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THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917. ARMED NEUTRALITY BILL FAILS TO REACH VOTE AFTER LONG DEBATE bERMANS PREPARE CONTINUED ntOU PAOB OlfB.) protecting American rights. .Tha feature was omitted rrom tne House bill, which also contained a prohibition ob jectionable to the president against the insurance by war nsK bureau of vessels laden with munitions. ' ; More than one senator declared nassaee of the senate bill would mean war sooner or later, but virtually withou exceotion thev added that thev were readv to. accent war on those terms. A few insisted that it would not mean war. None expressed any other belief than that it would be passed and then accepted some time tomorrow bv the house. Bill Taken Up. The aimed neutrality bill which would allow the arm ing of merchant ships was taken up in the senate late thh af ternopo immediately after the passage of the naval bill a motion by Senator Chamberlain to substitute the army bill failing, 76 to 15. Chairman Stone, of the foreign rela tions committee, surrendered leadership of the measure on the itoor to benator Hitchcock and then began a fight to J - till X- !XW -U A - a! K i hixibou me um so as 10 wiumoia protection irom snips car tying munitions. DEFINITE : The bill as taken up differ essen tially from that passed by the bouse last night. In addition to authorising tWe arming of merchantmen it would Mtand authority to us "other instru jueiilatines" ns reqi-eeted by the presl clout smdwoti'U i.ot prohibit extension or -IW risk inamanee to munition carrying ship. It waa drafted by the senate foreign relation committee and aaa the president s endorsement. Disclaim KeeponsiMHty. nentttor 6ton disclaimed any per fonal 'responsibility for the measure. avhlch- .;he .had attempted to have ciiungsd in committee. He then proposed his amendment .lid turned the floor leadership over I Btnator Hitchcock. The amend jtuent fo.'j: flont Amendment. "Pfovideil, That nothing herein hall aut boils the president to era lvy 'hr, direct any person to manage or operate any arms piacea on any merchant ship by the United State a herein authorised: and "Provided further. That It hall not t6 lawful for. any merchant ship sup plied by the president with arms as herein provided to carry or convey as a part of her cargo any munitions or other supplies, of war destined for ecllvtfry to the armed force of a belligerent nation engaaad in war I with another nation, with which the United State Is at peace; and "Provided further, That it ahall not W lawful for any merchant ship which may , b .rodsr th convoy ojuim me dial protection of any publM vessel of the United State to carry fcr con vey a a part i Mr cargo any mu tation or other eupplle of war a- ttned' -for delivery to th armed fore tt a belllgernt nation ngagd In war witnmaotnar nation wita wnicn tn United State la at peaoer -v Senator Cummin '' proposed . to amend aenatdr Stoa' amendment ao a to authorise the president also to convoy armed merchant ships 'if nec essary to protect thm and th man, woman and children who may be lawfully- upon them from unlawful at tack of submarines." ' Bltehcoclt Talks, In hi opening statement, nstorf Hltchch seidi I "Wnaa the commltUe cam to con elder these requests attention was call. e to an old statut which prohibited unitea tstate vessels rrom resisting by fore public vessels of other nations. Therefor th committee added au . thorlty to United Mate vessels to de fend themselves against unlawful at tack. It wa -feared thatJf thl law was not repealed United States mer chantmen would ubject themselves to treatment a pirate if they resisted. "The bill ha been reported as one, It enacted, "that may lead to war. But th United States will be In lea danger of war durmg th next few month or next few week it th president 1 equipped with the power he seek in assuming, a position of armed neu trality. ,.' J Senator Lodge then read th cable gram sent to President Wilson by jmman u. oy, who motnsr and sis- , tar 'rr. lost on th Leconla, In th message Hoy offered hla servloe to xu vniwa maiea to ngnt ana aeciar d, if a opportunity were given him by -the United States to avenge the death of hi mother and sister, he would enlist under a foreign flag. Thet to -m." Senator Lodge d alartd. "1 painful reading. Those two women were lawfully on that ship, dent ha some power to assert the rlghtg of harmless, peaceful travel ers." No Declaration of War. "This bill is no declaration of war' senator lyouga declared. "In It we are giving to the president powers we think he ought to have In response io nis