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THE
SUN, " I'lilDAi.',
JUNE 25, 1915.
of the llrlUsh Kmbassy indicates tht 1
Great Ilrltn'ln In willing to release a part
tif theno shipments. Thin part, however,
Is valued nt about only Ift.ooo.ooo, The
Roods Were actually paid for ns of March
1 last and' special permits. Issued by
Great Ilrltatn, would have permitted
their being l.inded In the United States
More .In no IS,
Tl- Department ,surd this statement:
"The IlrltlRi Kmlnissy at this capital
lias stated that It Is prepared to allow
shipments of all there rfoods which It had
agreed may come forward under special
permit before June 15 from (lernvitiyi
through neutral ports In rac where i
tho tine for shipment before that date !
was not ad quale. The Rrltlso Kmbassy j
further staled that the llrltlsh Consular
authorities at Itottcrdum have been In-1
formed as to tho condition connected
Mitli ih& j'ltillitl- If, thciSu C5C2."
LONDON PRESS VIEWS.
llrltlsh .Mr in urn it tin in HruHrdril
I'rtmf if tinnil I'nllh,
ipecial Cable Itttimleh to Tim Scs.
IONtwN, June 25. The nlu ChroM.
ej, commcntliiK on ilreat Hrltntn's
memorandum to the United Stau. the
text of which Is published this morn-
WtSaceVtalnlv shows thai the Hrlllrh
promlfo to ammnuter ine ortier oi ,
council of March II with every con
(filtration Has been amply redeemed.
While regarding the prize court proceed.
Ings an bonn flde zeal has been shown
In avoiding vexatious delays. The record
set forth in the memorandum deserves
and, we believe, will receive the favor
able recognition of the American leo.
pie."
The Unify .Vrtna najs:
"The. memorandum reduces to Incon
siderable proportions possible sources of
friction between America and a real
Britain."
Recording that an order In council
similar to that of March 11 led to the
war with the United States In 1S12, the
Colli Sates continues :
"To-day there Is no question even of
aerlous friction. The two nations are
bound by tics too close to admit of any
dispute causing anxiety."
The Daily Express says:
"The memorandum suggests that we
hare Bono dangerously far In considera
tion for others. This consideration In
the case of America la understandable,
but our ruleri have no right to place
trie pockets of neutrals against the
deaths of thousands of men of the
Allies' armies. The evil resulting from
the ability of Germany and Austria to
replenish their supplies of cotton Is great
and unpardonable and must be stopped.
Cotton must be made contraband."
The Daily Graphic finds It "difficult
to see what more Oreat Britain could
have done to satisfy American opinion."
THE PRESS ON THE NOTE.
Jltrr York Newspapers Hare DIN
ferlnar Vleven on Document.
New York newspapers present the
following editorial opinions this morn
ing on the Hrltlsh note:
The World.
. In plain words, the llrltlsh memor
andum In relation to the lawless Inter
ference with our ships and cargoes Is
an Impudent persistence In wrongdoing.
Nobody Is more conscious of this offence
than the members of the British Minis
try, for In answering us now with
sophistry and falsehood they reverse the
record of their own Oovernment In like
cases for many years.
The British blockade of Germany Is
In fact a blockade of Holland, of Den
mark, of Sweden and of Norway. We
hae made no complaint as yet against
the legality of the so-called British
blockade of Germany, although It Is
known that It Is maintained at long
range, and there Is not even a pretence
that It Is effective In the Baltic.
We have other injuries In the Old
World that must be redressed, but to
most Americans this ono, being In the
family, so to speak, and reviving a
quarrel once settled, as we thought, for
all time, may as well be attended to
first. We went to war with Great
Britain a century ago for a cause no
more grlevois.
If the Unftod States cannot command
respect in Great Britain, what reason
have we to hope for consideration In
Germany?
The Herald.
