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SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1915.
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WILSON PRESSES
BUTTON OPENING
'FRISCO FfilR
Boom of Giant Guns and Din of
Thousands of Noise-Making;
Instruments Marks Opening-
of Great Exposition.
CLOUDS THREATEN TO
LOOSE FLOOD OF WATER
Gray Skies Fail to Daunt 50,
000 San Franciscans Head
ed by Gov. Johnson Who
Form Procession to Grounds.
SAN FRANCISCO. Fel. 20. -Tho
Pan.irna-I'tclfic International exposi
tion S'an Francisco's $50,000,000 fair
was opened to the "world today
under cloudy skies ?hich threatened
almost momentarily to loo.e a i!od
of water.
Amid the boom of giant guns, the
shrieking of tens of thousands of
whistles, and tho ear-split
ting- din of noise-making instruments
of every description, the 200 gates
leading to the wonder city were
thrown open to the thousands of per
sons who have been gathering here
for the pa-st 10 days to take part in
the opening ceremonies.
A few minutes after S o'clock,
when the gates opened, more than
iO.OOO San Franciscans formed in
order on Van .Ness a v. and started on
their march to the exposition grounds.
'I ho procession was headed by Ilirani
"V. Johnson, governor of California,
and James Jtolph, Jr., mayor of San
Francisco. Following them in organ
ized bodies wero the members of civic
organizations, fraternal orders, clubs
jtnd thousands of individual marchers
men. women and children.
At the fair grounds Gov. Johnson,
i-V.f Kf'iph ract"lhor officials were
jr'rivert the piV3uleri'djfJ' directors
-L thi cxpoi-ftiori. -The ceremonies ill
1 K . xrr;Adtahd;; K's.-in. with tho rt:
dition of 'The Slur .aiiglLa'.t'an-
ncr," accompanied. by xt-chonls cf auO
The invocation was delivered by the.
JU. Kcv. Fdward J. llanna, followed
-by the.. reading of a' psalm by.-JIabbl
"Martin ileyer. Addresses weremade
by Pres't "Charles C. loore, Scc'y of
the Interior lYanklin Lane, Gov.
Jliram Johnson, Mayor James J.
Jlolph, jr., and other otticials of the
exposition.
IUal Ceremonies at Nhiii.
Then at hi'h noon the real ccrc-
monies attendant upon the opening of
the "jewel city" began. Prcs't Mooro
telephoned to tho proshlcnt of the
lniteil states at tho white house in
Wasliinpton, that the exposition was
eompleted and ready to be opened.
1'res't Wilson immediately pressed a
button and' completed an electric tir-
nit over a telegraph line to the
ladio telegraphic station now being
operated by the United Stf.ies navy
department at Tuckerton. J. This
automativally worked the relay key
in the Tuclcerton station and instant
Iv powerful electric waves, generated
by the Federal Telegraph Co. radio
nppartus ilew L',000 miles across the
continent, and were received at tho
fair grounds on two long antennae
wires sireicnca iroin uu- iotr ui
jewels. From these tho electric cur-
tent was transposed and sent
throuicho'U the exposition grounds to
the machinery hall, where the mhln
door opened, and to the fountain of
nergy which began to play.
Exposition otticials estimated that
by midnight tonight L'.'.u.tMtO people
will have passed through the turn
stiles should the weather be anything
like favorable.
War's Fffet t Not (ireat.
As to the effect of the war on the
fair, it wilt be felt only slightly. In
the direction of diminished European
attendance and European exhibitions.
F.ut these will be more than compen
sated for by the increased attendance
from the western world. The great
army of tourists which every summer
pours across the Atlantic, Californians
know, will march this year to the
Gnlden Gate for its holiday.
The exposition consists of 250 build
ings In three main groups lying in
garden plots and sunken pools. It
Mretches in a glittering band half a
mile wide along the y. nit hern shore of
San Francisco bay.
