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iTH& MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON; N. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1915.
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FRANCE TO PURCHASE
OACIA'S COTTON CARGO
Vessel Must Await Action of
Prize Court at Paris.
Steamer TITiIch Changed From German
to American Register , After Beginning-
of Hostilities, May
be Confiscated. '
' Paris, March 17. The French For
eign Office, it .is understood, has de
cided to buy the. cotton cargo of the
steamer Dacia, which was seized by a
French cruiser and taken into Brest,
while on a voyage from the United
States to Rotterdam,, . The cotton is val
ued at about $750,000. The owners pro
posed the purchase, it is stated.
The disposition vof .the ship. must be
left to a prize court. The French law,
it is pointed out,does not permit the
transfer of a ship belonging to a hos
tile country to a neutral during war.
The Dacia changed her registry from
German to American after the out
break of hostilities.
Captain George McDonald, master of
the Dacia, arrived here today, and it
is "his intention to remain until the
prize court proceedings are ended.
ENGLAND EAGERLY
AWAITS COMMAND
TO CHARGE ENEMY
, .! (Continued from Page One.)
Bucharest, the Austrians have been de
feated along the entire front.
In Northern Poland isolated actions
are being fought from the Niemen
river to Przasnysz. The big battle ex
pected there has not been giben by
Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, who is
thought to have attained his object
when he extricated his forces from the
forest of Augustowo.
The Russian Caucasus army is work
ing along the Black sea coast and has
taken the Turkish port of Archava and
repulsed the attacks of the Turks who
"still are operating on the fringe of
Russian territory. -
Gnu Posltioaa Unmasked.
By publishing a casualty list tonight
the "British admiralty confirmed reports
from Athens that the cruiser Amethyst
made a dash into the Dardanelles and
was struck by a number of shells. It
is presumed here that "Vice Admiral
Carden sent the cruiser on this risky
mission to unmask any concealed bat
teries along the straits and which the
Allied beet had not destroyed when
they bombarded the forts.
Naval experts say the Amethyst's
success proves that heavily armored
ships could at the present time pene
trate the straits as guns which could
not sink the liglit protected cruiser
w,ould make little impression on bat
tleships. Her dash Is compared to Far
ragut's forcing the passage of the Mis
sissippi. .
There is considerable speculation .as
to- the negotiations reported to be tak
ing place at Sofia where the King of
Bulgaria today received, the minister
of . the Allies, the Rumanian minister
and General Sir Arthur Paget, who Is
returning from a mission to Russia.
The possibility of Bulgaria and .Ru
mania simultaneously Intervening in
the war is suggested, Bulgaria accept
ing the offer which Greece declined.
NOTES PASSEC FROM
AMERICA TO EUROPE
AND REPLIES PUALIC
(Continued from Page One.)
agreement in terns like the following
might be entered into.
The Plan In Full
"Germany and Great Britain to
agree:'
"1. That neither -will sow any float
ing mines, that neither will plant on
the high seas anchored mines except
for defensive purposes only; and that
all mines shall be so constructed as
to become harmless if separated from
their moorings.
"2. That neither will use submarines
to attack merchant vessels of any na
tionality except to enforce the right
of visit and search. S
"3. That each will require their
respective merchant vessels not to use
neutral flags for the purpose of dis
guise. '
"Germany to agree:
"That all importations of food or
foodstuffs from the United States (and
from such other neutral i countries as
may ask it) into Germany shall be
consigned to agencies to be designated
by the United States government; that
these American agencies shall have
entire charge and control without in
terference on the part of the German
government, of the receipt and distri
bution of such importations, and shall
distribute them solely to retail dealers
bearing licenses from the German gov
ernment entitling them to receive and
furnish such food and foodstuffs to
non-combatants only and that such
food and foodstuffs will not be re
quisitioned by the German government
for any purpose whatsoever or be di
verted ,to the use of the armed forces
. of Germany;
Great Britain Side 1
; "Great Britain to agree:
"That food and foodstuffs will not
- be placed upon the absolute contraband
list and that shipments of such com
modities will not be ' interfered . with
if consigned to agencies desienated
by the United States government in
Germany for distribution solely to the
uon-combantant population.