Efforts to make It appear that Ameri
can shippers, more particularly ship
pers of cotton, havo been seriously ham
pered by delays on the psrt of British
prize courts are met in the British
memorandum published to-day by an ar
ray of testimony that "will be generally
accepted as pretty convincing-. The
principal representatives of American
cotton Interests are quoted as testifying
to the satisfactory nature of the pres
nt arrangements for the handling of
cotton caees, and also that such cases
have been dealt with "with the utmost
promptitude.'' So far more than 12,'
000,000 has been paid for cotton seized
and Incidental attention Is called to the
feet that this is more than the cargoes
brought in the British market.
And of course there is to be no sink
mg of merchantmen and no murder of
non-combatant paxfengrrs and crews by
British warships. The questionable
honors that go with that method of
"civilized" warfare are left to Germany
GARGOYLE IN PRIZE COURT.
American Oil Carrier Once Sold to
Germans,
London, June 24. A prize court writ
has been Issued against the American
ateamer Gargoyle at Alexandria, l'sypt
according to a despatch to Lloyds.
Philadelphia, June 24. The Gar
goyle, having been sold to Germans, left
Philadelphia for Dover w'ith oil a few
days before the war began. She wait
summoned back by wireless and her
registry was again changed to Ameri
can, Since then she has made two
trips with oil to Alexandria. She, Is
owned by the Vacuum Oil Company.
500 CANADIANS KILLED.
rirt Western
Minimi it li 1 1
Ontario lliitliilliin
llnteil In llnllli-.
TonoN-TO. lint. June 2t - The Klrst I
Western Ontario Battalion lust nearly,
SO" men In the tlKbtli g nt I.a Itass"
Juno 15. Twelve olllrers were 'kllleil,
and ,iily three cnuiinlssloncd 'illlcfrs
siirv eil The battalion numbered b"
teen rtoo .iti.l 71111
The nlll. ial s' ltement which has thus
put all iiita-lo in mourning says tha. ,
the I-'irsl Western was chosen to co- I
operate with l-.rfillHli troops. In the a
tack which ,ih made In the evening.
Ihe iii-ruiaiiH had made preparations for
a more n-iloils atiurk than was m-
tempted, and the Anglo-Canadian force
was all but wiped nut.
fiG DEAD IN RAIDS ON ENGLAND.
- -
ins Injured
In II lr
ttHPks
Iiii-p Hip Wnr Marled.
!ini"N June :'4 l-'lfty-slx perRom
have li ii hilled and ISA Injured In four
teen .in- i i h)s nn KngllHh towns since the
Pi Kilning of tne war I'lidei Home Sec
retar lti.uo in the House of Com
mons this .iftet nit. n
riii' attains were chiefly on utide-1 Liinpon, June 24 A Herman sub-fendi-l
towiu-, tp- :i,ni. He Hated tho marina boat has r.ur.k .-oven fishing
riiMialilex us follows I vessels, known as drifters, off tho coast
iMiieu, i men, 21 women and 1 1
children.
Wounded, 86 men, 35 women and 17
hlldrtn.
Great Britain
Stands
l(i('l;i l'ic Pnf f (in P. i(vnoC Xllt
''ullUW MM ,ul1 1UI
Unwarrantably Inter
fered With.
CLAIMS AliE SAID
TO BE ALL PAID
Washington, June 24. The State
Department received to-day the follow-
. j,,, frnm ihe Hrltlsh
" .
Oovernment In regard to the enforce-
mrnt 0f tho order In council as affect-
'"K American trade:
, His Maleslv's Oovernment have.
on various occasions, and notably In
the communication which was an
dressed to the United States Ambas
sador on the 15th of March last,
given assurances to the United States
Government that they would make It
their first aim to mlnlmlzo the In
convenience which must Inevitably bo
caused to neutral commerce from the
existence of a state of war nt sea ind
In particular from the measures
taken by the atlb-d Governments for
the restriction of the enemies' oversea
trade.
