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THE SUN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1917.
being llint n. break In relntlons Is Inevi
table. The Spanish Government has
been asked to take over American Inter
ests und plans have been made to expe
dite th withdrawal of nil Americans If
the break occurs.
The Inst report from Ambnss.nlor Pen
field, n brief cable received after these
' inatructlonn were Rent, suggested a slight
possibility that Austria's reply to thin
Govcrnmcnt'd nldo memolrc asking a
definition of her nttltudo In' Iho subma
rine situation might bo favorable. No
real hope wan raised here, however, and
no change In Instructions followed.
Pending a reply to the aide memolre
the Austrian Hltuatlon wilt remain In the,
Hams Indefinite stago which has chutac
terked It alnco the day of the rupturn
with Germany, when a nolo similar,
though not Identical, to Germany's sub
marine proclamation was ircclved from
Ambassador Penllold. Then the aide
jnemolre was sent asking for an exact
definition of Austria's Intentions because
of the difference between American re
lations with that country and those with
Germany,
The feeling pievails here that while
both this country and Austria are seek
ing to avoid n break Germany is deter
mined that her ally shall strppott to the
greatest dcgicc posslblo the. submarine
campaign.
Tho withdrawal of the American diplo
matic and consular corps from Austria
Will not present as dllllcult a problem as
In the caso of Get many. The embassy
force at Vienna Is smaller and there aio
only abolit twelve consuls In the Dual
Monarchy. Latest olllclal reports Indi
es to that while there arc several hundred
Austro-Amciicans there, there are less
than 'fifty native American who would
return to the United States In case of a
break.
DEFENCE BOATS NEEDED
Many Varieties ( C'rnft unit
. dklllrii Mm (lunKlit ' NT.
fteagoing steamers for offshore scouts,
tugs with winches for mine sweeping
freax, large power boat for outside pa,
trolling and smaller ones for harbor pa
trolling, as well as officers' and sailors to
man them, worn asked for yesterday bv
the .Navy Department. Pishing vessels
ami work boats may also be available
for somo of these duties. Crews for these
Vessels will be selected from the naval
teservo force, composed of the following
classes :
Class 1 The fleet naval reserve,
composed of ex-navy men.
Class '1 The naval reserve of sea
faring men and.ofllccrs who enroll for
general naval service, under 35 years
Old.
Class .1 Auxiliary naval reserve,
composed of the otilccrs and crews of
merchant vessels purchased or char
tered for naval use.
' Class t Naval coast reserve, com
posed of ofllcers and crows for the
naval coast defence vessels now being
' enrolled. For this class men are ile
aired who ore familiar with power
boats, yachts, tugs and fishing vessels.
There are also wanted officers and men
for technical and administrative work
t naval base. and there Is a special
class of naval rescrve'for Industrial woik
only, composed of otllcers and employees
of factories who may enroll so they can
not be drafted Into military service, but
may continue at their work.
Owners who wish to serve aboard
their own boats should request that the
boat be assigned to the naval district
where they are enrolled. Men will be
assigned as far as possible to the boats
And districts with which they are fa
miliar. Full Information In regard to
the enrolment of both vessels and men
will be furnished by Itcar Admiral Usher
at the navy yard, Brooklyn.
BANQUET DISSENTER IS HISSED.
Henry Abelrm Apposed Wlleon I n
dorscrarnt by Underwriters.
Henry Abeles of the Germania Life
Insurance Company was hissed and
pushed back into his seat by several men
who crowded around him 'last night at
the unnual banquet of the Life Under
writers Association of New York at the
Hotel Astor when tie vigorously opposed
a resolution pledging the support of the
association's members to President Wil
son in the crisis with Germany. Abeles.
leaped to his feet as soon aa the resolu
tion was presented and read by Charles
Jerome J'dwards of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society and shouted that lie
was against It.
"Sit down!" shouted several men near
blm. .
Abeles shouted that he would not sit
down, and a storm of hisses anil groans
greeted him from all parts of the room.
