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'if! THE WEATHER ('lot;ciy Sunday, probably followed by cno" '1: Monday, partly 'cloudy; fresh vouiiieast winds. - - V t. VOL. XCV INO. 120. WILMIKGTOX, IN. C, SOTDAY MOKKIKG, FEBRUARY 14, 1915 WHOLE NUMBER 13,911. BERLIN REJOICES OVER THE LAIeMwC&ESSES OF FORCES IN PRUSSIA While London is Elated Ove Raid of Airmei on Ger- Man Positions. gj . J ? i 1 m PIISSIANS MAKE STATS IVUa . Are Facing Advancing mans on East Pruss ian Frontier. ,,ri(!on. Feb." 13. Berlin is c-ifbratinir the evacuation of East Prussia by the Russians, which is hailed ifi the German capital as an other ii'ivat victory for Field Mar shal Von Hindenburg. England is mit. sittenipting to hide her elation . 1 i;,i i 4 ., c the success ix iiti an xiiclx skuui " 1 " I j Oil the (ierinail- positions in pel- ami all Europe is eagerly iritmr. (Iiscusinir the American notes to Groat Britain and Germany, and contemplating. what .replies will. he made. " ! ' ' limit Britain has already I mti- i suited that British merchant ships ; have been advised . to use neutral ;-' ' iiasrs only in case of emergency,; - 1"" am! no general use of such flags islO Stay Out of Newly Pro- nutk-ipatod. The German minister j claimed War Zones ni The Hague "has issued alibther; , . warning" to neutrals to the effect; ih?t in view of , the alleged declar f nil thp Rritish norts as , , ,, war norts. ana tne use 01 neutiai riaw by British ships, it would be ; (Ijiicerous for neutral merchant-' men to viit the proscribed waters ; after February 18. ! Kiissi.ni Evacuate Provinces. ! ;f-o t:u- ;is the East Prussian .situation j is coiieei neu tne nussian uiLu wi icyu" ini'iicLiies that the Russians having :vicuritefl the greater part of the Ger man provinces, are making a stand op. or near rhpir frontier whether for a piK-li i attlf- or only to delay the Ger pmi a-ivance, it will take a few days :o tell. On the last occasion that Von Hin Jwbursr drove them from East Prussia t:jp Uvssians fill back to their forti icil linos ht-fveen Niemen and the Ger man frontier, where they defeated the :rm:.ii.. On this occasion, however, tlKy have had more time to prepare "thrir positions nnd may give battle !eroiv the fortifications are reached. The li'issians already claim to have rwilspi' oiip German attack near Lyck. ; Throughout Poland where I fierce .tiyhtins: has occurred during the past the battles now consist: ot- ar ti'Irry nnKagements, while in the 'Car j'athians fighting' of more or Lless se verity rontinues. Tn.f Ormar.s are making- repeated terri Ho attempts to attack the heights of Koziouwka, in Tukholka Pass, which they bfive won and lost twice since last Sunday. They are now . entrenched u-ithin to naces of the Russian posi tions anri iespite their heavy losses, "re apparently- hopeful of capturing Mien:. ' On t!ie remainder of the Carpathian f'!U the Russians seemingly are mak ing progress. I Successes ia Egypt. The Keyntian army has been placed to its eredits a brilliant feat by anni hilating a force of 2,000 Turks and Arabs, officered by Germans, who were rreparintr to attack Tor, at the en- of the Gulf of Suez. h: view of the British experts the j jng-:'-' raid on Belgium proves that the Kritish airmen are sunerior to the Ger- ; 'i;ai.v a p have a great advantage in ! n-o possession of a base on the con tiafn; a well as in England, for while fie Hrstish. if they are -unable 'to .re t'1'". esu land in France, the Germans ''""st rake the round trip across the hi t-'rani-e Flander's and Alsace, there ''It-; itr little or noifierhting of lm- far as the official reports j l!Si;nur. . i ' announced that the leaders in hi'. So -.ni African rebellion are to be I'm: mi trial for treason ' and, ; in addi tjoi! t othrr punishments may be sued for looting up.d damage done, by them lv's: or th.pir followers, ' while the of means will lose all their" prop-f;-r Meanwhile the government has '''iK.iir.Vocl its intention ofi pushing n" i visor the. , campaign against:, Ger- southwest Africa' A" the result rof Premier Asguith's in;p(),,,,,.Pn p t f hjoholief that wheat n n fall in price, it sold ..at North- :n.,ir. at -o shiiiinrR a uarter. a 1 '' of two shillings. Mll.u (.A SOLDIERS AND ... P1XAMA POLICE IX FIGHT. Voiicemen and Thiee" oldlera Dena Trouble at Carnival. ' ' '!i-a. Feb. 13. A Jjight between is and native "policemen, tonight, 'tJiitd. according to first reports, in "i ''"i.tli of five policemen and three -i-s und the wounding of many of ona.atants. A carnival is in prog " i-'i many soldiers were on 'leave ' "'''lot the fes estiyities. ! i. - j r4 .J. BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE JL PREPARING ANSWER TO . 4, American note . 