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The Imperial Government cherishes the hope that the American Government, upon subjecting the German suggestion to a new and well-wishing examination, will not refrain from listening to the above arguments.

While requesting him to bring the foregoing to the attention of the American Government, the undersigned avails himself of this opportunity to renew to His Excellency, the Ambassador, the assurance of his highest consideration.

V. JAGOW.

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Mr. Gerard reports that the evening papers say that the English steamer Yarrowdale has been brought to Swinemunde as a prize, having on board 469 prisoners taken from ships which had been captured by German auxiliary cruisers, among whom were 103 neutrals, and of this latter number those taken on board enemy armed ships, and who had accepted pay on such ships would be held as prisoners of war.

No. 3809.]

The Secretary of State to Ambassador Gerard.

[Telegram-Paraphrase.]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, January 22, 1917.

Mr. Lansing instructs Mr. Gerard to telegraph him at once if there were any American citizens among the prisoners brought by the Yarrowdale to Swinemunde, and if there were, to also give him their names and American addresses.

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No. 4919.]

Ambassador Gerard to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram-Paraphrase.]

AMERICAN EMBASSY, Berlin, January 24, 1917. Mr. Gerard, referring to the Department's instructions numbered 3809, dated January 22, reports that he had sent a note to the German Foreign Office on the 20th of January, asking information as to whether there were any Americans among the prisoners brought to Swinemunde. No answer having been received, he was sending another note that day.

Ambassador Gerard to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram-Paraphrase.]

No. 4929.]

AMERICAN EMBASSY, Berlin, January 26, 1917.

Mr. Gerard reports that a correspondent there had ascertained on the day before from an Under Secretary of State that there were some Americans among the 107 neutrals brought by the Yarrowdale to Swinemunde, and also that there was an acrimonious divergence of opinion as to what position the Government should assume regarding them. He also says he had sent notes to the German Foreign Office asking information as to whether there were any Americans among those prisoners on January 20th, 24th, 25th, and the 26th, but had received no answer.

No. 4949.]

Ambassador Gerard to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

AMERICAN EMBASSY, Berlin, January 30, 1917.

Following note received from Foreign Office to-day. Please note that although it refers to my note of twenty-fifth, my first note regarding this subject was written on subject of Turkey.

Foreign Office, Berlin, January 28, 1917. The undersigned has the honor to inform his excellency, Mr. James W. Gerard, Ambassador of the United States of America, in reply to the esteemed note of the twenty-sixth instant, Foreign Office number 16102, that in pursuance of information furnished by the Imperial Navy, there are a number of American citizens among the crews of the sunk armed English merchantmen Voltaire, Mount Temple, and Georgic brought to Swinemunde with the prize Yarrowdale and thereupon taken away as prisoners of war. In order to ascertain the names of the Americans it is necessary to examine the lists of the crews; these lists have been requested; unfortunately they are not at present in Berlin but elsewhere; in the hands of certain military authorities.

Undersigned will send further advice at an early date and the undersigned avail himself of this occasion et cetera.

STUMM.

Ambassador Gerard to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

GERARD.

No. 4978.]

AMERICAN EMBASSY, Berlin, February 1, 1917.

Foreign Office has sent me following names of persons from crews of destroyed armed English merchant ships Georgic, Mount Temple, and Voltaire, who claim to be American citizens; all except the two doctors Snyder and Davis and two veterinaries Zabriskie and McKim are in prison camp at Duelmen in Westfalen; the doctors and veterinaries will probably be taken to-morrow to the temporary camp at Karlsruhe. Names and places of residence follow: Steamer Georgic, Harry Middleton, Toledo; William Hutchins, New York; John Brady, John McCarthy, Harry Hynes, Peter Gallagher, all of New York; Walter Moffat, Brooklyn; Dr. John Davis, Columbus, Mississippi; Evans Orville McKim, William Brown, both of New York; Walter Aberle, Edward Brennan, both of Brooklyn; Albert Depew, New York; Arthur Thimme, William Kenedy, both of Brooklyn; Frank Daly, Indianapolis; Edward Roche, New York; Heins Rein, Idaho; Joseph Sigismonde, New York; John Nyberg, Jersey City; Harry La Vere, New York; Francis Sulley West, New York; Albert Feroli, John Carlo, Edward Mallon, John Marco, Dun Goodwin, Arthur Field, John Smith, all of New York; Arthur Gilmore, Providence;

Frank Taylor, John Hartly, William Adams, all of Brooklyn; Louis Hitchmough, Jersey; Joseph Blacke, Brooklyn; Charles Ogran, James Sims, Martin Connolly, all of New York; John McCarthy, New Bedford; Nill McKellar, Watertown; John Hutchinson, Newton; Evans Williams, New York; Keemes Madigans, Brooklyn; Edward Clark, of Dallas; Frank McHughes, Pat Shea, Thomas McFarren, all of New York; James Parker, New Jersey; John Allen, New York; Vinciah Edge, New Bedford; Thomas Martin, Brooklyn; Charles Scott, New York; John O. Bourle, New Jersey; Richard Donnolip, New York; John Ryan, New York; George Fields, Philadelphia.

Steamer Mount Temple: Veterinary Zabriskie, Englewood, New Jersey; McGreal, Boston; John Glemann, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Harry Gilmore, Minnesota; Raymond Gilbert, Farmington, New Hampshire; Harald Hinkley, Kennebeck.

Steamer Voltaire: Doctor Henry Snyder, Norfolk, Virginia; David Harrington. GERARD.

No. 4992.]

Ambassador Gerard to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram-Paraphrase.]

AMERICAN EMBASSY, Berlin, February 4, 1917.

Mr. Gerard reports that he had just been informed by Count Montgelas of the Foreign Office that the American prisoners taken on the Yarrowdale would be at once released for the reason that they could not have known at the date of sailing that it was the intention of Germany to regard and treat armed merchantmen as war ships.

Consul General Skinner to the Secretary of State.

[Telegram.]

AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL,

London, February 5, 1917.

Charles David Green and Charles Quinn, both American citizens, residing Sailors Home, 25 South Street, New York, arrived in London

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