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Former Collector of Customs
At El Paso; a Bankrupt,
Has Tragic End.
WAS HIGH MASON,
k. RECENTLY HERE
Visited El Paso Not Long
Ago; Was Father of Texas
Anti-Gambling Law.
x-JINOHAMTON-. N. Y-. April 20.
A l Alfred -1. Sharp, formerly col-
lector of customs at El Paso.
Texas, is lead and his IK year old
daughter Holland, is seriously wound
ed n" a result -of a quarrel last night
Ixiween father and daughter, which
. IICO Vk I
nnjfl shot
,itu1 sent
twkrt. I
i iwied vhen Sharp seized, revolver
the girl twice in the back
lit. a bullet thiough hi own
Doctors aa the girl has a
hs'ii e vb recover Sharpc -until re
. er-tli hd tieen building superintend
. nt for his cousin, Willis Sharpe Kll-
nci in this eit.
Mone matters are said to have
.niied the quarrel Sharpe according
in '-port, had recentl loat heavily in
iisnieps deals in lct.ii
1 1 Views of the traffic, ending, of
Mr 'l.arpc will a shock t hundreds
T I I'aioRiui Mr. Sharna was VI year
of hk' The Sharp ftfmlftr came to El
ien io Ui;raUrod tfcurffetaL Tflh
? Sehfttrer, Mi Sharp e entered Into
i p inptf&TitlU busings at llot. They
v-r re 1hO interested in u rain h in tho
.- u pirt nf tl.e- ouit Mr Sharp1
os Jttrf lv ih Knuili ni of Kl
' ao count lo tii- 1 t Uturt in 1904,
AIKP.r.1) I- SIIAIIPK.
a r Ok ntift Tat Der, Demo-
1 l 1 11011111
Father Of Vntl-bambllng Jllll.
,- fitlKi of a bill to prevent
milling h injunction Mr. Sharpe'a i
'.in l.c-.ine tate-wlde The Mil Was
l ite1 ni rt Bounded the death knell of
of.en tumbling In Texas. Ills record
ii the legislature attracted the atten
ii..n of president Roooevolt, who ap
l.'intid lum In 1808 as collector of cus-
onio at i;i Paso to succeed Pat Oatrett
Mr was i appointed and served In the
of.i.e until president Wilson was
elei tvd when be resigned. Shortly
aft. i that, he left here for Bingham
ti.n V Y , where he made his home
mtil hi death. While collector of cus
toms he was associated with' J. J. Cai
pentfr In a ranch In El 180 county.
Took Bankruptcy Act Krcently.
On February 1" of this year, Mr.
Sh irpe tame to El Paso from Blng
Tntinued on pse IS, CoL 3.)
Al Jennings,
Evangelist,
yy
(iNKJIT at 7.30 m the l"irt
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tin- outlaw evangelist, will address the. people of hi Pano on the suu-i-it
"The Angel in the Outlaw Camp," from the text "Be Not Unequally
okcd lojrethei.' Later he will talk at te First Presbyterian church.
Mi J-imiug is in tUe city visiting W. C. Slmw, a local contractor, for
mer v of Oklahoma He addressed the Kotary club today at itv weekly
lum neon, and wax immediately liMieigcd to remain over in El Paso and talk
tonight.
ih aJdreKH'i- will Im- Hec
After tbe aMies nt the ( hristian church, Mr. Jennings will go to the.
Kmt JPretibytermM ilmnh where. foUowing the oratorio, "Tlie Seten Ijistj
Hords ol Chriat. ' lie mil alt make an address. This address will also be free.
Mr. Jawing" ii b toriuci tram robber and outlaw, late candidate for
governor of Oklahoma 1io has cinbraced tWe Christian life and is no in
evangelical ork
'Die Herald i in -i that lux talk will be worth hearing. He sbould
.ddrc. packed iuii-i - ,H both places tonight.
Some Folks Don't "Make Up Their Minds"
TO ADVANCE,
The War At a Glance
ASTROXG force of Russian
troops landed at Marseilles
lody and wil( right beside
the allied forces in France.