"For God's sake work for peace !" he
houted.
Half a dozen men pushed hini back
Into his scat and the resolutions weie
adopted by unanimous vote.
TACT FOR EXTRA SESSION.
Ma Wilson "Yeeds Coincres to J
Meet 1'mergencles. I
"William H. Taft said In un addiesi1
last night at Plalnlleld, X. .)., that Pres
ident Wilson 'had a made a mistake In '
not calling an extra session of Congress 1
to handle emergencies which may arise I
from tho strained relations between the
United States and Germany. ,
"In times like these," ho said, "it Is
beat to have the Congress, the Senate i
nl the President under one dome at
"Waablngton." I
Tins ex-lres!dent was addressing a'
preparedness meeting In the Plalnlleld I
High School under auspices of the Na- j
tfonal Security League.
THE
Baltimore Sc Ohio
! RAILROAD COMPANY
ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF A
NEW TICKET OFFICE
AT
172 BROADWAY
CORNER MAIDEN LANE,
(TELEPHONES CORTLANDT 6670 AND 0571)
ON MARCH 1, 1017,
in order to better accommodate its patrons in
the downtown FINANCIAL and BU8INESS
districts of New York City.
The public is cordially invited to inspect the
new office.
The passenger and ticket offices at 379
Broadway and 7 Cortlandt Street have. been
discontinued.
Other Ticket Offices in Manhattan and
Brooklyn will be maintained.
r J. B. SCOTT,
General Eattern Psengr Agent,
1278 Broadway.
Telephone Madison Square 3020.
WILSON AND SENATE
IN DEADLOCK GRIP
PiTsidpiil's Determinntion to
Prevent Extra Session An-
swei'ccl by Threat.
TO WITHHOLD SUPPOHT
Administration Men lleply
That Executive Has Enough
Funds at Hand.'
Washington, Feb. 27. Congress, es
pecially the .Senate, and the President
are In a deadlock over an extra session.
Till Is the real bone of contention un
derlying the threatened (llllbusler.
The President seems determined to
handle the foreign situation himself : the
Senate lca-Jers feel that Congress should
be here to advise. When Congress ex
pires on .March t It cannot come back
of IN own volition until next December.
TIki President can call It In extraordinary
session, but their- is every reason to be
lieve that he prefers congress to stay
away while ho deals with tho situation.
If CoiiKirtiH is determined to remain
In Washington It will be necessary to
force the hand of the lYefldent and cre
ate a condition which will make It nec
essary for li i tn to Issue me call.
The Republicans and a few Democrats,
who uotllted the Administration leaders
to-day that they would not iass the
legislation nuked for by the President
:lvlng him the power to deal with the
German Mlhninrlne controversy becaube
they felt tnat Congress should be called
In extia .session Immediately after
March 4 to advise about foreign affaire,
were notified by Senators representing
the Administration that they could do
ns they liked : that the President felt
that he had the power already, and that
If Cons! ess reftieed to act It would not
result In an extra session, for the Pres
ident wouM ko forwaid and assert the
power anyhow.
Then when tho anti-Administration
Senators countered with the suggestion
that they would prevent the passage of
the appropriations for 'the running ex
penses of the Government, and In that
way force an extra session, they were
tcld that the Government had sufficient
rpproprlatlons to carry on the Gov
ernment until the end of the fiscal year,
June 30. This Is true perhaps with re
spect to every bill except the army and
the navy bills. These carry appropria
tions for national defence work that
cannot well be put aside temporarily.
So Jealous are the Senators of the
President's manifest unwillingness to
have Congress In Washington after
March 4 that they are talking seriously
of cutting out of the appropriation bills
oil lump appropriations on the theory
that unless they are made specific the
President would use these In his discre
tion to run the Government, and In that
way avoid calling Congress. This op
position to the lump appropriations is
likely to develop In regard to the navy
bill to-morrow.
One Democratic Senator declared to
day that, the President was determined
apparently to take the full responsibility
for declaring war. He said he would
oppose to the utmost the President's at
tempt to prevent Congress from exer
cising Its constitutional duty in the
matter of declaring war.
