...accordance with the general principles of visit, search, and destruction of merchant vessels recognised by International Law. Such vessels both within and...without warning and without saving human lives unless the ship attempts to escape or offer resistance. But neutral vessels cannot expect that Germany, forced...

...last comes the " concession " in these words : • In accordance with the general principles of visit, search, and destruction of merchant vessels recognized...vessels, both within and without the area declared to be a naval war zone, shall not be sunk without warning, without saving human lives, unless the ships...

...the Government of the United States that the German naval forces have received the following orders : In accordance with the general principles of visit...vessels, both within and without the area declared as naval war zone, shall not be sunk without saving human lives, unless these t-hips attempt to escape...

..."Under these conditions orders have been given to Austro-Hungarian naval forces to treat such ships as belligerent vessels." Conformable to this declaration...and without saving human lives, unless these ships attempt to escape or offer resistance," and that the declarations of the Austro-Hungarian Government...

...Persia case is essentially the same as that given in the note of the Imperial German Government dated May 4, 1916, viz., "In accordance with the general...and without saving human lives, unless these ships attempt to escape or offer resistance," and that this pledge has been modified to a greater or less...

...the Government of the United States that the German naval forces have received the following orders: In accordance with the general principles of visit...vessels, both within and without the area declared as naval war zone, shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives, unless these ships...

...the Government of the United States that the German naval forces have received the following orders : In accordance with the general principles of visit...vessels, both within and without the area declared as naval war zone, shall not be sunk without warning and without saving human lives, unless these ships...

...disputed question. The German submarine forces have had, in fact, orders to conduct submarine warfare in accordance with the general principles of visit and search and destruction of merchant vessels as recognized by international law, the sole exception being the conduct of warfare against the enemy...

...Government stated : The German submarine forces have had, in fact, orders to conduct submarine warfare in accordance with the general principles of visit and search and destruction of merchant vessels as recognized by international law; the sole exception being the conduct of warfare against the enemy...

...stated : " The German submarine forces have had, in fact, orders to conduct submarine warfare in accord with the general principles of visit and search and destruction of merchant vessels as recognized by international law." But this, it is explained, was never promised and never intended...