In view of the representation and
complaints made to this department
by the Ambassador from time to time
ns to the peculiar hardships alleged
to have been wrongfully Inflicted on
a.,Y,. ,V..i ,j .hinnlnir hv the I
American trade and "'V,1" ,,J lh,
operation of those m-nsures his
Majesty's Government uesirca m oner
the following observations respecting
the manner In which they have con
sistently endeavoted to give practical
effect to those ussuranccs.
2. It writ be recalled that at the
moment when his Majesty's Govern
ment announced their measures
against enemy commerce they de
clared their Intention to refrain alto
gether from the exercise of the right
to confiscate ships or cargoes, which
belligerents had always previously
claimed In respect of breaches of
blockade: that under Article V. (5)
of the enactment of the 11th of March
It was expressly provided that any
person claiming to be Interested In
goods placed In the prize court In
pursuance of the provision of that
enactment might forthwith Issue a
writ against the proper officer of the
Crown, the object being to confer upon
claimants the right to Institute pro
ceedings without waiting for the writ
of the procurator-general and thus
to remove all possible cause of legit
imate grievance on account of delay:
and that, finally, a pacific assurance
was given to the United States Gov
ernment that the Instructions to be
Issued by his Majesty' Government
to the fleet and to the' customs offi
cials and executive officers concerned
would Impress upon them the duty of
acting with the utmost despatch con
sistent with the object In view and of
showing In ever- case such considera
tion for neutrals as might be com
patible with that object; namely, to
prevent vessels carrying goods for or
coming from the enemy's territory.
Special Concessions Made.
3. The above measures were all de
signed to alleviate the burdens Im
posed upon neutral sea borne com
merce In general. Various special
concessions, over and above those
enumerated, have, moreover, been
made In favor of United States citi
zens. 4. Thus his Majesty's Government
have acted, as regards shipment of
American cotton. In accordance with
the provisions of an arrangement ar
rived at In direct collaboration with
representatives of the American cotton
Interests. In occeptlng this scheme
the principal representatives of those
Interests described It as conceding all
that American Interests could prop
erly ask. The provisions of the ar
rangement were, as the United States
Ambassador Is aware, as follows:
(1) . If cotton for which contract
of sale and freight engagements have
alrray been made before the 2rt of
March is to be allowed free (or bought
at contract price if stopped), prodded
the ship sails not Idler than the 31st
of March.
(2) . Niinflnr treatment is to be ac
corded to all cotton Insured before the
2d of March, provided it is put on
board not later than Ihe 16th of
March. .
(3) . All shipments of cotton claim
ing the above protection are to be
declared before sidlln'p mid documents
prodiircil to and certificates obtained
from consular officers or other author
ity fixed by the Government.
5. Considerable shipments of cotton
have already been dealt with under
this arrangement and In certain cases
the dates specified have been attended
In favor of American shippers. The
Hoard of Trade hao already paid a
sum exceeding f 4.10,000 ($2,250,000)
to various American claimants and all
claims arc being and will continue to
beJpald as rapidly, as they are pre
sented and the proofs of title can
be checked. If In some cases prog
ress has been delayed this has been
due to the fact which has seriously
embarrassed his Majesty's Govern
mentthat a numb-r of consignments
for which the American shippers had
specifically Invoked the protection of
the arrangement are now claimed by
Swedish and Dutch firms whose title
of ownership, notwithstanding the ac
tion of the American shippers, ap
pears In some cases to bo valid and
In others has led to the issue of writs
In the prize court,
No Claim I'npnld,
fi. it has been explicitly acknowl
edged by the special representatives of
the American '-lalmants, who have
been In constant and direct ronmunl-
BRITISH CRUISER TORPEDOED.