It has cost $:jo,imii--,(.oo. of this $12.
pnO.COO was raised by this city, $5,000,
C00 by the state of California, and
$2,500000 by the 5s California conn
tie.". The foreign ami state participa
tion represents $10,j0o,ouo, the amuse
ment zone $10.000. COO and the outlay
bv individual exhibitors another $10,
C 0 0.000.
There are S0.00 individual exhibit
ors represented, with displays ranged
nlor.i; IT miles of exhihit aisles in. 11
of the main exhibit palaces. There
r.re other miles of exhibits in the
buildings of the states and the pavil
ions of the nations ard a nhie-acre
horticultural garden, opart f'om the
five acres in the palace of horticulture.
Forty-live foreign nations are rep
resented, many of them having in
creased their space sirico the war.
Forty-three of the state and territor
b ? of the Fnited States are repre
pentf.I. of the nations participation
ranges from the $l..oo,ouo appropria
tion of the Argentina Republic to
J50.0'.". of the states outside of Cal
ifornia. New York bads ith approx
imately $ 1,00'.'. e 00. including the ap
propriation .f Nev York city for a
building and participation. Twenty
eight states ar.d territories have otlieial
building". Twonty-four foreign na
tions have pavilions. In addition to
the representation by nations and
states, another eons-idi-raMe iinit of
representation is that of the 5s comi
ties of California, all of. which have
Individual display of pro'ducts in tho
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Austrian Field Guiy Outside Przemysl;
Cossacks Using Horses For Protection
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Above: Since big guns came in
Przemysl and other Tjevlcged towns ar
by masked batteries of the heaviest g
hold gun hammering away at the Ru
Below: American Indians uted
hind that protection in their frontie
tactics against the Germans, in the p
his horse lying down. to shield him, ll
FRENCH ARTILLERY
Northwestern France Rocked
Beneath1 Crash of Battle for
23 Weeks Germans' Re
sume Attacks at Ypres.
' PARIS, Feb. 20. "Dcspito stormy
weather prevailing between Feb. 7
and Feb. 17 the French artillery gain
ed brilliant rcsini over that of tho
Germans," says an oflicial eye witness
narrative issued by the French war of
fice today. Continuing, tt says:
"Our ammunition was supciior in
both equality and bulk to that of the
Germans. The progressive spirit of
the French infantry won it successes
in the northern part of Champagne,
Alsace and the Argonne. Prisoners
and materials that have fallen into
our hands afford convincing proofs of
our successes."
For exactly 2.1. weeks northeastern
Franco has rocked beneath the crash
of battle. The mighty engagement,
which now extends over a line stretch
ing from the North sea to the Swiss
frontier, began just 23 weeks ago to
day as the battle of the Aisne when
the retreating posts of Gen. Alexander
von Kluck made their stand upon the
heights north of Soissons. Since that
time the battle front has extended
over the territory of two more na
tions Pelgium and Germany and
some of the fiercest lighting that has
marked the course "of tho gigantic
conlliet has taken- place in wct Flan
ders and Alsace-Lorraine.
Germans lltsuiuo Attark.
Official liispatches from the north
state that the Germans have again
resumed their attacks against the
Eritish forces lying near Ypres. It is
believed in some quarters that this is
tho opening of a strong offensive
movement by the Germans, who evi
dently hope to strike some hard blows
while preventing the transfer of any
more English troops from the Rritish
isles to the coast of France by means
of the submarine blockade.
An effort of the Germans to gain a
position dominating tho pass of Eou
homme in the Yosges ended in failure.
Tho Germans managed to get a foot
hold upon hill No. C07. but were at
tacked by a company of French and
put to tlight. Although the French
were outnumbered the German forces
engaged in this action were reservists,
unusued to the terrors of battle, and
they tied before tho rushes of the sea
soned French veterans.
An artillery duel is in progress near
the Eys river and also ntar Rheims.
