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Xujinen" RICHMOND. VA? TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1915. ?TWELVE PAGES PAffiT."*"* ?FAIR price
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^ses Are Reported of
fjt-and-Mouth
Disease. j
.K IS PASTEURIZED
Safeguard for Human and
[mal Life Is Taken by
Authorities.
resource known to iscjenco and
physical means arc b<lng used
k'ent tho spread of the-foot-and
:h dlseaso discovered last week in
herd of tho Miller Hrothers, In
Iirlco County. IJy rundown to-day
whol? herd, consisting of 275 cattlo
the best breed and a prize bull,
'hlch ha<l recently been purchaewl at
cost of $SOO, will have been
Slaughtered and burled In a seven-foot
trench. As each animal Is led to th?*
sceno of Its Interment and killed, the
carcass will be so mutilated that Die
hid? cannot bo sold. The horns and
hoofs, used In the manufacture of a
certain form of oil, vMll also be so
treated that they cannt/t be disinterred
and sold In a private market.
The situation at present is believed
to be under control, thouKh it is con
sidered to be very grave and very
perilous to the cattle and dairy In
dustry in all Virginia. Co-operation
and not criticism, slip port and not dic
tation are needed br.V State Veterinarian
J. G. Ferneyhough, lie stated last night,
and if support id his endeavors be
granted to him inA'the fullest measure,
he believes that 0ie outbreak may be
??onflned to the Fr.liller farm. Other
wise, it may apptfar In other localities,
resulting in Ibta quarantining by the
Federal governiiM'nt of the whole .State.
taIjK ok TUi;.vri\c; disease most
DANGEROUS, KAVS FKUNEVIIOL'GII
"Thero cannot possibly be any treat
ment, or any iJucmpt at treatment, of
the disease." /said Dr. Ferneyhough
last night. "TTho situation Is too seri
ous even to consider any proposed
methods of tA-eatment. So far as we
know, there no absolute cure for the
disease, and/the first attack does not
bring immunity. Even In those cases
in which cattle recover from tho foot
and-mouth /llsease, vthey are so debili
tated as tol bo rendered unfit for fur
ther use. j[ wish to emphasize that
is a most dangerous po'.lcy even to tfyik
of treatnlent, that the only rppopcr
method t/j combat tho cllscitfe 1s to
tdaughter/ all animals Inte'cted and all
animals /which havo^Jkieen exposed to
Infectior/. Further/*! wish to Bay thai
t9JU^'itur/"l>io molhodn used by
^^MAffed bTates government, and that
receiving tho co-operation and
H^^Vnco of all government ofTieers.
J^^K-morrow we will have assisting
T. M. Owen and Dr. II. K. Wal
of the United States Itureau <?f
Vilmal Industry; Dr. Caldwell and Dr.
Knith and tlireo meat Inspectors. Dr.
'lenry Marshall is now giving us all
ihe help he can, and I'rof^ssor \V. D.
Saunders, of the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, is also aiding us in com
bating this terrible outbreak."
Infection- wii,i, < ost
Professor Saunders, who was present
tho time with Dr. Ferneyhough.
luchsafed every statement made by
e latter, and Joined in urging that
i effort he made to treat tlie disease,
at the poliey of the Kederal govern
nt and State agencies iji slauphter
g all Infccted cattle and all rattle ex
sed to Infection he followed to the
ter. If the disease he permitted to
ead. It will cost tho State hundreds
thousands of dollars, and will fall
a direct burden upon all citizens.
peril, said Professor Saunders, is
mendous. and every assistance
uhl he wiven iti wiping it out.
"ho situation at present is believed
|bo under control. 1 >r. Ferneyhough,
te Veterinarian, is in charge, and is
ig assisted through all possible
ns by I"?r. Henry Marshall, chief
he local Federal Bureau of Animal
stry. Four men have been brought
i Washington to aid in tho sup
Ission of the scourge, and every
iina within tho power of the State
>clng exerted to combat the spread
the malignancy from the farm of
Miller Brothers to adjoining and
r-by herds.
RUY SIGN OF SICK NKSS
vii:\vi:i) with sisi'inox
It Is fenred, however, th.it the vlru
iiit cllseaso njay already have been
read, not only to other herds in llen
i-o County, but to other herds in tho
te, and every sign of sickness
[tong cattle, sheep, swine and other
ninants Is to be regarded with sus
lon nnd lo bo immediately reported,
ly by tho concerted efforts of Fcd
1 and Stato authorities and cattle
edcrs may the continuance of tho
jaso and its spread throughout the
re Stato be stopped, and such co
atlon In being most earnestly
ught by Dr. Ferneyhough and Dr.
