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t'nllfoitlln i tut t'l" oiico of that chili ,
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weight In Ii:iiIiik our (unit H iiiii.oiti
In the nbrtnre "f " clear flit are tlm .
would lie nffonli'il tij tint Kltikltiv of mi
American ship vvlln t .c Io.h of tiniir
American live?.
Much liitcri'.t wum ti.Ki'n to-1ny In
tho rcporln of tmcral American ehliitf
about to bravo tho bunul zone. One
of the.ie. the Ann-i hint tmilt rtiMlner
Jold Shell, n reported to have niHnl
from Wllinhietoti for Itnuen. I'rotirt,
while tho Orlean wan roportcil to be
preparing to leave New York for Bor
deaux. Iloth thepe s-lili are olllcered by
Americana nnj have nmiiy Americana
In their crew, The Hhlpn ate unarmed.
lut are proceeding In drll.ince appar
ently of the Herman decree not only
with mupcet to destination but also re
gardlng their marking, so carefully pre- ' onc
scribed by the (lerman (lovcrnmcnt. ., The consulate has received many In
A conference late t'i!s evening he- iulrle from Amei leans wishing to offer
tween Secretaries Latwlng and Daniels 1 '"lr services to the Vnltcil rllntei i nrin.v
.r. r-,,.,.n- ?..,n. f thn niui twinrt. In ciwe of war. In addition to the
T.i thn.ht i,,.. i. in fin with
the Wtton of furnishing guns for the I
St. Um'a. The American Line lias ,e. '
.i... i i. ...... 1. 1 i,.i .i.i, i
,r.u .,.t i i- r.n.- .,itir fnr .
will. ih . ,'f American '
.hJni foJ ih. Uir ,onn It ta rogtil
ships for the w ar one It recog nlied
noro in.li win nuira w i..y .....
for which tho President and bis advisers
hare been waiting has greatly Incretsed.
raclflst Spirit Grorrlmt.
With every day's delay In bringing
natters to a head there has been a
noticeable Increase In the sentiment In
Congress In favor of "going slow." In
fact signs have pointed In tho last few
days to a growth In the number of those
Who would like to sco American citizens
and American ships stay away from the
war tono altogether In order that the
wintry might not become actually em
broiled In the world war. Certain In
fluential Senators are Indulging In talk
along these lines. They disclaim any
connection with Mr. Bryan, any cs-1
pousal of his principles, but are main-
lalnlng In conversation with their friends
that the Interests of tho country would
be best served If such' a course were
pursued.
Presence, of sentiment of this kind In
Congress was roflected to-day In several
Incidents. One was the nctlon of the
Rules Committee In refusing to make
possible tho emergency preparedness
measure which tho President has clearly
Indicated ho considers vitally Important
at this time In connection with the naval
appropriation. Another Incident was the
offering In tho House of a resolution by
Representative Callaway, u member of
the President's party, providing that "no
declaration of war by Congress and no
act of war by the executive branch of
the Government of the United Btates
hall be taken until the question nt Issue
alkali bo submitted to a referendum of
OM voters of tho United Btatee."
Resent Treatment of Ueraril,
Some resentment was expressed In Ad
ministration quarters to-day over what
was construed ns an Implication con
tained In Germany's request of Anitas
aador Oerard that old treaties between
Prussia and the United States bo reaf
firmed, that such action was necessary
to make certain that the rights of Ger
mans In this country- iruamtiteed under
those treaties bo made c ijic. It was
reiterated that the American Govern
ment fully Intends acting according to
the spirit of the treaties. While the
treaty actually was abrogated by pas
sago of the seamen's law, with a conflict
ing section, tho Government hem looks
upon the pact as at least' furnishing tho
guiding principle, under which It will
act.
The open Issue as to Germany's ap
parent detention of Ambassador Gerard,
which has caused so much 111 feeling
here, nppears about to bo cleared up by
the press despatches announcing his
leaving to-morrow. The Incident will bo
considered closed, so far au this coun
try Is concerned. If tho press despatches
aro borne out nnd the Ambassador Is
allowed to leave Germany. Nevertheless
a disagreeable Impression has been
created here.
Final arrangements for the departure
of former German olflclaki on the Scan
dinavian liner Frederlk VIII. next
Tuesday from New York la Halifax
for Chrlstlanla, were completed to-day
by agents of the company and tho Stato
Department. Tho United States at tho
suggestion of both the owners of the
vessel rtUd Count von liernstorff asked
specifically that the trip be made via
Halifax In order to avoid the German
war ono on the route via Falmouth or
Ktrkwnll, nnd the Hrltlih and French
Governments, In granting safe conduct
to the 200 former German ofllcl.ils, ac
ceded to that request out of couitesy to
thla country.
Hope to Avoid Ilreak With Austria.
As one explanation for tho earnest do
slde to avoid tho nppaiently Inevitable
orcaK with Austria-Hungary It was
pointed out tu-day that If that were)
done all communication betneeu this
country nnd Bulgaria and Turkey would
too cut off. This would bo particularly
serious for tho American relief work In
Syria and Armenia mid the 1,000 or
more Americans for whose departure
from Asia Minor the Statu Depailment
has succeeded after Immense difficulty in
arranging. Thcro has been nb develop
ment In the situation with Austria since
Ambassador Peufleld last Saturday for
warded from Vienna an Austrian note
similar to but not Identical with Ger
many's. No statement has been nie.de aH
to whether the fuller details requested by
Hie Department from Ambassador Pen
Held have been received.
The Cabinet met to-uay with all mem
bers present except Secretary McAdoo.
Just before the meeting the majority of
the members had attended a session of
the Council for National Defence, called
at
tho Wur Department to discuss 1
mobilisation of the nation's resources as '
a result of many offers fjnm inanufac-1
turlng and other companies to plucc '
th.nisslv.n nt fllA fllaiuis:.) tit Ihn C
th Navv Department to decide whether , ,"1 " " '"V
or not to assist the company with sug- " ' '!J''( " llle P,r .
estlons. This question Is plainly aslta- ' S 'Vo 4.-63 An er cans 'resident In Par s.
tlwr oOlelals of the Government, but they ; " left s nee. ho war began but
eminent In tho event of trouble. UNIVERSAL TRAINING ACT
Practically every member took to the , .