"In submitting this proposed basis
of agreement this government does not
wish to be understood as admitting or
denying any belligerent or neutral
right established by the principles of
International laws, but would consider
" the agreement, if acceptable to the
interested powers, as not binding upon
the United States until accepted by
thiB government:
"BRYAN"
Germany Accepts Plan
. The German reply, handed to the
American ambassador at Berlin. March
' 1. 1915:
"The undersigned has the honor to
Inform His Excellency, Mr. James "W.
Gerard, ambassador of the United
States of America, in reply to the note
of the 22nd instant that the imperial
German government have taken note
with great interest of . the suggestion
that ...certain principles for the con
duct of maritime" war on the part of
Germany and England be agreed upon
for the protection of jieutral shipping.
"It is In accordance with the Ger
many's wishes to have . maritime war
' Charter election registration now so.
Ins on. ''.' - . -..'aO ;-":-:'--
conducted according . to rules - which
without discriminate restricting one
or the other of the belligerent powers'
in their use of warfare are equally con
siderate of the interests of neutrals and
the dictates of humanity. .
"With regard to the various joints of
the American note they.beg to make
the following . remarks?' k, ;-. v
"1. With regard to" the" sowing --of
mines, the German government would
be willing to agree as suggested not
to use floating mines and to have an
chored mines constructed as indicated.
On the other hand Jit does " not-appear
to them to be feasible . for the bel
ligerents wholly to forego the use of
anchored mines' for offensive purposes!
"2. The German government would
undertake not to use their submarines
to attack mercantile- of any flag
except when necessary" to enforce the
right of visit and search. '"
AS to Neutral Flags
"3. As provided in the American
note, this restriction of the use -of the
submarines is .contigent on . the --fact
that the enemy merchantile abstain
from the use of the neutral . flag a"nd
other neutral distinctive, marks. It
would appear to be-"a matter of course
that much mercantile " also abtain from
arming themselves and from all re
sistence by force.- J ;
"4. The regulation of importations
of food into Germany, suggested ' by
the .American government appears to
be in general acceptable. Such regula
tion would, of course, be confined to
Importations by sea. The Imperial
government must, however, in addition
have the Importation of other raw ma
terial used by the economic system of
non-combatants including' forage per
mitted. To what end the enemy govern
ments would have to permit the en
try of the raw material mentioned in
the free list of the Declaration of
London and to treat materials included
in the list of conditional contraband
according to the same principles as
food and foodstuffs.
"The German government venture to
hope that the "agreement? for which"
the- American government .have .paved
the way may be reached and that in
this way peaceable neutral shipping
and trade will not. have -to suffer any
more than is absolutely necessary
from the unavoidable effects of
maritne war. These effects could be
still further reduced if some way
could be found to exclude the shipping
of munitions of war from neutral
countries to belligerents. ,
"The German government must re
serve a definite statement of their
position until, such time as they may
receive further information enabling
them to see what obligations the Brit
ish government are willing to asume.
"The undersigned avails himself of
this occasion, etc .
(Signed) . " j
"VON JAGOW,"
"Dated Foreign Office, Berlin, Febur
ary 28th, 1915.
"Gerard".
Great Britain's Reply
The reply of Great Britain handed
to the American ambassador London,
was as follows:
"London, March 15th, 1915,
"Following is the memorandum datedi
March 13th, which Grey handed me
today:
" 'On the 2nd of February last I re
ceived a communication r from Tour
Excellency of the identic note address
ed to his majesty's government, and
to , Germany, respecting aji agreement
on certain pointsas to the conduct
of the war at seaT The reply of the
German government to this note has
been published and It is not under
stood from the reply that the German
govrment are preparing to abanderr
the practice of sinking British tcier
chant vessels by submarines and. it
is evident they will not adandon the.
use of mines for offensive purposes on
the high seas as suggested by the gov
ernment of . the United States. This
being so, it might appear unnecessary
fpr the British government to make
amy further reply than to take note
of the German answer. We desire,
however, to take - the . opportunity of
making a fuller statement of the whole
position. We recognize with sympathy
the desire of the government of the
United States to see the European war
conducted in accordance with the .pre
viously recognized rules of interna
tional law. It is thus that the Brit
ish forces . have conducted the war.