Marshall.
Special Deputy W. M. Milam, presi
dent of tho Dairymen's Association, has
boeii named quarantine manager for
I-Ienrico County, and all other deputies
and 'special ofilccrs now, or to be, ap
pointed will bo in his charge. Tho
Stato Is being represented on tho farm
by Inspector II. S. Willis, of Orange
County, who will report to Dr. Ferncy
! hough. Tho United States Bureau of
((Animal Industry Is also represented on
"tho farm, so that the place will bo
guarded by every facility offered by
Fedoral, State and county government.
PPLIES FOR INJUNCTION
AGAINST ILAIIjKOADH
As he announced Sunday night, Gov
ernor Stuart yesterday applied,
rough Assistant Attornoy-Genoral
lirlstophor B. Garnott, to the City
circuit Court for tin order restraining
^all railroads nnd steamship companies
filtering Virginia from hauling Into
l|h? State hay, straw or similar fodder;
Hildes, skins, wool, horns, hoofs and
I?
(Continued on Third Page.)
"TIED BY LEGS" AT CAPITOL
Prmldmt Doubtful If II* Will II* Able
to I.eave WnnhlilKton Thin Spring.
WASHINGTON, March 1.?President
Wilson declared to-day tho European ,
situation was demanding so much of
Ills attention that ho was doubtful if
ho would be able to leave Washington
this nprlng, ?.-ven, possibly, to make his
proposed visit to tho San Francisco
Exposition.
"I am tied here by the legs." was |
tho way his callers said tho President ;
expressed the situation.
lie told a committee which invited '
him to attend the Southern Conference j
for Education and Industry in Chat- j
tanooga in April that lie would do so !
if he found it possible to get away.
Ho wants to attend tho Southern Corn- i
merclal Congress, which meets about t
the same time In Muskogee, Okla., and '
said. If ho was able to make that trip, J
ho would stop at Chattanooga en route.
Tho invitation to-day was presented
by Senators Lea and Shields, of Tonnes- j
see; Camden, of Kentucky, and Sim- I
mons and Overman, of North Carolina; j
Representative Asweli, of Louisiana,
anil J. Y. Joyner, president of tho con
ference. A written Invitation from the j
Governor of Tennessee and other Statu j
oflicials .also was presented.
FIGHT COURT'S DECREE
llorremtr Company Ankii Thot Anti
trust Hilling lie Iltvented.
WASHINGTON. March 1.?-Counsel |
for the International Harvester Com
pany to-day tiled a brief in the Su- j
premo Court to support its contention ,
that tho Minnesota Federal district j
court's ruling that the corporation was j
violative of the antitrust law should J
bo reversed. The brief also took the !
position that the dissolution decree j
would work an unjustifiable destrue- |
tlon of property.
The ease has been set for oral argu
ment April 5.
Provisions of the lower court's de
cree requiring the separation within j
sixty days of the company into three ,
equal parts, with stockholders of one j
disqualified to hold stock In the others, j
under penalty of the entire property j
passing into the hands of a court re- I
eelver, are attacked vigorously In the j
brief. Capital could not be induced I
to Invest in tho separate companies,
the brief declares, and the property !
would go into a receiver's hands, "with j
tho only possible res?t of a sale by a
court, and the destruction of many i
millions of irs in the value of Its i
business 8Tid*"assets."
-STEAMSHIP ADRIFT AT SEA
? |
Ilnil All Propeller Illnden Shorn Off, anil '
Aitkrd for Tow.
NEW YOI1K, March 1.?An unidentl-i
fled steamship, with all propeller blades'
shorn off, was adrift last week nearj
the middle of tho Atlantic, a-jccrdingj
to the log of the American Line steamer
New York, In to-day from Liverpool.
The New York was spoken by wire
less last Thursday by the British)
steamer Milwaukee, from Canadian,
porta for Liverpool. The Milwaukee ?
advised the. New York of the drifting,
steamer's plight, and fixed her loca-1
tion as: latitude, 41; longitude, 45.-0.i
The message gave the name of thoi
steamship as "Trltonlan," but maritime;
record/? hero failed to disclose any such
name. According to tho wireless, the:
"Tritonian" requested a tow, and added,
that, except for kus of her propeller1
blades, all was well aboard.