The Ilussians disembarked at
Marseilles at noon today, their ar
rival being noted by Gen. Joffre,
In the order of the da They are
believed to have embarked, for
France from the port of Archangel
on the Whits sea, the only port
through which there is free com
munication between Russia and her
allies In tbe west) It is considered
probable that the transports car
rying the troops made a sweep out
Into the North Atlantic ' before
' heading- into the Mediterranean to
avoid the submarine danger zone
In tbe vicinity of the British isles.
Another Troop Movement
tn this connection 1b to be noted
that word reached New York today
through private cables advices that
Russia had closed the port of Arch
angel to all except government)
traffic. This may indicate that
other troop movements from Arch
angel to the western front are
either under way or in contempla
tion. otr Reaches Cermnny
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin has
received the American note to Ger
many. The Beilin dispatch report
ing the Arrival of the note said the
ambasador was- expected to present
it to the foreign office 'this after
noon. French Capture Trenches
The French have again taken the
offensive In the Verdun battle and
In attacks against the German lines
on the right bank of the Meuse,
Paris declares, have captured por
tions of German trenches and a re
doubt, and have taken several hun
dred prisoners.
Ilrlllnh Cabinet Agree"
According to a London diFpatoh,
the British coalition government
has beem given a new lease of life,
n settlement having been reached
In the cabinet crisis over the ques
tion of conscription
Plot cnlnnt India
plot of- wWe scope conudcted
for the purpose of causing a revo-
, lotion jn India is announced from
.London to have ben uncovered as
. J result of tbe seisure last Pebrti-
airy of German, and Austrian sub
jects on the liner China, boutid
from Shanghai for the United
States
KOTE SURPRISES
EKUSH PAPERS
Toniloti Kng. pril :. Although
leicnt dispatihes from America had led
the British puBlic to expect a sharp
noti from the United States to Ger-i-iin-c
in repcard to the submarine con
i ivtm, the language employed by
Dieeident Wilson In his address to con-f-i-us
came as something of a surprise.
Tt-e ei'ning newspapers generally re
fer to the note as an ultimatum
Opinion is divided as to what attl
ti e Ormany will aVlopt Some of the
r.tt-p..peis take the viev that public
opinion will compel the Berlin govern
t,i t to refuse to complv with the de
v i in of the United States Others are
cm Hv i ertaln Germany will abandon
,si riminate submarine warfare rath
c th in never relations with the great
est of neutral powers
The Westminster Gazette sa-i:
rreFhlent Wilson's message to con
Lnss i a serious, high toned docu
ment, which befits the occasion."
Referring to the president's warning,
this ne-ni-paper adds:
Language of this kind between great
powers does not leave open a wide
choice of courses of action. Germany
ii given the alternative of abandoning
its submarine warfare or cesig to
retain the friendliness of the united
States." In concluding its article the
paper says: . . ,'l
"President Wilson has mapped out
for himself a line of action which ad
mits of no retreat."
BRITISH, HEMMED IN TOWN,
ORDER POPULACE TO LEAVE
Constantlnouple, April 20. The war
office announces that the position of the
British army which is being besieged at
Kut-Kl-Amara is becoming very cni.
leal and that the British commandei
?$
hM nrATA thn civilian BODUlatlOn
evacuate the town on account of the
scarcity of food.
The British army harbmed in at Kut-El-Amara
Is commanded by Gen.
Townsbend. It has been beseiged for
several months. Apparently the Turk
ish army Is merely blockading the
town, bending its energies toward re
pulsing a second. British army trying
to break through the cordon.
"The Outlaw
Talks Tonight
Christian church Al Jennings, known an
CRIMINALS ARE
USE GAUGRI
Al Jennings, ex-Bandit,
Says Rock Island Direc
tors as Guilty as He.
Mr. Jennings, on Invitation,
will KPcnli tonight nt 7i30 In
the First tlhrlstlan church and
nt 9tt0 nt tbe First Preshytr-
rlsn. o ndmlilon -rrlll lie
clinrrtl.
- '
.
"Criminals are people that get
caught. If there was something more
profitable to the pickpocket than pil
fering purses or the burglar than rob
bing Jeans, then they would not be in
that sort of business."