On the German side it has been very
different.
Treatment of Civilians.
" '1. The treatment of civilian inhab
itants in Belgium and the North of
France has been made public by the
Belgian and French governments.
Modern history affords no precedent
for the sufferings that have been in
flicted on the defenseless and non-combatant
population. Even the food of
the population was confiscated until in
Belgium an international commission
largely influenced by American gene
rosity and conducted under American
auspices secured from the German gov
ernment a promise to spare what food
was still left in the country.
" 2. We have from" time to time re
ceived most terrible accounts of the
barbarous treatment to which British
officers and soldiers have been exposed
after they have been taken prisoner.
Some evidence has been' received of the
hardships to which British prisoners
of war are subjected in the prison
camps, contrasting, we believe, most
unfavorably with the treatment of Ger
man prisoners in this country.
" 3. At the very outset of the war
a German mine layer was discovered
laying a mine field orf the. high seas.
Further mine fields have been laid
from time to time .without warning
and many neutral. aS . well as British
vessels have been sunk by them.
Activity of Submarines. .
" '4. At various times during the
war German submarines have stopped
and sunk British merchant vessels. The
general 'rule to which the British gov
ernment have adhered was that mer
chant vessels, if captured, must be
taken before apprize court. In one
case already quoted in a note to the
United States government, ' a .neutral
vessel carrying foodstuffs to an unfort
ified town in Great Britain has been
sunk. Another case is now reported
in which a German cruiser has sunk
an American vessel, the "William P.
Frye", carrying a cargo of wheat from
Seattle to Queenstown. In both cases
the cargoes were presumably destined
for the civil population1 Both these
cases occurred before the' detention by
the British authorities of the Wilhel
mlna and hercargo -of foodstuffs which
the German government allege is the
justification for their own action.
" 5. Unfortified, open, and defense
less towns have been deliberately and
wantonly bombarded by German ships'
of war, causing in some" cases consid
erable loss of civilian lifei, including
women and-children. : ' : -
Activity f Aircraft.
. " '6. German air craft have dropped
bombs on the least coast -of England
whsre there were no military or sirai
eeric Doinls to be attacked. Qn the
other hand, I am aware of but two crit
icisms' that have been made -on British
action in all these respects: (1) It is
said that the British naval, authorities
also have laid some anchored mines
otn the high seas. They have done so,
Ijlut the mines were anchored and so
constructed that they would be harm
less if they went adrift and no mines
were laid until it was found that the
Germans had made, a regular practice
of laying mines 'oif' the high seas; (2)
It. Is said that the British government
have 'departed from -the view of -international
law which they 'had previous
ly maintained that foodstuffs destined
for the civil population should never
be interfered with, this charge Cbelng
founded Non .Jhe ; submission tOa';prize
court ofthe cargo of the WUhelmina.
"'The special considerations ' affect
ing this cargo have already been pre
sented in a memorandum. to the United
States government and I neednot re
peat them 'here. Inasmuch as the stop
page of all foodstuffs is an admitted
consequence of blockade it is obvious
that there can be no universal rule
based on considerations of morality
and humanity which is contrary to this
practice. The right to stop food stuffs
destined for the civil population,, must
therefore in any case be admitted if
an effective 'cordon controlling" inter
course with the enemy is drawn, an
nounced and'maintained. Moreover, in
dependently of rights arising from bel
ligerent action in the nature of block
ade . some other nations differing from
the . opinion of the government of the
United States and Great-Britain .have
held- that r to stop- the food of the civil
population-is a natural and legitimate
method of bringing pressure to bear
on an enemy country aS it is upon the
defense of a' besieged town-. It is also
upheld on the authority of both Prince
Bismarck: and Count Caprivin and
therefore presumably is not repugnant
to German morality. V .