DEWA DENIES REPORT
Japanese Admiral Not Subjected In An- j
nojnnee While I.envlng .\e\* York. |
WASHINGTON. March 1.?Secretary j
Pry an received to-day from Admiral j
Dewa. of tho Japanese navy, now in |
Chicago, a telegram saving tliero was*
no foundation for reports that he was j
subjected to annoyance while leaving j
New York.
The Japanese ambassador. Viscount j
Chimin, called on Secretary Bryan and ?
expressed his regret that such a report ?
had been published, lie presented a'
telegram from Admiral Dewa's aide, j
which said:
"Tho press report to the effect that j
Admiral Karon I)ew,i was subjected to
annoyance at the New York Grand Cen
tral Station is entirely groundless.
Wo had a most delightful trip to Chi- i
cago."
NO LIQUOR IN SOCIAL CLUBS
I.ntv of Mississippi I.e.ni?latiire Vpheld j
by Stnte Supreme Court.
f Special to Tho Times-Dispatch.]
JACKSON, MISS., March 1.?The
Mississippi Supremo Court to-day up
held tho constitutionality of the May
Mott-Lewis law, enacted at the last
session of tho Legislature, prohibiting j
tho keeping of intoxicants in social j
clubs. In its decision the court quoted ;
tho following: "Whiskey is a good i
tiling In its place. There is nothing j
like it for preserving a man when lie j
Is dead. If you want to keep a dead '
man, put him lu whiskey; if you want j
to kill a live man. put whiskey In him." |
sulphurkTacid released j
Ten Tlioiisnnrt (inllons, Heady to He '
Sent to Europe, I.et Loose by Fire.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
WOllURN, MASS., March 1.?Ten !
thousand gallons of sulphuric acid
wero released by a fire which destroyed
tho sulphuric acid house of tho Merri
mac Chemical Company's plant to
night. A boy who fell into a pool of
acid may die. Several firemen wero
disabled by acid burns. Tho acid was i
stored In vats, ready, according to com
pany oflicials, for shipment to Europe
to be used in tlie manufacture of high
explosives. Tho loss is $150,000.
LEGISLATURe"RECONVENES
Tennessee Assembly fn Session Again
After Month'* Heeess.
NASHVILLE, TENN., March 1.?The
Tennessee Legislature reconvened to
day, after a month's recess. Fifty days
of the session remain. The election of
two members of tho Stato Hoard of
Elections Ik the most Important busi
ness before tho Assembly. Tho dnto of
the election haa not yet been fixed.
Ordinance Suspending Car Ser
vice on Broad Street Hills
Is Adopted.
BODY REFUSES TO RECOMMIT
Jefferson Ward Delegation Splits,
and Final Vote Stands
18 to 2.
Over the protest of tho soli'l Jeffer
son Ward delegation, which asked that
the measure be recommitted for amend
ments, the Common Council last night,
by a vote of IS to 2, passed the ordi
nance allowing the Virginia l?ail\\.i>
and Power Company to suspend Its
street car service on the East Rroad
Street hills, and divert the lines at
present using these tracks over other
routes.
The five Jefferson Ward members
voted solidly for the motion to recom
mit, and were supported in this motion
by Councllmen J'ilclier, Haddon nnd
Seaton. of Clay Ward. When the mo
tion to recommit was lost, by a vote of
12 to 8, the ordinance was placed on
its passage. On the final vote the Jef
ferson Ward delegation split. Council
men Rogers, Powers and Lutnsdcn
voting with the majority, and Council
men Sullivan and Welsh forming the
lonesomo minority that voted against
the ordinance.
OVERKI.OW CHOWII
\V ATI'1UCS I'ltOCEKI) INO S
An overflow crowd, that besieged
the Council chamber and the corridors,
witnessed the proceedings. The meas
ure, which was before the body with
a favorable report from the Street
Committee, which had approved it by
a vote of 6 to 2. was reported early In
the evening.
"Councilman Rogers reported to the
Council the unanimous desire of the
Jefferson Ward delc-gatio.n_that the or
dinance be recommitted. In order that
amendments might bo incorporated to
meet some of the Objections of street
car patrons who would bo Incon
venienced by tho contemplated re
routing, and offered a motion to that
effect. The sentiment on Church Hill
with regard to the measure, he said,
was divided. A recommittal, he said,
would cause only a Rhort delay, and
might result in a better adjustment of
the situation than is provided in the
ordinance.