Such is the philosophy of Al Jen
nings, Oklahoma's ex-bandlC who ar
rived In El Paso, Thursday morning
from Dallas. Jennings, while In 1
Paso. Is the guest of W. C. Shaw, con
tractor and a friend of tbe Oklahoman.
He is en his way to Phoenix, Ariz,
where he will be the guest of governor
G. W. P. Hunt of Arizona, a disciple
of prison reform.
Banditry Timely.
"Why did you become a bandit?"
the ex-bandit was asked. It was the
millionth time that the question had
been askM him. The ex-bandit cocked
his shining eyes1 and Mild: "Because
it was timely."
"It happened this avay. pard, he
fork over the 'table '
aaiu. drawing nis
cloth and handling the salt and pepper
shakers as if they were stacks of poker
chips. "They plugged my brother Ed
and I swore I'd plug them hack and
I did. Then with my brother Frank
I went bog wild and I shot up a few
jilases and few men. "
lllg and I.lltle Itobbrr.
"ilut what always struck ta Jl4
fifw-rXni was-tHe way the dlreofora or
it Itpclr Islam robbed the road af .
ye&t, U.W-. Jim 11 years atftr t
pulletf off a little stunt on tbe sam
road that netted se. a life term on
the samo road. Tliflt stoat of tbe di
rectors made a philosopher of me. I
came to realize that robbing within
the law and out of the law are differ
ent matters.
"No. I don't extenuate anything It
was all an experience. Taft commut
ed my sentence and Koosevelt gave me
a pardon In ISO 6 My brother Ed was
shot by Temple Houston and Jack Love
in 1895. I did my shooting later. From
1SB2 to 1SS1 I was county attorney
for Canada county and was regarded
as being eminently respectable. I got
to Increasing in notoriety from 1896 to
1SS9 when I went in for life.
PrUon Heform.
"Then, because I was more clever
than most criminals (criminals is only
a word) I got free Most other men
just as clever would have been freed.
Now I am going in for prison reform
and political reform and lecturing upon
both subjects. I do the lecturing be
cause I know It does good and that
it's going to do more good. I'm paid
for It just as I am being paid for my
writings. They do good. They are
going to do more good.
Truth Will Make Men Good.
' Truth will make men good. I'm
not a preacher or an evangelist at all.
1 just see the ridiculousness of think
ing that so long as bandits and put
laws are tolerated among the upper
crust that they wont be some men at
the game lower down.
"I know Thomas Mott Osborne and
think he got a rotten deal from the New
York politicians. I have seen his work
and know that it did work well among
the men I think men who are guilty
of violating the law ought to be pun
ished". Most Are Honest.
"There are some men who are con
genital crooks and there Isn't much
hope for them. But most men would
rather be honest than dishonest; and
most conditions under which men work
and women travail, are calculated to
make men and women corrupt. So, if
I can by word or act, help to make the
democracy of America realize that we
haven't gone very far in democracy it's
something." x
SENATE DEMOCRATS AGREE
TO ACCEPT HOUSE SUGAR IILL
Washington, D. C. April 20. Legisla
tion repealing the free sugar clause of
the tariff, which was to have become
effective May'l next, will be enacted
immediately by congress.
This was decided at a caucus of sen
ate Democrats last night when they
voted to accept the house repeal Mil
instead of the senate substitute, pro
viding for the retention of the existing
duty of one cent a pound ori sugar un'll
1910. As a result the present, duty will
be continued.
FIND LAWYER AND WOMAN
. DEAD IN ROOM, GAS FILLED
San Francisco, Cal., April 20. Tim
othy J. Lyons, a San Francisco attor
ney, and Mrs. Ada Diamond, recently
frcm Salt Lake City, were found dead
here today in a hotel room with the
gas flowing from an open Jet. The
woman left three notes. The police be.
lleve nhe wrote them and turned on the
ga,s after Lyons fell asleep.
the day i. coxniinss.
Senate'
Sisal monopoly inquiry con
tinued. Miscellaneous calendar
bills considered.
House.
Calendar bills taken up.