request, xnen the rasoonslbil ity la his. I would not have congress wunnoia eucn power wnen the coun try le at odds with a forelrn nower." Benator Lodge said he opposed ny language In the bill restricting the power to be given th president, be cause ne oeiieved that would b say Ing to the president that h should not commit an act of war. "I feel very aure," he continued, "that when the president 1 ready to make war he would call congress In session arid would not commit an act of war without th authority of th oniy constitutional body that can de clare It. "I feel that If w are not prepared to trust the president with the pow er ha has asked w have no right to give him anything at all." In a colloquy with Senator Cum mins. Senator Lodge said h expected any arme merchant vessel would use Its guns If a German submarine were sighted and h would "b sorry If she did not use them-" "I am In favor of sinking these sub- marine on Bight." replied Senator Cummins, "but there le no use In clos ing our eye to the patent fact that If we send out shin and intend that they attack submarines when sighted we are commuting an act of war." TO IKE STAND JN WEST British Face Enormous Task to Build Boads Across "No-Man's Land." ISOLATED GROUPS OF GERMANS FOUND Carrying Out to Letter Their Instructions to Hold Out Till Last. CONGRESS CLEARS FOR PASSAGE OF NAVAL APPROPRIATION BILL House Formally Disagrees to Senate Amendments to the Measure. GOES TO CONFERENCE BILL TO DISPLACE FEDERAL JUDGES BEATEN US E Congressman Britt Makes Speech Votes Against the Measure. MAKES JUDICIARY PARTY FOOTBALL WASHINGTON. March I Congress nnally cleared the way for nnai en actment of th U35.000.000 naval appropriation bfll tonight aftr straightening out a controversy be tween the two houses which for a i'nT"AlI1Lth mMU,ur9 One Branch of Governmen Where Experience Counts MEXICANS SILENT. GUADALAJARA. Max.. March I. General Carransa remained closeted with the rnembee of bis official family yesterday and today and dented him self to those seeking Information con cerning' the note of r- Alfred Sim merman, th German foreign secre tary, to Minister voh Eckhardt, th German representative here, tn the attempt to form an alliance between Germany. Mexico and Japan against tn united urates. General Aguiiar, the Mexican foreign minister, aUo de clined to discuss th Zlmmermann note. ARM OF I S WATS ONLY UPON CONGRESS ACTION (Continued from Page On.) publican and democratic leader ore dieted passage of th measure by an overwhelming majority. Th house 1 xpected to accept th bill a a sub stitute for it own, which doe not carry th phrase "other Instrumen tal! tie" and prohibit th lnsurano of munition ships by th federal war risk bureau. Situation IMsouaed. Th cabinet met thl afternoon and discussed evary phase of th Interna tional crisis. There was no announce ment after th meeting, though It was learned that the administration eon- They did not sacrtoc their right as'dered that there was nothing nor , American cltlsena It was a merchant ahip, torpedoed .without warning in th dark, .th women perishing mlser , ably in an open boat. , "I don't think this bill gives the president any right to convoy such a ahip unleee th United titate should t at war, but without law the presi- ASK FOR tad GET CHorlicEi's The Original Malted Milk SoMttntM Cert YOU Sam Men. to be done until congress acted About th only new development af importance before th cabinet was tha Ammnnlftatlnn anntmnrlnir that Germany would release th American prisoners of the Tarrowdala Maroh 7, upon th expiration of a quarantine established because a British sailor detained with the American had do veloped typhus fever. THAT MUCH ANTWAT "Doe he think as you do about it?" "I don't know. But ha agree with me." Browning' Magadna. (From a Staff Correspondent of The Associated Press.) BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. (Via London. March 2.1 What may be termed the Wrst stagf of the German retirement plan oo the Arras -8 om me sectors, seems to have been about completed and the Germans are making a definite stand. Their line runs from Es Harts, through Achlet-Le-Petlt to about a thousand yards southeast of Bapaume- Along this line Is the Lou part wood, situated on high ground, which Is a typical German field fortress. The Germans ar not expected to yield this line until further pressure Is brought to bear against them. Enormous Task. Meantime the task of connecting u their new positions and building road through the former No Man's Land 1 proving an enormous one for the British, as all the Bomrae and Ancre area presents an aspect more or less of liquid