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SHALLBEDCPUNGEDj
Colorado Senate Refused Cen- 1
sure bv the Vote
of 17 to 16..
DENVER. Col.. March 7. ? Colorado;
senate today defeated by a vote of IT
to ir> the resolution introduced yester
day censuring the twelve United States
senators names .in news despatches as
responsible for the Killing: of the armed
ships bill asked of Congress by Presi
dent Wilson. Some senators urged that
the resolution was prompted by mob
spirit.
PES MOINES. la.. March 7. ? A reso
lution censuring United States Senators
I'ummins and Kenyon for their opposi
tion to the President's armed neutrality
measure was expunged from the records
<>f tn?> Iowa house of representatives to
day by unanimous vote. Representative
Rayburn. author of the resolution, was
absent when vote was taken.
SACRAMENTO. Calif!. March 7.? A !
??oncurrent resolution deploring, the act
ion <>f Ignited States Senator John D.
vv?rks in takinfc part in the filibuster
? gainst the armed neutrality bill and
fy.voritisr a change in the rules of tHfc i
I'ntted States senate was offered in the
upper house of the California legisla
tor* today by five Democratic members.
The resolution approves the armlns of
merchant ships and urges support of
the president.
MADISON. Wis.. March 7.? The Wis
consin senate today by a vote of 19 to
IT. referred to the cotnmtttee on educa
tion resolution criticising United
States' Senator LaFollette's attitude on
preparedness measures and urging him
i" stand by the president. The ques
tion cannot now come up for at least a
week.
NEW YORK. Mar. 7. ? Resolutions:
favoring the president's armed neutral
ity bill and condemning "the unpatri-1
otic, traitorous and practically treason-!
able actions of a few United States sen
ators in defeating the will of the Amer
ican people ;n-the closing hours of the
recent congress." were adopted by the)
national convention of the Brick Manu-j
facturers" association here today. The
resolutions were forwarded to Vice j
1'resident Marshall.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. Mar. 7.? The'j
New Jersey Methodist Episcopal con-:
tVrence. in annual session here today,!
adopted a resolution pledging its sup-j
jior' to ('resident Wilson in the present !
international situation. The resolution}
also declared for the display of the |
national flare in some prominent place i
at or rsear ti'.e platfonn In every Meth- 1
ndist church in the New Jersey confer-)
? nee until the crisis is passed.
T< ?l.J-;i >< i. ?>.. .Mir. 7.? I'orsyth l'ost.|
A. It., iris adopted a. resolution by
unanimous vote censurinir Congressman ;
Isaac It. Sh>*rwood. of thi-s city, for his'
vote' against i ho measure to authorize'
I 'resident Wilson to arm merchant |
ships. Th.- resolution expresses thej
opinion the post that Sherwood did
not represent patriotic sentiment in his
?iistriet. * "oiiur- -ssrnan Sherwood is an
honorary m-mln'r of" the post. A copy >
?>' lie res?>' ition was s.-rit to 1 Y?videtit J
Wilson. '
I'iTTSHI * R? ? 1 i. Mar. 7. ? Resolution*
? on-:n? n'.inin ['resident Wilson for his
patient efforts to op sere,, peaco and his
"pr??phetse ur terat-ces" for international
understanding to prevent wars, were
IMMEDIATE ARMING |
. OF VESSELS UNLIKELY:
President Feels That Nation!
is Supporting His
Policies.
EXTRA SESSION WILL
ADOPT legislation;
For the Arming of American
Merchantmen ? Congress
to Be Called.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 7. ? New
action by President \\ ilson within,
the next few days in the situation j
resulting from the German unre-'
strieted submarine campaign, was
forecasted confidently today in ad
ministration quarters.
If the form of the action has
been determined upon, it' was not
revealed. The possibilities are:
The arming of American mer
chantmen by the government, in
spite of old statutes construed by
some officials to prohibit such*
action.