Cabinet Infon... uon about the activities Henntr ,ninl (re to Iteport (tut
i of his ilc i uncut In connection with
general piwautlons. Questions discussed', Vfenstirr Tn-iiiorm.
Included proposed emergency legislation. Wamiiwitox Fab. 9. A bill for mil
teps for protecting property, mall : vernal military training will bo repoi ted
problems precipitated by the failure of rr,.n, in,, rnmmtiin.. .... mim,,....
MllhiM In coll f.nm A..w.rln.. ........
Kurope, economic Issues und the army
and navy preparations.
After the meeting it was aulhorllu
lively stated that nothing had yet hap
pened to change the eourm pursued by
the Government since the break In r
lutlonn with Germany. Tho cinniilatlxo
effect of reports of vussela sunk by Ger
man submarines i-ollectnl by thu State
Department, however, h'is been to muke,
offlclalH certain that ii. -many Is Indeed
proceeding with her proclaimed ixillcy of
ruthlessness.
AKE LOYAL IN CRISIS.
Americans In Urowuay Mend Mes
sage of Approval,
SIONTr.viPLO, Feb. 9. The American
Association In Uruguay sent to-dav
through the An-erlran Minister hc foi
lowing telegram to President Wilson:
"We heartily approve nnd support the
firm stand of the President of the United
States lu iiswrtlng nnd upholding the
fundamental tntlits ami Idnls of tho
American nation, and reswcifuiiy re.
quest that this he taken as n sincere ex
pression of our unconditional lojalty In
this moment of crisis."
Americans in paris
ADVISFD TO RFMAIN
UVlOCU lJ IC.mAin
U. S. Consulate, However,
Will Viae Passports if the
Travellers Insist.
ttecfat fable littpolrh to Titr arte.
I'AtttK, Koh. . An official of the
White Star Line told the coiieepoudent
of The Hu.v to-day that there nio at
least icvcnty-llvo American In l'arl
who desire to leave for llin United
Htatfc, but tho American t'oneulalc ban
tef lined to le their pap"i t.
This rt.itenient wan denUd at the con
Mila' , however, where It win etild that
the consulate U lliidtlnu Itself to offer
ing advice, na prescribed by tho Ameri
can Htnte Department, that It Is not
wise foe the moment for Amerlcanii to
travel on belligerent liner-, mis no
tice Ih given Mlely In the Interest of tho
paHenuers, who-e pnssportw are, how
over, vised If they Insist inoti nol(f
Americans, f'leuchtncu and men of'
"Uier ntlonalltli who hajo lived In
ft.ltcd mates are of.erlng their
services.
There Is no olllclal recotd of the
estimates that with tho vlitliiK
Americans. Including those on the
n,v , 8 & 000i
i,,r,.. I.,,,,.-. 1,r rnnrl lh.-.t 111.
I tuptuie has hardly any effect on them.
Home clients drawing Incomes fsoni tho
United States havo obtained a supply
of money much ns people lay In n supply
of coal.
PRESIDENT'S NAVY
PLANS ARE BLOCKED
(Continued from First rape.)
, , . ,
Items Included In tho naval bill by the
Senate committee. It reported by the
committee In the Senate, tho shipyards
nnd aeroplane proposals will not be sub
Ject to a point of order. The status of
tho bond Issue proposal Is In doubt.
Attitude on Bond Issue.
With regard to the bond Issue, House
leaders responsible for the action of the
Hides Commltteo took the position to
day that the House would not ta willing
to vote any considerable sum of money
to tho President without having been In
formed In advance of the specific Items
on which money so raised will be ex
pended. One of tho leaders of the House
declared Dint under no conditions would
the House vote the Piesldent n lump sum
appropriation for the conduct of any war
which Congress mlKht declaro at tho be
hest of the President,
"Congress will never again vote the
President a lump sum for the conduct
of a war ns wss done In tho caso of
President McKlnley at tho outbreak of
the Spanish-American war," declared
this leader.
"As to this 1130.00(1,000 proposal, we
want to know first that the President
really wants It and that It Is not merely
the Ill-considered proposal of his Secre
tary of the Navy: and second, If the
President wnnts It, we want his Secre
tary of (he Navy to como to the proper
commltteo of Congress and tell us how
the mony Is to be expended.
"If It Is proposed to spend the greater
part of this money giving tanifes to
private manufacturers! to speed up on
Government work. Congress probably
will resent the plan nnd refuse the
money. If, on the other hand, the Secre
tary can show that by Incurring addi
tional expenditures not contemplnted In
the terms of their contracts with the
Department private shipbuilders will be
able to hurry up Government work, Con
gress will view the proposal differently."
Proposal Is Faulty.
With respect to the liond Isue pro
liosal. It was pointed out In support of
the theory that Mr. Wilson wai not per
sonally responsible for tho proposal, that
the amendment. Is very faulty In con
struction, making no provision for the
expenses In the preporntlon of the bonds
and containing no requirement that the
bonds shall be redeemed In lawful money
of the United States.
Cloakroom discussions of the last few
dujs have also developed spirited opposi
tion to the plan co turn all prlvat. ship
yards over to the Government In time of
emergency. Whether this opposition
could defeat the proposal in a fair fight
Is doubtful, but the proposal will nut
get evn a lighting chance unless tho
President makes very clear his Indorse
ment of the amendment.
The strongest argument In favor of
the proposal Is that It gives tho Presi
dent power to concentrate on Govern
ment work virtually the entire skilled
labor of all shipyards, whether thesi
yards have been or could be employed
on Government work o- not All the
big shipbuilders employed on Govern-
menr contracts havo testified before Hie
Naval Affairs Commltteo that deluys
were not due to lack of facilities but to
lack of labor, since n very large part of
the avallablo labor Is employed In yurds
doing no Government work.
It Is pointed out that the Goernment
could not be exported to embark on n
sufficiently ambitious naval building pro
gramme to require tho facilities of all
prlvato yards, hut that the progt amine
would offer profitable employment for
all tho labor skilled In shipbuilding and
allied trade; provided that labor could
be concentrated In the yards engaged on
Government work.
Proponents of the measure have not
qu'wtluned the willingness of all prlvato
shipbuilders to offer their facilities to
the Government In time of need, but they
want thu labor rather than the ship
building facilities, and the measure pro.
