[THE PIRATE AS MURDERER.]
A Selection of Cases.
| s.s. AGUILA | 27th March, 1915. |
| s.s. FALABA | 28th March, 1915. |
| Trawler VICTORIA | 1st June, 1915. |
| s.s. MEADOWFIELD | 9th July, 1915. |
| s.s. GLENBY | 17th August, 1915. |
| s.s. CYMBELINE | 4th Sept., 1915. |
| s.s. MIDDLETON | 30th Nov., 1915. |
| s.s. CLAN MACLEOD | 1st Dec., 1915. |
| s.s. COMMODORE | 2nd Dec., 1915. |
| s.s. ORTERIC | 9th Dec., 1915. |
| s.s. VAN STIRUM | 25th Dec., 1915. |
| s.s. SUSSEX | 24th March, 1916. |
| s.s. SIMLA | 2nd April, 1916. |
| s.s. ZENT | 6th April, 1916. |
| s.s. WHITGIFT | 20th April, 1916. |
| s.s. BRUSSELS | 23rd June, 1916. |
| s.s. CURAMALAN | 21st Sept., 1916. |
| s.s. NORTH WALES | 20th Oct., 1916. |
| s.s. CABOTIA | 20th Oct., 1916. |
| s.s. RAPPAHANNOCK | 26th Oct., 1916. |
| s.s. ARABIA | 6th Nov., 1916. |
| s.s. MORESBY | 28th Nov., 1916. |
| Trawler TREVONE | 30th Jan., 1917. |
| s.s. EAVESTONE | 3rd Feb., 1917. |
| Trawler VULCANA | 7th Feb., 1917. |
| s.ss. ST. NINIAN and CORSICAN PRINCE | 7th Feb., 1917. |
| s.s. CALIFORNIA | 7th Feb., 1917. |
| s.s. SALLAGH | 10th Feb., 1917. |
| s.s. AFRIC | 12th Feb., 1917. |
| s.s. VALDES | 17th Feb., 1917. |
| s.s. LACONIA | 25th Feb., 1917. |
| s.s. GALGORM CASTLE | 27th Feb., 1917. |
| s.s. REDCAP | 1st March, 1917. |
| s.s. TASSO | 17th March, 1917. |
| s.s. JOSHUA NICHOLSON | 18th March, 1917. |
| s.s. ALNWICK CASTLE | 19th March, 1917. |
| s.s. DALEBY | 29th April, 1917. |
| s.ss. TYCHO and PORTHKERRY | 20th May, 1917. |
| s.s. CLAN MURRAY | 29th May, 1917. |
| Schooner JANE WILLIAMSON | 10th Sept., 1917. |
| Schooner WILLIAM | 11th Sept., 1917. |
| French Barquentine MIMOSA | 24th Sept., 1917. |
| s.s. ELMSGARTH | 29th Sept., 1917. |
[Chapter II.]
THE PIRATE AS MURDERER.
“The German is a hero born, and believes that he can hack and hew his way through life.”[C]
Heinrich v. Treitschke.
In February, 1915, Germany declared a blockade of Great Britain and Ireland. Her official declaration stated, amongst other things, that from February 18th every hostile merchant ship found in the waters around the British Isles would be destroyed, “even if it is not always possible to avoid dangers which thereby threaten the crews and passengers.” Neutral ships were also warned that they would incur danger in the “military area,” because, according to Germany, the British Government had issued orders as to the misuse of neutral flags at sea. This accusation was false; no misuse of neutral flags has ever been ordered by the British Government. Traffic northwards round the Shetland Islands was graciously permitted by the Germans in their Note.