WANTED IJICFINITF. DATI3
FOR TERMINATION OF PERMIT
Councilman L.umsden, of Jefferson
Ward, thought it would bo -wise to
amend the ordinance so as to provide
a definite time limit, at the expiration
of which the original routing should
be restored. The ordinance before the
body, he said. In providing no time
limit, would encourage a prolongation
of the temporary .rerouting. lie
thought that it would be a wise thing
to recommit tin; ordinance.
Councilman Pollock opposed recom
mittal on the ground that the matter
had been fully threshed out before the
Street Committee where ample oppor
tunity, he said, had been given to the
Jefferson Ward members to offer such
amendments as they desired. He was
opposed, he said, to delaying necessary
legislation, more particularly in this
case, since the changes proposed under
the ordinance were distinctly tempor
ary. and subject to revocation by the
Council at any time. Much the same
reasons were assigned by Councilman
English, who made a short speech op
posing recommittal.
I{.\ IIDON APPEAl.S FOIt
( Ol NCII.MANH* (OI RTE.SV
llerc t'ouncliman T. Cray lladdon, ?>f
Clay Ward, took the floor with :in ap
peal to the Council to grant the re
committal if for no other reason than
out of courtesy to the Jefferson Ward
delegation. It was seldom, he pointed
out. that all the members of a ward
join in a request of litis kind. To re
fuse such a request when made by the
ward that is most materially affected,
lie thought, would be a regrettable vio
lation of councllmanlc courtesy.
Mr. lladdon saw no good reason for
rushing the measure through. While
lie admitted that the East Uroad Street
tracks were In bail condition, lie could
not bring himself to believe, lie said,
that a delay of thirty days would cn
courago a disaster that has been spared
the Broad Street hills for many years
by a watchful anil benevolent 1'rovl
rlencc.
"The Jefferson Ward delegation asks
for the recommittal of this ordinance,
which affects that ward materially/'
lie said, 'and. as a n'tatter of common
courtesy to them, I shall vote to send
it back to the committee. 1 want to
treat its request with tho same con
sideration that I would expect, should
my ward ever make a request of this
kind."
V.N FA 111 TO It ETA HO
NEl.ESSA H V I.E<JISI,AT JON
Mr. lladdon spoltc with a good deal
of heat, and tho gallery resnomled to
tho sentiment with a round of applause.
President Peters rapped loudly upon
the now mahogany table, and Sergeant
at-Arms Ruskell called for "order In
the Council chamber." It was the
single demonstration of tho evening.
Councilman Pollock replied sharply
to Mr. Haddon's plea for a recommittal
on tho ground of courtesy. It was un
fair to invoke tho amenities, he said,
to retard necessary legislation. Tho
"courtesy pica," ho warned, was only
a cloak to hide the real object behind
namely, tho defeat of tho ordinance
by repeated delays.
Mr. Pollock reminded the members
that tho ordinance had boon beforo tho
Council for a full month, and that tho
members of the Jefferson Ward delega
tion had had ample opportunity to
offer their amendments in tho Street
Committee.
POM.OCK AXD HA Oil ON
IN SHARP COM.OUCV
"If they have not In that tinio given
careful study to this matter, they have
not performod their full duty as r?P"
renentatlvoa of tho peoplo." aald Mr.
' (Continued on Third raso.)
I
FORT 12 MILES UP
STRAIT SILENCED
Strong Allied Fleet Continues:
Bombardment of the Darda
j
nelles Fortifications.
| RIOTING IN CONSTANTINOPLE;
Russians Again Feeling Way in i
East, Preparatory to Vig
orous Offensive.
LONDON, March 2 (3:27 A. M.).?Ac
cording lo tho Rally Mail's Athens i
I correspondent. Fort Dardanus, twelvo !
i miles lip the Dardanelles, on the ,
I Asiatic side, has been silenced l>y tlie |
allied fleet.
The correspondent adds that,diplo-!
matlc representatives from Constanti
nople Indicate that serious rioting
there was suppressed after many ar
rests.
OPERATIONS IIKIjAYKI>
IIV IIAl) tVEATIIE|t .
LONDON, March 1 (8:55 P. M.).?Tho
attack of the allied fleet on the Dar
danelles has been Interrupted. An of
ficial bureau statement to-night said (
tho operations were being delayed by j
bad weather.
The statement follows:
"The secretary of tho admiralty
makes the following announcement:
The operations In the Dardanelles aro
again delayed by unfavorable weather.
A strong northerly Kale Is blowing,
with rain and mist, which would ren
der lone-range lire and aeroplane ob
servation difllcult."
