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v. i. - f -.1- ':' ! 1 1 s ( 1: THE DISPATCH NOW HAS MORg :jfM& 5,000'NETOPAlD SUBSCRIBERS WEATHER FORECAST. - ;-y y Cnrol in? Fair Sunday and Warmer Sunday. SPATGH THREE SECTIONS, F U L L L E AS EBSW I R E S E R V I CE tGL) NO- 284- - WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, f SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. i . . iL J JIJ J IJ . .- ' i in 1 1 i i ' i - r - ' v. . w:- --'' . i j y rr ! r:r -ZfiXis- at-x i anil - nil n r r- n n ALL lEUTfiSLS HE 1 J . NOTIFIED OF U.S. iP I' PLW.inpf! ontftiv ULbiDiuni iw IllllilW! - u,ull,,LUl,,niLU! busatonic is Torpedoed Off Srillv Islands New ork in Command. 1 National Leaders Accord Pres ident Strongest Endorse ment in His Action. SAILED FOR LONDON I FROM GALVESTON PORT Secretary ! umuity remains at White House Awaiting ; News of Sinking By Ger-! L-ipiomatic txeiations Lom- Feb. 3. The' pletely Severed as Result American Steamship Housa-j or .3uD Announcement onic has been sunk off the Scil- REPRESENTATIVES HEAR v Islands. She left Galveston WILSON: GRAVE SILENCE d New Port News Jan. ' , r T , id tor London, l ne nousa cn;c had MUNITION MEN PUT PLANTS AT DISPOSAL. ' 1 . -iD cons displacement of s nd was owned hy ; is Housatonie Steamship ompany of this city. I Washington, as All Ma Kihery is Serin Motion' " to Prepare for Situation Yacliington, Feb. iAILITHEN ARE Bffl MflHlLIZED 'Gerard is Given Names of Americans Captured IBy Kms iMassachusetts and Gotham Guardsmen Have Been Called Out. or naval militia under orders from Wash ingtcn, mobilized tonight at their va riovis armories. Diplomatic j relations between- the United States Amonrsns ' anc 'ie Imperial Gorman government "lencans. j v,-ere completely severed today, as a Galveston Tex. Feb. 3. result of the German declaration of ,,,""' " renewed and relentless submarine memoers of the Housa-' warfare. A . ' Ambassador Gerard, at Berlin, was onic crew vere American. ; instructed to leave his post, and J. H. The caotain was T. A. Ensor, 1 Benstorff German ambassador T r ! unueu otHies, was ncinueu ev York. He has a wife, passports. President Wilson solemn- tia and thp state naval reserve. Their an address flrs,t dntv- will hp th nrotpr.tion of the to a joint session of Congress this af- water sheds supplying the citv of , ternoon. New York and the bridges in and A. .1 AVL-r LJ U In grave Sllence the legislative rep- about the citv. About 20,300 men will rtt tne White riOUSe, tne resentatives. of the. people of the -hQ ciicri r,t hv tho nrior .Wo n j 4.1 Y- : United States listened as the Presi- " " . ' fiuiii ill fiu'j u ill rum i v i i in i iiiii : . Pcnnsy is Off. ! Washington Feb. 3. A premptory demand has been made upon Germany ! by the State Department that it was! announced today to release lmmedi- - o , , ately all American citizens who were Boston, leo. o. The Massachusetts tv ns nrisoners into Germany on the prize of war, Yarrowdale. So far as the administration knows tljey still are held as prisoners of war. The Americans now held were members of the crews of English merchantmen destroyed by German submarines. The State Department exDlained that the demand lor re- TEUTON CRUISERS SEIZED BY U.S. Prinz Eitel Frederick and Kronprinz Wilhelm Held at Philadelphia. Country is Now Placed on Basis of a Nation Taking Serious Step. LID OF SECRECY IS ON IN WASHINGTON. Congressmen and Senators Approve of Severance of Relations Death to ' an American Will Mean War, Believed. mloklU 4-L f kiiy announced the complete severance uuuiu ujcic, uuiuiaw of diplomatic relations in ; company stated tonight. Project Bridges. New York, Feb. 3. Governor Whitman tonight, after a conference with Mayor Mitchell and national guard officers issued an order call- leage of the men accompanied a pro- :ng out an memoers cr tne state mm- t t arainst their detention, cabled i Philadelphia, FeFb. 3. By border of the Navy Department, the German auxiliary cruisers Prinz Eitel Fried rich and Kronprinz Wilhelm, which have been interned at the Philadel phia Navy Yard, were seized by fed eral authorities eearl ytonight. The crews were taken from the ships and are held in an isolation at the white House barracks here. n . rlont in f Ipqr ann "ri n fi r? c tntips t r I rl : werjartment and the rSavy Ue- the world that this country had no al- pariment, work went on with ! t?tl71f but ? bfrek with; Gfermatn' t. With the greatest demonstration the Vlgcr tonight. ! halls of Congress has seen for years Secretary to the President h made xt clear that the' Presi- . J , dont. s ennrsfi was tnpir course and mmty remained at the that he could depend upon a United WhiHo,!;- ofifi ! Country behind him. The President, Y"r" j plainly Worn and plainly woried, told! -Hvi Was Waitina anXlOUSlv tor , Cnncress that desnitfi the German an-1 He,vs of the sinVino- of the ' nouncement ot relentless submarine U . CT . , warfare he uouia not oeiieve mat it 1 ousat Annapolis, Md., Feb. 3 The Athlet- to Ambassador Gerard at Berlin. I c events scneauiu ur luis The State Department today madeinon at the naval academy, consist