, which entered its third week, to- | day, is weakening.

According to official Finnish

been

behind the

The article accused the Rumanian police of arresting and torturing 30

Temiscara district of Transylvania. The article was published under large headlines, and

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Deterioration In Economic Conditions

Apart from the 131⁄2 miles of front before Summa, where the Russian figures, the Russian, losses have WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, offensive has been most Intense, the -New Instructions that mean pitiless (Router).-According to infor- situation elsewhere in Finland is "as been on a prodigious scale.

JERUSALEM, Feb. 15 (Reuter).-- arfore on virtually all neutral mation reaching government! you were.

They have lost 40,000 men on the

Australian troops began training In ressels have been sent to German circles here, Japan's economic attempts to advance north of Lake

The Russians have inade no further Summa sector alone. ubmarine commanders, according to future is being more and more Ladoga since their disastrous defeat destroyed and dozens of planes have had only three months service I am Three hundred tanks have been carnest, yesterday. The C. O. told "Reuter": "Although the men have news reaching here from Berlin.

The Dutch

brought down vessel, Bergerdijk, threatened-especially by labour last week.

confidently prepared to lead them which was sunk on February 12, shortage, rise in the cost of liv-

and Finnish lines. Finnish batteries on Koivisto Island

over the top now. They came believed to be the first vicum of ing and the possibility of in-shelled Russian troops who were at- During the fourteen days of the Europe to fight and the tougher the The Sultan Star, which WBJ

these new measures. - RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14)

tempting to advance along the ice on offensive, the Russians have expend- fight the better. They don't want to Jaunched at the Cammell Laird yards

The "Tolegraaf's" Berlin correspon-

the Gulf of Finland.

cd something like one and a half go to France where they'd be cooped in 1936, was the largest freighter in (Reuter)-With 5,000 tons of dent, reporting what he was told at The termination of the American-

Air raids on the entire countryside million artillery shells in their at- coffee, fard, cotton and grain the Wilhelmstrasse, formulates the Japanese Trade Treaty and the threat continue and several hundred plants tempt to smash the Finnish defences. up in fortresses. What they want is aboard, the Gorman freighter, German standpoint as follows: of embargo are causing added dis- visited various districts throughout Tankers Destroyed

The official communique admits hand-to-hand scrapping." "If a neutral ship. is homeward location.

that some fortified positions on the Almost simultaneously with the Uruguay, 5,846 tons, of the bound or bound for a neutral count

to-day. Eighteen were shot down. The Japanese are sald. to be

outes fringes of the Mannerheim Line sinking of the Sultan Star cume nowa lamburg-South America Line, it will be torpedoed if it has con-ordering heavy purchases of ore, tin,

were captured by the Reds, but many of the loss of the British tanker slipped out of Pernambuco to: traband aboard,”

copper, etc, in view of a possible

of these have been recaptured in hand Cretofeld, of 10,101-tons, which was day.

The correspondent belleves that the embargo soon.

grenade charges. either mined or torpedoed off the

commander of the submarine which Various currency measures have north-east coast of Scotland.

She was the last of ten German sank the Bergerdijk could not have been suggested, ona being that Jacted on his wn responsibility since cheques should be used instead of

the action was opposed to all tradi-cash;

the Blue Star fest.

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rejected by the Cabinet. -

been

RUSSIA AND GERMANY SIGN MILITARY PACT?

Mora. Mon Called Up

As a result of the admittedly -heavy pressure on the Summa front, Finland has decided to call up the 1897 class on February 20. Posters annôunciar mobilimation were posted up to-day,

of.

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the

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"HITLER" IN ENGLAND FOR A SPOT OF LEAVE

LONDON, Feb. 14 (Reuter)—Hitler is now on shore leave in England. No, it is not Der Fuchrer but a cat from HM.S Repulse.

s two cats, born on her last trip to sea.

Only 28 of the crew of 41 were vessels lying there to sail. saved. Eighteen of the survivors have been sent to hospital v with minor At the same time, the Koenigsberg, tions of the German Navy. Hence ha The proposal for a government Injuries.

0,406 tons, the Norddeutscher Lloyd must have been acting on instructions lottery has, it is understood,

Roligious Forvour The tanker British Triumph (0,800- freighter, sailed from the Amazon tons) sank after hitung a mine. Five delta, but is reported to have stopped

STOCKHOLM, Feb, 14 (Reuter),----- of her crew of 42 are missing. later at Gaivola Island some 75 miles

At the opening of the third week of Among the neutrni victims is the down the estuary, presumably await-

the Russian offensive against the 1,200-ion Danlah motor-vessel Chas- Ing instructions, from Germany,

Mannerheim Line, the Finns pre fine Macrok, well-known” on the

Aghting with something like religious The whereabouts, of the La Coruna, } Far Eastern run. Kho was torpedo-

Hamburg-South America Line od by a German U-Bost in the versol of 7,000 one, an oil-burning!

fervour, which seems to be lending them strength beyand the ordinary North Bes, and was, afterwards passenger ship, aro still unknown.

|powers of endurance. shelled until the tank, a long ago batma

A Finnish officer who lins returned The Repulse, which has been sunk Ife is called Hitler, The crow of thirty men were re

Harwood At Rio

LONDON, Feb. 15, (Reuter)-It is reported hers that a from the front says that the army time and time again by Goebbels but A reporter who went on board scued,

Nazi-Soviet military agreement has been signed and will become has undergone a striking change of is otherwise unharmed, is now in H.M.S. Repulse reports that she "is Twico Torpedoedere

Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood, effective if the wor spreads to the Balkans, Near East or spirit since the beginning of the war dock, so that she can get a rest and quite safe and sound despite Göcb- ya ing a statement to the Press, em- Scandinavia,

The heavier the fighting the greater for men can get ahora leave, an bels. LONDON, Feb. 14 (Rauter) --ive phasised that H.M.S. Hawkins was not

the unity.

Half of the crew returmed from An officer told him that although 'men are believed to be missing from Involved in any, incidents with Gor- · Reports of a military agreement are not confirmed in Berlin, Attempts by the Russians to ad-shore Ive to-day and the other half the ship had no heroic sagos to sing Ust Arilish; Triumph, in London tanker man ships, thus ruling out the possi- where some quarters suggest that the rumours were "prepared - In | vance over les towards the flanks ore now enjoying their holiday. ale had put in 120 days' steaming ben

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