CAI'Tl'IlE OK Itl'SSIAN
POSITIONS HEIMJRTED
WASHINGTON, March 1.?Capture of
Russian advance positions In the West
ern Carpathians, with 2,000 prisoners,
and repulse of a reinforced Russian
attack south of the Dniester, wero re
ported in an official Vienna statement
to tho Austro-Hungarian embassy hero
to-day.
Tho statement said:
"Successful fights in tho western sec
tion of the Carpathian front brought
several advance Russian position/; Into
our possession. Nineteen officers and
li.000 men were made prisoners, and
much war material was captured.
"To tho south of thu Dniester, after
the arrival of Russian reinforcements,
violent combats took place, but all
enemy attacks failed. Tho enemy suf
fered heavy losses.
"In Poland and West Gallcia yester
day only artillcvy duels took place."
RUSSIA WII,I, IIA VE Kit 1212
PASSAGE IN l)AItnA\ELI,ES
[Special Cable to Tho Times-Dispatch.]
PARIS, March 1.?Tho Pctrograd
correspondent of the Pnrls Temps says
that lie is able to atlirm positively that
an understanding has been reached
between Russia, France and England,
according to which Russia will have
free passage in the Dardanelles.
It ETA 1,1 ATO It V MR A S I' It KS
DECIDE!! ON IIV A IjI.IICS
LONDON, March 1 (10:10 P. M.).? J
Kngland and her allies have answered j
Germany's declaration of a war zone
In the waters around the Hrltish Isles j
j and the const of France by retaliatory
i measures, which will bo undertaken
immediately, to prevent commodities
of any kind from reaching or leaving
Germany.
These measures will be enforced by
the Hrltish and French governments,
as the text of the Hritlsh note puts it.
"without risk fo neutral shipping or to i
i neutral or general nonconibalaut life, j
j and in strict observance of the dictates 1
j of Iiiimaiiity."
The nnnounrcment was made by Pre- I
mier A sq tilth in the Hritish Parliament
to-day, and apparently the govern
ment's action is a mailer of supreme
satisfaction to tho Hritish public and
I press.
Tho operations of tho allied tlect in |
tho Dardanelles, as perhaps presaging
"quick disturbances In the Halkan sit
uation, dominates thu military situa
tion on sea and land." The mire opti
mistic expect Constantinople to fall, but
there is a noticeable disposition to
realize that the ships face no easy
task, notwithstanding the twenty-mile
range of tho guns of tho super-Dread
nought Queen Elizabeth.
E.VTItEMEI,Y II V/.A It 1 MU'S
VOIt WOIIK OP AE It OPI,AXICS j
I Whether any progress has been made j
since tho outer forts were demolished 1
has not been made known officially, a '
statement issued to-night saying that |
! rough weather Is hindering operations,
j and making it extremely hazardous, if !
? not impossible, for aeroplanes to take
, wing from the eliips for observations
I. necessary to direct tho lire.
The interest which the Hrltish peo- j
, plo are taking in these operations Is
j evidenced by the frequent official |
i statements regarding them.
j Littlo of Importance has occurred in '
I the west, and of tho operations In the
leant the Russians are claiming much i
and the Germans saying little.
There are signs that the Russians
again are feeling their way prepara
tory to a vigorous offensive. Germany
has conceded that the Russians have
retaken Przasnysz, north of Warsaw,
and the Russians still aro elaborating
on its strategic Importance.
ATTEMPTS ri'O.V I.IVES
OF Tl ItKISH OFFICIALS
(Special Cable to Tho Times-Dispatch.]
PARIS, March 1.?Tho Paris Tonips
states that a second abortive attempt
was mado upon the lives of Taiaat Hey,
Turkish Minister of the Interior, and
Enver Pasha, Minister of War, on Sat
urday nlglit In Constantinople.
Tho attempt failed becauso of be
trayal of tho plotters, and numerous
executions have been ordered of per
sons?many of I hem of prominence
otlicially?connected with the plot.
The last previous attempt against
tho lives of tho leaders of tho Young
Turk movement, was mado In January,
' (Continued on Sccond Paso.)