4 London, 'Feb. 13. The Srit ? ish foreign office is preparing a ret1V t0 th American -note -con- 4, cerninff the use of th'e AmBriosn J- . - g, J. flag on the, steamer Lusitania. J J. The reply will be' forwarded to 4. 4 Vashin?ton probably ; before J 4 February 18. " 4. The position "of Great Britain J 4 as will be set forth in the reniyfJ 4 probably will be that the cap- 4. 4 tains of British merchant vessela 4. 4 have been advised to use neutral 4. 4 flags should an emergency de 4. 4 mani stub action to save the 4 lives of those on the ships. The 4 notes probably will make it 4 4 clear that no general use of neu-. 4 4 tral flags has been contemplate u 4 4 or advised 4 The reeling among "officials and 4. 4 Englishmen generally is that 4. tne American note is entirely , - . . - 4 friendly. The response will be 4. 4. wholly it the same Bpirit. 4, 4-I-M- NEUTRAL VESSELS E IRELAND AND ENGLAND. " 1 - ," " . ' ' ' ! , ARE WARN D ARAN !Gelrnian Legation at The Hague Urjresfton " occupied the floor.. virtually the . . . . - -ijr- Mxhn."Mi iMxmiitiiut' .mnsrin.a- Ventral Ships to Stay Away from Proscribed Zones ana British Porta' After the 18th. .... . . : , . . TT , , . , , The Hague, via London, m f eb; 13. "" , neutral vessels against entering tne area around the British Isles as . defined by the German admiralty, and j to the original Hote adds the following: j "Since Germanv, following the ex- n r . 4 I .. Anln .1 n . n ' i war zone on and after February ISth, j English and Irish waters, the British i have declared all the ports of England; .,-',, war ports and have justified the use , of neutral flags on merchant vessels. j "Moreover, according to a reliable i source, a ereat number of British mer- I chant men have been armed in order to destroy German submarines by shells or by ramming them, thereby these ships lose their character as mer chant ships and become war vessels. "Germany, therefore, is again obliged urgently to warn all neutral ships against entering English coast waters after February IS, as from that date the German aQmiralty will prosecute the war with all means at its disposal against British war ports and ' British armed merchant ships. "Neutral vessels which are then still within the war zone will run. the same risk as if they pursued a course through' sea battles between England and German-, of which the date and place could not have been made known, I and will bring risks upon themselves for which Germany cannot take the re sponsibility. ' "The route around the north of Scot land, owing to the depth of the waters, can not be endangered by mines. There, as well as in the waters of the North sea, with the exception of British wa ters and German bay, neutral shipping will not be endangered by the meas ures the German admiralty is adopt- FOUR YEARS A FUGITIVE ; 'im?'i Oneof Those Connected With! Los Angeles Times Tragedy Matthew A. Scnmidt, ImpUcated Blowing Up of the Los Angeles Times Building in 1910 Ap- ' prebended in If ew York. In New York. Feb.- 13. Matthew A. Schmidt, -34 years , old, was arrested here tonight as a fugitive from justice on an indictment found in Los Angeles in October, 1910, charging him with having been implicated in dynamiting the Los Angeles .Times building. The arrest" was made on upper Broadway where detectives had traced-him after a search of four years. Detective William J, Burns, who ac companied the officer making : the ar rest, said the indictment charges that Schmidt was one of several 'men 'who went -with J- B. McNamara to the works of the Giant Powder Company,, in Ui. ; 1 V (Continued . on Page Two.) - i DYNAMITER IS ARRESTED FIGHT IN SENATE House. Democrats Lend Aid in ' Advancing Measure. PROPOSE SPECIAL RULE Adminffltrfetion Forces Determined to Paiis Ship Purchase Bill' in Some Fn riii Compromise Before House Caucus. Washington, Feb. 13.- While Senate democrats marked time in the ship purchase bill fight today, House leaders completed plans for rushing the. ad ministration compromise proposal through that body by the end of next week. Uncier a special rule introduced today, the House would be given only six hours to debate the compromise plan which will be laid before a House Democratic caucus Monday night for approval. - No amendments other than those, provided for in the rule would be possible. The Senate Democrats in caucus to night voted to limit debate. No specific cloture plan was approved although a special rule for the " shipping', bill and various general amendments have been ! offered. hZ Sn'Z the snipping bill did not attend the caucus and no binding vote was taken. ' " Pre Cloture Rule. "The caucus unanimously resolv ed," said Senator Kern, Democratic leader, "to" press a cloture rule. No vote was taken, but this was the unan imous, expression of opinion and would be binding n all Democrats; except those who bolt." ,".Sojn,e. cef .:pliya;i , support, at least for a sentra! rule, is expected. In the House preparations were made to rush a compromise bill through af it has been ; approved by a cau cus of House Democrats next Mon day nighf. The caucus petition was irculate'd' today 'and it was said some Democrats refused, to. sign, it., . It's a 3. to 1 shot, there will be an ?tra sessipn of Cpngress,:' was Speak A4. AAVMW.A.Vt fAnlffW In the Senate the Nbrris -cloture rule was 'still' under debate. ' . Senator Bur ; from critijclsmor alleged executive in 1 terfe'rence with legislation to the I merits of various projects contained in j'thf "rivers" and" harbors appropriation bill.