Blockade is Declared.
'The government of Great . Britain
have frankly declared in concert with
the government of France, their inten
tion to "meet " the German attempt to
stop all supplies of every kind from
leaving or entering British or French
ports by themselves stopping supplies
going to or from Germtfhy from this
end. The British fleet has Instituted a
blockade , egectively controlling by
cruiser "cordon" all passage to and
from Germany by sea. I must empha
size again that thie measure Is. a nat
ural and.' necessary consequence of the
unprecedented methods repugnant to
all law and morality which have been
described above which Germany began
to adopt at the very outset of the war
and the egects of which have been con
stantly accumulating.'
"American. ambassador, London,"
The American government transmit
ted Identical messages of inquiry to
the ambassadors at London and Paris
inquiring from both England and
France how the declarations in the
Anglo-French note proclaiming an em
bargo on all commerce between Ger
many and Jieutral ..-countries were to be
carried into, effect. The message to
London .was as follows:
Want Itfore Information.
"Washington", March 51915.
' "In regard to the recent communi
cations Received from the' British- and
French governments concerning " re
straints upon commerce with Germany,
please communicate with the British
foreign office in the sense following:
"The difficulty "of determining action
upon the British and French declara
tions of intended retaliation upon com
merce with Germany lies in the nature
of the proposed measures in their rela
tion' to commerce by-neutrals.
"The language .of the declaration is:
!The British 'and French"? governments
.will, therefore, hold themselves free to
detain and -take, into port ships carry
ing goods of presumed enemy destina
tion," ownership or origin. Jt is not in
tended . to confiscate such vessels or
cargoes unless they would otherwise
be liable .to condemnation.'
"The 'first sentence claims 'a' right
pertaining on.lyJt-0 a state.of blockade.
The last sentenceprttprfses a treatment
of ships and cargoes as if no blockade
existed.. The two together present a
proposed course ' of action previously
unknown to international law.
"As a consequence neutrals have no
standard, by -which , to measure their
rights or to avoid--danger to their ships
and cargoes. The paradoxical situa
tion thus created should be changed
and the declaring powers ought to as
sert whether they rely upon the rules
governing a blockade or the rules ap
plicable when- no blockade exists. 1
Perplexities Presented. j
"The declaratigV Pfcesents other per
plexities. The last sentence quoted in
dicates that' thej'rull of contraband
are to be applied Jtot-argoes detained.
The rule covering; nO$i-contraband ar
ticles carried in neutral bottoms is that
the cargoes shall be released and the
ships allowed to proceed. What then
is to be done with a cargo of non-contraband
goods detained under the dec
laration? The same question may be
asked as, to 'conditional contraband
cargoes. .'"
"The foregoing comments apply to
cargoes destined for Germany. Under
the rules governing enemy, exportson
ly goods owned by enemy subjects in
enemy bottoms are subject to seizure
and condemnation. Yet by the decla
ration It is purposed to seize and take
Into port all goods of enemy owner
ship and origin. The origin of goods
destined to neutral territory on neu
tral ships is not and never lias been a
ground for forfeiture, except in case
a blockade is declared and maintained.
What then would the seizure amount
to in the present case except to delay
the delivery of the goods? The dec
laration does not indicate what dispo
sition would be made of such cargoes
if owned by a neutral or if owned by
an enemy subject. Would a different
rule be applied according to owner
ship? If so, upon what principles of
international law would it rest? iAnd
upon what rule if no blockade is de
clared and'maintained could the cargo
of a neutral, ship sailing, out, of a Ger
man port' be -condemned? -If it is not
condemned, what other legal course is
there but to release it?
' Must Limit the Radius.
"While this government Is fully alive
to the possibility that the methods of
modern naval warfare, particularly in
the use of submarine for both defensive
and offensive operations, .may make
the -former means of maintaining a
blockade a physical impossibility, it
feels that it can be urged with great
force that there should be saso. some
irmir to tne 'radius of activity and es
pecially so if this action by the bellig
erents can be construed to be' a block
ade. Jt would certainly create a ser
ious state of affairs, If for example, an
American vessel laden with a cargo of
German origin should escape-the Brit
ish patrol in European waters only to
be held up by a, cruiser ff New - York
and taken into Halifax. . r
, "Similar cablegram sent to Paris.