The convoying of the vessels by I
warships.
The immediate calling of an!
extra session of congress.
The placing of American ships
desiring to pass through the dan
ger zone under government ccn-J
trol.
Reports conveyed to the presi-j
dent during the day that the pros-:
pects are excellent for prompt and j
favorable action on his suggestion
for a revision of the senate rules;
so that action can be secured on!
an armed neutrality resolution,!
were believed to bring the calling!
of an extra session nearer.
While some officials, notably
those at the state department,
have advised the President that
he has full power to arm mer
chantmen without congressional
action, others feel that such a step
would he stretching the law and
therefore would be inadvisable.
It Is pointed out. however, that
any restrictions surrounding the
arming of vessels do not applv to
supplying convoys. The best
judgment of the navy department
has been against convoying for
strategical reasons, but it was con
sidered possible that if no other
way is found this course might
be adopted.
The President was understood
to feel that the tying up of Amer
ican vessels in port cannot be al
lowed to continue much longer.
He also believes that it has been
clearly demonstrated that the na
tion stands behind him in advocat
ing steps to defend American lives
and rights..
Mr. Wilson was forced to retire
ro his room early this afternoon
by a cold, but previously he con
ferred with Secretary Lansing
about the German crisis and talk
ed with senators about cloture in
the senate. He did not. reveal to t
i he senators his plans for protect
ing American ships.
When Representative Kitchin,
the Democratic Jeader of the .
house, left for home today, his
parting information to his col
leagues was that an extra session
of congress would be called not
later than the middle of May.
Mr. Kitchin had be^n in confer
ence with President Wilson and
made this prediction after the con
ference, although a cabinet mera
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adopted" t<.t the session h> re todav of
the seventh congress of the National
I'.'di ral ion of Religious Liberals. Prof,
.lesse . II. Holmes. i>f Swarthmore <:o|
t?*gi-. president of the federation, pro- !
sicU'd. Among the speakers wcrv Rew ]
i r I A. Voss, of Pittsburgh; T. narnarrt j
Walton. I 'hiladelphia, general secretary j
of the advancement committee of the j
I !?'! iirii>us Society of Friends, and Rev. j
-Minot U. Simmons, Cleveland. Ohio.
WASHINGTON. D. March 7.? ,
Democrats and Republicans of the j
Senate. in caucus to day, cleared the ;
way for eurly modification- of Senate;
procedure, so as to make filibusters.;
su^h as defeated the armed neutrality ?
bill, rmpossible in the future.
The Democrats ?oted unanimously
to support a rule under which debate
could be limited by a two-thirds vote,
recommended by a conference com
mittee of ten. five representing each
party, as the b-^st way to solve the
filibuster problem. The Republicans
voted. 3l? to 2. to support the same
change. ?
Th^ resolution embodying the pro
posed rule probably will be reported
to the Senate to-morrow by Majority
leader Martin, with a view to press
ing it for prompt adoption.
La Follette Absent.
Senators La Follette and Gronna.
Republicans, who were among the 12
who failed to si^ii the manifesto ap
proving the armed neutrality bill, did
not attend their party caucus. How
much significance is to be attached to
that fact neither Republican nor Dem
ocratic leaders could foretell to-niKht.
although the. Democrats had a distinct
impression that the appearance of thei
"uie would b?- the signal for speeches
!:? these two Senators on armed neu-j
trality. There were a few Democrats !
who had views different from the'
large majority, bin. while' tbev may
contribute. a few speeches on the sub- !
jt'Ot of changes in the rules, no pro
longed opposition is expected.
In the Democratic Caucus
there were more than 40 Senators,
atid with the 30 Republicans who'
voted for the change this makes about'
eighr more than two-thirds of the Sen-!
ate. Several Sehators of both par-'
ties are absent from Washington or
ill. so that the proportion of- those
here for the change is overwhelming.