1'osed seeks to obtain that labor and at
same time compensate operators of
Private yards for any Injury done by
,nu withdrawal of such labor. '
' ' '
. . .. . ' . . ' '
Affairs to-morrow. Senator chamber
' lain has canvassed the sentiment of
, the commltteo and feels ceilaln that
the bill, which will lm inodllied ill or-
, tain respects, will be icported out.
, The Senator said this afternoon that
ho did not care to discuss thu changes
In detail, but they wete nccewsary to
meet tin ews of tho committee and
make fHVorabln .nctlon possible, but he
deolariil they ere not such us would
I lender the system lueffcctlvo In any
i nay,
NO WIRE HOLDUP BY GERMANY.
' American ('mi Xend Mrssnwe to
1 ItrlnlUr nt Home.
. Copuniiaokn', via London. Feb.
The report that Americans In Germany
could not communlcato with relative1!
and friends abroad apparently Is Incor
rect Members of the Itelglan Hellef Com
mission, who ure In Copenhagen tempo
rarily, told tho Associated Press that
Americans In Herlln are permitted to
so t messages freely nn. I also to reeelvo
answer to them, Their messages. It wns
said, were despatched quickly, as a rulo
cqulrlng only four or five hours,
I ittnii) it I tiirsu ii'iunini iiitci. iihj viit-
PLAN TO AVERT U.S.
CLASH COLLAPSES
Amlmssndor Xnon of Argen
tina Sought Final Confer
ence of Nctitrnls.
SOUTH AMERICA OPPOSED
Germany's Ruthless U-Boat
Policy Frowned On by
Latin Governments.
Washington, Feb. 9. The last effort
of neutral diplomats hero to Btavc off
Hie Impending clash between Germany
and the United States collapsed to-day
when It was learned that the growing
resentment against Germany's subma
rine warfare had caused neutral Gov
ernments to withdraw any support for
the proposition of a compromise. Tho
specific effort to bring about an eleventh
hour conference of neutrals was tho In
spiration of Itomolo S. Naon, the Ar
gentine Ambassador here,
Senor Naon, who had confercrces with
ofllcJals of the State Department on tho
subject of peace pi lor to tho U-boat dc.
creo, believed there might still remain au
opportunity for neutral nations to work
for the inaJntenanco of peace by en
deavorlng to prevent the further rup
ture between Germany and the United
Spates. Honor Naon mentioned his Idea
to bis confreres In the Diplomatic Corpi
and obtained n tacit support from some
of tho ether Latin American diplomats
contingent on-permission from their re
spective Governments.
The action of the Argentine Ambas
ador was wholly In advance of any
support from his own Government. Ho
was acting on his own Initiative with a
view of communicating fully with his
Government later.
To-day tho plan fell through when It
was learned that some of the South
American countries declined to support
the Idea. The activities of Senor Naon
were referred to In press despatches to
lluenos Ayres and brought forth imme
diate statements that the Government
of Argentina was not Identified with the
plan. Tho other diplomats will proba
bly steer clear of the plan now and
Senor Naon has nuthorlicd a. diplomatic
denial eliminating alt suggestions that
he was nuthorlred by his Government
to suggest any conference move.
Probably tho only neutral diplomat
who still hopes to find n means of bring
ing tho submarine Issue back to the
status of diplomatic discussion Is Dr.
Paul Hitter, the Swiss Minister, who
represents German Interests In the
United States.
CHILE UPHOLDS U. S.
Ilrservrs Fall Liberty to Protest
Agnlnst (irrnulli Art.
Santiago, Chile, Feb. 9! The reply of
the Chilean Government to the sugges
tion of President Wilson that all neu
trals sever diplomatic relations with
Germany was delivered to Joseph II.
Shea, tho American Ambassador, to-day.
The reply recalls ChlleV answer to
Germany's blockade note, In which It
was stated that the republic reserved
to Itself full liberty of action to pro
test against any hostile net endangering
Chilean ships, and sajs It Is the opinion
i the Chilean Government that this at
titude coincides with the views of tho
United States Government for defending
the general Interests of neutrals and
for nttalnlng the high Ideal of a world
peaco as put forward by President Wil
son. Tho mito says;
"The "Minister of Foreign Affairs In
reply to the request of the United States
for a statement as to the Intentions of
Chile respecting thu novel situation
created by Germany, declares thnt on
the whole, tho German declaration of a
blockade of the European cons' hur, roi
the I 'nltcd States, a double slunltl ,m,
"Flint, and in general, It menus a re
striction of neutral rights. Second, and
so far as the United States Is concerned,
It means the recurrence of nets on which
condemnation already hits been passed,
according to tho note notifying Germany
of the niptiiro of diplomatic relations.
"The Government of tho United States
on receipt of the Get man declaration
ubtantiated its decision and has let
It be known that it would ask from
Congress tho power to employ the na
tional forco for the defence of It's ilghls
"In repiy to tho United States Gov
ernment's request as to Chile's uttltudo
It Is my privilege to stato that my Gov
ernment yesterday defined Its view In a
note to the German Government tn
which it declared that, in Its opinion,
tho blockade means a restriction of
neutral lights to which Chile cannot
agree, because It Is contrary to the
principles for a long tlmo established
In favor of neutral countries, mid be
cause in concurring with It Chile would
depart from Hie strict neutrality to
which It has hitherto adhered. Conse
quently Chile reserves to itself full lib
erty to protest ngalnst any hostlia act
endangering Chilean ships.
"My Government Is of the opinion that
this attitude Is In agreement with the
views of the United Slates respecting
unity of action In defending the gen
eral Interests of noutrols nnd In at
taining the high Ideals of a world peace
as expounded by tho President of the
United Stales,"
COURSE OF SWEDEN.
Itrjectlou of Wilson's Suicuestlon
Approved In IIIkIi Quarters
Stockholm, via London, Feb. 10 (Sat
urday). The Swedish Government's
rejection of President Wilson's uugges
tlon to make common cause with tho
United States In sovorlng diplomatic ic.
lallons with Germany has not been fol
lowed by dissent In high polltlcnl quar
ters. Uven tho strongest pro-Kntento
partisans seem agreed that the Imita
tion could not iHjHslbly havo been ac
cepted, HJiilmar Itraiitlug, Socialist leader lu
tho lower houso of Parliament, tlnds
fuult with the tone of the President's
note. He, however, commends tho re
jection by Sweden of the Invitation to
follow the course or the United States
In breaking off relations with Germany.