Printing codification b! dis
cussed. ! 4. .' . JL. ! !. ? fr
T.
GARRAH FOLKS
GOLD I
U.
In Some Places, the Troops
Encounter Courtesy; In
Others, Bullets.
CAN CATCH VILLA
ONLY BY FIGHTING
Army Officers Convinced
U. S. Must Fight Both
Sides in Further Pursuit.
IlYlf. W. 1U.AKKSLKH.
Aiiociatrd 1-rcnK Cnrrcunomlent With
American expedition,
FIELD' HEADQUARTEHS. Mexico,
April 17, (Via Aereo to Columbus,
N. M., April 20.) Continued lack
of effective military cooperation by
Carranza authorities has been met by
the American expeditionary columns.
At some places the Americans have re
ceived considerable courtesy from local
earranxa officials, but at others there
has been a little sniping on Americans.
PrnmiHu nf CkrraniA cooneration
have not materialized, due to the lack
i of organized 'government in the re
gions penetrated and to coiuness or
Carranza commanders or from some
local leadr. For a long time Ameri
can officers did not feel certain which
attitude, friendliness or opposition,' the
Mexicans would assume- and therefore
unfriendly Incidents were minimfted
throHgb the censorship. Today Mttle
hope remained that Jurthw progress
could be made without serious clashes
llh Mexicans. Including Unruly ele
meats among outlying Oarranza com
mands, American Officers.
The caution of American officers
against any act which might excito
enmity has been one of the great liand
lcapa, although self imposed. They
have not fired on Vlilistas at times,
because not sure of their identity. At
Parral Maj. Frank Tompkins, who had
only 114 men. permitted only his rifle
experts and marksmen to' return the
Carranza fire In order to avoid danger
of hitting women or children, and the
effectiveness of American resistance
was thereby reduced.
iKarly Withdrawal Forecast.
San Antonio. Texas. April 10. Early
withdrawal of the troops sent into
Mexico as a punitive expedition, or the
authorization of military operations on
a larger scale must be the result of
Gen. Hugh L, Scott's Investigation of
the situation, in the Opinion of army
officers here.
Must Hnve More Backing.
Gen. Pershing is not pushing Bis
campaign against Villa and will not
until he gets from headquarters au
thority and facilities to operate more
freelv. Officers here believe thet facts
In the case, showing the futility of ex
tending operations along the existing
line, will convince secretary Bakefa
envoy of the hopelessness of further
pursuit unless the commanding, officer
In Mexico Is given more effective back
ing.
Kxpect Armed Opposition. '
Villa. If he is still alive, can be caught,
officers here believe, but only by the
adoption of a plan that Mexicans gen
erallv almost certainly would charac-
terize as a war. Vrmy officers are
convinced further operations must oe
undertaken . with the understanding
.;. l ::.i :.iti . hnh rc.
uusi aiiiiou uji..... ..,,. ,
tions will be mat. ,,. ,., I
Uen. Pershing is noiuing intact ins .
men. stretched
4 v.nm I -fiii'vniiiia o nn nil
almost 400 miles from the border.
j i.tu.ii wiui.- .v , --.
most 400 miles from the uoraer. xno
nhlle cavalrv detachments that have
in
i... XT.il- h. .11 .-!.., I.nn Sto-
own uuiii ". - "- i,",T I
with the main column and will hold
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their positions for the. present
Gen Perehing has sent through sev
eral reports in the last 4S hours, but
Gen Funston has made none of them
public '
Country Is War ltuined.
Frightful destruction of the country
through which the American troops
have been operating south of Casas
Grandes was pictured In a long report
received by Gen. Funston today from
Gen. Pershing. The r sport was written
at Satevo before Gen. Perehing had
learned the details or the fight at Par
ral of April 12.
Gen. Funston refused to discuss the
character of the report except In gen-,
eral terms. It was one of Gen. Persh
ing's reports on conditions that caused
secretary of war Baker to send MeJ.
Gen. Scott to the border. It was said.
