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TEUTONS
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BEING
BLOCKADED;
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AS A PROTQGAL
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Complaining and President
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TIE-UP OF SHIPS IS
INJURING BUSINESS
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j -GERMANS TOLD WHITLOCK i
I TO HAUL DOWN FLAG
Effect of German Submarine
Warfare Being Sorely Felt
By American Shipping
Presents Grave! Question
and Now Overshadows All n
Else. ,
(Bv Associated PressJ
Washington, Feb. 17. The gov
ernment today tackled the problem
of the tie-up of ships in American
ports by the German submarine dan
ger from several angles. While the
President and the Navy Department
pondered over the arming of merchant
men, Secretary McAdoo was prepar
ing a list of vessels held in port, and
Secretary Redfield was at w.rk on a
comprehensive analysis of the dam
age submarines are causing to ship
ping generally .
Great Britain's proclamation of a
new mined area in the North Sea.
restrict the movement of GerniuA
submarines to and from home ports,
and the plans to make Halifax in
stead of Kirkwall a port of search
for trans-Atlantic, shipping between
United States and Northern- European
neutrals, were expected to provide
some relief from the general ship
ping congestion. By the latter plan
vessels might avoid the war zone.
Officials also noted with consider
able wonder that the aggregate ton
nage of submarine victims recently
has been only a few thousand 'v tons
daily. The idleness of American ships
was discussed at yesterday's cabinet
meeting and the officials emphasized
that the main problem in the German
American, relations now is the subma
rine campaign and its effect on Am-1
erican commerce. '
Inquiries concerning the unofifr--
eial reports that the Yarrowdale
prisoners have been released- by the
German government and in regard , to
a train load of consuls and other na
tionals long overdue from Munich
have been addressed to the Spanish
ambassador in Berlin.
What has virtually become a block
ade of American Atlantic ports by
Germany's ruthless submarine cam
paign, was
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ADMITS TOLD TO
DISABLE GERMAN
I SHIP IN PORT
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Master of Vessel Received
Orders from Member of
German Embassy.
DID HIS WORK AS .
HE WAS DIRECTED
i
FOLLOW UP THEIR
ATTACK IN WESI
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Government Makes Public the j This Was About All Done at
lext ot What, It Was This MninVa
Asked :To Do
In Raleigh.
A
IRISH GIRL WOULD HELP
' UNITED STATES.
WOUtJ HAVE AMENDED fin antq pa i nnM im
TfOmTREATYj NEW HANOVER CASE;
Question at Issue Would Be
Whether a Hey Document
and Thus Needing Ap
pro val of Senate.
Governor Bickett Sets at Lib
erty Brooklyn Boys Who
Stole Auto Here -Judge
Sought Leniency.
"', (By The Associated Press.)
Washington Feb. 17 The text of
the explanatory; and supplemental ;
clauses proposed y Germany as a
protocol to -the"' Prussian-American
treaty were made public at the Stale
Department today.
Briefly the protocol amplifies -the
treaty so as to place Germans, in tbi
(8iw5a! to Tlie Dtispatch.')
Hnl 'gxi, N. v., Feb. 17. By finish-
Lg the .second
Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 17. Ac-
Oensational Evidence Brought country and American in Germany in
Out at Trial Today
Name of Embassy Of
ficial Not Divulged. ,
(By The Associated Tress.)
Boston, Mass., Feb. 17. Captain
Charles A. Polack, of the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Kroijprincessen
Cecilie, testified today at a Federal
Court hearing on a petiticm for the
sale of thex vessel that he nad been
i ordered by a man connected in an of
ficial capacity with the German em
bassy, to disable its machinery. This
was done, he said, to prevent the
cording to official reports, Brand ship's use by this Government in the
Whitlock, American Minister to Bel- event of hostilities with Germany.
case of, war on exactly the same foot
ing as io all property rights, freedom
from detention, concentration camps,
or sequestration of property that are
applicable to other neutrals. Nation
als of either country might- remain
fully undisturbed in the other country
reading of the Hei'e-
nue Bill today ihe Hous.e cleared the
way for passage Monday, -and in ad
dition passed three small Statewide
tills, t thougii ohying at many others.
The revisal is arpended as. to cart
ways, junk dealers are regulated and,
the .efficiency in treatment of tuber-i
cular patitnts is increased as net re
suit of Saturday's session.
