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A " .' , ' ' -" ' ' ; THE WEATHER t-ore-cast for North Carolina: Un-. etlit.,1 Monday; Tuesday fair. . - Vol. xcv-no- 135 WII.MIXGTOK, JT. MoifDAY MORKTNTG, XAECH 1 .1915 WHOLE 2S"UM:BEB 89,1"0 : ' .... .... . , .iiii -i i ii . i . i - . . i RUSSIAN QEFS5 VE 75 RENEWED A LINE IN Germans Are Reported in Re- . ,r With I n nf trqat, With the Loss of Many Prisoners. RUSSIANS REINFORCr Przashysz Recaptrored From Germans Severe Fight ing Elsewhere. No New Developments at the . Dardanelles. I . . Londua. Feb. 28. The Russian offensive operations appear at the present time to extend along their whole front an indication that .thevflfuve brought strong rein 'foreements into the field. They have checked the German advance ' in North Poland, where the Ger mans "are reported in retreat and the re-capture of rzasnysz after severe fighting, has given them an excellent pivotal point from rhich to carry on further, opera- Ul the Petrograd correspond ents refer to the capture of a large munber of Germans as1 a new phase of the war, and credit it to a lack of officers among the German armies a ud the large -number of I young, untrained men drafted into !hem. " The Russian off ensive extends to what is now known as the Bzura Kawka front, where they- success fully opposed Field Marshal Von Hindenburg s attempt to advance on WarsaM- in December and Jan- nary. i - ; Fighting in Western Galieia There has' been heavy fighting in Western Galieia. and in " the" Carpath ians, but no notable changes in the situation. In Eastern Galieia the Rus sians report another repulse for the Augtrians who again have lost "a num ber of prisoners. - With Russia it -would seem to be. a case of keeping up the supply of am munition, which"-the opening of the Dardanelles would greatly assist. Tiie Allies, however, do not antici pate that thoir success in the Dardan elles undertaking "will be immediate, for they are now facing the hardest Part of the problem having the sWong st forts ahead :of them, Although the suns of these forts have not the range of the guns of the larger ships. Particularly the 15 inch guns of the Queen Elizabeth. The fact thaithe Queen Elizabeth .Is m eommisskiTf Kiie-trpsts that her four ?ister ships, all of which were down within a few weeks of each th r. either are in the fighting line or ready to join it. These five ships a''e considered the greatest fighting machines in the world and besides be In? heavily armored, are almost as fast as battle cruisers. Although their 'Peed is - given as 25 knots, the Queen Elizabeth made 28 in her trials. Belgians Again Active ne Belgian army, reorganized and fe-euuipped again has been taking. part m the heht for the recovery of . its co-antrj: and, according to the French -feport, has advanced across . the Tser ana-taken a 'farm from the Germans w'mle its ;;rtillery has demolished two wrinan v.-orkij. ' - , - .- - - Otherwise 'the battles in the West "e Still COnfinpfl tn Vi q Plia mna crn i , '-V Vosges where both sides claim. !,iJh lati0r itiuation and the govern oif' ''''n:,1;1 that work be resumed lm f"lyde tomorrow is creating a ot i-:rr...t in England. The Clyde "in pi n v'iU hold a series of meetings that sov lomorrow 80 is not likely rZ .-. -y 'vil1 'return to work until Cn"ay :n ' least- but that they will aim h " y llie government's order i tho, ( f,rt Hin as all their leaders -urge tW , 1" d, s6- Shuld they disobey m.' government can declare "lurt:ai iov-. - ' n force Prohibition i.ioyd-George, chancellor' of f;;V-ipr, today intimated that "unority of the employees ""niament works were not i! time owing to the lure of government was coiisider 5'ck to control further, the toxicants. He did not ex-'N ,r the new regulations would thought they will not go is. a sr.-, the . ?rink, t) 'n t-,.- Plain b. w ' shortening the hours dur ' iie saloons may remain 'flfr '. (I i I, The 'Qa1 fi... "'rt t the . : u- of the American steamer ii'irly sailing under the , Ger- y . the French is welcomed t ' will enable, a French prize fide her case while an Eng- -vill 'deal with the ,cargb,of "an steamer Wilhelmina. "sponsibility for . stopping neutral bottoms bound for 'it.i n aed on Pa Two - NORTH POLAND iw Viting Wilmington. ' 7 ' - - . 