Mili Believed In lie lltixlinrult
Mrili'K In N'ortli Svn,
Bkiii.in. June 24. It wan officially an
nounced to-day that a German Mih
marlnn attacked a British armored
cruiser of the Minotaur type last Sun
day, about ion miles off the firth Jf
l orth. 'A torpedo was fired and hit tho
irulscr, but the extent of the damage
rould not be learned,
The Hrltlsh War Olllce announced
1 ..i,,inv ilmt th- Hrltlsh cruiser Rox-
i urgh had been struck by a torpedo
jn lf, .North Sea The warship w.m
I able to return to port under Its own
1 ft' llr wiTn u
' probable that the Knxhurgh Is the
. .. . . .1 , .. . ...J. .
iril.ser aiiuiieo 10 in nw i.erinui siino-
ment
SEVEN FISHING BOATS SUNK.
Ainerli-iitt Meniualili l.liinm lil In
llrltlsh II.-m-iii-s.
. of Scotland
Most of the crews were saved, the
American steamship Llama rescuing tha
men from two of' the vessels.
in New Note
Firm on the
cation with tho Honrd of Trade, that
all the claims so far submitted under
the cotton arrangement have been set
tled with the utmost prompltude so
soon as the production of the neces
sary documents by Ihe claimants al
lowed of this being done. There Is at
tho present moment no claim before
his Majesty's Government that has
not been paid and the sums so paid
ovtr are already considerably In ex
cess of the amounts realized by the
sale of thp ennds.
7, As regards the more general al
legation of delay In dealing with cases
of detatneJ cargoes the following facts
and tlgures may bo quotetl:
The total number of vessels which,
Annuo cleared from United Stales
ports since the ftildafiou of the re
taliatory measure against , Gcr.man
trade, are still detained in United
Kingdom ports is twenty-seven; of
this number elflM are discharging
cotton which his Majesty's Govern
ment has against purchase under the
above orronyetitent. Of the remaining
Him t ecu vessels revrn are free to de
part so soon as Ihe items of their cargo
placid In the prite court hae ben
discharged. The other ttf'lve, of which
three nnly are American nhips, arc
detained pending Inquiries as t the
suspicious consignments anil particu
lars as to the dates and npDrormiiie
causes of detention are furnlshett In
Hie accomnniitlni J(f- It will be ob
served that right hare been .'rtainrd
for a period of less than u tccek and
three far a period of less than a fort
night, while the detention nf one is
due to the difficulties in regard to
Inin.iif ncro.i Nweden and llussia,
i. Ills Majesty's Government Is con
vinced that on an Impartial review
of the facts It will b admitted that
no Interference with American Inter
ests In rcgunl to cotton cargoes oc
curreu .- wnue ir nuo regarn no pan
to the enormoiw volumes of Amerl
.i,ii ,..i,ih i,
curred ,- while If duo regard be paid
can and neutral shipping which Is
continually engaged In the transat
lantic trade the figures and dates
quoted In the preceJInc paragraph
will emphasize the restricted nature
of any Interference wh.ch has taken
place and the close attention with
which the officials concerned have
adhered to their Instructions to act
In all cases with expedition and with
every possible consideration for neu
trals. Unnecessary Dnmnite Avoided,
9. tlnce his Majesty's Government
hae been rompelled to adopt their
present measures against German
commerce they have given special con
sideration to the question of avoiding
as far as possible unnecessary dam
age to the Interests of neutrals In re
gard to the export of goods of Ger
man origin, and here again liberal
concessions have been made to United
States cltlrens. Under the rules en
acted on the 11th of March provision
Is made for the Investigation of all
neutral clnlms respecting such goods
In th prize court, and It Is obvious
that these claims can receive du and
equitable consideration most properly
before a Judicial tribunal. Neverthe
less, In deference to the exptvss de
sire of the United States Oovernment,
arrangements were made toward the
end uf Mnrch whereby United States
citizens who might desire to Import
goods of German origin via a neutral
port were enabled to produco proof
of payment to his Majesty's embassy
at Washington. If such proof were
deemed satisfactory his Majesty's
Government gave an undertaking that
the good concerned should not be ln
terfered with In transit and the Amer
ican Importer was freed from the
necessity of submitting his claim to
the prize court Interested for adjudi
cation. A few days later his Majesty's
Government further agreed to recog
nize the neutral ownership of goods
of enemy origin even If not paid for
before the 1st of March, provided
they were tho subject of an f. o. b.
contract of earlier date and had ar
rived at a neutral port before the
ISth of March.