In Champagne, near Perthes, Souain
and Peausejour. repeated attacks are
being made by both sides. Every kind
of operations known to warfare is In
use there. Sapping and mining op
erations are follwed by long bom
bardments and infantry charge.
Snipers are engaged all the time.
A aeroplane attacks are frequent. At
times, under the glare of flashlights
and the fitful Hashes of. bursting
sht lis lighting develops in the dark
ness. Pig gUns, mine throwers, high
angle guns and every other weapon
possible to create destruction is In
u-e.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Declaring
that his wife could not bo persuaded
to stay home nights because of her
craze for tanso dancing and "movies"
Leslie Bailey has sued for dvorcc.
' Oil GEHNKNS
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action, forts and masonry forti'icati ons have become obsolete. Therefore
e defended miles .outside their gates by armies in Intrenched positions and
uns that can be assembled. The photograph shows a large calibre Austrian
sslan advanced lines, which are endeavoring to take the city.
to make their mustangs lie down in front of them and shoot from be
r Patties with the whites. Now the Cossacks of Siberia are using the same
lains of Poland and East Prussia. Th e photograph shows a cossack trooper
ring on a German outpost party?
DISCLAIMER WILL NOT
RAISE RESPOftlLIIY
UnitelStafes Will Make Reply
to Germany's Answer in
Shipping Case.,
AVAIIINGTON, - Feb. 20. Tho
United States , will not accept Ger
many's disclaimer of responsibility dor
Mowing up American merchantmen
by German submarines, if anj - be
sunk. .
This will be made entirely clear in
a reply to the German" note to be
sent by the United States, it- was
learned today. The note will not be
belligerent in i manner, . it , was stated,
but wiir leave no doubt as ' to the
American position. It 'is. expected ' the
reply will be sent to the German for
eign office early next -week and it is
underciood' that Counsellor Lansing of
tho state department now is drafting
it at the' direction of Pres.'t Wilson.
Whether- any further negotiations
will be undertaken with the British
government as a result of the latter's
refusal to prohibit the use of ' tho
American flag on British merchantmen-
while in the war zone, has not
been1 determined. Great Britain, ad
ministration otficiala stated, clearly is
within-her rights under international
law, and probably no further excep
tions will be taken by the United
States to the practice.
One of tho gravest factors in the
situation is the threat of Germany to
place floating mines In the shipping
area surrounding Groat Britain. It
was stated by certain officials that
there use is a clear violation of The
Hague convention and it is likely that
this may form a central feature of the
American reply to the German note.
The action of the British govern
ment in closing - the English channel
to all travel-is regarded in Washing
ton as extremely significant. It means,
it was stated, that German submarines
already are operating there.
LOCALTOflGE REPORT
NEARLY FIVE
Chamber of Commerce For
wards Manufacturers' Report
to Canal Engineering Board.
Nearly live million tons of miscel
laneous frelg.i passes in and out of
outh Bend during tho year, accord
ing to figures compiled by ec'y
Spaulding of the Chamber of Com
merce. These figures have been ob
tained from the reports made by
South Bend manufacturers in answer
to the request from Maj. Bonds of the
engineering corps working on the pro
posed Erfe-Michigan canal.
The tonnage report has been for
warded to Maj. Bonds at Washington.
This tonnage report, similar ones be
ing obtained from all the prospective
cities on the proposed northern and
southern route, will carry much
weight with the engineers in deciding
on tho linal route.
Fort Wayne and Huntington, the
cities that lie on the southern route,
are leaving no stone unturned in ob
taining recognition of their, claims to
I the route. Their tonnage report if
made public here will be awaited with
much interest. According to Sec'y
Spaulding several of the local manu
facturers did not turn In a report and
the total in and out going tonnage
would perhaps go over the live million
mark.