"BRYAN."
Reply From Paris
The American ambassador at Paris
transniited to the Secretary of State
from the .French government the following-message;.
"French government replies
" In a letter, dated March 7,' your ex
cellency drew.-my attention to the
views of the government of the United
States regarding'ihe rftor,t ."
cations from the French and Brit sh
governments concerning a restriction
to be laid upon commerce with Ger
many; According to Your ExcellerW's
letter the declaration made bj the Al!
lied governments presents some un
certalnty &s regards its application
".'At the same time -You r t?vIii
notiflede that the Se ?S
United States was somewhat amWI
slve that the Allied belligeren?s mf S
capture in water- : K!"nts mlSht
ships hich might ave esced o
cruisers patrolling ' European ' waters.
In" acknowledging receipt of Your ' Ex
cellency's pnfhmnnl'otfnti T havfl th
"honor to inform you that the- govern
ment or, the Republic has not failed to
consider this point and 1 beg to speci
by clearly." the conditions of applica
tion as far as my government is con
cerned,, of the declaration of the Allied
governments. As well set forth by
the Federal government . the old
methods of blockade cannot be entire
ly adhered to in view of the use . Ger
many has made of Her submarines; and
also by reason of the geographical sit
uation i of that country. In answer to
the challenge contained in, the declaration-
by which the German imperial
government stated that it considered
the seas surrounding Great Britain and
the French coast on the channel as a
military zone the Allied governments
have been . obliged . to examine what
measures they could adopt to interrupt
all maritime communication with the
German empire and thus keep it block
aded by the naval power of . the two
Allies at the same time, however, safe
guarding as much "as possible the legi
timate interests of neu'ral powers,
j As to Neutral Ships '
" 'The government of the Republic,
therefore, reserves to itself the right
of bringing into a French or Allied port
any ship carrying a cargo presumed to
be of i German origin, destination, or
ownership, but it will not any neutral
(-ship except in case of contraband. In
theevent of a neutral proving his law
ful ownership of merchandise destined
to.&armany he shall be entirely free to
dispose of same, subject to certain con
ditions. In case theowner of the goods
is a German they shall be sequestrated
during the war
" 'Merchandise of enemy origin shall
only be sequestrated when it is at the
same time the property of an enemy,
merchandise ' belonging to .neutrals
shall be. held at the disposal of its
owner j to be returned to the "port-of
departure, j
... " 'As Your Excellency will observe,
these measures respect the rights of
neutrals and will not in any way jopar
dize private property. .
" 'The government of -the . Republic,
being desirous of allowing neutrals
every facility to enforce their claims,
give the prize court (an independent
tribunal) cognizance of these questions
and in order to give the neutrals as lit
tle trouble as possible it has specified
that the prize court shall give sen-.
tence within eight days from the date
on which the case shall have been
brought before it.
Must Compare Figures
'I do -not doubt Mr. . Ambassador
that the Federal government, com
paring j on the one hand, the unspeak
able violence with which the German
military government threatens neutrals
the criminal actions unkrfoVn In mari
time annals already - perpetrated
against neuthral property and ships
and even against the lives of neutral
subjects or citizens and on the other
hand, the measures adopted by the
Allied f governments of France and
Great Britain respecting the laws of
humanity and the rights of individuals
will readily - perceive that the latter
have not overstepped their strict rights
as belligerents..
" 'Finally; I am .anxious to asure you
that it 4s4fi0t and it has never been
the intention of the government of the
Republic to extend the action of its
cruisers against enemy merchandise
beyond European seas the Mediter
ranean included.
"SHARP"
Great Brltalns Reply
The reply from the British govern
ment transmited by the American am
bassador at Tendon to the Secretary
of. State said:
"London, March 5, 1915.
"Following is the. text of a note,
dated today, and an order-in-council I
have just received from Grey.