- - - . I Deftioci-atic leaders conferred on the j ., slTb1fect of cloture todav with- uul reagamg aiij uecis.uu, auu icsuuicu meir conierence lonigiu. L'nder Representative Padgett's pro- pusea special ruie me uuuse tuuia dispose of the bill at one sitting. The rule includes the completed ad- ministration" compromise, embracing tne w eeus navai auxiaiiary Din. tne Gore shipping bill and an amendment combining the two. - House Caucus Mon'day Xlgrbt'. The caucus Monday .night is expect- ed to bind the Democratic majority to 8Upport the bill as a party measure, Democratic leaders were confident the revised bill would go thrpugh the House without difficulty. Senate Re- publicans, however, asserted the com promise failed to eliminate the two principal objections and would meet the same obstructions in the Senate as the pending bill. .. They asserted the. compromise would permit' the purchase of belligerent -owned ships and would allow, the gov ernment to continue indefinitely in the shipping business. "While insurgent Democrats attended the -morning cloture conference they were outspoken in their; opposition to either special' or general rules to limit debate. Other Democratic Senators, in cluding Overman, Hoke Smith,- of Geor gia; Bryan and Swanson also opposed cloture. - ' In the course of his remarks today Senator Burton asked Senator Fletcher, in charge of the shipping bill, why the administration was opposed to specific prohibition of the purchase, of bellig erent interned ships. "That would not be a wise or patri otic course," ; said Senator Fletcher, "and.lt would be writing into the law denunciation of principle upon which we always have looked with pride." Looking for Trouble. "That shows that you are looking for trouble," said Senator Burton, J,and that you are willing, to make trouble. Senators on this side owe it to the country to save it frbm the peril that such a bill will bring." Senator ' Burton introduced resolu tions calling upon '.he Secretary of the Treasury for inform'ation as to options on interned ships and providing for a Senate investigation as to -what offers of ships for sale have been received or what " solicitations have been made by agents of the government for such of- fers. senator uore wiii seeK action jaon day on his motion to discharge the commerce committee from considera tion of . -his shipping bill' substitute which might operate to. get the mat ter again before the Senate, but would not stop, the filibuster. The first .Democratic speech against the ship purchase bill, in the ' House was made today -by Representatives' Dies,' "of Texas, who. assailed it as so cialistic and-paternalistic. ?'I do not want to see this Congress' stampeded in this hou& into "the dead -sea so cialism,; he said, "and I shall not vote for it." ' . .:,'-. ANOTHER SHIPPING BILL Progressive Republican Introduces New . Mraiiure in Lower House. " Washington, Feb. 13. Another ; ship bill, -providing for government con struction instead of purchase of .vessels was introduced today by rRepresenta ti ve v. Stephens, Progressive Republican of California! -Thirty merchant ships would be built under the bilL ' and in war .time would be used lay naval aux iliaries. Representative' Stephens, said one important effect of the measure Would be to Jurnlsh employment to idle workmen' at shii.building centers. WITH REVENUE BILL Senate for State Board of Ex aminers for Architects. CHATHAM BILL PASSED Machinery Bill About Ready Freight Train Bill Dead Bill Introduced to Amend Marriage Li . cense Law. . (Special Star Telegram.) Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 13. With the exception of three sections, left open for final adoption "in. .committee of the whole Monday, the House rounded up its consideration of the revenue bill today and as soon as these three sec tions are adopted Monday the bill will be given its second roll call reading and then the final reading will follow on Tuesday. The bill will-be duly en grossed that afternoon' and be ready for the Senate to take up its consider ation of the bill Wednesday. The ifinance committee, has the ma chinery bill pretty nearly ready for in troduction also and it will come into the House earlj' in the coming week and will require nothing like the amount of time the revenue bill has required to get it to the action of the representatives before it is given its passport to the Senate. A notable feature in the House was the return from committee without ac tion of the bill for the fixing of a max imum limit of 50 cars for freight trains in this State, with the statement from Chairman Allred that the friends of the bill were anxious to have the bill disposed of without actually re cording an unfavorable report from committee or defeat on the floor of the House. For that reason he moved that further consideration of the bill be "indefinitely postponed." - This was im mediately voted. , -'. . - . The Senate today passed the Chatham bill fqr creating a Stat? board . of exam iners 'for licensing architects,, in spite of the strenuous opposition raised yes; terday by Senator Muse that auch a' law will create ;a- ;"clQe corporation" or "Wusf "in this ' -prof essiorr. Senafor' McRac explained to the Senate that the bill Will not prevent any. man who de sires to do so preparing plans for an other but just prevents him from claim ing to be a professional architect. Bills passed to increase,-the allow ance for stenographer for each of the Supreme Court justices from $400 to $900, and to give mothers equal shares, with' fathers in estates of deceased children. Senator Chatham introduced a very notable bill that he says had the defi nite support of the Baptist State Con vention and the Western . Carolina Methodist Conference to require that where persons, are licensed to marry, who have been divorced, there must be sworn record as to date and place and grounds for the divorce. To Re-Appoint Carr. Representative Stacy put through the House today his bill to re-appoint J. O Carr as a member of the New Hanover County Board of Education. It goes to' the Senate Monday. Mr. Stacy introduced a bill today to allow Wilmington to own and operate public utilities. The House in committee of the whole today restored the State tax on cotton cdmprosses to $250 and allows counties to impose a like tax. In the finance committee, ' Senator Cooper had gotten this tax cut to $200 for the State and $150 for the county. . The House bill providing for thot equal distribution of personal proper-' ty was passed in the Senate after '.t had appeared that the measure was doomed to defeat. Senator Ward intro duced an amendment to protect child ren in case of step-fathers; he explain ed and after some skirmishing this was voted down. Senator Gilliam took a small hand in the discussion,, and the advocates of the measure caught enough support to give them Avinning hands. The Senate today killed Representa tive Stacy's House bill to make' lodging and meals a part of court costs in civ il actions, the measure applying only to a few counties, , Senator Cooper making the motion to lay the bill on the table. Another bill went to the table to day, this being a measure designed to prevent persons from plastering fences and boards with bills unless the own ers of the property had first given their consent.. " HOUSE PROCEEDINGS The House was convened at 10:30 o'clock with Speaker Wooten in the chair. There were again numerous petitions for the enactment of the anti-jug law, -voluntary land segregation, rural credits, crop lein law and one, from Ashe county, to 'prohibit the . use of to bacco on the farms and stop spitting on church : floors. There was favorable report for the .Stacy bill to make the kindergarten a part of the school system of the State. The bill, to limit the number of freight cars to constitute, a train to 50 maxi mum came from -committee and brought the statement from . Chairman Aired that friends of the . bill wished "indefinite postponement , of consider ation without any action as to favora ble rep'ort." He made a motion; to this effect and " the order was made, pig eon holing the bill for the session.' , New. Bills Introduced. :; Among new bills introduced were the following: Brockett Resolution relative to Con federate widows. Shepherd jAmend the law as . to Robeson county. superior courts. Bennett Require registers of deeds to verify fecords after registration.' (Hutchison Pxovlde an appropriation for- dental work in State hospitals. . Kittrell Amend the law as to trav eling libraries. " , " ' ' ': Nettles Provide for, the examination of master journeymen plumbers.: - - (Continued on Page Two.) GERMAN POSITION CLEARLY STATED As to Unrestricted Shipment of Foodstuffs ENVOY VISITS BRYAN Count Von Bern tor IT Calls at State De . Partment But No Statement Given Out as to "Conferences-Note' Not Mentioned. Washington, Feb. 13. The impor- tance which the German government attaches to the unrestricted shipment of foodstuffs for its civilian population was emphasized at the State Depart ment today by Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, who conferred with both Secretary Bryan and Coun sellor Lansing. While no formal statement regarding the Ambassador's call was. issued by the department, it was said afterward that he had hint ed that warfare on merchant shipping might be relaxed if Germany could be assured of a continuous fond supply for her non-combatant population. The position of the German govern ment, it was explained, is that the proclamation of a war zone and cam paign against enemy merchant ships was simply a retaliation against Eng land's: alleged violations of the Decla ration of X.ondon In hindering condi tional contraband destined for civilians from reaching Germany. This, accord ing to the German ambassador, is no letia: inhuman .than the campaign on merchant "vessels. No Statement Authorised. While declining to authorize any statement, officials admitted that the American note to Germany was open to the constructions tHat no steamers either belligerent or neutral should be sunk unless previously visited and an opportunity given for the taking off of passengers. It was reiterated that while the rules of international law; cleaflx; compelled such.; steps, - the posi tion taken' was-based squarely on hu manitarian grounds; 1 r 'C i ".' :- '.' v' v ' An official who. helped prepare the American note to Germany pointed out that the'Btrerig- wamlxig- tone of the communication was not intended as a threat, but was a friendly act in a spir it off precaution lest the sinking of -an 'American . . -vessel with Americana aboard inflame public opinion- in the j United States to a degree which could not; be estimated in advance. The Ger man ambassador, it is understood, did not discuss his. government's- intention in connection'"'- with'- the announced campaign- on merchant ships, but con fined -himself to explaining -the German point of view on conditional contra band. Tie holds that the -United States in contending for a strict observance of the rights of neutrals, should inter- j est itself in seeing that conditional ; contraband-is not- held up on the high j seas. The rules of international law. J even previous to the Declaration of I London as the German ambassador was understood to view it. pointed. 'out it required proof that the articles were destined to belligerent forces. He said the 'goyernmen.t--.-had given assurances and also had modified its decrees so that imported foodstuffs would not be appropriated by the en-emyi The Ger- J man government alo is willing to per I mit American consular officers to wit iness the -sale and-distribution of such food stuffs -to determine whether or not tey actually are reaching the I civil population of Germany. . The Wilhelfalnu Case. The ambassador discussed the case of the Wilhelmina, the American steam er seized by Great Britain on its jour ney to Germany with food stuffs. ; He beiieves. the American government should take an interest in the-safe de livery of the -cargo to Germany. The State Department has taken no formal action beyond requesting -Great Brit ain to postpone prize proceedings until the owners of-the vessel, who have sub mitted a brief to the department, are enabled to discuss the . case further here. The question of cargoes such as that of the Wilhelmina which were shipped before the German decree taking over the National food supply became effec- tive. probably will be covered -fully in the American reply to the British note now iieinfi irauaiuuiuu xatuiii uuiiuuh and dealing with the general , subject of neutral commerce. Most of the com- munication, has been deciphered and it is understood to be full of statistics. . As for conditional contraband the fact that the German government had taken over the supply of grain and flour is cited by the British government n a nnn-f Viofr f ftrtlctuff k nmi sat vrv cr tnt Ci. .3 7. ...... i. . V--.- - ----. --------j-n-- - j civilians really .'would be . used by the j army.- This point also probably will be I discussed at length in the American S reply, for in the first note it was stated that' a mere presumption as to the des- tination of conditional contraband, even though, shipped, to . a port held by bel- ligerent forces, was not sufficient rea son for preventing the delivery of . the shipnient, and that in each, case proof of the destination must be shown. - Both Ambassadors Page and Gerard sent brief messages to the State De partment today declaring they had pre sented the respective communications to the British and German foreign offi ces. .