Another Sena I or, a Republican, an
nounced that when ho returned to the
next Congress he expected to Introduce
proposed amendment to the Federal
Constitution requiring the President to
communicate with Congress and receive
Its approval before severing diplomatic
lelations.
ITALIANS IN AUSTRIAN LINE.
11 y Surprise Attack Tliry Penetrate
Trench nn Snn Mnrro.
Komi:, Feb. 27. A successful surprise
attack was made by the Italians yester
day on the Austrian lines at San Marco.
Austrian raiding operations were broken
up, says to-day's Italian War Office
statement, which follows:
"At the confluence of the Vertolbtzra
and Frlgldo we repulsed enemy detach
ments that were attempting to approach
our lines.
"On the northern slopes of San Marco
one of our detachments made a surprise
attack and penetrated Into the enemy
trenches, which were destroyed and the
occupants driven out.
IIkki.i.v, by wireless, Feb. 23. Italian
forces on Satuiday attacked Hie Austrian
position In the vicinity of Vertolba, on
the Gorilla front, savs an olllclal state
ment Issued to-day by the Austro
Hungarinn headquarters at Vienna, and
succeeded. In entering the Austrian first
l.ne trenches. Later the invaders were
ejected and suffered heavy losses.
Ilntnrlo Women to Vote.
Toronto, Feb. 27. The women of
Ontario were virtually assured the right
to ote when the Government, through
Premier Hearst, to-night indorsed the bill
of J. W. Johnson providing for eimal
suffrage,
' BRYAN RUSHES HOT
i ' FOOT FOR CAPITAL
Will Take Command of Peace
Fight, but Is Liable to Be
Disappointed.
Wahiiinmtos. Feb. 2. lu lesponseto
frantic appeals from help from his
handful of personal wotohlnpers In
Congress, W'Ml.im J. tlry.in Is hurrying
to Washington to lake personal charjn
of tho final stand of paclllsts against
President Wilson's appeal to Congress
for power and money to protect Ameri
can lights, He will probably And his
adherents, with few exceptions, voting
to support the President In so far aS
their activities In Congress are con
cerned. Mr. Hryan will receive every oppor
tunity to make speeches under (he aus
pices of the emergency pence committee
here. He will address the Nebraska
Society of Washington, which will cele
brate the seuil-centenntnl of Nebraska's
statehood on Thursil ly night.
Mr Ilryan's statement Issued from
Jacksonville lo-dny Insisting that Con
gress should not delegate any of Its
powers to the President tlnds a respon
sive chord In the brenrts of many who
will vote to give the President .what he
asks, but Ills attempt to Influence Con
gress In the direction of u repudiation
of the President will find few supporters.
One of the significant developments In
Congress to-day was the perceptible re
cession of tho recent wove of "peace"
talk. There Is no reason to believe that
Mr. Bryan'p personal Intercession will
Jtavo a I evl Ifylng ctTect upon tills.
The emergency peace committee, which
has been bombaidlng members of Con
gress with appeals lor a war referen
dum. Is planning to hold a big peace
meeting here to-morrow night, with Jane
Addams .is one of the chief speakers.
The committee Is hoping to set Mr.
Bryan also.
Bryan fights President.
Jacksonviu.k, Fla.. Feb. 27. W J
Hryan announced to-day he whs opposed
to granting such lowers to the Presi
dent as Mr. Wilson requested of Con
gress yesterday. He announced he would
go immediately to Washington and use
his Inrtuence to hue the request de
clined. .
After leading President Wilson's ad
dress Mr. Uryan cancelled live speak
ing engagements in Florida und has
since been In communication by tele
graph with Congressional friends In
Washington. "Whatever power is con
ferred upon the President should, I
think," said Mr. Hryan. "be so limited
as not to constitute a surrender of tho
power of Congress."
GERARD TOLD NOT
TO SAIL FROM SPAIN
Wnrninjr From German Of
ficial Causes Anxiety Party
Sails From Cornniin.