" '1. - His majesty's government
had under careful consideration the
inquiries which under instructions
from your government. Your Excell
ency addressed to me on the eighth in
stant regarding the scope and mode
of application of the measures, fore
shadowed in .the British and French
declarations of thefirst .of March for
restricting the trade of Germany. .
" '2. j I can at once, aseure Your Ex
cellency that subject to the paramount
necessity of restricting German trade
his majesty's government have madt
it their first arm to '. minimize incon
venience to neutral countries. From
the ' accompanying copy of the order-in-councll,
ypvt will observe v that
wide discretion is afforded to the prizt
court in dealing with the trade of neu
trals and'that full provision is made to
facilitate claims by persons interested
In any good places in the custody of
the marshal of the prize 'court, undei
the order. I apprehend that the ped
plexlties to which Your Excellency re
fers will, for the most part, be dissipat
ed, by the perusal of this documtnt anci
that it Is necessary for me to add cer
tain explanatory observations.
Given More Powers
" The effect of theorder-in council
is. to confer certain powers upon., the.
executive officers of his majesty gov
ernment. "
The United. States? government may
rest assured that the instructions to be
issued by his majesty's government tc
the fleet and to the customs, official ;
and executive committees concerned
impress Upon the mthe duty of ticing
with the utmost dispatch consistent
with the object in view of showing in
every case such consideration for neu
trals, as may be compatible with that
object -'which', is to establish a block
ade to prevent vessels from carying
goods for or coming from Germany.
"4. , His majesty's government
declare their intention to refrain alto
gether from the exercise of the right
to confiscate ships or cargoes which
belligerents have always claimed in
respect of branches of blockade. They
restrict .their .claim to the? stopping of
cargoes destined for or coming from
the enemy's territory. - -As
Regards to Cotton
" '5. As regards cotton, full .parti
culars of the arrangements contem
plated have already been explained. It
will be admitted that, every v possible
regard has been had to the legitimate
interests of the American cotton trade
" '6. Finally m reply to the pen
ultimate paragraph of Your Excell
ency's note I have the, honor to state
that It is not intended to Interfere
with neutral " vessels carrying enemy,
cargo of non-contraband nature outside
European waters including the Medi
terranean, i -' .
" '5?aer in Council:
" "Whereas the German government
has isued certain orders which purport
to declare the waters . surrounding the
United Kingdom a military area in
which all British and merchant vessel
will be destroyed and in which neutral
shipping will be exposed to similar
danger. , ' ;
" 'And ' whereas, neutrals Are warned
against entrusting crew's, passengers,
or "goods to,--British orAIlled : ships..
" , Whereas such atempts on the- parts
of the" enemy give to his majesty an
unquestionable right of retaliation: - '
v., RelaTory-Measnres ; ' ' :
". 'And whereas, his majesty has
therefore decided toiadopt further .mea
sures in order 'to. pre vent commodities
of : any kind from reaching or leaving
Germany. " - " - ' .. ' - . .:. . "- v ., v
" 'And whereas, the Allies of his ma
jesty are - associated with . him in the
steps now to be announced, ;for reT
strlcting further the commerce of Ger
many. . '
- . V w J - - . jf - w T
and with the advice of his privy, coun
cil td order, and It is hereby ordered
as follows: ' . " t
" 1. No . merchant vessels which
sailed from' her - port of departure af
ter the first of March 1915, shall be al
lowed to proceed on her voyage to any
German port unless the vessel receives
a pass enabling her to proceed to some
neutral or Allied nation to be named in
the pass, goods on board any such ves
sel, must be discharged in a British
port. Goods so discharged, not being
contraband of war, shall; If not re
quisitioned if or the use of his. majesty,
be restored by order of the court to
the person entitled thereto. - 1
"2. No merchant vessel which sailed
from any German port after the . first
of March, 1915, shall be allowed to pro
ceed on. her voyage with any gdodron
board-laden at such port.
Goods to be Detained.