Senators Sherman, of Illinois, and
France, of Maryland, were the two Re
publicans who cast the negative votes.
Senator Sherman declared the .Repub
licans would be put in the position of
acceding to it because of the demand
by President Wilson In his public
statement on the defeat of the neutral
ity bill, and in his conference to-day
with Democratic members of the con
ference committee. Senator France
said he opposed any kind of cloture
rule.
The Resolution
is changed only slightly from that vir
tually agreed upon last night by the
conference committee of ten. and
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SHIPBUILDERS I
PATRIOTIC IN |
LESSER PROFIT!
AGREE TO RUSH THE
GOVERNMENT'S WORK;
Energetic Steps tp Be Taken!
by 'the U. S. Navy
/' Department.
WA S HINT. TW, .March Arueri- |
c,an ship builders engaged on govern
ment work entered into :un agreement j
with Secretary Daniels today to ac- j
cept new contracts at a flat rate of ,
ten percent net profit, and pledged
co-operation to the fullest extent of
their ability in rushing to completion
the navv's construction program.
Virtually all the larger private
plants in the country were represent- 1
ed in the conference. The builders,
who have been netting from 20 to 30 ]
percent on merchant steamers, said
they were willing to turn to govern
ment contracts at ten percent as a
patriotic dutv and the secretary on ,
his part again to protect thom from]
undue loss. As a result, for the pres- j
ent at. least, the government will not j
consider exercising the authority giv- j
en by congress to commandeer plants. |
The Next Step
of the department will be to call upon
builders not . engaged in government i
work to undertake such tasks as j
they are Equipped to carry out. For
the most part this, will consist of
building submarine chasers and possi
bly some destroyers.
The companies represented today |
will furnish Secretary Daniels not
later than Monday with schedules of
all commercial work in their yards
or for which they contracted. De
tails of the capitalization of each con
cern, Its fixed charges, material con
tracts, plans of plants and yards show
ing possibility of enlargement, and
number of employes will be included.
\ definite statement of the amount
and kind of additional government
work that could be undertaken, with
an estimate of what might be accom
plished in a year's time also will be
submitted by each builder.
To Sec Steel Makers.
Th? department is in correspond
ence with steel makers and other
manufacturers who supply material
for navy ships. Similar assurances of
co-operation are expected from them.
Mr. Daniels said he hoped to inter
fere with commercial building just
as little as possible, but that nothing
would be allowed "to stand in the
?trav of supplying the navy with ships
and munitions as rapidly as is possi
ble."
Another element of the speeding
up program is the task of securing
labor.' Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor,
and a member of the National De
fense Council advisory commission,
has called a labor conference iu con
nection.
National Emergency.
All conferences and preliminary
measures are preparatory to the issu
ing by President Wilson of a procla
mation declaring that a national emer
gent exists which requires the use of
the unusual powers granted him by
Congress to hasten naval construc
tion. After that step has been taken
the emergency fund of more than
$100,000,000 provided for the purpose
?will be available to pay for high-speed
construction, and the department will
be in a position to require any ship
builder or manufacturer to begin at
once on work assigned to him.
When the problem of placing new
ships in yards best fitted to do fast
work has "been studied out. the ques
tion of getting ways clear of merchant
tonnage now under construction will
be taken up. Wherever possible such
ships will be rushed to completion and
delivered to Uielr owners. No new
merchant ships will be laid down, how-|
ever, until ihe needs of the navy have
been satisfied.
In some instances it is expected
that because of the shortage 6f skilled,
labor and the demand for structural
steel, merchant, ships now on the ways j
would be completed only to the poipt j
of launching, and then held up whiloj
dhyv vessels took their places.
23 BRITISH VESSELS
SUNK DURING WEEK
LONDON, March 7 (7:45 p. in.) ? An
official statement Issued today pays
th-.it twenty-three 'British merchant
vessels were sunk by mine or sub
marine during the week ending March
4. Of these fourteen were of 1.600
Tons gross or over and nine were
under 1.600 tons. In the same period
three British fishing vessels were
sunk. Twelve British merchant ves
sels were unsuccessfully attacked by
submarines during the week.
