Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1915 Page: 1 of 16
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JACKSBORO
VOLUME XXXVI.
JACKSBORO, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1916.
NUMBER 61.
OUR LINE
OFFICERS AND
DIRECTORS
W. A. Shown,
President
Sil Stark
J. R. Lilly
Vice Pres.
James Hayes,
Cashier
W. B. Mann
Asst. Cash.
S. V. Stark
S. Castleberry
J. H. Timberlake
L. T. Richardson
J. W. Kinder
IS JUST BANKING
::: No Side Lines :::
::: No Frills :::
Service within the bounds of
FAIR and CONSERVATIVE bank-
ing methods.
«
It is our purpose—to serve the
interests of our customers as
best we know—
Nay we not serve you on this
basis.
Jacksboro National Bank
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LUSITANIA SUNK IN
SELF DEFENSE
IS GERMAN ANSWER. VESSEL CONSIDERED CRUISER
CARRYING AMMUNITION FOR KILLING
GERMAN SOLDIERS.
steamer Lusitania, the German
Government has already
The following is the text of
the German note in regard to the
sinking of the Lusitania:
“ The undersigned has the | concerned its keen regret that
honor to submit to Ambassador citizens of their States lost their
Gerard the following answer to lives.
al, including no less than 5,400
cases of ammunition intended for
the destruction of the brave Ger-
man soldiers who are fulfilling
their duty with self sacrifices
and devotion in the fatherland’s
service.
“The German Government be-
lieves that it was acting in justi-
fied self-deffense in seeking with
all the means of warfare at its
disposition to protect the lives
of its soldiers by destroying am-
munition intended for the enemy.
“The British shipping compa-
m
ommend them to the attentive
examination of the American
Government.
‘ ‘ The Imperial Goervnment,
while withholding its final decis-
ion on the demands advanced in
connection with the sinking of the
Lusitania, until receipt ox an an-
swer from the American Govern-
ment, feels impelled in conclusion,
to recall here and now, that it
took cognizance with satisfaction
of the mediatory proposals sub-
mitted by the United States Gov-
ernment to Berlin and London as
if
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ny must have been aware of the a basis for a modus vivendi for
express- danger to which the passengers1 conducting the maritime warfare
ed to the neutral Governments j aboard the Lusitania were expos- between Germany and Great Brit-
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She uses the Jacksboro flour.
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Consumers of this flour are
steadily growing in number. All
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Be sure to always ask for a
sack of Jacksboro Flour.
JACKSBORO MILL &
ELEVATOR COMPANY.
the communication of May 15 re-
garding the injury to American
interests through German sub
marine warfare.
‘‘ The Imperial Government
has subjected the communication
of the American Government to
a thorough investigation and en-
tertains a keen wish to co-oper-
ate in a frank and friendly way,
in clearing up a possible misun-
derstanding which may have
arisen in relations bgjween the
two Governments through the
events mentioned by the Ameri-
can Government.
“Regarding, firstly, the cases
of the American steamers Cush-
ing and Gulflight: The American
Embassy has already been inform-
ed that the German Government
has no intention of submitting
neutral ships in the -war zone,
] which are guilty of no hostile acts
to attacks by a submarine or sub-
marines or aviators. On the con-
trary, the German forces have re-
“On this occasion, the Imperi-
al Government, however, can not
ed( under these conditions. The
company in embarking them, not-
withstanding this, attempted de-
liberately to use lives of Ameri-! demonstrated its
can citizens as protection for the! in ample fashion.
ain. The Imperial Government,
by its readiness to enter upon a
discussion of these proposals, then
good intentions
The realization
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which expressly prohibits the for- tory attitude of the British Gov-
ships ernment.
;The undersigned takes occa-
sion, etc., JAGO W. ’ *
warding of passengers <
carrying ammunition and pro-
vides a penalty therefor. The
company therefore is wantonly __ „ __
guilty of the death of so many flfocjyiam streets and Public Park
passengers.
escape the impression that certain ammunition and against the clear of these proposals was defeated,
important facts having a decided provisions of the American law, as is well known, by the declina-
bearing on the sinking of the Lu-
sitania, may have escaped the
attention of the American Gov-
ernment.
“In the interest of a clear and
complete 'understanding, which is
the aim of both Governments, the
Imperial Government considers
it first necessary to convince it-
self that the information accessi-
ble to both Governments consid-
ers it first necessary to convince
itself that the information acces-
sible to both Governments about
the facts of the case
and in accord.
“The Goevrnmcnt of the Unit-
TO THE PUBLIC
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Sunk by Internal Explosion.