7 si mmmmm f-.Sk: Dr. Anton Meyer-Gerhard, who address-J- ed ladle of German-American Relief Society: yeaterday, and -will deliver public address at Academy of Music tonig-ht. N Hoof and Mouth Infection -. 125 Cases on One Farm. VERYtNEARJUCWMQND Nearly Half of Herd of 30O Dairy Cat- tie Found to Be Infected Disease . Well Developed In Kach - Case Governor Acts. Richmond, Va, Feb. 28. Following ! the discovery of 125 fully developed cases of foot .and mouth1 disease ii a herd of 300 dairy, cattle on a farm, in Henrico county, seven miles north of this city,: Governor Henry Ci Stuart is sued ' a v quarantine proclamation late today and - announced that tomorrow morning he would go before the city circuitXcourt and apply for an in junction against 18 railroads and steamship lines in Virginia to enforce their full compliance with his recent proclamation requiring that no cattle or cattle feed be moved without the p'roper Federal certificates. Governor Stuart also ordered that within- a radiup of five miles around the infected farm there be no move ment , of cattle ' or cattle feed. Special deputies have been sworn in by the sheriff ' of Henrico and a virtual block ade has been put into effect. .. . Cattle Ordered, Killed. " All the infected cattle discovered have been ordered killed and their carcasses: destroyed, and Dr. ' E. C. Levy, city " health officer has ordered that, all milk sold in this city be pas teurized.. Dr. Henry Marshal, of the Federal , bureau Of animal industry, and Dr. J. G. Ferneyhough, state vet erinarian. - are in charge of the fight against the disease. (. At a meeting of local dairymen neia late today, it was decided to quaran tine every farm, "enforcing it with arm ed guards to prevent further infection. The city has " suspended its regular, in spection j of dairies to prevent inspec tors carrying the disease from one herd to another. !- Governor . Stuart takes an alarming view of the situation. He' says in his proclamation: ..- ' . "I .feel it,' my duty as Governor of Virginia to-call, atention to a calamity wViioh now threatens the state, .which. if hot arrested might r prove almost, if not quite as disastrous m us con sequences as the Civil War. The fact that : the public mind -has been up to this time so ; impervious to repeated wn rn In eta - eainst the Inroads of; foot and month disease in our domestic ani mals makes it all the more necessary that I should here . record my Judg ment, which is based on the best au thorities of the world,; that a serious and widespread outbreak, of foot and mouth- disease' affecting as it would every domestic animal, and v possibly even the. human ; race, would be the colossal catastrophe of - this genera tion." :r- : X ." . . ' t ' : ' The Governor pleads for the co-operation of the press and public in an effort 'to stamp out the disease in Vir ginia, , . -.s ' i,j.u i,.,. Tne xinivii- owv. ,x - been unTder 1 quarantine for . several weeks,' following the discovery of sev eral eases there, .were to ' have been r-opened .s tomorrow. The advisability of permitting them to re-open is un der -discussion by the Governor - and thenealth authorities tonight. , . , : ' .. . .- ' - '- -. Petrograd, j' Ff b. 4 28. Russian suc cesses are reported yln an official com munication from , the Caucasus general staff. ' The! statement , says: . w v ; On' February 28 oh a line - from Trans-Choruk' our troops progressed with success dislodging Turkish forces Tin 'rthte. ? passes f south : of ; Alacherr tea rt.tt'H our i" troops f on an engagement. gViZed two. IP CATTLE RAD VIRGINIA 5 NEW DISCOVERIES Chemical Processes May Revo " lutionize Industries. DR. WALTER F. RITTMAN Secretary of Interior ln Makes Public Some Important Facto Processes Dedicated to the r American People. W Washington, Feb. 28. Two discov eries, each of vast importance to Amer. icatr4ndustries, and one regarded alsoJ as a priceless military, asset, were an nounced today by Secretary of the In terior Lane. ' They are chemical pro cesses, developed after years of re search by . Dr. Walter F. Rittman, chemical engineer : of the bureau of mines. V j . -" ; One is expected to enable . oil re finers to increase their output of gUs oline by 20 per cent., the other maXas possible the production from crude pe troleum; of toluol and benzol, bases for dyes and high explosives, for which the rest of the world has