SEE DANGER IN BREAK.
Unlet! Pnprr tlnck Wilson's Nmk-
Kestlon (iermnii- Knrir Plnns.
TllK HAat'E, via London, Feb. !.
Unanimous approval In Rlvon by the
Dillc'i newspaper to the answer sent by
Foreign Minister) Loudon to Maurice
Langhornc, tho American Charge d'Af
full o here, declining, as did tho other
Kiirnpean neutrals, to follow President
Wilson's suggestion that they break off
d'oloinatlc relations willli Germany,
which some say would havo been "dan.
gerous."
Tho newspapers declaro that Wash
ington should havo foreseen tho Presi
dent's suggestion would not meet with
success. They nro equallv unanimous,
however, In pointing out that non-com-jilauco
Is not to bo Interpreted as recog.
ultli. l of Iho legitimacy of Germany's
t uthlessness or tho abandonment of
claims to satisfaction should neutral sea
lommuiilcnlloiiH with iKirls of tho ICn
tentn Powers be intcrfred with,
Germuny nns autletled In advance,
tlmt Ibe Huropean neutrals would not
take action of a radical miture against
lier because of the launching of her new
submarine camtmlgn, according to a
statement attributed by tho Vossltche
ell imp of Horlln to Count Tlsza, the
Hungarian J'rcmlcr. Premier Tlsza, says
the newspaper, told bin followers that
before iJcriiiany announced her ruthless
submarine campaign the t'entml Power .
sounded tho European neutrals ami
satisfied themselves that three neutrals
would undertake no warlike notion
against tho Central 1'iwers,
BERLIN TO PAY NORWAY.
r.erman Will Itt-liuliursr -nlon
for i;-llont' Slnln.
CnntsTiANiA, via London, Feb. 9. It
Is announced that Germany has notified
Norway of her Intention to pay damages
for loss of Ufa on Norwegian boats tor
pedoed In tho Arctic Ocean nnd also
for those killed when two Norwegian
boats were sunk In the North Se.i last
fall. These cases havo been tho sub
ject of prolonged negotiations.
Germany stipulates that the payment
Is made without admission of any vio
lation of International law but out of
humane nnd sympathetic, consideration
for tho hardships suffered by the fatu
ities of the dead sailors.
Tho long wrangle over the political
situation In
In Norway has been ended by. has advices from Hlo de Janeiro, lluenos . claI,, ,vll ,?ld ,'?Llvl,cIy l.hnl, tlu'lr r"
elon of tho patty controlling ' A. rei Montevideo lima Santiago P,01"1" arcl vvlth The Sirs's lovola
nt that thcro shall be no re-, , 'onteviaoo, Lima, .Santiago tlonn. and added that they wero power
ion of tho Cabinet. The retire- (t-'""p' nn(' Ln- ''as (Bolivia), showing less to say anything or do anything mi-
t' deciel
Piiiilnment
loustructli
merit of certain ministers, demanded by 1
the leading newspapers, has been one !
of the principal bones of contention. ,
ARGENTINA REPLIES.
Animer
Glvrn ti
President
! Inquiry
Wilson.
Hpkxos Atises, Feb. D. In his Inter
view yesterday with President Irlgoyen,
Frederick J Sllmson, the American Am
bassador, handed the President a confi
dential note from President Wilson.
Mr. S'tlmson receUed to-day from the
acting Mlnl'ter of Foielgn Affairs i
communication in reply to the note
which Informed the Argentine Gnverr-
ment of the attitude of the United States ,
tntvrir.l Ihn fl.rM.ii aiiKin.t H ya lilnLmtn '.
toward the German submarine blockade
The Argentine Communication sa.s that
th Government has detlned Its policy lu
regard to the blockade nnd that It was
mado known In Its note to Germany
The Argentine note to the German
Government declared that the Aigentlnc
Government regretted that the German
Umpcror thought tit to rdopt measures
loo extreme and that Aigcnllna would
conform Its conduct to the principles nnd
fundamental rules of International law.
TWO SHIPS FLYING
U. S. FLAG GO TO-DAY
(Continued From Flrsf I'apc i
ment In keel .ng their steamships mo -Ing.
Strike of Crew Drilled.
A denial win Issued that the crew or
tho St. Louis had struck for higher
wages or for an lnrrene In the war
bonus given to seamen. A representative
of the line said there hnd been no Indi
cation of dissatisfaction on tne part of
the crews. It was denied that the D.00H
sacks of mall aboard the St. Louis an'
to bo transferred to a vessel of the White
Star Line or to the Uipland. The I.ap
lnnd will not sail to-day, owing to the
fact that she has not yet taken on suffi
cient coal.
Ten passengers hooked for the St.
LouU have announced their dclie to go
on the l.npl.ind, but forty-two in.t on
stlckl- - by the St. Louis and making
the' m g under the American Ihig
The .ilseontlnuance of mall seivlce.
through Idh ness of American Line sh'ps
Is arousing general complaint among
business mon. There Is a general de
mand also for the resumption of sen
post service between New York and
South American ports. The service was
discontinued oil Jauuniy 1 and severe
criticism was aroused nt that time.
Tho shipping of other neutral nations
Is still paralyzed. Agents of the Scandinavian-American
Lino said the were
expecting cable despatches from Commi
hagen ordering them to release either
tho Helllg Olav or the Fiederlk VIII.
hut no word has come lu a swer to their
message that Secretnry Lansing had ie.
quested that Count on HenistnrrT nnd
his staff lx furnished accommodations
on the I'rederlk VIII. Officials of the
Norwegian-American Line received a
cable despatch yesterday stating that the
sailing of the steamship Krlstlanlafjord,
which should have sailed from llcmen
for New York on Jauuarv 31, with about
r.00 passengers, had been postponed
pending developments In the situation.
Attention was called again- yterday
to the fact that the success of tho Ger
man Government In blocKadlng this port
Is creating congestion nt the freight ter
minals. Manufacturers und steamship
lines nre losing heavily on account of
the delay The munitions situation Is
not much affected, ns the ships flying tne
flags of the Fntente Allies aro sailing
regularly.