The House Friday night killed the
Lil! asking the State to pay Young
as long" as they please and not for Norman $258-annuaUy for years . on
the nine months period provided in vkee n
. , - aiLUUUl ui liic ivo3 JX tin aim iiJJV
gium, was asked by the German
authorities to haul down the Amer
ican flag that was unfurled over the
legation at Brussels.
BRITISH OFFICERS'
" V-'. '. - -. .
IKINC SEARCH
He refused to divulge the name of the
man giving the order.
treaty.
j Merchant ships of either nation
! might not bo seized or driven to sea
' unless under a safe conduct to their
; home ports through alt. possible ene
mies and their captains and crews
may not be made prisoners.
Officials here have pointed out that
while Germany's violation of several
provisions of the treaty may be taken
j by this country to have vitiated the
arm
working on ther State's test farm in
Transylvania. The bill is referred
anew .
Gov. Bickett today pardoned Mel
ville Humphreys and William Robas,
Brooklyn boys, whose theft of an au
tomobile in Wilmington last year
gave them a year each in prison.
Governor, Bickett said the youth had
Captain Polack said he was in Ho-f convention, the United' States will' just finished their high school course
Immigration Officers Swarm
Aboard the Frederik VIII
at Halifax.
boken. N J whPn h rppoivpri th nr.1 slul continue to live up to its spirit
der and that he telegraphed his chief Proclamations already have guar-
engineer to disable the engines. The anteed that German ships or private
work of destruction was done on Jan- German property will not even in
uary 31 and February 1, he said. c.se of ware.-be seized and used by
When asked by counsel for the peti- thisgovernment. u
tioners to give name of the person LitUe interest is shown by the State
fmm whom tn nr.W wQa roirro department officials in the German
in Brooklyn and the wanderlust more
than desire to steal had governed
them. Judge Geo. Connor .wrote Gov.
Bickett tnat lie would not have sen- t
tenced the boys to the State's prisbn
had he known their youth.
Captain Polack said
proposal. There is,; no indication that
i "Yonr honor. I ftm n nfflr-pr of th ! an? Jmmediate ' action, will be taken.
-";r-' v.-v :r - v7 - . I Whether -the' tt"dotamntvonsti4-
QermairfaTyand If I should have to Ui,0'e flrtSi,-fo-,i; -
uiowuau tuo uwue w mis semwiuau ratification by the Seriate, or whether
(By -Associated Press.)
Halifax, N. S., Feb. 17. The task of i
examlniner the credentials of the var-
regarded by officials tO-!iOUB memhers of the German Dartv on
day as overshadowing the collateral -board the Scandinavian-American liner
issues of the situation. iFrederik VIII, from New York to Co-
That President Wilson soon will go penhagen, was begun today by a corps
in this hearing, . I might be tried for
treason when I went home to Ger
many. I wish you would not oblige
me to answer that question."
Judge Morton decided that it would
not be necesasry for the captain to
it is a mere explanatory protocol is
one oi the points at issue.
If it is shown to have new provis
ions or modify the sense of the earl
ier document Senate approval is essential.
I answer at this time.
before Congress to announce steps to
relieve the situation was the general
ly accepted view, but no time has
been set for his action, and there was
no indication of how soon it will be
taken.
Captain Polack said he met the em
bassy official in January at the North
German Lloyd offices in Hoboken. The
orders, to disable the ships were giv
en at that time in the presence of
WEATHER ON TAP
FOR COMING WEEK
TAB MITCI QCRITRV
KILLS fl Mi
On Duty at Border He Shoots
When a Civilian Did
Not Halt.
JBerlin.t However, Announces
That the French Were Re
pulsed in Champagne.
BATTLING ANEW ON
RUMANIAN FRONT
Net Known Whifch Side Took
the Offensive n This Latest t
Development ; Only One
Steamer Reported Sunk So
Far Today.
Apparently the Germans have not
followed up the attacx, Berlin report
ed yesterday as having gained ground
for them half a mile deep on a mile
and a half front in the Champagne.
Today's announcement' from Berlin
mentions no further'- German effort.
The French, however, are declared to .
have been repulsed in an attack in tho
Champagne, south of Ripont, where
the Germans reported their advance
had been scored.
The Paris official statements so far;
have not mentioned any infantry fight-v
ing in the Champagne during the pe-
riod covered by the German claim.
