Lord Northcliffe's Despatch
from Verdun, March 4, 1916
"NOBODY SEES ME, SO I CAN ALWAYS DENY IT."
In March, 1916, a great neutral passenger ship, the Dutch Liner Tubantia, was sunk in the North Sea. All the passengers and crew were saved with one exception. The Dutch Government protested to the German Government which disclaimed all responsibility, stating that the explosion which sunk the vessel must have been due to a British mine. During the Dutch Government's investigation members of the crew testified to having seen the wake of a torpedo although no submarine was observed. Evidence was produced which indicated that the Tubantia was the victim of a submarine attack.