10. Special treatment has also been
accorded to cargoes of particular
products destined for the United Stntrfl
and stated to be Indispensable for the
Industries of the country, and In
notes addrensed to the United States
Ambassador In April and May under
takings were given not to Interfere
during transit with certain cargoes of
dyestuffs, potash and German beet
seed. 11. When It became apparent that
the large quantities of enemy goods
were still passing out through neu
tral countries his Majesty's Govern
ment felt It necessary to fix a defi
nite date after which such shipments
must ceai-e to enjoy the special immu
nity theretofore granted from liability
to being placed In the prize court.
It had been observed that a large
Increase had taken place In the num
ber of-vessels sailing from neutral
countries to America mid one of the
principal lines of steamships adver
tised a dally In place nf a weekly
service. In such clrcumstnnces It ap
peared scarcely possible that the goods
of enemy origin bought and paid for
prior to the 1st of March should not
have already been shipped to their
destination. The 1st of June was ac
cordingly tlxed ns the date after which
the privilege allowed In the case of
such shipments should cease, but
once more a special favor was granted
bv extending the date In exceptional
cases to the IGth of June.
12. Importers in the United States
having now had three months In
which to clear off their purchases In
enemy territory his Majesty's Govern
ment trust that In presence of the
circumstances enumerated the United
States Government will acknowledge
the great consideration which has
been shown to Amorlcan Interests.
Another Appenl.
13. Nevertheless a fresh appeal has
now been made to his Majesty's Gov
ernment that shipments nf American
owned goods of enemy orlsln, If paid
for before the heglnnlng of March,
should be allowed to be shipped with
out molestation after the Kith of June.
The appeal was appealed principally
upon the contentions (a) that Insuf
ficient time has already elapsed; (b)
GERMAN ATTACHE
DISPLEASED DUTCH
London Honrs Col. Osier! njr's
.Military Activity Causcil
His Sudden Departure.
.Special Cable Dttpntch to Tun Si v
Lonpon, Juno 24. - The Dally Midi's
correspondent at The Hague telegraphs
ihat he learns from n trustworthy soince
Hint Col. Ostortng. the German military
attache at The Hague and formerly ntt
, , ,-
taclie nt l.onunu, whose su.iiu'n iii-pui-
Hue riom the 1 1 men capital a tew uaf
ago occasioned surprise In diplomatic
clrcb'S, wiih practically ieiiis.ed In
leave by the Nethei lands Hover mint
j "Col. Ostertag," the correspondent
I SajP, IHJIIIIIIitlll ihhuiii' lll'l r-.ti. n
earlv In the war. Is said to be 111 reality
one of lhi. most etliclent and useful lead-
ers of tho Herman Intelligence depart-
inent and Is all to hove kept nn active ' U s:ilnl from New nrk. was mil mo
watch on all lines of communication b- jested.
tween Holland and Knglaml anil between , The Horgcntfjoid went through only
Holland and America. I the formalities of search to which all
"Ho latterly haB hecome much In- vctkels sailing for Scandinavian ports
Urested In Dutch military operations lr(( subjected,
to US.
Sea Blockade
The Concessions to Ameri
can I ni porters Are
Reviewed.
SPECIAL THE ATM EXT
FOR UliUEXT CASES
that no mention of a time limit Is
mado In tho enactment of the 11 ill of
March; (c) that tne proofs of owner
ship rcijulred oy his Majesty's Gov
ernment ale of an exacting nature and
Involve much time for preparation.