TRADE WITH GERMA1
UNDER BAN OF ALL
Another Dardanelles Fort
Silenced by Allied Fleet
Till-; opcnil Ion* of (lie AurIo
rrcucli llrrt in (lie DnrilnnrllfK
have been lu(rrrup(eil nKiiln hy un
fiivornlile weather, Inn oonMldernhle
proKrrN.1 1m I mil en ted hjr mi Athena
tllspntcli, nlilrli repor(n tlmt Port
Dardantin, (wolvr inlli'H up (he
Ntrnlt, on (lie AnIii(Ic ulilr, linn been
nllr need.
Thti( nn agreement which will
Klve KukmIii free piimmiikc of (he Ilnr
dnuellcM linn been reached hefwern
(ircat llrKnln and HiimkIii In (he n?
ni'rtlon made lijr a I'arln newspaper.
There nre report* of rlortnR nnd
pnnlcN In Constantinople nnd un
KueceMNful attempt.* (o anNnxfilnnte
(he Turklnh Milliliter* ?if Wnr nnd
(he ln(erior.
Detail* of recent Diclillni; In the
ea*t nre lacktncr, lint (he ItuMlnnn
i-lfilm (o he preparing- a new offen
sive, (o follow up (heir Hucce** In
checking (he fiermun advance In
,\nrlhern l'olnnd. The Ku**lan
nrmj- of (he CniiriiNUH linn occupied
(he port of Khopn, on the Illnck Sen.
In Krnnee nnil nelprlnm Ntornu
have hlnilereil operation*.
FURNISHED SUPPLIES
10 GERMAN CRUISERS
? |
Federal Grand .Jury Returns Indict-j
menLs Against Ilnmluirg-Ameri
cau Line and Five Men.
WILL BE ARRAIGNED TO-DAY
Charged Willi Conspiracy to Defraud
Government Through False State
ments, False Clearance of Vessels
and False Manifests of C'arfjo.
NEW YOT{ K, March 1.?The Ham
burg-American Lino anil (lvo men, one
of - whom, .fortnei^r held high offices
under the German government. wcro
indicted |?y a Federal grand jury hero
to-day on charges of having conspired
to defraud tho United States through
false statement?, false clearances of
vessels from American ports and false
manifests of cargoes, with the intent
of having the ships deliver supplies to
vessels belonging to a foreign govern-I
nient.
Two indictments were returned, each
naming as defendants tho Hamburg:- .!
American Line and tlve individuals,
fhe latter arc Carl Ttuenz, director in
charge ot tho Now York office of the
Hamburg-American Line, and former
German consul-general at New York;
Georg.i Cotter, superintendent hero of
the Hamburg-American Line; Felix
llefTner. super-cargo of tho American
steamship Lorenzo, which was sur
prised and captured by a British cruiser
while coaling the Cerman cruiser
Karlsruhe; .f. Pappinghaus, otherwise!
Known as Walter PnpPonhou.se, super
cargo of the American steamer Hor
u'"d. which cleared f..r Kuonos Aires
but arrived at Kio .lyneiro two weekn
overdue, and Adolph I lachnieister.
The indictments state also that the
alleged conspiracy included other per
sons unknown t.. the grand jury. The
liV" Individual defendants will bo ar
raigned to-morrow. j
ii!?:<'.\m|.? < <?\m f,
AT <'MI('A<;<) ix isj>2
Huenz became Herman consul at Oii- '
pago >?> l?92. after having been consul I
at 1 'ort An I'rince. Haiti. He later was !
appointed German consul-general at!
New "S ork. -nd held the post for about1
ten \ cars. Then ho became German I
minister to Mexico, and later served
at Constantinople as German represen- 1
tativc on the board of administration'
of the Turkish national debt.
The Federal grand jury has been in-I
vestlgating since Friday last a com- I
plaint made by sir Courtenay Walter
1 Sennett, Hrliish consul-general hero '
and evidence submitted by the olllc-e I
of the United States district attorney. I
I he consul-general alleged violations!
of the customs law in connection with I
the chartering ?r the American steam- I
ships He rwin.l Lorenzo ;.i?l tho
Norwegian steamships Fram and Som- j
merstad.