" .'All' goods laden at such port must
be discharged . In a British or . Allied
port. Goods so discharged in a British
'port, If not requisitioned for the use
of his majesty shall be detained or sold
under the direction of the prize court.
"'It is provided that nothing herein
shall prevent tn"e release of neutral
property laden at such enemy port on
the application of the proper ojaicer of
the crown.
3. Every merchant vessel - which
sailed from her port of departure after
the first of March, 1915, on herway to
a port other than a German port, car
rying goods with an enemyvdestination,
or which are enemy property, may be
required to discharge such goods in a
British or Allied port. Any goods so
discharged In a British port, unless
contraband of war, shall, if not requi
sitioned for the use of his majesty pe
restored by order of the court.
" 'Provided that this article shall hot
apply in any case falling within Arti
cles II or IV of this order.
Must Discharge Goods.
" '4. Every merchant vessel which
sails from a port, other than a German
port after the first of March, 1915, hav
ing on board goods which are of ene
my origin or are of enemy property
may be required to discharge such
goods in a Jffrltish or Allied port.. Goods
so discharged in a British port of not
requisitioned for the use of his majes
ty shall be detained or sold under te
direction of the prize court.
"'Provided that nothing herein shall
prevent the release of neutral proper
ty of enemy orgin bn the application
of t" proper officer of the crown.
" '5. Any person claiming to be in
terested in or to have any claim in re
spect of, any goods (not being contra
band of war) placed in the custody of
the prize court, under this order, or in
the proceeds of such goods may forth
with issue a writ in the prize court
against the proper officer of the crown
and apply for an order that goods
should be restored to him, or that their
proceeds should be paid to him. "
" 6. A merchant vessel which has
cleared for a neutral port from a Brit
ish or Allied port, or which has been
allowed to pass,- having, 'an ostensible
destination to a neutral port and pro
ceeds to an enemy port, shall, if cap
tured on any subsequent voyage, be lia
ble to condemnation.
" '7. Nothing, in this order shall be
deemed to affect the liability of any
vessel or goods to capture or condem
nation independently of this order.
" '8. Nothing in this order shall pre
vent the relaxation of the provisions of
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this order in respect of-the merchant
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"American' Ambassador, London.,
STRANGE CASE ON TRIAL .
IN PASQUOTANK COUNTY
Father Chara-ed With Forcing Young
- Daughter to be His Paramour
(Special Star Telegram)
Elizabeth City, N. C, March, 17.
From 3 o'clock this afternoon untij
a late 'hour tonight a Pasquotank
county jury has been deliberating ' in
an effort to decide whether or not
Joshua Relfe is guilty of the charge
made against him by his 16-year-old
daughter, Nona Relfe that he compelled
her' to be his paramour. Rumor late
tonight has it that the jury stands ten
to two for conviction, but a mistrial
is predicted. The trial has Consumed
two days. Interest in the case here
is intense. Nona Relfe, a mother with
a child six weeks old in her arms, tes
tified on the' witness stand in superior
court here yesterday that her father,
Joshua Relfe, of this county, was the
father of her babe. She was the first
witness ' for the" State in the case
against Relfe, who was under a $1,
500 bond for his appearance.
. Relfe was arrested in April, 1914, on
a warrant sworn out by his daughter
and was arraigned in police court on
May 2nd, before' Judge Turner. The
girl J;old at that time of how she had
been forced to live with her father
"just as if she were his wife" and of
how she had gone to his sister, her
'aunt, Mrs, J. II. Bundy, of. this city,
and complained of the shameful rela
tion between them. Her auni and her
grandmother, however, would not be
lieve her story K.and failing to find re
lief through them,the girl , ran away
from home and came to Elizabeth City
determined herself to appeal to the
court for protection. After having
made the complaint against her father,
the girl went, to Norfolk to live and
says that since that time she has W
stress - ,aseam.
Relfe on the stand protested his ln.
"vnc auu uiiiiiiieu .mat the eirl ran
away from home because she could not
submit to restraint. At the tin
when the case first came up he wa!
employed as a "squatter" by the Pore
man-Blades Lumber Company.
He nor any of his family can reai)
or write.
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