-. '''-,' .'-",' M'ADOO REVOKES ORDER. C: ':', Customs Collectors No Longer -Jdust - ' Keep Unlet as to Ship Cargoes. . t Washington, Feb.; 13. Secretary Mc Adoo has revoked his order of last Oc tober prohibiting collectors ' of customs from giving out "information concern ing the character or destination of out bound cargoes.- ' The Secretary .. saiid many compfaints. had been- receifferl from' the exporters regarding; the ordelf ana tne reason- iur il existence na passed. ' : , ' StallJ Macon, Ga.; Feb. 13. George T, : n w one rf tll ItAflfAn'KtittnnQlB wbo. has. been ill at his plantation near here, practically,jias recovered. : .: "-j,- SPAIN SUGGESTS JOINT ACTION OF All POWERS IN REGARD TO MEXICO : 7 - 1 - STTa GERMANY WILL PROBABLY X ADHERE TO STATED 4 POLICY A I Beriin, Feb. 13 (via London, ? ? Feb. 13). The German foreign , JL oifico ihZiGT studying the Ameri can note respecting the deelara- tion Vy Germany of a war zone in the waters abound Great Brit- ain and Ireland, states that the terms are much friendlier than Jm previously had been prepared by J, reason . of the incomplete news paper dispatches published here. 4 The foreigne office had not an- ticipated that the United States would accept the German posi- tion without objections and it 4 even recognizes that from the ? American standpoint certain of ! the points raised are quite justi- - fled. Germany, however, it is- 4 declared, intends to adhere to its own viewpoint. Various officials, diplomatic, naval and military, whose onin- n i JL to see r.c element of danger m ? the situation and are convinced 11. at the naval campaign can be J conuuetert on the lines laid down ? in the admiralty proclamation JL without involving difficulties be- tween the United States rind Germany. FINANCIAL PANICS THING OF THE PAST Hamlin Explains Why Anoth er One is Impossible. NEW BANKING SYSTEM VedeVal .Reserve ""' Sy stent" Tfl an Done ; I Wonders for United States In Its .. Ftrst Ten Weeks of Activity. .- Still Developing. Chicago, Feb. .13. "Under the Fed eral Reserve System we shall see no more financial panics," said Charles S. Hamlin, Governor, of the Federal 'Re serve Board, at the annual banquet of th0 rhi Ra,i tntB P.ni.HntVht "Although barely ten weeks have elapsed since the opening of the 12 .Federal Reserve banks, much has been aecomtilisheri in -the wav of olacincr our ! bankinir svstem on a firm foundation." said Mr. Hamlin. He then reviewed conditions which existed under the old system and said conditions just prior to the opening at' the Federal Reserve banks in Novem ber were "probably the most ominous in the history of our country." "The establishment of the Federal Reserve System has been a potent cause in our financial recovery. "In the first place, it established low er reserve requirements, thus releasing an enormous amount of cash as a basis for future credit operations. It mo bilized a material proportion of the re- serves of the member banks in the Federal Reserve banks, thus furnish ing a fund from, which banks could be assisted in re-discounting commercial paper. . Elastic Note Issue. "An elastic note issue also was pro vided for, rising and falling in re sponse to tne needs or agriculture. commerce ana industry. .Acceptances in the import and export trade also are permitted to be discounted by Federal Reserve banks, and the member banks for the first time were authorized to accept bills drawn upon such transac- I tions." , Mr. Hamlin said he did not share the fear of some persons that the Federal Reserve banks would have difficulty in i . uiiuiiueu j i " on Page Two.) WHEAT PRICES BREAK i j QwJno. HAwnwarn in "a OWing uownwarn Price of Grain at Chicago Stop Loss Selling and Almost Com plete Cessation of Exports Causes BreaV Nine-Cent Decline. In Last Hour. Chicago, Ieb. 13. Stop loss-- whsat I selling today resulted in wild down ward swings in price. vv .jvuc ue- veloped at the outset and in the flna'. hour a violent lurch took prices 3 1-2 cents under Thursday night's close. May went to $1.50 and July to $1.28 7-8. . Almost complete stoppage of export demand for the time being appeared to form the main cause of the general stampede to sell. 1 The worst of the semi-panic was ovr in 15 minutes, but the market remain ed extremely nervous up to the clos ing gong. Short buying for profits helped prices in the final dealings. The close ,was 5 to 5 1-8 to 5 l-4c down as compared with Thursday night, May, finishing- at $1.54 1-4 and July at $1.29 7-8 to $1.30. MARKET NEAR PANG Application Terms Trouble There as State of Anarchy, is the Report. WASHINGTON RETICENT Spanish Note Not Received There, and Comment ' r is Withheld. ' London, Feb. 13;. The Spanish" government has made application to the powers in order to obtain joint action