LO
RUSSIANS PREDICT
CAMPAIGN COLLAPSE
Strength ' 6f 'Attacks Against
Fortress of Novo'Geortjievsk:
Is Decreasing. - ':
PETKOGRAD, Feb. 201 Complete
collapso of the German campaign in
North Poland against tho. fortress of
Novo Gcorglevsk, which prevents an
attack upon Warsaw from, the north
west, was predicted today ;b: Russian
military experts. It is announced at
the war oihee that the strength of tho
German "attacks on the Sierp 'o-Plock
front . has perceptibly decreased.
Further fighting is expected.. there as
the Germans checked by the stubborn
defense and deep mud in tne Aug
ustowo region, are apparently with
drawing troops from the front south
of the Niemen river and transferring
them to northern Poland. '
Well-informed Russian observers
assert that the German drive against
the Sicrpcc-Plock front and their at
tempts to reach Lomza and Ossowiec
constitute the supreme effort of Field
Marshal von Ilindenburg to capture
Warsaw, the efforts to reach tho
Polish capital from the west having
entirely failed.
German prisoners taken fWest of
Warsaw are arriving hero- in great
numbers. They assert that Emperor
William himself forbade the sacrifice
of any more troops in what 'he be
lieved to be a hopeless attempt to
smash thrdugh the Russian line on the
Rzura-Rawka front and forced ven
Ilindenburg to change his tactics.
Put your ear to the ground
and hear the jrood times com
ing. BUY IT NOW
An optimitio acctmnt of the
lmincs- outlook in tin? far wot
reached us through It, C.
Bridge, branch manager of the
Studebaker corporation at Salt
Lake City.
With wheat -so high," said
Mr. Bridge,. "you would natural
ly exiKt't the west to Ik nrt)Hr
ous, hut you must remember
that Utah I not In the wheat
lndt. Sn the prosperity of the
state must Ie attributed to the
general huirieH revival. One
part of my Studcbakcr territory
does dope n il somew hat on
wheat, the Idaho part, and in
tliis, di-trlct buines is boom
ing' Mr. Bridge is iajin his cus
tomary pring viit to the Studo
haker plant.
EMOC
ITS OF
SERIATE MEET II
SECRET SESSION
Last Lap of Legislative Session
in Sight and Members Get
Down to Business on 'Ad
ministration Measures.
REGISTRATION BILL IS
PASSED BY THE HOUSE
Board of Finance Borrows
3400,000 at Two and a Half
Percent Money Will Be Re
turned With Profit.
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miMi ASSEMBLY
from; the news-times
U INDIANAPOLIS BUREAU
BULLETIN.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 20.
The senate today under a sus
pension of the rules, passed the
Maston limited suffrage till, giv
ing women the right to vote for
all ottices except where thjre is
a constitutional provision pre
venting. The vote was C7 to
three.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 2ft.
With the last lap of the 1915 session
of the Indiana legislature in sight, the
democratic majority members of the
senate today got down to business in
a secret session in the lieutenant gov
ernor': room, and mapped out plans
for rushing through administration
measures that have been urged by the
administration.
The senate is in receipt of a petition
from several women's organizations in
Bluffton asking the enactment of a
woman suffrage law before the close
of .thin session.
tear intcr..TcTErnratrt htl
in"' present legislature wn . . taiO4 -iy
action looking toward the draining of
x - . .2 j. 1 . i i . ' , ... I
the" KankiLr-'e river valley. .The Mc
Cormiek bill which' has bejm. recom
mitted. for further consideration, like
ly will not be reported-out in -time for
passage even if-the -legislature were
friendly to it. If the bilP In. t reported
"out it-wilDbe-withan unfavorable re
port, -which the senate is expected- to
concur in. 'The bill proposes to co
operate -with' the state of 'Illinois in
improving -the Kankakee river so4hat
severar hundred acres ' of '.l;ind about
Knox, Ind., and on the Illinois side
of .the' state line will be uncovered, and
converted' into .valuable farm land.-
J'ass Van Nuys Bill. ,
The senate Friday afternc on passed
the Van Nuys bill, appropriating
$125,000 for the relief of foot and
mouth disease "sufferers."