‘ * There can be no doubt, accord-
ing to the definite report of the
submarine’s commander, which is
further confirmed by all other in-
formation, that the quick sinking
of the Lusitania is primarily at-
i scomplete tributable to the explosion of the
ammunition shipment caused by
for Ballinger
Colonel Morgan. Jones, owner ol
the Abilene and Southern Rail-
way, proposes to the city of Bal-
linger to build another public
park near that railway’s depot
with the understanding that the
city build cement sidewalks and
macadam streets between the
, . , .. „ =ia torpedo. The Lusitania’s pas-;ganta Fe AMfene an| g***
ed States proceeds on the as* sengers would otherwise, in all em
human probability, bave been
saved.
sumption that the Lusitania could
be regarded as an ordinary im-
perial Government allows itself,
in this connection, to point out
that the Lusitania was one of the
I have leased the Patton Welding and Machine
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REPAIRING
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peatedly been instructed most;largest and fastest British mer-
speciiically to avoid attack* _on; ehantships, built with Govern-
such ships. Iment funds as an auxiliary c-ruis-
Neutrals Seldom Suffer. ! er and carried expressly as such
“If neutral ships in recent the ‘^iavy List’ issued by the
’months have suffered through the British Admiralty.
I German submarine warfare, ow-j Equipped With Cannon,
ing to mistakes in identification,! “It is known to the Imperial
it is a question only of quite iso-j Government, through trustworthy
lated and exceptional cases which reports from its agents and neu-
can be attributed to the British I tral passengers, that for consid-
Govemmcnt’s abuse of flags, to- erable time practically all the
stations. Property owners
along the connecting street have
agreed to build the sidewalks,
and the city commissioners have
mentioned already placed men to werl^ the?
facts important enough to rec-| street.
“The Imperial Government!
considers the above
gether with the suspicious or cul-
pable behavior of the masters of
the ships.
“The German Government, in
all cases in which it has been
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more valuable British merchant-
men have been equipped with
cannon and ammunition and oth-
er weapons and manned with
persons who have been specially
shown by its investigations that (trained in serving guns. The Lu-
a neutral ship, not itself, at fault, j sitania, too, according to inf or-
was damaged by German subma- matiGn received, had cannon
rines, or aviators, has expressed aboard which were mounted and
regret over the unfortunate acci- concealed below decks,
dent and, if justified by eondi- .“The Imperial Government
.
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and Shelf-worn Goods/*
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tions, has offered indemnification
“The eases of the Cushing and
the Gulflight will be treated on
the same principles. An investi-
gation of both cases is in prog-
ress, the result of which will
presently be communicated to the
Embassy. The investigation can,
if necessary, be supplemented by
an international call on the inter-
national commission of inquiry as
provided by Article III of The
Hague agreement of October 18,
1907.
“When sinking the British
steamer Falaba, the commander
of the German submarine had the
intention of allowing the passen-
gers and crew a full opportunity
further has the honor to direct
the particular attention of the
American Government to the
fact that the British Admiralty
in a confidential instruction is-
sued in February, 1915, recom-
mended its mercantile shipping
not only to seek protection un-
der neutral flags and distinguish-
ing marks, but also while thus
disguised to attack German sub-
marines by ramming. As a spec-
ial incitation to merchantmen to
destroy submarines, the British
Government also offered high
prizes and has already paid such
rewards.
“The Imperial Government, in
view of these facts, indubitably
P. A. BOOZ
for a safe escape. Only when known to it, is unable to regard
the master did not obey the or- British merchantmen in the zone
der to heave to, but fled and Gf naval operations specified by
jjsummoned help by rocket signals,(the Admiralty staff of the Ger-
dd the German commander or man Navy as ‘undefended.’ Ger-
der the crew and passengers by1 m ;n commanders consequently
! s gnalls and megaphones to leave . are no longer able to observe the
[the ship within ten minutes. He customary regulations of the prize
actually allowed them twenty-(law which they before always
three minutes’ time and fired the followed.
torpedo only when suspicious j Had Troops and Munitions.
11 craft were hastening to the as- “Finally, the Imperial Govern-j
!! sistance of the Falaba. ment must point out particularly
The Lusitania Incident. ; that the Lusitania on its last trip, |
“Regarding the loss of life by as on earlier occasions, carried j
the sinking of British passenger Canadian troops and war materi-
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Jacksboro Gazette (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 3, 1915, newspaper, June 3, 1915; Jacksboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth730675/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Gladys Johnson Ritchie Library.