to end what is termed to be a state of anarchy in Mexico, according to a dispatch from Mad rid, to the Exchange Telegraph Company. NO WORD TO WASHINGTON. Spanish Note Not Received Carransa Explains Why Minister Departed. Washington, Feb. 13. The United States government has received no ap plication from Spain for joint action with other nations in the Mexican sit uation, Secretary Bryan said tonight, nor has any intimation reached the State Department that such a step was contemplated. At the Spanish embassy it was said no word had been received from Ma drid as to the decision of the cabinet, but that a full report of the expulsion from Mexic of Jose Caro, the Spanish minister on which it is presumed here Spain's reported action is based, has been sent by Mr. Caro through the em bassy here to the Spanish foreign office.. ; The peculiar status of all diplomatic representatives in a country wherein no government is recognized, many of ficials believed probably would over ride: the technical, point that the. Span ish minister eoujd enjoy no diplomatic immunities because he had not present ed his credentials. It was suggested that Mr. Caro's appointment " by the Spanish government would in the cir cumstances constitute sufficient proof of his official status for any defneto government and should inspire tho same respect as that usually given dip lomatic representatives. Conditions in Mexico Worse. The Spanish government may have addressed a" noteto all the powers re jcitlng Caro's experiences with the Car- ranza government, officials here be ranza government, officials lieve, but until the nature of Spain'.s suggestions are known they declined to speculate on the probable course of the American government. That conditions of Mexico gradually have. be" Showing worse ,isadmitted at the State Department. ; There has been a disposition to regard the ex pulsion of the Spanish minister as ,x personal matter between General Car ranza and Mr. Caro, but whether or not this" was a fixed policy of the Washing ton government was a matter of con jecture. The Constitutionalist agency hciti made public the following dispatch from Carranza in regard to the depor tation of Caro: Carranza Explain. AI ordered the. expulsion of Jose Caro, the so-called minister of Spain to Mex- ico, for the following reasons: "Angel De Caso, a Spaniard wHe has lived for years in Mexico, has been married to a Mexican woman, has had children born in this country, is an owner of real estate and one of tbe most important accomplices of Fran cisco Villa. ' "He was by Villa's side at Chihuahua, acted for a time as his confidential agent to the United States and finally i accompanied Villa to Mexico City Do se- I Caso was seriously involved in a ries of murders and kldnaplngs com mitted in Mexico City. His family llv- ed together with Villa's. "Before; Gutierrez, de Caso inad (himself appear as a confidential agent of Spain. When Gutierrez left Mexico City De Caso went into hiding and when General Obregon entered he or- dered his arrest. De Caso sought ref ! ugc in the building of the Spanish le j gation. 1 then ordered Gen. Obregon I to make request of Joae Caro, who styl I ed himself Charge d' Affaires of Spain, ( to surrender De Caso within 24 hours. ! Ordered to Leave Country. "Jose Caro made solemn assurances that De Caso was not In the legation, but having secured proof that he war, I directed General Obregon to make n" search of the legation with the pcr- T mission of Charge Caro. Caro jthis, pleading the inviolability Caro oppowf 1 of th; Kiiilinrr T stmvlsl .M,1An .1 4.1.,. i search, but wishing to avoid giving , any offense to t he people and govern -j ment of Spain I limited my action to requesting Caro to leave the country. !" "The Spanish government had Mlnt: i ter Cologan before Madero and when ! It afterwards recognized Huerta, Colo- gan continued in his position. The gov- f ernment of Spain has not recognized the Constitutional government nor were any letters of recall presented by Cologan. The diplomatic character of Caro is entirely -ignored. In strict Ju. tlce I could have taken more severe measures without infringing any prin ciples, practices or courtesies of an in ternational character, but as a mark of amity for the people and government of Spain, I confined myself to requesting-Caro to . leave the country. . Caro did not even answer any of the com munications addressed to him in re gard to the De Caso incident.'" CARO ON BATTLESHIP. Spaaish" Mlaister Will Sail from Vera '.- Cms Tuesday for Spain. Vera Cruz, Feb. 13. Jose Caro, Spanish minister to Mexico.- expelled CContinued From Page Two. L : '--"-"v'S''"' V i
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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