Snlplnj? nt Bnchlnilia. i '
In the report received today. Gen
Persuing mentioned the hostile attltudo
of the populace at Bachlnlba, displayed
when Maj. Howze passed through there
with a squadron of cavalry. He said the
force was subjected to sniping. For th
most part, however, he declared, the
poverty stricken peon element exhibited
nothing but apathy when the American
troops passed; through the country and
skirted the villages where the hungry
inhabitants had gathered from the war
ruined country side.
GEN. GONZALES LEADS
FORCES AGAINST ZAPATA
' Mexico City, Slex.. April 10. Gen.
Gonzales, who has been in the capital
for several months. vWill leave with his
1 forces next Monday, going to Contreras,
a point in the mountains between this
city and Cuernavaca on the Mexlco
lguala railwa. The command of Gon.
GjOnsales consists of 4S.O00 men, scat
tered through the federal district and
the states of Morelos, Puebla, Hidalgo
and Mexico. ;
It Is understood the bulk ot tlieso
(Continued nrt psze 2, Col. !.)
HARD
ARMY ,
S MUST
II. S. WILL BREAK WITH GERMANY
UNLESS U-BOAT ITRDDS GRANGE
Note Sent to Berlin States That Proof is Conclusive That
Submarine Commanders Wilfully Disregard Assur
ances Given By Imperial Government to Neutral
Nations and Endanger Lives With Impunity.
W
SHINGTOX. D. C. April 20.
The United States, champion
In the cause of neutral na
tions, has now placed in Berlin what
Is virtually an ultimatum, informing
the Imperial German government In un
mistakable terms that unless the Ger
man government immediately alters its
method of submarine warfare to con
form with the laws of the sea and dic
tates of Justice and humanity, the
United States "can have no choice but
to sever diplomatic relations with the
German empire altogether" This
course, says the note forwarded to Ber
lin Tuesday night. Is the only one which
the United States can pursue if It is
still the purpose of the imperial gov
ernment to prosecute relentless and in
discriminate warfare against vessels of
commerce by the use of submarine
without regard to international law and
the dictates of humanity.
Copies of the note are to be furnished
by the United States, it has been an
nounced, to all neutral nations on the
tlieorj that they are as much interest
ed as is the United States
Sussex Hit Ily German Torpedo.
The note asserts that information
in the possession of the United states
establishes conclusively that the chan
nel steamer Sussex was torpedoed
without warning and that the torpedo
was of German manufacture. The con
clusion that the torpedo was fired by
a German submarine. It aeds. Is con
sidered substantiated by Germany's dis
claimer. "Sot An Isolated Cose.
The note declares if the 8nsse had
been aR.lsolated, caao the-Un4ted estates
night regard It as possible to hope that
the officer reKponsible had been negli
PAPERS REIEAL
mm SPIES
Complete Operations of Es-
ionage System in America
Revealed to the TJ. S.
New York, April -0 The complete
operations of an alleged German spy
system in America are revealed In the
papers seized from the safe In the
offices of Wolfe von IgeL German'
agent, according to Information ob
tained from the United States district
attorneys office. It is this correspond
ence the return of which the German
ambassador has demanded
Photographic Copies to Washington.
The documents remain today in a
safe in the office of the U. a district
attorney. Before returning any of
them to the German ambassador, dis
trict attorney Marshall has sent to
Warihinerton tihotoaraDhic conies of all
j of them In order that the German am
bassador may determine whether they
are official records of the embassy.
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lney uo not ueneve count von uern
stcrff will admit that any are offlda
official
records Th(! naners are described as
ed as
made
..r. . . .
consul
titutinir "the larerest
haul
bv f ne government since the activities
ne u - .,.. ... i .... t
."."" 'S" "l uiu.i uc. u.
mis country were tlrst uncovered.
nlnrM nf Snlm Iletenlecl.
As A result of the seizure of thesa
papers, it was said, the spy system
would be revealed. Including the names
of the alleged director of the plota
to destroy commerce and of men who
obtained secret information for tbe
purpose. , '
It. S. May 1'lcht for Them.
District attorney Marshall said that
even if it should be proved that the
Sapers are valuable to the German em
assy, the government will contend the
right (to inspect them, and if neces
sary use any which are not proved to
be official embassy documents.