The Kemp-Dragoo registration
measure, also providing fcr perma
nent registration, passed the house by
a vote of 6 2 to 22. This measure was
the one agreed on by the joint elec
tions committees of both houses.
The house then passed tho Rulo
"red-light" bill, seeking to provide for
the abatement of resorts by action
against the property owners, ' by a
vote of 36 to 20.
State Borrows Money.
The new state board of finance, on
which. George Bittler sat as state
treasurer for tho first important ac
tion, today, enade a temporary loan of
$400,000 from local banks, to become
due June 30, at an interest rate of
two.aad a half percent, the lowest
ever made by the state. Tho loan was
necessary partially because of tho ex
penses to the state, from the foot and
mouth disease and partially because
of an investment of $S0,00) in sisal,
the raw material used by the state's
prison in making binder ' twine and
which will be returned wit'.i a profit
to the state next October.
The solid democratic majority of
the house, seven republicans, includ
ing Floor Leader Eschbach and Rep.
Judkins, the Ion house progressive,
united after an afternoon ,of demo
crat oratory, to pass tho Jones state
wide primary election bill, by a vote
of 05 to 30.
It is the general belief that tho bill
will be killed in the senate.
John R. Jones defended his. meas
ure and sa'id it had been drafted to
meet the platform pledge of the party
made at the last convention of tho
democrats. He urpred that contracts,
not only of a business nature, but po
litical as well, should not te, broken.
He had been taught in youth, he said,
to keep his ear to tho ground and
hear the voice of the 'people. He
said the opposition had contended
the bill did not come from tne people.
Tells Its History.
lie then related the histcry of tho
primary plank in f.he last convention
and said its passage by 1S00 democrats
in the convention elicited more ap
plause than any other act-on there!
The president. W. J. Bryan, and the
entire Indiana delegation in congress,
save possibly tvo were in favor of
such r. bill, he said.
He then discussed the. proposal to
again submit the primary qjestion to
ar referendum. He characterized such
an attempt as an insult to the voters
of the state.
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
ARE BURNED TO DEATH
MANCHESTER. N. IL, Feb. 20.
Mrs. Prosina Legdas, 60 yeais old, and
her daughter, Ouramit, IS years old,
were killed in a fire in their lodging
house early today. The mother's
charred body was found in a third
floor hallway. The daughter, was
found ;h her bed, where the had been
suffocated while asleep.
Latest Bulletins
From War Zone
BERLIN. Feb. 20. (via Am
sterdam) The German admiralty
announced today that German
submarines had successfully
opened their campaign against
the merchant shipping of France
and England in retaliation for
Britain's policy of starvation.
It stated that the submarine
U-16 had been successful in its
operations in the Egnlish chan
nel, but gave no details as to
what it had accomplished. Tho
U-16 is one of six vessels whose
construction was begun in 1911
12. They wero constructed in
secret and are believed to be the
most powerful under-water craft
in the world.
An official announcement that
the Zeppelin airships L-3 and L-4
had been lost in a storm off the
coast of Denmark caused some
dismay today in the camp of the
military experts who have long
advocated the use of tho Zeppe
lins. They asserted, however, that
fact that no Zeppelins have been
lost as a result of battle in the
air had demonstrated the worth
of these machines.
VIENNA (via Berlin and Am
sterdam), Feb. 20. Fighting in
the Carpathians is developing
into a general battle of great vio
lence, it was announced at the war
olllce today.
The outcome of this conflict is
regarded here as being of the
greatest importance. The situa
tion of the Austrian and German
armies is asserted to be highly
favorable to their ultimate suc
cess. Unofficial estimates of the
troops engaged on the Carpathian
front fixe the number of Russians
at G00.000 and the Austro-Ger-man
troops at C75.000, a total of
1,275,00-0.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 20. A
Berlin dispatch printed by an
Amsterdam newspaper today de
clares that the Germans in their
great victory In East Prussia cap
tured Russian funds of 20.000
roubles, (5127,500.)