depended almost conclusively on Germany. Dr. Rittman has applied for patents on his processes, to prevent the possi bility of any monopoly in their usf, and will dedicate them to the American people. " - i Of Utmost Importance. "These processes," . said Secretary Lane, "are fraught with . the utmost importance. The Standard Oil Com pany has had a big advantage over in dependents in production, of gasoline, having a- patented, process obtaining three times the amount Of gasoline from petroleum that the independ ents now obtain; I Now the Federal government, through the efforts of Dr. Rittman, . proposes j to make free for the use of all a process confidently ex pected to" increase their yields of gas oline . fully '20 per : cent, and - perhaps more. Dr. Rittman claims his process is safer, simpler and more econom ical. - "With a steadily, increasing demand for gasoline ; for automobiles, motor boats and engines,; this fortunate dis covery comes at, the' proper-time. It, is but two years ago that the automobile industry offered a $10,000: prise for a 'substituteVthat' would cost less" than gasoline. This new process adds to the hope that in spite of the wonder ful growth in -.the tise of gasoline there may not te- any shortage in the fu ture. , When it is realiized the gaso line industry each year yields $100, 000,000 to $150,000,000 . the importance of this discovery is-seen. The Second Process. "The second . process discovered by Dr. Rittman may prove of . much more value than the first, : in that it sug gests the establishment of an indus try in which -Germany heretofore has been pre-eminent the dye industry and also promises Indirectly a meas ure of national safety of incalculable import. Among the ' necessary ingred ients of high explosives, tuluol and benzol are in the first rank. Hereto fore these products have been chief ly obtained in Germany and England Ifrom coal tar. .Explosive gases have had to tlepend largely on these sources. The Federal government now; proposes to obtain toluol and benzol from crude petroleum. These products can be produced from virtually any American petroleum. The supply can be made sufficient not only for the entire. Amer ican trade "but also for other purposes ahd at a reasonable cost. "The real comforting thing, however, is that in , time of" great national stress, if the:-nation ever is called on to defend itself, we can manufac ture the most efficient and most pow erful explosives known in warfare. Were it not for "this discovery it is possible that in sue han emergeicy we might be compelled to rely largely on greatly inferior explosives and this would -spell national disaster. ' ; "Dr. Rittman concludes from his ex- periments that this " process may be come . more economical" than -' German methods and it may result in event ually giving the United States a su premacy in the dyestuff s industry that has belonged to Germany. It would tend to prevent disturbance - of the great industries engaged in the manu facture: of silks, ' cottons and woolens in such extraordinary times as we are experiencing." : . WORLD IS PASSING INTO ' ANOTHER CYCLE OF WAR World Peace Society Formed of the---People the Only Hope Left New Y5rk, Feb, 28. A , world peace party is necessary ;,to prevent inhabi tants of the ' globe from passing into another war cycle Charles Fi Thwing, president of Western Reserve Univer sity, told a gathering today in Sinai Temple. ; - -. '" , The meeting was meld under the aus pices of the emergency peace federa tion. ' " " - ' - . - : - : - -"There are some reasons for believ ing theworld again is passing into a. war cycle"., said Mrr Thwing. "It therefore , is necessary . to - establish v av world peace party.'1 It shall be a party consisting of the peace people ' of every nation. . .We pledge ourselves to use. our influence to ' prevent war J and e to miti gate its evils." . ;.; .. "Morris, Hillquit, of New. York said: -"The war shaking Europe has . been caused "by rivalry between capitalists for foreign markets and-colonies:' ' .