Show ALL LL GERMAN PORTS HAVE BEEN MINED MINEO ENGLISH CHANNEL ALSO RENDERED RENDERED RENDERED REN REN- DERED DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION NAVI NAVI- CATION GATION BY GERMANS United States Notified by Germany That All Ports Which May Be Made the Base of Hostilities Have Mines In Them Them- Washington ermany has official Jy y y notified the United States that al alGerman alj German ports have been mined information was received from Em Emt Gerard at Berlin who stati ed that Germany has given formal notice no no- tico tice that all nil ports which may b j made the base of or hostilities mines In them This is understood to Include ports of the enemy Jr in iii which Germany has been able to lay mines From rom another official source not no mado public the state department re re rel information that the tho German Germani i have ha placed mines in the tho English channel Navigation through channel hannel is therefore perilous by bl either the northern or southern route As the tho channel is where the British navy Is chiefly operating against Germany Ger Ger- many nany any naval experts consider this mining of ot the high seas by contact contac mining a Justifiable war measure Following the news of oC the mines the he state department officials con com eluded that there is little probability that hat relief relict ships sent from Americ or leaving heaving Europe will depart with American refugees through any German Ger Gen man port |