mud, resulting from theJ week a thaw. The Germans undoubt edly timed their retirement to coin clde with this condition of terrain n other words, the Germans got start ed while the ground waa In good con dltion. knowing that the British would have to pursue them when It was at it worst. Cam Ont Omttm. In occupying the evacuated terrl torv British vatrols time after time have encountered Isolated groups of German defensive troops, who were carrying out to the letter their In structlons to hold positions to the bit ter end. The remnants of these groups, when captured, have been loath to believe that their mam armies had been withdrawn, declaring that they had no Idea of the plans- On German who had been totally blinded by the British artillery flr. was found In a shall hole Into which he had of awled and remained for thirty hoar hODlnc.hla comradea would And him When told they had retreated several mile to the rear the man broke down and cried bitterly: Th weather Is the baffling element In th present situation.. It cleared beautifully yesterday afternoon, with a distinct touch or prmjr in tne air, but during the night the thermometer fell to below th freezing point. To day th battle front i shrouded in Impenetrable fog. and force an extra session. Late tonight the house formally disagreed to all senate amendment and sent th' measure to conference. The action was regarded however as largely pariunotory, -for wiui uie air- ference over the bond Issue cleared awav It appeared there waa little doubt of a final agreement, on other details. The trouble was over the refusal of the house to acoapt an amendment Dy tne senate authorizing a Dona is sue of $160,000,000 to meet added expenses provided for In the bill as it passed the enate late this afternoon The house leader, pointing out that revenue legislation could originate only In the house, promptly paasea for the Most. Citizen Bureau, Washington, D. O. March 2, (Br Nixon 6. Plummer.l Congressman Webb's bill to oroa t additional United State District judges in apecafled districts, waa da. feated today In the house by a vote at zuo to 19., after extended debate. All the North Carolina consrreosman a resolution to that effect and sent it voted for tn measure with the ex cop. over to tne senate. n or congressman Britt, wno voted After hurried conffrencea betwen nt th bill and made a speech BRITISH CONTINUE ADVANCE AGANS T GERMANS IN WEST Continued from Page On Title to a home In Grove park Is 'ik a certificate of deposit of a bank -always worth its face value plus Interest 'Phone 1581. Advt Russian mad five fruitless attack against Auatro-German position on th heights north af the Valley. Petrograd reports the fighting con tinues north of Jacobent-Klmpohing high road. Roumanian detachments a ere forced to withdraw. Petrograd says, from a height north of the River Zaval. Turkish, forces In their retreat from Kut-El-Amara, Tuesday had reached Asltlyah, about forty mile southwest of Bagdad and fifty-two miles north west of Kut- The British pursuit con. tlnues, London announces, and sine February 28 th troop under Gen eral Maud have taken 4,300 prison ers and much booty, including guns and machine guns. For the second day since tne begin ning of the German unrestricted sub marine campaign, no reports of any vessels having been sunk were issued, Friday. Th final period of grace for sailing ship In th Atlantic ocean ex. plred March 1. says an announcement by the German admiralty, which adds thst from March t no special warning will be given any boats by Submarines. ONE TO JOCK. republican and democratic leaders, fearful that to reODen debate on the bill would mean It failure, the senate without a roll call re-passed the mea. sure witn tne bond issue provision eliminated. At the last moment Senator Jones succeeded in attaohinir an amend' ment striking out the clause making it a crime, for shipbuilding and other lnausiriai concern to reiuse to sur render their plant to the government in tim or war or other emergency. Tne senate's action was greeted witn cneer in th house, where it was conceded that any difficulty over the Jones amendment could be quick ly amootned out. MERCHANT SHIPS RUDY IT 115 m IDS denouncing It Kerersea Principles. "It Propose a direct ravenm.1 nf tha principle that merit should b ragardM, that afflctency should be promoted and that onr non-oarfcla&n Judiciary should be maintained. It make Judicial appointment tha foot- fail of party politic and dlveata con gross or It constitutional power to create Judgeehtp and r poses that power in the hands of the president or the United State. Our Judiciary 1 pre-emlnentlv