-. . " "If the people of this country will -be;"1 loud, consistent ana persistent ? m the expression " of their horror, at the. criin-, inal insanity of-the war, their constant exhortations ultimately - may have a sobering; effect ,on the ilood intoxicated European combatAnts.' ; ..; Vienna Feb."" 28- (via-London, - March 1). -The; following off iclal communica tion -was issued. today.rv?? v. ; ; ': ,vt. ?In" Poland and Western Galieia there has . been only , artillery,, fighting. In - the region .of .Wyszkow and .also south of AMERICAN MAKE pupiic law, - the iPniester flghting; ..continues,?ii:t.t FuneralOyer Emmett R- Woo ten : an Impressive One. HIGHEST HONORS GIVEN Accompanied Guard of . Honor, Bat tallen of ."Wattonal , Guards and Prominent Men Body of Late SpeakerlBorne to Cemetery - .('Speciai Star Telegram) Kinston, ' KT. . C: Feb, 28.Thou8andg of Kinstonjana together with numer- oub admirers' and friends from all sec tions of the" Statfc-attended the funeral of Emmett Rf- Wooten, the late Speaker of the- Hoae-of Representatives, this afternoon at five o'clock. The serv ices were the tf. most- largely attended ever held in this. city. A ba,ttalton of -National Guards, in cluding the r band -: and one compairy from Kinston, . two companies from Goldsbdro, and the ; guard of honor which accompanied j the remains ' here from Raleigh, formed the funeral cor tege, and- rendered? honors due a ; high State; official. --Several fraternial orders and numerous prominent people were in the " procession including the com mittee -from -the legislature which come here ith the body. The weatp.er was splendid' and as the thousands turned from the newly made grave scarcely - a. 'dry eye could be found. The funeral Ceremony was the most impressive ever . witnessed here, the -last sad; rites being conducted in Maplewood ' cemetery;1! by Rev C. -W Blanchard, pastor of' the First Bap tist church,s.The finale of the service was the playing of :taps' over the grave by a militia trumpeter; the; bell of his horn to the setting, sun. . The illustrious dead was connected with thousands in Kinston and the State by -ties of -blood ''and bonds of friendship and Jong acquaintance held him dear - to thousands of others who unite with' his beloved- ones' in mourn ing the untimely death of this states man. ' ' . ' -. -i "' ? ' '" . ' ' LEGISLATORS TO KIJfSTON. Many Memoers of the House and Sen ate Attend Fnneral - of 'Speaker " Wooten. RaiighJfJ c:, Feb. 28.'-- Quite a large jwifeot4l Kinston on : the afternoon trafn 'in or der .to attend the funeral services i of the ! lamented Speaker "of the House, Hon. Emmitt R. Wooten. A deep shadow of sorrow has pervaded the State House, the hotels and, indeed, -the entire Capi tol City in rconsequencefHhe untime ly and tragic death of this brilliant and promising " young statesman and Christian gentleman. The flags on the State House are at half mast, there are draperies typical of the grief that his sad death has spread swung across the four fronts of the Capitol building, and around the rotunda rail under the lofty dome of the building. These will " re main for the remainder of the ses sipn. ' ! . FATE OF DAGIA III Capture by French Cruiser Changes the Situation. DIFFERENT DOCTRINE French Government Has Never Admit- ted Right to Change ' Register During Hostilities Washing ton Awaits' Decision Washington, Feb, 28.-r-Seizure of the American steamer Dacia, formerly , a Hamburg-American liner, by a French uruiser, which took, the vessel to Brest; places , the entire question of the val idity of a transfer : of flags af ter r outbreak of hostilities before the" prize courts of . France for adjudication; -. - Whereas the practice of England, American "Officials have -contended, con forms pretty, much to the doctrine of the UnitedStates, th& claim has been, set up that France has a traditional and unalterable "- opposition; to any changes of registry whatsoever, dur ing war. State Department officials and sen- ators who have:- argued thepoint ' in Congress have ; pointed out, ' however, that while thisl doctrine has been pro claimed by France since the time of Louis XVI the? practice of the FrenehJ admiralty has1 been ' different e and that in ; many cases '- France actually has acquieced " in the right : of a cessel to change its registry-after 'the outbreak of hostilities. The United States will make nq: move ' until . the French prize courts render a decision. : If the vali dity of the-transfer is not recognized a protest will -'be entered. ; - ... When cases arose between the United States1 and Fra,nce irr 1856 the Wash ington