It Is reported that the contents of
some of the documents already have
been communicated to a federal grand
jury.
Von Igel is still on bail to answer
to the charge of complicity in the
AVelland canal.
Another Demand for Papers.
Another demand for the return of
the papers was made today upon fed
eral district attorney Marshall by John
B. Stanchfield, the defendant's attor
ney. The district attorney said Mr. Stanch
field maintained that von Igel's office
(formerlyi that of Capt. von Papen, re
called German military fettache) was In
effect German territory and that the
Intrusion of the United States agents,
constituted an "invasion." Mr Mar
shall said he leplicd that ,the matter
rested for decision with thi Washing
ton authorities, meantime, he had no
alterative but to pioceed with the case.
MAItlXES VltK .SKNT
TO GI 1II1 TIIIJ wiiielh.ss
Washington. Ii. c. April 20. Marines
from the Philadelphia and Brooklyn
navy yards have neen sent to the wire
less stations at Tuekorton. N J., and
Sayville. L. I.. secretar .Daniels said
today, to insure adequate protection.
The Germnn situation, he said was not
alone responsible, and the dciision wau
made some time aa;o to -strengthen tha
marine guard at both points. No change
in the present policy concerning wlre
lc( comniunii atlons was contemplat
ed, said Mr Daniels.
But Let Others Do It
FIG;
gent or violated Ills orders, but that
unhappily this terrible example of sub
marine warfare does not stand alono.
Germany is informed that the United
States gained the impression from her
recent communication that tbe imperial
government failed to appreciate the
gravity of the situation, "which has
resulted not alone from the attack on
the Sussex, but from the whole method
and character of submarine.! warfare,
as disclosed by the unrestrained prac
tice of the jcommanders of German
undersea craft during the past 1!
months and more in the indiscriminate
destruction of merchant vessels of all
sorts, nationalities and destinations."
Torpedo Screw Bolts Found.
An appendix to the note which deals
entirely with an analysis of the facta
In tbe Sussex case disclosed that Amer
ican army and navy officers found in
the Sussex screw bolts which corre
spond with those found on German tor
pedoes in possession of the French
naval authorities at Toulon. Th
screw bolts are used to fasten the "war
head" to the aircharaber.
Reply to German Xote.
The full text of the note sent to
ambassador Gerard, follows-
"You are instructed to deliver to the
secretary of foreign, affairs a commun
ication reading as follows
"1 did not fail lo transmit immediate
ly, by telegraph, lo ' nw government ,
your excellency's note of the tenth I
instant in regard to certain attacks by
German submarines- especially In. re
gard to the disastrous explosion which
on Itarch 2 4. lust, wrecked th French
steamship Sussex In tbe English chan
nel. 1 have new the honor to deliver,
(Continued on pare 4. CoL 1.)
RUSSIAN TROOPS
IS! IN FRANCE
Subjects of Czar, Welcomed
in France, to Aid Allies
on Western Front.
Paris. France, Aorll 18. A strong;
force of Itussian troops disembarked
at Marseilles, France, at nooh today.
The Ilussians are to fight beside the
allied soldiers In France.
Gen. Joffre welcomed the Russians
in an order of the day, saying their ar
rival was another proof of the devo
tloji of Itussia to the common cause.
Text of Joffre's Order.
The text of the order issued by Gen.
Joffre follows
"Our faithful ally Itussia, whose
armies already are fighting so valor
ously against Germany, Austria and
Turkey, wanted to give France further
assurance of her friendship; more
striking proof of her devotion to the
common cause.
"Russian soldiers chosen, from the
bravest in her armies and commanded
by officers of the highest renown, have
come to fight In 'our ranks.
"You will receive them like broth
ers. You -win show them that warm
sympathy which you feel toward those
who leave their country to come and
fight at our sides.
"In the names of the French army
I welcome the officers; under-offlcers
and soldiers of Russia who have de
barked In France. I bow before the
Itussian flag upon which there soon
will bo inscribed the elorlous names
of our victories."
Russian In Fleet of Transports.
The Itussian forces will be used to
fill In gaps on the western front caused
by the recent fighting.