The number of merchant vessels of
all nationalities, of more than 100 tons
net arriving at. United Kingdom pons
duirng the week, was 2,f>2X. The num
ber sailing was 2,477. These figures
are exclusive of fishing and local
cfaft.
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Two Big Liners Come ;
Across The Atlantic1
NEW" YORK. March 7. -Two trans- j
Atlantic passenger liners arrived here!
to-night after having successfully run
the German submarine blockade. Thc|
White Star liner Baltic, which car-;
rieti 12'! cabin and I" stcraue passen- 1
,gers. docked to-night, atitl tin- French <
liner Rochambeati will dock lo-mor-i
row, after spending the night at quar-j
antlne. j
The Baltic was several (lavs over ?
due. Th" delay was attributed by the j
passengers to the following of ;t new i
course far from the regular steamship |
lanes. The vi,*ssel sighted no subma
rlnea, It was reported, although she;
left port unescorted by warships'
The steamship was commanded by |
Captain J. B. ttansom. transferred lor)
the one trip from tlv command of the
White Star liner Adriatic. I
GERMANY TO PUBLISH TERMS OF PEACE: INSISTS ON
"DEPENDENT" BELGIUM UNDER TEOTONIC CONTROL
HAVRE, France, March 7, 3:30 p. m. ? The German government, according to information re
ceived here through confidential agents, is conisdering the publication of Germany's terms of peace. Un
der these terms Belgium would be declared independent, subject only to permit German garrisons at Ant
werp, Liege and Namur, and to the control by Germany of ports and railways. Belgium under the terms
would have no national army, but would be policed by a gendarmerie.
NO REASON FOR
HIGH WATER BUT NO
FLOOD NOW IN SIGHT1
Much Depends Upon Thurs
day Morning Reports
From Rivers.
Special Dispntrh to The Intelligencer.
PITTSBURGH. Pa.. March 7.?
Melting snows in the mountains
and rain that is falling over the
greater pSrt of the watersheds to
night. will cause a rise in the rir
ers to-iuorrow, according to Fore
caster Pennywltt. The rain, how
ever, is not expected to be heavy,
and the rise in the rivers will
not reach a flood stage, as judged
at this hour. ?
It was announced to-night by
Forecaster Penny wit t thai, at the
present time indications did not.
point to a llood stage. He. how
ever. stated that it would be hard
to predict the extent of the rise
until to-morrow morning, at which
time he will receive reports from
the river stations. That there was
no reason to be alarmed, from
present Indications, was his part
ing admonition.
Momentarily there is a cessation in
the attacks by the British forces along
the Ancre and Somme fronts which
recently have given t<% King George's
men considerable ground held by the
Germans at various points. Bombard
ments alone are reported in these re
gions and also along the line held by
the French.
Considerable aerial activity has
taken place between the British and
Germans. London reports thai three
Geripan machines were brought down
and three others lorced to descend
damaged, but says four British ma
chines were felled by ihe Germans
and that seven others are missing.
There is little fighting of moment,
except, the usual artillery duels and
infantry actions by reconnoitering
parties, in progress on any. of ihe
other fronts.
The rout of the Turks toward Bag
dad is being kept up by (lie British,
who have now advanced to within
nine miles of Ctesiphon. which is 28
miles from Bagdad. The British re
ports record the Turks as being de
moralized and leaving behind them
large quantities of stores and num
bers of guns.
Petrograd reports that the Russians
have captured the Asadabad summit,
a strategic position ten miles south
west of Hamadan. Persia, from the
Turks.
The destroyer Cassini, one of the
allied Mediterranean patrol boats, has
been sunk by a submarine. Seven offi
cers. includinu the captain and one
hundred members of the crew, per
ished.