Tho Itoyal Mail Steam Packet Com
pany Issued n denial from Its offices
at i'C Hroadwiiy yesterd ly of a report
that the steamship Drinn of that line,
plying between South American ports
and London, had been captured by n
German raider.
58 IN VEDAM0RE CREW.
Tlinnin Vfnrshniul, 1M, American,
Wnn n Member, Is Report
Hai.timoiie, Feb. fi Deputy Immigra
tion Commissioner Hoffman to-night de.
clared that there weie lift) -right in t,!"
crew of the Vcdaiuoie. Un his llt of
the crew Is tho name of Tliui.i Mnr
shand, Si yenrs old, American. 1 1 is
residence Is not given. Four of the rew
deserted here.
Deputy Commissioner Hoffman -nhl
lie had no record that Marshand did not
return with the Vedamoro on the pas
sage to Liverpool. He was a lire man.
RED CROSS READY
FOR 1,000,000 ARMY1
Has 2,970 Trained Nurses and
26 Fully Equipped Hos
pital Units.
Wasiu.s-iitoN, Feb. !. An expeit bos-
pllal forco sufficient to caie for an;
urmy of u million men could K- ni iblllzed '
by the Bed Cross within n few days, Is
the belief of officials ut lieiidquarturH of
the society here, Ullot Wudsworih, act- i
Ini rhnlrinnn ttutltnuteil lri.tili-lit tlmt 1 I.a
force which could be mobilized im
mediately In caso of war would Include;
I Twenty-six completely rqulipd
nrmy and navy base hosplliil units,
with a total personnel of 1,'Jjn nurses
and r. 9 ! nurses' aids.
Ilosi tal base reserve of 4K, nurses
and fij;, nurses' aids.
Thirty-one partly complete nuvy de
tachments of twenty nurses each,
One hundred and fifteen locul emer
gency detachments.,
Corps of expert Instructors In surgi
cal dressings, totalling about l'.'n.
Mr, Wndsworth said the organization
could put Into tho field 2,y 70 tmlned
Bed Crois nurses, and estimated that If
30 per cent, of those, lo whom the Bed
Cioss hail given clementaiy training ie.
sponded us nurses' aids the total nursing
personnel would be about K.ono.
"With the customai) assignment of
ten patients to each nurse," ho added,
"we could thus tuke care, of fifty thou
sand tick nnd wounded nl once"
WILSON IS BACKED
BY LATIN AMERICA:
i
Stnto Department Gets Ad
vices Showing Entire Sup
port, in U-Boiit, Crisis.
PROTESTS TO
fiKRMAN'Y
v.
i
If Latter Commits "Overt Act"
Then Rupture of Relations
Will Follow.
WAsiti.vaTOS', Feb. 9. With Draull
lending the way the Latin American
countries are ralljine to tho support of
President Wilson In the present crisis
with Germany. The State Department
"int me south American countries sro
enthusiastically swlrwln? into lino with
tll0 demand of tnc UnteJ stat thBt
International law nnd the rights of hu
l manlly be respected on the high seas.
The President's defiance of Germany now
virtually has tho entire and unqualified
Indorsement of the American continent.
The State Department has been advised I
... ., ... I
of a summary of tho Uraslllan Govern- i
ment's reply to Germany's submarine wr i
zone decree. It Is not, as stated In press
despatches, an announcement that llrazll
icady to sever diplomatic relations
with the German empire. It contains no
semblance of bombast or threats but Is
.. . ... .. .......
a clean cut diplomatic protest of studied
fairness und forco nnd brings tho Ger
man U-boat decree under the search
light of International law and the rights
of all nations.
Tho Itr.izlllan Government states
frankly that it csnnot iccognlie the
right of Germany to deny the right of
shli-s to traverse ilio so-called war rone.
It refuses to warn Hrazlllan Interest to
steer clear of thla zono and makes It
unmistakably clear that the German Gov
ernment will be held responsible for the
first violation of Brazilian rights.
llrtirH'a Policy Ontllned.
With the first violation of her rights
ltr.iT.Il will make an Immediate demand
on Germany for reparation for ilamaKeo
to property or loss of life. The ns-utnp-tlon
In P.lo de Janeiro H that Berlin
will necoss irily refuso reparation on the
ground tliit Hrazlllan Interests were
warned I" keep without tho restricted
area. The ciux of the hltuatlon will
then be t cached The Hrazlllan Gov
ernment will. It i- understood, act with
precision and despatch.
There Is u note of scrupulous Justice
lu the Brazilian reply to Germany which
Is regarded lu Slate Department circles
on well worthy of the best American
traditions. Brazil realizes that n con
flict with Germany now would have as
its initial consequence tho possible
elimination of rlwil German Interests
nnd the possible confiscation of German
properties of great value There Is,
however, no desire to take unjust nil
Mintage of thin situation, nnd no action
b way of reprisal will be considered
ngainit German Interests unless the Im
perial Government ruthlessly forces
Brazil to take this course.
Tlure arc few Brazilian ships on the
high seas, and the probabilities of
Hrazlllan Interests being damaged by
the German war zono decree are less
than those of many other neutral na
tions. But Brazilian Interests, however
small, un- going to bo protected with
every care that the Government can
give them.
Word has reached here of thn decision
of dtollvla to hold Germany to an ac
counting for damage to Bolivian in
let ests In tlie war xune. Tho position
taken by Bolivia Is tantamount to
-overance or diplomatic relations with
the German empire. Bolivia Is even
icady to consider herself in a slate of
war with Germany If the war zone
decree continues.
rizentliiK's Prolrst.
Oitlclal news fiorn Argentina i some
what similar to advices from Brazil
The Argentine Government has pro
tested against the German U-boat de
crce on the ground that It Is n violation
of the rights of nations nnd all accepted
lawn of the sen. Argentina icserves de
cision. It ! understood. If German sub
marine commanders violate her na
tionals' lights. -
Neither the Brazilian nor the Argen
tine Governments will sever relations
with Germany, however, in advance of a
test ase demonstrating an "overt net"
against their Interests. In this respect
the position of these Governments Is dif
ferent from that of tho United Stntei
because they have had no oppqrtunlty
to deliver to Berlin an ultimatum ns to
their stand.