public a cablegram from Ambassador !ng of a basket ball game against the Gerard, dated February 1, saying: University of West Virginia and a "Foreign office has sent me names I swimming match against teh Pitts of persons from crews of destroyed ! burg team did not take place for the" armed merchant ships, Georgic, Mount! reason that the visiting teams, were toti0 vnit.fi.irA All fvjrepnt two stopped at the gate and could not en- El Paso,, Tex.. Feb. 3. The second doctors and two veterinarians are in iter on account of the order of the na- Washington, Feb. 3. A wave of sol id support of the President in the break with Germany came from all parts'" of the nation tonight. Nation al leaders without exception accorded the President the -strongest endorse- Censorship is Placed on All J?8" a,fd in theIr comments gave un ..... . KT i i qualified assurances of their backing. Military and Naval Orders Senators and Representatives, re- bsurFrmCapitol- - Hff"- party vpattonr Jmly,--o , ' ' ' i "j r j j j frankly and promptly swung behind Strict Luard IS AJrdered. ithe President in the new crisis. The ' unanimity of opinions expressed in- Washington, Feb. 3. The United dicated beyond all doubt that the na States was tonight placed on the mil- tion is behind the President, itary and naval basis of a nation From all sections of the country ,which has takn a serious step "short messages poured into the White of war," fallowing the break between House pledging support. Scores of this . country and Germany. Naval messages came from industrial and and military orders prepared in ad- manufactring centers making aval' vance were placed in effect immedi- able to the President resources most ately following a conference between needed in an emergency. Many of President Wilson, Secretary of War j the principal munition concerns plac- iaKer ana becreiary oi -Navy uanims ed their plants at the President's dis at the White House. The President p0sal if an emergency arises and his military advisers met just as vice President Marshall said to soon as the President returned from 'night; the capitol alter announcing the break with Germany to Congress. h When the conference was over the i Secretary of War and Secretary of! Pennsylvania field artiiiery left to-. prison camp at West Phalen. ! admitted to navy station. t. Where American Ship Reported Snnk OniC. 1 he President a. ; is the intention of thn German au- the Wriitf H-no i-rT-ir rf-l thorities to do what they have warned '-lit nouse PTOP:T' !us they will feel at liberty to do.' ived every scrap or lntorma-; Then he made the history-making in rV. Q.'r.lri'ncr r th statement: A , . , ', ; ' If American ships and e livfis should, in fant. bp sacrificed in an sh!n over the ?one. At both the hite1 heedless contravention of the just and U i i o reasonable understandings ot mterna- iouse and the btate Depart-; tional law and the obvious dictates of Etent it Vvras Stated that no-an-! humanity, I . shall take the Jiberiy of . . . -coming again before the Congress to J-cement as to the position 1 aBk that authority be given me to to be taken by the United use any means that may be necessary Stat-j l u i. Kor tlie Protection of our seamen, and ues on the MousatoniC j our people in the prosecution of their 'v'Ould be forthcoming pending their peaceful . and legitimate er th vo-Q 4. rr i rr l rands on the high seas." --eipt or iormal OttlCial , At tne mcment that the President f ijOVf o v '' Tiro Qlroo.'rT r n rrr oc2 ivitl- fhrt on- A . 7,1 r unouncement that he had directed the -uiC receivea Loaay irom secretary of State to sever all diplo- 1116 Austrian crrwrTi-mnr was matic relations with Germany, Coun ih -p.f r . .i von Bernstorff was, handed his pass- c..cer or interest at tne nT.f With tW in his fiVps th atate D SDartrrxnf It was be-1 German diplomat declared that the the Navy at once clamped down the lid of secrecy in all military and na val orders. All of the government "I still hope we can keep the coun try out of war, but there is a time when our self respect requires us to act.'" Senator Gallinger, Republican lead er in the Senate, added: The situation is full of peril, my buildings in Washington were closed notion wasthat the President should except to those bearing credentials an dextra guard was thrown, around all public buildings and the capital took on all of its war-time habili ments. Tonight the following known steps had "been taken: State and municipal authorities throughout the United States had been called upon to co-operate in have waited for an overact. If Ger many sinks an American ship or takes an American life, it means that, we must fight. We must view the situa tion calmly, dispassionately and hope fully. The President's message was admirable. He went far enough, but not too far." Senator Lodge, senior Republican evrl W 4-L , .,A greatest undertaking of his life had that the note announced; ffli1pd In that moment he saw the collapse of two years of grinding ef- J?e adherence of Austria to the Ger errnan declaration oLsubma- ne Warfare. It was expected at if this proved to be true, j wig rxai.r l i r A -v-vv cimQassacor rrom mus-lria- count Tarnowski would not e given an opportunity to present his credentials to this 0rnrnent. 