Berlin reports that the Russian
armed cruiser Kyurkik has been badly
damaged by striking a mine in the
Gulf of Finland.
VILLA FORCE READY
TO GIVE BATTLE
f'L PASO, Texas, .March 7. ? A mos
sum1 was received lut ?* last night
and i rail sin it t ? d 10 (Jeneral Jose
Carlos .Murguia. the military cotn
tiiander in Juarez, from the com
mander <>f the Villa force at San Mar
tin ranch, informing him they were
there and ready to give battle. The
Martin ranch is fifty miles southeast
of Juarez and seventeen miles south
of Fort Hancock, Texas.
, Jl'ARKZ. Mex., March 7. One hun
dred and fifty cavalrymen left Juarez
yesterday for the S.ui .Martin ranch,
(leneral Murguia and C.encral (Jon
zales took one >hundred men today
and another colnmn ot i!('0 troops
planned to leave Juarez tonight to r?*
mlorce the expedition. Two hundred
and tifty men will join these troops
ai outposts alum; the Kio (Jrande and
(leneral Murguia is expected to have
several hundred men when he reaches;
the rendezvous of the Villa troops.
MANY ARRESTS FOR
LIQUOR VIOLATIONS
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I;H"KK1KLH. W V.-, . March 7
frost cut ing Attorney II. 15. Lee and
t'hief of I'olire Morrison, aided by
several oilier olllcers. are giving I'lue
Helil a thorough "steam cleaning" of
bootlegger^ and similar lawlessness.
About 3'i while in-'ii were arrested
within the last L'l hours, almost till of
whom have confessed. A tine of
and si\ months on the roads is always
i he penalty. Consternation prevails
in all clasess where liquor has even
been given away. From an authorita
tive source to-night- it said there will
be over 200 additional arrests. '
Ascend to Unheard of Price
of $15.05 Per 100 on
the Hoof.
CHICAGO, .March 7. ? The as
cent of the price of live hogs to
$15. 0~> today brought on something
like a strike of packers. At this
price also eastern bidders with
drew;, L'O.UOO out of total receipts
of H3.00U hogs remained unsold
and quotations dropped back to
yesterday's average.
The packers have followed the
Increased demands of growers
from February 17 to pres
ent quotations, owing to an unpre
cedented demand, but the ?15 level
was regarded as the signal to
align the meat men with other
opponents of Uie hit: b cost of liv
ing.
EAST ST. LOl'JS." 111.. March
7.? The highest price for hogs re
corded since the Civil War was
quoted at the National Stock
Yards here today when good
heavy hogs brought $IT> a hundred
pounds.
BOMBS IDENTIFIED i
BY THE PRISONERS'
| Schwartz Tells of Spending
the Night m a Motor
Boat.
; HONOKEX, X. .I.. "March 7.? Fritz
TColb and flans Schwartz, arrested in
connection with the alleged plot to
destroy war munitions for the Entente
Allies, today were held for the grand
jury without bail:' Two bombs found
in Kolb's room were identified by the
.prisoners in court.
i Clarence Ficke. who live? in a ho
tel here where Schwartz had been
employed as a coolf. told the police
that early last Monday he met
Schwartz and observing his fatigued
condition-, asked him where he had
been. Schwartz replied, Ficke alleges,
that he. had been "out all night in a
? motnrboat." The police say trips to
I'.lack Tom. X. .1..' in a "motorboat
figure in tlu- alleged scheme to blow
up munitions.
HOME RULE WITHOUT !
I ULSTER THE DEALi
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! LONDON. March T (H::M p. m.) j
i Premier Lloyd-Tieorgo. in addressing!
I commons today, said the government;
was prepared to confer si'lf-govertl
meni on pans of Ireland clearly de
manding it. The premier, however,
urged the necessity of postponing the
Irish controversy during ill*3 war in j
!the interests of national unity, which, ,
he declared, was as essential as na
tional safety. .