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 20. The
Spanish tleet sailed from Alge
eiras for Cathagena today. A tor
pedo boat flotilla will be kept on
patrol duty along the Riff coast
of Morocco.
KOENIGSBERG, Germany,
(via Bcrlain and Amsterdam,)
Feb. 20. Thirty-one men were
killed and more than 5o injured
yesterday afternoon when an ex
plosion wrecked tho Judittem gas
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'Great 'Britain's Defense of Use
..' .
ofV Neutral: Flags Fails to
Change Situation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Great1
Britain's olticial declaration in de
fense of the use by British merchant
ships of . neutral' Hags today failed to
change . the international situation
arising from the war zone and Hag
questions in the opinion of adminis
tration oliicials except that it pos
sibly opened theway for further ex
change of diplomatic notes between
the United States and England and
the United States and Germany.
At the same time it was admitted
that the blowing up by a mine of an
American ship with possible loss of
American lives might bring the issue
to a crisis and the feeling of appre
hension still prevailed in otlicial
circles.
There still was , a wide range of
views as to w nat-the next move of
this government would be as the white
house and state department continued
their policy of silence,? but it was be
lieved in cme quarters, that Ger
many's arguments so far had pre
sented no excuse for attacks on ships
flying neutral fiag3 without llrst veri
fying their character. It was ixusted
that the rules of International law re
quired that visit and search be em
ployed in dealing with all merchant
craft.
In the matter of tho destruction of
a ship by a mine it was pointed out
such an incident, while it doubtless
would force this government to resort
to 'strong measures, would compeb'the
United States first to determine which
nation was the offender as both Great
Britain and Germany appear - to be
sowing mines. The; point was empha
sized that in matters of international
character much' authority was invest
ed in the president - and it was be
lieved that if "American ships were
attacked his action' would be guided
largely by tho circumstance in each
case. " - '
CLEARINGS SHOW GAIN
- SAME-WEEK OF 1914,
OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTER
An' indication of improvement in
business, conditions is noted in the
hank clearings -of the current week.
For the'first time since the -beginning
of the new year' they exceed those
of the corresponding week of. 1314.
Up until this week the clearings have
been falling below those of the cor
responding week a year ago -by sev
eral, hundred .thousand dollars.
Tho figures this week show an in
crease of $122,051 over those of the
corresponding week in 1914. The to
tals for this week not' including Sat
urday are $1,530,196; in 1914 they
were $1,40S,145.
The daily clearings for the current
week beginning Feb. 13 are as fol
lows: Saturday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
$247,407
34S,r.S3
227.731
219.0f4
l$t;,44
211,1 7tZ
Total ...?1.S30,19G
IRE'lTESjflfeBE;-:
DISPATCHED W U. 8.
CALL GDWTRABAND
ALL GOODS SENT
TO THE GEliS
Great Britain Will Issue Proc
lamation Putting Ban on
Consignments of Every Na
ture for Teutons.
ENGLAND IS ISOLATED
FROM THE CONTINENT
No Ships Have Left East Coast
Ports Since 6 O'clock Fri
day Night Comb Sea for
Enemy's Submarines.
LONDON, , Feb. 20. All goods con
signed to Germany will be declared
absolute contraband by the Rrlti'h
government. A proclamation to thia
effect will be issued within a very
short time. All doubt as to the fu
ture action of Great Britain has been
removed by the note transmitted to
the Fnited States which states that
the cargo of the American steamer
Wilhelmina will be disposed of by th
action of a prize court.
The note is in effect an emphatic
though courteous -warning that Eng
land expects no Interference from
neutral nations with the policy that
it has decided upon as a result of th
Gorman government taking control of
all food within the empire.
