Dale Ridge church of Christ

On April 22, 1915, passengers boarding the HMS Lusitania were handed this message from the Imperial Germany Embassy in Washington, D.C.:

“NOTICE! Travellers intending to embark on the Atlantic voyage are reminded that a state of war exists between Germany and her allies and Great Britain and her allies; … that, in accordance with formal notice given by the Imperial German Government, vessels flying the flag of Great Britain, or any of her allies, are liable to destruction in those waters and that travelers sailing in the war zone on the ships of Great Britain or her allies do…

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