government' controverting' the statement vthat ay traditional French doctrine prevented her from., recogniz ing -transfers - of flag, : said in its : di-: plomatic . ..correspondence with the -American minister at. Paris. x : ,v "However . long may- be .the period during which this doctrine:, has - formed part o the municipal jcode- of.. France it i is manifestly: not . in- harmony - with her maritime policy, .and it is confident ly -believed - by this government that France will . not 1 asert it, - hot" only, aerainst the ' practice tof . their nations." but against tbft antftorityx of h most CARTER PROTESTS AGAINST A DELAY Charges AJbema ied Attempts to Hinder, v GIVES OUT STATEMENT Jndsre Claims That Solicitor aad His Friends Would Delay Action hy Investigatine: : Committee Until Next Legislature. . (Special Star ' Telegram.) -Raleigh, N. C, Feb. 28. Judge Frank Carter ,'erave out a statement this af ternoon protesting against what he de clares to be studied effort on the part of Solicitor C. L. Abernethy; and cer tain of his friends to' delay the in vestigation by the legislative commit tee just ,: appointed as long- as possi ble, and if possible "to stave off : the final decision in the . matter for an entire two years' legislative term if possible .to do so. Judge Carter says it has corae to one of his attorneys that there is a'- boast, .Tiow- that Carter is' on the griddle the first must burn slow.';! " : On the other hand' Judge Carter and his frie.nds ire -insisting on the speed iest investigation and report of findings and 'that j if 'the "Abernethy forces had in hand ' any -.tangible-, evidence to back up their- charges against the judge of" immorality, then this should be -produced - without ; delay. On , the other hand if - there is - nothing: but ru mors" then in justice to Judge Carter this should likewise be known at, once. The statement "by Judge , Carter fol lows: 1 i -' f .- Carter's Statement.1 To the - honorable 'House commit tee appointed . pursuant to the Clark resolution; to the House of Repre sentatives itself, arid to the- people of North' Carolina; "- Sustained by the hope' of a speedy vindication, I have kept silent -under the "severest "possible "provocation. 1 have ' seen malice ; do Its. worst ' in spreading broadcast' through the press and -through private channels -the most reckless falsehoods calculated 'and de-. signed to blast ,the reputations of in nocent- defenseless women' as well . as my; own, and in unspeaKable' anguish my ;accusers and 'on. oath denounce ev ery, one of thefr- monstrous imputations but in face ..of .the. clearly - disclosed purpose of myenemies to Employ dil atory tactics to prevents tliese-charges from b'eirig- brought: '"to 'the' ' judgment of the present - rous'e V o Represents. tives and. thereby 'Ieve -."me -for7 two years under ' the ' cloud, oft a-' legislative investigation of ' my- morl- . character, I can liold my peace no' longer. - "The methods" employed by; the pro moters of this attack-to compel .me to demand an investigation are illustrated by ' the - charge of gross ' immorality with women at Panaca- Springs, among other places. As a matter of fact, I was never at or near ! Panaca: Springs but one time when I went: there from Warrenton court In company with Hon. John H. Kerr, solicitor of 'that dis trlct, who . was constantly with me during the two or three days of my stay there. The 4 falsity of the other charges will upon examination be found almost equally self-evident.. But the consciousness of their falsity was not Cr,nrv, nnta m,H nM enough, once made, the ; record could only be cleared by investigation. Playing For Time. "It appears now that my accusers, instead of co-operatingwith the com mittee and with me to put their damn ing accusations to the test of proof are splaying for time Apparently trustworthy information comes to one of my attorneys that it has been boastfully remarked; 'Now that Carter is. on - the griddle, the fire must- burn slow.' That such is -the policy suffi ciently appears from - Mr. Abernethy's declared purpose to have all the 300 or 400 : persons in, tine "court- room at Newbern subpoenaed as .witnesses. The law allows only two .witnesses to one fact and the scripture says that out of ' the mouths of two witnesses the truth shall b established ;. and