The New York Times/1916/11/22/Won’t Pay for Dutch Ship
WON’T PAY FOR DUTCH SHIP.
Germans Refuse Compensation for the Blommersdyjk.
Special Cable to The New York Times.AMSTERDAM, Nov. 21, (Dispatch to The London Daily Chronicle.)—Germany has refused compensation to Holland for the loss of the steamer Blommersdyjk, which was torpedoed off the American coast. The reason for the refusal, it is said, is connected with the fact that the vessel carried bill of health papers signed by the British Consul at the port of departure.