tha one DTancn or our government wiher experience and uninterrupted tenure count for most The suggestion that a sane and healthv ludsre who has at tained the acre of seventy, 1 incapaci tated for service by th wWght of year t flatly contradicted by com mon experience. Law Difficult Science. "Th law la a difficult and laborious science; so it aanrrnlatratkm on th bench. No man can maater It In a day, or a year, or a decade. It re quire long, patient and unremitting toll. Thl bill flout exttftrienna and disregards ability. Far from promot ing th admlrtlatatlon of Justice, It would aeverely hinder it. That Judge of seventy should not be forcibly ra- AwflJt OnllT Worn from thai th- Illustrated by the case of Di . " I trtct Judve Jams Edward President Before Being Placed. CREWS AVAILABLE. Boyd of the Western District, North Carolina. Although past seventy, he 1 via-orou. strong, active and enthusiastically anxaoua to serve. Tet under tha wro visions of thl bill, his service would almost certain ly be dispensed with and hds Dlax: filled with some untried and Inexperi enced lwyr." People of Small Means Are as welcome to participate in the benefits con ferred by this Bank as are Men of Wealth. ... People who desire to open a modest Checking Ac- count, invest money or embark in a Business Enter prise are invited to confer with the Officers of this Bank. Central Bank & Truft Co. loath Pack Square. GREATEST SINGLE DATS'GAIN !N TWO YEARS BRINGS BRITISH NEAR BAPAUME! Ik ! V o V I QALBEKf COMBC5S j A V I Thl map show how Baaantt. which Germany baa mad a great ktrategie fortress, is threatened by tha British advance along tha Ancra the greatest ilngl day's gala since "stationary fighting" began. The Una (1) shows the eld battle line tn this part of France; Una (1). the battle fine last Jnly. after' the first Somme rash; line (I), the Una 'before the Bapaame dash, and line (4) Inclosing the shaded terrltorx the boundary of the district evacaated by the Gorman la one day. Irate paasemerer (a th train mo-va out) -Why didn't you put my luggage In, you blithering old asst Porter There' rrrfw sense In yer trunk than there I in yr heir. men. Tf you that' tn the wrong train: Sketch (London). WASHINGTON March 2. With guns, mount and ammunition for arming American merchant ships al ready assembled at navy yard, putting the weapons aboard can baein Immediately on order from President Wilson, Every Important Atlantic coast navy yard la ready to undertake work on Ship in it district on that ruction from th department It expected that upon President Wl lawn's direction that applications ot American ship lor gun b complied with, the com m andante of navy yard would be in etruoted specifically to equip each ahip for whdeh application 1 mode. Aside from a blanket application from th American Una ooVeirl.i all Its ehlrps, the navy department now ha only request for gun for a raw eel. Th work would be dona at navy yard. BMps first scheduled to nail would be the first armed and nary of ficial expect little,, delay In getting them readrr for Under the senate bill a full eonvple- tnent of guna may be Placed on board each, amp. Tne our unera wrocn would carry six six -Inch gun each for war ipurpoae probably would carry two or mora for defense against sub marine. Th question of pirmdang gun arerwa would be taken ut tor each ship separately, aocordlrcg to the pres ent plana rr former navy gunners with good record a marksmen are available they will be employed. If not. enlist d crews from the navy yard or reserve warahtps will be as- aimed to man th run. It la possible that machine gun would, be placed aboard PASSAGE OF "BONE DRY" LEGISLATION II WASTE OF TIME IS DECLARED (Continued Vom Page Ona hip a well as tha big rifle. Th Quinine That Dees Net Affset Th MSB Because of it tonle aaa laxative effect, laxative Bromo Quinine can be taken by anyone without causing nervousness er tinging In the head. There Is only ens Bromo Qutnlna" W. w. CKOVsa slg nature Is on each bos. 16c, Adv. bar of tha assembly. speaker Murphy ruled that Chla resolution was cot of order a the house la not a grand Jury. Mr. Cog gin argued that he waa within hi right and th ecop Of the law gov erning the legislature In such mat ter and that inveethraotna commis sion can be constituted court In cer tain case. Speaker Murphy held tha if Mr. Cogging had reason to ao into noasibl criminal conduct of any member ot the assembly, he had hi remedy In article of impeachment, especially If any nave violated their oath of of- flea He urrested that Mr. Coa- glna appeal from the chair but this was not done and th matter wa dropped. Bowman -ProvM