yet Mr. Abernethy instead of bringing four, or five witnesses -who had the best, oppor tunities Jfor observing the incidents of which-, he complains, is willing himself to incur, or impose ,upon the ; State, the' expense of bringing - the " entire throng that crowded - the. court room. What possible explanation is there for such a course except a. deliberate pur pose to overwhelm. the. committee with sucha mass, of. evidence that ; in the crowded ' lastweek of legislative sies slon it ;wilL"be impossible for them to complete the investigation, in- oth er words 'to burn the .fires .slow.' - - ' i, "No Reason f or Delay. . . "It would seem , that .'all. needful evi dence bearing upon . Mr.. Abernethy's complaint could be presented in -less thanone day's time and it is not con- ceivable ; that any. evidence relied ufron to support Mr. Clark's charges, - of im- moralitv is not readv r for rjromnt- Dre- sentation. Surely . Mr. Clark would not base charges so ruinous to the char acter of '; self-supporting . women ; of pror S good - repute, to I say nothing of the .character' of . a, judge, upon; gossip and street rumor, which he Would want the committee " to ; take Z. time and ; run. down."' If he made such charge; with out .having in haqd evidence reason ably calculated to sustain them he has done an utterly indefensible thing. If he has such eyidence, why . hold it back., .. To sum -up the argument: if he has' the evidence, ,he should pro duce it forthwith:- if he r had not the evidence, the making, of the charges is amonstrous.,wrong, which the commit tee should : hasten ... to right, as" far as such a .wron'g can' be' righted. 'What, ,'upon - the other hand, would be ' the effect' of holding these; mat ters over for anoth.er;Legislature. Think what -.it. would meanvtorthe. adniinlstra tion -of, justice to have .'the presiding judge always an object off curiosity to the "bystanders as . a - man . under charges . of . gross immorality, with va rious women. jt . would 1 not avail ! him h& throughout a - more 'or less - con ,iwwnu - tfjominuea 'un.-x-aife wv. , ALLIES BLOCKADE S DISCUSSED Washington Not Officially In formed No Comment fMUST BE EFFECTIVE" JVearly All .Treaties' Carry That Clause According to War College Fig uresCan Allies Make Blockade Effective? Washington, Feb. 28. Inasmuch as the United. States government had not been advised officially of the reported notification " to neutrals of the inten tion of Great Britain and her Allies to hold up all shipping, to and from Germany -and Austria, officials here tonight expressed no opinion on this latest development. From the brief press report of the Allies' plan it Was believed in offi cial q-uarters( that a blockade of an unprecedented character ( was' in pros pect. It was - pointed Yout that no question has been , the subject of more controversy , in. international lawthan that of a blockade. The proposed declaration' created widespread interest among diplomats as well as-officials. Envoys from neu tral countries were interested partic ularly In thf intimation that the Allies did not intend to mainain a . blockade of,' the German coast, but would hold themselves at. liberty to stop, all ship ping no matter wnere encountered if bound to or from Germany. Considered a Blockade. ' There is no. exact precedent for such a policy, but it was considered like ly in diplomatic - circles " that discus sion as to its validity and recognition by neutrals would be based on the theory that a "blockade" was being at tempted. International law has sev eral rules : as .to the maintenance of a naval and. commercial blockade many of which nave j been incorporated in conventions ratified by the present bel ligerents, as well . as treaties between the ;United.'' States' -and some of the European f powers.- -" The declaration of Paris in 1856, Which "proclaimed that a plockade to he binding on neutrals ."must be effective" has' been, followed in rules since adopt- evirtuaiai:. of their international law during the present war the Declaration of Lon don of 1809, with certain modifications, that document - probably will be., re ferred ' to In- diplomatic controversies which may arise over the proposed step of the ' Allies. 