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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, February 10, 1917, LAST EDITION, Image 2

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Fight lasted four hours, but outcome
was unknown.
Madrid. Near death from expos
ure and lack of food, three British
and one American negro sailors from
British steamer Dauntless were
picked up by trawler today after five
days in open boat. Dauntless was
torpedoed and sunk Feb. 3.
Berlin. Ambassador Gerard and
Jacques Mayer of New York have
furnished needy Americans sufficient
money for them to return now to
United States. Will be pitiful cases
of want, however, among Americans
who are not in position to return with
Gerard's party.
New York, Feb. 10. Without the
"barber pole" identification marks
insistetLupon by the German govern
ment, two American freight ships,
the Orleans and the Rochester, will
sail today for Europe, the first Amer
ican vessels to leave this port in de
fiance of the submarine order.
The ships will cany no contra
"band. They are not armed.
The Orleans carries a crew of 35
men, of whom, in addition to Capt.
Tucker, 32 are American citizens.
She sails for Bordeaux.
The Rochester will attempt to
make Ronen, France. She carries
provisions, hut no absolute contra
band. It will be the first voyage for the
Orleans under the American flag.
She recently was-trarisferred from
Argentina registry.
The American liner St. Louis so
far has not been armed. Efforts to
get guns have met with no success,
although the country has been
combed. She probably will not sail
until next week.
Mails from the St. Louis may be
transferred to the White Star liner
Cedric, which will sail next week
with a huge cargo and no passengers
The Cedric is armed
The Rochester was anchored off
Staten Island before noon todav Six
tugs pulled her out from her pier last I
night and officials of the company
had declared she had sailed. Later
reports, however, suggested some
trouble with the crew. The official
explanation was that the departure
of the Rochester had been delayed
when it was discovered there was no
cook aboard. The company officials
admitted, however, that the members
of the crew were to be paid a "hand
some bonus" for making the trip and
it was believed the Rochester" may
have been halted while their demands
were adjusted.
Washington, Feb. 10. The first
direct official word concerning Am
bassador Gerard's departure from
Berlin, reached state department to
day in cablegram from Swiss min
ister, saying that Gerard is leaving
Berlin today and would be passed '
with every courtesy at Swiss fron
tier. In response to published German
chargesvthat Ambassador von Be.ni
storff had not been permittecTto tele
graph his government since break,
state department said today ambas
sador has always been able to cable
the Swiss minister as much as he
chose.
VON BERNSTORFF AND GERMAN
CONSULS SAIL WEDNESDAY
New York, Feb. 10. Ambassador
Von Berns'torff, his suite and the
German consuls from various parts
of the country who will return to
Germany with hinv will sail from
New York at 2 p. m. next Wednesday.
The Scandinavian-American line
this afternoon announced this sail-.,
ing date and' hour for the liner Fred
erick VIII., on which Germany's
diplomatic representatives in this
country will take passage.
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WILSON WILL PUT BURDEN OF
BREAK ON KAISER
Washington, Feb. 10. Administra
tion fears that peace propaganda and
absence of war may lull nation into
unjustifiable calm.
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