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P5W !!P9PSP 5R8RjB a jwj''-"a- A WAR BRIEFS Philadelphia. Port of Philadelphia has been closed to all traffic by night and rigid restrictions on daytime traffic have been placed by Collector of Port William H. Berry, effective immediately. Jacksonville, Fla. Earl Fink, alias Charles Fink, German, arrested for alleged activity in inciting negroes to rebellion. San Francisco. With two of three convicted officials of San Francisco German consulate already in custody as dangerous aliens, deputy U. "S. marshals waited at Berkeley home of Franz Bopp, former consul general, to apprehend him as soon as h'e re turns. Springfield, III. Thousands of res idents of this city will gather at state arsenal Monday night in meeting at which city's responsibility in connec tion with coming of thousands of troops will be discussed. Trenton, N. J. Two men were shot by militiamen here early today when they refused to obey orders of soldiers guarding Pennsylvania rail road property. Washington. Representative Hif bert, New York, introduced bill creat ing department of aeronautics, giv ing its secretary portfolio in presi dent's cabinet. Geneva, SwftzerlariI. American Ambassador Penfield at Vienna has demanded his passports and "will probably leave tomorrow, according to delayed dispatch received here to day. Washington. Arrival of the entire crew of the torpedoed American steamer Missourian in Genoa, April 5, reported to state department. Denver. Two Germans arrested by police and turned over to secret service operatives, following discov ery of what is believed plot for a wholesale dynamiting campaign. Washington. President Wilson received personal messages of con gratulation on stand in accepting th& German challenge 'to war, from King George of England and King Victor Emanuel of Italy. St. Paul. United States should send million troops to Russia instead of France if it wishes to do most good to allies, declared Major George Houle, U. S. A., in command at Fori Snelling. St Louis. "Just aching for tastt of war," and hoping she'll hear bul lets sing, Mrs. J. B. Benton, widow oi a Baptist minister, today took an ex amination to enter navy. o o "BIG PENNSYLVANIA BATTLE BLOWS UP Pittsburgh, Pa., April 7. Western Pennsylvania was given a thrill for a time early today when reports were received of a clash between militia men and supposed Germans at a Pennsylvania railroad tunnel. . The reports "blew up," however, rather than the tunnel. The "high explosives" in possession of the men who jclashed with the guardsmen were "largely alcohol," according to an officer in charge of the troops. Against the early statements that one soldier had been killed when the supposed enemy appeared, the officer said one of his men discharged his gun when four strangers insisted on taking a short cut through the tun nel, but there was no bloodshed. MUSCULAR PATRIOTISM DOES GOOD JOB IN LA JUNTA La Junta, Colo., April 7. Stern business of teaching patriotism to foreigners proceeds. Local committee called on John Goffer, asking contribution to buy a large American flag, to be hung as testimonial of La Junta's loyalty. "You can take your flag and go to h with it!" was Goffer's contribution. Committee secured flag, forced Goffer to kneel in street and kiss it; then made him stand and salute it until his arm was tired .-- j---:-'--.. -At