Show NOTICE NOT NECESSARY the question is sometimes lome sometimes times asked as to whether in firing on fortifications and towns without notice the american war warships do not commit an infraction of the code of war it to is customary to give such notice in the case of towns towne sometimes also in that of forts forta but in neither case Is it imperative in aw luring the war of lie rebellion belMon re an order was given covering the point raised it was known as general order no and was issued on the of april being as follows commanders whenever admissible inform the enemy of their intent intention lon to bombard a place but it is no infraction of the common law of war to omit thus to inform them surprise may be ft necessity the united states forces whether on land or water have violated no ar tide of civilized warfare in this contest and have no intention of doing so BO that line of procedure obtains exclusively on the other side |