St HI>|(ISi;i) \ mi (.'AI'Tl'ltlCI)
IN' WIvST 1 \ I) IA ,\ WATKUS
Hotter Is superintendent of the. 11am- !
burg-American Line hero, and Seffner
was supercargo of the Lorenzo a ves- '
sel owned by the New York and I'orto
Itico Steamship Company, which was
surprised ami captured in West Indian I
waters by a Hrltlsh cruiser while coal- j
Ing tho German cruiser Karlsruhe
Tho conspiracy, it Is charged In tho ;
indictments, was formed on August 1
last, and Includes the defendants named !
and otijer persons unknown to the
grand jury, in furtherance of tho con- i
splracy. It is alleged in the Indictments
Superintendent Kotier. on August
191-1. consulted with John H. Gann. of
the Cans Steamship Line; officials' of
tho Hcrwlnd-White Coal Mining Com
pany and Wcssels, Kulenkainpff & Co |
exporters, regarding tho clearance of I
the Horwind. It Is further charged In I
tho indictments that on tho name day '
lvarl linen/, and George Cottor con
suited with Gustavo Ivulcnkuinpff, it
member of the last-named llrm. about
clearance of tho steamship Lorenzo
with a cargo of coal for Huenos Aires!
It was the t'rni of Wcssels. Kuleii- j
kamprr & Co. Which cleared the
Lorenzo and Rorwlnd from this port.
The Lorenzo had nhoaxd 3,977 tons of
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The Aniorlrnn omlinnNndor nt
Herlln lins received Gcrinnuy'n reply
to the .Americnn note concerning the
naval vrnr r.onc. "It l<i nn nrfept
nnce ullh n tew modification*" of
flic Americnn proponnln.
The plnn of Grent Itrltnln and her
allien, ulirrcliy they Trill attempt to
cut olT supplies from (iermnny nnd
nt the same time prevent commodi
ties from leaving liermnn ports, hni
been nnnonnced mid communicated
to the l.'nltcd Stnten.
The Ilrltlnh Parliament linn voted
$l,NK?,000,(MMI asked by Premier An
<|iilth for the prosecution of the
vrnr, covering the cipen.nen of the
enrrrnt yenr up to the end of the
prencnt month.
In hln speech In the Honne .if
Commonn, the Ilrltlnh I'rline Min
ister, nfter discussing the proponed
reprisals of the allien ngnlnnt (ier
mnny, mndc reference to "vrhlnper*
of pence," nnying thnt ft nn* not
time to tnlk of pence?thnt thin
time would arrive only "when the
great purposes of the nllleH ncre In
night of aecompllnhment."
PLAN. OF RETALIATION
OUTLINED BY ASQUITH
Establishment of Virtual Blockade
of Hostile Countries to lie Ef
fective Forthwith.
REGS PATIENCE OF NEUTRALS
Premier Reads Statement at Sesnlon
of House of Commons Which Will
Re Historic?Action of Allies Is
Answer to Germany.
LONDON. March 1 (10:10 P. M.).?
IC the combined fleets of Orcat Rrltatn
and Franco cr.n prevent it, no commodi
ties of any kind, except those now on
the seas, henceforth until th? conclu
sion of the war shall reach or leave
the shores of Germany.
This Is England's answer to Ger
many's submarine blockade, and it is
to be effective forthwith.
Premier Asquith, reading from a pre
pared statement, made this announce
ment In the House of Commons to-day
a? a session which will be historic.
Studiously avoiding the terms "block
ade" and "contraband"?for these
words occur nowhere In tho prepared
statement?the Premier explained th.it
tho allies considered themselves Justi
fied in attempting, and would attempt,
"to detain and take Into port ships
carrying goods of presumed enemy des
tination, ownership or orlpin."
The Premier emphasized, however,
that vessels and cargoes so seized wero
not necessarily liable to confiscation,
and bogged the patience of neutral
countries in the face of a step likely
to injure t'lieni. lie j.dded that In tak
ing such a step the allies had done so
In self-defense.
"We are unite prepared." he went
on, "to submit to the arbitrament of
neutral opinion and still more to tho
verdict of Impartial history, that. In
tho circumstances in which we have
been placed, we have been moderate;
we have been restrained; wo have ab
stained from things that wo were pro
voked and tempted to do, ami we liavo
adopted a policy which commends It
self to reason, to common sense and to
justice."
THIOMMMIOLS Ol THMtST
AS ASIllilTII C'ONCI.t' l>KS
Kvery member of the House not at
the front in khaki or unavoidably de
tained. was In his seat, and there was
frequent cheering. The galleries were
packed. When the Premier concluded
bis set statement, and, turning to tho
Speaker, said: "That, sir. Is our reply!"
there was a tremendous outburst.
Curiously, the German reply to tho
American nolo seeking to solve tho sit
uation growing out of Germany's decla
ration of a naval war zone, was
handed to Ambassador Gerard at Berlin
to-day, and Premier Asquith, in his
speech, said that Great Britain and
her allies wero still considering care- ,
fully tin: American noto to them on the
same subject. That tho British gov
ernment. had rejected the proposal, ho
declared, was "quite untrue."