Today's bulletin reports merely the
continuation of? artillery actions.
Another attack made by the Frencii
was in the Aisne region, west of Berry-au-Bac.
Berlin reports this likewise
was repulsed. The blowing up of sev
I eral Entente ammunition depots in the
fiiss q; bbohs , Somme ren is reported by the Ger-
----- , j man war office.
New York, Feb. 17 Delia Gibbons' Pronounced activity by raiders 'de
is an Irish girl who recently arrived 1 veloped along large sectors of the
Franco-Belgian front in the Artois
m this country after two years ser- along the Somme, southeast of Ver
vice as a nurse with the Allied arm-' dun and in Alsace. : , '
ies in France. I The most important development in
Miss Gibbons wants to join the ' the other war areas was the beginning -
Women's Defense Leaeue and wont ' of engagements along the northern
women b jjeiense league and went part of tne Rumanian front, north oC
to the headquarters of the organiza- the Ouituz valley, reported by Berlin,
tion to offer her aid. She was in- The fighting therestarted at dawn to
formed that if she would become an'y The German statement did not
. , . indicate which side took the offensive. ,
uiez icin ciuzen sne wouia oe wei-. Petrograd's statement refers merely t6'
come, so she made off post haste to
the Naturalization Bureau and took
out hex ffrsttpapers. .
outpost engagements JaJJx- Rumaniair-
war theatre. . , J
. One trteamer waft added bjr the morn- ;
NW
of Canadian immigration and customs
officers.
The ship last night was taken to a
secluded portion of Halifax harbor for
this purpose. A small army of offi-
nialo Vinar-rforJ f ho ofoomchlTI thia mnrn-
The effect on the country of the i' o., ko ; vaoeai's atv
shipping situation was reflected inl,r wi Hpnpnrl nn whpthpr thpv find
the receipt of hundreds of telegrams.;
oy government officials today urging
that something be cone to relieve th3l;lude-s Count YOn Bernstorff,
everything satisfactory with the pa
pers of the German .party, which in-
congestion
Officials recognize that the holding
of the majority of American and oth
er ships in port fast is becoming in
tolerable. Piling up of freight on rail
roads, while helipvrl tr hp larefilv
due to weather and other routine con-i
Qitions, was nevertheless looked upon
as m part the result of the inability
of exporters to clear American ports
t freight.
Means 0f protecting American
snips against the submarine danger
still are undr consideration before
former
United
German ambassador to the
States.
The most careful secr,cy prevailed
as to the operations of 'the officials,
but the personnel of the investigating
. force immigration ofladials, translat-
i nrs onT wnmon PTamttifirs indicated:
that the work was to be thorough.
Reports - that it was possible that
Hans Tauscher and Wolf von Igel,
who figured in the revelations con-
- i-" ! (By Associated Press.) v
(By The Associated Pness.) I El Paso, Texas, Feb. 17. A sentry
Washington, Feb. 17. Unsettled ' from the second North Carolina In-
Captain Moller, superintendent of the weather followed by fair weather af- fantry, on outpost duty at the smelt
companie's lines in this country, he.ter Tuesday is forecast for the South-j er outside the town, shot and killgd
testified. I eastern States during the week be- an American civilian wjjrefused tb
Captain Polack was preparing to vis- ginning tomorrow. There will be a halt at his challenge early today,
it Hot Springs, Va., but changed his pronounced change to colder weather; The sentr was placed under arrest,
plans and returned to this city. Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain is ' The dead man has not yet been i'deqli-
Continuing his testimony, the cap- again probable Friday or Saturday. fied.
tain declared that the embassy offi
cials said to him
STEEL NET
GUARDS THE PORT
5
The relations between the two PROMINENT WOMEN WHO WILL FORM MILITIA UNIT
i t J ail t ' "
countries are ueing severeu aua me
condition is very serious."
The witness testified that he inquir
ed whether the machinery was to be
disabled immediately and that he re
ceived an affirmative answer. Cap
tain Moller, he said, did not partici
pate in this part of the conversation.