Cor.UNNA, Spain, Feb. 27. It became
known to-day that on the day ho left
Berlin ex-Ambassador Gerard was
j warned personally by a German friend
In high oftlclal position against sailing
from Spain for tho l.'nltod States.
The fact that the warning wn given
has not yet become knonn except to
those men who arc In Mr. Gerard's Con
fidence, but among them there Is a feel
Ing of anxiety In regard to the Amer
icans sailing to-day on the Infanta
Isabel, dt is known that Mr. Gerard
regards the warning as having been
given In all serloiisnens.
( I-onpo.v, Feb. 28 (Wednesday ). The
i Daily MnH'.i Corunna correspondent, re
i ferrlng to the embarkation yesterday
' (Tueday) of Ambassador Gerard and
1 his party, says : ,
"All the town tuined out to watch tlie
, grand embarkation, which possibly is
destined to become historical. The em
i barkatlon was the largest seen here in
many years, as, In addition to the Amer
icans, toe infanta Isabel Is carrying
1,7o Spanish emigrants to Cuba."
Washington. Feii. 27. Reports that
former Ambassador Gerard had been
I advised in an Informal way by a high
i German olllclal in Berlin not to sail for
the United States In the way he had
' planned caused much surprise among
' State Department ofllclan., who thought
I Mr. Gerard would almost certainly hae
forwarded Information of tint sort if
leceived. The only Instructions sent
him .weie lu icply to his ipjery as to
what to do in case of war anil nd
v!seil that lie hold to his original plans
unless iiherwlx ordered.
Full details of the former Ambuss.-!-dor's
plans, Including the vessel, the
date nnd the port, were communicated
to Rerlin through the Spanish Ambassa
dor. No safe conduct could l re
uuested Iwcause the two countries am
not at war. Tho ship Is a neutral vessel
and the route does not traverse the pro
' hlblted zone. Press reports that Mr.
Gerard Had ailMsed Americans In
Madrid not to pall on the (,din vessel
have not been confirmed otlloiaHy here
SLIPS THROUGH U-BOAT ZONE.
American Oil Ship Arrive Here
Safely l'roni England.
The new American oil carrying tur
bine steamship II. C. Folger. which took
a cargo of crude oil lo London from Han
Francisco by way of the Panama Canal,
nrrlvlng at London on February H,
passed In Sandy Hook late last night.
The precise dale of her sailing from
London through the German blockade
zono may not be known until she re
port at Quarantine to-day, but she
doubtless sailed from London long lifter
the decree became effective.
Tho American freight steamship Vlgl
lancla. which had trouble with her crew,
who demanded double wages to ventuni
through the war zone unprotected, may
sail early this morning. The, trouble wa
adjusted yesterday. Khe is bound for
Havre by way of the Azores, Is com
manded by Capt, F. A. Mlddleton, nativu
American, who has twenty-one American
citizens In her crew. She carries a large
cargo of foodstuffs and war material.
The Italian steamship fascrta, with
passengers and a large cargo, sailed last
night for the Mediterranean. She car
ries two guns.
The British steamship Clifton, lent hv
the British Admiralty to the French
Line, sailed for Havre with a largo
rargo of munitions and one mounted gim.
MESSENGER BOYS DRILLING.
UO.OOtt I'iprctrd fn tin to ramp
Xeit Mnmmer.
The messenger boy Is the latest re
crultjn tho scheme of national pie
paredness. His usefulness was defined
yesterday at a meeting of the National
School I'amp Association In tho Hankers
Club, and arrangements have been made
lo train htm so he may serve his coun
try In the event of war. Alro.tdy the
Western Union Telegraph and Its' sub
sidiary, tho American District Teh
grnp'.i Company, have pledged coopera
tion. Announcement was m ule at the meet
ing that there are lO.nnu boyH In train
ing In Greater New York, nearby Now
Jersey towns and other points i iose lo
this city It h expected that '0,1100
boys will be In camps in and around
New York this summer,
LACONIA SURVIVORS
HOURS IN1 HIGH SEAS
Continual from I'tr.it I'tipe.