' Mr. l.loyd-G??orge asserted that the1
| government's view was that it would
lie impossible to force the people of
'Klster to submit, to he governed
against their will. lie suggested that'
the question might be discussed by j
| commission. ? !
! Premier Lloyd-George concluded bv
I moving an amendment to tlie resolu
tion offered by Mr. O'Connor. The
l amendment reads:
! "This house would welcome any sot- J
tletnetit which would produce a better;
understanding between Ireland and:
the rest of the 1'niicil Kingdom but
considers it impossible to impose by
force on any section of Ireland a form
of government .which has not their!
consent." I
Throughout the latter pari of his:
speech the premier constantly was
interrupted by Nationalists whose at- j
tilude was markedly hostile.
The Nat i? >ua! is i :? tonight. headed by i
j their lender. John Itedniond. were in!
. conference, having withdrawn in a body
! from the House of Commons and .Vtr. '
I l.loyd-' I.oree was facing bis first em- I
, t.arr.isiiur situation since ho assumed I
the premiership.
! K.ir iii.ire ill. 'i it an hour before the \a- i
j t ioii.i i is I'll .ihe bonne1 the premier |
; had !ai v: a whirlwind of angry ccnsu ><? .
ironi ill*- Nationalist <|Uarter. which at!
; line - tore.-. I lit in 10 lake his seat be- J
e.uise lie ? ti I ? I not make hiinseii heard. ,
Ht' was called a "t uriiciml" on ihe home j
rule ii !es!ion and one Nationalist ex- i
j claimed :
! . "Hangman i. 'arson. He is only fit to!
I lie ;i hangman, not lirsi lord of the ad- ;
! mi rally."
I The Nationalist resolution was in-j
I traduced by T. 1'. i I't'onnor. who assert-}
! ed thai the manner in w hich the gov- ,
? runieiil had h :? I : ? i I ? ? : the Irish rebellon 1
hail transformed a friendly people into !
on.- illl--d with bitii'i li tit. red against ?
Km; land He pleaded Dial home rule,
should be pin into opera t ion irnmedi-j
.-itely for tie good nam>- of Ireland and
in tiie inter- sis "t Kngluiid. the empire
and the Allies
At one point in !n? addr- ss lie paid
"ribute to lie I 'resident of tlie I 'nlted
States, saying that President Wilson in
h:s recent speeehe:- and II i'.'S had shown
i thai ihe I'nited Slates government
recounted tie * i *; 1 1 1 of small tuitions j
[and the principle of rial tonalii >*. I
John liedmond. the Nationalist leader. j
iook tb< floor and d-'e|aie<l i:i no un- j
certain ; ??rin? ih.M h-- would have noth- i
nig do with furtlv: iie^oiiatie.ns; he!
and hi" folow rs. h<- ?.nd. had been j
fooled once before. After a brief Speech
h> withdrew from tin' house with his)
adherents, and the Nil lionalists went
1 into conference. ' '
PLOTTERS ARE
CONNECTED UP
WITH VON !GEL
HINDU AND GERMAN
REMAIN IN CUSTODY
Evidence Against the Pair to
Be Presented to Grand
Jury Today.
NEW YORK, March 7. ? Department
of Justice officials in this city were [
preparing today for presentation to j
a federal grand jury tomorrow evi
dence in their possession concerning!
the German spy conspiracy in this j
country.- While their work was con
ducted secretly, it was learned that j
important documents had arrived by
messenger from Washington which it i
was believed would further connect I
Dr. Ernest Sekunna, a German chemist
and Dr. Chandre Chakraberty, a Hindu
"physician." with Wolf Von Igel, at
tache of the German embassy, who
sailed with Count Von Berntsorff af
ter indictments against him in this |
country had been dismissed.
Dr. Sekunna and Dr. Chakraberty
were arrested Tuesday and, according
to the police, confessed that they had
plotted under direction of Von Igel
to invade India with a military force
by way of China.