14, The first contention (a) has al
ready been dealt with. As regards (b)
and (c) It Is true that the enact
ment of lite 11th ot March contains
no mention of a time limit, hut It
seems tp be, overlooked that the limit
had been tlxed only for the special
inn,,,. l ., ., . n , n mn-,n ,,,,
Immunity granted as an exception
from that enactment. It was is
a friendly concession to American
Interests that his Majesty's Govern
ment agreed to nn Investigation of
rlalms outside the prize court. As
for the exacting nature of the proofs
required by his Majesty's Government
experience has shown that such proofs
were neceoiiy,
I.I. In deference, howeser, to the re
newed representations of the United
States Ambassador his Majesty's Gov
ernment have given further directions
that In all such cases as may have
been specially submitted through the
llrltlsh Kmbassy at Wasnlngton or
to his Majesty's Government direct
on or before the ISth of June and
passed, the goods shall be allowed to
proceed without Interference If
shipped from a neutral port on the
condition already laid down notwith
standing til- fact that shipments have
not been made before the 15th of
June.
Special ronslderntlou,
16. Ills Majesty's Government will
also be prepared hereafter to glv spe
cial consideration to cases presented
to them and Involving particular
hardships If the goods concerned are
ieiutrd for neutral Governments or
municipalities or In respect of works
of public utility and where payment
can be shown to have been mnrie be
fore the 1st of March, 151S.
17, With the above exception his
Majesty's Government regret they
cannot conttnue to deal through the
diplomatic channel with Individual
rases, but they would again point out
that special provision is made for the
consideration of such cases In the
prize court.
IS. Complaints have not Infre
quently been made that undue delay
occurs In dealing with American car
goes In the prize court. An Interest
ing comment on this subject was made
by the president of the prize court In
the case of the cargo ex steamhlp
Ogeechee on the nth Inst. Ills
Lordship, according to the transcript
from the official shorthand writer's
notes, made the following observa
tion :
It Is a very extraordinary thing
that when the Crotcn art ready to go
on the clofmunrs come here and say,
"We cannot proceed for six weeks.''
Rome day toward the cm! of last
term I had a
t?aWXHiZr?t
Uv, nen'r a,Tnce
in front prml
once. Used it very nearly
that is to tap, the second day of thf
following term They all came and
said: "M'c icqni on ndournment for
six weeks."
19, The Solicitor-General hereupon
remarked :
might say that one of the reasons
I applied to-day on behalf of the
Crown that the matter should be
dealt with as soon as possible is for
that very reason. There has been ci
sfron;; desire on the part of America
and Amrrienn citisens that there
should he no delay, but one finds in
fact that the delay comes from there,
20, The president then stated:
fctioir that. I do not know what
the explanation Is, but I am oiuloiti
that there should be no delay.
The Meat l'Hc.
21. It Is trno that a number of
cases, principally relating to cargoes
which, though ostensibly consigned to
a person In a neutrnl country, are In
reality believed to be destined for the
enemy, have been ponding In the prize
court for some time, Tho United
rtatea Government are aware that
most of these cargoes conslM nf meat
and lard and that much of the delay
In bringing there cargoes to adjudica
tion was due to the fact that negotia
tions were being carried on for many
weeks with a representative of the
principal American mnt packers for
an amicable settlement out of court.