with an nmplo supply of flares. The
cargo coiiflsted of cotton and food
stuffs, Tho submarine was not seen from
tho Lacorila, but after the second tor
pedo had hi en Hied and the boats
launched a suhmarlno nppeaied on the
surface, came alongside the boat con
taining tho second ofllcer nnd asked
for tho captain. Tho submarine com
mander told the pi'ople In the second
ofllcer's boat that n British Admlraltv
patrol hail cnught the Laconln's wire
less and was coming to the scene.
The submarine made no offer of aid
and submerged Immediately after.
Thlrtern boats were launched from
the Larnnla. The Hoys were In No. 5,
which whs swamped, Its llfebelted pas
fengent being nicked un bv mime l,i,.t..
but suffeied severely as the result
of exposure In the cold water
The boats after leaving the Lacnnla
had to scatter rather wldelv In order
to avoid the danger of collision in the
twelve foot swells which were running.
Flares were kept alight by most of (he
boats during the five hours of anxious
walling for the patrol to arrive. The
patrol began picking up the boats at 4
o'clock In the morning, but had not
finished until after daybreak.
There was nn extraoidlnary scene- on
the iiuays at Queenstown when the sur
vivors were landed there. As the ship
w,i3 made fast a huge crowd of civilians,
soldiers, sailors and nurses began sing
ing under the leadership of a shrill
voiced woman cheer leader In the uni
form of the Women's National .S'ervUe
organization
.Mrs. Harris, It was learned, stood at
the captain's side on the Laconla and
had made the rounds of the decks with
him, checking ofT the women and chil
dren pnssengers in see all were in their
places and had clothing, blankets or tar
paulins. Mrs. Harris was on the way
to lOurope to nurse war victims. She Is
the granddaughter of a formerGoei nor
of Pennsylvania.
After Mis. Harris on the landing stage
came other women anil chlldien. all
clinging to their life bells, and then the
men passengers, some with life belts and
roine wealing life saving waistcoats.
Automobiles were waiting for t.ie
party and Its members were conveyed
swiftly to the Queen's Hotel, wheie
nurses provided dry clothing and warm
baths In n half hour the men. women
Hnd chlldien who hud come off the res
cue sloop In a varied state of disarray
were ready lor a really sumptuous meal
of broth, salmon, turkey and champagne
which had been prepared for them
during the evening.
Although the passengeis showed the
effects of the ordeal they put a merry
face on the misfortune for the most part
and nearly all were able to enjoy the
meal with a good appetite. The nurses
Insisted then on the survivors retiring,
wrapped In warm blankets and with hot
water bottles even for the inen. Must of
the survivors expect to teach London
to-morrow morning.
Sad Scene nl KimI.hssj.
It was a sad party of Americans
which thronged the embassy thl after
noon anxiously awaiting the latest In
formation from the survivors. It was
the gravest nggrenatlon which has been
seen there since the Lusltanla sank. Few
of tho callers had Ivid lelatlves aloard,
but many came to ask about friends.
None ventured lo discuss the possible
attitude, of the Washington Government
townrd this latest blow at Amirican
rights. One American who was ques
tioned bv The Sun correspondent threw
up his hands In a gesture of despair.
"Wo can't expect, anything to be
done." he said. "Tills Is simply another
of those crises which are momentarily
appalling, but which become ineie inci
dents by the end of the week."
Austin Hoy, 3 years old. tho London
nianager of a Chicago machinery com
puny, cabled lo President Wilson to-day
asking th.T,t the. Tnited States aid him
In avenging the death of his mother and
sister. When talking with Tub Pin
correspondent he attempted to maintain
a rational demeanor, but it was plain
that he was well nlch overwhelmed with
grief.
Dr. Albert Harris Ho, husband
and father of the two women, was al
most heartbroken over the loss of half
of his family. He was a I'nlon soldier
In the civil war. The news of tho death
of Mrs. Hoy and her daughter reached
the son and brother when he opened
his newspaper at the breakfast table.