Xortb rmBni farmers nhoepeta rook at a reason able price. Bllla passed final reading: Provide for aarrlcu Rural dlstrlcte: Jjokon county farm Ufa school; teaching agriculture and home oo- nomica in rural schools; prohibit tree pass on automobile (sent to th sen- merchant ate by special messenger; ) amend th CITIZEN WANT ADS BRING RESULTS CUNARD STEAMSHIP SUM BY U-BOAT! i . .Uil 'TfUlV.' IMtl WS -iff HI 1 - - - wt?3 ! - - I ! law as to tha flnanca oommittes 1 roiK. The house refused to re-eonrider th newspaper advertising bill a tabled last n4-ht .fta niimimiii annencrment were offered- The vote was by roll call, .forty-eight to fifty, one, the demand for the roll call be ing by Repreeentatfe BrummM. Secret Bond Salaa. Bills passed: Prohibit sale of nubile bond with out notices; prevent eocidant at rail road crossing; allow flftrr cent oar day increase and railroad fare for la borers In the legislature: probate and validate certain instruments. The house nassed the Pare bill to makethe crime of Illicit distilling, a felony Instead of a miedemeanor. Mr. Page Insisted that blockading Is nec essarily a deliberate and premeditated crime with burglary and he wanted it so classified on th ate-tute booka Representative WtlUame of Tranarl- van la, wa the only member to vote ao. The house had a Ion argument of tha Orier bill to regulate tha hours of work for women and airl and minora number of amendments war offered to limit work In store and other places to from a. m. to p. m.. Saturdays and mix days before Christmas excepted. Mr. Dalbon suggested that th bill would prervent women from aippear Ing in theatrical and It was admitted that a literal construction would do thl. Mr. Page, In opposing th whole Mil, said th measure la especially in timed, the country I facing a food famine through having to share product with tha allle. with pros pects of still farther division and scarcity another year "in tha fight r4nt Prussianlam." Man may hav to b called from their heme with out and the womeii may have to earn thetr own livings for their famillaa. Mr. Orier waa entirely nawtlttnf to "hare the womanhood with th warring nations," be would share hi on if they were needed. H Instat ed that "tardy Juatlo to the warn embodied in the Mil" should hav been given long ago. Tn house recessed to a o'clock. . Municipal Bill Passed. The house tonight passed without amendment, the municipal bill pro viding machinery for city goVerninent under tha constitutional amendments ana passed tbs substitute compostt bill made jip of the Pes ram and the Bre- nlsen bills, the substitute being that worked out by tha Joint committee of the house and senate. There waa an effort through amend, ments by Grier and Doughton to change the basis of election on th proposition to change tha form of government, but proposed amend ments were voted down, th roll call being 48 to 61. Th bill then passed It readings. Wat aTorabte CMenda The house received tonight th Johaa bona dry bill from the senate, passed late last night, and assigned it to the unfavorable calendar under the nil as subject matter on which tha, house has heretofore acted unfavor ably. It 1 praolnded from being re stored for consideration by the fact that two-third majority would , be necessary to put It on tha calendar. The house tabled th bill by. Ray, of Chatham, for two emergency Judges. It proving Impossible for the western and tha eastern representative to go together on any ' sort of an emergency Judge and strict adjustment Tha senate tonight passed a bill to prohibit liquor advertisement In this state. The Torrene land title trill: amend the law a to state printing; amend tha general insurance law; concur rence in house amendment to th Australian ballot bill, applying it to isunoomee, itenaersoo and Madison eounttes; regulate oyster bedding in Pamlico sound; Scale hill to pro hibit certain, practicing in hotel. Th MCNider ouster bill stirred op position, narrowly escaped being tabled and then passed to apply to a large number of bounties including Buncombe, New Hanover, Brunswick, Robeson, Mecklenburg and many others. For the inva&l as -well as 4VirtM irt -T-TrT-. V1t-V W-k a r JB ... v-J Dakers Uocoa is an ideal food bev erage pure, delicious anawKolesome. Walter Baker Q Co Ltd. sjTASkiaHCD 1700,. QftCHE3TlA.MA4al Canada gives iiR sons to helpjhe m 7 Tini detachment of Cased Us soya arar sent eat of the dominion le reinforce the imperial navy. The boys, some wearing abort troasara, hrere photographed tn front ef the racraltlng offlee of the Royal Ksral )Cna4Jan. Yoiahtaar Ksasrri tnTorOstty
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