The President's note of warning In the
Sussex case was In effect un ultimatum
to Berlin, ft stated that If literal war
fare by submarines continued the United
States would sever diplomatic relations
When tho terms of the American ulti
matum were violated diplomatic illa
tions were severed, but neither Brazil
nor Argentina has set hnd a "Sussex,
ease" with Germany. It Is understood,
however, that the very first net violating
the Interests of either of these countries
will he made the occasion fnr an nltl
uiaiuui. News from Santiago, Chile. Is to the
effect that the Chilean Government vlr
tuall) has warned Germany that any
hostile act to a Chilean ship will be met
with measuies destined to protect the
lepubllc's rights. Peru has made a for
mal protest to Berlin, It is learned, and
I'rugu-iv has flatly 'declined to recognise
ilerninny's "unrestricted submarine war
fare." CANAL SUBMARINE BASE.
linker U Hl.ftT.'I.OOO for Knirr-icrni-.v
Ili-fem-i- Vlensnre,
Wasiiinuton, Feb. P. Immediate cio
ntlnn of a Mibmarlno base at Coco Solo
Point, at the Atlantic entriinco to the!
Panama Canal, was recommended to
Congress to-day by Secretary Baker, who
asked for 1 1,17.1,000.
The project has been urged by a Joint
army ami nav.v boaid, which reported
that -'a Mibmarlno base Is all essential
element of defence of tho Canal Zone."
Secretary Baker's communication was
referred to the Appropriations Commit
tee, which already Ih considering emer
gency measures.
R0CKAWAY BILLS PUSHED.
Menaiirrs Antliorlzlnar New Fort t,!HOjVIE
ii.-
'nsartl Mondaj
Ai.iiant. Feb. 9. Following nn emei
Rcney message from Gov. Whitman the'
Legislature will pass on Monday two
bills empowering tho Now York city i
authorities to cede to the Federal Gov-
emnietit land on tho western end of
Bockuwny Point, on which the military
authorities havo begun tho erection of
a new- fort lo strengthen tho defeiu.es
of New- York harbor I
Tim bills were Introduced In the Sen-1
sto and Assembly to-day, nnd were ml-1
vanced In n third reading without ref.
erencc. Senator Wadsworlh, In a tele
gram sent from Washington yesterday, .
urged the legislators to hurry the bills
throuuh I
1 STOPS INSPECTION I
1 OF TEUTONIC SHIPS
V. S. Government Advises
Officials Here Not to An-
i
tagonixe Germans.
No step has been taken by Federul
officials here to renew Inspections of the
German and Austrian ships In this port.
nrflrtnla nrs muler Instnlntlftn from
Washington to do nothing that would
(1,rtnte th0 rjcrma Government or Ger
mans In New York. Although the Gov
ernment now has reports as to tho de
struction of the engines nn fill of tho
Teutonic vessels, It has been decided to
make no Investigation ut the present
time, ns nn Inquiry might cauo resent
ment on the part of the Germans nnd be
misunderstood In Germany.
Officials of tho North German Lloyd
and Hamburg-American lines continue to
refuse permission to Federal Inspectors
or to unofficial Investigators to board
ships of these lines, Tho publication of
details of the destruction of the cnglnei
of the George Washington nt Hobokcn
'"' read with Interest by 'Federal offl
der orders from Washington.
In spite of reports that there has been
a relaxation of tho guard placed on the
German ships. It Is known that vigilance
has Increused since the discovery that
machinery was destroyed under orders
from the German Government, nmccts
and men on theso ships uic pern.ltted to
go nshore In daylight Hours If they have
a pass from officials of their llres. but
,nc'r Movements are watched -losely.
Stories publish In evening r.ews-
papers jesterday to the effect that Col-
lector Malone has madn arrangeme nis
with Itear Admiral Usher. In charge of
the Brooklyn navy yard, to sc.ze ships
In this harbor in tho event of the receipt
of orders from Washington, were not
founded on 'ic! Tho stories were due
to n mlsappiehenslon. Mr. Malone, fol
lowing h! custom, declined to discuss
the matter. .
CONNECTICUT READY.
Military
Census of All
fttntP Mwrted.
Mules in
Hartford, Conn., Feb. 9. "God grant
that we shall not havo war, but If war
must come let Connecticut be ready,"
said Gov, (Marcus H. Holcomb In ad
dressing nineteen Mayors here to-day,
preliminary to launching a campaign to
take an Immediate military census of
every male lu the State above the age
of 1G years. The entire work will be
undertaken by volunteers who will serve
without pay. Blank forms have been
prepared by the War Department.
Within three weeks It Is hoped to have
the name of every male listed. Hart
ford already has stnrted the work. It was
announced, and the names of 39,000 men
have been collected and tabulated. Let
ters have been sent to the Selectmen of
nil towns urging them to appoint agents
to collect the names.
Hvery clergyman In the State has been
requested to call attention to the work at
next Sunday's services. The Connecti
cut Woman's Suffrage Association has
offered to prepare n list of women avail
able for Bed Cross work.
GERMAN CAPTAIN SEIZED
llrltntn to Get Prolrst Aicnlnst llr
inotnl From Chllrnn Milp.
Santiauo, Chile, Feb. 9. The Chilean
Government will protest to Groat
Britain against the removal by tho
British transport Otran'o from the
Chilean steamer Malpo of Capt. UniFt
Frufse, manager of tho German Kov
mos line.
A despnlch from Lima, Peru, op
February S said a vessel believed to
have been the Otranto removed Capt.
Krausse from the Malpo near Celro
Azul Thursday morning.
DESTROYER IS SUNK.
HrltUli Warship Mrike Mine In
Clinnnel Only Flvr Snvrd.
London, Feb. 0 - A Ilritleh torpedo
boat destroyer of nn older type struck n
mine In the Kngllsh Channel Thursday
night and sank. All the ofllccrs and all
of the crew except live were lost. Tho
official Admlr.'ilty statement said ;
"A torpedo boat destiojer of an older
tpe, employed In pntrol duty In the
Kngllsh Channel, struck a initio last
night and sank. All the ofllccrs were
lost. There wero live survivors among
the crew."
The oldet type of destroyers in the
British navy Is known as Class A, built
between 1S03 and 159.". There are
twelvo vessels in this type. The vessels
have a complement of belwft-n forty-live
nnd fifty men. The next oldest type.
Class B, carries sixty men each.