1 One of the articles of this declaration says: "The seizure of neutral vessels for violation of -blockade may be made only within the radius of action of the ship of . war assigned- to maintain an ef fective ' bld.ckade." . ; ' As-for what constitutes the "radius of action", the folldwing explanation is given by .the ''United v States naval war college in . one" of its publications as having been nniversallyaccepted: "Radius of Action." ."When a -government decided to un dertake blockading operations against some . part . of the enemy coast, it as signs ar certain number of warships to take part in the blockade and intrusts "V? y"1""." w omcei whose duty is to ensure by this means the effectiveness Of the blockade. The commander of the ' naval force thus formed distributes the ships places at his disposal according to the config uration of the coast and the geograph ical positions of the blockaded places and gives each ship instructions as to the part she is to play and especial ly as to the zone 'intrusted. It is all of these zones of surveillance togeth er, organized in such a manner that the blockade is effective that forms the radius of action of the blockading force. - . "The radius of action of a block ading naval force may extend some what far, but as it depends on the number of ships contributing to the effectiveness of the blockade, and is always limited by the condition of ef fectiveness, it will never reached re mote seas upon which merchant ves sels sail which are, perhaps, destined for. the blockaded ports, but -swhose destination is contingent on"" the changes which circumstances may produce in the blockade during their voyage. The idea of radius of auction joined to that of effectiveness, that is to say, , allows the belligerent to exercise . in - an effective manner the right of blockade which is admitted to be his and on the other hand it saves neutrals from exposure to the inconvenience- of . blockade at a great dis tance, while it leaves them free to run therisks to whick they knowingly expose V themselves by approaching points to which access is forbidden by the billigerents." - Blockades Limited. Accepted rules, it was pointed out tonighfr" prescribes, that a blockade muts be, limited to the ports and coasts of an enemy,-and that each declara tion" must give the geographical limits of the coast blockaded. . Officials were, re-assured to an ex tent by press dispatches announcing that the.;, contemplated action by the Allies was not Jan answer, to the re cent . identical note sent by the United States r to England1 and , Germany in connection With the submarine warfare on merchant ships and the' shrpmentTof foodstuffs 'to lthe civilian population of a belligerent.:- , SARAH BERNHARDT BETTER Daily Bulletins - Are Suspended Many . Messages Still Received. r Bordeaux,: (via Paris),, Feb. 28. Dr. Dehuce, attending Mme. Sarah Bern hardt, whose right, leg was amputated last week, today, said the condition of the patient continued excellent, J and that hereafter no daily' bulletins would be issued. v CMme; Bernhardt continues to receive many messages. Man y-. come from the United States. -" " -' " PLAN AfilERIGAtlJlESERVE Men of Experience n Army and Navy to Coniseltl PATRIOTIC PURPOSES To Rave- a Membership of Practicaily pThree Hundred Thonsand Men ' Xot Connected ' In Any Manner , '." -With Federal Bodies . i New Tork,. Feb,: 28. Format an nouncement was made here tonight of thef formation- of an organization of flrst reserves, , to be known as the American Legion, and to be composed of fornier aijmy, navy and militia men which will better insure the nation's preparedness in case of war. Captain Gordon Johnston, aide de cafrnp to Major General Leonard Wood made the announcement on behalf of a group of army and. navy men acting in an un official capacity with civilians in pro moting the movement. Captain Johns ton, said it was. planned to establish within d short time a first reserve of between 250,000, and 300,000 former army. and. navy militiamen for .instant call in casei of emergency. !'' Major General Wood has given the ,plan his unofficial endorsement and former President Roosevelt has: written . a letter .approving, the proposal.' Num erous other public men have endorsed the project and a statement by the pro moters says that former Secretaries of War and of the Navy have agreed to act in an advisory capacity. ' : Endorsed by