"1 had been looking for news of the
Laconla for the last day or two with
some trepidation," lie said, "and was
les astounded to learn of tho torpedoing
than I was shocked to see that my
mother and sister were almost the only
victims.
"I rushed to the American Consulate
I was the first one through the doors
when they were opened nnd got all de
tails available there. Then I went to
the embassy, where I had a conversa
tion with Ambassador Page, to whom
I expressed my feelings In tho strongest
possible manner. 1 then cabled PresI
dent Wilson."
Victim Taraped I'-HoHt Once.
Mrs. and Miss Hoy satled from Kng
land in December for a short visit to
New York and Chicago. They were on
the Trans, lvanla, bound for HngUnd a
year ago. when that steamship ecaped
a submarine.
Despatches brought the stories of the I
officers who had charge of the lifeboat
In which Mrs. Mary Hoy and Miss Eliza
beth Hoy perished. The women were i
resting In their stiteroom when the first i
torpedo struck tho Lnconla. Both rushed
out, thlnlv clad, and they were among
the Ill-fit to clamber into a boat The
weather was ctremely cold, even for
those who were wrapped In heavy fur
coats Companions extended every aid
possible, hut as both women had rather
weal; hearts the exposure when the boat
was swamped had the Inevitable effect
After an hour Mrs. Hoy and her
daughter seemed to sink Into a state of
coma and within an hour after that tho
officer in charge realized that they could
not live When he was certain that life
was extinct he ordered the bodies low
ered gently overboard. Owing to the
fact thnt the wnves were running tweh o
feet high the builal ceremony was has
tened. Story of a Snrvlvor.
Dr Hawkes was playing a game of
bridge In tho shlp'i surgeon's loom when
he heaid an awful crasli and surmised
that the ship had been attacked by a
submarine. Dr. Hawkes said )
"The submarine returned afler we had
been In the boats and llred another tor
pedo, which put out tho lights. This was
followed by a terrlflo explosion and the
sli p must have sunk soon after. Tho I
(second torpedo, mind you, was llred '
ullhough the lifeboats were close lo tho '
vessel and the crew of the submarine
could not have frilled to see us, Ie was
about !:no P. M, on Sunday when we
look lo the boats, and nbout 3 o'clock
on the following morning when we were
picked up "
OFFICIALLY "OVERT ACT."
President nnd Lnnnlnc No Agree on
l.nconln Mnklitft.
Wasiii.st.ion, Feb, 27, President Wil
son and Secretary Lansing regard tho
sinking without warning of the Cunaid
liner Laconla with loss of American lives
as an overt act amounting to a challenge
to the I'nlted States t0 defend lis cltl
reus on the high seas
The President's position was made
clear authoritatively after a conference
at the White Houte to-day between him
and Mr. Lansing. The salnc outline of
the Government's altitude was repeated
after the Cabinet meeting. At the State
Department officials raid they could sco
no possible extenuating circumstances In
connection with the "lawless und wan
ton destruction of the ship."
The official reports' from American
Consul Frost at Quecnstown, In the
opinion of ofllclnls, made a clean cut
case qomlng within the scope of the
President's solemn warning to Germany
when he severed diplomatic relations on
February 3.
"We shall nol behove they are hostile
lo us until we aio obliged to do It," th
President said on that occasion. Tho
reports on the Laconla sinking show
conclusively the President Is understood
to hold this hostile action was taken
deliberately and regardless of this Gov
ernment's rights,
Nn n elf Til for lliininii Life.
The reports nre complete In tho view
of State Department officials and further
investigation Is virtually unnecessary. It
was said, It Is established the liner
enervlnr- niL.inff.r. Inotnrllnt- A ... r. -1 .
I cans, whs torpedoed without warning in
me oeau oi mgiu ana wun no inougni
or care for tho safety of the human
lives Involved. In fact It Is shown that
a second torpedo was actually fired Into
the stricken vessel while the small boats
with their struggling human cargoes
wtro endeavoring lo get clear of the
ship.