Tho tremendous cost of modern war
fare, which tho Premier estimated now
at $7,500.00" daily to the allies alone,
and likely to grow to $S,500,000 or mora
by April, was tho theme of that part
of the address not. dealing with tho
blockade. Tho Premier, gave those fig
ures In asking for a supplementary
voto of credit, making a total of $1,
M0,000,000 to prosecute tho war to
March 31, 1015, which tho Houso unani
mously granted.
The entire struggle with Napoleon
cost Kngland only about $ti, 155.000,000, |
and the South African War only $1,
055,000,000, according to Mr. Asquith.
Before tho Premier haul finished, tho
newspapers wero on tho streots pro
clalmlng: "Our nnswer to Germany" in
big lotters, and it was apparent overy-.
whoro that tho entire nation haul been
dialing for reprisals against the sink
ing of merchant craift by submarines.
STATK.MKXT NOT ONI.Y OK
Itl(;UTS, III T OK IJfTIKSj
Tho Premier prefaced the reading ofi
his statement with these words:
"Tho statement doclaires In sufllciently|
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WAR ZONE
Prohibition of SI
Unprecedenti
Novel St<
STRONG PROTEST
BY U. S. AGAII
In Actions Toward
Warring Nations
Regard for Nei]
CASE BEFORE CABI?
Officials Admit That
Complex Problems!
Has Arisen.
WASHINGTON. March 1,
mercial Intercourse by si
Germany and the outside
declared prohibited to-day
Britain and Prance. Ider
presented by the French ,i
ambassadors Informed t
States of this drastic step
lies in reply to Germany"!
proclamation. The text 01
was the same as the stat?
by Fremler Asqulth In the ]
liament.
In thin policy, if this p(
forced, it no longer will bo
ship cotton, manufactured i
commodities hitherto of a
band character from the
to Germany directly or 1;
from Germany the supplj
and other merchandise foi
in this country will bo c
The Impression was ge
clal circles to-night that i
test would be made. Tho
was regarded as an unpre
novel step. Officials poll
in tho reprisals which th
were ranking towuvd eacj
was singular forgetfnlnet
that whatever might be
of international customs
thoso countries at war, t
affect the status of inter
as between the United Sta
tries with which sho was
HOPR THAT MEASIJRI2
IS ONI<Y '
Assurances given by t
that to-day's note was m
tho recent proposals of
States for an adjustment
situation gave ground fo
tho measures taken might
porary. In tills connectloj
Department issued tho follJ
inent:
"Tho British ambassadc
sented tho following lnstn
Ills government:
"When presenting the
French communication yo
form tho United States
that tho communication r
them through tho United
bassador in Uondon re^pe
slhlo limitation of uso ot
anil mines and an arran
supplying food to Cicrmai
taken into careful conslde
their allies."
Copies of the notes were
immediately by Secretary
President Wilson. State
officials admitted that 0110
complex problems of th<
arisen. Officials were tinanl
opinion that the notiflcatlo
be called a "blockade," alth
tually had tiio same effci
noted generally that tho
tion did not uso tho word
Tho notes leave much, ther
explained.
It was regarded as virtu
that tho United States wou
inquire as to how tho stej
carried Into practice.
CURIOUS t'O.VCKnXIXO
DISPOSITION OP
Officials and diplomats w
on reading the text to
would bo tho disposition
hitherto not listed as contr
as cotton, which if destln
many, tho allied fleets prop
Into British or French port
mation was conveyed In B
tors that tho allies inten'
outright all such cargoes,
:?ahl that such a promise
affect tho determination of
States to Insist on its rlf
noncontraband articles t<
when the question is arguei
diplomatic correspondence.
Just when tho United Sta
on tho latest note Is depend
extent on when the replies
from the allies and German
flclal communication look
abolition of submarine warf
chant ships, and tho shlptm
stuffs to the civilian po
belligerents. Germany's an
to be on its way, and oitt;
that It will be an acquiesc
principle of the Amorlcar
From Great Britain not ?
como In sevoral days, UP
statement that the matter
consideration. This create
of hopo among some ofliei
understanding might be re;
In othor quartora, bowevo
a disposition to regard th
official communication an II
of accomplishing anything
possible amelioration of(c<
to mines In tho open seis
Displeasure over tho la't<
menta wan not concoalcd \
partment circles, where th?j
commerce to and from