It was disclosed that on February
2S, Dr. Sekunna and Dr. Chakraberty
filed in the county clerk's office he.'e
trade style certificates to operate un
der the names of the "Oriental So
ciety" and the "Oriental Kitchen," as
well as to conduct a monthly magazine
which was to be known as the "Orien
tal Review." The magazine, it was
represented, would be devoted to "arc,
science, literature, politics and com
merce. especially of India, China,
Japan, Persia and Turkey." Head
quarters of the "Oriental Society' and
the "Oriental Kitchen" were to be in
this city.
After searching the quarters of the
two men, the authorities announced
they had found a letter written in
code which indicated Dr. S.ekunna
had been in communication with per
sons in Berlin, Petrograd and Paris.
As near as they could learn, they add
ed. the letter pertained to a nerve
preparation for which Dr. Sekunna de
clared he was the selling agent here.
Agents of the departments of justice?
pointed out. however, similar occupa
tions on tlie part of German spies had
been found to be ruses for them to
operate without attracting undue at
tention.
Commission Coming Here;
Hunt Nitrate Plant Site
It is expected that the grovem, ]
jnent commission to select the I
nitrate plant site will reach Wheel- |
lnsr on March 15.
AVASHI XUTUN, Alarrh 7. ? Secretaries j
Maker. Lane and Houston and a detail i
of array engineers composing the board |
which will determine the location of the {
J20.000.00o govern men I nitrate plant.
l"-ft Washington tonight for a tour of!
proposed sites in South Carolina,
? Seorgin. Tennessee. Alabama, Kentucky,
Ohio and W?-st Virginia, l.ocal interests
along the line will be given hearings,
the first being held at Columbia. S. C.,
tomorrow. The trip will be completed
March Hi, and afterward another tour
will be made through the west.
President Wilson has instructed the]
board to select the site as soon as prac- j
ticnblo In view of the need for a nitrate
factory in case of mt'-rnational compli- j
cations. Th?- members of the board |
said before their departure that every |
effort would be mode to reach a decis- j
ion within a few weeks.
CRY Of TREASON
FRO! GERMANY
EXPOSE SEQUEL
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
SgEKSTO JUSTIFY ?
Act of Berlin Government in
Arraying Nations Against
the United States.
BERLIN, March 7, by wireless to
Savville. ? Thp Overseas News A{?0
cy to-day matje public the following of
ficial statemqiit concerning Germany's
plan to have, -Mexico engage In war!
with the Uniied States, if the United '
States should* not remain neutral after ;
the declaration of unrestricted subma
rine warfare by Germany;
"The decision to begin the unre
stricted submarine war on Februai7
1 having beer, taken, an eventual con
flict with America had to be consid
ered by rea^in of its previous atti
tude. The fasts have proven that the '
surmise was -Justified, for the Ameri
can government, Immediately after
! our notification concerning the barred
zone, broke# off diplomatic 'relations,
and, moreover, requested other neu
tral powers t? join in this course ol
i action. In anticipation of this, possi
bility it was *,not only the right, but .
also the dut>, of the government .to
, take measure#; in time to counter-bal
' ance the joining of an additional ally
I on the side off our enemies.
I "The imperial minister to Mexico
I was, therefore, instructed about the
t middle of January to offer an alliance
I to the Mexican' government and to ar
| range the derails, in case that the
| United State^.' should declare war
j against us. 'Hie minister was express
jjy charged by instruction to take no
| steps with tfie Mexican government'
i before he ha4 obtained the absolute
certainty that war had been declared
| by the Unite<? States.
"It is not keown by what means the
American government acquired knowl
edge of the ^instructions transmitted
by secret wkys to Mexico. It seems
that treason-sand treason it probably ...
js ? has been committed on American
territory." : ~ ? ..
GOMEZ :
Leader of:, Cuban Revolution
Reported Captured by
Government Force.