The following Information from Con
sul Frost at Queenstown was received
iit the State Department:
"Two American ladles dead from ex
posure and bodies lost at sea from
Laconla: nainel. Mis. Mary K. Hoy
und Miss Kllzabeth Hoy of Chicago. Four
Americans saved : F. P. Gibbons, Chicago
Trlliiiiir; Mr-. F. K. Harris, wife Col.
Harris, 1" S. A., Foil du Pont. Delaware :
Arthur F. Kir by, upper New York State,
and Father Waring of St. Joseph's Semi
tury. Baltimore.
"Cedrlc B. Ivatt, piobabty American,
Is apparently lost.
"The following American negro lire
men and seamen were saveil Douglas
Adam. Newport News: Benjamin Car
ter. 33 West Sixty-ninth street, New
York; Lewis D'irnell, .10.", Perrv stiect,
Baltimore: Cnrev Massebuvg 10 South
Nineteenth street. Newport New . Kd
Smith. New York, Hnrrj Young. ISO
Patk Bow. New York: llaruev llhettoi,
ICt West Slxty-llrst street. New Yo,k ;
John Williams, address unknown . Will
Inm Wynne or Wing. 301 Norlh Bethel
sticet. Baltimore, Henry Smith, 12'
Pratt street. Indianapolis. Joseph Lewli.
63 Wllllamstreet, ButTalo ; Dan Isi.tei. St'.U
Oliver street, Sav.inn ih Itobert GUI's.
Brooklyn : Isaac lloniau, BmoklMi : John
Joneson, ISO Park How, New Yoik, and
Joseph Sumtei. Charlcstown .
"Total sun Ivors landed here if,".
Tsnrte.1 nt ll.mlrv li TVil-jl ,i I.,-,,1
21M ; nilsing 13, of whom live di owned i
and eight. Including Hoy ladles died of '
exposure anil nurieu a; sea MX Hospital
cases, none believed grave "
12 IN LINE DEATH LIST,
Local OIBpo llrsrs II Were I'nsnen-
er nnd 41 In t'rrii.
The local office of the Cunard Line
received this message from the home
ottlce;
"Itegret to advise you that saloon pas- j
ser.gers Mrs. Mary 13. Hoy and daugh
ter and also Cedrlc P. Ivatt dead, burled
at sea. W. 1. Itoblnson. Dr. Fortuint
Xyndel and sooond cabin passenger Will
lam IJv.i still unaccounted for. Two
firemen, three coal trimmers and ship's
barber missing. Total lives involved,
twelve."
Cedrlc P. Ivatt was a rept e-eutatlve
of Kenned. Mitchell R Co., bankers, of
3". Wall street, and his wife is icsidinir
a Noullly, Frame He was an expert
on American "machinery and was going
abroad lo Interest foreign manufacturers
In American pioducts. He was about
forty-five years old. His wife and two
daughters have been engaged in relief
work in France since the beginning of
the war. One of the daughters Is with
Mrs. Vanderbllt's American ambulance
and the other Is In Dr. Blake's hospital. ;
A despatch from Haclne. Wis. savs '
representatives of tho manufacturing es-;
tabllhments for whom Ivatt acted as
foreign representative asserted that ;
Ivatt, although bom in Kugland, was a
citizen of the I'nlted States, having taken
out his citizenship papers,
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HINT FROM BERLIN
ARMING MEANS WAR
Swiss Minister Sniil to He hi
Possession of This View
of (Jcrniaii.v.'
WAKXIXO MAY II K SKXT
Kaiser Snid to He Hoping to
hit Kcsponsihility Wholly
With the f. S.
Wasiii.nutos. Feb 1T. Dr Paul Bit
ter, the Swiss Minister, who rcpiesents'
German Interests here, is convinced that
the arming of American nicichnntmen
will be regarded In Germany as making
war virtually certain. He Is understood,
lo he in possession of Information-from j
Berlin tn the effect that Immediate rc-j
seiitment will he felt In Germany If the i
.I'nlted Stales adopts this course, and
that the President should heed the Ger
man warning to refrain from adopting,
any such measure. Dr. Bitter called at .
the State Department to-day, but did
not .see either Secretary Lansing or.