When, nt length., owing to the failure
of the negotiations, his Majestj's Gov
ernment decided that this would con
tinue the prize court proceedings and
had at the icquest of the claimants
lined the earliest possible, iluto for the
hearing counsel for the latter asked
for an adjournment In their Interests
despite the fact that tlw Crown was,
by his own admission, ready to pro
ceed, 22. His Majesty's Government are
earnestly desirous of removing all
cause of avoidable delay In dealing
with American cargoes and vessels
which may bo detained and any spe
cific Inquiries or representations which
may be made by the United States
Government In regard to the particu
lar cases will always receive the most
careful consideration and nil Informa
tion which can be afforded without
prejudice to prlz court proceedings
will be readily communicated ; but
they can scarcely admit that on the
basis of actual facts any 'substantial
grievance on tho part of American
citizens Is Justified or can be sus.
tallied nnd they, thepernre, confidently
appeal to tbe opinion of the United
States Government ns enlightened by
this memorandum.
nnd In the disposition of the Dutch
troups on
the I'.elglan frontier Ills
.(forts .to obtain Information and tho
methods lie has pursued, It Is state 1,
Orally attracted the attention of th
Hutch Government, which intimated Its
Mrong disapproval to the German For
eign lilllce Col. Ostertag loft oa
tweuty-fniir hours notice and Is now at
Ghent.
"Soon after his nrrlval theie nine
civilians were summarily court-mar-tin
1U .1 and (.hot on a charge of trans
milling military Information to tho fron
tier." DR. DERNBURG UNMOLESTED.
shin
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,
Invted to Propped.
I.OM.ON. June 24. The Norwegian
. .. ... ., ,i j .... i
; ru-.iiimnp iirmniii;Mii "n "m-n ....
H.rnbiirg and his wire are passengers,
nit into Kirkwall, In tho Orkneys, early
this week In iiccnrd inci' with an un -
ilei-hiandlug lutween the linn and tho.
KrltlMi authorities by which all vessels 1
in iiit- lllll' II I I. C Mlllllll, it- in-
was allowed to Proceed to-d.iv. Dr. Hern
(burg, who carries a safe conduct for
Which nn ingemenlH wcie made before
GERMANY TO MAKE
CONCESSIONS TO U.S.
Heply to President's Xote May
Ounrnnteo Safety of
Neutrals.
TO YIELD MANY POINTS
Bv the Vnit'i Pten.
HrcRt.tN.vli The Hague, June 21, Ger
many In her reply to the second Ameri
can note will make Important conces
sions In the Interests of thos "principle
of liumtmty" for which President Wil
son declared America was coti'cr.dltig
Germany ma even g'.vn aj'irnw
that the lives of all neutrj'.s will be
safeguarded. It Is pos.blc that the
German reply, now In the prellmlnflrj
singes of formation, may suggest -er-tain
dlstlr.ituMhlng marks for e.jels
carrying inn-contraband corgoic to In
sure them aga'njt submarine attack
Chancellor vor. It '.hmann-llollwog de
sires that Germany s answer no forward
to Wushlngion is oon is pi siblc. Hut
, vll.tv of , ir.dtlK on tutllrc inur
. " . '
( national law Grm:in diplomatists are
proceeding cauwous.)
The German answer. It is stated, will
! mark a d.stlnct advance toward obtain
j lug that freedom of the seas for which I
I-'orelgn Secretary von Jjguw says Ger
i many Is lighting The reply therefore (
' ma be delayed fcr two weeks, but It
Is hoped tint It will renew the feeling
of friendliness betuewi the two nations.
25 NEW SUBMARINES.
German Under Water Cruft Are'
t.ntinehed nt llnniliiiru.
IloTTRRPAU, June 24. It Is reporter!
In Rotterdam that twenty-four new
German submarines have been launched
at Hamburg recently.
r-nrr.mirinil.nl In llitfnli Inn-mi alnne
I the eastern border of Holland report"
that the Germans are installing a blsj
ammunition plant at llDcholt. Prusln.
close to the Dutch frontier It Is as
serted that the machinery for the plant
wns brought from l.odz and that th
skilled laborers are all Interned.
VIVIANI WINS WILD
CHEERS IN CHAMBER
Premier Replies to Criticism of
Ministry of War's Con
duct of Campaign.