APPAM CREW IN PHILADELPHIA
.lent.
Inns Ileric nnd Al Interned
nt Xsvjr Vnrd.
PmLAnr.l.ritlA. Feb, 9 Lieut Hans
Berg and his prize crew, which took the
captured British liner Appam Into
Hampton ltoads early last year, ni rived
at the Philadelphia nnv yard to-night
from Nevvpott News nnd were xlven
quarters with tbn crews of the Interned
German auxiliary cruisers Kronprlnz
Wllhelm and Prlnz Ullel Fiiediich
Tho men were nccompanled to this
city by n guard In command of Lieut.
West of tho Norfolk navy ynrd.
OFFERS REFERENDUM PLAN.
iillnwii)' AsUa llouso to prott
Apprn to People mi Wnr,
Wasiiinuton, Feb. 9. A resolution
calling for a popular u-fcrendum bo
furo any declaration or act of war, ex
cept lu case of liisuri cctlon or Invasion,
was Introduced to-day by Bepresentii.
tlve Callaway of Texas, "by rcqucsi,"
following n conference with scvual of
his colleagues.
."enutnrs who heard of the resolution
In tho House thuught such a proposal
would not gut very far In the upper
branch of Congress, u was reportrd
that one of the Senators who voted
'against thu resolution indoislng the
diplomatic breach with Germany planned
to Introduce a similar lesolutlon. Sena
tor Vardauian. who uted ngnlnM the
Indorsement resolution, said It would
l- a waste: of time to submit a rcfei. -i-i
dum proposal to the Senate
A
SUBURBAN
! FOR
V III ' CJI
; along the line of the
New Jersey Central
Hornet to suit every Ute and.
every purse.
lnurpuiicl, frequent ami fast
train strvlrs ut luw commutation
rates, No smoke. Hard foul ue.l
Write f ir booklet P
W. ', Hone, II, I', A.. Itenm SO.
113 Mlitrty St., N- York,
GERMAN FIRE RISK
POLICIES HELD SAFE
Financial Standing of Teuton
UniiK'hcs Not Affected by
Diplomatic Break.
SEW YORK LAWS STRICT
Sunt. Phillips Gives Figures
Showing Amounts of Capi
tal and Surplus.
Policyholders In German fire Insur-
unco companies which have blanches In
the United States were assured yester
day by Jesse H. Phillips, State Super
intendent of Insurance, that tho sever
ance of diplomatic relations with Ger
many does not afTect the financial stand
ing of the companies or tho protection
they furnish. Unlcfw the State Depart
ment rules differently, It was said nt
Mr. Phillips's New York olllce, tho Ger
man branches, even In case of wnr,
will continue to do business ns If they
were separate and distinct from their
parent organizations and wero In fact
mcrlcan concerns.
Supt, Phillips Issued a statement bo
cause considerable uneasiness had been
manifested In German Insurance circles
over the action taken by tho Brooklyn
branch of the Tltlo Guarantee nnd Trust
Company .u cancelling fire Insurnnco
policies on the ground that "there was
too much risk In carrying them,"
Stnto I.nvra Strict.
Mr. Phillips laid particular stress on
the fact that the Insurance laws of New
York are very strict concerning tho ns
sets nnd liabilities of foreign companies
and the nature of tho business which
may bo done by them, and also callod
attention to the fact that In August,
1914, tho State Department of Insur
ance ordered all foreign companies to
confer with It before remitting nny
fundi to the homo offices. Tho four
German companies operating In this
country nre the Hnmburc-Bremcr.,
Aachen nnd Munich, Prussian National
and Nord Deutsche.
"Thu United States branches of these
companies aro subject to tho samo su
pervision as American concerns," said
Mr. Phillips. "Their funds ln this coun
try are designed to bo maintained ex
clusively for tho protection of policy
holders nnd creditors in tho United
States, and Investments nro required of
a character prescribed by Iho Slate laws.
"There ai two measures applied by
law- to Insurance companies of other
countries which carry on tho business of
tiro Insurance In this State. The most
severe Is that Imposed by section 27 of
tho New York Insurance law, which al
lows credit only for funds held by In
surance departments and by United
States trustees. Against such assets are
charged all United States liabilities.
Tho difference Is recognized ns tho
United States caplril under section 27.
This treatment results In the company
receiving no credit for funds In the pos
session of the United State.s manager
nr for premiums ln thu course of col
lection. "The second measure allows credit for
the above items lu the general state,
ment, which Is made up on the same
basis as that required of a domestic
lire Insurance company or of a tiro In
surance company of another State."
Cfipllnl nml Mirlns.
Sunt. Phillips then discussed the ng
giegate United State-- capital, under the
provisions of section 27, of the four au
thorized German Insurance companies
engaged In writing lire Insurance In
this State. On December 31, 1913 this
was J1.M9.1S0, and bj December 31.
1915, it had Increase, to $2,072.1 Cf. Thu
aggregate surplus in 1913 was $2,95
2,7. and hv 191.V $S,20;.71!i. As for
ll'lil. Mr. Phillips said theie bad been no
diminution In the aggregate surplus.
"In view of the tnrt," Mr. Phillips
continued, "that the llgures quoted s,w
a material increase in the net assets
h'-ld bv tho.-e United Slate" brunches
since the beginning of the war nnd a
large increase lu trustees' fund-, f,.ei
warranted In stating that In mv Judg
mem policyholders In these companies
may hav confidence In tho protection
which they furnish."
At the otllce of the Ilnniburir-Bre-Hen
company, nt 12S William street. Hora
tlo N. Kelsey cxpres-cd consJ(eralilc In
dignation thnt Mr. Bailev of 'lie Brook
lyn branch of the Title on, antee and
Trust Company should hav- mentioned
tho name of the Hamburg-Bremen com
pany when discussing for publication
the purport of hl circular to prnpetty
owners. Mr. Kelsev, v. ho l not related
to tho president of h,. title comp-my.
w.i-. not sparing ln his com-nents or what
ho termed "Mr. Bjlle.vV prejudh es."
Gle Out Sliilooienl.