The Kronprinzessen Cecilie is held
by United States Marshal Mitchell
pending the determination of a suit
for damages brought againlst the
North German Lloyd Steamship Com
pany by the Guaranty Trust Company
TieptPd with the alleeed Dlotto destroy
tha woiianrf Pfltia.1 and reDorted on and 'the National City Bank, of New
Presidpnt Wilson. Many officials be-! the vessel, might be removed 'by the , York, for failure oT the vessel to de
i'pvp thP Presirtpnt hn tho nnwpr to'psritish naval authorities, were without liver a shipment of gold to bankers in
tho Naw npnartmptu tn fur-1 confirmation. One of the immigration England and France at the outbreak
n!h thn vo!k.i0 uh rT,a onri tmn i nffiro said no orders had been issued 'of the- war. After sailing from New
' ' . I TT 1 11 1
the possibility for the removal of any person at pres-
'd clash with Germany might re- ent, and any action would be taKen
is exa c ted to cause the Presi- only after the party's credentials had
Congress before
The Frederik VII was under the
glare of a searchlight from a patrol
boat all night, while this morning the
ahnnt Tint nllnwinff boats to aD--
l UIC uvu. ' ' . ' OAA AflA
proach close to the liner was carefully 1 6g"
enforced
direct
nish
"ews. Nevertheless,
uie) I
suit
,1 . .
,0 B before
inking H step.
Ship Owners Are Ready.
w11 of shil' declared today they
re ready todo their part in re-
. ""g me
tion. Thev
ouid
railroad freight conges
predicted that pxnorters
W'AV Ci Tin
11,ftt uiov rnnlfl
York the liner put into Bar Harbor,
Maine The Federal District Court
originally decided that the banks were
not entitled to damages. -
The ' Circuit Court of Appeals re
versed the lower court and sent the
case back for a hearing which began
today. The banks seek to receive $2,-
When diplomatic relations were sev-
- ti Marshal at. thft instanf.fi of
Members of the German party were ..Q .aVa tnrtV nhvsinai nnsseasion of
for compiaint ly on deck, though their shore view garner and dispossessed Captain
ior compiaint . . p. a la.il on one hand tl . , , , xi .
nf n,ni0 tr. " - .. iFoiacK ana nis crew, aiiw iub uew
carr- their goods - at least noWH E bre.ery 0ti tae- otner- jhad left the vessel an examination by
!acHe than existed before the de-P The passengers will under no i cir- , 'experts showed that the . machinery
the German submarine cumstances pe anoweu tu u,uu. iu, in&a neen so aamageu iiai n uuum uui
were reported wen, inqugu touuit jje repaired and. maae reaay ior sea
Bernstorff Is said to be suffering slight-Uor geveral months. .
lv from a nervous auacK aue 10 cir
cumstances undefe which she has been
called upon to leave her native land.
Cockade
a Railroad men were inclined to
pah; e ,hat the new submarine cam-
sito,-Was only small part in freight
Ration. ThpV r,,-, tu
the British Df lA A fJ
30 ner rpnt nf tfioir fflrpni
reserved
'
pace for tv, , 7 " Z
us oi meir government.
L m! imPortant factor in the sit-
Th
ation
TURKEY WOULD REMANM
FRIENDLY
SOOTH CAROLINA ADDS
ANOTHER DRYBILL
(By Associated Press)
Wofthlnsrton. Feb. 17. Expres-
'(By The Associated Press.) ',
- Columbia, S. C, Feb. 17.-Another
of South Carolina's many hew prohi
bition' measures known as ; the -Boyd
bill was passed by the lower House
of tHe Legislature early today after
4.
thuv t.:j j i 1.1 ' .a.
which v, was me weaifleriT-
years been the worst in many.
fentv-nn x . , '1. . ' ;oniahln for the Unit- ' it had been debated all day. yesterday
y StZrSZ't tX t& .J.-U. : Jit -v pr9Tiaes
so snar.. 4-..-y yromisea greater car eo j1vo i that mi intoxicant containing more
has en ir
of the;,;:.ri"e"e- ouriee? I rl7 office. ; imputed except for medicinal, sacra
AttentSA . I """"i lu wai JSU""'IT ujr .""?.:.i.7ljl . Tva -o,Kaa. A"nint.ia '-or -scientific Purposes. The
W reference to Tur- House passed this bill in lieu or the
Fourteen
cnie through tlue war zone.
fact thV , ca,Ied, however, to the.
seh f,. aiI1vai or so many ves-'
uld , "Tl submarine peril as it o. mm?dlZ7r flAkhe-.DWanf'WU and refused to accept
. "ct?lt nence, because most r nnesuu p -r.-- : ;-fc Aw oocwa Tho . wii
H 4 4 ' now goes to the Senate
1
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Placed In Position Today To
Protect New York No
Vessel Can Enter at Night
(By The Associated Press.)