1 he White House announc secltoniRht that President Wil Sn M cancelled all social en Jements and his usual en pgeraents to attend the thea- and that he would forego " Snna J 1 !. -v,01 auues auring inc Resent nv,--: fort to maintain the friendly relations between the United States and Ger many. Tonight a cloud of gloom settled over Washington. All of the machin ery was set in ' motion to place the United States on a practical war foot ing. All public buildings were closed. The White House, under extraordi nary guard, was closed to all except those who could present the highest, possible credentials. The State, War and Navy buildings, where the lights burned late tonight, was oarrea at every door. AH naval ana military orders weer placed 'binder the closest secrecy following a conference be tween President Wilson, Secretary of War Baker and Secretary afthe Navy Daniels.. . It was -'stated -that no an t from either the State. War or Navv Departments would be S3 XJvr of assay offices, sub-treasuries, postof- ilona sajd. v" ehouseraappra?sre'rle mo'st thoroughly approve and BiSanSicSrS Thev S also ' cordially support the President in glv similar structures. ihey were aiso;i th Germa ambassador his pass- of order and the guarding of neutral-1 nd is demanded by both the honor A censorship was imposed upon the I "d the safety of the American peo publication of all military and naval ip . . ; orders issued from Washington. ;T,: ,T.r4 ...... ... Navy yards, military depots, and all aieu mo military and naval properties tl0ecay' 1 d ? be ieJe throughout the country were ordered ,ere Z 1 W&F d n0t be" closed to all except federal officials. I11!5 the Germans will blow up ony There were no orders made'public , 00"r .s PI - , , tonight as to the Atlantic fleet, now ' Senator Stone, of Missouri, chair awaiting instructions at Guantanamo, ma.n the committee on foreign re Cuba, in a strong strategic position jla,;rns: for the defense of the Atlantic coast i . mu excuse toe. There are and. the protection of the Panama Ca-!Just things to be done by Con nal j gress.: we mus( keep our heads cool The orders for extraordinary pre-,and, 0Ur mouths shut." cautions as to the protection of pub-1 Representative Kitchin, of North lie buildings brought forth the full Carolina, Democratic floor leader of force of the Washington police .e-itne House, said: partmen ttonight. Around the White "Tne President could not have done House t.wpntv-fiierht nolicemen wereiless.' 1 am glad that he has given j placed on duty instead of the usual , Germany the last clear chance to 1 thirteen. In three shifts under three avoid a conflict which all Americans polipe sergeants they will guard theihPe she will take. entrances to the White House Senator Tillman, of South Carolina: grounds, except through a single en- "I have been in favor, ever since trance, where a military pass will beiac noie was receivea temng jount necessary The same precautions were ordered) von Bernstorff to pack his duds and go back to Washington to his fellow at the State, War and Navy Depart-! barbarians. Congress ought to back. official warning. All the fho tVirpp rpst rirvtpd ynnes "declared in thp latest. German area within the heavy black line in declared a 'danger zone," which neutrals enter at their own risk. The dot xj -T,-ra viq wMito nihno- whirii Germanv it willine to nermit one American ship to enter and leave Fal mouth each week. The shaded area is that from which Allied. hospital ships are barred in travel between Eng- Lcould .be made land and France. It will be seen that this covers the entire English Channel. A similar zone coversaii the ment building. The status of the German merchant ships, war bound in American ports caused some anxiety today, but it was finally determined that the break in diplomatic relations in no wray af fected them. The vessels are merely housed here for safe keeping, and the United States, under international law must respect their ownership. Conferences between officials of the Navy, Justice and Treasury depart ments today determined that no change in the status of these vessels For the present, ex- tt .as j : t-'. -itu. ieS during the War or Navy, IJeparim v . , A iwmmueu uu t-60 u, i , HAHiuuuu yu -w ui v& forthcoming and no' one; would be ad- :Th'g:p shews the point, the Scilly Islands, where the Housatonic was reported, sunk. k V -".V.i. ; ., ', .'-'..;,' ';','..' u t, President Wilson to the limit just as it backed McKinley 19 years ago." Chairman Flood of the House com mittee on foreign affairs, said to night: "If any American ship is sunk by a German submarine it will be fol lowed immediately by a declaration of war." Representative Mann, of Illinois, Republican floor leader: "I do not see how the President could dp less than he has done and I am gratified that he has not done more than he has done' F I (Continued on Page Eight) . .. ft ii Si i! W m V IK ! 3 Si! P 1 as SB 8 n r V Ml m 1 1 5?l n 0 K 1' m s ux 0 l ! i K! Hi m il' li: 4