Roosevelt, Asserting tnat ne and his four sons will become members of the Legion, Colonel Roosevelt, in a letter , to tha organizers, says that in the event of war he" intends to ask Congress for permission to raise a division of cav alry, Mr. Roosevelt's letter in part says:. . -. . '. .. - ' ; i "I and imy" four sons will ' j gladly become members. I very earnestly hope and ; pray , that there will; be no war, but the surest way to avert war is. to be prepared for it; ?and the only way to avert - disaster and disgrace In war is by preparation in advance. "In the .event of war,, I should ask permission of ;ongre3S. to raise -a divl- .. ranks, of these- regiments would . be filled largely from .the men .of the Legion and would in their entirety be filled by men such as those 3 in the Legion; for iris the event of war there will be no time to train the men first called upon. .:' :. , "We should, as a nation have begun t to prepare ourselves the minute this ' war broke put. Tt is absolutely im possible to ke sure that we. shall-not be drawn into it against our wllj. The people of this country are only,begin ning to realize the 'extent of our' mili tary jand naval unpreparedness." . Colonel Roosevelt says he will serve ' as a chairman of the Legion's board of honorary advisors and hopes the Legion, will accomplish its put-pose. In organizing a first reserve, for, he says: Strength Is Necessary ! -s 'It is idle for us to trust to arbit ration and neutrality treaties unback ed by. force. ' Let us act Justly toward others and let us also be prepared with stout heart and strong hand to defend our rights against injustice from oth ers". - In a. formal statement of themove njents arid 'objects of the" Legion given out tonight by Captain Johnston and associates, itr is said that the I Legion now being incorporated under the laws of , New" York state, plan, to enroll in its membership first, all men who have had army and navy training and there fore are.: equipped for instant service, But' the Legion seeks to enroll patrio tic citizens" generaly whose special qualifications make them immediate ly valuable. ".' 1 "The integrity and value ?of the American Legion is guaranteed by the character of the prominent men who will stand sponsor for . it," says th statement. ' Endorsed By Wood "It already has-received the -unofficial endorsement of Major Genera! : Leonard Wood, the strong approval of former President Roosevelt,; and of numerous other men of national pro minence and while the personnel of its executive , committee and board of honorary advisers has not yet been finally decided upon, it can" be stated In .advance that it will include several former Secretaries of the Army or Navy former-United States senators,! college presidents,' former Governors, -leading newspaper men, magazine editors, etc". . Declaring the organizers- : of the Legion do not believe in militarism, but want the country prepared for emergency, the statement continues: "Those who still believe we are pre pared for war cannot be convinced by argument since they have ,not .been convinced by cold: facts recently made public. The rest-of usi who do accept the. cold facts, must act without their help. . '! We propose ' to leave for later set tlement by the - American people even the conservative suggestions of a somewhat' larger army and navy, of a somewhat more developed militia, of a middlecourse of military instruction in the schools. ' We plan fof only the im- . mediate.; and 1 crying need. And . the movement we- advocate involves no military training pr service In, time of -.peace, no increase In our standing army, navy , or militia, no .national ex penditures nothing but the intel ligent use of already existing material on hand."-. . .. . . Supplemental Statement Captain -Johnston, supplementing the formal statement, said that vhile the Legion was being organized independ ent : of th'e - army, or navy . and -would have - no, official cbneetion with either, it would be organized along -the lines of the geographical divisions;, of the army.' The government, he said, keeps no record of the men who leave the army and navy. He estimated there are from 250,0'00 to 300,000 such men j (Continued on Page Two.) "l mm .'- T -' ; j - r -. "t "I r "4 J' r X. 1 r
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