The Russians came on a great flo
tilla of transports. Not a single word
of their coming was permitted to be
come generally known until they had
actually concluded the Journey and
were landing on French soil. No ex
act details as to the number of Rus
sian troops are available
Another Evidence of ,
Herald's Enterprise
AXOTHEK evidence of th superiority at The Herald's nevts service is
the full report Tne Herald is giving on the trial ot tbe Villa, eon
spirators at Deming.
The caw has been in progress two days and the El Psp Herald is the
only paper in the Southwest to cover it. The Herakl is covering tke case
fully.
This case, like the Smith case at Alain'ogordo. requires expense and
initiative 'to jrot the details; both require tire special seriee of special corre
apondents, and thia costs money. It is not a case of having some energetic
news association gather the details and dump them in one's lap. These; are
local stories, big stories in which local people aie interested, ami it remains
for The Herald alone to ghe the facts.
wU al as " 5.1 ETb 1
Bernslorff Lays Plan, Pre
viously Cabled to Berlin,
Before Stale DepL
AMERftANNOTE
NOW IN. BERLIN
U.S. A wits German Acliont
Prepared For Possible
Breach of Relations.
W13HNGTON. D. O. April 20.
Count von Bernslorff, German
ambassador, conferred at the
state department today with secretary
of state Lansing regarding the subma
rine crisis and the arrest of Wolfe von
Igel. German agent, in New York. Chief
emphasis was .laid on the threatened
break .letween 'he United States and
German.
Seretar L.iiimuu explained in del i.l
to the German ambassador the position
of the United Mites and Is understoo
to hae tpresei the sincere hope thai
the attitude of tbe Gej-man government
wowM be so adjusted as to meet the
position taken by the United State.
Suggests Settlement Plan.
Tns ambassador was understood to
have informed the secretary of tbe de
tails of a message he sent Wednesday
night' tot bis government making cer
tain recommendations which he be
lieved, if 'acceptable to bis government,
would ba- satisfactory to the United
States, In addition, the ambassador
informed the secretary of a message
of a highly confidential nature ho had
received from Berlin.
After returning to the embassy,
count von Bernstorf prepared a long
dispatch which probably will bo sent
to his government before night.
The ambassador was authoritative!'
represented as having sougni me sec
retary's views in regard to a tentative
proposal that Germany issue Immedi
ately a declaration covering all sub
marine operations similar to that is
sued on January T for the operations in
the Mediterranean.
No appointment for another confer
ence with secretary Lansing has beer
made by the ambassador. He was wit I
the secretary it minutes. He neither
left nor received any communication "
The ambassador and secretary Lan
sing were in conference about 20 min
utes. At the end of that time, the se
retary of state would make no com
ment on-the eonference. The ambassa
dor Is hopeful that some means roav 1
found for averting a breach In relations
and is understood to have cabled hi?
government, advising prompt action ti
that end.
Xote Reaches Berlin.
The United States government, ha
ing said Its last word to Germany in tht
submarine controversy, turned toda
with grave expectancy to Berlin, where
rests the decision whether the Imperial
government shall abandon Its present
methods of submarine warfare or break
with Washington. The note reached
Berlin Wednesday evening. It will
probably be presented to the foreign
office late today.
No time limit was set in the commu
nication, but the president is known to
hold tbe opinion that three or four days
would be a reasonable period to allow
Germany for & decision. If none Is
forthcoming within a reasonable time,
the step accomplishing a break in rela
tions, with all its grave possibilities,
will be taken. Count von Bernstorff,
the German ambassador would receive
his passports and American ambassa
dor Gerard, at Berlin, instructed -to
come home.
Senators Keep Silence.
Senator Kern, majority leader In the
senate, said at the white house toda
he believed there was a general dispo
sition in the senate not to discuss pres
ident Wilson's address on the note to
Germany. Discussion, he said, could
do no good and might do harm. He
added ' that no action on the part of
congress was called for and he did not
expect that any would bs takes.
U. S. In Earnest.
Count von Bernstorff, the German
-ambassador, sent to Berlin Wednesday
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