New York, Feb. 17. A steel net de
stroyed. The " victim was the 'Brii islt
steamer Lady Ann, of 1,0 1'J tons, 'sunlj
by striking a mine.
French , Attacks Failed.
Berlin, Feb. 17. (Via Sayville)-
French troops made attacks yester
day on the Aisne, west of Berry-au
Bac, and in the Champagn south
of Ripont. Today's official commu
nications says these efforts failed.
Artillery Duels.
Paris, Feb. 17. Artillery duels in
!the sector of Maisons de Champagne
are reported in this afternoon's official
communication.
The French made an attack at Ara-
merzweiler. An appreciable loss was
NOTE NOT CREATURE
OF THE SWISS
Report From Berne Says Ger
many Sent the Note .to
the United States.
signed to protect the port of New York inflicted on the . Germans, the state
from hostile submarines and other ment says.
warcraf t in the event of war was put
Jin place today. j
For the present it will be kept in;
position only between sunset and sun
rise. In case of war, its construction ;
provides tor . placing it as - a perman
ent barrier, if naval requirements
make it advisable. .
Three tugs and three lighters from
New York navy yard lowered the net
early this morning to the bottom of
the channel. :
Anchors secured it to the bottom
and buoys will keep the top of the
net near the surface.
" Beerfnnincr tonieht all vessels in-
4. i (By The Associated Press.)
:!"lf tuJ "y' r, " T ! London, Feb. 17. There is reason
for stating with authority, telegraphs
ister to the American Government sug
gesting fresh negotiations regarding
the submarine' warfare owed its or
igin to no initiative on the, part of the
Swiss minister or. the Swiss govern
ment. The latter would take no such
initiative at this juncture, being quite
content to limit its activities to serv
ing as a medium of inter-communlca-'
tion between the belligerents.
"Little doubt is felt. here that the
note emanated from Germany."
to be restored- again at sunset. Sim
ilarly no ship will be. permitted to sail
except during the, day, beginning tomorrow.
HIS WOUND MAY
NOT BE m
New York,: Feb. i7.--Undef the leadership of Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond, a number of prominent society women have offered their services as
a "Flying Sqdadrbh" to. assist the wives and families of the Naval r Militia
members who have been called into active service to guard bridges' and
other impofftfUit, points here; V. v '
The new organization will be caled "The Militia of Mercy" and lias of
fered its; Bervicfe-to 5 Secretary" of State Lansing, who in gratefully accept
ing them, said he appreciated their patriotism and would call oh them
Hope Elxpressed For Life Of
Jealous-Crazed Oil Sales
man of Texas.
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans, Feb. 17. Physicians
at Charity Hospital today expressed
hopes for the recovery of E. J. Har-
WILSON FORCED MILL
OFFICIALS TO YIELD
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, FFeb.'n. It became
known today ; that the print paper
manufacturers .yielded in their oppo
sition to the. government's efforts to
restore normal prices and agreed to
permit the Federal Trade Commis-
grave, oil saTesman from Houston ! sion to determine, a fair ; scale only-
Texas, who fired a bullet into his right
temple after shooting, and seriously
wounding Mrs. Mathilda Koneman,
formerly of Dallas, in' the , crowded
lobby of a prominent hotel here last
night. The physicians also said Mrs.
Koneman would recover.
Police officials said investigation in
dicated Hargrove's acts were caused
by, jealousy. Hargrave .is a widower
and has "two children. MrtL.Kone-
when confronted with the alternative
of personal action by President Wil
son and a special session of Congress
to pass remedial legislation. .
BANKS HAVE OVER V
MILUON REQUIREMENT:
(By Associated Pre.) '
New. York, FetK 17.- The state-
at once-in the even t of war.
man is a widow and said she has a ment of the actual condition of clear-
son 19 years old. She told the police ing house banks and trust , companies
she met Hargrave two years ago and for the week shows that they hold
that they had been ;lose friends. She j $165,715,220 reserve in excess; of legal
said Hargrave was jealous and twice j requirements. Thisis an increase of
had threatened her life. $1,256,470 over last week.- v ' . '
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