Show NATIONS Us S WILL FIGHT NOTICE GIVEN OF intentions TO PLACE ARMED GUARDS GUARD S ON merchantman merchantmen MEN germany will be informed that hr her submarine threat will not keep amerian vessel from th the sea washington the untied united state government on march 12 took the on only 1 Y formal step that will precede tha thesa tall 1 lax ing tor for the war zone of american nier vier chant ship ships tinned armed to resist attacks by german notice to the world of the to place an n armed guard on merchant men was as sva in A communication cot sect by the state department to all embassies and legations lesa tlona la 14 washing ton the statement which it ll 11 assumed will be transmitted to germany by the huies minister lter follow in view of the announcement of the te imperial german government on janu ary 31 1917 1217 that all ships those ot of neutrals nem included met within certain sonea ot of the high caa can would be unk without any precaution being taken SOT for the safety of the ou aboard and without the ClerC exercise 1311 of vi blatt lilt and march search the government of 0 the united states bait ha deter determine nilaM to place upon all 11 ll american ri erchant vessels 1 sailing sitting through the barred areas an armed guard for the protection of the teasel vessels and the lives 11 of the persons on board official nuel to be reticent bout about the arming tj jh lak an and d the probable date the flat be ready to all all auch such details are regarded ft AS s military secrets la in fact there la if a 9 denoral disposition to avoid discussing any phase of the situation the nucome of the delance da flance ok u the submarine manace by american voe sels eels with darul runt tun and gunner gunnels on board |