Mr Kelsey gave out a statement, -av-l:ig-
"If such a statement I, as hoeti isyIJ.d
hv the Brooklvti branch of the Title
Guaiiiiitee anil Trust Company it w'll lie
well ttnderstood by German lnterct
generally, which have he, n made well
aware of Vice-President Baileys un
fi lendllness to such Interests"
At the olli.-e of the Aachen
Munich comn-mv Maiden i.n.
nnd
iJuackenbu'li. ii-.,., ,m m-ins.r'
S II.
said :
"In answer to Mr llalle.v's reflections on
tho financial standing and good will of
the German fire Insurance companies I
an only offer our llnnti'ial stat.-ne-it
which shows that we arc stronger to
day lu tha United States than wc were
before the war, and that roi evei.v dol
lur of liability we lion have ?2.0i in as
sets In this country "
At the olllce of the German- Vnei ,
company, 1 Liberty street, an America-,
company with German American om
cers, an official of the company suld .Mr
Bailey's nctlon did not affect them' In
any way; mat iney were an Amencnn
1 concern.
I
I " "
!
Februaru CU-an-ui
Sharp Price Cuts.
Flannel & Mercerized Pnjamits, 85c
Fibre & Silk Reefers, 79c, $1.50 & $3
Wero SI.OO to S3. 00
50c & 75c Silk Neckwear 35c
$4.00 Silk Shirts at $2.98
Kayser't Leatherette
Cloth Gloves, GSc
Tan Cape Gloves $125
(all sum)
Gray Mochas, $1.25
(7 lo 7 K only)
$2 Shirts at $1.65
Silk and Linen & Im
ported Mtdrai
$1 & $1.50 Negligee Shirts, 85r
New Sprinr Pillerni, Soli and Slid Cufli
$2.00 Bates Street Shirts tfci ie
Short Stiff Bosoms
LANSING MAY ORDER
VON IGEL RELEASED '
German Consular Attache Un
dcr 920,000 Rail as Wellnnd
Canal Plotter.
CASE EMBARRASSES U. S.
Accused Aliens to Wo Allnnpd
to Depart With Von Jicrn
storff's Pnrtv.
Perkons connected with the Unite
States Attorney's olllce believe the Statu
Department within tho next few tlif
will order tho cuas.ilng ot t -,e Indict
ment charging Wolf von Igtl, the otr
man consular attache, with complicity
in a scheme to blow up Wellasd
Canal In Canada.
This caso has caused the Fedri)
officials much embarrassment during the
last few days. Being under S20.0o(
ball, and otdered not lo ieav Hie jgri.
diction of the United Htn DletrW
Court, It would be impossible for Von
Igel to obtain passports to return with
his fellow- attaches unless '! charge
against him should be dropped.
It Is not generally believed, however
that the authorities, who have allowed
Ills caso to drag for a year without
bringing It to trial, will se. ,i p, detib
him lu this country.
To deny the rlsl-t of Von lgel an
other German consular nl'.iehes t r.
turn to their fatherland at -no n-eic, ,
ti ne, t l8 thought, might t ,n- ,
prlsala against our own ui.iul.ir rei
resentatlvcs on German territory
Former Ambassador von riernstotfr
has maintained from the tlmo Von lj.i
was arrested, amid numerous maps nr.d
quantities of data In a -spectacular ra'd
on his ofllce at CO Wall street, inat ,),.,
Government has no light to prolan
the, man.
He bases this nsjertlin on the f-i
that Von Igcl's name s registered In
Washington ns u member of tho staff of
tho lmperall embassy, his position nt
the time of his urrcst having been thu
of secretary to Capt Franz von I'ape'
of tho local consulate. Capt IKr,
Tausrhcr. husband of Mmc Gailsltl ut.j
was Indicted with Von Igel, was a,
quitted last year In the Federal (oun
Tho reply mado by the lo al I'tilem
officials to nil Inquiries on these ea..-
Is thnt It Is a rlddlo for Washington t
solve. It was stated by nn ais am ot
United States Attorney Marsh-i ; th.r
thu olllce will nwalt Informa'lon fr
the State Department before uiak tig
nny move In the Von Igel case Aliiioneli
It Is known that tho Sei-ret.uy of S ate
npproved of Von Igel s arres- a (3,
ago, It Is lie. lev ed cvervtl, ,iK w , be
dono to penult the at' a- he to return
his own country with Anio.isador c
Bcrustoi IT.
LOYALTY URGED BY
GERMAN ALLIANCE
President of Organization
Tells Members First Duty
Is to America;
I'm- viiKi.i-in.v. Feb. 9 Di- i iv ,. -ll'
ianier, president .if tee N".iu nal i; .
man American Alliance, made puhlic t.
night n letter he has rent to member
or that organization urging them to re
main loyal to America In the preser.'
crisis ft ml advising them of the ac-wr
taken by the alliance at a uir-'lnc hre
last Wednesday night. In his letter I)r
llexamer said :
"I beg leave to Inform you that or
Wednesday night the dtrevtois -,f t,
national tlnatKo committee C i ho Na
tional German American Alia f
Alleviating Suffering met a d tli.i- n
resolved that If war should l -le ''
all collections for the German lied Cro
nnd for widows and orplum- ..,-i', l
stopped nnd that only culler- -
the United Stales shall oe .-. i ' ii j. il
"The National lieruinn A.n-1 V
lillUCO must In tills , lists -I.iImI o i
same hlgii plane of ulisoluti i i
patriotism which It has alw i. .
and unless It iIock so it ho, ., .-
exist In i u r i mint i j "
til'
Men to lli-BI.
Arrangements for 'he i.ig.,
i reservn machine iuii, .oi.,
made esti-nl.i b si v , n- -tlx. in.
iug melt fi om tin s'tiffs of i , iimj , u
magazines ut a luncheon a v V -Hotel.
The men will be i "'. ,
night u week by icgular .m 1 'I 1
nt the Sixty-ninth Kcpiine-.- r-n t
, For the same quality
inext Winter you will have
I to pay more. Sad but true!
! To-day, therefore, at reg
' ular prices, men's suits and
; overcoats, if not for wear
' right now. are values well
, worth putting aside
Where prices arc revised
as they are in some caes.
the saving assumes propor
tions large enough to make
even the provident '.peiic'
j with glee.
Everything for cold w ea
jther wear everything
' from furs to warm flannel
1 pajamas.
Skates a specialty
ROQERS PEET COMl'W
Broadway
, at 1 3tli St.
Broadway
i at Warren
"The
Four
Cor. -r
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