HAVANA* "March . 7. ? Announce
ment was n?ade at the president's "
palace todaj that a message had
been received there stating that
Jose Miguel;" Gomez, former presi
dent of Cutja, had been captured
with his entire staff, by CoLl&zo, '
i c ommander - of the government
I troops. i -
! General J$se -Miguel Gomez has
j been described as the leader of '*
j the Cuban revolt. Forces which
' lie commanded were defeated by
j those of Colonel Collazo late in .
February jn? a battle on the Jat
ibonico rivejj. boundary between ?
the province*? of Camagney and
Santa Clara> and It was reported
that the insorrectos had been dis
persed into jmall bands and that
! General Gonvvz had taken flight. "
i President jdenocal was recentty
j quoted as a#{ributlng tbe Cuban
revolt to thev'unbridled ambition" '
| of General ?Jomez to overthrow .
him, but thi?. was denied by Gen
eral Gomez's^friends. A few days
ago it was stated that a Cuban
judge had fo^nd a true bill against
General Gom?>z on a charge of con
spiracy and revolution and had
j fixed ball at*'J200,000.
the'weather,
V
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7.?
j Forecast: ' '?*'
Ohio ? Partly, cloudy and coJdsr
Thursday; Friday fair.
West Vlrg;nia ? Rain Thursday
j morning, followed by fair; coldar
(Thursday night;> Friday fair.
Western Pennsylvania ? Rain Thurs
day and colder night; Friday fair.
WASHINGTON". D. March 7 ?
In re-argument before i In* Supreme,
(.'our! to-day of t ho Federal dissolu
tion suit against. the International
Harvester Company, Attorney Gener- !
al Gregory personally presented the!
government's reason for seeking dis-j
integration of the so-called trust. He
declared that if the intent of Congress'
to prohibit undue concentration of
capital and restraint of competition,
were not carried out. government con-,
trol. if not ownership, in all likelihood,'
would follow witli its evils and dan-j
gers. The hearings will he concluded j
tomorrow by John P. Wilson, of Chi
cago, chief counsel for the defendants, j
Such "colossal combinations" of!
capital, enjoying preponderant control j
of an industry- ? even if "good" combi
nation.- are illegal atid harmful. I he
Attorney General argued. He pointed
to evidence that the defendant coh- ?
trols between 77 and Sli per cent., of |
the harvesting machinery trade, as- j
serting that one "dummy" and six "of
fice hoys" formed the huge combina-j
tion. This referred to t.he transfer of j
constituent corporations' assets to'(
William C. Lane for subsequent trans-,
fer to the New Jersey corporation. i
"Lane, the dummy," said Mr. Grego-j
ry, "offered to transfer the subsidia-i
: ries. The ofile?. L<\vs gravely asked
for time to conv.ler. . The next day
these six ortlee l,ii>y* ^aid the proposi- .
tion 'looked go?d' to theni, and ac
cepted. *
"Ueorge W. Perkins. formerly of J..
P. Morgan &. Company, was the little
child who led ttj'in by the hand.
"J. J\ Morgatf & Company waved
the magic wand-vand received $3,500,
000 for promotion services ? to make
legal what was illegal."
There was conscious wrong-doing
in- the combination's formation,! the
Attorney Genera' -Insisted, and Justice ,
would be defective if the court should
say there was no' intent to evade the
Sherman law. ?<
Rv controlling $}ie industr>', he con
tended, the combination can control
prices, competitor? being few and com
paratively fevhle.- Competition actual
ly has been "throttled and destroyed,^
he added, ulthmMi the percentage of
trade controlled v now slightly, but
not substantially-' smaller than when
the Harvester tympany was organ
ized.
Solicitor General Davis concluded
the government's' "plea, contesting the
defendant's suggestion that, the Sher
man law prohibit:, undue restraint of .
trade, but not necessarily of competi- ?
tion. x'r