Paris, June 24. Criticisms of the con
duct of the war by the Trench Govern
ment In the Chamber of Deputies this
afternoon ended In an ovation for Pre
mier Vlvlanl.
M. Aecambray, a Deputy, In dlscu
Ing appropriations for the war scored
the Ministry of War. which he accused
of permitting defective shells to be sent
to the front, of bad sanitary arrange
ments and of lack of foresight In pre
paring arms and munitions. Ills speech
was punctuated by protests from two
1 .1 . . u - rknMK. V. .. ,,..nl....n
lmtSoVatlsts.'" " ' "
Vlvlanl In replying, admitted
i lucre una oeen imnidKc, uui u.cy wric
being corrected and the Government wa
always willing to follow advice. Ills
declaration that "not only members of
committees but every Deputy has a
right to come and go and to observe
the entire military organization was
received with cheer..
When he said the present hour "Is
not one for pessimism'- this evoked great
cheers. "France Is to go through to the
end," he added. "The task will be harl
and It may be long, but we shall go
through. We have a valiant army, ad
mirable leaders and the nation possesses
patience and confidence. Let every one
be at his post, some at home whose
duty It Is to pronounce no words of dls
couragement.
The chamber heard this peroration
standing ana then broKe Into uncon
trollable cheers. M, Accajnbray en
deavored to replj-, but could only ex
claim: "Tho Government Is a sham!"
when some one In the gallery shouted
"Go and tell that in Ilerlln !" It was Im-
poHslble for the President of the chamber
to still the disorder that followed, but
when Premier Vlvlanl arose all became
quiet. He regretted only that M. Ac
cambray had not seen (lit to Interpellate
mm in tne usual parliamentary manner.
PRAISES GERMANS' HOSPITAL.
IJr. Ohnesora, U. . Jf.. Ilrporta
FaTorablj- on One In Flanders,
Special Cable Dttpatch to Tne Sc.
Lonpon, June 24. Correspondence
from Ambassador Page enclosing n ro
port of Dr Karl Ohnoeorg. a surgeon In
the United States navy, describing
visit paid by the surgeon to the hosnltal
at Iseghem. West Flanders, where Eng
lish and Canadian prisoners nro among
the patients, wns made public by the
oiuciai press nurcau to-any. The sur
geon reports that very favorable con
ditions prevail In the hospital.
SPANISH PREMIER TO STAY.
Visits Kins; at I.a OranJn CVrvr
Cabinet Probable.
London, June 24. Kduardo Dato
the Premier, visited King Alfonso at La
Granja yesterday, says a Madrid des
patch, and It Is reported that it was
then decided that he should be retained
In office but that a new Cabinet should
, be formed.
It Is expected that the King will go
to Madrid shortly for u conference with
! the leaders of all the monarchical
parties.
Premier Dito and his Cabinet re
signed on Tuesday, because they con-
Ml)rrf,(1 fl)lur(l 'of th, Vecent M50.,
OOli.nnn loan as equivalent to a vote of
lock of confidence.
Wnr Prisoners tit Harvest Crops.
London, June 21. Tho Government
has decided to have prisoners of war
help In harvesting crops which are near
tho detention camps.
METUCHEN, N. J WOMEN WIN.
Carry Proposal to Ilulld 92,1,000
Xrhnol Despite Men.
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t -vnmen won another school election to
i ',lllt- 1,c ,mr!' ."'.I,hln. " -,!r. oti a
....n..,.aii l., .n 1,,,ll,l a I.R nnn ...l
..,.""iv.. " ........ .. ....,., iniiii iry
fl.,n0 ,, JT.nnn piece of land donatfd
i ),y i-hurles S. T.dgar
The women cast more than half of th
' iiaiintH and carried the iironoslilnn hv '.,
xntc t the ratio of 5 to I. A num'bfr
,,f , taxpayers opposed the proposal.
GREEN STRIPE SCOTCH
Pure, Light,
Delicate, Old.
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