This warning is conveyed in a para
graph of the no(,. saying that the Hnt
ish government confidently expected
"such action (a food embargo) will
not be challenged on the part of the
neutral states by appeals to laws and
usages of war whose validity rests on
their forming an integral part of that
system of international doctrine"
which Germany "boasts the liberty
and intention to disregard."
That Germany bungled in handling
the food situation is the assertion
made by British experts in interna
tional law. They declare that her ar
t r,?-i ru p;b'i f e r i n g foodd plae-ir-rit
u'ifib r cvrTrfol-nY the government
was oe of the gravest errors she has
m::dv V
.. ' IH'l.ayod Final Action.
'In "this connection it is learned 'that
the British government had .already
drawn- up. a proclamation placing' an
embargo upon' food' consigned to Gcr-.
many when it received notification"
that Germany bad altered her tanK
This caused 'a delay in'Kngland's final
action. . ' ' .
This, phase .of the situation W treat
ed In the note, to' Ihe Unifed'Stat-'
with a, .statement that notice lias-just
been received , of the -repeal by. Ger
man" y of 'article IT. of the German de
cree, This article held that a II grain
and flour imported intot German aftrr
Jan. .31 should be deliverable, orily to
certain "organizations under direct gov
ernment -control or to- municip.il
authorities. . - "
Great Britain claims. thatarticle
was repealed by Germany in order to
"render difficult the .anticipated pro
ceedings asuin.-t'the Wilhelmina" an. I
that it will be necessary for a pr !..
court to determine how far the osten
sible reversal by Germany affect? im
ported food.
Kngland is Isolated.
England is isolated from the contin
ent of Kurop today as far as British
shipping in concerned. Xo English
ships have left east coast ports since
o'clock last night and it Is probable
that traffic will be held up indefinitely
awaiting information from the ;idmir
alty that' there is no further danger
from German submarines.
Reports were received here thi
forenoon that n. German submarine
had leen sighted off Southampton,
headquarters of the transport sen-ire
which has been . coin eying British
troops to -France, ' but the admiralty
declined to atRrm or deny the report.
British naval' officers now in Iondon
believe that .Germany has from 1". to
20 submarines lurking' ;ff the English
coasts. None has yet attempted, how
ever, to attack English warships.
While the admiralty. has announred
that the Norwegian tank steamer Bel
ridge, which was crippled off.lo-er
yesterday, was torpedopd. ther is an
Inrlination ampng naval experts to
await nn official - examination of tlT
vessel before accepting this state
ment. They believe that a torpedo
striking the Belridge would have sunk
instead of crippled hor and generally
accept the. first reports that .she hit a
mine. . .
Xone of (Yrw Ixvt.
The. Beitidpe now on her way to
London, having Meft Walmer this
morning- in tow.
None of the crew of the Behidge
was -lost, reparations were made to
launch her boat after sh was crip
pled, but. this was found . u nr. ere scary.
It is unofficially reported that a. tb'-t
of -six British and four French sub
marines, are combing the English
channel in. search of the German
submarine U-10. If they rr.me up.m
her the first underwater battle in th
history of. the world. will follow.
Humors circulated here that the
U-1G had surreele.l in cutting the
lines of the French Cable Go. between
Brest and the Fnited States gained in
strength today as a result of the fact
that aH messages from Fari.s to
America -are now transmitted by way
of England. Formerlj they were sent
direct from Brest.
NEW .YORK. Declaring that inter
national marriages breed war. Lady
Briggs, widow of Sir J hn Henry
Brligrs, at the Women's Pence party
meeting, urged an international lu'V
prohibiting such unions.
POFOH KEEPS IE. X. y.Vin-ent
Astor h;us ",J'u apple trees frm a
I Maryland nursery concern as a stisrt-
cr in hU'plan to have the larval
crchard in the state.