It is only right that the tale of these sinkings should be widely known, because only by knowing what has actually taken place can a true opinion be formed about the German submariner and his work. For this reason, the following accounts have been set down as simply as possible, without exaggeration or unfair comment.
The German submarine commanders were sent to sea in order to sink ships, because Germany believed unrestricted U-boat warfare a necessity; but they received orders, according to the Berlin Government, that human life and the rights of neutrals were to be respected. The way in which these orders were carried out is shown in the following pages.
[THE PIRATE AS THIEF.]
A Selection of Cases.
| Dutch s.s. GAMMA | 1st Feb., 1917. |
| Russian s.v. GARNET HILL | 2nd Feb., 1917. |
| British trawler ROMEO | 3rd Feb., 1917. |
| British s.s. DAUNTLESS | 4th Feb., 1917. |
| British trawler BENBOW | 9th Feb., 1917. |
| British trawler ATHENIAN | 9th Feb., 1917. |
| British trawler IRELAND | 10th Feb., 1917. |
| British s.s. MARGARITA | 14th Feb., 1917. |
| British s.v. INVERCAULD | 22nd Feb., 1917. |
| Portuguese and Irish Fishing Vessels | March and May, 1917. |
| British s.v. ALFRED | 12th June, 1917. |
| Swedish s.s. SNETOPPEN | 4th July, 1917. |
[Chapter I.]
THE PIRATE AS THIEF.
“If Fate has selected us to assume the leadership in the Kultur-life of the peoples, we will not shrink from this great and lofty mission.”[B]—Gustav E. Pazanrek.