Counsellor Polk.
There arc Intimations that Germany
may not actually wait until Congress
gives the President the authority to arm
ships liefnre reiterating Its solemn warn
ing lo the United States. Berlin Is
know n to regard the arming of merchant '
r-Iilps against submarines as a measure
which entities the submarine command-'
eis to ilre without warning and In view J
the siibni I'lne blockade decree the!
deliberate aiming of American ships
with I'nlted States navy guns and gun
ners would be viewed, It is Hild. as an-,
nouueiug lu advance this Government's
determination to use armed force against ,
ships of the Imperial Oeiiuany navy
Coi man cannot differentiate be
tween this condition and that of actual,
war. It Is added and It would not sur-'
prise olllclals here to learn that the Im
perial German Government had sent a
mandatory warning lorblddlng the
United States under pain of tetallation
to take any teps looking to the poten
tial use of ai .ped for. e agalnt vessels
of the Omeperlal Genua u navj
'I ,ie nbje.'t of such a ,irve it Is said,
would be in line with Germany's policy
f placli.s the blame for future eventual
ities on the I'nlted States. It is not ex
pected that German will declare war on
this account or do am thin-? to unduly
expedite matteis. aa Berlin's present j
pjllcy "appears to lie to play for time.
Naval ottlceis who regard the arming
of American merchant ships under the
present circumstances an iiraetlcally cei
taln to lead to war were particularly lu-teresti-1
to-day in the Increased power
nf the submarine as evidenced by Its
deadly nUiit attack on the i 'unorder La
conla It is the llrst Instance of this
character where a submarine hfls been
able lo sink a ship at night. Naval ex
perts are vv mulcting whether this was
ncconiplirthed by rare chance or whether
the Germans have some new device
which Is to Initiate further wholesale
night attacks.
While the submarine may have dlf
Ileulty In locating and aiming torpedoes
at vessels at night, the merchantmen
have nn chane.i at all to locate the sub-1
Murine. Li these circumstances it would
make little difference whether the ves
sel was armed or not, for the navy gun
ners could not very well spot a periscope
anyway after dark.
Secretary Daniels reiterated to-dav
that the navy was ready to supply guns
and gunners to merchantmen as soon as
Piesident Wilson gave the word. Rush
work for munitions and guns has been
o-dered by Mr Daniels, and the Amer
ican manufacturers will keep their men
en ployed seven days a week from
now on
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President's Address Before ! North -German Lloyd Mori
Congress the General Sub" ! gages Property Holding
ject of Comment.
London. Fb "S. President Wilson s
address before Congress is the general
subject of comment to-duj. especially
with reference to possible developments
arising through the sinking of the
steamer Laconla and tho loss of Ameri
can lives. Flesh tributes nre-pnid to the
President's lofty Idealism and love of
peace, and his difficulties In view of the
Congressional position and the absence
of complete unanimity of American opin
ion are fully locognized.
The main point discussed, however. Is
whether the attack on the Laconla con- i
stltutes the "'overt, net." The general '
opinion, based on such American des-1
patches us were received at tne time
tho editorials were written. Is that It Is
dllllcult to see how It can be regarded
as otjlierwlse. The rimes says: "It
would seem that the overt act Siad al
ready been committed when the Presi
dent was congratulating himself on Mon
day that It was still but a danger."
The Times remarks that President
Wilson spoke with great caution regard
ing specific measures and It bases no
positive conclusions on the address
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Considerable speculation u -piessed
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leiison for the placing of n ti.Minnrft
mortgage on Its three piers in th.it v
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One of the olllcials. who was unwdl, s
to give the authority of his name to '
ns.sertion, said that it was to be u-d
pay the wages of crews aboard the lvp
detained In Hoboken and the upkeep
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